Patents by Inventor Aaron Smith

Aaron 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: 20140141715
    Abstract: Various configurations and arrangements of various communication devices and antenna solutions are disclosed. Antenna solutions disclosed herein include a single inductive coupling element configured to resonate at a variety of resonant frequencies suitable for WPT and/or NFC communications. Resonant circuits can be provided for tuning the inductive coupling element to resonant at specific resonant frequency. The antenna solutions can be employed in WPT/NFC enabled communication devices capable of WPT and NFC communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Aaron Smith
  • Publication number: 20140057559
    Abstract: Various configurations and arrangements of various communication devices are disclosed. Various integrated circuits that form these communication devices can be fabricated onto one or more semiconductor substrates, chips, and/or dies using a high voltage semiconductor process, a low voltage semiconductor process, or any combination thereof. Some of these high voltage and/or low voltage semiconductor process integrated circuits can be fabricated along with other high voltage and/or low voltage semiconductor process integrated circuits of other modules onto a single semiconductor substrate, chip, and/or die. This allows the low voltage semiconductor process integrated circuits and/or high voltage semiconductor process integrated circuits of one module to be combined with low voltage semiconductor process integrated circuits and/or high voltage semiconductor process integrated circuits of another module of the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Aaron SMITH
  • Publication number: 20140035513
    Abstract: A smart battery charger having a plurality of charging stations for simultaneously charging a plurality of batteries, such as vehicle batteries, in an efficient manner without overcharging by compensating for the current state of charge and temperature of each one of the batteries while indicating a status of the batteries to an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chris Kroenke, Aaron Smith
  • Publication number: 20140014742
    Abstract: A gas injection system for an energetic-beam instrument having a vacuum chamber. The system has a cartridge containing a chemical serving as a source for an output gas to be delivered into the vacuum chamber. The cartridge has a reservoir containing the chemical, which rises to a fill line having a level defined by an amount of the chemical present in the reservoir at a given time. An outlet from the reservoir is coupled to an output passage through an outlet valve and configured so that when the system is tilted the outlet remains above the level of the fill line. Embodiments include isolation valves allowing the cartridge to be disconnected without destroying system vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Omniprobe, Inc.
    Inventors: Rocky Kruger, Aaron Smith, Cheryl Hartfield
  • Patent number: 8563549
    Abstract: Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase inhibitor compounds (I), their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and prodrugs thereof; compositions of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and uses of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, in the prophylaxis or treatment of proliferative diseases characterized by the abnormal activity of growth factors, protein serine/threonine kinases, and phospholipid kinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Matthew Burger, Zhi-Jie Ni, Sabina Pecchi, Gordana Ataliah, Sarah Bartulis, Kelly Frazier, Aaron Smith, Joelle Verhagen, Yanchen Zhang, Allan Wagman, Simon Ng, Keith Pfister, Daniel J. Poon, Alicia Louie, Teresa Pick, Paul Barsanti, Edwin Iwanowicz, Wendy Fantl, Thomas Hendrickson, Mark Knapp, Hanne Meritt, Charles Voliva, Marion Wiesmann, Xiahua Xin
  • Publication number: 20130275554
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating an opinion timeline. Users are able to submit ongoing reviews for products and services based on extended use, new revelations, additional features, upgrades and the like. Users can be notified of upgrades or improvements and are requested to provide another review of the product or service which is tied to the original review. Users can also update their review of the product or service based on a change in mind. The opinion timeline can be applied to reviews of products, television shows, music, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: Aaron Smith
  • Publication number: 20130267493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to indole and indazole compounds of Formula (I) that activate 5? adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK). The invention also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods for treating or preventing diseases, conditions, or disorders ameliorated by activation of AMPK.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventors: Samit Bhattacharya, Kimberly Cameron, Matthew Dowling, Dilinie Fernando, David Ebner, Kevin Filipski, Daniel Kung, Esther Lee, Aaron Smith, Meihua Tu
  • Patent number: 8512474
    Abstract: A precursor delivery system for an irradiation beam instrument includes an injection tube for injecting gasses into the instrument vacuum chamber and a main gas line having an inlet and an outlet. The outlet is connected to the injection tube, and the inlet is connected to a sequential pair of valves connected to a carrier gas source. A crucible for holding precursor material is selectively connected to the main gas line at a location between the pair of valves and the injection tube. The source of carrier gas may be selectively connected to the inlet by sequential operation of the pair of carrier gas valves, so that pulses of carrier gas assist the flow of precursor material to the injection tube. Rapid purging of the system between precursors is enabled by a valve selectively connecting the main line to an envelope in communication with the instrument vacuum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Omniprobe, Inc.
    Inventors: Rocky Kruger, Aaron Smith, Thomas M. Moore
  • Publication number: 20130210818
    Abstract: New substituted heterocyclic compounds, compositions containing them, and methods of using them for the inhibition of Raf kinase activity are provided. The new compounds and compositions may be used either alone or in combination with at least one additional agent for the treatment of a Raf kinase mediated disorder, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Zilin Huang, Jeff Jin, Timothy Machajewski, William R. Antonios-McCrea, Maureen McKenna, Daniel Poon, Paul A. Renhowe, Martin Sendzik, Cynthia Shafer, Aaron Smith, Yongjin Xu, Qiong Zhang, Zheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20130144397
    Abstract: The present teachings are directed to a shoulder prosthesis having an adjustable radial offset and/or angular inclination provided by relative rotation of an adapter interdisposed between a stem and a head. In one example, a prosthesis has a stem having a first longitudinal axis. The prosthesis can also include an adaptor including a first taper. The first taper can have a first taper axis. The prosthesis can include a head supported by the adaptor. The head can be selectively oriented and then coupled to the first taper and the combination can be selectively orientated and the coupled to the stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Biomet Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Aaron Smith, Kevin Stone, Nicholas Cordaro
  • Publication number: 20130109682
    Abstract: The present invention provides certain compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as further described herein. Also provided are formulations comprising compounds of formula I, and a method to use such compounds for treating a disease or condition mediated by Provirus Integration of Maloney Kinase (PIM Kinase), GSK3, PKC, KDR, PDGFRa, FGFR3, FLT3, or cABL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Matthew Burger, Yu Ding, Wooseok Han, Mika Lindvall, Gisele A. Nishiguchi, Alice Rico, Aaron Smith, Huw Tanner, Lifeng Wan
  • Publication number: 20130103592
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards providing method for negotiating a license to a media item by a customer for a commercial use, including maintaining by a digital media licensing server a catalog of media items that are available to be licensed, and a database of records. Receiving a designation of a media item from the catalog, providing a customer interface that enables a customer to specify an offer to license the selected media item; receiving an offer, electronically providing to a plurality of rights holders in the media item information about the offer, receiving from rights holders at least one counteroffer price, determining a collaborative counteroffer price, and providing the collaborative counteroffer price to the customer. Additional embodiments are directed toward a method for making recommendations for alternative media items to license.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: CORBIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary Shenk, Gilbert Gerard Wong, Katherine Mae Golden, Alison L. Cramer, Aaron Smith, Joshua Saint Jacque, Jason Christopher Rudmann
  • Publication number: 20130096149
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, and X are as defined herein. The compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are useful for the treatment of cancer, and B-Raf-associated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Ann Marie Madera, Daniel Poon, Aaron Smith
  • Patent number: 8394454
    Abstract: A precursor delivery system for an irradiation beam instrument having a vacuum chamber includes an injection tube for injecting gasses into the vacuum chamber of the instrument and a main gas line having an inlet and an outlet. The outlet is connected to the injection tube, and the inlet is connected to a sequential pair of valves connected to a carrier gas source. A crucible for holding precursor material is selectively connected to the main gas line at a location between the pair of valves and the injection tube. The source of carrier gas may be selectively connected to the inlet by sequential operation of the pair of carrier gas valves, so that pulses of carrier gas assist the flow of precursor material to the injection tube. Rapid purging of the system between precursors is enabled by a valve selectively connecting the main line to an envelope in communication with the instrument vacuum. Methods of CVD and etching using the system are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Omniprobe, Inc.
    Inventors: Rocky Kruger, Aaron Smith, Thomas M. Moore
  • Publication number: 20130025536
    Abstract: A precursor delivery system for an irradiation beam instrument includes an injection tube for injecting gasses into the instrument vacuum chamber and a main gas line having an inlet and an outlet. The outlet is connected to the injection tube, and the inlet is connected to a sequential pair of valves connected to a carrier gas source. A crucible for holding precursor material is selectively connected to the main gas line at a location between the pair of valves and the injection tube. The source of carrier gas may be selectively connected to the inlet by sequential operation of the pair of carrier gas valves, so that pulses of carrier gas assist the flow of precursor material to the injection tube. Rapid purging of the system between precursors is enabled by a valve selectively connecting the main line to an envelope in communication with the instrument vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: OMNIPROBE, INC.
    Inventors: Rocky Kruger, Aaron Smith, Thomas M. Moore
  • Publication number: 20120225859
    Abstract: Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase inhibitor compounds (I), their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and prodrugs thereof; compositions of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and uses of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, in the prophylaxis or treatment of proliferative diseases characterized by the abnormal activity of growth factors, protein serine/threonine kinases, and phospholipid kinases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Matthew BURGER, Zhi-Jie NI, Sabina PECCHI, Gordana ATALLAH, Sarah BARTULIS, Kelly FRAZIER, Aaron SMITH, Joelle VERHAGEN, Yanchen ZHANG, Allan WAGMAN, Simon NG, Keith PFISTER, Daniel POON, Alicia LOUIE, Teresa PICK, Paul BARSANTI, Edwin IWANOWICZ, Wendy FANTL, Thomas HENDRICKSON, Mark KNAPP, Hanne MERRITT, Charles VOLIVA, Marion WIESMANN, Xiaohua XIN
  • Patent number: 8217035
    Abstract: Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase inhibitor compounds (I), their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and prodrugs thereof; compositions of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and uses of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, in the prophylaxis or treatment of proliferative diseases characterized by the abnormal activity of growth factors, protein serine/threonine kinases, and phospholipid kinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Matthew Burger, Zhi-Jie Ni, Sabina Pecchi, Gordana Atallah, Sarah Bartulis, Kelly Frazier, Aaron Smith, Joelle Verhagen, Yanchen Zhang, Allan Wagman, Simon Ng, Keith Pfister, Daniel Poon, Alicia Louie, Teresa Pick, Paul Barsanti, Edwin Iwanowicz, Wendy Fantl, Thomas Hendrickson, Mark Knapp, Hanne Merritt, Charles Voliva, Marion Wiesmann, Xiaohua Xin
  • Patent number: 8173647
    Abstract: Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase inhibitor compounds, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and prodrugs thereof; compositions of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and uses of the new compounds, either alone or in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, in the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases characterized by the abnormal activity of growth factors, protein serine/threonine kinases, and phospholipid kinases, including proliferative diseases, inflammatory and obstructive airways diseases, allergic conditions, autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Inventors: Gordana Atallah, Sarah Bartulis, Matthew Burger, Hanne Merritt, Simon Ng, Zhi-Jie Ni, Sabina Pecchi, Keith B. Pfister, Aaron Smith, Charles Voliva, Allan Wagman, Yanchen Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120108619
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein G is R1, R2 and R3 are as described herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and the use thereof in treating diseases, conditions or disorders modulated by the inhibition of an acetyl-CoA carboxylase enzyme(s) in an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: David A. Griffith, Robert L. Dow, Scott W. Bagley, Aaron Smith
  • Publication number: 20120078375
    Abstract: The present teachings are directed to a shoulder prosthesis having an adjustable radial offset and/or angular inclination provided by relative rotation of an adapter interdisposed between a stem and a head. In one example, a prosthesis has a stem having a first longitudinal axis. The prosthesis can also include an adaptor including a first taper. The first taper can have a first taper axis. The prosthesis can include a head supported by the adaptor. The head can be selectively oriented and then coupled to the first taper and the combination can be selectively orientated and the coupled to the stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Biomet Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Aaron Smith, Kevin Stone, Nicholas Cordaro