Patents by Inventor Gary Smith

Gary 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: 20210348875
    Abstract: A crossbow may have a de-cocking mechanism that includes a trigger mechanism, a trigger latch mechanism and a winch assembly. The winch assembly may be used to move the trigger mechanism to simultaneously move the bowstring from a cocked position to an un-cocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Bednar, Michael Shaffer, Gary Smith, JR., Eric VanKeulen
  • Publication number: 20210348872
    Abstract: A crossbow may have a winch assembly. The winch assembly may include a spool, a spool gear, a drive gear, a plate gear, a one way bearing and a brake gear. The winch assembly may be used to move the bowstring from an un-cocked position to a cocked position. The winch assembly may also be used to move the bowstring from the cocked position to the un-cocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Bednar, Michael Shaffer, Gary Smith, JR., Eric VanKeulen
  • Publication number: 20210337004
    Abstract: A multi-media video conferencing platform and method which includes a user database configured to store usernames and details; a processor configured route multiple media streams to a user location; and a compiler configured to present a multimedia template at a client workstation, the template having a plurality of tiles, where each tile corresponds to a different media type, and the compiler is configured to identify a media type of an incoming media stream or media presentation. The processor routes the incoming media to a tile having a matching media type so that the media stream or presentation displays in the tile corresponding to its media type. The template presented by the compiler has tiles corresponding to at least incoming streaming video, incoming still media, and two-way interactive video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jon Frank Shaffer, Gary Smith
  • Patent number: 11156430
    Abstract: A crossbow router system may include a frame that may be positioned within a hole in a crossbow main beam and not fixed to the main beam. Two or more cylindrical surfaces may be rotatable with respect to the frame and may engage a power chord to guide the power chord through the hole in the main beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Smith, Keith Bartels, Michael Shaffer
  • Patent number: 11151576
    Abstract: A method for authenticating a transaction includes: receiving, by a transaction processing unit of a computing system, a request for a transaction on a user account; generating, by the transaction processing unit, a personal identification number (PIN) and/or alert message; transmitting the PIN to a mobile device associated with the user account after a person requesting the transaction refuses authentication by a PIN-to-device process; and canceling, by the transaction processing unit, the transaction when a response to the PIN and/or alert message is received from the mobile device within a specified period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Gary Smith
  • Patent number: 11135832
    Abstract: An inking system for use in transferring ink to a flexographic printing plate in a flexographic printing system includes an anilox member having an ink transfer zone located between first and second recessed bearing contact zones. A radius of the recessed bearing contact zones is less than a radius of the ink transfer zone by at least 0.100 inches. An ink tray includes a floor and first and second end walls. Bearings are mounted outside of the end walls which engage with the first and second bearing contact zones, respectively, thereby positioning the ink tray assembly in a specified position relative to the anilox member. Upper edges of the end walls extend into the recessed bearing contact zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary A. Smith, Michael G. Shaughnessy, Timothy John Young
  • Patent number: 11132349
    Abstract: An update basis for updating digital content in a digital medium environment is described. The digital content is updated by incorporating new digital content components from a service provider system, such as a stock content service, to keep the digital content from seeming stale to client device users. The service provider system controls provision of digital content components according to an update basis described in a component request. In part, component requests ask that the service provider system provide digital content components for incorporation with digital content. Component requests also describe a timing basis with which digital content components are to be provided as updates. By way of example, the timing basis may correspond to a time interval (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, seasonally, times of day, and so on), receiving user input in relation to the digital content (e.g., a navigation input to a web page), and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin Stuart Peter Miller, Kevin Gary Smith, Kent Andrew Edmonds, Govind P. Balakrishnan
  • Publication number: 20210244040
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention as described herein relate to reduced sugar dairy products, and compositions including such products, which can offer the nutritional benefits of dairy consumption without the consumption of sugar, and methods for producing the same. Some embodiments relate to reduced protein, reduced sugar dairy products or high protein, reduced sugar dairy products, either with or without one or more mineral salt to modify perceived mouthfeel. In some embodiments, the reduced sugar dairy products can include beverages, concentrates, or powders. Further embodiments relate to methods for producing reduced sugar dairy products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Smith, Alex Smith, Nigel Kirtley
  • Patent number: 11072165
    Abstract: An inking system for use in transferring ink to a gravure printing surface in a gravure printing system includes a gravure cylinder r having a printing zone located between first and second recessed bearing contact zones. A radius of the recessed bearing contact zones is less than a radius of the printing zone by at least 0.100 inches. An ink tray includes a floor and first and second end walls. Bearings are mounted outside of the end walls which engage with the first and second bearing contact zones, respectively, thereby positioning the ink tray assembly in a specified position relative to the gravure cylinder. Upper edges of the end walls extend into the recessed bearing contact zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Gary A. Smith, Michael G. Shaughnessy, Timothy John Young, Carolyn Rae Ellinger
  • Publication number: 20210222990
    Abstract: A crossbow reset mechanism may be used to reset a safety activator and a de-cock activator. The reset mechanism may reset the safety and de-cock activators simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. d/b/a TenPoint Crossbow Technologies
    Inventors: Michael Shaffer, Richard Bednar, Steven Bednar, Phillip Bednar, Eric VanKeulen, Gary Smith, Jr., Robert Seymour, Keith Bartels
  • Publication number: 20210222989
    Abstract: A crossbow de-cock mechanism may include a de-cock activator that is selectively movable from a first de-cock activator position that prevents de-cocking of a crossbow into a second de-cock activator position that permits de-cocking of the crossbow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. d/b/a TenPoint Crossbow Technologies
    Inventors: Michael Shaffer, Richard Bednar, Steven Bednar, Phillip Bednar, Eric VanKeulen, Gary Smith, Jr., Robert Seymour, Keith Bartels
  • Patent number: 11062674
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of maintaining source device to sink device synchronization in systems in which the source device enters a Panel Self-Refresh (PSR/PSR2) mode and the sink device enables adaptive synchronization with the source device. To maintain synchronization, in some instances the source device and the sink device may maintain synchronization contemporaneous with at least a portion of the PSR/PSR2 operating mode. To maintain synchronization, in some instances, a high-bandwidth communications link may be maintained between the source device and the sink device. In some instances, synchronization between the source device and the sink device may be interrupted upon the source device entering the PSR/PSR2 operating mode and may be re-established upon the source device exiting the PSR/PSR2 operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nausheen Ansari, Gary Smith
  • Publication number: 20210200823
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating webpage design templates based on product information, audience information, and user experience information. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize an internet-based product catalog engine to determine actual product information such as product descriptions and reviews to include within a webpage design template during the design process. The disclosed systems can further generate personalization rules to modify the appearance of a product webpage to accommodate the preferences of different audiences. In addition, the disclosed systems can generate recommendations to modify various design elements based on product information, audience information, and user experience information. Further, the disclosed systems can publish a webpage design template as a product storefront webpage accessible to end users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: William Brandon George, Kevin Gary Smith
  • Patent number: 11048690
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a request may be received identifying items of information and an entity requesting the items. A set of entities may be determined It may be determined, for a response to the request, that collectively has access to a set of values that captures each of the items requested by the entity. A transaction of a transaction block may be created on a blockchain maintained at least in part by one or more nodes of a distributed ledger system. The transaction may be digitally signed and identify the set of entities, and contribution scores of the values to the set of values. Each contribution score for a given value of an item being based on a level of scarcity of the item and a level of usage of the item. The blockchain may identify a scoring algorithm used to determine the contribution scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: ADOBE INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Gary Smith, John Bevil Bates
  • Patent number: 11010861
    Abstract: A smart display including one or more groups of smart pixels and at least one graphics engine. The at least one graphics engine is fragmented into GPU (graphics processing unit) minute cores. The GPU minute cores are distributed throughout the smart display. The smart pixels with distributed graphics within the smart display perform deep learning. Libraries stored on GPU minute core embedded memory are used to perform object identification using deep learning. The smart display monitors for pixel degradation and, if necessary, performs pixel enhancement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kunjal Parikh, Srikanth Kambhatla, Gary Smith, Changliang Wang
  • Patent number: 11009310
    Abstract: A crossbow reset mechanism may be used to reset a safety activator and a de-cock activator. The reset mechanism may reset the safety and de-cock activators simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Shaffer, Richard Bednar, Steven Bednar, Phillip Bednar, Eric VanKeulen, Gary Smith, Jr., Robert Seymour, Keith Bartels
  • Patent number: 11002505
    Abstract: A crossbow de-cock mechanism may include a de-cock activator that is selectively movable from a first de-cock activator position that prevents de-cocking of a crossbow into a second de-cock activator position that permits de-cocking of the crossbow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Hunter's Manufacturing Co, , Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Shaffer, Richard Bednar, Steven Bednar, Phillip Bednar, Eric VanKeulen, Gary Smith, Jr., Robert Seymour, Keith Bartels
  • Publication number: 20210133803
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed to a proof and attestation service that can confirm the veracity of a claim or a statement of truth based on data dynamically-retrieved from various data repositories. A server device receives, from a client device, a request to determine the veracity of a claim or a statement of truth. The server device is generally a trusted computing device, having privileged-access to a variety of data repositories that the client device may or may not access. The server device can select one or more data repositories based on the claim, obtain results data from the selected one or more data repositories, and evaluate each result to determine whether it corresponds to or contradicts the claim. A veracity score can be calculated for the claim or for a result that corresponds to or contradicts the claim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Gary Smith, John Bevil Bates, Xuejun Xu, Shriram Venkatesh Shet Revankar
  • Patent number: 10991012
    Abstract: Creative brief-based content creation is described. A service provider system, such as a creative service provider system, supports the creation of digital content in connection with digital content creation projects. Initially, the service provider system defines a schema as a set of rules for controlling configuration of creative briefs to register digital content creation projects. The service provider system provides service to support digital content creation based on the data included in the creative briefs. For instance, the service provider system provides service by leveraging the descriptive data configured according to the set of rules defined by the schema, which specify particular attributes that are to be instantiated to describe digital content creation projects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Govind P. Balakrishnan, Pradeep Saikalyanachakravarthi Javangula, Oliver Isaac Goldman, Kevin Gary Smith, Ashley Manning Still
  • Publication number: 20210116985
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for reduced computing device power consumption. Example methods disclosed herein includes detecting frame updates corresponding to input frames to be presented by a display, and causing a programmable timer to generate second interrupts corresponding to first interrupts generated by a display engine, the second interrupts to be generated when there are no frame updates detected for at least a first duration of time defined by a first threshold. Example methods further include causing the display engine to transition to a low power state when (1) the programmable timer is configured to generate the second interrupts and (2) no frame updates have been detected for at least a second duration of time following the first duration of time, the second duration of time defined by a second threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Diefenbaugh, Arthur Runyan, Gary Smith, Kathy Bui, Ajay Saini, Vishal Sinha, Yifan Li, Yong-Joon Park