Inventors list

Assignees list

Classification tree browser

Top 100 Inventors

Top 100 Assignees


Michael D. Williams

Michael D. Williams, Gilbert, AZ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090069566LEAD-FREE PRIMARY EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PREPARATION - Embodiments of the present subject matter provide a compound and material that may be used as a lead-free primary explosive. An embodiment of the present subject matter provides the compound copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter provide methods for preparing lead-free primary explosives. The method includes: providing cuprous salt; providing water; providing 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cuprous salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture; and heating the mixture. The method may also include providing cuprous chloride and providing sodium 5-nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter also provide methods for preparing copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. The method includes: providing cuprous salt; providing water; providing 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cuprous salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture; and heating the mixture. The method may also include providing cuprous chloride and providing sodium 5-nitrotetrazolate.03-12-2009
20100280254PREPARATION OF A LEAD-FREE PRIMARY EXPLOSIVE - Embodiments of the present subject matter provide a compound and material that may be used as a lead-free primary explosive. An embodiment of the present subject matter provides the compound copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter provide methods for preparing lead-free primary explosives. The method includes: providing a cupric salt; providing water; providing a 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cupric salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture, heating the mixture, adding a reducing agent and stirring with continued heating. The method may also include providing cupric chloride, sodium 5-nitrotetrazolate and sodium ascorbate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter also provide methods for preparing copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. The method includes: providing cupric salt; providing water; providing 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cupric salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture, heating the mixture, adding a reducing agent and stirring with continued heating. The method may also include providing cupric chloride, sodium 5-nitrotetrazolate and sodium ascorbate.11-04-2010
20110105800FACILE SYNTHESIS OF 3-AMINOPICRIC ACID - Embodiments of methods for preparing 3-aminopicric acid from picric acid is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises combining lithium hydroxide, picric acid, and a first solvent to form a first solution, combining lithium hydroxide, hydroxylamine hydrochloride, and a second solvent to form a second solution, combining the first solution with the second solution to form a mixture, and cooling the mixture.05-05-2011
20110108172LEAD-FREE PRIMARY EXPLOSIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PREPARATION - Embodiments of the present subject matter provide a compound and material that may be used as a lead-free primary explosive. An embodiment of the present subject matter provides the compound copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter provide methods for preparing lead-free primary explosives. The method includes: providing cuprous salt; providing water; providing 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cuprous salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture; and heating the mixture. The method may also include providing cuprous chloride and providing sodium 5-nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matter also provide methods for preparing copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. The method includes: providing cuprous salt; providing water; providing 5-nitrotetrazolate salt; combining the cuprous salt, water and 5-nitrotetrazolate salt to form a mixture; and heating the mixture. The method may also include providing cuprous chloride and providing sodium 5-nitrotetrazolate.05-12-2011

Patent applications by Michael D. Williams, Gilbert, AZ US

Michael D. Williams, Davie, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100326433Oral appliance for altitude sickness - A method and use of an oral appliance device for improving breathing and subsequent blood oxygenation for an individual in high altitude conditions thereby preventing or treating altitude sickness, improving altitude acclimatization, and enhancing general and athletic performance12-30-2010

Michael D. Williams, Gardiner, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080228873METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERIC APPLICATION LIVELINESS MONITORING FOR BUSINESS RESILIENCY - A system and method for monitoring liveliness includes a management device which has an application layer where applications are executed. A connection monitor is located other than on the application layer, and the connection monitor is configured to receive requests from clients and deliver the requests to components on the application layer. The components include a generic application monitor which responds to liveliness monitor requests from the clients for all applications monitored, and one or more applications which response to requests to that application.09-18-2008
20100122328METHOD, HARDWARE PRODUCT, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OPTIMIZING SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF CREDENTIAL TRANSFORMATION SERVICES - Security is optimized in the context of a credential transformation service (CTS) by utilizing a web services client runtime to gather information for determining whether or not a target web service is hosted in a security domain used by a client application and for determining whether or not the target web service uses an authentication mechanism substantially identical to that used by the client application. The gathered information is carried in an endpoint reference (EPR) of the target web service. In response to the client receiving the EPR, the client applies an optimization process to eliminate a possible unnecessary invocation of the CTS, wherein the target web service is an authoritative manageable resource having minimal or no responsibility for providing its identity, and having minimal or no responsibility for advertising any creation and destruction lifecycle related events.05-13-2010
20100235844DISCOVERING AND IDENTIFYING MANAGEABLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES - Allocating resource discovery and identification processes among a plurality of management tools and resources in a distributed and heterogeneous information technology (IT) management system by providing at least one authoritative manageable resource having minimal or no responsibility for reporting its identity, minimal or no responsibility for advertising any lifecycle-related creation event for the resource, and minimal or no responsibility for advertising any lifecycle-related destruction event for the resource. A services oriented architecture (SOA) defines one or more services needed to manage the resource within the management system. A component model defines one or more interfaces and one or more interactions to be implemented by the manageable resource within the management system.09-16-2010
20100332490Expressing Manageable Resource Topology Graphs as Dynamic Stateful Resources - A system for managing topologies includes a topology data datastore that stores topology information. A topology computer element interfaces with the topology data datastore to create and update a topology of resources. A subscription computer element generates notifications to a user based on at least one of the creating and the updating of the topology of resources and further based on subscription data.12-30-2010

Patent applications by Michael D. Williams, Gardiner, NY US

Michael D. Williams, Morganton, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100003865WIRING DEVICE TERMINAL AND RELATED METHOD OF TERMINATION - A terminal of a wiring device includes a conductive plate, an arm, and a wire guide. The conductive plate has an opening formed therethrough. The conductive plate receives a fastener for securing a substantially straight wire to the conductive plate. The arm extends from the conductive plate and defines a mating element on the wiring device. The arm is an anchor of said conductive plate. The mating element of the arm is adapted to cooperate with a complementary mating element. The wire guide is in spaced relation to the fastener to position the substantially straight wire adjacent to the fastener.01-07-2010

Michael D. Williams, Santa Barbara, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110126143SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERFACING FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING - According to one embodiment of the invention, a health and fitness system is provided, comprising: a means for communicating with the equipment; a means for retrieving data from the equipment; a means for transmitting a command to the equipment; and a means for providing a user interface for the equipment, the user comprising: a graphical display for data provided by the equipment, and a user input configured to accept a user selection, wherein the user selection is translated into a command and transmitted to the equipment. In some embodiments, the command comprises one for adjusting a setting of the equipment. In other embodiments, the command comprises one for controlling operation of the equipment. Depending on the embodiment, the equipment with which the embodiment communicates may be include an cycle, a rowing machine, a treadmill, or an elliptical trainer.05-26-2011