Patents by Inventor Bruce A. Smith
Bruce A. 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: 20200376328Abstract: Among other things, a rowing exercise machine includes a movable inertial element, an eddy current brake coupled to the movable inertial element, a rowing grip coupled to the movable inertial element, and control circuitry coupled to the eddy current brake to cause a resistance to motion of the rowing grip during part of a rowing stroke. The resistance to motion of the rowing grip during the drive phase of the rowing stroke conforms to a target feel for a rower. The target feel corresponds to a feel for a rower of a target other rowing exercise machine or other target feel of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Bruce Smith, Klaus Heribert Renner, William Churchill Taliaferro Burke, Jose Oscar Mur-Miranda, Christopher Olin Evans
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Patent number: 10828531Abstract: Among other things, a rowing exercise machine includes a movable inertial element, an eddy current brake coupled to the movable inertial element, a rowing grip coupled to the movable inertial element, and control circuitry coupled to the eddy current brake to cause a resistance to motion of the rowing grip during part of a rowing stroke. The resistance to motion of the rowing grip during the drive phase of the rowing stroke conforms to a target feel for a rower. The target feel corresponds to a feel for a rower of a target other rowing exercise machine or other target feel of interest.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Hydrow, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Smith, Klaus Heribert Renner, William Churchill Taliaferro Burke, Jose Oscar Mur-Miranda, Christopher Olin Evans
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Patent number: 10814261Abstract: Filter media, such as electret-containing filtration media for filtering gas streams (e.g., air), are described herein. In some embodiments, the filter media may be designed to have desirable properties such as stable filtration efficiency over the lifetime of the filter media, increased normalized gamma, relatively low pressure drop (i.e. resistance), and/or relatively low basis weight. In certain embodiments, the filter media may be a composite of two or more types of fiber layers where each layer may be designed to enhance its function without substantially negatively impacting the performance of another layer of the media. For example, one layer of the media may be designed to have a relatively low basis weight and/or a relatively high air permeability, and another layer of the media may be designed to have stable filtration efficiency and/or a relatively high efficiency throughout the filter media's lifetime.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Sudheer Jinka, Bruce Smith, Mark A. Gallimore
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Publication number: 20200330913Abstract: Articles and methods relating to filter media are generally provided. In some embodiments, a filter media has an irregular surface structure. For instance, the filter media may comprise a plurality of peaks that are irregular in one or more ways. A ratio of a peak height standard deviation to an average peak height may be greater than or equal to 0.05, and/or a ratio of a peak spacing standard deviation to an average peak spacing may be greater than or equal to 0.08. In some embodiments, a filter media comprises a non-woven fiber web having a layer thickness of greater than 0.3 mm and/or a stiffness of less than or equal to 100 mg.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Bruce Smith, Mohammad A. Hassan, Maxim Silin, Sudheer Jinka, Greg Wagner Farell, David T. Healey
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Patent number: 10791842Abstract: According to the present invention a back for a seating unit is provided. The back comprises a plurality of flexible finger elements. Each of the plurality of flexible finger elements has a distal end. The back further comprises a retainer connecting at least two of the flexible finger elements proximate their distal ends. When a load is applied to a flexible finger element, the retainer distributes at least a portion of the load to at least one adjacent flexible finger element.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Gordon J. Peterson, Christopher J. Norman, Russell Holdredge, Bruce Smith, Luke Pearson, Thomas Overthun, Kara Johnson
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Publication number: 20200296000Abstract: A system may include multiple network devices that communicate within a network domain, and a centralized control device configured to perform operations. The operations may include receive a request to modify one or more policies regarding traffic within the network domain, and in response to receiving the request, capture a snapshot of the network domain before modification of the one or more policies. The operations may also include, in response to receiving the request, generate a prediction of the network domain after modification of the one or more policies, and compare the snapshot of the network domain to the prediction of the network domain. The operations may additionally include, based on the comparison of the snapshot and the prediction, provide a predicted impact on the network domain, and, based on the predicted impact being above a threshold, provide an indication that the predicted impact is above the threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventor: Rodney Bruce Smith
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Publication number: 20200215471Abstract: Filter media incorporating one or more filtration layers that include fibers including fiber portions orientated at a non-zero angle with respect to a surface of the filtration layer are provided. In some embodiments, at least a part of the fiber portions are positioned at an angle of at least 20 degrees (e.g., between 46 degrees and 90 degrees, or between 61 degrees and 90 degrees) with respect to a surface of the filtration layer or an outer or cover layer of the media. This orientation of fiber portions may result in an increased efficiency (e.g., average efficiency and/or initial efficiency) compared to similar filter media that do not include such oriented fiber portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Arash Sahbaee, Bruce Smith
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Patent number: 10680897Abstract: A system may include multiple network devices that communicate within a network domain, and a centralized control device configured to perform operations. The operations may include receive a request to modify one or more policies regarding traffic within the network domain, and in response to receiving the request, capture a snapshot of the network domain before modification of the one or more policies. The operations may also include, in response to receiving the request, generate a prediction of the network domain after modification of the one or more policies, and compare the snapshot of the network domain to the prediction of the network domain. The operations may additionally include, based on the comparison of the snapshot and the prediction, provide a predicted impact on the network domain, and, based on the predicted impact being above a threshold, provide an indication that the predicted impact is above the threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Rodney Bruce Smith
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Publication number: 20200139281Abstract: Articles and methods relating to filter media are generally provided. In some embodiments, a filter media has an irregular surface structure. For instance, the filter media may comprise a plurality of peaks that are irregular in one or more ways. A ratio of a peak height standard deviation to an average peak height may be greater than or equal to 0.05, and/or a ratio of a peak spacing standard deviation to an average peak spacing may be greater than or equal to 0.08. In some embodiments, a filter media comprises a non-woven fiber web having a layer thickness of greater than 0.3 mm and/or a stiffness of less than or equal to 100 mg.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Bruce Smith, Maxim Silub, David T. Healey
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Publication number: 20200137999Abstract: A rod caddy comprising a first tube having a first end and a second end, a second tube having a third end and a fourth end, a resilient connector having a first tube end and a second tube end, a first attachment means for connecting the first tube end to the first end; and, a second attachment means for connecting the second tube end to the third end. The first tube is hollow. The first end is open. The second end is closed. The second tube is hollow. The third end is open. The fourth end is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventor: David Bruce Smith
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Publication number: 20200078635Abstract: Among other things, a rowing technology includes a first rowing machine having an electromagnetic brake providing a resistance to a rower of the machine in each rowing stroke of a series of rowing strokes of the rower An electronic controller causes the resistance of the electromagnetic brake to vary over each rowing stroke in a profile that emulates resistance to which another rower in a shell on water or on a second rowing machine is subjected in each rowing stroke of a corresponding series of rowing strokes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: Hydrow, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Smith, Chris Paul, Christopher Evans, Gerhard Pawelka, William Burke, Harald Quintus-Bosz, Klaus Renner
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Publication number: 20200062582Abstract: An upholstery system for forming a curved furniture surface includes two surfaces that form a corner, two planar elements that are each positioned on one of the two surfaces, and a plurality of contoured elements positioned between the two planar elements and along the corner. Each of the plurality of contoured elements includes a curved surface. The system also includes at least one piece of fabric that includes at least three sections, which are connected to each other in a series such that adjacent sections form a connection portion. The system further includes a plurality of clips positioned on each of the two surfaces. The at least three sections of the at least one piece of fabric are positioned over the planar elements and the plurality of contoured elements. The connected portion of adjacent sections of the at least one piece of fabric is connected to the plurality of clips.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Bruce Smith, Ryan Noel McGovern, Rolf Pascal Hien, Mark Spoelhof, Gregory Joseph Opatik, Kade Alan Roggentine
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Patent number: 10561972Abstract: Filter media including a waved filtration layer are described herein. The filtration layer may be held in a waved configuration by a support layer. In some cases, the filtration layer may have a combination of characteristics (e.g., mean flow pore size, basis weight, amongst others) that can lead to enhanced filtration performance (e.g., reduced air permeability decrease), in particular, in high humidity environments. The filter media may be used to form a variety of filter elements for use in various applications. In some embodiments, at least a surface of the filtration layer is hydrophilic.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Hollingsworth & Vose CompanyInventors: Bruce Smith, David T. Healey, Ingrid Rückert, Siqiang Zhu
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Publication number: 20200015593Abstract: An office system including a first component and a second component moveable relative to the first component. A distance and/or force multiplier is disposed between and coupled to the first and second components. The distance and/or force multiplier includes a shape memory material, wherein the shape memory material is contractible between at least a non-energized state and an energized state in response to an application of energy. The distance and/or force multiplier moves the second component relative to the first component when the shape memory material is contracted to the energized state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: STEELCASE INC.Inventors: Christopher Norman, Timothy Swieter, Ryan E. Schmidt, Mark McKenna, Robert Scheper, Bruce Smith
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Publication number: 20190351283Abstract: Among other things, a rowing technology includes a first rowing machine having an electromagnetic brake providing a resistance to a rower of the machine in each rowing stroke of a series of rowing strokes of the rower An electronic controller causes the resistance of the electromagnetic brake to vary over each rowing stroke in a profile that emulates resistance to which another rower in a shell on water or on a second rowing machine is subjected in each rowing stroke of a corresponding series of rowing strokes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: CREW by True Rowing, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Smith, Chris Paul, Christopher Evans, Gerhard Pawelka, William Burke, Harald Quintus-Bosz, Klaus Renner
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Patent number: 10471297Abstract: Among other things, a rowing technology includes a first rowing machine having an electromagnetic brake providing a resistance to a rower of the machine in each rowing stroke of a series of rowing strokes of the rower An electronic controller causes the resistance of the electromagnetic brake to vary over each rowing stroke in a profile that emulates resistance to which another rower in a shell on water or on a second rowing machine is subjected in each rowing stroke of a corresponding series of rowing strokes.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Hydrow, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Smith, Chris Paul, Christopher Evans, Gerhard Pawelka, William Burke, Harald Quintus-Bosz, Klaus Renner
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Patent number: D869872Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Bruce Smith, Mark Spoelhof, Kurt R. Heidmann, Pascal Hien
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Patent number: D869889Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Bruce Smith, Mark Spoelhof, Kurt R. Heidmann, Pascal Hien
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Patent number: D869890Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Bruce Smith, Mark Spoelhof, Kurt R. Heidmann, Pascal Hien
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Patent number: D870479Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Steelcase Inc.Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Bruce Smith, Mark Spoelhof, Kurt R. Heidmann, Pascal Hien