Patents by Inventor Dean C. Smith

Dean C. 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).

  • ANTI-KLK7 ANTIBODIES, ANTI-KLK5 ANTIBODIES, MULTISPECIFIC ANTI-KLK5/KLK7 ANTIBODIES, AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20240150491
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-KLK7 antibodies, anti-KLK5 antibodies, anti-KLK5/KLK7 multispecific antibodies, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: James Thomas KOERBER, Wyne Pun LEE, Tangsheng YI, Juan ZHANG, Cary Dean AUSTIN, Cecilia P.C. CHIU, Joseph Edward CHAVARRIA-SMITH, Jawahar SUDHAMSU
  • Water vapor distillation apparatus, method and systems
    Patent number: 11939237
    Abstract: A fluid vapor distillation system. The system includes a control system for controlling a fluid vapor distillation apparatus including a blow down controller for controlling a blow down valve, a source flow controller for controlling a source flow valve, and a blow down level sensor in communication with a blow down controller and a source flow controller, the blow down level sensor sends signals related to the blow down level to the blow down controller and the source flow controller indicative of the blow down level, wherein the source flow controller actuates the source flow valve based at least on the blow down level sensor signals, and wherein the blow down controller actuates the blow down valve based at least on the blow down level sensor signals, whereby the blow down level and the source flow level are maintained using the blow down level sensor signals as input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, Ryan K. LaRocque, Christopher C. Langenfeld, Andrew A. Schnellinger, Prashant Bhat, Otis L. Clapp, Stanley B. Smith, III, Stephen M. Ent
  • Paper slitting device
    Patent number: 4333234
    Abstract: This invention is an apparatus for slitting paper, particularly paper wrapped around rolls of coins. The apparatus is characterized by self-centering means to accommodate various sizes of rolls of coins and by the use of a knife blade to sever the rolled end of the wrapper of a roll of coins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1982
    Inventors: Dean C. Smith, Gary F. Quinton