Method Of Operating An E-vaping Device Including Establishing First Fluid Gradient And Second Fluid Gradient
Patent No. 11627762
The method includes establishing a first fluid gradient through a central passage, the central passage traversing through a first channel, the first channel defining at least one first hole, a housing covering the first channel, a first reservoir being defined between the housing and the first channel, a second reservoir defined between the first channel and the central passage. The method further includes establishing a second fluid gradient through the at least one first hole, through at least a first portion of the second reservoir, and through at least a second portion of a wick, a heater being in communication with the wick and the central passage.
Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.); Edmond Cadieux (Mechanicsville, Va.); Barry S. Smith (Hopewell, Va.); William J. Crowe (Richmond); Nam Tran (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 18, 2023
Composite Polymer Films
Patent No. 11628652
A composite film includes a) a self-supporting layer of a polymer film (such as a polyester), b) an optional primer layer on the polymer film layer, wherein the primer layer includes a PVdX (X being halo), acrylic or vinyl resin; and c) a layer of heat seal composition on the primer layer, wherein the heat seal composition includes a polyolefin plastomer (POP) resin and a tackifier that constitutes at least 20 wt % of the heat seal composition. The composite film may be formed by applying a coating composition including the heat seal composition in a solvent to a primer layer on the polymer film or directly on the polymer film in absence of the optional primer layer, and then evaporating the solvent. The composite film may be heat-sealed to a surface of a container or a self-supporting film.
Inventors: Shengsheng Liu (Glen Allen, Va.); Fenghua Deng (Richmond); Julian Neal Robinson (North Yorkshire, Great Britain); Moira Tayler (Redcar, Great Britain)
Assignee: DuPont Teijin Films U.S. LP (Wilmington, Del.)
April 18, 2023
Breakable Capsules And Methods Of Forming Thereof
Patent No. 11627756
A breakable capsule such as a seamless breakable capsule useful in a smoking article or a smokeless tobacco product includes an outer shell formed of a cross-linked agar matrix including at least one filler, and an inner core surrounded by the outer shell which comprises a liquid or gel based composition of a flavorant and/or non-flavorant. The cross-linked agar matrix is reinforced with carboxymethyl cellulose that is dispersed throughout the agar matrix so as to fill empty spaces in the agar matrix and inhibit the composition from passing through the empty spaces of the agar matrix.
Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.); Douglas Fernandez (Hernico, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 18, 2023
Sensor Apparatus
Patent No. 11629981
A sensor apparatus may include a channel structure configured to couple with an external element and a fluid conduit, such that the channel structure may receive a fluid, at least partially drawn through the external element from an ambient environment, and direct the fluid through the fluid conduit. A sensor may generate sensor data indicating a flow rate of the fluid through the fluid conduit based on monitoring a variation in a pressure at a location in hydrodynamic contact with the fluid conduit and in relation to an ambient pressure of the ambient environment. The sensor apparatus may enable generation of improved topography information associated with flows of fluid drawn from the external element based on measuring a local pressure at the location in hydrodynamic contact with the fluid conduit and determining the ambient pressure based on monitoring the local pressure over time.
Inventors: David B. Kane (Richmond); Yezdi B. Pithawalla (Midlothian, Va.); Srinivasan Janardhan (Glen Allen, Va.); Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 18, 2023
Fiber Blend, Method For Producing Fiber Blend, And Paperboard Product Comprising Fiber Blend
Patent No. 11629460
A fiber blend includes a first amount of wood pulp fibers refined in an amount of at least about 150 kWh per metric ton of gross refining energy, and a second amount of wood pulp fibers refined in an amount of at most about 10 kWh per metric ton of gross refining energy.
Inventors: Humphrey J. Moynihan (Covington, Va.); Peter W. Hart (Atlanta, Ga.); Nichole Kilgore (Richmond); John D. DeJarnette (Richmond)
Assignee: WestRock (Atlanta, Ga.)
April 18, 2023
Pierceable Closure Valve Assembly
Patent No. 11628984
The present application relates to a closure assembly for connection to a spout in fluid communication with a container. The closure assembly includes a housing configured to be secured to the spout and including a fluid passageway and a piercable membrane in the fluid passageway. The closure assembly includes a retention member configured to be secured to the housing and a flexible valve that is positioned in the fluid passageway of the housing and that is secured to the housing by the retention member. The closure assembly is configured to receive a piercing element that extends into the housing such that the piercing member can pierce the valve and the membrane, and the retention member has locking elements that engage the piercing element to lock the piercing element in place with respect to the assembly.
Inventors: Ronald E. Kieras (McHenry, Ill.); Matthew Ruschmeier (Glencoe, Minn.)
Assignee: Liqui-Box Corp. (Richmond)
April 18, 2023
Methods, Systems, And Media For Generating Test Authorization For Financial Transactions
Patent No. 11630761
The present disclosure is directed to systems, media, and methods of generating test authorization for financial transactions. One or more computing devices generate an initial data set corresponding to a financial transaction. Alterations to one or more fields of information included in the initial data set are made responsive to instructions received via a user interface. Responsive to the alterations, the one or more computing devices: convert the test data set into a binary file, deserialize the binary file, and generate a transaction file for the financial transaction based on the deserialized test data set.
Inventors: Andrew Troy Hartwell (Prosper, Texas); Neeraj Sharma (Glen Allen, Va.); Suresh Vadigi (Kennett Square, Penn.); Siwatm Piyasirisilp (Herndon, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 18, 2023
Methods And Systems For Measuring User And System Metrics
Patent No. 11630756
A method including receiving, from a user device, a user request to access data associated with a web page; generating, by a processor, a first transaction identification; collecting transaction information, the transaction information comprising server-side metrics; integrating, by the processor, the first transaction identification with the transaction information; transmitting, by the processor, the first transaction identification to the user device; receiving, from the user device, client-side data associated with a second transaction identification; integrating, by the processor, the server-side metrics and the client-side data; and analyzing, by the processor, the integrated server-side metrics and the client-side data.
Inventors: Venkata Mandali (Glen Allen, Va.); Sateesh Mamidala (Glen Allen, Va.); Arunkumar Natarajan (Glen Allen, Va.); Kadhiresan Kanniyappan (Ashburn, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 18, 2023
Systems And Methods For Blocking Credit Card Charges
Patent No. 11631084
Systems and methods are provided for blocking charges from a merchant to a payment account of a user. An exemplary system may include one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform various operations. The operations may include receiving, from the user, a dispute request to dispute a charge to the payment account applied by the merchant. In response to the dispute request, the operations may include determining whether to block subsequent charges applied by the merchant to the payment account, based on a history of charging activities of the merchant. Responsive to a determination to block subsequent charges, the operations may include adding the merchant to a block-charge list associated with the payment account.
Inventors: Jeffrey Samitt (Glen Allen, Va.); Zell Maharshi Jha (Ashburn, Va.); Colleen Kerr (Washington, D.C.); Henry Feer Joyce (Arlington, Va.); Joshua M. Wilbur (Potomac, Md.); John William Schmidt (Falls Church, Va.); Krystle Voss (Alexandria, Va.); Riken Shah (Ashburn, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 18, 2023
Automated Server Workload Management Using Machine Learning
Patent No. 11632422
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing workload among server clusters is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the system may include a memory storing instructions and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to determine historical behaviors of the server clusters in processing a workload. The processor may also be configured to execute the instructions to construct cost models for the server clusters based at least in part on the historical behaviors. The cost model is configured to predict a processor utilization demand of a workload. The processor may further be configured to execute the instructions to receive a workload and determine efficiencies of processing the workload by the server clusters based at least in part on at least one of the cost models or an execution plan of the workload.
Inventors: Subodh Kumar (Glen Allen, Va.); Santosh Bardwaj (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 18, 2023
Total Protection Garment Fold
Patent No. 11627767
A folded article formed from a protective garment, and a method of folding a protective garment to prepare the garment for donning, expose sleeve openings of the garment for ease of donning. The protective garment is folded into a folded article that is configured to be grasped by an inner surface of the garment and prevent touching the outer surface of the garment during donning. Thus, the sterility of the protective garment can be maintained during donning. The protective garment may further include a hood and visor, and the folded article formed from the protective garment may have the same size and shape as the visor.
Inventors: Namita A. Mithani (Alpharetta, Ga.); Brian E. Lin (Cumming, Ga.); Samuel G. Israel (Alpharetta, Ga.)
Assignee: O&M Halyard (Mechanicsville, Va.)
April 18, 2023
Composition And Methods For Producing Tobacco Plants And Products Having Reduced Tobacco-specific Nitrosamines (TSNAs)
Patent No. 11634724
The present disclosure provides approaches for reducing tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) in tobacco. Some of these approaches include genetically engineering tobacco plants to increase one or more antioxidants, increase oxygen radicle absorbance capacity (ORAC), or reduce nitrite. Also provided are methods and compositions for producing modified tobacco plants and tobacco products therefrom comprising reduced TSNAs.
Inventors: Chengalrayan Kudithipudi (Midlothian, Va.); Dongme Xu (Glen Allen, Va.); James Strickland (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 25, 2023
Engine Oils With Improved Viscometric Performance
Patent No. 11634655
A multi-grade lubricating oil including a (meth)acrylate polymer with at least two distinct molecular weight arms and a blend of heavier and lighter base oils with increased amounts of the heavier base oil to achieve SAE grade performance. The compositions herein achieve SAE certifications as lower CCS viscosities at target kinematic viscosities for multi-grade oils.
Inventors: Arturo Carranza (Glen Allen, Va.); Neil Harris (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
April 25, 2023
Establishing Authentication Persistence
Patent No. 11637826
Various embodiments are generally directed to performing an authentication persistence check and, based on the check, allowing a previously successful authentication to persist on a user apparatus. The check may involve a stability check on the user apparatus. If the user apparatus is stable, device fingerprinting on the apparatus may be performed, the result of which may be compared to a snapshot of apparatus taken at the time of successful authentication. If the comparison reveals changes or drifts that are within a predetermined threshold, then the persistence of the authentication is allowed.
Inventors: Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.); Paul Moreton (Glen Allen, Va.); Thomas Poole (Chantilly, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Organophilic Clays And Drilling Fluids Containing Them
Patent No. 11634621
The organophilic clay comprises a smectite-type clay ion exchanged with quaternary ammonium ions, where at least 75 mol-% of said quaternary ammonium ions are bis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium fatty acid esters and at least 90% of the fatty acid moieties of the bis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium fatty acid esters have a structure RC(O) with group R being a linear alkyl or alkenyl group containing from 9 to 21 carbon atoms. The organophilic clay is useful for thickening oil based compositions, in particular drilling fluids for drilling oil or gas wells, comprising an oil phase.
Inventors: Sarah Smith (Prince George, Va.); Gary Davis (Westhampton, N.J.); Dennis Parrish (Sandston, Va.); Miyako Hisamoto (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Evonik Corp. (Piscataway, N.J.)
April 25, 2023
Techniques For Dynamic Network Management
Patent No. 11637752
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for dynamic network management, such as by monitoring and analyzing network parameters, such as network traffic and network configurations, to enable visualization of network state and improved situational awareness. Some embodiments are particularly directed to providing a graphical user interface (GUI) that utilizes various network parameters to map, characterize, and/or assign attributes to network traffic and resources. In many embodiments, network traffic may be monitored and/or routed based on their attributes.
Inventors: Bryan Pinos (Williamsburg, Va.); Christopher Moczydlowski (Ruther Glen, Va.); John Anand Lourdusamy (Glen Allen, Va.); Eric Barnum (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Systems And Methods For Securely Generating And Printing A Document
Patent No. 11636464
Systems and methods for securely generating and printing documents are disclosed. For example, processor(s) of a computer system may receive information for the document from a computing device through a network, verify the information for the document, and upon verification, generate document generation data using at least a portion of the information for the document. The document generation data may include document metadata that enables generation of an image of the document and/or the image of the document. Upon the processor(s) verifying first authentication information of a first code associated with a printing device received from the computing device through the network and second authentication information of a second code associated with the computing device received from the printing device through the network, the processor(s) may transmit the document generation data to the printing device through the network, and cause the printing device to print the image of the document.
Inventors: Jade Garrett (Sterling, Va.); David Kelly Wurmfeld (Palm Bay, Fla.); Michael Littlejohn (Faifax, Va.); Michael Louie (Spotsylvania, Va.); Michael Canavatchel (Midlothian, Va.); Spencer Cutrell (Arlington, Va.); Steve Faletti (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Rex Lucy (Sterling, Va.); Alexander Medeiros (Arlington, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Client Device Authentication Using Contactless Legacy Magnetic Stripe Data
Patent No. 11638148
A technique for generating a diversified encryption key for a contactless legacy magnetic stripe card is disclosed. The diversified key can be generated using a master key, a key diversification value and an encryption algorithm. In one example embodiment, the key diversification value can be provided by the user as a fingerprint, numeric code or photo. The user can provide the key diversification value to the card or a cellphone. The card can generate the diversified key using the user provided key diversification value. The card or the cellphone can transmit the user provided diversification value to the server and the server can regenerate the diversified key using the user provided diversification value.
Inventors: Evan Lerner (Midlothian, Va.); Lara Mossler (Farmville, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Pocket And Drape System For Providing Sterile Fields
Patent No. 11633250
A pocket and drape system which provides multiple (e.g., at least two) sterile fields and the methodology for employing said pocket and drape system is provided. The system includes a base drape material having an upper edge, lower edge, first side edge, and second side edge to define a perimeter, where the base drape material also includes a first (outer) surface and a second (inner) surface. A first zone of pockets is present on a portion of the first surface and a second zone of pockets present on a portion of the second surface. The manner in which the base drape material is folded at first and second longitudinal fold lines and first and second transverse fold lines during assembly (e.g., prior to sterilization) maintains the sterility of the first zone of pockets and the second zone of pockets until each zone is ready for use during a medical procedure.
Inventors: Brian E. Lin (Cumming, Ga.); Ann Dine (Sherrills Ford, N.C.)
Assignee: O&M Halyard (Mechanicsville, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Methods And Systems For Maintaining Hygienic Conditions In Automatic Teller Machines
Patent No. 11636707
Methods and systems are described for maintaining hygienic conditions in automatic teller machines by detecting whether or not a user is not in compliance with a hygienic standard. If a user is not in compliance, then the automatic teller machine may execute a hygienic action to cleanse the automatic teller machine. For example, the hygienic action may comprise automatically cleansing the automatic teller machine, disabling the automatic teller machine from service, transmitting a sanitation service request to an automatic teller machine provide, and/or initiating an alternative control scheme (e.g., voice controls, gesture-based controls, etc.) for the automatic teller machine.
Inventors: Shekhar Bhardwaj (Wilmington, Del.); Andrew Yocca (N.Y., N.Y.); Kelvin Goodman (Washington, D.C.); Christopher McVay (Henrico, Va.); Dong Zhang (Sterling, Va.); Neer Pandya (N.Y., N.Y.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Supportive Insole
Patent No. 11633014
A shoe insole includes a semi-rigid shell for providing a wearer with extended comfort. The semi-rigid shell includes a notch which is located on the outward side of the wearer’s foot and accommodates pronation of the foot during use. Additionally, the semi-rigid shell includes an extended side portion which is located opposite of the notch side on an inner side of the wearer’s foot. The semi-rigid shell is shorter in length than the length of a shoe sole and slightly shorter in width and may be combined with an insole comfort cover to provide cushion between the wearer’s foot and the semi-rigid shell.
Inventors: Brianna Schwartz (Goochland, Va.)
Assignee: Yenta + Posha (Goochland, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Method Of Operating An E-vaping Device Including Establishing First Fluid Gradient And Second Fluid Gradient
Patent No. 11627762
The method includes establishing a first fluid gradient through a central passage, the central passage traversing through a first channel, the first channel defining at least one first hole, a housing covering the first channel, a first reservoir being defined between the housing and the first channel, a second reservoir defined between the first channel and the central passage. The method further includes establishing a second fluid gradient through the at least one first hole, through at least a first portion of the second reservoir, and through at least a second portion of a wick, a heater being in communication with the wick and the central passage.
Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.); Edmond Cadieux (Mechanicsville, Va.); Barry S. Smith (Hopewell, Va.); William J. Crowe (Richmond); Nam Tran (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 18, 2023
Composite Polymer Films
Patent No. 11628652
A composite film includes a) a self-supporting layer of a polymer film (such as a polyester), b) an optional primer layer on the polymer film layer, wherein the primer layer includes a PVdX (X being halo), acrylic or vinyl resin; and c) a layer of heat seal composition on the primer layer, wherein the heat seal composition includes a polyolefin plastomer (POP) resin and a tackifier that constitutes at least 20 wt % of the heat seal composition. The composite film may be formed by applying a coating composition including the heat seal composition in a solvent to a primer layer on the polymer film or directly on the polymer film in absence of the optional primer layer, and then evaporating the solvent. The composite film may be heat-sealed to a surface of a container or a self-supporting film.
Inventors: Shengsheng Liu (Glen Allen, Va.); Fenghua Deng (Richmond); Julian Neal Robinson (North Yorkshire, Great Britain); Moira Tayler (Redcar, Great Britain)
Assignee: DuPont Teijin Films U.S. LP (Wilmington, Del.)
April 18, 2023
Breakable Capsules And Methods Of Forming Thereof
Patent No. 11627756
A breakable capsule such as a seamless breakable capsule useful in a smoking article or a smokeless tobacco product includes an outer shell formed of a cross-linked agar matrix including at least one filler, and an inner core surrounded by the outer shell which comprises a liquid or gel based composition of a flavorant and/or non-flavorant. The cross-linked agar matrix is reinforced with carboxymethyl cellulose that is dispersed throughout the agar matrix so as to fill empty spaces in the agar matrix and inhibit the composition from passing through the empty spaces of the agar matrix.
Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.); Douglas Fernandez (Hernico, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 18, 2023
Sensor Apparatus
Patent No. 11629981
A sensor apparatus may include a channel structure configured to couple with an external element and a fluid conduit, such that the channel structure may receive a fluid, at least partially drawn through the external element from an ambient environment, and direct the fluid through the fluid conduit. A sensor may generate sensor data indicating a flow rate of the fluid through the fluid conduit based on monitoring a variation in a pressure at a location in hydrodynamic contact with the fluid conduit and in relation to an ambient pressure of the ambient environment. The sensor apparatus may enable generation of improved topography information associated with flows of fluid drawn from the external element based on measuring a local pressure at the location in hydrodynamic contact with the fluid conduit and determining the ambient pressure based on monitoring the local pressure over time.
Inventors: David B. Kane (Richmond); Yezdi B. Pithawalla (Midlothian, Va.); Srinivasan Janardhan (Glen Allen, Va.); Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 18, 2023
Fiber Blend, Method For Producing Fiber Blend, And Paperboard Product Comprising Fiber Blend
Patent No. 11629460
A fiber blend includes a first amount of wood pulp fibers refined in an amount of at least about 150 kWh per metric ton of gross refining energy, and a second amount of wood pulp fibers refined in an amount of at most about 10 kWh per metric ton of gross refining energy.
Inventors: Humphrey J. Moynihan (Covington, Va.); Peter W. Hart (Atlanta, Ga.); Nichole Kilgore (Richmond); John D. DeJarnette (Richmond)
Assignee: WestRock (Atlanta, Ga.)
April 18, 2023
Pierceable Closure Valve Assembly
Patent No. 11628984
The present application relates to a closure assembly for connection to a spout in fluid communication with a container. The closure assembly includes a housing configured to be secured to the spout and including a fluid passageway and a piercable membrane in the fluid passageway. The closure assembly includes a retention member configured to be secured to the housing and a flexible valve that is positioned in the fluid passageway of the housing and that is secured to the housing by the retention member. The closure assembly is configured to receive a piercing element that extends into the housing such that the piercing member can pierce the valve and the membrane, and the retention member has locking elements that engage the piercing element to lock the piercing element in place with respect to the assembly.
Inventors: Ronald E. Kieras (McHenry, Ill.); Matthew Ruschmeier (Glencoe, Minn.)
Assignee: Liqui-Box Corp. (Richmond)
April 18, 2023
Methods, Systems, And Media For Generating Test Authorization For Financial Transactions
Patent No. 11630761
The present disclosure is directed to systems, media, and methods of generating test authorization for financial transactions. One or more computing devices generate an initial data set corresponding to a financial transaction. Alterations to one or more fields of information included in the initial data set are made responsive to instructions received via a user interface. Responsive to the alterations, the one or more computing devices: convert the test data set into a binary file, deserialize the binary file, and generate a transaction file for the financial transaction based on the deserialized test data set.
Inventors: Andrew Troy Hartwell (Prosper, Texas); Neeraj Sharma (Glen Allen, Va.); Suresh Vadigi (Kennett Square, Penn.); Siwatm Piyasirisilp (Herndon, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 18, 2023
Methods And Systems For Measuring User And System Metrics
Patent No. 11630756
A method including receiving, from a user device, a user request to access data associated with a web page; generating, by a processor, a first transaction identification; collecting transaction information, the transaction information comprising server-side metrics; integrating, by the processor, the first transaction identification with the transaction information; transmitting, by the processor, the first transaction identification to the user device; receiving, from the user device, client-side data associated with a second transaction identification; integrating, by the processor, the server-side metrics and the client-side data; and analyzing, by the processor, the integrated server-side metrics and the client-side data.
Inventors: Venkata Mandali (Glen Allen, Va.); Sateesh Mamidala (Glen Allen, Va.); Arunkumar Natarajan (Glen Allen, Va.); Kadhiresan Kanniyappan (Ashburn, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 18, 2023
Systems And Methods For Blocking Credit Card Charges
Patent No. 11631084
Systems and methods are provided for blocking charges from a merchant to a payment account of a user. An exemplary system may include one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform various operations. The operations may include receiving, from the user, a dispute request to dispute a charge to the payment account applied by the merchant. In response to the dispute request, the operations may include determining whether to block subsequent charges applied by the merchant to the payment account, based on a history of charging activities of the merchant. Responsive to a determination to block subsequent charges, the operations may include adding the merchant to a block-charge list associated with the payment account.
Inventors: Jeffrey Samitt (Glen Allen, Va.); Zell Maharshi Jha (Ashburn, Va.); Colleen Kerr (Washington, D.C.); Henry Feer Joyce (Arlington, Va.); Joshua M. Wilbur (Potomac, Md.); John William Schmidt (Falls Church, Va.); Krystle Voss (Alexandria, Va.); Riken Shah (Ashburn, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 18, 2023
Automated Server Workload Management Using Machine Learning
Patent No. 11632422
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing workload among server clusters is disclosed. According to certain embodiments, the system may include a memory storing instructions and a processor. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to determine historical behaviors of the server clusters in processing a workload. The processor may also be configured to execute the instructions to construct cost models for the server clusters based at least in part on the historical behaviors. The cost model is configured to predict a processor utilization demand of a workload. The processor may further be configured to execute the instructions to receive a workload and determine efficiencies of processing the workload by the server clusters based at least in part on at least one of the cost models or an execution plan of the workload.
Inventors: Subodh Kumar (Glen Allen, Va.); Santosh Bardwaj (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 18, 2023
Total Protection Garment Fold
Patent No. 11627767
A folded article formed from a protective garment, and a method of folding a protective garment to prepare the garment for donning, expose sleeve openings of the garment for ease of donning. The protective garment is folded into a folded article that is configured to be grasped by an inner surface of the garment and prevent touching the outer surface of the garment during donning. Thus, the sterility of the protective garment can be maintained during donning. The protective garment may further include a hood and visor, and the folded article formed from the protective garment may have the same size and shape as the visor.
Inventors: Namita A. Mithani (Alpharetta, Ga.); Brian E. Lin (Cumming, Ga.); Samuel G. Israel (Alpharetta, Ga.)
Assignee: O&M Halyard (Mechanicsville, Va.)
April 18, 2023
Composition And Methods For Producing Tobacco Plants And Products Having Reduced Tobacco-specific Nitrosamines (TSNAs)
Patent No. 11634724
The present disclosure provides approaches for reducing tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) in tobacco. Some of these approaches include genetically engineering tobacco plants to increase one or more antioxidants, increase oxygen radicle absorbance capacity (ORAC), or reduce nitrite. Also provided are methods and compositions for producing modified tobacco plants and tobacco products therefrom comprising reduced TSNAs.
Inventors: Chengalrayan Kudithipudi (Midlothian, Va.); Dongme Xu (Glen Allen, Va.); James Strickland (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
April 25, 2023
Engine Oils With Improved Viscometric Performance
Patent No. 11634655
A multi-grade lubricating oil including a (meth)acrylate polymer with at least two distinct molecular weight arms and a blend of heavier and lighter base oils with increased amounts of the heavier base oil to achieve SAE grade performance. The compositions herein achieve SAE certifications as lower CCS viscosities at target kinematic viscosities for multi-grade oils.
Inventors: Arturo Carranza (Glen Allen, Va.); Neil Harris (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
April 25, 2023
Establishing Authentication Persistence
Patent No. 11637826
Various embodiments are generally directed to performing an authentication persistence check and, based on the check, allowing a previously successful authentication to persist on a user apparatus. The check may involve a stability check on the user apparatus. If the user apparatus is stable, device fingerprinting on the apparatus may be performed, the result of which may be compared to a snapshot of apparatus taken at the time of successful authentication. If the comparison reveals changes or drifts that are within a predetermined threshold, then the persistence of the authentication is allowed.
Inventors: Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.); Paul Moreton (Glen Allen, Va.); Thomas Poole (Chantilly, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Organophilic Clays And Drilling Fluids Containing Them
Patent No. 11634621
The organophilic clay comprises a smectite-type clay ion exchanged with quaternary ammonium ions, where at least 75 mol-% of said quaternary ammonium ions are bis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium fatty acid esters and at least 90% of the fatty acid moieties of the bis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium fatty acid esters have a structure RC(O) with group R being a linear alkyl or alkenyl group containing from 9 to 21 carbon atoms. The organophilic clay is useful for thickening oil based compositions, in particular drilling fluids for drilling oil or gas wells, comprising an oil phase.
Inventors: Sarah Smith (Prince George, Va.); Gary Davis (Westhampton, N.J.); Dennis Parrish (Sandston, Va.); Miyako Hisamoto (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Evonik Corp. (Piscataway, N.J.)
April 25, 2023
Techniques For Dynamic Network Management
Patent No. 11637752
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for dynamic network management, such as by monitoring and analyzing network parameters, such as network traffic and network configurations, to enable visualization of network state and improved situational awareness. Some embodiments are particularly directed to providing a graphical user interface (GUI) that utilizes various network parameters to map, characterize, and/or assign attributes to network traffic and resources. In many embodiments, network traffic may be monitored and/or routed based on their attributes.
Inventors: Bryan Pinos (Williamsburg, Va.); Christopher Moczydlowski (Ruther Glen, Va.); John Anand Lourdusamy (Glen Allen, Va.); Eric Barnum (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Systems And Methods For Securely Generating And Printing A Document
Patent No. 11636464
Systems and methods for securely generating and printing documents are disclosed. For example, processor(s) of a computer system may receive information for the document from a computing device through a network, verify the information for the document, and upon verification, generate document generation data using at least a portion of the information for the document. The document generation data may include document metadata that enables generation of an image of the document and/or the image of the document. Upon the processor(s) verifying first authentication information of a first code associated with a printing device received from the computing device through the network and second authentication information of a second code associated with the computing device received from the printing device through the network, the processor(s) may transmit the document generation data to the printing device through the network, and cause the printing device to print the image of the document.
Inventors: Jade Garrett (Sterling, Va.); David Kelly Wurmfeld (Palm Bay, Fla.); Michael Littlejohn (Faifax, Va.); Michael Louie (Spotsylvania, Va.); Michael Canavatchel (Midlothian, Va.); Spencer Cutrell (Arlington, Va.); Steve Faletti (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Rex Lucy (Sterling, Va.); Alexander Medeiros (Arlington, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Client Device Authentication Using Contactless Legacy Magnetic Stripe Data
Patent No. 11638148
A technique for generating a diversified encryption key for a contactless legacy magnetic stripe card is disclosed. The diversified key can be generated using a master key, a key diversification value and an encryption algorithm. In one example embodiment, the key diversification value can be provided by the user as a fingerprint, numeric code or photo. The user can provide the key diversification value to the card or a cellphone. The card can generate the diversified key using the user provided key diversification value. The card or the cellphone can transmit the user provided diversification value to the server and the server can regenerate the diversified key using the user provided diversification value.
Inventors: Evan Lerner (Midlothian, Va.); Lara Mossler (Farmville, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Pocket And Drape System For Providing Sterile Fields
Patent No. 11633250
A pocket and drape system which provides multiple (e.g., at least two) sterile fields and the methodology for employing said pocket and drape system is provided. The system includes a base drape material having an upper edge, lower edge, first side edge, and second side edge to define a perimeter, where the base drape material also includes a first (outer) surface and a second (inner) surface. A first zone of pockets is present on a portion of the first surface and a second zone of pockets present on a portion of the second surface. The manner in which the base drape material is folded at first and second longitudinal fold lines and first and second transverse fold lines during assembly (e.g., prior to sterilization) maintains the sterility of the first zone of pockets and the second zone of pockets until each zone is ready for use during a medical procedure.
Inventors: Brian E. Lin (Cumming, Ga.); Ann Dine (Sherrills Ford, N.C.)
Assignee: O&M Halyard (Mechanicsville, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Methods And Systems For Maintaining Hygienic Conditions In Automatic Teller Machines
Patent No. 11636707
Methods and systems are described for maintaining hygienic conditions in automatic teller machines by detecting whether or not a user is not in compliance with a hygienic standard. If a user is not in compliance, then the automatic teller machine may execute a hygienic action to cleanse the automatic teller machine. For example, the hygienic action may comprise automatically cleansing the automatic teller machine, disabling the automatic teller machine from service, transmitting a sanitation service request to an automatic teller machine provide, and/or initiating an alternative control scheme (e.g., voice controls, gesture-based controls, etc.) for the automatic teller machine.
Inventors: Shekhar Bhardwaj (Wilmington, Del.); Andrew Yocca (N.Y., N.Y.); Kelvin Goodman (Washington, D.C.); Christopher McVay (Henrico, Va.); Dong Zhang (Sterling, Va.); Neer Pandya (N.Y., N.Y.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
April 25, 2023
Supportive Insole
Patent No. 11633014
A shoe insole includes a semi-rigid shell for providing a wearer with extended comfort. The semi-rigid shell includes a notch which is located on the outward side of the wearer’s foot and accommodates pronation of the foot during use. Additionally, the semi-rigid shell includes an extended side portion which is located opposite of the notch side on an inner side of the wearer’s foot. The semi-rigid shell is shorter in length than the length of a shoe sole and slightly shorter in width and may be combined with an insole comfort cover to provide cushion between the wearer’s foot and the semi-rigid shell.
Inventors: Brianna Schwartz (Goochland, Va.)
Assignee: Yenta + Posha (Goochland, Va.)
April 25, 2023