Patents by Inventor Gerald P. Smith

Gerald P. 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: 12106864
    Abstract: Debris filters fit in fuel assembly lower tie plates and filter fluids passing therethrough. Filters use a series of adjacent plates with aligned peaks and valleys to create several channels. The plates have small excisions in diamond, triangle, or other debris-catching shapes, such as near a lower portion of the filter where fluid enters the filter. Excisions may alternate around each channel, such as four alternating cut-outs in 90-degree intervals about a channel circumference. Excisions may be sized to entrap smaller debris common in reactor coolant flow and liable for fretting damage to fuel cladding. Multiple vertical stages can be used in filters, with different channels for each stage. Ligaments may hold each stage to the next, potentially with a gap between stages for intermixing. Plates, peaks, valleys, ligaments, and excisions may all be formed in a single stamping operation to eliminate excess or overlapping pieces or extensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon P. Smith, Carlton W. Clark, Richard C. Longren, Gerald M. Latter
  • Patent number: 4713114
    Abstract: A tire sealing and balancing composition comprising:1. Ethylene Glycol2. Water3. Sodium Dichromate4. Wetting Agents5. Washed Mica6. Shore Fiber Asbestos7. Long Fiber Asbestos8. A Cellulosic Thickener/Filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Inventor: Gerald P. Smith
  • Patent number: 4101745
    Abstract: A latch mechanism is disclosed for latching a cash drawer of a data terminal device in a closed position and for generating an electrical signal indicating the position of the drawer within the terminal device. The latching mechanism includes a rotatable latch member having a latching portion normally positioned out of the line of movement of a drawer catch member. Movement of the drawer to a closed position results in the catch member engaging and rotating the latch member wherein the latching portion is moved into a latching position with the catch member allowing a blocking member to hold the latch member in the latched position, the blocking member operating a switch for generating an electrical signal indicating the latching of the cash drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1978
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald P. Smith