Patents by Inventor Rod A. Smith

Rod A. 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: 7687040
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable ozone generator for use in small, confined, uninhabited spaces, such as refrigerators. The generator has a clam shell top and bottom. The bottom is of unitary construction and houses batteries. The top house electrical components, including circuitry for time generation of ozone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventor: Rod A. Smith
  • Patent number: 5248262
    Abstract: An electrical connector for interconnecting a pair of circuit members (e.g., a circuit board and module), which, in one embodiment, includes a housing, at least one flexible circuit within the housing and a spring means attached to the flexible circuit at two spaced locations for exerting force against the flexible circuit to cause the circuit to engage respective conductive pads on the circuit members when the circuit members are moved toward each other (e.g., compressed). The shape of the spring means conforms substantially to the portion of the flexible circuit between the locations of attachment. In another embodiment, a connector for interconnecting such circuit members includes a housing adapted for being located between both members and at least one elongated, compressible contact member in the housing and including conductive end portions for engaging the circuit members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond A. Busacco, Chi S. Chang, Fletcher W. Chapin, David W. Dranchak, Thomas G. Macek, James R. Petrozello, George J. Saxenmeyer, Jr., Rod A. Smith
  • Patent number: D758917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: The Green Polka Dot Box Inc.
    Inventor: Rod A. Smith
  • Patent number: D758918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: The Green Polka Dot Box Inc.
    Inventor: Rod A. Smith