Patents by Inventor James A. Smith

James A. 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: 11833393
    Abstract: A system and method for improving completion of an exercise is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of a control system to improve compliance with an exercise plan for an exercise machine includes receiving one or more load measurements from one or more load cells of the exercise machine. The method also includes comparing the one or more load measurements to one or more target thresholds, and determining whether the one or more load measurements exceed the one or more target thresholds. Responsive to determining that the one or more load measurements exceed the one or more target thresholds, the method also includes causing a user interface to present an indication that the one or more target thresholds have been exceeded and an exercise is complete, wherein the exercise is included in the exercise plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: REHAB2FIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Colin James Smith, Michael Bissonnette, Steven Mason, James D. Steidl
  • Publication number: 20230385573
    Abstract: A method in a computing device includes: capturing, via a camera of a computing device, an image of a monitoring device including a sensor, the sensor presenting an active one of a set of predefined visual states; detecting, within the image, a machine-readable indicium disposed on the monitoring device; determining, from the machine-readable indicium, a state detection parameter; selecting, according to the state detection parameter, at least portion of the image containing the sensor and determining the active state presented by the sensor; controlling an output assembly of the computing device to present a handling notification based on the determined active state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: James Roger Morley-Smith, Cameron James Smith, Hannah Marie Legg
  • Publication number: 20230385280
    Abstract: A method of ingesting data to enable selection between a fast query mode and a low-cost query mode includes receiving data from one or more data sources, generating records based on the received data, adding the records to a current record file, and adding index metadata to the records. The index metadata for a given record includes a path and an offset, the path identifies a file in the datastore that includes the given record and the offset indicates a location of the given record in the file. The method further includes saving the current record file to a datastore and loading the records in the current record file into a table in a cloud database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: Daniel James Smith
  • Publication number: 20230374409
    Abstract: One embodiment of a wooden [1, (A), and (B),] wick composition with the second and only other component, flower petal material [2, 2(A), 2(B)]. The two wood sides [1, (A), and (B),] fix leaf or flower petal between them upright with means of permanently and stably sustaining this position (3) as pictured in the Drawings. Other embodiments are described, though represented with split maple stick and rose petals in all Drawings/Figures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Adam James Smith
  • Patent number: 11823967
    Abstract: A glass or glass-ceramic carrier substrate, the substrate having undergone at least one complete cycle of a semiconductor fabrication process and having also undergone a reclamation process following the end of the semiconductor fabrication process; the glass or glass-ceramic carrier substrate comprising at least one of the following properties: (i) a coefficient of thermal expansion of less than 13 ppm/° C.; (ii) a Young's Modulus of 70 GPa to 150 GPa; (iii) an IR transmission of greater than 80% at a wavelength of 1064 nm; (iv) a UV transmission of greater than 20% at a wavelength of 255 nm to 360 nm; (v) a thickness tolerance within the same range as the thickness tolerance of the carrier substrate before undergoing at least one complete cycle of the semiconductor fabrication process; (vi) a total thickness variation of less than 2.5 ?m; (vii) a failure strength of greater than 80 MPa using a 4-point-bending test; (viii) a pre-shape of 50 ?m to 300 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Indrajit Dutta, Yi-Cheng Hsieh, Toshihiko Ono, Nicholas James Smith
  • Patent number: 11807707
    Abstract: Polyurethane prepolymers having non-linear short chain diols and/or soft diisocyanates incorporated into the backbone are used to provide cured polyurethane coatings having a high hard segment content and low haze. The polyurethane prepolymers can also be used to improve the dispersion of filler in cured polyurethane compositions having a high filler loading. Cured coatings prepared from the two-part polyurethane systems meet the requirements for aerospace applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Razmik Boghossian, James Smith
  • Publication number: 20230353128
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods including a first band-pass filter configured to receive and filter a detector signal where the first band-pass filter has a central frequency of 2f; a second band-pass filter configured to receive and filter the detector signal where the second band-pass filter has a central frequency of 1f; a first logarithmic amplifier (Log Amp) configured to apply the filtered detector signal from the first band-pass filter; a second Log Amp configured to apply the filtered detector signal from the second band-pass filter; a differential amplifier configured to subtract the applied signal from the first Log Amp from the applied signal from the second Log Amp; and an Anti-Log Amplifier configured to determine an inverse logarithm of the subtracted signal from the differential amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Javad Rezanezhad Gatabi, Brendan James Smith
  • Patent number: 11803799
    Abstract: The present disclosure is for a system and a method for processing requests for custom paper products and estimating costs associated with manufacturing the custom paper products. Specifically, the present invention is an inventory management, yield and cost estimation system and method for use by a paper converting company. The system and method involves determining the output requirements of a custom paper product, determining the available inventory which can be converted into the custom paper products, the available machines and an appropriate converting process to perform the converting and estimating the yield, production time and production cost associated with a given set up for making the custom paper products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: PaperSoft 2.0, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Johnson, James Smith, Larry Paul Smith, Catherine Harrison, Janice Porter
  • Patent number: 11793965
    Abstract: Aspects of the present technology comprise a positioning and stabilising structure to hold a seal-forming structure in a therapeutically effective position on a head of a patient. The seal-forming structure may be constructed and arranged to form a seal with a region of the patient's face surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways for sealed delivery of a flow of air at a therapeutic pressure of at least 4 cmH2O with respect to ambient air pressure throughout the patient's respiratory cycle in use. The positioning and stabilising structure may comprise at least one gas delivery tube to deliver the flow of air to the entrance of a patient's airways via the seal-forming structure. The positioning and stabilising structure may comprise an adjustment mechanism for adjustment of a length of the at least one gas delivery tube to enable the positioning and stabilising structure to fit different size heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Michiel Kooij, Alexander Joel Bentley, Igor Besic, Robert Thomas Burnham, Aaron Samuel Davidson, Priyanshu Gupta, Kirrily Michele Haskard, Ryan Michael Kirkpatrick, Luke Emmanuel Klinkenberg, Dimitri Marco Maurer, Joseph Samuel Ormrod, Gerard Michael Rummery, Rupert Christian Scheiner, Bishavjot Singh, Christopher James Smith, Lochlan Von Moger, Paul Derrick Watson, Daniel Marc Weiss, Hadley White
  • Patent number: 11781563
    Abstract: An air-cooled heat exchanger includes a plenum with a fan ring positioned adjacent to the plenum. Support columns support the plenum and the fan ring on a support surface. An X-brace assembly includes a motor mount with leg members extending radially from the motor mount. Each of the leg members is connected to a single corresponding one of the support columns so that the leg members extend between the motor mount and the support columns. A motor including a drive shaft is mounted to the motor mount of the X-brace assembly. A fan having fan blades is mounted to the drive shaft of the motor. The fan is positioned within the fan ring between the motor and the fan ring opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Hudson Products Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lanphier, James Smith, Ryan Witchey
  • Patent number: 11771073
    Abstract: A mosquito control device includes a connector positioned at a first end of the device. The connector couples to a light bulb socket to provide power to the device. The device also includes an LED light source positioned at a second end of the device and an electrocuting mechanism disposed between the connector and the LED light source. The electrocuting mechanism electrocutes the mosquitos upon contact. The device also includes a carbon dioxide generating device that generates and releases carbon dioxide to attract the mosquitos to the device. The device also includes a heater that generates and releases heat to attract the mosquitos to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Maxtech Mosquito Control Inc.
    Inventors: Mark James Smith, Kailash C. Vasudeva, Satnam Singh
  • Patent number: 11773015
    Abstract: An apparatus for continuous electro-thermal poling of glass or glass ceramic material, includes a lower support conveying and contacting electrode structure, an upper contacting electrode structure positioned above the lower support structure, and one or more DC bias voltage sources connected to one or both of the upper contacting structure and the lower support structure. A process for continuous electro-thermal poling of glass or glass ceramic sheets or substrates includes heating the sheet or substrate, feeding the sheet or substrate continuously or continually, while applying a DC voltage bias, and cooling the sheet or substrate to within 0-30° C. of ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher William Drewnowski, Michael Thomas Gallagher, Charles Thomas McLaren, Nicholas James Smith, Nicholas Ryan Wheeler, Thomas Michael Zajicek
  • Patent number: 11774544
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a control system for controlling a projectile, the control system comprising: a plurality of transmitters, wherein each transmitter of the plurality of transmitters is arranged to transmit an electromagnetic wave from a transmission position; a receiver associated with the projectile, the receiver being arranged to receive a plurality of electromagnetic waves transmitted from the plurality of transmitters; a controller associated with the projectile, the controller being arranged to: determine at least one of a position, a velocity or an acceleration of the projectile from transmission positions of the plurality of transmitters and Doppler measurements derived from the received plurality of electromagnetic waves; and generate a control signal for performing an action with the projectile depending on the determined at least one of position, velocity or acceleration of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS PLC
    Inventors: Andrew James Smith, Martin John White, Guiseppe Carlos Sarno
  • Patent number: 11771836
    Abstract: An assembly (47) for a medication delivery device (1) has a body (2), a dose setting part (8) configured to be operated by a user for selecting a size of a dose, a piston rod (13) configured to be moved axially without rotating for dispensing a medication, and a drive member (12) being directly coupled to the piston rod (13) for driving the piston rod (13) in a dose dispensing operation, wherein the drive member (12) moves in a proximal direction in a dose setting operation. The medication delivery device (1) into which the assembly is incorporated may be a single-shot, variable-dose injection device, e.g., a syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NORTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher James Smith, Dale Marc Comley, Lee Thomas Smith
  • Patent number: 11755579
    Abstract: A query is received from a client device and a mode is selected to process the query from a set of possible modes. The possible modes include a fast mode and a low-cost mode. If the fast mode is selected, the query is forwarded to a cloud database to retrieve responsive records. If the low-cost mode is selected, the cloud database is queried for index metadata of responsive records and the index metadata is used to retrieve the responsive records from a datastore other than the cloud database. Regardless of the mode selected, the responsive records are provided to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Cysiv, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel James Smith
  • Patent number: 11758268
    Abstract: Techniques to selectively capture media using a single user interface element are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a touch controller, a visual media capture component, and a storage component. The touch controller may be operative to receive a haptic engagement signal. The visual media capture component may be operative to be configured in a capture mode based on whether a haptic disengagement signal is received by the touch controller before expiration of a first timer, the capture mode one of a photo capture mode or video capture mode, the first timer started in response to receiving the haptic engagement signal, the first timer configured to expire after a first preset duration. The storage component may be operative to store visual media captured by the visual media capture component in the configured capture mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Ruben, Daniel James Smith, Nilesh Vinubhai Patel, Mykyta Lutsenko, William Joseph Flynn, III, Andrei Victor Constantin Gheorghe
  • Patent number: 11752730
    Abstract: A stack assembly is provided that includes a glass layer having a thickness, a first and second primary surface and a compressive stress region extending from the second primary surface to a first depth; and a second layer coupled to the second primary surface. The glass layer is characterized by: an absence of failure when the layer is held at a bend radius from about 3 to 20 mm, a puncture resistance of greater than about 1.5 kgf when the second primary surface is supported by (i) an ˜25 ?m thick PSA and (ii) an ˜50 ?m thick PET layer, and the first primary surface is loaded with a stainless steel pin having a flat bottom with a 200 ?m diameter, a pencil hardness of at least 8H, and a neutral axis within the glass layer located between the second primary surface and half of the first thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Theresa Chang, Timothy Michael Gross, Guangli Hu, Nicholas James Smith, James Ernest Webb
  • Publication number: 20230277673
    Abstract: An erodible anhydrous film useful in delivering active agents to a surface including keratinous surfaces, and hard or soft surfaces is disclosed. The erodible anhydrous film contains polyethylene oxide in combination with a support polymer, and optionally, other additives for skin care, fabric care, or hard surface cleaning. The erodible anhydrous film is useful when used as a comfort strip for enhancing shaving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Paul Burgio, George Kellett, Robert McCormack, Rooma Mehta, James A. Smith
  • Patent number: 11745471
    Abstract: A glass element having a thickness from 25 ?m to 125 ?m, a first primary surface, a second primary surface, and a compressive stress region extending from the first primary surface to a first depth, the region defined by a compressive stress GI of at least about 100 MPa at the first primary surface. Further, the glass element has a stress profile such that it does not fail when it is subject to 200,000 cycles of bending to a target bend radius of from 1 mm to 20 mm, by the parallel plate method. Still further, the glass element has a puncture resistance of greater than about 1.5 kgf when the first primary surface of the glass element is loaded with a tungsten carbide ball having a diameter of 1.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Theresa Chang, Polly Wanda Chu, Patrick Joseph Cimo, Adam James Ellison, Timothy Michael Gross, Guangli Hu, Nicholas James Smith, Butchi Reddy Vaddi, Natesan Venkataraman
  • Publication number: 20230270941
    Abstract: A computerized electro-mechanical drug delivery device configured to deliver at least one dose of two or more medicaments. The device comprises a control unit. An electro-mechanical drive unit is operably coupled to the control unit and a primary reservoir for a first medicament and a secondary reservoir for a fluid agent, e.g. a second medicament. An operator interface is in communication with the control unit. A single dispense assembly is configured for fluid communication with the primary and the secondary reservoir. Activation of the operator panel sets a first dose from the primary reservoir and based on the first dose and a therapeutic dose profile, the control unit is configured to determine a dose or range of the fluid agent. Alternatively, the control unit determines or calculates a dose or range of a third medicament. Further, a dispense interface for use with a drug delivery device is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Shane Alistair Day, Daniel Thomas De Sausmarez Lintell, Steven Wimpenny, Christopher Jones, Aidan Michael O'Hare, Barry Yates, Rober Frederick Veasey, Christopher James Smith, Malcolm Boyd, David Martin Leak, Carmen Patricia Keating, David Sanders, Elizabeth Anne Marshall