Patents by Inventor Henry M. Smith

Henry M. 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125927
    Abstract: Systems and methods for network-based ultrasound imaging are provided, which can include a number of features. In some embodiments, an ultrasound imaging system images an object with three-dimensional unfocused pings and obtains digital sample sets from a plurality of receiver elements. A sub-set of the digital sample sets can be electronically transferred to a remote server, where the sub-set can be beamformed to produce a series of two-dimensional image frames. A video stream made up of the series of two-dimensional images frames can then be transferred from the remote server to a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Josef R. CALL, Henry A. DAVIS, David M. SMITH, David J. SPECHT, Viet Nam LE, Lang J. MCHARDY, Joseph James DIGIOVANNI, II, Nathan W. OSBORN, Bruce R. RITZI
  • Patent number: 5888925
    Abstract: The present invention is a hydrogen getter and method for formulating and using the getter. This getter effectively removes hydrogen gas typically present in many hermetically-sealed electronic applications where the presence of such gas would otherwise be harmful to the electronics. The getter is a non-organic composition, usable in a wide range of temperatures as compared to organic getters. Moreover, the getter is formulated to be used without the need for the presence of oxygen. The getter is comprised of effective amounts of an oxide of a platinum group metal, a desiccant, and a gas permeable binder which preferably is cured after composition in an oxygen-bearing environment at about 150 to about 205 degrees centigrade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Henry M. Smith, James R. Schicker
  • Patent number: 5711820
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method to separate and recover oils and recyclable plastic from plastic contaminated with oil. The invention utilizes the different solubility of oil in as liquid or supercritical fluid as compared to a gas to effect separation of the oil from the plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Allied Signal, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry M. Smith, George W. Bohnert, Ronald B. Olson, Thomas E. Hand
  • Patent number: 5100587
    Abstract: A new type of RL light source consisting of a zeolite crystalline material, the intralattice spaces of which a tritiated compound and a luminophore are sorbed, and which material is optionally further dispersed in a refractive index-matched polymer matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Energy
    Inventors: Roger L. Clough, John T. Gill, Daniel B. Hawkins, Clifford L. Renschler, Timothy J. Shepodd, Henry M. Smith
  • Patent number: 4997597
    Abstract: A solid state radioluminescent composition for light source comprises an optically clear polymer organic matrix containing tritiated organic materials and dyes capable of "red" shifting primary scintillation emissions from the polymer matrix. The tritiated organic materials are made by reducing, with tritium, an unsaturated organic compound that prior to reduction contains olefinic or alkynylic bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Roger L. Clough, John T. Gill, Daniel B. Hawkins, Clifford L. Renschler, Timothy J. Shepodd, Henry M. Smith
  • Patent number: 4405487
    Abstract: A combination moisture and hydrogen getter comprises(a) a moisture getter comprising a readily oxidizable metal; and(b) a hydrogen getter comprising (i) a solid acetylenic compound and (ii) a hydrogenation catalyst. A method of scavenging moisture from a closed container uses the combination moisture and hydrogen getter to irreversibly chemically reduce the moisture and chemically bind the resultant hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1983
    Inventors: Larry A. Harrah, Keith E. Mead, Henry M. Smith
  • Patent number: 4063562
    Abstract: A podiatric insole of the type having upper and lower flexible walls sealed about their edges to form an envelope containing a flowable cushioning material. The envelope has one or more slits extending inwardly from the medial side thereof in the region of the shank of the shoe to facilitate curvature of the medial side portion of the insole upwardly about the arch of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1977
    Inventor: Henry M. Smith