Patents by Inventor Williams

Williams 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).

  • Patent number: 11969665
    Abstract: A reversible toy includes a body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The body may be reversible between a first configuration and a second configuration to alternatingly present the first and second surfaces as an outer body surface defining an exterior of the body. In this regard, the other of the first and second surfaces may alternatingly define a stored body surface defining an interior cavity within the body. The reversible toy may further include an appendage attached to the body at the first surface and comprising a coupling feature. The coupling feature may be configured to couple the reversible toy to an object at the appendage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TEE TURTLE, LLC
    Inventors: Ramy Adly Badie, Michael Thai Ly, Charles Anthony Gaines, Jr., Shea Koch Pack, Alexander William Braun
  • Patent number: 11970457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metabolites of [3-(4-{2-butyl-1-[4-(4-chloro-phenoxy)-phenyl]-1H-imidazol-4-yl}-phenoxy)-propyl]-diethyl-amine. These metabolites may act as RAGE antagonists. These metabolites may also be useful in assays to measure the presence or amount of one or more metabolites of the parent compound in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: VTV THERAPEUTICS LLC
    Inventors: William Kenneth Banner, Bapu Gaddam, Dharma Rao Polisetti, Robert Carl Andrews, Samuel Victory
  • Patent number: 11970168
    Abstract: Techniques for determining to modify a trajectory based on an object are discussed herein. A vehicle can determine a drivable area of an environment, capture sensor data representing an object in the environment, and perform a spot check to determine whether or not to modify a trajectory. Such a spot check may include processing to incorporate an actual or predicted extent of the object into the drivable area to modify the drivable area. A distance between a reference trajectory and the object can be determined at discrete points along the reference trajectory, and based on a cost, distance, or intersection associated with the trajectory and the modified area, the vehicle can modify its trajectory. One trajectory modification includes following, which may include varying a longitudinal control of the vehicle, for example, to maintain a relative distance and velocity between the vehicle and the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew E. Beller, Janek Hudecek, William Anthony Silva
  • Patent number: 11970161
    Abstract: A motion planner of an autonomous vehicle's computer system uses reconfigurable collision detection architecture hardware to perform a collision assessment on a planning graph for the vehicle prior to execution of a motion plan. For edges on the planning graph, which represent transitions in states of the vehicle, the system sets a probability of collision with a dynamic object in the environment based at least in part on the collision assessment. Depending on whether the goal of the vehicle is to avoid or collide with a particular dynamic object in the environment, the system then performs an optimization to identify a path in the resulting planning graph with either a relatively high or relatively low potential of a collision with the particular dynamic object. The system then causes the actuator system of the vehicle to implement a motion plan with the applicable identified path based at least in part on the optimization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: DUKE UNIVERSITY, BROWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Daniel Sorin, William Floyd-Jones, Sean Murray, George Konidaris, William Walker
  • Patent number: 11974011
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods to deliver location restricted content to devices that do not have a location component, such as a Global Positioning System component. A location aware device may send to a content delivery service, location information determined by a location component of the location aware device and receive, from the content delivery service, an encrypted access token. The location aware device may then send the access token to a non-location aware device that is on a same local area network as the location aware device. The non-location aware device may provide the access token to the content delivery service along with a request for location restricted content. The content delivery service may use the access token provided by the non-location aware device to verify that the non-location aware device is within a defined area for which the requested location restricted content is allowed for presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Martin, James William Arthur Pearson
  • Patent number: 11969908
    Abstract: A razor blade is provided comprising a substrate comprising a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may comprise first and second generally parallel outer surfaces. The second portion may comprise first and second sections separated by a split line. The first section may comprise a first facet extending directly from the first outer surface of the first portion and an end facet extending directly from the first facet. The second section may comprise an end facet. The end facets of the first and second sections may converge at a tip to define a cutting edge. The split line may pass through the tip and is generally parallel with and extends between the first and second outer surfaces of the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Bin Shen, Yongqing Ju, Kenneth James Skrobis, William Owen Jolley, Thorsten Knobloch
  • Patent number: 11970064
    Abstract: A multi-motor switching system and method for obtaining a global optimization of performance criteria that takes into account variables and conditions across an entire driving cycle. The controller of the system is adapted to conduct a global optimization in that it determines the most optimal distribution of motor loads over an entire trip or driving cycle, as opposed to sequentially determining the optimized solution for a given point of time and localized set of current condition. In one embodiment where the control system provides for global optimization, the controller receives trip information through a trip planning tool. The controller utilizes the trip information to generate a driving cycle and further incorporates this information into the optimization process performed by the controller to determine the optimal solution for the entire trip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: System73 Ltd
    Inventors: William Erbey, Doron Paz, Duo Zhang, Mattias Bergstrom
  • Patent number: 11973780
    Abstract: Techniques for deobfuscating and decloaking web-based malware with abstract execution is disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for deobfuscating and decloaking web-based malware with abstract execution includes receiving a sample; performing an abstract execution of a script included in the sample; identifying the sample as malware based on the abstract execution of the script included in the sample; and generating a log of results from the abstract execution of the script included in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: William Russell Melicher, Oleksii Starov
  • Patent number: 11972473
    Abstract: Disclosed is a web 3.0 orchestration system that creates a token economy through which customers are able to establish relationships and purchase physical and digital goods and services from any merchant at any place without having to access the physical or digital storefront of the merchant. The orchestration system may receive a triggering event from a user device, may compile user data from user profiles that are associated with the user device, and may select a distributed set of smart contracts defined by different merchants based on the triggering event. The orchestration system may execute the distributed set of smart contracts using the user data as inputs, may select offerings from a set of merchants based on the output generated from executing the smart contracts, and may present the offerings to the user device as part of facilitating a transaction between the user device and any of the merchants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: BAMBUMETA, LLC
    Inventors: William Esclusa, Patrick James Faiola
  • Patent number: 11970128
    Abstract: A sealed modular trim supplemental side air bag inflatable curtain (SABIC) module assembly includes a SABIC and a vehicle trim assembly encapsulating the SABIC. The SABIC is sealed within the vehicle trim assembly and provided as a complete compact module configured for subsequent attachment to a vehicle roll bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: William Mar, Alan R Kirby, Grant T Smith, Michael J Jarvis, Mark A Steinbach, Jerry Domulewicz
  • Patent number: 11971398
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and kits for detection of substances in water by forming a complex with an indicator reagent and filtering the complex on a filter or membrane are described. The concentrated indicator on the filter, membrane or other capture device provides a colorimetric readout that can determine the amount of substance present in a water sample. A computer-implemented method for determining the concentration of substances in water based on color data from the colorimetric readout is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ITA International, LLC
    Inventors: William Cary Hill, Matthew Scott Hull
  • Patent number: 11969165
    Abstract: Fixation device cartridges. At least one example embodiment is a cartridge including: a first tube; a second tube parallel to first tube; a first spacer coupled to the first tube and the second tube such that slots of the first and second tubes face each other; a second spacer coupled to the first tube and the second tube, the first and second spacers defining a suture volume between the slots of the first and second tubes, and the slot of the first tube and the slot of the second tube open into the suture volume; a first bone anchor disposed within the first tube, a first suture line associated with the first bone anchor and extending through the slot; and a second bone anchor disposed within the second tube and coupled to the first suture line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: West Gen Technologies, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Donald A. Williams, George J. Sikora
  • Patent number: 11972070
    Abstract: Mitigation techniques can be used to reduce noise generated by wireless communication circuitry (e.g., near-field communication circuitry) in an electronic device including a display, touch, and wireless communication circuitry. In some examples, a touch screen can have a backplane including a mesh of routing traces connected to an array of chiplets. In some examples, the chiplets can repeat signals to prevent the accumulation of noise induced by an NFC coil. In some examples, the ratio between vertical and horizontal resistances of routing traces can be configured to mitigate noise induced by the coil. In some examples, the routing traces of the mesh can be configured to share a common geometric centroid. In some examples, a plurality of routing traces can be routed in a twisted pair configuration. In some examples, the routing traces and chiplets can be routed to minimize traversal through regions of relatively high electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: William Paul, Christoph H. Krah, Stanley B. Wang, Yongjie Jiang
  • Patent number: 11971047
    Abstract: A fan assembly includes an internal housing having an outer internal housing, and an inner internal housing partially disposed within the outer internal housing. The inner internal housing defines an internal cavity, and has a curved exterior surface. Stator blades extend between the inner internal housing and the outer internal housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Greenheck Fan Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Frank, Vijaya Kumar Kollipara, Shamus William Doran, Matthew Keener
  • Patent number: 11971519
    Abstract: A display article is described herein that includes: a substrate comprising a thickness and a primary surface; a textured surface region; and an antireflective coating disposed on the textured surface region. The textured surface region comprises structural features and an average texture height (Rtext) from 50 nm to 300 nm. The substrate exhibits a sparkle of less than 5%, as measured by PPD140, and a transmittance haze of less than 40%, at a 0° incident angle. The antireflective coating comprises alternating high refractive index and low refractive index layers. Each of the low index layers comprises a refractive index of less than or equal to 1.8, and each of the high index layers comprises a refractive index of greater than 1.8. The article also exhibits a first-surface average photopic specular reflectance (% R) of less than 0.3% at any incident angle from about 5° to 20° from normal at visible wavelengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, III, Carlo Anthony Kosik Williams, Lin Lin, Cameron Robert Nelson, James Joseph Price, Jayantha Senawiratne, Florence Christine Monique Verrier, David Lee Weidman
  • Patent number: 11973057
    Abstract: One embodiment is a microelectronic assembly including an assembly support structure; a first die including a pair of hot via comprising through-substrate-via (TSVs) extending through the first die between first and second sides thereof and a plurality of ground vias surrounding the pair of hot vias and extending through the first die between the first and second sides thereof. The first die further includes a pair of signal interconnect structures electrically connected to the pair of hot vias disposed on the second side of the first die. The assembly further includes a second die between the assembly support structure and the first die the pair of signal interconnect structures disposed on the first side thereof. The first die is connected to the second die via a signal die-to-die (DTD) interconnect structure including the signal interconnect structures of the first and second dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Ed Balboni, Ozan Gurbuz, William B. Beckwith, Paul Harlan Rekemeyer
  • Patent number: 11969090
    Abstract: Aspects of dynamic workstation apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed. One aspect disclosed herein is an apparatus comprising a frame; an equipment support that is operable with the frame to position a piece of exercise equipment at a plurality of different equipment support heights relative to the frame; a work surface that is attachable to the frame and selectively positionable at a plurality of different work surface heights relative to the frame, the plurality of different work surface heights including at least a standing height and a seated height; and an actuator that is attachable to and operable with the frame to move the work surface within a range of movement including the plurality of different work surface heights while maintaining an orientation of the work surface relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventor: William Didyk
  • Patent number: 11971196
    Abstract: A draft inducer blower assembly for use with a water heater has a housing, a motor, and a fan. The housing has an exhaust volute surrounding the fan and a base adapted to be mounted atop a water heater. The housing has an inlet port adapted to receive exhaust gas from the water heater. The fan is connected to the motor for rotation about a rotation axis. The exhaust volute has a cut-off at a cut-off angle relative to the rotation axis. The exhaust volute has an exhaust outlet passageway that extends to an exhaust port. The exhaust port is lower than the top of the exhaust volute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven W. Post, Jeffrey Jay Long, William S. Gatley, Jr.
  • Patent number: D1024737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Arisaka LLC
    Inventor: William Roberson
  • Patent number: D1025256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher M. Helms, William Edwin Helms, Grayson M. Helms, Landon C. Helms