Patents by Inventor Benjamin Stanley

Benjamin Stanley 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: 10611384
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing autonomous vehicle operator vigilance are provided. A method can include determining, by a computing system comprising one or more processors, a first vigilance prompt. The first vigilance prompt can be included in a plurality of vigilance prompts. Each of the plurality of vigilance prompts can be different from each other vigilance prompt. Each vigilance prompt can be a prompt for the vehicle operator to perform a particular interaction with the autonomous vehicle. The method can further include providing, by the computing system, the first vigilance prompt to a vehicle operator of an autonomous vehicle. The method can further include receiving, by the computing system, a first response from the vehicle operator in response to the first vigilance prompt. The method can further include determining, by the computing system, a vehicle operator vigilance level based at least in part on the first response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Dirk John VandenBerg, III, Benjamin Stanley Swears
  • Patent number: 10424393
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy buffers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy buffers allow a memory array of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy buffer (e1 buffer) is couple to the memory array. The e1 buffer may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 buffer may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy buffer (e2 buffer). The e1 buffer may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory array after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 buffer may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: SPIN MEMORY, INC.
    Inventors: Mourad El Baraji, Neal Berger, Benjamin Stanley Louie, Lester M. Crudele, Daniel L. Hillman, Barry Hoberman
  • Patent number: 10366775
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy buffers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy buffers allow a memory array of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy buffer (e1 buffer) is couple to the memory array. The e1 buffer may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 buffer may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy buffer (e2 buffer). The e1 buffer may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory array after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 buffer may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SPIN MEMORY, INC.
    Inventors: Mourad El-Baraji, Neal Berger, Benjamin Stanley Louie, Lester M Crudele, Daniel L Hillman, Barry Hoberman
  • Patent number: 10366774
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy registers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy registers allow a memory bank of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy register (e1 register) is couple to the memory bank. The e1 register may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 register may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy register (e2 register). The e1 register may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory bank after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 register may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Spin Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Mourad El Baraji, Neal Berger, Benjamin Stanley Louie, Lester M. Crudele, Daniel L. Hillman, Barry Hoberman
  • Patent number: 10115446
    Abstract: A nonvolatile error buffer is added to STT-MRAM memory design to reduce the error correction coding ECC required to achieve reliable operation with a non-zero Write Error Rate (“WER”). The error buffer is fully associative, storing both the address and the data of memory words which have failed to write correctly within an assigned ECC error budget. The write cycle includes a verify to determine if the word has been written correctly. The read cycle includes a search of the error buffer to determine if the address is present in the buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SPIN TRANSFER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin Stanley Louie, Neal Berger
  • Publication number: 20180114590
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy buffers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy buffers allow a memory array of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy buffer (e1 buffer) is couple to the memory array. The e1 buffer may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 buffer may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy buffer (e2 buffer). The e1 buffer may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory array after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 buffer may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Mourad EL-BARAJI, Neal BERGER, Benjamin Stanley LOUIE, Lester M CRUDELE, Daniel L HILLMAN, Barry HOBERMAN
  • Publication number: 20180114589
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy buffers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy buffers allow a memory array of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy buffer (e1 buffer) is couple to the memory array. The e1 buffer may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 buffer may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy buffer (e2 buffer). The e1 buffer may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory array after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 buffer may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Mourad EL-BARAJI, Neal BERGER, Benjamin Stanley LOUIE, Lester M. CRUDELE, Daniel L. HILLMAN, Barry HOBERMAN
  • Publication number: 20180090226
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy registers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy registers allow a memory bank of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy register (e1 register) is couple to the memory bank. The e1 register may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 register may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy register (e2 register). The e1 register may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory bank after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 register may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Mourad EL BARAJI, Neal BERGER, Benjamin Stanley LOUIE, Lester M. CRUDELE, Daniel L. HILLMAN, Barry Hoberman
  • Patent number: 9578991
    Abstract: An open hole food grater is provided. A hole is etched into the blade such that a cutting angle is formed with the plane of the cutting surface and the point at which the same meets the hole. This design of the open hole food grater not only increases the efficiency of food grating by allowing the use of the same in two cutting directions, it also eliminates all protrusions from the plane of the cutting surface. This substantially reduces any chance of a user being cut by coming into contact with the plan of the food cutting surface of the grater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Dwayne Smith, Benjamin Stanley Willis
  • Patent number: 9521920
    Abstract: A device for extracting zest from a fruit includes a body, a carrier coupled to the body, and a blade coupled to the body. The carrier moves the fruit relative to the blade and holds the fruit as the blade separates a portion of the flavedo from the pith of the fruit's peel to extract zest from the fruit. The device also includes an arm that urges the blade against the fruit's peel to generate contact pressure as the carrier moves the fruit relative to the blade, and that allows the blade to move toward and away from the carrier to accommodate the contour of the fruit's peel, which is often curved. The blade includes a plurality of teeth, each configured to cut a portion of the fruit's flavedo from the fruit's pith without separating the pith from the berry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: LIFETIME BRANDS, INC.
    Inventor: Benjamin Stanley Willis
  • Publication number: 20150272396
    Abstract: An open hole food grater is provided. A hole is etched into the blade such that a cutting angle is formed with the plane of the cutting surface and the point at which the same meets the hole. This design of the open hole food grater not only increases the efficiency of food grating by allowing the use of the same in two cutting directions, it also eliminates all protrusions from the plane of the cutting surface. This substantially reduces any chance of a user being cut by coming into contact with the plan of the food cutting surface of the grater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jason Dwayne Smith, Benjamin Stanley Willis
  • Publication number: 20130334347
    Abstract: A device for extracting zest from a fruit includes a body, a carrier coupled to the body, and a blade coupled to the body. The carrier moves the fruit relative to the blade and holds the fruit as the blade separates a portion of the flavedo from the pith of the fruit's peel to extract zest from the fruit. The device also includes an arm that urges the blade against the fruit's peel to generate contact pressure as the carrier moves the fruit relative to the blade, and that allows the blade to move toward and away from the carrier to accommodate the contour of the fruit's peel, which is often curved. The blade includes a plurality of teeth, each configured to cut a portion of the fruit's flavedo from the fruit's pith without separating the pith from the berry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Zip Zester LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Stanley Willis
  • Publication number: 20070022410
    Abstract: A method, system and service for using a component business model to transform a business process. The invention uses a component business model of a business to prioritize business changes affecting key performance indicators for the business process, defines an information technology architecture to support the business changes, and specifies a roadmap for implementing the supporting information technology architecture. In a particular application of the invention to the automobile manufacturing business, the business process is the warranty claims process, and a length of time to process a warranty claim is a key performance indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Linda Ban, Penny Koppinger, Benjamin Stanley