Patents by Inventor Mitchell Ryan Benson

Mitchell Ryan Benson 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).

  • Magnetic transmission systems with eccentric bearing assemblies
    Patent number: 12614964
    Abstract: A magnetic transmission system includes an outer gear ring including an outer plurality of permanent magnets and configured to rotate about a rotational drive axis, an inner gear ring positioned within the outer gear ring and including an inner plurality of permanent magnets magnetically coupled to the outer plurality of permanent magnets, and an eccentric bearing assembly configured to convert orbital motion of the inner gear ring about the rotational drive axis into rotational motion of the eccentric bearing assembly about a bearing rotational axis that is radially offset from the rotational drive axis, and a first drive shaft coupled to the outer gear ring and a second drive shaft coupled to the inner gear ring, wherein the outer gear ring and the inner gear ring are configured to provide a gear ratio between the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alexander Pickett, Nicholas Craig Newman, Mitchell Ryan Benson, Nicholas Owen Babyak, David Fernando Samano, Christopher Gomez, Shuo Liu, Ci He
  • MAGNETIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240364198
    Abstract: A magnetic transmission system includes an outer gear ring including an outer plurality of permanent magnets and configured to rotate about a rotational drive axis, an inner gear ring positioned within the outer gear ring and including an inner plurality of permanent magnets magnetically coupled to the outer plurality of permanent magnets, and an eccentric bearing assembly configured to convert orbital motion of the inner gear ring about the rotational drive axis into rotational motion of the eccentric bearing assembly about a bearing rotational axis that is radially offset from the rotational drive axis, and a first drive shaft coupled to the outer gear ring and a second drive shaft coupled to the inner gear ring, wherein the outer gear ring and the inner gear ring are configured to provide a gear ratio between the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alexander Pickett, Nicholas Craig Newman, Mitchell Ryan Benson, Nicholas Owen Babyak, David Fernando Samano, Christopher Gomez, Shuo Liu, Ci He