Air flow design for an e-vaping cartridge, method of making the e-vaping cartridge, and e-vaping device including the cartridge
Patent No. 10,506,830
The cartridge includes a housing, a reservoir containing a pre-vapor formulation, a vapor generator in communication with a central passage, the central passage including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The vapor generator is configured to communicate the pre-vapor formulation to the first portion of the central passage. A first air inlet is in communication with the second portion of the central air passage, where the second portion is between the vapor generator and the first air inlet. A dilution air inlet intersects the third portion of the central air passage, where the third portion is between the vapor generator and an outlet of the cartridge. The dilution air inlet defines a dilution air passage that does not pass through the vapor generator. The e-vaping device includes the cartridge.
Inventors: San Li (Midlothian, Virginia), Eric Hawes (Glen Allen, Virginia), Raymond Lau (Richmond), Robert Arents (Richmond), Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Virginia)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Dec.17, 2019
Personal vaporizer with liquid supply by suction
Patent No. 10,506,828
A personal vaporizer having a pressure-induced liquid supply that allows a user to draw liquid from a liquid reservoir through applying a suction force on the mouthpiece. The amount of liquid drawn is proportional to the pressure induced, and proportional to the amount of vaporization a user may desire.
Inventors: Wei Dai (Shanghai, China), Yongjie James Xu (Richmond)
Assignee: Westfield Ltd. (Hong Kong, China)
Dec. 17, 2019
System and method for cooking pieces of protein
Patent No. 10,506,822
A system for cooking pieces of protein may include a batter applicator that receives a batter made from high-gluten flour and coats the batter on pieces of protein, a thermoforming packaging machine that receives the pieces of protein coated with the batter from the batter applicator and seals the pieces of protein in plastic pouches, and a heating unit that receives the plastic pouches from the thermoforming packaging machine and cooks the battered protein in the plastic pouches. A method for cooking pieces of protein may include coating a batter made from high-gluten flour on the pieces of protein; sealing the pieces of protein coated with the batter in plastic pouches; and cooking the battered protein in the plastic pouches to make cooked, battered protein pieces in which the batter is tacky after cooking. The cooked protein pieces may be removed from the plastic pouches, breaded, and flash fried.
Inventors: Mark Auernheimer (Richmond), Zachary Shepard (Cincinnati, Ohio), Jeffrey D. Cowles (St. Simons Island, Georgia)
Assignee: Sugar Creek Packing Co. (Hamilton, Ohio)
Dec. 17, 2019
Systems and methods for cryptographic authentication of contactless cards
Patent No. 10,511,443
Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission system between transmitting and receiving devices are provided. In an embodiment, each of the transmitting and receiving devices can contain a master key. The transmitting device can generate a diversified key using the master key, protect a counter value and encrypt data prior to transmitting to the receiving device, which can generate the diversified key based on the master key and can decrypt the data and validate the protected counter value using the diversified key.
Inventors: Kaitlin Newman (Washington, D.C.), Kimberly Haynes (Reston, Virginia), Charles Nathan Crank (Henrico, Virginia), Andrew Cogswell (Midlothian, Virginia), Colin Hart (Arlington, Virginia), Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Maryland), Lara Mossler (Farmville, Virginia), Latika Gulati (Vienna, Virginia), Abdelkader Benkreira (Washington, D.C.), Sarah Jane Cunningham (Arlington, Virginia), Sophie Bermudez (Washington, D.C.), Michael Mossoba (Arlington, Virginia), Wayne Lutz (Fort Washington, Maryland)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Virginia)
Dec. 17, 2019
Systems and methods for authenticating electronic transactions
Patent No. 10,515,357
The disclosed embodiments provide systems and methods for authenticating electronic transactions. A system for authenticating electronic transactions may include one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to receive transaction data associated with a transaction and further associated with a customer. The transaction data includes a customer identifier. The one or more processors may be configured to identify a customer account associated with the customer based on the customer identifier, and determine an authentication tier level associated with the transaction. The authentication tier level may reflect one or more levels of authentication required to authorize the transaction. The one or more processors may be configured to receive authentication data associated with a customer, and determine whether the authentication data satisfies the authentication tier level associated with the transaction and authorize the transaction when the authentication data satisfies the authentication tier level.
Inventors: Brian DeLuca (Midlothian, Virginia), Max Doerfler (Richmond), Jamie Warder (Bethesda, Maryland), Anurag Joshi (Glen Allen, Virginia), Mohammed Zafar Iqbal (McLean, Virginia), Kevin Rosengren (Richmond), William A. Hodges (Mechanicsville, Virginia), Ken Allen (Glen Allen, Virginia)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Virginia)
Dec. 24, 2019
Method and system for generating a master clinical database and uses thereof
Patent No. 10,515,060
A method and system for generating a master clinical database from disparate sources, including public databases, private databases, and data from users, correlating the received data, determining a degree of confidence in and requesting and seeking confirmation of any data matched from the correlated data. The invention may identify key time points and users from whom to seek and receive confirmation of correlated data. The invention may be utilized to create a cross-trial, cross-sponsor, clinical master database that maintains appropriate user, subject and data confidentiality and privacy and which may be utilized to facilitate study design collaboration.
Inventors: Glen de Vries (New York, New York), Michelle Marlborough (Brooklyn, New York), Christopher Bound (Doylestown, Pennsylvania), Joshua Hartman (Conshohocken, Pennsylvania), Jeevan Pendli (Richmond)
Assignee: Medidata Solutions (New York, New York)
Dec. 24, 2019
On-line oil and foreign matter detection system and method employing hyperspectral imaging
Patent No. 10,515,273
A method for removing foreign matter from an agricultural product stream of a manufacturing process. The method includes conveying a product stream past an inspection station; scanning a region of the agricultural product stream as it passes the inspection station using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the scanned region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the agricultural product stream from the hyperspectral images; comparing the spectral fingerprint obtained in step (c) to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints using a computer processor to determine whether foreign matter is present and, if present, generating a signal in response thereto; and removing a portion of the conveyed product stream in response to the signal. A system for detecting foreign matter within an agricultural product stream is also provided.
Inventors: Henry M. Dante (Midlothian, Virginia), Samuel Timothy Henry (Midlothian, Virginia), Seetharama C. Deevi (Midlothian, Virginia)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Dec. 24, 2019
Biological detection system and method of use
Patent No. 10,513,729
Provided herein is a biological detection system and method of use wherein the biological detection system comprises at least one mixer or liquid bridge for combining at least two liquid droplets and an error correction system for detecting whether or not proper mixing or combining of the two component droplets have occurred.
Inventors: Mauro Aguanno (Singapore, Singapore), Brian T. Chawke (Limerick, Ireland), Kieran Curran (Limerick, Ireland), Tara Dalton (Limerick, Ireland), Mark Davies (Limerick, Ireland), Xiaona Hou (Cork, Ireland), David Kinahan (Kildare, Ireland), Mark Korenke (Henrico, Virginia), David McGuire (Wexford, Ireland), Michael Sayers (Kerry, Ireland), Noel Sirr (Galway, Ireland), Ryan J. Talbot (Stamford, Connecticut), Brian Barrett (Tipperary, Ireland), Damian Curtin (Kerry, Ireland), Damien King (Limerick, Ireland), Conor McCarthy (Cork, Ireland)
Assignee: Stokes Bio (Limerick, Ireland)
Dec. 24, 2019
Air flow design for an e-vaping cartridge, method of making the e-vaping cartridge, and e-vaping device including the cartridge
Patent No. 10,506,830
The cartridge includes a housing, a reservoir containing a pre-vapor formulation, a vapor generator in communication with a central passage, the central passage including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The vapor generator is configured to communicate the pre-vapor formulation to the first portion of the central passage. A first air inlet is in communication with the second portion of the central air passage, where the second portion is between the vapor generator and the first air inlet. A dilution air inlet intersects the third portion of the central air passage, where the third portion is between the vapor generator and an outlet of the cartridge. The dilution air inlet defines a dilution air passage that does not pass through the vapor generator. The e-vaping device includes the cartridge.
Inventors: San Li (Midlothian, Virginia), Eric Hawes (Glen Allen, Virginia), Raymond Lau (Richmond), Robert Arents (Richmond), Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Virginia)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Dec.17, 2019
Personal vaporizer with liquid supply by suction
Patent No. 10,506,828
A personal vaporizer having a pressure-induced liquid supply that allows a user to draw liquid from a liquid reservoir through applying a suction force on the mouthpiece. The amount of liquid drawn is proportional to the pressure induced, and proportional to the amount of vaporization a user may desire.
Inventors: Wei Dai (Shanghai, China), Yongjie James Xu (Richmond)
Assignee: Westfield Ltd. (Hong Kong, China)
Dec. 17, 2019
System and method for cooking pieces of protein
Patent No. 10,506,822
A system for cooking pieces of protein may include a batter applicator that receives a batter made from high-gluten flour and coats the batter on pieces of protein, a thermoforming packaging machine that receives the pieces of protein coated with the batter from the batter applicator and seals the pieces of protein in plastic pouches, and a heating unit that receives the plastic pouches from the thermoforming packaging machine and cooks the battered protein in the plastic pouches. A method for cooking pieces of protein may include coating a batter made from high-gluten flour on the pieces of protein; sealing the pieces of protein coated with the batter in plastic pouches; and cooking the battered protein in the plastic pouches to make cooked, battered protein pieces in which the batter is tacky after cooking. The cooked protein pieces may be removed from the plastic pouches, breaded, and flash fried.
Inventors: Mark Auernheimer (Richmond), Zachary Shepard (Cincinnati, Ohio), Jeffrey D. Cowles (St. Simons Island, Georgia)
Assignee: Sugar Creek Packing Co. (Hamilton, Ohio)
Dec. 17, 2019
Systems and methods for cryptographic authentication of contactless cards
Patent No. 10,511,443
Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission system between transmitting and receiving devices are provided. In an embodiment, each of the transmitting and receiving devices can contain a master key. The transmitting device can generate a diversified key using the master key, protect a counter value and encrypt data prior to transmitting to the receiving device, which can generate the diversified key based on the master key and can decrypt the data and validate the protected counter value using the diversified key.
Inventors: Kaitlin Newman (Washington, D.C.), Kimberly Haynes (Reston, Virginia), Charles Nathan Crank (Henrico, Virginia), Andrew Cogswell (Midlothian, Virginia), Colin Hart (Arlington, Virginia), Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Maryland), Lara Mossler (Farmville, Virginia), Latika Gulati (Vienna, Virginia), Abdelkader Benkreira (Washington, D.C.), Sarah Jane Cunningham (Arlington, Virginia), Sophie Bermudez (Washington, D.C.), Michael Mossoba (Arlington, Virginia), Wayne Lutz (Fort Washington, Maryland)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Virginia)
Dec. 17, 2019
Systems and methods for authenticating electronic transactions
Patent No. 10,515,357
The disclosed embodiments provide systems and methods for authenticating electronic transactions. A system for authenticating electronic transactions may include one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to receive transaction data associated with a transaction and further associated with a customer. The transaction data includes a customer identifier. The one or more processors may be configured to identify a customer account associated with the customer based on the customer identifier, and determine an authentication tier level associated with the transaction. The authentication tier level may reflect one or more levels of authentication required to authorize the transaction. The one or more processors may be configured to receive authentication data associated with a customer, and determine whether the authentication data satisfies the authentication tier level associated with the transaction and authorize the transaction when the authentication data satisfies the authentication tier level.
Inventors: Brian DeLuca (Midlothian, Virginia), Max Doerfler (Richmond), Jamie Warder (Bethesda, Maryland), Anurag Joshi (Glen Allen, Virginia), Mohammed Zafar Iqbal (McLean, Virginia), Kevin Rosengren (Richmond), William A. Hodges (Mechanicsville, Virginia), Ken Allen (Glen Allen, Virginia)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Virginia)
Dec. 24, 2019
Method and system for generating a master clinical database and uses thereof
Patent No. 10,515,060
A method and system for generating a master clinical database from disparate sources, including public databases, private databases, and data from users, correlating the received data, determining a degree of confidence in and requesting and seeking confirmation of any data matched from the correlated data. The invention may identify key time points and users from whom to seek and receive confirmation of correlated data. The invention may be utilized to create a cross-trial, cross-sponsor, clinical master database that maintains appropriate user, subject and data confidentiality and privacy and which may be utilized to facilitate study design collaboration.
Inventors: Glen de Vries (New York, New York), Michelle Marlborough (Brooklyn, New York), Christopher Bound (Doylestown, Pennsylvania), Joshua Hartman (Conshohocken, Pennsylvania), Jeevan Pendli (Richmond)
Assignee: Medidata Solutions (New York, New York)
Dec. 24, 2019
On-line oil and foreign matter detection system and method employing hyperspectral imaging
Patent No. 10,515,273
A method for removing foreign matter from an agricultural product stream of a manufacturing process. The method includes conveying a product stream past an inspection station; scanning a region of the agricultural product stream as it passes the inspection station using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the scanned region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the agricultural product stream from the hyperspectral images; comparing the spectral fingerprint obtained in step (c) to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints using a computer processor to determine whether foreign matter is present and, if present, generating a signal in response thereto; and removing a portion of the conveyed product stream in response to the signal. A system for detecting foreign matter within an agricultural product stream is also provided.
Inventors: Henry M. Dante (Midlothian, Virginia), Samuel Timothy Henry (Midlothian, Virginia), Seetharama C. Deevi (Midlothian, Virginia)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Dec. 24, 2019
Biological detection system and method of use
Patent No. 10,513,729
Provided herein is a biological detection system and method of use wherein the biological detection system comprises at least one mixer or liquid bridge for combining at least two liquid droplets and an error correction system for detecting whether or not proper mixing or combining of the two component droplets have occurred.
Inventors: Mauro Aguanno (Singapore, Singapore), Brian T. Chawke (Limerick, Ireland), Kieran Curran (Limerick, Ireland), Tara Dalton (Limerick, Ireland), Mark Davies (Limerick, Ireland), Xiaona Hou (Cork, Ireland), David Kinahan (Kildare, Ireland), Mark Korenke (Henrico, Virginia), David McGuire (Wexford, Ireland), Michael Sayers (Kerry, Ireland), Noel Sirr (Galway, Ireland), Ryan J. Talbot (Stamford, Connecticut), Brian Barrett (Tipperary, Ireland), Damian Curtin (Kerry, Ireland), Damien King (Limerick, Ireland), Conor McCarthy (Cork, Ireland)
Assignee: Stokes Bio (Limerick, Ireland)
Dec. 24, 2019