Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Delivery of geographic location for user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network
    Patent number: 11785423
    Abstract: A wireless communication network serves User Equipment (UEs) and delivers geographic location of the UEs upon request. The wireless communication network comprises an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Unified Data Management (UDM), and Unified Data Repository (UDR). The UDR exchanges authentication signaling for the UE with the UDM, and in response, the UDR transfers a location query for the UE to the AMF. The AMF receives the location query for the UE from the UDR, and in response, the AMF determines the geographic location of the UE and transfers a location answer to the UDR that indicates the geographic location of the UE. The UDR receives the location answer from the AMF. The UDR receives a location request for the UE from a network element, and in response, the UDR transfers a location response to the network element that indicates the geographic location of the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Anil Kumar Mariyani, Rajil Malhotra, Anuj Sharma
  • Transfer of spectrum grants during inter-SAS CBSD migration
    Patent number: 11785472
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, one or more Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) service devices (CBSDs) may be migrated from their current Spectrum Access System (SAS) to a new SAS, where at least one existing PAL or GAA spectrum grant is transferred from the current SAS to the new SAS without waiting for a timer associated with the existing spectrum grant to expire. CBSDs may be migrated one at a time or multiple CBSDs of a single service provider may be migrated in a single process where the multiple CBSDs are identified by a shared organization ID associated with the service provider. In either case, a migrating CBSD can continue to use its previously existing spectrum grants after migrating to the new SAS without significant delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventor: Lakhbir Singh
  • Methods and apparatus to estimate census level audience sizes, impression counts, and duration data
    Patent number: 11783354
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to estimate census level audience sizes, impression counts, and duration data are disclosed. Example instructions cause one or more processor to at least set up a system of equations based on first census data; select a census parameter value based on a constraint for census parameter selection, the constraint based on media access represented in panel data; iteratively solve for second census data that satisfies the system of equations using the panel data and the census parameter value, the second census data including an audience size value, an impression count value, and a duration value for a media item accessed by anonymous audience members in a demographic group; and generate a report including the second census data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Michael R. Sheppard, Dongbo Cui, Edward Murphy, Jessica Lynn White, David Forteguerre
  • Methods and apparatus for controlling and making link bundle advertisements to support routing decisions
    Patent number: 11784911
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to the use of aggregated links, e.g., links in a bundle, are described. A normal link metric and a limited operation mode link metric a determined for a link bundle, the normal link metric having a lower value than the limited operational mode link metric. The status of links in a link bundle are monitored. Based on the number of currently operational links in a link bundle and a switching threshold, a decision is made whether to advertise the normal link metric, advertise the limited operation mode threshold or refrain from advertising any link metric. The use of the limited operation link metric facilitates the use of a partially failed link bundle providing an alternative routing path in the network that would not otherwise be available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventor: Willard Andrew Gray
  • Lane change intention estimation of a vehicle
    Patent number: 11780434
    Abstract: Estimating a lane change intention of a vehicle includes capturing a plurality of different lane change indicator signals, transforming the respective lane change indicator signals into respective associated individual probabilities of a lane change using respective assigned transformation functions, weighting these individual probabilities of a lane change, determining a weighted overall probability of a lane change as the average of the weighted individual probabilities of a lane change, and estimating the existence of a lane change intention depending on the overall probability of a lane change, and outputting an associated lane change estimation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Carsten Schmeichel
  • Method for producing nanoparticles and the nanoparticles produced therefrom
    Patent number: 11781199
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method comprising disposing a container containing a metal and/or ferromagnetic solid and abrasive particles in a static magnetic field; where the container is surrounded by an induction coil; activating the induction coil with an electrical current, to heat up the metallic or ferromagnetic solid to form a fluid; generating sonic energy to produce acoustic cavitation and abrasion between the abrasive particles and the container; and producing nanoparticles that comprise elements from the container, the metal and/or the ferromagnetic solid and the abrasive particles. Disclosed herein too is a composition comprising first metal or a first ceramic; and particles comprising carbides and/or nitrides dispersed therein. Disclosed herein too is a composition comprising nanoparticles comprising chromium carbide, iron carbide, nickel carbide, ?-Fe and magnesium nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Michele Viola Manuel, Hunter B. Henderson, Orlando Rios, Gerard M. Ludtka
  • Shallow-mount braced-post barrier
    Patent number: 11781276
    Abstract: A barrier apparatus includes a barrier post mounted to a base and extending upwardly from the base. A brace of the barrier apparatus is configured to restrict relative movement between the barrier post and the base. The brace can be mounted to the base so that it extends upwardly and obliquely toward the barrier post. The brace can include block. A reinforcing tube can extend around the block. A mated connection to the front of the brace can include a first mating protrusion extending into a first mating hole, and a mated connection to the bottom of the brace can include a second mating protrusion extending into a second mating hole. The brace or another brace can extend into a rear corner positioned between the barrier post and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Barrier1 Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Michael John Lamore
  • Motorized mounting systems for televisions
    Patent number: 11781702
    Abstract: A mounting system capable of mounting objects to support structures. The mounting system includes a wall mount including a display bracket configured to hold the object, a fixed support bracket coupleable to a vertical support structure, and a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly has a low-profile stowed configuration in which the object is held in a raised position close to the support structure. Tilt adjustment mechanisms are used to adjust the tilt of the display bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Manehu Product Alliance, LLC
    Inventor: Kurt William Massey
  • Optimized system, box and bag for packing, shipping, storing and displaying produce
    Patent number: 11780639
    Abstract: Produce boxes and bags for shipping produce, e.g., bananas, utilize ventilation structures that allow for ventilation therethrough. A method of assembling produce boxes provides for cutouts that serve as ventilation structures in the boxes. When the produce boxes are stacked such as on a shipping pallet, the ventilation structures allow for ventilation of through the stacked boxes. Produce may be packed in a bag, which is closed with a rip cord and inserted into a produce box. The rip cord may be accessed when the box is in a stack such as on a shipping pallet, such that the rip cord may be pulled thereby opening the bag, without removing the box from the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Chiquita Brands LLC
    Inventor: Francisco Rodriguez
  • High efficiency pancake lens
    Patent number: 11782279
    Abstract: An example apparatus may include a display, a beamsplitter having a first region and a second region, and a reflective polarizer. The reflectance of the second region of the beamsplitter may be appreciably greater than the reflectance of the first region; for example, at least approximately 20% greater. In some examples, the second region may be a peripheral region surrounding a generally centrally located first region. An example apparatus may be configured so that at least some light emitted by the display is transmitted through the first region of the beamsplitter, reflects from the reflective polarizer, reflects from the second region of the beamsplitter, and is then directed through the reflective polarizer to an eye of a user when the user wears the apparatus. Other devices, methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew John Ouderkirk, Liliana Ruiz Diaz, Robin Sharma, Hannah Noble
  • Multi-modal input capture and output presentation system for enhancing communications using face coverings
    Patent number: 11782676
    Abstract: Communications involving one or more people wearing face coverings are enhanced over one or more modalities using sensor integrations. In one particular example, a face covering device according to the implementations of this disclosure may include one or more microphones and one or more cameras which capture input directly from the wearer of the face covering device. The input is processed to produce output representing the input in the same modality or in a different modality, and in particular is scaled to, for example, increase a volume of audio and introduce a visual representation of an expression of the wearer's face which is at least partially obscured by the face covering device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: The Open Network, LLC
    Inventors: Nita Nitin Shah, Nitin Jayant Shah
  • Storage device health status controller
    Patent number: 11782600
    Abstract: One or more aspects of the present disclosure relate to a storage health status. In embodiments, one or more events corresponding to a storage array can be received. Each event can include an alert. A type of each event can also be identified. For each event having a qualifying type, at least one prior event made obsolete by each received event can be cleared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Twohig, Paul McSweeney
  • Adapter system for vest closure mechanisms
    Patent number: 11779064
    Abstract: A side opening vest includes a front panel and a back panel that are connected by shoulder straps and that are spaced apart from each other defining a left side gap and a right side gap. Straps extend from the back panel across the gaps for connection with the front panel. The front panel has engagement areas for receiving the straps to connect the front and back panels of the garment. The vest includes an adapter system enabling the use of any selected one of a plurality of different closure mechanisms to releasably connect the straps with the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Safariland, LLC
    Inventor: Ulysses Martinez
  • Folding knife with replaceable blade
    Patent number: 11780102
    Abstract: A knife is provided that includes a replaceable blade element. The knife employs a blade carrier that is fixedly interconnected to or foldable with respect to a handle. The blade carrier selectively receives the replaceable blade element that is locked into the blade carrier by way of a hook and movable pin combination. The replaceable blade element is designed to be inserted within the blade carrier quickly, easily, and safely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Outdoor Edge Cutlery, LLC
    Inventors: David R. Bloch, Chen Haisheng, Liang Houkun
  • Electronic lock
    Patent number: 11781344
    Abstract: An electronic lock includes a housing, and a locking system within the housing. The locking system includes electronics and a lock. More particularly, the housing contains therein, a controller and at least one electronic input device electrically coupled to the controller, where the controller causes the lock to transition between a locked position to an unlocked position responsive to input from the electronic input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LOCKUS, LLC
    Inventors: Rachel Bloom, Julie Bloom, Saul Owide
  • Comb-shifted skew mirrors
    Patent number: 11782273
    Abstract: Optical systems having comb-shifted sets of holograms across different regions of a grating medium are disclosed. A first set of holograms may be formed in a first region of the grating medium and a second set of holograms may be formed in a second region of the grating medium. Each of the holograms in the first set may have a different respective grating frequency from a first set of grating frequencies. Each of the holograms in the second set may have a different respective grating frequency from a second set of grating frequencies. The second set of grating frequencies may be located within adjacent frequency gaps between the grating frequencies in the first set of grating frequencies. Comb-shifted sets of holograms may be used to perform pupil equalization, output coupling, input coupling, cross coupling, or other operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Akonia Holographics LLC
    Inventors: Adam Urness, Mark R. Ayres, Jonathan Pfeiffer, Friso Schlottau, Kenneth E. Anderson
  • Compositions comprising carbon fibers and at least one thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer
    Patent number: 11780991
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition comprising: (A) from 40 wt % to 95 wt % of a thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer and (B) from 5 wt % to 60 wt % of a carbon fiber component. In certain embodiments, the composition of the present disclosure reaches a high level of stiffness while exhibiting a high level of toughness. Moreover, a decrease in gloss appearance and an improvement in resistance to abrasion are expected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Elodie Hablot, Russell P. Barry
  • Global motion constrained motion vector in inter prediction
    Patent number: 11785252
    Abstract: A decoder includes circuitry configured to receive a bitstream, extract a header associated with a current frame and including a signal characterizing that global motion is enabled and further characterizing parameters of a global motion model, and decoding the current frame, the decoding including using a motion model for each current block having a complexity that is less than or equal to a complexity of the global motion model. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: OP Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Hari Kalva, Borivoje Furht, Velibor Adzic
  • Compositions and methods for preserving red blood cells and platelets
    Patent number: 11779012
    Abstract: Blood and platelet storage and rejuvenating compositions that include triciribine, triciribine metabolites, triciribine analogs, and mixtures of the same are disclosed. Such compositions can be useful in methods for treating (e.g., storing and rejuvenating) red blood cells and platelets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: RYTHRX THERAPEUTICS, LLC
    Inventor: Narayanan Surendran
  • Lightweight structurally and thermally efficient oscillating heat pipe panel
    Patent number: 11781815
    Abstract: A heat rejection panel that comprises a chassis having a first side, an opposing second side, and an aperture extending therethrough. The panel additionally comprises at least one oscillating heat pipe (OHP) plate disposed over a portion of the first side and/or the second side of the chassis. Each OHP plate includes a first face, an opposing second face, and a plurality of internal OHP channels. A portion of the first face and/or second face of each OHP plate is accessible for thermal interfacing with a heat source. A portion of the second face of each OHP plate is accessible for thermal interfacing with a heat sink. Each OHP plate will remove heat from the heat source, spread the removed heat throughout each OHP plate to provide an isothermal OHP plate, and reject the heat to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ThermAvant Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Alexander, Daniel Pounds, Joshua Schorp, Bruce Drolen, Corey Wilson, Joseph Boswell