Patents by Inventor Ben Philipsen
Ben Philipsen 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: 12669277Abstract: A system for blast-freezing items includes a plurality of cells arranged side-by-side, each cell including a housing with a bay space, a plenum, a front air passage, a rear air passage, and a fan. The fan is positioned in the plenum and configured to circulate air through the bay space. Each cell also includes a plurality of channels to separate pathways of air to segments of the bay space. The system also includes a plurality of crane rails extending between rows of cells and at least one crane capable of traveling along the plurality of crane rails to load or unload each of the plurality of cells.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2024Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLCInventors: Daniël Walet, Alexander Ming Zhang, Claire O'Connor, Ben Philipsen
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Publication number: 20260008616Abstract: Systems and methods for profiling a pallet in a warehouse can include a turntable that rotates the pallet, conveyor belts that move the pallet, and a vertical profiling structure, having cameras mounted at different locations, in a stationary position proximate to a side of the turntable. A photo booth can also be used to provide uniform lighting. A computing system can instruct a conveyor belt to automatically route the pallet onto the turntable, instruct the cameras to capture image data of the pallet as it rotates on the turntable, receive the image data, and retrieve image-based models of the pallet that were trained using images of pallets having unique identifiers. The computing system can determine, based on applying the image-based models to the image data, whether the pallet's unique identifier is identifiable, and transmit, to a warehouse management system, a notification indicating whether the unique identifier is identifiable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2025Publication date: January 8, 2026Inventors: Caitlin Voegele, Daniel Thomas Wintz, Haig Atikian, Daniël Walet, Maxwell Micali, Chloe Mawer, Ben Philipsen, Stef Raeymakers, Natalie Novitsky, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Gabe Judson, Tim McMahon, Steve Hansen
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Patent number: 12448210Abstract: Systems and methods for profiling a pallet in a warehouse can include a turntable that rotates the pallet, conveyor belts that move the pallet, and a vertical profiling structure, having cameras mounted at different locations, in a stationary position proximate to a side of the turntable. A photo booth can also be used to provide uniform lighting. A computing system can instruct a conveyor belt to automatically route the pallet onto the turntable, instruct the cameras to capture image data of the pallet as it rotates on the turntable, receive the image data, and retrieve image-based models of the pallet that were trained using images of pallets having unique identifiers. The computing system can determine, based on applying the image-based models to the image data, whether the pallet's unique identifier is identifiable, and transmit, to a warehouse management system, a notification indicating whether the unique identifier is identifiable.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2024Date of Patent: October 21, 2025Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLCInventors: Caitlin Voegele, Daniel Thomas Wintz, Haig Atikian, Daniël Walet, Maxwell Micali, Chloe Mawer, Ben Philipsen, Stef Raeymakers, Natalie Novitsky, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Gabe Judson, Tim McMahon, Steve Hansen
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Publication number: 20240300741Abstract: Systems and methods for profiling a pallet in a warehouse can include a turntable that rotates the pallet, conveyor belts that move the pallet, and a vertical profiling structure, having cameras mounted at different locations, in a stationary position proximate to a side of the turntable. A photo booth can also be used to provide uniform lighting. A computing system can instruct a conveyor belt to automatically route the pallet onto the turntable, instruct the cameras to capture image data of the pallet as it rotates on the turntable, receive the image data, and retrieve image-based models of the pallet that were trained using images of pallets having unique identifiers. The computing system can determine, based on applying the image-based models to the image data, whether the pallet's unique identifier is identifiable, and transmit, to a warehouse management system, a notification indicating whether the unique identifier is identifiable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: Caitlin Voegele, Daniel Thomas Wintz, Haig Atikian, Daniël Walet, Maxwell Micali, Chloe Mawer, Ben Philipsen, Stef Raeymakers, Natalie Novitski, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Gabe Judson, Tim McMahon, Steve Hansen
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Patent number: 12049361Abstract: Systems and methods for profiling a pallet in a warehouse can include a turntable that rotates the pallet, conveyor belts that move the pallet, and a vertical profiling structure, having cameras mounted at different locations, in a stationary position proximate to a side of the turntable. A photo booth can also be used to provide uniform lighting. A computing system can instruct a conveyor belt to automatically route the pallet onto the turntable, instruct the cameras to capture image data of the pallet as it rotates on the turntable, receive the image data, and retrieve image-based models of the pallet that were trained using images of pallets having unique identifiers. The computing system can determine, based on applying the image-based models to the image data, whether the pallet's unique identifier is identifiable, and transmit, to a warehouse management system, a notification indicating whether the unique identifier is identifiable.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLCInventors: Caitlin Voegele, Daniel Thomas Wintz, Haig Atikian, Daniël Walet, Maxwell Micali, Chloe Mawer, Ben Philipsen, Stef Raeymakers, Natalie Novitsky, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Gabe Judson, Tim McMahon, Steve Hansen
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Publication number: 20240175621Abstract: A system for blast-freezing items includes a plurality of cells arranged side-by-side, each cell including a housing with a bay space, a plenum, a front air passage, a rear air passage, and a fan. The fan is positioned in the plenum and configured to circulate air through the bay space. Each cell also includes a plurality of channels to separate pathways of air to segments of the bay space. The system also includes a plurality of crane rails extending between rows of cells and at least one crane capable of traveling along the plurality of crane rails to load or unload each of the plurality of cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Daniël Walet, Alexander Ming Zhang, Claire O’Connor, Ben Philipsen
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Patent number: 11988435Abstract: A system for blast-freezing items includes a plurality of cells arranged side-by-side, each cell including a housing with a bay space, a plenum, a front air passage, a rear air passage, and a fan. The fan is positioned in the plenum and configured to circulate air through the bay space. Each cell also includes a plurality of channels to separate pathways of air to segments of the bay space. The system also includes a plurality of crane rails extending between rows of cells and at least one crane capable of traveling along the plurality of crane rails to load or unload each of the plurality of cells.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLCInventors: Daniël Walet, Alexander Ming Zhang, Claire O'Connor, Ben Philipsen
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Patent number: 11940198Abstract: A system for blast-freezing items includes a plurality of cells arranged side-by-side, each cell including a housing with a bay space, a plenum, a front air passage, a rear air passage, and a fan. The fan is positioned in the plenum and configured to circulate air through the bay space. Each cell also includes a plurality of channels to separate pathways of air to segments of the bay space. The system also includes a plurality of crane rails extending between rows of cells and at least one crane capable of traveling along the plurality of crane rails to load or unload each of the plurality of cells.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLCInventors: Daniel Walet, Alexander Ming Zhang, Claire O'Connor, Ben Philipsen
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Publication number: 20230349621Abstract: A system for blast-freezing items includes a plurality of cells arranged side-by-side, each cell including a housing with a bay space, a plenum, a front air passage, a rear air passage, and a fan. The fan is positioned in the plenum and configured to circulate air through the bay space. Each cell also includes a plurality of channels to separate pathways of air to segments of the bay space. The system also includes a plurality of crane rails extending between rows of cells and at least one crane capable of traveling along the plurality of crane rails to load or unload each of the plurality of cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Daniël Walet, Alexander Ming Zhang, Claire O’Connor, Ben Philipsen
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Publication number: 20230168022Abstract: A system for blast-freezing items includes a plurality of cells arranged side-by-side, each cell including a housing with a bay space, a plenum, a front air passage, a rear air passage, and a fan. The fan is positioned in the plenum and configured to circulate air through the bay space. Each cell also includes a plurality of channels to separate pathways of air to segments of the bay space. The system also includes a plurality of crane rails extending between rows of cells and at least one crane capable of traveling along the plurality of crane rails to load or unload each of the plurality of cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Daniël Walet, Alexander Ming Zhang, Claire O'Connor, Ben Philipsen
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Publication number: 20220332504Abstract: Systems and methods for profiling a pallet in a warehouse can include a turntable that rotates the pallet, conveyor belts that move the pallet, and a vertical profiling structure, having cameras mounted at different locations, in a stationary position proximate to a side of the turntable. A photo booth can also be used to provide uniform lighting. A computing system can instruct a conveyor belt to automatically route the pallet onto the turntable, instruct the cameras to capture image data of the pallet as it rotates on the turntable, receive the image data, and retrieve image-based models of the pallet that were trained using images of pallets having unique identifiers. The computing system can determine, based on applying the image-based models to the image data, whether the pallet's unique identifier is identifiable, and transmit, to a warehouse management system, a notification indicating whether the unique identifier is identifiable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Caitlin Voegele, Daniel Thomas Wintz, Haig Atikian, Daniël Walet, Maxwell Micali, Chloe Mawer, Ben Philipsen, Stef Raeymakers, Natalie Novitski, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Gabe Judson, Tim McMahon, Steve Hansen