Patents by Inventor BENJAMIN K. STEIN

BENJAMIN K. STEIN 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: 20190137450
    Abstract: Resonant acoustic gas sensors and methods for operating acoustic gas sensors that improve detection and reduce power consumption through the use of dynamic thresholds for identifying resonance peaks and optimizing searching for subsequent resonance peaks. The resonant acoustic gas sensors may use one or two separate transducers to produce the electronic signal that is filtered and used to identify the resonance peaks, using either voltage or impedance values to identify resonance peaks and use the resonance peaks to determine the composition of the gas mixture being measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen J. Willett, Erik A. Aho, Eric J. Alfuth, Benjamin P. Heppner, Richard L. Rylander, Benjamin K. Stein, Daniel A. Temple
  • Patent number: 9137542
    Abstract: Synchronizing video content projected onto a transparent display with switching of pixels in the display. The transparent display has pixels capable of switching between a clear state to make portions of the display transparent and a hazy state to display the projected video. A decoder receives and decodes audio content associated with the video content in order to control the switching of the pixels in the display such that the video content is projected onto pixels in the hazy state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian T. Weber, Benjamin K. Stein, Patrick M. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20150029395
    Abstract: Synchronizing video content projected onto a transparent display with switching of pixels in the display. The transparent display has pixels capable of switching between a clear state to make portions of the display transparent and a hazy state to display the projected video. A decoder receives and decodes audio content associated with the video content in order to control the switching of the pixels in the display such that the video content is projected onto pixels in the hazy state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: BRIAN T. WEBER, BENJAMIN K. STEIN, PATRICK M. CAMPBELL