Patents by Inventor Eric Benz
Eric Benz 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: 20240146708Abstract: A unified platform may comprise a combination of independent frameworks that have been integrated and configured to collaboratively operate seamlessly. In some aspects, the unified platform may comprise one or more of an authentication and authorization framework, a dynamic user interface framework, a workflow state management framework, a notification and active data loss and prevention (DLP) engine framework, and an orchestration engine framework. Each of the frameworks included in the unified platform may comprise one or more of the plurality of computing devices executing computer-readable program instructions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Citizens Financial Group, Inc.Inventors: Rajesh K. Shah, Arif Sufi, Balamurugan Muthu, Sudip Mukhopadhyay, Deepak Nayak, Michael S. Ruttledge, Dhiraj Rattan, James W. Mitcheson, Nageshwara Rao Chirravuri, Krishna Mopati, Williard D. Stackpole, Kyle R. Berglund, Matthew Eble Darlage, Chris Benz, Christopher D. Elomaa, Brendan Coughlin, Eric Schuppenhauer, Christine Roberts, Ryan Pearson, Jeffrey M. Mayerson, Christopher C. Ebeling
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Publication number: 20240076145Abstract: An apparatus and related method for a dock housing for a pre-existing loading dock. The dock housing includes a base with top and bottom surfaces and front, back and opposed sidewalls. The front wall has integral fork pockets for interaction with forks on a fork truck for movement of the base into a desired location and the top surface has an opening to receive a dock leveler into such opening. Also included is a modular frame mounted onto the base in sections, the sections including a frame-front wall, opposed frame-sidewalls and a frame-top wall, the frame-front wall having a trailer-receiving opening to receive a trailer, the frame-sidewalls including a slotted-base attachment for securement of the base and sidewalls together. The dock housing is formed by securing the frame-sidewalls to a wall of a pre-existing building as well as securing the base, the frame-front wall and the frame-top wall together.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Leum Engineering, Inc. d/b/a Dockzilla Co.Inventors: Grant Leum, Eric Demerath, Nick Benz
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Publication number: 20230377735Abstract: A device includes a master control and one or more circuit boards. The master control receives an executable file containing software associated with circuit boards, extracts a piece of software from the executable file, determines whether a version of the piece of software is more desirable than a version of software installed on an associated circuit board, and upon determination that the version of the piece of software is more desirable, install the piece of software onto the associated circuit board by transmitting the piece of software to the associated circuit board as a plurality of data packets, determining whether an acknowledgment of each data packet is received from the associated circuit board within a threshold time period, and upon determination that acknowledgment of at least one data packet is not received from the associated circuit board within the threshold time period, restarting the installation of the piece of software.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Hill-Rom Services Inc.Inventors: Eric Benz, Ed Pizzella, Archana Vaidyanathan, Rakesh Karunakaran
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Patent number: 11690114Abstract: Systems and methods include a medical device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a control device within a line-of-sight of the medical device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the control device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a control device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a medical device within a line-of-sight of the control device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the medical device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a first device and a second device that automatically pair over a wireless channel based on a location identifier received over an optical channel from a transmitter within a line-of-sight of the first device and the second device.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: LIKO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Gavin M. Monson, Douglas A. Seim, Bryan Weidman, Eric Benz, Todd P. O'Neal, Joseph T. Canter, Gregory J. Shannon, Jason M. Williams, Scott M. Corbin
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Publication number: 20230100133Abstract: A method to be performed by a processor of a first computing device includes detecting one or more computing devices remote from the first computing device, establishing a peer-to-peer connection with a second computing device from among the one or more computing devices, comparing a first version of a software program installed on the first computing device to a second version of the software program installed on the second computing device, and upon determination that the second version of the software program is more recent than the first version of the software program, receiving second installation software associated with the second version of the software program and executing the second installation software to install the second version of the software program onto the first computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Eric Benz, Archana Vaidyanathan, Rakesh Karunakaran, Unnati Ojha, Bryan Weidman, Nicholas Comparone
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Publication number: 20220095399Abstract: Systems and methods include a medical device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a control device within a line-of-sight of the medical device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the control device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a control device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a medical device within a line-of-sight of the control device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the medical device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a first device and a second device that automatically pair over a wireless channel based on a location identifier received over an optical channel from a transmitter within a line-of-sight of the first device and the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: LIKO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Gavin M. Monson, Douglas A. Seim, Bryan Weidman, Eric Benz, Todd P. O'Neal, Joseph T. Canter, Gregory J. Shannon, Jason M. Williams, Scott M. Corbin
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Patent number: 11240857Abstract: Systems and methods include a medical device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a control device within a line-of-sight of the medical device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the control device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a control device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a medical device within a line-of-sight of the control device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the medical device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a first device and a second device that automatically pair over a wireless channel based on a location identifier received over an optical channel from a transmitter within a line-of-sight of the first device and the second device.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: LIKO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Gavin M. Monson, Douglas A. Seim, Bryan Weidman, Eric Benz, Todd P. O'Neal, Joseph T. Canter, Gregory J. Shannon, Jason M. Williams, Scott M. Corbin
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Publication number: 20200389928Abstract: Systems and methods include a medical device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a control device within a line-of-sight of the medical device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the control device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a control device that matches an identifier received over its optical channel and associated with a medical device within a line-of-sight of the control device with an identifier received over its wireless channel and that automatically pairs with the medical device associated with the matching identifier over its wireless channel, as well as, a first device and a second device that automatically pair over a wireless channel based on a location identifier received over an optical channel from a transmitter within a line-of-sight of the first device and the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: LIKO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: Gavin M. Monson, Douglas A. Seim, Bryan Weidman, Eric Benz, Todd P. O'Neal, Joseph T. Canter, Gregory J. Shannon, Jason M. Williams, Scott M. Corbin
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Patent number: 9458915Abstract: A belt assembly for internal combustion engine that has a tensioner mount is described. The belt assembly includes a spacer that is rotatably coupleable to the tensioner mount, and a tensioner that is co-rotatably coupled to the spacer. The spacer is positioned between the tensioner and the tension mount.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: CUMMINS IP, INC.Inventors: Eric Benz, Paul H. Anderson, Carl M. Carpenter
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Publication number: 20150337927Abstract: A belt assembly for internal combustion engine that has a tensioner mount is described. The belt assembly includes a spacer that is rotatably coupleable to the tensioner mount, and a tensioner that is co-rotatably coupled to the spacer. The spacer is positioned between the tensioner and the tension mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: Cummins IP, Inc.Inventors: Eric BENZ, Paul H. ANDERSON, Carl M. CARPENTER
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Patent number: 8822546Abstract: Flowable pharmaceutical depots are described. The flowable pharmaceutical depot includes a polyester, such as a polylactic acid or a poly(trimethylene carbonate) endcapped with a primary alcohol and a pain relieving therapeutic agent, such as a post operative pain relieving therapeutic agent. Method of making and using the same are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Michael Eric Benz, Christopher M. Hobot, Phillip Edward McDonald, Lian Leon Luo, John Kramer
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Publication number: 20120149864Abstract: Poly(orthoester) polymers, and methods of making and using such poly(orthoester) polymers are provided. The poly(orthoester) polymers can be useful for applications including, for example, medical devices and pharmaceutical compositions. In a preferred embodiment, the poly(orthoester) polymers are biodegradable.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Medtronics, Inc.Inventors: Julie A. Alkatout, Michael Eric Benz, Randall V. Sparer
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Patent number: 8133968Abstract: Poly(orthoester) polymers, and methods of making and using such poly(orthoester) polymers are provided. The poly(orthoester) polymers can be useful for applications including, for example, medical devices and pharmaceutical compositions. In a preferred embodiment, the poly(orthoester) polymers are biodegradable.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Julie A. Alkatout, Michael Eric Benz, Randall V. Sparer
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Patent number: 7958610Abstract: A method of repairing a housing for a machine system includes returning an inner diameter of at least one bearing bore of the housing to a uniform diameter state. The at least one bearing bore is prepared for resurfacing via removing deeply entrapped grease from within pores in cast surface material of the housing subsequent to returning the inner diameter to a uniform diameter state. Subsequent to preparing the at least one bearing bore for resurfacing, it is resurfaced with a material different from cast material of the housing and bonded therewith, for example via thermal spray coating. Resurfacing a cast metallic component, of iron, steel, or the like with metal spray coating may include removing deeply embedded grease from pores of cast surface material of a cast component, in preparation for spraying the cast component with metal spray resurfacing material.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2007Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Eric Benz, Robert Sharp, Leslie Caviness, Casey Borden, Bobby McDaniel
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Publication number: 20110082266Abstract: The invention describes poly(ortho ester) polymers that include at least one therapeutic compound in the polymer backbone. The therapeutic compound includes at least one phenol residue and an aliphatic alcohol residue or two or more phenolic residues.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Inventors: Michael Eric Benz, Erica M. TenBroek, Lian Leon Luo
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Publication number: 20110082275Abstract: Poly(orthoester) polymers, and methods of making and using such poly(orthoester) polymers are provided. The poly(orthoester) polymers can be useful for applications including, for example, medical devices and pharmaceutical compositions. In a preferred embodiment, the poly(orthoester) polymers are biodegradable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Julie A. Alkatout, Michael Eric Benz, Randall V. Sparer
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Publication number: 20110065809Abstract: Methods for preparing polymers from multifunctional azides and multifunctional azide-reactants are described in the present disclosure. Exemplary multifunctional azide-reactants include multifunctional alkynes and/or multifunctional ?-phosphine esters. In certain embodiments, such polymers can be prepared in vivo. Such polymers can be useful in a wide variety of biomedical applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Michael Eric Benz, Lian Leon Luo, Metasebia T. Munie
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Patent number: 7875697Abstract: Poly(orthoester) polymers, and methods of making and using such poly(orthoester) polymers are provided. The poly(orthoester) polymers can be useful for applications including, for example, medical devices and pharmaceutical compositions. In a preferred embodiment, the poly(orthoester) polymers are biodegradable.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Julie A. Alkatout, Michael Eric Benz, Randall V. Sparer
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Publication number: 20100255051Abstract: Polyketal polymers, and methods of making and using such polyketal polymers are disclosed herein. The polyketal poylmers can be useful for applications including, for example, medical devices and pharmaceutical compositions. In a preferred embodiment, the polyketal polymers are biodegradable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: Michael Eric Benz, Lian Leon Luo
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Publication number: 20100240852Abstract: Heteroatom-containing polymers such as polyketals, and methods of making and using such heteroatom-containing polymers are disclosed herein. The heteroatom-containing polymers can be useful for applications including, for example, medical devices and pharmaceutical compositions. In a preferred embodiment, the heteroatom-containing polymers are polyketals that are biodegradable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Lian Leon Luo, Michael Eric Benz