Patents by Inventor Brad Smith
Brad 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).
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Publication number: 20240142385Abstract: A jewelry viewing stand including a stand, an imaging device, and an adjustable base is provided. The imaging device is configured to image a piece of jewelry and the stand is configured to hold and position the imaging device. The adjustable base is attached to the stand and positioned beneath the imaging device. The adjustable device is configured to move a piece of jewelry vertically toward and away from the imaging device while the stand maintains the imaging device in a stable, stationary position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: STERLING JEWELERS, INC.Inventors: Stephen HUTFILZ, Sean KELLEY, Stephen MAILLARD, Tenielle MCCARRON, Natalie R. MALLINAK, Richard SMITH, Brad YARRIS, Rachel WEBER, Maie AMER-GUERRERA
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Patent number: 11925169Abstract: An automated litter device having: a base; and a chamber configured for retaining a litter and rotatably supported by the support base, wherein the chamber includes: an entry opening so that an animal can enter and exit the chamber; and a waste opening generally opposing the entry opening configured so that an animal waste passes through the waste opening into the base upon rotation of the chamber; wherein the automated litter device includes one or more of: i) one or more sensors located adjacent to the entry opening which are adapted to sense the presence of the animal within the chamber, the presence of the waste in the base, a level of litter in the chamber, a position of the chamber relative to the base, or any combination thereof; ii) a filtering system configured for reducing, eliminating, and/or preventing, malodors building in the base; and/or iii) a litter dispenser in communication with the chamber to transfer some of the litter to the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Brad Baxter, Jason Smith, Jason Weihman
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Publication number: 20240074409Abstract: A feeder including: a) a base portion having a serving area; b) a chamber portion supported by the base portion and configured to retain a granular material within a chamber interior, c) a dispenser configured to segregate a portion of the granular material from the chamber interior and transfer the portion of the granular material from the chamber portion to the serving area, wherein the dispenser includes: i) a rocker body; and ii) one or more fins projecting from the rocker body; and wherein the feeder includes one or more of: i) the fin(s) are flexible; ii) sensing device(s) part of a sensing tower configured to sense the presence, distance, and/or amount of the granular material within the chamber portion; and/or iii) sensing device(s) configured to sense the presence, distance, and/or amount of the granular material within the serving area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Brad Baxter, Jason Smith, Jason Weihman
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Patent number: 11911679Abstract: A golf training aid is described that stabilizes a wrist and an elbow of a golfer during a golf swing. The golf training aid includes a flexible sleeve and an elongated rigid insert. The flexible sleeve is configured to receive the wrist and the elbow of the golfer. The elongated rigid insert is secured to the flexible sleeve. The flexible sleeve keeps the rigid insert in contact with the wrist and the elbow of the golfer so as to prevent pivoting of the wrist and pivoting of the elbow.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Flyt Golf, LLCInventors: Jeff Coppaken, Brad Smith
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Patent number: 11910786Abstract: A feeder including: a) a base portion having a serving area; b) a chamber portion supported by the base portion and configured to retain a granular material within a chamber interior; c) a dispenser configured to segregate a portion of the granular material from the chamber interior and transfer the portion of the granular material from the chamber portion to the serving area, wherein the dispenser includes: i) a rocker body; and ii) one or more fins projecting from the rocker body; and wherein the feeder includes one or more of: i) the fin(s) are flexible; ii) sensing device(s) part of a sensing tower configured to sense the presence, distance, and/or amount of the granular material within the chamber portion; and/or iii) sensing device(s) configured to sense the presence, distance, and/or amount of the granular material within the serving area.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: AUTOMATED PET CARE PRODUCTS, LLCInventors: Brad Baxter, Jason Smith, Jason Weihman
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Publication number: 20230284809Abstract: A grip enhancement device for deterring slippage of a handheld container within a hand of a user includes a band, which is resiliently stretchable and thus configured to be stretched for positioning the band around the handheld container. The band has inner and outer faces, which are textured. The inner face frictionally engages an outer surface of the handheld container upon rebounding of the band. The outer face frictionally engages the hand of the user upon gripping of the handheld container to deter slippage of the handheld container within the hand of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2022Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventor: Brad Smith
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Publication number: 20230076037Abstract: A golf training aid is described that stabilizes a wrist and an elbow of a golfer during a golf swing. The golf training aid includes a flexible sleeve and an elongated rigid insert. The flexible sleeve is configured to receive the wrist and the elbow of the golfer. The elongated rigid insert is secured to the flexible sleeve. The flexible sleeve keeps the rigid insert in contact with the wrist and the elbow of the golfer so as to prevent pivoting of the wrist and pivoting of the elbow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Jeff COPPAKEN, Brad SMITH
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Patent number: 11497978Abstract: A golf training aid is described that stabilizes a wrist and an elbow of a golfer during a golf swing. The golf training aid includes a flexible sleeve and an elongated rigid insert. The flexible sleeve is configured to receive the wrist and the elbow of the golfer. The elongated rigid insert is secured to the flexible sleeve. The flexible sleeve keeps the rigid insert in contact with the wrist and the elbow of the golfer so as to prevent pivoting of the wrist and pivoting of the elbow.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Flyt Golf, LLCInventors: Jeff Coppaken, Brad Smith
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Patent number: 11249068Abstract: A non-invasive, continuous, and direct system for detecting the presence of malaria parasites that exploits the paramagnetic properties of hemozoin in red blood cells. An electromagnetic probe (EM probe) is comprised of a dual coaxial coil used to detect iron oxide particles by using sensitive lock-in amplification of detector voltage or phase shift.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Ohio State Innovation FoundationInventors: Vishwanath V. Subramaniam, Mark Drew, Brad Smith, Joseph West, Travis H. Jones
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Patent number: 11210276Abstract: Embodiments of a data processing system comprises a first database including first records and a second database including second records. The data processing system may also comprise a processor configured to execute instructions to receive a first filter item comprising a first criterion and a second filter item comprising a second criterion and identify, in the first and second records, at least one record that meets the first criterion of the first filter item. The instructions may update the at least one record to include a unique identifier and generate a third database including third records by identifying, in the first and second records, records that include the unique identifier. The instructions may cause a comparison of a rubric of historical linkage features with the third records to identify an element of historical linkage between the at least one record and the third records and generate an event notification including the element of historical linkage.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: Brad Smith
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Publication number: 20210146212Abstract: A golf training aid is described that stabilizes a wrist and an elbow of a golfer during a golf swing. The golf training aid includes a flexible sleeve and an elongated rigid insert. The flexible sleeve is configured to receive the wrist and the elbow of the golfer. The elongated rigid insert is secured to the flexible sleeve. The flexible sleeve keeps the rigid insert in contact with the wrist and the elbow of the golfer so as to prevent pivoting of the wrist and pivoting of the elbow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Jeff COPPAKEN, Brad SMITH
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Patent number: 10716213Abstract: To eliminate signal loss and sources of signal attenuation, a connection methodology is utilized which enables high-speed signals to be directly communicated from particular integrated circuits housed on a printed circuit board, to other locations within a system. More specifically, a signal escape strategy directly connects a high-speed cable to a point on the circuit board which is very close to the integrated circuit itself. A back-side connection methodology is utilized so that electrical signals pass directly from the integrated circuit through a via, to a connection point on the backside of the circuit board. To accommodate this connection, a specially designed interposer and related paddle cards are utilized so the high-speed communication cable can be easily attached.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Hyunjun Kim, Andy Becker, Jim Fitzke, Brad Smith, Paul Wildes
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Patent number: 10645492Abstract: A directional microphone array which can be integrated into a case for a portable computing device. A microphone array board connects to a surface of a laptop computer, tablet computer or smart phone, which can be steered in the direction of a target source. An audio processing module (APM) is operably engaged with the array board to receive a first staged beamformed audio input from the array board, and process a second beamformed stage audio output.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Wave Sciences, LLCInventors: James Keith McElveen, Noah Schiffman, Brad Smith
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Publication number: 20200037448Abstract: To eliminate signal loss and sources of signal attenuation, a connection methodology is utilized which enables high-speed signals to be directly communicated from particular integrated circuits housed on a printed circuit board, to other locations within a system. More specifically, a signal escape strategy directly connects a high-speed cable to a point on the circuit board which is very close to the integrated circuit itself. A back-side connection methodology is utilized so that electrical signals pass directly from the integrated circuit through a via, to a connection point on the backside of the circuit board. To accommodate this connection, a specially designed interposer and related paddle cards are utilized so the high-speed communication cable can be easily attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Hyunjun Kim, Andy Becker, Jim Fitzke, Brad Smith, Paul Wildes
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Patent number: 10474659Abstract: In one embodiment, a network file management system 120 may use a persistent metadata store 410 and an access control list 420 to facilitate a batch rollout. The network file management system 120 may maintain a content database 312. A network file management system 120 may store a metadata set for the content database 312 in a separate persistent metadata store 410.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2014Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Le Chang, Fuyuan Bie, Randy Thomson, Patrick Simek, Balinder Malhi, Lei Sun, Ankur Jauhari, Dylan Nunley, Guilherme Rodrigues Nogueira de Souza, Brad Smith, Wei-qiang Guo, Sean Lamont Grant Livingston, Corey Roussel
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Publication number: 20190257815Abstract: A non-invasive, continuous, and direct system for detecting the presence of malaria parasites that exploits the paramagnetic properties of hemozoin in red blood cells. An electromagnetic probe (EM probe) is comprised of a dual coaxial coil used to detect iron oxide particles by using sensitive lock-in amplification of detector voltage or phase shift.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2016Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Vishwanath V. Subramaniam, Mark Drew, Brad Smith, Joseph West, Travis H. Jones
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Patent number: 10374930Abstract: In one example, a server farm patching system may wait until fewer users are accessing a server farm to apply a patch code set to a server application executed by a server at the server farm. The server farm patching system may identify an off-peak usage time range for a server farm describing when the server farm has an activity level below an activity threshold. The server farm patching system may apply a patch code set at an off-peak usage patching aggressiveness level indicating an off-peak upper bound percentage of servers in the server farm receiving the patch code set when within the off-peak usage time range. The server farm patching system may apply the patch code set at a peak usage patching aggressiveness level indicating a peak upper bound percentage of servers in the server farm receiving the patch code set when outside the off-peak usage time range.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jianfeng Cai, Dexter Dauz, Brad Smith, Zohar Raz, Neetha Tuluri, Nick Alfeo, Roshane Silva
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Publication number: 20180324523Abstract: A directional microphone array which can be integrated into a case for a portable computing device. A microphone array board connects to a surface of a laptop computer, tablet computer or smart phone, which can be steered in the direction of a target source. An audio processing module (APM) is operably engaged with the array board to receive a first staged beamformed audio input from the array board, and process a second beamformed stage audio output.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: James Keith McElveen, Noah Schiffman, Brad Smith
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Patent number: 10028053Abstract: A directional microphone array which can be integrated into a case for a portable computing device. A microphone array board connects to a surface of a laptop computer, tablet computer or smart phone, which can be steered in the direction of a target source. An audio processing module (APM) is operably engaged with the array board to receive a first staged beamformed audio input from the array board, and process a second beamformed stage audio output.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Wave Sciences, LLCInventors: James Keith McElveen, Noah Schiffman, Brad Smith
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Patent number: D830990Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Inventors: Chris Weber, Chad Weber, Brad Smith