Patents by Inventor John M. Milton-Benoit
John M. Milton-Benoit 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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Patent number: 10688588Abstract: A rotating tool system attachment on the spindle of a computer numerical control (“CNC”) machine includes a rotating assembly mounted on a static assembly. The rotating assembly provides a continuous supply of a wire material for deposition on a substrate during an additive manufacturing process. The rotating assembly includes a material supply housing a feedstock of wire mounted on a rotating spindle and a wire feeder configured to draw the wire from the wire supply and provide the wire for application during the additive manufacturing process. The tool system can be attached to the spindle of CNC machine to provide additive manufacturing capabilities to the CNC machine.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Wendell V. Twelves, Jr., Tahany Ibrahim El-Wardany, Sergey Mironets, Ranadip Acharya, William K. Tredway, John M. Milton-Benoit
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Patent number: 10621527Abstract: A method for identifying, installing and commissioning building systems includes generating a floor plan of a building including selected components positioned on the floor plan. Association of the selected components is requested with a controller and the selected components are tested for functionality. The step of generating can include specifying mounting locations and configuration parameters of the selected components.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Carrier CorporationInventors: Ankit Tiwari, Berta Carballido Villaverde, Rodolfo De Paz Alberola, Vijaya Ramaraju Lakamraju, John M. Milton-Benoit, Kushal Mukherjee, Michael Ramoutar
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Publication number: 20180357407Abstract: A method and apparatus to control access to at least one resource is provided, the method including identifying a location parameter of a mobile device via a locating system, verifying the location parameter with a location parameter database via an authentication processor, receiving a motion parameter of the mobile device via at least one motion sensor of the mobile device, verifying the motion parameter with a motion parameter data-base via the authentication processor, and selectively providing access to the at least one resource in response to the location parameter and the motion parameter via the authentication processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Sofiane Yous, Ankit Tiwari, Rodolfo De Paz Alberola, John M. Milton-Benoit
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Publication number: 20180354058Abstract: A rotating tool system attachment on the spindle of a computer numerical control (“CNC”) machine includes a rotating assembly mounted on a static assembly. The rotating assembly provides a continuous supply of a wire material for deposition on a substrate during an additive manufacturing process. The rotating assembly includes a material supply housing a feedstock of wire mounted on a rotating spindle and a wire feeder configured to draw the wire from the wire supply and provide the wire for application during the additive manufacturing process. The tool system can be attached to the spindle of CNC machine to provide additive manufacturing capabilities to the CNC machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Wendell V. Twelves, JR., Tahany Ibrahim El-Wardany, Sergey Mironets, Ranadip Acharya, William K. Tredway, John M. Milton-Benoit
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Patent number: 10072162Abstract: An illustrative method of making an elevator load bearing member having at least one elongated tension member at least partially covered by a jacket includes mixing a flame retardant with a polymer material. The flame retardant is selected from a group consisting of (i) a halogen-free melamine based intumescent comprising melamine cyanurate, melamine-phosphate, melamine pyrophosphate or melamine polyphosphate in an amount up to about 20% by weight of the thermoplastic polymer or (ii) a filled polymer having a nanoscale filler chemically bonded to a matrix phase. Applying the mixed flame retardant and polymer material to the tension member forms a jacket of a desired shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2013Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Xiaomei Yu, Gopal R. Krishnan, John P. Wesson, John M. Milton-Benoit, Wayde R. Schmidt
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Publication number: 20180101803Abstract: A method for identifying, installing and commissioning building systems includes generating a floor plan of a building including selected components positioned on the floor plan. Association of the selected components is requested with a controller and the selected components are tested for functionality. The step of generating can include specifying mounting locations and configuration parameters of the selected components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: Carrier CorporationInventors: Ankit Tiwari, Berta Carballido Villaverde, Rodolfo De Paz Alberola, Vijaya Ramaraju Lakamraju, John M. Milton-Benoit, Kushal Mukherjee, Michael Ramoutar
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Patent number: 9555579Abstract: An exemplary assembly includes at least one elongated tension member. A jacket covers at least some of the tension member. The polymer jacket comprises a polymer material including a melamine based geometry stabilizer that facilitates maintaining the jacket material near the tension member if the assembly is subjected to a high temperature condition.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Gopal R. Krishnan, Xiaomei Yu, John P. Wesson, John M. Milton-Benoit
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Patent number: 9217264Abstract: A clutch for an electronic door lock includes a primary mover, a pivotal pawl, a first shaft, and a second shaft. The second shaft is axially co-aligned with the first shaft and is rotatably mounted adjacent the rotatable first shaft. The primary mover is selectively actuatable to engage the pawl such that rotation of the first shaft relative to the second shaft by a user pivots the pawl into coupling engagement between the first shaft and the second shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2009Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: UTC FIRE & SECURITY CORPORATIONInventors: John M. Milton-Benoit, Ulf J. Jonsson, Robert H. Dold, Fanping Sun, Zaffir A. Chaudhry
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Patent number: 8889277Abstract: An assembly for preventing a fire resulting from the outgassing of a lithium battery in an electronic door lock includes a lithium battery, a circuit board, and a thermal insulation. The lithium battery and circuit board are housed within the electronic door lock. The thermal insulation is arranged between a door interfacing side of the electronic door lock and either or both of the circuit board and lithium battery. Another thermal management technique for preventing fire resulting from the outgassing of a lithium battery in an electronic door lock is achieved by using a battery cover that is selectively movable away from the circuit board or ignition source in response to temperature rise to ensure the lithium battery does not reach a critical temperature that may cause outgassing in close proximity to the ignition source.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2009Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: UTC Fire & Security CorporationInventors: Vijaya Ramaraju Lakamraju, Jean Yamanis, Ulf J. Jonsson, Ritesh Khire, John M. Milton-Benoit, Jinliang Wang
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Patent number: 8721949Abstract: A method of making a passenger conveyor handrail includes forming a drive member having a plurality of longitudinally spaced drive surfaces. The drive member has a longitudinal stiffness for maintaining a desired spacing between the drive surfaces. The drive member is inserted into a molding device. A gripping surface portion of the handrail is formed using the molding device such that the gripping surface portion and the drive member are secured together. Another method includes forming a belt drive member having a plurality of teeth that establish a plurality of longitudinally spaced drive surfaces. The belt has a longitudinal stiffness for maintaining a desired spacing between the drive surfaces. Each of the teeth extends across an entire width of the belt. The belt is secured to a gripping surface portion of the handrail.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2007Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: John P. Wesson, John M. Milton-Benoit, Changsheng Guo, James R. Irish, Gopalakrishna Rajagopalan, Xiaomei Yu, Jun Ma, Foster P. Lamm, Justin R. Hawkes
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Patent number: 8702133Abstract: An actuator for an electronic door lock includes a stationary first magnet assembly, a beam, and a second magnet assembly. The first magnet includes at least one magnet stationarily positioned within the electronic door lock. The beam is movable relative to the first magnet assembly to a first position and a second position. The second magnet assembly is connected to the beam and is configured to be magnetically repulsed away from the first magnet assembly. The repulsion of the second magnet assembly maintains the beam in either the first or second position until the beam is selectively actuated therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: UTC Fire & Security CorporationInventors: Fanping Sun, Zaffir A. Chaudhry, Ulf J. Jonsson, John M. Milton-Benoit, Kitty P. Liu
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Patent number: 8640426Abstract: A roller assembly includes a frame (16) defining a doorway (14). A rail (32), which includes at least one supporting surface along at least one side of the rail, is secured to the frame (16). At least one roller (38), which is adapted to roll along the supporting surface of the rail (32), has a tire material (68) that contacts the rail (32). A thermal barrier (62, 70, 72, 76, 80) is positioned to inhibit heat transfer from the rail (32) to the tire material (68).Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2008Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Jinliang Wang, Xiaomei Yu, Mikhail B. Gorbounov, John M. Milton-Benoit, Zlatko Strbuncelj
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Publication number: 20140015168Abstract: An exemplary assembly includes at least one elongated tension member. A jacket covers at least some of the tension member. The polymer jacket comprises a polymer material including a melamine based geometry stabilizer that facilitates maintaining the jacket material near the tension member if the assembly is subjected to a high temperature condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYInventors: Gopal R. Krishnan, Xiaomei Yu, John P. Wesson, John M. Milton-Benoit
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Patent number: 8562721Abstract: A battery fire prevention device includes a lithium battery, a container, and a porous material. The container houses the lithium battery and has an outwardly interfacing wall with an aperture which extends therethrough to vent outgassed battery constituents generally away therefrom. The porous material is disposed within the container between the aperture and the battery. The porous material is capable of trapping lithium particulates outgassed from the lithium battery within the container.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: UTC Fire & Security CorporationInventors: Vijaya Ramaraju Lakamraju, Ulf J. Paholsky, Richard J. Paholsky, John M. Milton-Benoit, John J. Calabrese
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Patent number: 8561443Abstract: A clutch for an electronic door lock includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a spring, a rheological fluid, and a plunger. The second shaft has an aperture therein and is axially co-aligned with the first shaft and is rotatably mounted adjacent the rotatable first shaft. The spring is disposed in the aperture in the second shaft. The rheological fluid is held within the aperture and is capable of changing viscosities in response to the application of an electrical current across the fluid. The plunger is biased by the spring into selective coupling engagement with the first shaft and is capable of selective motion into the aperture in response to contact by a camming surface of the first shaft due to relative rotation of the first shaft with respect to the second shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: UTC Fire & Security CorporationInventors: Fanping Sun, Zaffir A. Chaudhry, John M. Milton-Benoit, Ulf J. Jonsson
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Publication number: 20130274388Abstract: An illustrative method of making an elevator load bearing member having at least one elongated tension member at least partially covered by a jacket includes mixing a flame retardant with a polymer material. The flame retardant is selected from a group consisting of (i) a halogen-free melamine based intumescent comprising melamine cyanurate, melamine-phosphate, melamine pyrophosphate or melamine polyphosphate in an amount up to about 20% by weight of the thermoplastic polymer or (ii) a filled polymer having a nanoscale filler chemically bonded to a matrix phase. Applying the mixed flame retardant and polymer material to the tension member forms a jacket of a desired shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Xiaomei YU, Gopal R. KRISHNAN, John P. WESSON, John M. Milton-Benoit, Wayne R. Schmidt
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Patent number: 8479887Abstract: An exemplary assembly includes at least one elongated tension member. A jacket covers at least some of the tension member. The jacket comprises a polymer material. The assembly includes a flame retardant selected from a group consisting of a halogen-free melamine based intumescent or a filled polymer having a nanoscale filler chemically bonded to a matrix phase.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Xiaomei Yu, Gopal R. Krishnan, John P. Wesson, John M. Milton-Benoit, Wayde R. Schmidt
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Patent number: 8443574Abstract: A door assembly has a door header mounted on a frame defining a doorway, a door movably supported on the frame, and a track including at least one supporting surface along at least one side of the track. The track is secured to the door header. The assembly has at least one roller that is adapted to roll along the track. The roller has a rim portion adjacent a hub portion, and a tire material surrounding the rim portion that contacts the track. The roller is at least partially covered with a thermal barrier between the tire material and at least one of the rim portion and the hub portion to prevent heat transfer to the tire material.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2008Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Xiaomei Yu, Jinliang Wang, John M. Milton-Benoit
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Patent number: 8387780Abstract: An exemplary assembly includes at least one elongated tension member (32). A jacket covers at least some of the tension member (32). The jacket comprises a polymer material (68,64) including an adhesion enhancer (62) that facilitates adhesion between the tension member and the jacket.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Xiaomei Yu, Gopal R. Krishnan, John P. Wesson, John M. Milton-Benoit
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Patent number: 8360234Abstract: An exemplary assembly includes at least one elongated tension member (32). A jacket covers at least some of the tension member (32). The jacket comprises a polymer material (68,64) including an adhesion enhancer (62) that facilitates adhesion between the tension member and the jacket.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Otis Elevator CompanyInventors: Xiaomei Yu, Gopal R. Krishnan, John P. Wesson, John M. Milton-Benoit