Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Fluid container having fluid level indicators
    Patent number: 10974876
    Abstract: A fluid container including a fluid vessel having a neck with an opening and having an internal compartment sized to hold a volume of fluid, the internal compartment being at least partially enclosed by an opaque layer, a closure assembly removably coupled to the fluid container to cover the opening, and two or more fluid level indicators defined in the opaque layer, each fluid level indicator comprising a translucent or transparent material configured to permit light to pass through the opaque layer and into the internal compartment, at least two of the two or more fluid level indicators being positioned on circumferentially opposed sides of the fluid vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CamelBak Products, LLC
    Inventors: Jochen Backs, Kaydee Boone, Jeff Davies
  • Maintenance access zones for storage and retrieval systems
    Patent number: 10974910
    Abstract: A maintenance access system for a storage and retrieval system having a storage and retrieval space and automated transport vehicles disposed in the space. The system includes at least one maintenance access control unit associated with a portion of the space, at least one barrier in the space and defining a boundary of the portion of the space and configured to substantially prevent the passage of the vehicles past the at least one barrier, and a controller connected to the control unit, the controller being configured to receive a signal from the at least one control unit for isolating the portion of the space associated with the at least one control unit, where the controller in response to the signal closes the at least one barrier isolating the portion of the space and effects the removal from or shutting down of vehicles within the portion of the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Symbolic LLC
    Inventors: Michael Cyrulik, Robert Sullivan
  • Transducer assemblies and methods
    Patent number: 10979824
    Abstract: A method in a transducer assembly having an external-device interface coupled to a communication protocol interface of the transducer assembly. The transducer assembly is configured to convert an input signal having one physical form to an output signal having a different physical form. At least two electrical signals are received on corresponding contacts of the external-device interface of the transducer assembly. A characteristic of at least one of the electrical signals is determined by evaluating a logic transition of the signal. A unique identity assigned to the transducer assembly is determined based on the characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Konrad Wolf, Niel D. Warren
  • Introducer assembly extension and method of use
    Patent number: 10974033
    Abstract: An introducer set includes an introducer and dilator along with an extension in a sealed sterile peal open package. The extension is available for use during procedures where the puncture access site to the patient is close enough to the site to be treated in the patient that the physician's hands and/or head may be positioned in the fluroscopic area while the physician is attempting to maneuver a wire guide to a desired location. When the extension is attached to the introducer, the physician may perform a procedure, such as an antigrade stick in the lower leg of a patient, while maintaining their hands and head outside of the fluroscopic area while direct radiation is being supplied and the wire guide is being maneuvered to a desired treatment location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventor: David Christian Lentz
  • Bi-stable relay
    Patent number: 10974606
    Abstract: Present embodiments include a control system for one or more battery cells. The control system includes a bi-stable relay configured to switch a state of the bi-stable relay upon receiving a control signal to electrically connect or electrically disconnect the one or more battery cells to a bus and to remain in the state after receiving the control signal. The control system includes a controller configured to be operatively coupled to the bi-stable relay and configured to send the control signal indicative of instructions to control operation of the bi-stable relay based on the state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventor: Ronald J. Dulle
  • Automotive vehicle through body storage with combination door and step
    Patent number: 10974653
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle with a storage compartment has a cabin, a set of rear wheels located behind the cabin, a cargo space, and a closable integrated storage compartment located adjacent to the cabin, rearward of a rear-most seat of the automotive vehicle, and forward of the set of rear wheels. At least a portion of the storage compartment is positioned forward of a forward wall of the cargo space. The storage compartment has at least one sidewall enclosing an interior portion of the storage compartment and extending from a first side panel at a first side of the automotive vehicle toward a second side of the automotive vehicle, a first opening to the storage compartment at the first side of the automotive vehicle, and a first door at the first opening. The first door has a first step member with a horizontal step surface when open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Scaringe, Mason Verbridge, Jared Odle, Brian Gase, William Kirk Robinson
  • Linear actuator for rail applications
    Patent number: 10975526
    Abstract: A rail maintenance vehicle includes a frame, a workhead, and a vibration unit. The frame includes wheels that travel along rails. The vibration unit includes a rod member having a coil assembly coupled thereto. The vibration unit further includes a core assembly operable to receive the rod member therein. The core assembly includes a plurality of magnet members disposed along the periphery of the core assembly. The coil assembly and magnet members are operable to impart linear motion to the rod member relative to the core assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Syed Reza Sami
  • Systems and methods for recommending temporally relevant news content using implicit feedback data
    Patent number: 10977322
    Abstract: Computer systems, methods and computer readable media storing instructions, for providing news item recommendations are disclosed. An example system includes one or more digital memories having stored therein metadata for a plurality of news items and click data corresponding to user interactions with the plurality of news items, and a processor. The processor is configured to: determine a user profile for a user, the user profile including indications of news items previously clicked on by the user; select candidate news items for recommendation from (a) said news items based upon respective similarity distances to news items included in the user profile or (b) news items included in other user profiles that are identified based upon their respective similarity distances to the user profiles; and score the candidate news items using, at least in part, a temporal aspect of the candidate news items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: WP Company, LLC
    Inventors: Nikhil Muralidhar, Eui-Hong (Sam) Han, Huzefa Rangwala
  • Computing device and corresponding method for generating data representing text
    Patent number: 10977424
    Abstract: An example method involves (i) accessing first data defining multiple portions of a content item, wherein at least a plurality of the portions represent text; (ii) selecting, from the plurality of portions representing text, a subset of the portions representing text, wherein the selecting is based on each portion of the selected subset having a particular characteristic; (iii) based on the text represented by the portions of the selected subset, generating second data that represents a concatenation of the text represented by the portions of the selected subset; and (iv) providing output based on the generated second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Gracenote Digital Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Venkatarama Anilkumar Panguluri, Gregory P. Defouw
  • Methods, mediums, and systems for an unsupervised predictive learning system
    Patent number: 10977580
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for integrating common sense into a machine learning (ML) system. In contrast to existing machine learning algorithms that search for statistical correlations between concepts, exemplary embodiments attempt to learn the semantic relationships or causality between the concepts. This may be accomplished by training an algorithm or data structure to learn similar vector representations of words present in the same context (e.g., that are present together in the same sentence). The resulting AI/ML, structure may be used to guide the generation of a causal graph having predictive capabilities. This causal graph may represent semantic relationships and/or causation between concepts, and hence may be employed to introduce a degree of common sense in the machine learning system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventor: Omar Florez Choque
  • Method and apparatus for power headroom reporting procedure for different serving cells
    Patent number: 10980046
    Abstract: A determination can be made that a power headroom report has been triggered. An allocated slot on a first serving cell can overlap with multiple slots on a second serving cell. A first power headroom report can be generated for the allocated slot on the first serving cell. A second power headroom report can be generated for the second serving cell. The second power headroom report can be generated for a first slot of the multiple overlapping slots on the second serving cell that fully overlaps with the allocated slot on the first serving cell. The first power headroom report and the second power headroom report can be transmitted in the uplink transmission in the allocated slot on the first serving cell. The first power headroom report and the second power headroom report can be Type 1 power headroom reports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Joachim Lohr, Prateek Basu Mallick, Ravi Kuchibhotla
  • Vehicle sliding bumper and system for object contact detection and responsive control
    Patent number: 10974720
    Abstract: A sliding bumper apparatus and system for use with a motor vehicle to prevent the vehicle from making contact with objects that can result in damage and/or injury. A frame of the apparatus attaches to the vehicle to extend outward from the vehicle. A pair of elongated indicator rods are slidably supported by the frame. Transversely positioned detector rods are pivotally connected to the distal end of the apparatus to contact objects in the path ahead of the moving vehicle. A switch at the proximal end of the apparatus is engaged by sliding movement of the indicator rods. A spring biases the switch to a closed position to allow movement of the vehicle. If the apparatus contacts an object that should not be hit by the vehicle, the impact force will overcome the spring and open the switch to stop the vehicle before it hits the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Kingman Ag, LLC
    Inventor: Connor Kingman
  • Rotatable linear downlight
    Patent number: 10976036
    Abstract: A luminaire includes a frame defining an opening, the frame having first and second frame edges on opposite sides of the opening. The luminaire also includes a carriage disposed within the opening, the carriage having a front face and first and second carriage edges on opposite sides of the front face, and one or more light sources arranged on the carriage. The luminaire further includes a tilting mechanism arranged such that the carriage is tiltable in at least two directions within the opening, and wherein when the carriage is tilted in a first direction from the central position, the first carriage edge remains proximate the first frame edge; and when the carriage is tilted in a second direction from the central position, the second carriage edge remains proximate the second frame edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Aaron P. Fryzek
  • Systems and methods for utilization of anycast techniques in a DNS architecture
    Patent number: 10979387
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for utilizing multiple anycast addresses within a domain name system (DNS) architecture of a CDN. one or more DNS servers of the architecture may announce a plurality of anycast addresses for receiving DNS requests from requesting devices. The group of addresses may be dispersed (and/or announced by) the DNS servers of the architecture such that each server announces a subset of the available addresses. The number and identity of the subset of available anycast addresses utilized may vary from server to server of the DNS architecture and may be determined based on groups of servers, configurations of metros or gateways of the DNS architecture, or performance metrics of one or more servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Joelle T. Maslak
  • Spark plug combustion ionization sensor
    Patent number: 10975829
    Abstract: A spark plug combustion ionization sensor for measuring ion current inside the cylinder of an internal combustion engine. The sensor measures ion current which flows when the energy released during combustion ionizes the air inside the cylinder, and thus can detect combustion and emission parameters. The spark plug combustion ionization sensor generally includes an insulated, dedicated sensing electrode, separate from the sparking electrode of a spark plug. The sensing electrode may also be shielded to further reduce interference such as electromagnetic interference (EMI). The use of a dedicated electrode allows for ion current measurement with less electromagnetic noise from the ignition process, and also eliminates the need for circuitry that is typically necessary when the sparking electrode is also used to sense ion current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: IC LLC
    Inventor: Kamal A. Assaad
  • Non-resident initiated communication with a controlled-environment facility resident
    Patent number: 10979563
    Abstract: Systems and methods for initiating communication with a controlled-environment facility resident by a non-resident may employ a controlled-environment facility secure communication platform that receives an incoming communication request from a non-resident, directed to a telephone number assigned to a controlled-environment facility resident and/or a controlled-environment facility media and/or communications device associated with the resident, for a communication with the resident. The facility secure communication platform sends an event notice to the device associated with the resident or a controlled-environment facility media and/or communications terminal associated with the resident, in response to receipt of the incoming communication request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Securus Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Uday R. Parekh
  • Eco-friendly non-aqueous antimicrobial composition comprising hinokitiol with 1,3-propanediol and/or sorbitan caprylate
    Patent number: 10973228
    Abstract: [Problem] The object is to obtain cosmetics which do not show primary skin irritation or sensitization, and do not impart any unpleasant sensation such as sharp pain or prickly sensation when employed as a cosmetic, with the lowest possible inclusion of preservative/fungicide. [Solution] Antimicrobial low-irritant cosmetics characterized in that they contain one or two or more tropolone derivative(s) and one or two or more polyhydric alcohol(s) in quantities which have an anti-microbial effect and low skin irritancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ISP INVESTMENTS LLC
    Inventors: Nadia Konate, Andrea Wingenfeld
  • Vehicle data transfer system
    Patent number: 10979142
    Abstract: A dynamic short range free-space optical (FSO) communication system that is specially designed for use in dynamically moving targets that are within a short range of distance (e.g., 0-50 meters) is provided herein. Using specially designed transmitters and/or receivers, the dynamic short range FSO communication system may facilitate high-bandwidth communication, while allowing several line of sight alignment options that may be useful for somewhat unpredictable vehicle movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Tracy Green, Sean Fitzpatrick
  • Pet travel luggage and pet carrier configured to organize pet essentials for an extended duration
    Patent number: 10973206
    Abstract: Pet travel luggage and carriers configured to organize pet essentials for an extended duration are described. The luggage and the carrier include a body, a lid attached to the body at an opening, and a feeding station. The feeding station comprises a flexible fold down flap hinged to an outer edge of a side of the body proximate the bottom side. The flap deploys along a horizontal surface such that an interior surface of the flap receives a removable mat. The removable mat receives a pair of collapsible bowls. The flap is secured in a closed position to an outer surface of the side of the body by a fixation element. The luggage also includes a removable dividing panel that divides a hollow interior of the body into at least two unsymmetrical sections. At least one of the at least two sections receives a pair of stackable containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: OVERLAND, LLC.
    Inventors: Alan Friedgood, Linda Staffin El-Fakir
  • Adaptor for modifying the pivot axis of a wire shelf divider
    Patent number: 10973318
    Abstract: An adaptor for facilitating mounting of a shelf divider for pivoting around an axis perpendicular to uniformly spaced apart wires of a shelf include a frame having side members that are fixedly spaced apart, an axle extending between the side members on which a shelf divider can be pivotably mounted, and snap-fit connectors configured to releasably secure the adaptor onto spaced apart parallel wires of a wire shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: LogiQuip LLC
    Inventor: Mark Roberts