Patents by Inventor LaVerne Smith

LaVerne 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: 20240239253
    Abstract: A ventilated seat including a seatback; a seat ventilation system engaging the seatback and including a blower and a duct to direct airflow from the blower; a pair of vertically extending headrest support posts, with at least one of the headrest support posts being hollow, having a first end located within the seatback and operatively engaging the duct to receive the airflow from the blower, and a vent hole extending from the hollow interior to a front surface, the vent hole located in the vertically extending portion of the headrest support post and directing the airflow forward onto a neck or head of a seat occupant; and a headrest mounted on and supported by the pair of headrest support posts, with the headrest adjustable up and down relative to the seatback. The seat ventilation system may include arm, calf or face ventilation openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Clifford Duncan, Vyachislav Ivanov, Caleb Andrew Abbey, Ted Laverne Smith
  • Patent number: 11481723
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards managing personal inventory over a network. If item information associated with one or more items is provided to an inventory platform, such that the item information includes at least a location and a label identifier. If a request to transfer the one or more items to an off-premises storage station is provided, one or more scheduling options may be provided to an owner of the one or more items; collection instructions may be provided to a distribution organization, such that the collection instructions may be based on a scheduling option selected by the owner, the location of the one or more items, or the like; and if the one or more items may be transferred to the off-premises storage station, the location of the one or more items may be updated to indicate that they are stored at the off-premises storage station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: WayForth Inc.
    Inventors: John Terrence Drayton, Rodney Joe Hatfield, Robert Allen Jones, Jr., Michael Laverne Smith
  • Publication number: 20210256462
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards managing personal inventory over a network. If item information associated with one or more items is provided to an inventory platform, such that the item information includes at least a location and a label identifier. If a request to transfer the one or more items to an off-premises storage station is provided, one or more scheduling options may be provided to an owner of the one or more items; collection instructions may be provided to a distribution organization, such that the collection instructions may be based on a scheduling option selected by the owner, the location of the one or more items, or the like; and if the one or more items may be transferred to the off-premises storage station, the location of the one or more items may be updated to indicate that they are stored at the off-premises storage station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: John Terrence Drayton, Rodney Joe Hatfield, Robert Allen Jones, JR., Michael Laverne Smith
  • Patent number: 10796273
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards managing personal inventory over a network. If item information associated with one or more items is provided to an inventory platform, such that the item information includes at least a location and a label identifier. If a request to transfer the one or more items to an off-premises storage station is provided, one or more scheduling options may be provided to an owner of the one or more items; collection instructions may be provided to a distribution organization, such that the collection instructions may be based on a scheduling option selected by the owner, the location of the one or more items, or the like; and if the one or more items may be transferred to the off-premises storage station, the location of the one or more items may be updated to indicate that they are stored at the off-premises storage station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Livible, Inc.
    Inventors: John Terrence Drayton, Rodney Joe Hatfield, Robert Allen Jones, Jr., Michael Laverne Smith
  • Publication number: 20180374021
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards a platform that enables users to schedule transfers of items to store at an off-premises storage stations or to deliver items that are currently stored off-premises. The platform may be selectively offer pickup/delivery slots to users. The platform may be arranged select slots to offer to users based on job size, location, item type, transfer agent capacity, or the like. The platform may be arranged to generate distribution routes for one or more transfer agents that perform the pickup/delivery jobs. The routes may be optimized to account real-time transfer agent capacity. For example, if pickups are cancelled additional pickups may be added to a route to use the excess capacity. Likewise, if deliveries are cancelled, additional transfer agent capacity may be added to accommodate the increase volume of items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: John Terrence Drayton, Rodney Joe Hatfield, Robert Allen Jones, JR., Michael Laverne Smith
  • Publication number: 20180144287
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards managing personal inventory over a network. If item information associated with one or more items is provided to an inventory platform, such that the item information includes at least a location and a label identifier. If a request to transfer the one or more items to an off-premises storage station is provided, one or more scheduling options may be provided to an owner of the one or more items; collection instructions may be provided to a distribution organization, such that the collection instructions may be based on a scheduling option selected by the owner, the location of the one or more items, or the like; and if the one or more items may be transferred to the off-premises storage station, the location of the one or more items may be updated to indicate that they are stored at the off-premises storage station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: John Terrence Drayton, Rodney Joe Hatfield, Robert Allen Jones, JR., Michael Laverne Smith
  • Patent number: 4204356
    Abstract: An underwater fishing lure reciprocating device for downrigger trolling apparatus comprises a mounting member that is attached to the end of the downrigger cable and a reciprocating member movably mounted on the mounting member. The reciprocating member includes a clip for holding the fishing line which reciprocates with movement of the reciprocating member with respect to the mounting member. An underwater drive means causes the reciprocating member to reciprocate at least when the device is being towed behind a boat. Desirably, the reciprocating member and drive means are a waterwheel having baffles that are formed and attached such that the wheel rotates when it is towed behind a boat. The clip is attached to a trailing arm that is eccentrically mounted on the wheel. A stabilizing fin holds the waterwheel in a vertical position with its axis perpendicular to the direction of movement of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1980
    Inventor: LaVerne Smith