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 indicate 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 2/25/2025 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (19100)

124 patents granted
Ranked No. 13 in patent production out of 250 metros

NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION

A: Human Necessities 11
B: Performing Operations; Transporting 11
C: Chemistry; Metallurgy 5
E: Fixed Constructions 1
F: Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons; Blasting 2
G: Physics 52
H: Electricity 30

Design: 12

TOP ASSIGNEES (NO. OF PATENTS)

Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas) 17
Topgolf International Inc. (Dallas) 6
Capital One Services LLC (McLean, Va.) 5
Dell Products L.P. (Round Rock) 5
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. (Plano) 4
7-Eleven Inc. (Irving) 3
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea) 3
Arteriors Home (Lewisville) 2
Essilor International (Charenton-le-Pont, France) 2

Unassigned 8

TOP INVENTORS (NO. OF PATENTS)

Michael Hallack (Carlsbad, Calif.) 6
Matt Kovacevich (Carlsbad, Calif.) 5
Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy (Irving) 3
Shahmeer Ali Mirza (Celina) 3
Sumedh Vilas Datar (Grapevine) 3
Chih-Hsiang Chow (Coppell) 2
David Gan (Southlake) 2
Eloy Francisco Macha (Crowley) 2
Haifeng Shan (Dallas) 2
Michelle Hines (Hickory Creek) 2

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

Photon source for promoting the growth and maturation rate of members of the Plantae and Protista kingdoms
Patent No. 12232462

Inventor(s): Ashlynn Joy Fix (Waxahachie, TX), Craig Satterfield (Waxahachie, TX), Eugene Edward Wisakowsky (Waxahachie, TX), Sergio Alejandro Gonzalez Ibarra (Waxahachie, TX)
Assignee(s): AGNUITY, INC. (Waxahachie, TX)
Law Firm: PERKINS COIE LLP (17 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18492710 on 10/23/2023 (491 days app to issue)

Abstract: A photon source for promoting the growth and maturation rate of members of the Plantae and Protista Kingdoms comprises a new luminous power source that provides the full range of light spectra by mimicking sunlight in a sunfleck (dappled) pattern by exciting xenon gas inside of an enclosed glass tube in instantaneous pulsed sequences. The micro-dose pulse penetrates the leaf strata to reach the maximum amount of photon processing pigments, provides the energy required for growth by enhancing photosynthetic plant functions, and significantly reducing production energy consumption. The pulse also allows the plant or Protista’’s photon processing compounds to process the photosynthesis reaction before the next flash, which allows for optimal use of the energy provided. The pulsed lighting sequences reduce energy consumption by up to 90%, and this makes it an excellent application for solar, wind or other green energy power thus reducing carbon footprint and making it the future of the CEA industry.

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

Customized protective devices and systems and methods for producing the same
Patent No. 12232549

Inventor(s): Timothy John Skapek (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): PROTECT3D INC. (Durham, NC)
Law Firm: Husch Blackwell LLP (9 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17505171 on 10/19/2021 (1225 days app to issue)

Abstract: A clavicle protective device may include a contoured member configured to cover at least a portion of the clavicle. The contoured member may have an inner surface configured to face the at least a portion of the clavicle and an outer surface configured to face away from the at least a portion of the clavicle. The contoured member may include a first contact portion, a second contact portion, and a bridge portion positioned between the first contact portion and the second contact portion. The first contact portion may be configured to contact the subject’’s body above the clavicle. The second contact portion may be configured to contact the subject’’s body below the clavicle. The bridge portion may be configured to be spaced apart from the subject’’s body when the first contact portion and the second contact portion contact the subject’’s body.

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

Foot and knee protector and method of use
Patent No. 12232550

Inventor(s): Mark Morris (Keller, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Leavitt Eldredge Law Firm (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17864164 on 07/13/2022 (958 days app to issue)

Abstract: A foot and knee protector device includes a support extending from a first end to a second end; a knee pad attached to the support and having one or more straps to secure around a leg of a user; a foot support attached to the support and having one or more straps to secure around a foot of the user; and a toe protector attached to the support via an extension, the toe protector extending past an end of the user’’s foot; the knee pad and the toe protector protect the user when in a kneeling position, the toe protector preventing the end of the user’’s foot or boot from coming into contact with a ground surface.

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

Portable paper organizer
Patent No. 12232612

Inventor(s): Alexander Saucier (Frisco, TX), Bill R. Naifeh (Dallas, TX), Teri Kramer (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Law Office of Bill Naifeh (Local + 690 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18531163 on 12/06/2023 (447 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a free standing paper organizational system comprising: a base; at least one vertical support member having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the base; a handle component coupled to the second end of the at least one vertical support member; at least one fixed or removable shelf unit comprising a first shelf member extending from the vertical support member at a predetermined angle.

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

Modifiable cabinet for checkout system
Patent No. 12232636

Inventor(s): Dora Merrick (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC. (Durham, NC)
Law Firm: Patterson + Sheridan, LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18344021 on 06/29/2023 (607 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system (e.g., a self-checkout system) that includes a modifiable cabinet. The self-checkout system includes a cabinet, a scanner, a sleeve, and a panel. The cabinet includes a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The scanner is positioned on the cabinet. The scanner scans an item during checkout. The sleeve is positioned within the cabinet. The sleeve moves away from the front side of the cabinet and out the back side of the cabinet. The sleeve defines a chamber. The panel is positioned within the chamber. When the sleeve is moved away from the front side of the cabinet and out the back side of the cabinet, the panel folds down to create a shelf within the chamber.

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

Optical material and method for modifying the refractive index
Patent No. 12232951

Inventor(s): Dharmendra Jani (Keller, TX)
Assignee(s): University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Law Firm: Harter Secrest Emery LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17150546 on 01/15/2021 (1502 days app to issue)

Abstract: An optical device comprising an optical hydrogel with select regions that have been irradiated with laser light having a pulse energy from 0.01 nJ to 50 nJ and a wavelength from 600 nm to 900 nm. The irradiated regions are characterized by a positive change in refractive index of from 0.01 to 0.06, and exhibit little or no scattering loss. The optical hydrogel is prepared with a hydrophilic monomer.

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

Cosmetic compositions and methods
Patent No. 12233151

Inventor(s): Michael Frushour (Addison, TX), Tiffany Carle (Addison, TX)
Assignee(s): MARY KAY INC. (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17989463 on 11/17/2022 (831 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for reducing a presence of sebum on skin, reducing an appearance of shiny skin, or reducing an appearance of the size of skin pores, the method comprising topically applying to skin a composition comprising an extract of [i]Bambusa vulgaris wendl [/i]shoots, [i]Lonicera japonica [/i]leaf extract, and charcoal, wherein topical application of the composition to the skin reduces the presence of sebum on the skin, reduces the appearance of shiny skin, or reduces the appearance of the size of the skin pores.

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

Cosmetic formulation
Patent No. 12233153

Inventor(s): Barbara Durkee (Carrolton, TX), David Gan (Southlake, TX), Michelle Hines (Hickory Creek, TX), Tiffany Florence (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): MARY KAY INC. (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17827113 on 05/27/2022 (1005 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of applying a topical skin composition to skin. The composition can include hydrolyzed algin, and [i]Linum usitatissiumum [/i]seed extract.

Compositions for sensitive skin
Patent No. 12233154

Inventor(s): David Gan (Southlake, TX), Linda Hart (Dallas, TX), Michelle Hines (Hickory Creek, TX), Milagros Sanchez (Dallas, TX), Patricia Jacoby (Dallas, TX), Tiffany Carle (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): MARY KAY INC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18521113 on 11/28/2023 (455 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for their use that include a combination of escin, [i]Ruscus aculeatus [/i]root extract, ammonium glycyrrhizate. [i]Centella asiatica [/i]extract, hydrolyzed yeast protein, and [i]Calendula officinalis [/i]flower extract.

Blockage and canister full detection in reduced pressure therapy systems
Patent No. 12233197

Inventor(s): Carrie Lee Childress (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Smith Nephew, Inc. (Memphis, TN)
Law Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson Bear, LLP (9 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17167519 on 02/04/2021 (1482 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of negative pressure wound therapy apparatuses and methods for using such apparatuses are disclosed. In some embodiments, a negative pressure wound therapy apparatus includes a controller configured to determine a level of exudate in a canister (or a dressing) based at least in part on one or more characteristics of pressure signals generated by a negative pressure source and monitored by a pressure sensor. One such characteristic of the pressure signals can be amplitude, which may increase as a level of exudate in the canister (or dressing) increases. The canister (or dressing) can include a filter configured to become occluded in order to prevent overflow of the canister (or dressing). The controller can be additionally configured to detect and indicate a canister (or dressing) pre-full condition before the filter becomes occluded. More efficient and reliable operation of the negative pressure wound therapy apparatus can thereby be attained.

[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]

Abdominal exercise device
Patent No. 12233311

Inventor(s): Steve Pennington (Van Alstyne, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18130420 on 04/03/2023 (694 days app to issue)

Abstract: An abdominal exercise device for simultaneously exercising core muscles and a cardiovascular system includes a platform, which comprises a top plate, a pair of endplates, and a plurality of wheels. Each endplate is attached singly proximate to and extends substantially perpendicularly from a respective opposed end of the top plate. Each wheel is attached to a respective endplate distal from the top plate. The wheels enable locomotion of the platform in any direction upon a substantially horizontal surface. The platform supports legs of a user who is performing a plank exercise and enables the user to move along the substantially horizontal surface using their arms, thereby exercising at least core muscles and a cardiovascular system of the user.

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

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

Carbon capture adapter
Patent No. 12233379

Inventor(s): Robert Craig Davidoff (Southlake, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Wilson Dutra, PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18442021 on 02/14/2024 (377 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon capture adapter that may attach to high air flow locations. A carbon capture adapter may utilize the air flow of a high air flow location to allow for capture of unfiltered air, allowing for carbon removal and the scrubbing of the unfiltered air. The carbon capture adapter may comprise carbon sensors that may detect carbon levels of the air before and after the carbon has been scrubbed or removed from the ambient air. The carbon capture adapter may capture and transform the carbon into secondary substances that may be useful unto itself. The carbon capture adapter will have all inputs, outputs, processes, and flows that meet all aspects of a closed loop system that is specifically designed for CCS. The carbon capture adapter may be at least temporarily secured to at least one portion of a vehicle.

[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]

Uniform thin film deposition for poly-p-xylylene
Patent No. 12233433

Inventor(s): Amanda Rickman (Garland, TX), James R. Smith (Princeton, TX)
Assignee(s): RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, MA)
Law Firm: CANTOR COLBURN LLP (7 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15964959 on 04/27/2018 (2496 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a deposition chamber for forming a poly-para-xylylene film. A non-limiting example of the deposition chamber includes a chamber body, an inlet coupling the chamber body to a furnace, and an outlet coupling the chamber body to a vacuum pump. The deposition chamber includes at least one heating element arranged on a surface of the chamber body. The heating element is configured to raise an internal temperature of the deposition chamber body to a substantially uniform internal temperature across an entire internal volume of the chamber body.

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

Functional wafers by 3D printing
Patent No. 12233611

Inventor(s): Aref Jallouli (Dallas, TX), Haifeng Shan (Dallas, TX), Hao Wen Chiu (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Essilor International (Charenton-le-Pont, , FR)
Law Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17915933 on 03/31/2021 (1427 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical lens ([b]417, 901[/b]), comprising: obtaining (S[b]301[/b]) a transparent thermoplastic (TP) carrier ([b]410, 1210[/b]) with at least one smooth surface; printing (S[b]305[/b]), via a 3-D printer on the side opposite to the at least one smooth surface of the transparent TP carrier ([b]410, 1210[/b]), at least one transparent layer ([b]420, 1220[/b]) using a thermoplastic filament ([b]403[/b]), each transparent layer ([b]420, 1220[/b]) having a predetermined light filtering property, thereby forming a functional layer ([b]420, 1220[/b]); and performing (S[b]307[/b]) an injection over-molding process ([b]415[/b]) to fuse bond the functional layer ([b]420, 1220[/b]) to a thermoplastic substrate thereby forming the optical lens, wherein the at least one smooth surface of the transparent TP carrier ([b]410, 1210[/b]) forms a smooth surface of the manufactured optical lens ([b]417, 901[/b]).

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

Kinetic seat cushions for vehicles
Patent No. 12233765

Inventor(s): Charles P. Patterson (New Boston, MI), Matthew R. Speck (Plymouth, MI), Peter J. Moegling (Whitmore Lake, MI), Todd Rupert Muck (Fowlerville, 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: 18405729 on 01/05/2024 (417 days app to issue)

Abstract: A kinetic seat cushion assembly that rotates based on a force applied on an occupant seated therein is provided. The kinetic seat cushion assembly includes a primary seat cushion frame, a secondary seat cushion frame, a seat cushion tilt mechanism coupling the secondary seat cushion frame to the primary seat cushion frame such that the secondary seat cushion frame is movable with respect to the primary seat cushion frame, and a front pivot mechanism that pivotally couples a front portion of the primary seat cushion frame to a front portion of the secondary seat cushion frame.

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

Vehicle brake cooling system having dynamically adjustable air vents for active brake cooling
Patent No. 12233831

Inventor(s): Adam R. VanAntwerp (Chelsea, MI), Claudia A. Ma (Northville, MI), Clinton M. Hamre (Peoria, AZ), Corey Zwegers (Dexter, MI), Robert C. MacArthur (Ypsilanti, MI), Shigenori Shibata (Ann Arbor, MI), Tommy E. Stubblefield (S
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Jordan IP Law, LLC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17315765 on 05/10/2021 (1387 days app to issue)

Abstract: A vehicle, a vehicle brake cooling system, a computer program product, and a method of controlling a vehicle in a manner to achieve enhanced aerodynamic performance of the vehicle and active cooling to the wheel brakes during operation of the vehicle. The vehicle includes one or more a vehicle air vents moveable between a first position and a second position, and one or more processors of a computing system. The one or more processors are configured to dynamically conduct, in response to a detection as sensor data one or more of a current position of the vehicle air vents, a current temperature of vehicle wheel brakes, and a current speed of the vehicle, a vehicle brake analysis of the sensor data. The one or more processors are also configured to dynamically control, in response to the vehicle brake analysis and wireless network data, the vehicle air vents between the first position to enhance the aerodynamic performance of the vehicle and the second position to selectively direct ambient airflow to the vehicle wheel brakes in a manner that selectively cools the vehicle wheel brakes.

[B60T] VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL (control of electrodynamic brake systems B60L 7/00; conjoint control of brakes and other drive units of vehicles B60W); ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES [2006.01]

Vehicle braking control system
Patent No. 12233837

Inventor(s): Matthew Price (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): Transportation IP Holdings, LLC (Norwalk, CT)
Law Firm: KL Gates LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17507464 on 10/21/2021 (1223 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system (e.g., a vehicle control system) includes a brake control unit that is configured to be operably deployed onboard a vehicle. The brake control unit has one or more sensor inputs and one or more control outputs. One of the sensor units is configured to receive a speed signal from a speed sensor of the vehicle; the speed signal is indicative of a vehicle speed detected by the speed sensor. One of the control outputs is configured for connection to a brake system of the vehicle. The brake control unit is configured to generate a vehicle control signal to initiate a vehicle brake operation responsive to the speed indicated by the speed signal going above a designated first speed threshold and the speed signal meeting one or more first designated criteria in addition to the first speed threshold.

Trailer monitoring system
Patent No. 12233858

Inventor(s): Emrah Akin Sisbot (Menlo Park, CA), Kentaro Oguchi (Mountain View, CA), Seyhan Ucar (Mountain View, CA), Takamasa Higuchi (Mountain View, CA), Yongkang Liu (Mountain View, CA)
Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Darrow Mustafa PC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17963546 on 10/11/2022 (868 days app to issue)

Abstract: A trailer monitoring system for a vehicle includes a processor and a memory communicably coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to receive, from at least one monocular camera mounted to a vehicle towing a trailer, at least one monocular camera image of at least a portion of the trailer. The instructions also cause the processor to generate at least one depth map based on the at least one monocular camera image. The instructions further cause the processor to identify a trailer irregularity based on the at least one depth map.

[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]

Vehicle gear selection control
Patent No. 12233871

Inventor(s): Bennet Langlotz (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): BULLETPROOF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC (Cheyenne, WY)
Law Firm: Langlotz Patent Trademark Works, LLC (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18928135 on 10/27/2024 (121 days app to issue)

Abstract: A motor vehicle for operation by a driver has a frame with wheels and a motor connected to the frame. A steering control is connected to the wheels to establish a steering angle. A controller is operably connected to the steering control, to the motor, and to the wheels, and is operable to selectably drive the wheels in a forward direction in a drive mode and in a rearward direction in a reverse mode. The controller is operable to select a direction for driving the wheels in response to a pattern of steering angle movements, without operator indication of a direction.

Vehicle action determination based on occupant characteristics
Patent No. 12233885

Inventor(s): Christopher J. Macpherson (Plano, TX), Cory M. Frank (Frisco, TX), Jessica May (Danbury, TX), Matthew J. Everett (Norton Shores, MI), Michael R. Kushnerik (The Colony, TX), Naohiro J. Matsumura (Dallas, TX), Sergei I. Gag
Assignee(s): TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX), TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Aichi-Ken, , JP), TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17827915 on 05/30/2022 (1002 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example operation includes detecting, by a vehicle, a location of a first potential passenger proximate to a road; determining, by the vehicle, a first road safety level of a pick-up for the first potential passenger; denying, by the vehicle, the pick-up for the first potential passenger when the determined first road safety level is below a threshold; determining, by the vehicle, a second road safety level of a pick-up for a second potential passenger; and picking up, by the vehicle, the second potential passenger, when the second road safety level is above the threshold.

Ram filter purge system
Patent No. 12234024

Inventor(s): Brennan Stults (Keller, TX), John Robert Wittmaak, Jr. (Newark, TX), Keith David Weaver (North Richland Hills, TX)
Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP (6 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18226526 on 07/26/2023 (580 days app to issue)

Abstract: An aircraft nacelle includes a forward cruise inlet, a forward-cruise-inlet conduit coupled to the forward cruise inlet and operable to supply air from the forward cruise inlet to an engine housed by the aircraft nacelle, an inlet barrier filter, an inlet-barrier-filter compartment coupled to the inlet barrier filter, a plurality of gills coupled between the inlet-barrier-filter compartment and the engine and operable to be in an open state and a closed state, a filter-purge door coupled to the inlet-barrier-filter compartment and operable to be in a closed state and an open state. When the plurality of gills are in the closed state and the filter-purge door is in the open state, air from the filter-purge door flows from the inlet-barrier-filter compartment through the inlet barrier filter.

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

Systems and methods for automated loading and unloading at a dock station
Patent No. 12234111

Inventor(s): Daryl Day (Frisco, TX), L. Blake Whitley (Arlington, TX), Richard K. Hoofard (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB (Landskrona, , SE)
Law Firm: PERKINS COIE LLP (17 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17475039 on 09/14/2021 (1260 days app to issue)

Abstract: An autonomous dock station system having an automated material lift truck (AMT), a pallet conveyor, and a facility guidance system can automatically load and/or unload a trailer at a dock station. The autonomous dock station system can coordinate these components according to a workflow procedure. In some embodiments, the workflow procedure can begin with the pallet conveyor supplying a loaded pallet to a specified position. The AMT, initially guided by fixed guidance elements of the facility guidance system, can lift the pallet off the conveyor and transport it to a trailer entrance where the AMT switches from the facility guidance system to a trailer guidance system. The AMT can then carry the pallet to an unloading position, move the pallet to one side of the trailer as needed, unload the pallet and return to the pallet conveyor. The workflow procedure can repeat until the trailer is full.

[B65G] TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (packaging B65B; handling thin or filamentary materials, e.g. paper sheets or thread, B65H; cranes B66C; portable or mobile lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists, B66D; devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F 9/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for, B67C 9/00; delivering or transferring liquids B67D; filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases F17C; pipe-line systems for fluids F17D)

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

Reductive dimerization of furfural via a continuous process
Patent No. 12234213

Inventor(s): Patrick J. Kinlen (Fenton, MO), William F. Lyons (Normandy Park, WA)
Assignee(s): THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, TX)
Law Firm: Moore IP Law (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17370697 on 07/08/2021 (1328 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described herein are methods for the continuous preparation of 1,2-di(furan-2-yl)ethane-1,2-diol from furan-2-carbaldehyde. The methods can proceed chemically or electrochemically. In certain examples, the methods further comprise the application of a static mixer. The present methods produce 1,2-di(furan-2-yl)ethane-1,2-diol in greater yield, purity, chemoselectivity, and stereoselectivity than traditional batch methods.

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

Nitric oxide donor and anti-oxidant compounds
Patent No. 12234228

Inventor(s): Suchismita Acharya (Euless, TX)
Assignee(s): UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Highlander PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17416278 on 12/20/2019 (1894 days app to issue)

Abstract:

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

Ammonium-functionalized saccharide polymers and methods for production and use thereof
Patent No. 12234301

Inventor(s): Ashoka V. R. Madduri (Belmont, MA), Laura Benavides (Humble, TX), Matthew B. Blackmon (Granbury, TX), Sameer Vhora (Fort Worth, TX), William Gibbs (Calgary, , CA)
Assignee(s): Integrity Bio-Chemicals, LLC (Cresson, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17423145 on 02/10/2020 (1842 days app to issue)

Abstract: Metal contaminants may be problematic in a number of industries, particularly in the mining industry. Fines production and dust control may be similarly problematic in many industries, including the mining industry. Reaction products formed from a saccharide polymer and diallyldimethylammonium chloride (DADMAC) under room temperature to heating conditions in the presence of a hydroxide base or a radical initiator may be effective for promoting removal of metal contaminants from clay-containing substances, such as through froth flotation. The reaction products may also be effective for mitigating fines production and providing dust control by forming a coating upon a plurality of particulates.

[C08B] POLYSACCHARIDES; DERIVATIVES THEREOF (polysaccharides containing less than six saccharide radicals attached to each other by glycosidic linkages C07H; fermentation or enzyme-using processes C12P 19/00; production of cellulose D21) [4]

Packer elements with low thermal expansion
Patent No. 12234405

Inventor(s): Shobeir P. Gar (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: The Hilton Firm PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18087797 on 12/22/2022 (796 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing a sealing operation. A sealing element is introduced into a wellbore having a temperature. The sealing element comprises a material having a positive coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), and a material having a negative CTE. The sealing element is expanded to contact an adjacent surface. The material having a negative CTE expands when the wellbore temperature is decreasing and the expansion of the negative CTE material maintains contact of the sealing element with the adjacent surface while the wellbore temperature is decreasing.

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

Biomarkers of response to HIF-2-alpha inhibition in cancer and methods for the use thereof
Patent No. 12234516

Inventor(s): James Brugarolas (Irving, TX), Min Soo Kim (Grand Prairie, TX), Tae Hyun Hwang (Dallas, TX), Yang Xie (Coppell, 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: 17206895 on 03/19/2021 (1439 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for identifying and/or treating subjects having cancer who are more likely to respond to treatment with an inhibitor of the transcription factor HIF-2.

[C12Q] MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES OR MICROORGANISMS (immunoassay G01N 33/53); COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES [3]

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

Method of controlling tensile-splitting and hydro-shearing parameters during completion of enhanced geothermal system wells
Patent No. 12235021

Inventor(s): Abdell Wadood M El-Rabaa (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Tumey L.L.P. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18732816 on 06/04/2024 (266 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and systems for geothermal energy production wherein multiple horizontal or vertical wells may be used to pass fluids through the Earth from an injector well to a producer well through induced cracks, splits, fractures, conduits, or channels in the rock. Such methods and systems may include controlling tensile-split conduits in a subterranean geothermal formation by providing an injection well, providing a production well, configuring the injection well for injection of a tensile-splitting fluid into a production zone, configuring the production well to produce a heated fluid from the production zone, applying pressure to the production well, creating a plurality of tensile-split conduits, raising or lowering the pressure in the production well, establishing fluid communication between the injection well and the production well, and producing the heated fluid to the surface.

[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]

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

Exhaust assembly temperature regulation for shutdown
Patent No. 12234758

Inventor(s): Bradley Hodges (Keller, TX)
Assignee(s): Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL)
Law Firm: Lee Hayes, P.C. (6 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18434599 on 02/06/2024 (385 days app to issue)

Abstract: This disclosure describes an exhaust assembly that includes an exhaust tube and a coolant passage. The exhaust tube is oriented about an axis and an exhaust gas is configured to flow through the exhaust tube in a direction away from an end of the exhaust tube. The coolant passage is oriented about the axis radially outward of the exhaust tube, the coolant passage having an inner shell and an outer shell. The exhaust assembly further includes an expansion reservoir positioned vertically (relative to a gravitational reference) above the coolant passage. The expansion reservoir and coolant passage are fluidly coupled by a conduit having a first diameter. The expansion reservoir is coupled with a coolant reservoir by a second conduit having a diameter less than the first diameter. Vapor after a hot shutdown travels up the first conduit and is replaced by coolant flowing down the first conduit.

[F01N] GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES (arrangements in connection with gas exhaust of propulsion units in vehicles B60K 13/00; combustion-air intake silencers specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines F02M 35/00; protecting against, or damping, noise in general G10K 11/16)

Monitoring a state of a shape memory material member
Patent No. 12234811

Inventor(s): Brian J. Pinkelman (Ann Arbor, MI), Michael Paul Rowe (Pinckney, MI), Yufei Zhu (Ypsilanti, MI)
Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Darrow Mustafa PC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18452602 on 08/21/2023 (554 days app to issue)

Abstract: A state of a shape memory material member in an actuator can be monitored and controlled to protect the shape memory material member. When activated, the actuator can be configured to morph into an activated configuration in which a dimension (e.g., the height) of the actuator increases. A sensor configured to acquire sensor data. A portion of the shape memory material member can operatively engaging the sensor. One or more processors can be operatively connected to monitor a state of the shape memory material member based on the sensor data.

[F03G] SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA, OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER-PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (arrangements in connection with power supply in vehicles from force of nature B60K 16/00; electric propulsion with power supply in vehicles from force of nature B60L 8/00)

P H Y S I C S

Methods and apparatus to trim temperature sensors
Patent No. 12235168

Inventor(s): Nathan Richard Schemm (Rowlett, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18206684 on 06/07/2023 (629 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to trim temperature sensors are disclosed. An example method includes: sampling a first value indicative of a temperature of a first die of a multi-chip module (MCM) with a first temperature sensor, the first die including a first transistor having a channel including a first material; and calibrating a second temperature sensor configured to sample a second value indicative of a temperature of a second die including a second transistor have a second channel including a second material, the calibrating based on the first value.

[G01K] MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (radiation pyrometry G01J 5/00)

System and method for monitoring water treatment systems
Patent No. 12235254

Inventor(s): Mark J. Jenkins (Fairview, TX)
Assignee(s): Jentek Water Treatment, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Frost Brown Todd LLP (Local + 4 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17878263 on 08/01/2022 (939 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for monitoring and managing fluid treatment or storage systems, such as HVAC hydronic water systems. Sensors located at a fluid system can detect various types of data, such as chemical amounts, pressures, temperatures, flow rates, and more. Servers in communication with the sensors can record the data and provide it to a user in a variety of graphical interfaces. One useful interface for display of the data includes a five-sided axis called the OPTI-GON.

[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)

Multi-level voltage detector
Patent No. 12235290

Inventor(s): Keliu Shu (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18501083 on 11/03/2023 (480 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one example, a method comprises: receiving a voltage from a power converter, and generating a comparison result representing a comparison between the voltage and a voltage threshold. The method further comprises providing one of a first current reference or a second current reference to the power converter responsive to the comparison result, in which the first and second current references represent different current levels.

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

System and method for fault sequence recording
Patent No. 12235319

Inventor(s): Abhinay Patil (Bangalore, , IN), Kavitha Balaramaiah (Bangalore, , IN), Mahadev Gopalakrishnan (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18520797 on 11/28/2023 (455 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described embodiments include a fault monitoring system comprising a fault logic circuit having a fault logic input adaptable to be coupled to sensor inputs, and first and second fault logic outputs. The fault logic circuit compares a plurality of data values provided by respective sensor inputs to respective fault thresholds, and provides respective fault signals at the first fault logic output responsive to a fault event in which a respective data value exceeds its respective fault threshold. A timer has a timer input coupled to the reset output, and a timer output. A data register has a first data register input coupled to the write control output, a second data register input coupled to the timer output, and a data register output. The data register receives fault data that includes an event identifier, a timer value, and a timer expiration indicator.

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

On-field phase calibration
Patent No. 12235347

Inventor(s): Karthik Subburaj (Bangalore, , IN), Sandeep Rao (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18502445 on 11/06/2023 (477 days app to issue)

Abstract: A radar transceiver includes a phase shifter that is controlled to apply an induced phase shift in a first subset of chirp signals of a frame of chirp signals, which also includes a second subset of chirp signals in which no phase shift is applied. Other circuitry generates digital signals based on received reflected signals, which are based on transmitted signals. Processing circuitry performs a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on a first subset of digital signals, corresponding to the first subset of chirp signals, to generate a first range-Doppler array, and performs a FFT on the second subset of digital signals, corresponding to the second subset of chirp signals, to generate a second range-Doppler array; identifies peaks in the first and second range-Doppler arrays to detect an object; and compares a phases of peaks at corresponding positions in the first and second range-Doppler arrays to determine a measured phase shift between the two peaks.

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

Interactive control with ranging and gesturing between devices
Patent No. 12235348

Inventor(s): Boon Loong Ng (Plano, TX), Guanbo Chen (Allen, TX), Hoang Viet Nguyen (Plano, TX), Jin Cao (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17342347 on 06/08/2021 (1358 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device includes transmitting signals to an external electronic device. The method also includes receiving signals from the external electronic device. The method further includes generating location information of the external electronic device relative to the electronic device based on a differences between the transmitted signals and the received signals. Additionally, the method includes determining an action for changing a state on at least one of the electronic device or the external electronic device based on the location information. In response to determining that the action is associated with the electronic device, the method includes performing the action. Additionally or alternatively, in response to determining that the action is associated with the external electronic device, the method includes sending an instruction to the external electronic device to perform the action.

Continuous-wave radar system for detecting ferrous and non-ferrous metals in saltwater environments
Patent No. 12235351

Inventor(s): Carlos Alberto Fonts (Dallas, TX), Carlos Ernesto Fonts (Dallas, TX), John Richard O’’Hair (Ruskin, FL), Mark Allen O’’Hair (Santa Fe, NM), Richard Dolan Randall (Rowlett, TX)
Assignee(s): HG Partners, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: NEO IP (9 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18625853 on 04/03/2024 (328 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods for a continuous-wave (CW) radar system for detecting, geolocating, identifying, discriminating between, and mapping ferrous and non-ferrous metals in brackish and saltwater environments. The radar system (e.g., the CW radar system) generates multiple extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic waves simultaneously and uses said waves to detect, locate, and classify objects of interest. These objects include all types of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as changing material boundary layers (e.g., soil to water, sand to mud, rock to organic materials, water to air, etc.). The radar system (e.g., the CW radar system) is operable to detect objects of interest in near real time.

Techniques for validating UAV position using visual localization
Patent No. 12235369

Inventor(s): Kevin Jenkins (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Wing Aviation LLC (Palo Alto, CA)
Law Firm: Christensen O’’Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17864031 on 07/13/2022 (958 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for validating a position of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. A method can include receiving map data for a location, the map data including labeled data for a plurality of landmarks in a vicinity of the location. The method can include generating image data for the location, the image data being derived from images of the vicinity generated by the UAV including at least a subset of the plurality of landmarks. The method can include determining a visual position of the UAV using the image data and the map data. The method can include determining a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) position of the UAV. The method can include generating an error signal using the visual position and the GNSS position. The method can also include validating the GNSS position in accordance with the error signal satisfying a transition condition.

Freeform optical lens construction for near-eye displays
Patent No. 12235447

Inventor(s): Akash Arora (Plano, TX), Angus Wu (Plano, TX), Gangok Lee (Plano, TX), Jiang Li (Plano, TX), Peng Zhang (Plano, TX), Zhiqiang Liu (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, , CN)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17484501 on 09/24/2021 (1250 days app to issue)

Abstract: A near-eye display (NED), comprising an augmented reality (AR) lens comprising a main prism lens and a see-through corrector lens, wherein the AR lens comprises a bottom edge that tapers toward a blunt tip, and a micro-display panel coupled to the AR lens and comprising a processor configured to process content for display to a user wearing the NED, and a display coupled to the processor and configured to project the content to the AR lens.

[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]

Polarized lenses comprising mix of NIR dyes for broad NIR protection
Patent No. 12235525

Inventor(s): Haifeng Shan (Dallas, TX), Hao-Wen Chiu (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Essilor International (Charenton-le-pont, , FR)
Law Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17442494 on 03/23/2020 (1800 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed are optical elements and the methods of producing the same. The optical element contains two or more near infrared absorbers mixed in an optical substrate, and one or more functional film disposed on the optical substrate. The method of producing the optical element comprises mixing two near infrared absorbers with different near infrared wavelengths absorption ranges and residual colors with a precursor of an optical substrate. The mixture is subsequently processed to produce an optical element that has broad near infrared wavelength absorption range, a high near infrared absorption level, and/or homogeneous color distribution.

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

Arrayed structured replication articles and methods
Patent No. 12235577

Inventor(s): Caleb T. Nelson (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (St. Paul, MN)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18257241 on 12/08/2021 (1175 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods of forming an array of patterns on a substrate are provided. An array of protective tiles formed from a protectant resin is provided to cover an array of sub-regions on the substrate. An array of patterns is formed on the substrate by sequentially repeating steps (i) and (ii) for each sub-region: (i) removing the protective tile from one of the sub-regions to expose the first major surface underneath; and (ii) forming a pattern on the exposed first major surface within the one of the sub-regions.

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

Fast soft-start reference current controlled by supply ramp
Patent No. 12235666

Inventor(s): RamaKrishna Ankamreddi (Bengaluru, , IN), Venkateswarlu Ramaswamy Tiruvamattur (Karnataka, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17806240 on 06/09/2022 (992 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques for controlling a low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulator. In an example, an LDO voltage regulator circuit includes an amplifier having an output coupled to a transistor. First and second inputs of the amplifier are coupled to a power supply node via first and second resistors, respectively. The transistor gate is coupled to the amplifier output, the transistor source is coupled to the second input of the amplifier, and the transistor drain is coupled to a reference voltage node. The second resistor is variable based on the amplifier output and a reference voltage from the reference voltage node. In an example, the reference voltage node is connectable to ground via a reference resistor connected in parallel with a noise-filtering capacitor, which causes a reference current to flow through the transistor. The reference current is adjusted based on the drain-to-source voltage of the transistor.

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

Frame-based, low power interfaces between devices with different I/O signals
Patent No. 12235705

Inventor(s): Bharath Kumar Singareddy (Bangalore, , IN), Douglas Edward Wente (Murphy, TX), Mustafa Ulvi Erdogan (Allen, TX), Suzanne Mary Vining (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18534911 on 12/11/2023 (442 days app to issue)

Abstract: High-speed data communication devices, e.g., repeaters, interfacing between a host and a peripheral operate such that high-speed components except for a host-side squelch detector are set or maintained in a deactivated state during an idle period of a micro frame. In an example, a start of a micro frame is detected on a data bus during a first time period. In a second time period after the first time period, the high-speed communication device determines whether at least one data packet is contained in the micro frame. When it is determined during the second time period that no data packet is contained in the micro frame, active components, except a squelch detector, are controlled to be inactive during a third time period after the second time period.

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

Two address translations from a single table look-aside buffer read
Patent No. 12235773

Inventor(s): Joseph Zbiciak (San Jose, CA), Son H. Tran (Murphy, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17158095 on 01/26/2021 (1491 days app to issue)

Abstract: A streaming engine employed in a digital data processor specifies a fixed read only data stream. An address generator produces virtual addresses of data elements. An address translation unit converts these virtual addresses to physical addresses by comparing the most significant bits of a next address N with the virtual address bits of each entry in an address translation table. Upon a match, the translated address is the physical address bits of the matching entry and the least significant bits of address N. The address translation unit can generate two translated addresses. If the most significant bits of address N+1 match those of address N, the same physical address bits are used for translation of address N+1. The sequential nature of the data stream increases the probability that consecutive addresses match the same address translation entry and can use this technique.

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

Parking threads in barrel processor for managing cache eviction requests
Patent No. 12235774

Inventor(s): Christopher Baronne (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID)
Law Firm: Schwegman Lundberg Woessner, P.A. (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18444148 on 02/16/2024 (375 days app to issue)

Abstract: Devices and techniques for parking threads in a barrel processor for managing cache eviction requests are described herein. A barrel processor includes eviction circuitry and is configured to perform operations to: (a) detect a thread that includes a memory access operation, the thread entering a memory request pipeline of the barrel processor; (b) determine that a data cache line has to be evicted from a data cache for the thread to perform the memory access operation; (c) copy the thread into a park queue; (d) evict a data cache line from the data cache; (e) identify an empty cycle in the memory request pipeline; (f) schedule the thread to execute during the empty cycle; and (g) remove the thread from the park queue.

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

Method and system for recursive data refinement and republishing
Patent No. 12235812

Inventor(s): Wooyong Ee (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (New York, NY)
Law Firm: Greenblum Bernstein, P.L.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17804231 on 05/26/2022 (1006 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for facilitating recursive data refinement with self-documentation is provided. The method includes receiving, via a data ingestion component, raw data that is published from a networked repository; generating a conformed data set from the raw data based on a conformation parameter; retrieving, via a communication interface, a feature configuration; generating, in real-time, a featurized data set from the conformed data set based on the feature configuration; and publishing the featurized data set to the data ingestion component for further processing.

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

Metadata-based query rewriting
Patent No. 12235852

Inventor(s): Eloy Francisco Macha (Crowley, TX)
Assignee(s): Dell Products L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams Aughtry (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18162364 on 01/31/2023 (756 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and system metadata-based query rewriting. Query rewriting may generally refer to the automatic transformation of search queries in order to better represent the intent of the searcher (i.e., reason(s) motivating the searcher to conduct any search query). Embodiments disclosed herein, more specifically, leverage captured asset metadata, for assets hosted across various internal and external data sources, as well as graph techniques, to provide search query results that more closely match the said intent of the searcher. The graph techniques lead to the identification of adjacent areas and topics to the original search query, thereby enhancing the recall and/or precision of any returned search query results.

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

Insight creation transparency
Patent No. 12235857

Abstract: A method and system for insight creation transparency. Explainable artificial intelligence, in recent years, has become synonymous with a framework through which users, relying on machine learning models for various applications, may come to trust the result(s) outputted by said models through better comprehension of the mechanisms leading to said result(s). Leveraging a vast database of metadata for a plethora of unstructured and structured data/information, embodiments disclosed herein derive, or infer, insights therefrom that best address any user-submitted queries. Embodiments disclosed herein, further, provide transparency information detailing, for example, which input(s) and which technique(s) and/or algorithm(s) were employed to arrive at the derived/inferred insights.

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

Graphical user interface for a matching tool
Patent No. 12235858

Inventor(s): Samuel Austin Smith (Roanoke, TX)
Assignee(s): Intuit Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Law Firm: Lathrop GPM LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18362899 on 07/31/2023 (575 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes obtaining matches between target records in a target dataset and a reference records in a reference dataset, each match of the matches comprising a corresponding confidence level of the match, categorizing the target records into review level categories according to the corresponding confidence level, and presenting a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI includes a first section for a first review level category showing a first subset of the target records assigned to the first review level category, the first subset comprising target records related, in the GUI, to at least one matching reference record. The GUI includes a second section for a second review level category, wherein the second section shows a second subset of the target records assigned to the second review level category, the second subset comprising target records related, in the GUI, to at least one matching reference record.

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

Data acquisition management system and method thereof
Patent No. 12235860

Inventor(s): Michael J. Rivera (Blue Bell, PA), Paul M. Kavanaugh (Addison, TX), Richard R. Hegedus (Dallas, TX), Taylor Veith (Port Saint Lucie, FL)
Assignee(s): Thinaer, Inc. (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: Kaplan Breyer Schwarz, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17951678 on 09/23/2022 (886 days app to issue)

Abstract: A data acquisition management system comprises a plurality of sensors, each for acquiring sensor data based on respective physical or logical conditions; a plurality of beacons for acquiring the sensor data transmitted from the sensors; a processing engine comprising a trigger data file for storing conditions under which each of a plurality of trigger alerts occurs, wherein each of the trigger alerts includes a unique identifier, respectively, respective one or more thresholds which when crossed initiates the trigger alerts, and pointers that directly or indirectly reference the unique identifiers of the sensors that provide the sensor data that is used to determine if any of the trigger alerts occurs; and a trigger alert transmitter for transmitting each trigger alert to a designated one of a plurality of end terminals.

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

Method and system for temporary replication as data mover for container-based application mobility
Patent No. 12235866

Inventor(s): Thomas L. Watson (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Dell Products L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: Terrile, Cannatti Chambers, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18104060 on 01/31/2023 (756 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for replication and moving data to provide for container-based application mobility. The configuration of the of the container-based application is determined and copied to an intermediate object storage. Depending on the replication compatibility of source array backing the source cluster and the target array backing the target cluster either a replication engine or data mover are used to move data. Configuration of the container-based application in the common storage is copied and stored to the target cluster. The target cluster is used to restore the container-based application.

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

Systems and methods for optimizing delivery of content recommendations
Patent No. 12235887

Inventor(s): Michael James Brehm (Allen, TX), Walter John Schmidt (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): ADEIA GUIDES INC. (San Jose, CA)
Law Firm: HALEY GUILIANO LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18130026 on 04/03/2023 (694 days app to issue)

Abstract: The system and methods described herein provide content recommendations to user equipment timed to reduce interruption of content. A content recommendation application detects output of first content and determines viewing metrics for the first content. Using the determined viewing metrics, the content recommendation application determines whether output of a content recommendation should be blocked. In response to determining that the viewing metrics indicate output of the content recommendation should be blocked, the content recommendation application blocks the content recommendation. Upon receiving an input changing output of the first content to output of a second content, the content recommendation application unblocks and outputs the content recommendation.

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

Using tracking pixels to determine areas of interest on a zoomed in image
Patent No. 12235890

Inventor(s): Chih-Hsiang Chow (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein Fox P.L.L.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17571056 on 01/07/2022 (1145 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method for enhancing searching capabilities is disclosed. The system and method can receive an image and metadata associated with the image. An intensity map of a grayscale vector may be generated corresponding to the image. An HTML code snippet may be placed at a coordinate location within the image and a browsing activity associated with the image may be detected. The HTML code snippet may be activated in response to detecting the browsing activity at a coordinate location. An interactive page may be rendered on a user interface, the interactive page including the image and the metadata associated with the image. The code snippet output may be correlated with the metadata to generate image browsing track data. A user browsing profile may be generated including the image browsing track data.

[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]

Multimodal enhancement of interactions in conversation service applications
Patent No. 12235897

Inventor(s): Tieyi Guo (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): FMR LLC (Boston, MA)
Law Firm: Cesari and McKenna, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18650497 on 04/30/2024 (301 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for multimodal enhancement of interactions in conversation service applications include a server that establishes a chat-based communication session between a conversation service application and a client computing device. Query input is captured from a user during the session. The server converts an audio segment corresponding to a video into a video transcript using speech recognition, and determines a transcript portion for the video that is responsive to the query input using a dense passage retriever model. The server selects video frames from the video that correspond to the transcript portion and determines, for the selected frames, a predicted relevancy between the selected frame and the query input. The server generates a response to the query input comprising the selected frames based upon the relevancy. The server transmits the response to the client device for display.

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

Domain-aware autocomplete
Patent No. 12235912

Inventor(s): Harsh M. Maheshwari (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): Optum, Inc. (Minnetonka, MN)
Law Firm: Alston Bird LLP (Local + 10 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18416276 on 01/18/2024 (404 days app to issue)

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide model-based domain-aware autocomplete techniques for generating autocomplete suggestions in a complex search domain. Example embodiments are configured to generate, using a domain-aware autocomplete model, a label for an autocomplete suggestion based on a set of keywords within an autocomplete suggestion training dataset associated with a target domain source. Example embodiments are also configured to generate, using a weak-labeling model, an updated label for the autocomplete suggestion by decorrelating the set of keywords from the label. Example embodiments are also configured to generate, using a sentence classification model, a category for the autocomplete suggestion based on the updated label. Example embodiments are also configured to, using the domain-aware autocomplete model, generate a suggestion-category pair (SCP) based on the autocomplete suggestion and the category for the autocomplete suggestion. Example embodiments are also configured for initiating performance of a search query resolution based on the SCP.

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

Deleting web browser data
Patent No. 12235922

Inventor(s): Amit Dror (Kfar Saba, , IL), Dan Amiga (Ramat Hasharon, , IL), Dor Rotman (Rishon Letsiyon, , IL), Roi Leibovich (Tel Aviv, , IL)
Assignee(s): ISLAND TECHNOLOGY INC. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: AlphaPatent Associates Ltd. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18080775 on 12/14/2022 (804 days app to issue)

Abstract: Deleting web browser data by maintaining a set of Uniform Resource Locators (URL) hostnames, where a URL hostname is added to the set of hostnames responsive to the URL being accessed by a web browser and responsive to determining that predefined grouping conditions that define a logical group is met by the URL, and deleting one or more types of data maintained by the web browser in association with URLs associated with the hostnames in the set of hostnames, where the deleting is performed in accordance with a predefined deletion policy that specifies the types of data that are to be deleted and predefined deletion conditions, and where the deleting is performed responsive to determining that the predefined deletion conditions are met and determining that the web browser is not currently accessing any URL associated with the hostnames in the set of hostnames.

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

Database management system and method for updating a training dataset of an item identification model
Patent No. 12235929

Inventor(s): Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy (Irving, TX), Shahmeer Ali Mirza (Celina, TX), Sumedh Vilas Datar (Grapevine, TX), Tejas Pradip Rode (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): 7-ELEVEN, INC. (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17455892 on 11/19/2021 (1194 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for updating a training dataset of an item identification model determines that an item is not included in a training dataset. In response to determining that the item is not included in the training dataset, the system obtains an identifier of the item. The system detects a triggering event at a platform, where the triggering event corresponds to a user placing the item on a platform. The system captures images of the item. The system extracts a set of features associated with the item from the images. The system associates the item to the identifier and the set of features. The system adds a new entry to the training dataset, where the new entry represents the item labeled with the identifier and the set of features.

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

System and method for refining an item identification model based on feedback
Patent No. 12235932

Inventor(s): Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy (Irving, TX), Shahmeer Ali Mirza (Celina, TX), Shantanu Yadunath Thakurdesai (Denton, TX), Sumedh Vilas Datar (Grapevine, TX)
Assignee(s): 7-ELEVEN, INC. (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18444384 on 02/16/2024 (375 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for refining an item identification model detects a triggering event at a platform. The system captures images of the item. The system extracts a set of features from at least one of the images. The system identifies the item based on the set of features. The system receives an indication that the item is not identified correctly. The system receives an identifier of the item. The system identifies the item based on the identifier of the item. The system feeds the identifier of the item and the images to the item identification model. The system retrains the item identification model to learn to associate the item to the images. The system updates the set of features based on the determined association between the item and the images.

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

Ransomware detection using multiple security threat detection processes
Patent No. 12235954

Inventor(s): Brian Carpenter (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Pure Storage, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)
Law Firm: ALG Intellectual Property, LLC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18438922 on 02/12/2024 (379 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes a data protection system determining, based on a first security threat detection process, that a storage system is possibly being targeted by a security threat; performing, based on the determining that the storage system is possibly being targeted by the security threat, a first remedial action with respect to the storage system, the first remedial action comprising generating a snapshot of data stored by the storage system; confirming, based on a second security threat detection process, whether the storage system is possibly being targeted by the security threat; and performing, based on the confirming whether the storage system is possibly being targeted by the security threat, a second remedial action with respect to the storage system, the second remedial action comprising specifying a retention duration with respect to the snapshot.

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

Systems and methods for securing and sharing data using distributed ledger technology
Patent No. 12235977

Inventor(s): Michael Caplovitz (Marietta, GA)
Assignee(s): GetChkd, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17719263 on 04/12/2022 (1050 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a distributed ledger technology (e.g., blockchain)-based system that provides tools and mechanisms to place users in control of their data. In embodiments, the system may include a platform device configured to initiate a connection with a lab test service provider whose systems (e.g., computer systems) may store data pertaining to the user. In embodiments, the platform device is configured to secure the data stored at the lab test service provider by facilitating deployment of that data into a distributed ledger. Once the data is secured in the distributed ledger, the platform device may be configured to provide controlled distribution or sharing of the secured data with other users or other third-party systems.

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

Information handling system touch function row with sliding presentation of function icons
Patent No. 12236084

Inventor(s): Andrew T. Fausak (Colleyville, TX)
Assignee(s): Dell Products L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: Zagorin Cave LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18422347 on 01/25/2024 (397 days app to issue)

Abstract: A portable information handling system includes a touch function row between a keyboard and a display that accepts touches at plural locations to initiate an on-screen-display user interface for a selected of plural functions based upon a touch location. A sliding movement at the touch function row commands presentation of plural function input keys at the display having one of the plural function input keys highlighted when the sliding movement touch corresponds to a touch location of the input key. The on-screen-display user interface presents different control interfaces when touches include multiple fingers and drag versus non-drag inputs, such as by automatically applying a submenu control to the simultaneous touch, like changing speaker volume and toggling a microphone between mute and unmute.

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

Method of organizing a programmable atomic unit instruction memory
Patent No. 12236120

Inventor(s): Tony Brewer (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID)
Law Firm: Schwegman Lundberg Woessner, P.A. (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17870254 on 07/21/2022 (950 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples, are methods, systems, devices, and machine readable mediums that store instructions for programmable atomic transactions in a memory of the programmable atomic unit prior to execution of the programmable atomic transaction. The memory in some examples may be an instruction RAM. The memory in some examples may be partitioned into partitions of a fixed size that stores a same number of instructions. Each programmable atomic transaction may use one or more contiguously located instruction partitions. By loading the instructions ahead of time, the instructions are ready for execution when the transaction is requested.

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

System and method for defining files on disk to be written to tape in a specified manner
Patent No. 12236124

Inventor(s): Doug Burling (Plano, TX), Jeff Leuschner (Wylie, TX), Tony Catano (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Quantum Corporation (Centennial, CO)
Law Firm: Wolf, Greenfield Sacks, P.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18106796 on 02/07/2023 (749 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for copying a plurality of files from a first file system to a tape-based file system, includes the steps of ingesting the plurality of files into the first file system, the first file system including a first system controller including a processor; assigning each of the plurality of files within the file system to a group with a file system application to create at least one file group; defining a desired order of the files in each of the at least one file group with the file system application to create at least one ordered file group; indicating when the at least one ordered file group is ready to be written to tape with the file system application to create at least one ready, ordered file group; and copying each of the at least one ordered file group with the first system controller to be written to the tape-based file system.

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

Circuit design validation tool for radiation-hardened design
Patent No. 12236177

Inventor(s): Lawrence James Gewax (Dallas, TX), Timothy Paul Duryea (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17586516 on 01/27/2022 (1125 days app to issue)

Abstract: One example includes a method for validating a circuit design. The method includes providing a set of coded rules. Each of the coded rules can define conditions for circuit cells to qualify the circuit design as being radiation-hardened. The method also includes accessing a circuit design netlist associated with the circuit design from a circuit design database. The method also includes evaluating each of the circuit cells in the circuit design netlist with respect to each of the coded rules. The method further includes providing a circuit evaluation report comprising an indication of failure of a set of the circuit cells with respect to one or more of the coded rules in response to the evaluation.

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

Slot filling using a zero shot model for conversational AI systems and applications
Patent No. 12236204

Inventor(s): Yi-Hui Lee (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): NVIDIA CORPORATION (Santa Clara, CA)
Law Firm: Squire Patton Boggs LLP (13 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18074394 on 12/02/2022 (816 days app to issue)

Abstract: In various examples, a technique for slot filling includes receiving a natural language sentence from a user and identifying a first mention span included in the natural language sentence. The technique also includes determining, using a first machine learning model, that the first mention span is associated with a first slot class included in a set of slot classes based on a set of slot class descriptions corresponding to the set of slot classes.

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

Method and system for providing actionable corrections to and code refactoring of executable code
Patent No. 12236234

Inventor(s): Chris Laffra (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (New York, NY)
Law Firm: Greenblum Bernstein, P.L.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18112354 on 02/21/2023 (735 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium for providing actionable corrections to, and code refactoring of, executable code. The method comprising: utilizing input to generate a machine learning model that analyzes quantitative information and qualitative information of an execution of an application code; executing the application code within a runtime environment of the application code, either of which incorporates a trace; during the executing, utilizing the trace to collect, at least one metric and/or at least one event; during the executing, ascertaining, by the machine learning model, the quantitative information and the qualitative information, by analyzing the at least one metric and/or the at least one event; and determining, by the machine learning model, at least one correction to the application code and/or at least one refactoring of the application code, by analyzing the quantitative information and the qualitative information.

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

User interface common components and scalable integrable reusable isolated user interface
Patent No. 12236252

Inventor(s): Gopi Kancharla (Frisco, TX), Venkatasudharsan Dasa (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: KDW FIRM PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18426151 on 01/29/2024 (393 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed are examples of systems, methods and techniques related to delivering a service widget that collects data and provides a service. A service widget is provided in response to a widget delivery request received from a user browser. The delivered service widget enables the user browser to request item-related services from an enterprise. A request for the item-related services is received by an enterprise from the delivered service widget. Provision of the service is enabled upon confirmation that an authentication token fetched from the client backend system is valid for the client backend system, the services request may be delivered to an enterprise server. The enterprise, in response to an analysis of the information related to the item available for purchase, may indicate that the item available for purchase meets a purchase threshold of the enterprise and provide an evaluation result including parameters of the item-related services.

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

Method and system for performing domain level scheduling of an application in a distributed multi-tiered computing environment using reinforcement learning
Patent No. 12236267

Inventor(s): William Jeffery White (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): DELL PRODUCTS L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams Aughtry (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17722042 on 04/15/2022 (1047 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for managing a distributed multi-tiered computing (DMC) environment. The method includes decomposing, by a local controller associated with an DMC domain, a service dependency graph associated with a scheduling job; assigning normalized compute units and normalized network units to tasks included in the service dependency graph; generating a Q-table using the service dependency graph and reinforcement Q-learning; calculating a critical path and a max learned path using the Q-table and the service dependency graph; calculating the earliest start time and the latest start time for each task using the service dependency graph and the max learned path to obtain a plurality of earliest start time and latest start time pairs for each task; and generating scheduling assignments using the plurality of earliest start time and latest start time pairs for each task.

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

Systems and methods for reducing memory requirements in neural networks
Patent No. 12236343

Inventor(s): Robert Michael Muchsel (Addison, TX)
Assignee(s): Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
Law Firm: North Weber Baugh (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17128219 on 12/21/2020 (1527 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for efficiently processing large amounts of data when performing complex neural network operations, such as convolution and pooling operations. Given cascaded convolutional neural network layers, various embodiments allow for commencing processing of a downstream layer prior to completing processing of a current or previous network layer. In certain embodiments, this is accomplished by utilizing a handshaking mechanism or asynchronous logic to determine an active neural network layer in a neural network and using that active neural layer to process a subset of a set of input data of a first layer prior to processing all of the set of input data.

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

Systems and methods for dynamic link redirection
Patent No. 12236449

Inventor(s): Baxter Murrell Box (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): rewardStyle, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18664978 on 05/15/2024 (286 days app to issue)

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for dynamic link redirection includes receiving a request to display online content to a user, determining a plurality of current content links in the online content, for each current content link among the plurality of current content links, performing operations including: obtaining current assessment parameters for the current content link, generating a current assessment for the current content link based on the current assessment parameters, obtaining a plurality of alternative content links based on the current content link, generating a plurality of alternative assessments for each alternative content link among the plurality of alternative content links based on respective alternative assessment parameters for the alternative content link, determining a selected content link among the plurality of alternative content links based on the current assessment and the plurality of alternative assessments, replacing the current content link in the online content with the selected content link, and displaying the online content to the user.

Vehicular search recommendations using machine learning
Patent No. 12236467

Inventor(s): Chih-Hsiang Chow (Coppell, TX), Elizabeth Furlan (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: KDW FIRM PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17211319 on 03/24/2021 (1434 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for vehicular search recommendations using machine learning. A computing model may receive a query for a vehicular recommendation. The model may be trained based on historical queries, webpages visited, and attributes of vehicles. The model may generate a decision tree comprising a plurality of paths for processing the query, the plurality of paths comprising a subset of a plurality of available paths for processing the query, each path associated with a plurality of search phases. The model may select, based on the decision tree, a first path of the plurality of paths for processing the query. The model may select, based on the first path, a first search phase of the plurality of search phases as corresponding to the query. The model may then return a search result corresponding to the first search phase as responsive to the query.

Utilizing machine learning to generate augmented reality vehicle information for a vehicle captured by cameras in a vehicle lot
Patent No. 12236473

Inventor(s): Geoffrey Dagley (McKinney, TX), Jason Hoover (Grapevine, TX), Micah Price (Anna, TX), Olalekan Awoyemi (Prosper, TX), Qiaochu Tang (The Colony, TX), Staevan Duckworth (The Colony, TX), Stephen Wylie (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: Harrity Harrity, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17304043 on 06/14/2021 (1352 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device receives, from multiple cameras, streaming video data associated with multiple vehicles and provides the streaming video data to a user device associated with a user. The device receives, from the user device, a request to control a first camera and provides, to the user device, first streaming video data associated with the first camera. The device receives, from the user device, a camera control command for the first camera and causes the first camera to perform an action. The device receives updated first streaming video data from the first camera and provides, to the user device, the updated first streaming video data. The device receives, from the user device, information identifying a first vehicle in the updated first streaming video data and identifies first augmented reality vehicle information associated with the first vehicle. The device provides the first augmented reality vehicle information to the user device.

Systems and methods for medical fraud detection
Patent No. 12236490

Inventor(s): Ryan A. Berberian (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (Minnetonka, MN)
Law Firm: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18311378 on 05/03/2023 (664 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining fraudulent entities. The method includes retrieving characteristics data associated with known fraudulent entities. A first graph is generated based on the characteristics data associated with the known fraudulent entities, the first graph represents relationships among the fraudulent entities and related entities of the known fraudulent entities. Identification data associated with a target entity is received. Characteristics data associated with the target entity is retrieved using the identification data. A second graph is generated based on the characteristics data associated with the target entity, the second graph represents relationships among the target entity and related entities of the target entity. The first graph and the second graph are compared to generate an association score for the target entity. Investigative targets are determined based on the association score. A presentation of the investigative targets is displayed via a graphical user interface of a device.

Spatially aware environment relocalization
Patent No. 12236537

Inventor(s): Landon Nickerson (Dallas, TX), Preston McCauley (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17555267 on 12/17/2021 (1166 days app to issue)

Abstract: In some examples, a method includes determining, via a user device, three-dimensional spatial data for a physical environment, determining a geographic location of the physical environment, assigning a Spatial Anchor in the physical environment, and creating a digital element in an augmented reality environment created based on the spatial data of the physical environment, the digital element located in the augmented reality environment relative to a position of the Spatial Anchor.

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

Error handling in a geometric correction engine
Patent No. 12236562

Inventor(s): Gang Hua (Katy, TX), Mihir Narendra Mody (Bangalore, , IN), Niraj Nandan (Plano, TX), Rajasekhar Reddy Allu (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18465250 on 09/12/2023 (532 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for error handling in a geometric correction engine (GCE) is provided that includes receiving configuration parameters by the GCE, generating, by the GCE in accordance with the configuration parameters, output blocks of an output frame based on corresponding blocks of an input frame, detecting, by the GCE, a run-time error during the generating, and reporting, by the GCE, an event corresponding to the run-time error.

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

Robotic surgery depth detection and modeling
Patent No. 12236630

Inventor(s): Caitlin Donhowe (Mountain View, CA), Jolle Barral (Mountain View, CA), Martin Habbecke (Palo Alto, CA), Xing Jin (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): Verily Life Sciences LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16949786 on 11/13/2020 (1565 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for depth detection and virtual modeling using surgical robots during a surgical procedure are described. The robotic surgical systems include robotic arms with interchangeable surgical tools. An endoscope at the end of one of the robotic arms includes a depth sensor for detecting a distance from the camera to patient anatomy. The depth data and image data are used to generate a feature model of the patient anatomy for reference by a surgeon. The feature model is displayed to the surgeon in an augmented reality view with preoperative and intraoperative images mapped thereon for reference and guidance of a surgical procedure.

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

Event trigger based on region-of-interest near hand-shelf interaction
Patent No. 12236652

Inventor(s): Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy (Irving, TX), Shahmeer Ali Mirza (Celina, TX), Sumedh Vilas Datar (Grapevine, TX)
Assignee(s): 7-ELEVEN, INC. (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18528519 on 12/04/2023 (449 days app to issue)

Abstract: An image sensor is positioned such that a field-of-view of the image sensor encompasses at least a portion of a rack storing items. The image sensor generates angled-view images of an object. A pixel position of a body part of a person is determined in at least a subset of the received image frames, thereby determining a set of pixel positions of the body part. An aggregated body part position is determined based on the set of pixel positions. If the aggregated body part position is determined to correspond to a position associated with the object, a trigger signal is provided indicating an interaction event has occurred.

[G06V] IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING

Systems and methods for stamp detection and classification
Patent No. 12236656

Inventor(s): Ankit Kumar Sinha (Irving, TX), Goutam Venkatesh (Irving, TX), Sudhir Sundararam (Irving, TX), Won Lee (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): Nationstar Mortgage LLC (Coppell, TX)
Law Firm: Pierson Ferdinand LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18513429 on 11/17/2023 (466 days app to issue)

Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for detection and classification of stamps in documents. The system can receive image data and textual data of a document. The system can pre-process and filter that data, and covert the textual data to a term frequency inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) vector. The system can detect the presence of a stamp on the document. The system can extract a subset of the image data including the stamp. The system can extract text from the subset of the image data. The system can classify the stamp using the extracted text, the image data, and the TF-IDF vector. The system can store the classification in a database.

[G06V] IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING

Method, apparatus, and system for estimating a lane width
Patent No. 12236691

Inventor(s): Qi Mao (Arlington, TX)
Assignee(s): HERE GLOBAL B.V. (Eindhoven, , NL)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17698721 on 03/18/2022 (1075 days app to issue)

Abstract: An approach is provided for lane width estimation from incomplete lane marking detections of a road lane. The approach, for example, involves generating one or more perpendicular lines respectively from location centers of one or more first lane marking detections. A respective lane marking detection represents at least a portion of a boundary of the road lane as a line delimited by two location data points in accordance with detections by at least one sensor device onboard at least one vehicle. The approach also involves identifying second lane marking detections that each respectively intersect one of the one or more perpendicular lines. The approach further involves selecting one or more candidate lane widths based on one or more respective distances from the location centers to the second lane marking detections. The approach further involves determining an estimated lane width of the road lane based on the one or more candidate lane widths.

[G06V] IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING

Driver attention detection method
Patent No. 12236692

Inventor(s): Fatih Murat Porikli (Plano, TX), Lei Yang (Plano, TX), Yitian Wu (Plano, TX), Yuan Ma (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, , CN)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17338390 on 06/03/2021 (1363 days app to issue)

Abstract: The disclosure relates to technology for monitoring driver attentiveness in a vehicle. A driver distraction system collects vehicle data and scene information from the vehicle while traveling on a route. The vehicle data and scene information are then processed to generate a reference heat map. At the same time, the driver distraction system may capture a gaze of a driver to track a gaze direction and duration of the driver while driving the vehicle on the route. The gaze direction and duration are processed to generate a driver gaze heat map. The driver gaze heat map and reference heat map are analyzed to determine a level of driver distraction of the driver in the vehicle, and a recommendation or warning is output to the driver of the vehicle according to the level of driver distraction.

[G06V] IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING

Determining areas of interest in video based at least on a user’’s interactions with the video
Patent No. 12236764

Inventor(s): Shy Ward (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): The ADT Security Corporation (Boca Raton, FL)
Law Firm: Weisberg I.P. Law, P.A. (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18482531 on 10/06/2023 (508 days app to issue)

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an interaction device is provided. The interaction device includes processing circuitry configured to render for display a first premises security video comprising a plurality of frames, determine a user interaction with a playback of the first premises security video, determine a plurality of logical weights associated with the plurality of frames based at least on the user interaction, train a machine learning model based at least on the plurality of logical weights, and perform a premises security system action based at least on the trained machine learning model.

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

Systems and methods for providing automated natural language dialogue with customers
Patent No. 12236936

Inventor(s): Adam Roy Paynter (Plano, TX), Gregory W. Zoller (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18340962 on 06/26/2023 (610 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system includes one or more memory devices storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform steps of providing automated natural dialogue with a customer. The system may generate one or more events and commands temporarily stored in queues to be processed by one or more of a dialogue management device, an API server, and an NLP device. The dialogue management device may create adaptive responses to customer communications using a customer context, a rules-based platform, and a trained machine learning model.

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

E L E C T R I C I T Y

Systems and methods for orchestrating IHS updates
Patent No. 12236230

Inventor(s): Jason Kolodziej (Rowlett, TX)
Assignee(s): Dell Products, L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: Fogarty LLP (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18157120 on 01/20/2023 (767 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods support updates to an Information Handling System (IHS). A workspace is instantiated on the IHS based upon a received workspace definition, where the workspace identifies an available update to a system operating on the IHS. A request is made for a first credential used for validation of the IHS by a first remote workspace orchestrator. The workspace provides the first credential to a second remote workspace orchestrator that controls access to updates to the system operating on the IHS. The second remote workspace orchestrator uses the first credential to validate the IHS with the first remote workspace orchestrator. The workspace performs the available update to the system operating on the IHS using a second credential provided by the second remote workspace orchestrator upon validation of the IHS by the first remote workspace orchestrator. The IHS maintains separate confidentiality with each remote orchestrator providing credentials for the update.

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

Integrated Dewar assembly with compliant endcap cooling
Patent No. 12236571

Inventor(s): Adam R. Girard (Blue Ridge, TX), Charlie Y. Chen (Frisco, TX), Christopher J. Cormier (Anna, TX), Gabriel A. Payan (McKinney, TX), Mark D. Sprinkel (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Raytheon Company (Arlington, VA)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17933014 on 09/16/2022 (893 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes a Dewar having an endcap. The apparatus also includes a heat sink and a thermal interface material configured to thermally couple the endcap of the Dewar to the heat sink. The thermal interface material includes an amorphous pliable material that is configured to transfer thermal energy between the endcap of the Dewar and the heat sink without structurally coupling the Dewar to the heat sink. A thermal shoe may be positioned between the thermal interface material and the heat sink, and the thermal shoe may be configured to hold the thermal interface material against the endcap. The thermal shoe may have (i) a smaller cross-sectional size in a portion of the thermal shoe contacting the thermal interface material and (ii) a larger cross-sectional size in a portion of the thermal shoe contacting the heat sink.

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

Waterproof button structure
Patent No. 12237121

Inventor(s): Baitong Wang (Hangzhou, , CN), Bing Ye (Hangzhou, , CN)
Assignee(s): Fasikl Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Hemisphere Law, PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18116273 on 03/01/2023 (727 days app to issue)

Abstract: A waterproof button structure includes a button main body, a shell and a shaft sleeve, wherein a button mounting slot is reserved on the shell; a vertical column is arranged in the button mounting slot; the vertical column is provided with a through hole longitudinally penetrating through the vertical column; the button main body includes a pressing portion and a shaft portion; a bottom surface of the pressing portion is provided with a first annular groove; a second annular groove is formed between the vertical column and an inner wall of the button mounting slot.

[H01H] ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES (contact cables H01B 7/10; electrolytic self-interrupters H01G 9/18; emergency protective circuit arrangements H02H; switching by electronic means without contact-making H03K 17/00)

Contact with bronze material to mitigate undercut
Patent No. 12237219

Inventor(s): Christopher Daniel Manack (Flower Mound, TX), Nazila Dadvand (Richardson, TX), Salvatore Frank Pavone (Murphy, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17038947 on 09/30/2020 (1609 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described examples provide microelectronic devices and fabrication methods, including fabricating a contact structure by forming a titanium or titanium tungsten barrier layer on a conductive feature, forming a tin seed layer on the barrier layer, forming a copper structure on the seed layer above the conductive feature of the wafer or die, heating the seed layer and the copper structure to form a bronze material between the barrier layer and the copper structure, removing the seed layer using an etching process that selectively removes an exposed portion of the seed layer, and removing an exposed portion of the barrier layer.

[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]

Semiconductor package with top circuit and an IC with a gap over the IC
Patent No. 12237247

Inventor(s): Barry Jon Male (West Granby, CT), Paul Merle Emerson (Madison, AL), Sandeep Shylaja Krishnan (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18527457 on 12/04/2023 (449 days app to issue)

Abstract: A packaged integrated circuit (IC) includes a leadframe including a die pad. The packaged IC also includes a first circuit on the die pad, the first circuit having a region. The packaged IC also includes a second circuit on the first circuit, the second circuit being spaced from the region by a gap. The packaged IC also includes an attachment layer between the first and second circuits, the attachment layer and the first and second circuits enclosing at least a part of the gap over the region. The packaged IC also includes a mold compound encapsulating the first and second circuits, the attachment layer, and the at least part of the gap.

Substrates with solder barriers on leads
Patent No. 12237249

Inventor(s): Bernardo Gallegos (McKinney, TX), Madison Koziol (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16175279 on 10/30/2018 (2310 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system comprises a substrate. The substrate comprises a lead. The system also comprises a solder barrier formed on the lead. The solder barrier is to contain a solder bump within a solder area on the lead. The system further includes a solder bump in the solder area and a die having an active surface coupled to the solder bump.

Patterned photovoltaic cell arrangements in solar module laminations
Patent No. 12237431

Inventor(s): Babak Farhangi (Kew Gardens Hills, NY)
Assignee(s): BMIC LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17839531 on 06/14/2022 (987 days app to issue)

Abstract: A photovoltaic module incorporates a lamination including a back-sheet, an array of solar cells supported on the back-sheet, and a transparent protective covering over the array of solar cells. The solar cells are arranged in offset or staggered patterns on the back-sheet to present a more random and less rigid industrial appearance to an observer. In some cases, cleaved solar cell segments are arranged into groups that are staggered on the back-sheet. This allows for finer control of the net voltage produced by a module. In other embodiments, full single wafer solar cells are arranged into larger groups, which themselves are staggered on the back-sheet. In either case, the result is a photovoltaic module with an appearance that is more organic and acceptable to homeowners and architects than traditional modules having cells arranged in rigid aligned rows and columns.

Fuel cell metallic gas diffusion layer
Patent No. 12237515

Inventor(s): Phalgun Madhusudan (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: Slater Matsil, LLP (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17508652 on 10/22/2021 (1222 days app to issue)

Abstract: In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes an electrolyte membrane layer (EML), and includes a first electrode catalyst layer (ECL) and a first metallic gas diffusion layer (MGDL) positioned to a first side of the EML such that the first ECL is positioned between the first MGDL and the EML. The first MGDL includes a metal-containing layer and a coating of porous material disposed on a surface of the metal-containing layer of the first MGDL that faces the first ECL. The apparatus further includes a second ECL and a second MGDL positioned to the second side of the EML such that the second ECL is positioned between the second MGDL and the EML. The second MGDL includes a metal-containing layer and a coating of porous material disposed on a surface of the metal-containing layer of the second MGDL that faces the second ECL.

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

Short circuit protection
Patent No. 12237662

Inventor(s): Eung Jung Kim (Allen, TX), Wenchao Qu (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18469109 on 09/18/2023 (526 days app to issue)

Abstract: In some examples, this description provides for an apparatus. The apparatus includes a power switch having a power switch source configured to receive an input voltage, a power switch drain, and a power switch gate. The apparatus also includes a current sense component coupled to the power switch. The apparatus also includes a current limiting circuit coupled to the power switch gate, the power switch drain, and the current sense component. The apparatus also includes an over-current protection (OCP) circuit coupled to the power switch source, the power switch drain, and the power switch gate. The apparatus also includes an output voltage (VOUT) clamp coupled to the power switch drain and the power switch gate.

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

Wireless device cradles
Patent No. 12237703

Inventor(s): Dale Robert Anderson (Colleyville, TX)
Assignee(s): Wilson Electronics, LLC (St. George, UT)
Law Firm: Thorpe North Western, LLP. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18074381 on 12/02/2022 (816 days app to issue)

Abstract: A user device cradle can include a receiver configured to removably retain a wireless user device. One or more Radio Frequency (RF) signal couplers and one or more power couplers can be disposed in the receiver of the cradle. The one or more RF signal couplers can be configured to couple one or more RF communication signals to the wireless user device, while the one or more power couplers can be configured to couple power to the wireless user device.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Dead time adjusted pulse width modulator
Patent No. 12237763

Inventor(s): Navaneeth Kumar Narayanasamy (Sugarland, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18507613 on 11/13/2023 (470 days app to issue)

Abstract: A pulse width modulator circuit with circuitry for providing a first and second pulse width modulation signal with dead time periods between the first and second pulse width modulation signals, an input for receiving a signal representative of a current in a load adapted to be driven in response to the first and second pulse width modulation signals, and circuitry coupled to the input for adjusting the dead time periods in response to the signal representative of a current.

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

LLC converter and control
Patent No. 12237777

Inventor(s): Isaac Cohen (Dix Hills, NY)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17348542 on 06/15/2021 (1351 days app to issue)

Abstract: A voltage converter, including an input adapted to couple to a voltage source and a transformer including a primary coil and a secondary coil. Primary side circuitry, including a first switching circuit, is coupled to the primary coil. A second switching circuit is coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal of the secondary coil, and configured to selectively close to short circuit the first terminal to the second terminal.

Signal chatter mitigation
Patent No. 12237836

Inventor(s): Kory Andrew McCarthy (Cary, NC), Kyoung Min Lee (Cary, NC), Maxim James Franke (Dallas, TX), Satish Kumar Vemuri (Raleigh, NC), Zhidong Liu (Cary, NC)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17710533 on 03/31/2022 (1062 days app to issue)

Abstract: In some examples, a circuit includes a capacitor having a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal coupled to a voltage supply terminal of the circuit. The circuit also includes a transistor having a transistor gate, a transistor drain, and a transistor source, the transistor source coupled to ground and the transistor drain coupled to an input terminal of the circuit. The transistor is configured to conduct responsive to a gate signal received at the transistor gate, the gate signal based on a signal provided at the second terminal of the capacitor. The circuit also includes a Schmitt trigger having a Schmitt trigger input coupled to the transistor drain.

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

Hospitality property management tool and system and method for use of same
Patent No. 12237941

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: 17545261 on 12/08/2021 (1175 days app to issue)

Abstract: A hospitality property management tool and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, thermostats are located in respective rooms at a hospitality establishment. The thermostats are joined in network communication with environmental amenities, such as lights and a thermostat that respectively controls lighting and temperature. The thermostats utilize an unoccupied room profile and an occupied room profile to set the environmental conditions, such as the lighting and the temperature, in the rooms. A guest preference profile may be activated within a room to provide guest-specific environmental conditions in the room associated with a guest.

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

System and method for subscriber tier plan adjustment in a computer network
Patent No. 12237984

Inventor(s): Kamakshi Sridhar (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Amarok IP Inc. (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18194076 on 03/31/2023 (697 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for subscriber tier plan adjustment including: monitoring traffic flow for one or more subscriber of a plurality of subscribers on an operator’’s network; determining a bandwidth requirement for each of the one or more subscribers; determining a recommended tier plan for each subscriber based on the subscribers’’ bandwidth requirement; and providing the recommended tier plan for each of the subscribers to a network operator. A system for subscriber tier plan adjustment including: a learning module configured to monitor traffic flow for one or more subscribers of a plurality of subscribers on a network and determine a bandwidth requirement of each of the one or more subscribers; an analysis module configured to determine a recommended tier plan for each of the subscribers based on each subscriber’’s bandwidth requirement; and a notification module configured to provide the recommended tier plan for each subscriber.

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

Termination switch for controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media devices
Patent No. 12238100

Inventor(s): Amit Kumar Shrivastava (Montral, , CA), Christopher Barrett Bruton (Frisco, TX), Christopher Douglas (McKinney, TX), Isaac Parampottil (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): Securus Technologies, LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Fogarty LLP (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17154167 on 01/21/2021 (1496 days app to issue)

Abstract: A controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media device master control employs a controlled-environment facility vendor datacenter, a centralized investigative data aggregation and analysis system, or the like, to provide a controlled-environment facility management portal to a controlled-environment facility administrator, presenting an option to disable controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media devices operating in a controlled-environment facility. The controlled-environment facility vendor datacenter, or the like, disables access to controlled-environment facility resident communication and/or media devices operating in the controlled-environment facility, in response to selection of the option to disable devices operating in the facility, sends a message to devices operating in the facility to disable all application programs on a respective device, and disable access to devices operating in the controlled-environment facility.

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

Method and system for machine learning model generation and anomalous event detection
Patent No. 12238122

Inventor(s): James Pawloski (Allen, TX), Kevin Marion (Plano, TX), Scott M Garcia (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17991863 on 11/22/2022 (826 days app to issue)

Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for machine learning model generation and/or anomalous event detection are provided. In an example, one or more datasets having first fields are identified. Significance scores associated with the first fields are determined. Second fields are selected from the first fields based upon the significance scores. Field combinations are generated based upon the second fields. Based upon the field combinations, a plurality of machine learning models is generated. The plurality of machine learning models include a first machine learning model associated with a first field combination of the field combinations, and a second machine learning model associated with a second field combination of the field combinations. The plurality of machine learning models is deployed in a data monitoring pipeline. Using the plurality of machine learning models, an anomalous event is detected based upon data passing through the real-time data monitoring pipeline.

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

Mobile device system including sub-application that executes in response to host application execution
Patent No. 12238235

Inventor(s): Steven Samuel Gal (La Jolla, CA)
Assignee(s): INTERCEPT LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Merchant Gould P.C. (12 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18186542 on 03/20/2023 (708 days app to issue)

Abstract: A mobile computing device system includes a first host application on a mobile computing device and a sub-application on the mobile computing device that is configured to selectively execute in response to execution of the first host application by the mobile computing device. A first user interface is displayed by the first host application on the mobile computing device by the first host application. The sub-application is configured to execute a method including determining a location of the mobile computing device, and if the mobile computing device is determined to be at a location within a predetermined geographic area, then generating an alert message including digital content associated with the first geographic area, and displaying the alert message on the first user interface. If the mobile computing device is not determined to be at a location within the predetermined first geographic area, then not displaying the alert message on the first user interface.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Methods for emergency response location (ERL) provision in a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) 911 server for non-direct inward dialing (DID) callers and related systems and computer program products
Patent No. 12238245

Inventor(s): Thomas Ginter (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Bandwidth Inc. (Raleigh, NC)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18385483 on 10/31/2023 (483 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods for providing a call-back number for emergency calls initiated from a non-DID device are provided. The methods include receiving a call from a public safety answering point (PSAP) at an application programming interface (API) associated with a carrier, wherein a PSAP operator calls a proxy call-back number on a PSAP screen that has been previously assigned to a non-DID device; requesting instructions at the API from a control function based on the proxy call-back number dialed by the PSAP operator; receiving information at the API related to the non-DID device from the control function based on pre-provisioned data associated with the proxy call-back number; and routing the call from the PSAP to the non-DID device through a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) switch.

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

Systems and methods for transparent edge application dataset management and control
Patent No. 12238349

Inventor(s): William Jeffery White (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC (Hopkinton, MA)
Law Firm: Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams Aughtry (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17506339 on 10/20/2021 (1224 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for distributed data management. The method may include obtaining, by a data management agent of a data host and from an application executing on the data host, a request to access data; obtaining, by the data management agent, an information set associated with the data; making a determination, by the data management agent, that at least a portion of the data is not ready to be used by the application; and performing, by the data management agent and based on the determination, a data preparation action set.

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

System and method for receiving a signal
Patent No. 12238361

Inventor(s): Curtis Ling (Carlsbad, CA), Madhukar Reddy (Carlsbad, CA), Tim Gallagher (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee(s): Entropic Communications, LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Arch Lake LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18461104 on 09/05/2023 (539 days app to issue)

Abstract: A wideband receiver system comprises a wideband analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module and a digital frontend (DFE) module. The wideband ADC is configured to concurrently digitize a band of frequencies comprising a plurality of desired channels and a plurality of undesired channels. The DFE module is coupled to the digital in-phase and quadrature signals. The DFE module is configured to select the plurality of desired channels from the digitized band of frequencies, and generate an intermediate frequency (IF) signal comprising the selected plurality of desired channels and having a bandwidth that is less than a bandwidth of the band of frequencies, where the generation comprises frequency shifting of the selected plurality of desired channels. The IF signal may be a digital signal and the DFE is configured to output the IF signal via a serial or parallel interface.

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

Reference frame selection for multi-frame image processing pipelines and other applications
Patent No. 12238424

Inventor(s): Hamid R. Sheikh (Allen, TX), Ibrahim Pekkucuksen (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18474783 on 09/26/2023 (518 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes obtaining, using at least one processing device of an electronic device, multiple image frames having different exposure levels. The method also includes determining whether a moving saturated region is present in at least some of the image frames. The method further includes selecting one of the image frames as a reference frame, where the selected image frame depends on whether the moving saturated region is present in at least some of the image frames. The selected image frame may have a first exposure level when the moving saturated region is present in at least some of the image frames, and the selected image frame may have a second exposure level longer than the first exposure level when the moving saturated region is not present in the image frames.

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

Dynamic radio architecture beam pattern control
Patent No. 12238537

Inventor(s): Nitesh Manchanda (McKinney, TX), Vanil Parihar (Prosper, TX)
Assignee(s): T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC (Overland Park, KS)
Law Firm: SHOOK, HARDY BACON L.L.P. (8 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17687601 on 03/04/2022 (1089 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for dynamically adjusting broadcast beam patterns of a wavefront emitted by an antenna array based on the types of devices communicatively coupled to the base station associated with the antenna array. The broadcast beam patterns can be adjusted by modifying the broadcast mode or at least one phase, amplitude, or power of the at least one antenna associated with the base station. Adjusting the beam pattern, for example between multiple beams and a single unified beam, based on device types can improve the quality of service for the devices and reduce the processing burden of the base station.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Intelligent monitoring systems and methods for wi-fi metric-based resolutions for cloud-based wi-fi networks
Patent No. 12238539

Inventor(s): Adam Hotchkiss (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): PLUME DESIGN, INC. (Palo Alto, CA)
Law Firm: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17195805 on 03/09/2021 (1449 days app to issue)

Abstract: System and methods include obtaining data, over the Internet, associated with a plurality of Wi-Fi networks each Wi-Fi network having one or more access points and each Wi-Fi network being associated with a customer of one or more service providers; aggregating and filtering the data; analyzing the aggregated and filtered data for a condition of each of the plurality of Wi-Fi networks; determining one or more resolutions for the condition of a Wi-Fi network of the plurality of Wi-Fi networks; and initiating a customer outreach workflow to provide the one or more resolutions to the customer associated with the Wi-Fi network.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Enabling 2G and 3G cellular radio communications over a packet-based open radio access network fronthaul interface
Patent No. 12238567

Inventor(s): Atanu Guchhait (Solna, , SE), Charles Santhosam Lourdu Raja (Bangalore, , IN), John Melvin John William (Mysore, , IN), Wessam Afifi Ahmed (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): MAVENIR SYSTEMS, INC. (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: Ruggiero McAllister McMahon LLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18515525 on 11/21/2023 (462 days app to issue)

Abstract: There is provided an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) that includes a fronthaul interface over which an O-RAN Distributed Unit (O-DU) and an O-RAN Radio Unit (O-RU) communicate with one another and exchange O-RAN standard defined user-plane (U-plane) packets and control-place (C-Plane) packets. The fronthaul interface carries control and management information via management-plane (M-Plane) message exchange, and timing synchronization is achieved in accordance with synchronization-plane (S-Plane) procedures, and the O-RAN accommodates communications via 2G and 3G based mobile networks.

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

Method, apparatus, and computer program product for alternative quality of service profile notification handling
Patent No. 12238570

Inventor(s): Devaki Chandramouli (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Nokia Technologies Oy (Espoo, , FI)
Law Firm: Barta Jones, PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17788400 on 12/18/2020 (1530 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product provide for generating and providing a signaling indicator to manage quality of service notifications in a network. In the context of a method, the method receives a signaling indicator from a user device. The signaling indicator includes data associated with one or more preferences of the user device. The method further receives a quality of service notification associated with the user device. The method also determines, based on the signaling indicator, whether to provide the quality of service notification to the user device.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Dynamic asset tracking
Patent No. 12238616

Inventor(s): Landon Benjamin Register (Lewisville, TX)
Assignee(s): Insight Direct USA, Inc. (Chandler, AZ)
Law Firm: Kinney Lange, P.A. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17951365 on 09/23/2022 (886 days app to issue)

Abstract: An asset tracking system includes a tracking device associated with a mobile asset and a centralized device management platform. The tracking device is configured via a set of device configurations. The centralized device management platform includes one or more processors in communication with the tracking device and computer-readable memory encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause the system to receive location data corresponding to a location of the tracking device; evaluate the location data to identify a zone corresponding to a physical region that includes the location of the tracking device; compare an identified zone with a set of location-based rules to identify a rule associated with the identified zone; update the set of device configurations with a device configuration that is associated with an identified rule; and sync an updated set of device configurations to the tracking device to reconfigure the tracking device based on the identified rule.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Wireless connection establishment between peripheral device and multiple central devices
Patent No. 12238624

Inventor(s): Lior Gersi (Kfar Saba, , IL), Maxim Altshul (Hod Hasharon, , IL), Yaniv Weizman (Tel Aviv Jaffa, , IL), Yaron Alpert (Hod Hasharon, , IL)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17324317 on 05/19/2021 (1378 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a peripheral device, a first connection request from a first central device; providing, by the peripheral device, a first indication of an anchor point time to the first central device before establishing a first wireless connection with the first central device; and responding, by the peripheral device, to the first connection request and establishing the first wireless connection using a first anchor point based on the first indication.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for NR V2X sidelink HARQ procedure
Patent No. 12238684

Inventor(s): Chao He (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18469511 on 09/18/2023 (526 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for obtaining and providing hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information. A method for providing HARQ-ACK information includes receiving a configuration for a slot offset value and receiving a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) over a number of sub-channels in a first slot. The PSSCH includes a transport block (TB). The method includes determining a second slot as an earliest slot with resources for transmission of a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) that is after the first slot by a number of slots equal to the slot offset value. The PSFCH includes the HARQ-ACK information that is in response to reception of the TB. The method further includes transmitting the PSFCH in the second slot.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Power electronic device assemblies having heat spreaders and electrically insulating layer
Patent No. 12238906

Inventor(s): Feng Zhou (Ann Arbor, MI), Tianzhu Fan (Houston, TX)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Dinsmore Shohl LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18155464 on 01/17/2023 (770 days app to issue)

Abstract: Power electronics device assemblies, circuit board assemblies, and power electronics assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a power electronics device assembly includes an S-cell including a first metal layer comprising a first surface having a recess, a first graphite layer bonded to the first metal layer, a second metal layer bonded to the first graphite layer, a solder layer disposed on the second metal layer, and an electrically insulating layer bonded to the solder layer. The power electronics device assembly may further include a power electronics device disposed within the recess of the first surface of the first metal layer.

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

DESIGN PATENTS

Desk
Patent No. D1063455

Inventor(s): Kaylin Rowsell (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): ARTERIORS HOME (Lewisville, TX)
Law Firm: TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29885018 on 02/17/2023 (739 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Vehicle wheel
Patent No. D1063769

Inventor(s): Alberto Echazabal (Prosper, TX), Jakin C. Wilson (Prosper, TX)
Assignee(s): Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Dinsmore Shohl LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29892537 on 05/18/2023 (649 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Display screen with a graphical user interface
Patent No. D1063981

Inventor(s): Mycale Hoffman (Arlington, TX)
Assignee(s): Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29889516 on 04/13/2023 (684 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Model vehicle motor mount
Patent No. D1064114

Inventor(s): Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Jory Sprowl (Howe, TX), Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Ross Martin (Roanoke, TX)
Assignee(s): TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29886305 on 03/07/2023 (721 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Golf club head
Patent No. D1064141

Inventor(s): Michael Hallack (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee(s): Topgolf International, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29891607 on 05/08/2023 (659 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Golf club head
Patent No. D1064142

Inventor(s): Matt Kovacevich (Carlsbad, CA), Michael Hallack (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee(s): Topgolf International, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29894693 on 06/13/2023 (623 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Golf club head
Patent No. D1064143

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Golf club head
Patent No. D1064144

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Golf club head
Patent No. D1064152

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Golf club head
Patent No. D1064153

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Faucet
Patent No. D1064189

Inventor(s): Prakhar Kumar Jain (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Leavitt Eldredge Law Firm (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29862558 on 12/09/2022 (809 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Pendant
Patent No. D1064379

Inventor(s): Jillian Harlan (The Colony, TX)
Assignee(s): ARTERIORS HOME (Lewisville, TX)
Law Firm: TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29885015 on 02/17/2023 (739 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

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