Patents Assigned to LLC
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Patent number: 12087059Abstract: A device for efficient object detection and selective display of video frames is disclosed. A plurality of bounding boxes to visually bound one or more subjects are defined in the received video frames; each bounding box includes padding above and laterally with respect to the one or more subjects in the video frame. The device may reduce the plurality of bounding boxes by merging bounding boxes to create reduced plurality of merged bounding boxes. The device performs object detection on the reduced plurality of merged bounding boxes by searching a training database for detecting and identifying suspicious objects. The identified objects are annotated. On identifying that an object is suspicious, based on a trained database of firearms in a plurality of environments across a plurality of industries, the video frame is transmitted to a graphical user interface of a user device.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2024Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Omnilert LLCInventors: John Gordon, Niclas Kurt Gustavsson, Chad Thomas Green
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Patent number: 12086807Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for authenticating access to an account using questions which allow users to provide textual information about transactions conducted by an account. A machine learning model may be trained to predict the guessability of merchants. A request for access to an account may be received, and transaction data for that account may be received. An authentication question may be presented. For example, a user may be prompted to list places they have shopped recently. A user response comprising text data may be received. The text data may be processed to identify one or more merchants. If the one or more merchant(s) are represented in the transaction data, the machine learning model may be used to determine the guessability of the one or more merchants. An authentication score may be determined based on the guessability, and access to the account may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Tyler Maiman, David Septimus, Samuel Rapowitz, Jenny Melendez, Viraj Chaudhary, Joshua Edwards
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Patent number: 12084844Abstract: A nozzle cap adapter includes an adapter ring defining a first adapter ring end, a second adapter ring end opposite the first adapter ring end, and an interior void extending from the first adapter ring end to the second adapter ring end; a nozzle connector extending from the second adapter ring end of the adapter ring, the nozzle connector configured to rotatably engage a fire hydrant nozzle; and a latch coupled to the adapter ring and configured to removably lock the nozzle cap adapter onto the fire hydrant nozzle; a gasket housing extending into the interior void and defining a gasket groove, the gasket groove facing the second adapter ring end; and a gasket disposed within the gasket groove and configured to abut an end of the fire hydrant nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford
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Patent number: 12083655Abstract: The present invention relates to a straight edge clamp that has a clamping head assembly and a stop assembly mounted upon the body of the straight edge. The head and stop are not connected together and the stop assembly is free to move with respect to the head assembly. The stop assembly has a locking assembly that allows it to be locked to the straight edge. The straight edge clamp body can include sections that are adapted to be connected together to form the overall length of the straight edge clamp.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Affinity Tool Works, LLCInventors: Mike Ursell, Garry Favel, Tsvi Hershkovich
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Patent number: 12083110Abstract: A nicotine lozenge includes a body that is partially or wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a soluble-fiber matrix and nicotine or a derivative thereof dispersed in the soluble-fiber matrix. A nicotine lozenge may include at least 40 weight percent of soluble fiber. Soluble fiber in a nicotine lozenge may include maltodextrin. The nicotine lozenge is adapted to release the nicotine or a derivative thereof from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity of an adult consumer and exposed to saliva. A method of making nicotine lozenges includes forming a molten mixture of at least 40 weight percent soluble fiber, nicotine, and less than 15 weight percent water while maintaining a mixture temperature of less than 150° C. and portioning the molten mixture into a plurality of nicotine lozenges. The ingredients can be mixed to form the molten mixture in an extruder.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Feng Gao, Diane L. Gee, Phillip M. Hulan, Shuzhong Zhuang, William J. Burke
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Patent number: 12083240Abstract: An excimer bulb assembly including an excimer bulb and a pass filter such that the excimer bulb assembly does not emit substantial UV radiation in wavelengths longer than 231 nm, 232 nm, 233 nm, 234 nm or 235 nm. The wavelengths are measured at an incident angle of zero (0) degrees to the filter plane. The pass filter is preferably constructed of a plurality of layers of hafnium oxide, and most preferably constructed of less than seventy five (75) layers of hafnium oxide. The excimer bulb, pass filter, and two electrical connectors may be adapted to form a cartridge which may be adapted to swivel along its main axis. The cartridge may further include a smart chip. The smart chip may retain and store information regarding the assembly and preferably retains hours of use of the excimer bulb.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Lumenlabs LLCInventors: Kevin C. Baxter, Wei Cao, Min Shi
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Patent number: 12084914Abstract: A gated barrier that includes a barrier frame first portion, a barrier frame second portion, and a gate between the barrier frame first and second portions. The barrier frame first and second portions include first and second threshold portions that are spaced apart from each other and held in such a spaced apart orientation by a rigid elongate piece. The gated barrier further includes a latch apparatus, panels, and junction apparatus between the panels.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Regalo International, LLCInventors: Mark A. Flannery, Matthew A. Willms, Michael P. Lane
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Patent number: 12087501Abstract: Systems and methods of additively manufacturing passive electronic components are provided. An additive manufacturing device may deposit a material to create a passive electronic component. A sensor may continuously measure an electrical property of the passive electronic component across two electrical contacts as the material is deposited during manufacturing. The sensor may transmit the measured electrical property to a processor whereby the processor may adjust a material deposition rate of the additive manufacturing device. The continuous measurement of the electrical property and adjustment of the material deposition rate as the passive electronic component is produced allows for passive electronic components to be manufactured to a high degree of accuracy of the electrical property.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLCInventor: Joseph Ambrose Wolf
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Patent number: 12088595Abstract: Techniques for increasing security for pre-authenticated links are disclosed herein. Computing systems that generate pre-authenticated links are configured to assign an entity identifier to pre-authenticated links to specify an entity permitted to access respective data through the pre-authenticated link. When activating a respective pre-authenticated link, an entity attaches an entity token to the request to prove an identity of the requesting entity. If the identity from the entity token matches the entity identifier, the computing system may grant access to the respective data.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Muhammad Ali Malik
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Patent number: 12082519Abstract: A particulate metering system includes an air flow origin and a plurality of particulate accelerators. A single particulate source is in communication with the particulate accelerators. Each of a plurality of operated conveyances can be in operable communication with the single particulate source and one of the particulate accelerators. The system includes a confluence of the air flow and the particulate within the mixing area of each of the particulate accelerators. Each of a plurality of discharges can be associated with the particulate accelerators. The operated conveyances can operate at different rates. The system can include one or more gearboxes adapted to be inverted and controlled by a second drive system. The system and controls provide variable application rates of particulate across rows in a field.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Montag Investments, LLCInventors: Roger A. Montag, Isaac Mogler, Jason Fehr
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Patent number: 12083616Abstract: A welder having first and second electrodes configured to clamp and weld a fastener to a workpiece at an opening in the workpiece, wherein the first electrode is configured to move in a direction transverse to a clamping direction to center the fastener with the opening. The welder can carry out a method of aligning and welding an internally-threaded nut to a panel at an opening in the panel. The method includes the steps of: centering the opening in the panel relative to a first electrode using a tapered guide pin that extends into the opening; centering the nut relative to the opening using the tapered guide pin; clamping the nut and panel between the first electrode and a second electrode; and welding the nut to the panel by passing current through the nut and panel from one of the electrodes to the other electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Tec Option, LLCInventor: Bryan W. Domschot
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Patent number: 12084913Abstract: The present lift lock includes a slide having feet and a slot between the feet, where such slide further includes an interior generally full length wall for acting as a stop, and where such slide further includes gripping ribs that increase in width from the front end of the slide to the rear end of the slide.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Regalo International, LLCInventors: Mark A. Flannery, Michael P. Lane
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Internal combustion engine torque optimization subject to constraints in hybrid-electric powertrains
Patent number: 12084041Abstract: Hybrid-electric powertrain control systems and methods include a set of sensors configured to measure a set of operating parameters of a set of components of the hybrid-electric powertrain that are each a constraint on minimum/maximum motor torque limits for the electric motors thereby collectively forming a set of constraints and a controller configured to perform a linear optimization to find the best engine torque values that are attainable subject to a set of constraint inequalities as defined by current vehicle state and as monitored by the set of sensors, and control the hybrid-electric powertrain based on the best engine torque values to avoid excessive torque commands that could damage physical components of the hybrid-electric powertrain and/or could cause undesirable noise/vibration/harshness (NVH) characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: FCA US LLCInventors: Mckenzie T Walsh, Szabolcs Sovenyi, Nadirsh Patel -
Patent number: 12082939Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for treating epilepsy by stimulating a main trunk of a vagus nerve, or a left vagus nerve, when the patient has had no seizure or a seizure that is not characterized by cardiac changes such as an increase in heart rate, and stimulating a cardiac branch of a vagus nerve, or a right vagus nerve, when the patient has had a seizure characterized by cardiac changes such as a heart rate increase.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Flint Hills Scientific, LLCInventor: Ivan Osorio
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Patent number: 12084908Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein to provide a frame assembly adjustable to fit different sized walls. The frame assembly can comprise one or more portions for receiving wall coverings when the frame assembly is coupled to an end of a wall. In various embodiments, the frame assembly can be a door frame assembly or a window frame assembly. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: SAS IP, LLCInventors: William Michael Hatch, Phil De La O, Jr.
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Patent number: 12085175Abstract: Embodiments of a propane tank valve are provided. In one embodiment, the propane tank valve includes a plug with a tapered portion, the plug moveable between closed and open positions relative to a valve passageway. Upon the plug being in the closed position, the tapered portion of the plug is positioned within the valve passageway. Upon the plug being initially moved from the closed position to the open position, the tapered portion of the plug is sized and configured to initially minimize the gas flow from the valve passageway and through a flow limiting device configured to be coupled to the propane tank valve such that movement of the tapered portion from the closed plug position initially forms a gap between a tapered surface of the tapered portion and an internal surface of the valve passageway.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLCInventor: Gary E. Graham
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Patent number: 12085207Abstract: A fluid line quick connector has a retainer and a data matrix. The retainer is caused to move via a spigot upon insertion of the spigot within the fluid line quick connector. The data matrix is obstructed by the retainer when the spigot is not inserted in the fluid line quick connector, and is revealed when the spigot is inserted in the fluid line quick connector. When obstructed, a suitable reading and scanning of the data matrix cannot take place. And when revealed, in contrast, a suitable reading and scanning of the data matrix can occur.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Norma U.S. Holding LLCInventors: Lee Teasley, Gage Bennett, Zeeshan Moulvi, Brandon Geiser
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Patent number: 12086288Abstract: A first system may receive first data of a user associated with a first identifier and second data of the user associated with a second identifier that exclude user identifying information from a first and second data source, respectively. A key may be received from a second system that associates the first and second identifier with a common identifier generated to preserve user anonymity at the first system. The key may be used to generate aggregated data for the user that includes the first and second data and is associated with the common identifier. The aggregated data may be processed to determine the user as a candidate for an offer set. The common identifier for the user is included in a candidacy list for the offer set, and provided to the second system to facilitate request processing associated with the presentation of the offer set to candidate users.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2024Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Kevin C. Wylie, David Shapiro, SrinivasRao Alaparthi, Kerry G. Fulcher, Jorge Murillo, Daljeet Singh Sarna, Martin W. Dewey, Tony George, Manish Srivastava, Morgan Organt, Susanne Edmunds, Benjamin Thomas Jones, Kevin P. Gleaton, Taylor Li, Ramachandra Kancharla, Deepak Kumar Soni, Kaushik Vakharia
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Patent number: 12086735Abstract: An input sample SNP genotype is divided into a plurality of windows, each including a sequence of SNPs. For each window, a diploid hidden Markov Model (HMM) is built and from a haplotype Markov Model (MM). The diploid HMM for a window is used to determine the probability that the window corresponds to a pair of labels (e.g., ethnicity labels). An inter-window HMM, with a set of states for each window, is built based on the diploid HMMs for each window. Labels are assigned to the input sample genotype based on the inter-window HMM.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Ancestry.com DNA, LLCInventors: Keith D. Noto, Yong Wang
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Patent number: 12083338Abstract: An iontophoresis system includes a preloaded reservoir containing one or more doses of a therapeutic agent. As a result, the therapeutic agent does not have to be loaded into the reservoir prior to use. In such a system, the preloaded reservoir is generally disposable. Various components of the iontophoresis system can be combined with the reservoir in a disposable cartridge that is selectively connectable to other, reusable components of the iontophoresis system. In addition, the entire iontophoresis system can be formed from one or more disposable, one-time-use modules.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: P TECH, LLCInventors: Peter M. Bonutti, Justin E. Beyers, Tonya M. Bierman
