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: 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
  • Publication number: 20250010370
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a multilayered porous transport layer, the process comprising (a) providing a first feedstock comprising first metal particles and a first polymer binder; and providing a second feedstock comprising second metal particles and a second polymer binder; the first and the second feedstock having a metal powder content of 40 to 70% by volume; and the first feedstock having (i) metal particles with a smaller average particles size, (ii) a higher metal powder content, or (iii) both, metal particles with a smaller average particles size and a higher metal powder content compared to the second feedstock; (b) coextruding the first and the second feedstock to form a film-shaped green body comprising a first layer and a second layer, the second layer being materially connected to the first layer above the melting temperature and or glass transition temperature of the first polymer binder and the second polymer binder; (c) optionally smoothening the film-shaped gr
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Sherif Aly Hassan Aly MADKOUR, Daniel MALKO, Benjamin SCHMIDT-HANSBERG
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20240205616
    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: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Tobias Merkl, Benjamin Schmidt, Nishshanka Bandara Narampanawe, Heng Goh Yap, Chee Kong Siew
  • Publication number: 20240202632
    Abstract: A computer implemented system, method, or computer readable medium for providing a visual interactive software tool that permits users to investigate and evaluate financial, trade, and business-related risks. An interactive tool is provided that can integrate front and back end capabilities to, for example, provide quick and efficient navigation to pertinent information in a visual workspace. The system, method, or computer readable medium can be configured to include a software engine that identifies corridors or other subgraph features in accordance with automated traversal based on a set of rules. The features can provide a notification and selective visual access to risk-related subgraphs based on topic, category, or sanctions as a virtual lens for the user in connection with a displayed node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Epstein, Benjamin Schmidt, David Richard Elam
  • Patent number: 11986941
    Abstract: A power tool is provided comprising: a power source; a power tool housing comprising a first mechanical coupling connectable with a second reciprocal mechanical coupling on a power tool accessory; and a first electrical coupling in electrical connection with the power source and mounted on the first mechanical coupling. The first electrical coupling is electrically connectable with a second reciprocal electrical coupling on the power tool accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Kadlecek, Petr Dusik, Isabell Oeffner, Benjamin Schmidt, Stefan Sell, Rene Thieme
  • Patent number: 11955974
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a dual gate metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) device formed in a semiconductor material, as well as circuits and techniques for using the dual gate MOSFET device. In some examples, the dual gate MOSFET device may comprise a first MOSFET formed in the semiconductor material, and a second MOSFET formed in the semiconductor material, wherein the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET are arranged in parallel in the semiconductor material, wherein the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET include a common drain node and a common source node, and wherein the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET define different transfer characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dirk Ahlers, Manuel Wilke, Benjamin Schmidt, Jonas Groenvall
  • Patent number: 11948116
    Abstract: A computer implemented system, method, or computer readable medium for providing a visual interactive software tool that permits users to investigate and evaluate financial, trade, and business-related risks. An interactive tool is provided that can integrate front and back end capabilities to, for example, provide quick and efficient navigation to pertinent information in a visual workspace. The system, method, or computer readable medium can be configured to include a software engine that identifies corridors or other subgraph features in accordance with automated traversal based on a set of rules. The features can provide a notification and selective visual access to risk-related subgraphs based on topic, category, or sanctions as a virtual lens for the user in connection with a displayed node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: 1nteger, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Epstein, Benjamin Schmidt, David R. Elam
  • Publication number: 20240091846
    Abstract: A power tool comprising: a motor; a fastener gripping portion operatively coupled to the motor for causing movement of the fastener gripping portion between a home position and a retracted position to set a fastener; a home position sensor for generating output indicative that the fastener gripping portion has reached the home position during a reset stage of operation in which the fastener gripping portion is moved towards the home position; and a controller for receiving motor turn information indicative of the number of turns of the motor and for monitoring the position of the fastener gripping portion based on the motor turn information and the output generated by the home position sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel KADLECEK, Benjamin SCHMIDT, Fugen QIN
  • Publication number: 20240082991
    Abstract: A shear wrench tool including a motor; a transmission operatively connected to the motor; a first socket arranged to engage a tip of a bolt to be sheared; and a second socket arranged to engage a nut threaded on the bolt; wherein the first and second sockets are operatively connected to the transmission and rotate in opposite directions relative to each other when the motor provides a torque to the transmission; and wherein the motor can be driven in both forwards and reverse directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Rafael GOTTSCHLING, Michael KUNZ, Philipp LIBERA, Benjamin SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20240082992
    Abstract: A shear wrench tool including a motor; a transmission operatively connected to the motor; a first socket arranged to engage a tip of a bolt to be sheared; a second socket arranged to engage a nut threaded on the bolt; wherein the first socket and second sockets are operatively connected to the transmission and rotate in opposite directions relative to each other when the motor provides torque to the transmission in use; an ejector mechanism comprising an ejector pin coaxial with the first and second sockets and moveable between a retracted position for enabling the tip of a bolt to be sheared to be received in the first socket and an extended position for urging a sheared tip from within in the first socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Rafael GOTTSCHLING, Michael KUNZ, Philipp LIBERA, Benjamin SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20240034523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container closure made of plastic having a spout with a jacket for fastening the closure to a container and for drinking out of the container, and having a lower rim and a nozzle adjoining the jacket and surrounding a pouring opening, the spout having an internal thread formed on the inner face of the jacket for screwing onto the neck of the container. Furthermore, the closure has a closure cap which is connected to the spout and has on its inner side a sealing element for closing the pouring opening, and a hinge with which the closure cap can be pivoted relative to the spout from a closed position into an open position and vice versa. A plurality of thread turns are formed on the outer face of the jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin Schmidt, Erwin Mayer, Georg Süss
  • Publication number: 20240033808
    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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Tobias HEEP, Luca BARDARÉ, Kevin BHIKADIYA, Yasar AKBABA, Philipp LIBERA, Benjamin SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20240007084
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a dual gate metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) device formed in a semiconductor material, as well as circuits and techniques for using the dual gate MOSFET device. In some examples, the dual gate MOSFET device may comprise a first MOSFET formed in the semiconductor material, and a second MOSFET formed in the semiconductor material, wherein the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET are arranged in parallel in the semiconductor material, wherein the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET include a common drain node and a common source node, and wherein the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET define different transfer characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Dirk Ahlers, Manuel Wilke, Benjamin Schmidt, Jonas Groenvall