Patents Examined by Laura A Gudorf
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Patent number: 12288119Abstract: A coil component includes coils in a multilayer body with a rectangular or substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The coil component includes outer electrodes, a first coil, and second coils. The first coil includes conductor patterns and via conductors. When the multilayer body is divided by a bisecting line into first and second regions in a longitudinal direction of the multilayer body when viewed in the stacking direction, the first coil is located in the first region. When viewed in the stacking direction, straight lines connecting the via conductors with a first outer electrode and a fourth outer electrode at a minimum distance cross an opening region of the first coil.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Shigematsu, Kenichi Ishizuka
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Patent number: 12288112Abstract: The present disclosure presents an electrical connector comprising a connector housing with machine-readable indicia printed on its surface. The indicia is bordered by a darker background on the surface, ensuring ample contrast for accurate reading by a digital scanner. This innovative design enhances the readability and reliability of the indicia, facilitating efficient data capture and identification processes.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2024Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AGInventors: Luis Alonso Rosales, Maximiliano Murillo Villarreal, Luis Ignacio Castillo Esquivel, Daniel Calvillo
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Patent number: 12282821Abstract: The present disclosure describes a device installation system. The system includes a device having a wireless communication tag that stores device identification information and torque information for installing the device via a threaded fastener. The system further includes a tool for applying torque to the threaded fastener to install the device. The tool includes a wireless communication tag reader, a temperature sensor, and at least one processor in communication with the wireless communication tag reader and the temperature sensor. The processor is configured to obtain the device identification information and the torque information from the tag via the tag reader; obtain ambient temperature information in a vicinity of the device via the temperature sensor; and determine an amount of torque required to apply to the threaded fastener to install the device using the obtained device identification information, torque information, and ambient temperature information.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2024Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBHInventors: Ladislaus Kehl, Thomas Schoepf, Kathryn Marie Maher, Daniel Ferreira Ribeiro
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Patent number: 12276481Abstract: A bullet tracking system comprising a sensor sub-system that generates bullet tracking data by tracking a position and range of a bullet discharged from a remote-controlled weapon and traveling to an intended target; a processor that processes the bullet tracking data to determine aim adjustments of the weapon for subsequent firing of bullets to compensate for tracked bullet ballistics to improve an accuracy of the bullets for reaching the intended target; and a control sub-system to make the aim adjustments of the weapon.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: William C. Ruff, Joshua T. Dillon, Julius Marcus, David R. Anderson
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Patent number: 12271773Abstract: The group of inventions relates to the field of radio-frequency identification, in particular, to materials containing radio-frequency tags in their layers and intended for printing and stamping by commonly available printing methods. The technical result is the creation of the technical solution as an alternative to the known one. The sheet material with the radio frequency identification is characterized by the fact that it is made in the form of a rectangular paper sheet with a length of 450-485 mm, width of 300-330 mm (according to the first variant) and a length of 700-750 mm, width of 500-530 mm (according to the second variant), and it contains an antenna and a chip located inside the sheet, what's more, one of the corners of the sheet is made geometrically different from three other corners.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: RFID PAPER SND BHDInventor: Ivan Sergeevich Demidov
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Patent number: 12260274Abstract: A method for attaching a number of unique identification codes (13) from a set of unique identification codes (13) to a number of objects, wherein the unique identification codes (13) differ from one another, wherein the unique identification codes (13) form a predefined code sequence which defines a first unique identification code (13) and a last unique identification code (13), wherein the method contains the following steps: attaching the number of unique identification codes (13) from the set of unique identification codes (13) to the number of objects, with the result that one unique identification code (13) is attached to each object (5); optically detecting a unique identification code (13) from the set of unique identification codes (13) with the aid of a detection unit (17) and detecting an item of additional information; inferring the attached unique identification codes (13) on the basis of the optically detected unique identification code (13) and the detected item of additional information.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: SCRIBOS GmbHInventor: Steffen Scheibenstock
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Patent number: 12254750Abstract: Image analysis from one or more cameras are used for monitoring items on a display. A count of items on the display is received. Images from the one or more cameras are used to count a number of items removed from the display. A report is generated containing a number of items on the display, after counting the number of items removed from the display using the images from the one or more cameras.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Standard Cognition Corp.Inventor: Bernd Schoner
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Patent number: 12254367Abstract: A transaction card includes at least one metal layer having one or more apertures therein. A light guide is disposed beneath the metal layer. The light guide has a light output and a light input. The light output is positioned to transmit light through at least the one or more apertures of the metal layer. At least one LED is positioned to transmit light into the light input of the light guide.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2023Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: CompoSecure, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, John Esau
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Patent number: 12242920Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to perform operations comprising determining, by a device, one or more parameters and associated parameter values of a network operating condition; generating, by the device, a code based on the one or more parameters and associated parameter values; and providing, by the device, the code through an interface of the device, the code processable by a computing system.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: VeEX Inc.Inventors: Cyrille Morelle, Ildefonso Miguel Polo, Cesar Kyle Della Casil, Monica Hua, Tri Khai Nguyen, Eugene Belianka, Dmitriy Popesku
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Patent number: 12242918Abstract: An egg information management system of the present disclosure is a system that manages information of eggs that are produced in a farm, placed on a utensil attached with a unique identification tag, and transported to a sorting place. The information management system manages information concerning the farm transmitted to a cloud system that is accessible both from a farm side user device and a sorting place side user device, and information concerning weight of eggs placed on the utensil in association with the unique identification tag.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: NABEL CO., LTD.Inventor: Takahiko Nambu
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Patent number: 12243080Abstract: A system and method are provided for indicating an existence of a link to information pertaining to an article of commerce. The present disclosure provides for downloading a look-up table from a server database to a mobile device via a communication network. The look-up table is configured to store a plurality of UPC numbers associated with a plurality of articles of commerce and a plurality of information link indicators. Each information link indicator is associated with a respective UPC number and article of commerce and indicates the existence of a link via the communication network to information pertaining to the respective article of commerce. The mobile device allows a consumer to immediately determine if product information is available for a particular article of commerce, via a visual or audible indication on the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2024Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Inventor: Leigh M. Rothschild
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Patent number: 12242922Abstract: A method for traceability of raw materials or objects exposed to operational conditions in industry, including coding phasea and decoding phase. The coding phase includes steps of uploading a design matrix file to a Cdot API, the Cdot matrix is a digital decomposition part of the coding phase, coding parameter inputs of the design matrix; generating a Cdot matrix by embedding a codeword using a Cdot matrix calculation algorithm. The decoding phase includes providing the Cdot matrix to a reader device; creating a Cdot matrix image from a raw image of a material or object or product having a Cdot matrix on a surface captured by a camera; decoding coded values in a code area of the Cdot matrix image to extract an assertive code; interpreting the assertive code to determine a unique object or material identification definition; providing the the object or material identification definition to a display.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: COSMODOT INC.Inventors: Mete Kayalar, Serra Demir
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Patent number: 12236062Abstract: Systems and methods for performing a task via a simple code. Combination of a marker and a simple code represents a task. In an aspect, after a code is received, possible objects are determined and presented. After a user selects a possible object, a task related to the object is performed. In another aspect, a task is performed when a voice input contains a code and a user gazes or gestures at a device.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Inventors: Chian Chiu Li, Xin Li
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Patent number: 12236312Abstract: There is provided in one embodiment an apparatus having an image sensor array. In one embodiment, the image sensor array can include monochrome pixels and color sensitive pixels. The monochrome pixels can be pixels without wavelength selective color filter elements. The color sensitive pixels can include wavelength selective color filter elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventor: Ynjiun P. Wang
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Patent number: 12229608Abstract: A method for increasing the security of quick response (“QR”) code processing may include creating an inactive QR code. The inactive code may include an algorithmic code and a plurality of dynamic placeholders. The method may retrieve a scan of the inactive QR code using a QR code scanning device and also prevent the scan of the inactive QR code from being processed at the QR code scanning device. The method may receive the scan of the inactive QR code at a central server and interpret the algorithmic code to identify a plurality of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) for filling the plurality of dynamic placeholders. The method may fetch the plurality of NFTs and complete the incomplete QR code to form a complete QR code. The completing may include filling the plurality of dynamic placeholders with the plurality of NFTs and interpreting the complete QR code.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2024Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Shailendra Singh, Saurabh Gupta
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Patent number: 12223383Abstract: A smart pan system comprising a food pan having one or more radio frequency tag coupled thereto that store a unique identifier associated with the food pan. A tag reader associated with a food preparation apparatus reads the unique identifier for linking to information relating to the food carried in the pan.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: DUKE MANUFACTURING CO.Inventors: Benjamin Kingbay Wann, Gregory Glen Stettes, John Sweaney, Jason Smith
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Patent number: 12217578Abstract: A provider system includes one or more processors and non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instruction stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive, from an automated teller machine (ATM), deposit information corresponding to an interaction between a customer and the ATM, extract an event indicator value from the received deposit information, process the event indicator value, determine an event indicator trend for the ATM, and determine, based on the event indicator trend, a service condition of the ATM.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Jerome Rhodes, Michael R. Thomas
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Patent number: 12217126Abstract: Techniques for optimizing one or more imaging settings for a machine vision job are provided. An example method includes configuring a machine vision job by setting a plurality of banks of imaging parameters, with each of the plurality of banks of imaging parameters being different from each other; transmitting the machine vision job to an imaging device; and executing the machine vision job on the imaging device to: (a) capture an image with the imaging device operating pursuant to one of the plurality of banks of imaging parameters; (b) attempt to decode a barcode within the image; (c) responsive to successfully decoding the barcode within the image, successfully ending the barcode reader tool; and (d) responsive to unsuccessfully decoding the barcode within the image, repeating (a)-(d) with another one of the one of the plurality of banks of imaging parameters.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Christopher M. West, Usha Prasad, Matthew Lawrence Horner, James Matthew Witherspoon
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Patent number: 12204971Abstract: A transaction card includes at least one metal layer having one or more apertures therein. A light guide is disposed beneath the metal layer. The light guide has a light output and a light input. The light output is positioned to transmit light through at least the one or more apertures of the metal layer. At least one LED is positioned to transmit light into the light input of the light guide.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: CompoSecure, LLCInventors: Adam Lowe, John Esau
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Patent number: 12204978Abstract: A detection activity of a card may be sensitive to capacitance changes in one or more pads on the card, where a capacitance change detected in a pad during a first time period does not affect a capacitance change detected in the pad during subsequent time period(s). Accordingly, the detection activity may remain sensitive to a faster-moving device with greater accuracy in a determination of position, velocity and/or acceleration of the faster-moving device in relation to the card. A second detection activity may follow a first detection activity, which may increase a probability of a successful communication sequence subsequent to the first detection activity.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Dynamics Inc.Inventor: Allen D. Bowers