Patents by Inventor Craig R. Smith

Craig R. 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: 10687613
    Abstract: The embodied invention is an enhanced rotary brush tool that provides important cleaning on porcelain surfaces that are stained by hard water deposits. The brush tool incorporates an outer holder that includes a motor connecting end, a tapered shaft, an outer cup and shroud. A fill epoxy bonds the outer holder together with an internal strengthening rod and an abrasive pad. The overall assembly provides significant compressive strength to allow an individual to utilize pressure when scrubbing off the water hardness buildup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventor: Craig R. Smith
  • Patent number: 9650642
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compositions of matter for the production of ethanol from carbon dioxide and water. Particularly, the invention provides photoautotrophic organisms having a first and second genetic modification, wherein the first genetic modification improves the ethanol production from organisms having the second genetic modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Algenol Biotech LLC
    Inventors: R. Paul Woods, Craig R. Smith, Dan Kramer, Heike Enke, Ulf Duhring, Kerstin Baier, Marianne Grundel, Wolfgang Lockau, Karl Ziegler, Christine Oesterhelt, John Coleman
  • Publication number: 20160324305
    Abstract: The embodied invention is an enhanced rotary brush tool that provides important cleaning on porcelain surfaces that are stained by hard water deposits. The brush tool incorporates an outer holder that includes a motor connecting end, a tapered shaft, an outer cup and shroud. A fill epoxy bonds the outer holder together with an internal strengthening rod and an abrasive pad. The overall assembly provides significant compressive strength to allow an individual to utilize pressure when scrubbing off the water hardness buildup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Craig R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20100297736
    Abstract: The invention provides genetically modified photoautotrophic ethanol producing host cells. Ethanol production is controlled by an inducible promoter. Promoters utilized may be endogenous or heterologous, and genetic modification may be obtained by extrachromosomal means or chromosomal insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: ALGENOL BIOFUELS, INC.
    Inventors: ULF DUHRING, HEIKE ENKE, DAN KRAMER, CRAIG R. SMITH, R. PAUL WOODS, KERSTIN BAIER, CHRISTINE OESTERHELT
  • Publication number: 20100068776
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compositions of matter for the production of ethanol from carbon dioxide and water. Particularly, the invention provides photoautotrophic organisms having a first and second genetic modification, wherein the first genetic modification improves the ethanol production from organisms having the second genetic modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: R. Paul Woods, Craig R. Smith, Dan Kramer, Heike Enke, Kerstin Baier, Ulf Duhring, Karl Ziegler, Wolfgang Lockau, Marianne Grundel, John Coleman, Christine Oesterhelt
  • Patent number: 6533773
    Abstract: Myocardial revascularization is performed by an apparatus and method which forms channels in the myocardium from inside the ventricular cavity without penetrating the full thickness of the ventricular wall. A catheter has a fiber optic connected at its handling end to a laser, and terminates at the insertable end of the catheter. A servomotor controls the advancing of the fiber to stop positions relative to the catheter. At each stop position another channel is created. An aiming beam aids in directing the channel forming fiber end to different desired channel positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Valluvan Jeevanandam, Craig R. Smith
  • Patent number: 6374747
    Abstract: A sound abatement method includes applying a sound abating material to at least one area of at least one component of the moving trolley. A sound abatement conveyor trolley includes a trolley body having at least one wheel for traveling in a track and one or more component cooperatively associated with the trolley body, which the components each include a sound abating material applied to the area for sound abatement. An element used in a conveyor trolley includes at least one area and a sound abating material applied to the area for sound abatement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Jervis B. Webb Company
    Inventors: Deepak Devnani, Christopher M. Ariss, Craig R. Smith
  • Patent number: 5957916
    Abstract: Myocardial revascularization is performed by an apparatus and method which forms channels in the myocardium from inside the ventricular cavity without penetrating the full thickness of the ventricular wall. A catheter has a fiber optic connected at its handling end to a laser, and terminates at the insertable end of the catheter. A servomotor controls the advancing of the fiber to stop positions relative to the catheter. At each stop position another channel is created. An aiming beam aids in directing the channel forming fiber end to different desired channel positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Valluvan Jeevanandam, Craig R. Smith
  • Patent number: 5807388
    Abstract: Myocardial revascularization is performed by an apparatus and method which forms channels in the myocardium from inside the ventricular cavity without penetrating the full thickness of the ventricular wall. A catheter has a fiber optic connected at its handling end to a laser, and terminates at the insertable end of the catheter. A servomotor controls the advancing of the fiber to stop positions relative to the catheter. At each stop position another channel is created. An aiming beam aids in directing the channel forming fiber end to different desired channel positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Valluvan Jeevanandam, Craig R. Smith
  • Patent number: 5607421
    Abstract: Myocardial revascularization is performed by an apparatus and method which forms channels in the myocardium from inside the ventricular cavity without penetrating the full thickness of the ventricular wall. A catheter has a fiber optic connected at its handling end to a laser, and terminates at the insertable end of the catheter. A servomotor controls the advancing of the fiber to stop positions relative to the catheter. At each stop position another channel is created. An aiming beam aids in directing the channel forming fiber end to different desired channel positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Valluvan Jeevanandam, Craig R. Smith
  • Patent number: 5279068
    Abstract: A device for keeping row crop spraying booms, cultivating tools and other agricultural equipment in the correct position relative to rows of plants, where infra-red beams are used to determine the position of the booms or tools in relation to the rows, and activates rams or other actuators to move the booms or tools to the desired relationship with the rows when preset allowable deviation is exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Inventors: Steven J. Rees, Craig R. Smith
  • Patent number: 4108255
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for drilling concurrently a plurality of wells within a laterally confined area. The confines of the drilling apparatus employ a structure having vertically extending walls rising from a drilling floor. A plurality of wells are drilled, each employing a separate rotary drilling table and a separate draw work assembly mounted in vertical displacement from the drilling table associated there with. Preferably, the individual draw work assemblies associated with separate one of the rotary drilling tables are utilized only to feed drilling pipe assemblies into the well and to aid in the actual drilling operation. To withdraw drilling pipe assemblies, a master draw works is provided and is mounted vertically above the draw work assemblies associated with particular rotary drilling tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1978
    Inventor: Craig R. Smith
  • Patent number: D803653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Inventor: Craig R. Smith