Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 10789639
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide systems, methods, and techniques for managing transaction cards. User registration processes, order processes, and failure detection processes for a secure universal shopping cart are provided. Systems and methods may acquire identifiers. Systems and methods may also identify items associated with the identifiers. In addition, systems and methods may acquire a list of merchants that offer each item. Systems and methods may further determine, for each identifier, merchants based on user preferences. Even further, systems and methods may generate a payment token for each item. Systems and methods may then transmit the payment token for each item to its respective merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua S. Edwards, Michael Mossoba
  • Patent number: 10791118
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to establish a connection with a router, obtain identification for the router, communicate the identification of the router to a network element, receive a hash of at least a portion of a certificate for the router, and disconnect the connection and establish a new connection with the router, where the hash is used to authenticate network services received from the router during the new connection. In an example, the hash is part of a subject public key infrastructure (SPKI) pin set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: Tirumaleswar Reddy Konda, Himanshu Srivastava, Harsha Ramamurthy Joshi, Srikanth Nalluri, Dattatraya Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 10788283
    Abstract: A muzzle brake (i.e., muzzle brake, suppressor, or compensator) directs air through ports in a top of the muzzle brake. Each pair of ports, left and right, has a corresponding baffle to which they are adjacent and form a recess in the rear face of. Each port is between 15 and 30 degrees from top center, and each port angles forward between 15 and 30 degrees. Each port is threaded such that a user may shut the port off with a set screw. Each baffle has a top tooth and a bottom tooth which direct gases from the muzzle of the firearm laterally and into the pair of ports associated with the baffle. The brake may also have lateral vents to disperse the excess gases received from the muzzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: American Precision Arms, LLC
    Inventor: Jered S. Joplin
  • Patent number: 10789746
    Abstract: A method and system implemented on a mobile device for improving lash application. An image of an eye is received, An eye profile and a point of emphasis are identified for the eye using the image. A lash framework is generated based on the eye profile and the point of emphasis. A custom lash design is created using the lash framework. The custom lash design is used for physical application of a set of lashes to the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: THE LASH LOUNGE FRANCHISE, LLC
    Inventor: Anna Phillips
  • Patent number: 10789821
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for camera-side cropping of a video feed. In one aspect, a method includes: (1) displaying a first video feed with the first field of view at the first resolution; (2) detecting a first user input to enhance an identified portion of the first video feed; and (3) in response to detecting the first user input: (a) generating a camera crop command for the identified portion instructing the camera to generate a second video feed corresponding to the identified portion, the second video feed having the first resolution and a second field of view that is smaller than the first field of view; (b) sending the camera crop command to the camera; (c) in response receiving the second video feed from the camera; and (d) displaying the second video feed with the second field of view at the first resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jason N. Laska, Greg R. Nelson, Greg Duffy, Cameron Hill, Martin Davidsson
  • Patent number: 10790514
    Abstract: Aspects disclosed herein relate to methods for producing nanostructured metal catalysts that can be used in various alternative fuel applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Pivovar, Shaun Alia
  • Patent number: 10786210
    Abstract: A method of adding sensing of moisture and other characteristics into a garment such as a diaper, incontinence garment, brief, or underwear is disclosed. The primary design intent is optimal moisture detection, low per unit cost, and wide-scale data analysis of groups of patients. The embodiments place various forms of electrodes within a garment, and measuring the electrical properties of the electrodes to determine if the garment has contacted moisture. The embodiments herein could be used for sensing incontinence, sensing perspiration, and detecting failure of protective garments, among other purposes. The target moisture is urine and feces; however, other sources of body moisture can also be sensed. A specialized mesh network achieves accuracy of the information obtained, as well as redundancy and timely updating of that information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: BioLink Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Ken Heyl, Roger King
  • Patent number: 10786249
    Abstract: A surgical circular stapler has a handle assembly, a shaft, a stapling assembly, a motor, a drive assembly, and a firing assembly. The shaft extends distally from the handle assembly. The stapling assembly is secured to a distal end of the shaft. Longitudinal translation of the firing assembly causes the stapling assembly to drive a plurality of staples in a circular array to secure two lumens of tissue together. The stapling assembly may further drive a blade to sever any excess tissue interior of the circular array of staples. The motor is operable to rotate the drive assembly to thereby translate the firing assembly. A resilient member biases the firing assembly proximally. Through cooperation between the firing assembly and the resilient member, the firing assembly is driven distally and proximally to complete a firing stroke in response to rotation of the drive assembly through a single revolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Richard L. Leimbach, Richard F. Schwemberger, John P. Measamer, Johnny H. Alexander, III, Christopher C. Miller, Brian F. DiNardo, Jason M. Rector
  • Patent number: 10787128
    Abstract: A cargo management system includes a guideway and a panel displaceable between a plurality of operating positions along that guideway. The guideway includes opposed guide tracks. Each of the opposed guide tracks includes an inclined trunk and a plurality of branches extending from that inclined trunk. The panel includes opposed pivot pins received in the opposed guide tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Tom Thanh Ngo
  • 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