Patents by Inventor Frances A. Benjamin

Frances A. Benjamin 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: 11932682
    Abstract: The invention relates to antibodies and binding fragments thereof that are capable of binding to influenza A virus hemagglutinin and neutralizing at least one group 1 subtype and at least 1 group 2 subtype of influenza A virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: MEDIMMUNE, LLC, HUMABS BIOMED SA
    Inventors: Ebony Benjamin, Nicole Kallewaard-LeLay, Josephine Mary McAuliffe, Frances Palmer-Hill, Leslie Wachter, Andy Yuan, Qing Zhu, Davide Corti, Antonio Lanzavecchia, Barbara Guarino, Anna DeMarco
  • Patent number: 7507499
    Abstract: Battery packs are retained by frames which are comprised of plastic beams and aluminum corner connectors that peripherally surround the battery packs. The plastic beams are tensioned by tensioning bolts which pass through the aluminum corner connectors and thread into threaded pin inserts laterally seated in the beams. As the tensioning bolts are advanced into the inserts the beams are axially tensioned. Damping pads are disposed between the separate battery modules of the battery packs, as well as at the corners of the frames, to both absorb vibrational and spike impacts. The damping pads frictionally engage the outer surfaces of the battery cases so that the batteries will not move in the Z-axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Shijian Zhou, Clinton Chandler Husted, Frances A. Benjamin
  • Publication number: 20050260488
    Abstract: Battery packs are retained by frames which are comprised of plastic beams and aluminum corner connectors that peripherally surround the battery packs. The plastic beams are tension by tensioning bolts which pass through the aluminum corner connectors and thread into threaded pin inserts laterally seated in the beams. As the tensioning bolts are advanced into the inserts the beams are axially tensioned. Damping pads are disposed between the separate battery modules of the battery packs, as well as at the corners of the frames, to both absorb vibrational and spike impacts. The damping pads frictionally engage the outer surfaces of the battery cases so that the batteries will not move in the Z-axis direction, thus minimizing the risk that battery interconnections will be damaged. The frames rest on a supporting surface, such as the surfaces of a battery pack tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Shijian Zhou, Clinton Husted, Frances Benjamin