Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11607933
    Abstract: An automotive panel assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes a first panel, a second panel, and a flange of the first panel folded over an edge region of the second panel to hem together the first and second panels. The flange of the first panel includes a textured geometry that interlocks with a textured geometry of the edge region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J Gardynik, Steven Frank, Kevin Joseph Favero, Michael Joseph Lee, Ronald Machin
  • Patent number: 11607095
    Abstract: A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Kai Xu, AiMing Xu, Michael D'Amico, Peter Hutchinson
  • Patent number: 11607190
    Abstract: A nuclear medicine (NM) multi-head imaging system is provided that includes a gantry, plural detector units mounted to the gantry, and at least one processor operably coupled to at least one of the detector units. The detector units are mounted to the gantry. Each detector unit defines a detector unit position and corresponding view oriented toward a center of the bore. Each detector unit is configured to acquire imaging information over a sweep range corresponding to the corresponding view. The at least one processor is configured to, for each detector unit, determine plural angular positions along the sweep range corresponding to boundaries of the object to be imaged, generate a representation of each angular position for each detector unit position, generate a model based on the angular positions using the representation, and determine scan parameters to be used to image the object using the model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Bouhnik, Yaron Hefetz
  • Patent number: 11607307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a prosthetic capsular bag and method for inserting the same. The prosthetic capsular bag helps to maintain the volume of the natural capsular bag, thereby stabilizing the effective lens position of an IOL so that refractive outcomes may be improved with cataract surgery. The prosthetic capsular bag further provides an integrated refractive surface, providing a means for experimentally determining an effective lens position prior to inserting an IOL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Omega Ophthalmics LLC
    Inventor: Gary N. Wortz
  • Patent number: 11608091
    Abstract: A method comprises removing a first deck of a plurality of decks and a second deck of the plurality of decks from an autorack. The method further comprises removing one or more of a plurality of posts of the autorack and coupling a cross-brace assembly to one or more of the plurality of posts, wherein the cross-brace assembly is coupled to the one or more of the plurality of posts at a location above an existing brace bay of the autorack. The method also comprises coupling the second deck of the plurality of decks to the autorack at a location above or below the cross-brace assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: TRINITY RAIL GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle R. Coston, David W. Higginbotham, Robert J. DeGroot
  • Patent number: 11608221
    Abstract: Shipping systems for temperature-sensitive materials and methods of making and using same. In one embodiment, the shipping system includes a cooler base and a lid. The base includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion includes a thermal insulation unit including a bottom wall and four side walls. A thermally-conductive member is positioned on the bottom wall. A polymeric bag encapsulates the thermally-conductive member and some of the thermal insulation unit. The outer portion includes thermally-insulating material and defines an opening. The inner portion is permanently bonded to the outer portion, with cavities defined therebetween. A product box is placed in the inner portion directly over the polymeric bag and the underlying thermally-conductive member. First temperature-control members are disposed within the inner portion, with at least one temperature-control member directly over the polymeric bag and the underlying thermally-conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: COLD CHAIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tzeho Lee, Benny Joe Ledford, Jr., Brian Paul Skocypec, Joseph F. Consiglio
  • Patent number: 11608576
    Abstract: A knit sock includes a foot portion having an upper instep area and a lower sole area integrally knit of a body yarn in circumferential courses and axial wales. The lower sole area defines inner and outer arch regions. The inner arch region incorporates a targeted compression zone adapted to reside generally adjacent an inner arch of a wearer's foot. The compression zone includes axially extending compression ridges of variable length spaced apart from a top of the compression zone to a bottom of the compression zone. When the sock is worn, a compression force applied by the foot portion within the targeted compression zone is greater than the compression force in directly adjacent areas of said foot portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Flagship Brands, LLC
    Inventor: Hugh Gaither
  • Patent number: 11608624
    Abstract: A an analytical toilet comprising a bowl for receiving excreta comprising a platform for receiving feces; a urine drain; a feces outlet from the bowl; and a urine outlet from the bowl; wherein the platform and drain are separated by a raised hump; at least one first load cell for detecting the weight of the bowl; at least one fecal sensor for detecting at least one property of the feces; and at least one urine sensor for detecting at least one property of the urine is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: David R. Hall, David Crismon
  • Patent number: 11608696
    Abstract: Providing electric power distribution for fracturing operations comprising receiving, at a transport, electric power from a mobile source of electricity at a first voltage level and supplying, from the transport, the electric power to a fracturing pump transport at the first voltage level using only a first, single cable connection. The first voltage level falls within a range of 1,000 V to 35 kilovolts. The transport also supplies electric power to a second transport at the first voltage level using only a second, single cable connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Typhon Technology Solutions (U.S.), LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey G. Morris, Adrian Benjamin Bodishbaugh, Neal Jensen
  • Patent number: 11608224
    Abstract: The present disclosure is a soft-shell cargo container that is ideal for “do-it-yourself” transport. The cargo container, which may be useful in a pickup truck bed, includes a single piece of a flexible shell material that defines a base panel, a front wall panel, back wall panel, two side wall panels, a top cover panel, and a tailgate panel. The cargo container is flexible and therefore adaptable to cover bulky or awkwardly shaped cargo. The cargo in the cargo container can be secured via interior fasteners, like loops, hooks, straps, and dividers. The cargo container can also be waterproof, fire retardant, puncture proof, and lockable. Thus, the cargo container protects belongings therein from weather damage, debris, and theft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Seguro Products, LLC
    Inventors: Randall Fluke, Emily Fluke, Caroline Erck, John Erck, Austin Fluke
  • Patent number: 11608228
    Abstract: A warehouse storage and retrieval system including an array of multilevel storage racks having at least one transfer deck, picking isles and storage areas disposed along picking isles, the storage areas being configured to hold differing loads, and a controller including a management module configured to variably size the storage areas of the array of multilevel storage rack modules and assign each of the variably sized storage areas to a corresponding one of the differing loads, wherein the storage and retrieval system is arranged to transport the differing loads for placement in the variably sized storage areas assigned by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Symbotic LLC
    Inventors: John Lert, Stephen Toebes, Robert Sullivan, Foster D. Hinshaw, Nathan Ulrich, Eric Peters
  • Patent number: 11609582
    Abstract: The disclosure generally pertains to travel planning for a multifunction robot that can travel on a ground surface and can fly over obstacles. In an example embodiment, a controller of the multifunction robot receives an Occupancy Grid map that provides information about a travel area to be traversed by the multifunctional robot. The controller may determine a first cost associated with a first travel route that involves the multifunctional robot driving around a 3D object when moving along the ground from an origination spot to a destination spot in the travel area. The controller may further determine a second cost associated with a second travel route that involves the multifunctional robot flying over the 3D object when moving from the origination spot to the destination spot. The controller may select either the first travel route or the second travel route based on comparing the first cost to the second cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sanghyun Hong, Jianbo Lu
  • Patent number: 11609806
    Abstract: Implementations set forth herein relate to intervening notifications provided by an application for mitigating computationally wasteful application launching behavior that is exhibited by some users. A state of a module of a target application can be identified by emulating user inputs previously provided by the user to the target application. In this way, the state of the module can be determined without visibly launching the target application. When the state of the module is determined to satisfy criteria for providing a notification to the user, the application can render a notification for the user. The application can provide intervening notifications for a variety of different target applications in order to reduce a frequency at which the user launches and closes applications to check for variations in target application content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Sandro Feuz, Victor Carbune
  • Patent number: 11607068
    Abstract: Defrost system for smart locker in package delivery are disclosed herein. An example method can include receiving a delivery message from a delivery unit that a package is to be delivered to a locker unit, the delivery message including an expected delivery time, determining a frozen condition for the locker unit, and activating a defroster element associated with the locker unit before delivery of the package by the delivery unit according to expected delivery time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ford GLobal Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ling Zhu, Timothy Feldkamp, Mitch McConnell, Sanghyun Hong, Jianbo Lu
  • Patent number: 11608684
    Abstract: A mast for a drilling machine is disclosed. The mast includes a frame assembly defining an inner volume to accommodate a drilling assembly of the drilling machine. The frame assembly includes a first beam, a second beam, a plurality of links, a plurality of reinforcement members, and a plate, that combinedly form a truss. The plate defines an opening to facilitate access to the inner volume of the frame assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
    Inventors: Sravana K. Kanchi, Andrew C. Barber, Rafal T. Myslak
  • Patent number: 11607864
    Abstract: Laminate film structures including an adhesive layer having gas and moisture barrier properties are disclosed. The disclosed laminate film structures comprise films bonded together with an adhesive composition, the adhesive composition having barrier properties, e.g., controlling oxygen and/or water vapor transmission rates. The disclosed laminate film structures comprise films made from polymers and/or metallized polymers whereby the weight, thickness, and/or number of film layers has been reduced by using a barrier adhesive in place of a standard adhesive while still achieving similar barrier properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Viraj K. Shah, Kalyan Sehanobish, Amira A. Marine, Brian Dorvel, Harpreet Singh, Hayley A. Brown
  • Patent number: 11608028
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling power modes of a vehicle and for providing passive entry to the vehicle. Responsive to a determination that a device is within a first distance from the vehicle, a wake-up action of the vehicle is initiated. The wake-up action includes a central controller transitioning one or more electronic control units (ECUs) or at least one program module from a first state to a second state. Responsive to a determination that the device is within a second distance from the vehicle, a welcome action of the vehicle is initiated. The welcome action includes the central controller causing the one or more ECUs or the at least one program module of the vehicle to execute an action associated with the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Kent, Akash Sridhara Acharya, Leonid Kokhnovych, Hyundoo Shin, Thomas Rocroi, Nicolas Viglucci
  • Patent number: 11608219
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a carton, and a blank for forming the carton. An aspect of the invention provides a carton comprising a plurality of primary panels defining an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a first side panel hinged to one of opposed side edges of the top panel, a second side panel hinged to the other of the side edges of the top panel, an upper end closure flap hinged to the top panel, a first side end closure flap hinged to the first side panel, a second side end closure flap hinged to the second side panel, and a foldable gusset folded into the interior of the carton. The gusset is hinged to the upper end closure flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Nathaniel B. Ball
  • Patent number: 11609625
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Alan Johnson, Shaik Shabnam Nizamudeen Basha, Mahdi Salmani Rahimi, Benjamin Antoine Georges Lefaudeux
  • Patent number: 11610660
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method which includes i) prompting input of: a creatinine clearance (CrCl) of a subject; whether the subject is being initiated or escalated on sotalol hydrochloride; an amount of an oral target dosage of sotalol hydrochloride for the subject; and optionally a projected start time for sotalol hydrochloride infusion; and ii) executing computer executable instructions to derive from a set of rules a sotalol hydrochloride dosing protocol for the subject based on the inputs. The disclosure also relates to systems and medical devices configured to perform one or more steps of the method, as well as a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions or software stored thereon capable of performing one or more steps of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventors: Jodi Devlin, Brandon Ira Kashfian