Patents by Inventor David A. Schmidt

David A. Schmidt 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).

  • NON-ADHESIVE THIN GEL SEALANTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180066693
    Abstract: Applicant provides a number of embodiments of a sealant, the sealant comprising a polyurethane gel which, in some embodiments, has a thickness of 12 mil or less (uncompressed). Uses of the sealant are shown, including uses between aircraft parts under compression. Sometimes the sealant may have a very thin skeleton. Sometimes the sealant is in the form of a die cut gasket, a tape or a tacky gel sprayable. Methods for making the sealant are also disclosed. The sealants may be used pre-cured or may be sprayed on to the aircraft parts and form in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff Busby, David Schmidt, Kent Boomer, Matt Boyd, Mike Dry, Chad Knight, Peter Sibello
  • Thin gel gasket and a method of making and using the same
    Patent number: 9803674
    Abstract: A thin, cured gel gasket is disclosed, including methods of making the thin gel gasket and the use of the thin gel gasket in an aircraft joint. In one embodiment, the thin gel gasket has no skeleton or other structure and is comprised of only a cured polyurethane gel and has a thickness of less than about 12 mill. It is manufactured using a release film that is adapted in a number of ways to make release from the gel prior to use easier. In one method of making and using the thin gel gasket. it is applied to a joint which is subject to compression, in one embodiment, a lap joint of an aircraft fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Patent Well LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Busby, David Schmidt, Kent Boomer, Matt Boyd
  • Roof Support for Autonomous Vehicle Sensors
    Publication number: 20170305242
    Abstract: A sensor support structure for a vehicle includes a roof panel supported by bodyside pillars and a support structure. The support structure is attached to the roof via a mounting ring extending in a substantially rectangular shape around a portion of the roof panel. The mounting ring defines two sections of the support structure on the roof. The support structure further includes a cartridge defined within the sections of the mounting ring. The cartridge is configured to provide attachment of a plurality of sensors to the roof panel and is supported by the mounting ring such that a weight of the support structure, including the sensors, is distributed to the bodyside pillars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Steven William GALLAGHER, David SCHMIDT
  • Spacer and gasket assembly for use on an aircraft
    Patent number: 9671023
    Abstract: A spacer and gasket assembly is shown for receipt between a static structure having a surface and fastener holes therethrough and a removable structure having a surface and fastener holes. The static structure and removable structure are engaged through a multiplicity of fasteners having a shaft diameter. The fasteners are adapted to apply a compression on the gasket between the static structure and the removable structure. The static structure and the removable structure have opposed, typically flat, facing surfaces. The spacer and gasket assembly comprising a substantially non-compressible spacer adapted for receipt between the static structure and the removable structure having a spacer thickness. A gasket has a sticky, deformable, flowable, elastomeric body and a skeleton having a skeleton thickness, the skeleton substantially integral with the body. The gasket has an uncompressed gasket thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Aviation Devices & Electronic Components, LLC
    Inventors: Matt Boyd, David Schmidt, Jeff Busby
  • Communicating data among personal clouds
    Patent number: 9450784
    Abstract: A gateway device performs authentication with an interconnect system that coordinates communication of data among a plurality of personal clouds. The gateway device is part of a first personal cloud that includes electronic devices. Data is communicated between the first personal cloud and at least a second personal cloud based on information in the interconnect system, wherein the communication is performed according to at least one rule provided at the gateway device, wherein the at least one rule includes at least one criterion relating to data to be shared among the plurality of personal clouds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventor: David Schmidt
  • Method and apparatus for displaying ordinate abscissa value pairs on a display device
    Patent number: 9396516
    Abstract: An apparatus for displaying ordinate-abscissa value pairs with discrete display points in the abscissa and ordinate directions determines an interpolated ordinate value at half the abscissa spacing between the respective abscissa value and the respective abscissa value of the display points to the left and right. A maximum ordinate value and a minimum ordinate value are then determined from the ordinate value of the respective ordinate-abscissa value pair, and the respectively interpolated ordinate values on the left and right. A random or pseudo-random ordinate value is then selected between the determined maximum and minimum ordinate values for every abscissa value of the display points. The ordinate resolution of the display points is thus reduced by comparison with the ordinate resolution of the ordinate-abscissa value pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: David Schmidt
  • Life jacket with a lock
    Patent number: 9221529
    Abstract: A life jacket with a lock including a life jacket having at least one belt in combination with a releasable buckle, the releasable buckle having a female member and a male member. Each of the female member and the male member has a top side and a bottom side. An opening is continuously disposed through the male member from the top side to the bottom side. An aperture is continuously disposed through the female member from the top side to the bottom side. The opening and the aperture are colinearly disposed when the female member is securely engaged with the male member. A U-lock slidingly engages the opening in combination with the aperture when the female member is securely engaged with the male member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Inventors: David Schmidt, Douglas Schmidt
  • THIN GEL GASKET AND A METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150322988
    Abstract: A thin, cured gel gasket is disclosed, including methods of making the thin gel gasket and the use of the thin gel gasket in an aircraft joint. In one embodiment, the thin gel gasket has no skeleton or other structure and is comprised of only a cured polyurethane gel and has a thickness of less than about 12 mill. It is manufactured using a release film that is adapted in a number of ways to make release from the gel prior to use easier. In one method of making and using the thin gel gasket. it is applied to a joint which is subject to compression, in one embodiment, a lap joint of an aircraft fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Jeff Busby, David Schmidt, Kent Boomer, Matt Boyd
  • SPACER AND GASKET ASSEMBLY FOR USE ON AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20150252903
    Abstract: A spacer and gasket assembly is shown for receipt between a static structure having a surface and fastener holes therethrough and a removable structure having a surface and fastener holes. The static structure and removable structure are engaged through a multiplicity of fasteners having a shaft diameter. The fasteners are adapted to apply a compression on the gasket between the static structure and the removable structure. The static structure and the removable structure have opposed, typically flat, facing surfaces. The spacer and gasket assembly comprising a substantially non-compressible spacer adapted for receipt between the static structure and the removable structure having a spacer thickness. A gasket has a sticky, deformable, flowable, elastomeric body and a skeleton having a skeleton thickness, the skeleton substantially integral with the body. The gasket has an uncompressed gasket thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Matt BOYD, David SCHMIDT, Jeff BUSBY
  • SOLID STATE LIGHTING DEVICE WITH REDUCED LUMINOUS FLUX DROP AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE
    Publication number: 20150221815
    Abstract: A solid state light emitting device includes a solid state light emitter and a lumiphoric material that are selected for use with one another to provide light emissions with improved (i.e., reduced) thermal droop A solid state emitter having a short peak emission wavelength (e.g., in a visible range at or below 440 nm) seemingly less than optimal at room temperature for use with a particular lumiphor can trigger more efficient stimulation of lumiphor emissions at high temperatures. Enhanced epitaxial structures also inhibit decrease of radiant flux by LEDs at elevated temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: David Clatterbuck, Harry Seibel, Romit Dhar, Robert David Schmidt, Daniel Carleton Driscoll, Michael John Bergmann
  • NUTRITIONAL PRODUCT COMPOSITION FOR THE HEART
    Publication number: 20150157671
    Abstract: A nutritional product composition for the heart to promote optimal heart function, support normal heart muscle contractions, contribute to the protection of cells against oxidative stress, support macronutrient metabolism and create a synergistic blend of sustenance for the heart on a cellular level. The nutritional product composition for the heart includes a synergistic blend of nutrients and a silica gel that increases the rate of metabolism of cells to increase the rate of absorption of the nutrients and increase levels of magnesium. The synergistic blend of nutrients includes thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid, calcium, magnesium and zinc. The silica gel increases an absorption rate of the synergistic blend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: LIFEWAVE, INC.
    Inventors: David SCHMIDT, Steve HALTIWANGER
  • NUTRITIONAL PRODUCT COMPOSITION FOR THE MIND
    Publication number: 20150157046
    Abstract: A nutritional product composition for the mind to support mental performance and alertness, promote superior cognitive function, support focus, attention and memory, help with age-related declines in learning, organization and concentration, and help protect a user's brain from free radical damage. The nutritional product composition for the mind includes a synergistic blend of nutrients and a silica gel that increases the rate of metabolism of cells to increase the rate of absorption of the nutrients and increase levels of acetylcholine rapidly. The synergistic blend of nutrients includes phosphatidylserine, dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) bitartrate, citicholine, alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine (GPC), and fiber. The silica gel increases an absorption rate of the synergistic blend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: LIFEWAVE, INC.
    Inventors: David SCHMIDT, Steve HALTIWANGER
  • NUTRITIONAL PRODUCT COMPOSITION FOR ENERGY
    Publication number: 20150157660
    Abstract: A nutritional product composition for energy, to increase intracellular ATP production, assist the body in making more energy without the use of caffeine and stimulants and combat fatigue on a cellular level. The nutritional product composition for energy includes a synergistic blend of nutrients and a silica gel that increases the rate of metabolism of cells to increase the rate of absorption of the nutrients and increase energy production. The synergistic blend of nutrients includes vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, d-biotin, pantothenic acid, calcium, selenium, copper and chromium. The silica gel increases an absorption rate of the synergistic blend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: LIFEWAVE, INC.
    Inventors: David SCHMIDT, Steve HALTIWANGER
  • Double helix antenna
    Patent number: D738358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: LIFEWAVE, INC.
    Inventor: David Schmidt
  • Mobile phone radiation shield
    Patent number: D745501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: LIFEWAVE, INC.
    Inventor: David Schmidt
  • Mobile phone radiation shield
    Patent number: D745502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: LIFEWAVE, INC.
    Inventor: David Schmidt
  • Mobile phone radiation shield
    Patent number: D745503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: LIFEWAVE, INC.
    Inventor: David Schmidt
  • Mobile phone radiation shield
    Patent number: D745504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: LIFEWAVE, INC.
    Inventor: David Schmidt
  • Mobile phone radiation shield
    Patent number: D746272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: LIFEWAVE, INC.
    Inventor: David Schmidt
  • Double helix antenna
    Patent number: D758356
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: MEDICAL ENERGETICS LTD.
    Inventor: David Schmidt