Patents by Inventor Stephen Bender

Stephen Bender 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: 12528547
    Abstract: A front fairing structure for attaching to a vehicle above its windshield. The front fairing structure defines a lower surface and an upper surface. The upper surface has a flatter geometry compared to the lower surface. One or more solar panels can be coupled to the upper surface of the front fairing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Winnebago Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Bender, Todd McQuown
  • Publication number: 20240300596
    Abstract: A recreational vehicle includes a body with an entryway to an interior of the recreational vehicle. A first door is coupled to the body via a first hinge and rotatable around a horizontal axis. A second door is coupled to the body via a second hinge and rotatable around a vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventor: Stephen Bender
  • Publication number: 20240273570
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to analyzing and providing recommendations to a user based on an obtained bill or other document from a user. The bill or other document may be analyzed to create a customer profile. One or more recommendations can be provided to the user based on current billing plans which most closely tailor to the current usage of the user. Additionally, the user may switch to the new service plan automatically or semi-automatically based on streamlined processes, such as an eSIM or mailing of a new SIM card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen Bender, James McCabe, John Lindmark, Joel Huerta, Paul Ortolf
  • Publication number: 20240239423
    Abstract: A front fairing structure for attaching to a vehicle above its windshield. The front fairing structure defines a lower surface and an upper surface. The upper surface has a flatter geometry compared to the lower surface. One or more solar panels can be coupled to the upper surface of the front fairing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen Bender, Todd McQuown
  • Patent number: 5351830
    Abstract: A sealed bag of a pliable multi-layered barrier film substantially impervious to air is partially filled with generally spherically closed cell foam plastic particles deformable under a pressure of less than about 0.2 atmospheres. A bag for use in a typical camera is typically 2 to 3 inches wider and longer than the inside of the case and filled with particles from about 1/16 to 1/4 of an inch in diameter. When flattened uniformly, the bag with the particles inside is about 1/2 an inch in thickness. The bag is placed inside a camera case or the like of smaller dimensions than the bag, e.g. 14.times.6 inches when the pressure in the bag is atmospheric and relieved through an air tube. One or more objects are then depressed into the upper surface of the bag which deforms about them until about a single layer of particles is underneath the object and the particles surround the objects up to about an inch or an inch and a half in depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Ambico, a division of Recoton, Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Bender, Douglas J. Montgomery