Dallas Invents is a weekly look at U.S. patents granted with a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. Listings include patents granted to local assignees and/or those with a North Texas inventor. Patent activity can be an indicator of future economic growth, as well as the development of emerging markets and talent attraction. By tracking both inventors and assignees in the region, we aim to provide a broader view of the region’s inventive activity. Listings are organized by Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC).

THIS WEEK, BY THE NUMBERS
Week of July 2, 2024 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (19100)

122 patents granted
Ranked No. 10 in patent production out of 250 metros

NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION

A: HUMAN NECESSITIES 11
B: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING 9
E: FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS 6
F: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING 1
G: PHYSICS 39
H: ELECTRICITY 50
Design: 6

TOP ASSIGNEES (NO. OF PATENTS)

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas) 24
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano) 10
Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC) 9
UNASSIGNED 8
United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio) 6
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) 4
ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) 3
BMIC LLC (Dallas) 3
SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison) 3
ATT Mobility II LLC (Atlanta, GA) 2

TOP LOCAL INVENTORS (NO. OF PATENTS)

Daniel E. Boss (Morris Township, NJ) 2
Enzo Castellani (Plano) 2
Manu Jacob Kurian (Dallas) 2
Songnan Yang (Frisco) 2

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UTILITY PATENTS

H U M A N N E C E S S I T I E S

Arbor stake stabilization member
Patent No. 12022775

Inventor(s): Kristopher M. Brown (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Griggs Bergen LLP (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18449772 on 08/15/2023 (322 days app to issue)

Abstract: An arbor stake stabilization member comprising a body including an annular ring of a biodegradable material having an axial passageway therethrough. A locking member is coupled to the annular ring and extends radially inward into the axial passageway. A plate of a biodegradable material extends circumferentially outwardly from the annular ring. The perforated plate includes multiple openings. In use, the arbor stake stabilization member may be placed underground and on or above a rootball of a tree. The locking member is sized to accept an arbor stake therethrough in an interference fit. The arbor stake may extend from the top of the rootball through the rootball and into the undisturbed soil at a point below the rootball. Over time, the arbor stake stabilization member biodegrades.

[A01G] HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS, OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops, or the like A01D 46/00; plant reproduction by tissue culture techniques A01H 4/00; devices for topping or skinning onions or flower bulbs A23N 15/08; propagating unicellular algae C12N 1/12; plant cell culture C12N 5/00)

System and method of counting livestock
Patent No. 12022805

Inventor(s): Carlos Anchia (Plano, TX), Corey Staten (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Plainsight Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA)
Law Firm: Ahmann Kloke LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18172190 on 02/21/2023 (497 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system configured to receive video and/or images from an image capture device over a livestock path, generate feature maps from an image of the video by applying at least a first convolutional neural network, slide a window across the feature maps to obtain a plurality of anchor shapes, determine if each anchor shape contains an object to generate a plurality of regions of interest, each of the plurality of regions of interest being a non-rectangular, polygonal shape, extract feature maps from each region of interest, classify objects in each region of interest, in parallel with classification, predict segmentation masks on at least a subset of the regions of interest in a pixel-to-pixel manner, identify individual animals within the objects based on classifications and the segmentation masks, and count individual animals based on identification, and provide the count to a digital device for display, processing, and/or reporting.

[A01K] ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

Snack food chip
Patent No. 12022836

Inventor(s): Alyssa Champion (Chicago, IL), David VanVlierbergen (Algonquin, IL), Michael Adams (Plano, TX), Sathya Kalambur (Frisco, TX), Timothy Allen Johnson (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): Frito-Lay North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Barnes Thornburg LLP (Local + 12 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17173968 on 02/11/2021 (1237 days app to issue)

Abstract: An organoleptically pleasing snack food chip that contains a low amount of carbohydrates, a good source of protein, and delivers a crunchy texture includes from about 15% to about 35% of almond flour; from about 20% to about 40% of a source of protein; from about 1% to about 5% of a starch; from about 0.1% to about 2% of a leavening agent; from about 20% to about 55% of oil; and has a moisture content between about 0.1% and about 3%. The almond flour may include a mixture of different types of almond flour. The source of protein may include one or more of one or more milk proteins, one or more plant proteins, and one or more seed proteins.

[A23L] FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT (shaping or working, not fully covered by this subclass, A23P); PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL

Swaddle device and method
Patent No. 12022890

Inventor(s): Jennifer Barnard (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Kutak Rock LLP (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17833192 on 06/06/2022 (757 days app to issue)

Abstract: A swaddle device and method for treating and/or preventing plagiocephaly. The swaddle device includes a fabric garment having an internal cavity configured for housing a positioning support device, one or more wrap layers, and a lower pouch flap. In an embodiment, the swaddle device comprises an inner wrap layer and an outer wrap layer, and the internal cavity and positioning device comprise an internal pocket and a bolster, respectively. In an embodiment, a baby is positioned on the open swaddle device with the positioning support device in relation to the baby”s body in a desired position; the inner wrap layer is tightly wrapped around the baby”s upper body; the lower pouch flap is wrapped around the baby”s legs and lower torso; and the outer wrap layer is tightly wrapped around the baby, positioning support device, inner wrap layer, and lower pouch flap.

[A41B] SHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS

Prayer and meditation stand
Patent No. 12022953

Inventor(s): Edward L Massman (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Lombard Geliebter LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17835803 on 06/08/2022 (755 days app to issue)

Abstract: A prayer and meditation stand is provided that can include a base, a shelf, a prayer and meditation rail, a votive candle holder, votive candles, a kneeler, a kneeler with seat, a meditation platform, an accessory holder, one or more interchangeable icons, accessory shelf, an art/document/tablet holder, electronic communication devices, lighting, decorative panels, and other accoutrements. Combining some or all these elements, into one convenient assembly that is compact in size and can be used in a home environment as an attractive piece of furniture complete and functional in its intended use for prayer, worship, and meditation.

[A47C] CHAIRS (seats specially adapted for vehicles B60N 2/00); SOFAS; BEDS (upholstery in general B68G)

Systems and methods for remote vital sign monitoring in a vehicle
Patent No. 12023132

Inventor(s): Ercan M. Dede (Ann Arbor, MI), Frederico Marcolino Quintao Severgnini (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Haynes and Boone, LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17027572 on 09/21/2020 (1380 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for monitoring vital signs. Movement data for a selected body location of a person in a vehicle is generated using a movement sensor positioned remotely with respect to the person. Input data is formed for a machine learning system using the movement data. The input data is processed using the machine learning system to remove noise from the input data and generate a target output that identifies a vital sign of the person.

[A61B] DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G01N, e.g. G01N 33/48)

Tissue localization marker with biconvex-shaped cross-section and system for localizing tissue
Patent No. 12023209

Inventor(s): Gail S. Lebovic (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): HOLOGIC, INC. (Marlborough, MA)
Law Firm: JONES ROBB, PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17587202 on 01/28/2022 (886 days app to issue)

Abstract: Tissue localization devices and methods of localizing tissue using tissue localization devices are disclosed. The tissue localization device can comprise a handle comprising a delivery control, a delivery needle extending out from the handle, and a localization element within the delivery needle. The localization element can be deployed out of the delivery needle or retracted back into the delivery needle when the delivery control is translated in a first direction or a second direction, respectively. The localization element can be coupled to a flexible tracking wire.

[A61B] DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G01N, e.g. G01N 33/48)

Modular plate and cage elements and related methods
Patent No. 12023256

Inventor(s): Jon Suh (Ambler, PA), Sean Suh (Milltown, NJ)
Assignee(s): CTL Medical Corporation (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: BRAINSPARK ASSOCIATES, LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17341297 on 06/07/2021 (1121 days app to issue)

Abstract: An interbody system for implanting between vertebrae, the interbody system comprises a cage having a cage body that includes a graft chamber having a volume that receives graft material, a sagittal wall that forms a portion of the graft chamber, and a wall membrane that forms another portion of the graft chamber. The interbody system may comprise an interbody device that includes an aperture that receives a bone fastener, wherein the wall membrane interacts with the bone fastener. The wall membrane may bend as result of a force applied by the bone fastener to a portion of the wall membrane, thereby providing directional support to the bone fastener and/or forcing graft material from the graft chamber.

[A61F] FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) [2006.01]

Dissolvable gel-forming film for delivery of active agents
Patent No. 12023412

Inventor(s): Aleksa Jovanovic (Fort Worth, TX), Dennis Carson (Burleson, TX), Lei Shi (Mansfield, TX)
Assignee(s): SMITH NEPHEW, INC. (Memphis, TN)
Law Firm: NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17892435 on 08/22/2022 (680 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed is a dissolvable, gel-forming film, and methods for its use, comprising a water-soluble cellulose ether, a hydrophilic rheological modifying agent, and an active proteolytic enzyme or other drug substance. The gel-forming film has a water content of less than 15% w/w and is capable of forming a hydrogel when contacted with water or other aqueous medium. The disclosed films achieve delivery of stable proteolytic enzymes to the desired site of action in a manner that provides uniform delivery of the enzymes.

[A61K] PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J 3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)

Pair of clothing bottoms with attachable weights
Patent No. 12023540

Inventor(s): Kurt Thomas (Frisco, TX), Rebecca Thomas (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17397963 on 08/09/2021 (1058 days app to issue)

Abstract: A pair of clothing bottoms with attachable weights is provided to intensify a workout. The pair of clothing bottoms with attachable weights includes a pair of clothing bottoms, at least one left weight assembly, and at least one right weight assembly. The pair of clothing bottoms may be any type of athletic garments such as, but not limited to, a pair of shorts, a pair of leggings, or a pair of sweatpants. The at least one left weight assembly allows weights to be selectively attached to the pair of clothing bottoms to increase the load to the left hip side of a user during a workout. Similarly, the at least one right weight assembly allows weights to be attached to the pair of clothing bottoms to increase the load to the right hip side of the user during a workout.

[A63B] APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

Lipocationic dendrimers and uses thereof
Patent No. 12024486

Inventor(s): Daniel J. Siegwart (Dallas, TX), Kejin Zhou (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Highlander PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18335974 on 06/15/2023 (383 days app to issue)

Abstract: Modular dendrimers with cationic groups and lipophilic groups are provided herein. In some aspects, the dendrimers provided herein may be formulated in compositions which contain a nucleic acid and one or more helper excipients. In some aspects, these compositions may also be used to treat diseases or disorders with a therapeutic nucleic acid.

O P E R A T I O N S & T R A N S P O R T

Fluorinated polymers for corrosion protection of metal
Patent No. 12023710

Inventor(s): Mohammad A. Omary (Denton, TX), Sreekar B. Marpu (Denton, TX), Teresa D. Golden (Denton, TX), Waleed K. Yaseen (Denton, TX)
Assignee(s): UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (Denton, TX)
Law Firm: Haukaas Fortius PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17343466 on 06/09/2021 (1119 days app to issue)

Abstract: The hydrophobic and corrosion resistive film of cross-linked poly(hexafluoroisopropyl methacrylate) was prepared by photopolymerization. The starting materials were a monomer of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropyl methacrylate, a photoinitiator of hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, and a cross-linker of poly(ethyleneglycol diacrylate). Photopolymerization was used to start polymerization and to cure the polymer film on an aluminum surface. Drop-casting was used to deposit the fluoropolymer onto an aluminum substrate (AA 3003). The fluoropolymer film has high corrosion protection when measured by potentiodynamic polarization and open circuit potential techniques in an aqueous solution of 3.5% NaCl. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy was used to monitor the polymerization process. The dynamic contact angle technique was used to measure the hydrophobicity for the fluorinated polymer coating. Thermal stability of the fluorinated polymer was measured using thermogravimetric analysis. Treatment with strong acid followed by contact angle measurements before and after the treatment confirmed the chemical resistance for the coated aluminum.

[B05D] PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL (conveying articles or workpieces through baths of liquid B65G, e.g. B65G 49/02) [2]

V2V charge mapping
Patent No. 12024041

Inventor(s): Masashi Nakagawa (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Snell Wilmer LLP (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17321316 on 05/14/2021 (1145 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for electrical charging of a first vehicle by a second vehicle includes a network access device to communicate with a first source that includes at least one of the first vehicle or a mobile device associated with a user of the first vehicle. The system further includes a processor coupled to the network access device that is designed to receive a charge request from the first source via the network access device, the charge request requesting access to a source of electrical energy for charging the first vehicle. The processor is further designed to identify an available vehicle that is available to be used as the source of electrical energy for charging the first vehicle. The processor is further designed to control the network access device to transmit available vehicle information corresponding to the available vehicle to the first source in response to receiving the charge request.

[B60L] PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K 1/00, B60K 6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K 17/12, B60K 17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C 15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D 1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H 1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES [4]

System for an assist pocket
Patent No. 12024080

Inventor(s): George Evans (Ann Arbor, MI), Philip Babian (Plano, TX), William Patrick Garrett (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER HAMPTON LLP (7 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17672484 on 02/15/2022 (868 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems are provided for an assist pocket. In particular, an assist pocket formed into a vehicle pillar. Certain embodiments of the assist pocket may include a depression formed into the vehicle pillar dimensioned to accept fingers of an occupant, where a grip is formed along an edge of the depression and extends partially over the pocket. The assist pocket may be formed to help occupants ingress and egress a vehicle.

[B60N] VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (furniture construction A47)

Pop-out vehicle frunk and trunk
Patent No. 12024127

Inventor(s): Samuel David Koch (Dexter, MI), William Castleman (Canton, MI)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Snell Wilmer LLP (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17836859 on 06/09/2022 (754 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and vehicles including a pop-out trunk/frunk and methods of using the same. A system may include a storage compartment. The storage compartment may have a base configured to receive a payload. The system may further include a trunk/frunk area. The trunk/frunk area may be configured to receive the storage compartment. The system may further include a mechanism. The mechanism may be attachable to the storage compartment and configured to traverse the storage compartment between an up position where the storage compartment extends up and out of the trunk/frunk area and a down position where the storage compartment is within the trunk/frunk area.

[B60R] VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for vehicles A62C 3/07)

Remotely control in-cabin features
Patent No. 12024154

Inventor(s): Katsumi Nagata (Foster City, CA)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Snell Wilmer LLP (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17149593 on 01/14/2021 (1265 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for an infotainment system. The infotainment system includes a first mobile device and an in-vehicle infotainment platform. The in-vehicle infotainment platform includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to receive, from the first mobile device, a first request to control, adjust or manage a first vehicle component. The electronic control unit is configured to receive, from the first mobile device, a second request to control, adjust or manage a second vehicle component. The electronic control unit is configured to control, adjust or manage the first vehicle component based on the first request. The electronic control unit is configured to control, adjust or manage the second vehicle component based on the second request.

[B60W] CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT [2006.01]

Discharge gate arrangements for railroad hopper cars
Patent No. 12024211

Inventor(s): Caglar Ozerdim (Dallas, TX), Peter L. Jones (Southlake, TX)
Assignee(s): Gunderson LLC (Lake Oswego, OR)
Law Firm: Chernoff, Vilhauer, McClung Stenzel, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18330901 on 06/07/2023 (391 days app to issue)

Abstract: A railroad hopper car having a single cargo-receiving hopper extending over substantially the length of a car body having a cargo discharge portion occupying most of the available distance between the wheeled trucks supporting opposite ends of the car body. The car has no pair of slope sheets separating longitudinally-adjacent hoppers and defining unusable space beneath the slope sheets, and so the overall length of such a hopper car capable of carrying a desired volume of cargo can be less than that of one with multiple separate hoppers. Cargo discharge openings are arrayed along the length of the cargo discharge portion, and a unitary multi-gate assembly is supported within the cargo discharge portion of the car body so as to be movable longitudinally of the car body to open or close all of the cargo discharge openings simultaneously.

[B61D] BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES (vehicles in general B60; adaptation of vehicles to special systems B61B; underframes B61F)

Fuel tank mounting system
Patent No. 12024250

Inventor(s): Brian McElroy (Winchester, KY), Christopher L Rexroat (Paris, KY), David L Brock (Versailles, KY), Robert A Allex (Ewing, KY), Ronald Scott Friend (Jeffersonville, KY)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Snell Wilmer LLP (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17824771 on 05/25/2022 (769 days app to issue)

Abstract: A fuel tank mounting system for allowing mounting of a fuel tank to a vehicle during assembly of the vehicle. A movable base moves along tracks on an assembly line and supports a fuel tank adjacent to a vehicle. Movable fastener drivers move to align with corresponding fastener apertures on the vehicle and drive fasteners to attach the fuel tank to the vehicle. Because the fastener drivers are movable, the system may be reconfigured to mount different fuel tanks to different vehicles needing differently aligned and/or differently angled fasteners.

[B62D] MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B 69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motorcycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)

Passenger seat with non-intrusive recline
Patent No. 12024296

Inventor(s): Foek Le (Arlington, TX)
Assignee(s): SAFRAN SEATS USA LLC (Gainesville, TX)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17613394 on 05/30/2019 (1860 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described are passenger seat reclining systems having a seat pan; a seat back fixed with respect to the seat pan; and at least one spreader. Motion track segments of the spreader may cause a particular recline motion. For example, the motion track segments may cause the seat body to rotate about an axis adjacent to the headrest during transition from an upright position to a reclined position of the passenger seat. Additionally or alternatively, the motion track segments may be configured such that the seat pan translates down and forward when the passenger seat transitions from an upright position to a reclined position, and such that the seat back is constrained to undergo less than less than 3 inches (7.62 cm) of rearward translation in recline travel when the passenger seat transitions from the upright position to the reclined position.

[B60N] VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (furniture construction A47)

Method and system for regulation of speed and position of a rotor in wing-borne flight
Patent No. 12024307

Inventor(s): Brady Garrett Atkins (Euless, TX), Carlos Alexander Fenny (Fort Worth, TX), Charles Eric Covington (Colleyville, TX), Jonathan Toth (Fort Worth, TX), Troy Cyril Schank (Keller, TX)
Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP (6 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17721890 on 04/15/2022 (809 days app to issue)

Abstract: A rotor-regulation system includes a rotor that includes a plurality of rotor blades, a rotor mast operable to drive the rotor, and a rotor disc-brake system operable to modulate rotation of the rotor mast.

[B64C] AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS (air-cushion vehicles B60V)

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Roofing systems with improved wind performance of roofing tiles and methods of installing thereof
Patent No. 12024888

Inventor(s): Brian Lee (Linden, NJ), Daniel E. Boss (Morris Township, NJ), Ming-Liang Shiao (Basking Ridge, NJ), Ramil Marcelo L. Mercado (Waxahachie, TX)
Assignee(s): BMIC LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Venable LLP (7 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18310912 on 05/02/2023 (427 days app to issue)

Abstract: This invention, in embodiments, relates to a roofing system comprising (a) a roofing substrate having a roofing surface, (b) a first roofing tile overlying the roofing surface, the first roofing tile having a front surface, a back surface, a top edge, and a bottom edge, and (c) a second roofing tile overlying the first roofing tile, the second roofing tile having a front surface, a back surface, a top edge, and a bottom edge. At least one sealant line is applied to (i) the back surface of the second roofing tile in an area that overlays the first roofing tile, (ii) the front surface of the first roofing tile in an area in which the second roofing tile overlays the first roofing tile, or (iii) both (i) and (ii). The at least one sealant line is configured to adhere the second roofing tile to the first roofing tile.

[E04D] ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F 13/00)

Self-sealing roof fastener
Patent No. 12024894

Inventor(s): Adem Chich (Kearny, NJ), Yan Zheng (Livingston, NJ)
Assignee(s): BMIC LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17896674 on 08/26/2022 (676 days app to issue)

Abstract: A self-sealing fastener for installation of roofing materials for creating a substantially watertight seal around fastener penetrations where roofing materials or panels are affixed to an underlying roof deck by the fasteners. Also disclosed is a method for installing the self-sealing fastener for attachment of roofing materials to an underlying roof deck with the penetrations areas or holes created by the fasteners being substantially sealed against water penetration.

[E04D] ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F 13/00)

Method and system of applying a viscous fluid material to a roofing surface
Patent No. 12024895

Inventor(s): Daniel E. Boss (Morris Township, NJ), Lingtao Yu (Summit, NJ), Linlin Xing (Wayne, NJ), Norman M. Chin (Somerville, NJ)
Assignee(s): BMIC LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Venable LLP (7 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18456936 on 08/28/2023 (309 days app to issue)

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and system of applying a fluid material to a roofing surface. By modifying a peristaltic pump-driven sprayer device, a fluid material having a viscosity of 10,000 to 40,000 centipoise at 25 C. can be effectively sprayed onto a roofing surface. Additionally, the use of a modified peristaltic pump-driven sprayer device allows for the fluid material to be applied onto the roofing surface at a faster rate than other spraying methods.

[E04D] ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F 13/00)

Wireline pressure control string with pumpdown assembly
Patent No. 12024966

Inventor(s): James Cook (Granbury, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17838007 on 06/10/2022 (753 days app to issue)

Abstract: A wireline pressure control string for use in performing wireline operations on a hydrocarbon well is disclosed. The wireline pressure control string includes a pumpdown assembly having a pumpdown sub and at least one pumpdown valve. The pumpdown sub includes a body and a through bore which extends axially through the body and is fluidly connectable to the well bore. The pumpdown valve includes an inlet which is fluidly connectable to a pumpdown fluid source and an outlet which is fluidly connected to the through bore. The wireline pressure control string may also include a connector positioned below the pumpdown assembly for releasably securing the wireline pressure control string to the wellhead assembly. In certain embodiments, the pumpdown valve may be connected to the pumpdown fluid source with a flexible flowline.

[E21B] EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING (mining, quarrying E21C; making shafts, driving galleries or tunnels E21D); OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS [5]

Mechanical clutch for downhole tools
Patent No. 12024980

Inventor(s): Bruce Edward Scott (McKinney, TX), Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson (Dallas, TX), Kevin Robin Passmore (Mckinney, TX), Nicholas Robert Wood (Arlington, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: C. Tumey Law Group PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17890140 on 08/17/2022 (685 days app to issue)

Abstract: A mechanical clutch allows for transfer of torque downhole that may avoid the need for a hydraulic electrical coil-driven piston. In one or more examples, an anti-rotation guide for a downhole clutch includes a guide track and a follower moveable along the guide track for guiding relative movement between an upper armature and a lower armature. The guide track includes an axially-extending portion terminating in a circumferential loop. The axially extending portion guides the upper armature into axial engagement with the lower armature in response to rotation of the input shaft. The circumferential loop thereafter allows rotation of the upper and lower armatures together in response to further rotation of the input shaft.

Telemetry replay
Patent No. 12024999

Inventor(s): Charles W. Davis, Jr. (Cleburne, TX)
Assignee(s): MS DIRECTIONAL, LLC (Conroe, TX)
Law Firm: Jackson Walker LLP (Local + 3 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17848489 on 06/24/2022 (739 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for supplemental processing of recorded historical data in real time to fill in gaps of lost data. A user who may be monitoring the data from human interfaces can immediately recognize an issue, quickly change one or more settings for parameters (including changing one or more of the parameters), and replay for reprocessing the recorded data to provide a revised output that can catch up to the processing of later current data without needing to halt operations. In at least one field of use, the invention can eliminate the need for restarting a complete drilling process to resynchronize the surface system when the system is not able to demodulate a valid bitstream, saving time and maintaining high drilling efficiency.

M E C H A N I C A L E N G I N E E R I N G
LIGHTING | HEATING | WEAPONS | BLASTING

Wear-resistant hydraulic fracturing pump valves
Patent No. 12025231

Inventor(s): Connor James Docherty (Fort Worth, TX), Ralph E. Harris (Fort Worth, TX), Scott Skurdalsvold (Mansfield, TX)
Assignee(s): SPM Oil Gas Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17761382 on 10/26/2020 (1345 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure relates, to a wear-resistant hydraulic fracturing pump valve for use in a valve housing, the wear-resistant hydraulic fracturing pump valve comprising: (a) a valve head extending radially from a central axis, the valve head comprising: (i) a first bottom surface comprising a metal and positioned closest to a base of the valve head, wherein the first bottom surface is configured to form a metal seal with a top surface of a valve seat; and (ii) a first annular groove positioned directly adjacent and above the first bottom surface; and (b) a first wear-resistant pump valve gasket configured to mount inside the first annular groove and to form a valve gasket seal with the top surface of the valve seat.

[F16K] VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING

P H Y S I C S

Transport communication
Patent No. 12025455

Inventor(s): David Gerard Ledet (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17177114 on 02/16/2021 (1232 days app to issue)

Abstract: Transport communication comprising, associating a wireless device and a user, associating a transport and the wireless device, determining a characteristic of the user based on at least one of a user search history and a user preference selection, determining a probable route the transport based on at least one of a route history and an input destination and ranking at least one suggestion of a route deviation based at least one of the determined probable route and determined characteristic.

[G01C] MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effect, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S)

Integrated circuit die test architecture
Patent No. 12025649

Inventor(s): Lee D. Whetsel (Parker, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18226924 on 07/27/2023 (341 days app to issue)

Abstract: A test control port (TCP) includes a state machine SM, an instruction register IR, data registers DRs, a gating circuit and a TDO MX. The SM inputs TCI signals and outputs control signals to the IR and to the DR. During instruction or data scans, the IR or DRs are enabled to input data from TDI and output data to the TDO MX and the top surface TDO signal. The bottom surface TCI inputs may be coupled to the top surface TCO signals via the gating circuit. The top surface TDI signal may be coupled to the bottom surface TDO signal via TDO MX. This allows concatenating or daisy-chaining the IR and DR of a TCP of a lower die with an IR and DR of a TCP of a die stacked on top of the lower die.

[G01R] MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J 3/12)

Lockstep comparators and related methods
Patent No. 12025659

Inventor(s): Prasanth Viswanathan Pillai (Bangalore, , IN), Rajeev Suvarna (Bangalore, , IN), Saya Goud Langadi (Sugarland, TX), Shailesh Ganapat Ghotgalkar (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18047511 on 10/18/2022 (623 days app to issue)

Abstract: Lockstep comparators and related methods are described. An example apparatus includes self-test logic circuitry having first outputs, and comparator logic including selection logic having first inputs and second outputs, ones of the first inputs coupled to the first outputs, first detection logic having second inputs and third outputs, the second inputs coupled to the second outputs, second detection logic having third inputs and fourth outputs, the third inputs coupled to the third outputs, latch logic having fifth inputs and fifth outputs, the third output and the fourth output coupled to the fifth inputs, and error detection logic having sixth inputs coupled to the fifth inputs.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Tracking radar targets represented by multiple reflection points
Patent No. 12025690

Inventor(s): Michael Livshitz (Rockville, MD), Mingjian Yan (Gaithersburg, MD)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18191402 on 03/28/2023 (462 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, devices and instruction-carrying storage operate to track a target object over time and space. The tracking techniques involve obtaining a point cloud of reflection points at time n, a target from time n1, state information including previous location information for the target and previous group distribution for previous reflection points associated with the target at time n1; predicting a location of the target at time n based on the state information; determining a gate around the target and which of the multiple reflection points are within the gate; determining, for each of the multiple reflection points determined to be within the gate, a likelihood that the corresponding reflection point is associated with the target; determining current group distribution for the reflection points determined to likely be associated with the target; and outputting the determined current group distribution and current location information of the target.

[G01S] RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES

Systems and methods for detecting erroneous LIDAR data
Patent No. 12025752

Inventor(s): Roger D. Melen (Los Altos Hills, CA), Rohit Gupta (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Darrow Mustafa PC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17849034 on 06/24/2022 (739 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques for detecting erroneous LIDAR data are disclosed herein. One embodiment receives LIDAR point-cloud data pertaining to a robot”s environment; receives image data and generates segmented optical-flow data therefrom; fuses, in a 2D grid, a plurality of objects including LIDAR points and optical-flow pixels; executes a hash function that generates, for the plurality of objects, a 1D hash table and an associated index; performs one or more queries using the 1D hash table and the associated index to measure the extent of spatial correspondence between the LIDAR points and the optical-flow pixels; identifies the LIDAR point-cloud data as erroneous, when the extent of spatial correspondence fails to satisfy one or more predetermined criteria; and identifies the LIDAR point-cloud data as valid and controls operation of the robot based, at least in part, on the LIDAR point-cloud data, when the extent of spatial correspondence satisfies the one or more predetermined criteria.

Polarized light direction system
Patent No. 12025811

Inventor(s): D. Scott Dewald (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Avegant Corp. (San Mateo, CA)
Law Firm: Nicholson De Vos Webster Elliott LLP (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17247540 on 12/15/2020 (1295 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system including an optical path length extender (OPLE) having two light paths having different path lengths, such that light entering the OPLE with a first polarization is directed through a first light path, and light entering the OPLE with a second polarization is directed through a second light path through the OPLE. The OPLE includes a first polarization sensitive reflective element at a first angle to the light entering the OPLE and a second angled polarization sensitive reflective element at a second angle to the light entering the OPLE, the second angled polarization sensitive reflective element intersecting the first polarization sensitive reflective element.

[G02B] OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS (G02F takes precedence; optical elements specially adapted for use in lighting devices or systems thereof F21V 1/00-F21V 13/00; measuring-instruments, see the relevant subclass of class G01, e.g. optical rangefinders G01C; testing of optical elements, systems, or apparatus G01M 11/00; spectacles G02C; apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B; sound lenses G10K 11/30; electron and ion “optics” H01J; X-ray “optics” H01J, H05G 1/00; optical elements structurally combined with electric discharge tubes H01J 5/16, H01J 29/89, H01J 37/22; microwave “optics” H01Q; combination of optical elements with television receivers H04N 5/72; optical systems or arrangements in colour television systems H04N 9/00; heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas H05B 3/84) [7]

Systems and methods for identifying deployed fiber cables in real-time
Patent No. 12025847

Inventor(s): Tiejun J. Xia (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18328053 on 06/02/2023 (396 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device may provide, to a user device, a first message instructing a technician to move fiber cables and may receive a first signal based on the technician moving the fiber cables and a rest signal based on the technician stopping movement of the fiber cables. The device may calculate a distance, an average peak signal, and a baseline signal based on the first signal and the rest signal and may calculate a data collection window based on the distance, the average peak signal, and the baseline signal. The device may provide, to the user device, a second message instructing the technician to move one fiber cable at a time and may receive second signals based on the technician moving one fiber cable at a time. The device may provide, for display to the user device, the data collection window and indications of the second signals.

Index matching layers
Patent No. 12025857

Inventor(s): Jeff Brown (Ramsey, MN), Michael Marshall (Ramsey, MN), Michael S. Boulineau (Ramsey, MN), Tim Reynolds (Ramsey, MN)
Assignee(s): HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc. (Lewisville, TX)
Law Firm: Inskeep IP Group, Inc. (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17458141 on 08/26/2021 (1041 days app to issue)

Abstract: Optical devices such as eyeglass lenses and digital displays having improved optical characteristics achieved, in part, through incorporation of an index matching system between material layers having different refractive indices.

[G02C] SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES

Resolving technology issues
Patent No. 12026049

Inventor(s): Rachel Elizabeth Csabi (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18163727 on 02/02/2023 (516 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media including instructions for resolving technology issues is described. One of the methods includes receiving, by at least one processor, a session record of user producing a technical error on a computer system. The method includes providing, by the at least one processor, the session record for resolution to a processing system. The method also includes providing, by the at least one processor, a potential solution to the technical error.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Method and system for proactive client relationship analysis
Patent No. 12026076

Inventor(s): Craig Mackereth (Argyle, TX)
Assignee(s): Rimini Street, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV)
Law Firm: Hawley Troxell Ennis Hawley LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16570432 on 09/13/2019 (1754 days app to issue)

Abstract: A service provider system receives case data of a client from a client service system. Vector data is collected from the case data through integration and aggregation. Signals of anomalies or sentiments are detected through machine learning from the integrated and aggregated vector data. The signals are validated, consolidated and associated with case, contact, and client object types. A user interface presents the validated and consolidated signals to users who proactively take action based on the signals. The user interface includes dashboards, notifications, and indicators.

[G06Q] DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR [2006.01]

Compensating DC loss in USB 2.0 high speed applications
Patent No. 12026115

Inventor(s): Yanli Fan (Dallas, TX), Yonghui Tang (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17968978 on 10/19/2022 (622 days app to issue)

Abstract: In an embodiment, a current source is coupled to a first current terminal of a switch, the second current terminal of which is coupled to a first data line in a communication system. An edge detector has a first input, a second input, and an output, in which the first input is coupled to a second data line in the communication system, the second input is coupled to the first data line, and the output is coupled to a control terminal of the switch. The first and second data lines may be positive and negative data lines, respectively, of the communication system.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Bank data quality engine platform
Patent No. 12026135

Inventor(s): Prabhakar Swarna (Frisco, TX), Rina Khanna (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17733281 on 04/29/2022 (795 days app to issue)

Abstract: A data management system includes a computing device. The computing device includes one or more processors to execute instructions stored in memory of the computing device. The instructions, when executed by the computer device, cause the computing device to receive an indication that multiple data elements are ready for evaluation, as well as determine whether metadata registration for the multiple data elements is valid. The instructions also cause the computing device to determine a data quality of the multiple data elements by evaluating multiple data elements based on multiple data quality dimensions including at least two of: validity, completeness, uniqueness, accuracy, consistency, and timeliness. The instructions also cause the computing device to provide an indication of the data quality of the multiple data elements via a graphical user interface (GUI) generated via a centralized data mart.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

System and method for automatically validating data stored in multiple locations
Patent No. 12026172

Inventor(s): Shalini Gillella (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17122307 on 12/15/2020 (1295 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The processor receives a request to validate target data against source data. The processor identifies a disagreement between an element of source data and a corresponding element of target data. The disagreement indicates that the ordered set of alphanumeric characters representing the source element is different from the ordered set of alphanumeric characters representing the target element. In response to identifying the disagreement, the processor determines that the source element does not match the target element, where the source element includes a first value stored according to a first format, and the target element includes a second value stored according to a second format. In response, the processor extracts an element of the source data corresponding to the source element, transforms this element from the first format to the second format, and loads it into the target data.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Ambient sounds-based authentication method and system
Patent No. 12026239

Inventor(s): William Daniel Farmer (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Plumsea Law Group, LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17198924 on 03/11/2021 (1209 days app to issue)

Abstract: A sound-based method and system of performing an authentication of a person in order to permit access to a secured resource is disclosed. The system and method are configured to collect audio data from an end-user in real-time that corresponds to ambient sounds for their alleged location. The audio data is compared to verified audio data for the actual location. The system can determine whether there is a match between the user audio data and audio data previously collected and stored in a database or obtained from an audio service provider. If there is a match, the system verifies an identity of the person and can further be configured to automatically grant the person access to one or more services, features, or information for which he or she is authorized.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Dynamic gesture recognition using mmWave radar
Patent No. 12026319

Inventor(s): Anum Ali (Plano, TX), Boon Loong Ng (Plano, TX), Khuong N. Nguyen (Frisco, TX), Priyabrata Parida (Garland, TX), Vutha Va (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18063055 on 12/07/2022 (573 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for end-to-end dynamic gesture recognition using mmWave radar is provided. The method includes triggering an electronic device to activate a gesture recognition mode in response to detecting that a condition for activating the gesture recognition mode is satisfied. The method includes obtaining radar data while the gesture recognition mode is activated, wherein the radar data includes time-velocity data (TVD). The method includes detecting a start and an end of a gesture based on the TVD of the obtained radar data. To classify the gesture, the method includes determining a gesture, from among a set of gesture, that corresponds to a portion of the TVD between the start and the end of the gesture. The method includes outputting an event indicator indicating that a user of the electronic device performed the gesture classified.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Display device with touch panel having X, Y and dummy electrodes
Patent No. 12026337

Inventor(s): Shinya Hashimoto (Mobara, , JP)
Assignee(s): PANELTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Cherskov Flaynik Gurda, LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18124017 on 03/21/2023 (469 days app to issue)

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and an electrostatic capacitive type touch panel which is formed in an overlapping manner with the display panel. A plurality of X electrodes and a plurality of Y electrodes intersecting with the X electrodes. A first signal line supplies signals to the X electrodes, a second signal line supplies signals to the Y electrodes, and the first signal line and the second signal line are formed on a flexible printed circuit board. A dummy electrode is formed adjacent to an electrode portion of each X electrode and electrode portion of each Y electrode, the dummy electrode does not overlap the X electrode and the Y electrode, and the dummy electrode does not electrically connect with the first and second signal lines.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Dual role support for a high-speed capable USB repeater
Patent No. 12026521

Inventor(s): Anant Shankar Kamath (Bengaluru, , IN), Mark Edward Wentroble (Plano, TX), Prajwala P (Bengaluru, , IN), Rakesh Hariharan (Bengaluru, , IN), Suzanne Mary Vining (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17521378 on 11/08/2021 (967 days app to issue)

Abstract: A serial bus repeater includes first and second ports adapted to be coupled to respective devices. A first termination resistor network couples to the first port. A second termination resistor network couples to the second port. A squelch detect circuit couples to the first bus port and is configured to detect activity on the first bus and to generate a squelch signal responsive to detection of activity on the first port. A first state machine is configured to: determine an elapsed time during which the squelch signal indicates activity on the first port; determine that the elapsed time exceeds a first threshold; and, responsive to the determination that the elapsed time exceeds the first threshold, assert configuration signals to reconfigure the first and second termination resistor networks.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Service creation and management
Patent No. 12026539

Inventor(s): Paul Edward Smith (Rockwall, TX)
Assignee(s): ATLASSIAN US, INC. (San Francisco, CA)
Law Firm: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18111583 on 02/19/2023 (499 days app to issue)

Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for service creation and management. A processor can detect an event relating to a service, and access a service creation database to identify a recipe associated with the service. The recipe can define a resource to be used to provide the service. The processor can access an inventory to determine if the resource is available, identify a service control to control the service, instruct an infrastructure control to allocate virtual machines to host components of the service, and issue instructions to the service control. The instructions can instruct the service control to load service functions to the virtual machines.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Cryptomining heat management
Patent No. 12026550

Inventor(s): David Carlson (Haslet, TX)
Assignee(s): Auradine, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)
Law Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18239977 on 08/30/2023 (307 days app to issue)

Abstract: In an example method, a system accesses sensor data representing a temperature of one or more computer chips of a computer system configured to perform a cryptographic operation, and determines that the temperature has exceeded a threshold temperature. In response, the system dynamically adjusts a target computing performance of the one or more computer chips. Dynamically adjusting the target computing performance includes decreasing the target computing performance of the one or more computer chips by a first level; subsequent to decreasing the target computing performance of the one or more computer chips by the first level, determining that the temperature is less than the threshold temperature; and responsive to determining that the temperature is less than the threshold temperature, incrementally increasing the target computing performance of the one or more computer chips by a second level, where the first level is greater than the second level.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Integration extensions
Patent No. 12026558

Inventor(s): Atul Madhukar Barve (Dallas, TX), Venkat Ramana Lashkar (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): UiPath, Inc. (New York, NY)
Law Firm: Chiesa Shahinian Giantomasi PC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17457036 on 12/01/2021 (944 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for integration of applications are provided. A request for data associated with a second application is received from a first application. The data associated with the second application is generated using one or more process extension APIs. The one or more process extension APIs generate the data using one or more native APIs of the second application. The data is transmitted to the first application.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Machine-learning-based adaptive threads orchestrator design in the MFG-based data offloading mechanism
Patent No. 12026644

Inventor(s): BaekGyu Kim (Mountain View, CA), Haoxin Wang (Charlotte, NC), Yuhan Kang (Houston, TX)
Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Dinsmore Shohl LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17391588 on 08/02/2021 (1065 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for coordinating data offloading includes a controller. The controller is configured to at least receive a set of data metrics corresponding to a set of vehicles, generate a set of vehicle clusters based on the set of data metrics, determine a thread distribution based on the set of vehicle clusters, and transmit a data offloading control signal to each of the set of vehicles according to the thread distribution.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Digital and physical asset transfers based on authentication
Patent No. 12026684

Inventor(s): Manu J. Kurian (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17739026 on 05/06/2022 (788 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus for transferring virtual resources comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor is configured to conduct an interaction between a first user and an entity to transfer a physical object and a non-fungible token (NFT) to the first user, wherein the NFT is associated with the physical object. The processor is further configured to receive the NFT for storage in a first digital folder and to receive a request to establish an interaction session between a first avatar in a virtual environment and a second avatar associated with a second user. The processor is further configured to authorize the interaction session in response to authenticating the NFT and to conduct the interaction. The interaction includes initiating a transfer of the physical object from the first user to the second user and transmitting the NFT to a second digital folder associated with the second user.

Systems and methods for facilitating payment service-based checkout with a merchant
Patent No. 12026686

Inventor(s): Mark W. Robinson (Frisco, TX), Rajitha Dissanayake (Frisco, TX), Ryan Evans (Prosper, TX), Sudharsan Selvakumar (Irving, TX), Tharakesh Rangaswamy (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): JPMORGAN CHASE BANK , N.A. (New York, NY)
Law Firm: GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP (19 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16925103 on 07/09/2020 (1454 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating payment service-based guest checkout with a merchant are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for facilitating payment service-based guest checkout with a merchant may include: (1) receiving, from a merchant”s application or website, a redirect of an online interaction between the merchant and a customer; (2) retrieving, from an issuer payment service, wallet information comprising a plurality of payment options for the customer; (3) receiving a selection of one of the payment options; (4) communicating the selection of the payment option to the payment service for the issuer. The issuer payment service provides a session identifier to the merchant application website, the merchant application or website provides transaction information and the session identifier to a merchant payment host, the merchant payment host retrieves the selected payment option from the issuer payment service and conducts the transaction using the selected payment option.

System and method for segment security using a certificate right on a distributed network
Patent No. 12026697

Inventor(s): Sandra Ogden (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: Moore Van Allen PLLC (6 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17744346 on 05/13/2022 (781 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for onboarding digital content to a platform designed specifically for seamless creation and user-friendly management of non-fungible tokens. The invention allows for users with zero knowledge of decentralized protocols to leverage the benefits of such technologies by providing a system for uploading existing digital content, automating the creation of one or more non-fungible tokens, managing permissioned access to the non-fungible tokens, and facilitating the ownership verification of the non-fungible tokens.

Systems and methods for continuously updating policy data based on dynamically acquired image data
Patent No. 12026783

Inventor(s): Anto Chirayil Thomas (Coppell, TX), Neetu Jain (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17514428 on 10/29/2021 (977 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method may include receiving, via at least one processor, a plurality of images representative of a property and determining whether two or more images of the plurality of images correspond to reference image data associated with the property. The method may then involve combining the images to generate a digitally stitched image that corresponds to the reference image data in response to the images corresponding to the reference image data and comparing the digitally stitched image to the reference image data to identify features associated with the property. The method may also involve updating a model representative of the property based on the features and generating an updated insurance policy associated with the property based on the model. Afterwards, the method may send a notification indicative of the updated insurance policy to a computing device.

Technologies for using image data analysis to assess and classify hail damage
Patent No. 12026786

Inventor(s): Jing Wan (Allen, TX), Marigona Bokshi-Drotar (McKinney, TX), Sandra Kane (Garland, TX)
Assignee(s): State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Bloomington, IL)
Law Firm: Lee Hayes, P.C. (6 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18307254 on 04/26/2023 (433 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing image data to assess property damage are disclosed. According to certain aspects, a server may analyze segmented digital image data of a roof of a property using a convolutional neural network (CNN). The server may extract a set of features from a set of regions output by the CNN. Additionally, the server may analyze the set of features using an additional image model to generate a set of outputs indicative of a confidence level that actual hail damage is depicted in the set of regions.

Automatically removing moving objects from video streams
Patent No. 12026857

Inventor(s): Sheng-Wei Huang (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Adobe Inc. (San Jose, CA)
Law Firm: Keller Preece PLLC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18298146 on 04/10/2023 (449 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for accurately and efficiently removing objects from digital images taken from a camera viewfinder stream. For example, the disclosed systems access digital images from a camera viewfinder stream in connection with an undesired moving object depicted in the digital images. The disclosed systems generate a temporal window of the digital images concatenated with binary masks indicating the undesired moving object in each digital image. The disclosed systems further utilizes a generator as part of a 3D to 2D generative adversarial neural network in connection with the temporal window to generate a target digital image with the region associated with the undesired moving object in-painted. In at least one embodiment, the disclosed systems provide the target digital image to a camera viewfinder display to show a user how a future digital photograph will look without the undesired moving object.

[G06T] IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL [2006.01]

Cryptocurrency transactional systems and methods
Patent No. 12027014

Inventor(s): Matthew Dickson (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Newman Law, LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17824728 on 05/25/2022 (769 days app to issue)

Abstract: A secure cryptocurrency transfer system between an electronic gaming machine and a cryptowallet.

[G07F] COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D 3/00; coin testing G07D 5/00) [7]

Personal proximity alert device and associated behavior modification system
Patent No. 12027026

Inventor(s): Mark Small (Heavener, OK), Steve Wisner (Frisco, TX), Steven E. Shaw (Prosper, TX), Thomas J. Shaw (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Conservention, Inc. (Little Elm, TX)
Law Firm: Scheef Stone, LLP (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17818320 on 08/08/2022 (694 days app to issue)

Abstract: A personal proximity alert device and associated behavior modification system configured to monitor and/or detect a hand of a user or another person or object penetrating a personal protection zone around the facial area of the user and to alert users to such detected risks and/or to the presence of others approaching within a predetermined minimum socially safe distance to reduce the likelihood of accidentally transmitting viruses or other pathogens.

[G08B] SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

Systems and methods for artificial intelligence (AI) virtual reality (VR) emotive conversation training
Patent No. 12027061

Inventor(s): Andrea Vazquez (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): The Travelers Indemnity Company (Hartford, CT)
Law Firm: RowanTree Law Group, PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17838236 on 06/12/2022 (751 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Virtual Reality (VR) emotive conversation training.

[G09B] EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS

Constraint device and method of training for use of laparoscopic instruments
Patent No. 12027063

Inventor(s): Ann Majewicz Fey (Dallas, TX), Diana Diesen (Dallas, TX), Husam Wadi (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, TX)
Law Firm: POLSINELLI PC (Local + 15 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16932547 on 07/17/2020 (1446 days app to issue)

Abstract: A passive constraint device is disclosed which attaches to a laparoscopic instrument to kinematically constrain the user from over-gripping the instrument and to train the user in proper handling of the instrument. Passive constraint devices include three degrees of freedom adjustment of a palm rest and clamps to the laparoscopic instrument. An active constraint device is disclosed which attaches to a laparoscopic instrument to dynamically constrain a user from over-gripping the instrument and provide resistive feedback to a user to train the user in proper handling of the instrument. Active constraint devices include a finger guard that, in one embodiment, is elastic and, in other embodiments, is solid but connects to finger loops of a laparoscopic instrument via elastic connectors. Methods of use include a method for training surgical residents in the proper handling of laparoscopic instruments using passive and active constraint devices during residency training.

[G09B] EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS

Beaming sound waves using phononic crystals
Patent No. 12027150

Inventor(s): Debasish Banerjee (Ann Arbor, MI), Xiaoshi Su (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Dinsmore Shohl LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17864131 on 07/13/2022 (720 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for beaming sound waves includes introducing sound waves into a phononic crystal in a first direction. The phononic crystal has an array of C-shaped structures oriented so that a neck of each of the C-shaped structures is facing the same general direction. The sound waves are beamed in the direction in which the neck of each of the C-shaped structures is facing so that the sound waves are beamed from the phononic crystal in a second direction that is different from the first direction.

[G10K] SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES (sound-producing toys A63H 5/00); METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR [6]

High speed differential rom
Patent No. 12027229

Inventor(s): David J. Toops (Dallas, TX), Suresh Balasubramanian (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17877954 on 07/31/2022 (702 days app to issue)

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a ROM, a differential sense amplifier and a multiplexer logic circuit. The ROM has memory cells in rows along word lines and columns along bit lines, and a reference column having reference transistors along a reference bit line. The multiplexer logic circuit couples a selected bit line to a first differential amplifier input and couples the reference bit line to the second differential amplifier input and controls a reference current of the reference bit line to be between a first bit line current of a programmed memory cell and a second bit line current of an unprogrammed memory cell.

[G11C] STATIC STORES (information storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer G11B; semiconductor devices for storage H01L, e.g. H01L 27/108-H01L 27/11597; pulse technique in general H03K, e.g. electronic switches H03K 17/00)

Methods and systems for in-clinic compliance protocols
Patent No. 12027241

Inventor(s): Jeffrey Lott (Plano, TX), Matt Russell (Frisco, TX), Matt Spradley (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (Westbrook, ME)
Law Firm: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert Berghoff LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17095849 on 11/12/2020 (1328 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example computer-implemented method of increasing veterinary health care compliance includes receiving information indicating that an animal patient concluded a visit at a veterinary practice, in response accessing diagnostic test results for the animal patient, based on the diagnostic test results creating a pet owner profile for an owner of the animal patient, matching the pet owner profile with a stored message and stored information relating to a product associated with recommended treatment for the animal patient, sending an electronic message to a second computing device associated with the owner of the animal patient that includes the stored message and the stored information relating to the product associated with recommended treatment for the animal patient, receiving a report indicating whether the owner of the animal patient obtained the product associated with recommended treatment for the animal patient, and updating the pet owner profile to be indicative of the report.

[G16H] HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

System and method for determining healthcare relationships
Patent No. 12027243

Inventor(s): Helen Malick (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): HC1 INSIGHTS, INC. (Indianapolis, IN)
Law Firm: RMCK Law Group, PLC (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15898660 on 02/18/2018 (2326 days app to issue)

Abstract: Technologies for determining healthcare relationships include a healthcare insight computing device communicatively coupled to multiple patient data providers. The healthcare insight computing device is configured to determine one or more relationships between received data and previously received patient data associated with one or more patients. The healthcare insight computing device is further configured to correlate the ingested data as a function of the determined relationships and enrich the correlated patient data to form a new data element. Additionally, the healthcare insight computing device is configured to transmit the new data element to a raw data cluster such that visual representations of the data elements of the raw data cluster and the relationships there between can be displayed. Additional embodiments are described herein.

[G16H] HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

Method and systems for integrated alert management
Patent No. 12027265

Inventor(s): Ryan Mancl (Grapevine, TX)
Assignee(s): GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC (Wauwatosa, WI)
Law Firm: McCoy Russell LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17808395 on 06/23/2022 (740 days app to issue)

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for integrated alert management for clinical decision support. In one embodiment, a method includes determining an alert for a patient relating to a task for caring for the patient, displaying, to a user, the alert via a graphical user interface, responsive to receiving a selection by the user via the graphical user interface, performing one or more actions including adjusting a status of the alert, snoozing the alert for a specified duration, escalating the alert to one or more users, adding a comment on the alert, and displaying a history of interactions with the alert. In this way, hospital staff may easily manage alerts and tasks associated with a patient in an integrated graphical user interface.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Enterprise server image (ESI) meta tagging
Patent No. 12028212

Inventor(s): Aravind Singtalur (McKinney, TX), Dinesh Kumar Agrawal (Rowlett, TX), Manmohan V. Datla-Viswasai (Frisco, TX), Petar Puskarich (Plano, TX), Srinath Chakravarty (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: Weiss Arons LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18216638 on 06/30/2023 (368 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system prevents incorrect deployment of computer code in remote enterprise servers. The system includes a source code repository for housing computer code received from developers and housing software that maintains the code and develops version control information (VCI) for same. The system includes a continuous integration/continuous deployment (CICD) pipeline orchestrator and arranges deployment of the computer code by determining servers to which the code will be deployed. A metatag affixing engine and database creates metatag information corresponding to the computer code and stores the metatag information. The metatag information qualifies the code for deployment at the servers, as follows. A code management system schedules deployment. Prior to deployment, each of the servers reads the metatag implemented on the code and compares the metatag on the code to determine whether the metatag matches the metatag stored at the database. When the metatags matches at the server, the computer code is deployed.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Systems and methods for supporting internet protocol multimedia subsystem services in fifth-generation networks
Patent No. 12028383

Inventor(s): Robert Avanes (Roanoke, TX), Shanthala Kuravangi-Thammaiah (Keller, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18189252 on 03/24/2023 (466 days app to issue)

Abstract: A network device may receive, from a CSCF device, a request for registration data associated with an IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the registration data associated with the IMS service. The network device may receive, from the CSCF device, a request for location data associated with the IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the location data associated with the IMS service. The network device may receive, from the CSCF device, a request for authentication data associated with the IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the authentication data associated with the IMS service. The network device may receive, from the CSCF device, a request for subscriber profile data associated with the IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the subscriber profile data associated with the IMS service.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Containerized software for virally copying from one endpoint to another
Patent No. 12028405

Inventor(s): Christian Briggs (Austin, TX), Robert K. Spitz (Nashua, NH), Sergey L Sundukovskiy (Redondo Beach, CA)
Assignee(s): AiBUY Holdco, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: COOLEY LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17225811 on 04/08/2021 (1181 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium include objects with media content. The method includes receiving, at one or mom servers, a request for the media content to be displayed at an endpoint. The method includes identifying information about an environment associated with the endpoint. The method includes identifying a set of objects to include in a container for the media content based on the information identified about the environment. At least one of the objects includes program code for completing a transaction during display of the media content. Additionally, the method includes sending, by one or more servers, the set of objects to the endpoint.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

E L E C T R I C I T Y

System and method for feedback-based reduction of system overdraw in a fuel cell system
Patent No. 12024060

Inventor(s): Andrew Sata (Irvine, CA), Christopher M. Bulpitt (Los Angeles, CA), Daniel Charles Folick (Long Beach, CA), Jared Farnsworth (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Snell Wilmer LLP (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17405776 on 08/18/2021 (1049 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for reducing overdraw of power in a vehicle includes a power source having a battery and a fuel cell circuit. The system further includes an ECU that transmits a power limit signal to a vehicle controller, the power limit signal corresponding to an instantaneous maximum amount of power of the power source. The ECU also determines a battery allowed power corresponding to an amount of power available to be drawn from the battery to cause the SOC of the battery to remain above a lower SOC threshold. The ECU also determines a current battery power draw from the battery corresponding to an instantaneous amount of power being drawn from the battery. The ECU is designed to reduce the instantaneous maximum amount of power in the power limit signal when the current battery power draw is greater than the battery allowed power, reducing the current battery power draw.

[H02J] CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY (power supply circuits for apparatus for measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation or cosmic radiation G01T 1/175; electric power supply circuits specially adapted for use in electronic time-pieces with no moving parts G04G 19/00; for digital computers G06F 1/18; for discharge tubes H01J 37/248; circuits or apparatus for the conversion of electric power, arrangements for control or regulation of such circuits or apparatus H02M; interrelated control of several motors, control of a prime-mover/generator combination H02P; control of high-frequency power H03L; additional use of power line or power network for transmission of information H04B)

Methods and equipment for reducing power loss in cellular systems
Patent No. 12026000

Inventor(s): Erik William Lilieholm (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): CommScope Technologies LLC (Hickory, NC)
Law Firm: Fogg Powers LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18068999 on 12/20/2022 (560 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods of powering a radio that is mounted on a tower of a cellular base station are provided in which a direct current (”DC”) power signal is provided to the radio over a power cable and a voltage level of the output of the power supply is adjusted so as to provide a substantially constant voltage at a first end of the power cable that is remote from the power supply. Related cellular base stations and programmable power supplies are also provided.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for creating and using quantum resistant keys
Patent No. 12026236

Inventor(s): Christopher J. Daly (Dallas, TX), Max Fleming (Addison, TX)
Assignee(s): Amera IoT Inc. (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18337150 on 06/19/2023 (379 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system is disclosed for securely communicating between a user device and a target device, which includes a user input receiving user inputs and a user device memory for storing at least one fixed dataset having a plurality of data bits and an inherent entropy. At least one predetermined harvest process is stored in ser device memory, which is operable within a main harvest process to distill the dataset to a predetermined bit length to define a private key of the user at a predetermined key length. A processor operates to execute the main harvest process to receive a unique user Personal Information Number (PIN) acquired by the user and having a plurality of digits associated therewith, and wherein the at least one predetermined harvest process is dependent on the user PIN and the value of at least one of the digits therein, such that the at least one predetermined harvest process is parameterized by the value of the at least one of the digits and operates differently for each value of the at least one of the digits. The processor applies the at least one predetermined harvest process to the dataset to distill the dataset down to the predetermined key length to define the private key, and then stores the private key to the user device. A target device memory and an encryption engine on the target device interface with a proximity-based link. The private key is transferred to the target device via the proximity-based link and an interface on the target device stores the tran

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Surface cleaning with directed high pressure chemistry
Patent No. 12027382

Inventor(s): Brian K. Kirkpatrick (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Applied Materials, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17541540 on 12/03/2021 (942 days app to issue)

Abstract: Cleaning chambers may include a substrate support having a substrate seating position. The cleaning chambers may include a plurality of fluid nozzles facing the substrate support. Each fluid nozzle of the plurality of fluid nozzles may define a fluid port characterized by a leading edge and a trailing edge. Each fluid nozzle of the plurality of fluid nozzles may be angled relative to the substrate seating position of the substrate support to produce an interior angle of greater than or about 90 at an intersection location across the substrate seating position for a fluid delivered from each fluid nozzle at the leading edge of the fluid port.

[H01L] SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (use of semiconductor devices for measuring G01; resistors in general H01C; magnets, inductors, transformers H01F; capacitors in general H01G; electrolytic devices H01G 9/00; batteries, accumulators H01M; waveguides, resonators, or lines of the waveguide type H01P; line connectors, current collectors H01R; stimulated-emission devices H01S; electromechanical resonators H03H; loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers H04R; electric light sources in general H05B; printed circuits, hybrid circuits, casings or constructional details of electrical apparatus, manufacture of assemblages of electrical components H05K; use of semiconductor devices in circuits having a particular application, see the subclass for the application) [2]

Strapped copper interconnect for improved electromigration reliability
Patent No. 12027468

Inventor(s): Jungwoo Joh (Allen, TX), Young-Joon Park (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17176995 on 02/16/2021 (1232 days app to issue)

Abstract: A semiconductor device a strapped interconnect line, which in turn includes a first interconnect line at a first level above a semiconductor substrate, and a second interconnect line at a second level above the interconnect substrate. A dielectric capping layer is located directly on the first interconnect line. A plurality of strapping vias are connected between the first interconnect line and the second interconnect line. Each of the strapping vias extends from a first side of the first interconnect line to a second side of the second interconnect line.

Packaged semiconductor device with electroplated pillars
Patent No. 12027483

Inventor(s): Armando Tresvalles Clarina, Jr. (La Trinidad, , PH), Arvin Cedric Quiambao Mallari (San Fernando, , PH), Jovenic Romero Esquejo (Baguio, , PH), Maricel Fabia Escano (Angeles, , PH)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17404918 on 08/17/2021 (1050 days app to issue)

Abstract: In a described example, a device includes an overcoat layer covering an interconnect; an opening in the overcoat layer exposing a portion of a surface of the interconnect; a stud on the exposed portion of the surface of the interconnect in the opening; a surface of the stud approximately coplanar with a surface of the overcoat layer; and a conductive pillar covering the stud and covering a portion of the overcoat layer surrounding the stud, the conductive pillar having a planar and un-dished surface facing away from the stud and the overcoat layer.

Carbon and/or oxygen doped polysilicon resistor
Patent No. 12027515

Inventor(s): Bhaskar Srinivasan (Allen, TX), Pushpa Mahalingam (Richardson, TX), Robert Martin Higgins (Plano, TX), Yanbiao Pan (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17490950 on 09/30/2021 (1006 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatus, and their methods of manufacture, that include an insulating feature above a substrate and a resistor formed on the insulating feature. Forming the resistor includes depositing polysilicon and doping the polysilicon (e.g., in-situ) with a carbon dopant and/or an oxygen dopant.

Transistor circuits including fringeless transistors and method of making the same
Patent No. 12027520

Inventor(s): Akihiro Yuu (Yokkaichi, , JP), Dai Iwata (Yokkaichi, , JP), Hiroyuki Ogawa (Nagoya, , JP)
Assignee(s): SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: THE MARBURY LAW GROUP PLLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17501163 on 10/14/2021 (992 days app to issue)

Abstract: A first field effect transistor contains a first active region including a source region, a drain region and a channel region located between the source region and the drain region, a first gate dielectric overlying the active region, and a first gate electrode overlying the first gate dielectric. A second field effect transistor contains a second active region including a source region, a drain region and a channel region located between the source region and the drain region, a second gate dielectric overlying the active region, a second gate electrode overlying the second gate dielectric. A trench isolation region surrounds the first and the second active regions. The first field effect transistor includes a fringe region in which the first gate electrode extends past the active region perpendicular to the source region to drain region direction and the second field effect transistor does not include the fringe region.

Integrated semiconductor device isolation package
Patent No. 12027572

Inventor(s): Enis Tuncer (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17491451 on 09/30/2021 (1006 days app to issue)

Abstract: In a described example, an apparatus includes a transformer including: an isolation dielectric layer with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; a first inductor formed over the first surface, the first inductor comprising a first layer of ferrite material, and a first coil at least partially covered by the first layer of ferrite material; and a second inductor formed over the second surface, the second inductor comprising a second layer of ferrite material and a second coil at least partially covered by the second layer of ferrite material.

SCR having selective well contacts
Patent No. 12027612

Inventor(s): James Paul Di Sarro (Allen, TX), Karmel Kranthi Nagothu (Karnataka, , IN), Rajkumar Sankaralingam (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17340255 on 06/07/2021 (1121 days app to issue)

Abstract: A lateral semiconductor controlled rectifier (SCR) includes a pwell and an nwell A plurality of p+ contact regions connect to the pwell and are spaced apart from one another by a dielectric material along a width of the pwell. There are a plurality of n+ contact regions connect to the nwell and are spaced apart from one another by dielectric material along a width of the nwell.

Wireless power transfer system and method
Patent No. 12027903

Inventor(s): Songnan Yang (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. (Shenzhen, , CN)
Law Firm: Slater Matsil, LLP (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17473256 on 09/13/2021 (1023 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes charging a battery through a first charger and a second charger connected in parallel, during a first transition from a constant current charging phase to a constant voltage charging phase, enabling the second charger at a first time instant and disabling the first charger at a second time instant, the second time instant being after the first time instant, and during the constant voltage charging phase, enabling the first charger at a third time instant upon detecting that a current flowing the battery is less than a predetermined current threshold and disabling the second charger at a fourth time instant, the fourth time instant being after the third time instant, wherein the first charger and the second charger are configured to charge the battery simultaneously between the first time instant and the second time instant, and between the third time instant and the fourth time instant.

Load regulation
Patent No. 12027962

Inventor(s): Dan Li (Beijing, , CN), Guoyang Wu (Beijing, , CN), Qi Yang (Beijing, , CN), Weibing Jing (Beijing, , CN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17565550 on 12/30/2021 (915 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device includes an operational amplifier having a first input, a second input and an output, the operational amplifier configured to generate a first signal at the output. The device includes a reference resistor divider having a first and second resistor, a first terminal of the first resistor coupled to the second input of the operational amplifier. A second terminal of the first resistor is coupled to a first terminal of the second resistor and a second terminal of the second resistor coupled to an electrically neutral terminal. The device includes a voltage to current (V2I) converter having an input and an output, the input coupled to the output of the operational amplifier, and the V2I converter configured to generate a second signal at the output of the V2I converter. The device includes a switch coupled to the output of the V2I converter and to the reference resistor divider.

[H02M] APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF (conversion of current or voltage specially adapted for use in electronic time-pieces with no moving parts G04G 19/02; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables in general, e.g. using transformers, reactors or choke coils, combination of such systems with static converters G05F; for digital computers G06F 1/00; transformers H01F; connection or control of one converter with regard to conjoint operation with a similar or other source of supply H02J; dynamo-electric converters H02K 47/00; controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, control or regulation of electric motors, generators or dynamo-electric converters H02P; pulse generators H03K) [5]

High-side FET two-stage adaptive turn-off
Patent No. 12027967

Inventor(s): Stephen Isaac Brink (Manchester, NH), Wei Da (Manchester, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17490151 on 09/30/2021 (1006 days app to issue)

Abstract: In an example, a method includes providing a signal to a driver for a switching voltage regulator to turn off a high-side field effect transistor (FET) of the switching voltage regulator. The method also includes reducing a voltage at a source of the high-side FET. The method includes responsive to the signal, turning off a pull-down FET coupled to a gate of the high-side FET. The method also includes commutating current from the high-side FET to a low-side FET.

Switching regulator with configurable snubber
Patent No. 12027978

Inventor(s): Henry L. Edwards (Garland, TX), Joseph Maurice Khayat (Bedford, NH), Stephen Brink (Manchester, NH), Wei Da (Manchester, NH)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17828259 on 05/31/2022 (763 days app to issue)

Abstract: A switching regulator includes a low-side switching transistor, a snubber transistor, a first pull-down transistor, and a second pull-down transistor. The low-side switching transistor includes a first current terminal and a second current terminal. The first current terminal is coupled to a switching node. The second current terminal is coupled to a ground terminal. The snubber transistor includes a first current terminal, a second current terminal, and a control terminal. The first current terminal is coupled to the switching node. The second current terminal is coupled to the ground terminal. The first pull-down transistor is coupled between the control terminal of the snubber transistor and the ground terminal. The second pull-down transistor is coupled between the control terminal of the snubber transistor and the ground terminal.

Adaptive minimum duty cycle design to extend operational voltage range for DCDC converters
Patent No. 12027980

Inventor(s): Jiansong Chen (Plano, TX), Wenliang Chen (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): DIODES INCORPORATED (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18461968 on 09/06/2023 (300 days app to issue)

Abstract: A switched mode power supply (SMPS) includes a first switch, a second switch connected, at a switching node, in series with the first switch, and an inductor coupled between the switching node and an output node for providing an inductor current, at the output node. The SMPS also includes an oscillator circuit for providing a clock signal characterized by an oscillating frequency, an adaptive minimum duty-cycle circuit configured to receive an error voltage signal and to generate a current signal to vary the oscillating frequency of the clock signal in response to the error voltage signal, wherein the error voltage signal is based on an output signal at the output node, and a pulse-width modulation (PWM) circuit configured to receive the error voltage signal and the clock signal and to provide a switching control signal to control the first switch and the second switch.

Current mode signal path of an integrated radio frequency pulse generator
Patent No. 12028021

Inventor(s): Sudipto Chakraborty (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Armonk, NY)
Law Firm: Amin, Turocy Watson, LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17354718 on 06/22/2021 (1106 days app to issue)

Abstract: A current mode end-to-end signal path includes, a digital to analog converter (DAC), operating in current mode and an upconverting mixer, operating in current mode and operatively coupled to the DAC, wherein analog inputs and analog outputs of the DAC and the upconverting mixer are represented as currents, and the DAC generates a baseband signal.

[H03D] DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER (masers, lasers H01S; circuits capable of acting both as modulator and demodulator H03C, e.g. balanced modulators H03C 1/54; details applicable to both modulators and frequency-changers H03C; demodulating pulses which have been modulated with a continuously-variable signal H03K 9/00; transforming types of pulse modulation H03K 11/00; relay systems, e.g. repeater stations H04B 7/14; demodulators adapted for digitally modulated-carrier systems H04L 27/00; synchronous demodulators adapted for colour television H04N 9/66)

Systems and methods for reduction of induced ground bounce voltage in motor drivers
Patent No. 12028056

Inventor(s): Ganapathi Shankar Krishnamurthy (Bangalore, , IN), Sachin Sethumadhavan (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17547449 on 12/10/2021 (935 days app to issue)

Abstract: A driver system operable to supply a drive signal to a motor includes a system input adapted to be coupled to an input voltage and a system output adapted to be coupled to the motor. The driver system includes a high-side transistor which has a first terminal coupled to the system input, a second terminal coupled to the system output, and has a control terminal. The driver system includes a low-side transistor which has a first terminal coupled to the system output, a second terminal coupled to a reference potential terminal, and has a control terminal. The driver system includes a low-side gate control circuit which provides a first level current responsive to a low-side digital control signal transitioning from a low state to a high state and provides a second level current if the output voltage is less than an upper reference voltage.

[H03K] PULSE TECHNIQUE (measuring pulse characteristics G01R; modulating sinusoidal oscillations with pulses H03C; transmission of digital information H04L; discriminator circuits detecting phase difference between two signals by counting or integrating cycles of oscillation H03D 3/04; automatic control, starting, synchronisation or stabilisation of generators of electronic oscillations or pulses where the type of generator is irrelevant or unspecified H03L; coding, decoding or code conversion, in general H03M) [4]

Touch or proximity sensing system and method
Patent No. 12028062

Inventor(s): Jun Zhang (Shanghai, , CN), Yaohua Pan (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18314217 on 05/09/2023 (420 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for sensing touch or proximity include: a first number of input terminals configured to couple one or more capacitive sensors, a second number of transferring units configured to transfer charges from the one or more capacitive sensors through the first number of input terminals in transferring phases of cycles of the one or more capacitive sensor, wherein at least one of the first and second numbers is equal to or greater than two, and a first switching unit, coupled between the first number of input terminals and the second number of transferring units, configured to selectively electrically couple any one of the first number of input terminals to any one of the second number of transferring units in the transferring phases.

Push-pull buffer circuit
Patent No. 12028065

Inventor(s): Nghia Tang (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17823721 on 08/31/2022 (671 days app to issue)

Abstract: A buffer circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor. The first transistor includes a first current terminal, a second current terminal, and a control terminal. The first current terminal is coupled to a load terminal. The control terminal is coupled to a preamplifier input terminal. The second transistor includes a first current terminal and a second current terminal. The first current terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the second current terminal of the first transistor. The third transistor includes a first current terminal, a second current terminal, and a control terminal. The first current terminal of the third transistor is coupled to the load terminal. The second current terminal of the third transistor is coupled to a ground terminal. The control terminal of the third transistor is coupled to second current terminal of the second transistor.

Slew-rate compensated transistor turnoff system
Patent No. 12028066

Inventor(s): Brian Linehan (Cary, NC), James M. Walden (Cary, NC), Kyoung Min Lee (Cary, NC), Yang Zhang (Cary, NC)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18307994 on 04/27/2023 (432 days app to issue)

Abstract: In a transistor turnoff system, a transistor control circuit is configured to adjust a control voltage at a transistor control output responsive to a comparison signal at a control input. The control voltage has a slew rate. A comparator has a comparator output and first and second comparator inputs. The first comparator input is coupled to the transistor control output. The comparator is configured to: provide the comparison signal at the comparator output based on a reference voltage at the second comparator input; and deactivate the transistor control circuit by changing a state of the comparison signal responsive to the control voltage falling below the reference voltage. A slew-rate compensator is configured to increase the reference voltage by a compensation voltage that compensates for a time delay of the comparator or the transistor control circuit. The compensation voltage is proportional to the slew rate.

Pulse width distortion correction
Patent No. 12028074

Inventor(s): Adam Shook (Carollton, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18153383 on 01/12/2023 (537 days app to issue)

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a signal detection circuit having a signal detection circuit input and a signal detection circuit output. The IC further includes a reference voltage circuit having a reference voltage circuit input and a reference voltage circuit output. The IC also includes a comparator having a first comparator input and a second comparator input. The first comparator input is coupled to the reference voltage circuit output, and the second comparator input is coupled to the signal detection circuit output. The IC includes a clamp circuit having a clamp circuit input and a clamp circuit output. The clamp circuit input is coupled to the signal detection circuit, and the clamp circuit output is coupled to the reference voltage circuit output.

Load dependent discharge for voltage controlled oscillator-based charge pump regulator
Patent No. 12028078

Inventor(s): Anand Kamra (Bengaluru, , IN), Rohan Sinha (Bengaluru, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17823567 on 08/31/2022 (671 days app to issue)

Abstract: A pulse generator circuit includes a charge pump having a charge pump output. A voltage divider is coupled to the charge pump output. The voltage divider has a voltage divider output. An error amplifier has a first error amplifier input and a second error amplifier input. The first error amplifier input is coupled to the voltage divider output. A dependent current source circuit has a first input coupled to the charge pump output, a second input coupled to the voltage divider output, and a third input coupled to the second error amplifier input. The dependent current source is configured to cause a current to flow from the charge pump output that is proportional to a difference between a first voltage at the voltage divider output and a second voltage at the second error amplifier input.

Methods and apparatus to retime data using a programmable delay
Patent No. 12028079

Inventor(s): Abhijit Kumar Das (Plano, TX), Bhavesh G. Bhakta (Richardson, TX), Venkateswara Reddy Pothireddy (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18115682 on 02/28/2023 (490 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example apparatus includes: digitally locked loop (DLL) circuitry coupled to a clock terminal and configured to generate a plurality of delayed clocks at a plurality of delayed clock terminals based on a reference clock of the clock terminal; first retimer circuitry coupled to the plurality of delayed clock terminals, a first data terminal, and a second data terminal, the first retimer circuitry configured to delay and serialize data of the first data terminal and the second data terminal using at least one of the delayed clocks of the plurality of delayed clock terminals; and second retimer circuitry coupled to the plurality of delayed clock terminals, a third data terminal, and a fourth data terminal, the second retimer circuitry configured to delay and serialize data of the third data terminal and the fourth data terminal.

[H03L] AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES (of dynamo-electric generators H02P) [3]

Digital-to-analog converter with digitally controlled trim
Patent No. 12028085

Inventor(s): Atul Kumar Agrawal (Bangalore, , IN), Deepak Kumar Meher (Bangalore, , IN), Gautam Salil Nandi (Bangalore, , IN), Rishubh Khurana (Bangalore, , IN), Tanmay Neema (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17586155 on 01/27/2022 (887 days app to issue)

Abstract: In described examples, a digital-to-analog converter includes an output, multiple most significant bit (MSB) connector resistors each having a resistance RR, multiple least significant bit (LSB) connector resistors each having a resistance R, and multiple binary arm resistors each having a resistance 2R. The MSB connector resistors are coupled in a series beginning with the output and ending with a first one of the LSB connector resistors, and the LSB connector resistors are coupled in a series beginning with the first LSB connector resistor. A terminal of one of the binary arm resistors is coupled to an ending of the LSB connector resistor series, and a terminal of each of different remaining ones of the binary arm resistors is coupled between a different pair of the MSB and/or LSB connector resistors.

[H03M] CODING, DECODING OR CODE CONVERSION, IN GENERAL (using fluidic means F15C 4/00; optical analogue/digital converters G02F 7/00; coding, decoding or code conversion, specially adapted for particular applications, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. G01D, G01R, G06F, G06T, G09G, G10L, G11B, G11C, H04B, H04L, H04M, H04N; ciphering or deciphering for cryptography or other purposes involving the need for secrecy G09C) [4]

Transmitter device supporting antenna diversity
Patent No. 12028096

Inventor(s): Debapriya Sahu (Bengaluru, , IN), Rohit Chatterjee (Bengaluru, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17489163 on 09/29/2021 (1007 days app to issue)

Abstract: A transmitter comprises an antenna array demultiplexor having a first input for an output signal, a second input for a control signal, a first output coupled to a first output pin, and a second output coupled to a second output pin. The antenna array demultiplexor provides the output signal to the first or second output based on the control signal. The first and second output pins are coupled to first and second antennae, respectively. In some implementations, the transmitter includes a transformer and a capacitor coupled in parallel between the first and second output pins, and the antenna array demultiplexor comprises a first switch coupled between the first output pin and a first ground pin, and a second switch coupled between the second output pin and a second ground pin. The first switch receives a second control signal, and the second switch receives an inverse of the second control signal.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Network anomaly detection based on customers light level signal
Patent No. 12028108

Inventor(s): Arman Ghasemi (Weatogue, CT), Milad Mostavi (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: MARSHALL, GERSTEIN BORUN LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18441131 on 02/14/2024 (139 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques for detecting an anomaly in a PON include generating an optical profile for the PON based on characteristics of network light level signals, collected over a first time period, delivered over the PON, and generating an optical profile for a customer based on characteristics of customer light level signals, collected over the first time period, delivered over the PON to or from an ONT for the customer. The techniques also include obtaining customer light level signals collected over a second time period, and detecting an anomaly in the PON for the customer in response to determining that the customer light level signals collected over the second time period deviate from the optical profile for the customer or the optical profile for the PON by more than a threshold amount.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Signal strength prediction based on line of sight analysis
Patent No. 12028124

Inventor(s): Zhen Wan (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA), ATT Mobility II LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: Guntin Gust, PLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17549003 on 12/13/2021 (932 days app to issue)

Abstract: Architectures and techniques are presented that can provide point-to-point analysis to generate an improved signal strength prediction (SSP) based on, e.g., earth surface image data processing and analysis to draw conclusions of line of sight (LOS) along the propagation path between a BTS or another AP transmitter and CPE receiver. For exampleGS image data and/or elevation data of locations are identified to correspond to signal propagation between the transmitter and receiver can be analyzed for LOS signal quality at a fixed location, in addition to the statistical model prediction of the RF signal quality. As a result, foliage or terrain that obstructs the LOS can be identified and utilized to improve SSP by eliminating the additional pathloss due to LOS obstructions. Such can provide a significant improvement to SSP results that are conventionally predicted by statistical models rather than a point-to-point analysis.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Apparatus and method for monitoring multiparty stream communications
Patent No. 12028180

Inventor(s): Joshua Oster-Morris (Atlanta, GA), Ramit Varma (Encino, CA), Steven Walters (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): BREAKOUT LEARNING, INC. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Caldwell Intellectual Property Law (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18543701 on 12/18/2023 (197 days app to issue)

Abstract: This disclosure pertains to an innovative approach for enhancing monitoring multiparty stream communication analysis and machine learning applications. The apparatus monitor a multiparty stream communication, wherein the multiparty stream communication includes a first and a second packet series to generate, retrieve, and compare data elements. Training data is filtered and categorized into specific sub-populations, increasing relevance to particular subjects of analysis. These tailored datasets optimize machine learning models, resulting in more precise comprehension assessment.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Symbol and timing recovery apparatus and related methods
Patent No. 12028192

Inventor(s): Gaurav Aggarwal (Delhi, , IN), Raghu Ganesan (Bangalore, , IN), Saravanakkumar Radhakrishnan (Tamilnadu, , IN)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18111862 on 02/20/2023 (498 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example apparatus includes: a feed forward equalizer (FFE) with a FFE output, adder circuitry with a first adder input, a second adder input, and a first adder output, the first adder input coupled to the FFE output, a multiplexer (MUX) with a first MUX input, a second MUX input, and a MUX output, the first MUX input coupled to the first adder output, the second MUX input coupled to the FFE output, a decision feedback equalizer (DFE) with a DFE output coupled to the second adder input, and a timing error detector (TED) with a first TED input coupled to the MUX output.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Resource aware forwarding in the network with abstract destination address and semantic addressing
Patent No. 12028249

Inventor(s): Lijun Dong (Addison, TX)
Assignee(s): Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, , CN)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18452219 on 08/18/2023 (319 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method performed by a network node for routing data packets is disclosed. The method includes receiving a data packet that includes an abstract destination address in a shipping specification of the data packet. The abstract destination address indicates one or more network resource requirements of a destination. The method also includes determining whether a server satisfies the one or more network resource requirements of the destination specified by the abstract destination address. The method also includes forwarding the data packet to the server according to the determination.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Systems and methods for providing fifth-generation network function on demand resource distribution
Patent No. 12028270

Inventor(s): Jerry Steben (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18153702 on 01/12/2023 (537 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device may receive load data identifying loads of network functions provided by a cloud computing environment, resource data associated with resources of the cloud computing environment, and resource distribution data associated with the resources. The device may perform data analytics on the load data, the resource data, and the resource distribution data to identify, from the network functions, a network function being impacted and to determine that the network function requires resource modification. The device may calculate, based on the data analytics and based on determining that the network function requires resource modification, parameters for the resource modification and may perform one or more actions based on the parameters for the resource modification.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Layered authentication and priority access systems and methods
Patent No. 12028323

Inventor(s): Bradly Jay Billman (Celina, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17362459 on 06/29/2021 (1099 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing dynamic access levels based upon permitted provision of client system data. In particular, proactive blocking of access to protected systems/services may be implemented when client system electronic data provision requirements of the protected systems/services are not met.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Privileged activity manager
Patent No. 12028346

Inventor(s): Martin Cannard (Hawthorne, NJ)
Assignee(s): Netwrix Corporation (Frisco, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16864906 on 05/01/2020 (1523 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method is described. The method includes adding privileges using discrete modular steps to an account based on a requested activity to be performed during a session. The method also includes logging the account into the session with the added privileges. The method further includes removing the privileges using discrete modular steps from the account after the session.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

System and method for performing interactions across geographical regions within a metaverse
Patent No. 12028348

Inventor(s): Jayachandra Varma (Irving, TX), Manu Kurian (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17811146 on 07/07/2022 (726 days app to issue)

Abstract: A processor is configured to access a virtual environment comprising a plurality of virtual locations. The processor is configured to generate a primary avatar in a first virtual location based on a superset of the user data associated with a first set of the interaction criteria objects. The processor is configured to receive an interaction request from a user device for an interaction with the entity in a second virtual location. The processor is configured to generate a secondary set of user data based on the superset of the user data and the second set of the interaction criteria objects. The processor is configured to generate a secondary avatar associated with the user device in the second virtual location. The processor is further configured to conduct the interaction between the secondary avatar and the entity in the second virtual location based on the second set of the interaction criteria objects.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Enhancing hybrid traditional neural networks with liquid neural network units for cyber security and offense protection
Patent No. 12028355

Inventor(s): Elvis Nyamwange (Little Elm, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: Banner Witcoff, Ltd. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17550565 on 12/14/2021 (931 days app to issue)

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enhancing hybrid traditional neural networks with liquid neural networks for cyber security and offense protection. A computing platform may receive a request to access enterprise organization data. The computing platform may compare the current request to previous requests to determine whether a similar request was previously processed. If a similar request was not previously processed, the computing platform may flag the request as a threat and may analyze the request. The computing platform may extract data from the request and may use the extracted data to generate rules, threat detection algorithms, and training models. The computing platform may use the rules, threat detection algorithms, and training models to train a deep learning neural network to identify and handle threats to an enterprise organization.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Detecting bad actors within information systems
Patent No. 12028363

Inventor(s): Daniel Joseph Serna (The Colony, TX), Marcus Raphael Matos (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17231546 on 04/15/2021 (1174 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device that is configured to receive user activity information from a network device. The user activity information includes information about user interactions with the network device for a plurality of users. The device is further configured to input the user activity information into a machine learning model. The machine learning model is configured to receive user activity information and to output a set of bad actor candidates based on the user activity information. The set of bad actor candidates identifies one or more users from among the plurality of users. The device is further configured to receive the set of bad actor candidates from the machine learning model and to output the set of bad actor candidates.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Compression of user interaction data for machine learning-based detection of target category examples
Patent No. 12028369

Inventor(s): Seyed Amir Mir Bagheri (Dallas, TX), Vivek Rajasekharan (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17330029 on 05/25/2021 (1134 days app to issue)

Abstract: A processing system may identify a plurality of user interaction data associated with a target category of a plurality of users, identify a relevant subset of user interaction data, compress the plurality of user interaction data to the relevant subset of user interaction data, train a machine learning model with the relevant subset of user interaction data, obtain additional user interaction data associated with an additional user, identify a relevant subset of the additional user interaction data, apply the relevant subset of the additional user interaction data as an input to the machine learning model, obtain an output of the machine learning model quantifying a measure of which the relevant subset of the additional user interaction data is indicative of the target category, and perform at least one action responsive to the measure of which the relevant subset of the additional user interaction data is indicative of the target category.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Focal awareness system for online collaboration
Patent No. 12028389

Inventor(s): Snehal Desai (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17825849 on 05/26/2022 (768 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a focal awareness system that includes processors and memory storing instructions. The instructions may cause the processors to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to present an online meeting window on a display during an online meeting, identify a location of a camera with respect to the display, and position the online meeting window on the display based on the location of the camera. instructions may also cause the processors to identify a position of a video window within the online meeting window, identify a respective location of each camera of a matrix of cameras with respect to the position of the video window, determine a closest camera having a shortest distance with respect to the position of the video window based on the respective location of each camera of the matrix of cameras, and activate the closest camera.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

System and method for providing recommendations based on synchronous activity
Patent No. 12028425

Inventor(s): Adil Kadir (Los Angeles, CA), Joshua David Gafni (West Hollywood, CA), Kyle Garrett Miller (Hermosa Beach, CA)
Assignee(s): MATCH GROUP, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18052695 on 11/04/2022 (606 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system includes a processor and an interface. The processor determines that a first user takes a first action and a second user takes a second action, where the time period between the first action and the second action is less than a threshold. In response, the processor causes the system to transmit at least one of a suggestion associated with the first user for display to the second user or a suggestion associated with the second user for display to the first user. In response to the processor causing to transmit the suggestion associated with the second user, the interface receives an indication that the first user approves of the suggestion associated with the second user. In response to the processor causing to transmit the suggestion associated with the first user, the interface receives an indication that the second user approves of the suggestion associated with the first user.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Electronic system for generating and tracking linked electronic digital certificates
Patent No. 12028464

Inventor(s): Manu Jacob Kurian (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: Moore Van Allen PLLC (6 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17394798 on 08/05/2021 (1062 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for the generating and tracking linked electronic digital certificates. The present invention may be configured to generate a first electronic digital certificate having first properties and being associated with a first artifact owned by a first group of users, store the first electronic digital certificate, and record first interests of the first group of users in the first electronic digital certificate. The present invention may be configured to receive a request from a second group of users to generate a second electronic digital certificate, where the request includes a subset of the first properties for generation in the second electronic digital certificate. The present invention may be configured to generate the second electronic digital certificate, record second interests of the second group of users in the second electronic digital certificate, and link the first interests and the second interests.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Electronic system for convergent distribution of electronic digital certificates
Patent No. 12028465

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for the convergent distribution of electronic digital certificates. The present invention may be configured to generate electronic digital certificates associated with artifacts, store the electronic digital certificates on a distributed ledger, and record, on the distributed ledger, interests of the users in the electronic digital certificates. The present invention may be configured to receive a request from at least one user of the group of users to combine ownership of the electronic digital certificates. The present invention may be configured to generate, based on the request and based on the electronic digital certificates, a combined electronic digital certificate. The present invention may be configured to store the combined electronic digital certificate on the distributed ledger.

[H04L] TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) [4]

Hot-swappable no cable touch switch enclosure
Patent No. 12028662

Inventor(s): Gary Gostin (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Spring, TX)
Law Firm: Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP (8 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18154580 on 01/13/2023 (536 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for hot swapping a network switch without disconnecting the network switch connectors is provided. The system disaggregates the switch faceplate network cable connectors from the internal components of the network switch so that the internal switch components may be removed from the switch without disconnecting the switch network cables.

[H04Q] SELECTING (switches, relays, selectors H01H; wireless communication networks H04W) [2009.01]

Method and system for network slice usage service
Patent No. 12028745

Inventor(s): Parry Cornell Booker (Arlington, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17552714 on 12/16/2021 (929 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network slice usage service is provided. The network slice usage service may allow a network device to obtain a network slice usage value of a network slice. The network device may calculate a network slice load value based on the network slice usage value. The network device may also provide the network slice load value to other network devices of a core network.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

User data transport over control plane in communication system using designated payload container types
Patent No. 12028750

Inventor(s): Jennifer J.-N. Liu (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY (Espoo, , FI)
Law Firm: ALSTON BIRD LLP (Local + 10 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17813355 on 07/19/2022 (714 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described are systems, devices, methods, and computer program products for user data transport over a control plane in a communication system. For example, a method comprises determining a size of user data to be transmitted over a control plane between user equipment and at least one network entity of a communication system. The method also comprises, in response to determining that the size of the user data to be transmitted is below at least a threshold for small data transport, generating a control plane message comprising the user data to be transmitted in a small data container for transport of user data over the control plane. The method further comprises transmitting the generated control plane message between the user equipment and the at least one network entity of the communication system.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Cellular device geolocation based on timing advance data
Patent No. 12028780

Inventor(s): Jeff Bartlett (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA), ATT Mobility II LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: Guntin Gust, PLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18299320 on 04/12/2023 (447 days app to issue)

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device that comprises a processing system including a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations. The operations include obtaining timing advance data regarding a communication device served by the network; the timing advance data is collected by a network element coupled to the network device, and the network element communicates with the communication device using control-plane signaling. The timing advance data is processed using location data regarding the network element to determine a geolocation of the communication device. The geolocation is stored at a storage device; the network device and storage device are included in a secure portion of the network. The geolocation is provided to equipment of a network customer accessing the secure portion of the network via a secure interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Capability signaling to enable full power uplink transmission
Patent No. 12028815

Inventor(s): Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell, TX), Md. Saifur Rahman (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18314037 on 05/08/2023 (421 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for operating a user equipment (UE) comprises transmitting UE capability information including a full power transmission capability, wherein the full power transmission capability includes information (I) to indicate multiple transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) groups that deliver full power; receiving configuration information for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission; receiving a TPMI indicating a precoding matrix and a number of layers for the PUSCH transmission; determining the PUSCH transmission based on the configuration information; determining a power level for the PUSCH transmission, wherein the power level corresponds to full power if the TPMI is included in one of the multiple TPMI groups that deliver full power; and transmitting the PUSCH transmission with the determined power level.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for handling protocol data unit sessions in a communication system
Patent No. 12028917

Inventor(s): Devaki Chandramouli (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY (Espoo, , FI)
Law Firm: Lippes Mathias LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17426403 on 02/13/2020 (1601 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product establish at least two redundant protocol data unit sessions to at least one user equipment. The at least two redundant protocol data unit sessions are established based on dual connectivity in a radio access network. The method, apparatus and computer program product collect network status information related to the at least two redundant protocol data unit sessions. The method, apparatus and computer program product configure a set of protocol data unit session switching patterns for the at least two redundant protocol data unit sessions based on the real-time network status information.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Switched capacitor converter package structure and method
Patent No. 12028980

Inventor(s): Songnan Yang (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Halo Microelectronics International (Campbell, CA)
Law Firm: AP3 Law Firm PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17511039 on 10/26/2021 (980 days app to issue)

Abstract: A switched capacitor converter package includes a semiconductor package on a first side of an electrical routing apparatus, a first capacitor and a second capacitor on a second side of the electrical routing apparatus, wherein the first capacitor and the second capacitor are adjacent to each other and connected in parallel, and a third capacitor and a fourth capacitor connected on the second side of the electrical routing apparatus, wherein the third capacitor and the fourth capacitor are adjacent to each other and connected in parallel.

[H05K] PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (details of instruments or comparable details of other apparatus not otherwise provided for G12B; thin-film or thick-film circuits H01L 27/01, H01L 27/13; non-printed means for electric connections to or between printed circuits H01R; casings for, or constructional details of, particular types of apparatus, see the relevant subclasses; processes involving only a single technical art, e.g. heating, spraying, for which provision exists elsewhere, see the relevant classes)

Three-dimensional memory device with multiple types of support pillar structures and method of forming the same
Patent No. 12029036

Inventor(s): Johann Alsmeier (San Jose, CA), Kenichi Shimomura (Yokkaichi, , JP), Koichi Matsuno (Fremont, CA)
Assignee(s): SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: THE MARBURY LAW GROUP PLLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17244258 on 04/29/2021 (1160 days app to issue)

Abstract: Two types of support pillar structures are formed in a staircase region of an alternating stack of insulating layers and sacrificial material layers. First-type support pillar structures are formed in areas distal from backside trenches to be subsequently formed, and second-type support pillar structures may be formed in areas proximal to the backside trenches. The second-type support pillar structures may be formed as dielectric support pillar structures, or may be formed with at least one additional dielectric spacer.

[H10B] ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES

Three-dimensional memory device with discrete charge storage elements and methods for forming the same
Patent No. 12029037

Inventor(s): Masanori Tsutsumi (Yokkaichi, , JP), Tatsuya Hinoue (Yokkaichi, , JP), Yuki Kasai (Kuwana, , JP), Yusuke Mukae (Nagoya, , JP)
Assignee(s): SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: THE MARBURY LAW GROUP PLLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17507224 on 10/21/2021 (985 days app to issue)

Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, and memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack. Each of the memory stack structures includes a vertical semiconductor channel, a tunneling dielectric layer, a vertical stack of discrete silicon nitride memory elements located at levels of the electrically conductive layers, and a vertical stack of discrete silicon oxide blocking dielectric structures laterally surrounding the vertical stack of discrete silicon nitride memory elements. Each of the silicon oxide blocking dielectric structures includes a silicon oxynitride surface region, and an atomic concentration of nitrogen atoms within the silicon oxynitride surface region decreases with a lateral distance from an interface between the silicon oxynitride surface region and a respective one of the silicon nitride memory elements.

[H10B] ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES

DESIGN PATENTS

Chain and binder locking rack
Patent No. D1033098

Inventor(s): Paul Wolfe (Bridgeport, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Patent 360 (Local + 459 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29844371 on 06/28/2022 (735 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Chair
Patent No. D1033105

Inventor(s): Bruce Smith (East Grand Rapids, MI), David Alun Williams (Ringwood, , GB), Donald Jeffrey Christian (West Nyack, NY), Jack Wayne Johnson (McKinney, TX), John R. Kutzke (The Colony, TX), Mark McKenna (East Grand Rapids, MI),
Assignee(s): SMITH SYSTEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY (Carrollton, TX)
Law Firm: Price Heneveld LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29810158 on 10/01/2021 (1005 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Display screen with graphical user interface
Patent No. D1033452

Inventor(s): Enzo Castellani (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): PREVUE HOLDINGS, LLC. (Crestview, FL)
Law Firm: LSIP Law LLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29841853 on 06/08/2022 (755 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Display screen with graphical user interface
Patent No. D1033453

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Toilet seat with integral front urine shield
Patent No. D1033610

Inventor(s): Stacy Yarbrough (Addison, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: QuickPatents (Local + 4395 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29856966 on 10/18/2022 (623 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Dermal spray nozzle
Patent No. D1033635

Inventor(s): Yoanna Gouchtchina (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Quantum Skin SP Z O.O (Pozna, , PL)
Law Firm: Culhane PLLC (Local + 4 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29837826 on 05/09/2022 (785 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

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