Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Publication number: 20200033868
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided autonomous driving policy generation. The system can include a set of autonomous driver agents, and a driving policy generation module that includes a set of driving policy learner modules for generating and improving policies based on the collective experiences collected by the driver agents. The driver agents can collect driving experiences to create a knowledge base. The driving policy learner modules can process the collective driving experiences to extract driving policies. The driver agents can be trained via the driving policy learner modules in a parallel and distributed manner to find novel and efficient driving policies and behaviors faster and more efficiently. Parallel and distributed learning can enable accelerated training of multiple autonomous intelligent driver agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Praveen Palanisamy, Upali P. Mudalige
  • Publication number: 20200033917
    Abstract: The description relates to devices, such as computing devices that have hinged portions. One example can include a first portion that includes a first display and a second portion that includes a second display. This example can also include a determinative hinge assembly that rotatably secures the first and second portions around first and second hinge axes. The determinative hinge assembly can have a first unflexed configuration when the first and second portions are parallel or perpendicular to one another and a second flexed configuration when the first and second portions contact one another when oriented at an oblique angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Errol Mark TAZBAZ, David Otto WHITT
  • Publication number: 20200035869
    Abstract: LED devices and methods of operating LED devices are described. An LED device includes a light-emitting element, a wavelength converting layer and a dichroic mirror. The light-emitting element is configured to emit ultra violet, visible, or ultra violet and visible light. The wavelength converting layer is configured to absorb at least a portion of the light emitted by the light-emitting element and in response emit infrared light. The dichroic mirror transmits the infrared light emitted by the wavelength converting layer, reflects the light emitted by the light emitting element, and is arranged to reflect back into the wavelength converting layer light emitted by the light emitting element, transmitted unabsorbed through the wavelength converting layer, and incident on the dichroic mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Lumileds LLC
    Inventor: Charles SCHRAMA
  • Publication number: 20200037002
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide method and apparatus for video coding. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes partition information of a block associated with a picture in a coded video bitstream. The partition information is indicative of a coding tree structure. Then the processing circuitry partitions the block into one or more coding blocks according to the coding tree structure. After the block is partitioned into multiple coding blocks, the processing circuitry groups the one or more coding blocks into non-overlapping grouped coding blocks such that each of the non-overlapping grouped coding blocks includes at least one coding block. Finally, the processing circuitry reconstructs the block based on the non-overlapping grouped coding blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Meng XU, Xiang Li, Shan LIU
  • Publication number: 20200033902
    Abstract: A load control system, such as a lighting control system, may be configured to control a first electrical load in response to a sensed operational characteristic of a second electrical load. The load control system may include a load control device electrically connected to the first electrical load, and a load-sensing remote control device that is configured to sense an operational characteristic of the second electrical load. The load-sensing remote control device may be configured to communicate with the load control device via wireless communication. The load-sensing remote control device may be configured to transmit messages to the load control device in response to sensing a change in the operational characteristic of the second electrical load. The load control device may be configured to, upon receiving messages from the load-sensing remote control device, control an amount of power that is delivered to the first electrical load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Karc, Jordan H. Crafts
  • Publication number: 20200031304
    Abstract: A restraint system includes a retractable steering wheel, an airbag inflatable from the steering wheel, two primary tethers, two secondary tethers, and a tether release engaged with both secondary tethers. The airbag when inflated includes a front panel adjacent the steering wheel and an impact panel opposite the front panel. The primary tethers extend from the front panel to the impact panel. The secondary tethers extend from the front panel to each primary tether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: SRINIVAS REDDY MALAPATI, RAMAKRISHNA JINGADE, MATT ALAN NIESLUCHOWSKI, KRISHNAKANTH E. AEKBOTE, ALISON CALLAGHAN
  • Publication number: 20200033103
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymeric ammunition cartridge having a generally cylindrical neck having a projectile aperture at a first end, an outer shoulder surface that extends from the generally cylindrical neck, an outer shoulder angle defined by the outer shoulder surface, an inner shoulder surface on the inside of the polymer nose opposite the outer shoulder surface, an inner shoulder angle defined by the outer shoulder surface, a skirt surface extending from the inner shoulder surface, a skirt angle defined by the skirt surface, and a nose junction that extends from the outer shoulder surface to the skirt surface, wherein the nose junction is adapted to mate to a polymer cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: TRUE VELOCITY IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Lonnie Burrow, Christopher William Overton
  • Publication number: 20200033396
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing printed circuit boards (PCBs) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a tester for printed circuit boards (PCBs) includes a test fixture having a plurality of electrical contacts for contacting the PCBs that are units under test (UUTs). The test fixture carries a remote test peripheral master (RTPM) module, and a remote test peripheral slave (RTPS) module. The RTPM module and the RTPS module are connected through a remote test peripheral (RTP) bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: CheckSum, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Allen Feucht, Peter Andrew Pias, Daniel Benjamin Carson
  • Publication number: 20200033592
    Abstract: A cleaning system includes an actuator and an arm rotatable by the actuator. The actuator includes a housing and a rotatable barrier in the housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber. The rotatable barrier is rotatable by relative pressures of the chambers. The arm includes a first nozzle fluidly connected to the first chamber and a second nozzle fluidly connected to the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: JOSE GARCIA CRESPO, WILLIAM ETHAN-ALEXANDER MCCLURE
  • Publication number: 20200034697
    Abstract: Use of a NAND array architecture to realize a binary neural network (BNN) allows for matrix multiplication and accumulation to be performed within the memory array. A unit synapse for storing a weight of a BNN is stored in a pair of series connected memory cells. A binary input is applied as a pattern of voltage values on a pair of word lines connected to the unit synapse to perform the multiplication of the input with the weight by determining whether or not the unit synapse conducts. The results of such multiplications are determined by a sense amplifier, with the results accumulated by a counter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Won Ho Choi, Pi-Feng Chiu, Wen Ma, Minghai Qin, Gerrit Jan Hemink, Martin Lueker-Boden
  • Publication number: 20200030049
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides advantageous post and partition assembly that is configured and adapted to promote modularity and withstand the harsh environment of central sterile processing processes. Modular post assembly may be removed and relocated on tray without additional fasteners or components. Tray and bracket assembly may further provide identification features to correctly associate cataloged reusable medical devices to identified trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: K1 Medical Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Walter J. Oko, Scott E. Cohen
  • Publication number: 20200034795
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system for recommending related services. During operation, the system determines, using a set of data sources, matching pairs of related services offered through an online system, wherein the set of data sources includes historical interactions with recommended services and historical requests for proposal (RFPs). Next, the system ranks the matching pairs based on the set of data sources and popularities of the matching pairs. The system then identifies, based on the ranking, a set of related services for a service offered through the online system. Finally, the system outputs the set of related services as recommended services to a user of the online system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Li, Yida Yao, Kuo-Ning Huang, Yu Liu
  • Publication number: 20200032524
    Abstract: An elongated panel for producing a wall covering, a kit for producing a wall covering, and a method of installing a wall covering are described. The elongated panel includes generally rectangular front surface and back surfaces, a first longitudinal edge, and a second longitudinal edge opposite the first longitudinal edge. A lateral cross-section of the first longitudinal edge can include a generally horizontal support portion proximate the back surface and a first beveled portion proximate the front surface, and a lateral cross-section of the second longitudinal edge can include a generally horizontal resting portion proximate the back surface and a second beveled portion proximate the front surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: PROJECT WOOD, LLC
    Inventor: Ryan O'LEARY
  • Publication number: 20200034277
    Abstract: A method is provided comprising: executing a first set of files, and collecting a first set of performance data; updating the first set of files to produce a second set of files; executing the second set of files and collecting a second set of performance data; identifying a first subset of the first set of performance data; identifying a second subset of the first set of performance data; calculating a score based on the first subset and the second subset, the score indicating a difference in resource consumption between one or more first thread instances that are instantiated using the first set of files and one or more second thread instances that are instantiated using the second set of files; and generating and outputting a debugging message based on the score, wherein the first thread instances and the second thread instances have the same entry function and the same opcode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Vladimir Shveidel, Vladimir Kleiner
  • Publication number: 20200036206
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods associated with an auxiliary power system design are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an auxiliary power system may be mounted within a vehicle or integrated into a starter battery of the vehicle. The auxiliary power system may include an auxiliary battery and circuitry coupled to the auxiliary battery and a vehicle electrical system of the vehicle. The vehicle electrical system may be used to start an engine of the vehicle. The circuitry may detect a trigger and couple the auxiliary battery to the vehicle electrical system in response to detection of the trigger. The auxiliary battery may provide power to the vehicle electrical system to start the engine of the vehicle when the auxiliary battery is coupled to the vehicle electrical system. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Ox Partners, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Rumbaugh, William Den Beste, Toren Orzeck
  • Publication number: 20200032612
    Abstract: A collapsible packer for use in a well includes a deployment assembly, a retraction assembly and a sealing assembly extending between the deployment assembly and the retraction assembly. The deployment assembly may include a spring and a degradable stop configured to offset the force applied by the spring. The degradable stop can be manufactured from a material that dissolves when contacted by fluid in the well. The retraction assembly may by hydraulically or spring energized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Mahendra Joshi, Jeffrey Potts, Reda El-Mahbes, Dewey Parker, JR., Grant Hartman
  • Publication number: 20200036981
    Abstract: A method includes receiving transform coefficients corresponding to a scaled video input signal, the scaled video input signal including a plurality of spatial layers that include a base layer. The method also includes determining a spatial rate factor based on a sample of frames from the scaled video input signal. The spatial rate factor defines a factor for bit rate allocation at each spatial layer of an encoded bit stream formed from the scaled video input signal. The spatial rate factor is represented by a difference between a rate of bits per transform coefficient of the base layer and an average rate of bits per transform coefficient. The method also includes reducing a distortion for the plurality of spatial layers by allocating a bit rate to each spatial layer based on the spatial rate factor and the sample of frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael Horowitz, Rasmus Brandt
  • Publication number: 20200032276
    Abstract: The present invention is an inducible coexpression system, capable of controlled induction of expression of each gene product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: AbSci, LLC
    Inventors: Sean McClain, Mark Valasek
  • Publication number: 20200032466
    Abstract: An avalanche control device includes a detonation initiator unit and a bio-degradable linear bag. The initiator unit is elongated and includes an ignition end, an inflation end, and a stepped transition zone in between that gets progressively greater in diameter as it extends from the ignition end towards the inflation end. The inflatable bag is adapted for connection to the inflation end of the initiator unit. The design of initiator unit is fixed and reusable, while the bag dimensions can be tailored to the desired blast strength for the end user, in terms of length, diameter, and mixture ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Avy Blasters, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Brophy, Evan Neumann
  • Publication number: 20200034122
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for modifying a user interface. The method comprises receiving user interface data at a client from a first server, receiving modification computer program code at said client, and executing said modification computer program code at said client to modify said user interface data to generate modified user interface data. The modification computer program code can be received from said first server or from a further server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Versata FZ-LLC
    Inventor: Plamen Ivanov Valtchev