Patents by Inventor Nicholas Smith

Nicholas 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: 12291157
    Abstract: A retractable step and side bar assembly that can be used for raised vehicles, such as trucks. The retractable step can be configured to provide for significant reach in a deployed position to allow for a user to enter the raised vehicle. Further, in the stowed position the retractable step can be located within the side bar, thereby providing a low profile as well as an enhanced aesthetic appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Lund Motion Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas Smith, Eric Charles Bajza, William Franklin Bibb, VI
  • Publication number: 20250077237
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed technologies include, responsive to a first use of a first application by a first user, configuring, in a first prompt, at least one instruction based on first application context data and first user context data. The first prompt is stored in a memory that is accessible to the first application and a second application. Via the second application, first output of a generative artificial intelligence (GAI) model is presented to the first user. Based on the first output of the GAI model, at least one second use of the first application by the first user, or at least one first use of a third application by the first user, is configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Santhosh Sachindran, Barkha A. Bhojak, Nicholas Smith, Eric Bollman, Jeffrey Wang, Tamara Llosa-Sandor, Carlos H. Lopez
  • Publication number: 20250038627
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical machine that includes first machine terminals electrically connectable to first loads and second machine terminals electrically connectable second loads. A stator of the electrical machine includes first stator coil groups, each first stator coil group defining a stator phase and having interconnected first stator coils, and second stator coil groups, each second stator coil group defining a stator phase and having interconnected second stator coils. A power electronic switching assembly that includes first switching module assemblies electrically connected to or between the first machine terminals and second switching module assemblies electrically connected to or between the second machine terminals. Each first switching module assembly includes interconnected first switching modules. Each first switching module is electrically connected to a first stator coil group. Each second switching module assembly includes interconnected second switching modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Nicholas SMITH
  • Publication number: 20250034108
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to sulfonamide compounds, the use thereof for modulating the sodium channel Nav1.5 and methods of treating or preventing diseases, disorders, or conditions using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Francis DAY, Hatice Belgin GULGEZE EFTHYMIOU, Adam FRIEDMAN, Tyler HARRISON, Jay Francis LARROW, Yunshan PENG, Nichola SMITH, Haihao TANG, Yanxiang WU, Sandra Marie KING, Sii Hong LAU, Tajesh PATEL
  • Publication number: 20240416840
    Abstract: A horizontally moving retractable vehicle step is attachable to a vehicle, such as a low to the ground vehicle like a van. The horizontal vehicle step can provide access to different portions of the vehicle. Further, the horizontal vehicle step can act as a safety mechanism to reduce potential harm to a user in accidentally stepping in gaps between the vehicle and a curb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventor: Anthony Nicholas Smith
  • Patent number: 12143476
    Abstract: A method of data transfer from a tenant to a service provider comprises encrypting the data with a public key of a key pair generated by a secure device within the service provider system. The data thus cannot be accessed by the service provider during transmission. The data is generated with a corresponding access control list, which specifies that a valid certificate must be presented in order to grant a particular use of the data once stored. The tenant can thus retain control of the use of the data even though it has been transferred out of the tenant system. A method of controlling use of data securely stored in the service provider system comprises issuing a use certificate having an expiry time to the party requesting use of the data. The use certificate must be validated before use of the stored data is granted. This enables the tenant to grant use of the stored data for a limited time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: NCIPHER SECURITY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian Bygrave, Alec Edgington, Richard Kettlewell, David O'Doherty, Nicholas Smith, Neil Walker
  • Patent number: 12139471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pyridazin-3-yl phenol compounds of Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and Z are defined herein, which inhibit NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activity. The invention further relates to the processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing them, and their use in the treatment of diseases and disorders mediated by NLRP3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Christopher Farady, Nina Gommermann, Philipp Janser, Angela Mackay, Henri Mattes, Nichola Smith, Catherine Fooks Solovay, Nikolaus Johannes Stiefl, Eric Vangrevelinghe, Juraj Velcicky, Anette von Matt
  • Publication number: 20240335730
    Abstract: A skateboard truck mounting apparatus is provided. The skateboard truck mounting apparatus includes a rigid body, having a first hole and a second hole, where the holes are configured to interface with the holes on a skateboard deck. Both the first hole and the second hole are equipped with self-locking mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventor: Nicholas Smith
  • Patent number: 12102179
    Abstract: A separable footwear article comprising an outsole oriented at a bottom of the footwear and configured for ground contact, the outsole comprising a first material, an upper portion comprising a second material different from the first material, and a welt positioned between the outsole and the upper. The welt is releasably coupled to the outsole with a first thread using a first stitching technique, and releasably coupled to the upper portion with a second thread using a second stitching technique. The outsole, the upper portion, and the welt are configured to be separated upon receipt of a pulling force upon the first thread and the second thread sufficient to remove the first thread and the second thread from the footwear article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: TBL LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Chao Yun Lai, Alexander Dardinski, Tadd Nicholas Smith, David Hass
  • Patent number: 12090958
    Abstract: A horizontally moving retractable vehicle step is attachable to a vehicle, such as a low to the ground vehicle like a van. The horizontal vehicle step can provide access to different portions of the vehicle. Further, the horizontal vehicle step can act as a safety mechanism to reduce potential harm to a user in accidentally stepping in gaps between the vehicle and a curb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Lund Motion Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Nicholas Smith
  • Patent number: 12042715
    Abstract: A skateboard truck mounting apparatus is provided. The skateboard truck mounting apparatus includes a rigid body, having a first hole and a second hole, where the holes are configured to interface with the holes on a skateboard deck. Both the first hole and the second hole are equipped with self-locking mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Inventor: Nicholas Smith
  • Patent number: 12005701
    Abstract: A printing system comprises one or more printheads arranged to eject ink to a deposition region. Print media are held by vacuum suction against a movable support surface, which transports the print media though the deposition region. The vacuum suction is communicated from a vacuum source to the movable support surface via a vacuum plenum. An airflow control system comprises one or more dampers arranged in the vacuum plenum to control airflow between the vacuum source and the movable support surface. The dampers have an adjustable impedance to airflow through the damper. The airflow control system is configured to adjust the impedance of the damper based on a detected condition of the printing system. A detected condition of the printing system may include, for example, a sensed pressure in the vacuum plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Conner Nicholas Smith, Jonathan Ross Ireland, Bruce H. Smith, Michael Nicholas Soures, James D. van Bortel
  • Patent number: 11999309
    Abstract: A retractable step and side bar assembly that can be used for raised vehicles, such as trucks. The retractable step can be configured to provide for significant reach in a deployed position to allow for a user to enter the raised vehicle. Further, in the stowed position the retractable step can be located within the side bar, thereby providing a low profile as well as an enhanced aesthetic appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Lund Motion Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas Smith, Eric Charles Bajza, William Franklin Bibb, VI
  • Patent number: 11970217
    Abstract: A tailgate enclosure for use with a vehicle can include a plurality of cross-members, a first upright, a second upright, and only one additional upright. Each of the cross-members can be vertically spaced apart from an adjacent one of the cross-members and can include a first beam, a second beam, and a central beam having a first end and a second end, the central beam positioned at least partially between the first and second beams. The first upright can secure the first beam of each of the cross-members to a first sidewall of the vehicle and the second upright can secure the second beam of each of the cross-members to a second sidewall of the vehicle. The additional upright can be positioned along the central beam of each of the cross-members between the first and second ends of the central beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lund Motion Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Nicholas Smith
  • Patent number: 11973860
    Abstract: Systems and methods for initiating an action based on electronic activities of a user. Generally, a computing device receives a policy for enabling cryptographically secure tracking of electronic activities of a user and a particular electronic computing device. The policy can include definitions for a multiple actions to be taken with respect to certain electronic activities resulting from interaction by the user with the at least one computing device. The computing device can identify a particular electronic activity resulting from user interaction with the at least one computing device. The computing device can determine a particular action to take by applying the policy to the particular electronic activity. The computing device can initiate the particular action with respect to the particular electronic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: lonic Security Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Ghetti, Jeffrey Howard, James Jordan, Nicholas Smith, Jeremy Eckman, Ryan Speers, Sohaib Bhatti
  • Patent number: 11964629
    Abstract: A retractable vehicle step is attachable to a vehicle or truck, such as at the rear portion. The vehicle step facilitates access to a cargo hold of the vehicle. Advantageously, the vehicle step provides clearance space relative to a tailgate of the vehicle by displacing a stepping member of the vehicle step in a generally lateral direction. The vehicle step desirably has a covered and protected biasing mechanism for transitioning between retracted and extended positions of the stepping member. Another advantage is that the vehicle step is readily attachable to the vehicle using already existing connection members, thereby generally eliminating or mitigating the need for customized retrofitting and avoiding undesirable installation cost and time. Further, the vehicle step may be pulled out from under the vehicle by the foot of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Lund Motion Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Horst Leitner, Anthony Nicholas Smith
  • Publication number: 20240092296
    Abstract: A retractable step and side bar assembly that can be used for raised vehicles, such as trucks. The retractable step can be configured to provide for significant reach in a deployed position to allow for a user to enter the raised vehicle. Further, in the stowed position the retractable step can be located within the side bar, thereby providing a low profile as well as an enhanced aesthetic appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas Smith, Eric Charles Bajza, William Franklin Bibb, VI
  • Publication number: 20240073003
    Abstract: A method of data transfer from a tenant to a service provider comprises encrypting the data with a public key of a key pair generated by a secure device within the service provider system. The data thus cannot be accessed by the service provider during transmission. The data is generated with a corresponding access control list, which specifies that a valid certificate must be presented in order to grant a particular use of the data once stored. The tenant can thus retain control of the use of the data even though it has been transferred out of the tenant system. A method of controlling use of data securely stored in the service provider system comprises issuing a use certificate having an expiry time to the party requesting use of the data. The use certificate must be validated before use of the stored data is granted. This enables the tenant to grant use of the stored data for a limited time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: NCIPHER SECURITY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian BYGRAVE, Alec EDGINGTON, Richard KETTLEWELL, David O'DOHERTY, Nicholas SMITH, Neil WALKER
  • Patent number: 11849029
    Abstract: A method of data transfer from a tenant to a service provider comprises encrypting the data with a public key of a key pair generated by a secure device within the service provider system. The data thus cannot be accessed by the service provider during transmission. The data is generated with a corresponding access control list, which specifies that a valid certificate must be presented in order to grant a particular use of the data once stored. The tenant can thus retain control of the use of the data even though it has been transferred out of the tenant system. A method of controlling use of data securely stored in the service provider system comprises issuing a use certificate having an expiry time to the party requesting use of the data. The use certificate must be validated before use of the stored data is granted. This enables the tenant to grant use of the stored data for a limited time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NCIPHER SECURITY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian Bygrave, Alec Edgington, Richard Kettlewell, David O'Doherty, Nicholas Smith, Neil Walker
  • Patent number: D1063794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Lund Motion Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Nicholas Smith