Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 10790047
    Abstract: A graphical user interface, referred to herein as a virtual whiteboard, that provides both: (1) an automatically prioritized display of information related to a particular patient that is tailored to the current user of the system, and (2) a “scratch pad” area in which multiple users of the system may input free-form text and other data for sharing with other users of the system. When each user of the system accesses the virtual whiteboard, the system: (1) automatically prioritizes the patient information based on characteristics of the user and displays the automatically prioritized patient information to that user, and (2) displays the contents of the scratch pad to the user. As a result, the whiteboard displays both information that is tailored to the current user and information that is common to all users (i.e., not tailored to any particular user).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MModal IP LLC
    Inventors: Juergen Fritsch, Vasudevan Jagannathan
  • Patent number: 10790066
    Abstract: A rotation apparatus is usable with a control drum in a nuclear environment. The control drum is situated on a shaft that is rotatable about a horizontal axis of rotation, and the control drum includes an absorber portion and a reflector portion. The rotation apparatus includes a rotation mechanism that is structured to apply to the shaft in an operational position a force that biases the shaft to rotate toward a shutdown position, with the force being resisted by a motor to retain the shaft in the operational position when the motor is powered. The force is not resisted when the motor is unpowered. The rotation apparatus further includes a rotation management system that controls the rotation of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: John L. Lyons, Yasir Arafat, Jurie Van Wyk, Luke D. Czerniak, James L. Yankel, Matthew R. Heisel
  • Patent number: 10787138
    Abstract: A front bumper arrangement support structure for a motor vehicle includes a crossmember having a front end region that extends substantially transversely to the vehicle longitudinal direction, a fastening plate located to the rear of the crossmember and at least one deformation element that extends between the front end region of the crossmember and the fastening plate. Here, an integrated bumper element is provided. The bumper element extends in an arcuate manner between the front end region of the crossmember and the fastening plate and protrudes to the front or forward relative to the crossmember. The integrated bumper element, the deformation element and the fastening plate form an approximately triangular structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Peter Lucas-Nuelle
  • Patent number: 10791383
    Abstract: Supply chain systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring fluid levels in liquid containers, such as kegs. Embodiments include sensors that fit within a keg's false bottom, measure the weight of the keg, and transmit the weight information to a computer database via a wireless network. Other embodiments include an RFID device with information about a characteristic of the liquid within a keg (such as brand and/or type of beer) that may be attached to the keg and paired with the sensor so the sensor can transmit information about the characteristic of the liquid in the keg. In alternate embodiments, the sensor's transmitter is short range and an uplink/gateway is used to receive information from the sensor and relay that sensor's information to a broader wireless network. Multiple containers in close proximity may each be fitted with an RFID device and sensor and communicate their individual information to the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Brewlogix LLC
    Inventors: Steve Hershberger, Steve Kremer, Matt Mayer, Mark Kosiarek
  • Patent number: 10787084
    Abstract: An exemplary busbar assembly includes a first strip including a first material, and a second strip including a second material different than the first material. The first strip extends continuously from a first connector portion to a second connector portion. The first connector portion electrically connects the first strip to a first structure. The second connector portion electrically connects the first strip to a second structure. The first and second strips are both configured to communicate electric current. An exemplary current communication method includes communicating electrical current using both a first strip and a second strip of a busbar. The first strip is made of a first material and bonded to the second strip made of a second material. The first strip extends continuously from a first to a second connector portion. The first connector portion electrically connects to a first structure, and the second connector portion electrically connects to a second structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stephenson Tyler Mattmuller, Michael John O'Connor, Dylan Erb, Jacob Wiles
  • Patent number: 10787625
    Abstract: Provided here is an enzymatic process for extraction of oil from algae biomass. The oils produced by the processes herein are used in animal feed and human consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Bunge Global Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Christopher L. G. Dayton, Ellen Cristina de Mello Lazarini, Jean Ricardo de Souza, Karen Carvalho, Eloisa Zanin Pytlowanciv, Bruna Montalvão Lima Ferraz
  • Patent number: 10788689
    Abstract: In an electro-optical modulator, an electro-optical modulation layer is bonded to a cladding layer that overlies a substrate. A modulation zone waveguide is optically coupled to the electro-optical modulation layer and optically coupled to an I/O waveguiding structure embedded in the cladding layer. The I/O waveguiding structure is conformed to guide input light toward the modulation zone waveguide and to guide output light away from the modulation zone waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony L. Lentine, Christopher DeRose, Douglas Chandler Trotter, Thomas A. Friedmann, Michael Gehl, Nicholas Boynton
  • Patent number: 10788880
    Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems that enable a smartphone-based radar system for determining user intention in a lower-power mode. The techniques and systems use a radar field to enable the smartphone to accurately determine the presence or absence of a user and further determine the intention of the user to interact with the smartphone. Using these techniques, the smartphone can account for the user's nonverbal communication cues to determine and maintain an awareness of users in its environment, and only respond to direct interactions once a user has demonstrated an intention to interact, which preserves battery power. The smartphone may determine the user's intention by recognizing various cues from the user, such as a change in position relative to the smartphone, a change in posture, or by an explicit action, such as a gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Leonardo Giusti, Ivan Poupyrev, Eiji Hayashi, Patrick M. Amihood
  • Patent number: 10789060
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses are described for sending different update times corresponding to a same version of a resource. A computing device may provide a version of a resource in response to requests from a plurality of different devices, and may indicate different update times for the version of the resource. The different update times may be based on times associated with the requests from the plurality of different devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan Moore
  • Patent number: 10789309
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for associating an entity with at least one search query. Some implementations are directed to methods and apparatus for identifying multiple queries associated with an entity and identifying one or more of the queries as an entity search query that provides desired search results for the entity. Some implementations are directed to methods and apparatus for identifying a particular entity and, in response to identifying the particular entity, identifying an entity search query corresponding to the particular entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Olivier Jean Andre Bousquet, Oskar Sandberg, Sylvain Gelly, Randolph Gregory Brown
  • Patent number: 10790324
    Abstract: A 2D hologram system with a matrix addressing scheme is provided. The system may include a 2D array of sub-wavelength hologram elements integrated with a refractive index tunable core material on a wafer substrate. The system may also include a matrix addressing scheme coupled to the 2D array of sub-wavelength hologram elements and configured to independently control each of the sub-wavelength hologram elements by applying a voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Gleb M. Akselrod, Erik E. Josberger, Mark C. Weidman
  • Patent number: 10791506
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for cloud-based adaptive configuration and control of a network device include, detecting an access by a user through the network device to a cloud-based service; and responsive to the detected access, configuring the network device to be controlled by the user via a cloud-based configuration controller. Further implementations include, receiving a configuration request from the network device, wherein the configuration request includes access information pertaining to an access made by a user to a cloud-based service; determining a cloud-based identity of the user based upon the received access information; associating the cloud-based identity with an ownership identifier; forming one or more instructions to configure the network device with the ownership identifier as an owner of the network device; and transmitting the one or more instructions to the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: James Roskind, Wan-Teh Chang
  • Patent number: 10786343
    Abstract: An implantable medical device having enhanced endothelial migration features, generally comprises: a structural member including a leading edge and a trailing edge interconnected by a third surface region, the leading edge including a second surface region in a generally curvilinear cross-section, and the trailing edge including a fourth surface region in a generally curvilinear cross-section, whereby blood flow over the second surface region generate shear stress at the second surface region without an eddy region in the second surface region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Vactronix Scientific, LLC
    Inventor: Julio C. Palmaz
  • Patent number: 10790928
    Abstract: A wireless device receives a downlink control information (DCI). The DCI comprises: number of subframes field indicating a first number of subframes; a modulation and coding scheme field; a transmit power control field; and a listen before talk (LBT) field indicating timing information for performing an LBT procedure. The wireless device performs the LBT procedure for transmission in the first number of subframes based on the timing information. The wireless device determines a transmission power of each subframe in the first number of subframes based on a same closed loop adjustment factor and the transmit power control field. The wireless device transmits, in each subframe of the first number of subframes, employing the modulation and coding scheme field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Patent number: 10788457
    Abstract: A method of detecting at least a partial blockage in a porous member separating an inner chamber of a device having a gas sensor responsive to an analyte positioned within the inner chamber and an ambient environment includes emitting pressure waves within the inner chamber and measuring a response via a sensor responsive to pressure waves positioned within the inner chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MSA Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Jerin Miller, Ryan Alan Sherry, Robert Kevin Sexton, Robert Eric Uber
  • Patent number: 10786381
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the brace assembly utilize an elastic cross strap attached to mounting facilities about a joint to provide progressive resistance to the extension, flexion or other movement of body parts about the joint. In some embodiments for a knee joint, the brace assembly provides a progressive resisting force to resist hyperextension of the knee. Some embodiments of the assembly may be able to accommodate different joints, different size wearer's of the assembly and different tension settings such as for athletes during competition. Some embodiments of the brace assembly may be used bilaterally and can be made without metal bracing to comply with the requirements of some sports. Some embodiments of the mounting facilities may have through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: KNEE X BRACE LLC
    Inventors: Lonnie E. Paulos, Kim A. Nelson
  • Patent number: 10786459
    Abstract: A dry granulation process using a twin-screw extruder for granulating a powder mixture which includes at least one active ingredient and at least one carrier. The process includes steps of kneading the powder mixture in the screw barrel of the twin-screw extruder at a barrel temperature below a melting point of the at least one active ingredient and a melting point or a glass transition temperature of the at least one carrier to provide a kneaded powder mixture, and extruding the kneaded powder mixture to form granules. Granules and tablets produced using the dry granulation process in the twin-screw extruder are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignees: R. P. Scherer Technologies LLC, University of Mississippi
    Inventors: Sampada Bhaskar Upadhye, Ronald S. Vladyka, R.ph, Michael Andrew Repka, Jun-Bom Park, Roshan Vijay Tiwari, Hemlata Gunga Patil, Joseph Thomas Morott, Jr., Wenli Lu
  • Patent number: 10789383
    Abstract: A system includes a data owner interface, a database, a requester interface, an approver interface, a database interface, and a central controller. The data owner interface can provide protected data and data usage rules. The database can store the protected data. The requester interface can provide a request to access the protected data and receive sanitized results. The approver interface can provide approval or disapproval of access to the protected data and receive the data usage rules. The database interface can store the protected data in the database and provide access to the protected data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Watson, Anh Truong, Vincent Pham, Reza Farivar, Fardin Abdi Taghi Abad, Jeremy Goodsitt, Austin Walters
  • Patent number: 10789655
    Abstract: Described are technologies relating to transaction processing. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described herein can be embodied in methods that include the actions of calculating, in relation to a transaction, one or more tax amounts associated with a price of the transaction, obtaining, in relation to a payment source, an approval for at least the price of the transaction and the one or more tax amounts, thereby defining an approved sales transaction, and, subsequent to obtaining the approval, (a) settling at least a revenue portion of one or more approved sales transactions in favor of a first account, and (b) settling the one or more tax amounts in favor of a second account that is different than the first account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: STAC IP, LLC
    Inventor: Pino Luongo
  • Patent number: 10790763
    Abstract: A system includes a bus, and a variable voltage converter (VVC) having a switch in series with a capacitor, and an inductor in parallel with the capacitor and switch, and configured such that operation of the switch in boost mode over a duty cycle range from 0 to less than 0.5 results in a corresponding voltage output to the bus from 0 to a maximum of the VVC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Baoming Ge, Lihua Chen