Beyond Verily Life Sciences, other organizations with notable patents granted this week include:

7-Eleven’s proactive request communication system with improved data prediction using artificial intelligence
Alcon’s dissolvable medical device for drugs delivery
Amazon Technologies’ orthogonal rule-based identification of security events
Capital One Services’ facilitating distributed job execution
JAMRM’s skincare composition utilizing a metabolomics guided, bioprocess engineered sunflower sprout active
JPMorgan Chase Bank’s method for automatically monitoring application performance
Lennox Industries’ automatic detection of a battery type in battery-operated devices
Loloi’s manufacturing carpets with an antique appearance using an automated carpet loom
NCR Voyix’s electronic consumer-tracking coupons
Toyota’s mobile device with adaptable speed for assisting a user
USAA’s systems for smart home unification via sensor-based detection
Wells Fargo Bank’s silent variables to improve efficiency and performance of a modeling system

Dallas Invents is a look at U.S. patents granted with a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. Listings include patents granted to local assignees and/or those with a North Texas inventor. Patent activity can indicate future economic growth, 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 1/20/26 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (19100)

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

NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION

A: Human Necessities 9
B: Performing Operations; Transporting 5
C: Chemistry; Metallurgy 2
D: Textiles; Paper 1
E: Fixed Constructions 4
F: Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons; Blasting 5
G: Physics 29
H: Electricity 41

DESIGN: 8

TOP ASSIGNEES (NO. OF PATENTS)

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas) 13
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) 7
Halliburton Energy Services Inc. (Houston) 4
Traxxas L.P. (McKinney) 4
Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, CH) 3
Bunker Hill Technologies LLC (Allen) 3
BH Operations LLC (North Richland Hills) 3
Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, ID) 3
AT&T Intellectual Property I L.P. (Atlanta, GA) 2

Unassigned 6

TOP INVENTORS (NO. OF PATENTS)

Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, CN) 7
Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney) 4
Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell) 4
Blake Browder (Dallas) 3
Joy Figarsky (Little Rock, AR) 3
Kent Poteet (Lucas) 3
Md. Saifur Rahman (Plano) 3
Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett) 3
Dalin Zhu (Allen) 2
Dean E. Walker (Allen) 2

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UTILITY PATENTS

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

Screen jumpsuit
Patent No. 12527367

Inventor(s): April Ann Glenn (Euless, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18369294 on 09/18/2023 (855 days app to issue)

Abstract: A jump screen may be a jump suit formed of one or more fabrics (and combinations of the same) that may limit access of insects to contact with a wearer”s skin. The fabrics may be those that may be used for the mesh of window screens. The jump suit may include drawstrings or other closure mechanisms around the ankle portions and/or wrist portions of the jump suit so that insects may not enter through the ankle or wrist openings of the jump suit to contact with the wearer”s skin. The jump suit may include a hood portion having a drawstring that may seal or close around the wearer”s face area. The jump suit may include hook and loop fasteners for the wearer to put on the jump suit and close it.

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

Vertebral plate
Patent No. 12527604

Inventor(s): Ripul Panchal (Southlake, TX)
Assignee(s): Evolution Spine (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Chalker Flores, LLP (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16703524 on 12/04/2019 (2239 days app to issue)

Abstract: A vertebral plate and method is disclosed. The vertebral plate comprises a frame having a triangular shape. A screw hole is present on each corner of the frame. Each screw hole is designed to receive a screw. Optionally, a viewing window is disposed within an interior of the frame.

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

Ophthalmic lens with mitigation and reduction of dysphotopsias
Patent No. 12527660

Inventor(s): Kamal K. Das (Arlington, TX), William Jacob Spenner Dolla (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17661175 on 04/28/2022 (1363 days app to issue)

Abstract: An ophthalmic lens may comprise a posterior optic surface, an anterior optic surface, and an optic edge between the posterior optic surface and the anterior optic surface, wherein the optic edge forms a substantially circular perimeter having a thickness that varies periodically. The thickness of the optic edge may vary periodically for at least two cycles. Additionally, or alternatively, the ophthalmic lens may comprise an optic skirt coupled to the optic edge. The optic skirt can be configured to inhibit transmission of light around the optic edge.

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

Dissolvable medical device for drugs delivery
Patent No. 12527688

Inventor(s): Howard Allen Ketelson (Dallas, TX), Rekha Rangarajan (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, , CH)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18145180 on 12/22/2022 (1125 days app to issue)

Abstract: A dissolvable medical device for placing on the outer exposed surface of the eye to deliver a drug to the eye comprises: a polymeric film has sufficient dimensions to cover a cornea when applied to an eye and the polymeric film comprising one or more mucoadhesive polymers. The polymeric film dissolves between 15 minutes to 120 minutes to release the mucoadhesive and the pharmaceutically active agents after applying the polymeric film to the eye. The dissolved polymeric film is not impeding visualization of ocular tissue while maintaining a protective film on outer surface of the eye.

[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)

Emulsification devices and methods for crystalline lens removal
Patent No. 12527690

Inventor(s): Anand Doraiswamy (Oakland, CA), Azhar Meyer (Oakland, CA)
Assignee(s): Lhotse Medical, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 19244937 on 06/20/2025 (214 days app to issue)

Abstract: This disclosure relates to thermal fluid emulsification systems and methods for cataract removal. The thermal fluid emulsification systems can deliver heated fluid to the crystalline lens within the capsular bag of the eye, resulting in the emulsification of the crystalline lens. The emulsified crystalline lens can be aspirated from the capsular bag of the eye. The thermal fluid emulsification systems can include tips configured to localize heat to avoid unintentional damage to other ocular components and cellular structures of the eye.

Skincare composition utilizing a metabolomics guided, bioprocess engineered sunflower sprout active
Patent No. 12527734

Inventor(s): Alisar Salah Zahr (Dallas, TX), Jay W. Pettegrew (Bradenton, FL), John Koch (Fort Worth, TX), Marilyn Pettegrew (Bradenton, FL), Tatiana Kelly (Westlake, TX)
Assignee(s): JAMRM, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Carstens, Allen Gourley, LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17841038 on 06/15/2022 (1315 days app to issue)

Abstract: A skincare composition and a method for ameliorating the effects of aging. The skincare composition comprises an enhanced extract obtained from plant seeds germinated in an environment that includes an effective amount of sucrose and enriched levels of oxygen, and a cosmetically acceptable carrier.

Aqueous pharmaceutical compositions comprising benzyl atropine and uses thereof
Patent No. 12527739

Inventor(s): Howard Allen Ketelson (Dallas, TX), Rekha Rangarajan (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): ALCON INC. (Fribourg, , CH)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18463090 on 09/07/2023 (866 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed, in part, to aqueous pharmaceutical solutions comprising benzyl atropine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, at least one buffer, at least one tonicity agent, and at least one solubilizing agent, processes of preparing an aqueous solution comprising benzyl atropine, the products of such processes, and methods of preventing myopia, treating myopia, reducing myopia progression, or preventing myopia progression in a subject in need thereof, by administering to the eye of the subject a therapeutically effective amount of such an aqueous pharmaceutical solution.

Mobile sterilization apparatus and method for using the same
Patent No. 12527887

Inventor(s): Maryellen Keenan (St. Petersburg, FL), Michele Mauzerall (St. Petersburg, FL)
Assignee(s): STERICUBE SURGICAL SYSTEMS, LLC (Grapevine, TX)
Law Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson Bear, LLP (9 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 16442234 on 06/14/2019 (2412 days app to issue)

Abstract: A sterilization cabinet, comprising a top panel, at least two side panels, and a floor panel forming a part of a chamber of the sterilization cabinet; at least one door connected to at least one of the at least two side panels of the sterilization cabinet; a vent formed in at least one of the two side panels; at least one first filter covering the vent and a filter cover configured to hold the first filter against the vent; a drain positioned in the floor panel, wherein the floor panel has a slope configured to cause condensate within the chamber to flow into the drain and wherein the drain is the only outlet for the condensate along the floor panel; and a second filter covering the drain such that condensate flowing into the drain passes through the second filter.

[A61L] METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agent employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toilet purposes A61K) [4]

Modular free weight apparatus
Patent No. 12527987

Inventor(s): Szu-Chia Hao (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): PRCTZ LLC (Allen, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18384313 on 10/26/2023 (817 days app to issue)

Abstract: A modular free weight apparatus is configured for being removably engageable with at least one free weight for allowing a user to engage in a wide variety of fitness-related exercises. In at least one embodiment, an at least one collar portion is sized and configured for removable engagement about an elongate bar portion of the at least one free weight, the collar portion providing a first collar half hingedly engaged with an opposing second collar half via an at least one collar hinge.

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

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

Platen apparatus and turbine contact wheel thereof for belt grinders
Patent No. 12528148

Inventor(s): Jerry Michael Moen (Dallas, TX), Princeton Wong (Houston, TX)
Assignee(s): Moen Tooling LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Whitmyer IP Group LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18050570 on 10/28/2022 (1180 days app to issue)

Abstract: A platen apparatus includes a housing having multiple vents; a turbine wheel rotatably attached to a rear section of the housing, the wheel having a circular body and a circumferential face without a coating thereon, the body includes vanes, each vane being a hole which extends through the body from one side to an opposing side of the wheel; a support belt engaged in tension about the circumferential face of the wheel; and the rear section of the housing is at least partially open so that a portion of the circumferential face of the wheel is exposed outside the housing. The vanes are arranged adjacent to the vents, and each provide a flow channel through which air is drawn in from a first side of the housing through the wheel body and released at a second, opposite side of the housing.

[B24B] MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING (by electro-erosion B23H; abrasive or related blasting B24C; electrolytic etching or polishing C25F 3/00); DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS [2]

Mobile device with adaptable speed for assisting a user
Patent No. 12528465

Inventor(s): Christopher T. Standley (Ann Arbor, MI), John Charles Rafferty (Dexter, 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: 17746277 on 05/17/2022 (1344 days app to issue)

Abstract: Mobile devices described herein relate to assisting users. In one embodiment, a mobile device for assisting a user is disclosed. The mobile device includes a motor, one or more sensors, a processor, and a memory communicably coupled to the processor and including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine, using sensor data from the one or more sensors, a signature of the user that is operating the mobile device, the signature indicating at least attributes about movement of the user. The instructions include instructions to responsive to determining that the signature satisfies a trigger, adjust a speed of the mobile device by controlling the motor.

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

Coordinated scheduling of electric vehicle charging stations to enhance availability and utilization
Patent No. 12528499

Inventor(s): Derek S. Caveney (Plymouth, MI)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERINGS MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17942099 on 09/09/2022 (1229 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of: determining, by a server, a time when a vehicle at a charging bay of a charging station has completed charging, sending, by the server, an authorization to autonomously move the vehicle after the time, and providing, by the server, a location to move the vehicle.

Identifying roadway concerns and taking preemptive actions
Patent No. 12528509

Inventor(s): Christopher J. Risberg (Flower Mound, TX), Manoj Kalamkar (McKinney, TX), Sachin J. Ahire (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18108008 on 02/09/2023 (1076 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying a person as a roadway obstruction via a transport moving along the roadway, determining a first threat level of the person at a first time, via the transport, when the first threat level is above a threshold, indicating via the transport, to alert at least one of an occupant of the transport and the person, detecting a gesture, via the transport, performed by the person, and the gesture indicates the transport should proceed, responsive to detecting the gesture, determining a second threat level at a second time is below the threshold, and responsive to the second threat level being below the threshold, proceeding, by the transport, along the roadway.

Tilting hexrotor aircraft
Patent No. 12528579

Inventor(s): Brad Joseph Passe (Irving, TX), Bradley Paul Regnier (Fort Worth, TX), Brent C. Ross (Flower Mound, TX), Kip Gregory Campbell (Hurst, TX), Kirk L. Groninga (Keller, TX), Nicholas Ralph Carlson (Dallas, TX), Steve R. Schaf
Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI)
Law Firm: Akona IP PC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17571936 on 01/10/2022 (1471 days app to issue)

Abstract: One embodiment is an aircraft including a fuselage; a wing connected to the fuselage; first and second booms connected to the wing on opposite sides of the fuselage; first and second forward propulsion systems attached to forward ends of the first and second booms; first and second aft propulsion systems fixedly attached proximate aft ends of the first and second booms; and first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems connected to outboard ends of wings; wherein the first and second wing-mounted propulsion systems are tiltable between a first position when the aircraft is in a hover mode and a second position when the aircraft is in a cruise mode.

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

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

Compositions and methods for inhibition of RAS
Patent No. 12528818

Inventor(s): Bin Wang (Dallas, TX), Rui Xu (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA), Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. (Frederick, MD), TheRas, Inc. (South San Francisco, CA)
Law Firm: Choate, Hall Stewart LLP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 19196683 on 05/01/2025 (264 days app to issue)

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, or salts, esters, tautomers, prodrugs, zwitterionic forms, or stereoisomers thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Also provided herein are methods of using the same in modulating (e.g., inhibiting) KRAS (e.g., KRAS having a G12C mutation) and treating diseases or disorders such as cancers in subjects in need thereof.

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

Block copolymer and micelle compositions and methods of use thereof
Patent No. 12528903

Inventor(s): Jinming Gao (Plano, TX), Kejin Zhou (Dallas, TX), Yiguang Wang (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System (Austin, TX)
Law Firm: pH IP Law (Local + 65 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17198006 on 03/10/2021 (1777 days app to issue)

Abstract:

[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]

T E X T I L E S& P A P E R

Method and apparatus for manufacturing carpets with an antique appearance using an automated carpet loom
Patent No. 12529170

Inventor(s): William Amir Loloi (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): Loloi, Inc. (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Schultz Associates, P.C. (Local)
Application No., Date, Speed: 19037234 on 01/26/2025 (359 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing carpets with an antique appearance using an automated weaving machine. The system integrates advanced control of warp tension, specialized pile yarn, and a unique reed and lancet assembly to replicate the randomized wear patterns, variable pile heights, and textural intricacies characteristic of aged carpets. A blend of synthetic and natural fibers undergoes a proprietary crimping, spinning, and two-stage dyeing process, producing multicolored yarn with pseudo-random shrinkage properties. Warp threads are precisely positioned using weighted beams and tiered lancets, enabling the creation of areas with zero and non-zero pile heights, separated by gradual transition zones. The resulting carpets exhibit high aesthetic authenticity and structural durability. A chi-squared statistical process ensures the randomness of worn patterns, optimizing the antique effect. The invention provides a scalable and efficient solution for producing affordable carpets that closely mimic the look and feel of genuine antiques.

[D03D] WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS

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

Low-density floats including one or more hollow ceramic shells for use in a downhole environment
Patent No. 12529283

Inventor(s): Ryan M. Novelen (Carrollton, TX), Ryan W. McChesney (Carrollton, TX), Stephen Michael Greci (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Justiss, P.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18125584 on 03/23/2023 (1034 days app to issue)

Abstract: Provided is a float for use with a fluid flow control device, a fluid flow control device, a method for manufacturing a fluid flow control device, and a well system. The float, in one aspect, includes a base material having one or more hollow ceramic shells therein, the base material and the one or more hollow ceramic shells creating a net density for the float that is between a first density of a desired fluid and a second density of an undesired fluid, such that the float may control fluid flow through a flow control device when encountering the desired fluid or the undesired 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]

Electromagnetic attraction on the flow sleeve of TRSVS
Patent No. 12529284

Inventor(s): Bruce Edward Scott (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Parker Justiss, P.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17900927 on 09/01/2022 (1237 days app to issue)

Abstract: Provided is a subsurface safety valve (SSSV), a well system, and a method. The subsurface safety valve (SSSV), in one aspect, includes an outer housing, a valve closure mechanism coupled to the outer housing, and a bore flow management actuator disposed in the central bore, the bore flow management actuator configured to slide from a first state to a second state to move the valve closure mechanism between a closed state and an open state. The subsurface safety valve (SSSV), in this aspect, additionally includes an electromagnet positioned at: 1) a first location, the first location in the outer housing proximate where the bore flow management actuator resides when the bore flow management actuator is in the second state; or 2) a second location, the second location coupled proximate a downhole end of the bore flow management actuator.

Systems and methods for separating and storing downhole debris
Patent No. 12529287

Inventor(s): Pramod Chamarthy (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: KL Gates LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18786295 on 07/26/2024 (543 days app to issue)

Abstract: A debris separation and storage (”SAS”) apparatus for removing debris from a wellbore, the SAS apparatus including a chamber that includes a housing and an inlet tube located within the housing. The inlet tube includes a plurality of exit apertures positioned along the length of the inlet tube and configured to allow flow of a debris slurry, within the wellbore, from the inlet tube into an SAS area outside of the inlet tube. The chamber also includes a plurality of filter tubes located within the SAS area and oriented parallel to and radially outward from the inlet tube. The filter tubes are configured to block debris larger than a predetermined size of debris from flowing into the filter tubes while allowing the remaining fluid from the debris slurry to pass through the plurality of filter tubes and then out of the chamber, thereby producing a processed debris slurry.

Powered orientation of downhole separators in a well
Patent No. 12529301

Inventor(s): Christian Alexander Ramirez (Carrollton, TX), David J. Steele (Carrollton, TX), Stacey Blaine Donovan (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: DeLizio, Peacock, Lewin Guerra LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18646388 on 04/25/2024 (635 days app to issue)

Abstract: In some implementations, a downhole oil-water separation (DOWS) assembly may be configured to be disposed downhole in a well. The DOWS assembly may include a DOWS device configured to operate on fluids in the DOWS assembly. The DOWS assembly also may include a controller configured to determine an orientation of the DOWS device and to cause a change to the orientation of the DOWS device.

M E C H A N I C A L E N G I N E E R I N G
LIGHTING | HEATING | WEAPONS | BLASTING

System, method, and device for controlling a throttle response of a vehicle
Patent No. 12529343

Inventor(s): Adam C. McJunkin (Ann Arbor, MI), Garrett P. Munson (Milford, MI), Monica M. Ross (Ann Arbor, MI), Shigeki Amano (Ann Arbor, MI), Shogo Tanaka (Toki, , JP), Takahiro Anami (Toyota, , JP), Yoshihisa Nakamura (Okazaki, , JP)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Snell Wilmer LLP (5 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18515918 on 11/21/2023 (791 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for a throttle response control system that controls the rate at which a throttle opens. The throttle response control system includes one or more sensors and an electronic control unit connected to the sensors, the one or more sensors being configured to detect an air temperature in an intake hose, an engine speed, and an air pressure in the intake manifold. The electronic control unit is configured receive data from the one or more sensors and to activate a rate limit logic when the air temperature in the intake hose and the engine speed are greater than a temperature threshold and an engine speed threshold, respectively, and the air pressure in the intake manifold is less than a pressure threshold, causing the throttle to slow the rate at which the throttle opens based on the air temperature in the intake hose.

[F02D] CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES (vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed B60K 31/00; conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function, road vehicle drive control systems for purposes other than the control of a single sub-unit B60W; cyclically operating valves for combustion engines F01L; controlling combustion engine lubrication F01M; cooling internal-combustion engines F01P; supplying combustion engines with combustible mixtures or constituents thereof, e.g. carburettors, injection pumps, F02M; starting of combustion engines F02N; controlling of ignition F02P; controlling gas-turbine plants, jet-propulsion plants, or combustion-product engine plants, see the relevant subclasses for these plants) [2006.01]

Valve seal for reciprocating pump
Patent No. 12529376

Inventor(s): Troy Edward Wiegand (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee(s): GD ENERGY PRODUCTS, LLC (Tulsa, OK)
Law Firm: Edell, Shapiro Finnan, LLC (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18672245 on 05/23/2024 (607 days app to issue)

Abstract: A valve component utilized in a fluid end assembly of a high pressure reciprocating pump includes a valve body and a sealing element. The valve component includes a body that defines a recess and includes a tapered sealing section. The sealing element includes a sealing surface and is configured to be positioned within the recess in an assembled configuration of the valve component. The sealing surface of the sealing element is coplanar to the tapered sealing section of the body in the assembled configuration.

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

Valve body
Patent No. 12529427

Inventor(s): Micheal Cole Thomas (Azle, TX)
Assignee(s): Kerr Machine Co. (Sulphur, OK)
Law Firm: Tomlinson McKinstry, P.C. (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 19193106 on 04/29/2025 (266 days app to issue)

Abstract: A valve configured to seal against a valve seat. The valve and valve seat are configured to be installed within a fluid end. A recess is formed within the valve for receiving a seal. A shape of the recess and a shape of the valve are designed to reduce wear to the seal during operation.

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

Adjustable cage assembly for flow control devices
Patent No. 12529428

Inventor(s): David Scheffert (Marshalltown, IA), Justin Masias (Tom Bean, TX)
Assignee(s): Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: Quarles Brady LLP (6 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18686725 on 08/24/2022 (1245 days app to issue)

Abstract: An adjustable cage assembly for a flow control device can include a first cage body and a second cage body or a plurality of inserts. The second cage body can be rotated relative to the first cage body, or one or more of the inserts can be selectively secured to the first cage body, to provide different radial flow patterns through the assembly.

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

Support bracket for fluid conduit assembly
Patent No. 12529434

Inventor(s): David Lane Evans (Conroe, TX), Jason Thetford (Cleburne, TX), John Paul Stratton (Alvarado, TX), Michael James Cornelssen (Spring, TX), Thomas George Roesner (Cypress, TX)
Assignee(s): Scout Surface Solutions, LLC (Joshua, TX)
Law Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 19079861 on 03/14/2025 (312 days app to issue)

Abstract: A support bracket for a fluid supply system includes an arm configured to extend across and engage with an inlet module of the fluid supply system. The inlet module includes first and second high-pressure inlets positioned on opposite sides of the inlet module. The support bracket further includes first and second extensions extending from the arm in a direction along a vertical axis, a first support coupled to the first extension, and a second support coupled to the second extension. The first support is configured to at least partially circumscribe a first connector coupled to the first high-pressure inlet to transfer a first load from the first connector to the inlet module, and the second support is configured to at least partially circumscribe a second connector coupled to the second high-pressure inlet to transfer a second load from the second connector to the inlet module.

[F16L] PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

P H Y S I C S

Capacitance-based detection of probe contact
Patent No. 12529724

Inventor(s): Shyam Sundar Aswadha Narayanan (Richardson, TX)
Assignee(s): FEI Company (Hillsboro, OR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18320882 on 05/19/2023 (977 days app to issue)

Abstract: Techniques for detecting contact of a probe on a surface are described. A computer-implemented method for detecting nanoscale contact of a probe tip on a surface includes positioning a probe tip at a first displacement relative to a sample surface, the sample surface exposing one or more nanostructures. The method can include displacing the probe tip toward the sample surface. The method can include generating response data for the probe tip based at least in part on one or more electrical properties of the probe tip. The method can also include detecting a contact between the sample surface and the probe tip using the response data.

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

System and method for automatic detection of a battery type in battery operated devices
Patent No. 12529727

Inventor(s): Arun Kunasekaran (Periyakuppam, , IN), Mohan Renganathan (Chennai, , IN)
Assignee(s): Lennox Industries Inc. (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18496053 on 10/27/2023 (816 days app to issue)

Abstract: The provided systems and methods may compare an initial terminal voltage of a battery to a first initial voltage threshold and a second initial voltage threshold. The provided systems and methods may determine whether the initial terminal voltage of the one or more batteries is lower than the first initial voltage threshold and if the initial terminal voltage of the one or more batteries is greater than the second initial voltage threshold. The provided systems and methods may then confirm that the one or more batteries corresponds to a first battery type if the initial terminal voltage is less than the first initial voltage threshold and confirm that the one or more batteries corresponds to a second battery type if the initial terminal voltage is greater than the second initial voltage threshold.

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

Intraocular laser projection system
Patent No. 12529886

Inventor(s): Dimitri Azar (Chicago, IL), Shungneng Lee (Sunnyvale, CA), Supriyo Sinha (Menlo Park, CA)
Assignee(s): Verily Life Sciences LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Haynes and Boone, LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18070368 on 11/28/2022 (1149 days app to issue)

Abstract: An implant that is to be implanted inside the eye of a person contains a laser projection scanning subsystem that is configured to ”paint” an image of the scene that is before the person, on the retina. The image of the scene may be acquired by a digital camera that is attached to a head unit that may be worn by the person, and then transmitted to the implant. Other aspects are also described and claimed.

[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]

Systems and methods for smart home unification via sensor-based detection
Patent No. 12530006

Inventor(s): Brian Francisco Shipley (Plano, TX), Justin Royell Nash (Little Elm, TX)
Assignee(s): United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio, TX)
Law Firm: Fletcher Yoder, PC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17900519 on 08/31/2022 (1238 days app to issue)

Abstract: A system includes a computing device comprising a processor and a memory with instructions configured to cause the processor to identify smart devices communicating with service providers and extract smart device data associated with the smart devices. The smart device data is indicative of command signals sent from the service providers to control the smart devices to perform actions. The processor may identify sensors disposed within a proximity of the smart devices and configured to collect sensor data associated with the smart devices and receive the sensor data from the sensors, where the sensor data is indicative of the actions performed by the smart devices. The processor may identify command assumptions based on the sensor data and the smart device data, where the command assumptions correspond to a content of the command signals and provide the command assumptions to an electronic device for display.

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

Apparatus and method for determining a command queue as a function of sensor data of a transportation device
Patent No. 12530110

Inventor(s): Blake Browder (Dallas, TX), Joy Figarsky (Little Rock, AR)
Assignee(s): BH Operations, LLC (North Richland Hills, TX)
Law Firm: Caldwell Intellectual Property Law (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 19198861 on 05/05/2025 (260 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining a command queue as a function of sensor data of a transportation device. The apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. The memory instructs the processor to receive dynamic telemetry data from the at least a sensor of the transportation device, generate a plurality of predefined factors as a function of a user profile, generate an assessment model configured to analyze the dynamic telemetry data, wherein analyzing the dynamic telemetry data comprises comparing the dynamic telemetry data to the plurality of predefined factors and calculating a safety score based on a comparison of the dynamic telemetry data to the plurality of predefined factors, display, using a downstream device, a command queue comprising one or more of the plurality of predefined factors as a function of the safety score.

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

Methods and systems for communications between hardware components
Patent No. 12530119

Inventor(s): Bryan Hornung (Plano, TX), Christopher Baronne (Allen, TX), Dean E. Walker (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID)
Law Firm: Schwegman Lundberg Woessner, P.A. (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17813800 on 07/20/2022 (1280 days app to issue)

Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for executing a transaction between hardware compute elements of a computing system. A first hardware compute element may send a first write request to a second hardware compute element via a network structure. The first write request may comprise first source identifier data describing the first hardware compute element and first payload data describing a processing task requested by the first hardware compute element. The network structure may store first write request state data describing the first write request. Before the processing task is completed, the second hardware compute element may send a first write confirm message.

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

Method of submitting work to fabric attached memory
Patent No. 12530149

Inventor(s): Tony M. 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: 17823462 on 08/30/2022 (1239 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method performed by a distributed computing system includes receiving a work packet from a separate computing device via a fabric interconnect at a command manager (CM) of a memory controller of a fabric attached memory (FAM) device, wherein the work packet includes a memory access to be performed by a FAM computing resource local to the FAM device; determining a work class of the work packet; placing the work packet in a CM work queue local to the CM for the work class when space is available in the CM work queue for the work class; and when the CM work queue for the work class is full, placing the work packet in a destination work queue according to an address included in the work packet, wherein the destination queue is implemented in a memory array of the FAM device external to the memory controller.

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

Inserting null vectors into a stream of vectors
Patent No. 12530196

Inventor(s): Asheesh Bhardwaj (Allen, TX), Son Hung Tran (Murphy, TX), Timothy David Anderson (University Park, TX), William Franklin Leven (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17676910 on 02/22/2022 (1428 days app to issue)

Abstract: Software instructions are executed on a processor within a computer system to configure a streaming engine with stream parameters to define a multidimensional array. The stream parameters define a size for each dimension of the multidimensional array, a null vector count (N), and a selected dimension. Data is fetched from a memory coupled to the streaming engine responsive to the stream parameters. A stream of vectors is formed for the multidimensional array responsive to the stream parameters from the data fetched from memory. N null stream vectors are inserted into the stream of vectors for the selected dimension without fetching respective null data from the memory.

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

System and method for automatically monitoring application performance
Patent No. 12530207

Inventor(s): Kamalpreet Singh (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (New York, NY)
Law Firm: GREENBLUM BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18388059 on 11/08/2023 (804 days app to issue)

Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for automatically determining screen interaction readiness times of an application are disclosed. A processor establishes a communication link between an application embedded within a computing device and a server via a communication interface; receives user input from the user on a login screen of the application to launch the application; runs, in a background of the application, a plurality of screens in response to receiving the user input to launch the application; implements, in response to running, a preconfigured ML/AI algorithm; applies the ML/AI algorithm to a plurality of signals associated with interaction ready state of corresponding screen of the plurality screens; processes the plurality of signals based on the applied ML/AI algorithm; and automatically determines interaction ready state of each screen of the plurality of screens based on the processed plurality of signals prior to launching the application.

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

Facilitating distributed job execution
Patent No. 12530228

Inventor(s): Jason Devlin (Allen, TX), Kshitij Koushik (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Capital One Services, LLC (McLean, VA)
Law Firm: Foley Lardner LLP (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18175500 on 02/27/2023 (1058 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for facilitating distributed job execution without a central job scheduler. The system may cause a container to, prior to executing job execution code for a job associated with a job data record, update a record instance of the job data record to indicate an updated status for the job and attempt to update the job data record at a database based on the record instance of the job data record. If the container successfully updates the job data record, the container may execute the job execution code for the job. If the container fails to update the job data record, the container may refrain from executing the job execution code for the job. The system may then update a first job data record associated with a first job at the database based on execution of the first job by a first container.

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

Task scheduling for systems including multiple hardware accelerators
Patent No. 12530233

Inventor(s): Ankur Ankur (Bangalore, , IN), Mihir Mody (Bangalore, , IN), Niraj Nandan (Plano, TX), Rajasekhar Allu (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18175333 on 02/27/2023 (1058 days app to issue)

Abstract: A data processing device includes a plurality of hardware accelerators, a scheduler circuit, and a blocking circuit. The scheduler circuit is coupled to the plurality of hardware accelerators, and includes a plurality of hardware task schedulers. Each hardware task scheduler is coupled to a corresponding hardware accelerator, and is configured to control execution of the task by the hardware accelerator. The blocking circuit is coupled to the plurality of hardware accelerators and configured to inhibit communication between a first hardware accelerator and a second hardware accelerator of the plurality of hardware task schedulers.

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

Memory side cache request handling
Patent No. 12530300

Inventor(s): Dean E. Walker (Allen, TX), Tony M. 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: 18428930 on 01/31/2024 (720 days app to issue)

Abstract: System and techniques for memory side cache request handling are described herein. When a memory request is received, a cache set for the memory request is determined. Here, the cache set has multiple ways and each way corresponds to a cache line. It can be detected that a way of the multiple ways is not ready for the memory request. In this case, a representation of the memory request is stored in a queue of multiple queues based on an interface upon which the memory request was received and the present ways of the cache set. Entries from the multiple queues can be dequeued in a defined order to determine a next memory request to process. The defined order gives priority to memory requests for a present way and then for external over internal requests.

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

System and method for determining a prioritized array of associated datasets
Patent No. 12530360

Abstract: A system and method for determining a prioritized array of associated datasets. The system includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor and contains instructions, wherein the at least a processor is configured to receive a plurality of datasets, apply a clustering module to the plurality of datasets, wherein the clustering module is configured to assign an individual dataset to an appropriate cluster, apply a classification module to the plurality of datasets, wherein the classification module is trained on cluster labels of one or more clusters and configured to predict labels for new individual datasets, and generate a prioritized array, wherein generating the prioritized array includes applying the plurality of instances of the plurality of datasets across one or more axes, wherein the one or more axes are derived from the clustering and classification of the plurality of datasets.

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

System and method for determining an expression of an object
Patent No. 12530411

Abstract: A system for determining an expression of an object. The system includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, wherein the memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to determine an expression of an object. The instructions may include receive a first object, receive a second object, determine an expression of the first object in relation to the second object. Further, determining an expression of the first object in relation to the second object may include inputting the first object and the second object into an expression model, generating an expression, wherein the expression represents a relationship between the first object and the second object, outputting the expression representing the first object and the second object, and returning a value associated with the relationship between the first object and the second object.

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

Secure intrusive and non-intrusive real-time diagnostics across secure perimeters
Patent No. 12530457

Inventor(s): David P. Foley (Sugar Land, TX), Karthikeyan Rajamanickam (Bangalore, , IN), Venkatesh Natarajan (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18661021 on 05/10/2024 (620 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods may include bus monitoring hardware logic, where that bus monitoring hardware logic may monitor signals on one or more buses of processing unit, such as a central processing unit (CPU). Security logic may associate portions of code with code segregation units, such as links, stacks, and zones. Gating logic in the bus monitoring hardware logic may then enable or disable a monitoring function for a read or write access request based upon a link, stack, or zone identity associated with the piece of code making the read or write access request.

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

Policy implementation for data processing systems based on location data using out-of-band components
Patent No. 12530470

Inventor(s): Luis Antonio Valencia Reyes (Waxahachie, TX), Mohit Arora (Frisco, TX), Rajaravi Chandra Kollarapu (Allen, TX), Vinodkumar Vasudev Ottar (Mckinney, TX)
Assignee(s): Dell Products L.P. (Round Rock, TX)
Law Firm: WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18425263 on 01/29/2024 (722 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing operations of a data processing system are disclosed. To manage operations of the data processing system, a management controller of the data processing system may obtain validated location data for the data processing system via an out-of-band communication channel. The management controller may identify applicable policies based on the validated location data. If the management controller identifies a policy applicable to a geographical location of the data processing system, then the management controller may perform an action set to manage operation of the data processing system based on instructions associated with the applicable policy. The updated operation of the data processing system may increase the security of sensitive data managed by the data processing system.

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

Systems and methods for using silent variables to improve efficiency and performance of a modeling system
Patent No. 12530510

Inventor(s): Paul Davis (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (San Francisco, CA)
Law Firm: KL Gates LLP (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17645732 on 12/22/2021 (1490 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for improving efficiency and performance of a modeling system. An example method includes receiving, by communications circuitry, a silent variable set. The example method also includes detecting, by context analysis circuitry, occurrence of a triggering condition. The example method also includes adjusting, by model adjustment circuitry, the modeling system based on the silent variable set.

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

Vehicle occupant health monitoring application
Patent No. 12530625

Inventor(s): Anil Nagpal (Plano, TX), Imad Zahid (Carrollton, TX), Joshua C. Batie (Frisco, TX), Nikhil Rajendra (Dallas, TX), Sumit K. Jha (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Aichi-Ken, , JP), TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18377274 on 10/05/2023 (838 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example operation includes one or more of accessing, by an application providing assistance to a vehicle, sensor data associated with an environment inside and outside of a vehicle and profile data associated with a vehicle occupant, determining, by the application, an initial condition of the vehicle occupant based on the sensor data and the profile data, responsive to the initial condition being above a health condition threshold, accessing, by the application, health data associated with the vehicle occupant from a mobile device, determining, by the application, an updated condition of the vehicle occupant based on the health data, creating, by the application, an alert to notify the occupant based on the updated condition and one or more current driving conditions of the vehicle identified by the sensor data, and performing, by the vehicle, one or more vehicle actions based on the alert and the one or more current driving conditions.

[G06V] IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING

Proactive request communication system with improved data prediction using artificial intelligence
Patent No. 12530655

Inventor(s): Nicholas E. Evangelopoulos (Denton, TX)
Assignee(s): 7-Eleven, Inc. (Irving, TX)
Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17454573 on 11/11/2021 (1531 days app to issue)

Abstract: An event tracking subsystem detects events for the removal of items at a plurality of locations. A data prediction subsystem receives event data based on the detected events that indicates an amount of an item removed from each of the plurality of locations over a previous period of time. The data prediction subsystem determines a prediction data value for each item at each of the plurality of locations. The prediction data is used to proactively request items with improved communication and computational efficiency.

[G06Q] DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR [2006.01]

Systems and methods of controlling point of sale systems
Patent No. 12530668

Inventor(s): Raisa Mukadam (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): Walmart Apollo, LLC (Bentonville, AR)
Law Firm: Foley IP Law, PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18106167 on 02/06/2023 (1079 days app to issue)

Abstract: Some embodiments provide systems comprises: a customer database; a product database; a training data database; a customer evaluation system configured to implement one or more machine learning acceptance probability models to identify an acceptance likelihood factor, and determine whether the each respective customer has a corresponding acceptance likelihood factor greater than a likelihood threshold value; and a plurality of point of sale (POS) systems configured to complete sales transactions, obtain customer identifying information, and communicate the customer identifying information to the customer evaluation system; wherein the customer evaluation system is configured to communicate customer information to the payment method offer entity when the customer has an acceptance likelihood factor greater than a likelihood threshold value, receive authorization to present the customer with a payment method offer, and to present the payment method offer.

Activity detection at point of sale
Patent No. 12530669

Inventor(s): Evgeny Shevtsov (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. (Durham, NC)
Law Firm: Kaufman Canoles P.C. (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18240414 on 08/31/2023 (873 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods of detecting activity at point of sale are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method is performed by a POS system having first and optical scanner devices. The optical sensor device is positioned on or about the POS system with a field of view directed towards a first spatial region of the POS system and operable to capture successive images. The optical scanner device is positioned on or about the POS system with a field of view directed towards a second spatial region disposed within the first spatial region and associated with scanning visual object identifier codes disposed on objects and operable to scan those visual object identifier codes. The method includes receiving, from the optical sensor device, a set of successive images associated with the first spatial region to enable detection of activity in or about the second spatial region.

Electronic consumer-tracking coupons
Patent No. 12530704

Inventor(s): Jan Fedak (Colleyville, TX)
Assignee(s): NCR Voyix Corporation (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: Schwegman Lundberg Woessner, P.A. (11 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 15281046 on 09/29/2016 (3400 days app to issue)

Abstract: Embodiments of a system and method for associating a user with a physical transaction, are generally described herein. A method may include accessing a webpage based on a machine-readable indication printed on a receipt received as a result of a transaction, the webpage including a coupon, associating the coupon and the transaction with a user identification included in a browser attribute of the webpage, receiving, on the webpage, a user selection of a destination for the coupon, and sending the coupon to the destination.

Data processing system with machine learning engine to provide output generation functions
Patent No. 12530706

Inventor(s): Caleb Johnson (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18937327 on 11/05/2024 (441 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems, and/or apparatuses are provided for providing offer and insight generation functions. User input requesting an offer or insight may be received and an image of a photographic identification of a user may be requested. The image of the photographic identification may be captured and stored. A self-captured image of the user may be captured (e.g., via an image capture device of the computing device) and compared to an image of a user from the photographic identification. Responsive to determining that the images match, displaying an instruction to capture a vehicle identification number. The vehicle identification number may be captured. Data, including location data, may be extracted and an archive including the extracted data may be generated and the data may be transmitted to an entity computing system for processing. The entity computing system may evaluate the data and generate one or more insights and/or outputs.

Random access of scene description in ISO base media file format (ISOBMFF) files
Patent No. 12530834

Inventor(s): Youngkwon Lim (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18148931 on 12/30/2022 (1117 days app to issue)

Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory and a processor operably coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to identify a file track carrying scene description data. The processor is also configured to identify a subsequent sync sample in the file track after an initial sync sample. The processor is further configured to process the subsequent sync sample as a non-sync sample scene update.

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

Driving modification to decrease carbon
Patent No. 12530929

Inventor(s): Daniel Ellis Holman (Allen, TX), Danny P. Bargas (Coppell, TX), Farzam Ghanbarnezhad (Frisco, TX), Jennifer C. Lerman (Dallas, TX), Olarinre Salako (Little Elm, TX), Rohit Mishra (Hayward, CA), Varun Prasad (Dallas, TX, U
Assignee(s): TOYOTA CONNECTED NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18097478 on 01/16/2023 (1100 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example operation includes determining a driving style of a vehicle, wherein the driving style is associated with a greatest amount of carbon emissions over a period; and notifying a device associated with the vehicle, wherein the notifying includes a modification of the driving style, an environmental benefit, and a value, when an amount of carbon emissions for the modification of the driving style falls below the greatest amount in a future period equal to the period.

[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)

Flood monitoring unit and system
Patent No. 12530955

Inventor(s): Michael M. Reese (Sunnyvale, TX)
Assignee(s): Simplicity Integration, LLC (Houston, TX)
Law Firm: Hubbard Law, PLLC (Local + 1 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18479725 on 10/02/2023 (841 days app to issue)

Abstract: An integrated flood monitoring unit comprises a sensor capable of at least detecting one or more floodwater levels or measuring water levels and assembly of a data acquisition module, and a wireless transmitter that is specially adapted to be mounted one top and at least partially inside of a hollow pole secured in a vertical orientation at a fixed geographical location to monitor water levels, with the sensor being located nearer the bottom of the pole.

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

Monitoring communications in an observation platform
Patent No. 12530981

Inventor(s): Andrew W. Kittler (Atherton, CA), Guy R. VanBuskirk (Greenville, SC), Steven Paul Russell (Menlo Park, CA)
Assignee(s): THEATRO LABS, INC. (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18207420 on 06/08/2023 (957 days app to issue)

Abstract: In a method for monitoring communications in an observation platform, a computer system monitors at least one communication signal of a plurality of communication signals between a first communication device and a second communication device. The computer system determines, based on the monitoring, a user associated with the first communication device has not achieved a desired result with a feature of the first communication device because the user is reissuing voice commands to the first communication device. In anticipation of a need of the user for technical support for achieving the desired result with the feature, the computer system sends a training module to the first communication device. The training module comprises a corrective action the user can take to achieve the desired result with the feature and audio content played using the first communication device to teach the user specific phrases usable to achieve the desired result.

[G09B] EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS

System for communications in austere environments
Patent No. 12531153

Inventor(s): Kevin Patel (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: Scale LLP (8 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18325071 on 05/29/2023 (967 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems and methods for remote communications are described. In some embodiments, a telecommunications system may include a case that houses a plurality of antennas, one or more access credentials, and a computing device comprising a processor. The system may be configured to: generate or obtain a plurality of data packets for transmission to a remote site, establish communications links with a plurality of communication nodes, transmit data packets to the first node and the second node, detect an interruption in a communication link to the first node, and transmit a third set of data packets to the second node that would have been sent to the first node in the absence of the detected interruption.

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

System and method for spot checking small out-of-control conditions in a clinical diagnostic process
Patent No. 12531154

Inventor(s): Curtis Parvin (Mckinney, TX), Lakshmi Samyukta Kuchipudi (Addison, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: AVEK IP, LLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 14327875 on 07/10/2014 (4212 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method to automatically spot-check for small out-of-control conditions of a clinical diagnostic process. The expected number of unreliable results evaluated since the last good quality control event is estimated by estimating the magnitude of the out-of-control condition, constructing concentration based bias, imprecision, and TE[subscript]a [/subscript]profiles, and using those parameters to estimate the probability of a specimen result being unreliable. Patient specimens are automatically selected for reevaluation based on their probability of crossing a medical decision limit or having a probability of being unreliable. The system and method determine which reevaluated patient specimens need to be corrected when the results for those specimens have already been reported. Various exemplary embodiments and implementations of the system and method are included.

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

E L E C T R I C I T Y

Oscillator integrated piezoelectric radiator
Patent No. 12531330

Inventor(s): Jeffrey Box (Farmersville, TX), Kenneth Keese (Lavon, TX)
Assignee(s): Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Law Firm: Suiter Swantz IP (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18433182 on 02/05/2024 (715 days app to issue)

Abstract: Piezoelectric materials, particularly ones with high quality factor used for mechanical antenna implementations, are sensitive to environmental conditions including temperature swings, humidity, vibration. Under the varying environmental conditions, the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric antenna can drift, and this results in the dampened piezoelectric radiator performance due to the mismatch between RF source” excitation frequency and piezoelectric antenna”s resonant frequency. The frequency drift can be detrimental to the operation of the communication system that involves piezoelectric transmitter/receiver as a system component. In embodiments, the piezoelectric antennas may be integrated into a crystal oscillator to lock a drive frequency of the piezoelectric antennas to a resonant frequency of the piezoelectric antennas.

[H03B] GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER; GENERATION OF NOISE BY SUCH CIRCUITS (generators specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments G10H; masers or lasers H01S; generation of oscillations in plasma H05H)

Massive MIMO beamforming antenna with improved gain
Patent No. 12531337

Inventor(s): Taehee Jang (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC (Liverpool, NY)
Law Firm: Meunier Carlin Curfman LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18140963 on 04/28/2023 (998 days app to issue)

Abstract: An 8T8R antenna has a plurality of columns of antenna elements whereby a subset of the columns are combined into a plurality of composite columns. In an example, the antenna has six columns of antenna elements whereby the two columns at either end of the array are combined into a composite column. The antenna ports corresponding to the two outer composite columns are coupled to a splitter/combiner that has a power divider and a delay line to provide phase compensation. The antenna also has a phase compensator that provides for phase compensation between the outputs of the splitter/combiners and the antenna ports corresponding to the inner columns that are not combined into composite columns. In a variation, the columns of antenna elements are combined into a plurality of composite columns, each having a pair of columns, whereby the number of columns is twice the number of composite columns.

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

Efficient installation and configuration of voltage conversion systems
Patent No. 12531474

Inventor(s): Charles John Mann (Omaha, NE), David Winkler (Alexandria, VA), Steven Rogers (Hickory, NC)
Assignee(s): Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: Fogg Powers LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18548299 on 02/25/2022 (1425 days app to issue)

Abstract: A voltage conversion system includes user interface circuitry disposed on the voltage conversion system. The user interface circuitry is configured to input at least one electrical parameter based on user input. At least one parameter of the at least one electrical parameter comprises a plurality of adjustable values and corresponds to a conductor resistance of electrical conductors coupled to the voltage conversion system. Each adjustable value of the at least one parameter corresponds to a range of two or more values. The voltage conversion system includes conversion circuitry configured to generate an adjusted direct current (DC) voltage from an input DC voltage based on the at least one electrical parameter.

[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]

Systems and methods to reduce cable heating in radio communications
Patent No. 12531481

Inventor(s): John T. Hanley (Orland Park, IL), Jose Antonio Torres Rabello (Orland Park, IL)
Assignee(s): Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC (Richardson, TX)
Law Firm: Fogg Powers LLC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18546068 on 02/14/2022 (1436 days app to issue)

Abstract: In one embodiment, a boosting system includes a booster circuit. The booster circuit is configured to receive a direct current (DC) voltage input and to adjust the DC voltage input. The boosting system further includes a current sensing circuit coupled to the booster circuit and a first end of a power cable. The current sensing circuit is configured to measure a current at the first end of the power cable. The boosting system further includes one or more processors coupled to the booster circuit and the current sensing circuit. The one or more processors are configured to adjust an output of the booster circuit when the current sensing circuit indicates that the current at the first end of the power cable exceeds a first threshold. The first threshold is selected at least in part based on one or more safety standards of the power cable.

Desaturation protection of power field-effect transistor
Patent No. 12531555

Inventor(s): Nan Xing (Allen, TX), Yalong Li (Allen, TX), Yinglai Xia (Plano, TX), Zhemin Zhang (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Infineon Technologies Canada Inc. (Ottawa, , CA)
Law Firm: WORKMAN NYDEGGER (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18172922 on 02/22/2023 (1063 days app to issue)

Abstract: Desaturation protection for a power field-effect transistor. The desaturation protection circuit includes the power field-effect transistor and a sense field-effect transistor that each have threshold voltages that are approximately the same. The sense field-effect transistor shares a gate terminal with the power field-effect transistor and shares a drain terminal with the power field-effect transistor. The circuit also includes a comparator having a first input terminal connected to a source terminal of the sense field-effect transistor, and having a second input terminal connected to a voltage source that is an offset voltage below a supply voltage. The circuit also includes a pull-up network configured to cause the output of the comparator to represent a state of whether the sense field-effect transistor is on or off, and can directly drive the turning off of the power transistor.

[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]

Phase detection for data clock synchronization
Patent No. 12531560

Inventor(s): Arun Mohan (Bangalore, , IN), Jagannathan Venkataraman (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18400732 on 12/29/2023 (753 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are described to facilitate phase detection for data clock synchronization. An example phase detection circuit includes a first switch including a control terminal, the control terminal of the first switch coupled to a clock generator; a second switch including a control terminal, the control terminal of the second switch coupled to the clock generator; a first capacitor including a first terminal, the first terminal of the first capacitor coupled to a second terminal of the first switch; a second capacitor including a first terminal, the first terminal of the second capacitor coupled to a second terminal of the second switch; and a comparator including a first input terminal and a second input terminal, the first input terminal of the comparator coupled to the second terminal of the first switch, the second input terminal of the comparator coupled to the second terminal of the second switch.

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

Analog-to-digital converter with instability recovery circuit
Patent No. 12531565

Inventor(s): Anand Kannan (Bangalore, , IN), Anand Subramanian (Bangalore, , IN), Jyoti Raj (Bangalore, , IN)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18591676 on 02/29/2024 (691 days app to issue)

Abstract: In described examples, an integrated circuit (IC) includes first and second integrators, first and second weighted summers, first and second digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and a quantizer. First and second inputs of the first weighted summer are respectively connected to an output of the first integrator and an output of the second DAC. An input of the second integrator is connected to an output of the first weighted summer. An input of the second weighted summer is connected to an output of the second integrator. An input of the quantizer is connected to an output of the second weighted summer. Inputs of the first and second DACs are connected to respective outputs of the quantizer. An output of the first DAC is connected to a first input of the first integrator. A second input of the first integrator and a third input of the first weighted summer are analog signal inputs.

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

Systems and methods for designing and powering wireless communication mesh network nodes
Patent No. 12531590

Inventor(s): Muhammad Ahsan Naim (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): L3VEL, LLC (Wilmington, DE)
Law Firm: Lee Sullivan Shea Smith LLP (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18305409 on 04/24/2023 (1002 days app to issue)

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods related to wireless communication mesh network design, installation, and deployment. In one aspect, a wireless communication node may be located at a building to include one or more antenna mounts, one or more wireless communication radios mounted on the one or more antenna mounts, and a portable power supply coupled to each of the one or more wireless communication radios via a respective cable, where the portable power supply is configured to provide power to each of the one or more wireless communication radios. In another aspect, a wireless communication node located at a building may include a coaxial interface coupled to a power supply installed at the building via a pre-existing cable for a satellite dish, where the coaxial interface may receive power from the power supply via the pre-existing cable and supply the received power to one or more wireless communication radios.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and device for multi-antenna transmission in UE and base station
Patent No. 12531611

Inventor(s): Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): Apogee Networks, LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Volpe Koenig (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18195382 on 05/10/2023 (986 days app to issue)

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and a device for multi-antenna transmission in a base station and a User Equipment (UE). The UE, in turn, receives a first higher-layer signaling, monitors a first-type physical layer signaling in a first radio resource pool, and receives second downlink information in a second radio resource pool. The first higher-layer signaling is used for determining first information and second information, and the first information is used for multi-antenna related receiving in the first radio resource pool. The first-type physical layer signaling is detected, and the first-type physical layer signaling is used for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool, or, the first-type physical layer signaling is not detected, and the second information is used for multi-antenna related receiving in the second radio resource pool. The second radio resource pool is related to the first radio resource pool.

[H04K] SECRET COMMUNICATION; JAMMING OF COMMUNICATION

Method and apparatus for beam failure recovery in a wireless communication system
Patent No. 12531629

Inventor(s): Dalin Zhu (Allen, TX), Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18615804 on 03/25/2024 (666 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for beam failure recovery (BFR) in a wireless communication system. A method for operating a user equipment includes identifying configuration information for at least two beam failure detection (BFD) reference signal (RS) sets each comprising one or more BFD RSs resources and configuration information for at least two new beam identification (NBI) RS sets each comprising one or more NBI RS resources. The method further includes detecting a beam failure event for one of the at least two BFD RS sets; identifying, based on measuring the one or more NBI RS resources in a NBI RS set that is associated with the one BFD RS set, one or more NBI RS resources for a new beam recovery; and triggering, in response to detection of the beam failure event for the one BFD RS set and identification of the one or more NBI RS resources, a BFR event.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and device in nodes used for wireless communication
Patent No. 12531666

Inventor(s): Keying Wu (Shanghai, , CN), Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): BUNKER HILL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Allen, TX)
Law Firm: Ascenda Law Group, PC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17529284 on 11/18/2021 (1524 days app to issue)

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and a device in a node used for wireless communication. A first node monitors a first-type signaling and a second-type signaling in a first time-frequency resource pool and a second time-frequency resource pool respectively, receives a first signaling, and transmits a first information block. The first signaling is used for determining the first information block; the first signaling includes a first field; when the first signaling is the first-type signaling, a value of the first field is related to a number of the first-type signalings transmitted in the first time-frequency resource pool, and is unrelated to a number of the second-type signalings transmitted in the second time-frequency resource pool. The above method improves the efficiency of HARQ feedback in sidelink transmission.

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

Method and apparatus for UL transmission
Patent No. 12531682

Inventor(s): Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell, TX), Md. Saifur Rahman (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17932648 on 09/15/2022 (1223 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for uplink (UL) transmission are disclosed. The method comprises transmitting a UE capability information including information about (i) a number of antenna ports P4, and (ii) transmission of a non-codebook-based (NCB-based) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); receiving a configuration about N[subscript]SRS [/subscript]sounding reference signal (SRS) resources for transmission of the NCB-based PUSCH; transmitting the N[subscript]SRS [/subscript]SRS resources; receiving an indication indicating a selection of k out of N[subscript]SRS [/subscript]SRS resources; and transmitting the NCB-based PUSCH based on the k SRS resources, wherein: each SRS resource comprises one SRS port, a maximum value of a number of layers (L[subscript]max[/subscript]) for the NCB-based PUSCH transmission is configured, 1N[subscript]SRS[/subscript]P, 1kN[subscript]SRS[/subscript], and 1kL[subscript]max[/subscript].

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

Method and device for downlink assignment index-based hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement reporting in wireless communication
Patent No. 12531685

Inventor(s): Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, , CN), Yang Hu (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): Apogee Networks, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Volpe Koenig (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18111611 on 02/20/2023 (1065 days app to issue)

Abstract: Method and device in nodes for wireless communication. A first receiver receives a first information block and a first signaling, the first information block is used to determine whether the first signaling comprises a target DAI field; a first transmitter transmits a target bit block in a first physical-layer channel, of a first bit block or a second bit block, at least the second bit block is used to generate the target bit block; wherein the first signaling is used to determine resources occupied by the first physical-layer channel; a first reference value is a default or configurable non-negative integer; when the first signaling does not comprise the target DAI field, the first bit block is used to generate a third bit block, the third bit block comprises at least one bit, a number of bit(s) comprised in the third bit block is equal to the first reference value.

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

Method and apparatus for transmission window determination for a physical sidelink feedback channel
Patent No. 12531703

Inventor(s): Hongbo Si (Plano, TX), Kyeongin Jeong (Allen, TX), Shiyang Leng (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18163204 on 02/01/2023 (1084 days app to issue)

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for transmission window determination for a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) in a wireless communication system. A method of user equipment (UE) includes receiving a set of configurations from a higher layer and receiving a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH). The PSSCH enables hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback. The method further includes determining a transmission window for a PSFCH; performing a sidelink (SL) channel access procedure before a transmission occasion in the one or multiple transmission occasions; and transmitting the HARQ feedback in the transmission occasion for the PSFCH over a channel upon successfully performing the SL channel access procedure. The transmission window includes the one or multiple transmission occasions for the PSFCH and the one or multiple transmission occasions are based on at least one of: a window offset, an interval between two neighboring transmission occasions, and a number of transmission occasions.

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

System for dynamic, secure, token-based snapshot generation
Patent No. 12531748

Inventor(s): Elvis Nyamwange (Little Elm, TX)
Assignee(s): BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (Charlotte, NC)
Law Firm: Moore Van Allen PLLC (6 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18234254 on 08/15/2023 (889 days app to issue)

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for dynamic, secure, token-based snapshot generation. The present disclosure is configured to receive, via an alternative access point, a user request to receive a snapshot of one or more resource repositories associated with a user; generate, using a token generator, a token based on at least the user request; authenticate, using an authentication subsystem, the user using the token to confirm legitimacy of the user request; generate, using a snapshot generator, the snapshot of the one or more resource repositories based on at least confirming the legitimacy of the user request, wherein the snapshot is generated based on pre-defined user preferences; embed, using a digital signature subsystem, the snapshot with a digital signature serving as an attestation; and display the snapshot on the user input device.

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

Systems and methods for Quality of Service treatment of network traffic for different user interface elements
Patent No. 12531811

Inventor(s): Deepak Majjiga (Irving, TX)
Assignee(s): Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18401878 on 01/02/2024 (749 days app to issue)

Abstract: A device described herein may maintain a model associating sets of traffic attributes with respective sets of attributes of user interface (”UI”) elements; receive a request to associate a particular UI element with a particular set of Quality of Service (”QoS”) parameters; identify a first set of attributes of the particular UI element; identify that the first set of attributes, of the particular UI element, matches a second set of attributes of UI elements included in the model; and identify a particular set of traffic attributes indicated in the model as being associated with the second set of attributes of UI element attributes. The device may identify traffic associated with the particular set of traffic attributes; and may process the identified traffic in accordance with the particular set of QoS parameters indicated in the request, based on identifying that the traffic is associated with the particular set of traffic attributes.

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

Credentials security management
Patent No. 12531854

Inventor(s): Luke Matthew Glover (McKinney, TX), Sage David Driskell (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): THE 20 LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Holzer Patel Drennan (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18590087 on 02/28/2024 (692 days app to issue)

Abstract: A credentials security system receives, from a requester computing system, a request for access to the specified computing system. The credentials security system returns, to the requester computing system responsive to receiving the request, credentials for an account present on the specified computing system. The credentials security system modifies, responsive to returning the credentials to the requester, the account on the specified computing system.

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

Automated access to racks in a colocation data center
Patent No. 12531857

Inventor(s): Adam Scott Wayne (Keller, TX), David Hess (Arlington, TX), Jason Anthony Lochhead (Frisco, TX), Manikandan Subramanian (Flower Mound, TX), Michael Andra Ballard (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): Phoenix Infrustructure LLC (Coppell, TX)
Law Firm: Barnes Thornburg LLP (Local + 12 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18525373 on 11/30/2023 (782 days app to issue)

Abstract: Top-of-rack (TOR) switches are connected to a network fabric of a data center. Each TOR switch corresponds to a rack of the data center, and is configured to provide access to the network fabric for computing devices mounted in the rack. In one method, a TOR switch is mounted in a rack. The TOR switch is connected to a network fabric of a data center. A lock is used to control physical access to the rack. A request to physically access the rack is received from a computing device (e.g., a badge implementing a security token, or a mobile device). The request includes authentication credentials. The computing device is then authenticated. In response to authenticating the computing device, the lock is configured to provide physical access to the rack.

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

Filtering updated alias information
Patent No. 12531860

Inventor(s): Patrick Clay (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Tokyo, , JP)
Law Firm: Gray Ice Higdon (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18656248 on 05/06/2024 (624 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed for implementing a request for filtered updated resources associated with aliases. A CPC may be configured to request a filtered updated list of registered aliases associated with one or more resources. The updated list may be filtered based on a state of a DCN, on which the CPC is hosted. For example, the updated list may be filtered based on a timestamp associated with receipt of a previous list, based on a group the DCN is associated with, based on manufacturers, and/or based on security level (associated with the DCN, and/or associated with updates).

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

Orthogonal rule based identification of security events
Patent No. 12531880

Inventor(s): Vignesh Janakiraman (Frisco, TX)
Assignee(s): Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18216233 on 06/29/2023 (936 days app to issue)

Abstract: An alert generation system is disclosed. The alert generation system uses rules to identify which of many network events are threats. The rules include a first set of rules as pre-selection rules to identify a large number of network events as not threatening, and therefore not needing to be tested against a second set of rules as detection rules, which are used to identify the threats.

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

Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to secure communications against early-detect-late-commit attacks
Patent No. 12531893

Inventor(s): Espen Wium (Oslo, , NO), Tomas Motos (Hamar, , NO)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18440491 on 02/13/2024 (707 days app to issue)

Abstract: An example apparatus includes target signal generator circuitry to generate a target signal having a first center frequency and a bandwidth. The example apparatus additionally includes companion signal generator circuitry to generate a companion signal having a second center frequency that is less than (a) the first center frequency adjusted by a first threshold and greater than (b) the first center frequency adjusted by a second threshold, the first threshold being a first multiple of the bandwidth, the second threshold being a second multiple of the bandwidth, the first multiple different than the second multiple. In some examples, the example apparatus includes adder circuitry to combine the target signal and the companion signal to form a composite signal. Additionally, the example apparatus includes transmitter circuitry to transmit the composite signal to a target device.

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

Managing an endpoint detection and response framework using out of band communication channels
Patent No. 12531913

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing an endpoint detection and response (EDR) framework for data processing systems are disclosed. To monitor for malicious entities, a management controller of a data processing system may obtain a data package including data managed by hardware resources of the data processing system. The data package may be provided to a trusted management system via an out of band communication channel and the management controller may monitor for responses from the trusted management system. If the management controller identifies a response indicating that the data processing system is in a compromised state, one or more actions may be performed to remediate the compromised state of the data processing system.

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

Video content delivery methods
Patent No. 12531983

Inventor(s): Minhua Zhou (San Diego, CA)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19295134 on 08/08/2025 (165 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method for encoding a picture of a video sequence in a bit stream that reduces slice header parsing overhead is provided. The method includes determining weighting factors that may be used for weighted prediction in encoding at least one slice of the picture, wherein a total number of the weighting factors is constrained to not exceed a predetermined threshold number of weighting factors, wherein the threshold number is less than a maximum possible number of weighting factors, and signaling weighted prediction parameters including the weighting factors in a slice header in the bit stream.

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

Distribution of video content
Patent No. 12532033

Inventor(s): Do-Kyoung Kwon (Allen, TX), Woo-Shik Kim (San Diego, CA)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 19300901 on 08/15/2025 (158 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and apparatus for sample adaptive offset without sign coding. The method includes selecting an edge offset type for at least a portion of an image, classifying at least one pixel of at least the portion of the image into edge shape category, calculating an offset of the pixel, determining the offset is larger or smaller than a predetermined threshold, changing a sign of the offset based on the threshold determination; and performing entropy coding accounting for the sign of the offset and the value of the offset.

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

User premises fiber interconnect as-a-service
Patent No. 12532041

Inventor(s): Rajendra Damle (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: Guntin Gust, PLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18754798 on 06/26/2024 (573 days app to issue)

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a fiber interconnect system that includes gateways and wall boxes. Gateways and wall boxes may include pluggable modules with client side connectors and may include optical connections. The client side connectors may be coupled to client devices via Ethernet connections, HDMI connections, and the like. The gateways and wall boxes may be coupled by optical fibers. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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

Light-efficient multispectral fluorescence imaging
Patent No. 12532055

Inventor(s): Lu Yin (Keller, TX), Ramesh Sarangapani (Coppell, TX)
Assignee(s): Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, , CH)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18475390 on 09/27/2023 (846 days app to issue)

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a system, a computer-implemented method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for light efficient fluorescence imaging. The retina is flashed with broadband light and returned light is imaged after passing through one or more filters, such as notch filers, low-pass filters, and high-pass filters. Images may be captured with a single camera or at least two cameras, one capturing transmitted light from the filter and the other capturing returned light. Images may be combined by subtraction and/or addition to obtain a combined image representing light within a passband whereas no passband filters are used during imaging.

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

Coordination of transmit authorization in a shared spectrum environment for 5G or other next generation network
Patent No. 12532169

Inventor(s): Vazrik Hovsepian (Carrollton, TX)
Assignee(s): ATT Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA)
Law Firm: Guntin Gust, PLC (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18049300 on 10/25/2022 (1183 days app to issue)

Abstract: Terminal devices can request and receive authorization to transmit on the same channel for which a serving base station that can serve the terminal devices has authorization to transmit. Upon transmit authorization or termination being received from a spectrum administration system, the base station can autonomously update the system information it broadcasts. Thus, terminal devices connected to the serving base station can be informed about the channel on which the terminal device should request authorization to transmit.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Inter-cell beam management cell switch
Patent No. 12532237

Inventor(s): Dalin Zhu (Allen, TX), Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell, TX), Md. Saifur Rahman (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18191666 on 03/28/2023 (1029 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for methods and apparatuses for facilitating serving cell changes based on signaling related to beam management procedures in a wireless communications network. A user equipment (UE) comprises a transceiver and a processor operably coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver is configured to receive a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state identifier (ID) associated with a target serving cell, receive a cell switch command, and transmit, in response to reception of the cell switch command, a channel conveying a positive hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK). The processor is configured to perform, based on the cell switch command, a cell switch at a time, wherein the time corresponds to a slot that starts after a cell switch application time from a last symbol of the channel conveying the positive HARQ-ACK.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Joint operation of conditional handover and conditional PSCell addition or change
Patent No. 12532238

Inventor(s): Kyeongin Jeong (Allen, TX), Shiyang Leng (Allen, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18163793 on 02/02/2023 (1083 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses a joint operation of conditional handover and conditional PSCell addition or change in a wireless communication system. A method of a UE comprises: receiving information including association information, execution conditions, and configurations for candidate PCells and candidate PSCells; evaluating the execution conditions for the candidate PCells and associated candidate PSCells simultaneously; upon the execution conditions for (i) a candidate PCell among the candidate PCells and (ii) a candidate PSCell associated with the candidate PCell are satisfied, determining that the candidate PCell and the associated candidate PSCell as a target PCell and an associated target PSCell, respectively; applying the configurations for the target PCell and the associated target PSCell; performing a random access procedure for the target PCell; and performing a random access procedure for the associated target PSCell.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and device used for wireless communication
Patent No. 12532240

Inventor(s): Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, , CN), Yu Chen (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): BUNKER HILL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Allen, TX)
Law Firm: Ascenda Law Group, PC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18113596 on 02/23/2023 (1062 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and a device for wireless communications. A first node enters a first state in response to any condition in a first condition set being satisfied, and performs a first operation set in the first state. The first node moves from the first state to a second state in response to any condition in a second condition set being satisfied. The first node moves from the first state to any cell-selection state in response to any condition in a third condition set being satisfied. By receiving a first message and a first signal, the first node can determine the state in a rational way.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for supporting onboarding and authentication of user equipment for networks and network slices
Patent No. 12532254

Inventor(s): Devaki Chandramouli (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Nokia Technologies Oy (Espoo, , FI)
Law Firm: Barta Jones, PLLC (no location found)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18040899 on 07/23/2021 (1642 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described that support transmission and receipt of onboarding support and/or authentication requirement information to a UE for registration with a network, such as a PLMN and/or SNPN, and/or network slice, via a RAN and/or the like. The onboarding support and/or authentication requirement information may be specifically configured for one or more networks, and/or network slices thereof, that utilize a shared RAN in communication with the UE. The UE selects a cell and network and/or network slice based on the onboarding support and/or authentication requirement information. The UE may camp on the shared RAN. The one or more networks comprise at least a RAN and respective AMF that provide the onboarding support and/or authentication requirement information to the UE before, or when, the UE contacts the AMF associated with the network and/or network slice.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and device for timing and power adjustment in wireless communication
Patent No. 12532268

Inventor(s): Qi Jiang (Shanghai, , CN), Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): APOGEE NETWORKS, LLC (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: Volpe Koenig (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17837050 on 06/10/2022 (1320 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device in nodes used for wireless communications. A first node transmits a first signal and a second signal, and the first signal and the second signal are both used for initiating a random access; and a target counter is used for counting of a random access; a count value of the target counter when transmitting the first signal is a first count value, and a count value of the target counter when transmitting the second signal is a second count value; a first timing offset value is used to determine a timing for transmitting the first signal. The application establishes a connection between a timing offset value and a number of transmission times of a random access channel to optimize the transmission scheme of the random access channel, thus improving the system performance.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Transmission scheme and device for sidelink in nodes used for wireless communication
Patent No. 12532294

Inventor(s): Jin Liu (Shanghai, , CN), Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): BUNKER HILL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Allen, TX)
Law Firm: Ascenda Law Group, PC (1 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18080756 on 12/14/2022 (1133 days app to issue)

Abstract: The present application provides a method and device in nodes for wireless communications. A first node determines a target time-frequency resource group based on a target resource selection scheme in multiple resource pools, the target resource selection scheme is one of a first resource selection scheme or a second resource selection scheme, each of the multiple resource pools is a first-type resource pool, or each of the multiple resource pools is a second-type resource pool; transmits a first-type target signal on at least one time-frequency resource block in the target time-frequency resource group; the target resource selection scheme is related to whether each of the multiple resource pools is the first-type resource pool or each of the multiple resource pools is the second-type resource pool. The present application efficiently uses inter-user coordination resources to solve the problem of half-duplex and a hidden node.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and apparatus for aperiodic CSI measurement and reporting
Patent No. 12532342

Inventor(s): Dalin Zhu (Richardson, TX), Eko Onggosanusi (Coppell, TX), Md. Saifur Rahman (Plano, TX)
Assignee(s): Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, , KR)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17654749 on 03/14/2022 (1408 days app to issue)

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for aperiodic channel state information (CSI) measurement and reporting in a wireless communication system. A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving an indication to enable group-based beam reporting and receiving a channel state information (CSI) request for the group-based beam reporting. The method further includes determining, based on the CSI request, information associated with an aperiodic CSI (A-CSI) trigger state for the group-based beam reporting; determining, based on the information associated with the A-CSI trigger state, first and second sets of CSI resources for the group-based beam reporting; and transmitting resource indicators generated based on at least one of the first and second sets of CSI resources. The resource indicators correspond to at least one of: (1) a synchronization signal block resource indicator (SSBRI) and (2) a CSI reference signal resource indicator (CRI).

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Method and device in UE and base station used for wireless communication
Patent No. 12532378

Inventor(s): Keying Wu (Shanghai, , CN), Lin Yang (Shanghai, , CN), Xiaobo Zhang (Shanghai, , CN)
Assignee(s): Apogee Networks, LLC (Plano, TX)
Law Firm: Volpe Koenig (4 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 17155114 on 01/22/2021 (1824 days app to issue)

Abstract: A method and device in UE and base station used for wireless communications are disclosed in the present disclosure. A UE receives a first signaling; and transmits a first radio signal in a first radio resource. The first radio resource belongs to a first resource set of K resource set(s), any of the K resource set(s) comprising a positive integer number of radio resource(s), K being a positive integer; the first signaling is used for determining a target parameter set, and the target parameter set is a first parameter set or a second parameter set, the first parameter comprising a positive integer number of first-type parameter(s) and the second parameter comprising a positive integer number of second-type parameter(s); the target parameter set is used for determining the first radio resource. The method herein applies to all requirements of uplink transmission reliability in various application scenarios.

[H04W] WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS [2009.01]

Miniaturized integrated cyclotron
Patent No. 12532403

Inventor(s): Krishna Praveen Mysore Rajagopal (Manteca, CA)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18385721 on 10/31/2023 (812 days app to issue)

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first resonator electrode and a second resonator electrode in an interconnect stack over a semiconductor substrate. The first resonator electrode includes a first lower resonator electrode, a first upper resonator electrode and a first plurality of vias between the first lower resonator electrode and the first upper resonator electrode. The second resonator electrode includes a second lower resonator electrode, a second upper resonator electrode, and a second plurality of vias between the second lower resonator electrode and the second upper resonator electrode. A cavity in the interconnect stack is bounded by the first resonator electrode and the second resonator electrode. An electron emitter extends from the semiconductor surface between the first and second resonator electrodes and is configured to direct electrons into the cavity. The electronic device may be operated to produce short wavelength radiation, e.g. x-rays.

[H03H] IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS (measuring, testing G01R; arrangements for producing a reverberation or echo sound G10K 15/08; impedance networks or resonators consisting of distributed impedances, e.g. of the waveguide type, H01P; control of amplification, e.g. bandwidth control of amplifiers, H03G; tuning resonant circuits, e.g. tuning coupled resonant circuits, H03J; networks for modifying the frequency characteristics of communication systems H04B)

Transistor with buffer structure having carbon doped profile
Patent No. 12532493

Inventor(s): Andinet Tefera Desalegn (Dallas, TX), Dong Seup Lee (McKinney, TX), Nicholas Stephen Dellas (Dallas, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18048167 on 10/20/2022 (1188 days app to issue)

Abstract: In a described example, an integrated circuit (IC) is disclosed that includes a transistor. The transistor includes a substrate, and a buffer structure overlying the substrate. The buffer structure has a first buffer layer, a second buffer layer overlying the first buffer layer, and a third buffer layer overlying the second buffer layer. The first buffer layer has a first carbon concentration, the second buffer layer has a second carbon concentration lower than the first carbon concentration, and the third buffer layer has a third carbon concentration higher than the second carbon concentration. An active structure overlies the buffer structure.

[H10D] INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

Mask for X-ray lithography and metrology
Patent No. 12532712

Inventor(s): Anne Sakdinawat (Coppell, TX), Yanwei Liu (Danville, CA)
Assignee(s): Exaktis Corporation (Coppell, TX)
Law Firm: Fish Richardson P.C. (Local + 13 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 18480487 on 10/03/2023 (840 days app to issue)

Abstract: A mask apparatus for x-ray lithography and metrology where the x-ray absorber material is embedded in diamond and then covered with a thermally conductive material to provide requisite thermal conductivity when irradiated with x-rays. The apparatus then includes a hollow holder that is thermally interfaced with the mask and may also include means for external thermal control. The mask apparatus allows for transmission of x-rays from a lithography beam as well as metrology beams of other wavelengths including UV, IR, visible, and others.

[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]

Packages with multiple exposed pads
Patent No. 12532752

Inventor(s): Bo-Hsun Pan (New Taipei, , TW), Fu-Hua Yu (New Taipei, , TW), Hung-Yu Chou (Dallas, TX), Jie Chen (Plano, TX), Rajen M. Murugan (Dallas, TX), Steven Alfred Kummerl (Carrollton, TX), Yuh-Harng Chien (New Taipei, , TW)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18453999 on 08/22/2023 (882 days app to issue)

Abstract: In an example, an apparatus comprises a lead frame that includes a first row of leads, a first pad coupled to the first row of leads, and a second row of leads parallel to the first row of leads. The lead frame also includes a second pad coupled to the second row of leads. The first and second pads are separated by a gap, and each of the first and second pads has a substantially uniform thickness. The apparatus also includes a device coupled to the first and second pads. The first and second pads are exposed to an exterior of the apparatus.

Thermal management in integrated circuit using phononic bandgap structure
Patent No. 12532772

Inventor(s): Benjamin Stassen Cook (Los Gatos, CA), Daniel Lee Revier (Addison, TX)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 17140886 on 01/04/2021 (1842 days app to issue)

Abstract: An encapsulated integrated circuit includes an integrated circuit (IC) die. An encapsulation material encapsulates the IC die. Within the encapsulation material, a phononic bandgap structure is configured to have a phononic bandgap with a frequency range approximately equal to a range of frequencies of thermal phonons produced by the IC die when the IC die is operating.

Semiconductor device package with vertically stacked passive component
Patent No. 12532786

Inventor(s): Kwang-Soo Kim (Sunnyvale, CA), Makoto Shibuya (Tokyo, , JP)
Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 18160818 on 01/27/2023 (1089 days app to issue)

Abstract: In a described example, an apparatus includes: a package substrate with conductive leads; a semiconductor die mounted to the package substrate, the semiconductor die having a first thickness; electrical connections coupling bond pads on the semiconductor die to conductive leads on the package substrate; brackets attached to the package substrate spaced from the semiconductor die and extending away from the package substrate to a distance from the package substrate that is greater than the first thickness of the semiconductor die; and mold compound covering the package substrate, the semiconductor die, the brackets, and the semiconductor die to form a semiconductor device package having a board side surface and a top surface opposite the board side surface, and having portions of the brackets exposed from the mold compound on the top surface of the semiconductor device package to form mounts for a passive component.

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Grasping mat
Patent No. D1109570

Inventor(s): LaTaushia Denise LaFlore (Lancaster, TX)
Assignee(s): ISLECO INVESTMENTS LLC (Lancaster, TX)
Law Firm: LOZA LOZA, LLP (3 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29892636 on 05/19/2023 (977 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Mount for a component of a photovoltaic assembly
Patent No. D1109686

Inventor(s): Jonathon Moss (Grandview, TX)
Assignee(s): RMH Tech LLC (Colorado Springs, CO)
Law Firm: Sheridan Ross P.C. (2 non-local offices)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29909779 on 08/10/2023 (894 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Model vehicle battery hold down
Patent No. D1109699

Inventor(s): Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Caleb Hix (McKinney, TX), Noah House (Sachse, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Ross Martin (North Richland Hills, TX)
Assignee(s): TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29958928 on 08/22/2024 (516 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Model vehicle boat hatch
Patent No. D1109815

Inventor(s): Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Skylar Hagler (Anna, TX), Terry Soward (Van Alstyne, TX)
Assignee(s): TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29926370 on 01/30/2024 (721 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Model vehicle steering rack assembly
Patent No. D1109816

Inventor(s): Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Jory Sprowl (Howe, TX), Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX), Otto Karl Allmendinger (Rowlett, TX), Randy Perez (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29944864 on 05/30/2024 (600 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Model vehicle body
Patent No. D1109817

Inventor(s): Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney, TX), Jory Sprowl (Howe, TX), Kent Poteet (Lucas, TX)
Assignee(s): TRAXXAS, L.P. (McKinney, TX)
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29961073 on 09/04/2024 (503 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

3D printer test bench model
Patent No. D1109821

Inventor(s): Vitor Hugo Carneiro dos Santos Neves (Maia, , PT)
Assignee(s): CAD-MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS, INC. (Azle, TX)
Law Firm: patenttm.us (Local + 4395 other metros)
Application No., Date, Speed: 29889941 on 04/18/2023 (1008 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

Cat scratcher lounge
Patent No. D1109947

Inventor(s): Mingda Li (McKinney, TX)
Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED
Law Firm: No Counsel
Application No., Date, Speed: 29956504 on 08/07/2024 (531 days app to issue)

Abstract: No Abstract Patent Class: N/A

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