MICHAEL BRIAN SMITH
Pilots at Calle Limonero, Thousand Oaks, CA

4775865, Oct 4, 1988

Jul 10, 1987

7/072336

Michael R. Smith - Thousand Oaks CA
Paul J. Davidson - Woodland Hills CA
Henry L. Pfister - Torrance CA

E-Lited Limited, A California Limited Partnership - Woodland Hills CA

G08G 107

340906

A system for providing early warning of the approach and egress of emergency vehicles in which the warning system provides a display to indicate the direction from which the emergency vehicle is approaching and in addition provides preemption control of the traffic signals at an intersection. A transmitter mounted on an emergency vehicle transmits a signal whenever it is on an emergency call which is received by infrared (I. R. ) receivers positioned at an intersection to respond to the transmitted signals. The received signal is then processed by a master controller which in turn pre-empts operation of traffic signals to control traffic flow at the intersection to which the emergency vehicle is approaching. The master controller also provides an output to display signs facing approaching traffic on each road approaching the intersection which displays messages and symbols indicating the direction of the approaching emergency vehicle. Additionally, the display system indicates whether the emergency vehicle has passed through and is departing the intersection.

4122853, Oct 31, 1978

Mar 14, 1977

5/777390

Michael R. Smith - Thousand Oaks CA

Spectra-Med - Thousand Oaks CA

A61B 1736

1283031

An apparatus and method for cauterizing biological tissue while providing isolation from surrounding absorbing tissue and fluid media. The device is comprised of a probe having a special window through which an infrared laser beam is directed to cauterize the biological tissue. The device is comprised of an infrared laser beam generator, a control circuit for controlling the intensity and duration of the laser beam and an articulated arm for directing the laser beam to the probe. The probe is comprised of a hollow, laser light guide tube having an infrared transparent window in its tip which permits the tip to be brought into contact with biological tissue such as vascular tissue to be cauterized while excluding the surrounding absorbing tissue from the effects of the beam. The probe may also include an adjacent endoscopic viewing tube and accessory tube to provide fluid, suction and optical illumination at the vicinity of the window.

4354102, Oct 12, 1982

Nov 13, 1980

6/206414

Richard H. Burns - North Hollywood CA
Michael R. Smith - Thousand Oaks CA
Irving J. Bell - Canoga Park CA
Kenneth Crabtree - Saugus CA

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air
Force - Washington DC

G01J 120

250201

Graphic data entry in an interactive graphic display system is achieved by means of an apparatus that provides automatic centering of a pointing laser beam on a hand held cursor. The graphic display system provides a means for displaying and comparing through superposition full size overlaid graphical data and projected graphical data on a common display screen. It includes a steerable pointing laser the beam of which scans the display screen in response to a laser beam deflection circuit. The system also includes laser beam position sensing and indicating circuits which accurately measure the laser beam position. Centering of the laser beam on the cursor at the display screen is accomplished by dithering the beam uniformly about its average position in a discrete dither pattern and utilizing the dither pattern to determine misalignment of the beam's average position with respect to the center of the cursor. The cursor includes photo detector elements that are geometrically configured to conform to the dither pattern so that signals derived from an eccentric relationship of the beam dither pattern and the photo detector element configuration can be processed to provide beam misalignment direction and magnitude error signals. These error signals drive a servo system that centers the average beam position on the cursor.

4158201, Jun 12, 1979

Oct 18, 1977

5/843192

Michael R. Smith - Thousand Oaks CA
Richard H. Burns - Glendale CA

The Singer Company - New York NY

G06K 1518

340783

A flat PLZT plate is utilized to form erasable images thereon which images may be projected or viewed directly. One embodiment includes electrically conductive islands on one side of the PLZT plate which are surrounded by and electrically isolated from an electrically conductive grid pattern. The portion of the PLZT plate located between an island and the surrounding portion of the grid pattern constitutes a pixel or image forming element. By grounding the grid pattern and applying an electrical charge to selected ones of the islands, an image can be formed on the PLZT plate which can be viewed directly or projected by means of polarized light. In order to form the erasable images on the PLZT plate by optical means, the grid pattern and islands are coated with a layer of photoconductive material upon which a layer of a transparent conductor is coated. By applying a potential to the transparent conductor and exposing the coated PLZT plate to an optical image, those islands subjected to the light radiation receive an electrical charge thereby forming a birefringence image in the PLZT plate.

6096425, Aug 1, 2000

Apr 25, 1996

8/637360

Michael Barry Smith - Thousand Oaks CA

Alcat, Incorporated - Milford CT

B32B 2736, B05D 506, G09J20100

428412

A transparent polarized plastic laminate is provided which includes: (a) a first plastic layer; (b) a second layer comprising a polyurethane polymer; (c) a third layer comprising a sandwich of a stretched and dyed polyvinyl alcohol film between two layers of cellulose triacetate or acrylic; (d) a fourth layer comprising a polyurethane polymer; and (e) a fifth plastic layer.

6177032, Jan 23, 2001

Sep 3, 1999

9/390588

Michael Barry Smith - Thousand Oaks CA
Gerard Nault - Cumberland RI

Alcat, Incorporated - Milford CT

B29D 1100

264 134

A laminated light-polarizing composite lens is efficiently produced by bonding a pre-formed polarized sheet to the front convex surface of a molded polycarbonate lens in an autoclave. Excellent optical properties are obtained by the replication from a polished glass surface to the front surface of the lens. The outer surface layer of the finished lens is isotropic and thus does not produce unwanted birefringence effects. The method is especially well suited for the production of optically corrected decentered polycarbonate lenses. The process is simple and easily changed to produce lenses with different base curves and colors.

D356732, Jan 23, 1990

Jul 10, 1987

7/073118

Paul J. Davidson - Woodland Hills CA
Michael R. Smith - Thousand Oaks CA

E-Lite Limited - Woodland Hills CA

D20 42

4388375, Jun 14, 1983

Nov 24, 1981

6/324507

Michael J. Hopper - Taylors SC
Michael R. Martin - Greenville SC
Lawrence Bolt - Van Nuys CA
Michael Smith - Thousand Oaks CA
Ali Tavasolian - North Hollywood CA

American Hoechst Corporation - Somerville NJ

B32B 2740, G02F 113

4284237

A polarizer having increased hydrolytic stability is produced by impregnating a polyvinyl alcohol substrate with an iodine containing composition and then subjecting the substrate to both concentrated infrared and ultraviolet radiation treatments sufficient to substantially increase the hydrolytic stability of the thusly formed polarizer. The polyvinyl alcohol film had been laminated to a polyester support with a dispersed, aqueous composition of polyvinyl alcohol or polyurethane on its surface.

4158715, Jun 19, 1979

Jan 17, 1978

5/870155

Michael R. Smith - Thousand Oaks CA
David B. Congleton - San Pedro CA
Arthur S. Diamond - Palos Verdes CA

The Singer Company - New York NY

B32B 2736

428412

A real-time laser recording film having a plastic/dye coating on one side thereof provides improved image sharpness and visual qualities. The film fabrication is compatible with continuous production techniques to provide an economical, high quality film.

4396642, Aug 2, 1983

Nov 24, 1981

6/324505

Lawrence Bolt - Van Nuys CA
Michael Smith - Thousand Oaks CA
Ali Tavasolian - No. Hollywood CA

American Hoechst Corporation - Somerville NJ

B05D 306

427 541

A polarizer having increased hydrolytic stability is produced by impregnating a polyvinyl alcohol film with an iodine containing composition and then subjecting the substrate to both concentrated infrared and ultraviolet radiation treatments.