Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11169341
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electro-optical modulator system having a source laser which generates an input optical signal. The input optical signal is received by an electro-optical module. The electro-optical module is implantable into an anatomy and includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel has associated therewith an electrode and an optical modulator subsystem. The electrode receives electrical signals from the anatomy. The optical modulator subsystem receives the input optical signal and modulates the input optical signal to generate modulated optical output signals in relation to the received electrical signals. A detector subsystem may be used to receive and collect the modulated optical output signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Susant Patra, Razi-Ul Muhammad Haque, Komal Kampasi
  • Patent number: 11170106
    Abstract: The system for detecting hardware trojans in integrated circuits by analyzing the substrate noise generated by the unique physical properties of such an integrated circuit disclosed herein may compare the substrate noise signatures of a subject IC against the noise signature from one or more known good ICs to detect such trojans, and may measure the electromagnetic, current, or voltage noise of an IC as a function of time synchronized with the test sequence. The system may allow for the testing of such substrate noise at multiple points around the IC, and may further comprise a Cypher Block Chain (CBC) technique to incorporate the noise measurements over time into a signature unique to the IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Robotic Research, LLC
    Inventors: Alberto Lacaze, Karl Murphy
  • Patent number: 11167099
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vaporizer device may include determining a first temperature, vaporizing an inhalable substance at the first temperature, raising the first temperature by a temperature quantity, wherein a second temperature is a sum of the temperature quantity and the first temperature; and vaporizing the inhalable substance at the second temperature, wherein the temperature quantity is less than 3° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: FREELANDER INNOVATIONS USA, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Freelander
  • Patent number: 11168756
    Abstract: An improved shock isolating mounting comprising at least three substantially U-shaped leaf spring members, each leaf spring member comprising at least two leafs arranged to define a space therebetween. In one arrangement, the respective at least three substantially U-shaped leaf spring members are arranged in an array having a substantially equal angular spacing between adjacent spring members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: PUMPKIN MOUNTS, LLC
    Inventors: Phillip R. Thompson, Nicolas K. Misselbrook
  • Patent number: 11167531
    Abstract: A vehicle glazing (10) wherein a light guide stack (22) is located between a portion of the inner transparency (26) and the outer transparency (28). The light guide stack includes a polycarbonate film (32) that is bonded to the transparencies by layers of PET (38, 40) that are secured to the polycarbonate film on one side by silicone (34, 36) and that are secured to the transparencies on the other side by PVB (42, 44). The terminal end of an extending tab of the polycarbonate film forms an edge that is connected to a light bar (14) that such visible light propagates through the light bar and into the polycarbonate film through the edge. Visible light propagates through etchings in the smooth surface of the polycarbonate film to form an image. An extension of one of the transparencies protects the polycarbonate tab and supports the light bar during installation of the glazing into the vehicle portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
    Inventor: Lauren Black
  • Patent number: 11171383
    Abstract: A battery module includes a housing that defines an inner volume and includes an airflow path from an aperture formed in a first end member of the housing, through the inner volume, to an aperture formed in a second end member of the housing; power cells mounted in the inner volume of the housing, where each of the power cells includes a vent member; and a barrier that at least partially interrupts a fluid pathway that extends between the vent members and at least one of the aperture formed in the first end member or the aperture formed in the second end member of the housing. The power cells are directionally mounted in the volume such that the vent members face an offset direction relative to at least one of the aperture formed in the first end member or the aperture formed in the second end member of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Richard Lidio Blanco, Philippe H. Gow
  • Patent number: 11171876
    Abstract: A system includes at least one server that is configured to provide a multi-client network service to a plurality of existing users. When the server receives requests to join the multi-client network service from new users, the server may issue timestamps to each new user, obtain load metric based on the requests or timestamps, and collect the load metric to obtain historical data characterizing a demand in the multi-client network service over time. Further, based on the historical data, the server can predict a future load demand in the multi-client network service and selectively enable to join the multi-client network service by at least one of the plurality of new users based on the future load demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: N. Blaine Morgan, Charles McCoy, True Xiong
  • Patent number: 11168138
    Abstract: The invention features multi-specific protein complexes with one domain comprising IL-15 or a functional variant, a cytokine receptor or cytokine ligand, and a binding domain specific to a disease antigen, immune checkpoint or signaling molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Altor Bioscience, LLC
    Inventors: Qiongzhen Li, Xiaoyun Zhu, Hing C. Wong
  • Patent number: 11170880
    Abstract: Systems and methods for surfacing contextually relevant data into the workflow of a third party system are discussed herein. The system implements a near-real-time method of detecting activity corresponding to particular electronic health records associated with particular patients in third-party systems using specifically configured software systems. A cloud-based micro-services architecture is communicably coupled to the third-party systems and is operable to transmit contextually relevant data to the third-party system in response to particular detected activities, such as accessing a patient's electronic health record. The contextually-relevant data is identified by comparing electronic health record data from various third-party systems, each third-party system associated with the particular patient, to determine gaps in the records. The contextually relevant data is transmitted to the third-party system and visually integrated into the third-party system's pre-existing clinical workflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SNAPS Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Robert Emmitt Connely, IV, Bryant Paul Castleton, James Tropauer, Saurabh Mathur
  • Patent number: 11171248
    Abstract: SiC Schottky rectifier 100 with surge current ruggedness. As referenced above, the Schottky rectifier 100 may be configured to provide multiple types of surge current protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Andrei Konstantinov
  • Patent number: 11169045
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a residual life of a swivel. The method includes determining at least one of an angular rotation, a linear displacement and a rotational direction of at least one swivel and determining rotational count of the at least one swivel based on the determined at least one of the angular rotation, the linear displacement and the rotational direction of the at least one swivel. Further, the method includes indicating a residual life information of the at least one swivel based on the determined rotational count of the at least one swivel. Further, the embodiments herein also provide an electronic device for determining residual life of a swivel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: KNAPPCO, LLC
    Inventors: Gautham Ramamurthy, Chandra Sekhar Panda, Ishank Kumar Rawat, Srishti Tiwari, Anvith Bannur Gopinath, Phaneendra Govindasetty Tirumani, Don Johnson
  • Patent number: 11169262
    Abstract: The present invention essentially comprises a system, method, computer program and combinations thereof to utilize dual-polarization generated data generally associated with weather and non-weather events for mapping data, producing geo-referenced data, producing mosaics, generation of precipitation masks, non-precipitation mask, and classification masks in general, production of vertical cross sections and predetermined fly throughs, producing short term forecasting, prediction of specific weather phenomenon, correcting or adjusting rain gauge data as well as quantitative precipitation estimation, and combining other meteorological data to correct or adjust estimated rainfall accumulation gathered by dual-polarization radar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: DTN, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Eilts, James T. Johnson, Jr., Christopher Porter, Matthew Gaffner, John William Conway, Noah A. Lock, Andrew MacKenzie
  • Patent number: 11167222
    Abstract: A single-phase microemulsion additive may be introduced to a stream containing mixtures of or emulsions of oil and water in an effective amount to separate oil from the water in the stream and/or separating water from the oil in the stream. The single-phase microemulsion additive is formed by combining at least one demulsifier, at least one water clarifier, at least one surfactant, and optionally at least one solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Lirio Quintero, Joey Mangadlao, Wojciech Jakubowski, Jonathan Heironimus, Carla C. Perla, Jonathan Stewart-Ayala
  • Patent number: 11169511
    Abstract: An apparatus, methods and systems for monitoring network-sensitive data collection related to an industrial production process are disclosed. The system may include a data collector communicatively coupled to a plurality of input channels and to a network infrastructure, a data storage circuit structured to store a plurality of collector routes wherein the data collector receives collected data utilizing a selected collector route, a data analysis circuit structured to determine a data collection quality parameter and a state value of the industrial production process, a pattern recognition circuit structured to determine an identified pattern in response to at least a portion of the collected data and at least one of the state value or the data collection quality parameter, and an analysis response circuit structured to adjust one of the collector routes or the industrial production process in response to the identified pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Strong Force IoT Portfolio 2016, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Howard Cella, Gerald William Duffy, Jr., Jeffrey P. McGuckin, Mehul Desai
  • Patent number: 11170542
    Abstract: A method for removing artifacts from an image reconstructed from scanner data according to embodiments includes: performing a forward projection p to update an estimated object image; determining a transfer function f? that represents the effect of scatter and beam hardening; modifying the forward projection p using the transfer function f? to provide a modified forward projection p?; and performing an iterative image reconstruction process using the modified forward projection p? to generate a reconstructed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: LICKENBROCK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Miguel Pineros
  • Patent number: 11171522
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for improving wireless charging. In some implementations, an electronic device determines a power demand of the electronic device. The electronic device includes a wireless power receiver including a wireless power receiving coil configured to receive power through inductive coupling with a wireless charge. The electronic device determines an operating voltage or operating frequency for the wireless charger based on the power demand of the electronic device. The electronic device sends, to the wireless charger, data indicating the operating voltage or operating frequency for the wireless charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Liang Jia, Qi Tian, Liyu Yang, Veera Venkata Siva Nagesh Polu, Srikanth Lakshmikanthan, Rahul Apte, Jae-won Hwang, Srenik Suresh Mehta
  • Patent number: 11167248
    Abstract: An asymmetric hollow fiber (CMS) carbon molecular sieve is made by providing a dope solution comprised of a polvimide and a solvent, at a temperature greater than 250° C. that is less than the storage modulus at a temperature of 250° C., but no more than ten times less as measured using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis from 250° C. to a temperature where the polyimide carbonizes. The polvimide is shaped into a hollow polvimide fiber, the solvent removed and the polyimide hollow fiber is heated to pyroiyze the polvimide and form the asymmetric hollow carbon molecular sieve. The asymmetric hollow fiber carbon molecular sieve has a wall that is defined by an inner surface and outer surface of said fiber and the wall has an inner porous support region extending from the inner surface to an outer raicroporous separation region that extends from the inner porous support region to the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Liren Xu, Rahul Sharma, William J. Harris, Mark K. Brayden, Marcos V. Martinez
  • Patent number: 11172558
    Abstract: Various embodiments include apparatuses and methods enabling a dim-to-warm circuit operation of an LED multi-colored array. In one example, an apparatus includes a hybrid driving-circuit coupled to the LED array and to a single control-device to receive an indication of a luminous flux desired from the LED array. A color temperature for the LED array is determined based on the desired luminous flux of the LED array. In various embodiments, the hybrid driving-circuit includes an analog current-division circuit to produce current for at least two LED current-driving sources and a multiplexer array coupled between the analog current-division circuit and the LED to provide periodically, for a predetermined amount of time, current from at least one of the at least two LED current-driving sources to at least two colors of the LED array. Other apparatuses and methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventor: Yifeng Qiu
  • Patent number: 11170785
    Abstract: The techniques described herein improve methods to equip a computing device to conduct automatic speech recognition (“ASR”) in talker-independent multi-talker scenarios. In some examples, permutation invariant training of deep learning models can be used for talker-independent multi-talker scenarios. In some examples, the techniques can determine a permutation-considered assignment between a model's estimate of a source signal and the source signal. In some examples, the techniques can include training the model generating the estimate to minimize a deviation of the permutation-considered assignment. These techniques can be implemented into a neural network's structure itself, solving the label permutation problem that prevented making progress on deep learning based techniques for speech separation. The techniques discussed herein can also include source tracing to trace streams originating from a same source through the frames of a mixed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Dong Yu
  • Patent number: 11169716
    Abstract: A method in one embodiment comprises detecting one or more storage arrays in an information technology infrastructure, and receiving input-output (IO) operation performance data recorded over a given time period from the one or more storage arrays. The performance data comprises a plurality of IO operation counts, each IO operation count comprising a number of IO operations per time unit for a component of a given storage array. The method also includes analyzing metadata for the IO operation counts to generate a time series comprising the IO operation counts sorted over a plurality of ordered time intervals of the given time period, and identifying a plurality of time blocks within the time series, each of the time blocks comprising a subset of the ordered time intervals. A proposed time interval for performance of a planned maintenance activity is generated based on one or more of the time blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Joseph G. Kanjirathinkal, Sanjib Mallick, Peniel Charles