Patents by Inventor Benjamin Black
Benjamin Black 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: 11785232Abstract: A user of a storage system can upload files for a media asset, which can include a high quality media file and various related files. As part of the upload process, the storage system can extract metadata that describes the media asset. The user can specify one or more lifecycle policies to be applied for storage of the asset, and a rules engine can ensure the application of the one or more policies. The rules engine can also enable the use of simple media processing workflows. A filename hashing approach can be used to ensure that the segments and files for the asset are stored in a relatively random and even distribution across the partitions of the storage system. As part of the lifecycle for the asset, the high quality media file can be moved to less expensive storage once transcoding of the asset or another such action occurs.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeremiah M. Dunham, Andrew Tunall, Benjamin Black, Kristopher Kosmatka, Benjamin Aldouby Schwartz, Jason LaPier, Justin Abrahms
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Patent number: 11672232Abstract: The invention provides an animal feeder augmentation apparatus, system and method of operation thereof. The apparatus provides for the controlled dispensing of animal feed from an animal feeder including a controller coupled to an actuator, where the controller provides power access from a battery to at least two communication modules, namely a low-power communications module and at least a first higher-power communications module. The low-power communication module includes a low-energy radio for substantially continuous operation when the animal feeder is being used. The first higher-power communications module includes a cellular telecommunications device for operation when the animal feeder needs to send or receive data outside of the range of the low-power communications module. The controller is coupled to the low-power communications module, and to the first higher-power communications module.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: PLASTIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONInventor: Benjamin A Black
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Publication number: 20230124822Abstract: A user of a storage system can upload files for a media asset, which can include a high quality media file and various related files. As part of the upload process, the storage system can extract metadata that describes the media asset. The user can specify one or more lifecycle policies to be applied for storage of the asset, and a rules engine can ensure the application of the one or more policies. The rules engine can also enable the use of simple media processing workflows. A filename hashing approach can be used to ensure that the segments and files for the asset are stored in a relatively random and even distribution across the partitions of the storage system. As part of the lifecycle for the asset, the high quality media file can be moved to less expensive storage once transcoding of the asset or another such action occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Jeremiah M. Dunham, Andrew Tunall, Benjamin Black, Kristopher Kosmatka, Benjamin Aldouby Schwartz, Jason LaPier, Justin Abrahms
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Publication number: 20230103930Abstract: In some examples, an impact shield structure for use on a lower earth orbit spacecraft comprises a capture layer to absorb debris incident thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Daniel Benjamin Black, Kinjal Ketanbhai Dave
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Patent number: 11553196Abstract: A user of a storage system can upload files for a media asset, which can include a high quality media file and various related files. As part of the upload process, the storage system can extract metadata that describes the media asset. The user can specify one or more lifecycle policies to be applied for storage of the asset, and a rules engine can ensure the application of the one or more policies. The rules engine can also enable the use of simple media processing workflows. A filename hashing approach can be used to ensure that the segments and files for the asset are stored in a relatively random and even distribution across the partitions of the storage system. As part of the lifecycle for the asset, the high quality media file can be moved to less expensive storage once transcoding of the asset or another such action occurs.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeremiah M. Dunham, Andrew Tunall, Benjamin Black, Kristopher Kosmatka, Benjamin Aldouby Schwartz, Jason LaPier, Justin Abrahms
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Patent number: 11491706Abstract: A material for 3D printing is described. The material comprises a polymeric composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer; and from 50 to 99 wt. % ceramic particles comprising a metal, wherein at least 50% by weight of the particles have a diameter in a range from 10 to 100 ?m; wherein the material has a dielectric strength of at least 5 kV/mm and/or a dielectric constant of at least 5.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Ian Anthony Moore, Daniel Benjamin Black, Mark Trevor Newman
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Publication number: 20220096961Abstract: Thermal isolation chambers that can be used to heat or cool a chromatography column are described. Certain configurations include at least one plate and an insulative barrier. The plate and insulative barrier can form a cyclical air flow path such that air in the cyclical air flow path can be provided to a chromatography column to remove heat from the chromatography column. The heat can be transferred to the plate. Systems including the thermal isolation chambers, and methods of using the thermal isolation chambers to perform chromatographic separations are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Chad Kingston, Nathan L. Porter, Benjamin Black
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Publication number: 20210311227Abstract: A coating material (10) for coating an article is described. The coating material (10) comprises a surface (100) having an optical interference coating (110) thereon. The coating material (10) improves protection of the article from incident electromagnetic radiation having a predetermined wavelength. The coating material (10) may retroreflect at least some of the incident electromagnetic radiation, for example towards a source (e.g. a laser) thereof. An article having a coating provided by such a coating material and methods of providing such coating materials are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Mark Edgar Bray, Daniel Phillip Crane, Daniel Benjamin Black, Duncan Peter Rowe, Leslie Charles Laycock
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Publication number: 20210312724Abstract: This application is directed to communicating vehicle data via a vehicle data feed server that is communicatively coupled to a plurality of vehicles. A plurality of credentials and associated access levels are stored in a database of the vehicle data feed server. The vehicle data feed server receives a plurality of real-time vehicle data flows from the vehicles. These real-time vehicle data flows are optionally associated with the credentials based on the associated access levels. Upon receiving from a user of a client device a user credential and a vehicle data request, the vehicle data feed server determines whether the user is authorized to access vehicle data that is associated with the user credential and includes a subset of the real-time vehicle data flows. The subset of the real-time vehicle data flows is forwarded to the client device when the user is authorized to access the vehicle data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Robert J. Petri, Gregory Lorin Limes, Benjamin Black, Sean James Cullen, Marc A. Spehlmann, Ning Zhang, Andreas M. Kasprzok, David W. Bryson, Jagannath Timma, Gaurav Mathur, Richard G. Hallman, Carlos Garcia Alvarado, Jason Paul Hum
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Patent number: 11051488Abstract: The invention provides an animal feeder augmentation apparatus, system and method of operation thereof. The apparatus provides for the controlled dispensing of animal feed from an animal feeder including a controller coupled to an actuator, where the controller provides power access from a battery to at least two communication modules, namely a low-power communications module and at least a first higher-power communications module. The low-power communication module includes a low-energy radio for substantially continuous operation when the animal feeder is being used. The first higher-power communications module includes a cellular telecommunications device for operation when the animal feeder needs to send or receive data outside of the range of the low-power communications module. The controller is coupled to the low-power communications module, and to the first higher-power communications module.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Inventor: Benjamin A. Black
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Patent number: 10845517Abstract: A method of forming a filter, comprising the steps of: —selecting at least a first wavelength corresponding to a predetermined laser threat and having a first colour in the visible spectrum; —providing a generally transparent substrate and forming a first notch filter region therein configured to substantially block incident radiation thereon of wavelengths within a first predetermined wavelength band including said first wavelength; —selecting a second wavelength having a second colour in the visible spectrum and forming a colour balancing notch filter region in said substrate configured to block incident radiation thereon of wavelengths within a wavelength band including said second wavelength, thereby to balance or neutralise any colour distortion of said substrate caused by said first notch filter region.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: BAE Systems plcInventors: Daniel Benjamin Black, Leslie Charles Laycock
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Patent number: 10815720Abstract: There is disclosed a filter for a vehicle window comprising a layer of filter material, the layer of filter material being for substantially preventing the transmission of radiation at a first predetermined visible wavelength band, the first predetermined visible wavelength band covering the wavelength of a predetermined laser threat, whilst substantially allowing visible wavelengths outside of the band to be transmitted, such that the filter can offer a visible light transmission of at least 70%, and a radiation detector, such that radiation at the first predetermined wavelength band can be detected.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: BAE Systems plcInventors: Daniel Benjamin Black, Mohammed-Asif Akhmad, Leslie Charles Laycock
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Patent number: 10749939Abstract: An example system may include one or more collectors and an analyzer. The one or more collectors receive a plurality of data streams that include operational data for a plurality of application nodes. The plurality of data streams are captured and provided by a plurality of meters deployed on at least one cloud computing platform to respectively meter the plurality of application nodes. The analyzer processes the plurality of data streams to generate real-time performance data for a first application of a plurality of applications and generates, based on the real-time performance data for the application instances, statistics for data flows between components of the first application. The analyzer generates comparative statistics on the performance of the first application relative to the performance of the plurality of applications hosted, and reallocated, based on the comparative statistics, resources for the performance of the first application.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.Inventors: Cliff Moon, Benjamin Black
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Publication number: 20200236373Abstract: A user of a storage system can upload files for a media asset, which can include a high quality media file and various related files. As part of the upload process, the storage system can extract metadata that describes the media asset. The user can specify one or more lifecycle policies to be applied for storage of the asset, and a rules engine can ensure the application of the one or more policies. The rules engine can also enable the use of simple media processing workflows. A filename hashing approach can be used to ensure that the segments and files for the asset are stored in a relatively random and even distribution across the partitions of the storage system. As part of the lifecycle for the asset, the high quality media file can be moved to less expensive storage once transcoding of the asset or another such action occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Jeremiah M. Dunham, Andrew Tunall, Benjamin Black, Kristopher Kosmatka, Benjamin Aldouby Schwartz, Jason LaPier, Justin Abrahms
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Publication number: 20200230873Abstract: A material for 3D printing is described. The material comprises a polymeric composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer; and from 50 to 99 wt. % ceramic particles comprising a metal, wherein at least 50% by weight of the particles have a diameter in a range from 10 to 100 ?m; wherein the material has a dielectric strength of at least 5 kV/mm and/or a dielectric constant of at least 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2018Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: Ian Anthony Moore, Daniel Benjamin Black, Mark Trevor Newman
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Patent number: 10701377Abstract: A user of a storage system can upload files for a media asset, which can include a high quality media file and various related files. As part of the upload process, the storage system can extract metadata that describes the media asset. The user can specify one or more lifecycle policies to be applied for storage of the asset, and a rules engine can ensure the application of the one or more policies. The rules engine can also enable the use of simple media processing workflows. A filename hashing approach can be used to ensure that the segments and files for the asset are stored in a relatively random and even distribution across the partitions of the storage system. As part of the lifecycle for the asset, the high quality media file can be moved to less expensive storage once transcoding of the asset or another such action occurs.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jeremiah M. Dunham, Andrew Tunall, Benjamin Black, Kristopher Kosmatka, Benjamin Aldouby Schwartz, Jason LaPier, Justin Abrahms
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Publication number: 20190285392Abstract: There is disclosed a flash device for selective activation where upon activation the device may emit at least 100,000 lumens, the flash device comprising, an operator interface, a power unit comprising an energy store, at least one light emission unit connected to the power unit and comprising an array of light emitting elements, a power converter unit for driving the array, a control unit operably connected to the at least one light emission unit, the control unit comprising a processor and being operably connected to the operator interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventors: DANIEL BENJAMIN BLACK, MICHAEL JAMES PARKER, MOHAMMED-ASIF AKHMAD, STUART JAMES TOMS
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Publication number: 20190274282Abstract: The invention provides an animal feeder augmentation apparatus, system and method of operation thereof. The apparatus provides for the controlled dispensing of animal feed from an animal feeder including a controller coupled to an actuator, where the controller provides power access from a battery to at least two communication modules, namely a low-power communications module and at least a first higher-power communications module. The low-power communication module includes a low-energy radio for substantially continuous operation when the animal feeder is being used. The first higher-power communications module includes a cellular telecommunications device for operation when the animal feeder needs to send or receive data outside of the range of the low-power communications module. The controller is coupled to the low-power communications module, and to the first higher-power communications module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventor: Benjamin A. Black
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Publication number: 20190129077Abstract: A method of forming a filter, comprising the steps of:—selecting at least a first wavelength corresponding to a predetermined laser threat and having a first colour in the visible spectrum;—providing a generally transparent substrate and forming a first notch filter region therein configured to substantially block incident radiation thereon of wavelengths within a first predetermined wavelength band including said first wavelength;—selecting a second wavelength having a second colour in the visible spectrum and forming a colour balancing notch filter region in said substrate configured to block incident radiation thereon of wavelengths within a wavelength band including said second wavelength, thereby to balance or neutralise any colour distortion of said substrate caused by said first notch filter region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Daniel Benjamin Black, Leslie Charles Laycock
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Publication number: 20190107656Abstract: A method of forming a conformable filter, comprising the steps of: —selecting at least a first wavelength corresponding to a predetermined laser threat; —providing a conformable photosensitive film (320) and exposing said film to radiation from a focused laser source (100) of said first wavelength to create a first filter region therein configured to substantially block incident radiation thereon substantially only of said first wavelength while substantially allowing other visible wavelengths to be transmitted; —selecting a bandwidth corresponding to a first predetermined wavelength band including said first wavelength and exposing said polymeric film (320) to radiation from one or more further laser sources of respective different wavelengths within said first predetermined wavelength band to create a notch filter region therein, including said first filter region, said notch filter region being configured to substantially block incident radiation thereon at a wavelength within said first predetermined waveType: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Daniel Benjamin Black, Leslie Charles LAYCOCK