Patents by Inventor Edward Smith

Edward 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: 12379929
    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprising instruction processing circuitry for processing a plurality of program instructions and instruction prediction circuitry. The instruction prediction circuitry comprises circuitry for detecting successive occurrences of a same program loop sequence of program instructions. The instruction prediction circuitry also comprises circuitry for predicting a number of iterations of the same program loop sequence of program instructions, in response to detecting, by the circuitry for detecting, that a second occurrence of the same program loop sequence of program instructions comprises a same number of iterations as a first occurrence of the same program loop sequence of program instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kai Chirca, Paul Daniel Gauvreau, David Edward Smith, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20250235696
    Abstract: A method for variable electrostimulative behavior modification includes sensing placement of a first anatomical portion of a body in contact to a surface of a target object adapted. for behavior modification with a multiplicity of electrostimulative end points coupled to an energy source. The method additionally includes delivering an electrical neurostimulus through one of the end points nearest to the placement of the first anatomical portion in proximity to the surface the electrical neurostimulus including a waveform promoting a modification of behavior associated with the placement of the first anatomical portion in proximity to the surface. Thereafter, an anomalous characteristic of the sensed placement indicating a failure to modify the behavior may be detected and a profile of the waveform of the electrical neurostimulus changes to a different waveform in response to the anomalous characteristic of the sensed placement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Goldstein, Michael Edward Smith Luna
  • Publication number: 20250231572
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system determines that performance of a service is required at a first location in a smart community; identifies a robot to be transported, and determines whether physical transport or virtual transport is to be performed for the robot. If physical transport is to be performed, the system initiates communication with a robot transport controller to schedule the physical transport to the first location from a different second location. If virtual transport is to be performed, the processing system initiates communication with a radio access network (RAN) to schedule the virtual transport; the virtual transport includes configuring the robot at the first location. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul Edward Smith, JR., Venson Shaw
  • Patent number: 12352112
    Abstract: A riser system in the form of a pumped riser, i.e. a riser having an outlet from the riser at a depth below the surface of a body of water, where the outlet is coupled to a return pump to return fluid from the riser to the surface, and various operational methods to facilitate greater versatility when performing hydrocarbon drilling related operations. A sealing element to seal an annulus of the riser, and a by-pass around the sealing element. Various methods make it possible to switch between open mode and closed mode, and vice versa, monitoring leakage across the sealing element, as well as performing other operations exploiting the advantages of the two different modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Enhanced Drilling AS
    Inventors: Per Christian Stenshorne, David Edward Smith, Gustav Olov Skärgård
  • Patent number: 12352113
    Abstract: A riser system in the form of a pumped riser, i.e. a riser having an outlet from the riser at a depth below the surface of a body of water, where the outlet is coupled to a return pump to return fluid from the riser to the surface, and various operational methods to facilitate greater versatility when performing hydrocarbon drilling related operations. A sealing element to seal an annulus of the riser, and a by-pass around the sealing element. Various methods make it possible to switch between open mode and closed mode, and vice versa, monitoring leakage across the sealing element, as well as performing other operations exploiting the advantages of the two different modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Enhanced Drilling AS
    Inventors: Per Christian Stenshorne, David Edward Smith, Gustav Olov Skärgård
  • Publication number: 20250219962
    Abstract: Distributed resource configuration, management, and control are provided through a frontend user interface, an application programming interface (API), and backend operations. Collections of configured and managed resources provide cloud services from a cloud environment to enterprise servers. A user provides resource definitions for resource types through the user interface. The backend operations translates the definitions into one or more low-level resource management API calls, which cause the resources to be configured, deployed, reserved/created, and controlled on one or more distributed devices. The configured resource of the distributed devices provide the cloud services to the enterprise servers. In an embodiment, a single user session via the user interface permits the user to deploy multiple instances of a resources within a corresponding environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Duncan McDonald Hedden, Lucas Edward Smith
  • Patent number: 12318948
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining, by a robot of a group of robots, a condition of the robot to obtain a determined result. A corrective plan is identified responsive to the determined result indicating a deficiency and a determination is made as to whether the robot is configured to perform the corrective plan. The corrective plan is executed responsive to a determination that the robot is configured to perform the corrective plan. Alternatively, assistance of a robot controller is requested responsive to the determining indicating the robot is not configured to perform the corrective plan. The robot controller is requested to initiate performance of the corrective plan. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul Edward Smith, Jr., Venson Shaw
  • Patent number: 12292743
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system determines that performance of a service is required at a first location in a smart community; identifies a robot to be transported, and determines whether physical transport or virtual transport is to be performed for the robot. If physical transport is to be performed, the system initiates communication with a robot transport controller to schedule the physical transport to the first location from a different second location. If virtual transport is to be performed, the processing system initiates communication with a radio access network (RAN) to schedule the virtual transport; the virtual transport includes configuring the robot at the first location. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Paul Edward Smith, Jr., Venson Shaw
  • Patent number: 12268874
    Abstract: A method for variable electrostimulative behavior modification includes sensing placement of a first anatomical portion of a body in contact to a surface of a target object adapted for behavior modification with a multiplicity of electrostimulative end points coupled to an energy source. The method additionally includes delivering an electrical neurostimulus through one of the end points nearest to the placement of the first anatomical portion in proximity to the surface the electrical neurostimulus including a waveform promoting a modification of behavior associated with the placement of the first anatomical portion in proximity to the surface. Thereafter, an anomalous characteristic of the sensed placement indicating a failure to modify the behavior may be detected and a profile of the waveform of the electrical neurostimulus changes to a different waveform in response to the anomalous characteristic of the sensed placement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Intellishot Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wayne Goldstein, Michael Edward Smith Luna
  • Patent number: 12255810
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: obtaining a first indication of a first decision to communicate with a first communication device via a wired network endpoint of a wired communication system, the first communication device being in communication with a base station of a wireless communication system at a time of a making of the first decision, the base station being configured for first communications with a network transport layer via a first link and the wired network endpoint being configured for second communications with the network transport layer via a second link; responsive to the obtaining the first indication, changing in a route information listing a first latency value for the first link, the first latency value being changed from a first original v
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, John B. Bartell, Hongyan Lei, Paul Edward Smith, Jr., Venson Shaw
  • Publication number: 20250074485
    Abstract: A method is provided including obtaining a first range area in which a designated position of a vehicle system may be determined to be located based at least in part on a calculated distance from a known location at a front end of the vehicle system that has been determined by a leading sensor. The front end may be relative to a direction of travel. The method may include obtaining a second range area in which the designated position of the vehicle system may be determined to be located using a different, trailing sensor that is located spaced away from the front end of the vehicle system. The method may include determining a degree of overlap, or lack of overlap, of the first range area and the second range area and responding to a determined degree of overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Vrba, Stephen Craven, Amit Saxena, Keith Edward Smith, Rebekkah Linker
  • Patent number: 12209461
    Abstract: A riser system in the form of a pumped riser, i.e. a riser having an outlet from the riser at a depth below the surface of a body of water, where the outlet is coupled to a return pump to return fluid from the riser to the surface, and various operational methods to facilitate greater versatility when performing hydrocarbon drilling related operations. A sealing element to seal an annulus of the riser, and a by-pass around the sealing element. Various methods make it possible to switch between open mode and closed mode, and vice versa, monitoring leakage across the sealing element, as well as performing other operations exploiting the advantages of the two different modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Enhanced Drilling AS
    Inventors: Per Christian Stenshorne, David Edward Smith, Gustav Olov Skärgård
  • Patent number: 12201735
    Abstract: The invention concerns a disinfection device includes a disinfection chamber having an interior volume and a radiation source coupled to the interior volume. The radiation source is arranged to emit disinfecting radiation into the interior volume when in operation. A disinfection program in the disinfection chamber is arranged to control the radiation source to emit the disinfecting radiation according to parameters determined based on at least one of a three dimensional model of the disinfection chamber and a three dimensional model of a target article to be disinfected. The three dimensional model of the disinfection chamber is formed using data collected by operating at least one radiation source in a data collection disinfection chamber, or by providing a disinfection chamber model having a virtual interior volume. The three dimensional model of the target article to be disinfected is formed by providing a target article model having a virtual surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: GERMITEC
    Inventors: René Deshays, Clément Deshays, Cédric Neveu, Adrian Edward Smith, Frédéric Lepine
  • Publication number: 20250009652
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and systems are provided for pulmonary or nasal delivery of active agents via a metered dose inhaler. In one embodiment, the compositions include a suspension medium, active agent particles, and suspending particles, in which the active agent particles and suspending particles form a co-suspension within the suspension medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Reinhard Vehring, Michael Steven Hartman, Adrian Edward Smith, Vidya B. Joshi, Sarvajna Kumar Dwivedi
  • Patent number: 12188303
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a riser system in the form of a pumped riser, i.e. a riser having an outlet from the riser at a depth below the surface of a body of water, where the outlet is coupled to a return pump to return fluid from the riser to the surface, and various operational methods to facilitate greater versatility when performing hydrocarbon drilling related operations. The arrangement also comprises a sealing element to seal an annulus of the riser, and a by-pass around the sealing element. Various methods makes it possible to switch between open mode and closed mode, and vice versa, monitoring leakage across the sealing element, as well as performing other operations exploiting the advantages of the two different modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Enhanced Drilling AS
    Inventors: Per Christian Stenshorne, David Edward Smith, Gustav Olov Skärgård
  • Publication number: 20250002092
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle, an under-shield structure and a method for manufacturing the under-shield structure. The under-shield structure comprises at least one support beam and a panel over-molded on the at least one support beam. The panel further comprises a base plate and at least one reinforcement structure protruding vertically from the base plate. Thereby reducing the fluttering, noise, vibration, and harshness at high vehicle speed and increasing the overall stiffness of the under-shield structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Matt SYKES, Kristian Edward SMITH, Daniel CHARTERS, Theodor George PANAINTE, Martin BLOUNT, Richard Alan BENNEY
  • Publication number: 20240401922
    Abstract: A system including a range extension system for extending a range of magnetic induction (MI) signals along a pathway for commercial/civil blasting operations that use a wireless blasting-related device, the range extension system including an elongated element configured to extend the range of the MI signals along the pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Anh Tuan NGUYEN, Steven KOTSONIS, Gil Edward SMITH
  • Publication number: 20240397871
    Abstract: There is disclosed a mobile autonomous agricultural system comprising a powered mobile unit for carrying agricultural equipment, and configured to move along rows of crops. The powered mobile unit comprises a chassis extending along a longitudinal axis defining an inner zone to receive the row of crops, and an actuator which is moveable between a fully extended position and a fully retracted position to respectively raise or lower the height of the chassis above the ground. At least one distance sensor is disposed on the powered mobile unit and configured output respective distance signals relating to the distance of objects from the respective distance sensor. A controller is configured to receive the distance signals, and to control extension of each of the actuators to control the height of the powered mobile unit based on the distance signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Edward John Francis PALMER, Daniel John Owen PERRETT, Oliver Edward SMITH
  • Publication number: 20240378074
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for service creation and management. A processor can detect an event relating to a service, and access a service creation database to identify a recipe associated with the service. The recipe can define a resource to be used to provide the service. The processor can access an inventory to determine if the resource is available, identify a service control to control the service, instruct an infrastructure control to allocate virtual machines to host components of the service, and issue instructions to the service control. The instructions can instruct the service control to load service functions to the virtual machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Walter Cooper Chastain, Frank Cariello, Reuben Klein, Paul Edward Smith, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240334276
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include transmitting first payload data to a first communication device via a first link, subsequent to the transmitting of the first payload data, obtaining a first indication that a handover is being negotiated between the first communication device and a second communication device, based on the first indication, placing, at a processing system, the first link in an inactive state, based on the first indication, storing second payload data in a buffer, and responsive to obtaining a second indication that the second communication device has accepted the handover: activating, at the processing system, a second link between the processing system and the second communication device, obtaining the second payload data from the buffer, and transmitting, based on the activating of the second link, the second payload data obtained from the buffer to the second communication device via the second link. Other aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zhi Cui, Hongyan Lei, John Bartell, Paul Edward Smith, JR.