Patents Assigned to Services
  • Patent number: 11113593
    Abstract: Smartcards (SC) having a metal layer (ML) or metal card body (MCB) and a module opening (MO) for a transponder chip module (TCM). A slit (S) or notch (N) in the metal card body may extend from a peripheral edge of a metal layer or card body, without extending to the module opening. A flexible circuit (FC) with one or two patch antennae (PA) or sense coils (SeC) connected to a coupling loop structure (CLS) with an antenna structure (AS) on the same substrate may be incorporated into the card body (CB). A fingerprint sensing module comprising an electrically-conductive metal bezel housed in the card may be electrically isolated from the metal layer or metal card body by the application of coatings (DLC) or anodizing (oxidizing) the respective metal surfaces. The cards may be contactless only, contact only, or dual-interface (contact and contactless).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Federal Card Services; LLC
    Inventor: David Finn
  • Patent number: 11115420
    Abstract: A system and method for verifying users are disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a server computer, from a first authorizing entity computer, an indication of a first hash of information about the user. The first authorizing entity computer has previously verified the user and stored the first hash in a first database. The server computer stores a location of the first hash in a location database. Then the server computer receives from a second authorizing entity computer a verification request message including a second hash of information about the user and retrieves the first hash from the first database using the location. The server computer compares the first hash to the second hash to determine if the hashes match. After determining that the hashes match, the server computer sends a verification response message to the second authorizing entity computer, indicating that the user was previously verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Viralkumar Sanghavi, Kartik Kapadia, Sejal Panchal, Mary Floren, Sukrit Handa
  • Patent number: 11111306
    Abstract: Antibodies and antigen binding fragments that specifically bind to IL-7R? are disclosed. Nucleic acids encoding the antibodies and antigen binding fragments, and vectors including the nucleic acid molecules are also provided. Methods for detecting a ca cancer or a cell that expresses IL-7R? using the antibodies and antigen binding fragments are disclosed, as is the use of the antibodies and antigen binding fragments to prevent and/or treat a subject with a cancer that expresses IL-7R?, such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Scott Durum, Julie Hixon, Wen Qing Li, Scott Walsh, Lila Kashi
  • Patent number: 11109804
    Abstract: The invention concerns wearable electronic devices, systems and methods for sports performance monitoring. In one embodiment, the invention provides a device comprising a heartbeat sensor for providing a heartbeat signal, a motion sensor for providing a motion signal and processing means adapted to calculate at least one performance parameter depicting said sports performance and/or the person using temporal characteristics of periodic features of the heartbeat signal compared with temporal characteristics of periodic features in the motion signal. The invention allows for utilization of an existing relation between cadence and heart rate for characterizing the performance or the person in a novel way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Amer Sports Digital Services Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Martikka, Heikki Nieminen, Kimmo Pernu, Olli-Pekka Ojanen, Erik Lindman
  • Patent number: 11111772
    Abstract: A monitoring system may include at least a strain gauge and a computing device for determining a bulk modulus of a fluid system of a pressure pump using strain measurements. The strain gauge may determine strain in a chamber of the pressure pump. The computing device may receive a strain signal generated by the strain gauge and may correlate the strain signal to pressure to determine a change in pressure during a period in which fluid is isolated in the chamber. The computing device may use the change in pressure during this period to determine a bulk modulus of the fluid system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph A. Beisel
  • Patent number: 11113551
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a first set of images from an image capture device of a vehicle. The method also includes performing a first analysis of movement of biomechanical points of occupants of the vehicle in the first set of images. The method further includes receiving an indication that a traffic incident has occurred. The method also includes receiving a second set of images from the image capture device corresponding to when the traffic incident occurred. The method further includes performing a second analysis of movement of the biomechanical points of the occupants in the second set of images. The method also includes determining a likelihood of injury or a severity of injury to the occupants based on the first analysis of movement and the second analysis of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Jess W. Gingrich, Manfred Amann, Eric David Schroeder
  • Patent number: 11113765
    Abstract: A computer device and method for processing risk related data to determine one or more insurance products for appliances and other systems located in or on an insured property. Informatic data is received from one or more informatic sensor devices relating to one or more appliances located in or on an insured property. Analysis is performed on the received informatic data to determine one or more insurance products to be recommended for at least one appliance located in or on the insured property. Notification is provided regarding determination of the one or more insurance products for the at least one appliance located in or on the insured property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Ramsey Devereaux, Michael J. Allen, Spencer Read, David S. Franck, William M. Chandler, Daniela M. Wheeler, Kathleen L. Swain
  • Publication number: 20210271671
    Abstract: A website is navigated automatically in a sequential manner, for example by performing a series of specific network requests in a specified order, without necessarily using a browser, and without necessarily rendering each web page in the sequence. Interactions with a website are automatically recorded, stored, and analyzed. Requests and responses can be associated with particular in-put/output operations. Based on the analysis, the system can determine what data is expected by web servers, so that it can effectively simulate browser operations in connection with those web servers, and extract useful information from the data received in response to those operations. Thus, data extraction and/or other operations can be performed more efficiently and more quickly, while reducing the computing resources needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Duke, Ryan Engle, Ryan Peck, Jonathan Coon
  • Publication number: 20210271858
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for securing ATM transactions based on facial detection. The approach contemplates performing facial detection on an image of a user of an ATM when the user authenticates themselves, and comparing the user's detected face to facial detection results of subsequent images taken at the ATM. Based on this comparison, various security events may be detected and, for any given security event, a particular action may be taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Ana CRUZ, Vincent PHAM, Nahid Farhady GHALATY, Christopher CAMENARES, Lee ADCOCK, Jason YI, Geeta SHYAMALA
  • Publication number: 20210273728
    Abstract: A pulsed light communication device has a plurality of indicator light emitting diodes emitting diodes emitting at least one of a plurality of wavelengths of colored light to correspond to a designated color assigned to a security level for a network. A continuous uninterrupted modulated pulsed light emitting diode light signal may be generated having a sensitivity threshold detection level exceeding minimal parameters of a photodetector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Felicity-John C. Pederson, Timothy J. Vogt
  • Publication number: 20210269860
    Abstract: A method of assessing whether a candidate subject is suitable for probiotic treatment is disclosed. The method comprises determining a signature of the gut microbiome of the candidate subject, wherein when the signature of the microbiome of the candidate subject is statistically significantly similar to a signature of a gut microbiome of a control subject known to be responsive to probiotic treatment, it is indicative that the subject is suitable for probiotic treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicants: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd., The Medical Research, Infrastructure and Health Services Fund of the Tel Aviv Medical Center
    Inventors: Eran SEGAL, Eran ELINAV, Zamir HALPERN
  • Publication number: 20210270921
    Abstract: Magnetic resonance methods comprise tractographically establishing a path along a structure in a specimen and finding a distribution of structure radii or cross-sectional areas along the path. Based on the distribution and the path, end-to-end functional characteristics of the structure are estimated. For example, nerve transit times or distributions of transit times can be estimated for a plurality of nervous system locations such as Brodmann areas. Comparison of estimated transit times or distributions thereof between reference values or other values from the same structure can be used to assess specimen health.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: The U.S.A, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventor: Peter J. Basser
  • Publication number: 20210271747
    Abstract: An e-vapor apparatus may include a pod assembly including a pre-vapor formulation compartment, a first electrical connector, a vapor channel traversing the pre-vapor formulation compartment, and a vaporizer, the pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein and in fluidic communication with the vaporizer during an operation of the e-vapor apparatus, the first electrical connector including first and second power electrodes, the first power electrode including a first contact portion on an exterior of the first electrical connector and a first extended portion configured to contact an anode portion of the vaporizer, the second power electrode including a second contact portion on the exterior of the first electrical connector and a second extended portion configured to contact a cathode portion of the vaporizer. The e-vapor apparatus may further include a dispensing body including a second electrical connector configured to connect to the first electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Ryan NEWCOMB, Terry BACHE, Eric HAWES, Raymond LAU, Cristian POPA, James YORKSHADES
  • Publication number: 20210272096
    Abstract: A BLUETOOTH low energy mobile payments system may comprise a BLE beacon that is deployed at a merchant location. The BLE beacon may be associated with a specific merchant terminal. The BLE beacon may be configured to broadcast a unique beacon ID that is detectable by a user device. The user device may be configured to communicate the beacon ID to a payment system In response to receiving the beacon ID, the user device may initiate a payment between a user and a merchant, via a user device and a merchant terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventor: David Baldie
  • Publication number: 20210270131
    Abstract: A distributed acoustic system (DAS) method and system. The system may comprise an interrogator and an umbilical line comprising a first fiber optic cable and a second fiber optic cable attached at one end to the interrogator. The DAS may further include a downhole fiber attached to the umbilical line at the end opposite the interrogator and a light source disposed in the interrogator that is configured to emit a plurality of coherent light frequencies into the umbilical line and the downhole fiber. The method may include generating interferometric signals of the plurality of frequencies of backscattered light that have been received by the photo detector assembly and processing the interferometric signals with an information handling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Ellmauthaler, John L. Maida, JR., Ira Jeffrey Bush, Michel Joseph LeBlanc, Glenn Andrew Wilson
  • Publication number: 20210269281
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a brake device deterioration prediction system capable of accurately predicting a deterioration time of a brake device. The brake device deterioration prediction system includes an observation unit, a conversion unit, a generation unit, and a prediction unit. The observation unit acquires operation data regarding the operation of the brake device when the brake device operates. The conversion unit converts the operation data into index data indicating deterioration of the brake device for each preset unit of time. The generation unit generates a deterioration model including a trend component showing a trend of long-term change and a periodic component showing a periodic change, as a model showing a change-with-time of deterioration represented by the index data. The prediction unit predicts the deterioration time of the brake device based on the deterioration model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric Building Techno-Service Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro TOYAMA, Koji SAKATA, Satoshi SHIGA
  • Publication number: 20210271918
    Abstract: A system for determining candidate answers during an interview. The system may include a memory storing executable instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include capturing, by an image sensor, a plurality of images comprising a plurality of candidate answers; detecting, based on the captured images, a first bounding box comprising the plurality of the candidate answers; detecting, based on the captured images, a second bounding box comprising a plurality of alphanumeric characters, a first one of the alphanumeric characters being located on a line of software code; calculating a distance from a side of a first bounding box to a side of a second bounding box; and determining, based on the calculated distance, a source code alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Anh TRUONG, Kate KEY, Galen RAFFERTY, Reza FARIVAR, Vincent PHAM, Austin WALTERS, Mark WATSON
  • Publication number: 20210269705
    Abstract: A variety of systems, methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one method, a method may comprise providing a proppant-free fracturing fluid; providing a proppant composition, wherein the proppant composition comprises proppant particulates and degradable thermoplastic particulates; introducing the proppant-free fracturing fluid into a subterranean formation at an injection rate above a fracture gradient to create or enhance at least one fracture in the subterranean formation; introducing the proppant composition into the at least one fracture; and allowing the proppant composition to form a proppant pack in the fracture, wherein the degradable thermoplastic particulates are degradable to generate voids in the proppant pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Loan K. Vo, Matthew Lewis Lahman
  • Publication number: 20210271712
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for providing an interface to prioritize classification rules for an unclassified input. A set of classification rules for input queries are stored as a plurality of records, each record comprising a plurality of values, each value being associated with an attribute from a plurality of attributes ordered by priority from most important to least important, at least one record comprising a value consisting of a wildcard operator, and each record representing a classification rule that applies to an input query if and only if each value of the plurality of values is matched by a corresponding value for a same associated attribute in the input query. A GUI enables setting the ordering of the plurality of attributes; receiving an input query; and based on the ordering, automatically determining and outputting a unique best match among all classification rules that satisfy the input query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.
    Inventors: Max Foxell, Pete Brooks
  • Publication number: 20210273932
    Abstract: A mobile communication device includes a wireless local Access Network (WLAN) module, a personal area network (PAN) module, a timing module, a memory, an authentication module operably coupled to the WLAN module, the PAN module, the timing module and the memory and a processing module operably coupled to the authentication module. The WLAN module is configured to transmit a licensing request message to an authentication server and receive a licensing request response from the authentication server, while the personal area network (PAN) module is configured to receive a time limited licensing request message from a client computer and transmit a licensing request response to the client computer. The processing module is configured to control at least a portion of an authentication process executed on the authentication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Jellison, JR., Philippe Generali