Patents by Inventor Stephen C. Smith

Stephen C. 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: 9051807
    Abstract: A subsea completion for a well is presented that includes a tubing spool, a tubing hanger, a fluid coupling, an electrical coupling, a control system, a valve, and a production tree. The tubing spool includes a central bore, a side wall, and a fluid supply passage extending through the tubing spool. An electrical supply passage can also extend through the side wall of the tubing spool. The tubing hanger includes a fluid control passage. The tubing hanger can also include an electrical control passage. The control system includes a fluid control conduit to provide fluid to the tubing spool fluid supply passage from outside the tubing spool. The valve is connectable to the outside of the tubing spool to control fluid flow between the control system fluid conduit and the tubing spool fluid supply passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: ONESUBSEA, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen C Smith, David R June
  • Publication number: 20140158366
    Abstract: A subsea completion for a well is presented that includes a tubing spool, a tubing hanger, a fluid coupling, an electrical coupling, a control system, a valve, and a production tree. The tubing spool includes a central bore, a side wall, and a fluid supply passage extending through the tubing spool. An electrical supply passage can also extend through the side wall of the tubing spool. The tubing hanger includes a fluid control passage. The tubing hanger can also include an electrical control passage. The control system includes a fluid control conduit to provide fluid to the tubing spool fluid supply passage from outside the tubing spool. The valve is connectable to the outside of the tubing spool to control fluid flow between the control system fluid conduit and the tubing spool fluid supply passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen C Smith, David R June
  • Patent number: 8590625
    Abstract: A subsea completion for a well is presented that includes a tubing spool, a tubing hanger, a fluid coupling, an electrical coupling, a control system, a valve, and a production tree. The tubing spool includes a central bore, a side wall, and a fluid supply passage extending through the tubing spool. An electrical supply passage can also extend through the side wall of the tubing spool. The tubing hanger includes a fluid control passage. The tubing hanger can also include an electrical control passage. The control system includes a fluid control conduit to provide fluid to the tubing spool fluid supply passage from outside the tubing spool. The valve is connectable to the outside of the tubing spool to control fluid flow between the control system fluid conduit and the tubing spool fluid supply passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen C. Smith, David R. June
  • Patent number: 8196858
    Abstract: An aircraft is configured for flight in an atmosphere having a low density. The aircraft includes a fuselage, a pair of wings, and a rear stabilizer. The pair of wings extends from the fuselage in opposition to one another. The rear stabilizer extends from the fuselage in spaced relationship to the pair of wings. The fuselage, the wings, and the rear stabilizer each present an upper surface opposing a lower surface. The upper and lower surfaces have X, Y, and Z coordinates that are configured for flight in an atmosphere having low density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Mark A. Croom, Stephen C. Smith, Paul A. Gelhausen, Mark D. Guynn, Craig A. Hunter, David A. Paddock, Steven E. Riddick, John E. Teter, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7336739
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are provided for detecting at least one signal of interest within an input signal. At least one set of samples from the input signal is multiplied by at least one set of samples representing a complex conjugate of the input signal to obtain a series of correlation samples. Sets of one or more consecutive correlation samples are summed to obtain a series of pulse sums. A plurality of non-consecutive pulse sums are integrated to obtain a search value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Karen E. Petzold, Stephen C. Smith
  • Patent number: 6906395
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for a micro-machined electromechanical system (MEMS) device having a hermetically sealed sensor or actuator device mechanism that is electrically interconnected by diffused conductive paths to a plurality of wire bond pads that are located external to the hermetic seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Smith
  • Publication number: 20030038327
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method for a micro-machined electromechanical system (MEMS) device having a hermetically sealed sensor or actuator device mechanism that is electrically interconnected by diffused conductive paths to a plurality of wire bond pads that are located external to the hermetic seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen C. Smith
  • Patent number: 5574578
    Abstract: A film transparency (7) is held by centrifugal force with its emulsion side in contact with the inside of the transparent drum (1) of a rotary drum scanner (1, 2, 3) used in a graphic reproduction process. A transparency locator is in the form of either an insert (4) or a clip device (20) and serves to hold the film transparency in position until the drum is rotating at a sufficiently high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: I.C.G. Ltd.
    Inventors: Alan R. Dresch, Stephen C. Smith, Andrew G. Sokoloff
  • Patent number: D412062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: IDT International Inc.
    Inventors: Don W. Potter, Stephen C. Smith