Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11590860
    Abstract: An automotive control module includes a microcontroller having an access port, and that permits reprogramming of its functions responsive to a voltage at the access port being greater than a first predefined threshold upon power-up or reset thereof. The automotive control module also includes a boot assist control circuit lacking logical elements and including a pair of input ports, an output port directly electrically connected to the access port, and a plurality of capacitors, resistors, and transistors electrically connected between the pair and output port. The plurality outputs a voltage to the output port at least equal to the first predefined threshold responsive to voltages at both the input ports being greater than a second predefined threshold, and outputs a voltage to the output port less than the first predefined threshold responsive to the voltage at either one of the input ports being less than the second predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Joseph Wand
  • Patent number: 11595698
    Abstract: A system and method for coding video in which deblocking artifacts are reduced by using modified filtering that is based, at least in part on pixel intensity associated with a coding unit, such that filtering levels are increased as pixel intensity increases. In some embodiments, an offset value or indicator of an offset value for parameters associated with deblocking filter parameters can be associated with a filtering level that is based at least in part on an intensity value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: David M. Baylon, Ajay Luthra
  • Patent number: 11592926
    Abstract: A computing device including a wireless communication device, an electrostatic interface, and a processor. The processor may be configured to, via the electrostatic interface, detect a peripheral device proximate the surface. In response to detecting the peripheral device, the processor may be further configured to establish wireless pairing with the peripheral device at least in part by performing an identifier exchange via the electrostatic interface. Subsequently to performing the identifier exchange, establishing wireless pairing may further include generating a temporary key and transmitting the temporary key to the peripheral device via the electrostatic interface. Subsequently to transmitting the temporary key, establishing wireless pairing may further include receiving a first wireless pairing signal from the peripheral device via the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sylvester Tate, II, Frank Gorgenyi, Arie Yehuda Gur, Uri Ron, Rahul Ramadas, Sebastian Perez Juarez, J Robert Sims, III, Jay Gilbert
  • Patent number: 11593128
    Abstract: A method of generating a user interface for presentation to a user. The method comprises executing a first application computer program to provide a user interface, executing agent computer program code to interrogate and modify said user interface during execution of said first application computer program, and presenting said modified user interface. The first application computer program may be run on a server, while the modified user interface may be presented to a user at a client connected to said server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Versata FZ-LLC
    Inventor: Plamen Ivanov Valtchev
  • Patent number: 11589595
    Abstract: A cheese slurry suitable for topical application on a snack product prior to baking includes natural cheese powder solids, an emulsifier, oil, water, and pregelatinized starch in amounts effective to provide a crispy topping having an appearance of melted cheese uniformly adhered to the outer surface of the baked dough product, and up to 1 percent reducing sugars, polyols, or a combination thereof and substantially no enzyme-modified cheese, buttermilk, whey, maltodextrins, or yeast extract so that the cheese slurry composition is resistant to undesirable browning and burning upon baking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Jill Critchley, Lynn Haynes, Alan Kino, Kenneth Maas, Mihaelos Mihalos
  • Patent number: 11590067
    Abstract: An anhydrous topical composition provides a water repellent surface. The anhydrous topical composition has at least one film former with surface tension lower than 35 dynes/cm, at least one particle having a hydrophobic surface or a hydrophobic surface treatment, and a volatile topical carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: James SaNogueira, Tao Zheng
  • Patent number: 11593799
    Abstract: A method is provided for recording purchase transactions, including: receiving a purchase order request that is associated with a purchase order, the purchase order request being received from a purchaser-side system, the purchase order request including purchase information identifying a product, a product quantity, and a first order identifier that is assigned to the purchase order by the purchaser-side system; generating a transaction document in response to the purchase order request, including the purchase information into the transaction document, and recording the transaction document in a document sharing platform or shared cryptographically protected ledger; and progressively updating the transaction document with information provided by the purchaser-side system and a seller-side system as the purchase order is being fulfilled, wherein each update to the transaction document is recorded in the cryptographically protected ledger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Donal Carpenter, Carlos Martins Rodrigues, Tomislav Lokas
  • Patent number: 11594342
    Abstract: A system includes a containment vessel configured to prohibit a release of a coolant, and a reactor vessel mounted inside the containment vessel. An outer surface of the reactor vessel is exposed to below atmospheric pressure, wherein substantially all gases are evacuated from within the containment vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NuScale Power, LLC
    Inventors: Jose N. Reyes, Jr., John T. Groome
  • Patent number: 11594115
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media for receiving a magnetic signal from a magnetic signal transmitter, determining a strength of the magnetic signal at the security tag, receiving a radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogatory signal from a RFID scanner, and transmitting a RFID response signal, to the RFID scanner, indicating the strength of the magnetic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Steve E. Trivelpiece, Steven J. Raynesford, David Torrecilla, Manuel A. Soto, Adam S. Bergman
  • Patent number: 11595311
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for controlling a congestion window (CWND) value of a communication session of a CDN. In particular, a content server may analyze a request to determine or receive an indication of the type of content being requested. The content server may then set the initial CWND based on the type of content being requested. For example, the content server may set a relatively high CWND value for requested content that is not particularly large, such as image files or text, so that the data of the content is received at the client device quickly. For larger files or files that a have a determined smaller urgency, the initial CWND may be set at a lower value to ensure that providing the data of the content does not congest the link between the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Joelle T. Maslak
  • Patent number: 11592352
    Abstract: A leak detection system includes a testing interface, which includes a rotation holder configured to retain and rotate a package. The testing interface includes a plunger apparatus configured to actuate a plunger to apply a pressure to the package before and/or during the package being inspected using a high voltage leak detection (HVLD) apparatus. The testing interface also includes a controller configured to operate and coordinate the operation of the testing interface with operation of the HVLD apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Packaging Technologies and Inspection, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Treloar, Andrew O'Sullivan, Heinz Wolf
  • Patent number: 11594230
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, to facilitate language independent-speaker verification. In one aspect, a method includes actions of receiving, by a user device, audio data representing an utterance of a user. Other actions may include providing, to a neural network stored on the user device, input data derived from the audio data and a language identifier. The neural network may be trained using speech data representing speech in different languages or dialects. The method may include additional actions of generating, based on output of the neural network, a speaker representation and determining, based on the speaker representation and a second representation, that the utterance is an utterance of the user. The method may provide the user with access to the user device based on determining that the utterance is an utterance of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ignacio Lopez Moreno, Li Wan, Quan Wang
  • Patent number: 11594305
    Abstract: Process and system for managing a mix design catalog of a concrete producer that involves collecting slump curve data obtained during in-transit monitoring of delivered concrete loads made from a plurality of various mix designs, wherein each mix design is identified by a different identification code (regardless of whether components are different), clustering slump curve data having same movement characteristics according to assigned strength value, and selecting a mix design to produce, to display, or both to produce and to display, from among the two or more slump data curves of individual mix designs within the same data curve cluster. The selection is based on same movement characteristic and assigned strength value, and at least one factor relative to cost, performance, physical aspect, quality, or other characteristic of the concrete mix or its components. Exemplary methods for generating new mix designs are also set forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: VERIFI LLC
    Inventors: Nathan A. Tregger, Mark F. Roberts, Lawrence R. Roberts, Gregory A. Goldstein
  • Patent number: 11592307
    Abstract: A motorcycle helmet includes a data processor configured to facilitate communication between a rider wearing the helmet and a motorcycle, the motorcycle and the helmet communicating location and orientation of the motorcycle. An augmented reality system with a display is disposed to facilitate presenting an augmentation of content in an environment of a rider wearing the helmet, the augmentation responsive to a registration of the communicated location and orientation of the motorcycle At least one parameter of the augmentation is determined by machine learning on at least one input relating to at least one of the rider and the motorcycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Strong Force TP Portfolio 2022, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Howard Cella
  • Patent number: 11595111
    Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device obtains a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals corresponding to different communication protocols from a plurality of communication systems. A frequency of each of the plurality of RF signals is upconverted to a different frequency, and a phase noise is introduced in the plurality of RF signals. The plurality of RF signals corresponding to different communication protocols are multiplexed into a mmWave RF signal of a specified frequency and a defined pilot tone along with the mmWave RF signal is transmitted. The second communication device captures the mmWave RF signal having the defined pilot tone over-the-air. At least one RF signal is down converted to a source frequency and the phase noise is estimated in the one extracted RF signal based on the defined pilot tone which is reduced concurrently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: AR & NS Investment, LLC
    Inventor: Alireza Tarighat Mehrabani
  • Patent number: 11590972
    Abstract: In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a vehicle is provided that includes a body, a drive system, and a control system for controlling the adaptive cruise control functionality for the vehicle. The drive system is disposed within the body, and has adaptive cruise control functionality. The control system includes: one or more sensors disposed onboard the vehicle and configured to obtain sensor data for monitoring a driver of the vehicle while the vehicle is stopped during adaptive cruise control operation while a target vehicle in front of the vehicle has stopped; and a processor coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to provide instructions for automatically resuming movement of the vehicle, when the target vehicle resumes movement, based on the monitoring of the driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Ming Zhao, Mark A. Schang, Sung-Tu Ho
  • Patent number: 11592543
    Abstract: An ultrasound system, probe and method are provided. The ultrasound system includes a transducer with piezoelectric transducer elements polarized in a poling direction. A bipolar transmit circuit is configured to generate a transmit signal having first and second polarity segments. The first and second polarity segments have corresponding first and second peak amplitudes. A bias generator is configured to generate a bias signal in a direction of the poling direction. The bias signal is combined with the transmit signal to form a biased transmit signal that is shifted in the direction of the poling direction and still includes both of positive and negative voltages over a transmit cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Harald Weichenberger, Reinhold Brüstle, Bruno Hans Haider
  • Patent number: 11595279
    Abstract: Described is a method and system for connectivity diagnostics in communication systems. The method comprises: querying a first communication device at a first time and a second time to determine whether a second communication device is connected to the first communication device and to determine a value of an operational parameter at the first and second times; and determining the second communication device disconnected from the first communication device based on detecting the second communication device was connected to the first communication device at both the first time and the second time, and detecting the value of the operational parameter at the second time is inside a range of threshold values. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a link is unstable for connectivity based on connection duration, number and/or pattern of connection and/or disconnection events, and/or traffic activity during connection and/or disconnection events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLC
    Inventors: Manikanden Balakrishnan, Ramya Bhagavatula, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Wonjong Rhee
  • Patent number: 11593748
    Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to supply chain management. In particular, the tracking, tracing, authenticating, and reporting of supply chain events for products, is disclosed. Various embodiments can store, analyze, and track supply chain events and help to coordinate and maintain trading partner connections. Various embodiments also help to enhance patient safety, secure the supply chains for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other healthcare products, and help users to follow regulatory requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBAL HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE, LLC
    Inventors: David Bolene, Eric Bolinger, Margot Drees, Janine Fornarola
  • Patent number: D979725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Breeo, LLC
    Inventor: Amos A. Stoltzfus