Patents Assigned to Empire Technology Development LLC
  • Wireless network handover
    Patent number: 10039044
    Abstract: A method performed under control of a receiver device may include receiving, from a sender device, connection information regarding a first apparatus that is connected to the sender device via a machine-to-machine network between the sender device and the receiver device; and connecting to the first apparatus based at least in part on the received connection information after the sender device is disconnected from the first apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Hyun Oh Oh
  • Information rendering scheme
    Patent number: 10038553
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for implementing an information rendering scheme. In some examples, a method performed under control of an end device may include obtaining a decryption key; decrypting encrypted information based on the obtained decryption key; and rendering the decrypted information stored in a video random access memory (VRAM) that is operatively connected to a graphic processing unit (GPU) of the end device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Shuichi Kurabayashi
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20180207858
    Abstract: The present technology provides a three-dimensional (3D) printing system for forming 3D objects. The system includes a base plate, a first nozzle, a second nozzle, and a curing agent. The first nozzle can be configured to form a base layer of an object on the base plate and to form a contour of a second layer of the object on the base layer with a first material. The contour defines a volume within the second layer. The second nozzle can be configured to at least partially fill the volume within the second layer with a second material. The contour of the second layer and the second material form the second layer. The curing agent can be configured to solidify the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Noam HADAS
  • Systems and methods for time changing dynamic security code
    Patent number: 10032014
    Abstract: The present technology provides dynamic security code systems and method for their creation and use. The systems include a base layer including a first pattern and a sublimating compound layer including a plurality of materials selectively covering the base layer. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of materials is configured to sublimate at respective sublimation rates. The system further includes a shielding layer configured to shield the base layer and the sublimating compound layer to form a security code. The shielding layer can be configured to control a diffusion rate of the plurality of materials through the shielding layer such that the security code is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventors: Mandar Shirish Dixit, Mona Sharma, Himanshu Mishra
  • Dynamic carrier assignment of carrier aggregation in an LTE-Advanced system
    Patent number: 10033492
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a scheme of dynamic activation and release of carrier aggregation in an LTE-Advanced system are provided. When transmission need of an LTE-Advanced user is large and the user is within coverage of at least one secondary component carrier, carrier aggregation is activated while a certain amount of resource of each component carrier is preserved to support carrier aggregation. This avoids unnecessary activation and waste due to signaling cost. When the primary component carrier of an LTE-Advanced user has sufficient resource to satisfy transmission need of the user or when the user is not within coverage of at least one secondary component carrier, carrier aggregation is released. This minimizes complex measurement and cost of controlling signals due to multi-carrier scheduling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Anpeng Huang
  • Recyclable thermoplastic packaging
    Patent number: 10028396
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses disclosed herein relate to a recyclable thermoplastic unit that includes a casing body composed of a first thermoplastic having a first melting point. The casing body also includes a first locking mechanism that is configured to mate with a second locking mechanism of a sacrifice layer. The sacrifice layer is composed of a second thermoplastic and includes the second locking mechanism. The sacrifice layer has a melting point that is greater than the melting point of the casing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Aya Seike
  • Quality control of dairy products using chromatic profiles
    Patent number: 10024833
    Abstract: A method for the quality control of dairy products is disclosed. The method includes scanning the surface of a dairy product test sample using a chromatic scanner system to generate a spectral pattern of reflected light intensities, which pattern is unique to the test sample. The spectral pattern from the test sample is compared with spectral patterns from one or more reference dairy products to provide an indication of test sample identify, quality and/or nutritional content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Yansong Gu
  • Full duplex radio communication
    Patent number: 10027466
    Abstract: A method performed under control of a first device capable of full duplex radio communications may include receiving a first part of a first data from a second device capable of the full duplex radio communications; determining that the second device has transmitted the first data to the first device, based, at least in part, on the received first part of the first data; and transmitting a second data to the second device, while receiving a second part of the first data from the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Hyoung-Gon Lee
  • Simple diffraction gratings for product identification
    Patent number: 10026030
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying information related to an object. A radiation emitter is configured to direct radiation toward an object, the object including one or more diffraction gratings including encoded information related to the object. A detector is configured to receive modified radiation from the one or more diffraction gratings on the object and transfer the received modified radiation to a processing device operably connected to the detector. The processing device is configured to process the modified radiation and decode the information related to the object encoded in the one or more diffraction gratings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Sung-Wei Chen, Christopher J. Rothfuss
  • Photo-activated hydrophilic coatings and methods for their preparation and use
    Patent number: 10023758
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are coating compositions and methods of making and using the same. The coating composition includes a first polymer having at least one positively charged group; a second polymer having at least one negatively charged group; and at least one protecting group contacting the positively charged group of the first polymer, the negatively charged group of the second polymer, or both. The protecting group is configured to be removed by photocleavage to form a salt bridge between the positively and negatively charged groups. The coating composition may be hydrophilic when the salt bridge is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Buker Nicolas
  • DIVERTICULUM INVERTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180193050
    Abstract: Minimally invasive endoscopic and laparoscopic devices and methods for inverting and closing a diverticulum. Devices can include a closing component such as a loop, a clip, or a suture that can allow the diverticulum to be removed or to slough off after necrosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Daniel HAWKINS, John ADAMS
  • Estimation of missed information
    Patent number: 10021211
    Abstract: A method performed under control of a cloud system including a first proxy terminal may include connecting the first proxy terminal with a first end device, receiving, from the first end device, a first information regarding the first end device, and estimating a second information regarding the first end device based at least in part on the first information regarding the first end device. The estimating is performed when the first end device is disconnected from the first proxy terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Haruto Hirose
  • Composition of hydrophilic painted surface
    Patent number: 10017651
    Abstract: Paint configured to provide a hydrophilic paint surface comprising a paint base and a texture imprinting additive (TIA) that provides sacrificial particles upon drying of the paint. Loss of the sacrificial particles increases roughness and reduces the contact angle with water, providing a hydrophilic surface that is wettable and hence self-cleaning. Also described are specific types of TIA, methods of making the paint, methods of making a hydrophilic surface, and kits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Yansong Gu
  • Suppression of real features in see-through display
    Patent number: 10013809
    Abstract: Technologies are described for display of a merged image on a display. A processor may receive first data that relates to a first image of a real object and second data that relates to a second image of a virtual object. The second image, if displayed, may overlap, in an overlap region, at least part of the first image if the first image were displayed. The processor may identify an overlap part in the first data that corresponds to the overlap region, clip the overlap part from the first data to produce clipped data, and blur the clipped data to produce blurred data. The processor may subtract the clipped data from the blurred data to produce an additive blur component, add the additive blur component to the second data to produce merged data, and generate the merged image to be displayed on the display based on the merged data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Ezekiel Kruglick
  • Graphene nanoribbons as semiconductors for organic thin film transistors
    Patent number: 10014475
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are graphene nanoribbons, controllable and reproducible methods of synthesizing graphene nanoribbons, and uses thereof. Transistors containing graphene nanoribbons are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Josef Peter Klein
  • Evaporation-condensation systems and methods for their manufacture and use
    Patent number: 10010811
    Abstract: An evaporation-condensation system and methods of manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. The system may include a condensation surface having one or more wipers and a gas diffusion apparatus. The one or more wipers may be configured to move over the condensation surface to displace one or more of fouling material and condensed material that may be present on the condensation surface. The gas diffusion apparatus may include one or more anti-gas blades positioned substantially parallel to the condensation surface and one or more gas storage areas. The gas diffusion apparatus may be configured to guide an amount of vapor molecules towards the condensation surface and promote condensation of the vapor molecules by rotating the one or more anti-gas blades around a central axis and displacing an amount of non-condensable gas into the one or more gas storage areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Hao Wang
  • Transcoding detection and adjustment of content for optimal display
    Patent number: 10015559
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for detecting transcoding and adjusting visual content for optimal display on user devices. A content provider may transmit a sample of a visual content to a user device over a service provider network, and may monitor the quality of the sample that the user device receives. The service provider may apply transcoding to the sample during the transmission causing the quality of the sample to be degraded. The content provider may receive a sample as rendered from the user device and may compare the sample as rendered to the visual content to identify a transcoding applied by the service provider network. The content provider may the transcoding to the visual content and may transmit visual content that is transcoded for optimal display over the service provider network to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Ezekiel Kruglick
  • Methods and systems for making a three-dimensional object
    Patent number: 10005235
    Abstract: Methods for making a three dimensional object are disclosed. The method includes positioning a nozzle of an additive manufacturing device within a support matrix, extruding a feed material through the nozzle and into the support matrix, and moving the nozzle in a three-dimensional pattern within the support matrix, while depositing the feed material, thereby forming the three-dimensional object within the support matrix. Systems for making the three-dimensional object in accordance with the methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin William Millar
  • Precoding data based on forwarded channel condition information
    Patent number: 10009824
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed for forwarding channel condition information for a wireless communication channel and precoding data to be transmitted over the wireless communication channel based on the forwarded channel condition information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Ezekiel Kruglick
  • User interface selection based on user context
    Patent number: 10007335
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described to provide alternate user interfaces based on user context. In some examples, a user interface system may measure a user characteristic associated with a particular user interface type. The user interface system may then determine whether the measured user characteristic is suitable for use as a user interface input, for example by comparison with a baseline user characteristic. Upon determination that the measured user characteristic is suitable, the user interface system may use the measured user characteristic for user interface purposes. On the other hand, upon determination that the measured user characteristic is not suitable, the user interface system may use a different user interface type to attempt to receive user inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC
    Inventor: Hyoung-Gon Lee