Patents by Inventor Alfred Smith

Alfred 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).

  • Patent number: 11339039
    Abstract: The wheel lift for changing tire on a vehicle (hereinafter wheel lift) is a mechanical structure. The wheel lift forms a jack used to elevate a vehicle such that the wheel of the vehicle can be removed and replaced. The wheel lift is a portable structure. The wheel lift is a rolling structure. The wheel lift is a non-Euclidean structure such that the wheel targeted for replacement can roll onto the wheel lift. The wheel lift comprises a pedestal, a jack structure, and a wheel rack. The jack structure attaches the wheel rack to the pedestal. The span of the length of the jack structure in the vertical direction adjusts such that the jack structure controls the elevation of the wheel rack above the supporting surface. The wheel rack receives and supports the wheel targeted for replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventor: Alfred Smith
  • Patent number: 11205325
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods providing a live craps game and a plurality of electronic gaming machines that facilitate participation in the live craps game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Alfred Smith, Derrick Price
  • Publication number: 20200035067
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods providing a live craps game and a plurality of electronic gaming machines that facilitate participation in the live craps game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Alfred Smith, Derrick Price
  • Patent number: 10438450
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods providing a live craps game and a plurality of electronic gaming machines that facilitate participation in the live craps game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Alfred Smith, Derrick Price
  • Publication number: 20190188969
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods providing a live craps game and a plurality of electronic gaming machines that facilitate participation in the live craps game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Alfred Smith, Derrick Price
  • Publication number: 20160235138
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heat-resistant glove, having a first and second shell sections generally defined on the palm side and a back side with each of the shell sections being made of a temperature-resistant material. Each tip of the heat-resistant glove is made of a more heat resistant material. The heat-resistant glove can be made from with a five finger or three finger stall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Alfred Smith
  • Patent number: 7589334
    Abstract: The invention is intended to increase the number of patients treatable using one wheel having a thickness varied in the rotating direction to change energy of an ion beam passing the wheel. Ion beam delivery equipment for irradiating an ion beam to a patient for treatment comprises a beam generator for producing and accelerating the ion beam, an beam delivery nozzle including a range modulation wheel which has a predetermined thickness distribution in the rotating direction and is rotated on a travel passage of the ion beam generated from the beam generator to control a range of the ion beam, and an irradiation controller for controlling the beam producing and accelerating operation of the beam generator in accordance with the phase of rotation of the range modulation wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Board of Regents, University of Texas System
    Inventors: Kazuo Hiramoto, Hiroshi Akiyama, Masaki Yanagisawa, Hisataka Fujimaki, Alfred Smith, Wayne Newhauser
  • Patent number: 7405407
    Abstract: A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device having a plurality of X-ray detectors can be moved in the direction of a rotation axis of the rotating gantry. A couch on which a patient is lying is moved until a tumor substantially reaches an extension of an ion beam path in the irradiating unit. The X-ray tube is positioned on the ion beam path and the X-ray detecting device is positioned on the extension of the ion beam path. With rotation of the rotating gantry, both the X-ray tube emitting an X-ray and the X-ray detecting device revolve around the patient. The X-ray is emitted to the patient and detected by the X-ray detectors after penetrating the patient. Tomographic information of the patient is formed based on signals outputted from the X-ray detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Kazuo Hiramoto, Hiroshi Akiyama, Yoshihiko Nagamine, Alfred Smith, Wayne Newhauser
  • Publication number: 20070252093
    Abstract: The invention is intended to confirm whether the SOBP (spread-out Bragg peak) width is a desired value in real time during beam irradiation, and to improve safety in treatment. Ion beam delivery equipment comprises a beam generator including a synchrotron, an RMW (range modulation wheel) device for forming an SOBP width of an ion beam extracted from the beam generator, a beam delivery nozzle including a reference dose monitor and a main dose monitor which are installed respectively upstream and downstream of the RMW device in the direction of travel of the ion beam, and an SOBP width computing unit for computing the SOBP width of the ion beam, which is formed by the RMW device, based on values detected by both the reference dose monitor and the main dose monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Hisataka Fujimaki, Koji Matsuda, Hiroshi Akiyama, Masaki Yanagisawa, Alfred Smith, Kazuo Hiramoto
  • Publication number: 20070228291
    Abstract: The invention is intended to increase the number of patients treatable using one wheel having a thickness varied in the rotating direction to change energy of an ion beam passing the wheel. Ion beam delivery equipment for irradiating an ion beam to a patient for treatment comprises a beam generator for producing and accelerating the ion beam, an beam delivery nozzle including a range modulation wheel which has a predetermined thickness distribution in the rotating direction and is rotated on a travel passage of the ion beam generated from the beam generator to control a range of the ion beam, and an irradiation controller for controlling the beam producing and accelerating operation of the beam generator in accordance with the phase of rotation of the range modulation wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuo Hiramoto, Hiroshi Akiyama, Masaki Yanagisawa, Hisataka Fujimaki, Alfred Smith, Wayne Newhauser
  • Publication number: 20070215819
    Abstract: A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device having a plurality of X-ray detectors can be moved in the direction of a rotation axis of the rotating gantry. A couch on which a patient is lying is moved until a tumor substantially reaches an extension of an ion beam path in the irradiating unit. The X-ray tube is positioned on the ion beam path and the X-ray detecting device is positioned on the extension of the ion beam path. With rotation of the rotating gantry, both the X-ray tube emitting an X-ray and the X-ray detecting device revolve around the patient. The X-ray is emitted to the patient and detected by the X-ray detectors after penetrating the patient. Tomographic information of the patient is formed based on signals outputted from the X-ray detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuo Hiramoto, Hiroshi Akiyama, Yoshihiko Nagamine, Alfred Smith, Wayne Newhauser
  • Publication number: 20070158592
    Abstract: The invention is intended to increase the number of patients treatable using one wheel having a thickness varied in the rotating direction to change energy of an ion beam passing the wheel. Ion beam delivery equipment for irradiating an ion beam to a patient for treatment comprises a beam generator for producing and accelerating the ion beam, an beam delivery nozzle including a range modulation wheel which has a predetermined thickness distribution in the rotating direction and is rotated on a travel passage of the ion beam generated from the beam generator to control a range of the ion beam, and an irradiation controller for controlling the beam producing and accelerating operation of the beam generator in accordance with the phase of rotation of the range modulation wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuo Hiramoto, Hiroshi Akiyama, Masaki Yanagisawa, Hisataka Fujimaki, Alfred Smith, Wayne Newhauser
  • Patent number: 7193227
    Abstract: A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device having a plurality of X-ray detectors can be moved in the direction of a rotation axis of the rotating gantry. A couch on which a patient is lying is moved until a tumor substantially reaches an extension of an ion beam path in the irradiating unit. The X-ray tube is positioned on the ion beam path and the X-ray detecting device is positioned on the extension of the ion beam path. With rotation of the rotating gantry, both the X-ray tube emitting an X-ray and the X-ray detecting device revolve around the patient. The X-ray is emitted to the patient and detected by the X-ray detectors after penetrating the patient. Tomographic information of the patient is formed based on signals outputted from the X-ray detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Kazuo Hiramoto, Hiroshi Akiyama, Yoshihiko Nagamine, Alfred Smith, Wayne Newhauser
  • Publication number: 20060163495
    Abstract: A therapy system using an ion beam, which can shorten the time required for positioning a couch (patient). The therapy system using the ion beam comprises a rotating gantry provided with an ion beam delivery unit including an X-ray tube. An X-ray detecting device having a plurality of X-ray detectors can be moved in the direction of a rotation axis of the rotating gantry. A couch on which a patient is lying is moved until a tumor substantially reaches an extension of an ion beam path in the irradiating unit. The X-ray tube is positioned on the ion beam path and the X-ray detecting device is positioned on the extension of the ion beam path. With rotation of the rotating gantry, both the X-ray tube emitting an X-ray and the X-ray detecting device revolve around the patient. The X-ray is emitted to the patient and detected by the X-ray detectors after penetrating the patient. Tomographic information of the patient is formed based on signals outputted from the X-ray detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Kazuo Hiramoto, Hiroshi Akiyama, Yoshihiko Nagamine, Alfred Smith, Wayne Newhauser
  • Publication number: 20060163496
    Abstract: The invention is intended to increase the number of patients treatable using one wheel having a thickness varied in the rotating direction to change energy of an ion beam passing the wheel. Ion beam delivery equipment for irradiating an ion beam to a patient for treatment comprises a beam generator for producing and accelerating the ion beam, an beam delivery nozzle including a range modulation wheel which has a predetermined thickness distribution in the rotating direction and is rotated on a travel passage of the ion beam generated from the beam generator to control a range of the ion beam, and an irradiation controller for controlling the beam producing and accelerating operation of the beam generator in accordance with the phase of rotation of the range modulation wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Kazuo Hiramoto, Hiroshi Akiyama, Masaki Yanagisawa, Hisataka Fujimaki, Alfred Smith, Wayne Newhauser
  • Patent number: 6997279
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a seat adjustable fore and aft and a lock-out feature configured to render the vehicle inoperable when the seat is rearward of a predetermined point in the vehicle. The lock-out feature is preferably configured to prevent movement of the seat rearward of the predetermined point when at least one predetermined vehicle condition exists. A corresponding method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin G. Kolpasky, Tracey A. Wilt, Albert H. Butlin, Michael C. Gill, David Furness, Alfred Smith
  • Publication number: 20040216941
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a seat adjustable fore and aft and a lock-out feature configured to render the vehicle inoperable when the seat is rearward of a predetermined point in the vehicle. The lock-out feature is preferably configured to prevent movement of the seat rearward of the predetermined point when at least one predetermined vehicle condition exists. A corresponding method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Kevin G. Kolpasky, Tracey A. Wilt, Albert H. Butlin, Michael C. Gill, David Furness, Alfred Smith
  • Patent number: D994803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventor: Alfred Smith