Patents by Inventor Benjamin Kading

Benjamin Kading 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).

  • Patent number: 12245053
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selecting a suitable proxy to be used for adding a new node to an existing wireless mesh network and quickly finding the new node and bringing it into a wireless mesh network. More specifically, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, a neighbor of the target node can be automatically and quickly found and used as a proxy to update the network settings of the target node, enabling the target node to communicate on an existing network. In some embodiments, a proxy node can be selected based on relative locations of the new and existing nodes, as indicated by a site map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Synapse Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Coleman D. Bagwell, Jon Martin, Benjamin Kade Taylor
  • Patent number: 9846427
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include an approach to performing quality assessment for 3-D printed objects during the printing process, for collecting data regarding 3-D printed objects, and for capturing data to make a digital model of an object. This approach uses sensor data (e.g., digital imagery) to characterize printing progress or to detect 3-D printing defects that would otherwise result in printing incomplete objects, such as premature printing job termination, dry printing, over/under application, movement of the filament, and other defects. Sensor data capturing can also be used as part of a destructive scanning process to perform post-printing object assessment or to collect data on a real-world object to facilitate creation of a digital model. These systems and methods may leverage the discrete nature of a pixel provided through digital imagery to be assessed with limited computational resources in a non-recursive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: University of North Dakota
    Inventors: Jeremy Straub, Benjamin Kading, Scott Kerlin
  • Publication number: 20160210737
    Abstract: The systems and methods described herein include an approach to performing quality assessment for 3-D printed objects during the printing process, for collecting data regarding 3-D printed objects, and for capturing data to make a digital model of an object. This approach uses sensor data (e.g., digital imagery) to characterize printing progress or to detect 3-D printing defects that would otherwise result in printing incomplete objects, such as premature printing job termination, dry printing, over/under application, movement of the filament, and other defects. Sensor data capturing can also be used as part of a destructive scanning process to perform post-printing object assessment or to collect data on a real-world object to facilitate creation of a digital model. These systems and methods may leverage the discrete nature of a pixel provided through digital imagery to be assessed with limited computational resources in a non-recursive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jeremy Straub, Benjamin Kading, Scott Kerlin