Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Brakes for a tong
    Patent number: 11629561
    Abstract: A tong for handling a tubular includes a jaw carrier having an active jaw movable from a retracted position to an extended position relative to the jaw carrier; a cam body disposed about the jaw carrier and rotatable relative to the cam body; and a brake assembly including an first brake member for engaging an upper surface coupled to the jaw carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC.
    Inventors: Kevin Wood, Arne Tjark Becker
  • Systems for processing material, taping stations to apply tape to one or more rolls of material, and methods of processing material
    Patent number: 11629024
    Abstract: Systems for processing material, taping stations to apply tape to one or more rolls of material, and methods of processing material are disclosed herein. A system for processing material includes a winding station and a taping station. The winding station includes a winder to wrap material around a mandrel to produce one or more rolls of material. The taping station is arranged downstream of the winding station to receive the one or more rolls of material therefrom and apply tape to the one or more rolls of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Quad Plus LLC
    Inventor: Ilker Bizer
  • Power limiter configuration for audio signals
    Patent number: 11632086
    Abstract: Example embodiments provide a process that includes one or more of receiving an audio signal at a feedback compressor circuit, receiving an auxiliary attenuation signal from an auxiliary attenuation source, determining a threshold power level based on a value of the auxiliary attenuation signal, determining an output power level of the audio signal exceeds the threshold power level, combining the audio signal with the auxiliary attenuation signal from the auxiliary attenuation source and a compressed attenuation signal from the feedback compressor circuit to create a combination signal, and generating an audio output signal of the feedback compressor circuit based on the combination signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Biamp Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Aaron Faulstich
  • Shopping method
    Patent number: 11631116
    Abstract: A shopping method, comprising, at a real-world browsing environment, facilitating interaction between a shopper and a brand experience, and tracking the receipt of one or more orders to automatically execute delivery of one or more orders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: GATEKEEPER FINANCIAL LLC
    Inventor: Charles G. Core
  • Silver electroplating compositions and methods for electroplating rough matt silver
    Patent number: 11629426
    Abstract: Silver electroplating compositions deposit rough, matt silver having needle-like grain structures. The rough, matt, silver deposits enable good adhesion with dielectric materials, even in environments of high relative humidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLC
    Inventors: Fai Lung Ting, Weigang Wu
  • Absolute steering sensor assembly
    Patent number: 11629978
    Abstract: An absolute steering sensor assembly (10) is provided, comprising a printed circuit board (18), at least one hall sensor (20, 22) being attached to the printed circuit board (18), at least one magnet (34, 36) being rotatably mounted such that the magnet (34, 36) is rotated upon a rotation of a steering column (26), the at least one magnet (34, 36) being placed in proximity of the at least one hall sensor (20, 22) such that the hall sensor (20, 22) can detect the magnetic field emitted by the magnet (34,36), and a protective cover (38, 40) being attached to the printed circuit board (18) such that the protective cover (38, 40) is placed between the magnet (34, 36) and the printed circuit board (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: BCS AUTOMOTIVE INTERFACE SOLUTIONS US LLC
    Inventors: Vidyasagar Mote, Rich Neuhaus, Vivek Mohile
  • Hinge locking device
    Patent number: 11629537
    Abstract: A hinge locking device for a door includes a mounting plate defining an upper plate end and a lower plate end, a plate slot extending into the mounting plate at the lower plate end, the plate slot configured to receive a hinge plate of a door hinge assembly therethrough; a reinforcement gusset affixed to the mounting plate and defining a gusset recess aligned with the plate slot; and a barrel channel defined between the gusset recess and the mounting plate, the plate slot allowing lateral access to the barrel channel, the barrel channel configured to receive a hinge barrel of the door hinge assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Osceola Cuts, LLC
    Inventor: William Bruce Daniels
  • Any point in time backups and tier one storage replication
    Patent number: 11630597
    Abstract: Generating any point in time backups from secondary storage without native snapshot generation and providing failover capabilities from a primary storage. Data or IOs from a source are distributed to both the primary storage and the secondary storage. When a disaster occurs with one of these storages, recovery of one of the storages can be achieved using a delta marker and data from the other of the storages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Jehuda Shemer, Valerie Lotosh, Saar Cohen, Erez Sharvit
  • Vehicle mirror system having trailer towing adjustment
    Patent number: 11628769
    Abstract: A vehicle mirror system for a vehicle coupled to a trailer is provided. The vehicle mirror system includes first and second mirror assemblies configured to be located on first and second sides of the vehicle, a trailer angle sensor for sensing a hitch angle between the trailer and the vehicle, and a controller for controlling actuation of the first mirror assembly to control a first viewing window of the first mirror assembly for a driver of the vehicle, wherein the first mirror assembly is adjusted to redirect the viewing window to track a feature on the trailer as the trailer articulates relative to the vehicle based on the hitch angle. The second mirror assembly may be controlled to move inwards and downwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Erick Michael Lavoie, Stuart C. Salter, Annette Lynn Huebner, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Marguerite Lynn Kimball
  • Mobile device attention detection
    Patent number: 11632587
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for mobile device attention detection. An example apparatus includes a mobile meter to receive, from an external device, a signal to gather user attention data, and transmit the user attention data. The example apparatus further includes an interval timer to activate a time period for determining attention of a user. The example apparatus further includes an attention determiner to generate the user attention data during the time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: John Stavropoulos
  • Composite bicycle rim
    Patent number: 11628682
    Abstract: A rim for a bicycle wheel includes a radially inner portion disposed along an inner circumference of the rim, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall spaced apart form the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall extend radially outward from the radially inner portion. The radially inner portion includes a stack of strips of material. The stack of strips includes a plurality of strips and a hole through the plurality of strips. The plurality of strips are nonparallel to each other. The plurality of strips are positioned about the hole through the plurality of strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: David Morse, Michael Hall, Ruan Trouw
  • Dynamic PDCP duplication with bearer modification, to help overcome reduced wireless quality
    Patent number: 11632691
    Abstract: A method and system to help facilitate communication between a user equipment device (UE) and an access node that is serving the UE, in a scenario where a bearer is configured for the UE, the bearer having a defined set of quality-of-service (QoS) requirements for communication of user-plane data on the bearer. When wireless coverage of the UE from the access node is threshold poor, the access node and a supporting core network could interwork to loosen the set of QoS requirements of the bearer in an effort to avoid loss of the bearer. And upon loosening of the set of QoS requirements, the access node could invoke Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) duplication for the communication between the UE and the access node on the bearer, to help improve quality of the communication between the UE and the access node in presence of the threshold poor wireless coverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum LLC
    Inventor: Ankur Sharma
  • Measuring content brightness in head worn computing
    Patent number: 11630315
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for measuring and managing the brightness of digital content in a field of view of a head-worn computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
    Inventor: John N. Border
  • Fluid filtration, cleaning, and defogging device
    Patent number: 11627872
    Abstract: Presented is a method and apparatus for aiding medical procedures. An apparatus includes a housing defining a first opening, a second opening, and a interior, and a first cleaning element maintained within the interior relative to the first opening, the first cleaning element comprising at least one cleaning agent operable to remove extraneous debris from an object. The apparatus further includes a second cleaning element maintained with the interior relative to the second opening, the second cleaning element comprising at least one cleaning material and at least one white reference material, the at least one cleaning material operable to remove debris from an object. The apparatus also includes a conduit defining a passage from a first end of the housing to a second end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Buffalo Filter LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Miller, William Kellner, Kyrylo Shvetsov, Greg Pepe, Samantha Bonano
  • Opto-thermal laser detonator
    Patent number: 11629939
    Abstract: An opto-thermal laser detonator uses resonantly absorptive tuned nano-material associated with secondary explosives for optical absorption and initiation by an integral laser diode. The opto-thermal laser detonator includes main explosive material; resonantly absorptive tuned nano-material; secondary explosive material, wherein the resonantly absorptive tuned nano-material and the secondary explosive material are associated to form associated material made of the resonantly absorptive tuned nano-material and the secondary explosive material; and a laser diode operatively connected to the associated material, wherein the laser diode initiates the associated material which in turn initiates the main explosive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventor: Paul R. Wilkins
  • Vehicle component joining assembly
    Patent number: 11628487
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes a first component having a stand-off that provides a cavity. The stand-off protrudes from an insertion side of the first component. The stand-off includes at least one side wall that extends from a floor of the cavity to at least one outer surface of the stand-off. The assembly further includes a second component that contacts the first component at an interface. The cavity is configured to receive a mechanical fastener that joins the first component to the second component. A distance between the floor of the cavity and the interface is greater in some areas than in other areas such that a cross-sectional thickness at a bottom of the cavity is varied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, Shawn Michael Morgans, Amanda Kay Freis
  • Razor components with novel coating
    Patent number: 11628582
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel application of liquid-infused surface materials (LISM) to at least a portion of one or more surfaces of razor components (e.g., frame, housing, clips, blade supports, blade body, blade edge, lubricating bodies, guard, handle, grip, button). If applied to a skin contacting surface of a component, the one or more LISM layers may generally be abrasion-resistant, long-lasting or non-erodible, desirably elevating shaving performance, such as glide, comfort, rinsing, and cleanliness, while also simplifying the manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Neville Sonnenberg, Alison Fiona Stephens, Joia Kirin SpoonerFleming
  • Boron nitride nanotube purification
    Patent number: 11629054
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for purifying as-synthesized boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) material to remove impurities of boron, amorphous boron nitride (a-BN), hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanocages, h-BN nanosheets, and carbon-containing compounds. The processes include heating the BNNT materials at different temperatures in the presence of inert gas and a hydrogen feedstock or in the presence of oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: BNNT, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas G. Dushatinski, Kevin C. Jordan, Michael W. Smith, R. Roy Whitney, Jonathan C. Stevens
  • Systems and methods for health monitoring and providing emergency support
    Patent number: 11632661
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a health monitoring and emergency response service are provided. Each element in a plurality of data elements is obtained from a health monitoring device connected to a corresponding subject in a plural of subjects. An alert is triggered through analysis of the data element or manually triggered by the subject or a subject's circle of support. The subject or one or more members of the circle of support of the subject verifies or rejects the alert. The alert is sent to a remote monitoring alarm center and emergency responders are dispatched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: AMP LLC
    Inventors: Fredric Mark Newman, Marsha Jo Newman
  • Wall plate shield
    Patent number: D983756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: John R. Johnson, Steven E. Downs, Dennis M. Hoskins, Richard L. Westrick, Jr., Kaitlyn K. Mulcahy, Wesley D. McIntire