Patents by Inventor Benjamin Turner
Benjamin Turner 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: 11969541Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for detecting full waste canister and/or fluid flow path blockage conditions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatuses for controlling a pump. In some embodiments, flow of fluid can be restricted in a portion of the fluid flow path. A controller can be configured to compare a difference in pressure values upstream and downstream of a fluid flow restrictor to a pressure difference threshold, and determine based on the comparison whether to activate an alarm indicating the full waste canister condition or the fluid flow path blockage condition. The controller can be additionally or alternatively configured to determine a fluid flow using a flow meter, open a selectable valve in response to a comparison of the fluid flow with a fluid flow threshold, determine fluid flow after opening the valve, and determine based on the fluid flow after opening the valve whether to activate the alarm.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLCInventors: Benjamin Gordon, Jake Turner, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Stephen Jacob, Nathan Wrench, Edward Vernon-Harcourt, David Harris
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Publication number: 20240123480Abstract: A method of delamination of a printed circuit board includes comminuting the printed circuit board, and soaking the comminuted PCB in a solvent system comprising at least two solvents. Once soaking has been completed the method includes separating solids, and electrostatically separating different specific solids from the separated solids.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Turner Suslavich, Avimanyu Das, Courtney Alan Young
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Publication number: 20240100238Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for detecting full waste canister and/or fluid flow path blockage conditions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatuses for controlling a pump. In some embodiments, flow of fluid can be restricted in a portion of the fluid flow path. A controller can be configured to compare a difference in pressure values upstream and downstream of a fluid flow restrictor to a pressure difference threshold, and determine based on the comparison whether to activate an alarm indicating the full waste canister condition or the fluid flow path blockage condition. The controller can be additionally or alternatively configured to determine a fluid flow using a flow meter, open a selectable valve in response to a comparison of the fluid flow with a fluid flow threshold, determine fluid flow after opening the valve, and determine based on the fluid flow after opening the valve whether to activate the alarm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Gordon, Jake Turner, Nathan Wrench, Edward Vernon-Harcourt, David Harris
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Patent number: 11620660Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering application media content to multiple social media systems (SMSs) for display to SMS members. The method includes the steps of providing initial application media content to respective SMSs. Once a respective SMS member interacts with the initial content, a social relationship management system (SRMS) receives indication from an SMS of such interaction, and retrieves a unique application media file relating to application media content. The unique application media file is then applied to an application media container file that overcomes certain formatting protocols and requirements of the SMS and enables transmission and delivery of the application media content to the SMS. The application media content is then delivered to the SMS member on the SMS through the application media container file.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Michael J. Strutton, Paulo Delgado, Slain J. Wilde, Chad Estes, Benjamin Turner, John Schult, John Maxwell, Jason C. Reynolds, Bryan S. Pocius, Horace Williams, II, John B. Nolt
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Patent number: 11595759Abstract: An energy harvesting circuit is disclosed and comprises one or more electrical loads that consume direct current (DC) power, a rectifier, and a hybrid acoustic absorber. The rectifier comprises one or more active switching elements that are driven by a gate drive voltage. The hybrid acoustic absorber comprises a diaphragm and a voice coil. The diaphragm is constructed at least in part of a piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric material is configured to generate a diaphragm voltage in response to sound waves deforming the diaphragm. The diaphragm voltage is at least equal to the gate drive voltage to drive the one or more active switching elements of the rectifier. The voice coil is attached to the diaphragm and configured to generate a voice coil voltage that is less than the gate drive voltage of the one or more active switching elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Steven F. Griffin, Daryn D. Kono, Timothy John Paulitz, James Benjamin Turner
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Patent number: 11420172Abstract: A jacketed vessel for temperature control of contents within the vessel is provided. The vessel has a shell and an external jacket through which heating or cooling fluid is circulated. The jacket is formed by a length of conduit arranged in a spiral orientation around the vessel shell. The conduit has a center portion having a concave inner surface and has opposing side portions having convex inner surfaces. Edge sections of each side portion are welded to the exterior surface of the shell to form the jacket. Edge sections of adjacent arcs of conduit may be simultaneously welded to the shell in a single weld pass. The shape of the conduit provides improved heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics, as well as improvements in the vessel manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Hargrove and Associates, Inc.Inventor: Benjamin Turner
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Publication number: 20210362119Abstract: A jacketed vessel for temperature control of contents within the vessel is provided. The vessel has a shell and an external jacket through which heating or cooling fluid is circulated. The jacket is formed by a length of conduit arranged in a spiral orientation around the vessel shell. The conduit has a center portion having a concave inner surface and has opposing side portions having convex inner surfaces. Edge sections of each side portion are welded to the exterior surface of the shell to form the jacket. Edge sections of adjacent arcs of conduit may be simultaneously welded to the shell in a single weld pass. The shape of the conduit provides improved heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics, as well as improvements in the vessel manufacturing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Hargrove and Associates, Inc.Inventor: Benjamin Turner
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Publication number: 20210329384Abstract: An energy harvesting circuit is disclosed and comprises one or more electrical loads that consume direct current (DC) power, a rectifier, and a hybrid acoustic absorber. The rectifier comprises one or more active switching elements that are driven by a gate drive voltage. The hybrid acoustic absorber comprises a diaphragm and a voice coil. The diaphragm is constructed at least in part of a piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric material is configured to generate a diaphragm voltage in response to sound waves deforming the diaphragm. The diaphragm voltage is at least equal to the gate drive voltage to drive the one or more active switching elements of the rectifier. The voice coil is attached to the diaphragm and configured to generate a voice coil voltage that is less than the gate drive voltage of the one or more active switching elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Steven F Griffin, Daryn D. Kono, Timothy John Paulitz, James Benjamin Turner
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Publication number: 20190266616Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering application media content to multiple social media systems (SMSs) for display to SMS members. The method includes the steps of providing initial application media content to respective SMSs. Once a respective SMS member interacts with the initial content, a social relationship management system (SRMS) receives indication from an SMS of such interaction, and retrieves a unique application media file relating to application media content. The unique application media file is then applied to an application media container file that overcomes certain formatting protocols and requirements of the SMS and enables transmission and delivery of the application media content to the SMS. The application media content is then delivered to the SMS member on the SMS through the application media container file.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Michael J. Strutton, Paulo Delgado, Slain J. Wilde, Chad Estes, Benjamin Turner, John Schult, John Maxwell, Jason C. Reynolds, Bryan S. Pocius, Horace Williams, II, John B. Nolt
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Patent number: 10339541Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering application media content to multiple social media systems (SMSs) for display to SMS members. The method includes the steps of providing initial application media content to respective SMSs. Once a respective SMS member interacts with the initial content, a social relationship management system (SRMS) receives indication from an SMS of such interaction, and retrieves a unique application media file relating to application media content. The unique application media file is then applied to an application media container file that overcomes certain formatting protocols and requirements of the SMS and enables transmission and delivery of the application media content to the SMS. The application media content is then delivered to the SMS member on the SMS through the application media container file.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Michael J. Strutton, Slain J. Wilde, Chad Estes, Benjamin Turner, John Schult, John Maxwell, Jason C. Reynolds, Bryan S. Pocius, Horace Williams, II, John B. Nolt
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Patent number: 8515654Abstract: Described is a technology in which Bluetooth® devices, e.g., navigation devices, are enhanced with additional power amplification to allow long range radio communication links between moving vehicles and/or between moving vehicles and roadside hubs. In one example, collection and dissemination of traffic information, including aggregation and filtering, is facilitated via a Bluetooth® vehicle-to-vehicle and/or vehicle-to-roadside hub ad-hoc network. Also described is efficient connection establishment and data transfer for vehicle to vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside hubs via the enhanced Bluetooth® radio. The ad-hoc network comprising a mesh of vehicles/a supernode also facilitates the exchange of information that originated at an Internet source.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: James Benjamin Turner, Jonathan D. Canan, Kalyan C. Uppalapati
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Publication number: 20130067039Abstract: Systems and methods of suggesting supplemental data on a computing device are disclosed herein. For example, the supplemental data can be suggested contact data. A request can be sent to retrieve, from at least one remote data source, suggested contact data associated with a contact entry stored on a storage medium communicatively coupled to the computing device. A confidence level can be determined and associated with the suggested contact data. A request can be sent to display a prompt comprising the suggested contact data on a computing device. Additionally, a confirmation indicative of one of an acceptance of the suggested contact data and a rejection of the suggested contact data can be received. In one example, the confidence level associated with the contact data can be modified in response to the confirmation received.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Matt Hartzler, Benjamin Turner
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Publication number: 20110213670Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering application media content to multiple social media systems (SMSs) for display to SMS members. The method includes the steps of providing initial application media content to respective SMSs. Once a respective SMS member interacts with the initial content, a social relationship management system (SRMS) receives indication from an SMS of such interaction, and retrieves a unique application media file relating to application media content. The unique application media file is then applied to an application media container file that overcomes certain formatting protocols and requirements of the SMS and enables transmission and delivery of the application media content to the SMS. The application media content is then delivered to the SMS member on the SMS through the application media container file.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: VITRUE, INC.Inventors: Michael J. Strutton, Paulo Delgado, Slain J. Wilde, Chad Estes, Benjamin Turner, John Schult, John Maxwell, Jason C. Reynolds, Bryan S. Pocius, Horace Williams, II, John B. Nolt
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Publication number: 20100076670Abstract: Described is a technology in which Bluetooth® devices, e.g., navigation devices, are enhanced with additional power amplification to allow long range radio communication links between moving vehicles and/or between moving vehicles and roadside hubs. In one example, collection and dissemination of traffic information, including aggregation and filtering, is facilitated via a Bluetooth® vehicle-to-vehicle and/or vehicle-to-roadside hub ad-hoc network. Also described is efficient connection establishment and data transfer for vehicle to vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside hubs via the enhanced Bluetooth® radio. The ad-hoc network comprising a mesh of vehicles/a supernode also facilitates the exchange of information that originated at an Internet source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: James Benjamin Turner, Jonathan D. Canan, Kalyan C. Uppalapati
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Patent number: 7242359Abstract: A mobile electronic device, such as a smart personal object includes an antenna system for emitting and receiving signals. The antenna system includes at least two antennas electrically connected in parallel to define an equivalent circuit having a reduced inductance with a substantially unaffected induced voltage for the equivalent circuit.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2004Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: James Benjamin Turner, Jason Lane Williams
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Patent number: D1027986Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benjamin James Crick, Richard R. Dellinger, YunJae Kim, Eileen Y. Lee, Joseph Mark Willoughby Luxton, Shedrick Turner