Abstract: A seating assembly includes a seatback coupled to a support surface. A seat is movably coupled to the seatback such that the seat is pivotable relative to the seatback. The seat is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. A work surface is movably coupled to an underside of the seat. The work surface is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 21, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2024
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventors:
Johnathan Andrew Line, Scott Culver Anderson, Clay Mastin, Justin D. Sorum, Albert Kim, Abbas Ghamlouche
Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for fault tolerant network storage and delivery of recorded content. Two or more network digital video recorders may each receive a plurality of requests to record, archive, and/or play back content items, such as television programs. Each network digital video recorder may receive capacity reports of statistics such as storage and/or bandwidth from one or more other network digital video recorders. At least one of the network digital video recorders may determine whether, based on a network capacity, to record, archive, and/or playback content items. The methods, systems, and apparatuses may accommodate equipment failures that lead to partitions between network digital video recorders.
Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for media processing. In some examples, an apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry can exchange, with a server device, a plurality of control messages over a control plane channel that uses a first transport protocol. The plurality of control messages belongs to a control plane of a bidirectional protocol for immersive media distribution. The processing circuitry receives, from the server device, a first plurality of data messages over a first data plane channel that uses a second transport protocol. The first plurality of data messages belongs to a data plane of the bidirectional protocol and carries immersive media content. The processing circuitry presents the immersive media content carried by the first plurality of data messages.
Abstract: A method and system for authenticating soft part updates to an electronic control unit (ECU) or other processing device is contemplated. The authenticating may include a back office providing authentication data to a programming tool whereupon the ECU interacts with the programming tool to authenticate the soft part updates. The authenticating may optionally include the ECU identifying whether the soft part update is to be authenticated according to different types of authentications.
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to unsaturated polyolefins and processes for preparing the same. The present disclosure further relates to curable formulations comprising the unsaturated polyolefins that show improved crosslinking.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 27, 2019
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2024
Assignee:
Dow Global Technologies LLC
Inventors:
Jeffrey C. Munro, Haiyang Yu, Hong Yang, Lixin Sun, Colin Li Pi Shan
Abstract: A vehicle having controllable light illumination includes a cabin interior, a plurality of light illumination devices located in the cabin interior, a user input configured to receive a user selectable lighting theme, and a controller configured to control the plurality of light illumination devices to simulate an environmental lighting condition based on the user selectable lighting theme. The controller controls color and brightness of the plurality of light illumination devices to simulate the environmental lighting condition.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 24, 2023
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2024
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventors:
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Stuart C. Salter, Mark Larry, Scott Alan Watkins, Brendan Diamond
Abstract: Methods of recovering nutrients from a high nitrogenous liquid waste are disclosed. The methods include collecting the high nitrogenous liquid waste, introducing the high nitrogenous liquid waste and an oxidant into a reactor to produce oxy-anions of nitrogen, maintaining a predetermined pH to control concentration of the oxy-anions of nitrogen, and concentrating the liquid to produce a concentrated product and a dilute water. Systems for recovering nutrients from a high nitrogenous waste are also disclosed. The systems include a solids-liquid separator, a reactor having an inlet fluidly connected to the solids-liquid separator and an inlet fluidly connected to a source of an oxidant, a pH control subsystem, and a dissolved solids concentrator.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 22, 2023
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2024
Assignees:
NUORGANICS LLC
Inventors:
Eugenio Giraldo, Barbara Jean Wingler, Gabriel Howard Giraldo-Wingler
Abstract: An EC motor with an encapsulated electronic controller. The electronic controller is encapsulated by creating a silicone mold to include sufficiently detailed voids so that certain parts of the electronic controller adjacent the voids are encapsulated and other parts adjacent where the mold has no voids are left unencapsulated.
Abstract: The method includes first arranging a liquid storage portion to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, second arranging a wick and an aerosol generator to communicate the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion and at least partially vaporize the liquid aerosol-forming substrate, third arranging a tilt sensor to sense an angle of orientation value of the liquid storage portion, and configuring at least one processor of an electrical circuit to monitor the angle of orientation value as sensed by the tilt sensor to determine a depletion value of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate based at least in part on the angle of orientation value, while the aerosol-generating device is in any physical orientation.
Abstract: A tubular wave energy converter configured to remain afloat near the surface of a wave field and trap a water column oscillating asymmetrically to the wave field in which the converter is located. Water column oscillations create a pressure flux providing motive power for a generator. The converter, generator and a powered payload making up an autonomous wave powered device are packaged to fit within and be deployed by a torpedo launcher. The autonomous device may be deployed above or beneath the surface. Device buoyant characteristics are configured to maintain the device afloat and self-righting toward an upright oriented for operation in the wave field.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 21, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2024
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
Inventors:
Umesh Korde, Ryan G. Coe, Giorgio Bacelli
Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically displaying aggregated social media/calendar content in a graphical user interface (GUI) include displaying a date selector configured to retrieve an input from a user, the input including information about a selected date of interest to the user displaying graphical element corresponding respectively to user content containing retrieved first social media/calendar content, other user content containing retrieved second social media/calendar content, and aggregated social media/calendar content based on the first and second modified social media/calendar content. The graphical elements are displayed within respective portions of the GUI on a computer screen.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 22, 2021
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2024
Assignee:
Seize LLC
Inventors:
Taber Frederick Nash, Anthony William Underwood, Matthew James Wolinski, Parker J. Feyen, Anthony Edward Arnold
Abstract: Devices and methods for infusing liquids and/or brewing beverages are described. The present invention relates to an apparatus for brewing beverages including a vessel, said vessel including a sealable chamber for holding a brewing material and a liquid, and a filter assembly connected to the sealable chamber; a liquid supply and conduit for introducing at least a portion of said liquid supply into said sealable chamber; and a vacuum source and conduit for reducing pressure in said sealable chamber.
Abstract: Mutant Myxoma viruses are provided herein and methods of using these viruses to treat cancer or elicit an interferon response in a subject are also provided. The mutant Myxoma virus is modified to reduce or eliminate the activity or expression of Myxoma virus protein M62 as compared to a control virus. The mutant virus is capable of stimulating an interferon response in subjects after administration and can also lead to inhibition, reduction or elimination of the CD14+ tumor associated macrophage inhibition of CD4+ T cells in a subject having cancer and lead to a change in the tumor microenvironment to treat the cancer or work in combination with other cancer therapeutics to treat the cancer as described herein.
Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a contactor having a coil operable by a low-voltage control signal to selectively electrically couple a terminal of a high-voltage bus to a charger receiving power from an external source. A programmed controller predicts the time it will take for the contactor to close after receiving a command based on the coil temperature and voltage of the command signal. The controller generates the low-voltage control signal responsive to a difference between bus voltage and charger voltage being less than a first threshold at the predicted closing time of the contactor. The control signal may also depend on the rate of change of the charger voltage being below a second threshold.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 23, 2022
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2024
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventors:
Rui Wang, Wesley Edward Burkman, Patterson Kaduvinal Abraham, Ai Keramidas
Abstract: A storage assembly comprising at least one storage body comprising the storage body including a first side wall, a second side wall, an end wall, and at least two grooves along the inner surface of the storage assembly, the grooves being substantially coplanar and at least one shelf configured to fit inside the storage body along the substantially coplanar grooves and into the end wall coplanar grooves.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 25, 2021
Date of Patent:
October 29, 2024
Assignee:
PAN PANTRY LLC
Inventors:
Christopher Nance, Linda Joy Kegel, Jesse James Hahn
Abstract: A barbecue oven that enables operator control of the combustion process through selective control of gas flow through and/or around a hot, oxygenated bed of coals and further enables automatic control of oven temperature through thermostatic regulation of forced draft.
Abstract: Systems and methods are described to identify motion events on a sloped surface, such as a mountainside, using transmitted and received radio frequency (RF) chirps. A one-dimensional array of receive antennas can be digitally beamformed to determine azimuth information of received reflected chirps. Elevation information can be determined based on time-of-flight measurements of received reflected chirps and known distances to locations on the sloped surface. Motion events may be characterized by deviations in return power levels and/or return phase shifts. The systems and methods may, for example, be used to provide real-time detection of avalanches and/or landslides.
Abstract: A LIDAR-to-vehicle alignment system includes a memory and alignment and autonomous driving modules. The memory stores points of data provided based on an output of one or more LIDAR sensors and localization data. The alignment module performs an alignment process including: based on the localization data; determining whether a host vehicle is turning; in response to the host vehicle turning; selecting a portion of the points of data; aggregating the selected portion to provide aggregated data; selecting targets based on the aggregated data; and based on the selected targets, iteratively reducing a loss value of a loss function to provide a resultant LIDAR-to-vehicle transformation matrix. The autonomous driving module: based on the resultant LIDAR-to-vehicle transformation matrix, converts at least the selected portion to at least one of vehicle coordinates or world coordinates to provide resultant data; and performs one or more autonomous driving operations based on the resultant data.