Benjamin

Albert Selden Benjamin, St. Paul, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150196320	Atherectomy Devices and Methods - This document describes rotational atherectomy devices and systems for removing or reducing stenotic lesions in blood vessels by rotating an abrasive element within the vessel to partially or completely remove the stenotic lesion material.	07-16-2015

Ann Benjamin, Spofford, NH US

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20160090491	Hot Melt Inks - This disclosure includes a hot melt ink composition that includes at least one wax having a freezing point of from about 20° C. to about 45° C. and a melting point of at least about 35° C., and at least one colorant. The composition includes at least about 50 wt % of the at least one wax. This disclosure also relates to a printing process using such a composition and a product containing such a composition.	03-31-2016

Ben Varkey Benjamin, Kochi IN

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20090106010	TECHNIQUE FOR DIGITAL CIRCUIT FUNCTIONALITY RECOGNITION FOR CIRCUIT CHARACTERIZATION - A method and system of digital circuit functionality recognition for circuit characterization is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for determining the valid arcs includes receiving a truth table including state information associated with input pins and their associated output pins in the digital circuit. Valid arcs are then determined based on whether a change in each of the input pins causes a change in associated one of the output pins using the received truth table. A first arc table is then formed using state information associated with substantially the determined valid arcs. Redundant arcs are then identified in the first arc table using the associated state information. A second arc table is then formed by removing the state information associated with the redundant arcs from the first arc table.	04-23-2009
20090150835	TECHNIQUE FOR GENERATION OF LOAD-SLEW INDICES FOR CIRCUIT CHARACTERIZATION - A method and system for generation of low-slew indices for circuit characterization are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for automatically generating a subset of sampling points from a set of load and slew points for circuit characterization includes iteratively obtaining sampling points such that error between an actual value and an interpolated intermediate value is below or equal to a threshold error value. The subset of sampling points is then formed from the iteratively obtained sampling points.	06-11-2009

Colin William Benjamin, New South Wales AU

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20150191310	TRANSFER CHUTE - A transfer chute (	07-09-2015

Don Benjamin, Basel CH

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20130281478	COMBINATION OF SYROSINGOPINE AND MITOCHONDRIAL INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSION - The invention relates to a combination of syrosingopine and a mitochondrial inhibitor, e.g. metformin or oligomycin, and the use of the combination of syrosingopine and a mitochondrial inhibitor for the treatment of cancer and for achieving immunosuppression. The invention also relates to a fluorescence-based method for predicting syrosingopine sensitivity of a cancer cell.	10-24-2013
20150157623	COMBINATION OF SYROSINGOPINE AND MITOCHONDRIAL INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSION - The invention relates to a combination of syrosingopine and a mitochondrial inhibitor, e.g. metformin or oligomycin, and the use of the combination of syrosingopine and a mitochondrial inhibitor for the treatment of cancer and for achieving immunosuppression. The invention also relates to a fluorescence-based method for predicting syrosingopine sensitivity of a cancer cell.	06-11-2015

Don Gary Benjamin, Basel CH

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20150157622	COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSION - The invention relates to novel Rauwolfia alkaloid derivatives of formula (I) combinations of Rauwolfia alkaloid derivatives and a mitochondrial inhibitor, e.g. metformin, and the use of Rauwolfia alkaloid derivatives in combination with mitochondrial inhibitor for the treatment of cancer and for achieving clinical immunosuppression. The invention also relates to a fluorescence-based method for predicting the sensitivity of a cancer cell towards a compound of formula (I).	06-11-2015

Jack Benjamin, Woodford Green GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150342213	COFFEE PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a method for producing an instant coffee, the method comprising: providing a finely ground roasted coffee material; providing an aqueous coffee extract; mixing the finely ground roasted coffee material with the aqueous coffee extract to form a first mixture; and drying the first mixture, wherein, before drying, the finely ground roasted coffee material: (i) is heated to a temperature of from 70 to 100° C. in an aqueous environment; or (ii) is maintained at a temperature of from 5 to 70° C. in an aqueous environment for a duration of at least 1 hour.	12-03-2015

Mia Claire Benjamin, Voorburg NL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150320070	TEA-BASED BEVERAGE - The invention relates to a tea-based beverage composition comprising, calculated by weight of dry matter: 0.3-10% of dry tea components; 10-80% saccharide selected from sucrose, glucose, fructose and combinations thereof; 2-35% oil; 0.5-20% gelatinized starch; and 0.1-10% plant protein selected from leguminous protein, cereal protein and combinations thereof; wherein the composition contains less than 10% by weight of dry matter of particles of plant material comprising the plant protein wherein said particles having a diameter of more than 10 μm and wherein the gelatinized starch and the plant protein are contained in the beverage composition in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 20:1. The benefits of the invention can be realized in ready-to-drink beverages as well as in reconstitutable powders. The invention also provides a process for the preparation of the aforementioned tea-based beverage composition, the process comprising addition of a flour selected from leguminous flour, cereal flour and combinations thereof.	11-12-2015

Mia Claire Benjamin, Vlaardingen NL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130064942	PROCESS FOR PREPARING A HEAT PROCESSED BLEND FROM TWO OR MORE FRESH PLANT MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a method of preparing a processed blend from two or more fresh plant materials, including a first fresh plant material containing lipophilic vitamin and a second fresh plant material containing hydrophilic vitamin; said process comprising: A. a first pre-treatment regime comprising: •providing pieces of the first fresh plant material; •cooking said pieces; comminuting the cooked pieces to produce a lipophilic vitamin containing puree; and said first pre-treatment regime additionally comprising the addition of oil; B. a second pre-treatment regime comprising: •providing pieces of the second fresh plant material; and •blanching said pieces to produce a hydrophilic vitamin containing mass; C. combining the lipophilic vitamin containing puree and the hydrophilic vitamin containing mass; wherein the lipophilic vitamin containing puree is homogenised at a high pressure before or after being combined with the hydrophilic vitamin containing mass. The process of the present invention offers the advantage that content as well as oral bioavailability of lipophilic and hydrophilic vitamins contained in the blend of plant materials are maximised.	03-14-2013

Michael Benjamin, Blacksburg, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150247820	DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTACTLESS DIELECTROPHORESIS FOR CELL OR PARTICLE MANIPULATION - Devices and methods for performing dielectrophoresis are described. The devices contain sample channel which is separated by physical barriers from electrode channels which receive electrodes. The devices and methods may be used for the separation and analysis of particles in solution, including the separation and isolation of cells of a specific type. As the electrodes do not make contact with the sample, electrode fouling is avoided and sample integrity is better maintained.	09-03-2015

Milto Benjamin, Guetersloh DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150231994	SEAT HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT MODULE AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT OF A SEAT - A seat height adjustment module for a seat, in particular for a vehicle seat, having a manually operable control element which, to provide an adjusting movement for the seat, can be moved out of an initial position into a first actuating position and into a second actuating position and back. A primary spring is provided, which cooperates with a transmission member such that the primary spring is relaxed with movement of the control element into a first actuating position and such that the primary spring is tensioned with movement of a control element into the second actuating position.	08-20-2015
20150266397	Adjustment Device - An adjustment device for adjusting seats includes a rotatable drive element, a rotatable output element, a first clamping element freewheel that blocks the output element continuously in different positions in both adjustment directions and that is released by a release element and a second clamping element freewheel that is coupled via the release element to the first clamping element freewheel, blocks the output element continuously in different positions in both adjustment directions and is released by an actuating element. The drive element is pre-tensioned in a middle position via two springs acting in different directions and the two springs pre-tension the actuating element in a middle position.	09-24-2015

Milto Benjamin, Halle/westfalen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130119212	Silent Ratchet and Method for Producing Same - A silent ratchet including at least one clamping element (	05-16-2013

Moshe Benjamin, Midlothian, VA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150095130	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A CUSTOMER SERVICE - The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for providing customer service. The system may include one or more memory devices storing software instructions. The system may also include one or more processors configured to execute the software instructions to receive customer data and location data from a client device. The one or more processors may also execute the software instructions to identify a customer and a merchant based on the received data. The one or more processors may also execute the software instructions to determine an applicable customer service option based on at least the identified merchant and the identified customer, the customer service option including at least an option to activate a credit card secondary benefit, and transmit a notification to the client device, the notification including the customer service option when the identified customer is eligible for the determined customer service option.	04-02-2015
20150206167	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A FINANCIAL DISCOUNT OR REWARD - The disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for providing a discount or reward at the point of sale. In one embodiment a system for providing a discount at the point of sale is disclosed. The system may be configured to receive transaction data relating to one or more purchase transactions and determine discount eligibility of the one or more purchase transactions. The system may also be configured to determine a discount amount based on the determined discount eligibility and the transaction data and apply the discount to the one or more purchase transactions. Further, the system may also be configured to display the applied discount to the user.	07-23-2015

Nigel Benjamin, Plymouth GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100129474	AGRICULTURAL TREATMENT - A method for the control of microorganisms, fungi or oomycetes in agriculture, said method comprising applying to plants or to the environment thereof, an anti-microbial, anti-fungal or anti-oomycetes effective amount of a combination of: (i) an agriculturally acceptable acidifying agent, and (ii) an agriculturally acceptable source of nitrite ions or a nitrate precursor thereof, wherein the combination of (i) and (ii) acts as a source of nitric oxide. Systems and compositions for use in this method are also described and claimed.	05-27-2010

Nigel Benjamin, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080226751	PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING NITRATE SOURCE AND AN ACIDIFYING AGENT FOR TREATING SKIN ISCHAEMIA - The use of acidified nitrate as an agent to produce local production of nitrate oxide at the skin surface is described in the treatment of peripheral ischaemia and associated conditions. The dosage form may be in any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier means and comprises an acidifying agent adapted to reduce the pH at the environment. A barrier consisting of a membrane allows diffusions of the nitrate ions while preventing direct contact of the skin and acidifying agent. Amongst the many potential applications for the invention is the management of chronic skin wounds, peripheral ischaemia conditions such as Raynaud's phenomenon. Compositions and methods of use for these applications are described.	09-18-2008
20090036491	Transdermal pharmaceutical delivery compositions - A pharmaceutically delivery system and method of use therefor are described comprising a pharmaceutically active agent and acidified nitrite as an agent to produce local production of nitric oxide at the skin surface. The dosage form may be in any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier means and comprises an acidifying agent adapted to reduce the pH at the environment. In one embodiment, a barrier consisting of a membrane allows diffusions of the anaesthetic and nitrite ions while preventing direct contact of the skin and acidifying agent.	02-05-2009
20100015253	Treatment of nail infections with no - Nitrogen oxide generating compositions are useful in the treatment of subungual infections, as NO has surprisingly been found to be able to penetrate the nail to exert an anti-fungal effect.	01-21-2010
20120183595	Transdermal Pharmaceutical Delivery Composition - A pharmaceutically delivery system is described comprising a pharmaceutically active agent and acidified nitrite as an agent to produce local production of nitric oxide at the skin surface. The dosage form may be in any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier means and comprises an acidifying agent adapted to reduce the pH at the environment. In one embodiment, a barrier consisting of a membrane allows diffusions of the anaesthetic and nitrite ions while preventing direct contact of the skin and acidifying agent.	07-19-2012
20140187481	Transdermal Pharmaceutical Delivery Composition - A pharmaceutically delivery system is described comprising a pharmaceutically active agent and acidified nitrite as an agent to produce local production of nitric oxide at the skin surface. The dosage form may be in any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier means and comprises an acidifying agent adapted to reduce the pH at the environment. In one embodiment, a barrier consisting of a membrane allows diffusions of the anaesthetic and nitrite ions while preventing direct contact of the skin and acidifying agent.	07-03-2014

Ralph Benjamin, Bristol GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110022325	Methods and Apparatus for Measuring the Contents of a Search Volume - A method of measuring the contents of a search volume. The method includes: energising one or more transmitters so as to transmit electromagnetic wave energy into the search volume; detecting the effect of the search volume on the passage of the electromagnetic wave energy by recording two or more signals, each signal being associated with a different propagation path (typically either a monostatic or bistatic path) within the search volume; aligning the signals in order to generate two or more aligned signals which are synthetically focused on a desired voxel in the search volume, each aligned signal being associated with a different propagation path (typically either a monostatic or bistatic path) within the search volume; calculating a quality factor by processing the aligned signals to generate two or more data values, and processing the data values to generate a quality factor, the quality factor being indicative of a degree of coherence in the aligned signals; summing the aligned signals to generate a summed signal; and processing the summed signal to generate an output which is indicative of the internal structure of the search volume at the location of the desired voxel, the output varying in accordance with the quality factor.	01-27-2011

Roberts Benjamin, White Rock CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110221677	3-Axis Trackball - An input device is disclosed. The input device can provide a control signal to a host system. The input device can include a ball and one or more sensor assemblies configured to sense the position of the ball. The input device can sense movement both in the X-Y motion of the ball, and the spin of the ball. Different control signals may be sent to a host system based upon the X-Y motion and the spin of the ball.	09-15-2011

Samuel R. Benjamin, Bangalore IN

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130290921	SWAPPING PORTS TO CHANGE THE TIMING WINDOW OVERLAP OF ADJACENT NETS - In an embodiment, a list of ports and a physical location of the ports specified in a circuit design is created. Physically adjacent port pairs are determined within the list of the ports that are physically adjacent. For each respective physically adjacent port pair, the following elements are performed: calculating a timing window overlap for a current port and a next port in the respective physically adjacent port pair, computing a timing window overlap for the current port and each following port that is within a predetermined physical distance, and if the timing window overlap between the respective physically adjacent port pair is not smaller than the timing window overlap for the current port and each following port, swapping a physical location of the adjacent port with a physical location of the following port that has a smallest timing window overlap with the current port.	10-31-2013

Schmitt Benjamin, Tokyo JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130251270	Robust Image Based Edge Detection - The invention relates to a method for detecting an edge of an object in a two dimensional image resulting from rendering a three dimensional object in a three dimensional computer graphic the method detects the edge of the object by means of the Angles of the PS	09-26-2013

Schulz Benjamin, Buxheim DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150375772	STEERING SYSTEM - An electric steering system includes a steering wheel and a first housing in which a steering shaft is arranged and rotatably mounted to a motor vehicle. A locking device is provided to lock the steering shaft at conclusion of a rotation as limitation of a steering angle input. The locking device includes a second housing which is connected in fixed rotative engagement with the first housing, and a locking bar configured for engagement in the steering shaft and arranged in the second housing such as to impact the steering shaft, when the steering shaft moves in relation to the second housing in the event of a crash, and to deform the first housing.	12-31-2015

Sebastien Benjamin, Leognan FR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090091296	BATTERY WITH CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MANAGEMENT - A method to manage charge and/or discharge of a rechargeable battery comprising at least one electrochemical cell having predetermined maximum continuous charge current (IMR_C) and/or discharge current (IMD_C) allowed, the method comprising the steps of:	04-09-2009
20090189568	ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR A BATTERY - An electronic system for a battery designed to supply electrical power to an application, such as in an aircraft, that includes a main power supply, comprises a charging circuit (	07-30-2009
20110307202	SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF A BATTERY - The invention is a monitoring system for a battery having a plurality of accumulators. The system comprises means for measuring the voltage on the terminals of each accumulator, means for measuring the temperature of the battery, means for measuring the current flowing through the battery, means for calculating a voltage difference between a maximum voltage measured on the terminals of one of the accumulators and a minimum voltage measured on the terminals of one of the accumulators, means for comparing the voltage difference with at least one threshold value depending on the measured temperature and current, and means reporting an error if the voltage difference is greater than or equal to said at least one threshold value.	12-15-2011
20130229154	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF CHARGE OF A LITHIUM ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING A LITHIUM PHOSPHATE TYPE POSITIVE ELECTRODE - A method and system are provided for estimating state of charge of a cell having a positive electrode, for example of a lithium phosphate type, the charge profile of which includes a range of state of charge between about 30 and about 90% in which variation of voltage is 10 times less rapid than for a state of charge higher than 90%. Determination of state of charge for a state of charge greater than 90% is based on either the use of a calibration relationship between cell voltage and state of charge when a current is passing through the cell that is less than a predetermined threshold value and its voltage has stabilized, or on the use of coulometry the result of which is corrected taking into account the accuracy of the current sensor.	09-05-2013

Seldon David Benjamin, Spring, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20160116660	DOUBLE CLAD LIGHT DIFFUSING FIBER, CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND ILLUMINAIRE - The present invention is directed to an optical fiber that includes a glass core region that has nano-sized structures configured to scatter light propagating in the glass core region. The glass core region has an average refractive index n	04-28-2016

Sheila B. Benjamin, Philadelphia, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150245725	MULTIPORPOSE TOOL FOR DRESSING ASSISTANCE AND METHODS OF USE - A multipurpose personal use tool is provided, which is useful in manipulating fastening mechanisms, having a manually operated cinching loop assembly and a handle. The tool may be used by persons with restricted movement for dressing and other daily functions.	09-03-2015

Stuart Joseph Benjamin, Candler, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150075352	Magnetic guitar pick ring and material for use therewith - An improved apparatus for retaining a guitar pick is provided, which includes a ring with a magnetic component being attached, by a chain for example, to a guitar pick also including a magnetic component. The apparatus allows a performer to release or drop the guitar pick, either intentionally or unintentionally, and have the guitar pick be maintained in the performer's hand by its attraction to the magnetic component of the ring. The guitar pick may be made from a magnetic material, including for example stainless steel or a magnetic plastic.	03-19-2015

Thomas Harry Benjamin, Cedar Park, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20150180656	Using key material protocol services transparently - An application that consumes key management information (e.g., keys and certificates) through a conventional keystore API is configured to recognize a new keystore type. In addition, the services of that API are pointed to a management server component associated with a key management protocol (e.g., KMIP), and a client component of the key management protocol is instantiated as a “semi-remote” keystore in association with the application. Once configured to use the new keystore type, the consuming application uses the keystore API in a conventional manner, but calls to the new keystore type are directed to the KMIP client. The client intercepts these calls and then interacts with the KMIP server on behalf of the consuming application, and without the application being aware of the interaction over the KMIP client-server API. This approach enables the consuming application to take advantage of the full benefits provided by the key management protocol transparently.	06-25-2015

Tien Ming Benjamin, Singapore SG

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090122769	NETWORK NODE - A technology is disclosed for efficiently and effectively conveying location and mobility related information about a mobile node to the network in order to facilitate Location and mobility related functions and services. According to this technology, in order to detect location and mobility (for example, movement velocity) of the mobile node, dissemination of information including the identification information of the mobile node and the count metric indicating the distance to the mobile node is performed among adjacent network nodes. The network node, upon receiving this message, stores the information in the message, and generates a new count metric by decreasing the count metric. The network node then sends the message including the identification information of the mobile node and this newly generated count metric to the other network nodes. For example the network node determines the priority of resource reservation for each mobile node based on the count metric of each mobile node.	05-14-2009
20090135759	RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND NETWORK SIDE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A technology is disclosed for achieving fast and reliable handover. According to this technology, in the network composition where a network coverage area of the cellular base station	05-28-2009

Yves Benjamin, Hayange Marspich FR

Zachariah Benjamin, Bardon AU

Patent application number	Description	Published
20130220074	UNDULATORY STRUCTURES - An undulatory structure and methods for the fabrication and use thereof. The undulatory structure includes a buckled sheet and one or more work input elements for deforming the buckled sheet in an undulating manner wherein each point in a series of points on a sinuously-shaped profile of the buckled sheet travels at least partially along a figure eight-shaped path. The undulatory structure can be adapted for use as a solid-state transducer wherein the buckled sheet provides mechanical advantage without appreciable opposition from elastic restoring forces, thereby achieving improved force, displacement and efficiency characteristics.	08-29-2013