Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 12241996
    Abstract: An example method for using antenna array calibration to adjust radar unit operation involves receiving radar data from a radar unit coupled to a vehicle during vehicle operation in an environment, where the radar unit receives the radar data from the environment via an antenna array of the radar unit. The method also involves detecting an object in the environment based on the radar data, determining that the detected object satisfies a set of conditions, and, in response to the set of conditions being satisfied, estimating a first phase array offset for the antenna array. The method also involves comparing the first phase array offset with a second phase array offset that represents a prior calibration for the radar unit, and, based on a difference between the first and second phase array offsets exceeding a threshold difference, adjusting operation of the radar unit according to the first phase array offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Fan, Kenneth Ho
  • Patent number: 12243145
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for decomposing videos into multiple layers (212, 213) that can be re-combined with modified relative timings includes obtaining video data including a plurality of image frames (201) depicting one or more objects. For each of the plurality of frames, the computer-implemented method includes generating one or more object maps descriptive of a respective location of at least one object of the one or more objects within the image frame. For each of the plurality of frames, the computer-implemented method includes inputting the image frame and the one or more object maps into a machine-learned layer Tenderer model. (220) For each of the plurality of frames, the computer-implemented method includes receiving, as output from the machine-learned layer Tenderer model, a background layer illustrative of a background of the video data and one or more object layers respectively associated with one of the one or more object maps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Forrester H. Cole, Erika Lu, Tali Dekel, William T. Freeman, David Henry Salesin, Michael Rubinstein
  • Patent number: 12242811
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for a system for navigating a conversation graph using a language model trained to generate Application Programming Interface (API) calls in response to natural language input from a user computing device. A conversational agent implementing a state handler and a language model (LM) communicates with a user computing device through a user frontend. Rather than communicating directly with a user with output in natural language, the agent uses a (LM) trained as described herein to navigate a conversation graph. The state handler receives API calls generated by the LM and updates the state of a conversation with a user as indicated in the graph. After the update, the state handler can perform one or more predetermined actions associated with a node indicating the current state of the conversation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Lange
  • Patent number: 12239839
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for treatment of hypertension and heart failure by increasing secretion of endogenous atrial hormones by pacing of the heart. Pacing is done during the ventricular refractory period resulting in premature atrial contraction that does not result in ventricular contraction. Pacing results in the atrial wall stress, peripheral vasodilation, ANP secretion. Concomitant reduction of the heart rate is monitored and controlled as needed with backup pacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: BackBeat Medical, LLC
    Inventors: Howard Levin, Mark Gelfand
  • Patent number: 12239787
    Abstract: An intubation assistance device facilitates insertion of an endotracheal tube or a guide wire into a patient's trachea without requiring a laryngoscope. The device includes a curved flexible tubular member that has a proximal portion having a proximal end, a distal portion having a distal end, and a curved portion between the proximal portion and the distal portion. A lumen extends from the proximal end of the tubular member and terminates in the curved portion of the tubular member. The lumen is sized and shaped so that an endotracheal tube and/or a guide wire is axially moveable through the lumen. A ramp is disposed at a distal end of the lumen, and is angled to facilitate insertion of the endotracheal tube and/or guide wire into the patient's trachea. The distal portion of the tubular member includes an esophageal protrusion that is configured to be inserted in the patient's esophagus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Michael Meadows, Rocco Carl Conca, Uriah Shane Popp
  • Patent number: 12239129
    Abstract: An antimicrobial coating is disclosed that provides fast transport rates of biocides for better effectiveness to deactivate SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses or bacteria on common surfaces. Some variations provide an antimicrobial structure comprising: a solid structural phase comprising a solid structural material; a continuous transport phase that is interspersed within the solid structural phase, wherein the continuous transport phase comprises a solid transport material; and an antimicrobial agent contained within the continuous transport phase, wherein the solid structural phase and the continuous transport phase are separated by an average phase-separation length from about 100 nanometers to about 500 microns. The antimicrobial structure is capable of destroying at least 99.99% of bacteria and/or viruses in 10 minutes of contact. Many options are disclosed for suitable materials to form the solid structural phase, the continuous transport phase, and the antimicrobial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Gross, Andrew Nowak, Ashley Dustin, Jason Graetz, John Vajo
  • Patent number: 12239107
    Abstract: A bee hive apparatus with EMF shielding that increases the comfort and health of the bee colony by blocking EMF transmissions incident on the bee hive apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Save The Bees, LLC
    Inventors: Robert C. Cumings, James F. Gibson
  • Patent number: 12240874
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are nucleotide sequences encoding an insecticidal protein exhibiting Lepidopteran inhibitory activity, as well as novel insecticidal proteins referred to herein as a BCW 001, BCW 002, BCW 003, and BCW toxic protein-containing chimeras and BCW toxin insecticide, transgenic plants expressing the chimeras or the insecticide, and methods for detecting the presence of the nucleotide sequences or the insecticide in a biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: James A. Baum, David J. Bowen, Catherine A. Chay, David J. Chi, William P. Clinton, Crystal L. Dart, Leigh English, Stanislaw Flasinski, Victor M. Guzov, Kevin A. Jarrell, Uma R. Kesanapalli, Thomas M. Malvar, Robert M. McCarroll, Jason S. Milligan, Jay P. Morgenstern, Deborah G. Rucker, Sara A. Salvador, Temple F. Smith, Carlos E. Soto, Collin M. Stultz, Brian M. Turczyk, Ty T. Vaughn, Moritz W. F. Von Rechenberg
  • Patent number: 12240650
    Abstract: A finish portion of a preform for rotatably engaging with a closure to seal pressurized contents within an interior of a container formed from the preform. The finish portion includes a cylindrical body that begins at an opening to the interior. The cylindrical body has a base surface, threads extending from the base surface, a tamper evidence ledge, and a handling surface disposed between the threads and the tamper evidence ledge. A stepped interior includes a graduated narrowing of the cylindrical body between the base surface and the handling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Niagara Bottling, LLC
    Inventor: Jay Clarke Hanan
  • Patent number: 12245167
    Abstract: A base station transmits, to a wireless device, at least one message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells. The plurality of cells comprise a primary cell and one or more secondary cells. The base station receives, from the wireless device, a power headroom report (PHR). The PHR comprises a Type 2 power headroom of the primary cell in response to a licensed assisted access cell, of the one or more secondary cells, having an uplink that is configured and activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Peninsula Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Esmael Hejazi Dinan
  • Patent number: 12241815
    Abstract: A method of sample collection includes collecting an analyte from a sampling surface using a rapidly curable liquid gel comprising one or more metal particles; co-aggregating the one or more metal particles from the rapidly curable liquid gel and the analyte from the sampling surface; and rapidly curing the rapidly curable liquid gel. The composition and sample preparation conditions may facilitate improved collection efficiency of analytes during environmental and forensic evidence sampling. In addition, the composition and sample preparation conditions may facilitate enhanced detection and identification of the analyte using e.g., Surface Enhanced Raman Spectrometry (SERS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Ann Junghans, Eric Davis, Cristian Pantea, Rollin Lakis, Vlad Henzl
  • Patent number: 12242288
    Abstract: Systems, tools and methods for deploying a mesh sensor network. The system comprises one or more aircraft configured to carry one or more drop pods into an environment and the deploying of the drop pods at points of interest. The aircraft and drop pods may comprise arrays of sensors for monitoring the areas that they are operating in. The aircraft and drop pods may include mesh radio communication devices and operate as nodes in the mesh network. The location at which each drop pod is to be deployed may be determined based on the type of sensors carried by the drop pod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Uniform Sierra Aerospace, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Frederick, Nick Hansen, Duncan Mulgrew
  • Patent number: 12243220
    Abstract: A method includes receiving image data representative of an appearance of an equipment part prior to an inspection process and evaluating the image data with a machine learning model that defines baseline image data to determine whether the image data indicates the equipment part has been prepared for the inspection. The inspection process may be prevented when the evaluation indicates that the equipment part has not been prepared. A system includes a controller that receives image data representative of an appearance of an equipment part obtained prior to an inspection process. The controller uses a machine learning model to evaluate the image data with respect to baseline image data to determine whether the equipment part has been prepared for the inspection process. The controller prevents the performance of the inspection process based on the evaluation indicating that the equipment part has not been prepared for the inspection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Milan Karunaratne, Nathan Thomas North
  • Patent number: 12243683
    Abstract: Permanent magnets and method of making the same are provided. The magnets include a magnetic layer having an insulation layer disposed thereon. The insulation layer is formed via additive manufacturing techniques such as laser melting such that it has discrete phases including a magnetic phase and an insulating phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Wanfeng Li, Franco Leonardi, Michael W. Degner
  • Patent number: 12243794
    Abstract: Methods and structures for manufacturing one or more System in a Package (SiP) devices, where the functionality of a packaged SiP device may be modified by additional components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: OCTAVO SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Michael Kenneth Conti, Christopher Lloyd Reinert, Masood Murtuza
  • Patent number: 12240567
    Abstract: A convertible inflatable stand-up paddle board includes a main body member defining a first aperture and optionally a second aperture, and one or more panels fixed to the main body member and covering a bottom end of the apertures. A foldable seat assembly is disposed in the first aperture, and a second seat assembly is disposed in the second aperture. The seat assemblies have a seat portion and a backrest portion. The backrest portion is movable between (i) a folded position wherein a surface of the backrest portion and an upper surface of the main body member define a standing surface for the stand-up paddle board, and (ii) an upright position wherein the backrest portion extends away from the seat portion. The stand-up paddle board is thereby convertible between a stand-up configuration and a sit-down configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Connelly Skis, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas A. Cannon, Jon Donald Cottons
  • Patent number: 12241040
    Abstract: A composition and methods for the manufacturing, repair, maintenance and improvement of the nut and saddle of a stringed musical instrument. The composition is a powder configured to be used in nut and saddle slots to create lubricated, durable, aesthetically pleasing, color matched repairs and adjustments. The composition includes multiple substances to achieve strength, color, and lubrication. According to one aspect, the power may have four main components, including a Bulking Agent, a Hardener, a Color, and a Lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Glaser Instruments, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Glaser, II
  • Patent number: 12242432
    Abstract: A technique leverages a machine-trained pattern-completion engine to successively extract items-of-interest from unstructured data, categorize the items-of-interest, and identify relations in the unstructured data. The technique then generates a structured database based on the information it has identified. In some cases, the items-of-interest represent facts expressed by the unstructured data. The technique also leverages the structured database to perform various application tasks. In one approach, in the course of answering a query, the technique extracts supplemental information from the structured database. The technique then feeds the query and the supplemental information to the pattern-completion engine, and, in response thereto, receives output information that addresses the query. In some cases, the query is part of lengthy prompt information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Moshe Randall Lutz
  • Patent number: 12241499
    Abstract: A fastener for use in joining dissimilar materials manufactured by the process of producing the fastener with an external surface that forms an electrically insulating oxide layer when subjected to oxidation and, after manufacture and prior to use, subjecting the fastener to a pre-oxidation process to grow the desired oxide layer in situ on the external surface of the fastener. The present invention also provides a dissimilar material joint in which the pre-oxidized fastener is used to mechanically join dissimilar materials with the oxide layer electrically insulating the fastener from at least one of the dissimilar materials. The fastener may be a rivet used in friction self-piercing riveting (F-SPR). The fastener may be fabricated from an alloy capable of forming Al2O3 or Cr2O3 by thermal oxidation. The fastener may be pre-coated with Al or Cr that functions as a seed layer to form Al2O3 or Cr2O3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Yong Chae Lim, Ji Heon Jun, Michael P. Brady, Zhili Feng
  • Patent number: 12244469
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for processing event data associated with a plurality of known operational impact events on a business service and operational data associated with the business service using a supervised machine learning model conditioned on an operational impact parameter associated with the business service. A detection threshold is generated using the supervised machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Hagit Grushka, Rachel Lemberg, Yaniv Lavi