Patents by Inventor Benjamin Gordon

Benjamin Gordon 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: 20250141319
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a motor, a first user input device, a second user input device, a controller, and a circuit board. The motor is disposed at least partially within the housing. The first input device is partially disposed within the housing and is configured to move along a first axis. The second input device is also partially disposed within the housing and is configured to move along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis. The controller is configured to control an operational characteristic of the motor. The circuit board is connected to the controller. The circuit board includes a first sensor and a second sensor on a first side of the circuit board. The first sensor is configured to sense a plurality of distinct positions of the first user input device. The second sensor is configured to sense a displacement along the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Levi D. Speckman, Matthew J. Stawicki, Brian T. Callen, Benjamin Gordon, Alejandro Vegas, William Z. Weis, Brian J. Prestley
  • Patent number: 12289305
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a computer-implemented authentication integrity challenge (AIC) service are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Best, Benjamin Gordon, Nicolas Taing, Ryan Mark Lacy
  • Publication number: 20250112628
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an apparatus having a conductive pad, a first supply node, a second supply node, and a driver. The driver includes first transistors coupled between the first supply node and a number of nodes, and second transistors coupled between the second node and the number of nodes. The driver also includes circuit paths coupled between the conductive pad and respective nodes of the number of nodes. At least one of the circuit paths includes parallel-connected resistors. At least two of the circuit paths include a single resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Isaac Abraham, Rodolfo Kiyama Armendariz, Michael W. Altmann, Jonathan Kolet Gamble, Benjamin Gordon
  • Publication number: 20250052058
    Abstract: Apparatus (100) for fitting as an installation between an internal wall (159) of a building and a façade (170) of said building in order to seal a gap (175) between said internal wall (159) and said façade (170), the apparatus (100) including a building profile (101) having a first member (113) and a second member (115) integrally formed with said first member (113), and a first resilient and intumescent component (124) fitted to said first member (113) and abutting against said façade (170), wherein said apparatus (100) provides and maintains an acoustic and intumescent seal between said internal wall (159) and said façade (170).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Simon Mark McKechnie, Benjamin Gordon Stevens
  • Publication number: 20250048538
    Abstract: A power tool may include a compartment in its housing and a first printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing and electrically coupled to a first connector. An insertable wireless communication device may include a second electronic processor and an antenna that are each mounted to a second PCB. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to be received in the compartment and may include a second connector configured to electrically and physically couple to the first connector. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device. When the insertable wireless communication device is inserted into the compartment, a first conductive layer of the first PCB may be configured to be electrically coupled to the antenna via the first connector and the second connector such that the first conductive layer of the first PCB serves as a ground plane of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: John B. Lienau, Anthony M. Davis, Ian A. Duncan, Benjamin Gordon, Stephen Matson, Steven M. Smith
  • Publication number: 20240367337
    Abstract: A power tool includes a switch moveable between a first position enabling activation of a motor and a second position disabling the motor. The power tool includes a trigger movably coupled to a housing of the power tool between an OFF position and an ON position. The switch moves from the second position to the first position in response to the trigger moving from the OFF position to the ON position. The power tool includes a trigger lock-off pivotably coupled to the housing between a lock position and an unlock position. The trigger lock-off is engageable with the trigger to inhibit movement of the trigger from the OFF position to the ON position when the trigger lock-off is in the lock position. The trigger lock-off allows movement of the trigger from the OFF position to the ON position when the trigger lock-off is in the unlock position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Drake J. Schlosser, Benjamin Gordon, John P. Patterson, Hans T. Banholzer
  • Patent number: 12133324
    Abstract: A power tool may include a compartment in its housing and a first printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing and electrically coupled to a first connector. An insertable wireless communication device may include a second electronic processor and an antenna that are each mounted to a second PCB. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to be received in the compartment and may include a second connector configured to electrically and physically couple to the first connector. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device. When the insertable wireless communication device is inserted into the compartment, a first conductive layer of the first PCB may be configured to be electrically coupled to the antenna via the first connector and the second connector such that the first conductive layer of the first PCB serves as a ground plane of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: John B. Lienau, Anthony M. Davis, Ian A. Duncan, Benjamin Gordon, Stephen Matson, Steven M. Smith
  • Patent number: 12121648
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining status of a canister of a topical negative pressure (TNP) system. The method includes the steps of monitoring pressure provided by a pump element of the TNP system, determining at least one characteristic associated with the monitored pressure and determining status of at least one parameter associated with a canister of the TNP system responsive to the determined characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventors: Edward Vernon-Harcourt, Jake Turner, Benjamin Gordon
  • Publication number: 20240311498
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to providing augment graph services for artificial reality systems. An augment graph represents a logical repository and manager of augments that stores augment information affiliated with a variety of applications and/or users. Augments are virtual objects displayed by a computing system within an environment. Implementations of the augment graph are distributed across multiple systems, such as multiple artificial realty systems, cloud systems, edge systems, and the like. The augment information stored by the augment graph can include data that supports the display of a diverse set of augments. The distributed augment graph can selectively share graph augment information with requesting applications and/or users according to access control restrictions enforced for the persisted augments. Accordingly, augments generated by an owner application and/or user can be shared with multiple other applications and users via the augment graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Jennifer MILLBERG, Benjamin Gordon JAEGER, Alan SHERIDAN, James POWELL, Olga MATICAN
  • Publication number: 20240312143
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to providing augment graph services for artificial reality systems. An augment graph represents a logical repository and manager of augments that stores augment information affiliated with a variety of applications and/or users. Augments are virtual objects displayed by a computing system within an environment. Implementations of the augment graph are distributed across multiple systems, such as multiple artificial realty systems, cloud systems, edge systems, and the like. The augment information stored by the augment graph can include data that supports the display of a diverse set of augments. The distributed augment graph can selectively share graph augment information with requesting applications and/or users according to access control restrictions enforced for the persisted augments. Accordingly, augments generated by an owner application and/or user can be shared with multiple other applications and users via the augment graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Jennifer MILLBERG, Benjamin Gordon JAEGER, Alan SHERIDAN, James POWELL, Olga MATICAN
  • Publication number: 20240309641
    Abstract: A building stud (2) comprising a web (4) and first and second flanges (6, 8) formed with and depending from said web (4); a member (18) formed in said web (4) by a continuous cut (10) made in said web (4) and located in an operable position in which the member (18) is not located in a plane (21) of the web (4); an aperture (24) formed in the web (4) resulting from the member (18) being located in said operable position; wherein at least one conduit or cable (38, 40, 42, 44) is adapted to be secured to said member (18) and extends through said aperture (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Simon Mark McKechnie, Benjamin Gordon Stevens
  • Patent number: 12064894
    Abstract: A power tool includes a switch moveable between a first position enabling activation of a motor and a second position disabling the motor. The power tool includes a trigger movably coupled to a housing of the power tool between an OFF position and an ON position. The switch moves from the second position to the first position in response to the trigger moving from the OFF position to the ON position. The power tool includes a trigger lock-off pivotably coupled to the housing between a lock position and an unlock position. The trigger lock-off is engageable with the trigger to inhibit movement of the trigger from the OFF position to the ON position when the trigger lock-off is in the lock position. The trigger lock-off allows movement of the trigger from the OFF position to the ON position when the trigger lock-off is in the unlock position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Drake J. Schlosser, Benjamin Gordon, John P. Patterson, Hans T. Banholzer
  • Patent number: 12067547
    Abstract: A method for handoff includes: scanning an indirect token displayed on a guest device, where a guest has previously registered a payment instrument with a server, and associated the payment instrument with a plurality of indirect tokens, and the server has stored a payment token that associates the plurality of indirect tokens with the payment instrument in a database record along with a notification identifier; transmitting the ephemeral token to the server; simultaneously displaying details for a transaction, where the server has accessed the notification identifier to transmit a push notification to the guest device, and where the guest device is executing a proprietary application that allows for simultaneously displaying details for the transaction; and receiving notification from the server that the transaction is complete, where transaction completion data was entered via the guest device and transmitted to the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Toast, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Gordon, Lori R. Tavis
  • Publication number: 20240243598
    Abstract: A method of switching between groups of battery packs for supplying power to a power tool includes connecting a first group of battery packs and a second group of battery packs to a battery pack interface, discharging the first group to supply power to the power tool, and determining, using an electronic controller, a first condition of the first group. The method also includes discharging the second group to supply power to the power tool based on the first condition, determining, via the electronic controller, a second condition of the second group, determining, via the electronic controller, whether the first group has reached end of discharge, and discharging, in response to determining that the first group has not reached end of discharge, the first group based on the second condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Samuel Golding, Connor E. Gulliksen, Shannon C. Bartlett, John L. Whealon, Drake J. Schlosser, Christopher S. Bullington, Benjamin Gordon, Mitchell E. Carpenter, John C. Butera
  • Publication number: 20240175985
    Abstract: A lidar sensor assembly includes a housing having a window. A light source is disposed within the housing and configured to generate light which is directed through the window. A detector array is disposed within the housing and configured to detect light generated by the light source and reflected off at least one object. A controller is in communication with the light source to control operation of the light source. A strain gauge is in communication with the controller and includes a conductive element disposed on the window. The controller is configured to deactivate the light source in response to the strain gauge indicating damage to said window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC
    Inventors: Jose Miguel Banuelos Carrillo, Benjamin Gordon, Octavio Samano Cancino
  • Patent number: 11969541
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for detecting full waste canister and/or fluid flow path blockage conditions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatuses for controlling a pump. In some embodiments, flow of fluid can be restricted in a portion of the fluid flow path. A controller can be configured to compare a difference in pressure values upstream and downstream of a fluid flow restrictor to a pressure difference threshold, and determine based on the comparison whether to activate an alarm indicating the full waste canister condition or the fluid flow path blockage condition. The controller can be additionally or alternatively configured to determine a fluid flow using a flow meter, open a selectable valve in response to a comparison of the fluid flow with a fluid flow threshold, determine fluid flow after opening the valve, and determine based on the fluid flow after opening the valve whether to activate the alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Gordon, Jake Turner, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Stephen Jacob, Nathan Wrench, Edward Vernon-Harcourt, David Harris
  • Publication number: 20240100238
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for detecting full waste canister and/or fluid flow path blockage conditions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatuses for controlling a pump. In some embodiments, flow of fluid can be restricted in a portion of the fluid flow path. A controller can be configured to compare a difference in pressure values upstream and downstream of a fluid flow restrictor to a pressure difference threshold, and determine based on the comparison whether to activate an alarm indicating the full waste canister condition or the fluid flow path blockage condition. The controller can be additionally or alternatively configured to determine a fluid flow using a flow meter, open a selectable valve in response to a comparison of the fluid flow with a fluid flow threshold, determine fluid flow after opening the valve, and determine based on the fluid flow after opening the valve whether to activate the alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin Gordon, Jake Turner, Nathan Wrench, Edward Vernon-Harcourt, David Harris
  • Publication number: 20240064891
    Abstract: A power tool may include a compartment in its housing and a first printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing and electrically coupled to a first connector. An insertable wireless communication device may include a second electronic processor and an antenna that are each mounted to a second PCB. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to be received in the compartment and may include a second connector configured to electrically and physically couple to the first connector. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device. When the insertable wireless communication device is inserted into the compartment, a first conductive layer of the first PCB may be configured to be electrically coupled to the antenna via the first connector and the second connector such that the first conductive layer of the first PCB serves as a ground plane of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: John B. Lienau, Anthony M. Davis, Ian A. Duncan, Benjamin Gordon, Stephen Matson, Steven M. Smith
  • Publication number: 20240058832
    Abstract: A treatment system, including a conveyor bed configured to transport a plurality of products; a brushing device located along the conveyor bed and having one or more brushes that include a first antimicrobial compound; a surface treatment device including a lamp configured to emit light of a peak wavelength directed toward a portion of the conveyor bed; and a coating device configured to deliver a coating mixture onto the plurality of products on the conveyor bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Ronald C. Bakus, Matthew Kahlscheuer, Gregory Faust, Louis Perez, Anuj Purohit, Krishnan Chari, Benjamin Gordon, Nicholas Feringa, Doug Gotthard
  • Patent number: D1022252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Studco Australia Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Simon Mark McKechnie, Warwick James McAlpin, Benjamin Gordon Stevens