William Jan Abrams

US Patent:

45247153, Jun 25, 1985

Filed:

Mar 30, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/480322

Inventors:

William C. Abrams - Cranford NJ

International Classification:

B05C 108
B05C 116

US Classification:

118221

Abstract:

An apparatus is disclosed for applying a coating material to a sheet material which is particularly useful in connection with preventing evaporation or drying out of the coating material when the apparatus is not in use. The apparatus basically includes a reservoir for containing a supply of coating material and an applicator roll having an applicator surface or surfaces thereon which is rotatably mounted in the reservoir so that coating material is received by the applicator surfaces and applied to the sheet material which is placed in contact therewith during rotation of the applicator roll. In accordance with one aspect, the applicator roll includes a plurality of substantially cylindrical applicator surfaces along the length thereof separated by a plurality of grooves, and a deflector device is provided having protruding portions disposed in the grooves of the applicator roll to cause the sheet material in contact with the applicator roll to separate from the applicator roll and be moved onto raised surface portions of the deflector device, the raised surface portions being such as to prevent contact of the coated surface of the sheet material with the downstream surface of the apparatus as the sheet material leaves the applicator roll. In accordance with other aspects of the apparatus, devices for sealing the reservoir and applicator roll from exposure to the surrounding atmosphere are provided. Additionally, a doctor blade mechanism for controlling the thickness of coating material received on the applicator roll during rotation is disclosed by which the position of the doctor blade with respect to the applicator surface of the applicator roll may be adjusted from a location displaced from the path of movement of a sheet material being fed to the applicator roll.

US Patent:

20210390642, Dec 16, 2021

Filed:

Jun 11, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/898494

Inventors:

- Syracuse NY, US
William Abrams - East Syracuse NY, US
Francis Owen McInerney - Katonah NY, US
Christopher M. Smolen - Oneida NY, US

International Classification:

G06Q 50/18
G06F 16/23

Abstract:

This document describes methods and systems for delivering digital services to nodes of a distributed network. To do this, an edge server that is communicatively connected to a communication network receives, from a consumer node, a service request for a first requested digital service. The edge server (acting as a digital resource broker) also will receive, from each a plurality of service provider nodes, an identification of one or more digital service element capabilities that the service provider node is able to provide. The digital resource broker will identify a set of service provider nodes who have identified digital service element capabilities that are components of the requested digital service. The digital resource broker will create a channel that includes the set of service provider nodes and, for each node, its identified capabilities that are components of the requested service. The digital resource broker will generate a smart contract that identifies the requested digital service, the set of service provider nodes, and the identified digital service element capabilities that are components of the requested digital service. The digital resource broker will write the smart contract to a mutual distributed ledger and assign service elements to the nodes so that the digital service is delivered.

US Patent:

20200081870, Mar 12, 2020

Filed:

Sep 18, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/574527

Inventors:

- Syracuse NY, US
William Abrams - East Syracuse NY, US
Brian Cavanagh - Manlius NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 16/182
H04W 80/12
H04L 29/08
G06F 16/27
G06F 16/18

Abstract:

When a local server that is connected to a wireless local area network (WLAN) receives a service request from a first electronic device, the server identifies a resource to provide one or more elements of the service. The server assigns the resource to provide the service element(s). The local server also selects one or more mutual distributed ledgers (MDLs) having parameters that correspond to the service request. The local server generates and transmits, to a gateway server, a transaction record having a format that corresponds to the selected MDL. This enables the local server to facilitate the delivery of services such as spectrum sharing, content streaming, and the like using WLAN-connected devices to facilitate delivery of the service. It also enables the gateway server to update each selected MDL with a transaction ledger that follows each selected MDL's format.