Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11105343
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general to the field of fluid reaction surfaces, and more specifically, to a fluid-foil impeller and method of use. One aspect of the fluid-foil impeller utilizes a plurality of fluid-foil discs that may be of uniform and/or variable thickness and configured to rotate rapidly in series to produce propulsion. Each fluid-foil disc comprises a leading edge, a trailing edge, a chord and a fixed pitch. The fluid-foil impeller may further include a standard or Venturi shroud that is designed to encompass the plurality of fluid-foil discs. The plurality of fluid-foil discs are configured to act in cooperation with the shroud to reduce losses incurred from turbulence and the conversion of mechanical work to fluid movement. Fluid may be acted upon by the plurality of fluid-foil discs and/or shroud, singly or in an array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Smith Flow Dynamics, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Kosmicki, Perry D. Smith, Jacob B. Smith, Julianne S. Smith
  • Patent number: 11103311
    Abstract: Systems and methods may use an augmented reality device during a surgical procedure. The systems and methods may use an augmented reality display of an augmented reality device to present or project a virtual feature during a surgical procedure while permitting physical aspects of a surgical field to be viewed through the augmented reality display. The virtual feature may include aspects of a preoperative plan, a surgical device, an anatomical aspect of a patient, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Brian M. May, William Hartman
  • Patent number: 11108937
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a gangway having a proximal end and a distal end. A cage assembly is connected to the distal end of the gangway. The apparatus further comprises a container spotting system including a camera mounted such that its field of view will show a hatch cover of a container when the hatch cover is in a predetermined location. Video electronics are in electrical communication with the camera. The container spotting system further includes a display device in electrical communication with the video electronics, the display device being operative to show at least a selected portion of the field of view of the camera. The camera may comprise an outdoor dome camera mounted to an underside of the gangway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Safe Rack LLC
    Inventors: Jason Ronald McKinney, Jeff W. Reichert
  • Patent number: 11106260
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for balancing power delivery in a computing component between one or more power providers and power consumers. A power provider and multiple power consumers are identified. Once identified, a power delivery capability of the power provider and the power consumption demands of the power consumers may be determined. Power allocation factors are obtained that provide information regarding allocation of power between the power provider and the power consumers. In some instances, an interactive user interface may be provided that enables a user to configure a power allocation factor, such as a charging parameter for a power consumer. Using this information, a dynamic power allocation may be performed to allocate power from the power provider to the multiple power consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: George I. Ivanov, Sean P. Byrnes, Nagaraju Valluri
  • Patent number: 11106556
    Abstract: Described herein is a system that provides data service failover in shared storage clusters. An example shared storage cluster can include multiple data node devices equipped to access to a shared storage location. Each of the data node devices can host multiple network attached storage (NAS) servers. For each NAS server at a data node device, a different data node device in the shared storage cluster can be designated as a backup node. The designated backup nodes for NAS servers at any one data node device in the shared storage cluster can be distributed across multiple other data node devices in the shared storage cluster, thereby sharing the burden of data node device failure across multiple other data node devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: G. Paul Koning, Himabindu Tummala, Sudhir Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 11105703
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a test chamber and a pressure-application structure. The pressure-application structure is configured to apply a force on a device under test within the test chamber in response to a vacuum being drawn in the test chamber. The force has a magnitude that is proportional to a difference between an external pressure outside the test chamber and an internal pressure within the test chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Byrne, Samuel Severson, Jason Delaney, John Rigsby
  • Patent number: 11109131
    Abstract: A system includes a panel extending in a plane, an actuator attached to a surface of the panel, and an electronic control module to activate the actuator to cause vibration of the panel. The actuator includes: a plate to create a force to cause vibration of the panel to generate sound waves, having a width, WT, at a first edge; a stub extending from the first edge of the plate, having a width at a region of connection to the plate that is less than WT, the stub being attached to the surface of the panel to transfer the force received from the plate to the panel and cause the panel to vibrate; and a damper supported by a surface of the plate facing the panel coupling the plate to the panel, the damper having a having a width greater than WS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Mark William Starnes, Jonathan James Barrett
  • Patent number: 11107497
    Abstract: A recording head includes a near-field transducer proximate a media-facing surface of the recording head and a waveguide that overlaps and delivers light to the near-field transducer. The recording head includes subwavelength-sized focusing mirror comprising first and second reflectors disposed on cross track sides of the near-field transducer. Each of the first and second reflectors is spaced apart from the media-facing surface by a distance, D, measured along an axis normal to the media-facing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ruoxi Yang, YongJun Zhao, Nan Zhou, Weibin Chen, Huaqing Yin, Michael Allen Seigler
  • Patent number: 11108103
    Abstract: A thermal management system for an on-vehicle battery includes a battery, a first thermal element, a second thermal element, a battery mounting bracket, and a vehicle body structural element. The battery mounting bracket includes a first portion attached to the vehicle body structural element, and a second portion attached to the first thermal element. The first thermal element is attached to the first end portion of the battery, and the second thermal element is attached to at least one of the second end portion, the first and second side portions, the top portion or the bottom portion of the battery. The first thermal element is composed from a first phase-change material having a first phase-change temperature and the second thermal element is composed from a second phase-change material having a second phase-change temperature, wherein the first phase-change temperature is greater than the second phase-change temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Raviraj U. Nayak, Derek W. Fultz, Robert D. Drexler
  • Patent number: 11106390
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for managing data in a storage device, such as a solid-state drive (SSD). In some embodiments, a first read command from a command queue is forwarded to a non-volatile memory (NVM) to request retrieval of a first set of readback data. While the NVM initiates in-process execution of the first read command, an expanded read command is issued to the NVM. The expanded read command supercedes the first read command and requests an expanded set of readback data that includes the first set of readback data as well as a second set of readback data. The second set of readback data may be associated with a second read command in the command queue. The NVM transfers the expanded set of readback data to a read buffer responsive to the expanded read command. The first and second read commands may be client reads, background reads or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ryan James Goss, Daniel John Benjamin, David W. Claude, Graham David Ferris, Ryan Charles Weidemann
  • Patent number: 11104560
    Abstract: A positioning apparatus for a transmission jack saddle is provided in which a first arm has a pivot joint that allows an angle between a first arm and a second arm to be adjusted and each arm further defining an edge wall having ratchet teeth that allows movement and securement using a locking pawl mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: VIS, LLC
    Inventors: Sage Youngblutt, Robert Fox, Nathan Harvell, Stephen Cain
  • Patent number: 11102942
    Abstract: A system for removing seeds includes a track, one or more carts moveably disposed on the track, one or more sensors, a removing device, and a controller. The controller includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules, and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the controller to determine a location of one or more of one or more contaminated seeds and one or more contaminated plants on the one or more carts based on information received from the one or more sensors and instruct the removing device to remove one or more of the one or more contaminated seeds and the one or more contaminated plants based on the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Grow Solutions Tech LLC
    Inventor: Gary Bret Millar
  • Patent number: 11104843
    Abstract: Compositions and methods comprising certain microemulsions and certain clay control additives for enhancing clay swelling protection and persistency in treating swelling clay of a subterranean formation of oil and/or gas wells are generally provided. The combination of certain microemulsions and certain clay control additives exhibit synergistic effects by enhancing clay swelling protection and persistency in treating swelling clay. The well treatment composition may use up to four times less concentration of clay control additive compared to using the same clay control additive alone, while still providing the same, similar, or higher degree of clay swelling protection and enhanced persistency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Flotek Chemistry, LLC
    Inventor: Siwar Trabelsi
  • Patent number: 11103549
    Abstract: Provided are methods for prophylaxis and/or therapy for Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The methods involve administering a histone methyltransferase (HMT) inhibitor, a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, or a combination thereof, such that one or more symptoms of the PMS and/or the AMD are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: ASDDR, LLC
    Inventor: Zhen Yan
  • Patent number: 11105077
    Abstract: A water drain management apparatus used in clinical facility (43) or other facility includes a manifold plumbing fitting (32, 272, 384). The fitting includes a plurality of drain outlet connections for water discharge devices (40, 42, 222, 226, 230, 234). Such water discharge devices may include devices such as autoclaves, sterilizers, cleaners, washers, filters, humidifiers, condensing devices and other devices used in the facility. A plurality of drain fitting openings in the body of the fitting are connectable to respective water discharge devices, and openings that are not utilized are closable with plugs. Some manifold fittings (272, 344, 384, 482) include an air gap opening (288, 360, 392, 530). These configurations provide an air gap that prevents contamination due to back flow of water within the fitting reaching water discharge devices or the body inlet of the manifold fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Vista Water Group, LLC
    Inventor: James W. Chandler
  • Patent number: 11106645
    Abstract: A System, Computer Program Product, and Computer-executable method for managing an object based storage within a cloud storage provider, the System, Computer Program Product, and Computer-executable method including receiving a data I/O, determining whether the data I/O relates to an existing object within the object based storage, if the data I/O relates to an existing object, updating a stream and existing data object in the object based storage, and creating a new data object and key based on the data I/O and updating the object based storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Jehuda Shemer, Assaf Natanzon
  • Patent number: 11109412
    Abstract: A wireless device receives first configuration parameters of a SR configuration associated with recovery from an LBT event comprising a plurality of LBT failures. The wireless device may trigger the LBT event for first cell(s). In response to no uplink resources, on second cell(s) for which the LBT event is not triggered, being available for transmission of an LBT failure control element, the wireless device may transmit a SR via a SR resource based on the first configuration parameters. At least one of the SR resource and the SR configuration may indicate a serving cell. The wireless device may transmit the LBT failure control element based on an uplink grant for the serving cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PanPsy Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Alireza Babaei
  • Patent number: 11104850
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for the biological processing of hydrocarbon-containing substances. In particular embodiments, the systems and methods herein relate to pre-digestion of hydrocarbon containing substances and further processing of the same to produce hydrocarbon fuels, fertilizer, and other products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: MCFINNEY, LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Wayne Finney
  • Patent number: 11105291
    Abstract: Systems and methods for unsticking intake and exhaust valves of an engine are described. In one example, valves that may be adjustably timed relative to an engine crankshaft position may be adjusted to unstick intake and/or exhaust valve that are stuck open or closed. In addition, fuel injection timing and spark timing may be adjusted in an effort to unstick intake and/or exhaust valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt
  • Patent number: D929304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: BARZAN HOLDINGS QSTP LLC
    Inventor: Reiner Stemme