Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Gallium nitride electromagnetic pulse arrestor
    Patent number: 11227844
    Abstract: A GaN diode EMP arrestor exhibits breakdown in <10 ns at reverse-bias voltage >20 kV. Additionally, the arrestor exhibits avalanche ruggedness at 1 kA/cm2 in a 1 mm2 device (i.e. 10 A absolute current) over a period of 500 ns following the onset of breakdown. Finally, the specific on-resistance in the forward direction is <20 m? cm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Kaplar, Jack David Flicker, Olga Lavrova
  • Method of mounting a roof rack on a vehicle having a removable roof
    Patent number: 11225129
    Abstract: A vehicle including a passenger compartment having a roof support framework including a pair of roof rails, a header and at least one roof bow. A roof including several rigid removable roof panels is removably assembled to the roof support framework. Pins are removably assembled to the roof rails or to brackets attached to the roof rails that extend through the roof panels. A roof rack or cargo carrier is removably attached to upper ends of the pins and is spaced above the roof panels. A method of assembling a roof rack to a vehicle is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dragan B. Stojkovic, Colleen Marie Hoffman, Jack Marchlewski, Joshua Robert Hemphill, Ronald M. Lovasz, Mathias A. Huber
  • Telecommunications panel with patching device installation features
    Patent number: 11228818
    Abstract: A telecommunications panel has various features for removably mounting patching devices to the panel. The telecommunications panel includes mounting flanges and ramp elements for facilitating mounting and removal of patching devices. The ramp element is associated with a receptacle opening of the panel and configured to contact a flexible latch of the patching device and depress the flexible latch as the patching device is received in the receptacle opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Yi Teh Shih, Brian J. Fitzpatrick
  • Electronic gaming machine with digital button deck device incorporating player tracking capabilities
    Patent number: 11227465
    Abstract: System and methods for providing a digital touch screen button display device incorporating player tracking and player rewards capabilities for an electronic gaming machine including game play functionality via a touch screen LCD thereby eliminating the need for a separate player tracking module. The digital button display device is located on the button deck of an electronic gaming machine and cooperates and communicates with the slot accounting system of a casino and may contain one or more interoperability modules to cooperate and communicate with differing slot accounting systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Gaming Arts, LLC
    Inventors: David Colvin, Eric D. Colvin, Moises Navarrete
  • Deep data-compression
    Patent number: 11226774
    Abstract: Host data stored in one or more source physical extents of non-volatile data storage is identified as valid and determined to be infrequently written by host I/O requests, and is therefore compressed to generate a highly compressed version of the valid host data. The highly compressed version is then stored into at least one target physical extent. The valid host data may be initially compressed before it is stored in the source physical extent(s), and may be re-compressed to generate the highly compressed version. If the valid host data is also infrequently read, it may be recompressed using larger blocks of host data than were used to perform the initial compression. The performance tier of the target physical extent may be different from (e.g. lower than) the performance tier of the source physical extent. The technology may be embodied in a background process such as a garbage collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Vamsi K. Vankamamidi, Philippe Armangau, Daniel E. Cummins, Steven A. Morley
  • Sprayer boom breakaway joint with a staged release and forced lift system
    Patent number: 11224211
    Abstract: A sprayer boom breakaway joint with a staged release and forced lift system is implemented with an agricultural sprayer. The system provides positive locking to restrain a breakaway joint against movement from a neutral position until an impact with a breakaway boom segment provides sufficient force to overcome the neutral holding force. Once released from the neutral position, the breakaway boom segment may at least initially experience a lesser holding force that biases the breakaway boom segment toward the neutral position and the breakaway boom segment may move along a path that has an upward movement component in addition to a rearward movement component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Brian J. Pilney, Derrick Fallon
  • Computer system for building, training and productionizing machine learning models
    Patent number: 11227188
    Abstract: A system for building, training and productionizing machine learning models is disclosed. A model training specification is received, and a plurality of sets of hyper-parameters is obtained. Sets of training data and hyper parameter sets are distributed to distributed training systems. Models are trained in parallel using different sets of training data. Models are trained using multiple sets of hyper parameters. A candidate hyper-parameter set is selected, based on a measure of estimated effectiveness of the trained predictive models, and a production predictive model is generated by training a predictive model using the selected candidate hyper-parameter set and the complete set of training data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: FAIR IP, LLC
    Inventors: David Luan Nguyen, David Scott Boren, Abhishek Barnwal, Babar Ali
  • Method for layerwise random access in a coded video stream
    Patent number: 11228777
    Abstract: A method of generating an encoded video bitstream, including obtaining an IRAP AU from a video bitstream; determining whether the IRAP AU is a first AU in a decoding order, whether each picture is an IDR picture, or whether each picture is a first picture of a layer following an EOS NAL unit; if so, setting a first flag for the IRAP AU equal to one; if not, determining whether a second flag for the IRAP AU is externally set to an external value; if so, setting the first flag for the IRAP AU equal to the external value; and if not, setting the first flag for the IRAP AU and the second flag for the IRAP AU equal to zero; encoding the video bitstream based on the first flag and the second flag; and transmitting the encoded video bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Byeongdoo Choi, Shan Liu, Stephan Wenger
  • Adjustable weighting sytem for a cue stick
    Patent number: 11224795
    Abstract: A cue for use in billiard games includes a removable weight system located in a bore in a butt section of the cue. The weight system includes a carrier having a length extending from a first end to a second end with one or more weights and two or more support washers supported on the carrier. A butt plate is secured to the first end of the carrier, the butt plate having a first end and a second end and including an opening extending from the first end to the second end, the opening having a circular cross section at a second end for receiving the carrier of the weight system. The one or more weights and the two or more washers may be set at different locations along the length of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: McDermott Cue Mfg., LLC
    Inventor: Larry Liebl
  • Flow control in geothermal wells
    Patent number: 11226137
    Abstract: A system for regulating fluid flow in a geothermal energy production system includes a flow control device disposed in an injector well and/or a producer well, which are disposed in a subterranean region. The injector well includes an outflow port configured to inject a fluid into the region, the producer well includes an inflow port configured to receive the fluid from the region, and the outflow port and the inflow port are in fluid communication via one or more passages in the subterranean region between the injector well and the producer well. The flow control device is configured to restrict a flow of a fluid into the producer well based on a temperature and/or a flow rate of the fluid in the flow control device. The temperature and/or the flow rate selected to maintain a temperature of the fluid entering the producer well within a selected range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Edward O'Malley, Eugene Stolboushkin, Alexander Kendall
  • Recommending friends in automated chatting
    Patent number: 11227342
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for recommending friends in automated chatting. A message is received from a user in a chat flow. An intention of looking for friends is identified from the message. One or more recommended friends are identified based on a topic knowledge graph. The recommended friends are provided in the chat flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Xianchao Wu, Katsuya Iida
  • Polymer compositions including a poly(ether sulfone) blend and articles made therefrom
    Patent number: 11225574
    Abstract: Described herein are polymer compositions having a poly(ether sulfone) polymer and (i) a polysulfone polymer or (ii) a poly(phenyl sulfone) polymer. In some embodiments, the polymer compositions can optionally include one or more additives. It has been surprisingly found that the aforementioned polymer compositions have outstanding anti-stick properties with respect to proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC
    Inventor: Maryam Momtaz
  • Determining vanishing points based on lane lines
    Patent number: 11227167
    Abstract: In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes obtaining an image depicting an environment where an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) may be located. The image comprises a plurality of line indicators. The plurality of line indicators represent one or more lanes in the environment. The image is part of training data for a neural network. The method also includes determining a plurality of line segments based on the plurality of line indicators. The method further includes determining a vanishing point within the image based on the plurality of line segments. The method further includes updating one or more of the image or metadata associated with the image to indicate a location of the vanishing point within the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventors: Yuliang Guo, Tae Eun Choe, Ka Wai Tsoi, Guang Chen, Weide Zhang
  • Systems and methods for webpage personalization
    Patent number: 11228660
    Abstract: A system can include one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform receiving, from an electronic device, a search query from a user of a plurality of users; processing first data; and facilitating displaying a set of items. Processing the first data can comprise determining one or more keywords by capturing the one or more keywords during a time window; creating a feature set of second data associated with at least a portion of the plurality of users; determining a set of items of the item set as being based at least in part on an item vector representation and a keyword vector representation; determining a respective purchase probability associated with each item of the set of items of the item set; ranking the set of items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Venkata Syam Prakash Rapaka, Kannan Achan, Kaushiki Nag, Sushant Kumar
  • Methods and systems for application control in a hinged electronic device
    Patent number: 11228671
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first device housing coupled to a second device housing by a hinge such that the first device housing is pivotable about the hinge between an axially displaced open position and a closed position. An exterior display is coupled to the electronic device and is exposed when the electronic device is in the closed position. At least one interior display is coupled to electronic device and is concealed when the electronic device is in the axially displaced open position. One or more processors detect user input interacting with two or more notifications presented on the exterior display. When the electronic device transitions to the axially displaced open position, the one or more processors present two or more interactive application portals of two or more predefined applications associated with the two or more notifications on the at least one interior display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal, Luciano Bevilacqua Pereira da Silva, Toni Pereira, Caio Luiz Leal Chagas do Nascimento
  • Method for output layer set mode in multilayered video stream
    Patent number: 11228776
    Abstract: A method of decoding may comprise: receiving a bitstream comprising compressed video/image data; parsing or deriving, from the bitstream, an output layer set mode indicator in a video parameter set (VPS); identifying output layer set signaling based on the output layer set mode indicator; identifying one or more picture output layers based on the identified output layer set signaling; and decoding the identified one or more picture output layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Byeongdoo Choi, Shan Liu, Stephan Wenger
  • Slanted radomes
    Patent number: 11226397
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to slanted radomes for protecting radar units. An example radar system may include a radar unit that includes at least one antenna having a radiation pattern. The radar unit is configured to transmit a radar signal based on the radiation pattern and receive radar signals. In addition, the radar system further includes a radome located in a direction of transmission of the radiation pattern. Particularly, the radome is aligned at an angle relative to a plane of the at least one antenna such that reflections of the transmitted radar signal caused by the radome are directed towards at least one of a null of the radiation pattern and an absorption component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Chen, Adam Brown, Philip Ma, Matthew Markel
  • Flexible store fulfillment
    Patent number: 11227244
    Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to a flexible order fulfillment management system that utilizes predefined fulfillment workflows including common business processes. By utilizing predefined workflows including common business processes, the order fulfillment management system is able to drive store-based fulfillment programs efficiently as multiple fulfillment workflows may utilize the same common business processes and a single fulfillment management system may operate workflows in parallel. In addition, such an order fulfillment management system may also be more easily adapted for different retail store environments as the system allows a designer to easily create or modify a fulfillment workflow by selecting predefined common business processes or creating any additional custom business processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Vadim Grabovski, Larry Christopher Venable, John Kevin Collier
  • Illuminated shade or screen assembly
    Patent number: 11226089
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus has a sheet member, a support assembly including a movable, elongated member that is attached to a first end portion of the sheet member, an end assembly attached to a second end portion of the sheet member, and a plurality of lighting devices attached to the sheet member. The plurality of lighting devices is a plurality of flat panel lighting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: National Christmas Products LLC
    Inventor: Michael M. McRae
  • Digital screening platform with open-ended association questions and precision threshold adjustment
    Patent number: 11227298
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tuning a digital screen to provide high quality data are provided. Methods include determining a target level of participant data quality associated with accurate completion of an online survey, determining a participant screening threshold based on the target level of participant data quality, and adjusting a survey screen based on the participant screening threshold. Methods may achieve high data quality without sacrificing participant diversity. Methods may also include transmitting the survey screen to a computing device associated with a participant, and receiving a response of the participant to the survey screen on the computing device. When the response fails to achieve a predetermined threshold response, methods may include rejecting the participant from the survey.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Prime Research Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Leonid Litman, Jonathan Robinson, Raphael Joseph Abberbock, Cheskie Rosenzweig