Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a reservoir configured to hold pre-vapor formulation, a vaporizer assembly configured to draw at least some of the pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir and vaporize the drawn pre-vapor formulation to form a vapor, and a superabsorbent polymer configured to absorb free water from pre-vapor formulation held in the reservoir. The superabsorbent polymer includes a cross-linked polyacrylate copolymer that is substantially inert to the pre-vapor formulation. The superabsorbent polymer may be included in a layer on one or more surfaces in the cartridge. The layer may include the superabsorbent polymer and a binder. The superabsorbent polymer may be included with the pre-vapor formulation in a formulation mixture. The superabsorbent polymer may be included in an interior of at least one element comprising the cartridge. The superabsorbent polymer may be included in a separate compartment in the reservoir.
Abstract: A system includes a processor and an interface coupled to the processor. The processor determines that a first user takes a first action, and determines to pair the first user and a second user. The processor pairs the first user and the second user for an interaction, where the interaction lasts for a first time period. The interface receives an indication of a preference of the first user for the second user at a second time. The second time is after the first time period.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 10, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2023
Assignee:
MATCH GROUP, LLC
Inventors:
Kyle Garrett Miller, Joshua David Gafni, Danielle Mariah Zegelstein
Abstract: Treatment devices for sacroiliac (SI) joint hypomobility are described herein. In one example, a method of treating SI joint hypomobility involves positioning a person relative to a SI joint device that includes a resilient crest. Positioning the person relative to the SI joint device can involve aligning the resilient crest along the SI joint underneath the person. The method can also include using the SI joint device to pry open the SI joint. In another example, an SI joint device includes a body extending between a medial end and a lateral end, and the body includes a rigid protrusion. The SI joint device can also include a resilient cover extending over the rigid protrusion. The rigid protrusion and the resilient cover can define a crest for prying open the SI joint. The crest can include a concavity oriented towards the lateral end of the body, and the crest can deform towards the lateral end of the body when subjected to a load on a top of the crest.
Abstract: A sensor assembly includes a first sensing device and a second sensing device spaced from the first sensing device. The sensor assembly includes a bracket supporting the first sensing device and the second sensing device and a sensor cover including a first sensor window and a second sensor window. The first sensing device has a first field of view through the first sensor window and the second sensing device having a second field of view through the second sensor window. The sensor assembly includes an air nozzle housing supported by the bracket and defining a first air nozzle aimed toward the first sensor window and a second air nozzle aimed toward the second sensor window. The sensor assembly includes a washer nozzle spaced from the first air nozzle. The washer nozzle aimed toward the first sensor window in a direction opposite to a direction of the first air nozzle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 3, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2023
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventors:
Tyler D. Hamilton, Kunal Chaudhari, Venkatesh Krishnan, Camila Silva, Michael Robertson, Jr., Anthony Michael Regalbuto
Abstract: A connecting element for producing a structural connection between a first structural part and a second structural part by a foamable material, the connecting element includes a plug-in part and at least two chambers separated from one another in a fluid-tight manner by a partition, the at least two chambers each accommodating a reactant; a plug-in delimiting part mechanically connected to the plug-in part and configured to delimit displacement of the plug-in part in the plug-in direction; and a break-open mechanism configured to damage the partition, as a result of a break-open force supplied to the break-open mechanism, such that the fluid-tight manner between the at least two chambers is canceled, wherein reactants are selected such that mixing thereof causes a foaming reaction, which extends radially outward beyond the circumferential surface of the plug-in part.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 12, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2023
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Inventors:
Thomas Baranowski, Maik Broda, Pascal Rebmann, Markus Franzen
Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for stabilizing an object in an augmented reality scene by spatially registering the virtual object to one or more physical objects or virtual objects within the augmented reality scene.
Abstract: Porous liquid-filtering membranes having a repeatable distribution of pores of a small dimension are provided, as well as pillar templates that are used to produce such liquid filtering membranes. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the pillar templates to make porous liquid filtering membranes.
Abstract: The present invention provides text-based news significance evaluation methods, apparatuses, and electronic devices for improving efficiency and accuracy of news significance evaluation, and implementing real-time dynamic evaluation on text news. The method comprises: reading text news; preprocessing the text news to obtain original data; extracting feature values from the original data, which comprises metadata, a keyword, and a probability model feature value; and obtaining a score of each feature value according to a weight ratio corresponding to each feature value. The apparatus comprises: a text news reading module, a text news preprocessing module, a feature value extraction module, a feature value weight determining module, and a text news significance evaluation module. The electronic device comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores a computer program that can run on the processor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 10, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2023
Assignee:
Business Management Advisory LLC
Inventors:
Qingquan Zhang, Wenxi Lu, He Chen, Ying Wu
Abstract: The subject matter described herein is directed to stable L-cysteine compositions for injection, comprising: L-cysteine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and/or hydrate thereof in an amount from about 10 mg/mL to about 100 mg/mL; Aluminum in an amount from about 1.0 parts per billion (ppb) to about 250 ppb; cystine in an amount from about 0.01 wt % to about 2 wt % relative to L-cysteine; pyruvic acid in an amount from about 0.01 wt % to about 2 wt % relative to L-cysteine; a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, comprising water; headspace O2 that is less than 1.0%; dissolved oxygen present in the carrier in an amount from about 0.01 parts per million (ppm) to about 1 ppm, wherein the composition is enclosed in a single-use container having a volume of from 10 mL to 100 mL. Also described are compositions for a total parenteral nutrition regimen and methods for their use.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 9, 2023
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2023
Assignee:
EXELA PHARMA SCIENCES, LLC
Inventors:
John Maloney, Aruna Koganti, Phanesh Koneru
Abstract: Techniques for storage management involve determining, in response to a detection that a disk changes from an unavailable state to an available state, at least one candidate storage unit associated with the disk; acquiring historical access information about the at least one candidate storage unit, the historical information comprising information related to a write request directed to the at least one candidate storage unit when the disk is in the unavailable state; determining a target storage unit from the at least one candidate storage unit based on the historical access information; and rebuilding the target storage unit. Such techniques may, in a low-cost manner, improve rebuilding efficiency and reliability of a storage system.
Abstract: A pharmaceutical intermediate including a first indole moiety which is associated with an optionally carboxylated hexahydroazepino moiety, an optionally carboxylated azonane moiety, or a second, optionally carboxylated indole moiety, having an alkyl, allyl, phenylallyl, cinnamyl, alkenyl, and/or alkyl-alkenyl substituent pendant from a nitrogen atom of the same.
Abstract: A skate (e.g., an ice skate) for a user (e.g., a hockey player). The skate comprises a skate boot for receiving a foot of the user and a skating device (e.g., a blade and a blade holder) disposed beneath the skate boot to engage a skating surface. The skate boot may be designed to better fit the user's foot and/or enhance skating performance of the user, such as by being shaped in accordance with anatomy of toes of the user's foot and/or enhancing integrity of the skate boot.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 19, 2022
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2023
Assignee:
BAUER HOCKEY LLC
Inventors:
Alexis Seguin, Jason Clarke, Raymond Boissonneault
Abstract: A method and system for causing a command-based composite template to be displayed in a communication stream are disclosed, the composite template including representations of first and second users combined with a representation of a selected template.
Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods, and devices for matching device configurations to games are presented. A set of device configuration tiers may be generated from gameplay telemetry data generated by a plurality of client devices executing a plurality of games. A device configuration for a specific client device may be determined based at least on the specific client device's GUI type. When the specific client device accesses a software game library a determination may be made based on a performance tier corresponding to the device configuration for the specific client device as to whether the specific client device can adequately execute each game. One or more recommendations may be rendered and displayed in the game library based on the determination of whether the specific client device can adequately execute each game.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 9, 2022
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2023
Assignee:
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Inventors:
Arunabh Verma, Rajneil Singh Rana, Seyed Ali Hosseini Khayat, Matthew Carl Dubois, Daniel Aaron Dobyns, Sebastian Carl Merry, Griffin Solimini, Shu-Wei Hsu, William Jarrad Bailey, Timothy John Kiesow, Eric Hamilton, Kripal Kavi
Abstract: A microservice or serverless process consistency check process comprising locating all the necessary metadata and data objects in the cloud by storing the data objects in the cloud and synchronously mirroring the metadata, which is separately stored in local storage, to the cloud. The process generates a list of data objects in the cloud as “Set A” and the list of metadata objects in the same prefix range as the data objects as “Set B.” The consistency check then verifies whether all objects in Set A are referred to by objects in set B. In the case where there are gaps between the sets, non-existent objects are marked as missing, and unreferenced objects are marked as orphan objects. The list of missing and orphan objects is then sent back to the backup server for analysis and further processing.
Abstract: Provided in some embodiments is a riding mower arm rest system that includes an armrest clamp adapted to couple to a control handle of a zero-turn radius (ZTR) riding mower, a first armrest member rotatably coupled to the armrest clamp (where the first armrest member is adapted to rotate about a first rotational axis oriented transverse to a longitudinal axis of the control handle), a second armrest member rotatably coupled to the first armrest member (where the second rotatable armrest member is adapted to rotate about a second rotational axis oriented transverse to the first rotational axis), and an armrest coupled to the second armrest member.
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide systems and methods for transacting at a local financial service provider device using a mobile device. The system may include one or more processors configured to execute instructions to receive transaction data associated with a transaction request including a customer identifier received from a mobile device associated with the customer. Additionally, the processors may receive authentication data associated with the customer that may be provided by the customer operating the mobile device and without requiring the customer to input data directly at the local financial service provider device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 9, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2023
Assignee:
Capital One Services, LLC
Inventors:
Mohammed Zafar Iqbal, Kevin Rosengren, Max Doerfler, Brian Deluca, Anurag Joshi, James Dillon, Richie Hollins, Jamie Warder, William A Hodges, Ken Allen
Abstract: Training query intents are allocated for multiple training entities into training time intervals in a time series based on a corresponding query intent time for each training query intent. Training performance results for the multiple training entities are allocated into the training time intervals in the time series based on a corresponding performance time of each training performance result. A machine learning model for a training milestone of the time series is trained based on the training query intents allocated to a training time interval prior to the training milestone and the training performance results allocated to a training time interval after the training milestone. Target performance for the target entity for an interval after a target milestone in the time series is predicted by inputting to the trained machine learning model target query intents allocated to the target entity in a target time interval before the target milestone.
Abstract: A system and method for dynamically tracking and capturing content and displaying the content on public or semi-public non-personal digital displays. In exemplary embodiments, the content may include an urgent notification that is displayed within a slot of looped content with the manner in which the urgent notification is displayed depending on the level of urgency and attributes of the non-personal digital displays.