Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 10973655
    Abstract: A corpectomy cage includes a main body, a first end cap, and a second end cap. The main body is shaped as a hollow rectangular prism, and includes a first end and a second end. The first end has a plurality of first receivers formed therein, and the second end has a plurality of second receivers formed therein. The first end cap includes a plurality of first legs configured to be received within respective first receivers to removably engage the first end cap with the first end of the main body. Similarly, the second end cap includes a plurality of second legs configured to be received within respective second receivers to removably engage the second end cap with the second end of the main body. Each of the end caps further includes a plurality of teeth arranged opposite the plurality of legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NEXXT SPINE, LLC
    Inventors: Alaedeen Abu-Mulaweh, Austin Clemens, Andrew Elsbury
  • Patent number: 10978905
    Abstract: There are provided systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling power delivery from an auxiliary power supply. For example, there is provided a method that includes generating a first random number to define a timeout period. During the timeout period, the method may detect whether a voltage is present at an output of an auxiliary power supply, may disable the auxiliary power supply when the voltage is detected at the output, and may enable the auxiliary power supply when the voltage is not detected at the output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Current Lighting Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Jessica Lynn Burk, David Joseph Tracy, Nina Rose Scheidegger, Matthew Heida, Tamas Istvan Vegh
  • Patent number: 10977095
    Abstract: A method for executing includes loading multiple application programming interface (API) set schemas into memory. A first one of the API set schemas resolves an API set contract to a first host binary and a second one of the API set schemas resolves the API set contract to a different host binary. The method further includes executing elements of the first host binary responsive to receipt of an API call identified by the API set contract that is received within a first runtime context and executing elements of the second host binary responsive to receipt of the API call within a second runtime context.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Dragos C. Sambotin, Philippe Alain Joubert
  • Patent number: 10974911
    Abstract: Stations for deployment, recharging and/or maintenance of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are disclosed herein. Such deployment stations can be implemented in a container that includes a robotic arm and a conveyor system. The robotic arm can secure a UAV hovering outside the station, move the UAV inside the station, and transfer the UAV to the conveyor. The conveyor can couple to and move multiple UAVs. Further, charging systems may be integrated in such deployment stations to charge UAVs when coupled to and moving along the conveyer. Further, process pieces may be utilized to simplify mechanical and electrical interfacing between a UAV, the robotic arm, the conveyor, the charging system and/or other systems at the UAV station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Wing Aviation LLC
    Inventors: John Zevenbergen, Robert Holmberg
  • Patent number: 10974955
    Abstract: A distribution station includes a container, a pump, first and second manifolds fluidly connected with the pump, reels, hoses, valves, fluid level sensors, and a controller. Each hose is connected with a different one of the reels. A portion of the reels are connected to be fed from the first manifold and another portion of the reels are connected to be fed from the second manifold. Each valve is situated between one of the first or second manifolds and a respective different one of the reels. Each fluid level sensor is associated with a different one of the hoses. The controller is configured to individually open and close the valves responsive to the fluid level sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: FUEL AUTOMATION STATION, LLC
    Inventor: Ricky Dean Shock
  • Patent number: 10975039
    Abstract: Provided herein are isotopologues of Compound A, which are enriched with isotopes such as, for example, deuterium. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the isotope-enriched compounds, and methods of using such compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
    Inventors: Hon-Wah Man, Mohit Atul Kothare
  • Patent number: 10975179
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising a first ethylene-based polymer, formed by a high pressure, free-radical polymerization process, and comprising the following properties: a) a Mw(abs) versus I2 relationship: Mw(abs)<A×[(I2)B], where A=5.00×102 (g/mole)/(dg/min)B, and B=?0.40; and b) a MS versus I2 relationship: MS?C×[(I2)D], where C=13.5 cN/(dg/min)D, and D=?0.55.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Otto J. Berbee, Cornelis F. J. Den Doelder, Teresa P. Karjala, Karl Zuercher, Jian Wang, Stefan Hinrichs
  • Patent number: 10979237
    Abstract: A computer system tracks and analyzes activity data, notifications, and user interactions with activity data and notifications. By analyzing this information, the computer system can identify, for individual users and across a set of users, which activity data and notifications are most relevant. Such activity data and notifications are most relevant when they result in the end user having further user interaction through the electronic document. The information about the relevance of the activity data and notifications can be used for managing sending of notifications and presenting activity data in end user applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Milvaney, Hoi Mei Wong, Andrew Harris, Manish Shukla, Taili Feng
  • Patent number: 10979343
    Abstract: Both wireless communication and communications via a cable modem are supported between a network node and a customer premises. Alternative communications links provide redundancy and the possibility to take advantage of the different types of links capacity to provide a level of service that would not be possible using a single communications link to a customer premises. In various embodiments a network node, such as a cable network node hubsite, has an optical connection to the Internet or another communications network and provides network access to one or a plurality of customer premises. The network node includes a wireless access point, e.g., pole mounted base station, as well as one or more cable modem interfaces to thereby allow for both wireless and cable modem based communications. This allows for packets of different applications to traverse different links and/or to switch between links in the event of maintenance or reliability issues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Manish Jindal, Pratik Das, Diwelawatte Jayawardene
  • Patent number: 10979483
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide an integrated user interface experience with third party applications selected by a user and accessed as part of a web site such as an e-commerce web site, for example. In some embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed that support access to additional user selected functionality on top of a web site platform. This allows third-party developers, who can be different from the web site operator and/or sponsor, to inject content and capabilities into a web site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Gadi Lifshitz, Ofer Egozi, Yossi Shmueli, Avishay Lavie, Moran Benisty
  • Patent number: 10978024
    Abstract: A speed of service system includes a ground layer, a sensor positioned within the ground layer, a radio communicatively coupled to the sensor, a sign controller receiving a signal from the wired radio, and a visual display displaying information obtained by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Pilot Travel Centers, LLC
    Inventors: Olga Cowell, Tim Wroblewski
  • Patent number: 10973869
    Abstract: The present invention provides, among other things, methods of treating a cardiac disease or condition in a patient having muscular dystrophy that can include administering to a subject suffering from, susceptible, or diagnosed with muscular dystrophy an angiotensin (1-7) peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Constant Therapeutics LLC
    Inventor: Richard Franklin
  • Patent number: 10977305
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for generating location-based playlists. The disclosed method includes providing a music service for generating playlists for a location, identifying users having respective user devices within the defined boundaries of the location, and aggregating music preferences of the identified users. Each of the user devices have access to the music service and the aggregated music preferences of the identified users identify a plurality of music tracks. The disclosed method further includes generating a playlist having the plurality of music tracks based on the aggregated music preferences and providing an access to the generated playlist to the identified users at the location. The plurality of music tracks of the playlist is provided for listening by the music service to one or more of the user devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Theodore Wansley, Sean Liu, Rita Chen
  • Patent number: 10975208
    Abstract: A thin, freestanding, microporous polyolefin web with good heat resistance and dimensional stability includes an inorganic surface layer. A first preferred embodiment is a microporous polyolefin base membrane in which colloidal inorganic particles are present in its bulk structure. Each of second and third preferred embodiments is a thin, freestanding microporous polyolefin web that has an inorganic surface layer containing no organic hydrogen bonding component for the inorganic particles. The inorganic surface layer of the second embodiment is achieved by hydrogen bonding with use of an inorganic acid, and the inorganic surface layer of the third embodiment is achieved by one or both of hydrogen bonding and chemical reaction of the surface groups on the inorganic particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: AMTEK RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Richard W. Pekala, Daniel K. Lee, James E. Emanuel, Robert Waterhouse, Weston J. Wood, Andrew Wimer
  • Patent number: 10976737
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing autonomous vehicle operation analysis. A method includes sensor data being received from sensor devices that is representative of an environment and operation of a human-operated vehicle. Human event data is determined based upon the received sensor data. Event data associated with operation of an autonomous vehicle is received. The human event data is correlated with the autonomous vehicle event data based upon degree of similarity of human-operated vehicle events and autonomous vehicle events with respect to driving scenarios. Safety-related analysis is generated, by the one or more data processors, based upon the correlated human-operated vehicle events and autonomous vehicle events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Albert Boniske, George Hines, Sandra Lennie
  • Patent number: 10975655
    Abstract: A downhole apparatus for use in a tubular include a mandrel, a first slip, a cone, and a seal element. The mandrel, which can be permanent or temporary, has a first end shoulder. The first slip is disposed on the mandrel adjacent the first end shoulder, and the cone is disposed on the mandrel adjacent the first slip. The cone is movable relative to the first end shoulder to engage the first slip toward the tubular. The seal element is disposed on the mandrel adjacent the cone. At least a portion of the seal element is composed of a dissolvable metallic material and is expandable outward from the mandrel. The expanded portion of the seal element forms a metal seal against the tubular and seals off fluid communication in the annular space between the seal element and the tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: James A. Rochen, Nauman H. Mhaskar, John R. Setterberg, Jr., Matthew A. Crump
  • Patent number: 10975785
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating an engine that includes one or more fuel injectors are described. The systems and methods may characterize fuel injector operation during a time when injecting fuel may be useful to maintain balance of a catalyst to reduce engine emissions. Further, large or small amounts of fuel may be injected without affecting engine combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Uhrich, Joseph Norman Ulrey, Ross Dykstra Pursifull
  • Patent number: 10977726
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a separate interest rate for an individual transaction are disclosed. A system may provide a service associated with a account having an account balance and an associated first interest rate. The system may include a service device having one or memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform a separate interest rate service process. The process may include providing a separate interest rate service offer to a client device and receiving a separate interest rate selection from the client device. The process may also include determining a selected portion of the account balance corresponding to an amount to which a second interest rate, different from the first interest rate, is to be applied based on the separate interest rate selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Marcie Apelt, Megan Edds, Keith Barron, Ashley Gibbs, Matthew Vischulis, Carl Ashby, Baining Hu, Yi Liu, David Schardt
  • Patent number: 10974310
    Abstract: A tool for installing a blind fastener including a core bolt and a core nut is provided. The tool includes a driving member, a collet driven by the driving member for engaging the core bolt, and an external sleeve for holding the core nut and preventing the core nut from rotating during installation of the blind fastener. The external sleeve is movable between a first position in which the external sleeve is driven by the collet to rotate with the collet and a second position in which the external sleeve is stationary despite rotating action of the collet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SPS Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Cristinel Cobzaru
  • Patent number: 10974626
    Abstract: A seat assembly includes a seatback having an interior portion and a seat portion having an interior portion. A belt member includes first and second ends and a deployable portion disposed therebetween. The deployable portion is operable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The deployable portion of the belt member is disposed within the interior portion of the seatback and the interior portion of the seat portion when the deployable portion is in the stowed position. The deployable portion of the belt member is disposed outside of the interior portion of the seatback and outside of the interior portion of the seat portion when the deployable portion is in the deployed position. One or more retractor mechanisms are operably coupled to the belt member and operative to retract a portion of the deployable portion of the belt member after or during deployment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Yilma, Spencer Robert Hoernke, Marcos Silva Kondrad, Johnathan Andrew Line, Sean Bayle West, Edward Joseph DeSmet, William Jerome Olsen, S. M. Akbar Berry