Patents by Inventor Billy Joe Smith

Billy Joe 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: 11933510
    Abstract: This application relates to a building energy analysis and management system for measurement and verification of building performance. The system can analyze, optimize, manage, maintain, trouble shoot, and/or modify building systems, such as HVAC systems, in connection with the building energy usage. Measurements may be gathered for one or more HVAC units coupled to pressure independent valves, and sent to one or more Surge Panels that pass data to remote analysis servers, which can receive other system or external data. The analysis servers compare measurements to predicted values and can standardize the predicted values to account for external conditions. The comparison can result in difference values used to generate probable causes and optimization recommendations. The system outputs reports or other data display using a graphical user interface that can be adjusted for an anticipated user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: FlowEnergy, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Arthur Neal Smith, Joshua Jerome Doerr, Christopher Tillman Reed, Jeffrey Michael Creighton, Christopher John Robson, Andrew James Horn, David Anthony Rogers, Larry Ray Willis, Jr., Billy Joe Melin, Sr., Tamara Jewell Hansen
  • Publication number: 20230392661
    Abstract: A process for assembling vehicle brake shoes, includes providing a painted vehicle brake shoe with a table constructed and arranged for receiving a brake friction liner; applying a layer of self-adhesive material to the brake shoe table; subjecting the brake shoe and layer of material to heat sufficient in intensity and duration to thermally bond the self-adhesive material to the brake shoe table; removing a release layer from an external surface of the layer of self-adhesive material; applying a brake lining to the combined brake shoe and self-adhesive material; and fastening the brake lining to the brake shoe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Ryle VANDERVATE, Jacob HILL, Jason TOWNSEL, Billy Joe SMITH
  • Patent number: 4899844
    Abstract: A method and tool for acoustically logging a wellbore where a transmitter simultaneously generates a plurality of separate acoustical signals having different frequencies, each effectively centered about a different resonance frequency, and then transmits the signals as a composite multi-frequency output signal having an effective broad frequency bandwidth that is capable of exciting pressure waves in a variety of different types of earthen formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: Keith W. Katahara, Billy Joe Smith