Patents by Inventor George C. Smith

George 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).

  • Publication number: 20240094233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, devices and systems for associating consumable data with an assay consumable used in a biological assay. Provided are assay systems and associated consumables, wherein the assay system adjusts one or more steps of an assay protocol based on consumable data specific for that consumable. Various types of consumable data are described, as well as methods of using such data in the conduct of an assay by an assay system. The present invention also relates to consumables (e.g., kits and reagent containers), software, data deployable bundles, computer-readable media, loading carts, instruments, systems, and methods, for performing automated biological assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob N. WOHLSTADTER, Manish KOCHAR, Peter J. BOSCO, Ian D. CHAMBERLIN, Bandele JEFFREY-COKER, Eric M. JONES, Gary I. KRIVOY, Don E. KRUEGER, Aaron H. LEIMKUEHLER, Pei-Ming WU, Kim-Xuan NGUYEN, Pankaj OBEROI, Louis W. PANG, Jennifer PARKER, Victor PELLICIER, Nicholas SAMMONS, George SIGAL, Michael L. VOCK, Stanley T. SMITH, Carl C. STEVENS, Rodger D. OSBORNE, Kenneth E. PAGE, Michael T. WADE, Jon WILLOUGHBY, Lei WANG, Xinri CONG, Kin NG
  • Publication number: 20160117053
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and a computer program is provided for gesture recognition using neural networks. An initial point is recorded when a user presses a finger on a screen. Subsequent points are recorded and an angle is calculated from point to point as the user periodically moves the finger. A set of the calculated angles are compared with an ideal angle in order to recognize the gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: George C. Smith
  • Patent number: 9285983
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and a computer program is provided for gesture recognition using neural networks. An initial point is recorded when a user presses a finger on a screen. Subsequent points are recorded and an angle is calculated from point to point as the user periodically moves the finger. A set of the calculated angles are compared with an ideal angle in order to recognize the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: AMX LLC
    Inventor: George C. Smith
  • Patent number: 9207862
    Abstract: A motion sensor comprises a touch screen, and a motion indictor proximate to the touch screen, the touch screen displaying: an adjusting bar indicating a threshold at which motion is detected, and a level bar indicating an amount of currently measured motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: AMX LLC
    Inventors: Richard R. Gelling, George C. Smith, Michael B. Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20150084905
    Abstract: A motion sensor comprises a touch screen, and a motion indictor proximate to the touch screen, the touch screen displaying: an adjusting bar indicating a threshold at which motion is detected, and a level bar indicating an amount of currently measured motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Richard R. Gelling, George C. Smith, Michael B. Sheehan
  • Patent number: 8907901
    Abstract: A motion sensor comprises a touch screen, and a motion indictor proximate to the touch screen, the touch screen displaying: an adjusting bar indicating a threshold at which motion is detected, and a level bar indicating an amount of currently measured motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: AMX LLC
    Inventors: Richard R. Gelling, George C. Smith, Michael B. Sheehan
  • Publication number: 20110304573
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and a computer program is provided for gesture recognition using neural networks. An initial point is recorded when a user presses a finger on a screen. Subsequent points are recorded and an angle is calculated from point to point as the user periodically moves the finger. A set of the calculated angles are compared with an ideal angle in order to recognize the gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: George C. Smith
  • Publication number: 20100053102
    Abstract: A motion sensor comprises a touch screen, and a motion indictor proximate to the touch screen, the touch screen displaying: an adjusting bar indicating a threshold at which motion is detected, and a level bar indicating an amount of currently measured motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: AMX LLC
    Inventors: Richard R. Gelling, George C. Smith, Michael B. Sheehan
  • Patent number: 5455409
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing and monitoring a plurality of articles, including at least one cabinet or carrier having a plurality of receptacles in which the articles are stored. In one application, the apparatus is utilized to maintain a library of magnetic tapes or other storage media associated with a data processing center. Each of the articles is identified by a respective code or volser number, and requests for the articles are received by the system in the form of requests for a particular volser number. In a preferred embodiment, the articles may be randomly stored in any of the receptacles in any of a plurality of carriers. The system includes a polling and searching system operable to identify the carrier in which a requested article is currently stored, and a display system operable to display the carrier's location. A host computer controls the operation of the system, but no central data base is maintained of the coded articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: Texas Digital Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: George C. Smith, Brady L. Cleaver, Robert Bower, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5444390
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing respective electrical components in situ within a circuit having a plurality of the electrical components. A power bus is connected between a power source and switching devices operable for conducting test current to respective ones of the electrical components. A comparator circuit includes inputs connected to the power bus and to a reference potential. A processor is programmed to actuate respective switching devices for causing a test current to be conducted from the power bus through a respective component, while sensing any output signal from the comparator circuit corresponding to an increased potential on the power bus indicative of a reduced current flow caused by an open or failed component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Texas Digital Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Bartlett, Robert Bower, Jr., Brady L. Cleaver, George C. Smith
  • Patent number: 5386997
    Abstract: A golf practice apparatus includes an upper platform having a tee and a target located forwardly of the tee; a golf ball arranged at the tee above the platform for striking towards the target area, the golf ball having one end of a tether attached thereto, the tether extending through a slot in the upper platform with the other end of the tether being secured to elastic bands anchored to a lower platform at a location rearwardly of the tee area; and a plurality of bearings located in the tee area and supported on the lower platform, and arranged so that the tether engages at least two of the plurality of bearings. The tether has a sleeve attached thereto which is adapted to engage the lower surface of the upper platform, and thereby generate friction between the upper platform and the sleeve when the ball is struck. The combination of a plurality of bearings and a friction sleeve provides significant braking forces to slow down the flight of the ball, and to control return of the ball for a subsequent shot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Inventor: George C. Smith
  • Patent number: 5278542
    Abstract: A multicolor display system comprised of a matrix of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Each display dot or pixel is comprised of one red LED and one green LED. The display data is stored in a selected one or more discrete locations of a random access memory as a bit map, depending upon the desired display color. Each memory location is associated with a particular primary color "field" (e.g., red or green). The bit map indicates which of the LEDs is ON and which is OFF in order to display selected data. The data associated with each field is displayed sequentially during a display cycle so that the relative mixture of red fields and green fields determines the resulting display color. The duty cycle of each LED is therefore controlled in software, which reduces the need for complex hardware such as voltage drivers and counters needed in prior art multicolor display systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Texas Digital Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: George C. Smith, Robert Bower, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5134387
    Abstract: A multicolor display system comprised of a matrix of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Each display dot or pixel is comprised of one red LED and one green LED. The display data is stored in a selected one or more discrete locations of a random access memory as a bit map, depending upon the desired display color. Each memory location is associated with a particular primary color "field" (e.g., red or green). The bit map indicates which of the LEDs is ON and which is OFF in order to display selected data. The data associated with each field is displayed sequentially during a display cycle so that the relative mixture of red fields and green fields determines the resulting display color. The duty cycle of each LED is therefore controlled in software, which reduces the need for complex hardware such as voltage drivers and counters needed in prior art multicolor display systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Texas Digital Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: George C. Smith, Robert Bower, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5097814
    Abstract: The present invention seeks to provide a simple, low cost and easy-to-install (or remove) device for two-cycle engines which improves engine efficiency through more complete combustion, resulting in increased engine rpm and a decrease in emissions. The invention specifically relates to an insert device which is located upstream of the carburetor, preferably in a coupler which typically extends between an air cleaner and the carburetor of a two-cycle engine. The insert itself is generally formed as a tubular member (of one or more pieces) tapering from a larger inlet side to a smaller outlet side, with or without surface irregularities, i.e., ribs, flutes, etc., formed on its interior surface. It is important that the tuned air insert be located such that its lower edge, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Inventor: George C. Smith
  • Patent number: 4871381
    Abstract: An air filter assembly for a power tool such as a chain saw is provided. The assembly includes a housing with upper and lower components sandwiched about a filter element. The lower housing component includes a plurality of apertures arranged about its periphery for uniformly introducing air into the filter and through an outlet. The outlet is connected to a flexible coupling element adapted to be secured to the carburetor of an internal combustion engine which drives the tool. The upper and lower housing components are easily separated to permit access to the filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Inventor: George C. Smith
  • Patent number: 4817060
    Abstract: A process for directly detecting the presence of hydrocarbons in a rock formation includes generating a plurality of seismic rays at spaced intervals from one another above or within the surface of the rock formation being surveyed to form a normal move-out corrected common mid-point gather; determining an approximate angle of incidence for each seismic ray; applying predetermined weighting factors to time samples of each of the reflected rays before stacking the time samples to form a trace; extracting the reflectivity of compressional longitudinal waves (p-waves) and shear waves (s-waves) of each sample; determining the p-wave reflectivity as a function of the s-wave reflectivity; and subtracting the p-wave reflectivity so determined from the extracted p-wave reflectivity thereby to define a fluid factor which gives a direct indication of the presence of hydrocarbons in the rock formation being surveyed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Assignee: Soekor (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventor: George C. Smith
  • Patent number: PP4560
    Abstract: A new and distinct Myoporum plant discovered in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., having a unique growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1980
    Inventor: George C. Smith