Patents by Inventor Todd L. Smith

Todd L. 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: 12172825
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a closure assembly for use with a container (e.g., an aerosol can). The closure assembly includes a skirt and a protective cap. In some embodiments, a lock feature temporarily attaches the protective cap to the container and increases a force required for a user to remove the protective cap. In some embodiments, an inner lock opening of the skirt is configured to be registered with an outer lock opening to receive a locking element therethrough. In some embodiments, a set screw is positioned in the skirt to selectively allow or inhibit relative rotation between the skirt and the protective cap. In some embodiments, a biasing element selectively allows or inhibits engagement of threads of the protective cap with the threads of the skirt depending upon application of an axial force to overcome a biasing force of the biasing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Four Strong IP LLC
    Inventors: David Abels, Joshua Boggs, Todd L. Smith, Isaac Chang, Mark Harburg
  • Publication number: 20230079062
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a closure assembly for use with a container (e.g., an aerosol can). The closure assembly includes a skirt and a protective cap. In some embodiments, a lock feature temporarily attaches the protective cap to the container and increases a force required for a user to remove the protective cap. In some embodiments, an inner lock opening of the skirt is configured to be registered with an outer lock opening to receive a locking element therethrough. In some embodiments, a set screw is positioned in the skirt to selectively allow or inhibit relative rotation between the skirt and the protective cap. In some embodiments, a biasing element selectively allows or inhibits engagement of threads of the protective cap with the threads of the skirt depending upon application of an axial force to overcome a biasing force of the biasing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Four Strong IP LLC
    Inventors: David Abels, Joshua Boggs, Todd L. Smith, Isaac Chang, Mark Harburg
  • Patent number: 11485570
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a closure assembly for use with a container (e.g., an aerosol can). The closure assembly includes a skirt and a protective cap. In some embodiments, a lock feature temporarily attaches the protective cap to the container and increases a force required for a user to remove the protective cap. In some embodiments, an inner lock opening of the skirt is configured to be registered with an outer lock opening to receive a locking element therethrough. In some embodiments, a set screw is positioned in the skirt to selectively allow or inhibit relative rotation between the skirt and the protective cap. In some embodiments, a biasing element selectively allows or inhibits engagement of threads of the protective cap with the threads of the skirt depending upon application of an axial force to overcome a biasing force of the biasing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: FOUR STRONG IP LLC
    Inventors: David Abels, Joshua Boggs, Todd L. Smith, Isaac Chang, Mark Harburg
  • Publication number: 20210229897
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a closure assembly for use with a container (e.g., an aerosol can). The closure assembly includes a skirt and a protective cap. In some embodiments, a lock feature temporarily attaches the protective cap to the container and increases a force required for a user to remove the protective cap. In some embodiments, an inner lock opening of the skirt is configured to be registered with an outer lock opening to receive a locking element therethrough. In some embodiments, a set screw is positioned in the skirt to selectively allow or inhibit relative rotation between the skirt and the protective cap. In some embodiments, a biasing element selectively allows or inhibits engagement of threads of the protective cap with the threads of the skirt depending upon application of an axial force to overcome a biasing force of the biasing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Four Strong IP LLC
    Inventors: David Abels, Joshua Boggs, Todd L. Smith, Isaac Chang, Mark Harburg
  • Patent number: 10737875
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to a closure assembly for use with a container (e.g., an aerosol can). The closure assembly includes a skirt and a protective cap. In some embodiments, a lock feature temporarily attaches the protective cap to the container and increases a force required for a user to remove the protective cap. In some embodiments, an inner lock opening of the skirt is configured to be registered with an outer lock opening to receive a locking element therethrough. In some embodiments, a set screw is positioned in the skirt to selectively allow or inhibit relative rotation between the skirt and the protective cap. In some embodiments, a biasing element selectively allows or inhibits engagement of threads of the protective cap with the threads of the skirt depending upon application of an axial force to overcome a biasing force of the biasing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Four Strong IP, LLC
    Inventors: David Abels, Joshua Boggs, Todd L. Smith, Isaac Chang, Mark Harburg
  • Patent number: 6084782
    Abstract: A substrate (200) to which a component (210) is mounted includes at least two mounting pads (215, 220) formed thereon for electrically coupling to a single terminal of the component (210) and for aligning the component (210) on the substrate (200) during a reflow operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Due Huynh, Diann J. Beesch, Todd L. Smith
  • Patent number: 5487674
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus provide a surface mountable package (100) with leads (150) having free end portions (355) coplanar in a target plane (370). The method includes forming the leads (150) such that the free end portions (355) angle away from the target plane (370), and biasing the free end portions (355) against a biasing surface (365) integral to the package (100) such that the free end portions (355) are forced toward the target plane (370) and into a coplanar state. The apparatus includes a housing (110), a plurality of leads (150) with free end portions (355) preformed to angle away from the target plane (370) mounted onto the housing (110), and a biasing surface (365), located on the package (100), to bias the free end portions (355) toward the target plane (370).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrzej T. Guzik, Todd L. Smith, Jeffrey P. Marchuk
  • Patent number: D458905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Craig J. Jahne, Martin Lund, Michael P. Colombo, Todd L. Smith, Holly E. Bullins, Ole L. Schioeler, Stephen P. Thorne, Richard T. Linton, Andrew J. Calkins, Brian S. Yoshinaka, Stephen L. Chenoweth, Stephen R. Brown, Steven M. Rodden, Chris A. Valentine
  • Patent number: D473220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Todd L. Smith, Michael P. Colombo, Craig J. Jahne, Stephen Brown, Philip White, Diana V. Wickizer, Marc A. Abrams, Daniel R. Wagner, Tor Lund-Larsen
  • Patent number: D376127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert L. Nagele, Leonid Soren, James R. Brunette, Todd L. Smith