Smurthwaite
David Smurthwaite, Alamo, CA US
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20130179610 | USB DEVICE WITH PASS-THROUGH HUB CONNECTION - A portable USB device is described herein. The portable USB device such as a storage drive or a card reader has a built-in pass-through hub connection. Instead of clogging up the USB port availability of a computer or other host device, the device provides an extra USB female receptacle on the device to allow the computer to flow information or power charge to another USB device connected to the female receptacle. | 07-11-2013 |
David F. Smurthwaite, Alamo, CA US
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20140281139 | DUAL-INTERFACE FLASH DRIVE - Various embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods of dual-interface flash drives which prevent both interfaces of the dual-interface flash drive from being able to be simultaneously connected to interface ports of devices. This eliminates the risk of damage to or malfunction of the dual-interface flash drive as a result of both interfaces being simultaneously connected. As one example, a dual-interface flash drive can include a housing with a standard USB connector on one end and a micro USB connector on the opposite end. A flash memory is embedded within the housing, and a protective shield is attached to the housing. The flash memory is protected from simultaneous access by both the standard USB connector and the micro USB connector by the protective shield physically preventing both connectors from being able to be simultaneously connected to a port of a device | 09-18-2014 |
David Field Smurthwaite, Alamo, CA US
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20150134893 | FLASH DRIVE SHAPED TO UTILIZE SPACE BEHIND A MOBILE DEVICE - A flash drive that can utilize space behind a mobile device is disclosed. In some embodiments, a body of the flash drive has three portions, a front portion, a back portion, and an intermediate portion that runs from the front portion to the back portion. A mobile device connector extends from a first end of the front portion, and a second connector extends from a second end of the back portion. The intermediate portion is configured to cause, when the mobile device connector is connected to the mobile device, the second connector and part of the back portion of the body to be located behind and, in some embodiments, adjacent to the back of the mobile device. This can enable part of the body to fit in a gap that can form between the back of the mobile device and a user's palm when the user holds the mobile device. | 05-14-2015 |
20150134983 | PROVIDING POWER TO A MOBILE DEVICE USING A FLASH DRIVE - A method and apparatus to provide electrical current to a mobile device using a flash drive is disclosed. The flash drive can be connected to two devices, a source device and a mobile device, and can be used to transfer power from the source device to the mobile device to, for example, charge a battery of the mobile device. The flash drive can also be used to transfer data between the two devices. For example, the flash drive can be connected to the source device, which can copy, e.g., a movie to the flash drive. The mobile device can be connected to the flash drive, and the movie can be copied or streamed to the mobile device. A user can watch the movie using the mobile device while the mobile device is using power from the source device to charge a battery of the mobile device. | 05-14-2015 |
20150135267 | FLASH DRIVE WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS INTEGRATED VIA A CONTROLLER - A method and apparatus that includes multiple functions integrated utilizing a single control module of a flash drive is disclosed. The integrated functions can be utilized by the flash drive to communicate with computing devices to which the flash drive is connected. The functions integrated using the single control module can include, for example, functionality to handle USB and Peripheral Protocol communications, to manage communications with a flash memory, and to communicate with a Security IC. Using the single control module, which can be implemented on an IC, the flash drive can, for example, communicate via USB with a laptop computer running the Windows OS, and can communicate via the Peripheral Protocol and USB with a smartphone running iOS. Data from the laptop computer, such as a movie, can be copied to the flash drive, and then can be copied or streamed to the smartphone. | 05-14-2015 |
Tricia D. Smurthwaite, Pasco, WA US
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20140353207 | Heavy Fossil Hydrocarbon Conversion and Upgrading Using Radio-Frequency or Microwave Energy - Conversion of heavy fossil hydrocarbons (HFH) to a variety of value-added chemicals and/or fuels can be enhanced using microwave (MW) and/or radio-frequency (RF) energy. Variations of reactants, process parameters, and reactor design can significantly influence the relative distribution of chemicals and fuels generated as the product. In one example, a system for flash microwave conversion of HFH includes a source concentrating microwave or RF energy in a reaction zone having a pressure greater than 0.9 atm, a continuous feed having HFH and a process gas passing through the reaction zone, a HFH-to-liquids catalyst contacting the HFH in at least the reaction zone, and dielectric discharges within the reaction zone. The HFH and the catalyst have a residence time in the reaction zone of less than 30 seconds. In some instances, a plasma can form in or near the reaction zone. | 12-04-2014 |
William J. Smurthwaite, Malvern, PA US
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20080252036 | Manually driven wheelchair - A wheelchair includes a standard foldable frame for supporting a seat with a first and second drive wheel driven by drive levers. Each wheel has a transmission providing for three forward speeds and a reverse speed, as well as a neutral position. The transmissions for the two wheels may be constructed of identical parts with the wheels being caused to rotate in opposite directions from the driving lever merely by reversing the direction of the pawls within the transmissions. The ratchet drive surfaces are provided with pawl engaging surfaces which may be driven in either of two directions. The wheelchair does not require any bulky equipment and the hub containing the transmission may be the size of a bicycle hub. The transmissions in both wheels are shifted by a single control. The wheelchair is provided with disk brakes. | 10-16-2008 |