Patents by Inventor Allen A. Smart

Allen A. Smart 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).

  • Publication number: 20030205930
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling high idle creep through brake-by-wire braking is disclosed for a vehicle (10) having an engine (12) operable at a first idle speed and at a second faster idle speed. The method (44) includes the steps of determining whether the engine is operating at the second idle speed (48), and friction braking (50) a wheel (16) through a brake-by-wire system (30) to offset additional torque provided to the wheel (16) by the engine (12) operating at the second idle speed. The system includes a braking device (36) for braking a wheel (16) in response to a braking signal (38) and a controller (34) for generating a braking signal to offset additional power provided to the wheel (16) by the engine (12) operating at the second idle speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Allen Smart
  • Patent number: 4890439
    Abstract: A packaging material and a method of forming the packaging material into a flexible, disposable food container adapted to contain and maintain food in a fresh and sanitary condition, and to ship, display, heat and brown, and serve the food is disclosed. The method includes forming patches of microwave interactive material on a web of plastic and laminating the web of plastic to one side of a web of structural stock material to form a composite web; the microwave interactive material is sandwiched between the web of plastic and the web of structural stock material. Sealant is applied to portions of the plastic layer in registry with the patches of microwave interactive material to seal ends of the composite web. Printed graphics are applied to portions of the structural stock material layer in registry with the patches of microwave interactive material and the sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: James River Corporation
    Inventor: Allen A. Smart