Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Smith
Gregory A. 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).
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Patent number: 11975563Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drawing device for creating a pattern, wherein the drawing device comprises a gear assembly that rotates upon movement of the device, the gear assembly being operatively coupled to a cam and a cam follower, such that rotation of the gear assembly rotates the cam and causes the cam to bear against the cam follower. Movement of the cam follower thereby causes lateral movement of a marker carriage housing at least one writing instrument.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: CRAYOLA LLCInventors: Joseph Thomas Moll, Jennifer Kesilman, Gregory Nungester, Linda Smith
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Publication number: 20240133135Abstract: An expansion joint system for bridging a gap between spaced apart structural members and capable of self-cleaning. The expansion joint system includes first and second base members, at least one upwardly sloped base plate engaged with one of the first and second base members, and at least one substantially horizontal movable plate engaged with at least one of the first and second base members. Also disclosed is an expansion joint including a first structural member and a second structural member, first and second base members, at least one upwardly sloped base plate engaged with one of the first and second base members, and at least one substantially horizontal movable plate engaged with at least one of the first and second base members.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Gary MOORE, Gregory ROSS, Paul PUMM, Adam SMITH
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Publication number: 20240124901Abstract: A method of producing bioethanol in a bioethanol system and a control system for a bioethanol system is disclosed, the control system comprising a controller comprising one or more processors and an interface, wherein the one or more processors are configured to obtain a primary amino nitrogen (PAN) measurement; determine an input scheme based on the PAN measurement; and control one or more input devices of the bioethanol system according to the input scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Novozymes A/SInventors: Kyle Rothanzl, Patrick E. Williams, Gregory Michael Ames, Scott Dickerson, James Waterman, Laurie Duval, Scott Robert McLaughlin, Nate Parrish, Mike A. Smith
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Patent number: 11960820Abstract: A structural analysis system analyzes the pages of a web site, including the content of the pages and their relationships to each other. Based on the analysis, the structural analysis system additionally modifies (or suggests modification of) the web pages of the web site, such as by altering the inter-page linking structure of the web site. This improves the structure of the web site, leading search engines to be able to more quickly find and index its pages, as well as increasing the expected ranking that a search engine would provide to pages of the web site within the set of search results provided by the search engine in response to a user query.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Graphite Growth, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Druck, Ethan Smith, Marcos Ciarrocchi, Jerick Ordenes
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Publication number: 20240099708Abstract: Medical devices and methods of using medical devices are disclosed. An example tissue retraction device includes a first engagement member having a first end and a second end, a second engagement member having a first end and a second end, a first elastic member attached to the second end of the first engagement member, and a first alignment member having a first end, a second end and a lumen extending therethrough. Further, the tissue retraction device has a first length, the first alignment member has a second length, the first elastic member extends within the lumen of the first alignment member and the second length of the first alignment member is less than or equal to the first length of the tissue retraction device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Danny Shu-Huan Lee, Paul Smith, Ryan V. Wales, Jialiang Wang, Niklas Andersson, Gregory Hurley, Jon Taylor, John Unger, Irina Pyataeva
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Patent number: 11939611Abstract: The present disclosure describes biocatalytic processes for producing a product, comprising providing an aqueous stream (AS) comprising at least one fermentable substrate and a gaseous stream (GS) comprising at least one of CO2/H2, H2, methane, and/or CO to a fermentation zone, wherein the GS and AS stream are optionally contacted and/or mixed; the fermentation zone comprising at least one organism capable of metabolizing an AS substrate and a GS substrate, wherein the fermentation operates at conditions to mixotrophically metabolize at least one gaseous substrate in the GS and at least one substrate in the AS, producing the product.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: INV NYLON CHEMICALS AMERICAS, LLCInventors: Gary Smith, Alex Van Eck Conradie, Gregory S. Kirby, Paul S. Pearlman
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Patent number: 11938179Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for treating or preventing bacterial infection. In particular, the methods and compositions are directed towards C. difficile infection. In particular aspects, the compositions are vaccines containing multimeric polypeptides containing portions of multiple toxins from bacteria. The polypeptides induce effective immune responses thus treating or preventing infection.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Novavax, Inc.Inventors: Jing-Hui Tian, Ye Liu, Gale Smith, Gregory Glenn, David Flyer
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Publication number: 20240086656Abstract: A smart pan system comprising a food pan having one or more radio frequency tag coupled thereto that store a unique identifier associated with the food pan. A tag reader associated with a food preparation apparatus reads the unique identifier for linking to information relating to the food carried in the pan.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Kingbay Wann, Gregory Glen Stettes, John Sweaney, Jason Smith
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Publication number: 20240064083Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards latency diagnostics for multiparty systems, such as a system comprising a communication network, a content delivery network (CDN), and one or more internet service providers (ISPs). A latency analyzer component can process latency data in response to a latency diagnostic trigger, such as an alert from a video quality monitoring system. The latency analyzer can determine whether latency is attributable to the communication network. If not, the latency analyzer can determine whether the latency is attributable to the CDN. If the latency is not attributable to the communication network or the CDN, the latency analyzer can determine that the latency is attributable to the ISP, and the latency analyzer can identify the ISP and generate appropriate reports and notifications.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Xiaowen Mang, Carolyn Johnson, Gregory Smith
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Publication number: 20240064231Abstract: The present disclosure describes receiving a trigger operation indication that content has been selected by a user device, and determining whether the content offers a recurring audio content data. The operation may also include retrieving a first audio content and transmitting the first audio content to the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: FIRST ORION CORP.Inventors: Monica Rose Martino, Kevin V. Nguyen, M. Gregory Smith
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Patent number: 11876926Abstract: The present disclosure describes receiving a trigger operation indication that content has been selected by a user device, and determining whether the content offers a recurring audio content data. The operation may also include retrieving a first audio content and transmitting the first audio content to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: FIRST ORION CORP.Inventors: Monica Rose Martino, Kevin V. Nguyen, M. Gregory Smith
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Patent number: 11829457Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling access to a source code repository residing on a server system coupled to a communications network includes: receiving, by a computing device coupled to the network, an instruction to execute a client executable for accessing the source code repository, wherein the client executable includes a first hash based on the client executable; determining a validity of the first hash; computing a second hash based on the client executable; providing the first hash and the second hash to the server system; determining a validation result for the client executable, wherein the validation result is based on the first hash and the second hash matching a corresponding pair of hashes of a plurality of valid hashes stored in a database; in response to the validation result indicating that the client executable is valid, accessing the source code repository.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: FMR LLCInventors: Sudarsan Tandri, Gregory Smith
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Publication number: 20230319182Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information to a receiving party in a communications network. The method includes receiving a message from a sending party and performing a lookup of information relating to the sending party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection. The lookup is based on an identifier of at least one of the sending party and the receiving party. Subsequently, the information is provided to the receiving party based on the availability of the information in the database.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: FIRST ORION CORP.Inventors: Monica Rose Martino, Kevin V. Nguyen, M. Gregory Smith
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Publication number: 20230310305Abstract: Once daily topical application of a high in CBD, THCV and CBDV cannabis extract formulation, averaging about 33 mg per day for six months results in increased hair growth in both male and female subjects. Males showed an average hair count increase of 246% (15.5 new hairs per cm2) and females showed an increase of 127% (also 15.5 new hairs per cm2).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Gregory Smith, William A. Spilo
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Patent number: 11759988Abstract: An apparatus and method for establishing triggers for the opening of one or multiple gates to a mold cavity of an injection molding system, followed by a sequence of predetermined valve pin movements over the course on an injection cycle. In one embodiment, the invention provides a graphical user interface and control system enabling a user to select from and arrange a plurality of virtual icons into a user-defined virtual sequence that define associated triggering events and actuator controlled pin movements over the course of an injection cycle. In various embodiments, the apparatus and method allows the system operator to view a simulated profile of such triggers and movements and to compare the simulated profile to an actual profile to access differences and make adjustments to the triggers and sequencing more quickly and efficiently. This is particularly useful in sequential molding systems where multiple gates need to be programmed and adjusted to compensate for variations from a predetermined sequence.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Synventive Molding Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Sergio Ribeiro de Oliveira Antunes, Ahmed Alnazer, Gregory Smith
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Publication number: 20230290089Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes capturing images of a first user wearing a VR display device in a real-world environment. The method includes receiving a VR rendering of a VR environment. The VR rendering is from the perspective of the mobile computing device with respect to the VR display device. The method includes generating a first MR rendering of the first user in the VR environment. The first MR rendering of the first user is based on a compositing of the images of the first user and the VR rendering. The method includes receiving an indication of a user interaction with one or more elements of the VR environment in the first MR rendering. The method includes generating, in real-time responsive to the indication of the user interaction with the one or more elements, a second MR rendering of the first user in the VR environment. The one or more elements are modified according to the interaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Sarah Tanner Simpson, Gregory Smith, Jeffrey Witthuhn, Ying-Chieh Huang, Shuang Li, Wenliang Zhao, Peter Koch, Meghana Reddy Guduru, Ioannis Pavlidis, Xiang Wei, Kevin Xiao, Kevin Joseph Sheridan, Bodhi Keanu Donselaar, Federico Adrian Camposeco Paulsen
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Patent number: 11729310Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information to a receiving party in a communications network. The method includes receiving a message from a sending party and performing a lookup of information relating to the sending party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection. The lookup is based on an identifier of at least one of the sending party and the receiving party. Subsequently, the information is provided to the receiving party based on the availability of the information in the database.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Inventors: Monica Rose Martino, Kevin V. Nguyen, M. Gregory Smith
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Publication number: 20230209113Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for predictively managing the customer experience in a content distribution network are disclosed. In one example, a method includes acquiring a system log from a component of a content distribution network, detecting an event in a report derived from the system log that has been correlated with a decline in a key performance indicator of the content distribution network, and initiating a corrective action in response to the detecting.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Xiaowen Mang, Gregory Smith, Peni-Taito Payne, Michael Lange, Carolyn Roche Johnson
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Patent number: 11676348Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes using one or more cameras of a mobile computing device to capture one or more images of a first user wearing a VR display device in a real-world environment. The mobile computing device transmits a pose of the mobile computing device with respect to the VR display device to a VR system. The mobile computing device receives from the VR system a VR rendering of a VR environment. The VR rendering is from the perspective of the mobile computing device with respect to the VR display device. The method includes segmenting the first user from the one or more images and generating, in real-time responsive to capturing the one or more images, a MR rendering of the first user in the VR environment. The MR rendering of the first user is based on a compositing of the segmented one or more images of the first user and the VR rendering.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Sarah Tanner Simpson, Gregory Smith, Jeffrey Witthuhn, Ying-Chieh Huang, Shuang Li, Wenliang Zhao, Peter Koch, Meghana Reddy Guduru, Ioannis Pavlidis, Xiang Wei, Kevin Xiao, Kevin Joseph Sheridan, Bodhi Keanu Donselaar, Federico Adrian Camposeco Paulsen
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Patent number: D1014241Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Merrie Paulette Foster, Bryce Gregory Smith