Patents by Inventor Scott R. Smith
Scott 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).
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Publication number: 20210004381Abstract: A method is provided to produce a custom calendar user interface (UI) display on an electronic device display screen comprising: providing a search query to a user device; sending the search query over the network to a server system; receiving over the network by one or more user devices from a server system, information that identifies one or more code objects that match the search query; using the identified one or more identified code objects by the one or more user devices to generate one or more visual content items within a calendar user interface (UI) grid display on their device display screens.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Joshua R. Smith, Anne DuBois, Cliff Chang, John Stahl, Jr., David Braginsky, Scott Alexander Smith
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Patent number: 10876461Abstract: A system and method including a non-metallic shell to prevent debris from contacting a component of an exhaust system is disclosed. The shell may be formed from silicone. The shell may also form part of an assembly including a metallic corrugated body, which may be positioned between two pipe sections of the exhaust system. The shell may be separate from an exhaust coupler and be secured separately to the two pipe sections connected to the exhaust coupler.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Tru-Flex, LLCInventors: Michael L. Smith, Scott R. Swank
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Patent number: 10846297Abstract: A method is provided to produce a custom calendar user interface (UI) display on an electronic device display screen comprising: providing a search query to a user device; sending the search query over the network to a server system; receiving over the network by one or more user devices from a server system, information that identifies one or more code objects that match the search query; using the identified one or more identified code objects by the one or more user devices to generate one or more visual content items within a calendar user interface (UI) grid display on their device display screens.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Asana, Inc.Inventors: Joshua R. Smith, Anne DuBois, Cliff Chang, John Stahl, Jr., David Braginsky, Scott Alexander Smith
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Publication number: 20200364346Abstract: Apparatus and methods are disclosed for producing configuration recommendations and implementing those recommendations in a computing environment. In some examples, a browser-based tool is provided that allows hardware and software developers to assess the maturity level of their design and development processes, allows management to determine desired maturity levels in seven domains, and allows developers to monitor process maturity improvements against management goals. The disclosed technologies can be used by commercial software developers as well as internal development organizations.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Sri Nikhil Gupta Gourisetti, Scott R. Mix, Jessica L. Smith, Michael E. Mylrea, Christopher A. Bonebrake, Paul M. Skare, David O. Manz
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Patent number: 10836520Abstract: The present disclosure includes a method and system for collecting data from multiple measuring points within equipment. Once collected, the data may be consolidated and stored in a database remotely. The data may then be used to optimize system performance either locally or across facilities. Such optimization may include determining the proper handling of packages of objects, such as eggs, that are not ideally marked or that are not properly packed. Such optimization may also include the resetting and/or recalibrating of laser systems within one or more facilities based on the data collected.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: YTA HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Jonathan R. Phillips, Richard C. Blackburn, Scott D. Smith
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Patent number: 10828417Abstract: Ambulatory infusion pumps, pump assemblies, and disposable assemblies, including cartridges, baseplates, cannulas, inserters, and related components therefor, as well as component combinations and related methods.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2017Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.Inventors: Roger E. Smith, Scott R. Gibson
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Publication number: 20200332509Abstract: A plumbing fixture includes a sump and a trapway extending from sump at an inlet of the trapway. A jet orifice is disposed in the trapway at approximately the inlet and defines an angled axis that is oriented upwardly toward an upper wall of the trapway and rearwardly toward an interior of the trapway. The jet orifice is configured to direct fluid from a fluid supply source to the trapway.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: ANDREW L. SMITH, Lawrence E. Duwell, Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Billy Jack Ahola, Peter W. Swart, Scott R. Krebs
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Patent number: 10808792Abstract: A shielding element for protecting at least one suspension and/or driveline component. The shielding element is connected to a suspension component. The suspension component extends in a first axial direction and includes a mounting portion at one end for mounting the suspension component to a vehicle. The suspension component further includes a second end for mounting the suspension component to a knuckle. The second mounting portion is capable of receiving a suspension mounting component, which may be or include a ball joint. The shielding element is located near the second mounting portion. The shielding element extends from a surface of the suspension component in a second direction different from the first direction. The portion of the protection element that extends in the second direction may protect at least one of the mounting point, the suspension mounting component, and the driveline component from contact with debris.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO, LTD.Inventors: Dustin M. Schroeder, Shane R. Smith, Scott D. Batdorf
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Publication number: 20200323717Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a base frame, lift mechanism supporting an upper frame relative to the base frame, a load frame, and a plurality of deck sections, a patient support surface, and a number of barriers positioned about the patient supporting surface. The patient support apparatus includes a notification system for visually notifying a caregiver of a condition or status of a component of the patient support apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Robert M. ZERHUSEN, Richard H. HEIMBROCK, Arpit SHAH, Aziz A. BHAI, Bradley T. SMITH, Catherine M. WAGNER, Charles A. LACHENBRUCH, Clay G. OWSLEY, Dan R. TALLENT, Daniel NACHTIGAL, David L. BEDEL, David J. BRZENCHEK, David J. HITCHCOCK, David P. LUBBERS, Douglas A. SEIM, Douglas E. BORGMAN, Eric D. BENZ, Florin IUCHA, Frank E. SAUSER, Gavin M. MONSON, James W. PASCOE, James L. WALKE, Jared RUDE, John G. BYERS, John D. CHRISTIE, Jonathan D. TURNER, Joshua A. WILLIAMS, Karen LANNING, Kathryn SMITH, Kirsten M. EMMONS, Mary Kay BRINKMAN, Michael BUCCIERI, Nathaniel W. HIXON, Neal WIGGERMANN, Richard J. SCHUMAN, SR., Scott M. CORBIN, Sravan MAMIDI, Todd P. O'NEAL, Todd S. VENTROLA, Travis PELO, Unnati OJHA, John GOEWERT
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Publication number: 20200318066Abstract: The present application provides peripheral blood mononuclear cells comprising an antigen, methods of manufacturing such PBMCs, and methods of using such PBMCs, such as for modulating an immune response in an individual. In some embodiments, the PBMCs are conditioned by incubating the PBMC in the presence of an adjuvant.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Armon R. SHAREI, Howard BERNSTEIN, Scott LOUGHHEAD, Matthew BOOTY, Katarina BLAGOVIC, Kelan HLAVATY, Defne YARAR, Emrah Ilker OZAY, Carolyne Kelly SMITH
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Patent number: 10788642Abstract: A fiber optic telecommunications device includes an enclosure defining an interior. A first fiber optic adapter is provided at the enclosure. A spool is provided at an exterior of the enclosure. A fiber optic cable, which includes a first optical fiber, is wrapped around the spool. A first fiber optic connector is mounted at a first end of the first optical fiber. The first end of the first optical fiber is positioned within the interior of the enclosure. The first fiber optic connector is inserted within the first fiber optic adapter. The enclosure and the spool are configured to rotate in unison about a common axis when the fiber optic cable is unwound from the spool.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Scott C. Kowalczyk, Trevor D. Smith, Jonathan R. Kaml, Thomas G. LeBlanc, Ronald A. Beck
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Publication number: 20200291656Abstract: A shingle coating asphalt composition is provided that is produced from a paving grade asphalt. The asphalt composition comprises a paving-grade asphalt that has been modified with one or more polymer additives; and a secondary additive comprising one or more of a viscosity reducing agent, a wax, a salt of a fatty acid ester, and an amide of a fatty acid. The shingle coating asphalt coating composition is used to make a shingle. The shingle includes a substrate, the asphalt, and roofing granules.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Carmen Anthony LaTorre, Jacob Paul Honsvick, Christopher Patrick Kasprzak, Daniel James Buckwalter, Edward R. Harrington, Jonathan Ross Davis, Laurand Henry Lewandowski, David Michael Ploense, William Edwin Smith, Scott W. Schweiger
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Publication number: 20200263405Abstract: A universal canister flush valve having a valve body configured to be fixed relative to a toilet tank and having a hollow wall defining an internal flow passage; a guide post coupled to and extending away from the valve body; a float fitted about and configured to slide relative to the guide post between a closed position and an open position, the float having an open top; and an extender that selectively couples to the open top in a first position, in which a first end of the extender is received in and coupled to the open top, and in a second position, in which a second end of the extender is received in and coupled to the open top, wherein the extender and float define a first overflow height in the first position and define a second overflow height in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Andrew L. Smith, Billy Jack Ahola, Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Lawrence E. Duwell, Peter W. Swart, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Bradley Strasser, Matthew Krebs, Douglas E. Bogard, Daniel N. Halloran, Scott R. Krebs, Edward F. Malls, JR., Randy O. Mesun, Eric Demer, Stewart Anthony Schaal
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Patent number: 10738448Abstract: A toilet that includes a tank having an outlet; a mounting bracket including a base having a central opening, a first set of mounts, which comprises two mounting locations located on opposite sides of the central opening for mounting the tank to a first pedestal having a bowl and two mounting holes, and a second set of mounts, which comprises three mounting locations that are separate from the two mounting locations of the first set of mounts, are located in a triangular pattern around the central opening, and mount the tank to a second pedestal having a bowl and three mounting holes; a valve body extending through the outlet and the central opening, wherein the valve body fluidly connects the outlet to an inlet of one of the bowls; and two or more fasteners with each fastener engaging one mounting hole and an associated mounting location.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventors: Peter William Swart, John F. Emmerling, Scott R. Krebs, Billy Jack Ahola, Andrew L. Smith, Lawrence E. Duwell, Donald G. Bogenschuetz
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Publication number: 20200250003Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a processor to: identify a workload comprising a plurality of tasks; generate a workload graph based on the workload, wherein the workload graph comprises information associated with the plurality of tasks; identify a device connectivity graph, wherein the device connectivity graph comprises device connectivity information associated with a plurality of processing devices; identify a privacy policy associated with the workload; identify privacy level information associated with the plurality of processing devices; identify a privacy constraint based on the privacy policy and the privacy level information; and determine a workload schedule, wherein the workload schedule comprises a mapping of the workload onto the plurality of processing devices, and wherein the workload schedule is determined based on the privacy constraint, the workload graph, and the device connectivity graph.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Shao-Wen Yang, Yen-Kuang Chen, Ragaad Mohammed Irsehid Altarawneh, Juan Pablo Munoz Chiabrando, Siew Wen Chin, Kushal Datta, Subramanya R. Dulloor, Julio C. Zamora Esquivel, Omar Ulises Florez Choque, Vishakha Gupta, Scott D. Hahn, Rameshkumar Illikkal, Nilesh Kumar Jain, Siti Khairuni Amalina Kamarol, Anil S. Keshavamurthy, Heng Kar Lau, Jonathan A. Lefman, Yiting Liao, Michael G. Millsap, Ibrahima J. Ndiour, Luis Carlos Maria Remis, Addicam V. Sanjay, Usman Sarwar, Eve M. Schooler, Ned M. Smith, Vallabhajosyula S. Somayazulu, Christina R. Strong, Omesh Tickoo, Srenivas Varadarajan, Jesús A. Cruz Vargas, Hassnaa Moustafa, Arun Raghunath, Katalin Klara Bartfai-Walcott, Maruti Gupta Hyde, Deepak S. Vembar, Jessica McCarthy
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Publication number: 20200192908Abstract: A method is provided to produce a custom calendar user interface (UI) display on an electronic device display screen comprising: providing a search query to a user device; sending the search query over the network to a server system; receiving over the network by one or more user devices from a server system, information that identifies one or more code objects that match the search query; using the identified one or more identified code objects by the one or more user devices to generate one or more visual content items within a calendar user interface (UI) grid display on their device display screens.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Joshua R. Smith, Anne DuBois, Cliff Chang, John Stahl, JR., David Braginsky, Scott Alexander Smith
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Patent number: 10674787Abstract: A footbed having the ability to fixedly secure the forefoot portion of the foot while allowing the heel portion to laterally move during activity is provided. The footbed can include a sock liner positioned thereon wherein the sock liner is more firmly secured to the footbed in the forefront region than in the heel region to allow lateral movement.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Sam Amis, Thomas J. Rushbrook, Alison Sheets-Singer, Timothy J. Smith, Scott R. Berggren
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Patent number: 10661114Abstract: An exercise machine may include a frame, a base portion of the frame, a deck pivotally connected at a rear end, an upright structure of the frame, a handle movably attached to the frame, and a linkage connecting the handle to the first end of the deck. An elevation of the first end of the deck changes when the handle is moved.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Watterson, William T. Dalebout, Kent M. Smith
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Patent number: 10650157Abstract: Facilities are provided to secure guest runtime environments (GREs). Security policy specifications may be associated with GREs. A GRE's security policy may be specific to the GRE and may also include security policy inherited from higher levels such as a host operating environment. The security policy of a GRE specifies restrictions and/or permissions for activities that may be performed within the scope of execution of the GRE. A GRE's security policy may limit what the GRE's guest software may do within the GRE. Restrictions/permissions may be applied to objects such as files, configuration data, and the like. Security specifications may be applied to execution initiated within a GRE. A GRE's security specification may restrict/permit executable objects from loading and executing within the GRE. The executability or accessibility of objects may be conditioned on factors such as the health/integrity of the GRE, the host system, requested files, and others.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Benjamin M. Schultz, Kinshumann, David John Linsley, Charles Glenn Jeffries, Giridhar Viswanathan, Scott Daniel Anderson, Frederick J. Smith, Hari R. Pulapaka, JianMing Zhou, Margarit Simeonov Chenchev, David B. Probert
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Publication number: 20200130982Abstract: A cord management system for a cabinet or other similar furniture, appliances, or other applications include a conduit. A cord management weight is disposed within the conduit. The cord management weight includes a cord receiving portion and a weight locking feature. The cord receiving portion is configured to receive a portion of an electrical cord of an electronic device. The weight locking feature is configured to selectively prevent translational movement of the cord management weight within the conduit. The cord management weight is configured to be selectively retracted into the conduit and locked into position within the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Andrew L. Smith, Billy Jack Ahola, Alexander V. LeTourneau, Scott R. Krebs, Lawrence E. Duwell, Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Peter William Swart