Patents Assigned to LLC
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Patent number: 11785308Abstract: A contextual navigational control for digital television is described. An apparatus, comprises a contextual navigation control interface (CNCI). The CNCI includes a first area that represents a plurality of cable television programs having a first level of relevance. A second area represents a first group of the plurality of programs having a second level of relevance. A third area represents a first subgroup of the first group having a third level of relevance. A fourth area represents a second subgroup of the first group having a fourth level of relevance. There may be additional areas representing additional sub-groups of relevance to the current viewing context.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLCInventors: Samuel Moreau, John Carney
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Patent number: 11785668Abstract: A session management function (SMF) sends, to a user plane function (UPF), a session configuration message comprising a packet detection rule (PDR) for a group communication session. The PDR comprises a multicast address mapped to a plurality of wireless devices associated with the group communication session, and a forwarding rule associated with the multicast address. The SMF receives, from the UPF, a data notification indicating multicast data arrival for the plurality of wireless devices associated with the multicast address. The SMF sends, to the UPF, a session modification request indicating downlink tunnel information for transmission of the multicast data by the UPF.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Ofinno, LLCInventors: Peyman Talebi Fard, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Jinsook Ryu, Kyungmin Park, Weihua Qiao
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Patent number: 11779091Abstract: A hair styling apparatus includes a first member and a second member extending along a central longitudinal axis. The first member and the second member are configured for relative movement between an open position for receiving hair therebetween and an approximated position. The first member and second member each include an inner plate segment and an outer shell segment. The first member and the second member are each configured to impart a straightening effect on hair when clamped with the inner plate segment. A heating assembly is connected via the inner plate segment to the first member and the second member. At least one ion emitter is for generating ions upon activation of the hair styling apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Conair LLCInventor: Kwan Shing Benny Siu
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Patent number: 11781087Abstract: A lubricating composition which, when used with a device for clamping an article, such as a chuck, produces excellent lubricating properties whilst remaining strongly adhered to metal parts in a clamping mechanism of the device and showing enhanced chemical and physical resistance to fluids such as cutting fluids.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US9, LLCInventors: Tobias Schlarb, Christian Kranenberg
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Patent number: 11779847Abstract: A method for verifying behavior associated with play of a game is described. The method includes receiving a characterization of a first player from a user account as being abusive and accessing a recording of the behavior of the first player stored for a pre-determined time period in response to receiving the characterization of the first player. The method further includes analyzing, by an artificial intelligence model, the behavior of the first player to determine whether the behavior is abusive. The operation of analyzing whether the behavior of the first player is abusive is performed to determine whether the characterization of the first player is accurate.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Olga Rudi, Katrine Chow, Jennifer Sheldon, Miho Michigami
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Patent number: 11781050Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive base can be combined with a curing agent and cured to form a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive. The aqueous dispersion of the silicone pressure sensitive adhesive base includes a bis-hydroxyl-terminated polydiorganosiloxane; a polyorganosilicate resin; cumene; a surfactant; and water. A curing agent such as a peroxide compound or an aminosilane may be combined with the aqueous disperison of the silicone pressure sensitive adhesive base to form a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition. A pressure sensitive adhesive article may be formed by a method including coating a surface of a substrate with the silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition, removing water, and curing the silicon pressure sensitive adhesive composition to form a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive on the surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignees: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Dow Silicones CorporationInventors: Qiangqiang Yan, Yunlong Guo, Wenjie Chen, Li Ding, Hongyu Chen, Cheng Shen, Ruihua Lu, Yan Zhou, Zhihua Liu
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Patent number: 11783414Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate credit risk assessment are described herein. The systems and methods described herein relate to implementing and training a credit risk model comprising a document model and a company model. The document model may be configured to read text of a document, understand long range relationships between words, phrases, and the occurrence of one or more financial events, and create a document score that indicates whether the financial events are likely to occur based on that document. A document-model-state vector may be generated that represents important features and relationships identified within each document and across a set of documents for a given entity based on the document scores. The company model may produce a sequence of default probability scores representing overall likelihoods of the occurrence of the financial events for an entity based on the document-model-state vector for documents associated with that entity.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Refinitiv US Organization LLCInventors: Ryan Roser, Adam Bronstein
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Patent number: 11784974Abstract: The present teaching generally relates to providing optimized access control rules. A request may be received from a client device. A determination may be made, based on the request, that an update is needed for access control rule information for the client device. Rule data may be generated. The rule data may include a plurality of data buckets each including one or more access control rules, each data bucket of the plurality being associated with a range of destination port numbers, and where each of the one or more access control rules comprise a set of tuples having a common source network and source port number, and one or more destination port numbers associated with the common source network and source port number. The rule data may be sent to the client device.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLCInventors: Dmitry Savintsev, Bishan Singh Kochar, Aditya Mahendrakar, Jason Fesler
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Patent number: 11781549Abstract: Example embodiments relate to an air cooling system for an electronic spinning assembly. An example embodiment includes a plurality of vanes coupled to a static base. A vane cover is rotatably coupled to the static base. The vane cover at least partially encloses the plurality of vanes. Additionally, the vane cover is coupled to an electronic spinning assembly and configured to rotate with the spinning assembly. The vane cover further includes at least one air inlet configured to act as an air intake for an airflow, at least one air duct extending from the vane cover and configured to direct the airflow, and at least one choke point disposed in the cover. The at least one choke point is configured to increase a pressure of the airflow.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Rutvik Acharya, Simon Ellgas, Benjamin Chen
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Patent number: 11783978Abstract: A closure device includes a first magnet and a housing with a second magnet positioned therein. The first magnet is configured to be position in a first object and the housing is configured to be positioned in a second object. The housing has a top end and at least one adjustment mechanism connected to the housing that moves the second magnet in at least one translational direction or at least one rotational direction relative to the top end of the housing. The movement of the second magnet relative to the top end of the housing adjusts the position or orientation of the second magnet relative to the first magnet to alter a magnetic force between the first magnet and the second magnet when the first magnet is positioned proximate the top end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Errol Mark Tazbaz, Nishant Srinivasan, Karsten Aagaard, Angela Chen Krauskopf, David Otto Whitt, III
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Patent number: 11779064Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Safariland, LLCInventor: Ulysses Martinez
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Patent number: 11782004Abstract: A testing system for causing a physical change in a crack tip region of a crack within a specimen. The testing system includes a load application system for applying a load to the specimen having the crack formed therein, an electrothermal system for applying an electrical current through the specimen and comprising a power supply and a controller operably coupled to the load application system and the electrothermal system. The load application system configured to perform a crack growth test on the specimen. A method of thermally influencing a crack tip region of a crack within a specimen includes applying at least one pulse of current to the specimen to generate flux tangentially around the crack within the specimen and at the crack tip region and causing the crack tip region of the crack within the specimen to reach a predetermined activation temperature.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: FractureLab, LLCInventor: Richard Pettit
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Patent number: 11779642Abstract: The invention provides anti-SIRPA antibodies, methods of generating such antibodies, and therapeutic uses and methods employing the antibodies.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Alector LLCInventors: Andrew Pincetic, Arnon Rosenthal, Seung-Joo Lee
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Patent number: 11781389Abstract: A bottom hole assembly has a tubular component with an axis, a first axial end, a second axial end and a poppet valve assembly mounted in the second axial end. An orifice retainer is mounted inside the tubular component adjacent the first axial end. The orifice retainer has a retainer first axial end, a retainer second axial end opposite the retainer first axial end and an orifice pocket adjacent the retainer second axial end. The orifice retainer is installed in and can be removed from the first axial end of the tubular component, opposite the poppet valve assembly. In addition, an orifice is mounted in the orifice pocket of the orifice retainer. The orifice operates in conjunction with the poppet valve assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignees: ERDOS MILLER, INC., BLACK DIAMOND OILFIELD RENTALS, LLCInventors: Kenneth C. Miller, David Cramer, Steven Paul Howard
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Patent number: 11785284Abstract: A set-top box with enhanced behavioral controls and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectedly includes a television input, a television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may pair with an electronic door locking apparatus coupled to a door that is room-collocated with the set-top box in a hospitality establishment. The set-top box may then receive a status signal from the electronic door locking apparatus relative to the open/closed status of the door and locked/unlocked status of the door.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Enseo, LLCInventors: Thomas R. Miller, Vanessa Ogle
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Patent number: 11779234Abstract: The invention generally relates to heart pump systems. In some embodiments, a pressure sensor is provided with a heart pump, either at the inflow or the outflow of the blood pump. The heart pump may further include a flow estimator based on a rotor drive current signal delivered to the rotor. Based on the rotor drive current signal, a differential pressure across the pump may be calculated. The differential pressure in combination with the pressure measurements from the pressure sensor may be used to calculate pressure on the opposite side of the pump from the pressure sensor. In some embodiments, the pressure sensor is located at the outflow of the pump and the pump is coupled with the left ventricle. The differential pressure and pressure measurement may be used to calculate a left ventricular pressure waveform of the patient. With such a measurement, other physiological parameters may be derived.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: TC1 LLCInventors: Daniel I. Harjes, Kathryn B. Frederick, Eric Lee
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Patent number: 11781013Abstract: Described herein are thermoplastic composites including a polymer matrix, having a at least one semi-crystalline polyphthalamide (“PPA”) polymer, and at least one continuous reinforcing fiber. It was surprisingly discovered that incorporation of semi-crystalline PPA polymers, having a selected melt profile, into the polymer matrix provided for crack-free thermoplastic composites. Based at least in part on the semi-crystalline structure of PPA polymers, the thermoplastic composite can have improved tensile strength, chemical resistance and thermal stability, relative to composites incorporating an amorphous PPA polymer. The composites can be formed using melt impregnation techniques, well known in the art. The composites can be desirably used in a wide range of application settings including, but not limited to automotive, aerospace, automotive and oil and gas and mobile electronic device applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLCInventors: Joel Flores, Pierre-Yves Lahary, Anthony Bocahut, Chloé Epinat
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Patent number: 11780784Abstract: Some implementations herein described improvements to concrete products and processes for producing concrete products that may provide a positive environmental impact and that can be stronger relative to the percent of cement used. Particular examples include improvements to zero-slump to near-zero-slump concrete mixture design, material storage and handling, batching, mixing, sequencing and curing processes, as well as forming and curing techniques.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Concrete Products Group LLCInventor: Canan D'Avela
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Patent number: 11779060Abstract: A lower body garment with shaping benefits is provided. The lower body garment may comprise an outer garment and a control panel inside the outer garment, such that the control panel is not visible from the outside of the outer garment. The control panel may have a rectangular shape and line a full circumference of an interior waist of the outer garment. Further, the control panel may be anchored to the outer garment at a top edge seam of the outer garment. In certain aspects, the lower body garment may be a legging, pant or skirt.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: LYSSE PARTNERS LLCInventor: Nicole Callahan
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Patent number: D1001115Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: The Ridge Wallet LLCInventor: Daniel Kane