Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Modular, mobile and scalable LNG plant
    Patent number: 10788259
    Abstract: A system for the production of liquefied natural gas from raw natural gas. The system includes a pre-treatment module to remove impurities from a raw natural gas input, a gas compression module to compress gas received from the pre-treatment module, an absorption chiller for providing gas equipment cooling in the compression module, and a gas liquefaction module including a gas pre-cooler configured to pre-cool gas received from the compression module using a closed-loop refrigeration cycle and a six-stream heat exchanger unit configured to cool gas received from the gas pre-cooler. A power module is provided that powers the pre-treatment module, gas compression module, and gas liquefaction module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: CHESTER LNG, LLC
    Inventors: Neville A. Tomlinson, Andrew H. Stern, Jerry L. Penland
  • Method for design and manufacturing of optics for holographic sight
    Patent number: 10788610
    Abstract: A method for design and fabrication of holographic optical elements for a compact holographic sight is proposed. The method includes use of ray-trace software to design holographic elements having optical power using an intermediate hologram with parameters obtained through minimization of the merit function defining image quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Luminit LLC
    Inventors: Dmitry Voloschenko, Engin B. Arik, Fedor Dimov, Kevin Yu, Khin Swe Yin, Neven Rakuljic
  • Authentication and binding of multiple devices
    Patent number: 10790985
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that relate to authentication and/or binding of multiple devices with varying security profiles. In one aspect, a first device with a higher security profile may vouch for the authenticity of a second device with a lower security profile when the second device requests access for content from a content provider. The vouching process may be implemented by allowing the first device to overlay its digital signature on a registration request that has been signed and transmitted by the second device. The second device with the lower security profile may access content from the content provider or source for a predetermined time period, even when the second device does not access content through the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: James W. Fahrny, Kyong Park
  • Flexible radio resource allocation
    Patent number: 10791012
    Abstract: For flexible radio resource allocation, a processor 405 monitors for a transmission control 150/155 in a given Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol 10 of a first slot 11 based on a transmission control policy 290. The processor 405 further receives the transmission control 150/155 in the given OFDM symbol 10. The processor 405 determines available time frequency resources (TFR) 16 for a data transmission based on at least a symbol position 203 of the given OFDM symbol 10 and the transmission control policy 290, wherein the TFR 16 comprise at least one OFDM symbol 10 and at least one frequency range 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Vijay Nangia, Robert Tristan Love, Ravi Kuchibhotla, Ravikiran Nory
  • Devices and method for enrichment and alteration of cells and other particles
    Patent number: 10786817
    Abstract: The invention features devices and methods for the deterministic separation of particles. Exemplary methods include the enrichment of a sample in a desired particle or the alteration of a desired particle in the device. The devices and methods are advantageously employed to enrich for rare cells, e.g., fetal cells, present in a sample, e.g., maternal blood and rare cell components, e.g., fetal cell nuclei. The invention further provides a method for preferentially lysing cells of interest in a sample, e.g., to extract clinical information from a cellular component, e.g., a nucleus, of the cells of interest. In general, the method employs differential lysis between the cells of interest and other cells (e.g., other nucleated cells) in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, GPB Scientific, LLC
    Inventors: Lotien Richard Huang, Thomas A. Barber, Bruce L. Carvalho, Ravi Kapur, Paul Vernucci, Mehmet Toner, Zihua Wang
  • Poppet valve for internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 10787939
    Abstract: Poppet valve for an internal combustion engine including a valve stem and a single circular valve head attached at one end of the valve stem. The valve head has a circular peripheral contour and an arcuate edge without any sharp elements to avoid turbulence and improve flow around the valve to therefore maximize flow velocity. This translates into increased cylinder breathing in the intake cycle and reducing back pressure in the exhaust cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Cyclazoom, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Kipnis
  • Tracking system and method for use in surveying amusement park equipment
    Patent number: 10788603
    Abstract: A dynamic signal to noise ratio tracking system enables detection and tracking of amusement park equipment within the field of view of the tracking system. The tracking system may include an emitter configured to emit electromagnetic radiation within an area, a detector configured to detect electromagnetic radiation reflected back from vehicles within the area, and a control unit configured to evaluate signals from the detector to survey the amusement park equipment to determine whether the equipment has degraded or shifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Cortelyou, Steven C. Blum, Paula Stenzler, Christopher Oliver, Brian B. McQuillian, Justin M. Schwartz, Michael R. Kiddoo
  • Reduced voltage switching of a main switch in flyback power converters
    Patent number: 10790753
    Abstract: Reduced voltage switching of a main switch in flyback power converters. At least some example embodiments are methods including: storing energy in a field associated with a secondary winding of a transformer, the secondary winding arranged for flyback operation within a secondary circuit of the power converter; charging a capacitor coupled to an auxiliary winding of the transformer; discharging the energy in the field associated with the secondary winding to provide an output voltage of the power converter; and when the electrical current flowing through the secondary winding reaches a predetermined low level reducing voltage across a main switch in a primary circuit of the power converter by coupling the capacitor to the auxiliary winding to create a voltage on a primary winding of the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gwanbon Koo, Youngbae Park, Taesung Kim, BongGeun Chung
  • Methods of intravenous administration of glyburide
    Patent number: 10786445
    Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to a method of treating a patient in need of treatment, comprising identifying a patient in need of treatment for stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, myocardial infarction, shock, organ ischemia, ventricular arrhythmias, ischemic injury, or hypoxia/ischemia; administering a bolus of glyburide to the patient; and administering a continuous infusion of glyburide to the patient at from about 15 ?g/hr and about 300 ?g/hr, wherein the continuous infusion glyburide is administered for a period of time more than about 20 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Biogen Chesapeake LLC
    Inventor: Sven Martin Jacobson
  • Method and system for auto-allocation of tasks to resources of an organization
    Patent number: 10789557
    Abstract: A method and a system are provided for auto-allocation of one or more tasks to one or more resources of an organization. The method includes receiving one or more requests from a requestor computing device associated with the organization over a communication network. The one or more requests may include at least one or more first attributes of the one or more tasks and one or more pre-defined constraints. The method further includes extracting one or more second attributes associated with the one or more resources based on at least the one or more first attributes of the one or more tasks. The method further includes determining an allocation of the one or more tasks to the one or more resources based on at least the one or more first attributes and the one or more second attributes, such that the one or more predefined constraints are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Conduent Business Services, LLC
    Inventors: Ameer Mulla, Gurulingesh Raravi, Jagadeesh Chandra Bose Rantham Prabhakara, Avantika Gupta, Koustuv Dasgupta
  • Fractional risk performance evaluation for autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 10789835
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) software management system can collect historical data of harmful events of human-driven vehicles (HDVs) within an autonomy grid on which AVs operate. For each path segment of the autonomy grid, the system can determine a fractional risk value for HDVs. The system may also receive AV data from a fleet of AVs operating throughout the autonomy grid, and for each path segment of the autonomy grid, the system can evaluate AV performance against the fractional risk values for HDVs based on the received AV data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Dima Kislovskiy, David McAllister Bradley
  • Hierarchical namespace with strong consistency and horizontal scalability
    Patent number: 10789217
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for a storage system that implements a hierarchical namespace service. A storage system includes a plurality of physical nodes and a plurality of sets of virtual nodes. Each set of virtual nodes is managed by a corresponding physical node. Each virtual node is configured to manage a respective set of directory blocks. Each directory block is a respective partition of a storage namespace and is managed by a corresponding single virtual node. Each virtual node maintains a directory block map. The directory block map maps file system object names in a hierarchical namespace to entity block identifiers in the flat namespace for entity blocks (files and folders) stored in directories corresponding to the managed set of directory blocks. Load balancing may be performed by moving virtual nodes between physical nodes, and by splitting directory blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Georgi M. Chalakov, Shane Kumar Mainali, Thomas Leo Marquardt, Zichen Sun, Maneesh Sah, Esfandiar Manii, Saurabh Pant, Dana Yulian Kaban, Saher B. Ahwal, Jun Chen, Da Zhou, Amit Pratap Singh, Junhua Gu, Shaoyu Zhang, Wei Chen, Jingchao Zhang, Quan Zhang
  • Vehicle assembly tool
    Patent number: 10787214
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly tool includes a tooling framework, vehicle control arm caster and camber setting tool, nut runners, and half shaft pressing tool. The vehicle control arm caster and camber setting tool is secured to the framework. The nut runners are secured to the framework and are configured to engage fasteners to rotatably fix a vehicle control arm to a vehicle frame. The half shaft pressing tool is secured to the framework and is configured to press a half shaft into a vehicle axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Magill, Christopher J. Wunsch, Anthony Serra
  • Fiber optic assemblies with fiber bulge for positioning an optical fiber in a ferrule bore
    Patent number: 10788627
    Abstract: A fiber bulge (“bulge”) formed in an end of an optical fiber for positioning the optical fiber in a ferrule bore is disclosed. An energy source is controlled to direct focused energy to the end of the optical fiber extended from the front end face of the ferrule to expose and melt the end of the optical fiber into a bulge of desired geometry and size. The bulge comprises a cross-sectional region having an outer surface having a minimum outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the ferrule bore. Thus, the optical fiber may be pulled back in the ferrule bore such that at least a portion of the outer surface of the interface region of the bulge interferes with and engages the front opening of the ferrule bore to position the fiber core within the ferrule bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Venkata Adiseshaiah Bhagavatula, Woraphat Dockchoorung, Riley Saunders Freeland, Klaus Hartkorn
  • System and method for determining crop residue fraction using blind source separation of color images
    Patent number: 10785903
    Abstract: Described is a system for determining crop residue fraction. The system includes a color video camera mounted on a mobile platform for generating a two-dimensional (2D) color video image of a scene in front or behind the mobile platform. In operation, the system separates the 2D color video image into three separate one-dimensional (1D) mixture signals for red, green, and blue channels. The three 1D mixture signals are then separated into pure 1D component signals using blind source separation. The 1D component signals are thresholded and converted to 2D binary, pixel-level abundance maps, which can then be integrated to allow the system to determine a total component fractional abundance of crop in the scene. Finally, the system can control a mobile platform, such as a harvesting machine, based on the total component fractional abundance of crop in the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventor: Yuri Owechko
  • Electronic module housing for downhole use
    Patent number: 10787897
    Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and products for downhole operations. Embodiments include downhole tools comprising an outer member configured for conveyance in the borehole; a pressure barrel positioned inside the outer member; a substantially cylindrical pod positioned inside the pressure barrel; and at least one downhole electronic component mounted between the exterior surface and the frame. The pod comprises at least one rigid outer surface forming an exterior surface of the pod and supported by a central frame extending across a diameter of the pod, such as a plurality of outer rigid surfaces. The pod may include a plurality of coupled rigid elongated semicircular metallic shells, wherein each shell of the plurality comprises a rigid outer surface of the plurality of outer rigid surfaces. Each of the at least one downhole electronic component may be sealingly enclosed within a corresponding shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Joachim Treviranus, Stephan Wink, Olaf Gaertner, Daniel Porzig, Tim Mueller, Andreas Peter
  • Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH101373
    Patent number: 10785945
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH101373. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH101373, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH101373 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH101373.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Christian J. Buffard, Jeffrey M. Sernett, Gary R. Stangland
  • System and method of balancing output currents of a plurality of power supply units for supplying power to a system load
    Patent number: 10788850
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a method and device for balancing a supply current. In one embodiment, a current supply current for a load is detected. A first signal representing the current supply current is transmitted to a digital logic module. A second signal representing a maximum supply current and a third signal representing a minimum supply current are received from the digital logic module. A subsequent supply current for the load is determined based on the current supply current, the maximum supply current and the minimum supply current. By using the method and device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the supply currents of a plurality of power supply units for the load can be balanced a simple way with a low hardware cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Sean Xu Chen, Jesse Xizhi Cui, Tao Yang, Haifang Zhai, Alice Aiqin Liu
  • Liquid carrier and dispenser
    Patent number: 10787300
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid dispensing system includes a bag, a tap, and a box. The bag includes a spout that is configured to permit the bag to be filled with a liquid. The tap is configured to be coupled to the bag. The box is configured to hold the bag. The box includes a back side and a front side opposite the back side. The front side includes an aperture for the tap. At least a portion of the aperture is located below a horizontal center line of the front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Smurfit Kappa North America LLC
    Inventors: Pamela Gayle Adams, Charles H. M. Andureu
  • Light guide with preformed reflector panel
    Patent number: 10788615
    Abstract: A molded component assembly includes a printed circuit board with a first face and an oppositely facing second face. Multiple light emitting diodes are mounted on a first portion of the first face. Multiple electronics components are mounted on a second portion of the first face. A light guide of a light translucent polymeric material has a contact surface directly contacting the first portion of the first face and multiple light outlets defining cavities in the light guide. The light guide is seated over the light emitting diodes and directly receives visible light from the light emitting diodes and transmits the visible light to the light outlets. A reflector plate directly contacts the light guide and extends over the second portion including the electronics components, and includes filler members extending into the light guide. The reflector plate reflects visible light back into the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: DURA OPERATING, LLC
    Inventors: Ron Gipson, Bhanumurthy Veeragandham