Smith, Santa Barbara
Ben Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20160088044 | Limited-Access Media - An example method involves receiving, by a playback device in a media playback system, limited-access media, where the limited-access media corresponds to a limited-access playback device characteristic. The method may further involve determining, by the playback device, that a particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system. Based on determining that the particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system, the method may further involve causing the media playback system to play back the limited-access media. | 03-24-2016 |
Braden Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20150034161 | ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTING COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Organic molecule semi-conducting chromophores containing a halogen-substituted core structure are disclosed. Such compounds can be used in organic heterojunction devices, such as organic molecule solar cells and transistors. | 02-05-2015 |
Christian Johan Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20100283600 | Low power apparatus for preventing loss of cell phone and other high value items - A system for the prevention of loss of wallets, keys, purses and the like. The system uses a programmable wireless appliance such as a cell phone as a wireless tracker, and utilizes lightweight wireless tag devices attached to the items to protected. A software application executes on the wireless appliance to query the wireless tags and determines when any part of the system is going out of range. | 11-11-2010 |
Edward Peter Gordon Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20110001165 | EPITAXIALLY-GROWN POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTOR - A unit cell for use in an imaging system may include an absorber layer of semiconductor material formed on a semiconductor substrate, at least one contact including semiconductor material formed on the semiconductor substrate and electrically coupled to the absorber layer, and a cap layer of semiconductor material formed on the semiconductor substrate and electrically coupled to and formed between the absorber layer and the at least one contact. The absorber layer may be configured to absorb incident photons such that the absorbed photons excite electrons in the absorber layer to generate a photocurrent. The at least one contact may be configured to conduct the photocurrent to one or more electrical components external to the unit cell. The cap layer may be configured to conduct the photocurrent between the absorber layer and the at least one contact. | 01-06-2011 |
20120280350 | BARRIER DEVICE POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTOR - According to one embodiment, a position sensitive detector (PSD) comprises a plurality of layers, including a substrate layer, an absorber layer, a barrier layer, a sheet layer, and a contact layer. The absorber layer absorbs incident photons such that the absorbed photons excite positive charges and negative charges in the absorber layer. The barrier layer collects a photocurrent from the absorber layer, the photocurrent comprising either the positive charges or the negative charges. The sheet layer provides resistance to control the flow of the photocurrent between a point of incidence of the photons and a plurality of interconnect contacts. The contact layer comprises the interconnect contacts, each interconnect contact operable to conduct the photocurrent to one or more electrical components external to the PSD. The position sensitive detector facilitates determining the point of incidence of the photons according to a relative amount of photocurrent associated with each interconnect contact. | 11-08-2012 |
20130020666 | DIRECT READOUT FOCAL PLANE ARRAY - According to one embodiment, an image detector comprises a plurality of photosensitive detector unit cells interconnected to a plurality of integrated circuits by a plurality of direct bond interconnects. Each unit cell includes an absorber layer and a separation layer. The absorber layer absorbs incident photons such that the absorbed photons excite photocurrent comprising first charged carriers and second charged carriers having opposite polarities. The separation layer separates the first charged carriers for collection at one or more first contacts and the second charged carriers for collection at one or more second contacts. The first and second contacts include the direct bond interconnects to conduct the first charged carriers and the second charged carriers from the unit cells in order to facilitate image processing. | 01-24-2013 |
20130228887 | PHOTODETECTOR WITH SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE - Methods and structures for providing single-color or multi-color photo-detectors leveraging plasmon resonance for performance benefits. In one example, a radiation detector includes a semiconductor absorber layer having a first electrical conductivity type and an energy bandgap responsive to radiation in a first spectral region, a semiconductor collector layer coupled to the absorber layer and having a second electrical conductivity type, and a plasmonic resonator coupled to the collector layer and having a periodic structure including a plurality of features arranged in a regularly repeating pattern. | 09-05-2013 |
20130237003 | DIRECT READOUT FOCAL PLANE ARRAY - An image detector comprises a plurality of photosensitive detector unit cells interconnected to a plurality of integrated circuits by a plurality of direct bond interconnects. Each unit cell includes an absorber layer and a separation layer. The absorber layer absorbs incident photons such that the absorbed photons excite photocurrent comprising first charged carriers and second charged carriers having opposite polarities. The separation layer separates the first charged carriers for collection at one or more first contacts and the second charged carriers for collection at one or more second contacts. The first and second contacts include the direct bond interconnects to conduct the first charged carriers and the second charged carriers from the unit cells in order to facilitate image processing. | 09-12-2013 |
Jefrrey M. Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20140075791 | OUTSOLE COVER - A removable form-fitted outsole cover is disclosed for an article of footwear having a specific style and size, wherein the article of footwear has a finished outsole and an upper, the outsole being attached to the upper at an intersection of the outsole to the upper and defining a rim about an outer perimeter of the outsole of the article of footwear. The outsole cover comprises an elastic material especially adapted for attachment to the article of footwear and having a sole and an outer band, the outer band shaped and sized to be adapted for attachment to and conform with the rim of the outsole of the article of footwear and to cover the outsole of the article of footwear. | 03-20-2014 |
Kasey D. Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20130009045 | Self-Aligned Contacts for Photosensitive Detection Devices - A unit cell for use in an imaging system may include a layer of semiconductor material and a contact formed on the layer of semiconductor material. The layer of semiconductor material may have a bandgap such that the layer of semiconductor material absorbs photons of a particular range of wavelengths, transmits photons that are not of the particular range of wavelengths, and generates a photocurrent, referenced to a ground common, in response to the absorbed photons. The layer of semiconductor material may be formed on a substrate that transmits photons incident thereon to the layer of semiconductor material. The contact may be electrically coupled to the layer of semiconductor material such that the photocurrent is conducted from one surface of the contact to an opposing surface of the contact. | 01-10-2013 |
Lawrence C. Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20140202370 | EXTERNAL INFLATABLE DROP STITCH STABILITY SYSTEM FOR BOATS - An inflatable stability and fender system including high pressure drop stitch D-shaped tubes mounted on a hard sided monohull of a boat or on the side of a dock by extrusions, thru bolting and boat ropes for sealing engagement with the monohull of the boat or the dock. | 07-24-2014 |
Neil Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20160040649 | Wind Turbine Blade Lowering Apparatus - The present invention relates to a wind turbine enabling a cost effective and easy attachment/replacement of rotor blades and to a method of attaching a rotor blade to a hub of a wind turbine. The wind turbine in accordance with the invention comprises a tower resting on a base, at least one rotor blade having a blade connector portion, a nacelle housing a shaft to which a hub is attached, the nacelle being mounted atop the tower. Said hub of the wind turbine comprises a plurality of hub connection flanges, each hub connection flange being adapted to be detachably connected to a blade connector portion of a rotor blade. | 02-11-2016 |
Paul W. Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20130272107 | DEBRIS REDUCING DISK CLAMP FOR DISK DRIVES - A disk clamp for clamping a plurality of disks within a disk drive has a single fastening hole located at its symmetrical center sized to pass the shaft of a screw having a head diameter larger than the fastening hole. The screw fastens the disk clamp to a motor hub supporting the plurality of disks. The disk clamp has a moat around the fastening hole, at a maximum diameter that is smaller than the head diameter of the head on the fastening screw. The moat may be circular, have spike trenches angled toward the fastening hole, or be spiral. The diameter of the spiral moat decreases in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction toward the fastening hole. The midsection of the disk which the screw head covers is biased at a negative angle toward the fastening hole forcing particles generated during assembly toward the fastening hole of the disk clamp. | 10-17-2013 |
20130272108 | DISK CLAMP HAVING UNIFORM CLAMPING LOAD AND INDEX MARK - A disk clamp for clamping a number of magnetic hard disks within a disk drive has a plurality of balance weight holes and a coined index mark for use as a reference in balancing the hard disks after assembly. The disk clamp also has a coined profile located adjacent or around the balance weight holes in order to provide uniform circumferential clamp force by the disk clamp. The disk clamp has a profile that places the inner region of the disk clamp in the plastic deformation region at a certain specified clamping force at the center of the disk clamp. | 10-17-2013 |
20140139950 | DEBRIS REDUCING DISK CLAMP FOR DISK DRIVES - A disk clamp for clamping a plurality of disks within a disk drive has a single fastening hole located at its symmetrical center sized to pass the shaft of a screw having a head diameter larger than the fastening hole. The screw fastens the disk clamp to a motor hub supporting the plurality of disks. The disk clamp has a moat around the fastening hole, at a maximum diameter that is smaller than the head diameter of the head on the fastening screw. The moat may be circular, have spike trenches angled toward the fastening hole, or be spiral. The diameter of the spiral moat decreases in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction toward the fastening hole. The midsection of the disk which the screw head covers is biased at a negative angle toward the fastening hole forcing particles generated during assembly toward the fastening hole of the disk clamp. | 05-22-2014 |
Paul Wesley Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20150255095 | Swage Mount for Hard Disk Drives - A swage mount is provided for attaching a head suspension assembly to a head actuator arm for a hard disk drive. The swage mount has a flange body with a thickness for providing clearance from the underlying disk. The swage mount may have a tip for in-plane movement. The tip may be ‘T’ shaped. The tip has a thickness that is greater than the thickness of the flange body for withstanding out-of-plane loads and for enhancing performance of the hard disk drive, for example, during reading/writing of data using the head. Mass properties of the swage mount, the twisting/bending yield load, modal frequency responses, and other performance metrics are analyzed to design the dimensions of the swage mount having favorable in-plane compliance and superior out-of-plane robustness. | 09-10-2015 |
20150361537 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SWAGE MOUNT HAVING A MIXTURE OF CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND A COATING MATERIAL - A swage mount is manufactured for attaching a head suspension assembly to a head actuator arm for a hard disk drive. A conductive material is deposited on a predetermined part of the swage mount. A coating material is deposited on the swage mount including the predetermined part. Heat is applied to the swage mount, forming a mixture of the conductive material and the coating material. The mixture is conductive and supports a reliable connection between the swage mount and other disk drive components. Furthermore, the mixture enhances cleanliness by reducing particles shed from the swage mount. The conductive material is preferably gold, and the coating material is preferably nickel-based. | 12-17-2015 |
Richard Peter Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20130344687 | Methods of Fabricating Thick Semi-Insulating or Insulating Epitaxial Gallium Nitride Layers - Semiconductor device structures and methods of fabricating semiconductor devices structures are provided that include a semi-insulating or insulating GaN epitaxial layer on a conductive semiconductor substrate and/or a conductive layer. The semi-insulating or insulating GaN epitaxial layer has a thickness of at least about 4 μm. GaN semiconductor device structures and methods of fabricating GaN semiconductor device structures are also provided that include an electrically conductive SiC substrate and an insulating or semi-insulating GaN epitaxial layer on the conductive SiC substrate. The GaN epitaxial layer has a thickness of at least about 4 μm. GaN semiconductor device structures and methods of fabricating GaN semiconductor device structures are also provided that include an electrically conductive GaN substrate, an insulating or semi-insulating GaN epitaxial layer on the conductive GaN substrate, a GaN based semiconductor device on the GaN epitaxial layer and a via hole and corresponding via metal in the via hole that extends through layers of the GaN based semiconductor device and the GaN epitaxial layer. | 12-26-2013 |
Robert F. Smith, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20110026701 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EXPANDED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE - The present invention provides flexible call processing. For example, a call processor system can receive an inbound call intended for a called party and place an outbound call to the called party. The call processing system can provide the called party with a call transfer option. | 02-03-2011 |
20130195264 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EXPANDED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE - The present invention provides flexible call processing. For example, a call processor system can receive an inbound call intended for a called party and place an outbound call to the called party. The call processing system can provide the called party with a call transfer option. | 08-01-2013 |
20150215459 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EXPANDED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE - The present invention provides flexible call processing. For example, a call processor system can receive an inbound call intended for a called party and place an outbound call to the called party. The call processing system can provide the called party with a call transfer option. | 07-30-2015 |