Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11878475
    Abstract: A system and method for assembling a plurality of components into an assembly is provided. The system includes an assembling robot and an adhesive dispensing robot. The assembling robot is configured to attach a first sub-assembly to a second sub-assembly. The first sub-assembly includes at least one of the plurality of components, and the second sub-assembly includes remaining ones of the plurality of components. The adhesive dispensing robot is configured to apply an adhesive between the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly, after the first sub-assembly is attached to the second sub-assembly, to bond the first sub-assembly to the second sub-assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Alan George Dry, David A. Brown, Robert William Miller
  • Patent number: 11880902
    Abstract: Described examples relate to an apparatus comprising one or more image sensors coupled to a vehicle and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to capture, in a burst sequence using the one or more image sensors, multiple frames of an image of a scene, the multiple frames having respective, relative offsets of the image across the multiple frames and perform super-resolution computations using the captured, multiple frames of the image of the scene. The at least one processor may also be configured to accumulate, based on the super-resolution computations, color planes and combine, using the one or more processors, the accumulated color planes to create a super-resolution image of the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Ignacio Garcia-Dorado, Damien Kelly, Xiaoying He, Jia Feng, Bartlomiej Wronski, Peyman Milanfar, Lucian Ion
  • Patent number: 11878427
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable storage devices, for robot navigation using 2D and 3D path planning. In the disclosed method, a robot accesses map data indicating two-dimensional layout of objects in a space and evaluates candidate paths for the robot to traverse. In response to determining that the candidate paths do not include a collision-free path across the space for a two-dimensional profile of the robot, the robot evaluates a three-dimensional shape of the robot with respect to a three-dimensional shape of an object in the space. Based on the evaluation of the three-dimensional shapes, the robot determines a collision-free path to traverse through the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Benjamin Holson
  • Patent number: 11880883
    Abstract: Implementations of a computer implemented method and system to transform geolocation exchange unit specification assets or derivative unit securities or unitization structure capacity units with two waypoints or a destination waypoint or a series sequence of waypoints into multi-modal objects which are tradable as commodities such as wheat, oil, corn, stocks, foreign exchange, fixed income or other forward or securitized markets. The geolocation exchange unit specification asset portfolio may sell these units to authorized participants, who can subsequently sell these units to or repurchase these units from investors via a stock market exchange, futures exchange or general exchange. Likewise, the geolocation exchange unit specification asset portfolio can redeem these units from the authorized participants. The geolocation exchange unit specification asset portfolio invests in geolocation exchange units, which may be subject to margin requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: CIRCLESX LLC
    Inventor: Erik Mowery Simpson
  • Patent number: 11880362
    Abstract: A query plan includes steps to implement a query and debug steps interleaved among the steps. An execution engine of a database system executes each step of the query plan to realize the query. The execution engine executes each debug step of the query plan to generate debugging information for the step preceding the debug step within the query plan. The debugging information is queryable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Micro Focus LLC
    Inventors: Devosh Mathivanan, Manasee Moghey, Yuanzhe Bei
  • Patent number: 11881958
    Abstract: A method for virtual meeting content sharing comprises, during a virtual meeting, receiving a request to share visual interface content including one or more visual content elements rendered by a client computing device with one or more remote participant devices. For each of the one or more visual content elements, an element feature vector is determined. Each of the one or more element feature vectors are sent to a remote meeting server. From the remote meeting server, an indication is received that a specified visual content element is flagged as potentially subject to filtering, based at least in part on a difference between (1) a meeting feature vector and (2) the element feature vector for the specified visual content exceeding a content filter threshold, the meeting feature vector quantifying a plurality of meeting context parameters of the virtual meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Romain Gabriel Paul Rey, Mastafa Hamza Foufa, Fernando Javier Yanez Lucero
  • Patent number: 11878722
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for application-based controls of a wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving a request for a wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicle (WAV) to execute an ingress function, wherein the ingress function includes a deployment of a wheelchair ramp by the WAV, sending an ingress command to the WAV in response to the request, wherein the ingress command comprises instructions cause the WAV to execute the ingress function at a specified pick-up location, and receiving feedback from the WAV, the feedback includes sensor data associated with a wheelchair ramp and status information associated with the ingress function. Machine-readable media and systems are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Jessica Uelmen, Rajat Basu
  • Patent number: 11878051
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses compositions comprising a hyaluronidase, devices comprising such compositions, as well as methods and uses employing such compositions and devices to reduce or eliminate a hyaluronic acid-induced blockage of one or more blood vessels supplying an eye of an individual; methods and uses for employing such compositions and devices to reduce or inhibit a vascular occlusion in an eye of an individual; and methods and uses for employing such compositions and devices to reduce or inhibit a hyaluronic acid-induced loss of vision of an individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Med Progress, LLC
    Inventor: Steve Yoelin
  • Patent number: 11880812
    Abstract: A point of sale terminal of a merchant includes a third party payment provider display area for payment using a third party payment provider. The point of sale terminal receives an authentication notification for a consumer from the third party payment provider. The consumer is authenticated using one or more of a personal identification number, an image of the consumer, a quick response code scanned from a mobile device of the consumer, or a code received via near field communications with the mobile device of the consumer. The point of sale terminal requests payment from the third party payment provider for a transaction with the consumer using the transaction amount and authentication information. The third party provider display area allows new payment modalities to be used at the point of sale terminal without requiring modification of the instructions for the point of sale terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas G. Nayfack
  • Patent number: 11879490
    Abstract: Watertight fastening devices and systems and methods for the employment thereof are disclosed. The disclosed watertight fastening device includes a head, a shank extending away from the head toward a distal end, and a cover extending outwardly and away from the head in the direction of the shank and defining a hollow region between the shank and an inner surface of the cover. The watertight fastening device may be used in conjunction with a solar power installation system that includes a base plate configured to be positioned against an installation surface. The base plate includes an aperture for receiving the shank of the fastener and protrusion surrounding the aperture configured to be received in the hollow region of the fastener, thereby providing an enhanced barrier against moisture reaching the installation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Sunrun South LLC
    Inventors: Greg McPheeters, Andrew Wickham, Geno Viscuso
  • Patent number: 11880877
    Abstract: A system for enabling in store routing of a user generated shopping list using existing store cameras and artificial intelligence and machine learning is provided. The system uses a pixelbuffer comparison of items imaged in real time to compared to a database of machine learned images. The system further provides item recognition and detection through machine learning so as to improve a shoppers experiences. The system and method further includes drone assistance means and radio signal item and biological detection so as to improve accuracy. Other features to improve guidance and accuracy include landmark navigation and masking to improve accuracy of item recognition and detection. The system may be a standalone kiosk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ghost House Technology, LLC
    Inventors: David Paul Stout, Ethan Michael Baird, Tyler Mauer
  • Patent number: 11881204
    Abstract: Dual-tone horn assemblies and methods of use are disclosed herein. An example dual scroll assembly includes a nozzle having a first portion of the nozzle has a first diameter and a second portion of the nozzle has a second diameter that has a size that is different from the first diameter, a first spiraled channel that receives air from the first portion of the nozzle. The air traveling through the first spiraled channel produces a first tone at a first frequency. A divider plate is disposed between the first spiraled channel and a second spiraled channel. The second spiraled channel receives the air from the second portion of the nozzle. The air traveling through the second spiraled channel produces a second tone at a second frequency. The first tone and the second tone when produced simultaneously create a dyad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Marco Sanchez, Beatriz Barrios, J Elias Ruiz
  • Patent number: 11882058
    Abstract: An electrical computer system processing architecture for providing an indication of activity in the electrical computer system, the electrical computer system processing architecture comprising a plurality of client computers connected to at least one server by a computer network. Each of the client computers is configured to provide requests to the at least one server. The or each server comprises a store for storing requests provided by the plurality of client computers. The or each server is configured to match complementary requests from the plurality of client computers stored in the store. Following the matching of complementary requests, the or each server counts unmatched requests corresponding to one or other of the complementary requests in the store, and outputs the counted number of unmatched requests to provide the indication of activity in the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: NEX Services North America LLC
    Inventors: Jason Chauval, Christopher Freedlander, David J. Lyons
  • Patent number: 11879751
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes a portable housing and at least one handle structure integrally formed with the portable housing. The inspection apparatus further includes a vision data system, a lighting system, a user interface system, a wireless communication system, and a controller. The vision data system includes one or more cameras provided on the first face of the portable housing. The vision data system is operable to capture component data. The lighting system is arranged with the vision data system at the first face. The lighting system includes diffused light emitting diode (LED) ring arranged around at least one of the one or more cameras. The manufacturing inspection apparatus is a stand-alone and all-in-one computing device. The manufacturing inspection apparatus processes and stores inspection data locally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Raj Sohmshetty, Scott Mayberry, Vikas Rajendra, Sam Hoff
  • Patent number: 11882195
    Abstract: An M2M Service Layer is expanded to access the services of third parties and exchange data with these third parties. The M2M Service Layer is then able to act as a proxy between M2M Devices and the third party services. The M2M Service Layer is able to present a single/consistent interface, or API, to the M2M Device and hide the details of the third party service provider from the M2M Device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Convida Wireless, LLC
    Inventors: William Robert Flynn, IV, Dale N. Seed, Xu Li, Guang Lu, Lijun Dong, Hongkun Li, Phillip Brown, Catalina M. Mladin
  • Patent number: 11878506
    Abstract: A heat press device is provided that includes a support structure, a first platen and a heating element assembly that includes a heating element and a second platen. The heat press device further includes a movement assembly configured to change a pressure state between the first platen and the second platen when the heat press device is in a closed configuration. The heat press device can also include an indicator that is configured to convey the pressure state between the first platen and the second platen when the heat press device is in the closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Enetshops, LLC
    Inventors: Jimmy Lin, Dawei Cao
  • Patent number: 11881787
    Abstract: A power converter with secondary side active clamp. At least one example is a method including: limiting a push-phase voltage excursion of a phase node on a secondary side of a power converter during a push phase of a primary side of the power converter, the limiting by extracting current from the phase node and storing the current on a clamp capacitor; limiting a pull-phase voltage excursion of the phase node on the secondary side of the power converter during a pull phase of the primary side of the power converter, the limiting by extracting current from the phase node and storing the current on a clamp capacitor; and utilizing the current stored on the clamp capacitor to drive a component on the secondary side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Alessandro Zafarana
  • Patent number: 11880518
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems and, more particularly, to systems that incorporate digital downloading jukebox features and improved user interfaces. For instance, a smart search may be provided, e.g., where search results vary based on the popularity of songs within the venue, in dependence on songs being promoted, etc. As another example, a tile-based approach to organizing groupings of songs is provided. Groupings may involve self-populating collections of songs that combine centrally-promoted songs, songs in a given genre that are popular across an audiovisual distribution network, and songs that are locally popular and match up with the given genre (e.g., because of shared attributes such as same or similar genre, artist, etc.). Different tile visual presentations also are contemplated, as are different physical jukebox designs. In certain example embodiments, a sealed core unit with the “brains” of the jukebox is insertable into a docking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: TOUCHTUNES MUSIC COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Francois Beaumier, Karim Dhambri, Daniel Susla, Matthew Labunka, Ian Moulton, Samer Alameer, Michael Tooker
  • Patent number: 11877564
    Abstract: A system for a live well fill pump fulfills the dual goals of keeping the intermittently operating fill pump primed and dissolving gasses in water sourced by the fill pump. A check valve in a water intake assembly cooperates with a check valve in a pump output assembly to keep the fill pump primed in between intermittent pumping operations. Water flowing out of the fill pump through the second check valve undergoes a pressure differential and turbulence. A gas delivery system directs the turbulent water through the output conduit or chamber to dissolve the gas in the water. The gas-saturated water is released through the water outlet into the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: JMF Watercraft Design LLC
    Inventor: Jeff M. Falcone
  • Patent number: 11880207
    Abstract: A pool cleaning system for cleaning debris from a submerged surface of a swimming pool includes a self-propelled pool cleaner having rotatably-mounted supports for supporting and guiding the cleaner on the pool surface; an electric motor for enabling the rotation of the rotatably-mounted supports on the pool surface; at least one camera to capture imagery of the pool surface; a controller, in electronic communication with the at least one camera, to determine a cleanliness characteristic of the pool surface on which the cleaner has passed based on the camera imagery and generate a control signal to direct movement of the cleaner based on the cleanliness characteristic of the pool surface, and a portable electronic device configured to present a graphic on a display, the graphic depicting the submerged surface of the pool and those portions of the surface that remain uncleaned as the cleaner traverses the pool surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Kameshwar Durvasula, William Londono Correa