Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 10989272
    Abstract: Methods and systems for adjusting a tuning state of a pendulum damper are provided. In one example, an engine system is provided that includes a crankshaft coupled to a plurality of pistons in a plurality of cylinders. The crankshaft includes a plurality of pendulums coupled to a plurality of cheeks and a pendulum tuning mechanism coupled to an associated pendulum included in the plurality of pendulums or coupled to an associated pendulum in a torque converter and configured to tune damping characteristics of the associated pendulum based on an engine order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas G. Leone, Jeffrey Eliot Chottiner
  • Patent number: 10989297
    Abstract: An electric powertrain includes an electric machine having a rotor shaft supported for rotation about an axis. A planetary gearset is supported about the axis and includes a sun gear assembly having a sun shaft with a first end connected to the rotor shaft, a second end having a sun gear, and an inner bearing seat disposed therebetween. The planetary gearset further includes a planet carrier having planet gears and defining an outer bearing seat. At least one of the planet gears meshes with the sun gear. The planetary gearset also includes a ring gear meshing with at least one of the planet gears. A sun bearing is supported about the axis and includes an outer race disposed on the outer bearing seat, an inner race disposed on the inner bearing seat, and a plurality of spherical roller elements disposed between the inner and outer races.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: William David Guarino
  • Patent number: 10989415
    Abstract: An entertainment device is disclosed herein which integrates a fire feature, a water feature, a music system, and a controlled lighting feature into a single piece of furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BBQGUYS MANUFACTURING, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Hackley
  • Patent number: 10989288
    Abstract: An axle assembly having a countershaft transmission. A rotor shaft may extend through a drive pinion and may operatively connect an electric motor to a countershaft transmission. The countershaft transmission may have a first countershaft subassembly that is rotatable about a first countershaft axis and a second countershaft subassembly that is rotatable about a second countershaft axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Chetankumar Ghatti, Rodrigo Soffner, Christopher Keeney, Mark Smith
  • Patent number: 10992771
    Abstract: A technique for identifying an opt-out status for a user's mobile or other computing device without relying exclusively on client-side storage or primarily on the use of non-determinative mechanisms is discussed. Embodiments provide server-based or otherwise hosted techniques of accurately identifying devices of users that wish to opt-out of having their device activity tracked. These techniques enable accurate identification of a device's opt-out status even in the absence of a client-side opt-out indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: ACK Ventures Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: David Ulrich, Harry Kargman, Steve Anson, Jeremy Sadwith, Bernhard Valenti, Ryan McConville
  • Patent number: 10990878
    Abstract: Aspects described herein may allow for the application of stochastic gradient boosting techniques to the training of deep neural networks by disallowing gradient back propagation from examples that are correctly classified by the neural network model while still keeping correctly classified examples in the gradient averaging. Removing the gradient contribution from correctly classified examples may regularize the deep neural network and prevent the model from overfitting. Further aspects described herein may provide for scheduled boosting during the training of the deep neural network model conditioned on a mini-batch accuracy and/or a number of training iterations. The model training process may start un-boosted, using maximum likelihood objectives or another first loss function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Oluwatobi Olabiyi, Erik T. Mueller, Christopher Larson
  • Patent number: 10991127
    Abstract: Methods and devices for index buffer block compression in a computer system include a compressor in communication with a graphical processing unit (GPU). The methods and devices include selecting one or more primitives of at least a portion of a mesh formed by a total number of primitives for inclusion within a compressed index buffer block, the one or more primitives each associated with a number of indices each corresponding to a vertex within the mesh. The methods and devices may identify at least one redundant index in the number of indices associated with the one or more primitives of the compressed index buffer block. The methods and devices removing the at least one redundant index from the number of indices associated with the one or more primitives of the compressed index buffer block to form the compressed index buffer block as a set of one or more unique indices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ivan Nevraev, Jason M. Gould
  • Patent number: 10992930
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method selects a first reference block in a first reference frame and a second reference block in a second reference frame. The first reference block and the second reference block are used to predict a current block. The first reference block is selected as an anchor point. Then, the method searches in the second reference frame for a third reference block and determines whether the third reference block is a better reference block than the second reference block for predicting the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: HULU, LLC
    Inventors: Wenhao Zhang, Deliang Fu, Min Gao, Juncheng Ma, Chen Liu
  • Patent number: 10990260
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a fingerprint sensor and one or more processors operable with the fingerprint sensor. One or more motion detectors are also operable with the one or more processors. The one or more processors determine with the fingerprint sensor, a direction of rotation of an object rotating, and in contact with, the fingerprint sensor. The one or more motion detectors detect whether the electronic device is rotating in three-dimensional space. The one or more processors then select and perform a first control operation when the object is rotating in a first axial direction and the electronic device is substantially stationary. Alternatively, the one or more processors select and perform a second control operation when the electronic device is rotating and the object is rotating in the first axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: John Gorsica, Thomas Merrell
  • Patent number: 10991202
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method may comprise providing a wager-based electronic gaming device (EGD) comprising at least one processor, memory, a display, an input interface and a money acceptor. The EGD may be configured to accept money from a player via the money acceptor and establish an account balance using the received money; display a game environment configured to enable the player to participate, via the input interface, in a gaming session of a wager-based game comprising a plurality of stages, and enable, for the gaming session, game play and wagers in a current stage of the plurality of stages of the wager-based game. It may then be determined that game play in the current stage has reached a current stage complete state in which all requirements necessary for transitioning game play from the current stage to a next or other stage of the plurality of stages have been met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SYNERGY BLUE LLC
    Inventors: Michael M Oberberger, Michael Low
  • Patent number: 10986946
    Abstract: A hydration system that utilizes a disposable drink container and a leak-resistant cap. The cap can be screwed into the disposable drink container before use. The disposable drink container has a safety foil region with a foil disk having one or more output holes, which is covered with a liner. The user should remove the liner to uncover the output holes and reattach the cap before drinking the liquid in the container. The cap can have a spout section with a leak-resistant section to draw out the liquid. The leak-resistant section can have a curved lip that creates a narrow liquid opening, such that liquid is held in place (does not spill) by surface tension when the system is accidentally inverted or overturned. The cap can also have a sealing ring to create a liquid-tight seal between the cap and the drink container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Quicky Sippy LLC
    Inventors: Duane Sawyer, Bob Holmes
  • Patent number: 10986785
    Abstract: A crop harvesting system for continuous round baling is described that comprises a first and second bale chamber and a conveyor system in operable communication with the first and second bale chambers. The crop harvesting system can comprise a first bale chamber comprising a variable shape, defined by a first serpentine system comprising one or a plurality of endless belts in operable contact with one or a plurality of movable rollers to facilitate movement of the bale out of the first and into the second bale chamber. The second bale chamber comprises a fixed shape defined by a plurality of stationary rolls operably attached to a second set belt or belts. The crop harvesting system can be integrated into an agricultural harvester such as a baler or combine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Joël Denis, Martin J. Roberge
  • Patent number: 10987484
    Abstract: A baby monitor system comprises: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: obtain a sleep schedule of a baby; obtain vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry; and cause a first sound or a first light to emit in response to the sleep schedule and the vitals. A method comprises: obtaining a sleep schedule of a baby; obtaining vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry; and causing a first sound or a first light to emit in response to the sleep schedule and the vitals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SYNERGEN Technology Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Sunil Konda, Mel Gunawardena, Pradeep Pathirana, Prabath Gallage
  • Patent number: 10986774
    Abstract: An agricultural implement for applying fertilizer beneath the surface of the soil. The implement has a main frame for connecting the agricultural implement to agricultural equipment. A swing arm is pivotally connected to the main frame. An adjustable actuator interconnects the swing arm to the main frame to control the movement of the swing arm with respect to the main frame. A pair of discs are mounted to the free end of the swing arm for rotation with respect to the swing arm. The discs are offset mounted with respect to one another and are angled outwardly with respect to the direction of travel of the implement. The discs form grooves for receipt of fertilizer. Fertilizer tubes are mounted adjacent the discs and terminate behind the discs with respect to the direction of travel. The fertilizer tubes deposit fertilizer in the grooves formed by the discs. A furrow closer is attached to the main frame to close the groove opened by the discs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: AG FOCUS LLC
    Inventors: Bruce W. Freed, Brian E. Freed
  • Patent number: 10987671
    Abstract: Reservoir-based management of volumetric flow rates in fluidic systems is generally described. Inventive systems and methods for liquid-liquid separations and/or liquid-gas separations are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Zaiput Flow Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Andrea Adamo, Robert Andrew Butters, Trevor Charles Murray
  • Patent number: 10987156
    Abstract: An end effector includes a first and second jaw member each comprising a first and second electrode. The first and second jaw members are movable relative to the other between an open position and a closed position. An electrically conductive member is located at the distal end of the first jaw member. The electrically conductive member is sized and configured to define a minimum distance between the first and second electrodes along the length of the first and second electrodes. An electrically insulative member is located on one of the first jaw member or the second jaw member. The electrically insulative member is sized and configured to engage tissue and has a dimension extending from one of the first jaw member or the second jaw member. The dimension is less than the minimum distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Gregory A. Trees, Megan A. Broderick, Victor C. Moreno
  • Patent number: 10987094
    Abstract: A bowel retractor device comprising a flexible endless collar member, a plurality of discrete first flexible fingers, and a plurality of discrete second flexible fingers is disclosed. The flexible endless collar member comprises an inner wall that defines a central open area. The plurality of discrete first flexible fingers protrude from a first portion of the inner wall. The discrete first flexible fingers are spaced from each other to define a first space therebetween. The plurality of discrete second flexible fingers protrude from a second portion of the inner wall that faces the first portion of the inner wall. Each discrete second flexible finger comprises a second end that extends into a corresponding first space. At least one of the discrete first flexible fingers and at least one of the discrete second flexible fingers each comprise a ball-shaped feature formed on an end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Tamara S. Widenhouse, Frederick E. Shelton, IV
  • Patent number: 10990567
    Abstract: Techniques for processing I/O operations may include: receiving, an I/O operation including a tag value denoting a process of a database application that issued the I/O operation; determining, in accordance with the tag value, whether the I/O operation is directed to a data file storing content of a database or a log file of recorded operations of the database; and responsive to determining the I/O operation is directed to a data file storing content of the database, performing processing including: determining a current configuration setting of the database that indicates whether the database is configured for use with the database application as an in-memory database; and determining, in accordance with current configuration setting of the database, a first service level objective for the I/O operation, wherein the first service level objective for the I/O operation is a default service level objective or a revised service level objective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Drew P. Tonnesen, Yaron Dar, Felix Shvaiger, Arieh Don
  • Patent number: 10990701
    Abstract: Techniques for content customization with security for client preferences are described herein. The techniques describe the customization of content provided by websites according to preferences, such as the interests, “likes” and demographic and/or geographic information of users. Additional techniques describe aspects of keeping the users' preferences secure from the website, so that the users' privacy and anonymity are protected. In one implementation, a “trusted entity” is trusted by users to obtain and store the preferences. Content may be obtained by the trusted entity from a content provider, such as a website. The content may be changed according to the preferences. The content is then provided to the users. In view of the changes made by the trusted entity, the user enjoys a customized version of the content. Additional techniques describe limits to customization, based on permissible customizations and frameworks generated by the content providers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Graham Dyor, Richard J. Qian, Marc Eliot Davis, Steven William Macbeth, Lili Cheng, Gur Kimchi
  • Patent number: 10991031
    Abstract: An electronic commerce system configured to implement a product ordering method for receiving a product search inquiry from an input device, displaying a plurality of products in a product listing available from purchase based on the product search inquiry on an output device, receiving a selection of a product, and displaying a first product information page including at least a product name, a product price, general product information, a first product ordering link for accessing a product ordering interface and a product information detail link. The system further includes a secondary product information display system configured to display a product datasheet including the product name, the general product information, product technical information and a commercial function display including at least one of a second product ordering link for accessing the product ordering interface and an inventory reporting display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Bluesky Datasheets, LLC
    Inventors: Jamil Nizam, Amir Nizam