Steve Smith
Steve Smith, Nottingham GB
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20100321852 | SWITCHING MEANS FOR CONNECTING A LOAD TO A POWER SUPPLY AND ITS METHOD OF OPERATION - A switching device for controlling the supply of power from a supply to a load comprises a solid-state switch arranged in parallel with a relay of normally closed type. The solid-state switch and the relay are arranged in series with the load and the power supply. The switch also comprises a control adapted to connect the power supply to the load by applying an activation signal to the solid-state switch to cause it to conduce, then de-energizing the relay and then removing the activation signal to the solid-state switch in that order. The control is also adapted to disconnect the power supply from the load by applying an activation signal to the solid-state switch to cause it to conduct, then energizing the relay and then removing activation signal to the solid-state switch in that order. A corresponding method of operation is also disclosed. | 12-23-2010 |
Steve Smith, Berkshire GB
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20100298140 | NOVEL HERBICIDES - Compounds of formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim | 11-25-2010 |
20120040826 | NOVEL HERBICIDES - Bicyclic dione compounds, and derivatives thereof, which are suitable for use as herbicides. | 02-16-2012 |
Steve Smith, Bracknell GB
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20100279868 | NOVEL HERBICIDES - Pyrandione, thiopyrandione and cyclohexanetrione compounds of formula (I), which are suitable for use as herbicides. | 11-04-2010 |
Steve Smith, Gloucester GB
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20100257946 | LOAD INDICATOR - A load indicator comprises a load bearing assembly of first and second load bearing members ( | 10-14-2010 |
Steve Smith, Allen, TX US
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20100033689 | COOLING SOLUTION FOR A SOLID STATE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DISPLAY - Provided in one embodiment is a heatsink. The heatsink may include a rib having first and second opposing surfaces. The heatsink may further include a first set of fins extending from the first surface, and a second set of fins extending from the second surface. The heatsink may further include one or more mounts configured to secure one or more solid state illumination sources to the rib. | 02-11-2010 |
20100141902 | SHORT THROW PROJECTION LENS WITH A DOME - The present invention relates to an outer dome configured to provide protection and optical correction to a system of projection optics and the output thereof. More particularly, an optical projection system having an optical offset of greater than 100% is comprised within a projector housing having an outer dome comprised of an optically active material mounted onto an opening approximately coinciding with the optical projection system's exit pupil. The outer dome is configured to be decenterized from the exit pupil (e.g., the center of the dome is offset from the exit pupil in one or more of an x, y, and z direction) such that it provides optical correction to a projected image. Therefore, an outer dome is configured to provide protection to optical elements provided therein and improvement of projected image quality (e.g., reduced image distortion, reduced aberration). | 06-10-2010 |
Steve Smith, Vienna, VA US
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20090282479 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MISUSE DETECTION - A method and system for discovering inappropriate and/or illegitimate use of Web page content, comprising: monitoring access to a first Web page by a user; comparing information from the first Web page to information from a second known legitimate Web page; and determining whether the first Web page is legitimate based on the compared information. | 11-12-2009 |
20150304347 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MISUSE DETECTION - A method and system for discovering inappropriate and/or illegitimate use of Web page content, comprising: monitoring access to a first Web page by a user; comparing information from the first Web page to information from a second known legitimate Web page; and determining whether the first Web page is legitimate based on the compared information. | 10-22-2015 |
Steve Smith, Richmond, CA US
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20090062559 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF BIOFUEL - Alkyl esters boiling largely within the specification range for jet fuel may be made from triglycerides without a water-washing step, by centrifugation in a timely manner and at a sufficiently high time/G-force/distance product so as to bring about separation of a transitory second phase containing the residual catalyst. The esters or fractions thereof may be combined with jet or diesel fuels to lower the freezing and cloud points respectively. | 03-05-2009 |
Steve Smith, Irvine, CA US
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20080262466 | STORAGE CONTAINER - Storage containers for storing fluids are generally discussed herein with particular discussions on storage containers having a rubber septum for port access. Aspects of the present invention further include provisions for a gasket to displace an internal space between a cap and a nozzle of a storage container to minimize or eliminate seepage into the same space. | 10-23-2008 |
20090036863 | FLEXIBLE STORAGE CONTAINER - A flexible container for fluid administration is provided having a body defining a cavity, a base, and at least one port comprising a flange in contact with a flange of a terminal port having a punctureable membrane layer. The body has a cross-sectional configuration including a lower body section of a first dimension, a middle body section of a second dimension, and an upper body section of a third dimension, wherein the second dimension is smaller than the first dimension and the third dimension. The flexible container may also include a base having a plurality of creases that are foldable to form two folded ends each including an extension having a base of a first dimension and a tip of a second dimension. | 02-05-2009 |
20130046273 | FLEXIBLE STORAGE CONTAINER - A flexible container for fluid administration is provided having a body defining a cavity, a base, and at least one port comprising a flange in contact with a flange of a terminal port having a punctureable membrane layer. The body has a cross-sectional configuration including a lower body section of a first dimension, a middle body section of a second dimension, and an upper body section of a third dimension, wherein the second dimension is smaller than the first dimension and the third dimension. The flexible container may also include a base having a plurality of creases that are foldable to form two folded ends each including an extension having a base of a first dimension and a tip of a second dimension. | 02-21-2013 |
20130053813 | FLEXIBLE STORAGE CONTAINER - A flexible container for fluid administration is provided having a body defining a cavity, a base, and at least one port comprising a flange in contact with a flange of a terminal port having a punctureable membrane layer. The body has a cross-sectional configuration including a lower body section of a first dimension, a middle body section of a second dimension, and an upper body section of a third dimension, wherein the second dimension is smaller than the first dimension and the third dimension. The flexible container may also include a base having a plurality of creases that are foldable to form two folded ends each including an extension having a base of a first dimension and a tip of a second dimension. | 02-28-2013 |
Steve Smith, Ventura, CA US
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20090022114 | ACCESS POINT IN A WIRELESS LAN - A wireless access device in a local area network (LAN) having a plurality of transceivers. Each transceiver has a directional antenna positioned in a substantially circular array to communicate signals with a plurality of stations in a corresponding sector. Each sector defines a portion of a coverage area surrounding the wireless access device. The wireless access device has a network interface to a data network, and an array controller to control communication of data between the stations and the transceivers, and between the transceivers and the network interface. | 01-22-2009 |
20120230307 | ACCESS POINT IN A WIRELESS LAN - A wireless access device in a local area network (LAN) having a plurality of transceivers. Each transceiver has a directional antenna positioned in a substantially circular array to communicate signals with a plurality of stations in a corresponding sector. Each sector defines a portion of a coverage area surrounding the wireless access device. The wireless access device has a network interface to a data network, and an array controller to control communication of data between the stations and the transceivers, and between the transceivers and the network interface. | 09-13-2012 |
20130121327 | WIRELESS LAN ARRAY - A wireless access device in a local area network (LAN) having a plurality of transceivers. Each transceiver has a directional antenna positioned in a substantially circular array to communicate signals with a plurality of stations in a corresponding sector. Each sector defines a portion of a coverage area surrounding the wireless access device. The wireless access device has a network interface to a data network, and an array controller to control communication of data between the stations and the transceivers, and between the transceivers and the network interface. The array controller is configured to modify channel assignments so as to minimize channel interference dynamically. | 05-16-2013 |
20130121328 | WIRELESS ACCESS POINT ARRAY - A system of at least one wireless access device in a local area network (LAN) having a plurality of transceivers. Each transceiver has a directional antenna positioned in a substantially circular array to communicate signals with a plurality of stations in a corresponding sector. Each sector defines a portion of a coverage area surrounding the wireless access device. The wireless access device has a network interface to a data network, and an array controller to control communication of data between the stations and the transceivers, and between the transceivers and the network interface. The array controller is configured to modify channel assignments so as to minimize channel interference dynamically. | 05-16-2013 |
Steve Smith, Bartlesville, OK US
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20080202762 | FLUID FILTRATION TOOL - A dual use fluid filtration tool to separate both solids and gas from a fluid. The fluid filtration tool is suspended from and connected to downhole equipment, such as a downhole submersible pump having a motor, which rotates a shaft. The tool includes a housing having a cylindrical wall with a plurality of perforations therethrough and m interior chamber therein. A removable cylindrical filter surrounds the interior chamber of the housing in order to filter solid particles. At least one centralizer bearing within the interior chamber of the housing centralizes the shaft which passes therethrough. The fluid in the interior chamber is radially induced in order to separate gas from fluid. The gas separated from the fluid is directed out of the chamber while the fluid remaining in the interior chamber is directed to the intake of the downhole pump. | 08-28-2008 |
Steve Smith, Piedmont, CA US
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20120148857 | Treated wood and methods of treatment - A method is taught for of producing a relatively insoluble cation-borate in wood by sequential impregnation of wood with a cation-compound or a borate compound and subsequently the impregnation of the wood with a borate compound or a cation-compound so as to produce a precipitate of cation-borate within the treated wood, without using ammonia or volatile amines. | 06-14-2012 |
Steve Smith, Arlington, MA US
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20120164748 | Nanoliter Array Loading - An interface is provided for storing microfluidic samples in a nanoliter sample chip. A fluid access structure provides a fluid access region to a selected subset of sample wells from an array of sample wells. A fluid introduction mechanism introduces a sample fluid to the fluid access region so that the sample wells in the selected subset are populated with the sample fluid without the unselected sample wells being populated with the sample fluid. | 06-28-2012 |
20140031262 | Nanoliter Array Loading - An interface is provided for storing microfluidic samples in a nanoliter sample chip. A fluid access structure provides a fluid access region to a selected subset of sample wells from an array of sample wells. A fluid introduction mechanism introduces a sample fluid to the fluid access region so that the sample wells in the selected subset are populated with the sample fluid without the unselected sample wells being populated with the sample fluid. | 01-30-2014 |
Steve Smith, Edgeley GB
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20120241602 | Method of Screening a Sample for the Presence of One or More Known Compounds of Interest and a Mass Spectrometer Performing this Method - A method of screening a sample for the presence of one or more known compounds of interest is disclosed. A fragmentation device is repeatedly switched between a fragmentation mode of operation and a non-fragmentation mode of operation. A determination is made whether a candidate parent ion of interest is present in a non-fragmentation data set and whether one or more corresponding fragment ions of interest are present in a fragmentation data set. A further determination is made to check if the candidate parent ion of interest and the one or more corresponding fragment ions of interest have substantially similar elution or retention times and/or ion mobility drift times. | 09-27-2012 |
Steve Smith US
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20120293304 | IDENTIFICATION AUTHENTICATION IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Systems and methods for an identification capable communication device are provided. The communication device or line is registered or associated with a primary unique ID that identifies a person. Furthermore, the unique ID is associated with a secondary unique ID (e.g., biometric information of that person, or a unique identification code only known by that person). The combination of the primary and the secondary IDs is registered with a server system that is capable of verifying the two IDs when a communication connection is initiated from the registered communication device or line. | 11-22-2012 |
Steve Smith, Fullerton, CA US
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20130175464 | GRIPPING MECHANISM FOR A GAS TANK VALVE - A gripping mechanism for a gas tank utility valve is provided. The mechanism has a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion provides a grip that allows for hand-tightening of the valve and the bottom portion is formed to include at least one cavity that receives the knob attached to the utility valve in a relatively tight-fit fashion. | 07-11-2013 |
Steve Smith, Wollongong AU
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20140021694 | WHEELCHAIR - A wheelchair includes a frame and first and second rear wheels that are each independently mounted to the frame via a respective mounting hub. Each rear wheel is detachably mounted to its respective mounting hub at two or more distinct hub mounting points. Either or both of the hub mounting points can be movable with respect to a remainder of the hub. A disk can be positioned at the rear wheel and a stop element located at the mounting hub can be selectively operated to interfere with the disk to prevent rotation of that rear wheel. Each rear wheel may include a push-rim having an elastomeric outer layer to facilitate manual gripping and an externally facing generally flat side face. The frame can include first and second spaced apart and unitary tubes which each extend in an unbroken manner from a wheelchair seat to a wheelchair forward region. | 01-23-2014 |
Steve Smith, Austin, TX US
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20140344077 | USED INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SALES APPLICATION SUITES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - Used industrial equipment sales systems and related apparatus and methods. Servers of embodiments store files of information regarding conditions of pieces of used industrial equipment. That information further comprises an inspection report configured to reflect the type of industrial equipment to which the piece of used industrial equipment belongs and to reflect predetermined components associated with the equipment type. Note that client devices are configured to access the file, ascertain the equipment type, and display the report. Inspection reports can include voice notes and multimedia files. Moreover, the reports can be location and/or time stamped. If desired, the client devices can indicate a service status of a piece of equipment wherein the inspection reports remain private while the service status is incomplete. In addition, or in the alternative, the inspection reports can have associated therewith indications of their trustworthiness. Thus, systems of embodiments can establish trusted environments. | 11-20-2014 |
Steve Smith, Stockport GB
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20140367565 | Method of Screening a Sample for the Presence of One or More Known Compounds of Interest and a Mass Spectrometer Performing this Method - A method of screening a sample for the presence of one or more known compounds of interest is disclosed. A fragmentation device is repeatedly switched between a fragmentation mode of operation and a non-fragmentation mode of operation. A determination is made whether a candidate parent ion of interest is present in a non-fragmentation data set and whether one or more corresponding fragment ions of interest are present in a fragmentation data set. A further determination is made to check if the candidate parent ion of interest and the one or more corresponding fragment ions of interest have substantially similar elution or retention times and/or ion mobility drift times. | 12-18-2014 |
Steve Smith, Trabuco Canyon, CA US
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20150066142 | Four Chamber Redundant-Impeller Artificial Heart - An artificial heart for use in a human recipient includes a housing within which a quartet of turbine pump segments are operative. The quartet of turbine pump segments provides a redundancy which in turn enhances the safety factor provided by the artificial heart. A controller is powered by a rechargeable battery and is operative to apply appropriate drive signals to the motor drives of the turbine pump segments. The battery may be implanted along with the controller to avoid the need for any external connections to the artificial heart. An inductively coupled battery charger for use outside the recipient's body is positioned proximate the battery charger to provide inductively coupled charging for use in driving the artificial heart. | 03-05-2015 |
20150300334 | ROTARY DRIVE LINEAR ROD DISPLACEMENT PUMP - A rotary drive linear rod displacement pump includes a pump housing supporting a plurality of radially spaced linear rod displacement pump segments. A rotor supporting a plurality of roller cam followers is rotatably coupled to the pump segments and is driven by a source of rotary power. As the rotor is driven, the cam followers articulate the pump segments. | 10-22-2015 |
Steve Smith, Alton, IL US
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20150321861 | RAMP DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM UTILIZING A RATCHET STRAP MECHANISM - A ramp deployment system for securing a mobile ramp arrangement including a first ramp and a second ramp to the entrance of a trailer using a ratchet strap mechanism is disclosed. The ratchet strap mechanism includes a first ratchet strap that is secured between the first ramp and the trailer and a second ratchet strap that is secured between the second ramp and the trailer when the ratchet strap mechanism is actuated such that the mobile ramp arrangement is sufficiently secured to the trailer to support the weight of a utility vehicle that is accessing the trailer. | 11-12-2015 |
Steve Smith, Charles City, IA US
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20160050848 | BALE SPREADER - A spreader having at least two rotors rotatably attached to a first and a second support member. Extending below the rotors is a moveable apron. Attached above the support members is a hood with a pivotally connected deflector. | 02-25-2016 |
Steve Smith, Schiller Park, IL US
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20160122058 | SHRINK WRAP TUNNEL - A heat shrink tunnel with width adjustment includes a pair of opposing side wall assemblies, each including an outer wall and an inner perforated wall defining a plenum therebetween. The opposing side walls define a product path with the side wall assemblies being movable toward and away from each other. A heater/blower assembly disposed in each of the opposing side walls and has an outlet directed into the product path. A shroud extends over the side wall assemblies and an open top space between the side all assemblies. The side wall assemblies extend upwardly toward an inside of the shroud so as to define a small gap between tops of the side wall assemblies and the inside of the shroud. The shroud has a bottom wall. A conveyor is configured to convey items through the heat shrink tunnel. A tunnel includes a side wall assembly width adjusting assembly to move the side walls toward and away from one another by actuation of a single actuator. | 05-05-2016 |