Patents Examined by N. Nguyen
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Patent number: 11959301Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fluid container comprising: a base, having a bottom portion and a side portion, the bottom portion and the side portion being one unitary sheet, and a side wall joined to the base at the side portion and defining an interior volume of the fluid container, the side wall comprising: a first plastic material, an inner wall, an outer wall, at least one inflatable air chamber defined by a volume between the inner wall and the outer wall and substantially continuous throughout the side wall, and at least one air valve disposed on the outer wall and in fluid communication with the at least one inflatable air chamber. Also disclosed herein are methods of making and using the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Belgravia Wood LimitedInventor: Jaime Ramos
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Patent number: 11959420Abstract: A fuel delivery system for a combustor of a gas turbine engine including a primary fuel tank configured to store a primary fuel, a secondary fuel tank configured to store a secondary fuel, a swirler configured to produce a main flame within a combustion chamber of the combustor, and a fuel nozzle configured to produce a pilot flame within the combustion chamber of the combustor. The fuel nozzle includes a nozzle outlet that is located proximate to an end of the swirler or at the end of the swirler, the end of the swirler being located at an inlet of the combustor. The fuel delivery system also includes a primary fuel line fluidly connecting the primary fuel tank to the fuel nozzle and a secondary fuel line fluidly connecting the secondary fuel tank to the swirler.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: RTX CORPORATIONInventor: Timothy S. Snyder
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Patent number: 11960529Abstract: The disclosed technology addresses the need in the art for a service that can ingest a social network export and restore the integrity of threads within the social network export. The present technology can unite images in the social network export with the caption from the initial post, and with any comments within the thread. Likewise, images in the social network export can be enhanced to include metadata that reflects when the image was posted and any other contextual information that the social network provides in export file.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.Inventor: Kyle Shay
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Patent number: 11963074Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining and dynamically updating inactivity timers at a user equipment to detect a one-way audio or mute call to improve call experience are disclosed. The method enables the user equipment to perform a set of actions (e.g., enable, disable, drop call, don't drop call, etc.) when a one-way audio or mute call is detected. Values for the timer and/or action parameters can be dynamically determined and/or communicated to the user equipment by a telecommunications service provider based on one or more of the following factors: network health, network congestion, current events, type of call (e.g., emergency, non-emergency), type of customer (e.g., business, premium, residential, etc.), service-level agreement, and so on. Values for the timer and/or action parameters can be configurable based on a location.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Hsin-Fu Henry Chiang, Muhammad Tawhidur Rahman
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Patent number: 11962324Abstract: A modified version of the min-sum algorithm (“MSA”) which can lower the error floor performance of quantized LDPC decoders. A threshold attenuated min-sum algorithm (“TAMSA”) and/or threshold offset min-sum algorithm (“TOMSA”), which selectively attenuates or offsets a check node log-likelihood ratio (“LLR”) if the check node receives any variable node LLR with magnitude below a predetermined threshold, while allowing a check node LLR to reach the maximum quantizer level if all the variable node LLRs received by the check node have magnitude greater than the threshold. Embodiments of the present invention can provide desirable results even without knowledge of the location, type, or multiplicity of such objects and can be implemented with only a minor modification to existing decoder hardware.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: Arrowhead Center, Inc., University of Notre Dame du LacInventors: Homayoon Hatami, David G. Mitchell, Daniel Costello, Thomas Fuja
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Patent number: 11962461Abstract: A system and a method to dynamically reprovision network devices may include a first network device configured to reprovision a second network device in accordance with a specific location of the second network device in a predefined area. The first network device may be configured to sense the second device at the specific location in the predefined area, identify reprovisioning parameters associated with the specific location, and provide the reprovisioning parameters to the second network device. In turn, the second network device may be configured to perform one or more roles associated with the specific location in the predefined area based at least in part upon information in the reprovisioning parameters.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Domenico Ficara, Amine Choukir, Salvatore Valenza, Vincent Cuissard
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Patent number: 11962208Abstract: Proposed is an air gap adjustment apparatus. The apparatus is for enabling an air gap between the inner surface of a stator and the outer surface of a rotor, which are installed in an inner space of a housing, to be uniform overall. A plurality of fastening holes are formed so as to surround a shaft through hole of an end plate constituting the housing. A fastener, which has passed through a bearing housing of a bearing, is fastened to each fastening hole so as to mount the bearing to the end plate. An adjusting member body of an adjusting member, which has passed through the bearing housing, is positioned in an adjusting member seating part which is formed at the entrance of each fastening hole. The adjusting member rotates about the adjusting member body so that a head part may adjust the position of the bearing.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: HYOSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONInventors: Chul Jun Park, Sang Deok Kim, Seung Ki Kim, Yoon Zong Kim, Kyo Ho Lee, Kwang Jin Kim, Joo Seob Kim, Bit Na Oh
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Patent number: 11960351Abstract: Systems and methods for propagating poison information are provided. Embodiments include receiving write data having a poison flag asserted indicating the data to be written to a memory device is erroneous. Embodiments further include converting the write data to a pre-fixed data pattern and generating a parity code, based upon, at least in part, the pre-fixed data pattern. Embodiments may also include injecting a correctable error into the write-data or parity code and writing the write data and parity code into the memory device. The correctable error injection may occur in the data or in the parity code and during the read the comparison may occur accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.Inventors: Dipakkumar Trikamlal Modi, Bikram Banerjee, Maddula Balakrishna Chaitanya
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Patent number: 11960530Abstract: A file management device comprising a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to stores a feature included in a data file and a tag provided to the data file in association with each other as a provision rule, adds a tag to a newly input data file based on the stored provision rule, and displays the stored provision rule. The processor is further configured to displays the provision rule in an editable state by using a character string.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: PFU LIMITEDInventors: Reiko Genno, Katsuhito Shimazaki
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Patent number: 11960471Abstract: Identifying data quality along a data flow. A method includes identifying quality metadata for two or more datasets. The quality metadata defines one or more of quality of a data source, accuracy of a dataset, completeness of a dataset, freshness of a dataset, or relevance of a dataset. At least some of the metadata is based on results of operations along a data flow. Based on the metadata, the method includes creating one or more quality indexes for the datasets. The one or more quality indexes include a characterization of quality of two or more datasets.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.Inventor: Jeffrey Michael Derstadt
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Patent number: 11960487Abstract: Methods and systems for using dispersed cached data stored in multiple database nodes for serving database access requests are described herein. Upon receiving a request for data from a requesting device, a first application server determines whether the requested data is stored in a local cache memory. If it is determined that the requested data is not stored in the local cache memory, without accessing a local, first database, the first application server determines that the requested data is stored in a cache memory of a second application server, wherein the second application server stores at least a portion of the data from a second database in its cache memory. The first application server retrieves the requested data from the cache memory of the second application server and provides the retrieved data to the requesting device.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventor: Shanmukh Sista
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Patent number: 11958765Abstract: Fluid purification systems employing a monolithic composite photocatalyst to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and/or pathogenic organisms are disclosed. Pairing of systems tuned to abate each of these materials are discussed in different configurations such as series and parallel, as well as combining systems to target both materials simultaneously. System configurations that allow a portion of the fluid stream to be purified are also disclosed as are configurations that allow regeneration of the photocatalyst. These features may be augmented by sensors that allow closed loop control of bypass and regeneration cycles in the systems.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Sonata Scientific LLCInventors: Jeffrey F. Roeder, Trevor E. James, Melissa A. Petruska, Peter C. Van Buskirk, Robert T. Henderson, III
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Patent number: 11961550Abstract: A memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells connected to a plurality of wordlines and a plurality of bitlines, a target row refresh logic circuit configured to select a target row address from among a plurality of target row addresses as a refresh row address based on victim point values, and perform a refresh operation on first memory cells of the plurality of memory cells connected to a wordline of the plurality of wordlines indicated by the refresh row address, a victim point table configured to store the victim point values for the target row addresses, and a victim point accumulator configured to receive a first row address from an external device, and accumulate a first victim point value for at least one target row address corresponding to the first row address during a unit time period.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hijung Kim, Hoyoun Kim, Jungmin You, Seongjin Cho
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Patent number: 11961546Abstract: A reference circuit for generating a reference current includes a plurality of resistive elements including at least one magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ). A control circuit is coupled to a first terminal of the at least one MTJ and is configured to selectively flow current through the at least one MTJ in the forward and inverse direction to generate a reference current.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Chia-Fu Lee, Hon-Jarn Lin, Po-Hao Lee, Ku-Feng Lin, Yi-Chun Shih, Yu-Der Chih
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Patent number: 11952761Abstract: A bathtub safety device which prevents the water level in a bathtub from exceeding a desired level is described herein. This device is relatively simple and does not require a battery. This bathtub safety device is comprised of (1) a base section having a bathtub drain coupling which is adapted for insertion into a bathtub drain in a watertight manner and a vertically mounted water discharge tube having a water discharge slit, and (2) a water discharge adjustment ring having a series of water discharge holes which are arranged at different vertical heights and which are spaced apart radially along the circumference of the inside diameter of the water discharge adjustment ring, wherein the water discharge adjustment ring is positioned over the water discharge tube and is capable of being rotated radially on the water discharge tube.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Inventor: Yasein Ganim
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Patent number: 11955844Abstract: A rotor is provided with: a rotor core (32); a plurality of permanent magnets (33); a substantially tubular magnet cover (71); and a load reception block (70). The rotor core (32) rotates integrally with a rotary shaft of a motor. The permanent magnets (33) are arranged on the outer peripheral part of the rotor core (32). The magnet cover (71) covers the exterior of the plurality of permanent magnets (33) and the rotor core (32), and has a flange part which is bent radially inward at the end along a rotation axis. The load reception block (70) is disposed between the flange part and the end surface of the rotor core (32) in a direction along the rotation axis, and abuts against the flange part and the rotor core (32).Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: MITSUBA CorporationInventors: Ryo Ohori, Koji Yonekawa, Takeshi Kanai
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Patent number: 11956936Abstract: A shielded cable includes a first insulated wire including a first central conductor, and a first insulating layer provided around the first central conductor, a second insulated wire including a second central conductor, and a second insulating layer provided around the second central conductor, the second insulated wire being disposed parallel to the first insulated wire, a third insulating layer provided around the first insulated wire and the second insulated wire, a shielding layer provided around the third insulating layer, a drain wire in contact with the shielding layer, and a fourth insulating layer provided around the shielding layer and the drain wire.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yuto Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11955256Abstract: A signal transmission cable is provided with a conductor, an insulator covering around the conductor, a shield layer covering around the insulator, a sheath covering around the shield layer, and a plating base layer is provided between the insulator and the shield layer to cover around the insulator. The shield layer has a plating layer provided to cover the plating base layer to be in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the plating base layer. A surface roughness of an outer peripheral surface of the plating layer is less than a surface roughness of an inner peripheral surface of the plating layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.Inventors: Hideyuki Sagawa, Detian Huang, Takahiro Sugiyama, Hideki Nonen, Masashi Arai, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Xinweilong Li
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Patent number: 11955252Abstract: A cable is composed of a cable core including one or more electric wires, a shield layer covering around the cable core, and a sheath covering around the shield layer. The shield layer includes a braided shield braided in such a manner that first metal wires composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy intersect with second metal wires composed of copper or a copper alloy. An outer diameter of each of the second metal wires is larger than an outer diameter of each of the first metal wires.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.Inventors: Detian Huang, Masanori Kobayashi, Masashi Moriyama, Kazuhiro Aida
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Patent number: 11950842Abstract: A catheter system for ablation of tissue around a blood vessel, e.g., the pulmonary artery, to reduce neural activity of nerves surrounding the blood vessel. The catheter system includes an elongate shaft having a proximal portion coupled to a handle, and a distal portion. The distal portion includes a transducer and an expandable anchor, which may be actuated to transition between a collapsed delivery state and an expanded deployed state where the anchor centralizes the transducer within the blood vessel. The transducer may be actuated to emit energy to reduce neural activity of the nerves surrounding the blood vessel. Systems and method are further provided for confirming that neural activity of the nerves surround the blood vessel has been sufficiently reduced.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Gradient Denervation Technologies SASInventors: David Amaoua, Martin Grasse, William Cannon, Chiara Mischo
