Patents by Inventor Benjamin Schmidt

Benjamin Schmidt 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).

  • Publication number: 20260120033
    Abstract: A computer implemented system, method, or computer readable medium for providing a interactive digital tool that permits users to investigate and evaluate financial, trade, and business-related risks. The system, method, or computer readable medium can be configured to include a software engine that identifies risk subgraphs or other subgraph features in accordance with automated traversal based on a set of rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Benjamin Schmidt, David Richard Elam, Juan Lopez-Martin
  • Publication number: 20260110783
    Abstract: A method for detecting objects in a field of view of a lidar device. A plurality of light pulses are emitted into adjacent solid angles; received secondary light of an object from these adjacent solid angles is measured and converted into individual digital signals of the respective adjacent solid angles; the signals from adjacent solid angles are aggregated without reducing the angular resolution; during the aggregation at least partially coinciding signal structures are recognized using a coincidence filter, with respect to their amplitude, in the individual signals of different solid angles for a specific object; the signals are aggregated by a threshold filter; the received and/or aggregated signals are compared with an adaptable threshold value, so that secondary light of the object received in the signals is differentiated from interfering signals, and the interfering signals are filtered out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2025
    Publication date: April 23, 2026
    Inventors: Mario Lietz, Benjamin Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12610201
    Abstract: A hearing device has a motherboard and a receiver module. The receiver module is configured for wireless charging of a battery and, for that purpose, has a coil wound around an axial direction. The motherboard has a top section that extends perpendicular to the axial direction and in a radial direction. The top section of the motherboard and the receiver module are stacked in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tobias Merkl, Benjamin Schmidt, Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chee Kong Siew
  • Patent number: 12569907
    Abstract: A blind rivet setting tool including a nosepiece storage unit removably attached to a housing feature of the tool, wherein the nosepiece storage unit is configured to hold a plurality of nosepieces and defines a mandrel receiving opening which aligns with an exit opening of the tool such that the broken mandrel of a set rivet can be moved through the mandrel receiving opening in use; and method of using the nosepiece storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Inventors: Luca Bardaré, Tobias Heep, Arthur Lauer, Yasar Akbaba, Philipp Libera, Benjamin Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12539536
    Abstract: A blind rivet setting tool including a clamping assembly for releasably clamping a nosepiece in place such that a blind rivet can bear against the nosepiece while the mandrel thereof is pulled; and a method of changing nosepieces using the clamping assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Inventors: Luca Bardaré, Tobias Heep, Kevin Bhikadiya, Yasar Akbaba, Philipp Libera, Benjamin Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20250381590
    Abstract: A portable electric knockout punch for forming a hole in sheet metal including an electric motor having a motor output shaft, a hole forming mechanism having a support portion for cooperating with a die and a punch portion for cooperating with a stamp and which is operatively coupled to the motor output shaft via a transmission of the tool which in use causes linear relative movement between the punch portion and the support portion for forming a hole in sheet metal in use, the transmission including a conversion mechanism for converting torque into a linear force for causing the linear relative movement between the punch portion and the support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Tobias HEEP, Kevin BHIKADIYA, Yasar AKBABA, Benjamin SCHMIDT, Arthur LAUER
  • Publication number: 20250377463
    Abstract: A sensor unit for a lidar measurement. The sensor unit including: an emitter element configured to emit at least one signal having a first orientation, a receiver element configured to record at least one reflection of the emitted signal having a second orientation, wherein the sensor unit is configured to detect and/or receive a distance between the sensor unit and an object element, wherein the sensor unit is configured to adjust the first orientation and/or the second orientation as a function of the distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2025
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Inventors: Mario Lietz, Benjamin Schmidt, Holger Maris Gilbergs
  • Publication number: 20250326019
    Abstract: A portable electric power tool for bending elongate objects includes an electric motor, a bender having a body portion and a bending portion which is axially moveable relative to the body portion. The bender is operatively coupled to the electric motor for causing the axial movement between a home position and a retracted position for causing force to be applied by the bender at different locations along the length of the elongate object for bending the elongate object; a home position sensor for generating output indicative that the bending portion has reached the home position during a reset stage of operation and a controller for receiving motor turn information indicative of the number of turns of the electric motor and for monitoring the axial position of the bending portion based on the motor turn information and the output generated by the home position sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventors: Fridtjof KRISCHE, Tobias HEEP, Daniel KADLECEK, Benjamin SCHMIDT, Fugen QIN, Thaddäus HAUSLER
  • Publication number: 20250307273
    Abstract: Data visualization systems and methods are disclosed. A method includes providing an interactive visual workspace in connection with a graph database. The workspace allows a user to interactively add a graph including one or more nodes and edges from the graph database to the workspace whereby the workspace allows the user to explore relationships among nodes, wherein the workspace provides an opportunity to make a user selection of a portion of the displayed graph, and wherein each user selection defines an individual subgraph of interest, wherein each subgraph includes one or more nodes and associated edges and properties. The method further includes receiving input from the user defining a parameter that controls an interrelationship between the individual subgraphs of interest and displaying multiple display regions configured to each provide a visual representation of a corresponding single one of the subgraphs according to the parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Benjamin Schmidt, David Richard Elam, Darci Kovacs
  • Patent number: 12413224
    Abstract: Circuitry and techniques for detecting a circuit malfunction and disconnecting a main switch when the main switch comprises two or more smaller MOSFET switches connected in parallel. The circuitry of this disclosure includes a protection circuit switch using a protection switch arranged in parallel to the main switch. The protection switch circuit is configured to relieve the main switch MOSFETs as energy dissipates after the main switch circuit detects a fault and shuts off power to a load, but energy stored in the cable harness as inductance may cause current to continue to flow through the main switch MOSFETS. Dissipating this stored energy may result in an avalanche event in MOSFETs of the main switch. The protection circuit of this disclosure take more current shortly after the main switch turns OFF when the break-down voltages of the main switch MOSFETs may not be aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12380389
    Abstract: A computer implemented system, method, or computer readable medium for providing a interactive digital tool that permits users to investigate and evaluate financial, trade, and business-related risks. The system, method, or computer readable medium can be configured to include a software engine that identifies risk subgraphs or other subgraph features in accordance with automated traversal based on a set of rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: 1NTEGER, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Schmidt, David Richard Elam, Juan Lopez-Martin
  • Patent number: 12330207
    Abstract: A jaw assembly for a rivet setting tool the jaw assembly including a plurality of jaws each jaw defining part of an interlocking mechanism and an oppositely located part of another interlocking mechanism wherein adjacent jaws interlock via engagement of the parts of the interlocking mechanisms of the respective jaws for enabling radial movement of the jaws relative to each other while restricting axial movement of the jaws relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Tobias Heep, Luca Bardaré, Kevin Bhikadiya, Yasar Akbaba, Philipp Libera, Benjamin Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20250076878
    Abstract: A transport vehicle, such as a vision guided vehicle, can comprise a drive portion constructed to facilitate movement of the transport vehicle and a load portion constructed to engage an object of interest. The load portion can comprise an object engagement apparatus and at least one sensor coupled to or disposed within a distal end of the object engagement apparatus, wherein the sensor can be at least a 2D sensor. The engagement apparatus can comprise forks, at least one fork having sensor coupled to or disposed within a fork tip. The 2D sensor can comprise a scanning LIDAR sensor arranged to collect information to identify a pickable pallet, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Chun Zhang, Nathan Greco, Adam Grusky, Bruce Thompson, Ed Butina, Jacob Seal, John Harrold, II, Ryan Young, Benjamin Schmidt, Andrew Tracy
  • Patent number: 12179386
    Abstract: A power tool including a shroud for restricting the path of debris generated by a rotatable cutting disc and defining a shroud outlet opening through which the debris can be sucked by a vacuum device. The debris enters a sub-volume along a first axis and exits the sub-volume along a second axis in a different plane. A conduit having a curved wall defines the sub-volume such that debris travelling therethough undergoes a change in direction and exits the sub-volume along a direction substantially parallel with the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Schmidt, Arthur Lauer, Lars Ohde
  • Patent number: 12153431
    Abstract: A transport vehicle, such as a vision guided vehicle, can comprise a drive portion constructed to facilitate movement of the transport vehicle and a load portion constructed to engage an object of interest. The load portion can comprise an object engagement apparatus and at least one sensor coupled to or disposed within a distal end of the object engagement apparatus, wherein the sensor can be at least a 2D sensor. The engagement apparatus can comprise forks, at least one fork having sensor coupled to or disposed within a fork tip. The 2D sensor can comprise a scanning LIDAR sensor arranged to collect information to identify a pickable pallet, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: SEEGRID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun Zhang, Nathan Greco, Adam Grusky, Bruce Thompson, Ed Butina, Jacob Seal, John Harrold, II, Ryan Young, Benjamin Schmidt, Andrew Tracy
  • Publication number: 20240362563
    Abstract: A computer implemented system, method, or computer readable medium for providing a interactive digital tool that permits users to investigate and evaluate financial, trade, and business-related risks. The system, method, or computer readable medium can be configured to include a software engine that identifies risk subgraphs or other subgraph features in accordance with automated traversal based on a set of rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin Schmidt, David Richard Elam, Juan Lopez-Martin
  • Publication number: 20240346420
    Abstract: A research, analysis, regulatory compliance and media platform that connects customers to finished research and analysis produced by subject matter experts is described. The platform facilitates research, investigations, and analysis by creating a single environment in which a group of distributed analysts conduct research and investigations, store and retrieve documents and other sources, collaborate, and publish findings. Consumers are able to query a published knowledge graph, surface high value relationships, and access insights captured by analyst through a customer web portal or external production environment. The platform allows analysts and customers to research and map the commercial, financial, and facilitation networks of sanctioned or other actors that may be associated with illicit activity. Customers can access visual graphs depicting relationships between sanctioned and non-sanctioned actors in order to evaluate their possible exposure to financial crime or sanctions-related risks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Epstein, Benjamin Schmidt, David Richard Elam
  • Patent number: 12118021
    Abstract: Data visualization systems and methods are disclosed. A method includes providing an interactive visual workspace in connection with a graph database. The workspace allows a user to interactively add a graph including one or more nodes and edges from the graph database to the workspace whereby the workspace allows the user to explore relationships among nodes, wherein the workspace provides an opportunity to make a user selection of a portion of the displayed graph, and wherein each user selection defines an individual subgraph of interest, wherein each subgraph includes one or more nodes and associated edges and properties. The method further includes receiving input from the user defining a parameter that controls an interrelationship between the individual subgraphs of interest and displaying multiple display regions configured to each provide a visual representation of a corresponding single one of the subgraphs according to the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Integer, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Schmidt, David Richard Elam, Darci Kovacs
  • Publication number: 20240322812
    Abstract: Circuitry and techniques for detecting a circuit malfunction and disconnecting a main switch when the main switch comprises two or more smaller MOSFET switches connected in parallel. The circuitry of this disclosure includes a protection circuit switch using a protection switch arranged in parallel to the main switch. The protection switch circuit is configured to relieve the main switch MOSFETs as energy dissipates after the main switch circuit detects a fault and shuts off power to a load, but energy stored in the cable harness as inductance may cause current to continue to flow through the main switch MOSFETS. Dissipating this stored energy may result in an avalanche event in MOSFETs of the main switch. The protection circuit of this disclosure take more current shortly after the main switch turns OFF when the break-down voltages of the main switch MOSFETs may not be aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: Benjamin Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12033103
    Abstract: A computer implemented system, method, or computer readable medium for providing a interactive digital tool that permits users to investigate and evaluate financial, trade, and business-related risks. The system, method, or computer readable medium can be configured to include a software engine that identifies risk subgraphs or other subgraph features in accordance with automated traversal based on a set of rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: INTEGER, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Schmidt, David Richard Elam, Juan Lopez-Martin