Patents by Inventor John M. Smith

John 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: 20240408188
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, a vaccine composition that includes a squalene nanoemulsion (SNE) adjuvant and HPV virus-like particles (VLPs) of at least one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) selected from the group consisting of HPV types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Patrick L. Ahl, William J. Smith, Randal J. Soukup, Nicole Lea Sullivan, John Gaspar, Julie M. Skinner
  • Patent number: 12164948
    Abstract: A fine-grain selectable partially privileged container virtual computing environment provides a vehicle by which processes that are directed to modifying specific aspects of a host computing environment can be delivered to, and executed upon, the host computing environment while simultaneously maintaining the advantageous and desirable protections and isolations between the remaining aspects of the host computing environment and the partially privileged container computing environment. Such partial privilege is provided based upon directly or indirectly delineated actions that are allowed to be undertaken on the host computing environment by processes executing within the partially privileged container virtual computing environment and actions which are not allowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amber Tianqi Guo, Frederick J. Smith, IV, John Starks, Lars Reuther, Deepu Thomas, Hari R. Pulapaka, Benjamin M. Schultz, Judy J. Liu
  • Patent number: 12161356
    Abstract: An ultrasonic instrument includes a body, an actuation assembly, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The actuation assembly includes an activation member that is operable to move in a first direction to select a mode of operation. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body and includes an acoustic waveguide. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade that is in acoustic communication with the acoustic waveguide. The activation member is operable to move in a second direction to activate the end effector in a mode of operation selected by movement of the activation member in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: John A. Hibner, Kevin L Houser, David A. Monroe, David J. Cagle, Geoffrey S. Strobl, Timothy P. Lessek, Jeffrey L. Aldridge, Ryan M. Asher, Mary E. Mootoo, Eric B. Smith, Gregory W. Johnson, David M. Locke
  • Publication number: 20240401547
    Abstract: The disclosed methods, systems, and kits provide the ability to deliver entire clean sheet designs from concept to first hot fire in under six weeks with instant specific impulses above 330 seconds in some of our engines. In examples, thrusters can be delivered that are at less than half of the mass budget allowable for them and they can be delivered in weeks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Prashanth Bangalore Venkatesh, Daudi Barnes, Hans Boenish, Charles Campbell, Shane Cullen, Evan Daniel, Michael Fitzpatrick, Carlos Rafael Garcia, Benjamin Graybill, Mesa Hollinbeck, Daniel Kolano, Lawrence Kyle Metsger, Drew Daniel Nemeth, Lars Osborne, Patrick Riley, Tucker James Smith, Gabriel Hall Sylvester, Ryan Good, Alexander Michael Kohut, Nicholas Anthony Gabrielli, Katherine Mulry, Mary Ellen Phillips, John Costello, Curtis Foster, Margaret Lea, Benjamin Updike, Clayton Birchenough, Graham Knight Dudley, Jamie M. Nollet, Robin E. Hormann, Samuel A. Harrison, Steven Torres, Teva Wiese
  • Publication number: 20240383196
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system for an additive manufacturing material and embedded short-chopped fibers includes an extruder comprising a nozzle having a nozzle flow channel. The nozzle includes a plurality of spaced apart elongated aligning structures distributed inside the nozzle flow channel and parallel to the longitudinal center axis defining alignment flow channels within the nozzle flow channel. A nozzle for additive manufacturing, a method of additive manufacturing, and a method of making a nozzle for an additive manufacturing system for and additive manufacturing material and embedded short-chopped fibers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler C. Smith, Ahmed A. Hassen, John M. Lindahl, Seokpum Kim, Vlastimil Kunc, Vipin Kumar, Chase Joslin
  • Publication number: 20240383201
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system for additive manufacturing with an additive manufacturing material and fibers includes an extruder comprising a static-mixing nozzle having a static-mixing channel and static-mixing structures distributed inside the static-mixing channel and extending radially inward from the channel wall, and being longitudinally distributed and radially staggered over a portion of the length of the static-mixing channel. A static-mixing nozzle, a method of additive manufacturing, and a method of making a static mixing nozzle for additive manufacturing are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler C. Smith, Ahmed A. Hassen, John M. Lindahl, Seokpum Kim, Vlastimil Kunc, Vipin Kumar, Brian K. Post, Peeyush Nandwana
  • Publication number: 20240383195
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system for additive manufacturing material with long fibers includes an extruder comprising a nozzle that includes a static-mixing portion, a compression portion, and a long fiber alignment portion. The static-mixing portion includes a static-mixing channel with static-mixing rods distributed inside and extending radially inward from a channel wall. The long fiber alignment portion has an alignment channel with a diameter DAC that is less than a diameter DSMC of the static-mixing channel. The compression portion includes with a reducing diameter from an input end to an output end of the compression channel. A nozzle and method for additive manufacturing are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Tyler C. Smith, Ahmed A. Hassen, John M. Lindahl, Christopher J. Hershey, Vlastimil Kunc, Vipin Kumar, James W. Klett, Brian K. Post
  • Publication number: 20240376278
    Abstract: Epoxy resin formulations and processes for producing composites via low temperature, isothermal infusion, the composites exhibiting performance characteristics suitable for aerospace materials and applications thereof, the formulations comprising: Type-1 anionic formulations; Type-2 anionic formulations; Type-2 anionic formulations with toughener; and cationic formulations. The composites include an epoxy resin formulation and one or more composite fiber materials, the composites formed via an isothermal infusion and cure process in which infusion and cure temperatures of the epoxy resin are about the same, are less than about 100° C., and cure time is less than about one hour. The composites have a glass transition temperature (Tg)?150° C. and a storage modulus ?3 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph G. Smith, JR., Scott R. Zavada, Elizabeth Moore, John M. Gardner, Godfrey Sauti, Benjamin D. Jensen, Keith L. Gordon, Emilie J. Siochi
  • Publication number: 20240372438
    Abstract: An electric brushless DC motor is provided including a rotor assembly having a substantially-cylindrical metallic rotor body and at least one rotor magnet mounted on a surface of the rotor body, a stator assembly rotatably disposed relative to the rotor assembly, and a molded structure formed in contact with the rotor body. The molded structure includes a first mold portion in engagement with the rotor body that integrally forms a fan at or adjacent an axial end of the rotor body, and a second mold portion extending integrally from the first mold portion at least partially in engagement with an inner surface of the rotor body. The second mold portion engages two axial ends of the at least one magnet to axially support and retain the at least one magnet relative to the rotor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Fogle, Colin M. Crosby, David J. Smith, Merritt J. Tennison, Madhur M. Purohit
  • Publication number: 20240360241
    Abstract: Embodiments include humanized anti-LGR5 antibodies for the treatment of cancer. Some embodiments include antibodies which may bind LGR5 without disrupting LGR5-RSPO1 binding or signaling, and may disrupt LGR5 signaling through Wnt that is independent of RSPO1. Some embodiments include heavy and light chain polypeptide sequences for the binding of LGR5, for example without disrupting LGR5-RSPO binding or signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher L. Reyes, Peter Chu, Kristen M. Smith, Lioudmila A. Campbell, Farbod Shojaei, John Thomas Norton
  • Patent number: 12132825
    Abstract: Technologies for accelerated key caching in an edge hierarchy include multiple edge appliance devices organized in tiers. An edge appliance device receives a request for a key, such as a private key. The edge appliance device determines whether the key is included in a local key cache and, if not, requests the key from an edge appliance device included in an inner tier of the edge hierarchy. The edge appliance device may request the key from an edge appliance device included in a peer tier of the edge hierarchy. The edge appliance device may activate per-tenant accelerated logic to identify one or more keys in the key cache for eviction. The edge appliance device may activate per-tenant accelerated logic to identify one or more keys for pre-fetching. Those functions of the edge appliance device may be performed by an accelerator such as an FPGA. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Verrall, Thomas Willhalm, Francesc Guim Bernat, Karthik Kumar, Ned M. Smith, Rajesh Poornachandran, Kapil Sood, Tarun Viswanathan, John J. Browne, Patrick Kutch
  • Patent number: 12132609
    Abstract: A trusted communications environment includes a primary participant with a group creator and a distributed ledger, and a secondary participant with communication credentials. An Internet of Things (IoT) network includes a trusted execution environment with a chain history for a blockchain, a root-of-trust for chaining, and a root-of-trust for archives. An IoT network includes an IoT device with a communication system, an onboarding tool, a device discoverer, a trust builder, a shared domain creator, and a shared resource directory. An IoT network includes an IoT device with a communication system, a policy decision engine, a policy repository, a policy enforcement engine, and a peer monitor. An IoT network includes an IoT device with a host environment and a trusted reliability engine to apply a failover action if the host environment fails. An IoT network includes an IoT server including secure booter/measurer, trust anchor, authenticator, key manager, and key generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Keith Nolan, Mark Kelly, Michael Nolan, John Brady, Thiago Macieira, Zheng Zhang, Glen J. Anderson, Igor Muttik
  • Patent number: 12133324
    Abstract: A power tool may include a compartment in its housing and a first printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing and electrically coupled to a first connector. An insertable wireless communication device may include a second electronic processor and an antenna that are each mounted to a second PCB. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to be received in the compartment and may include a second connector configured to electrically and physically couple to the first connector. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device. When the insertable wireless communication device is inserted into the compartment, a first conductive layer of the first PCB may be configured to be electrically coupled to the antenna via the first connector and the second connector such that the first conductive layer of the first PCB serves as a ground plane of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: John B. Lienau, Anthony M. Davis, Ian A. Duncan, Benjamin Gordon, Stephen Matson, Steven M. Smith
  • Publication number: 20240341792
    Abstract: A surgical instrument, has an end effector that includes an ultrasonic blade, and a clamp arm that moves relative to the ultrasonic blade from an opened position toward an intermediate position and a closed position. The clamp arm is offset from the ultrasonic blade to define a predetermined gap in the intermediate position between the opened position and the closed position. A clamp arm actuator connects to the clamp arm and moves from an opened configuration to a closed configuration to direct the clamp arm from the opened position toward the intermediate position and the closed position. A spacer connects with the clamp arm to inhibit movement of the clamp arm from the intermediate position toward the closed position for maintaining the predetermined gap between the clamp arm and the ultrasonic blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan M. Asher, Brian D. Black, John E. Brady, Joseph Dennis, Geni M. Giannotti, Bryce L. Heitman, Timothy S. Holland, Joseph E. Hollo, Andrew Kolpitcke, Amy M. Krumm, Jason R. Lesko, Matthew C. Miller, David A. Monroe, Ion V. Nicolaescu, Rafael J. Ruiz Ortiz, Matthew S. Schneider, Richard C. Smith, Shawn C. Snyder, Sarah A. Worthington, Monica L. Rivard, Fajian Zhang
  • Patent number: 12118526
    Abstract: An ATM system includes a back-end server, an ATM central processing unit (ATM CPU) that receives information relating to the ATM system and a mobile computer. The mobile computer provides a CPU (MC CPU) and a keypad. The mobile computer may also provide a touch screen configured to display an initial ATM display. The ATM system also includes an interface system for interfacing between the ATM CPU and MC CPU. The back-end server formats and transmits to the ATM an API call. The API call requests a location of the user, ATM device information, and identification information of the user. The mobile computer is configured to respond to the API call by providing the location, the ATM device information, and the identification information of the user to the back-end server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Smith, Todd M. Goodyear, Sidney R. Roper, John P. Rice
  • Publication number: 20240334225
    Abstract: Techniques for sounding for wireless communication are disclosed. These techniques include initiating staggered sounding between a plurality of wireless access points (APs) and a plurality of wireless stations (STAs), including transmitting, from each AP of the plurality of APs, a sounding trigger to a respective one or more of the plurality of STAs, where the sounding triggers are transmitted by the respective APs at staggered times. The techniques further include receiving sounding matrix data at the plurality of APs from the plurality of STA. The techniques further include modifying wireless transmission between at least one of the APs and at least one of the STAs based on the sounding matrix data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew A. SILVERMAN, John M. SWARTZ, Malcolm M. SMITH, Brian D. HART
  • Publication number: 20240319979
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for enabling derivation and distribution of an attestation manifest for a software update image are described. In an example, these systems and methods include orchestration functions and communications, providing functionality and components for a software update process which also provides verification and attestation among multiple devices and operators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Kshitij Arun Doshi, John Joseph Browne, Vincent J. Zimmer, Francesc Guim Bernat, Kapil Sood
  • Patent number: 12068928
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to schedule workloads based on secure edge to device telemetry by calculating a difference between a first telemetric data received from a first hardware device and an operating parameter and computing an adjustment for a second hardware device based on the difference between the first telemetric data and the operating parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kapil Sood, Timothy Verrall, Ned M. Smith, Tarun Viswanathan, Kshitij Doshi, Francesc Guim Bernat, John J. Browne, Katalin Bartfai-Walcott, Maryam Tahhan, Eoin Walsh, Damien Power
  • Patent number: 12068663
    Abstract: An electric brushless DC motor is provided including a rotor assembly having a substantially-cylindrical metallic rotor body and at least one rotor magnet mounted on a surface of the rotor body, a stator assembly rotatably disposed relative to the rotor assembly, and a molded structure formed in contact with the rotor body. The molded structure includes a main body having a first axial end that engages at least one axial end of the at least one rotor magnet to axially retain the at least one rotor magnet on the surface of the rotor body and a second axial end that integrally forms a fan adjacent the rotor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Fogle, Colin M. Crosby, David J. Smith, Merritt J. Tennison, Madhur M. Purohit
  • Publication number: 20240269080
    Abstract: A process system and method for the making of articles, using an omnidirectional magnetic movement system with a transport surface and fabrication modules having a formation surface that can be transported omnidirectionally over the transport surface under the control of a movement controller. An article forming system provides process unit operations for forming articles onto the formation surface as the fabrication modules are moved asynchronously between a plurality of processing positions on the transport surface, and features a depositing device for placing a construction material onto the formation surface and one or more processing devices to form the construction material into the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas J. BRADBURY, Scott N. DANHOF, Jared T. EMERSON, Thomas D. HAUBERT, Jeffrey R. HELD, Steven Van Cleve KOROL, Grace M. LILLIE, James A. PRESCOTT, Jake M. PYZZA, Steven M. RISSER, Kenneth B. SCOTT, Frederick A. SEXTON, Kyle Edward SMITH, John P. TALLARICO, Jaedeok YOO, Kevin L. YUGULIS