Patents by Inventor William Smits

William Smits 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: 12065236
    Abstract: A system includes a surface, an actuator, and processing circuitry. The surface includes one or more non-actuating zones and one or more actuatable zones. The actuator is configured to a flow property of a fluid that flows over the one or more actuatable zones of the surface. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain a value of a parameter of the fluid that flows over the surface, and operate the actuator to adjust the flow property of the fluid that flows over the one or more actuatable zones based on the value of the parameter of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Enterprise Science Fund, LLC
    Inventors: Ivan Marusic, Alexander J. Smits, David William Wine
  • Publication number: 20110211221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identifying at least one photo from a set of photos, wherein use is made of tokens, the method comprising steps for:—making at least one subject image recording, such as a photo and/or a video, of a subject as part of a set of recordings by means of an image recording device with a image recording member,—making, as part of the set of recordings and by means of the image recording device, a token information recording of information identifiable by at least one token wherein it is the case that:—the at least one subject image recording can be identified by means of the information from a preceding or following token in the set of recordings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: PHOTONIC B.V.
    Inventor: Patrick William Smits Van Waesberghe
  • Publication number: 20030082212
    Abstract: A method of treating a patient sensitive to an allergen includes a desensitizing rapid immunotherapy protocol of administering to the patient a series of gradually increasing doses of a composition comprising the allergen at intervals of about 15 minutes for a duration of less than about 120 minutes, and preferably less than about 90 minutes. A pretreatment protocol administers to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of at least one composition that is effective in reducing a sensitivity of the patient to an asthma associated allergenic reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventor: William Smits
  • Patent number: 6488937
    Abstract: A method of treating a patient sensitive to an allergen includes a desensitizing rapid immunotherapy protocol of administering to the patient a series of gradually increasing doses of a composition comprising the allergen at intervals of about 15 minutes for a duration of less than about 120 minutes, and preferably less than about 90 minutes. A pretreatment protocol administers to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of at least one composition that is effective in reducing a sensitivity of the patient to an asthma associated allergenic reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Inventor: William Smits