Patents by Inventor David Smith

David 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).

  • Publication number: 20220269664
    Abstract: A staging data store includes transaction data from one or more entities. An evaluation server programmed to determine one or more transaction types in the transaction data, to input second transaction data for each of the transaction types into one or more predictive models to generate one or more exception probabilities for transactions in the transaction data, and to output one or more risk scores for the transactions based on the exception probabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Smith, Samuel Paul Bryfczynski, Matthew Burton
  • Patent number: 11420941
    Abstract: Provided herein are molecules and salts thereof, arrays containing molecules and salts thereof, solid supports containing molecules and salts thereof, kits containing molecules or salts thereof, and methods of determining alignment of photolithographic masks comprising molecules or salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: COWPER SCIENCES INC.
    Inventors: Robert Kuimelis, Gaurav Saini, David Smith, Tommy Armsby
  • Patent number: 11423073
    Abstract: An audio-visual management system and process for facilitating comprehension of electronic documents. As an example, a user may access contents of an electronic document via a user interface and request a speech-synthesized recitation of any text in the electronic document. In addition, the user interface can include a navigation tool configured to visually represent significant events in the electronic document via selectable indicators, including but not limited to comments, slides, images, graphs, and/or other internal contextual markers. These indicators can serve as navigation options that can provide guidance to users as they listen to a reading of the electronic document. User selection of an indicator can initiate an audio presentation of textual content that is directly associated with the specified event. In addition, users can view availability of others currently listening to the document and connect with them to create a joint listening experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Erez Kikin-Gil, Benjamin David Smith, Colleen Griffiths Estrada
  • Patent number: 11421680
    Abstract: A fluid end includes a housing having a bore extending toward a cavity and a wear sleeve positioned within the bore. The fluid end also includes a plunger positioned within a plunger bore extending through the wear sleeve, the plunger reciprocating within the plunger bore. The fluid end further includes a wear sleeve retainer coupled to the housing and positioned to block axial movement of the wear sleeve, the wear sleeve retainer having external threads along a body that engage internal threads formed in the housing. The fluid end also includes an anti-rotation system, coupled to the housing, the anti-rotation system engaging the wear sleeve retainer to block rotation of the wear sleeve retainer in at least one direction. The fluid end further includes a packing nut coupled to the wear sleeve retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jason David Smith, Kyle Matthew Ellisor
  • Patent number: 11421679
    Abstract: A packing assembly includes a packing sleeve having a first sleeve portion and a second sleeve portion, wherein a first sleeve portion outer diameter is larger than a second sleeve portion outer diameter and a first sleeve portion inner diameter is larger than a second sleeve portion inner diameter. The packing assembly also includes a groove formed in the second sleeve portion outer diameter. The packing assembly further includes a shoulder formed at a transition between the first sleeve portion and the second sleeve portion. The packing assembly includes a shelf formed at the transition between the first sleeve portion and the second sleeve portion. The packing assembly also includes a plurality of packing components arranged within the first sleeve portion inner diameter, at least a portion of the plurality of packing components engaging the shelf. The packing assembly further includes a seal positioned within the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Chance Ray Mullins, Jason David Smith, Steven Zachary Newberg, Kyle Matthew Ellisor, Aric Martin Gillispie
  • Patent number: 11413165
    Abstract: Systems including a provisional tibial prosthesis system are disclosed. The provisional system can include a tibial component, a base component, and a shim component. The tibial component can have a proximal surface and a distal surface, the distal surface can be configured to seat on a resected proximal surface of a tibia. The base component can have a proximal surface and can be configured to couple with the tibial component when disposed on the proximal surface thereof. The shim component can have a proximal surface and a distal surface. The proximal surface can be configured as an articulating surface sized and shaped to articulate with a femoral prosthesis and the distal surface can be configured to couple with the base component at the proximal surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Uthgenannt, Paul Meyers, Andrew L. Pierce, Richard Detlefsen, David Smith
  • Publication number: 20220242212
    Abstract: A tonneau cover access panel assembly connectable to a vehicle that eliminates the need for side rails to both locate and tension a tonneau cover. The assembly also reduces weight and complexity. The assembly incorporates a readily accessible rear latching system that reduces or eliminates interference with the tonneau cover during operation. The assembly also incorporates a tonneau cover tensioning system. The tension seals out environmental elements and holds the tonneau cover and locating bows in place. The assembly holds the tonneau in the closed tension state keeping the tonneau cover secured and tight until the cover is opened by an operator. The assembly is movable between a closed position and a fully open/stowable position and any intermediate positions. The assembly is also movable between at least a first open position and the deployed position for more limiting access to the cargo bed of the vehicle when desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Bestop, Inc.
    Inventors: Tavis Lutzka, Stephen J. Lewis, David A. Smith
  • Patent number: 11401552
    Abstract: Methods are provided of identifying a male fertility condition in a subject. Methods of performing a fertility treatment and an in vitro fertilization procedure are also provided. The methods may comprise determining the DNA methylation pattern of DNA extracted from a semen sample of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: University of Utah Research Foundation, The University of Southern California
    Inventors: Douglas T. Carrell, Bradley Cairns, Kenneth I. Aston, Timothy Jenkins, Andrew David Smith, Philip James Uren, Alan Horsager
  • Publication number: 20220235934
    Abstract: A cooking appliance gas burner system includes a gas burner adapted to receive gas flow from a gas feed line via a venturi. A flow sensor includes a gas flow input in fluid connection with the venturi and configured to measure pressure at the venturi. The flow sensor further includes a differential pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure differential at the venturi between a maximum burner air/gas mixture flow rate and a user input burner air/gas mixture flow rate that is input by a user as a requested percentage of the maximum burner air/gas mixture flow rate. A proportional valve is configured to modulate the air/gas mixture flow rate into the gas burner. A controller is configured to read burner air/gas mixture flow rates from the flow sensor and regulate the burner air/gas mixture flow rate via the proportional valve based upon a user-defined input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Brian David Smith, Stephen John Thornton
  • Publication number: 20220226293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to treatments of angioedema, and specifically bradykinin-mediated angioedema non-hereditary (BK-AEnH). In particular, the present invention provides on-demand treatments of bradykinin-mediated angioedema non-hereditary (BK-AEnH) by orally administering a plasma kallikrein inhibitor to a patient in need thereof on-demand. Regular (or continuous) treatments of BK-AEnH are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Edward Paul FEENER, Sally Louise MARSH, Andreas MAETZEL, Michael David SMITH, Christopher Martyn YEA
  • Patent number: 11391374
    Abstract: A system includes a pressure ring positioned to abut a fluid end face, the pressure ring having a pressure ring bore with a diameter larger than a fluid end bore diameter. The system also includes an adjacent ring coupled to a fluid end, the pressure ring positioned between the adjacent ring and the fluid end face. The system further includes a face seal positioned at an interface of the pressure ring and the fluid end face, the face seal containing pressurized fluid associated with the fluid end. The system also includes packing material positioned within at least a portion of the pressure ring bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Matthew Ellisor, Jason David Smith, Chance Ray Mullins, Steven Zachary Newberg, Aric Martin Gillispie
  • Publication number: 20220218680
    Abstract: The present invention relates to treatments of hereditary angioedema (HAE). In particular, the present invention provides on-demand treatments of hereditary angioedema (HAE) by orally administering a plasma kallikrein inhibitor to a patient in need thereof on-demand. Regular (or continuous) treatments of HAE are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Edward Paul FEENER, Sally Louise MARSH, Andreas MAETZEL, Michael David SMITH, Christopher Martyn YEA
  • Patent number: 11384756
    Abstract: A valve assembly for a fracturing pump includes a valve seat having a bore extending therethrough, the valve seat including a strike face at a top region opposite a bottom region, at least a portion of the strike face formed by an insert positioned within a groove formed in the valve body. The valve assembly also includes a bore liner arranged within the bore, at least a portion of an axial length of the bore liner covering at least a portion of the ceramic to form a barrier between the insert and the bore. The valve assembly further includes a valve member positioned to reciprocate within the bore, the valve member moving between an open position and a closed position, wherein at least a portion of the valve member engages at least a portion of the strike face in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Jason David Smith
  • Patent number: 11379991
    Abstract: A method for digital image segmentation is provided. The method comprises training a neural network for image segmentation with a labeled training dataset from a first domain, wherein a subset of nodes in the neural net are dropped out during training. The neural network receives image data from a second, different domain. A vector of N values that sum to 1 is calculated for each image element, wherein each value represents an image segmentation class. A label is assigned to each image element according to the class with the highest value in the vector. Multiple inferences are performed with active dropout layers for each image element, and an uncertainty value is generated for each image element. The label of any image element with an uncertainty value above a predefined threshold is replaced with a new label corresponding to the class with the next highest value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Carianne Martinez, Kevin Matthew Potter, Emily Donahue, Matthew David Smith, Charles J. Snider, John P. Korbin, Scott Alan Roberts, Lincoln Collins
  • Patent number: 11378048
    Abstract: A prime mover for a lightweight vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, a starter motor integrally integrated with the internal combustion engine, and a housing for the prime mover. The prime mover additionally comprises a Hall Effect sensor and an prime mover control module structured and operable to communicate with the Hall Effect sensor, determine when operation of the internal combustion engine should cease, and upon the determination that operation of the internal combustion engine should cease, utilize the communication from the Hall Effect sensor to stop the internal combustion engine such that a piston of the internal combustion engine is positioned at between 15° and 25° after bottom-dead-center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Zekarias W. Yohannes, Matthew Wilcox, David Smith, Brian Moebs, Matthew D. Wilson, Russell William King
  • Patent number: 11369956
    Abstract: A system may comprise a voltage upconverter, a universal serial bus (USB) connector to receive an input voltage from a USB port on a computing device, and a microfluidic diagnostic chip communication link to electrically couple the voltage upconverter to a microfluidic diagnostic chip wherein the voltage upconverter is to convert the input voltage to be received by the USB connector to an output voltage sufficient to drive a pump on the microfluidic diagnostic chip. A diagnostic system may comprise a microfluidic diagnostic chip comprising a pump and a voltage upconverter to receive an input voltage from a universal serial bus (USB) port of a computing device and to convert the input voltage into an output voltage that powers activation of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Manish Giri, Melinda M. Valencia, Matthew David Smith, Sirena Lu, Joshua M Yu, Sadig Bengali
  • Publication number: 20220192388
    Abstract: A bed system can have an adjustable foundation and a user interface having at least one adjustment bar. The user interface can be communicatively coupled to an actuation system of the adjustable foundation such that raising a foot portion of the at least one adjustment bar can signal the actuation system to raise a foot section of the adjustable foundation, raising a head portion of the adjustment bar can signal the actuation system to raise a head section of the adjustable foundation, lowering the foot portion of the adjustment bar can signal the actuation system to lower the foot section of the adjustable foundation, and lowering the head portion of the adjustment bar can signal the actuation system to lower the head section of the adjustable foundation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: David Smith, Antony Kirk
  • Publication number: 20220197284
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and system are disclosed for performing autonomous path navigation using deep neural networks. The method includes the steps of receiving image data at a deep neural network (DNN), determining, by the DNN, both an orientation of a vehicle with respect to a path and a lateral position of the vehicle with respect to the path, utilizing the image data, and controlling a location of the vehicle, utilizing the orientation of the vehicle with respect to the path and the lateral position of the vehicle with respect to the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Nikolai Smolyanskiy, Alexey Kamenev, Jeffrey David Smith, Stanley Thomas Birchfield
  • Publication number: 20220197422
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a controlling a shared virtual environment are provided. The systems and methods includes a public display connects to a reflector via a network. A shared virtual environment is replicated on the public display. A QR code is displayed on the public display for scanning by a mobile device. The QR code includes instructions to download a controller interface and location of the reflector. The mobile device provides inputs, via the reflector, to the shared virtual environment. This causes mirroring of computations on each of the plurality of objects across the shared virtual environment deterministically. Further, a new message from the reflector with an appended timestamp is transmitted to advance time within the public display. Inputs from the mobile device may include a touchscreen input corresponding to rendered joysticks and buttons, and/or an accelerometer input after position of the mobile device has been calibrated related to the public display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Bert Freudenberg, Aran Lunzer, Yoshiki Ohshima, David A. Smith, Brian Upton
  • Publication number: 20220194078
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a fluid ejection system is described. The fluid ejection system includes a frame to retain a number of fluid ejection devices. Each fluid ejection device includes a reservoir disposed on a first side of the frame and a fluid ejection die disposed on an opposite side of the frame. Each fluid ejection die includes 1) a fluid feed slot formed in a substrate to receive fluid from the reservoir, 2) an array of nozzles formed in the substrate to eject fluid, and 3) an ejection adjustment system to selectively adjust an amount of fluid ejected from the fluid ejection devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Nielsen, Matthew David Smith, Roberto A. Pugliese