Patents by Inventor Benjamin Smith

Benjamin Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 11646897
    Abstract: A coordinating network element manages a protocol that makes attestations of off-platform-resolved data and decisions available for use on a blockchain platform or on another decentralized-execution-based platform operational within a multi-tenant environment. By one approach, these teachings provide for off-platform-verified data pertaining to individual-, group- or machine-based users to be blinded from access by the coordinating network element and by the platform while utilizing a tokenized form of such data to enable user-initiated queries that involve solely on-platform vetting of users as a condition of fulfilling user requests for service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Springcoin, Inc.
    Inventors: David William Kravitz, Fabrice Cheng, Matthew Benjamin Smith, Mollie Zechlin Halverson
  • Publication number: 20230131379
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides anti-transferrin receptor antibodies, compositions comprising the same and methods of their use. This disclosure also provides polynucleotides and vectors encoding the anti-transferrin receptor antibodies and cells comprising the same, methods of making the antibodies, and molecules comprising the antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Isin Dalkilic-Liddle, Benjamin A. Smith, Karl J. M. Hanf, Fang Qian, R. Blake Pepinsky, Thomas O. Cameron
  • Patent number: 11637817
    Abstract: A coordinating network element manages a protocol that prohibits the coordinating network element from substantively accessing data content that, at least in part, underlies received protocol-compliant requests. By one approach, these teachings provide for preventing substantive access to data information that is included within the protocol-compliant request in tokenized form, wherein the tokens are generated using secrets, at least one of which is unavailable to the coordinating network element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Springcoin, Inc.
    Inventors: David William Kravitz, Mollie Zechlin Halverson, Matthew Benjamin Smith
  • Publication number: 20230116796
    Abstract: An implantable medical device comprising a first frame component. The first frame component including a first set of elongate elements configured to conform to an anatomy of a patient. The implantable medical device also comprising a second frame component including a second set of elongate elements configured to conform to an anatomy of a patient. The first frame component and the second frame component being discrete and separate from one another. The implantable medical device also comprising a conduit portion arranged between the first frame component and the second frame component. The conduit portion including a membrane connecting the first frame component and the second frame component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel S. Cole, Tom R. McDaniel, Edward E. Shaw, Benjamin A. Smith, McKenzie Veith, Phil Haarstad, Jacob Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20230075354
    Abstract: A protocol that is managed by a coordinating network element or third-party intermediary or peer network elements and utilizes tokens prohibits any subset of a union of the coordinating network element or third-party intermediary, if any, and a proper subset of the processors involved in token generation from substantively accessing underlying data. By one approach, processors utilize uniquely-held secrets. By one approach, an audit capability involves a plurality of processors. By one approach, the protocol enables data transference and/or corroboration. By one approach, transferred data is hosted independently of the coordinating network element. By one approach, the coordinating network element or third-party intermediary or a second requesting network element is at least partially blinded from access to tokens submitted by a first requesting network element. By one approach, a third-party intermediary uses a single- or consortium-sourced database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: David William Kravitz, Mollie Zechlin Halverson, Matthew Benjamin Smith
  • Publication number: 20230074508
    Abstract: An implantable medical device comprising a first frame component. The first frame component including a first set of elongate elements configured to conform to an anatomy of a patient. The implantable medical device also comprising a second frame component including a second set of elongate elements configured to conform to an anatomy of a patient. The first frame component and the second frame component being discrete and separate from one another. The implantable medical device also comprising a conduit portion arranged between the first frame component and the second frame component. The conduit portion including a membrane connecting the first frame component and the second frame component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel S. Cole, Tom R. McDaniel, Edward E. Shaw, Benjamin A. Smith, Jerome Adam-Cote, Ian R. Berve, Barrett S. Hutto, James A. McCrea
  • Patent number: 11595365
    Abstract: A protocol that is managed by a coordinating network element or third-party intermediary or peer network elements and utilizes tokens prohibits any subset of a union of the coordinating network element or third-party intermediary, if any, and a proper subset of the processors involved in token generation from substantively accessing underlying data. By one approach, processors utilize uniquely-held secrets. By one approach, an audit capability involves a plurality of processors. By one approach, the protocol enables data transference and/or corroboration. By one approach, transferred data is hosted independently of the coordinating network element. By one approach, the coordinating network element or third-party intermediary or a second requesting network element is at least partially blinded from access to tokens submitted by a first requesting network element. By one approach, a third-party intermediary uses a single- or consortium-sourced database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Springcoin, Inc.
    Inventors: David William Kravitz, Mollie Zechlin Halverson, Matthew Benjamin Smith
  • Publication number: 20230037860
    Abstract: Equalization circuitry for a data channel in an integrated circuit device includes an analog equalization stage coupled to the data channel, and a digital signal processing stage downstream of the analog equalization stage. The digital signal processing stage generates control signals to control the analog equalization stage, and includes a digital equalization stage that operates on output of the analog equalization stage. The analog equalization stage may further include an enhanced processing stage for optical signals, which may be selectably coupled to the analog equalization stage. The analog equalization stage may include at least one feed-forward or feedback equalization stage, and a decision stage that outputs decision signals at one of a first plurality of signal levels. The enhanced processing stage operates on the decision signals to output enhanced decision signals at one of a second plurality of signal levels of higher resolution than the first plurality of signal levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Luke Wang, Benjamin Smith, Basel Alnabulsi, Stephane Dallaire, Simon Forey, Karthik Raviprakash, Praveen Prabha, Benjamin T. Reyes
  • Publication number: 20220385477
    Abstract: A coordinating network element manages a protocol that makes attestations of off-platform-resolved data and decisions available for use on a blockchain platform or on another decentralized-execution-based platform operational within a multi-tenant environment. By one approach, these teachings provide for off-platform-verified data pertaining to individual-, group- or machine-based users to be blinded from access by the coordinating network element and by the platform while utilizing a tokenized form of such data to enable user-initiated queries that involve solely on-platform vetting of users as a condition of fulfilling user requests for service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: David William Kravitz, Fabrice Cheng, Matthew Benjamin Smith, Mollie Zechlin Halverson
  • Publication number: 20220385642
    Abstract: A coordinating network element manages a protocol that prohibits the coordinating network element from substantively accessing data content that, at least in part, underlies received protocol-compliant requests. By one approach, these teachings provide for preventing substantive access to data information that is included within the protocol-compliant request in tokenized form, wherein the tokens are generated using secrets, at least one of which is unavailable to the coordinating network element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: David William Kravitz, Mollie Zechlin Halverson, Matthew Benjamin Smith
  • Publication number: 20220303154
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can present accessory state information. For example, the computing device can receive accessory state information from various accessories and present status items representing the current state of the accessories. The status items can be prioritized according to classifications assigned to accessories and/or accessory state information. The status items can be filtered based on a role assigned to the user of the computing device. Additional implementations and details are described in the paragraphs that follow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Smith, Reed Olsen, Kevin McLaughlin, Anush Nadathur
  • Publication number: 20220283165
    Abstract: Provided are methods of enhancing immunogenicity of cancers. In certain aspects, the methods include administering an effective amount of a sialic acid modulator to an individual identified as having a cancer comprising dysregulated Myc. According to some aspects, the methods include administering an effective amount of a disialyl-T modulator to an individual identified as having a cancer comprising cell surface expression of disialyl-T. In certain aspects, the methods include administering an effective amount of an agent to an individual identified as having a cancer comprising cell surface expression of a glycoprotein comprising an O-glycosylated mucin-like domain, where the agent modulates the glycoprotein. Also provided are methods of assessing whether a cancer of an individual comprises dysregulated Myc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Dean Felsher, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Anja Deutzmann, Benjamin Smith, Simon Wisnovsky
  • Patent number: 11425107
    Abstract: A protocol that is managed by a coordinating network element or third-party intermediary or peer network elements and utilizes tokens prohibits any subset of a union of the coordinating network element or third-party intermediary, if any, and a proper subset of the processors involved in token generation from substantively accessing underlying data. By one approach, processors utilize uniquely-held secrets. By one approach, an audit capability involves a plurality of processors. By one approach, the protocol enables data transference and/or corroboration. By one approach, transferred data is hosted independently of the coordinating network element. By one approach, the coordinating network element or third-party intermediary or a second requesting network element is at least partially blinded from access to tokens submitted by a first requesting network element. By one approach, a third-party intermediary uses a single- or consortium-sourced database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SPRINGCOIN, INC.
    Inventors: David William Kravitz, Mollie Zechlin Halverson, Matthew Benjamin Smith, Christopher Daniel Neckar
  • Patent number: 11405365
    Abstract: A third-party intermediary manages a protocol that prohibits the third-party intermediary from substantively accessing data content that, at least in part, underlies received protocol-compliant requests. By one approach, these teachings provide for preventing substantive access to data information that is included within the protocol-compliant request as one or more functions of data, parts of which data may be in tokenized or untokenized form, wherein the values of the functions are generated using secrets, at least one of which is unavailable to the third-party intermediary. By one approach, tokens comprised of data in tokenized form are generated using secrets, at least one of which is unavailable to the third-party intermediary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SPRINGCOIN, INC.
    Inventors: David William Kravitz, Matthew Benjamin Smith, Mollie Johanna Zechlin
  • Patent number: 11394575
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can present accessory state information. For example, the computing device can receive accessory state information from various accessories and present status items representing the current state of the accessories. The status items can be prioritized according to classifications assigned to accessories and/or accessory state information. The status items can be filtered based on a role assigned to the user of the computing device. Additional implementations and details are described in the paragraphs that follow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Smith, Reed Olsen, Kevin McLaughlin, Anush Nadathur
  • Publication number: 20220220717
    Abstract: A siphonic flush toilet system, the system comprising a bowl, a tank, and a rim flush valve assembly and/or a jet flush valve assembly, the tank comprises an interior space configured to hold fluid; and a height, a width, and a depth, based on a tank exterior, wherein the height is from about 17.0 inches to about 29.0 inches; the width is from about 10.5 inches to about 18.5 inches; and he depth is from about 3.10 inches to about 3.60 inches; the flush valve assembly is positioned in the interior space of the tank; and the tank is configured to be positioned within a bathroom wall cavity upon installation of the toilet system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Kappus, Behnam Heydari, David Grover, Nitin S. Kolekar, Benjamin Smith
  • Publication number: 20220205227
    Abstract: An automatic angle stop assembly, comprising a fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet port; a controller; a solenoid valve; a flow sensor; and a power source; wherein the flow sensor and solenoid valve are in flow communication with the fluid inlet port and fluid outlet port; and the flow sensor, the controller, the solenoid valve, and the power source are in electrical communication. The automatic angle stop assembly is useful upstream of a toilet tank, an ice machine, a refrigerator ice maker, a washing machine or a dishwasher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Soberano, Benjamin Smith, Verne H. Myers
  • Patent number: 11374910
    Abstract: A coordinating network element manages a protocol that prohibits the coordinating network element from substantively accessing data content that, at least in part, underlies received protocol-compliant requests. By one approach, these teachings provide for preventing substantive access to data information that is included within the protocol-compliant request in tokenized form, wherein the tokens are generated using secrets, at least one of which is unavailable to the coordinating network element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SPRINGCOIN, INC.
    Inventors: David William Kravitz, Mollie Johanna Zechlin, Matthew Benjamin Smith, Fabrice Cheng, John Sun, Robert Zbigniew Krzyzanowski, Ashwini Rao
  • Publication number: 20220201225
    Abstract: A method for data transmission includes receiving a data stream from a host device, the data stream as received from the host device including encoded data, separating the encoded data in the data stream into first data blocks and second data blocks, and generating a first forward error correction (FEC) block. The first FEC block includes a first parity section and a first data section, the first parity section includes a first parity bit corresponding to the first data blocks and a second parity bit corresponding to the second data blocks, and the first data section includes the first data blocks and the second data blocks. The method further includes transmitting the first FEC block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Jamal RIANI, Benjamin SMITH, Volodymyr SHVYDUN, Sudeep BHOJA, Arash FARHOODFAR
  • Patent number: 11367515
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting suspicious activities surrounding the management of controlled substances in a medical facility is described herein, where the activities that may indicate the diversion of controlled drugs are flagged for further review. The activities are detected by reviewing application layer network packets, related to controlled substances, on the medical facility network, identifying the physical location of the origin of the packet, and processing these packets with a rules engine and machine learning generated rules to make a determination if the circumstances surrounding the packets indicate the diversion of controlled substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Bottomline Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Curtiss, Benjamin Smith, Mark Benoit