Patents by Inventor James T. Benzing
James T. Benzing 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: 20250145424Abstract: Based upon the identification of a structural member, a projective path and final attachment location for the structural member is presented to the crane operator. Further, the dimensions of each structural member are determined and compared against a construction site database. Structural members not conforming to the dimensions listed in the construction site database are identified and the crane operator alerted.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin
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Publication number: 20250100063Abstract: An apparatus for sorting and aligning one or more shear studs for loading a shear stud feeder may include a lift mechanism having a lower lift member configured to lift shear studs from a hopper and deposit them onto an intermediate landing. An upper lift member may be configured to receive the shear studs from the intermediate landing and deposit them onto an upper landing. An alignment channel may be arranged downstream of the lift mechanism and configured to receive the shear studs from the upper landing and orient them with an elongated open slot of a magazine of the shear stud feeder. The alignment channel may include a slot configured for the shear studs to pass through and into the elongated open slot of the magazine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Nicholas D. Caiazzo, David W. Eckhart, II, Michael P. Kunz, Glenn O'Rourke
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Patent number: 12258242Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Patent number: 12195306Abstract: Based upon the identification of a structural member, a projective path and final attachment location for the structural member is presented to the crane operator. Further, the dimensions of each structural member are determined and compared against a construction site database. Structural members not conforming to the dimensions listed in the construction site database are identified and the crane operator alerted.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R Haller, Seth T. Slavin
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Publication number: 20240391014Abstract: The present disclosure teaches systems and methods for robotic welding of studs onto the surface of I-beams. The systems and methods use machine vision to identify and locate welding sites on a surface of a beam or girder, moves and aligns studs to the welding sites, and welds studs to the surface at these sites.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicant: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Jacob Bruce Patterson
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Patent number: 12145823Abstract: Based upon the identification of a structural member, a projective path and final attachment location for the structural member is presented to the crane operator. Further, the dimensions of each structural member are determined and compared against a construction site database. Structural members not conforming to the dimensions listed in the construction site database are identified and the crane operator alerted.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2024Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Patent number: 12139376Abstract: Based upon the identification of a structural member, a projective path and final attachment location for the structural member is presented to the crane operator. Further, the dimensions of each structural member are determined and compared against a construction site database. Structural members not conforming to the dimensions listed in the construction site database are identified and the crane operator alerted.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Publication number: 20240294363Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Patent number: 12076826Abstract: The present disclosure teaches systems and methods for robotic welding of studs onto the surface of I-beams. These systems and methods will find industrial applicability in, for example, the steel erection industry.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Jacob B. Patterson
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Publication number: 20240279035Abstract: Based upon the identification of a structural member, a projective path and final attachment location for the structural member is presented to the crane operator. Further, the dimensions of each structural member are determined and compared against a construction site database. Structural members not conforming to the dimensions listed in the construction site database are identified and the crane operator alerted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Publication number: 20240279033Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: James T Benzing, William R Haller, Seth T Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Publication number: 20240279034Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Patent number: 11939194Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Patent number: 11932518Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Patent number: 11897734Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Publication number: 20230264928Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Publication number: 20230257237Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Publication number: 20230257239Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Publication number: 20230257238Abstract: The present disclosure presents systems and methods for assisting a crane operator. An imaging system automatically images each building material object contained within a shakeout field on a construction site and processes the images to determine each object's identifying indicium and its geometric properties. These values are compared with a construction site database to ensure that all necessary building materials are present. A positioning device tracks, in real time, the location of the imaging system, the location of structural members within the shakeout field, and/or other important features of the job site, such as obstacles that the crane operator will need to avoid while lifting a structural member from its initial location to its destination location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin, Marta Kasica-Soltan
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Publication number: 20230257241Abstract: Based upon the identification of a structural member, a projective path and final attachment location for the structural member is presented to the crane operator. Further, the dimensions of each structural member are determined and compared against a construction site database. Structural members not conforming to the dimensions listed in the construction site database are identified and the crane operator alerted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Seth T. Slavin