Patents by Inventor Dale A. Smith

Dale 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).

  • Patent number: 11940336
    Abstract: A capacitive pressure transducer includes a shielded spacer positioned between the capacitor electrodes and driven with a separate voltage source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sporian Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Pilant, Dale Schoonover, Jakob Oreskovich, Brittany McGrogan, Eric Schneider, Bradley Smith, William VanHoose
  • Patent number: 11930752
    Abstract: Provided are methods for increasing the yield of a monocot plant through treatment of the plant with a plant growth regulator. In certain embodiments, maize plants produce multiple ears and an increased number of kernels. In certain embodiments, reduced height of the plant allows for more efficient self-pollination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Ovadya, Beth Savidge, Kyle Smith, Dale Val
  • Patent number: 11917959
    Abstract: Provided are methods for increasing the yield of a monocot plant through treatment of the plant with a plant growth regulator. In certain embodiments, maize plants produce multiple ears and an increased number of kernels. In certain embodiments, reduced height of the plant allows for more efficient self-pollination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Ovadya, Beth Savidge, Kyle Smith, Dale Val
  • Patent number: 11733047
    Abstract: Exemplary methods and systems provide for production of geographically located, accurate indoor maps of physical spaces and provide navigation guidance for users in physical spaces, and process requests for users related to available physical space within said physical spaces. Aggregated information about the physical spaces is curated and converted using automated procedures into a data model that contains all elements of said physical spaces, including geographic data about the physical space's location on the globe. The system and computer program embodiments retrieve the converted data, load it on mobile devices or computers, rendering it on these devices in the correct global geographic context, allowing users to interact with the data to select rooms, and send and receive requests to and from external systems regarding these selections. Users navigate within the physical spaces using mobile devices and the computer program embodiments in tandem to provide accurate directions and guidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LOKION INTERACTIVE, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Fitch, Sam Lee, Kevin Yancy, Vaskin Kissoyan, Mike O'Hearn, Dale Smith, Douglas O'Brien, Patrick Miller, Marcus Stafford
  • Patent number: 11634587
    Abstract: A coating for vehicle components, such as frame assemblies and cradle assemblies formed of steel, is provided. The coating includes a first layer including a high phosphate composition applied to the substrate, and a second layer including wax applied to the first layer. For example, the first layer can include a first inorganic acid, an inorganic salt, a second inorganic acid, nickel salt, and ammonium bifluoride; and the second layer can include petroleum, carbon black pigment, and a corrosion inhibitor, the corrosion inhibitor including magnesium. The coating has been found to improve corrosion resistance when applied to steel substrates, compared to wax coatings which are currently applied to steel substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Kevin Dale Smith
  • Patent number: 11366883
    Abstract: Methods and systems for deploying an enhanced processing system that performs reflection based endpoint security testing are described herein. A computing system may determine, by performing reflection on a web server library, controller types corresponding to an API. For each of the controller types, the computing system may determine method information objects corresponding to the respective controller types. Based on calls to an endpoint method for each of the one or more method information objects, the computing system may determine endpoint failures associated with the API. The endpoint methods may correspond to each of the one or more method information objects. Based on the determined endpoint failures associated with the API, the computing system may adjust one or more endpoints of the API.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott William Burnette, Dale Smith
  • Patent number: 11277436
    Abstract: Identifying and mitigating harm from malicious network connections by a container. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving, from a shim, notifications of all network connections that a container has sought to establish through the shim. The method may also include monitoring all actual network connections established by the container. The method may further include comparing the notifications to the actual network connections to determine whether any actual network connection established by the container bypassed the shim. The method may also include, in response to determining that any actual network connection established by the container bypassed the shim, identifying the network connection established by the container that bypassed the shim as a malicious network connection, and performing a security action to mitigate harm from the malicious network connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: CA, INC.
    Inventors: Spencer Dale Smith, Frank X. Barajas, Paul D. Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11253414
    Abstract: An armrest assembly is disclosed herein. The armrest assembly includes a main body with a proximal adjustment assembly disposed at a first end and a distal adjustment assembly disposed at a second end. The proximal adjustment assembly provides for adjustment of the main body about a first axis. The distal adjustment assembly provides for adjustment of an arm pad about a second axis as well as a third axis. To prevent damage, a breakaway assembly is provided by the distal adjustment assembly to unlock the arm pad from a raised position and lower it into a lower position in the event a weight applied to the arm pad is beyond a particular weight threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Midmark Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. DeBord, Richard Lee Lane, Rainer Bernhard Teufel, Arthur Dale Smith, Brent Michael Willey
  • Publication number: 20220034549
    Abstract: An inline heater includes a heater core that includes a heat spreader assembly comprising a tubular heat spreader that extends axially along a longitudinal axis and that comprises an external surface. The heat spreader assembly includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. At least one conduit extends helically about the longitudinal axis of the heat spreader between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet to define a fluid heating flow path that fluidically connects the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The heat spreader assembly further comprising an electrically operated heating element for heating the heat spreader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Tom Richards, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Barnhart, Howard J. Base, Dale A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20210156694
    Abstract: Exemplary methods and systems provide for production of geographically located, accurate indoor maps of physical spaces and provide navigation guidance for users in physical spaces, and process requests for users related to available physical space within said physical spaces. Aggregated information about the physical spaces is curated and converted using automated procedures into a data model that contains all elements of said physical spaces, including geographic data about the physical space's location on the globe. The system and computer program embodiments retrieve the converted data, load it on mobile devices or computers, rendering it on these devices in the correct global geographic context, allowing users to interact with the data to select rooms, and send and receive requests to and from external systems regarding these selections. Users navigate within the physical spaces using mobile devices and the computer program embodiments in tandem to provide accurate directions and guidance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Lokion Interactive, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher FITCH, Sam LEE, Kevin YANCY, Vaskin KISSOYAN, Mike O'HEARN, Dale SMITH, Douglas O'BRIEN, Patrick MILLER, Marcus STAFFORD
  • Patent number: 10955248
    Abstract: Exemplary methods and systems provide for production of geographically located, accurate indoor maps of physical spaces and provide navigation guidance for users in physical spaces, and process requests for users related to available physical space within said physical spaces. Aggregated information about the physical spaces is curated and converted using automated procedures into a data model that contains all elements of said physical spaces, including geographic data about the physical space's location on the globe. The system and computer program embodiments retrieve the converted data, load it on mobile devices or computers, rendering it on these devices in the correct global geographic context, allowing users to interact with the data to select rooms, and send and receive requests to and from external systems regarding these selections. Users navigate within the physical spaces using mobile devices and the computer program embodiments in tandem to provide accurate directions and guidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: LOKION INTERACTIVE, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Fitch, Sam Lee, Kevin Yancy, Vaskin Kissoyan, Mike O'Hearn, Dale Smith, Douglas O'Brien, Patrick Miller, Marcus Stafford
  • Publication number: 20210079227
    Abstract: A coating for vehicle components, such as frame assemblies and cradle assemblies formed of steel, is provided. The coating includes a first layer including a high phosphate composition applied to the substrate, and a second layer including wax applied to the first layer. For example, the first layer can include a first inorganic acid, an inorganic salt, a second inorganic acid, nickel salt, and ammonium bifluoride; and the second layer can include petroleum, carbon black pigment, and a corrosion inhibitor, the corrosion inhibitor including magnesium. The coating has been found to improve corrosion resistance when applied to steel substrates, compared to wax coatings which are currently applied to steel substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Kevin Dale SMITH
  • Publication number: 20200110857
    Abstract: Methods and systems for deploying an enhanced processing system that performs reflection based endpoint security testing are described herein. A computing system may determine, by performing reflection on a web server library, controller types corresponding to an API. For each of the controller types, the computing system may determine method information objects corresponding to the respective controller types. Based on calls to an endpoint method for each of the one or more method information objects, the computing system may determine endpoint failures associated with the API. The endpoint methods may correspond to each of the one or more method information objects. Based on the determined endpoint failures associated with the API, the computing system may adjust one or more endpoints of the API.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Scott William Burnette, Dale Smith
  • Patent number: 10486266
    Abstract: A part, such as an automotive part, is provided. The part includes at least two work pieces of steel which are joined together at a weld seam which includes at least one of nickel and iron and is substantially entirely free of silicate islands. The part also includes a painted, phosphated or electrocoated coating which is bonded with at least a portion of the substantially entirely silicate island free weld seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Florian Hanschmann, Jeremey Brian Magda, Kevin Dale Smith
  • Patent number: D877289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventors: Dale A. Smith, Jr., Kelly S. Smith
  • Patent number: D887007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Midmark Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur Dale Smith, Benjamin Carl Seger, Kenneth Paul Wolters, Jason A. Male, Thomas John Helmick, Joseph Edwin Martin, Michael Todd Cavins, Rainer Bernhard Teufel, Jeffrey T. DeBord
  • Patent number: D889667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Midmark Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. DeBord, Richard Lee Lane, Rainer Bernhard Teufel, Arthur Dale Smith
  • Patent number: D892421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventor: Dale Smith
  • Patent number: D899602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Midmark Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur Dale Smith, Benjamin Carl Seger, Kenneth Paul Wolters, Jason A. Male, Thomas John Helmick, Joseph Edwin Martin, Michael Todd Cavins, Rainer Bernhard Teufel, Jeffrey T. DeBord
  • Patent number: D972733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Midmark Corporation
    Inventors: Arthur Dale Smith, Benjamin Carl Seger, Kenneth Paul Wolters, Jason A. Male, Thomas John Helmick, Joseph Edwin Martin, Michael Todd Cavins, Rainer Bernhard Teufel, Jeffrey T. DeBord