Patents Assigned to Service
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Patent number: 11994488Abstract: A method of predictive monitoring of a variable of a medium located in a container of a facility comprises steps of continuously recording data comprising measured values, based on training data determining a classification method capable of identifying data sets that have each been measured during one of the specific operation phases, performing the classification method and based on the data sets identified by the classification method determining a time series of compliancy indicators indicative of a degree of compliancy of at least one property of the characteristic of the measured values to a corresponding reference property of the reference characteristic. Based on the time series at least once determining a time remaining until the degree of compliancy indicated by compliancy indicators will drop below a predetermined minimum degree of compliancy; and providing an output informing about the remaining time.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Endress+Hauser Group Services AGInventors: Dimitri Vaissiere, Julia Mildner, André Lemke
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Patent number: 11997776Abstract: A heat diffuser for use with an electrically-operated aerosol-generating device is configured to be removably coupled to the aerosol-generating device. The heat diffuser includes a non-combustible porous body configured to absorb heat from an electric heating element. The porous body is formed from a heat storage material such that, in use, air drawn through the porous body is heated by the heat absorbed by and stored in the porous body. Example embodiments also provide heated aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating system, both comprising the heat diffuser.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventor: Michel Thorens
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Patent number: 11992059Abstract: An electronic smoking article or electronic vaping article includes a reservoir containing a liquid material and having an outlet, a capillary having a capillary inlet and a capillary outlet, the capillary inlet of the capillary in communication with the outlet of the reservoir, a heater operable to heat the capillary to a temperature sufficient to at least initially volatilize liquid material contained within the capillary, and a shuttle valve between the outlet of the reservoir and the capillary inlet. The shuttle valve is operable to prevent release of liquid material from the reservoir when the shuttle valve is in a closed position and is operable to release liquid material from the reservoir when the shuttle valve is in an open position.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David B. Kane, David R. Schiff, Tony Gatta, Chris Carrick, Jonathan D. Albert
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Patent number: 11992605Abstract: A vapor cartridge for a non-combustible vaping device may be configured to receive a flavor cartridge, generate a vapor, and direct the generated vapor through the flavor cartridge to provide a flavored vapor. The flavor cartridge may include an instance of electrically conductive material extending at least partially around the flavor cartridge. The vapor cartridge may include an authentication assembly including a set of electrically conductive instruments may independently and directly contact the instance of electrically conductive material of the flavor cartridge inserted into the vapor cartridge, such that the electrically conductive instruments are electrically connected to each other through the instance of electrically conductive material of the flavor cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Terry Bache, Ryan Newcomb, Eric A. Hawes, Dmitriy Kirzhner, Raymond Lau, Danielle Crawford, Dwight D. Williams, William Eugene Rabbitt, Carl Roy Stevens
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Patent number: 11995131Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive a request for a plurality of documents that are associated with an individual or entity. The device may perform a search for the plurality of documents in one or more document repositories. The device may store, based on a determination that a first document, of the plurality of documents, is available in a document repository, of the one or more document repositories, information indicating that the first document is available in the document repository. The device may determine, based on a determination that a second document, of the plurality of documents, is not available in the one or more document repositories, a procedure that is to be used for obtaining the second document. The device may perform the procedure for obtaining the second document based on determining the procedure that is to be used for obtaining the second document.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Dianhai Du, Abhinav Sharma, Billy Jack Hall, Arvind Tangirala, John F. Grisamore, Subramanyam Jayaraman, Balaraju Gujjari
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Patent number: 11995623Abstract: Systems and methods for transferring value. A method includes posting, by a user device to a blockchain, a deposit transaction comprising a deposit value and conditions and updating, by the user device, a state according to a transaction amount. The method also includes transmitting, by the user device, a state update of the state to a server computer and responsive to transmitting the state update, and receiving, by the user device, a payment complete message comprising a tuple from the server computer. The method also includes verifying, by the user device, the conditions and processing, by the user device, a server deposit transaction on the blockchain in response to verifying.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventors: Mohammad Mohsen Minaei Bidgoli, Ranjit Kumaresan, Mahdi Zamani, Sivanarayana Gaddam
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Patent number: 11993096Abstract: In some embodiments, an array of printed information sheets to be placed in a business establishment may include at least two stacks of printed information sheets being detachably connected to each other. Each stack of printed information sheets may include at least a first multiple product information sheet and a second information sheet that are removably attached to each other or to the stack. The first multiple product information sheet may have printed thereon first product information about a first product to be displayed in the business establishment and a first location indicator indicating a first predetermined location in the business establishment where the first multiple product information sheet is to be displayed. The second multiple product information sheet may have printed thereon second product information and a second location indicator.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLCInventors: Ernest James Dale, James Fernando Jiron
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Patent number: 11995672Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an offer redemption method and system. The offer redemption method includes receiving a user interactive value corresponding to a user interaction level with an external game device; receiving a transaction amount corresponding to a transaction amount made by a user with a merchant; determining an offer value corresponding to the user interaction value, transmitting an authorization request message for receiving authorization response from an authorizing entity, receiving an authorization response for the transmitted authorization request message; and displaying the authorization response and an offer redemption status on a display module of the access device.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventors: Dheeraj Dhamija, Ishan Tiwary
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Patent number: 11996104Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to providing services to users via communication channels. More specifically, various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for modifying, updating, and/or changing communication channel interactions based on the tracking or listening for events within other communication channels.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Matthew Patrick Stone, Zachary Taylor Pingel, Boyd Alan Hutton
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Patent number: 11995656Abstract: Systems and methods to activate the processing of an allocated resource in operations with a processing system by the use of a round trip communication of the identifier of the resource, in which the resource identifier is communicated from a portal of the processing system to a first website, which passes the resource identifier to a second website during forwarding or redirecting a web browser from the first website to the second website, where the second website provides the resource identifier back to the processing system in communications with the processing system for operations required for the activation of the resource. Upon activation, the resource is processed during a communication session between the first website and the portal (or the processing system).Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventor: Ilker Celikyilmaz
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Patent number: 11995493Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for transferring a remote frequency identification (RFID) inlay from a first substrate to a second substrate. An RFID inlay is secured to a first substrate with a first adhesive. The RFID inlay is brought into the vicinity of a second substrate and secured to the second substrate with a second adhesive. The RFID inlay is then dissociated from the first substrate. The RFID inlay may be dissociated from the first substrate by softening the first adhesive, such as by the application of heat or the application of a softening substance. Alternatively, the RFID inlay may be dissociated from the first substrate without softening the first adhesive, but rather by differential release, whereby a release force is applied between the two substrates, with the release force being greater than the release strength of the first adhesive, but less than the release strength of the second adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLCInventors: Edward McGinniss, Carol Callahan, Peter Cockerell
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Patent number: 11993467Abstract: A system for instrument conveyance may include at least one handling unit configured to dispense or accept instruments; at least one head unit configured to obtain input from a user in connection with a transaction involving instruments, where the at least one head unit includes a presentation opening between an interior side and an exterior side of the at least one head unit; a transportation system disposed between the at least one handling unit and the at least one head unit; and a shuttle device configured to transport instruments between the at least one handling unit and the at least one head unit via the transportation system, where the shuttle device includes an internal compartment for containing instruments, and where the shuttle device is configured to expose the internal compartment to the exterior side of the at least one head unit via the presentation opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Steve Faletti, David Kelly Wurmfeld, Scott R Neilson
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Patent number: 11995701Abstract: According to certain aspects of the disclosure, a computer-implemented method may be used for determining one or more vehicle recommendations. The method may include receiving data pertaining to a user's internet browsing activity. The received data may be indicative of the user's automotive vehicle preferences. The method may include comparing the received data to a collection of stored vehicle qualities. The method also may include identifying, based on the received data and the comparison of the received data to the collection of stored vehicle qualities, a vehicle characteristic of interest to the user. Using the vehicle characteristic of interest, one or more vehicle recommendations may be determined. One or more vehicle recommendations may be communicated to the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Qiaochu Tang, Stephen Wylie, Micah Price, Staevan Duckworth, Olalekan Awoyemi, Geoffrey Dagley, Jason Hoover
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Systems and methods for inventory management using cryptographic authentication of contactless cards
Patent number: 11997208Abstract: Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission system between transmitting and receiving devices for use in a tap and walk store are provided. In an example embodiment, the transmitting device can generate a diversified key using the master key, protect a counter value and encrypt data prior to transmitting to the receiving device, which can generate the diversified key based on the master key and can decrypt the data and validate the protected counter value using the diversified key. Disclosed systems allow a user to purchase items utilizing the disclosed transmitting device.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Rule, Kaitlin Newman, Rajko Ilincic -
Patent number: 11995054Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable a processor to automatically detect duplicate data entries by receiving data entries associated with a user, where each data entry includes a value, a time, an entity identifier, and a location. Pairs of similar data entries are determined by matching the entity identifier and the location pairs data entries. Candidate duplicate data entries are determined based on a proximity in time between data entries of the similar data entries. For each candidate duplicate data entry, a feature vector is generated including the entity identifier, location, value and time, and each feature vector is submitted to a duplicate classification model to automatically determine duplicate data entries from the candidate duplicate data entries, the duplicate classification model being trained according to a historical dispute entries.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Srinivasarao Daruna, Vijay Sahebgouda Bantanur, Marisa Lee
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Patent number: 11995723Abstract: A method for administrating a certificate of deposit (CD) includes receiving an option agreement entered into by a user with a financial institution. The option agreement defines one or more predetermined events enabling disposition of funds of a CD prior to the CD's maturity date. The option agreement has a fee associated therewith. The received option agreement and one or more services provided to the user by the financial institution are analyzed by a processor to determine said user's eligibility for disposition of CD funds prior to the maturity date based on an occurrence of the one or more predetermined events specified by the option agreement. The occurrence of the one or more predetermined events is verified, using the processor. A recommendation is provided to the user to dispose the CD funds in response to verifying the occurrence of the one or more predetermined events.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile AssociationInventors: Steven Dale Zettner, Destiny Williams, Alphonse Damas
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Patent number: 11995114Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for performing natural language processing (NLP) operations on multi-segment documents. For example, certain embodiments of the present invention utilize systems, methods, and computer program products that perform NLP operations on multi-segment documents by generating document segmentation machine learning models, using document segmentation machine learning models to determine document segments of input multi-segment documents, enabling adaptive multi-segment summarization of multi-segment documents, and enabling guided interaction with multi-segment documents.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Optum Services (Ireland) LimitedInventors: Mostafa Bayomi, Ahmed Selim, Kieran O'Donoghue, Michael Bridges, Gregory J. Boss
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Patent number: 11994008Abstract: A loaded perforating gun and/or downhole perforating tool are assembled and used for perforating a wellbore. The loaded perforating gun includes a gun housing, a detonator assembly, and a plunging charge assembly. The plunging charge assembly includes a charge tube, a shaped charge, and a plunger. The plunger includes a receiving cap, and a detonator cord supported in the receiving cap. The shaped charge is operatively connected to the detonator cord. The detonator is selectively connected to the detonator cord by the plunger. The plunging charge assembly is movable between a disarmed position with the detonator cord disconnected from the detonator assembly and an armed position with the detonator cord operatively connected to the detonator assembly whereby, when the detonator can selectively pass a detonation signal via the detonator cord to the shaped charges.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: GR Energy Services Management, LPInventors: James William Anthony, Cameron Michael Bryant, Vadim Akhmadikin
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Patent number: 11994976Abstract: Systems, methods and media are directed to a microservices orchestration engine, which includes an engine framework and an orchestrator. The engine framework combines an input request with framework specifications to form a job stream and define communication between the orchestrator and microservice provision components that execute microservices to be executed in a non-production environment during a test of computer-executable code. The orchestrator receives the formed job stream and sends a plurality of tasks based on the formed job stream. The tasks are executed by respective microservice provision components that execute microservices, enabling the test of computer-executable code in the non-production environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Neeraj Sharma, Jeffrey A. Tyree, Suresh Vadigi, Siwatm Piyasirisilp, Andrew Troy Hartwell
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Patent number: 11995674Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing social media referrals based rewards to a customer. The systems and methods may provide incentives to customers of financial-service providers (“FSP”) based on their referrals to the FSP. Customer referrals may be determined for the customer by gathering data regarding referrals received from messages distributed by the customer via social media. Based on the referrals, an amount of rewards may be provided for business transactions initiated by the customer.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Bor J Sun, Mark Mendez, Jonathan R. Turfboer, Philip Kedy, George H. Williams, Matthew S. Butterworth