Patents by Inventor Randy Smith

Randy 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: 20250054395
    Abstract: One or more datalink labels are displayed on a shared panel of a user interface. The datalink labels are generated in response to receiving a datalink message from at least one ground station. Upon receiving a selection of the datalink label, one or more sub-panels that include information or a representation of the datalink message are displayed on the user interface. In some embodiments, the sub-panel includes a button that, when selected, automatically generates a response message. Utilizing datalink labels in conjunction with the shared panel simplifies datalink messaging and enables messaging functions to be completed on the same screen regardless of which application (or function of an application) is currently displayed on the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Smith, Christopher Heine, Randy Odish
  • Publication number: 20250018625
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a fabric component having a seat surface and a carrier attached to the fabric component. The carrier includes a variable thickness along the perimeter of the carrier. The fabric component includes two or more tension zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: CRAIG M. OOMEN, SAMUEL SMITH, ROBERT A. BRATTY, RICHARD VANDEKOPPLE, KELLY WASHBURN, RANDY SAYERS
  • Patent number: 12181164
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a sunshade system that monitors a position of the sun and adjusts a position of a frame and/or blades based on a position of the sun. For example, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit of an HVAC system may be exposed to adverse, external weather conditions, such as sunlight, which may heat up components of the HVAC unit and decrease an efficiency of the HVAC system. Accordingly, a control system of the sunshade system may monitor the position of the sun and adjust the position of the frame and/or the blades to provide adequate shading for the HVAC unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC
    Inventors: Akash Manoji, Vikas Patil, Amey Deepak Kulkarni, Ashish Shoukat Naikwade, Joseph S. Rockhold, Dino Randy Smith, Jr., Ravindra Warake, Suvam Saha, Melissa M. Massar
  • Patent number: 11712029
    Abstract: A crawfish harvest system and method of harvesting crawfish from a crawfish pond, without entry into the pond by personnel or boats. A crawfish trap deployment and retrieval unit is positioned by a crawfish pond. One or more crawfish traps are attached to a main line, which is engaged with the deployment and retrieval unit and runs into the crawfish pond and around one or more turn points in the pond, forming an endless loop of main line. The crawfish traps can be deployed into and retrieved from the crawfish pond by the deployment and retrieval unit pulling the main line, without personnel, boat or other entry into the pond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: CRAWLINE LLC
    Inventors: Jason Badeaux, Bryant Faulk, Justin Bertrand, Randy Smith
  • Publication number: 20220364742
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a sunshade system that monitors a position of the sun and adjusts a position of a frame and/or blades based on a position of the sun. For example, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit of an HVAC system may be exposed to adverse, external weather conditions, such as sunlight, which may heat up components of the HVAC unit and decrease an efficiency of the HVAC system. Accordingly, a control system of the sunshade system may monitor the position of the sun and adjust the position of the frame and/or the blades to provide adequate shading for the HVAC unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Akash Manoji, Vikas Patil, Amey Deepak Kulkarni, Ashish Shoukat Naikwade, Joseph S. Rockhold, Dino Randy Smith, JR., Ravindra Warake, Suvam Saha, Melissa M. Massar
  • Patent number: 11272054
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining a transfer option for transferring a call. One of the methods includes: dynamically capturing, by the at least one processor, during a call between a first individual and a second individual, one or more keywords from a verbal conversation between the first individual and the second individual during the call; automatically determining, by the at least one processor, a transfer option for transferring the call based on the captured one or more keywords; and transferring, by the at least one processor, the call to a transfer unit specified by the determined transfer option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Trent Wade Gerrard, Jesus Montoya, Aaron Michael Gonzales, Randy Smith, Jeffrey Cory Perry, Daniel Lee Navarro
  • Patent number: 10269057
    Abstract: A method and system for mobile commerce, communication, and transaction processing to real-world point of sale (POS), web, e-commerce, virtual terminal, mobile personal digital assistant, mobile phone, mobile device, or other computer based transactions involving either one or both financial and non-financial such as loyalty based transactions as a mobile payment system is described. A consumer mobile software application (CMA) may be utilized in accordance with the method and system to provide a visual representation of merchants that abstractly represents the relevance of the merchants to a consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: PayMe, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Smith, Earl Hornbostel, Steve Valenzuela, Ryan Young
  • Patent number: 10105004
    Abstract: A filter device is provided for use with bottles and comprises a multistage filter useful for removing from the water, chlorine and fluoride compounds, hormones, pesticides, prescription drugs and microorganisms. The filter device operates by placing a suction on a mouthpiece of said filter device to draw water through the multistage filter to clean it. An optional flavor cartridge may be provided with said multistage filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Inventors: David Salas-de la Cruz, Randy Smith, Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
  • Patent number: 9994069
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing paint roller covers is disclosed in which the paint roller covers are manufactured from a seamless segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric that is placed onto a cylindrical forming tube having a segment of bonding material temporarily secured on its outer surface under the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric. The cylindrical forming tube is placed on a heated mandrel to apply heat thereto to cause the bonding material to bond to the interior of the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric. The cylindrical forming tube is removed from the mandrel and cooled, and the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric becomes secured to the bonding material to produce a semi-rigid paint roller cover segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Seamless Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel L. Sinykin, Randy Smith, Scot Smith
  • Publication number: 20170282983
    Abstract: A paving machine for spreading, leveling and finishing concrete having a main frame, center module, bolsters laterally movably, and a crawler track associated with respective aft and forward ends of the bolsters. A bolster swing leg for each crawler track supports an upright jacking column. A worm gear drive permits rotational movements of the crawler track and the jacking column. A hinge bracket is interposed between each swing leg and a surface of the bolsters to enable pivotal movements of the swing leg. A length-adjustable holder engages the pivot pin on the hinge bracket and pivotally engages the swing leg. The holder permits pivotal motions of the swing leg in its length-adjustable configuration and prevents substantially any motion of the swing leg in its fixed-length configuration. A feedback loop cooperates with transducers keeping the crawler tracks position. The paving machine can be reconfigured into a narrowed transport configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: GUNTERT & ZIMMERMAN CONST. DIV., INC.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Guntert, Jr., Gerald L. Dahlinger, Richard Wood Francis, Randy Smith
  • Publication number: 20150374169
    Abstract: A filter device is provided for use with bottles and comprises a multistage filter useful for removing from the water, chlorine and fluoride compounds, hormones, pesticides, prescription drugs and microorganisms. The filter device operates by placing a suction on a mouthpiece of said filter device to draw water through the multistage filter to clean it. An optional flavor cartridge may be provided with said multistage filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: LEAP Academy University Charter School
    Inventors: David Salas-de la Cruz, Hideki Yamamoto, Brianna Walker, Alex Nieves, Randy Smith, Gloria Bonilla - Santiago, Luis Davila
  • Publication number: 20150068938
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing paint roller covers is disclosed in which the paint roller covers are manufactured from a seamless segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric that is placed onto a cylindrical forming tube having a segment of bonding material temporarily secured on its outer surface under the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric. The cylindrical forming tube is placed on a heated mandrel to apply heat thereto to cause the bonding material to bond to the interior of the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric. The cylindrical forming tube is removed from the mandrel and cooled, and the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric becomes secured to the bonding material to produce a semi-rigid paint roller cover segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel L. Sinykin, Randy Smith, Scot Smith
  • Patent number: 8882957
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing paint roller covers is disclosed in which the paint roller covers are manufactured from a seamless segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric that is placed onto a cylindrical forming tube having a segment of bonding material temporarily secured on its outer surface under the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric. The cylindrical forming tube is placed on a heated mandrel to apply heat thereto to cause the bonding material to bond to the interior of the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric. The cylindrical forming tube is removed from the mandrel and cooled, and the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric becomes secured to the bonding material to produce a semi-rigid paint roller cover segment. The semi-rigid paint roller cover segment may be finished into paint roller covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Seamless Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel L. Sinykin, Randy Smith, Scot Smith
  • Publication number: 20140156553
    Abstract: Various embodiments for facilitating the fulfillment of orders are disclosed. One embodiment is a method implemented in at least one computing device for fulfilling an order for an item in a storage facility. The method comprises obtaining an order for the item from a third party order provider, converting the order to a predetermined format for fulfillment, generating guidance information based on the converted order and at least one attribute of the item, and transmitting the guidance information to a wireless computing device for fulfillment of the order by a picker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: LIGHTSPEED AUTOMATION LLC
    Inventors: Jason Leach, Randy Smith
  • Publication number: 20140108197
    Abstract: A method and system for mobile commerce, communication, and transaction processing to real-world point of sale (POS), web, e-commerce, virtual terminal, mobile personal digital assistant, mobile phone, mobile device, or other computer based transactions involving either one or both financial and non-financial such as loyalty based transactions as a mobile payment system is described. A consumer mobile software application (CMA) may be utilized in accordance with the method and system to provide a visual representation of merchants that abstractly represents the relevance of the merchants to a consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: RANDY SMITH, EARL HORNBOSTEL, STEVE VALENZUELA, RYAN YOUNG
  • Patent number: 8635157
    Abstract: A method and system for mobile commerce, communication, and transaction processing to real-world POS, web, e-commerce, virtual terminal, mobile personal digital assistant, mobile phone, mobile device, or other computer based transactions involving either one or both financial and non-financial such as loyalty based transactions as a mobile payment system is described. One embodiment comprises using a mobile phone via a consumer mobile software application (CMA) in lieu of a consumer card (examples include physical, virtual, or chips) to conduct payment transactions in the Real or Virtual World of commerce. An embodiment is related to making payments to real-world stores via having the CMA on a mobile device on behalf of the consumer present to conduct transactions and no physical card required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Payme, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Smith, Earl Hornbostel, Steve Valenzuela, Ryan Young
  • Patent number: 8528189
    Abstract: A method of installing a vibratory conveyor into a confined space includes fabricating a modular vibratory apparatus as individual subassemblies, comprising at least first and second side wall subassemblies, first and second end wall subassemblies, at least one cross-member subassembly, a mounting bracket subassembly, a drive subassembly, and a liner subassembly. The method also includes transporting the individual subassemblies to an installation site as separate subassemblies, and attaching the individual subassemblies to each other to define an assembled modular vibratory apparatus using a bolting technique at the installation site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: General Kinematics Corporation
    Inventors: Randy Smith, Steve Massman
  • Publication number: 20120138209
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing paint roller covers is disclosed in which the paint roller covers are manufactured from a seamless segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric that is placed onto a cylindrical forming tube having a segment of bonding material temporarily secured on its outer surface under the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric. The cylindrical forming tube is placed on a heated mandrel to apply heat thereto to cause the bonding material to bond to the interior of the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric. The cylindrical forming tube is removed from the mandrel and cooled, and the segment of tubular paint roller cover fabric becomes secured to the bonding material to produce a semi-rigid paint roller cover segment. The semi-rigid paint roller cover segment may be finished into paint roller covers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel L. Sinykin, Randy Smith, Scot Smith
  • Patent number: D928270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Badeaux, Bryant Faulk, Justin Bertrand, Randy Smith
  • Patent number: D976679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventors: Mike Bright, Jared Ingold, Randy Smith, Bill Ford