Patents by Inventor Carol J Smith

Carol J 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: 6789851
    Abstract: A child's sleep collar for use with a child safety seat that includes a pair of collar supports, forming a left and a right collar support. Each of the collar supports has a body, an attachment end, and a coupling end. The attachment end includes an attachment strap and is designed to attach respectively to a left or right belt positioning clip of a child safety seat. The coupling end of each collar support forms a generally planar surface and has a left or right collar fastener respectively attached to the planar surface. Each of the collar fasteners is designed to releasably engage the other collar fastener. When the collar fasteners are attached, the left planar surface faces the right planar surface. The body of each collar support includes a cushion fill material and is preferably tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Inventor: Carol J. Smith
  • Publication number: 20030127899
    Abstract: A child's sleep collar for use with a child safety seat that includes a pair of collar supports, forming a left and a right collar support. Each of the collar supports has a body, an attachment end, and a coupling end. The attachment end includes an attachment strap and is designed to attach respectively to a left or right belt positioning clip of a child safety seat. The coupling end of each collar support forms a generally planar surface and has a left or right collar fastener respectively attached to the planar surface. Each of the collar fasteners is designed to releasably engage the other collar fastener. When the collar fasteners are attached, the left planar surface faces the right planar surface. The body of each collar support includes a cushion fill material and is preferably tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventor: Carol J. Smith
  • Patent number: 6523901
    Abstract: A child's sleep collar for use with a child safety seat that includes a pair of collar supports, forming a left and a right collar support. Each of the collar supports has a body, an attachment end, and a coupling end. The attachment end includes an attachment strap and is designed to attach respectively to a left or right belt positioning dip of a child safety seat. The coupling end of each collar support forms a generally planar surface and has a left or right collar fastener respectively attached to the planar surface. Each of the collar fasteners is designed to releasably engage the other collar fastener. When the collar fasteners are attached, the left planar surface faces the right planar surface. The body of each collar support includes a cushion fill material and is preferably tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Inventor: Carol J Smith
  • Publication number: 20020043859
    Abstract: A child's sleep collar for use with a child safety seat that includes a pair of collar supports, forming a left and a right collar support. Each of the collar supports has a body, an attachment end, and a coupling end. The attachment end includes an attachment strap and is designed to attach respectively to a left or right belt positioning clip of a child safety seat. The coupling end of each collar support forms a generally planar surface and has a left or right collar fastener respectively attached to the planar surface. Each of the collar fasteners is designed to releasably engage the other collar fastener. When the collar fasteners are attached, the left planar surface faces the right planar surface. The body of each collar support includes a cushion fill material and is preferably tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventor: Carol J. Smith
  • Patent number: 5899070
    Abstract: In a turbo compounded air and fuel supply system for a gaseous fuel engine, separate turbochargers are utilized to compress the air and gaseous fuel. A first turbocharger has a first turbine connected to an exhaust line from the engine and a first compressor having an inlet open to a source of air. A compressed air supply line has one end connected to the outlet from the first compressor and its other end connected to an engine air inlet. A gaseous fuel supply line has one end connected to a source of low pressure gaseous fuel. A second turbocharger has a second turbine connected to the exhaust line from the engine and has a second compressor with an inlet connected to the gaseous fuel supply line. A high pressure gaseous fuel supply line has one end connected to the outlet of the second compressor and its other end connected to an engine fuel inlet. A computer controlled wastegate valve in the exhaust line allows a portion of the exhaust to be bypassed around the second turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kim J. Droessler, Walter E. Earleson, Carol J. Smith
  • Patent number: D483978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Inventor: Carol J Smith
  • Patent number: D387886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Inventors: Brian G. Smith, Carol J. Smith