Patents by Inventor Wendell Smith
Wendell 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: 11951035Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for controlling a patient's body temperature by endovascular heat exchange.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ZOLL Circulation, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Thomas Dabrowiak, Jessica Megan Clayton, John Thomas Buckley, Christo P. Pamichev, Craig Wendell Pendry, Paul Eric Peterson, Richard Allen Smith, Sean W. Yip, John William Jacobsen
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Publication number: 20220207634Abstract: An approach is provided for matching a candidate user to an institution based on athletic performance information, athletic observation information, and selection criteria. The approach involves receiving a first data set from a first device associated with a candidate user, wherein the first data set includes athletic performance information. The approach also involves receiving a second data set from a second device associated with a coaching user, wherein the second data set includes athletic observation information associated with the candidate user. The approach further involves determining selection criteria associated with a plurality of institutions for a sports program. The approach also involves matching the candidate user with one or more of the plurality of institutions based on the first data set, the second data set, and the determined selection criteria. The approach further involves initiating presentation of the one or more matching institutions to the first device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Craig RIDLEY, Thomas BOOTH, Hassan ALI, Wendell SMITH, Tracey RAYBOURN, Mark BLOSE, Brian CHENG
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Publication number: 20080274192Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound 6-[2-(methylcarbamoyl)phenylsulfanyl]-3-E-[2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethenyl]indazole, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, in an amorphous form.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2006Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: PFIZER INC.Inventors: Dwayne Thomas Friesen, Douglas Alan Lorenz, Scott Wendell Smith
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Publication number: 20080052017Abstract: A system for monitoring electricity consumption in a building, comprising a transmitter connected to the primary electricity input of the building for wirelessly transmitting consumption data to at least one display device. The display device is adapted to receive data from the Internet for analysis and comparison to the consumption data generated by the transmitter. The transmitter includes an electricity detection circuit that comprises a diode bridge and a difference amplifier connected to a microprocessor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Inventors: Wendell Smith, Robert DeSorbo
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Publication number: 20060119106Abstract: A system for capturing and converting and/or storing wind energy includes a vessel adapted to receive at least one wind machine for capturing wind and a device for converting wind energy to storable energy. A method of adapting a vessel, such as a surplus cargo ship or an oil tanker, for use as a offshore power generating system comprises equipping a vessel with devices for capturing a renewable energy source, positioning the vessel at sea to capture the renewable energy source, converting the renewable energy to a storable energy source, and storing the converted energy, and repositioning the vessel to capture further renewable energy or transport the stored, converted energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: June 8, 2006Inventors: Robert Borden, Wendell Smith
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Publication number: 20050161950Abstract: A system for capturing and converting and/or storing wind energy includes a vessel adapted to receive at least one wind machine for capturing wind and a device for converting wind energy to storable energy. A method of adapting a vessel, such as a surplus cargo ship or an oil tanker, for use as a offshore power generating system comprises equipping a vessel with devices for capturing a renewable energy source, positioning the vessel at sea to capture the renewable energy source, converting the renewable energy to a storable energy source, and storing the converted energy, and repositioning the vessel to capture further renewable energy or transport the stored, converted energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventors: Robert Borden, Wendell Smith
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Patent number: 6534178Abstract: In accordance with the foregoing, the present invention comprises a polyester epoxy resin powder coating exhibiting improved impact resistance and flexibility, without the loss of other key properties and where the 1,3-PDO modified polyester has lower melt viscosity than polyesters made with 100% neopentyl glycol, which is formed by reacting: a) A carboxyl functional polyester resin formed by reacting one or more aliphatic glycols and one or more polycarboxylic acids and/or anhydrides, wherein 5 to 90% (on a molar basis) of the aliphatic glycol is 1,3-propanediol, in the presence of an esterification catalyst and then endcapping the polyester with an endcapping agent to ensure that the polyester has carboxyl chain ends; and b) An epoxy resin crosslinking agent.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Lichang Zhou, Shelby F. Thames, Oliver Wendell Smith, Wyndham Henry Boon, Thomas Clayton Forschner
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Patent number: 6441087Abstract: Disclosed is an acrylic polyurethane coating composition characterized by improved impact resistance and high gloss and produced by reacting a polyol, optionally a catalyst, and a polyisocyanate crosslinking agent, wherein the polyol is substituted with 2 to 50% by weight of a polytrimethylene carbonate diol or triol.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2000Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Lichang Zhou, Oliver Wendell Smith, Thomas Clayton Forschner, Wyndham Henry Boon, David Eric Gwyn, Shelby Freland Thames
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Publication number: 20020061963Abstract: Disclosed is a carboxyl capped polyester powder coating composition, where the polyester has an acid number of 10 to 100 mg KOH/g, characterized by improved flexibility without significant loss of other properties, said powder coating prepared by substituting 5 to 90 mole % of the aliphatic diol in the polyester resin with 1,3-propanediol, and reacting with one or more dicarboxylic acids and trimethylolpropane, and formulating into a powder coating with a triglycidyl isocyanurate resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2001Publication date: May 23, 2002Inventors: Shelby Freland Thames, Oliver Wendell Smith, Lichang Zhou, Wyndham Henry Boon, Thomas Clayton Forschner, David Eric Gwyn
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Publication number: 20010047062Abstract: In accordance with the foregoing, the present invention comprises a polyester epoxy resin powder coating exhibiting improved impact resistance and flexibility, without the loss of other key properties and where the 1,3-PDO modified polyester has lower melt viscosity than polyesters made with 100% neopentyl glycol, which is formed by reacting:Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2001Publication date: November 29, 2001Inventors: Lichang Zhou, Shelby F. Thames, Oliver Wendell Smith, Wyndham Henry Boon, Thomas Clayton Forschner
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Patent number: 5811230Abstract: Novel bicyclic pyrazolo couplers containing a fully substituted carbon at the 6-position of the bicyclic structure and a ballast group of formula (I): ##STR1## are useful in photographic materials and processes. The couplers exhibit increased coupling activity, and provide formation of dyes having improved maximum magenta image dye density, contrast, and photographic speed when employed in color photographic materials and processes. The variables are defined more specifically in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1996Date of Patent: September 22, 1998Assignee: Eastman Kodak CompanyInventors: Ping Wah Tang, Wendell Smith, Stanley W. Cowan
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Patent number: 4119593Abstract: High solids, low energy cure coating compositions of aliphatic polyepoxides, monocarboxylic acid compounds as initiator and stannous salts as catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1977Date of Patent: October 10, 1978Assignee: Union Carbide CorporationInventors: Oliver Wendell Smith, Joseph Victor Koleske
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Patent number: 4102942Abstract: High solids coating or ink compositions comprising blends of low molecular weight acrylic copolymers having pendant carboxyl groups and aliphatic polyepoxides.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1976Date of Patent: July 25, 1978Assignee: Union Carbide CorporationInventors: Oliver Wendell Smith, Robert Arthur Taller, Joseph Victor Koleske
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Patent number: 4101603Abstract: High solids coating compositions comprising a polycaprolactone derivative and a mixture of a methylolated melamine and a low molecular weight polyol; and, optionally, solvent and catalyst. The polycaprolactone derivative used in the coating compositions can be (A) a polycaprolactone polyol; or (B) the reaction product of a polycaprolactone polyol and an anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid; or (C) the reaction product of a polycaprolactone polyol, a polyisocyanate and an anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid; or (D) the reaction product of a polycaprolactone polyol, a diepoxide and an anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid; the polycaprolactone polyol referred to in the above four classes, Types A to D, has an average of at least two hydroxyl groups in the molecule, a hydroxyl number of from about 15 to about 600 and an average molecular weight of from about 290 to about 6,000. The carboxylic acid anhydride mentioned has at least one intramolecular carboxylic anhydride group.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1976Date of Patent: July 18, 1978Assignee: Union Carbide CorporationInventors: Oliver Wendell Smith, Joseph Victor Koleske
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Patent number: 4096125Abstract: Water insoluble adducts are produced comprising the reaction product of a polycaprolactone polyol and an anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid. The polycaprolactone polyol reacted with the anhydride of the polycarboxylic acid has an average of at least two hydroxyl groups in the molecule, a hydroxyl number of from about 15 to 600 and an average molecular weight of from about 290 to about 6,000. The carboxylic acid anhydride has at least one intramolecular carboxylic anhydride group. These water insoluble adducts on reaction with an inorganic or organic base produce water soluble, carboxyl modified oligomer addition reaction products which are eminently suitable for the production of aqueous coatings compositions. Exceptionally good coatings compositions are obtained when a crosslinker is present in the coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1976Date of Patent: June 20, 1978Assignee: Union Carbide CorporationInventors: Oliver Wendell Smith, Joseph Victor Koleske
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Patent number: 4086293Abstract: High solids compositions, useful as inks or coatings, comprising a mixture of a polycaprolactone derivative and a polyepoxide crosslinking agent. There can optionally be present an organic isocyanate, catalyst and solvent. The polycaprolactone derivative used in the composition is the reaction product, or adduct, of a polycaprolactone polyol and an intramolecular carboxylic acid anhydride; it is water insoluble.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1976Date of Patent: April 25, 1978Assignee: Union Carbide CorporationInventors: Oliver Wendell Smith, Joseph Victor Koleske
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Patent number: 4086294Abstract: Water insoluble polycaprolactone-epoxide adducts are produced comprising the reaction product of a polycaprolactone polyol, a diepoxide and an anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid. The polycaprolactone polyol reacted with the diepoxide and the anhydride of the polycarboxylic acid has at least two hydroxyl groups in the molecule, a hydroxyl number of from about 15 to about 600 and an average molecular weight of from about 290 to about 6,000. The carboxylic acid anhydride has at least one intramolecular carboxylic anhydride group. These water insoluble polycaprolactone-epoxide adducts on reaction with an inorganic or organic base produce water soluble, carboxyl modifier polycarprolactone-epoxide oligomer addition reaction products which are eminently suitable for the production of aqueous coatings compositions. Exceptionally good coatings compositions are obtained when a crosslinker is present in the coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1976Date of Patent: April 25, 1978Assignee: Union Carbide CorporationInventors: Joseph Victor Koleske, Oliver Wendell Smith
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Patent number: 4080318Abstract: Water insoluble urethane adducts are produced comprising the reaction product of a polycaprolactone polyol, a polyisocyanate and an anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid. The polycaprolactone polyol reacted with the polyisocyanate and the anhydride of the polycarboxylic acid has an average of at least two hydroxyl groups in the molecule, a hydroxyl number of from about 15 to about 600 and an average molecular weight of from about 290 to about 6,000. The carboxylic acid anhydride has at least one intramolecular carboxylic anhydride group. These water insoluble urethane adducts on reaction with an inorganic or organic base produce water soluble, carboxyl modified urethane oligomer addition reaction products which are eminently suitable for the production of aqueous coatings compositions. Exceptionally good coatings compositions are obtained when a crosslinker is present in the coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1976Date of Patent: March 21, 1978Assignee: Union Carbide CorporationInventors: Oliver Wendell Smith, Joseph Victor Koleske
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Patent number: 4076674Abstract: Latex compositions are obtained having improved properties comprising an acrylic latex and a water soluble, carboxyl modified oligomer as adduct reaction product. These adducts are produced by initially obtaining a water insoluble product which is (1) the reaction product of a polycaprolactone polyol and an anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid; or (2) the reaction product of a polycaprolactone polyol, a polyisocyanate and an anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid; or (3) the reaction product of a polycaprolactone polyol, a diepoxide and an anhydride of a polycarboxylic acid. In producing either of the above three types of adducts or products the polycaprolactone polyol used has an average of at least two hydroxyl groups in the molecule, a hydroxyl number of from about 15 to about 600 and an average molecular weight of from about 290 to about 6,000. The carboxylic acid anhydride has at least one intramolecular carboxylic anhydride group.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1976Date of Patent: February 28, 1978Assignee: Union Carbide CorporationInventors: Joseph Victor Koleske, Oliver Wendell Smith
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Patent number: 4016059Abstract: Compositions of amine derivatives of acrylated epoxidized soybean oil, which are the reaction products of an organic amine with the reaction product of epoxidized soybean oil with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, and an acrylyl compound which are useful as coatings and inks are cured by radiation. The compositions can also contain photosensitizers and/or pigments.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 1975Date of Patent: April 5, 1977Assignee: Union Carbide CorporationInventors: David John Trecker, George Wayne Borden, Oliver Wendell Smith