Patents by Inventor T. Bender
T. 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).
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Publication number: 20240110341Abstract: A plate system for use in repairing the flange-to-flange connections for pre-cast and pre-stressed double tee systems by connecting the plate system to the underside of the flange-to-flange connections.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: W. Scott Hemphill, Austin T. Bender, M. Scott McCormick
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Patent number: 11917351Abstract: An audio device with a body configured to be worn on or abutting an outer ear of a user, wherein the body is configured to contact at least one of the outer ear and the portion of the head that abuts the outer ear, at two separate spaced contact locations, and wherein the body is compliant at a body portion that defines one of the contact locations. The device also has an acoustic module carried by the body and configured to locate a sound-emitting opening anteriorly of and proximate the user's ear canal opening when the body is worn on or abutting the ear of the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Andrew D. Dominijanni, Nathan A. Jeffery, David W. Beverly, Yang Liu, Christopher A. Pare, Paul T. Bender, Eric M. Wallace, George E. P. Chute
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Publication number: 20230324139Abstract: A buffer tube insert includes an elongated portion and one or more projections extending from the elongated portion. The one or more projections are configured for insertion into one or more corresponding notches on a buffer tube. Each projection includes a connection arrangement such as, but not limited to, a threaded interior for receiving a connection member such as, but not limited to, a set screw that can facilitate the restriction of movement between the buffer tube and a gunstock.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: W. Scott Hemphill, Austin T. Bender, M. Scott McCormick
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Publication number: 20220174388Abstract: An audio device with a body configured to be worn on or abutting an outer ear of a user, wherein the body is configured to contact at least one of the outer ear and the portion of the head that abuts the outer ear, at two separate spaced contact locations, and wherein the body is compliant at a body portion that defines one of the contact locations. The device also has an acoustic module carried by the body and configured to locate a sound-emitting opening anteriorly of and proximate the user's ear canal opening when the body is worn on or abutting the ear of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Andrew D. Dominijanni, Nathan A. Jeffery, David W. Beverly, Yang Liu, Christopher A. Pare, Paul T. Bender, Eric M. Wallace, George E.P. Chute
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Patent number: 11303984Abstract: An audio device with a body configured to be worn on or abutting an outer ear of a user, wherein the body is configured to contact at least one of the outer ear and the portion of the head that abuts the outer ear, at two separate spaced contact locations, and wherein the body is compliant at a body portion that defines one of the contact locations. The device also has an acoustic module carried by the body and configured to locate a sound-emitting opening anteriorly of and proximate the user's ear canal opening when the body is worn on or abutting the ear of the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Andrew D. Dominijanni, Nathan A. Jeffery, David W. Beverly, Yang Liu, Christopher Pare, Paul T. Bender, Eric M. Wallace, George Chute
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Publication number: 20200280783Abstract: An audio device with a body configured to be worn on or abutting an outer ear of a user, wherein the body is configured to contact at least one of the outer ear and the portion of the head that abuts the outer ear, at two separate spaced contact locations, and wherein the body is compliant at a body portion that defines one of the contact locations. The device also has an acoustic module carried by the body and configured to locate a sound-emitting opening anteriorly of and proximate the user's ear canal opening when the body is worn on or abutting the ear of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Andrew D. Dominijanni, Nathan A. Jeffery, David W. Beverly, Yang Liu, Christopher Pare, Paul T. Bender, Eric M. Wallace, George Chute
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Patent number: 10674244Abstract: An audio device with a body configured to be worn on or abutting an outer ear of a user, wherein the body is configured to contact at least one of the outer ear and the portion of the head that abuts the outer ear, at two separate spaced contact locations, and wherein the body is compliant at a body portion that defines one of the contact locations. The device also has an acoustic module carried by the body and configured to locate a sound-emitting opening anteriorly of and proximate the user's ear canal opening when the body is worn on or abutting the ear of the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Andrew D. Dominijanni, Nathan A. Jeffery, David W. Beverly, Yang Liu, Christopher Pare, Paul T. Bender, Eric M. Wallace, George Chute
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Publication number: 20190261077Abstract: An audio device with a body configured to be worn on or abutting an outer ear of a user, wherein the body is configured to contact at least one of the outer ear and the portion of the head that abuts the outer ear, at two separate spaced contact locations, and wherein the body is compliant at a body portion that defines one of the contact locations. The device also has an acoustic module carried by the body and configured to locate a sound-emitting opening anteriorly of and proximate the user's ear canal opening when the body is worn on or abutting the ear of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2018Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Andrew D. Dominijanni, Nathan A. Jeffery, David W. Beverly, Yang Liu, Christopher Pare, Paul T. Bender, Eric M. Wallace, George Chute
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Publication number: 20190115006Abstract: A method and system for a noise cancellation comprises an amplifier in communication with three or more speakers disposed in an area. A system controller produces a driver signal for each of the speakers in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area and communicates the driver signals to the amplifier. The amplifier drives each speaker with the driver signal produced for that speaker. In response to the driver signals, the speakers emit sound having a magnitude and phase that combine to attenuate a noise field in the area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Wade P. Torres, David Easterbrook, Paul T. Bender, David J. Warkentin, Steven H. Isabelle, Ryan C. Struzik
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Patent number: 10199030Abstract: A method and system for a noise cancellation comprises an amplifier in communication with the three or more speakers disposed in an area. A system controller produces a driver signal for each of the speakers in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area and communicates the driver signals to the amplifier. The amplifier drives each speaker with the driver signal produced for that speaker. In response to the driver signals, the speakers emit sound that combined produces a substantially uniform sound pressure field for a particular zone within the area. The substantially uniform sound pressure field produced by the speakers has a magnitude and phase adapted to attenuate a noise field in the area corresponding to the sound detected by the at least one microphone.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Wade P. Torres, David Easterbrook, Paul T. Bender, David J. Warkentin, Steven H. Isabelle, Ryan C. Struzik
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Patent number: 9949030Abstract: An acoustic device that is adapted to be worn on the body of a user. The acoustic device has an array of acoustic transducers comprising at least three acoustic radiating surfaces, and a controller that is adapted to provide array control signals that independently control the relative phases and amplitudes of each of the transducers.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: Zhen Sun, Carl Jensen, Ray Scott Wakeland, Paul T. Bender
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Patent number: 9889317Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a radiation treatment plan using inverse planning objectives that are automatically determined based on patient data and the physical capabilities of the radiation treatment system are provided. In particular, the planned target volumes and organ-at-risk (OAR) volumes are used to automatically partition the OAR volumes into one or more avoidance volumes, for which particular inverse planning objectives are established based on the physical capabilities of the treatment system. As an example, an inverse planning objective may include establishing a particular dose gradient over one or more avoidance volumes. Because such inverse planning objectives are based on conditions and constraints of the treatment system physics, rather than a desired percentage of the prescribed dose, they may be referred to as “physical objectives.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationInventors: Edward T. Bender, Jacob Hoberg
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Publication number: 20170353793Abstract: An acoustic device that is adapted to be worn on the body of a user. The acoustic device has an array of acoustic transducers comprising at least three acoustic radiating surfaces, and a controller that is adapted to provide array control signals that independently control the relative phases and amplitudes of each of the transducers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Zhen Sun, Carl Jensen, Ray Scott Wakeland, Paul T. Bender
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Publication number: 20170193977Abstract: A method and system for a noise cancellation comprises an amplifier in communication with the three or more speakers disposed in an area. A system controller produces a driver signal for each of the speakers in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area and communicates the driver signals to the amplifier. The amplifier drives each speaker with the driver signal produced for that speaker. In response to the driver signals, the speakers emit sound that combined produces a substantially uniform sound pressure field for a particular zone within the area. The substantially uniform sound pressure field produced by the speakers has a magnitude and phase adapted to attenuate a noise field in the area corresponding to the sound detected by the at least one microphone.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Wade P. Torres, David Easterbrook, Paul T. Bender, David J. Warkentin, Steven H. Isabelle, Ryan C. Struzik
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Patent number: 9640169Abstract: A method and system for a noise cancellation comprises an amplifier in communication with the three or more speakers disposed in an area. A system controller produces a driver signal for each of the speakers in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area and communicates the driver signals to the amplifier. The amplifier drives each speaker with the driver signal produced for that speaker. In response to the driver signals, the speakers emit sound that combined produces a substantially uniform sound pressure field for a particular zone within the area. The substantially uniform sound pressure field produced by the speakers has a magnitude and phase adapted to attenuate a noise field in the area corresponding to the sound detected by the at least one microphone.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: BOSE CORPORATIONInventors: Wade Torres, David Easterbrook, Paul T. Bender, David Warkentin, Steven H. Isabelle, Ryan Struzik
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Publication number: 20160379620Abstract: A method and system for attenuating noise comprises identifying a location in an area at which sound emitted from one or more speakers has acoustic characteristics that are substantially similar in measure to corresponding acoustic characteristics of the emitted sound at a location approximated to be near an ear of an occupant of the area. A microphone, which may be a virtual microphone, is disposed at the identified location. The microphone detects sound at the identified location. In response to the sound detected by the microphone, the one or more speakers emit a noise-canceling audio signal adapted to attenuate one or more frequencies in the sound detected by the microphone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: David J. Warkentin, Ryan C. Struzik, Wade P. Torres, Paul T. Bender, David Easterbrook
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Publication number: 20160379618Abstract: A method and system for a noise cancellation comprises an amplifier in communication with the three or more speakers disposed in an area. A system controller produces a driver signal for each of the speakers in response to a signal from at least one microphone detecting sound in the area and communicates the driver signals to the amplifier. The amplifier drives each speaker with the driver signal produced for that speaker. In response to the driver signals, the speakers emit sound that combined produces a substantially uniform sound pressure field for a particular zone within the area. The substantially uniform sound pressure field produced by the speakers has a magnitude and phase adapted to attenuate a noise field in the area corresponding to the sound detected by the at least one microphone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Wade Torres, David Easterbrook, Paul T. Bender, David Warkentin, Steven H. Isabelle, Ryan Struzik
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Patent number: 9498646Abstract: A collimator assembly for use with radiation therapy systems, in particular stereotactic radiosurgery (“SRS”) systems, is provided. In general, the collimator assembly includes a collimator in which a plurality of concentric, conical slits is formed. Each conical slit is oriented along a different slit angle, such that radiation impinging on the top surface of the collimator is redirected along each conical slit towards a common target isocenter located at a distance away from the bottom surface of the collimator. The conical slits can be referred to as “Compton slits” because they are designed to increase the radiation output at the isocenter of the collimator by redirecting Compton scattered radiation towards the isocenter in the target region. The collimator assembly thus improves the efficiency of a radiation treatment system by utilizing Compton scattered radiation that would otherwise be lost.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationInventors: Edward T. Bender, Andrew J. Shepard
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Patent number: 9424828Abstract: A method and system for attenuating noise comprises identifying a location in an area at which sound emitted from one or more speakers has acoustic characteristics that are substantially similar in measure to corresponding acoustic characteristics of the emitted sound at a location approximated to be near an ear of an occupant of the area. A microphone, which may be a virtual microphone, is disposed at the identified location. The microphone detects sound at the identified location. In response to the sound detected by the microphone, the one or more speakers emit a noise-canceling audio signal adapted to attenuate one or more frequencies in the sound detected by the microphone.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: David Warkentin, Ryan Struzik, Wade Torres, Paul T. Bender, David Easterbrook
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Patent number: D922983Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Bose CorporationInventors: David J. Fustino, Eric M. Wallace, Andrew D. Dominijanni, George E. P. Chute, David W. Beverly, Yang Liu, Christopher A. Pare, Paul T. Bender