Patents by Inventor G. Smith

G. 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: 11986173
    Abstract: Introduced here is an ingestible device comprising a capsule having a central axis therethrough, at least one propulsion component, and at least one motor configured to supply motive power to the propulsion component(s). The propulsion component(s) may be disposed at locations radially offset from the central axis. Upon receiving input indicative of a request to alter a position and/or an orientation of the ingestible device, the motor(s) can supply motive power to some or all of the propulsion component(s) to cause movement of the ingestible device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Endiatx, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel V. Moyer, Torrey P. Smith, James G. Erd, Daniel A. Luebke, Kian L. Tuma
  • Patent number: 11988144
    Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine engine including an engine core including a turbine, compressor, combustor to combust a fuel, and core shaft connecting the turbine and compressor; a fan upstream of the engine core; a fan shaft; a gearbox that receives an input from the core shaft and outputs drive to the fan via the fan shaft; a primary oil loop system to supply oil to the gearbox; and a heat exchange system. The method includes controlling the heat exchange system to adjust fuel viscosity to be lower than or equal to 0.58 mm2/s on entry to the combustor at cruise conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Craig W Bemment, Alastair G Hobday, Benjamin J Keeler, Christopher P Madden, Andrea Minelli, Andrew T Smith, Peter Swann, Martin K Yates
  • Publication number: 20240157148
    Abstract: A system for selecting a sensitivity level for adjusting an intensity setting for therapy provided to a patient includes one or more processors and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to receive an indication of an input to adjust an intensity setting related to the therapy provided to the patient and determine a sensitivity level for adjustment of the intensity setting based on an efficacy of the therapy provided to the patient. The one or more processors are further configured to determine an updated intensity level for the intensity setting based on the sensitivity level and the input to adjust the intensity setting and output an instruction to cause a medical device to provide the therapy at the updated intensity level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Todd D. Zenisek, Touby A. Drew, Brian Andrew Smith, Juan G. Hincapie, Leonid M. Litvak
  • Publication number: 20240156919
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of molecular biology and recombinant nucleic acid technology. In particular, the invention relates to a method of treating a patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy comprising the removal of at least one exon from the dystrophin gene using engineered nucleases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Precision BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Jantz, James Jefferson Smith, Michael G. Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20240150174
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations helium-3 is manufactured by causing a p+6Li->3He+4He reaction or a p+2H?3He+? reaction, the systems, methods and apparatus including a target; and a particle accelerator that forms a beam that is directed at the target, causing a collision between the beam of the protons and the target, the collision causing the p+6Li->3He+4He reaction or the p+2H?3He+? reaction, producing helium-3 gas, the particle accelerator including a power source that is operably coupled to a proton gun that is operably coupled to a beam transport system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: John Brandenburg, Michael G. Smith
  • Patent number: 11976383
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compositions and methods for expressing and displaying isolated integral membrane proteins (IMPs) or fragments thereof in a native conformation on poxvirus extracellular virions and methods for screening, selecting, and identifying antibodies or antibody-like molecules that bind to a target IMP of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: VACCINEX, INC.
    Inventors: Ernest S. Smith, Maria G. M. Scrivens, Loretta Mueller, Shuying Shi, Leslie A. Balch
  • Publication number: 20240139387
    Abstract: Provided are methods, devices and compositions for reducing and/or inhibiting postsurgical tissue adhesion using a hydrogel film disposed onto a target tissue, thereby providing an adhesion barrier that remains over said target tissue for a prescribed period of time. In some embodiments, the hydrogel film is formed by the gelation of a pre-gel mixture applied onto the target tissue as a plurality of particles having an average maximum dimension, such as diameter, of at most about 500 ?m. In some embodiments, the hydrogel film has a minimum storage modulus of 100 Pa. In some embodiments, the pre-gel mixture comprises an ECM digest having a collagen to carbohydrate ratio (by mass) of at least 70:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy J. KEANE, JR., Peter Alexander SMITH, Stephen G. RAMON
  • Publication number: 20240142737
    Abstract: A fiber optic telecommunications device includes an enclosure defining an interior. A first fiber optic adapter is provided at the enclosure. A spool is provided at an exterior of the enclosure. A fiber optic cable, which includes a first optical fiber, is wrapped around the spool. A first fiber optic connector is mounted at a first end of the first optical fiber. The first end of the first optical fiber is positioned within the interior of the enclosure. The first fiber optic connector is inserted within the first fiber optic adapter. The enclosure and the spool are configured to rotate in unison about a common axis when the fiber optic cable is unwound from the spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Scott C. Kowalczyk, Trevor D. Smith, Jonathan R. Kaml, Thomas G. LeBlanc, Ronald A. Beck
  • Patent number: 11964617
    Abstract: A vehicular vision system includes a camera module having a housing that houses at least (i) electronic circuitry disposed at a main printed circuit board (PCB) and (ii) an imager assembly. The imager assembly includes an imaging array sensor, an imager PCB and a lens holder that includes an elongated lens barrel that houses at least one lens. Electronic circuitry is disposed at an upper side and at a lower side of the main PCB. Image data captured by the imaging array sensor is conveyed to electronic circuitry disposed at the main PCB. An electronic component of electronic circuitry disposed at the main PCB is in thermal conductivity with a thermal element, which is in thermal conductivity with a lower housing portion of the housing to enhance heat transfer from the electronic component to the lower housing portion of the camera housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Garret F. Achenbach, Brian A. Gorman, Brian F. Smith, Steven G. Gebauer
  • Publication number: 20240115449
    Abstract: An embodiment of a storage device for medical products includes a cabinet defining an enclosure having a plurality of compartments. In addition, the storage device includes a plurality of storage containers, each storage container configured to be inserted into a corresponding one of the plurality of compartments. Further, the storage device includes an actuation assembly including a plurality of arms that are configured to engage the plurality of storage containers so as to secure the plurality of storage containers in the plurality of compartments. Still further, the storage device includes a release mechanism that is configured to simultaneously actuate each of the plurality of arms to release the plurality of storage containers from the plurality of compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas J. Larkner, David A. Ferrer, Jesse M. Smith, Dennis H. Smith, Adam A. Cloud, Mark D. Lockwood, Mark G. Loeffelholz, James R. Edwards
  • Patent number: 11954228
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing identity verification services to users by providing a staking mechanism to incentivize participants in an identity verification system to be truthful and accurate and determining validator accuracy and associated setting of fees for using validator attestations to create an efficient, private and secure system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Civic Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Riedel, Jonathan R. Smith, Vinodan K. Lingham, Llewellyn Claasen, James A. G. Kilroe, Kyle M. Levin
  • Publication number: 20240112228
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for generating efficient iterative electronic recommendation structures. In various aspects, one or more processors aggregate a plurality of ratings vectors, where each ratings vector is associated with a vector type and contains one or more content ranking metrics associated with one or more users. The one or more processors generate similarity pairing values from the plurality of ratings vectors, where each similarity pairing value is based on a similarity mapping between a first ratings vector and a second ratings vector. The one or more processors further generate an electronic recommendation structure based on the similarity pairing values, where the electronic recommendation structure includes a bi-directional look-up interface that is configured to return a bi-directional recommendation value after receiving a lookup request for either the vector type of the first ratings vector or the vector type of the second ratings vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Taylor Griffin Smith, Jason Matthew White, Joseph David Albright, Tim G. Sanidas
  • Patent number: 11948660
    Abstract: Fuses can store different delay states to cause execution of a command to be staggered for different memory dies of a memory package. Fuse arrays can be included in the memory package and programmed to cause execution of a command to be delayed by different amounts for different dies. The fuse arrays can be fabricated and then programmed to cause different delays for different dies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher G. Wieduwilt, Lawrence D. Smith, James S. Rehmeyer
  • Publication number: 20240103572
    Abstract: In at least one example of the present disclosure, a head mountable display includes a display module, a band including a first end and a second end, a first electrical connector disposed at the first end, the first electrical connector removably attachable to the display module, a second electrical connector disposed at the second end, the second electrical connector removably attachable to the display module, a battery electrically attachable to the band, a cable positioned within the band electrically connecting the battery to the first electrical connector, and an elastomeric cover disposed around the cable, the elastomeric cover imparting a tension force to the band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Liam R. Martinez, Javier Mendez, Samuel G. Smith
  • Publication number: 20240103285
    Abstract: A head-mountable device including a frame, a display positioned in the frame, a processor, and a facial interface connected to the frame. The facial interface can include a sensor electrically coupled to the processor. The sensor can collect biometric information from a nasal region of a user and generate a signal based on the biometric information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Javier Mendez, Grant H. Mulliken, Trevor J. Ness, Samuel G. Smith, Xinsheng Chu
  • Publication number: 20240101909
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations an apparatus to produce SAF from dry natural gas includes a natural gas reforming area that receives the dry natural gas and that produces synthetic gas from the dry natural gas, a Fischer-Tropsch conversion area that is operably coupled to the natural gas reforming area and that receives the synthetic gas and produces a hydrocarbon chain from the synthetic gas and a product upgrading area that is operably coupled to the Fischer-Tropsch conversion area that receives the hydrocarbon chain and that produces the SAF from the hydrocarbon chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Dvorin, Brent Nelson, Michael G. Smith
  • Publication number: 20240103287
    Abstract: A removable facial interface for a head-mountable device (HMD) is disclosed. In an example, an HMD includes a display; a facial interface frame at least partially surrounding the display; a removable facial interface attached to the facial interface frame; a first attachment mechanism attached to one of the facial interface frame or the removable facial interface; and a second attachment mechanism attached to the other of the facial interface frame or the removable facial interface, the removable facial interface being attached to the facial interface frame by the first attachment mechanism and the second attachment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Erin M. Bosch, Darshan R. Kasar, Timon A. Wright, Nicholas R. Trincia, Jonathan M. Anderson, Liam R. Martinez, Ian A. Guy, Paul X. Wang, Samuel G. Smith, Jeffrey A. Griffis, Andrew Gallaher
  • Patent number: 11941742
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to processor communications fabrics. In some embodiments, a processor includes multiple client circuitry and fabric circuitry that includes at least first and second instances of a tile. The tile may include: client inputs configured to interface with client circuits, tile inputs configured to interface with one or more other tile instances, and communication resources assignable to the client inputs and tile inputs. The communications resources may include: multiple internal links, client outputs configured to interface with client circuits, and tile outputs configured to interface with one or more other tile instances. Control circuitry may, in a given cycle, assign communication resources of a given tile instance to at least a portion of the client inputs and tile inputs for a next cycle, based on priority information. The control circuitry may update priority information based on assignment results over multiple cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Adam J. Smith, Sergio V. Tota, Christopher G. Martin, Yoong Chert Foo, Terence M. Potter, Max J. Batley
  • Patent number: 11940827
    Abstract: An electronic control system provides selectable path operation, such as linear and pulse-width modulated (PWM) operation and provides path transition management to improve operation. The system supplies a current or a voltage to a load in response to an input signal or value and includes an output driver, and multiple selectable control paths. The system includes a control circuit that selects between the first control path and the second control path in response to a path selection indication to drive the output driver. The system may include an evaluator that determines the path selection indication in conformity with an amplitude and a slew rate of the input. One or all of the control paths may have a response time to changes in the input signal or value, and the control circuit may delay switching from the second control path to the first control path to compensate for the response time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventors: Stewart G. Kenly, Vamsikrishna Parupalli, Nishant Jain, Eric B. Smith
  • Publication number: 20240093177
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compositions and methods for high throughput screening, selecting, and identifying antibodies or antibody-like molecules that bind to a target integral membrane protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Malgorzata Gil-Moore, Maria G.M Scrivens, Renee A. Kirk, Leslie A. Balch, Loretta L. Mueller, Ernest S. Smith