Patents by Inventor Benjamin Johns

Benjamin Johns 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).

  • Three-dimensional perceptions in haptic systems
    Patent number: 11714492
    Abstract: An acoustic field may be produced from a transducer array having known relative positions and orientations In this acoustic field, one or more control points may be defined. An amplitude may be assigned to the control point. Mid-air haptic effect for a virtual object on a human body part may be generated by moving the control point in a single closed curve comprising a plurality of curve segments. The single closed curve traverses at least one location where the human body part intersects with the virtual object. Additionally, a user may interact with virtual three-dimensional content using the user's hands while a tracking system monitoring the user's hands, a physics engine updates the properties of the virtual three-dimensional content and a haptic feedback system provides haptic information to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ULTRAHAPTICS IP LTD
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Adam Daniel Harwood
  • Acoustic transducer structures
    Patent number: 11715453
    Abstract: Defining critical spacing is necessary for steering of parametric audio. Comparing steering measurements both with and without a waveguide leads to a conclusion that the diffuse phyllotactic grating lobe contributes audio and is to blame for poor steering. In addition, the waveguide needs to function with correct phase offsets to achieve the steering required for performance. Arranging tubes so that the array configuration changes from rectilinear to another distribution is useful when the waveguide is short of critical spacing or constrained for space. Array designs may also capitalize on rectilinear transducer design while having the benefits of a transducer tiling that has irrational spacing to promote the spread of grating lobe energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Ultraleap Limited
    Inventors: Brian Kappus, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Adam Price
  • A RADAR SYSTEM HAVING A PHOTONICS-BASED SIGNAL GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20230236285
    Abstract: The present application relates to radio detection and ranging (radar) systems and, in particular, to a radar system having a photonics-based signal generator. Such a radar system comprises a stepped-frequency optical signal generator, an optical-to-electrical converter, and a transmitter. The stepped-frequency optical signal generator is configured for converting an optical signal into a stepped-frequency optical signal. The optical-to-electrical converter for converting the stepped-frequency optical signal into a stepped-frequency electrical signal. The transmitter for transmitting a microwave signal based on the stepped-frequency electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Ziqian Zhang, Yang Liu, Benjamin John Eggleton
  • Method and Apparatus for Producing an Acoustic Field
    Publication number: 20230228857
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and apparatus for the modulation of an acoustic field for providing tactile sensations. A method of creating haptic feedback using ultrasound is provided. The method comprises the steps of generating a plurality of ultrasound waves with a common focal point using a phased array of ultrasound transducers, the common focal point being a haptic feedback point, and modulating the generation of the ultrasound waves using a waveform selected to produce little or no audible sound at the haptic feedback point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Andrew Carter, Benjamin John Oliver Long, Sriram Subramanian
  • Charged particle beam manipulation device and method for manipulating charged particle beamlets
    Patent number: 11705301
    Abstract: It is provided a charged particle beam manipulation device for a plurality of charged particle beamlets, the charged particle beam manipulation device including a lens having a main optical axis, the lens including at least a first array of multipoles, each multipole of the first array of multipoles configured to compensate for a lens deflection force on a respective charged particle beamlet of the plurality of charged particle beamlets, the lens deflection force being a deflection force produced by the lens on the respective charged particle beamlet towards the main optical axis of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ICT Integrated Circuit Testing Gesellschaft für Halbleiterprüftechnik mbH
    Inventor: Benjamin John Cook
  • Minimizing unwanted responses in haptic systems
    Patent number: 11704983
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods to manipulate a given parametrized haptic curve in order to yield a smooth phase function for each acoustic transducer which minimizes unwanted parametric audio. Further, the impulse response of a haptic system describes the behavior of the system over time and can be convolved with a given input to simulate a response to that input. To produce a specific response, a deconvolution with the impulse response is necessary to generate an input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ULTRAHAPTICS IP LTD
    Inventors: Benjamin John Oliver Long, Brian Kappus
  • Monitoring respiratory pressure therapy
    Patent number: 11696990
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide automated circuit disconnection monitoring such as for a respiratory apparatus or system. Disconnection of a patient circuit, including a patient interface and air delivery circuit, may be detected and a message or alarm activated. In some versions, detecting occurrences of circuit disconnection event(s), such as by a processor, may be based on an instantaneous disconnection parameter as a function of a disconnection setting. The disconnection setting may be determined based on patient circuit type. The instantaneous disconnection parameter may be determined from detected pressure and flow rate, and may be, for example, a conductance value or an impedance value. Disconnection events may be qualified by one or more detected respiratory indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventors: Dion Charles Chewe Martin, Clancy John Dennis, Benjamin John Leavens, Etienne Veschambre, Stuart Wishart
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING RESTRICTED CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH RETRIEVED CONTENT
    Publication number: 20230216869
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present teachings, improved capabilities are described for detecting restricted content associated with retrieved content. The method and system may include receiving a client request for content, saving contextual information from the client request, and presenting the contextual information from the client request, and retrieved content, to a scanning facility. The scanning facility may use the contextual information and the retrieved content to initiate a remedial action on the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Fraser Peter Howard, Paul Oliver Baccas, Vanja Svajcer, Benjamin John Godwood, William James McCourt
  • Mid-Air Haptic Generation Analytic Techniques
    Publication number: 20230215248
    Abstract: Mid-air ultrasonic haptic devices operate by manipulating an acoustic field to produce a haptic effect on a user. Addressing mid-air haptic devices which abstracts the most basic acoustic fundamental from that of a point to a “primitive” provides tools to adjust shape, location, and amplitude. A primitive can be designed to provide a haptic effect at the location targeted, removing the requirement of the designer needing to understand methods to create a haptic sensation. Further, a control scheme for a set of dynamic acoustic phased-array solvers is presented which enables a distributed system to compensate for unwanted time-of-flight artifacts at low cost. This is achieved by recursively subdividing the system into subtrees of phased-array nodes whose output can be estimated and the desired field drive distributed amongst the nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Will Lowther, James Powell, Andy Martin, Ryan Page, Brian Kappus, Benjamin John Oliver Long
  • SONDE WITH INTEGRAL PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230203939
    Abstract: Generally, a sonde, associated components and methods are described which can be used in conjunction with an inground tool having an inground tool housing that defines an inground tool cavity such that the inground tool cavity is exposed to an ambient pressure environment which surrounds the inground tool during an inground operation. A sonde housing assembly includes an exterior configuration that is receivable within the inground tool cavity. The sonde housing assembly at least partially defines a sonde interior and is further configured for receiving the pressure sensor body of a pressure sensor in a pressure sealed engagement. A sonde electronics package is supported within the sonde interior and is at least configured to receive the pressure signal and transfer a corresponding pressure signal from the sonde.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Albert W. Chau, Dmitry Feldman, Benjamin John Medeiros
  • Laser airspeed measurement sensor incorporating reversion capability
    Patent number: 11686742
    Abstract: An air data system includes a laser emitter, a laser receiver, and an electronics module. The electronics module includes a processor and computer-readable memory encoded with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the laser to emit a coherent light pulse into a target volume locating within an exhaust flow aft of an aircraft. The laser receiver detects backscatter produced by the coherent light pulse interacting with the aft target volume, and the electronics module determines an air data parameter based on the backscatter and at least one of an engine parameter indicative of an engine condition of the aircraft and an aircraft parameter indicative of a state of the aircraft before outputting the air data parameter to a consuming system of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.
    Inventors: Brian Brent Naslund, Andrew Sherman, Benjamin John Langemo, Matthew Paul Anderson
  • Portable load distributing carrying apparatus
    Patent number: 11679935
    Abstract: A portable carrying apparatus configured to selectively attach a cargo load to one or more attachment points and enable a user to balance and carry the attached cargo load on one or both of the user’s shoulders. A portable carrying apparatus of the present disclosure may include an elongated body comprising a first plurality of receiving portions disposed on a first arm portion and a second plurality of receiving portions disposed on a second arm portion. One or more attachment connectors may be selective interfaced with the first plurality of receiving portions. A user may selectively attach one or more cargo loads to the one or more attachment connectors in order to carry the cargo loads on the shoulder(s) of the user via the portable carrying apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Pelican Pole LLC
    Inventors: Sean F. Carbonell, Nicholas Campion Godfrey, Aaron Hunter Pierce, Benjamin John Thomas
  • Frameless goggle
    Patent number: 11679033
    Abstract: A frameless goggle with a lens that is structurally self-supporting without any external support from a frame, chassis, or other, similar components. The resulting goggle is more streamlined and has fewer parts to manufacture and assemble. In some embodiments, the goggle lens includes an integral support portion that improves the stiffness and strength of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin John Meunier, Dugan O'Keene, Ryan Neil Saylor, Cameron Scott Burns
  • Portable load distributing carrying apparatus
    Patent number: 11678735
    Abstract: A portable carrying apparatus comprises a plurality of segments that mateably couple together to form an elongated carrying apparatus. Each of the plurality of segments may be selectively de-coupled from each other to enable a user to break down the apparatus and stack each segment for storage when not in use. In accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure, the apparatus may have a first end (e.g., a proximal end) and a second end (e.g., a distal end) that are configured to receive/carry one or more cargo loads (e.g., a connected hook, strap, bag handle and the like). A user of the apparatus may selectively attach one or more cargo loads to the first end and/or second end of the apparatus and balance the apparatus on one or both of the user's shoulders to carry/transport the one or more cargo loads more easily to and from a desired destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Pelican Pole LLC
    Inventors: Mark Huggins, Nicholas Campion Godfrey, Aaron Hunter Pierce, Benjamin John Thomas, Sean F. Carbonell
  • SLIP HANDLING AND GROUND FRICTION ESTIMATION FOR ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20230173671
    Abstract: A method of mitigating slip conditions and estimating ground friction for a robot having a plurality of feet includes receiving a first coefficient of friction corresponding to a ground surface. The method also includes determining whether one of the plurality of feet is in contact with the ground surface, and when a first foot of the plurality feet is in contact with the ground surface, setting a second coefficient of friction associated with the first foot equal to the first coefficient of friction. The method also includes determining a measured velocity of the first foot relative to the ground surface, and adjusting the second coefficient of friction of the first foot based on the measured velocity of the foot. One of the plurality of feet of the robot applies a force on the ground surface based on the adjusted second coefficient of friction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Samuel Graber-Tilton, Benjamin John Swilling
  • Modular wearable electronic devices, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 11668958
    Abstract: A modular, wearable electronic system is disclosed. The modular, wearable electronic system can include an eyewear unit which can be worn on a user's head and one or more modular units which can removably couple with the eyewear unit via one or more ports and/or connectors. The eyewear unit and the modular unit can communicate with each other via the port or connector to which the eyewear unit and the modular unit are coupled. The modular units can supplement the functionality of the eyewear unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Oakley, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Anderson, Benjamin John Meunier, Ryan Neil Saylor, Timothy James Wilde
  • HYGIENE COMPLIANCE DATA CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20230169206
    Abstract: A method of securing sensitive data and hygiene compliance data may include receiving a first input and determining whether the first input is associated with a cleaning instance of one or more portions of a computing device. Based at least in part on the first input is not associated with a cleaning instance, the method may further include transmitting first data to a first computing system via a first communication channel. Based at least in part on the first input is associated with a cleaning instance, the method may further include transmitting second data to a second computing system via a second communication channel different from the first communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Advanced Input Systems
    Inventors: Benjamin John Medeiros, Mitchell S. Butzer, Bret Thomas Stewart, Brett Harned, Darrell Lee Janke
  • Dynamic Capping with Virtual Microphones
    Publication number: 20230168228
    Abstract: Estimating the field strength from an ultrasonic phased array can be done by summing the contribution of each transducer to the point of interest. Since this contribution is already calculated when creating a converging spherical wave, it can be reused to add a virtual microphone to the system. By monitoring this microphone and moving it along with new focus points, a robust system of field estimates and regulation may be established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Kappus, Benjamin John Oliver Long
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D988353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Kennedy, Kurosh Nahavandi, Benjamin John Purrenhage, Donald Scott Herzog, Ian Christopher Geiman
  • Display screen or portion thereof with icon
    Patent number: RE49568
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Kurosh Nahavandi, Benjamin John Purrenhage, Donald Scott Herzog, Ian Christopher Geiman, Jeffrey Alan Kennedy