Patents by Inventor Terence Thomas Smith

Terence Thomas 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: 11459810
    Abstract: A cable recoil device includes a cable recoil device body, a pulley, a pulley yoke, a spring, and a cable. The pulley yoke is mounted to the pulley that is positioned within the cable recoil device body and has a wheel shaped body. The spring is connected to the cable recoil device body and to the pulley yoke. The cable is wound at least partially around a circumference of the wheel shaped body. When the cable recoil device is mounted for use in a device, the first end of the cable is connected to a body of the device and the second end of the cable is connected to a door of the device that moves relative to the body of the device. The spring provides tension on the pulley such that it lengthens when the door is opened and contracts when the door is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Sub-Zero Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Terence Thomas Smith
  • Patent number: 10470573
    Abstract: A tray includes support arms and a base. Each support arm includes a top arm portion, a right hook, a right fulcrum portion mounted between the top arm portion and the right hook, a left hook, and a left fulcrum portion mounted between the top arm portion and the left hook. The base includes a base top plate that includes a right fulcrum platform, a left fulcrum platform, and a spring for each support arm. The right fulcrum portion is mounted to rotate on the right fulcrum platform. The left fulcrum portion is mounted to rotate on the left fulcrum platform. The spring is positioned to contact at least one of the right hook or the left hook when the associated support arm rotates on the right fulcrum platform and on the left fulcrum platform. The spring supports the top arm portion in an approximately upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SUB-ZERO, INC.
    Inventors: Terence Thomas Smith, Curtis Leroy Cruver, IV