Patents by Inventor Ben Smith

Ben 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: 12155706
    Abstract: An example method involves receiving, by a playback device in a media playback system, limited-access media, where the limited-access media corresponds to a limited-access playback device characteristic. The method may further involve determining, by the playback device, that a particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system. Based on determining that the particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system, the method may further involve causing the media playback system to play back the limited-access media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Wolf, Ben Smith
  • Patent number: 12141524
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for allowing users to specify interactive graphical designs are provided. The graphical designs can comprise multiple dimension versions—such as a tablet dimension version or a phone dimension version. Some of the methods involve an inheritance structure that defines a first dimension version of the design as a child of a second dimension version of the design. Specifications for properties of widgets in the graphical design are applied to the design in accordance with the inheritance specification. Some of the methods involve an inheritance characterization that determines how properties of a widget are affected by the inheritance structure across different dimension versions. Some of the methods involve an existence property for the widgets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Axure Software Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Hsu, Martin Smith, Ian Gardner, Ben Fraser
  • Patent number: 12114040
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor streaming media content. Example apparatus disclosed herein include means for determining whether a streaming media flag is asserted in a payload of a watermark detected in media presented by a media presentation device, the streaming media flag to indicate whether the media was distributed to the media presentation device as streaming media. Disclosed example apparatus also include means for discarding the detected watermark from collected data in response to a determination that the streaming media flag is asserted. Disclosed example apparatus further include means for reporting the collected data to a remote server via a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Kale Smith, Ben Ropke
  • Publication number: 20240325135
    Abstract: Provided is a medical device formed entirely from or formed partially from a polymer, e.g., a polysaccharide such as chitosan. In some embodiments, the medical device may be formed as a tubular member formed from a sheet of a chitosan material. This chitosan tube may be used to wrap around tissue, such as a nerve or tendon to help with the regeneration or healing process of the nerve or tendon, as applicable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Rachel DEKEYSER, Lisa HELLER, Ben COTTRILL, Derek LEWIS, Rachel SMITH
  • Publication number: 20240318946
    Abstract: Systems for delivering explosives including homogenizing agents and methods of delivering explosives including homogenizing agents are provided. Methods of mixing homogenizing agents with emulsion matrices are also provided. The methods can include supplying an emulsion matrix, mixing a homogenizing agent with the emulsion matrix into a mixed product, and homogenizing the mixed product into a homogenized product. The homogenized product can be sensitized and/or conveyed to a blasthole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Ben De Vries, Jeff Gore, Nathan Paris, Savas Samat, Zoe Smith
  • Patent number: 12048783
    Abstract: The invention relates to malodor masking compositions and/or ingredients, methods for counteracting or masking malodors, and perfuming compositions having odor masking properties comprising 2, 4-dialkyl substituted pyridines for formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Monica Bandera, Sanja Fitzgerald, Yang Huang, Matthew Rogers, Ben Smith
  • Patent number: 12047503
    Abstract: Technologies for secure collective authorization include multiple computing devices in communication over a network. A computing device may perform a join protocol with a group leader to receive a group private key that is associated with an interface implemented by the computing device. The interface may be an instance of an object model implemented by the computing device or membership of the computing device in a subsystem. The computing device receives a request for attestation to the interface, selects the group private key for the interface, and sends an attestation in response to the request. Another computing device may receive the attestation and verify the attestation with a group public key corresponding to the group private key. The group private key may be an enhanced privacy identifier (EPID) private key, and the group public key may be an EPID public key. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ned M. Smith, Omer Ben-Shalom, Alex Nayshtut
  • Patent number: 11905001
    Abstract: An aircraft assembly is disclosed having a wing tip device connected to a wing tip of a wing by a first connector, a second connector, and a third connector. The wing tip device includes a front device spar and a rear device spar. The first connector is associated with the rear device spar. The second connector is spaced apart in a chordwise direction forward of the first connector, and the third connector is spaced apart in a chordwise direction rearward of the first connector. The third connector includes a spigot mounting formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Clive Steadman, David Liversage, Ben Smith, Ruth Pullan
  • Patent number: 11744785
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to the use of volatile compositions to limit, decrease or eliminate the perception of malodor. Such compositions include at least one malodor antagonist optionally combined with perfuming ingredients. Such compositions, their use in combination with delivery systems and their applications in consumer products are also objects of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FIRMENICH SA
    Inventors: Huey-Ling Kao, Stefan Alexander Ruider, Ben Smith, Gary Marr, Matthew Rogers, Mushhood Sheikh, Zhenan Wu, Patrick Pfister, Anthony Alexander Birkbeck, Julien Coulomb
  • Publication number: 20230233425
    Abstract: The various aspects presented herein relate to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the various aspects presented herein relate to the use of volatile compositions to limit, decrease or eliminate the perception of malodor. Such compositions include at least one malodor antagonist optionally combined with perfuming ingredients. Such compositions, their use in combination with delivery systems and their applications in consumer products are also objects of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Firmenich SA
    Inventors: Huey-Ling KAO, Stefan Alexander RUIDER, Ben SMITH, Gary MARR, Matthew ROGERS, Mushhood SHEIKH, Zhenan WU, Patrick PFISTER, Anthony Alexander BIRKBECK, Julien COULOMB
  • Publication number: 20230112260
    Abstract: An example method involves receiving, by a playback device in a media playback system, limited-access media, where the limited-access media corresponds to a limited-access playback device characteristic. The method may further involve determining, by the playback device, that a particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system. Based on determining that the particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system, the method may further involve causing the media playback system to play back the limited-access media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Brad Wolf, Ben Smith
  • Publication number: 20230065799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the perfumery industry. More particularly, the present invention relates to assays and methods for screening and identifying compositions and/or ingredients that intensify a subjects perception of target odorant compounds based on the use of particular olfactory receptors activated by the target odorant compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ben SMITH, Patrick PFISTER, Lily WU, Hyo Young JEONG, Daniel RAPS
  • Patent number: 11577793
    Abstract: A tilting vehicle includes a frame and a front wheel coupled to the frame. A rear wheel is coupled to the frame and positioned rearward of the front wheel in a longitudinal direction. A seating area includes at least one seat positioned to support a rider between the front wheel and the rear wheel. A gyroscopic rider assist device is provided within an enclosure behind the seating area and above the rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Brendelson, Mason del Rosario, Sean Karagianes, Sean Lowen, Michael Searing, Ben Smith, Paul Titchener
  • Publication number: 20220375548
    Abstract: The composition tonality determination method includes: inputting at least one volatile molecule digital identifier, the volatile molecule digital identifier representative of a fragrant volatile molecule, the input defining a formula, calculating, by a computing system, for at least one volatile molecule digital identifier of the formula, a value representative of an impact of each molecule on an activity level of an odorant receptor, represented by an odorant receptor digital identifier, each volatile molecule digital identifier being associated with at least one odorant receptor digital identifier, the association being a many-to-many association, and determining, by a computing system, for the formula and as a function of at least one odorant receptor activity level impact calculated and a value representative of an odorant receptor activation threshold, a value representative of at least one tonality forming a composition, each odorant receptor digital identifier being associated with one tonality digita
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Ben SMITH, Patrick PFISTER, Lily WU, Hyo Young JEONG, Daniel RAPS, Maria BORISOVSKA
  • Patent number: 11470134
    Abstract: An example method involves receiving, by a playback device in a media playback system, limited-access media, where the limited-access media corresponds to a limited-access playback device characteristic. The method may further involve determining, by the playback device, that a particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system. Based on determining that the particular playback device having the limited-access playback device characteristic is active in the media playback system, the method may further involve causing the media playback system to play back the limited-access media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Wolf, Ben Smith
  • Publication number: 20220218860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of malodor counteraction. More particularly, it concerns malodor masking ingredient having an indane moiety (as defined in formula (I)), as well as malodor masking compositions comprising such ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Rogers, Christian Margot, Christine Vuilleumier, Ben Smith, Sanja Fitzgerald, Maud Reiter, Stefano Nicolai
  • Patent number: 11376860
    Abstract: A printing fluid container (100) for use in a printing system is described. An example container includes a base (110) and a light transmissive side wall (120). The side wall extends from the base to define a chamber (130) for receiving and storing printing fluid within the container. The side wall has an internal surface (122) facing the chamber, said internal surface comprising a channel (140). The channel comprises a portion (142) indicating a height from the base, the height representing a predetermined fill amount. The channel is configured such that when the chamber contains printing fluid, printing fluid resides within the channel (140) and indicates the predetermined fill amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ben Smith, Bryan Murphy, Christopher Wallace
  • Publication number: 20220135212
    Abstract: An aircraft assembly is disclosed having a wing tip device connected to a wing tip of a wing by a first connector, a second connector, and a third connector. The wing tip device includes a front device spar and a rear device spar. The first connector is associated with the rear device spar. The second connector is spaced apart in a chordwise direction forward of the first connector, and the third connector is spaced apart in a chordwise direction rearward of the first connector. The third connector includes a spigot mounting formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Clive STEADMAN, David LIVERSAGE, Ben SMITH, Ruth PULLAN
  • Patent number: 11260964
    Abstract: An aircraft assembly is disclosed having a wing tip device connected to a wing tip of a wing by a first connector, a second connector, and a third connector. The wing tip device includes a front device spar and a rear device spar. The first connector is associated with the rear device spar. The second connector is spaced apart in a chordwise direction forward of the first connector, and the third connector is spaced apart in a chordwise direction rearward of the first connector. The third connector includes a spigot mounting formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Clive Steadman, David Liversage, Ben Smith, Ruth Pullan
  • Publication number: 20210269104
    Abstract: A tilting vehicle includes a frame and a front wheel coupled to the frame. A rear wheel is coupled to the frame and positioned rearward of the front wheel in a longitudinal direction. A seating area includes at least one seat positioned to support a rider between the front wheel and the rear wheel. A gyroscopic rider assist device is provided within an enclosure behind the seating area and above the rear wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: James C. Brendelson, Mason del Rosario, Sean Karagianes, Sean Lowen, Michael Searing, Ben Smith, Paul Titchener