Patents by Inventor Robert S. Smith
Robert S. 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: 20250112380Abstract: A wideband antenna array includes a wide angle impedance matching (waim) board, a manifold board including multiple tower receiving features and at least one conductive tower extending outward from the manifold board and received in a corresponding tower receiving feature. Each of the at least one conductive towers including at least one metalized component. The metalized component forms a circuit connecting the manifold board to the waim board. The waim board is adhered to a first end of the at least one conductive tower opposite the manifold board.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: April 3, 2025Inventors: Robert S. Isom, Randy L. Smith, Kelsey Joe Viani-Wittwer, Paul Raymond Winniford
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Patent number: 12257765Abstract: A protective film includes an adhesive material configured for “dry” application to a surface that is to be protected, such as the surface of an electronic device. An installation assembly that includes the protective film is configured to minimize or eliminate contact with the protective film as it is applied to the surface that is to be protected. Methods for manufacturing a protective film and an installation assembly that includes the protective film may be effected in contaminant-free conditions. Methods for applying the protective film are also disclosed, as are devices (e.g., electronic devices, etc.) with at least one surface covered with a protective film.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: ZAGG IncInventors: James McGuire, Robert G. Pedersen, II, Derek M. Smith, John W. Melville, Brian S. Packer
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Publication number: 20250091443Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis, a vehicle body, a hydraulic system, a battery, and an electric power take-off system. The electric power take-off system includes an inverter electrically coupled to the battery, a motor electrically coupled to the inverter and configured to power the hydraulic system, a cooling circuit in thermal communication with the inverter, and a fluid pump configured to pump cooling fluid through the cooling circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Koga, Emily Davis, Jerrod Kappers, Vince Schad, Robert S. Messina, Christopher K. Yakes, Vincent Hoover, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Zachary L. Klein, John Beck, Brendan Chan, Skylar A. Wachter, Nader Nasr, Chad K. Smith, Logan Gary, Derek A. Wente, Shawn Naglik, Mike J. Bolton, Jacob Wallin, Quincy Wittman, Christopher J. Rukas, Dylan Hess, Jason Rice, Zhenyi Wei, Bashar Amin, Catherine Linsmeier, Joshua D. Rocholl
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Patent number: 12240874Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleotide sequences encoding an insecticidal protein exhibiting Lepidopteran inhibitory activity, as well as novel insecticidal proteins referred to herein as a BCW 001, BCW 002, BCW 003, and BCW toxic protein-containing chimeras and BCW toxin insecticide, transgenic plants expressing the chimeras or the insecticide, and methods for detecting the presence of the nucleotide sequences or the insecticide in a biological sample.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: James A. Baum, David J. Bowen, Catherine A. Chay, David J. Chi, William P. Clinton, Crystal L. Dart, Leigh English, Stanislaw Flasinski, Victor M. Guzov, Kevin A. Jarrell, Uma R. Kesanapalli, Thomas M. Malvar, Robert M. McCarroll, Jason S. Milligan, Jay P. Morgenstern, Deborah G. Rucker, Sara A. Salvador, Temple F. Smith, Carlos E. Soto, Collin M. Stultz, Brian M. Turczyk, Ty T. Vaughn, Moritz W. F. Von Rechenberg
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Publication number: 20250066118Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device, a body, a first electric power take-off system, and a second electric power take-off system. The energy storage device is supported by the chassis and is configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover. Activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle. The body is supported by the chassis. The first electric power take-off system is coupled to at least one of the body and the chassis, and includes a first motor that is configured to drive a first hydraulic pump to convert electrical power received from the energy storage device into hydraulic power. The second electric power take-off system is coupled to at least one of the body and the chassis, and includes a second motor that is configured to drive a second hydraulic pump to convert electrical power received from the energy storage device into hydraulic power.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Koga, Emily Davis, Jerrod Kappers, Vince Schad, Robert S. Messina, Christopher K. Yakes, Vincent Hoover, Clinton T. Weckwerth, Zachary L. Klein, John Beck, Brendan Chan, Skylar A. Wachter, Nader Nasr, Chad K. Smith, Logan Gary, Derek A. Wente, Shawn Naglik, Mike J. Bolton, Jacob Wallin, Quincy Wittman, Christopher J. Rukas, Dylan Hess, Jason Rice, Zhenyi Wei, Bashar Amin, Catherine Linsmeier, Joshua D. Rocholl, Dale Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20250058672Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a chassis, a front axle, a rear axle, a vehicle component including at least one of a pump, a compressor, or an alternator, an energy storage device including a plurality of batteries, and an electromagnetic device coupled to both (a) at least one of the front axle or the rear axle and (b) the vehicle component. The electromagnetic device is powered by the energy storage device and configured to selectively provide a mechanical output to (i) the at least one of the front axle or the rear axle and (ii) the vehicle component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Robert S. Messina, Chris K. Yakes, Nader Nasr, Chad K. Smith, Mike Bolton, Loren DeVries, Neil Dekarske, Jon J. Morrow, David J. Steinberger, Yanming Hou
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Publication number: 20250060498Abstract: Techniques for imaging a subterranean formation include activating an acoustic energy source that is at least partially submerged in a volume of liquid on or under a terranean surface; based on the activating, producing acoustic wave energy that travels through the volume of liquid and to a subterranean zone below the terranean surface; receiving, at one or more acoustic receivers, reflected acoustic wave energy from the subterranean zone; and generating, with a control system, data associated with the subterranean zone based on the reflected acoustic wave energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: February 20, 2025Inventors: Alex S. Miller, Robert Clapp, Aparajit Raghavan, Artem Goncharuk, Kevin Forsythe Smith
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Publication number: 20240207888Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system and method for dispensing a floor coating in a specified ratio of multiple components is disclosed. The system and method may set and maintain a desired ratio of the multiple components by controlling, with a controller, a drive rate of respective pumps configured for propelling the components from a reservoir to a mixer or a dispenser. The controller may be responsive to at least one of a measured actual drive rate, an environmental condition, an actual usage of each component, and an operational parameter of the system, for adjusting a drive rate of the respective pumps to compensate for discrepancies that may affect the ratio of the multiple components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2024Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Kyle Sanford Smith, Murty Venkata Bhamidipati, David Royston Hughes, Robert S. Smith, Peter V. Ferris, Daniel R. Allen, Charles R. Sperry, David M. Kroll
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Patent number: 11951505Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system and method for dispensing a floor coating in a specified ratio of multiple components is disclosed. The system and method may set and maintain a desired ratio of the multiple components by controlling, with a controller, a drive rate of respective pumps configured for propelling the components from a reservoir to a mixer or a dispenser. The controller may be responsive to at least one of a measured actual drive rate, an environmental condition, an actual usage of each component, and an operational parameter of the system, for adjusting a drive rate of the respective pumps to compensate for discrepancies that may affect the ratio of the multiple components.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SWIMC LLCInventors: Kyle Sanford Smith, Murty Venkata Bhamidipati, David Royston Hughes, Robert S. Smith, Peter V. Ferris, Daniel R. Allen, Charles R. Sperry, David M. Kroll
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Publication number: 20210331199Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system and method for dispensing a floor coating in a specified ratio of multiple components is disclosed. The system and method may set and maintain a desired ratio of the multiple components by controlling, with a controller, a drive rate of respective pumps configured for propelling the components from a reservoir to a mixer or a dispenser. The controller may be responsive to at least one of a measured actual drive rate, an environmental condition, an actual usage of each component, and an operational parameter of the system, for adjusting a drive rate of the respective pumps to compensate for discrepancies that may affect the ratio of the multiple components.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Dur-A-Flex, Inc.Inventors: Kyle Sanford Smith, Murty Venkata Bhamidipati, David Royston Hughes, Robert S. Smith, Peter V. Ferris, Daniel R. Allen, Charles R. Sperry, David M. Kroll
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Publication number: 20150077049Abstract: A device for wirelessly charging key fobs. The device uses a cabinet with at least one support for supporting a key fob. There is also at least one inductive charging unit placed to wirelessly charge a key fob that is placed on the support. The device further includes a power supply to deliver power to each inductive charging unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventor: ROBERT S. SMITH
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Patent number: 8393782Abstract: A high efficiency mixing device for mixing first and second fluids within a conduit. A biscuit element is positioned at the upstream end of the conduit having a longitudinal axis that coincides with the longitudinal axis of the conduit. The biscuit element is provided with a plurality of openings including a central opening positioned along the longitudinal axis and a plurality of additional openings spaced proximate to the central opening. The openings are provided with primary mixing elements which induce a rotational angular velocity to a first fluid passing therethrough of the same rotational sign. Second fluid feed ports are positioned within each of the openings for introducing a second fluid to the first fluid as the first fluid passes through the openings and into the conduit. Secondary and tertiary mixing elements are optionally located downstream of the biscuit element to enhance the mixing of the first and second fluids.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Inventor: Robert S. Smith
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Patent number: 8342486Abstract: A device for the injection and mixing of steam into a fluid stream. The device is intended to be used in a substantially cylindrically-shaped primary conduit having a longitudinal axis and circular cross-section for carrying the fluid stream. The primary conduit is provided with an inlet for accepting the fluid stream and an outlet for discharging the fluid stream along the longitudinal axis. A secondary conduit is joined to the primary conduit for discharging steam within the fluid stream along the longitudinal axis. A biscuit element is provided of sintered tungsten having upstream and downstream circular faces sized to fit within the primary conduit along its interior wall having a geometric center coincident with the longitudinal axis and having a plurality of openings, each having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the primary conduit. Each opening is provided with a mixing element that induces a rotational angular velocity to the fluid stream passing therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Inventor: Robert S Smith
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Patent number: 8214882Abstract: Server discovery, spawning collector threads to collect information from servers, and reporting such information, is disclosed. A method of one embodiment determines a number of servers communicatively coupled to a network. For each server, a collector thread is spawned to collect information regarding the server by sending requests to the server and receiving responses from the server. The collector threads can be spawned by and run on a computing device other than the number of servers, such that no computer-executable code is installed on the servers for collecting the information. Upon completion of the collector thread for each server, the information regarding the server as collected is stored to a database by one or more writer threads.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew G. Kegel, Deepa Srinivasan, Steven D. Cook, Robert S. Smith
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Publication number: 20120032358Abstract: A device for the injection and mixing of steam into a fluid stream. The device is intended to be used in a substantially cylindrically-shaped primary conduit having a longitudinal axis and circular cross-section for carrying the fluid stream. The primary conduit is provided with an inlet for accepting the fluid stream and an outlet for discharging the fluid stream along the longitudinal axis. A secondary conduit is joined to the primary conduit for discharging steam within the fluid stream along the longitudinal axis. A biscuit element is provided of sintered tungsten having upstream and downstream circular faces sized to fit within the primary conduit along its interior wall having a geometric center coincident with the longitudinal axis and having a plurality of openings, each having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the primary conduit. Each opening is provided with a mixing element that induces a rotational angular velocity to the fluid stream passing therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventor: Robert S. Smith
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Publication number: 20120014209Abstract: A high efficiency mixing device for mixing first and second fluids within a conduit. A biscuit element is positioned at the upstream end of the conduit having a longitudinal axis that coincides with the longitudinal axis of the conduit. The biscuit element is provided with a plurality of openings including a central opening positioned along the longitudinal axis and a plurality of additional openings spaced proximate to the central opening. The openings are provided with primary mixing elements which induce a rotational angular velocity to a first fluid passing therethrough of the same rotational sign. Second fluid feed ports are positioned within each of the openings for introducing a second fluid to the first fluid as the first fluid passes through the openings and into the conduit. Secondary and tertiary mixing elements are optionally located downstream of the biscuit element to enhance the mixing of the first and second fluids.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventor: Robert S. Smith
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Patent number: 7538509Abstract: The present invention can include an automated method controlling the fan speed of computer system cooling fans with altitude and/or fluid density data from a centralized sensor. Such a method can utilize a centralized sensor to determine the altitude/fluid density within an enclosed area. The centralized sensor can be positioned so as to be unaffected by extraneous activities within the enclosed area. The determined altitude/fluid density can be conveyed to a computer system containing one or more cooling fans. The computer system can be located within the enclosed area. Then, the computer system can determine the need for adjusting the speed of the cooling fans based on the altitude/fluid density. When the need for adjustment exists, the speed of the cooling fans can be adjusted in accordance with the altitude/fluid density.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Troy W. Glover, Michael S. June, Whitcomb R. Scott, III, Robert S. Smith
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Patent number: 7506361Abstract: A method is disclosed for discovering servers, spawning collector threads to collect information from servers, and reporting such information. The method may determine a number of servers communicatively coupled to a network. For each server, a collector thread may be spawned to collect information regarding the server by sending requests to the server and receiving responses from the server. The collector threads may be spawned by and run on a computing device other than the number of servers, such that no computer-executable code is installed on the servers for collecting the information. Upon completion of the collector thread for each server, the information regarding the server as collected may be stored to a database by one or more writer threads.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2004Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Andrew G. Kegel, Deepa Srinivasan, Steven D. Cook, Robert S. Smith
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Patent number: D656583Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2009Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: H.D. Hudson Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Robert C. Hudson, Jr., William A. Hudson, Robert S. Smith, Jeff Bull
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Patent number: D679562Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: TSI Manufacturing LLCInventors: Robert S. Smith, Scott Smith, Christopher Hageman, Trevor Sener