Presentation And Control Of User Interaction With A Slider-based User Interface Element
Patent No. 11775162
In some implementations, a system may transmit, to a user device associated with a user account, a first set of user interface (UI) data that indicates: a rectangular-shaped element, a track positioned on the rectangular-shaped element and having a first end and a second end, and an interaction element located at the first end of the track and slidable between the first and second ends of the track. The system may receive, from the user device, interaction data indicating an interaction, by a user of the user device, with the interaction element from the first end to the second end of the track. The system may transmit, to the user device, a second set of UI data that indicates: the rectangular-shaped element and an account identifier associated with the user account and positioned on the rectangular-shaped element.
Inventors: Erik Jay Salazar De Leon (Richmond); Thomas Dohan (Elmhurst, Ill.); Xiang Lan (South Orange, N.J.); Jason Ferrell (Glen Allen, Va.); Albert Berger (Arlington, Va.); John Heiner (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Immobilized Diluents For Smoking Articles
Patent No. 11771128
Immobilized diluents in a smoking article are provided, wherein diluents can be immobilized through absorption and/or adsorption of the diluents into immobilizing materials, such as sorbents like silica gels. By immobilizing diluents, the diluents can be available for vaporization, while still being protected from migration and/or loss of the diluents in a smoking article.
Inventors: Shuzhong Zhuang (Glen Allen, Va.); Georgios D. Karles (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Chewable Dissolvable Nicotine Tablet
Patent No. 11771127
A nicotine tablet that includes a solid solution of soluble fiber and one or more sugar alcohols, the solid solution having a glass transition temperature of less than 40° C., and nicotine or a derivative thereof dispersed in the solid solution such that the nicotine or derivative thereof is released from the tablet when the tablet is chewed or dissolved within an oral cavity.
Inventors: Feng Gao (Midlothian, Va.); Diane L. Gee (Chesterfield, Va.); Shuzhong Zhuang (Glen Allen, Va.); Phillip M. Hulan (Midlothian, Va.); Williams J. Burke (Nashville, Tenn.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Bead Feed Unit And Method
Patent No. 11771131
A bead delivery disk, system and method of delivering flavor beads to a tobacco rod or tow including a bead source, a bead delivery disk in communication with the bead source, including a central disk portion having front and back sides and a first central thickness, an inner annular rim around the central disk portion, the inner annular rim having a second thickness less than said first thickness, a series of pockets spaced around the inner annular rim and multiple vacuum transmission apertures located on one side of the disk, each aperture communicating with at least one of the pockets.
Inventors: Dwight David Williams (Powhatan, Va.); Charles David Howe (Crewe, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Engine Oil Formulation With Improved Sequence VIII Performance
Patent No. 11773343
The present disclosure relates to methods of improving viscosity shear stability of a lubricating oil and lubricating oil composition comprising: a base oil of lubricating viscosity; an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s); wherein the lubricating oil composition has one or both of the following ratios: a) a ratio of KV40° C..sub.fresh to a weight % of zinc contributed by the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition, of greater than 510, wherein KV40° C..sub.fresh is the kinematic viscosity of the fresh lubricating oil composition at 40° C.; and b) a ratio of KV40° C..sub.fresh to a weight % of phosphorus contributed by the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition, of greater than 560, wherein KV40° C..sub.fresh is the kinematic viscosity of the fresh lubricating oil composition at 40° C.
Inventors: Kenneth Garelick (Mechanicsville, Va.); Todd Dvorak (Glen Allen, Va.); Mark Devlin (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Apparatuses And Methods For Treating, Purifying And/or Extracting From Wastewater
Patent No. 11772991
An efficient, cost-effective, and efficacious technique for removing coal ash and other pollutants from waterways, ponds, marshes, holding tanks and other water sources and supplies. An apparatus comprising an open cage including electromagnets and/or permanent magnets and/or electrodes is supplied with electrical power to extract materials such as rare earth elements and/or heavy metals. The materials levitate to the surface, forming a slurry while leaving water substantially free of such materials. Rare earth magnets electrically connect electrolysis electrode structures and serve as electrolysis electrode segments.
Inventor: David Keith Fisher (Heathsville, Va.)
Assignee: FisherH2O (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Vaporizer Including A Heater Assembly And Delivery Device
Patent No. 11771854
A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol-generating system may comprise a delivery device and a heater assembly. The heater assembly may comprise a heat resistive substrate and a heating element. The delivery device is configured to deliver an aerosol-forming substrate to at least a surface of the heat resistive substrate, wherein the heating element is isolated or separated from the aerosol-forming substrate by the heat resistive substrate. The present disclosure is also directed to a method for generating an aerosol.
Inventors: Laurent Manca (Sullens, Switzerland); Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Non-nicotine Electronic Vaping Device With Memory Module
Patent No. 11771139
A non-nicotine e-vaping device includes a heater, a power control circuit, and a memory module. The heater element is configured to heat a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation, the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation being devoid of nicotine and including at least one non-nicotine compound. The power control circuit is coupled to the heater element through a wire. The power control circuit is configured to apply a pulse width modulated power signal to the heater element through the wire, and to receive information over the wire. The memory module is configured to detect a plurality of pulses in the pulse width modulated power signal, record information based on the detected plurality of pulses, and output the recorded information to the power control circuit via the wire.
Inventors: Raymond W. Lau (Richmond); Eric Hawes (Richmond); Loi Ying Liu (Hong Kong, China)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Medicament Delivery Device And Methods For Delivering Drugs To Infants And Children
Patent No. 11771830
A method of delivering epinephrine includes placing a distal end surface of a medical injector into contact with a target location of a patient. The medical injector includes a housing, an energy storage member, and a medicament container containing a dose of epinephrine effective for administration to the patient experiencing anaphylaxis and having a weight of less than 15 kg. The medicament container is coupled to a needle. The medical injector is actuated such that the energy storage member produces a force to move the needle from a first needle position to a second needle position. A distal tip of the needle extends from the distal end surface by a distance of between 7 millimeters and 8 millimeters when the needle is in the second needle position. A portion of the force is exerted to expel the dose of epinephrine when the needle is in the second position.
Inventors: Eric S. Edwards (Moseley, Va.); Evan T. Edwards (Charlottesville, Va.); Glen L. Kelley (Glen Allen, Va.); Paul F. Meyers (Fishers, Ind.)
Assignee: kaleo (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Vaporiser Assembly For An Aerosol-generating System
Patent No. 11778696
A vaporizer assembly includes a tube having a first end with an inlet opening and a second end with an outlet opening. The vaporizer assembly also includes a heater element configured to vaporize liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The heater element is at the second end of the tube. The first end of the tube is fluidly connectable with a liquid storage portion. When the first end of the tube is fluidly connected with the liquid storage portion, the liquid aerosol-forming substrate can flow from the liquid storage portion through the inlet opening into the tube. The outlet opening of the tube includes perforations having a width ranging from about 1 micrometer to about 500 micrometers.
Inventor: Fabien Duc (Neuchatel, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Non-nicotine Electronic Vaping Device
Patent No. 11771849
In the non-nicotine electronic vaping device, a saturation sensor measures at least one electrical characteristic of the wick between the heating element and the probe wire at a first time and a second time, wherein the at least one electrical characteristic includes a resistance, a capacitance, or both a resistance and a capacitance. Control circuitry is configured to cause the non-nicotine e-vaping device to: calculate a refill rate at which the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation flows onto the wick based on the at least one electrical characteristic at the first time and the at least one electrical characteristic at the second time; determine that the refill rate is less than a threshold refill rate; and output a low non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation alert in response to determining that the refill rate is less than the threshold refill rate.
Inventors: Robert C. Lacovara (Richmond); Phillip Diana (Richmond); Nam Tran (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Box Blank
Patent No. 11772881
A box blank useful for forming a container includes a first layer comprising paperboard, a second layer comprising a paper layer and a foil layer, and an adhesive layer adhering the first layer to the second layer, wherein the foil layer is between the paperboard and the paper layer.
Inventors: Stephen Bellamah (Midlothian, Va.); James S. Bigelow (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
System And Method For Capturing Sales Tax Deduction Information From Monetary Card Transactions
Patent No. 11776067
Systems and methods are provided for managing sales tax information. The information may be generated, for example, in connection with transactions involving financial accounts, such as a credit card account. The sales tax information may be received electronically from, for example, a merchant or a point of sale device. A determination may be made whether there is any missing sales tax information. If there is missing information a request may be generated and sent to a source having the information. The source may receive the request, retrieve the desired information, and transmit it to the requesting entity. The sales tax information may be stored and later retrieved for presentation to a user, such as the account holder. The account holder may use the information in completing a tax return.
Inventors: Eric D. Fox (Richmond); Robert W. Gregory Jr. (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 3, 2023
URL-based Authentication For Payment Cards
Patent No. 11777933
Systems, methods, articles of manufacture for authentication of payment cards. A server may assign, in a database, an expected card identifier to a contactless card, the contactless card associated with an account. The server may receive, from a client device, a request comprising a uniform resource locator (URL), a parameter of the URL comprising a card identifier, wherein the URL is transmitted by the contactless card to the client device. The server may extract the card identifier from the URL and compare the extracted card identifier to the expected card identifier in the database. The server may determine, based on the comparison, that the extracted card identifier matches the expected card identifier. The server may authenticate the request based on the extracted card identifier matching the expected card identifier, and transmit, to the client device, an indication specifying that the request was authenticated.
Inventors: Paul Moreton (Glen Allen, Va.); Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Methods, Systems, And Media For Accessing Data From A Settlement File
Patent No. 11775420
The present disclosure is directed to systems, media, and methods of accessing data from a test settlement file. An application programming interface (API) configured to permit alteration of one or more fields of test data in a test data file is exposed by a settlement generator. One or more fields of test data exposed by the API are altered. A test data file in a configurable format is generated based on the one or more fields of test data and alteration. The test data file is transmitted from the settlement generator to an orchestrator. A binary file, converted from the test data file, is transmitted from the settlement generator to a third-party processor. One or more pieces of data from a test settlement file are retrieved by the settlement generator, where the test settlement file includes processing results of the binary file received from the third-party processor.
Inventors: Andrew Troy Hartwell (Prosper, Texas); Neeraj Sharma (Glen Allen, Va.); Siwatm Piyasirisilp (Herndon, Va.); Suresh Vadigi (Kennett Square, Penn.); Jason Bean (McLean, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Autonomous Geographical Location Determination Using Mesh Network
Patent No. 11778583
Technologies for autonomously determining location information of a network node in a mesh network are provided. For example, a mesh network includes primary nodes whose locations are known and secondary nodes whose locations are to be determined. A secondary node is configured to identify in-range primary nodes among the primary nodes that are in the communication range of the secondary node, and determine whether the number of the in-range primary nodes is above a threshold. If the number of the in-range primary nodes is above the threshold, the secondary node further determines a distance between the secondary node and each of selected in-range primary nodes, and calculates a location of the secondary node based on the distances and the respective locations of the selected in-range primary nodes. The secondary node further transmits the calculated location to a headend system over the mesh network.
Inventors: Matthew Karlgaard (Brainerd, Minn.); John Radgowski (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Landis+Gyr Innovations (Alpharetta, Ga.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Systems For Electrically Connecting Metering Devices And Distributed Energy Resource Devices
Patent No. 11774473
A meter collar includes a connection path to form an electrical connection between a distributed energy resource (DER) meter and line voltage wirings of an electric distribution system and a second connection path to form an electrical connection between the DER meter and neutral wires of the electric distribution system, a DER device, and a load. Further, the meter collar includes a third connection path within the meter collar to form an electrical connection between the DER meter and output voltage wirings of the DER device. Furthermore, the meter collar includes mating connectors electrically connected to a first end of a corresponding connection path to accept mating connectors of the DER meter. The meter collar also includes mating connectors electrically connected to a second end of the corresponding connection path to mate with the line voltage wirings, the neutral wires, and the output voltage wirings.
Inventors: Matt Karlgaard (Brainerd, Minn.); John Radgowski (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Landis+Gyr Technology (Alpharetta, Ga.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Generating A Screening Interface For Communications
Patent No. 11778083
Methods and systems are described herein for manipulating a communication acceptance screen, manipulating an interactive communication acceptance icon, and restricting access to accounts based on voice communication parameters. In particular, when a communication is detected from one device to another device, that communication may be risky. Thus, the risk is mitigated by giving a user information about the source of the communication to give a user a chance to reject the communication. In addition, in instances where the user accepts the communication, the system enables monitoring the communication and restricting any accounts that are disclosed within the communication.
Inventors: Asher Smith-Rose (Midlothian, Va.); Tyle Maiman (Melville, N.Y.); Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (New York, N.Y.); Salik Shah (Washington, D.C.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Oral Care Implement
Patent No. 11771210
An oral care implement including an elongated body having a head portion supporting plurality of tooth cleaning elements and a handle portion defining an outer surface. A grip control component is disposed on the handle portion and includes a pair of transversely spaced apart control surfaces separated by a longitudinally extending channel. The control surfaces are elevated above the outer surface of the handle portion and positioned to engage a user’s thumb. The control component is operable to tilt the head portion at an upward or downward angle relative to a vertical plane of a user’s teeth when the control component is grasped between the user’s thumb and forefinger for producing a proper brushing angle at the gum line.
Inventors: Wen Jin Xi (Shanghai, China); Guang Sheng Guo (Yangzhou, China); Felix Mueller (Zell am See, Austria): Robert Moskovich (Manakin Sabot, Va.); Stephen Nelson (New Brunswick, N.J.); Joachim Storz (Zell am See, Austria)
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Portable Smoothie Maker With Solar Panels
Patent No. 11779164
A portable smoothie maker with solar panels including a base assembly, a container assembly and a lid assembly. The base assembly includes a hollow base. The base encloses a motor. The base is covered with solar panels. The solar panels power the motor to rotate a blade. The blade is at the top end of the base. The container assembly includes a container. The container is threadably coupled to the top end of the base. The container encloses the blade. The lid assembly includes a lid removable attached to an open top end of the container. Fruits, vegetables and liquids are deposited into the container to make a smoothie by rotating the blade.
Inventor: Sabrina Epps (Richmond)
Assignee: N/A
Oct. 10, 2023
Multiple Dispersion Generator E-vaping Device
Patent No. 11779055
A base for an e-vaping device is configured to couple with multiple cartridges configured to generate separate, respective dispersions. The cartridges may include one or more atomizer assemblies or vaporizer assemblies. The base may include multiple connectors electrically coupled to the power supply. The connectors may be configured to couple multiple dispersion generators to a power supply of the base. The base may include control circuitry configured to independently control dispersion generation by dispersion generators coupled to the base. The control circuitry may independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges based on cartridge information accessed through at least one of the first and second connectors. The control circuitry may control dispersion generation by controlling power supplied to the dispersion generators.
Inventors: Ali A. Rostami (Richmond); Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.); Yezdi Pithawalla (Richmond); David Kane (Richmond); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.); Peter Lipowicz (Midlothian, Va.); Jason Flora (Richmond); Georgios Karles (Richmond); Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.); Catherine Barnes (Richmond); Richard Arena (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 10, 2023
Cartridge For Electronic Vaping Device
Patent No. 11779712
A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables separate vapors to be formed proximate to separate, respective ends of the cartridge. The cartridge includes multiple reservoirs and separate vaporizer assemblies coupled to separate reservoirs on opposite ends of the reservoirs. The separate reservoirs may hold separate pre-vapor formulations. The separate vaporizer assemblies may draw separate pre-vapor formulations from separate reservoirs towards opposite ends of the cartridge and vaporize the separate pre-vapor formulations via operation of separate heaters proximate to the separate ends. The separate heaters may be independently controlled to independently control vapor formation at the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to independently control vapor formation rates proximate to the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to form separate vapors at least one of simultaneously, concurrently, and at different times.
Inventors: Ali Rostami (Glen Allen, Va.); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.); David Kane (Richmond); Peter Lipowicz (Midlothian, Va.); Georgios Karles (Richmond); Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.); Yezdi Pithawalla (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 10, 2023
Dynamic Multi-platform Model Generation And Deployment System
Patent No. 11782888
Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamic model configuration and execution. A computing platform may receive first model data comprising first model execution configuration data and first model output configuration data. The computing platform may generate a first model based on the first model execution configuration data. The computing platform may distribute, to a plurality of computing platforms, the first model, the first model execution configuration data, and the first model output configuration data. The computing platform may receive a second request to execute one or more models from a third computing platform. The computing platform may receive, from the third computing platform, first model execution data. The computing platform may execute the first model based on the first model execution data and the first model execution configuration data to generate a first model output score.
Inventors: Uma Sheela (Plano, Texas); Partha Sarathi Dhar (Chester Springs, Penn.); Michael Fleischer (Double Oak, Texas); Jeff Hogue (Frisco, Texas); Joyce Ashley (Westlake Village, Calif.); Manivannan Perumalswami (Frisco, Texas); Huy Tran (Hockessin, Germany); Valerie Cozart (Mesa, Ariz.); Adam Jones (Landenberg, Penn.); Marcey Donnelly (Pleasanton, Calif.); Rose Brunner (Richmond); Mark Wheelwright (Herriman, Utah); Benjamin Porter (Charlotte, N.C.); Scott Beavers (Lincoln University, Penn.); Swarn Deep (New Delhi, India); Shashank Kumar Bajpai (Uttar Pradesh, India)
Assignee: Bank of America Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Dissolvable-chewable Exhausted-tobacco Tablet
Patent No. 11779045
A exhausted-tobacco tablet that includes a solid solution of soluble fiber and one or more sugar alcohols, the solid solution having a glass transition temperature of less than 40° C., and exhausted-tobacco is dispersed in the solid solution, and one or more additives dispersed in the solid solution such that at least one additive is released from the tablet when the tablet is chewed or dissolved within an adult tobacco consumer’s oral cavity.
Inventors: Feng Gao (Midlothian, Va.); Diane L. Gee (Chesterfield, Va.); Shuzhong Zhuang (Glen Allen, Va.); Phillip M. Hulan (Midlothian, Va.); William J. Burke (Nashville, Tenn.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 10, 2023
Multi-sensor Intracranial Pressure Monitor For Cerebral Hemodynamic Monitoring
Patent No. 11779235
Devices and techniques for continuously monitoring pressure and simultaneously monitoring changes in blood flow, vascular resistance, and/or vascular behavior are provided. The techniques are employed in measuring intracranial pressure (ICP), while simultaneously measuring cerebral blood flow and/or cerebrovascular resistance or behavior. A sensor device includes an optical and piezoelectric sensing assembly integrated into a deployable ICP monitoring device.
Inventors: Kevin R. Ward (Superior Township, Mich.); Kenn Oldham (Ann Arbor, Mich.); Lu Wang (Ann Arbor, Mich.); Sardar Ansari (Richmond)
Assignee: Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Systems And Methods For Providing Customers With Matching Rewards
Patent No. 11783364
A computer-implemented method for providing account holders with a reward based on similar rewards previously obtained through other accounts. The method includes identifying, using one or more computer processors configured to access an account database, an eligible account based on eligibility criteria, wherein the eligible account is associated with an account of an account holder stored in the account database; receiving identifying data that identifies the eligible account; associating a customer identifier with the identifying data from the eligible account; for each customer identifier, receiving confirmation data associated with a separate account of the account holder, wherein the confirmation data comprises a reward variable; validating, using one or more computer processors, the confirmation data; and rewarding the eligible account with a matching variable, wherein the matching variable is approximately equal to the reward variable.
Inventors: Duane Smith Jr. (Oilville, Va.); Ricardo Alvarez (Daniel Island, S.C.); Michael K. Nolan (Midlothian, Va.); Kristi S. Hebner (Ashland, Va.); Cathryn H. “Katie” Harlow (Richmond)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Single Use Radiolucent Stabilizing Retractor System
Patent No. 11779323
Disclosed is a stabilizing retractor system for orthopedic fracture repair. A backing plate is configured to support the back of a wrist or ankle. At least a first soft tissue retractor includes a first support body having a first bone engaging concavity on a first side of the body on a distal portion of the body, configured to engage a first side of a bone. A first soft tissue retracting surface is provided on a second side of the body, proximal to the bone engaging concavity. A second soft tissue retractor may be provided for engaging a second side of the bone. The retractors may be pinned to the bone, and may be radiolucent.
Inventors: Alidad Ghiassi (Los Angeles, Calif.); Steven Howard (La Jolla, Calif.); Bradley Klos (Solana Beach, Calif.); Michael Bauschard (Richmond)
Assignee: Retractortho (Solana Beach, Calif.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Cartridge Having A Susceptor Material
Patent No. 11785677
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system may include a container, a susceptor material, and an aerosol-forming substrate. The container defines a cartridge cavity. The susceptor material is positioned within the cartridge cavity. The susceptor material may define a plurality of interconnected interstices. The aerosol-forming substrate may be in the form of a gel that is solid at room temperature. The gel may be provided so as to be positioned within the plurality of interconnected interstices.
Inventors: Oleg Mironov (Cudrefin, Switzerland); Enrico Stura (Palezieux-Village, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 10, 2023
E-vapor Device Including Puncture Device And Sealed Packet Of Pre-vapor Formulation
Patent No. 11779050
An e-vapor device may include a housing shell configured to receive a supply packet containing a pre-vapor formulation, a mouthpiece secured to an end of the housing shell, a puncture device within the housing shell, and a heater structure within the housing shell and arranged to be in thermal contact with the pre-vapor formulation. The mouthpiece is configured to transition from a protracted position to a retracted position. The puncture device is configured to pierce the supply packet to release the pre-vapor formulation when the mouthpiece transitions to the retracted position. The heater structure is configured to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation to generate a vapor.
Inventor: Jason Andrew Macko (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 10, 2023
Methodology For Forming A Resistive Element In A Superconducting Structure
Patent No. 11783090
A method of forming a superconducting structure is provided that includes forming a superconducting element in a first dielectric layer, forming a protective pad formed from a resistive material over at least a portion of the superconducting element, forming a second dielectric layer overlying the first dielectric layer, and etching an opening through the second dielectric layer to the protective pad, such that no portion of the superconducting element is exposed in the opening. A cleaning process is performed on the superconducting structure, and a contact material fill with a resistive material is performed to fill the opening and form a resistive element in contact with the superconducting element through the protective pad.
Inventors: Cory Edward Sherman (Annapolis, Md.); Shawn A. Keebaugh (Annapolis, Md.); Reuben C. Ferguson (Richmond)
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Falls Church, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Remediation Action System
Patent No. 11782784
Aspects described herein may use machine learning models to predict one or more remediation actions to mitigate reoccurrence of an incident that has become restored based upon previous incidents of an entity. Historical incident data is compiled into two incident datasets: one representative of incidents that were assigned a remediation action to mitigate reoccurrence of the incident, and a second representative of incidents that were not assigned a remediation action. A machine learning model matches relationships between data in the two datasets and outputs scores representative of similarities. Based on the scores, one or more remediation actions are mapped to an incident in the second dataset and the remediation action is performed for the incident.
Inventors: Matthew Louis Nowak (Midlothian, Va.); Keith D. Greene (Mechanicsville, Va.); Catherine Barnes (Glen Allen, Va.); David Walter Peters (Richmond)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Vehicular Sanitary Product Dispenser
Patent No. 11780376
The vehicular sanitary product dispenser comprises a storage structure, a compartment, and a vehicle. The vehicle further comprises a headliner. The compartment is formed in the headliner. The storage structure rotates into and out of the compartment. The storage structure forms a console used to store, dispense, and distribute personal protective products.
Inventor: Kate Russell (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
Oct. 10, 2023
Data Fusion Enhanced Multi-modality Wellbore Integrity Inspection System
Patent No. 11782181
A downhole multi-modality inspection system includes a first imaging device operable to generate first imaging data and a second imaging device operable to generate second imaging data. The first imaging device includes a first source operable to emit energy of a first modality, and a first detector operable to detect returning energy induced by the emitted energy of the first modality. The second imaging device includes a second source operable to emit energy of a second modality, and a second detector operable to detect returning energy induced by the emitted energy of the second modality. The system further includes a processor configured to receive the first imaging data and the second imaging data, and integrate the first imaging data with the second imaging data into an enhanced data stream. The processor correlates the first imaging data and the second imaging data to provide enhanced data for detecting potential wellbore anomalies.
Inventors: Ansas Matthias Kasten (Niskayuna, N.Y.); Yuri Plotnikov (Chesterfield, Va.); Sudeep Mandal (Broussard, La.); Sarah Lillian Katz (Albany, N.Y.); Frederick Wheeler (Niskayuna, N.Y.); William Robert Ross (Rotterdam, N.Y.); John Scott Price (Niskayuna, N.Y.)
Assignee: GE Energy Oilfield Technology (Broussard, La.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Systems And Methods For Detecting Resources Responsible For Events
Patent No. 11783028
Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying resources responsible for events. In one embodiment, a method may include determining a number of unique actors in a plurality of actors that have accessed the resource. The method may further include identifying from the plurality of actors a set of affected actors that has been affected by an event and identifying from the set of affected actors a subset of resource-affected actors that accessed the resource prior to being affected by the event. The method may further include determining a number of resource-affected actors in the subset of resource-affected actors and, based on the number of unique actors and the number of resource-affected actors, determining an event score for the resource. The event score may be a lower bound of a confidence interval of a binomial proportion of the number of resource-affected actors to the number of unique actors.
Inventors: Chris Moradi (San Franscisco, Calif.); Jacob Sisk (Orinda, Calif.); Evan Bloom (Oakland, Calif.); Craig Gimby (Chesterfield, Va.); Xin Sun (Dublin, Calif.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Carton And Blank Therefor
Patent No. 11780661
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carrier for packaging one or more articles. The carrier is formed from a set of connected blanks each of which form a top engaging carrier, wherein the blanks are detachably connected together in a matrix fashion wherein each blank has a plurality of top-receiving apertures wherein a first distance (D.sub.1) between the respective centres of two adjacent ones of the apertures of a first blank is less than a second distance (D.sub.2) between the centre of a corner aperture of the first blank and the centre of the adjacent corner aperture of a second blank and wherein the first distance (D.sub.1) is less than a third distance (D.sub.3) between the centre of the corner aperture of the first blank and the centre of the adjacent corner aperture of a third blank.
Inventor: Matthew E. Zacherle (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems (Atlanta, Ga.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Methods For Online Control Of A Chemical Treatment Solution Using Scale Saturation Indices
Patent No. 11780742
A method for applying a chemical treatment solution to a process stream in an industrial processing system while the system is online. The method includes measuring a mineral hardness and alkalinity of the process stream, determining a dosage of the chemical treatment solution based on a relationship between the dosage and a scale saturation parameter that is calculated based on the mineral hardness and the alkalinity of the process stream, and controlling application of the chemical treatment solution to the process stream based on the determined dosage.
Inventors: Kevin Boudreaux (Sioux Falls, S.D.); Bill Gonzalez (Glenwood, N.J.); Kerry Killough (Cypress, Texas)
Assignee: Chemtreat (Glen Allen, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Computer-based Systems Configured For Caller Identification Differentiation And Methods Of Use Thereof
Patent No. 11785138
Systems and methods of caller identification differentiation via machine learning techniques are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary computer-implemented method may include: receiving a permission indicator identifying a permission by the user to detect calls being received by a computing device; receiving an indication of a current call being received; utilizing a trained call differentiation machine learning model to determine a likelihood that the current call is of a first call type or a second call type, where the first call type is associated with a first type of activity and the second call type is associated with a second type of activity.
Inventors: Asher Smith-Rose (Midlothian, Va.); Shabnam Kousha (Washington, D.C.); Tyle Maiman (Melville, N.Y.); Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (New York, N.Y.); Joshua Edwards (Philadelphia, Penn.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
System And Method For Electronic Text Analysis And Contextual Feedback
Patent No. 11783125
Analyzing communications to determine appropriateness and provide recommendations based on prior communications. Prior communications may create a baseline tone based on the sentiment, words, or phrases used in previous communications between the user and the intended recipient and/or other user recipient pairs. Machine learning techniques may be used to continuously update a baseline tone.
Inventors: Lee Adcock (Midlothian, Va.); Nahid Ghalaty (Fairfax, Va.); Ana Cruz (Arlington, Va.); Geeta Shyamala (Herndon, Va.); Patrick Sofo (Arlington, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Presentation And Control Of User Interaction With A Slider-based User Interface Element
Patent No. 11775162
In some implementations, a system may transmit, to a user device associated with a user account, a first set of user interface (UI) data that indicates: a rectangular-shaped element, a track positioned on the rectangular-shaped element and having a first end and a second end, and an interaction element located at the first end of the track and slidable between the first and second ends of the track. The system may receive, from the user device, interaction data indicating an interaction, by a user of the user device, with the interaction element from the first end to the second end of the track. The system may transmit, to the user device, a second set of UI data that indicates: the rectangular-shaped element and an account identifier associated with the user account and positioned on the rectangular-shaped element.
Inventors: Erik Jay Salazar De Leon (Richmond); Thomas Dohan (Elmhurst, Ill.); Xiang Lan (South Orange, N.J.); Jason Ferrell (Glen Allen, Va.); Albert Berger (Arlington, Va.); John Heiner (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Immobilized Diluents For Smoking Articles
Patent No. 11771128
Immobilized diluents in a smoking article are provided, wherein diluents can be immobilized through absorption and/or adsorption of the diluents into immobilizing materials, such as sorbents like silica gels. By immobilizing diluents, the diluents can be available for vaporization, while still being protected from migration and/or loss of the diluents in a smoking article.
Inventors: Shuzhong Zhuang (Glen Allen, Va.); Georgios D. Karles (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Chewable Dissolvable Nicotine Tablet
Patent No. 11771127
A nicotine tablet that includes a solid solution of soluble fiber and one or more sugar alcohols, the solid solution having a glass transition temperature of less than 40° C., and nicotine or a derivative thereof dispersed in the solid solution such that the nicotine or derivative thereof is released from the tablet when the tablet is chewed or dissolved within an oral cavity.
Inventors: Feng Gao (Midlothian, Va.); Diane L. Gee (Chesterfield, Va.); Shuzhong Zhuang (Glen Allen, Va.); Phillip M. Hulan (Midlothian, Va.); Williams J. Burke (Nashville, Tenn.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Bead Feed Unit And Method
Patent No. 11771131
A bead delivery disk, system and method of delivering flavor beads to a tobacco rod or tow including a bead source, a bead delivery disk in communication with the bead source, including a central disk portion having front and back sides and a first central thickness, an inner annular rim around the central disk portion, the inner annular rim having a second thickness less than said first thickness, a series of pockets spaced around the inner annular rim and multiple vacuum transmission apertures located on one side of the disk, each aperture communicating with at least one of the pockets.
Inventors: Dwight David Williams (Powhatan, Va.); Charles David Howe (Crewe, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Engine Oil Formulation With Improved Sequence VIII Performance
Patent No. 11773343
The present disclosure relates to methods of improving viscosity shear stability of a lubricating oil and lubricating oil composition comprising: a base oil of lubricating viscosity; an amount of one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s); wherein the lubricating oil composition has one or both of the following ratios: a) a ratio of KV40° C..sub.fresh to a weight % of zinc contributed by the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition, of greater than 510, wherein KV40° C..sub.fresh is the kinematic viscosity of the fresh lubricating oil composition at 40° C.; and b) a ratio of KV40° C..sub.fresh to a weight % of phosphorus contributed by the one or more zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate compound(s) based on a total weight of the lubricating oil composition, of greater than 560, wherein KV40° C..sub.fresh is the kinematic viscosity of the fresh lubricating oil composition at 40° C.
Inventors: Kenneth Garelick (Mechanicsville, Va.); Todd Dvorak (Glen Allen, Va.); Mark Devlin (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Apparatuses And Methods For Treating, Purifying And/or Extracting From Wastewater
Patent No. 11772991
An efficient, cost-effective, and efficacious technique for removing coal ash and other pollutants from waterways, ponds, marshes, holding tanks and other water sources and supplies. An apparatus comprising an open cage including electromagnets and/or permanent magnets and/or electrodes is supplied with electrical power to extract materials such as rare earth elements and/or heavy metals. The materials levitate to the surface, forming a slurry while leaving water substantially free of such materials. Rare earth magnets electrically connect electrolysis electrode structures and serve as electrolysis electrode segments.
Inventor: David Keith Fisher (Heathsville, Va.)
Assignee: FisherH2O (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Vaporizer Including A Heater Assembly And Delivery Device
Patent No. 11771854
A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol-generating system may comprise a delivery device and a heater assembly. The heater assembly may comprise a heat resistive substrate and a heating element. The delivery device is configured to deliver an aerosol-forming substrate to at least a surface of the heat resistive substrate, wherein the heating element is isolated or separated from the aerosol-forming substrate by the heat resistive substrate. The present disclosure is also directed to a method for generating an aerosol.
Inventors: Laurent Manca (Sullens, Switzerland); Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Non-nicotine Electronic Vaping Device With Memory Module
Patent No. 11771139
A non-nicotine e-vaping device includes a heater, a power control circuit, and a memory module. The heater element is configured to heat a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation, the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation being devoid of nicotine and including at least one non-nicotine compound. The power control circuit is coupled to the heater element through a wire. The power control circuit is configured to apply a pulse width modulated power signal to the heater element through the wire, and to receive information over the wire. The memory module is configured to detect a plurality of pulses in the pulse width modulated power signal, record information based on the detected plurality of pulses, and output the recorded information to the power control circuit via the wire.
Inventors: Raymond W. Lau (Richmond); Eric Hawes (Richmond); Loi Ying Liu (Hong Kong, China)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Medicament Delivery Device And Methods For Delivering Drugs To Infants And Children
Patent No. 11771830
A method of delivering epinephrine includes placing a distal end surface of a medical injector into contact with a target location of a patient. The medical injector includes a housing, an energy storage member, and a medicament container containing a dose of epinephrine effective for administration to the patient experiencing anaphylaxis and having a weight of less than 15 kg. The medicament container is coupled to a needle. The medical injector is actuated such that the energy storage member produces a force to move the needle from a first needle position to a second needle position. A distal tip of the needle extends from the distal end surface by a distance of between 7 millimeters and 8 millimeters when the needle is in the second needle position. A portion of the force is exerted to expel the dose of epinephrine when the needle is in the second position.
Inventors: Eric S. Edwards (Moseley, Va.); Evan T. Edwards (Charlottesville, Va.); Glen L. Kelley (Glen Allen, Va.); Paul F. Meyers (Fishers, Ind.)
Assignee: kaleo (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Vaporiser Assembly For An Aerosol-generating System
Patent No. 11778696
A vaporizer assembly includes a tube having a first end with an inlet opening and a second end with an outlet opening. The vaporizer assembly also includes a heater element configured to vaporize liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The heater element is at the second end of the tube. The first end of the tube is fluidly connectable with a liquid storage portion. When the first end of the tube is fluidly connected with the liquid storage portion, the liquid aerosol-forming substrate can flow from the liquid storage portion through the inlet opening into the tube. The outlet opening of the tube includes perforations having a width ranging from about 1 micrometer to about 500 micrometers.
Inventor: Fabien Duc (Neuchatel, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Non-nicotine Electronic Vaping Device
Patent No. 11771849
In the non-nicotine electronic vaping device, a saturation sensor measures at least one electrical characteristic of the wick between the heating element and the probe wire at a first time and a second time, wherein the at least one electrical characteristic includes a resistance, a capacitance, or both a resistance and a capacitance. Control circuitry is configured to cause the non-nicotine e-vaping device to: calculate a refill rate at which the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation flows onto the wick based on the at least one electrical characteristic at the first time and the at least one electrical characteristic at the second time; determine that the refill rate is less than a threshold refill rate; and output a low non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation alert in response to determining that the refill rate is less than the threshold refill rate.
Inventors: Robert C. Lacovara (Richmond); Phillip Diana (Richmond); Nam Tran (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
Box Blank
Patent No. 11772881
A box blank useful for forming a container includes a first layer comprising paperboard, a second layer comprising a paper layer and a foil layer, and an adhesive layer adhering the first layer to the second layer, wherein the foil layer is between the paperboard and the paper layer.
Inventors: Stephen Bellamah (Midlothian, Va.); James S. Bigelow (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 3, 2023
System And Method For Capturing Sales Tax Deduction Information From Monetary Card Transactions
Patent No. 11776067
Systems and methods are provided for managing sales tax information. The information may be generated, for example, in connection with transactions involving financial accounts, such as a credit card account. The sales tax information may be received electronically from, for example, a merchant or a point of sale device. A determination may be made whether there is any missing sales tax information. If there is missing information a request may be generated and sent to a source having the information. The source may receive the request, retrieve the desired information, and transmit it to the requesting entity. The sales tax information may be stored and later retrieved for presentation to a user, such as the account holder. The account holder may use the information in completing a tax return.
Inventors: Eric D. Fox (Richmond); Robert W. Gregory Jr. (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 3, 2023
URL-based Authentication For Payment Cards
Patent No. 11777933
Systems, methods, articles of manufacture for authentication of payment cards. A server may assign, in a database, an expected card identifier to a contactless card, the contactless card associated with an account. The server may receive, from a client device, a request comprising a uniform resource locator (URL), a parameter of the URL comprising a card identifier, wherein the URL is transmitted by the contactless card to the client device. The server may extract the card identifier from the URL and compare the extracted card identifier to the expected card identifier in the database. The server may determine, based on the comparison, that the extracted card identifier matches the expected card identifier. The server may authenticate the request based on the extracted card identifier matching the expected card identifier, and transmit, to the client device, an indication specifying that the request was authenticated.
Inventors: Paul Moreton (Glen Allen, Va.); Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Methods, Systems, And Media For Accessing Data From A Settlement File
Patent No. 11775420
The present disclosure is directed to systems, media, and methods of accessing data from a test settlement file. An application programming interface (API) configured to permit alteration of one or more fields of test data in a test data file is exposed by a settlement generator. One or more fields of test data exposed by the API are altered. A test data file in a configurable format is generated based on the one or more fields of test data and alteration. The test data file is transmitted from the settlement generator to an orchestrator. A binary file, converted from the test data file, is transmitted from the settlement generator to a third-party processor. One or more pieces of data from a test settlement file are retrieved by the settlement generator, where the test settlement file includes processing results of the binary file received from the third-party processor.
Inventors: Andrew Troy Hartwell (Prosper, Texas); Neeraj Sharma (Glen Allen, Va.); Siwatm Piyasirisilp (Herndon, Va.); Suresh Vadigi (Kennett Square, Penn.); Jason Bean (McLean, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Autonomous Geographical Location Determination Using Mesh Network
Patent No. 11778583
Technologies for autonomously determining location information of a network node in a mesh network are provided. For example, a mesh network includes primary nodes whose locations are known and secondary nodes whose locations are to be determined. A secondary node is configured to identify in-range primary nodes among the primary nodes that are in the communication range of the secondary node, and determine whether the number of the in-range primary nodes is above a threshold. If the number of the in-range primary nodes is above the threshold, the secondary node further determines a distance between the secondary node and each of selected in-range primary nodes, and calculates a location of the secondary node based on the distances and the respective locations of the selected in-range primary nodes. The secondary node further transmits the calculated location to a headend system over the mesh network.
Inventors: Matthew Karlgaard (Brainerd, Minn.); John Radgowski (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Landis+Gyr Innovations (Alpharetta, Ga.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Systems For Electrically Connecting Metering Devices And Distributed Energy Resource Devices
Patent No. 11774473
A meter collar includes a connection path to form an electrical connection between a distributed energy resource (DER) meter and line voltage wirings of an electric distribution system and a second connection path to form an electrical connection between the DER meter and neutral wires of the electric distribution system, a DER device, and a load. Further, the meter collar includes a third connection path within the meter collar to form an electrical connection between the DER meter and output voltage wirings of the DER device. Furthermore, the meter collar includes mating connectors electrically connected to a first end of a corresponding connection path to accept mating connectors of the DER meter. The meter collar also includes mating connectors electrically connected to a second end of the corresponding connection path to mate with the line voltage wirings, the neutral wires, and the output voltage wirings.
Inventors: Matt Karlgaard (Brainerd, Minn.); John Radgowski (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Landis+Gyr Technology (Alpharetta, Ga.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Generating A Screening Interface For Communications
Patent No. 11778083
Methods and systems are described herein for manipulating a communication acceptance screen, manipulating an interactive communication acceptance icon, and restricting access to accounts based on voice communication parameters. In particular, when a communication is detected from one device to another device, that communication may be risky. Thus, the risk is mitigated by giving a user information about the source of the communication to give a user a chance to reject the communication. In addition, in instances where the user accepts the communication, the system enables monitoring the communication and restricting any accounts that are disclosed within the communication.
Inventors: Asher Smith-Rose (Midlothian, Va.); Tyle Maiman (Melville, N.Y.); Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (New York, N.Y.); Salik Shah (Washington, D.C.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Oral Care Implement
Patent No. 11771210
An oral care implement including an elongated body having a head portion supporting plurality of tooth cleaning elements and a handle portion defining an outer surface. A grip control component is disposed on the handle portion and includes a pair of transversely spaced apart control surfaces separated by a longitudinally extending channel. The control surfaces are elevated above the outer surface of the handle portion and positioned to engage a user’s thumb. The control component is operable to tilt the head portion at an upward or downward angle relative to a vertical plane of a user’s teeth when the control component is grasped between the user’s thumb and forefinger for producing a proper brushing angle at the gum line.
Inventors: Wen Jin Xi (Shanghai, China); Guang Sheng Guo (Yangzhou, China); Felix Mueller (Zell am See, Austria): Robert Moskovich (Manakin Sabot, Va.); Stephen Nelson (New Brunswick, N.J.); Joachim Storz (Zell am See, Austria)
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Oct. 3, 2023
Portable Smoothie Maker With Solar Panels
Patent No. 11779164
A portable smoothie maker with solar panels including a base assembly, a container assembly and a lid assembly. The base assembly includes a hollow base. The base encloses a motor. The base is covered with solar panels. The solar panels power the motor to rotate a blade. The blade is at the top end of the base. The container assembly includes a container. The container is threadably coupled to the top end of the base. The container encloses the blade. The lid assembly includes a lid removable attached to an open top end of the container. Fruits, vegetables and liquids are deposited into the container to make a smoothie by rotating the blade.
Inventor: Sabrina Epps (Richmond)
Assignee: N/A
Oct. 10, 2023
Multiple Dispersion Generator E-vaping Device
Patent No. 11779055
A base for an e-vaping device is configured to couple with multiple cartridges configured to generate separate, respective dispersions. The cartridges may include one or more atomizer assemblies or vaporizer assemblies. The base may include multiple connectors electrically coupled to the power supply. The connectors may be configured to couple multiple dispersion generators to a power supply of the base. The base may include control circuitry configured to independently control dispersion generation by dispersion generators coupled to the base. The control circuitry may independently control dispersion generation by the first and second cartridges based on cartridge information accessed through at least one of the first and second connectors. The control circuitry may control dispersion generation by controlling power supplied to the dispersion generators.
Inventors: Ali A. Rostami (Richmond); Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.); Yezdi Pithawalla (Richmond); David Kane (Richmond); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.); Peter Lipowicz (Midlothian, Va.); Jason Flora (Richmond); Georgios Karles (Richmond); Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.); Catherine Barnes (Richmond); Richard Arena (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 10, 2023
Cartridge For Electronic Vaping Device
Patent No. 11779712
A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables separate vapors to be formed proximate to separate, respective ends of the cartridge. The cartridge includes multiple reservoirs and separate vaporizer assemblies coupled to separate reservoirs on opposite ends of the reservoirs. The separate reservoirs may hold separate pre-vapor formulations. The separate vaporizer assemblies may draw separate pre-vapor formulations from separate reservoirs towards opposite ends of the cartridge and vaporize the separate pre-vapor formulations via operation of separate heaters proximate to the separate ends. The separate heaters may be independently controlled to independently control vapor formation at the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to independently control vapor formation rates proximate to the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to form separate vapors at least one of simultaneously, concurrently, and at different times.
Inventors: Ali Rostami (Glen Allen, Va.); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.); David Kane (Richmond); Peter Lipowicz (Midlothian, Va.); Georgios Karles (Richmond); Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.); Yezdi Pithawalla (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 10, 2023
Dynamic Multi-platform Model Generation And Deployment System
Patent No. 11782888
Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamic model configuration and execution. A computing platform may receive first model data comprising first model execution configuration data and first model output configuration data. The computing platform may generate a first model based on the first model execution configuration data. The computing platform may distribute, to a plurality of computing platforms, the first model, the first model execution configuration data, and the first model output configuration data. The computing platform may receive a second request to execute one or more models from a third computing platform. The computing platform may receive, from the third computing platform, first model execution data. The computing platform may execute the first model based on the first model execution data and the first model execution configuration data to generate a first model output score.
Inventors: Uma Sheela (Plano, Texas); Partha Sarathi Dhar (Chester Springs, Penn.); Michael Fleischer (Double Oak, Texas); Jeff Hogue (Frisco, Texas); Joyce Ashley (Westlake Village, Calif.); Manivannan Perumalswami (Frisco, Texas); Huy Tran (Hockessin, Germany); Valerie Cozart (Mesa, Ariz.); Adam Jones (Landenberg, Penn.); Marcey Donnelly (Pleasanton, Calif.); Rose Brunner (Richmond); Mark Wheelwright (Herriman, Utah); Benjamin Porter (Charlotte, N.C.); Scott Beavers (Lincoln University, Penn.); Swarn Deep (New Delhi, India); Shashank Kumar Bajpai (Uttar Pradesh, India)
Assignee: Bank of America Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Dissolvable-chewable Exhausted-tobacco Tablet
Patent No. 11779045
A exhausted-tobacco tablet that includes a solid solution of soluble fiber and one or more sugar alcohols, the solid solution having a glass transition temperature of less than 40° C., and exhausted-tobacco is dispersed in the solid solution, and one or more additives dispersed in the solid solution such that at least one additive is released from the tablet when the tablet is chewed or dissolved within an adult tobacco consumer’s oral cavity.
Inventors: Feng Gao (Midlothian, Va.); Diane L. Gee (Chesterfield, Va.); Shuzhong Zhuang (Glen Allen, Va.); Phillip M. Hulan (Midlothian, Va.); William J. Burke (Nashville, Tenn.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 10, 2023
Multi-sensor Intracranial Pressure Monitor For Cerebral Hemodynamic Monitoring
Patent No. 11779235
Devices and techniques for continuously monitoring pressure and simultaneously monitoring changes in blood flow, vascular resistance, and/or vascular behavior are provided. The techniques are employed in measuring intracranial pressure (ICP), while simultaneously measuring cerebral blood flow and/or cerebrovascular resistance or behavior. A sensor device includes an optical and piezoelectric sensing assembly integrated into a deployable ICP monitoring device.
Inventors: Kevin R. Ward (Superior Township, Mich.); Kenn Oldham (Ann Arbor, Mich.); Lu Wang (Ann Arbor, Mich.); Sardar Ansari (Richmond)
Assignee: Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Systems And Methods For Providing Customers With Matching Rewards
Patent No. 11783364
A computer-implemented method for providing account holders with a reward based on similar rewards previously obtained through other accounts. The method includes identifying, using one or more computer processors configured to access an account database, an eligible account based on eligibility criteria, wherein the eligible account is associated with an account of an account holder stored in the account database; receiving identifying data that identifies the eligible account; associating a customer identifier with the identifying data from the eligible account; for each customer identifier, receiving confirmation data associated with a separate account of the account holder, wherein the confirmation data comprises a reward variable; validating, using one or more computer processors, the confirmation data; and rewarding the eligible account with a matching variable, wherein the matching variable is approximately equal to the reward variable.
Inventors: Duane Smith Jr. (Oilville, Va.); Ricardo Alvarez (Daniel Island, S.C.); Michael K. Nolan (Midlothian, Va.); Kristi S. Hebner (Ashland, Va.); Cathryn H. “Katie” Harlow (Richmond)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Single Use Radiolucent Stabilizing Retractor System
Patent No. 11779323
Disclosed is a stabilizing retractor system for orthopedic fracture repair. A backing plate is configured to support the back of a wrist or ankle. At least a first soft tissue retractor includes a first support body having a first bone engaging concavity on a first side of the body on a distal portion of the body, configured to engage a first side of a bone. A first soft tissue retracting surface is provided on a second side of the body, proximal to the bone engaging concavity. A second soft tissue retractor may be provided for engaging a second side of the bone. The retractors may be pinned to the bone, and may be radiolucent.
Inventors: Alidad Ghiassi (Los Angeles, Calif.); Steven Howard (La Jolla, Calif.); Bradley Klos (Solana Beach, Calif.); Michael Bauschard (Richmond)
Assignee: Retractortho (Solana Beach, Calif.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Cartridge Having A Susceptor Material
Patent No. 11785677
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system may include a container, a susceptor material, and an aerosol-forming substrate. The container defines a cartridge cavity. The susceptor material is positioned within the cartridge cavity. The susceptor material may define a plurality of interconnected interstices. The aerosol-forming substrate may be in the form of a gel that is solid at room temperature. The gel may be provided so as to be positioned within the plurality of interconnected interstices.
Inventors: Oleg Mironov (Cudrefin, Switzerland); Enrico Stura (Palezieux-Village, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 10, 2023
E-vapor Device Including Puncture Device And Sealed Packet Of Pre-vapor Formulation
Patent No. 11779050
An e-vapor device may include a housing shell configured to receive a supply packet containing a pre-vapor formulation, a mouthpiece secured to an end of the housing shell, a puncture device within the housing shell, and a heater structure within the housing shell and arranged to be in thermal contact with the pre-vapor formulation. The mouthpiece is configured to transition from a protracted position to a retracted position. The puncture device is configured to pierce the supply packet to release the pre-vapor formulation when the mouthpiece transitions to the retracted position. The heater structure is configured to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation to generate a vapor.
Inventor: Jason Andrew Macko (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
Oct. 10, 2023
Methodology For Forming A Resistive Element In A Superconducting Structure
Patent No. 11783090
A method of forming a superconducting structure is provided that includes forming a superconducting element in a first dielectric layer, forming a protective pad formed from a resistive material over at least a portion of the superconducting element, forming a second dielectric layer overlying the first dielectric layer, and etching an opening through the second dielectric layer to the protective pad, such that no portion of the superconducting element is exposed in the opening. A cleaning process is performed on the superconducting structure, and a contact material fill with a resistive material is performed to fill the opening and form a resistive element in contact with the superconducting element through the protective pad.
Inventors: Cory Edward Sherman (Annapolis, Md.); Shawn A. Keebaugh (Annapolis, Md.); Reuben C. Ferguson (Richmond)
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Falls Church, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Remediation Action System
Patent No. 11782784
Aspects described herein may use machine learning models to predict one or more remediation actions to mitigate reoccurrence of an incident that has become restored based upon previous incidents of an entity. Historical incident data is compiled into two incident datasets: one representative of incidents that were assigned a remediation action to mitigate reoccurrence of the incident, and a second representative of incidents that were not assigned a remediation action. A machine learning model matches relationships between data in the two datasets and outputs scores representative of similarities. Based on the scores, one or more remediation actions are mapped to an incident in the second dataset and the remediation action is performed for the incident.
Inventors: Matthew Louis Nowak (Midlothian, Va.); Keith D. Greene (Mechanicsville, Va.); Catherine Barnes (Glen Allen, Va.); David Walter Peters (Richmond)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Vehicular Sanitary Product Dispenser
Patent No. 11780376
The vehicular sanitary product dispenser comprises a storage structure, a compartment, and a vehicle. The vehicle further comprises a headliner. The compartment is formed in the headliner. The storage structure rotates into and out of the compartment. The storage structure forms a console used to store, dispense, and distribute personal protective products.
Inventor: Kate Russell (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
Oct. 10, 2023
Data Fusion Enhanced Multi-modality Wellbore Integrity Inspection System
Patent No. 11782181
A downhole multi-modality inspection system includes a first imaging device operable to generate first imaging data and a second imaging device operable to generate second imaging data. The first imaging device includes a first source operable to emit energy of a first modality, and a first detector operable to detect returning energy induced by the emitted energy of the first modality. The second imaging device includes a second source operable to emit energy of a second modality, and a second detector operable to detect returning energy induced by the emitted energy of the second modality. The system further includes a processor configured to receive the first imaging data and the second imaging data, and integrate the first imaging data with the second imaging data into an enhanced data stream. The processor correlates the first imaging data and the second imaging data to provide enhanced data for detecting potential wellbore anomalies.
Inventors: Ansas Matthias Kasten (Niskayuna, N.Y.); Yuri Plotnikov (Chesterfield, Va.); Sudeep Mandal (Broussard, La.); Sarah Lillian Katz (Albany, N.Y.); Frederick Wheeler (Niskayuna, N.Y.); William Robert Ross (Rotterdam, N.Y.); John Scott Price (Niskayuna, N.Y.)
Assignee: GE Energy Oilfield Technology (Broussard, La.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Systems And Methods For Detecting Resources Responsible For Events
Patent No. 11783028
Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying resources responsible for events. In one embodiment, a method may include determining a number of unique actors in a plurality of actors that have accessed the resource. The method may further include identifying from the plurality of actors a set of affected actors that has been affected by an event and identifying from the set of affected actors a subset of resource-affected actors that accessed the resource prior to being affected by the event. The method may further include determining a number of resource-affected actors in the subset of resource-affected actors and, based on the number of unique actors and the number of resource-affected actors, determining an event score for the resource. The event score may be a lower bound of a confidence interval of a binomial proportion of the number of resource-affected actors to the number of unique actors.
Inventors: Chris Moradi (San Franscisco, Calif.); Jacob Sisk (Orinda, Calif.); Evan Bloom (Oakland, Calif.); Craig Gimby (Chesterfield, Va.); Xin Sun (Dublin, Calif.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Carton And Blank Therefor
Patent No. 11780661
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a carrier for packaging one or more articles. The carrier is formed from a set of connected blanks each of which form a top engaging carrier, wherein the blanks are detachably connected together in a matrix fashion wherein each blank has a plurality of top-receiving apertures wherein a first distance (D.sub.1) between the respective centres of two adjacent ones of the apertures of a first blank is less than a second distance (D.sub.2) between the centre of a corner aperture of the first blank and the centre of the adjacent corner aperture of a second blank and wherein the first distance (D.sub.1) is less than a third distance (D.sub.3) between the centre of the corner aperture of the first blank and the centre of the adjacent corner aperture of a third blank.
Inventor: Matthew E. Zacherle (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems (Atlanta, Ga.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Methods For Online Control Of A Chemical Treatment Solution Using Scale Saturation Indices
Patent No. 11780742
A method for applying a chemical treatment solution to a process stream in an industrial processing system while the system is online. The method includes measuring a mineral hardness and alkalinity of the process stream, determining a dosage of the chemical treatment solution based on a relationship between the dosage and a scale saturation parameter that is calculated based on the mineral hardness and the alkalinity of the process stream, and controlling application of the chemical treatment solution to the process stream based on the determined dosage.
Inventors: Kevin Boudreaux (Sioux Falls, S.D.); Bill Gonzalez (Glenwood, N.J.); Kerry Killough (Cypress, Texas)
Assignee: Chemtreat (Glen Allen, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
Computer-based Systems Configured For Caller Identification Differentiation And Methods Of Use Thereof
Patent No. 11785138
Systems and methods of caller identification differentiation via machine learning techniques are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary computer-implemented method may include: receiving a permission indicator identifying a permission by the user to detect calls being received by a computing device; receiving an indication of a current call being received; utilizing a trained call differentiation machine learning model to determine a likelihood that the current call is of a first call type or a second call type, where the first call type is associated with a first type of activity and the second call type is associated with a second type of activity.
Inventors: Asher Smith-Rose (Midlothian, Va.); Shabnam Kousha (Washington, D.C.); Tyle Maiman (Melville, N.Y.); Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (New York, N.Y.); Joshua Edwards (Philadelphia, Penn.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023
System And Method For Electronic Text Analysis And Contextual Feedback
Patent No. 11783125
Analyzing communications to determine appropriateness and provide recommendations based on prior communications. Prior communications may create a baseline tone based on the sentiment, words, or phrases used in previous communications between the user and the intended recipient and/or other user recipient pairs. Machine learning techniques may be used to continuously update a baseline tone.
Inventors: Lee Adcock (Midlothian, Va.); Nahid Ghalaty (Fairfax, Va.); Ana Cruz (Arlington, Va.); Geeta Shyamala (Herndon, Va.); Patrick Sofo (Arlington, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
Oct. 10, 2023