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 November 5, 2024 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (19100)

85 patents granted
Ranked No. 11 in patent production out of 250 metros

NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION

A: Human Necessities 3
B: Performing Operations; Transporting 12
C: Chemistry; Metallurgy 4
E: Fixed Constructions 3
F: Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons; Blasting 4
G: Physics 20
H: Electricity 29
Design: 10

TOP ASSIGNEES (NO. OF PATENTS)

Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas) 12
Bank of America Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.) 3
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC (Dallas) 3
SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison) 3
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. (Plano) 3
Traxxas L.P. (McKinney) 3
United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio) 3
Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston) 2
Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.) 2

Unassigned 12

TOP INVENTORS (NO. OF PATENTS)

Rebecca Hadley (Flower Mound) 5
Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney) 3
John Valdez (Copper Canyon) 3
Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett) 3
Adarsh Rajashekhar (Santa Clara, Calif.) 2
Casey Christen Jens Christensen (McKinney) 2
Fei Zhou (San Jose, Calif.) 2
Kent Poteet (Lucas) 2
Raghuveer S. Makala (Campbell, Calif.) 2
Skylar Hagler (Anna) 2

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UTILITY PATENTS

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

Pressure equalizing vaporizer cartridge
Patent No. 12133555

Inventor(s): Kyle D. Newton (Euless, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17482679 on 09/23/2021 (1139 days app to issue)

Abstract: This disclosure describes a personal vaporizer such as an electronic cigarette, electronic nicotine delivery system that includes a movable ceiling, which can be adjusted to compensate for changes in ambient barometric pressure. Personal vaporizers can provide controlled substances (e.g., nicotine, Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabidiol (CBD), etc.). In many personal vaporizers, a wick transports the substance to be atomized from a reservoir to an atomization chamber via capillary action. In condition where a sufficient differential pressure between the atomization chamber, typically at ambient pressure, and the reservoir exists, the substance can leak from the reservoir into the atomization chamber without being drawn out by airflow (e.g., the user inhaling on the mouthpiece). A movable wall within the cartridge of the personal vaporizer can be used to adjust the volume of the reservoir, and reduce differential pressure between the reservoir and the ambient pressure, minimizing or eliminating unwanted leaks due to pressure changes.

[A24F] SMOKERS’ REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES (lighters F23Q)

Hair extension holder
Patent No. 12133598

Inventor(s): Aissatou Thiam Gueye (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18623902 on 04/01/2024 (218 days app to issue)

Abstract: The device is a hair extension holder capable of separating and holding individual hair pieces on a display board. The display board comprises a plurality of retainers shaped in the form of a ‘’V’’ and a ‘’’’, positioned within rows of cutouts. Each V and shape traverse across each row in a staggered pattern, positioned one after another, in a VVV pattern. In this arrangement, each V and shape function as a retainer, allowing the user to bend the retainer outward and hang each hair piece on the display board. Furthermore, the unique pattern of retainers allows the user to flip the display board around and use the same retainers on the front side to hold separate hair pieces on the back side. When starting the braiding process, the user simply pulls a hair piece out of the retainer, one at a time, and begins braiding.

[A47F] SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS, OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS

Apparatus utilizing venting for processing of blood to remove pathogen cells therein
Patent No. 12133948

Inventor(s): Dale B. Nixon (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17814547 on 07/25/2022 (834 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus for locating and venting pathogen cells in blood. A cassette has a plurality of thin holding chambers that are filled with blood drawn from a patient. A light source illuminates each of the holding chambers and passes light to an underlying sensor array such that the cells in the blood produce shadow images of the cells in the sensor array. A processor performs pattern recognition to identify and locate the pathogen cells by use of an image library. After the pathogen cells are located, a pump is operated to move the identified cells to a processing zone. When each identified cell reaches the processing zone, a control voltage is generated to open a valve to vent the identified pathogen cells. The pump refills the cassette holding chambers, returns the processed blood to the patient, and the procedure is repeated for a treatment time period.

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

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

Filter elements, coalescing baffles, filtration vessel and methods
Patent No. 12134056

Inventor(s): Daniel M. Cloud (Weatherford, TX), Jack David Burns (Aledo, TX), Stephen Gregory Jeane (Mineral Wells, TX)
Assignee(s): Parker-Hannifin Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
Law Firm: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17328074 on 05/24/2021 (1261 days app to issue)

Abstract: Improvements to filtration and vessels such as for filtration and coalescing of gas streams are shown. A filter element with a partial treated region and untreated region such as providing different surface energies or other filtration characteristics are provided. Various keying arrangements for compatibility and/or rotational locking are shown between the filtration vessel, a tubular coalescing baffle, and/or filter element. The tubular coalescing baffle also may include non-louvered pore structure, which provides for more even flow in a two stage type filtration vessel to prevent premature exiting and reduction of flow velocities along the second stage, and/or may additionally or alternatively include drainage apertures such as drain slot formed along a gravitational bottom or otherwise to facilitate additional drainage of coalesced liquid as opposed to letting such liquid be forced through fluid velocity toward the open end of the tubular baffle.

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

Art or decorative piece
Patent No. 12134283

Inventor(s): Joanne Marie Herda (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15932820 on 05/01/2018 (2380 days app to issue)

Abstract: An art or decorative piece according to which a reflective surface reflects artistic or decorative elements.

[B44F] SPECIAL DESIGNS OR PICTURES

Systems, methods, and apparatus for checking electrical connection of a trailer with a vehicle
Patent No. 12134291

Inventor(s): Alexander L Paradis (Ann Arbor, MI), Frank A Richards (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Snell Wilmer LLP (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17837974 on 06/10/2022 (879 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for checking or verifying an electrical connection of a trailer with a vehicle. The system includes a first connector integrated with the vehicle, one or more light sources on the vehicle each configured to emit a light ray of one or more colors, and a controller. The first connector includes a plurality of first wires configured for providing power for one or more electrical components on or within the trailer when the first connector integrated with the vehicle is connected to a second connector integrated with the trailer. The controller is configured to determine whether each one of the one or more electrical components on or within the trailer is working and control, based on the determination, the one or more light sources such that each one of the one or more light sources emits a light ray of one of the one or more colors.

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

Bus bar link for battery cell interconnections in a battery module
Patent No. 12134323

Inventor(s): Mikhail S. Balk (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): CPS Technology Holdings LLC (New York, NY)
Law Firm: Weisberg I.P. Law, P.A. (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17991176 on 11/21/2022 (715 days app to issue)

Abstract: A bus bar including a first end comprising a first material and a second end comprising a second material and a method of manufacture are provided. The first end is designed to be coupled to a terminal of a first battery cell of a battery module and includes a first collar disposed on the first end designed to receive and surround the terminal of the first battery cell of the battery module. The second end is designed to be coupled to a terminal of a second battery cell of the battery module and includes a second collar disposed on the second end designed to receive and surround the terminal of the second battery of the battery module. The first and second batteries of the battery module are adjacent to one another. Moreover, the bus bar includes a joint electrically and mechanically coupling the first end and the second end.

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

Vehicle noise vibration reduction structure
Patent No. 12134359

Inventor(s): Arthur Henry Whitney (Fenton, MI), Christopher Paul Sheehy (Ypsilanti, MI), Luke W. Garnaut (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER HAMPTON LLP (7 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17588063 on 01/28/2022 (1012 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided related to a brace applied to a vehicle b-pillar. The brace may achieved reduced noise and vibration in the vehicle cabin. The brace may also achieve improved safety by preserving increased survival space for a passenger seated near the b-pillar in a side impact collision. The brace may include a base portion and two legs connected to the base portion at opposing sides. The based portion may include a first edge connected to a first side of the b-pillar and a second edge connected to a second side of the b-pillar. The legs may each connected a rocker at a distal portion. The shape of the brace may enable routing of force, energy, and/or load from the b-pillar to the rocker via the base portion and legs.

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

Motion event detection
Patent No. 12134361

Inventor(s): Mahaveer Jain (Milpitas, CA), Mahesh Chowdhary (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. (Coppell, TX)
Law Firm: SEED IP LAW GROUP LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17717855 on 04/11/2022 (939 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a device and method for detection of motion events including towing of the vehicle, jacking of the vehicle, and the vehicle being hit by another object. Processing is split between an MCU and a sensor unit. After the vehicle is turned off and before the MCU enters a sleep mode, the MCU calculates a gravity vector of the vehicle using accelerometer data, calculates threshold values based on the gravity vector, and saves the threshold values. After the MCU enters the sleep mode, the sensor unit subsequently monitors and detects motion events with the saved threshold values.

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

System and method to determine responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to feedback regarding driving behaviors
Patent No. 12134389

Inventor(s): Alekh Vaidya (San Diego, CA), Daniel A. Deninger (Carlsbad, CA), David Forney (La Jolla, CA), Jason Palmer (Carlsbad, CA), Jeffrey Griswold (San Diego, CA), Mark Freitas (San Diego, CA), Slaven Sljivar (San Diego, CA)
Assignee(s): SmartDrive Systems, Inc. (Westlake, TX)
Law Firm: Esplin Associates, PC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18448476 on 08/11/2023 (452 days app to issue)

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system and method for determining responsiveness of a driver of a vehicle to feedback regarding driving behaviors. The system may include a sensor configured to generate output signals conveying first driving behavior information, which may characterize operation of the vehicle by the driver. The system may include one or more processors configured to obtain the first driving behavior information. The one or more processors may effectuate provision of feedback defined by feedback information based on the first driving behavior. The sensor may be configured to output signals conveying second driving behavior information, which may characterize operation of the vehicle by the driver during and/or subsequent to the provision of the feedback. The one or more processors may be configured to obtain the second driving behavior information and assess responsiveness of the driver to the feedback based on the second driving behavior information.

System, apparatus, and method of manufacture for a rib structure
Patent No. 12134458

Inventor(s): Tjepke Heeringa (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: Akona IP PC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17866753 on 07/18/2022 (841 days app to issue)

Abstract: One embodiment includes a rib structure to be used, for example, in any number of aerospace applications, the rib structure, comprising a first piece having a first curvature in a first plane; and a second piece having a second curvature in a second plane that is different from the first plane. The first piece and the second piece are bonded together to form the rib structure. In certain embodiments, the first piece further comprises a plurality of discontinuous flanges to interface with a plurality of skin surfaces. In other examples, the first piece includes an aft spar interface for bonding to a surface. In some implementations, the first piece includes a forward spar interface for bonding to a surface. Manufacturing of the airframe/aircraft parts, panels, and rib components can include any suitable composites, alloys, titanium, aluminum, artificial materials, sheet metal, etc.

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

Cable reel
Patent No. 12134541

Inventor(s): Fred Dowd (Princeton, MA), Jack David Hartman (McKinney, TX), Roger L Cleveland, Jr. (Arlington, TX)
Assignee(s): TECHNOLOGY CONTAINER CORP. (Desoto, TX)
Law Firm: KRIEGSMAN KRIEGSMAN (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17979854 on 11/03/2022 (733 days app to issue)

Abstract: A cable reel for retaining a continuous length of cable is preferably constructed using an inexpensive plastic material, such as corrugated plastic. In one embodiment, the cable reel includes a hollow tubular core with a set of outward radial tabs integrally formed at each of its ends. A single, disc-shaped, interior support flange is mounted within the interior of the core in circumferential contact therewith to provide structural rigidity. Additionally, on each end of the core, an annular inner flange and a disc-shaped outer flange are disposed in coaxial alignment with one another against opposing surfaces of its corresponding set of radial tabs and are fixedly secured together as part of the assembly process. The multi-flange construction enables the thickness, diameter and/or material properties of the ends of the cable reel to be adjusted, as needed, to accommodate the strength and dimensional requirements of the intended application.

[B65H] HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES

Compositions and methods for extrusion-based 3D printing of soft materials
Patent No. 12134702

Inventor(s): Amirali Nojoomi (Arlington, TX), Hakan Arslan (Arlington, TX), Kyungsuk Yum (Fort Worth, 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: 17017907 on 09/11/2020 (1516 days app to issue)

Abstract: In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, the disclosure, in one aspect, relates to gel-phase inks suitable for extrusion-based 3D printing and methods of making the same, as well as anisotropic hydrogels printed from the same. In another aspect, the disclosure relates to linear contractile elements constructed from the anisotropic hydrogels and 3D structures with programmed morphologies and motions comprising the linear contractile elements. In still another aspect, the disclosure relates to a process for preparing soft materials and a method to create 3D structures starting from the gel-phase inks disclosed herein. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

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

Battery structural assembly
Patent No. 12136720

Inventor(s): Jessica A. Revere (Haltom City, TX), Karl H. Schroeder (Southlake, TX), William A. Amante (Grapevine, TX)
Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: Frost Brown Todd LLP (Local + 4 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17172363 on 02/10/2021 (1364 days app to issue)

Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage and an airframe supporting the fuselage. The airframe includes a pair of longitudinally-extending beams. The aircraft further includes a battery assembly including a cold plate secured to the pair of longitudinally-extending beams, and a battery mounted to the cold plate.

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

In-flight contact charging system
Patent No. 12136825

Inventor(s): Jackson Karl Harwell (Denton, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Dunlap Bennett Ludwig, PLLC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17648744 on 01/24/2022 (1016 days app to issue)

Abstract: An in-flight contact charging system includes a charging contact, a power receiver, and a recharging controller connected to the charging contact. The charging contact is mounted on a support. The power receiver is mounted on an aerial vehicle containing an electrical load. The power receiver connects to the electrical load. The recharging controller can detect contact between the charging contact and the power receiver; transmit electricity to the charging contact; detect a spike in battery impedance; and discontinue transmission of electricity to the charging contact. The system enables a drone to rapidly recharge its battery while in flight by making brief contact between the charging contact and the power receiver. This system keeps the drone airborne, does not waste energy, and is comparatively cheap to build and maintain. NULL

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

Compositions and methods for organ specific delivery of nucleic acids
Patent No. 12133924

Inventor(s): Daniel J. Siegwart (Dallas, TX), Qiang Cheng (Dallas, TX), Tuo Wei (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Highlander PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18534974 on 12/11/2023 (330 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions which shown preferential targeting or delivery of a nucleic acid composition to a particular organ. In some embodiments, the composition comprises a steroid or sterol, an ionizable cationic lipid, a phospholipid, a PEG lipid, and a permanently cationic lipid which may be used to deliver a nucleic acid.

[C07H] SUGARS; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; NUCLEOSIDES; NUCLEOTIDES; NUCLEIC ACIDS (derivatives of aldonic or saccharic acids C07C, C07D; aldonic acids, saccharic acids C07C 59/105, C07C 59/285; cyanohydrins C07C 255/16; glycals C07D; compounds of unknown constitution C07G; polysaccharides, derivatives thereof C08B; DNA or RNA concerning genetic engineering, vectors, e.g. plasmids, or their isolation, preparation or purification C12N 15/00; sugar industry C13) [2]

Systems and methods for desalination of liquids
Patent No. 12134571

Inventor(s): Garry Bush (Edmonton, , CA), Robert Keetch (Austin, TX)
Assignee(s): ACQUOLINA IL MONDO, LLC (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson Bear, LLP (9 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18520230 on 11/27/2023 (344 days app to issue)

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system for desalination of a liquid comprises at least one primary treatment process, at least one secondary treatment process, wherein the at least one secondary treatment process comprises at least one reactor, and at least one tertiary treatment process, wherein the at least one primary treatment process is configured to adjust a pH of the liquid to target pH level and to add at least one chemical additive to the liquid, wherein the at least one reactor is configured to heat the liquid to a temperature of at least 350 F. and to supply a pressure to the liquid to maintain the liquid in a liquid state, and wherein the dissolved salt of the liquid is configured to react with at least a portion of the at least one chemical additive to form an insoluble product within the at least one reactor.

[C02F] TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (processes for making harmful chemical substances harmless, or less harmful, by effecting a chemical change in the substances A62D 3/00; separation, settling tanks or filter devices B01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids G21F 9/04) [3]

Methanol production from methane utilizing a supported chromium catalyst
Patent No. 12134591

Inventor(s): Jamie N. Sutherland (Argyle, TX)
Assignee(s): Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (The Woodlands, TX)
Law Firm: Merchant Gould P.C. (12 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18494846 on 10/26/2023 (376 days app to issue)

Abstract: Processes for converting methane into methanol are disclosed in which methane, water, and a supported chromium (VI) catalyst are contacted with a light beam at a wavelength in the UV-visible spectrum in an oxidizing atmosphere in a single reactor to form a reaction product comprising methanol, followed by discharging a reactor effluent containing the reaction product from the single reactor, and then separating methanol from the reaction product. Processes to produce methanol using additional reactors also are described, as well as related methanol production systems.

[C07C] ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (macromolecular compounds C08; production of organic compounds by electrolysis or electrophoresis C25B 3/00, C25B 7/00)

Quinoline cGAS antagonist compounds
Patent No. 12134609

Inventor(s): Chuo Chen (Dallas, TX), Heping Shi (Coppell, TX), Huiling Tan (Dallas, TX), Jian Qiu (Dallas, TX), Lijun Sun (Dallas, TX), Matt Tschantz (Plano, TX), Qi Wei (Dallas, TX), Youtong Wu (Dallas, TX), Zhijian Chen (Dal
Assignee(s): IMMUNESENSOR THERAPEUTICS, INC. (Dallas, TX), THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, TX)
Law Firm: Fenwick West LLP (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18334325 on 06/13/2023 (511 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds that are cGAS antagonists, methods of preparation of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and their use in medical therapy.

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

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

Wet mate carrier for radial deployment of downhole wet mate connector
Patent No. 12134947

Inventor(s): Ben C. McGregor (Frisco, TX), Tyson H. Eiman (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18375594 on 10/02/2023 (400 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system can be used to deploy a wet mate connector radially outward. The system can include a first sub-assembly and a second sub-assembly. The first sub-assembly can include a first wet mate connector and a deflection profile. The second sub-assembly can include (i) a wet mate carrier that can include a second wet mate connector and can be located on a second surface of the second sub-assembly, and (ii) a deflection actuator. The deflection actuator can be displaced by the deflection profile to cause the wet mate carrier to deflect outward to cause the second wet mate connector to couple with the first wet mate connector.

[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]

Extending the life of downhole rechargeable batteries
Patent No. 12134955

Inventor(s): Donald G. Kyle (Plano, TX), Stephen Michael Greci (Little Elm, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18193268 on 03/30/2023 (586 days app to issue)

Abstract: Discharging a rechargeable battery in a wellbore may extend a lifetime of the rechargeable battery. A battery device positioned downhole in a wellbore may include a rechargeable battery for converting stored chemical energy into electrical power for powering a wellbore tool downhole. The battery device may also include a power source coupled to the rechargeable battery to charge the rechargeable battery. The battery device may include a controller that can discharge the rechargeable battery following a wellbore operation performed by the wellbore tool. The controller can monitor voltage levels of the rechargeable battery. The controller can further charge the battery cell prior to use of the wellbore tool if the voltage levels of the battery cell are below a discharged threshold.

Method and system for metering proppant
Patent No. 12134961

Inventor(s): Jared Hindman (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): NexStage LLC (Austin, TX)
Law Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17862204 on 07/11/2022 (848 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and system for metering proppant discharged from a storage container is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a method may comprise loading a known amount of a first proppant type into a storage container, detecting proppant at or adjacent to a discharge outlet of the storage container via one or more sensors coupled to the storage container, operating a metering device at a predetermined speed, wherein the metering device may be coupled to the discharge outlet of the storage container, and wherein the metering device may comprise one or more pockets for receiving the first proppant type. In certain embodiments, the method may further comprise dispensing a known amount of the first proppant type from the storage container via the metering device, wherein an encoder coupled to the metering device may emit pulses during the dispensing. In certain embodiments, the method may further comprise determining an amount of the first proppant type dispensed by at least one pocket of the one or more pockets of the metering device based at least in part on the pulses and determining a relationship between the known amount of the first proppant type dispensed by each pocket and a speed of the metering device.

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

Evaporator assemblies, vapor chambers, and methods for fabricating vapor chambers
Patent No. 12135152

Inventor(s): Danny Lohan (Northville, MI), Shailesh N. Joshi (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: DINSMORE SHOHL LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17518321 on 11/03/2021 (1098 days app to issue)

Abstract: Evaporator assemblies, vapor chamber assemblies, and methods for fabricating a vapor chamber are disclosed. In one embodiment, an evaporator assembly for a vapor chamber includes an evaporator surface, an array of posts extending from the evaporator surface, and an array of vapor vents within the evaporator surface. Each vapor vent of the array of vapor vents is configured as a depression within the evaporator surface. The evaporator assembly further includes a porous layer disposed on the evaporator surface, the array of posts, and the array of vapor vents.

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

Air conditioning reheat systems and methods thereto
Patent No. 12135156

Inventor(s): Sivakumar Gopalnarayanan (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Rheem Manufacturing Company (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17985390 on 11/11/2022 (725 days app to issue)

Abstract: The disclosed technology includes systems and methods for controlling an air conditioning system. The method of controlling the air conditioning system can include receiving air temperature data from an air temperature sensor and determining that the air conditioning system should operate in a reheat mode based on the air temperature being less than a threshold air temperature. The method can include outputting a control signal to a first electronic expansion valve to close and thereby prevent refrigerant to flow through an outdoor condenser coil. The method can also include outputting a control signal to a second electronic expansion valve to open and thereby permit refrigerant to flow through a reheat coil.

Defrosting system for a cold plate and method of defrosting a cold plate
Patent No. 12135161

Inventor(s): Andrew Hoffman (Prosper, TX)
Assignee(s): PepsiCo, Inc. (Purchase, NY)
Law Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16417382 on 05/20/2019 (1996 days app to issue)

Abstract: A cooler including a cabinet defining an interior volume for storing a perishable product. A cold plate is disposed within the cabinet, and the cold plate is configured to absorb heat within the cabinet. The cooler further includes a defrosting system that includes a sensor configured to detect a presence of frost on a surface of the cold plate, a heating element affixed to the surface of the cold plate that is configured to at least partially melt frost on the cold plate, and a control unit configured to selectively activate and deactivate the heating element when the presence of frost is determined by the sensor.

[F25D] REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHER SUBCLASS (refrigerated showcases A47F 3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J 41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60-B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D 81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K 5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B; cooling of engines or pumps, see the relevant classes)

Tube transition
Patent No. 12135177

Inventor(s): Marshall R. Hicks, II (Cleburne, TX)
Assignee(s): Viking Vessel Holdings, LLC (Cisco, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17873391 on 07/26/2022 (833 days app to issue)

Abstract: A tube transition fitting is formed having a first end, a second end, a head, a body, a weld area, and a first wall thickness and second wall thickness. A tube seat is formed on a surface connected to the body, the surface being adjacent a transition from the first wall thickness to the second wall thickness. A tube transition assembly includes a header portion, the tube transition fitting, and a heat exchange tube, each being connected using one or more simplified and/or heat-optimized connections.

[F28F] DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION (heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials C09K 5/00; water or air traps, air venting F16)

P H Y S I C S

Sensor having tubular walled sensing cavity
Patent No. 12135303

Inventor(s): Christlyn Faith Arias (Mabalacat, , PH), Jeffrey Solas (Iloilo, , PH)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18159244 on 01/25/2023 (650 days app to issue)

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor die having a surface and sensing circuitry at a sensing region of the surface. A tubular wall of a metal material has an inner sidewall around the sensing region to provide a sensing cavity that extends from the surface of the semiconductor die to an opening at a distal edge thereof. The tubular wall includes a proximal portion and a distal flange portion. The proximal portion extends longitudinally from the surface. The distal flange portion extends radially outwardly from the proximal portion a first distance and radially inwardly from the proximal portion a second distance that is less than the first distance.

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

Electrostatic actuator with 4-bit digital electrode
Patent No. 12135415

Inventor(s): James Norman Hall (Parker, TX), Kelly Jay Taylor (Allen, TX), Song Zheng (Fairview, TX), William Craig McDonald (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17398907 on 08/10/2021 (1183 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system includes a hinge structure. The hinge structure includes four support posts and four hinges, each hinge coupled to an edge of a support post and to a plate of the hinge structure, where each hinge includes two 90 turns. The system also includes a mirror coupled to the hinge structure and an electrode structure coupled to the hinge structure.

[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]

Modelling and prediction of virtual inline quality control in the production of memory devices
Patent No. 12135542

Inventor(s): Kei Samura (Yokohama, , JP), Masaaki Higashitani (Cupertino, CA), Nagarjuna Asam (Fujisawa, , JP), Tsuyoshi Sendoda (Kuwana, , JP), Yusuke Ikawa (Yokohama, , JP)
Assignee(s): SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Vierra Magen Marcus LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17979142 on 11/02/2022 (734 days app to issue)

Abstract: To provide more test data during the manufacture of non-volatile memories and other integrated circuits, machine learning is used to generate virtual test values. Virtual test results are interpolated for one set of tests for devices on which the test is not performed based on correlations with other sets of tests. In one example, machine learning determines a correlation study between bad block values determined at die sort and photo-limited yield (PLY) values determined inline during processing. The correlation can be applied to interpolate virtual inline PLY data for all of the memory dies, allowing for more rapid feedback on the processing parameters for manufacturing the memory dies and making the manufacturing process more efficient and accurate. In another set of embodiments, the machine learning is used to extrapolate limited metrology (e.g., critical dimension) test data to all of the memory die through interpolated virtual metrology data values.

[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)

Autonomous vehicle control system and method
Patent No. 12135550

Inventor(s): Cory A. Matheson (Celina, TX), Matthew T. Flachsbart (Grapevine, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Fletcher Yoder, PC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17717863 on 04/11/2022 (939 days app to issue)

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle control system includes a first autonomous vehicle control center at a first location, and a second autonomous vehicle control center at a second location. The system also includes a controller configured to receive a first data input from the first autonomous vehicle control center and indicative of a first characteristic of the first autonomous vehicle control center, to receive a second data input from the second autonomous vehicle control center and indicative of a second characteristic of the second autonomous vehicle control center, and to receive a third data input indicative of an autonomous vehicle transport request or an autonomous vehicle storage request. The controller is also configured to select the first autonomous vehicle control center or the second autonomous vehicle control center based at least in part on the first data input, the second data input, and the third data input. Further, the controller is configured to instruct fulfillment of the autonomous vehicle transport request or the autonomous vehicle storage request based on the selection.

[G05D] SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES (for continuous casting of metals B22D 11/16; valves per se F16K; sensing non-electric variables, see the relevant subclasses of G01; for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F)

Cache coherence shared state suppression
Patent No. 12135646

Inventor(s): Abhijeet Ashok Chachad (Plano, TX), David Matthew Thompson (Dallas, TX), Kai Chirca (Dallas, TX), Timothy David Anderson (University Park, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18325190 on 05/30/2023 (525 days app to issue)

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

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

Serial bus repeater with low power state detection
Patent No. 12135676

Inventor(s): Suzanne Mary Vining (Plano, TX), Win Naing Maung (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17348813 on 06/16/2021 (1238 days app to issue)

Abstract: A serial bus repeater includes a port circuit and a low power state detection circuit. The port circuit is configured to communicate via a serial bus. The low power state detection circuit includes a power state transaction identification circuit and a bus state identification circuit. The power state transaction identification circuit is configured to identify a power state transaction on the serial bus. The power state transaction is indicative of entering a reduced power state. The bus state identification circuit is configured to identify a value of termination resistance on the serial bus that is indicative of entering the reduced power state.

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

Dynamic multi-platform model generation and deployment system
Patent No. 12135696

Inventor(s): Jeff Hogue (Frisco, TX), Manivannan Perumalswami (Frisco, TX), Uma Sheela (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: Banner Witcoff, Ltd. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18241503 on 09/01/2023 (431 days app to issue)

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamic model configuration and execution. A computing platform may receive first model data comprising first model execution configuration data and first model output configuration data. The computing platform may generate a first model based on the first model execution configuration data. The computing platform may distribute, to a plurality of computing platforms, the first model, the first model execution configuration data, and the first model output configuration data. The computing platform may receive a second request to execute one or more models from a third computing platform. The computing platform may receive, from the third computing platform, first model execution data. The computing platform may execute the first model based on the first model execution data and the first model execution configuration data to generate a first model output score.

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

Software defined metaverse personality as a service
Patent No. 12135753

Inventor(s): Hongyan Lei (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: 17985270 on 11/11/2022 (725 days app to issue)

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing immersive media to a computing device over a network utilizing a first network slice, a first spectrum resource allocation, and/or a first RAT; obtaining a metaverse profile associated with the user, which includes information defining or associated with user capabilities and content presentable in the immersive media; processing or initiating a different network slice, a different spectrum resource allocation, and/or a different RAT based on the metaverse profile; and continuing providing the immersive media to the computing device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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

Detection of indicators of attack
Patent No. 12135787

Inventor(s): Bradley C. Rood (Grapevine, TX), Nizar A. Basan (Garland, TX)
Assignee(s): Dell Products L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: Larson Newman, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17896622 on 08/26/2022 (802 days app to issue)

Abstract: An information handling system includes a basic input/output system (BIOS), a memory, and a processor. The processor scans a current state of each BIOS attribute in the BIOS, and stores one or more changed attributes in a secure event log in the memory. The processor converts each changed attribute into a different threat event including a first changed attribute into a first threat event. The processor provides a list of threat events to multiple threat chains, each of which determine whether the threat events match threat criteria in a threat chain policy. In response to the threat event matching a threat criterion in the threat chain policy, the threat chain provides a threat state change to the processor, which in turn provides new threat state changes to a threat state change consumer.

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

Live firmware update of flash memory
Patent No. 12135874

Inventor(s): Sira Parasurama Rao (Richmond, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17702561 on 03/23/2022 (958 days app to issue)

Abstract: In described examples, a flash memory bank includes application and bootloader portions. The application portion stores first instructions for performing an interrupt service routine (ISR). The bootloader portion stores second instructions for: causing the flash memory bank to receive new first instructions for performing the ISR and write the new first instructions to replace old first instructions, and executing the new first instructions. The new first instructions execute the following steps in order. First, while maintaining an interrupt response, initializing variables specified by the new first instructions and not specified by the old first instructions, and not changing variables specified by the old first instructions. Second, after determining there is no interrupt response in process, disabling the interrupt response and proceeding to a third step. Third, initializing a stack, updating an interrupt vector, and updating a function pointer. Fourth, re-enabling the interrupt response.

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

Cross channel digital data archiving and utilization system
Patent No. 12135935

Inventor(s): Mansoor Zafar (Frisco, TX), Saurabh Khanna (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: Moore Van Allen PLLC (6 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17540617 on 12/02/2021 (1069 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for convenient, secure digital data archiving and utilization across multiple communication channels. The method includes extracting one or more data input fields from a form and generating one or more user prompts to be presented to a user in order to complete at least one of the one or more entries of the one or more data input fields. The method further includes causing the transmission of at least one of the one or more user prompts to the user and receiving a prompt response from the user. The method further includes displaying to the user a completed generated form in an appropriate channel format, and provides a process for secure e-signature and cross-stream utilization of user input.

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

Layered measurement, grading and evaluation of pretrained artificial intelligence models
Patent No. 12135949

Inventor(s): Manjit Rajaretnam (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Perkins Coie LLP (17 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18759648 on 06/28/2024 (130 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for evaluating a pre-trained artificial intelligence (AI) model using layered prompts. The system obtains a set of application domains in which the AI model will be used, and a set of guidelines that define one or more operational boundaries of the AI model. The system determines a set of layers, where each layer is associated with corresponding guidelines and mapped to a set of variables and benchmarks. Each variable represents an attribute within the guidelines and each benchmark indicates the degree of satisfaction of the AI model with the guidelines. The AI model is dynamically evaluated against these benchmarks using a series of assessments. Subsequent assessments are dynamically constructed based on the outcomes of previous assessments. Scores are assigned to the AI model for each layer by comparing the expected and actual responses. The results are then displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI).

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

Thread scheduling control and memory splitting in a barrel processor
Patent No. 12135987

Inventor(s): Chris Baronne (Allen, TX), Dean E. Walker (Allen, TX), John Amelio (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID)
Law Firm: Schwegman Lundberg Woessner, P.A. (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17075096 on 10/20/2020 (1477 days app to issue)

Abstract: Devices and techniques for sharing thread memory in a barrel processor via scheduling are described herein. An apparatus includes a barrel processor, which includes thread scheduling circuitry, where the barrel processor is configured to perform operations through use of the thread scheduling circuitry, the operations including those to: place a thread to be scheduled in one of two groups: a first group and a second group, wherein the first group is associated with a first processor storage device, and the second group is associated with a second processor storage device; and schedule a current thread to place into a pipeline for the barrel processor, the scheduling performed by alternating between threads in the first group and threads in the second group.

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

Transport sharing and ownership among multiple entities
Patent No. 12136047

Inventor(s): Christopher J. Risberg (Flower Mound, TX), Eric Randell Schmidt (Northville, MI), Evan A. Vijithakumara (Frisco, TX), James H. Kikuma (Plano, TX), Mathew Gardner (Lewisville, TX), Nutonya L. Parker (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16446256 on 06/19/2019 (1966 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of assigning a fractional ownership of a transport, receiving, at a server, sensor data associated with one or more of the transport and a device proximate to the transport, determining a condition of the transport, based on the sensor data, updating the fractional ownership of the transport based on the condition, and providing a responsibility based on the fractional ownership.

[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]

Systems and methods of iterative well planning for optimized results
Patent No. 12136054

Inventor(s): Todd W. Benson (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): HELMERICH PAYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (Tulsa, OK)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17656223 on 03/23/2022 (958 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods of surface steering control of drilling may be used together with systems and methods for planning one or more wells before drilling, planning a well path during drilling and/or updating that well plan and/or other well plans during the drilling of a well. The methods and systems may include planning a field, comprising a plurality of wells to be drilled and/or a plurality of pads from which a plurality of wells are to be drilled, planning a pad from which a plurality of wells are to be drilled, and planning a well both before and during drilling of the well.

Micro insurance and warranty cataloging, detection and evaluation system
Patent No. 12136094

Inventor(s): Subhalakshmi Selvam (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Perkins Coie LLP (17 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16917363 on 06/30/2020 (1589 days app to issue)

Abstract: Insurance and warranty cataloging, detection and evaluation techniques are described for a micro insurance or warranty system. An example method for an insurance or warranty system includes receiving, at a server, an error code from a device of a user, processing the error code to extract sensor data related to one or more failed components of the device, determining the one or more failed components is covered within an insurance policy or warranty based on the sensor data, and issuing an insurance claim or warranty claim based on the one or more failed components being covered. In some embodiments, the micro insurance or warranty system includes analyzing the sensor data to determine the cause of the one or more failed components.

System and method for affiliate link generation
Patent No. 12136111

Inventor(s): Alexei Stoliartchouk (Kensington, CA), Baxter Box (Dallas, TX), Forrest Jordan (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): rewardStyle, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18156598 on 01/19/2023 (656 days app to issue)

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

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

Systems and methods for using machine learning models to automatically identify and compensate for recurring charges
Patent No. 12136122

Inventor(s): Christopher Wallace (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17947216 on 09/19/2022 (778 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments may include a method and system for automated incremental payments. The system may identify recurring charges from historical account data. Based on the recurring charges and an incremental period, the system may calculate an incremental amount and expected amount. At each iteration of the incremental period, the incremental amount may be assigned to a savings bucket. The value of the savings bucket may be subtracted from an actual account balance to calculate a reduced account balance. The system may generate and transmit a graphical user interface to a user device showing the reduced account balance. The system may receive current data containing a charge that corresponds to the recurring charges. The system may reduce the value of the savings bucket by the amount of the current data charge. If the current data charge is different from the expected amount, the system may adjust the incremental amount accordingly.

AI-based vehicle transaction support system and method for use therewith
Patent No. 12136124

Inventor(s): David Goodgame (Waxahachie, TX), Saurabh Sarkar (Mason, OH), Zhi (James) Li (Southlake, TX)
Assignee(s): Tricolor Holdings, LLC (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: Garlick Markison (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18065157 on 12/13/2022 (693 days app to issue)

Abstract: A vehicle transaction support system operates by: generating, based on customer profile data and utilizing a vehicle recommendation engine having a first artificial intelligence model trained via machine learning, vehicle options data that indicates vehicles selected from a vehicle database; generating terms data associated with each of the vehicles selected from the vehicle database; sending the vehicle options data and terms data for display via a graphical user interface of a mobile device in a customer mode of operation of the mobile device; and communicating agent data with the mobile device in an agent mode of the mobile device, wherein the agent data is not displayed via the graphical user interface of the mobile device in the customer mode of operation.

Lifetime mixed level non-volatile memory system
Patent No. 12136455

Inventor(s): G. R. Mohan Rao (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Vervain, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18613301 on 03/22/2024 (228 days app to issue)

Abstract: A flash controller for managing at least one MLC non-volatile memory module and at least one SLC non-volatile memory module. The flash controller is adapted to determine if a range of addresses listed by an entry and mapped to said at least one MLC non-volatile memory module fails a data integrity test. In the event of such a failure, the controller remaps said entry to an equivalent range of addresses of said at least one SLC non-volatile memory module. The flash controller is further adapted to determine which of the blocks in the MLC and SLC non-volatile memory modules are accessed most frequently and allocating those blocks that receive frequent writes to the SLC non-volatile memory module and those blocks that receive infrequent writes to the MLC non-volatile memory module.

[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)

E L E C T R I C I T Y

System and method for user-specific captchas
Patent No. 12135776

Inventor(s): Yolandra Jovan Hendrix (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Plumsea Law Group, LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17732731 on 04/29/2022 (921 days app to issue)

Abstract: The embodiments provide a system and method for improved CAPTCHA challenges that utilize user-specific information. In some embodiments, personalized information about assets currently or previously owned assets, including properties and/or vehicles, are collected. The system then builds a dataset (a ‘’user-specific CAPTCHA dataset’’) that is comprised of images including the user-owned assets. The user-specific CAPTCHA dataset can then be used to create personalized, or user-specific, CAPTCHA challenges that include images from the datatset. For systems that implement CAPTCHA challenges for multiple different users, each user-specific dataset may be associated to a particular user identifier (such as a username or email address).

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

Lead frame for a die
Patent No. 12136587

Inventor(s): Cherry Lyn Marquez Aranas (Pampanga, , PH), Dolores Babaran Milo (Baguio, , PH)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16051152 on 07/31/2018 (2289 days app to issue)

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a silicon die having a metal material coating applied on one side, a lead frame having a mounting pad having an area smaller than an area of the silicon die, the silicon die being mounted on the lead frame via the mounting pad, and an etched area filled with a non-conductive mold compound on a side of the lead frame that comes into contact with an end of the silicon die along an edge of the silicon die. A volume of epoxy material is dispensed onto the lead frame along a length of the metal material coating to form a fillet weld on a side of the silicon die configured to adhere the silicon die to the lead frame and to prevent the metal material coating from coming into contact with the lead frame.

[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]

Heat slug attached to a die pad for semiconductor package
Patent No. 12136588

Inventor(s): Vivek Kishorechand Arora (San Jose, CA), Woochan Kim (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17379934 on 07/19/2021 (1205 days app to issue)

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a leadframe including leads and a die attach pad (DAP) inside the leads, and at least one semiconductor die having a top side including circuitry electrically connected to bond pads and a bottom side attached to a bottom side portion of the DAP. The package includes a mold compound and a heat slug having a top side and a bottom side positioned within a cavity defined by sidewalls of the mold compound. The heat slug has an area greater than an area of the DAP is attached by its bottom side with a thermally conductive adhesive material to a top side portion of the DAP. Bondwires are between the leads and the bond pads. Exposed from the mold compound is a bottom side surfaces of the leads and the top side of the heat slug.

Electronic package with interposer between integrated circuit dies
Patent No. 12136615

Inventor(s): Christopher Sanabria (Richardson, TX), Curtis Miller (Wylie, TX), Matthew Essar (Wylie, TX), Zhunming Du (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Qorvo US, Inc. (Greensboro, NC)
Law Firm: Withrow Terranova, P.L.L.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17538517 on 11/30/2021 (1071 days app to issue)

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an electronic package with an interposer between integrated circuit dies. At least one inner capacitor (e.g., single layer capacitor) is mounted to the interposer. The electronic package further includes an input passive circuit substrate and an output passive circuit substrate mechanically coupled to the metal base. Use of an interposer to be simultaneously solder attached with integrated circuit dies provides a configuration that improves linearity performance and/or wide video bandwidth of the electronic package (e.g., packages that use epoxy and laminate interposers). Further, such configuration facilitates efficient manufacturing of the electronic package at high volumes.

Low cost, high performance analog metal oxide semiconductor transistor
Patent No. 12136625

Inventor(s): Alexei Sadovnikov (Sunnyvale, CA), Pushpa Mahalingam (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17512908 on 10/28/2021 (1104 days app to issue)

Abstract: A microelectronic device including an analog MOS transistor. The analog transistor has a body well having a first conductivity type in a semiconductor material of a substrate of the microelectronic device. The body well extends deeper in the substrate than a field relief dielectric layer at the top surface of the semiconductor material. The analog transistor has a drain well and a source well having a second, opposite, conductivity type in the semiconductor material, both contacting the body well. The drain well and the source well extend deeper in the substrate than the field relief dielectric layer. The analog transistor has a gate on a gate dielectric layer over the body well. The drain well and the source well extend partway under the gate at the top surface of the semiconductor material.

Battery busbar temperature management system
Patent No. 12136721

Inventor(s): David Michael Yokell (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Law Firm: Lee Hayes, PLLC (6 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17654553 on 03/11/2022 (970 days app to issue)

Abstract: A battery system includes a fluid tube that cools busbars of a battery module having one or more cells. The fluid tube is constructed of an electrically insulative/thermally conductive material. Thus, the fluid tube can be affixed directly onto the surface of the busbar. The fluid tube can be used with chilled water to reduce the temperature of the busbars and hot water to increase the temperature of the busbars. The fluid tube can be affixed to the busbars using a flexible joint material that allows for the expansion and contraction of the busbars. The flexible joint material an electrically insulative/thermally conductive material. The joint material can include a resin and conductive powder.

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

Method of making a battery cell including clamping, tapering, trimming and ultrasonic welding of electrode foils
Patent No. 12136747

Inventor(s): Thomas Alumoottil (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit, MI)
Law Firm: Quinn IP Law (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17868887 on 07/20/2022 (839 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery cell having electrode foils protruding from a cell pouch includes positioning the cell pouch in a fixture such that distal end sections of the foils extend outward from the fixture. The method includes clamping the distal end sections in a curvilinear guide clamp to cause the distal end sections to taper into an electrode foil stack, and then translating the clamp a predetermined distance toward the fixture to displace the distal end sections by the predetermined distance. The method also includes trimming the distal end sections using a trim tool, positioning a sonotrode and an anvil adjacent opposite surfaces of the stack, and ultrasonically welding the stack to a conductive lead tab using the sonotrode to thereby form a welded joint within the battery cell. The sonotrode may be multi-sided with different knurl patterns for performing different welding processes.

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

VHF folded structurally integrated antenna for vertical lift aircraft
Patent No. 12136760

Inventor(s): Shahbaz M. Chaudhry (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Law Firm: Suiter Swantz IP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17739791 on 05/09/2022 (911 days app to issue)

Abstract: A folded slot structurally integrated antenna is defined within the structure of the vertical stabilizer. The folded slot structurally integrated antenna comprises a first terminal with a flared portion, a substantially constant slot width potion, and a second terminal with a flared portion. The substantially constant slot width potion may include one or more curvatures to extend the length of the folded slot structurally integrated antenna within the vertical stabilizer. The antenna system may utilize reactive loading or dynamic slot length switching. A platform may include folded slot structurally integrated antennas in both a vertical stabilizer and horizontal wings or winglets. Horizontal and vertical folded slot structurally integrated antennas may be utilized to produce various polarization profiles.

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

Antenna assembly and base station antenna
Patent No. 12136767

Inventor(s): Bo Wu (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (Claremont, NC)
Law Firm: Myers Bigel, P.A. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18118848 on 03/08/2023 (608 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an antenna assembly, which comprises: a feeder panel; an array of radiating elements mounted on the feeder panel; an array of parasitic elements mounted on the feeder panel, in which, at least a portion of the radiating elements in the array of radiating elements are surrounded by a plurality of spaced-apart parasitic elements, respectively, and at least a portion of the parasitic elements in the array of parasitic elements each comprise a first parasitic subcomponent extending in a first direction and a second parasitic subcomponent extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In addition, the present disclosure also relates to a base station antenna comprising the antenna assembly. This is capable of effectively improving the cross-polarization performance of the base station antenna and improving the radiation boundary of the base station antenna.

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

Electric machine
Patent No. 12136859

Inventor(s): Arash Hassanpour (Tustin, CA)
Assignee(s): Optiphase Drive Systems, Inc. (Southlake, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17665665 on 02/07/2022 (1002 days app to issue)

Abstract: A multi-phase electric machine includes a stator core defining slots and hairpins coils disposed of in the slots and selectively joined at connections to form windings is provided. The present invention also includes a round-wide double-layer distributed winding arrangement for the multi-phase machine. The winding arrangements are winding with non-integer slots per pole per phase.

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

Driver system for reducing common mode noise due to mismatches in differential signal path
Patent No. 12136918

Inventor(s): Baher Haroun (Allen, TX), Srijan Rastogi (Bangalore, , IN), Sumantra Seth (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17872841 on 07/25/2022 (834 days app to issue)

Abstract: A driver system includes a non-inverting system input, an inverting system input, a non-inverting system output and an inverting system output. The driver system includes a line driver which includes a non-inverting driver input coupled to the non-inverting system input and includes an inverting driver input coupled to the inverting system input. The line driver includes an inverting driver output and a non-inverting driver output. The driver system includes a first termination resistor coupled between the non-inverting driver output and the non-inverting system output and includes a second termination resistor coupled between the inverting driver output and the inverting system output. The driver system includes a first amplifier stage coupled to the line driver and includes a second amplifier stage coupled to the line driver.

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

Two point frequency search based PLL control
Patent No. 12136926

Inventor(s): Animesh Paul (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17992701 on 11/22/2022 (714 days app to issue)

Abstract: In an example, a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit includes an oscillator, a frequency search circuit, and an analog control loop. The oscillator is configured to provide a clock signal. The frequency search circuit is configured to measure a first frequency of the clock signal for a first clock control signal, measure a second frequency of a second signal for a second clock control signal, and determine, based on the first frequency, the second frequency, the first clock control signal, and the second clock control signal, a third clock control signal corresponding to a programmed frequency, the third clock control signal for causing the clock signal to have a frequency based on the programmed frequency. The analog control loop is configured to control the oscillator to cause the frequency to converge to the programmed frequency.

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

Synchronous alignment of multiple high-speed dividers
Patent No. 12136927

Inventor(s): Madusudanan Srinivasan Gopalan (Issaquah, WA)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17899882 on 08/31/2022 (797 days app to issue)

Abstract: Timing alignment circuits for use in synchronizing output signals of high-speed dividers and other clock generators are provided. An example timing alignment circuit includes detection circuitry to receive first and second output signals, and output an error sign signal indicating whether the second output signal leads or lags the first output signal and a divide ratio slip signal. The example timing alignment circuit also includes control and aligning circuitry. The control circuitry receives a first local sync status signal and outputs a first control signal to a first component. The aligning circuitry receives the error sign signal and the divide ratio slip signal from the detection circuitry and also receives a second local sync status signal indicating when the first and second output signals are synchronized. The aligning circuitry outputs a second control signal to a second component that synchronously enables the output path receiving the clocks from different dividers with all rising edges aligned similar to a circuit exiting a synchronous reset.

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

Method and system for directly connecting a PON device to a mobile device to provide real-time information
Patent No. 12136944

Inventor(s): James Steacy (Dallas, TX), John Valdez (Copper Canyon, TX), Yan Wang (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: MARSHALL, GERSTEIN BORUN LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18636808 on 04/16/2024 (203 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques for repairing a network failure in a Passive Optical Network (PON) include establishing a communication session with an optical network terminal (ONT) in a PON via a short-range communication link. In response to establishing the communication session, the techniques include receiving diagnostic information related to a network failure corresponding to the ONT, and presenting the diagnostic information to a user for the user to repair the ONT based on the received diagnostic information.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Passive optical network adaptor with wireless interface
Patent No. 12136946

Inventor(s): John Valdez (Copper Canyon, TX)
Assignee(s): FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: MARSHALL, GERSTEIN BORUN LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18442964 on 02/15/2024 (264 days app to issue)

Abstract: The techniques described within this disclosure are directed to an in-line adaptor or coupling device of a PON that detects incoming optical signals (e.g., of different services) being delivered over the PON on different bands of wavelengths supported by an incoming optical fiber of the PON, converts (if necessary) any optical signals to suitable wavelength signals, and transmits the converted optical signals to a last mile termination unit via suitable output interfaces. At least a portion of the incoming optical signals are not converted by the in-line adaptor, and instead are passed-through the in-line adaptor to the last mile termination unit via an optical output interface. The in-line adaptor further includes one or more wireless interfaces via which information pertaining to the received optical signals and/or other information related to the in-line adaptor is transmitted to one or more recipient devices.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Passive optical network adaptor with wireless interface
Patent No. 12136947

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Systems and methods for identifying and determining third party compliance
Patent No. 12137032

Inventor(s): Robert Brice (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Bank of America Corporation (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: Weiss Arons LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18379267 on 10/12/2023 (390 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for determining third party network compliance with a host entity network is provided. The method may include generating a scanning file that includes host entity network compliance standards and transferring the scanning file to an intermediary entity network. The method may further include generating an executable file that may run a plug-in scanning file to scan hardware and software resident at the third-party network for compliance. The method may further include transferring the executable file from the intermediary entity network to the third party network. The method may further include executing the executable file, generating a log file upon the completion of the running of the plug-in scanning file and digitally signing the log file. The method may further include deciphering the log file at the intermediary entity network, generating a readable report based on the deciphering and transferring the readable report to the host entity network.

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

Integration of multiple interfaces of a communication service
Patent No. 12137076

Inventor(s): William J. King (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Clubster, LLC (Mercer Island, WA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18223945 on 07/19/2023 (475 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, to integrate multiple interfaces of a communication service are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of determining that a message is designated for output to a user through a first user interface. The actions include determining that the message is to be output through a second user interface. The actions include outputting the message through the second user interface. The actions include generating an updated message to be output through the first user interface. The actions include outputting the updated message through the first user interface. The actions include receiving, from the user through the first user interface, a response to the updated message. The actions include generating an updated response to be output through the second user interface. The actions include outputting the updated response through the second user interface.

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

Resource access in a microcontroller
Patent No. 12137081

Inventor(s): Aniruddha Periyapatna Nagendra (Bangalore, , IN), Eric Peeters (Frisco, TX), Prachi Mishra (Ahmedabad, , IN), Prithvi Shankar Yeyyadi Anantha (Bangalore, , IN), Robin O. Hoel (Oslo, , NO), Ruchi Shankar (Bengaluru, , IN), Shobhit S
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17470528 on 09/09/2021 (1153 days app to issue)

Abstract: A microcontroller is provided and comprises a central repository, a processing device, and a firewall. Rule repository memory in the central repository stores one or more access rules defining an access permission of a software context to one or more target resources of the microcontroller. The firewall receives a bus transaction initiated based on an instruction and determines whether any access rule stored in memory of the firewall defines the access permission of the software context to a destination resource. If no access rule stored in the firewall memory defines the access permission, the firewall communicates a miss query condition to the central repository. The central repository searches the rule repository memory for an access rule defining the access permission of the software context to the destination resource, and if a related access rule is found, the related access rule is stored in the firewall memory.

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

Wireless system utilizing generic wireless devices in a controlled environment
Patent No. 12137099

Inventor(s): Stephen L. Hodge (Aubrey, TX)
Assignee(s): Global Tel*Link Corporation (Reston, VA)
Law Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18143861 on 05/05/2023 (550 days app to issue)

Abstract: A generic wireless device management system and a method for operating the management system in a controlled environment is disclosed. The enterprise management system includes a generic wireless device and a generic provisioning server. The generic wireless device, which is initially in a generic blank state, coordinates with the generic provisioning server to authenticate an inmate and to load an inmate profile. After loading the inmate profile, the generic wireless device provides access to content specific to the inmate. After the inmate signs out of the generic wireless device, the generic wireless device is returned to a generic blank state.

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

Systems and methods for dynamic network pairings to enable end-to-end communications between electronic devices
Patent No. 12137103

Inventor(s): Alvin Daniel Ray (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Intelligent Communication Assistant, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL)
Law Firm: Marin Patents LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18027348 on 09/22/2021 (1140 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method for configuring network pairings enabling end-to-end communications between electronic devices is disclosed. The system receives a network pairing request from a requesting device to communicate with a target device. The system identifies historic data associated with the communication object and determines whether an affinity group associated with the requesting device is found. Further, the system determines whether the communication object has a valid permission token associated therewith. If a valid permission token is unavailable, the system checks whether a subscriber filter criteria is met by the requesting device. If the filter criteria is met, system calculates a subscriber access score (SAS) for the requesting device and compares the score to a threshold. When the SAS is greater than the predetermined threshold value, system creates a dynamic network pairing between the requesting device and the target device.

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

Significance map encoding and decoding using partition selection
Patent No. 12137247

Inventor(s): Dake He (Waterloo, , CA), Gergely Ferenc Korodi (Waterloo, , CA), Jinwen Zan (Beijing, , CN)
Assignee(s): Velos Media, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18132955 on 04/10/2023 (575 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods of encoding and decoding for video data are describe in which significance maps are encoded and decoded using non-spatially-uniform partitioning of the map into parts, wherein the bit positions within each part are associated with a given context. Example partition sets and processes for selecting from amongst predetermined partition sets and communicating the selection to the decoder are described.

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

Geolocationing system and method for use of same
Patent No. 12137258

Inventor(s): Thomas R. Miller (Plano, TX), Vanessa Ogle (Fairview, TX), William C. Fang (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Enseo, LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Griggs Bergen LLP (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17821736 on 08/23/2022 (805 days app to issue)

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

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

Coverage extension for device localization through collaborative ranging
Patent No. 12137388

Inventor(s): Boon Loong Ng (Plano, TX), Hoang Viet Nguyen (Plano, TX), Yuming Zhu (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17519385 on 11/04/2021 (1097 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for localizing a target device (TD) by a user device (UD) includes determining whether the TD is within a range and within a field-of-view (FoV) of the UD based on a UWB channel between the TD and the UD. In response to a determination that the TD is outside the range and not within the FoV, the method includes identifying a first electronic device. The method also includes transmitting, to the first electronic device, a request for localizing the TD using an out-of-band channel. The method further includes receiving, from the first electronic device, location information of the TD on the out-of-band channel. The location information represents a candidate location of the TD in a coordinate system of the first or a second electronic device. Additionally, the method includes identifying a TD location with respect to a coordinate system of the UD based on the candidate location.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for user plane resource optimization
Patent No. 12137401

Inventor(s): Abhishek Mishra (Bangalore, , IN), Rohit Gupta (Bangalore, , IN), Tamanna Jindal (McKinney, TX), Vipin Padlikar (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): Mavenir Networks, Inc. (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: Ruggiero McAllister McMahon LLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17736413 on 05/04/2022 (916 days app to issue)

Abstract: A combined User Plane (UP) node optimizes the UP data stream handling for 4G/5G network operation as follows. The combined UP node, which includes an access data plane node, an intermediate data plane node, an anchor data plane node, and a session handling process module. If the IP addresses or the namespaces of the access data plane node, the intermediate data plane node, and the anchor data plane node are different, then the downlink and uplink packet stream handling utilizes an intermediate interface path within the combined UP node. If the IP addresses or the namespaces of the access data plane node, the intermediate data plane node, and the anchor data plane node are same, then the downlink and uplink packet stream handling does not utilize an intermediate interface path within the combined UP node, but TEID of the unutilized intermediate interface path is used in PFCP response message.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

System and method for reducing decoding for carrier power control
Patent No. 12137454

Inventor(s): Sean Michael McBeath (Keller, TX)
Assignee(s): BlackBerry Limited (Waterloo, , CA)
Law Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16728907 on 12/27/2019 (1775 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for processing a control channel at a user agent (UA) to identify power control commands within a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of, at a user agent, monitoring for power control messages on a single carrier, decoding a message received on the single carrier to generate decoded information and using the decoded information to identify a power control command for each of at least first and second carriers.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for handling non-IP data network connectivity and restrictions
Patent No. 12137493

Inventor(s): Jennifer J-N Liu (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY (Espoo, , FI)
Law Firm: Lippes Mathias LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17627234 on 07/15/2020 (1574 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided herein for handling rejection cases related to Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment. For example, a method is provided that comprises causing transmission of a PDU session establishment request message for a PDU session of a data session type to a data network, receiving a response message to the PDU session establishment request message indicating that the PDU session establishment request for the PDU session of the data session type to the data network is rejected, wherein the response message comprises a rejection cause, and analyzing the rejection cause to identify re-attempt criteria for transmission of a further PDU session establishment request message for a PDU session of a further data session type or to a further data network.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Three-dimensional memory device with word-line etch stop liners and method of making thereof
Patent No. 12137554

Inventor(s): Adarsh Rajashekhar (Santa Clara, CA), Fei Zhou (San Jose, CA), Raghuveer S. Makala (Campbell, CA)
Assignee(s): SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: THE MARBURY LAW GROUP PLLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17525233 on 11/12/2021 (1089 days app to issue)

Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, memory stack structures vertically extending through the alternating stack, etch stop plates located in the staircase region, laterally and vertically spaced apart among one another, and overlying an end portion of a respective one of the electrically conductive layers, and contact via structures located in a staircase region, vertically extending through a respective one of the etch stop plates, and contacting a respective one of the electrically conductive layers.

[H10B] ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES

Three-dimensional memory device with vertical word line barrier and methods for forming the same
Patent No. 12137565

Inventor(s): Adarsh Rajashekhar (Santa Clara, CA), Fei Zhou (San Jose, CA), Raghuveer S. Makala (Campbell, CA), Rahul Sharangpani (Fremont, CA)
Assignee(s): SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: THE MARBURY LAW GROUP PLLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17345831 on 06/11/2021 (1243 days app to issue)

Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, memory openings vertically extending through the alternating stack, and memory opening fill structures located within the memory openings. Each of the electrically conductive layers includes a metallic fill material layer and a plurality of vertical tubular metallic liners laterally surrounding a respective one of the memory opening fill structures and located between the metallic fill material layer and a respective one of the memory opening fill structures. The tubular metallic liners may be formed by selective metal or metal oxide deposition, or by conversion of surface portions of the metallic fill material layers into metallic compound material portions by nitridation, oxidation, or incorporation of boron atoms.

[H10B] ELECTRONIC MEMORY DEVICES

DESIGN PATENTS

Combined beverage insulator sleeve and smoking article holder
Patent No. D1049787

Inventor(s): Brian K. Reaux (Red Oak, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29793384 on 06/03/2022 (886 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Model vehicle hood vent
Patent No. D1049975

Inventor(s): Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Casey Christen Jens Christensen (McKinney, TX), Jory Sprowl (Howe, TX), Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Skylar Hagler (Anna, TX)
Assignee(s): TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29886780 on 03/13/2023 (603 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Model vehicle hood vents
Patent No. D1049976

Inventor(s): Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Randy Perez (McKinney, TX), Terry Soward (Van Alstyne, TX)
Assignee(s): TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29895326 on 06/20/2023 (504 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Educational poster
Patent No. D1050249

Inventor(s): Rebecca Hadley (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Goldstein Law Offices, P.C. (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29805159 on 08/25/2021 (1168 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Educational poster
Patent No. D1050250

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Educational poster
Patent No. D1050251

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Flash card set
Patent No. D1050252

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Poster
Patent No. D1050253

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Model vehicle assembly
Patent No. D1050289

Inventor(s): Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Casey Christen Jens Christensen (McKinney, TX), Jory Sprowl (Honey Grove, TX), Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Skylar Hagler (Anna, TX)
Assignee(s): TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29851833 on 08/31/2022 (797 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Light stake
Patent No. D1050564

Inventor(s): Stacy L. Kennedy (Mansfield, TX)
Assignee(s): CANNY SYSTEMS, LLC (Mansfield, TX)
Law Firm: Ice Miller LLP (8 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29789661 on 10/11/2021 (1121 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

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