Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Rotating spare tire lift system
    Patent number: 11407456
    Abstract: A system for accessing a wheel of a vehicle includes a support, a carrier, and a hinge joint. The support is affixed in a recess of a vehicle bed, and is positioned below the surface of the vehicle bed. The carrier is configured to be affixed to the wheel. When the carrier is affixed to the wheel, both the carrier and the wheel are accommodated in the recess and move as a substantially rigid body. The hinge joint couples the support and the carrier. The hinge joint has an axis substantially parallel to the ground and laterally across the vehicle bed. The carrier is capable of rotating about the hinge joint. The carrier and the wheel are capable of being rotated about the hinge joint out of the recess and onto the vehicle bed. One or more rotational elements may be included to affect rotational motion of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Scott Griffith
  • Using casual learning algorithms to assist in agricultural management decisions
    Patent number: 11406053
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving digital field data from an agricultural field representing one or more parameters of the field, soil, or crops in the field; retrieving historical data for the same field from one or more field databases; training and/or applying machine learning models to the field data and the historical data to derive representations of causality of one or more agronomic processes pertaining to the field; receiving user input specifying an anomaly to address via treatment, application or experiment; automatically adjusting the treatment, application or experiment to create a modified treatment, application or experiment that is most likely to generate result data that is usable to train machine learning models in an optimal manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: CLIMATE LLC
    Inventors: Jie Hu, Carlos J. Carrion Madera
  • Interaction with artificial reality based on physical objects
    Patent number: 11409364
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are related to a system and a method for controlling a virtual reality based on a physical object. In one aspect, a shape of a hand of a user corresponding to a surface or a structure of a physical object is detected. In one aspect, according to the detected shape of the hand, an interactive feature for the surface or the structure of the physical object is generated in a virtual reality or augmented reality application. In one aspect, a user interaction with the interactive feature is detected. In one aspect, an action of the virtual reality or augmented reality application is initiated, in response to detecting the user interaction with the interactive feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Qian Zhou, Kenrick Cheng-Kuo Kin
  • Cushioned support system for heel ulcer prevention
    Patent number: 11406524
    Abstract: A cushioned support device includes a pad for supporting a portion of a patient's leg, a securing system coupled to the pad and configured to secure the portion of the patient's leg to the pad, and a connecting member coupled to the pad and configured to couple the cushioned support device to a second cushioned support device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAGE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Larry Ponsi, Curtis L. Hollabaugh, Hester C. Fletcher, Craig S. Golden
  • Percutaneous access pathway system
    Patent number: 11406809
    Abstract: An improved method and device are provided for forming and/or maintaining a percutaneous access pathway. The device generally comprises an access pathway and attachment device. The provided assembly substantially reduces the possibility of iatrogenic infection while accessing and/or re-accessing a body space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Critical Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Ross I. Donaldson, Oliver Buchanan, Tim Fisher, Jon Armstrong, John Cambridge
  • Fabrication of shaped voids
    Patent number: 11407211
    Abstract: In some examples, a method includes forming a material layer on a substrate, partially polymerizing a component of the material layer, to form fluid-filled droplets within a partially polymerized matrix, deforming the material layer to form anisotropic fluid-filled droplets, and further polymerizing the partially polymerized matrix to form an anisotropic voided polymer, including anisotropic voids in a polymer matrix. The anisotropic voids may include anisotropic nanovoids. Example methods may further include depositing electrodes on the anisotropic voided polymer so that at least a portion of the anisotropic voided polymer is located between the electrodes. Examples may include forming electroactive elements including an anisotropic nanovoided polymer, and devices (such as sensors and/or actuators) including electroactive elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Renate Eva Klementine Landig, Kenneth Diest, Sheng Ye, Andrew John Ouderkirk
  • Cleaning method for solar panels
    Patent number: 11411531
    Abstract: A method for cleaning solar panels when snow, ice, or dust accumulates on the solar panels to reduce or eliminate the electrical power output from the solar panels. The method of cleaning includes selecting specific cleaning locations, on the array of solar panels, based primarily upon obstruction location and obstruction size differences. The method of cleaning also includes the incremental and sequential selection of the cleaning locations, and the incremental and sequential activation of cleaning devices within the selected cleaning locations. Additional groups of incrementally and sequentially activated cleaning devices may be powered, in whole or in part, by the prior solar panels that have been cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: PASCO Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Paul A. Stewart
  • Multiports having connection ports with associated securing features and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 11409055
    Abstract: Multiports having connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment comprises a multiport for providing an optical connection comprising a shell, a connection port insert, and at least one securing feature. The shell comprises a first end having a first opening leading to a cavity. The connection port insert comprises a body having a front face and at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from the front face into the connection port insert with a connection port passageway extending through part of the connection port insert to a rear portion, where the connection port insert is sized so that at least a portion of the connection port insert fits into the first opening and the cavity of the shell. The at least one securing feature is associated with the at least one connection port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Thierry Luc Alain Dannoux, Felice Scotta
  • Reducing a hole-in-active-area size for flexible displays
    Patent number: 11412120
    Abstract: Computing devices are described that can reduce a hole-in-active-area (HIAA) size for flexible displays. The computing device may reduce an HIAA size for a camera without using a circular opening, which is often used on smartphones. In particular, the computing device may utilize a non-circular opening (e.g., a pill-shaped HIAA) and include a camera positioned eccentrically within the non-circular opening. In this way, the HIAA size is minimized to increase a size of an active area (e.g., comprising emissive regions) of the flexible display. Furthermore, the reduced HIAA size can reduce electrical circuitry needed within the active area. The flexible displays can include both bendable and rollable displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Manea, Yi Tao
  • System and method for an application container backup prioritization based on container information and resource availability
    Patent number: 11409612
    Abstract: A method for performing a backup operation includes obtaining, by a backup server, container information associated with a plurality of application containers, generating a container score for each application container in the plurality of application containers based on the container information, identifying a resource availability for a backup agent associated with the plurality of application containers, generating an ordering of the plurality of application containers based on the availability and the container scores, and sending a prioritization list update request to the backup agent based on the ordering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Mahesh Reddy Appireddygari Venkataramana, Shelesh Chopra, Chetan Battal, Swaroop Shankar D H
  • Pigmented and scattering particles in side coating materials for LED applications
    Patent number: 11411043
    Abstract: Phosphor-converted LED side reflectors disclosed herein comprise pigments that are photochemically stable under illumination by light from the pcLED. The pigments absorb light in at least a portion of the spectrum of light emitted by the first phosphor converted LED. The side reflector may also comprise light scattering particles or air voids. The pigments, light scattering particles, or air voids may be homogeneously distributed in the reflector. Alternatively the side reflector may be layered, with the pigments, light scattering particles, or air voids inhomogeneously distributed in the reflector. The side reflector can include phosphor particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Grigoriy Basin, Kentaro Shimizu, Brendan Moran, Emma Dohner, Noad Shapiro, Marcel Bohmer
  • Devices and methods for radiation-based dermatological treatments
    Patent number: 11406448
    Abstract: A hand-held device for providing a dermatological treatment by scanning laser beams to form a pattern of treatment spots on the skin includes a laser source configured to generate an input laser beam, an automated scanning system, and a treatment spot control system. The automated scanning system includes a rotating multi-sector scanning element configured to repeatedly scan the input laser beam, each scan of the input laser beam providing an array of output laser beams corresponding to the multiple sectors of the scanning element and forming a scanned row of treatment spots on the skin. The rotating multi-sector scanning element is configured such that the each sector provides a constant-angular-direction output laser beam as that sector rotates through the input laser beam. The treatment spots of each scanned row are spaced apart from each other by areas of non-irradiated skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: CHANNEL INVESTMENTS, LLC
    Inventors: David Youngquist, Harvey I-Heng Liu, Jay M. Vahlensieck, Patrick Reichert, John P. Beale, Tobin Island
  • Beacon system
    Patent number: 11410508
    Abstract: An example beacon system includes a housing, a laser module at least partly retained within the housing, and a controller operable to control the laser module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: LMD Applied Science, LLC
    Inventors: Brian L. Olmsted, Jeffrey W. Mock, John A. Kowalczyk, Jr.
  • Beam failure reporting
    Patent number: 11411634
    Abstract: This document describes reporting beam failure by a user equipment (110) to a base station (121) in a radio access network (140), in which the user equipment (110) receives a first uplink grant (502) and initiates a beam recovery procedure (504). Based on the beam recovery procedure determining that a beam has failed, the user equipment (110) transmits, using the first uplink grant, a first Media Access Control Protocol Data Unit including a first MAC Control Element that indicates a first Synchronization Signal Block and a second Synchronization Signal Block, the transmission being effective to cause the base station (121) to determine that, based on receiving the first Synchronization Signal Block, the beam failure was detected by the user equipment (110) on the first Synchronization Signal Block (506).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Shiang-Rung Ye
  • Interchangeable convertible roof apparatus
    Patent number: 11407293
    Abstract: An interchangeable convertible roof apparatus is provided. In another aspect, a lower roof bow pivot is interchangeable between multiple locations depending on which roof cover configuration is desired during top stack mechanism assembly. A further aspect employs identically same side rails, roof bows and linkages between a fastback convertible roof configuration and a squareback convertible roof configuration, except for a roof bow located above and adjacent to a back window (when in a closed position), such as a four-bow, and optionally a mounting bracket. Still another aspect employs a fastener to allow the same fabric roof cover to be interchanged between differently sized configurations when in its closed position. Moreover, a brace stationarily secures a vehicular roll bar to a top stack mechanism of a convertible roof in a rigidly attached manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: MyTop IP, LLC
    Inventor: Christoph Koslowski
  • Method and apparatus for purification and treatment of air
    Patent number: 11406931
    Abstract: The invention discloses methods and apparatus(es) for the removal and control of pollutants such as gases and suspended particulates in the air of an enclosed space or an outdoor environment by passing the air through absorbent media. The absorbent media includes any liquid, solid or combination of liquid and solid media that is capable of absorbing a material in which it comes in contact. In one aspect of the invention, formaldehyde is removed by air sparging through a liquid such as water, optionally containing additional scavenging agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: PALOZA LLC
    Inventor: Peter C. Zhu
  • Location-based beamforming for rapid 5G and 6G directional messaging
    Patent number: 11411612
    Abstract: In 5G/6G wireless networks, a user device and a base station may transmit and receive messages unidirectionally, using directional antennas, and may thereby provide sufficient reception while saving energy and time. A user device can determine its own location and the location of the base station, calculate an angle toward the base station, and thereby transmit a narrow-beam message to the base station. The message may indicate the user device's location so that the base station can direct its transmission and reception beam toward the user device. The user device and the base station can then transmit and receive messages unidirectionally for improved energy efficiency, improved reception, and reduced interference generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ULTRALOGIC 6G, LLC
    Inventors: David E. Newman, R. Kemp Massengill
  • Table unit for cooking apparatus
    Patent number: D959905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Derek Bennion, Shannon Ella Cerny, William Alexander Mecker, Romualdo Sonny Siazon, Brian C. Donnelly
  • Vehicle panel trim
    Patent number: D960071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Nichols
  • Face mask
    Patent number: D960352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: AIR FLO LABS, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Ngo