Patents by Inventor John C. Smith

John C. 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: 7222437
    Abstract: A combined stud finder and tape measure device includes a housing having any traditional stud finder circuitry integrally disposed therein along with a tape measure having a tape strip wound on a spindle. The tape measure is oriented so that the width of the tape strip lies parallel to the surface being scanned for studs or other obstacles. This orientation accommodates a wide viewing angle of the scale markings on the tape strip, making it easier to use the stud finder and the tape measure at the same time. Additionally, the tape measure can be re-oriented over at least 180 degrees so that the tape strip can be directed to either side of or from the bottom of the combined stud finder and tape measure device. Detents may be located at, for example, 90 degree intervals to provide a manner of locking the tape measure at predetermined angles with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Spanski, John C. Smith, Derek J. Nash, Daily Gist, Michael Williams
  • Patent number: 7178259
    Abstract: An electronic measuring device is disclosed which includes a pair of wheels connected to an axle that passes through a drive gear. The drive gear is enmeshed to a second gear which, in turn, is coaxially connected to an encoder disk. The encoder disk has spaced-apart fins around its outer periphery. As the wheels turn and the encoder disk rotates, the fins and openings between the fins pass between an emitter and a receiver. The emitter and receiver are linked to a controller which calculates the distance traversed by the wheels based upon the number of fins that pass between the emitter and receiver, or with an active counting system (ACS). The controller also includes functions to establish start and stop points for a measurement and an easy means for dividing a measured distance into equal parts or segments and a means for marking the boundary points that define the segments when the measuring device is rolled back across the measured distance. The device can be used on both planar and non-planar surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Irwin Hand Tools/North America
    Inventors: Michael Williams, Jeffrey L. Spanski, Derek J. Nash, John C. Smith, Daily Gist
  • Patent number: 7178250
    Abstract: A line generating device generates two fan-shaped beams of light at an angle to each other, and projects the beams onto an adjacent surface, where the beams are visible as lines on the surface. A user has access to the intersection of the lines, so that the intersection can be marked or otherwise used in combination with the lines, such as in aligning objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Derek J. Nash, John C. Smith, Jeffrey L. Spanski, Michael Williams
  • Patent number: 7074250
    Abstract: An air filtration unit for use in a work environment includes a housing disposed with an air filtration system and light source. The housing includes a handle and corner caps to prevent damage and provide stability. The air filtration system draws air into the housing, via a blower, through a first and second inlet gate, the air is at least partially filtered by a first and second filter assembly, which provide a two stage filtering, and then the at least partially filtered air is blown through an exhaust conduit back out into the work environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Chipner, Mark A. Etter, Angela D. Shelton, Leslie D. Gist, John C. Smith, Charles Chen
  • Patent number: 7066221
    Abstract: A plate joiner including a fence support, a drive, and a fence system. The fence support includes a cutter and a contact surface, which defines a cutter slot. The cutter is arranged and configured to protrude from fence support through cutter slot to make a plunge cut into a surface of a workpiece when the contact surface is pressed against the surface and the cutter is plunged into the workpiece by pushing on a rearward handle portion of the tool. The drive is arranged and configured to rotatably drive the cutter through a motor. A preferred fence system includes an angle adjustment system arranged and configured to position the fence at a wide range of fence angles and, at any selected distance from a top face of the workpiece to the fence, the distance from the top face of the workpiece to the cutter remains constant as the front fence angle is adjusted. A preferred fence system includes a trunnion which pivotally couples the front fence to the fence system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Smith, Earl R. Clowers
  • Patent number: 7036241
    Abstract: An electronic measuring device is disclosed which includes a pair of wheels connected to an axle that passes through a drive gear. The drive gear is enmeshed to a second gear which, in turn, is coaxially connected to an encoder disk. The encoder disk has spaced-apart fins around its outer periphery. As the wheels turn and the encoder disk rotates, the fins and openings between the fins pass between an emitter and a receiver. The emitter and receiver are linked to a controller which calculates the distance traversed by the wheels based upon the number of fins that pass between the emitter and receiver, or with an active counting system (ACS). The controller also includes functions to establish start and stop points for a measurement and an easy means for dividing a measured distance into equal parts or segments and a means for marking the boundary points that define the segments when the measuring device is rolled back across the measured distance. The device can be used on both planar and non-planar surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Michael Williams, Jeffrey L. Spanski, Derek J. Nash, John C. Smith, Daily Gist
  • Patent number: 6896016
    Abstract: A plate joiner including a fence support, a drive, and a fence system. The fence support includes a cutter and a contact surface, which defines a cutter slot. The cutter is arranged and configured to protrude from fence support through cutter slot to make a plunge cut into a surface of a workpiece when the contact surface is pressed against the surface and the cutter is plunged into the workpiece by pushing on a rearward handle portion of the tool. The drive is arranged and configured to rotatably drive the cutter through a motor. A preferred fence system includes an angle adjustment system arranged and configured to position the fence at a wide range of fence angles and, at any selected distance from a top face of the workpiece to the fence, the distance from the top face of the workpiece to the cutter remains constant as the front fence angle is adjusted. A preferred fence system includes a trunnion which pivotally couples the front fence to the fence system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Porter-Cable Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Smith, Earl R. Clowers
  • Publication number: 20040233465
    Abstract: An article is marked with image indicia for authentication, information, or decoration by providing a plurality of inks having a plurality of fluorescence colors when exposed to excitation energy, separating colors of the image indicia into a plurality of image levels in accordance with the fluorescence colors of the inks, and printing each image level in mutual registration on the article using the corresponding ink. The image printed with each ink may be substantially invisible under illumination within the visible spectrum. The invisibly printed images have multiple authentication features, including the use of covert UV-fluorescent materials, IR-fluorophores, microparticles, and other chemical taggants. Ink compositions, methods for making the inks, and methods and apparatus for using the inks are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Angstrom Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Coyle, John C. Smith
  • Patent number: 6748821
    Abstract: An extension for the handle bars of a motorcycle includes an insert with a projection that fits within the handle bars. The handle bars and insert are keyed so as to prevent rotational movement thereof relative to each other. A parallel bar that is clamped to the handle bars retains all of the parts in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventor: John C. Smith
  • Publication number: 20040091912
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel sequence and polymorphisms in the human flt-1 gene. Eight specific polymorphisms are identified. The invention also relates to methods and materials for analysing allelic variation in the flt-1 gene and to the use of flt-1 polymorphism in the diagnosis and treatment of angiogenic diseases and cancer. Diseases associated with pathological angiogenesis include diabetic retinopathies, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and endometriosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB, a Swedish corporation
    Inventor: John C. Smith
  • Publication number: 20030223986
    Abstract: This invention relates to polymorphisms in the human pyruvate dehydrogenase complex E2 (PDH E2 or PDC E2) gene and corresponding novel allelic polypeptides encoded thereby. The invention also relates to methods and materials for analysing allelic variation in the PDH E2 gene, and to the use of PDH E2 polymorphism in the diagnosis and treatment of. diseases in which modulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase activity could be of therapeutic benefit, such as diabetes, asthma, obesity, sepsis and peripheral vascular disease. In particular, the invention is based on the discovery of two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the coding region of the human PDH E2 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB, a Swedish corporation
    Inventors: John C. Smith, Rakesh Anand, John E.N. Morten
  • Publication number: 20030190607
    Abstract: This invention relates to polymorphisms in the human pyruvate dehydrogenase E1&bgr; (PDH E1&bgr;) gene. The invention also relates to methods and materials for analysing allelic variation in the PDH E1&bgr; gene, and to the use of PDH E1&bgr; polymorphism in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in which modulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase activity could be of therapeutic benefit, such as diabetes, asthma, obesity, sepsis and peripheral vascular disease. In particular, the invention is based on the discovery of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the coding region of the human PDH E1&bgr; gene, and three single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) of the human PDH E1&bgr; gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: John C. Smith, Rakesh Anand, John E.N. Morten
  • Patent number: 6612349
    Abstract: A plate joiner including a fence support, a drive, and a fence system. The fence support includes a cutter and a contact surface, which defines a cutter slot. The cutter is arranged and configured to protrude from fence support through cutter slot to make a plunge cut into a surface of a workpiece when the contact surface is pressed against the surface and the cutter is plunged into the workpiece by pushing on a rearward handle portion of the tool. The drive is arranged and configured to rotatably drive the cutter through a motor. As shown in the drawings a preferred fence system includes an angle adjustment system arranged and configured to position the fence at a wide range of fence angles and, at any selected distance from a top face of the workpiece to the fence, the distance from the top face of the workpiece to the cutter remains constant as the front fence angle is adjusted. A preferred fence system includes a trunnion which pivotally couples the front fence to the fence system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Porter-Cable Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Smith, Earl R. Clowers
  • Publication number: 20030118296
    Abstract: A tight-buffered optical fiber includes an optical fiber, at least a first buffer layer of a polymer material enclosing the optical fiber, and a plurality of strength members embedded in the first buffer layer and longitudinally disposed around the optical fiber. A second buffer layer of polymer material may also be formed to enclose the first buffer layer. The first and second buffer layer may be made of acrylate and may be either radiation or thermally curable. The second buffer layer may also have a plurality of strength members embedded in it and longitudinally disposed around the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventor: John C. Smith
  • Publication number: 20020192647
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel sequence and polymorphisms in the human flt-1 gene. Eight specific polymorphisms are identified. The invention also relates to methods and materials for analysing allelic variation in the flt-1 gene and to the use of flt-1 polymorphism in the diagnosis and treatment of angiogenic diseases and cancer. Diseases associated with pathological angiogenesis include diabetic retinopathies, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and endometriosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventor: John C. Smith
  • Patent number: 6422275
    Abstract: A plate joiner including a fence support, a drive, and a fence system. The fence support includes a cutter and a contact surface, which defines a cutter slot. The cutter is arranged and configured to protrude from fence support through cutter slot to make a plunge cut into a surface of a workpiece when the contact surface is pressed against the surface and the cutter is plunged into the workpiece by pushing on a rearward handle portion of the tool. The drive is arranged and configured to rotatably drive the cutter through a motor. A preferred fence system includes an angle adjustment system arranged and configured to position the fence at a wide range of fence angles and, at any selected distance from a top face of the workpiece to the fence, the distance from the top face of the workpiece to the cutter remains constant as the front fence angle is adjusted. A preferred fence system includes a trunnion which pivotally couples the front fence to the fence system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Porter-Cable Coporation
    Inventors: John C. Smith, Earl R. Clowers
  • Publication number: 20020076702
    Abstract: This invention relates to polymorphisms in the human prostaglandin E2 receptor 1 (EP1-R) gene and corresponding novel allelic polypeptides encoded thereby. Fourteen specific polymorphisms are identified. The invention also relates to methods and materials for analysing allelic variation in the EP1-R gene and to the use of said polymorphism in the diagnosis and treatment of EP1-R ligand mediated diseases, such as cancer or arthritis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Rakesh Anand, John C. Smith, John E. N. Morten
  • Patent number: D459373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Porter Cable Corp.
    Inventors: David N. Hollinger, Ronald E. Young, Mark A. Etter, Leslie D. Gist, John C. Smith
  • Patent number: D461833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Porter-Cable Corporation
    Inventors: Leslie D. Gist, Randy Cooper, Todd Chipner, Rockne W. Behne, John C. Smith, Zhilong Zhang, Phil David
  • Patent number: D544035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Snyder National Corporation
    Inventors: Darryl L. Snyder, Patrick M. Nolan, John C. Smith