Patents by Inventor Benjamin Victor Payment

Benjamin Victor Payment 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: 20230123053
    Abstract: In a system and method for detecting carbon dioxide in an enclosed volume, a CO2 detection system is triggered to awaken from a deep sleep state. Once awake, the system queries system sensors to determine the current system parameters, including current CO2 level and temperature. Current and expected CO2 decay rates are calculated, and the system determines whether the current CO2 decay rate is within an expected normal range for an unoccupied enclosed volume. If the volume is static, i.e., not moving, and the CO2 rate is rising and the temperature is rising, a series of alerts are sent to contacts previously set up by the user. If the alerts are not cleared by a user, emergency management personnel are notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Benjamin Victor Payment
  • Patent number: 11538325
    Abstract: In a system and method for detecting carbon dioxide in an enclosed volume, a CO2 detection system is triggered to awaken from a deep sleep state. Once awake, the system queries system sensors to determine the current system parameters, including current CO2 level and temperature. Current and expected CO2 decay rates are calculated, and the system determines whether the current CO2 decay rate is within an expected normal range for an unoccupied enclosed volume. If the volume is static, i.e., not moving, and the CO2 rate is rising and the temperature is rising, a series of alerts are sent to contacts previously set up by the user. If the alerts are not cleared by a user, emergency management personnel are notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Venturi, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Victor Payment
  • Patent number: 11334516
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to systems and methods of translating between Universal Serial Bus (USB) and synchronous serial protocols. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to operate in a multi-protocol generic mode and in an adaptive clock mode. The ASIC is configured to implement a multi-protocol generic command processor in the multi-protocol generic mode where the ASIC is operable to be commanded so as to execute a generic bus command that converts between the USB protocol and any commanded synchronous serial protocol. Furthermore, the ASIC can synchronize the execution of the generic bus command with an externally generated clock signal on the synchronous serial side when the ASIC is also provided in the adaptive clock mode. In this manner, a computer device with a USB port can use the ASIC as a bridge for data communications with a radio having a synchronous serial port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Venturi, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Victor Payment
  • Publication number: 20210074142
    Abstract: In a system and method for detecting carbon dioxide in an enclosed volume, a CO2 detection system is triggered to awaken from a deep sleep state. Once awake, the system queries system sensors to determine the current system parameters, including current CO2 level and temperature. Current and expected CO2 decay rates are calculated, and the system determines whether the current CO2 decay rate is within an expected normal range for an unoccupied enclosed volume. If the volume is static, i.e., not moving, and the CO2 rate is rising and the temperature is rising, a series of alerts are sent to contacts previously set up by the user. If the alerts are not cleared by a user, emergency management personnel are notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Benjamin Victor Payment
  • Patent number: 10839666
    Abstract: In a method for detecting carbon dioxide in an enclosed volume, a CO2 detection system is triggered to awaken from a deep sleep state. Once awake, the system queries system sensors to determine the current system parameters, including current CO2 level and temperature. Current and expected CO2 decay rates are calculated, and the system determines whether the current CO2 decay rate is within an expected normal range for an unoccupied enclosed volume. If the volume is static, i.e., not moving, and the CO2 rate is rising and the temperature is rising, a series of alerts are sent to contacts previously set up by the user. If the alerts are not cleared by a user, emergency management personnel are notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Venturi, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Victor Payment
  • Publication number: 20200341935
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to systems and methods of translating between Universal Serial Bus (USB) and synchronous serial protocols. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to operate in a multi-protocol generic mode and in an adaptive clock mode. The ASIC is configured to implement a multi-protocol generic command processor in the multi-protocol generic mode where the ASIC is operable to be commanded so as to execute a generic bus command that converts between the USB protocol and any commanded synchronous serial protocol. Furthermore, the ASIC can synchronize the execution of the generic bus command with an externally generated clock signal on the synchronous serial side when the ASIC is also provided in the adaptive clock mode. In this manner, a computer device with a USB port can use the ASIC as a bridge for data communications with a radio having a synchronous serial port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: Benjamin Victor Payment
  • Patent number: 10713207
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to systems and methods of translating between Universal Serial Bus (USB) and synchronous serial protocols. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to operate in a multi-protocol generic mode and in an adaptive clock mode. The ASIC is configured to implement a multi-protocol generic command processor in the multi-protocol generic mode where the ASIC is operable to be commanded so as to execute a generic bus command that converts between the USB protocol and any commanded synchronous serial protocol. Furthermore, the ASIC can synchronize the execution of the generic bus command with an externally generated clock signal on the synchronous serial side when the ASIC is also provided in the adaptive clock mode. In this manner, a computer device with a USB port can use the ASIC as a bridge for data communications with a radio having a synchronous serial port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Venturi, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Victor Payment
  • Publication number: 20200004718
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to systems and methods of translating between Universal Serial Bus (USB) and synchronous serial protocols. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to operate in a multi-protocol generic mode and in an adaptive clock mode. The ASIC is configured to implement a multi-protocol generic command processor in the multi-protocol generic mode where the ASIC is operable to be commanded so as to execute a generic bus command that converts between the USB protocol and any commanded synchronous serial protocol. Furthermore, the ASIC can synchronize the execution of the generic bus command with an externally generated clock signal on the synchronous serial side when the ASIC is also provided in the adaptive clock mode. In this manner, a computer device with a USB port can use the ASIC as a bridge for data communications with a radio having a synchronous serial port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventor: Benjamin Victor Payment
  • Publication number: 20190147724
    Abstract: In a method for detecting carbon dioxide in an enclosed volume, a CO2 detection system is triggered to awaken from a deep sleep state. Once awake, the system queries system sensors to determine the current system parameters, including current CO2 level and temperature. Current and expected CO2 decay rates are calculated, and the system determines whether the current CO2 decay rate is within an expected normal range for an unoccupied enclosed volume. If the volume is static, i.e., not moving, and the CO2 rate is rising and the temperature is rising, a series of alerts are sent to contacts previously set up by the user. If the alerts are not cleared by a user, emergency management personnel are notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Benjamin Victor Payment
  • Patent number: 10169975
    Abstract: In a method for detecting carbon dioxide in an enclosed volume, a CO2 detection system is triggered to awaken from a deep sleep state. Once awake, the system queries system sensors to determine the current system parameters, including current CO2 level and temperature. Current and expected CO2 decay rates are calculated, and the system determines whether the current CO2 decay rate is within an expected normal range for an unoccupied enclosed volume. If the volume is static, i.e., not moving, and the CO2 rate is rising and the temperature is rising, a series of alerts are sent to contacts previously set up by the user. If the alerts are not cleared by a user, emergency management personnel are notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: VI-ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Victor Payment