Patents by Inventor David Brandon Smith

David Brandon 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).

  • Mounts for unmanned aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 11932429
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a ceiling mounted unmanned aerial vehicle docking station for a premises including a ceiling grid and a support structure disposed above the ceiling grid is provided. The apparatus includes an unmanned aerial vehicle docking station mounting bracket including a top surface and a bottom surface which is configured to be affixed to an exposed surface of a ceiling element in the ceiling grid by a first plurality of fastening elements. The bottom surface of the bracket is configured to be affixed to the ceiling mounted unmanned aerial vehicle docking station. The apparatus further includes a panel including a top surface and a bottom surface which is configured to be affixed to a concealed surface of the ceiling element by the first plurality of fastening elements. The top surface of the panel includes at least one anchoring element physically coupling the panel to the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: INDOOR ROBOTICS INC.
    Inventors: Trevor Greenberg, David Brandon Smith, Isaac C. Dearmond
  • Mounts for unmanned aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 11655057
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a ceiling mounted unmanned aerial vehicle docking station in a premises security system is provided for a premises including a ceiling grid and a support structure disposed above the ceiling grid. The apparatus includes an unmanned aerial vehicle docking station mounting bracket including a top surface and a bottom surface which is affixable to an exposed surface of a ceiling element in the ceiling grid by a first plurality of fastening elements. The bottom surface of the bracket is affixable to the ceiling mounted unmanned aerial vehicle docking station. The apparatus further includes a panel including a top surface and a bottom surface which is affixable to a concealed surface of the ceiling element by the first plurality of fastening elements. The top surface of the panel includes at least one anchoring element for physically coupling the panel to the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: The ADT Security Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor Greenberg, David Brandon Smith, Isaac C. Dearmond
  • Devices, Systems and Methods to Detect and Reduce or Prevent Entry of Inflammatory Mediators into Milk Ducts
    Publication number: 20130158394
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for measurement and reduction or prevention of fluid movement in lactiferous ducts, detection of diseased conditions in the breasts, and treatments thereof. Such techniques, methods and devices are applicable to a variety of conditions including carcinomas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Sylvia Hon, Anahitta Khosraviani, Amar Miglani, David Brandon Smith, Lanping Amy Sung, Geert W. Schmid-Schonbein