Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 12259921
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a content cluster system that provides a framework for leveraging large language models (LLMs) to tag content items (e.g., interactive multimedia content items, such as gaming content items) with attribute tags and, based on attribute tags for related content items, generating cluster descriptions of a cluster of content items. Features of the content cluster system involve tagging content items, determining multi-dimensional embeddings for the content items, and clustering the content items based on proximity of values contained within the multi-dimensional embeddings. The content cluster system may further utilize the LLM to generate one or more cluster descriptions based on the associated tags to create a more creative and dynamic representation of related groupings of titles (e.g., gaming titles). By utilizing LLMs and machine learning resources, the content cluster system provides a scalable approach to conventional approaches in determining and presenting groupings of titles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Rose Guriel, Abdelrahman Khaled Abdo Mohamed, Mingqi Wu, Gershom Payzer, Christopher Ian Charla, Madeline Jaye Whisenant, Bridgette Marie Kuehn, Jianxun Lian, Licheng Pan
  • Patent number: 12256706
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 12120912 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 12120912, to the plants of soybean cultivar 12120912, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 12120912, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 12120912. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 12120912. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 12120912, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 12120912 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Mertec, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Aaron Long
  • Patent number: 12260220
    Abstract: Accelerating fetch target queue (FTQ) processing is disclosed herein. In some aspects, a processor comprises an FTQ and an FTQ acceleration cache (FAC), and is configured to generate a FAC entry corresponding to an FTQ entry of a plurality of FTQ entries of the FTQ, wherein the FTQ entry comprises a fetch address bundle comprising a plurality of sequential virtual addresses (VAs), and the FAC entry comprises metadata for the FTQ entry. The processor is further configured to receive, using the FTQ, a request to access the FTQ entry. The processor is also configured to, responsive to receiving the request to access the FTQ entry, locate, using the FAC, the FAC entry corresponding to the FTQ entry among a plurality of FAC entries of the FAC. The processor is additionally configured to perform accelerated processing of the request to access the FTQ entry using the metadata of the FAC entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Saransh Jain, Rami Mohammad Al Sheikh, Daren Eugene Streett, Michael Scott McIlvaine, Somasundaram Arunachalam
  • Patent number: 12256754
    Abstract: Provided is a composition that is solid at 23° C. comprising, by weight based on the weight of the composition, (a) 0.4% to 12% one or more ethylcellulose polymers; (b) 0.5% to 8% stearic acid; (c) 15% to 90% one or more unsaturated oils; and (d) 6% to 70% one or more saturated fats. Also provided is a method of making a baked pastry composition comprising vertically compressing a structure (i) comprising a horizontal top layer, a horizontal intermediate layer, and a horizontal bottom layer, to reduce the thickness of the structure and produce a compressed structure (ii), wherein the top layer comprises dough, the intermediate layer comprises the above composition, and the bottom layer comprises dough. Also provided is a pastry composition comprising, by weight based on the weight of the pastry composition, ethylcellulose polymer, stearic acid, unsaturated oil, flour, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 1, LLC
    Inventors: Roja Ergun, Asim Syed, Anne Adden
  • Patent number: 12258329
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to pyrimidone derivatives of Formula I and their use for selectively killing HIV infected GAG-POL expressing cells without concomitant cytotoxicity to HIV nave cells, and for the treatment or prophylaxis of infection by HIV, or for the treatment, prophylaxis or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS or AIDS Related Complex (ARC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, Cheng Wang
  • Patent number: 12258229
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for improving sand storage at a well site, and a system and method are provided for using the apparatus. The apparatus, which may be referred to as a portable tunnel structure, include a hopper having a perimeter edge and surfaces that are sloped downward and inward to a plurality of hopper outlets, a conveyor system having a conveyor belt disposed below the plurality of hopper outlets, and a support framework including a horizontal base structure for supporting the support framework on a load bearing stratum, horizontal hopper reinforcement beams secured along the outer perimeter edge of the hopper, and outer vertical support beams extending between the horizontal base structure and the horizontal beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Wet Sand Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Jacob Michael Roemen
  • Patent number: 12259969
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting anomalies in a distributed application based on process data are provided. This process data can include, e.g., the hierarchy (i.e., tree) of processes created and run by the application, the file system operations performed by each process, the network access operations performed by each process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: VMWare LLC
    Inventors: Edo Yacov Dekel, Haim Helman, Yuval Rado
  • Patent number: 12258293
    Abstract: A hybrid additive for use in construction materials such as asphalt and concrete is disclosed. The additive includes pellets formed of a plastic or polymer material, and one or more of fibers, pozzolans, nano-carbon tubes, glass, recycled asphalt shingles (RAS), liquid anti-strip, hydrated lime, rejuvenators, cementitious material, and ground tire rubber. Also disclosed are hybrid composite materials useful as paving and building materials, and methods of making the same. The hybrid additives were found to maintain the positive performance aspects of typical asphalt and concrete mixtures, while improving the performance of the mixtures by increasing bonding and strength within the mixture—and therefore increasing useable life and lowering costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: New Village Initiative LLC
    Inventors: Gary Beeman, Andrew T. LaCroix, Donald Russell, Michael Yonker, Mark D. Beeman
  • Patent number: 12259774
    Abstract: A method of thermal and power control in a computing device includes, at the computing device, initializing a thermal module of the computing device, receiving data at the thermal module from a first component assigned to an interface of the thermal module, and sending an output to a second component from the thermal module based on the data. Initializing the thermal module includes detecting a presence of a plurality of potential components of the computing device; querying each of the plurality of potential components to determine capabilities of each component; in response to the querying, for each of at least a subset of the plurality of potential components receiving identification information for the component and, based on the received identification information, configuring one or more interfaces of the plurality of predefined interfaces of the thermal module to establish communication with the sub set of components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mika Juhani Rintamaeki, Gregory Allen Nielsen, Rajagopal K. Venkatachalam, Ajit Justin, Francisco Cantu De La Garza
  • Patent number: 12258999
    Abstract: Securing devices are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the securing device includes a base having a first channel. The securing device additionally includes a pair of clamp members received in the first channel. The securing device further includes an actuator member that is received in the first channel and that enables a user to simultaneously move the pair of clamp members toward or away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Keith E. Sibley, Jamie J. Swift, David Bowler, Julio Cesar Ayala Vera
  • Patent number: 12256740
    Abstract: The invention relates to treatment of a plant with one or more microorganisms for inhibiting a plant pathogen. More particularly, the invention relates to isolated Bacillus strains, and strains having all of the identifying characteristics of these strains, and combinations thereof, for a use comprising the above-mentioned use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: MICROBIAL DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. King, Sona Son, Amy Lange, Megan Duersteler, Elizabeth Galbraith
  • Patent number: 12259068
    Abstract: A method by which threaded sections of oil field pipe are connected to form a coupled and sealed tubular connection having proper sealing positioning at proper make-up torque. A tubular coupling has box ends and an internal mid region which forms interior shoulder regions. A seal ring is received on the mid region and mates with the end faces of the coupling shoulder and with a centrally located groove on the shoulder. The pin ends of opposing sections of pipe are received within the oppositely arranged box ends of the coupling and are made-up to a final, desired make-up position. The final position and amount of squeeze on the seal ring are controlled by utilizing the contact between the pipe pin ends and the shoulder regions of the coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Hunting Energy Services, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Gholamreza Ghasemi, Aaron Walsh, Stephen Harvey
  • Patent number: 12257546
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for carbon capture optimization in industrial facilities are disclosed herein. An example carbon capture process involves cooling a flue gas stream using at least one gas-to-air heat exchanger disposed upstream of a carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber. Another example carbon capture process involves heating a heat medium for solvent regeneration and CO2 stripping using a fired heater and/or using at least one waste heat recovery unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: NEXT CARBON SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Ben Heichelbech, Ivan Van der Walt, Connor Rivard, Alex Thompson
  • Patent number: 12261762
    Abstract: Collect a full band capture spectral reading from a plurality of cable/fiber broadband network customer units (e.g., cable modems or equivalent optical units); for each of the cable/fiber broadband network customer units, construct an ideal spectral reading. For each of the cable/fiber broadband network customer units, subtract the ideal spectral reading from the full band capture spectral reading to obtain a resultant spectrum. For at least one of the cable/fiber broadband network customer units, identify a persistent deviation from zero in the resultant spectrum that does not match a known impairment type. Identify at least one new impairment type corresponding to the persistent deviation from zero. Remediation of the new impairment type can be carried out as appropriate, and/or a detection pattern can be deployed to identify future occurrences of the new impairment type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
    Inventors: Ben J. Guidarelli, William Berger
  • Patent number: 12261483
    Abstract: An electric machine with a low profile retention assembly for retention of a stator core is disclosed. A first housing houses the stator core. The first housing has an axial end face with a circumferentially extending, shaped profile having recessed portions that project axially inward alternating with non-recessed portions. A portion of the stator core extends axially out from the recessed portions. A core retention spring is disposed circumferentially at the axial end face of the first housing. The core retention spring has direct contact with the portion of the stator core that extends axially out from the recessed portions of the first housing and the shaped profile of the housing. The core retention spring pushes against the portion of the stator core that extends that extends axially out from the first housing, imparting one or more of an axial load and radial load into the stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Martin, Philip Michael Cioffi, John Russell Yagielski, Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 12257629
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and methods for sintering particulate to make a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Tundra Compoistes, LLC
    Inventors: Kurt Heikkila, Rodney Williams
  • Patent number: 12258151
    Abstract: Stacked satellite dispensing systems are described herein. The disclosed systems have diagonal struts that stabilize satellite stacks horizontally and vertically without adding performance-reducing mass. The diagonal struts increase the number of bracing points and improve stability. The improved stability can allow for the satellite stack to be made heavier and taller, such as by having more satellites than a dispensing system with vertical struts. The diagonal struts, which provide the improved stability, can also allow for sub-stacks to be used. The sub-stacks include batches of satellites retained by the stacked satellite dispensing system. Therefore, the stacked satellite dispending system can release single satellites batches at once, rather than all the satellites at once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Blue Origin, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Eckstein
  • Patent number: 12260297
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for implementing two-qubit gates using a tunable coupler. In one aspect, a method of implementing a two-qubit gate includes: applying a unitary transformation control signal to a tunable coupler arranged between a first data qubit and a second data qubit to obtain a target unitary transformation of the first data qubit and the second data qubit, wherein the unitary transformation control signal is applied to the tunable coupler over a predetermined period of time to allow coupling between the first data qubit and the second data qubit through the tunable coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Charles Neill, Anthony Edward Megrant
  • Patent number: 12256680
    Abstract: Embodiments for crop-specific automated irrigation of an environmental medium and management of nutrients therein. In one aspect, operation of an irrigation apparatus can be regulated according to specific water demand of a crop. The water demand can be assessed by evaluating water content conditions of the environmental medium comprising the crop, medium characteristics, and/or nutrient delivery and transport characteristics at the medium. Regulation of operation of the irrigation apparatus can comprise control of one or more of water supply to the apparatus, positioning and/or movement of the irrigation apparatus, or configuration of sensing devices for collection of information suitable for such regulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Earthtec Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: David Lankford
  • Patent number: D1067753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Meta Intelligence LLC
    Inventor: Han Wu