Patents by Inventor William D. Smith

William 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).

  • Borehole tool orienting apparatus and systems
    Patent number: 3964553
    Abstract: Borehole orienting apparatus is provided wherein motion is imparted to a permanent magnet assembly to generate a moving magnetic field and receiver means are provided such that measurable signals are induced therein when the magnetic field is distorted due to the presence of a ferrous anomaly. The receiver means is rotated to produce an azimuthal scan such that there are induced in the receiver means signals from which the azimuthal location of the anomaly can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: Go International, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward R. Basham, William D. Smith
  • Superconductive transition metal carbonitride fibers and method for the preparation thereof
    Patent number: 3951870
    Abstract: Fine diameter continuous multifilament superconductor yarns comprising niobium carbonitride may be prepared. The fibers of which the yarn is composed possess a very high transition temperature (T.sub.c of 17.degree.K) combined with a good upper critical field (H.sub.c2 of 125 kG) and critical current density (J.sub.c of 10.sup.5 amps/cm.sup.2 at 40 kG). This invention provides excellent superconductor materials in the form of continuous fine diameter multifilament yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1973
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1976
    Assignee: The Carborundum Company
    Inventors: James Economy, John H. Mason, William D. Smith