Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Compensating for frequency-dependent I-Q phase imbalance
    Patent number: 10979264
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for compensating for frequency-dependent I-Q imbalance. In some implementations, a radio receiver includes an in-phase mixer configured to generate an in-phase (I) signal and a quadrature mixer configured to generate a quadrature (Q) signal. A first analog-to-digital (A/D) converter is configured to generate first digital samples from one of the I signal and the Q signal. A second analog-to-digital (A/D) converter is configured to generate second digital samples from the other of the I signal and the Q signal. A compensation system includes a feedback loop configured to compensate for frequency-dependent I-Q imbalance based on results, for each of multiple of the first digital samples, of cross-correlation of the first digital sample with each of multiple of the second digital samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Neal D. Becker
  • Systems, devices, and methods for access control and identification of user devices
    Patent number: 10979437
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques that can provide access control and/or identification of user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: INTRINSIC VALUE, LLC
    Inventor: Clarence J. Gideon, III
  • Scanning orders for non-transform coding
    Patent number: 10979724
    Abstract: Non-transform blocks of video content may be coded by selectively changing a scanning order. In some implementations, an encoder or decoder may perform a scanning process on a block according to a scanning order. When the block has not been transformed, the encoder or decoder may selectively change the scanning order to a different order. For example, if the block is associated with a particular type of prediction, the scanning order may be changed to a different order. In another example, if the non-transform block has a size that is smaller than a predetermined size, the scanning order may be changed to a different order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Xiulian Peng, Jizheng Xu
  • Emergency wash system
    Patent number: 10973737
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing tempered water to an emergency wash system. Various embodiments include simple, reliable, low-cost flow regulators to reliably provide adequate emergency wash flows. Yet other embodiments include one or more features that consider the special needs of a person temporarily blinded, and include those persons having disabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Magarl, LLC
    Inventors: Robert B. Eveleigh, Thomas R. Baker, Cameron West, Lori Bolin
  • Reversible weld torch trolley
    Patent number: 10974351
    Abstract: A trolley includes a body and a side block coupled to the body via a pivot arm and a spring. An adjustment knob adjusts a position of the side block relative to the body. A first plurality of rollers are coupled to the body and roll along a first roller recess on a first side of a length of a cap channel. A second plurality of rollers are coupled to the side block and roll along a second roller recess on a second side of the length of the cap channel. A first welding torch bracket positions a welding torch at a first interface between the first side of the length of the cap channel and a first deck sheet as the trolley traverses the length of the cap channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: HMT LLC
    Inventors: Richard Paul King, Timothy Kyle Johnston
  • Reducing forward mapping table size using hashing
    Patent number: 10977189
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for or reducing the size of the forward mapping table in an SSD or other storage device using hashing. A physical address of a storage location within a storage media is determined for the storage of data associated with a logical block address. The data is written to the storage location and a hash value is computed from a representation of the physical address using a hash function, where the size of the hash value is smaller than the representation of the physical address and the hash value points to a plurality of separate storage locations in the storage media. The hash value is stored in the forward mapping table associated with logical block address as opposed to the representation of the physical address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kristofer Carlson Conklin, Ryan James Goss, Reid Alan Welch
  • Battery pack cover for an electrified vehicle
    Patent number: 10978763
    Abstract: An exemplary battery pack cover includes a polymer layer and a metallic layer grounded to a chassis of an electric vehicle. An exemplary method includes shielding battery cells of a battery pack against electromagnetic interference and thermal energy using a multilayer cover that is grounded to a chassis of an electrified vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Hyung Min Baek
  • Vortexing chamber and system
    Patent number: 10974212
    Abstract: A vortexing chamber, including: a chamber housing having a hollow channel, a first end and a second end; and one or more structural impediment objects having a substantially spherical, cubic, rectangular, cylindrical, polyhedron, tetrahedron, or irregular shape; where the objects are housed within the hollow channel, configured to mix a liquid and gas (for example, oxygen or nitrogen) when a liquid and gas pass through the vortexing chamber. The structural impediment objects can provide turbulence and dispersion when a liquid and gas are passed through the vortexing chamber at a high velocity, resulting in micro-bubbles or nano-bubbles suspended in a liquid and gas mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: PERFECT WATER WORLDWIDE, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Guoin, Scott Anthony Pennington
  • TLB shootdowns for low overhead
    Patent number: 10977191
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to directing and tracking translation lookaside buffer (TLB) shootdowns within hardware. One or more processors, comprising one or more processor cores, may determine that a process executing on a processing core causes one or more virtual memory pages to become disassociated with one or more previously associated physical memory addresses. The processing core which is executing that process which caused the disassociation may generate a TLB shootdown request. The processing core may transmit the TLB shootdown request to the other cores. The TLB shootdown request may include identification information, a shootdown address indicating the disassociated virtual memory page or pages which need to be flushed from the respective TLBs of the other cores, and a notification address indicating where the other cores may acknowledge completion of the TLB shootdown request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Eric Northup, Benjamin Charles Serebrin
  • Generation of phased read-sets for genome assembly and haplotype phasing
    Patent number: 10975417
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and systems that facilitate accurate phasing of sequence data such as genomic sequence data through the segmentation and rearrangement of nucleic acid molecules in such a way as to preserve individual molecules phase or physical linkage information. This is variously accomplished by binding molecules independent of their phosphodiester backbones, cleaving the molecules, ligating, and sequencing the molecules through long-read sequencing technology to recover segment sequence information spanning at least more than one segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: DOVETAIL GENOMICS, LLC
    Inventors: Richard E. Green, Jr., Daniel S. Rokhsar, Paul Hartley, Marco Blanchette
  • Systems, methods and computer-readable media for local content storage within a media network
    Patent number: 10979763
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media for storing or caching targeted content on a receiver device using existing bandwidth within a media network are described. For example, unused bandwidth within a transport stream may be detected and targeted content may be inserted into the transport stream within the unused bandwidth. The targeted content may include targeted advertisements for a household addressable media network. The transport stream may be transmitted to the receiver device which may access and store the targeted content responsive to various targeted content signals. For instance, the transport stream may include targeted content signals configured to trigger the receive device to access and store the targeted content. The transport stream may include a commercial feed transport stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Visible World, LLC
    Inventors: Seth Haberman, Gerrit Niemeijer
  • Systems, devices, and methods for sample collection
    Patent number: 10973497
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, devices, and methods for sample collection. A sample collection device may comprise a vessel, a lid, and pre-loaded liquid solutions. The sample collection device may collect a liquid sample, such as a biological sample. The liquid solutions may comprise reagents for preserving and/or stabilizing biological samples, such as saliva, collected in the vessel. A chamber comprising the liquid solutions may be located in the vessel and/or the lid. In some instances, the liquid solution may be released from the chamber upon closure of the vessel with the lid. In some instances, the liquid solution may be released from the chamber upon actuation of an implement, such as a plunger. In some instances, the liquid solution may be released upon compression of an absorbent member. The sample collecting device may be delivered to a remote location for further processing and/or analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ancestry.com DNA, LLC
    Inventors: Travis Sessions, Dan H. O'Neill, Jacob Wakley, William R. Barron, Ryan Patterson, Aaron Devore, Collin Sorensen, Grant Daniels
  • Network link performance
    Patent number: 10979335
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for the monitoring of performance metrics at links located within the communication network. A method may include discovering multiple paths across a plurality of nodes in a network between a user equipment and an endpoint. The method may also include deriving at the user equipment performance metrics of an edge located between two of the plurality of nodes. The performance metrics is derived based on performance of the two nodes bordering the edge. The two nodes are located within one of the multiple paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE, LLC
    Inventors: Na Li, Lan Li
  • Modular turf system and method of turf installation
    Patent number: 10975533
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a method and system for synthetic turf and the installation thereof. Modular turf sections are formed by attaching a turf section to a corresponding base structure of any desired size and shape. The base structure has a smooth top surface and smooth edges, and can be cut to any desired shape, angle or cutout. The base structure may include a PVC flushing system. The modular turf sections are laid side by side to cover a surface having any size and shape. The modular turf sections are portable and can be individually lifted after having been installed, thereby allowing for cleaning, repair and/or access under one or more selected modular turf sections, or for the replacement of selected modular turf sections which become worn or damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Perfet Turf LLC
    Inventors: David J. Sternberg, Matthew V. Scavo
  • Vehicle wheel having barbed bead seat
    Patent number: 10974543
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel having a central axis. The wheel comprises a bead seat configured to engage a bead of a tire, the bead seat extending circumferentially about the central axis of the wheel. The bead seat comprises a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a base extending between the first and second sidewalls. The first and second sidewalls extend radially outwardly from the base, and the base includes a radially outwardly-facing surface extending circumferentially about the central axis, and one or more barbs projecting from the radially outwardly-facing surface in a radially outwardly direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Custom Wheel House, LLC
    Inventor: Sean J. Kleinschuster
  • Adjustable bed with improved power management
    Patent number: 10973342
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an adjustable bed, in particular incorporating improved power management systems. In various embodiments, an adjustable bed can include a wirelessly chargeable remote control unit, one or more pulse width modulator units to provide DC power at a variety of voltages appropriate for varied peripheral electrical components of the bed, and/or a battery backup unit providing power to the bed in addition to a mains power input. The various power management systems can reduce wire clutter for peripheral electrical components, permit a wider range of peripheral electrical components to be driven by a single power supply, provide for adjustable bed operation in the absence of mains power supply, and reduce power consumption in different operation modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ASCION, LLC
    Inventors: Alex Campbell, Martin B. Rawls-Meehan
  • Systems and methods for nerve mapping and monitoring
    Patent number: 10973451
    Abstract: Embodiments can include a nerve mapping and monitoring system that can include a multi-polar stimulation unit, an electrical connector, an instrument having a grid array, where the grid array can comprise a plurality of electrodes, where each of the plurality of electrodes can be configured to be stimulated by the multi-polar stimulation unit, a recording element, where the recording element can be configured to detect a muscle response elicited by the grid array, and a computer, where the computer can be configured to monitor the muscle response elicited by the grid array such that neural structures can be identified and avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SidewayStrategies LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Block, Hieu T. Ball
  • Grooming device
    Patent number: 10974400
    Abstract: A grooming device including a handle and a grooming implement connected to the handle. The handle includes a first portion having a housing, a proximal end and a distal end. A displacement sensor is positioned within the housing. A power source is positioned within the housing with the power source providing power to the displacement sensor. A neck portion is pivotably connected to the proximal end of the first portion about a handle pivot axis. The neck portion includes a proximal end, a distal end and a location element. As the neck portion pivots about the handle pivot axis relative to the first portion the displacement sensor detects displacement of the location element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Ian Anthony Good, Werner Friedrich Johann Bonifer, Faiz Feisal Sherman
  • Systems and methods for intelligently optimizing a queue of actions in an interface using machine learning
    Patent number: 10977728
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing processing of loan applications are disclosed. A system may include one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions. The instructions may instruct the system to analyze training data to build a predictive model. The instructions may also instruct the system to apply the predictive model to a loan application to determine a first probability of an institution funding the loan application if the institution proactively engages a loan-arranging entity of the loan application and a second probability of the institution funding the loan application if the institution reactively engages the loan-arranging entity. The instructions may further instruct the system to reporting the first and second probabilities to a user through a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Drake R. Sanderson, Sohan Ganapathy, Jesus Gonzalez, Natascha Schambach, Krishna Mohan Bibireddy, Biraja Mahapatra, Thomas Busath, Taylor Geron, Nicole Kellogg, Amanda Rae Dorsey
  • Fluid handling apparatus and configurations
    Patent number: 10976330
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for sample processing. A device may be provided, capable of receiving the sample, and performing one or more of a sample preparation, sample assay, and detection step. The device may be capable of performing multiple assays. The device may comprise one or more modules that may be capable of performing one or more of a sample preparation, sample assay, and detection step. The device may be capable of performing the steps using a small volume of sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Labrador Diagnostics LLC
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Holmes, Joy Roy, Peter Kardassakis, Sunny Balwani