Patents Assigned to LLC
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Patent number: 11267440Abstract: Example user identification systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method determines a first step pulse associated with a user carrying a key fob and detects a user device proximate the key fob. The method further identifies a second step pulse measured by the user device and determines whether the first and second step pulses match. If the step pulses match, the user carrying the key fob is identified as the owner of the user device.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Zachary David Nelson, Shane Elwart, Bibhrajit Halder, Jonathan Thomas Mullen, Scott Vincent Myers, Tory Smith, Walter Joseph Talamonti
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Patent number: 11266296Abstract: Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed for obtaining optical images of a targeted object or scene such as a person's organ or tissue based on a fiber bundle having imaging optical fibers and optical phase modulation for improved imaging quality without using an objective lens to receive light from a target. Among its applications is an endoscope that bears no lens at the distal end, which affords miniaturization and bendability, and that has adjustable focal distance.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: C URCHIN TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventor: Feiling Wang
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Patent number: 11266932Abstract: A water filtration apparatus comprises a housing having a housing outlet and a housing inlet, the housing outlet configured to allow filtered water to exit therefrom, the housing inlet includes a valve stem, where the housing has latch arms disposed adjacent to the valve stem. At least one filter is disposed in the interior portion of the housing, and the at least one filter is in fluid communication with the housing outlet and the housing inlet. A valve assembly includes a valve body releasably coupled with the valve stem, where the valve body has a faucet interface component, and the valve body configured to fluidly couple with a faucet via the faucet interface component. The valve assembly has a valve body release coupled with the valve body, and the valve body release is slidable relative to the valve body and the one or more latch arms.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: AQUAMEDIX LLC.Inventors: J. Brady Benson, D J Emmons
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Patent number: 11267401Abstract: An autonomous vehicle including a communication system in communication with a computing system. The computing system runs computer-executable instructions that may examine a profile of a passenger. The computer-executable instructions may include detecting a safe opportunity for the passenger to exit the autonomous vehicle. In response to detecting the safe opportunity, and if the profile of the passenger requests so, the autonomous vehicle may cause a speaker on the autonomous vehicle to audibly notify and guide the passenger to exit the autonomous vehicle safely during the safe opportunity.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings, LLCInventor: Govindarajan Krishnamurthi
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Patent number: 11270448Abstract: Modifications are performed to cause a style of an image to match a different style. A first image is accessed, where the first image has the first style. A second image is also accessed, where the second image has a second style. Subsequent to a deep neural network (DNN) learning these styles, a copy of the first image is fed as input to the DNN. The DNN modifies the first image copy by transitioning the first image copy from being of the first style to subsequently being of the second style. As a consequence, a modified style of the transitioned first image copy bilaterally matches the second style.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Raymond Kirk Price, Michael Bleyer, Christopher Douglas Edmonds
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Patent number: 11271609Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques communicate in a cellular communication frequency range, detect a resonant signal in response to the communication in the cellular communication frequency range for cellular communication, the resonant signal to indicate presence of a contactless card. Embodiments also include enabling a near-field communication device to send a communication to the contactless card based on the detection of the resonant signal, the near-field communication device to communicate with the contactless card in a near-field communication frequency range.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Kevin Osborn, David Wurmfeld, Kevan Emmott
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Patent number: 11266243Abstract: Piece of furniture, such as a dresser, includes a frame having a front facing surface and a rear facing surface, rectangular drawers each insertable into and partly removable from the frame and at least one of which includes a vertically oriented front panel, rectangular side panels, a horizontal lower panel and a vertically oriented rear panel, and front, non-adjustable supports and rear, non-adjustable supports for supporting the frame on a horizontal surface. The rear supports have a lower height than the front supports. As such, a distance between a lowermost drawer and a rear of the frame is less than a distance between the lowermost drawer and a front of the frame when the lowermost drawer is fully inserted into the frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Dooli Products, LLCInventors: David M. Stravitz, Steven G. Marton
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Patent number: 11272625Abstract: In one embodiment, a semiconductor package may be formed having a first side and a second side that is substantially opposite to the first side. An embodiment may include forming an attachment clip extending substantially laterally between the first and second sides wherein the attachment clip is positioned near a distal end of the first and second sides. An embodiment may also include forming the attachment clip to have a flexible main portion that can bend away from a plane of the main portion toward a bottom side of the semiconductor package.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Atapol Prajuckamol, Chee Hiong Chew, Yushuang Yao
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Patent number: 11269927Abstract: A transactional replicator applying group commit and barrier concepts is disclosed. Group commit means that the transactional replicator commits multiple transactions in a group and is not restricted to committing single transactions one-at-a-time and is not limited to operating on a single state provider. Barrier means that the transactional replicator does not move forward to commit additional transactions until the previous group of transactions are completed. All state providers must apply their transactions and update state before additional transactions will be committed. A quorum acknowledgement “unlocks” any locks that were acquired to update the state within a state provider. However, as long as there are no lock conflicts, additional transactions can continue to create new group commits as necessary.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Gopal Krishna R. Kakivaya, Anurag Gupta, Sumukh Shivaprakash, Mihail G. Tarta, Mert Coskun
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Patent number: 11272554Abstract: A mobile edge computing (MEC) architecture can facilitate utilization of virtual multi-point non-internet protocol (IP) connections in radio access networks (RAN). Thus, the same mobile device can be addressed with multiple radio access technologies (RATs). The MEC can provide service continuity in multi-access technologies using virtual session, and the MEC can terminate a main session between a core network and the MEC, for the mobile device, via a single IP address, Based on the services and the states of the access network in the multi-access environment, the MEC can dynamically select the RAT and access point as the target to deliver the service over the RAN.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignees: AT&T INIELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Zhi Cui, Sangar Dowlatkhah
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Patent number: 11267633Abstract: A multi-layer film and a film package made from the film are described herein that provide resealing capabilities by utilizing a tacky layer within the multi-layer film. The multi-layer film can include an outer film portion including the embedded tacky layer and an inner film portion. An opening feature formed in the multi-layer film includes a flap configured to be manipulated by a user to create an opening through the multi-layer film. The inner film portion can include a release layer configured specifically to interact with the tacky layer to provide a desired separation peel force and resealing functionalities. The outer film portion can include an outer film layer disposed on an opposite side of the tacky layer from the release layer that is configured to permanently adhere to the tacky layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Intercontinental Great Brands LLCInventors: Stuart Mackintosh Blyth, Ronald H. Exner, Louis Peter Fenech, III, Ying (Lora) Liang, Jeffrey T. Weber, Paul A. Zerfas, Evan Michael Ziolkowski
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Patent number: 11266110Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01077337. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01077337. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01077337 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01077337 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: David R. Wooten, Jr., Jennifer L. Yates
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Patent number: 11266533Abstract: Occlusion devices, earpiece devices and methods of occluding an ear canal are provided. An occlusion device includes an insertion element, a foldable element and an expandable element. The foldable element is disposed on the insertion element and is configured to receive a medium via the insertion element. The expandable element is disposed over the foldable element. The foldable element is configured to unfold, responsive to the medium, and cause the expandable element to expand to contact the ear canal.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Staton Techiya, LLCInventor: Steven W. Goldstein
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Patent number: 11266328Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards computer-based systems and methods for evaluating a user's body motion based on motion data obtained via a series of wireless sensors attached to a user's body. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. A server system receives motion data from one or more input devices. The motion data corresponds to movement of a user. The server system generates a motion profile based on at least the motion data received from the one or more input devices. The server system retrieves a pre-defined target motion profile from a database structure. The server system objectively evaluating the extracted motion profile by comparing one or more parameters of the generated motion profile with one or more parameters of the retrieved pre-defined target motion profile.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Latella Sports Technologies, LLCInventor: Frank A. Latella, Jr.
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Patent number: 11267094Abstract: A vibration-reducing component and an apparatus for its use. The vibration-reducing component combines an elastic member with a compression element to both resist applied forces and absorb selected vibrations. The vibration reducing component finds particular utility in tools that inherently create vibrations.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: TEMPLE ALLEN HOLDINGS LLCInventors: James H. Bittorf, Shane Brewer
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Patent number: 11269688Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards automatically scaling distributed computing resources of a distributed computing system based on a system load measurement and a trend factor indicative of whether the system load is increasing or decreasing. If a computing resource load value is above a resource addition threshold value and the trend factor indicates that the computing resource load is increasing, a corresponding computing resource is added to the distributed computing system. If a computing resource load value is below a resource removal threshold value and the trend factor indicates that the computing resource load is decreasing, a corresponding computing resource is removed from the distributed computing system. The trend factor can be obtained using a moving average convergence divergence (MACD) direction indicator.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLCInventors: Jeff Wu, Hui Li
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Patent number: 11269327Abstract: A controller of an autonomous vehicle receives a travel itinerary of a passenger and an airport map. The controller then uses the airport map to arrive at a terminal corresponding to the passenger's travel itinerary. Upon arrival at the terminal the controller communicates with parked vehicles (V2V) or infrastructure to identify an unoccupied parking spot and then autonomously parks. When picking up a passenger, the controller determines whether the passenger has checked luggage and adjusts and arrival time accordingly and may account for the storage volume of the luggage. The controller may also loop a circuit at the airport where a wait time has been exceeded. In some embodiments, augmented reality may be used to help the passenger identify the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2017Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Lindsay Chan, Aysha Habbaba, Jinesh J. Jain
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Patent number: 11267191Abstract: An additive manufacturing method includes providing a first composite material and forming a composite part matrix using the first composite material and defining a first layer, applying a first fiber reinforcing material to the composite part matrix atop and in contact with the first layer of the composite part matrix such that fibers of the first fiber reinforcing material are oriented in a first direction and form a second layer on the composite part matrix, applying a second fiber reinforcing material to the composite part matrix atop and in contact with the first fiber reinforcing material such that fibers of the second fiber reinforcing material are oriented in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and form a third layer on the composite part matrix, applying the first composite material to the composite part matrix, and curing the composite part matrix to create a composite product.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Yucong Wang, David M. Zini, Qigui Wang, Brennon L. White
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Patent number: 11269183Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a camera, a transparent panel, and a processor being mounted on a housing to be mounted on a user's head. The processor may access an image captured by the camera of a label and spatial markers displayed on a screen of a computing device, determine data identified in the label, communicate the determined data to an information source, receive, from the information source, information corresponding to the determined data, determine locations of the spatial markers with respect to a display area of the panel, identify a section of the display area defined by the spatial markers, and display an item corresponding to the received information on the panel outside of the identified section.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventor: Benjamin Eli Brown
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Patent number: 11268031Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to cooling hot biochar based on applying cool gas directly to the hot biochar. The gas may be steam comprising water vapor. Biochar may be cooled in a cooling chamber by cool steam injected into a steam loop configured to cool the steam. The biochar cooled with steam may be dried in a drying chamber by dry gas injected from a gas loop. The gas may be hydrocarbon gas. Biochar may be heated in a processing chamber. Heated biochar may be cooled in a cooling chamber by cool hydrocarbon gas injected to the cooling chamber. Biochar in the processing chamber may be heated with heat recovered from cooling. Filtered byproducts and tail gas may be recovered from the cooling chamber. Tail gas may be recycled. Various direct biochar cooling implementations may produce biochar having enhanced carbon content, increased surface area, and a hydrogen stream byproduct.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: ARIES CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Joseph Regnery, Joel Thornton, Matt Newman, Brandon Davis