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).

  • Publication number: 20230194397
    Abstract: Automated system configured to perform and methods for performing one or more slide processing operations on slides bearing biological samples. The system and methods enable high sample throughput while also minimizing or limiting the potential for cross-contamination of slides. The automated systems can include features that facilitate consistency, controllability of processing time, and/or processing temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kayla Capps, Henning Groll, Brian Howard Kram, Matthew Mette, Ali Mousavi, Christine Tse, Glen Ward, Daniel O'Connor, Troy Paluszcyk, Benjamin David Randall, Ken Stumpe
  • Patent number: 11679720
    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 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
    Inventor: Benjamin David Sweet
  • Patent number: 11678870
    Abstract: A surgical tool comprising a drive housing having a first end and a second end, a spline extending between the first and second ends, a carriage provided in the drive housing and movable between the first and second ends, and a mechanism for manually actuating the spline. The mechanism may be arranged at the first or second end of the drive housing. The mechanism may further include a frame, a spline coupling rotatably mounted to the frame to receive an end of the spline, and a ring gear rotatable about the frame and operatively coupled to a pinion gear attached to the spline coupling such that rotation of the ring gear about the frame correspondingly actuates the spline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beckman, Charles J. Scheib, Travis Michael Schuh, Benjamin David Dickerson
  • Patent number: 11658936
    Abstract: Virtual networks may be launched in a provider network with an initial IP address space (e.g., an IPv4 CIDR block). Methods are described that allow additional IP address spaces to be added to a virtual network. A new IP address space for a virtual network may be specified via an API. The specified space may be checked to insure that it does not overlap with IP spaces that are associated with the virtual network. If there are no overlaps, the space is added to the network, for example by adding the space to the network's route tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin David Strauss, John D. Bomkamp, Steven Gerard Betten, Aniket Deepak Divecha, Mingxue Zhao, George Wickersham, Mahmoud Ali Abuelela, Shane Ashley Hall
  • Patent number: 11651411
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for determining and displaying market relative positions and/or attributes of unique items. A visualization system for generating electronic visualizations of market-relative attributes of unique items comprises an item selection receiver, a visualization compilation engine, and a rendering engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur, Lauri Moore, Ron Maire Kurti, Benjamin David Cohen, Gary Joseph Marcotte
  • Patent number: 11633152
    Abstract: This invention generally relates to methods useful for measuring heart rate, respiration conditions, and oxygen saturation and a wearable device that incorporate those methods with a computerized system supporting data collection, analysis, readout and sharing. Particularly this present invention relates to a wearable device, such as a wristwatch or ring, for real time measuring heart rate, respiration conditions, and oxygen saturation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jacqueline C Linnes, Benjamin David Walters, Orlando S Hoilett
  • Patent number: 11636088
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method that includes generating a graphical user interface including a coding interface and a document viewer interface. The coding interface displays a grid that includes a plurality of cells representing a plurality of documents and a plurality of fields. A selection of one of the cells is received. The cell represents a selected one of the documents, and a selected one of the fields. A rendering of the selected document is automatically displayed in the document viewer interface. A value entered into the selected cell is received and the value is transmitted to a database for storage thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: JND HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin David Sexton
  • Publication number: 20230123535
    Abstract: In examples, a developer may define a set of computer-controlled agent attributes, which may be processed by a generative multimodal machine learning model in conjunction with background information associated with a virtual environment (e.g., “lore”) and other agent information to generate multimodal model output with which to control the behavior of the computer-controlled agent. Thus, a player may interact with the computer-controlled agent, such that user input from the player is processed using the ML model to generate model output to affect the behavior of the computer-controlled agent, thereby enabling the user and the computer-controlled agent to interact. As compared to manual dialogue authoring, use of agent information to define the behavior of a computer-controlled agent may result in reduced effort on the part of a creator while also offering increased depth and variety for computer-controlled agents of a virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: William B. DOLAN, Gabriel A. DESGARENNES, Christopher John BROCKETT, Hamid PALANGI, Ryan VOLUM, Sudha RAO, Yun Hui XU, Akanksha MALHOTRA, Benjamin David VAN DURME
  • Publication number: 20230124765
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a machine learning-based dialogue authoring environment. In examples, a developer or creator of a virtual environment may use a generative multimodal machine learning (ML) model to create or otherwise update aspects of a dialogue tree for one or more computer-controlled agents and/or players of the virtual environment. For example, the developer may provide an indication of context associated with the dialogue for use by the ML model, such that the ML model may generate a set of candidate interactions accordingly. The developer may select a subset of the candidate interactions for inclusion in the dialogue tree, which may then be used to generate associated nodes within the tree accordingly. Thus, nodes in the dialogue tree may be iteratively defined based on model output of the ML model, thereby assisting the developer with dialogue authoring for the virtual environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel A. DESGARENNES, William B. DOLAN, Christopher John BROCKETT, Hamid PALANGI, Ryan VOLUM, Olivia Diane DENG, Eui Chul SHIN, Randolph Lawrence D'AMORE, Sudha RAO, Yun Hui XU, Benjamin David VAN DURME, Kellie Nicole HILL
  • Patent number: 11625100
    Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide apparatus and methods for providing haptic feedback, and in particular to user-operated buttons for electrical and electronic products that provide haptic feedback to the user when operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: CAMBRIDGE MECHATRONICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Benjamin David Brown, James Howarth, Thomas James Powell, Eugene Yu Jen Ho, Jonathan Morgan
  • Patent number: 11622827
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Andrew T. Beckman, Charles J. Scheib, Travis Michael Schuh, Benjamin David Dickerson, Jason Alan Hill, Neil Markwardt
  • Patent number: 11617300
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for an agricultural header includes a rod configured to extend laterally along the agricultural header and a cam coupled to the rod and configured to engage a respective arm of the agricultural header. The arm is configured to support a cutter bar assembly of the agricultural header, and the arm is configured to rotate relative to a frame of the agricultural header. The rod is configured to rotate in a first direction to a first orientation to engage the cam with the arm to block rotation of the arm relative to the frame, and the rod is configured to rotate in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to a second orientation to disengage the cam from the arm to enable rotation of the arm relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blaine Robert Noll, Herbert Max Farley, Jeffrey Daniel Thomas, Benjamin David Kemmerer
  • Publication number: 20230098223
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for measuring velocity of an object detected by a light detection and ranging (lidar) system. According to some aspects a method may include receiving a lidar dataset generated by the lidar system, transforming the lidar dataset into a first layer dataset and a second layer dataset, and converting the first layer dataset into a first image and the second layer dataset into a second image. The method may also include performing a feature detection operation that identifies at least one feature in the first image and the same feature in the second image, locating a first location of the feature in the first image and a second location of the feature in the second image, and generating a velocity estimate of the feature based on a difference between the first location and the second location and a difference between the different time intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: ARGO AI, LLC
    Inventors: Basel Alghanem, Benjamin David Ballard, Russell Schloss, Christian Höeppner, Mark Ollis, George Peter Kenneth Carr
  • Patent number: 11614387
    Abstract: Automated system configured to perform and methods for performing one or more slide processing operations on slides bearing biological samples. The system and methods enable high sample throughput while also minimizing or limiting the potential for cross-contamination of slides. The automated systems can include features that facilitate consistency, controllability of processing time, and/or processing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kayla Capps, Henning Groll, Brian Howard Kram, Matthew Mette, Ali Mousavi, Christine Tse, Glen Ward, Daniel O'Connor, Troy Paluszcyk, Benjamin David Randall, Ken Stumpe
  • Publication number: 20230085901
    Abstract: Aiding diagnosis of errors in code based on a stack trace. Identifying target diagnostic information sources relevant to an obtained stack trace improves the efficiency and accuracy of the process of finding information for diagnosis of errors. This is achieved by analyzing the stack trace to identify stack trace elements and comparing the identified stack elements with diagnostic stack elements corresponding to diagnostic information sources from a database of diagnostic information sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Sayer, Benjamin David Cox, Andy Lyell
  • Publication number: 20230047439
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for purifying a crude adiponitrile stream by differential volatility comprising separating at least a portion of the components of the crude adiponitrile stream by flashing vapor from a liquid film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin David HERZOG, Milind V. KANTAK, William J. TENN, III
  • Publication number: 20230052855
    Abstract: Systems and methods for forming and applying decorations onto substrates are disclosed. According to some aspects, a decoration may be formed on a carrier web at a decoration forming station positioned along a web path. The decorations may be transported along the web path to an application station at which the decorations are applied to substrates from the carrier web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: ACTEGA North America Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin David Lux, Andrew W. Marsella
  • Patent number: 11577581
    Abstract: A climate control system for vehicles includes an internal combustion engine that may be coupled to selectively power a first motor generator, and an air conditioning compressor that may be selectively powered by one or both of the first motor generator and a second motor generator, or by the internal combustion engine. The system may include a rechargeable battery, and a vehicle controller having a vehicle state circuit structured to determine a vehicle operating condition value and a state-of-charge value of the rechargeable battery, and a coupling determination circuit structured to provide an internal combustion engine-first motor generator coupling command in response to the vehicle operating condition value and the state-of-charge value. In response to the internal combustion engine-first motor generator coupling command being provided as coupled, the internal combustion engine may power the first motor generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Mahesh Madurai Kumar, Gary L. Parker, Subbarao Varigonda, Joseph E. Paquette, Benjamin David Padgett, William Brent Fields, Praveen Chitradurga Muralidhar, Vivek Anand Sujan, Dean Deter, David E. Smith
  • Publication number: 20230035466
    Abstract: A system and method for customizing the solution used in the sunless spray tanning process are provided. In at least one form, the solution is volumetrically mixed at the point of use, allowing for greater customization and a more consistent tanning result. Providing improved customization at the point of use is accomplished, in at least one form, by using a two-part tanning solution: one part being a high concentration DHA solution and another part being an activator solution. The two parts are mixed with one another at the point of use based on user preferences at the time of the tanning session to provide a specific final DHA concentration for a customized tanning result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: SUNLESS, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin David Johnson, Cari Jo Gerbracht, Douglas Alan Goeke
  • Patent number: D982722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA FAUCET COMPANY
    Inventors: Anthony G. Spangler, Benjamin David Stoler