Daniel J Benson

US Patent:

6871395, Mar 29, 2005

Filed:

Sep 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/965160

Inventors:

Irving S. Scher - Berkeley CA, US
Daniel Conrad Benson - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Technology-To-Business Center, LLC. - Berkeley CA

International Classification:

H05K003/34

US Classification:

29840, 29831, 29832, 29839, 29842, 29846

Abstract:

The present invention provides methods for connecting electrically conductive elastomer to electronics that reduce cost and time for manufacturing a tactile sensor that includes an electrically conductive elastomer such as a conductive foam. The methods provide a good connection between the electrically conductive elastomer and the electrodes connected to the electronics, which provide for repeatable measurements. The methods can be used for all cases of electrically conductive elastomers and elastomers made to be conductive with the addition of conductive particles (such as carbon, silver, nickel, gold, etc. ) including thermoplastic and some thermosetting elastomers.

US Patent:

6888537, May 3, 2005

Filed:

Feb 13, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/075075

Inventors:

Daniel Conrad Benson - Berkeley CA, US
Irving S. Scher - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Technology-To-Business Center, LLC - Berkeley CA

International Classification:

G09G005/00

US Classification:

345173, 345168, 345179, 345156

Abstract:

A configurable operator panel that uses a tactile sensor with electrically conductive elastomer and appropriate electronics is disclosed herein. The device relies on a robust and inexpensive tactile sensor that senses the touch position (and may or may not sense touch pressure as well). The physical interface is easily configurable along with the electronics, which execute the desired function based on touch location and pressure. The configurable operator panel is designed to communicate with most industrial automation equipment, including but not limited to, motion control equipment, programmable logic controllers (PLC), personal computers, and can be made to control other types of machines requiring external analog or digital input.

US Patent:

7066376, Jun 27, 2006

Filed:

Nov 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/714262

Inventors:

Irving S. Scher - Berkeley CA, US
Daniel Conrad Benson - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Technology-To-Business Center LLLC. - Berkeley CA

International Classification:

B23K 31/02

US Classification:

228175, 2281231, 29840, 29832, 29839, 1562722

Abstract:

The present invention provides methods for connecting electrically conductive elastomer to electronics that reduce cost and time for manufacturing a tactile sensor that includes an electrically conductive elastomer such as a conductive foam. The methods provide a good connection between the electrically conductive elastomer and the electrodes connected to the electronics, which provide for repeatable measurements. The methods can be used for all cases of electrically conductive elastomers and elastomers made to be conductive with the addition of conductive particles (such as carbon, silver, nickel, gold, etc. ) including thermoplastic and some thermosetting elastomers.

US Patent:

7177714, Feb 13, 2007

Filed:

Mar 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/083807

Inventors:

Mark Mathieu Theodorus Giebels - Berkeley CA, US
Daniel Conrad Benson - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Technology-to-Business Center, LLC - Berkeley CA

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

700 99

Abstract:

A method of analyzing a manufacturing system. The manufacturing system includes a plurality of manufacturing resources. A set of orders is currently appointed for processing by the manufacturing system. Each order of the set of orders requires performance of at least one task. Each task is to be performed by at least a respective one of the manufacturing resources. The method includes determining stochastic parameters for each task of the plurality of tasks. The method also includes calculating a loading profile for at least one of the manufacturing resources that is allocated to at least one of the plurality of tasks. The loading profile function is a function of time and represents a probability that the manufacturing resource is occupied at a given time. The calculation is based at least in part on the stochastic parameters of the tasks.

US Patent:

7440811, Oct 21, 2008

Filed:

Mar 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/083825

Inventors:

Mark Mathieu Theodorus Giebels - Berkeley CA, US
Daniel Conrad Benson - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Munich

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

700100, 700 93, 700102

Abstract:

A method of analyzing a manufacturing system. The manufacturing system includes a plurality of manufacturing resources. A set of orders is currently appointed for processing by the manufacturing system. Each order of the set of orders requires performance of at least one task. Each task is to be performed by at least a respective one of the manufacturing resources. The method includes determining stochastic parameters for each task of the plurality of tasks. The method also includes calculating a stochastic waiting time for at least one selected task of the plurality of tasks. The calculation is based at least in part on the stochastic parameters of the tasks.

US Patent:

7505817, Mar 17, 2009

Filed:

Mar 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/809155

Inventors:

Richard Gary McDaniel - Oakland CA, US
Daniel Conrad Benson - Seattle WA, US
Steven Michael Schofield - Berkeley CA, US
Frank Dittrich Schiller - Erlangen, DE

Assignee:

Siemens Technology-to-Business Center, LLC - Berkeley CA

International Classification:

G05B 11/01
G05B 15/00
G05B 19/42
G06F 9/44

US Classification:

700 18, 700 17, 700 83, 700 86, 717106, 717107, 717108, 717109

Abstract:

A system for programming automation by demonstration where a control program may be created or modified through the process of demonstrating desired behavior using graphical representations (or widgets) of physical, programming, and user interface elements. Widgets have state, or properties, and may also have inherent events associated with them or indirect events that are generated through the demonstration process. The general process of demonstration consists of providing several individual example behaviors. Complete behavior, and thus the resultant code, is generated through inferencing from a number of individual example behaviors. The process of programming automation by demonstration reduces the complexity of the programming task and thereby greatly simplifies the workload of the control programmer, allowing the programmer to concentrate more on the specific automation application at hand rather than on the particulars of the programming language or tools. The invention may be applied to a wide range of automation applications, from home and building automation to industrial automation, and may be practiced by novice and expert-level users.

US Patent:

8004539, Aug 23, 2011

Filed:

Apr 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/111293

Inventors:

Richard McDaniel - Oakland CA, US
Daniel Benson - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - München

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345619, 345650, 345661, 345676

Abstract:

Systems, methods and computer program code for improved graphical parameter definition may comprise, (i) receiving, by a graphical editing tool, a command associated with a graphical editing operation directed to performing a transformation to a graphical object, wherein the transformation is associated with changing a value of a first parameter of the graphical object, (ii) displaying, by the graphical editing tool, a transformation object associated with the transformation, wherein the transformation object comprises a second parameter comprising a value associated with the transformation, and wherein the value of the first parameter of the graphical object is related to the value of the second parameter, (iii) receiving, by the graphical editing tool, an indication associated with defining the transformation object as a new parameter of the graphical object, and (iv) defining, by the graphical editing tool, the transformation object as the new parameter of the graphical object.

US Patent:

8510666, Aug 13, 2013

Filed:

Nov 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/602528

Inventors:

Stuart Goose - Berkeley CA, US
Ingo Meyer - Eicklingen, DE
Daniel Conrad Benson - Lake Forest Park WA, US

Assignee:

Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG - Munich

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
G06F 3/00
H04W 4/00

US Classification:

715764, 715810, 715762, 370328

Abstract:

Some embodiments provide a touch-sensitive device to receive a bias and to generate touch location information based on the bias, an element to secure a printed medium in contact with the touch sensitive device, the printed medium to depict a plurality of telephone interface controls, a memory to store a telephone interface layout associating one or more of the telephone interface controls with a respective touch location and a respective action, and a processor to receive touch location information from the touch-sensitive device, to determine a telephone interface control based on the touch location information and on the telephone interface layout, to determine an action based on the telephone interface control and on the telephone interface layout, and to perform the determined action.