Patents by Inventor Smith

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).

  • Publication number: 20200318027
    Abstract: The invention provides a lubricating oil composition comprising a ethylene/?-olefin copolymer and, optionally, and additive comprising an amine salt of a hydrocarbyl thiophosphoric acid ester. The invention also provides a method of improving air release of a lubricating oil composition by mixing an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer with an oil of lubricating viscosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: David M. Hobson, Timothy R. Smith, David Price
  • Publication number: 20200317520
    Abstract: Provided herein are pharmaceutically acceptable sodium thiosulfate and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also provided herein are methods for determining the total non-purgeable organic carbon in a sodium thiosulfate-containing sample. Further provided herein are methods for producing pharmaceutically acceptable sodium thiosulfate. Still further provided herein are methods of treatment comprising the administration of pharmaceutically acceptable sodium thiosulfate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Craig Sherman, Catherine Marie Smith, Kevin Robert Wirtz, Erich Schulze
  • Publication number: 20200317308
    Abstract: A gyroscopic boat roll stabilizer for a boat comprises a gimbal, having a gimbal axis, an enclosure mounted to the gimbal and configured to precess about a gimbal axis, a flywheel assembly rotatably mounted inside the enclosure for generating a torque that is applied to counter a rolling motion of the boat, and a braking system for controlling precession of the enclosure. The braking system is configured to enable precession in the first and second directions of up to at least 45 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Grady F. Smith
  • Publication number: 20200317083
    Abstract: A concrete mixer vehicle includes a chassis, a tractive assembly coupled to the chassis and configured to propel the concrete mixer vehicle, a mixing drum rotatably coupled to the chassis, and an electromagnetic device configured to convert electrical energy to mechanical energy to drive the tractive assembly. In a first configuration, a first battery module is removably coupled to the chassis and configured to provide the electrical energy to the electromagnetic device, and in a second configuration, the first battery module is removed from the chassis and replaced with a second battery module, the second battery module removably coupled to the chassis and configured to provide the electrical energy to the electromagnetic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Messina, Chris K. Yakes, Nader Nasr, Chad K. Smith, Mike Bolton, Loren D'Vries, Neil Dekarske, Jon J. Morrow, David J. Steinberger, Yanming Hou
  • Publication number: 20200319347
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for determining a physical metric such as position. The system comprises a local signal generator (8) configured to provide a local signal and a receiver (4) configured to receive a signal having properties corresponding to those in a signal transmitted by a trusted remote source. An inertial measurement unit (12) is configured to provide a measured or assumed movement of the receiver. A correlator (6) is configured to provide a correlation signal by correlating the local signal with the received signal. A motion compensation unit (14) is configured to provide motion compensation of at least one of the local signal, the received signal, and the correlation signal based on the measured or assumed movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Ramsey Faragher, Robert Mark Crockett, Peter Duffett-Smith, Nicolas Couronneau
  • Publication number: 20200320454
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for providing an interactive resource plan visualization associated with a facility are provided. Aspects include receiving facility data comprising historical facility data, current facility data and demand data. Aspects also include determining projected resource demand based on the facility data and the demand data and using cognitive computing techniques. Aspects also include generating a visual representation of a facility. The visual representation of the facility includes available resources and resource demand associated with a specified time and the available resources are rendered according to a first visual style. Aspects also include determining resource availability modifications based on the available resources and the projected resource demand. Aspects also include generating a visual representation of the resource availability modifications associated with the specified time within the visual representation of the facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Mahathir Bin Ahmad Almashor, Hamideh ANJOMSHOA, Adam Eberbach, Olivia Jayne Smith, Annalisa Jean Swan
  • Publication number: 20200317772
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to antibodies and fragments thereof having binding specificity for ACTH. Another embodiment of this invention relates to the antibodies binding fragments thereof described herein, comprising the sequences of the VH, VL and/or CDR polypeptides described herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them. The invention also contemplates conjugates of anti-ACTH antibodies and binding fragments thereof conjugated to one or more functional or detectable moieties. The invention further contemplates methods of making said anti-ACTH antibodies and binding fragments thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Lawrence FELDHAUS, Leon GARCIA-MARTINEZ, Benjamin H. DUTZAR, Daniel S. ALLISON, Katie Olson ANDERSON, Ethan Wayne OJALA, Pei FAN, Charlie KARASEK, Jenny MULLIGAN, Michelle SCALLEY-KIM, Erica STEWART, Jeffrey T.L. SMITH, John LATHAM
  • Publication number: 20200319414
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector holder is sized to fit within an opening for mounting a fiber optic adapter. The fiber optic connector holder is configured to permit a fiber optic connector with a dust cap positioned about a ferrule and a polished end face of an optical fiber held by the ferrule to be inserted within and releasably held by the connector holder. A system for holding fiber optic connectors includes a fiber optic connector holder mounted within an opening in a bulkhead for mounting a fiber optic adapter. The fiber optic connector holder is configured to receive a fiber optic connector with a dust cap mounted about a ferrule and polished end face of an optical fiber held by the ferrule. An optical fiber connector may be held to a bulkhead when the fiber optic connector includes a dust cap mounted about a ferrule and a polished end face of an optical fiber held by the ferrule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Trevor D. Smith, Thomas C. Tinucci, Cindy S. Walters, James W. Conroy, Joel B. Douglas, Kathleen M. Barnes, Marlon E. Holmquist
  • Publication number: 20200322433
    Abstract: A system and method for distributed caching, the system having at least one network-connected storage device, a content server, and a control server. The control server is configured to discover the at least one network-connected storage device, collect device information from the at least one network-connected storage device, where the device information comprises a device location, assign each of the at least one network-connected storage device to a device domain based on each device location, and provide the content server with the device information for the one or more network-connected storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Hubbert Smith, Vikas Sinha
  • Publication number: 20200318106
    Abstract: Engineered microbial organisms for altering gene expression are provided. In some embodiments, the engineered microbial organism comprises: one or more heterologous polynucleotide sequence comprising a phenotype coding sequence operably linked to a promoter; a heterologous polynucleotide sequence comprising an inducible promoter operably linked to a polynucleotide encoding a Cas nuclease; and a heterologous polynucleotide sequence comprising a guide RNA (gRNA) that targets the phenotype coding sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Alex Michael WARD, Molly Mo-Yin LEUNG, Jean Frances SPAGNOLO-SMITH, George CHENAUX
  • Publication number: 20200317369
    Abstract: A cockpit access security system controls changes to a record of personnel authorized to access the cockpit by reference to the state of the aircraft as determined by a plurality of on-board sensors indicating the state of particular aircraft subsystems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: David Elias Smith
  • Publication number: 20200316119
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods related to the treatment of a CMV infection and/or cancer in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Rajiv KHANNA, Corey Smith
  • Publication number: 20200320645
    Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods for automatically managing and filtering social media interactions and/or online content based on genetic profiles of users. These genetic profiles include identifications of genetic interests of the users and/or genetic information to which they have permitted access. Such permissioned personal genetic profiles may be used to facilitate, manage, and filter a variety of online interactions between the user and other members of various services and/or online content in order to lead to meaningful and successful real world interactions and/or to improve the relevance of online content delivered to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Robin Y. Smith, Marcie A. Glicksman, Shadrack Cgar Frazier
  • Publication number: 20200316545
    Abstract: A surfactant of formula (I): A-(L1)a-(C2)b-(L2)c-X ??(I) wherein A is a perfluoropolyether; L1 is CONR', wherein R? is selected from H and C1-6 alkyl; a is 0 or 1; b is 0 or an integer between 1 and 10; L2 is a linking group; c is 0 or 1; and X is a charged group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Xin LI, Clive A. SMITH, Alexandra CLAY, Colin PILKINGTON
  • Publication number: 20200320544
    Abstract: System and methods for managing compliance of a wearer of apparel are disclosed. One method includes receiving an identifier associated with a toe cap for footwear; receiving, via radio frequency, characteristic information associated with the toe cap for footwear; determining a compliance of the toe cap based at least on the identifier and the characteristic information; and providing a response to a wearer of the footwear based at least upon the determination of the compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Cooper, Tadd Nicholas Smith
  • Publication number: 20200315636
    Abstract: A handheld surgical device having a working portion that can be covered or uncovered. The working portion of the handheld surgical device can have an advanced position or a retracted position, which can be controlled by one or more switch(s) at the handle portion of the handheld surgical device. The handheld surgical device can also include a shroud that can cover the working portion having a cutting blade driven by a powered motor. The shroud can also have a cutting edge, which is not driven by the powered motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Michael D. Smith
  • Publication number: 20200321106
    Abstract: Medical event tracking and quality assurance systems and techniques described provide a quality assurance module that interfaces between patient information systems (e.g. Electronic Health Record systems) and lab information systems. The systems and techniques provide for tracking respective medical events such as a patient's pathology specimen etc., based on a unique medical event tracking number throughout the diagnosis and treatment associated with that specimen. The system and technique enable medical event based tracking in a manner that substantially improves medical care by facilitating “closing-the-loop” between the many medical service providers and the laboratories that may be involved in a particular diagnosis and treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventor: Sidney P. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20200318066
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Armon R. SHAREI, Howard BERNSTEIN, Scott LOUGHHEAD, Matthew BOOTY, Katarina BLAGOVIC, Kelan HLAVATY, Defne YARAR, Emrah Ilker OZAY, Carolyne Kelly SMITH
  • Publication number: 20200322273
    Abstract: The present technology pertains to a system and method for extending enterprise networks' trusted policy frameworks to cloud-native applications. The present technology comprises sending, by an enterprise network controller, a first communication to a service mesh orchestrator for a service mesh, wherein the first communication informs the service mesh orchestrator of traffic segmentation policies to be applied to traffic originating at an enterprise network and of layer 7 extension headers which correspond to the enterprise network traffic segmentation policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Alberto Rodriguez Natal, Fabio Maino, Bradford Pielech, Richard James Smith, Mikhail Davidov, Lorand Jakab
  • Publication number: 20200316592
    Abstract: A cassette may include a substrate, a die coupled to the substrate, and an electrical interconnection pad layout formed on a first side of the substrate. The electrical interconnection pad layout may include a first row of interconnect pads including at least one interconnect pad. Each interconnect pad of the first row of interconnect pads may be electrically coupled to one of a first set of vias. The electrical interconnection pad layout may also include a second row of interconnection pads including at least one interconnect pad. Each interconnect pad of the second row of interconnect pads being electrically coupled to one of a second set of vias. The second set of vias electrically coupled to the second row of interconnect pads are offset relative to an alignment of the interconnect pads of the first and second rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Gary G. Lutnesky, Matthew David Smith, Dennis R. Esterberg