Patents by Inventor Neil D. Smith

Neil D. 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: 5337104
    Abstract: An apparatus for redirecting beams of light emanating from the flash of a camera so as to avoid the creation of "red-eye" in a photograph. The apparatus redirects the beams of lights so as to be distanced even further from the central axis of the camera lens. To provide the full effect of the flash, the apparatus redirects the beams of light in a direction parallel to the original direction the light beams travel off from the flash and to the central axis of the lens. The apparatus includes a main body which forms an enclosure with an inlet and outlet opening and is attached to the camera such that the inlet opening is aligned with and covers the camera's flash. The main body includes at least two reflective surfaces for redirecting the flash beam from a first direction to a second direction and then from the second direction to a third direction exiting the main body. The device can be releasably mounted to existing flash cameras (including pop-out flash members).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Inventors: Neil D. Smith, Martin Yate
  • Patent number: D855698
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Societe BIC
    Inventors: Kassie Darling, Christian G. Keator, Neil D. Smith