Patents by Inventor Steven Smith
Steven 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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Patent number: 11969118Abstract: A cooking system includes a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive food. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to said hollow chamber. A lid is movable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position. The lid seals the opening to the hollow chamber when in the closed position. A portion of the lid is selectively positionable to form a pressure-tight heating volume between the hollow chamber and the portion of said lid. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of the housing and the lid. The at least one heating element is arranged within the pressure-tight heating volume.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Rupert Elliston, Roger Neil Jackson, Steven Carter, Benjamin Sharp, Thomas Guerin, Christopher T. Martin, Christopher Smith, Joshua D. Anthony, Michaela Dubeau
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Patent number: 11970316Abstract: An enclosable and stackable container comprising a tray and lid is provided with structural elements to permit rapid covering and uncovering of the tray, efficient stacking of containers, and safe transportation. At least one catching mechanism may be engaged quickly to securely cover the tray and its food contents and disengaged quickly to uncover the tray and its food contents, improving food hygiene practices. Foldable flange flaps enhance stacking strength to permit safe transportation of stacked containers and their food contents.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Inventors: David Chapman, Elton Ross Farren, Pascale Didit Grenier, Daniel Albert McCallie, Mark Steven Smith
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Publication number: 20240132720Abstract: A footwear article comprises: an outsole comprising: an outsole body comprising a first polyurethane polymeric material attached to one or more tread cleats comprising a nitrile butadiene rubber polymeric material; and a footwear upper affixed to the outsole, the footwear upper comprising a second polyurethane polymeric material. Footwear articles, including boots, overshoes, and/or work shoes, are effective to meet or exceed slip resistance in accordance with ASTM F3445-21. Methods of making the footwear articles are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Tingley Rubber CorporationInventors: James P. Towey, Robert N. Petersen, Steven A. Smith, Timothy L. Cullen
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Patent number: 11959835Abstract: A system for optical interrogation of tissue samples, the system including: a microtome configured to section one or more tissue sections from a tissue block, the one or more tissue sections including one or more tissue samples; a transfer medium configured to gather the one or more tissue sections and to transfer the one or more tissue sections to one or more slides; and an optical interrogation system including an illumination system configured to illuminate the one or more tissue sections and an imaging system configured to perform an imaging analysis on the one or more tissue sections illuminated with the illumination system.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Clarapath, Inc.Inventors: Partha P. Mitra, Charles R. Cantor, Baris Yagci, Steven Smith
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Publication number: 20240113974Abstract: Mobile management method, system and client. Method includes receiving a DNS query for a host name from an application on client; retrieving reputation data associated with host name from a local cache on client; and determining a policy based on host name and the reputation data. Based on determined policy for the host name, blocking attempted network flows to a host corresponding to host name to produce blocked attempted network flows. Method also includes sending attempted network flow metadata related to the blocked attempted network flows to a collector on client; transmitting the attempted network flow metadata from the collector to a VPN server pool via a VPN tunnel; and producing an anomaly report from the transmitted attempted network flow metadata. The anomaly report includes at least one of anomalies, cohorts, trends, location boundaries, detected network security issues, detected compromised clients and/or optimized network usage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: MOBILE SONIC, INC.Inventors: Joseph T. SAVARESE, Steven HECKT, Michael E. BRYANT, Eric C. MCNEILL, Carter SMITH, Elizabeth KIHSLINGER, Thomas Gunther HELMS, Camilla KEENAN-KOCH, Joseph G. SOUZA, Paul HOOVER, S. Aaron STAVENS, Christian E. HOFSTAEDTER, Jonathan SCOTT, Erik OLSON, James Scott SIMPKINS, Stephen Gregory FALLIN, John Harvey HILLOCK, Eivind NAESS, Michael Lee SNYDER, David Michael MIRLY, Marius LEE, Glenn Patrick ARANAS, Norman C. HAMER, Tridib DUTTA, Andrew James HOOVER, Thomas A. SWEET, Mark ANACKER, An PHAN
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Publication number: 20240110402Abstract: This disclosure relates to pole bases, specifically to light pole base cabinets that can house items. The pole base cabinets can be positioned between a light pole and a footing. The pole base cabinets provide a base to a light pole while adding additional functionality. The cabinets can include a main opening allowing access to a cavity in which items can be stored. Access to the cavity can be restricted with a door that uncovers and covers the main opening. The pole base cabinets can include support panels, internal stiffening panels, external stiffening panels, support tabs, flanges, tabs, a peripheral wall, and other features to provide structural support and enclose the contents in the pole base cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Steven Victor Ducros, Nathan Ross Mowery, Ryan Smith
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Publication number: 20240087892Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming, over a hardmask layer and an underlying layer of a substrate, a pattern of first trenches between adjacent template lines, each of the first trenches exposing a portion of the hardmask layer, and each of the template lines including a mandrel and spacers on sidewalls of the mandrel; forming a pattern of first blocks over the pattern of the first trenches and the template lines, the first blocks dividing the first trenches to form a pattern of first stencil trenches; transferring the pattern of first stencil trenches to the hardmask layer to form a pattern of first hardmask trenches, each of the first hardmask trenches exposing a portion of the underlying layer; forming a first fill layer filling the first hardmask trenches and exposing the mandrels; selectively removing the mandrels to form second trenches, each of the second trenches exposing a portion of the hardmask layer; and forming a conformal liner in the second trenches and over a surface ofType: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Eric Chih-Fang Liu, Katie Lutker-Lee, Steven Grzeskowiak, Jodi Grzeskowiak, Jeffrey Smith, David L. O'Meara
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Publication number: 20240090086Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The cartridge may include a base, a reservoir substrate, and an atomizer. The reservoir substrate may define a cavity therethrough. The atomizer may comprise a liquid transport element and a heating element extending at least partially about the liquid transport element. The atomizer may extend through the cavity through the reservoir substrate such that the heating element is positioned proximate an end of the reservoir substrate. Ends of the liquid transport element may extend to an opposing end of the reservoir substrate. A related method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: John DePiano, David Smith, Charles Jacob Novak, III, Frank S. Silveira, Steven Lee Alderman, Grady Lance Dooly, Frederic Philippe Ampolini, Timothy Brian Nestor, Quentin Paul Guenther, JR., Stephen Benson Sears, John William Wolber, Michael Laine
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Patent number: 11928014Abstract: A method of tracking errors in a system comprising microservices comprises ingesting a plurality of spans generated by the microservices during a given duration of time. The method further comprises consolidating the plurality of spans associated with the given duration of time into a plurality of traces, wherein each trace comprises a subset of the plurality of spans that comprise a common trace identifier. For each trace, the method comprises: a) mapping a respective trace to one or more error stacks computed for the respective trace and to one or more attributes determined for the respective trace; and b) emitting each error stack computed from the respective trace with an associated pair of attributes. The method then comprises reducing duplicate pairs of error stack and associated attributes and maintaining a count for each pair of error stack and associated attributes.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: SPLUNK Inc.Inventors: Mayank Agarwal, Steven Flanders, Justin Smith, Gergely Danyi
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Patent number: 11919836Abstract: Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising fencamfamine or fencamfamine related prodrug derivatives for targeted therapeutic applications and methods of synthesizing the compositions.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Praxis Bioresearch, LLCInventors: Sandeep Patil, Ron Bihovsky, Steven A Smith, Yuhua Ji, Valentino Stella, Daniel D. Long, Daniel Marquess
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Publication number: 20240065389Abstract: An article of manufacture comprising a waterproof zipper with at least one curve, where the zipper includes a first tape and a second tape, and interlocking elements attached to the first tape and the second tape, wherein the first tape and the second tape are curved, and wherein a curve of at least one of the tapes was caused by compaction of that tape. The zipper is coated on at least one side with a fluid impervious coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Talon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Herman Sydney Roup, Steven Smith
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Patent number: 11917275Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a playground apparatus that is configured to support a camera, typically a smartphone or similar photo/video device. The apparatus is configured to both (a) position the camera to take a photograph or video of the user during the play activity and (b) to maintain the camera in place during the play activity. Embodiments of the play apparatus include swings, whirls, and spinners.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: PLAYCORE WISCONSIN, INC.Inventors: Lindsay Hill, Sam Smith, Steven Dupree, Charles Walcott, Benjamin Thornberry
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Publication number: 20230414224Abstract: A medical device system includes an elongate sheath defining a lumen extending within the elongate sheath. A coupler mechanism is slidingly disposed within the lumen, the coupler mechanism including a proximal coupler and a distal coupler. An elongate member is secured to and extends proximally from the proximal coupler. An implantable medical device (IMD) is secured to and extends distally from the distal coupler. The distal coupler remains secured to the proximal coupler while the coupler mechanism remains within the lumen, and the distal coupler releases from the proximal coupler, thereby releasing the IMD, when the coupler mechanism is exterior to the lumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Mark Steven Smith, Robert M. Wold, Kevin McConnell, Peter Benjamin Beach
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Publication number: 20230404221Abstract: A zipper with at least one curve includes a first tape and a second tape, and interlocking elements attached to the first tape and the second tape, wherein the first tape and the second tape are curved, and wherein a curve of at least one of the tapes was caused by compaction of that tape, wherein compaction of the two tapes uses a compactor, and wherein the compactor comprises at least one drum, wherein the drum comprises a notch or groove to allow the zipper's interlocking elements to pass without pressure from the drum while the tapes on either side of the interlocking elements are being compacted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Talon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Herman Sydney Roup, Steven Smith
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Patent number: 11821826Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for facing a tissue block. In some embodiments, a method is provided for facing a tissue block that includes imaging a tissue block to generate imaging data of the tissue block, the tissue block comprising a tissue sample embedded in an embedding material, estimating, based on the imaging data, a depth profile of the tissue block, wherein the depth profile comprises a thickness of the embedding material to be removed to expose the tissue sample to a pre-determined criteria, and removing the thickness of the embedding material to expose the tissue to the pre-determined criteria.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Clarapath, Inc.Inventors: Partha P. Mitra, Charles Cantor, Baris Yagci, David Kleinfeld, Cong Zhang, Steven Smith
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Publication number: 20230343118Abstract: Examples herein include methods, systems, and computer program products for utilizing neural networks in ultrasound systems. The methods include processor(s) of a computing device obtaining an image that depicts cells. The processor(s) applies one or more nuclei detection algorithms to detect nuclear aspects in the image. The processor(s) generates a nuclear segmentation map. The processor(s) utilizes the nuclear segmentation map to identify one or more regions of interest in the image. The processor(s) generates a classification result by automatically determining a cell type for each cell in a region of interest of the regions of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Steven Smith, Takashi Wakui
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Patent number: 11762543Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for managing vehicle guidance using a GUI. One method may include: obtaining flight management system (FMS) data; updating an aircraft configuration state based on the FMS data; obtaining a current mode, active command, and a second command for a guidance panel based on the configuration state; and generating a guidance panel GUI based on the current mode, the active command, and the second command. Another method may include: obtaining vehicle data; updating a vehicle configuration state based on the vehicle data if the vehicle data has updated information; obtaining a current mode, active command, and a second command for a guidance panel of the vehicle based on the vehicle configuration state; generating a guidance panel GUI based on the current mode, the active command, and the second command; and displaying the guidance panel GUI on the guidance panel.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Steven Smith, Susan McCullough, David McGloughlin
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Patent number: 11731935Abstract: Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising fencamfamine or fencamfamine related prodrug derivatives for targeted therapeutic applications and methods of synthesizing the compositions.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Praxis Bioresearch, LLCInventors: Sandeep Patil, Ron Bihovsky, Steven A Smith, Yuhua Ji, Valentino Stella, Daniel D. Long, Daniel Marquess
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Patent number: 11719890Abstract: Passive optical couplers having passive optical activity indicators and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An example passive optical coupler for passively coupling first and second optical fibers includes a housing including: a first port configured to receive an end of a first optical fiber, and a second port configured to receive an end of a second optical fiber; and a passive optical activity indicator positioned at least partially within the housing, wherein a first portion of the passive optical activity indicator is exposed through the housing, and wherein the passive optical activity indicator is configured to passively illuminate in response to (i) first light propagating in the first optical fiber when the end of the first optical fiber is received in the first port, and (ii) second light propagating in the second optical fiber when the end of the second optical fiber is received in the second port.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: John Valdez, Steven Smith, Erwin Wardojo
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Patent number: D1005654Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: adidas AGInventor: Steven Smith