Patents by Inventor Steven A. Smith

Steven A. 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: 5433954
    Abstract: Psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis and eczema are treated by oral administration of inorganic nickel compound(s), with or without inorganic bromide(s). In an especially preferred embodiment, the nickel compound used to treat these diseases is NiBr.sub.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Inventors: Steven A. Smith, Lorraine J. Smith
  • Patent number: 5171581
    Abstract: Psoriasis molecules are treated by administering non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable solutions (topically, orally or by I.V.) of a composition containing nickel with a bromide carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Inventors: Steven A. Smith, Lorraine J. Smith
  • Patent number: 5058929
    Abstract: A fluid connector system including a modified plumbing union having a rotatable member for drawing said union into a fluid tight condition. A drive tool is electric motor actuated and includes a reduction gear train providing an output gear engaging an integral peripheral spur gear on the rotatable member. A housing member attached to the connector assembly provides coaxial alignment for an interface socket on the drive tool. A hand lever actuated latching system includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced latching balls selectively wedged against the housing member attached to the connector assembly or to secure the drive tool to the connector assembly with its output gear in mesh with the integral peripheral spur gear. The drive motor is torque, spped and direction controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represeted by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Ronald C. Zentner, Steven A. Smith
  • Patent number: 4684230
    Abstract: A camera support collar or ring for releasable attachment to the upright post of a photographic camera assembly support which includes a clamping means with an adjustable collar made up of first and second semi-circular segments with a threaded screw means secured to one of the segments for releasably holding the segments in post-gripping disposition at a predetermined elevation on the camera receiving post. A radially extending housing extends outwardly of one of the semi-circular segments and releasably retains a camera position locking pin therein, with the locking pin being arranged for axial movement to an elevation above the upper surface of the collar for engagement with a camera assembly mounted upon the upright post above the upper surface of the adjustable collar, thereby permitting the user to reposition the camera assembly following movement from a prescribed or desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Inventor: Steven A. Smith
  • Patent number: 4658441
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thumb support for the human hand comprising a support piece having a cradle portion installable around the thenar eminence and the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb and a tab portion wrappable over the thumb/index web space. When the cradle portion and tab portion are properly installed, they create a frustoconically shaped cone portion which acts to enclose the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb and isolate the index finger and the thumb and support the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Inventor: Steven A. Smith
  • Patent number: 4586743
    Abstract: A robotic gripper for transporting an object such as a disk-shaped integrated circuit wafer by contacting and gripping only its edge surface. The robotic gripper includes a plurality of elongated fingers which are joined together at a central location from which they project outward in the shape of the letter "X" to their fingertips. Each fingertip may be individually extended outward from or retracted inward to the edge surface of the object to be transported. To adapt the fingertips for grasping the edge of disk-shaped integrated circuit wafers, each fingertip is formed with a projecting lip having a V-shaped notch into which a wafer's edge surface is received while it is being gripped. Each finger includes a bellows through which a cable communicates force from a remote motor to the fingertip. A housing encloses cables and gears used to move the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignees: Intelledex Incorporated, Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan T. Edwards, Steven A. Smith