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

THIS WEEK, BY THE NUMBERS
Week of Dec. 19, 2023 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (19100)

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

NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION

A: HUMAN NECESSITIES 2
B: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING 11
C: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY 3
E: FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS 12
F: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING 1
G: PHYSICS 32
H: ELECTRICITY 37
DESIGN: 3

TOP ASSIGNEES (NO. OF PATENTS)

Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas) 23
Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano) 5
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston) 4
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) 4
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) 4
Apogee Semiconductor, Inc. (Plano) 2
Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) 2
Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA) 2
Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID) 2
UNASSIGNED 4

TOP LOCAL INVENTORS (NO. OF PATENTS)

Li Guo (Allen) 2
Mark Hamlyn (Murphy) 2
Parry Cornell Booker (Arlington) 2
Stephen Michael Greci (Little Elm) 2
Xinqi Rong (Dallas) 2

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UTILITY PATENTS

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

Fitness systems and methods
Patent No. 11844626

Inventor(s): Terdema Ussery, III (Dallas, TX), Tyler Clark Cooper (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): COOPER HEALTH AND FITNESS APPLICATIONS, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Fox Rothschild LLP (12 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16908724 on 06/22/2020 (1275 days app to issue)

Abstract: The invention is directed to systems and methods that can determine a user”s fitness based on a single factor such as oxygen lung volume (pmVO2). A heart rate measurement is conducted on the user after the user performs a physical test specified by a fitness application of the system. The heart rate measurement is converted into a pmVO2 value and compared to pmVO2 values of other individuals. The system assigns the user a fitness grade based on the comparison result. The system further includes an artificial intelligent system that helps the user to move from a grade to a higher grade.

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

Method for treating rhabdoid tumors
Patent No. 11844772

Inventor(s): Aditya Kulkarni (Dallas, TX), Kishor Bhatia (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17756263 on 12/29/2021 (720 days app to issue)

Abstract: The methods include treating atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor by administration of HydroxyUreaMethyl Acylfulvene. Some embodiments relate to treatment of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor by administration of HydroxyUreaMethyl Acylfulvene to a population or subject expressing SMARCB1.

[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)

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

Multi-mode fluid nozzles
Patent No. 11845091

Inventor(s): Xinqi Rong (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Innomist LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Lawrence Youst PLLC (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18101922 on 01/26/2023 (327 days app to issue)

Abstract: A multi-mode fluid nozzle includes a generally-cylindrical mixing chamber with a stream mode fluid inlet connected to one side of the chamber, a fluid outlet connected to the opposite side of the chamber and a mist mode fluid inlet connected to the periphery of the chamber. The discharge pattern of the multi-mode fluid nozzle is dependent upon the inlets from which fluid enters the mixing chamber such that when the fluid enters the mixing chamber through the stream mode fluid inlet, the fluid exits the fluid outlet in a stream flow discharge pattern, when the fluid enters the mixing chamber through the mist mode fluid inlet, the fluid exits the fluid outlet in a mist flow discharge pattern and when the fluid enters the mixing chamber through the stream mode and the mist mode fluid inlet, the fluid exits the fluid outlet in a droplet flow discharge pattern.

[B05B] SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F 5/20; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D) [2]

Impact tool and method
Patent No. 11845171

Inventor(s): Harrold Andresen (Duncanville, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: GUGLIOTTA GUGLIOTTA LPA (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16857244 on 04/24/2020 (1334 days app to issue)

Abstract: An oxygen sensor socket kit provides an air impact driver and at least one slotted socket forming an annulus forming an inside surface with a plurality rectangular flats parallel to and symmetrically arranged around a central axis. The slot is slot formed through the socket sidewall positioned in place of one or a portion of one of the rectangular flats. An outer surface incorporates at least one radially offset protrusion forming a wing body and having a planar striking surface that lies along a radial projection from the central axis on a plane that intersects central axis. A striking surface forms one or more recesses of a concave shape to receive in a rounded tool tip an air impact driver. The driver has an offset distal portion having an angular offset sufficient to allow a direction of an impact force directly laterally offset from a centerline of the output shaft.

[B25D] PERCUSSIVE TOOLS [2]

Carrier assembly for multiple fuel cells
Patent No. 11845346

Inventor(s): Colin Kimber (Ann Arbor, MI), William N. Castleman (Canton, 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: 17172199 on 02/10/2021 (1042 days app to issue)

Abstract: A single powertrain carrier assembly is provided for mounting or removing multiple fuel cell assemblies in or from an engine bay compartment of a heavy duty truck at the same time. The powertrain carrier assembly can be mounted in new heavy duty trucks, or retrofit into preexisting heavy duty trucks, for example, replacing a diesel engine. The assembly may be provided with a three point mounting system for securing it to a chassis frame, including one front and two angled rear attachment points. In one aspect, the assembly includes a frame structure defining a carrier platform and with lower brackets to secure a first fuel cell assembly below the carrier platform, and upper brackets to secure a second fuel cell assembly above the carrier platform. In another aspect, the assembly includes a frame structure defining lower and upper cavity portions to retain the first and second fuel cell assemblies.

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

Cabin monitoring system
Patent No. 11845390

Inventor(s): Divya Sai Toopran (Sunnyvale, CA), Katsumi Nagata (Foster City, CA), Makoto Tanaka (San Jose, CA), Masashi Nakagawa (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: SNELL WILMER LLP (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17165251 on 02/02/2021 (1050 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for monitoring a vehicle. The system includes a sensor of the vehicle configured to detect sensor data indicating a presence of an object, occupant, or pet within the vehicle. The system also includes an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle communicatively coupled to the sensor. The ECU is configured to determine whether the object, occupant, or pet is within the vehicle. The ECU is also configured to provide a notification to a user of the vehicle regarding the presence of the object, occupant, or pet within the vehicle.

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

Sill connection for railcar structure
Patent No. 11845480

Inventor(s): Shaun Richmond (Frankfort, IL)
Assignee(s): TRINITY RAIL GROUP, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17018359 on 09/11/2020 (1194 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system for connecting a center sill to a draft sill in a railcar includes a center sill portion that includes a center sill portion top plate, a draft sill portion that includes a draft sill top plate, the draft sill portion having a draft sill cross-section larger than a center sill cross-section of the center sill portion. The system further includes a transition portion between the center sill portion and the draft sill portion, the transition portion includes a transition portion top plate, wherein the transition portion top plate is the same plate as at least one of the center sill portion top plate and the draft sill portion top plate. A method for connecting the center sill to the draft sill in a railcar includes forming the transition portion between the center sill portion and the draft sill portion.

[B61F] RAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES (for vehicles in general B60; axles or wheels B60B; vehicle tyres B60C)

Slanted duct stators
Patent No. 11845534

Inventor(s): George Matthew Thompson (Lewisville, TX), Jonathan Knoll (Burleson, TX), Karl Schroeder (Southlake, TX)
Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: Lightfoot Alford PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16732083 on 12/31/2019 (1449 days app to issue)

Abstract: A ducted-rotor aircraft includes a fuselage and first and second ducts that are coupled to the fuselage. Each duct includes a duct ring, a rotor having a plurality of blades, a hub that positions the rotor such that the blades define a blade plane of rotation within the duct ring, and a plurality of stators that are coupled to the hub at respective locations aft of the blade plane of rotation. Each of the plurality of stators defines a leading edge that is slanted toward the blade plane of rotation. The leading edges of the stators are slanted to follow a contour defined by the blades. The leading edges may also be slanted to maintain a distance of at least one blade inboard chord length between the leading edges of the stators and respective trailing edges of the blades.

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

Foldable aircraft
Patent No. 11845544

Inventor(s): Kip Gregory Campbell (Hurst, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXTRON INNOVATIONS, INC. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: Akona IP PC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17135232 on 12/28/2020 (1086 days app to issue)

Abstract: One embodiment is an aircraft including a main body, a plurality of propulsion assemblies, and a plurality of hinges, wherein each of the plurality of propulsion assemblies is rotatably coupled to the main body using a hinge from the plurality of hinges. In an example, the aircraft includes four motor support arms and each motor support arm rotatably couples a specific propulsion assembly to a specific corresponding hinge on the main body of the aircraft and increases a span of the aircraft when the aircraft is in the flight configuration and reduces the footprint of the aircraft when the aircraft is in a storage configuration.

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

Aircraft passenger seat device with a connection unit comprising an impact safety device
Patent No. 11845558

Inventor(s): Chee Meng Liew (Richardson, TX), Hussain Zaveri (Haslet, TX), Troy Stanley (Justin, TX)
Assignee(s): RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH Co. KG (Schwbisch Hall, , DE)
Law Firm: POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17406319 on 08/19/2021 (852 days app to issue)

Abstract: Aircraft passenger seat device includes an aircraft seat row, comprising having a mounting unit, and three or more neighboring seat areas. In the two outer seat areas, an aircraft seat with a seat bottom and a backrest is mounted to the mounting unit. In the middle seat area a backrest base body is mounted to the mounting unit. In one or more operating states a detachable center console is detachably mounted to the mounting unit in the middle seat area forming a separation between the two outer seats. The backrest base body has one or more functional elements on its rear side provided for the use by a passenger sitting behind.

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

Pallet spacing system and method
Patent No. 11845609

Inventor(s): Emery Louis (Jim) Kocsis (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Frazier Industrial Company (Long Valley, NJ)
Law Firm: Dilworth Barrese, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17499240 on 10/12/2021 (798 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method for operating robotic pallet transportation carts and providing uniform spacing between pallets of goods, to improve the vertical alignment of the gaps between the pallets of a multilevel commercial warehouse rack. Indicators are positioned along a storage lane, such as on side walls of cart support rail structures, on the left and/or right sides with respect to the pallet transportation cart. The cart has one or more sensors (optical, magnetic and otherwise), such as on a side of the cart to detect the indicators on the side of the lane. The cart is programmed to count the indicators and lower the pallet of goods after sensing a selected indicator number. By spacing the indicators an appropriate distance apart, the pallets can be arranged to have vertically aligned gaps, even if there are minor variations in the length of pallets of goods.

[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)

Flattening and item orientation correction device
Patent No. 11845616

Inventor(s): Justin Stone (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Law Firm: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16990311 on 08/11/2020 (1225 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device for manipulating items for facility operations is described. The device includes a first arm assembly that includes a first arm, a second arm parallel to the first arm, a first shaft disposed between the first arm and the second arm at a first location along the first arm and the second arm, and a first head attachment disposed between the first arm and the second arm at a second location along the first arm and the second arm. The device also includes a first driver coupled to the first shaft and configured to control movement of the first arm assembly about a first axis extending along a length of the first shaft. The device further includes a second driver coupled to first head attachment and configured to control movement of the first head attachment about a second axis extending along a length of the first head attachment.

Glueless pocketed spring cushioning unit assembler
Patent No. 11845652

Inventor(s): Lonnie Carter Johnson (Covington, TX), Martin Wolfson (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Martin Wolfson (Alvarado, TX)
Law Firm: Carrington, Coleman, Sloman Blumenthal, L.L.P. (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17894909 on 08/24/2022 (482 days app to issue)

Abstract: In described examples, a cushioning unit assembler includes first, second, third, and fourth rows of welding heads, a transport, and a feed module. The welding heads have a welding position and a retracted position. A main axis of the welding heads is oriented in a first dimension while in the welding position. The transport is disposed above the rows of welding heads. The transport has a main axis oriented in a second dimension perpendicular to the first dimension. The feed module includes a pocketed spring intake and a pocketed spring outflow. The transport is mechanically coupled to enable the feed module to move in the second dimension along a scope of movement. An exit aperture of the outflow vertically aligns with welding heads of the first row that are in the welding position, and vertically aligns with welding heads of the second row that are in the welding position.

[B68G] METHODS, EQUIPMENT, OR MACHINES FOR USE IN UPHOLSTERING; UPHOLSTERY NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

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

Light alkanes to transportation fuel
Patent No. 11845719

Inventor(s): Bruce B Randolph (Sachse, TX)
Assignee(s): Phillips 66 Company (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Phillips 66 Company (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18314591 on 05/09/2023 (224 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for producing liquid transportation fuels by converting a feed stream that comprises both isopentane and n-pentane, and optionally, some C6+ hydrocarbons. Isopentane and smaller hydrocarbons are separated to form a first fraction while n-pentane and larger components of the feed stock form a second fraction. Each fraction is then catalytically-activated in a separate reaction zone with a separate catalyst, where the conditions maintained in each zone maximize the conversion of each fraction to olefins and aromatics, while minimizing the production of C1-C4 light paraffins. In certain embodiments, the first fraction is activated at a lower temperature than the second fraction. Certain embodiments additionally comprise mixing at least a portion of the two effluents and contacting with either an oligomerization catalyst or alkylation catalyst to provide enhanced yields of upgraded hydrocarbon products that are suitable for use as a blend component of liquid transportation fuels or other value-added chemical products.

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

Multiple reactor and multiple zone polyolefin polymerization
Patent No. 11845815

Inventor(s): Jamie N. Sutherland (Argyle, TX)
Assignee(s): Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (The Woodlands, TX)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18094792 on 01/09/2023 (344 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatuses and processes that produce multimodal polyolefins, and in particular, polyethylene resins, are disclosed herein. This is accomplished by using two reactors in series, where one of the reactors is a multi-zone circulating reactor that can circulate polyolefin particles through two polymerization zones optionally having two different flow regimes so that the final multimodal polyolefin has improved product properties and improved product homogeneity.

[C08F] MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS (production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from lower carbon number hydrocarbons, e.g. by oligomerisation, C10G 50/00; fermentation or enzyme-using processes to synthesise a desired chemical compound or composition or to separate optical isomers from a racemic mixture C12P; graft polymerisation of monomers containing carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds on to fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials D06M 14/00) [2]

Aluminum alloy with additions of copper, lithium and at least one alkali or rare earth metal, and method of manufacturing the same
Patent No. 11846010

Inventor(s): Rajiv Mishra (Denton, TX)
Assignee(s): The Boeing Company (Arlington, VA)
Law Firm: Walters Wasylyna LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17326492 on 05/21/2021 (942 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for making an aluminum alloy includes steps of (1) weighing out starting materials to achieve a mass of material having a composition that includes aluminum, about 1.8 to about 5.6 percent by weight copper, about 0.6 to about 2.6 percent by weight lithium, and at least one of lanthanum up to about 1.5 percent by weight, strontium up to about 1.5 percent by weight, cerium up to about 1.5 percent by weight, and praseodymium up to about 1.5 percent by weight; (2) loading said starting materials into a crucible; (3) inserting said crucible into a chamber; (4) evacuating said chamber to a predetermined vacuum level; (5) melting said starting materials to form a molten mass; and (6) casting said molten mass into a mold.

[C22F] CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS (processes specific to heat treatment of ferrous alloys or steels and devices for heat treatment of metals or alloys C21D)

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

Guardrail terminal
Patent No. 11846077

Inventor(s): Dakotah Sicking (Keller, TX)
Assignee(s): Sicking Safety Systems LLC (Indian Springs Village, AL)
Law Firm: Studebaker Brackett PC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18045060 on 10/07/2022 (438 days app to issue)

Abstract: Guardrail, guardrail terminal, and support post designs that improve control of a vehicle during collisions are described. The disclosed designs also reduce the likelihood of intrusion into vehicle systems and the occupant compartment(s). Embodiments include folding and/or flattening of the guardrail and controlling the folded and flattened guardrail to avoid intrusion into the vehicle. Other embodiments include containing the guardrail in an impact head of a guardrail terminal, which also avoids vehicle intrusion.

[E01F] ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE

Autonomous flow control devices for viscosity dominant flow
Patent No. 11846140

Inventor(s): Liang Zhao (Allen, TX), Xinqi Rong (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Floway Innovations Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Lawrence Youst PLLC (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17982795 on 11/08/2022 (406 days app to issue)

Abstract: An autonomous flow control device includes a valve assembly having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A valve element is disposed between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The valve element has a viscosity dominant flow path configured to provide a first flow resistance and an inertia dominant flow path configured to provide a second flow resistance that is greater than the first flow resistance such that when the viscosity of the fluid flowing therethrough is greater than a first predetermined level, the fluid follows the viscosity dominant flow path with the first flow resistance and when the viscosity of the fluid flowing therethrough is less than a second predetermined level, the fluid follows the inertia dominant flow path with the second flow resistance, thereby regulating the production rate of the fluid responsive to changes in the viscosity of the fluid.

[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]

Production valve having washpipe free activation
Patent No. 11846156

Inventor(s): Stephen Michael Greci (Little Elm, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Justiss, P.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17127168 on 12/18/2020 (1096 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a production valve. In one embodiment, a production valve includes a tubular having one or more first openings therein; a sliding member positioned within the tubular and having one or more second openings therein, configured to move between a first closed position wherein the first openings are offset from the second openings to close a fluid path and a second open position wherein the first openings are aligned with the second openings to open the fluid path; a remote open member positioned within the tubular, coupled to the sliding member in the first position and decoupled from the sliding member in the second position; and a first and second seal positioned between the tubular and at least one of the sliding member or remote open member, the first seal having a first seal area, and the second seal having a second greater seal area.

Integrated retaining ring and bushing
Patent No. 11846159

Inventor(s): Anthony Plana (Prosper, TX), Ted Breckenfeld (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): TERELION, LLC (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17374073 on 07/13/2021 (889 days app to issue)

Abstract: A piston actuated drilling tool includes a housing, a top sub, a piston and a drive sub. The piston has a nose at its forward end that is slidably mounted for reciprocating movement within the housing and which strikes a mandrel located at the forward end of the housing. An integrated retaining and bushing system has a retaining ring arranged for preventing the mandrel from detaching from the rest of the tool. The retaining ring encases a bushing for co-operation with the piston nose to stabilise and guide the piston and provide a timing event for percussion of the tool.

Fluid flow control system with a wide range of flow
Patent No. 11846165

Inventor(s): Ryan Wesley McChesney (Prosper, TX), Stephen Michael Greci (Little Elm, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Justiss, P.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17127126 on 12/18/2020 (1096 days app to issue)

Abstract: Provided is a fluid flow control system and a well system. The fluid flow control system, in one aspect, includes a fluid nozzle operable to receive production fluid having a pressure (P[b]3[/b]) and discharge control fluid having a control pressure (P[b]2[/b]). The fluid flow control system, in accordance with this aspect, further includes an inflow control device having a production fluid inlet operable to receive the production fluid having the pressure (P[b]3[/b]), a control inlet operable to receive the control fluid having the control pressure (P[b]2[/b]) from the fluid nozzle, and a production fluid outlet operable to pass the production fluid to the tubing, the inflow control device configured to open or close the production fluid outlet based upon a pressure differential value (P[b]3[/b]P[b]2[/b]). The fluid flow control system, in another aspect, includes a flow regulator coupled to the inflow control device, the flow regulator configured to regulate a pressure drop (P[b]3[/b]P[b]1[/b]) across the production fluid inlet and the production fluid outlet.

Integrated pump and manifold assembly
Patent No. 11846169

Inventor(s): Bryan C. Wagner (Fort Worth, TX), Richard David Peer (Fort Worth, TX), Wesley P. Clark (Weatherford, TX)
Assignee(s): SPM Oil Gas Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Law Firm: Foley Lardner LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17600565 on 07/22/2020 (1245 days app to issue)

Abstract: An integrated pump and manifold assembly includes a support structure, a manifold assembly mounted on the support structure, and one or more frac pumps. The manifold assembly includes one or more low pressure lines and a high pressure discharge line including a discharge outlet configured to fluidly couple to a wellhead. The one or more frac pumps are each mounted on the support structure and include a frac pump inlet and a frac pump outlet. The one or more frac pumps are configured to be in fluid communication with the one or more low pressure lines and the high pressure discharge line. The one or more low pressure lines, the high pressure discharge line, and the one or more frac pumps are integrated as a single unit and mounted on the support structure.

Release tool for downhole operations
Patent No. 11846176

Inventor(s): Dennis E. Roessler (Fort Worth, TX), John T. Hardesty (Fort Worth, TX), Phil Phelps (Fort Worth, TX), Terrell Saltarelli (Weatherford, TX)
Assignee(s): GEODYNAMICS, INC. (Millsap, TX)
Law Firm: Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP (13 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16918309 on 07/01/2020 (1266 days app to issue)

Abstract: A downhole tool for connecting and releasing portions of a tool string includes a housing; an electronics assembly; an activation mechanism; a valve assembly and a set of retainer dogs to connect and release a neck of another tool. The downhole tool may also include one or more measurement sensors for measuring a parameter and transferring one or more measured parameter values to the surface of the well.

System and method for dual telemetry noise reduction
Patent No. 11846181

Inventor(s): Todd W. Benson (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Helmerich Payne Technologies, Inc. (Tulsa, OK)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17364649 on 06/30/2021 (902 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method for controlling the frequency or amplitude of vibrations during drilling of a well. A system for generating mechanical vibrations may generate a control signal to cause two plates to impact one another with a first frequency or amplitude. The frequency or amplitude may be selected to steer the direction of drilling. In addition, a second control signal may be generated to cause the two plates to impact with a second frequency or amplitude to steer the direction of drilling, such as when the wellbore has deviated from the target path of a well plan. The control signals may be associated with one or more geological formations.

Determination of perforation crush zone permeability
Patent No. 11846183

Inventor(s): Jacob Andrew McGregor (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Justiss, P.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16787696 on 02/11/2020 (1407 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed herein are aspects of a method, 3D modeling apparatus, and a computer program product for determining parameters of a perforated core sample. In one embodiment, a method for determining parameters of a perforated core sample comprises providing a 3D mapping of a crush zone of a perforated core sample; and determining a permeability value for the crush zone of the perforated core sample based on a permeability of a representative unperforated core sample and the 3D mapping of the crush zone of the perforated core sample.

Whipstock with hinged taperface
Patent No. 11846186

Inventor(s): Matthew Bradley Stokes (Keller, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Justiss, P.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17124213 on 12/16/2020 (1098 days app to issue)

Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a whipstock. The whipstock may include a tubular having a longitudinal passageway extending along a length thereof, the tubular having a tapered face extending along at least a portion of the length; a support structure movably coupled to the tubular and extendable across the tapered face, wherein the support structure is operable to move from a first closed position closing the longitudinal passageway and a second open position exposing the longitudinal passageway; and a locking mechanism in the tubular for releasably holding the support structure in the first position.

Protective material for fuel system
Patent No. 11846418

Inventor(s): Antony F. Grattan (Arlington, TX), Cory L. Huggins (Arlington, TX), Douglas J. Streibich (Arlington, TX), Michael C. Robertson (Arlington, TX)
Assignee(s): Robertson Intellectual Properties, LLC (Mansfield, TX)
Law Firm: McCutcheon Joseph, PLLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16728883 on 12/27/2019 (1453 days app to issue)

Abstract: A downhole torch system and method of use includes a cylindrical housing, a protective material provided on at least one of the cylindrical housing and the fuel load, and a fuel load located within the cylindrical housing. The protective material is provided between the fuel load and the cylindrical housing to protect the cylindrical housing from adverse effects caused by the reaction of the burning fuel and/or the subsequent production of combustion products for cutting and/or perforating processes during operation of the torch system. The protective material significantly improves the cutting and/or perforating performance of the torch system.

Synchronized lighting with toggle system
Patent No. 11849520

Inventor(s): Donald Y. Perkins, Jr. (Richardson, TX), Jerry B. Chrane (Argyle, TX)
Assignee(s): GMI Holdings, Inc. (Mount Hope, OH)
Law Firm: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18154133 on 01/13/2023 (340 days app to issue)

Abstract: A light system for a barrier operator includes a plurality of barrier operators each in communication with a respective wall console. The light system further includes a plurality of light kits, each light kit of the plurality of light kits being in communication with at least one barrier operator of the plurality of barrier operators. Each barrier operator of the plurality of barrier operators is configured to select one of the light kits of the plurality of light kits as a master light kit, receive a state information from the master light kit, and transmit the state information of the master light kit to other light kits of the plurality of light kits. As such the lights connected to a barrier operator may become synchronized.

[E05F] DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING

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

Cleaning system for an engine exhaust cooler
Patent No. 11846258

Inventor(s): David Wright (Decatur, TX)
Assignee(s): TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC (Norwalk, CT)
Law Firm: The Small Patent Law Group LLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17975327 on 10/27/2022 (418 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method including one or more conduits, a pump system, and a controller. The conduits are fluidly coupled with a cooling device that is operably coupled with an engine to cool at least a portion of exhaust from the engine. The pump system pumps a cleaning fluid from a cleaning fluid source through the one or more conduits and into a flow path of a portion of the exhaust from the engine while the engine continues to operate. The controller monitors operation of the engine and determines whether the engine is operating in a designated state. The controller controls the pump system to pump the cleaning fluid into the flow path of a portion the exhaust from the engine to clean the cooling device while the engine operates in the designated state and the exhaust flows from the engine and through the cooling device.

[F02M] SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF (charging such engines F02B)

P H Y S I C S

Indoor drone flight awareness system
Patent No. 11845547

Inventor(s): Cory Matheson (Celina, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17819986 on 08/16/2022 (490 days app to issue)

Abstract: Unmanned vehicles can be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode. Unmanned vehicles may be used to survey a property in response to or in anticipation of a security threat or damage to the property. For example, an unmanned vehicle may analyze information about the property and based on the information provide graphics and information associated with the surveying of the property.

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

Eddie-bolt inspection tool
Patent No. 11845569

Inventor(s): Alondra Renee Guevara (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD)
Law Firm: BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17025579 on 09/18/2020 (1187 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one embodiment, systems and methods include using an eddie-bolt inspection tool to measure one or more eddie-bolts. An eddie-bolt inspection tool comprises a body; a valve; a light-emitting diode (LED); a battery; a first position switch; a second position switch; a cap; a nose piece; and a cover; wherein the cap is disposed on top of the body, wherein the body is disposed on top of the nose piece, where the nose piece is at least partially disposed within the body, wherein the cover is disposed around and on at least a portion of the body, wherein the body comprises: a first side; a second side; a third side; a fourth side; and an opening.

[G01B] MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for sample capture and extraction
Patent No. 11846574

Inventor(s): Adam Dewey McBrady (Dallas, TX), Aoife Celoria (Quinlan, TX), Moin Shafai (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Hand Held Products, Inc. (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: Alston Bird LLP (Local + 10 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17302535 on 05/05/2021 (958 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with aerosol collection devices (such as, but not limited to, breath-aerosol collector devices, breathalyzers) are provided. An example aerosol collection device includes a sample transfer adapter configured to receive a sample and a device body connected to the sample transfer adapter. In some examples, the device body defines a flow channel that guides the sample to a filter component, and the filter component contains a buffer solution.

[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)

Device testing architecture, method, and system
Patent No. 11846673

Inventor(s): Lee D. Whetsel (Parker, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18123406 on 03/20/2023 (274 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device test architecture and interface is provided to enable efficient testing embedded cores within devices. The test architecture interfaces to standard IEEE 1500 core test wrappers and provides high test data bandwidth to the wrappers from an external tester. The test architecture includes compare circuits that allow for comparison of test response data to be performed within the device. The test architecture further includes a memory for storing the results of the test response comparisons. The test architecture includes a programmable test controller to allow for various test control operations by simply inputting an instruction to the programmable test controller from the external tester. The test architecture includes a selector circuit for selecting a core for testing. Additional features and embodiments of the device test architectures are also disclosed.

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

Time of flight absolute position measurement
Patent No. 11846697

Inventor(s): Markus Dietl (Munich, , DE), Siva RaghuRam Prasad Chennupati (Unterschleissheim, , DE)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16997979 on 08/20/2020 (1216 days app to issue)

Abstract: A linear actuator includes a piston, a transmitter, and a receiver. The piston is configured to linearly extend and retract (such as within a cover tube). The transmitter is configured to generate a transmit electromagnetic waveform and direct the transmit electromagnetic waveform along a length of the piston. The receiver is configured to receive a return electromagnetic waveform that includes the transmit electromagnetic waveform after travelling to an extended end of the piston and returning to the receiver and determine a position of the piston based on a phase difference between the transmit electromagnetic waveform and the return electromagnetic waveform.

[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

On-field phase calibration
Patent No. 11846700

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: 17132857 on 12/23/2020 (1091 days app to issue)

Abstract: A radar system is provided and includes a radar transceiver integrated circuit (IC) and a processor coupled to the radar transceiver IC. The radar transceiver IC includes a chirp generator configured to generate a plurality of chirp signals and a phase shifter configured to induce a signal phase shift. The radar transceiver IC is configured to transmit a frame of chirps based on the plurality of chirp signals and generate a plurality of digital signals, each digital signal corresponding to a respective reflection received based on the plurality of chirp signals. The processor is configured to control the phase shifter to induce the signal phase shift in a first subset of chirp signals of the plurality of chirp signals and determine a phase shift induced in the first subset of chirp signals by the phase shifter based on the digital signal.

Microservices architecture for cloud-scale global navigation satellite system
Patent No. 11846712

Inventor(s): Christopher N. Delregno (Rowlett, TX), Matthew W. Turlington (Richardson, TX), Mohammed M. Rahman (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17249739 on 03/11/2021 (1013 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system can include a producer device to receive reference data from a reference station. The system can include a queue device to store a reference message, corresponding to the reference data, in a message queue. The system can include a mapping device to store mapping information indicating that the message queue is associated with the reference station. The system can include a consumer device to identify the message queue as being associated with a microservice to be provided to a client device based on a microservice request. The message queue can be identified based on the mapping information. The consumer device can obtain the reference message from the message queue, generate corrections data associated with the client device, and provide the corrections data.

Optical metasurfaces embedded on high CTE surface
Patent No. 11846833

Inventor(s): Ercan Mehmet Dede (Ann Arbor, MI), Sean P. Rodrigues (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Oblon, McClelland, Maier Neustadt, L.L.P. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17232972 on 04/16/2021 (977 days app to issue)

Abstract: An optical metasurface which shifts resonant frequency in response to changing temperature. The optical metasurface includes a membrane printed in a pattern from materials with a high coefficient of thermal expansion (”CTE”). The optical metasurface can include a plurality of high CTE fibers/structures in a first direction and a plurality of low CTE fibers/structures in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Alternatively, the high CTE substrate can include a plurality of high CTE fibers/structures in only a first direction. The high CTE substrate can include a plurality of high CTE fibers and a plurality of low CTE fiber in a pattern which creates desired sensing domains. An array of nanostructures is formed on the high CTE substrate. The array of nanostructures is designed to resonate with light transmitted through or impinging upon the optical metasurface. The resonant frequency of the response can be tuned thermally.

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

Integrated circuit with debugger and arbitration interface
Patent No. 11847006

Inventor(s): Amritpal Singh Mundra (Allen, TX), Anthony Lell (San Antonio, TX), Gary Augustine Cooper (Oakmont, PA), Jason Lynn Peck (Sugar Land, TX), Jose Luis Flores (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17139249 on 12/31/2020 (1083 days app to issue)

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes: a debugger; and an interface coupled to the debugger. The interface has: arbitration logic coupled to the debugger; a power processor coupled to the arbitration logic; and a power management network coupled to the power processor. The integrated circuit also includes subsystems coupled to the interface. The debugger is configured to perform debugging operations of the subsystems via the interface.

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

Circuits and methods for enabling redundancy in an electronic system employing cold-sparing
Patent No. 11847084

Inventor(s): David A. Grant (London, , GB), Mark Hamlyn (Murphy, TX)
Assignee(s): Apogee Semiconductor, Inc. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18328553 on 06/02/2023 (200 days app to issue)

Abstract: CMOS output stages, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuits and input bus-keeper functions are provided that block dc and ac leakage paths within inactive powered-down integrated circuits used in redundant high-reliability system configurations employing cold-sparing to provide backup circuitry. These circuits and methods avoid both undesirable power consumption in a cold-spared backup unit and loading of connected active units when powered down, without compromising performance or functionality of the backup unit when in its active powered state. Inputs and outputs using an analog majority voting principle to implement in-circuit redundancy for on-chip fault tolerance are also provided, incorporating the low-leakage principles of the invention for low power dissipation when powered down. Such on-chip redundancy can harden an IC against various faults, such as single-event effects in high-radiation environments, while maintaining the other advantages in a cold-sparing system.

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

Data migration using customizable database consolidation rules
Patent No. 11847103

Inventor(s): Inderpal S. Tahim (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Redwood Shores, CA)
Law Firm: Potomac Law Group, PLLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16146055 on 09/28/2018 (1908 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for performing data migration using database consolidation. Information and parameters about a plurality of source databases from a source system can be stored, the parameters including a location, a security zone, and processor information for the source databases. Each of the plurality of source databases can be classified to one of a plurality of predetermined database sizes based on the stored information and parameters, wherein the classifying is at least based on the processor information. The classified source databases can be mapped to target database hardware based on the classified sizes and the stored parameters, wherein the target database hardware is segmented into containers that are defined by one or more of the parameters. Data from the source databases can be migrated to the target database hardware based on the mappings.

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

Extract, transform, load monitoring platform
Patent No. 11847130

Inventor(s): Chanakya Kaspa (McKinney, TX), Divya Mehrotra (Frisco, TX), Gregory Muzyn (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: Harrity Harrity, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17303167 on 05/21/2021 (942 days app to issue)

Abstract: In some implementations, a monitoring device may receive configuration information associated with an extract, transform, load (ETL) pipeline that includes one or more data sources and one or more data sinks. The monitoring device may generate, based on the configuration information, lineage data related to a data flow from the one or more data sources to the one or more data sinks in the ETL pipeline. The monitoring device may generate one or more predicted quality metrics associated with the ETL pipeline using a machine learning model. The monitoring device may generate a visualization in which multiple nodes are arranged to indicate the data flow from the one or more data sources to the one or more data sinks and further in which the one or more predicted quality metrics are encoded within the visualization.

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

Two-way descriptor matching on deep learning accelerator
Patent No. 11847184

Inventor(s): Deepak Kumar Poddar (Bengaluru, , IN), Hrushikesh Tukaram Garud (Parbhani, , IN), Pramod Kumar Swami (Bengaluru, , IN), Soyeb Nagori (Bengaluru, , IN)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17149474 on 01/14/2021 (1069 days app to issue)

Abstract: A matching accelerator in the form of a hardware accelerator configured to perform matrix multiplication and/or additional operations is used to optimize keypoint matching. An SSE calculation may be determined by utilizing the matching accelerator to perform matrix multiplication to obtain a cost matrix for two sets of keypoint descriptors from two images. The hardware accelerator may determine a best cost calculation for each keypoint in each direction, which is utilized to perform keypoint matching.

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

Enforcing data ownership at gateway registration using natural language processing
Patent No. 11847412

Inventor(s): Amit Pandey (Plano, TX), Christian Carroll (Frisco, TX), Madhav Ayyagari (Frisco, TX), Terrence Mower (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: KDW Firm PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17463917 on 09/01/2021 (839 days app to issue)

Abstract: Enforcing data ownership may include receiving a request to register an application programming interface (API) endpoint. A plurality of elements of the API endpoint and a target API endpoint may be preprocessed. A distance may be computed for each of element of the API endpoint relative to at least one of the elements of the target API endpoint. A distance score for the API endpoint may be computed based on the distance scores. A term frequency-inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) value may be computed for a plurality of metadata terms of the API endpoint and the target API endpoint. A similarity score between the TF-IDF values of the metadata terms may be computed. An adjusted score may be computed for the API endpoint based on the distance score and the similarity scores. The API endpoint may be registered based on the adjusted score being below a permissions threshold.

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

Lexical analyzer for a neuro-linguistic behavior recognition system
Patent No. 11847413

Inventor(s): Gang Xu (Houston, TX), Ming-Jung Seow (The Woodlands, TX), Tao Yang (Katy, TX), Wesley Kenneth Cobb (The Woodlands, TX)
Assignee(s): Intellective Ai, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: COOLEY LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17328606 on 05/24/2021 (939 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for building a dictionary of words from combinations of symbols generated based on input data. A neuro-linguistic behavior recognition system includes a neuro-linguistic module that generates a linguistic model that describes data input from a source (e.g., video data, SCADA data, etc.). To generate words for the linguistic model, a lexical analyzer component in the neuro-linguistic module receives a stream of symbols, each symbol generated based on an ordered stream of normalized vectors generated from input data. The lexical analyzer component determines words from combinations of the symbols based on a hierarchical learning model having one or more levels. Each level indicates a length of the words to be identified at that level. Statistics are evaluated for the words identified at each level. The lexical analyzer component identifies one or more of the words having statistical significance.

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

System and method for estimation of interlocutor intents and goals in turn-based electronic conversational flow
Patent No. 11847422

Inventor(s): Jonathan E. Eisenzopf (San Francisco, CA), Pedro Vale Lima (Oporto, , PT)
Assignee(s): DISCOURSE.AI, INC. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17896291 on 08/26/2022 (480 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method implemented on a computing device for analyzing a digital corpus of unstructured interlocutor conversations to discover intents, goals, or both intents and goals of one or more parties to the conversations, by grouping the conversation utterances according to semantic similarity clusters; selecting the best utterance(s) that mostly likely embody a party”s stated goal or intent; creates a set of candidate intent names for each cluster based upon each intent utterance in each conversation in each cluster; rates each candidate intent (or goal) for each intent name; and selects the most likely candidate intent (or goal) name for the purposes of subsequent automation of future conversations such as, but not limited to, automated electronic responses using Artificial Intelligence and machine learning.

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

Load store circuit with dedicated single or dual bit shift circuit and opcodes for low power accelerator processor
Patent No. 11847427

Inventor(s): Seok-Jun Lee (Allen, TX), Srinivas Lingam (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 14840308 on 08/31/2015 (3032 days app to issue)

Abstract: Described examples include integrated circuits such as microcontrollers with a low energy accelerator processor circuit or other application specific integrated processor circuit including a load store circuit operative to perform load and store operations associated with at least one register and a low gate count shift circuit to selectively shift the data of the register by only an integer number of bits less than the register data width without using a barrel shifter for low power operation to support vector operations for FFT or filtering functions.

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

Stream engine with element promotion and decimation modes
Patent No. 11847453

Inventor(s): Joseph Zbiciak (San Jose, CA)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17544740 on 12/07/2021 (742 days app to issue)

Abstract: A streaming engine employed in a digital data processor specifies a fixed read only data stream defined by plural nested loops. An address generator produces address of data elements. A steam head register stores data elements next to be supplied to operational units for use as operands. A promotion unit optionally increases date element data size by an integral power of 2 either zero filing or sign filling the additional bits. A decimation unit optionally decimates data elements by an integral factor of 2. For ease of implementation the promotion factor must be greater than or equal to the decimation factor.

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

Variable pipeline length in a barrel-multithreaded processor
Patent No. 11847464

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: 18079164 on 12/12/2022 (372 days app to issue)

Abstract: Devices and techniques for variable pipeline length in a barrel-multithreaded processor are described herein. A completion time for an instruction can be determined prior to insertion into a pipeline of a processor. A conflict between the instruction and a different instruction based on the completion time can be detected. Here, the different instruction is already in the pipeline and the conflict detected when the completion time equals the previously determined completion time for the different instruction. A difference between the completion time and an unconflicted completion time can then be calculated and completion of the instruction delayed by the difference.

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

Controlled thermal shutdown and recovery
Patent No. 11847466

Inventor(s): Anand Kumar G (Bengaluru, , IN), Robin Osa Hoel (Oslo, , NO)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17537952 on 11/30/2021 (749 days app to issue)

Abstract: In described examples, an integrated circuit (IC) includes a first temperature sensor, a processor, a second temperature sensor, and a reset module. The first sensor senses a first body temperature of the IC. The processor asserts a thermal shutdown signal if the first body temperature exceeds a first threshold. In response to the thermal shutdown signal, the second sensor asserts a reset request signal and senses a second body temperature of the IC. If the second body temperature is less than a second threshold, the second sensor asserts a reset end signal. The reset module outputs a system reset signal to the first sensor and the processor if the reset request signal is asserted, and outputs a system recovery signal if the reset end signal is asserted. The first sensor and the processor deactivate if the system reset signal is asserted, and activate if the system recovery signal is asserted.

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

System for detecting impairment issues of distributed hosts
Patent No. 11847480

Inventor(s): Cory Forsythe (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Law Firm: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16292070 on 03/04/2019 (1751 days app to issue)

Abstract: A notification of an event associated with a computing instance provided to customers of a computing resource service provider is obtained. Log information associated with the computing instance is obtained from a log of operations of the computing instance, with the log information indicating events associated with the computing instance. Pattern matching on the log information is performed to produce a pattern matching result. The computing instance is determined to be impaired based at least in part on the pattern matching result including indications of impairment. A mitigation operation is performed to the computing instance to mitigate the impairment.

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

Automatic refinement of intent classification for virtual assistant applications
Patent No. 11847565

Inventor(s): Tieyi Guo (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): FMR LLC (Boston, MA)
Law Firm: Cesari McKenna, LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18109373 on 02/14/2023 (308 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for automatic refinement of intent classification for virtual assistant applications. A computing device creates utterance groups comprising messages. The device determines, using a first machine learning (ML) classifier, a first predicted intent associated with each utterance group and determines, using a second ML classifier, a second predicted intent associated with each utterance group. The device combines the first and second predicted intents to generate a final predicted intent, determines, for each incomprehensible utterance group, whether the final predicted intent overlaps with the final predicted intent for other utterance groups, and selects messages having no overlapping intent to create new intents. The device determines, for each comprehensible utterance group, whether the final predicted intent overlaps with a preassigned intent for other utterance groups and combines the messages that have an overlapping intent to create and label a new utterance group with the overlapping intent.

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

Detecting and identifying misplaced items using a sensor array
Patent No. 11847688

Inventor(s): Deepanjan Paul (Plano, TX), Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy (Irving, TX), Sarath Vakacharla (Irving, TX), Shahmeer Ali Mirza (Celina, TX)
Assignee(s): 7-ELEVEN, INC. (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17742078 on 05/11/2022 (587 days app to issue)

Abstract: An object tracking system that includes a sensor and a tracking system. The sensor is configured to capture a frame of at least a portion of a rack within a global plane for a space. The tracking system is further configured to receive the frame, to determine a pixel location for the first person, and to determine a person is within the predefined zone associated with the rack. The tracking system is further configured to identify the plurality of items in a digital cart associated with the person, to identify an item from the digital cart associated with the first person, and to remove the identified item from the digital cart associated with the person.

[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]

Tax planning using video-based graphical user interface and artificial intelligence
Patent No. 11847707

Inventor(s): John Anthony Castro (Mansfield, TX)
Assignee(s): AITAX CORPORATION (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18154538 on 01/13/2023 (340 days app to issue)

Abstract: A apparatus and method of generating and presenting a recommended filing strategy that includes receiving user inputs via a graphical user interface; identifying, using one or more computers, factual patterns of the user inputs; assigning, using the one or more computers and based on the identified factual patterns, a risk tolerance classification; generating, using an optimization model and based on the factual patterns, the risk tolerance classification, and relevant legal documents, the recommended filing strategy; identifying relevant media files from a library of media files that are associated with the recommended filing strategy; creating a combined media file from the plurality of relevant media files; and presenting the combined media file via the graphical user interface.

Contract analytic binding and provenance
Patent No. 11847710

Inventor(s): Richard Martin Scott (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17132594 on 12/23/2020 (1091 days app to issue)

Abstract: A mechanism is provided to implement a contract analytic binding and provenance system. The mechanism loads contract rules for an agreement between a plurality of contract parties and creates an analytic entry per rule to form a set of analytic entries, Each analytic entry is associated with an executable analytic function. The mechanism assigns each analytic entry a directed acyclic graph vertex. The mechanism confirms alignment between the contract rules and the set of analytic entries and stores the set of analytic entries in peer ledgers associated with the plurality of contract parties. The mechanism activates the set of analytic entries responsive to confirming provenance of the peer ledgers associated with the plurality of contract parties.

Systems and methods for quantitative evaluation of optical map quality and for data augmentation automation
Patent No. 11847771

Inventor(s): Chenchi Luo (Plano, TX), Yingmao Li (Allen, TX), Youngjun Yoo (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17246163 on 04/30/2021 (963 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method includes obtaining at least one image and a ground truth map associated with the at least one image. The method also includes generating multiple optical maps using multiple algorithms and the at least one image. The method further includes, for each algorithm, identifying at least one score for the algorithm using one or more of the optical maps generated using the algorithm and the ground truth map. The ground truth map identifies one or more boundaries associated with one or more foreground objects in the at least one image. The scores identify how well the optical maps generated using the algorithms separate the one or more foreground objects from a background in the at least one image.

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

Automatic problem detection from sounds
Patent No. 11847872

Inventor(s): Rachel Elizabeth Csabi (Frisco, TX), Snehal Desai (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Plumsea Law Group, LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18164193 on 02/03/2023 (319 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and a method for diagnosing a problem with a motor vehicle using sound. Ambient noise information for the motor vehicle is determined. Current sound information is received, and whether there is a variation in sound between the current sound information and the ambient noise information is determined. The ambient noise information is subtracted from the current sound information if the variation has been identified, to identify a sound anomaly. A sound anomaly signal is extracted and compared with predetermined anomaly signal information stored in a database. The predetermined anomaly signal information is associated with diagnostic information.

[G07C] TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE (identification of persons A61B 5/117; indicating or recording apparatus for measuring in general, analogous apparatus but in which the input is not a variable to be measured, e.g. a hand operation, G01D; clocks, clock mechanisms G04B, G04C; time-interval measuring G04F; counting mechanisms per se G06M)

Systems and methods for in-vehicle predictive failure detection
Patent No. 11847873

Inventor(s): Nikhil Patel (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED (Stamford, CT)
Law Firm: McCoy Russell LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18165216 on 02/06/2023 (316 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for predictively detecting vehicle failure based on diagnostic trouble codes are provided. In one example, a method is provided, comprising determining a probability of failure of a vehicle based on one or more diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs); and indicating to an operator of the vehicle that failure is likely in response to the probability exceeding a threshold.

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

Control of transport en route
Patent No. 11847919

Inventor(s): Christopher J. Risberg (Flower Mound, TX), Devang H. Parekh (Dallas, TX), Felipe G. Salles (Garland, TX), Louis Brugman (Frisco, TX), Nutonya L. Parker (Dallas, TX), Robert D. Slater (Murphy, TX), Shintaro Iwaasa (Frisco,
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 16878586 on 05/19/2020 (1309 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of detecting, by a server, a target transport operating in an unsafe manner, locating, the by the server, at least one autonomous transport in front of the target transport, and maneuvering the at least one autonomous transport to affect the target transport.

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

Methods and apparatus for a self-calibrating and adaptive display
Patent No. 11847984

Inventor(s): Aravind Lakshminarayanan (Frisco, TX), Jeffrey Kempf (Dallas, TX), Paul Rancuret (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17828825 on 05/31/2022 (567 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example apparatus comprising: a controller configured to: access a content brightness map; determine an amplitude of a light emitting diode (LED) current based on the content brightness map, a target brightness, or a target color temperature; determine a pulse width modulation (PWM) sequence based on the content brightness map, the target brightness, or the target color temperature; determine an LED PWM signal based on the content brightness map, the target brightness, the target color temperature, or the amplitude of the LED current; transmit a signal indicating the LED current to an LED; transmit the PWM sequence to a spatial light modulator (SLM); and transmit the LED PWM signal to the LED.

[G09G] ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F 3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F 9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H01L, H05B 33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N 1/00) [5]

Techniques for erasing the memory cells of edge word lines
Patent No. 11848059

Inventor(s): Abhijith Prakash (Milpitas, CA), Jiacen Guo (Cupertino, CA), Xiang Yang (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee(s): SanDisk Technologies LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC (7 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17529722 on 11/18/2021 (761 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of erasing memory cells in a memory device is provided. The method includes grouping a plurality of word lines into a first group, which does not include edge word lines, and a second group, which does include edge word lines. An erase operation is performed on the memory cells of the first and second groups until erase-verify of the memory cells of the first group passes. It is then determined if further erase of the memory cells of the second group is necessary. In response to it being determined that the additional erase operation is necessary, an additional erase operation is performed on at least some of the memory cells of the second group until erase-verify of the memory cells of the second group passes.

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

Memory with DQS pulse control circuitry, and associated systems, devices, and methods
Patent No. 11848070

Inventor(s): Scott E. Smith (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID)
Law Firm: Perkins Coie LLP (17 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17523312 on 11/10/2021 (769 days app to issue)

Abstract: Memory with DQS pulse control circuitry is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a memory device comprises a DQS terminal and circuitry operably coupled to the DQS terminal. The DQS terminal is configured to receive an external DQS signal including a first pulse having a first width. In turn, the circuitry is configured to generate a second pulse based at least in part on the first pulse and output an internal DQS signal including the second pulse. The second pulse can have a second width greater than the first width. In some embodiments, the external DQS signal can further include a third pulse having a third width greater than the second width. In such embodiments, the circuitry can be further configured to generate and output a fourth pulse based at least in part on the third pulse that has a fourth width equivalent to the third width.

E L E C T R I C I T Y

System and method for identifying locations with lifestyle preferences
Patent No. 11847146

Inventor(s): Anthony Todd Frazier (Wylie, TX), Bart Paul Pousson (Wylie, TX), Charles Allen Stokes (Richardson, TX), Connor Lirot (Plano, TX), Courtney Gerard Smith (McKinney, TX), James Joseph Mellinger (Allen, TX), Thomas Clausing (
Assignee(s): STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Bloomington, IL)
Law Firm: MARSHALL, GERSTEIN BORUN LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17554391 on 12/17/2021 (732 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and system provide areas with lifestyle preferences selected by a user. Generally, a computing device receives a selection of one or more lifestyle preferences from the user. In response to the selected lifestyle preferences, a visual display of one or more areas of a geographic map that includes one or more of the lifestyle preferences that favorably compare to the lifestyle preferences of the user is presented to the user via a user interface of the computing device. Additionally, the user may submit a review of the lifestyle preferences available in a particular location.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Non-volatile counter system, counter circuit and power management circuit with isolated dynamic boosted supply
Patent No. 11847430

Inventor(s): Christy Leigh She (Allen, TX), Hao Meng (Shanghai, , CN), Michael Zwerg (Dallas, TX), Steven Craig Bartling (Dallas, TX), Sudhanshu Khanna (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17521019 on 11/08/2021 (771 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed examples include non-volatile counter systems to generate and store a counter value according to a sensor pulse signal, and power circuits to generate first and second supply voltage signals to power first and second power domain circuits using power from the sensor pulse signal, including a switch connected between first and second power domain supply nodes, a boost circuit, and a control circuit to selectively cause the switch to disconnect the first and second power domain circuits from one another after the first supply voltage signal rises above a threshold voltage in a given pulse of the sensor pulse signal, and to cause the boost circuit to boost the second supply voltage signal after the regulator output is disconnected from the second power domain supply node in the given pulse.

[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]

Leaded wafer chip scale packages
Patent No. 11848244

Inventor(s): Kengo Aoya (Beppu, , JP), Makoto Shibuya (Tokyo, , JP), Masamitsu Matsuura (Beppu, , JP)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17491394 on 09/30/2021 (810 days app to issue)

Abstract: In examples, a wafer chip scale package (WCSP) comprises a semiconductor die including a device side having circuitry formed therein. The WCSP includes a redistribution layer (RDL) including an insulation layer abutting the device side and a metal trace coupled to the device side and abutting the insulation layer. The WCSP includes a conductive member coupled to the metal trace, the conductive member in a first vertical plane that is positioned no farther than a quarter of a horizontal width of the semiconductor die from a vertical axis extending through a center of the semiconductor die. The WCSP includes a lead coupled to the conductive member and extending horizontally past a second vertical plane defined by a perimeter of the semiconductor die.

[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 nickel-silver pre-plated leadframe
Patent No. 11848258

Inventor(s): Bernardo Gallegos (McKinney, TX), Nazila Dadvand (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17139985 on 12/31/2020 (1083 days app to issue)

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a pad and leads, the pad and leads including a base metal predominantly including copper, a first plated metal layer predominantly including nickel in contact with the base metal, and a second plated metal layer predominantly including silver in contact with the first plated metal layer. The first plated metal layer has a first plated metal layer thickness of 0.1 to 5 microns, and the second plated metal layer has a second plated metal layer thickness of 0.2 to 5 microns. The semiconductor package further includes an adhesion promotion coating predominantly including silver oxide in contact with the second plated metal layer opposite the first plated metal layer, a semiconductor die mounted on the pad, a wire bond extending between the semiconductor die and a lead of the leads, and a mold compound covering the semiconductor die and the wire bond.

Thin film resistor with punch-through vias
Patent No. 11848268

Inventor(s): Abbas Ali (Plano, TX), Dhishan Kande (Dallas, TX), Gregory B. Shinn (Dallas, TX), Qi-Zhong Hong (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17378203 on 07/16/2021 (886 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device including a thin film resistor (TFR) structure. The TFR structure is accessible by one or more conductive vias that extend vertically from an upper metal layer to completely penetrate a TFR layer positioned thereunder. The conductive vias are coupled to one or more sidewalls of the TFR layer at or near the sites of penetration. The TFR structure can be manufactured by a method that includes etching a via trench completely through the TFR layer and a dielectric layer above the TFR layer, and filling the via trench with a conductor coupled to a sidewall of the TFR layer.

Semiconductor device packages with high angle wire bonding and non-gold bond wires
Patent No. 11848297

Inventor(s): Bo-Hsun Pan (New Taipei, , TW), Byron Lovell Williams (Plano, TX), Chien-Chang Li (New Taipei, , TW), Hung-Yu Chou (Taipei, , TW), Jeffrey Alan West (Dallas, TX), Shawn Martin O”Connor (McKinney, TX), Sheng-Wen Huang (Taipei,
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17364807 on 06/30/2021 (902 days app to issue)

Abstract: In a described example, an apparatus includes: a package substrate having a die mount portion and lead portions spaced from the die mount portion; a semiconductor die over the die mount portion having bond pads on an active surface facing away from the package substrate; non-gold bond wires forming electrical connections between at least one of the bond pads and one of the lead portions of the package substrate; a bond stitch on bump connection formed between one of the non-gold bond wires and a bond pad of the semiconductor die, comprising a stitch bond formed on a flex stud bump; and dielectric material covering a portion of the package substrate, the semiconductor die, the non-gold bond wires, the stitch bond and the flex stud bump, forming a packaged semiconductor device.

Wireless communication device with an antenna adjacent to an edge of the device
Patent No. 11848483

Inventor(s): Chul Min Han (San Diego, CA), Jorge Fabrega Sanchez (San Diego, CA)
Assignee(s): Futurewei Technologies, Inc. (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17545826 on 12/08/2021 (741 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for a wireless communication device including configuring an antenna including antenna circuitry to receive or transmit wireless signals; feeding a radio frequency signal into the antenna circuitry; providing a housing comprising a plurality of edges, wherein the edges comprise a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, wherein a first edge of the housing comprises a conductive strip, a first slot, and a second slot, and wherein the first edge is the top or bottom edge; providing an input/output port adjacent to the first edge of the housing; and locating the conductive strip, which comprises a portion of the antenna, entirely between the first slot and the second slot, wherein a length of each of the first slot and the second slot extends across the first edge of the housing and is oriented perpendicular to a major axis of the conductive strip.

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

USB type-C/PD controller having integrated VBUS to CC short protection
Patent No. 11848552

Inventor(s): Pulkit Shah (Karnataka, , IN), Rajdeep Mukhopadhyay (Karnataka, , IN), Vinod Joseph Menezes (Karnataka, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17738828 on 05/06/2022 (592 days app to issue)

Abstract: A USB Type-C/Power Delivery controller chip includes a first pin for receiving a first voltage, a second pin for receiving a second voltage, and a third pin for coupling to the CC pin of a USB connector. The USB controller chip includes a VCONN power supply circuit having a blocking field effect transistor (BFET) coupled in series with a hot-swap field FET (HSFET) between the first and third pins, and first and second Zener diodes coupled anode-to-anode between the HSFET”s source and gate. A cable detection circuit includes a BFET coupled between the second and third pins, and a Zener diode coupled between the BFET”s gate and a lower rail. A power delivery physical layer circuit includes a receiver and a transmitter, each coupled to the third pin through a respective BFET, the respective BFETs each having a Zener diode coupled between respective gates and the lower rail.

[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)

Auxiliary power supply apparatus and method for isolated power converters
Patent No. 11848603

Inventor(s): Heping Dai (Plano, TX), Liming Ye (Plano, TX), Yushan Li (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, , CN)
Law Firm: Slater Matsil, LLP (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18064816 on 12/12/2022 (372 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller configured to generate a PWM signal for controlling a power switch of a forward converter, a bias switch and a bias capacitor connected in series and coupled to a bias winding of the forward converter, and a comparator having a first input connected to the bias capacitor, a second input connected to a predetermined reference and an output configured to generate a signal for controlling the bias switch to allow a magnetizing current from the bias winding to charge the bias capacitor when a voltage across the bias capacitor is less than the predetermined reference.

[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]

Control circuit and method for switching power converters
Patent No. 11848609

Inventor(s): Bo Yang (Allen, TX), Xiaoyu Xi (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): M3 Technology, Inc. (Taipei, , TW)
Law Firm: AP3 Law Firm PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17712460 on 04/04/2022 (624 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes a first conversion unit configured to convert a ramp voltage signal into a ramp current signal flowing through a first resistor, a second conversion unit configured to convert a feedback voltage signal into a feedback current signal flowing through the first resistor, a third conversion unit configured to convert a control voltage signal generated by an error amplifier into a control current signal flowing through a second resistor, and a comparator having a first input coupled to the first resistor and a second input coupled to the second resistor, wherein an output of the comparator determines a turn-on of a high-side switch of a power converter.

Solar panel disconnect and reactivation system
Patent No. 11848643

Inventor(s): Il Han Kim (Allen, TX), Xiaolin Lu (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18053405 on 11/08/2022 (406 days app to issue)

Abstract: A photovoltaic system with an inverter, at least one solar panel for providing electrical power, and electrical wiring for coupling electrical power from the at least one solar panel to the inverter. Also included is a transmitter for transmitting a messaging protocol along the electrical wiring, where the protocol includes a multibit wireline signal. Also included is circuitry for selectively connecting the electrical power from the at least one solar panel along the electrical wiring to the inverter in response to the messaging protocol.

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

Enabling an external resistor for an oscillator
Patent No. 11848645

Inventor(s): Aniruddha Roy (Bangalore, , IN), Nitin Agarwal (Bangalore, , IN), Preetham Narayana Reddy (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17509706 on 10/25/2021 (785 days app to issue)

Abstract: In an example, a system includes an oscillator circuit on a chip. The oscillator circuit includes a charging current generator including a current mirror, an amplifier, and an on-chip resistor, where the on-chip resistor is coupled to a pin on the chip. The oscillator circuit also includes oscillator circuitry coupled to the charging current generator, where the oscillator circuitry includes a comparator, a phase generator, a first capacitor coupled to a first resistor, and a second capacitor coupled to a second resistor. The system also includes an external resistor coupled to the pin, where the external resistor is external to the chip. The system includes an external capacitor coupled to the pin, where the external capacitor is external to the chip.

Power amplifier (PA)-filter output power tuning
Patent No. 11848654

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: 16893137 on 06/04/2020 (1293 days app to issue)

Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater. A repeater can comprise a first port; a second port; a first-direction amplification and filtering path coupled between the first port and the second port; a multiplexer coupled between: the first-direction amplification and filtering path; and the second port; and a power amplifier (PA) coupled between the first port and the multiplexer. The repeater can further comprise an adjustable matching network coupled between the PA and the multiplexer, wherein the adjustable matching network is actively adjusted to match an impedance of an output of the PA at a selected channel over a frequency range for a first-direction signal with an impedance of an input of the multiplexer over the selected channel over the frequency range for a first-direction signal.

[H03G] CONTROL OF AMPLIFICATION (impedance networks, e.g. attenuators, H03H; control of transmission in lines H04B 3/04)

Majority voter with error detection
Patent No. 11848673

Abstract: An integrated circuit for use in high-reliability electronic systems contains one or more digital majority voters with corresponding disagreement detectors connected to the same input signals producing a majority value output and an error signal that is active when not all input signals agree. Internal error signals from multiple majority voter/disagreement detectors as well as external error inputs may be combined using disjunctive error logic to produce an ”error detected” output indication. Cold-sparing and hot-plugging are supported by providing cold-sparable electrostatic discharge protection circuits and power-on reset circuitry controlling cold-sparable output stages. Internal modular redundancy provides immunity to single-event transients as well as enhanced reliability. Redundant electronic systems using the majority voter with error detection are also provided, as are fault notification systems that use the disjunctive error logic and external error input feedthrough capabilities of serially-connected integrated circuits to produce an error indication for a plurality of subsystems.

Comparator low power response
Patent No. 11848678

Inventor(s): Nitin Agarwal (Bangalore, , IN), Venkat Ramakrishna Saripalli (Bangalore, , IN), Venkata Ramanan R (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17931557 on 09/13/2022 (462 days app to issue)

Abstract: In described examples, an amplifier can be arranged to generate a first stage output signal in response to an input signal. The input signal can be coupled to control a first current coupled from a first current source through a common node to generate the first stage output signal. A replica circuit can be arranged to generate a replica load signal in response to the input signal and in response to current received from the common node. A current switch can be arranged to selectively couple a second current from a second current source to the common node in response to the replica load signal.

Methods and systems for communicating
Patent No. 11848812

Inventor(s): Jerrold Prothero (Delray Beach, FL), Nigel Jones (Frederick, MD)
Assignee(s): Astrapi Corporation (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Law Office of Michael Antone, LLC (Local + 690 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17588380 on 01/31/2022 (687 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for communicating comprise one or more of a computer-readable media, a computer, a satellite communication device and a mobile device, wherein the at least one of a computer-readable media, a computer, a satellite communication device and a mobile device to perform at least one of supplying data as input communication symbols to an encoder, which converts the input communication symbols into transmittable waveforms having a head function and a tail function, which are different. A transmitter transmits transmittable waveforms over a communication channel, which is received by a receiver, then demodulated and output communication symbols carrying the data to at least one of a user, a secondary computer-readable media, a secondary computer, a secondary satellite communication device and a secondary mobile device.

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

Root cause incident detection using an alarm correlation engine
Patent No. 11848814

Inventor(s): Jia Yan (Plano, TX), Yanbing Su (Frisco, 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: 17455354 on 11/17/2021 (762 days app to issue)

Abstract: In various examples, description data may be used by an engine to correlate a subset of alarms representing a network incident. A machine learning model may then be used to predict a likelihood that one or more of the alarms within the subset is a root cause of the network incident. This root cause may then be displayed on a graphical user interface. As a result, alarm fatigue experienced by network administrators may be reduced.

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

Systems, methods, and apparatus to monitor mobile internet activity
Patent No. 11849001

Inventor(s): Achilleas Papakostas (Dallas, TX), Michael Andrew Yonker (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): The Nielsen Company (US), LLC (New York, NY)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17902640 on 09/02/2022 (473 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus to monitor mobile Internet activity are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, machine-readable instructions, programmable circuitry to execute the machine-readable instructions to at least assign a first port of a proxy server to a mobile device associated with a panelist, cause transmission of configuration data to the mobile device to instruct the mobile device to transmit future requests the first port of the proxy server, obtain a first request for media on the first port originating from the mobile device, and after a determination that the first request originated from an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with an IP address range representative of devices on a cellular network, service the first request, generate a data association, request the media from an Internet media provider identified in the first request, and cause transmission of the media to the mobile device.

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

Systems and methods for blockchain-based secure key exchange
Patent No. 11849032

Inventor(s): Mun Wei Low (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17321378 on 05/14/2021 (949 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system described herein provide for the secure maintaining and providing of information, such as public keys used in Public Key Infrastructure (”PKI”) techniques or other techniques, using a secure distributed ledger (e.g., ”blockchain”) system. A blockchain system may be utilized in lieu of a key escrow system in the exchange and/or providing of public keys in a Diffie-Hellman key exchange technique or other type of technique in which public keys are provided from one entity to another. A first entity may generate an asymmetric key pair that includes a public key and a private key, and may provide the public key to a blockchain system for retrieval by one or more other entities. For example, the entities may be engaged in a secure messaging session, in which messages are encrypted and may be decrypted using one or more keys, including the public key.

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

Method and apparatus for video encoding and/or decoding to prevent start code confusion
Patent No. 11849148

Inventor(s): Akira Osamoto (Plano, TX), Madhukar Budagavi (Plano, TX), Vivienne Sze (Dallas, TX), Yasutomo Matsuba (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17350471 on 06/17/2021 (915 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and a video processor for preventing start code confusion. The method includes aligning bytes of a slice header relating to slice data when the slice header is not byte aligned or inserting differential data at the end of the slice header before the slice data when the slice header is byte aligned, performing emulation prevention byte insertion on the slice header, and combine the slice header and the slice data after performing emulation prevention byte insertion.

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

Sample adaptive offset (SAO) parameter signaling
Patent No. 11849154

Inventor(s): Do-Kyoung Kwon (Allen, TX), Minhua Zhou (San Diego, CA), Woo-Shik Kim (San Diego, CA)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17355701 on 06/23/2021 (909 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques for signaling of sample adaptive offset (SAO) information that may reduce the coding rate for signaling such information in the compressed bit stream are provided. More specifically, techniques are provided that allow SAO information common to two or more of the color components to be signaled using one or more syntax elements (flags or indicators) representative of the common information. These techniques reduce the need to signal SAO information separately for each color component.

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

Thermostat, system and method for providing awareness in a hospitality environment
Patent No. 11849155

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: 17230570 on 04/14/2021 (979 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system and method for providing awareness in a hospitality environment are presented. In one embodiment, a vertical and horizontal array of thermostats is provided and each thermostat includes an identification corresponding to a room in which the thermostat is placed. Each thermostat includes a wireless transceiver that periodically transmits an identification beacon signal that is received by a proximate wireless-enabled programmable interactive device. The proximate wireless-enabled programmable interactive device, in turn, broadcasts data packets including an indication of the strength of thermostat identification signals received. The broadcasts are received by a server via an array of wireless routers. A location of the proximate wireless-enabled programmable interactive device is determined based on the signal strength information in the data packets.

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

Railcar sensor communication system
Patent No. 11849266

Inventor(s): Bharanikumar Ramasundaram (Flower Mound, TX), Caleb N. Nehls (Tyler, TX), Calvin Schlau (Winona, TX), James W. Talley, Jr. (Frisco, TX), Michael D. Rainone (Palestine, TX), Miles H. Scott (Richmond, TX), Samuel A. Sackett
Assignee(s): FREIGHTLUCID, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18154661 on 01/13/2023 (340 days app to issue)

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a railcar monitoring system for monitoring one or more conditions associated with a railcar comprises a railcar controller and one or more sensors disposed throughout the railcar and communicably coupled to the railcar controller. The railcar controller is configured to exchange data with the one or more sensors and transmit data from the one or more sensors to a remote location. An amount of data exchanged between the railcar controller and the one or more sensors is controlled based on a railcar context. The railcar context is based on a location and/or activity associated with the railcar.

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

Method and apparatus of enhancement to standalone operation
Patent No. 11849311

Inventor(s): Hongbo Si (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17643387 on 12/08/2021 (741 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for enhancement to standalone operation for higher frequency range in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving a synchronization signals and physical broadcast channel (SS/PBCH) block and determining a set of configurations for a control resource set (CORESET #0) to receive a Type0 physical downlink control channel (Type0-PDCCH). The set of configurations includes a multiplexing pattern between the CORESET #0 and the SS/PBCH block; a number N[subscript]RB[/subscript][superscript]CORESET #0 [/superscript]of resource blocks (RBs) for the CORESET #0; a number N[subscript]symbol[/subscript][superscript]CORESET #0 [/superscript]of symbols for the CORESET #0; and a frequency offset between the CORESET #0 and the SS/PBCH block. For a first multiplexing pattern between the CORESET #0 and the SS/PBCH block, the frequency offset between the CORESET #0 and the SS/PBCH block is determined as one of 0, N[subscript]RB[/subscript][superscript]CORESET #0[/superscript]N[subscript]RB[/subscript][superscript]SSB[/superscript], or (N[subscript]RB[/subscript][superscript]CORESET #0[/superscript]N[subscript]RB[/subscript][superscript]SSB[/superscript])/2. The method further includes receiving the Type0-PDCCH based on the set of configurations for the CORESET #0 over a downlink channel.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Systems and methods for temporarily barring UE network slice usage
Patent No. 11849321

Inventor(s): Parry Cornell Booker (Arlington, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17749406 on 05/20/2022 (578 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and method are provided for a temporary network slice usage barring service within a core network. A network device in the core network receives a slice barring information message for an application function (AF). The slice barring information message includes a unique subscriber identifier associated with a user equipment (UE) device to be barred from a network slice and indicates a barring expiration time. The network device stores barring parameters based on the slice barring information message. The barring parameters include a slice identifier associated with the AF, the unique subscriber identifier, and the barring expiration time. The network device sends a barring instruction message to another network device associated with the network slice. The barring instruction message includes the unique subscriber identifier and the barring expiration time. The other network device enforces temporary barring of the UE device from the network slice based on the barring instruction message.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Handover optimization using time sensitive communication assistance information
Patent No. 11849355

Inventor(s): Devaki Chandramouli (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY (Espoo, , FI)
Law Firm: SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP (13 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17474844 on 09/14/2021 (826 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for handover optimization using time sensitive communication assistance information. The method may include, receiving, from a network element, a handover request message or a context message. At least one of the handover request message or the context message may include time sensitive communication assistance information. The method may also include at least one of performing an admission control procedure based on the time sensitive communication assistance information, and scheduling data transmission with a user equipment based on the time sensitive communication assistance information.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Call flow system and method for use in a VoIP telecommunication system
Patent No. 11849380

Inventor(s): Andrew Silver (Frisco, TX), Lathan Lewis (Dallas, TX), Patricia Landgren (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): TANGO NETWORKS, INC. (Frisco, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17196954 on 03/09/2021 (1015 days app to issue)

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

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and system for application exposure and network slice selection based on registration area
Patent No. 11849388

Inventor(s): Parry Cornell Booker (Arlington, TX), Sudhakar Reddy Patil (Flower Mound, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17242431 on 04/28/2021 (965 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a registration area-based application exposure and network slice selection service is provided. The service may include the generation of multiple sets of allowed network slices based on a type of end device, current tracking area, and registration area information. The service may also include selecting one of the sets of allowed network slices based on a mobility pattern of the end device. The service may also translate allowed network slices, current tracking area and registration area information, and expose the translated information to an application function.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Power saving for a multi-connection wireless device
Patent No. 11849400

Inventor(s): Alex Boiangiu (Ness Ziona, , IL), Lior Gersi (Kfar Saba, , IL), Yaniv Weizman (Tel Aviv, , IL)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17074091 on 10/19/2020 (1156 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device including a host logic and a wireless controller. The wireless controller includes a transceiver and a scheduler. The scheduler is configured to determine a first device and a second device to cluster together. Further, upon occurrence of a communication event, the scheduler is configured to wakeup the transceiver for a period of time for the transceiver to exchange packets with the first and second devices, exchange a packet with the first device, exchange a packet with the second device, and power down the transceiver.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for multi-antenna transmission in vehicle to vehicle communication
Patent No. 11849405

Inventor(s): Li Guo (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17664614 on 05/23/2022 (575 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises: receiving, from a base station (BS), configuration information for a power control of a sidelink and a downlink reference signal (RS) to measure a downlink channel from the BS, wherein the sidelink is established between the UE and another UE; receiving, from the BS, the downlink RS based on the configuration information; calculating a first pathloss for the downlink channel between the UE and the BS based on the configuration information; identifying a second pathloss for the sidelink between the UE and the other UE; and transmitting, to the other UE, a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) and a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) based on the first pathloss and the second pathloss.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for supporting multiple services in advanced MIMO communication systems
Patent No. 11849463

Inventor(s): Boon Loong Ng (Plano, TX), Jianzhong Zhang (Plano, TX), Li Guo (Allen, TX), Sudhir Ramakrishna (Plano, TX), Thomas David Novlan (Dallas, TX), Young-Han Nam (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17444655 on 08/06/2021 (865 days app to issue)

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The UE comprises at least one processor configured to determine a first subcarrier spacing and a transceiver configured to transmit, to a base station (BS), random access signals generated with the first subcarrier spacing and receive a downlink control signaling comprising a physical (PHY) resource configuration that includes a second subcarrier spacing. The UE further comprises at least one processor configured to set the PHY resource configuration for at least one of uplink transmission or downlink reception.

[H04B] TRANSMISSION [4]

Steering of roaming in wireless communication networks
Patent No. 11849504

Inventor(s): Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Malikie Innovations Limited (Dublin, , IE)
Law Firm: Botus Churchill IP Law LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17882356 on 08/05/2022 (501 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for steering of roaming (SOR) in wireless communication networks includes sending by a mobile equipment (ME) a registration message to a visited public land mobile network (VPLMN). The ME receives a first message from a home public land mobile network (HPLMN) through the VPLMN. The ME determines that the first message has failed a security check. In response to determining that the first message has failed the security check, the ME sends a second message to the VPLMN, the second message including an indication that the first message has failed the security check.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Multi-string LED current balancing circuit with fault detection
Patent No. 11849516

Inventor(s): Collin Philip Wells (Richardson, TX), Garrett Warren Satterfield (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17872257 on 07/25/2022 (512 days app to issue)

Abstract: A lighting device circuit comprising: a reference LED string, a mirror LED string coupled in parallel to the reference LED string, an operational amplifier based current mirror circuit coupled to the reference LED string and to the mirror LED string, and a window comparator circuit that includes only a single input that is coupled to a fault sense node. The fault sense node directly connects to a drain node of a transistor within the operational amplifier based current mirror and a LED within the mirror LED string.

[H05B] ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Embedded cooling systems utilizing heat pipes
Patent No. 11849539

Inventor(s): Ercan Mehmet Dede (Ann Arbor, MI), Feng Zhou (Ann Arbor, MI)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Dinsmore Shohl LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16992561 on 08/13/2020 (1223 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embedded cooling systems and methods of forming the same are disclosed. An embedded cooling system includes a PCB having a first major surface opposite a second major surface and power device stacks embedded within the PCB between the first major surface and the second major surface. Each power device stack includes a first substrate and a second substrate, and an electrical insulation layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The embedded cooling system further includes a power device coupled to the first substrate of each power device stack and heat pipes having a first end and a second end spaced a distance apart from the first end. The first end is embedded within the PCB substrate and the second end extends outside of the PCB substrate. The second substrate of the one or more power device stacks is coupled to the one or more heat pipes.

[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)

Ultra-compact configurable double-sided manifold micro-channel cold plate
Patent No. 11849569

Inventor(s): Ercan M. Dede (Ann Arbor, MI), Feng Zhou (Ann Arbor, MI), Hiroshi Ukegawa (South Lyon, MI)
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: 17085708 on 10/30/2020 (1145 days app to issue)

Abstract: A configurable, double sided, manifold micro-channel cold plate includes a one or more manifold micro-channel cold plate cells. Each cold plate cell includes a manifold body, a manifold insert, a plurality of heat sinks, and a plurality of longitudinal openings configured for fluidic communication with the fluid channels. The manifold body has fluid channels to permit flow of a fluid coolant. The manifold insert has a plurality of manifold insert fluid channels, and is configured for receipt in the one of the modular body recesses. The heat sinks are configured for receipt in the modular body recesses, and include an impingement surface configured for fluidic communication with the manifold insert fluid channels, and a heat transfer surface for thermal communication with one or more heat generating devices.

Three-dimensional memory device with a columnar memory opening arrangement and method of making thereof
Patent No. 11849578

Inventor(s): Tatsuya Inoue (Yokkaichi, , JP)
Assignee(s): SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Addison, TX)
Law Firm: THE MARBURY LAW GROUP PLLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17388547 on 07/29/2021 (873 days app to issue)

Abstract: A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, a plurality of periodic two-dimensional arrays of memory openings vertically extending through the alternating stack, a plurality of periodic two-dimensional arrays of memory opening fill structures, and bit lines. The bit lines laterally extend along a second horizontal direction. Each periodic two-dimensional array of memory openings includes a plurality of columns of memory openings in which neighboring columns of memory openings are laterally spaced apart along a first horizontal direction with an intercolumnar pitch. Memory openings within each column of memory openings are laterally spaced apart along the second horizontal direction with a nearest-neighbor pitch. NULL

Capacitor comprising a bismuth metal oxide-based lead titanate thin film
Patent No. 11849590

Inventor(s): Bhaskar Srinivasan (Allen, TX), Carl Sebastian Morandi (State College, PA), John Anthony Rodriguez (Dallas, TX), Kezhakkedath Ramunni Udayakumar (Dallas, TX), Susan Trolier-McKinstry (State College, PA)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17479542 on 09/20/2021 (820 days app to issue)

Abstract: In some examples, a system comprises a capacitor including a first plate, a second plate, and a ferroelectric material disposed between the first and the second plates and comprising a Bismuth Metal Oxide-Based Lead Titanate thin film. The capacitor further comprises a dielectric layer disposed on a transistor, wherein the capacitor is disposed on the dielectric layer.

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Portable power station
Patent No. D008163

Inventor(s): Troy Starkey (Hartford, CT)
Assignee(s): Bollinger Industries, Inc. (Roanoke, TX)
Law Firm: Lathrop GPM LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29758156 on 11/12/2020 (1132 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Ink cartridge
Patent No. D008354

Inventor(s): Mark Cuban (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Tarter Krinsky Drogin LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29867577 on 10/28/2022 (417 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

AC joint pad
Patent No. D008468

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: 29822041 on 01/05/2022 (713 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

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