Patents by Inventor Benjamin Thomas

Benjamin Thomas 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).

  • SIGNAL FILTERING
    Publication number: 20180120890
    Abstract: In various examples, a system comprises a computing device comprising a transmitter coupled to a high frequency serial communication interface. The transmitter may transmit a signal to another computing device via the high frequency communication interface. The system comprises a processor coupled to the high frequency serial communication interface. The processor may: generate a lower frequency protocol signal, a value of the lower frequency protocol signal to cause the another computing device to perform a management operation, and transmit the lower frequency protocol signal on the high frequency serial communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Benjamin Thomas Gaide
  • DC bias signals isolatable from transmission protocols
    Patent number: 9960811
    Abstract: An example device in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure includes a direct current (DC) bias source coupled to a transmitter connector of a transmitter. The DC bias source is to apply, onto the transmission line, a DC bias signal isolatable from the transmission protocol by the receiver based on the receiver separating the DC bias signal from the transmission protocol without compromising the transmission protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventor: Benjamin Thomas Gaide
  • Deformable Non-Round Membrane Assemblies
    Publication number: 20180101028
    Abstract: A deformable membrane assembly comprises an at least partially flexible fluid-filled envelope, one wall of which is formed by an elastic membrane that is held around its edge by a resiliently bendable supporting ring, a fixed support for the envelope and selectively operable means for causing relative movement between the supporting ring and the support for adjusting the pressure of the fluid in the envelope, thereby to cause the membrane to deform. The bending stiffness of the ring varies round the ring such that upon deformation of the membrane the ring bends variably to control the shape of the membrane to a predefined form. The moving means comprise a plurality of ring-engaging members that we arranged to apply a force to the ring at spaced control points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Edward Stevens, Alex Edginton, Benjamin Thomas Tristram Holland, Daniel Paul Rhodes, Dijon Pietropinto, Derek Paul Forbes Bean, Roger Brian Minchin Clarke, Peter Lee Crossley, Richard Leefe Douglas Murray, Edwin James Stone
  • Electrochromic scanning backing material
    Patent number: 9942432
    Abstract: A scanning device includes a transparent platen which receives a sheet to be scanned. A backing assembly is spaced from the platen by the sheet during scanning. The backing assembly includes a backing plate of a fixed color and an electrochromic layer intermediate the backing plate and the platen. The electrochromic layer has a first state in which the electrochromic layer is opaque and has a different color from the fixed color, and a second state, in which the electrochromic layer is transparent to expose the backing plate through it. A sensor is positioned to acquire an image of the sheet based on light passing through the platen. A controller selectively applies a voltage across the electrochromic layer to change the electrochromic layer between the first and second states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sebastián Rodrigo de Echaniz, Michael John Wilsher, Paul Simon Golding, Benjamin Thomas Thurnell
  • Carriage module design to minimize CVT to platen transition disturbance
    Patent number: 9942435
    Abstract: In order to mitigate image defects caused by unwanted disturbances as a carriage module travels from a continuous velocity transport module across a CVT ramp to a platen module, a bottom surface of the CVT ramp is recessed relative to bottom surfaces of the CVT glass and platen glass to facilitate a smooth transition as the CIS carriage passes the CVT ramp during scanning. An additional carriage button is also provided on the carriage surface to ensure that at least two carriage buttons are biased against the CVT-platen assembly at all times, thereby mitigating vibrational disturbance in the system during scanning motion. The carriage module may be a contact image sensor (CIS) carriage module, a Full Width Array (FWA) carriage module, or a folded Charged Coupled Device (CCD) carriage module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael John Wilsher, Sebastián Rodrigo de Echaniz, Benjamin Thomas Thurnell, Paul Simon Golding
  • ELECTROCHROMIC SCANNING BACKING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20180054538
    Abstract: A scanning device includes a transparent platen which receives a sheet to be scanned. A backing assembly is spaced from the platen by the sheet during scanning. The backing assembly includes a backing plate of a fixed color and an electrochromic layer intermediate the backing plate and the platen. The electrochromic layer has a first state in which the electrochromic layer is opaque and has a different color from the fixed color, and a second state, in which the electrochromic layer is transparent to expose the backing plate through it. A sensor is positioned to acquire an image of the sheet based on light passing through the platen. A controller selectively applies a voltage across the electrochromic layer to change the electrochromic layer between the first and second states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sebastián Rodrigo de Echaniz, Michael John Wilsher, Paul Simon Golding, Benjamin Thomas Thurnell
  • Donation device and method
    Patent number: 9898731
    Abstract: An electronic, hand-held, and portable donation device and method are disclosed for collecting financial donations. The donation device may include a plurality of electronic payment processors, each payment processor corresponding to a different monetary amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Pod Giving LLC
    Inventors: Michael Stephens Yonke, Benjamin Thomas Royal
  • SECURE COMMUNICATION SECRET SHARING
    Publication number: 20180034783
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to sharing secure communication secrets with a network monitoring device (NMD). The NMD may passively monitor network packets communicated between client computers and server computers. If a secure communication session is established between a client computer and a server computer, a key provider may provide the NMD a session key that corresponds to the secure communication session. The NMD may buffer each network packet associated with the secure communication session until the NMD is provided a session key for the secure communication session. The NMD may use the session key to decrypt network packets communicated between the client computer and the server computer. The NMD may then proceed to analyze the secure communication session based on the contents of the decrypted network packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jesse Abraham Rothstein, Benjamin Thomas Higgins, Brian David Hatch
  • Randomized latent feature learning
    Patent number: 9864951
    Abstract: Features are disclosed for identifying randomized latent feature language modeling, such as a recurrent neural network language modeling (RNNLM). Sequences of item identifiers may be provided as the language for training the language model where the item identifiers are the words of the language. To avoid localization bias, the sequences may be randomized prior to or during the training process to provide more accurate prediction models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roshan Harish Makhijani, Benjamin Thomas Cohen, Grant Michael Emery, Vijai Mohan
  • Security device
    Patent number: 9822559
    Abstract: A security device can include a clip allowing the security device to be attached to clothing, bags or other accessories without the need for a separate holster or carrier. The security device can be readily transported without the need for a separate holster or carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: PLUS 8 INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Benjamin Thomas Smith, John William Abrahams
  • THRUST REVERSER ACTUATION
    Publication number: 20170328307
    Abstract: A thrust reverser drive arrangement is described for use in driving a thrust reverser cowl for movement relative to first and second guide tracks, the drive arrangement comprising a first actuator located, in use, close to the first guide track, and a second actuator located, in use, close to the second guide track, the actuators being arranged to be driven in synchronism and at the same speed by a drive motor to drive the cowl for movement, wherein at least one of the first and second actuators is provided with a load limiter to limit the transmission of loads through that actuator in the event that that actuator is subject to a compressive loading greater than a predetermined level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Paul Somerfield, Benjamin Thomas Tucker
  • Deformable membrane assemblies
    Patent number: 9810923
    Abstract: The present invention provides a deformable membrane assembly 1 comprising an elastic membrane 8 that is held under tension around its edge by a bendable membrane supporting member 2,10, a body of fluid in contact with one face of the membrane, the pressure of the fluid being controllable for adjusting the shape of the membrane, and one or more bending controllers 24 acting on the supporting member 2, 10 to control the bending of the supporting member in response to loading through tension in the membrane. The bending stiffness of the membrane-supporting member 2, 10 varies round its extent to control the profile of the edge of the membrane 8; etc. upon actuation. A variety of different types of bending controllers are disclosed which permit out-of-plane bending of the supporting member 2, 10 but prevent or control in-plane bending or deformation of the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Adlens Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Edward Stevens, Alex Edginton, Benjamin Thomas Tristram Holland, Daniel Paul Rhodes, Dijon Pietropinto, Derek Paul Forbes Bean, Roger Brian Minchin Clarke, Peter Lee Crossley, Richard Leefe Douglas Murray, Edwin James Stone
  • Deformable non-round membrane assemblies
    Patent number: 9791720
    Abstract: A deformable membrane assembly comprises an at least partially flexible fluid-filled envelope, one wall of which is formed by an elastic membrane that is held around its edge by a resiliently bendable supporting ring, a fixed support for the envelope and selectively operable means for causing relative movement between the supporting ring and the support for adjusting the pressure of the fluid in the envelope, thereby to cause the membrane to deform. The bending stiffness of the ring varies round the ring such that upon deformation of the membrane the ring bends variably to control the shape of the membrane to a predefined form. The moving means comprise a plurality of ring-engaging members that are arranged to apply a force to the ring at spaced control points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Adlens Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Edward Stevens, Alex Edginton, Benjamin Thomas Tristram Holland, Daniel Paul Rhodes, Dijon Pietropinto, Derek Paul Forbes Bean, Roger Brian Minchin Clarke, Peter Lee Crossley, Richard Leefe Douglas Murray, Edwin James Stone
  • Liquid crystal document handler CVT glass
    Patent number: 9774755
    Abstract: According to exemplary scanning devices herein, a platen has a sheet side and a scanner side, opposite the sheet side. A scanner is located on the scanner side of the transparent platen. The platen has a constant velocity transport (CVT) scanning position at an end of the platen. A portion of the platen, located at the CVT scanning position of the platen has integral transparent electrodes and incorporates a polymer/liquid crystal filler material that is white in a first state and transparent in a second state. A scanner is located on the scanner side of the platen. A controller is electrically connected to the electrodes. The controller controls the state of the polymer/liquid crystal filler material during scanning of a document and during white calibration of the scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Sebastian Rodrigo de Echaniz, Michael John Wilsher, Paul Simon Golding, Benjamin Thomas Thurnell
  • Deformable Non-Round Membrane Assemblies
    Publication number: 20170269378
    Abstract: A deformable membrane assembly comprises an at least partially flexible fluid-filled envelope, one wall of which is formed by an elastic membrane that is held around its edge by a resiliently bendable supporting ring, a fixed support for the envelope and selectively operable means for causing relative movement between the supporting ring and the support for adjusting the pressure of the fluid in the envelope, thereby to cause the membrane to deform. The bending stiffness of the ring varies round the ring such that upon deformation of the membrane the ring bends variably to control the shape of the membrane to a predefined form. The moving means comprise a plurality of ring-engaging members that are arranged to apply a force to the ring at spaced control points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Edward Stevens, Alex Edginton, Benjamin Thomas Tristram Holland, Daniel Paul Rhodes, Dijon Pietropinto, Derek Paul Forbes Bean, Roger Brian Minchin Clarke, Peter Lee Crossley, Richard Leefe Douglas Murray, Edwin James Stone
  • Apparatus and method for optimizing the calibration position for document scanner calibration using a calibration strip
    Patent number: 9769348
    Abstract: What is disclosed is an apparatus and method for calibrating an optical module of a document scanning device. In one embodiment, imaging sensors of an optical module of the scanning device are used to obtain an image scan of a calibration strip mounted on a surface of a platen on which a sheet to be scanned has been manually placed. The calibration strip has a first vertical line at a first distance from a right edge of the strip, a second vertical line at a second distance from a left edge of the strip, and a sloping horizontal line positioned between the first and second vertical lines. A slope of the horizontal line is non-zero. In a manner more fully disclosed herein, the image scan of the calibration strip is to obtain calibration measurements. The calibration measurements are, in turn, used to calibrate the scan head of the optical module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Michael John Wilsher, Sebastian Rodrigo De Echaniz, Paul Simon Golding, Benjamin Thomas Thurnell
  • Latent feature based tag routing
    Patent number: 9767409
    Abstract: Features are disclosed for identifying and routing items for tagging using a latent feature model, such as a recurrent neural network language model (RNNLM). The model may be trained to identify latent features for catalog items such as movies, books, food items, beverages, and the like. Based on similarities in latent features, tags previous assigned to items may be applied to untagged items. Application may be manual or automatic. In either case, resources need to be balances to ensure efficient tagging of items. The included features help to identify and direct these limited tagging resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roshan Harish Makhijani, Benjamin Thomas Cohen, Grant Michael Emery, Madhu Madhava Kurup, Vijai Mohan
  • PITCH ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY FOR MACHINE-MOUNTED TOOL
    Publication number: 20170260715
    Abstract: An assembly is disclosed for use in adjusting a pitch of a tool relative to a machine. The assembly may have a link with a first end connectable to the tool and a second end connectable to the machine. The assembly may also have a bushing configured to engage a slot in at least one of the machine and the tool. An offset bore may be formed in the bushing. The assembly may also have a pin passing through the offset bore of the bushing and the link. The bushing may be reconfigurable between a plurality of discrete positions within the slot to incrementally adjust the pitch of the tool relative to the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Wilson HOYT, Benjamin Thomas NELSON, Colin Swan GARNETT
  • Motorized vehicle roof accessory rack
    Patent number: D807276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Benjamin Thomas Aden
  • Interface for an electronic unit
    Patent number: D808546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Thomas Pleso, Daniel Neal Johnson