Patents by Inventor Joshua A. Smith

Joshua 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).

  • Publication number: 20220354051
    Abstract: Power tools are provided. A power tool can include a drop wheel moveable in a vertical direction about a pivot axis; a spring rotatably biasing the drop wheel about the pivot axis; a stop mechanism defining a plurality of stop positions each corresponding with a different relative position of the drop wheel; and a user interface configured to selectively disengage the stop mechanism to permit the drop wheel to rotate about the pivot axis until the stop wheel contacts an underlying surface below the power tool, wherein the user interface is disposed at a handle of the power tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua A. Smith, Tyler Boyles
  • Patent number: 10662484
    Abstract: Provided herein are biological assay mixtures for use in a real-time PCR and High Resolution Melt Analysis (HRMA) comprising: a universal Gram-positive forward and reverse primer pair; a universal Gram-negative forward and reverse primer pair; at least two biological probes, each one comprising a fluorophore, able to detect an amplicon prepared by the universal primer pairs; and an oligonucleotide intercalating dye for the HRMA. Methods for detecting a plurality of bacterial strains in the assay, comprise: contacting a biological sample with the biological assay mixture; preparing a plurality of amplicons for both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria using one of the universal primer pairs; and detecting the amplicons using a plurality of biological probes comprising a fluorophore of one or more color emitters able to hybridize to known bacterial strains, wherein if no bacterial strain is identified, then determining whether Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains exist by using HRMA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Inventor: Joshua A. Smith
  • Patent number: 10632156
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of differentiation, isolation, propagation, and storage of small colony variants (SCVs) of E. coli, preferably E. coli 83972 or E. coli HU2117, or modified or variant forms thereof, and methods for using the prepared SCV bacteria to establish probiotic biofilms in treated subjects and/or on treated medical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Atterx Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Watt, Caleb W. Dorsey, Joshua A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20170173087
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of differentiation, isolation, propagation, and storage of small colony variants (SCVs) of E. coli, preferably E. coli 83972 or E. coli HU2117, or modified or variant forms thereof, and methods for using the pre-pared SCV bacteria to establish probiotic biofilms in treated subjects and/or on treated medical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Steven R. Watt, Caleb W. Dorsey, Joshua A. Smith