Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11685401
    Abstract: A control system for an autonomous vehicle is configured to pick up a passenger at a pickup location. The autonomous vehicle includes a self-driving system and one or more computing devices in communication with the self-driving system. The one or more computing devices are configured to receive a trip request including a pickup location and a destination location, the trip request being associated with a client device; cause the self-driving system to navigate the autonomous vehicle to the pickup location; send a prompt to the client device to collect semantic information; determine a specified location based on the semantic information received in response to the prompt; identify one or more semantic markers for the specified location from the semantic information; and send a message to the client device identifying the specified location using the one or more semantic markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventor: Ashwin Limaye
  • Patent number: 11685856
    Abstract: Relatively low molecular weight, branched polyethyleneimine (B-PE), a specific class of polyamine, has been shown to be effective at inhibiting the formation metal naphthenate precipitate (MNP) in systems and fluids that include an organic phase and an aqueous phase where the system or fluid further contains metal ions and tetra acid, and in particular the addition of low molecular weight, B-PE molecules prevents the formation of metal naphthenate precipitates/deposits in the fluids. Inhibition of alkali earth metal naphthenates (e.g. calcium naphthenate) and alkali metal naphthenates (e.g. sodium naphthenate) are particular non-limiting embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Vargas, Joey Dacula Mangadlao
  • Patent number: 11690200
    Abstract: A server liquid cooling fluid cutoff system including a server connector module, a leaking sensor, and an electromagnet device is proposed in the current application. In one embodiment, a server connector module is to be mounted on a server chassis, and the server connector module has at least a pair of server blind mating connectors capable of being engaged with or disengaged from at least a pair of rack blind mating connectors of a rack manifold of the electronic rack coupled to an external cooling fluid source. In an embodiment, a leaking sensor is configured to detect leakage of the cooling fluid within the server chassis. In an embodiment, an electromagnet device is coupled to the server connector module and the leaking sensor. In an embodiment, an elastic structure is coupled to the connector module for pushing the connector away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 11684782
    Abstract: A system for electro-therapeutically treating a patient includes a stimulatory device electromagnetically coupled with the nervous system of a patient, an electrical power supply, and a control mechanism structured to energize the stimulatory device by way of the electrical power supply at a stimulation frequency. The control mechanism is further structured to control the energizing so as to produce a treatment signal encoded in the energizing and having a treatment signal frequency equal to or less than the stimulation frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TKBMN, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas J. Carrico
  • Patent number: 11687874
    Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided to recognize retail products in a physical retail store through a portable device that comprises a decision control circuit configured to: process each frame of the subset of frames by multiple modeling techniques each relative to a corresponding image attribute and obtain a corresponding product identification probability; determine corresponding aggregated identification probabilities of the first product based on the product identification probabilities; collectively evaluate the aggregated identification probabilities and identify when a predefined relationship with a collective threshold probability exists; and cause an image of the first product to be displayed in response to identifying that one or more of the aggregated identification probabilities having the predefined relationship with the collective threshold probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventor: Michael A. Garner
  • Patent number: 11685263
    Abstract: A system for managing motor torque in a vehicle determines a stall metric corresponding to motor speed and determines a torque limit based on the stall metric. The system determines a desired torque value, and determines whether to generate a modification to one or more baseline torque commands based on the desired torque value and the torque limit. If the baseline torque command is not to be modified, the system generates the one or more baseline torque commands corresponding to one or more motors. If the baseline torque is to be modified, the system generates one or more modified torque commands corresponding to the one or more motors based on the modification and on the one or more baseline torque commands. The modified torque command may include a minimum value that is less than the torque limit and a maximum value that corresponds to a wheel slip torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Lucas Keller
  • Patent number: 11685274
    Abstract: In an aspect a connector for charging an electric aircraft, wherein the connector includes a housing includes to mate with an electric aircraft port of an electric aircraft. The connector also includes at least a current conductor configured to conduct a current. A current conductor may include a direct current conductor configured to conduct a direct current and an alternating current conductor configured to conduct an alternating current. A current conductor also includes at least a control signal conductor configured to conduct a control signal wherein each of the at least a conductor and the at least a control signal conductor are configured to make a connection with a mating component on the electric aircraft port when the housing is mated with the electric aircraft port. A connector further includes a proximity sensor and a controller. The controller may be configured to be communicatively connected to the proximity sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Herman Wiegman
  • Patent number: 11687386
    Abstract: There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to perform obtaining video data, creating, based on the video data, a timed metadata track indicating a segment bandwidth and comprising information of a plurality of aligned segments of a media adaptation set such that duration information and size information of each of the aligned segments are included in at least one metadata sample, switching to one of a plurality of representations of the video data based on whether the timed metadata track indicates at least an overflow to an input buffer per each of the plurality of representations, and delivering the one of the plurality of representations to a client as a part of an event stream and based on at least one mode indicated in the event stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventor: Iraj Sodagar
  • Patent number: 11686951
    Abstract: A method includes: producing a light beam made up of pulses having a wavelength in the deep ultraviolet range, each pulse having a first temporal coherence defined by a first temporal coherence length and each pulse being defined by a pulse duration; for one or more pulses, modulating the optical phase over the pulse duration of the pulse to produce a modified pulse having a second temporal coherence defined by a second temporal coherence length that is less than the first temporal coherence length of the pulse; forming a light beam of pulses at least from the modified pulses; and directing the formed light beam of pulses toward a substrate within a lithography exposure apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Cymer, LLC, ASML Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Wilhelmus Patrick Elisabeth Maria op 't Root, Thomas Patrick Duffey, Herman Philip Godfried, Frank Everts, Joshua Jon Thornes, Brian Edward King
  • Patent number: 11687638
    Abstract: In biometric ticketing, physical token-less ticketing system using biometrics, a person may be identified using a digital representation of a biometric. Ticketing information may be ascertained based on the identification. The ticketing information may be provided, actions may be performed using the ticketing information, and so on. In some implementations, a checkpoint device receives biometric data from a person. A digital representation of the biometric data is used to obtain an identifier from an identification system. The digital representation of the biometric data may not be included in the identifier. The identifier is used by to obtain ticketing information from a ticketing system. The person may be allowed or denied entry into a ticketed area based on the ticketing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ALCLEAR, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Cornick, Kevin Lupowitz, Matthew Snyder, Joe Trelin
  • Patent number: 11685205
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a hitch including multiple pins coupled to an outboard frame are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein include a hitch including a first pin, a second pin parallel to the first pin, a third pin orthogonal to the first pin, and a fourth pin parallel to the third pin, wherein the first pin, the second pin, the third pin and the fourth pin are to couple the hitch to a frame of a vehicle. The example apparatus includes a load manager to determine a load condition based on sensor data from at least one of the first pin, the second pin, the third pin, or the fourth pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Bryce Reinert, Kevin Stanton Giaier, Andrew Niedert, Carl Montgomery
  • Patent number: 11685573
    Abstract: A container having a base and a lid is provided. The lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies. The latching assembly may comprise a latch body, a locking member, a biasing member, and an activating member. Additional features of the container may include handles and strength increasing features. The base and lid may also feature attachment points for various accessories. A carry strap may attach to the base of the container to allow a user to lift and carry the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Charles Nichols, Andy Bondhus, Liza Morris, Ryan Nixon, John Loudenslager, John W. Dow, Derek G. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11685221
    Abstract: A valve assembly includes a valve body defining an inner volume, a flow controller positioned within the inner volume, a plug positioned within the inner volume, and a biasing element. The plug is spaced from the flow controller such that an intermediate chamber is defined between the plug and the flow controller. The biasing element is positioned in the intermediate chamber between the plug and the flow controller. The plug is repositionable within the inner volume. As the plug moves within the inner volume, the plug interacts with the biasing element such that the biasing element provides a biasing force to the flow controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLC
    Inventors: Jason J. Zuleger, Robert K. Sollenskog
  • Patent number: 11686402
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve includes a valve body including a monitored pressure inlet leading to a monitored pressure region, a piston having a shear seal bore and a surface facing the monitored pressure region, a vent passage and a the shear seal assembly comprising a seal plate having a sealing surface thereon, and the shear seal assembly includes a sealing surface facing the seal plate and having a first annular area, and a first surface having an annular surface area at least twice as large as the first area of the sealing surface, the first surface facing away from the first area, and a biasing seal in contact with the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Proserv Gilmore Valve LLC
    Inventors: Andy Patterson, Gerardo Martinez, Preston Weintraub
  • Patent number: 11689937
    Abstract: A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating that a default beam is used for uplink transmissions via physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resources. A downlink control information indicating a first uplink transmission via a first PUSCH resource of the PUSCH resources is received. In response to the configuration parameters indicating that the default beam is used, it is determined, for the first uplink transmission, a spatial relation information of the default beam based on a downlink reference signal. A transport block is transmitted via the first PUSCH resource and according to the spatial relation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Kyungmin Park, Ali Cagatay Cirik, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Yunjung Yi, Alireza Babaei, Kai Xu
  • Patent number: 11686102
    Abstract: A system and method for waterproofing the interface between a base shoe and a panel is provided. The system includes a weather seal adapted to extend between an inner side wall of the base shoe and an adjacent surface of the panel to seal the gap therebetween. The system includes an elongate groove formed in the inner side wall at a downward offset angle and including a groove entrance that is accessible from directly above. The weather seal includes a foot adapted to be received into the elongate groove when the seal is configured to seal the gap. In this way, the seal may be installed from above and the seal's foot may be pressed into the groove via the groove entrance to secure the seal in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Frameless Hardware Company, LLC
    Inventor: Gary Sprague
  • Patent number: D990295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Premier Glass Products, LLC
    Inventors: Alexis M. Mazingue, Brian Stanley Ozment
  • Patent number: D990730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Damon G. Depeyster, Soohyoung Kim, William J. Mangan, Todd Willing, Ehab Kaoud, Michael Webb
  • Patent number: D990774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Conair LLC
    Inventors: Mary Santos, Daniel Bishop, Sophia Wojczak
  • Patent number: D990778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Jahdiel Fyfield, Jonathon Albert Riehle, Kelly Chen