Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11669677
    Abstract: An electronic mail (email) system generates an email user interface display for composing an email message. A context-sensitive widget display is surfaced, on the user interface display, in-line with other message content. A widget that generates the widget display interacts with a remote data service to surface data from the remote data service, on the widget display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew James Peacock, Shahil Soni
  • Patent number: 11669709
    Abstract: Methods for manufacturing RFID devices are provided with self-limiting heating features. Inducing current flow through the antenna of an RFID device (e.g., by exposing the antenna to a changing magnetic field) will increase heat of the RFID device, thereby curing/sintering elements of the RFID device (which may include curing an adhesive used to couple the antenna to an RFID chip) without applying external heat, which typically heats regions of the RFID device that were not intended to be heated (e.g., the substrate to which the antenna is secured). Inducing current flow through the antenna of an RFID device will reduce the resistance of the antenna, which has a heat-limiting effect that prevents overheating of the RFID device. Inducing current flow may also change the resonant frequency of the antenna, which may provide another heat-limiting effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
    Inventor: Ian J. Forster
  • Patent number: 11670855
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a digital beamformed phased array feed. The system may include a radome configured to allow electromagnetic waves to propagate; a multi-band software defined antenna array tile; a power and clock management subsystem configured to manage power and time of operation; a thermal management subsystem configured to dissipate heat generated by the multi-band software defined antenna array tile; and an enclosure assembly. The multi-band software defined antenna array tile may include a plurality of coupled dipole array antenna elements; a plurality of frequency converters; and a plurality of digital beamformers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: BlueHalo, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Pace, David Gregory Baur, Theodore Lyman Schuler-Sandy, William Kennedy, Jeffrey Gerard Micono, William Louis Walker, Garrett James Newell
  • Patent number: 11667588
    Abstract: A liquid fertilizer is produced from off-gassed ammonia resulting from the processing of animal waste materials, particular animal manure. The vaporized ammonia is generated primarily by heating the animal waste materials and capturing the resulting vapors and particulate materials. The ammonia vapors and particles are removed from the gas stream through a scrubbing operation, which creates an ammonium-enriched liquid stream that can be concentrated into an organic fertilizer having a high-nitrogen content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: Perfect Blend, LLC, HYOF, LP
    Inventors: Daniel T. Hazen, John S. Martin, Lloyd Patrick Burchard, William P. Love
  • Patent number: 11666122
    Abstract: Disclosed is a quick release tool belt for the waist of a user, which includes a support strap, a release band with belt teeth on a first end and a binding with a release mechanism on the second end and slidably coupled to the release band. The binding has a base, a release rotationally attached to the base with a tooth lock, a tooth coupling rotationally attached to the base and engaged with the release and the release band, and a lever rotationally attached to the release and engaged with the release band with a tightening tooth. When the release is in the engaged position the tooth coupling and the lever are engaged with the release band and when the release is in the release position, the tooth coupling is operably engaged with the release and the tooth coupling and the lever are disengaged with the release band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: TRU-FITS BELTS, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Ray Simpson, James Nelson
  • Patent number: 11671801
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for echoing media via a mobile device are disclosed herein. According to an embodiment, the method can include displaying automatically to a user, on the mobile device, a list of one or more respective identifiers of one or more other users experiencing respective media within a selectable geographic area. The user is then allowed to select whether to play one or more of the respective media on the mobile device, and can connect with the one or more other users via a social networking site. As a result, the user can network with previously unknown people, based on a common taste in music or other media, for example, as well as a geographic location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Ascension Intellectual Properties LLC
    Inventors: Michael Stanley, Jeffrey David
  • Patent number: 11667865
    Abstract: A method for improving low temperature performance of a lubricant in a compression-ignited internal combustion engine is disclosed. The method comprises operating the engine with a monograde lubricating oil composition comprising (a) a major amount of a base oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) a minor amount of an overbased alkaline earth metal salt of an alkyl-substituted hydroxyaromatic compound, the alkyl substituent being a residue derived from an isomerized alpha-olefin having from 12 to 40 carbon atoms per molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: Chevron Oronite Company LLC, Chevron Oronite Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Mia Gill, Wilhelmus Petrus Antonie van Houten
  • Patent number: 11668820
    Abstract: A sonar survey system including a multibeam echo sounder using plural transmit projectors and plural receive hydrophones, wherein beams with associated magnitudes are received such that the largest magnitude beam(s) are identified as characterizing beam(s) and data associated with these characterizing beam(s) is used as a compressed characterization of the ensonified space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: R2SONIC, LLC
    Inventors: Jens Steenstrup, Kirk Hobart, Mark Chun, Christopher Tiemann, Peter Bilodeau
  • Patent number: 11671087
    Abstract: A bidirectional switch fault protection circuit includes a bidirectional switch circuit, a desaturation detection circuit, and a gate driver. The bidirectional switch circuit generates first and second switch voltages based on a direction of electric current. The desaturation detection circuit outputs the first switch voltage in response to the electric current flowing in a first direction and outputs the second switch voltage in response to the electric current flowing in a second direction opposite the first direction. The gate driver receives the first switch voltage in response to the electric current flowing in the first direction and the second switch voltage in response to the electric current flowing in the second direction. The gate driver detects a first short circuit condition based on the first switch voltage and a second short circuit condition based on the second switch voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Muhammad Hussain Alvi, Chandra S. Namuduri
  • Patent number: 11669608
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling measurement units for a medical scale. One system includes a removable head unit configured to couple to a medical scale platform. The removable head unit includes a human machine interface (HMI) and an electronic processor coupled to the human machine interface. The electronic processor is configured to receive, via the HMI, a first user input selecting a permanent lock mode. The electronic processor is configured to, in response to receiving the user input, present a first authentication request and receive a second user input including a first authentication token. The electronic processor is configured to, when the first authentication token is valid, present a measurement unit selection prompt. The electronic processor is configured to receive a second user input selecting a measurement unit and, in response to receiving the second user input, activate the permanent lock mode based on the selected measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Pelstar, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Winkler, Ken Harris, Rosalyn Ben-Chitrit
  • Patent number: 11668667
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining whether piezoelectric materials have defects such as cracks. The method includes applying a voltage signal to a piezoelectric micro-actuator, measuring a temperature of the piezoelectric micro-actuator while applying the voltage signal, and determining that the piezoelectric micro-actuator includes a defect based on the measured temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Thanongchai Kumpiranont, Tappakorn Saktweewanid
  • Patent number: 11671437
    Abstract: A network apparatus is configured to detect a network connection request on a platform having a hardware accelerator to process network traffic, wherein the hardware accelerator implements computing tasks related to data packets of at least part of the network traffic. The network apparatus is further configured to intercept the network traffic related to the network connection request before the start of the hardware accelerator process, to extract network connection data required by a network traffic analysis function from the network traffic, to allow the hardware accelerator to start acceleration process after the network connection data extraction has finished, and to analyse the network connection based on the extracted network connection data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Cujo LLC
    Inventors: Matti Niemenmaa, James Mathews
  • Patent number: 11668448
    Abstract: Vehicle exterior lighting systems for vehicles equipped with tailgate assemblies may be configured to provide redundant backup lighting functionality for all tailgate positions (e.g., closed, open, and removed). Exemplary systems may include both vehicle static body structure mounted backup lamps and tailgate structure mounted backup lamps for providing the backup lighting redundancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Nicholas Aquilina, Michael Bryan Vanbelle, Corey M. Ross, Kenneth C. Meissner
  • Patent number: 11669804
    Abstract: In one embodiment a method includes storing in non-volatile memory a library of equipment configuration code files, each equipment configuration code file including configuration code for configuration and control of a work vehicle, for configuration and control of an attachment to be carried or towed by the work vehicle, or for combined configuration and control of both the work vehicle and the attachment in combination, receiving an altered version of at least one equipment configuration code file, the altered version including OEM data provided by or altered by an original equipment manufacturer of the work vehicle or the attachment, dealer or distributor data provided by or altered by a dealer or distributor of the work vehicle or the attachment, and user data provided by or altered by a user of the work vehicle or attachment, and storing the altered version in the non-volatile memory of the library.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: CNH Industrial America LLC, Autonomous Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Alan Foster, John Henry Posselius, Bret Todd Turpin, Daniel John Morwood
  • Patent number: 11672043
    Abstract: Wireless communications using multiple active resources (e.g., bandwidth parts (BWPs)) are described. A wireless device may perform failure event detection, such as radio link monitoring (RLM) and/or beam failure detection (BFD), jointly or separately for multiple active resources (e.g., BWPs) based on one or more criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, Esmael Hejazi Dinan, Ali Cagatay Cirik, Alireza Babaei, Hyoungsuk Jeon, Kyungmin Park
  • Patent number: 11668333
    Abstract: A clamp mechanism includes a clamp configured to receive an associated support structure, a connecting assembly attached to the clamp, and a mount assembly configured to secure an apparatus to the clamp. The connecting assembly includes an engagement member selectively movably into engagement with the associated support structure for securing the associated support structure within the clamp. The mount assembly includes a first mount connected the clamp and a second mount connected to the apparatus and adapted to be rotationally indexed relative to the first mount to secure the apparatus in at least two positions relative to the clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: QUIPT, LLC
    Inventors: John A. Cupit, Dexter L. Stoltz
  • Patent number: 11668759
    Abstract: A method of analyzing the quality of a battery cell includes performing a high-throughput quality check on the battery cell with a quality control system, assessing a quality score to the battery cell, with quality score identifying the battery cell as low-quality or high-quality, and performing a comprehensive quality check on the battery cell if identified as low-quality. The method further includes assessing an enhanced quality score to the battery cell superseding the quality score of the quality control system identifying the battery cell as confirmed low-quality or confirmed high-quality and providing revised production instructions for manufacturing successive battery cells if confirmed low-quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: James R. Salvador, Debejyo Chakraborty, Ryan Curtis Sekol, Thomas A. Yersak, Sean R. Wagner, Charles W. Wampler, Ronald M. Lesperance, Raffaello Ardanese, Thanh-Son Dao, Dmitriy Bruder
  • Patent number: D987965
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: INVONU LLC
    Inventor: Stuart Jenkins
  • Patent number: D988207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Gapdong Choi, Hojun Choi
  • Patent number: D988416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Gaming Arts, LLC
    Inventors: David Colvin, Eric D. Colvin