Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 10549667
    Abstract: A vehicle seat for supporting an occupant in the seated position in a vehicle may include a seat module including a base and a backrest projecting upwardly from the base. The vehicle seat further includes a headrest coupled to the backrest. There may be relative movement between the headrest and backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC
    Inventors: Kimberly Murley, Swapnil S. Gathibandhe
  • Patent number: 10549694
    Abstract: A method and system for generating a combined rearview image of an area behind a vehicle that is towing a trailer, the method including: capturing a first image from a vehicle camera that is installed on the vehicle, the first image being comprised of an area behind the vehicle; capturing a second image from a trailer camera that is installed on the trailer, the second image being comprised of an area behind the trailer; determining an obstructed viewing region within the first image, the obstructed viewing region being a region of the first image in which the trailer resides; overlaying the second image on the first image and at least partially within the obstructed viewing region; and inserting graphics in the first image, in the second image, and/or in a patch region within the obstructed viewing region and between the second image and the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Mohannad Murad, Fred W. Huntzicker, Caroline Chung
  • Patent number: 10548336
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly and adapter provided for selectively interconnecting to a soft serve dispenser to allow filling of farinaceous products such as donuts with a soft serve product. One of the adapter and the nozzle assembly can include a cleansing port for receiving a cleaning solution to allow periodic cleaning of the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly is separable from the adapter to permit the adapter to remain operably connected to the soft serve dispenser through which soft serve product can be dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Idea Boxx, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Tuchrelo, Nathan E. Smith
  • Patent number: 10550873
    Abstract: A riveted joint comprising: an upper workpiece and a lower workpiece, and a self-piercing rivet. The rivet in an undeformed state, before the creation of the riveted joint, included: a head defining a head diameter (DH); a shank defining a shank diameter (DS); and a foot end opposite the head. Radially outward at the foot end is a flat surface facing away from the head; and an axial recess located radially inward of the flat surface, partly defined in the foot end, open axially away from the head, and frustoconical in longitudinal cross section. The axial recess defining an axial depth (LB). The ratio of recess axial depth (LB) to shank diameter (DS) is less than 0.3. And in a deformed state, after the creation of the riveted joint, the rivet extends through the first workpiece and penetrates the second workpiece; and the head bears against the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: NEWFREY LLC
    Inventors: Steffen Hofmann, Paul Bartig, Frank Wilhelm, Matthias Wissling
  • Patent number: 10551893
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for a digital power supply that can provide independent power control for two or more electrical loads. Some disclosed embodiments provide continuous, variable power and other disclosed embodiments provide discrete power levels. Disclosed embodiments may reduce the magnitude of harmonic currents and/or flicker introduced into a power system. Embodiments include a microprocessor that delivers power to electric loads using phase-controlled AC current. In some embodiments, the microprocessor may calculate a power array corresponding to a requested power for each electric load. Logic is provided for populating the power array in a pattern that reduces the magnitude of harmonic currents and flicker. Portions of the disclosure include a band controller for delivering power to achieve and maintain a desired target temperature, and a wireless controller for controlling temperature from a remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Weber-Stephen Products LLC
    Inventors: Eric Knappenberger, Julio C. Zuleta, Matthew Lerch, Jeffery C. Emmerich
  • Patent number: 10554697
    Abstract: Sharing data with various user devices may be performed by receiving a request from a first user device to connect to a live web page collaboration application managed by a proxy server, identifying a first user profile associated with the first user device and a list of corresponding functions assigned to the first user device via the first user profile, creating a session for the first user device to access the live web page on a master page hosted by the proxy server, and storing browser status commands received from the first user device in the first user profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC
    Inventor: David Gerard Ledet
  • Patent number: 10549738
    Abstract: A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate a vehicle brake according to a specified brake torque, receive user input to exceed the specified brake torque, and actuate a brake fluid valve to attain a brake fluid pressure to maintain the specified brake torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Beauvais, Daniel A. Gabor
  • Patent number: 10549875
    Abstract: A carton for holding a plurality of containers. The carton includes a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The carton includes a first end flap foldably connected to a first panel of the plurality of panels and a second end flap foldably connected to a second panel of the plurality of panels. The first end flap and the second end flap form a closed end of the carton. The carton further includes a handle comprising a first handle feature in the first end flap and a second handle feature in the second end flap. The first and second handle features are configured for directing stress and controlling tearing of the carton when force is applied to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Graphic Packaging International, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond R. Spivey, Sr., Charles Frances Coxe, Jr., Aaron Lee Bates, Mark Baldino
  • Patent number: 10553517
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a package can include a first submodule including a first semiconductor die coupled to a first substrate and a first spacer, and disposed between the first spacer and the first substrate. The first submodule includes a second spacer disposed lateral to the first semiconductor die. The package includes a second submodule including a second semiconductor die coupled to a second substrate and a third spacer, and disposed between the third spacer and the second substrate. The second submodule includes a fourth spacer disposed lateral to the second semiconductor die. The package includes an inter-module layer disposed between the first submodule and the second submodule. The first spacer of the first submodule is electrically coupled to the fourth spacer of the second-submodule via the inter-module layer. The second spacer of the first submodule is electrically coupled to the third spacer of the second-submodule via the inter-module layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jie Chang, HuiBin Chen, Keunhyuk Lee, Jerome Teysseyre
  • Patent number: 10552086
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for managing shared resources in a data storage device such as a solid-state drive (SSD). In some embodiments, a non-volatile memory (NVM) has a population of semiconductor memory dies which are divided into die sets for different users. Each die set includes user garbage collection units (GCUs) for storage of user data blocks by the associated user and overprovisioned global GCUs to store user data blocks from the users of the other die sets. When an imbalance condition exists such that the workload traffic level of a first die set exceeds a workload traffic level of a second die set, at least one host I/O command for the first die set is offloaded for servicing using a selected global GCU of the second die set. The offloaded data may be subsequently transferred to the first die set after the imbalance condition is resolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: David W. Claude, Steven S. Williams, Stacey Secatch
  • Patent number: 10553031
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to representing a digital project file. One example provides a computing device comprising a logic device and a storage device holding instructions executable to obtain a digital project file comprising a geometric representation of a real physical space, and a user-created annotation associated with a location in the representation. The instructions are further executable to display a representation of the file in a first rendering format, receive a request to display a representation of the file in a second rendering format in which one or more real surfaces of the real physical space are displayed as a virtual rendering, the one or more real surfaces not being displayed as the virtual rendering the first digital rendering format, and, in response to the request, display the representation of the file in the second format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory L. Alt, Laura K. Sugden, Shih-Sang Carnaven Chiu, Maxime Ouellet, Denise Ng
  • Patent number: 10554290
    Abstract: A digital repeater system for repeating RF signals comprises: a receiving section for receiving an RF input signal, the RF input signal comprising at least one frequency band including a multiplicity of subbands associated with a multiplicity of communication channels; and at least one transmitting section for transmitting the RF output signal. The receiving section is constituted to digitize the RF input signal to obtain a digital input signal and to isolate, within the digital input signal, the multiplicity of subbands from each other to obtain a multiplicity of digital subband signals. The at least one transmitting section is constituted to combine the digital subband signals to obtain a digital output signal and to convert the digital output signal to an RF output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Keld Knut Lange, Luigi Tarlazzi
  • Patent number: 10551966
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a device is provided, comprising: at least one non-transitory memory; a touch screen; and one or more processors in communication with the at least one non-transitory memory, and the touch screen, wherein the one or more processors execute instructions stored in the at least one non-transitory memory, to cause the device to: display an object utilizing an interface of a particular application; detect a press gesture via the touch screen on the object; in response to detection of a cessation of the press gesture via the touch screen on the object when a duration of the press gesture is detected to not exceed a duration threshold: display information associated with the object utilizing another interface of the particular application; and during at least a portion of the press gesture being detected via the touch screen on the object when the duration of the press gesture is detected to exceed the duration threshold: display a menu including at least one option for, in response to detection o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: P4TENTS1, LLC
    Inventor: Michael S Smith
  • Patent number: 10553089
    Abstract: A security system control panel or home automation control panel including an end-user replaceable cellular telephony module that is removable from the control panel without disassembling the control panel. The cellular module includes a body, a cellular telephony circuit coupled to the body, a cellular telephony antenna coupled to the body and the cellular telephony circuit, and a first connector coupled to the cellular telephony circuit and the body, wherein the first connector is sized and shaped or otherwise configured to be removably engaged by the end-user with a second connector in the control panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Nortek Security & Control LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Laguer Acera, Bruce James Ehlers, Kaoru Hisamoto, David Alan Krula, Brian Vencil Skarda, Robert John True, Lance Leo Dean, Dale Pedersen, Geoff Goldberg, Loren Bryner
  • Patent number: 10554651
    Abstract: A method receives, by a processing device of a streaming server, a first request to view the media item from the client device via a connection between the client device and the streaming server. Prior to a verification that the client device is authorized to play the media item, the method provides an encrypted portion of the media item to the client device via the connection between the client device and the streaming server. Responsive to the verification that the client device is authorized to play the media item, the method sends, by the processing device via the connection between the client device and the streaming server, a cryptography key for decrypting the encrypted portion of the media item by the client device to facilitate the playback of the decrypted portion of the media item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Yu-Ting Tseng, Pawel Jurczyk, Sean Watson, Matthew Dalcin
  • Patent number: 10555016
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for indicating viewership of a video are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: identifying a video; identifying a group of users connected to a first user of a user device; determining, for each user in the group of users, an affinity score, wherein the affinity score indicates an interaction of the user with the identified video; receiving a request to present, on the user device, a page that includes an indication of the video; in response to receiving the request, determining contextual information related to the request; identifying a subset of users in the group of users connected to the first user based on the affinity score associated with each user and the contextual information; and causing a group of indicators corresponding to the subset of users to be presented on the user device in connection with the indication of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gavin James, Justin Lewis
  • Patent number: 10550187
    Abstract: Methods and devices for treating a luminal pathology affecting an anatomical lumen of a patient comprising forming, in situ, a continuous cohesive layer of covalently-crosslinked hydrogel in a luminal wall of the anatomical lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Incept, LLC
    Inventors: Amarpreet S. Sawhney, Farhad Khosravi, Patrick Campbell
  • Patent number: D874542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Remote Xccess, LLC
    Inventor: Marlena Edwards
  • Patent number: D874729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Brian Patrick Watson, Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry, Oliver Felix Grabes, Matthew Frank Murgida
  • Patent number: D874746
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Stout Stuff, LLC
    Inventor: Kelly Peninger