Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Circulating microRNA as a marker for hepatocellular carcinoma
    Patent number: 11421283
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for the diagnosis, or management of liver diseases, e.g., hepatocellular carcinoma, using profiles of the miRNAs determined from cellular or acellular body fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Qu, Ke Zhang, Maher Albitar
  • (S)-n-hydroxy-2-(2-(4-methoxyphenyl)butanamido)thiazole-5-carboxamide and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof
    Patent number: 11420947
    Abstract: The invention relates to the compound (S)-n-hydroxy-2-(2-(4-methoxyphenyl) butanamido)thiazole-5-carboxamide, which is a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor. The invention further relates to the use of the compound for the inhibition of histone deacetylating activities of HDAC isoforms and treatment of histone deacetylase (HDAC)-associated diseases. The invention also relates to the pharmaceutical compositions and the making of the pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Translational Drug Development, LLC
    Inventors: Tong Wang, Stephen Gately
  • Combustible fuel burning stove with spark arrestor
    Patent number: 11421887
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stove having a top portion including a spark arrestor which includes a base assembly comprising a base ring, a base crown, a mesh side screen connecting the base ring and the base crown, and at least one handle, and a top assembly comprising a top crown, a mesh top screen extending from the top crown, and at least one handle, wherein the base assembly is sized to fit removably onto the top portion of the stove such that the base assembly is configured to block sparks or embers produced by the stove, and wherein the top assembly fits removably onto the base crown such that the top assembly is configured to block sparks or embers produced by the stove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SOLO BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Jan, Spencer H. Jan, Alexander K. Maghsadi, Eric H. Jan
  • Air diffuser for localized climate control
    Patent number: 11421897
    Abstract: An air diffuser of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a mixing chamber having a circulation inlet and a mixing region, a room air intake fluidly coupled with the circulation inlet and separated from the mixing region by a blank-off plate, and a nozzle. The nozzle is disposed adjacent to the circulation inlet and configured to accelerate a conditioned air flow into the mixing region such that unconditioned room air is induced by the conditioned air flow to enter the mixing region through the circulation inlet and from the room air intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan M. Perkinson, Kazim C. Demirhan, Brian J. Graham, Gary A. Minor
  • Package-on-package assembly with wire bonds to encapsulation surface
    Patent number: 11424211
    Abstract: Apparatuses relating to a microelectronic package are disclosed. In one such apparatus, a substrate has first contacts on an upper surface thereof. A microelectronic die has a lower surface facing the upper surface of the substrate and having second contacts on an upper surface of the microelectronic die. Wire bonds have bases joined to the first contacts and have edge surfaces between the bases and corresponding end surfaces. A first portion of the wire bonds are interconnected between a first portion of the first contacts and the second contacts. The end surfaces of a second portion of the wire bonds are above the upper surface of the microelectronic die. A dielectric layer is above the upper surface of the substrate and between the wire bonds. The second portion of the wire bonds have uppermost portions thereof bent over to be parallel with an upper surface of the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TESSERA LLC
    Inventors: Hiroaki Sato, Teck-Gyu Kang, Belgacem Haba, Philip R. Osborn, Wei-Shun Wang, Ellis Chau, Ilyas Mohammed, Norihito Masuda, Kazuo Sakuma, Kiyoaki Hashimoto, Kurosawa Inetaro, Tomoyuki Kikuchi
  • Air moving device
    Patent number: 11421710
    Abstract: An air moving device according to the present disclosure can include a housing and an installation hub. The housing can be connected to the installation hub via one or more adjustable supports. An impeller can be installed at least partially in the housing and configured to direct air out of the housing. In some embodiments, the adjustable supports can be adjusted to move the housing with respect to the installation hub. For example, the adjustable supports can be configured to modify the tilt of the housing and/or the overall distance between the housing and the installation hub. The installation hub can be installed on a ceiling, wall, or other mounting surface. Adjustment of the adjustable supports can permit vertical alignment of the air moving device housing, even when the installation hub is mounted to a slanted or sloped (e.g., non-horizontal) ceiling or wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: AIRIUS IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Raymond B. Avedon
  • Abstraction of formulas into reusable functions
    Patent number: 11423218
    Abstract: A formula abstraction system is described. The system includes detecting a user-generated formula in a cell of a spreadsheet document, generating a graphical user interface that queries entries of a custom function based on the user-generated formula, forming the custom function by abstracting the user-generated formula to the custom function based on the entries, and storing the custom function in a function library of the spreadsheet document. The custom function applies the user-generated formula in a user-selected cell of the spreadsheet document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Elena Keslin, Christopher John Gross, Joseph Mcdaid, Andrew James Becker, Su-Piao Bill Wu
  • Systems and methods for rendering avatar with high resolution geometry
    Patent number: 11423616
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system may access an input image of an object captured by cameras, and the input image depicts appearance information associated with an object. The system may generate a first mesh of the object based on features identified from the input image of the object. The system may generate, by processing the first mesh using a machine-learning model, a position map that defines a contour of the object. Each pixel in the position map corresponds to a three-dimensional coordinate. The system may further generate a second mesh based on the position map, wherein the second mesh has a higher resolution than the first mesh. The system may render an output image of the object based on the second mesh. The system disclosed in the present application can render a dense mesh which has a higher resolution to provide details which cannot be compensated by texture information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Tomas Simon Kreuz, Jason Saragih, Stephen Anthony Lombardi, Shugao Ma, Gabriel Bailowitz Schwartz
  • Method, device, and storage medium for managing stripe in storage system
    Patent number: 11422909
    Abstract: When managing stripes in a storage system, based on a determination that a failed storage device appears in first storage devices, a failed stripe involving the failed storage device is determined in a first redundant array of independent disks (RAID). An idle space that can be used to reconstruct the failed stripe is determined in the first storage devices. The failed stripe is reconstructed to second storage devices in the storage system based on a determination that the idle space is insufficient to reconstruct the failed stripe, the second storage devices being storage devices in a second RAID. An extent in the failed stripe is released in the first storage devices. Accordingly, it is possible to reconstruct a failed stripe as soon as possible to avoid data loss, and further to provide more idle spaces in the first storage devices for future reconstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Jian Gao, Xinlei Xu
  • Methods of forming prelithiated silicon alloy electroactive materials
    Patent number: 11424442
    Abstract: A method of making a negative electrode material for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions is provided that includes centrifugally distributing a molten precursor comprising silicon and lithium by contacting the molten precursor with a rotating surface in a centrifugal atomizing reactor. The molten precursor is solidified to form a plurality of substantially round solid electroactive particles comprising an alloy of lithium and silicon and having a D50 diameter of less than or equal to about 20 micrometers. In certain variations, the negative electroactive material particles may further have one or more coatings disposed thereon, such as a carbonaceous coating and/or an oxide-based coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bradley R. Frieberg, Xiaosong Huang, Zhongyi Liu, Mark W. Verbrugge
  • Reduced metastable complex macrocyclic contrast agents
    Patent number: 11419953
    Abstract: Gadolinium based contrast agents (GCA) incorporating linear ligand chelation are fundamentally different from GCAs incorporating macrocyclic ligands. The macrocyclic\GCAs are synthesized by pathways characterized by the formation of a sequence of metastable complexes before obtaining the final stable complex. The synthesis of linear GCAs do not form metastable complexes. Commercial macrocyclic GCAs contain unstable metastable complexes. These metastable species are not regulated and quickly release free Gd3+ ions upon administration into the body. Gadolinium based contrast agents with near zero metastable species content and methods of synthesizing the same are disclosed. Gadolinium based contrast agents with long dissociation time in the body, and low free Gd3+ ion formation are obtained using a synthesis method which departs in novel ways from the traditional free Gd3+-based synthesis methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Inventure, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Deslauriers, Michael Milbocker
  • Saccharide-based biomarkers and therapeutics
    Patent number: 11421039
    Abstract: The invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to an epitope containing N-acetylglucosamine or N-acetyl-galactosamine expressed by a cancer cell or an inflammatory cell. Also provided are compositions including these antibodies, as well as polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, and methods useful for production thereof. Further provided are methods and kits for treating or preventing cancer in an individual by administering to the individual an antibody that specifically binds to an epitope containing N-acetylglucosamine or N-acetyl-galactosamine, optionally in combination with another anti-cancer agent. Still further provided are methods and kits for treating or preventing gastrointestinal disease in an individual by administering to the individual an antibody that specifically binds to an epitope containing N-acetylglucosamine or N-acetyl-galactosamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: B & H Biotechnologies, LLC
    Inventor: Huiru Wang
  • Towerless vertical-axis wind turbine
    Patent number: 11421650
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to towerless vertical-axis wind turbines with pre-tensioned rotors. The present disclosure is further directed to a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) with supported blade ends (e.g., Darrieus type) which replaces the center tower with tensioned supports, such as tensioned guy wires, and blade pre-load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon L. Ennis, Joshua Paquette
  • Easy access fan motor assemblies
    Patent number: 11421711
    Abstract: In a refrigeration unit for use in cooling a space, such as a walk-in cold space, or other system, an easy access fan motor assembly is provided. A motor mount holds the motor with a plurality of legs that couple to a front panel using stud inserts. In some instances the legs are curved and looked like spider legs. A fan guard member covers the fan and is also attached to the stud inserts. By removing fasteners on the stud inserts, the guard member may be removed and the fan motor assembly may be removed from a position exterior to the refrigeration unit for repair or serving. Other systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC
    Inventors: Todd Irvin Collins, Eric C. Moen
  • Digital survey creation by providing optimized suggested content
    Patent number: 11423425
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a question recommendation system that intelligently optimizes a survey being created by a user by providing customized suggestions. For example, in one or more embodiments, the question recommendation system provides a suggested question based on questions previous added by a user while creating a survey. In particular, the question recommendation system provides various recommendations to the user to further optimize a survey being created. For instance, the question recommendation system provides recommendations with respect to improving question ordering, question phrasing, and question type as well as recommends removing potentially inefficient questions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Qualtrics, LLC
    Inventors: John Thimsen, Jeffrey Wade Starr
  • Container for brewing beer
    Patent number: D961318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: CM Brewing Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Curtis C. Kucera
  • Clip
    Patent number: D961365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Wiggle and Thump LLC
    Inventors: James Robert Rudolph, Morgan Carlson Rudolph
  • Mobile food vending cart
    Patent number: D961456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Jamrock Jerk, LLC
    Inventor: Magnus Mckellar
  • Artificial toad plastic bait
    Patent number: D961720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Googan Baits, LLC
    Inventor: Winston Tucker
  • Filter
    Patent number: D961840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Banana Bros, LLC
    Inventors: David Richmond, Howard Richmond, Manuel A. Montano