Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 10990272
    Abstract: In one implementation, a method for causing display of a subset of objects of a data set can including causing a first visual indication to display at a first area of a user interface that a first object is a focal object, causing a second area of the user interface to display a filter applied to the data set, and causing a third area of the user interface to display a subset of objects of the data set based on the focal object and the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Micro Focus LLC
    Inventors: Klaus Baumecker, Stefan Bergstein, Timo Schneller
  • Patent number: 10992320
    Abstract: The disclosure may provide for a communication method and system. A transmitter of the communication system may include an interleaver and a first encoder for determining parity bits. The transmitter also may include a multiplexer for joining the parity bits with the data. A second encoder may be positioned after the multiplexer for implementing an error correcting code. A receiver of the communication system may include a decoder followed by an interleaver. When errors are detected in received data at the decoder, one or more processors of the receiver may be configured to correct portions of the received data and combine the corrected portions with the received data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Moision, Edward Keyes, Baris Erkmen, Oliver Bowen
  • Patent number: 10988611
    Abstract: Low-dusting, granular compositions are provided that comprise at least 15% by weight crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: ISP INVESTMENTS LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Mola, Mustafa Rehmanji, Mika Unting Jan
  • Patent number: 10988053
    Abstract: A swivel assembly for a vehicle seating assembly includes a fixed plate defining a first opening. A rotating plate defines a second opening. The rotating plate is positioned substantially parallel to the fixed plate. A gear ring is positioned about a periphery of the first opening. An inner retaining bracket is received by the first and second openings and is coupled with the gear ring. An outer retaining bracket is coupled with the rotating plate and defines a channel. The fixed plate is at least partially received by the channel. A washer is positioned between the fixed plate and the rotating plate. A bearing member includes first and second legs. The first leg is positioned between the rotating plate and the fixed plate. The second leg is positioned between the fixed plate and the inner retaining bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Kish, Macit Aktas
  • Patent number: 10989152
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are provided for exhaust gas recirculation. In one example, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system includes an EGR passage coupling an engine exhaust system to an engine intake system, an EGR cooler positioned in the EGR passage, a recirculation passage coupling an outlet of the EGR cooler to an inlet of the EGR cooler, an EGR cooler recirculation valve positioned in the recirculation passage and controllable to change a flow of exhaust gas though the recirculation passage, and a controller configured to adjust a position of the EGR cooler recirculation valve based on a temperature at the inlet of the EGR cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Balaji Hosadurgam Ravindranath
  • Patent number: 10987051
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus comprises an instrument body, an end effector, and a control module. The end effector is in communication with the handle assembly. The end effector is operable for use in a surgical procedure. The control module is in communication with the end effector. The end effector with the control module is able to deliver surgical energy as well as nerve excitation energy to a surgical site. A surgeon may detect stimulation of nervous tissue by visually observing the tissue twitch, and may adjust surgical technique accordingly. A sensor may be used to detect excitation of nervous tissue based on excitation caused by the nerve excitation energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Amy L. Marcotte, Timothy G. Dietz, Donna L. Korvick, Ashvani K. Madan, William D. Dannaher
  • Patent number: 10990362
    Abstract: Converting a first format program application, into a second format, which can be presented using a device type for which it wasn't designed. Examining the first format for commands that change screen state, and determining instructions in the second format with similar effect. First, searching the object-code calls that write to the screen, and for each determining those parameters that define outputs in a source human language, which can be altered to a target human language. Suggestions from the programmer can determine such output calls, or which parameters control elements of the source human language, to instead select element of the target human language. Alternatively, second, when the program is organized in a known format, searching for calls to output in the source human language, examining the object-code for parameters that define that output, and altering the program to output in a target human language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: TG LLC
    Inventor: Eric Choate
  • Patent number: 10988326
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a load assist module for transferring articles onto a downstream conveyor. The load assist module may include a roller conveyor having one or more rollers that together define a conveyor plane, such that the one or more rollers may be actuatable to convey the article along the conveyor plane in a direction of a downstream conveyor. The load assist module may further include a pusher assembly positioned adjacent the conveyor plane. The pusher assembly may include a track-guided vertical popup with a base and a pop-up. The pop-up may be actuatable such that the pop-up extends through the conveyor plane to contact the article. The pusher assembly may drive the track-guided vertical popup toward the direction of the downstream conveyor such that the track-guided vertical popup pushes the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: Intelligrated Headquarters, LLC, Eurosort, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Smith, Darius Scott, Erik Brewer, Jeff Zerr
  • Patent number: 10991860
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising: a light source; and a light guide that is optically coupled to the light source, the light guide including a plurality of first non-fluorescent light extraction elements and a plurality of second non-fluorescent light extraction elements that are printed on the light guide, each of the first light extraction elements having a reflectance that is higher than a reflectance of any of the second light extraction elements, each of the first light extraction elements having a light transmittance that is lower than a light transmittance of any the second light extraction elements, each of the first light extraction elements having the same shape and size as any other one of the plurality first light extraction elements, and each of the second light extraction elements having the same shape and size as any other one of the plurality of second light extraction elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Jeroen Den Breejen, Xin Zhang, Frederic Stephane Diana
  • Patent number: 10986784
    Abstract: A knotter system for a baler includes a needle and a tucker arm for delivering a needle twine and tucker twine respectively, a twine receiver for holding the needle and the tucker twine, a billhook assembly including a billhook with a lower and an upper lip being mounted rotatably around an axis and being arranged for receiving the needle and the tucker twine, a twine finger for guiding the twine. Further, a driver is foreseen to make the billhook perform a first full rotation during the first knot forming cycle and a second full rotation during the second knot forming cycle. The knotter system is configured such that, at the end of the second knot forming cycle, a bale movement of a bale in the baler exerts a pulling force on the twines which removes the twines from the billhook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Kenny Maelfeyt, Bram Willem
  • Patent number: 10986935
    Abstract: A pocketed spring, such as that used in a mattress, comprises: a compression spring having an upper end convolution and a lower end convolution opposite the upper end convolution, and a plurality of helical intermediate convolutions between the upper end convolution and the lower end convolution; a flexible enclosure including a top wall positioned adjacent to the upper end convolution of the compression spring, a bottom wall positioned adjacent to the lower end convolution of the compression spring, and a side wall that extends from the top wall to the bottom wall; and a tension member connected to the flexible enclosure. The tension member acts in opposition to the compression spring until the pocketed spring is compressed to a point at which the tension member no longer applies any force. Thus, the pocketed spring exhibits a non-linear response when compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Sealy Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Darin T. Thomas, Brian M. Manuszak, Larry K. DeMoss, Christina Pollock, Wesley D. Ballew, Christopher J. Kennedy, Abed Khaskia
  • Patent number: 10992985
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to determine engagement levels of audience members are disclosed. An example method includes capturing, with a sensor, image data depicting an environment in which a first media device is to present media. Analyzing the image data to determine whether the environment includes a second media device emanating a glow. When the environment includes the second media device emanating the glow, calculating an engagement for a person in the environment with respect to the first media device, the engagement being calculated based on a characteristic of the second media device emanating the glow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventor: Alejandro Terrazas
  • Patent number: 10992939
    Abstract: Coding a current block using a directional intra-prediction mode is described. A filter to apply to reference pixels peripheral to the current block is determined using a prediction angle of the intra-prediction mode and a size of the current block. The reference pixels are filtered using the filter to generate modified reference pixels, and a prediction block is generated for the current block using the intra-prediction mode and the modified reference pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Joseph Young
  • Patent number: 10987026
    Abstract: A capnography module for a patient monitoring system includes a hardware switching mechanism and a software mechanism for switching the capnography module automatically between a mainstream monitoring mode and a sidestream monitoring mode. The hardware switching mechanism along with software detection is capable of detecting the connection of a mainstream capnography sensor and a sidestream sampling line and generates flags to notify the software switching mechanism which sensor or line is connected. The software switching mechanism notifies a controller board in the module which monitoring system is available and the controller board operates the module in the respective mode. The capnography module also includes a connector latching mechanism for securing the mainstream capnography sensor to the module and preventing accidental disconnection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Spacelabs Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Nityanand Shetty, Rajanala Venkata Subrahmanyam, Bottu V. Satishkumar, Imandi Shiv Kiran, Katherine Stankus
  • Patent number: 10987178
    Abstract: Various surgical hubs are disclosed. A surgical hub is for use with a surgical system in a surgical procedure performed in an operating room. The surgical hub comprises: non-contact sensors and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to: determine bounds of the operating room based on measurements performed by the non-contact sensors; and establish a control arrangement with a detected surgical hub located within the bounds of the operating room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, David C. Yates
  • Patent number: 10986856
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems for producing microbials having anaplerotic oils that are rich in odd-chain fatty acids, and other beneficial components, at higher concentrations than those present in other natural dietary sources of OCFA, at lower cost, and higher production yield. Further, disclosed are examples of incorporation of these higher concentration OCFA products into food for human and non-human animal consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Heliae Development, LLC
    Inventors: Micheal LaMont, Magdalena Amezquita Ernult, Eneko Ganuza Taberna
  • Patent number: 10990094
    Abstract: Sensor information is collected from human driven vehicles which are driven in a given region. From the sensor information, a road condition is detected on a road segment, where the road condition has a sufficiently high likelihood of impairing autonomous vehicles in safely navigating through the one or more road segments. Information about the one or more road segments is communicated to the one or more autonomous vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: William Ross, John Bares, David LaRose, Matthew Sweeney
  • Patent number: 10990254
    Abstract: An electronic mail (email) system generates an email user interface display, with a timeslot actuator, for composing an email message. Actuation of the timeslot actuator is detected and the email system accesses available timeslots from a calendar system corresponding to the user. User selectable display elements, corresponding to each available timeslot, are displayed on the email user interface display, along with message content. When a user selectable display element corresponding to an available timeslot is selected, the email message content is populated with a selectable timeslot element, corresponding to the available timeslot, that can be sent to recipients in the email message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Lin Zhong, Shahil Soni
  • Patent number: 10990621
    Abstract: Techniques for identifying video and/or audio content are presented. An identification management component (IMC) groups users determined to be at least potentially be watching the same content based on first content fingerprints associated with respective content viewed by the users on communication devices, and a defined matching criterion. IMC facilitates identifying the content associated with the group of users based on first content fingerprints associated with the group of users and first reference content fingerprints. IMC receives a second content fingerprint associated with a communication device of a user in the group, sends the second content fingerprint to a third-party identification component for comparison with second reference content fingerprints, and receives content identification information in response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Zbigniew Skolicki, Jurek Foryciarz, Jan Wicijowski, Grzegorz Glowaty
  • Patent number: 10990171
    Abstract: A method of notifying a user about attention from another user in an augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) system is provided. The method includes displaying a first image on a first electronic display to a first user of the AR/VR system and, upon detecting a gaze of the first user at a second user of the AR/VR system or the second user's avatar in the first image, notifying the second user about the gaze of the first user by changing a parameter of an audio communication channel from the first user to the second user, so as to make the first user more audible to the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Sebastian Sztuk, Javier San Agustin Lopez, Anders Bo Pedersen