Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. Smith

Jeffrey M. 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: 20240122629
    Abstract: A spinal joint distraction system for treating a facet joint including articular surfaces having a contour is disclosed and may include a delivery device including a generally tubular structure adapted to engage a facet joint, an implant adapted to be delivered through the delivery device and into the facet joint, the implant comprising two members arranged in opposed position, and an implant distractor comprising a generally elongate member adapted to advance between the two members of the implant causing separation of the members and distraction of the facet joint, wherein the implant is adapted to conform to the shape of the implant distractor and/or the articular surfaces of the facet upon being delivered to the facet joint. Several embodiments of a system, several embodiments of an implant, and several methods are disclosed including a method for interbody fusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Bruce M. McCormack, Jeffrey D. Smith, Shigeru Tanaka, Edward Liou, Edward Fletcher Eyster, Jonathan Carver, Joshua Druker, Martin Leugers, Kurin Tu, Peter Lombrozo
  • Patent number: 11950537
    Abstract: A crop conditioning device for an agricultural harvesting machine. The crop conditioning device includes a frame, a first conditioning roll connected to the frame, and a second conditioning roll connected to the frame such that the second conditioning roll is movable relative to the first conditioning roll. The crop conditioning device also includes a tension mechanism connected to the second conditioning roll. The crop conditioning device also includes a roll-gap mechanism connected to the second conditioning roll. The crop conditioning device also includes a controller which is configured for automatically setting at least one of an initial tension force and an initial roll gap dependent upon at least one of a type of crop material and at least one operational setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Steidinger, Jeffrey B. Fay, II, Kevin M. Smith, Jeffrey Laux
  • Publication number: 20240103287
    Abstract: A removable facial interface for a head-mountable device (HMD) is disclosed. In an example, an HMD includes a display; a facial interface frame at least partially surrounding the display; a removable facial interface attached to the facial interface frame; a first attachment mechanism attached to one of the facial interface frame or the removable facial interface; and a second attachment mechanism attached to the other of the facial interface frame or the removable facial interface, the removable facial interface being attached to the facial interface frame by the first attachment mechanism and the second attachment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Erin M. Bosch, Darshan R. Kasar, Timon A. Wright, Nicholas R. Trincia, Jonathan M. Anderson, Liam R. Martinez, Ian A. Guy, Paul X. Wang, Samuel G. Smith, Jeffrey A. Griffis, Andrew Gallaher
  • Publication number: 20240099746
    Abstract: A spinal joint distraction system for treating a facet joint including articular surfaces having a contour is disclosed and may include a delivery device including a generally tubular structure adapted to engage a facet joint, an implant adapted to be delivered through the delivery device and into the facet joint, the implant comprising two members arranged in opposed position, and an implant distractor comprising a generally elongate member adapted to advance between the two members of the implant causing separation of the members and distraction of the facet joint, wherein the implant is adapted to conform to the shape of the implant distractor and/or the articular surfaces of the facet upon being delivered to the facet joint. Several embodiments of a system, several embodiments of an implant, and several methods are disclosed including a method for interbody fusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Bruce M. McCormack, Jeffrey D. Smith, Shigeru Tanaka, Edward Liou, Edward Fletcher Eyster, Jonathan Carver, Joshua Druker, Martin Leugers, Kurin Tu, Peter Lombrozo
  • Patent number: 11920524
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a turbine engine with a flowpath. This turbine engine assembly includes a fuel injection system. The fuel injection system includes a first fuel injector and a second fuel injector. The fuel injection system is configured to provide the first fuel injector with first fuel and provide the second fuel injector with second fuel. The first fuel may be or include ammonia. The second fuel is different than the first fuel. The second fuel may be or include hydrogen gas. The first fuel injector is configured to direct the first fuel into the flowpath for combustion. The second fuel injector is configured to direct the second fuel into the flowpath for combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lance L. Smith, Timothy S. Snyder, Jeffrey M. Cohen, Peter Cocks, Sean C. Emerson
  • Publication number: 20240068665
    Abstract: A main mixer including a swirler along an axis, the swirler including an outer swirler with a multiple of outer vanes, and a center swirler with a multiple of center vanes and a swirler hub along the axis, the swirler hub including a fuel manifold and an inner swirler with a multiple of inner vanes that support a centerbody, the multiple of inner vanes interconnect the fuel manifold and the centerbody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Zhongtao Dai, Lance L. Smith, Jeffrey M. Cohen
  • Publication number: 20240035572
    Abstract: An extrusion molded gasket and a method of making such a gasket comprising one or more annular sections configured to engage a door rim of an appliance tub, one or more annular sections configured to engage the appliance tub, and one or more sealing sections disposed therebetween, wherein the gasket comprises at least one thermoplastic vulcanizate comprising at least 15 wt %, by weight of the thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV), of a cross-linkable ethylene-based elastomer and within a range from 5 to 30 wt %, by weight of the TPV, of at least one thermoplastic, the TPV having a Shore Hardness within a range from 35 A to 100 A (or 50 D), and wherein the TPV is extrusion molded into the gasket
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Prashant A. Bhadane, Milind B. Joshi, Jeffrey M. Smith, Brian S. Potempa, Michael M. Potempa
  • Publication number: 20230315328
    Abstract: Various embodiments include techniques for accessing extended memory in a parallel processing system via a high-bandwidth path to extended memory residing on a central processing unit. The disclosed extended memory system extends the directly addressable high-bandwidth memory local to a parallel processing system and avoids the performance penalties associated with low-bandwidth system memory. As a result, execution threads that are highly parallelizable and access a large memory space execute with increased performance on a parallel processing system relative to prior approaches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Hemayet HOSSAIN, Steven E. MOLNAR, Jonathon Stuart Ramsay EVANS, Wishwesh Anil GANDHI, Lacky V. SHAH, Vyas VENKATARAMAN, Mark HAIRGROVE, Geoffrey GERFIN, Jeffrey M. SMITH, Terje BERGSTROM, Vikram SETHI, Piyush PATEL
  • Publication number: 20230123429
    Abstract: Embodiments included herein are directed towards an apparatus for actuating a switch of an operator control device, and related methods. Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a trigger shaped to mate with the operator control device. The trigger may include an integrated preload portion formed, at least in part, within the trigger. The trigger may further include an integrated actuator portion formed, at least in part, at an interfacing portion of the trigger. The integrated actuator portion may be configured to interface with the switch of the operator control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Michael A. Stoner, Jeffrey M. Smith
  • Publication number: 20220324863
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jan Jiricek, Isabelle K. Lerario, Fang Liang, Xiaodong Liu, Valentina Molteni, Advait Suresh Nagle, Shuyi Pearly NG, Maxim Ratnikov, Jeffrey M. Smith, Yongping Xie
  • Patent number: 11384078
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (I) a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Jan Jiricek, Isabelle K. Lerario, Fang Liang, Xiaodong Liu, Valentina Molteni, Advait Suresh Nagle, Shuyi Pearly Ng, Maxim Ratnikov, Jeffrey M. Smith, Yongping Xie
  • Patent number: 10773780
    Abstract: An unmanned underwater vehicle having one, some, or all of an integrated communication control fin, a ballast and trim control, a reusable trigger mechanism for a drop weight, and a visual hull display. Furthermore, associated methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Smith, Samuel D. Godin, Leonard M. Baker, Dani Goldberg, William H. Key, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200109142
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (I) a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jan Jiricek, Isabelle K. Lerario, Fang Liang, Xiaodong Liu, Valentina Molteni, Advait Suresh Nagle, Pearly NG, Maxim Ratnikov, Jeffrey M. Smith, Yongping Xie
  • Publication number: 20180211434
    Abstract: Techniques for generating a stereo image from a single set of input geometry in a three-dimensional rendering pipeline are disclosed. Vertices are processed through the end of the world-space pipeline. In the primitive assembler, at the end of the world-space pipeline, before perspective division, each clip-space vertex is duplicated. The primitive assembler generates this duplicated clip-space vertex using the y, z, and w coordinates of the original vertex and based on an x coordinate that is offset in the x-direction in clip-space as compared with the x coordinate of the original vertex. Both the original vertex clip-space vertex and the modified clip-space vertex are then sent through the rest of the pipeline for processing, including perspective division, viewport transform, rasterization, pixel shading, and other operations. The result is that a single set of input vertices is rendered into a stereo image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Mangesh P. Nijasure, Michael Mantor, Jeffrey M. Smith
  • Publication number: 20170369137
    Abstract: An unmanned underwater vehicle having one, some, or all of an integrated communication control fin, a ballast and trim control, a reusable trigger mechanism for a drop weight, and a visual hull display. Furthermore, associated methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Smith, Samuel D. Godin, Leonard M. Baker, Dani Goldberg, William H. Key, JR.
  • Patent number: 9604236
    Abstract: In one example, a fluid intake assembly configured to provide an inlet fluid path for a fluid sprayer is provided. The assembly includes a fluid intake assembly body configured to be removably engaged to a portion of the fluid sprayer by rotating the body with respect to the portion of the fluid sprayer. The assembly also includes a fluid inlet tube configured to be supported by the body and extend from the body within a fluid container to provide fluid flow along the inlet fluid path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Sandahl, Jeffrey M. Smith
  • Patent number: 9482617
    Abstract: A method comprising: providing a device for detecting a biological signature behind a glass surface using non-visible light is provided. A method of emitting one or more pulses of energy at a specific wavelength over a field of illumination towards a target area, filtering out one or more returning wavelengths from the target area, and determining, based on the filtering, if a combination of a fluorescence wavelength and a source wavelength is present, is also provided. An associated system is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Smith, Roger O. Whitmer, Gerald E. Bender, Patrick T. Toohey
  • Publication number: 20150253253
    Abstract: A method comprising: providing a device for detecting a biological signature behind a glass surface using non-visible light is provided. A method of emitting one or more pulses of energy at a specific wavelength over a field of illumination towards a target area, filtering out one or more returning wavelengths from the target area, and determining, based on the filtering, if a combination of a fluorescence wavelength and a source wavelength is present, is also provided. An associated system is further provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Smith, Roger O. Whitmer, Gerald E. Bender, Patrick T. Toohey
  • Patent number: 9102671
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with abnormal or deregulated TRK kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Valentina Molteni, Yi Fan, Jon Loren, Jeffrey M. Smith, Brenton T. Flatt
  • Patent number: D1022931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Vignesh Kannan, Joshua M. Yu, Matthew David Smith, Jeffrey A. Nielsen, Kenneth Duda