Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Smith

Thomas 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).

  • Publication number: 20240067404
    Abstract: A display container for displaying an aromatic botanical specimen includes: (a) a container body for enclosing the botanical specimen and scented air having a scent of the botanical specimen; (b) at least one scent discharge port in the container body; and (c) an air pump coupled to the container body and operable to discharge the scented air from within the container body to the environment through the scent discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: ALL PLASTIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Thomas SMITH, Cheryl Ann SMITH
  • Publication number: 20240073582
    Abstract: A flexible arm that is configured to be located between and physically and electrically connect an acoustic module of an open-ear headphone to a battery housing of the open-ear headphone. The flexible arm includes a flexible printed circuit that extends through the entire original resting length of the flexible arm and comprises a conductor that is configured to carry electrical energy between the acoustic module and the battery housing. A first interface structure is coupled to one of the acoustic module and the battery housing. At least one link member is pivotably coupled to the first interface structure. A flexible material encases at least some of the flexible printed circuit, at least some of the at least one link member, and at least some of the first interface structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Nathan Thomas Smith, Peter Santoro, Andrew J. LaFosse
  • Patent number: 11915687
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating training data are described herein. Pieces of metadata captured by a plurality of networked sensor systems can be captured, where each piece of metadata is associated with a specific set of sensor data captured by one of the plurality of networked sensor systems and includes a set of characteristics for the specific set of captured sensor data. A probabilistic model can be generated based on the received metadata and simulations can be performed based upon a training corpus by generating multiple scenarios, and, for each scenario, a scenario specific version of a particular annotated sample is generated by performing a simulation using the particular annotated sample. The scenario specific versions of annotated samples from the training corpus can be stored as a training data set on the at least one network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Connor Kristopher Smith, Kurt Thomas Soto, Charles Conor Sleith
  • Publication number: 20240059205
    Abstract: A system for moving cargo includes an in-vehicle conveyor system mounted in a vehicle cargo space, the in-vehicle conveyor system comprising one or more rails. The rails may be mounted to walls, floor, or ceiling of the vehicle cargo space. The system also includes one or more cargo storage units attached to the in-vehicle conveyor system. Each of the one or more cargo storage units is secured to the rails such that the one or more cargo storage units are raised with respect to a floor of the vehicle cargo space and define a circuit as based on a travel path of the one or more cargo storage units. Upon instruction, the cargo storage units are movable along the circuit to move a specified cargo storage unit to a predetermined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark FARQUHAR, Brian PHILLIPS, Jeanene F. MUNROE, Evan KATZ, Praveen DODAMANI, Nilesh MATE, Gegi GEORGE, Kyle CALVERT, Eric VEINE, Krzysztof WROBLEWSKI, Stephen REDWOOD, Vishal SARODE, Chris ARMBRUSTER, Kevin GASPAROTTO, Andrew SHOWICH, Christopher D. JOHNSON, Sumanth MUTHYALA, Aaron ROGGOW, Salim MAROUF, Lea Thomas SMITH, Anthony MOLLICA, Michael CURRIE, Erik ELIE, Jason Scott
  • Patent number: 11905069
    Abstract: A display container for displaying an aromatic botanical specimen includes: (a) a container body for enclosing the botanical specimen and scented air having a scent of the botanical specimen; (b) at least one scent discharge port in the container body; and (c) an air pump coupled to the container body and operable to discharge the scented air from within the container body to the environment through the scent discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: ALL PLASTIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Thomas Smith, Cheryl Ann Smith
  • Publication number: 20240037681
    Abstract: Methods and processes can include disbursement and/or management and issuance of guaranteed preapprovals in real-estate transactions reordered as offers to purchase real estate property sold by sellers smart in a distributed digital ledger system. In some embodiments, holders of guaranteed preapproval NFTs may be linked to offers to purchase real-estate may offer these NFTs to other lenders under more favorable terms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Celligence International LLC
    Inventors: Pavan AGARWAL, Gabriel Albors SANCHEZ, Jonathan Ortiz RIVERA, Thomas SMITH
  • Publication number: 20240037650
    Abstract: Methods and processes can include disbursement and/or management and issuance of guaranteed preapprovals in real-estate transactions reordered as offers to purchase real estate property sold by sellers smart in a distributed digital ledger system. In some embodiments, holders of guaranteed preapproval NFTs may be linked to offers to purchase real also recorded as NFTs. Holders of guaranteed preapproval NFTs may make a plurality of offers to purchase a plurality of real estate properties using natural language commands within a conversation or chat interface associated with a real-estate transaction application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Celligence International LLC
    Inventors: Pavan AGARWAL, Gabriel Albors SANCHEZ, Jonathan Ortiz RIVERA, Thomas SMITH
  • Patent number: 11888702
    Abstract: A services platform acts as an intermediary between an existing enterprise analytic environment, and one or more underlying cloud service providers. The platform provides enterprise “big data-as-a-service,” by which an enterprise can seamlessly and easily provision new capacity for processing its analytic workload, and migrate data sources (e.g., data warehouse marts, enterprise data warehouses, analytic sandboxes, and the like) to the cloud for processing. The platform provides end-to-end enterprise class manageability of enterprise data assets, from data collection, aggregation, movement, staging and processing, all while providing service levels, security, access and governance. The platform integrates directly but seamlessly into the enterprise analytic stack, and existing analytics applications work as normal. The platform provides a way for the enterprise to translate its workloads into clusters of compute resources that meet its service level requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cazena, Inc.
    Inventors: Pratyush Moghe, Peter Thomas Smith, Craig Steven Harris, Mineharu Takahara, Lovantheran Chetty, Daniel Dietterich
  • Patent number: 11885358
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a blind fastener and a method of installation thereof. The blind fastener comprises a sleeve and a mandrel. The sleeve comprises a first sleeve end, a second sleeve end, and a cavity extending from the first sleeve end to the second sleeve end. The mandrel is configured to be at least partially received by the cavity of the sleeve. The mandrel comprises a first mandrel end disposed adjacent to the first sleeve end and comprising an enlarged portion having a diameter greater than a diameter of the cavity, a second mandrel end comprising a pull region, and a shank region extending intermediate the first mandrel end and the second mandrel end. The pull region comprises an axial length no greater than four times a diameter of the shank region and is configured to be engaged by an installation tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.
    Inventors: Robert B. Wilcox, James Thomas Smith, Troy Don Pierce
  • Publication number: 20240008045
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for the use of a hybrid architecture that combines a programmable processing array and a hardware accelerator. The hybrid architecture functions to maintain synchronization between data samples to be transmitted and a measured or observed transmission of the data samples. By comparing these blocks of data samples, DFE functions such as digital pre-distortion (DPD) parameter adaptation may be implemented. The hybrid architecture enables high flexibility at low additional cost. To further limit the costs, the programable processing array may have processing power and memory that is reduced compared to conventional processing array implementations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kannan Rajamani, Kameran Azadet, Kevin Kinney, Thomas Smith, Zoran Zivkovic
  • Publication number: 20240005325
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating digital asset transfer via natural language commands using a conversation or chat interface associated with a digital wallet application. The digital wallet owner may exchange commands with an assistant user. The assistant user may comprise an automated software agent. The digital wallet owner may transfer digital assets to a recipient's digital wallet identified by command to the assistant user. The transfer command may comprise the recipient's name. An identity verification input comprising an image verifying the recipient's identity may be obtained from the recipient upon request from the owner. The transfer from the owner to the recipient may be recorded upon validating the identity verification input obtained from the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Celligence International LLC
    Inventors: Pavan AGARWAL, Gabriel Albors SANCHEZ, Jonathan Ortiz RIVERA, Thomas SMITH
  • Patent number: 11862719
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate. The apparatus further includes a group III-nitride buffer layer on the substrate; a group III-nitride barrier layer on the group III-nitride buffer layer, the group III-nitride barrier layer including a higher bandgap than a bandgap of the group III-nitride buffer layer. The apparatus further includes a source electrically coupled to the group III-nitride barrier layer; a gate electrically coupled to the group III-nitride barrier layer; a drain electrically coupled to the group III-nitride barrier layer; and a p-region being at least one of the following: in the substrate or on the substrate below said group III-nitride barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Wolfspeed, Inc.
    Inventors: Saptharishi Sriram, Thomas Smith, Alexander Suvorov, Christer Hallin
  • Publication number: 20230415625
    Abstract: The present application relates to an arm rest trash compartment. An arm rest assembly includes an arm rest body having an A-surface with a trash cavity defined therethrough; and a trash compartment corresponding to the trash cavity. The trash compartment includes a movable member releasably secured at the A-surface, and a flexible member which forms the trash cavity. The trash compartment has a stored position and an extended position, where, in the stored position, the movable member is flush with the A-surface, and in the extended position, at least a portion of the flexible member is positioned below the A-surface such that a trash cavity volume in the extended position is greater than a trash cavity volume in the stored position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Lea Thomas SMITH, Thomas SUNDBERG, Jochen KOHLHOFER
  • Publication number: 20230419301
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating digital asset transfer via natural language commands using a conversation or chat interface associated with a digital wallet application. The digital wallet owner may exchange commands with an assistant user. The assistant user may comprise an automated software agent. The digital wallet owner may transfer digital assets to a recipient's digital wallet identified by command to the assistant user. The transfer command may comprise the recipient's name preceded with a “@” notation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Celligence International LLC
    Inventors: Pavan AGARWAL, Gabriel Albors SANCHEZ, Jonathan Ortiz RIVERA, Thomas SMITH
  • Publication number: 20230419276
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating a cryptographic digital asset transaction via natural language commands using a conversation or chat interface associated with a digital wallet application. The digital wallet owner may exchange commands with an assistant user. The assistant user may comprise an automated software agent. The digital wallet owner may perform transactions with digital assets comprising fungible token (NFT) which are governed by a smart contract on a blockchain and are configured to represent first user's guaranteed mortgage preapproval. The NFT stores borrower information, property information, and seller information. The transaction may cause the smart contract associated with the NFT being updating on the blockchain in accordance with the borrowers' instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Celligence International LLC
    Inventors: Pavan AGARWAL, Gabriel Albors SANCHEZ, Jonathan Ortiz RIVERA, Thomas SMITH
  • Publication number: 20230397743
    Abstract: An illuminable display assembly including (a) a housing having a base securable to a support surface, a platform detachably mounted to the base, and a generally enclosed interior bounded from above by the platform. The platform includes a plurality of illuminable windows spaced apart from each other therealong. The display assembly further includes (b) a plurality of retractable tethers mounted to the platform in the interior of the housing. The tethers fasten corresponding display containers to the platform and urge the display containers to predetermined positions adjacent corresponding windows. The display assembly further includes (c) a lighting system including one or more interior light sources in the interior of the housing for illuminating the windows and display containers from below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: ALL PLASTIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Thomas SMITH, Cheryl Ann SMITH
  • Publication number: 20230398224
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the bifunctional compounds and the use of such bifunctional compounds to lower plasma levels of extracellular target molecules by lysosomal degradation. Such bifunctional compounds have a cell surface receptor ligand covalently linked to a ligand that is capable of binding to an extracellular target molecule (such as a ligand for a growth factor, a cytokine, a chemokine, a hormone, a neurotransmitter, a capsid, a soluble receptor, an extracellular secreted protein, an antibody, a lipoprotein, an exosome, a virus, a cell, or a plasma membrane protein), where the cell surface receptor is associated with receptor mediated endocytosis, including asialoglycoprotein receptor (ASGPR) mediated lysosomal degradation and mannose-6-phosphate (M6PR) mediated lysosomal degradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Martin Allan, Jeffrey T. BAGDANOFF, David Weninger Barnes, Kevin Clairmont, Thomas Smith, Shuangxi Wang
  • Patent number: D1014154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: ALL PLASTIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Thomas Smith, Cheryl Ann Smith
  • Patent number: D1016530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ALL PLASTIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Thomas Smith, Cheryl Ann Smith
  • Patent number: D1016716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kevin Bowcutt, Todd Magee, Matthew Roode, Thomas Smith, Eric Unger