Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11979957
    Abstract: A visible light sensor may be configured to sense environmental characteristics of a space using an image of the space. The visible light sensor may be controlled in one or more modes, including a daylight glare sensor mode, a daylighting sensor mode, a color sensor mode, and/or an occupancy/vacancy sensor mode. In the daylight glare sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to decrease or eliminate glare within a space. In the daylighting sensor mode and the color sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to provide a preferred amount of light and color temperature, respectively, within the space. In the occupancy/vacancy sensor mode, the visible light sensor may be configured to detect an occupancy/vacancy condition within the space and adjust one or more control devices according to the occupation or vacancy of the space. The visible light sensor may be configured to protect the privacy of users within the space via software, a removable module, and/or a special sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Craig Alan Casey, James P. Steiner
  • Patent number: 11977286
    Abstract: A display device comprising a spatial light modulator having a display polariser arranged on one side is provided with an additional polariser arranged on the same side as the display polariser and a polar control retarder between the additional polariser and the display polariser. The polar control retarder includes a liquid crystal retarder having two surface alignment layers disposed adjacent to a layer of liquid crystal material on opposite sides. The surface alignment layers provide alignment in the adjacent liquid crystal material with a twist. The out-of-plane orientation of the twisted layer of liquid crystal material is modified across at least one region of the display device to provide a transmission function in response to the measured location of an off-axis snooper, achieving increased size of polar region for which desired uniformity of security factor, or reduced distraction across the display to the driver in an automotive application is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: RealD Spark, LLC
    Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson, Jonathan Harrold, Robert A Ramsey
  • Patent number: 11977231
    Abstract: The disclosed optical lens assemblies may include a deformable optical element including a substantially transparent transducer configured to deform, and thus change at least one optical property of, the deformable optical element. At least a portion of the substantially transparent transducer may be positioned within a substantially transparent optical aperture of the optical lens assembly. Various head-mounted displays incorporating such an optical lens assembly, and methods of fabricating the same, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Katherine Marie Smyth, John Cooke, Andrew John Ouderkirk, Karol Constantine Hatzilias
  • Patent number: 11975518
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a sheet structure from paper and/or paperboard material, which provides a thickness dimension ordinarily associated with corrugated paperboard material. The sheet structure is constructed from a first planar linerboard sheet and a second non-planar linerboard sheet, wherein a plurality of projections are cut and folded from the second linerboard sheet and are adhesively coupled to the first linerboard sheet, such that portions of the projections define a standoff between the first and second linerboard sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: STAR BOARD MATERIALS, LLC
    Inventor: Gregory R. Kula
  • Patent number: 11979935
    Abstract: A base station distributed unit receives, by a base station distributed unit, from a wireless device not in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state, an RRC request message for a small data transmission (SDT) procedure, and uplink data associated with the SDT procedure. The base station distributed unit receives, from a base station central unit, a message indicating the SDT procedure. The base station distributed unit sends, based on the message, to the base station central unit, the uplink data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Kyungmin Park, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Taehun Kim, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Jinsook Ryu, Peyman Talebi Fard
  • Patent number: 11978567
    Abstract: A telescopic lead blanket lifting frame and method for shielding workers from a radiation source. The lifting frame includes, first and second hollow vertical tubular members attached orthogonally on first ends thereof to first and second ends of a horizontal base member. Third and fourth vertical tubular members and slidably disposed in the first and second hollow vertical tubular members. A first cross member is attached orthogonally to second ends of the first and second hollow vertical tubular members. A second cross member is attached orthogonally to distal ends of the third and fourth vertical tubular members. A plurality of hooks are attached to the first and second cross members on side portions thereof for engaging lead blankets. A lifting gear is provided for telescopically extending and retracting the third and fourth vertical tubular members and second cross member in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SAFESMART, LLC
    Inventor: Shane Joseph Wearmouth
  • Patent number: 11979596
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to video coding and particularly to methods and systems for providing signaling schemes for jointly coding of motion vector difference with adaptive resolution in compound-reference inter-prediction. An example method for processing a current video block of a video stream is disclosed. The method includes receiving the video stream; determining from the video stream whether joint motion vector difference (MVD) coding is applied to the current video block; determining from the video stream whether adaptive MVD pixel resolution is applied to the current video block; and decoding the current video block based on whether joint MVD coding and whether adaptive MVD pixel resolution are applied to the current video block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Liang Zhao, Xin Zhao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11977988
    Abstract: In a method for applying deterministic logic to select resources for resource genomes in a genetic algorithm, a logic engine identifies resources associated with an objective and an overall task population to be completed by one or more of the identified resources. The logic engine then selects a deterministic logical framework from one or more deterministic logical frameworks based on the objective. Following the selection of a deterministic logical framework, the logic engine selects one or more resources from the one or more identified resources based on the selected deterministic logical framework. The logic engine compiles the one or more selected resources into a resource genome, assigns one or more tasks from the task population to the one or more selected resources, and sends instructions to the one or more selected resources to execute the one or more tasks. The logic engine determines a value score for the resource genome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NMETRIC, LLC
    Inventors: Christine Koski, Stephen Cook, Ryan Heaton, Jonathan Watts
  • Patent number: 11974884
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically adjusting imaging parameters during an ultrasound scan is provided. The method includes acquiring regular ultrasound image frames based on a first set of imaging parameters and displaying the regular frames at a display system. The method includes intermittently acquiring a test ultrasound image frame based on a second set of imaging parameters having at least one imaging parameter that is different from the first set of imaging parameters. The test frame is not displayed. The method includes determining a regular frame image quality of at least one of the regular frames and a test frame image quality of the test frame. The method includes applying, in response to determining the test frame image quality exceeds the regular frame image quality, the second set of imaging parameters to acquire additional regular frames and displaying the additional regular frames at the display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Cynthia A. Owen, Menachem Halmann, Kjell Kristoffersen, Alexander Sokulin
  • Patent number: 11975842
    Abstract: Described are torque bearing assemblies for passenger seats. A torque bearing attachment (122, 222, 322, 422) includes an elongated body having a forward edge configured to mate with an aft end (140) of a seat bottom pan (120), and first and second side edges having attachment elements (136) for connecting the assembly with a passenger seat frame (108). The first and second side edges can be positioned orthogonal to the forward edge and at opposite ends of the elongated body with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
    Inventors: Charles Michael Parker, Reza Mansouri, Gokul Ramarathnam, Romain Tranier
  • Patent number: 11978066
    Abstract: A system and method for expediting fulfillments of online ordered dual-commerce available deliverables at one or more expedited service areas (ESAs) of a networked venue facility associated with an ecommerce service provider (ESP) where a sequenced deliverable pickup fulfillment or procurement access is provided within a specified time-window, and/or by delivery fulfillments made to specific locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: EXPEDITED DUAL COMMERCE LLC
    Inventor: Darrell Metcalf
  • Patent number: 11979107
    Abstract: A solar module mounting bracket system including a plurality of solar modules including mounting slots formed in a sidewall of the solar module, a torque tube configured to support the solar modules such that they can be rotated, a plurality of mounting brackets configured for integration with the torque tube and to which the plurality of solar modules are mounted, at least one first retainer assembly connected to one of the plurality of mounting brackets, the first retainer assembly including a through bolt, a spring, a mounting tab, and nut. When a solar module is placed on the mounting bracket and supported by the torque tube the mounting tab retainer assembly is received in the mounting slot of the solar module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NEXTRACKER LLC
    Inventors: Tyler Joseph Watson, Dennis Marvin Lawson, Thao Thanh Hoang, Paul Daniel Habib
  • Patent number: 11975872
    Abstract: An orbital wrapping apparatus for wrapping a cargo in a stretch film is provided and generally includes a base frame, a circular ring assembly mounted on the base frame, a stretch film dispenser mounted on the circular ring assembly, and a cutting assembly mounted to the base frame and extending through an opening defined by the circular ring assembly. The stretch film dispenser includes a roll of stretch film dispensing the stretch film by rotation of the circular ring assembly, a subframe fixed to the circular ring assembly and the roll of stretch film is mounted on a loading assembly attached to the subframe, and a first feed roller and a second feed roller are mounted to a portion of the subframe that is movable between a first position adjacent to an axis extending through the first and second end caps and a second position spaced further apart from the axis. The cutting assembly is adapted to cut and hold the stretch film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TAB Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas A. Brizek, Andrew G. Brizek
  • Patent number: 11979432
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a network analytic system for tracking and analysis of network infrastructure for network-based digital assets. The network analytic system can detect and track a relationship between assets based on one or more attributes related or shared between any given assets. The network analytic system can analyze network-based digital assets to determine information about a website (e.g., information about electronic documents, such as web pages) that has be used to detect phishing and other abuse of the website. The network analytic system can analyze data about network-based assets to determine whether any are being used or connected to use of unauthorized or malicious activity or known network-based assets. Based on the relationship identified, the network analytic system can associate or link assets together. The network analytic system may provide an interface to view data sets generated by the network analytic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Hunt, Jonas Edgeworth, Chris Kiernan, Elias Manousos, David Pon
  • Patent number: 11977492
    Abstract: A cloud implementation of a persisted storage device, such as a disk, is provided. The implementation supports a variety of features and protocols, in full analogy with a physical storage device such as a disk drive. The present disclosure provides for implementing standard eDrive protocols in the cloud by designing internal disk storage, referred to as a “system area,” in a virtual disk instance that the virtual disk can potentially utilize for a multitude of disk features. This internal storage can be used to implement eDrive protocols, which use the system area to maintain the necessary internal virtual disk state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Richey, Michael Halcrow, Sergey Karamov
  • Patent number: 11979036
    Abstract: A system and method for sensorless coil detection that exploits a dead-time effect in a WPT inverter as an indicator of presence of a receiver. In one embodiment, a system described herein may be configured to detect arrival of a moving receiver prior to alignment of the moving receiver with the transmitter for power transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Utkarsh D. Kavimandan, Veda P. Galigekere, Burak Ozpineci
  • Patent number: 11978011
    Abstract: A method of object status detection for objects supported by a shelf, from shelf image data, includes: obtaining a plurality of images of a shelf, each image including an indication of a gap on the shelf between the objects; registering the images to a common frame of reference; identifying a subset of the gaps having overlapping locations in the common frame of reference; generating a consolidated gap indication from the subset; obtaining reference data including (i) identifiers for the objects and (ii) prescribed locations for the objects within the common frame of reference; based on a comparison of the consolidated gap indication with the reference data, selecting a target object identifier from the reference data; and generating and presenting a status notification for the target product identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bo Fu, Yan Zhang, Yan-Ming Cheng, Jordan K. Varley, Robert E. Beach, Iaacov Coby Segall, Richard Jeffrey Rzeszutek, Michael Ramputi
  • Patent number: 11974699
    Abstract: A drive coupling assembly for a food processing device includes an adapter having a connection mechanism for connection of the adapter to a drive shaft of a motor of a food processing device, and a coupler body having an aperture and an opening, the opening being configured to receive a shaft of a blade of a food processing container, and the aperture being configured to releasably receive the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: CONAIR LLC
    Inventors: Francis M. Ney, David Edward Kayser
  • Patent number: 11978091
    Abstract: The technology generally relates to automatically associating products and services to be advertised in response to a search query and providing sponsored advertisements for output with the search query results on a publisher's website or mobile application. An ad advertiser may create an ad campaign for products without including or identifying keywords associated with the product. Upon receiving a request for an advertisement, an ad server may generate synonyms, or keywords, for the terms in the request. The ad server generated keywords may be used to identify available products that match, or are relevant to, the search query. The ad server may determine a quality of the match and, based on the quality, determine which products are most relevant to the search query. The ad server may solicit bids from the advertisers of the relevant ad campaigns. The winning ads may be returned to the publisher for output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Alok Anilkumar Sheth, Enoch Chee-Lok Lau, Brett Alexander Benowitz, Dharma Muppalla, Noah Ronald Freeman, Eric Lo
  • Patent number: 11977060
    Abstract: The present disclosure features methods of detecting crop damage in an algal culture. Such methods include detecting one or more carotenoids as a volatile organic compound in a sample obtained from a headspace of the algal culture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Carolyn Laura Fisher, Todd Lane, Kristen Leigh Reese, Matthias Frank