Patents by Inventor Benjamin David

Benjamin David 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).

  • AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR A HARVESTER HEADER
    Publication number: 20220015292
    Abstract: A header of a harvester includes a cutter bar assembly, a side deck, and an airbag. The side deck includes a conveyor and an arm assembly. The cutter bar assembly is configured to cut crops, and the conveyor is configured to transport the crops cut by the cutter bar assembly toward a center of the header. The arm assembly is coupled to the cutter bar assembly and to the at least one airbag. The arm assembly is configured to pivot to enable the cutter bar assembly to flex along a lateral axis of the header. The airbag is configured to apply a substantially constant force to the at least one arm assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin David Kemmerer, Blaine Robert Noll, Joel Timothy Cook
  • HEADER WITH MODULAR RIGID FRAME
    Publication number: 20220007577
    Abstract: A header of an agricultural harvester is provided. The header includes a rigid modular frame. The rigid modular frame includes a center section, a first outer section, and a second outer section. The first and second outer sections flank the center section and are rigidly coupled to the center section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin David Kemmerer, Blaine Robert Noll, Herbert Max Farley, Nicholas Santoleri
  • HEADER WITH TRAPEZOIDAL PROFILE
    Publication number: 20220007574
    Abstract: A header of an agricultural harvester is provided. The header includes a frame having a centerline defining a first side and a second side of the frame. A first portion of either the first side or the second side of the frame has a first trapezoidal profile that includes a first pair of legs that run along a longitudinal axis of the frame and a first pair of bases that form a height of the frame. The first pair of legs include a first top leg and a first bottom leg, and the first bottom leg is angled toward the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin David Kemmerer, Blaine Robert Noll, Herbert Max Farley
  • HARVESTER HEADER WITH LATERAL BELT ROLLER MOUNT
    Publication number: 20220000031
    Abstract: A header system is provided. The headers system includes a conveyor belt and a belt roller assembly comprising a belt roller configured to contact the conveyor belt and to rotate about an axis during movement of the conveyor belt. The header system further includes a belt roller assembly mount configured to secure the belt roller on the header system, wherein the belt roller mount assembly comprises a first mounting member configured to secure the belt roller to an infeed deck frame included in the header system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin David Kemmerer, Joel T. Cook, Blaine Robert Noll
  • HIGHLY LOADED METAL OXIDE MATERIALS BY SELF-ASSEMBLY FOR EXTENDED BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE MOLECULE RELEASE IN MEDICAL AND DENTAL APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20220000722
    Abstract: A biocompatible composite material for controlled release is disclosed, comprising a biocompatible metal oxide structure with a loaded network of pores. The pore network of the biocompatible composite material is filled with a uniformly distributed biologically active micellizing amphiphilic molecule, the size of these pores ranging from about 0.5 to about 100 nanometers. The material is characterized in that when exposed to phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), the controlled release of the active amphiphilic molecule is predominantly diffusion-driven over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Cameron Alexander STEWART, Benjamin David HATTON, Yoav FINER
  • LOCKING MECHANISM FOR AN ARM OF AN AGRICULTURAL HEADER
    Publication number: 20220000019
    Abstract: A locking mechanism includes a pin configured to movably couple to a first element of an agricultural header, wherein the first element includes one of an arm and a frame. The locking mechanism also includes a mount configured to couple to a second element of the agricultural header, wherein the second element includes the other of the arm and the frame. The pin is disposed within an opening of the mount, the opening has a first portion configured to receive the pin while the pin is in a first position and to block relative movement between the pin and the mount to block rotation of the arm, and the opening has a second portion configured to receive the pin while the pin is in a second position and to enable relative movement between the pin and the mount to enable rotation of the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin David Kemmerer, Joel Timothy Cook, Jeffrey D. Thomas
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING ARMS OF AN AGRICULTURAL HEADER
    Publication number: 20220000022
    Abstract: An agricultural header includes a frame and a mount having a mount opening. The agricultural header also includes an arm configured to rotate about a pivot axis relative to the frame and to support a cutter bar assembly of the agricultural header. In addition, the agricultural header includes a pin coupled to a first element and extending through the mount opening. The first element includes one of the arm and the frame. The agricultural header also includes a fastener configured to non-movably couple the mount to a second element while the fastener is in a locked state and to enable the mount to move relative to the second element while the fastener is in an unlocked state. The second element includes the other of the arm and the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin David Kemmerer, Joel Timothy Cook, Jeffrey D. Thomas
  • HARVESTER HEADER WITH TILTED TOP BEAM
    Publication number: 20210400873
    Abstract: A header system includes a first header segment comprising a cutter bar configured to cut crops, and a first portion of a conveyor assembly. The header system further includes a center section comprising a center section tilted top beam and a second portion of the conveyor assembly, wherein the center section is configured to receive cut crops from the first header segment via the first portion of the conveyor assembly, wherein the center section tilted top beam is disposed at a first angle tilted relative to ground when the header system is in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin David KEMMERER, Blaine Robert NOLL, Herbert M. FARLEY
  • ROBOTIC SURGICAL TOOLS WITH TORSION CABLE ACTUATION
    Publication number: 20210393355
    Abstract: A robotic surgical tool includes a drive housing having a first end, a second end, and a lead screw extending between the first and second ends, a carriage movably mounted to the lead screw at a carriage nut secured to the carriage, and an activating mechanism including a drive gear rotatably mounted to the carriage and rotatable to actuate the activating mechanism. A torsion cable extends between the drive gear and a drive input arranged at the first end, wherein rotating the drive input rotates the torsion cable and thereby transmits a torsional load along the torsion cable to the drive gear to actuate the activating mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. BECKMAN, Charles J. SCHEIB, Travis Michael SCHUH, Benjamin David DICKERSON, Steven G. HALL
  • TRANSLATING ROBOTIC SURGICAL TOOLS WITH INTEGRATED FIRING MECHANISMS
    Publication number: 20210393341
    Abstract: A robotic surgical tool includes a drive housing having first and second ends, a spline extending between the ends and including a drive gear that rotates with spline rotation, and a carriage mounted to the spline. A shaft extends from the carriage, penetrates the first end, and has an end effector arranged at a distal end. An activating mechanism is housed in the carriage and includes an input gear operatively coupled to the drive gear such that rotation of the drive gear correspondingly rotates the input gear, and a firing rod defining external threads threadably engageable with internal threads of the input gear. The firing rod is coupled to a knife at the end effector such that movement of the firing rod correspondingly moves the knife in the same direction. The drive gear is rotated to rotate the input gear and thereby move the firing rod and the knife.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. BECKMAN, Charles J. SCHEIB, Travis Michael SCHUH, Benjamin David DICKERSON, Jason Alan HILL
  • CATALYST COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20210394166
    Abstract: Compounds can be used as catalysts, particularly in ring-opening polymerization reactions, including ring-opening co-polymerization (ROCOP) reactions, or in isocyanate trimerization reactions. The compounds have the formula L-M-Xn, where L is a pyridyl-bis(iminophenolate) ligand, M is a metal ion, X is a co-ligand to balance the charge of the compound, and n is an integer from 0 to 7. The compounds can be prepared by base condensation of a pyridyl-diamine compound with an aldehyde or ketone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Benjamin David WARD, Darren Michael Charles OULD, Mohammed Ahmed Abed BAHILI
  • ROBOTIC SURGICAL TOOLS THAT TRANSLATE THROUGH INSTRUMENT DRIVER
    Publication number: 20210393345
    Abstract: A robotic surgical tool includes a drive housing having a first end, a second end, and a lead screw extending between the first and second ends, a carriage movably mounted to the lead screw at a carriage nut secured to the carriage, and an elongate shaft extending from the carriage and extending through the first end, the shaft having an end effector arranged at a distal end thereof. Rotation of the lead screw moves the carriage and the carriage nut axially between the first and second ends and thereby moves the end effector distally or proximally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. BECKMAN, Charles J. SCHEIB, Travis Michael SCHUH, Benjamin David DICKERSON, Aren Calder HILL, Yanan HUANG
  • CLAMPING MECHANISMS FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL TOOLS
    Publication number: 20210393354
    Abstract: A robotic surgical tool includes a drive housing having first and second ends, at least one spline extending between the first and second ends and including a drive gear that rotates with rotation of the spline, and a carriage mounted to the spline. A closure tube extends from the carriage through the first end and has an end effector arranged at a distal end. An activating mechanism is housed in the carriage and includes a driven gear coupled to the drive gear such that rotation of the drive gear rotates the driven gear, and a carrier arranged at a proximal end of the closure tube and coupled to the driven gear such that rotation of the driven gear moves the carrier and the closure tube axially along a longitudinal axis of the closure tube. Moving the closure tube along the longitudinal axis closes or opens end effector jaws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew T. BECKMAN, Charles J. SCHEIB, Travis Michael SCHUH, Benjamin David DICKERSON, Jason Alan HILL, Neil MARKWARDT
  • Apparatus and methods for tracking administering of medication by syringe
    Patent number: 11191906
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods for tracking administering of medication by syringes is provided. The apparatus may include a plunger head for a syringe. The plunger head may include a transducer that sends and receives ultrasonic signals. The plunger may also include an antenna and a microcontroller that interfaces with the transducer and the antenna. The plunger may also include a power source that powers the microcontroller and the transducer. The transducer, the antenna, the microcontroller, and the power source may be at least partially encapsulated in an elastomer housing that fits within a barrel of the syringe. The microcontroller may be programmed with instructions to calculate data representative of the quantity of medication dispensed from the barrel and transmit the data to a remote device via the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin David Krasnow, Peter Howard Smith, Travis Deyle, Russell Mirov
  • Assay Structures for Multi-Step Biochemical Assays
    Publication number: 20210370290
    Abstract: Embodiments include assay devices within a single use, disposable cassette for biochemical assays with at least one fluid well and at least one capillary valve. The capillary valve in combination with motion of porous sheets within the assay leads to addition of liquid reagents at different times to the assay although a user adds the liquid reagents to the cassette simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Caitlin E. Anderson, Joshua Davis Bishop, David Michael Cate, Benjamin David Grant, Toan Huynh, Damian Madan, Kevin Paul Flood Nichols, Bernhard Hans Weigl
  • METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SMA ACTUATORS
    Publication number: 20210372380
    Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide methods for driving shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator wires in a more power-efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Benjamin David Brown, Daniel Burbridge
  • Head up side view mirror
    Patent number: 11186225
    Abstract: A motor vehicle includes a left side view camera attached to the left lateral side of the body and having a field of view in a rearward direction. A right side view camera is attached to the right lateral side of the body and has a field of view in a rearward direction. There is a right back up camera and a left back up camera. An optics module receives resulting video signals and produces light fields such that the light fields are reflected off of windows of the motor vehicle and are then visible to a driver of the motor vehicle as virtual images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventor: Benjamin David Sweet
  • Faucet sprayhead
    Patent number: D939050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: DELTA FAUCET COMPANY
    Inventor: Benjamin David Stoler
  • Faucet
    Patent number: D940278
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: DELTA FAUCET COMPANY
    Inventors: Benjamin David Stoler, Thad Eads
  • Faucet handle
    Patent number: D941431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: DELTA FAUCET COMPANY
    Inventors: Benjamin David Stoler, Thad Eads