Patents Assigned to Solutions, LLC,
  • Publication number: 20210368194
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a reference frame, determining, for a current block, a scaling constant; scaling a block of the reference frame according to the scaling constant, the block of the reference frame corresponding to the current block, and reconstructing pixel data of the current block and using the scaled block of the reference frame. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: OP Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Borivoje Furht, Hari Kalva, Velibor Adzic
  • Publication number: 20210363410
    Abstract: Aqueous well treatment fluids especially suited for use in far field diversion in low viscosity carrier fluids comprise water, a friction reducer, and a diverter. The diverter comprises dissolvable particulates and proppants. The dissolvable particulates have a specific gravity of from about 0.9 to about 1.6 and a particle size of about 50 mesh or less. The proppants have a specific gravity of from about 0.9 to about 1.4 and a particle size of from about 20 to about 100 mesh. The dissolvable particulates have a higher specific gravity and a smaller particle size than the proppant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: BJ Energy Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Leonid Vigderman, Lingjuan Shen, Diankui Fu
  • Patent number: 11178900
    Abstract: A system and method for dispensing cones comprises a cone filler control system; a cone stack feed tube that receives a cone stack; a roller drive motor; a roller coupled to the roller drive motor and that is located below the cone stack feed tube outlet, wherein the roller is rotated for a predefined duration by the roller drive motor when the roller drive motor is actuated by the cone filler control system; and a cone chute located below the roller and above a cone receptacle, wherein the roller rotates to draw the leading cone out from the cone stack feed tube outlet and into the cone chute inlet in response to actuation of the roller drive motor, and wherein the leading cone travels through the cone chute into the cone receptacle after the leading cone has entered into the cone chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Cascade Manufacturing Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Giddings, Roger Sunday
  • Patent number: 11183866
    Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure are directed to a charging pad or apparatus having multiple controllable charging source coils that can sense the proximity of a load coil through inductive coupling. The system and method operate charging source coils in a low-current sensing mode when no load is near, a high-current charging mode when a load is not near, or other modes. The system and method can wirelessly charge one or more loads (e.g., battery-powered devices) placed on or in proximity thereof and selectably control the power and magnetic field of the plurality of source charging coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: CTOP Wireless Charging Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Shuai Chen
  • Patent number: 11182803
    Abstract: A system providing self-service access to locked merchandise comprising: (a) providing a fixture that restricts access to the locked merchandise, wherein the fixture can automatically lock or unlock, allowing or restricting access to the locked merchandise; (b) providing a means of uniquely identifying an individual attempting to access the merchandise; (c) measuring a set of behaviors of the individual during any time the fixture is an open mode; (d) assessing whether the set of behaviors of the individual are suspicious or not relative to a set of suspicious event thresholds; (e) storing the individual and their set of behaviors as accessible records in at least one database; and (f) providing an algorithm which determines future access privileges of the individual to the enclosure based on a set of variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Indyme Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Budano, Steven Deal
  • Patent number: 11179343
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for delivering a vaccine. The compositions and methods disclosed herein are particularly useful in making prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Orbis Health Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas E. Wagner
  • Patent number: 11182731
    Abstract: A system includes a memory and at least one processor to import data from a source, the data comprising a list of legs and a list of multi-leg truck loads (MTLs), each leg comprising a trip from an origin to a destination and each MTL comprising at least one leg, automatically generate an unapproved package comprising a sequence of MTLs selected and removed from the list of MTLs, store the unapproved package in a database, transmit the unapproved package to a client computing device for approval, and receive the approval of the unapproved package from the client computing device and store the unapproved package as an approved package in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: VuTrans Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Josh Jonte, Paul Schultz, Mark Hogan
  • Patent number: 11183280
    Abstract: Methods and systems of accelerating the adoption of a medical treatment by healthcare providers are disclosed. The methods include providing to a healthcare provider a set of selectable criteria for determining whether a specific medical treatment is indicated for a particular patient, analyzing the criteria selected, and indicating to the healthcare provider whether the medical treatment is indicated. A system and methods are provided which are suitable for optimizing the use of nuclear imaging for assessing risks of cardiovascular disorders and, when appropriate, for implementing intervention strategies to reduce such risks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Emerge Clinical Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Wiliam C Daniel, David Yaron, Scott Finfer, Efrat Erps
  • Patent number: 11181213
    Abstract: A pipe coupling includes first and second coupling segments, an inner surface of each of the first and second coupling segments defining first and second ring grooves, the inner surface of each of the first and second coupling segments including transition portions on either side of the respective ring grooves, each of the first and second ring grooves defining a groove bottom surface positioned radially outward from each of the respective transition portions; a first pipe connection ring disposed within the first ring groove and a second pipe connection ring disposed within the second ring groove, each of the respective pipe connection rings including: an outer flange aligned with an axial direction of the respective pipe connection ring and received within the respective ring groove; and an inner flange connected to the outer flange and angled with respect to the outer flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Nicholas Stagliano Ohnemus, Patrick Chien Chen, Stephen Eric Scott, Matthew William McNamara, Michael T. Thornley, II
  • Patent number: 11181108
    Abstract: A reciprocating plunger pump fluid end having increased material thicknesses in typical high stress concentration areas includes locating valves in spherically segmented shaped suction and discharge bores adjacent to chamfered transition areas to provide for reduced stress concentrations, resistance to fatigue failure and erosion and ease of access for maintenance. Among other features the housing includes a valve retainer assembly integrally mounted inside the housing which includes a profile to reduce stresses in the bores and facilitate access for replacement of internal components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced Upstream Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Allan Brooks, Michael David Conatser, Sean Christopher Cornett, Rondall Bailey McKelroy, Blake Mullins, Stephen Seymour
  • Publication number: 20210355802
    Abstract: A system and method for operating a fleet of pumps for a turbine driven fracturing pump system used in hydraulic fracturing is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of operating a fleet of pumps associated with a hydraulic fracturing system includes receiving a demand Hydraulic Horse Power (HHP) signal. The demand HHP signal may include the Horse Power (HP) required for the hydraulic fracturing system to operate and may include consideration for frictional and other losses. The method further includes operating all available pump units at a percentage of rating below Maximum Continuous Power (MCP) level, based at least in part on the demand HHP signal. Furthermore, the method may include receiving a signal for loss of power from one or more pump units. The method further includes operating one or more units at MCP level and operating one or more units at Maximum Intermittent Power (MIP) level to meet the demand HHP signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: BJ Energy Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Tony Yeung, Ricardo Rodriguez-Ramon, Diankui Fu, Warren Zemlak, Samir Nath Seth, Joseph Foster
  • Publication number: 20210354951
    Abstract: An expandable reel for a well system includes a support frame configured to receive a torque from a motor, and a core assembly configured to couple to the support frame and receive a tubular of the well system about an outer surface of the core assembly, wherein the core assembly is actuatable between a first configuration and a second configuration while remaining coupled to the support frame, wherein the core assembly includes a first outer diameter when in the first configuration and a second outer diameter when in the second configuration that is different from the first outer diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: EnQuest Energy Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Stewart, Christopher Vincer, Gregory L. Pipal, Doyle Harrington, Derrick Daigle
  • Publication number: 20210360246
    Abstract: A decoder includes circuitry configured to receive a bitstream; determine a first region, a second region, and a third region of a current block and according to a geometric partitioning mode and decoding the current block. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. Decoder may determine, from a signal contained in the bitstream, a coding transformation type to decode the first region, the second region, and/or the third region, the coding transformation type characterizing at least an inverse block discrete cosine transformation and an inverse shape adaptive discrete cosine transformation, and the decoding of the current block may include using the determined transformation type for inverse transformation for each of the first region, the second region and/or the third region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: OP Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Borivoje Furht, Hari Kalva, Velibor Adzic
  • Publication number: 20210355877
    Abstract: An exhaust energy recovery system (EERS) and associated methods for an engine are disclosed. An embodiment of an EERS, for example, includes an inlet duct that is configured to divert exhaust gas from an exhaust duct of the engine into the recovery system and an outlet duct configured to return the exhaust gas to the exhaust duct downstream of the inlet duct. The recovery system is configured to heat components or fluids associated with engine to operating temperatures. The recovery system may be part of a mobile power system that is mounted to a single trailer and includes an engine and a power unit such as a high pressure pump or generator mounted to the trailer. Methods of operating and purging recovery systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: BJ Energy Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Tony Yeung, Ricardo Rodriguez-Ramon, Joseph Foster
  • Publication number: 20210355937
    Abstract: Embodiments of a high-pressure, high power, reciprocating positive displacement fluid pumping system and methods are included. The system may include a high-pressure, high power, reciprocating positive displacement pump including a pump plunger, a fluid end block assembly, and a fluid cover. The fluid end block assembly may include a fluid end block body, a suction port, a discharge port, a pump bore positioned in and extending through the fluid end block body, and a fluid chamber positioned in the fluid end block body and in fluid communication with each of the suction port, the discharge port, and the pump bore. The fluid chamber has an open end portion, and the pump plunger may be positioned to move in the pump bore to pressurize one or more fluids in the fluid chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: BJ Energy Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Guillermo Rodriguez, Heber Martinez, Ricardo Rodriguez-Ramon, Tony Yeung
  • Publication number: 20210360229
    Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry configured to receive a video, determine a plurality of long-term reference frames, determine a long-term reference retention time, and encode the video into a bitstream including the determined plurality of long-term reference fames and the determined retention time. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: OP Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Borivoje Furht, Hari Kalva, Velibor Adzic
  • Publication number: 20210360249
    Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry configured to receive a video frame, partition the video frame into blocks, determine a first area within the video frame including a first grouping of a first subset of the blocks, determine a first average measure of information of the first area, and encode the video frame, the encoding including controlling a quantization parameter based on the first average measure of information of the first area. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: OP Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Velibor Adzic, Hari Kalva, Borivoje Furht
  • Publication number: 20210360271
    Abstract: A decoder includes circuitry configured to receive a bitstream; partition a current block via an exponential partitioning mode into a first region and a second region; determine a motion vector associated with the first region or the second region, the determining including constructing a candidate list; and decode the current block using the determined motion vector. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: OP Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Borivoje Furht, Hari Kalva, Velibor Adzic
  • Publication number: 20210355681
    Abstract: The inventive disclosures are directed to an improved fluid-applied waterproofing membrane that features two or more layers of waterproofing materials, in cold or hot liquid form, that provide a waterproofing barrier coating combined with an electrically-conductive mesh embedded in at least one of the two or more layers of waterproofing materials, wherein the electrically-conductive mesh provides the fluid-applied waterproofing membrane with intrinsic leak-detection capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: BuildTech Solutions LLC
    Inventors: George S. BAGGS, Aaron W. GOLDING, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210354226
    Abstract: A male welding lead connector apparatus including a slidable member to block the male welding lead connector from rotating relative to a female welding lead connector when the two connectors are engaged with one another. A method of locking a male welding lead connector to a female welding lead connector using a special male welding lead connector including a slidable member to block the male welding lead connector from rotating relative to a female welding lead connector when the two connectors are engaged with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Alpha/Omega Energy Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Lance Pearman, Kenny Lavelle Miller