Patents by Inventor BENJAMIN S. MASHFORD
BENJAMIN S. MASHFORD 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).
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Patent number: 11413629Abstract: In one example, a method includes providing a pulp composed of a combination of particulate materials including particles of a target material. The pulp is mixed with a collector composed of anisotropic particles having at least two separate spatial domains that have different physiochemical properties, and the mixture of pulp and collector is fed into an aqueous solution containing air bubbles.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Julia Baldauf, Alexe Bojovschi, Benjamin S. Mashford, Christine Schieber, George Yiapanis
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Publication number: 20200016609Abstract: In one example, a method includes providing a pulp composed of a combination of particulate materials including particles of a target material. The pulp is mixed with a collector composed of anisotropic particles having at least two separate spatial domains that have different physiochemical properties, and the mixture of pulp and collector is fed into an aqueous solution containing air bubbles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Julia Baldauf, Alexe Bojovschi, Benjamin S. Mashford, Christine Schieber, George Yiapanis
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Patent number: 10530181Abstract: A method comprises generating power at a solar photovoltaic cell; receiving, at a controller, one or more input parameters pertaining to a power output of the solar photovoltaic cell; introducing liquid to the solar photovoltaic cell in response to the power output of the solar photovoltaic cell to increase the efficiency of the solar photovoltaic cell; recovering heat from the liquid introduced to the solar photovoltaic cell; and selecting an appropriate distribution of the power output of the solar photovoltaic cell to one or more power-drawing components in a way that maximizes a chosen objective for the whole of system.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Khalid Abdulla, Julia Baldauf, Julian de Hoog, Benjamin S. Mashford
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Patent number: 10464075Abstract: In one example, a method includes providing a pulp composed of a combination of particulate materials including particles of a target material. The pulp is mixed with a collector composed of anisotropic particles having at least two separate spatial domains that have different physiochemical properties, and the mixture of pulp and collector is fed into an aqueous solution containing air bubbles.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Julia Baldauf, Alexe Bojovschi, Benjamin S. Mashford, Christine Schieber, George Yiapanis
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Patent number: 10380882Abstract: In an approach, a processor receives classified data, wherein the classified data has been output by a second processor. A processor adjusts a count based on the classified data. A processor determines whether the count is greater than a pre-set threshold, wherein the pre-set threshold is set by a switching module of the processor. Responsive to determining that the count is greater than the pre-set threshold, the processor triggers an alarm of a pre-set alarm length, wherein the pre-set alarm length is set by the switching module of the processor.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Stefan Harrer, Filiz Isabell Kiral-Kornek, Benjamin S. Mashford, Subhrajit Roy
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Publication number: 20190199123Abstract: A method comprises generating power at a solar photovoltaic cell; receiving, at a controller, one or more input parameters pertaining to a power output of the solar photovoltaic cell; introducing liquid to the solar photovoltaic cell in response to the power output of the solar photovoltaic cell to increase the efficiency of the solar photovoltaic cell; recovering heat from the liquid introduced to the solar photovoltaic cell; and selecting an appropriate distribution of the power output of the solar photovoltaic cell to one or more power-drawing components in a way that maximizes a chosen objective for the whole of system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Khalid Abdulla, Julia Baldauf, Julian de Hoog, Benjamin S. Mashford
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Patent number: 10164205Abstract: A device including an emissive material comprising quantum dots is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, a layer comprising quantum dots disposed between the first electrode and the second electrodes, and a first interfacial layer disposed at the interface between a surface of the layer comprising quantum dots and a first layer in the device. In certain embodiments, a second interfacial layer is optionally further disposed on the surface of the layer comprising quantum dots opposite to the first interfacial layer. In certain embodiments, a device comprises a light-emitting device. Other light emitting devices and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG RESEARCH AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Peter T. Kazlas, Zhaoqun Zhou, Yuhua Niu, Sang-Jin Kim, Benjamin S. Mashford
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Patent number: 10148120Abstract: A method comprises generating power at a solar photovoltaic cell; receiving, at a controller, one or more input parameters pertaining to a power output of the solar photovoltaic cell; introducing liquid to the solar photovoltaic cell in response to the power output of the solar photovoltaic cell to increase the efficiency of the solar photovoltaic cell; recovering heat from the liquid introduced to the solar photovoltaic cell; and selecting an appropriate distribution of the power output of the solar photovoltaic cell to one or more power-drawing components in a way that maximizes a chosen objective for the whole of system.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Khalid Abdulla, Julia Baldauf, Julian de Hoog, Benjamin S. Mashford
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Patent number: 9887375Abstract: One embodiment relates to a device comprises a pair of electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode; a layer comprising quantum dots disposed between the electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the quantum dots comprise a core comprising a first semiconductor material and an outer shell surrounding the core, the shell comprising a second semiconductor material, wherein the first semiconductor material confines holes better than electrons in the core and the second semiconductor material is permeable to electrons; and a first layer comprising a material capable of transporting and injecting electrons, the material comprising nanoparticles of a first inorganic semiconductor material, the first layer being disposed between the layer comprising quantum dots and the cathode, wherein the first layer and the cathode form an ohmic contact during operation of the device.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhaoqun Zhou, Peter T. Kazlas, Benjamin S. Mashford
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Publication number: 20180034312Abstract: A method comprises generating power at a solar photovoltaic cell; receiving, at a controller, one or more input parameters pertaining to a power output of the solar photovoltaic cell; introducing liquid to the solar photovoltaic cell in response to the power output of the solar photovoltaic cell to increase the efficiency of the solar photovoltaic cell; recovering heat from the liquid introduced to the solar photovoltaic cell; and selecting an appropriate distribution of the power output of the solar photovoltaic cell to one or more power-drawing components in a way that maximizes a chosen objective for the whole of system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Khalid Abdulla, Julia Baldauf, Julian de Hoog, Benjamin S. Mashford
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Publication number: 20180019427Abstract: A device including an emissive material comprising quantum dots is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, a layer comprising quantum dots disposed between the first electrode and the second electrodes, and a first interfacial layer disposed at the interface between a surface of the layer comprising quantum dots and a first layer in the device. In certain embodiments, a second interfacial layer is optionally further disposed on the surface of the layer comprising quantum dots opposite to the first interfacial layer. In certain embodiments, a device comprises a light-emitting device. Other light emitting devices and methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: PETER T. KAZLAS, ZHAOQUN ZHOU, YUHUA NIU, SANG-JIN KIM, BENJAMIN S. MASHFORD
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Patent number: 9755172Abstract: A device including an emissive material comprising quantum dots is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, a layer comprising quantum dots disposed between the first electrode and the second electrodes, and a first interfacial layer disposed at the interface between a surface of the layer comprising quantum dots and a first layer in the device. In certain embodiments, a second interfacial layer is optionally further disposed on the surface of the layer comprising quantum dots opposite to the first interfacial layer. In certain embodiments, a device comprises a light-emitting device. Other light emitting devices and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: QD VISION, INC.Inventors: Peter T. Kazlas, Zhaoqun Zhou, Yuhua Niu, Sang-Jin Kim, Benjamin S. Mashford
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Publication number: 20170173594Abstract: In one example, a method includes providing a pulp composed of a combination of particulate materials including particles of a target material. The pulp is mixed with a collector composed of anisotropic particles having at least two separate spatial domains that have different physiochemical properties, and the mixture of pulp and collector is fed into an aqueous solution containing air bubbles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Julia Baldauf, Alexe Bojovschi, Benjamin S. Mashford, Christine Schieber, George Yiapanis
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Publication number: 20170141335Abstract: A device including an emissive material comprising quantum dots is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, a layer comprising quantum dots disposed between the first electrode and the second electrodes, and a first interfacial layer disposed at the interface between a surface of the layer comprising quantum dots and a first layer in the device. In certain embodiments, a second interfacial layer is optionally further disposed on the surface of the layer comprising quantum dots opposite to the first interfacial layer. In certain embodiments, a device comprises a light-emitting device. Other light emitting devices and methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: PETER T. KAZLAS, ZHAOQUN ZHOU, YUHUA NIU, SANG-JIN KIM, BENJAMIN S. MASHFORD
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Publication number: 20170141336Abstract: One embodiment relates to a device comprises a pair of electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode; a layer comprising quantum dots disposed between the electrodes, wherein at least a portion of the quantum dots comprise a core comprising a first semiconductor material and an outer shell surrounding the core, the shell comprising a second semiconductor material, wherein the first semiconductor material confines holes better than electrons in the core and the second semiconductor material is permeable to electrons; and a first layer comprising a material capable of transporting and injecting electrons, the material comprising nanoparticles of a first inorganic semiconductor material, the first layer being disposed between the layer comprising quantum dots and the cathode, wherein the first layer and the cathode form an ohmic contact during operation of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: ZHAOQUN ZHOU, PETER T. KAZLAS, BENJAMIN S. MASHFORD
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Patent number: 9525148Abstract: A device including an emissive material comprising quantum dots is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, a layer comprising quantum dots disposed between the first electrode and the second electrodes, and a first interfacial layer disposed at the interface between a surface of the layer comprising quantum dots and a first layer in the device. In certain embodiments, a second interfacial layer is optionally further disposed on the surface of the layer comprising quantum dots opposite to the first interfacial layer. In certain embodiments, a device comprises a light-emitting device. Other light emitting devices and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: QD VISION, INC.Inventors: Peter T. Kazlas, Zhaoqun Zhou, Yuhua Niu, Sang-Jin Kim, Benjamin S. Mashford
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Patent number: 9520573Abstract: A device comprises an anode; a cathode; a layer therebetween comprising quantum dots; and a first layer comprising a material capable of transporting and injecting electrons in, or forming, contact with the cathode, the material comprising nanoparticles of an inorganic semiconductor material. In one embodiment of the device, quantum dots comprise a core comprising a first semiconductor material that confines holes better than electrons in the core and an outer shell comprising a second semiconductor material that is permeable to electrons. In another embodiment of the device, the nanoparticles comprise n-doped inorganic semiconductor material, and a second layer comprising a material capable of transporting electrons is disposed between the layer including quantum dots and the first layer, wherein the second layer has a lower electron conductivity than the first. In a further embodiment of the device, the first layer is UV treated. A method and other embodiments are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: QD VISION, INC.Inventors: Zhaoqun Zhou, Peter T. Kazlas, Benjamin S. Mashford
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Publication number: 20130009131Abstract: A device including an emissive material comprising quantum dots is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, a layer comprising quantum dots disposed between the first electrode and the second electrodes, and a first interfacial layer disposed at the interface between a surface of the layer comprising quantum dots and a first layer in the device. In certain embodiments, a second interfacial layer is optionally further disposed on the surface of the layer comprising quantum dots opposite to the first interfacial layer. In certain embodiments, a device comprises a light-emitting device. Other light emitting devices and methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Peter T. Kazlas, Zhaogun Zhou, Yuhua Niu, Sang-Jin Kim, Benjamin S. Mashford
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Publication number: 20120292594Abstract: A device comprises an anode; a cathode; a layer therebetween comprising quantum dots; and a first layer comprising a material capable of transporting and injecting electrons in, or forming, contact with the cathode, the material comprising nanoparticles of an inorganic semiconductor material. In one embodiment of the device, quantum dots comprise a core comprising a first semiconductor material that confines holes better than electrons in the core and an outer shell comprising a second semiconductor material that is permeable to electrons. In another embodiment of the device, the nanoparticles comprise n-doped inorganic semiconductor material, and a second layer comprising a material capable of transporting electrons is disposed between the layer including quantum dots and the first layer, wherein the second layer has a lower electron conductivity than the first. In a further embodiment of the device, the first layer is UV treated. A method and other embodiments are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: ZHAOQUN ZHOU, PETER T. KAZLAS, BENJAMIN S. MASHFORD