Patents by Inventor Christa A. Benson

Christa A. Benson 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: 11402042
    Abstract: A flexible attachment assembly is described having a bellows capable of absorbing torsion having a first end; a second end opposite to the first end; and a plurality of tubes, each of which is hollow and wound around a longitudinal axis while extending from the first end to the second end, where the plurality of tubes are communicated with each other all along the longitudinal length of the bellows so as to form a bore between the first end and the second end. Also provided is a bellows assembly having at least two sections, each section having a plurality of tubes, each of which is hollow and wound around a longitudinal axis and thus form a bore, where the plurality of sections are connected with each other so that their bores are communicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Oliver A. Schmidt, Jonathan J. Knopp, Christa A. Benson
  • Publication number: 20200271257
    Abstract: The invention provides a bellows capable of absorbing torsion having a first end; a second end opposite to the first end; and a plurality of tubes, each of which is hollow and wound around a longitudinal axis while extending from the first end to the second end, where the plurality of tubes are communicated with each other all along the longitudinal length of the bellows so as to form a bore between the first end and the second end. Also provided is a bellows assembly having at least two sections, each section having a plurality of tubes, each of which is hollow and wound around a longitudinal axis and thus form a bore, where the plurality of sections are connected with each other so that their bores are communicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Oliver A. Schmidt, Jonathan J. Knopp, Christa A. Benson