Patents by Inventor Benjamin S. Taylor

Benjamin S. Taylor 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: 12207699
    Abstract: A plurality of fluid-filled chambers may be incorporated into sole structures of articles of footwear. The chambers may be configured to be substantially diamond-shaped. The chambers may lie within cavities formed by a lower surface of the midsole and may extend into apertures in the outsole. The apertures in the outsole may be aligned with the cavities of the midsole. The chambers may be bounded by bounding regions between and at the perimeter of the chambers. The bounding regions may be formed of a polymer foam material of the midsole. The chambers may additionally be connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Denis Dekovic, Bradley S. Long, Brian E. Santa Maria, Benjamin A. Shaffer, Danielle L. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20250025170
    Abstract: Systems and subsystems for cutting and stapling tissue are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument includes a transection subsystem comprising a rotatable shaft having a lumen, a firing rod extending at least partially through the lumen, a firing rack coupled to a proximal end of the firing rod, the firing rod being rotationally independent of the firing rack, and a firing gear engaged with the firing rack. Rotation of the firing gear moves the firing rack and the firing rod axially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: BENJAMIN BERTRAM, RAFFAELE DEFINIS, HEATHER DICKSON, ERIC STOUT, M. ROBERT GARFIELD, SAMANTHA A. GRACE-MUDD, SAMANTHA S. TAYLOR
  • Publication number: 20240403747
    Abstract: Systems and techniques for social responsibility load balancer are described herein. First user data for a first user and second user data for a second user is obtained. The first user data is aggregated into a first dataset and the second user data is aggregated into a second dataset. The first dataset and the second dataset are evaluated using a responsibility prediction learning model to determine a set of responsibilities. A target responsibility delta is calculated. The set of responsibilities are processed using a responsibility balancing algorithm to sort the set of responsibilities into the first responsibility assignments and the second responsibility assignments. A current delta is calculated between the first responsibility assignments and the second responsibility assignments. It is determined that the current delta is equal to the target responsibility delta. A user interface is generated to output the first responsibility assignments and the second responsibility assignments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Carrie Anne Hanson, Stacey Anne Howard, Julio Jiron, Muhammad Farukh Munir, Benjamin S Taylor
  • Publication number: 20240320742
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for interfacing a computing system to a user. A plurality of financial data is received by a financial services platform, including financial inflow data and financial outflow data for the user of the platform. A financial indicator score is calculated based on an algorithmic analysis of the inflow and outflow data. A financial indicator object is generated by the system, which causes a graphical user interface to be displayed to the user including the financial status indicator representing a pictogram of the financial indicator score. For example, a net-zero indicator can be displayed to the user to gamify the user's understanding of net-zero spending, progress, and achievements, and the system can generate financial services advice to help the user achieve net-zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Taylor, Allison Fine
  • Patent number: 11550861
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer media are provided for combining and transmitting information to a device and via a channel of a user. The method comprises receiving a plurality of news elements, which are stored in a database. A relevance score is determined of the news elements in the news element database for a plurality of user elements stored in a user portfolio in the memory of the processing system. News elements are selected from the database based on the relevance score. The method further comprises determining at least one of an active device and an active channel of the user, reformatting the selected news elements into story components based on the determined device and channel into story components, and transmitting the story components to the active device and via the active channel of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Benjamin S. Taylor
  • Patent number: 11132682
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for authenticating a user attempting to make a payment using a piezoelectric device are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the piezoelectric device can be embedded on a credit card, debit card, or other form of payment card and signals generated by the piezoelectric device can be used to authenticate the user when making the payment. For example, the user can squeeze or manipulate the piezoelectric device in a specific predetermined pattern and the resulting electric charge or induced current generated by the piezoelectric device can facilitate transmitting a signal to a point of sale device, and the point of sale device can authenticate the user based on the signal. In other embodiments, the piezoelectric device can contain circuitry and/or logic that can authenticate the user and send a confirmation signal to the point of sale device to authenticate the payment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Brian J. Jacobsen, Benjamin S. Taylor
  • Patent number: 10762148
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer media are provided for combining and transmitting information to a device and via a channel of a user. The method comprises receiving a plurality of news elements, which are stored in a database. A relevance score is determined of the news elements in the news element database for a plurality of user elements stored in a user portfolio in the memory of the processing system. News elements are selected from the database based on the relevance score. The method further comprises determining at least one of an active device and an active channel of the user, reformatting the selected news elements into story components based on the determined device and channel into story components, and transmitting the story components to the active device and via the active channel of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Benjamin S Taylor
  • Publication number: 20190394511
    Abstract: The provider computing system includes a network interface configured to facilitate communication between the provider computing system, a content source, and a user device. The provider computing system includes a processing system that includes a processor and memory. The memory is structured to store instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to monitor content from the content from the content source to detect relevant content relating to a user, extract a plurality of relevant pieces of content from the monitored content, assemble the relevant pieces of content to create a presentation, generate a recommendation based on the relevant pieces of content, incorporate the recommendation in the presentation, and provide the presentation to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Chris Kalaboukis, Benjamin S. Taylor