Patents by Inventor Joshua K. Smith

Joshua K. 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: 20230056528
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for allowing forming & sealing films to be embossed/debossed with various shapes such as geometric, organic, or fractal and/or combination and various dimensions and depths. The texture or pattern is transferred to the film from an insert. The pattern on the forming & sealing film is then transferred onto the surface of the various proteins including but not limited to chicken, turkey, beef, pork, and plant proteins during the form-fill-seal and cook process. The forming and/or sealing inserts can form various thermoforming films with functional and/or decorative embossing and/or debossing without the use of knitted, elastic, extruded, tightly weaved, plastic netting, and/or compression forming molds and/or release agents for netting removal. Since the forming inserts are constructed using additive manufacturing processes, almost any design can be embossed/debossed onto the forming & sealing film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: MICHAEL FIZER, Joshua K. SMITH, Kevin KAPOUN, Jeremiah STEVENS, James J. OLSON
  • Publication number: 20160216785
    Abstract: An apparatus used for pressing keys on a keyboard, scrolling through a touch sensitive screen, or handling a work tool contains a structural body and a tip accessory. The structural body further contains a size adjustable ring and a protruding arm. The size adjustable ring is worn by an individual with limited hand function. When worn, the protruding arm extends outwards from the size adjustable ring. Upon wearing the size adjustable ring, the protruding arm and the tip accessory which is attached to the protruding arm is directed towards the keyboard, the touch sensitive screen or other receiving surface. Depending on user preference, the tip accessory can be a stylus tip, a screw driver head, or a knife.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Joshua K. Smith
  • Patent number: D1010388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: BOAR'S HEAD PROVISIONS CO., INC.
    Inventors: Michael Fizer, Joshua K. Smith, Kevin Kapoun, Jeremiah Stevens, James Olson