Patents Examined by M. Tran
  • Patent number: 11907371
    Abstract: A method for detecting a microarchitectural attack on a trusted execution environment (TEE) and/or a violation of an expected execution flow of an application running in the TEE includes implementing a counting thread. An eviction set is loaded in a transaction. The eviction set corresponds to a cache set used by an operation of the application such that a transactional abort is received upon the operation being executed. A value of the counting thread is read upon receiving the transactional abort. These steps are repeated for a next operation of the application running in the TEE and an execution time is measured for the operation based on a difference between the values of the counting thread. The measured execution time for the operation is compared with an expected execution time to detect one or more variations that indicate the microarchitectural attack and/or the violation of the expected execution flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Samira Briongos
  • Patent number: 11902262
    Abstract: A computerized system for encryption and transmission of digital information comprising: a set of non-transitory computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, preform the steps of: receiving a data set from an instance of a sender browser running on a sender computer device, verifying that a recipient is a subscriber and if the recipient is a subscriber, generating a sender key, encrypting a portion of the data set with the sender key, generating a key pair having a first key and a second key, encrypting the sender key with the first key, encrypting the second key with a master key, and, generating a hyperlink to the portion of the data set that is encrypted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Virtual Connect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Hathaway, David Setzer
  • Patent number: 11891276
    Abstract: A safety device for an elevator system, and an elevator system. The elevator system includes a guide rope arranged in a hoistway to be used as a guide rail and a running device running along the guide rope, and the safety device includes a body which is connected to the running device, and a first component and a second component which are provided on the body and define a passage for the guide rope to pass through freely when the running device is in normal operation, the first and second components are configured for clamping the guide rope in the passage when a running speed of the running device exceeds a threshold, to restrict the speed of the running device or stop the running device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Fujun Yang
  • Patent number: 11891289
    Abstract: There is huge demand for automation in manufacturing, logistics, postal, distribution centers, ecommerce, retail. Typical scissor lift designs can carry large payload but are larger in size. There is a need for a compact fork with more payload carrying capacity. The dual side actuated scissor fork type lift unit is provided. The dual side actuated scissor fork type lift unit includes a top plate, a bottom plate, one or more linear motion (LM) blocks mounted on one or more linear guides, one or more mounting blocks mounted on the one or more LM blocks, and slot on a first end of at least one actuation link is connected to the bottom plate through a pin. The one or more LM blocks is free to slide on the one or more linear guides. The one or more mounting blocks moves along with a motion of the one or more LM blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Venkatesh Prasad Bangalore Srinivas, Sreehari Kumar Bhogineni
  • Patent number: 11891277
    Abstract: An elevator system includes at least one car and at least one counterweight. At least two support means having different physical properties are arranged between the at least one car and the at least one counterweight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Florian Dold, Andreas Egger, Marcus Junig, Daniel Meierhans, Philipp Müller, Adrian Steiner, Volker Zapf
  • Patent number: 11891288
    Abstract: Sensors having a deformable layer and an outer cover layer and robots incorporating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sensor includes an inflatable diaphragm operable to be disposed on a member, wherein the inflatable diaphragm includes a port. The sensor further includes an outer cover layer disposed around the inflatable diaphragm, wherein the outer cover layer is fabricated from a material having a strength of greater than or equal to 35 cN/dtex, and a pressure sensor fluidly coupled to the port and operable to detect a pressure within the inflatable diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Alexander Alspach, Andrew M. Beaulieu, Aimee S. Goncalves
  • Patent number: 11895126
    Abstract: An information technology (IT) and security operations application is described that enables cross-tenant analyses of data to derive insights that can be used to provide actionable information across the application including, for example, action recommendations, threat confidence scores, and other incident data enrichments. The generation and presentation of such information to users of an IT and security operations application can enable analyst teams to more efficiently and accurately respond to various types of incidents in IT environments, thereby improving the overall operation and security of the IT environments. Furthermore, because of the shared use of an IT and security operations application concurrently by any number of separate tenants, such cross-tenant analyses can be performed in near real-time and on an ongoing basis to deliver relevant insights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Sourabh Satish, Robert John Truesdell
  • Patent number: 11891275
    Abstract: A brake device for braking a traveling body movable along a guide rail in a movement direction includes a holder mounting a brake element that has a brake surface directed toward the guide rail, the brake element being movable relative to the holder between a free-running position and a braking position. A pretensioning element is activated to exert a force that moves the brake element toward the braking position. A release element holds the pretensioning element in a holding state and is activated into a released state to reconfigure the pretensioning element from a deactivated configuration into the activated configuration. A pressing element in an actuated state generates a force on the brake element in a direction toward the guide rail to enable a reset of the brake device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Michael Geisshüsler, Faruk Osmanbasic, Adrian Steiner, Julian Stähli, Heinz Widmer, Volker Zapf
  • Patent number: 11891274
    Abstract: A method and a catching device are used to catch a traveling body in an elevator system wherein traveling body is movable along a rail. The catching device includes a first braking element, a second braking element, a first guide element, a second guide element and an actuating element. The first braking element and the second braking element are brought into contact with the rail for braking. A first linear bearing is formed between the first braking element and the first guide element and a second linear bearing is formed between the second braking element and the second guide element. Both guide elements are moved between a rest position and a braking initial position, the actuating element moving the two guide elements from the rest position into the braking initial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Michael Geisshüsler, Astrid Sonnenmoser, Faruk Osmanbasic, Adrian Steiner, Christian Studer, Julian Stähli, Volker Zapf, Urs Camenzind
  • Patent number: 11884510
    Abstract: A drive system for an elevator installation includes a drive and a drive suspension for fastening the drive to a support element of the elevator installation. The drive suspension includes a rotary joint for tiltably mounting the drive on the support element and an adjustment device for setting a tilt of the drive about the rotary joint. The support element can be a guide rail wherein the drive system is arranged in an upper end region of the elevator installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Alessandro D Apice, Luciano Guarnuto, Romeo Lo Jacono, Urs Polin, Dominik Schmitt, Eric Wang
  • Patent number: 11885728
    Abstract: A measurement system includes a vessel for containing a fluid and at least one solid material and a probe assembly for disposing partially into the fluid within the vessel. The probe assembly includes a hollow tube having an open lower longitudinal end and at least one pressure sensor within the hollow tube, the at least one pressure sensor configured to measure pressures of the fluid within the hollow tube at at least two different elevations. A method of measuring a mass of suspended solids within a fluid, the method includes receiving pressure measurements representing two different elevations of the fluid within a hollow tube and substantially free of the suspended solids and based at least partially on the received pressure measurements, determining a mass of the suspended solids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory G. Galbreth, Ammon N. Williams
  • Patent number: 11886588
    Abstract: An intrusion point identification device includes: a threat information collector that collects and stores threat information including identification information identifying a moving body, route information indicating a route through which the threat has intruded into the moving body, and discovery information indicating a discovery date of an attack; a vehicle log collector that collects logs, extracts, from the logs, histories of points that indicate locations of one or more moving bodies within a predetermined period, and stores the histories of the points as history information, the logs indicating points that indicate locations of the one or more moving bodies, the predetermined period being set based on the discovery information; an intrusion point identification unit that identifies an intrusion point of the threat from a first attack source through a first route among the points indicated in the history information; and an intrusion point notifier that outputs the intrusion point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Ryo Hirano, Takeshi Kishikawa
  • Patent number: 11884514
    Abstract: A method and device for safety braking an elevator having an upright guide rail wherein the device includes a housing having braking elements on both sides of and being movable along the guide rail, a safety restraint on both sides between the housing and the braking elements, and a clampable and lockable actuating device that unlocks and unclamps in response to a triggering event and brings the braking elements into braking engagement with the guide rail. The actuating device, when unclamped, develops a feed force and movement transverse to the guide rail longitudinal axis engaging the braking elements with the guide rail from a laterally distanced initial position, wherein the braking elements are entrained by frictional contact on the guide rail and enter the safety restraint, and wherein the actuating device is moved back into the initial position, clamped and locked by the braking elements located in the safety restraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: INVENTIO AG
    Inventors: Hans Blochle, Adrian Steiner, Daniel Meierhans, Julian Stahli
  • Patent number: 11884515
    Abstract: A clamping device and an elevator system. The clamping device includes: a base having a limiting space and an opening communicating with the limiting space; and a clamping arm assembly, which is arranged at the opening of the base and forms a gap with the opening in a stationary state, the gap being smaller than a size of a clamped part; in which the clamp arm assembly has a first damping force that allows the clamped part to enter the limiting space via the opening, and has a second damping force that allows the clamped part to exit the limiting space via the opening; and the second damping force is greater than the first damping force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Qirui Wang, Zhenyan Tong, Ruili Zhang
  • Patent number: 11886598
    Abstract: A method of cyber risk assessment includes receiving request for a quantitative cyber risk assessment from an entity associated with a domain name. Entity information is non-intrusively gathered from a plurality of data sources about the entity based on the domain name. A digital footprint of the entity is discovered based the associated domain name using non-intrusive information gathering. At least one characteristic of the entity is classified to determine an entity classification and at least one entity risk quantification parameter. At least one control item is fetched from the knowledge database. An entity technical finding is determined based on the fetched at least one control item and based on the discovered digital footprint. At least one industry-related quantification parameter is fetched based on the entity technical finding and based on the entity classification. A quantitative risk value is calculated from a determination of loss frequency and loss magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: NormShield, Inc.
    Inventors: Candan Bolukbas, Robert Maley, Ferhat Dikbiyik
  • Patent number: 11878898
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle elevator for lifting a vehicle and a method for lifting a vehicle. The vehicle elevator includes a carrier configured for lifting the vehicle. The carrier includes a first and a second carrier part each extending in a longitudinal direction and each having a longitudinal central axis and a lifting mechanism configured for raising and lowering the carrier. The lifting mechanism includes a lifting drive with at least one lifting cylinder configured for raising the first and/or second carrier part. The at least one lifting cylinder is mounted at a mounting distance from the longitudinal central axis of the respective carrier part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Stertil B.V.
    Inventor: Jurjen Jan de Jong
  • Patent number: 11879796
    Abstract: A force torque sensor device includes a sensor chip that detects a displacement in a predetermined axis direction, a strain body that transmits an applied force to the sensor chip, and an adhesive that bonds the sensor chip to the strain body. The Young's modulus of the adhesive is greater than or equal to 130 MPa and less than or equal to 1.5 GPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventor: Tomohito Taki
  • Patent number: 11882116
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for near field communication authentication sharing techniques is disclosed. The method comprises providing user credentials to access an application on a first device; sending a request to share the authentication with a second device; in response to the request, receiving an authentication code; and transmitting the authentication code to the second device, wherein sharing enables the second device to access the application on the second device without providing user credentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Synchronoss Technologies, Inc
    Inventor: César Augusto Muñoz Quintero
  • Patent number: 11880461
    Abstract: Providing an isolation system that allows analysts to analyze suspicious information in way that aids in preventing harmful information from spreading to other applications and systems on a network. A plurality of virtual containers may be used by analysts to analyze the suspicious information. The analyst may utilize a non-native application to analyze the suspicious information within the virtual container. The non-native application may be used to analyze the suspicious information in an analysis format instead of an original format for which the suspicious information, and any harmful information therein, were intended to be accessed. Additionally, the virtual containers may be accessed through the use of an API that allows an analyst to analyze the suspicious information in the virtual container without transferring information from the virtual container back to the analyst user computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dustin Paul Stocks, Jon Codispoti
  • Patent number: 11873193
    Abstract: Elevator systems include an elevator car configured to travel along an elevator shaft, the elevator car having a car door and a car sill. One or more landings are arranged along the elevator shaft, the landings each having a landing door and a landing sill. An elevator coupling is provided that includes a car door coupling operably coupled to the car door and a landing door coupling operably coupled to the landing door. The car door coupling and the landing door coupling are selectively operable to drive operation of the car door and the landing door simultaneously and a sill gap between the car sill and the landing sill is less than 25 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Wei Wei