Patents by Inventor John A. Smith

John 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).

  • Apparatus used for the humidification of gases in medical procedures
    Patent number: 11197967
    Abstract: This invention relates to apparatus used to alter the temperature and humidity of gases. The apparatus of the present invention comprises an insufflator, humidifier and transportation means connected to delivery means to deliver humidified and heated gases to a body cavity prior to and during a medical procedure. In one form of the present invention the insufflator and humidifier are contained in the one housing, while in another form the humidifier is located proximal and external to the insufflator. The transportation means that delivers the humidified gases to the body cavity comprises a flexible tubing having located within, throughout or around it heating means. The heating means may be a heat conductive wire, a ribbon of PTC material, or a conducting wire extruded into the walls of tubing, where the tubing may be made from a PTC material or flexible plastics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Blackhurst, Nina Caroline Heatley, Daniel John Smith, Hussein Kadhum
  • Apparatus and methods for workflow capture and display
    Patent number: 11182175
    Abstract: The apparatus for workflow capture and display is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of capturing task workflow information, storing the task workflow information captured by the capture module in a data storage device, retrieving a portion of the task workflow information from the data storage device in response to a first event, and presenting the task workflow information in response to a second event. These modules in the described embodiments include a capture module, a storage module, an assembly module, and a presentation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Smith, David Thomas Windell
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) language detection and translation system for scanning radio signals and rules-based transmission of alerts
    Patent number: 11176929
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a system including a portable hardware device having a radio antenna, the device being operably coupled to a network, where the device includes electronics for scanning ambient radio messages using the antenna, evaluating a message for sentiment (e.g., intent-to-harm) using at least one artificial intelligence technique, and upon determining the presence of intent-to-harm, transmitting an alert signal over the network to a target entity as determined by a set of alert transmission rules based at least in part on the content/context/metadata of the message. In an illustrative example, a portable pack may be preconfigured with automatic language translation and speech detection capabilities. The pack may scan ambient radio signals for specific words/phrases of interest (W/POI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Kerberos International, Inc.
    Inventors: Sammy John Smith, Myra Dawn Cole
  • Biometric device and means for electronic storage and retrieval of biometric data
    Patent number: 11175287
    Abstract: A biometric device, comprising a solid support suitable for receiving biological material and for dry storing that material at room temperature the device further comprising a circuit including means for two way radio frequency communication and including writable data storage. A processing method for such biometric devices, the method including the steps of: a) identifying said device by means of RF communication; b) extracting at least a portion of the biological material from the solid support of the identified device; c) analysing the extracted biological material to obtain biometric data indicative of the biological material; and d) writing said biometric data to the data storage of the biometric device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: QIAGEN HEALTHCARE BIOTECHNOLOGIES SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kenneth Horton, Peter James Tatnell, Samantha Jane Ogden, Michael John Smith, Leonard Goren, Steven Pepe, Samit Langar, Vincent Francis Pizzi, Craig Robinson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING FANTASY SPORTS LEAGUES
    Publication number: 20210350675
    Abstract: A system for operating fantasy sports leagues comprising at least one-virtual room, a plurality of participants, and a plurality of draftable players with historical statistics. The participants select draftable players from the plurality of draftable players to build a roster of drafted players. The historical statistics comprise data based upon the drafted player's performance during an undisclosed time period. The virtual room assigns point values to the drafted players based upon the drafted player's performance during the undisclosed time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Travis Ryan, John Smith
  • FACE MASK
    Publication number: 20210322796
    Abstract: Face mask devices, systems, and methods of use include a frame that holds a suitable filter material, including a face mask, over the user's face to form a seal and prevent unfiltered air from being inhaled through the nose or mouth of the user without first passing through the filter material. The frame is removably attached over the users face by, for example, adjustable straps. The frame may be adjustable in size to be suitable for use on user's having different facial sizes, shapes, and/or geometries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Devin Kerry Hubbard, Nicole Lewis Wiley, Ethan John Smith
  • Method and system for establishing microlocation zones
    Patent number: 11153708
    Abstract: A method and system of creating microlocation zones by defining virtual boundaries using a system of one or more transmitters and receivers with one or more spatially-correlated antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric John Smith, Raymond Michael Stitt, Warren Guthrie, Steven Petersen
  • Method, product, and system for identifying items for transactions
    Patent number: 11127061
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system to identify one or more items in a transaction are provided. The method includes capturing images of the items, determining a set of possible identifications for each item based on the images, determining information regarding the transaction, selecting an identification for each item from the sets of possible identifications, based on the determined information, and adding the selected identifications to the transaction. Identifications for items may be selected based on confidence factors, price thresholds, and customer information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Dean Frederick Herring, Brad Matthew Johnson, Ankit Singh, Jeffrey John Smith, Adrian Xavier Rodriguez
  • METHOD OF MAKING AND USING A REUSABLE MOLD FOR FABRICATION OF OPTICAL ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20210276291
    Abstract: A method includes applying a polymer to a mold, the mold having microstructures with the polymer flowing into the microstructures when applied to the mold. The method includes pressing an inorganic substrate onto the polymer. The method includes curing the polymer to fix the polymer to the inorganic substrate to form an optical element from the polymer and the inorganic substrate, the optical element having microstructures formed by the microstructures in the mold. The method includes releasing the optical element from the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Elliot John Smith, Jacob A. Bergam
  • CONDUIT WITH HEATING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20210275770
    Abstract: A conduit for a breathing circuit includes a heater associated, at least in part, with a hydrophilic layer. The purpose of the heater is to evaporate any condensed liquid collecting in the conduit, which is first sucked up by the hydrophilic layer. The heated wick reduces the risk of collected water being passed to the patient and causing choking fits or discomfit. It is preferred that the heated wick lies freely in the conduit to settle at low points in the conduit where condensation may collect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel John SMITH, David Peter BALDWIN
  • Underplatform damping members and methods for turbocharger assemblies
    Patent number: 11092018
    Abstract: Damping members for turbocharger assemblies, methods for providing turbocharger assemblies, and turbocharger assemblies are described herein. The damping members include bodies having shapes to fit between a recess extending into a rotor disk of a turbocharger and laterally protruding shoulders of platforms in neighboring blades of the turbocharger. The bodies dampen vibrations of the blades during rotation of the blades. The damping members may include a variety of shapes, such as a sheet, a wedge, a tapered pin, a cylindrical pin, a bent sheet, or another shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Suryarghya Chakrabarti, Yashwanth Tummala, Letian Wang, Walter John Smith, Daniel Edward Loringer, Brian Denver Potter, Matthew John Malone
  • GAS DISCHARGE TUBE DC CIRCUIT BREAKER
    Publication number: 20210218240
    Abstract: A DC circuit breaker includes a gas discharge tube (GDT) coupled in parallel with an extinguishing path. The GDT conducts and interrupts a load current through a normal current path. The GDT includes a thermionic cathode, an anode, and a control grid. The control grid is configured to regulate opening and closing of the normal current path. The extinguishing path is configured to lengthen a break time for the DC circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy John Sommerer, Joseph Darryl Michael, David John Smith
  • Aerosol dispenser
    Patent number: D927313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Lewis Bilton, Christopher John Jones, Benjamin George Oglesby, Hugh John Smith, Daniel Paul Charles Tye, Andrew Gordon Wallace
  • Uroflowmeter
    Patent number: D932632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: CLEARTRAC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Laing, John Green, Paul R. Johnson, Robert John Smith, Robert Edwin Schneider, Magnus Hargis, Elise Geolat Edson, Elizabeth A. O'Brien
  • Uroflowmeter
    Patent number: D932633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: CLEARTRAC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Laing, John Green, Paul R. Johnson, Robert John Smith, Robert Edwin Schneider, Magnus Hargis, Elise Geolat Edson, Elizabeth A. O'Brien, Joseph L. Kapushion
  • Uroflowmeter
    Patent number: D932648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: CLEARTRAC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Laing, John Green, Paul R. Johnson, Robert John Smith, Robert Edwin Schneider, Magnus Hargis, Elise Geolat Edson, Elizabeth A. O'Brien, Joseph L. Kapushion
  • Uroflowmeter
    Patent number: D933238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: CLEARTRAC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Laing, John Green, Paul R. Johnson, Robert John Smith, Robert Edwin Schneider, Magnus Hargis, Elise Geolat Edson, Elizabeth A. O'Brien, Joseph L. Kapushion
  • Uroflowmeter
    Patent number: D933239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: CLEARTRAC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Laing, John Green, Paul R. Johnson, Robert John Smith, Robert Edwin Schneider, Magnus Hargis, Elise Geolat Edson, Elizabeth A. O'Brien, Joseph L. Kapushion
  • Uroflowmeter
    Patent number: D933240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: CLEARTRAC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Laing, John Green, Paul R. Johnson, Robert John Smith, Robert Edwin Schneider, Magnus Hargis, Elise Geolat Edson, Elizabeth A. O'Brien, Joseph L. Kapushion
  • Uroflowmeter
    Patent number: D933241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: CLEARTRAC TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Liang, John Green, Paul R. Johnson, Robert John Smith, Robert Edwin Schneider, Magnus Hargis, Elise Geolat Edson, Elizabeth A. O'Brien, Joseph L. Kapushion