Patents Assigned to A&AT LLC
  • Patent number: 12290675
    Abstract: An apparatus for a heart of a patient having a cardiac assist device adapted to be implanted into the patient to assist the heart with pumping blood. The apparatus has a sensor adapted to be implanted into the patient. The sensor in communication with the cardiac assist device and the heart which measures native volume of the heart. The apparatus has a first cardiac assist device and a second cardiac assist device tuned to maximize blood flow to the body of the patient, while resting the heart so the heart may recover function. Alternatively, the sensor monitors the heart based on admittance while the cardiac assist device. Alternatively, the sensor monitors the heart based on impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Cardio Vol, LLC
    Inventors: Marc David Feldman, John Porterfield, Clay Heighten
  • Patent number: 12291118
    Abstract: A system and method for managing residual energy in a charging component is disclosed herein. Managing residual energy includes detecting an electrical parameter of the charging component and the electrically connected battery pack and generating a residual datum. The residual datum is transmitted to a computing device. The computing device identifies a residual element, generates an alert datum, and executes a security measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Herman Wiegman
  • Patent number: 12291136
    Abstract: Described is a passenger seat having a seat member moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position and at least one actuator coupled to at least one portion of the seat member, wherein the at least one actuator is activable without direct contact with a passenger's hand to change a lock state of the seat member, and wherein an unlocked state of the seat member permits movement of the seat member between the stowed position and the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Kristyan Khalil Escobar, Nicolas Chauland, Mark Anil Mathew
  • Patent number: 12294752
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for adjusting quality level during synchronized media content presentation are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Joe Bertolami, Steven Pochapin, Curtis May, Benoît de Boursetty
  • Patent number: 12291220
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vehicular data collection and analysis. The system may include a vehicle and a remote computing system. The vehicle may include a sensor system, a communication system, a controller configured to: receive vehicle data including sensor data that includes an observable condition of the vehicle as sensed with the sensor system, process the vehicle data to produce collected data, store the collected data as stored data in a data storage device of the vehicle, and upload the stored data through a communication network. The remote computing system may include a controller configured to, by a processor: receive the vehicle data, and perform statistical analysis thereof to quantify a change of the observable condition relative to historical data associated with the vehicle and relative to other vehicles within a fleet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Janean Ellen Potter, Erika L Pruski, Rafat F Hattar
  • Patent number: 12290041
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 15210106 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 15210106, to the plants of soybean cultivar 15210106, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 15210106, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 15210106. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 15210106. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 15210106, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 15210106 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Mertec, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Aaron Long
  • Patent number: 12291397
    Abstract: Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose an apparatus. The apparatus comprises a rotary put wall having a plurality of totes. The apparatus further comprises a vertical reciprocating conveyor (VRC) placed within the rotary put wall. The internal vertical reciprocating conveyor (VRC) comprises a plurality of chutes to receive one or more items from a robotic device. The internal vertical reciprocating conveyor (VRC) is further configured to be rotatable with respect to the rotary put wall and to convey the one or more items into one tote of the plurality of totes of the rotary put wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC
    Inventors: Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, Matthew R. Wicks, Darius M. Scott
  • Patent number: 12290736
    Abstract: An input assembly is for an exercise machine. The input assembly has a housing having a keypad window, an insert in the housing, and a keypad in the keypad window, the keypad being sandwiched between the housing and the insert such that a seal is formed there between, the seal being configured to prevent ingress of liquid to the housing via the keypad window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Life Fitness, LLC
    Inventor: Warren A. Rickert
  • Patent number: 12294929
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for rapid user equipment route selection policy rule processing. A method includes determining an applicable routing policy based on user equipment route selection policy (URSP) rules for an established protocol data unit (PDU) session and storing PDU session information with the established uplink PDU session in a cache. The method further includes examining subsequent uplink packets for PDU session information and checking the cache for an established PDU session with matching uplink PDU session information. The method additionally includes routing the subsequent uplink packets to the established PDU session having the matching PDU session information, causing the subsequent uplink packet to be processed in accordance with the applicable routing policy as previously determined based on the URSP rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Schumacher, Marouane Balmakhtar, Serge Manning
  • Patent number: 12291912
    Abstract: A door system includes a header having a guide rail that has a central portion having a notch. A panel hanger is slidably coupled to the header. A door panel has a handle end portion releasably coupled to the panel hanger and a pivot end portion pivotably coupled to the panel hanger. The panel hanger and the door panel slide in unison between a closed position and a fully open position along a longitudinal plane. An interlock plate is positioned to extend upwardly from the door panel, and has a downwardly extending guide slot that slidably receives the guide rail of the header. When the door panel is in the fully open position, the interlock plate is aligned with the notch of the guide rail of the header in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal plane to facilitate a pivoting of the door panel away from the longitudinal plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Allegion Access Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Vinay N. Patel, Thomas M. Kowalczyk, Ronald Laliberte, James Cavanaugh
  • Patent number: 12291134
    Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly includes a pivot structure, a seat and a bushing. The pivot structure has at least one link member that includes a pivot pin extending through an opening in the at least one link member. The pivot pin defines a pivot axis about which the at least one link member pivots. The seat is attached to the pivot structure. The pivot structure and the seat are configured to move between a seating or in-use orientation and a rear access orientation. The bushing is fitted into the opening of the at least one link member with the pivot pin extending through the bushing. The bushing is configured to deflect in response to movement of the link member relative to the pivot pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: Nissan North America, Inc., Adient US LLC
    Inventors: Evan Frank, Steven P. Livesey, Martin Murau
  • Patent number: 12294438
    Abstract: A method for SCell BFR performed by a UE is provided. The method includes: receiving a first SCell BFR configuration corresponding to a first SCell, the first SCell BFR configuration including at least one of a resource list for BFD and a resource list for NBI; detecting a beam failure condition in the first SCell by measuring at least one BFD reference signal; determining a first new candidate beam index for the first SCell based on the first SCell BFR configuration; and transmitting a beam failure recovery request that includes a cell index of the first SCell in which beam failure occurs and the determined first new candidate beam index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Hannibal IP LLC
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Yu, Chia-Hung Wei
  • Patent number: 12290469
    Abstract: A portable system for cold therapy with optional compression therapy is disclosed, including a cooling mechanism, a reservoir, and a control assembly. The cooling mechanism includes a compressor, a condenser, a fan, and a heat exchanger. The compressor has an air inlet connected to the heat exchanger through a first tube. The heat exchanger is connected to the condenser through a second tube. The condenser is connected to an air outlet of the compressor through a third tube. The first tube and the second tube are connected by fluid, and the second tube and the third tube are connected by fluid. The fan has a working surface facing the condenser. The liquid in the reservoir flows into the heat exchanger for cooling and then flows into the body wrap, and the liquid in the body wrap can flow into the heat exchanger or flow back into the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: JKH USA, LLC
    Inventors: Quanqin Dai, Pu Jiang
  • Patent number: 12294204
    Abstract: A stripping tool for cutting the armor sheathing of a cable. The stripping tool includes a cable receiving handle and a saw handle movably mounted to the cable receiving handle. A saw assembly, including at least one saw blade, is supported by the saw handle and moveable relative to the cable receiving handle. The saw assembly configured to simultaneously cut the armor sheathing of the cable in two places.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventor: Juan Alberto Galindo Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 12294390
    Abstract: Systems and methods for encoding and decoding neural network data is provided. A method includes: obtaining an independent neural network with a topology; encoding the independent neural network with the topology such as to obtain a neural network representation (NNR) bitstream; and sending the NNR bitstream to a decoder, wherein the NNR bitstream includes a group of NNR units (GON) that represents the independent neural network with the topology, and the GON includes an NNR model parameter set unit, an NNR layer parameter set unit, an NNR topology unit, an NNR quantization unit, and an NNR compressed data unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Byeongdoo Choi, Wei Wang, Wei Jiang, Stephan Wenger, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 12290473
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating ocular disorders such as blepharitis, meibomitis, and dry eye syndrome. The method includes using an electromechanical device to move a swab relative to the eye to create cyclical movement that impacts debris present at the eyelid margin and effectively removes the debris from the eye to encourage healing and prevent further digression of the health of the eye. The apparatus is an electromechanical device that includes a mechanical drive unit operatively connected to a swab to create a precise relative movement of the swab to the eye to remove debris present therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: BlephEx, LLC
    Inventor: James M. Rynerson
  • Patent number: 12294764
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to identify inconsistencies in audience measurement data are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein are to compare ones of a first set of cumulative audience metrics with one or more limits based on a second set of event-level audience metrics to detect an inconsistency in at least one of the first set of cumulative audience metrics or the second set of event-level audience metrics. Disclosed example apparatus are further to generate a report of the inconsistency in the at least one of the first set of event-level audience metrics or the second set of cumulative audience metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Michael Sheppard, Edward Murphy
  • Patent number: 12292876
    Abstract: A computing machine receives a plurality of observations. The computing machine generates an observation data structure. The computing machine extends, in accordance with the causal structures and hierarchical relationships, the observation data structure to include predicted states or predicted actions that are not from the plurality of observations. The computing machine reduces, in accordance with consistency rules stored in a memory of the computing machine, the extended observation data structure. The computing machine provides an output associated with the reduced observation data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Smart Information Flow Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher William Geib, Scott Ehrlich Friedman, Pavan Kantharaju, Robert Prescott Goldman
  • Patent number: 12290143
    Abstract: A skate (e.g., an ice skate) for a skater (e.g., a hockey player). The skate comprises a skate boot for receiving a foot of the skater and a skating device (e.g., a blade and a blade holder) disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface (e.g., ice). At least part of the skate boot and optionally at least part of one or more other components (e.g., the skating device) may be constructed from one or more materials (e.g., foams) molded by flowing in molding equipment during a molding process (e.g., injection molding or casting). This may allow the skate (or other footwear) to have useful performance characteristics (e.g., reduced weight, proper fit and comfort, etc.) while being more cost-effectively manufactured. Other articles of footwear are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: BAUER HOCKEY LLC
    Inventors: Ivan Labonté, Conrad Payeur, Candide Déschênes
  • Patent number: D1073985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: UUSI, LLC
    Inventors: David W. Shank, Justin L. Paquette