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Benjamin D. Ditch, Worcester, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090151962Anti-skipping sprinkler - An anti-skipping sprinkler includes a frame defining a central longitudinal axis, the frame including a base portion defining an orifice, and first and second arms extending away from the base portion and joining at a lower end of the frame; a deflector located at the lower end of the frame; an orifice plug held over the orifice by a trigger element including a heat sensitive element; and an anti-skipping shield extending circumferentially around the heat sensitive element. The anti-skipping shield has an upper end and a lower end. The anti-skipping shield is open at the upper end and at the lower end to permit airflow to the heat sensitive element around the upper end and the lower end of the anti-skipping shield.06-18-2009

Benjamin D. Follis, Redwood City, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100037056METHOD TO SUPPORT PRIVACY PRESERVING SECURE DATA MANAGEMENT IN ARCHIVAL SYSTEMS - An infrastructure for archiving data among a client, a broker, and a plurality of archives, wherein the client comprises: a backup agent configured to fragment and erasure encode the data to create a set of erasure encoded data fragments; a communications agent configured to communicate the erasure encoded data fragments to the broker, issue a challenge for a challenge/response protocol to the broker, and to request data from the archives; and a restore agent configured to combine the data fragments obtained from the broker upon a data restore request.02-11-2010

Benjamin D. Gapud, Snellville, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110165398BINDER COMPOSITIONS FOR MAKING FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS - Fiberglass mats, binder compositions, and methods for making the same are provided. In at least one specific embodiment, the fiberglass mat can include a plurality of glass fibers and a binder composition that includes a copolymer and one or more amines. The copolymer can include one or more unsaturated carboxylic acids, one or more unsaturated carboxylic anhydrides, or a combination thereof, and one or more vinyl aromatic derived units. The binder composition can have a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of about 500 to about 180,000. The fiberglass mat can have a thickness ranging from about 10 mils to about 1,000 mils, an average dry tensile strength of at least 50 lbs/3 inch; and an average Elmendorf tear strength of at least 300 gf.07-07-2011
20120064323BINDER COMPOSITIONS FOR MAKING FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS - Fiberglass mats, binder compositions, and methods for making the same are provided. The fiberglass mat can include a plurality of glass fibers and an at least partially cured binder composition. The binder composition, prior to at least partial curing, can include a first copolymer modified by reaction with one or more base compounds. The first copolymer can include one or more unsaturated carboxylic acids, one or more unsaturated carboxylic anhydrides, or a combination thereof, and one or more vinyl aromatic derived units. The first copolymer can have a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of about 500 to about 200,000. The first copolymer can be present in an amount ranging from about 60 wt % to about 95 wt %, based on a combined weight of the first copolymer and the one or more base compounds.03-15-2012
20120183723Binder Compositions and Methods for Making and Using Same - Binder compositions and methods for making and using same are provided. The binder composition can include at least one polyamidoamine prepolymer and at least one copolymer. The copolymer can include one or more vinyl aromatic derived units, and one or more unsaturated carboxylic acids, one or more unsaturated carboxylic anhydrides, or a combination thereof. The copolymer can be modified by reaction with one or more base compounds.07-19-2012

Benjamin D. Huebschman, Beltsville, MD US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100097265SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING RADAR IMAGES - Systems and methods for producing radar images are provided. In illustrated embodiments, a representative system includes: a transmitter operative to transmit a pulsed signal; a receiver operative to sample the pulsed signal after reflection; a Doppler-shifting mechanism operative to create a Doppler shift in the pulsed signal; and a platform upon which the transmitter and the Doppler-shifting mechanism are mounted, the Doppler shift being associated with relative motion between the Doppler-shifting mechanism and the platform.04-22-2010

Benjamin D. Menesini, Reno, NV US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100004049GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND GAMING METHOD FOR SHIFTING SYMBOLS FROM A STAGING AREA TO A SYMBOL MATRIX - A gaming device displays a symbol matrix including a plurality of symbol positions and at least two symbol staging areas, each symbol staging area including at least one supplemental symbol potentially shiftable into the symbol matrix. The gaming device displays a symbol staging area indicator. For a play of a game, the gaming device generates a symbol in each symbol position of the symbol matrix. Upon an occurrence of a triggering condition, the gaming device indicates one of the symbol staging areas using the symbol staging area indicator and removes at least one symbol from at least one symbol position of the symbol matrix. The gaming device re-populates the empty symbol positions by shifting any appropriate symbols of the symbol matrix any appropriate empty symbol positions, and thereafter shifting at least one supplemental symbol from the indicated symbol staging area into at least one remaining empty symbol position.01-07-2010

Benjamin D. Nibali, Maryville, TN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20130061806SENSOR ARRAY FOR LOCATING AN OBJECT IN SPACE - The present invention is a detection device, system and/or method for locating the position of at least an object present in space, such as the position of a teat of an animal. The device may include an array of sensors. Each sensor in the array may incorporate a transmitter-receiver pair. The transmitter and receiver within each pair may be disposed at an angle, to detect an object in space, through the use of signals. Embodiments of the present invention may include one or more detection devices and may be utilized to detect one or more objects present invention space. The device of the present invention may be used in a system for milking dairy animals.03-14-2013

Benjamin D. Novatzky, Oak Park, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100054556SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR APPLYING IMAGE PRESENTATION CONTEXT FUNCTIONS TO IMAGE SUB-REGIONS - System and methods for applying image presentation context functions to image sub-regions are disclosed. An example method includes displaying a first medical image in a user interface, receiving a selection of a first image sub-region within the first medical image, receiving a selection of a first image presentation context function and a selection of an amount of a parameter of the first image presentation context function for the selected first image sub-region, applying the received first image presentation context function by the amount of the received parameter of the first image presentation context function to the received first image sub-region, and displaying the first sub-region with the applied first image presentation context function within the first medical image.03-04-2010
20100063842SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INDICATING AN IMAGE LOCATION IN AN IMAGE STACK - System and methods for indicating an image location in an image stack are disclosed. An example method includes generating an index of indications of medical image locations in a medical image stack including a first indication of a first medical image location in a medical image stack and a second indication of a second medical image location in the medical image stack, displaying in a user interface the first medical image and the first indication of the first medial image location within the medical image stack, receiving a scroll input and scroll through the index displaying indications of medical image locations in the image stack until the second indication of the second medical image is displayed, receiving a selection of the second indication of the second medical image, and displaying in the user interface the second medical image and the second indication of the second medical image location within the medical image stack.03-11-2010

Patent applications by Benjamin D. Novatzky, Oak Park, IL US

Benjamin D. Osecky, Fort Collins, CO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080229009SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PUSHING DATA - A system for pushing data, the system includes a source node that stores a coherent copy of a block of data. The system also includes a push engine configured to determine a next consumer of the block of data. The determination being made in the absence oft he push engine detecting a request for the block of data from the next consumer. The push engine causes the source node to push the block of data to a memory associated with the next consumer to reduce latency of the next consumer accessing the block of data.09-18-2008
20090031087MASK USABLE FOR SNOOP REQUESTS - A system comprises a plurality of cache agents, a computing entity coupled to the cache agents, and a programmable mask accessible to the computing entity. The programmable mask is indicative of, for at least one memory address, those cache agents that can receive a snoop request associated with a memory address. Based on the mask, the computing entity transmits snoop requests, associated with the memory address, to only those cache agents identified by the mask as cache agents that can receive a snoop request associated with the memory address.01-29-2009

Benjamin D. Peverly, Howard, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100022345AXLE ASSEMBLY - A drive assembly and method of braking the assembly is disclosed. The assembly has a first clutch pack that selectively brakes a driven shaft. The braking torque is transmitted to a second clutch pack in a differential where it can be distributed equally or unequally between two axle half shafts.01-28-2010

Benjamin D. Skurdal, Bel Air, MD US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090173328Electromagnetic Initiator Coil - The present invention enables the passive initiation of a deployment sequence for a countermeasure payload. The invention comprises an initiator coil that is positioned inside an electromagnetic countermeasure launcher. When the electromagnetic countermeasure launcher electromagnetically generates propulsive force to propel a payload to its deployment position, inductive coupling between one or more propulsion coils of the launcher and the initiator coil induces current to flow in the initiator coil, which thereby initiates the deployment sequence.07-09-2009
20100263648Stacked Munitions Launcher and Method Therefor - A system for launching a plurality of projectiles from a single launch tube is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, the system uses an electromagnetic catapult to sequentially throw a first projectile and a second projectile. The first projectile is thrown while the second projectile is temporarily restrained within the launch tube.10-21-2010
20110049237ARCHITECTURE FOR A LAUNCH CONTROLLER - A scalable and distributable software architecture for use in conjunction with various different weapons control system and launch systems is disclosed. The architecture discards the proprietary and non-open protocols and services that characterize in favor of open source adaptive and middleware components. In the illustrative embodiment of the invention, the inventive architecture is implemented as a Launch Control Module that separates different layers of responsibility within a launch controller (e.g., LCU) and exposes its variation points.03-03-2011

Patent applications by Benjamin D. Skurdal, Bel Air, MD US

Benjamin D. Sweet-Block, Cambridge, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080252682Apparatus and Methods for Servicing 3D Printers - The invention relates to apparatus and methods for producing three-dimensional objects and auxiliary systems used in conjunction with the aforementioned apparatus and methods. The apparatus and methods involve 3D printing and servicing of the equipment used in the associated 3D printer.10-16-2008

Benjamin D. Zlotoff, Boston, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110033698Liner-Free Label and Systems - The invention relates to a liner-free label activator, adapted to be joined to another piece of equipment, such as a thermal printer. The activator has a housing including a reservoir for containing a solvent and a pump connected to the reservoir. The activator also has an applicator connected to the pump for applying solvent to a liner-free label passing thereby, an activator control system to connect to a control system of the printer, and structure for connecting the housing to the printer.02-10-2011