Patents by Inventor Christopher Benson
Christopher 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).
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Publication number: 20240135059Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving design and/or engineering data (D/E data) corresponding to a prototype representation of a product and transmitting one or more inputs derived from the D/E data to one or more digital engineering tools for processing. The method also includes receiving engineering-related data outputs from the one or more digital engineering tools and receiving data corresponding to one or more common validation and verification (V&V products). The method further includes identifying one or more requirements for the product based on the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products; determining whether or not the one or more requirements have been satisfied; and presenting information corresponding to the engineering-related data outputs and/or the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products. The method also includes receiving instructions from the user device, and performing one or more manipulations of the D/E data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: William Roper, JR., Christopher Benson, Long N. Phan, Alethea Duhon, Baha Abu Nojaim, Sriram Krishnan
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Publication number: 20240135058Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving design and/or engineering data (D/E data) corresponding to a prototype representation of a product and transmitting one or more inputs derived from the D/E data to one or more digital engineering tools for processing. The method also includes receiving engineering-related data outputs from the one or more digital engineering tools and receiving data corresponding to one or more common validation and verification (V&V products). The method further includes identifying one or more requirements for the product based on the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products; determining whether or not the one or more requirements have been satisfied; and presenting information corresponding to the engineering-related data outputs and/or the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products. The method also includes receiving instructions from the user device, and performing one or more manipulations of the D/E data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: William Roper, JR., Christopher Benson, Long N. Phan, Alethea Duhon, Baha Abu Nojaim, Sriram Krishnan
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Publication number: 20240135061Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving design and/or engineering data (D/E data) corresponding to a prototype representation of a product and transmitting one or more inputs derived from the D/E data to one or more digital engineering tools for processing. The method also includes receiving engineering-related data outputs from the one or more digital engineering tools and receiving data corresponding to one or more common validation and verification (V&V products). The method further includes identifying one or more requirements for the product based on the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products; determining whether or not the one or more requirements have been satisfied; and presenting information corresponding to the engineering-related data outputs and/or the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products. The method also includes receiving instructions from the user device, and performing one or more manipulations of the D/E data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: William Roper, JR., Christopher Benson, Long N. Phan, Alethea Duhon, Baha Abu Nojaim, Sriram Krishnan
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Publication number: 20240135071Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving design and/or engineering data (D/E data) corresponding to a prototype representation of a product and transmitting one or more inputs derived from the D/E data to one or more digital engineering tools for processing. The method also includes receiving engineering-related data outputs from the one or more digital engineering tools and receiving data corresponding to one or more common validation and verification (V&V products). The method further includes identifying one or more requirements for the product based on the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products; determining whether or not the one or more requirements have been satisfied; and presenting information corresponding to the engineering-related data outputs and/or the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products. The method also includes receiving instructions from the user device, and performing one or more manipulations of the D/E data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: William Roper, JR., Christopher Benson, Long N. Phan, Alethea Duhon, Baha Abu Nojaim, Danne Lauren Stayskal, Sriram Krishnan
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Publication number: 20240135063Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving design and/or engineering data (D/E data) corresponding to a prototype representation of a product and transmitting one or more inputs derived from the D/E data to one or more digital engineering tools for processing. The method also includes receiving engineering-related data outputs from the one or more digital engineering tools and receiving data corresponding to one or more common validation and verification (V&V products). The method further includes identifying one or more requirements for the product based on the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products; determining whether or not the one or more requirements have been satisfied; and presenting information corresponding to the engineering-related data outputs and/or the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products. The method also includes receiving instructions from the user device, and performing one or more manipulations of the D/E data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: William Roper, JR., Christopher Benson, Long N. Phan, Alethea Duhon, Baha Abu Nojaim, Sriram Krishnan
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Publication number: 20240129319Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products that provide for an improved, more efficient, and more stable system of networked computing devices. The embodiments disclose an apparatus and system that enable client devices to selectively grant to third party applications permissions to access group-based communication objects of a group-based communication system. The apparatus and system further enable client devices to selectively grant to third party applications permissions to take specific actions with regards to the group-based communication objects within the system. To accomplish the improvements, the disclosed systems, apparatuses, and computing devices maintain a record of the permissions granted to third party applications in a permissions table stored in a computer storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Meagan Gamache, Diogenes Brito, Buster Benson, Kefan Xie, Paul Matthew Jennings, Christopher Sullivan, Benjamin William Scholey Redman
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Publication number: 20240108844Abstract: A humidification system can include a heater base, a humidification chamber, and a breathing circuit. A cartridge can be removably coupled to the heater base. The cartridge can include various sensors, probes, sensor wire connectors, heater wire connectors, and/or other features. The cartridge can include features configured to mate with corresponding features on the humidification chamber and the heater base. The cartridge includes a memory, such as an EEPROM, or other suitable storage device. When the cartridge is installed on the heater base, the memory is electrically connected to a processor and/or memory of the heater base. Various models of cartridges can be produced for use with different humidification chambers, breathing circuits, and/or therapies. A connector can be configured to couple an inspiratory conduit to an outlet port of the humidification chamber. The connector can provide a pneumatic connection to the outlet port and an electrical connection to the cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Hamish Adrian OSBORNE, Gavin Walsh Millar, Stephen David Evans, Bruce Gordon Holyoake, James William Stanton, David Leon McCauley, Gareth Thomas McDermott, Nicholas James Michael McKenna, Myfanwy Jane Antica Norton, Adrian John Elsworth, Michael John Andresen, Jonathan Andrew George Lambert, Sandeep Singh Gurm, Tessa Hazel Paris, Joseph Nathaniel Griffiths, Ping Si, Christopher Gareth Sims, Elmo Benson Stoks, Dexter Chi Lun Cheung, Peter Alan Seekup, Po-Yen Liu, Richard Edward Lang, Paul James Tonkin, Ian Lee Wai Kwan
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Publication number: 20240078915Abstract: A system for managing missions for unmanned vehicles includes a computing interface and a flight management system. The computing interface is configured to communicate with at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a client device. The flight management system is in communication with the computing interface and includes one or more processors coupled to a memory. The flight management system is configured to receive mission parameters through the computing interface from the client device, the mission parameters being indicative of at least one action to be completed by the UAV during a flight of the UAV and one or more operational features of the UAV. The one or more operational features are a resource available to the UAV or a functional capability of the UAV for completing the at least one action.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: William Roper, JR., Christopher Benson, Long N. Phan, Paul A. DeBitetto, James Dion
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Publication number: 20240076056Abstract: An unmanned vehicle includes at least one navigation sensor configured to measure navigation data indicative of an environment, at least one status sensor configured to measure status data indicative of operating parameters of a hardware system and a computing system. The computing system includes a navigation engine configured to receive the navigation data and status data and plan a path through the environment and a security engine. The security engine is configured to detect that an unauthorized user is attempting to access the navigation data or the status data, send an alert to an authorized user indicating that the unauthorized user is attempting to access navigation data or status data, and send, to the unauthorized user, simulated data including one or both of simulated navigation data and simulated status data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: William Roper, JR., Christopher Benson, Long N. Phan, Thomas A. Campbell, Paul A. DeBitetto, Sanjay Emani Sarma
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Publication number: 20240076069Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a central body; at least one rotor motor configured to drive at least one propeller to rotate, rotation of the at least one propeller generating thrust and causing the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly; and an integrated micro hybrid generator system configured to provide power to the at least one rotor motor. The integrated micro hybrid generator system includes an engine configured to generate mechanical energy, and a generator motor directly coupled to the engine and configured to generate AC power using the mechanical energy generated by the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: William Roper, JR., Christopher Benson, Long N. Phan, Mohammad Imani Nejad, Trey Nguyen
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Patent number: 11775707Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving design and/or engineering data (D/E data) corresponding to a prototype representation of a product and transmitting one or more inputs derived from the D/E data to one or more digital engineering tools for processing. The method also includes receiving engineering-related data outputs from the one or more digital engineering tools and receiving data corresponding to one or more common validation and verification (V&V products). The method further includes identifying one or more requirements for the product based on the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products; determining whether or not the one or more requirements have been satisfied; and presenting information corresponding to the engineering-related data outputs and/or the data corresponding to the one or more common V&V products. The method also includes receiving instructions from the user device, and performing one or more manipulations of the D/E data.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Istari, Inc.Inventors: William Roper, Jr., Christopher Benson, Long N. Phan, Alethea Duhon, Baha Abu Nojaim, Sriram Krishnan
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Patent number: 11601097Abstract: A circuit system for providing thermal stability to a transistor may include: a comparing circuit in electrical communication with the transistor for receiving a present voltage from the transistor and comparing a present voltage to a predetermined bias voltage; a logic gate electronically coupled to an output of the comparing circuit, the logic gate, gate having a high, open position and a low, closed position; and a heating element thermally coupled to the transistor and electrically coupled to the output of the comparing circuit, wherein when the present voltage is lower than the predetermined bias voltage, the gate is in the high, open position providing current to the heating element, and wherein when the present voltage is higher than the predetermine bias voltage the gate is in the low, closed position.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Benson Amps, Inc.Inventor: Christopher Benson
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Publication number: 20220085768Abstract: A circuit system for providing thermal stability to a transistor may include: a comparing circuit in electrical communication with the transistor for receiving a present voltage from the transistor and comparing a present voltage to a predetermined bias voltage; a logic gate electronically coupled to an output of the comparing circuit, the logic gate, gate having a high, open position and a low, closed position; and a heating element thermally coupled to the transistor and electrically coupled to the output of the comparing circuit, wherein when the present voltage is lower than the predetermined bias voltage, the gate is in the high, open position providing current to the heating element, and wherein when the present voltage is higher than the predetermine bias voltage the gate is in the low, closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventor: Christopher Benson
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Patent number: 11268386Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises carbon fibre fan blades. At cruise conditions, the fan tip air angle ? in the range: 64 degrees???67 degrees. Additionally or alternatively, the fan blade tip angle ? is in the range of from 62 to 69 degrees. Arrangements in accordance with the present disclosure provide advantages which may include improved bird-strike performance. This may allow advantages associated with carbon fibre fan blades to be better exploited.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Christopher Benson, Stephane M M Baralon
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Patent number: 11181042Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a cycle operability parameter ? in a defined range to achieve improved overall performance, taking into account fan operability and/or bird strike requirements as well as engine efficiency. The defined range of cycle operability parameter ? may be particularly beneficial for gas turbine engines in which the fan is driven by a turbine through a gearbox.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Michael O Hales, Craig W Bemment, Stephane M M Baralon, Benjamin J Sellers, Christopher Benson, Benedict R Phelps, Mark J Wilson
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Publication number: 20200072058Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises carbon fibre fan blades. At cruise conditions, the fan tip air angle ? in the range: 64 degrees???67 degrees. Additionally or alternatively, the fan blade tip angle ? is in the range of from 62 to 69 degrees. Arrangements in accordance with the present disclosure provide advantages which may include improved bird-strike performance. This may allow advantages associated with carbon fibre fan blades to be better exploited.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Christopher BENSON, Stephane M M BARALON
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Publication number: 20200018169Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a quasi-non-dimensional mass flow rate in a defined range and a specific thrust in a defined range to achieve improved overall performance, taking into account fan operability and/or bird strike requirements as well as engine efficiency. The defined ranges of quasi-non-dimensional mass flow rate and specific thrust may be particularly beneficial for gas turbine engines in which the fan is driven by a turbine through a gearbox.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventors: Stephane M M BARALON, Christopher BENSON, Benedict R. PHELPS
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Publication number: 20200011238Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a cycle operability parameter ? in a defined range to achieve improved overall performance, taking into account fan operability and/or bird strike requirements as well as engine efficiency. The defined range of cycle operability parameter ? may be particularly beneficial for gas turbine engines in which the fan is driven by a turbine through a gearbox.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Michael O. HALES, Craig W. BEMMENT, Stephane M. M. BARALON, Benjamin J. SELLERS, Christopher BENSON, Benedict R. PHELPS, Mark J. WILSON
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Publication number: 20200011274Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a quasi-non-dimensional mass flow rate in a defined range and a specific thrust in a defined range to achieve improved over all performance, taking into account fan operability and/or bird strike requirements as well as engine efficiency. The defined ranges of quasi-non-dimensional mass flow rate and specific thrust may be particularly beneficial for gas turbine engines in which the fan is driven by a turbine through a gearbox.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Benjamin J. SELLERS, Craig W. BEMMENT, Michael O. HALES, Stephane M. M. BARALON, Benedict R. PHELPS, Christopher BENSON, Mark J. WILSON
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Patent number: 10436035Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a fan tip air angle and/or a fan blade tip air angle in a defined range to achieve improved over all performance, taking into account fan operability and/or bird strike requirements as well as engine efficiency. The defined ranges of fan tip air angle and/or a fan blade tip air angle may be particularly beneficial for gas turbine engines in which the fan is driven by a turbine through a gearbox.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventors: Stephane M M Baralon, Christopher Benson, Benedict R Phelps