Patents by Inventor Benjamin Cox

Benjamin Cox 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: 11572008
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing cargo to a flatbed of a carrier vehicle. The apparatus includes two pulley blocks, the first pulley block and the second pulley block. The first pulley block having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having two pulleys arranged side-by-side. The second pulley block having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the second pulley having two pulleys arranged side-by-side. A first strap having a first end coupled to a first hook and the second end is coupled to a proximal end of the first pulley block. A second strap having a second hook at one end and the other end can be inserted into the second block pulley through its proximal end. The free end loops around the pulleys of the two pulley blocks and exits from the first pulley block. The free end of the second strap is having a handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventor: Benjamin Cox
  • Publication number: 20230005571
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for generating an array-specific range of Tm values to be used for calling a sample in a given array positive or negative for a target nucleic acid sequence. A sample well in an array is provided with a control sample containing a control nucleic acid sequence. The control sample is amplified by thermal cycling the sample well. A Tm value for the control sample is identified and compared to an expected Tm value for the control nucleic acid sequence to calculate a relationship between the identified control Tm value and the expected control Tm value. By applying this relationship to an expected Tm value for a target nucleic acid sequence, an array-specific range of Tm values for the target nucleic acid sequence is generated and can be used for calling an experimental sample in the same array positive or negative for the target nucleic acid sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Charles Robbins, Theodore Allan Wilson, Charles Benjamin Cox, Jay Jones, Benjamin William Galvin, Amber Cooper Kiser
  • Patent number: 11398296
    Abstract: Methods, sample vessels, and instruments are provided for melting curve analysis. A sample is amplified by thermal cycling the sample well between at least an annealing temperature and a denaturation temperature through n cycles, where each cycle includes an in-cycle denaturation step. Fluorescent data is collected during the in-cycle denaturation step of n cycles where n is at least two. Then a composite melting curve is generated using the fluorescent data collected during the denaturation step of each of the n cycles, and the sample is called using the composite melting curve, where the call is a positive or a negative call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: BIOFIRE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin William Galvin, Thomas Charles Robbins, Charles Benjamin Cox
  • Patent number: 11207655
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for spotting an array with fluid. Arrays produced by such methods are also provided. In one aspect of the invention, a spotter device for spotting a plurality of fluids into an array is described, the spotter device comprising a plurality of reservoirs provided in a first configuration, each reservoir holding its respective fluid, a print head having a plurality of positions provided in a second configuration, the second configuration being different from the first configuration, a plurality of tubes, each tube configured to provide fluid communication from a reservoir at a first end of the tube to a position in the print head at the second end of the tube, and a pump for pumping fluid through the tubes from the reservoir to the print head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
    Inventors: David E. Jones, Kirk Max Ririe, Thomas Charles Robbins, Elizabeth Doman Copene, Charles Benjamin Cox
  • Publication number: 20210178957
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing cargo to a flatbed of a carrier vehicle. The apparatus includes two pulley blocks, the first pulley block and the second pulley block. The first pulley block having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having two pulleys arranged side-by-side. The second pulley block having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the second pulley having two pulleys arranged side-by-side. A first strap having a first end coupled to a first hook and the second end is coupled to a proximal end of the first pulley block. A second strap having a second hook at one end and the other end can be inserted into the second block pulley through its proximal end. The free end loops around the pulleys of the two pulley blocks and exits from the first pulley block. The free end of the second strap is having a handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Benjamin Cox
  • Publication number: 20210147924
    Abstract: Methods, sample vessels, and instruments are provided for melting curve analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin William Galvin, Thomas Charles Robbins, Charles Benjamin Cox
  • Publication number: 20200164334
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for spotting an array with fluid. Arrays produced by such methods are also provided. In one aspect of the invention, a spotter device for spotting a plurality of fluids into an array is described, the spotter device comprising a plurality of reservoirs provided in a first configuration, each reservoir holding its respective fluid, a print head having a plurality of positions provided in a second configuration, the second configuration being different from the first configuration, a plurality of tubes, each tube configured to provide fluid communication from a reservoir at a first end of the tube to a position in the print head at the second end of the tube, and a pump for pumping fluid through the tubes from the reservoir to the print head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: David E. Jones, Kirk Max Ririe, Thomas Charles Robbins, Elizabeth Doman Copene, Charles Benjamin Cox
  • Patent number: 10471408
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for spotting an array with fluid. Arrays produced by such methods are also provided. In one aspect of the invention, a spotter device for spotting a plurality of fluids into an array is described, the spotter device comprising a plurality of reservoirs provided in a first configuration, each reservoir holding its respective fluid, a print head having a plurality of positions provided in a second configuration, the second configuration being different from the first configuration, a plurality of tubes, each tube configured to provide fluid communication from a reservoir at a first end of the tube to a position in the print head at the second end of the tube, and a pump for pumping fluid through the tubes from the reservoir to the print head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
    Inventors: David E. Jones, Kirk Max Ririe, Thomas Charles Robbins, Elizabeth Doman Copene, Charles Benjamin Cox
  • Patent number: 9765602
    Abstract: Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices that allow on-site field adjustments to flow characteristics. One autonomous inflow control device (AICD) assembly includes a base pipe defining one or more flow ports and an interior, a first end ring and a second end ring each arranged about the base pipe, the second end ring being axially-offset from the first end ring such that a fluid compartment is defined therebetween, an AICD arranged within the fluid compartment and having at least one fluid inlet and an outlet configured to be in fluid communication with one of the one or more flow ports, and a flow ring arranged about the base pipe and in fluid communication with the AICD, the flow ring being operable to regulate a fluid flow into the interior of the base pipe and being accessible and manipulatable by a well operator on-site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: David Alexander Smart, William Ryan Huffer, Aaron Bonner, Jean Marc Lopez, John Benjamin Cox
  • Publication number: 20170209844
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for spotting an array with fluid. Arrays produced by such methods are also provided. In one aspect of the invention, a spotter device for spotting a plurality of fluids into an array is described, the spotter device comprising a plurality of reservoirs provided in a first configuration, each reservoir holding its respective fluid, a print head having a plurality of positions provided in a second configuration, the second configuration being different from the first configuration, a plurality of tubes, each tube configured to provide fluid communication from a reservoir at a first end of the tube to a position in the print head at the second end of the tube, and a pump for pumping fluid through the tubes from the reservoir to the print head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: David E. Jones, Kirk Max Ririe, Thomas Charles Robbins, Elizabeth Doman Copene, Charles Benjamin Cox
  • Patent number: 9627874
    Abstract: A method and a system for a mounting device are provided. The mounting device includes at least two shells, each shell having an inner surface and an outer surface wherein the outer surface includes a first banding zone, a second banding zone, and a clamping zone extending between the first banding zone and the second banding zone and a pair of shoulders bounding each of the first banding zone and second banding zone. The mounting device also includes an intermediary material circumscribing the wire bundle including at least one of a substantially non-porous material, a vulcanizing tape, and a silicone material. The mounting device further includes at least one fastener configured to engage the first banding zone or second banding zone to couple the first shell and the second shell to the wire bundle and the intermediary material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: UNISON INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Benjamin Cox, William Ward Owens, Joseph W. Chvala
  • Patent number: 9625584
    Abstract: A phantom for a nuclear imaging system is provided. In particular, systems and method are provided for a phantom including a pattern plate having a plurality of passages and a plurality of channels sequentially interconnecting each of the plurality of cylindrical cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Benjamin Cox, Mohammed Farhoud, Stephen Graves
  • Patent number: 9318236
    Abstract: A method and system for a mounting device for an electrical harness of a gas turbine engine are provided. The mounting device includes a first and a second semi-cylindrical shell, the first and second shells are hingedly coupled along respective adjacent edges. Each of the first and second shells includes a first end region, a second end region and a middle region extending between the first end region and the second end region. The middle region defines a mounting seat having an outer diameter that is less than an outer diameter of the first end region and the second end region. The mounting device also includes at least one fastener configured to couple the first shell to the second shell with the wire bundle disposed between the first shell and the second shell such that movement of the first shell and the second shell along the wire bundle is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: UNISON INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Benjamin Cox, William Ward Owens, Bruce D. Markert, Joseph Chvala
  • Publication number: 20150337627
    Abstract: Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices that allow on-site field adjustments to flow characteristics. One autonomous inflow control device (AICD) assembly includes a base pipe defining one or more flow ports and an interior, a first end ring and a second end ring each arranged about the base pipe, the second end ring being axially-offset from the first end ring such that a fluid compartment is defined therebetween, an AICD arranged within the fluid compartment and having at least one fluid inlet and an outlet configured to be in fluid communication with one of the one or more flow ports, and a flow ring arranged about the base pipe and in fluid communication with the AICD, the flow ring being operable to regulate a fluid flow into the interior of the base pipe and being accessible and manipulatable by a well operator on-site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: David Alexander SMART, William Ryan HUFFER, Aaron BONNER, Jean Marc LOPEZ, John Benjamin COX
  • Publication number: 20150307425
    Abstract: An enclosure that may be placed around a barrel of aging alcohol, wherein the enclosure may include a bottom, a net, a cooling coil, and a top, wherein the cooling coil may be positioned over the barrel such that ethanol vapor can be condensed onto the cooling coil and dripped onto the barrel. The cooling coil may also be cooled by cooling refrigerant below the condensation point of ethanol and pumping the refrigerant through the cooling coil. Alternatives can include positioning the cooling coil over a drip pan and may also include returning the condensed ethanol into the barrel via a hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Benjamin Cox
  • Publication number: 20150283531
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for spotting an array with fluid. Arrays produced by such methods are also provided. In one aspect of the invention, a spotter device for spotting a plurality of fluids into an array is described, the spotter device comprising a plurality of reservoirs provided in a first configuration, each reservoir holding its respective fluid, a print head having a plurality of positions provided in a second configuration, the second configuration being different from the first configuration, a plurality of tubes, each tube configured to provide fluid communication from a reservoir at a first end of the tube to a position in the print head at the second end of the tube, and a pump for pumping fluid through the tubes from the reservoir to the print head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: David E. Jones, Kirk Max Ririe, Thomas Charles Robbins, Elizabeth Doman Copene, Charles Benjamin Cox
  • Publication number: 20140318861
    Abstract: A method and system for a mounting device for an electrical harness of a gas turbine engine are provided. The mounting device includes a first and a second semi-cylindrical shell, the first and second shells are hingedly coupled along respective adjacent edges. Each of the first and second shells includes a first end region, a second end region and a middle region extending between the first end region and the second end region. The middle region defines a mounting seat having an outer diameter that is less than an outer diameter of the first end region and the second end region. The mounting device also includes at least one fastener configured to couple the first shell to the second shell with the wire bundle disposed between the first shell and the second shell such that movement of the first shell and the second shell along the wire bundle is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Adam Benjamin Cox, William Ward Owens, Bruce D. Markert
  • Patent number: D908704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: LumiraDx UK Ltd
    Inventors: Nicholas Long, Alex Driver, Benjamin Cox, Ben Clarke, Paul Greenhalgh
  • Patent number: D912843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LumiraDx UK Ltd
    Inventors: David Lang, Michael Flett, Alex Driver, Benjamin Cox, Iain Deane, Phillip Lowe, Steven Keatch, Brian McGuigan, Alexander Reid
  • Patent number: D968642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: LumiraDx UK Ltd
    Inventors: David Lang, Michael Flett, Alex Driver, Benjamin Cox, Iain Deane, Phillip Lowe, Steven Keatch, Brian McGuigan, Alexander Reid