Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Data processing device and data processing method
    Patent number: 11265141
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus and a data processing method that can reduce errors of time arising from accuracy of time information. The data processing apparatus generates signaling including time information having accuracy of time according to a frame length of a physical layer frame and processes the signaling so as to be included into a preamble of the physical layer frame to make it possible to reduce errors of time arising from time information. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a transmitter compatible with a broadcasting method of ATSC3.0 and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Lachlan Bruce Michael, Kazuyuki Takahashi
  • Audio processing for detecting occurrences of loud sound characterized by brief audio bursts
    Patent number: 11264048
    Abstract: A boundary of a highlight of audiovisual content depicting an event is identified. The audiovisual content may be a broadcast, such as a television broadcast of a sporting event. The highlight may be a segment of the audiovisual content deemed to be of particular interest. Audio data for the audiovisual content is stored, and the audio data is automatically analyzed to detect one or more audio events indicative of one or more occurrences to be included in the highlight. Each audio event may be a brief, high-energy audio burst such as the sound made by a tennis serve. A time index within the audiovisual content, before or after the audio event, may be designated as the boundary, which may be the beginning or end of the highlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: STATS LLC
    Inventors: Mihailo Stojancic, Warren Packard
  • Method, apparatus, and storage medium for managing stripe in storage system
    Patent number: 11262930
    Abstract: Techniques manage stripes in a storage system. A balance index of a storage device in the storage system is determined respectively, the balance index indicating a relationship between distribution of a set of stripes involved by the storage device and distribution of a set of stripes involved by storage devices in the storage system. A source storage device is selected from the storage devices according to the determined balance indexes. A source extent is selected from a set of extents that have been allocated in the source storage device. Data in the source extent is moved to an idle extent in a destination storage device in the storage devices. The extents in the stripes may be distributed as evenly as possible in the storage devices, thereby ensuring load balance of the storage system and managing the stripes in the storage system in a more effective manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Huijuan Fan, Chi Chen
  • Variable modulus body brace and body brace system
    Patent number: 11259577
    Abstract: A brace for a part of a body includes a first conductive fiber associated with a first polarity, and a second conductive fiber associated with a second polarity different from the first polarity. The second fiber is woven together with the first fiber and insulated from the first fiber. The brace also includes a selectively electrically activated cross-linking agent between the first and second fibers. The agent is constructed to cross-link in a first active mode when the first and second fibers are electrified and is constructed to not cross-link in a second inactive mode when the first and second fibers are not electrified. The brace surrounds a body part, such as a knee or neck. The agent can include an ER fluid and/or EAP. A brace system includes a selectively electrically activated brace for the part of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SoftArmour LLC
    Inventors: David Amos Ben-Meir, Allan Sanford, Christen Egan, Gibran Esquenazi, Richard Hutchison, Nathaniel Mowell, Russell Scott Miller
  • Methods for water blending control
    Patent number: 11261106
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a reverse osmosis water filtration system including a housing, a pre-filter cartridge, a reverse osmosis cartridge, and a post treatment cartridge. A medial water line transports a first portion of pretreated water from the pre-filter cartridge to the reverse osmosis cartridge. An unfiltered water line includes a flow restrictor and blend valve. The unfiltered water line is fluidly coupled between the medial water line and a blend water line. The blend water line receives filtered water at a first flowrate from the reverse osmosis cartridge and unfiltered water at a second flowrate from the blend valve. The first flowrate and the second flowrate are substantially equal to produce a consistent total dissolved solids value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: PENTAIR FILTRATION SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Manasa Sambi, Blake Brewer
  • Roller shade system
    Patent number: 11261661
    Abstract: An improved roller shade system provides increased support, additional adjustments and/or increased safety. The slip plate allows the brake to slip forward and minimize damage to the clutch spring when a user pulls too hard on the hembar. The center drive mechanism extends through a bracket to allow the drive shaft to distribute power in both directions and drive two shade tube simultaneously. The tube adapter absorbs force from the spinning shade tube to minimize damage to the other components and the bead chain. The sprocket has a back wall supporting the sprocket, allowing the sprocket 130 to rest on the back flange of the sun gear to minimize pressure on the gears. An adjustment arm is adjusted to help level the shade band. The shade bands may be removed without disturbing the other shade bands in the system. A height of a hembar may be adjusted by rotating a rod within the hembar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Miroshnichenko, Stephen Hebeisen, Xi Ming Liarno
  • Seal and vent assembly for a vehicle driveline
    Patent number: 11261920
    Abstract: A seal and vent assembly for a constant velocity joint including a vent plate for being disposed in a compartment of the constant velocity joint. The vent plate defines a mounting aperture. A vent valve is received in the mounting aperture for sealing the compartment of the constant velocity joint. The vent valve has a body portion extending along an axis and received by the mounting aperture and a rim portion extending from the body portion into engagement with, and biased against the vent plate. The vent valve defines a chamber between the rim portion, the body portion and the vent plate. A venting channel fluidly connects the chamber of the vent valve and the compartment of the constant velocity joint. The vent plate defines the at least one venting channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: NEAPCO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Nick Dubiel, Robert J. Wehner, Riki Patel
  • Casino wagering system
    Patent number: 11263873
    Abstract: A system which can implement an electronic version of pai gow poker using an electronic gaming system, as well as a physical pai gow game played with physical cards on a physical table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Le Gaming LLC
    Inventor: Johnny Le
  • Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing a broadcast integration platform with real-time interactive content synchronization
    Patent number: 11265607
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate generally to the field of content distribution platforms, and more particularly, to systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing a broadcast integration platform with real-time interactive content synchronization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Synchronicity Finance LLC
    Inventors: John Robert Armstrong, Reese Armstrong, Rondee Quinton Businger
  • Photosensitive imaging devices and associated methods
    Patent number: 11264371
    Abstract: A monolithic sensor for detecting infrared and visible light according to an example includes a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor layer coupled to the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor layer includes a device surface opposite the semiconductor substrate. A visible light photodiode is formed at the device surface. An infrared photodiode is also formed at the device surface and in proximity to the visible light photodiode. A textured region is coupled to the infrared photodiode and positioned to interact with electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SiOnyx, LLC
    Inventors: Jutao Jiang, Jeffrey McKee, Martin U. Pralle
  • Magnetic quick release shade system
    Patent number: 11261660
    Abstract: The quick release device may comprise a shade tube, a gear wheel engaging with the shade tube, a pawl removably engaging with the gear wheel and a solenoid configured to activate the pawl. The activation of the pawl disengages the pawl from the pawl wheel and allows the shade tube to rotate. The quick release device may also include a shade tube, a rotating brake plate engaging with the shade tube, a spring configured to apply pressure to the rotating brake plate and a magnet configured to apply magnetism to the spring. In response to the magnet applying magnetism to the spring, the spring contracts and releases pressure on the rotating brake plate and allows the shade tube to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen P. Hebeisen, Eugene Miroshnichenko
  • Self-adjusting directional drilling apparatus and methods for drilling directional wells
    Patent number: 11261667
    Abstract: An apparatus for drilling curved and straight sections of a wellbore is disclosed that in one non-limiting embodiment includes a drilling assembly configured to include a drill bit at an end thereof that can be rotated by a drive in the drilling assembly and by the rotation of the drilling assembly, and wherein the drilling assembly includes: a deflection device that (i) tilts a section of the drilling assembly within a selected plane when the drilling assembly is substantially rotationally stationary to allow drilling of a curved section of the wellbore by rotating the drill bit by the drive; and (ii) straightens the section of the drilling assembly when the drilling assembly is rotated to allow drilling of a straight section of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Volker Peters
  • System and method for MIMO wireless communication for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11265065
    Abstract: A MIMO system is provided for a vehicle having an exterior structure and an enclosure. The system includes external antennas attached to the exterior structure and internal antennas positioned within the enclosure. The system further includes an RF transceiver and an antenna selecting device. The selecting device is disposable between a first state where the selecting device is configured to operably connect at least two of the external antennas to the RF transceiver and a second state where the selecting device is configured to operably connect one or more of the external antennas and one or more of the internal antennas to the RF transceiver. A controller is configured to actuate the selecting device to move to the second state, in response to the signal strength being above an upper strength threshold, and in further response to the ratio being above an upper ratio threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Jang Hwan Oh
  • Adjustable belt loop fastening device
    Patent number: D944489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: LUCIDA, LLC
    Inventor: Joshua Wexelbaum
  • Animal shaped blanket
    Patent number: D944569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Fuzzle Dot, LLC
    Inventor: Kristin Oxnard
  • Display screen or portion thereof with transitional graphical user interface
    Patent number: D944832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Nishant Ranka, Aaron Brako, Jessica W. Huang, Talía Brigneti Rouillon, Colin Keogh, Lucas Galo, Nilanjana Banerjee, Rahul Choudhury, Pierre-Laurent Coirier
  • Display screen with graphical user interface for a social security planner
    Patent number: D944833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Tax Smart Research, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Mukaty, Feiyang Xue, Eric Chartan
  • Plyometric box
    Patent number: D944903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Coulter Ventures, LLC.
    Inventor: Dylan Jones
  • Flashlight
    Patent number: D945036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
    Inventors: Adam R. Green, Darryl W. Tieken
  • plant named ‘WNCYLALEM’
    Patent number: PP33980
    Abstract: A new and distinct Calylophus plant named ‘WNCYLALEM’, characterized by its outwardly spreading and mounding to eventually trailing and decumbent plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; freely flowering habit; large light yellow-colored flowers that are held above and beyond the foliar plane; and excellent garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: WINGEN, LLC
    Inventor: Brent D. Barnes