Patents by Inventor Lewis Smith
Lewis 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).
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Patent number: 11964204Abstract: A processor provides a simulated three-dimensional (3D) environment for a game or virtual reality (VR) experience, including controlling a characteristic parameter of a 3D object or character based on at least one of: an asynchronous event in a second game, feedback from multiple synchronous users of the VR experience, or on a function driven by one or variables reflecting a current state of at least one of the 3D environment, the game or the VR experience.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Greg Gewickey, Gary Lake-Schaal, Piotr Mintus, Lewis S. Ostrover, Michael Smith
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Publication number: 20240116463Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method whereas the sewage dumping process for an RV is a more sanitary process keeping people from coming in direct contact with raw sewage and bacteria from un-sanitized hoses.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Deborah Glode Smith, Thomas Lewis Smith
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Publication number: 20230034889Abstract: In the current design of laundry bags there are a few that address some of the most common problems of the struggle and inconvenience of use for transporting laundry. The most standard laundry bags, when packed with laundry, are heavy and without handles. Other laundry bags, that do have handles, are designed as back packs or a single sling strap bag that shifts the heavy weight onto the back of the user which then becomes mostly uncomfortable to wear and creates a different type of struggle. Additionally, the fabrics and materials used for these backpack laundry bags are of heavy materials that increases the overall weight. Other laundry containers with handles are mostly not washable and would require an inconvenient way for them to be cleaned before being able to store clothes that have been cleaned. In some case, one might consider using a standard duffel bag because of its design function of being made to carry heavy loads more conveniently.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventor: Lewis Smith
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Patent number: 11365470Abstract: A method and coating system are provided that use a temperature controlled gas flow to smooth a surface of a ceramic, like a thermal barrier coating (TBC). Thermal spray coating unit coats a ceramic on a surface. The thermal spray coating unit creates a flow of ceramic material towards the surface. A layer of at least partially molten ceramic material on the surface is smoothed by transmitting a flow of temperature controlled gas across the at least partially molten ceramic material on the surface after the thermal spray coating of the ceramic on the surface. The solidified ceramic has a smoother surface that requires much less polishing to attain a desired surface roughness.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gerhart LaMoyne Hanson, Martin Lewis Smith
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Publication number: 20210313928Abstract: A method and apparatus for using MLPE data for characterizing real-world operation a PV module. In one embodiment, the method comprises obtaining a plurality of temperature measurements, wherein each temperature measurement is a measure, by an MLPE proximate to a PV module, of temperature; obtaining a plurality of DC voltage measurements, wherein each DC voltage measurement of the plurality of DC voltage measurements is a measure by the MLPE of a DC voltage of the PV module; obtaining a plurality of DC current measurements, wherein each DC current measurement of the plurality of DC voltage measurements is a measure by the MLPE of a DC current of the PV module; obtaining racking design information with respect to the PV module; and determining a plurality of PV module temperatures for the PV module based on the plurality of temperature measurements and the racking design information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Nathan Charles, Benjamin Lewis Smith
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Publication number: 20210207256Abstract: A method and coating system are provided that use a temperature controlled gas flow to smooth a surface of a ceramic, like a thermal barrier coating (TBC). Thermal spray coating unit coats a ceramic on a surface. The thermal spray coating unit creates a flow of ceramic material towards the surface. A layer of at least partially molten ceramic material on the surface is smoothed by transmitting a flow of temperature controlled gas across the at least partially molten ceramic material on the surface after the thermal spray coating of the ceramic on the surface. The solidified ceramic has a smoother surface that requires much less polishing to attain a desired surface roughness.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Gerhart LaMoyne Hanson, Martin Lewis Smith
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Patent number: 10985694Abstract: A method and apparatus for using MLPE data for characterizing real-world operation a PV module. In one embodiment, the method comprises obtaining a plurality of temperature measurements, wherein each temperature measurement is a measure, by an MLPE proximate to a PV module, of temperature; obtaining a plurality of DC voltage measurements, wherein each DC voltage measurement of the plurality of DC voltage measurements is a measure by the MLPE of a DC voltage of the PV module; obtaining a plurality of DC current measurements, wherein each DC current measurement of the plurality of DC voltage measurements is a measure by the MLPE of a DC current of the PV module; obtaining racking design information with respect to the PV module; and determining a plurality of PV module temperatures for the PV module based on the plurality of temperature measurements and the racking design information.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Enphase Energy, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Charles, Benjamin Lewis Smith
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Patent number: 10829845Abstract: A system according to various embodiments can include: a coating system configured to apply a thermal coating material to a component, the component having a plurality of cooling holes; an airflow system coupled with the coating system, the airflow system configured to force air through the component; and a control system coupled with the airflow system and the coating system, the control system configured to: detect coating instructions for the coating system, the coating instructions instructing the coating system to apply the thermal coating material to a subset of the plurality of cooling holes; and instruct the airflow system to force air through the subset of the plurality of cooling holes during application of the thermal coating material to the component in response to detecting the coating instructions.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gerhart LaMoyne Hanson, Eugene Vincent Lajeunesse, Michael Bryan Pezant, Paul Michael Scorza, Jr., Martin Lewis Smith, Gary Edward Wiesner
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Publication number: 20200323280Abstract: In the current design of sport bras, mobile phones are stored in the upper bra areas, in front of the bra pads, under armpit, and back of upper bra. The most common sports bra pockets are without zipper closure, and use gravity and other passive compression closure design function to keep items secure and from falling out of place. A challenge with these pockets, for the storage of mobile phones and other items, is that there are no operational components for keeping items fully secure from and from falling out of place during fitness and physical activities. These are not completely practical storage pockets for a wearer engaged in a upside down position of physical activity where gravity can cause items to fall out of the pocket areas. Some sports bra pocket designs do include zipper closures, however the locations of the storage pockets for mobile phones are also not completely practical for a wearer who is engaged in physical activity, such as running, and want to easily retrieve their mobile phone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventor: Lewis Smith
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Patent number: 10801098Abstract: A method of coating a component using a robotic spray system is provided. The robotic spray system includes a scanning apparatus operable to measure and store surface characteristics before and after coating; a robotic arm operable to move the robotic spray system relative to a surface of a component, the component including one or more reference features which remains uncoated during the coating; a spray nozzle operable to deposit a sprayed coating onto the surface; and a device driver module including circuitry configured to operate the scanning apparatus, the robotic arm, and the spray nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Gerhart Hanson, Matthias Hoebel, Martin Lewis Smith
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Publication number: 20200172973Abstract: The invention relates to PCR-based clonality studies for among others early diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disorders. Provided is a set of nucleic acid amplification primers comprising a forward primer, or a variant thereof, and a reverse primer, or a variant thereof, capable of amplifying a rearrangement selected from the group consisting of a VH-JH IGH rearrangement, a DH-JH IGH rearrangement, a VK-JK IGK rearrangement, a VK/intron-Kde IGK rearrangement, a V?-J? IGL rearrangement, a V?-J? TCRB rearrangement, a D?-J? TCRB rearrangement, a V?-J? TCRG rearrangement, a V?-J? TCRD rearrangement, a D?-D? TCRD rearrangement, a D?-J? TCRD rearrangement, a V?-D? TCRD rearrangement, or a translocation selected from t(11;14)(BCL1-IGH) and t(14;18)(BCL2-IGH). The primers can be used in PCR-based clonality studies for early diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disorders and detection of minimal residual disease (MRD). Also provided is a kit comprising at least one set of primers of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Jacobus Johannes Maria van Dongen, Anthonie Willem Langerak, Eduardus Maria Dominicus Schuuring, Jesus Fernando San Miguel, Ramon Garcia Sanz, Antonio Parreira, John Lewis Smith, Frances Louise Lavender, Gareth John Morgan, Paul Anthony Stuart Evans, Michael Kneba, Michael Hummel, Elizabeth Anne Macintyre, Christian Bastard, Monika Brüggemann, Frederic Bernard Louis Davi
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Publication number: 20200062915Abstract: A method of making a foam using a renewable resource and a foam thereof is disclosed. The foam is made using green polyethylene polymers made from renewable sugarcane ethanol. The use of these polymers to make foam has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide gas emissions by more than half. The foam can be used in a variety of applications and can also be made with blends of renewable LDPE and non-renewable LDPE.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Natarajan Ramesh, Chee Yap, Lewis Smith
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Patent number: 10533823Abstract: The invention is directed to a tension gun for firing arrows. The tension gun is comprised of a stock, a trigger, a pistol grip, and a forearm which are configured in a manner which is similar to a conventional crossbow. The bow arms are removed from the design, and replaced by a pair of coaxial coil springs and other tension multipliers within the forearm, which propel the arrow. A folding handle at the forward end of the forearm is provided for carrying the tension gun.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Inventor: Lewis Smith
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Publication number: 20190243932Abstract: The present invention is a computer-implemented method for designing a drivetrain using computer aided engineering. The method comprises the steps of: a) receiving a selection of a certification test from a plurality of certification tests; b) receiving a parametric description of the drivetrain; c) receiving a selection of one or more analysis types appropriate for the selected certification test and the parametric description; d) providing a certification test model of the drivetrain based on the selected certification test, the parametric description, and the one or more analysis types; e) simulating performance of the drivetrain using the certification test model; and f) determining an indication of compliance of the drivetrain with the certification test based on the simulated performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Andreas Schlaich, Younsu Park, Barry James, Sharad Jain, Lewis Smith, Kathryn Taylor
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Patent number: 10365309Abstract: A method and apparatus for validating distributed energy resource as-designed parameters. In one embodiment the method comprises obtaining, from MLPE coupled to a PV module of the DER, data corresponding to sunrise on a particular day; obtaining, from MLPE, data corresponding to sunset on the particular day; determining, by the computer system and using the data corresponding to the sunrise and the data corresponding to the sunset, (i) the length of the particular day and (ii) the solar noon for the particular day; computing, by the computer system and using the length of the particular day and the solar noon for the particular day, an as-built latitude for the PV module and an as-built longitude for the PV module; and comparing, by the computer system, (a) the as-built latitude to an as-designed latitude for the PV module, and (b) the as-built longitude to an as-designed longitude for the PV module.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Enphase Energy, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Charles, Benjamin Lewis Smith
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Patent number: 10339682Abstract: A method and system for providing a visualization of energy data. In one embodiment, the method comprises establishing an energy visualization scale for visually depicting energy data in terms of one or more color parameters, where the energy data pertains to a distributed generator (DG); and generating a display image, based on the energy visualization scale, that depicts a plurality of energy data values in a grid layout across two dimensions in time.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Enphase Energy, Inc.Inventors: Ilen Zazueta-Hall, Sara Beth Brown, John Coleman Gibbs, Jamie Eric Ruderman, Brenda Catherine Strech, Leesa Lee, Benjamin Lewis Smith, Robert M. Serafini
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Patent number: 10331728Abstract: This disclosure provides systems and methods of robot calibration using imaging data. A mounting interface attaches to the sensor module to the robot system. A robot includes at least one positioning member, at least one joint connected to the at least one positioning member, at least one actuator for moving the at least one positioning member around the at least one joint, and at least one robot reference mark on the at least one positioning member. The operating environment includes at least three environment reference marks in fixed positions relative to the robot. A camera captures a calibration image and an actual position of the robot is determined based on the robot reference mark relative to the environment reference marks to determine a calibration offset between a reference position and the actual position using the calibration image.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gerhart LaMoyne Hanson, Martin Lewis Smith
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Publication number: 20190161844Abstract: A method of coating a component using a robotic spray system is provided. The robotic spray system includes a scanning apparatus operable to measure and store surface characteristics before and after coating; a robotic arm operable to move the robotic spray system relative to a surface of a component, the component including one or more reference features which remains uncoated during the coating; a spray nozzle operable to deposit a sprayed coating onto the surface; and a device driver module including circuitry configured to operate the scanning apparatus, the robotic arm, and the spray nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Gerhart HANSON, Matthias HOEBEL, Martin Lewis SMITH
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Patent number: 10280462Abstract: The invention relates to PCR-based clonality studies for among others early diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disorders. Provided is a set of nucleic acid amplification primers comprising a forward primer, or a variant thereof, and a reverse primer, or a variant thereof, capable of amplifying a rearrangement selected from the group consisting of a VH-JH IGH rearrangement, a DH-JH IGH rearrangement, a VK-J? IGK rearrangement, a VK/intron-Kde IGK rearrangement, a V?-J? IGL rearrangement, a V?-J? TCRB rearrangement, a D?-J? TCRB rearrangement, a V?-J? TCRG rearrangement, a V?-J? TCRD rearrangement, a D?-D? TCRD rearrangement, a D?-J? TCRD rearrangement, a V?-D? TCRD rearrangement, or a translocation selected from t(11;14)(BCL1-IGH) and t(14;18)(BCL2-IGH). The primers can be used in PCR-based clonality studies for early diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disorders and detection of minimal residual disease (MRD). Also provided is a kit comprising at least one set of primers of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Inventors: Jacobus Johannes Maria Van Dongen, Anthonie Willem Langerak, Eduardus Maria Dominicus Schuuring, Jesus Fernando San Miguel, Ramon Garcia Sanz, Antonio Parreira, John Lewis Smith, Frances Louise Lavender, Gareth John Morgan, Paul Anthony Stuart Evans, Michael Kneba, Michael Hummel, Elizabeth Anne Macintyre, Christian Bastard, Frederic Bernard Louis Davi, Monika Brüggemann
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Patent number: 10218362Abstract: A method and apparatus for mapping distributed generators (DGs) to corresponding power grid feeder lines. In one embodiment, the method comprises obtaining grid data pertaining to a power grid that comprises a plurality of feeder lines; obtaining, for each distributed generator (DG) of a plurality of DGs coupled to the plurality of feeder lines, DG data pertaining to the DG; and determining, based on the grid data and the DG data, a mapping that identifies to which feeder line of the plurality of feeder lines each of the DGs of the plurality of DGs is coupled.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Enphase Energy, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Lewis Smith, Daniel Lewis