Patents by Inventor Lawrence Smith

Lawrence 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).

  • Patent number: 9795206
    Abstract: A dispensing package for a consumer care product is provided, having a product chamber and an outer jacket. The product chamber has an upper dispensing end; an inner surface; an outer surface; a top ridged opening at the upper dispending end of the product chamber on the outer surface; a major axis and a minor axis. At least a portion of the project chamber has a thickness “t” from about 0.45 mm to about 1.2 mm. The outer jacket has an inside surface; an outside surface; an upper end, a major axis and a minor axis. At least a portion of the outer jacket has a thickness “T” from about 0.45 mm to about 1.2 mm. The outer jacket at least partially surrounds the product chamber and attaches to the product chamber. A consumer care composition may be disposed in the product chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Justin Alan Ellsworth, Kerry Lloyd Weaver, Christopher Eugene Bates, Christopher Lawrence Smith, Richard Lawrence Horstman, Julie OiLun Lim, Ricky V. Retherford, John Joseph Rego, Timothy David Reichling
  • Patent number: 9708783
    Abstract: The plow lock is a device that is adapted for use with a plow or a snowplow in order to immobilize the plow or snowplow from use. The plow lock includes a first plate affixed to a second plate. The second plate forms a right angle with the first plate. The first plate includes a first lock hole thereon. The second plate is further defined with an outer surface. The outer surface of the second plate is affixed to a wedge member. The wedge member extends outwardly from the second plate. The plow attachment bracket includes a plow lock hole that aligns with the first lock hole of the first plate such that a lock is locked thereon so as to secure the plow lock onto the plow attachment bracket thereby preventing a vehicle from attachment to the plow attachment bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Inventor: Lawrence Smith
  • Patent number: 9709171
    Abstract: A sealing reducing washer is formed from a metallic reducing washer having a front surface, a rear surface, an outer periphery, and an inner periphery with a pliable rim secured over the outer periphery of the metallic reducing washer, a portion of the rim circumferentially depending below the rear surface of the metallic reducing washer adjacent the outer periphery of the metallic reducing washer so as to form a weathertight seal against a surface of an electrical enclosure when the sealing reducing washer is secured to the enclosure, and a pliable toroid circumferentially positioned adjacent the inner periphery of the metallic reducing washer and extending circumferentially above the front surface of the metallic reducing washer in the region adjacent the inner periphery of the metallic reducing washer, the toroid dimensioned to form a weathertight seal with an electrical conduit or raceway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence Smith
  • Publication number: 20170145629
    Abstract: An example composition includes a cloth, which has on each side thereof, a first waterproofing agent, a barrier which inhibits or prevents environmental degradation, and an elastomeric barrier including a second waterproofing agent. Another example composition includes a cloth with a phenolic resin coating having, on each side thereof, a first waterproofing agent, a barrier which inhibits or prevents environmental degradation, and an elastomeric barrier including a second waterproofing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Shawn J. Prevoir, Philip Lawrence Smith
  • Patent number: 9580292
    Abstract: A tap dispenser having a main body, said main body having a main body interior portion and an opposing main body exterior portion; a liquid flow pathway passing through the main body; a vent pathway passing through the main body, wherein air transport through the vent pathway is separated from liquid transport through said liquid flow pathway and wherein the vent pathway has a vent pathway inlet and an opposing vent pathway outlet; a vent valve operably engaged with the vent pathway outlet; and a liquid flow valve operably engaged with the liquid flow pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Smith, William Kater Lasala
  • Publication number: 20160309937
    Abstract: A fabric treating system comprises an enclosure comprising a first wall, a second wall, and a fabric receiving space defined by the enclosure. The fabric treating system also comprises a support member positioned proximate to the first wall. The support member is configured to support one of a hanger configured to support a piece of fabric and the piece of fabric within the fabric receiving space. The fabric treating system also comprises a fabric tensioning system positioned at least on the second wall. The fabric tensioning system comprises at least a first fabric grasper configured to be attached to at least a first portion of the piece of fabric to apply tension to the piece of fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Roselle, Corey Michael Bischoff, Christopher Lawrence Smith, Markus Sabisch, Oliver von Sartori-Montecroce, Christof Kleemann, Stefan H. Hollinger, Benjamin Janes Beck, Robert Hans-Joachim Damaschke, Stephan James Andreas Meschkat, Heiko Ullrich, Douglas Arthur Marsden
  • Publication number: 20160309936
    Abstract: A fabric treating system comprises an enclosure comprising a first wall, a second wall, and a fabric receiving space defined by the enclosure. The fabric treating system also comprises a support member positioned proximate to the first wall. The support member is configured to support one of a hanger configured to support a piece of fabric and the piece of fabric within the fabric receiving space. The fabric treating system also comprises a fabric tensioning system positioned at least on the second wall. The fabric tensioning system comprises at least a first fabric grasper configured to be attached to at least a first portion of the piece of fabric to apply tension to the piece of fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Roselle, Corey Michael Bischoff, Christopher Lawrence Smith, Markus Sabisch, Oliver von Sartori-Montecroce, Christof Kleemann, Stefan H. Hollinger, Benjamin Janes Beck, Robert Hans-Joachim Damaschke, Stephan James Andreas Meschkat, Heiko Ullrich, Douglas Arthur Marsden
  • Patent number: 9410281
    Abstract: A fabric treating system having an enclosure having a first wall, a second wall, and a fabric receiving space defined by the enclosure. The fabric treating system also has a support member positioned proximate to the first wall. The support member is configured to support one of a hanger configured to support a piece of fabric and the piece of fabric within the fabric receiving space. The fabric treating system also has a fabric tensioning system positioned at least on the second wall. The fabric tensioning system has at least a first fabric grasper configured to be attached to at least a first portion of the piece of fabric to apply tension to the piece of fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Roselle, Corey Michael Bischoff, Christopher Lawrence Smith, Markus Sabisch, Oliver von Sartori-Montecroce, Christof Kleemann, Stefan H. Hollinger, Benjamin Janes Beck, Robert Hans-Joachim Damaschke, Stephan James Andreas Meschkat, Heiko Ullrich, Douglas Arthur Marsden
  • Patent number: 9315741
    Abstract: A process for reducing the concentration of benzene in a hydrocarbon stream, the process including: fractionating a reformate to form a benzene concentrate fraction comprising benzene and other C6 hydrocarbons, and a heavies fraction comprising C7+ hydrocarbons; and hydrogenating the benzene concentrate fraction to form a hydrocarbon fraction having a reduced benzene concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Catalytic Distillation Technologies
    Inventors: Montri Vichailak, Purvis K. Ho, Martinus J. Almering, Arvids Judzis, Jr., Willibrord A. Groten, Lawrence A. Smith, Jr., Yongqiang Xu
  • Patent number: 9164920
    Abstract: A processor including a virtualization system of the processor with a memory virtualization support system to map a reference to guest-physical memory made by guest software executable on a virtual machine which in turn is executable on a host machine in which the processor is operable to a reference to host-physical memory of the host machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Rajesh Sankaran Madukkarumukumana, Richard UhligQ, Lawrence Smith, III, Scott D. Rodgers
  • Patent number: 9139503
    Abstract: A process for the production of dialkyl ether, the process including: feeding a stream comprising an alkyl alcohol to a distillation column reactor system; concurrently in the distillation column reactor system: i) contacting the alkyl alcohol with a catalytic distillation structure in a distillation reaction zone thereby catalytically reacting at least a portion of the alkyl alcohol to form a corresponding dialkyl ether and water; and ii) fractionating the resulting dialkyl ether from the water; operating the distillation column reactor system to obtain substantially complete conversion of the alkyl alcohol to form the corresponding dialkyl ether and water; recovering the dialkyl ether from the distillation column reactor as an overheads fraction; recovering the water from the distillation column reactor as a bottoms fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence A. Smith, Jr., Abraham P. Gelbein, Christopher C. Boyer
  • Publication number: 20150259188
    Abstract: A tap dispenser having a main body, said main body having a main body interior portion and an opposing main body exterior portion; a liquid flow pathway passing through the main body; a vent pathway passing through the main body, wherein air transport through the vent pathway is separated from liquid transport through said liquid flow pathway and wherein the vent pathway has a vent pathway inlet and an opposing vent pathway outlet; a vent valve operably engaged with the vent pathway outlet; and a liquid flow valve operably engaged with the liquid flow pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Smith, William Kater Lasala
  • Publication number: 20150100717
    Abstract: A processor including a virtualization system of the processor with a memory virtualization support system to map a reference to guest-physical memory made by guest software executable on a virtual machine which in turn is executable on a host machine in which the processor is operable to a reference to host-physical memory of the host machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Rajesh Sankaran Madukkarumukumana, Richard UhligQ, Lawrence Smith, III, Scott D. Rodgers
  • Publication number: 20150090735
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing system can be used with a container comprising at least one camming surface. In various embodiments, the fluid dispensing system can have a housing which can accept at least a portion of the container in a fixed orientation and a track which can be engaged with the housing. In at least one embodiment, the housing can be slidably movable along the track at least between a first position and a second position. In various embodiments, the fluid dispensing system can have a tube which can be engaged with at least a portion of the container to withdraw fluid therefrom when the housing is in the second position and can also have a fluid system in fluid communication with the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Lawrence SMITH, Brian Joseph ROSELLE, Stephan James Andreas MESCHKAT, Corey Michael BISCHOFF, Kenneth Eugene LAMB, William Peter WURZELBACHER, Douglas Arthur MARSDEN
  • Publication number: 20150083759
    Abstract: A container for the storage and dispensing of viscous liquids having an opening with a valve, a vent, and a modified inner surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Franco Silva MEDEIROS, Ralph Albert SAGEL, Raymond Charles BELL, Christopher Lawrence SMITH
  • Patent number: 8931667
    Abstract: A fluid dispensing system can be used with a container comprising at least one camming surface. In various embodiments, the fluid dispensing system can have a housing which can accept at least a portion of the container in a fixed orientation and a track which can be engaged with the housing. In at least one embodiment, the housing can be slidably movable along the track at least between a first position and a second position. In various embodiments, the fluid dispensing system can have a tube which can be engaged with at least a portion of the container to withdraw fluid therefrom when the housing is in the second position and can also have a fluid system in fluid communication with the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Smith, Brian Joseph Roselle, Stephan James Andreas Meschkat, Corey Michael Bischoff, Kenneth Eugene Lamb, William Peter Wurzelbacher, Douglas Arthur Marsden
  • Publication number: 20140281652
    Abstract: A system and apparatus that include a selectable synchronizer circuit for synchronizing data across asynchronous boundaries are disclosed. The apparatus includes a unit associated with a first clock domain and a synchronizer sub-unit (SSU) coupled to the unit and associated with a second clock domain. The synchronizer sub-unit includes two or more synchronizers and selector logic configured to select one output of the two or more synchronizers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tukaram Shankar Methar, Nilesh Acharya, Jyotirmaya Swain, Brian Lawrence Smith
  • Patent number: 8813077
    Abstract: Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for processing virtualization events in a layered virtualization architecture are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a event logic and evaluation logic. The event logic is to recognize a virtualization event. The evaluation logic is to determine whether to transfer control from a child guest to a parent guest in response to the virtualization event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Bennett, Andrew Anderson, Gilbert Neiger, Scott Rodgers, Richard Uhlig, Lawrence Smith, III, Barry Huntley
  • Publication number: 20140109090
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a predefined behavior of a virtual machine monitor (VMM) with respect to one or more virtual machines (VMs) is identified, and processor-managed resources associated with the one or more VMs are utilized based on the predefined behavior of the VMM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Steven M. Bennett, Andrew V. Anderson, Stalinselvaraj Jeyasingh, Alain Kagi, Gilbert Neiger, Richard Uhlig, Xiang Zou, Lawrence Smith, Scott Rodgers
  • Patent number: D702114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Smith, Corey Michael Bischoff