Patents by Inventor David John Smith

David John 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: 9300584
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a packet switching device provides more than eight behavior aggregates of Quality of Service (QoS) processing based on a service type of a received Multiprotocol Label Switched (MPLS) packet and on a Traffic Class (TC) value extracted from a label of the MPLS packet. The service type is typically determined based on a forwarding equivalence class (FEC) associated with the MPLS packet. This service type may identify a service provided by a service provider and/or the type of packet traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarence Filsfils, John H. W. Bettink, David John Smith
  • Patent number: 9277987
    Abstract: Accommodating intraocular lenses containing a flowable media and their methods of accommodation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: POWERVISION, INC.
    Inventors: Terah Whiting Smiley, David John Smith, Steven Choi, Henry Wu, John A. Scholl, Denise H. Burns
  • Publication number: 20160020057
    Abstract: A cold-cathode switching device is presented. The cold-cathode switching device (100) includes a housing (110) defining a chamber (111); an ionizable gas (112) disposed in the chamber; and a plurality of electrodes (120) disposed in the chamber. The plurality of electrodes includes a cathode (124) and an anode (122) defining a discharge gap, and wherein at least one of the cathode and anode comprises a material (140) that is liquid at an operating temperature of the cathode or the anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy John SOMMERER, Joseph Darryl MICHAEL, David John SMITH, Sergey Joseph ZALUBOVSKY
  • Publication number: 20150189543
    Abstract: A method comprising: receiving, by wireless sites connected to a terrestrial network, a set of media that includes a plurality of individual media, wherein each of the wireless sites includes a satellite antenna and satellite receiver via which the set of media is received from a broadcast transmission from a satellite; storing the set of media, wherein each of the wireless sites stores the set of media in a local edge proxy server of the wireless site; receiving request(s) for media from mobile station(s); accessing the requested media from the set of media stored in the local edge proxy server; receiving requests for retransmission of said media from said mobile station(s); determining if a first of said retransmission requests is identical to a prior retransmission request; and if said first retransmission request is identical to said prior retransmission request, determining whether said prior retransmission request has been fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: International Datacasting Corporation
    Inventors: Bastian STASSEN, Gary CARTER, David John Smith, Gregory Paul Burdett
  • Publication number: 20150119311
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Louis Alexandre CATLIN, Rachid BEN MOUSSA, Timothy Bernard William KROESE, Charles Rupert GILLHAM, James Ian Kinloch, David John SMITH, Alison Lesley MAIN, Helen VARLEY
  • Patent number: 8956408
    Abstract: Delivery devices for delivering an ophthalmic device into an eye. In some embodiments the delivery devices are adapted to deliver an intraocular lens into an eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: PowerVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Terah Whiting Smiley, John A. Scholl, David John Smith, Russell J. Redmond, Derek L. Moran, Barry Cheskin, John Reggie, Gregory Vinton Matthews, Claudio Argento
  • Patent number: 8940676
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Louis Alexandre Catlin, Rachid Ben Moussa, Timothy Bernard William Kroese, Charles Rupert Gillham, James Iain Kinloch, David John Smith, Alison Lesley Main, Helen Varley
  • Publication number: 20140179584
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Louis Alexandre CATLIN, Rachid BEN MOUSSA, Timothy Bernard William KROESE, Charles Rupert GILLHAM, James Ian Kinloch, David John SMITH, Alison Lesley MAIN, Helen VARLEY
  • Patent number: 8658585
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Louise Alexandre Catlin, Rachid Ben Moussa, Timothy Bernard William Kroese, Charles Rupert Gillham, James Iain Kinloch, David John Smith, Alison Lesley Main, Helen Varley
  • Publication number: 20130250239
    Abstract: Methods of estimating the size of an ocular lens capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Hildebrand, David John Smith, Claudio Argento
  • Patent number: 8518866
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Louis Alexandre Catlin, Rachid Ben Moussa, Timothy Bernard William Kroese, Charles Rupert Gillham, James Iain Kinloch, David John Smith, Alison Lesley Main, Helen Varley
  • Patent number: 8447086
    Abstract: Methods of estimating the size of an ocular lens capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: PowerVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Hildebrand, David John Smith, Claudio Argento
  • Patent number: 8435935
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Louise Alexandre Catlin, Rachid Ben Moussa, Timothy Berhard William Kroese, Charles Rupert Gillham, James Iain Kinloch, David John Smith, Alison Lesley Main, Helen Varley
  • Publication number: 20130103146
    Abstract: Accommodating intraocular lenses containing a flowable media and their methods of accommodation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Terah Whiting Smiley, David John Smith, Steven Choi, Henry Wu, John A. Scholl, Denise Horrilleno Burns
  • Patent number: 8328869
    Abstract: Accommodating intraocular lenses containing a flowable media and their methods of accommodation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: PowerVision, Inc.
    Inventors: Terah Whiting Smiley, David John Smith, Steven Choi, Henry Wu, John A. Scholl, Denise H. Burns
  • Patent number: 8283300
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Louis Alexandre Catlin, Rachid Ben Moussa, Timothy Bernard William Kroese, Charles Rupert Gillham, James Iain Kinloch, David John Smith, Alison Lesley Main, Helen Varley
  • Patent number: 8250837
    Abstract: A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tanguy Marie Louis Alexandre Catlin, Rachid Ben Moussa, Timothy Bernard William Kroese, Charles Rupert Gillham, James Iain Kinloch, David John Smith, Alison Lesley Main, Helen Varley
  • Publication number: 20120213948
    Abstract: A system for repairing a crack in a component, or forming a joint between two components, is described. The system includes a filler material; a plasma-generating material; and a ceramic cover that is positioned around the crack, or around an interface region between two components that are to be joined. The filler material is positioned proximate to the crack or the interface region; and the plasma generating material is positioned in the vicinity of the crack or the interface region. A microwave generator for generating a microwave field inside an enclosure region enclosed by the cover, and proximate to the crack or interface region, also forms part of the system. Related methods for filling at least one cavity in a casting component are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey Jon Schoonover, Mahesh Chandran, Sarah Lillian Katz, Laurent Cretegny, Drew Brisco, David John Smith, Vasile Bogdan Neculaes
  • Patent number: D747382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Quatro Electronics Limited
    Inventor: David John Smith
  • Patent number: D747754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Quatro Electronics Limited
    Inventor: David John Smith