Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11616628
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques and systems for beam search pilots for paging channel communications. In some aspects, a user device receives, from a base station of a wireless network, a beam search pilot on a beam. The user device determines that a signal quality of the beam search pilot meets a signal quality threshold. Based on this determination, the user device transmits, to the base station, an indication that the beam search pilot meets the signal quality threshold. The user device then receives a paging channel communication on the beam provided by the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Erik Richard Stauffer, Jibing Wang
  • Patent number: 11614754
    Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft capable of six degree-of-freedom motion where lift, pitch, and roll are provided by multirotors oriented vertically, lateral translation is provided by a cyclorotor oriented vertically, and yaw is provided by a combination of the cyclorotor and the multirotors. The invention includes a frame, which supports the multirotors and cyclorotors. The frame also supports a payload and battery which are positioned at the extreme ends of the frame. The aircraft is capable of hovering precisely to position a payload close to or touching a target surface in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Pitch Aeronautics LLC
    Inventor: Zachary Howard Adams
  • Patent number: 11612435
    Abstract: A method treating a root canal in a tooth by introducing into the pulp chamber of a tooth and pulsing a laser light into the fluid reservoir so as to disintegrate pulp within the root canal without generation of any significant heat in said liquid fluid so as to avoid elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, or other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PIPSTEK, LLC
    Inventors: Enrico E. DiVito, Douglas L. Glover, Kemmons A. Tubbs, Mark P. Colonna
  • Patent number: 11614206
    Abstract: An emitter module for a light-emitting diode (LED) light source may comprise a substrate, and a plurality of emitters mounted to the substrate, where each emitter is configured to produce illumination at a different wavelength, and the number of emitters is greater than four (e.g., five emitters). The emitter module may also comprise a dome mounted to the substrate and encapsulating the plurality of emitters. Each of the plurality of emitters is arranged such that a center of the emitter is located on a circular center line that has a center that is the same as a center of the dome. Each of the plurality of emitters is located on a different primary radial axis of the emitter module. Each of the primary radial axes of the emitter module is equally spaced apart by an offset angle. The emitter module may also comprise an additional one of each of the emitters at each of the different wavelengths (e.g., ten total emitters).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Fangxu Dong
  • Patent number: 11613460
    Abstract: MEMS-based sensors can experience undesirable signal frequencies caused by vibrations, shocks, and accelerations, among other phenomena. A microisolation system can isolate individual MEMS-based sensors from undesirable signal frequencies and shocks. An embodiment of a system for microisolation of a MEMS-based sensor can include an isolation platform connected to one or more folded springs. Another embodiment of a system for microisolation can include an isolation platform and/or a frame connected to a mesh damping mechanism. In at least one embodiment, a mesh damping mechanism can be a microfibrous metal mesh damper. In one or more embodiments, a system for microisolation can include an isolation platform connected to one or more L-shaped springs, and a thickness of the one or more L-shaped springs can be less than a thickness of the isolation platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: EngeniusMicro, LLC, Auburn University
    Inventors: Brian A. English, Carl Rudd, Michael S. Kranz, Robert Neal Dean, Jr., Mark Lee Adams, Brent Douglas Bottenfield, Arthur Gernt Bond, III
  • Patent number: 11617216
    Abstract: According to one configuration, a system includes resources in which to configure a base-band manager, a first virtual radio, a second virtual radio, and a third virtual radio. The first virtual radio is coupled to a first set of antenna elements of antenna hardware, which provide wireless connectivity to first communication devices in a first wireless coverage region. The second virtual radio is coupled to a second set of antenna elements of the antenna hardware, which provide wireless connectivity to second communication devices in a second wireless coverage region. The third radio communication hardware is coupled through a third set of antenna elements of the antenna hardware to a primary backhaul in communication with a remote network. The base-band manager couples the first virtual radio and the second communication resource to the third virtual radio, providing the first communication devices and the second communication devices access to a remote network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Hossam H. Hmimy, Manish Jindal
  • Patent number: 11612232
    Abstract: A backpack for use alone or in conjunction with a hiking or book backpack where the backpack includes a plurality of storage compartments, a main storage compartment, a first side storage compartment and a second side storage compartment. A top opening of the main compartment is accessed via the opening and closing mechanism to allow the user access to the interior volume of the main storage compartment when in a horizontal orientation and a top opening of the first compartment is accessed via the opening and closing mechanism of the first compartment, which is positioned at the top of the first compartment when the flexible backpack system is positioned in the vertical position and from the side when in the horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: VAMOSE LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Matthias Ward, Benjamin James Grote
  • Patent number: 11613823
    Abstract: A method for recycling molten salt from electrorefining processes, the method having the steps of collecting actinide metal using a first plurality of cathodes from an electrolyte bath, collecting rare earths metal using a second plurality of cathodes from the electrolyte bath, inserting the collected actinide metal and uranium into the bath, and chlorinating the inserted actinide metal and uranium. Also provided is a system for recycling molten salt, the system having a vessel adapted to receive and heat electrolyte salt, a first plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, a second plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, an anode positioned within the vessel so as to be coaxially aligned with the vessel, and a vehicle for inserting uranium into the salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: James L. Willit, Magdalena M. Tylka, Mark A. Williamson, Stanley G. Wiedmeyer, Javier Figueroa
  • Patent number: 11613636
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymer blends that can be used in a multilayer structure and to multilayer structures including one or more layers formed from such blends. In one aspect, a polymer blend includes a copolymer including ethylene and at least one of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid having an acid content greater than 4 and up to 25 weight percent based on the weight of the copolymer and having a melt index (I.sub.2) of 1 to 60 g/10 minutes, wherein the total amount of ethylene acrylic acid copolymer and ethylene methacrylic acid copolymer includes 45 to 99 weight percent of the blend based on the total weight of the blend, and a polyolefin having a density of 0.870 g/cm.sup.3 or more and having a melt index (I.sub.2) of 20 g/10 minutes or less, wherein the polyolefin includes 1 to 55 weight percent of the blend based on the total weight of the blend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Carmelo Declet Perez, Brian W. Walther, James L. Cooper, Michael B. Biscoglio, John A. Naumovitz
  • Patent number: 11615888
    Abstract: A medical diagnostic kit are described. In one example, a medical diagnostic kit includes a container, and a plurality of medical diagnostic test kits located within the container. Each of the plurality of medical diagnostic test kits can include equipment necessary to perform a particular self-administered medical diagnostic test. The plurality of medical diagnostic test kits can include at least a first medical diagnostic kit adapted to facilitate user completion of a first medical diagnostic test and a second medical diagnostic kit adapted to facilitate user completion of a second medical diagnostic test different from the first medical diagnostic test. The container can include a machine-readable code located on an external surface of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: EMED LABS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael W. Ferro, Jr., Sam Miller, Colman Thomas Bryant, Zachary Carl Nienstedt, Marco Magistri, Adam Charles Carlson, Igor Javier Rodriguez, James Thomas Heising, John Ray Permenter
  • Patent number: 11615670
    Abstract: A slot wagering game device configured to: present a plurality of rotators on a display, wherein each rotator of the plurality of rotators has at least two sides; each of the at least two sides is associated to a multimedia element, and one of the at least two sides rotated to a back of the rotator is not displayed, and wherein the plurality of rotators are arranged in a table format with at least one row and at least one column; obtain a hidden list for each rotator, wherein the hidden list contains a list of multimedia elements; and when a user pushes the play button, each of the plurality of rotators rotates and stops at a new position, wherein each time a side of a rotator is rotated to the back of the rotator, the side is re-associated to a multimedia element selected from the hidden list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: INNOWHEEL LLC
    Inventors: Kuppam Indrakumar, Vanita Q. Indrakumar, Vidya Q. Indrakumar
  • Patent number: 11616589
    Abstract: Exemplary methods include a processor executing instructions stored in a memory for generating an electronic count-in, binding it to a first performance to generate a master clock and transmitting a first musician's first performance and first timing information to a network caching, storage, timing and mixing module. The first musician's first performance may be recorded locally at full resolution and transmitted to a full resolution media server and the first timing information may be transmitted to the master clock. The first musician's first performance is transmitted to a sound device of a second musician and the second musician creates a second performance, transmits it and second timing information to a network caching, storage, timing and mixing module. The first and second performances are mixed along with the first and the second timing information to generate a first mixed audio, which can be transmitted to a sound device of a third musician.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventor: Albhy Galuten
  • Patent number: 11616427
    Abstract: A motor comprising: (a) a stator having a plurality of ferrous cores surrounded by a plurality of windings; (b) a pair of rotors positioned on opposing sides of the stator, each rotor including a ring gear; and (c) a drive shaft extending through a cutout of the stator, the drive shaft having a pinion gear positioned near an end of the drive shaft in communication with the ring gears of the rotors; wherein the rotors rotate in opposing directions so that the ring gears translate a movement of the rotors to the drive shaft through the pinion gear to rotate the drive shaft in a direction substantially orthogonal to a direction of rotation of the rotors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: CSAW Studios LLC
    Inventor: Seanan R. Holland
  • Patent number: 11615335
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides technical solutions for the technical problems facing quantum computing by improving the accuracy and precision of qubit readout. Technical solutions described herein improves the readout fidelity by reducing the ambiguity between the bright and dark states. In an embodiment, this includes transferring the qubit population that is in the dark quantum state to an auxiliary third state. The auxiliary third state remains dark and reduces the mixing between the logical bright and dark states. This process uses multiple laser pulses to ensure high fidelity population transfer, thus preserving the dark nature of the dark state. Improving readout fidelity of 171Yb+ qubits may improve fidelity by an order of magnitude, such as by improving readout fidelity from 99.9% to 99.99%. This improvement in detection fidelity may substantially increase the computational power of a quantum computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Quantinuum LLC
    Inventors: Nate Burdick, Kenny Lee
  • Patent number: 11615556
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for decoding point cloud data. Data corresponding to a point cloud is received. A number of contexts associated with the received data is reduced based on occupancy data corresponding to one or more parent nodes and one or more child nodes within the received data. The data corresponding to the point cloud is decoded based on the reduced number of contexts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11615650
    Abstract: A method performed by a computing system includes receiving from a first detection system, a plurality of identity tokens, the plurality of identity tokens including different types of identity tokens, the first detection system having a plurality of different types of detection instruments. The method further includes using information from the first detection system, creating correlation information that correlates different types of identity tokens. The method further includes receiving from a second detection system, a number of identity tokens, the second detection system having a plurality of different types of detection instruments that is fewer than the first detection system. The method further includes using the number of identity tokens received from the first and second detection systems, identifying a vehicle passing through the second detection system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION CONSULTANTS, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua LittleSun, Alessandro Stagni
  • Patent number: 11615674
    Abstract: A gaming machine and method include a monetary input device, a user interface configured to: enable a player to select a wager for a game of chance having a skill-based activity, to interact with the game of chance using a gaming input device. A processor is programmed to enable the player to win a prize based at least in part on input from the gaming input device, and to set at least one parameter of the skill-based activity or the gaming input device to a first difficulty for winning the prize during a first game of a gaming session including a plurality of games, and to adjust the parameter to modify the difficulty to a second difficulty for winning the prize during a subsequent game of the gaming session to maintain a predetermined percentage or percentage range of money or credits returned to the player (RTP) during the gaming session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Gaming Arts, LLC
    Inventors: David Colvin, Eric D. Colvin
  • Patent number: 11614372
    Abstract: A load sensor having a centrally disposed aperture element through which a fastening element of a vehicle air suspension assembly passes to affix the load sensor between the vehicle air suspension assembly and the vehicle suspension, wherein the load sensor has a force measurement sensor disposed proximate an elongate slot to generate a load signal which varies based on an amount of strain in the load sensor, wherein the load signal received by a load calculator allows calculation of the load exerted from the vehicle frame to the vehicle suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Driving Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Timothy James Scott
  • Patent number: 11614862
    Abstract: A system comprising: one or more processors; and program instructions for providing a user interface. Execution of the program instructions by the one or more processors causes the one or more processors to display a user interface comprising: an entry mechanism for entering an input comprising at least one character, symbol, numeral or punctuation mark; a typing pane configured to display the input entered via the entry mechanism; wherein, in response to selection of a prediction based on the input entered via the entry mechanism, the typing pane is configured to replace the input entered via the entry mechanism by the prediction; and an undo button, wherein in response to user selection of the undo button, the typing pane is configured to replace the selected prediction by the input entered via the entry mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Clements, Richard Tunnicliffe, Benjamin William Medlock
  • Patent number: 11615702
    Abstract: A system comprising a computer including instructions to collect object data about each of a plurality of objects within a zone from sensors on a roadside infrastructure unit. The zone includes a road intersection. The object data includes an object type, an object location, an object speed and an object direction of travel for each object. The computer further includes instructions to determine, based on the object data, an availability level for execution of one or more paths through the road intersection by a vehicle wherein the availability level for each of the one or more paths is based on a likelihood of interference between any of the objects and the vehicle as the vehicle traverses the respective path. The computer further includes instructions to transmit an availability message to the vehicle including the availability level for each of the one or more paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Linjun Zhang, Helen E. Kourous