Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Automatic disabling of autonomous vehicles systems
    Patent number: 11161476
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for enabling secured access to vehicles. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for determining, via at least one system status monitor, that at least one vehicle system of a vehicle is in a suboptimal operating condition, determining that the at least one vehicle system with the suboptimal operating condition is in control of at least one other vehicle system, and disabling automatically the at least one other vehicle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Rajat Basu, Chase Kaufman, Jeffrey Brandon
  • Automatically aggregating, evaluating, and providing a contextually relevant offer
    Patent number: 11164206
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically aggregating, evaluating, and providing a contextually relevant offer or incentive is disclosed. One method obtains a plurality of offers for a customer. Each of the plurality of offers is then evaluated to determine a contextual relevance of each of the plurality of offers. Each of the plurality of offers is then sorted into a best contextually relevant offer to a least contextually relevant offer order. The obtaining, evaluating, and sorting is continuously repeated until a time for using an offer is identified. The system and method then present the best contextually relevant offer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Comenity LLC
    Inventor: Shannon Andrick
  • Non-regulated power converter with current sharing control
    Patent number: 11165335
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a non-regulated power converter includes a plurality of switching tank converter (STC) modules configured to be connected in parallel and to a load. The plurality of STC modules includes a first STC module configured to generate a first output current and a second STC module configured to generate a second output current. The first STC module includes an output current (OC) measuring circuit configured to measure a value of the first output current, and a dead time (DT) adjustor configured to compare the value of the first output current with a value of a minimum output current provided by the plurality of STC modules. The DT adjustor is configured to adjust a dead time in response to the value of the first output current being greater than the value of the minimum output current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Michele Sblano, Saverio De Palma, Massimiliano Picca, Stefano Casula
  • Multi-temperature heat pump for thermal energy storage
    Patent number: 11162387
    Abstract: According to some aspects of the invention a heat pump includes first and second heat extraction units to extract heat from first and second heat sources in first and second temperature ranges, respectively, where the second temperature range is, on average, higher than the first temperature range. A fluid via defines a pathway through which the working fluid flows serially from the first heat extraction unit to the second heat extraction unit to the thermal storage unit. A pressure reduction stage is coupled to the via and serially disposed on the fluid circuit between the thermal store and the first heat extraction unit. In addition, either a compressor or a recuperator (or both) are coupled to the via and disposed on the fluid circuit between the first heat extraction unit and the second heat extraction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: PHOTON VAULT, LLC
    Inventor: Kentwell Lee McCormick
  • Television stabilizer
    Patent number: 11162631
    Abstract: Stabilizer for a television includes an elongate, rigid portion, a top flap flexibly connected at an upper end of the rigid portion for example by an integral hinge, and a bottom flap flexibly connected at a lower end of the rigid portion for example by an integral hinge. The top flap is attached to a TV by attachment structure and the bottom flap is attached by attachment structure to a support surface to thereby provide a rigid link between the support surface and the TV which prevents the TV from tipping over.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Dooli Products, LLC
    Inventors: David M. Stravitz, Steven G Marton
  • Methods and apparatus for venue based augmented reality
    Patent number: 11163997
    Abstract: In one general aspect, a method can include receiving a representation of a real-world scene captured by a user using a mobile device where the real-world scene is a portion of a real-world physical area. The method can include associating a location of the mobile device with an AR anchor based on a comparison of the representation of the real-world scene with a portion of a model of the real-world physical area. The method can include triggering display of an AR object associated with the model of the real-world physical area within the mobile device based on the location of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Steven Soon Leong Toh, Brandon Hyman, Eric Lai-Ong-Teung, Brian Collins, Edgar Chung
  • Molding fastener products
    Patent number: 11161283
    Abstract: A method of molding resin on a flexible substrate includes forming discrete regions of resin and forcing resin of at least some of the regions into molding cavities to form a respective array of resin projections extending from a resin base of the regions. Forming the discrete regions of resin includes depositing molten resin directly onto either the substrate or a surface in which the cavities are defined. The resin is deposited as the substrate moves in a processing direction, and the resin is deposited by resin sources spaced from each other along the processing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Velcro IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Gregory K. Kopanski, Paul M. Siemiesz
  • Tire sealant composition
    Patent number: 11161312
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a sealant composition for use with tires, a tire having at least one component with at least one surface at least partially coated with the sealant composition, and related methods for applying the sealant composition to tires. The sealant composition comprises biorubber and a softener comprising at least one of plant oil or plant resin and has a non-petroleum content of at least 70% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignees: Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Amy M. Randall, Ludovica Caliano, Benjamin C. Galizio, Raffaele di Ronza, Claudia Aurisicchio, Giuseppe Pezzullo
  • Method and apparatus for error ticket management
    Patent number: 11163667
    Abstract: A method is provided comprising: storing one or more tickets in a ticket database, each of the tickets being associated with a corresponding test system, and each of the tickets being associated with an error that is generated as a result of executing one of a plurality of tests on the ticket's corresponding test system; executing a reclamation agent that is configured to: retrieve a plurality of tickets from a ticket database, detect if each of the tickets satisfies a predetermined condition, and return the ticket's corresponding test system to a pool of available test systems when the predetermined condition is satisfied by the ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Ilan Yosef, Shay Goldshmidt
  • High-speed method and system for inspecting and sorting a stream of unidentified mixed parts
    Patent number: 11162906
    Abstract: A high-speed method and system for inspecting and sorting a stream of unidentified mixed parts are provided. The system includes a pair of inspection stations each of which includes a vision-based robotic subsystem including a robot configured to pick up a self-supporting part and place the part on a fixtureless rotary stage. A second subsystem optically measures a profile and features of the part during part rotation. A processor is operable to compare the profile and features of the part with the profile and corresponding features of stored templates to identify a matching template. A mechanism including a part sorter directs unidentified parts and parts having an unacceptable geometric dimension or defect to a reject part area and directs identified parts having acceptable geometrical dimensions and no significant defects to good part areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: General Inspection, LLC
    Inventors: Michael G. Nygaard, Nathan Andrew-Paul Kujacznski, Christopher Michael Alexander, Laura L. Poletti, Gregory M. Nygaard, James W. St. Onge
  • Fluid system for a vehicle and a diagnostic method for the system
    Patent number: 11164401
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a vehicle component with a component temperature sensor, and a fluid circuit in fluid communication with the component and with a fluid temperature sensor. A controller is in communication with the component sensor and the fluid sensor. The controller is configured to, in response to a temperature difference between the component sensor and the fluid sensor being greater than a predetermined threshold value, output a flag or a diagnostic code indicative of a fluid level in the fluid circuit. A vehicle diagnostic method and a vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Justin Carmen Campanaro, Nathaniel Patrick O'Brien, Jonathan Andrew Butcher, Brian Szwejkowski, Carol Louise Okubo
  • Heart rate correction for relative activity strain
    Patent number: 11160466
    Abstract: A wearable heart rate monitoring device includes an optical sensor configured to translate test light reflected from a wearer of the wearable heart rate monitoring device into a machine-readable heart rate signal. The wearable heart rate monitoring device also includes an elevation sensor configured to translate an elevation of the wearable heart rate monitoring device into a machine-readable elevation signal. The wearable heart rate monitoring device further includes a heart rate reporting machine configured to output an estimated heart rate based on at least the machine-readable heart rate signal and the machine-readable elevation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Zongyi Liu, Haithem Albadawi, Shunan Li
  • Instruments and methods for surgical sizing and marking
    Patent number: 11160631
    Abstract: A surgical sizer for creating a tissue pocket for an implantable medical device may include a replica of the device and a (preferably ergonomic) handle portion, optionally with marking features that facilitate marking the tissue for precise implant placement and alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: MINIPUMPS, LLC
    Inventors: Michelle L. Journey, Jason Shih, Sean Caffey, Gregory Harbers
  • Method and apparatus for capturing digital video
    Patent number: 11165961
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for capturing digital video includes displaying a preview of a field of view of the imaging device in a user interface of the imaging device. A sequence of images is captured. A main subject and a background in the sequence of images is determined, wherein the main subject is different than the background. A sequence of modified images for use in a final video is obtained, wherein each modified image is obtained by combining two or more images of the sequence of images such that the main subject in the modified image is blur free and the background is blurred. The sequence of modified images is combined to obtain the final video, which is stored in a memory of the imaging device, and displayed in the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: CLEAR IMAGING RESEARCH, LLC
    Inventor: Fatih M. Ozluturk
  • Instrument system for use with an interspinous implant
    Patent number: 11160585
    Abstract: A surgical instrument system comprises surgical instruments for use with an implantable interspinous device having at least one pair of wings for securing the implantable device to a spinous process. The instrument system may include a surgical instrument for expanding or spreading the pair of wings to accommodate the spinous process. Further, a surgical instrument may be provided for crimping or compressing the pair of wings against the spinous process for secure attachment of the device to a vertebra. The surgical instruments may be configured similar to pliers and apply force to the pair of wings within a predetermined range so as to avoid damage, weakening or breakage of the pair of wings. The surgical instrument system may also include interspinous devices of differing sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: PARADIGM SPINE, LLC
    Inventors: Frank T. Trautwein, Ralf Riesinger
  • Tokenizing sensitive data
    Patent number: 11164183
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for tokenizing sensitive data. Some embodiments of systems and/or methods are configured to receive sensitive data from a vendor, determine a token key for the vendor, and utilize a proprietary algorithm, based on the token key to generate a vendor-specific token that is associated with the sensitive data. Some embodiments include creating a token identifier that comprises data related to the token key sending the vendor-specific token and the token identifier to the vendor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
    Inventors: Bryan T. Bailey, John Romer, Chris Doyle, Jeremy Gifford, Kevin Zibart
  • Balance training device
    Patent number: 11161013
    Abstract: Balance training aids are disclosed. Example embodiments disclose a user placing all or part of their body weight on a top surface of a platform that is sitting atop an unstable base member and attempts to balance or complete a balance challenge. In example embodiments, the user places at least a portion of one foot atop the platform during the balance challenge. Adjustability features can be provided so as to provide a varying degree of adjustability to the unstable base member, and thus, provide a varying degree of balance challenges or levels of difficulty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SLAQ TEC LLC
    Inventor: James E. Klopman
  • Methods and systems for constructing map data using poisson surface reconstruction
    Patent number: 11164369
    Abstract: A method and a system for generating a mesh representation of a surface. The method includes receiving a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud representing the surface, identifying and discarding one or more outliers in the 3D point cloud to generate a filtered point cloud using a Gaussian process, adding one or more additional points to the filtered point cloud to generate a reconstruction dataset, and using Poisson surface reconstruction to generate an implicit surface corresponding to the surface from the reconstruction dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Argo AI, LLC
    Inventors: Xiaoyan Hu, Michael Happold, Joshua Max Manela, Guy Hotson
  • Outdoor cooking station
    Patent number: D934611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: North Atlantic Imports, LLC
    Inventors: Roger Dahle, Scott W. M. Stevenson, Steve L. Puertas, Jeffrey D. Clark
  • Method for ladder ranking in a game
    Patent number: RE48803
    Abstract: Methods for creating an interactive gaming environment are provided. In various embodiments, methods of the present invention may include initializing an interactive game application at a game server which is then characterized as having an active status, notifying a lobby server concerning the active status of the game server, registering the application with a universe management server via the lobby server, and allowing users to join the interactive gaming environment. The users joining the interactive gaming environment. may be identified by a server key obtained from the game server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC
    Inventors: Shekhar V. Dhupelia, Glen Van Datta, Brian Fernandes, Eiko Erika Kato, William McCarroll