Patents Assigned to LLC
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Patent number: 11606896Abstract: Implementations are described herein for predicting soil organic carbon (“SOC”) content for agricultural fields detected in digital imagery. In various implementations, one or more digital images depicting portion(s) of one or more agricultural fields may be processed. The one or more digital images may have been acquired by a vision sensor carried through the field(s) by a ground-based vehicle. Based on the processing, one or more agricultural inferences indicating agricultural practices or conditions predicted to affect SOC content may be determined. Based on the agricultural inferences, one or more predicted SOC measurements for the field(s) may be determined.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: MINERAL EARTH SCIENCES LLCInventors: Cheng-en Guo, Jie Yang, Zhiqiang Yuan, Elliott Grant
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Patent number: 11609625Abstract: A virtual space configuration system of an artificial reality system can detect a user posture and provide various corresponding customizations of the system's virtual space. The virtual space configuration system can, when a user is in a seated posture, provide for seated virtual space customizations. In various implementations, these customizations can include allowing adjustment of a floor height; setting a flag that can be surfaced to applications to adjust the applications' mechanics for seated users; customizing display of virtual space boundaries when in seated mode to be less intrusive; providing options to detect when a user leaves seated mode and trigger corresponding actions; provide a passthrough workspace area allowing a user to interact with certain real-world objects naturally without having to remove a virtual reality headset; or automatically determining virtual space dimensions for seated users.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Samuel Alan Johnson, Shaik Shabnam Nizamudeen Basha, Mahdi Salmani Rahimi, Benjamin Antoine Georges Lefaudeux
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Patent number: 11608084Abstract: Enclosed are embodiments for navigation with drivable area detection. In an embodiment, a method comprises: receiving a point cloud from a depth sensor, receiving image data from a camera; predicting at least one label indicating a drivable area by applying machine learning to the image data; labeling the point cloud using the at least one label; obtaining odometry information; generating a drivable area by registering the labeled point cloud and odometry information to a reference coordinate system; and controlling the vehicle to drive within the drivable area.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Motional AD LLCInventors: Zhuang Jie Chong, Ning Wu
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Patent number: 11608631Abstract: The present disclosure is a method and apparatus for protecting building-related elements from collision damages. The apparatus can be designed to withstand high-impact collisions such as those caused by errant operation of heavy equipment. The method and apparatus are intended to be applicable to buildings already constructed and do not have to be implemented or considered before or during building design. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus can protect downspouts of warehouse sprinkler systems from collision damage that could result in pipe eruption.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Guard Pro LLCInventors: Kade C. Munden, Bruce W. Null
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Patent number: 11610480Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for identifying, monitoring, and sharing vehicle information amongst sensors. In some implementations, a system includes a central server and a plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors are positioned in a fixed location relative to a roadway. Each sensor in the plurality of sensors is configured to: detect vehicles in a first field of view on the roadway. For each detected vehicle, each sensor is configured to identify features of the detected vehicle and perform operations for each feature. The operations include generating feature data representing the feature, generating a unique identification of the detected vehicle from the detected vehicles by concatenating the feature data representing the identified features of the detected vehicle, and adding the unique identification to a list.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Cavnue Technology, LLCInventor: David Hahn Clifford
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Patent number: 11611181Abstract: A coaxial tap in a hybrid fiber coaxial cable distribution system serves subscribers with an RF signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Holland Electronics, LLCInventors: Michael Holland, George Goebel
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Patent number: 11609771Abstract: A system provides a design interface for designing and implementing graphical user interfaces that users can access through web browsers. Depending on the configuration of the graphical user interfaces, the users may be able to monitor and control industrial processes by interacting with components that correspond to the industrial processes as displayed in user interfaces at client devices. The design interface includes functionality for selecting preprogrammed components, or for generating new components for display. The design interface further allows designers to associate data values received from a variety of sources with properties of the components in the user interfaces. In particular, properties associated with a component of an interface are stored in property tree structures, making dynamic changes to the components possible. Data bindings between subtrees representing components and sets of data from industrial and other sources allows for designs that scale with the availability of the data.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: INDUCTIVE AUTOMATION, LLCInventors: Carl Reuben Gould, Perry Linn Arellano-Jones
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Patent number: 11610313Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating a normative medical image from an anomalous medical image. In an example, the method includes receiving an anomalous medical image, wherein the anomalous medical image includes anomalous data, mapping the anomalous medical image to a normative medical image using a trained generative network of a generative adversarial network (GAN), wherein the anomalous data of the anomalous medical image is mapped to normative data in the normative medical image. In some examples, the method may further include displaying the normative medical image via a display device, and/or utilizing the normative medical image for further image analysis tasks to generate robust outcomes from the anomalous medical image.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLCInventors: Dattesh Dayanand Shanbhag, Arathi Sreekumari, Sandeep Kaushik
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Patent number: 11608974Abstract: A combination axial fan and LED lighting system configured to fit into the footprint of a standard ceiling tile. The system includes a housing container and an axial fan. The fan has a fan cavity including air diversion mechanism to direct air from the fan cavity toward the lighting and fan components. The invention includes an airflow surface to direct air existing the fan cavity along an LED light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Go Fan Yourself, LLCInventors: Darrin Niemiec, William J. Carlson
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Patent number: 11610144Abstract: A method for biomarker discovery for substance use disorders wherein high dimensional data containing a plurality of variables based on a sample size and a number of variables exceeding that sample size are applied to an ensemble of statistical learning models whereby biomarkers of a substance use disorder are identified.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: BIOREALM LLCInventors: James W. Baurley, Christopher S. McMahan, Andrew W. Bergen
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Patent number: 11607820Abstract: A handle for a shaving razor in which the handle comprises a frame and a movable member assembly operably coupled to the frame such that the frame is disposed between the movable member assembly and where the movable member assembly upper and lower portions are configured to move both above and below the frame. The movement can be linear or rotational. The movable member assembly comprises one or more springs.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: Robert Harold Johnson, Matthew Stephen Bauer, Jack Anthony Washington, Charles James Bassett, Christopher Ramm, Steven Michael Bourque, Kelly Daniel Bridges, Ashok Bakul Patel, Christian Arnold Litterst, Christoph Zegula
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Patent number: 11608891Abstract: An actuation mechanism for use in a vehicle. The actuation mechanism includes one or more motors having an output shaft with a sun gear. At least a portion of the sun gear is drivingly connected to at least a portion of one or more planetary gears. The one or more planetary gears are drivingly connected to at least a portion of a carrier, a fixed non-rotating ring gear and an output gear. The disclosure further relates to a method of operating an actuation mechanism that is drivingly connected to at least a portion of a vehicle parking mechanism. The method includes providing an actuation mechanism, providing a parking mechanism and one or more sensors that are operably configured to collect an amount of data to be analyzed. Based on the data analyzed, one or more failures within the parking mechanism may be determined and an alert may be sent.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLCInventors: Justin S. Davis, Aaron D. Gries, Robert D. Keller
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Patent number: 11610459Abstract: Methods and systems for calibrating a haptic system in an electronic device are provided. The calibration of the haptic system may be performed in a facility prior to a shipment to a user. The calibration may also be performed by a user prior to or after his/her use of the haptic system in the electronic device over time. A method for performing a calibration process in an electronic device includes generating a drive signal from a haptic driver in a haptic system disposed in an electronic device, transmitting the drive signal to an actuator in the haptic system, detecting a back Electromotive Force (bEMF) signal from the actuator in the haptic system, analyzing an output waveform from the bEMF signal, and adjusting a scale of the drive signal generated from the haptic driver.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jianxun Wang, Debanjan Mukherjee
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Patent number: 11612009Abstract: Apparatus and methods for operating multiple link premises devices in a wireless network. In one embodiment, premises devices such as a wireless gateway, Access Point (AP) or user devices use Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology for the transmission of data on multiple links operating on different frequencies. The disclosed apparatus and methods provide a solution to share channel statistic or similar data across the different links, such as for link performance improvement via more optimal MIMO operation. In one implementation, large-scale channel statistics are shared via the pre-amble or mid-amble of a frame across multiple links between an AP and a user device to enhance receiver performance. In another embodiment, the channel statistics are shared between multiple AP devices which can coordinate with each other, and/or are made specific to individual client devices, in order to enhance receiver performance.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCInventors: Amitav Mukherjee, Ahmad Reza Hedayat
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Patent number: 11611558Abstract: A method for integrating third-party encryption managers with cloud services includes receiving, at data processing hardware, an operation request requesting a cryptographic operation on data comprising an encryption operation or a decryption operation. When the operation is an encryption operation, the method includes transmitting a data encryption key associated with the data to a remote entity. The remote entity encrypts the data encryption key with a key encryption key and transmits the encrypted data encryption key to the data processing hardware. When the operation is a decryption operation, the method includes transmitting the encrypted data encryption key to the remote entity which causes the remote entity to decrypt the encrypted data encryption key with the key encryption key and transmit the decrypted data encryption key and transmit to the data processing hardware.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Il-Sung Lee, Sidharth Durgesh Telang, Jimmy C. Chau, Timothy Matthew Dierks, Ariel Joseph Feldman, Hunter James Freyer, Netanel Keidar, Gregory David Laun, Tianyuan Liu, Pedro Henrique Ribeiro Morais e Silva, Aditya Sinha, Xioalan Zhang
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Patent number: 11610697Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for generating a plurality of different monoenergetic neutron energies using a plurality of interchangeable ion beam targets. In certain embodiments, each of the plurality of ion beam targets is configured to generate a monoenergetic energy value that is at least 100 kiloelectron volts (keV) different from the other ion beam targets. In some embodiments, the ion beam targets are composed of LiF, TiD1.5-1.8, TiT1-2, ErD1.5, ErT, or Li.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: SHINE TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Lucas Jacobson, Tye Gribb, Ross Radel, Evan Sengbusch, Preston Barrows, Eli Moll
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Patent number: 11609949Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for demoting search results based on search query risk are provided. In some embodiments, a method for demoting search results includes: receiving a search query for a video content item; generating a plurality of search results in response to the search query; calculating a set of result goodness values; calculating a query goodness value associated with the search query based on the set of result goodness values; identifying a threshold goodness value based on the query goodness value; in response to determining that a first result goodness value of the set of result goodness values is less than the threshold goodness value, demoting a first search result of the plurality of search results, wherein the first result goodness value is associated with the first search result; and causing at least a portion of the plurality of search results to be presented based on the demotion.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Luca Chiarandini, Krystof Hoder
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Patent number: 11607703Abstract: A system for actuating a sensor of an agricultural sprayer may include a boom assembly and a sensor assembly supported on a portion of the boom assembly. The sensor assembly may include a field sensor movable relative to the portion of the boom assembly between an extended position and a retracted position, where the field sensor generates data indicative of one or more field conditions when in the extended position. The sensor assembly may further include a sensor actuator that moves the field sensor between the extended and retracted positions, and a controller that controls the sensor actuator to move the field sensor between the extended and retracted positions. The field sensor is spaced relative to the portion of the boom assembly by a larger distance when in the extended position than when in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventor: Kevin M. Smith
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Patent number: D981306Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventor: Bradley Kasper
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Patent number: D981562Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: AOK Innovations, LLCInventors: Jon Kiev, Justen England, Chris Harris