Patents by Inventor Benjamin N. Davis

Benjamin N. Davis 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).

  • Flexible translucent color matching apparatus
    Patent number: 10124623
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for selecting a finish for applying to an item. The apparatus includes a flexible translucent sheet, and at least one semi-translucent color applied to the translucent sheet such that a surface to which the translucent sheet is attached is visible through the translucent sheet and the semi-translucent color. The system includes the apparatus and a protective laminate surface covering the at least one semi-translucent color. The method includes providing a plurality of translucent sheets each having at least one semi-translucent color, examining an item to determine the type of finish of the item, selecting a flexible translucent sheet according to the finish of the item, conforming and affixing the selected translucent sheet to the surface of the item, and viewing the surface of the item through the selected translucent sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Harris Research, Inc
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Davis, David H. Murphy, Bryan R. Miyasaki, Vincent R. Spinning
  • APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SELECTING A FINISH
    Publication number: 20140085331
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and program product for selecting at least a portion of an image, the selected portion comprising a surface of an item within the image, displaying a semi-transparent overlay over the selected portion of the image, the semi-transparent overlay representing a surface finish, and mathematically blending a plurality of pixels of the semi-transparent overlay with a plurality of pixels of the selected portion such that one or more characteristics of the surface are visible through the semi-transparent overlay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Harris Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Davis, Adam C. Kirschman
  • FLEXIBLE TRANSLUCENT COLOR MATCHING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120067503
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for selecting a finish for applying to an item. The apparatus includes a flexible translucent sheet, and at least one semi-translucent color applied to the translucent sheet such that a surface to which the translucent sheet is attached is visible through the translucent sheet and the semi-translucent color. The system includes the apparatus and a protective laminate surface covering the at least one semi-translucent color. The method includes providing a plurality of translucent sheets each having at least one semi-translucent color, examining an item to determine the type of finish of the item, selecting a flexible translucent sheet according to the finish of the item, conforming and affixing the selected translucent sheet to the surface of the item, and viewing the surface of the item through the selected translucent sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: HARRIS RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin N. Davis, David H. Murphy, Bryan R. Miyasaki, Vincent R. Spinning