Patents by Inventor Robert William Smith

Robert William 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).

  • Transfers
    Patent number: 6579395
    Abstract: A method of producing a water slide transfer, whereby a design is formed on a backing paper with a soluble release layer thereon, a covercoat is formed on a release paper, one combination is caused by placing the two papers on top of each other with the covercoat adjacent the design, with heat and/or pressure being applied such that the covercoat locates onto the design and can be freed from the release paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Polycarta Limited
    Inventor: Robert William Smith
  • Yielding head for mine support
    Patent number: 5791823
    Abstract: A yielding head for reducing the need to recondition a rock mass. The yielding head includes a mine hole cradle and a longitudinally movable bar therein. The bar, which is connected to an extension bolt, is registered with a collapsible bubble serrated yielding element circumscribing the bar. As the rock mass is displaced the bar is drawn into the mine hole. The yielding element absorbs the stress on the bar in a controlled manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Inco Limited
    Inventors: Ian Thomas Blakley, John Frederick Dyke, Allen Meston, Robert William Smith, David Gordon Nicholls, Helena Miu-Kwan Tsoi