Patents Assigned to LLC
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Patent number: 11093266Abstract: A method for evaluating at least one potential policy for an IaaS system may include determining a predicted workload for the IaaS system based on at least one generative model corresponding to the IaaS system. The at least one potential policy for the IaaS system may be simulated based on the predicted workload, thereby producing one or more simulation metrics that indicate effects of the at least one potential policy. The performance of the IaaS system may be optimized based on the one or more simulation metrics.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Gowtham Natarajan, Karel Trueba Nobregas, Abhisek Pan, Karthikeyan Subramanian
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Patent number: 11091202Abstract: A chassis brace includes a body having a first end and a second end, a chassis structure abutment at the first end and a body structure abutment at the second end. Together, the chassis brace, the chassis component secured the chassis structure abutment of the chassis brace and the body component secured to the body structure abutment of the chassis brace form a small offset rigid barrier reinforcement assembly. A method of reinforcing a vehicle is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Kevin Alexander Gardner, Krishnakanth Aekbote, Hassen Hammoud, Brent Michael White, Steve William Gallagher
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Patent number: 11091980Abstract: A downhole pump used for a reciprocating pump system includes a barrel coupling to a tubing string and having a standing valve and includes a plunger coupling to a rod string and having a traveling valve. One or both of the valves can include an assembly comprising a housing, an insert, a ball, and a seat. The insert allowing for flow therethrough defines a ball stop at one end has a ball passage at the other end. The insert positions in flow passage of the housing, and one of the ends engages a shoulder in the passage. The insert includes sidewalls and a conical body to reduce turbulence, flow velocity, gas breakout, ball chatter, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLCInventor: John E. Stachowiak, Jr.
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Patent number: 11093000Abstract: The present invention concerns virtual reality viewers for use with touchscreen enabled mobile devices. The virtual reality viewer comprises: a housing configured to receive a mobile electronic device within interior of the housing; and an input mechanism that is accessible from an exterior of the housing and that is moveable within the interior between a first position and an extended position, wherein a surface of the input mechanism is configured to contact the touch-screen of the mobile electronic device when in the position. The disclosed systems and methods facilitate receiving user inputs on the exterior of the housing and providing the user inputs to the touchscreen within the housing using the electro-mechanical input mechanism. Accordingly, the viewer can be used with a variety of smartphones without requiring switches or a wireless/cable connection between the input device and the smartphone.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: DDC TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventor: Patrick Buckley
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Patent number: 11090711Abstract: A method of freeze-drying comprising rapidly freezing either liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide in and around a material having pores at a rate of at least 0.2° C./min to limit the size of crystals formed from the carbon dioxide so as to avoid the formation of gas bubbles and damage to the pores and exposure of the material to gas-liquid interfaces. During freezing a solid layer primarily of solid carbon dioxide is formed on and surrounding the material by transferring heat with a cryogenic liquid circulating about the material. This solid layer protects the material from gas-liquid interfaces and surface tension before decreasing pressure about the material by venting carbon dioxide.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: META-DRY LLCInventor: Michael Golfetto
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Patent number: 11091934Abstract: An apparatus for releasably coupling a lock assembly to a structure. An inner housing and an outer housing are positioned on opposite sides of the structure. An elongate rod extends throughout the inner housing and into the outer housing. The elongate rod is configured to slide axially within an internal bore of the outer housing until a handle engages the inner housing. The elongate rod is configured to couple the inner and outer housing to the structure when the lever is rotated approximately one quarter of a full turn (90 degrees).Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Austin Michael Roup, Kenton Hayes Barker, Steve Verderaime, David John Hurlbert
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Patent number: 11095004Abstract: A method for laser welding a plurality of battery foils to a battery tab that does not include ultrasonic welding and includes clamping the plurality of battery foils and the battery tab together. Each of the plurality of battery foils has a thickness that is between 0.004 millimeters and 0.03 millimeters. The battery tab has a thickness that is between 0.1 millimeters and 0.5 millimeters. The method further includes laser welding the plurality of battery foils to the battery tab.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Wu Tao, Li Sun, Xiaochao Que, Haijing Liu, Teresa J. Rinker, Jeffrey A. Abell
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Patent number: 11090652Abstract: Instruments and methods for amplifying nucleic acids in a sample provided in a flexible, self-contained, substantially closed sample container.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignees: BioFire Defense, LLC, BioFire Diagnostics, LLCInventors: Kyle K. Johnson, Owen D. Brimhall, Jonathan J. Politis
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Patent number: 11093704Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for implementing rich data types in a spreadsheet application. Generally, a value being of a rich data type is as a type of value that has context and established relationships with other types of data. In particular, a rich data type is a data value having associated context, which may be units (e.g., inches, miles, meters, kilograms, seconds, joules, hertz, Fahrenheit, etc.) or other information about the data's type (e.g., city, stock, NCAA football team, car, restaurant, school, etc.). Additionally, a value being of a rich data type further includes established relationships with other types of data.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: John Campbell, Carlos Augusto Otero, Benjamin Edward Rampson, Allison Rutherford, Christian Canton, Samuel C. Radakovitz, Simon Peyton Jones
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Patent number: 11093575Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for surfacing collected web content are presented. A collection of web content may be maintained, wherein the collection of web content is divided into a plurality of sections, each of the plurality of sections comprising a subset of web content from a different webpage. An indication to export the collection of web content to a productivity application may be received. A plurality of attributes that each of the plurality of sections have a value for may be identified. A productivity application document may be populated with the plurality of attributes and the corresponding values from each of the sections.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Aaron Michael Butcher, Daniel John Krenn, Steven Michael McMurray, Steven Oliver Lengieza, Silvana Patricia Moncayo, Laurentiu Titi Nedelcu, Puneet Arora, Pramod Nammi, Akshansh Choudhary, Kurian Jacob, Vikas Verma, Vikram Singh
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Patent number: 11094027Abstract: One general aspect includes a method to establish control of one or more rideshare experience features, the method including: receiving, via a processor, seat preference settings; based on the seat preference settings, via the processor, designating one vehicle seat of a plurality of vehicle seats; and enabling, via the processor, control of one or more rideshare experience features associated with the designated seat through at least one control panel located at the designated seat.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventor: Vijayasarathy Subramanian
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Patent number: 11093237Abstract: Software build isolation is provided. Systems, methods and computer-readable devices provide for receiving a request from a user who is a member of a team or group for allocation of a machine from a pool of machines. A determination is made as to whether a limit has been reached on the number of machines available to the team or group. If the limit has not been reached, the machine is provisioned and the user is notified that the machine has been provisioned and allocated to the user. In addition, in response to receiving a notification that an asset is ready for backup, an asset is replicated on an archive server. Dependencies of the asset on dependent assets are determined and the dependent assets are replicated on the archive server.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.Inventors: Matthew Ross Peterson, Carlo Rivera, David Speirs, Max David Bressler
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Patent number: 11090638Abstract: Alumina support compositions comprising at least 0.1 wt % of silica are disclosed. The alumina support are characterized by a pore volume of greater than 0.60 cc/g, a median pore size ranging from about 70 to about 120, a pore size distribution such that at least 90% of the total pore volume falls within the range of about 20 to about 250, and a pore size distribution width of no less than about 40. Alumina compositions of the present invention exhibit a primary peak mode at a pore diameter less than the median pore diameter. Also provided are catalysts made from the alumina supports, and processes of preparing and using the supports and catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Advanced Refining Technologies LLCInventors: Xianghua Yu, Bruno C. Nesci, Roberto Romero, Gill M. Malick, Jifei Jia, Cecelia A. Radlowski
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Patent number: 11092008Abstract: A grader bit comprising a tool end having a shank extending axially inward therefrom; the shank having a circular cross-section; wherein a first shoulder extends radially outward relative to the shank and is located axially inward of the tool end; a second shoulder extending radially outward relative to the shank is located axially inward of the first shoulder, wherein the first shoulder and second shoulder are separated from each other by a spacing; the shank including a boss at an axial inward end thereof, the boss defining a socket extending inward into the shank from the axial inward extremity of the shank, wherein a perimeter of the socket includes at least one facet against which a force is applied to cause rotation of the shank.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: IronHawk Industrial Distribution LLCInventor: Ron Abramcyk
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Patent number: 11091826Abstract: A metal microparticle coated with metal hydride nanoparticles is disclosed. Some variations provide a material comprising a plurality of microparticles (1 micron to 1 millimeter) containing a metal or metal alloy and coated with a plurality of nanoparticles (less than 1 micron) containing a metal hydride or metal alloy hydride. The invention eliminates non-uniform distribution of sintering aids by attaching them directly to the surface of the microparticles. No method is previously known to exist which can assemble nanoparticle metal hydrides onto the surface of a metal microparticle. Some variations provide a solid article comprising a material with a metal or metal alloy microparticles coated with metal hydride or metal alloy hydride nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles form continuous or periodic inclusions at or near grain boundaries within the microparticles.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLCInventors: John H. Martin, Tobias A. Schaedler, Adam F. Gross, Alan J. Jacobsen
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Patent number: 11089883Abstract: A Self-Standing Merchandise Frame is provided for displaying merchandise items on a store and allowing the attachment of multiple racks of numerous sizes, for instance, 24 inches, 48 inches and 96 inches. The embodiment is configured of a sign plate, a first and a second vertical tubes, an upper and a lower support and a base plate which structurally support the self-standing of the frame. Depend on the particular application, Self-Standing Merchandise Frame could be assembled as a single stand or a double stand, without any limitation and restriction.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Frameworks, LLCInventor: Kyle Reifert
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Patent number: 11090221Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide a massager for massage and stimulation. The massager in accordance with disclosed embodiments can operate in a massage mode, or a vibration mode. The massage mode is a low-speed mode of operation. The vibration mode is a high-speed mode of operation. In some embodiments, the massager may alternate between a massage mode and a vibration mode. In this way, the massager of disclosed embodiments can perform a motion that more closely mimics human finger motion while in the massage mode, and can create a sensation of a traditional vibrator in the vibration mode. In some embodiments, the massager may alternate between a massage mode and a vibration mode to create an enhanced user experience.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Uccellini LLCInventors: Lora LeeAnne Haddock DiCarlo, Blake Michael Larkin, Ada-Rhodes Short, Avery Dawn Smith, Mazie Houchens, Kim Porter Henneman
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Patent number: 11093340Abstract: Systems and methods for performing backups including incremental backups are provided. A change log is provided. The change log includes a map file that includes a bit for each inode in a file system. The bits are set on certain file events. The map file allows the files to be included in the next backup to be identified without having to trawl the entire file system. The change log also includes a data file that lists actual changes to the various files in corresponding records that are indexed by the inode number. The change log can enable faster incremental backups in part by eliminating unnecessary disk access requests.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLCInventors: Kedar S. Patwardhan, Suraj M. Multani
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Patent number: D928037Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dong H. Park, Anthony Meyer, William K. Moore, Soohyoung Kim, Thomas Marminc, Damon G. Depeyster, Gordon M. Platto
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Patent number: D928038Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dong H. Park, Anthony Meyer, William K. Moore, Soohyoung Kim, Thomas Marminc, Damon G. Depeyster, Gordon M. Platto
