Patents by Inventor Raymond Smith
Raymond 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).
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Publication number: 20160037791Abstract: A process for the production of a stable water-in-oil emulsion comprising a fat phase and an aqueous phase, wherein the process comprises: an emulsification step wherein the aqueous phase and fat phase are mixed under high shear, characterized in that the obtained emulsion is not subsequently subjected to any further high shear mixing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Vincenzo DE BARI, Ian Timothy NORTON, JENNIFER ELIZABETH NORTON, Paul Raymond Smith
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Publication number: 20160012158Abstract: A method of designing a material comprising the steps of defining one or more ocean locations and measuring or calculating reflectance spectra at said locations along one or more predefined viewing angles. From each reflectance spectra, a wavelength range located in or around a maximum region of said reflectance spectra is selected and a material is created by applying colours from each of the wavelength ranges to portions of the material surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Raymond Smith, Nathan HART
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Publication number: 20150348531Abstract: An ultrasound generator having a signal generator; and to generate a pulsed drive signal from a modulating signal, the pulsed drive signal having at least a zero output level, a positive output level and a negative output level. The position and width of pulses are defined by at least first and second switching angles per half cycle of the modulating signal. In part of the range of the modulating signal one switching angle increases while the other switching angle decreases simultaneously such that the fundamental frequency of the pulsed drive signal increases or decreases with the modulating signal and such that a selected harmonic component of the generated pulsed drive signal is maintained below a first threshold. A transducer is arranged to generate ultrasound in response to the pulsed drive signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Steven Freear, David Matthew Joseph Cowell, Peter Raymond Smith
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Patent number: 9168874Abstract: A truck storage system may include a deck configured to span substantially a total width of a truck bed, four support feet, each support foot situated at a respective corner of the truck bed and configured to support the deck, and a center support extending in a longitudinal direction of the truck bed between the support feet and configured to support the deck. Alternatively, the truck storage system may be configured to span approximately half a total width of a truck bed, and include two support feet situated in corners on a same lateral side of the truck bed, and a center support extending in a longitudinal direction of the truck bed between the support feet and an opposing side of the truck bed not spanned by the deck.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: DECKED, LLCInventors: Timothy Raymond Smith, Jake Peters, Lance Meller, Mike Hattrup, Dylan Rothwell, Shaun Christopher Muston, Jeffrey Samuel Hopkins
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Patent number: 9126602Abstract: There is provided a roof for a vehicle where each one of its right and left side wall has at least a first and a second door opening. The roof structure comprises a lattice structure and an outer shell. The lattice structure has two pairs of longitudinal segments adapted to be located at a top portion of the first and second door openings and two diagonal segments. One diagonal segment extends from a first longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the first door opening in the right wall to a second longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the second door opening in the opposite wall. The other diagonal segment extends from a first longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the first door opening in the left wall to a second longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the second door opening in the opposite wall. The outer shell is placed atop the lattice structure and extends from a region proximate the front end to a region proximate the rear end of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Bombardier Transportation GmbHInventors: Martin Bigras, Ross Patrick Myher, Timothy Raymond Smith, Sam Rostami
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Publication number: 20150120611Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for multi-style portfolio cash flow enhancement. The systems and methods include identifying a first set of one or more investment sleeves within an investment account as underweighted relative to a desired target and identifying a second set of one or more investment sleeves within the investment account as overweighted relative to the desired target, where the investment account includes a plurality of investment sleeves and where each investment sleeve includes at least one asset.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: FISERV INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Joseph A. Barone, Charles Raymond Smith, III, William McKinney, Hari Moorthy
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Publication number: 20150083768Abstract: A truck storage system may include a deck configured to span substantially a total width of a truck bed, four support feet, each support foot situated at a respective corner of the truck bed and configured to support the deck, and a center support extending in a longitudinal direction of the truck bed between the support feet and configured to support the deck. Alternatively, the truck storage system may be configured to span approximately half a total width of a truck bed, and include two support feet situated in corners on a same lateral side of the truck bed, and a center support extending in a longitudinal direction of the truck bed between the support feet and an opposing side of the truck bed not spanned by the deck.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Timothy Raymond Smith, Jake Peters, Lance Meller, Mike Hattrup, Dylan Rothwell, Shaun Christopher Muston, Jeffrey Samuel Hopkins
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Publication number: 20150064329Abstract: The invention relates to a bakery fat system that is low in trans- and saturated fatty acids. A process for making the system of the present invention is also disclosed and a use in bakery applications, in particular in pastry applications, is also disclosed. In a first aspect, the present invention relates to a bakery fat system comprising from 30 weight/weight % (w/w %) to 75 w/w %, of a lipid and from 25 w/w % t 70 w/w % of a porous edible particle, characterized in that said bakery fat system is a structured fat system wherein the lipid is present as a continuous phase. In a second aspect, the present invention relates to a process for making the bakery fat system, a bakery product comprising the bakery fat system and further bakery ingredients, and the use of the bakery fat system in bakery applications, in particular in pastry applications, are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATEDInventors: Serpil Metin, Paul Raymond Smith, Sarah Veelaert, Patrick Moran, Daniele Marie-Antoinette Karleskind
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Patent number: 8904972Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling exhaust steam temperatures from a finishing superheater are provided. In certain embodiments, the system includes a controller which includes control logic for predicting an exhaust temperature of steam from the finishing superheater using model-based predictive techniques (e.g., based on empirical data or thermodynamic calculations). Based on the predicted exhaust temperature of steam, the control logic may use feed-forward control techniques to control the operation of an inter-stage attemperation system upstream of the finishing superheater. The control logic may determine if attemperation is required based on whether the predicted exhaust temperature of steam from the finishing superheater exceeds a set point temperature as well as whether the inlet temperature of steam into the finishing superheater drops below a set point temperature of steam.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Rajeeva Kumar, Darrin Glen Kirchhof, Gordon Raymond Smith, William George Carberg
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Publication number: 20140331683Abstract: A method of controlling a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) includes measuring a first regulated output of the HRSG and a second regulated output of the HRSG. The method includes comparing the first regulated output to a first setpoint defining a first target output to generate a first error signal and comparing the second regulated output to a second setpoint defining a second target output to generate a second error signal. The method also includes generating, by a controller implementing a multivariable control algorithm having as inputs the first error signal and the second error signal, control signals to control the HRSG to adjust values of the first regulated output and the second regulated output.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Maria Cecilia Mazzaro, Sidharth Abrol, Kelvin Rafael Estrada, Gordan Raymond Smith
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Publication number: 20140298733Abstract: There is provided a roof for a vehicle where each one of its right and left side wall has at least a first and a second door opening. The roof structure comprises a lattice structure and an outer shell. The lattice structure has two pairs of longitudinal segments adapted to be located at a top portion of the first and second door openings and two diagonal segments. One diagonal segment extends from a first longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the first door opening in the right wall to a second longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the second door opening in the opposite wall. The other diagonal segment extends from a first longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the first door opening in the left wall to a second longitudinal segment adapted to be located at the second door opening in the opposite wall. The outer shell is placed atop the lattice structure and extends from a region proximate the front end to a region proximate the rear end of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Bombardier Transportation GmbHInventors: Martin Bigras, Ross Patrick Myher, Timothy Raymond Smith, Sam Rostami
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Publication number: 20140284365Abstract: A truck storage system may include a deck configured to span substantially a total width of a truck bed, four support feet, each support foot situated at a respective corner of the truck bed and configured to support the deck, and a center support extending in a longitudinal direction of the truck bed between the support feet and configured to support the deck. Alternatively, the truck storage system may be configured to span approximately half a total width of a truck bed, and include two support feet situated in corners on a same lateral side of the truck bed, and a center support extending in a longitudinal direction of the truck bed between the support feet and an opposing side of the truck bed not spanned by the deck.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Timothy Raymond Smith, Jake Peters, Lance Meller, Mike Hattrup, Dylan Rothwell, Shaun Christopher Muston, Jeffrey Samuel Hopkins
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Patent number: 8812388Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for multi-style portfolio cash flow enhancement. The systems and methods include identifying a first set of one or more investment sleeves within an investment account as underweighted relative to a desired target and identifying a second set of one or more investment sleeves within the investment account as overweighted relative to the desired target, where the investment account includes a plurality of investment sleeves and where each investment sleeve includes at least one asset.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2007Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Fiserv Investment Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Anthony Barone, Charles Raymond Smith, III, William McKinney, Hari Nanjundamoorthy
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Publication number: 20140150447Abstract: The disclosure includes a load ramp system for a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) of a combined cycle power plant and a method of increasing the rate of the load ramp process of a gas turbine system of the combined cycle power plant. In one embodiment, the load ramp system for the HRSG of the combined cycle power plant includes a conduit in fluid communication with a supercharger positioned upstream of a compressor of a gas turbine system in the combined cycle power plant. The conduit of the load ramp system is configured to direct a portion of supercharged air for use in cooling the HRSG during a load ramp process of the gas turbine system in the combined cycle power plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Sanji Ekanayake, Julio Enrique Mestroni, Alston Liford Scipio, Gordon Raymond Smith
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Patent number: 8734508Abstract: A percutaneous pumping system for providing hemodynamic support to a patient includes a pumping sleeve that defines a lumen extending along the length of the pumping sleeve. The pumping sleeve is configured and arranged for insertion into patient vasculature. At least one rotatable magnet is disposed in the pumping sleeve. The at least one first magnet is configured and arranged to be driven to rotate by a magnetic field generated external to the pumping sleeve. At least one impeller is coupled to the at least one magnet. Rotation of the at least one magnet causes a corresponding rotation of the at least one impeller. An anchoring arrangement is coupled to the pumping sleeve. The anchoring arrangement is configured and arranged to anchor the pumping sleeve at a target pumping location when the pumping sleeve is inserted into patient vasculature.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Roger N. Hastings, Michael J. Pikus, Scott Raymond Smith, Leonard B. Richardson, Kevin D. Edmunds
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Publication number: 20140142766Abstract: A method of operating a process facility and a power plant operating system are provided. The power plant operating system includes a control system used by a plurality of operators and a computer device coupled to the control system. The computer device includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory includes processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer device to perform the steps of collecting data pertaining to the operation of the power plant by each of the plurality of operators, determining an operating efficiency of each of the plurality of operators in operating the power plant, and transmitting one or more advisory messages to at least one of the plurality of operators recommending a manual intervention by the operator to operate the power plant based on the collected data and the determination of the efficiency of each of the operators.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Awadesh Kumar Tiwari, Gordon Raymond Smith, William Forrester Seely
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Patent number: 8726625Abstract: A combined cycle power plant is provided and includes a gas turbine engine to generate power from combustion of a fuel and air mixture, a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) disposed downstream from the gas turbine engine to receive heat energy from the gas turbine engine from which steam is produced, the HRSG including a superheating element and a drum element, and a steam turbine engine to be receptive of the steam produced in the HRSG and to generate power from the received steam, the HRSG further including a valve operably disposed to isolate the superheating element from the drum element when a risk of condensate formation in the HRSG exists.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Joel Donnell Holt, Gordon Raymond Smith
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Publication number: 20140058974Abstract: A financial metric application running on a computational device has a client registration module, a market factor measure collection module, a synthesis module and a reporting module. A plurality of pre-qualified financial professionals submit to the financial metric application collection module market factor measures which they believe contribute to a fixed income financial instrument metric, and the synthesis module comprising the application operates to evaluate the metric against each of the submitted market factor measures to determine the contribution each measure makes to the financial metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Inventors: SARAH BILLER, Raymond Smith, Sheamus McGovern, Angela Atherton
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Publication number: 20130318965Abstract: A supercharging system for a gas turbine system having a compressor, a combustor, a turbine and a shaft includes a prime mover and a fan assembly that provides an air stream at an air stream flow rate. A hydraulic coupler is coupled to the prime mover and the fan assembly and a second torque converter may couple the supercharger prime mover to an electrical generator. The supercharging system also includes a subsystem for conveying a first portion of the air stream to the compressor, and a bypass subsystem for optionally conveying a second portion of the air stream to other uses.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Sanji Ekanayake, Gordon Raymond Smith, Alston Ilford Scipio, Timothy Tah-teh Yang, Julio Enrique Mestroni, Kurt Waldner, Tedd Sellers
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Patent number: D719905Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Decked, LLCInventors: Timothy Raymond Smith, Jake Peters, Lance Meller, Mike Hattrup, Dylan Rothwell, Shaun Christopher Muston, Jeffrey Samuel Hopkins