Patents by Inventor Joseph Buxton
Joseph Buxton 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: 20240077277Abstract: A line launcher includes a launcher body extending along a longitudinal axis between a rear end and a front end. The line launcher further includes a handle, a trigger, and a removable battery. The line launcher further includes a compressed gas charge assembly. The line launcher further includes an elongated barrel coupled to the body at the front end. The line launcher further includes a throwline assembly, the throwline assembly including a projectile and a throwline, the projectile insertable into and ejectable from the elongated barrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Drake J. Schlosser, Luke A. Meyer, Michael Steven Van Dyke, Anthony J. Buxton, Jacob M. Teitler, Shane L. McCue, Daniel D. Crane, Seamus Joseph Doyle Herson
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Patent number: 11250307Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. A data input device and a power source are operatively coupled to a smart card including a fingerprint sensor. An activation code input by the user interacting with the data input device is compared with a predefined activation code, and if the detected activation code matches the predefined activation code, a fingerprint template is enrolled from fingerprint data received from the fingerprint sensor, all without transmitting data from either the power source or the data input device to any device other than the smart card.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: IDEX Biometrics ASAInventors: Fred G. Benkley, III, Peter Joseph Commerford, Jeffrey Joseph Buxton, Anne L. Mcaleer
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Publication number: 20200311509Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. A data input device and a power source are operatively coupled to a smart card including a fingerprint sensor. An activation code input by the user interacting with the data input device is compared with a predefined activation code, and if the detected activation code matches the predefined activation code, a fingerprint template is enrolled from fingerprint data received from the fingerprint sensor, all without transmitting data from either the power source or the data input device to any device other than the smart card.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: IDEX Biometrics ASAInventors: Fred G. BENKLEY, III, Peter Joseph COMMERFORD, Jeffrey Joseph BUXTON, Anne L. MCALEER
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Patent number: 10775906Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. In one aspect, power is transmitted to a smart card from a power source removably coupled to the smart card, the power source including a power element that provides power to the fingerprint sensor and a finger guide comprising two or more finger guide channels positioned adjacent to the fingerprint sensor of the smart card when the power source is coupled to the smart card. Each finger guide channel is configured to position a finger placed thereon to contact the fingerprint sensor at a different orientation. During the transmission of power to the smart card, the user is instructed with respect to the placement and removal of the user's finger with respect to each finger guide channel with a status indicator associated with the finger guide channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: IDEX Biometrics ASAInventors: Fred G. Benkley, III, Peter Joseph Commerford, Jeffrey Joseph Buxton, Anne L. McAleer, David Joseph Geoffroy
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Patent number: 10769512Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. Included devices transmit power to a sensor-enabled device that does not have an independent power source without transmitting data to or from the device. Data input devices coupled to the biometric sensor enable user input of non-biometric data, such as an activation code, via the biometric sensor. For biometric sensors comprising fingerprint sensors, finger guides position a finger to contact the sensor at a desired orientation. Systems and methods allow for enrollment of one or more authenticating biometric data templates with or without requiring input of non-biometric authentication data, such as an activation code.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: IDEX BIOMETRICS ASAInventors: Fred G. Benkley, III, Peter Joseph Commerford, Jeffrey Joseph Buxton, Anne L. Mcaleer
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Patent number: 10546223Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. Included devices transmit power to a sensor-enabled device that does not have an independent power source without transmitting data to or from the device. Data input devices coupled to the biometric sensor enable user input of non-biometric data, such as an activation code, via the biometric sensor. For biometric sensors comprising fingerprint sensors, finger guides position a finger to contact the sensor at a desired orientation. Systems and methods allow for enrollment of one or more authenticating biometric data templates with or without requiring input of non-biometric authentication data, such as an activation code.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: IDEX Biometrics ASAInventors: Fred G. Benkley, III, Peter Joseph Commerford, Jeffrey Joseph Buxton, Anne L. McAleer, Sarangan Narasimhan
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Publication number: 20190179438Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. In one aspect, power is transmitted to a smart card from a power source removably coupled to the smart card, the power source including a power element that provides power to the fingerprint sensor and a finger guide comprising two or more finger guide channels positioned adjacent to the fingerprint sensor of the smart card when the power source is coupled to the smart card. Each finger guide channel is configured to position a finger placed thereon to contact the fingerprint sensor at a different orientation. During the transmission of power to the smart card, the user is instructed with respect to the placement and removal of the user's finger with respect to each finger guide channel with a status indicator associated with the finger guide channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Fred G. BENKLEY, III, Peter Joseph Commerford, Jeffrey Joseph Buxton, Anne L. Mcaleer, David Joseph Geoffroy
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Patent number: 10282651Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. Included devices transmit power to a sensor-enabled device that does not have an independent power source without transmitting data to or from the device. Data input devices coupled to the biometric sensor enable user input of non-biometric data, such as an activation code, via the biometric sensor. For biometric sensors comprising fingerprint sensors, finger guides position a finger to contact the sensor at a desired orientation. Systems and methods allow for enrollment of one or more authenticating biometric data templates with or without requiring input of non-biometric authentication data, such as an activation code.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: IDEX ASAInventors: Fred G. Benkley, III, Peter Joseph Commerford, Jeffrey Joseph Buxton, Anne L. McAleer
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Publication number: 20190122089Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. Included devices transmit power to a sensor-enabled device that does not have an independent power source without transmitting data to or from the device. Data input devices coupled to the biometric sensor enable user input of non-biometric data, such as an activation code, via the biometric sensor. For biometric sensors comprising fingerprint sensors, finger guides position a finger to contact the sensor at a desired orientation. Systems and methods allow for enrollment of one or more authenticating biometric data templates with or without requiring input of non-biometric authentication data, such as an activation code.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: IDEX ASAInventors: Fred G. Benkley, III, Peter Joseph Commerford, Jeffrey Joseph Buxton, Anne L. McAleer
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Patent number: 10248900Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. Included devices transmit power to a sensor-enabled device that does not have an independent power source without transmitting data to or from the device. Data input devices coupled to the biometric sensor enable user input of non-biometric data, such as an activation code, via the biometric sensor. For biometric sensors comprising fingerprint sensors, finger guides position a finger to contact the sensor at a desired orientation. Systems and methods allow for enrollment of one or more authenticating biometric data templates with or without requiring input of non-biometric authentication data, such as an activation code.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: IDEX ASAInventors: Fred G. Benkley, III, Peter Joseph Commerford, Jeffrey Joseph Buxton, Anne L. McAleer
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Publication number: 20190065921Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. Included devices transmit power to a sensor-enabled device that does not have an independent power source without transmitting data to or from the device. Data input devices coupled to the biometric sensor enable user input of non-biometric data, such as an activation code, via the biometric sensor. For biometric sensors comprising fingerprint sensors, finger guides position a finger to contact the sensor at a desired orientation. Systems and methods allow for enrollment of one or more authenticating biometric data templates with or without requiring input of non-biometric authentication data, such as an activation code.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: IDEX ASAInventors: Fred G. BENKLEY, III, Peter Joseph COMMERFORD, Jeffrey Joseph BUXTON, Anne L. MCALEER, Sarangan NARASIMHAN
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Publication number: 20180276519Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. Included devices transmit power to a sensor-enabled device that does not have an independent power source without transmitting data to or from the device. Data input devices coupled to the biometric sensor enable user input of non-biometric data, such as an activation code, via the biometric sensor. For biometric sensors comprising fingerprint sensors, finger guides position a finger to contact the sensor at a desired orientation. Systems and methods allow for enrollment of one or more authenticating biometric data templates with or without requiring input of non-biometric authentication data, such as an activation code.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: IDEX ASAInventors: Fred G. BENKLEY, III, Peter Joseph COMMERFORD, Jeffrey Joseph BUXTON, Anne L. MCALEER
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Publication number: 20180276518Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods facilitate enrollment of authenticating biometric data for authenticating an authorized user via a biometric sensor. Included devices transmit power to a sensor-enabled device that does not have an independent power source without transmitting data to or from the device. Data input devices coupled to the biometric sensor enable user input of non-biometric data, such as an activation code, via the biometric sensor. For biometric sensors comprising fingerprint sensors, finger guides position a finger to contact the sensor at a desired orientation. Systems and methods allow for enrollment of one or more authenticating biometric data templates with or without requiring input of non-biometric authentication data, such as an activation code.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: IDEX ASAInventors: Fred G. BENKLEY, III, Peter Joseph COMMERFORD, Jeffrey Joseph BUXTON, Anne L. MCALEER
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Patent number: 8723490Abstract: A system and method for regulating power flow and limiting inductor current in a bidirectional direct current (DC)-to-DC converter is provided. In one aspect, a feedback circuit is provided to control power flow and/or limit inductor current based on the input/output voltage and/or current conditions in the bidirectional DC-DC converter. During a boost mode of operation, the duty cycle of a low-side switch within the bidirectional DC-DC converter is reduced, based on an analysis of the high-side voltage and positive inductor current. Further, during a buck mode of operation, the duty cycle of the low-side switch is increased, based on an analysis of the low-side voltage and negative inductor current. Moreover, the duty cycle of the low-side switch is adjusted, such that, the high-side voltage, low-side voltage and inductor current (in both directions) do not exceed preset threshold and the bidirectional DC-DC converter returns to a steady state.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: intersil Americas Inc.Inventors: Zaki Moussaoui, Jifeng Qin, Joseph Buxton
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Publication number: 20120049772Abstract: A system and method for regulating power flow and limiting inductor current in a bidirectional direct current (DC)-to-DC converter is provided. In one aspect, a feedback circuit is provided to control power flow and/or limit inductor current based on the input/output voltage and/or current conditions in the bidirectional DC-DC converter. During a boost mode of operation, the duty cycle of a low-side switch within the bidirectional DC-DC converter is reduced, based on an analysis of the high-side voltage and positive inductor current. Further, during a buck mode of operation, the duty cycle of the low-side switch is increased, based on an analysis of the low-side voltage and negative inductor current. Moreover, the duty cycle of the low-side switch is adjusted, such that, the high-side voltage, low-side voltage and inductor current (in both directions) do not exceed preset threshold and the bidirectional DC-DC converter returns to a steady state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: INTERSIL AMERICAS INC.Inventors: Zaki Moussaoui, Jifeng Qin, Joseph Buxton
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Publication number: 20120049820Abstract: A system and method for reducing negative inductor current during soft start of a bidirectional direct current (DC)-to-DC converter is provided. Typically, the bidirectional DC-to-DC converter includes an active switch and a passive switch. The system employs a soft start circuit that controls the duty cycle of the passive switch during soft start of the active switch. In one aspect, the soft start circuit gradually increases the duty cycle of the passive switch from zero to a steady state value, and provides a soft start for the passive switch concurrently/simultaneously during the soft start of the active switch. Moreover, the soft start circuit disclosed herein can avoid the reverse transient inductor current during start-up, prevent system damage and make the design of the bidirectional DC-to-DC converter more robust.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: INTERSIL AMERICAS INC.Inventors: Zaki Moussaoui, Jifeng Qin, Joseph Buxton