Patents by Inventor Benjamin Joseph

Benjamin Joseph 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).

  • Monitoring device using radar and measuring motion with a non-contact device
    Patent number: 9993166
    Abstract: A user monitoring device system has a user monitoring device that includes one or more microphones, a transmitter and sensors to determine air quality, sound level quality, light quality, ambient temperature and humidity near the user. The transmitter serves as a communication system. A radar apparatus or system is configured to detect a user's movement information. The radar apparatus or system and the monitoring system configured assist to determine at least one of: user sleep information and sleep behavior information, or user respiration information. A cloud based system is in communication with the monitoring device and the radar apparatus or system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Chris Johnson, Hamid Asgarian, Kevin Morshige, Benjamin Joseph, James Proud
  • METAL COMPOUNDS MIXED OR SULPHATED, AS PHOSPHATE BINDERS
    Publication number: 20140120180
    Abstract: A mixed metal compound for pharmaceutical use is free from aluminium and has a phosphate binding capacity of at least 30%, by weight of the total weight of phosphate present, over a pH range of from 2-8. The compound is especially useful for treatment of hyperphosphataemia. The metals are preferably iron (III) and at least one of calcium, magnesium, lanthanum and cerium. A metal sulphate for pharmaceutical use is selected from at least one of calcium, lanthanum and cerium sulphate compounds and has a phosphate binding capacity of at least 30% by weight of the total phosphate present, over a pH range from 2-8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: CYTOCHROMA DEVELOPMENT INC.
    Inventors: Norman Bryson Roberts, Maurice Webb Chester, Benjamin Joseph
  • Detecting content in files
    Patent number: 8082587
    Abstract: A method for detecting undesirable content in a computer directory having a digital file includes performing a size check on the digital file, the size check returning a first passing condition or a first failing condition, if the size check returns the first passing condition, the method further includes performing one or more behavioral indicator checks on the digital file, and determining whether the digital file contains undesirable content based on the one or more behavioral indicator checks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Lycos, Inc.
    Inventors: Kai Bolay, Derek Bruneau, Shane Dupree, Benjamin Joseph, Gregory Kindel, Edward Schwab, Chandra Yadav, Jeffrey Trout
  • DETECTING CONTENT IN FILES
    Publication number: 20080154971
    Abstract: A method for detecting undesirable content in a computer directory having a digital file includes performing a size check on the digital file, the size check returning a first passing condition or a first failing condition, if the size check returns the first passing condition, the method further includes performing one or more behavioral indicator checks on the digital file, and determining whether the digital file contains undesirable content based on the one or more behavioral indicator checks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Kai Bolay, Derek Bruneau, Shane Dupree, Benjamin Joseph, Gregory Kindel, Edward Schwab, Chandra Yadav, Jeffrey Trout