Patents Examined by An Do
  • Patent number: 11918930
    Abstract: A connection structure for toy tents having a first connection component, a second connection component and a connection buckle, the first connection component and the second connection component are clamped together, the connection buckle is clamped with the first connection component and the second connection component, an outer hemisphere of the first connecting assembly is clamped with an outer hemisphere of the second connecting assembly and an inner hemisphere of the first connecting assembly is clamped with the inner hemisphere of the second connecting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: JAM'N PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Shuxiong Tan
  • Patent number: 11918774
    Abstract: A connector which couples to an outlet conduit to decrease an outlet conduit passageway pressure differential between outlet conduit opposing first and second ends, whereby the connector includes a mixing chamber having a first inlet port in fluidic communication with a connector first open end and the mixing chamber; an outlet port in fluidic communication with the mixing chamber and a connector second open end; and a second inlet port in fluidic communication with the connector second open end and the mixing chamber. Additionally, a connector including a connector internal surface defining a connector passageway which communicates between connector first and second open ends; and a sensor module operatively coupled to the connector passageway to sense a parameter of a first fluid flowing in a first fluid flow path through the connector passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: WilMarc Holdings, LLC.
    Inventors: Paul C. Ciccone, William A. Coulson, Marcia Coulson
  • Patent number: 11918087
    Abstract: An article of clothing in the form of a belt includes: a cord having a proximal end and a distal end; and a buckle having an eyelet and a locking feature; wherein the buckle is attached to the proximal end and the distal end of the cord is configured to pass through the buckle eyelet; and the locking feature is structured and arranged to selectively lock and unlock movement of the cord through the buckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LT BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Justin Ronald Chambers, Ephraim Pittore-Candelario
  • Patent number: 11919311
    Abstract: Since ink is not heated at a protrusion connecting an ink supplying device and a print head chip or the like, the viscosity of the ink increases, and the fluidity may not be maintained in some cases. An inkjet printer 1 for solving the above problem includes an inkjet head 300 that ejects ink; a protrusion 310 provided to protrude from the inkjet head 300 and configured to circulate the ink to the inkjet head 300; and an ink flow path portion 6 that supplies the ink to the protrusion 310; where the ink flow path portion 6 includes an ink warming block 200 that heats the ink, and a conducting portion 210 that is formed in the ink warming block 200 itself or separately from the ink warming block 200 and through which heat from the ink warming block 200 is conducted is adjacently disposed outside the protrusion 310.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Soichiro Takehana
  • Patent number: 11921433
    Abstract: A metrology system may include an optical metrology tool configured to produce an optical metrology output for one or more features on a processed substrate, and a metrology machine learning model that has been trained using a training set of (i) profiles, critical dimensions, and/or contours for a plurality of features, and (ii) optical metrology outputs for the plurality of features. The metrology machine learning model may be configured to: receive the optical metrology output from the optical metrology tool; and output the profile, critical dimension, and/or contour of the one or more features on the processed substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
    Inventors: Ye Feng, Yan Zhang, Osman Sorkhabi
  • Patent number: 11917933
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes a steering handle, a vehicle body to travel with either manual steering by the steering handle or automatic steering of the steering handle based on a traveling reference line, an operator provided to the vehicle body, and a controller to terminate the automatic steering when the operator is operated under the automatic steering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyashita, Yasuaki Morioka, Kunihiko Nishino, Kumiko Kobayashi, Misako Kawai
  • Patent number: 11913768
    Abstract: A sensor system and a method of operating a sensor system including a plurality of sensors tracking a moving object in an area having known bounding surfaces. The apparatus and method calculate a time-specific position of the object based on data and sensor parameters from at least two of the plurality of sensors and determine errors between the calculated time-specific positions calculated. The method and apparatus calculate a minimum system error attributable to the at least two sensors by constraining at least one dimension in the data of the sensor used in the calculated time-specific position of the object associated with the sensor, the constraining based on an object/surface interaction, the minimum system error calculated by solving for modified sensor parameters for each sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roger R. Labbe, Divya Ramakrishnan, Lavanya Sridharan, Richard H. Cavallaro, Marvin S. White
  • Patent number: 11911925
    Abstract: A method is provided for automatically adjusting a cutting gap of a slicing machine for slicing strand-shaped product calibers from a food product into slices, wherein the slicing machine includes a blade motor for driving a blade about a blade axis, wherein the blade has a peripheral cutting edge which defines a blade plane, and a cutting frame with a counter edge for cooperation with the cutting edge. Under control by a controller and without contact of the blade to the food product to be cut, the method comprises: a) moving the blade along the blade axis in an approach direction to approach the cutting frame until contact with the cutting frame, b) stopping the approach movement of the blade, and c) moving the blade back in a spacing direction by a distance corresponding to a desired size of the cutting gap, measured in a direction of the blade axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Multivac Sepp Haggenmueller SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Albert Hartmann, Alexander Kast
  • Patent number: 11914390
    Abstract: Techniques for determining information associated with sounds detected in an environment based on audio data and map data or perception data are discussed herein. A vehicle can use map data and/or perception data to distinguish between multiple audio signals or sounds. A direct source of sound can be distinguished from a reflected source of sound by determining a direction of arrival of sounds and which objects the directions of arrival are associated with in the environment. A reflected sound can be received without receiving a direct sound. Based on the reflected sound and map data or perception data, characteristics of sound in an occluded region of the environment may be determined and used to control the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ZOOX, INC.
    Inventors: Venkata Subrahmanyam Chandra Sekhar Chebiyyam, Aleksandr Oysgelt, Subasingha Shaminda Subasingha, Nam Gook Cho
  • Patent number: 11914497
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus is provided that includes storage circuitry to store a plurality of interconnected instructions. Analysis circuitry analyses the instructions to determine a degree of uniqueness of profile measurements of a control flow path fragments within the instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventor: Michael Bartling
  • Patent number: 11914975
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by interacting with a graphical user interface (GUI) of a remote user device, a request to generate a software application, the request identifying a set of opinionated group guidelines (OGGs) and a platform, selecting template modules for the application based on the identified OGG set and platform, each template module having user configurable templates and business rules, selecting from the templates, and soliciting user input via the GUI for template parameters of the selected templates, wherein selecting from the templates and solicitation of the user input is based on the identified OGG set and business rules of the corresponding template module. The method further includes completing the selected templates based on the solicited user input, generating a file executable by the platform for each of the completed templates, and outputting an application folder in response to the request, the application folder structure including the files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: François Delpech de Frayssinet, Kyle Alonso Ramie
  • Patent number: 11909773
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed can evaluate security detection rules in a network security computing environment. Results for a processed log of security events can be retrieved. The results can identify determined outcomes for instances triggering security detection rules. The security detection rules can detect specific behavior on a network by being processed against a log of security events. Scores for the security detection rules can be determined based on the results of the processed log of security events and the determined outcomes. The security detection rules can be ranked based on the scores, from highest to lowest score. The highest score can indicate that a corresponding rule is performing worst among the security detection rules and the lowest score can indicate that a corresponding rule is performing best among the security detection rules. A rules score report can be generated based on the ranked rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Hutelmyer, Adam Blake
  • Patent number: 11906925
    Abstract: Herein is described a liquid electrophotographic a printing apparatus comprising: a photoconductor; a liquid electrophotographic ink developer unit for applying liquid electrophotographic ink to the photoconductor; a cleaner roller contactable with the photoconductor, the cleaner roller comprising an open-celled foam material having thereon a coating comprising abrasive particles and a binder. Also described herein is a cleaner roller for cleaning a liquid electrophotographic printing apparatus' photoconductor and a method of operating a liquid electrophotographic printing apparatus using a cleaner roller described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Bin Huang, Minedys Macias Guzman, Daniel C. Tanchangco
  • Patent number: 11904831
    Abstract: Method for updating at least one vehicle model parameter and at least one tire parameter in at least one chassis control unit of a vehicle, based on tire sensor information collected by a tire sensor placed on a tire. The method includes the steps of: collecting tire sensor information; updating the at least one vehicle model parameter based on updating at least one tire parameter, updating one tire parameter being based on the tire sensor information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chidambaram Subramanian
  • Patent number: 11904493
    Abstract: A die press system includes a die press device including a fixed platen and a moving platen, and accessory parts to be installed on the die press device. The accessory parts include a cutting blade set comprising a first cutting blade having a first tooth profile, and a second cutting blade having a second tooth profile, wherein one of the first cutting blade or the second cutting blade is to be installed on the fixed platen, and a pad set comprising a first padding block comprising a first padding layer composed of a first padding material having a first Shore value, and a second padding block comprising a second padding layer composed of a second padding material having a second Shore value, where the first Shore value is different from the second Shore value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Putch, Robert Weidhaas, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11904484
    Abstract: A knife including a handle, a blade, and an enclosed blade action is configured to have an optimized weight ratio of the blade to the handle when the blade is extended, the handle can be kept relatively smaller and lighter with a slimmer profile, but without sacrificing rigidity and durability. The slimmer and lighter handle allows a longer blade but without the increased weight resulting from a bulkier handle typically necessitated by the longer blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Benchmade Knife Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Delplanche
  • Patent number: 11904428
    Abstract: A blade sharpening and blade sharpness detection system for permitting blade sharpening and a determination of blade sharpness without mechanical contact with the blade cutting edge. An optical inspection unit inspects blade sharpness optically, and a blade positioning and guidance mechanism positions and guides the blade in relation to the optical inspection unit. An output display provides visual output of blade sharpness. The optical inspection unit, which can be a reflective optical sensor, and the blade positioning and guidance mechanism are retained by a pivotable support structure. The positioning and guidance mechanism can comprise first and second pairs of rotatable spheres, each such pair disposed in immediate juxtaposition to act as rolling supports for the blade. The entry of ambient light into the sharpness sensing volume can be prevented by resiliently deflectable light-blocking bodies retained to first and second sides of a sharpness inspection slot within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventors: Vitaly Tsukanov, Yura Bashtyk, Ivan Romanyshyn, John R. Ellis
  • Patent number: 11906958
    Abstract: State-of-the-art approaches have concentrated on building solution(s) to match the amplitude of a time series with a user given one. However, these have failed to implement solution(s) which enables searching for pattern(s) that can depict human vision psychology. Embodiments of the present disclosure determine occurrence of pattern of interest in time series data for anomaly detection, wherein time series data is obtained, and first order derivative is computed. Further an angle of change in direction is derived based on a gradient of change in value of the time series data. This angle is further converted to a measurement unit. The time series data is quantized into bins and a weighted finite state transducers diagram (WFSTD) is obtained based on domain knowledge which is then converted to specific pattern. The specific pattern is searched in the bins to determine occurrence/count of the specific pattern for anomaly detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Tanushyam Chattopadhyay, Abhisek Das, Suvra Dutta, Shubhrangshu Ghosh, Prateep Misra
  • Patent number: 11908579
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining a biological test to be performed on a biological subject in order to determine the biological condition of the biological subject, and a corresponding system and computer program. Disclosed technology creates a basis representation for a set of biological symptoms, reads input data obtained from a biological subject whose biological condition is to be determined, generates a representation of the input data in the created basis representation, applies a predictive model to the representation of the input data in order to obtain a probability distribution that parameters included in the input data corresponds to a specific biological condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: BRAINEHEALTH AB
    Inventors: Mikael Andblom, Roger Svensson
  • Patent number: 11905944
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a flap valve in a diaphragm pump. The flap valve includes a body and a self-centering hinge portion. A front portion of the body includes a front surface having a raised portion and a recessed portion. The front surface is configured to form a seal with a surface of the pump when the body is in a closed position, the surface of the pump being at an inlet or an outlet of a pumping chamber. The body is configured to allow a downstream flow of a fluid when the flap valve is in an open position. The self-centering hinge portion is operably connected to the body. The self-centering hinge portion has a dynamically changing longitudinal axis. The body is configured to simultaneously translate and rotate about the dynamically changing longitudinal axis to form the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Warren Rupp, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Beasley, Brent Morris, Jim Rockwell, John Wawrowski