Flexible Aerosol-generating Devices
Patent No. 11930842
An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.
Inventors: Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland); Stephane Antony Hedarchet (Pully, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Method Of Making Non-nicotine E-vaping Section With Channel And Air Passage
Patent No. 11937343
The method includes first defining a reservoir in a housing, the reservoir configured to contain a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation, the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation being devoid of nicotine and including at least one non-nicotine compound, positioning a heater and a wick in a chamber, the heater being in heating proximity to the wick, second defining at least one first channel, the at least one first channel being configured to communicate the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir to the wick, and third defining at least one first air passage, the at least one first air passage being configured to allow air to enter the reservoir.
Inventors: Isaac Weigensberg (Tekoa, Israel); Greg Kunin (Rehovot, Israel); David Rubli (Revava, Israel); Bernard G. Juster (Netanya, Israel)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Automated Hydroponic Growing Appliance
Patent No. 11930746
This invention is a hydroponic appliance that allows users to grow sufficient yields of fresh produce with relatively little maintenance. The appliance incorporates multiple features required for hydroponic plant cultivation into a plug-and-play system with a feedback loop to manage optimal growing conditions, comprising a growing area, a processor, a mixing chamber, and, in embodiments, more than one reservoir. In aspects, the grow area is divided between two or more reservoirs allowing users to stratify their crops or plant different crop types simultaneously. The apparatus and associated method provide the overall system with increased versatility, including removing aspects of day-to-day maintenance. The system automatically regulates the environment in response to various sensor readings. This includes automatically regulating the temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide level, pH level, and/or nutrient concentration. Accordingly, the plants have more optimum conditions for growth. The system utilizes, for example, pre-seeded trays, a single mixing chamber, a processor, and a plurality of reservoirs.
Inventors: Alexander Olesen (Richmond); Graham Smith (Richmond); Amandeep Ratte (Charlottesville, Va.); Evan Lesmez (Richmond); Sam Lewando (Richmond)
Assignee: Babylon Micro Farms (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Techniques And Systems For Smart Natural Language Processing Of Search Results
Patent No. 11934413
A system, processes, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided method includes receiving a search query including one or more of a textual phrase, a document, or data including metadata from a user. For example, a processor may execute a theme-generating machine learning algorithm to generate a theme of the search query. Profiles of other users are identified as similar to a profile of the user may be located. A search history of each of the located other users may be located in the collected search history. Content in the searchable content that corresponds to the generated theme of the search query and according to a result of the evaluation of the located search history of each of the other users may be obtained. The obtained content may be scored based on a scoring algorithm and output a set of scored search results to the input/output device.
Inventors: Piper Alexandra Coble (Richmond); Natalie Kuhn (New York, N.Y.); Paul Cho (Boston, Mass.); Ryan M. Parker (Dallas, Texas); Sergey Petrunin (Cambridge, Mass.); Gary B. Williams (Williamsburg, Va.); Eric Campbell (Midlothian, Va.); Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.); Matthew Keven Sullivan (Midlothhian, Va.); Chris Demchalk (Frisco, Texas)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Mobile Multi-feature Product Authentication
Patent No. 11935223
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, system and/or mobile device for authenticating security features, the mobile device for authenticating security features includes at least one sensor for detecting security features, a memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to receive a target image of a product to be authenticated, the product including at least one security feature, identify the product to be authenticated based on the target image and product information stored in a product database, obtain sensor configuration information for the at least one sensor associated with the at least one security feature of the product based on the identified product, examine the at least one security feature of the product with the at least one sensor based on the obtained sensor configuration information, and authenticate the product based on results from the examination.
Inventors: Kevin Harrup (Hopewell, Va.); Rosana Altoveros (Richmond); Mike Shaw (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Devices, Systems And Methods For Performing Age Verification
Patent No. 11930856
A method, system, device, and/or non-transitory computer readable medium for performing age verification, the device including a memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions, and processing circuitry configured to execute the computer readable instructions to cause the device to, receive identity verification information from an adult vaper, determine a personal profile corresponding to the adult vaper based on the identity verification information, and enable operation of an electronic vaping device based on the received identity verification information and the personal profile.
Inventors: Srinivasan Janardhan (Glen Allen, Va.); Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.); Yezdi B. Pithawalla (Midlothian, Va.); Timo Engelke (Richmond); Ulrich Bockholt (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Electronic Vaping Device
Patent No. 11930847
A cartridge of an electronic vaping device includes a housing assembly and a reservoir cap assembly. The housing assembly is a single piece housing assembly. The reservoir cap assembly includes a reservoir cap having a hole there through and at least one wick extending through an opening in the reservoir cap.
Inventors: Travis M. Garthaffner (Midlothian, Va.); Peter Lipowicz (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Fluid Permeable Heater Assembly With Cap
Patent No. 11933454
A fluid permeable heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a cap and a substantially flat electrically conductive and fluid permeable heating element. The cap includes a hollow body with a first cap opening and a second cap opening. The first cap opening is opposite to the second cap opening. The heating element is configured to vaporise aerosol-forming substrate. The heating element is mounted on the cap, such that the heating element extends across the first cap opening. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system includes the heater assembly, a liquid storage portion, a mouth piece, and a retainer.
Inventors: Oleg Mironov (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik (Peseux, Switzerland); Jean-Marc Widmer (Lignieres, Switzerland); Keethan Dasnavis Fernando (Neuchatel, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Direct Data Share
Patent No. 11935038
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
Inventors: Wesley Perkins (Henrico, Va.); Venkata Sriram Kalyan Namuduri (Glen Allen, Va.); David Ross (Richmond); Andrew Coulson (Washington, D.C.); Hunter Roberts (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Enhanced Feedback Exposure For Merchants Based On Transaction Metadata
Patent No. 11935047
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
Inventors: Wesley Perkins (Henrico, Va.); Venkata Sriram Kalyan Namuduri (Glen Allen, Va.); David Ross (Richmond); Andrew Coulson (Washington, D.C.); Hunter Roberts (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Onboarding Optimization
Patent No.11934979
Techniques are generally described for onboarding optimization for new hires. In various examples, labor order data specifying a target number of new hires may be received. In some examples, a first machine learning model may predict a number of new hire appointments to offer based at least in part on the labor order data. In further examples, an optimization component may allocate the number of new hire appointments to respective time slots based at least in part on candidate preferences. In some additional examples, data may be sent to a first application effective to display a list of available new hire appointment time slots of the respective time slots.
Inventors: Amritpal Singh (Glen Allen, Va.); Deepak Sudhakar Pise (Redmond, Wash.); Ananth Gubbi Suryanarayana (Kirkland, Wash.); Praveen Parsa (Bellevue, Wash.); Mohamed Rizwan Puthiyaveettil Sharafudheen (Belleview, Wash.); Sandeepkumar Racherla (Bellevue, Wash.); Shambhavi Mohan (Seattle, Wash.)
Assignee: Amazon Technologies (Seattle, Wash.)
March 19, 2024
Systems And Methods For Dynamically Funding Transactions
Patent No. 11935067
A system including: one or more processors; a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors are configured to cause the system to receive primary and secondary user account data. The system generates one or more predictive model systems based on the primary and secondary user account data. The system receives a first input from the primary user corresponding to a first spending limitation for the secondary user. The system identifies a first transaction of the secondary user exceeding the spending limitation and determines using the one or more predictive model systems whether to authorize a spending limitation override. The system automatically authorizes the spending limitation override when the first transaction exceeds the spending limitation by less than a predetermined threshold. The system can also identify and automatically fund recurring transactions with an associated funding account using the one or more predictive model systems.
Inventor: Joshy Rendheer (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Systems And Methods For User Authorization And Access To Services Using Contactless Cards
Patent No. 11935041
Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission system between transmitting and receiving devices are provided. In an embodiment, each of the transmitting and receiving devices can contain a master key. The transmitting device can generate a diversified key using the master key, protect a counter value and encrypt data prior to transmitting to the receiving device, which can generate the diversified key based on the master key and can decrypt the data and validate the protected counter value using the diversified key.
Inventors: Kaitlin Newman (Washington, D.C.); Colin Hart (Arlington, Va.); Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.); Lara Mossler (Farmville, Va.); Sophie Bermudez (Washington, D.C.); Michael Mossoba (Arlington, Va.): Wayne Lutz (Fort Washington, Md.); Charles Nathan Crank (Henrico, Va.); Melissa Heng (Glen Allen, Va.); Kevin Osborn (Newton Highlands, Mass.); Kimberly Haynes (Reston, Ga.); Andrew Cogswell (Midlothian, Va.); Latika Gulati (Annandale, Va.); Sarah Jane Cunningham (Arlington, Va.); James Ashfield (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Network Packet Capture Manager
Patent No. 11936539
The packet capture manager uses a multi-tiered storage for storing captured network traffic. Captured packets are stored on a primary storage with a time-to-live according to a retention policy. The packet capture manager receives instructions from one or more network monitoring devices identifying one or more captured packets as packets of interest. The packet capture manager flags the identified packets as packets of interest, moves the flagged packets to a secondary storage, and changes the TTL of the moved packets. A machine learning model analyzes historical data of the instructions received from the one or more network monitoring devices. The packet capture manager uses the machine learning model to identify packets of interest and move identified packets to the secondary storage without specific instructions from a network monitoring device.
Inventors: John Watson (Falls Church, Va.); Christopher Roosenraad (Vienna, Va.); Aaron Eppert (Lawrenceburg, Ind.); Travis Scheponik (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Automatic Image Generator Using Meeting Content
Patent No. 11937015
Methods and systems disclosed herein describe generating virtual backgrounds for video communications. A virtual background generator may monitor a user’s calendar and/or inbox for meetings. The virtual background generator may analyze the context of calendar invites and/or scheduled meetings to generate one or more virtual backgrounds for a video conference. A first background may be displayed for the video conference. Additionally, the virtual background generator may update the virtual background based on an analysis of one or more topics being discussed during the video conference. Based on the analysis of the one or more topics being discussed, the virtual background generator may generate a second virtual background to replace the first virtual background.
Inventors: Sarvani Kare (Clarksville, Md.); Daniel Tran (McLean, Va.); Lee Adcock (Midlothian, Va.); Geeta Shyamala (Herndon, Va.); Benjamin Polk (Arlington, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Database Management For Stored Value Mediums
Patent No. 11935100
In some implementations, a device may receive an indication of information associated with a stored value medium. The device may populate a database with the information associated with the stored value medium, where the database includes a table to link the information associated with the stored value medium with an entity identifier of an entity associated with the stored value medium. The device may receive an indication of an exchange associated with the entity identifier of the entity, where the exchange is not associated with the stored value medium. The device may parse the database using the entity identifier associated with the entity to identify the information associated with the stored value medium indicated in the database. The device may communicate, with a backend system, to enable the exchange to be at least partially completed using the resources associated with the stored value medium.
Inventors: Benjamin Yin (McLean, Va.); Lee Adcock (Midlothian, Va.); Nahid Farhady Ghalaty (Fairfax, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.0
March 19, 2024
Material Collection System
Patent No. 11933006
The present disclosure provides a material collection system. The material collection system includes a conduit, a vacuum generator coupled to the conduit, an engine powering the vacuum generator, and a container mounted to a chassis of a vehicle. The vacuum generator generates airflow for drawing material into a material inlet of the conduit. The container receives collected material from the conduit. The conduit, vacuum generator, the engine, and the container are supported on a hook-lift frame.
Inventors: Britt R. Calloway (Midlothian, Va.); Robert Mayes (Hanover, Va.); Tim Stumph (Midlothian, Va.); Chris Turner (Aylett, Va.)
Assignee: Old Dominion Brush Co. (Henrico, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Transaction Card Assembly
Patent No. 11934900
A modular transaction card assembly includes a card frame having the traditional dimensions of a credit card, and a transaction card that is smaller than a traditional card and that fits into a receptacle of the card frame. Each of the card frame and the transaction card may be capable of performing contactless data transactions individually. The combined assembly of the card frame with the transaction card secured in the receptacle is also capable of performing contact data transactions. The transaction card and/or the card frame may include one or more visual or tactile regions that allow the transaction card and card frame to be distinguished from other cards and/or to be properly oriented and aligned with one another when combined to form the card assembly.
Inventors: Vyjayanthi Vadrevu (Pflugerville, Texas); Phoebe Atkins (Midlothian, Va.); Michael Sala (Weehawken, N.J.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Dual Cavity Sliding Dispenser
Patent No. 11932471
A dispensing container is provided, the container including an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two ends, at least one end being open; an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell, comprising at least one storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising at least one depressible detent, the detent comprising a raised surface that abuts the outer shell; wherein, in a closed configuration, the detent holds the inner tray within the outer shell, and wherein the at least one detent may be depressed by pressure to allow the inner tray to slide relative to the outer shell.
Inventors: Ryan Bailey (Raleigh, N.C.); John Anthony Gelardi (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
March 19, 2024
Leveraging Blockchain Based Machine Learning Modeling For Expense Categorization
Patent No. 11935050
Systems and methods disclosed herein provide automatic expense categorization of transactions or expenditures based on a machine learning (ML) model trained using anonymized transactional data for expenditures that are stored in a public blockchain. The anonymized transactional data for the expenditure and the expense category, may be distributed throughout the blockchain network and recorded in the blockchain. In some implementations, an expenditure may be submitted to the blockchain network for expense categorization. The transactional data for the expenditure may be anonymized to remove confidential and personal identifying information (PII) before it is distributed throughout the blockchain network. Each participating node of the blockchain network may utilize the ML model to identify an expense category for the expenditure. The participating nodes may provide a consensus mechanism in order to arrive at a shared understanding of how to categorize the expenditure.
Inventors: Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (New York, N.Y.); John Fields (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Method For Excavating A Ditch And Installing An Underground Pipe
Patent No. 11933429
A method for excavating a ditch and installing an underground pipeline. The method includes excavating a ditch utilizing a predetermined GPS model having grading and alignment requirements for the ditch and the underground pipeline and inserting pipes into the ditch. A laser beam is projected from a laser beam apparatus in association with a first pipe section that utilizes the grading and alignment requirements of the predetermined GPS model to guide excavation and installation of one or more sections of pipes. A remote-controlled vehicle is inserted into the first pipe and is configured to focus the projected laser beam to guide excavation and installation of successive pipe sections. The remote-controlled vehicle is navigated through the pipeline during installation to guide grading of subsequent ditch sections and alignment of additional pipe sections.
Inventor: Joseph Earl Liesfeld III (Manakin Sabot, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Single Identifier Platform For Storing Entity Data
Patent No. 11941065
Systems and methods are described for generating record clusters. The methods comprise receiving a plurality of records from data sources and providing at least a subset of the records to a scoring model that determines scores for various pairings of the records, a score for a given pair of the records representing a probability that the given pair of records contain data elements about the same entity. The method further comprises generating a graph data structure that includes a plurality of nodes, individual nodes representing a different record from the records. The method also comprises assigning a different unique identifier to individual clusters of the final clusters and responding to a request for data regarding a given entity by providing aggregated data elements from those records of the records associated with a cluster of the final clusters having an identifier that represents the given entity.
Inventors: Hua Li (San Diego, Calif.); Sophie Liu (San Diego, Calif.); Yi He (San Diego, Calif.); Zhixuan Wang (San Diego, Calif.); Chi Zhang (San Diego, Calif.); Kevin Chin (San Diego, Calif.); Shanji Xiong (San Diego, Calif.); Christer Dichiara (Carlsbad, Calif.); Mason Carpenter (Richmond); Mark Hirn (Hermosa Beach, Calif.); Julian Yarkony (Jersey City, N.J.)
Assignee: Experian Information Solutions (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
March 26, 2024
Lubricating Fluid For An Electric Motor System
Patent No. 11939551
An electric motor driveline fluid for an electric motor system including a lubricating base oil, at least one sulfurized component, and at least one dispersant derived from a polyisobutylene having an average number molecular weight of at least 2000. The electric motor driveline fluid provides acceptable wear performance as well as good electrical conductivity and oxidative stability for use in electric motor system fluids having a low viscosity when select elemental relationships of phosphorus, sulfur, and calcium and included in the fluid.
Inventors: Ramnath Iyer (Glen Allen, Va.); Lisa Thalen (Fredericksburg, Va.)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
March 26, 2024
System And Method For Developing And Utilizing A Contactability Profile
Patent No. 11943388
Systems and methods for developing and utilizing a contactability profile are disclosed. Contact information may be managed by receiving activity data associated with an entity, processing the received activity data, generating at least one contactability profile associated with the entity based upon a result of the processing, and storing the generated contactability profile.
Inventors: Anthony Paul Reynolds (Richmond); Daniel J. Welker (Meridian, Idaho)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean,Va.)
March 26, 2024
Self-service Modular Drop Safes With Technology Shelf Replacement Capability
Patent No. 11941931
Novel modular smart management devices in the form of drop safes include the modular components of a chassis, door and technology cabinet. The drop safes enable retailers to make cash deposits quickly and safely within or near their own facilities. Various technology, including RFID readers, RFID tags, and other equipment allow the drop safes to identify each deposited bag. Employees utilize specialized apps on their mobile devices to facilitate deposit creation and other tasks. Novel methodologies for accessing the drop safes for emptying employ single-use, time-expiration type authorization codes along with other security measures to minimize risk and to provide other benefits. Novel structures along with methodologies for replacing, on-site, modular components with auto-detection of functionality during initialization and re-initialization enables for efficient replacement and upgrading of components, including the upgrading of safes to provide additional functionality.
Inventors: Douglas A. Pertz (Southlake, Texas); Rohan Pal (Colleyville, Texas); Keith Barthelmeus (Atlanta, Ga.); Laura Baumann (Rockwall, Texas); Shane McKiernan (Charlotte, N.C.); Ken Pohl (Arlington, Texas); Kyle Bolin (Flower Mound, Texas); Colm McKiernan (Flower Mound, Texas); Mark Nietubyc (Frisco, Texas)
Assignee: Brink’s Network (Richmond)
March 26, 2024
Electrically Heated Smoking System With Internal Or External Heater
Patent No. 11937640
An electrically heated smoking system for receiving an aerosol forming substrate includes a heater for heating the substrate to form the aerosol. The heater includes a heating element. The electrically heated smoking system and the heating element are arranged such that, when the aerosol forming substrate is received in the electrically heated smoking system, the heating element extends a distance only partially along the length of the aerosol forming-substrate, and the heating element is positioned towards the downstream end of the aerosol forming substrate.
Inventor: Gerard Zuber (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Olivier Greim (Villars-Burquin, Switzerland); Julien Plojoux (Geneva, Switzerland); Dani Ruscio (Cressier, Switzerland)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA (Richmond)
March 26, 2024
Carton And Blank Therefor
Patent No. 11939128
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a carton (190), and a blank (110) for forming the carton. An aspect of the invention provides a carton comprising a plurality of primary panels (112, 114, 116, 118, 120) defining an interior of the carton. The carton comprises a first panel (118) and a second panel (120) hinged to the first panel along a first fold line (119). The first panel has a first corner edge (55a) extending obliquely with respect to the first fold line such that an obtuse angle is defined between the first corner edge and the first fold line. The carton further comprises an opening feature (D) which is at least partially removable from the carton. The opening feature comprises a removable panel (170a) defined at least in part by first (173a) and second tear lines (173b) which define opposing side edges of the removable panel respectively.
Inventors: Nathaniel B. Ball (Richmond); Meng-Chuan Wu (Fayetteville, Ga.)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems(Atlanta, Ga.)
March 26, 2024
Systems And Methods For Managing A Software Repository
Patent No. 11941393
A system method of managing a software repository. The method including receiving a dataset comprising a set of computer instructions, retrieving feature-related data from the dataset, determining, by a machine learning model executing on the computing device, a function of the computer instructions based on the feature-related data, and generating a synopsis of the function of the computer instructions. The method can include transmitting the synopsis to a user interface and receiving feedback from a user indicative of whether the synopsis accurately describes the function of the computer instructions. If the feedback indicates that the synopsis accurately describes the function of the computer instructions, the method can include storing the synopsis in a memory of the computing device. If the feedback indicates that the synopsis inaccurately describes the function of the computer instructions, the method can include generating a revised synopsis of the function of the computer instructions.
Inventors: Brian Burgess (Richmond); Benjamin Cabell Glancy (Richmond); Narender Pashikant (Ashburn, Va.); Guganathan Sellamuthu (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 26, 2024
Secure Authentication Based On Passport Data Stored In A Contactless Card
Patent No. 11941621
Systems, methods, articles of manufacture, and computer-readable media for secure authentication based on passport data stored in a contactless card associated with an account. An application may receive an indication to perform an operation. The application may receive encrypted data from the card. The application may receive an indication that the authentication server verified the encrypted data based on a private key. The application may receive encrypted passport data from the contactless card, the encrypted passport data for a passport associated with the account. The application may determine an attribute of the passport based at least in part on image data or text input. The application may decrypt the encrypted passport data based on the attribute of the passport. The application may initiate performance of the operation based on the received indication specifying that the authentication server verified the encrypted data and the decryption of the encrypted passport data.
Inventors: Samuel Edwards (Richmond); Jason Pribble (McLean, Va.); Nicholas Capurso (Tysons Corner, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 26, 2024
System And Method For Implementing Packet Processing Network Functions As A Service
Patent No. 11943111
A method and a system including a data plane service implementation (DPSI) platform operably accessible via application programming interfaces (APIs), implement packet processing network functions as a service. The APIs allow creation, customization, and configuration of network service-supporting application logics (ALs) and network service packages. The DPSI platform creates a packet processing primitive (PPP) by applying a use-case-specific primitive specification to a corresponding primitive template retrieved from a repository, and stores the PPP in a repository. Each PPP instance is implemented as an independent, self-contained, functional part of a whole data plane packet processing network function. The DPSI platform creates an AL based on a use-case-specific AL specification using one or more PPPs corresponding to the use-case-specific AL specification, and stores the AL in another repository. The DPSI platform creates and stores a network service package including one or more ALs corresponding to a use-case-specific service specification in another repository.
Inventors: James Jian Ni (Medford, Mass.); Dean Bogdanovic (Brookline, Mass.); Ritesh Johar (Glen Allen, Va.); Zidan Lian (San Jose, Calif.); Swapnil More (Pune, India)
Assignee: ALEF Edge Inc. (N/A)
March 26, 2024
Polyoxymethylene Polymer Composition That Is Chemical Resistant
Patent No. 11939467
Polyoxymethylene polymer compositions and molded articles made from the composition are disclosed that are fuel resistant, particularly diesel fuel resistant, and resistant to highly acidic solutions. The polymer composition contains a polyoxymethylene polymer generally in an amount from about 90% to about 95% by weight. In addition, the polymer composition contains an acid neutralizing agent and a plasticizer at a weight ratio that has been found to significantly improve the acid resistant properties of the composition.
Inventors: Sung Hye Kim (Cincinnati, Ohio); Rong Luo (Glen Allen, Va.); Katrina Czenkusch (Elsmere, Ky.)
Assignee: Ticona LLC (Florence, Ky.)
March 26, 2024
Browser Provisioned Virtual Payment Card For An Authorized User
Patent No. 11941636
Disclosed embodiments pertain to provisioning a virtual payment card for an authorized user in a browser. A primary cardholder can request the addition of an individual as an authorized user on the primary cardholder’s account. Further information regarding the individual can be solicited and utilized to compute a risk score associated with adding the individual as an authorized user. Further processing of the request, including whether to terminate or continue, can be based on comparing the risk score to a predetermined threshold. If processing is continued, a virtual payment card linked to the primary cardholder account is generated. Next, the virtual card can be added as a payment method to a browser profile of the individual on a network-accessible computing resource. Subsequently, the authorized user can access the virtual card to make online shopping payments with a web browser personalized with the browser profile.
Inventors: Lukiih Cuan (Washington, D.C.); Michael Wolf (Ellicott City, Md.); Abhay Donthi (Arlington, Va.); Phoebe Atkins (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 26, 2024
System And Method For Creating And Managing Private Subnetworks Of LTE Base Stations
Patent No. 11943637
Disclosed is a system and methods for creating and maintaining a virtual subnetwork of telecommunication base stations within a wider telecommunication network. In an LTE-based example, the subnetwork includes a connection aggregator that is coupled between the plurality of eNodeBs internal to the subnetwork and one or more MMEs in the outer network. The connection aggregator intercepts all control plane messages between the MMEs and the internal eNodeBs, remaps eNodeB identifiers, and transmits repackaged messages so that the outer network sees the entire subnetwork as a single “giant” eNodeB. The disclosed system and methods enables the operator of the virtual subnetwork to add and shut down eNodeBs as demand for connectivity fluctuates, and to do so such that all changes are unseen by the outer network.
Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Courington (Chester, Va.); Vishal Agrawal (Vernon Hills, Ill.); Sasi Eswaravaka (Round Lake, Ill.); Massimo Notargiacomo (Castel Bolognese, Italy); Stephen Turner (Mechanicsville, Va.); Patrick William Henkle (Homer Glen, Ill.)
Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates (Liverpool, N.Y.)
March 26, 2024
Utilizing Contact Information For Device Risk Assessment
Patent No. 11941129
Embodiments disclosed are directed to a computing system that performs steps to perform enhanced device fingerprinting using user contacts data. The computing system receives, from an application, a first plurality of device attributes identifying a client device on which the application is being used. The first plurality of device attributes includes first device identification data and first user contacts data. Subsequently, when a user is attempting to perform a transaction using the application on the client device, the computing system receives, from the application, a second plurality of device attributes identifying the client device on which the application is being used. The second plurality of device attributes includes second device identification data and second user contacts data. The computing system compares the second plurality of device attributes to the first plurality of device attributes to determine whether the user is authorized to perform the transaction.
Inventors: William Broome (Taylorsville, Ga.); Nicholas Capurso (Tysons Corner, Va.); Timothy Tran (Springfield, Va.); Vu Thuy Ngo (Chester, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 26, 2024
Methods And Systems For Automatic Discovery Of Fraudulent Calls Using Speaker Recognition
Patent No. 11943383
A method for determining potentially undesirable voices, in embodiments, includes: receiving audio recordings comprising voices associated with undesirable activity, and determining audio components of each of the audio recordings. The method may further comprise generating a multi-dimensional vector of the audio components for each of the plurality of audio recordings, and comparing audio components between the multi-dimensional vectors to determine clusters of multi-dimensional vectors, each cluster comprising two or more of the multi-dimensional vectors of audio components, wherein each cluster corresponds to a blacklisted voice. The method may further comprise receiving an audio recording or audio stream, and determining whether the audio recording or audio stream is associated with a voice associated with undesirable activity based on a comparison to the clusters.
Inventors: Zhiyuan Guan (McLean, Va.); Carl S. Ashby (Montpelier, Va.); Isabelle Alice Yvonne Moulinier (Richfield, Minn.); Mark E. Dickison (Falls Church, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 26, 2024
Flexible Aerosol-generating Devices
Patent No. 11930842
An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.
Inventors: Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland); Stephane Antony Hedarchet (Pully, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Method Of Making Non-nicotine E-vaping Section With Channel And Air Passage
Patent No. 11937343
The method includes first defining a reservoir in a housing, the reservoir configured to contain a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation, the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation being devoid of nicotine and including at least one non-nicotine compound, positioning a heater and a wick in a chamber, the heater being in heating proximity to the wick, second defining at least one first channel, the at least one first channel being configured to communicate the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir to the wick, and third defining at least one first air passage, the at least one first air passage being configured to allow air to enter the reservoir.
Inventors: Isaac Weigensberg (Tekoa, Israel); Greg Kunin (Rehovot, Israel); David Rubli (Revava, Israel); Bernard G. Juster (Netanya, Israel)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Automated Hydroponic Growing Appliance
Patent No. 11930746
This invention is a hydroponic appliance that allows users to grow sufficient yields of fresh produce with relatively little maintenance. The appliance incorporates multiple features required for hydroponic plant cultivation into a plug-and-play system with a feedback loop to manage optimal growing conditions, comprising a growing area, a processor, a mixing chamber, and, in embodiments, more than one reservoir. In aspects, the grow area is divided between two or more reservoirs allowing users to stratify their crops or plant different crop types simultaneously. The apparatus and associated method provide the overall system with increased versatility, including removing aspects of day-to-day maintenance. The system automatically regulates the environment in response to various sensor readings. This includes automatically regulating the temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide level, pH level, and/or nutrient concentration. Accordingly, the plants have more optimum conditions for growth. The system utilizes, for example, pre-seeded trays, a single mixing chamber, a processor, and a plurality of reservoirs.
Inventors: Alexander Olesen (Richmond); Graham Smith (Richmond); Amandeep Ratte (Charlottesville, Va.); Evan Lesmez (Richmond); Sam Lewando (Richmond)
Assignee: Babylon Micro Farms (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Techniques And Systems For Smart Natural Language Processing Of Search Results
Patent No. 11934413
A system, processes, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided method includes receiving a search query including one or more of a textual phrase, a document, or data including metadata from a user. For example, a processor may execute a theme-generating machine learning algorithm to generate a theme of the search query. Profiles of other users are identified as similar to a profile of the user may be located. A search history of each of the located other users may be located in the collected search history. Content in the searchable content that corresponds to the generated theme of the search query and according to a result of the evaluation of the located search history of each of the other users may be obtained. The obtained content may be scored based on a scoring algorithm and output a set of scored search results to the input/output device.
Inventors: Piper Alexandra Coble (Richmond); Natalie Kuhn (New York, N.Y.); Paul Cho (Boston, Mass.); Ryan M. Parker (Dallas, Texas); Sergey Petrunin (Cambridge, Mass.); Gary B. Williams (Williamsburg, Va.); Eric Campbell (Midlothian, Va.); Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.); Matthew Keven Sullivan (Midlothhian, Va.); Chris Demchalk (Frisco, Texas)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Mobile Multi-feature Product Authentication
Patent No. 11935223
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, system and/or mobile device for authenticating security features, the mobile device for authenticating security features includes at least one sensor for detecting security features, a memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to receive a target image of a product to be authenticated, the product including at least one security feature, identify the product to be authenticated based on the target image and product information stored in a product database, obtain sensor configuration information for the at least one sensor associated with the at least one security feature of the product based on the identified product, examine the at least one security feature of the product with the at least one sensor based on the obtained sensor configuration information, and authenticate the product based on results from the examination.
Inventors: Kevin Harrup (Hopewell, Va.); Rosana Altoveros (Richmond); Mike Shaw (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Devices, Systems And Methods For Performing Age Verification
Patent No. 11930856
A method, system, device, and/or non-transitory computer readable medium for performing age verification, the device including a memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions, and processing circuitry configured to execute the computer readable instructions to cause the device to, receive identity verification information from an adult vaper, determine a personal profile corresponding to the adult vaper based on the identity verification information, and enable operation of an electronic vaping device based on the received identity verification information and the personal profile.
Inventors: Srinivasan Janardhan (Glen Allen, Va.); Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.); Yezdi B. Pithawalla (Midlothian, Va.); Timo Engelke (Richmond); Ulrich Bockholt (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Electronic Vaping Device
Patent No. 11930847
A cartridge of an electronic vaping device includes a housing assembly and a reservoir cap assembly. The housing assembly is a single piece housing assembly. The reservoir cap assembly includes a reservoir cap having a hole there through and at least one wick extending through an opening in the reservoir cap.
Inventors: Travis M. Garthaffner (Midlothian, Va.); Peter Lipowicz (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Fluid Permeable Heater Assembly With Cap
Patent No. 11933454
A fluid permeable heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a cap and a substantially flat electrically conductive and fluid permeable heating element. The cap includes a hollow body with a first cap opening and a second cap opening. The first cap opening is opposite to the second cap opening. The heating element is configured to vaporise aerosol-forming substrate. The heating element is mounted on the cap, such that the heating element extends across the first cap opening. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system includes the heater assembly, a liquid storage portion, a mouth piece, and a retainer.
Inventors: Oleg Mironov (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik (Peseux, Switzerland); Jean-Marc Widmer (Lignieres, Switzerland); Keethan Dasnavis Fernando (Neuchatel, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 19, 2024
Direct Data Share
Patent No. 11935038
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
Inventors: Wesley Perkins (Henrico, Va.); Venkata Sriram Kalyan Namuduri (Glen Allen, Va.); David Ross (Richmond); Andrew Coulson (Washington, D.C.); Hunter Roberts (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Enhanced Feedback Exposure For Merchants Based On Transaction Metadata
Patent No. 11935047
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
Inventors: Wesley Perkins (Henrico, Va.); Venkata Sriram Kalyan Namuduri (Glen Allen, Va.); David Ross (Richmond); Andrew Coulson (Washington, D.C.); Hunter Roberts (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Onboarding Optimization
Patent No.11934979
Techniques are generally described for onboarding optimization for new hires. In various examples, labor order data specifying a target number of new hires may be received. In some examples, a first machine learning model may predict a number of new hire appointments to offer based at least in part on the labor order data. In further examples, an optimization component may allocate the number of new hire appointments to respective time slots based at least in part on candidate preferences. In some additional examples, data may be sent to a first application effective to display a list of available new hire appointment time slots of the respective time slots.
Inventors: Amritpal Singh (Glen Allen, Va.); Deepak Sudhakar Pise (Redmond, Wash.); Ananth Gubbi Suryanarayana (Kirkland, Wash.); Praveen Parsa (Bellevue, Wash.); Mohamed Rizwan Puthiyaveettil Sharafudheen (Belleview, Wash.); Sandeepkumar Racherla (Bellevue, Wash.); Shambhavi Mohan (Seattle, Wash.)
Assignee: Amazon Technologies (Seattle, Wash.)
March 19, 2024
Systems And Methods For Dynamically Funding Transactions
Patent No. 11935067
A system including: one or more processors; a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors are configured to cause the system to receive primary and secondary user account data. The system generates one or more predictive model systems based on the primary and secondary user account data. The system receives a first input from the primary user corresponding to a first spending limitation for the secondary user. The system identifies a first transaction of the secondary user exceeding the spending limitation and determines using the one or more predictive model systems whether to authorize a spending limitation override. The system automatically authorizes the spending limitation override when the first transaction exceeds the spending limitation by less than a predetermined threshold. The system can also identify and automatically fund recurring transactions with an associated funding account using the one or more predictive model systems.
Inventor: Joshy Rendheer (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Systems And Methods For User Authorization And Access To Services Using Contactless Cards
Patent No. 11935041
Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission system between transmitting and receiving devices are provided. In an embodiment, each of the transmitting and receiving devices can contain a master key. The transmitting device can generate a diversified key using the master key, protect a counter value and encrypt data prior to transmitting to the receiving device, which can generate the diversified key based on the master key and can decrypt the data and validate the protected counter value using the diversified key.
Inventors: Kaitlin Newman (Washington, D.C.); Colin Hart (Arlington, Va.); Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.); Lara Mossler (Farmville, Va.); Sophie Bermudez (Washington, D.C.); Michael Mossoba (Arlington, Va.): Wayne Lutz (Fort Washington, Md.); Charles Nathan Crank (Henrico, Va.); Melissa Heng (Glen Allen, Va.); Kevin Osborn (Newton Highlands, Mass.); Kimberly Haynes (Reston, Ga.); Andrew Cogswell (Midlothian, Va.); Latika Gulati (Annandale, Va.); Sarah Jane Cunningham (Arlington, Va.); James Ashfield (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Network Packet Capture Manager
Patent No. 11936539
The packet capture manager uses a multi-tiered storage for storing captured network traffic. Captured packets are stored on a primary storage with a time-to-live according to a retention policy. The packet capture manager receives instructions from one or more network monitoring devices identifying one or more captured packets as packets of interest. The packet capture manager flags the identified packets as packets of interest, moves the flagged packets to a secondary storage, and changes the TTL of the moved packets. A machine learning model analyzes historical data of the instructions received from the one or more network monitoring devices. The packet capture manager uses the machine learning model to identify packets of interest and move identified packets to the secondary storage without specific instructions from a network monitoring device.
Inventors: John Watson (Falls Church, Va.); Christopher Roosenraad (Vienna, Va.); Aaron Eppert (Lawrenceburg, Ind.); Travis Scheponik (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Automatic Image Generator Using Meeting Content
Patent No. 11937015
Methods and systems disclosed herein describe generating virtual backgrounds for video communications. A virtual background generator may monitor a user’s calendar and/or inbox for meetings. The virtual background generator may analyze the context of calendar invites and/or scheduled meetings to generate one or more virtual backgrounds for a video conference. A first background may be displayed for the video conference. Additionally, the virtual background generator may update the virtual background based on an analysis of one or more topics being discussed during the video conference. Based on the analysis of the one or more topics being discussed, the virtual background generator may generate a second virtual background to replace the first virtual background.
Inventors: Sarvani Kare (Clarksville, Md.); Daniel Tran (McLean, Va.); Lee Adcock (Midlothian, Va.); Geeta Shyamala (Herndon, Va.); Benjamin Polk (Arlington, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Database Management For Stored Value Mediums
Patent No. 11935100
In some implementations, a device may receive an indication of information associated with a stored value medium. The device may populate a database with the information associated with the stored value medium, where the database includes a table to link the information associated with the stored value medium with an entity identifier of an entity associated with the stored value medium. The device may receive an indication of an exchange associated with the entity identifier of the entity, where the exchange is not associated with the stored value medium. The device may parse the database using the entity identifier associated with the entity to identify the information associated with the stored value medium indicated in the database. The device may communicate, with a backend system, to enable the exchange to be at least partially completed using the resources associated with the stored value medium.
Inventors: Benjamin Yin (McLean, Va.); Lee Adcock (Midlothian, Va.); Nahid Farhady Ghalaty (Fairfax, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.0
March 19, 2024
Material Collection System
Patent No. 11933006
The present disclosure provides a material collection system. The material collection system includes a conduit, a vacuum generator coupled to the conduit, an engine powering the vacuum generator, and a container mounted to a chassis of a vehicle. The vacuum generator generates airflow for drawing material into a material inlet of the conduit. The container receives collected material from the conduit. The conduit, vacuum generator, the engine, and the container are supported on a hook-lift frame.
Inventors: Britt R. Calloway (Midlothian, Va.); Robert Mayes (Hanover, Va.); Tim Stumph (Midlothian, Va.); Chris Turner (Aylett, Va.)
Assignee: Old Dominion Brush Co. (Henrico, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Transaction Card Assembly
Patent No. 11934900
A modular transaction card assembly includes a card frame having the traditional dimensions of a credit card, and a transaction card that is smaller than a traditional card and that fits into a receptacle of the card frame. Each of the card frame and the transaction card may be capable of performing contactless data transactions individually. The combined assembly of the card frame with the transaction card secured in the receptacle is also capable of performing contact data transactions. The transaction card and/or the card frame may include one or more visual or tactile regions that allow the transaction card and card frame to be distinguished from other cards and/or to be properly oriented and aligned with one another when combined to form the card assembly.
Inventors: Vyjayanthi Vadrevu (Pflugerville, Texas); Phoebe Atkins (Midlothian, Va.); Michael Sala (Weehawken, N.J.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Dual Cavity Sliding Dispenser
Patent No. 11932471
A dispensing container is provided, the container including an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two ends, at least one end being open; an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell, comprising at least one storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising at least one depressible detent, the detent comprising a raised surface that abuts the outer shell; wherein, in a closed configuration, the detent holds the inner tray within the outer shell, and wherein the at least one detent may be depressed by pressure to allow the inner tray to slide relative to the outer shell.
Inventors: Ryan Bailey (Raleigh, N.C.); John Anthony Gelardi (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
March 19, 2024
Leveraging Blockchain Based Machine Learning Modeling For Expense Categorization
Patent No. 11935050
Systems and methods disclosed herein provide automatic expense categorization of transactions or expenditures based on a machine learning (ML) model trained using anonymized transactional data for expenditures that are stored in a public blockchain. The anonymized transactional data for the expenditure and the expense category, may be distributed throughout the blockchain network and recorded in the blockchain. In some implementations, an expenditure may be submitted to the blockchain network for expense categorization. The transactional data for the expenditure may be anonymized to remove confidential and personal identifying information (PII) before it is distributed throughout the blockchain network. Each participating node of the blockchain network may utilize the ML model to identify an expense category for the expenditure. The participating nodes may provide a consensus mechanism in order to arrive at a shared understanding of how to categorize the expenditure.
Inventors: Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (New York, N.Y.); John Fields (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Method For Excavating A Ditch And Installing An Underground Pipe
Patent No. 11933429
A method for excavating a ditch and installing an underground pipeline. The method includes excavating a ditch utilizing a predetermined GPS model having grading and alignment requirements for the ditch and the underground pipeline and inserting pipes into the ditch. A laser beam is projected from a laser beam apparatus in association with a first pipe section that utilizes the grading and alignment requirements of the predetermined GPS model to guide excavation and installation of one or more sections of pipes. A remote-controlled vehicle is inserted into the first pipe and is configured to focus the projected laser beam to guide excavation and installation of successive pipe sections. The remote-controlled vehicle is navigated through the pipeline during installation to guide grading of subsequent ditch sections and alignment of additional pipe sections.
Inventor: Joseph Earl Liesfeld III (Manakin Sabot, Va.)
March 19, 2024
Single Identifier Platform For Storing Entity Data
Patent No. 11941065
Systems and methods are described for generating record clusters. The methods comprise receiving a plurality of records from data sources and providing at least a subset of the records to a scoring model that determines scores for various pairings of the records, a score for a given pair of the records representing a probability that the given pair of records contain data elements about the same entity. The method further comprises generating a graph data structure that includes a plurality of nodes, individual nodes representing a different record from the records. The method also comprises assigning a different unique identifier to individual clusters of the final clusters and responding to a request for data regarding a given entity by providing aggregated data elements from those records of the records associated with a cluster of the final clusters having an identifier that represents the given entity.
Inventors: Hua Li (San Diego, Calif.); Sophie Liu (San Diego, Calif.); Yi He (San Diego, Calif.); Zhixuan Wang (San Diego, Calif.); Chi Zhang (San Diego, Calif.); Kevin Chin (San Diego, Calif.); Shanji Xiong (San Diego, Calif.); Christer Dichiara (Carlsbad, Calif.); Mason Carpenter (Richmond); Mark Hirn (Hermosa Beach, Calif.); Julian Yarkony (Jersey City, N.J.)
Assignee: Experian Information Solutions (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
March 26, 2024
Lubricating Fluid For An Electric Motor System
Patent No. 11939551
An electric motor driveline fluid for an electric motor system including a lubricating base oil, at least one sulfurized component, and at least one dispersant derived from a polyisobutylene having an average number molecular weight of at least 2000. The electric motor driveline fluid provides acceptable wear performance as well as good electrical conductivity and oxidative stability for use in electric motor system fluids having a low viscosity when select elemental relationships of phosphorus, sulfur, and calcium and included in the fluid.
Inventors: Ramnath Iyer (Glen Allen, Va.); Lisa Thalen (Fredericksburg, Va.)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
March 26, 2024
System And Method For Developing And Utilizing A Contactability Profile
Patent No. 11943388
Systems and methods for developing and utilizing a contactability profile are disclosed. Contact information may be managed by receiving activity data associated with an entity, processing the received activity data, generating at least one contactability profile associated with the entity based upon a result of the processing, and storing the generated contactability profile.
Inventors: Anthony Paul Reynolds (Richmond); Daniel J. Welker (Meridian, Idaho)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean,Va.)
March 26, 2024
Self-service Modular Drop Safes With Technology Shelf Replacement Capability
Patent No. 11941931
Novel modular smart management devices in the form of drop safes include the modular components of a chassis, door and technology cabinet. The drop safes enable retailers to make cash deposits quickly and safely within or near their own facilities. Various technology, including RFID readers, RFID tags, and other equipment allow the drop safes to identify each deposited bag. Employees utilize specialized apps on their mobile devices to facilitate deposit creation and other tasks. Novel methodologies for accessing the drop safes for emptying employ single-use, time-expiration type authorization codes along with other security measures to minimize risk and to provide other benefits. Novel structures along with methodologies for replacing, on-site, modular components with auto-detection of functionality during initialization and re-initialization enables for efficient replacement and upgrading of components, including the upgrading of safes to provide additional functionality.
Inventors: Douglas A. Pertz (Southlake, Texas); Rohan Pal (Colleyville, Texas); Keith Barthelmeus (Atlanta, Ga.); Laura Baumann (Rockwall, Texas); Shane McKiernan (Charlotte, N.C.); Ken Pohl (Arlington, Texas); Kyle Bolin (Flower Mound, Texas); Colm McKiernan (Flower Mound, Texas); Mark Nietubyc (Frisco, Texas)
Assignee: Brink’s Network (Richmond)
March 26, 2024
Electrically Heated Smoking System With Internal Or External Heater
Patent No. 11937640
An electrically heated smoking system for receiving an aerosol forming substrate includes a heater for heating the substrate to form the aerosol. The heater includes a heating element. The electrically heated smoking system and the heating element are arranged such that, when the aerosol forming substrate is received in the electrically heated smoking system, the heating element extends a distance only partially along the length of the aerosol forming-substrate, and the heating element is positioned towards the downstream end of the aerosol forming substrate.
Inventor: Gerard Zuber (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Olivier Greim (Villars-Burquin, Switzerland); Julien Plojoux (Geneva, Switzerland); Dani Ruscio (Cressier, Switzerland)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA (Richmond)
March 26, 2024
Carton And Blank Therefor
Patent No. 11939128
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a carton (190), and a blank (110) for forming the carton. An aspect of the invention provides a carton comprising a plurality of primary panels (112, 114, 116, 118, 120) defining an interior of the carton. The carton comprises a first panel (118) and a second panel (120) hinged to the first panel along a first fold line (119). The first panel has a first corner edge (55a) extending obliquely with respect to the first fold line such that an obtuse angle is defined between the first corner edge and the first fold line. The carton further comprises an opening feature (D) which is at least partially removable from the carton. The opening feature comprises a removable panel (170a) defined at least in part by first (173a) and second tear lines (173b) which define opposing side edges of the removable panel respectively.
Inventors: Nathaniel B. Ball (Richmond); Meng-Chuan Wu (Fayetteville, Ga.)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems(Atlanta, Ga.)
March 26, 2024
Systems And Methods For Managing A Software Repository
Patent No. 11941393
A system method of managing a software repository. The method including receiving a dataset comprising a set of computer instructions, retrieving feature-related data from the dataset, determining, by a machine learning model executing on the computing device, a function of the computer instructions based on the feature-related data, and generating a synopsis of the function of the computer instructions. The method can include transmitting the synopsis to a user interface and receiving feedback from a user indicative of whether the synopsis accurately describes the function of the computer instructions. If the feedback indicates that the synopsis accurately describes the function of the computer instructions, the method can include storing the synopsis in a memory of the computing device. If the feedback indicates that the synopsis inaccurately describes the function of the computer instructions, the method can include generating a revised synopsis of the function of the computer instructions.
Inventors: Brian Burgess (Richmond); Benjamin Cabell Glancy (Richmond); Narender Pashikant (Ashburn, Va.); Guganathan Sellamuthu (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 26, 2024
Secure Authentication Based On Passport Data Stored In A Contactless Card
Patent No. 11941621
Systems, methods, articles of manufacture, and computer-readable media for secure authentication based on passport data stored in a contactless card associated with an account. An application may receive an indication to perform an operation. The application may receive encrypted data from the card. The application may receive an indication that the authentication server verified the encrypted data based on a private key. The application may receive encrypted passport data from the contactless card, the encrypted passport data for a passport associated with the account. The application may determine an attribute of the passport based at least in part on image data or text input. The application may decrypt the encrypted passport data based on the attribute of the passport. The application may initiate performance of the operation based on the received indication specifying that the authentication server verified the encrypted data and the decryption of the encrypted passport data.
Inventors: Samuel Edwards (Richmond); Jason Pribble (McLean, Va.); Nicholas Capurso (Tysons Corner, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 26, 2024
System And Method For Implementing Packet Processing Network Functions As A Service
Patent No. 11943111
A method and a system including a data plane service implementation (DPSI) platform operably accessible via application programming interfaces (APIs), implement packet processing network functions as a service. The APIs allow creation, customization, and configuration of network service-supporting application logics (ALs) and network service packages. The DPSI platform creates a packet processing primitive (PPP) by applying a use-case-specific primitive specification to a corresponding primitive template retrieved from a repository, and stores the PPP in a repository. Each PPP instance is implemented as an independent, self-contained, functional part of a whole data plane packet processing network function. The DPSI platform creates an AL based on a use-case-specific AL specification using one or more PPPs corresponding to the use-case-specific AL specification, and stores the AL in another repository. The DPSI platform creates and stores a network service package including one or more ALs corresponding to a use-case-specific service specification in another repository.
Inventors: James Jian Ni (Medford, Mass.); Dean Bogdanovic (Brookline, Mass.); Ritesh Johar (Glen Allen, Va.); Zidan Lian (San Jose, Calif.); Swapnil More (Pune, India)
Assignee: ALEF Edge Inc. (N/A)
March 26, 2024
Polyoxymethylene Polymer Composition That Is Chemical Resistant
Patent No. 11939467
Polyoxymethylene polymer compositions and molded articles made from the composition are disclosed that are fuel resistant, particularly diesel fuel resistant, and resistant to highly acidic solutions. The polymer composition contains a polyoxymethylene polymer generally in an amount from about 90% to about 95% by weight. In addition, the polymer composition contains an acid neutralizing agent and a plasticizer at a weight ratio that has been found to significantly improve the acid resistant properties of the composition.
Inventors: Sung Hye Kim (Cincinnati, Ohio); Rong Luo (Glen Allen, Va.); Katrina Czenkusch (Elsmere, Ky.)
Assignee: Ticona LLC (Florence, Ky.)
March 26, 2024
Browser Provisioned Virtual Payment Card For An Authorized User
Patent No. 11941636
Disclosed embodiments pertain to provisioning a virtual payment card for an authorized user in a browser. A primary cardholder can request the addition of an individual as an authorized user on the primary cardholder’s account. Further information regarding the individual can be solicited and utilized to compute a risk score associated with adding the individual as an authorized user. Further processing of the request, including whether to terminate or continue, can be based on comparing the risk score to a predetermined threshold. If processing is continued, a virtual payment card linked to the primary cardholder account is generated. Next, the virtual card can be added as a payment method to a browser profile of the individual on a network-accessible computing resource. Subsequently, the authorized user can access the virtual card to make online shopping payments with a web browser personalized with the browser profile.
Inventors: Lukiih Cuan (Washington, D.C.); Michael Wolf (Ellicott City, Md.); Abhay Donthi (Arlington, Va.); Phoebe Atkins (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 26, 2024
System And Method For Creating And Managing Private Subnetworks Of LTE Base Stations
Patent No. 11943637
Disclosed is a system and methods for creating and maintaining a virtual subnetwork of telecommunication base stations within a wider telecommunication network. In an LTE-based example, the subnetwork includes a connection aggregator that is coupled between the plurality of eNodeBs internal to the subnetwork and one or more MMEs in the outer network. The connection aggregator intercepts all control plane messages between the MMEs and the internal eNodeBs, remaps eNodeB identifiers, and transmits repackaged messages so that the outer network sees the entire subnetwork as a single “giant” eNodeB. The disclosed system and methods enables the operator of the virtual subnetwork to add and shut down eNodeBs as demand for connectivity fluctuates, and to do so such that all changes are unseen by the outer network.
Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Courington (Chester, Va.); Vishal Agrawal (Vernon Hills, Ill.); Sasi Eswaravaka (Round Lake, Ill.); Massimo Notargiacomo (Castel Bolognese, Italy); Stephen Turner (Mechanicsville, Va.); Patrick William Henkle (Homer Glen, Ill.)
Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates (Liverpool, N.Y.)
March 26, 2024
Utilizing Contact Information For Device Risk Assessment
Patent No. 11941129
Embodiments disclosed are directed to a computing system that performs steps to perform enhanced device fingerprinting using user contacts data. The computing system receives, from an application, a first plurality of device attributes identifying a client device on which the application is being used. The first plurality of device attributes includes first device identification data and first user contacts data. Subsequently, when a user is attempting to perform a transaction using the application on the client device, the computing system receives, from the application, a second plurality of device attributes identifying the client device on which the application is being used. The second plurality of device attributes includes second device identification data and second user contacts data. The computing system compares the second plurality of device attributes to the first plurality of device attributes to determine whether the user is authorized to perform the transaction.
Inventors: William Broome (Taylorsville, Ga.); Nicholas Capurso (Tysons Corner, Va.); Timothy Tran (Springfield, Va.); Vu Thuy Ngo (Chester, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 26, 2024
Methods And Systems For Automatic Discovery Of Fraudulent Calls Using Speaker Recognition
Patent No. 11943383
A method for determining potentially undesirable voices, in embodiments, includes: receiving audio recordings comprising voices associated with undesirable activity, and determining audio components of each of the audio recordings. The method may further comprise generating a multi-dimensional vector of the audio components for each of the plurality of audio recordings, and comparing audio components between the multi-dimensional vectors to determine clusters of multi-dimensional vectors, each cluster comprising two or more of the multi-dimensional vectors of audio components, wherein each cluster corresponds to a blacklisted voice. The method may further comprise receiving an audio recording or audio stream, and determining whether the audio recording or audio stream is associated with a voice associated with undesirable activity based on a comparison to the clusters.
Inventors: Zhiyuan Guan (McLean, Va.); Carl S. Ashby (Montpelier, Va.); Isabelle Alice Yvonne Moulinier (Richfield, Minn.); Mark E. Dickison (Falls Church, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 26, 2024