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).

  • EDUCATIONAL TOY NUMBER STACKING BLOCKS
    Publication number: 20140272829
    Abstract: The present invention includes a set of stacking blocks designed to resemble the Arabic numerals 1-10. Each number block is height proportional to its value, and they can be stacked vertically. This feature allows students to see the relationship between numbers, and discover math concepts as they stack or play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: BENJAMIN DAVID SKAGGS
  • SMA actuation apparatus
    Patent number: 8830335
    Abstract: An SMA actuation apparatus uses SMA actuator wires to move a movable element supported on a support structure, for example to provide optical image stabilization. Eight SMA actuator wires are arranged inclined with respect to a notional primary axis with a pair of the SMA actuator wires on each of four sides around the primary axis. The SMA actuators are connected so that on contraction two groups of four SMA actuator wires provide a force with a component in opposite directions along the primary axis, so that the groups are capable of providing movement along the primary axis. The SMA actuator wires of each group have 2-fold rotational symmetry about the primary axis, so that there are SMA actuator wires opposing each other that are capable of providing lateral movement or tilting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
    Inventors: Richard Topliss, Andrew Benjamin David Brown
  • Pneumatic vibration damping apparatus
    Patent number: 8829899
    Abstract: A pneumatic vibration isolating suspension is disclosed for supporting a payload on a moving carrier while suppressing the transmission of vibrations in the 1 to 50 Hz band between the carrier and the payload. The disclosed invention can be deployed in the air in a towed carrier or sonde, and operated from aircraft power, making it a suitable platform for airborne geophysical instrumentation. It also has particular application to airborne electromagnetic surveying operating in the same frequency band because the sensor vibrations that result in noise created by the modulation of the sensor coupling with the earth's magnetic field are suppressed. Furthermore, the invention can be constructed from resistive composite materials and non-magnetic metals, so it can be operated without producing significant modification to the ambient electromagnetic field being measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Vale S.A.
    Inventors: Benjamin David Polzer, Gordon Fox West, Peter White Walker
  • Flight director flare guidance
    Patent number: 8831799
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are described herein for providing flight director guidance throughout a flare maneuver during landing operations. A pre-flare flight path to a runway may be received, and a flare engage altitude calculated. A flare command path may be calculated having a slope associated with a desired descent rate at a desired touchdown location on a runway. An aircraft flare trajectory may be calculated that transitions the aircraft from the flare engage altitude on the pre-flare flight path to the flare command path at the desired touchdown location. A flight director command may be provided during the flare maneuver that aligns a current flight path with the aircraft flare trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Benjamin David Levine, Steven Barry Krogh
  • LABELING APPARATUS USING VACUUM BASED LABEL TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20140231026
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically modulating vacuum applied to a vacuum cup are described herein. More particularly an automated labeling apparatus and method for applying labels onto containers using a vacuum based transport mechanism is described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: NuLabel Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Peckham, Benjamin David Lux
  • Devices and methods for long-term intracellular access
    Patent number: 8808516
    Abstract: Nanoscale probes for forming stable, non-destructive seals with cell membranes. The probes, systems including these probes, and methods of fabricating and using the probes described herein may be used to sense from, stimulate, modify, or otherwise effect individual cells or groups of cells. In particular, described herein are nanoscale cellular probes that may be used to span the lipid membrane of a cell to provide stable and long lasting access to the internal cellular structures. Thus, the probes described herein may be used as part of a system, method or device that would benefit from stable, non-destructive access across a cell membrane. In some variations the nanoscale probe devices or systems described herein may be used as part of a drug screening procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Nicholas Alexander Melosh, Piyush Verma, Benjamin David Almquist
  • Multi orientation cryostats
    Patent number: 8812067
    Abstract: A multi-orientation cryostat 5 for a superconducting magnet 4 for use in a plurality of orientations. The cryostat 5 comprises a vessel 6 for holding cryogenic liquid and, leading away from the vessel, a quench duct 7 for allowing escape from the vessel of gas generated by boiling of the cryogenic liquid due to quenching of the magnet. The quench duct 7 is sinuous so as to provide at least to differently orientated anti-convection portions 71, each portion for functioning as an anti-convection portion with the cryostat in a respective corresponding orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Tesla Engineering Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin David Leigh, Masayuki Nakatsu
  • Vapour measurement
    Patent number: 8805607
    Abstract: The present invention provides, with reference to FIG. 1, an internal combustion engine (10) having a fuel injector which comprises a sprung piston (55) or a resilient diaphragm piston (8155) and an electrical coil (57, 8158) for displacing the piston (55, 8155). The piston draws fuel into and expels fuel from a pumping chamber (52, 8152). The number of operations of the injector per engine cycle is controlled by an electronic controller (23, 8159) to control the quality of fuel delivered per cycle to a combustion chamber. A voltage measured in the coil (52, 8158) by movement of the piston under action of the spring or due to its own resilience is used to give an indication of vapour pressure of the fuel. A device akin to the injector can be used to draw fuel from a pipeline to measure the vapour pressure of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Benjamin David Smither
  • Thin safe vehicle whose solar array can supply its power needs
    Publication number: 20140214249
    Abstract: This device is an ultra-thin vehicle where no more than twenty five percent of its solar array extends beyond the vehicle when it is being driven and the solar array is undeployed. However, this same solar array will cover an area at least twice as large as the vehicle when it is parked and the array is fully deployed. This solar array is also designed to make it possible to easily orient it towards the sun during the majority of time when it is parked. Hence, solar power can be the primary source of power for a typical driver due to the lowered power needs of this tapered ultrathin vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Benjamin David Freeman
  • Implantable Neurostimulator with Integral Hermetic Electronic Enclosure, Circuit Substrate, Monolithic Feed-Through, Lead Assembly and Anchoring Mechanism
    Publication number: 20140207220
    Abstract: An implantable medical device is provided for the suppression or prevention of pain, movement disorders, epilepsy, cerebrovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases, sleep disorders, autonomic disorders, abnormal metabolic states, disorders of the muscular system, and neuropsychiatric disorders in a patient. The implantable medical device can be a neurostimulator configured to be implanted on or near a cranial nerve to treat headache or other neurological disorders. One aspect of the implantable medical device is that it includes an electronics enclosure, a substrate integral to the electronics enclosure, and a monolithic feed-through integral to the electronics enclosure and the substrate. In some embodiments, the implantable medical device can include a fixation apparatus for attaching the device to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Carl Lance BOLING, Benjamin David PLESS, Ryan POWELL, Anthony V. CAPARSO
  • PERSISTENT CONVERSATIONS
    Publication number: 20140204173
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media for persistent conversations are described. In some implementations, a method can include receiving a communication message sent from a first user to at least one other user, and generating a persistent conversation object having a conversation content section and conversation state information. The method can also include storing the communication message in the conversation content section of the persistent conversation object, and forwarding the communication message to the at least one other user. The method can further include updating the conversation state information to reflect the receiving, storing and forwarding of the communication message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Benjamin David Eidelson, Randall Sarafa, Mayur Kamat, Ujjwal Singh, Peter Pawlowski, Richard Fulcher, Peter Ng, Evan Stephen Millar, Rhett Robinson
  • Fallback messaging
    Patent number: 8780703
    Abstract: A computing device may receive first message data associated with a messaging group. The computing device may associate the first message data with a messaging thread. The computing device may associate a unique session identifier with one or both of the messaging thread and the messaging group. For a first one or more user devices of the messaging group, the computing device may send the message data along with the unique identifier via a native messaging protocol. For a second one or more of the user devices of the messaging group, the computing device may associate a fallback identifier of each of the one or more second user devices with one or both of the messaging thread and the messaging group, and send the first message data and unique identifier via a fallback messaging protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin David Eidelson, Jagjit Singh Chawla, Jason Prado
  • Integrated delivery and visualization tool for a neuromodulation system
    Patent number: 8781574
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for delivering a neurostimulator to a target tissue are provided which may include any number of features. One feature is a delivery tool comprising a handle portion, an elongate shaft comprising a contoured distal portion, a visualization system embedded in the elongate shaft, and an insertion groove on the elongate shaft configured to deploy the neurostimulator. The contoured distal portion can be shaped and configured to maintain contact with a posterior maxilla and elevate a periosteum off of the posterior maxilla to avoid soft tissue dissection. In some embodiments, the neurostimulator is implanted in close proximity to or touching the sphenopalatine ganglion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Autonomic Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin David Pless, Carl Lance Boling, Anthony V. Caparso
  • High voltage cable connector
    Patent number: 8771013
    Abstract: A system and method for a shielded coaxial cable including a collar including a cylindrical housing having a cylindrical inner bore, the inner bore having top and bottom openings the top opening having a diameter about equal to an outer diameter of an outer insulating layer of the cable and the bottom opening having a diameter about equal to an outer diameter of a shield layer of the cable with a terminating portion of the shield layer exposed and returned over an exterior portion of said collar near the bottom opening with the terminating portion overlapping said exterior portion; and a termination ferrule joined to the terminating portion that overlaps the exterior portion to simultaneously provide an electrical communication between the shield layer and the collar and provide a strain relief for the shielded cable disposed within the inner bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Kalayjian, Dino Sasaridis, Benjamin David Dettmann
  • ADVANCED RISK STRATIFICATION FOR CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20140180699
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and user interfaces for providing dynamic risk stratification for clinical decision support are provided. Selections of patient types are received for patients. Assessments to utilize are determined in accordance with the patient types. The assessments are displayed to facilitate first clinicians assessing risk factors and contraindications for the patients. Information associated with the patients is received. Second clinicians may be alerted if risk factors for the patients are identified and the assessments have not been completed. Pharmacologic and/or mechanical prophylaxis is recommended and overall risk levels associated with the patients are indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: CERNER INNOVATION, INC.
    Inventors: SHARON MASSA, BENJAMIN DAVID WILKERSON, HUGH H. RYAN, DONNA J. CAPPO
  • Passive Dispenser of Volatile Material
    Publication number: 20140166771
    Abstract: A non-automated dispenser adapted to passively emanate a volatile material at room temperatures via a membrane, in particularly concerned with the emanation of a volatile material such as a fragrance/air freshener, an insecticide, a disinfectant, a bactericide, a fungicide and/or a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Limited
    Inventors: Andrea Duddington, Benjamin David Hindle
  • Labeling apparatus using vacuum based label transport
    Patent number: 8746438
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically modulating vacuum applied to a vacuum cup are described herein. More particularly an automated labeling apparatus and method for applying labels onto containers using a vacuum based transport mechanism is described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: NuLabel Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Peckham, Benjamin David Lux
  • AUTOMATED LABELING APPARATUS USING LABELS HAVING A FLUID ACTIVATABLE ADHESIVE
    Publication number: 20140150976
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is described herein for automatically labeling using labels having a fluid activatable adhesive along the back surface of such label. The apparatus has multiple pallets each being positionable with the lowermost label of a stack of one or more labels to releasably secure by suction the label against the pallet, and multiple pads each being positionable with respect to pallets to receive labels from the pallets and then releasably retain such labels until application onto containers. Fluid for activating adhesive is applied by an applicator onto labels retained upon the pad to change the fluid activatable adhesive along the label's back surface from a non-tacky state to a tacky state just prior to application of the label onto container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: NuLabel Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Woods, Benjamin David Lux, Randy Peckham
  • VAPOUR MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20140144209
    Abstract: The present invention provides, with reference to FIG. 1, an internal combustion engine (10) having a fuel injector which comprises a sprung piston (55) or a resilient diaphragm piston (8155) and an electrical coil (57, 8158) for displacing the piston (55, 8155). The piston draws fuel into and expels fuel from a pumping chamber (52, 8152). The number of operations of the injector per engine cycle is controlled by an electronic controller (23, 8159) to control the quality of fuel delivered per cycle to a combustion chamber. A voltage measured in the coil (52, 8158) by movement of the piston under action of the spring or due to its own resilience is used to give an indication of vapour pressure of the fuel. A device akin to the injector can be used to draw fuel from a pipeline to measure the vapour pressure of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GMBH
    Inventor: Benjamin David Smither
  • RECONFIGURABLE APPAREL MANUFACTURE AND BUSINESS PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20140137965
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for the modulation of appearance or material properties within items of apparel or equipment. Also provided herein are design articles having alterable designs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: CODE FOOTWEAR, LLC
    Inventors: Nicole Justis Truitt, Benjamin David Sullivan, Zeyad Moussa, Daniel Kincade