Patents by Inventor Roy F. Smith

Roy F. 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: 5713378
    Abstract: A jet spray fingernail cleaner apparatus including a pulsating pump. The pump has a fluid exhaust tube for releasing a fluid that is held within the pump. Included is a housing that has a bottom wall with an aperture and a cylindrical side wall. The side wall has a top edge for forming a top opening of the housing. The side wall has a pair of horizontal wedge-shaped arms along opposite portions of the side wall. Each arm has an arm tip extending past a rear portion of the arm. Included is an elongated resilient finger stall for positioning within the housing. The finger stall has an upper end and a rear end with a fluid intake line that extends therefrom and through the aperture of the bottom wall of the housing. The fluid intake line couples with the fluid exhaust tube of the pump for allowing a jet stream of fluid to flow into the finger stall. Lastly, an O-ring is positioned over the housing to secure the finger stall about the housing, when the upper end is folded around the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Inventor: Roy F. Smith
  • Patent number: 5108539
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for the resilient spinwelding of two (thermoplastic) body portions to one another. The incorporation of resilient members between the prior art "hard surfaced" spinweld apparatus and the body portions to be welded together significantly decreases the spinweld time, and in the case of container/lid systems used for food packaging, increases the burst pressure of the container/lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: John W. Kelley, Roy F. Smith, William H. Korcz
  • Patent number: 5064485
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for the resilient spinwelding of two (thermoplastic) body portions to one another. The incorporation of resilient members between the prior art "hard surfaced" spinweld apparatus and the body portions to be welded together significantly decreases the spinweld time, and in the case of container/lid systems used for food packaging, increases the burst pressure of the container/lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Roy F. Smith, John W. Kelley, William H. Korcz