Patents by Inventor A. Smith

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: 20160086297
    Abstract: Embodiments presented herein describe techniques for generating a care plan tailored for an individual. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a care platform receives a selection of one or more care protocol templates to assign to a patient. Each care protocol template is associated with a medical condition to be treated. The care platform generates tasks to be performed by the patient, observation metrics specifying types of patient biometrics to monitor, and thresholds associated with each selection. The care platform receives one or more customizations to the tasks, observation metrics, and thresholds and determines whether any of the tasks or the customizations to the tasks conflict with one another. Upon identifying one or more conflicts, the conflicts are resolved based on specified rules associated with each conflicting task. The care plan is generated based on the observation metrics, thresholds, customizations, and resolved tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Richard D. DETTINGER, Richard M. SMITH, Scott J. BURRICHTER
  • Publication number: 20160082630
    Abstract: A vehicle interior panel includes a substrate having an interior surface and an exterior surface. An attachment structure extends integrally from the interior surface of the substrate. The attachment structure defines a first wall spaced apart from the substrate and having an attachment opening therethrough. The attachment structure further defines a supporting wall segment adjacent the substrate that has a plurality of holes therein, the holes extending in a first direction generally parallel with the interior surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Steve Norman Bazinski, Warwick J. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160085937
    Abstract: Embodiments presented herein describe techniques for administering a care plan that describes an overall treatment regimen for a patient. Embodiments include receiving a care plan specifying a plurality of assigned tasks for the patient to perform, timing information specifying when each of the plurality of assigned tasks should be performed, and a plurality of observation metrics that each indicate a type of biometric data to monitor. At least one monitoring device available to collect biometric data to compare against observation metrics specified in the care plan is identified. Biometric data is collected using the at least one monitoring device. Embodiments further include, upon determining that the collected biometric data satisfies at least one threshold condition specified in the care plan, initiating at least one treatment plan specified in the care plan and corresponding to the satisfied at least one threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Richard D. DETTINGER, Richard M. SMITH, Scott J. BURRICHTER
  • Publication number: 20160087232
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method of fabrication of a semiconductor structure. The method of fabrication includes: Forming a trench in a first dielectric material down to a first conductive material of a bottom gate. A sidewall of the trench contacts a top surface of the first conductive material. Depositing a second conductive material on the sidewall of the trench, which forms an electrical connection with the first conductive material. Depositing a second dielectric material a in the trench, and on the second conductive material. Depositing a gate dielectric material on the second conductive material and the dielectric materials. Forming a channel material on the gate dielectric material. Depositing another conductive material on the channel material and portions of the gate dielectric material to form a source terminal and a drain terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Aaron D. Franklin, Shu-Jen Han, Satyavolu S. Papa Rao, Joshua T. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160084936
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for generating enhanced location information on or about a mobile device may include receiving (via a processor of the mobile device) location information from one or more of a sensor of the mobile device and an external system, generating (via the processor) a first waypoint based on the received location information, receiving network provided location information, generating a second waypoint based on the received network provided location information, retrieving dead reckoning location information, generating a third waypoint based on the received network provided location information, applying the first, second and third waypoints to a kalman filter to generate precise location information, and using the precise location information to provide the enhanced location based service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Clint SMITH, Purnima Surampudi
  • Publication number: 20160088044
    Abstract: An example method involves receiving, by a playback device in a media playback system, limited-access media, where the limited-access media corresponds to a limited-access playback device characteristic. The method may further involve determining, by the playback device, that a particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system. Based on determining that the particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system, the method may further involve causing the media playback system to play back the limited-access media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Brad Wolf, Ben Smith
  • Publication number: 20160082614
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for trimming elastomeric gasket squeeze-out from between a removable workpiece and a static base, when there is compression between the workpiece and the base. The elastomeric gasket is deformable and compression causes squeeze-out along the edge. The method comprises using a tack release agent to remove the tackiness from the elastomeric squeeze-out and, following wetting of the squeeze-out, applying a thin blade adjacent the workpiece and trimming the excess squeeze-out by moving the blade along the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Busby, Douglas J. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160083432
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to crystalline forms of cyclosporin A and particularly to a newly identified form of cyclosporin A. The invention further relates to methods for its preparation and to methods for treating certain ocular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Anuradha V. Gore, Thomas K. Karami, Ke Wu, Richard S. Graham, Scott W. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160087792
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques generating one or more polynomial elements for a polynomial function using a node value of a pseudo random number generator tree as a seed value, the polynomial function comprising a secret value and the polynomial elements, and the pseudo random number generator tree at least partially matching at least one other pseudo random number generator tree on another device, generating a plurality of share values based on the one or more polynomial elements and the polynomial function and distributing a share value of the plurality of share values to a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Ned Smith, William Deleeuw
  • Publication number: 20160084740
    Abstract: A novel, advanced polymeric swab is disclosed herein. The swabs have a surface texture that allows for independent motion between microscale regions, are reusable with no loss of accuracy or efficiency, and are fabricated from optoelectronically-active elements to minimize static charging during repeated use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Stephen P. Beaudoin, Bryan William Boudouris, Michelle Chaffee-Cipich, Aaron James Harrison, Stefan Lukow, Lizbeth Rostro, Caitlin Joy Schram, Kathryn Maureen Smith, Myles Calvin Thomas
  • Publication number: 20160084046
    Abstract: A cross over tool includes, a first tubular forming part of a structure having a channel formed radially through a wall thereof and having a passageway formed longitudinally through the wall. The tool includes a second tubular forming part of a tool string, the second tubular is positionable radially of the first tubular, and has a port through a wall thereof, the port is alignable with the channel. The crossover tool is configured such that while the a port is aligned with the a channel fluid can flow through an inside of the tool string radially through the a port and the a channel and back into the inside of the tool string and through the a passageway and through an annular space defined between the tool string and the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: James A. Smith, Robert S. O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20160086787
    Abstract: An ion trap such as an ion cyclotron resonance analyzer cell (trap) is described wherein the ion trap comprises a plurality of electrodes and has at least one integrated ion detector, preferably a position-sensitive and/or time-sensitive ion detector, wherein at least part of said ion detector is configured as an electrode of said ion trap. Methods of position-sensitive detection of ions in such ion trap are described as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Ronald Martinus Alexander Heeren, Julia Helga Jungmann, Don Smith
  • Publication number: 20160084689
    Abstract: A magnetic flowmeter flowtube assembly includes a conduit with a first end and a second end. A first neck flange is coupled to the first end of the conduit and has an inside diameter with a first notch extending radially outwardly therefrom. A second neck flange is coupled to the second end and has an inside diameter with a second notch extending radially outwardly therefrom. A fluoropolymer liner is disposed within and extends through the first neck flange, the conduit and the second neck flange. A pair of electrodes is mounted relative to the liner to measure a voltage induced within a process fluid flowing through the liner. A first spring-energized seal ring is disposed in the first notch and a second spring-energized seal ring disposed in the second notch. A method of sealing a magnetic flowmeter having a fluoropolymer liner is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph A. Smith, Erik D. Anderson, Michael J. Mikolichek, Steven B. Rogers
  • Publication number: 20160083108
    Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a scenario, such as a communications scenario in which the end-to-end quality of communications between end nodes of a communications link may be affected by various factors and conditions. Such factors and conditions may include performance parameters of the end nodes and intermediate nodes, human operational performance, and external conditions, such as weather. Qualitative and quantitative representations of the end-to-end quality of communications are presented simultaneously and in a time-synchronized manner with displays of the relevant performance parameters, indications of human operational actions, and locations of nodes of the communications link and external conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Yifan Yang, Elwyn William Hubbard, Christopher J. Devine, James M. Rush, Gregory W. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160085576
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for service creation and management. A processor can detect an event relating to a service, and access a service creation database to identify a recipe associated with the service. The recipe can define a resource to be used to provide the service. The processor can access an inventory to determine if the resource is available, identify a service control to control the service, instruct an infrastructure control to allocate virtual machines to host components of the service, and issue instructions to the service control. The instructions can instruct the service control to load service functions to the virtual machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Frank Cariello, Reuben Klein, Paul Edward Smith, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160083230
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for constructing refractory structures, e.g., glass furnace regenerator structures and/or glass furnace structures having walls formed of refractory block and buck stays externally supporting the walls are provided. Opposed pairs of supports are connected to at least a respective one of the vertically oriented buck stays with cross-support beams spanning the refractory structure between a respective pair of the supports. An overhead crane assembly is supported by the cross-support beams. In such a manner, refractory components of the refractory structure (e.g., refractory wall blocks and/or refractory checker bricks) may be installed using the overhead crane assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Robert D. CHAMBERS, Michael P. SMITH, Alan E. BOWSER, JR., Kevin D. PENDELTON, Lou CAROLLA
  • Publication number: 20160086090
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for tailoring the output of an intelligent automated assistant. One embodiment of a method for conducting an interaction with a human user includes collecting data about the user using a multimodal set of sensors positioned in a vicinity of the user, making a set of inferences about the user in accordance with the data, and tailoring an output to be delivered to the user in accordance with the set of inferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Gokhan Tur, Horacio E. Franco, Elizabeth Shriberg, Gregory K. Myers, William S. Mark, Norman D. Winarsky, Andreas Stolcke, Bart Peinter, Michael J. Wolverton, Luciana Ferrer, Martin Graciarena, Neil Yorke-Smith, Harry Bratt
  • Publication number: 20160084396
    Abstract: Upper and/or lower seal plates of a sub plate mounted, pilot actuated spool valve are reinforced with one or more metal rings. In a number of preferred embodiments, the metal ring is comprised of steel. Portions of the seal plates may comprise an engineering thermoplastic such as polyoxymethylene (POM) sold by E. I. DuPont de Nemours under the DELRIN® trademark. The plastic material may be molded to the metal ring. In other embodiments, the plastic material and metal ring(s) are mechanically connected together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Robert E. Smith, III, Frank Harold Hollister, Richard R. Watson, Dane Tipton
  • Publication number: 20160086393
    Abstract: Systems and methods for customizable vehicle parameter sensing, recording, and utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Dean M. Collins, Bryan Smith
  • Publication number: 20160088284
    Abstract: A system for scanning a body to create scan data comprises a processor, a range camera capable of capturing at least a first set of depth images of the body rotated to 0 degrees, and at least a second set of depth images of the body rotated to x degrees, wherein x is >0 degrees, and x<360 degrees. A set of computer instructions are executable on a processor capable of creating biometrics based on extracted body measurement from the body scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Raj Sareen, Jason Delevan, Stephen Randolph Smith, III, Bobby H. Parkinson, JR.