Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11613980
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a fleet of pumps for a turbine driven fracturing pump system used in hydraulic fracturing is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of operating a fleet of pumps associated with a hydraulic fracturing system includes receiving a demand Hydraulic Horse Power (HHP) signal. The demand HHP signal may include the Horse Power (HP) required for the hydraulic fracturing system to operate and may include consideration for frictional and other losses. The method further includes operating all available pump units at a percentage of rating below Maximum Continuous Power (MCP) level, based at least in part on the demand HHP signal. Furthermore, the method may include receiving a signal for loss of power from one or more pump units. The method further includes operating one or more units at MCP level and operating one or more units at Maximum Intermittent Power (MIP) level to meet the demand HHP signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: BJ Energy Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Tony Yeung, Ricardo Rodriguez-Ramon, Diankui Fu, Warren Zemlak, Samir Nath Seth, Joseph Foster
  • 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: 11615098
    Abstract: A graph query is executed against a graph index that connects actors with objects through edges. A graph ranking model is obtained and results of the graph query are ranked, using the graph ranking model, based upon edge data available from edges in the graph that match the query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Torbjorn Helvik, Chen Xing, Oivind Wang, Bard Kvalheim, Nicolai Bodd
  • Patent number: 11615366
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI)-based techniques are provided that predict a quality score for a product-related data structure associated with one or more products. One method comprises obtaining data for a given product-related data structure; evaluating a plurality of first features related to a customer account associated with the given product-related data structure using the obtained data; evaluating a plurality of second features related to the given product-related data structure using the obtained data; processing at least some of the first features and the second features using at least one model that provides a predicted quality score for the given product-related data structure; and applying one or more thresholds to the predicted quality score to determine an acceptance status related to the given product-related data structure. A weighting of the first features and the second features can be learned during a training phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Amihai Savir, Arthur Wensing, Noga Gershon, Marcel Bernard Körner, Ivan Mlynek, Jorge Luis Perez, Michael Rupert James Thatcher, Dhev George Kollannur, Omer Sagi
  • Patent number: 11614158
    Abstract: A hydraulic gerotor pump for an automatic transmission may comprise a housing and a gear set rotatably disposed within the housing. The gear set may comprise an inner gear and an outer gear having radially opposed intermeshing teeth that together define a plurality of circumferentially disposed variable volume pumping chambers therebetween. The housing may be made of a first aluminum-based material, and the inner gear and the outer gear of the gear set may be made of a second aluminum-based material. The linear coefficient of thermal expansion of the first aluminum-based material may be substantially the same as that of the second aluminum-based material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Robert Parrish, Wenying Yang, Zhe Li, Abir R. Das, Chad M. Huls, Anil K. Sachdev
  • Patent number: 11612107
    Abstract: A chopper arrangement for an agricultural harvester, having a housing and a plurality of rotatable knife rows in the housing. The chopper arrangement includes a counter knife arrangement including a first counter knife bank and a second counter knife bank downstream of the first counter knife bank. The counter knife arrangement is movable between an engaged position, in which the first and second counter knife banks at least partially overlap the plurality of rotatable knife rows, and a disengaged position, in which the first and second counter knife banks are retracted away from the plurality of rotatable knife rows. The counter knife arrangement also includes a mechanical linkage coupling the first counter knife bank to the second counter knife bank to provide for simultaneous movement of the first and second counter knife banks upon actuation of the counter knife arrangement between the engaged and disengaged positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Frank R. G. Duquesne, Jolan Heyns, Tim Passchyn, Gilles Mommerency
  • Patent number: 11612222
    Abstract: A system for alerting a victim of a presence of an offender, the system includes a first bracelet configured to be worn by the victim, the first bracelet including a first GPS receiver, a first wireless network transceiver, a speaker or a vibration motor, and a display element, wherein the first wireless network transceiver comprises a wireless cellular network transceiver or a WiFi transceiver. The system also includes a second bracelet configured to be worn by the offender. A cloud-based monitor system including a computing device and a memory configured to receive data from the first bracelet and the second bracelet and perform appropriate actions as necessary. Each bracelet may include a mechanical lock having at least a first fastener, a second fastener, and/or a third fastener, to provide, respectively, one, two or three levels of security for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: LEEB INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Carl J. Rennard, Donna Kane, Leveland Brown, Robert Iovino
  • Patent number: 11614091
    Abstract: A method of feedthrough and overcurrent protection of a sealed compressor used in a transport climate control system (“TCCS”) is provided. The TCCS includes a climate control circuit with a sealed compressor. The sealed compressor includes an outer housing and an electrical motor within the outer housing. The method includes operating the sealed compressor to compress a working fluid by supplying electrical power to the electric motor of the sealed compressor via a sealed electrical feedthrough in the outer housing of the sealed compressor. The method also includes detecting an operating parameter of the sealed electrical feedthrough, and determining whether the sealed electrical feedthrough is in a melting condition based on the detected operating parameter. Also, the method includes adjusting operation of the climate control circuit upon determining that the sealed electrical feedthrough is in the melting condition until the sealed electrical feedthrough is no longer in the melting condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Thermo King LLC
    Inventors: David J. Renken, Tony Spetz
  • Patent number: 11614933
    Abstract: In some implementations, a server device may receive, from a client device, a script identifier, that identifies a script, and an indication of whether the script was successfully executed by the client device. The server device may determine whether a condition associated with disabling the script is satisfied based on the script identifier, the indication of whether the script was successfully executed by the client device, and stored information determined based on a plurality of indications of whether the script was successfully executed by a plurality of other client devices. The server device may selectively cause a data structure to be updated to indicate that the script is disabled based on determining whether the condition is satisfied. The data structure may be used to indicate whether the script is enabled prior to execution of the script.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Edwards, Vu Nguyen, Adam Vukich, Mykhaylo Bulgakov, Abdelkadar M'Hamed Benkreira, David Gabriele, Andrea Montealegre, George Bergeron
  • Patent number: 11612140
    Abstract: A chew resistant, adjustable animal collar having a semi-rigid but flexible insert affixed therein to increase durability thereof. The chew resistant, adjustable animal collar including a first metal wire affixed to a first peripheral edge of and spanning substantially an entire length of a longitudinal axis of the insert. The chew resistant, adjustable animal collar further including a second metal wire affixed to a second peripheral edge of the insert on an opposing side thereof relative to the first peripheral edge of the insert with the second metal wire also spanning substantially the entire length of the longitudinal axis of the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Vendition 360 LLC
    Inventor: Robert Levi
  • Patent number: 11613675
    Abstract: A tackifier composition comprising at least one thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin and an antioxidant composition is provided; wherein a portion of the volatile organic compounds in the thermoplastic hydrocarbon resin has been removed; wherein the antioxidant composition comprises at least one primary antioxidant and at least one secondary antioxidant; and wherein the levels of individual volatile organic compound monitored in the tackifier composition are less than about 0.5 ppm as measured by GC/MS headspace analysis. Processes for producing the tackifier composition are also provided as well as adhesives comprising the tackifier compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Synthomer Adhesive Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bing Yuan, James Palmer Dickerson, Bee Kim Liew, Christopher Wayne Osborne, Jacobus Siera
  • Patent number: 11613914
    Abstract: A hatch lock cover includes inner and outer flanges, with a keeper and a handle positioned between the flanges. The handle is rotatable with respect to the flanges to move a batten bar contacting surface into and out of engagement with a batten bar or a hatch cover tab of a hatch cover. A downwardly extending portion of an arm of the keeper may define an aperture and/or include a projection for securing an adjustment plate or extension piece to the arm to provide an alternative batten bar contacting surface. Alternatively, a mounting bracket may be provided to secure the hatch cover lock to a railcar, with the mounting bracket accommodating the hatch cover lock in different positions having different elevations. Such configurations allow the hatch cover lock to be adjusted for use with a batten bar or hatch cover tab having a gasket that has become worn out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ireco, LLC
    Inventor: Brian G. Maki
  • Patent number: 11616722
    Abstract: At least one processing device comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The at least one processing device is configured to implement adaptive flow control in conjunction with processing of input-output operations in a storage system. The adaptive flow control comprises a first feedback loop in which a window size defining an amount of concurrent processing of the input-output operations in the storage system is adjusted responsive to a measured latency for processing of one or more of the input-output operations. The adaptive flow control further comprises a second feedback loop in which at least one latency threshold used to control adjustment of the window size in the first feedback loop is adjusted. The at least one processing device illustratively comprises at least one processing core of a multi-core storage node of a distributed storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Vladimir Shveidel, Lior Kamran
  • Patent number: 11612814
    Abstract: A system and method of pausing a game in a cloud gaming system including playing a game on a first game computer included in the cloud gaming system, pausing the game at a selected point in the game and capturing game state data for the paused game. The paused game can be resumed by retrieving the game state data and applying the game state data to a selected game computer and resuming the game at the selected point in the game on the selected game computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventor: Roelof Roderick Colenbrander
  • Patent number: 11615058
    Abstract: A method for database syncing is provided. The method includes receiving database change indicators indicating changes to a database. For each database change indicator, the method also includes determining whether the respective change to the database corresponds to a single change to a single version of the database, one of multiple changes to a common version of the database, or one of multiple changes to different versions of the database. The method further includes generating a change log compaction data structure comprising entries. Each entry includes an exact entry defining a corresponding single change to a corresponding single version of the database, a range entry defining corresponding multiple changes to a corresponding common version of the database, or an interval entry defining corresponding multiple changes to corresponding different versions of the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Alfred Fuller
  • Patent number: 11616993
    Abstract: In some embodiments, during playback of a video, using a parameter value of an adaptive bitrate algorithm to analyze playback of the video. The adaptive bitrate algorithm uses the parameter value to select a profile from a plurality of profiles to use to request segments of the video. A method selects a scenario in a plurality of scenarios when a playback condition meets a characteristic value of the scenario. The plurality of scenarios are associated with a different characteristic value. The method adjusts the parameter value of the adaptive bitrate algorithm based on the scenario to generate an adjusted parameter value. The plurality of scenarios have at least one different parameter value. The adjusted parameter value of the adaptive bitrate algorithm is used to analyze the playback of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: HULU, LLC
    Inventors: Si Chen, Tongyu Dai, Lemei Huang, Deliang Fu, Wenhao Zhang
  • Patent number: 11617067
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for authenticating with a mobile communication network. One apparatus includes a processor, a first transceiver that communicates with a mobile communication network via a first access network, and a second transceiver that communicates with the mobile communication network via a second access network. The processor sends a request to start authentication via the second access network and receives an extensible authentication protocol (“EAP”) request with a first expanded type via the second access network. The processor sends an EAP response via the second access network, the EAP response comprising the first expanded type, a first set of parameters, and a first message. Here, the first message is a same type of message usable to establish a connection with the mobile communication network over the first access network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventor: Apostolis Salkintzis
  • Patent number: 11612196
    Abstract: A bib includes a pant portion, a torso portion, a bladder pocket and a liquid bladder. The pants portion includes a waist section and a pair of leg sections. The torso portion extends from the waist section. The torso portion includes a front and back panels disposed respectively adjacent the abdomen and lower back when the bib is worn by the user. The torso portion includes an outer surface facing away from the user torso and an inner surface facing towards the user torso. The bladder pocket is between the inner and outer surfaces extending from the front panel around the back panel and to the front panel. The liquid bladder is disposed within the bladder pocket and extends from the front panel around the back panel and to the front panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: WESTLIFE EXPRESS, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Bretz, Michael Akira West
  • Patent number: 11614900
    Abstract: Techniques for provisioning storage may include: initially provisioning storage for a storage group of logical devices; tagging the storage group to enable autonomous storage provisioning; receiving a plurality of parameters used in connection with performing autonomous storage provisioning for the storage group, wherein the plurality of parameters includes a first parameter denoting a threshold amount of consumed storage of the storage group, a second parameter denoting a storage capacity expansion amount by which to expand the storage capacity of the storage group, and a third parameter denoting a system-wide threshold of consumed backend non-volatile storage; determining, in accordance with the plurality of parameters, whether to expand a current storage capacity of the storage group; and responsive to determining to expand the current storage capacity of the storage group, performing first processing to automatically expand the current storage capacity of the storage group in accordance with the second pa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Finbarr O'Riordan, Tim O'Connor
  • Patent number: D982112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette, Caleb S. Kroloff