Patents by Inventor Jonathan Michael Smith

Jonathan Michael 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).

  • Write once read forever archival data storage
    Patent number: 9330706
    Abstract: This invention teaches a methodology and an optical apparatus that provides long-term, archival storage using a chemically stable, high-resolution, photosensitive emulsion, such as silver halide, for the long-term, archival storage and retrieval of data, images and text. Multiple state data substantially increasing data density is stored as vertical diffraction gratings in the archival photosensitive emulsion. The data can be read out in parallel, substantially increasing retrieval speeds beyond that of current optical and magnetic techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Inventors: Eric Dean Rosenthal, Richard Jay Solomon, Clark Eugene Johnson, Brian David Solomon, Jonathan Michael Smith
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPOSING OF DRILL CUTTINGS
    Publication number: 20140116964
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for disposing of drill cuttings includes collecting drilling mud from a wellbore, the drilling mud comprising liquid and solids, separating the liquid from the solids in a first separation step, separating the liquid from the solids in a second separation step, and transferring the solids to a container with a vacuum pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Griffin Bevan, Timothy Albert Rich, Justin Michael Roberts, Jonathan Michael Smith