William W Abrams

US Patent:

41201671, Oct 17, 1978

Filed:

Jun 6, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/803888

Inventors:

Lee Richard Denman - Houston TX
William Randolph Abrams - Mystic CT

International Classification:

F16L 100
G01S 966

US Classification:

405157

Abstract:

The forward movement of a pipe-laying vessel when laying pipe offshore is controlled to maintain the position of the pipe as laid on the sea bed as close as possible to the desired track. The position of the touch down point on the sea bed of the pipeline suspended from the vessel is measured at periodic intervals by driving a survey vessel fitted with an echo location device along the already laid line. The measured position of a touch down point is compared with the desired track and any deviation is computed. Further movements of the pipe-laying vessel are adapted to minimize this deviation.

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.