Patents by Inventor Benjamin Ross

Benjamin Ross 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: 12443601
    Abstract: Systems and methods for compressing and querying data for real-time analytics. The system can receive log data and generate an intermediate representation by parsing a log template and variables from the log data into a columnar format. The method includes generating a compressed intermediate representation associated with an index type and storing the compressed intermediate representation in the columnar format based on the index type. The method includes receiving a search query and analyzing the search query to identify a user defined function. The method includes parsing the search query to convert the search query into one or more predicates that satisfy the search query. The method includes filtering the compressed log data based on the one or more predicates and providing a query result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ting Chen, Yupeng Fu, Maksym Ivanchenko, Yu Luo, Christopher Peck, Kirk Rodrigues, Benjamin Ross, Ujwala Prabhakar Tulshigiri, Kaibo Wang, Yun Zhang
  • Patent number: 12271408
    Abstract: Systems and methods provides for dialog management in real-time rather than turn taking. An example method included generating first candidate responses to triggering event. The triggering event may be receipt of a live stream chunk for the dialog or receipt of a backend response to a previous backend request for a dialog shema. The method also includes updating a list of candidate responses that are accepted or pending with at least on of the first candidate responses, and determining, for the triggering event, whether the list of candidate responses includes a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets a triggering threshold. The method also includes waiting for a next triggering event without providing a candidate response when the list does not include a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets the triggering threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: David Elson, Christa Wimberley, Benjamin Ross, David Eisenberg, Sudeep Gandhe, Kevin Chavez, Raj Agarwal
  • Publication number: 20240419066
    Abstract: In a method for incorporating temperature-regulating hollow structures into a substrate, in particular into a substrate for an optical element, such as a mirror for an EUV projection exposure apparatus, there are the following steps: (A) providing a substrate; (B) progressively focusing a processing light beam on ablation locations at which temperature-regulating hollow structures are intended to arise; (C) a scanning process is carried out in which the processing light beam is guided with a focus in such a way that an ablation focus is moved along a scanning trajectory; (D) the scanning trajectory comprises a plurality of scanning patterns; (E) the scanning positions are spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction of the temperature-regulating hollow structure to be produced; and (F) the scanning trajectory additionally comprises pattern jump paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Uwe BIELKE, Markus DAUTH, Oliver DIER, Sebastian FAAS, Matthias FETZER, Caren GATZEN, Ingo HERMANN, Rudy HUSSEIN, Daniel LENZ, Luca METTENLEITER, Eric MYSLIWITZ, Stefan NOLTE, Ulrich PFLANZ, Benjamin ROSS, Simon RUCK, Andreas SEIFERT, Samer SULEIMAN, Tobias ULLSPERGER, Jonas ZIPFEL
  • Publication number: 20240378202
    Abstract: Systems and methods for compressing and querying data for real-time analytics. The system can receive log data and generate an intermediate representation by parsing a log template and variables from the log data into a columnar format. The method includes generating a compressed intermediate representation associated with an index type and storing the compressed intermediate representation in the columnar format based on the index type. The method includes receiving a search query and analyzing the search query to identify a user defined function. The method includes parsing the search query to convert the search query into one or more predicates that satisfy the search query. The method includes filtering the compressed log data based on the one or more predicates and providing a query result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Ting Chen, Yupeng Fu, Maksym Ivanchenko, Yu Luo, Christopher Peck, Kirk Rodrigues, Benjamin Ross, Ujwala Prabhakar Tulshigiri, Kaibo Wang, Yun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240134893
    Abstract: Systems and methods provides for dialog management in real-time rather than turn taking. An example method included generating first candidate responses to triggering event. The triggering event may be receipt of a live stream chunk for the dialog or receipt of a backend response to a previous backend request for a dialog shema. The method also includes updating a list of candidate responses that are accepted or pending with at least on of the first candidate responses, and determining, for the triggering event, whether the list of candidate responses includes a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets a triggering threshold. The method also includes waiting for a next triggering event without providing a candidate response when the list does not include a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets the triggering threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: David Elson, Christa Wimberley, Benjamin Ross, David Eisenberg, Sudeep Gandhe, Kevin Chavez, Raj Agarwal
  • Publication number: 20240036345
    Abstract: A method for optical contact bonding components includes: placing a first surface (2a) of a first component (2) onto a second surface (3a) of a second component (3), to form an air film, and pressing the first surface against the second surface for optical contact bonding of the two components. Placing and pressing the first component is carried out by a robot (4). A laminar gas flow (10) is generated between the first and second surfaces with a ventilation device (9). A related apparatus (1) includes: the robot, configured to place the first surface onto the second surface thereby forming an air film. The robot presses the first surface against the second surface, to optically contact bond the first and second components. A holding device (8) holds the second component during the placing and pressing. A ventilation device generates the laminar gas flow between the first and second surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan SCHUETTER, Eduard SCHWEIGERT, Benjamin ROSS, Sebastian FAAS
  • Patent number: 11860913
    Abstract: Systems and methods provides for dialog management in real-time rather than turn taking. An example method included generating first candidate responses to triggering event. The triggering event may be receipt of a live stream chunk for the dialog or receipt of a backend response to a previous backend request for a dialog schema. The method also includes updating a list of candidate responses that are accepted or pending with at least on of the first candidate responses, and determining, for the triggering event, whether the list of candidate responses includes a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets a triggering threshold. The method also includes waiting for a next triggering event without providing a candidate response when the list does not include a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets the triggering threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: David Elson, Christa Wimberley, Benjamin Ross, David Eisenberg, Sudeep Gandhe, Kevin Chavez, Raj Agarwal
  • Publication number: 20230132020
    Abstract: Systems and methods provides for dialog management in real-time rather than turn taking. An example method included generating first candidate responses to triggering event. The triggering event may be receipt of a live stream chunk for the dialog or receipt of a backend response to a previous backend request for a dialog schema. The method also includes updating a list of candidate responses that are accepted or pending with at least on of the first candidate responses, and determining, for the triggering event, whether the list of candidate responses includes a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets a triggering threshold. The method also includes waiting for a next triggering event without providing a candidate response when the list does not include a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets the triggering threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: David Elson, Christa Wimberley, Benjamin Ross, David Eisenberg, Sudeep Gandhe, Kevin Chavez, Raj Agarwal
  • Patent number: 11537646
    Abstract: Systems and methods provides for dialog management in real-time rather than turn taking. An example method included generating first candidate responses to triggering event. The triggering event may be receipt of a live stream chunk for the dialog or receipt of a backend response to a previous backend request for a dialog shema. The method also includes updating a list of candidate responses that are accepted or pending with at least on of the first candidate responses, and determining, for the triggering event, whether the list of candidate responses includes a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets a triggering threshold. The method also includes waiting for a next triggering event without providing a candidate response when the list does not include a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets the triggering threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: David Elson, Christa Wimberley, Benjamin Ross, David Eisenberg, Sudeep Gandhe, Kevin Chavez, Raj Agarwal
  • Patent number: 11321535
    Abstract: Systems and methods for annotating conversations between a user and an electronic assistant in a hierarchical manner are disclosed. An example system includes a data store of hierarchical annotation records. The hierarchical annotation records include root records and non-root records. Each root record has a conversation identifier and an annotation identifier. Each non-root record includes an annotation identifier and a parent identifier, the parent identifier being an annotation identifier of another record. At least some of the non-root records further include an annotation tag. The system generates a first new root record and first non-root records for an input dialog act and generates a second new root record and second non-root records for an output dialog act that is responsive to the input dialog act. At least one of the second non-root records includes an annotation tag linking back to a record of the first non-root records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: David Elson, Benjamin Ross, David Eisenberg, Raj Agarwal
  • Publication number: 20210089565
    Abstract: Systems and methods provides for dialog management in real-time rather than turn taking. An example method included generating first candidate responses to triggering event. The triggering event may be receipt of a live stream chunk for the dialog or receipt of a backend response to a previous backend request for a dialog shema. The method also includes updating a list of candidate responses that are accepted or pending with at least on of the first candidate responses, and determining, for the triggering event, whether the list of candidate responses includes a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets a triggering threshold. The method also includes waiting for a next triggering event without providing a candidate response when the list does not include a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets the triggering threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: David Elson, Christa Wimberley, Benjamin Ross, David Eisenberg, Sudeep Gandhe, Kevin Chavez, Raj Agarwal
  • Patent number: 10860628
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for dialog management in real-time rather than turn taking. An example method includes generating first candidate responses to a triggering event. The triggering event may be receipt of a live-stream chunk for the dialog or receipt of a backend response to a previous backend request for a dialog schema. The method also includes updating a list of candidate responses that are accepted or pending with at least one of the first candidate responses, and determining, for the triggering event, whether the list of candidate responses includes a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets a triggering threshold. The method also includes waiting for a next triggering event without providing a candidate response when the list does not include a candidate response that has a confidence score that meets the triggering threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: David Elson, Christa Wimberley, Benjamin Ross, David Eisenberg, Sudeep Gandhe, Kevin Chavez, Raj Agarwal
  • Patent number: 10816097
    Abstract: A configuration for installation into a pipeline of a fluid network. The configuration has a connection housing with an inlet, an outlet, and a connection opening for connection of an exchangeable functional unit. The connection housing has a rotatably arranged core piece whose rotation makes it possible for the throughflow of the fluid through the connection housing to be blocked and/or released. The core piece has a receptacle for connection of the functional unit, and the receptacle and the connection opening are oriented in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignees: Diehl Metering GmbH, Diehl Metering S.A.S.
    Inventors: Benjamin Ross, Jan Neidinger, Oliver Schlegel, Benjamin Fischer, Michael Schimetzki, Chinh-Duc Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10781577
    Abstract: An arrangement for installation in a fluid line network contains a fluid meter having a housing with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a volume measuring part. At least one connector, which is intended for connection to the housing of the fluid meter, is either equipped with an additional function or configured for the adaptation of an additional function on the connector. The connector has a connector inflow and a connector outflow. The fluid meter and the connector form a modular unit that can be installed in the fluid line network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: Diehl Metering GmbH, Diehl Metering S.A.S.
    Inventors: Benjamin Ross, Jan Neidinger, Oliver Schlegel, Benjamin Fischer, Michael Schimetzki, Chinh-Duc Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20200012720
    Abstract: Systems and methods for annotating conversations between a user and an electronic assistant in a hierarchical manner are disclosed. An example system includes a data store of hierarchical annotation records. The hierarchical annotation records include root records and non-root records. Each root record has a conversation identifier and an annotation identifier. Each non-root record includes an annotation identifier and a parent identifier, the parent identifier being an annotation identifier of another record. At least some of the non-root records further include an annotation tag. The system generates a first new root record and first non-root records for an input dialog act and generates a second new root record and second non-root records for an output dialog act that is responsive to the input dialog act. At least one of the second non-root records includes an annotation tag linking back to a record of the first non-root records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: David Elson, Benjamin Ross, David Eisenberg, Raj Agarwal
  • Patent number: 10209278
    Abstract: A sensor unit has a sensor element which has a substrate and a plurality of optical components, which are integrated into the substrate, and form a plurality of integrated optical sensors. The optical sensors are an optical current sensor based on the Faraday effect, an optical voltage sensor based on the Pockels effect, an optical strain sensor and/or a wavelength sensor. Response signals from the individual sensors are evaluated in an evaluation unit, wherein the response signals from the expansion sensor and/or from the wavelength sensor are preferably used for evaluating the response signals from the other sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: LEONI Kabel Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Kufner, Maria Kufner, Angel Radev, Benjamin Ross, Wolfgang Foss
  • Patent number: 10193269
    Abstract: A predetermined set of connector maintenance functions may be accomplished subsea using a connector maintenance panel which comprises a panel and a plurality of fixed connector interfaces disposed through a predetermined portion of the connector maintenance panel. The connector maintenance panel subsea may be deployed and powered subsea, such as from an external source, and a predetermined set of connector related functions performed in a sequence by sequentially using the connector interface operable to perform a connector related function of the predetermined connector related functions in the predetermined sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Inventors: Taylor Puskar, Benjamin Ross, Mohamed Salhi
  • Publication number: 20180342829
    Abstract: A predetermined set of connector maintenance functions may be accomplished subsea using a connector maintenance panel which comprises a panel and a plurality of fixed connector interfaces disposed through a predetermined portion of the connector maintenance panel. The connector maintenance panel subsea may be deployed and powered subsea, such as from an external source, and a predetermined set of connector related functions performed in a sequence by sequentially using the connector interface operable to perform a connector related function of the predetermined connector related functions in the predetermined sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Oceaneering International, Inc.
    Inventors: Taylor Puskar, Benjamin Ross, Mohamed Salhi
  • Publication number: 20180328007
    Abstract: An arrangement for installation in a fluid line network contains a fluid meter having a housing with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a volume measuring part. At least one connector, which is intended for connection to the housing of the fluid meter, is either equipped with an additional function or configured for the adaptation of an additional function on the connector. The connector has a connector inflow and a connector outflow. The fluid meter and the connector form a modular unit that can be installed in the fluid line network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: BENJAMIN ROSS, JAN NEIDINGER, OLIVER SCHLEGEL, BENJAMIN FISCHER, MICHAEL SCHIMETZKI, CHINH-DUC NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20180320792
    Abstract: A configuration for installation into a pipeline of a fluid network. The configuration has a connection housing with an inlet, an outlet, and a connection opening for connection of an exchangeable functional unit. The connection housing has a rotatably arranged core piece whose rotation makes it possible for the throughflow of the fluid through the connection housing to be blocked and/or released. The core piece has a receptacle for connection of the functional unit, and the receptacle and the connection opening are oriented in the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: BENJAMIN ROSS, JAN NEIDINGER, OLIVER SCHLEGEL, BENJAMIN FISCHER, MICHAEL SCHIMETZKI, CHINH-DUC NGUYEN