Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 12287131
    Abstract: An HVAC system includes a unit cooler, which includes a first evaporator coil, a second evaporator coil, and a blower. The HVAC system further includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a first valve, a second valve, and a controller. The controller actuates the blower to direct air to flow over the first evaporator coil and the second evaporator coil, receives measurements from the first sensor and the second sensor, initiates a defrost cycle for the first evaporator coil by transmitting instructions to close the first valve to prevent the flow of refrigerant into the first evaporator coil, transmits instructions to open the first valve when the defrost cycle for the first evaporator coil has terminated, and initiates a defrost cycle for the second evaporator coil by transmitting instructions to close the second valve to prevent the flow of refrigerant into the second evaporator coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC
    Inventor: Nataraj Hariharan
  • Patent number: 12286498
    Abstract: Polycationic polymeric antimicrobial surfactant and polymeric biocompatible antimicrobial surfactant compositions are useful in dispersing various compounds in a carrier liquid. The polycationic polymeric antimicrobial surfactant and polymeric biocompatible antimicrobial surfactant compositions employ polymers having both hydrophilic domains and hydrophobic domains so that the compositions can disperse particles such as polymer particles or droplets in a continuous phase as well as provide stable dispersions that have not been provided before. The antimicrobial properties of the compositions provide much-needed capabilities of fighting infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses in a wide spectrum of products such as paint, adhesives, and coatings. Methods of using these compositions as well as methods of making products using the compositions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Poly Group LLC
    Inventors: Thomas E. Hopkins, Craig A. Kalmer
  • Patent number: 12287653
    Abstract: A vehicle wash component at a vehicle wash location includes a processor for controlling an operational status of the vehicle wash component, an actuator communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to operate the vehicle wash component, and a power source electrically coupled to the processor and the actuator. The processor receives a signal from a car wash controller located at the vehicle wash location, the signal for commanding control of the vehicle wash component, and upon receipt of the signal, the processor interprets the signal, generates a separate signal, and transmits the generated signal to the actuator. The actuator receives the signal from the processor for controlling the operational status of the vehicle wash component based thereon. The power source provides power to the actuator for operating the vehicle wash component based on the operational status of the vehicle wash component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Sonny's HFI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Ken Martin, Bryan Flood
  • Patent number: 12289467
    Abstract: Innovations in adaptive encoding and decoding for units of a video sequence can improve coding efficiency. For example, some of the innovations relate to encoding/decoding that includes adaptive switching of color spaces between units within a video sequence. Other innovations relate encoding/decoding that includes adaptive switching of color sampling rates between units within a video sequence. Still other innovations relate encoding/decoding that includes adaptive switching of bit depths between units within a video sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Bin Li, Jizheng Xu, Feng Wu
  • Patent number: 12284968
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 16150010 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 16150010, to the plants of soybean cultivar 16150010, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 16150010, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 16150010. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 16150010. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 16150010, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 16150010 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 12285067
    Abstract: A method of installing and attaching a hidden row of hand-tied natural human hair extensions onto the wearer's hair to supplement hair thickness, volume, and length, wherein the method minimizes stress and tension on the wearer's hair and scalp, thereby increasing comfort and reducing adverse scalp health impacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: MANE LUXE LLC
    Inventor: Michaela Breci
  • Patent number: 12286157
    Abstract: A drive unit includes mounts coupled to an existing structure (e.g., steering rack) in a vehicle. The steering rack may provide mass damping to the drive unit during operation, thus providing NVH performance. The mounts may include an isolator designed to provide isolation for a component from vibration generated by the drive unit. Alternatively, a steering rack housing may carry isolators, and the mounts may couple to the isolators in the steering rack housing. Using an existing structure in the vehicle, the number of components and manufacturing complexity may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Caleb Alex Morris, Mason Verbridge, Fernando Figueroa Pilz
  • Patent number: 12286990
    Abstract: A fastener system for quick and easy assembly of an article of slatted furniture is used to join multiple slats and connects a support thereto. A flange inserted into one of the slats receives a stud connected to the support. A rod connects a plurality the slats, and mates with the flange. The flange and rod are rotatable within the slats to properly position and tighten the fastener system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: E. LEET WOODWORKING, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick John Leet
  • Patent number: 12286077
    Abstract: A trailer hitch step preferably includes a trailer hitch step platform and a securement yoke. The trailer hitch step platform preferably includes a base tube, a first step, a second step and a retention plate. Each step includes a plate that is notched in a perimeter and then bent over. A rear and bottom of the first and second steps are attached to first and second ends of the base tube. The retention plate includes a securement opening and a receiver opening. A bottom of the retention plate is attached to a top of the base tube. The securement yoke preferably includes a base member and a threaded fastener. The base member includes a base plate and a pair of projections. A clearance notch is formed in one end of the base plate and a threaded tap is formed through an opposing end of the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: TEMCo INDUSTRIAL, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan C. Blaylock, Josh L. Leber
  • Patent number: 12286520
    Abstract: A masterbatch composition suitable for use as a flame retardant in extruded polymer foams, and process for manufacturing the same, and extruded foams containing same; the composition comprising: (a) 20 to 40 parts by weight base resin comprising styrene homopolymer or copolymer; (b) 1 to 16 parts by weight acid scavenger comprising an epoxy-based compound; (c) 2 to 6 parts by weight antioxidant comprising an alkyl or aryl phosphite; and (d) 45 to 60 parts by weight flame retardant comprising a non-hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) brominated polymer or copolymer, wherein the amounts of (a), (b), (c), and (d) total 100 parts by weight; and (e) 0.6 to 10 parts by weight of pH moderator, based on 100 parts of (a) base resin plus (e) water soluble pH moderator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: DDP SPECIALTY ELECTRONIC MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Wenyi Huang, Shari Kram, Mark Rickard, Ravi B Shankar
  • Patent number: 12286638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental barbs, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic barbs and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: GloFish, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Blake, Richard Crockett, Aidas Nasevicius
  • Patent number: 12287522
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes a cable core of core elements and a protective sheath surrounding the core elements, an armor surrounding the cable core, the armor comprising a single overlap portion when the fiber optic cable is viewed in cross-section, and a jacket surrounding the armor, the jacket having at least two longitudinal discontinuities extruded therein. A method of accessing the cable core without the use of ripcords includes removing a portion of the armor in an access section by pulling the armor away from the cable core so that an overlap portion separates around the cable core as it is being pulled past the cable core. A protective sheath protects the core elements as the armor is being pulled around the cable core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Jerome Blazer, Rodney Maurice Burns, James Garrett Dewell, Julian Latelle Greenwood, III, Keith Aaron Greer, Warren Welborn McAlpine
  • Patent number: 12284967
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 13323023 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 13323023, to the plants of soybean cultivar 13323023, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 13323023, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 13323023. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 13323023. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 13323023, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 13323023 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: Monsanto Technology LLC, Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Eby
  • Patent number: 12285746
    Abstract: A catalyst is provided for hydrodeoxygenation and hydroisomerization of paraffins having higher activity. The catalyst contains a molecular sieve, such as SAPO-11, a metal component such as platinum and/or palladium or nickel tungsten sulfide or nickel molybdenum sulfide and a binder such as gamma alumina. The catalyst exhibits a high proportion of weak acid sites and a relatively equal distribution of the metal component on the molecular sieve and the binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Steven F. Zink, David A. Lesch, Wei Pan, Joseph T. Kozlowski, Sesh Prabhakar, Sergio Sanchez
  • Patent number: 12286141
    Abstract: A hopper railroad car top hatch cover assembly including a hatch cover and a hatch cover securer configured to secure the hatch cover in a closed position engaging a coaming of the hopper railroad car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Gunderson LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Schuller, Jordan Paul Liske, Steven James Knight, Peter L. Jones
  • Patent number: 12288627
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed compositions and formulations comprising high levels of copper-64, and process for preparing said compositions and formulations. The present disclosure also relates to methods of administering copper-64 compositions to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: CURIUM US LLC
    Inventors: Brian Regna, Allan Casciola, Lauren Radford, Shaun Loveless, David Pipes, William Uhland, Craig Brunkhorst
  • Patent number: 12286368
    Abstract: A multi-functional lead anti-dissolution composition based on 100 parts by weight consisting of: a succinic acid in an amount of from 30 to 70 percent by weight; and a tartaric acid in an amount of from 70 to 30 percent by weight. The composition does not include any phosphates, thereby not contributing to the phosphate footprint in the water supply. The composition includes organic acids that have anti-inflammatory properties in addition to reducing lead dissolution in drinking water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Ticklish Turkeys LLC
    Inventors: Cayden John Schindlbeck, Benjamin Silverman Bryan, Alyssa Tiān Lì Flores, Matthew Michael Jakubowski, Dailey Alexandrea Jogan, Malvina Renata Lubanski, Liam Hendrix Raether
  • Patent number: 12286549
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a high-refractive index acrylic formulation embedded with sub-30 nm metal oxide nanocrystals. The formulation is solvent-free, low-viscosity, injectable (among other film deposition techniques) and produces high-refractive index, high transparency nanocomposites for a variety of optical applications including OLED lighting and display applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: PT SPE SUBCO LLC
    Inventors: Peter Christopher Guschl, James Dolgin, Joseph Thomas Morgenstern, Robert Swisher
  • Patent number: 12286600
    Abstract: At least one nitrogen-containing detergent to reduce the filter blocking tendency of a fuel composition having a tendency to block filters. The fuel composition includes a renewable diesel component and a biodiesel component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC
    Inventor: Alexander John Belly
  • Patent number: 12286871
    Abstract: Method is provided for preventing fluid from entering a well, such as a producing well, during a hydraulic fracturing treatment in another well completed in the same reservoir. Degradable ball sealers or degradable particulate material is injected into the well and pressure is maintained in the well during the fracturing treatment to prevent influx of fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Ely and Associates, LLC
    Inventor: John W. Ely