Patents by Inventor Norman R. Smith

Norman R. 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).

  • Head positioning device
    Patent number: 9456947
    Abstract: A head positioning device for use in radio therapy is described for positioning a patient's head. The head positioning device comprises a head plate for supporting a patient's head; a base plate for connection to a mechanical couch; and a head plate adjustment assembly connecting the head plate to the base plate wherein the head plate adjustment assembly is arranged to vary the relative pitch, yaw and roll of the head plate relative to the base plate. The head positioning device is arranged to be attached to a mechanical couch with the head plate and the head plate adjustment assembly cantilevered off the end of the couch and the head plate adjustment assembly suspended beneath the head plate and the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: VISION RT LIMITED
    Inventors: Dana M Dawson, Umar M Baharom, Martin Allen, Norman R Smith
  • Head Positioning Device
    Publication number: 20150045676
    Abstract: A head positioning device for use in radio therapy is described for positioning a patient's head. The head positioning device comprises a head plate for supporting a patient's head; a base plate for connection to a mechanical couch; and a head plate adjustment assembly connecting the head plate to the base plate wherein the head plate adjustment assembly is arranged to vary the relative pitch, yaw and roll of the head plate relative to the base plate. The head positioning device is arranged to be attached to a mechanical couch with the head plate and the head plate adjustment assembly cantilevered off the end of the couch and the head plate adjustment assembly suspended beneath the head plate and the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Dana M. DAWSON, Umar M. BAHAROM, Martin ALLEN, Norman R. SMITH
  • Pharmaceutical compositions containing furan derivatives
    Patent number: 5456925
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition in solid unit dosage form adapted for oral administration, comprising a salt formed between ranitidine and a complex of bismuth with a carboxylic acid selected from tartaric acid and citric acid together with an alkaline salt. For example the composition is in tablet form and comprises ranitidine bismuth citrate and sodium carbonate.The composition shows improved disintegration and/or dissolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Norman R. Smith, Colin R. Heppenstall, Stephen J. Douglas