Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Predicting and presenting images corresponding to features or products
    Patent number: 11120029
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for predicting and presenting to a user images corresponding to visual depictions of materials for a room or building that are pleasant to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: DREAM BOOK, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Sparky DiBenedetto, Rand Thomas Lennox
  • Anomalous access point detection
    Patent number: 11122441
    Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums that detect evil twin and other anomalous access points in an IT infrastructure by detecting access points that are not in their expected locations based upon an analysis of access point reports from one or more computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Amer A. Hassan, Roy Kuntz, Michael Davis
  • Vacuum brewing method
    Patent number: 11116354
    Abstract: Devices and methods for infusing liquids and/or brewing beverages are described. The present invention relates to an apparatus for brewing beverages having a vessel, said vessel including a sealable chamber for holding a brewing material and a liquid, and a filter assembly connected to the sealable chamber; a liquid supply and conduit for introducing at least a portion of said liquid supply into said sealable chamber; and a vacuum source and conduit for reducing pressure in said sealable chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: BKON LLC
    Inventors: Dean J. Vastardis, Lou Vastardis
  • Combination formulation of two antiviral compounds
    Patent number: 11116783
    Abstract: Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising Compound I, having the formula: and an effective amount of sofosbuvir wherein the sofosbuvir is substantially crystalline. Also disclosed are methods of use for the pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Gilead Pharmasset LLC
    Inventors: Eric Gorman, Erik Mogalian, Reza Oliyai, Dimitrios Stefanidis, Lauren Wiser, Vahid Zia
  • Method and apparatus for the controlled conveyance of a workpiece through a fluidized bed dryer
    Patent number: 11118835
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a mechanical apparatus to convey a workpiece through a fluidized bed dryer. In particular, the invention relates to a single or multiple stage vibrating fluidized drag conveyor having spaced apart conveyor paddles attached to a continuous chain or a similar device, and driven by a variable frequency motor drive. The invention is of particular applicability in the case of low-density workpieces where chaotic motion of air may disrupt or reverse the orderly flow of workpieces through the dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: JimmyAsh LLC
    Inventors: Jamshid Ashourian, David Phelps, Christopher Imdieke
  • Cautery device
    Patent number: 11116567
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to cauterize tissue. For example, certain aspects herein relate to a cautery device. The cautery device includes a voltage source comprising a voltage pump and a battery. The cautery device further includes a probe for applying current from the voltage source to tissue. The probe includes a first electrically conductive element electrically coupled to a first pole of the voltage source. The probe further includes a second electrically conductive element coupled to a second pole of the voltage source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Single Pass, LLC
    Inventors: Peter J. Suneshine, Kevin Hirsch, Bryan D. Knodel
  • Automated service-based order processing
    Patent number: 11120449
    Abstract: A system and method provide efficient, secure and fast automation of order processing. The method includes initiating an order by wirelessly receiving data from a personal digital key (PDK). The method also includes receiving a biometric input and confirming the initiation of the order by authenticating the biometric input. In response to authenticating the biometric input, the order is processed. In another embodiment, the method of further includes automatically initiating an order completion by wirelessly receiving data from a PDK. The method further includes receiving a biometric input and confirming the order completion by authenticating the biometric input. In response to authenticating the biometric input, the order is completed. In yet another embodiment, the method further includes processing rewards based on the order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Proxense, LLC
    Inventor: John J. Giobbi
  • Read channel buffer management for higher throughput decoding
    Patent number: 11121729
    Abstract: An error recovery process provides for identifying a set of failed data blocks read from a storage medium during execution of a read command, populating sample buffers in a read channel with data of a first subset of the set of failed data blocks, and initiating an error recovery process on the data in the sample buffers. Responsive to successful recovery of one or more data blocks in the first subset, recovered data is released from the sample buffers and sample buffers locations previously-storing the recovered data are repopulated with data of a second subset of the set of failed data blocks. The error recovery process is then initiated on the data of the second subset of the failed data blocks while the error recovery process is ongoing with respect to data of the first subset of failed data blocks remaining in the sample buffers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Deepak Sridhara, Jason Bellorado, Ara Patapoutian, Marcus Marrow
  • Time-limited dynamic testing pipelines
    Patent number: 11119901
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor that may generate automated and dynamic fail-fast testing pipelines that are efficiently executed to quickly identify tests for which changes to components such as an application will likely fail. The processor may train a classifier to predict whether changes to the application will fail a test procedure and use the classifier to generate machine-learned predictions of test outcomes to generate failure probabilities. The testing pipeline may be dynamically re-ordered based on the failure probabilities. The processor may also group the test procedures into lifecycle stages. Historical performance data may be used to identify time-limits by which to complete the test procedures of each lifecycle stage. Thus, the generated dynamic testing pipelines may be generated based on the likelihood of failures and test procedure duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: MICRO FOCUS LLC
    Inventors: Kishore Jagannath, Namitha R Prabhu
  • Compositions and methods for performing methylation detection assays
    Patent number: 11118230
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to performing methylation assays. In particular, the technology relates to internal controls for methylation assays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignees: Exact Sciences Development Company, LLC, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: David Alan Ahlquist, William Russell Taylor, Douglas W. Mahoney, Graham P. Lidgard, Hatim T. Allawi, Abram Michael Vaccaro
  • Methods, systems, articles of manufacture and apparatus to calibrate payload information
    Patent number: 11120377
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to calibrate payload information. An example apparatus a data acquirer to obtain (a) passive measurement data and (b) background active measurement (BAM) data from panelists in a market of interest, the BAM data associated with network usage metrics of panelist wireless devices undisturbed by panelist behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Austin W. Albino, Jana Dodson, Chao Wang, Sarah Macdonald, Alexander Fragapane
  • Three-dimensional memory devices containing structures for controlling gate-induced drain leakage current and method of making the same
    Patent number: 11121153
    Abstract: An alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers is formed over a substrate. Memory openings are formed through the alternating stack. A layer stack including a charge storage layer, a tunneling dielectric layer, a semiconductor material layer, and a dielectric material layer is formed in the memory openings. The dielectric material layer may include a doped silicate glass layer. A doped silicate glass pillar can be formed at a bottom portion of each memory opening, and a bottom portion of the semiconductor material layer can be converted into a source region by outdiffusion of dopants from the doped silicate glass pillar. Alternatively, the semiconductor material layer can be heavily doped, and can be recessed to form a source region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Obu, Shinsuke Yada
  • Vapor separator with thermoelectric heat exchanger
    Patent number: 11118548
    Abstract: In at least some implementations, a fuel vapor separator for an internal combustion engine includes a main body at least partially defining a chamber for holding fuel, a lid carried by the main body to close the chamber and at least partially define a vapor chamber above a level of fuel in the chamber, and a thermoelectric heat exchanger coupled to the main body. In at least some implementations, the main body is a thermally conductive polymeric material that is resistant to degradation or dimensional changes, and in some implementations, the main body may be formed from a metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Walbro LLC
    Inventor: Kevin L. Israelson
  • Method of using shielded RFID straps with RFID tag designs
    Patent number: 11120323
    Abstract: A method of using shielded straps with RFID tag designs is disclosed. Specifically, the RFID device, in one embodiment, comprises a bridge conductor which couples the antenna and pair of strap pads together. Thus, the coupling between the bridge conductor and the strap conductor, the coupling between the bridge conductor and the antenna conductor, and the coupling between the antenna conductor and the strap conductor increases the total capacitance of the RFID strap device. Further, the presence of the bridge conductor also reduces the area occupied for a given inductance, and provides a higher effective capacitance when the bridge strap is connected to the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, LLC
    Inventors: Ian J. Forster, Norman A. Howard, Edward J. McGinniss
  • Foldable building structures with utility channels and laminate enclosures
    Patent number: 11118344
    Abstract: An enclosure component having a thickness for a building structure having an interior sheathing layer comprising paper; a first structural layer bonded to the interior sheathing layer and comprising a first generally rectangular structural panel of magnesium oxide arranged in a side-by-side relationship with a second generally rectangular structural panel of magnesium oxide to define a first structural panel seam between the first and second structural panels. There is a first binding strip of magnesium oxide positioned over the first structural panel seam and fastened to form a lap joint with the first structural panel and with the second structural panel, so as to bond together the first and second structural panes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Build IP LLC
    Inventors: Paolo Tiramani, Galiano Tiramani, Kyle Denman
  • Cooling system
    Patent number: 11118817
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a high side heat exchanger, a flash tank, a first load, a first compressor, an auxiliary cooling system, and a first check valve. The high side heat exchanger removes heat from a refrigerant. The flash tank stores the refrigerant from the high side heat exchanger. The first load uses the refrigerant to remove heat from a space proximate the first load. The first compressor compresses the refrigerant from the first load. The auxiliary cooling system removes heat from the refrigerant stored in the flash tank during a power outage. The first check valve directs the refrigerant between the first load and the first compressor back to the flash tank when the pressure of the refrigerant between the first load and the first compressor exceeds a threshold during the power outage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC
    Inventor: Shitong Zha
  • Use of a fuel oil wash to remove catalyst from a fluidized-bed propane dehydrogenation reactor effluent
    Patent number: 11117108
    Abstract: A process where external fuel oil is used to wash entrained catalyst from a fluidized-bed propane dehydrogenation reactor effluent, where the fuel oil and catalyst mixture is returned to the reactor to provide the net fuel required for catalyst regeneration. Optionally the fluidized-bed propane dehydrogenation reactor effluent and the fuel oil are contacted in a direct contact inline device before entering a flash zone in the reactor vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC
    Inventors: Rian Reyneke, Jose Manuel Urquiaga, Truc Vu, Jeffrey Donald Caton
  • System and method for removing and replacing fire-tubes
    Patent number: 11118780
    Abstract: A system and method for removing and replacing fire-tubes. The system can include a powered system, a fire-tube puller coupled to said powered system. The fire-tube puller has a puller back which is coupled to a plug rest. A plug rest is approximately perpendicular to the puller back, and the fire-tube will rest upon the plug rest when the fire-tube is being removed or installed. The system can also include a stack adjuster which is coupled to the plug rest. The stack adjuster can couple to a stack so as to reposition the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: CHARGER ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
    Inventor: Eddie Edge
  • Managing dialog data providers
    Patent number: 11120806
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing dialogs. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request associated with a task from a user device; submitting the request to each of a plurality of distinct data providers; receiving a plurality of suggested dialog responses from two or more of the data providers; scoring the one or more suggested dialog responses based on one or more scoring factors; determining a particular dialog response to provide to the user based on the scoring; and providing the determined dialog response to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Kliger Elson, David P. Whipp, Shir Judith Yehoshua
  • Accessory for mobile phone case
    Patent number: D930634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Innovative Music, LLC
    Inventor: Shervin Azodi