Patents Assigned to Services
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Patent number: 12293239Abstract: Apparatus and corresponding methods for distributing tasks across various processing devices, such as servers, of a distributed computing environment are disclosed. The embodiments can batch workloads and distribute the tasks to the various processing devices for processing such as to reduce an overall processing time and costs. The embodiments may, additionally or alternatively, monitor actual processing times, and reassign tasks that fail to complete within an expected time frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.Inventors: Tingting Guo, Tushar Kaistha, Wing Yan Ip
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Patent number: 12293074Abstract: In some implementations, a system may receive interaction data indicating an object and a user location associated with a user of a plurality of users. The system may identify a user-based storage site, of a plurality of user-based storage sites corresponding to at least a subset of the plurality of users, having an object list that includes the object. A particular user-based storage site, of the plurality of user-based storage sites, may have a storage site location associated with a corresponding user. The storage site location may be within a distance threshold of the user location. The system may transmit location data indicating the storage site location. The system may receive retrieval data indicating that the object has been retrieved from the user-based storage site. The system may update the object list of the user-based storage site.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Rule, Kevin Osborn
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Patent number: 12291674Abstract: A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, A friction reducer comprising: a continuous phase comprising a base oil and a secondary oil, wherein the secondary oil is different than the base oil; a discontinuous phase dispersed in the continuation phase, wherein the discontinuous phase comprises water and a water-soluble polymer, and an emulsifying surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Nicole Colleen Mast Hale, Denise Nicole Benoit, I Wayan Rakananda Saputra, Francisco Xavier Ruiz, II
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Patent number: 12290484Abstract: A support surface assembly includes a covering defining an interior. Bladders are disposed within the interior. The bladders are operable between a deployed state and a non-deployed state. A manifold assembly is disposed within the interior of the covering. The manifold assembly includes a manifold core defining an inlet and multiple outlets. An engagement surface of the manifold core defines an inlet-connecting aperture in fluid communication with the inlet and multiple outlet-connecting apertures each in fluid communication with one of the multiple outlets. A connector includes an inner side that abuts the engagement surface of the manifold core. The inner side defines a recessed region. The connector is configured to be rotated by a motor to fluidly couple the inlet-connecting aperture with at least one of the outlet-connecting apertures to adjust the respective bladders between the deployed state and the non-deployed state.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.Inventors: Philippe Legros, Anthony Thepaut, Etienne Yvernault, Pierre-Yves Le Naour, Mikael Maho, Pascal Lemonnier
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Patent number: 12291767Abstract: Methods for improving a toughness and a strength of a stainless steel material are described herein. For example, a high strength stainless steel material can comprise at least 11 wt. % Cr, between 0.01 wt. % and 1.0 wt. % Ni, more 0 wt. % Mo, more than 0 wt. % W, more than 0 wt. % Ti, more than 0 wt. % Nb, and more than 0 wt. % V. In some examples, the high strength stainless steel material can be heat treated with at least one quench treatment and at least one tempering heat treatment. In some examples, the high strength stainless steel material can comprise between 0.01 wt. % and 0.5 wt. % Ni, no more than 0.25 wt. % Mo, no more than 0.1 wt. % W, no more than 0.1 wt. % Ti, no more than 0.1 wt. % Nb, and no more than 0.1 wt. % V.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Karthik Krishnan, Chad W. Glaesman, Arpana Singh
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Patent number: 12290810Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments directed to rotor devices, systems, and kits. Embodiments of rotors disclosed herein may be used to characterize one or more analytes of a fluid. An apparatus may include a first layer defining a channel, a set of wells, and a cavity. A second layer may be coupled to the first layer. The second layer may include a protrusion extending towards the first layer. The second layer may define an opening configured to receive a fluid. The channel may establish a fluid communication path between the opening and the set of wells. A container may be slidable within the cavity during use. The protrusion may be configured to penetrate a wall of the container.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Zoetis Services LLCInventors: Greg Bennett, Warren Edward Farnam, III
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Patent number: 12292316Abstract: A sensor apparatus may include a channel structure configured to couple with an external element and a fluid conduit, such that the channel structure may receive a fluid, at least partially drawn through the external element from an ambient environment, and direct the fluid through the fluid conduit. A sensor may generate sensor data indicating a flow rate of the fluid through the fluid conduit based on monitoring a variation in a pressure at a location in hydrodynamic contact with the fluid conduit and in relation to an ambient pressure of the ambient environment. The sensor apparatus may enable generation of improved topography information associated with flows of fluid drawn from the external element based on measuring a local pressure at the location in hydrodynamic contact with the fluid conduit and determining the ambient pressure based on monitoring the local pressure over time.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David B. Kane, Yezdi B. Pithawalla, Srinivasan Janardhan, Gerd Kobal
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Patent number: 12290557Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel immunogenic compositions that protect swine from disease caused by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). The present invention is also directed to novel immunogenic compositions that protect swine from disease caused by porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV), alone or as combination vaccine to protect against PEDV. The compositions of the invention provide killed viruses whose effectiveness is enhanced by the selection of preferred adjuvants. Novel culture methods are also employed to increase reproducible yield of cultured viruses. Live vaccines are also provided from the Calaf14 PEDV isolate.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Zoetis Services LLCInventors: Jacqueline Gayle Marx, John Morgan Hardham, Paul J. Dominowski, Vicki Jon Rapp Gabrielson, Monica Balasch Sanuy, Marta Cabana Sumsi, Laia Plaja Dilmé, Alicia Urniza Hostench, Oscar Romero Galindo
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Patent number: 12291864Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a formwork system. In one implementation, the formwork system includes aluminum extrusions and aluminum castings. The aluminum castings and the aluminum extrusions can be assembled by being pressed and riveted together.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Apache Industrial Services, Inc.Inventor: Kenneth M. Chevis
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Patent number: 12291332Abstract: Unmanned vehicles may be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode. Unmanned vehicles may accomplish tasks by breaking out into sub-drones, re-grouping itself, changing form, or re-orienting its sensors.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Kade Scott, Snehal Desai, Richard Daniel Graham, Matthew Flachsbart
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Patent number: 12291961Abstract: A method to perform an in-situ analysis of a downhole communication system includes generating a transmission waveform of a transmission signal, and amplifying the transmission waveform by a digital to analog converter and an amplifier that are configured to modify a property of the transmission waveform. After generating the transmission waveform, the method includes transmitting the transmission waveform to a tool of a communication system. The method further includes filtering a response waveform from the tool, the response waveform being a waveform of a signal transmitted by the tool in response to receiving the transmission waveform. The method further includes performing an in-situ analysis of the tool based on the response waveform.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jebreel M M Salem, Matthew C. Griffing, Imran Sharif Vehra, Ranganathan Sridharan
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Patent number: 12291715Abstract: Provided herein are genetic markers and a coding sequence associated with a low- or ultra-low anatabine trait in tobacco.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Chengalrayan Kudithipudi, Alec J. Hayes, Robert Frank Hart, III, Yanxin Shen, Jesse Frederick, Dongmei Xu
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Patent number: 12293429Abstract: A system and method include a server computer that determines a plurality of routes and corresponding route schedules for a plurality of ride service requests. The server computer assigns a plurality of vehicles to service each one of the plurality of routes and further assigns one of the plurality of vehicles to one of a plurality of drivers to perform the route according to the route schedule. The server computer may detect an exception to the route schedule, identify a resolution to the exception, and automatically implement the resolution to the exception.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Zum Services, Inc.Inventors: Melissa Shiu, Constantine Gerasimovich, Lipi Sanghi, Andrew Mormysh, Abhishek Garg, Rohit Jain
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Patent number: 12293407Abstract: A system may include a processor that may receive an indication of an amount of funds deposited into an account, convert the amount of funds into a number of tokens using a multiplier, and generate a visualization representative of a growth rate of the number of tokens over a period of based on an interest rate. The interest rate may be defined by a user with supervisor authority over the account. The processor may then display the visualization via an electronic display and periodically transfer an additional amount of funds from an additional account associated with the user to the account in response to the amount of funds remaining in the account after a period of time.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Yogen Rai, Rachel Elizabeth Csabi, Yan Pei
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Patent number: 12292935Abstract: Methods and systems described herein are directed to obtaining various types of information that can provide an accounting for an individual's legacy that can be replayed to learn about objects and/or experiences associated with the individual. A personal legacy accountant can generate a legacy profile using automatically obtained public records and personal records supplied by the individual, and afford the individual an opportunity to contextualize records for the profile. Through this contextualization, the individual can selectively define one or more perspectives for her legacy.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Thomas Mercer Harper, Noe Alberto Martinez, Keegan Patrick Hayes, Jennifer Dawn Ayala, Jennifer Marie Chandler-Bradley, Joseph H. Louwagie, III, Mathew Cyriac Kottoor, Emily Nicole Van Santen
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Patent number: 12291962Abstract: A method comprises deploying, in a borehole, a downhole tool coupled to a surface system by a wireline and repeating the following operations while the downhole tool is powered on and being deployed in the borehole, obtaining surface measurements, via surface sensors, and downhole measurements, via downhole sensors, determining a DC resistance of the wireline based on the surface measurements and the downhole measurements, injecting a step signal into the wireline from the surface system, determining AC aspects of the wireline based the surface measurements and the downhole measurements at a time period after injecting the step signal into the wireline, and controlling a bus voltage of the downhole tool based on the DC resistance and the AC aspects.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Colin Eu Leem Koo, Hugh Douglas
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Patent number: 12294862Abstract: A fraud detection system includes a source communication device associated with a source and a client device associated with a client to identify fraudulent calls to provide mitigating or remedial actions. The client device includes a memory that stores instructions and a processor that executes the instructions. The instructions cause the client device to monitor a wireless communication between the client device and the source communication device to identify a keyword, a combination of keywords, a context, and/or a topic of the wireless communication. Moreover, the instructions cause the client device to identify fraudulent detection characteristics of the wireless communication based at least in part of the keyword, the combination of keywords, the context, and/or the topic, identify the wireless communication as fraudulent communication based on the fraudulent detection characteristics, and identify and implement a remedial action based at least in part on a threshold of the wireless communication.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Rachel Elizabeth Csabi, Hollie Ilene King, Victor Kwak, Zachery C. Lake, Yogen Rai, Samantha Elizabeth Taylor, Nicholas C. Wheeler
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Patent number: 12293159Abstract: Automatic content generation by one or more computing devices can include receiving data comprising an original sentence with a grammar artifact of interest. Thereafter, a plurality of distractor candidates are generated based on the original sentence with the grammar artifact of interest. At least one machine learning-based language model then scores each of the distractor candidates. These scores characterize a likelihood of the corresponding distractor candidate being selected as part of an assessment by a subject. The distractor candidates can be filtered to result in a filtered list of distractor candidates from which the x top scoring distractor candidates can be selected. A grammar practice item is then generated based on the original sentence and the x top scoring distractor candidates. The grammar practice can then be provided. Related apparatus, systems, and articles are also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Educational Testing ServiceInventors: Sophia Chan, Swapna Somasundaran
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Patent number: 12293350Abstract: A transaction card assembly may include a card body comprising a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a receiving portion formed on the first face of the card body; and a first removable magnetic strip assembly comprising a first magnetic strip and a first attachment portion. In a first configuration, the first removable magnetic strip assembly may be coupled to the card body via engagement between the first attachment portion and the first magnetic strip, and in a second configuration, the first removable magnetic strip assembly may be uncoupled from the card body by disengagement between the first attachment portion and the first magnetic strip. In the second configuration, the first removable magnetic strip assembly is configured for reuse with an additional card body, the additional card body being different than the card body.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Tyler Maiman, Joshua Edwards, Bryant Yee
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Patent number: 12291873Abstract: A snowguard comprises a shaft, an attachment point, a support member, and a snow catcher. The shaft has a first end and a second end. The shaft has a first body disposed between the first end and the second end. The attachment point is disposed at the first end of the shaft. The support member has a third end and a fourth end. The support member has a second body defined between the third end and the fourth end. The third end of the support member is operatively coupled to the second end of the shaft. The support member extends away from the shaft at a first angle. The snow catcher is operatively coupled to the fourth end of the support member and the first body at a point between the first end and the second end.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc.Inventors: Brian Cecil Stearns, Kris Michaud, Crystal Fletcher