Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 12179148
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods of removing carbon dioxide from a gaseous stream using magnesium hydroxide and then regenerating the magnesium hydroxide. In some embodiments, the systems and methods can further comprise using the waste heat from one or more gas streams to provide some or all of the heat needed to drive the reactions. In some embodiments, magnesium chloride is primarily in the form of magnesium chloride dihydrate and is fed to a decomposition reactor to generate magnesium hydroxychloride, which is in turn fed to a second decomposition reactor to generate magnesium hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: CARBONFREE CHEMICALS HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Jones, Al Yablonsky
  • Patent number: 12183912
    Abstract: A doped cathode material for lithium-ion batteries is disclosed. Methods and systems are further provided for doping a cathode material for use in a lithium-ion battery. In one example, the doping may be a dry surface doping process. In some examples, dopants may stabilize a crystal structure of the cathode material and may result in fewer side reactions with an electrolyte as compared to an undoped cathode material. As such, cycling performance and capacity retention may be improved relative to the undoped cathode material. Further, in some examples, the doped cathode material produced with the dry surface doping process may have improved cycling performance and capacity retention relative to a comparable doped cathode material produced with a wet surface doping process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: A123 SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Yang Shi, Kitae Kim, Lixin Wang, Yingjie Xing, Andrew Millonig, Bryan Kim, Derek C. Johnson
  • Patent number: 12178883
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to polyglutamated antifolates, formulations containing liposomes filled with alpha or D-gamma polyglutamated antifolates, methods of making the polyglutamated antifolates and liposome containing formulations, and methods of using polyglutamated antifolates and liposome containing formulations to treat hyerproliferative disorders (e.g., cancer) and disorders of the immune system (e.g., an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: L.E.A.F. HOLDINGS GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Clet Niyikiza, Victor Mandla Moyo
  • Patent number: 12178234
    Abstract: A cartridge may include a housing, a liquid supply reservoir in the housing and configured to store a pre-vapor formulation, a vaporizer, and a porous plug. The vaporizer may be in liquid communication with the liquid supply reservoir. The vaporizer may be configured to generate a vapor from heating a portion of the pre-vapor formulation. The porous plug may be connected to the housing and separated from the liquid supply reservoir. The porous plug may be permeable to the vapor. The porous plug may enclose a flavoring additive contacting a storage material. The flavoring additive may be configured to at least partially elute from the storage material or at least partially volatilize from the storage material if the vapor flows through the porous plug. An e-vaping device may include the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Gerd Kobal, San Li, Peter Lipowicz
  • Patent number: 12180574
    Abstract: A sterling silver alloy composition consisting of in parts by weight: at least 92.5% silver, 0.5%-1.2% palladium, 3.4%-4.8% copper, 0.5%-1.5% zinc, 0.1%-1.5% indium, wherein zinc and indium combined content is not greater than 2.4%, 0.3%-1% germanium, and 0.005%-0.05% silicon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: National Chain Company, Enewton Design, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Esposito, Grigory Raykhtsaum
  • Patent number: 12182140
    Abstract: An example system includes a processor to receive production log data and pre-process the production log data to generate an exploration data set. The production log data includes continuous updates of a ranking function associated with different actions for a same query issued by a same user in different impressions. The processor can perform offline estimation of online metrics for ranking functions using the exploration data set, evaluate a proposed ranking function by comparing the estimated online metrics to a set of baseline metrics of a baseline ranking function, detect that the proposed ranking function is a preferred ranking function having a higher detected metric score than the baseline ranking function based on a comparison of the estimated online metrics with the baseline metrics of the baseline ranking function, and execute an action on an information retrieval system based on the preferred ranking function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lihong Li, Jinyoung Kim, Imed Zitouni
  • Patent number: 12183163
    Abstract: Systems and methods for combined or hybrid online and in-casino wagering game tournaments are provided. Combined online and in-casino tournaments may permit both online and in-casino players at non-dedicated machines to participate in the same tournament asynchronously. Hybrid online and in-casino tournaments may permit a single player to utilize both online and in-casino gaming sessions conducted at non-dedicated machines to participate in the same tournament asynchronously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Walker Digital Table Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Moore, Todd Wingate, Carolyn Moore
  • Patent number: 12179983
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a top engaging article carrier for packaging one or more articles and a blank for forming the carrier. The article carrier comprises an engaging panel (12A, 12B) having at least one ply and comprising; a first side edge (E1), a first end edge (E2) and a corner (BC) defined by the first side and end edges (E1, E2). The engaging panel (12A, 12B) comprises a corner area (18) extending between the corner (BC) and an article-receiving aperture (A1, A2) in the engaging panel (12A, 12B). The aperture (A1, A2) comprises a first engaging edge (E4) at a position across the corner area (18) from the corner (BC). The first engaging edge (E4) is curved. The first engaging edge (E4) has a radius of curvature (r3) greater than the radius (r1) of the corner aperture (A1, A2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew E. Zacherle, Casey P. Grey
  • Patent number: 12180700
    Abstract: A sound damping wallboard for installation on an installed wallboard, a sound damping wallboard system, and a method of constructing a sound damping wallboard on a building structure are disclosed. The sound damping wallboard includes a gypsum layer having a gypsum layer inner surface and a gypsum layer outer surface, a first sound damping layer disposed at the gypsum layer inner surface and having a first sound damping layer inner surface opposite the gypsum layer inner surface, a first encasing layer disposed at the gypsum layer outer surface, a second encasing layer disposed at the first sound damping layer inner surface, and a second sound damping layer disposed at the second encasing layer opposite the first sound damping layer inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Gold Bond Building Products, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Hawk, Tommy Wilson, Michael N. Blades, Joseph J. Bailey, Brian G. Randall
  • Patent number: 12181526
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for improved anomaly detection for rotating machines. An example method may include determining a rotational speed of a rotating machine; determining, using a frequency domain transform of a signal, a frequency domain signal; determining, based on the rotational speed, a first frequency band within the frequency domain signal for identifying a fault frequency; determining a fault frequency within the first frequency band; determining, based on the fault frequency, a second frequency band within the first frequency band, wherein the second frequency band includes the fault frequency; determining, based on the second frequency band, a first fault index and a baseline of the first fault index; determining, based on a deviation of a second fault index from the baseline, a fault condition; and providing an alert based on the fault condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Shahid Ali, Sumitha Mohan, Balakrishna Pamulaparthy
  • Patent number: 12185374
    Abstract: An enhanced LBT procedure (200) mitigates unnecessary delays in delivering transmissions between User Equipment and base stations over unlicensed spectrum. A UE or base station selects a particular CAPC corresponding to an intended transmission (225) based on an intelligent mapping of different types of transmission payload (e.g., transmission payload other than or in in addition to pre-defined, QoS-related UP message data payload) to different CAPCs. Most (if not all) of the mapped CAPCs corresponding to the different types of transmission payload are of a higher priority than a lowest priority CAPC (212-222), resulting in channel access procedures that are more commensurate with respective transmission payloads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Chih-Hsiang Wu
  • Patent number: 12178410
    Abstract: A handle mounted light hub for a laryngoscope, the light hub comprising a depressible switch, a light source, and an electrical contact, wherein the switch moves the electrical contact into contact with a power source causing current to flow to power the light source and wherein when depressed, the switch exposes the illuminated light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: MedSource International LLC
    Inventors: David Kunelius, Benjamin Beniek, Sikandar Hayat
  • Patent number: 12184666
    Abstract: Malicious homoglyphic domain name (MHDN) detection and associated cyber security applications are described. A domain name may be received that may be a potential MHDN. Homoglyphic domain name detection may be performed by, for example, generating a normalized character string corresponding to the input domain name by applying one or more normalization operations to the input domain name, wherein the one or more normalization operations may be configured to reduce homoglyphic characteristics in the input domain name; and generating a plurality of segmentations of the normalized character string, wherein generating each segmentation, of the plurality of segmentations, may comprise segmenting the normalized character string into a respective plurality of segments, and wherein each segmentation may comprise a different plurality of segments. A segmentation may be selected based on cost values corresponding to each respective segmentation determined using a cost function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Centripetal Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Mutolo, Alexander Chinchilli, Sean Moore, Matthew Sparrow, Connor Tess
  • Patent number: 12180789
    Abstract: A spider for handling/gripping well components of various sizes can include multiple slip assemblies distributed circumferentially about a central axis, each slip assembly including a slip carrier radially displaceable relative to the central axis, a slip displaceable relative to the slip carrier, and a slip actuator operable to displace the slip relative to the slip carrier, the slip actuator being disposed at least partially internal to the slip carrier. Each slip assembly may include a slip carrier actuator that radially displaces the slip carrier. A table assembly may mount to a well rig with an upper surface of the table assembly being flush with a rig floor of the well rig. Another spider can include a pipe guide assembly with multiple guides and guide actuators. Each guide actuator rotates a respective one of the pipe guides about a respective guide axis that is parallel to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Federico Amezaga
  • Patent number: 12178988
    Abstract: An arrangement for medical equipment configured to appear more desirable to the patient is provided. The present disclosure provides an arrangement of intravenous infusion equipment configured to appear as an ordinary household object. The arrangement of intravenous infusion equipment may be configured to appear as an object fitting into the patient's interests in order to make the patient more relaxed and comfortable. The arrangement of intravenous infusion equipment may be configured to appear as an object more desirable to the patient while the equipment is not in use and then extend into a more suitable position when the equipment is in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: MALLORY DESIGN GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Goodin, Andrew Mundell, Amanda Bowling, Gregg Nowling
  • Patent number: 12184685
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for usage-tracking of various information security (InfoSec) entities for tenants/organization onboarded on an instant multi-tenant security assurance platform. The InfoSec entities include policies, procedures, controls and evidence tasks. A policy or procedure is enforced by implementing one or more controls, and the collection of one or more evidence tasks proves/verifies the implementation of a control. The InfoSec entities are linked to each other across the platform and accrue a number of benefits for the tenants. These include automatically/continuously creating asset populations and drawing samples from the asset populations for auditing. The population samples may be generated by entering natural language queries in the platform. Asset data from the asset populations is used to feed/populate various other modules and systems used by the tenant of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: OneTrust LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Glenn Murray, Carman Kwong
  • Patent number: 12184525
    Abstract: Methods and systems that use a plurality of machine learning models to both monitor user-generated data entries corresponding to differences in network traffic that may be evidence of a disruption and determine severity levels based on: (i) current and historic differences in average network traffic over the plurality of communication networks; (ii) current and historic user-generated data entries; and (iii) labeled severity levels for historic differences in average network traffic over the plurality of communication networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Louis Nowak, Michael Anthony Young, Jr., Christopher McDaniel
  • Patent number: 12179469
    Abstract: A microporous membrane is made by a dry-stretch process and has substantially round shaped pores and a ratio of machine direction tensile strength to transverse direction tensile strength in the range of 0.5 to 5.0. The method of making the foregoing microporous membrane includes the steps of: extruding a polymer into a nonporous precursor, and biaxially stretching the nonporous precursor, the biaxial stretching including a machine direction stretching and a transverse direction stretching, the transverse direction stretching including a simultaneous controlled machine direction relax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Celgard, LLC
    Inventors: Xiangyun Wei, Charles Haire
  • Patent number: 12181690
    Abstract: An optical security element to limit counterfeiting. The element includes a lens array with a first side and a second planar side opposite the first side. A plurality of lenses are formed on the first side of the lens array, and an ink layer is provided proximate the second planar side. The ink layer provides an interlaced image, which includes a matrix of frame or image elements under each of a plurality of lens sets or “virtual lenses,” each of which includes at least four lenses arranged in a grouping with an equal or unequal number of lenses on a side (e.g., a 2 by 2 array or a 2 by 3 array). The interlaced element are arranged in non-sequential order in two interlacing axes (e.g., via non-sequential interlacing in both directions) to be distributed throughout an area under the at least four lenses rather than under a single lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Lumenco, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Raymond, Hector Andres Porras Soto
  • Patent number: 12182120
    Abstract: A node of a database system is operable to receive a plurality of data blocks from a set of source nodes via a set of relay nodes. At least one feedback data block to be sent to at least one of the set of source nodes is generated. Feedback relay node selection data selecting at least one of a plurality of nodes in the database system for facilitating routing of the at least one feedback data block from the node to the at least one of the set of source nodes via a prioritized feedback communication mechanism is generated. The at least one feedback data block is sent to the at least one of the plurality of nodes selected in the feedback relay node selection data. The at least one feedback data block is routed from the node to the at least one of the set of source nodes via the prioritized feedback communication mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Ocient Holdings LLC
    Inventors: George Kondiles, Jason Arnold, S. Christopher Gladwin, Joseph Jablonski, Daniel Coombs, Andrew D. Baptist