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

THIS WEEK, BY THE NUMBERS
Week of Aug. 6, 2019 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (19100)

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

NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION

TOP LOCAL ASSIGNEES (NO. OF PATENTS)

Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas) 20
Futurewei Technologies Inc. (Plano) 16
No Longer Naked Lures LLC (Dallas) 9
SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison) 7
Bella Vaughan LLC (Dallas) 3

UNASSIGNED 6

TOP LOCAL INVENTOR (NO. OF PATENTS)

Michael W. Kertz (Dallas) 9
LoriAnn Vaughan Biggers (Southlake) 3
Rotem Fartook (Dallas) 3
Achilleas Papakostas (Dallas) 2
Danieli C. Rodrigues (Richardson) 2
David Gerard Ledet (Allen) 2
Jovan Hutton Pulitzer (Frisco) 2
Justin Harmon (Dallas) 2

FIRST SEEN
(COMPANIES THAT MAY BE ORIGINATING A PATENT IN DFW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2019, ACCORDING TO PATENT INDEX.)

BizNet Software
Patent No. 10372614
Smart data engine system and method

Kioma
Patent No. 10369906
Child safety seat

Platform Manufacturing Group
Patent No. 10370856
Modular stair system

Weserve Access
Patent No. 10374973
Method for managing computer network access

SPEED: APPLICATION TO ISSUE (NO. OF DAYS)

166 days
Systems and methods for controlling secure persistent electronic communication account servicing with an intelligent assistant
Patent No. 10374983
Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (McLean, VA)
Inventor: Srinaath Thyagarajan (McKinney)

5,485 days
On-line billing related transactions in an integrated health plan system
Patent No. 10373245
Assignee: Cognizant TriZetto Software Group, Inc. (Englewood, CO,)
Inventor: David Smith (Coppell)

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UTILITY PATENTS

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

Underground fertilizing system for irrigation system
Patent No. 10368482

Inventor(s): Danny Cooper (Fort Worth)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16115095 on 08/28/2018 (343 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method for applying liquid based fertilizers and pesticides stored underground through an irrigation system includes a first irrigation system, a second irrigation system, and a storage tank partially located underground, the storage tank being in fluid connection with the second irrigation system, wherein the storage tank is configured for storing and supplying liquid fertilizer to the second irrigation system.

[A01C] PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (combined with general working of soil A01B 49/04; parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B 51/00-A01B 75/00)

Pet bed
Patent No. 10368528

Inventor(s): Christine Galloway (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. (Arlington, TX)
Law Firm: Global IP Counselors, LLP (9 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15064728 on 03/09/2016 (1245 days app to issue)

Abstract: A pet bed includes a base and a reversible cover. The base includes a case. The reversible cover is attached to the base, and includes a first side defining a first external surface of the reversible cover, and a second side opposite the first side and defining a second external surface of the reversible cover. The reversible cover is configured to switchably cover the case, such that the first side of the reversible cover contacts the case in a first configuration of the reversible cover to externally expose the second surface from the pet bed, and the second side of the reversible cover contacts the first and second sides of the case in a second configuration of the reversible cover to externally expose the first surface from the pet bed.

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

High-visibility vest and method
Patent No. 10368593

Inventor(s): Albert Romo (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Integrity Patent Group, PLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15657037 on 07/21/2017 (746 days app to issue)

Abstract: A high-visibility includes a sleeveless garment having a collar, a plurality of reflective torso stripes, and a reflective collar stripe. The high-visibility vest is to be worn on a torso of a wearer-user and is useful for providing higher visibility to a torso area and a neck area of the wearer-user with a polished and professional appearance.

[A41D] OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES (eye or ear protectors A61F 9/00, A61F 11/00; sweating suits A61H 36/00)

Undergarment support system and method of use
Patent No. 10368599

Inventor(s): Khanthamala Bounkhong (Garland, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Eldredge Law Firm, LLC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15248278 on 08/26/2016 (1075 days app to issue)

Abstract: A suspender system and method of use includes an elongated belt strap that removably engages around the midsection of the user; a first connector secured to a top edge of the elongated belt strap and engaged with a first garment of clothing worn by the user; a second connector secured to a bottom edge of the elongated belt strap and engaged with a second garment of clothing worn by the user.

[A41F] GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS

Tool assembly comprising universal handle and interchangeable tool heads
Patent No. 10368631

Inventor(s): Scott Latimer (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): Ecolab USA Inc. (Saint Paul, MN)
Law Firm: McKee, Voorhees Sease, PLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15339432 on 10/31/2016 (1009 days app to issue)

Abstract: A tool assembly includes an elongated handle and a locking system for attaching a tool head to the handle. The tool head can be a floor care tool or other accessory that can be attached to the handle such that the elongated length of the handle can aid in the use of the tool attached. The locking system includes a keyed locking collar for engaging at least a first portion of the tool head, and a locking cap rotatably positioned on the handle for engaging a second portion of the tool head. The handle can be extendable, such as by telescoping, and can also be overmolded.

[A46B] BRUSHES (handles not integral with brushware B25G)

Systems and methods for dental abutments with cement-retained crowns
Patent No. 10368965

Inventor(s): Danieli C. Rodrigues (Richardson, TX), Lucas C. Rodriguez (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Highlander PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15656202 on 07/21/2017 (746 days app to issue)

Abstract: Devices and methods for dental abutments. Particular embodiments include a dental abutment comprising a base portion, and a generally cylindrical neck portion extending from the base portion, where the generally cylindrical neck portion comprises a first end proximal to the base portion, a second end distal from the base portion, an outer surface, and an inner surface forming a central lumen. Certain embodiments include a plurality of vent holes extending from the outer surface of the generally cylindrical neck portion to the central lumen, where the plurality of vent holes are located proximal to the base portion of the abutment.

[A61C] DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE (non-driven toothbrushes A46B; preparations for dentistry A61K 6/00; preparations for cleaning the teeth or mouth A61K 8/00, A61Q 11/00)

Three-dimensional lattice structures for implants
Patent No. 10368997

Inventor(s): Jason Tinley (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): HD LifeSciences LLC (Woburn, MA)
Law Firm: Law Offices of Daniel A. Tesler, LLC (Local + 295 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15876695 on 01/22/2018 (561 days app to issue)

Abstract: The three-dimensional lattice structures disclosed herein have applications including use in medical implants. Some examples of the lattice structure are structural in that they can be used to provide structural support or mechanical spacing. In some examples, the lattice can be configured as a scaffold to support bone or tissue growth. Some examples can use a repeating modified rhombic dodecahedron or radial dodeca-rhombus unit cell. The lattice structures are also capable of providing a lattice structure with anisotropic properties to better suit the lattice for its intended purpose.

[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]

Golf club head having a stress reducing feature and shaft connection system socket
Patent No. 10369429

Inventor(s): Alexander Theodore Berger (Richardson, TX), Justin Honea (Rowlett, TX), Michael Scott Burnett (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC. (Carlsbad, CA)
Law Firm: Dawsey Co., LPA (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15956953 on 04/19/2018 (474 days app to issue)

Abstract: A golf club incorporating a stress reducing feature and a shaft connection system socket. The location and size of the stress reducing feature and the shaft connection system socket, and their relationship to one another, selectively increase deflection of the face and provide stability of the shaft connection system.

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

Golf club head or other ball striking device with weighted body member
Patent No. 10369432

Inventor(s): David N. Franklin (Granbury, TX)
Assignee(s): Karsten Manufacturing Corporation (Phoenix, AZ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15983001 on 05/17/2018 (446 days app to issue)

Abstract: A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head that includes a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball and a body connected to the face and extending rearward from the face. A face member formed primarily of a metallic material forms the face, and a body member is connected to the face member and extends rearward from the face member to form at least a portion of the body. The body member is formed at least partially of a polymer material, and has a doped portion containing a doping material dispersed within the polymer material. The doping material may have a different density than the polymer material, such that the doped portion has a different density than the portions of the body member not containing the doping material. A co-molding method may be used to form the ball striking device.

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

Golf club heads
Patent No. 10369434

Inventor(s): John T. Stites (Weatherford, TX)
Assignee(s): Karsten Manufacturing Corporation (Phoenix, AZ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16029415 on 07/06/2018 (396 days app to issue)

Abstract: Putters include a putter body having a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic. A cavity is defined in the putter body behind the ball striking face member, and plural openings are defined in the ball striking face member extending rearward with respect to the ball striking face member and into the cavity. A polymeric material at least partially fills the openings and the cavity, wherein the polymeric material has a second hardness characteristic that is softer than the first hardness characteristic. The ball striking face member and the polymeric material exposed in at least some of the openings provide a ball striking surface of the putter. The ball striking surface may include grooves or scorelines to affect the launch angle, spin, and/or roll of the ball during a putt. Methods for making such putter devices also are described.

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

Small-molecule inhibitors targeting discoidin domain receptor 1 and uses thereof
Patent No. 10370360

Inventor(s): Kristina Y. Aguilera (Dallas, TX), Rolf A. Brekken (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Guangzhou, , CN), The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Highlander PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15521107 on 10/21/2015 (1385 days app to issue)

Abstract:

[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)

System and method for advertising distribution through mobile social gaming
Patent No. 10373431

Inventor(s): Andrew E. Levi (Dallas, TX), Bradley W. Bauer (Richardson, TX), Jean Pierre Dela Valdene (Dallas, TX), William Rushing (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): Blue Calypso, LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: Schultz Associates, P.C. (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15467497 on 03/23/2017 (866 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for advertising through a social network by immersion of participants in a sponsored mobile game. A game application for the sponsored game is developed on a server and deployed on consumer devices connected to the server. The game application, operating on a smart phone, utilizes onboard GPS and camera subsystems to carry out and facilitate the game functions. A dashboard is provided for designing the game around an advertising campaign. The game application is syndicated and shared through a consumer”s social media community. The game is tracked by the server. Game information and rewards are delivered to participants during and after the game. In one aspect, the game involves a participant gathering digital permits prior to and during the game which are used to complete a tagging event with other participants. Rewards such as redeemable coupons are based on actions at sponsor locations.

[A63F] CARD, BOARD OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR [5]

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

Predilution sets for distributing antigens
Patent No. 10369215

Inventor(s): Jovan Hutton Pulitzer (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Roca Medical LTD. (London, , GB)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15183719 on 06/15/2016 (1147 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for delivering allergens to a pharmacist in a pre-diluted kit form, comprising providing a bulk container of base concentrate antigen containing at least one antigen at a predetermined concentrated level, creating a sequential and more diluted sequence of antigens, providing a plurality of end-use sealable containers that can receive a finite end amount of diluted antigens, dispensing from each of sequential bulk containers a finite end amount of diluted antigens into one of the plurality of end-use sealable containers, wherein the end-use seal containers filled from each of the sequential bulk containers comprises a group of end-use sealable containers associated with each of the sequential bulk containers, sealing each of the end-use containers after diluted antigens are disposed therein, and disposing a select number of the sealed end-use sealable containers from each of the groups of end-use sealable containers into a container comprising a kit.

[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

Digital microfluidic dilution apparatus, systems, and related methods
Patent No. 10369565

Inventor(s): Andrew Fischer (Euless, TX)
Assignee(s): Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, IL)
Law Firm: Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14976684 on 12/21/2015 (1324 days app to issue)

Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems for diluting samples are disclosed. An example method includes depositing a first fluid droplet on a first electrode of a plurality of electrodes. The first electrode has a first area. The first fluid droplet has a first volume associated with the first area. The example method includes depositing a second fluid droplet on a second electrode of the plurality of electrodes. The second electrode has a second area. The second fluid droplet has a second volume associated with the second area. The second volume is different than the first volume. The example method includes forming a combined droplet by selectively activating at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode to cause one of the first fluid droplet or the second fluid droplet to merge with the other of the first fluid droplet or the second fluid droplet.

[B01L] CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE (apparatus for medical or pharmaceutical purposes A61; apparatus for industrial purposes or laboratory apparatus whose construction and performance are comparable to that of similar industrial apparatus, see the relevant classes for industrial apparatus, particularly subclasses of B01 and C12; separating or distilling apparatus B01D; mixing or stirring devices B01F; atomisers B05B; sieves B07B; corks, bungs B65D; handling liquids in general B67; vacuum pumps F04; siphons F04F 10/00; taps, stop-cocks F16K; tubes, tube joints F16L; apparatus specially adapted for investigating or analysing materials G01, particularly G01N; electrical or optical apparatus, see the relevant classes in sections G and H)

Methods for stator bar shape tooling
Patent No. 10369628

Inventor(s): Mark Stephen Clough (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Law Firm: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15355419 on 11/18/2016 (991 days app to issue)

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for providing stator bar shape tooling. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for shaping an element. The method can include providing at least one constraining surface, wherein the at least one constraining surface is fabricated at least in part by selective laser sintering, and deforming an element with the at least one constraining surface to define at least an external shape of a formed element.

[B23P] OTHER WORKING OF METAL; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS (arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q)

Method of making core-stiffened structure
Patent No. 10369772

Inventor(s): Carl A. May (Mansfield, TX), James D. Hethcock, Jr. (Colleyville, TX), Kenneth E. Nunn, Jr. (Colleyville, TX)
Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15050564 on 02/23/2016 (1260 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of making a core-stiffened structure includes the steps of providing a honeycomb core having an adhesive disposed on first and second surfaces thereof, providing a first skin and a second skin, and assembling the first skin, the second skin, and the honeycomb core to form the core-stiffened structure. The method further includes the steps of curing the core-stiffened structure and inhibiting at least one of the first skin and the second skin from protruding into at least one cell of the honeycomb core during the step of curing the core-stiffened structure.

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

Child safety seat
Patent No. 10369906

Inventor(s): Chetan Raj (Irving, TX), Christopher Edward Gay (Dallas, TX), Christopher William Wischkowsky (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): Kioma, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: GableGotwals (Local + 4395 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15243241 on 08/22/2016 (1079 days app to issue)

Abstract: A car seat includes a chassis formed as an interrupted shell defining a protected interior with a top opening, and a handle fixed to the chassis at a single point and covering a sufficient portion of a length of the top opening such that the handle functions as a carry handle and a roll bar against impacts or intrusions into the protected interior.

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

Body tab yaw deflector
Patent No. 10370085

Inventor(s): Kenneth Merle Dorsett (Aledo, TX)
Assignee(s): Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD)
Law Firm: Baker Botts LLP (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15479654 on 04/05/2017 (853 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first deflector configured to couple to a shaft of an aircraft. The first deflector may form part of a top surface of the aircraft when in a first closed position. The apparatus may further include a second deflector configured to couple to the shaft and form part of a bottom surface of the aircraft when in a second closed position. The first deflector and the second deflector may be configured to be positioned at a junction of a body of the aircraft and a wing of the aircraft. The first deflector and the second deflector may be configured to simultaneously pivot from the closed positions to respective first and second open positions upon actuation of the shaft.

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

Multi-speed gearbox for tail rotor of a compound helicopter
Patent No. 10370094

Inventor(s): Todd A. Garcia (Mansfield, TX)
Assignee(s): SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (Stratford, CT)
Law Firm: Cantor Colburn LLP (7 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15327573 on 07/15/2015 (1483 days app to issue)

Abstract: A rotary wing aircraft and method of operating a tail drive system thereof, wherein the tail drive system includes a gearbox that contains a first transmissive device and a second transmissive device in parallel, each transmissive device having an input operatively connected to a first shaft that is powered by the main rotor drive system. The first and second transmissive devices each have an output operatively connected to a second shaft that drives the secondary rotary device.

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

Anti-drive mechanism for rise and fall rotating control systems
Patent No. 10370097

Inventor(s): Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), Jason L. Hoyle (Mansfield, TX)
Assignee(s): Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Forth Worth, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15709203 on 09/19/2017 (686 days app to issue)

Abstract: A rotor blade system includes a hub assembly pivotally attached to a rotor blade, a mast attached to the hub assembly, and a swashplate engaged with the mast, the swashplate includes a non-rotating ring and a rotating ring. The method to raise the swashplate includes using an anti-drive link system pivotally engaged with a transmission top case and pivotally engaged with the non-rotating ring.

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

Apparatus for compacting product and high speed bagmaking
Patent No. 10370128

Inventor(s): Jerry Mike Reaves (Midlothian, TX), Patrick J. Bierschenk (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Frito-Lay North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Carstens Cahoon, LLP (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15019278 on 02/09/2016 (1274 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for compacting and packaging a plurality of slugs of product and apparatus for accomplishing the same. The invention describes collecting weighed product in an intermediate settling device to form compact slugs of product. The device can comprise a single settling chamber for each slug of product or can comprise multiple settling chambers which are axially rotatable. The slugs can be compacted by jostling and/or vibrating the settling device. Thereafter, the slugs of product are discharged to a multiple bagmaking packaging apparatus.

[B65B] MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C 1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B 25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B 1/00-B67B 6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C 7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C 9/00)

Clean storage packaging article and method for making and using
Patent No. 10370170

Inventor(s): Fuhe Li (San Francisco, CA), James Scott Anderson (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Air Liquide Electronics U.S. LP (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15245395 on 08/24/2016 (1077 days app to issue)

Abstract: A packing article for the storage and/or transport of items and materials requiring high levels of cleanliness is described. Methods of making and using the packaging article are also described. The packaging article may be used to store or transport, for example, advanced optical components, or materials and components used in the manufacturing of microelectronic devices or optical components. A method of making the packaging article includes contacting the packaging article with organic solvent(s) and acidic solution(s) and rinsing with ultrapure water. Interior cleanliness levels for various contaminants, such as, metals, anionic materials, organic compounds, and particles may be verified and the packaging articles may be labeled and sorted according to cleanliness level.

Pressure sensor having a bossed diaphragm
Patent No. 10370243

Inventor(s): Carl Stewart (Plano, TX), Gilberto Morales (Arlington, TX), Richard Davis (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ)
Law Firm: Seager, Tufte Wickhem LLP (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15049314 on 02/22/2016 (1261 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes forming a mask that defines a masked area and an unmasked area on a front side of a substrate, and implanting a buried layer corresponding to the unmasked area on the front side of the substrate. The method also includes forming an epitaxial layer having a back side on the front side of the substrate and on a front side of the buried layer, and creating an opening into a back side of the substrate up to a back side of the epitaxial layer and a back side of the one or portions of the buried layer.

[B81C] PROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS (making microcapsules or microballoons B01J 13/02; processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of piezo-electric, electrostrictive or magnetostrictive elements per se H01L 41/22) [7]

Bearing liner for accommodating thermal expansion and transmission system incorporating the same
Patent No. 10371212

Inventor(s): Ryan Thomas Ehinger (Southlake, TX)
Assignee(s): Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: Lightfoot Alford PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15375131 on 12/11/2016 (968 days app to issue)

Abstract: A bearing liner allows a bearing to be mounted to a bearing housing even where the coefficients of thermal expansion of the bearing and the housing are different. The bearing liner includes a body portion and a mounting portion. The body portion has a cylindrical substrate that extends about a longitudinal axis of the bearing. The mounting portion includes mounting tabs that extend from the body portion of the liner. The mounting tabs allow the liner to be fixed to the housing and to the bearing. The mounting tabs are configured to flex relative to the body portion of the liner so as to allow for thermal expansion and contraction of the housing relative to the bearing while still securing the bearing to the housing.

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

Modular and reconfigurable manufacturing systems
Patent No. 10372115

Inventor(s): Aditya Narayan Das (Irving, TX), Stephen Savoie (Arlington, TX)
Assignee(s): Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, TX)
Law Firm: Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14061063 on 10/23/2013 (2113 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one embodiment, a manufacturing system includes multiple manipulation modules each including means for mechanically and electrically connecting the module to another component in the system and an end effector including means for mechanically and electrically connecting the end effector to another component in the system, wherein the modules and end effector can be mechanically and electrically connected in multiple ways to alter the configuration of the system and the manufacturing tasks that the system can perform.

[B25J] MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES (robotic devices for individually picking fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D 46/30; needle manipulators for surgery A61B 17/062; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B 39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J 13/10; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B 30/00; cranes B66C; arrangements for handling fuel or other materials which are used within nuclear reactors G21C 19/00; structural combination of manipulators with cells or rooms shielded against radiation G21F 7/06) [5]

Augmented reality system for vehicle blind spot prevention
Patent No. 10373378

Inventor(s): Andrew Paul Harbach (Argyle, TX), Bruce Lee (Denton, TX)
Assignee(s): PACCAR INC (Seattle, WA)
Law Firm: Christensen O”Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14751891 on 06/26/2015 (1502 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing various types of information to a vehicle driver. Such information can be used by the vehicle driver singularly or in conjunction with other information available to the vehicle driver in order to allow the driver to operate the vehicle in an increasingly safe manner and/or to reduce the likelihood of property damage and/or possible bodily injuries to the driver, etc. In some instances, such information is presented to the driver as an augmented reality environment such that the driver can ”see through” objects that may be occluding the driver”s vision.

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

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

Ionic liquid films with multiple functionalities for surface modification of biomedical alloys
Patent No. 10370327

Inventor(s): Danieli C. Rodrigues (Richardson, TX), Izabelle de Mello Gindri (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, TX), Universidade Federal De Santa Maria (Santa Maria, , BR)
Law Firm: Parker Highlander PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15323218 on 07/02/2015 (1496 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure relates ionic liquids which are used as lubricants for medical devices. In some aspects, the ionic liquids of the present disclosure can exhibit antimicrobial or host cell integrative activity or a combination of functionalities. In some aspects, the present disclosure also provides devices coated with the ionic liquid.

[C07D] HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (macromolecular compounds C08) [2]

Nozzles for a fluid jet decoking tool
Patent No. 10370594

Inventor(s): Lloyd D. Hanson (Long Beach, CA), Matthew J. Pattom (San Gabriel, CA)
Assignee(s): Flowserve Management Company (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: Dinsmore Shohl LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16106906 on 08/21/2018 (350 days app to issue)

Abstract: A fluid jet nozzle for a decoking tool, a decoking tool and method of operating same. The nozzle includes a nozzle assembly for use in a fluid jet decoking tool. The assembly includes a housing to hold one or more nozzles that are used to spray or otherwise distribute decoking fluid. An internal flowpath that extends from an inlet of the nozzle to an outlet of the nozzle defines a tapered shape such that when the decoking fluid passes through the nozzle, the flowpath produces a predominantly coherent flow pattern in the fluid.

[C10B] DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS (cracking oils C10G; underground gasification of minerals E21B 43/295) [5]

LILRB2 and notch-mediated expansion of hematopoietic precursor cells
Patent No. 10370643

Inventor(s): Chengcheng Zhang (Southlake, TX), Mi Deng (Plano, TX), Zhigang Lu (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (Austin, TX), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, WA)
Law Firm: Lee Hayes PC (8 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15313043 on 05/21/2015 (1538 days app to issue)

Abstract: The current disclosure describes methods of expanding precursor cells for hematopoietic transplantation in subjects. The methods culture precursor cells in media containing an immobilized high molecular weight LILRB2 agonist or an LILRB2 agonist in combination with a Notch agonist. The expanded cells can be used to treat a variety of hematopoietic disorders.

[C12N] MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF (biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi, enzymes, fermentates, or substances produced by, or extracted from, microorganisms or animal material A01N 63/00; medicinal preparations A61K; fertilisers C05F); PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA (microbiological testing media C12Q 1/00) [3]

Methods for gas generation in a sealed gas cell cavity
Patent No. 10370760

Inventor(s): Adam Joseph Fruehling (Dallas, TX), Juan Alejandro Herbsommer (Allen, TX), Simon Joshua Jacobs (Lucas, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15843313 on 12/15/2017 (599 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described examples include a method of fabricating a gas cell, including forming a cavity in a first substrate, providing a nonvolatile precursor material in the cavity of the first substrate, bonding a second substrate to the first substrate to form a sealed cavity including the nonvolatile precursor material in the cavity, and activating the precursor material after or during forming the sealed cavity to release a target gas inside the sealed cavity.

[C23C] COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL (applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; making metal-coated products by extrusion B21C 23/22; covering with metal by connecting pre-existing layers to articles, see the relevant places, e.g. B21D 39/00, B23K; working of metal by the action of a high concentration of electric current on a workpiece using an electrode B23H; metallising of glass C03C; metallising mortars, concrete, artificial stone, ceramics or natural stone C04B 41/00; paints, varnishes, lacquers C09D; enamelling of, or applying a vitreous layer to, metals C23D; inhibiting corrosion of metallic material or incrustation in general C23F; treating metal surfaces or coating of metals by electrolysis or electrophoresis C25D, C25F; single-crystal film growth C30B; by metallising textiles D06M 11/83; decorating textiles by locally metallising D06Q 1/04; details of scanning-probe apparatus, in general G01Q; manufacture of semiconductor devices H01L; manufacture of printed circuits H05K) [4]

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

Integrated safety rail protection system
Patent No. 10370816

Inventor(s): Richard J. Whiting (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): Rooftop Anchor Incorporated (Heber City, UT)
Law Firm: Lee Hayes, P.C. (6 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15289853 on 10/10/2016 (1030 days app to issue)

Abstract: A safety rail protection system disclosed herein is adaptable to be positioned adjacent to a portal. The system may include a hinged gate having an opening and first and second opposing members, with the hinged gate being operable to open from a closed position to an open position. A first side rail may be present, and may include a first side gate projection extending at least partially into the hinged gate opening, with the first side rail interfacing with at least one of the first and second opposing members when the hinged gate is in the closed position. A second side rail may be present, and may include a second side gate projection extending at least partially into the hinged gate opening when the hinged gate is in the closed position.

[E02D] FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS (specially adapted for hydraulic engineering E02B); UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES [6]

Modular stair system
Patent No. 10370856

Inventor(s): Jeremy Michels (Melissa, TX)
Assignee(s): Platform Manufacturing Group (Melissa, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15844029 on 12/15/2017 (599 days app to issue)

Abstract: A modular stair system comprises a plurality of modular stair units. Each of the plurality of modular stair units are associated with a single story of a construction. An upper, rectangular landing comprises a pair of long members connected at each end to a pair of short members. A mid-level, rectangular landing comprises a first pair of members and a second pair of members interconnected at their ends. A first and second plurality of corner brackets interconnects an end of the members with an end of the members of the upper and mid-level landings. The first and second plurality of corner brackets have the variable size depending on the number of the plurality of modular stair units to be stacked in the stairwell. A plurality of corner support columns support the upper, rectangular landing at a top portion thereof and the mid-level, rectangular landing at a mid-portion thereof and removably connected to the upper, rectangular landing and the mid-level, rectangular landing. The plurality of corner support columns have a second variable size depending on the number of the plurality of modular stair units to be stacked in the stairwell. A first stair runner removably connects to the mid-level landing and connects a bottom level to the mid-level landing. A second stair runner removably connects to the mid-level, rectangular landing and the upper, rectangular landing to connect the mid-level, rectangular landing to the upper, rectangular landing. Each of the plurality of modular s

[E04F] FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B)

Enhanced slickline
Patent No. 10370909

Inventor(s): Sean Gregory Thomas (Frisco, TX), Wei Zhang (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15323656 on 08/04/2014 (1828 days app to issue)

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a slickline for use in well drilling and hydrocarbon recovery operations includes a cable and an intermediate layer disposed around the cable. The slickline also includes a doped polymeric coating layered around the intermediate layer. The doped polymeric coating is a different material from the intermediate layer, and the doped polymeric coating includes a polymeric material doped with an element that is detectable within the doped polymeric coating via a detection machine for purposes of determining wear or other aspects about the conditions of the slickline.

[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]

Downhole tools comprising aqueous-degradable elastomer sealing elements with carbodiimide
Patent No. 10370930

Inventor(s): Charles Timothy Smith (McKinney, TX), Michael Linley Fripp (Carrollton, TX), Zachary William Walton (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: McGuireWoods LLP (Local + 9 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14781925 on 06/15/2015 (1513 days app to issue)

Abstract: Downhole tools comprising a body, wherein at least a portion of the body is degradable when exposed to a wellbore environment; and at least one aqueous-degradable sealing element comprising an aqueous-degradable elastomer comprising in the range of 0.05 to 1 parts by weight per hundred parts of the elastomer (phr) carbodiimide, wherein at least a portion of the aqueous-degradable sealing element hydrolytically degrades when exposed to an aqueous fluid.

Artificial lift
Patent No. 10370947

Inventor(s): Kuo-Chiang Chen (Kennedale, TX)
Assignee(s): Upwing Energy, LLC (Cerritos, CA)
Law Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16047983 on 07/27/2018 (375 days app to issue)

Abstract: A retrievable string configured to be positioned in a well is described. The retrievable string includes a rotating portion and a non-rotating portion. The rotating portion includes a rotor configured to be positioned in and driven by a stator of a well completion. The rotating portion includes an impeller coupled to the rotor. The non-rotating portion is cooperatively configured with the impeller to induce fluid flow in the well in response to the stator driving the rotor. The non-rotating portion includes a coupling part configured to support the rotor positioned in the stator. The coupling part is configured to detachably couple to a corresponding coupling part of the well completion.

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

Vibration isolator mechanism with adjustable force-deflection characteristics
Patent No. 10371229

Inventor(s): Brian J. Pinkelman (Ann Arbor, MI), Nicholas P. Mastricola (Columbus, OH), Rajendra Singh (Dublin, OH), Ryohei Tsuruta (Ann Arbor, MI), Umesh N. Gandhi (Farmington Hills, MI)
Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Darrow Mustafa PC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15841967 on 12/14/2017 (600 days app to issue)

Abstract: An adjustable vibration isolator for limiting transfer of vibrations from a first element to a second element coupled to the first element. The isolator includes conical disc spring members, each having a first end including a central opening, a central axis, and a second end opposite the first end. The second end includes an outer edge of the spring member. A spacer is coupled to each spring member so as to enable a transfer of forces between the spring member and the spacer. Spring member deflection resistance mechanisms are operable to adjustably resist movement of the outer edges of the spring members in directions radially outwardly during loading of the spring members. Resistance of movement of the outer edges of the spring members enables control of a force required to deflect the spring members, and control of the force-deflection curve of the vibration isolator.

[F16F] SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION

Composite and metal hybrid gear
Patent No. 10371243

Inventor(s): Brad Ekstrom (Fort Worth, TX), Brian Modrzejewski (Keller, TX), Doug Mueller (Coppell, TX), Robert P. Wardlaw (Keller, TX)
Assignee(s): Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: Lightfoot Alford PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14735577 on 06/10/2015 (1518 days app to issue)

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a gear includes a steel portion that is oriented on a center axis. The steel portion includes a hub, a cylindrical rim, a web, and a plurality of engagement features. The hub is centered about the center axis. The rim has an exterior surface and an interior surface that surrounds the hub and is centered about the center axis. The web extends from an exterior surface of the hub to the interior surface of the rim. The engagement features are on the exterior surface of the cylindrical rim. The gear also includes a first composite piece adjacent to a first side of the web, the first composite piece extending from the hub to the interior surface of the rim, wherein the first composite piece does not extend past the hub towards the center axis.

[F16H] GEARING

Predicting maintenance requirements for a valve assembly
Patent No. 10371285

Inventor(s): Justin Scott Shriver (Newton, MA), Larry Gene Schoonover (Falmouth, MA)
Assignee(s): Dresser, LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Paul Frank + Collins P.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14924352 on 10/27/2015 (1379 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method for predicting failure conditions on a valve assembly. The method can include stages for comparing a maintenance variable to a threshold criteria, each related to an operating feature that uses operating data to quantify operation of a valve assembly, the threshold criteria associating an operating pattern found in the operating data with a failure mode on the valve assembly. The method can also include stages for selecting a maintenance task according to a relationship between the maintenance variable and the threshold criteria, the maintenance task related to the failure mode. The method can further include stages for generating an output conveying the maintenance task.

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

Gaming system using projectile and target
Patent No. 10371491

Inventor(s): Stanley A. Bynum, Jr. (Denton, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Braxton Perrone, PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 13787695 on 03/06/2013 (2344 days app to issue)

Abstract: A gaming system comprised of an elongated projectile and a target for said projectile to be projected into. The system includes a projectile and a target. The projectile has a head, an elongated shaft coupled to the head, and a tail coupled to a rear end of the shaft. The tail has a mechanical adapter for coupling the projectile to a projecting device. The head has a shock absorber coupled to a penetration prevention device. The head prevents the projectile from penetrating into a target. The target has at least one aperture located on the external surface of the target and an immobilizer for immobilizing a projectile which has entered the aperture.

[F41J] TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS

P H Y S I C S

Pedestrian navigation devices and methods
Patent No. 10371528

Inventor(s): Jaiganesh Balakrishnan (Bangalore, , IN), Jayawardan Janardhanan (Bellevue, WA)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 14323823 on 07/03/2014 (1860 days app to issue)

Abstract: Devices and methods for pedestrian navigation are disclosed. In an embodiment, a device includes an accelerometer sensor configured to sense acceleration components associated with a device motion in a plurality of axes of the accelerometer sensor. The acceleration components include stride frequency components and step frequency components. The device includes a processing module communicably associated with the accelerometer sensor. The processing module is configured to process at least a portion of the acceleration components to determine an estimated attitude associated with the device motion with respect to the accelerometer sensor. The processing module is configured to filter out the step frequency components by blocking the stride frequency components. The processing module is further configured to determine the estimated attitude based on the step frequency components to thereby mitigate a bias in the estimated attitude associated with a lateral sway of the device motion.

[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)

Navigation application providing supplemental navigation information
Patent No. 10371543

Inventor(s): David Gerard Ledet (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC (Durham, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15397904 on 01/04/2017 (944 days app to issue)

Abstract: Navigation applications may utilize various input data to determine various navigation routes. One example method of operating may include providing at least one navigation instruction to a navigation device via a navigation application, detecting the at least one instruction via a detection application, obtaining an image of a physical object, performing a holo-acoustic object manipulation of the physical object, and providing a visual display of the holo-acoustic manipulation as an additional navigation instruction.

Load cell failure detection and delayed repair
Patent No. 10371566

Inventor(s): Billy W. Luetkahans (Carver, MN), Bryan L. Smith (Lakeville, MN), Bryon Perkins (New Prague, MN), Daniel J. Fuchs (Chanhassen, MN), Justin Gauthier (Waconia, MN), Kevin T. O”Dougherty (Arden Hills, MN), Mark Stang (Eden
Assignee(s): Air Liquide Electronics U.S. LP (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15394966 on 12/30/2016 (949 days app to issue)

Abstract: Liquid tank measuring systems that weigh/measure the amount of liquid in a fixed tank/vessel are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods that provide load cell failure detection of the liquid tank measuring system and the ability to continue operations post load cell failure detection.

[G01G] WEIGHING

Burnout protection for optical sensors
Patent No. 10371570

Inventor(s): Catherine Trent (Allen, TX), Gary A. Frazier (Garland, TX)
Assignee(s): RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, MA)
Law Firm: Cantor Colburn LLP (7 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15420438 on 01/31/2017 (917 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting an optical sensor is disclosed. A fixed filter having a fixed passband for light transmission is placed in front of the optical sensor. A programmable filter having a variable passband for light transmission is placed in front of the fixed filter. A controllable voltage source controls a voltage at the programmable filter that shifts the passband of the programmable filter from a first state in which the passband of the programmable filter is substantially the same as the passband of the fixed filter and a second state in which the passband of the programmable filter is different than the passband of the fixed filter.

[G01J] MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY [2]

Maximum filter flow predictor
Patent No. 10371618

Inventor(s): Alan H. Steinert (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Forth Worth, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 14844865 on 09/03/2015 (1433 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a filter condition measurement device features an engine data repository, one or more sensor units, and a measurement unit. The measurement system is configured to identify a first flow value corresponding to a sensed engine power value from the engine data repository, determine a filter coefficient for the filter as a function of the first flow value and the sensed delta-pressure value; identify a second engine power value from the plurality of stored engine power values and a second flow value corresponding to the second engine power value; and determine a second delta-pressure value for the air filter as a function of the filter coefficient and the second flow value.

[G01D] MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; TRANSFERRING OR TRANSDUCING ARRANGEMENTS NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Monitoring communication link in powered-up device for synchronization point sequence
Patent No. 10371748

Inventor(s): Gary L. Swoboda (Sugar Land, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15696687 on 09/06/2017 (699 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method comprises a system comprising a host device coupled to a first remote device actively operating according to a state diagram that the host device and all remote devices follow during operation of the system. The method further comprises powering up a second remote device while the host device and first remote device are actively operating according to the state diagram. The second remote device waits for a synchronization point sequence. Upon detecting the synchronization point sequence, the second remote device implements a predetermined feature set and synchronizes itself to the state diagram at a common point as the host device and first remote device.

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

Process for the manufacturing of an optical article and optical article
Patent No. 10371868

Inventor(s): Haipeng Zheng (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (Charenton-le-Pont, , FR)
Law Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14906814 on 07/23/2013 (2205 days app to issue)

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the manufacturing of an optical article comprising forming a multilayered coating on at least one face of an uncoated or coated substrate,and forming on the outermost layer of said multilayered coating, a layer-by-layer (LbL) coating exposed to environment, said LbL coating comprising at least two bilayers, each bilayer being formed successively by: i) applying a first layer composition comprising at least one compound A having a first electrical charge; ii) applying, directly onto the first layer resulting from i), a second layer composition comprising at least one compound B having a second electrical charge, said second electrical charge being opposite to said first electrical charge; iii) repeating at least once steps i) and ii), with the provisos that: -each of compounds A and B is independently chosen from polysaccharide polymers and colloids of metal oxide such as TiO[subscript]2 [/subscript]and ZrO[subscript]2 [/subscript]or silicon oxide, with the proviso that at least one of the compounds A and B is a polysaccharide polymer, -each of said compounds A and B is positively or negatively charged respectively, and d) crosslinking the first and second layers of said bilayers of the LbL coating by treatment with an aqueous composition comprising at least tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl) orthosilicate (THEOS) as crosslinking agent to induce chemical linkages between compounds A and B. The invention also relates to the optical substrate obtaine

[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]

Integrated circuit with dielectric waveguide connector using photonic bandgap structure
Patent No. 10371891

Inventor(s): Benjamin Stassen Cook (Addison, TX), Daniel Lee Revier (Addison, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15800042 on 10/31/2017 (644 days app to issue)

Abstract: An encapsulated integrated circuit package is provided that includes an integrated circuit (IC) die. A radio frequency (RF) circuit on the IC die is operable to send and/or receive an RF signal having a selected frequency. Encapsulation material encapsulates the IC die. A photonic waveguide couples to the RF circuit and extends to an external surface of the encapsulated IC. The photonic waveguide may be formed by a photonic bandgap structure within the encapsulation material. A socket may be included with the encapsulated package that is coupled to an end of the photonic waveguide opposite the RF circuit.

Enhanced coupling strength grating having a cover layer
Patent No. 10371898

Inventor(s): Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy (San Diego, CA), Gary A. Evans (Plano, TX), Guoliang Li (San Diego, CA), Jay B. Kirk (Plano, TX), Jerome K. Butler (Richardson, TX), Jin Yao (San Diego, CA), Ruo-Hua He (Dallas, TX), Xuezhe Zhe
Assignee(s): Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Chalker Flores, LLP (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14479039 on 09/05/2014 (1796 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present invention includes an optical waveguide with a grating and a method of making the same for increasing the effectiveness of the grating. In one example, the grating is at least partially covered by a liner layer disposed on at least a portion of a grating; and a cover layer disposed on the liner layer, wherein a first material selected for the core and ridges and a second material selected for the liner layer are selected to provide a difference in the index of refraction between the first and second material that is sufficient to provide a contrast therebetween.

Apparatus providing over-travel protection for actuators
Patent No. 10371939

Inventor(s): Adam Joseph Fruehling (Garland, TX), James Norman Hall (Parker, TX), William Craig McDonald (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15836536 on 12/08/2017 (606 days app to issue)

Abstract: One or more apparatus providing over-travel protection for actuators are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a mirror; a first plate coupled to the mirror; and a support post coupled the first plate, the support post structured to prevent the mirror from moving within a threshold distance to a second plate.

Systems and methods for retention of lenses in eyeglass frames using elastic cushion connectors
Patent No. 10371961

Inventor(s): John Guerra (Dallas, TX), Peiqi Jiang (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Essilor International (Charenton-le-Pont, , FR)
Law Firm: Oblon, McClelland, Maier Neustadt, L.L.P. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15541196 on 12/31/2014 (1679 days app to issue)

Abstract: User configurable eyeglasses employing retention of lenses in eyeglass frames using elastic cushion connectors may include a pair of lenses, each lens comprising at least one tab extending from the lens. An eyeglasses frame may define at least two fittings, each fitting positioned to receive one tab extending from a lens and each fitting sized larger than the tab to be received. A plurality of eyeglass lens retention cushions are each adapted to be disposed in one of the fittings and to receive one of the tabs. Each eyeglass lens retention cushion might have an elastic cushion body having a relaxed, or in situ, exterior size larger than an interior socket of the fittings and may have an interior opening with a relaxed, or in situ, size smaller than a tab extending from an eyeglasses lens.

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

System and method for filtering content based on gestures
Patent No. 10372222

Inventor(s): John Patoskie (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): OPEN INVENTION NETWORK, LLC (Durham, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 14719909 on 05/22/2015 (1537 days app to issue)

Abstract: In order to provide filtering of content to be presented on a mobile device, a gesture-based preferencing system and method may be employed. When content is presented to a user, the user may indicate a positive or negative preference toward that content by making a gesture. The gesture may be detected by a motion sensor and the preference of the content indicated by the gesture may be stored in a preference datastore. The preference may be used to subsequently filter content that is to be presented to the user.

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

Virtual addresses for action memories of a hardware forwarding element
Patent No. 10372365

Inventor(s): Patrick Bosshart (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): BAREFOOT NETWORKS, INC. (Santa Clara, CA)
Law Firm: Adeli LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14968840 on 12/14/2015 (1331 days app to issue)

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for configuring unit memories of a forwarding element. The method configures a first pool of unit memories to implement several match entries that each include a set of match conditions and an address for an action entry to read when the set of match conditions are met. The method configures a second pool of unit memories to implement several action entries. Each unit memory in the second pool includes a set of action entries that are collectively assigned a virtual memory address. The method moves a particular set of action entries from a first unit memory in the second pool to a second unit memory in the second pool. The particular set of action entries retains a same virtual memory address after moving to the second unit memory.

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

Internally truncated multiplier
Patent No. 10372415

Inventor(s): Jaiganesh Balakrishnan (Bangalore, , IN), Jawaharlal Tangudu (Bangalore, , IN), Pooja Sundar (Bangalore, , IN), Suvam Nandi (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15587096 on 05/04/2017 (824 days app to issue)

Abstract: A multiplier circuit includes a partial product generation circuit, a truncation circuit, and a summation circuit. The partial product generation circuit is configured to generate a plurality of partial products for multiplying two values. The truncation circuit is coupled to the partial product generation circuit. The truncation circuit is configured to shorten at least some of the partial products by removing a least significant bit from the at least some of the partial products. The summation circuit coupled to the truncation circuit. The summation circuit is configured to sum the truncated partial products produced by the truncation circuit.

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

System agnostic front end application for legacy systems
Patent No. 10372515

Inventor(s): Harry E. Stripe (Flower Mound, TX), Justin Eldon Kerchal (Gilbert, AZ), Kyle Edward Wander (Tulsa, OK), Tedd Dale Adams (Tulsa, OK)
Assignee(s): AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: Haynes and Boone, LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15337473 on 10/28/2016 (1012 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method for accessing data in one of a first legacy computer system that has a first operating system and a second legacy computer system that has a second operating system that is different from the first operating system. The method includes providing a front end application that is in communication with the first and second legacy computer systems, with the application being displayed on a user interface of a computer. Aircraft and maintenance data of a first legacy airline is associated with the first legacy computer system and aircraft and maintenance data of a second legacy airline is associated with the second legacy computer system.

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

Iterative soft information correction and decoding
Patent No. 10372529

Inventor(s): Jiangli Zhu (San Jose, CA), Seungjune Jeon (Santa Clara, CA), Ying Yu Tai (Mountain View, CA)
Assignee(s): Sandisk Technologies LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP (13 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14973603 on 12/17/2015 (1328 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method is provided that includes performing first decoding operations on data obtained from a plurality of units of memory using soft information values for the plurality of units of memory, where the plurality of units of memory includes an error correction stripe. The method further includes determining that two or more units of memory have uncorrectable errors. The method further includes updating a soft information value for a first unit of memory in accordance with a magnitude of a soft information value for a second unit and a direction based on parity of the error correction stripe excluding the first unit, where the first unit of memory and the second unit of memory are included in the two or more units of memory that have uncorrectable errors. The method further includes performing a second decoding operation on data obtained from the first unit using the updated soft information value.

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

Error-correcting code memory
Patent No. 10372531

Inventor(s): Desmond Pravin Martin Fernandes (Bangalore, , IN), Indu Prathapan (Bangalore, , IN), Prashanth Saraf (Bangalore, , IN), Saket Jalan (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15653749 on 07/19/2017 (748 days app to issue)

Abstract: In the described examples, a memory controller includes a read-modify-write logic module that receives a partial write data request for partial write data in error-correcting code (ECC) memory and combines the partial write data in the partial write data request with read data provided from the ECC memory to form combined data prior to correcting the read data. The memory controller also includes a write control module that controls the writing of the combined data to the ECC memory.

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

First read solution for memory
Patent No. 10372536

Inventor(s): Alon Eyal (Zichron Yaacov, , IL), Eran Sharon (Rishon Lezion, , IL), Evgeny Mekhanik (Rehovot, , IL), Idan Alrod (Herzliya, , IL), Liang Pang (Fremont, CA)
Assignee(s): SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15921165 on 03/14/2018 (510 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques are provided for improving the accuracy of read operations of memory cells, where the threshold voltage of a memory cell can shift depending on when the read operation occurs. A memory cell is sensed by discharging a sense node into a bit line and detecting an amount of discharge at two sense times relative to a trip voltage. A bit of data is stored in first and second latches based on the two sense times, to provide first and second pages of data. The pages are evaluated using parity check equations and one of the pages which satisfies the most equations is selected. In another option, word line voltages are grounded and then floated to prevent coupling up of the word line. A weak pulldown to ground can gradually discharge a coupled up voltage of the word lines.

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

Using sub-region I/O history to cache repeatedly accessed sub-regions in a non-volatile storage device
Patent No. 10372613

Inventor(s): Akshay Mathur (Los Gatos, CA), Baskaran Kannan (Round Rock, TX), Chayan Biswas (Newark, CA), Dharani Kotte (Fremont, CA), Sumant K. Patro (Fremont, CA)
Assignee(s): Sandisk Technologies LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP (13 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14323955 on 07/03/2014 (1860 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, methods and/or devices are used to enable using sub-region I/O history to cache repeatedly accessed sub-regions in a non-volatile storage device. In one aspect, the method includes (1) receiving a plurality of input/output (I/O) requests including read requests and write requests to be performed in a plurality of regions in a logical address space of a host, and (2) performing one or more operations for each region of the plurality of regions in the logical address space of the host, including, for each sub-region of a plurality of sub-regions of the region: (a) determining whether the sub-region is accessed more than a predetermined threshold number of times during a predetermined time period, and (b) if so, caching, from a storage medium of the storage device to a cache of the storage device, data from the sub-region.

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

Smart data engine system and method
Patent No. 10372614

Inventor(s): George McMann (Tyler, TX)
Assignee(s): BizNet Software, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15296659 on 10/18/2016 (1022 days app to issue)

Abstract: The Smart Data Engine may cache data in an intelligent way which may minimize retrieval times and simplify authentication. A data cache may be maintained on the local computer that is ready to be retrieved and is tailored to the user. This avoids repeated requests of the same set of data. An additional cache may be maintained and tailored for Aggregations on the local computer ready to be retrieved. End users may retrieve data in a usable format and then easily create ad hoc reporting or perform analysis on the exposed data on the fly. An end user may select from defined ready-to-use SmartViews of data and determine policies of the cached data as needed. This solution may simplify connectivity to multiple types of data sources, including but not limited to, cloud data, relational databases, as well as on-premise/off-premise data.

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

Methods of automatically recording patching changes at passive patch panels and network equipment
Patent No. 10372651

Inventor(s): Chin Choi-Feng (Carrollton, TX), George Brooks (Allen, TX), Gregory Pinn (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina (Hickory, NC)
Law Firm: Fogg Powers LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15804703 on 11/06/2017 (638 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods of executing patching connection changes in a patching field are provided in which an electronic work order is received on a display located at the patching field, the electronic work order specifying the patching connection change. A technician may perform the patching connection change. Then, an electronic message may be sent from the patching field indicating that the patching change has been completed.

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

System and method for massively parallel processing database
Patent No. 10372696

Inventor(s): Gangavara Prasad Varakur (Danville, CA), Kamini Jagtiani (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Slater Matsil, LLP (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14572502 on 12/16/2014 (1694 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for adding partitions to a massively parallel processing (MPP) cluster includes determining whether a first number of available nodes of a first leaf sub-cluster (LSC) of a meta sub-cluster (MSC) of the MPP cluster is greater than or equal to a second number of partitions of a table and assigning a first node of the first LSC to a first partition when the first number of available nodes is greater than or equal to the second number of partitions. The method also includes searching for a second LSC in the MSC when the first number of available nodes is less than the second number of partitions.

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

Systems and methods for improved transactional mainframes
Patent No. 10372762

Inventor(s): Anurag Andoji (Frisco, TX), Joe Vaughan (Lewisville, TX), Marc Hudak (Plano, TX), Matthew Coleman (Dallas, TX), Michael Garner (Carrollton, TX), PhaniKrishna Hari (The Colony, TX), Swathi Challkere Vijayaprakash (Frisco,
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: DLA Piper LLP US (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16005075 on 06/11/2018 (421 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a system for improved transactional mainframes, the system comprising a processor, a database, an application programming interface (API) module, and a transaction import module. The API module can be configured to: receive transaction data comprising a transaction type, a user identifier, one or more transaction card identifiers, and one or more fields associated with the transaction card identifiers; validate the transaction data using one or more of the stored validation rules associated with the one or more transaction card identifiers; generate one or more transaction cards; and store the transaction data and transaction cards to the database. The transaction import module can be configured to submit the transaction cards to the mainframe, view the status of submitted records, and enable retrying of transaction cards that failed to process.

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

Anonymous identity in identity oriented networks and protocols
Patent No. 10372775

Inventor(s): Padmadevi Pillay-Esnault (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15491828 on 04/19/2017 (839 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of using ephemeral identifiers (IDs) in a network implemented a network element (NE) comprises obtaining ephemeral ID for at least one user equipment (UE) accessible by the NE, wherein the ephemeral ID is a temporary and recyclable ID associated with the UE, transmitting a request to map the ephemeral ID of the UE to a locator of the NE to a mapping server, and establishing a communication session between the UE and a network site using the ephemeral ID.

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

System, method and computer readable medium for binding authored content to the events used to generate the content
Patent No. 10372803

Inventor(s): Robert R. Hauser (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Oracle International Corporation (Redwood Shores, CA)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15346465 on 11/08/2016 (1001 days app to issue)

Abstract: A web page that includes content form fields may be modified to include an event observer module and an authored content module. Events generated during the authoring of content by a user are recorded by the event observer module and sent to an event server with an InteractionID. The authored content module inserts hidden fields into the form fields that are updated with the InteractionID when content is submitted to the web server. The web server provides the InteractionID in a bind request to the event server. The event server binds the content to the events used to create the content in response to the request.

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

System and method for documenting patient procedures
Patent No. 10372873

Inventor(s): Steven Gail Johnson (Highland Village, TX)
Assignee(s): CareView Communications, Inc. (Lewisville, TX)
Law Firm: Meister Seelig Fein LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14213163 on 03/14/2014 (1971 days app to issue)

Abstract: The local surveillance sub-system recognizes that a patient medical procedure has or will soon commence by sensing the presence of a healthcare professional in or near the surveillance area, and in response, creates a separate patient medical procedure A/V file for the surveillance data that will be captured. A dedicated procedure remote may be provided for receiving manual interactions from HC professionals present for a procedure or, alternatively, the local surveillance sub-system may autonomously interact with a personal security token device possessed by the HC professional. A procedure data file is also created that holds all of the pertinent information concerning the procedure that is known by the local surveillance sub-system. The patient procedure surveillance A/V file is given a higher priority than ordinary surveillance data captured by the local surveillance sub-system and is then copied to a nonvolatile memory.

[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]

Managing re-use of returned medications
Patent No. 10372880

Inventor(s): Thomas William Utech (Dallas, TX), William Lee Webster (Rockwall, TX)
Assignee(s): CareFusion 303, Inc. (San Diego, CA)
Law Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP (13 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 13900493 on 05/22/2013 (2267 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods for managing a return of a prepared medication are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an identification of at least one returned medication delivered to a first location, and receiving an order for another medication. The method also includes determining whether the at least one returned medication is usable for completing the order of the other medication, and when the determination indicates that the at least one returned medication is usable for completing the order of the other medication, providing a notification indicating that the at least one returned medication is usable for completing the order of the other medication. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

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

Mapper component for a neuro-linguistic behavior recognition system
Patent No. 10373062

Inventor(s): Gang Xu (Houston, TX), Ming-Jung Seow (Richmond, TX), Tao Yang (Katy, TX), Wesley Kenneth Cobb (The Woodlands, TX)
Assignee(s): Omni AI, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 14569034 on 12/12/2014 (1698 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for generating a sequence of symbols based on input data for a neuro-linguistic model. The model may be used by a behavior recognition system to analyze the input data. A mapper component of a neuro-linguistic module in the behavior recognition system receives one or more normalized vectors generated from the input data. The mapper component generates one or more clusters based on a statistical distribution of the normalized vectors. The mapper component evaluates statistics and identifies statistically relevant clusters. The mapper component assigns a distinct symbol to each of the identified clusters.

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

System and method for optimally managing aircraft assets
Patent No. 10373087

Inventor(s): Hadi Purnomo (Phoenix, AZ), June Ma (Colleyville, TX), Louis Matthew Pfeifer (Arlington, TX), Mei Zhang (Lewisville, TX), Su-hsia Yang (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): American Airlines, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: Haynes and Boone, LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14249831 on 04/10/2014 (1944 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method for optimally managing aircraft assets according to which a maintenance activity, costs, and aircraft asset deposition are addressed. In one embodiment, the aircraft assets are aircraft and/or engines.

Data delivery and validation in hybrid cloud environments
Patent No. 10373101

Inventor(s): Saurabh Gupta (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Law Firm: Scully, Scott, Murphy Presser, P.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15087012 on 03/31/2016 (1223 days app to issue)

Abstract: Data content delivery and validation in a computer environment may provide a file system in the computer environment, the file system subdivided into unique folder locations per content type, each of the unique folder locations representing a content type folder. The file system is monitored for changes to a content type folder. An occurrence of a manifest file in the content type folder may be detected, the occurrence of the manifest file ensuring that all files in a package of files associated with the manifest file have arrived. Content of the manifest file may be analyzed to check validity of the files. A content package registry may be queried to determine a base job for processing a given content type associated with the package of files, and the base job may be run to process the package of files.

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

System and method to incorporate node fulfillment capacity and capacity utilization in balancing fulfillment load across retail supply networks
Patent No. 10373102

Abstract: A method and system for evaluating node fulfillment capacity in node order assignment. The method includes receiving a current order for node order assignment. The method also includes retrieving data of each node from a plurality of nodes, the retrieved data comprising current capacity utilization, capacity of a current day and capacity of a future day. The method then includes determining a probability of backlog on an expected ship date of each node, the probability of backlog being based on the retrieved current capacity utilization. Further, the method includes automatically converting the probability of backlog, backlog cost, and labor cost of each node into a capacity utilization cost of the each node using a capacity utilization cost model defining a set of predetermined capacity utilization threshold values. Then, the method includes automatically calculating a fulfillment cost of each node of the current order by adding a plurality of costs.

Chip card imaging and verification system
Patent No. 10373111

Inventor(s): Kirubel Getachew (Garland, TX), Murali Sampath (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15420643 on 01/31/2017 (917 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system includes a vision system, a database, a chip reader, and a computer system. The computer system accesses an image of a two-dimensional barcode captured by the vision system and determines barcode information for a group of cards. The barcode information comprises a chip expiration date that applies to the cards in the group of cards. The computer system accesses particular chip information read by the chip reader for a particular card of the group of cards and verifies that the particular chip information matches the barcode information. The computer system updates the database to include the chip expiration date for the group of cards. The computer system analyzes a plurality of chip expiration dates stored in the database and determines, based on the analysis, an order in which to pull groups of cards from inventory in order to issue cards to users.

Utilizing user devices in venues
Patent No. 10373170

Inventor(s): Christopher W. Baker (Plano, TX), Kelley C. Ogletree (Highland Village, TX), Kenneth J. Lovegreen (Lake Kiowa, TX)
Assignee(s): Long Range Systems, LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 14059979 on 10/22/2013 (2114 days app to issue)

Abstract: In various implementations, customer service may be provided using a pager and/or user device. Signal(s) associated with a pager and/or user device may be received. One or more metrics may be determined at least partially based on the received signals. The metric(s) may be monitored. In various implementations, a management system of a location may receive a signal from a pager and/or user device indicating that an event has occurred at the location. A time the signal is received by the management system may be determined. One or more time-related metrics may be determined based at least partially on the received signal, the determined time, or both.

Table-side information device imaging capture
Patent No. 10373235

Inventor(s): Christopher M. Wellheuser (Plano, TX), Jeffrey E. Taylor (Lucas, TX), Kevin C. Mowry (Lewisville, TX), Vernon Y. Franklin (Midlothian, TX), Viren R. Balar (Murphy, TX)
Assignee(s): TABLETOP MEDIA, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 14500068 on 09/29/2014 (1772 days app to issue)

Abstract: A pay-at-the-table device is augmented to include an imaging sub-system having one or more image-capture components. A front-facing image sensor records video, or takes still photos. A wide view image sensor/lens captures a view of an entire table (or some portion thereof). When table images are captured by the imaging system, image post-processing is used to ensure that any details that can identify the individual patrons are masked or otherwise obscured; in this way, only generic demographic data (e.g., number of patrons, gender, approximate age, etc.) is captured, and all such data is maintained anonymously and without reference to any payment or other information that might provide the restaurant with the patron”s true identity. The image-capture components may also include image sensors enable events (e.g., drinks needing refills, entre arrival, etc.) to be monitored. An infrared image sensor captures thermal data, which can identify the temperature of the prepared food.

System and method for virtual clothes fitting based on video augmented reality in mobile phone
Patent No. 10373244

Inventor(s): Chen-Xiong Zhang (Plano, TX), Haibo Liu (Shenzhen, , CN), Jian Zhang (Kensington, , AU), Jingsong Xu (Nanjing, , CN), Kui Fang (Shenzhen, , CN), Qiang Wu (Ashfield, , AU), Ying Cui (Nanjing, , CN)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Slater Matsil, LLP (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14799907 on 07/15/2015 (1483 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method for virtual clothes fitting based on video augmented reality in a mobile wireless device is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for virtual cloth-fitting with video augmentation in a mobile wireless device includes receiving a video stream of an upper body of a user; detecting a face in the video stream; detecting a shoulder contour; determining keypoints of the shoulder and neck portions of the video stream of the upper body of the user according to the detected face and the detected shoulder contour; mapping an image of clothes to the video stream of the upper body of the user according to the keypoints; and displaying an augmented video stream of the upper body of the user with the image of the clothes overlaid over a portion of the video stream of the upper body of the user.

On-line billing related transactions in an integrated health plan system
Patent No. 10373245

Inventor(s): David Smith (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): Cognizant TriZetto Software Group, Inc. (Englewood, CO)
Law Firm: Bey Cotropia PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 10909799 on 07/30/2004 (5485 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated health plan computer system that enables on-line billing related transactions. The integrated health plan computer system may include a server to couple the integrated health plan computer system to a billing entity user through a network. A billing module operable with the integrated health plan computer system and the server is utilized to enable on-line billing related transactions for the billing entity user through the network. The billing module includes an invoice presentment module to perform invoice presentment transactions for the billing entity user and to display results of the invoice presentment transaction to the billing entity user. The billing entity user may be a group administrator, a broker, or an individual.

Vehicle image and sound data gathering for insurance rating purposes
Patent No. 10373264

Inventor(s): Christopher E. Gay (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Bloomington, IL)
Law Firm: Marshall, Gerstein Borun LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15639016 on 06/30/2017 (767 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and computer system provides vehicle insurance underwriting and ratings to a policy holder. The method and system receives captured sensor data associated with a vehicle from the policy holder. For example, the captured sensor data may include vehicle image and sound data. The method and system may compare the received data to baseline data to determine an operating condition of the vehicle. Based at least in part on the determined operating condition of the vehicle, the method and system may identify a risk of loss for the vehicle. The method and system may then determine an insurance premium for the vehicle based at least in part on the identified risk of loss, and provide the determined insurance premium to the policy holder. In some embodiments, the sensor data is image and sound data captured by a user”s mobile phone.

Background foreground model with dynamic absorption window and incremental update for background model thresholds
Patent No. 10373340

Inventor(s): Kishor Adinath Saitwal (Pearland, TX), Lon W. Risinger (Katy, TX), Wesley Kenneth Cobb (The Woodlands, TX)
Assignee(s): Omni AI, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15582558 on 04/28/2017 (830 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for creating a background model of a scene using both a pixel based approach and a context based approach. The combined approach provides an effective technique for segmenting scene foreground from background in frames of a video stream. Further, this approach can scale to process large numbers of camera feeds simultaneously, e.g., using parallel processing architectures, while still generating an accurate background model. Further, using both a pixel based approach and context based approach ensures that the video analytics system can effectively and efficiently respond to changes in a scene, without overly increasing computational complexity. In addition, techniques are disclosed for updating the background model, from frame-to-frame, by absorbing foreground pixels into the background model via an absorption window, and dynamically updating background/foreground thresholds.

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

Regulating access to electronic entertainment to incentivize desired behavior
Patent No. 10373411

Inventor(s): Douglas Cooper (Richardson, TX), Israel Smallwood (Dallas, TX), Paul Wolf (Dallas, TX), Tyler Smith (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA), ATT Mobility II LLC (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15613735 on 06/05/2017 (792 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for regulating access to electronic entertainment to incentivize desired behavior. For instance, in one example, the behavior of an individual is monitored through data received from an electronic device. The behavior is compared to a predefined behavioral goal stored in a profile for the individual, and a predefined incentive associated with satisfaction of the predefined behavioral goal by the user is identified. The predefined incentive comprises access to an electronic entertainment medium. An instruction to the electronic entertainment medium is generated to grant access to the individual when it is determined that the individual has satisfied the predefined behavioral goal.

[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)

Item depository apparatus operated responsive to data bearing records
Patent No. 10373447

Inventor(s): Joseph Militello (Miamisburg, OH), Michael Leigh Sears (Lewisville, TX)
Assignee(s): NAUTILUS HYOSUNG AMERICA, INC. (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: Walker Jocke (Local + 25 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16174387 on 10/30/2018 (280 days app to issue)

Abstract: A depository system operates in response to data bearing records. Information regarding planned future deposits is recorded, at least one record visible appearance feature is stored or generated, and data corresponding to the at least one record appearance feature is stored in associated relation with deposit data. The at least one record appearance feature is made visible on a deposit item. The deposit item is subsequently presented to a depository that includes an image sensor. The image sensor operates to read the at least one record appearance feature. At least one controller in the depository causes a determination to be made that at least one record appearance feature corresponds to a pre-registered deposit and such determination enables the deposit item to be received in the depository.

[G07D] HANDLING OF COINS OR OF PAPER CURRENCY OR SIMILAR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING [2]

Traffic monitoring systems and methods
Patent No. 10373488

Inventor(s): Donald H. Relyea (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15597047 on 05/16/2017 (812 days app to issue)

Abstract: In an exemplary method, a traffic monitoring subsystem receives mobile device attribute data from a plurality of mobile devices over a network, selectively aggregates the mobile device attribute data, the selectively aggregating including identifying anomalous data in the mobile device attribute data and excluding the anomalous data from the aggregated mobile device attribute data, and generating traffic condition data based at least in part on the aggregated mobile device attribute data, the traffic condition data representative of a traffic condition. In certain examples, the traffic monitoring system provides the traffic condition data to at least one of the mobile devices.

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

Intelligently providing user-specific traffic-related information
Patent No. 10373491

Inventor(s): Carlos J. Lebrilla (Frisco, TX), Linda Rolfes (Plano, TX), Marc Rush (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): III Holdings 1, LLC (Wilmington, DE)
Law Firm: Panitch Schwarze Belisario Nadel LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15598779 on 05/18/2017 (810 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, systems and/or software for distributing transportation-related alerts to mobile devices may do so in accordance with various factors, such as device-specific and/or location-specific factors. In some variations, transportation-related alerts may be presented to the user in audio format and/or visual format. In some variations, these may be user-selectable options, and in other variations, a speed at which the mobile device is moving may be considered in determining how to present the transportation-related alerts to the user.

[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]

Modular display panel
Patent No. 10373535

Inventor(s): William Y. Hall (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): ULTRAVISION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Slater Matsil, LLP (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15881524 on 01/26/2018 (557 days app to issue)

Abstract: A modular light emitting diode (LED) display sub-assembly includes a frame and a plurality of LED display panels. The plurality of LED display panels are attached to the frame. Each of the plurality of LED display panels includes a housing, a printed circuit board attached to the housing, and a plurality of LEDs. The housing includes plastic sidewalls and an outer surface of the modular LED display sub-assembly. The plurality of LEDs are attached to a front side of the printed circuit board. The modular LED sub-assembly further includes a data receiver box mounted directly to the frame. The data receiver box includes a power management unit and a signal processing unit. Each of the LED display panels and the data receiver box are sealed to be waterproof and are configured to be exposed to an external environment without a protective cabinet.

[G09F] DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS

Time-based frequency tuning of analog-to-information feature extraction
Patent No. 10373608

Inventor(s): Wei Ma (San Ramon, CA), Zhenyong Zhang (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 14920210 on 10/22/2015 (1384 days app to issue)

Abstract: A sound recognition system including time-dependent analog filtered feature extraction and sequencing. An analog front end (AFE) in the system receives input analog signals, such as signals representing an audio input to a microphone. Features in the input signal are extracted, by measuring such attributes as zero crossing events and total energy in filtered versions of the signal with different frequency characteristics at different times during the audio event. In one embodiment, a tunable analog filter is controlled to change its frequency characteristics at different times during the event. In another embodiment, multiple analog filters with different filter characteristics filter the input signal in parallel, and signal features are extracted from each filtered signal; a multiplexer selects the desired features at different times during the event.

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

Memory device with a signaling mechanism
Patent No. 10373654

Inventor(s): Liang Chen (Allen, TX), Vijayakrishna J. Vankayala (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID)
Law Firm: Perkins Coie LLP (17 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15976737 on 05/10/2018 (453 days app to issue)

Abstract: A memory device includes a first die configured to: generate a segment set based on a source data, wherein: the source data is information corresponding to a device operation, the source data having a block length representing a number of bits therein, the segment set including at least a first segment and a second segment, the first segment and the second segment having a number of bits less than the block length, and communicate the segment set with the second die; a second die configured to process the segment set according to the device operation; and a set of inter-die connectors electrically coupling the first die and the second die, the inter-die connectors include a number of dedicated Through-Silicon-Vias (TSVs), wherein the number is less than the block length.

Voltage reference computations for memory decision feedback equalizers
Patent No. 10373659

Inventor(s): Raghukiran Sreeramaneni (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID)
Law Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15850965 on 12/21/2017 (593 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device includes a signal input to receive a data input as part of a bit stream. The device also includes a reference input to receive a reference signal. The device further includes push circuitry to receive a first weight value, receive a first correction value, and generate a push signal based on the first weight value and the first correction value to selectively modify the data input as well as pull circuitry to receive a second weight value, receive a second correction value, and generate a pull signal based on the second weight value and the second correction value to selectively modify the data input.

Write set operation for memory device with bit line capacitor drive
Patent No. 10373682

Inventor(s): James O”Toole (Boise, ID), Thomas Trent (Tucson, AZ), Ward Parkinson (Boise, ID)
Assignee(s): SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15855903 on 12/27/2017 (587 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatuses and techniques are described for programming phase change memory cells while avoiding a clamp condition in transistors which are used for biasing a word line and bit line when the word line and bit line are unselected for a write operation. The transistors may be connected in parallel with the word line and bit line. During a write operation, a current source is connected to a selected word line and a voltage control circuit is connected to the selected bit line. The voltage control circuit can include a capacitor or a voltage driver, for example. The capacitor accumulates charge, or the voltage driver applies an increasing ramp voltage to the bit line, to increase the voltage of the bit line and word line during the write operation and to avoid the clamp condition.

Programming dummy memory cells in erase operation to reduce threshold voltage downshift for select gate transistors
Patent No. 10373697

Inventor(s): Ching-Huang Lu (Fremont, CA), Chun-Hung Lai (Kamakura, , JP), Rajdeep Gautam (Yokohama, , JP), Shih-Chung Lee (Yokohama, , JP)
Assignee(s): SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15897550 on 02/15/2018 (537 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatuses and techniques are described for reducing charge loss in a select gate transistor in a memory device. In one aspect, a dummy memory cell adjacent to a select gate transistor is weakly programmed during an erase operation by applying a program pulse to the dummy memory cell. The program pulse can be applied after an erase bias is applied to the memory cells and before an erase-verify test is performed, in one approach. The program pulse can be applied during the setup of the voltages for the erase-verify test. The magnitude of the program pulse can be increased in successive erase loops of an erase operation as the magnitude of a substrate voltage is also increased. The magnitude of the program pulse can also be set as an increasing function of a number of program-erase (P-E) cycles.

Electronic device with a fuse array mechanism
Patent No. 10373698

Inventor(s): John E. Riley (McKinney, TX), Scott E. Smith (Plano, TX), Yu-Feng Chen (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID)
Law Firm: Perkins Coie LLP (17 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15967022 on 04/30/2018 (463 days app to issue)

Abstract: An electronic device including: a fuse array including fuse cells organized along a first direction and a second direction, wherein each fuse cell includes: a fuse element configured to store information, and a selection circuit configured to provide access to the fuse element according to a position of the fuse cell element along the first direction and the second direction; and a fuse read circuit connected to the fuse array, the fuse read circuit configured to generate a fuse read output based on reading from one or more of the fuse cells simultaneously and in parallel.

Three-dimensional memory device including partially surrounding select gates and fringe field assisted programming thereof
Patent No. 10373969

Inventor(s): Johann Alsmeier (San Jose, CA), Peng Zhang (Fremont, CA), Yanli Zhang (San Jose, CA), Yingda Dong (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: The Marbury Law Group PLLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15865892 on 01/09/2018 (574 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of operating a three-dimensional memory device includes applying a target string bias voltage to a selected drain select gate electrode which partially surrounds a row of memory stack structures that directly contact a drain select isolation structure, and applying a neighboring string bias voltage that has a greater magnitude than the target string bias voltage to an unselected drain select gate electrode that contacts the drain select level isolation structure.

Multi-state phase change memory device with vertical cross-point structure
Patent No. 10374014

Inventor(s): Christopher J Petti (Mountain View, CA), Federico Nardi (San Jose, CA), Gerrit Jan Hemink (San Ramon, CA)
Assignee(s): SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15869592 on 01/12/2018 (571 days app to issue)

Abstract: A non-volatile memory uses phase change memory (PCM) cells in a three dimensional vertical cross-point structure, in which multiple layers of word lines run in a horizontal direction and bit lines run in a vertical direction. The memory cells are located in a recessed region of the word lines and are separated from the bit line by an ovonic threshold switch. A surfactant lining of the word line recess in which the phase change memory material is placed improves stability of the resistance state of the memory cells, allowing for improved multi-state operation.

Multi-resistance MRAM
Patent No. 10374148

Inventor(s): Won Ho Choi (San Jose, CA), Young-Suk Choi (Los Gatos, CA)
Assignee(s): SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15959837 on 04/23/2018 (470 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for magnetoresistive random access memory. A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) for storing data may include a reference layer. A free layer of an MTJ may be separated from a reference layer by a barrier layer. A free layer may be configured such that one or more resistance states for an MTJ correspond to one or more positions of a magnetic domain wall within the free layer. A domain stabilization layer may be coupled to a portion of a free layer, and may be configured to prevent migration of a domain wall into the portion of the free layer.

Systems and methods for boost circuit compensator modules
Patent No. 10374422

Inventor(s): Donald Rearick (Rowlett, TX)
Assignee(s): ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, , CH)
Law Firm: Barnes Thornburg LLP (Local + 12 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15782454 on 10/12/2017 (663 days app to issue)

Abstract: A boost circuit compensator module enclosure is provided. The boost circuit compensator module enclosure includes an outer housing and a connection assembly. The outer housing includes a first end and a second end, the first end spaced apart from the second end along a first direction, wherein the second end defines a plane oriented at an angle relative to the first direction, and wherein the outer housing is configured to receive a plurality of boost circuit compensator modules. The connection assembly is coupled to the outer housing proximate the second end and includes at least one row. The at least one row includes a plurality of terminal bases, each terminal base electrically coupleable between a respective boost circuit compensator module and a plurality of transmission lines. Each terminal base includes two conductor receptacles and a longitudinal axis oriented obliquely relative to the plane defined by the second end.

[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]

Adjustable dynamic range signal detection circuit
Patent No. 10374647

Inventor(s): Jikai Chen (Allen, TX), Yanli Fan (Allen, TX), Yuan Rao (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15895648 on 02/13/2018 (539 days app to issue)

Abstract: A circuit includes a sensor configured to receive an input signal and to provide a sensor output signal in response to the received input signal. A plurality of mirror circuits are configured to receive the sensor output signal from the sensor and to generate mirror circuit output signals. The plurality of mirror circuits includes a first mirror circuit and at least a second mirror circuit. The first mirror circuit increases its respective mirror circuit output signal until its saturation value is reached. The second mirror circuit increases its respective mirror output signal if the sensor output signal is above a threshold value and until its saturation value is reached.

Digital optical modulator for programmable n-quadrature amplitude modulation generation
Patent No. 10374716

Inventor(s): Dawei Zheng (Irvine, CA), Hongbing Lei (San Jose, CA), Morgan Chen (San Jose, CA), Xiao Shen (San Bruno, CA), Xueyan Zheng (Andover, MA)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15389069 on 12/22/2016 (957 days app to issue)

Abstract: An optical transceiver comprising an optical signal input, a first modulation section coupled to the optical signal input, a second modulation section coupled to the optical signal input and positioned in serial with the first modulation section, wherein the first modulation section comprises a first digital electrical signal input, a first digital driver coupled to the first digital electrical signal input, and a first modulator coupled to the first digital driver, and wherein the second modulation section comprises a second digital electrical signal input, a second digital driver coupled to the second digital electrical signal input, and a second modulator coupled to the second digital driver, and an optical signal output coupled to the first modulation section and the second modulation section.

[G02F] DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS [4]

File security tool
Patent No. 10374801

Inventor(s): Manu J. Kurian (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15650278 on 07/14/2017 (753 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes a tokenizer and a validator. The tokenizer divides a file into first, second, and third portions. The tokenizer also encrypts the first, second, and third portions using a first key to produce first, second, and third tokens. The validator receives a fourth token with a signature of a first user and receives a fifth token with a signature of a second user. The validator also combines the first token, the fourth token, and the fifth token to produce a second key and determines whether the second key matches the first key. If the second key does not match the first key, the validator communicates an alert indicating that the first key does not match the second key. If the second key does match the first key, the validator decrypts first, fourth, and fifth tokens to reproduce the file.

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

Systems, equipment and methods for automatically tracking cable connections and for identifying work area devices and related methods of operating communications networks
Patent No. 10374921

Inventor(s): Luc Walter Adriaenssens (Frisco, TX), Peter T. Tucker (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina (Hickory, NC)
Law Firm: Fogg Powers LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15392094 on 12/28/2016 (951 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, equipment and methods for automatically tracking cable connections and for identifying work area devices and related methods of operating communications networks are provided. In one embodiment, a method of automatically identifying an end device that is connected to a local area network, the method comprising: transmitting a first control signal over a control channel that runs from a first connector port on a patch panel of the local area network to an integrated circuit chip mounted on the end device through at least a communications cable, a second connector port and a patch cord; receiving a second control signal from the integrated circuit chip over the control channel in response to the first signal, the second signal including identifying information for the end device.

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

Methods and apparatus to credit background applications
Patent No. 10374927

Inventor(s): Achilleas Papakostas (Dallas, TX), Cary Pillers (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): The Nielsen Company (US), LLC (New York, NY)
Law Firm: Hanley, Flight Zimmerman, LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15676191 on 08/14/2017 (722 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer readable storage medium are disclosed to monitor media exposure. Examples disclosed herein compare bandwidth usage of a first media presentation application executing in a background of a consumer device to a first threshold for bandwidth activity to determine if the first media presentation application is one of active or inactive, the first threshold based on a first bandwidth usage pattern of the first media presentation application. Examples disclosed herein determine a state of a second media presentation application executing in a foreground of the consumer device during the first time period as one of active or inactive based on whether a special event associated with the second media presentation application is detected. Examples disclosed herein log and report application event information including an identification of the first and second media presentation applications, a context of the first and second media presentation applications, and the state of the first and second media presentation applications.

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

Ultra dense network security architecture method
Patent No. 10375031

Inventor(s): Ahmad Shawky Muhanna (Richardson, TX), Jiangsheng Wang (Shanghai, , CN), Zhibi Wang (Woodridge, IL)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Slater Matsil, LLP (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15213266 on 07/18/2016 (1114 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for establishing a trust relationship in an ultra dense network is provided. The method comprises receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a reconfiguration request from a macrocell; deriving, by the UE, a user plane encryption key according to information in the reconfiguration request; transmitting, by the UE, a first user plane signaling message to a first microcell in a group of microcells when the UE is attached to the first microcell; and transmitting, by the UE, a second user plane signaling message to a second microcell in the group of microcells when the UE is attached to the second microcell, wherein the first user plane signaling message and the second user plane signaling message are both encrypted according to the user plane encryption key.

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

Cloud integrated vehicle platform
Patent No. 10375174

Inventor(s): Daniel Thomas Hall (Dallas, TX), Kyle Justin Turney (Dallas, TX), Mahmoud Haidar (Dallas, TX), Powell McVay Kinney (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): Vinli, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15265778 on 09/14/2016 (1056 days app to issue)

Abstract: A cloud integrated vehicle infotainment platform, method, and system are described. The system may include a cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform in communication with a vehicle information platform. The system may further include a graphical user interface configured to allow access to the cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform. The cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform may allow access to Internet of Things devices. The cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform may allow access to user data on a secure, password authenticated basis. The cloud-integrated vehicle infotainment platform may be integrated with an automotive infotainment head unit and the vehicle information platform. The systems and method may be for integrating a software development platform using legacy communication protocols into the display screens currently installed in vehicles or to be installed in the future. The platform may facilitate interface of applications developed on the platform by third parties with existing displays installed in vehicles or future displays.

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

E L E C T R I C I T Y

Computer architecture for emulating an asynchronous correlithm object processing system
Patent No. 10373020

Inventor(s): Patrick N. Lawrence (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16239184 on 01/03/2019 (215 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device that includes a node engine configured to emulate a first node, a second node, and a third node. The first node is configured to receive a first correlithm object, fetch a second correlithm object based on the first correlithm object, and output the second correlithm object to the second node and the third node. Each correlithm object is a point in an n-dimensional space represented by a binary string. The second node is configured to receive the second correlithm object, fetch a third correlithm object based on the second correlithm object, and output the third correlithm object to the third node. The third node is configured to receive the second correlithm object, receive the third correlithm object, fetch a fourth correlithm object based on the second correlithm object and the third correlithm object, and output the fourth correlithm object.

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

Systems and methods for location fencing within a controlled environment
Patent No. 10373280

Inventor(s): Stephen Lee Hodge (Aubrey, TX)
Assignee(s): GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION (Reston, VA)
Law Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein and Fox, P.L.L.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16025808 on 07/02/2018 (400 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing location fencing within a controlled environment are disclosed herein. A location fencing server determines a location of a first inmate based on a first beacon device, and determines a location of a second inmate based on a second beacon device. Further, the location fencing server determines a proximity status based on the location of the first inmate and the location of the second inmate. Additionally, the location fencing server determines that the first inmate and the second inmate are in violation of a proximity policy based on the proximity status. In some embodiments, the location fencing server sends a notification to an employee device based on the violation of a proximity policy.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Probe landing detection
Patent No. 10373799

Inventor(s): Yoav Neuman (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): FEI Company (Hillsboro, OR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15253680 on 08/31/2016 (1070 days app to issue)

Abstract: Probe landing is detected by detecting a change in a vibration of the probe in a plane substantially parallel to the work piece surface as the probe is lowered toward the work piece. The vibration may be observed, for example, by acquiring multiple electron microscope images of the probe as it moves and analyzing the images the determine a characteristic, such as the amplitude of the vibration. When the probe contacts the work piece surface, the friction between the probe tip and the work piece surface will change the characteristic of the vibration, which can be detected to indicate that the probe has landed.

[H01J] ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; arc lamps with consumable electrodes H05B; particle accelerators H05H)

ESD protection circuit with integral deep trench trigger diodes
Patent No. 10373944

Inventor(s): Akram A. Salman (Plano, TX), Muhammad Yusuf Ali (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15445671 on 02/28/2017 (889 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed examples include integrated circuits, fabrication methods and ESD protection circuits to selectively conduct current between a protected node and a reference node during an ESD event, including a protection transistor, a first diode and a resistor formed in a first region of a semiconductor structure, and a second diode formed in a second region isolated from the first region by a polysilicon filled deep trench, where the first and second diodes include cathodes formed by deep N wells alongside the deep trench in the respective first and second regions to use integrated deep trench diode rings to set the ESD protection trigger voltage and prevent a parasitic deep N well/P buried layer junction from breakdown at lower than the rated voltage of the host circuitry.

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

Integrated circuit with hall effect and anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensors
Patent No. 10374004

Inventor(s): Dok Won Lee (Mountain View, CA), Keith Ryan Green (Prosper, TX), William David French (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16257410 on 01/25/2019 (193 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed examples provide wafer-level integration of magnetoresistive sensors and Hall-effect sensors in a single integrated circuit, in which one or more vertical and/or horizontal Hall sensors are formed on or in a substrate along with transistors and other circuitry, and a magnetoresistive sensor circuit is formed in the IC metallization structure.

Methods and apparatus for three-dimensional nonvolatile memory
Patent No. 10374013

Inventor(s): Abhijit Bandyopadhyay (San Jose, CA), Brian Le (San Jose, CA), Christopher J. Petti (Mountain View, CA), Natalie Nguyen (Milpitas, CA)
Assignee(s): SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15473671 on 03/30/2017 (859 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method is provided that includes forming a bit line above a substrate; forming a word line above the substrate, and forming a non-volatile memory cell between the bit line and the word line. The non-volatile memory cell includes a non-volatile memory material coupled in series with an isolation element. The isolation element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a semiconductor layer and a barrier layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Method of forming metal contacts in the barrier layer of a group III-N HEMT
Patent No. 10374057

Inventor(s): Hiroshi Yamasaki (Richardson, TX), Masahiro Iwamoto (Oita, , JP), Shoji Wada (Plano, TX), Yoshikazu Kondo (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15730853 on 10/12/2017 (663 days app to issue)

Abstract: Metal contact openings are etched in the barrier layer of a group III-N HEMT with a first gas combination that etches down into the barrier layer, and a second gas combination that etches further down into the barrier layer to a depth that lies above the top surface of a channel layer that touches and lies below the barrier layer.

Power amplifier ramping and power control with forward and reverse back-gate bias
Patent No. 10374092

Inventor(s): Arul Balasubramaniyan (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. (Grand Cayman, , KY)
Law Firm: Hoffman Warnick LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15488615 on 04/17/2017 (841 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a circuit structure and method for power amplifier control with forward and reverse voltage biases to transistor back-gate regions. A circuit structure according to the disclosure can include: a power amplifier (PA) circuit having first and second transistors, the first and second transistors each including a back-gate region, wherein the back-gate region of each of the first and second transistors is positioned within a doped substrate separated from a semiconductor region by a buried insulator layer; and an analog voltage source coupled to the back-gate regions of the first and second transistors of the PA circuit, such that the analog voltage source alternatively supplies a forward bias voltage or a reverse bias voltage to the back-gate regions of the first and second transistors of the PA circuit to produce a continuously sloped power ramping profile.

Programmable non-volatile memory with low off current
Patent No. 10374100

Inventor(s): Doug Weiser (Plano, TX), Jack G. Qian (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15637986 on 06/29/2017 (768 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one disclosed embodiment, a non-volatile memory cell is constructed using a floating gate transistor with a channel that includes a buried channel region interposed between two surface channel regions under a floating gate. The surface channel regions are formed using angled lightly-doped drain implantation at locations in the substrate so that a first surface channel region is located under a first end of the floating gate and a second surface channel region is located under a second end of the floating gate. In one embodiment, the floating gate transistor is a PMOS transistor, with the channel being formed in an n-well formed in a p-type substrate, with the buried channel region being formed using a Vtp implant, and with the surface channel regions being formed using angled NLDD implants. The surface channel regions increase the energy barrier along the channel and reduce off state current of the memory cell.

Duplexed phased array antennas
Patent No. 10374293

Inventor(s): Morgan C. Kurk (Sachse, TX), Sammit Patel (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): CommScope Technologies LLC (Hickory, NC)
Law Firm: Myers Bigel, P.A. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15901971 on 02/22/2018 (530 days app to issue)

Abstract: Multi-band antennas include one or more duplexers configured to provide isolation of non-linearities generated along a downlink path of RF signals transmitted from the multi-band antenna from an uplink path of RF signals received by the multi-band antenna.

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

High power cavity package for light emitters
Patent No. 10374387

Inventor(s): Nathan Lye (Anna, TX), Pritha Khurana (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): FINISAR CORPORATION (Sunnyvale, CA)
Law Firm: Maschoff Brennan (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15809733 on 11/10/2017 (634 days app to issue)

Abstract: An emitter package can include: a body having a bottom member, side members extending from the bottom member, and a top surface, wherein the body defines a cavity formed into the top surface and located between the bottom member and side members; the cavity having top side walls extending from the top surface to optic shelves, middle side walls extending from the optic shelves to contact shelves, and bottom side walls extending from the contact shelves to a base surface; electrical conductive pads on the base surface in the cavity; emitter chips on the electrical conductive pads, each emitter chip having one or more light emitters; shelf contact pads on the contact shelves; and electrical connector wires connected to and extending between the emitter chips and the shelf contact pads.

[H01S] DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION

Implant regrowth VCSEL and VCSEL array with heterogeneous combination of different VCSEL types
Patent No. 10374391

Inventor(s): Deepa Gazula (Allen, TX), Haiquan Yang (Mckinney, TX), Luke A. Graham (Allen, TX), Sonia Quadery (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): FINISAR CORPORATION (Sunnyvale, CA)
Law Firm: Maschoff Brennan (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15718342 on 09/28/2017 (677 days app to issue)

Abstract: A non-planarized VCSEL can include: a blocking region over or under an active region, the blocking region having a first thickness; one or more conductive channel cores in the blocking region, the one or more conductive channel cores having a second thickness that is larger than the first thickness, wherein the blocking region is defined by having an implant and the one or more conductive channel cores are devoid of the implant, wherein the blocking region is lateral the one or more conductive channel cores, the blocking region and one or more conductive channel cores being an isolation region; and a non-planarized semiconductor region of one or more non-planarized semiconductor layers over the isolation region. The VCSEL can include a planarized bottom mirror region below the active region and a non-planarized top mirror region above the isolation region, or a non-planarized bottom mirror region below the active region.

[H01S] DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION

Wire pulling head apparatus with crimp zone indicators and method of using same
Patent No. 10374402

Inventor(s): Mark D. Bennett (Bonham, TX), William T. Bigbee, Jr. (Melissa, TX)
Assignee(s): Encore Wire Corporation (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: Warren Rhoades LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15899765 on 02/20/2018 (532 days app to issue)

Abstract: An enhanced apparatus and method for securing a wire to a pulling cable for pulling wire. Specifically, the pulling cable and wire are attached via a pulling head body. The wire is inserted into an end of the pulling head body and secured by crimping the pulling head body against the wire. Further, crimp zone indicators positioned on the outer surface of the pulling head body indicate the optimal zone of crimping to achieve substantial contact between the pulling head body and the wire. A pulling cable is secured to the pulling head body via a ball swage that comprises a tapped surface.

[H02G] INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES (insulated conductors or cables with arrangements for facilitating mounting or securing H01B 7/40; distribution points incorporating switches H02B; guiding telephone cords H04M 1/15; cable ducts or mountings for telephone or telegraph exchange installations H04Q 1/06)

ESD positive and negative detection and capture, and logging circuitry
Patent No. 10374420

Inventor(s): Mark B. Welty (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15428720 on 02/09/2017 (908 days app to issue)

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) logging system includes ESD detection circuitry having at least one input electrically connected coupled to a node of an ESD protection circuit. The ESD detection circuitry provides a detector signal in response to detecting an ESD event at the node of the ESD protection circuit. Capture circuitry is electrically connected to an output of the ESD event detector. The capture circuitry asserts a capture signal to indicate the occurrence of the ESD event in response to the detector signal. A logic circuit provides a logic output in response to the capture signal.

[H02H] EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS (indicating or signalling undesired working conditions G01R, e.g. G01R 31/00, G08B; locating faults along lines G01R 31/08; emergency protective devices H01H)

Systems and methods for line voltage drop compensation
Patent No. 10374421

Inventor(s): Brandon Michael Kamphaus (Wylie, TX), Mark Allen Johnson (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, , CH)
Law Firm: Barnes Thornburg LLP (Local + 12 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15729759 on 10/11/2017 (664 days app to issue)

Abstract: A controller for use in a line voltage drop compensation system is provided. The controller includes a processing device and a memory device coupled to the processing device. The controller is configured to determine a resistance of a power transmission line, the resistance of the power transmission line determined at least partially based on a plurality of characteristics of a load and the transmission line. The controller is also configured to generate a control signal to control an output voltage of a boost circuit, the output voltage determined at least partially based on the determined resistance of the power transmission line. The controller is further configured to transmit the control signal to the boost circuit to cause the boost circuit to generate an output voltage to compensate for the voltage drop.

[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)

Compensated active electro-magnetic interference filters
Patent No. 10374510

Inventor(s): Jeffrey Anthony Morroni (Parker, TX), Yogesh Kumar Ramadass (San Jose, CA), Yongbin Chu (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15715975 on 09/26/2017 (679 days app to issue)

Abstract: An active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter includes an amplifier configured to sense noise signals on a power conductor, and drive a cancellation signal onto the power conductor. The cancellation signal is to reduce the amplitude of the noise signals. Some embodiments of the active EMI filter include a high frequency compensation network that improves the high frequency phase margin of the active EMI filter and improves the stability of the active EMI filter at high frequencies. Some embodiments of the active EMI filter include a low frequency compensation capacitor that increases the phase margin of the active EMI filter at low frequencies. Some embodiments of the active EMI filter include low frequency compensation circuitry that increases the low frequency tolerance of the active EMI filter.

[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]

Microwave transmitter with improved information throughput
Patent No. 10374553

Inventor(s): Paul Saunier (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Akash Systems, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
Law Firm: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15624468 on 06/15/2017 (782 days app to issue)

Abstract: An RF amplifier module comprises a package having a package base, at least one RF amplifier chip attached to the package base, and an RF power combiner chip attached to the package base. The RF amplifier chip comprises a substrate and at least one transistor disposed on an epilayer overlying the substrate. A first layer of synthetic diamond is at least partially disposed on top of the electronic device.

High voltage level shifter with short propagation delay
Patent No. 10374606

Inventor(s): Ball Fan (Tianjin, , CN), Danyang Zhu (Beijing, , CN), Jie Feng (Beijing, , CN), Xiaonan Wang (Beijing, , CN)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16260428 on 01/29/2019 (189 days app to issue)

Abstract: A lever shifter includes an output driver and a high-side gate driver. The high-side gate driver is configured to drive the high-side output transistor, and is coupled to an on pulse signal line that conducts an on pulse, and is coupled to an off pulse signal line that conducts an off pulse. The high-side gate driver includes a blocking circuit configured to enable generation of a drive signal to the high-side output transistor based on a voltage of a first of the on or off pulse signal line being greater than a first predetermined amount and a voltage of a second of the on or off signal line being less than a second predetermined amount.

[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]

Method and apparatus to reduce the leakage rate of a hermetic cavity
Patent No. 10374621

Inventor(s): Benjamin Cook (Addison, TX), Juan Herbsommer (Allen, TX), S. Josh Jacobs (Lucas, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15366335 on 12/01/2016 (978 days app to issue)

Abstract: A chip scale vapor cell and millimeter wave atomic clock apparatus are disclosed. The chip scale vapor cell includes a first substrate and a second substrate bonded to the first substrate with a bonding material. A primary hermetic cavity includes a first bottom wall and first sidewalls formed in the first substrate and a first top wall formed by the lower surface of the second substrate. A secondary hermetic cavity includes a second bottom wall and second sidewalls formed in the first substrate and a second top wall formed by the lower surface of the second substrate. The secondary hermetic cavity is separate from the primary hermetic cavity and surrounds the perimeter of the primary hermetic cavity. A gas, which can be a dipolar molecular gas, is sealed in the primary hermetic cavity and the secondary hermetic cavity at a given initial pressure.

[H01S] DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION

System and method for digital-to-analog converter with switched resistor networks
Patent No. 10374622

Inventor(s): Jun Zhang (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15986084 on 05/22/2018 (441 days app to issue)

Abstract: A digital-to-analog converter for generating an analog output voltage in response to a digital value comprising a plurality of bits, the converter including: (i) a first switched resistor network having a first configuration and for converting a first input differential signal into a first analog output in response to a first set of bits in the plurality of bits; and (ii) a second switched resistor network, coupled to the first switched resistor network, having a second configuration, differing from the first configuration, and for converting a second input differential signal into a second analog output in response to a second set of bits in the plurality of bits.

Low latency data transfer in a system for wireless power transmission
Patent No. 10374659

Inventor(s): Sudipto Chakraborty (Plano, TX), Vinod Mukundagiri (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15140979 on 04/28/2016 (1195 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method, receiver and system for isolated wireless data transfer are disclosed. The receiver includes a switching mixer connected to receive a data signal and a local oscillator signal and to output a mixed differential signal, a programmable gain amplifier using an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) and resistive feedback, the OTA connected to receive the mixed differential signal and to provide an amplified differential signal to a polyphase filter, and an analog demodulator to demodulate the output of the polyphase filter and provide digital output.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Method and apparatus for channel state information (CSI) reporting
Patent No. 10374672

Inventor(s): Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell, TX), Young-Han Nam (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15966235 on 04/30/2018 (463 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for CSI reporting mechanisms are provided. A user equipment (UE) apparatus includes a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver is configured to receive configuration information for channel state information (CSI) reporting and receive configuration information for a plurality of precoding codebook parameters. The processor is operably connected to the transceiver, and configured to calculate, in response to receipt of the configuration information for the CSI reporting and the configuration information for the plurality of precoding codebook parameters, a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI) and a second PMI, wherein the first PMI includes one or two codebook indices. The transceiver is further configured to transmit the CSI reporting on an uplink channel, the CSI reporting including a channel quality indicator (CQI), a rank indicator (RI), and the calculated first and second PMIs.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Channel state information feedback method and apparatus
Patent No. 10374678

Inventor(s): Young-Han Nam (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: Jefferson IP Law, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15752106 on 08/12/2016 (1089 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G communication system such as LTE. A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving channel state information are disclosed. The method comprises: a step of transmitting, to a terminal, a signaling message including first information indicating at least one precoding matrix which is applicable to a symbol vector to be transmitted; a step of transmitting, to the terminal, a channel status information-reference signal (CSI-RS) for the terminal; and a step of receiving channel state information including a channel quality indicator (CQI) which is calculated using the selected precoding matrix on the basis of second information from the terminal.

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

Apparatus and method for beam failure recovery
Patent No. 10374683

Inventor(s): Bin Liu (San Diego, CA), Pengfei Xia (San Diego, CA), Young Hoon Kwon (San Diego, CA)
Assignee(s): FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15796449 on 10/27/2017 (648 days app to issue)

Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for assigning resources to user equipment for a beam failure recovery by a base station. The base station identifies a beam failure random access channel (BRACH) resource holding beam correspondence with a synchronization signal (SS) block resource covering the user equipment, and assigns the user equipment one or more BRACH preambles for each BRACH resource assigned to the user equipment, excluding the BRACH resource holding beam correspondence with the SS block resource covering the user equipment.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Re-generation and re-transmission of millimeter waves for building penetration
Patent No. 10374710

Inventor(s): Solyman Ashrafi (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): NxGen Partners IP, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15926087 on 03/20/2018 (504 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for enabling signal penetration into a building includes first circuitry, located on an outside of the building, for receiving signals at a first frequency that experiences losses when penetrating into an interior of the building and converting the received signals at the first frequency into a first format that overcome the losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building over a wireless communications link. The first circuitry further includes a first transceiver, implementing a first transmission chipset for RF transmissions in the first format that counteracts losses occurring when penetrating into the interior of the building, for receiving the signals at the first frequency and converting the received signals at the first frequency into the first format that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building. Second circuitry, located on the interior of the building is communicatively linked with the first circuitry for receiving and transmitting the converted received signals in the first format. The second circuitry further includes a second transceiver, implementing the first transmission chipset, for receiving and transmitting the converted signals in the first format from/to the first transceiver on the exterior of the building.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

System and method for passive optical network communication
Patent No. 10374744

Inventor(s): Frank J. Effenberger (Colts Neck, NJ), Yuanqiu Luo (Cranbury, NJ)
Assignee(s): FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Slater Matsil, LLP (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15907063 on 02/27/2018 (525 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for passive optical network (PON) communication includes broadcasting, by an optical line terminal (OLT), a first message including a first start time of a first quiet window and a first allocation identification number (Alloc-ID), where the first Alloc-ID indicates a first supported upstream line rate associated with the first quiet window. The method also includes receiving, by the OLT from a first optical network unit (ONU) during the first quiet window, a first serial number response, wherein a first transmitting upstream line rate of the first ONU is equal to the first supported upstream line rate.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Aggregated touchless wireless fronthaul
Patent No. 10374764

Inventor(s): Frank Effenberger (Frisco, TX), Huafeng Lin (Santa Clara, CA), Lei Zhou (Shenzhen, , CN), Xiang Liu (Marlboro, NJ)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15625796 on 06/16/2017 (781 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for wireless channel signals processing. An optical signal carrying an aggregated signal comprising a plurality of wireless channel signals is received over a single optical fiber link and converted into a digital signal and then processed to produce the plurality of wireless channel signals. The plurality of wireless channel signals in the aggregated signal are positioned in different non-overlapping frequency bands that span respective channel bandwidths (BWs), where a first channel BW of the respective channel BWs is different from a second channel BW of the respective channel BW.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Efficient SRS resource indication methods
Patent No. 10374768

Inventor(s): Robert Mark Harrison (Grapevine, TX)
Assignee(s): TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) (Stockholm, , SE)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16195959 on 11/20/2018 (259 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of identifying reference signal resources to be used in a transmission by a wireless device is disclosed. The method comprises a wireless device receiving signaling configuring the wireless device with a plurality of reference signal resource groups, each group comprising a plurality of reference signal resources. The wireless device subsequently receives an indication, in a control channel, of a selection of reference signal resources to be used. Each of the plurality of reference signal resources to be used is selected from a different one of the plurality of reference signal resource groups such that reference signal resources belonging to the same reference signal resource group are not selected for simultaneous use. A reference signal is then transmitted to a network node in the network using the indicated selection of reference signal resources.

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

Method for transmitting uplink signals
Patent No. 10374775

Inventor(s): Bong Hoe Kim (Anyang-si, , KR), Dae Won Lee (Anyang-si, , KR), Dong Wook Roh (Anyang-si, , KR), Hak Seong Kim (Anyang-si, , KR), Hyun Wook Park (Anyang-si, , KR), Ki Jun Kim (Anyang-si, , KR), Young Woo Yun (Anyang-si, , KR)
Assignee(s): Optis Cellular Technology, LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Nixon Vanderhye P.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14631315 on 02/25/2015 (1623 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for transmitting uplink signals, which include ACK/NACK signals, control signals other than the ACK/NACK signals, and data signals, is disclosed. The method comprises serially multiplexing the control signals and the data signals; sequentially mapping the multiplexed signals within a specific resource region in accordance with a time-first mapping method, the specific resource region including a plurality of symbols and a plurality of virtual subcarriers; and arranging the ACK/NACK signals at both symbols near symbols to which a reference signal of the plurality of symbols is transmitted. Thus, the uplink signals can be transmitted to improve receiving reliability of signals having high priority.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Full duplex transmission method for high speed backplane system
Patent No. 10374782

Inventor(s): Hiroshi Takatori (Sacramento, CA)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15480257 on 04/05/2017 (853 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for a backplane serializer/deserializer (SerDes) including first and second integrated circuits (IC). The first and second ICs include transmitters and receivers coupled to each other through first and second bidirectional links. A first receiver is configured to receive first data at a data rate on a first channel supported by both the first bidirectional link and the second bidirectional link. A second receiver is configured to receive second data at the data rate on a second channel supported by both the first bidirectional link and the second bidirectional link. The backplane SerDes is configured to transfer the first and second data in full duplex mode by employing two-bit pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM-4) to reduce signaling speed of the first and second bidirectional links without reducing throughput of a lane pair including the first and second channels.

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

Systems and methods for dynamically switching between unicast and multicast delivery of media content in a wireless network
Patent No. 10374818

Inventor(s): Ruchir Rodrigues (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 14467557 on 08/25/2014 (1807 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically switching between unicast and multicast delivery of media content are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a user device 1) accessing, over a wireless network, a unicast stream carrying data representative of a media content program, 2) detecting, during the accessing of the unicast stream, an instruction to switch to a multicast stream carrying data representative of the media content program, and 3) switching, in response to the instruction, from the accessing of the unicast stream to accessing the multicast stream by way of the wireless network. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

System and method for providing network support services and premises gateway support infrastructure
Patent No. 10374821

Inventor(s): Alvin R. McQuarters (Euless, TX), Amir Ansari (Plano, TX), George A. Cowgill (Farmersville, TX), Jude P. Ramayya (Richardson, TX), Ramprakash Masina (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): KIP PROD P1 LP (New York, NY)
Law Firm: Perkins Coie LLP (17 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15799418 on 10/31/2017 (644 days app to issue)

Abstract: A service management system communicates via wide area network with gateway devices located at respective user premises. The service management system remotely manages delivery of application services, which can be voice controlled, by a gateway, e.g. by selectively activating/deactivating service logic modules in the gateway. The service management system also may selectively provide secure communications and exchange of information among gateway devices and among associated endpoint devices. An exemplary service management system includes a router connected to the network and one or more computer platforms, for implementing management functions. Examples of the functions include a connection manager for controlling system communications with the gateway devices, an authentication manager for authenticating each gateway device and controlling the connection manager and a subscription manager for managing applications services and/or features offered by the gateway devices. A service manager, controlled by the subscription manager, distributes service specific configuration data to authenticated gateway devices.

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

Stitching multi-domain LSPs in hierarchical SDN architecture
Patent No. 10374831

Inventor(s): Dhruv Dhody (Bangalore, , IN), James N. Guichard (Hollis, NH), Young Lee (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15689869 on 08/29/2017 (707 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of establishing an end-to-end tunnel for a virtual network extending across multiple domains using a first network controller element managing a first domain is provided. The method includes receiving a request from a second network controller element managing the first network controller element for an intra-domain locally-learned tunnel identifier (LLTI), sending an instruction to an egress network element of the first domain to generate the intra-domain LLTI in accordance with the request, receiving the intra-domain LLTI from the egress network element in accordance with the instruction, and sending the intra-domain LLTI to an ingress network element of the first domain. A method of establishing an end-to-end tunnel for a virtual network extending across multiple domains using an inter-domain LLTI is provided.

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

Image distortion correction in a wireless terminal
Patent No. 10374838

Inventor(s): Hong Jiang (Kernersville, NC), Jamil Mark Forrester (Summerfield, NC), Zhihang Zhang (Cary, NC)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15639957 on 06/30/2017 (767 days app to issue)

Abstract: A circuit in a wireless communications terminal/device and a method is described for reducing an image distortion. By measuring three gain mismatches of I path and Q path of a transceiver, and estimating a value of an IQ mismatch coefficient based on the three gain mismatches; and applying a measurement adjustment to the I path or the Q path based on the value of the IQ mismatch coefficient, the image distortion is reduced.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Systems and methods for identifying causes of quality degradation in wireless networks
Patent No. 10374882

Inventor(s): Baoling S. Sheen (Kildeer, IL), Jin Yang (Bridgewater, NJ), Ying Li (Bridgewater, NJ)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Slater Matsil, LLP (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15072120 on 03/16/2016 (1238 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure filter a set of key performance indicators (KPIs) based on various criteria to reduce the number of root causes that are considered when adjusting the wireless configuration parameters. In particular, the set of KPIs may be filtered based on various criteria. In one example, KPIs having a hit-ratio below a hit-ratio threshold are removed from the set of KPIs. In another example, KPIs having a slope of linear regression below a threshold slope are removed from the set of KPIs. In yet another example, a KPI is removed from the set of KPIs when a causal relationship between the KPI and another KPI in the set of KPIs exceeds a threshold. In yet another example, a KPI is removed from the set of KPIs when the KPI has a prediction impact score that fails to exceed a prediction impact threshold.

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

Reactive non-blocking input and output for target device communication
Patent No. 10374893

Inventor(s): Fredrick Crable (Allen, TX), Gopi Kancharla (Frisco, TX), Nicky Joshi (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: Harrity Harrity, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16173876 on 10/29/2018 (281 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device may receive information identifying a plurality of requests and identifying a plurality of targets for the plurality of requests. The device may generate respective routes for the plurality of targets, where a route, of the respective routes, for a target, of the plurality of targets, identifies a set of transformations to be applied to a corresponding request of the plurality of requests. The device may apply the respective routes to the plurality of requests to generate processed requests, and may communicate with at least one of the plurality of targets based on the processed requests. The device may receive results based on communicating with the at least one of the plurality of targets, wherein the results are based on the processed requests, and may provide information based on the results.

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

Quality of service for data transmission
Patent No. 10374944

Inventor(s): Lin Han (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: FutureWei Technologies, Inc. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15714685 on 09/25/2017 (680 days app to issue)

Abstract: The disclosure includes a method for establishing a connection with QoS assurance. In the method, a router receives a first IPv6 packet for establishing a first connection, wherein the first IPv6 packet includes a first QoS requirement for the first connection in a hop-by-hop extension header of the first IPv6 packet. Then, the router modifies the first IPv6 packet by setting first information in the hop-by-hop extension header of the first IPv6 packet, where the first information indicates that the router meets the first QoS requirement. Furthermore, the router sends the modified first IPv6 packet to a second router based on a destination IP address of the modified first IPv6 packet.

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

Load adaptation architecture framework for orchestrating and managing services in a cloud computing system
Patent No. 10374971

Inventor(s): Pradeep Khowash (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: Hartman Citrin LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15681498 on 08/21/2017 (715 days app to issue)

Abstract: According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a cloud computing system can include a load adaptation architecture framework that performs operations for orchestrating and managing one or more services that may operate within at least one of layers 4 through 7 of the Open Systems Interconnection (”OSI”) communication model. The cloud computing system also can include a virtual resource layer. The virtual resource layer can include a virtual network function that provides, at least in part, a service. The cloud computing system also can include a hardware resource layer. The hardware resource layer can include a hardware resource that is controlled by a virtualization layer. The virtualization layer can cause the virtual network function to be instantiated on the hardware resource so that the virtual network function can be used to support the service.

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

Method for managing computer network access
Patent No. 10374973

Inventor(s): David A. Fertell (Chester Springs, PA), Joseph I. Field, Jr. (Herndon, VA)
Assignee(s): Weserve Access, LLC (Lewisville, TX)
Law Firm: Hunt Pennington Kumar Dula, PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 13900856 on 05/23/2013 (2266 days app to issue)

Abstract: In a method of controlling computer network access, a server computer receives via a computer network from an endpoint computer of the computer network a request for an access configuration file. In response, the server computer dispatches to the endpoint computer an access configuration file. Thereafter, the server computer dispatches to the endpoint computer an update to the dispatched access configuration file or another access configuration file. The server computer can store data received from the endpoint computer regarding a violation of at least one policy included in the access configuration file, the updated access configuration file, or the other access configuration file. The server computer can either dispatch a unique access configuration file to each endpoint computer for which a unique access configuration file was prepared or dispatch a generic access configuration file to each endpoint computer for which a unique access configuration file was not prepared.

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

Systems and methods for controlling secure persistent electronic communication account servicing with an intelligent assistant
Patent No. 10374983

Inventor(s): Srinaath Thyagarajan (Mckinney, TX)
Assignee(s): CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: Troutman Sanders LLP (9 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16281720 on 02/21/2019 (166 days app to issue)

Abstract: The disclosed technology includes systems and methods for controlling enrollment and secure persistent SMS texting account servicing communications. A method is provided that includes receiving, at an enrollment web portal, enrollment data including: enrollment credentials identifying a user for authentication, a phone number of a mobile device associated with the user, and consent by the user to persistently interact with an account servicing system via SMS texting. The method includes: processing the received enrollment data, authenticating the user responsive to processing the received enrollment data, storing the phone number of the mobile device associated with the user in a phone number data storage, and generating, responsive to the authenticating, a revocable token for persistent access to a natural dialog module via a SMS texting gateway for the mobile device identified by the phone number.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Methods and system for allocating an IP address for an instance in a network function virtualization (NFV) system
Patent No. 10375015

Inventor(s): Anni Wei (Shenzhen, , CN), Lei Zhu (Beijing, , CN), Zhixian Xiang (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: FutureWei Technologies, Inc. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15888877 on 02/05/2018 (547 days app to issue)

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for allocating an IP address for an instance in a network function virtualization (NFV) system, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of obtaining a first requirement of IP address allocation from VNFD by a first node in the NFV system, determining a second requirement of IP address allocation for the instance according to the first requirement; and sending to a second node in the NFV system the second requirement, wherein the IP address is allocated for the instance based upon the second requirement.

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

Cloud-based virtual private access systems and methods
Patent No. 10375024

Inventor(s): Sudhindra P. Herle (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Zscaler, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
Law Firm: Clements Bernard Walker PLLC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15158153 on 05/18/2016 (1175 days app to issue)

Abstract: A virtual private access method implemented by a cloud system, includes receiving a request to access resources from a user device, wherein the resources are located in one of a public cloud and an enterprise network and the user device is remote therefrom on the Internet; forwarding the request to a central authority for a policy look up and for a determination of connection information to make an associated secure connection through the cloud system to the resources; receiving the connection information from the central authority responsive to an authorized policy look up; and creating secure tunnels between the user device and the resources based on the connection information.

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

Methods and apparatus for efficiently implementing a distributed database within a network
Patent No. 10375037

Inventor(s): Leemon C. Baird, III (Richardson, TX), Mance Harmon (College Station, TX)
Assignee(s): Swirlds, Inc. (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: Cooley LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16032652 on 07/11/2018 (391 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor and associated with an instance of a distributed database at a first compute device. The processor is configured to select an anonymous communication path. Each blinded public key from a sequence of blinded public keys associated with the anonymous communication path is associated with a pseudonym of a compute device from a set of compute devices that implement the anonymous communication path. The processor is configured to generate an encrypted message encrypted with a first blinded public key. The processor is configured to generate an encrypted data packet including the encrypted message and a compute device identifier associated with a second compute device. The encrypted data packet is encrypted with a second blinded public key. The processor is configured to send the encrypted data packet to a third compute device.

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

Method and system for digital rights management of documents
Patent No. 10375039

Inventor(s): Anthony Allen Mohr (Bellevue, WA), Jeremy Wayne Gomsrud (Bellevue, WA), Jesse Lee White (Bellevue, WA), Patrick Carson Meehan (Seattle, WA), Raymond Joseph Zambroski, Jr. (Seattle, WA), Shawn Patrick Hickey (Seattle, WA),
Assignee(s): Encryptics, LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Winstead PC (Local + 2 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15852175 on 12/22/2017 (592 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and system for transmission of digital content via e-mail with point of use digital rights management is disclosed. The secured access rights to the digital content may be customized for individual recipients by the sender, and may evolve over time. The access rights are enforced according to a time-dependent scheme. A key server is used to arbitrate session keys for the encrypted content, eliminating the requirement to exchange public keys prior to transmission of the digital content. During the entire process of transmitting and receiving e-mail messages and documents, the exchange of cryptographic keys remains totally transparent to the users of the system. Additionally, electronic documents may be digitally signed with authentication of the signature.

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

Network device spoofing detection for information security
Patent No. 10375099

Inventor(s): Equettis Twantwalon Jenkins (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15660593 on 07/26/2017 (741 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system that includes a threat management server configured to store a device log identifying location information for endpoint devices that have passed authentication. The threat management server identifies a first instance and a second instance of an endpoint device in the device log file. The threat management server identifies a first switch connected to the first instance of the endpoint device and a second switch connected to the second instance of the endpoint device. The threat management server sends location information request to the first switch and the second switch requesting location information for the first instance and the second instance of the endpoint device, respectively. The threat management server compared the received location information to the information in the device log file to identify a spoofed instance of the endpoint device and blocks the spoofed instance of the endpoint device from accessing the communications network.

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

Content distribution and data aggregation for scalability of observation platforms
Patent No. 10375133

Inventor(s): Guy R. VanBuskirk (Spicewood, TX), Ravi Shankar Kumar (Richardson, TX), Shiva Cheedella (Dallas, TX), Steve Lucy (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Theatro Labs, Inc. (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 14586797 on 12/30/2014 (1680 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing and distributing content and aggregation of data in a plurality of observation platforms are disclosed. A message is generated with content at a content distribution manager. A delivery of the message is scheduled and a plurality of specified devices are specified for delivery in a plurality of observation platforms at a designated time and/or location(s) via the content distribution manager, wherein the plurality of observation platforms are capable of receiving a signal from a first mobile device with a first characteristic that corresponds to an audible source and a second characteristic that corresponds to information indicative of a geographic position of the first mobile device and relaying the signal to a destination based on the first characteristic and/or the second characteristic. The message is delivered to the plurality of observation platforms which relays the message to the plurality of specified devices at the designated time.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Mechanisms for programmable composition of factor graphs
Patent No. 10375160

Inventor(s): DaQi Ren (Saratoga, CA), Li Li (Bridgewater, NJ)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Schwegman Lundberg Woessner, P.A. (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15596787 on 05/16/2017 (812 days app to issue)

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of deploying a cloud application comprises accessing, by one or more processors, a first factor graph that represents a first component of the cloud application, the first factor graph comprising a first set of nodes; accessing a second factor graph that represents a second component of the cloud application, the second factor graph comprising a second set of nodes; determining a third set of nodes that are present in both the first set of nodes and the second set of nodes; joining, by the one or more processors, the first factor graph and the second factor graph into a third factor graph, wherein the joining includes unifying the third set of nodes in the first factor graph and the second factor graph; based on the third factor graph, selecting computing resources; and deploying at least a portion of the cloud application to the selected computing resources.

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

Distributed computing task management system and method
Patent No. 10375161

Inventor(s): Akshaya Mahapatra (San Jose, CA), Michael Tan (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee(s): VCE IP Holding Company LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: Polsinelli PC (Local + 15 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14249098 on 04/09/2014 (1945 days app to issue)

Abstract: A distributed computing task management system includes an application for monitoring a processing load of multiple resources that are used to execute a distributed computing task. The resources include at least one hardware resource and one or more virtual objects executed on the hardware resources in a virtual computing environment. Using the monitored processing load, the application adjusts a performance of the resources to compensate for changes in the processing load incurred by the resources due to execution of the distributed computing task.

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

Methods and apparatus to prevent illicit proxy communications from affecting a monitoring result
Patent No. 10375194

Inventor(s): Achilleas Papakostas (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): The Nielsen Company (US), LLC (New York, NY)
Law Firm: Hanley, Flight Zimmerman, LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14928610 on 10/30/2015 (1376 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to prevent illicit proxy communications from affecting a monitoring result are disclosed. An example method includes accessing a log of communications from a proxy. A subnet represented in the log of communications is identified. The subnet is identified as having originated an illicit network communication if the log of communications does not include at least one record matching a signature of a mobile device heartbeat originating from the subnet. A blacklist of subnets not to be serviced by the proxy is generated, the blacklist including the subnet when the subnet is identified as having originated the illicit network communication. The blacklist is provided to the proxy. The blacklist is to prevent a subnet that originated the illicit network communication from affecting the monitoring result.

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

Communication volume level change detection
Patent No. 10375234

Inventor(s): Luke Keiser (Frisco, TX), Stephen Schneider (Lake Ozark, MO)
Assignee(s): Securus Technologies, Inc. (Carrollton, TX)
Law Firm: Fogarty LLP (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15662812 on 07/28/2017 (739 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting volume level changes in communications are described herein. In some embodiments, a system comprises a computer system. The computer system comprises at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. The memory stores program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor to cause the computer system to perform tasks. The tasks include recording a communication that comprises audio, and analyzing the audio of the communication. The analysis of the audio is operable to detect a change in a volume level of the audio that indicates an occurrence of a potential event of interest. The tasks also include creating and storing an information record corresponding to the communication in a second database. The information record includes an indication of the detected change in the volume level.

[H04M] TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

Delivering additional information to receiving parties for text messaging based caller ID
Patent No. 10375235

Inventor(s): Kevin V. Nguyen (Allen, TX), M. Gregory Smith (Fairview, TX), Monica Rose Martino (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): I D YOU, LLC (Allen, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15013217 on 02/02/2016 (1281 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer readable medium for providing information to a receiving party in a communications network. The method includes receiving a message from a sending party and performing a lookup of information relating to the sending party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection. The lookup is based on an identifier of at least one of the sending party and the receiving party. Subsequently, the information is provided to the receiving party based on the availability of the information in the database.

[H04M] TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

Device for industry-specific content streaming
Patent No. 10375453

Inventor(s): Jovan Hutton Pulitzer (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Digital Broadcasting and Communications Network, LLC (Austin, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15908090 on 02/28/2018 (524 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device for industry-specific content streaming includes a network interface, a display, a memory, and at least one processor coupled to the network interface and the memory. The at least one processor is configured to transmit a request for a digital content item to a remote server, wherein the digital content item is classified according to a specific classification code, receive a manifest file associated with the digital content item, wherein the manifest file includes a location for at least one segment file associated with the digital content item, determine using the manifest file a location on the remote server of a segment file, transmit to the remote server a request for the segment file stored on the remote server, receive the segment file in response to the request for the segment file, and present contents of the segment file on the display of the electronic device.

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

System and method for positioning
Patent No. 10375509

Inventor(s): Ariton E. Xhafa (Plano, TX), Deric W. Waters (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 14060868 on 10/23/2013 (2113 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for creating probe requests. The method is used when positioning is required. A short probe request is constructed with SSID set to GPS SSID_NAME. Another method continues after a short probe response is received. It is determined if a SSID of the probe response matches the SSID of the short probe request. If it does send an ACK.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for providing location information for a wireless communication device
Patent No. 10375510

Inventor(s): Jonathan Drexel (Plano, TX), William Drexel (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: Guntin Gust, PLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15600051 on 05/19/2017 (809 days app to issue)

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a SIM card obtaining GPS location data, second location data and communication session measurement data; monitoring for a wireless network connection between a controller of a wireless device and a wireless network; and, responsive to a failure to detect the wireless network connection, providing the aggregated location data to a wireless communication circuit of the SIM card for wireless transmitting via an antenna of the SIM card to a wireless access point to cause the wireless access point to transmit the aggregated location data to a location server. Other embodiments are disclosed.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Low-bandwidth information distribution
Patent No. 10375520

Inventor(s): Cory Matheson (Celina, TX), Matthew Flachsbart (Grapevine, TX), Snehal Desai (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15353558 on 11/16/2016 (993 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for low bandwidth communication. One of the methods includes receiving a request from a mobile device over a low bandwidth channel, the request being for information about emergency services from a mobile device. The method includes identifying a location of the mobile device. The method includes identifying a requested emergency service within an area determined, at least in part, by the location of the mobile device. The method also includes providing information about the identified emergency service to the mobile device over the low bandwidth channel.

[H04M] TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

Method and apparatus of providing location based device modifications
Patent No. 10375521

Inventor(s): David Gerard Ledet (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): OPEN INNOVATION NETWORK LLC (Durham, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16018270 on 06/26/2018 (406 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed are examples of performing mobile station modifications. According to one example a method may include transmitting a notification from a mobile station to an advertisement server and receiving at least one advertisement parameter at the mobile station responsive to the transmitted notification. The method may also include performing a modification to a current state of the mobile device based on the at least one advertisement parameter and a distance between the mobile station and at least one establishment registered with the advertisement server.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

System and method for deep learning and wireless network optimization using deep learning
Patent No. 10375585

Inventor(s): Jin Yang (Bridgewater, NJ), Qitao Song (Shanghai, , CN), Yongxi Tan (Hillsborough, NJ), Yunjun Chen (Shenzhen, , CN), Zhangxiang Ye (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): Futurwei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Slater Matsil, LLP (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15643266 on 07/06/2017 (761 days app to issue)

Abstract: A neural network is trained using deep reinforcement learning (DRL) techniques for adjusting cell parameters of a wireless network by generating a plurality of experience tuples, and updating the neural network based on the generated experience tuples. The trained neural network may be used to select actions to adjust the cell parameters. Each experience tuple includes a cell identifier, a first state, a second state, an action applied to the cell that moves the cell from the first state to the second state, a local reward, and a global reward. The neural network is updated based on whether or not each action is acceptable, which is determined based on the global reward and the local reward associated with each action.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Joint optimization of a radio access network and a distributed antenna system
Patent No. 10375587

Inventor(s): Maurice D”Souza (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): CommScope Technologies LLC (Hickory, NC)
Law Firm: Fogg Powers LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16160870 on 10/15/2018 (295 days app to issue)

Abstract: Certain features relate to systems and methods for jointly optimizing a radio access network (RAN) and distributed antenna system (DAS). A joint RAN-DAS self-optimizing network (SON) entity can determine target parameters based on parameters specific to the DAS and parameters specific to the RAN. The joint RAN-DAS-SON entity can optimize the RAN and DAS using the target parameters. Jointly optimizing the RAN and the DAS can improve the capacity characteristics, coverage characteristics, or the performance characteristics of the RAN and DAS. In some aspects, the joint RAN-DAS-SON entity can optimize the RAN and DAS by re-allocating power levels of downlink signals transmitted by remote units of the DAS to compensate for underutilized carrier signals in situations of low traffic load.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for transmitting data packets and method and apparatus for receiving data packets
Patent No. 10375602

Inventor(s): Frederic Charpentier (Langen, , DE), Joachim Lhr (Wiesbaden, , DE)
Assignee(s): Optis Wireless Technology, LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Nixon Vanderhye P.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15987180 on 05/23/2018 (440 days app to issue)

Abstract: A data packet has a header and a radio link control (RLC) protocol data unit (PDU). The RLC PDU transports at least one full RLC service data unit (SDU), one or two RLC SDU fragments, or at least one full RLC SDU and at least one RLC SDU fragment. An RLC SDU fragment is only located (i) at the beginning or end of the RLC PDU or at the end of the radio link control protocol data or (ii) at the beginning and end of the RLC PDU. A single field in the header consists of a first bit and a second bit, even when a number of full RLC SDUs and RLC SDU fragments in the RLC PDU is more than two. The single field indicates whether (i) the RLC PDU begins with a fragment of a RLC SDU and (ii) the RLC PDU ends with a RLC SDU fragment. The data packet is formed including the configured header and the configured RLC PDU and transmitted.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Call flow system and method for use in a VOIP telecommunication system
Patent No. 10375616

Inventor(s): Andrew Silver (Frisco, TX), Lathan Lewis (Dallas, TX), Patricia Landgren (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TANGO NETWORKS, INC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 15944481 on 04/03/2018 (490 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of establishing a communication link between a mobile terminal of a wireless network and a subscriber of a network, such as an enterprise network, and/or a residential network.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Session continuity between software-defined network-controlled and non-software-defined network-controlled wireless networks
Patent No. 10375744

Inventor(s): Paul Edward Smith, Jr. (Rockwall, TX)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: Hartman Citrin LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15370936 on 12/06/2016 (973 days app to issue)

Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to session continuity between software-defined network (”SDN”) controlled and non-SDN controlled wireless networks. In one embodiment, an SDN controller can determine that a handover of a user equipment (”UE”) from a base station operating under control of the SDN-controlled network to a further base station operating under control of a non-SDN-controlled network has occurred. The SDN controller can establish over an interface between the SDN controller and a packet gateway (”P-GW”), a tunnel through which to exchange handover data associated with the handover and a session IP address for a session in which the UE is involved. The SDN controller can provide, over the interface and through the tunnel, the handover data and the session IP address to the P-GW.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

System and method for efficient connection setup and communication for power conscious devices
Patent No. 10375747

Inventor(s): Aimin Justin Sang (San Diego, CA), Bo Lin (Beijing, , CN), Jian Wang (Beijing, , CN), Nathan Edward Tenny (Poway, CA)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Slater Matsil, LLP (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15376133 on 12/12/2016 (967 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for establishing a radio connection includes selecting a first radio access technology for a first phase of a multi-phase radio connection establishment process to minimize power consumption at a remote device, and participating in the first phase of the multi-phase radio connection establishment process. The method also enables establishing and using a radio connection with the first radio access technology that is selected independently from a selection of a second radio access technology used in a second phase of the multi-phase radio connection establishment process, wherein the second phase may be relayed or direct data communications over the established connection in the first phase between the wearable device and its peer (relay) devices or network equipment.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

DESIGN PATENTS

Ring
Patent No. D855489

Inventor(s): LoriAnn Vaughan Biggers (Southlake, TX), Rotem Fartook (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): BELLA VAUGHAN, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Beusse Wolter Sanks Maire, PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29611723 on 07/25/2017 (742 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Ring
Patent No. D855490

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Ring
Patent No. D855491

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Eyeglasses
Patent No. D855688

Inventor(s): Justin Harmon (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Costa Del Mar, Inc. (Daytona Beach, FL)
Law Firm: Malloy Malloy, P.L. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29621629 on 10/10/2017 (665 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Eyeglasses
Patent No. D855690

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Male thumb head figurine
Patent No. D855717

Inventor(s): Kevin R. Hinton (Cedar Hill, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29625508 on 11/09/2017 (635 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Fishing lure
Patent No. D855744

Inventor(s): Michael W. Kertz (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): No Longer Naked Lures, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Carstens Cahoon, LLP (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29617537 on 09/14/2017 (691 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Fishing lure
Patent No. D855745

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Fishing lure
Patent No. D855746

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Fishing lure
Patent No. D855747

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Fishing lure
Patent No. D855748

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Fishing lure
Patent No. D855749

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Fishing lure
Patent No. D855750

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Fishing lure
Patent No. D855751

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Fishing lure
Patent No. D855752

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Toilet seat with chrome edge
Patent No. D855783

Inventor(s): Chengdong Wu (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Topseat International, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29627157 on 11/22/2017 (622 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Ear clip
Patent No. D855808

Inventor(s): Douglas F. Sutherland (Luxembourg, , LU), Scott J. Smith (Dallas, TX), Tyde Meadows (Hartselle, AL), Valentin Korman (Huntsville, AL)
Assignee(s): Socrates Health Solutions, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Foley Lardner LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29635205 on 01/29/2018 (554 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Maintainable pallet corner
Patent No. D855926

Inventor(s): Lane Segerstrom (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Foley Lardner LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29606716 on 06/07/2017 (790 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

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