Abstract: Devices, systems, facilities, and methods for bio fermentation-based facilities, such as corn milling, ethanol, breweries, and biogas, are disclosed herein. The CO2 rich streams from the fermentation unit and the process heaters/boilers are sent to a sequestration site or pipeline via a capture unit and sequestration compressor, thereby reducing the overall emissions from the facility.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 21, 2022
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
NEXT CARBON SOLUTIONS, LLC
Inventors:
Vikrum Subra, Ivan Van Der Walt, Connor Rivard, Ben Heichelbech
Abstract: An ancillary display for a gaming environment having one or more gaming machines each having a respective primary display that displays respective gaming action and/or gaming enticements includes a subarea image capturing circuit configured to capture video subarea signals corresponding to a predetermined subportion of imagery presented by at least one of the primary displays of at least one of the gaming machines, and one or more image output driver circuits configured to output ancillary imagery that is responsive to at least one of the captured video subarea signals.
Abstract: A vehicle interior panel assembly includes an in-vehicle support substrate and a stowage tray for a mobile device. The stowage tray includes a reception surface for the mobile device, and one or more sliders configured to attach the stowage tray to the support substrate. The one or more sliders are further configured to tilt the reception surface with respect to a sowed position for the stowage tray in the support substrate. This structure for a stowage tray helps improve within vehicle integration and support more flexible usability.
Abstract: A calibration device for an antenna includes a dielectric substrate and a metal pattern printed on the dielectric substrate. The metal pattern includes at least a portion of a calibration circuit, where a first portion of the calibration circuit is on a first major surface of the dielectric substrate, a second portion of the calibration circuit is on an opposed second major surface of the dielectric substrate. The first portion and/or the second portion of the calibration circuit may be constructed as coplanar waveguide transmission lines.
Abstract: The system or device may build one or more data packets by dividing a given payload for a packet into data blocks and inserting data checks for each data block sequentially into the packet payload. The device may generate, for each of the data blocks, a corresponding data check block corresponding to data in each data block. The device may send or arrange the data blocks and the corresponding data check blocks such that each of the data blocks is followed by the corresponding error check block in the packet. Using the corresponding check block, each of the data blocks is independently verifiable, so that the data blocks may be used upon receipt, even if the payload is not completely received.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 2022
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
Ampere Computing LLC
Inventors:
Matthew Robert Erler, Robert James Safranek, Robert Joseph Toepfer, Sandeep Brahmadathan, Shailendra Ramrao Chavan, Jonglih Yu
Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that identify and issue search queries expected to be issued in the future. A set of search queries that have been issued by multiple user devices can be obtained. For each query instance, contextual data can be obtained. A first query and its contextual data can be input to a model that outputs the query's likelihood of being issued in the future. The model can be trained using contextual data for training queries and a corresponding labels for the training queries. The learning model outputs the first query's likelihood of being issued in future, and this query is stored as a repeatable query if the likelihood satisfying a repeatability threshold. Subsequently, a stored repeatable query is issued upon a selection of a user selectable interface component and the search engine provides search results for the query.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 6, 2019
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
GOOGLE LLC
Inventors:
Yew Jin Lim, David Adam Faden, Mario Tanev, Lauren Ashley Koepnick, Sagar Gandhi, William Ming Zhang
Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating and transmitting combined external data from one or more assets are described herein. An example method may include collecting, by a data processing device communicatively coupled to a central data portal, sensor data from one or more assets, processing, by the data processing device, the sensor data to evaluate status data concerning status of the one or more assets, transmitting, by the data processing device, the status data to the central data portal, and storing and visualizing, by the central data portal, the status data. The data processing device can be co-located with one of the assets. The assets may be selected from a building, a room, outdoor location, a vehicle, a person, an indoor location, and an outdoor location.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 6, 2023
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
HDWB, LLC
Inventors:
Eric William Hoffmann, John Myrl Warren
Abstract: A product bagging assembly and method of manipulating a web material bag that is operable to create a bag opening that is greater than six inches and which is operable without substantially detracting from product throughput associated with use and operation of the product bagging assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the bag opening/dosing assembly includes a first actuator and a second actuator that are connected to one another such that a position of one of the actuators can be manipulated by operation of the other actuator. The product bagging assembly can be provided as a kit configured for plug and play operation with previously provided bag and product delivery systems.
Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to delivering merchandise using autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) in cooperation with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). In some embodiments, the system includes: an AGV having a motorized locomotion system, a storage area to hold merchandise, a sensor to detect obstacles, a transceiver, and a control circuit to operate the AGV; a UAV having a motorized flight system, a gripper mechanism to grab merchandise, a transceiver, an optical sensor to capture images; and a control circuit to operate the UAV. In some forms, the system may include a control circuit that instructs movement of the AGV along a delivery route; determines if the AGV has stopped due to an obstacle; and in certain circumstances, instructs the UAV to retrieve merchandise from the AGV, calculates a delivery route for the UAV to the delivery location, and instructs the UAV to deliver the merchandise.
Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a mass portion, and a body portion. A back wall of the body portion comprises an upper back wall portion, a lower back wall portion, a center portion, and a port below the center portion configured to receive the mass portion. A face portion is coupled to a front portion and includes a plurality of front grooves and a plurality of back grooves. A minimum thickness of the face portion is defined by a distance between a bottom of one of the front grooves of the plurality of front grooves and a bottom of an opposing one of the back groove portions of the plurality of back groove portions. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 1, 2023
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
Inventors:
Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
Abstract: This document describes techniques directed to active thermal-control of a floodlight and associated floodlights. As described, an example floodlight includes a first heat-transfer subsystem that uses a fully enclosed heat sink to transfer heat from an array of LEDs to a first housing component of the floodlight. The floodlight further includes a second heat-transfer subsystem to transfer heat from one or more PSUs to a second housing component of the floodlight. Described techniques include using thermistors located throughout the floodlight to actively monitor a temperature profile within the floodlight and, if one or more operating-temperature thresholds are violated, reducing power consumption within the floodlight.
Abstract: An adiabatic cooling system includes a condenser coil and one or more adiabatic pads positioned such that intake air for the adiabatic cooling system passes through the pads prior to contacting the condenser coil. The adiabatic cooling system includes a vibration device attached to each adiabatic pad. A controller is communicatively coupled to the vibration device for each of the adiabatic pads. The controller determines that cleaning of the adiabatic pads is needed. In response to detecting cleaning is needed, the controller causes the vibration device attached to each adiabatic pad to vibrate, thereby causing debris in the one or more adiabatic pads to become loosened and/or removed from the adiabatic pads.
Abstract: Processing a read request to read metadata from an entry of a metadata page may include: determining whether the metadata page is cached; responsive to determining the metadata page is cached, obtaining the first metadata from the cached metadata page; responsive to determining the metadata page is not cached, determining whether the requested metadata is in a metadata log of metadata changes stored in a volatile memory; and responsive to determining the metadata is the metadata log of metadata changes stored in the volatile memory, obtaining the requested metadata from the metadata log. Processing a write request that overwrites an existing value of a metadata page with an updated value may include: recording a metadata change in the metadata log that indicates to update the metadata page with the updated value; and performing additional processing during destaging that uses the existing value prior to overwriting it with the updated value.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 20, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
EMC IP Holding Company LLC
Inventors:
Philip Love, Vladimir Shveidel, Bar David
Abstract: A CMTI circuit includes a first detector that receives one or more output signals from an oscillator and a first enable signal and generates a first detection signal when the received output signals are determined to be substantially not oscillating at a first time. The CMTI circuit further includes a first activation signal generator that generates a first activation signal in response to the first detection signal to resume oscillation of the output signals.
Abstract: An amphibious vehicle having a frame that includes a plurality of floatable members. Mounted to the frame is one or more power sources. Also mounted to the frame and connected to the power source are a plurality of propellers with each of the plurality of propellers having a thrust vector configured to be adjusted to provide agitation and propulsion. In addition, mounted to the frame are a plurality of ground engaging devices and one or more pumps.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 18, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
Bazooka-Farmstar, LLC
Inventors:
Phillip Minino, Jeffery Huber, Matthew Hirsch, Jason Albright
Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying someone intending to leave a bed or chair generally before or shortly after the bed or chair is exited. These can allow intervention where necessary to prevent some falls before they occur. The systems and methods typically collect and aggregate real-time patient data to detect “attempted bed exits”—attempts made by a patient which indicate that the patient may be attempting to leave the bed or chair and, determine their risk for falling. Where done in real time, a patient making an “attempt” to exit can be stopped before or shortly after an actual exit is made, permitting staff to assist with, or prevent, the exit as necessary.
Abstract: A method includes receiving a set of video frames that correspond to a video, including a first video frame and a second video frame that each include a face, wherein the second video frame is subsequent to the first video frame. The method further includes performing face tracking on the first video frame to identify a first face resampling keyframe and performing face tracking on the second video frame to identify a second face resampling keyframe. The method further includes deriving an interpolation amount. The method further includes determining a first interpolated face frame based on the first face resampling keyframe and the interpolation amount. The method further includes determining a second interpolated face frame based on the second face resampling keyframe and the interpolation amount. The method further includes rendering an interpolated first face and an interpolated second face. The method further includes displaying a final frame.
Abstract: In a general aspect, a handheld controller device includes a housing and a trigger assembly. The housing is configured to be held in the hands of a user. The trigger assembly includes a pair of triggers extending outward from a side of the handheld controller device and configured to move along respective trigger paths. A coupling assembly is disposed inside the housing and connected to the pair of triggers. The coupling assembly is configured to transfer motion between the pair of triggers such that, when either of the triggers moves towards the housing along its respective trigger path, the coupling assembly moves the other trigger an equal distance away from the housing along its trigger path. Circuitry in the housing includes one or more sensors and a microcontroller configured to receive sensor signals and, in response, generate aircraft control data (e.g., for a flight simulation or remotely controlled flyable aircraft).
Abstract: A method for using idle computing power of an electric vehicle includes sending the computing tasks and the task rates for performing the computing tasks to a vehicle controller of the electric vehicle and receiving an acceptance signal from the vehicle controller. The acceptance signal is indicative that the vehicle controller accepted to perform the computing tasks. The method further includes commanding a charging infrastructure to supply electrical power the electric vehicle while the vehicle controller performs the computing tasks.
Abstract: Systems and methods of applying self-seal strips of multiple different adhesives are disclosed. In one embodiment, two spaced apart spoked applicator wheel assemblies are positioned beneath a web of moving shingle stock such that each of the applicator wheels applies dots of different adhesives in an alternating pattern. In other embodiments, a layer of a second adhesive is deposited onto previously applied dots of a first adhesive to form layered adhesive dots with dual properties of both adhesives.