Patents by Inventor Curtis R. Smith

Curtis 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: 11920833
    Abstract: A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a refrigerant loop having a compressor, where the compressor is configured to circulate a refrigerant through the refrigerant loop, a first heat exchanger disposed along the refrigerant loop, where the first heat exchanger is configured to place the refrigerant in a first heat exchange relationship with a working fluid, and an air handling unit having a second heat exchanger, where the second heat exchanger is configured to place the working fluid in a second heat exchange relationship with an airflow, and where the air handling unit is isolated from the first heat exchanger to reduce or eliminate mixing of refrigerant with the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Ryan L. Snider, Rajiv K. Karkhanis, Chandra S. Yelamanchili, Curtis W. Caskey, Kevin R. Stockton, Nicholas P. Mislak, Douglas A. Kester, Troy E. Smith
  • Patent number: 10372335
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a virtualization instance on an apparatus access to external primary memory, where the external primary memory is memory that is external to the apparatus but primary memory to the apparatus. Methods and systems to migrate a virtualization instance from a first client to a second client are provided in which memory of the virtualization instance is copied to from a first region to a second region without being copied to or from the first client or the second client. Methods and systems are provided for limiting local primary memory usage by a virtualization instance. After the flushing or the shooting down a translation lookaside buffer, a selected memory portion corresponding to a page table entry is marked dirty based on a portion-tracking data structure indicating that the page table entry for the selected memory portion was dirty when the selected memory portion was unmapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: KOVE IP, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy A. Stabrawa, Zachary A. Cornelius, Curtis R. Smith, John Overton, Andrew S. Poling, Jesse I. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20170147227
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a virtualization instance on an apparatus access to external primary memory, where the external primary memory is memory that is external to the apparatus but primary memory to the apparatus. Methods and systems to migrate a virtualization instance from a first client to a second client are provided in which memory of the virtualization instance is copied to from a first region to a second region without being copied to or from the first client or the second client. Methods and systems are provided for limiting local primary memory usage by a virtualization instance. After the flushing or the shooting down a translation lookaside buffer, a selected memory portion corresponding to a page table entry is marked dirty based on a portion-tracking data structure indicating that the page table entry for the selected memory portion was dirty when the selected memory portion was unmapped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy A. Stabrawa, Zachary A. Cornelius, Curtis R. Smith, John Overton, Andrew S. Poling, Jesse I. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20110083250
    Abstract: Described is a protective glove such as a glove that can protect a wearer from cuts associated with hand knives and tools. The protective glove includes a glove made of a metal mesh, a flat spring attached to an inner surface of the glove in the wrist region and an elastic element disposed in a channel of the metal mesh at the end of the glove where the wearer inserts or removes a hand. The elastic element can be an extension spring or a second flat spring. The flat spring contracts to a wrist or a forearm to secure the glove to the wearer. The elastic element contracts to gather the metal mesh so that the metal mesh does not slide or otherwise move to expose the flat spring. Advantageously, the flat spring remains covered by the metal mesh and is prevented from catching a tool or other external object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: US MESH, INC.
    Inventors: Edward C. Smith, Deborah M. Shea, Curtis R. Smith
  • Patent number: 6408441
    Abstract: A protective animal skinning glove having a gripping member protruding from at least one of the fingers of the glove for gripping the skin of an animal. The gripping member is positioned along the length of the finger to reduce strain on the flexor retinaculum while gripping the skin of the animal thereby reducing pressure on the carpal tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Whiting & Davis
    Inventors: Curtis R. Smith, James Lattari, Troy Hughes
  • Patent number: 6381753
    Abstract: A protective glove with a plurality of fingers made of metal mesh material, adjacent fingers defining a crotch region therebetween and a plurality of web members each disposed across a crotch region joining adjacent fingers together providing a U-shaped cradle for improved comfort, stress relief, and wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Whiting and Davis, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis R. Smith, James P. Lattari
  • Patent number: 6061833
    Abstract: A protective glove with an improved strap, the glove having a glove portion made of mesh material, a wrist portion, and a continuous, flat, flexible, expandable band about the wrist portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: WDC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis R. Smith, James P. Lattari
  • Patent number: 5894602
    Abstract: A protective glove with a metal-ring mesh material portion for covering the user's hand and a strap secured to the metal-ring mesh portion, the strap made of metal-ribbon mesh material for better support and easier cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: WDC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis R. Smith, James P. Lattari