Patents by Inventor Ricky R. SMITH

Ricky 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).

  • Patent number: 11933556
    Abstract: A tube cleaning system and method including a nozzle holder operable to secure nozzles in a nozzle arrangement, the nozzle arrangement corresponding to an arrangement of tubes of a tube bundle, and a nozzle positioning system operable to move the nozzle holder and nozzles secured therein, to cause the nozzles to engage a set of tubes of the tubes of the tube bundle, the nozzles configured to direct cleaning fluid into the set of tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: USA DeBusk LLC
    Inventors: Walter D. Richter, III, Donald R. Drolet, Ricky Eugene Smith, Matthew Warwick
  • Publication number: 20090066303
    Abstract: A system and method for determining over-voltage and under-voltage thresholds in a voltage regulator are disclosed herein. A voltage regulator includes an over-voltage detector and an under-voltage detector that determine whether the voltage regulator's regulated output voltage is above or below predetermined over-voltage and under-voltage thresholds respectively. The over-voltage detector connects to an output port that provides a signal indicating that the regulated voltage output is greater than the predetermined over-voltage threshold and not lower than the predetermined under-voltage threshold. The under-voltage detector connects to an output port that provides a signal indicating that the regulated voltage output is lower than the predetermined under-voltage threshold and not greater than the predetermined over-voltage threshold. The voltage regulator also includes an input port that provides a test signal for testing the voltage levels of the over-voltage threshold and the under-voltage threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ricky R. SMITH, Jiang SHI