Patents by Inventor Derek John Smith

Derek 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: 7104423
    Abstract: A container comprising a box made of compressible sheet material and a liquid-tight bag having a fitting to allow extraction of the contents of the bag, wherein: the fitting projects through an aperture in a wall of the box, the wall comprises at least two layers of said compressible sheet material and the fitting has a pair of flanges, one either side of the wall and spaced apart a distance smaller than the uncompressed thickness of said two layers of compressible sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: G.R. Advanced Materials Limited
    Inventor: Derek John Smith
  • Patent number: 6390226
    Abstract: A differential lock actuating arrangement comprises a pedal assembly including a substantially elongate member, mounting means to mount the said elongate member on the chassis of a vehicle, means to connect the said elongate member to a differential lock actuator, rotating means to rotate the said substantially elongate member about its longitudinal axis, wherein the mounting means mounts the said elongate member for movement between a first differential lock engaging position and a second differential lock disengaging position, and wherein the arrangement further comprises biasing means to hold the elongate member in one of the said first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: ARGO Limited
    Inventors: Derek John Smith, David William Seccull
  • Patent number: 6357315
    Abstract: An arrangement 1 for selectively actuating the four-wheel drive and differential lock engagement means of a vehicle comprises a hand operable selector mounted a bracket 4, the bracket 4 including a pathway, the selector comprising a protrusion which co-operates with the said pathway, so that movement of the selector in a first direction from a first position to a second position actuates four-wheel drive, and further movement in the first direction from the second position to a third position actuates the said differential lock, the pathway preventing the selector from moving in the first direction from the second position to the third position without first being moved in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: AGCO Limited
    Inventors: Derek John Smith, David William Seccull
  • Patent number: 4069889
    Abstract: A power steering system has a valve between the pump and steering unit. The valve maintains a constant pressure differential so that the pump is unable to deliver aerated fluid to the unit in the event of loss of fluid or fracture of a pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1978
    Assignee: Massey-Ferguson Services N.V.
    Inventors: Robert Ernest Yapp, Derek John Smith
  • Patent number: D384358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Massey Ferguson S.A.
    Inventor: Derek John Smith