Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11974541
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV505385. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV505385, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV505385 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV505385 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV505385.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventor: Clinton J. Turnbull
  • Patent number: 11978265
    Abstract: A method for displaying lane information on an augmented reality display includes receiving roadway data. The roadway data includes information about a roadway along a route of a vehicle. The roadway includes a plurality of lanes. The roadway data includes lane information about at least one of the plurality of lanes along the route of the vehicle. The method further includes receiving vehicle-location data. The vehicle-location data indicates a location of the vehicle. The method further includes determining that that the vehicle is approaching a road junction using the vehicle-location data and the roadway data. The method further includes, in response to determining that the vehicle is approaching the road junction, transmitting a command signal to a dual-focal plane augmented reality display to display at least one virtual image that is indicative of the lane information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. Szczerba, John P. Weiss, Kai-Han Chang, Thomas A. Seder
  • Patent number: 11975271
    Abstract: A system and method provides an event-based game to a plurality of players including displaying an event, the event having an end, generating a plurality of different pools for the event, wherein each of the different pools includes a plurality of groups and each of the groups includes a plurality of participants, determining eligible participants for each of the different pools, randomly assigning one eligible participant of the plurality of participants from one of the groups to a plurality of eligible participants of the plurality of participants from another one of the groups, allowing a player to place a wager on the event, selecting one of the eligible participants from each of the different pools, printing a ticket with the selected participants, dispensing the ticket to the player, and awarding a prize based on a highest total number of points at the end of the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SMET VENTURES, LLC
    Inventor: John Colceri
  • Patent number: 11974576
    Abstract: A gas-powered oven includes a cooking surface and a heat deflecting frame, such that the cooking surface and heat deflecting frame collectively define at least a portion of a cooking chamber. An outer housing extends around the cooking surface and the heat deflecting frame, with the outer housing having an opening formed therein and in communication with the cooking chamber. A first burner is connectable to a gas source and is located within the outer housing and spaced from the cooking chamber. The first burner is elongate and includes a first array of openings formed therein. A second burner is connectable to the gas source and extends into the cooking chamber toward a portion of the heat deflecting frame. The second burner includes a tapered passageway and an expanding passageway downstream of the tapered passageway to achieve desired flow characteristics of the gas flowing through the second burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Banana Stand Brands LLC
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Raio, Brad Kent, Steve Raio
  • Patent number: 11978021
    Abstract: A system includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is programmed to receive, using the transceiver, information from a vehicle indicative of vehicle status and from a cloud service indicative of a user schedule, and responsive to occurrence of a predefined trigger event determined according to the information, identify a responsive action to update the user schedule corresponding to the trigger event and notify a user of the action in accordance with a degree of freedom setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lucas Chamon, Debora Lima, Larissa Souza, Leonardo Botasoli
  • Patent number: 11979742
    Abstract: Detection and prevention of resource drain from unauthorized wireless device connections is provided. Responsive to receiving of a connection request from a connecting device, a pre-authentication message is sent to the connecting device, the pre-authentication message including a challenge value. A vehicle hash result is computed using a hash function taking the challenge value and the unique identifier of the vehicle as inputs. A device hash result is received from the connecting device. Responsive to a match of the vehicle hash result and the device hash result, additional hardware of the vehicle is activated to perform a secondary authentication of the connecting device. Responsive to a mismatch, authentication of the connecting device is rejected without activation of the additional hardware, thereby avoiding key-off load from the additional hardware in instances where pre-authentication of the connecting device fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jochen Schubert, Fouad Bounefissa, Michael Andrew Simons, Thomas Nelson, Timothy Thivierge, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11975321
    Abstract: A multi-channel optical detection system includes a base unit adapted to receive a multi-chamber assay cartridge having a plurality of reaction chambers loaded with a sample and an optical detection reagent, and an optical detection unit having a multi-channel optical block having a plurality of detection channels each with an associated light source, and an optic sensor. The optical detection unit is connectable to the base unit so that interrogation ports of the detection channels are optically aligned with optically transparent windows of the reaction chambers of a loaded cartridge, so that upon initialization, light sources are activated to interrogate reaction products in the reaction chambers and detect the optical responses therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence C. Dugan, William J. Benett, Elizabeth K. Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20240142733
    Abstract: An adapter panel arrangement including a chassis and a panel of adapters. The adapters defining rearward cable connections and forward cable connections of the panel arrangement. Openings permitting access to the rearward and forward cable connections of the adapters are provided. The chassis further including a removable rear chassis portion to provide access to cable routing areas within the chassis interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mark Smrha, Hutch Coburn, Chad James Sjodin
  • Publication number: 20240147011
    Abstract: Methods and systems of preventing skipping of advertising content are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing one or more multimedia streams to an Internet protocol (TP) client and receiving a HTTP range request or time seek associated with the one or more multimedia streams from the IP client. The method additionally includes determining proximity of an upcoming targeted advertising (TAD) boundary in the one or more multimedia streams when the HTTP range request or time seek is received and/or determining whether the HTTP range request or time seek is for multimedia content that is after an upcoming targeted advertising (TAD) region. The method further includes responding to the HTTP range request or time seek based on the above determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Krishna Prasad Panje
  • Publication number: 20240146227
    Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a traction battery, an inverter coupled to the traction battery via positive and negative legs of a high voltage bus and operable to convert DC power from the traction battery to three-phase AC power, a capacitor connected across the positive and negative legs of the high voltage bus, an electric machine having three phases coupled to the inverter, and a controller programmed to control electric machine voltage toward zero at a first slew rate or control electric machine current to a target short circuit current at a second slew rate in response to an active short request signal and to control the inverter to actively short the three phases of the electric machine after either (a) a specified elapsed time, or (b) after the electric machine voltage is below a first threshold or the current is within a predetermined range of the target short circuit current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ji WU, Yang XU
  • Publication number: 20240138862
    Abstract: A medical device catheter comprises a proximal end to remain outside a patient's body, a distal end for insertion into the body, and a catheter shaft having a first longitudinal centerline axis. At the distal end, there is a cavitation bubble chamber along a second longitudinal centerline axis. The catheter includes cavitation solution lumens in communication with the cavitation bubble chamber and corresponding solution fittings at the proximal end. Additionally, there are conductors and an electrode gap in the cavitation bubble chamber, and a guidewire lumen with a third longitudinal centerline axis, where each of the first, second and third longitudinal centerline axes are offset from one another to allow for targeted medical procedures such as lithotripsy while ensuring a compact design of the catheter and robust performance even at higher voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: COVELLUS LLC
    Inventor: Bradley BEACH
  • Publication number: 20240143436
    Abstract: Embodiments may generally be directed to systems and techniques to detect failure events in data pipelines, determine one or more remedial actions to perform, and perform the one or more remedial actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventor: Patrice BRAMBLE
  • Publication number: 20240144002
    Abstract: A system that includes a machine learning model that is configured to receive an input layout file that includes a portion of an integrated circuit layout that has a previously identified wafer hotspot, match the previously identified wafer hotspot to one of a plurality of categories of wafer hotspot types, and output a proposed layout modification associated with the matching category of wafer hotspot types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Chen-Che Huang, Lauren Matsumoto, Chunming Wang
  • Publication number: 20240140462
    Abstract: A system for mitigating glare from at least one light source while driving a vehicle. The system includes determining an occurrence of a glare condition based on, at least in part, a visible light video stream generated by a visible light sensor. Upon determining the occurrence of the glare condition, indicia are presented at the vehicle display to assist in navigation of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Bennie, David Hiskens, Collin Hurley, Mark Gehrke, Jonathan Diedrich
  • Publication number: 20240140365
    Abstract: A surface wiper device which includes a carrier which supports a blade. The carrier attaches to a wiper arm which urges the blade against and moves the blade across the surface of a windshield. The carrier further provides a plurality of outlets each of which communicate between a hollow passage inside the carrier and a location on the external surface of the carrier. A fluid can be delivered from a fluid source fluidicly coupled to the hollow passage of the carrier under sufficient pressure to be dispersed from the plurality of outlets onto the windshield during movement of the blade. A fluid heater can be thermally coupled with the fluid delivered from the fluid source to the plurality of outlets to increase the temperature of the fluid dispersed onto the windshield. The fluid can be sufficiently heated to generate a heated gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Steam Tech, LLC.
    Inventor: Philip Hartman
  • Publication number: 20240140633
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, an apparatus for making pouch products includes a conveyor system. The conveyor system includes a first receiving location along a path of the conveyor system, and a dosing location along the path of the conveyor system. The apparatus also includes a first material dispensing station configured to transfer a first material to the first receiving location. The first material includes a first elastic layer and a first support layer. The first material dispensing station includes a dispenser roller configured to hold a roll of the first material, a plurality of rollers configured to convey the first material from the dispenser roller to the first receiving location, and a stripper plate configured remove at least a portion of the first support layer from a portion of the first elastic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Gregory L. NELSON, Christopher Ryan NEWCOMB, James D. EVANS, Thien NGUYEN, Jarrod W. CHALKLEY, Robert V. POWELL
  • Publication number: 20240147596
    Abstract: A two-way load control system comprises a power device, such as a load control device for controlling an electrical load receiving power from an AC power source, and a controller adapted to be coupled in series between the source and the power device. The load control system may be installed without requiring any additional wires to be run, and is easily configured without the need for a computer or an advanced commissioning procedure. The power device receives both power and communication over two wires. The controller generates a phase-control voltage and transmits a forward digital message to the power device by encoding digital information in timing edges of the phase-control voltage. The power device transmits a reverse digital message to the controller via the power wiring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Taipale, Timothy P. Gredler, Akshay Bhat
  • Publication number: 20240142356
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a reciprocal injection device includes a platform having a motor, a gearbox operatively coupled to the motor, an actuation slide driven by the motor, a pair of clamp fixtures for supporting two syringes, a pair of axially translatable syringe plunger fixtures, and an interface in communication with the platform and configured and arranged to actuate the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Guangli Hu, Steven Carl Persak, Yongchao Su, Edward Yeung
  • Publication number: 20240143910
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for creating document pages containing video and data inserted from multiple sources. In one embodiment, a document template uses slots to identify locations for content data. Users select content from a remote server. An identifier for the selected content is used to determine whether a modified version of the content is available. If so, the modified version is inserted into the slot. Otherwise, the remote server content is downloaded and inserted. In other embodiments, an improved user interface allows the selection of events based on groupings of data elements defined for the events. Local files are identified based on a selected event. In yet another embodiment, a video placeholder is used in a document in place of a remote video. The remote video is downloaded temporarily when the document is prepared for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Pro Quick Draw LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Erich Bischoff, Troy Bigelow
  • Publication number: 20240138515
    Abstract: A motion-assist shoe having a force translator with a dynamic portion comprised of a resiliently deformable material and configured to bias a rearward portion of a sole portion of the shoe upward relative to a forward portion of the sole portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: FAST IP, LLC
    Inventor: Craig Cheney