Patents Assigned to Service
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Patent number: 11580561Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for detecting security breaches using watchdog transaction accounts. A security agent can initiate a purchase with a first electronic commerce system and provide a watchdog transaction account as payment for the purchase. The security agent can then store a record of the purchase which includes a merchant identifier for the merchant and the watchdog transaction account. Subsequently, a transaction authorization system can determine that authorization for a transaction with second electronic commerce system failed. If the transaction authorization system determines that the account used in the transaction with the second electronic commerce system, then the transaction authorization system can determine that the first electronic commerce system has suffered a security breach.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, INC.Inventors: Aman Baweja, Krishnendu Das, Susan K. Gluch, Rajat Jain, Abhishek Jha, Rama Krishna Avinash Varma Kakarlapudi, Sulabh Monga
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Isolation of compartments in a layered printed circuit board, and apparatus and methods for the same
Patent number: 11580287Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus can include a printed circuit board (PCB) that has layers and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion can have a data port and a power port. A first layer is associated with data of the first portion of the PCB, and a second layer is associated with power of the first portion of the PCB. The second portion can have a data port and a power port. A third layer is associated with data of the second portion, and a fourth layer is associated with power of the second portion. The first portion or the second portion can have vias defining an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield. The apparatus can include a power filter and a data filter that can, respectively, isolate power and data of the first portion from the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Management Service Group, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Scott Morgan, Martin Mayer, Steven Yates -
Patent number: 11578103Abstract: Transcriptional units encoding Zika virus (ZIKV) premembrane (prM) and envelope (E) proteins, which upon translation form Zika virus-like particles (VLPs), are described. Use of the transcriptional units and VLPs in three different ZIKV vaccine platforms is described. Immunoassay-based detection methods using ZIKV VLPs are described for the diagnosis of ZIKV infection.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesInventors: Gwong-Jen J. Chang, Brent S. Davis
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Patent number: 11578594Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the composition of a drilling fluid using electro-rheology.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Xiangnan Ye, Dale E. Jamison, Li Gao
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Patent number: 11580316Abstract: An active radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag receives an RFID interrogation signal via a first antenna. An integrated frequency reference in the RFID chip recovers the clock from the RFID interrogation and generates a reference clock for transmitting data responsive to the RFID interrogation. The integrated frequency reference generates the reference clock at the same frequency as the RFID interrogation for transmitting the response via the first antenna. The integrated frequency reference generates the reference clock at a different frequency for transmitting the response using a Bluetooth beacon message or a WiFi message via a second antenna. A mobile computing device can interrogate the RFID tag via an NFC interface and receive a response via a Bluetooth beacon messages or WiFi message received via a Bluetooth or wireless interface of the mobile computing device.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLCInventor: Ian Forster
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Patent number: 11576438Abstract: A saturation sensor measures at least one electrical characteristic of the wick between the heating element and the probe wire at a first time and a second time, wherein the at least one electrical characteristic includes a resistance, a capacitance, or both a resistance and a capacitance. Control circuitry is configured to cause the nicotine e-vaping device to: calculate a refill rate at which the nicotine pre-vapor formulation flows onto the wick based on the at least one electrical characteristic at the first time and the at least one electrical characteristic at the second time; determine that the refill rate is less than a threshold refill rate; and output a low nicotine pre-vapor formulation alert in response to determining that the refill rate is less than the threshold refill rate.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Robert C. Lacovara, Phillip Diana, Nam Tran
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Patent number: 11580092Abstract: A method for automatically detecting errors in at least one data entry in a database, the at least one data entry including an input string of characters that do not match at least one predefined string of characters. The method includes generating a first image map; generating at least one classification parameter by comparing the first image map to a second image map, the second image map based at least partially on the predefined string of characters; determining that the input string of characters correlates to the predefined string of characters; and modifying the at least one data entry to match the predefined string of characters in response to determining that the input string of characters correlates to the predefined string of characters. Various other methods and systems for automatically detecting errors in at least one data entry in a database are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventor: Hima Patel
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Patent number: 11580522Abstract: A batteryless payment device is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the batteryless payment device may include a first communication system and a second communication system, the second communication system being a near-field-communication (NFC) system. The batteryless payment device may also include a power receiver coupled to the first communication system and configured to wirelessly receive power from an external device for powering the first communication system. The batteryless payment device may further include a controller configured to: when the first communication system is powered, establish, via the first communication system, a first wireless connection with a user device; receive, through the first wireless communication, a token from the user device; establish, via the second communication system, a second wireless connection with a payment terminal; and transmit, through the second wireless connection, the token to the payment terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Lawrence Douglas, Paul Y. Moreton
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Patent number: 11579576Abstract: Sub-systems of air handling units in infrastructures face unresolved problem of conflict in the rules that activate in a contradictory manner at the same time resulting in sub-optimal performance of the subsystems. The present disclosure provides a system and method for optimizing performance parameters of air handling units in infrastructures. Rule sets having conflicting conditions are identified after verification of rules which are specific to air handling units. Further, frequency of the rule sets having conflicting conditions is determined to generate a ranked list of the rule sets having conflicting conditions. Another ranking procedure is implemented for the rules comprised in the ranked list of the rule sets having conflicting conditions. The system dynamically optimizes one or more parameters specific to the performance criteria based on the ranking of rules.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services LimitedInventors: Supriya Agrawal, Sagar Verma, Ramasubramanian Suriyanarayanan, Srinarayana Nagarathinam, Rajesh Jayaprakash, Venkatesh Ramanathan, Anand Sivasubramaniam
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Patent number: 11579730Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable context-aware haptic error notifications. The systems and methods include a processor to receive input segments into a software application from a character input component and determine a destination. A context identification model predicts a context classification of the input segments based at least in part on the software application and the destination. Potential errors are determined in the input segments based on the context classification. An error characterization machine learning model determines an error type classification and an error severity score associated with each potential error and a haptic feedback pattern is determined for each potential error based on the error type classification and the error severity score of each potential error of the one or more potential errors. And a haptic event latency is determined based on the error type classification and the error severity score of each potential error.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Abdelkader M'Hamed Benkreira, Nimma Bhusri, Tyler Maiman
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Patent number: 11580550Abstract: In some implementations, a printing system may include a card printer that includes a printing controller and a marking device. The card printer may be configured to receive a first printing instruction or a second printing instruction associated with printing an account identifier on a card. The card printer may receive one of the first printing instruction or the second printing instruction based on whether a risk score, associated with the account identifier, satisfies a threshold. The card printer may print a full account identifier, associated with the card, on a surface of the card based on receiving the first printing instruction. The card printer may print the card without the full account identifier on the surface of the card based on receiving the second printing instruction.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Jude Pierre Anasta, Tyler Maiman, Abdelkader M'Hamed Benkreira
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Patent number: 11578578Abstract: An exemplary automated system and method are provided for monitoring and controlling the transfer of water to water tanks or containers during a water transfer process. In one embodiment, the automated system includes a first manifold, a plurality of controllable valves, a plurality of level indicators, a pump, controller(s), storage device, and display. In one implementation, the controller is configured to control the opening/closing of the plurality of controllable valves based, at least in part, on the water levels of the frac water tanks. The controller(s) may include one or more control modes. In other implementations, the system may include a second manifold (or additional manifolds) and the capability to blend water from two or more sources, such as from an impaired water source, using either a single or multiple-manifold configuration. In other implementations, an assembly is provided, such as a skid or trailer mounted assembly, for use in a mobile automated system.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Select Energy Services, LLCInventors: Greggory L. Hardin, Jeffrey Scott Russo
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Patent number: 11580486Abstract: An electronic notification apparatus is disclosed. The electronic notification apparatus may include an image capture device which can scan a machine readable code on a physical object. A communication may thereafter be initiated to complete the transfer of the physical object to a user.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventor: Nilasha Hasthanthar Anand
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Patent number: 11578586Abstract: A method may comprise measuring during a survey operation a gravitational field data using a survey accelerometer and magnetic field data using a survey magnetometer and determining during a drilling operation an azimuth of a wellbore based on the gravitational field data and the magnetic field data obtained during the survey operation. A system may comprise a drilling rig; a pipe string attached to the drilling rig; a bottom hole assembly attached to the pipe string, wherein the bottom hole assembly comprises at least one sensor; a drill bit, wherein the at least one sensor measure a revolutions-per-minute (RPM) of the drill bit; and a computing subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Rashobh Rajan Sobhana
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Patent number: 11578258Abstract: An omniphobic emulsion comprising an aqueous continuous phase having dispersed therein a plurality of non-aqueous discontinuous phase droplets; wherein the non-aqueous discontinuous phase droplets are characterized by a droplet size of less than about 100 micrometers (?m); wherein each of the plurality of non-aqueous discontinuous phase droplets comprises a plurality of surfactant molecules and an omniphobic agent, wherein each surfactant molecule has a hydrophilic head portion and a hydrophobic tail portion; wherein each of the plurality of non-aqueous discontinuous phase droplets comprises the plurality surfactant molecules having the hydrophilic head portions disposed into a droplet outer layer with the hydrophobic tail portions extending inward from the droplet outer layer toward the omniphobic agent; and wherein the droplet outer layer encloses the omniphobic agent.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Tatyana V. Khamatnurova
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Patent number: 11579329Abstract: Estimating wear on bottom hole assembly (BHA) components utilizes a rock hardness index using analysis of drill cutting. Estimating the amount of wear on borehole assembly components comprises measuring the rock properties in drilled cuttings from a borehole. A hardness value is assigned to each mineral present in the drilled cuttings. A hardness index is calculated for a drilled borehole interval. A wear resistance factor is assigned to each BHA component of the BHA. The wear resistance factor depends on the wear resistance of each BHA component. A wear value for each BHA component is calculated based on the hardness index for the drilled borehole interval, the wear resistance of the BHA component, and drilling parameters.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ian David Campbell Mitchell, Crystal M. Saadeh
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Patent number: 11580261Abstract: Systems and methods for managing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are disclosed. Systems may involve automatically generating a honeypot. For example, the system may include one or more memory units storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include receiving, from a client device, a call to an API node and classifying the call as unauthorized. The operation may include sending the call to a node-imitating model associated with the API node and receiving, from the node-imitating model, synthetic node output data. The operations may include sending a notification based on the synthetic node output data to the client device.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Austin Walters, Jeremy Goodsitt, Vincent Pham, Kate Key
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Patent number: 11582280Abstract: A method includes receiving from a transmitting data interface, a data stream mapping of a data input into data shards for transmission in a data stream over a data stream communication channel. Data capacity for a data producing software application from a plurality of data producing software applications is adjusted by increasing or decreasing a number of data shards in the data stream assigned to the data producing software application. An updated data stream mapping of the data input into the plurality of data shards is generated by updating a start hash key and an end hash key in a range for each of the data shards assigned to the data producing software application. The updated data stream mapping is sent to the transmitting data interface for adjusting the data capacity in the data stream transmitted over the data stream communication channel of the data producing software application.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Yasaswy Rajendraprasad Ravala, Sudha Shiva Kumar Marri, Arunkumar Natarajan, Krystan R. Franzen
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Patent number: 11581073Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for using machine-learning concepts (e.g., machine learning models) to determine predicted taxonomy-based classification scores for claims and dynamically update data fields based on the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Optum Services (Ireland) LimitedInventors: Lorcan B. MacManus, Amy Neftzger
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Patent number: 11576423Abstract: Some embodiments of a smokeless tobacco system include one or more silicone smokeless tobacco products configured to generally retain their shape during processing, shipping, and consumer handling. In particular embodiments, each silicone smokeless tobacco product can comprise a moist smokeless tobacco in combination with a silicone binder such that the final product has tobacco exposed along an exterior surface and is configured to have material properties providing improved handling, an improved mouth feel, and a satisfying flavor profile.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Frank Scott Atchley, James Arthur Strickland