Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 12096180
    Abstract: A system for transmitting an audio signal in a vehicle includes a stabilizer located at a source position in the vehicle. At least one speaker is operatively connected to the stabilizer. The speaker is adapted to transmit an audio signal to a target position for at least partially supporting a spatial audio representation. The target position and the source position are independently movable. The stabilizer is adapted to direct the audio signal such that a trajectory between the target position and the source position is maintained regardless of respective motion of the target position and the source position. The trajectory includes a first segment between the source position and a deflecting surface and a second segment between the deflecting surface and the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Cameron G. LaCourt, Tyler C. Hanson
  • Patent number: 12091405
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of an IDO enzyme: (I). Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising these compounds. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Dane Clausen, Xavier Fradera, Liangqin Guo, Yongxin Han, Shuwen He, Joseph Kozlowski, Guoqing Li, Theodore A. Martinot, Alexander Pasternak, David Sloman, Li Xiao, Wensheng Yu, Rui Zhang
  • Patent number: 12096314
    Abstract: The technologies described herein are generally directed to facilitating operation of system that can include a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. In embodiments, the operations can include receiving, from a source user equipment, a first request to communicate to a destination group of user equipment via a multi-cast connection. Further operations can include identifying respective service areas of ones of the destination group, comprising a service area of a destination user equipment of the destination group. In some embodiments, operations can include generating a second request to initiate the multi-cast connection, the second request comprising the destination group of user equipment with the respective service areas, wherein the respective service area of the destination user equipment is for selection, by second network equipment based on the service area, a gateway group of base station equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Lan Scott, Jerry Shih, Junan Peng, Erie Lai Har Lau
  • Patent number: 12095805
    Abstract: An illicit signal is detected on an in-vehicle communication network of an autonomous vehicle. A severity level corresponding to the illicit signal is identified, among multiple severity levels, based on one or more characteristics associated with the illicit signal. The severity level is indicative of a level of adverse impact on safety related to an autonomous vehicle environment. The adverse impact is to be caused by the autonomous vehicle when the autonomous vehicle is compromised by the illicit signal. A security operation is selected from multiple security operations based on the identified severity level. The security operation is performed to mitigate the adverse impact on safety related to the autonomous vehicle environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: TsengChan Stephan Huang, Stacy Janes, Joshua Foust
  • Patent number: 12094491
    Abstract: A recording head comprises a write pole extending to an air-bearing surface. A near-field transducer is positioned proximate a first side of the write pole in a down-track direction. A heatsink structure is proximate the near-field transducer and positioned between the near-field transducer and the write pole. The heatsink structure extends beyond the near-field transducer in a cross-track direction and extends in a direction normal to the air-bearing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Helene Parwana Habibi, Simon Bance, Martin Liam McGarry, Raul Horacio Andruet, Martin Giles Blaber, Weibin Chen, John Charles Duda, Mark Anthony Gubbins, Erik Jon Hutchinson, Vivek Krishnamurthy, Michael Allen Seigler, Chen Wang
  • Patent number: 12095305
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods to provide both AC and DC power for charging battery systems. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a coupler receivable by a power input of a rechargeable battery system, where the coupler includes: alternating current (AC) terminals configured to electrically engage AC input terminals of the power input and direct current (DC) terminals configured to electrically engage DC input terminals of the power input; a cable that includes a plurality of sets of conductors including a set of AC conductors coupled to the AC terminals and a set of DC conductors coupled to the DC terminals, wherein the set of AC conductors is configured to be selectively coupled to an AC power source and the set of DC conductors is configured to be selectively coupled to a DC power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Kyle Underhill
  • Patent number: 12093305
    Abstract: Machine learning multiple features of an item depicted in images. Upon accessing multiple images that depict the item, a neural network is used to machine train on the plurality of images to generate embedding vectors for each of multiple features of the item. For each of multiple features of the item depicted in the images, in each iteration of the machine learning, the embedding vector is converted into a probability vector that represents probabilities that the feature has respective values. That probability vector is then compared with a value vector representing the actual value of that feature in the depicted item, and an error between the two vectors is determined. That error is used to adjust parameters of the neural network used to generate the embedding vector, allowing for the next iteration in the generation of the embedding vectors. These iterative changes continue thereby training the neural network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Oren Barkan, Noam Razin, Noam Koenigstein, Roy Hirsch, Nir Nice
  • Patent number: 12096095
    Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to generating a synoptic video from one or more documents. The system receives an indication to generate the synoptic video and in response, accesses the one or more documents and user preferences of a user that are derived by the network system. The one or more documents are analyzed to determine relevant text content, whereby the analyzing includes tagging the relevant text content. Based on the user preferences, the system generates the synoptic video that summarizes the tagged relevant text content. The content and style of the synoptic video is based on a user style indicated by the user preferences. For example, the user preference can determine a depth of the summarized content, a type of audio or text used, an amount of images to provide, and an amount of summarized text to provide. The synoptic video can then be displayed to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sanal Sundar, Raghu Jothilingam
  • Patent number: 12091921
    Abstract: Systems and methods for damping vibrations of downhole systems are described. The systems include a downhole component configured to be disposed downhole and a shock-damping system at least one of on or in the downhole component, the shock-damping system configured to reduce torsional oscillations of the downhole component by imparting a selected shock to the downhole component. The selected shock is selected to generate damping of the torsional oscillations of the downhole system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Kulke, Georg-Peter Ostermeyer, Andreas Hohl, Hanno Reckmann, Armin Kueck
  • Patent number: 12089747
    Abstract: An adjustable sleeping system. At least some of the example embodiments are an adjustable sleeping system comprising a plurality of spring modules arranged in a first column, each spring module defines a row within the first column. Each spring module may comprise a rail and a plurality of adjustable spring assembles coupled along the rail. Each adjustable spring assembly may comprise a motor coupled to the rail, a lead screw coupled to a rotor of the motor, a spring plate coupled to the lead screw, and a spring coupled to the spring plate. A bed controller is communicatively coupled to each spring module, and the bed controller is configured to selectively control a load carried by each spring assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert B Duncan, Matthew Hayward, Heather D. Benoit, Mark W. Foohey, J. Kevin Gentry
  • Patent number: 12092695
    Abstract: A battery characterization system includes a drive-sense circuit (DSC), memory that stores operational instructions, and processing module(s) operably coupled to the DSC and the memory. Based on a reference signal, the DSC generates a charge signal, which includes an AC (alternating current) component, and provides the charge signal to a terminal of a battery via a single line and simultaneously to senses the charge signal via the single line to detect an electrical characteristic of the battery based on a response of the battery. The DSC generates a digital signal representative of the electrical characteristic of the battery. The processing module(s), based on the operational instructions, generate the reference signal to include a frequency sweep of the AC component of the charge signal (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.
    Inventors: Patrick Troy Gray, Gerald Dale Morrison, Michael Frederick David Olley, Daniel Keith Van Ostrand, Richard Stuart Seger, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12095926
    Abstract: A request to retroactively add one or more of an encryption level, an encryption type, a security level, and an authentication level to an existing blockchain is received. An authentication/encryption block is added to the existing blockchain. The authentication/encryption block comprises the one or more of the encryption level, the encryption type, the security level, and the authentication level. Based on the added authentication/encryption block in the existing blockchain, the one or more of the encryption level, the encryption type, the security level, and the authentication level are retroactively applied to at least a portion of blockchain data in the existing blockchain. In one embodiment, a data structure is used in place of the authentication/encryption block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Micro Focus LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Max Grover, Michael F. Angelo
  • Patent number: 12091952
    Abstract: An automated hydraulic fracturing system, including a pump system, a blender configured to form the fracturing fluid, a proppant storage and delivery system, a hydration unit configured to mix an additive into a fluid to form the fluid mixture and provide the fluid mixture to the blender, a fluid storage and delivery system, and an additive storage and delivery system, and an automated control system including a plurality of sensing devices and a plurality of control devices integrated into the pump system, the blender system, the proppant storage and delivery system, the fluid storage and delivery system, and the additive storage and delivery system, the automated control system configured to monitor parameters of the automated hydraulic fracturing system via the plurality of sensing devices and transmit control instructions for one or more of the plurality of control devices to control an aspect of the automated hydraulic fracturing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: U.S. Well Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Oehring, Brandon N. Hinderliter, Alexander James Christinzio
  • Patent number: 12092102
    Abstract: A mount plate for removably connecting a fluid end of a reciprocating pump to a power end for a reciprocating pump includes a first set of openings and a second set of openings, each of which extend through the main body. The first set of openings are configured to receive a first set of couplers that couple the mount plate to a front of the power end. The second set of openings are configured to receive a second set of couplers that couple the mount plate to a fluid end in a spaced relationship. The mount plate may also include a third set of openings that extend through the main body and are configured to receive pony rods of the power end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: GD ENERGY PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventor: Konner Casey Kay
  • Patent number: D1042142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Taek Kim, Trond Erik Tollefsen, Stuart M. Leslie
  • Patent number: D1042260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Tyler L. H. Moffett
  • Patent number: D1042704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Aqua LLC
    Inventor: Tetsuya Kusumoto
  • Patent number: D1042911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Tyler L. H. Moffett, Eduardo Okamoto
  • Patent number: D1042931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Kichler Lighting LLC
    Inventor: Gregory P. Martin
  • Patent number: D1042945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Tyler L. H. Moffett, Eduardo Okamoto