Patents by Inventor Terry D. Smith

Terry D. 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: 9457817
    Abstract: A railcar shove light for attachment to a railcar rear coupler, the railcar shove light incorporating a turbine; a turbine case having a compressed air input port and an air output port, the turbine being rotatably mounted within the turbine case; an electrical alternator; a rotary drive linkage interconnecting the turbine and the electrical alternator; an array of electrical light emitters; electrical wires interconnecting the electrical light emitters and the electrical alternator; a light case housing the turbine, the turbine case, the alternator, the drive linkage, and the light emitter; and incorporating a brake line connectable air conduit for supplying and driving the turbine; the light case being mounted to a support post having lower end coupler engaging pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Inventor: Terry D. Smith
  • Publication number: 20140254185
    Abstract: A railcar shove light for attachment to a railcar rear coupler, the railcar shove light incorporating a turbine; a turbine case having a compressed air input port and an air output port, the turbine being rotatably mounted within the turbine case; an electrical alternator; a rotary drive linkage interconnecting the turbine and the electrical alternator; an array of electrical light emitters; electrical wires interconnecting the electrical light emitters and the electrical alternator; a light case housing the turbine, the turbine case, the alternator, the drive linkage, and the light emitter; and incorporating a brake line connectable air conduit for supplying and driving the turbine; the light case being mounted to a support post having lower end coupler engaging pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: Terry D. Smith
  • Patent number: 5157331
    Abstract: In an electromagnetic propagating antenna circumferential groove disposed in an MWD resistivity tool mandrel and normally sealed with an epoxy resin non-conducting material forming an annular ring disposed in each of the plurality of circumferential grooves through which the electromagnetic energy from the antenna coil will propagate from the mandrel, each of the circumferential grooves comprises a pair of sidewalls interconnected by an annular flat base portion, each of the sidewalls further having disposed therein a plurality of circumferentially-spaced and longitudinally-disposed slots of uniform size having an open end communicating with each of the sidewalls and a closed end terminating longitudinally spaced from each of the sidewalls for forming a "zipper slot" configuration to the plurality of circumferential grooves, wherein the surface area of all of the plurality of zipper slots is preselected for cooperating with the surface area of each of the circumferential grooves for increasing the surface are
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Western Atlas International, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry D. Smith
  • Patent number: 3988429
    Abstract: A method and sample kit for the preparation of .sup.99m Tc-labeled red blood cells in a closed, sterile system. A partially evacuated tube, containing a freeze-dried stannous citrate formulation with heparin as an anticoagulant, allows whole blood to be automatically drawn from the patient. The radioisotope is added at the end of the labeling sequence to minimize operator exposure. Consistent 97% yields in 20 minutes are obtained with small blood samples. Freeze-dried kits have remained stable after five months.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration
    Inventors: Powell Richards, Terry D. Smith