Patents by Inventor Shannon Leigh Smith

Shannon Leigh 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: 7332019
    Abstract: An air filtration system includable in and for HVAC equipment includes one or more intense field dielectric filter units and a field charging unit retained in a support structure or cabinet by a removable door which includes control circuitry and contactors engageable with corresponding contact members on a filter unit and the field charging unit for supplying high voltage DC potential to the respective units. Each filter unit includes a filter core comprising a stacked array of filter elements formed of dielectric sheets interconnected by elongated spaced apart ribs forming flow passages. The field charging unit and the filter units are removable from the support or cabinet for cleaning or replacement by opening or removing the door. An interlock switch and a field shorting mechanism are actuated during servicing or replacement of the system components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Stephen Bias, Jay Ernest Field, Scott Anthony Salvage, Shannon Leigh Smith, Stephen J. Vendt, Mark D. Woodruff
  • Patent number: D489569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Leigh Smith, Martin Patrick Brady
  • Patent number: D489936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Leigh Smith, Martin Patrick Brady