Patents by Inventor Tony Smith
Tony 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: 11808363Abstract: A one-way valve is provided. The valve provides a housing with a through hole having an upstream portion and a downstream portion. The upstream portion has a reduced diameter compared to the downstream portion. The housing contains a valve seat. A valve member, or poppet, moves within the through hole from a valve closed position and a valve open position. A low pressure facing side of the poppet engages an elastic member of a compression member that biases the poppet in the valve closed position. A high pressure facing side of the poppet engages a resilient metal seal in the form of an annular disc, which may have a generally wavy or undulating shape. The outer ends of the resilient metal seal are curved to releasably engages the valve seat.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2023Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Technetics Group LLCInventors: Mark Whitlow, Tony Smith, Charles Smith, Jason Adams
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Patent number: 11549591Abstract: A one-way valve is provided. The one-way valve may be, for example, a check valve, a relief valve, or the like, which may be in the form of a poppet valve. The valve provides a housing with a through hole. The through hole has an upstream portion and a downstream portion. The upstream portion has a reduced diameter compared to the downstream portion. The housing contains a valve seat, which typically has a taper. A poppet, or valve member, moves within the through hole from a valve closed position and a valve open position. The poppet has a high pressure facing side and a low pressure facing side opposite the high pressure facing side. The low pressure facing side of the poppet engages an elastic member of a compression member that biases the poppet in the valve closed position. The high pressure facing side of the poppet engages a resilient metal seal in the form of an annular disc. The annular disc has a generally wavy or undulating shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Technetics Group LLCInventors: Mark Whitlow, Tony Smith, Charles Smith, Jason Adams
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Patent number: 10212994Abstract: A replacement wrist band may include a display and at least one replaceable module formed on the wrist band itself.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Watterson, Tony A. Smith
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Patent number: 10085586Abstract: A system for dispensing a nutrient includes a dispensing device having a container, an orifice defined in the container, and a receiver that receives communications from an activity collecting device. The container dispenses the nutrient contained therein through the orifice in response to a communication from the activity collecting device.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.Inventors: Tony Smith, William T. Dalebout, Jared Willardson
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Patent number: 9936325Abstract: There is provided a system for use in an environment, the system comprising a microphone, a plurality of speakers, a memory storing an executable code, and a processor executing the executable code to receive a media content including an audio component, play the audio component of the media content over at least one of the plurality of speakers, detect, while playing the audio component, an ambient sound in the environment using the microphone, and adjust playing of the audio component of the media content for the at least one of the plurality of speakers based on the ambient sound in the environment.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Tony Smith, Leon Silverman, Alexander C. Chen
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Publication number: 20170359668Abstract: There is provided a system for use in an environment, the system comprising a microphone, a plurality of speakers, a memory storing an executable code, and a processor executing the executable code to receive a media content including an audio component, play the audio component of the media content over at least one of the plurality of speakers, detect, while playing the audio component, an ambient sound in the environment using the microphone, and adjust playing of the audio component of the media content for the at least one of the plurality of speakers based on the ambient sound in the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Tony Smith, Leon Silverman, Alexander C. Chen
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Publication number: 20170188668Abstract: A replacement wrist band may include a display and at least one replaceable module formed on the wrist band itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Scott R. Watterson, Tony A. Smith
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Patent number: 9397863Abstract: A cellular telecommunications network for facilitating communication connections for terminals having token identification modules, the network including: a location register for receiving requests to access the network and, if the requests are associated with a token identification module, redirecting the requests; a token register which receives redirected requests, generates connection identification data and transmits the connection identification data to the location register to identify the terminal to the location register; a network gateway component for establishing a communication between the network and the terminal in accordance with the connection identification data; and a network monitoring component for performing service management, such as a session authentication check. A network implementing the invention is capable of providing data communication sessions to terminals having identification modules that are not associated with MSISDN numbers.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: VODAFONE GROUP PLCInventors: Richard Gumbrell, Tony Smith, Yakeen Prabdial, Edmund Wontner
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Publication number: 20160058245Abstract: A system for dispensing a nutrient includes a dispensing device having a container, an orifice defined in the container, and a receiver that receives communications from an activity collecting device. The container dispenses the nutrient contained therein through the orifice in response to a communication from the activity collecting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Tony Smith, William T. Dalebout, Jared Willardson
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Publication number: 20160057789Abstract: A cellular telecommunications network is provided that facilitates communication connections for terminals having identification modules that are not associated with a subscriber record or Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network (MSISDN) number. The cellular telecommunications network implements providing a pool of unique connection numbers in response to a request for communication with a device incorporating a token identification module, assigning a selected one of the pooled numbers to the token identification module in a location register; and initiating a reconnection event, thereby providing the assigned number to the device by associating the device with a temporary unique connection number in the location register Embodiments described are directed to Machine-to-Machine (M2M) client terminals with embedded token identification modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Richard GUMBRELL, Graeme SANDIESON, Greg REEVE, Tony SMITH, Yakeen Prabdial
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Patent number: 9072081Abstract: A cellular telecommunications network that facilitates communication connections for terminals having identification modules that are not associated with a subscriber record or Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network (MSISDN). The cellular telecommunications network implements providing a pool of unique connection numbers; in response to a request for communication with a device incorporating a token identification module, assigning a selected one of the pooled numbers to the token identification module in a location register; and initiating a reconnection event, thereby providing the assigned number to the device by associating the device with a temporary unique connection number in the location register. Embodiments described are directed to Machine-to-Machine (M2M) client terminals with embedded token identification modules.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: VODAFONE GROUP PLCInventors: Richard Gumbrell, Graeme Sandieson, Greg Reeve, Tony Smith, Yakeen Prabdial
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Publication number: 20140220951Abstract: In a cellular telecommunications network that facilitates communication connections for terminals having identification modules that are not associated with a subscriber record or MSISDN number, the invention provides a method for temporarily associating unique connection numbers with those terminals, the method comprising at least: providing a pool of unique connection numbers; in response to a request for communication with a device incorporating a token identification module, assigning a selected one of the pooled numbers to the token identification module in a location register; and initiating a reconnection event, thereby providing the assigned number to the device by associating the device with a temporary unique connection number in the location register Embodiments described are directed to M2M client terminals with embedded token identification modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: VODAFONE GROUP PLCInventors: Richard Gumbrell, Graeme Sandieson, Greg Reeve, Tony Smith, Yakeen Prabdial
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Publication number: 20140161037Abstract: A cellular telecommunications network for facilitating communication connections for terminals having token identification modules, the network including: a location register for receiving requests to access the network and, if the requests are associated with a token identification module, redirecting the requests; a token register which receives redirected requests, generates connection identification data and transmits the connection identification data to the location register to identify the terminal to the location register; a network gateway component for establishing a communication between the network and the terminal in accordance with the connection identification data; and a network monitoring component for performing service management, such as a session authentication check. A network implementing the invention is capable of providing data communication sessions to terminals having identification modules that are not associated with MSISDN numbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: VODAFONE GROUP PLCInventors: Richard GUMBRELL, Tony Smith, Yakeen Prabdial, Edmund Wontner
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Patent number: 8005715Abstract: According to some embodiments, systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are provided for a domains template management system. In some cases, a domain landing page may be presented to a plurality of users, and historical user action data associated with the landing page may be collected. A subsequent presentation of the landing page may then be dynamically adjusting based on the historical user action data.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2006Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Innovation Interactive Inc.Inventors: Tony Smith, Michael Romoff, William A. Margiloff, Craig Pohan
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Publication number: 20090105892Abstract: The present invention is, in its various aspects and embodiments, a method and apparatus for use in acquiring telemetry regarding an airborne vehicle. In one aspect, the processing of acquired telemetry data is distributed to the points of acquisition rather than at the host station. In another aspect, various points on the telemetry acquisition system employ a common network interface through which the telemetry acquisition stations communicate acquired telemetry data to the control station. In still another aspect, the invention also includes a TDP/IP protocol for communicating between stations. Still other aspects and embodiments are disclosed and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Ryan J. Draughon, Tony A. Smith
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Publication number: 20080300110Abstract: In a system having an exercise device having an exercise mechanism, and a control panel operatively associated with the exercise mechanism and configured to vary one or more exercise parameters of the exercise mechanism, a method for storing and display exercise parameters in an exercise journal includes storing in a user specific exercise journal of the exercise device exercise data representative of one or more exercise parameters for each user, the exercise data corresponding to a range of time periods, displaying the user specific exercise journal within a display associated with the control panel with one or more selected time periods for a selected date range being displayed in a first portion of the display and cumulative exercise data for the selected user and the selected date range or the one or more time periods being displayed on a second portion of the display;Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2007Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: ICON, IPInventors: Tony Smith, David Watterson
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Publication number: 20070244748Abstract: According to some embodiments, systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are provided for a domains template management system. In some cases, a domain landing page may be presented to a plurality of users, and historical user action data associated with the landing page may be collected. A subsequent presentation of the landing page may then be dynamically adjusting based on the historical user action data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Inventors: Tony Smith, Michael Romoff, William Margiloff, Craig Pohan
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Publication number: 20050229923Abstract: A chimney liner adaptor is provided to allow air to flow between the outside environment and an annular space in a lined chimney flue. The adaptor may allow an air cooling system to operate but prevents undesirable elements from entering the annular space. The liner adaptor may be disposed between the chimney cap and the top walls of the chimney system and around the chimney liner. The adaptor may include perforated material, such as an expanded metal mesh, a metal screen, stamped metal screen, rugged netting, or the like. The perforated material permits gas flow, provides structural support for other elements of the adaptor, and filters out undesirable objects from entering the chimney.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Michael Barry, Michael Corbin, Russell Dimmitt, Elvin Hediger, Ronald Lach, Luann Morton, Greg Polakow, Tony Smith, Karen Stickels, Michael Wolfe
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Patent number: 6852023Abstract: A chimney liner adaptor is provided to allow air to flow between the outside environment and an annular space in a lined chimney flue. The adaptor may allow an air cooling system to operate but prevents undesirable elements from entering the annular space. The liner adaptor may be disposed between the chimney cap and the top walls of the chimney system and around the chimney liner. The adaptor may include perforated material, such as an expanded metal mesh, a metal screen, stamped metal screen, rugged netting, or the like. The perforated material permits gas flow, provides structural support for other elements of the adaptor, and filters out undesirable objects from entering the chimney.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2003Date of Patent: February 8, 2005Assignee: Copperfield Chimney Supply, Inc.Inventors: Elvin D. Hediger, Karen K. Stickels, Ronald J. Lach, Michael J. Corbin, Russell A. Dimmit, Tony Smith
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Publication number: 20040142652Abstract: A chimney liner adaptor is provided to allow air to flow between the outside environment and an annular space in a lined chimney flue. The adaptor may allow an air cooling system to operate but prevents undesirable elements from entering the annular space. The liner adaptor may be disposed between the chimney cap and the top walls of the chimney system and around the chimney liner. The adaptor may include perforated material, such as an expanded metal mesh, a metal screen, stamped metal screen, rugged netting, or the like. The perforated material permits gas flow, provides structural support for other elements of the adaptor, and filters out undesirable objects from entering the chimney.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: Elvin D. Hediger, Karen K. Stickels, Ronald J. Lach, Michael J. Corbin, Russell A. Dimmit, Tony Smith