Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11656089
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for providing augmented reality (AR) navigation assistance to users of an autonomous vehicle (AV) ride hailing service. In some aspects, a process for implementing the disclosed technology can include steps for navigating an autonomous vehicle (AV) along a route terminating in a drop-off location specified by a rider of the AV, detecting an arrival of the AV at the drop-off location, sending location information of the AV to a mobile device associated with the rider, and initializing augment reality (AR) guidance for the rider on the mobile device, wherein the AR guidance is configured to provide the rider with navigation information pertaining to the drop-off location. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC.
    Inventors: Charles Matlack, Georgios Georgiou
  • Patent number: 11658273
    Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, a passivation layer is disposed over a side of a semiconductor structure including a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. A material configured to adhere to an underfill is disposed over an etched surface of the semiconductor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Frederic Stephane Diana, Kwong-Hin Henry Choy, Qingwei Mo, Serge L. Rudaz, Frank L. Wei, Daniel A. Steigerwald
  • Patent number: 11659311
    Abstract: A one-piece sound port adapter for a microphone assembly includes a body member configured to be fitted over a sound port of the microphone assembly. The body member includes an acoustic channel defined in part by a cavity having a sound inlet and a sound outlet, where the sound outlet is acoustically coupled to the sound port. A wall portion of the body member extends into the cavity and configured to modify an acoustic property of the acoustic channel. When mounted, the one-piece sound port adapter converts the microphone assembly from a top or bottom port microphone assembly to a side-port microphone assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Lynch, Alexander Grossman, Ben Vondersaar, Matthew Manley
  • Patent number: 11653644
    Abstract: A system for cryocooling biological samples, including a first chamber configured to hold a first amount a cryogenic liquid; a container holder positioned in thermal contact with the first chamber and configured to hold at least one removable container positioned therein, wherein the container is configured to hold a second amount of the cryogenic liquid and forms a second chamber; an elongated tube holder configured to hold at least one hollow elongated tube into the container; and a sample wand configured to hold and transfer at least one sample holder with a biological sample into the elongated tube while the elongated tube is in the container with the second amount of the cryogenic liquid therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MITeGen, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Thorne, David Closs, Richard Jayne, Benjamin Apker
  • Patent number: 11659000
    Abstract: Mechanisms, which can include systems, method, and media, for protecting network devices from malicious rich text format (RTF) files are provided, the mechanisms comprising: intercepting an RTF file destined for a network device; parsing the RTF file to identify a plurality of objects in the RTF file; checking a first object of the plurality of objects for a first heuristic; based upon an outcome of the checking of the first object for the first heuristic, increasing a cumulative weight by a first weight value; comparing the cumulative weight against at least one threshold to classify the RTF file; and based on the classification of the RTF file, taking a protective action on the RTF file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventor: Chintan Shah
  • Patent number: 11653688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to allulose syrups, use of allulose syrups in the manufacture of food or beverage products, and food and beverage products made using the allulose syrups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Tate & Lyle Solutions USA LLC
    Inventors: Ryan D. Woodyer, Peter Lloyd-Jones
  • Patent number: 11656149
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for automatically determining friction of a control valve. An example apparatus includes a hysteresis measurement controller to determine an average control hysteresis value for a valve over a first range of travel of the valve, a comparator to compare the average control hysteresis value to a second value corresponding to a second range of travel of the valve encompassing the first range of travel of the valve, and a step size selector to select one of multiple control step sizes for the valve based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International LLC
    Inventors: Michael Fontaine, David Smid
  • Patent number: 11655927
    Abstract: An expandable pipe seal includes a sleeve that is expandable from a first, compact configuration to a second, expanded configuration having a larger outer diameter than the first configuration. The sleeve may be formed from sheet material that is rolled into a cylindrical shape such that a first longitudinal edge of the sheet overlaps a second longitudinal edge of the sheet in a circumferential direction. The sleeve is provided with first and second locking structures that cooperate to facilitate expansion of the sleeve from the first configuration to the second configuration and, thereafter, maintain the sleeve in the expanded configuration. The pipe seal includes sealing structure disposed on an outer surface of the sleeve, and which is compressed against the inner wall of a pipe to be repaired in the second configuration of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: HydraTech Engineered Products, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Blais, Michael Fox
  • Patent number: 11653795
    Abstract: A structurally supportive device for constructing a weight-bearing feature in a wet area of a building, such as but not limited to a shelf, seat or step in a shower, bath, tub, sauna, spa or swimming pool, comprising a triangular horizontal support surface with first, second, and third edges, wherein the first and the second edges form a right angle; a vertical presentation surface depending down from the third edge; a horizontal support lip along a bottom edge of the vertical presentation surface; and attachment tabs protruding from the first and second edges, with each tab running at least two-thirds the length of the first or second edge; wherein the tabs protrude sufficiently far to be received into a slot formed into a wall surface finishing material but not so far as to penetrate a waterproof membrane or a wall board, and wherein the horizontal support surface and vertical presentation surface are configured to receive a feature finishing material such as tile, stone or solid surface material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Reyes Designs LLC
    Inventors: Ivan Reyes Valdez, Alan Reyes Valdez
  • Patent number: 11659019
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for resource mapping during URL changes in multi-tenant distributed computing systems. The distributed computing system may resolve a URL by using a tenant and/or site name extracted from the URL to retrieve an entry in a site map table. The entry includes an address to a database that contains the requested content. After a tenant or site name has been changed, or if the tenant or site have been moved, the distributed computing system will resolve pre-existing URLs to the old entry, resulting in a file not found error. In some embodiments, during an operation that changes a tenant or site name, a redirect URL containing the new tenant and/or site name is added to the old entry. When a request addressed to a URL containing the old tenant and/or site names is received, the distributed system sends a redirect response that includes the redirect URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Adriana Wood, Min Gao, Yanxia Xu, Feng Zhang, Andrei-Dumitru Blotu, Hanwen Wang, Hongzhou Ma, Seshadri Mani
  • Patent number: 11656622
    Abstract: An amusement park system in accordance with present embodiments includes multiple separated park areas, an autonomous vehicle configured to drive along ground surfaces within the multiple separated park areas, and a gondola system configured to transport the autonomous vehicle between the multiple separated park areas. The amusement park system further includes a control system configured to operate the autonomous vehicle to engage with and disengage from the gondola system to facilitate transport of the autonomous vehicle by the gondola system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventor: Keith Michael McVeen
  • Patent number: 11657844
    Abstract: A heat-assisted magnetic recording head includes a near-field transducer and a heat sink. The near-field transducer includes a middle disk and a near-field emitter. The near-field emitter includes a peg and an anchor disk. The peg is configured to produce a hot spot on a proximal magnetic disk. The peg is disposed proximal to a media-facing surface of the heat-assisted magnetic recording head. The anchor disk is disposed behind the peg relative to the media-facing surface. The heat sink includes a core and a liner. The core includes a primary metal, and the liner includes a primary metal. The liner is coupled to the core and is disposed along an outer surface of the core. The middle disk is disposed between and coupled to the liner and the anchor disk. The primary metal of the liner comprises at least one of iridium, rhodium, tantalum, tungsten, or ruthenium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Tae-Woo Lee, Jiaoming Qiu
  • Patent number: 11658291
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a lithium anode having a red poly(benzonitrile) coating covering at least a portion of the anode; a separator and an air cathode comprising reduced graphene oxide over gas diffusion layer; and an electrolyte comprising an ether solvent, benzonitrile, and a lithium salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Hsien-Hau Wang, Ritesh Jagatramka, Samuel Plunkett, Larry A. Curtiss, Khalil Amine
  • Patent number: 11657118
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods that learn a loss function that, when (approximately) minimized over the training data, produces a model that performs well on test data according to some error metric. The error metric need not be differentiable and may be only loosely related to the loss function. In particular, the present disclosure presents a convex-programming-based algorithm that takes as input observed data from training a small number of models and produces as output a loss function. This algorithm can be used to tune loss function hyperparameters and/or to adjust the loss function on-the-fly during training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Matthew John Streeter
  • Patent number: 11655645
    Abstract: A pool wall segment for use in a pool wall system may comprise: a first sidewall; a second sidewall disposed opposite the first sidewall, the first sidewall and second sidewall defining a cavity therebetween; and a webbing system disposed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the webbing system configured to hold a rebar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: POOL WALLS LLC
    Inventor: Darris Ritenour
  • Patent number: 11655679
    Abstract: A downhole tool for use in a downhole drill string is provided. The downhole tool includes a rotor movably coupled within a stator, and a drive shaft movably coupled within a bearing housing. The drive shaft has a first end coupled with the rotor and a second end coupled with a drill bit. Bearing assemblies interfaces engagement between the drive shaft and the bearing housing, including polycrystalline diamond elements, each with an engagement surface, and an opposing engagement surface of a non-superhard metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: XR Reserve LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Prevost, Michael V. Williams, Edward C. Spatz, Michael R. Reese, William W. King, David P. Miess
  • Patent number: 11654009
    Abstract: A stent is provided that includes a body extending between a distal and a proximal end. The body is defined by a plurality of elongated members, with each elongated member extending between a distal end that is coterminous with the distal end of the body and a proximal end that is coterminous with the proximal end of the body. Each of the plurality of elongated members are arranged so as to define a lumen extending along the length of the respective plurality of elongated members, the lumen extending between the distal and proximal ends of the body so as to form a lumen length. Each of the plurality of elongated members are configured to permit drainage of a fluid from within the lumen to an environment external the stent along the entire lumen length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Andrew P. Isch, Benjamin T. Biltz
  • Patent number: D986599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: J & D Brush Co., LLC
    Inventor: Melissa Russo
  • Patent number: D986661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: RH US, LLC
    Inventor: Gary Friedman
  • Patent number: D986998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew T. Andrews