Patents by Inventor Howard F. Smiley

Howard F. Smiley 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: 5238105
    Abstract: A container for housing a work object having walls defining a compartment dimensioned to receive a work object; and a mechanism for releasably retaining the work object in the compartment operable to permit a portion of the work object to be dispensed therefrom and thereafter to retain the remainder of the work object in the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Inventor: Howard F. Smiley
  • Patent number: 5222671
    Abstract: A fluid regulating apparatus adapted operably to be connected to a source of fluid under pressure, the apparatus having a housing having an internal chamber and at least one passage interconnecting the chamber and the exterior of the housing; a mount for mounting the chamber of the housing in fluid receiving relation to the source of fluid under pressure; and an assembly mounted in the housing responsive to fluid pressure to reduce the fluctuation in the volume of fluid released from the chamber through the passage as the result of fluctuation in the fluid pressure received from the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Inventor: Howard F. Smiley
  • Patent number: D325328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Inventor: Howard F. Smiley