Patents by Inventor Gerald G. Smith

Gerald 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).

  • Plastic visor clip
    Patent number: 5282571
    Abstract: A plastic clip for automobile visors and the like. The clip comprises a plastic material impregnated with an aroma-creating material which is continuously released from the plastic material into the air for a period of weeks when mounted on the visor. The plastic material of the visor itself can be used to provide the clip action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: Gold Eagle Co.
    Inventors: Gerald G. Smith, Robert T. Wicks, Hari Matsuda
  • Gasoline additive
    Patent number: 4906251
    Abstract: An additive for gasoline comprises a polyoxyethylene sorbitol polyoleate. It may be provided to the gasoline, which is typically gasohol, as a dispersion in a gasoline - miscible solvent to typically provide an additive concentration in the gasoline of 100 to 1000 p.p.m. The additive acts to prevent formation of a separate alcohol-water phase in the gasoline by making the phase more readily dispersable in the gasoline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Assignee: Gold Eagle Co.
    Inventors: Otto A. Weil, Gerald G. Smith
  • Tire sealer and inflator
    Patent number: 4501825
    Abstract: A novel tire sealant and inflator composition comprising a resin, a latex sealant, alkylene glycol, fibers, an alkanolamine, a foaming agent, and water. The composition is packaged in aerosol cans with a chlorofluorocarbon propellant/inflator and used to seal and inflate punctured tires. The composition is applied to the punctured tire through the valve stem, and acts to seal the puncture and inflate the tire sufficiently to support the weight of the car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1985
    Assignee: Pennzoil Company
    Inventors: Arpad M. Magyar, Gerald G. Smith