Patents by Inventor Benjamin A. Smith
Benjamin A. 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).
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Patent number: 12279954Abstract: Various examples relate to a transcatheter delivery system including a sheath, a delivery catheter, and an implantable device (e.g., a prosthetic valve, a stent, a stent graft, occluder, or vascular filter) maintained in a collapsed configuration by the delivery catheter. The delivery catheter includes a plurality of fiber guides separated by one or more reduced profile sections each having a smaller transverse outer profile than the transverse outer profiles of the fiber guides.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: David J. Arcaro, Jason T. Alger, Dustin V. Dienno, Joshua C. Haarer, Edward J. Hoopingarner, Patrick M. Norris, Benjamin A. Smith, Olga Baykova, Russell L. Jacoby
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Publication number: 20250114921Abstract: A pipe fitting tool is configured to loosen a first pipe element with respect to a second pipe element. The pipe fitting tool includes a motor, a holdback assembly configured to clamp and hold the second pipe element, the holdback assembly including a fixed jaw, a movable jaw, and a plurality of teeth sections, and a drive assembly. The drive assembly is configured to clamp and rotate the first pipe element with respect to the second pipe element in response to a first linear motion of the reciprocating member, and release the first pipe element in response to a second linear motion of the reciprocating member, the second linear motion being in a direction opposite the first linear motion. At least one of the plurality of teeth sections is pivotally coupled to the fixed jaw.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Benjamin A. Smith, James Wekwert, Brandon L. Yahr
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Patent number: 12226879Abstract: A pipe fitting tool configured to loosen a first section of pipe with respect to a second section of pipe. The pipe fitting tool includes a motor, a reciprocating member that reciprocates in response to activation of the motor, a holdback assembly configured to clamp and hold the second section of pipe, and a loosening mechanism configured to clamp and rotate the first section of pipe with respect to the second section of pipe in response to a first linear motion of the reciprocating member, and to release the first section of pipe in response to a second linear motion of the reciprocating member, the second linear motion being in a direction opposite the first linear motion.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Benjamin A. Smith, James Wekwert
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Patent number: 12177033Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Benjamin A. Smith, Reed Olsen, Kevin McLaughlin, Anush Nadathur
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Publication number: 20240397868Abstract: A modular equipment assembly may include a base unit and a secondary front unit. The base unit may include a base frame, a motor, a tool interface, one or more wheels, and a handle. The motor may be mounted on the base frame. The tool interface may be disposed within the base frame in mechanical communication with the motor to removably attach a first tool head to the base frame. The one or more wheels may be mounted to the base frame apart from the movable tool to support the base unit. The handle may be mounted to and extend rearwardly from the base frame. The secondary front unit may be removably attached to the base unit, the secondary front unit may include a secondary front frame selectively disposed in front of the base frame forward from the tool interface to move with the base unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Benjamin A. Smith, Keith A. Grider, Michael J. Caelwaerts, Austin F. de Veer, Maggie A. McLeod, Devlin N. Thyne, Kyle J. Reeder, Joseph S. Wilinski, JR., Michael Steven Van Dyke
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Publication number: 20240335928Abstract: A handheld hydraulic power tool includes a housing, an electric motor positioned within the housing, a hydraulic pump positioned within the housing, the pump being driven by the motor to pressurize hydraulic fluid stored within the housing or a remote reservoir, and an installation assembly configured to seat an anchor into a concrete work surface in response to an applied force by the pressurized hydraulic fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Inventors: Jonathan E. Abbott, Benjamin A. Smith, Brandon L. Yahr, Josh Rowland, Kris Kanack, John S. Dey, IV, Jacob P. Schneider, Peter R. Heath
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Publication number: 20240277472Abstract: A covering for a prosthetic valve comprises a first portion configured to couple to an outflow side of a prosthetic valve and a second portion configured to couple to an inflow side of the prosthetic valve. The first portion is annular in shape and has a first edge alternating between one or more first tips and one or more first valleys. The second portion is also annular in shape and has a second edge alternating between one or more second tips and one or more second valleys. The one or more second tips are configured to couple to the one or more first tips to at least partially cover posts of the prosthetic valve. The one or more second tips have a tapered form.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: David J. Arcaro, Kyle W. Colavito, Dustin V. Dienno, Cody L. Hartman, Roy Manygoats, JR., Ryan S. Titone, Ryan D. Smith, Joshua A. Sprinkle, Benjamin A. Smith, James L. Goepfrich, Michael J. Shepard
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Patent number: 12053381Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems (200), and methods for deploying a medical device (202). In certain instances, the medical device (202) may be a shunt device. In addition, the apparatuses, systems (200), and methods may include one or more constraining lines (212) arranged through a portion of the implantable medical device (202) and one or more release lines (216) configured to engage the one or more constraining lines (212).Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Inventors: Daniel S. Cole, Benjamin A. Smith
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Patent number: 12017332Abstract: A bolt tensioning tool includes a housing, an electric motor positioned within the housing, a hydraulic pump positioned within the housing, the pump being driven by the motor to pressurize hydraulic fluid stored within the housing or a remote reservoir, and a tensioning assembly connectable to a bolt for applying tension thereto in response to an applied force by the pressurized hydraulic fluid.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Jonathan E. Abbott, Benjamin A. Smith, Brandon L. Yahr, Josh Rowland, Kris Kanack, John S. Dey, IV, Jacob P. Schneider, Peter R. Heath
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Publication number: 20240182278Abstract: A wireless hoist system including a first hoist device having a first motor and a first wireless transceiver and a second hoist device having a second motor and a second wireless transceiver. The wireless hoist system includes a controller in wireless communication with the first wireless transceiver and the second wireless. The controller is configured to receive a user input and determine a first operation parameter and a second operation parameter based on the user input. The controller is also configured to provide, wirelessly, a first control signal indicative of the first operation parameter to the first hoist device and provide, wirelessly, a second control signal indicative of the second operation parameter to the second hoist device. The first hoist device operates based on the first control signal and the second hoist device operates based on the second control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Matthew Post, Gareth Mueckl, Matthew N. Thurin, Joshua D. Widder, Timothy J. Bartlett, Patrick D. Gallagher, Jarrod P. Kotes, Karly M. Schober, Kenneth W. Wolf, Terry L. Timmons, Mallory L. Marksteiner, Jonathan L. Lambert, Ryan A. Spiering, Jeremy R. Ebner, Benjamin A. Smith, James Wekwert, Brandon L. Yahr, Troy C. Thorson, Connor P. Sprague, John E. Koller, Evan M. Glanzer, John S. Scott, William F. Chapman, III, Timothy R. Obermann
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Publication number: 20240158494Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Isin Dalkilic-Liddle, Benjamin A. Smith, Karl J.M. Hanf, Fang Qian, R. Blake Pepinsky, Thomas O. Cameron
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Patent number: 11974916Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve may include a jacket configured to cover at least one of gaps, spaces, or interfaces in a frame or between one or more leaflets attached to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences CorporationInventors: David J. Arcaro, Kyle W. Colavito, Dustin V. Dienno, Cody L. Hartman, Roy Manygoats, Jr., Ryan S. Titone, Ryan D. Smith, Joshua A. Sprinkle, Benjamin A. Smith, James L. Goepfrich, Michael J. Shepard
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Publication number: 20240081987Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to prosthetic valves having a frame, a frame cover, and a leaflet construct. Some aspects are directed to a diametric taper for the prosthetic valve for achieving enhanced performance of the prosthetic valve under operational conditions, enhanced compressibility and delivery characteristics, and other additional or alternative advantages. Other aspects are directed toward unique assembly and attachment methods for securing leaflet constructs to support structures. Other aspects are directed toward features for interacting with transcatheter delivery systems. Still other aspects are directed to such apparatuses, systems, and methods for valve replacement, such as cardiac valve replacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: David J. Arcaro, Kevin J. Derryberry, Dustin V. Dienno, Edwin W. Field, Bill R. Finney, Joshua C. Haarer, Logan R. Hagaman, Cody L. Hartman, Russell L. Jacoby, Roy Manygoats, JR., Stephen M. Probert, Benjamin A. Smith, Andrew P. Hilton, Olga Baykova, Jason T. Alger
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Patent number: 11912545Abstract: A wireless hoist system including a first hoist device having a first motor and a first wireless transceiver and a second hoist device having a second motor and a second wireless transceiver. The wireless hoist system includes a controller in wireless communication with the first wireless transceiver and the second wireless. The controller is configured to receive a user input and determine a first operation parameter and a second operation parameter based on the user input. The controller is also configured to provide, wirelessly, a first control signal indicative of the first operation parameter to the first hoist device and provide, wirelessly, a second control signal indicative of the second operation parameter to the second hoist device. The first hoist device operates based on the first control signal and the second hoist device operates based on the second control signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Matthew Post, Gareth Mueckl, Matthew N. Thurin, Joshua D. Widder, Timothy J. Bartlett, Patrick D. Gallagher, Jarrod P. Kotes, Karly M. Schober, Kenneth W. Wolf, Terry L. Timmons, Mallory L. Marksteiner, Jonathan L. Lambert, Ryan A. Spiering, Jeremy R. Ebner, Benjamin A. Smith, James Wekwert, Brandon L. Yahr, Troy C. Thorson, Connor P. Sprague, John E. Koller, Evan M. Glanzer, John S. Scott, William F. Chapman, III, Timothy R. Obermann
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Publication number: 20240039314Abstract: A mobile charger for transporting and charging a plurality of batteries. The mobile charger includes a base including a bottom portion and a top portion extending from the bottom portion, a docking station slidably coupled to the top portion of the base such that the docking station is movable along the base, and a plurality of charger interfaces coupled to the docking station. The plurality of charger interfaces is configured to receive the plurality of batteries such that the plurality of batteries is charged by the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Keith A. Grider, Caroline G. Fox, Michael S. Van Dyke, Joseph S. Wilinski, JR., Chloe A. Nelson-Arzuaga, Kevin D. White, Devlin N. Thyne, Matthew Post, Nicole A. Baah, Benjamin A. Smith
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Patent number: 11857412Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to prosthetic valves having a frame, a frame cover, and a leaflet construct. Some aspects are directed to a diametric taper for the prosthetic valve for achieving enhanced performance of the prosthetic valve under operational conditions, enhanced compressibility and delivery characteristics, and other additional or alternative advantages. Other aspects are directed toward unique assembly and attachment methods for securing leaflet constructs to support structures. Other aspects are directed toward features for interacting with transcatheter delivery systems. Still other aspects are directed to such apparatuses, systems, and methods for valve replacement, such as cardiac valve replacement.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATIONInventors: David J. Arcaro, Kevin J. Derryberry, Dustin V. Dienno, Edwin W. Field, Bill R. Finney, Joshua C. Haarer, Logan R. Hagaman, Cody L. Hartman, Russell L. Jacoby, Roy Manygoats, Jr., Stephen M. Probert, Benjamin A. Smith, Andrew P. Hilton, Olga Baykova, Jason T. Alger
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Patent number: 11827702Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Biogen MA Inc.Inventors: Isin Dalkilic-Liddle, Benjamin A. Smith, Karl J. M. Hanf, Fang Qian, R. Blake Pepinsky, Thomas O. Cameron
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Publication number: 20230131379Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Isin Dalkilic-Liddle, Benjamin A. Smith, Karl J. M. Hanf, Fang Qian, R. Blake Pepinsky, Thomas O. Cameron
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Publication number: 20230116796Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Daniel S. Cole, Tom R. McDaniel, Edward E. Shaw, Benjamin A. Smith, McKenzie Veith, Phil Haarstad, Jacob Jaeger
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Publication number: 20230074508Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Daniel S. Cole, Tom R. McDaniel, Edward E. Shaw, Benjamin A. Smith, Jerome Adam-Cote, Ian R. Berve, Barrett S. Hutto, James A. McCrea