Patents by Inventor Francis L. Smith

Francis L. Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 11995001
    Abstract: A processor for supporting secure memory intent is disclosed. The processor of the disclosure includes a memory execution unit to access memory and a processor core coupled to the memory execution unit. The processor core is to receive a request to access a convertible page of the memory. In response to the request, the processor core to determine an intent for the convertible page in view of a page table entry (PTE) corresponding to the convertible page. The intent indicates whether the convertible page is to be accessed as at least one of a secure page or a non-secure page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Krystof C. Zmudzinski, Siddhartha Chhabra, Uday R. Savagaonkar, Simon P. Johnson, Rebekah M. Leslie-Hurd, Francis X. McKeen, Gilbert Neiger, Raghunandan Makaram, Carlos V. Rozas, Amy L. Santoni, Vincent R. Scarlata, Vedvyas Shanbhogue, Ilya Alexandrovich, Ittai Anati, Wesley H. Smith, Michael Goldsmith
  • Patent number: 4795222
    Abstract: A soft track or off-road vehicle, with two loops of belting spaced laterally and joining and joined by grouser bars mounted on the outer surface of the loops, extending parallel to one another laterally across the loops and spaced from one another in a direction lengthwise of the loops is provided with facing plates mounted on the outer surface between the grouser bars but spaced from the grouser bars and extending laterally across the loops. Preferably, the facing plates are relatively thin as compared with the grouser bars, are shallowly arcuate in transverse section, with their convex side facing the loop, and formed with a lip extending over and along one side edge of a loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1989
    Assignee: Central Mine Equipment Company
    Inventor: Francis L. Smith
  • Patent number: 4259034
    Abstract: Bale handling apparatus is disclosed which in one embodiment is capable of self-loading a plurality of, for example, four large round hay bales, transporting the hay bales, stacking the hay bales, loading a stack of hay bales for transporting to another area, and unrolling a hay bale. The apparatus comprising a frame, a chassis for movably supporting the frame over the ground, and a bale engaging assembly for releasably engaging a bale at the ends thereof and for loading the engaged bale onto the frame at one side of one end thereof. A transversely movable carriage can move such a bale to the other side of the frame to make room for a further bale on the one side. The frame is pivotably mounted to the chassis at the other end thereof and can be tilted with respect thereto so that bales which have been loaded onto one end of the frame can be displaced rearwardly so as to make room for loading of additional bales. In addition, the frame can be rotated by position of approximately 90.degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1981
    Inventors: Kent G. McB. Ward, Francis L. Smith