Patents by Inventor Benjamin BEDARD

Benjamin BEDARD 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: 11912503
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe a pick or stow system that uses a mechanical system to stow an item into a container, retrieve an item from the container, or both. In one embodiment, the mechanical system includes a gantry or a robotic arm that permits various sensors, tools, or end effectors to interact with a plurality of containers. For example, the plurality of containers may be supported by a rack where each container may have any number of types of items. The gantry or robotic arm can move the sensors, tools, or end effectors to a particular container to either stow an item into the container or pick an item from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Joseph Parness, Ennio Claretti, Emily Dunne, Parker Owan, Andrew Stubbs, Benjamin Bedard
  • Publication number: 20240060165
    Abstract: A system for deep rolling a fan blade including a shaft assembly disposed along a first axis; a hub connected to a distal end of the shaft assembly, the hub having an upper hub portion and a lower hub portion extending along a second axis, the second axis forming an angle relative to a first axis; a roller disk joined to the lower portion of the hub, the roller disk configured to contact a fan blade; a fixture supporting the fan blade; the fixture comprising a body supporting a pivot clamp attached to the body with a pivot; a support attached to the body, the support is configured to engage an airfoil portion of the fan blade; a receiver formed in the body for supporting a root of the fan blade; and a shoulder attached to the body configured to support a platform portion of the fan blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Andrzej E. Kuczek, Tahany El-Wardany, Benjamin Bedard, Michael A. Klecka, Randy P. Salva, Krzysztof Barnat
  • Patent number: 11865727
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for robotic picking assemblies with different concurrent flow rates. In one embodiment, an example system may include a picking assembly coupled to a vacuum system. The picking assembly may include a first suction cup assembly having a first flow rate, the first suction cup assembly including a first suction cup and a first mesh filter disposed in the first suction cup, a second suction cup assembly having a second flow rate, the second suction cup assembly including a second suction cup and a second mesh filter disposed in the second suction cup, and a third suction cup assembly having the second flow rate, the third suction cup assembly including a third suction cup and a third mesh filter disposed in the third suction cup. The picking assembly may grasp items based on the first flow rate and the second flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Joseph Parness, Benjamin Bedard, Emily Dunne, Felipe De Arruda Camargo Polido
  • Patent number: 11504590
    Abstract: An adjustable golf tee comprises a body extending from a head, a plurality of bulbous portions extending radially from the body and spaced apart along a length of the body, and a flexible stop adjustably secured to the body between an adjacent pair of the plurality of bulbous portions. The flexible stop comprises a disc defining a central hole through which the body is configured to pass to releasably connect the flexible stop to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: YATTA GOLF LLC
    Inventors: Abraham Bedard, Kelby Gatrell, Benjamin Bedard
  • Publication number: 20200353330
    Abstract: An adjustable golf tee comprises a body extending from a head, a plurality of bulbous portions extending radially from the body and spaced apart along a length of the body, and a flexible stop adjustably secured to the body between an adjacent pair of the plurality of bulbous portions. The flexible stop comprises a disc defining a central hole through which the body is configured to pass to releasably connect the flexible stop to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Abraham BEDARD, Kelby GATRELL, Benjamin BEDARD
  • Patent number: D939036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: YATTA GOLF LLC
    Inventors: Abraham Bedard, Kelby Gatrell, Benjamin Bedard