Patents by Inventor Benjamin D. Brown

Benjamin D. Brown 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: 11959271
    Abstract: A building structure comprising a first film and a second film. The first film and the second film are each impregnated with L-Dopa. The building structure further includes regolith bulk material between the first film and the second film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Michael D. Brown, Helen G. Scott, Miles T. Rogers, Benjamin J. Rosenthal, Michael J. Nicoletti, James J. Stusse
  • Publication number: 20240095938
    Abstract: A system comprises a computer including one or more processors and memory. The memory includes instructions such that the one or more processors are programmed to receive at least one of Red-Green-Blue (RGB) image data or infrared (IR) image data from one or more cameras communicatively connected to the one or more processors, where the RGB image data and the IR image data represents an environment including at least one individual disposed along a support surface. The one or more processors receive annotated depth image data that corresponds to the RGB image data and the IR image data. The one or more processors train a neural network with at least one of the RGB image data and the IR image data corresponding to the annotated depth image data, where the neural network is trained to predict when the individual is exiting the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua M. Brown-Kramer, Steve Kiene, Benjamin D. Rush, Lucas A. Sabalka, Jacob Williams
  • Patent number: 7350146
    Abstract: Various disclosed help center features provide help to a user without a staffed help center, provide help to a user before the user recognizes the need, or create targeted commerce opportunities for a provider of goods or services. One help center feature provides a user with help that is specifically related to a component in the user's computer system and that is supplied to the help center feature by the component manufacturer. Another help center feature detects a condition that degrades performance, and hence user satisfaction, and alerts the user. Another help center feature detects an attempt by a computer system to inform the user of degraded performance and offers the user a solution. Another help center feature provides a user with a commerce opportunity specifically related to a component in the user's computer system and/or to the user's geographic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: AOL LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: James R. Moran, Benjamin D. Brown
  • Publication number: 20030083941
    Abstract: Various disclosed help center features provide help to a user without a staffed help center, provide help to a user before the user recognizes the need, or create targeted commerce opportunities for a provider of goods or services. One help center feature provides a user with help that is specifically related to a component in the user's computer system and that is supplied to the help center feature by the component manufacturer. Another help center feature detects a condition that degrades performance, and hence user satisfaction, and alerts the user. Another help center feature detects an attempt by a computer system to inform the user of degraded performance and offers the user a solution. Another help center feature provides a user with a commerce opportunity specifically related to a component in the user's computer system and/or to the user's geographic location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: James R. Moran, Benjamin D. Brown
  • Patent number: 5948073
    Abstract: A multiplexing bus controller with input conditioning is provided in which the need for a dedicated microprocessor for handling input filtering, input change detection and serial-to-parallel/parallel-to-serial I/O data conversion is eliminated. The controller is realized in a gate array and provides input data oversampling and output refreshing to eliminate random noise coupled to the data lines. In addition, the oversampled data is filtered to debounce the signal received from the input devices. The input data is converted from serial-to-parallel and checked to detect any change from the previous input data stream. Upon detection of an input change, the host microprocessor is interrupted. When the host microprocessor sends data to the bus controller, the bus controller then converts the data to a serial stream for communication to the appropriate output device. Additionally, the bus controller is provided with an internal turnaround circuit to loop back outputs to the inputs for diagnostic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Chapin, Kenneth D. Romano, Benjamin D. Brown, Anthony M. Frumusa, Phillip A. Sciuto
  • Patent number: 5459453
    Abstract: An interface connector device for interconnecting a plurality of input/output devices including a signal bus connected to a control and to the input/output devices for multiplexing the signals between the control and the input and output devices, the bus interconnecting a plurality of interface and connector devices, and each of the interface and connector devices including address recognition circuitry as well as programmable configuration selection logic to configure the connector device to respond to a variety of input/output devices. In addition, the signal bus and connector devices are adapted to recognize and convey various levels of signals, for example, different voltage levels representing control information, framing signals, and diagnostic command signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy M. Minerd, Benjamin D. Brown, Alan K. Robertson
  • Patent number: D1021967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Randy C. Rush, Arlyn Wilcox, Piyush Choudhary, Ryan G. Brown, Benjamin D. Dunnigan