Patents by Inventor Benjamin Baer
Benjamin Baer 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).
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Patent number: 11911894Abstract: Various example embodiments described herein relates, to an item manipulation system that can include a control system and an end effector. The end effector can include a tube defining a channel between a first end and a second end. The tube can include, a flexible suction cup that can be disposed within the channel of the tube. In some examples, the flexible suction cup can engage a surface of the item based on suction force generated through the flexible suction cup. The end effector also includes a linear actuator that can be mechanically coupled to the flexible suction cup. The end effector can be configured to: extend, the flexible suction cup towards the second end of the channel to position at least a portion of the flexible suction cup outside the tube and retract, the flexible suction cup within the channel to position the flexible suction cup within the tube.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLCInventors: John Simons, Matthew R. Wicks, Grant R. Jeremiah, Benjamin Baer
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Publication number: 20200353629Abstract: Various example embodiments described herein relates, to an item manipulation system that can include a control system and an end effector. The end effector can include a tube defining a channel between a first end and a second end. The tube can include, a flexible suction cup that can be disposed within the channel of the tube. In some examples, the flexible suction cup can engage a surface of the item based on suction force generated through the flexible suction cup. The end effector also includes a linear actuator that can be mechanically coupled to the flexible suction cup. The end effector can be configured to: extend, the flexible suction cup towards the second end of the channel to position at least a portion of the flexible suction cup outside the tube and retract, the flexible suction cup within the channel to position the flexible suction cup within the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: John Simons, Matthew R. Wicks, Grant R. Jeremiah, Benjamin Baer
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Patent number: 10361796Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for satellite noise and interference calibration using satellite terminal measurements. In one implementation, a method includes partitioning a satellite network into a first partition including a plurality of terminals and a plurality of inroute frequency channels (IFCs); instructing the plurality of terminals of the partition to measure the SINR of the plurality of IFCs; processing the plurality of SINR measurements to compute normalized IFC measurements for each of the plurality of terminals; processing the normalized IFC measurements for each terminal to compute final calibrated IFC SINR offsets for each IFC of the partition; and normalizing the final calibrated IFC SINR offsets with respect to a lowest SINR offset IFC. The normalized final calibration offsets may be made available to each of the satellite terminals. During subsequent operation, the satellite terminals may consider the amount of interference present in an IFC before switching to the channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Jacob Rozmaryn, Matthew Benjamin Baer, Javier Alveiro Monroy
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Publication number: 20170373771Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for satellite noise and interference calibration using satellite terminal measurements. In one implementation, a method includes partitioning a satellite network into a first partition including a plurality of terminals and a plurality of inroute frequency channels (IFCs); instructing the plurality of terminals of the partition to measure the SINR of the plurality of IFCs; processing the plurality of SINR measurements to compute normalized IFC measurements for each of the plurality of terminals; processing the normalized IFC measurements for each terminal to compute final calibrated IFC SINR offsets for each IFC of the partition; and normalizing the final calibrated IFC SINR offsets with respect to a lowest SINR offset IFC. The normalized final calibration offsets may be made available to each of the satellite terminals. During subsequent operation, the satellite terminals may consider the amount of interference present in an IFC before switching to the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Jacob Rozmaryn, Matthew Benjamin Baer, Javier Alveiro Monroy
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Patent number: 9813147Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically re-ranging a satellite terminal. A satellite system may comprise a satellite comprising an inroute channel and an outroute channel, and a terminal configured to receive an outroute signal from the satellite on the outroute channel and transmit an inroute signal to the satellite on the inroute channel. The satellite terminal may automatically determine when to perform ranging by monitoring the quality of the outroute signal; monitoring the quality of the inroute signal; and determining if there has been a sustained degradation in the monitored inroute signal quality or the monitored outroute signal quality.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Matthew Benjamin Baer, Yezdi Antia, Javier Sanchez
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Patent number: 9749067Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for satellite noise and interference calibration using satellite terminal measurements. In one implementation, a method includes partitioning a satellite network into a first partition including a plurality of terminals and a plurality of inroute frequency channels (IFCs); instructing the plurality of terminals of the partition to measure the SINR of the plurality of IFCs; processing the plurality of SINR measurements to compute normalized IFC measurements for each of the plurality of terminals; processing the normalized IFC measurements for each terminal to compute final calibrated IFC SINR offsets for each IFC of the partition; and normalizing the final calibrated IFC SINR offsets with respect to a lowest SINR offset IFC. The normalized final calibration offsets may be made available to each of the satellite terminals. During subsequent operation, the satellite terminals may consider the amount of interference present in an IFC before switching to the channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Jacob Rozmaryn, Matthew Benjamin Baer, Javier Alveiro Monroy
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Publication number: 20160197686Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for satellite noise and interference calibration using satellite terminal measurements. In one implementation, a method includes partitioning a satellite network into a first partition including a plurality of terminals and a plurality of inroute frequency channels (IFCs); instructing the plurality of terminals of the partition to measure the SINR of the plurality of IFCs; processing the plurality of SINR measurements to compute normalized IFC measurements for each of the plurality of terminals; processing the normalized IFC measurements for each terminal to compute final calibrated IFC SINR offsets for each IFC of the partition; and normalizing the final calibrated IFC SINR offsets with respect to a lowest SINR offset IFC. The normalized final calibration offsets may be made available to each of the satellite terminals. During subsequent operation, the satellite terminals may consider the amount of interference present in an IFC before switching to the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2015Publication date: July 7, 2016Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Jacob Rozmaryn, Matthew Benjamin Baer, Javier Alveiro Monroy
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Publication number: 20160195618Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically re-ranging a satellite terminal. A satellite system may comprise a satellite comprising an inroute channel and an outroute channel, and a terminal configured to receive an outroute signal from the satellite on the outroute channel and transmit an inroute signal to the satellite on the inroute channel. The satellite terminal may automatically determine when to perform ranging by monitoring the quality of the outroute signal; monitoring the quality of the inroute signal; and determining if there has been a sustained degradation in the monitored inroute signal quality or the monitored outroute signal quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2015Publication date: July 7, 2016Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Matthew Benjamin Baer, Yezdi Antia, Javier Sanchez
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Publication number: 20140244784Abstract: Embodiments provide systems and methods for operating a site in multiple modes including an impersonation mode and a non-impersonation mode. In one embodiment of the non-impersonation mode of operation, a server can be configured to request visitor segments corresponding to a website visitor from a segment provider and process requests associated with the website visitor using the visitor segments associated with the website visitor (and provided by the segment provider) to generate web page files for segment dependent web pages. In one embodiment of the impersonation mode of operation, a server can be configured to process requests associated with the website visitor for segment dependent web pages using impersonated user segments specified by a user to generate the web page files.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Inventors: Michael Gerard JASKIEWICZ, Alan Benjamin BAER, Bertrand Guy LE BESCOND DE COATPONT, Claiborne Holt JOHNSON, III
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Patent number: 8512185Abstract: A switchable drive pulley system that allows driving engagement or disengagement of a pulley from the shaft of an accessory drive. The pulley is mounted to the shaft by a bearing having an inner ring that rotates with the shaft and an outer ring that rotates with the pulley. A friction disk is arranged adjacent to the bearing inner and outer ring. When axial pressure is applied to the friction disk, relative motion between the inner and outer bearing rings is stopped, allowing transfer of torque from the pulley to the shaft to drive the accessory drive, with the pulley and shaft rotating at the same speed. When pressure is removed from the friction disk, the pulley and the outer bearing ring can spin independently of the inner ring and shaft. The shaft can therefore remain stationary while the pulley continues to turn driven by the accessory belt drive.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KGInventors: Benjamin Baer, Thomas Gillespie
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Publication number: 20100151979Abstract: A switchable drive pulley system that allows driving engagement or disengagement of a pulley from the shaft of an accessory drive is provided. The pulley is mounted to the shaft by a bearing having an inner ring that rotates with the shaft and an outer ring that rotates with the pulley. A friction disk is arranged adjacent to the bearing inner ring and outer ring. When axial pressure is applied to the friction disk, relative motion between the inner and outer bearing rings is stopped, allowing the transfer of torque from the pulley to the shaft in order to drive the accessory drive, with the pulley and shaft rotating at the same speed. When pressure is removed from the friction disk, the pulley and the outer bearing ring can spin independently of the inner ring and shaft. The shaft can therefore remain stationery while the pulley continues to turn driven by the accessory belt drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: SCHAEFFLER KGInventors: Benjamin Baer, Thomas Gillespie