Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11613987
    Abstract: A method for evaluating the potential effectiveness of refracking a previously fracked oil/gas well is accomplished by isolating a plurality of previously fracked zones of an oil/gas well in a formation and measuring the fluid flow rates from the isolated zones using a three phase flow meter positioned within the well at or near the previously fracked zones. The zones may be isolated by an isolation assembly which includes two packers connected by a perforated pipe and attached to a tubular positioned within the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Tech Flo Consulting, LLC
    Inventors: William J. Jackson, Erik J. Reissig, James L. Miller, II
  • 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: 11615839
    Abstract: In a three dimensional non-volatile memory structure that etches part of the top of the memory structure (including a portion of the select gates), data is stored on a majority (or all but one) of the word lines as x bits per memory cell while data is stored on a top edge word line that is closest to the etching with variable bits per memory cell. In one example embodiment that implements vertical NAND strings, memory cells connected to the top edge word line and that are on NAND strings adjacent the etching store data as n bits per memory cell and memory cells connected to the top edge word line and that are on NAND strings not adjacent the etching store data as m bits per memory cell, where m>x>n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Xiang Yang
  • Patent number: 11615187
    Abstract: A TPM is implemented in an SOC for thwarting PIN state replay attacks. Programmable fuses are used as a counter and an on-die RAM stores a blown-fuse count and a TPM state that includes a PIN-failure count and a fuse count. TPM initialization includes incrementing the TPM state PIN-failure count if the blown-fuse count is greater than the TPM state fuse count. Once a PIN is received, if the TPM state PIN-failure count satisfies a PIN failure policy and the PIN is correct, the TPM state PIN-failure count is cleared, and if the PIN is incorrect, a fuse is blown and the blown-fuse count is incremented. If the fuse blow fails, TPM activity is halted. If the fuse blow succeeds, the TPM state PIN-failure count is incremented and the TPM state fuse count is set equal to the blown-fuse count. The TPM state is saved to off-die non-volatile memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ling Tony Chen, Felix Domke, Ankur Choudhary, Bradley Joseph Litterell
  • Patent number: 11613277
    Abstract: Neighborhood monitoring is performed by configuring a cluster server within a public network to maintain a cluster directory identifying cluster members including a neighborhood of smart listening devices and user vehicles. The neighborhood includes a cluster of dwellings, and the user vehicles includes an autonomous vehicle. The surroundings of the smart listening devices and the user vehicles are monitored using sensors in the smart listening devices and the user vehicles. When an alerting event is detected with one of the sensors, a corresponding one of the smart listening devices and the user vehicles that detected the alerting event initiates a message to another cluster member based on the cluster directory. A responsive action is executed in response to the detected alerting event which includes commanding the at least one autonomous vehicle to autonomously relocate to a designated location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert B. Kleve, Eric L. Reed, John R. Van Wiemeersch
  • 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: 11617012
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for improved accessibility scoring for content items. A predicted accessibility score may be based on a plurality of multimodal features present within a content item. The plurality of multimodal features may include video features (e.g., based on video/image analysis), audio features (e.g., based on audio analysis), text-based features (e.g., based on closed-captioning analysis), features indicated by metadata (e.g., duration, genre, etc.), a combination thereof, and/or the like. A predicted accessibility score for a content item may indicate how accessible the content item may be for persons who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, cognitively impaired, etc., as well as for persons who desire to view content that requires less visual attention and/or audio attention as the case may be.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Ehsan Younessian, Faisal Ishtiaq
  • Patent number: 11614871
    Abstract: A system and method for flexible writing of internal data of a regulated system can include generating a flexible write instruction, providing the flexible write instruction to the regulated system, and storing or committing data changes to the regulated system outside of the normal system operations, during runtime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Joachim Karl Ulf Hochwarth, Antonio Lugo Trejo, VĂ­ctor Mario Leal Herrera, Terrell Michael Brace, Christian Reynolds Decker
  • Patent number: 11616008
    Abstract: A method for forming a through-substrate via structure includes providing a substrate and providing a conductive via structure adjacent to a first surface of the substrate. The method includes providing a recessed region on an opposite surface of the substrate towards the conductive via structure. The method includes providing an insulator in the recessed region and providing a conductive region extending along a first sidewall surface of the recessed region in the cross-sectional view. In some examples, the first conductive region is provided to be coupled to the conductive via structure and to be further along at least a portion of the opposite surface of the substrate outside of the recessed region. The method includes providing a protective structure within the recessed region over a first portion of the first conductive region but not over a second portion of the first conductive region that is outside of the recessed region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Seddon, Francis J. Carney
  • Patent number: 11616651
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system receives, at a host channel manager (HCM) of a host system, a request from an application to establish a secure channel with a data processing (DP) accelerator, where the DP accelerator is coupled to the host system over a bus. In response to the request, the system generates a first session key for the secure channel based on a first private key of a first key pair associated with the HCM and a second public key of a second key pair associated with the DP accelerator. In response to a first data associated with the application to be sent to the DP accelerator, the system encrypts the first data using the first session key. The system then transmits the encrypted first data to the DP accelerator via the secure channel over the bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: BAIDU USA LLC, BAIDU.COM TIMES TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD., KUNLUNXIN TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yong Liu, Yueqiang Cheng, Jian Ouyang, Tao Wei
  • Patent number: 11616837
    Abstract: A distributed processing network system (10), an integrated response system (50) comprising multiple distributed processing network systems and related methods providing situational awareness information for emergency responses. In one embodiment there is disclosed a response system (50) comprising first and second server based systems (10, 11) each providing real time awareness of personnel (18, 19) for different organizations, the first system receiving information for a first organization and the second system receiving information for a second organization, the first system coupled to the second system to communicate information generated in the first system to personnel in the second organization via the second system to facilitate timely and appropriate response by personnel in the second organization to an emergency situation in the first organization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: INTREPID NETWORKS, LLC
    Inventors: Brittin Kane, Joseph Daniel McCall, Joshua Witter, Jason Alan Stonebraker, Jim Schmorde, Jason Winslow, Avery Smith
  • Patent number: 11615355
    Abstract: Aspects of the technology relate to providing service area maps for an autonomous vehicle transportation service having a fleet of vehicles. For instance, each vehicle of the fleet is associated with a polygon corresponding to a service area for that vehicle. A first location may be received from a client computing device, and a set of vehicles of the fleet of vehicles that are currently available to provide transportation services may be identified based on the first location. The polygons associated with each of the set of vehicles may be used to determine a first polygon having a geographic area. A first portion of map information corresponding to the geographic area of the first polygon may be identified, and the first portion may be provided to the client computing device for display to a user such that the portion represents a currently available service area for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: David Margines, Tacettin Guney, Saksiri Tanphaichitr, Jeffrey Min, Laurens Feenstra, Peter Pawlowski, Dirk Haehnel
  • Patent number: 11617245
    Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein include a LED driver, including a current output module configured to generate a constant current output split between a plurality of output channels, each output channel connected to one or more LEDs having an associated CCT value, at least one switch encoding a plurality of lumen settings and a plurality of CCT settings, and at least one circuit coupled to the current output module and the switch, the at least one circuit configured to determine a first lumen setting from the plurality of lumen settings encoded by the at least one switch, adjust the constant current output of the current output module based on the first lumen setting, determine a first CCT setting from the plurality of CCT settings encoded by the at least one switch, and adjust the plurality of output channels of the current output module based on the first CCT setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Hang Zhang, Peng Xiao, Tiberiu Antohi
  • Patent number: 11614631
    Abstract: Optical adaptive viewport display systems and methods are provided. One such optical adaptive viewport display system has an adaptive pupil device which is optical coupled to an optical combiner. The adaptive pupil device is optically couplable to an image projector and is configured to select a sub-pupil from the pupil of the projector. The selected sub-pupil is optically relayed by relay optics from the adaptive pupil device to an eyebox. The relay optics includes an optical combiner. The sub-pupil size and position is selected by the adaptive pupil device so that an optical image spot beam from the sub-pupil and reflected by the optical combiner on to the eye box has a diameter at the eyebox such that the virtual image, as seen by a human eye disposed at the eyebox, is hyperfocused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Louahab Noui, Adrian Stannard
  • Patent number: 11615877
    Abstract: A lifestyle preferences management system is provided. The system may collect and organize data regarding various foods and/or beverages that one or more local restaurants may offer and recommend a particular restaurant and/or menu item to a particular user based on the known dietary preferences and geographical location of the user. The system also may generate custom menu items for each user based on a cross-section of the user's known dietary preferences and the availability of substitutions, additions and/or deletions for a given menu item resulting in a dish that conforms to the user's preferences. The system also may facilitate the ordering of food from one or more vendors for a group of users while considering the dietary and/or lifestyle preferences of each member of the group in aggregate. The system also may utilize machine learning to learn a user's eating habits (e.g., by type of food, time of day, day of the week, geographical location, weather conditions, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: BENDER, LLC
    Inventors: Andrea Devenow Laderman, Narda Malakzad
  • Patent number: 11615517
    Abstract: A device includes a digital camera positioned underneath a display of the device that captures images through the display. When capturing images using the digital camera, light emitted by the display can get into the digital camera, interfering with or corrupting the captured images. An enhanced output image is generated from a captured image that mitigates the interference from the display. The enhanced output image is generated, for example, by capturing a different calibration image for each pixel type (e.g., Red, Green, and Blue) included in the display. When an image is subsequently captured, an amount of color emitted by the pixels on the display for the currently displayed image is determined and one or more subtraction images are generated and subtracted from the captured image to mitigate the interference from the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: John Christopher Pincenti, Jie Yang, Thomas Yates Merrell
  • Patent number: 11615621
    Abstract: Metadata for one or more highlights of a video stream may be extracted from one or more card images embedded in the video stream. The highlights may be segments of the video stream, such as a broadcast of a sporting event, that are of particular interest. According to one method, video frames of the video stream are stored. One or more information cards embedded in a decoded video frame may be detected by analyzing one or more predetermined video frame regions. Image segmentation, edge detection, and/or closed contour identification may then be performed on identified video frame region(s). Further processing may include obtaining a minimum rectangular perimeter area enclosing all remaining segments, which may then be further processed to determine precise boundaries of information card(s). The card image(s) may be analyzed to obtain metadata, which may be stored in association with at least one of the video frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: STATS LLC
    Inventors: Mihailo Stojancic, Warren Packard, Dennis Kanygin
  • Patent number: 11616270
    Abstract: A battery includes a plurality of battery cells, each battery cell including a core, a source of thermal control fluid in fluid communication with the core, and a first pressure sensitive valve positioned between the core and the source of thermal control fluid, the first pressure sensitive valve adapted to open when pressure within the core exceeds a first pre-determined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Xiaofeng Yang
  • Patent number: 11614589
    Abstract: A fiber optic alignment device includes a first and a second alignment block and a first and a second gel block. A fiber passage extends from a first end to a second end of the fiber optic alignment device. The fiber passage is adapted to receive a first optical fiber through the first end and a second optical fiber through the second end. An intermediate portion of the fiber passage is positioned between the first and the second ends. The intermediate portion is adapted to align the first and the second optical fibers between the first and the second alignment blocks. A first portion of the fiber passage is positioned between the first end and the intermediate portion of the fiber passage. The first portion extends between the first alignment block and the first gel block. A second portion of the fiber passage is positioned between the second end and the intermediate portion of the fiber passage. The second portion extends between the second alignment block and the second gel block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Michael James Ott
  • Patent number: 11614771
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for synchronizing and locking clocks identifies entangled pairs of photons by comparing a first and second list of measured state values of single photons, wherein the first list is compiled by photon arrival times measured using a first clock and the second list is compiled by photon arrival times measured using a second clock. Entangled pairs of photons are identified by a match of the measured state values of single photons in their respective lists. Elapsed times of the first and second clocks are determined by taking the difference between arrival times of respective identified entangled pairs of photons measured using their respective clocks. A rate of one of the first and second clocks is changed based on a difference between the elapsed times, thereby synchronizing the first and second clocks. Clocks are locked by repeating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Qubit Moving and Storage, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Vacon, Kristin A. Rauschenbach