Patents by Inventor Loren Smith

Loren 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: 20170274274
    Abstract: A game play device provides simplified movements and piece interaction in a capture-style board game. The device includes a game board defining a playing surface. Straight lines defining a plurality of isosceles triangles defining a playing field. Each of a plurality of playing pieces is shaped to correspond to and be alignable with to cover at least one isosceles triangle when placed on the playing field. The playing pieces including at least one each of four distinctly shaped playing pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Loren Smith
  • Publication number: 20070282360
    Abstract: A tongue cleaning device includes a sponge-like tip that is fluidically connected to a refillable reservoir that will contain mouthwash or the like. A scraper is located adjacent to the tip and a check valve in the reservoir prevents fluid from flowing away from the tip in the event the orientation of the device is suddenly changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Kimberly H. Smith, Loren Smith
  • Patent number: 5407173
    Abstract: A valve for controlling the flow of a gas in a gas burning torch comprises a housing having a flow passageway therethrough, a valve seat in the passageway, and a valve stem carrying a ball valve element for engaging and disengaging the valve seat to respectively close and open said passageway. A rotatable operating knob for displacing the valve stem is isolated therefrom by a ball thrust bearing, and the valve stem is supported in the housing for rocking movement transverse to the stem axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: The Lincoln Electric Company
    Inventor: Loren Smith
  • Patent number: 5328325
    Abstract: The peripheral pump includes a wall bounding a pump chamber and provided with a substantially annular delivery port with a base having a circular segment with a center; a circular cylindrical impeller revolving in the pump chamber, having two end faces and a rim of blades disposed at intervals along a circumference of the impeller so that a groove-like gap is formed between two adjacent blades, the groove-like gap having a base, as seen in a longitudinal section through the pump, having a circular segment with a center substantially coincident with the center of the circular segment of the delivery port, the center of the circular segments being located within an outer contour of the impeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Willi Strohl, Loren Smith, Jaihind-Singh Sumal
  • Patent number: 5175464
    Abstract: The apparatus for feeding an electrolyte fluid medium includes a housing and, mounted in the housing, an electric drive motor and a pump driven by it. The electric drive motor has a commutator device connectable electrically to a conductor supplying current to it. The commutator device includes a commutator attached to the armature spindle of the drive motor, at least two contacting brushes engaged with contacting surfaces of the commutator and prestressed spring devices for holding the brushes against the commutator. To meet the operating requirements and combat the erosion, the prestressed spring devices are leaf springs (42,44). One end (46) of each leaf spring is held fast against the housing and the other end (72) supports one of the contacting brushes (38,40). Each contacting brush (38,40) has a protruding portion (50) engaging in a throughgoing opening (52) of a leaf spring (42,44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Loren Smith
  • Patent number: 5005878
    Abstract: For reasons of technologically simple, economical manufacture, a coupler element for coupling an injection nozzle (11) to a connector neck (12), coaxial with it, on an injection line is embodied as a one-piece plastic clip (10), which comprises a C-shaped annular disk (16) and spring legs (17) protruding away from the annular disk (16) in the axial direction of the clip and having inwardly oriented detent protrusions (18). With a groove engagement region, the annular disk (16) engages a circumferential groove (15) in the injection nozzle (11), while after the coaxial insertion of the end of the injection nozzle (11) into the connector neck (12), the detent protrusions (18) snap into place behind a locking collar (14) on the connector neck (12) (FIG. 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Loren Smith