Patents by Inventor Frederick R. Smith
Frederick R. 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).
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Patent number: 11995449Abstract: A layered composite boot device, and a corresponding layered composite file system, can be implemented by a boot manager. Requests directed to the layered composite boot device and file system, can be serviced from a primary device and file system that are encapsulated by the layered composite boot device and file system. The primary device and file system can correspond to a virtualized file system within a container environment, thereby enabling changes within the container environment to affect early stages of operating system booting in the container environment. Should such requests not be serviceable from the primary layers, the composite device and file system can comprise secondary layers that can correspond to a container host connection and the host file system, providing fallback to existing data if changes within the container environment were not made, thereby enabling booting to proceed in a traditional manner.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Axel Rietschin, Margarit Simeonov Chenchev, Frederick J. Smith, IV, Benjamin M. Schultz, Hari R. Pulapaka
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Publication number: 20240158097Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for assembling a structure. The systems and method including micro pulsing a structure along a track in a process direction by less than a length of the structure. The structure is indexed to one or more work stations by mating indexing features in a manufacturing excess of the structure to complementary features at the work stations. The work stations would the perform work on the structure at the work stations while the structure is indexed to the work stations. Iteratively repeating the micro pulsing and indexing and working upon the structure until it is ready to advance to the next assembly process.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Daniel R. Smith, Darrell D. Jones, Frederick M. Swanstrom
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Patent number: 11966771Abstract: Computing systems, devices, and methods of dynamic image composition for container deployment are disclosed herein. One example technique includes receiving a request for accessing a file from a container process. In response to receiving the request, the technique includes querying a mapping table corresponding to the container process to locate an entry corresponding to a file identifier of the requested file. The entry also includes data identifying a file location on the storage device from which the requested file is accessible. The technique further includes retrieving a copy of the requested file according to the file location identified by the data in the located entry in the mapping table and providing the retrieved copy of the requested file to the container process, thereby allowing the container process to access the requested file.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jonathan De Marco, Benjamin M. Schultz, Frederick Justus Smith, IV, Hari R. Pulapaka, Mehmet Iyigun, Amber Tianqi Guo
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Patent number: 11926435Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for assembling a structure. The systems and method including micro pulsing a structure along a track in a process direction by less than a length of the structure. The structure is indexed to one or more work stations by mating indexing features in a manufacturing excess of the structure to complementary features at the work stations. The work stations would the perform work on the structure at the work stations while the structure is indexed to the work stations. Iteratively repeating the micro pulsing and indexing and working upon the structure until it is ready to advance to the next assembly process.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Daniel R. Smith, Darrell D. Jones, Frederick M. Swanstrom
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Patent number: 4399255Abstract: Alloy rayon fiber of regenerated cellulose and an at least partially neutralized copolymer of acrylic or methacrylic acid and a comonomer selected from an hydroxyalkyl (C.sub.2 -C.sub.6) ester of such acid or a styrenic monomer. The copolymer is present in an amount effective to increase the fluid holding capacity of the fiber. Masses of the fibers are useful as surgical dressings, tampons and other fluid-absorbing articles.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 1982Date of Patent: August 16, 1983Assignees: Avtex Fibers Inc., Rohm & Haas Co.Inventors: Frederick R. Smith, Walter W. Toy, David Witiak
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Patent number: 4289824Abstract: Article of manufacture comprising alloy fibers having high fluid-holding capacity, the alloy fibers being comprised of a matrix of regenerated cellulose having carboxymethylcellulose uniformly dispersed therein, the latter being the sole additive for increasing the fluid holding capacity of the fibers.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1979Date of Patent: September 15, 1981Assignee: Avtex Fibers Inc.Inventor: Frederick R. Smith
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Patent number: 4273118Abstract: Alloy fibers having high fluid-holding capacity, and a method for making the same, the alloy fibers being comprised of a matrix of regenerated cellulose having 5 to 25 weight percent of alkali metal salts of cellulose sulfate being dispersed therein. The sulfate salts may be present in combination with anionic polymer. The high fluid-holding capacity is at least 4.8 ml per grams as measured by the Demand Absorption Test.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1979Date of Patent: June 16, 1981Assignee: Avtex Fibers Inc.Inventor: Frederick R. Smith
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Patent number: 4199367Abstract: Alloy rayon staple fibers containing about 15 to 35% sodium carboxymethylcellulose based on the weight of cellulose ("b.o.c.") and having high fluid holding capacity at least 5.5 cc per gram (such as in the range of up to about 7 cc/g) measured by the Syngyna test.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1977Date of Patent: April 22, 1980Assignee: Avtex Fibers Inc.Inventor: Frederick R. Smith
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Patent number: 4179416Abstract: Alloy fibers having high fluid-holding capacity, and a method for making the same, the alloy fibers being comprised of a matrix of regenerated cellulose having polyvinylpyrrolidone dispersed therein. The polyvinylpyrrolidone may be present in combination with an anionic polymer.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 1978Date of Patent: December 18, 1979Assignee: Avtex Fibers Inc.Inventor: Frederick R. Smith
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Patent number: 4144079Abstract: Rayon fibers made by spinning a viscose containing dissolved starch. Starch grains may be slurried in water, then made alkaline with NaOH to form a solution and then added to viscose.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1977Date of Patent: March 13, 1979Assignee: Avtex Fibers Inc.Inventor: Frederick R. Smith
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Patent number: 4136697Abstract: Alloy fibers having high fluid-holding capacity, and a method for making the same, the alloy fibers being comprised of a matrix of regenerated cellulose having polyvinylpyrrolidone dispersed therein. The polyvinylpyrrolidone may be present in combination with an anionic polymer.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 1975Date of Patent: January 30, 1979Assignee: Avtex Fibers Inc.Inventor: Frederick R. Smith
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Patent number: 4063558Abstract: Method for making alloy fibers having high fluid-holding capacity, the alloy fibers being comprised of a matrix of regenerated cellulose having alkali metal salts of alginic acid uniformly dispersed therein.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1976Date of Patent: December 20, 1977Assignee: Avtex Fibers Inc.Inventor: Frederick R. Smith
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Patent number: 4041121Abstract: Method for making alloy fibers having high fluid-holding capacity, the alloy fibers being comprised of a matrix of regenerated cellulose having polyvinylpyrrolidone uniformly dispersed therein.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1975Date of Patent: August 9, 1977Assignee: Avtex Fibers Inc.Inventor: Frederick R. Smith
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Patent number: 3951889Abstract: Alloy fibers having high fluid-holding capacity being comprised of a matrix of non-derivatized regenerated cellulose having regenerated cyanoethyl cellulose and polyvinylpyrrolidone uniformly dispersed therein.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1974Date of Patent: April 20, 1976Assignee: FMC CorporationInventor: Frederick R. Smith
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Patent number: RE30029Abstract: A mass of alloy fibers of polyacrylic acid salt of alkali-metals or ammonium and regenerated cellulose, useful for absorbing fluids, are prepared by mixing a caustic solution of polyacrylic acid with viscose, spinning the mixture into fibers and obtaining dry fibers in the alkaline state. The fibers are advantageously dried with an alkaline lubricating finish thereon and then processed into dressings, sanitary napkins, tampons and diapers.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1975Date of Patent: June 12, 1979Assignee: Avtex Fibers Inc.Inventor: Frederick R. Smith
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Patent number: RE31380Abstract: Rayon fibers made by spinning a viscose containing dissolved starch. Starch grains may be slurried in water, then made alkaline with NaOH to form a solution and then added to viscose.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1980Date of Patent: September 13, 1983Assignee: Avtex Fibers Inc.Inventor: Frederick R. Smith