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 Sept. 10, 2024 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (19100)

146 patents granted
Ranked No. 9 in patent production out of 250 metros

NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION

A: HUMAN NECESSITIES 16
B: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING 9
C: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY 2
E: FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS 5
F: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING 6
G: PHYSICS 41
H: ELECTRICITY 60

DESIGN: 7

TOP ASSIGNEES (NO. OF PATENTS)

Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas) 24
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) 7
United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio) 6
SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison) 4
Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC) 3
CubicPV Inc. (Bedford, MA) 3
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston) 3
Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, ID) 3
Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) 3

UNASSIGNED 12

TOP INVENTORS (NO. OF PATENTS)

Brian Francisco Shipley (Plano) 2
Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell) 2
Frederick H. Sklar (Dallas) 2
Fumitaka Amano (Yokkaichi, JP) 2
Jeffrey Charles Shiner (Richardson) 2
Manu Jacob Kurian (Dallas) 2
Md. Saifur Rahman (Plano) 2
Nolan Serrao (Plano) 2
Rebecca Hadley (Flower Mound) 2
Robert Mark Harrison (Grapevine) 2

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UTILITY PATENTS

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

Pet toy
Patent No. 12082555

Inventor(s): Josiah Wilhelm (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. (Arlington, TX)
Law Firm: GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP (9 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17085855 on 10/30/2020 (1411 days app to issue)

Abstract: Pet toys for use with various launchers are described herein. In an example embodiment, a pet toy comprises a body including a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion is sized and configured to be positioned within a first launcher. The second body portion is sized and configured to be positioned within a second launcher. The second body portion is a different size than the first body portion.

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

Perfusion solution
Patent No. 12082575

Inventor(s): Marlin Alford (Kaufman, TX)
Assignee(s): Organ Transport Pty Ltd (North Adelaide, , AU)
Law Firm: TraskBritt (Local + 4395 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14708159 on 05/08/2015 (3413 days app to issue)

Abstract: A perfusion stock composition, for preserving a donor organ for transplantation, comprising: a source of 60 to 100 mM Na[superscript]+[/superscript]; a source of 10 to 20 mM K[superscript]+[/superscript]; a source of 5 to 10 mM Mg[superscript]2+[/superscript]; a source of 0.25 to 0.75 mM Ca[superscript]2+[/superscript]; 10 to 40 mM Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane hydrochloride (Tris or THAM), 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES), 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid (MOPS), 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid (IviES), N,N-bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid (BES), or N/-tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid (TES); a source of 10 to 30 mM HCO3; 1 to 30 mM glucose; 1 to 20 U/L insulin; 1 to 10 mM fructose diphosphate or a salt thereof; 1 to 40 mM aspartate or glutamate; 1 to 10 mM adenosine, cAMP or cGMP; 1 to 10 mM reduced glutathione; and 30 to 100 mM lactobionate or mannitol; and, optionally, a diluent. The present disclosure also provides a perfusion composition, a kit, a method, and a perfusion apparatus, each related to the perfusion stock composition.

[A01N] PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toilet purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS (mixtures of pesticides with fertilisers C05G)

Comfort system for boots
Patent No. 12082645

Inventor(s): Michael Fuller (Flower Mound, TX), Michael McCarron (Azle, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: IP Attorneys Group, LLC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17835123 on 06/08/2022 (825 days app to issue)

Abstract: A comfort system for Cowboy and work boots, including an insole chassis, an insole chassis backing board, and cushioning pads for absorbing and attenuating shocks encountered by a wearer of the boots. Cushioning pads are secured to a surface of the insole chassis backing board, and apertures in the insole chassis allow the cushions to pass through. Additional cushioning pads are retained in recesses in the midsole. Pads on insole chassis backing board and midsole are vertically aligned. A steel toe inset is utilized in conjunction with the comfort system for work boots. A rim may depend below the midsole to receive a foamed plastic pad.

[A43B] CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR

Rotary cutting tool and powered handpiece adaptor assemblies, systems, and methods of use
Patent No. 12082825

Inventor(s): Allen P. Hilton (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Medtronic, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Law Firm: Harness, Dickey Pierce, P.L.C. (8 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17523335 on 11/10/2021 (1035 days app to issue)

Abstract: An adaptor assembly for coupling a cutting tool to a drill drive chuck such that driven rotation of the drive chuck is transferred to the cutting tool by the adaptor assembly. The adaptor assembly includes a rod, a collet and an enclosure. A proximal region of the rod provides an adaptor male coupling portion configured to engage a drill drive chuck. A leading of the collet provides an adaptor female coupling portion configured to engage a surgical cutting tool tang. Further, the rod and the collet form complementary engagement features for coupling to one another. The enclosure rotatably maintains the collet. Upon final assembly of the rod to the collet, rotation of the rod is transferred to the collet. During use, the adaptor assembly can facilitate coupling of a cutting tool to a powered handpiece under circumstances where the cutting tool is otherwise incompatible with the powered handpiece.

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

Core temperature estimation from skin and ambient temperature sensors using a dynamic model
Patent No. 12082911

Inventor(s): Atiyeh Ghoreyshi (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee(s): VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17249562 on 03/05/2021 (1285 days app to issue)

Abstract: A temperature measurement device for determining a body temperature of a subject includes a first temperature sensor configured to measure a plurality of skin temperatures of the subject at a plurality of time instants, a second temperature sensor spaced apart from the first temperature sensor and configured to measure a plurality of ambient temperatures at the plurality of time instants, a thermal insulation material between the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, a memory device configured to store the plurality of skin temperatures and the plurality of ambient temperatures, and a controller configured to estimate, using a prediction model, the body temperature of the subject based on the plurality of skin temperatures and the plurality of ambient temperatures.

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

System and method for monitoring nerve activity within a trachea of a patient
Patent No. 12082944

Inventor(s): Richard Evan Stein (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): Stryker Corporation (Kalamazoo, MI)
Law Firm: Howard Howard Attorneys PLLC (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17286223 on 10/31/2019 (1776 days app to issue)

Abstract: An intraoperative nerve monitoring system for monitoring nerve activity within a trachea of a patient. The intraoperative nerve monitoring system includes an endotracheal (ET) tube assembly, which includes an ET tube partially inserted within a trachea and a surface electrode wrapped about the ET tube. The ET tube is configured to monitor nerve activity when the ET tube is partially inserted within the trachea and is contacting a target tissue and to output a nerve signal. The intraoperative nerve monitoring system also includes a pressure sensor assembly configured to sense an amount of pressure between the surface electrode and the target tissue and a console including an output device configured to output indicators based on the monitored nerve activity and the sensed amount of pressure to facilitate proper placement of the ET tube in the trachea and to indicate nerve activity.

[A61M] DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D 7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F 13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J 1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L; magnetotherapy using magnetic elements placed within the body A61N 2/10); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR [5]

Trajectory guide with dual gimbal drive arrangement
Patent No. 12082978

Inventor(s): Galen L. Smith (Allen, TX), Robert E. Jones (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17688868 on 03/07/2022 (918 days app to issue)

Abstract: A trajectory guiding apparatus and one or more methods associated therewith for facilitating precision-guided alignment and implantation of a DBS therapy device in a patient. A pivotally rotatable stage is pivotally coupled to a base support and a vertical support operative to support a slider assembly arranged to accommodate an instrumentation column (IC) containing the therapy device. A first gimbal drive is disposed between the pivotally rotatable stage and the base support, wherein the first gimbal drive is actuatable to cause a first pivotal motion of the slider assembly including the IC, the first pivotal motion defined along a first arcuate path pivoted around a first pivotal axis. A second gimbal drive is disposed between the pivotally rotatable stage and the vertical support, wherein the second gimbal drive is actuatable to cause a second pivotal motion of the slider assembly including the IC, the second pivotal motion defined along a second arcuate path pivoted around a second pivotal axis perpendicular to the first pivotal axis.

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

Surgical armrest
Patent No. 12082981

Inventor(s): Frederick H. Sklar (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Griggs Bergen LLP (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18502841 on 11/06/2023 (309 days app to issue)

Abstract: A surgical armrest is disclosed. In one embodiment, the surgical armrest includes a body having two dorsal mounting brackets attached thereto. Each of the dorsal mounting brackets have an elongated aperture with an armrest member attached thereto. Each of the elongated apertures defines two ranges of rotation substantially parallel to a horizontal axis of the body. Each of the armrest members are configured to support a surgeon”s elbow, forearm, wrist, or a combination thereof, during a surgical procedure, such as an operative microsurgery procedure on the skull and brain, for example.

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

Surgical universal headrest including skull pin holder assembly
Patent No. 12083052

Inventor(s): Frederick H. Sklar (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Griggs Bergen LLP (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18502815 on 11/06/2023 (309 days app to issue)

Abstract: A surgical universal headrest is disclosed. In one embodiment, a body has two lateral wings slidably coupled to the body. Each lateral wing has an arm moveably secured thereto with a range of proximal-to-distal motion with respect to a medial line of the body. The body, lateral wings, and the arms, in cooperative combination, define a support perimeter of adjustable size having an opening therethrough. The support perimeter of adjustable size accommodates patients ranging from premature infants to adults and the opening accommodates an eye-nose-mouth region of a patient ranging from a premature infant to an adult. A skull pin holder assembly is included.

[A61G] TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H 3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N 1/00)

Athletic player seating system
Patent No. 12083062

Inventor(s): Chris Rideout (Midlothian, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Ward Law Office LLC (23 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17395497 on 08/06/2021 (1131 days app to issue)

Abstract: An athletic player seating system; the athletic player seating system may include a seating unit having a first-seat, a center console, and a second-seat hosted on a frame. The first-seat and the second-seat each include a backrest, a seat portion, and a footrest having padded sections hosting heating elements and massagers positioned on all user-contacting surface points. The first-seat and the second-seat each further include a cooling system and a series of air vents positioned to direct air moved by the cooling system towards the first-seat and the second-seat. The seating unit also includes a first-liquid-container and a second-liquid-container for water and sports beverages. Additionally, the seating unit includes means for oxygen delivery to a user.

[A61H] PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy, ultrasound therapy A61N)

Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with glycogen synthase kinase 3 form inhibitors
Patent No. 12083098

Inventor(s): Steven Idell (Tyler, TX), Torry A. Tucker (Tyler, TX)
Assignee(s): ACTUATE THERAPEUTICS INC. (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: BakerHostetler (Local + 4395 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17056238 on 05/16/2019 (1944 days app to issue)

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions and methods are described which rely upon glycogen synthase kinase 3 (form ; GSK 3 ) inhibitors, most preferably 9-ING-41, to inhibit fibrotic pulmonary remodeling in vivo including proliferation and differentiation of myofibroblasts to fibrotic fibroblasts in several mouse models. Therapeutic targeting of GSK-3 with the clinically useful specific inhibitor, 9-ING-41, mitigates fibrotic pulmonary remodeling in vivo and provides a mode of therapy of human IPF by specific GSK-3 inhibition with 9-ING-41.

[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)

Breathing assistance apparatus
Patent No. 12083279

Inventor(s): Alastair Edwin McAuley (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): FISHER PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED (Auckland, , NZ)
Law Firm: Villamar Guiliana LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18052702 on 11/04/2022 (676 days app to issue)

Abstract: Headgear for use with a respiratory mask can include a continuous and substantially curved elongate member extending in use below a user”s nose and at least two headgear straps capable of attachment to the ends of the elongate member. A mask attachment on the elongate member is disposed to sit below or on one of said user”s nose, mouth, upper lip and an inlet to the mask. The attachment is capable of receiving the mask.

Anchoring devices for implanted tubes and related methods
Patent No. 12083291

Inventor(s): Joshua Cadavez (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
Law Firm: Schwegman Lundberg Woessner, P.A. (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17046411 on 04/09/2019 (1981 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device includes a base and a tube clamp. The tube clamp is coupled to an upper surface of the base. The assembled tube clamp and base are positioned around a tube and moved into engagement with a surface of a patient, at which point a lower surface of the base is adhered to the surface of the patient to anchor the tube relative to the surface of the patient.

Model based PBS optimization for flash therapy treatment planning and oncology information system
Patent No. 12083356

Inventor(s): Michael Matthew Folkerts (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS INTERNATIONAL AG (Steinhausen, , CH), VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC (Palo Alto, CA), VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS PARTICLE THERAPY GMBH CO. KG (Troisdorf, , DE)
Law Firm: Harness, Dickey Pierce, P.L.C. (8 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17383345 on 07/22/2021 (1146 days app to issue)

Abstract: A computing system comprising a central processing unit (CPU), and memory coupled to the CPU and having stored therein instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to execute operations to generate a radiation treatment plan. The operations include accessing a minimum prescribed dose to be delivered into and across the target, determining a number of beams and directions of the beams, and determining a beam energy for each of the beams, wherein the number of beams, the directions of the beams, and the beam energy for each of the beams are determined such that the entire target receives the minimum prescribed dose. A quantitative time-dependent model-based charged particle pencil beam scanning optimization is then implemented for FLASH therapy.

[A61N] ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B 18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infra-red radiators for heating H05B) [6]

Support garment for resistance exercise
Patent No. 12083374

Inventor(s): Michael Womack (Mckinney, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17985825 on 11/12/2022 (668 days app to issue)

Abstract: A support garment for use during resistance training. The support garment includes a band of elastomeric material having a front perimeter and a rear perimeter. The front perimeter includes a first perimeter side and a second perimeter side opposite the first perimeter side. A portion of the first perimeter side of the front perimeter is attached to a portion of the second perimeter side of the front perimeter at a seam. A first opening is formed on a first seam side of the seam and a second opening is formed on a second seam side opposite the first side of the seam. The support garment includes two upper arm sleeves, each encompassing one of the openings. Each upper arm sleeve is configured for wear on an upper arm of a user above an elbow of the user. The upper arm sleeves are biased inwardly. Each upper arm sleeve is configured to position one arm in one of the upper arm sleeves and the front perimeter is configured to position the front perimeter across a chest of the user during resistance training.

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

Golf club head or other ball striking device having reinforced sole
Patent No. 12083400

Inventor(s): William C. Knight (Granbury, TX)
Assignee(s): Karsten Manufacturing Corporation (Phoenix, AZ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17089614 on 11/04/2020 (1406 days app to issue)

Abstract: A head for a ball striking device includes a bracing member connected to an upper sole surface located on the sole of the body opposite the bottom sole surface. The bracing member includes a first end connected to a first point on the upper sole surface, a second end connected to a second point on the upper sole surface spaced from the first point, and a bridge portion extending between the first and second ends. The bridge portion extends upward from the upper sole surface and is spaced from the upper sole surface. The bridge portion may be formed by one or more trusses, and may define a generally triangular shape in one embodiment. The first and second ends may be connected to the upper sole surface using a variety of techniques, e.g., welding or other integral joining technique, integral forming, adhesive or other bonding material, or other technique. The location of the bracing member may be determined using a modal analysis to determine a maximum displacement region.

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

Beverage container
Patent No. D1041310

Inventor(s): Merrilee Kick (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): BUZZBALLZ, LLC (Carrollton, TX)
Law Firm: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29939785 on 04/29/2024 (134 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

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

Natural gas adsorptive separation system and method
Patent No. 12083470

Inventor(s): Jason G. S. Ho (Houston, TX), Pedro T. Santos (Houston, TX), Xuepei Yuan (Humble, TX)
Assignee(s): Solid State Separation Holdings, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Frederic Dorwart, Lawyers PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18336250 on 06/16/2023 (452 days app to issue)

Abstract: A natural gas adsorptive separation system and method is described. A method of separating natural gas includes directing a natural gas mixture through an activated carbon adsorption tower until the adsorption tower is saturated, collecting methane from the output of the adsorption tower, heating the saturated carbon adsorption tower with adsorbate using a heater and/or a vacuum pump in a closed loop circuit with the carbon adsorption tower until the input to the vacuum pump is within a specified temperature of the output of the heater, lowering the pressure in the heated activated carbon adsorption tower using the vacuum pump to desorb at least one hydrocarbon compound of the plurality of different hydrocarbon compounds, compressing and cooling the desorbed hydrocarbon compound, separating the cooled and compressed hydrocarbon compound into gas and liquid in a fluid separator, and collecting the liquid from the fluid separator.

[B01D] SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D, by pneumatic jigs or tables B03B, by other dry methods B07; magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids, separation by high-voltage electric fields B03C; centrifuges B04B; vortex apparatus B04C; presses per se for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material B30B 9/02) [5]

Method and system for personalized car following with transformers
Patent No. 12083883

Inventor(s): Kyungtae Han (Palo Alto, CA), Prashant Tiwari (Santa Clara, CA), Rohit Gupta (Santa Clara, CA), Zhouqiao Zhao (Riverside, CA), Ziran Wang (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: DINSMORE SHOHL LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17567504 on 01/03/2022 (981 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method comprises determining a vectorized representation of positions of road agents and road geometry based on sensor data from a vehicle, inputting the vectorized representation of the positions of the road agents and the road geometry into a trained transformer network, predicting one or more road agent trajectories at one or more future time steps based on an output of the transformer network, predicting an acceleration of the vehicle at the one or more future time steps based on the predicted one or more road agent trajectories at the one or more future time steps, and causing the vehicle to perform the predicted acceleration at the one or more future time steps.

[B60K] ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES [2006.01]

Manway relief for a tank car
Patent No. 12084095

Inventor(s): Ross E. Hill (River Oaks, TX)
Assignee(s): TRINITY TANK CAR, INC. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17150353 on 01/15/2021 (1334 days app to issue)

Abstract: A cryogenic tank car tank includes an outer tank, an inner tank positioned within the outer tank, an inner nozzle, and inner manway plate, an outer nozzle, and an outer manway plate. The inner nozzle defines an opening in the inner tank. The inner manway plate is welded to the inner nozzle and covers the opening in the inner tank. The outer nozzle defines an opening in the outer tank and is positioned above the inner nozzle, such that the inner manway plate is accessible through the outer nozzle. The outer manway plate couples to an upper edge of the outer nozzle to cover the opening in the outer tank. In response to applying the vacuum to the annular space between the inner and outer tanks, a differential pressure between the annular space and a space external to the outer tank secures the outer manway plate to the outer nozzle.

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

Railcar hatch cover
Patent No. 12084096

Inventor(s): Bharanikumar Ramasundaram (Flower Mound, TX), Caleb N. Nehls (Tyler, TX), Calvin C. Schlau (Winona, TX), James W. Talley, Jr. (Frisco, TX), Michael D. Rainone (Palestine, TX)
Assignee(s): FREIGHTLUCID, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16999377 on 08/21/2020 (1481 days app to issue)

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a hatch cover for an opening in a container comprises a body comprising a plate member for covering the opening in the container, a seal on the underside of the body for sealing the body to the container, and one or more pressure sensors disposed between the seal and the body. The one or more pressure sensors are operable to detect a pressure between the body and the container and are communicably coupled to a hatch status device operable to detect a change in pressure between the body and the container. Some embodiments may include a fill level sensor.

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

Variable incidence wing aircraft having a wing stowage mode
Patent No. 12084175

Inventor(s): Kirk Landon Groninga (Keller, TX), Steven Ray Ivans (Ponder, TX)
Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: Lawrence Youst PLLC (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17720089 on 04/13/2022 (881 days app to issue)

Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage and a wing assembly that is rotatable between a substantially perpendicular orientation relative to the fuselage in flight modes and a substantially parallel orientation relative to the fuselage in a wing stowage mode. The wing assembly includes a wing that is pivotable between forward flight and VTOL orientations by a pivot angle. A distributed thrust array is coupled to the wing that includes outboard and inboard propulsion assemblies, each propulsion assembly having an axis of rotation that has a fixed angle relative to a chord axis of the wing. In a VTOL flight mode, the axis of rotation of each propulsion assembly is substantially vertical and the wing is in the VTOL orientation. In a forward flight mode, the wing is in the forward flight orientation and the axis of rotation of each propulsion assembly is tilted forward from the vertical by the pivot angle.

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

Estimating available power for an aircraft battery
Patent No. 12084196

Inventor(s): Michael R. Hull (Fort Worth, TX), Yue Fan (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: Akona IP PC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17404251 on 08/17/2021 (1120 days app to issue)

Abstract: In an example, a computing apparatus includes a hardware platform, having a processor and a memory, and instructions encoded within the memory to instruct the processor to receive a peak power demand for a landing maneuver of a VTOL aircraft powered at least partly by a battery, receive flight profile data for a flight profile of the VTOL aircraft, and configuration data for the VTOL aircraft, estimate power consumption of the flight profile in context of the configuration, and estimate a peak power capacity available for the landing maneuver, and provide an error notice if the peak power capacity does not meet the peak power demand.

[B64D] EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT

Ground state determination systems for aircraft
Patent No. 12084200

Inventor(s): Aaron M. Hitchcock (Fort Worth, TX), Nathaniel Gordon Lundie (Dallas, TX), Russell C. Peters (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: Lawrence Youst PLLC (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17518118 on 11/03/2021 (1042 days app to issue)

Abstract: A ground state determination system for an aircraft includes sensors configured to detect parameters of the aircraft and a flight control system implementing a ground state module. The ground state module includes a ground state monitoring module configured to monitor the parameters and a ground state determination module configured to compare each of the parameters monitored by the ground state monitoring module to a respective parameter threshold to determine whether the aircraft is on a surface.

[B64D] EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT

Bracket for securing a device to a container
Patent No. 12084237

Inventor(s): Stanley Ewing Greene (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Papalas PLLC (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18209432 on 06/13/2023 (455 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments describe a bracket for securing a device or other object to a container using one or more straps.

[B65D] CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES

Roofing membranes and related methods
Patent No. 12084603

Inventor(s): Li-Ying Yang (Whippany, NJ), Paul C. Lem (Mountain Lakes, NJ)
Assignee(s): BMIC LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18479607 on 10/02/2023 (344 days app to issue)

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a roofing membrane. The roofing membrane comprises a scrim. The scrim has a top surface and a bottom surface. The roofing membrane comprises a cap layer on the top surface of the scrim. The cap layer comprises a first non-styrenic polypropylene polymer, a first polypropylene impact copolymer, and a first olefin block copolymer. The roofing membrane comprises a core layer on the bottom surface of the scrim. The core layer comprises a second non-styrenic polypropylene polymer, a second polypropylene impact copolymer, and a second olefin block copolymer. The roofing membrane is configured to prevent migration of at least one oil from a layer to the roofing membrane. Some embodiments relate to a roofing structure comprising the roofing membrane, a method for installing the roofing membrane, and the like.

[B32B] LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM

C H E M I S T R Y & M E T A L L U R G Y

Nickel oxide sol-gel ink
Patent No. 12084580

Inventor(s): Erin Sanehira (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): CubicPV Inc. (Bedford, MA)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18331261 on 06/08/2023 (460 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for forming a nickel oxide layer is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes depositing a nickel oxide precursor ink on a substrate, wherein the nickel oxide precursor ink comprises a solvent comprising diols, alcohol amines, and water, Ni(NO[subscript]3[/subscript])[subscript]2[/subscript]6H[subscript]2[/subscript]O, and at least one metal acetate selected from the group consisting of Ni(CH[subscript]3[/subscript]CO[subscript]2[/subscript])[subscript]2[/subscript]4H[subscript]2[/subscript]O and Cu(CH[subscript]3[/subscript]CO[subscript]2[/subscript])[subscript]2[/subscript]1H[subscript]2[/subscript]O, annealing the nickel oxide precursor ink at a temperature between 250 to 400 Celsius for between 10 minutes and 6 hours to form a nickel oxide layer, and cooling the nickel oxide layer.

[C09D] COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR (cosmetics A61K; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general, B05D; staining wood B27K 5/02; glazes or vitreous enamels C03C; natural resins, French polish, drying-oils, driers, turpentine, per se, C09F; polishing compositions other than French polish, ski waxes C09G; adhesives or use of materials as adhesives C09J; materials for sealing or packing joints or covers C09K 3/10; materials for stopping leaks C09K 3/12; processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings C25D) [5]

Maximum olefins production utilizing multi-stage catalyst reaction and regeneration
Patent No. 12084620

Inventor(s): Harvey McQuiston (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): T.EN Process Technology, Inc (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Locke Lord LLP (Local + 12 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17210164 on 03/23/2021 (1267 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and system for increasing olefin production and quality from a hydrocarbon feed comprising a fully integrated multi-stage catalyst regeneration zones with multi-stage reaction zones in series and/or parallel. The multi-stage regeneration with at least one partial and one full burn zone provides an independent control to achieve the lowest possible regenerated catalyst temperature, resulting in highest possible catalyst to oil ratio required to maximize olefins yields through increased catalytic cracking in a multi stage FCC riser/risers.

[C10G] CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION (cracking to hydrogen or synthesis gas C01B; cracking or pyrolysis of hydrocarbon gases to individual hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof of definite or specified constitution C07C; cracking to cokes C10B); RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES [6]

F I X E D C O N S T R U C T I O N S

Shaped charge liner with nanoparticles
Patent No. 12083592

Inventor(s): Corbin Sean Glenn (Burleson, TX), James Marshall Barker (Mansfield, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: KL Gates LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17031437 on 09/24/2020 (1447 days app to issue)

Abstract: A liner ([b]18[/b]) for a shaped-charge ([b]10[/b]) that is compressively formed from a mixture of powdered metal, powdered metal binder, and a selected quantity of nanoparticle material, is used to achieve improved penetration depths during perforation of a wellbore. Exemplary nanoparticles include lead, tin, copper, molybdenum, etc. Such nanoparticles increase the density, sound speed, or acoustic impedance of the liner. In another embodiment, the added nanoparticles comprise reactive materials which, after penetration into the formation, cause secondary reactions in the perforations.

[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]

Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods
Patent No. 12084824

Inventor(s): Shuvro Chakrobartty (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Walmart Apollo, LLC (Bentonville, AR)
Law Firm: Fitch, Even, Tabin Flannery LLP (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18144759 on 05/08/2023 (491 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatuses, components and methods are provided herein useful to provide assistance to customers and/or workers in a shopping facility. In some embodiments, a shopping facility personal assistance system comprises: a plurality of motorized transport units located in and configured to move through a shopping facility space; a plurality of user interface units, each corresponding to a respective motorized transport unit during use of the respective motorized transport unit; and a central computer system having a network interface such that the central computer system wirelessly communicates with one or both of the plurality of motorized transport units and the plurality of user interface units, wherein the central computer system is configured to control movement of the plurality of motorized transport units through the shopping facility space based at least on inputs from the plurality of user interface units.

[E01H] STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; CLEANING LAND; DISPERSING FOG IN GENERAL (mowers convertible to apparatus for sweeping or cleaning lawns or other surfaces, e.g. to remove snow, or capable of sweeping or cleaning lawns or other surfaces A01D 42/06; cleaning in general B08B) [4]

Dynamic, fire-resistance-rated thermally insulating and sealing system for use with curtain wall structures
Patent No. 12084855

Inventor(s): Arndt Andresen (North Richland Hills, TX), Chad Stroike (Roanoke, TX)
Assignee(s): Hilti Aktiengesellschaft (Schaan, , LI)
Law Firm: Grneberg and Myers PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18324766 on 05/26/2023 (473 days app to issue)

Abstract: An approved dynamic construction is used for effectively thermally insulating and sealing of a safing slot between a floor of a building and an exterior wall construction. The exterior wall construction includes a curtain wall configuration defined by an interior wall glass surface including one or more aluminum framing members, where the vision glass extends to the finished floor level below. The dynamic, thermally insulating and sealing system includes a first element for receiving the insulating elements, and is positioned in the zero spandrel area of a glass curtain wall construction including only vision glass, to maintain thermally insulating and sealing of the safing slot during exposure to fire and heat as well as movement in order to maintain a complete seal extending across the safing slot.

[E04B] GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of openings in walls, floors, or ceilings E06B 1/00)

Fastening systems for attaching fabric to a roof deck
Patent No. 12084866

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: 17901266 on 09/01/2022 (740 days app to issue)

Abstract: Fastener systems for roofing systems are disclosed for fastening a fabric, mesh, or base sheet to a roof deck prior to application of a liquid applied roof coating. The fastening assemblies may be attached to an uncleaned or unprimed roof deck and a fabric is laid atop the fasteners. The fasteners secure the fabric using mechanical binding or chemical bonding without penetrating or dimpling the fabric.

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

Acoustic channel identification in wellbore communication devices
Patent No. 12084964

Inventor(s): Gregory Thomas Werkheiser (Carrollton, TX), Zeke Shashoua (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17603435 on 06/14/2019 (1915 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system includes a tubing positionable within a wellbore and a first downhole communication device positionable to receive acoustic signals from the tubing and to transmit acoustic signals to the tubing. The system also includes a computing device in communication with the first downhole communication device and including a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes instructions that are executable by the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving a test message including a spectral waveform from a second downhole communication device. The operations further include determining a desired reception frequency for receiving communications from the second downhole communication device using spectral data generated from the spectral waveform. Additionally, the operations include controlling the first downhole communication device to transmit a response message to the second downhole communication device identifying the desired reception frequency.

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

Wind, wave, and water power generation system
Patent No. 12085063

Inventor(s): Bradford O. Russell (Garland, TX)
Assignee(s): ForceGenie, LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18314666 on 05/09/2023 (490 days app to issue)

Abstract: A power generation system includes a flotation assembly configured to float in water and a first harnessing assembly coupled to the flotation assembly and disposed in an airflow above the water. The first harnessing assembly is configured to harness the airflow to create a first rotational energy. The system also includes a second harnessing assembly coupled to the flotation assembly and disposed in the water. The second rotational assembly is configured to harness movement of the water to create a second rotational energy. The flotation assembly also includes a generating module to convert the first and second rotational energies into electrical energy.

[F03D] WIND MOTORS

Submerged periodic riblets
Patent No. 12085102

Inventor(s): Brian R. Smith (Colleyville, TX), Patrick James Yagle (Fort Worth, TX), Paul Douglas McClure (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16547304 on 08/21/2019 (1847 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for reducing drag includes forming a smooth surface on a first portion of a physical object. The method also includes forming periodic riblets on a second portion of the physical object. The second portion of the physical object is adjacent to the first portion of the physical object. Each riblet of the periodic riblets of the second portion of the physical object is depressed below a plane of the smooth surface of the first portion of the physical object. The method further includes generating a flow over the periodic riblets of the second portion of the physical object and over the smooth surface of the first portion of the physical object. A length of each riblet of the periodic riblets runs parallel to a direction of the flow.

[F15D] FLUID DYNAMICS, i.e. METHODS OR MEANS FOR INFLUENCING THE FLOW OF GASES OR LIQUIDS (fluid-circuit elements F15C)

System and method for protection of under-slab utilities from changes in soil volume
Patent No. 12085194

Inventor(s): Benchmark Harris (Aledo, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17901524 on 09/01/2022 (740 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present invention relates to a utility support framing system for structurally suspended concrete slab over void form foundation systems. The inventive utility support framing system avoids problems created by expansive soils which damage utility lines under foundation systems. The inventive utility support framing system permits suspending utility pipes within an interior space of the foundation system while avoiding the problems of the prior art.

[F16L] PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

Sealing gasket for ductile iron pipe and method of manufacture
Patent No. 12085199

Inventor(s): Bernal Rojas (San Rafael, , CR), Bradford G. Corbett, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX), Guido Quesada (Santa Ana, , CR), Rodney Pacheco (Montes de Oca, , CR)
Assignee(s): S B Technical Products, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: Whitaker Chalk Swindle Schwartz PLLC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17530555 on 11/19/2021 (1026 days app to issue)

Abstract: A sealing gasket is shown which is used to seal the belled end opening of a female ductile iron pipe to a mating male pipe having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The sealing gasket has an annular gasket body made of a resilient elastomeric material which is bonded to a hard plastic reinforcing band. The annular gasket body is installed within a raceway provided in the mouth region of the female ductile iron pipe so that an outer circumferential region forms a seal with the female pipe mouth region and an inner circumferential region forms a sealing surface for the exterior surface of the mating male pipe. The reinforcing band has a circumferential body which is made of a synthetic polymer which has a greater hardness than the elastomeric material of the remainder of the gasket body.

[F16L] PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

Systems and methods to prevent explosions in a tank using automated gas harvesting and purge safety devices
Patent No. 12085278

Inventor(s): Adam Harold Martin (Carrollton, TX), Daniel Joshua Stark (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Justiss, P.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17716369 on 04/08/2022 (886 days app to issue)

Abstract: Provided is a flowback system and method. The flowback system, in one aspect, include a tank, a transfer pump, a low-pressure vent line coupled between a vent of the tank and a first flare tip, and a high-pressure gaseous hydrocarbon line coupled to a second flare tip. In accordance with yet one other aspect, the flowback system includes a control system including a sensor, a valve and a valve controller coupled to the valve, the valve of the control system coupled between the low-pressure vent line and the high-pressure gaseous hydrocarbon line, the control system configured to sense an unsafe system event and actuate the valve to supply high-pressure gaseous hydrocarbons from the high-pressure gaseous hydrocarbon line to the low-pressure vent line.

[F23N] REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION (control devices specially adapted for combustion apparatus in which combustion takes place in a fluidised bed of fuel or other particles F23C 10/28; condition responsive controls for regulating combustion in domestic stoves with open fires for solid fuel F24B 1/187)

Method of installing a universal air handler
Patent No. 12085289

Inventor(s): Terrell Jackson Small, III (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17346270 on 06/13/2021 (1185 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for installing a universal air handler for a building air conditioning system includes installing a compact outdoor cabinet having a blower and separate intake and outlet chambers separated by an evaporator core. Cool and return air ducts from the building couple to each chamber. Return air drawn by the blower into the return air chamber passes across the evaporator, then through the blower and out through the cool air duct. Coolant lines couple the evaporator to a nearby stand-alone condenser/compressor unit. In one embodiment, an adapter enables stacking the condenser/compressor unit atop the cabinet to reduce the footprint of the combination. In another embodiment, a manifold couples permanently to the building air ducts and releasably couples to the cabinet. The universal air handler easily decouples from the manifold for transportation and maintenance. The manifold may be installed in various locations around the building, including on the roof.

[F24F] AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B 15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F 17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L 17/02)

P H Y S I C S

Systems and methods for dynamically identifying a patient support surface and patient monitoring
Patent No. 12082922

Inventor(s): Derek del Carpio (Corinth, TX), Kenneth Chapman (Charlotte, NC), Matt Clark (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): CareView Communications, Inc. (Lewisville, TX)
Law Firm: Meister Seelig Fein PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17210731 on 03/24/2021 (1266 days app to issue)

Abstract: Various patient monitoring systems can include a sensor configured to collect three dimensional information. The systems can identify a location of a patient support surface based on the three dimensional information. The systems can set a two dimensional planar threshold based on the patient support surface. The systems can identify a patient location above the patient support surface based on the three dimensional information and compare the patient location to the two dimensional planar threshold. Exceeding the threshold can be indicative of a high risk of a patient fall. An alert can be generated based on the threshold being exceeded. The systems can repeat the identification of the patient support surface location and the setting of the threshold to account for changes in the patient area.

[G06K] RECOGNITION OF DATA; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS (printing per se B41J)

Switches for medication container caps
Patent No. 12083069

Inventor(s): Jaeden Hutchison (Oakland, CA), Jasper Lodewyk Steyn (San Bruno, CA)
Assignee(s): VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17406952 on 08/19/2021 (1118 days app to issue)

Abstract: One example cap assembly includes a printed circuit board (”PCB”) having first and second electrical contacts; a switch coupled to the PCB at the first electrical contact, the switch comprising a switching member comprising: a coupling feature coupling a first end of the switching member to the PCB at the first electrical contact; a first portion extending adjacent to the first side of the PCB from the coupling feature; a second portion extending through an opening through the PCB; and a third portion extending adjacent to the second side of the PCB; a second electrical contact formed on the second side of the PCB; wherein: the third portion of the switching member contacts the second electrical contact in a rest position, the third portion biased towards the rest position; and deflection of the first portion towards the PCB causes the third portion to break contact with the second electrical contact.

[G04B] MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME-PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON, OR STARS (spring- or weight-driven mechanisms in general F03G; electromechanical clocks or watches G04C; electromechanical clocks with attached or built-in means operating any device at preselected times or after predetermined time intervals G04C 23/00; clocks or watches with stop devices G04F 7/08; structural details or housings specially adapted for electronic time-pieces with no moving parts G04G 17/00)

Methods and apparatus to identify faults in processors
Patent No. 12085610

Inventor(s): Benjamin Niewenhuis (Richardson, TX), Devanathan Varadarajan (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17877607 on 07/29/2022 (774 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example device includes built in test observation controller circuitry configured to: obtain a test; send first instructions to the processor to begin to execute the test by modifying values stored in a plurality of memory circuits; send second instructions to the processor to stop execution of the test at a first simulation time, wherein one or more memory values that are unobservable during a second simulation time of the test execution are observable during the first simulation time; and enhanced chip access trace scan circuitry configured to select a subset of the values from the plurality of memory circuits while the test is stopped; and signature circuitry configured to: determine a logic signature based on the subset of the values; and provide the logic signature for comparison to an expected signature, wherein a difference between the logic signature and the expected signature corresponds to a fault in the processor.

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

Programmable millimeter wave radar integrated circuit
Patent No. 12085667

Inventor(s): Nima Razmehr (Plano, TX), Roger Rauvola (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, , CN)
Law Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17487851 on 09/28/2021 (1078 days app to issue)

Abstract: A radar receiver stage on an integrated circuit and a method of processing a received radar signal, are provided. In one aspect, the receiver stage includes a low noise amplifier adapted to be connected to a receiver antenna structure, a first programmable gain amplifier, a first programmable bandpass filter, a second programmable gain amplifier, a second programmable bandpass filter, and a programmable low pass filter. One example method includes selecting a radar system configuration including a system type comprising an FMCW system or a Doppler system, programming at least a first programmable gain amplifier stage to a first gain, programming a first programmable bandpass filter stage to a first center frequency; and programming a programmable low pass filter to a first LPF gain.

[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

Ultra-thin, ultra-low density films for EUV lithography
Patent No. 12085844

Inventor(s): Marcio D. Lima (Richardson, TX), Takahiro Ueda (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: GREENBLUM BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18231000 on 08/07/2023 (400 days app to issue)

Abstract: A filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film is disclosed. The filtration formed nanostructure pellicle film includes a plurality of carbon nanofibers that are intersected randomly to form an interconnected network structure in a planar orientation. The interconnected structure allows for a high minimum EUV transmission rate of at least 92%, with a thickness ranging from a lower limit of 3 nm to an upper limit of 100 nm, to allow for effective EUV lithography processing.

[G03F] PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR (phototypographic composing devices B41B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; electrography, sensitive layers or processes G03G)

Subtractive manufacturing of an oversized MIM blank
Patent No. 12085897

Inventor(s): Brad D. Brinson (San Francisco, CA), Brad William Piercey (Oak Point, TX), Sean E. Daley (San Jose, CA), Simon Wu (New Taipei, , TW)
Assignee(s): Fossil Group, Inc. (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: Rutan and Tucker, LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16518711 on 07/22/2019 (1877 days app to issue)

Abstract: Each type of metal component part for two or more watch designs can be derived from instances of that corresponding type of MIM blank for that component part, which is formed from a same injection molding tool (respectively for each type of component part). An example instance of the MIM blank formed for a type of component part then has at least a portion of the instance of the MIM blank subtracted through a CNC milling process to form an interim shape and geometry of an instance of the type of component part for a given watch design. The CNC milling process can be applied to the MIM blank for that component part when the MIM blank is in its interim shape and geometry and has not yet been hardened to a finished shape and geometry of an instance of that type of component part for the watch design.

USB interface circuit and method for low power operation
Patent No. 12086013

Inventor(s): Deric Wayne Waters (Dallas, TX), Gregory Wallis Collins (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17505522 on 10/19/2021 (1057 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described examples include USB port controllers with a control circuit configured to switch from a normal first power mode to a second power mode for reduced power consumption in response a command from a port manager circuit, and to switch from the second power mode to the first power mode in response to detected activity on a communications connection, or a detected connection of a USB device to a USB port connector. After switching back to the first power mode in response to detected communications activity, the control circuit automatically switches operation of the USB port controller back to the second power mode unless a communications transaction addressed to the USB port controller is received within a non-zero certain time after switching from the second power mode to the first power mode.

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

Aliased mode for cache controller
Patent No. 12086064

Inventor(s): Abhijeet Ashok Chachad (Plano, TX), David Matthew Thompson (Dallas, TX), Naveen Bhoria (Plano, TX), Neelima Muralidharan (Murphy, TX), Pramod Kumar Swami (Bangalore, , IN), Timothy David Anderson (University City, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17847131 on 06/22/2022 (811 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes first CPU and second CPU cores, a L1 cache subsystem coupled to the first CPU core and comprising a L1 controller, and a L2 cache subsystem coupled to the L1 cache subsystem and to the second CPU core. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 memory and a L2 controller configured to operate in an aliased mode in response to a value in a memory map control register being asserted. In the aliased mode, the L2 controller receives a first request from the first CPU core directed to a virtual address in the L2 memory, receives a second request from the second CPU core directed to the virtual address in the L2 memory, directs the first request to a physical address A in the L2 memory, and directs the second request to a physical address B in the L2 memory.

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

Cache architecture for a massively parallel processing array
Patent No. 12086066

Inventor(s): Martin Alan Franz, II (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Cornami, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: NIXON PEABODY LLP (8 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18184536 on 03/15/2023 (545 days app to issue)

Abstract: A cache architecture for an array of identical cores arranged in a grid. Each of the cores include interconnections to neighboring cores in the grid, a memory, and an algorithmic logic unit. A first core of the array is configured to receive a memory access request for data from at least one core of the array of cores configured to perform a computational operation. A second core of the array is configured to determine whether the requested data is present in a cache memory via a cache index including addresses in the cache memory. A third core of the array is configured as the cache memory. The memory of the third core is used as the cache memory. An address of the requested data from the cache index is passed to the third core to output the requested data.

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

Method and apparatus for permuting streamed data elements
Patent No. 12086074

Inventor(s): Duc Quang Bui (Grand Prairie, TX), Mujibur Rahman (Plano, TX), Soujanya Narnur (Austin, TX), Timothy David Anderson (University Park, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18321050 on 05/22/2023 (477 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving, in a permute network, a plurality of data elements for a vector instruction from a streaming engine, and mapping, by the permute network, the plurality of data elements to vector locations for execution of the vector instruction by a vector functional unit in a vector data path of a processor.

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

Systems and methods for data input, collection, and verification using distributed ledger technologies
Patent No. 12086110

Inventor(s): Nolan Serrao (Plano, TX), 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: 16536087 on 08/08/2019 (1860 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments are described herein for data input, collection, and verification using information stored on a distributed ledger, such as a blockchain. A distributed ledger may securely store data relating to an insurance claim, for example. Use of a distributed ledger may provide an immutable, readily auditable record of the history of the insurance claim.

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

Metadata-based feature expansion for automated machine learning processes
Patent No. 12086144

Inventor(s): Eloy Francisco Macha (Crowley, TX)
Assignee(s): Dell Products, L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams Aughtry (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18162347 on 01/31/2023 (588 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and system for metadata-based feature expansion for automated machine learning processes. In machine learning, feature selectionor a method through model inputs are reduced in dimensionality by retaining the relevant features, while also discarding the noise, thereofoften plays a pivotal role in the availability of algorithm(s) to derive model(s) from, the optimizing of said model(s) through training and/or testing, and, ultimately, the reaching of acceptable performance thresholds evaluating said model(s), which leads to their implementation in solving real-world problems. Embodiments disclosed herein, accordingly, leverage captured dataset metadata, as well as graph techniques, to identify and suggest one or more supplemental features distinct from original features for, and yet relevant to, the real-world problem and any machine learning models being evaluated.

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

Aggregated physical and logical network mesh view
Patent No. 12086185

Inventor(s): Koustuv Chatterjee (Gilbert, AZ), Mayuri Deb (Bangalore, , IN), Narasimha Kamath (Bangalore, , IN), Prashant Jhaba (Dehradun, , IN), S Pandiarajan (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): o9 Solutions, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Schwegman Lundberg Woessner, P.A. (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18477137 on 09/28/2023 (348 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and techniques for aggregated physical and logical network mesh view are described herein. A selection may be obtained of a portion of a graph network data structure. Nodes may be identified in the portion of the graph network data structure. Geolocation data may be determined for each node of the nodes. Geographical boundaries may be calculated for the portion of the graph network data structure. A geographical map and a network map may be generated. A physical network view may be generated for display in the user interface as an aggregated view of the geographical map and the network map. The geographical map may represent a physical layer and the network map may represent a logical layer. The aggregated view may be output for display with a set of controls that correspond to the physical layer and a set of controls that correspond to the logical layer.

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

Edge day zero secure infrastructure identification and attestation
Patent No. 12086255

Inventor(s): William Jeffery White (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): DELL PRODUCTS L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: Workman Nydegger (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17454158 on 11/09/2021 (1036 days app to issue)

Abstract: Self-provisioning a computer system is illustrated. Code in a secure base activation image implements an auto-connection service at the computer system. The auto-connection service attempts to perform a local activation by attempting to determine that a private port is open and using the private port, initiating an identification and attestation process with an activation service. The auto-connection service performs a remote activation by determining that the private port is closed, defaulting activation to a public port, and using the public port, initiating an identification and attestation process with the activation service. Code in the base activation image implements service(s) which execute an identification process, using a cryptographically created identifier included in the base activation image, with the activation service to confirm an identity of the computer system, confirming system integrity of the computer system with the activation service, unlocking the computer system for load installation.

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

System for deployable software vulnerability testing platform
Patent No. 12086269

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: 17699443 on 03/21/2022 (904 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for deployable software vulnerability testing platform. The present invention is configured to receive, from a user input device, an initial request from a user to generate a deployable software vulnerability testing (SVT) engine; prompt an SVT dashboard for display on the user input device to receive one or more input parameters associated with the first vulnerability in response to receiving the initial request; receive, via the SVT dashboard, the one or more input parameters; generate the SVT engine based on at least the one or more input parameters; receive, from the user input device, one or more deployment parameters associated with a deployment of the SVT engine; and deploy the SVT engine within the distributed technology infrastructure to identify the one or more instances of the first vulnerability based on at least the one or more deployment parameters.

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

Method and system for preventing unauthorized processor mode switches
Patent No. 12086293

Inventor(s): Gregory R. Conti (Saint Paul, , FR)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18332202 on 06/09/2023 (459 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to a system having a processor adapted to activate multiple security levels for the system and a monitoring device coupled to the processor and employing security rules pertaining to the multiple security levels. The monitoring device restricts usage of the system if the processor activates the security levels in a sequence contrary to the security rules.

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

Interface display for infusion module
Patent No. 12086386

Inventor(s): Claire Knight (Arlington, TX)
Assignee(s): CareFusion 303, Inc. (San Diego, CA)
Law Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP (13 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18225622 on 07/24/2023 (414 days app to issue)

Abstract: A medication delivery module is mounted to a patient care device, and a first graphic representative of the first medication delivery module is displayed on a display screen of the device, wherein the first graphic includes an information display area for display of infusion information associated with the first medication delivery module, and a status indicator for display of status information associated with the medication delivery module. Responsive to the indication, the status indicator is dynamically orienting such that the status indicator is displayed on a side of the first graphic nearest the coupling of the first medication delivery module. Infusion information from the first medication delivery module is displayed within the display area of the first graphic.

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

Context management for multiple devices
Patent No. 12086495

Inventor(s): Adrian Borunda (Celina, TX), Ben Hawkins (Plano, TX), Cale Riley Spratt (Plano, TX), Quincy Nanaasare Obeng (Plano, TX), Richard Tanner (Mckinney, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Perkins Coie LLP (17 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17855756 on 06/30/2022 (803 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present technology provides a system that enables a user to communicate with one of multiple devices in a network based on context information from another device in the network. The system includes a context manager configured to (1) receive context information from the multiple devices; (2) identify a subject-of-interest based on a user input; (3) determine a set of relevant context information based on the subject-of-interest and the received context information; and (4) transmitting the set of relevant context information to a target device to perform a task associated with the subject-of-interest. The context information managed by the present technology enables a user to conveniently interact with the multiple devices in the network without requiring the user to provide details of his/her instructions.

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

Autonomous vehicle insurance based upon usage
Patent No. 12086583

Inventor(s): Craig M. Main (Allen, TX), Richard A. Novak (Plano, 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: 17847444 on 06/23/2022 (810 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring use, determining risk, and pricing insurance policies for a vehicle having autonomous or semi-autonomous operation features are provided. According to certain aspects, a computer-implemented method for generating or updating usage-based insurance policies for autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles may be provided. A request to generate an insurance quote may be received via wireless communication, and with the customer”s permission, risk levels associated with intended usage by the customer of an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle may be determined. An insurance policy may be adjusted based upon the risk levels and the intended vehicle usage. The insurance policy may then be presented on the customer”s mobile device for review and approval. In some aspects, the vehicle may be rented, and the intended vehicle usage is measured in distance or duration of vehicle operation. Insurance discounts may be provided to risk averse vehicle owners based upon low risk levels.

[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]

Real-time context specific task manager for multi-core communication and control system
Patent No. 12086632

Inventor(s): Thomas Anton Leyrer (Geisenhausen, , DE), William Cronin Wallace (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17699242 on 03/21/2022 (904 days app to issue)

Abstract: A task manager tightly coupled to a programmable real-time unit (PRU), the task manager configured to: detect a first event; assert, a request to the PRU during a first clock cycle that the PRU perform a second task; receive an acknowledgement of the request from the PRU during the first clock cycle; save a first address in a memory during the first clock cycle of the PRU, the first address corresponding to a first task of the PRU, the first address present in a current program counter of the PRU; load a second address of the memory into a second program counter during the first clock cycle, the second address corresponding to the second task; and load, during a second clock cycle, the second address into the current program counter, wherein the second clock cycle immediately follows the first clock cycle.

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

Grounded operations management system and method therefor
Patent No. 12086742

Inventor(s): Angela Roush (Fort Worth, TX), Douglas Harvey Gage (Como, MS), Jimmy H Pang (Southlake, TX)
Assignee(s): BNSF Railway Company (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: Whitaker Chalk Swindle Schwarts PLLC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18329463 on 06/05/2023 (463 days app to issue)

Abstract: A grounded operations facilities management system is disclosed that can facilitate communications in grounded operations facilities. Specifically, a method is provided for managing and supervising trucks as they park in truck spots to await freight deposits. Check-in instances reflecting, among other things, the actual truck spot a fleet vehicle is parked in can be retrieved by a client from a server or database in operable communication with the client, and upon instantiation and execution of several processes, the check-in instance can be updated and retrieved/served as needed throughout the system. The system can be managed and controlled via a geofence, such that fleet vehicle operators can only check-in to particular truck spots when located within the geofence.

Transport vehicle access sharing with various occupants
Patent No. 12086776

Inventor(s): James H. Kikuma (Plano, TX), Manish Kumar (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17868561 on 07/19/2022 (784 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example operation may include determining a fractional responsibility of an event, a sub-event and/or an occupant associated with a transport.

Smart glasses systems and methods for property assessment
Patent No. 12086813

Inventor(s): Nolan Serrao (Plano, 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: 17489285 on 09/29/2021 (1077 days app to issue)

Abstract: A smart glasses system includes smart glasses configured to be worn by an individual. The smart glasses include a display and a camera configured to obtain one or more images. One or more processors are communicatively coupled to the smart glasses and are configured to receive the one or more images and to process the one or more images to identify characteristics of damage to a property. The one or more processors are also configured to generate, based on the characteristics of the damage to the property, a mitigation protocol. The one or more processors are further configured to provide an output indicative of one or more steps of the mitigation protocol to the smart glasses for presentation to the individual via the display.

Cross-platform proposal creation, optimization, and deal management
Patent No. 12086841

Inventor(s): Wassim Samir Chaar (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: ALSTON BIRD LLP (Local + 10 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18322202 on 05/23/2023 (476 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system is provided for cross-platform proposal creation, optimization, and deal management. The system generates a proposal plan corresponding to a distribution of target audience across a set of delivery platforms based on an adjustment of a request parameter associated with a request. The proposal plan is executed for a first time period in a flight on a first delivery platform from the set of delivery platforms based on a plurality of client-defined requirements corresponding to the request. The proposal plan is optimized for a second time period in the flight by an in-flight re-distribution of the target audience across the set of delivery platforms. Execution of the optimized proposal plan is controlled for the second time period in the flight on the first delivery platform.

System and method for dynamic creation of product links from a web browser application
Patent No. 12086844

Inventor(s): Alexei Stoliartchouk (Kensington, CA), Baxter Box (Dallas, TX), Forrest Jordan (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): rewardStyle, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18300999 on 04/14/2023 (515 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and system is provided for facilitating affiliate link generation using a web browser application. A publisher enables the system by identifying a webpage on an affiliate web site. The system performs an initial assessment of the page to extract webpage information, which is compared to information stored in a database. If the extracted information matches stored information, a record of the webpage is displayed and an affiliate link is dynamically generated for immediate use. If the extracted information does not match stored information, a new record of the webpage is created. If the webpage contains product-specific data, a product-specific record is stored. If the webpage does not contain product-specific data, a non-product record is stored. An affiliate link is then dynamically created. The new record of the product and dynamically created affiliate link is added to the database for immediate use.

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

System and method for populating a virtual shopping cart based on video of a customer”s shopping session at a physical store
Patent No. 12086872

Inventor(s): Jonathan Christopher Hodge (Frisco, TX), Joshua E. Berry (Waco, TX), Maninder Singh Suri (Irving, TX), Matthew Raymond Magee (Waco, TX), Ranganathan Mohan (Frisco, TX), Ravi Kumar Kurva (Irving, TX), Sarath Vakacharla (Ir
Assignee(s): 7-ELEVEN, INC. (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17652069 on 02/22/2022 (931 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes a display, interface, and processor. The interface receives video from a camera located in a physical store and directed at a first physical rack. The camera captures video of the rack during a shopping session. The processor displays a first virtual rack that emulates the first physical rack and includes first and second virtual shelves. The virtual shelves include virtual items, which include graphical representations of physical items located on the physical rack. The processor displays the rack video, which depicts an event including the person interacting with the first physical rack. The processor also displays a virtual shopping cart. The processor receives information associated with the event, identifying the first virtual item. The rack video depicts that the person selected the first physical item while interacting with the first physical rack. The processor then stores the first virtual item in the virtual shopping cart.

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

Intra-oral scanning device with active delete of unwanted scanned items
Patent No. 12086950

Inventor(s): Jessica Hawkins (Richardson, TX), Justin Graham (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): D4D Technologies, LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: Scheef Stone LLP (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18463081 on 09/07/2023 (369 days app to issue)

Abstract: An intra-oral scanning device and system are augmented to provide an active delete (or filter) tool. The tool automatically detects and deletes unwanted items and artifacts capturing as the scan is being done. The technique provides a better user experience by automatically removing items the deletion of which that may otherwise be time-consuming, frustrating, or impossible for the user to delete any other way.

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

Global tone mapping with contrast enhancement and chroma boost
Patent No. 12086971

Inventor(s): Hamid R. Sheikh (Allen, TX), Ibrahim Pekkucuksen (Plano, TX), Kaimo Lin (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17586511 on 01/27/2022 (957 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processing device configured to obtain an input image and determine a cumulative distribution function (CDF) histogram from a luminance or luma (Y) channel of the input image. The at least one processing device is also configured to determine an entry CDF histogram in a CDF histogram lookup table (LUT) closest to the determined CDF histogram. The at least one processing device is further configured to apply a Y channel global tone mapping (GTM) curve to the input image based on one or more parameters assigned to the entry CDF histogram from the CDF histogram LUT.

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

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for storage analysis and management
Patent No. 12087005

Inventor(s): Anshul Kumar (Ashburn, VA), Dan Li (Tallahassee, FL), Devang Dhaka (Richmond, VA), Hemanth Bandi (Richmond, VA), Whitney Ann Gregory (Midlothian, VA)
Assignee(s): McKesson Corporation (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: Ballard Spahr LLP (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17474943 on 09/14/2021 (1092 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, and apparatuses for storage analysis and management using computer vision techniques. An imaging device may capture a series of images of a plurality of containers. The series of images may be analyzed by a classification model to determine a current capacity of each container. When the classification model determines that a current capacity of a container(s) satisfies a threshold(s), at least one remedial action may be performed.

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

Emergency signaling system
Patent No. 12087151

Inventor(s): Brian Francisco Shipley (Plano, 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: 18365401 on 08/04/2023 (403 days app to issue)

Abstract: An emergency signaling system is disclosed. The system includes a receptacle and a painting device. The painting device is covered in a paint material and stored in the receptacle. The receptacle can be used to launch the painting device onto a surface, such as a roof, in the event that a user needs to signal a search and rescue team or anyone near their present location. The painting device, upon contact with a surface, creates a painted signal. The painted signal can have different shapes according to the shape of the painting device. The painting device can include weight members or flexible frame members to facilitate opening the painting device from a closed or folded configuration to a fully open configuration once the painting device has been launched from the receptacle.

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

Smart home hazard notification system
Patent No. 12087152

Inventor(s): Brian Francisco Shipley (Plano, TX), Justin Royell Nash (Little Elm, 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: 17955274 on 09/28/2022 (713 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system includes a building that has a wall that is at least partially covered in a smart paint. The system also includes a sensor that is configured to collect sensor data regarding a condition within the building. The system additionally includes a controller that is operatively coupled to the wall and the smart paint. The controller is configured to receive the sensor data from the sensor, determine whether the condition is present based on the sensor data, and in response to determining the condition is present, cause the smart paint to provide an indication that the condition is present.

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

Traffic control system
Patent No. 12087158

Inventor(s): Bradly Jay Billman (Celina, TX), Richard Daniel Graham (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: BakerHostetler (Local + 4395 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18316451 on 05/12/2023 (487 days app to issue)

Abstract: Devices at a scene of a vehicular accident may be used to direct vehicle traffic in response to the vehicular accident. For example, a device associated with a structure at a location of the vehicular accident may analyze information about the accident scene and, based on the information, direct traffic near the accident scene.

[G08G] TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems or lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S 13/91, G01S 15/88, G01S 17/88; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems or lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S 13/93, G01S 15/93, G01S 17/93; control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, not being specific to a traffic environment G05D 1/00) [2]

Method and system for lossless value-location encoding
Patent No. 12087309

Inventor(s): Jacek Piotr Stachurski (Dallas, TX), Lorin Paul Netsch (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17856031 on 07/01/2022 (802 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of encoding samples in a digital signal is provided that includes receiving a frame of N samples of the digital signal, determining L possible distinct data values in the N samples, determining a reference data value in the L possible distinct data values and a coding order of L1 remaining possible distinct data values, wherein each of the L1 remaining possible distinct data values is mapped to a position in the coding order, decomposing the N samples into L1 coding vectors based on the coding order, wherein each coding vector identifies the locations of one of the L1 remaining possible distinct data values in the N samples, and encoding the L1 coding vectors.

[G10L] SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING [4]

Methods for adjusting row hammer refresh rates and related memory devices and systems
Patent No. 12087347

Inventor(s): Joo-Sang Lee (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Lodestar Licensing Group, LLC (Evanston, IL)
Law Firm: TraskBritt (Local + 4395 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18353776 on 07/17/2023 (421 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods of operating a memory device are disclosed. A method may include determining an amount of activity associated with at least one memory bank of a memory device. The method may further include adjusting a row hammer refresh rate for the at least one memory bank based on the amount of activity associated with the at least one memory bank. Memory devices and systems are also described.

[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)

Control gate signal for data retention in nonvolatile memory
Patent No. 12087363

Inventor(s): Abhijith Prakash (Milpitas, CA), Anubhav Khandelwal (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Dickinson Wright PLLC (7 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18109466 on 02/14/2023 (574 days app to issue)

Abstract: The nonvolatile memory includes a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells configured to store multiple data states; a word line connected to a control gate of at least one of the plurality of non-volatile memory cells; a control gate line to supply a control gate signal; a word line switch connected between the word line and the control gate line to control the potential applied to the word line from the control gate line; and a memory controller circuit. The memory controller circuit is configured to control a word line potential on the word line and a control gate potential on the control gate line and to control a state of the control gate. The memory controller circuit, when the nonvolatile memory transitions to a not-on state, is further configured to turn off the word line switch and to charge the control gate line to a charged potential.

Preventing erase disturb in NAND
Patent No. 12087371

Inventor(s): James K. Kai (Santa Clara, CA), Johann Alsmeier (San Jose, CA), Yanli Zhang (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17954937 on 09/28/2022 (713 days app to issue)

Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for preventing erase disturb in NAND. Erase voltages are applied to a source line and bit lines associated with selected memory cells, while applying an erase enable voltage to word lines connected to the selected cells. Preventing erase disturb may include raising the channel potential of unselected memory cells to a source line voltage that has a sufficiently low magnitude to not erase the unselected cells given a voltage on word lines connected to the unselected cells. The unselected cells share bit lines with the selected cells and may also share word lines. Preventing erase disturb may also include applying voltages to the select transistors that prevent the erase voltage from passing from the shared bit lines to the channels of the unselected cells. The voltages decrease from the bit lines to the unselected memory cells and may prevent GIDL generation. Current consumption is kept low.

Synchronous input buffer control using a ripple counter
Patent No. 12087394

Inventor(s): Brian W. Huber (Allen, TX), Gary L. Howe (Allen, TX), Scott E. Smith (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID)
Law Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17930655 on 09/08/2022 (733 days app to issue)

Abstract: A memory device includes a command interface configured to receive write commands from a host device. Additionally, the memory device includes an input buffer configured to buffer a strobe signal from the host device. Furthermore, the memory device includes a first ripple counter and a second ripple counter. The memory device includes command handling circuitry configured to alternatingly start the first ripple counter and the second ripple counter in response to consecutive write commands. The command handling circuitry and/or the first and second ripple counters are configured to suppress a reset of the input buffer if either the first ripple counter or the second ripple counter has not reached a threshold and is still counting.

Customizable backup and restore from nonvolatile logic array
Patent No. 12087395

Inventor(s): Steven Craig Bartling (Plano, TX), Sudhanshu Khanna (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17558847 on 12/22/2021 (993 days app to issue)

Abstract: Design and operation of a processing device is configurable to optimize wake-up time and peak power cost during restoration of a machine state from non-volatile storage. The processing device includes a plurality of non-volatile logic element arrays configured to store a machine state represented by a plurality of volatile storage elements of the processing device. A stored machine state is read out from the plurality of non-volatile logic element arrays to the plurality of volatile storage elements. During manufacturing, a number of rows and a number of bits per row in non-volatile logic element arrays are based on a target wake up time and a peak power cost. In another approach, writing data to or reading data of the plurality of non-volatile arrays can be done in parallel, sequentially, or in any combination to optimize operation characteristics.

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

Personal pandemic proximity index system and method
Patent No. 12087449

Inventor(s): Akshay Arora (Irving, TX), Albert Karam (Garland, TX), George Oliver (Southlake, TX), Manjula Julka (Plano, TX), Mansi Kukreja (Dallas, TX), Steve Miff (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Fulton Jeang PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17327259 on 05/21/2021 (1208 days app to issue)

Abstract: The personal pandemic proximity index system and method include a data ingestion pipeline configured to receive location data associated with disease-positive cases, a data processing module configured to clean and process the received data, a personal pandemic proximity module configured to determine a numerical personal pandemic proximity index value associated with an individual having an interaction at an address relative to the location data, and a graphical user interface configured to present, to a patient care team, the numerical personal pandemic proximity index value, which may include a modified workflow to limit the spread of disease.

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

Determining configuration changes in a cloud computing environment
Patent No. 12088467

Inventor(s): David Samuel Burkhalter, Jr. (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18377188 on 10/05/2023 (341 days app to issue)

Abstract: A central cloud computing account may aggregate events (e.g., configuration change events, policy change events, computing resource-based events, AWS resource policy modification events, etc.) from a plurality of non-centralized (e.g., distributed across various geographic regions, etc.) cloud computing accounts. The central cloud computing account may implement standardized and/or common formatting for configuration information (e.g., computing resource policy information, AWS resource policy information, etc.) indicated by each of the aggregated events. The standardized and/or common formatting may facilitate versioning to indicate changes to the configuration information for each of the non-centralized cloud computing accounts.

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

Electronic patient sitter management system and method for implementing
Patent No. 12088966

Inventor(s): Derek Stevan del Carpio (Corinth, TX), Matthew Cameron Clark (Frisco, TX), Sam Anthony Greco (Flower Mound, TX), Steven Gail Johnson (Highland Village, TX)
Assignee(s): CareView Communications, Inc. (Lewisville, TX)
Law Firm: Meister Seelig Fein PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17989946 on 11/18/2022 (662 days app to issue)

Abstract: An electronic sitter management system coupled to patient surveillance network having a plurality of video cameras, each camera transmitting a stream of surveillance video of a respective patient room. The sitter management system includes at least one sitter management device and a plurality of sitter devices. Each device being assigned a plurality of patient rooms and capable of receiving a plurality of streams of surveillance video for the corresponding plurality of patient rooms and simultaneously displaying a plurality of video images of the corresponding plurality of patient rooms. Each device is also capable of transmitting sitter device availability information to the sitter management device. The sitter management device being capable of recognizing a sitter device being unavailable and reassigning the plurality of patient rooms previously assigned to the unavailable device to other of the plurality of sitter devices that are available. NULL

E L E C T R I C I T Y

Angle of arrival capability in electronic devices with motion sensor fusion
Patent No. 12085661

Inventor(s): Aditya Vinod Padaki (Richardson, TX), Boon Loong Ng (Plano, TX), Hoang Viet Nguyen (Plano, TX), Neha Dawar (Plano, TX), Songwei Li (Plano, TX), Yuming Zhu (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17404911 on 08/17/2021 (1120 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes obtaining signal information based on wireless signals communicated between an electronic device and a target device. The method also includes obtaining motion information based on movement of the electronic device. The method further includes identifying first location information based on the motion information and the channel information. Additionally, the method includes identifying second location information based on the orientation of the electronic device and the AoA information. The method also includes determining whether the electronic device is in motion. The method further includes determining whether the target device is within the FoV or outside the FoV of the electronic device based in part on the first location information in response to determining that the electronic device is not in motion or the second location information in response to determining that the electronic device is in motion.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Intelligent privacy data governance system
Patent No. 12086275

Inventor(s): Tegbir Singh Harika (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Dublin, , IE)
Law Firm: Polsinelli P.C. (Local + 15 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17459332 on 08/27/2021 (1110 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for governing user privacy data may include detecting a dark data source in a data ecosystem including data sources storing user privacy data. The system may further include identifying user information from the data ecosystem according to a lineage of datasets and scanning the dark data source by executing a natural language processing engine to identify existence of and content of user privacy data in the dark data source based on the user information. The system may further include selecting a target user privacy data compliance policy from user privacy data compliance policies based on a geographical region associated with the dark data source and detecting non-compliance in protecting the user privacy data in the dark data source based on the target user privacy data compliance policy. The system may further include, in response to the non-compliance, processing the user privacy data to eliminate the non-compliance.

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

System and method for dynamically orchestrating application program interface trust
Patent No. 12086865

Inventor(s): Chooi Peng Low (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Dell Products L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: Larson Newman, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17976036 on 10/28/2022 (683 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system includes a purchase portal configured to receive a purchase order from a customer, wherein the purchase order includes a service from each of a plurality of service providers. When receipt of the purchase order is detected, a processor determines first and second ones of the service providers associated with the purchase order; and establishes a trust relationship between the first service provider and the second service provider in a context of the customer. The processor also sends a first request for a first trust artifact to the first service provider and a second request for a second trust artifact to the second service provider; receives the first trust artifact from the first service provider, receives the second trust artifact from the second service provider, sends the first trust artifact to the second service provider, and sends the second trust artifact to the first service provider.

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

Module with reversely coupled inductors and magnetic molded compound (MMC)
Patent No. 12087498

Inventor(s): Dongbin Hou (Plano, TX), Jeffrey Morroni (Parker, TX), Kenji Kawano (Nagano, , JP), Sombuddha Chakraborty (Redwood City, CA), Yuki Sato (Saitama-ken, , JP)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17405017 on 08/17/2021 (1120 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device includes a first inductor and a second inductor reversely coupled with the first inductor. The first and second inductors have overlapping windings. The device also includes a housing for the first and second inductor. The housing is filled with a magnetic molding compound.

[H01F] MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES [2]

Dielectric liners on through glass vias
Patent No. 12087623

Inventor(s): Ramakanth Alapati (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): YIELD ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, INC. (Fremont, CA)
Law Firm: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett Dunner, LLP (9 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18422346 on 01/25/2024 (229 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of improving interfacial adhesion of a copper-glass interface in a Through Glass Via (TGV) of an electronic device includes coating an internal wall of a TGV with a curable polymer material having a viscosity less than 30 Poise. The coating is cured to form a dielectric liner having a tensile strength greater than about 8 Mpa and a dielectric loss less than about 0.002. A layer of copper may then be deposited on the dielectric liner.

[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]

High aspect ratio via fill process employing selective metal deposition and structures formed by the same
Patent No. 12087626

Inventor(s): Fumitaka Amano (Yokkaichi, , JP), Kensuke Ishikawa (Yokkaichi, , JP)
Assignee(s): SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: THE MARBURY LAW GROUP PLLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17509323 on 10/25/2021 (1051 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes forming a semiconductor device, forming a combination of a connection-level dielectric layer and a connection-level metal interconnect structure over the semiconductor device, forming a line-and-via-level dielectric layer over the connection-level dielectric layer, forming an integrated line-and-via cavity through the line-and-via-level dielectric layer over the connection-level metal interconnect structure, selectively growing a conductive via structure consisting essentially of an elemental metal that is not copper from a physically exposed conductive surface located at a bottom of the via portion of the integrated line-and-via cavity without filling a line portion of the integrated line-and-via cavity, and forming a copper-based conductive line structure that includes copper at an atomic percentage that is greater than 90% in the line portion of the integrated line-and-via cavity.

High aspect ratio via fill process employing selective metal deposition and structures formed by the same
Patent No. 12087628

Inventor(s): Fumitaka Amano (Yokkaichi, , JP), Raghuveer S. Makala (Campbell, CA), Rahul Sharangpani (Fremont, CA)
Assignee(s): SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: THE MARBURY LAW GROUP PLLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17566262 on 12/30/2021 (985 days app to issue)

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a first dielectric material layer, a first metal interconnect structure embedded within the first dielectric material layer and including a first metallic material portion including a first metal, a second dielectric material layer located over the first dielectric material layer, and a second metal interconnect structure embedded within the second dielectric material layer and including an integrated line-and-via structure that includes a second metallic material portion including a second metal. A metal-semiconductor alloy portion including a first metal-semiconductor alloy of the first metal and a semiconductor material is located underneath the second metallic material portion, and contacts a top surface of the first metal interconnect structure.

Package architecture utilizing wafer to wafer bonding
Patent No. 12087656

Inventor(s): Anthony Chiu (Richardson, TX), Mihir Roy (Sachse, TX), Robert Charles Dry (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Qorvo US, Inc. (Greensboro, NC)
Law Firm: Withrow Terranova, P.L.L.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18303152 on 04/19/2023 (510 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a package architecture and a method for making the same. The disclosed package architecture includes a package carrier, a first device die and a second device die mounted on the package carrier, and a heat spreader. The first device die includes a first device body with a thickness between 5 m and 130 m, a die carrier, and an attachment section between the first device body and the die carrier, while the second device die includes a second device body. The first device body and the second device body are formed of different materials. A top surface of the die carrier of the first device die and a top surface of the second device body of the second device die are substantially coplanar. The heat spreader resides over the top surface of the die carrier and the top surface of the second device body.

QFN device having a mechanism that enables an inspectable solder joint when attached to a PWB and method of making same
Patent No. 12087673

Inventor(s): Abram Castro (Carrollton, TX), Joe Adam Garcia (Lavon, TX), Mahmud Halim Chowdhury (Plano, TX), Usman Chaudhry (Mckinney, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17983249 on 11/08/2022 (672 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing an artificial standoff to the bottom of leads on a QFN device sufficient to provide a gap that changes the fluid dynamics of solder flow and create a unique capillary effect that drives solder up the of leads of a QFN device when it is attached to a printed wiring board (PWB).

Spring bar leadframe, method and packaged electronic device with zero draft angle
Patent No. 12087674

Inventor(s): Anis Fauzi Bin Abdul Aziz (Melaka, , MY), Jin Keong Lim (Kuala Lumpur, , MY), Lee Han Meng@Eugene Lee (Kuala Lumpur, , MY), Sueann Wei Fen Lim (Melaka, , MY)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17683768 on 03/01/2022 (924 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes attaching semiconductor dies to die attach pads of first and second columns of the lead frame; enclosing the semiconductor dies of the respective columns in respective first and second package structures; trimming the lead frame to separate respective first and second lead portions of adjacent ones of the first and second columns of the lead frame; moving the first columns along a column direction relative to the second columns; and separating individual packaged electronic devices of the respective first and second columns from one another.

High voltage isolation barrier with electric overstress integrity
Patent No. 12087710

Inventor(s): Jeffrey A. West (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17730872 on 04/27/2022 (867 days app to issue)

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a multilevel metallization structure over a semiconductor layer and including a first region, a second region, a pre-metal level on the semiconductor layer, and N metallization structure levels over the pre-metal level, N being greater than 3. The electronic device also comprises an isolation component in the first region, the isolation component including a first terminal and a second terminal in different respective metallization structure levels, as well as a conductive shield between the first region and the second region in the multilevel metallization structure, the conductive shield including interconnected metal lines and trench vias in the respective metallization structure levels that at least partially encircle the first region.

Reducing back powering in I/O circuits
Patent No. 12087774

Inventor(s): Madhuresh Sinha (Mughalsarai, , IN), Subramanian Jagdish Narayan (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17489535 on 09/29/2021 (1077 days app to issue)

Abstract: In examples, an input/output (I/O) circuit comprises an input, an output, and a first transistor having a first control terminal, a first current terminal and a second current terminal, the first current terminal coupled to the input. The circuit also includes a second transistor having a second control terminal, a third current terminal and a fourth current terminal, the third current terminal coupled to ground and the fourth current terminal coupled to the second current terminal. The circuit further includes a third transistor having a third control terminal, a fifth current terminal and a sixth current terminal, the third transistor coupled between the input and the output and the third control terminal coupled to the second current terminal.

Deep trench isolation with field oxide
Patent No. 12087813

Inventor(s): Abbas Ali (Plano, TX), Eugene C. Davis (McKinney, TX), Rajni J. Aggarwal (Garland, TX), Steven J. Adler (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17462880 on 08/31/2021 (1106 days app to issue)

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a semiconductor substrate including majority carrier dopants of a first conductivity type, a semiconductor surface layer including majority carrier dopants of a second conductivity type, field oxide that extends on the semiconductor surface layer, and an isolation structure. The isolation structure includes a trench that extends through the semiconductor surface layer and into one of the semiconductor substrate and a buried layer of the semiconductor substrate, and polysilicon including majority carrier dopants of the second conductivity type, the polysilicon fills the trench to a side of the semiconductor surface layer.

Method for improving transistor performance
Patent No. 12087859

Inventor(s): Matthew John Sherbin (Dallas, TX), Saumya Gandhi (Irving, TX), Steven Kummerl (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16589951 on 10/01/2019 (1806 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method to improve transistor performance uses a wafer ([b]100[/b]) of single-crystalline semiconductor with a first zone ([b]102[/b]) of field effect transistors (FETs) and circuitry at the wafer surface, and an infrared (IR) laser with a lens for focusing the IR light to a second depth ([b]112[/b]) farther from the wafer surface than the first depth of the first zone. The focused laser beam is moved parallel to the surface across the wafer to cause local multi-photon absorption at the second depth for transforming the single-crystalline semiconductor into a second zone ([b]111[/b]) of polycrystalline semiconductor with high density of dislocations. The second zone has a height and lateral extensions, and permanently stresses the single-crystalline bulk semiconductor; the stress increases the majority carrier mobility in the channel of the FETs, improving the transistor performance.

Integrated photodetector
Patent No. 12087870

Inventor(s): Debarshi Basu (San Francisco, CA), Henry Litzmann Edwards (Garland, TX), Marco A. Gardner (Tucson, AZ), Ricky A. Jackson (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17377052 on 07/15/2021 (1153 days app to issue)

Abstract: An integrated circuit that includes a substrate, a photodiode, and a Fresnel structure. The photodiode is formed on the substrate, and it has a p-n junction. The Fresnel structure is formed above the photodiode, and it defines a focal zone that is positioned within a proximity of the p-n junction. In one aspect, the Fresnel structure may include a trench pattern that functions as a diffraction means for redirecting and concentrating incident photons to the focal zone. In another aspect, the Fresnel structure may include a wiring pattern that functions as a diffraction means for redirecting and concentrating incident photons to the focal zone. In yet another aspect, the Fresnel structure may include a transparent dielectric pattern that functions as a refractive means for redirecting and concentrating incident photons to the focal zone.

Battery charger with battery state detection
Patent No. 12087920

Inventor(s): John S. Whiting (North Richland Hills, TX), Patrick J. Clarke (St. Charles, IL)
Assignee(s): Schumacher Electric Corporation (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: McAndrews, Held Malloy, Ltd. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18214202 on 06/26/2023 (442 days app to issue)

Abstract: A battery charger and method is disclosed for detecting when a battery has a low state of health while simultaneously charging or maintaining the battery. A battery charger includes a processor; a non-transitory memory device; a power management device to receive an input power and to output a charging current; a pair of electrical conductors to electrically couple with a battery, and a display electrically coupled to the processor. The display being configured to indicate a bad battery indicator when the battery has a low state of health and whether the battery is good to start.

[H01M] PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY [2]

Broadband and low cost printed circuit board based 180 hybrid couplers on a single layer board
Patent No. 12087993

Inventor(s): Mohammad Vatankhah Varnoosfaderani (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (Claremont, NC)
Law Firm: Myers Bigel, P.A. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17790881 on 02/09/2021 (1309 days app to issue)

Abstract: A hybrid coupler includes a 90 hybrid coupler and a first quarter wavelength conductive stub. The 90 hybrid coupler includes a coupling section, a first input transmission line that is coupled to the coupling section, a second input transmission line that is coupled to the coupling section, a first output transmission line that is coupled to the coupling section and a second output transmission line that is coupled to the coupling section. The first quarter wavelength conductive stub is coupled to the second output transmission line.

[H01P] WAVEGUIDES; RESONATORS, LINES OR OTHER DEVICES OF THE WAVEGUIDE TYPE (operating at optical frequencies G02B)

Cooling system for vehicle motor drive
Patent No. 12088152

Inventor(s): Ercan Mehmet Dede (Ann Arbor, MI), Feng Zhou (South Lyon, MI)
Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Darrow Mustafa PC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17525249 on 11/12/2021 (1033 days app to issue)

Abstract: Modular cooling assemblies are provided for simultaneously cooling both a power module and a vehicle motor. Each cooling assembly may include a first cooling structure defining at least one major surface in thermal communication with the vehicle motor. A second cooling structure may be provided, defining at least one major surface in thermal communication with a power module. An interlayer structure may be provided, configured to couple the first cooling structure to the second cooling structure. The first cooling structure, the second cooling structure, and the interlayer structure are positioned in a stacked arrangement and configured to provide a flow of coolant fluid from a fluid inlet defined in first cooling structure, through the interlayer structure, and to at least one heat sink feature of the second cooling structure. The coolant fluid is then directed through a fluid outlet defined in the second cooling structure.

[H02K] DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H 53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power H02M 9/00)

Current regulator system
Patent No. 12088184

Inventor(s): Erich-Johann Bayer (Freising, , DE), Ivan Shumkov (Freising, , DE), Ruediger Ganz (Freising, , DE)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18143808 on 05/05/2023 (494 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example of a power supply system includes a switching voltage regulator comprising at least one switch configured to conduct an input current to generate an output voltage responsive to a switching signal and based on an input voltage. The system also includes a current regulator configured to generate a current sample voltage based on an amplitude of the input current relative to a reference current defining a maximum average amplitude setpoint of the input current to set a switching time defining a switching period of the at least one switch. The system also includes a switch controller configured to provide the switching signal to control the at least one switch based on an amplitude of the output voltage relative to a reference voltage and based on the switching time.

[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]

Single inductor buck-boost converter with auxiliary capacitor
Patent No. 12088202

Inventor(s): Johann Erich Bayer (Freising, , DE), Rdiger Ganz (Freising, , DE), Stefan Alexander Reithmaier (Vilsheim, , DE)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17462101 on 08/31/2021 (1106 days app to issue)

Abstract: A buck-boost converter includes a voltage input terminal, a voltage output terminal, a first switch, a second switch, an inductor, a third switch, and an auxiliary capacitor. The first switch includes a first terminal coupled to the voltage input terminal, and a second terminal. The second switch includes a first terminal coupled to the voltage output terminal, and a second terminal. The inductor is coupled between the second terminal of the first switch and the second terminal of the second switch. The third switch includes a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the second switch, and a second terminal. The auxiliary capacitor is coupled to the second terminal of the third switch.

Cable management system
Patent No. 12088242

Inventor(s): Daniel William Carey (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TECSI Solar, Inc. (Austin, TX)
Law Firm: Armstrong Teasdale LLP (7 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18373049 on 09/26/2023 (350 days app to issue)

Abstract: A cable management system for managing cables associated with an array of solar modules includes a body having an interior surface extending vertically, a lower flange extending directly from the interior surface of the body, and a cable management flange extending directly from the interior surface of the body above the lower flange. The cable management flange and the lower flange define a cable cavity therebetween for retaining at least one cable. Distal ends of the lower flange and the cable management flange define an opening for inserting the at least one cable into the cable cavity. The cable management flange is arranged to engage the at least one cable and secure the at least one cable in the cable cavity. The cable management flange is flexible to accept and retain the at least one cable.

[H02S] Generation of electric power by conversion of infra-red radiation, visible light or ultraviolet light, e.g. using photovoltaic [PV] modules (solar heat collectors F24J 2/00; obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H 1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H01L 31/00; thermoelectric devices H01L 35/00; pyroelectric devices H01L 37/00; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H01L 51/42) [2014.01]

Temperature sensors
Patent No. 12088286

Inventor(s): Chengxi Liu (Austin, TX), Roy Alan Hastings (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17364206 on 06/30/2021 (1168 days app to issue)

Abstract: In examples, a circuit comprises a first current source coupled to a voltage source node. The circuit comprises a resistor having a first resistor terminal and a second resistor terminal, where the first resistor terminal is coupled to the first current source. The circuit comprises a bipolar transistor having a base, a collector, and an emitter, with the base coupled to the first resistor terminal, the emitter coupled to the second resistor terminal, and the collector coupled to the voltage source node. The circuit comprises a second current source coupled to the emitter and the second resistor terminal, with the second current source coupled to a ground node. The circuit comprises a Schmitt trigger having an input coupled to the emitter, the second resistor terminal, and the second current source.

[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]

Soft handover in a coupled dual-oscillator system
Patent No. 12088289

Inventor(s): Qunying Li (Allen, TX), Shanmuganand Chellamuthu (Richardson, TX), Vikram Joseph Mani (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17350727 on 06/17/2021 (1181 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system includes a sensor integrated circuit (IC), including a driver adapted to be coupled to an oscillator, the driver including first and second transistors. The sensor IC includes an amplitude control amplifier coupled to the first transistor. The sensor IC also includes a common mode control amplifier coupled to the second transistor. The sensor IC includes a handover control circuit coupled to the amplitude control amplifier and configured to hand off an operation from the sensor IC to a different sensor IC, the handover control circuit including a resistor network coupled to a switch network.

Data bus signal conditioner and level shifter
Patent No. 12088293

Inventor(s): Bharath Kumar Singareddy (Bangalore, , IN), Mayank Garg (Ambala, , IN), Soumi Paul (New Delhi, , IN), Suzanne Mary Vining (Plano, TX), Win Naing Maung (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17700045 on 03/21/2022 (904 days app to issue)

Abstract: A circuit includes signal conditioner circuitry, level shifter circuitry, and state detector and controller circuitry coupled between the signal conditioner circuitry and the level shifter circuitry. The state detector and controller circuitry includes receiver circuitry and a finite state machine coupled to the receiver circuitry. The finite state machine is configured to detect a first data rate from signals, control operation of the signal conditioner circuitry responsive to detecting the first data rate, and control operation of the level shifter circuitry during a second data rate.

Clock distribution with transimpedance amplifier and biquad filter
Patent No. 12088299

Inventor(s): Hesam Aslan (San Jose, CA), Ramsin Ziazadeh (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18059599 on 11/29/2022 (651 days app to issue)

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) includes a voltage-to-current converter circuit having a first voltage terminal, a second voltage terminal, a first current terminal, and a second current terminal. A transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and biquad filter circuit has a first TIA and biquad filter input coupled to the first current terminal and has a second TIA and biquad filter input coupled to the second current terminal. The transimpedance amplifier includes cross-coupled transistors configured to use positive feedback.

Broadband architectures for radio frequency front-ends
Patent No. 12088330

Inventor(s): Lup Meng Loh (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Irvine, CA)
Law Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson Bear, LLP (9 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18241054 on 08/31/2023 (376 days app to issue)

Abstract: The radio frequency front-end systems herein include modules having bandwidth controllable components, such as amplifier and filters. By implementing the modules with bandwidth control, the same module can be used for operation of multiple frequency bands including a first frequency band and a second frequency band. Thus, when implementing features such as carrier aggregation, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), and/or sounding resource signaling (SRS) for supporting the multiple frequency bands, the total number of modules used can be reduced and/or additional feature support can be provided compared to an implementation in which each module supports a single frequency band.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Method and apparatus for learning-based channel matrix prediction
Patent No. 12088369

Inventor(s): Mohamed Mahmoud (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (, , KR)
Law Firm: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18091641 on 12/30/2022 (620 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided in which channel matrices at time slots are estimated using reference signals received from a base station (BS) at the time slots. A sequence of channel matrices at future time slots are estimated using the estimated channel matrices as input to a neural network (NN) trained based on known sets of past and future channel matrices. A parameter is determined using at least one channel matrix from the sequence of channel matrices.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Mechanisms for reduced density CSI-RS
Patent No. 12088381

Inventor(s): Robert Mark Harrison (Grapevine, TX)
Assignee(s): TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) (Stockholm, , SE)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18176110 on 02/28/2023 (560 days app to issue)

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a network node of transmitting channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) comprises: transmitting, to the wireless device, an indication of the subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS; and transmitting CSI-RS on the indicated subset of PRBs. According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless device of receiving CSI-RS comprises: receiving an indication of a subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS associated with an antenna port; and receiving CSI-RS on the indicated subset of PRBs. In some embodiments, the indication of the subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS comprises a density value and a comb offset.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Cross-platform programmable network communication
Patent No. 12088451

Inventor(s): Alan Gatherer (Dallas, TX), Chaitali Sengupta (Richardson, TX), Sudipta Sen (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Cirrus360 LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: McDermott Will Emery LLP (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18330235 on 06/06/2023 (462 days app to issue)

Abstract: Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for cross-platform programmable network communication. The method includes receiving, at a network toolchain, instructions for network hardware of a radio access network (RAN), the instructions comprising a domain specific language for the RAN. The method also includes determining through the network toolchain an architectural model for the network hardware, the architectural model comprising network patterns of the network hardware. The method also includes generating, by the network toolchain, translated instructions based on the instructions, the translated instructions comprising a configuration and control layer (CCL) code. The method also includes sending the CCL code to the network hardware. The method also includes executing the CCL code by the network hardware. The method also includes causing the network hardware to perform a network function based on execution of the CCL code.

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

System and method for monitoring hardware and services
Patent No. 12088455

Inventor(s): Arthur Martin Holbrook (Carrollton, TX), Mohamed Safir Salihu (Coppell, TX), Purnendu Mishra (Frisco, TX), Wayne Thomas McHugh (Little Elm, TX)
Assignee(s): Ganart Technologies, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17007202 on 08/31/2020 (1471 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for enabling users to register to use external financial services comprises a central office comprising an operating platform including a communication interface and a user database having a plurality of records for individual users; wherein the central office communicates via the communication interface with a plurality of remote formless, self-service registration stations; whereby a registration station scans an identification card with a card scanner, photographs the user to create a verification image and records a biometric parameter unique to the user, whereupon the registration station transmits an image of the identification card, the biometric parameter and the verification image to the central office; wherein the operating platform translates text from the identification card and creates a record for the user and wherein the operating platform uses the translated text to populate fields in the user record and retrieves and displays the record to an administrator for review.

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

Predictive scoring based on key performance indicators in telecommunications system
Patent No. 12088474

Inventor(s): Surya Kumar Kovvali (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING COMPANY, INC. (Westford, MA)
Law Firm: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16962802 on 07/12/2019 (1887 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes: receiving protocol event data from a plurality of probes within the telecommunication system; determining a most probable cause of a call event from the protocol event data; applying the most probable cause to a trained machine learning algorithm that includes the most probable cause as its input and a telecommunication system score as its output; and in response to an output score from the trained machine learning algorithm, performing a corrective action for a plurality of network users that are expected to be affected by the most probable cause.

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

System and method for predicting anomalous requests and preventing anomalous interactions in a network
Patent No. 12088477

Inventor(s): Nathan Alexander Dalpini (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18469952 on 09/19/2023 (357 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for predicting an anomalous request comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor is configured to generate a first set of data objects associated with a first user profile. The processor is configured to compare the first set of the data objects to approved data and audit data to generate a second set of data objects with a set of anomalous data indicators for the first user profile. The processor is further configured to process the second set of the data objects through an anomaly learning model to determine a predictive degree of approval associated with the user profile. The processor is further configured to determine to how to process the user profile based on the predictive degree of approval. The processor is further configured to assign a profile indicator to the user profile.

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

Resource allocating and scheduling for a network
Patent No. 12088505

Inventor(s): Kushal Gupta (Coppell, TX), Mukul Jindal (Roanoke, TX), Onutase Dehenre (Frisco, TX), Stephen Patrick Kinch (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): 7-ELEVEN, INC. (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18056888 on 11/18/2022 (662 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device configured to receive a resource reservation request that identifies a user and a resource. The device is further configured to generate a resource allocation that includes an association between the user, location information for the resource, a resource identifier for the resource, and a token value. The device is further configured to associate the resource allocation with a time interval indicating a deadline for using the resource allocation. The device is further configured to receive a reservation verification request from a network device. The device is further configured to determine the location information for the network device is within a predetermined distance from the location information for the resource, to determine the resource identifier matches the resource identifier for the resource, and to determine a current time is within the time interval. The device is further configured to generate resource allocation instructions authorizing access to the resource.

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

Systems and methods for edge device discovery
Patent No. 12088548

Inventor(s): Mahesh Chapalamadugu (Plano, TX), Raghuram Parvataneni (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18057077 on 11/18/2022 (662 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system may receive registration information regarding a user equipment (UE). The system may determine a UE usage type for the UE from a plurality of UE usage types. The plurality of UE usage types includes a first UE usage type associated with accessing first services using a cloud domain name system (DNS) and a second UE usage type associated with accessing second services using an edge DNS. The system may receive a notification indicating that the UE is requesting access to a service and identify an edge device for providing access to the service. The system may obtain information identifying the UE usage type of the UE based on UE identification information of the UE. The system may provide, to the UE, DNS information regarding using the cloud DNS or the edge DNS to obtain a network address of the edge device.

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

Track activities of components in endpoints having secure memory devices via identity validation
Patent No. 12088581

Inventor(s): Jeffrey Charles Shiner (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID)
Law Firm: Greenberg Traurig (27 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17745699 on 05/16/2022 (848 days app to issue)

Abstract: A security server to validate identity data of computing devices having secure memory devices and track activities of components in the computing devices. The server system is configured to store data representative of a unique device secret sealed in the memory device. The server system can generate a first cryptographic key independently from the memory device generating a second cryptographic key. The memory device uses the second cryptographic key to generate identity data including a message and a verification code generated via cryptographic operations combining the message and the second cryptographic key. The server system can use the first cryptographic key to determine whether the verification code is valid for the message. If so, the security server can generate an activity record associating the activity of the computing device with identifications of respective components of the computing device confirmed via validation of the identity data.

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

Systems and methods for secure data access control
Patent No. 12088596

Inventor(s): Sebastian Smith (Plano, TX), Suresh Pandey (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18316487 on 05/12/2023 (487 days app to issue)

Abstract: A computer system for secure data access control, according to some examples, may perform operations including: receiving first data from a first client associated with a first user; using a first data access agent to store the first data in a first data store, the first data access agent having access to the first data store and not having access to a second data store; receiving second data from a second client associated with a second user; and using a second data access agent to store the second data in the second data store, the second data access agent having access to the second data store and not having access to the first data store.

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

Centralized management of containerized applications deployed on distributed gateways
Patent No. 12088668

Inventor(s): Abdul Basit (Haroon Abad., , PK), Emmanuel Petit (Chevreuse, , FR), Farrukh Arshad (Lahore, , PK)
Assignee(s): Siemens Industry Software Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17297686 on 08/23/2019 (1845 days app to issue)

Abstract: This application discloses a server to transmit an embedded application to a remote gateway device. The embedded application, when executed, prompts the remote gateway device to generate application messages including information associated with the execution of the embedded application by the remote gateway device. The server is configured to track the execution of the embedded application in the remote gateway device to determine operational states of the embedded application based, at least in part, on the application messages received from the remote gateway device. The server is configured to generate a parameter message for transmission to the remote gateway device based, at least in part, on the operational states of the embedded application deployed in the remote gateway device. The parameter message is configured to prompt the remote gateway device to transmit an application parameter associated with the execution of the embedded application.

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

Modifiable client-side encrypted data in the cloud
Patent No. 12088693

Inventor(s): Roy Douglas Hopkins (Worthing, , GB)
Assignee(s): Skyhigh Security LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Byrne Poh LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17351706 on 06/18/2021 (1180 days app to issue)

Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for a system that can be configured to receive a notification that a client device is requesting, to modify original data associated with an online application, wherein the original data is stored in encrypted format in a cloud; decrypt the original data using a first client encryption key; store the decrypted data in a location accessible by the online application; enable editing capability of the decrypted data; receive a notification that the client device is finished modifying the data in decrypted format; determine whether the original data in decrypted format was modified; encrypt, based on a determination that the original data was modified, the modified data using a second client encryption key; and upload the modified data in encrypted format to the cloud.

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

Systems and methods for AI/machine learning-based blockchain validation and remediation
Patent No. 12088717

Inventor(s): Abdul Raheem (Irving, TX), Ahmed A. Khan (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17509479 on 10/25/2021 (1051 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system described herein may utilize artificial intelligence/machine learning (”AI/ML”) or other suitable techniques to automatically identify blocks added to or proposed to be added to a blockchain, with conflicting and/or otherwise incompatible information, and to automatically remediate the blockchain based on the identified conflict and/or incompatibility. The model may associate different types of conflicts and/or incompatibilities with different types of remedial measures. The remedial measures may include the rejection of a proposed block, recording a new block that takes precedence or priority over a previously recorded block, or other suitable remedial measures.

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

System for dynamically tracking resources using non-fungible tokens
Patent No. 12088720

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for dynamically tracking resources using non-fungible tokens. The present invention is configured to electronically receive, over a distributed computing network from a computing device of a user, a request for a non-fungible token (NFT) for a resource, wherein the resource is a physical object; initiate a non-fungible token (NFT) generator on the resource in response to receiving the request; extract resource information from the resource; generate, using the NFT generator, the NFT, wherein the NFT comprises at least the resource information; and record the NFT for the resource on a distributed ledger.

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

Methods and systems for encoding pictures associated with video data
Patent No. 12088811

Inventor(s): Manoj Koul (Allen, TX), Naveen Srinivasamurthy (Karnataka, , IN), Soyeb Nagori (Karnataka, , IN)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17093671 on 11/10/2020 (1400 days app to issue)

Abstract: Several methods and systems for encoding pictures associated with video data are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes determining by a processing module, whether a picture is to be encoded based on at least one of a skip assessment associated with the picture and an encoding status of a pre-selected number of pictures preceding the picture in an encoding sequence. The method further includes encoding by the processing module, a plurality of rows of video data associated with the picture upon determining that the picture is to be encoded, wherein the plurality of rows are encoded based on a pre-selected maximum encoded picture size.

[H04N] PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]

Method for deriving a motion vector
Patent No. 12088843

Inventor(s): Christopher A. Segall (Camas, WA)
Assignee(s): Velos Media, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18371014 on 09/21/2023 (355 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for decoding video includes creating a first list of motion vectors from at least one neighboring block in a current frame of the video and creating a second list of motion vectors from at least one previous block in a temporally earlier frame of the video. A third list of motion vectors is created based upon the first list and the second list. Based upon receiving a motion vector competition control parameter selecting one of the motion vectors from the third list, wherein the second list of motion vectors is further based upon a flooring function.

[H04N] PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]

System and method for converting adaptive stream to downloadable media
Patent No. 12088859

Inventor(s): Bradley Reitmeyer (Allen, TX), Christopher Joel Ribble (Garland, TX), Paul Martel (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): RESI MEDIA LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Schwegman Lundberg Woessner, P.A. (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18357032 on 07/21/2023 (417 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for converting an adaptive media stream to downloadable media includes at least one network interface, at least one memory, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive, from a requesting device, a request for converting at least a portion of a media stream into a downloadable multimedia container, initialize a plurality of worker threads, retrieve, via one of the plurality of worker threads, a segment of the media stream from a storage location, concatenate, via the one of the plurality of worker threads, the retrieved segment into a multimedia container, determine that each segment of the media stream associated with the at least a portion of the media stream is included in the multimedia container, and transmit, via the at least one network interface, the multimedia container to the requesting device.

[H04N] PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]

Apparatus and method for gathering analytics
Patent No. 12088867

Inventor(s): Christian Briggs (Austin, TX), David M. Burrows (Dallas, TX), James Kersbergen (Irving, TX), Ken Kopilevich (Novato, CA), Robert Eugene Smith (Austin, TX), Robert K. Spitz (Amherst, NH), Ryan Scott (Waxahachie, TX), S
Assignee(s): AiBUY Holdco, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: COOLEY LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17195284 on 03/08/2021 (1282 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for gathering analytics. In an embodiment, a method includes monitoring interactions of multiple users related to at least one of: multiple base content and multiple supplemental content. The supplemental content is associated with one or more products or services identified in the base content. The method also includes obtaining interaction information associated with the interactions. The method also includes selecting specified supplemental content to present to a specified user based on (i) the interaction information and (ii) specified base content presented to the specified user. The method also includes sending the specified base content and the specified supplemental content to an endpoint associated with the specified user.

[H04N] PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]

Construction of environment views from selectively determined environment images
Patent No. 12088967

Inventor(s): Mehdi Hamadou (Erlangen, , DE)
Assignee(s): Siemens Industry Software Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17398179 on 08/10/2021 (1127 days app to issue)

Abstract: A computing system may include a client device and a server. The client device may be configured to access a stream of image frames that depict an environment, determine, from the stream of image frames, environment images that satisfy selection criteria, and transmit the environment images to the server. The server may be configured to receive the environment images from the client device, construct a spatial view of the environment based on position data included with the environment images, and navigate the spatial view, including by receiving a movement direction and progressing from a current environment image depicted for the spatial view to a next environment image based on the movement direction.

[H04N] PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION [4]

Systems and methods for preventing service interruption when troubleshooting a passive optical network
Patent No. 12088977

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: 17808731 on 06/24/2022 (809 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device may comprise a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may comprise a plurality of slots configured to receive a plurality of fiber optic cables. Each fiber optic cable may be received in a respective slot of the plurality of slots. The second portion may comprise a plurality of protruding members configured to bend the plurality of fiber optic cables, received in the first portion, to cause the plurality of fiber optic cables to emit light. The second portion may further comprise the light detection unit. The light detection unit may be configured to determine whether light emitted by a fiber optic cable is detected; and provide an indication regarding a port of the plurality of ports based on determining that the light, emitted by the fiber optic cable, is detected. The fiber optic cable may be connected to the port.

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

Virtual subscriber identification module and virtual smart card
Patent No. 12089049

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus to authenticate an endpoint having a secure memory device. For example, a card profile can be selected, configured, and/or stored into the secure memory device based on endpoint identity data representative of a component configuration of the endpoint, including the device identity representative of the memory device and other components. The card profile can be used by the endpoint to emulate a physical smart card and can be viewed a virtual smart card, such as a virtual subscriber identification module (SIM) card for accessing a cellular connection.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for PDCCH reliability enhancements
Patent No. 12089080

Inventor(s): Hongbo Si (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17653268 on 03/02/2022 (923 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) reliability enhancements. A method includes receiving first information for a number of N1 search space sets. For each of the N search space sets, the first information includes: an index, wherein search space sets are indexed in an ascending order of respective indexes, a periodicity, wherein the periodicity is same for all of the N search space sets, and an indication that the N search space sets are linked for receptions of PDCCHs, wherein the PDCCHs provide identical information. The method further includes determining a number of N PDCCH reception occasions in M1 slots within a period according to the periodicity. A n-th PDCCH reception occasion from the N PDCCH reception occasions is according to a n-th search space set from the N search space sets. The method further includes receiving N PDCCHs in the N PDCCH reception occasions.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Handover for closed access group
Patent No. 12089093

Inventor(s): Jayshree Bharatia (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Ofinno, LLC (Reston, VA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17967543 on 10/17/2022 (694 days app to issue)

Abstract: A first base station receives, from a second base station, a next generation radio access network (NG-RAN) configuration update message including a neighbor information evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) information element (IE), a served cells new radio (NR) to add IE, a slice identifier of a first network slice supported by a cell of the second base station, and a second served cell information NR IE indicating that the cell of the second base station is in a second closed access group (CAG). The first base station sends, to the second base station, an NG-RAN configuration update acknowledge message including a first served cell information NR IE indicating that a cell of the first base station is in a first CAG. The first base station sends, to the second base station, a handover request message to the cell of the second base station.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Geolocationing system and method for use of same
Patent No. 12089114

Inventor(s): Raymond S. Horton (McKinney, TX), Thomas R. Miller (Plano, TX), Vanessa Ogle (Fairview, TX), William C. Fang (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Enseo, LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Griggs Bergen LLP (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17516944 on 11/02/2021 (1043 days app to issue)

Abstract: A geolocationing system and method for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, such as a hospitality environment or educational environment, are presented. In one embodiment of the geolocationing system, a vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices is provided. Each gateway device includes a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location within the multi-space environment. Each gateway device includes a wireless transceiver that receives a beacon signal from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device. The gateway devices, in turn, send gateway signals to a server, which determines estimated location of the wireless-enabled personal locator device with time of arrival modeling.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Controlling mobile device calls, text messages and data usage while operating a motor vehicle
Patent No. 12089136

Inventor(s): Andrew Silver (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): TANGO NETWORKS, INC. (Frisco, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18169172 on 02/14/2023 (574 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method of regulating mobile device communications while operating a motor vehicle. One example method may include determining a speed event indicating that a speed of the motor vehicle has performed at least one of exceeded a first threshold above which mobile device usage restriction policies are invoked and fallen below a second threshold allowing the mobile device restriction policies to be removed. The first threshold may be equal to or greater than the second threshold. As a result of obtaining the speed event, the method may also provide transmitting the speed event to a remote edge gateway server located remotely from the motor vehicle, which stores the speed event for reference purposes when determining a policy for routing a particular mobile device call, text message and/or mobile data session.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Methods and apparatus for efficient wakeup of wireless device
Patent No. 12089155

Inventor(s): Asaf Even-Chen (Rehobot, , IL), Avi Baum (Giva”t Shmuel, , IL), Oran Naftali (Petah Tikvah, , IL), Yuval Jakira (Tel Aviv, , IL)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18470690 on 09/20/2023 (356 days app to issue)

Abstract: A controller is arranged to: receive a first decoded beacon frame which includes a first indication of a first data transmission; receive a second decoded beacon frame which includes a second indication of a second data transmission; compare the first and second decoded beacon frames to determine common bytes in the first and second decoded beacon frames; determine an expected time of receiving the common bytes in a third beacon frame; control a device to enter into a low power mode; and control the device to wake up from the low power mode at a time to receive and decode at least a portion of the third beacon frame, in which the time to wake up is based on the expected time to receive the common bytes instead of based on an expected time to receive a preamble at a start of the third beacon frame.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Apparatus and method for N1-N2 bitmap generation for cellular communication system
Patent No. 12089170

Inventor(s): Ahmed Atef Ibrahim Ibrahim (Plano, TX), Hao Chen (Plano, TX), Shiyang Leng (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17693205 on 03/11/2022 (914 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses in a wireless communication system. A base station (BS) includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor regulates a transmit power in a direction of an earth station or a predefined receiver by: calculating a power flux density for the BS to the earth station or the predefined receiver; calculating an equivalent antenna gain for other base stations; calculating a directional power back-off level for the other base stations with respect to the earth station or the predefined receiver; generating a restricted precoding matrix indicator based on the calculated directional power back-off level; generating an N1-N2 bitmap for the BS; and applying the N1-N2 bitmap for signal transmission to at least one UE. The N1-N2 bitmap is generated based on: physical parameters of the earth station of the predefined receiver; physical parameters of the BS; an operator input metric; or restricted precoding matrix indicator.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Method and apparatus for uplink reference signal-based beam management
Patent No. 12089195

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: 17301155 on 03/26/2021 (1264 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for UL reference signal-based beam management. A method of operating a UE includes receiving configuration information for UL reference signals for beam management, source reference signals for spatial relation, and a beam report; receiving the source reference signals; and measuring a signal quality metric for the source reference signals for spatial relation. The method further includes transmitting a beam report based on measured signal quality metric and receiving, in response to the beam report, updated configuration information for the UL reference signals for beam management. The method further includes determining a time for update of the UL reference signals for beam management and transmitting the UL reference signals for beam management based on the updated configuration information at the determined time.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Methods and apparatuses for uplink transmission management
Patent No. 12089235

Inventor(s): Chia-Hao Yu (Taipei, , TW), Yu-Hsin Cheng (Taipei, , TW)
Assignee(s): Hannibal IP LLC (Frisco, TX)
Law Firm: Cole Schotz, P.C. (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18136455 on 04/19/2023 (510 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method, performed by a User Equipment (UE), for Uplink (UL) transmission management includes the UE determining a default spatial domain transmission filter for an UL resource according to at least one Quasi Co-Location (QCL) parameter of a Control Resource Set (CORESET) after determining that the UL resource is not configured with a spatial domain transmission filter and a pathloss reference Reference Signal (RS) resource, and transmitting the UL resource by applying the default spatial domain transmission filter.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Beam indication channel in a multi-beam system
Patent No. 12089237

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for beam indication channel in a multi-beam system. A method of operating a user equipment includes receiving configuration information for one or more transmission configuration indication (TCI) states, associated TCI state identifiers (IDs), and a channel conveying one or more TCI state IDs and receiving the channel conveying the one or more TCI state IDs. The method also includes determining, based on the one or more TCI state IDs, one or more spatial domain filters for at least one of reception of downlink channels and transmission of uplink channels and determining a time for applying the one or more spatial domain filters. Additionally, the method includes at least one of: receiving, starting at the determined time, the downlink channels using the one or more spatial domain filters; and transmitting, starting at the determined time, the uplink channels using the one or more spatial domain filters.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for NR V2X resource selection
Patent No. 12089247

Inventor(s): Chao He (Allen, TX), Li Guo (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17304008 on 06/11/2021 (1187 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises: receiving, from a second UE via a sidelink, signals including information to select resources for at least one of aperiodic traffic or periodic traffic; decoding sidelink control information (SCI) from the information included in the signals; performing, over a sensing window, a signal measurement of the received signals; identifying a resource selection window based on a latency requirement; reserving the resources for the at least one of aperiodic traffic or periodic traffic in a frequency domain and a time domain based on the decoded SCI and a result of the signal measurement, the resources being identified within a resource selection window; and transmitting, to the second UE via the sidelink, the at least one of aperiodic traffic or periodic traffic using the reserved resources.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for determining radio network temporary identifier in two-step random access procedure
Patent No. 12089259

Inventor(s): Robert Mark Harrison (Grapevine, TX)
Assignee(s): TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) (Stockholm, , SE)
Law Firm: Murphy, Bilak Homiller, PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17439985 on 03/26/2020 (1629 days app to issue)

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for determining radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) in a two-step random access procedure. A method of a terminal device, comprising: determining a request message for random access, wherein the request message comprises a preamble and a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, message and the PUSCH message is determined based on a first radio network temporary identity, RNTI; transmitting the request message; and obtaining a response message for random access based on a second RNTI, wherein the first RNTI and the second RNTI are the same or different.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Perovskite material photovoltaic device and method for assembly
Patent No. 12089425

Inventor(s): Michael Holland (Lancaster, TX)
Assignee(s): CubicPV Inc. (Bedford, MA)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18298771 on 04/11/2023 (518 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a photovoltaic device. The method comprises fabricating a first photovoltaic device portion with a first photoactive layer having a first face comprising a first perovskite precursor material; fabricating a second photovoltaic device portion with a second photoactive layer having a second face comprising a second perovskite material or a second perovskite precursor material; arranging the first photovoltaic device portion and the second photovoltaic device portion such that the first face is in contact with the second face; and compressing the first photovoltaic device portion and the second photovoltaic device portion at a pressure sufficient to fuse the first perovskite precursor material to the second perovskite material or the second perovskite precursor material. NULL

Multi-junction perovskite material devices
Patent No. 12089485

Inventor(s): Michael D. Irwin (Dallas, TX), Vivek V. Dhas (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): CubicPV Inc. (Bedford, MA)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17325597 on 05/20/2021 (1209 days app to issue)

Abstract: Photovoltaic devices such as solar cells, hybrid solar cell-batteries, and other such devices may include an active layer disposed between two electrodes, the active layer having perovskite material and other material such as mesoporous material, interfacial layers, thin-coat interfacial layers, and combinations thereof. The perovskite material may be photoactive. The perovskite material may be disposed between two or more other materials in the photovoltaic device. Inclusion of these materials in various arrangements within an active layer of a photovoltaic device may improve device performance. Other materials may be included to further improve device performance, such as, for example: additional perovskites, and additional interfacial layers.

[H01G] CAPACITORS; CAPACITORS, RECTIFIERS, DETECTORS, SWITCHING DEVICES, LIGHT-SENSITIVE OR TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DEVICES OF THE ELECTROLYTIC TYPE (selection of specified materials as dielectric H01B 3/00; capacitors with potential-jump or surface barrier H01L 29/00)

DESIGN PATENTS

Container
Patent No. D1041311

Inventor(s): Nicholas James Caporin (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. (Frisco, TX)
Law Firm: Pizarro Allen PC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29839475 on 05/20/2022 (844 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Bottle
Patent No. D1041320

Inventor(s): Sarah Jahnke (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Homecourt Inc. (Santa Monica, CA)
Law Firm: Young Basile Hanlon MacFarlane, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29883223 on 01/25/2023 (594 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Stirrup belt clasp
Patent No. D1041352

Inventor(s): Elizabeth Milaitis (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Dunlap Bennett Ludwig, PLLC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29864176 on 05/12/2022 (852 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Motivational poster
Patent No. D1041556

Inventor(s): Rebecca Hadley (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Goldstein Law Offices, P.C. (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29854877 on 09/28/2022 (713 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Motivational poster
Patent No. D1041557

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Model vehicle chassis
Patent No. D1041586

Inventor(s): Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Casey Christen Jens Christensen (McKinney, TX), Jory Sprowl (Honey Grove, TX), Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Skylar Hagler (Anna, TX)
Assignee(s): TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29847683 on 07/27/2022 (776 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

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