Patents by Inventor William Robert Smith

William Robert 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).

  • Publication number: 20190134832
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for a pair of hair cutting shears that includes two pivotally connected shear blades, consisting of a first blade and a second blade, wherein a razor may extend across the first blade and the second blade contains an engagement device, for receiving a comb for selectively securing the comb within the engagement device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: William Robert SMITH
  • Patent number: 5652863
    Abstract: A method of graphical representation of media partitioning and fixed disk data management utilizes manipulable graphical computer images to represent hard disk data storage space in a computer. The graphical images are manipulated by the user to define and position target installation partitions and to reposition existing partitions upon a hard disk. A partitioning subroutine program partitions and/or repartitions the disk according to the relative position of graphically selected partitions upon the image of the disk. The graphic images of the hard disk and the data partitions thereon are labeled with identifying legends to assist the user in selecting and manipulating the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Miguel Fernando Asensio, Pedro C. Rodriguez, William Robert Smith, Vickie Elaine Szarek, Duane Stephen Wood