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: 20230400654
    Abstract: An optical interconnect system for installing fiber optic cables in an equipment rack having an equipment patch panel with a plurality of coupling port locations is disclosed. The optical interconnect system includes a plurality of cable harnesses configured for installation in the equipment rack and at least one installation tray having a plurality of coupling locations. The plurality of coupling locations receives a connector from the plurality of cable harnesses. The plurality of coupling locations on the installation tray has an arrangement that corresponds to the plurality of port locations on the at least one equipment patch panel, thereby allowing a technician to visually realize that a patching error has occurred during the installation. A method of installing fiber optic cables in an equipment rack using the optical interconnect system is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Shawn Houser, Francisco Luna Pina, Joshua Thomas Smith
  • Publication number: 20230344206
    Abstract: Tamper-proof covers for enclosing hose connectors or cable connectors are described. The tamper proof covers may include first and second sections configured to fit about the long axis of the connector and to join to cover at least a portion of the connector so that the connector cannot be disconnected without removing the cover. The sections may be held in place using a cable seal, which must be cut to remove the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Smith, Emerson Ornstein, Brian Doyle, Anthony George
  • Publication number: 20230314285
    Abstract: A sampling system and method are used for extracting a sample of dry product from a receptacle. An extraction tube having a perforated portion is disposed in a product storage volume of the receptacle. A pressurized air source is connected to a first end of the extraction tube. A sample collection device is located outside of the receptacle and serves to separate the sample from an airflow driven by the pressurized air source. An inlet of the sample collection device is connected to a second end of the extraction tube. A sample outlet is adapted to dispense the sample, and an air outlet is provided for venting pressurized air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventor: Evan Thomas Smith
  • Publication number: 20230312718
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating, reducing the severity, or inhibiting the growth of cancer (e.g., recurrent ovarian cancer). The methods of the present invention comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody that specifically binds Mucin 16 (MUC16) and CD3 alone, or in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to programmed death 1 (PD-1) receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Glenn Kroog, Tracey Michelle Rowlands, Priscila Hermont Barcellos Goncalves, Thomas Smith Uldrick, JR., Min Zhu
  • Patent number: 11771238
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ALL PLASTIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Thomas Smith, Cheryl Ann Smith
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20230303392
    Abstract: A process for the production of hydrogen is described, the process comprises the steps of: (a) generating a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and steam in a synthesis gas generation unit; (b) increasing the hydrogen content of the synthesis gas and decreasing the carbon monoxide content by subjecting it to one or more water-gas shift stages in a water-gas shift unit to provide a hydrogen-enriched gas, (c) cooling the hydrogen-enriched gas and separating condensed water therefrom, (d) passing the resulting de-watered hydrogen-enriched gas to a carbon dioxide separation unit to provide a carbon dioxide gas stream and a hydrogen gas stream, wherein the synthesis gas from step (a) is fed without adjustment of the carbon monoxide content to a water gas shift reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Youxin CUI, Monica GARCIA, Pauline Elizabeth GLEN, Norman MACLEOD, Neetisha MISTRY, Michael Thomas NICHOLSON, Simone ROLOFF-STANDRING, Thomas SMITH, Helen Elizabeth STANNESS, Melanie Andrea STANWAY, Kaamila UN DIN
  • Publication number: 20230303370
    Abstract: A communication cabinet lift and transport system is provided including a lift and transport assembly having a support bar with at least one attachment bracket configured to be attached to a frame of the communication cabinet and a caster jack disposed near a either end of the support bar. Each caster jack including a bar mount configured to affix the caster jack to the support bar, a caster wheel disposed at an end of the caster jack, and a jack assembly configured to extend and retract the caster wheel relative to the bar mount. The communication cabinet lift and transport system is configured to raise and lower the communication cabinet relative to a surface, and translate the communication cabinet about the surface when the lift and transport system is in a raised position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Andrea Marie Ozuna, Karyne Poissant Prevratil, Joshua Thomas Smith, Anthony Lynn Williams
  • Publication number: 20230233952
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a toy finger skateboard may include inserting a flange portion of a toy finger skateboard truck into a flange receiver of a toy finger skateboard deck. The toy finger skateboard truck is moved such that a column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck is received by a through hole of the toy finger skateboard deck, and then, the method involves interacting with a top end of the column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck to affix the toy finger skateboard truck to the toy finger skateboard deck. A portion of the top end of the column portion may be cylindrical. The top end of the column portion of the toy finger skateboard truck may be welded to a seat portion of the toy finger skateboard deck, and the welding may include spin welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Tyler Kenney, Timothy Rettberg, Neal Thomas Smith
  • Publication number: 20230237600
    Abstract: Methods and processes can include disbursement and/or management and issuance of guaranteed preapprovals in real property transactions recorded as smart contracts in a distributed digital ledger system. In some embodiments, holders of guaranteed preapproval NFTs may be linked to real property purchase agreements also recorded as NFTs. Holders of the real property purchase agreement NFTs may swap with other holders of the guaranteed preapproval NFTs received form an approved lending entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Celligence International LLC
    Inventors: PAVAN AGARWAL, GABRIEL ALBORS SANCHEZ, JONATHAN ORTIZ RIVERA, THOMAS SMITH
  • Patent number: 11707407
    Abstract: System and associated method for capturing, preserving, and transporting a bodily fluid, including a collection jar having a base body, a lid body, and a cartridge having a plunger therein and disposed in the lid body, the cartridge housing a preservative when the plunger is in a first plunger position and permitting a release of the preservative into an internal cavity of the collection jar when the plunger is in a second plunger position, and a transportation packaging having an outer container, at least one insulation foam support, at least one phase change material bottle, and at least one collection jar holding tray, where the phase change material bottle has an indented portion corresponding to an indented portion of the collection jar holding tray, and where the collection jar is configured for placement in the at least one collection jar holding tray during transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Dadi, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Smith, Pepin Gelardi, Theodore Ullrich, Ross Sloan
  • Patent number: 11707418
    Abstract: A connector for rotatably coupling an enteral feeding solution supply tube to a circular port of a gastrostomy device wherein the connector comprises a fluid conduit having a first end configured for connection with an orifice defined in the circular port to supply the enteral feeding solution to the gastrostomy device, and a second end configured for connection to the enteral feeding solution supply tube, a pair of arms circumferentially arranged around an outer wall of the first end of the fluid conduit, each arm including a first free end and a second free end, wherein the second free end includes a catch configured to releasably engage with a circumferential rim on the circular port, and a flexible bridge connecting each arm to the first end of the fluid conduit and about which the first and second ends of each arm can be pivoted, wherein the connector is couplable to and decouplable from the circular port by pivoting the first and second ends of each arm at the flexible bridge such that the catch on the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Metis Design BV
    Inventors: Mark David Heynes, Phil Anthony Sampey, William Charles Morris, Lee Thomas Smith
  • Publication number: 20230205727
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for the use of a hybrid architecture that combines a programmable processing array and a hardware accelerator. The hybrid architecture dedicates the most computationally intensive blocks to the hardware accelerator, which may be implemented for the computation of pre-distortion (DPD) coefficients while maintaining flexibility for additional DPD computations to be performed by the programmable processing array. An interface is also described for coupling the processing array to the hardware accelerator, which achieves a division of functionality and connects the programmable processing array components to the hardware accelerator components without sacrificing flexibility. This results in a balance between power/area and flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Zoran Zivkovic, Kameran Azadet, Kannan Rajamani, Thomas Smith
  • Publication number: 20230205730
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for the use of a hybrid architecture that combines a programmable processing array and a hardware accelerator. The hybrid architecture dedicates the most computationally intensive blocks to the hardware accelerator, while maintaining flexibility for additional computations to be performed by the programmable processing array. An interface is also described for coupling the processing array to the hardware accelerator, which achieves a division of functionality and connects the programmable processing array components to the hardware accelerator components without sacrificing flexibility. This results in a balance between power/area and flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Zoran Zivkovic, Kameran Azadet, Kannan Rajamani, Thomas Smith
  • Publication number: 20230192201
    Abstract: A vehicle having a floor, first and second lateral side body structures, a roof, a rear wall, and a bulkhead. The rear wall extends from the roof and cooperates with the floor to at least partially define an opening. The bulkhead may be moveable in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventor: Lea Thomas Smith
  • Publication number: 20230185100
    Abstract: A kaleidoscopic display assembly, comprising: (a) a stand; (b) a kaleidoscope tube supported by the stand; (c) a display container in alignment with the kaleidoscope tube for containing at least a first botanical specimen viewable in a kaleidoscopic pattern through a viewing opening of the kaleidoscope tube; and (d) an aroma container positioned alongside the tube and enclosing an aroma chamber for containing a second botanical specimen. The aroma container has one or more scent ports extending therethrough for sampling an aroma of the second botanical specimen during viewing of the kaleidoscopic pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: William Thomas SMITH, Cheryl Ann SMITH
  • Patent number: D1000196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ALL PLASTIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Thomas Smith, Cheryl Ann Smith
  • Patent number: D1001560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ALL PLASTIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Thomas Smith, Cheryl Ann Smith
  • Patent number: D1001636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: ALL PLASTIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Thomas Smith, Cheryl Ann Smith
  • Patent number: D1002370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: ALL PLASTIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Thomas Smith, Cheryl Ann Smith