Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11174296
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:5-26, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1-4, as well as variants and fragments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS SEED, US LLC
    Inventors: Duane Alan Lehtinen, Kimberly S. Sampson, Kira Roberts, Ethan Dunn
  • Patent number: 11175587
    Abstract: Stripping solutions that may replace an etching resist ashing process are provided. The stripping solutions are useful for fabricating circuits and/or forming electrodes and/or packaging/bumping applications on semiconductor devices for semiconductor integrated circuits with good photoresist removal efficiency and with low silicon oxide etch rate and low metal etch rates. Methods for their use are similarly provided. The preferred stripping agents contain polar aprotic solvent, water, hydroxylamine, corrosion inhibitor, quaternary ammonium hydroxide and optional surfactant. Further provided are integrated circuit devices and electronic interconnect structures prepared according to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
    Inventors: Jhih Kuei Ge, Yi-Chia Lee, Wen Dar Liu, Chi-Hsien Kuo
  • Patent number: 11175671
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides autonomous vehicle systems and methods that include or otherwise leverage a machine-learned yield model. In particular, the machine-learned yield model can be trained or otherwise configured to receive and process feature data descriptive of objects perceived by the autonomous vehicle and/or the surrounding environment and, in response to receipt of the feature data, provide yield decisions for the autonomous vehicle relative to the objects. For example, a yield decision for a first object can describe a yield behavior for the autonomous vehicle relative to the first object (e.g., yield to the first object or do not yield to the first object). Example objects include traffic signals, additional vehicles, or other objects. The motion of the autonomous vehicle can be controlled in accordance with the yield decisions provided by the machine-learned yield model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Colin Jeffrey Green, Wei Liu, David McAllister Bradley, Vijay Subramanian
  • Patent number: 11177872
    Abstract: A system includes control circuitry that obtains surrounding environment scan information from each repeater device of a network of repeater devices. A plurality of signal propagation indicators is determined, and a three-dimensional representation of a geographical area is generated based on the obtained surrounding environment scan information and plurality of signal propagation indicators. A location and movement of a plurality of user devices in the geographical area is tracked and a beamforming scheme is selected for one or more repeater devices of the network of repeater devices. An out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices is executed based on the generated three-dimensional representation, the selected beamforming scheme for the one or more repeater devices, and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices in the geographical area, for example, to achieve high dates, less interference, and increased signal strength and gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: AR & NS Investment, LLC
    Inventors: Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Arman Rofougaran, Alireza Tarighat Mehrabani
  • Patent number: 11172784
    Abstract: A container includes: a double wall vacuum insulated body including: an electroplated stainless steel inner surface or a polished stainless steel inner surface; an outer surface including a vacuum port; a mouth located at a top end of the body having a mouth diameter; and a base opening located at a bottom end of the body having a base opening diameter; a removable top cap including a top seal that seals the top opening; and a removable bottom cap including a bottom seal that seals the bottom open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Leapfrog Product Development LLC
    Inventors: Steven Pinelli, Richard Ellison, Glen Gilmore, Micaela McCabe, Kurtis Sward, Derek Leatzow
  • Patent number: 11173179
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods relating to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) polypeptides and methods relating thereto. In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to engineered cells having chimeric antigen receptor polypeptides directed to at least two targets. In another embodiment, the present disclosure relates to engineered cells having chimeric antigen receptor polypeptides and an enhancer moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: ICELL GENE THERAPEUTICS LLC
    Inventors: Yupo Ma, Kevin Pinz, Xun Jiang, Masayuki Wada, Kevin Chen
  • Patent number: 11173630
    Abstract: A mobile volumetric concrete mixing system includes a suction system that vacuums up trench spoils while a trench is being cut. These trench spoils are then screened on-site for particle size to be reused and mixed with water, cement, and/or other admixtures at an auger mixer to form a backfill mixture. This backfill mixture may then be loaded into a hopper that continuously agitates the mixture so that the mixture does not harden before pouring. The agitating hopper is coupled to a discharge chute of the auger mixer and includes one or more augers disposed at various orientations that the backfill mixture is channeled through. From the agitating hopper, the backfill mixture is channeled to an applicator that moves along the trench and that enables the mixture to be quickly poured into the trench with little clean-up required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: J&P INVESCO LLC
    Inventors: Paul A. Karam, Henry J. Karam, Gabriel J. Leyva, Stanley R. Peters, David S. Zuniga, Carlos Medina
  • Patent number: 11176602
    Abstract: An interactive transaction system is provided. A terminal, located adjacent or in proximity to a merchandise display, comprises a touch screen device, associated with the product category, configured to present a subset of products within the product category, determining the subset of products within the product category according to an algorithm that may take into account a profile of a shopper interacting with the terminal, a location of the terminal inside the physical merchant store, and products that are located in proximity to the terminal. The terminal is further configured to receive a shopper selection associated with at least one of the products in the subset of products within the product category for fulfillment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SHOPPER SCIENTIST LLC
    Inventor: Herb Sorensen
  • Patent number: 11178552
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and methods for creating and maintaining a virtual subnetwork of telecommunication base stations within a wider telecommunication network. In an LTE-based example, the subnetwork includes a connection aggregator that is coupled between the plurality of eNodeBs internal to the subnetwork and one or more MMEs in the outer network. The connection aggregator intercepts all control plane messages between the MMEs and the internal eNodeBs, remaps eNodeB identifiers, and transmits repackaged messages so that the outer network sees the entire subnetwork as a single “giant” eNodeB. The disclosed system and methods enables the operator of the virtual subnetwork to add and shut down eNodeBs as demand for connectivity fluctuates, and to do so such that all changes are unseen by the outer network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Courington, Vishal Agrawal, Sasi Eswarakava, Massimo Notargiacomo, Stephen Turner, Patrick William Henkle
  • Patent number: 11172688
    Abstract: A gravity fed smoker includes a smoking enclosure and an external stack. The stack is double walled with an inner wall, and an outer wall. A vented cooling space exists between the inner wall and the outer wall. An inner chamber of the external stack includes a fire box with a fire grate and a feed hopper positioned above the fire box. A smoke tunnel with a series of openings for releasing smoke into the smoking enclosure extends along the bottom of the food smoking enclosure and is connected to the external fire box at one end. Fuel, including charcoal, lump coal, or wood pellets, is loaded into the feed hopper. As the fuel burns on the fire grate and turns to ashes, the fuel is fed from the hopper onto the fire grate by gravity. A fan and dampers controls air flow through the fire grate and into the smoke tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Masterbuilt Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Olin Powell, Adam Carter, Robert V. Terrell, Daniel Mercer
  • Patent number: 11173098
    Abstract: Magazines that include a supporting member such as a strap, rod or chamber and one or preferably a plurality of portable medicament cases that each include a medicament provided in a package. Each case has first and second housing members that are configured to form a medicament package receiving cavity when joined together. The housing members mate together in a sealed configuration that prevents moisture or contaminants from entering into the cavity. The magazines are configured for containing a plurality of medicament cases for administration of medicaments to a group of people. Also included is a method of administering medications to mass casualties of multiple persons that are in need thereof. The medicaments are rapidly disintegratable and can include a dye that stains the person's mouth so that medical personnel can determine who has been treated with the medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: GRAM TACTICAL LLC
    Inventors: James William Staggs, Scott Gordon Rhodes, Brian Cummings
  • Patent number: 11178715
    Abstract: This document describes methods, devices, systems, and means for radio resource control connection reestablishment, in which a user equipment (110) receives a first measurement configuration (405) from a base station (121), and based on the first measurement configuration, the user equipment (110) performs a first measurement process (415). The user equipment (110) detects a first failure (420) with the base station (121) and in response to detecting the first failure with the base station (121), the user equipment (110) maintains the first measurement configuration and suspends performance of the first measurement process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Chih-Hsiang Wu
  • Patent number: 11174940
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an powerplant, a manual transmission, and a clutch. A vehicle controller is programmed to automatically control operation of the clutch allowing the driver to shift gears by just operating the gear shifter. The vehicle also includes an input allowing the driver to override the controller and operate the clutch. The input is located on the gear shifter and is in electric communication with the controller. The controller is programmed to, inter alia, command the clutch to reduce clutch capacity responsive to receiving a signal from the sensor indicating grasping of the shifter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Glenn Fodor, Patrick J. Curran, Matthew John Shelton, Peter Douglas Kuechler
  • Patent number: 11175749
    Abstract: A method is provided for selecting controls, which implement a control interface, a display, and at least one sensor capable of detecting at least one control, object, including a step (i) of obtaining information on the distance between the control object(s) and the control interface using the sensor(s), and a step (ii) of displaying, on the display, at least one symbol representing a control or set of controls according to a display mode, wherein the method further includes a step of using the distance information to determine the display mode of the symbol(s). A device is also provided for implementing the method and to an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: QuickStep Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Didier Roziere
  • Patent number: 11175506
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for eyebox expansion in wearable heads-up displays (“WHUDs”) are described. The WHUDs described herein each include a projector and an optical waveguide positioned in an optical path between the projector and an eye of the user. For any given light signal from the projector, the optical waveguide receives the light signal at an input coupler and outputs multiple instances or copies of the light signal from multiple discrete, spatially-separated output couplers. The multiple instances or copies of the light signal may be converged by the optical waveguide directly to respective exit pupils at the user's eye or may be routed by the optical waveguide to a holographic combiner in the user's field of view from which the light signals may be converged to respective exit pupils at the user's eye. The optical waveguide employs exit pupil replication to expand the eyebox of the WHUD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Stuart James Myron Nicholson, Timothy Paul Bodiya, Stefan Alexander
  • Patent number: 11173114
    Abstract: An oral soluble film contains at least one active agent. Alternatively, a multi-layered film includes a plurality of layers, at least one at least one of the plurality of layers being an oral soluble film layer containing at least one active agent. The oral soluble film may be made, e.g., by a method comprising providing a well of a predetermined size; depositing a film forming composition in the well; metering a predetermined amount of an active agent composition in the well separately from the film forming composition, the active agent composition being different than the film forming composition, the film forming composition and the active agent composition forming a single layer in the well; and drying the single layer in the well to form the oral soluble film containing the at least one active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: NOVA Thin Film Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventors: Richard C. Fuisz, Joseph M. Fuisz, Madhu Hariharan
  • Patent number: 11175191
    Abstract: A magnetic transmitting antenna has a beam member having a first end and a second end, wherein the beam member comprising: an elastic member; at least one magnetoelastic member disposed on a first surface of the elastic member; and an actuator disposed on a second surface of the elastic member, wherein the actuator is configured to apply stress to the elastic member thereby applying a bending stress thereto for changing the magnetic permeability of the at least one magnetoelastic member, which in turn, changes an external magnetic field. At least one magnet is disposed adjacent to the magnetoelastic member such that magnetization is induced in the magnetoelastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Walter W. Wall, Skyler Selvin, Geoffrey P. McKnight, Casey J. Sennott, David W. Shahan
  • Patent number: 11175910
    Abstract: Code and data versioning allows developers to work on code and data without affecting production code and data and without affecting the development activities of other developers. Code and data being worked on by a developer are associated with a task. The system automatically determines the dataset to use for a given development task from among a production dataset, a latest dataset, or a temporary dataset associated with the development task so that development code does not have to be modified to read from a specific dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Opera Solutions USA, LLC
    Inventors: Thejaswi Raje Gowda, Amir Bar-Or, Yan Ge
  • Patent number: 11176767
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for managing geospatial boundaries. In some implementations, an identification of a user is scanned. Based on the scan, information corresponding to the user is retrieved. The user is then registered using the retrieved information corresponding to the user. Location data is obtained. A determination is made that the user is proximate to a geographic boundary. The location data and at least a portion of the information corresponding to the user is transmitted to an access control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: eIngot LLC
    Inventor: William J. Raduchel
  • Patent number: 11173361
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with a toe portion, a heel portion, a rear portion, a front portion with a strike face, a sole portion, and a top portion with a plurality of ports. The body portion may define a periphery of the golf club head. The golf club head may also include a plurality of weight portions with each weight portion disposed in one port of the plurality of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventor: Bradley D. Schweigert