Patents Assigned to AND, LLC
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Publication number: 20240040664Abstract: A session management function (SMF) sends, to a user plane function (UPF), a session configuration message comprising a packet detection rule (PDR) for a group communication session, wherein the PDR comprises a multicast address mapped to a plurality of wireless devices associated with the group communication session, and a forwarding rule associated with the multicast address. The SMF receives, from the UPF, a notification of inactivity for the group communication session associated with the multicast address. The SMF sends, to the UPF and after receiving the notification of inactivity, a session modification request comprising a downlink tunnel configuration for the multicast data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Ofinno, LLCInventors: Peyman Talebi Fard, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Jinsook Ryu, Kyungmin Park, Weihua Qiao
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Publication number: 20240033450Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes an aerosol-generating device and at least two consumables. Each consumable includes an aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-generating device further includes a device housing comprising at least two receiving chambers, wherein each consumable is accommodated in a separate receiving chamber of the at least two receiving chambers. The aerosol-generating device further includes at least two mouthpieces, wherein each mouthpiece of the at least two mouthpieces is aligned with a separate consumable of the at least two consumables and wherein the aerosol-generating device is configured to isolate airflows through separate, respective mouthpieces of the at least two mouthpieces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventor: Tony REEVELL
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Publication number: 20240037811Abstract: Systems and methods for providing color recommendations for content editing applications include receiving a color recommendation request from a content editing application that includes color information pertaining to a document being edited by the content editing application. At least one color is identified based on at least one of a predefined accessibility standard, predetermined telemetry data, and organizational/group preferences with reference to the color information in the color recommendation request using a color recommendation service. A color recommendation indicating the at least one identified color is provided from the color recommendation service to the content editing application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Hafsa AZAZ, Bryan Allan COARD, Vikas Ajay TASKAR
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Publication number: 20240033723Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, particulate solids may be regenerated in a particulate solid treatment vessel. The particulate solid treatment vessel may be connected to a riser. The riser may extend through a riser port of an outer shell of a particulate solid separation section such that the riser may comprise an interior riser segment and an exterior riser segment. The particulate solid separation section may include a gas outlet port, a riser port, and a particulate solid collection area. The riser port may be positioned on a sidewall of the outer shell such that it is not located on a central vertical axis of the particulate solid separation section. The particulate solids may be separated from gasses in the particulate solid separation section.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Matthew T. Pretz, Donald F. Shaw, Richard Edwards Walter, Fermin Alejandro Sandoval
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Publication number: 20240039410Abstract: A multiphase power stage that includes addressing and communication techniques to read temperatures of the phases for thermal load balancing is disclosed. The disclosure describes driver modules that can be assigned addresses for serial communication on a common communication bus by temporarily communicating the addresses over dedicated pulse width modulation connections between the driver modules and the controller. After assignment, a temperature request message, addressed to a driver module, can trigger the driver module to transmit an analog temperature signal to a common temperature bus coupled between the driver modules and the controller. The temperatures of the driver modules may be collected in order to activate and deactivate driver modules based on their temperatures, which can balance a thermal load on the multiphase power stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Margaret SPILLANE, Kevin KELLIHER, Owen CREGG, Paul J. HARRIMAN
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Publication number: 20240038256Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause a system to perform operations comprising: obtaining a first energy-based target for audio; obtaining a first version of a sound mix including one or more audio components; computing, for each audio frame of multiple audio frames of each of the one or more audio components, a first audio feature measurement value; optimizing, based at least on the first energy-based target and the first audio feature measurement values, gain values of the audio frames; and after optimizing the gain values, applying the gain values to the first version of sound mix to obtain a second version of the sound mix.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLCInventors: NICOLAS TSINGOS, SCOTT LEVINE
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Publication number: 20240040482Abstract: A base station transmits, to a wireless device and via an unlicensed cell, downlink signals during a time window. The base station receives, from the wireless device, an RRC message indicating a radio link failure (RLF) of the unlicensed cell based on a counter, wherein the counter is incremented in response to a radio link quality of the downlink signals being worse than a threshold during the time window.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Ofinno, LLCInventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
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Publication number: 20240035666Abstract: A food cooking appliance for cooking a food product disposed on a substrate is disclosed. The food cooking appliance comprises a gas burner disposed below the substrate. The gas burner includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced flame openings and a radiant disposed above and proximate to the spaced flame openings. Heat generated by flames emanating from the spaced flame openings heats the radiant, causing the radiant to radiate heat, to increase the overall heat transferred to the substrate by the burner.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: JK Burnersystems, LLCInventors: Juergen Koch, Matthias Mueller
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Publication number: 20240040272Abstract: An electronic device receives a first plurality of images of a scene captured by an image sensor of an electronic device, receives an ambient light level proximate to the electronic device, and determines whether the ambient light level is less than a first threshold value. In accordance with a determination that the ambient light level is less than the first threshold value, the electronic device detects motion in the scene based on one or more of the first plurality of images. In accordance with detecting motion in the scene, the electronic device receives a second plurality of images of the scene captured by the image sensor of the electronic device, forms a composite image from two or more of the second plurality of images, and causes the composite image to be presented for display on a user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Bill Duran, Adrian Mircea Proca, Wei Zhong, Siddarth Raghunathan
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Publication number: 20240035042Abstract: The present disclosure provides the identification of genes involved in sucker growth in tobacco. Also provided are promoters that are preferentially active in tobacco axillary buds. Also provided are modified tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth. Also provided are methods and compositions for producing modified tobacco plants comprising reduced or no sucker growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCInventors: Dongmei XU, Chengalrayan KUDITHIPUDI, Yanxin SHEN, Jaemo YANG, Jesse FREDERICK, James STRICKLAND
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Publication number: 20240040338Abstract: A load control system may include control-target devices for controlling an amount of power provided to an electrical load. The control-target devices may be capable of controlling the amount of power provided to the electrical load based on control instructions. The control-target devices and/or the control-instructions may be determined based on a gesture performed by a user. The user may wear a wearable control device capable of measuring movements performed by the user and transmit digital messages that may be used to control an electrical load. The wearable control device may identify gestures performed by the user for controlling a control-target device and/or provide control instructions to the control-target device based on the identified gestures. A gesture may be associated with a scene that includes a configuration of one or more control devices in a load control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLCInventors: Rhodes B. Baker, Erica L. Clymer, Galen Edgar Knode, Sanjeev Kumar, John Nill, Daniel L. Twaddell, Michael J. Zizza
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Publication number: 20240040545Abstract: A base station (BS) comprising a processor and a communication interface configured to transmit a paging identity to user equipment (UE) to recover a shared channel allocation from a control channel from among the control channels having the paging identity. Further, the BS is further configured to transmit, using the communication interface, a shared channel based on the shared channel allocation and transmit a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) assigned to the UE when the UE is in a second state, different than an idle state, and has a radio access network connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLCInventor: Chandrika K. WORRALL
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Publication number: 20240034532Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier (90; 190; 390; 490) for packaging one or more articles and a blank (10; 110; 210; 310; 410; 510) for forming the carrier. The carrier (90; 190; 390; 490) comprises a main panel (12; 112; 212; 312; 412; 512) having one or more article retention structures (RT1, RT2) for receiving and securing the main panel (12; 112; 212; 312; 412; 512) to a respective article (B). The carrier (90; 190; 390; 490) comprises a side panel (18, 20; 118, 120; 218, 220; 318, 320; 418, 420, 518, 520) hingedly connected to the main panel (12; 112; 212; 312; 412; 512) by a hinged connection. The hinged connection between the main panel (12; 112; 212; 312; 412; 512) and the side panel (18, 20; 118, 120; 218, 220; 318, 320; 418, 420, 518, 520) is defined, at least in part, by a curved or arcuate fold line (13, 15, 17, 19).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLCInventor: Julien D. Merzeau
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Publication number: 20240039105Abstract: A battery holding and dispensing device can hold a plurality of batteries, in a single battery size or an assortment of battery sizes. The battery holding and dispensing device includes a frame having a plurality of compartments sized and shaped to each receive a battery of a particular battery size and each having a magnetic insert for releasably retaining the battery in the compartment. A system is disclosed for inductive charging of batteries held in a caddy.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Tools Aviation, LLCInventor: Richard W Foreman
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Publication number: 20240037146Abstract: A method of storing semi-structured data includes receiving user data from a user of a query system where the user data includes semi-structured user data. The method also includes receiving an indication that the semi-structured user data fails to include a fixed schema. In response to the indication that the semi-structured user data fails to include the fixed schema, the method further includes parsing the semi-structured user data into a plurality of data paths and extracting a data type associated with each respective data path of the plurality of data paths. The method additionally includes storing the semi-structured user data as a row entry in a table of a database in communication with the query system wherein each column value associated with the row entry corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of data paths and the data type associated with the respective data path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Luis Alonso, Vladislav Grachev, Hossein Ahmadi, Srinagesh Susarla, Francis Lan, Srinidhi Raghavan, Vinay Balasubramaniam, Oleksandr Blyzniuchenko
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Publication number: 20240035397Abstract: In various embodiments, a system and method are provided for storing a liquid mixed refrigerant (MR) separated and stored as Low boiling point (LBP) and high boiling point (HBP) components. These storage components are later used in conjunction with heating and/or cooling sources in effecting the operation of a Rankine cycle to generate electric or mechanical power on a dispatch or when needed basis. The MR is reconstituted by combining the LBP and HBP. In a cycle, the LBP and HBP are later separated from the MR utilizing sporadically available energy sources (for example, solar, wind, hydro, etc.) or consistently available sources (for example geothermal).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Solutiatech LLCInventors: Ken Teague, Powell Cutts
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Publication number: 20240039735Abstract: A method includes a computing device verifying authenticity of a blockchain-encoded record representing a statement of words and an entigen group to produce an authenticity indicator where a set of identigens is determined utilizing a knowledge database for each word to produce sets of identigens and where the sets of identigens is interpreted to produce the entigen group. When the authenticity indicator indicates an authentic status, the method further includes interpreting, based on an updated knowledge database, updated sets of identigens to produce an updated entigen group. The method further includes updating the blockchain-encoded record to represent the statement and the updated entigen group to facilitate subsequent utilization of an updated validated interpretation of the statement as the updated entigen group.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: entigenlogic LLCInventor: Gary W. Grube
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Publication number: 20240037458Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing network traffic associated with a service. In some aspects, the systems and methods provide for using a first machine learning model to process a data stream for a communication with a user and generate a confidence score regarding whether to assign a communication suppression flag to the user account. Based on the confidence score not exceeding a first threshold, a communication suppression flag is not assigned to the user account. Based on the confidence score being between first and second thresholds, at least a portion of the data stream is extracted based on temporal proximity to a time stamp of an intent of the user to not receive further communications. Using a second machine learning model, the extracted portion of the data stream is processed to generate a prediction regarding whether to assign a communication suppression flag to the user account.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Mia RODRIGUEZ, Michael Mossoba, Vahid Khanagha, Joshua Edwards, Tyler Maiman, Guadalupe Bonilla, Aysu Ezen Can, Alexander Lin, Meredith L. Critzer, Feng Qiu
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Publication number: 20240032891Abstract: Methods and apparatus for treating a patient. The method includes acquiring a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals with an ultrasound transducer, each RF signal representing one or more return echoes from a scan line of a pulse-mode echo ultrasound scan. A position of the ultrasound transducer corresponding to each of the acquired RF signals is determined, and a plurality of contour lines generated from the plurality of RF signals. The method estimates a 3-D shape and position of an anatomical feature, such as a joint of patient based on the generated contour lines and corresponding ultrasound transducer positions. An apparatus, or computer includes a processor and a memory with instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the aforementioned method.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: JointVue, LLCInventors: Mohamed R. Mahfouz, Ray C. Wasielewski
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Publication number: 20240039874Abstract: A technique is described herein for capturing signals that indicate when any calling BOT delegates control to a called BOT, or when a calling BOT is preconfigured to contact a called BOT (e.g., as conveyed by a manifest file associated with the calling BOT). The technique can leverage these signals to facilitate the selection of BOTs. For example, the technique can use the signals to improve searches performed by a search engine and/or recommendation engine. The technique can also use the signals to generate metadata items that describe the properties of the available BOTs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Anantha Deepthi UPPALA, Chetan BANSAL
