Patents Represented by Attorney James E. Smith

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  • Electrohydraulic control device for a drive train of a machine
    Patent number: 6162146
    Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, an electrohydraulic control device for a drive train of a machine is disclosed. A control member produces an operator control signal. An engine control module receives the operator control signal and responsively reduces the rotational speed of the engine. A transmission control module additionally receive the operator control signal and responsively controls the engagement of a predetermined transmission clutch to reduce the transmitted torque from the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Hoefling
  • Dentin and enamel adhesive
    Patent number: 4669983
    Abstract: Organic esters of chlorine-containing or bromine-containing phosphorus acids and BIS-GMA, as well as organic esters of phosphorus acids having chlorine or bromine bonded directly to phosphorus, the organic radical of said esters containing at least one polymerizable functional group. Also described are dental liner, restorative, composite, and adhesive compositions containing such organic esters, as well as methods for using such compositions to repair or veneer dental tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: James E. Bunker
  • Simulation and cleanup of oil- and/or gas-producing wells
    Patent number: 4557837
    Abstract: Method for treating oil and gas wells using foamable fluids containing methanol, as well as foamable compositions and novel fluorochemicals useful therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Henry B. Clark, III, Myron T. Pike