Beyond University of North Texas, other organizations with notable patents granted this week include:

AT&T’s using deep learning models to obfuscate and optimize communications
Bank of America’s using machine learning to detect QRLjacking to prevent multichannel phishing on applications or IOT devices
BNSF Railway’s using generative artificial intelligence with agile project management
Capital One’s non-fungible token (NFT) vehicle information
Dell Products’ adaptable telemetry in zero-trust computing environments
Halliburton’s remotely activated multi-cycle wellbore cleaning tool
Healthline Media’s interactive user interface and optimized health plan ranking
JPMorgan Chase’s smart subscription to cloud-based services
KPS Global’s open-walled, temperature-controlled environment
Mastercard’s predictive modeling of clearing messages
Oracle’s future transaction processing
PES Innovations’ ophthalmic system for imaging the interior of an eye
Postmodern Media’s systems for an AI language model-enabled interactive narrative engine
TRETE’s data retrieval and validation for private credit asset onboarding
USAA’s 3D printing system printing a part that complies with a certification standard
Verizon’s cross-blockchain access and orchestration
Wing Aviation’s UAV autoloader

Dallas Invents is a 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 indicate future economic growth, 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 May 12, 2026 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (19100)

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

NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION

A: Human Necessities 11
B: Performing Operations; Transporting 15
C: Chemistry; Metallurgy 2
E: Fixed Constructions 4
F: Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons; Blasting 2
G: Physics 50
H: Electricity 43

DESIGN: 7

TOP ASSIGNEES (NO. OF PATENTS)

Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas) 12
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. (Plano) 7
Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC) 6
Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (Richardson) 5
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) 5
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) 4
Apogee 5G Global LLC (Plano) 3
AT&T Intellectual Property I L.P. (Atlanta, GA) 3
Dell Products L.P. (Round Rock) 3

UNASSIGNED 13

TOP INVENTORS (NO. OF PATENTS)

Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN) 3
Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney) 2
Abhijeet Ashok Chachad (Plano) 2
Ahmed Atef Ibrahim Ibrahim (Plano) 2
Boon Loong Ng (Plano) 2
David Matthew Thompson (Dallas) 2
Elvis Nyamwange (Little Elm) 2
Emerando M. Delos Reyes (Pleasant Hill, CA) 2
Girish S. Dhoble (Toronto, Canada) 2
Jerry Steben (Fort Worth) 2

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UTILITY PATENTS

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

Bed bug control composition and process of preparing the same
Patent No. 12622433

Inventor(s): Baburaj Lakshmi Kanthan (Chennai, , IN), Chinaga Suresh Kumar (Cuddalore, , IN), Govindasamy Jayabal (Cuddalore, , IN), Kathiresan Sadhasivam (Cuddalore, , IN), Kothapalli Narasimha Rao (Arlington, TX), Ponnusamy Manimaran (Cuddalore, , IN), Radhakrishnan Ramamurthi (Cuddalore, , IN), Sambamoorthy Balaji (Cuddalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): COROMANDEL INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Secunderabad, , IN)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17621493 on 06/22/2020 (2150 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present invention provides a bed bug control composition comprising an azadirachtin extracted from neem seed kernels with a minimum purity 40% but not limited to the same, mixture of plant extracts and additives. The present invention provides a composition comprising azadirachtin, geraniol oil, citronella oil, Cedar wood oil, clove oil, rosemary oil, thyme oil and others. The present invention further provides a process for preparation of bed bug 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)

Cooking system and heat exchanger with combustion chamber
Patent No. 12622436

Inventor(s): Souhel Khanania (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18446250 on 08/08/2023 (1008 days app to issue)

Abstract: A heat exchanger for a cooking system is provided. The heat exchanger includes a central axis and a combustion chamber. The combustion chamber includes a central flow path, an inlet manifold, and an outlet manifold axially spaced from the inlet manifold. The inlet manifold and the outlet manifold extend annularly about the central flow path. A plurality of outer walls extend axially between the inlet manifold and the outlet manifold, wherein the plurality of outer walls are arranged about a radially outer perimeter of the central flow path. A burner assembly includes one or more burners that are configured to emit a combusted air/fuel mixture into the central flow path.

[A21B] BAKERS’ OVENS; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR BAKING (domestic baking equipment A47J 37/00; combustion apparatus F23; domestic stoves or ranges being wholly or partly ovens F24B, F24C)

Stabilizer system for controlling tipping of furniture
Patent No. 12622519

Inventor(s): Aarifa Fatima (Patna, , IN), Ashaz Haque (Patna, , IN), Hisham Ahmad (Allen, TX), Isha Agrawal (Plano, TX), Mansoor Hasan Khan (Aligarh, , IN), Mirza Faizan (Irving, TX), Mirza Rizwan (Patna, , IN), Nakshatra Piduri (Plano, TX), Nihal Yerubandi (SouthLake, TX), Nithyashri Ramesh (Irving, TX), Raahi S Jogani (Sunnyvale, TX), Saadia Asaf (Aligarh, , IN), Sanjiv Sridharan (Irving, TX), Sheza Asif (Parker, TX), Sofia Sethuraman (Dallas, TX), Sooryavanshi Narayanan (Frisco, TX), Sparsh Kamdar (Plano, TX), Vishy Narayanan (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18581067 on 02/19/2024 (813 days app to issue)

Abstract: A stabilizer system for controlling a tipping of a furniture includes at least one stabilizer assembly coupled to a wall and including a telescopic rod configured to telescopically extend and retract and an engagement structure coupled to the telescopic rod, and configured to be arranged in an expanded configuration and a stowed configuration. In the expanded configuration, the engagement structure is arranged to contact the furniture. A plurality of weight sensors is coupled to the furniture and configured to detect a weight imbalance of the furniture. A controller is configured to extend the telescopic rod to engage the at least one stabilizer assembly with the furniture to prevent the tipping of the furniture in response to the detected weight imbalance being above a predefined limit.

[A47B] TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (jointing of furniture F16B 12/00)

Ophthalmic system for imaging the interior of an eye
Patent No. 12622585

Inventor(s): Alan Andrew Norman (Fort Worth, TX), Eric Alan Packwood (Keller, TX), Michael Griffin Hunt (Keller, TX)
Assignee(s): PES Innovations, LLC (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17948113 on 09/19/2022 (1331 days app to issue)

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a system generates image data for an image of the interior of an eye. The system includes a camera apparatus and patient interface. The camera apparatus includes a camera stem, sensor, processor, and communication interface. The camera stem has illuminators that emits light and an objective lens system that receives light. The sensor generates a signal in response to detecting light received by the objective lens system. The processor generates image data from the signal, and the communication interface outputs the image data. The patient interface includes a contact portion and a sleeve. The contact portion is shaped to conform to an anterior eye surface of the eye. The sleeve is shaped to receive the camera stem. The sleeve directs light from the illuminators towards the eye interior, and directs light reflected from the eye interior towards the camera apparatus.

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

Haptic management for surgical implants
Patent No. 12622777

Inventor(s): Harlen Hoang (Fort Worth, TX), Nerea Garcia Ramila (Arlington, TX), Yinghui Wu (Cedar Hill, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17819990 on 08/16/2022 (1365 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus that can be used to fold an intraocular lens or other implant before inserting it into an eye in various locations using variable surgical techniques. Some embodiments may comprise or consist essentially of a haptic folding mechanism configured to fold one or more haptics onto the top of an optic prior to the optic being folded into a nozzle. In some embodiments, a leading haptic lifter or lifting mechanism can be configured to raise and constrain a leading haptic during implant delivery. This leading haptic folding mechanism can actively lift the leading haptic onto the top of the optic.

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

Otological surgery under perfluorocarbon liquids
Patent No. 12622812

Inventor(s): Paul R. Hallen (Colleyville, TX)
Assignee(s): Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, , CH)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17823991 on 09/01/2022 (1349 days app to issue)

Abstract: Certain embodiments described herein provide a method of performing an otological surgical procedure including surgically accessing a middle ear, injecting a perfluorocarbon liquid into the middle ear, and suctioning the isolated blood from the middle ear without removing the perfluorocarbon liquid. The perfluorocarbon liquid is immiscible with blood for isolating blood in the middle ear from the perfluorocarbon liquid. In certain embodiments, the perfluorocarbon liquid has a specific gravity greater than blood to apply positive pressure to surrounding tissues. In certain embodiments, the method includes suctioning the perfluorocarbon liquid from the middle ear after the isolated blood is removed.

Topical compositions and methods
Patent No. 12622866

Inventor(s): Barbara Durkee (Addison, TX), David Gan (Southlake, TX), Greg Norman (Addison, TX), Lee Vickers (Addison, TX), Lisha Vanpelt (Addison, TX), Michelle Hines (Hickory Creek, TX), Patricia Jacoby (Addison, TX), Wanli Zhao (Addison, TX)
Assignee(s): MARY KAY INC. (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18136103 on 04/18/2023 (1120 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to methods of use and compositions useful for moisturizing skin and/or lightening or whitening skin. The composition includes a combination of [i]Angelica acutiloba [/i]root extract and a [i]Salicornia herbacea [/i]extract.

[A61Q] SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILET PREPARATIONS [2006.01]

S–hydroxybutyrate esters for improving metabolic function
Patent No. 12622889

Inventor(s): Gary Millet (Washington, UT), Jacob Wilson (Tampa, FL), Ryan Lowery (Tampa, FL), Terry Lacore (Melissa, TX)
Assignee(s): AXCESS GLOBAL SCIENCES, LLC (Washington, UT)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19315079 on 08/29/2025 (256 days app to issue)

Abstract: Compositions for improving metabolic function in a subject include optically pure S-beta-hydroxybutyrate or non-racemic mixtures enriched with the S-enantiomer. S-beta-hydroxybutyrate in pure or enriched form provides energy to the heart, dilates the arteries, decreases blood pressure and systemic vascular resistance, and increases cardiac output. S-Beta-hydroxybutyric acid is more rapidly absorbed and utilized by the body than salts or esters, enhances taste, and reduces the need to include citric acid or other edible acids. S-Beta-hydroxybutyrate salts are more slowly absorbed and utilized by the body and provide one or more electrolytes. S-Beta-hydroxybutyrate esters provide more controlled release without adding electrolytes. Compositions for improving heart function in a subject may contain a dietetically or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and optically pure S-beta-hydroxybutyrate or non-racemic mixture enriched with S-beta-hydroxybutyrate, wherein the compositions contain from about 50.5% to 100% by enantiomeric equivalents of S-beta-hydroxybutyrate and from about 49.5% to 0% by enantiomeric equivalents of R-beta-hydroxybutyrate.

[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)

Systems and methods for providing neurostimulation therapy according to gait features
Patent No. 12623079

Inventor(s): Anahita Kyani (Plano, TX), Erika Ross (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18077197 on 12/07/2022 (1252 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for providing neurostimulation therapy according to gait features. The gait features may be analyzed to develop a patient model between gait features and optimal settings for a neurostimulation therapy using machine learning operations. The model is used to control ongoing neurostimulation therapy for the patient.

[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]

Differential charge-balancing during high-frequency neural stimulation
Patent No. 12623081

Inventor(s): James Salvia (Belmont, CA), Meisam Heidarpour Roshan (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee(s): Verily Health Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18080212 on 12/13/2022 (1246 days app to issue)

Abstract: Differential charge-balancing can be used in high-frequency neural stimulation. For example, a neural stimulation apparatus can have first and second electrodes configured to be coupled proximate to a nerve fiber to implement a neural stimulation procedure. A neural stimulation circuit can be electrically coupled to the first and second electrodes. The neural stimulation circuit can apply stimulation currents to the nerve fiber through the first and second electrodes during a first stimulation phase of the neural stimulation procedure. The neural stimulation circuit can also apply a modified stimulation current to the nerve fiber through the first electrode during a second stimulation phase of the neural stimulation procedure. The modified stimulation current can be generated based on a difference between (i) a voltage at the first electrode, and (ii) a reference voltage derived from voltages on the first and second electrodes.

Portable elevated pushup and arm curl exercise device
Patent No. 12623108

Inventor(s): David E. Noble (Flower Mound, TX), Donald Noble (Sarasota, FL)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18939118 on 11/06/2024 (552 days app to issue)

Abstract: A portable exercise device allows a user to perform elevated pushups and/or arm curl exercises. A base has an opening defining a footrest. First and second arms are each extendable between a first position at least partially contained within the base and a second position at least partially extended from the base. A handle is supported by the first and second arms. A releasable locking mechanism is configured for releasably locking the first and second arms in one or more predefined or user-selected positions. A tension coil contained within the base is connected to the handle by first and second cables extending through the first and second arms, respectively. A dial connected to the tension coil allows user adjustment of resistance.

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

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

Plunger mixer device
Patent No. 12623192

Inventor(s): John A. Sanders (Austin, TX), Mitchell J. NewDelman (Monte Carlo, , MC)
Assignee(s): Sub-Mergent Technologies, Inc. (Southlake, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17833913 on 06/07/2022 (1435 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed is a plunger mixer device ([b]307[/b]B, [b]309[/b]B, [b]311[/b]B, and [b]313[/b]B) deployable within a hollow shaft injection drill bit system ([b]305[/b]B). The plunger mixer device ([b]307[/b]B, [b]309[/b]B, [b]311[/b]B, and [b]313[/b]B) includes a motor ([b]313[/b]B), a piston ([b]507[/b]D), and a plunger motor assembly ([b]403[/b]C, [b]405[/b]C, [b]407[/b]C, [b]409[/b]C, [b]411[/b]C, [b]413[/b]C, and [b]415[/b]C). The motor ([b]313[/b]B) is connected to a feeder auger tip. The piston ([b]507[/b]D) is configured to be driven by the motor ([b]313[/b]B). The piston ([b]507[/b]D) is connected to a feeder auger ([b]103[/b]C, [b]105[/b]A, [b]109[/b]B, and [b]205[/b]A). The plunger motor assembly ([b]403[/b]C, [b]405[/b]C, [b]407[/b]C, [b]409[/b]C, [b]411[/b]C, [b]413[/b]C, and [b]415[/b]C) includes a stacked series of panels ([b]503[/b]D, [b]505[/b]D, and [b]507[/b]D), and a plurality of motor shafts ([b]311[/b]D). The stacked series of panels ([b]503[/b]D), [b]505[/b]D, and [b]507[/b]D) has a plurality of ribbed panels ([b]307[/b]D) with a rib locking feature. One of the stacked series of the panel ([b]507[/b]C) is actuated by the motor ([b]313[/b]B). The ribbed panels ([b]303[/b]C) lock between each other when the ribbed panels ([b]305[/b]D, [b]307[/b]B, [b]307[/b]D, and [b]309[/b]B) are spun into a fully formed deployment. The ribbed panels ([b]303[/b]C, [b]305[/b]C, and [b]307[/b]C), upon deployment, serve to mix wet and dry materials by subsurface hollow shaft dr

[B01F] MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING (mixing paints B44D 3/06)

Apparatus and method for customized shaping of orthodontic archwires and other medical devices
Patent No. 12623272

Inventor(s): Andrew Cordell (McKinney, TX), Christoph Radinger (Teltow, , DE), Frank Witte (Berlin, , DE), Friedrich Riemeier (Berlin, , DE), Rohit Sachdeva (Plano, TX), Werner Butscher (Berlin, , DE)
Assignee(s): Dentsply Sirona Inc. (York, PA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17353100 on 06/21/2021 (1786 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus and method for bending or shaping orthodontic archwires of other medical devices into a complex, patient individual shape is described. The apparatus comprises of two moveable, compact, manipulators with, in total, at least one revolute joint defining at least one rotation axes and at least one prismatic joints defining at least one translation axes; Gripping tools are provided on the manipulators.

[B21F] WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE (rolling of metal B21B; by drawing, auxiliary operations used in connection with metal-working without essentially removing material B21C; bundling articles B65B 13/00)

Three dimensional printing system printing a part that complies with a certification standard
Patent No. 12623409

Inventor(s): Ashley Raine Philbrick (San Antonio, TX), Breanna Nicole Allerkamp (Boerne, TX), Bryan J. Osterkamp (New Braunfels, TX), Carol Lyn Lawrence (Fair Oaks Ranch, TX), Courtney Evans (Forney, TX), Kristina Suniga-Cabrera (San Antonio, TX), Nolan Serrao (Plano, TX), Pooja Krishnaswamy (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18203533 on 05/30/2023 (1078 days app to issue)

Abstract: A three-dimensional parts system includes a three-dimensional printer configured to print a part for a consumer and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a request to print the part, output a first signal to the three-dimensional printer to initiate printing of the part, receive data indicative of an operating parameter of the three-dimensional printer, a characteristic of the part, or both, compare the data with baseline data associated with a certified version of the part, and determine that the part complies with a certification standard based on the comparison.

[B29C] SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B 11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B 37/00-B32B 41/00) [4]

Dynamic print infill adjustment for determined stress points
Patent No. 12623410

Inventor(s): Alexandra M. Isaly (Lighthouse Point, FL), Brian Narkinsky (Tallahassee, FL), Logan Bailey (Atlanta, GA), Wesley Ip (Arlington, TX), Zachary A. Silverstein (Georgetown, TX)
Assignee(s): INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (Amork, NY)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18364272 on 08/02/2023 (1014 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for implementing 3D printing to manufacture 3D print objects with dynamic adjustment of 3D print infill specifications based on determined regions of stress points in a given 3D device design. A disclosed method comprises receiving a 3D object design for a 3D device to be printed; determining, based on the 3D object design and a trained model, a region of the 3D object with a projected likelihood of human interaction above a threshold likelihood; and generating, based on the determined region of the 3D object, instructions to selectively adjust one or more print infill specifications at the region.

Functional layer application system
Patent No. 12623418

Inventor(s): Craig Drury (Ramsey, MN), David Olund (Ramsey, MN), James Kunkel (Ramsey, MN)
Assignee(s): HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc. (Lewisville, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18528356 on 12/04/2023 (890 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for adding a functional layer to a lens having a plurality of microlenses for inhibition of ametropia. The lens may include defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) having a plurality of microlenses or lenslets producing refraction areas with different refraction forces. Injection molding may be utilized to add a functional layer to such a DIMS lens having a plurality of microlenses or lenslets. The functional layer may add a functional utility to the lens, including but not limited to photochromic functionality, polarization functionality, and the like.

[B29D] PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE (making granules B29B 9/00; making preforms B29B 11/00) [4]

Automated trailer hitch
Patent No. 12623497

Inventor(s): Brandon Wade Pridgen (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19370132 on 10/27/2025 (197 days app to issue)

Abstract: The disclosed principles provide for a trailer hitch apparatus and related methods of operation and manufacturing. In one embodiment, the trailer hitch apparatus includes a plate with a cutout, a housing, a hitch ball, and a cover. The cutout may feature a first receding portion, while the housing includes sidewalls that support the hitch ball, which can rotate between an upright and collapsed position via a rod connected to the sidewalls. The cover is rotatably attached with a second rod and has a second receding section that aligns with the first receding portion to accommodate the shank when the hitch ball is upright. The apparatus also includes a hitch ball actuator and a cover actuator. The hitch ball actuator shifts the hitch ball between positions, while the cover actuator opens and closes the cover.

[B60D] VEHICLE CONNECTIONS (components of brake systems B60T 17/04)

Generative artificial intelligence and cohesive experience for automotive applications
Patent No. 12623544

Inventor(s): Sergei Gage (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Toyota, , JP), TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18529813 on 12/05/2023 (889 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods relate to technology to receive first user data from an application and identify that the application is associated with a vehicle. The technology further generates, with a machine learning model, a parameter based on the first user data, where the parameter is associated with a display characteristic that controls a manner that information is presented on a user interface, further where the user interface is associated with the vehicle. The technology further provides the parameter to the vehicle based on the application being associated with the vehicle.

[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]

Head impact energy absorption component with integrated seat trim support
Patent No. 12623575

Inventor(s): Alexander W. Schuyler (Ann Arbor, MI), Andrew G. Schulte (Ypsilanti, MI), Arpit D. Bhatt (Canton, MI), Brian J. Hewitt (Brighton, MI), Charles Patterson (Carleton, MI), Jennifer Lyn Pelky (Brighton, MI), Kyle E. Rosander (Saline, MI), Mark E. Neumann (Brighton, MI)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18486806 on 10/13/2023 (942 days app to issue)

Abstract: A seat for a vehicle includes a frame. The frame includes a headrest portion. The seat for a vehicle also includes an energy absorption spacer coupled to the frame; a seat garnish positioned over the energy absorption spacer and the frame; and a seat trim cover. The seat trim cover has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the seat trim cover is coupled to the headrest portion, and the second portion of the seat trim cover extends between the energy absorption spacer and the seat garnish.

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

Support devices for facilitating access to a vehicle and related methods
Patent No. 12623603

Inventor(s): Dany Smith (Grand Prairie, TX), Robert Crandall (Yorba Linda, CA)
Assignee(s): Cord Group, LLC (Sunnyvale, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18050367 on 10/27/2022 (1293 days app to issue)

Abstract: A support device and components thereof can include a stepping cover attached a support frame. The support device has a length that is shorter than the length of a side of the vehicle between the front and rear wheel wells to facilitate access to a single vehicle door of a multiple door vehicle, such as a rear passenger door of a four-door vehicle. The support frame of the support device may be configured to be mounted to the underbody of the vehicle, and the stepping cover is configured to provide a stepping surface for the passenger to use the support device.

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

System and method for railroad personnel safety assurance
Patent No. 12623702

Inventor(s): Aamir Ahmad Halim (Northlake, TX), Amit Kumar Dash (Bedford, TX), David Himmelstein (Flower Mound, TX), Dickson Waudo (Fort Worth, TX), Eric Peter Olsen (Willow Park, TX), Jacob Bunkley (Arlington, TX), Marutha Pandian Jagadesan (Thokkampatti P.O, , IN), Michael Howard (Wichita, KS), Nithin Paul Mathew (Electronic City, , IN), Raven Wylie (Fort Worth, TX), Shanmugasundaram Rajasubramanian (Cuddalore, , IN), Wayne Morgan (Azle, TX), William Stewart (Aurora, TX)
Assignee(s): BNSF Railway Company (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18436990 on 02/08/2024 (824 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for enhancing personnel safety on a railroad track is presented. The system can receive data from sensors and/or a PTC system to determine positions of clients/worker and/or vehicles, and further utilize such data to determine if a vehicle is within a certain proximity of the client/worker location. The system can further generate geofences around clients/vehicles to and determine when such geofences intersect one another. Additionally, the present disclosure can assign severity levels and generate alerts with the assigned severity levels, and such severity levels can indicate how close a vehicle is to a particular location. It is an object of the invention to provide a system for generating alerts to notify personnel when they much retreat to a place of safety.

[B61L] GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC (brakes or auxiliary equipment B61H, B61K; point or crossing construction E01B)

Systems and methods for opening and closing vehicle doors during manufacturing
Patent No. 12623740

Inventor(s): Andrew DJ Gifford (Woodstock, , CA), Ankush Patil (Kitchener, , CA), Christlin Francis (Kitchener, , CA), Curtis Cochrane (Woodstock, , CA), Edwin J. Bates (Kitchener, , CA), Graham A. Condon (Ingersoll, , CA), Matthew Neal Jantzi (Kitchener, , CA), Nathan Andrew Swick (Hagersville, , CA), Solomon HC Au-Yeung (Richmond Hill, , CA)
Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18650334 on 04/30/2024 (742 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to the opening and closing of vehicle doors during manufacturing. In one embodiment, a vehicle door-opening system includes 1) a plate attachable to a vehicle door and 2) a pin inserted into a pin sleeve of the plate. The pin extends downward from the vehicle door. The vehicle door-opening system also includes a set of channels on lateral sides of the vehicle. The set of channels extend in a direction of travel of the vehicle along a manufacturing line. A channel receives and guides the pin as the vehicle moves along the manufacturing line. As the vehicle moves, an interaction between the pin and a curve in the channel opens and closes the vehicle door.

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

UAV autoloader systems and methods
Patent No. 12623782

Inventor(s): Andr Prager (Sunnyvale, CA), Ivan Qiu (Redwood City, CA), Jasper Lewin (Santa Cruz, CA), Kevin Jenkins (Dallas, TX), Marcus Hammond (Redwood City, CA)
Assignee(s): Wing Aviation LLC (Palo Alto, CA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18208168 on 06/09/2023 (1068 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes determining, by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a position of an autoloader device for the UAV; based on the determined position of the autoloader device, causing the UAV to follow a descent trajectory in which the UAV moves from a starting position to a first nudged position in order to deploy a tethered pickup component of the UAV to a payout position on an approach side of the autoloader device; deploying the tethered pickup component of the UAV to the payout position; causing the UAV to follow a side-step trajectory in which the UAV moves laterally to a second nudged position in order to cause the tethered pickup component of the UAV to engage the autoloader device; and retracting the tethered pickup component of the UAV to pick up a payload from the autoloader device.

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

Container holding apparatus with spill prevention mechanism
Patent No. 12623816

Inventor(s): Ali Naseem (Plano, TX), Ayaan Ahmed (Plano, TX), Deen Adil Khan (Plano, TX), Dhruva Kanthi (Plano, TX), Hidvika Dubey (Plano, TX), Iliyan Ali (Plano, TX), Mansoor Hasan Khan (Aligarh, , IN), Mirza Faizan (Plano, TX), Rohan Vanama (Plano, TX), Saadia Asaf (Aligarh, , IN), Shrey Jain (Plano, TX), Taarush Adhikari (Plano, TX), Temitope Oluwaji (Plano, TX), Tomisin Oluwaji (Plano, TX), Yara Wael Abo-Auda (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18947990 on 11/14/2024 (544 days app to issue)

Abstract: The invention is a container holding apparatus designed to prevent spillage, featuring a hollow structure that securely holds a container and a hinged cover member that can move between open and closed positions. A first spring biases the cover towards the closed position, while a pendulum mechanism, responsive to turbulence, triggers the lid to close if vertical motion exceeds a threshold force. The apparatus includes a latch mechanism with a hook and eye system to maintain the cover in the open position. Additional features include a gasket for a liquid-tight seal, a damping system to reduce pendulum oscillation, and an alarm system with a position sensor, microcontroller, and audio alarm to notify users of the lid’s closure, complemented by a visual indicator that illuminates when the lid is closed.

[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

Shot dropper
Patent No. 12623824

Inventor(s): Vishva Somaya (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18661649 on 05/12/2024 (730 days app to issue)

Abstract: A clip which securely connects a smaller drinking vessel such as a shot glass on the inside rim of a larger drinking vessel such as a beer glass. A first holding finger and a second holding finger are configured for pinching a smaller drinking vessel between them. A third holding finger is configured for holding a larger drinking vessel. An arch connects the holding fingers.

Vehicle self-leveling for overlanding vehicles
Patent No. 12623893

Inventor(s): Ryan C. Harris (Saline, MI)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18299564 on 04/12/2023 (1126 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods of leveling a vehicle are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: provide a plurality of air bag jacks under the vehicle; determine roll and pitch information of the vehicle; determine, using a computing system, an amount of air-adjustment to make for one or more of the plurality of air bag jacks, based on the roll and pitch information, to level the vehicle; and activate, via the computing system, an air compressor to make the determined air-adjustment.

[B66F] HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD (mounting artificial islands on piles or like supports E02B 17/00; scaffolds combined with lifting devices E04G 1/22, E04G 3/28; lifting devices for sliding forms E04G 11/24; lifting of buildings E04G 23/06; shores or struts E04G 25/00; lifts or other hoisting devices on ladders E06C 7/12; props for mining E21D 15/00)

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

Shingle roofing coating method and composition
Patent No. 12624250

Inventor(s): Hashem Hashemi (Reno, NV), Joseph Randall Bruns (Scurry, TX), Moises Cisneros Rached (Reno, NV)
Assignee(s): Asphalt Sciences LLC (Reno, NV)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18218557 on 07/05/2023 (1042 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for generating a shingle roofing coating is described. The method includes mixing 1% by weight to 20% by weight of an elastomeric polymer with an asphalt flux to generate a concentrate. The concentrate is then heated and mixed with an oxidized asphalt feedstock. The mixture of the concentrate and oxidized asphalt is then heated to generate the shingle roofing coating. The shingle roofing coating includes between 10% by weight and 30% by weight of the concentrate and between 0.1% by weight and 6% by weight of the elastomeric polymer.

[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]

Injection fluids for stimulating fractured formations
Patent No. 12624277

Inventor(s): Dustin J. Lowry (Pinole, CA), Dustin L. Walker (Dallas, TX), Gayani W. Pinnawala (Houston, TX), Guo-Qing Tang (Mountain View, CA), Nabijan Nizamidin (Emeryville, CA), Taimur Malik (Houston, TX), Tetsuo A. Inouye (Sebastopol, CA), Varadarajan Dwarakanath (Houston, TX)
Assignee(s): CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. (San Ramon, CA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18496558 on 10/27/2023 (928 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include compositions and methods that stabilize a injection fluid when exposed to reservoir conditions, reducing formation damage and increasing the amount of hydrocarbon recovered. Specifically, the formulation is a single-phase liquid surfactant package which comprises a surfactant and optionally one or more secondary surfactants. Also provided are methods of using the stabilized injection fluids in stimulation operations.

[C09K] MATERIALS FOR APPLICATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

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

Expanding metal for plug and abandonment
Patent No. 12624611

Inventor(s): Kenneth Craig Kaser (The Woodlands, TX), Michael Linley Fripp (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17114697 on 12/08/2020 (1981 days app to issue)

Abstract: Provided is an expandable metal plug for use in a wellbore tubular. The expandable metal plug, in one aspect, includes a downhole member positionable proximate a plug and abandonment section in a wellbore tubular, wherein at least a portion of the downhole member comprises a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis to seal the wellbore tubular.

[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]

Remotely activated multi-cycle wellbore cleaning tool
Patent No. 12624614

Inventor(s): Alan Pace (Inverbervie, , GB), Gavin Munro (Allen, TX), Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson (Dallas, TX), Kyle Wayne Davis (Celina, TX), Peter Reid Maher (Lafayette, LA), Timothy Simmonds (Highlands Ranch, CO)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19063696 on 02/26/2025 (440 days app to issue)

Abstract: A downhole tool for cleaning a wellbore, the tool including a tool body having a flowpath therethrough. A liquid is configured to flow through the flowpath and may have an intermittent flow pattern. An inner sleeve positioned within the tool body includes a recess having a recess pattern. In response to the intermittent flow pattern, a shift pin positioned in the recess of the inner sleeve traverses through the recess pattern. The downhole tool includes at least one scraper blade. The scraper blade is movable between a retracted position and a radially expanded position. In response to the shift pin traversing the recess pattern of the recess, the scraper blade can be expanded radially outward toward a wall of the wellbore from the retracted position to the expanded position and/or retracted inward away from the wall of the wellbore from the expanded position to the retracted position.

Devices, systems, and methods for gas lift gas
Patent No. 12624619

Inventor(s): Billy Joe Ellis, Jr. (Granbury, TX)
Assignee(s): Liftrock, LLC (Granbury, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19032716 on 01/21/2025 (476 days app to issue)

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed concerning gas lift gas recovery. A gas lift gas recovery system can include an inlet separator system, charge system, and sump system for facilitating recovery of gas lift gas. The inlet separator system can be configured to receive production fluid for separation of liquids therefrom to recover gas lift gas. The charge system can include a high pressure (HP) leg for holding an HP portion of fluid and a low pressure (LP) leg for holding an LP portion of fluid. The sump system can be configured for holding liquids from at least one of the inlet separator systems and the charge system.

Monitoring wellbore fluids using metal ions from tracers
Patent No. 12624634

Inventor(s): Chad W. Glaesman (Singapore, , SG), Michael Linley Fripp (Carrollton, TX), Stephen Michael Greci (Little Elm, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17357105 on 06/24/2021 (1783 days app to issue)

Abstract: A wellbore tracer system can include a first tracer including a first type of metal ions, a second tracer including a second type of metal ions, and a detector positioned proximate to a surface of the wellbore. The first tracer can be positioned at a different section of the wellbore than the second tracer. The detector can analyze a sample of produced wellbore fluid to identify the section of the wellbore that is a source of the produced wellbore fluid based on determining which of the first type of metal ions or the second type of metal ions is present in the sample.

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

Fluid end
Patent No. 12624684

Inventor(s): Christopher Todd Barnett (Stratford, OK), John Keith (Ardmore, OK), Kelcy Jake Foster (Sulphur, OK), Mark S. Nowell (Ardmore, OK), Micheal Cole Thomas (Azle, TX), Nicholas Son (Davis, OK)
Assignee(s): Kerr Machine Co. (Sulphur, OK)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19195010 on 04/30/2025 (377 days app to issue)

Abstract: A fluid end made of a plurality of fluid end sections positioned in a side-by-side relationship. Each fluid end section is made of a housing having a discharge bore and an intake bore formed therein. A fluid routing plug is installed within each housing and is configured to route fluid throughout the housing and between the discharge and intake bores. The fluid routing plug carries seals that engage sealing surfaces formed within the housing. A number of features, including the location of seals within bore walls and carbide inserts within valve guides, aid in reducing or transferring wear within each housing.

[F04B] POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS (engine fuel-injection pumps F02M; machines for liquids, or pumps, of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type F04C; non-positive-displacement pumps F04D; pumping of fluid by direct contact of another fluid or by using inertia of fluid to be pumped F04F; crankshafts, crossheads, connecting-rods F16C; flywheels F16F; gearings for interconverting rotary motion and reciprocating motion in general F16H; pistons, piston-rods, cylinders, in general F16J; ion pumps H01J 41/12; electrodynamic pumps H02K 44/02)

Open-walled, temperature controlled environment
Patent No. 12624875

Inventor(s): James M. Costanza (Flower Mound, TX), Michael Cline (Azle, TX), Rahul Sharma (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): KPS GLOBAL LLC (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18038621 on 05/13/2021 (1825 days app to issue)

Abstract: An accessible cooling environment includes a back wall, an opening opposite the back wall, a roof panel, first and second side walls at least partially defining the opening, and an interior space at least partially defined by the back wall, roof panel, and first and second side wall. A fan configured to circulate air through the interior space, an evaporator disposed inside the interior space, and an air curtain assembly configured to form an air barrier adjacent to the opening. The air curtain assembly includes one or more deflectors for separating the air barrier into a first air curtain and a second air curtain. The first air curtain has a first temperature and the second air curtain has a temperature lower than the first temperature.

[F25B] REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS, OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS (heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K 5/00; pumps, compressors F04; use of heat pumps for domestic or space-heating or for domestic hot-water supply F24D; air-conditioning, air-humidification F24F; fluid heaters using heat pumps F24H)

P H Y S I C S

Systems and methods for multi-elevation foot traffic scanning
Patent No. 12624959

Inventor(s): Hideki Hada (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17750117 on 05/20/2022 (1453 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for obtaining characterizations of paths to be traversed, such as foot paths. A scanning tool may be configured to capture information or data characterizing aspects of such a path. The scanning tool may comprise multiple sensors for capturing image/visual data from multiple perspectives, as well as for capturing data reflecting physical features or conditions of the path. Such information can be combined and quantified or otherwise characterized to provide insight into micromobility zones.

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

Apparatus and method for continuous monitoring and detection of microplastics in water
Patent No. 12625039

Inventor(s): Carlos Alberto Hernandez Gutierrez (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18204731 on 06/01/2023 (1076 days app to issue)

Abstract: An automatic sampling device (autosampler) is provided for continuous water sample collection and visual inspection for the presence of particulate solids in water sources. The autosampler is capable of collecting larger water samples, over a longer period of time, than typical inline monitoring and sampling methods. This provides more accurate information regarding the presence and concentration of particulate solids in the water sample as compared to most inline methods. More particularly, the autosampler includes a plurality of plastic pellet and powder capture nets (P3CNs), each of which is designed with nested nets for catching and retaining particulate solids of sequentially diminishing particle size along the flow path of the water sample. This enables easy determination of the presence of particulate solids, as well as a quick assessment of the different sizes of particulate solids present in the water samples by visual inspection of the P3CNs.

[G01N] INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q)

Methods and apparatus to identify faults in processors
Patent No. 12625179

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: 18749823 on 06/21/2024 (690 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)

Droop compensation for device under test spectroscopy
Patent No. 12625193

Inventor(s): Charles Kasimer Sestok, Iv (Dallas, TX), David Patrick Magee (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18472542 on 09/22/2023 (963 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes transforming a signal from a first domain representation to a second domain representation, the signal representing a parameter of a device and having multiple cycles. The method further comprises determining the second domain representation of a droop component of the parameter based on the signal, in which the droop component represents a rate of change of the parameter across one or more cycles of the multiple cycles. The method further comprises generating an adjusted parameter of the device based on combining the respective second domain representations of the parameter and the droop component.

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

Target detection using a plurality of transceivers
Patent No. 12625244

Inventor(s): Ajinder Pal Singh (Allen, TX), Cecilia Carbonelli (Munich, , DE), Daniel Lee (Salt Lake City, UT), Kameswara Medapalli (Saratoga, CA)
Assignee(s): Infineon Technologies AG (Neubiberg, , DE)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18657061 on 05/07/2024 (735 days app to issue)

Abstract: Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to a detection system having a plurality of wide-band transceivers and a controller circuitry communicatively connected to each of the transceivers. Each transceiver comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The controller circuitry is configured to trigger a subset of the transmitters to transmit a first set of signals for receipt by a subset of the receivers, establish a baseline channel-impulse-response (CIR) profile for the system based on the receipt of the first set of signals, subsequently trigger the subset of the transmitters to transmit a second set of signals for receipt by the subset of the receivers, establish a first current CIR profile for the system based on the receipt of the second set of signals, and detect a non-transmitting target in proximity to the system based on the baseline CIR profile and the first current CIR profile.

[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

Intelligent optical switch
Patent No. 12625326

Inventor(s): David Zhi Chen (Dallas, TX), Haiguang Lu (Los Altos, CA), Kenichiro Takeuchi (North Brunswick, NJ)
Assignee(s): Go!Foton Holdings, Inc. (Somerset, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18748676 on 06/20/2024 (691 days app to issue)

Abstract: An optical assembly includes a connector assembly, a plurality of port assemblies, and a frame assembly. The connector assembly includes an optical fiber connector. The plurality of port assemblies is fixed in position relative to each other. The frame assembly includes a frame directly attached to the connector assembly or directly attached to the plurality of port assemblies. The frame is moveable to align the connector with each of the port assemblies. The connector is insertable into each of the port assemblies when the connector is aligned with a respective one of the port assemblies by moving the connector or the respective port assembly aligned with the connector along a single axis and into the respective port assembly.

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

High density optical splitter with internal fanout device
Patent No. 12625339

Inventor(s): Alan Duncan Burkett (Bedford, TX), Lingling Hu (Fort Worth, TX), William Julius McPhil Giraud (Azle, TX)
Assignee(s): CORNING RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Corning, NY)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18340254 on 06/23/2023 (1054 days app to issue)

Abstract: An optical splitter module for splitting an input signal from an input optical fiber is provided. The optical splitter module includes the input optical fiber, output optical fibers, and a splitter device configured to split the input signal from the input optical fiber into a plurality of output signals that are each directed into one of the output optical fibers. The optical splitter module also includes a fanout device defining openings that are each configured to receive one of the output optical fibers. The optical splitter module defines an internal volume and an exit cavity. The input optical fiber, the output optical fibers, the splitter device, and the fanout device are each received in the internal volume. The fanout device defines a side length, the exit cavity defines a width, and the side length of the fanout device is greater than the width of the exit cavity.

Structured film and method of using same to form a pattern on a substrate
Patent No. 12625423

Inventor(s): Caleb T. Nelson (McKinney, TX), Christopher S. Lyons (St. Paul, MN), Craig R. Schardt (Woodbury, MN), James M. Nelson (Lino Lakes, MN), Jeffrey L. Solomon (Centerville, MN), Karl K. Stensvad (Eagan, MN), Kevin W. Gotrik (Hudson, WI), Martin B. Wolk (Woodbury, MN), Robert L. Brott (Woodbury, MN), Steven D. Theiss (Woodbury, MN), Vadim Savvateev (St. Paul, MN)
Assignee(s): 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (St. Paul, MN)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18255695 on 12/15/2021 (1609 days app to issue)

Abstract: A structured film for forming a pattern on a substrate includes a polymeric support layer, an adhesive layer, an etch resist layer disposed between the polymeric support layer and the adhesive layer, a structured resin layer disposed between the polymeric support layer and the etch resist layer, and one or more unstructured layers disposed between the etch resist layer and the adhesive layer. The structured resin layer has a structured major surface including a plurality of engineered structures. The etch resist layer at least partially fills spaces between adjacent engineered structures to substantially planarize the structured major surface. Methods of using the structured film to form a pattern on a substrate are described.

[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)

Event energy muting and management
Patent No. 12625480

Inventor(s): Maximilian Parness (Takoma Park, MD), Norman Lu (Fairview, TX)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18820218 on 08/29/2024 (621 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a location in an area that may lose electricity during an event related to a grid, conserving energy through a muting of energy consumption at the location, storing the conserved energy in an energy storage device at the location, and using the conserved energy at the location when the event occurs.

[G05B] CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (fluid-pressure actuators or systems acting by means of fluids in general F15B; valves per se F16K; characterised by mechanical features only G05G; sensitive elements, see the appropriate subclasses, e.g. G12B, subclasses of G01, H01; correcting units, see the appropriate subclasses, e.g. H02K)

Method and system for digital plant system model creation and simulation and storage medium
Patent No. 12625491

Inventor(s): Hai Feng Xu (Shanghai, , CN), Julu Cao (Shanghai, , CN), Karen Shi (Shanghai, , CN), Na Li (Chengdu, , CN)
Assignee(s): Siemens Industry Software Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18559229 on 05/31/2021 (1807 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for digital plant system model creation and simulation and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving a digital model created by a user based on a modeling library: in the modeling library, a digital plant system is divided into multiple subsystems, and motion joints in each subsystem are set with at least one option of at least one solution parameter of dynamics, kinematics and articulation; for each motion joint in the digital model, associating a corresponding algorithm engine in a simulation engine with the motion joint according to a solution parameter of the motion joint; the simulation engine comprises a kinematics algorithm engine, a dynamics algorithm engine and an articulation algorithm engine; using the corresponding algorithm engine to solve the motion joint associated with the algorithm engine. The technical scheme in embodiments of the present disclosure can improve the performance, stability and accuracy of the virtual digital plant.

In situ strain compensation AFE
Patent No. 12625511

Inventor(s): Divya Kaur (Bangalore, , IN), Vinod Menezes (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18394458 on 12/22/2023 (872 days app to issue)

Abstract: A circuit ([b]70[/b]) includes a voltage reference circuit ([b]72[/b]) that includes an output terminal ([b]74[/b]), wherein the voltage reference circuit ([b]72[/b]) is configured to generate an output voltage at the output terminal ([b]74[/b]) having a first transfer function of voltage with respect to strain. The circuit ([b]70[/b]) also includes a strain compensation circuit ([b]78[/b]) having an input terminal connected to the output terminal ([b]74[/b]) of the voltage reference circuit, and having a strain compensation circuit output terminal ([b]80[/b]). The strain compensation circuit ([b]78[/b]) is configured to receive the output voltage comprising the first transfer function at the input terminal. The strain compensation circuit ([b]78[/b]) has a second transfer function of voltage with respect to strain that is substantially opposite that of the first transfer function, thereby outputting a compensated voltage at the strain compensation circuit output terminal ([b]80[/b]) that is substantially independent of strain.

[G05F] SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES (regulating the timing or recurrence frequency of pulses in radar or radio navigation systems G01S; regulation of current or voltage, specially adapted for use in electronic time-pieces G04G 19/02; closed-loop systems for regulating non-electric variables by electric means G05D; regulating power supply of digital computers G06F 1/26; for obtaining desired operating characteristics of electromagnets with armatures H01F 7/18; regulating electric power distribution networks H02J; regulating the charging of batteries H02J 7/00; regulating of the output of static converters, e.g. switching regulators, H02M; regulation of the output of electric generators H02N, H02P 9/00; controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils H02P 13/00; regulating frequency response, gain, maximum output, amplitude or bandwidth of amplifiers H03G; regulating tuning of resonant circuits H03J; controlling generators of electronic oscillations or pulses H03L; regulating characteristics of transmission lines H04B; controlling electric light sources H05B 37/02, H05B 39/04, H05B 41/36; electric control of X-ray apparatus H05G 1/30) [5]

Apparatus and methods for automatically removing data of mobile devices
Patent No. 12625699

Inventor(s): Annedore Bach (Durmersheim, , DE), Austin Gunter (Flower Mound, TX), Brian Parsons (Malvern, PA), Jitendra Jain (Exton, PA), Krissy Durkin (Colora, MD), Mario Huber (Kuppenheim, , DE), Mark Parsons (West Chester, PA), Martin Fiedler (Karlsruhe, , DE), Nidhin Davis (Glen Mills, PA), Sean Parsons (West Chester, PA)
Assignee(s): Communications Test Design, Inc. (West Chester, PA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18797618 on 08/08/2024 (642 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for automatically removing customer data of a mobile device are disclosed according to various embodiments. In one example, a disclosed method comprises: detecting a mobile device connected to a slot; automatically determining whether the mobile device is valid based on data in a file system; upon determining that the mobile device is valid, automatically determining an operating system managing the mobile device; and automatically removing customer data of the mobile device based on the operating system.

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

Dynamic provisioning of portions of a data processing array for spatial and temporal sharing
Patent No. 12625725

Inventor(s): Akila Subramaniam (Allen, TX), King Chiu Tam (Vaughan, , CA), Pranjal Joshi (San Jose, CA), Sonal Santan (San Jose, CA), Soren T. Soe (San Jose, CA), Tung Chuen Kwong (Richmond Hill, , CA), Vinod K. Kathail (Palo Alto, CA), Yu Liu (Newark, CA)
Assignee(s): Xilinx, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18145662 on 12/22/2022 (1237 days app to issue)

Abstract: Dynamic provisioning of portions of a data processing array includes receiving, from an executing application, a context request. The context request specifies a requested task to be performed by a data processing array. A configuration for the data processing array is selected from a plurality of configurations for the data processing array. The selected configuration conforms with the context request and is capable of performing the requested task. A determination is made whether the selected configuration is implementable in the data processing array based, at least in part, on a space requirement of the selected configuration and a current status of the data processing array. The selected configuration is selectively implemented in the data processing array based on the determination.

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

Systems and methods for hypergraph edge resource demand knowledge management
Patent No. 12625731

Inventor(s): Said Tabet (Austin, TX), William Jeffery White (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): DELL PRODUCTS L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18366520 on 08/07/2023 (1009 days app to issue)

Abstract: Managing the resource demand load for edge systems is significantly more complex than for other systems, such as cloud environments. A time period in which an application or task is operating based on initial demand resource load values that are provided by a customer may be inaccurate, which may expose sub-standard execution. Embodiments herein seek to significantly mitigate the potential of sub-standard execution. Embodiments collect a repository of resource demand load usage data over a time period that can be used to accurately determine the statistical moments of uncertain resource demand load. In one or more embodiments, a repository of hypervector and/or hyperspace representations may be generated and used to help with resource demand load estimation.

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

Systems and methods for hypergraph edge resource demand load representation
Patent No. 12625738

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

System and method for smart subscription to cloud based services
Patent No. 12625740

Inventor(s): Mahendiran Sundararajan (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (New York, NY)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18367182 on 09/12/2023 (973 days app to issue)

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for automated subscription to cloud-based services are disclosed. A processor establishes a communication link between a cloud environment and a user interface via a communication interface, wherein cloud-based services are hosted in the cloud environment. The processor also implements a predefined ML/AI algorithm to determine service tier for each of said cloud-based services; provisions the services based on the determined service tier; continuously monitors preconfigured parameters associated with each service tier; builds a ML/AI based model based on the preconfigured parameters; automatically changes a level of each service tier based on implementing the ML/AI based model; receives user input data to subscribe to the cloud-based services; determines a service tier that matches the received user input data based on the ML/AI based model; and automatically allows subscription to the cloud-based services in accordance with the service tier that matches the received user input data.

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

Tracking debug events from an autonomous module through a data pipeline
Patent No. 12625793

Inventor(s): Jason Lynn Peck (Sugar Land, TX), Joseph Raymond Michael Zbiciak (Alviso, CA)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18813255 on 08/23/2024 (627 days app to issue)

Abstract: Devices, streaming engines and functionality are provided for identifying a debug event associated with a data element of a data stream, and performing debugging when a processor executes a software program in connection with the data stream. The debug event is tracked through a data pipeline to the processor. In an embodiment, the debug event is acted on only when the processor is ready to consume the data element associated with the debug event. In an embodiment, the debug event is determined by monitoring iteration counts of loop counters associated with an address generator and comparing the iteration counts to respective stored count values.

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

Testing automation for open standard cloud services applications
Patent No. 12625796

Inventor(s): Andrew Leasck (Saint Louis, MO), Bryan Strassner (Union, MO), Douglas Paul Schveninger (Wildwood, MO), Kelly Carter (Allen, TX), Oded Le’Sage (Austin, TX)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18394357 on 12/22/2023 (872 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes monitoring a software repository for code changes, detecting a code change in a software instance that is stored in the software repository, generating a container image of the software instance in response to the detecting, creating a container for the container image, wherein the container encapsulates software needed to run a test suite on the software instance, configuring a testing platform for a development environment used to create the software instance, executing the test suite for the software instance by running the software encapsulated in the container on the testing platform, and publishing a test output of the test suite as a human-readable scorecard for the software instance.

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

Cache coherence shared state suppression
Patent No. 12625809

Inventor(s): Abhijeet Ashok Chachad (Plano, TX), David Matthew Thompson (Dallas, TX), Kai Chirca (Dallas, TX), Timothy David Anderson (University Park, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18894324 on 09/24/2024 (595 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a level two (L2) controller, a first request for a cache line in a shared cache coherence state; mapping, by the L2 controller, the first request to a second request for a cache line in an exclusive cache coherence state; and responding, by the L2 controller, to the second request.

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

Memory pipeline control in a hierarchical memory system
Patent No. 12625815

Inventor(s): Abhijeet Ashok Chachad (Plano, TX), David Matthew Thompson (Dallas, TX), Kai Chirca (Dallas, TX), Timothy Anderson (University Park, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18976474 on 12/11/2024 (517 days app to issue)

Abstract: In described examples, a processor system includes a processor core generating memory transactions, a lower level cache memory with a lower memory controller, and a higher level cache memory with a higher memory controller having a memory pipeline. The higher memory controller is connected to the lower memory controller by a bypass path that skips the memory pipeline. The higher memory controller: determines whether a memory transaction is a bypass write, which is a memory write request indicated not to result in a corresponding write being directed to the higher level cache memory; if the memory transaction is determined a bypass write, determines whether a memory transaction that prevents passing is in the memory pipeline; and if no transaction that prevents passing is determined to be in the memory pipeline, sends the memory transaction to the lower memory controller using the bypass path.

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

Storage system with namespaces and host-accessible subdivisions
Patent No. 12625819

Inventor(s): Alan Chen (Simi Valley, CA), Andrey V. Kuzmin (Moscow, , RU), Craig Robertson (Simi Valley, CA), Mike Jadon (Manhattan Beach, CA), Robert Lercari (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Assignee(s): Radian Memory Systems, ILLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19409662 on 12/04/2025 (159 days app to issue)

Abstract: This disclosure provides techniques hierarchical address virtualization within a memory controller and configurable block device allocation. By performing address translation only at select hierarchical levels, a memory controller can be designed to have predictable I/O latency, with brief or otherwise negligible logical-to-physical address translation time. In one embodiment, address transition may be implemented entirely with logical gates and look-up tables of a memory controller integrated circuit, without requiring processor cycles. The disclosed virtualization scheme also provides for flexibility in customizing the configuration of virtual storage devices, to present nearly any desired configuration to a host or client.

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

Methods and apparatus to facilitate read-modify-write support in a victim cache
Patent No. 12625822

Inventor(s): Naveen Bhoria (Plano, TX), Pete Michael Hippleheuser (Murphy, TX), Timothy David Anderson (University Park, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18775300 on 07/17/2024 (664 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to facilitate read-modify-write support in a victim cache. An example apparatus includes a first storage coupled to a controller, a second storage coupled to the controller and parallel coupled to the first storage, and a storage queue coupled to the first storage, the second storage, and to the controller, the storage queue to obtain a memory operation from the controller indicating an address and a first set of data, obtain a second set of data associated with the address from at least one of the first storage and the second storage, merge the first set of data and the second set of data to produce a third set of data, and provide the third set of data for writing to at least one of the first storage and the second storage.

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

Future transaction processing
Patent No. 12625861

Inventor(s): Anurag Garg (Cupertino, CA), Byron Kevin McKenzie (Garland, TX), Douglas Ray Cosby (Austin, TX)
Assignee(s): Oracle International Corporation (Redwood Shores, CA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18787034 on 07/29/2024 (652 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques for managing requests to modify a data set at future times are disclosed. The system receives a request to modify the data set at a future time, such as in a future time window. The system generates a representation of the data set at the future time. The system determines the future state of the data set based on the current state of the data set and requested future modifications to the data set. The system determines whether a conflict exists between the request to modify the data set at the future time and another scheduled request to modify the data set at the future time. Based on determining whether a conflict exists, the system performs one or more of scheduling the request to modify the data set at the future time and performing a remediation action to address the conflict.

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

Method and system for automatic data clustering
Patent No. 12625886

Inventor(s): Danielle Wang (Chicago, IL), Evelyn Delph (Chicago, IL), Ian Coldren (Lewis Center, OH), Karen Somes (Grapevine, TX), Maria Beltran (Chicago, IL), Naman Sethi (Panipat, , IN), Sparsh Srivastava (Lucknow, , IN), Trupti Jadhav (Secaucus, NJ)
Assignee(s): JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (New York, NY)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18519660 on 11/27/2023 (897 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for using machine learning models to automatically cluster data into meaningful populations and groups and to identify hidden patterns and structures in such data is provided. The method includes: receiving first information that relates to a group of entities; analyzing the first information with respect to a predetermined set of parameters and a predetermined set of data types; selecting, based on a result of the analysis, a first machine learning (ML) model from among a predetermined set of ML models; and using the selected first ML model to generate a report that includes second information that relates to at least one data cluster identified by the first ML model from the first information.

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

System and method for dynamic query management using meta-descriptions in a conversational search engine
Patent No. 12625912

Inventor(s): Alex Prengere (Antibes, , FR), Julien Bianchi (Nice, , FR), Kevin Hamon (Dallas, TX), Romain Meynard (Antibes, , FR), Thibault Toledano (Roquefort-les-Pins, , FR), Yannick Devaux (Mougins, , FR)
Assignee(s): AMADEUS S.A.S. (Biot, , FR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18650903 on 04/30/2024 (742 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present specification provides a search engine server comprising a network interface, a processor, and a memory for storing and executing programming instructions. These instructions enable the server to establish a conversational session with a client device over a network, determine parameters from the client’s request intention, and select nodes representing sources within a full domain, including APIs, databases, and large language models. The server can adjust node selection based on additional parameters and create a query graph with nodes corresponding to identified sources. This graph facilitates the execution of network queries based on the client’s request intention, thereby optimizing the data retrieval process across various sources.

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

Using machine learning to detect QRLjacking to prevent multichannel phishing on applications or IOT devices
Patent No. 12625948

Inventor(s): Amer Ali (Jersey City, NJ), Brian Jacobson (Los Angeles, CA), Elvis Nyamwange (Little Elm, TX), Erik Dahl (Newark, DE), Hari Vuppala (Charlotte, NC), Pratap Dande (Saint Johns, FL), Rahul Phadnis (Charlotte, NC), Rahul Yaksh (Austin, TX), Sailesh Vezzu (Hillsborough, NJ)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18221652 on 07/13/2023 (1034 days app to issue)

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to using multiple machine learning models and a sand-box environment to detect malicious uniform resource locators (URLs) and login pages stored in a QR code. An application on a computing device will augment QR code data stored in a QR code and the computing device sends the QR code data and computing device metadata to a deep learning computing platform. The QR code data may comprise a URL and communication protocol information. The deep learning computing platform will generate, by multiple machine learning models and a sand-box environment, a sand-box score using the URL, a user-based score using the computing device metadata, and a connections score using the communication protocol information. The deep learning platform then determines whether the computing device should reject and delete the QR code data based on whether the scores are below a pre-determined threshold.

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

Dynamic adaptation of identity related user interface
Patent No. 12625954

Inventor(s): Arnab Bhattacharjee (Hillsborough, NJ), Loree Winstanley (Lakeville, MN), Manohar Perumal (Sugar Hill, GA), Rachel Yuen Lynn Tan (Jersey City, NJ), Russell Dean Brandon (Portland, OR), Sandeep Butapati (Lake Zurich, IL), Soma Nagasundaram (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19198370 on 05/05/2025 (372 days app to issue)

Abstract: An Account Booking Location (ABL) is computed from a login request to access an account of a user. The ABL corresponds to an asset of a partner entity that initiated the account. A UI element corresponding to the ABL is pushed from a repository to a cache for a UI rendering and a rendering service composes a rendering instruction using the cached data to cause a brand-specific UI to be rendered on a device of the user. When a second login request from a second user also corresponds to the ABL, the cached data is reused to compose a second rendering instruction such that the second rendering instruction causes the brand-specific UI to be rendered on a second device. When a control mechanism is configured to cause a feature to be rendered in an ABL agnostic manner, the rendering instruction is modified to include the feature on the brand-specific UI.

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

Known deployed file metadata repository and analysis engine
Patent No. 12625957

Inventor(s): Dan E. Summers (Buckley, , GB), Jeffrey Texada (Carrollton, TX), Matthew E Kelly (Chicago, IL), Steven Dimaria (Charlotte, NC)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18444998 on 02/19/2024 (813 days app to issue)

Abstract: A known-deployed file metadata repository (KDFMR) and analysis engine enumerates reference lists of files stored on a software delivery point (SDP) and compares the enumerated list of files and associated metadata to previously stored values in the KDFMR. If newly stored or modified files are identified, the analysis engine acquires the files from the SDP. Each file is analyzed to determine whether the file is an atomic file or a container file and metadata is generated or extracted. Each file stored in a container file is recursively extracted and analyzed, where metadata is generated for each extracted file and each container file. The KDFMR periodically analyzes the files stored on the SDP for differences to maintain the currency of the KDFMR data with respect to files stored on the SDP. Storage or modification of files on the SDP triggers analysis of the associated file. KDFMR data is updated with metadata determined based on sandbox detonation of files and/or identified artifacts of known-deployed files.

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

Document object model (DOM) integrity check using hash verification
Patent No. 12625964

Inventor(s): Giri Raj Pandit (Lynnwood, WA), Lavanya Paruchuri (Renton, WA), Mohana Murali Shivashankar (Everett, WA), Nidhiben Patel (McKinney, TX), Shravan Kumar Vellore Suresh (Bothell, WA), Stephen L. Yeager (Seattle, WA), Varsha Kotagiri (Bentonville, AR)
Assignee(s): BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18659467 on 05/09/2024 (733 days app to issue)

Abstract: Webpage integrity is monitored using hash verification. A hash verification process is implemented to detect unauthorized changes to value field(s) in a webpage’s source code and, while the user is conducting an active web session on the webpage, an alert, which may be communicated via the webpage, is generated and communicated to a user in response to determining that there was an unauthorized change.

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

Privacy-related electric vehicle charging
Patent No. 12626008

Inventor(s): Maximilian Parness (Takoma Park, MD), Norman Lu (Fairview, TX)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR NOTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18369772 on 09/18/2023 (967 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of: determining, by a charging station, that a vehicle requests approval to receive a charge; accessing, by the charging station, personal information related to the vehicle and related to an occupant of the vehicle; analyzing, by the charging station, the personal information related to the vehicle and related to the occupant of the vehicle; determining, by the charging station, to grant the approval, based on the analyzing; and, responsive to the approval being granted, deleting, by the charging station, the accessed personal information related to the vehicle and related to the occupant of the vehicle, after the vehicle has received the charge.

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

Methods and apparatus to prevent a false disconnection in universal serial bus devices
Patent No. 12626026

Inventor(s): Bharath Singareddy (Bangalore, , IN), Srijan Rastogi (Bangalore, , IN), Win Naing Maung (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18523590 on 11/29/2023 (895 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to prevent a false disconnection in universal serial bus devices. An example apparatus includes a comparator including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal, the first input terminal coupled to a first connectional terminal, the second input terminal coupled to a second connection terminal; filter circuitry including an input terminal and an output terminal, the input terminal coupled to the output terminal of the comparator; a switch including a control terminal, a first current terminal, and a second current terminal, the control terminal coupled to the output terminal of the filter circuitry; and a current source including a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal coupled to at least one of the first connection terminal or the second connection terminal, the second terminal coupled to the first current terminal of the switch.

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

System and method for automatic summarization in interlocutor turn-based electronic conversational flow
Patent No. 12626049

Inventor(s): David John Attwater (Southport, , GB), Jonathan E. Eisenzopf (Dallas, TX), Pedro Vale Lima (Oporto, , PT)
Assignee(s): discourse.ai, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17588241 on 01/29/2022 (1564 days app to issue)

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and computer system improvements for automatically generating a summary note related to a digitally-recorded interlocutor conversation, such as a chat transcript, including accessing a data corpus having at least one digitally-recorded conversation of text-based interlocutory conversation(s) including at least one labeled value, extracting at least one Conversation Feature from the labeled value(s), creating at least one Summary Feature from the extracted Conversation Feature(s), generating at least one Summary Note by combining one or more Narrative Structures with the Summary Feature(s), and digitally outputting the at least one Summary Note.

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

Using deep learning models to obfuscate and optimize communications
Patent No. 12626099

Inventor(s): Brian Miles (Pittsboro, IN), Daniel Solero (Rockwall, TX), William R. Trost (Mequon, WI)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18101818 on 01/26/2023 (1202 days app to issue)

Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for using deep learning models to obfuscate and optimize communications. A request can be received in a first language, from a user device, and at a first computing device storing a first neural network. The request can be translated using the first neural network into a modified request in a custom language. The modified request can be sent to a second computing device hosting an application. The first computing device can receive a modified response that is in the custom language, where the modified response can be created at the second computing device using the second neural network and based on a response from the application. The modified response can be translated into a response in the first language and sent to the user device.

[G06N] COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS [7]

Artificial intelligence-based auditors of artificial intelligence
Patent No. 12626152

Inventor(s): Ana Maxim (Arlington, VA), Manu Kurian (Dallas, TX), Michael Young (Davidson, NC), Vinesh Patel (London, , GB)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18224155 on 07/20/2023 (1027 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for an artificial intelligence-based auditor of artificial intelligence may be provided. The artificial-intelligence-based auditor may operate on one or more hardware processors. The artificial intelligence-based auditor may continually scan one or more operating artificial intelligence systems for productivity and operability. The scan may identify a data source powering the one or more operating artificial intelligence systems. The scan may measure a delta between an output from each of the one or more operating artificial intelligence systems. The scan may identify trends in quality of the one or more operating artificial intelligence systems. The scan may analyze instances where the one or more operating artificial intelligence systems outputted data outside of a parameter range. Based on the scan, the auditor may label each of the one or more operating artificial intelligence systems as positive, neutral or negative.

[G06N] COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS [7]

System and method for large language model with integrated memory during inference using manifold traversal architecture
Patent No. 12626167

Inventor(s): Alan McCord (Forney, TX), Brian Galvin (Silverdale, WA)
Assignee(s): ATOMBEAM TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Moraga, CA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19339302 on 09/25/2025 (229 days app to issue)

Abstract: A large language model system integrates persistent memory directly into inference operations through geometric manifold traversal rather than external retrieval. The system implements a memory-integrated inference engine that performs token generation with simultaneous memory access by navigating curved regions in a geometric memory manifold. Memories exist as navigable basins of increased curvature that are reinforced through usage rather than stored as discrete objects. An intent conditioning system formulates user queries as utility functions and generates vector fields that guide goal-directed memory traversal. A manifold geometry interface converts geometric memory coordinates into vectors compatible with language model attention mechanisms, augmenting standard key-value caches with memory-derived content. The system performs intentional remembering through path optimization that balances fidelity to prior cognitive trajectories with current intent guidance. Each memory access operation simultaneously retrieves information and strengthens accessed memory regions through bidirectional geometric shaping, enabling persistent cognitive evolution and cross-session memory continuity.

[G06N] COMPUTER SYSTEMS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS [7]

Systems and methods for using generative artificial intelligence with agile project management
Patent No. 12626198

Inventor(s): Dinesh A. Velhal (Argyle, TX), Phillip J. Gollhofer (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): BNSF Railway Company (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18883296 on 09/12/2024 (607 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for using artificial intelligence (AI) with agile project management (APM) includes accessing an APM user story, a plurality of an AI chatbot prompts, and a plurality of large language model (LLM) parameters. The APM user story includes a user description of a unit of work. The method further includes electronically transmitting, to an AI chatbot across a communications network, the APM user story, the plurality of AI chatbot prompts, and the LLM parameters. The method further includes electronically receiving, across the communications network, an APM AI response generated by the AI chatbot using the APM user story, the plurality of AI chatbot prompts, and the LLM parameters. The method further includes displaying the APM AI response generated by the AI chatbot on an electronic display.

[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]

System and method for enforcing PII segregation in a distributed data processing system for privacy-preserving AI corpus generation
Patent No. 12626249

Inventor(s): Waleed S Nema (Garland, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19334453 on 09/19/2025 (235 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for generating a privacy-preserving data corpus for Artificial Intelligence (AI) training. The system comprises a relying partner (RP) computing environment and a trusted, independent identity provider (IdP) computing system. Upon a user authentication request, the IdP provides the RP with only a PII-free, persistent pseudonymous identifier (gUserID) for the user. Any authentication artifacts containing Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as an OAuth token, are programmatically neutralized by the IdP. This is achieved by generating a transient public-private encryption key pair, immediately destroying the private key, and encrypting the PII-laden artifact with the remaining public key, rendering the PII therein permanently irrecoverable. This enforcement of ”PII unknowability” at the RP enables the aggregation of pseudonymous user data, linked by the persistent gUserID, from multiple independent RPs into a rich, cross-organizational corpus for AI training, without ever exposing user PII to the RP.

Systems and methods for predictive modelling of clearing messages
Patent No. 12626251

Inventor(s): Dennis Hill (O’Fallon, MO), Mariya Ivanyshyn Spaeth (New York, NY), Matt Froidl (Saint Louis, MO), Shanmuga Vidya Avudaiappan (Frisco, TX), Stephanie Detchemendy (Wentzville, MO), Tracy McLaughlin (St. Charles, MO)
Assignee(s): MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED (Purchase, NY)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18350528 on 07/11/2023 (1036 days app to issue)

Abstract: A modelling platform including at least one processor in communication with a memory device and a payment processor is provided. The at least one processor is configured to retrieve subsets of data from a transaction history database, derive training data sets from the subsets, apply model input data fields of each training data set as inputs to one or more machine learning models, and apply a machine learning algorithm to adjust parameters of the one or more machine learning models. The at least one processor is also configured to upload at least one trained machine learning model to an operational predictive model module, apply a stream of real-time authorization request messages as inputs to the at least one trained machine learning model, and transmit, to the payment processor in real-time or near real-time, values of at least one output obtained by applying the stream.

Cross-system integration platform
Patent No. 12626300

Inventor(s): Elizabeth Poland Smith (Castroville, TX), Hrishikesh Madhukar Godse (Prosper, TX), Jason Christopher Bostic (Boerne, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18800966 on 08/29/2024 (621 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system includes an intermediate mortgage integration platform as a service (MiPaas). Specifically, an MiPaas layer may facilitate integration between a loan origination system (LOS) and supporting services. The MiPaas layer may provide integration flexibility by enabling integration of the supporting services with each other and with different LOSs. Indeed, a number of MiPaas integration formats (e.g. REST API, OpenAPI, GRPC, GraphQL, Industry Standard interface, etc. may be provided to facilitate ease of integration between the LOS and the supporting services. Further, the MiPaas may provide processing efficiencies by adapting workflows based upon particular retrieved data. In this manner, efficient processing may be performed in an intermediate data processing layer, resulting in more efficient turnaround times and reduced processing requirements at traditionally over-burdened systems.

Data retrieval and validation for private credit asset onboarding
Patent No. 12626302

Inventor(s): Christian Gratton (Eaton Rapids, MI), Damien Patton (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TRETE Inc. (Prosper, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19389856 on 11/14/2025 (179 days app to issue)

Abstract: In certain aspects of the disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes collecting, via an artificial intelligence module, a first set of data associated with a private credit asset and creating identifiers associated with the first set of data. The method includes collecting a second set of data associated with the private credit asset based on the identifiers and comparing the first set of data and the second set of data based on the identifiers. The method includes determining validation of the first set of data based on the comparison and generating a result of approval or rejection based on the comparison.

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

Coding of displacements using hierarchical coding at subdivision level for vertex mesh (V-MESH)
Patent No. 12626413

Inventor(s): Madhukar Budagavi (Plano, TX), Rajan Laxman Joshi (San Diego, CA)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18486784 on 10/13/2023 (942 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes a communication interface and a processor operably coupled to the communication interface. The processor is configured to subdivide an intermediate mesh-frame, created from a reconstructed first displacement field and a first subdivided mesh-frame, to create a second subdivided mesh-frame. The processor is also configured to generate a second displacement field based on the second subdivided mesh-frame and an original mesh-frame. The processor is further configured to encode the second displacement field into a bitstream.

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

Method for synthetic video/image detection
Patent No. 12626532

Inventor(s): Alakananda Mitra (Dallas, TX), Elias Kougianos (Dallas, TX), Saraju P. Mohanty (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18485285 on 10/11/2023 (944 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of identifying synthetic media can include identifying a facial image in video or images, extracting a first set of features from the facial image, extracting a second set of features from the facial image, wherein the first set of features are different than the second set of features, inputting the first set of features into a first prediction model, generating a first output indicative of a nature of the facial image, inputting the second set of features into a second prediction model, generating a second output indicative of the nature of the facial image, and determining the nature of the facial image using the first output and the second output.

[G06V] IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING

Cloud-based stop-and-go mitigation system with multi-lane sensing
Patent No. 12626592

Inventor(s): Kentaro Oguchi (Mountain View, CA), Yashar Zeiynali Farid (Mountain View, CA)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17943665 on 09/13/2022 (1337 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for activating mitigation strategies through a cloud-based system. Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed herein can provide mitigation strategies to reduce or eliminate the stop-and-go traffic. A control vehicle can activate a mitigation strategy and operate the vehicle in accordance with the mitigation strategy based on stop-and-go waves. The mitigation strategy may comprise maintaining the vehicle at a reference speed.

[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]

Using cloud-based data for industrial automation system training
Patent No. 12626611

Inventor(s): Bradford H. Hegrat (Montville, OH), Edward Alan Hill (Chagrin Falls, OH), Jenifer Rydberg Wright (Renton, WA), Jessica Lin Korpela (Milwaukee, WI), John Dyck (Chardon, OH), John Strohmenger (Strongsville, OH), Joseph A. Harkulich (Willoughby, OH), Juan Asenjo (Timberlake, OH), Rainer Hessmer (Los Gatos, CA), Sal Conti (Olmsted Township, OH), Stephen Nawalaniec (Southlake, TX)
Assignee(s): ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Mayfield Heights, OH)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18313001 on 05/05/2023 (1103 days app to issue)

Abstract: A cloud-based performance enhancement service captures and collects data relating to interactions of users with industrial automation systems of multiple industrial customers for storage and analysis on a cloud platform. The service employs a performance enhancement component that analyzes the data to facilitate determining correlations between certain user interactions and favorable performance of an industrial automation system, determining user interactions that are less favorable or unsafe, determining alternative actions that a user can take to achieve a same or similar preferred operational result, generating recommendations relating to the alternative actions, determining or designing components or techniques that can automate a preferred user action, determining improved user assignments in connection with the industrial automation system, and/or generating training modules or presentations based on preferred user actions that can be used to train users to more efficiently interact with an industrial automation system to achieve improved system performance.

Systems and methods for flexural wave absorption bandpass filtering
Patent No. 12626680

Inventor(s): Taehwa Lee (Ann Arbor, MI), Xiaopeng Li (Ann Arbor, MI), Ziqi Yu (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18312206 on 05/04/2023 (1104 days app to issue)

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to absorbing flexural waves. In one embodiment, a system includes a longitudinally extending body that is subject to a flexural wave and a bandpass filter. The bandpass filter transmits a target flexural wave having a particular wavelength and blocks a non-target flexural wave. The bandpass filter includes at least two mechanical resonators coupled to a surface of the longitudinally extending body and aligned in a first linear array along a length dimension of the longitudinally extending body. The at least two mechanical resonators of the first linear array are separated by a distance based on the particular wavelength.

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

Interactive user interface and optimized health plan ranking
Patent No. 12626796

Inventor(s): Alex Miller (Plano, TX), Bo Wang (Plano, TX), Chander Sudanthi (Plano, TX), Jane Fu (Plano, TX), Michael Gunn (Plano, TX), Munjal Shah (Plano, TX), Prafulla Krishna (Plano, TX), Raj Vavilala (Plano, TX), Sebastian Bierman-Lytle (Plano, TX), Vishal Parikh (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Healthline Media, LLC (Fort Mill, SC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17984905 on 11/10/2022 (1279 days app to issue)

Abstract: A computing system can obtain health record data of a user from a number of health record sources, and generate, on a computing device of the user, an interactive user interface comprising prepopulated data based on the health record data. Based on interactions by the user on the interactive user interface, the system can receive input data from the computing device of the user, the input data corresponding to health-related information provided by the user. Based on at least one of the health record data or the input data, the system can generate a set of health outcome predictions for the user, and based on the set of health outcome predictions, the input data, and the health record data, the system can generate a set of health care plan rankings for the user.

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

Information management system and method
Patent No. 12626826

Inventor(s): Cees de Groot (Berkeley, , CA), Christian Bauer (Frisco, TX), Daven Casia (Saskatoon, , CA), Justin Kearns (Lexington, KY), Keith Boudreau (Durham, NC), Kurt Eulau (San Francisco, CA), Margaret Pilon (Maple Grove, MN), Michael Gruzynski (Seattle, WA), Ophir Ronen (Seattle, WA), Seth Falcon (Minneapolis, MN), Thomas Dziedzic (Elmwood Park, IL)
Assignee(s): CALMWAVE, INC. (Seattle, WA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18798700 on 08/08/2024 (642 days app to issue)

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: monitoring a plurality of data signals associated with a plurality of patients within a medical environment over a defined period of time; calculating an acuity score for each of the plurality of patients, wherein the acuity score defines the overall care needs of each of the plurality of patients; and generating a rounding list that prioritizes the plurality of patients based, at least in part, upon the acuity scores.

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

Method and system for dynamically transmitting messages to workflow applications
Patent No. 12627626

Inventor(s): Amit Kumar (Thane, , IN), Ankit Singh (Apex, NC), Lakshminarayana Paila (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18824941 on 09/05/2024 (614 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for dynamically transmitting notification messages to users of a client device. The method comprises, receiving one or more messages to be transmitted to one or more client applications on the client device. The method further comprises monitoring the one or more messages based on one or more user profiles and one or more contextual real-time metrics and determining if the one or more contextual real-time metrics exceeds a pre-defined threshold. In response to determining that the one or more contextual real-time metrics does not exceed the pre-defined threshold, the method comprises, transmitting the one or more messages to the one or more client applications on the client device based on one or more static rules embedded within the one or more messages. In response to determining that the one or more contextual real-time metrics exceeds the pre-defined threshold, the method comprises disabling the one or more static rules to temporality pause transmission of the one or more messages. The method further comprises, updating the one or more static rules for subsequent transmission of the one or messages to the one or more client applications on the client device. A system for dynamically transmitting notification messages to users of a client device is also disclosed.

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

Systems and methods for an artificial intelligence (AI) language model-enabled interactive narrative engine
Patent No. 12627766

Inventor(s): Thomas Reale (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): Postmodern Media LLC (Flower Mound, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18210749 on 06/16/2023 (1061 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure can include systems and methods for an AI language model-enabled interactive narrative engine. In one embodiment, a system can comprise an interactive narrative engine with a voice mode manager module operable to receive a user input including at least one user intent; a service module operable to convert the user input for processing by a natural language processing (NLP) module, wherein based at least in part on the user input, the NLP module passes the resultant processed text to the user command preprocessing switch module, which determines at least one outcome for using the user input as an internal program command or as text in the fiction or non-fiction story or narrative; and an AI language model prompt manager operable to provide the at least one outcome to an AI language model, wherein based at least in part on the at least one outcome, the AI language model provides a response to the user’s intent and facilitates narrating or telling the story or narrative.

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

Methods and systems of network access point based communication between emergency personnel in a structure having a firefighter air replenishment system implemented therein
Patent No. 12627962

Inventor(s): Anthony J. Turiello (Westlake, TX)
Assignee(s): Rescue Air Systems Inc. (San Carlos, CA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18733406 on 06/04/2024 (707 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and/or a system of network access point based improved communication between emergency personnel within a safety system of a structure having a fixed piping system installed therewithin to supply breathable air from a source across the safety system are disclosed. In accordance therewith, a network access point within the safety system is automatically activated upon detection of an emergency state within the safety system. The emergency state affects supply of the breathable air to the emergency personnel. Access to communication through a computer network of the safety system is provided to one or more data processing device(s) associated with the emergency personnel during the emergency state in accordance with the automatic activation of the network access point.

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

E L E C T R I C I T Y

Standalone hardware based method and apparatus for efficiently charging multiple electric vehicles from a single power line using time-controlled allocation for power distribution without the need of software based smart devices
Patent No. 12623565

Inventor(s): Ernesto Rois-Mendez (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19084559 on 03/19/2025 (419 days app to issue)

Abstract: A self-contained hardware apparatus and method that enables proprietors to efficiently manage and allocate electric power from a designated source using timer-driven switches and electric breakers, to distribute power to charge multiple electric vehicles of all types and sizes, including land, water, or aerial vehicles, across diverse locations, without relying on software-driven communication or wireless connectivity, thereby eliminating the need for third-party equipment or subscriptions. It optimizes surplus power from the source, utilizing timers and switches to divide it into multiple transmission cables. Each cable delivers power at specified voltage and amperage levels to individual charging units, ensuring efficient and tailored charging without the need to share physical charging spaces.

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

Cooling manifold assemblies, charging modules, and charging systems
Patent No. 12626971

Inventor(s): Feng Zhou (Ann Arbor, MI), Hiroshi Ukegawa (South Lyon, MI), Yanghe Liu (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17830683 on 06/02/2022 (1440 days app to issue)

Abstract: A coolant manifold assembly is provided. The coolant manifold assembly may include a manifold body having a coolant delivering channel delivering coolant to a charging module fluidly communicating with the coolant delivering channel, and a coolant receiving channel receiving the coolant from the charging module fluidly communicating with the coolant receiving channel. The coolant manifold further include a bus bar disposed on the manifold body, the bus bar transmits power received from the charging module to a battery.

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

Beamforming antennas with omnidirectional coverage in the azimuth plane
Patent No. 12627034

Inventor(s): Haifeng Li (Suzhou, , CN), Ligang Wu (Suzhou, , CN), Peter Bisiules (LaGrange Park, IL), Sammit Patel (Dallas, TX), XiaoHua Hou (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18261917 on 01/25/2022 (1568 days app to issue)

Abstract: A base station antenna includes a plurality of pairs of RF ports, a tubular reflector, a plurality of columns of first frequency band radiating elements that are mounted to extend outwardly from the tubular reflector, the columns extending around a periphery of the tubular reflector and grouped into a plurality of column groups, where each column group includes at least three columns, and a plurality of feed networks, where each feed network connects one of the pairs of RF ports to a respective one of the column groups.

[H01Q] AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05B 6/72)

In-panel antenna isolation for a dual-polarized massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna array
Patent No. 12627037

Inventor(s): Jiantong Li (McKinney, TX), Khurram Muhammad (Southlake, TX)
Assignee(s): Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18296318 on 04/05/2023 (1133 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes a substrate and first and second antenna panels on the substrate. The first antenna panel includes an array of first antenna elements. The second antenna panel includes an array of second antenna elements and a first wall isolator. The first wall isolator protrudes from the second antenna panel. The first wall isolator forms a border to surround at least one of the second antenna elements on the second antenna panel. The first wall isolator is configured to electromagnetically isolate the at least one second antenna element from the first antenna elements to produce N-to-N antenna isolation.

[H01Q] AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05B 6/72)

Base station antenna and a reflector for the base station antenna
Patent No. 12627063

Inventor(s): Changfu Chen (Suzhou, , CN), Nengbin Liu (Suzhou, , CN), Qiang Liu (Suzhou, , CN), Xun Zhang (Suzhou, , CN)
Assignee(s): Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18491045 on 10/20/2023 (935 days app to issue)

Abstract: A reflector for a base station antenna comprises: a body; and at least one slot provided in the body, where the at least one slot is configured for forming at least one stub-type filtering structure in the body. The stub-type filtering structure is configured for at least partially inhibiting an induced current in the body within an operating frequency band of a radiating element mounted behind the reflector.

[H01Q] AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05B 6/72)

Compact cross-polarized dipole radiating elements having embedded coupling loops therein
Patent No. 12627075

Inventor(s): Bin Sun (Suzhou, , CN), Bo Wu (Allen, TX), Cheng Xue (Suzhou, , CN), Jian Zhang (Suzhou, , CN), Ligang Wu (Suzhou, , CN), Peter J. Bisiules (LaGrange Park, IL), YueMin Li (Suzhou, , CN)
Assignee(s): Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18836519 on 01/24/2023 (1204 days app to issue)

Abstract: A cross-polarized dipole radiating element includes: (i) a substrate having a quad-arrangement of radiating arms on a forward-facing surface thereof, and a radio-frequency (RF) coupled loop on a rear-facing surface thereof, and (ii) a feed stalk electrically coupled to the quad-arrangement of radiating arms. The RF coupled loop can include a quad-arrangement of rear-facing coupling elements, which extend opposite corresponding ones of the quad-arrangement of radiating arms, and a quad-arrangement of metal traces, which are configured to electrically couple the quad-arrangement of coupling elements together into a closed electrical loop.

[H01Q] AERIALS (radiators or aerials for microwave heating H05B 6/72)

Push-pull coaxial connector having a movable sleeve
Patent No. 12627096

Inventor(s): Hongjuan An (Suzhou, , CN), Jien Zheng (Suzhou, , CN), Jin Liu (Suzhou, , CN), Yujun Zhang (Suzhou, , CN)
Assignee(s): Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18366857 on 08/08/2023 (1008 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a push-pull coaxial connector comprising: an external conductor, where the external conductor is configured to internally receive the matching external conductor of a mating connector, with concave parts or through holes on the inner surface of the side wall of the external conductor that house retainers and corresponding matching concave parts on the outer surface of the side wall of the mating external conductor, of which, there are one or more protrusions on the outer surface of the side wall of the external conductor; a sleeve surrounding the external conductor, where the sleeve is able to slide between the front position and rear position along the external conductor and is able to rotate around the circumference of the external conductor, of which, there are one or more corresponding notches to receive one or more protrusions on the rear surface of the sleeve; wherein, when the sleeve is at the front position, one or more protrusions are staggered away from one or more notches and abutted on the rear surface of the sleeve to prevent the sleeve from moving backward, and at this point, part of the retainer is in the concave part or through hole of the external conductor and part of it is in the mating concave part of the mating external conductor, thus maintaining the connection between the coaxial connector and mating connector; wherein, when the sleeve is at the rear position, one or more protrusions are received in one or more correspo

[H01R] ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS (switches, fuses H01H; coupling devices of the waveguide type H01P 5/00; switching arrangements for the supply or distribution of electric power H02B; installations of electric cables or lines, or of combined optical and electric cables or lines, or of auxiliary apparatus H02G; printed means for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits H05K)

Slew-rate control for power stages
Patent No. 12627212

Inventor(s): Maik Peter Kaufmann (Freising, , DE), Michael Lueders (Freising, , DE), Stefan Herzer (Marzling, , DE)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17956100 on 09/29/2022 (1321 days app to issue)

Abstract: A circuit includes a half-bridge circuit is configured to provide a switching voltage responsive to respective high-side and low-side drive signals. High-side slew control circuitry is configured to provide a high-side slew-compensated control signal responsive to a high-side enable signal and a slew current signal representative of a slew rate at a switching output. A high-side driver is configured to provide the high-side drive signal responsive to the high-side slew-compensated control signal. Low-side slew control circuitry is configured to provide a low-side slew-compensated drive signal responsive to a low-side enable signal and the slew current signal. A low-side driver is configured to provide the low-side drive signal responsive to the low-side slew-compensated control signal. A capacitor is coupled between the high-side and low-side slew control circuitry and is configured to convert the slew rate to the slew current signal.

[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]

Adaptive dead-time control for switching circuitry of a DC converter
Patent No. 12627219

Inventor(s): Masashi Nogawa (Sachse, TX)
Assignee(s): Qorvo US, Inc. (Greensboro, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18380774 on 10/17/2023 (938 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of a switch converter are disclosed. The switch converter includes switching circuitry with a primary and a secondary switch, an output filter, a high-pass filter, switch control circuitry, and a trigger circuit. The output filter is connected to the switching circuitry. The switch control circuitry controls operation of the primary switch and the secondary switch so that the output filter generates a DC voltage and an enabling signal. The high-pass filter receives a feedback signal and detects a switching event of the switching circuitry with the feedback signal that is generated during a dead time of both the primary switch and the secondary switch are open simultaneously. The transient detector circuit generates a trigger signal in response to the switching event and an enabling signal being in an enabling state. The switching circuitry closes the secondary switch in response to the trigger signal.

Methods, systems, and apparatus for coupling power amplifier input signals
Patent No. 12627274

Inventor(s): Rohit Chatterjee (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18234651 on 08/16/2023 (1000 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed for coupling a power amplifier input signal. An example system a first amplifier including a signal input, a feedback input, and a differential output that includes a first output and a second output, a first resistor including a first resistor terminal and a second resistor terminal, wherein the first resistor terminal is coupled to the first output, a second resistor including a third resistor terminal and a fourth resistor terminal, wherein the third resistor terminal is coupled to the second resistor terminal at an output common mode node and the fourth resistor terminal coupled to the second output, and a second amplifier including a first input and a third output, wherein the first input is coupled to the second resistor terminal and third resistor terminal, and the third output is coupled to the feedback input of the first amplifier.

[H03F] AMPLIFIERS (measuring, testing G01R; optical parametric amplifiers G02F; circuit arrangements with secondary emission tubes H01J 43/30; masers, lasers H01S; dynamo-electric amplifiers H02K; control of amplification H03G; coupling arrangements independent of the nature of the amplifier, voltage dividers H03H; amplifiers capable only of dealing with pulses H03K; repeater circuits in transmission lines H04B 3/36, H04B 3/58; application of speech amplifiers in telephonic communication H04M 1/60, H04M 3/40)

Controlling and powering multiple chips
Patent No. 12627299

Inventor(s): Barun Kar (Saratoga, CA), Darshan Shah (Milpitas, CA), David Carlson (Haslet, TX), Shahriar Ilislamoo (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): Auradine, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19242181 on 06/18/2025 (328 days app to issue)

Abstract: An electronic circuit includes: an event detector logic circuit; a computing device; and a plurality of integrated circuit (IC) chips that are electrically connected in parallel between at least one control bus configured to provide input signals and the event detector logic circuit. The event detector logic circuit is configured to: receive a plurality of output signals from the plurality of IC chips, generate a data output signal that includes data obtained from a first output signal of the plurality of output signals, and transmit the data output signal to the computing device.

[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]

Oscillator calibrated to a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) resonator-based oscillator
Patent No. 12627306

Inventor(s): Bichoy Bahr (Allen, TX), Yogesh Ramadass (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18821218 on 08/30/2024 (620 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one example, an apparatus comprises an oscillator having a control input and a clock output. The apparatus also comprises a frequency control circuit having an input and a control output, the control output coupled to the control input, and a reference clock generator having a reference clock output. The apparatus also comprises a multiplexer having a first multiplexer input, a second multiplexer input, a selection input, and a multiplexer output, the first multiplexer input coupled to the clock output, the second multiplexer input coupled to the reference clock output, and the multiplexer output coupled to the input of the frequency control circuit.

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

Remote power control box
Patent No. 12627326

Inventor(s): Brandon J. Miller (Greenville, TX), Khanh Vo (Garland, TX), Roy Mark Osborn (Alba, TX)
Assignee(s): L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (Melbourne, FL)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18240471 on 08/31/2023 (985 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus comprises: a case enclosing a space; a power connector, extending through the case, to be connected to an external device; a power switch, retained in the space, and configured to be controlled responsive to commands in a UHF/VHF radio signal received by the power switch; a battery, retained in the space, having battery terminals connected to the power connector such that at least one of the battery terminals is connected to the power connector through the power switch; and an antenna, mounted to the case, to receive, and deliver to the power switch, the UHF/VHF radio signal, wherein the commands include a first command to close the power switch to connect the battery to the external device, and a second command to open the power switch to disconnect the battery from the external device.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Shared transmitter for cellular access and wireless charging
Patent No. 12627328

Inventor(s): Jeremy Gosteau (Paris, , FR), Nick Taluja (Dallas, TX), Thomas Winiecki (Reading, , GB)
Assignee(s): Sequans Communications SA (Colombes, , FR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17901679 on 09/01/2022 (1349 days app to issue)

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to systems and methods for communication of electronic signals using a communication device. The communication device includes a first transmitter, a second transmitter, a first antenna, coupled to the first transmitter, a second antenna, coupled to the second transmitter, a memory, and a processor, coupled to the memory, the first transmitter, and the second transmitter. The memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to generate a long-range communication signal, generate a short-range communication signal, transmit the long-range communication signal from the first transmitter over the first antenna, transmit the short-range communication signal from a second transmitter over the second antenna, generate a charging signal, and transmit the charging signal from at least one of the first transmitter over the first antenna and the second transmitter over the second antenna.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Simultaneous transmit and receive through active cancellation
Patent No. 12627330

Inventor(s): Zachary Dunn (Wylie, TX)
Assignee(s): Raytheon Company (Arlington, VA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18310614 on 05/02/2023 (1106 days app to issue)

Abstract: A simultaneous transmit and receive (STAR) system comprises a plurality of radiating elements and a plurality of antenna transmit/receive (T/R) elements. The plurality of antenna T/R elements are each in operable communication with a respective radiating element. Each T/R element comprises a transmit channel, a receive channel, a switch, and a directional coupler. The directional coupler comprises an RF input in operable communication with an antenna array receiving signals, an RF output coupling the received signals to an input of the receive channel, and a coupled input operably coupled to the switch. If the switch is set to a predetermined state, the respective transmit channel couples an active cancellation signal to the coupled input of the directional coupler to cancel at least some coupling effects arising on an input to the receive channel, arising from operation of at least some of the T/R elements in the array.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Method and device for wireless communication
Patent No. 12627347

Inventor(s): Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, , CN), Yu Chen (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): Apogee 5G Global, LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18212151 on 06/20/2023 (1057 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present application discloses a method and a device for wireless communications, comprising: receiving a first signaling, the first signaling being used for configuring the first node to provide overheating assistance information; and upon reception of the first signaling, transmitting first overheating assistance information as a response to any condition in a first condition set being satisfied; herein, the first condition set comprises an overheating condition being satisfied; the first overheating assistance information comprises assistance information used for CSI report configurations. By transmitting a first signaling and receiving first overheating assistance information, the present application prevents the device from getting overheated, thus ensuring the service quality.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Dynamic PUCCH repetition via periodic CSI
Patent No. 12627350

Inventor(s): Robert Mark Harrison (Grapevine, TX), Shiwei Gao (Nepean, , CA), Siva Muruganathan (Stittsville, , CA), Yufei Blankenship (Kildeer, IL), Zhipeng Lin (Nanjing Jiangsu, , CN)
Assignee(s): Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (Stockholm, , SE)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18285296 on 04/01/2022 (1502 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques for reporting Channel State Information. CSI. An example method, implemented in a wireless device, comprises the steps of receiving ([b]1 110[/b]) signaling identifying a plurality of time instants in which the wireless device may transmit distinct CSI reports, receiving ([b]1120[/b]) signaling identifying a set of one or more resources to be used to transmit a physical channel carrying CSI reports, and receiving ([b]1130[/b]) control signaling that identifies a resource in the set of resources, where the control signaling indicates a repetition factor for repetitively transmitting a CSI report, either by association with the resource identified by the control signaling or by a distinct indicator included in the control signaling. The example method further comprises transmitting ([b]1140[/b]) the CSI report on the identified resource, according to the repetition factor and in a time instant of the plurality of time instants.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Quick recovery indication and retransmission request
Patent No. 12627406

Inventor(s): Ahmed Atef Ibrahim Ibrahim (Plano, TX), Boon Loong Ng (Plano, TX), Junsu Choi (Siheung-si, , KR), Rubayet Shafin (Allen, TX), Vishnu Vardhan Ratnam (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18148946 on 12/30/2022 (1229 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for facilitating, in multi-link devices (MLDs) that are capable of exchanging an Aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU), simultaneous transmission of the A-MPDU and retransmission of failed MPDUs of the A-MPDU. A non-access point (AP) MLD comprises STAs, each comprising a transceiver configured to form a link with a corresponding AP of an AP MLD, and a processor. A first transceiver is configured to receive, from the AP MLD on a first of the links, an A-MPDU comprised of multiple MPDUs. the processor is configured to detect, during reception of the A-MPDU, that at least one of the MPDUs has not been received. A second transceiver is configured to transmit, to the AP MLD on a second of the links, a request to retransmit the at least one MPDU on the second link before reception of the A-MPDU on the first link is complete.

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

Using automatic homomorphic encryption in a multi-cloud environment to support translytical data computation using an elastic hybrid memory cube
Patent No. 12627463

Inventor(s): Elvis Nyamwange (Little Elm, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18781248 on 07/23/2024 (658 days app to issue)

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to using automatic homomorphic encryption in a multi-cloud environment to support translytical data computation using an elastic hybrid memory cube. A computing platform may receive enterprise data from a data collection engine associated with an enterprise organization. The computing platform may inspect the enterprise data and discard enterprise data that fails to satisfy validation criteria. The computing platform may attach encryption rules to the remaining enterprise data. The computing platform may divide the enterprise data into discrete components and may continuously encrypt each component of the enterprise data using public keys. The computing platform may generate private keys that can be used to access the encrypted enterprise data, and may transmit the private keys to the enterprise organization. The computing platform, upon receipt of a private key from the enterprise organization, may determine whether the private key is authorized to access the encrypted enterprise data.

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

Non-fungible token (NFT) vehicle information
Patent No. 12627486

Inventor(s): Landon M. Nehmer (McKinney, TX), Michael Garner (Carrollton, TX), Russell Danna (Rockwall, TX)
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18175474 on 02/27/2023 (1170 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for transferring control of vehicle information. A transfer system may be used to facilitate the transfer. The system may receive a first request for transferring an association of a vehicle from a first user to a second user. The transfer system may generate a first blockchain operation for transferring control of the cryptographic token from a first to second cryptography-based storage application associated with the first user and second user, respectively, wherein the first blockchain operation comprises the second address associated with the second cryptography-based storage application. The system may transmit the first blockchain operation for transferring control of the cryptographic token to the second cryptography-based storage application. In response to receiving an indication of successful blockchain operation from a blockchain node, the system may transmit a command to update first user identification data stored at a link.

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

Systems and methods for cross-blockchain access and orchestration
Patent No. 12627515

Inventor(s): Ahmed A. Khan (Plano, TX), Mohammed Alsadi (Redmond, WA), Nityanand Sharma (Tampa, FL)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18419910 on 01/23/2024 (840 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device may maintain, as a member of a two blockchain networks respective first and second blockchains. The first blockchain may include one or more sets of operations, and the second blockchain may include cross-chain authorization information. The device may identify a request to invoke a particular set of operations included in the first blockchain, where the request includes a set of input parameters and an identifier. The device may determine that the identifier satisfies the cross-chain authorization information included in the second blockchain, and may accordingly communicate with the second blockchain network to execute the particular set of operations. Executing the particular set of operations may include generating a set of output parameters. The device may output the set of output parameters in response to the request.

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

Systems and methods for enhancing efficient uplink MIMO performance and implementation for O-RAN-based radio access networks
Patent No. 12627529

Inventor(s): Ali Fatih Demir (Plano, TX), Javad Abdoli (Plano, TX), Wessam Afifi Ahmed (Plano, TX), Young-Han Nam (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Mavenir Systems, Inc. (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17946516 on 09/16/2022 (1334 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method of operating an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN, in which O-RAN the system includes: a baseband unit (BBU) having an O-RAN centralized unit (O-CU) and an O-RAN distributed unit (O-DU); an O-RAN radio unit (O-RU) remote from the BBU; and a fronthaul interface between the O-RU and the BBU. A functional split of O-RAN functions respectively assigned to O-RU and O-DU for the fronthaul interface between the BBU and the O-RU is different for downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) so that at least one of i) demodulation reference signal (DM-RS)-based channel estimation is performed by the O-DU in the DL and by the O-RU in the UL, ii) equalization is performed by the O-DU in the DL and by the O-RU in the UL, and iii) demodulation is performed by the O-DU in the DL and by the O-RU in the UL.

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

Mobile virtual endpoint eco-system
Patent No. 12627568

Inventor(s): Daniel Flynn (Plano, TX), Michael R. Albrecht (Dallas, TX), Oliver Spatscheck (Denison, TX)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18414699 on 01/17/2024 (846 days app to issue)

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining provisioning information associated with a service provider where the provisioning information includes a mapping of identifications of a group of end user devices to cloud-based services of the service provider; determining, according to the provisioning information, that an end user device of the group of end user devices is permitted to access a service endpoint associated with a particular cloud-based service of the cloud-based services of the service provider; and facilitating the particular cloud-based service for the end user device utilizing a private network connection, the service endpoint and a private endpoint associated with the service provider. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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

Adaptable telemetry in zero-trust computing environments
Patent No. 12627673

Inventor(s): Balasingh P. Samuel (Round Rock, TX), Girish S. Dhoble (Toronto, , CA), Joseph Kozlowski (Broken Arrow, OK), Mohit Arora (Frisco, TX), Srikanth Kondapi (Austin, TX)
Assignee(s): Dell Products, L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18541456 on 12/15/2023 (879 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods provided adaptive collection of telemetry. A policy decision point of a zero-trust computing environment receives an indication of a change in risk posture within the environment. The policy decision point identifies a telemetry definition specifying telemetry being collected by one or more IHSs that are currently accessing a protected resource of the zero-trust computing environment. The telemetry definition is updated to specify adjusted telemetry to be collected by an IHS that is currently accessing the protected resource and the updated telemetry definition is transmitted to the IHS. Based on the updated telemetry definition received from the policy decision point, the IHS adjust measurements by one or more of the sensors of the IHS. Telemetry generated based on the adjusted measurements is transmitted by the IHS to one or more destinations specified in the updated telemetry definition.

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

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for detection of data misappropriation attempts across electronic communication platforms
Patent No. 12627708

Inventor(s): Christine D. Black (Brooksville, ME), Jennifer Tiffany Renckert (Middleburg, FL), Jinna Zevulun Kim (Charlotte, NC), Jo-Ann Taylor (Godalming, , GB), Katherine Kei-Zen Dintenfass (Lincoln, RI), Vijaya L. Vemireddy (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17981743 on 11/07/2022 (1282 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for detection of data misappropriation attempts across electronic communication platforms. The present invention is configured to identify a recipient user account, wherein the recipient user account has received a current communication; parse the current communication to identify at least one order for the recipient user account; identify at least one potential outcome based on the at least one order for the recipient user account; determine the potential outcome comprises a misappropriation; apply a misappropriation attempt engine to the current communication; and generate, by the misappropriation attempt engine, a misappropriation attempt rating for the current communication.

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

Adaptable telemetry orchestration in zero-trust computing environments
Patent No. 12627714

Inventor(s): Girish S. Dhoble (Toronto, , CA), Joseph Kozlowski (Broken Arrow, OK), Mohit Arora (Frisco, TX), Srikanth Kondapi (Austin, TX)
Assignee(s): Dell Products L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18541546 on 12/15/2023 (879 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods provide adaptive collection of telemetry. A telemetry orchestrator of a IHS (Information Handling System) collects telemetry related to a session used by the IHS to access a protected resource of a zero-trust environment, where the telemetry is collected based on a telemetry definition received from a policy decision point of the zero-trust environment. The telemetry orchestrator of the IHS monitors for updates to the telemetry definition, where the updates are generated by the policy decision point of the zero-trust environment. The telemetry orchestrator adjusts measurements by one or more of the sensors of the IHS based on updates to the telemetry definition received from the policy decision point. Telemetry that is generated based on the adjusted measurements is transmitted by the telemetry orchestrator to one or more destinations specified in the update telemetry definition.

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

System and method for effective communication in online collaboration
Patent No. 12627719

Inventor(s): Kristina Suniga-Cabrera (San Antonio, TX), Noe Alberto Martinez (San Antonio, TX), Snehal Desai (Richardson, TX), Stacy Callaway Huggar (San Antonio, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18658002 on 05/08/2024 (734 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for managing an online meeting includes one or more hardware processors. The system also includes a non-transitory memory, the non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or hardware processors, causes the one or more hardware processors to perform actions. The actions include monitoring participants during the online meeting. The actions also include adjusting interaction between a least a subset of the participants via one or more interfaces based on the monitoring.

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

Provisioning a service using file distribution technology
Patent No. 12627725

Inventor(s): Bryan Adam Joyner (Sachse, TX), Dustin Stewart Silverman (Richardson, TX), Kelly Sue Morrison (Dallas, TX), Patrick Stephen Trantham (Sunnyvale, TX)
Assignee(s): ZixCorp Systems, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18783830 on 07/25/2024 (656 days app to issue)

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a provisioning manager comprises an interface and processing circuitry. The interface is configured to obtain provisioning data from a provisioning database. The processing circuitry is configured to prepare one or more configuration files based on the provisioning data and provide the one or more configuration files to the one or more service instances using file distribution technology. The one or more configuration files indicate how to provision one or more service instances used in sending or receiving electronic messages.

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

Data acquisition and dissemination platform
Patent No. 12627773

Inventor(s): Dwight David Harms (The Colony, TX), Timothy Francis Hall (The Colony, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18229387 on 08/02/2023 (1014 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus and system for surveillance via an imaging system within an enclosure. The enclosure is capable of being mounted to any number of locations such as light poles, power poles, buildings, awnings, and overhangs. The imaging system is capable of recording to local storage, provide live images or also transmitting lower quality images or video clips based on additional sensors such as motion sensors. The imaging system can transmit the images or video clips over a network connection that can include cellular or other wired or wireless connectivity. The apparatus and system can be powered by any number of sources including AC, DC, solar and wind energy.

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

Reducing effects of light diffraction in under display camera (UDC) systems
Patent No. 12627882

Inventor(s): Chengyu Wang (Plano, TX), Hamid R. Sheikh (Allen, TX), Jing Li (Allen, TX), Jinhan Hu (Little Elm, TX), John Seokjun Lee (Allen, TX), Pavan C. Madhusudanarao (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18477293 on 09/28/2023 (957 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes obtaining, using at least one under display camera, one or more first image frames associated with a first diffraction pattern and one or more second image frames associated with a second diffraction pattern. The first diffraction pattern and the second diffraction pattern are related through a transformation. The method also includes generating a first deblurred image using the one or more first image frames and a second deblurred image using the one or more second image frames. The method further includes combining the first and second deblurred images while exploiting complementary types of image artifacts created by the first and second diffraction patterns to generate an image of a scene.

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

Systems and methods for optimized discovery of a network device
Patent No. 12627971

Inventor(s): Emerando M. Delos Reyes (Pleasant Hill, CA), Helen Osias Eglip (Sammamish, WA), Jerry Steben (Fort Worth, TX), Maqbool Chauhan (Keller, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18154525 on 01/13/2023 (1215 days app to issue)

Abstract: In some implementations, a network device may receive a subscription request to subscribe to receive an event notification based on an event. The event may be associated with the network device receiving a request for discovery of a unified data management (UDM) device. The request for discovery of the UDM device may be based on an identifier of a user equipment (UE). The network device may transmit, based on the subscription request, an indication of a subscription to receive the event notification based on the event.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Systems and methods for secure internet-of-things (IoT) device to cloud integration
Patent No. 12627980

Inventor(s): Dongdong Li (Frisco, TX), George Ransom Murphy (Holly Springs, NC)
Assignee(s): ATT Mobility II LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18355785 on 07/20/2023 (1027 days app to issue)

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device in which a cloud connection stack and a security transport stack are each partially or entirely implemented for execution in a modem (e.g., a cellular modem) or a SIM component (e.g., an IoT SAFE SIM applet) of the device, rather than on the device’s own OS and processor. Some or all of the application layer protocols (e.g., MQTT, CoAP, LwM2M, etc.) in the security transport stack may be implemented (or consolidated) for execution by the modem or SIM component. Some or all of the functionality of the cloud connection stack (e.g., bootstrapping and messaging/telemetry) may additionally, or alternatively, be implemented (or consolidated) for execution by the modem or SIM component. Other embodiments are disclosed.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Systems and methods for efficiently reallocating a PAL channel in which a PAL user’s radio transmits
Patent No. 12627995

Inventor(s): Ariful Hannan (Sterling, VA)
Assignee(s): Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18149584 on 01/03/2023 (1225 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques are provided for more reliably selecting an available secondary channel for a PAL user when the PAL user must relinquish its primary channel to an incumbent user for use in a geographic region. An indication is received that the incumbent user is utilizing or will utilize at least one PAL channel. It is determined whether the at least one PAL channel is utilized by at least one PAL user. Upon determining that the at least one PAL channel is utilized by at least one PAL user, then each PAL channel, used by the PAL user and for which the indication has been received, is shifted higher or lower in frequency to an available PAL channel.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and device for avoiding mismatch between a spatial state and configuration information of a beam in wireless communication
Patent No. 12628001

Inventor(s): Keying Wu (Shanghai, , CN), Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): Apogee 5G Global, LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17741484 on 05/11/2022 (1462 days app to issue)

Abstract: Method and Device in nodes for wireless communication. A first node receives a first configuration information block, a first signaling and a first reference signal resource. The first configuration information block comprises configuration information of the first reference signal resource; the first signaling indicates a first transmission configuration state; the first configuration information block is used to determine a first transmission configuration state set; the first signaling is used to determine a first time; a second transmission configuration state is used to determine a spatial relation of the first reference signal resource before the first time; a spatial relation of the first reference signal resource is related to whether the first transmission configuration state belongs to the first transmission configuration state set after the first time. The above method ensures that when the beam is dynamically updated, a TCI state of a reference signal constantly matches its configuration information.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Systems and methods for providing network slice quality of service modifications in real time
Patent No. 12628048

Inventor(s): Emerando M. Delos Reyes (Pleasant Hill, CA), Jerry Steben (Fort Worth, TX), Satish S. Vasamsetti (San Francisco, CA), Tony Ferreira (Greenwich, CT)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18491510 on 10/20/2023 (935 days app to issue)

Abstract: A network device may receive, from a user device, a request for data associated with network slices provided to a region or a network, and may provide, to the user device, network slice data, quality of service (QoS) levels, and a policy lookup table based on the request. The network device may receive, from the user device, priority data identifying a network slice for prioritization, a duration of the prioritization, and a policy for the prioritization, and may create, based on the priority data, a QoS policy table that includes a QoS level for the network slice. The network device may cause network functions to utilize the QoS policy table for a user equipment.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Node configuration and self-healing for ad hoc networks
Patent No. 12628066

Inventor(s): Ariton E. Xhafa (Plano, TX), Jianwei Zhou (Allen, TX), Xiaolin Lu (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18626425 on 04/04/2024 (768 days app to issue)

Abstract: A network includes at least one node to communicate with at least one other node via a wireless network protocol. The node includes a network configuration module to periodically switch a current node function of the node between an intermediate node function and a leaf node function. The switch of the current node function enables automatic reconfiguration of the wireless network based on detected communications between the at least one node and at least one intermediate node or at least one leaf node via the wireless network protocol.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and device in nodes used for wireless communication
Patent No. 12628126

Inventor(s): Qi Jiang (Shanghai, , CN), Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): Apogee 5G Global, LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17984258 on 11/10/2022 (1279 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosure provides a method and device in nodes used for wireless communications. A node first transmits a first signaling, the first signaling being used to determine a first time-frequency resource pool; and then monitors a second signaling in the first time-frequency resource pool; the first time-frequency resource pool comprises a first time-frequency resource set and a second time-frequency resource set, and time-frequency resources occupied by the second signaling belong to the first time-frequency resource set or the second time-frequency resource set; the first signaling is used to trigger the second signaling; a first ID is used to generate the second signaling, a first information block is used to generate the second signaling, the first information block is used to determine at least one of a candidate time-frequency resource set or a candidate reference signal resource set. The application improves the interaction mode under full duplex, thereby optimizing the system performance.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

System and method for hierarchical management of radio resources
Patent No. 12628151

Inventor(s): Jin Yang (Orinda, CA), Steven F. Rice (Keller, TX), William H. Stone (Doylestown, PA)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18338751 on 06/21/2023 (1056 days app to issue)

Abstract: A radio resource partitioning system may be configured to: divide a resource grid into first partitions based on: subscriber profile identifiers (SPIDs); a combination of SPIDs and network slice identifiers (IDs); or one or more network slice IDs and no SPID. The radio resource partitioning system may further divide the first partitions into second partitions based on Fifth Generation (5G) Quality-of-Service (QoS) Identifiers (5QIs) or QoS class Identifiers (QCIs); generate partition information based on the first partitions and the second partitions; and provide the partition information to a scheduler for scheduling data for transmission to or reception from a User Equipment device (UE).

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Vehicle-based health monitoring
Patent No. 12628213

Inventor(s): Christopher J. Macpherson (Plano, TX), Cory M. Frank (Frisco, TX), Jessica May (Danbury, TX), Matthew J. Everett (Norton Shores, MI), Michael R. Kushnerik (The Colony, TX), Naohiro J. Matsumura (Dallas, TX), Sergei I. Gage (Dallas, TX), Simon P. Roberts (Celina, TX), Yang Ding (Montreal, , CA)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX), TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Aichi-ken, , JP), TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18082564 on 12/15/2022 (1244 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of determining a condition at a location containing a past occupant of a vehicle, determining a time when the past occupant will become an occupant of the vehicle, and adjusting another condition of a cabin of the vehicle to be at the condition at the time.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for using AAR to support EMLSR operation
Patent No. 12628227

Inventor(s): Ahmed Atef Ibrahim Ibrahim (Plano, TX), Boon Loong Ng (Plano, TX), Peshal Nayak (Plano, TX), Rubayet Shafin (Allen, TX), Vishnu Vardhan Ratnam (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17935040 on 09/23/2022 (1327 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for facilitating recovery from loss of medium synchronization for multi-link devices (MLDs) and renegotiating traffic identifier (TID)-to-link mapping for enhanced multi-link single radio (EMLSR) operation of MLDs in a wireless local area network. A non-access point (AP) MLD comprises STAs, each comprising a transceiver configured to form a link with a corresponding AP of an AP MLD, and a processor operably coupled to the STAs. A subset of the links are EMLSR links that are configured to operate in an EMLSR mode of operation. The processor is configured to generate, based on a determination that an EMLSR frame exchange sequence is occurring on a first one of the EMLSR links, a request for AP-assisted medium synchronization recovery (AAR) for a set of the other EMLSR links. At least one of the transceivers is further configured to transmit, to the AP MLD, the request for AAR.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for beam failure detection, request, and recovery under a unified TCI framework
Patent No. 12628229

Inventor(s): Dalin Zhu (Allen, TX), Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell, TX), Emad N. Farag (Flanders, NJ)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18060522 on 11/30/2022 (1259 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for beam failure detection, request, and recovery under a unified transmission configuration indication (TCI) framework in a wireless communication system. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving information associated with a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state for the UE and identifying, based on the information, an uplink (UL) TCI state or a joint downlink (DL) and UL TCI state for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH). The method further includes determining, based on the UL TCI state or the joint DL and UL TCI state for the PUCCH, a first beam failure detection (BFD) reference signal (RS) to monitor and monitoring for an UL beam failure based on the first BFD RS.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

3D semiconductor device and structure including power distribution grids
Patent No. 12628430

Inventor(s): Brian Cronquist (Klamath Falls, OR), Deepak Sekar (Sunnyvale, CA), Zvi Or-Bach (Haifa, , IL)
Assignee(s): Monolithic 3D Inc. (Allen, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19232184 on 06/09/2025 (337 days app to issue)

Abstract: A 3D device includes a first level including a first single crystal layer with control circuitry which includes first single crystal transistors; a first metal layer atop first single crystal layer; a second, third, and fourth metal layer providing connections between the first transistors; at least one second level (includes a plurality of second transistors including metal gates, and a plurality of memory cells) atop the first level; a fourth metal layer above the second level; a fifth metal layer atop the fourth metal layer, where the second level includes at least one first oxide layer overlaid by a transistor layer and then overlaid by a second oxide layer; a global power distribution grid; a local power distribution grid, where the first level includes first Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) circuits, and the first single crystal transistors or second transistors include at least two FinFet transistors each having different threshold voltages.

[H10D] INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

Processing methods and cluster tools for forming semiconductor devices
Patent No. 12628604

Inventor(s): Balasubramanian Pranatharthiharan (San Jose, CA), Benjamin Colombeau (San Jose, CA), Brian K. Kirkpatrick (Allen, TX), Lequn Liu (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): Applied Materials, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18225799 on 07/25/2023 (1022 days app to issue)

Abstract: Semiconductor devices (e.g., GAA device structures) and processing methods and cluster tools for forming GAA device structures are described. The cluster tools for forming GAA device structures comprise a first etch chamber, a second etch chamber, and a third etch chamber. Each of the first etch chamber and the second etch chamber independently comprises a single-wafer chamber or an immersion chamber. One or more of the first etch chamber or the second etch chamber may be a wet etch chamber. In some embodiments, at least one of the first etch chamber, the second etch chamber, and the third etch chamber is a dry etch chamber. The cluster tool described herein advantageously reduces the number of cleaning processes, the total time between cleaning and processing operations, variations in time between processing and variation in sidewall loss compared to conventional cluster tools. NULL

DESIGN PATENTS

Sharpening plate
Patent No. D1125968

Inventor(s): Janet Carr (Fort Worth, TX), Tara Doherty (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): TANDY LEATHER FACTORY, INC. (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29867155 on 10/12/2022 (1308 days app to issue) NULL Patent Class: N/A

Bracelet
Patent No. D1126032

Inventor(s): Jane Dunne Cooke (Dallas, TX), Mary Caroline Nix (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): THE BIG O, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29924271 on 01/18/2024 (845 days app to issue) NULL Patent Class: N/A

Model vehicle platform assembly
Patent No. D1126049

Inventor(s): Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Jory Sprowl (Howe, TX), Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Randy Perez (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29961077 on 09/04/2024 (615 days app to issue) NULL Patent Class: N/A

Glass panel for a canopy for a vehicle, truck, or the like
Patent No. D1126105

Inventor(s): Michael Voss (Aledo, TX)
Assignee(s): Rock Solid Industries International (Pty) Ltd (Pietermaritzburgh, , ZA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29921842 on 12/19/2023 (875 days app to issue) NULL Patent Class: N/A

Model vehicle wheel
Patent No. D1126321

Inventor(s): Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Casey Christen Jens Christensen (Trenton, TX), Jory Sprowl (Howe, TX), Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX)
Assignee(s): TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29988071 on 01/29/2025 (468 days app to issue) NULL Patent Class: N/A

Flashlight
Patent No. D1126446

Inventor(s): Clark McCune (Roanoke, TX), Jimmy Prieto (Grand Prairie, TX)
Assignee(s): Alliance Sports Group, L.P. (Roanoke, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29933328 on 03/19/2024 (784 days app to issue) NULL Patent Class: N/A

Makeup, hair and garment protector
Patent No. D1126476

Inventor(s): Charlena Gillon (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29914172 on 10/13/2023 (942 days app to issue) NULL Patent Class: N/A

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