Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11975811
    Abstract: A wave energy converter that has waveguides affixed radially around a compression chamber to form wave channels to amplify movement of the surface of the ocean in the compression chamber is positioned a distance above a first heave plate. A dock frame is affixed to the bottom of the first heave plate, with a second heave plate comprising ramps extending radially outward and downward from the dock frame, and lobes extending radially outward from the ramps, so that the lobes define V-shaped dock frame channels between the lobes and the ramps define dock frame slots between the ramps. Charging interfaces are provided at the dock frame slots configured to receive an electrically conductive portion of an autonomous underwater vehicle. The V-shaped dock frame channels guide the autonomous underwater vehicle towards and into the dock frame slots, so that the electrically conductive portion is received by a charging interface for charging and communicating with the autonomous underwater vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Hawaii Ocean Power Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Ulm, Jonathan Wallen, Maddyson Jeske, Krishnakumar Rajagopalan
  • Patent number: 11976200
    Abstract: In one inventive concept, an ink includes a precursor of a graphene analogue, a thickener, and a solvent. In another inventive concept, an ink includes a graphene analogue, a thickener, and a solvent. In yet another inventive concept, an aerogel includes a three-dimensional printed structure having printed features comprised of two dimensional sheets of a graphene analogue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Swetha Chandrasekaran, Marcus A. Worsley
  • Patent number: 11976816
    Abstract: A chemical recovery boilers is described in which the primary air system is reconfigured to provide aggressive charbed control and improved combustion in the lower furnace. The fewest number of primary air ports are used on two opposing walls to generate powerful air jets that penetrate across the boiler providing physical and thermal stability to the charbed while increasing the heat release and combustion stability in the lower furnace, increasing reduction efficiency, and lowering carryover and emissions. Various embodiments are described including operating strategies and multi-level black liquor injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Sullivan, Higgins, and Brion PPE, LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Sullivan, Daniel R Higgins
  • Patent number: 11975202
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods to treat patients with AFib by monitoring their heart rhythm to determine the presence and/or the number of episodes of long duration AFib, and optionally the extent of AFib burden. Patients who meet threshold requirements are qualified for the treatment of AFib with a dosage of budiodarone. Patient monitoring is continued in order confirm that the patient is and remains responsive to budiodarone therapy including dose adjusting the patient to achieve such therapy. Subsequently, monitoring is continued to confirm that the patient remains responsive. These methods allow for treatment of the AFib and, correspondingly, reduce or delay the risk of stroke and/or congestive heart failure in the treated patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Xyra, LLC
    Inventors: Pascal Druzgala, Peter Gerard Milner
  • Patent number: 11975927
    Abstract: A material transfer system includes one or more of the following features: (i) a rotatable conveyor assembly is configured to enable adjustment of a radial position of the item guide surface of each item pocket for adjusting pocket depth; (ii) the rotatable conveyor assembly is configured to enable adjustment of an arcuate offset distance between the item guide surface and the item push surface of each item pocket; and/or (iii) the guide surface is formed, at least in part, by at least one flexible rail that is adjustable between multiple orientations and the flexible is configured to flex in a manner such that, in each one of the multiple orientations, the guide surface follows a substantially arcuate path with a set radius, wherein the set radius varies between the multiple orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: FOGG FILLER COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Trevor R. Dodd
  • Patent number: 11976675
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for controlling bleed down and retraction of a boom within a safety envelope includes a backup battery power supply, and at least a first boom lift hydraulic cylinder configured to raise and lower the boom. The first boom lift hydraulic cylinder includes a solenoid bleed valve electrically connected to the backup battery power supply. The hydraulic system also includes an input device controllable by an operator of the boom. The input device may, for instance, be used by the operator to initiate bleed down and retraction of the boom from an elevated position. To accommodate independent failsafe features of the system, the input device is configured to selectively actuate the solenoid bleed valve using electrical power supplied from the backup battery power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Xtreme Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Eckhardt, Ryan Paul Sobotka
  • Patent number: 11975614
    Abstract: Informed towing is provided. Towing information is identified, by a towing vehicle, with respect to a towed vehicle to be towed by the towing vehicle. A towed configuration of the towed vehicle is monitored. Responsive to the towed configuration of the towed vehicle being incorrect according to the towing information, a warning is displayed in the HMI indicating the incorrect towing configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Brendan F. Diamond, Keith Weston, Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Jordan Barrett, Michael Alan McNees, Lars Niklas Pettersson
  • Patent number: 11978588
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a multi-stage solenoid actuator. In one example, a system may include a solenoid actuator comprising a series of coils, the first coil enclosed by a first housing, the second and third coils enclosed by a second housing, and a plunger enclosed by the second housing. The method may include the first and second housing, and the plunger, moving in series, increasing the total displace of the actuator via single electric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: Perry M. Paielli
  • Patent number: 11976008
    Abstract: The Present disclosure is related to hot-mix asphalt (“HMA”) which open new price/performance areas to asphalt cement concrete (“ACC”) pavement. Equivalent-performing pavement may be made at lower cost, or higher-performing pavement may be made at equivalent-to-prior-art cost. The amendments, recycled asphalt pavement (“RAP”, and including recycled asphalt shingles [“RAS”]), and reinforcing fiber (aramid fiber) may be adjusted as described herein to achieve a desired price/performance target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: Surface Tech, LLC, Bakelite Chemicals LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Dennis, Steven Santa Cruz, Phillip B. Blankenship
  • Patent number: 11978149
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for projecting a 3D model defined by x, y, z coordinates onto the surface of a 2D image defined by u, v coordinates is provided. The present invention may include receiving a 3D model having a plurality of polygons, wherein certain edges are marked as seams. The present invention may include receiving input from a user, wherein the input comprises painting one or more parts of the 3D model in different colors, wherein the colors correspond with a weight of the area painted. The present invention may include unwrapping, by a processor, a 2D texture from the 3D model using a projection algorithm. The present invention may include generating a rectangular boundary around each island. The present invention may include scaling each island according to a gradient score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: The Weather Company, LLC
    Inventors: Cindy Han Lu, Angela Monique Lloyd, Thai Quoc Tran, Weiwei Liu
  • Patent number: 11978142
    Abstract: A method, device, and apparatus for synthesizing a motion sequence of a virtual object and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The method can include obtaining description information of a motion sequence of a virtual object, and determining a continuous motion clip set similar to at least some motions in the motion sequence based on the description information and a continuous motion clip library constructed with video materials. The method can further include synthesizing the motion sequence of the virtual object based on the continuous motion clip set, where each continuous motion clip in the continuous motion clip library includes a unique identifier of the continuous motion clip, motion information of the continuous motion clip, and a representation vector corresponding to the each continuous motion clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Di Kang, Jing Li, Weidong Chen, Wei Zhang, Liang Qiao, Linchao Bao
  • Patent number: 11979400
    Abstract: Security systems and methods continuously monitor for known threats and proactively pursue information on emerging or unknown threats on devices and data. Efforts for spying, attacks from spyware, phishing, and vishing, among other threats, are used by bad actors to attack devices and data. The security systems and methods protect devices and/or data, and any associated devices and/or data, such as by anonymizing client devices and data through deconstruction and scattering data, assigning the data to one or more qubits and distributing the qubits over a blockchain. In some examples, algorithms are scanned to identify whether inputs are intended to or inadvertently targeting specific races or genders. These inputs may be used to draw particular conclusions about the individual's race, economic status, the area's economic state, etc. As such, an algorithm scanning engine protects against algorithmic biases with respect to race, gender, economic status, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Lourde Wright Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Chasity Latrice Wright
  • Patent number: 11976197
    Abstract: In accordance with at least selected embodiments or aspects, the present invention is directed to improved, unique, and/or high performance ISS lead acid battery separators, such as improved ISS flooded lead acid battery separators, ISS batteries including such separators, methods of production, and/or methods of use. The preferred ISS separator may include negative cross ribs and/or PIMS minerals. In accordance with more particular embodiments or examples, a PIMS mineral (preferably fish meal, a bio-mineral) is provided as at least a partial substitution for the silica filler component in a silica filled lead acid battery separator (preferably a polyethylene/silica separator formulation). In accordance with at least selected embodiments, the present invention is directed to new or improved batteries, separators, components, and/or compositions having heavy metal removal capabilities and/or methods of manufacture and/or methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Daramic, LLC
    Inventors: J. Kevin Whear, John R. Timmons, Jeffrey K. Chambers, Tejas R. Shah
  • Patent number: 11974769
    Abstract: An embodiment includes an apparatus for carpel tunnel syndrome surgery. The apparatus comprises: a shaft including a shaft proximal end, a shaft distal end, and a shaft long axis, wherein the shaft distal end comprises a raised edge; a linkage included within the shaft; a blade coupled to a distal end of the linkage; wherein (a)(i) an axis parallel to the shaft long axis intersects the raised edge but does not intersect the shaft, (a)(ii) the raised edge is curvilinear, (a)(iii) the raised edge includes a first lateral edge portion, a second lateral edge portion, and a middle edge portion between the first and second lateral edge portions; and (a)(iv) the first and second lateral edge portions are both proximal to the middle edge portion. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: EDGE INSTRUMENTS, LLC
    Inventor: Ira Lown
  • Patent number: 11975100
    Abstract: A process for preparing and isolating pharmaceutical active ingredient particles having a particle size of between about 0.1 and 30 microns, wherein a slurry comprising the active ingredient and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients is fed into a thin film evaporator under suitable conditions for less than 10 minutes sufficient to generate solid matrix particles comprising active ingredient and one or more excipients, wherein the particles have less than 5% residual solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Luke R. Schenck, David J. Lamberto, Joseph L. Kukura, II, Francisco J. Guzman, Aaron Cote, Athanas Koynov
  • Patent number: 11975674
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for airbag systems suited for autonomous vehicles. Such an airbag system may include a first chamber, a second chamber, a dual-stage inflator, an orifice blocker mechanism and a control module. The dual-stage inflator may be in fluid communication with the first chamber via a first orifice and in fluid communication with the second chamber via a second orifice. The orifice blocker mechanism may be configured to block and unblock gas flow from the second orifice to the second chamber. The control module may be configured to activate the dual-stage inflator in order to inflate one or both of the first chamber and the second chamber with gas based on a position of the orifice blocker mechanism relative to the second orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Stuart Macey, Wenyu Lian
  • Patent number: 11979777
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for optimizing use of wireless communication technologies for a UE. The method can include determining that the UE has established a first wireless communication link to a first node that can use both a first and a second wireless communication protocol, then determining whether, prior to connecting to the first node, the UE was previously connected to a second node that only utilizes the first wireless communication protocol (e.g., standalone 5G). If the UE was previously connected to the second node and moved to the first node because of fallback or handover procedures, a second communication link is established between the UE and the second node without analyzing single information corresponding to the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Roopesh Kumar Polaganga, Sreekar Marupaduga
  • Patent number: 11975412
    Abstract: A feeding and fastening device for a coin-shaped fastener and comprising: a punch tool; a feeding device configured to feed the fastener one at a time; a hollow pillar-shaped portion below the punch tool; a holding portion to temporarily hold the fastener fed though a side surface thereof and to release the fastener when the punch tool pushes down on that fastener; a part passage route portion below the holding portion for guiding the fastener downward in a vertical orientation by means of a cross section with a width that prevents inversion; a guide portion below the passage route portion guides the fastener from the vertical orientation to a horizontal orientation; and a fastening portion below the guide portion receives the fastener in the vertical orientation and locates the fastener above the workpiece until struck by the punch tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NEWFREY LLC
    Inventors: Noriko Mizukawa, Daisuke Miura, Hiroyo Makino
  • Patent number: 11974760
    Abstract: Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy on a bone are presented. In one example of the invention, a method of performing an osteotomy on a bone includes removing a portion of bone from a first side of the bone to create a gap on the first side of the bone; making a cut on a second side of the bone, opposite the first side; and rotating the bone from a first position to a second position to close the gap on the first side of the bone and open the cut on the second side of the bone to create a gap on the second side of the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC
    Inventors: T. Wade Fallin, Daniel J. Triplett, Robert W. Hoy
  • Patent number: D1026354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Applewood GJ LLC
    Inventor: Matthew D. Ogden