Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Devices, systems, and methods for providing and using one or more valves in an assembly line grow pod
    Patent number: 11219172
    Abstract: An assembly line grow pod includes a plurality of fluid lines fluidly coupled between a fluid source and a fluid destination within the assembly line grow pod, a plurality of valves, each coupled to a fluid line such that fluid movement through the fluid lines is selectively controlled by the valves, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the valves. The master controller is programmed to receive information relating to fluid delivery within the assembly line grow pod, determine one or more valves to direct the fluid, determine valve parameters for each of the valves that achieve the fluid direction, and transmit one or more control signals to the valves for directing the fluid within the assembly line grow pod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Grow Solutions Tech LLC
    Inventor: Gary Bret Millar
  • Separator modules for terminal bodies
    Patent number: 11223442
    Abstract: Signal distribution arrangements are assembled by selecting a terminal body and a tap module combination that provides the desired signal strength at the intended position in an optical network. Each terminal body includes an input connection interface, a pass-through connection interface, a module connection interface, and multiple drop connection interfaces. Each tap module houses an optical tap having an asymmetric split ratio. Most of the optical signal power received at the signal distribution arrangement passes to the pass-through connection interface. A portion of the optical signal power is routed to the drop connection interfaces (e.g., via a symmetrical optical power splitter). The tap module and terminal body combination are selected based on the desired number of drop connection interfaces and to balance the asymmetric split ratio with the symmetric split ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David James Mather, Jan Jozef Julia Maria Erreygers, Salvatore Tuccio
  • Automated teller machine card ejection mechanism
    Patent number: 11222514
    Abstract: In some implementations, an automated teller machine (ATM) may accept a card. The ATM may eject the card at a first time. The ATM may retract the card based on a determination that a threshold amount of time has elapsed from the first time and that the card has not been removed. The ATM may eject the card at a second time after retracting the card. The ATM may retract the card based on a determination that the threshold amount of time has elapsed from the second time and that the card has not been removed. The ATM may provide the card to a card storage compartment of the ATM after retracting the card and based on a determination that the card has been ejected or retracted a threshold number of times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Young, Matthew Kolesaric, Michael Kidd
  • Microbial conversion of methane
    Patent number: 11220700
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for producing lipids and amino acids from a gaseous substrate comprising methane and oxygen. The process uses a culture of a methanotrophic microorganism in a liquid nutrient medium. The methanotrophic microorganism can be a Methylomicrobium bacterium and more specifically Methylomicrobium buryatense 5GB1. The lipid products can be in the cellular membrane of the methanotroph and can be extracted in a separate extraction zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: LanzaTech New Zealand Limited, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION, ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, LLC
    Inventors: Mary Elizabeth Lidstrom, Marina Georgievna Kalyuzhnaya, Derek Wayne Griffin, Nicholas Bourdakos, Philip Thomas Pienkos, Lieve Maria Louisa Laurens
  • Methods for producing corn plants with northern leaf blight resistance and compositions thereof
    Patent number: 11219174
    Abstract: The present disclosure is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. The disclosure provides methods for breeding corn plants having northern leaf blight (NLB) resistance using marker-assisted selection. The disclosure further provides corn germplasm resistant to NLB. The disclosure also provides markers associated with NLB resistance loci for introgressing these loci into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel NLB resistant germplasm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: William J. Bourdoncle, Franck J. Chopin, Romain Fouquet, Marcelo P. Giovanini, Peter V. Maloney, Yule Pan
  • Deep water culture hydroponic system
    Patent number: 11219173
    Abstract: The specification discloses a DWC hydroponic system that includes a plurality of grow tanks, a circulation pump, a nutrient supply line fluidly connecting the outlet of the circulation pump to the grow tanks, and a tank drain line fluidly connected to the grow tanks. Each of the grow tanks is fluidly connected in parallel between the nutrient supply line and the tank drain line. The system further includes a pump suction line fluidly connected to the inlet of the circulation pump, and a plurality of bridge connectors each fluidly connecting the tank drain line to the pump suction line in accordance with a defined pattern. The DWC system may further include a nutrient supply fluidly connected to the circulation pump intake through a valve arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Hydra Unlimited, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel N. Campau, Scott T. Kloote
  • Coiler with accompanying attachments and bag
    Patent number: 11220411
    Abstract: A bag on which a coiler may attach. A coiling device that allows for attachments to be affixed to it, whether or not the coiler is attached to a bag. Attachments comprising a brush clip comprising a quickdraw setter/remover, brush, and other useful items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Coil Pro, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel C. Willingham
  • Wind energy systems
    Patent number: 11220992
    Abstract: Systems can be used to harness energy from winds. For example, this document describes scalable systems having multiple wing-like blades that can efficiently convert wind power into electricity and other types of energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: JMCC Wing, LLC
    Inventor: James McCanney
  • Method, electronic device and computer readable storage medium for data backup and recovery
    Patent number: 11221921
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, electronic device and computer readable storage medium for data backup and recovery. The data backup method comprises: receiving data to be backed up and metadata describing the data to be backed up, the data to be backed up comprising a file and a directory, the metadata comprising file data associated with the file and directory data associated with the directory; generating path data associated with both the file and the directory based on the file data and the directory data; and storing the file data, the directory data, and the path data in association with the data to be backed up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Jimmy Zhang, Hong Deng, Sammi Hongying Wang
  • Combined pulse echo inspection of pipeline systems
    Patent number: 11221314
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method for inspecting pipe is provided. The method includes transmitting an ultrasound pulse through a pipe or a fluid container from inside the pipe or the fluid container. The method further includes receiving echoes via a plurality of sensors, based on the ultrasound pulse, and combining echo data from the plurality of sensors. The method additionally includes deriving an environmental assessment based on the combining the echo data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Earle Sutherland, Ryan Danny Eastcott
  • Storage system query mechanism and techniques
    Patent number: 11222017
    Abstract: A storage system query mechanism and corresponding techniques for implementing queries are provided. In one exemplary method, queries are processed by providing a server-side meta-model for creating queries on the server; and providing a client-side meta-model for creating queries on the client, wherein the client and the server are based on different programming languages and wherein the queries created on the client are translated from a language of the client into a language of the server for processing by the server. The query results are optionally converted to data transfer objects for presentation on the client. In an exemplary query service method, at least one base meta-model is provided having a plurality of base classes and a domain-specific injection point; and at least one domain-specific meta-model is received and injected into the base meta-model at the domain-specific injection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Ilya Liubovich, Ruben Michel, Satish Suryanarayan, Ohad Zeliger
  • Methods of inducing weight loss
    Patent number: 11219236
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of inducing weight loss and/or preventing weight gain in a subject affected by administering certain diets selected based on the fasting blood glucose and/or the fasting insulin of the subject. The present disclosure further provides personalized dietary instruction, based on the fasting blood glucose and/or the fasting insulin of a subject, with the potential to improve the weight loss and prevent weight regain. The present disclosure further relates to methods for predicting weight loss success and classifying responsiveness of a subject to a certain diet as well as methods for selecting a weight loss or a weight gain diet for a subject based on the fasting blood glucose and/or the fasting insulin of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: Gelesis LLC, University of Copenhagen
    Inventors: Arne Astrup, Christian Ritz, Mads Fiil Hjorth, Yishai Zohar
  • Radiation shielding devices, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 11222732
    Abstract: In general, radiation shielding systems that shield radiation from multiple directions are described. In one embodiment, a method of shielding radiation is provided, including supporting a shielding device on an object proximate a radiation source, positioning a first shielding portion in a vertical position relative to the object, positioning a second shielding portion to extend away from the first portion, the second shielding portion attached to the first portion, and shielding radiation from the radiation source by the first shielding portion and the second shielding portion such that the first and second shielding portions provide a radiation shielding zone for a healthcare practitioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Radux Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Gordon, Andrew Ubel
  • Method of forming a semiconductor device and circuit
    Patent number: 11223338
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an amplifier circuit may be configured with an output transistor that forms an output current and an output voltage at an output. The amplifier circuit may also include a reference circuit that may be configured to form a reference current that is substantially proportional to the output current. An embodiment of the reference circuit may also be configured to control a transistor to sink current from the output in response changes in the reference current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Martin Podzemny
  • Network outage detection
    Patent number: 11223945
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for detecting network service failure and potential source of failure in a communication network employing registration requests. A current quantity of registration requests may be compared against an expected quantity of registration requests, and a network alert may be sent based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Yubin Li, Jiongkuan Hou
  • Method and apparatus for photographing and projecting moving images in three dimensions
    Patent number: 11223818
    Abstract: A digital cinematographic and projection process that provides 3D stereoscopic imagery that is not adversely affected by the standard frame rate of 24 frames per second, as is the convention in the motion picture industry worldwide. A method for photographing and projecting moving images in three dimensions includes recording a moving image with a first and a second camera simultaneously and interleaving a plurality of frames recorded by the first camera with a plurality of frames recorded by the second camera. The step of interleaving includes retaining odd numbered frames recorded by the first camera and deleting the even numbered frames, retaining even numbered frames recorded by the second camera and deleting the odd numbered frames, and creating an image sequence by alternating the retained images from the first and second camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Magi International LLC
    Inventor: Douglas Trumbull
  • Cyclonic flow-inducing pump
    Patent number: 11221028
    Abstract: Disclosed cyclonic flow-inducing pumps overcome drawbacks associated with known adverse flow conditions that arise from flow of certain types of materials through a material flow conduit. Such cyclonic flow-inducing pumps provide for flow of flowable material within a flow passage of a material flow conduit (e.g., a portion of a pipeline, tubing or the like) to have a cyclonic flow (i.e., vortex or swirling) profile. Advantageously, the cyclonic flow profile centralizes flow toward the central portion of the flow passage, thereby reducing magnitude of laminar flow. Such cyclonic flow profile provides a variety of other advantages as compared to a parabolic flow profile such as, for example, increased flow rate, reduce inner pipeline wear, more uniform inner pipe wear, reduction in energy consumption, reduced or eliminated adverse considerations such as slugging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Vortex Pipe Systems LLC
    Inventors: Paul Wayne Schmidt, Avijit Ghosh
  • Systems and methods for validating customer interactions
    Patent number: 11222326
    Abstract: A method may include generating, by a computing device, a first dynamic QR code comprising a plurality of QR code frames, each QR code frame transmitted at a first frequency, the plurality of QR code frames comprising non-viable QR code frame(s) and at least one viable QR code frame. The method may include displaying, by the computing device, the first dynamic QR code, the at least one viable QR code frame displayed at a first time. The method may include transmitting, by the computing device, a first pulse to a user device. The method may include capturing, by the user device at the first time and in response to receiving the first pulse, the at least one viable QR code frame. The method may include generating and displaying, by the user device, a second dynamic QR code, causing the computing device to complete a requested transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventor: David Kelly Wurmfeld
  • Lid
    Patent number: D940500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    Inventors: Sam William Bannister, Michael Sloban, Jr.
  • Computer display panel with graphical user interface comprising a group of interest rate icons for a mortgage application
    Patent number: D940751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: PROMONTORY MORTGAGEPATH LLC
    Inventors: Morgan Cadow, Molly Bergseid