William M Morrison

US Patent:

20060178445, Aug 10, 2006

Filed:

Dec 9, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/299126

Inventors:

Patrick Mcintyre - West Chester PA, US
William Morrison - Wilmington DE, US
John Gavenonis - Wilmington DE, US

International Classification:

C09D 5/16

US Classification:

523122000

Abstract:

The invention relates to an improved composition for generating at least one gas comprising an energy-activated catalyst capable of being activated by electromagnetic energy, heat and/or moisture and anions capable of being oxidized or reacted to generate at least one gas, the composition, when exposed to electromagnetic energy, heat and/or moisture being capable of generating and releasing the gas after activation of the catalyst and oxidation or reaction of the anions. The process comprises: (a) metering a liquid composition comprising a source of the anions, specifically sodium chlorite, into a flow restrictor; (b) injecting a gas stream through the flow restrictor, concurrently with step (a) to create a zone of turbulence at the outlet of the flow restrictor, thereby atomizing the liquid composition; (c) heating the gas stream prior to injecting the gas stream through the flow restrictor; and (d) adding the energy-activated catalyst, specifically titanium dioxide, to the zone of turbulence concurrently with steps (a) and (b) to contact the energy-activated catalyst with the atomized liquid composition wherein the contacting at the zone of turbulence treats the energy-activated catalyst with the source of the anions. The titanium dioxide can be pigmentary or nano-sized. The composition can be useful in polymeric composition, specifically for making a body covering article.

US Patent:

20120178470, Jul 12, 2012

Filed:

Dec 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/331761

Inventors:

Wyatt T. Riley - Chesterbrook PA, US
William J. Morrison - San Diego CA, US
Ning Luo - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

H04W 24/00

US Classification:

4554561

Abstract:

A position fix of a mobile device is computed based, at least in part, on a plurality of data items. A metric that is indicative of a reliability of the position fix may be generated based, at least in part, on a number of independent ones of the data items and/or an indication of reliability of at least one of the data items. In at least one implementation, the plurality of data items may include SPS satellite signals and/or pseudoranges and an externally obtained position.

US Patent:

20120182182, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Dec 14, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/325649

Inventors:

Wyatt Thomas Riley - Chesterbrook PA, US
Lalitaprasad V. Daita - San Jose CA, US
William James Morrison - San Francisco CA, US
Dominic Gerard Farmer - Los Gatos CA, US
Jie Wu - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G01S 19/20

US Classification:

34235758

Abstract:

A mobile device may use one or more outlier detectors to detect likelihoods that an outlier condition exists for a satellite positioning system (SPS) position fix. In some implementations, an outlier detector may compare a computed position fix to an element of assistance data to generate an outlier likelihood. A decision to perform a recovery operation may be made based, at least in part, on a generated outlier likelihood. In some implementations, a computed reliability of the position fix may also be considered in making a recovery decision.

US Patent:

20160245922, Aug 25, 2016

Filed:

Apr 28, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/141674

Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Wyatt Riley - Chesterbrook PA, US
William Morrison - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G01S 19/25
G01S 19/05
G01S 19/20
G01S 19/49

Abstract:

Examples disclosed herein may relate to electronic devices, and more particularly to methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture for use in a mobile device having one or more onboard sensors and a wireless signal based positioning capability.