Patents by Inventor Brian David Smith

Brian David 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: 20220235934
    Abstract: A cooking appliance gas burner system includes a gas burner adapted to receive gas flow from a gas feed line via a venturi. A flow sensor includes a gas flow input in fluid connection with the venturi and configured to measure pressure at the venturi. The flow sensor further includes a differential pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure differential at the venturi between a maximum burner air/gas mixture flow rate and a user input burner air/gas mixture flow rate that is input by a user as a requested percentage of the maximum burner air/gas mixture flow rate. A proportional valve is configured to modulate the air/gas mixture flow rate into the gas burner. A controller is configured to read burner air/gas mixture flow rates from the flow sensor and regulate the burner air/gas mixture flow rate via the proportional valve based upon a user-defined input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Brian David Smith, Stephen John Thornton
  • Patent number: 9727933
    Abstract: A member of a Common Interest Development (CID) provides login credentials to an application server using a network-enabled device. For example, the CID is a residential condominium and the managing member is a Home Owners Association (HOA) board member. If authentication is successful, then the application server serves a three-dimensional reserve study markup language document to the device. The document renders a three-dimensional reserve study on a display of the device. The three-dimensional reserve study rendered on the display includes a three-dimensional line art diagram of the CID and a plurality of graphical elements. The graphical elements include reserve component information, such as identification information, location information, temporal information, description information, and financial information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: CIDology Inc.
    Inventor: Brian David Smith
  • Publication number: 20170105288
    Abstract: Wire-alignment processes and devices are disclosed. A wire-alignment process includes manual loading of a wire-alignment device by positioning and temporary-securing of loading regions of a plurality of wires within an arrangement of grooves of the wire-alignment device. The manual loading of the loading regions produces diverging regions of the plurality of the wires leading to the loading regions and soldering regions oppositely extending from the loading regions. An alignment device includes an arrangement of grooves configured for manual loading of loading regions of wires to produce diverging regions of the wires leading to the loading regions and soldering regions oppositely extending from the loading regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Huadong WU, Brian David SMITH, Yasser M. ELDEEB
  • Patent number: 8837256
    Abstract: A technique includes acquiring data, which is indicative of operations that are being conducted in connection with a subterranean survey. The technique includes communicating the data in real time over a long range communication network to allow at least one remote user to remotely observe the operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: WesternGeco L.L.C.
    Inventor: Brian David Smith
  • Publication number: 20100039896
    Abstract: A technique includes acquiring data, which is indicative of operations that are being conducted in connection with a subterranean survey. The technique includes communicating the data in real time over a long range communication network to allow at least one remote user to remotely observe the operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: BRIAN DAVID SMITH
  • Patent number: 6536872
    Abstract: A connection module including a base including a forward set of points located in a forward plane and a rearward set of points located in a rearward plane, the forward and rearward planes defining a junction therebetween. The connection module further includes a cable including a plurality of contacts located thereon, each contact being shaped and located to engage one of the points. The connection module has a backing element including a piece of sheet-like material, a set of contact protrusions on the piece of material, and at least one stiffening element on the piece of material. Each of the contact protrusions is shaped and located to engage the cable and urge one of the contacts into engagement with one of the points. The stiffening element is generally aligned with the junction when the contact protrusions engage the cable and urge the contacts into engagement with one of the points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Louis Goin, Steven Robert Komplin, Brian David Smith, Brandon Sung-Hwan Song
  • Publication number: 20030035026
    Abstract: A connection module including a base including a forward set of points located in a forward plane and a rearward set of points located in a rearward plane, the forward and rearward planes defining a junction therebetween. The connection module further includes a cable including a plurality of contacts located thereon, each contact being shaped and located to engage one of the points. The connection module has a backing element including a piece of sheet-like material, a set of contact protrusions on the piece of material, and at least one stiffening element on the piece of material. Each of the contact protrusions is shaped and located to engage the cable and urge one of the contacts into engagement with one of the points. The stiffening element is generally aligned with the junction when the contact protrusions engage the cable and urge the contacts into engagement with one of the points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Louis Goin, Steven Robert Komplin, Brian David Smith, Brandon Sung-Hwan Song