Patents by Inventor Benjamin Wilcox

Benjamin Wilcox 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: 20240141678
    Abstract: A modular, electrically chargeable protective barrier that is structured to be coupled to a temporary fence panel is disclosed. The barrier includes a frame comprising multiple side vertical conductive support members and multiple horizontal conductive support members. The frame is electrically chargeable. The barrier includes multiple exposed conductive wires spanning a distance between the side vertical conductive support members. The exposed conductive wires are electrically chargeable, and a charge passes from the wires to the frame. The barrier includes a conductive bracket and a non-conductive bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: John Thomas HOLLBERG, Alissa Wood HOLLBERG, Brigham Andrew WILCOX, Emit Benjamin MEYER
  • Patent number: 11960981
    Abstract: Systems and methods for model evaluation. A model is evaluated by performing a decomposition process for a model output, relative to a baseline input data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZESTFINANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Merrill, Michael Edward Ruberry, Ozan Sayin, Bojan Tunguz, Lin Song, Esfandiar Alizadeh, Melanie Eunique DeBruin, Yachen Yan, Derek Wilcox, John Candido, Benjamin Anthony Solecki, Jiahuan He, Jerome Louis Budzik, Armen Avedis Donigian, Eran Dvir, Sean Javad Kamkar, Vishwaesh Rajiv, Evan George Kriminger
  • Publication number: 20240112209
    Abstract: Systems and methods for model evaluation. A protected class model that satisfies an accuracy threshold is built by using: data sets for use by a modeling system being evaluated, and protected class membership information for each data set. A target for the protected class model is a protected class membership variable indicating membership in a protected class. Each predictor of the protected class model is a predictor of an evaluated model used by the modeling system. A target of the evaluated model is different from the target of the protected class model. Each predictor is a set of one or more variables of the data sets. For each predictor of the protected class model, a protected class model impact ranking value and a modeling system impact ranking value are determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas C. Merrill, Michael Edward Ruberry, Ozan Sayin, Bojan Tunguz, Lin Song, Esfandiar Alizadeh, Melanie Eunique DeBruin, Yachen Yan, Derek Wilcox, John Candido, Benjamin Anthony Solecki, Jiahuan He, Jerome Louis Budzik, Sean Javad Kamkar
  • Patent number: 11941650
    Abstract: Systems and methods for model evaluation. A protected class model that satisfies an accuracy threshold is built by using: data sets for use by a modeling system being evaluated, and protected class membership information for each data set. A target for the protected class model is a protected class membership variable indicating membership in a protected class. Each predictor of the protected class model is a predictor of an evaluated model used by the modeling system. A target of the evaluated model is different from the target of the protected class model. Each predictor is a set of one or more variables of the data sets. For each predictor of the protected class model, a protected class model impact ranking value and a modeling system impact ranking value are determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ZestFinance, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Merrill, Michael Edward Ruberry, Ozan Sayin, Bojan Tunguz, Lin Song, Esfandiar Alizadeh, Melanie Eunique DeBruin, Yachen Yan, Derek Wilcox, John Candido, Benjamin Anthony Solecki, Jiahuan He, Jerome Louis Budzik, Sean Javad Kamkar
  • Publication number: 20240070487
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and processing modeling workflows are disclosed. In some examples, a reference distribution of scores generated by a model is determined. The reference distribution of scores is recorded in a structured database. One or more unexpected scores are detected during execution of the model. To detect the one or more unexpected scores, a production distribution of scores is compared with the reference distribution of scores recorded in the structured database. The production distribution of scores is generated by the model for a production input data set. An alert is then provided to an external system, when an alert condition is determined to be satisfied based on the comparison. The alert indicates detection of the one or more unexpected scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas C. Merrill, Armen Donigian, Eran Dvir, Sean Javad Kamkar, Evan George Kriminger, Vishwaesh Rajiv, Michael Edward Ruberry, Ozan Sayin, Yachen Yan, Derek Wilcox, John Candido, Benjamin Anthony Solecki, Jiahuan He, Jerome Louis Budzik, John J. Beahan, JR., John Wickens Lamb Merrill, Esfandiar Alizadeh, Liubo Li, Carlos Alberta Huertas Villegas, Feng Li, Randolph Paul Sinnott, JR.
  • Patent number: 11913247
    Abstract: A modular, electrically chargeable protective barrier that is structured to be coupled to a temporary fence panel is disclosed. The barrier includes a frame comprising multiple side vertical conductive support members and multiple horizontal conductive support members. The frame is electrically chargeable. The barrier includes multiple exposed conductive wires spanning a distance between the side vertical conductive support members. The exposed conductive wires are electrically chargeable, and a charge passes from the wires to the frame. The barrier includes a conductive bracket and a non-conductive bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ZAP PANEL LLC
    Inventors: John Thomas Hollberg, Alissa Wood Hollberg, Brigham Andrew Wilcox, Emit Benjamin Meyer
  • Patent number: 11118273
    Abstract: A brine electrolysis system for producing pressurized chlorine and hydrogen gases. In its basic configuration, the brine electrolysis system may comprise: two liquid storage tanks for storing two liquid reactants; a tank having two interior spaces separated by a diaphragm for receiving the liquid reactants; two pumps for regulating the flow of the liquid reactants from the liquid storage tanks to the interior spaces of the tank, two open-bottom cylinders for storing and dispensing two gases; an electrolysis stack assembly for converting the liquid reactants into two gases; and two submersible pumps for pumping each liquid reactant into an electrolysis stack assembly. Each open-bottom cylinder may comprise a float sensor for determining the amount of fluid entering its cylindrical space. The system may further comprise controllers for regulating ionic concentrations within the two interior spaces. Dispense lines and valves may be utilized to release the gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Benjamin Wilcox
  • Patent number: 10731549
    Abstract: An in-water refueling system for unmanned undersea vehicles with fuel cell propulsion. The in-water refueling system may store a liquid such as water at constant pressure and may dispense gases such as hydrogen or oxygen for refueling. In its basic configuration, the in-water refueling system may comprise a tank with an interior space for storing the liquid; a pump for regulating the flow of liquid into the interior space of the tank; an electrolysis stack assembly for converting the liquid into one or more gases; and open-bottom cylinders for storing and dispensing the gases. Each open-bottom cylinder may comprise a float sensor for determining the amount of fluids entering its cylindrical space. The in-water refueling system may further comprise a controller for regulating a temperature and a fluid pressure in the tank. Dispense lines and valves may be utilized to release the gases from the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Benjamin Wilcox
  • Patent number: D1021967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Randy C. Rush, Arlyn Wilcox, Piyush Choudhary, Ryan G. Brown, Benjamin D. Dunnigan
  • Patent number: D1023072
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Randy C. Rush, Arlyn Wilcox, Piyush Choudhary, Benjamin D. Dunnigan