Patents by Inventor Frank E. Smith, III

Frank E. Smith, III 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: 20240125192
    Abstract: A regulator valve has a check valve manifold for use in subsea control circuits. For example, the regulator valve having the check valve manifold can be used in a circuit between a directional control valve and an actuator for a gate valve. The check valve manifold can have a flange that attaches to the regulator valve to communicate with the supply-side and outlet-side of the regulator valve. Internal communication inside the manifold includes a check valve. If the pressure in the circuit downstream of the regulator valve needs to be vented, the check valve can open to allow the pressure to bleed from the outlet-side back to the supply-side without needing to pass through the internal pressure control valve of the regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Chris ROY, Frank Harold HOLLISTER, Nathan ZEPEDA, Robert E. SMITH, III, Josh WILLIAMS
  • Patent number: 7667190
    Abstract: A control mechanism pins an optical fiber assembly on and off gimbal and between gimbals to route the assembly from an off-gimbal optical source across the gimbal axis/axes to an on-gimbal optical element so that the fiber assembly moves with the rotation of the gimbals. To accommodate a relatively large range of motion, the control mechanism is suitably configured to route the fiber assembly in a “U-shaped” loop with one end pinned off-gimbal in a stationary guide track and the other end pinned on-gimbal point in a rotating guide track so that the loose fiber assembly is constrained in the concentric tracks on and off gimbal. As the gimbal rotates, the loop seats onto one guiding track and peels off of the other guiding track while always maintaining its U shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: James P. Mills, David G. Garrett, Wayne L. Sunne, David J. Knapp, Daniel W. Brunton, David G. Anthony, Emmet R. Anderson, Daniel C. Harrison, Frank E. Smith, III, Jim R. Hicks
  • Publication number: 20090250597
    Abstract: A control mechanism pins an optical fiber assembly on and off gimbal and between gimbals to route the assembly from an off-gimbal optical source across the gimbal axis/axes to an on-gimbal optical element so that the fiber assembly moves with the rotation of the gimbals. To accommodate a relatively large range of motion, the control mechanism is suitably configured to route the fiber assembly in a “U-shaped” loop with one end pinned off-gimbal in a stationary guide track and the other end pinned on-gimbal point in a rotating guide track so that the loose fiber assembly is constrained in the concentric tracks on and off gimbal. As the gimbal rotates, the loop seats onto one guiding track and peels off of the other guiding track while always maintaining its U shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: JAMES P. MILLS, DAVID G. GARRETT, WAYNE L. SUNNE, DAVID J. KNAPP, DANIEL W. BRUNTON, DAVID G. ANTHONY, EMMET R. ANDERSON, DANIEL C. HARRISON, FRANK E. SMITH, III, JIM R. HICKS
  • Patent number: 7304296
    Abstract: A control mechanism pins an optical fiber assembly on and off gimbal and between gimbals to route the assembly from an off-gimbal optical source across the gimbal axis/axes to an on-gimbal optical element so that the fiber assembly moves with the rotation of the gimbals. To accommodate a relatively large range of motion, the control mechanism is suitably configured to route the fiber assembly in a “U-shaped” loop with one end pinned off-gimbal in a stationary guide track and the other end pinned on-gimbal point in a rotating guide track so that the loose fiber assembly is constrained in the concentric tracks on and off gimbal. As the gimbal rotates, the loop seats onto one guiding track and peels off of the other guiding track while always maintaining its U shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: James P. Mills, David G. Garrett, Wayne L. Sunne, David J. Knapp, Daniel W. Brunton, David G. Anthony, Emmet R. Anderson, Daniel C. Harrison, Frank E. Smith, III, Jim R. Hicks
  • Patent number: 5319349
    Abstract: Accessory components aid in preventing loss of a pager of the type that emits an audible and/or visual signal in response to radio signals and which has a clip member pivoted to the pager housing for attaching the pager to another article and a clip tensioning spring which acts to pivot the member towards the housing. In the preferred form, one such component positions an auxiliary spring between the housing and clip member to supplement the force of the pager tensioning spring and enables adjustment of the auxiliary spring force to compensate for a weakened tensioning spring. Another component emits a perceptible signal when the clip member is pivoted outward from the housing to detect accidental dislodgment or theft of the pager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Inventor: Frank E. Smith, III