Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Systems and methods for assessing delivery vehicles
    Patent number: 11836658
    Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided herein useful to assess or determine available cargo capacity for multiple commercial product delivery vehicles (“delivery vehicles”). In some embodiments, systems are provided to assess delivery vehicles and may include multiple electronic user devices each having a delivery agent interface operating thereon and an association with one or more delivery agents. At least one control circuit is communicatively coupled to the electronic user devices. By one approach, the control circuit may estimate delivery requirements for purchased orders, which includes volume requirements and geometric configurations of purchased orders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce W. Wilkinson, Todd D. Mattingly
  • Motor-vehicle with multi-mode extreme travel suspension—ground plane detection and control
    Patent number: 11833875
    Abstract: A ground plane detection system for a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle with enhanced maneuverability characteristics of a type including a frame structure, a pair of front road engaging wheels, a pair of rear road engaging wheels. The detection system includes, a body controller configured for determining a ground plane including receiving at least one of a GPS signal and an inertial navigation system signal. The body controller is further configured for providing a roll and a pitch signal with respect to the ground plane; and the body controller combining the signals with inputs from one or more sensors detecting displacement of the front and rear road engaging wheels. The body controller is also configured to determine a terrain plane reference to the ground plane, and providing control signals to cause the vehicle to undertake an earth level orientation mode or a terrain following orientation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: PRATT & MILLER ENGINEERING AND FABRICATION, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Morgan, John Edward Ustick, Guido Francesco Ritelli
  • Optical fibre assemblies and methods of use
    Patent number: 11835755
    Abstract: An optical fibre assembly comprises a hollow core optical waveguide comprising a hollow core surrounded by a structured arrangement of longitudinally extending capillaries providing an inner cladding surrounded by an outer cladding; a diagnostic solid core optical waveguide comprising a solid core surrounded by a cladding, and extending substantially parallel to the hollow core optical waveguide; and a jacket surrounding both the hollow core optical waveguide and the solid core optical waveguide and forming a common mechanical environment for the hollow core optical waveguide and the solid core optical waveguide. The optical fibre assembly may be or may comprise or be included in an optical fibre cable, and may be used in a method for testing hollow core optical waveguides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Thomas Harker, Andrew Paul Appleyard, Raymond John Horley, Ian Dewi Lang
  • Grow tower processing for controlled environment agriculture system
    Patent number: 11832569
    Abstract: An automated crop production system for controlled environment agriculture that includes a horizontal-to-vertical grow tower interface between a vertical grow structure that includes vertical grow towers and associated conveyance mechanisms for moving the vertical grow towers through a controlled environment, and a processing system that performs one or more processing operations—such as harvesting, cleaning and/or transplanting—on the grow towers in a substantially horizontal orientation. The present disclosure also describes an automated crop production system for controlled environment agriculture that selectively routes grow towers through various processing stages of an automated crop production system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: MJNN LLC
    Inventors: Gage Goodspeed Coffin, Michael Peter Flynn, Brice Leon Klein, Alexandre Le Roux, Nathaniel R. Storey, Tamara Tahir Hasoon, Merritt Jonathan Jenkins, Maria Alexandria Malone, Matthew James Matera, Anna Olson, Nadav Sahar Hendel
  • Managing and executing serverless function command sets in a messaging service
    Patent number: 11838248
    Abstract: A serverless function execution system enables fast, efficient and flexible deployment and execution of serverless functions. User commands are received from external messaging systems that cause functions to be executed. A serverless function associated with the user command is determined and the serverless function is executed in an isolation container at a function computation server. A response from the execution of the serverless function is sent to the external messaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: DigitalOcean, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Sven-Johan Swildens
  • Driving circuit of a lamp and method for operating the driving circuit of the lamp
    Patent number: 11839004
    Abstract: A driving circuit and a method for operating the driving circuit is provided for a lamp, the lamp includes a lighting unit, and a first and a second pair of connection pins for coupling the driving circuit to a power supply unit. The driving circuit includes a pre-heating detection circuit and a protection circuit. The pre-heating detection circuit is coupled to the first pair of connection pins and configured to detect a voltage between the first pair of connection pins and output a reference voltage. The protection circuit includes a switching circuit connected in series with the lighting unit, the protection circuit is configured to compare the reference voltage with an input voltage of the lamp and turn on the switching circuit to light the lighting unit when the input voltage of the lamp is greater than the reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Yin Zhi, Junhua Huang, Zhichao Liu, Junxian Chu, Dengfeng He
  • Electronic control unit housing with electronic component holder
    Patent number: 11839035
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing, a component cradle, and a plurality of towers. The housing generally has an inner mounting surface. The component cradle may be formed on the inner mounting surface of the housing. The plurality of towers may be formed on and extending from the inner mounting surface of the housing around the component cradle. The towers are generally deformable into a form-fitting engagement with an electronic component placed on the component cradle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: VEONEER US SAFETY SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Demetri Stilianos
  • Cooling system with oil return to accumulator
    Patent number: 11835272
    Abstract: A cooling system drains oil from low side heat exchangers to vessels and then uses compressed refrigerant to push the oil in the vessels back towards a compressor. Generally, the cooling system operates in three different modes of operation: a normal mode, an oil drain mode, and an oil return mode. During the normal mode, a primary refrigerant is cycled to cool one or more secondary refrigerants. As the primary refrigerant is cycled, oil from a compressor may mix with the primary refrigerant and become stuck in a low side heat exchanger. During the oil drain mode, the oil in the low side heat exchanger is allowed to drain into a vessel. During the oil return mode, compressed refrigerant is directed to the vessel to push the oil in the vessel back towards a compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC
    Inventors: Shitong Zha, Augusto Zimmermann
  • Reducing trace recording overheads with targeted recording via partial snapshots
    Patent number: 11836070
    Abstract: During an execution of a first executable entity, a computer system determines that a target chunk of executable instructions is to be recorded during the execution. Prior to executing the target chunk of executable instructions, the computer system identifies one or more input(s) of the target chunk of executable instructions, and adjusts a page table entry to cause a page fault based on an access by a second executable entity to a first memory page that corresponds to an identified input, and/or an access by the first executable entity to a second memory page that does not correspond to any identified input. Based on detecting an occurrence of a page fault during an execution of the target chunk of executable instructions, the computer system detects that there an interference with an identified input by the second executable entity and/or an incompleteness of the identified inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Jordi Mola
  • Electric aircraft battery pack and methods of use
    Patent number: 11835591
    Abstract: An electric aircraft battery pack that includes an integrated battery management component, which determines if a power supply connection between the battery pack and the electric aircraft should be terminated due to a failure, defect, or malfunction of the battery pack, such as a failure of a battery module of the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Braedon Lohe, Cullen Jemison, Andrew Giroux, Tom Hughes
  • Compact controlled valve with integrated orifices for precise mixing
    Patent number: 11835148
    Abstract: A control valve features a first housing and a second housing. The first housing includes a first inlet port having a first inlet port orifice member with a first inlet port orifice size configured to provide a first inlet fluid with a first inlet volumetric flow rate, the first inlet port orifice member being detachably coupled inside the first inlet port; includes a second inlet port having a second inlet port orifice member with a second inlet port orifice size configured to provide a second inlet fluid with a second inlet volumetric flow rate, the second inlet port orifice member being detachably coupled inside the second inlet port; and includes a first housing rim configured to extend from the first fixed inlet and the second fixed inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: FLOW CONTROL LLC
    Inventors: Akshaykumar Patel, Derrick Tran
  • Harmonized design for intra bi-prediction and multiple reference line selection
    Patent number: 11838498
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for intra bi-prediction and multiple reference line intra prediction in video decoding. The method includes receiving, by a device, a coded video bitstream for a block. The method also includes determining, by the device, whether a single directional intra prediction or an intra bi-prediction applies to the block, based on mode information of the block, the mode information of the block comprising at least one of: a reference line index of the block, an intra prediction mode of the block, and a size of the block; in response to determining that the single directional intra prediction applies to the block, performing, by the device, the single directional intra prediction to the block; and in response to determining that the intra bi-prediction applies to the block, performing, by the device, the intra bi-prediction to the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Liang Zhao, Xin Zhao, Shan Liu
  • Extruder including rotating outlet and method of using the same
    Patent number: 11833727
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an extruder for producing an extrudate. The present disclosure relates more particularly to an extruder including an extruder body having at least one material inlet and an exit opening. A rotatable outlet is coupled to the exit opening of the extruder body and is configured to rotate as the extrudate is expelled from the extruder body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CertainTeed LLC
    Inventor: James N. Valentine
  • Tamper evident overcap for drums
    Patent number: 11834230
    Abstract: A snap fitting, tamper evident overcap for drums and bung covers is described. The tamper evident strip is attached to a peripheral edge of the overcap, and it is removed by tearing along a vertical groove formed in the strip and then, by way of a grasping handle, rotationally pulling the strip so as to break the frangible bridge elements that previously held the strip to the overcap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: RIEKE LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Angelozzi, Dale Taylor
  • Devices, systems, and computer program products for detecting gunshots and related methods
    Patent number: 11835311
    Abstract: Devices, systems, computer program products and methods for detecting gunshots is provided. The method and associated system can include a device which is coupled to a user or firearm. The device can include an accelerometer and a microphone for detecting movements and sounds, respectively. The device can be trained by firing rounds from the firearm under predetermined conditions. Analysis of the training results in creating a data signature for the particular firearm. Gunshots can be then detected by using the data signature and comparing the data signature to the movements and/or sounds captured. The number of rounds left in the firearm can then be displayed to the user for easy viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Pull Count, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Leonhardt, Ruben Masso, Jon Buttram, Andrew Starling
  • Systems and methods for redistributing electrical load in an electric aircraft
    Patent number: 11835946
    Abstract: A system for redistributing electrical load in an electric aircraft. The system includes a ring bus and a controller communicatively connected to the ring bus. The ring bus includes a plurality of bus sections including a first bus section and a second bus section. The controller is configured to receive a fault datum indicative of a fault associated with one of a first energy source and a second energy source, actuate, as a function of the fault datum, at least a switch to electrically connect the first bus section and the second bus section so as to form an electrical merger of the first bus section and the second bus section, and redistribute the electrical load to compensate for the fault associated with one of the first energy source and the second energy source. A method of redistributing electrical load in an electric aircraft is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Gerard Richter, Sean Donovan
  • Vehicle fuel cell and fuel cell control system
    Patent number: 11837761
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a fuel cell stack, an ejector, a first injector, a second injector, and a controller. The fuel cell stack is configured to generate power to propel the vehicle. The fuel cell stack has an anode side. The ejector is configured to deliver hydrogen to the anode side. The ejector has a nozzle configured to accelerate and direct the hydrogen toward the anode side. The first and second injectors are configured to deliver hydrogen to the nozzle. The controller is programmed to, in response to a command to deliver hydrogen to the anode side, open each of the first and second injectors and subsequently close the second injector while the first injector remains open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Winfield Peterson, Chris Weinkauf
  • Peer-to-peer communication via smart wearables
    Patent number: 11838991
    Abstract: A smart wearable includes one or more sensors and one or more processors. The one or more sensors are configured to generate sensing data. The one or more processors are configured to process the sensing data and determine whether one or more predetermined conditions are satisfied based on the processing of the sensing data. In response to determining that the one or more predetermined conditions are satisfied, the smart wearable is caused to communicate with a second smart wearable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alemayehu Seyed, Stephen Edward Hodges
  • Identifying high-priority avoidance areas in maps for routing autonomous vehicles
    Patent number: 11835360
    Abstract: A map database stores data describing a set of connected roads each having one or more lanes, each having one or more lanes. The map database further stores data describing at an avoidance area comprising an area in the map database that an autonomous vehicle (AV) avoids traversing. A routability system determines at least one lane that can be accessed by the AV if the AV traverses the avoidance area, and generates a restored coverage area corresponding to the at least one lane. The restored coverage area corresponds to an area of restored coverage provided by the AV traversing the avoidance area. The routability system computes a score based on the restored coverage area, the score indicating an impact of restoring access by the AV to the avoidance area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Tyler Haas, Sarah M. Rizk, Jaimin Liang-Yan Hsu, Joseph James Reid, Luke Pulaski
  • Cooking system temperature management
    Patent number: 11835241
    Abstract: According to one or more implementations, a method is disclosed for operating heating elements disposed in a heating compartment of a cooking system. The method includes receiving a zero-crossing indication based on an alternating current and defined by zero-crossing circuitry. The method includes energizing a first heating element of the heating elements with the alternating current based on the zero-crossing indication and according to a modulation schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventor: Michael A. Tedeschi