Patents by Inventor Andrew Smith

Andrew 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: 20260318102
    Abstract: A post mounting assembly for mounting a post to a ground surface, the post mounting assembly comprising an upper base member comprising a first connection interface and a post connector, the post connector being engageable with the post, and a lower base member being mountable to the ground surface, the lower base member comprising a second connection interface and a ground interface opposite the second connection interface, wherein the upper and lower base members are configured to be assembled in one of multiple angular positions relative to one another, at least some of the angular positions being associated with a corresponding inclined configuration of the post in which a longitudinal axis of the post is inclined with respect to a direction perpendicular to a plane defined by the ground interface when the post mounting assembly is assembled and engaged with the post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 15, 2026
    Applicant: 9220-6820 QUEBEC INC.
    Inventors: William Kell WARSHAW, Andrew SMITH
  • Patent number: 12748750
    Abstract: A method and system for processing signals from a plurality of groups of sensors are described. Each group includes a first sensor and at least one additional sensor. A first sensor identifier and first sensor data are received from the first sensor. At least one additional sensor identifier and additional sensor data are also received from the additional sensor(s). The first sensor and the additional sensor(s) of each group are co-located. The first sensor identifier is associated with the additional sensor identifier(s) for each group. Calibration information for the first sensor is obtained based on the first sensor identifier and the additional sensor identifier(s). The calibration information is specific to the first sensor having the first sensor identifier. Corrected first sensor data for each of the groups is provided based on the first sensor data, the additional sensor data and the calibration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: Aclima Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Smith, Davida Herzl
  • Patent number: 12748572
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for automatic and adaptive association, tracking, loading and updating of machine instruction code. The method includes determining a tag proximate a machine; determining original machine instruction code to load on the machine based on the tag; loading the original machine instruction code on the machine; monitoring operation of the original machine instruction code on the machine; detecting a change in operation of the original machine instruction code on the machine; and automatically creating a modified machine instruction code based on the change in the original machine instruction code on the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: Harmoni Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Ellis, David Caputo, Andrew Smith
  • Publication number: 20260286672
    Abstract: A network of pressurized pathways for a toilet includes a pressurized water supply, a first valve configured to open at least a portion of a water path from the pressurized water supply to a sump jet, a second valve configured to open at least a portion of a water path from the pressurized water supply to a rim jet, and a third valve configured to open at least a portion of a water path to a drain valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2026
    Publication date: September 24, 2026
    Inventors: Douglas Mahoney, Tony L. Lambert, Michael L. Smith, Andrew Smith, Hiroyuki Muraoka
  • Publication number: 20260273552
    Abstract: Provided is an oscillating bidet including a housing configured to receive a flow of water and a bidet wand configured to oscillate under the flow of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2026
    Publication date: September 17, 2026
    Inventors: Michael Smith, Andrew Smith
  • Publication number: 20260274248
    Abstract: A path for an autonomous tractor to move a trailer from a start spot to an ending spot has at least one path segment and a variation indicator that indicates a path variant for the autonomous tractor to follow for the path segment. The autonomous tractor follows the path variant to reduce wear caused by repetitive use of the same path by the autonomous tractor. The path variant may be selected as a least frequented path variant or may be selected as having carried the least amount of weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2026
    Publication date: September 17, 2026
    Inventors: Peter James, Andrew Smith, Lawrence Klein, Jeremy Nett
  • Publication number: 20260188312
    Abstract: Techniques for generating an executable API call for an LLM-generated request, where the executable API call is usable to cause a component to generate a potential response to a user input, are described. In some embodiments, the system receives a user input and uses a language model to generate a request for a component to provide a potential response to the user input. The system uses the request, an API description corresponding to the component, and other information not available to the language model during processing to generate an executable API call corresponding to the request. The system can execute the executable API calls (in a system-determined order or concurrently) to cause the corresponding components to generate potential responses to the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2026
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Ying Shi, Joe Pemberton, Mariusz Momotko, Paul F. D. Ferraro, Andrew Smith, Melanie C B Gens
  • Patent number: 12670899
    Abstract: Techniques for modifying values included in an input to be provided to a LLM are described, where the values are likely to result in decrease accuracy of an LLM output. In some embodiments, the system receives a user input and may cause various components to determine data usable to generate a response to the user input. Prior to causing a language model(s) to process information, the system may identify that an input to the LLM includes a value that is to be modified. The system may generate a modified value and may provide input data including the modified value to the LLM. Thereafter, the system may revert the modified value to the original value so that another component may perform its configured processing with respect to the original value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chixiang Qiu, Kavita Sudheer Dabke, Ilnur Gadelshin, Mark Aiken, Sepehr Valipour, Melanie C B Gens, Andrew Smith
  • Patent number: 12661669
    Abstract: An oscillating bidet includes a housing configured to receive a flow of water and a bidet wand configured to oscillate under the flow of water. The housing includes a housing inlet configured to receive a flow of water and a housing outlet configured to dispense the flow of water. The housing further includes a chamber configured to direct the flow of water from the housing inlet to the housing outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Michael Smith, Andrew Smith
  • Patent number: 12637062
    Abstract: A path for an autonomous tractor to move a trailer from a start spot to an ending spot has at least one path segment and a variation indicator that indicates a path variant for the autonomous tractor to follow for the path segment. The autonomous tractor follows the path variant to reduce wear caused by repetitive use of the same path by the autonomous tractor. The path variant may be selected as a least frequented path variant or may be selected as having carried the least amount of weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Outrider Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter James, Andrew Smith, Lawrence Klein, Jeremy Nett
  • Patent number: 12604494
    Abstract: A transistor structure includes a channel region including first sidewall. A gate electrode includes a first layer having a first portion adjacent to the first sidewall and a second portion adjacent to a gate electrode boundary sidewall. The gate electrode includes a second layer between the first and second portions of the first layer. The first layer has a first composition associated with a first work function material, and has a first lateral thickness from the first sidewall. The second layer has a second composition associated with a second work function material. Depending one a second lateral thickness of the second layer, the second layer may modulate a threshold voltage (VT) of the transistor structure by more or less. In some embodiments, a ratio of the second lateral thickness to the first lateral thickness is less than three.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Smith, Brian Greene, Seonghyun Paik, Omair Saadat, Chung-Hsun Lin, Tahir Ghani
  • Patent number: 12586445
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for contingency wagering. The system provides a first user interface (UI) to create a plurality of user accounts and a second UI to establish connection between the plurality of user accounts. Further, the system provides display of a plurality of contingency wagers and enables each user to select at least one contingency wager of the plurality of contingency wagers. The system sends a notification to each user account of a set of users accounts of the plurality of user accounts, based on selection of the at least one contingency wager by at least one user account of the plurality of user accounts other than the set of user accounts. The notification includes a plurality of links, where a first link of the plurality of links corresponds to a copy operation on the at least one contingency wager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: DABBLE SPORTS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Thomas Rundle, Scott Hutchens, Dave Robin, Jonathon Robin, Andrew Smith
  • Patent number: 12586578
    Abstract: Techniques for generating an executable API call for an LLM-generated request, where the executable API call is usable to cause a component to generate a potential response to a user input, are described. In some embodiments, the system receives a user input and uses a language model to generate a request for a component to provide a potential response to the user input. The system uses the request, an API description corresponding to the component, and other information not available to the language model during processing to generate an executable API call corresponding to the request. The system can execute the executable API calls (in a system-determined order or concurrently) to cause the corresponding components to generate potential responses to the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying Shi, Joe Pemberton, Mariusz Momotko, Paul F. D. Ferraro, Andrew Smith, Melanie C B Gens
  • Publication number: 20260024536
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for the efficient and secure creation of unique identifier associated with submitted URLs and the transmission and processing of encrypted signals by a receiving device, and in particular an audio transmission and processing of encrypted unique inaudible signals by a receiving device that may direct the receiving device to initiate an action, such as directing the receiving device to request an associated Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to then access a specific URL or other digital content through a browser application. The decoding and processing of the transmitted signal is operated on prior to the signal being played through the receiving devices speaker system(s). Consideration of the available signal bit rate is another aspect of the system's operational integrity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 22, 2026
    Inventors: Roger Charlesworth, Shane G.W. Morris, Andrew Smith
  • Patent number: 12528328
    Abstract: A vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit includes a seating assembly that has a seat air duct assembly disposed within an interior of the seating assembly. A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning assembly includes a housing having a first surface and a second surface. The seating assembly is disposed on the first surface of the housing. A seat-directed duct is disposed within the housing. The seat-directed duct is in fluid communication with the seat air duct assembly and an intake defined by the housing. A condenser is disposed within the housing proximate to the intake and an evaporator is disposed within the housing proximate to an inlet of the seat-directed duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John Harmon, Hussain Zoher Tajmahal, Marielle Beverly Conrad, Yejin Han, David Earl Ooms, Michael Moliterno, Andrew Smith
  • Patent number: 12498024
    Abstract: A solar tracking system includes a solar array, support beams that support the solar array, a torque tube coupled to the support beams, a base that rotatably supports the torque tube, and an articulation system that rotates the torque tube relative to the base. The articulation system includes an outer tube, a screw rod, and a nut and/or inner tube that rotates and translates along a length of the screw rod as the screw rod rotates. The interior portion of the outer tube includes helical grooves and the exterior portion of the nut or inner tube includes ridges or rollers that mate with the helical grooves, which cause the nut and/or inner tube to rotate as the nut and/or inner tube is translated along a length of the screw rod when the screw rod is rotated by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Nextracker LLC
    Inventor: Andrew Smith
  • Patent number: D1093934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Inventors: Sunil Biddanda Achia, Andrew Smith, John Leonard O'Brien
  • Patent number: D1093937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Inventors: Sunil Biddanda Achia, Andrew Smith, John Leonard O'Brien
  • Patent number: D1093938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Inventors: Sunil Biddanda Achia, Andrew Smith, John Leonard O'Brien
  • Patent number: D1093942
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Inventors: Sunil Achia, Andrew Smith, John Leonard O'Brien