Patents by Inventor William Winters
William Winters has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12209372Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a reinforced elastomeric blade having a plurality of laminated layers. The laminated layers can include at least two layers of elastomeric material at least partially separated by a fiber reinforced laminate layer or an embedded metal layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Inventors: Kent Winter, William A. Sulesky
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Patent number: 11858215Abstract: In some examples, a printer includes a feed mechanism to distribute a build material on a platform and a heater. The heater includes a lamp, a reflector, and a radiant energy absorbing baffle located between the lamp and the reflector. The lamp and the reflector are to direct radiant energy toward the platform, and the radiant energy is to heat the build material.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Arthur H. Barnes, William Winters, Stephan Clark
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Patent number: 11789277Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a front having a display housing and a back having a rear housing. A first member extends between the front and the back and is adjustable via an actuation of a first rotatable actuator and a first cabling mechanism. A second member extends between the front and the back and is adjustable via an actuation of a second rotatable actuator and a second cabling mechanism. A third member extends between the front and the back and is adjustable via the actuation of the second rotatable actuator and a third cabling mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Valve CorporationInventors: Keaton Snyder, Isaac Frazier, Jos Jacobs, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Ivan A. McCracken, Clement Gallois, John Underwood, William Winters, Darryl Jensen
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Patent number: 11679952Abstract: A dispenser of barrier envelopes is formed of a pair of selectively interlocking open-top box-like structures. When interlocked, the pair of structures forms an interior chamber that is configured to store and protect one or more barrier envelopes inside from external contaminants such as viruses, bacteria and/or fungi. The dispenser of barrier envelopes includes a through opening for the purpose of dispensing the one or more envelopes to a user, and a spring in its interior chamber for directing the one or more envelopes toward the through opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: FLOW DENTAL PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: William Winters, Terrence McLaughlin
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Patent number: 11579672Abstract: The disclosed computing device may include electronic components, at least one of which is a processor. The computing device may also include a heat sink thermally coupled to the electronic components, as well as a temperature sensor that determines the current temperature inside the computing device. The computing device may further include a controller. The processor may generate a load schedule for the electronic components based on the current temperature inside the computing device. This load schedule ensures that a maximum temperature for the heat sink is not exceeded even when the total system power load exceeds, for a short period of time, the maximum sustainable power level the heat sink can dissipate. The controller may then load the electronic components according to the generated load schedule. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Howard William Winter, Chuankeat Kho, Peter John Richard Gilbert Bracewell
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Patent number: 11552472Abstract: In a power control system a server maintains asset models that represent asset behaviour, each asset model being in real-time communication with its asset to dynamically inform the model of the status of the asset. A test is performed at the server by issuing a command to an asset requesting the asset to perform a function. Sensors at the asset measure physical parameters at the asset and report these to the server. The server determines whether the asset responded to the command and, if the asset responded, how it responded over time. The server establishes a model for the asset in terms of an energy capacitance and a time constant based on the measured response. An optimizer determines which assets are to participate in which service models. The server sends instructions to the selected assets to attempt to fulfill the services.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: ORIGAMI ENERGY LIMITEDInventors: Sorin Bota, Oliver Burstall, Jerzy Lelusz, Matthew Storkey, William Winter
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Publication number: 20220411219Abstract: A dispenser of barrier envelopes is formed of a pair of selectively interlocking open-top box-like structures. When interlocked, the pair of structures forms an interior chamber that is configured to store and protect one or more barrier envelopes inside from external contaminants such as viruses, bacteria and/or fungi. The dispenser of barrier envelopes includes a through opening for the purpose of dispensing the one or more envelopes to a user, and a spring in its interior chamber for directing the one or more envelopes toward the through opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: William Winters, Terrence McLaughlin
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Publication number: 20220360896Abstract: In some examples, a conferencing system includes a modular electronic device having a device housing configured to removably couple to each of a plurality of speaker modules; amplifier circuitry disposed within the device housing, wherein the amplifier circuitry is configured to amplify audio signals for output to a speaker module of the plurality of speaker modules while the electronic device is coupled to the speaker module; and processing circuitry disposed within the device housing, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: determine one or more parameters associated with the speaker module after the device housing is coupled to the speaker module; and determine, based on the one or more parameters associated with the speaker module, a set of corresponding audio-configuration settings for processing audio during operation of the conferencing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2021Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Stephen Mark Jeapes, Howard William Winter
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Patent number: 11485077Abstract: According to one aspect, there is provided apparatus for forming a layer of build material for three-dimensional printing. The apparatus comprises a spreader to spread a volume of build material to form a layer of build material on a build platform, wherein at least one end of the spreader is to remain a constant distance from a build material retaining wall in proximity to at least one edge of the build platform as the spreader is moved over the surface of the build platform, and further wherein at least a portion of the spreader is below the top of the retaining wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Brent Ewald, William Winters, Pierre J Kaiser
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Patent number: 11479432Abstract: A dispenser of barrier envelopes is formed of a pair of selectively interlocking open-top box-like structures. When interlocked, the pair of structures forms an interior chamber that is configured to store and protect one or more barrier envelopes inside from external contaminants such as viruses, bacteria and/or fungi. The dispenser of barrier envelopes includes a through opening for the purpose of dispensing the one or more envelopes to a user, and a spring in its interior chamber for directing the one or more envelopes toward the through opening.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: FLOW DENTAL PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: William Winters, Terrence McLaughlin
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Publication number: 20220187609Abstract: A head-mounted display includes a front having a display housing and a back having a rear housing. A first member extends between the front and the back and is adjustable via an actuation of a first rotatable actuator and a first cabling mechanism. A second member extends between the front and the back and is adjustable via an actuation of a second rotatable actuator and a second cabling mechanism. A third member extends between the front and the back and is adjustable via the actuation of the second rotatable actuator and a third cabling mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Keaton Snyder, Isaac Frazier, Jos Jacobs, Carl Samuel Conlee, IV, Ivan A. McCracken, Clement Gallois, John Underwood, William Winters, Darryl Jensen
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Publication number: 20220111592Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a back panel to absorb energy and an energy emitter to supply energy onto a build material layer. The energy emitter may include an energy emitting element and an outer tube. In addition, a reflective element may be provided on a portion of the outer tube facing the back panel to direct energy away from the back panel. The apparatus may also include a transparent panel, in which energy from the energy emitter may be emitted through the transparent panel and onto the build material layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Arthur H BARNES, William Winters, Daniel Fredrickson
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Publication number: 20220109822Abstract: The disclosed camera system may include a primary camera and a plurality of secondary cameras that each have a maximum horizontal FOV that is less than a maximum horizontal FOV of the primary camera. Two of the plurality of secondary cameras may be positioned such that their maximum horizontal FOVs overlap in an overlapped horizontal FOV and the overlapped horizontal FOV may be at least as large as a minimum horizontal FOV of the primary camera. The camera system may also include an image controller that simultaneously activates two or more of the primary camera and the plurality of secondary cameras when capturing images from a portion of an environment included within the overlapped horizontal FOV. Various other systems, devices, assemblies, and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Howard William Winter, Gabriel Molina, Stephen Mark Jeapes, Nan Jiang, Anthony Dodero, John Kramer, Honghong Peng, Jesse Tyler Walton, Andrea Colaco, Joseph Moak, Rex Crossen, Josiah Vincent Vivona
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Patent number: 11241832Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a back panel to absorb energy and an energy emitter to supply energy onto a build material layer. The energy emitter may include an energy emitting element and an outer tube. In addition, a reflective element may be provided on a portion of the outer tube facing the back panel to direct energy away from the back panel. The apparatus may also include a transparent panel, in which energy from the energy emitter may be emitted through the transparent panel and onto the build material layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Arthur H. Barnes, William Winters, Daniel Fredrickson
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Patent number: 11199885Abstract: The disclosed computing device may include electronic components, at least one of which is a processor. The computing device may also include a heat sink thermally coupled to the electronic components, as well as a temperature sensor that determines the current temperature inside the computing device. The computing device may further include a controller. The processor may generate a load schedule for the electronic components based on the current temperature inside the computing device. This load schedule ensures that a maximum temperature for the heat sink is not exceeded even when the total system power load exceeds, for a short period of time, the maximum sustainable power level the heat sink can dissipate. The controller may then load the electronic components according to the generated load schedule. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Howard William Winter, ChuanKeat Kho, Peter John Richard Gilbert Bracewell
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Publication number: 20210370598Abstract: In some examples, a printer includes a feed mechanism to distribute a build material on a platform and a heater. The heater includes a lamp, a reflector, and a radiant energy absorbing baffle located between the lamp and the reflector. The lamp and the reflector are to direct radiant energy toward the platform, and the radiant energy is to heat the build material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2018Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Arthur H. Barnes, William Winters, Stephan Clark
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Patent number: 11181244Abstract: In one example, a lighting assembly includes a housing to hold an elongated lamp and an elongated device attached to or integral with the housing and configured to, when an lamp is held in the housing, convert light from the lamp having a first irradiance that is non-uniform along a length into light having a second irradiance that is uniform along the length.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Arthur H Barnes, William Winters
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Patent number: 11155103Abstract: A printer including a print bar and a dryer system. The print bar operates to deposit printing material in accordance with a print job. The dryer system operates to intake and heat air from an internal region in which one or more electrical components of the printer are located. The dryer system directs the heated air through multiple outlets that are acutely angled with respect to a location or media of deposited printing material, to dry the printing material while cooling the internal region of the printer.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Robert Yraceburu, William Winters, Timothy Jacob Luedeman
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Patent number: D1059637Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: The AZEK Group LLCInventors: Elijah R. Johnson, Eric Wehrli, Roger Edwin Winter, Jason Andrew Davoll, Charles William Herr, III, Isaac Russell Fox
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Patent number: D1059638Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: The AZEK Group LLCInventors: Elijah R. Johnson, Eric Wehrli, Roger Edwin Winter, Jason Andrew Davoll, Charles William Herr, III, Isaac Russell Fox