Patents by Inventor Benjamin G. Thompson

Benjamin G. Thompson 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: 20240073665
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a short-range communication device (10, 10?, 5 10?) for a personal protective equipment or a personal protective device (200, 210, 220, 230) comprising a transmission unit (20, 20?, 20?) for wirelessly transmitting a voice signal of a user (100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160) to a receiving unit (40,40?, 40?) over a predetermined distance such that a communication channel is established between the transmission unit (20, 20?, 20?) and the receiving unit (40, 40?, 40?) so that a user (100, 10 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160) can hear the voice signal. The present disclosure further relates to a short-range communication system comprising at least two short-range communication devices (10, 10?, 10?) according to the present disclosure and to a method of establishing a short-range communication between such devices (10, 10?, 10?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jason A. Graves, Benjamin W. Watson, John C. Wright, Parfes Mohammed, Henning T. Urban, Abel Gladstone Mangam, Christopher P. Henderson, Darin K. Thompson, Britton G. Billingsley
  • Patent number: 6565636
    Abstract: An exhaust cleaning device for removing a portion of carbon containing molecules from exhaust. The exhaust cleaning device includes a tubular member which is elongate and has a first end and a second end. The first and second ends are placed in communication with an exhaust system. The tubular member has a middle section and two legs. A cleaning assembly for cleaning the exhaust includes a plurality of apertures extending through the middle section of the tubular member. A housing is attached to an outer surface of the bottom half of the middle section and covers the apertures such that the apertures extend into the housing. A container is extendable into the housing. A filter member is removably positioned in the container. A water pump sprays water into the tubular member such that the water binds to carbon containing molecules in the exhaust and deposits the molecules in the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Inventor: Benjamin G. Thompson