Systems And Methods For Comparing Acoustic Properties Of Environments And Audio Equipment
Patent No. 11922921
A system for generating a custom audio experience that is configured receive a first audio sample of a first impulse response corresponding to an interior of a vehicle, generate a first convolution reverb from the first audio sample, receive a second audio sample of a second impulse response corresponding to an audio equipment of the vehicle, generate an impulse response module from the second audio sample, generate combination module based on the first convolution reverb and the impulse response module, receive a third audio sample from a user, modify the third audio sample based on the combination module to generate a modified third audio sample, receive an indication of user input to play the modified third audio sample, and cause a user device to output the modified third audio sample.
Inventor: Scott Jeffrey Ackerman (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: CarMax Enterprise Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Systems And Methods For Merging A Virtual World, Live Events And An Entertainment Channel
Patent No. 11922434
Systems, methods and software merge a Virtual World, Live Event and Entertainment Channel, thus creating “The Perfect Storm” of gaming and entertainment whereby the characters of a social network game (e.g., an online fantasy sports league) are represented by human beings who register to be avatars of characters supported by a “Character Service Center,” while players compete to bring avatars to life in a Real World event (e.g., a Real World sports league), where the human beings behind the avatars compete for prizes while staying in character, as these competitors and players are incentivized by a “Collaboration Incentive Platform.”
Inventors: Kenneth Lloyd Tayloe (Los Angeles, Calif.); Paul Howard Glass (Westlake Village, Calif.); Davie Eugene Williamson Jr. (Richmond); Jordan William Snider (Los Angelese, Calif.)
Assignee: MWE Live (Hermosa Beach, Calif.)
March 5, 2024
Devices And Methods For Repairing Damage To A Tissue
Patent No. 11918801
An example device for repairing a tissue is described herein. The device can include a flexible carrier layer, and a support member including a plurality of micro-protrusions extending therefrom. The support member can be at least partially integrated with the flexible carrier layer. Additionally, the flexible carrier layer can be configured to cover at least a portion of the tissue, and the micro-protrusions can be configured to mechanically interface with the tissue.
Inventors: Jonathan Isaacs (Richmond); Isaac Perry Clements (Marietta, Ga.); Andrew Willsie (Lilburn, Ga.); James David Ross (Decatur, Ga.); Alex Weidenbach (Atlanta, Ga.)
Assignees: BioCircuit Technologies (Atlanta, Ga.); Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Contact Lens Cleaner
Patent No. 11921356
A contact lens cleaner device which can be used to clean contact lenses from debris and bacteria. The contact lens cleaner device pumps contact lens solution into reservoirs where contact lenses can be placed. The contact lenses rotate within the reservoirs and debris falls into a filter, as the contact lens solution continues to be pumped through the device. UV-lighting kills bacteria and cleanses the contact lenses in the reservoirs.
Inventor: Samuel Saint Vil (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: SainTech (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Cartridge And E-vaping Device
Patent No. 11924928
A cartridge of an e-vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, a heater in the housing, and an absorbent material at least partially surrounding the sinusoidal shaped member. The reservoir is configured to store a pre-vapor formulation. The heater has a sinusoidal shaped member translating about an elliptical shape to define a channel there through. The absorbent material is in fluid communication with the reservoir.
Inventors: Shmuel Gavrielov (Bel Shemesh, Israel); Yuval Malka (Richmond); Rangaraj S. Sundar (Midlothian, Va.); Isaac Weigensburg (Richmond); David Rubli (Revava, Israel); Moshe Eliyahu (Beit Shemesh, Israel); Arye Weigensberg (Richmond); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
High Flow Tap For Dispensing Fluids From A Container And Related Applications
Patent No. 11919765
A tap dispenser assembly for use with a fluid container including a tap body, a spring button, and a valve. The tap body includes an attachment portion, a dispensing portion, and a fluid channel with an upper wall and a lower wall. The dispensing portion includes a valve stem guide and a guide support. The guide support is above the lower wall and/or the upper wall. The valve is connected to the spring button and is slidingly inserted into the valve stem guide. The tap dispenser assembly has a closed position where the spring button is not depressed and the valve seals the dispensing portion and an open position where the spring button is depressed and the seal between the valve and dispensing portion is broken, allowing fluid to flow from the tap dispenser assembly.
Inventors: Ronald E. Kieras (Woodstock, Ill.); Loren L. Brelje (Glencoe, Minn.); Matthew Ruschmeier (Glencoe, Minn.)
Assignee: Liqui-Box Corp. (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Cartridge And E-vaping Device With Serpentine Heater
Patent No. 11918046
A cartridge of an e-vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, a heater in the housing, and an absorbent material at least partially surrounding the sinusoidal shaped member. The reservoir is configured to store a pre-vapor formulation. The heater has a sinusoidal shaped member translating about an elliptical shape to define a channel there through. The absorbent material is in fluid communication with the reservoir.
Inventors: Shmuel Gavrielov (Beit Shemesh, Israel); Yuval Malka (Richmond); Rangaraj S. Malka (Midlothian, Va.); Isaac Weigensberg (Richmond); David Rubli (Revava, Israel); Moshe Eliyahu (Beit Shemesh, Israel); Arye Weigensberg (Richmond); Scott A. Fath (Henrico, Va.); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.); William J. Bogdziewicz (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Heater And Wick Assembly For An Aerosol Generating System
Patent No. 11918044
A heater and wick assembly for an aerosol generating system includes a capillary body, a heating element on an outer surface of the capillary body, and a pair of spaced apart electrical contacts fixed around the capillary body and coupled with the heating element. The heater and wick assembly also includes a support member extending along at least part of the length of the capillary body.
Inventor: Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Methods And Systems For Controlling A Light Source Of A Cue Light Device
Patent No. 11924577
A cue light device may comprise one or more connection interfaces configured for electrical coupling to a video switcher via a cable; a microcontroller configured to obtain and analyze data from the video switcher via the cable and the one or more connection interfaces; a multi-position switch configured to selectively permit a segment of the data to be processed by the microcontroller; and a light source electrically coupled to the microcontroller and configured to selectively illuminate based on a configuration of the multi-position switch.
Inventor: Timothy Terry (Richmond)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Model-based Promotion And Price Computation System And Method
Patent No. 11922449
A system and method for providing model-based promotion and price computation is described in which promotional offers in the form of promotion information from a manufacturer are combined with price determination parameters from the retailer to calculate a final retail price. The system prevents fraud by eliminating the heavy dependence on unverifiable trust between the retailer and manufacturer and by assuring that the consumer will receive the benefit of the promotions intended by the manufacturer.
Inventors: William R. Sweeney (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Vessel Screen Retaining System And Method
Patent No. 11918030
Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.
Inventors: Nathaniel Hull (Richmond); Adam Lisbeth (Richmond); William Sammler (Richmond); John Tilley (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Hot Wire Anemometer Air Flow Measurement, Puff Detection And Ambient Temperature Tracking
Patent No. 11918050
A method of controlling a hot wire anemometer (HWA) of a non-nicotine e-vaping device includes controlling, by a first PID controller, a level of power applied by the non-nicotine e-vaping device to the HWA based on a temperature of a heated element of the HWA and a temperature setpoint; generating a puff detection signal indicating whether or not a puff is currently occurring with respect to the non-nicotine e-vaping device; and while the puff detection signal indicates that a puff is not currently occurring with respect to the non-nicotine e-vaping device, detecting, by a second PID controller, a change in an ambient temperature of the HWA, and controlling, by the second PID controller, the temperature setpoint such that the temperature setpoint changes in response to the detected change in the ambient temperature of the HWA.
Inventors: Adam Parrott (Richmond); Niall Gallagher (Richmond); Raymond W. Lau (Richmond); Eric Hawes (Glen Allen, Va.); Ryan Newcomb (Powhatan, Va.); Terry Bache (Richmond); Rangaraj S. Sundar (Richmond); Jarrett Keen (Richmond)
Assignee: Alria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
System And Method For Labelling Data For Trigger Identification
Patent No. 11921821
A system and method is described for labelling data for trigger identification. The system and method comprising receiving data, transforming the data, extracting content from the data, processing data content through a classification machine learning model to receive a label, and trigger a secondary system based on the label. The system and method may further include maintaining a database of labeled data.
Inventors: Brian Franklin Kramer (Richmond); Kevin Green (Matthews, N.C.); Kenneth William Cluff (Powhatan, Va.); Rinku Saha (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Assignee: Truist Bank (Charlotte, N.C.)
March 5, 2024
Polyamide-based Masterbatch Formulation
Patent No. 11920009
The present disclosure provides a masterbatch polyamide polymer capable of conferring stain resistance to a terminated polyamide polymer while substantially maintaining the processability of the terminated polyamide polymer.
Inventors: Veera Nelliappan (Richmond); David J. Loy (Richmond); Farzaneh Talebi (Midlothian, Va.); Joseph Weston (Parsippany, N.J.); Ann Schoeb (Clinton, N.J.)
Assignee: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals (Parsippany, N.J.)
March 5, 2024
Blank For Forming An Article Carrier
Patent No. 11919689
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier (90) for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank (10) for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of primary panels (12,14,16,18) for forming a tubular structure and defining an interior thereof. The plurality of primary panels includes a first panel (12) and a second panel (14) opposing the first panel. The article carrier further comprises a partition structure for dividing the interior into two or more article-receiving cells. The carrier is formed form a blank comprising a partition-forming section (PS) which comprises a primary partition panel (22,24) and a secondary partition panel(40,44,36,46) formed from the primary partition panel and hingedly connected at one of the opposing ends thereof to the primary partition panel. The upper edge (E1) of the secondary partition panel is defined at least in part by a cutaway (R1) extending from a free end edge (E3) of the blank.
Inventors: Gregory P. Hayter (Altanta, Ga.); Matthew E. Zacherle (Chesterfield, Va.); Andrew T. Peeler (Richmond); Calvin L. Peterson (Valley, Ala.); Brian D. Souza (Auburn, Ala.)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems (Atlanta, Ga.)
March 5, 2024
Tamp-and-stir Apparatus And Process Therefor
Patent No. 11918028
A machine and method for packaging tobacco sachets, comprising a plurality of linearly arranged, multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers having fluid sealing means on lower portions thereof, conveyor means disposed below the plurality of multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers, and a lidding apparatus disposed downstream of and in communication with the plurality of vertically moveable chambers through the conveyor means.
Inventors: James D. Evans (Chesterfield, Va.); Travis M. Garthaffner (Midlothian, Va.); Herbert Cary Longest (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Re-seal Label And Container With Re-seal Label
Patent No. 11919695
In an example embodiment, a re-sealable label for covering an opening of a box includes a sheet of polymer material that includes a re-sealable adhesive on an underside thereof. A liner is adhered to the underside of the sheet of polymer material. The liner is configured to cover the opening and includes a foil layer and a paper layer. The sheet of polymer material includes a line of perforations wherein one or more of the perforations of the line of perforations include a rectilinear portion and a non-rectilinear portion.
Inventors: Stephen Bellamah (Richmond); Scott A. Fath (Henrico, Va.); Andrew Peeler (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Board Game Apparatus
Patent No. 11918919
A board game apparatus is disclosed. The board game apparatus has a support assembly, a first member rotatably supported by the support assembly, a second member rotatably supported by the support assembly and covering part of the first member, a board member rotatably supported by the support assembly and including a plurality of apertures, the board member covering the first member and the second member, and a raised member rotatably supported by the support assembly above the board member and forming a gap between the raised member and the board member. A first portion of the first member and a second portion of the second member are visible from above the board member through the plurality of apertures.
Inventor: Stephen L. Keefe (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
March 5, 2024
Systems And Methods For Correcting Automatic Speech Recognition Errors
Patent No. 11922926
A system may include processor(s), and memory in communication with the processor(s) and storing instructions configured to cause the system to correct ASR errors. The system may receive a transcription comprising transcribed word(s) and may determine whether the transcribed word(s) exceed associated predefined confidence level(s). Responsive to determining a transcribed word does not exceed a predefined confidence level, the system may generate a predicted word. The system may calculate a distance between numerical representations of the transcribed word and the predicted word and may determine whether the distance exceeds a predefined threshold. Responsive to determining the distance exceeds the predefined threshold, the system may determine whether at least one red flag word of a list of red flag words corresponds to a context of the transcription, and, responsive to making that determination, may classify the transcription as associated with a first category.
Inventors: Aysu Ezen Can (Cary, N.C.); Feng Qiu (Newark, Del.); Guadalupe Bonilla (Hyattsville, Md.); Meredith Leigh Critzer (Chesterfield, Va.); Michael Mossoba (Great Falls, Va.); Alexander Lin (Arlington, Va.); Tyle Maiman (Melville, N.Y.); Mia Rodriguez (Arlington, Va.); Vahid Kanagha (Rockville, Md.); Joshua Edwards (Philadelphia, Penn.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Article Top Engaging Device, Article Carrier And Blank Therefore
Patent No. 11919694
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article top engaging device 90a-90d, a carrier 90a-90d for packaging one or more articles B and a blank 1 for forming the carrier. The top engaging article carrier comprises an engaging panel having upper and lower panels 12,14 secured together in face-contacting relationship. The upper panel has at least one first top-engaging opening A1 of a first diameter and the lower panel has at least one second top engaging opening A2 of a second diameter. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter. Each of the first and second top-engaging openings is defined by a substantially circular, uninterrupted perimeter.
Inventors: Bradford J. Walling (Chesterfield, Va.); Matthew E. Zacherle (Moseley, Va.)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems (Atlanta, Ga.)
March 5, 2024
Augmented Reality System Visualization
Patent No. 11921972
A computer-implemented method of diagnosing a technology environment using augmented reality may include: receiving status information corresponding to the technology environment; generating, based on the status information, a 3D visualization of the technology environment; causing an augmented reality device to display the 3D visualization, the 3D visualization including one or more first level icons; receiving first selection information from the augmented reality device, the first selection information corresponding to a first selection gesture performed by a user of the augmented reality device; and in response to the first selection information, causing the augmented reality device to display one or more second level icons as part of the 3D visualization.
Inventors: Arunkumar Natarajan (Glen Allen, Va.); Omari Felix (Chesterfield, Va.); Colleen Frank (Arlington, Va.); Venkata Mandall (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Methods For Predicting And Monitoring Scale Formation In Industrial Water Systems
Patent No. 11919784
A method includes varying at least one condition of water in a water system while (i) measuring an amount of deposit control agent (DCA) in the water to detect a change in the amount of DCA in the water; and (ii) measuring scaling in the water system to detect a change in the amount of scaling; and correlating the detected change in the measured amount of DCA with the detected change in scaling in the water in order to predict and monitor the onset of scaling.
Inventors: Rajendra Prasad Kalakodimi (Glen Allen, Va.); Santanu Banerjee (Glen Allen, Va.); Tzong Du (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: ChemTreat (Glen Allen, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Augmented Reality Vehicle Display Systems
Patent No. 11922507
Aspects described herein may allow displaying of augmented reality content items associated with selected vehicle models, as well as price or budget information associated with the displayed vehicle to facilitate the user to make purchasing or financing decisions. For example, a computing device may detect a plurality of physical anchors attached to a vehicle husk and determine location information for each of the plurality of physical anchors. The computing device may receive one or more augmented reality (AR) content items corresponding to one or more vehicle features for the selected vehicle model and display via an AR interface, the one or more AR content items positioned relative to the vehicle husk based on the location of each of the plurality of physical anchors, as well as a price associated with the selected vehicle model having the one or more vehicle features.
Inventors: Michael Anthony Young Jr. (Henrico, Va.); Matthew Louis Nowak (Midlothian, Va.); Christopher McDaniel (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Delegated Administration Of Permissions Using A Contactless Card
Patent No. 11922398
Delegated administration of permissions using a contactless card. In one example, a permissions module may receive a request from a first account to grant a second account access to a computing resource. The permissions module may receive permissions data of the first account from a contactless card and encrypted data generated by the contactless card. The permissions module may transmit the permissions data and the encrypted data to an authentication server, which may verify the encrypted data based at least in part on the private key, and determine, based on the permissions data, that the first account has permissions to grant access to the computing resource. The permissions module may receive, from the authentication server, an indication of the verification of the encrypted data and a permissions vector associated with the second account, the permissions vector reflecting the grant of access to the computing resource to the second account.
Inventors: Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.); Walter A. Miller (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Computer-based Systems Configured For Automatically Updating A Database Based On An Initiation Of A Dynamic Machine-learning Verification And Methods Of Use Thereof
In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides an exemplary method that may include steps of receiving input data from at least one external data aggregator; utilizing a trained machine learning algorithm to generate a database of known queries; receiving subsequent input data from the at least one external aggregator; automatically updating the database of known queries associated with the plurality of users; utilizing the trained machine learning algorithm to perform a cross-reference analysis to determine a presence of a data record within the database of known queries; dynamically removing the data record from the database of known queries; utilizing the trained machine learning algorithm to predict a trigger associated with the presence of the at least one data record; and instructing a computing device to initiate a verification of the presence of the at least one data record.
Inventors: Shabnam Kousha (Washington, D.C.); Joshua Edwards (Philadelphia, Penn.); Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (Great Neck, N.Y.); Tyler Maiman (Melville, N.Y.); Asher Smith-Rose (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Managing Pre-provisioning And Post-provisioning Of Resources Using Bitemporal Analysis
Patent No. 11922413
Embodiments disclosed are directed to ensuring resource compliance within a cloud-based environment. The embodiments include steps for performing both pre-provisioning and post-provisioning checks of resources, such as network protocols, prior to and after their deployment within the cloud-based environment. These steps include using bitemporal analysis to determine the impact of deploying resources within the environment through the use of multiple execution timelines where the impact of deploying a resource may be evaluated on an alternative timeline that does not change the current resource scope of the cloud-based environment. The analysis may further include tracking the impact of the resource after it has been deployed to ensure resource compliance.
Inventors: Brian Lee Wong (Midlothian, Va.); Virendra K. Abelak (Ashburn, Va.); Steven Lott (McLean, Va.); Philip Austin Kedy (Oakton, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Systems And Methods For Cryptographic Authentication Of Contactless Cards
Patent No. 11924188
Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission between a contactless card, a client device, and one or more servers are provided. The memory of the contactless card may include one or more applets and a counter. The client device may be in data communication with the contactless card and one or more servers, and the one or more servers may include an expected counter value. The client device may be configured to read the counter from the contactless card and transmit it to the one or more servers. The one or more servers may compare the counter to the expected counter value for synchronization. The contactless card and the one or more servers may resynchronize the counter, via one or more processes, based on one or more reads of the one or more applets. The one or more servers may authenticate the contactless card based on the resynchronization.
Inventors: Kevin Osborn (Newton Highlands, Mass.); James Ashfield (Midlothian, Va.); Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.)
March 5, 2024
Systems And Methods For Self-learning Of Transformer Inrush Characteristics To Optimize Transfer Times In Static Transfer Switch
Patent No. 11923724
A system for using one of two independent alternating power sources to power a load is provided. The system sets a flux match to a first value, wherein the flux match indicates a set range for switching between powering the load using a first power source and powering the load using a second power source. The system switches between powering the load using the first power source and powering the load using the second power source using the first flux match value. The system further obtains a first set of inrush current values associated with the switching. Based on the first set of inrush current values and a maximum inrush current threshold, the system adjusts the flux match to a second value and switches between powering the load using the first power source and powering the load using the second power source using the second flux match value.
Inventors: Veerakumar Bose (Henrico, Va.); Christopher A. Belcastro (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, Switzerland)
March 5, 2024
Generating Recommendations Based On Descriptors In A Multi-dimensional Search Space
Patent No. 11922476
Aspects described herein may relate to methods, systems, and apparatuses that provide new capabilities for recommending purchases to a user based on a new descriptor referred to as “purchase embeddings.” The purchase embedding may include a tuple in a new multi-dimensional search space for describing and tracking purchases of goods and services. Recommendations may be based on a distance between tuples in the search space, which provides a measure of similarity between items represented by the tuples.
Inventors: Kate Key (Powhatan, Va.); Vincent Pham (Champaign, Ill.); Jeremy Goodsitt (Champaign, Ill.); Austin Walters (Savoy, Ill.); Galen Rafferty (Mahomet, Ill.); Anh Truong (Champaign, Ill.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 3, 2024
Dispersant And Detergent Systems For Improved Motor Oil Performance
Patent No. 11926804
The present disclosure relates to passenger car motor oil lubricating oil compositions having select dispersant and detergent systems to improve at least one of deposits, sludge, oxidization, and wear when using a blend of API Group II base oils with one or more API Group III and/or API Group IV base oils. The dispersant systems herein includes select amounts of boron, nitrogen, and total base number contributions that surprisingly achieve performance even when including higher amounts of the API Group II base oils in the lubricants.
Inventors: Leah Donham (Henrico, Va.); Kongsheng Yang (Glen Allen, Va.); Kenneth Garelick (Mechanicsville, Va.); Kristi Engelman (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
March 12, 2024
Medicament Delivery Devices With Wireless Connectivity And Compliance Detection
Patent No. 11929160
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a signal associated with a characteristic of an actuation event of a medicament delivery device. The method includes establishing a communications link (e.g., via a short-range wireless protocol), between a mobile computing device and a medicament delivery device. A wireless first signal associated with a first motion profile of the medicament delivery device is then received from the medicament delivery device. A second signal associated with a second motion profile of the mobile computing device is generated. The method then includes producing a notification via the mobile computing device when A) a magnitude of the first motion profile is outside of a first threshold and B) a magnitude of the second motion profile is outside of a second threshold.
Inventors: Eric S. Edwards (Moseley, Va.); Evan T. Edwards (Charlottesville, Va.); Paul F. Meyers (Fishers, Ind.); Michael J. Roe (Powhatan, Va.)
Assignee: Kaleo (Richmond)
March 12 2024
Capsules, Heat-not-burn (HNB) Aerosol-generating Devices, And Methods Of Generating An Aerosol
Patent No. 11925200
A capsule for an aerosol-generating device may include a first heater, a second heater, and a frame sandwiched between the first heater and the second heater. The frame may define open spaces therein and have a rigidity that is adequate to support the first heater and the second heater. The open spaces within the frame may be interconnected and sized for aerosol-permeability and capillary action. A nicotine-containing material, such as tobacco, may be disposed within the capsule.
Inventors: Gregory Griscik (Midlothian, Va.); Raymond W. Lau (Richmond); Eric Hawes (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 12, 2024
Systems And Methods For Authorizing A Transaction
Patent No. 11928688
In some embodiments, a request associated with a user account may be obtained, where the request includes a restriction associated with the user account. Based on the restriction included in the request, a graphic indicium (that encodes the restriction included in the request) may be generated. The graphic indicum may be sent to the client device to facilitate a transaction using the graphic indicium. In some embodiments, information associated with the graphic indicium and a request to authorize the transaction may be obtained, and the restriction may be identified based on the information associated with the graphic indicium. The transaction may be authorized based on a determination that the transaction satisfies the restriction.
Inventors: Eric K. Barnum (Midlothian, Va.); Anthony P. Reynolds (Richmond)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 12, 2024
Sensor Arrangement
Patent No. 11928944
Disclosures relate to a sensor system and arrangements having different sized removable spacers. The spacers may be mixed and matched as needed or desired to compensate for misalignment conditions. Further, different spacer combinations and adjustments may be guided by a security management computing device. Variations in configurations of mounting surfaces, such as door and window assemblies, may be accommodated. Alignment of a transmitter or a receiving device, e.g., a magnetic device, with respect to a transmitter or receiving device despite misalignment of the components due to, for example, uneven surfaces of a door or a window, or a respective frame may be achieved.
Inventors: Devlyn Kornegay (Richmond); Michael Jou (Philadelphia, Penn.); Zhe Zhang (Wood Ridge, N.J.); Henry Homza (Philadelphia, Penn.); Nicholas Stefano (Haddon Heights, N.J.)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications (Philadelphia, Penn.)
March 12, 2024
Non-nicotine E-vaping Device
Patent No. 11925208
A reservoir assembly that holds a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation in a reservoir includes a reservoir assembly connector assembly defining a connector conduit, and which may be configured to detachably couple with a non-nicotine vaporizer assembly based on a connector element of the non-nicotine vaporizer assembly engaging with the connector conduit of the connector conduit. The reservoir assembly may include an isolation structure configured to move in relation to both the reservoir and the non-nicotine vaporizer connector assembly between a first position where the isolation structure exposes the non-nicotine vaporizer assembly to the reservoir and at least partially obstructs the connector conduit to restrict the connector element from disengaging from the connector conduit, and a second position where the isolation structure isolates the non-nicotine vaporizer assembly from the reservoir and opens the connector conduit to enable the connector element to disengage from the connector conduit.
Inventors: Eric Hawes (Midlothian, Va.); Raymond W. Lau (Richmond); Jose Jesus Paolo Montalvan (Mandaue, Philippines); John Paul Muring (Lapu-Lapu, Philippines)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 12, 2024
Use Of Pectin Or Other Anionic Polymers In The Stabilization And Controlled Release Of Nicotine In Oral Sensorial Tobacco Products Or Nicotine Containing Non-tobacco Oral Sensorial Products
Patent No. 11925201
The use of pectins and/or polymers to prevent nicotine oxidation in tobacco containing products is disclosed. These polymers may be naturally occurring anionic polymers or synthetic polymers. These pectins and/or polymers prevent nicotine from oxidizing into cotinine, nicotine-cis-N-oxide, nicotine-trans-N-oxide, and/or nicotine-1,1-di-N-oxide. Molluscicides, algaecides, pesticides, and stabilized nicotine compositions comprising nicotine and pectin, anionic polymers, or combinations thereof are disclosed.
Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.); Jason Flora (Richmond); Georgios D. Karles (Richmond); Christophe Claude Galopin (Chesterfield, Va.); Diane Gee (Chesterfield, Va.); John B. Paine III (Midlothian, Va.); Douglas Antonio Fernandez (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 12, 2024
Construction Of A Meta-database From Autonomously Scanned Disparate And Heterogeneous Sources
Patent No. 11928128
A system for maintaining a meta-database including meta-data representing decentralized data from source databases, which cause inefficient selection of modeling data and/or variables. Each of source and meta-data interfaces communicate with the respective database(s). A key variable repository module operably couples the databases and includes an AI program with a scanner algorithm and a profiler algorithm. The scanner algorithm receives the source data from the source interface, compresses the data, and synchronizes the data with the meta-data using the meta-database interface. The profiler algorithm receives the meta-data from the meta-database interface, generates granular data types for the meta-data, determines variables indicative of the meta-data, generates variable probability distributions, produces variable associations, and modifies the meta-database to include the probability distributions and associations using the meta-data interface. The key interface allows for searching the meta-database for variables, variable probability distributions, and/or variable associations to more efficiency select modeling data and/or variables.
Inventors: Peter Councill (Richmond); Kenneth William Cluff (Powhatan, Va.); Glenn Thomas Nofsinger (Reva, Va.); James Xu (Raleigh, N.C.); Qing Li (Cary, N.C.)
Assignee: Truist Bank (Charlotte, N.C.)
March 12, 2024
Electronic Devices For Aerosolizing And Inhaling Liquid Having Diaphragm And A Pressure Sensor
Patent No. 11925207
An electronic device includes a hand held base assembly that includes circuitry including memory and firmware executed by a processor or microcontroller of the circuitry; and a cartridge assembly that includes memory that is read by the firmware of the handheld base assembly. The cartridge assembly and the handheld base assembly are configured to removably couple together to define the electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation by a person. An enclosed air passageway is defined by the cartridge assembly and by the handheld base assembly, which isolates the airflow from the electronics of the device. The enclosed air passageway extends between the opening of the mouthpiece for taking a breath and a diaphragm of the handheld base assembly, movement of the diaphragm changing the air pressure within an enclosed interior space having a pressure sensor for trigging the pressure sensor when a breath is taken.
Inventors: Mario Danek (Austin, Texas); Kassie Betts (San Diego, Calif.); Ian D. Kovacevich (Carlsbad, Calif.); Nouphone J. Bansansine (Temecula, Calif.); Joseph Gene Walsh (San Diego, Calif.); Christopher Kar-Heng Cheng (Portland, Ore.); Chris Breen (Clinton, Mass.); Josh Rigberg (Worcester, Mass.); Toriono Granger (Chicago, Ill.)/’ Muawea Rawashdeh (St. Petersburg, Fla.); Ryan Hall (Holden, Mass.); Tonya Charles (Appleton, Wisc.); Jacquelyn Coker (Nashua, N.H.)
Assignee: Qnovia (Richmond)
March 12, 2024
Quantum Communication System That Switches Between Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Protocols And Associated Methods
Patent No. 11930106
A quantum communications system includes a communications system that operates with a quantum key distribution (QKD) system, which includes a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node. The transmitter node may be configured to transmit to the receiver node a bit stream of optical pulses, and switch between first and second QKD protocols based upon at least one channel condition.
Inventors: Victor G. Bucklew (Richmond); James A. Nagel (Fort Wayne, Ind.); Michael R. Lange (Melbourne, Fla.)
Assignee: Eagle Technology (Melbourne, Fla.)
March 12, 2024
Absorbent Stitchbonded Fabrics And Dimensionally Set Stitchbonded Fabrics
Patent No. 11926938
Disclosed herein a stitch-bonded fabric comprising at least one fibrous web layer having a plurality of the fibers with a first length of more than about 25 mm, oriented substantially in a cross-direction (XD) of the stitch-bonded fabric wherein a density of the at least one fibrous web layer is less than about 0.12 g/cm.sup.3. The at least one fibrous web layer is stitch-bonded with yarns following a pattern of linear stitches along a machine direction (MD) spaced from about 1.4 mm to about 4.0 mm along XD, and repeating with a spacing front about 0.8 mm to about 2.5 mm in MD, wherein the plurality of fibers having said first length are captured by multiple stitches. A density of fibers and yarn enclosed within the stitches is above about 0.10 g/cm.sup.3 and below about 5.0 g/cm.sup.3 and the linear stiches are depressed below exposed the wales between the linear stitches along MD. The stitch-bonded yarns can be heat set to stabilize the stitch-bonded fabric.
Inventors: Dimitri Zafiroglu (Centreville, Del.); Jason Billups (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: Xymid (Midlothian, Va.)
March 12, 2024
Cleaning And Organizing Schemaless Semi-structured Data For Extract, Transform, And Load Processing
Patent No. 11928125
In some implementations, a system may obtain, from a first data repository, a first dataset that includes event data associated with a generic schema. The system may infer an event-specific schema that defines an organizational structure for the event data based on common attributes identified among a plurality of events included in the event data using one or more data analytics functions. The system may store, in a second data repository, a second dataset in which the event data is partitioned based on the organizational structure defined by the event-specific schema. The system may generate a third dataset that includes a subset of the event data included in the second dataset that satisfies one or more registration parameters related to an extract, transform, load (ETL) use case. The system may provide the third dataset to an ETL system configured to process the third dataset based on the ETL use case.
Inventors: Venkateshwara Mudumba (Glen Allen, Va.); Govind Pande (Chantilly, Va.); Bhattacharya Angshuman (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 12, 2024
Systems And Methods For Comparing Acoustic Properties Of Environments And Audio Equipment
Patent No. 11922921
A system for generating a custom audio experience that is configured receive a first audio sample of a first impulse response corresponding to an interior of a vehicle, generate a first convolution reverb from the first audio sample, receive a second audio sample of a second impulse response corresponding to an audio equipment of the vehicle, generate an impulse response module from the second audio sample, generate combination module based on the first convolution reverb and the impulse response module, receive a third audio sample from a user, modify the third audio sample based on the combination module to generate a modified third audio sample, receive an indication of user input to play the modified third audio sample, and cause a user device to output the modified third audio sample.
Inventor: Scott Jeffrey Ackerman (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: CarMax Enterprise Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Systems And Methods For Merging A Virtual World, Live Events And An Entertainment Channel
Patent No. 11922434
Systems, methods and software merge a Virtual World, Live Event and Entertainment Channel, thus creating “The Perfect Storm” of gaming and entertainment whereby the characters of a social network game (e.g., an online fantasy sports league) are represented by human beings who register to be avatars of characters supported by a “Character Service Center,” while players compete to bring avatars to life in a Real World event (e.g., a Real World sports league), where the human beings behind the avatars compete for prizes while staying in character, as these competitors and players are incentivized by a “Collaboration Incentive Platform.”
Inventors: Kenneth Lloyd Tayloe (Los Angeles, Calif.); Paul Howard Glass (Westlake Village, Calif.); Davie Eugene Williamson Jr. (Richmond); Jordan William Snider (Los Angelese, Calif.)
Assignee: MWE Live (Hermosa Beach, Calif.)
March 5, 2024
Devices And Methods For Repairing Damage To A Tissue
Patent No. 11918801
An example device for repairing a tissue is described herein. The device can include a flexible carrier layer, and a support member including a plurality of micro-protrusions extending therefrom. The support member can be at least partially integrated with the flexible carrier layer. Additionally, the flexible carrier layer can be configured to cover at least a portion of the tissue, and the micro-protrusions can be configured to mechanically interface with the tissue.
Inventors: Jonathan Isaacs (Richmond); Isaac Perry Clements (Marietta, Ga.); Andrew Willsie (Lilburn, Ga.); James David Ross (Decatur, Ga.); Alex Weidenbach (Atlanta, Ga.)
Assignees: BioCircuit Technologies (Atlanta, Ga.); Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Contact Lens Cleaner
Patent No. 11921356
A contact lens cleaner device which can be used to clean contact lenses from debris and bacteria. The contact lens cleaner device pumps contact lens solution into reservoirs where contact lenses can be placed. The contact lenses rotate within the reservoirs and debris falls into a filter, as the contact lens solution continues to be pumped through the device. UV-lighting kills bacteria and cleanses the contact lenses in the reservoirs.
Inventor: Samuel Saint Vil (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: SainTech (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Cartridge And E-vaping Device
Patent No. 11924928
A cartridge of an e-vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, a heater in the housing, and an absorbent material at least partially surrounding the sinusoidal shaped member. The reservoir is configured to store a pre-vapor formulation. The heater has a sinusoidal shaped member translating about an elliptical shape to define a channel there through. The absorbent material is in fluid communication with the reservoir.
Inventors: Shmuel Gavrielov (Bel Shemesh, Israel); Yuval Malka (Richmond); Rangaraj S. Sundar (Midlothian, Va.); Isaac Weigensburg (Richmond); David Rubli (Revava, Israel); Moshe Eliyahu (Beit Shemesh, Israel); Arye Weigensberg (Richmond); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
High Flow Tap For Dispensing Fluids From A Container And Related Applications
Patent No. 11919765
A tap dispenser assembly for use with a fluid container including a tap body, a spring button, and a valve. The tap body includes an attachment portion, a dispensing portion, and a fluid channel with an upper wall and a lower wall. The dispensing portion includes a valve stem guide and a guide support. The guide support is above the lower wall and/or the upper wall. The valve is connected to the spring button and is slidingly inserted into the valve stem guide. The tap dispenser assembly has a closed position where the spring button is not depressed and the valve seals the dispensing portion and an open position where the spring button is depressed and the seal between the valve and dispensing portion is broken, allowing fluid to flow from the tap dispenser assembly.
Inventors: Ronald E. Kieras (Woodstock, Ill.); Loren L. Brelje (Glencoe, Minn.); Matthew Ruschmeier (Glencoe, Minn.)
Assignee: Liqui-Box Corp. (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Cartridge And E-vaping Device With Serpentine Heater
Patent No. 11918046
A cartridge of an e-vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, a heater in the housing, and an absorbent material at least partially surrounding the sinusoidal shaped member. The reservoir is configured to store a pre-vapor formulation. The heater has a sinusoidal shaped member translating about an elliptical shape to define a channel there through. The absorbent material is in fluid communication with the reservoir.
Inventors: Shmuel Gavrielov (Beit Shemesh, Israel); Yuval Malka (Richmond); Rangaraj S. Malka (Midlothian, Va.); Isaac Weigensberg (Richmond); David Rubli (Revava, Israel); Moshe Eliyahu (Beit Shemesh, Israel); Arye Weigensberg (Richmond); Scott A. Fath (Henrico, Va.); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.); William J. Bogdziewicz (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Heater And Wick Assembly For An Aerosol Generating System
Patent No. 11918044
A heater and wick assembly for an aerosol generating system includes a capillary body, a heating element on an outer surface of the capillary body, and a pair of spaced apart electrical contacts fixed around the capillary body and coupled with the heating element. The heater and wick assembly also includes a support member extending along at least part of the length of the capillary body.
Inventor: Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Methods And Systems For Controlling A Light Source Of A Cue Light Device
Patent No. 11924577
A cue light device may comprise one or more connection interfaces configured for electrical coupling to a video switcher via a cable; a microcontroller configured to obtain and analyze data from the video switcher via the cable and the one or more connection interfaces; a multi-position switch configured to selectively permit a segment of the data to be processed by the microcontroller; and a light source electrically coupled to the microcontroller and configured to selectively illuminate based on a configuration of the multi-position switch.
Inventor: Timothy Terry (Richmond)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Model-based Promotion And Price Computation System And Method
Patent No. 11922449
A system and method for providing model-based promotion and price computation is described in which promotional offers in the form of promotion information from a manufacturer are combined with price determination parameters from the retailer to calculate a final retail price. The system prevents fraud by eliminating the heavy dependence on unverifiable trust between the retailer and manufacturer and by assuring that the consumer will receive the benefit of the promotions intended by the manufacturer.
Inventors: William R. Sweeney (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Vessel Screen Retaining System And Method
Patent No. 11918030
Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.
Inventors: Nathaniel Hull (Richmond); Adam Lisbeth (Richmond); William Sammler (Richmond); John Tilley (Richmond)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Hot Wire Anemometer Air Flow Measurement, Puff Detection And Ambient Temperature Tracking
Patent No. 11918050
A method of controlling a hot wire anemometer (HWA) of a non-nicotine e-vaping device includes controlling, by a first PID controller, a level of power applied by the non-nicotine e-vaping device to the HWA based on a temperature of a heated element of the HWA and a temperature setpoint; generating a puff detection signal indicating whether or not a puff is currently occurring with respect to the non-nicotine e-vaping device; and while the puff detection signal indicates that a puff is not currently occurring with respect to the non-nicotine e-vaping device, detecting, by a second PID controller, a change in an ambient temperature of the HWA, and controlling, by the second PID controller, the temperature setpoint such that the temperature setpoint changes in response to the detected change in the ambient temperature of the HWA.
Inventors: Adam Parrott (Richmond); Niall Gallagher (Richmond); Raymond W. Lau (Richmond); Eric Hawes (Glen Allen, Va.); Ryan Newcomb (Powhatan, Va.); Terry Bache (Richmond); Rangaraj S. Sundar (Richmond); Jarrett Keen (Richmond)
Assignee: Alria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
System And Method For Labelling Data For Trigger Identification
Patent No. 11921821
A system and method is described for labelling data for trigger identification. The system and method comprising receiving data, transforming the data, extracting content from the data, processing data content through a classification machine learning model to receive a label, and trigger a secondary system based on the label. The system and method may further include maintaining a database of labeled data.
Inventors: Brian Franklin Kramer (Richmond); Kevin Green (Matthews, N.C.); Kenneth William Cluff (Powhatan, Va.); Rinku Saha (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Assignee: Truist Bank (Charlotte, N.C.)
March 5, 2024
Polyamide-based Masterbatch Formulation
Patent No. 11920009
The present disclosure provides a masterbatch polyamide polymer capable of conferring stain resistance to a terminated polyamide polymer while substantially maintaining the processability of the terminated polyamide polymer.
Inventors: Veera Nelliappan (Richmond); David J. Loy (Richmond); Farzaneh Talebi (Midlothian, Va.); Joseph Weston (Parsippany, N.J.); Ann Schoeb (Clinton, N.J.)
Assignee: AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals (Parsippany, N.J.)
March 5, 2024
Blank For Forming An Article Carrier
Patent No. 11919689
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article carrier (90) for packaging a plurality of articles and to a blank (10) for forming the article carrier. The article carrier comprises a plurality of primary panels (12,14,16,18) for forming a tubular structure and defining an interior thereof. The plurality of primary panels includes a first panel (12) and a second panel (14) opposing the first panel. The article carrier further comprises a partition structure for dividing the interior into two or more article-receiving cells. The carrier is formed form a blank comprising a partition-forming section (PS) which comprises a primary partition panel (22,24) and a secondary partition panel(40,44,36,46) formed from the primary partition panel and hingedly connected at one of the opposing ends thereof to the primary partition panel. The upper edge (E1) of the secondary partition panel is defined at least in part by a cutaway (R1) extending from a free end edge (E3) of the blank.
Inventors: Gregory P. Hayter (Altanta, Ga.); Matthew E. Zacherle (Chesterfield, Va.); Andrew T. Peeler (Richmond); Calvin L. Peterson (Valley, Ala.); Brian D. Souza (Auburn, Ala.)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems (Atlanta, Ga.)
March 5, 2024
Tamp-and-stir Apparatus And Process Therefor
Patent No. 11918028
A machine and method for packaging tobacco sachets, comprising a plurality of linearly arranged, multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers having fluid sealing means on lower portions thereof, conveyor means disposed below the plurality of multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers, and a lidding apparatus disposed downstream of and in communication with the plurality of vertically moveable chambers through the conveyor means.
Inventors: James D. Evans (Chesterfield, Va.); Travis M. Garthaffner (Midlothian, Va.); Herbert Cary Longest (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Re-seal Label And Container With Re-seal Label
Patent No. 11919695
In an example embodiment, a re-sealable label for covering an opening of a box includes a sheet of polymer material that includes a re-sealable adhesive on an underside thereof. A liner is adhered to the underside of the sheet of polymer material. The liner is configured to cover the opening and includes a foil layer and a paper layer. The sheet of polymer material includes a line of perforations wherein one or more of the perforations of the line of perforations include a rectilinear portion and a non-rectilinear portion.
Inventors: Stephen Bellamah (Richmond); Scott A. Fath (Henrico, Va.); Andrew Peeler (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 5, 2024
Board Game Apparatus
Patent No. 11918919
A board game apparatus is disclosed. The board game apparatus has a support assembly, a first member rotatably supported by the support assembly, a second member rotatably supported by the support assembly and covering part of the first member, a board member rotatably supported by the support assembly and including a plurality of apertures, the board member covering the first member and the second member, and a raised member rotatably supported by the support assembly above the board member and forming a gap between the raised member and the board member. A first portion of the first member and a second portion of the second member are visible from above the board member through the plurality of apertures.
Inventor: Stephen L. Keefe (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
March 5, 2024
Systems And Methods For Correcting Automatic Speech Recognition Errors
Patent No. 11922926
A system may include processor(s), and memory in communication with the processor(s) and storing instructions configured to cause the system to correct ASR errors. The system may receive a transcription comprising transcribed word(s) and may determine whether the transcribed word(s) exceed associated predefined confidence level(s). Responsive to determining a transcribed word does not exceed a predefined confidence level, the system may generate a predicted word. The system may calculate a distance between numerical representations of the transcribed word and the predicted word and may determine whether the distance exceeds a predefined threshold. Responsive to determining the distance exceeds the predefined threshold, the system may determine whether at least one red flag word of a list of red flag words corresponds to a context of the transcription, and, responsive to making that determination, may classify the transcription as associated with a first category.
Inventors: Aysu Ezen Can (Cary, N.C.); Feng Qiu (Newark, Del.); Guadalupe Bonilla (Hyattsville, Md.); Meredith Leigh Critzer (Chesterfield, Va.); Michael Mossoba (Great Falls, Va.); Alexander Lin (Arlington, Va.); Tyle Maiman (Melville, N.Y.); Mia Rodriguez (Arlington, Va.); Vahid Kanagha (Rockville, Md.); Joshua Edwards (Philadelphia, Penn.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Article Top Engaging Device, Article Carrier And Blank Therefore
Patent No. 11919694
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article top engaging device 90a-90d, a carrier 90a-90d for packaging one or more articles B and a blank 1 for forming the carrier. The top engaging article carrier comprises an engaging panel having upper and lower panels 12,14 secured together in face-contacting relationship. The upper panel has at least one first top-engaging opening A1 of a first diameter and the lower panel has at least one second top engaging opening A2 of a second diameter. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter. Each of the first and second top-engaging openings is defined by a substantially circular, uninterrupted perimeter.
Inventors: Bradford J. Walling (Chesterfield, Va.); Matthew E. Zacherle (Moseley, Va.)
Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems (Atlanta, Ga.)
March 5, 2024
Augmented Reality System Visualization
Patent No. 11921972
A computer-implemented method of diagnosing a technology environment using augmented reality may include: receiving status information corresponding to the technology environment; generating, based on the status information, a 3D visualization of the technology environment; causing an augmented reality device to display the 3D visualization, the 3D visualization including one or more first level icons; receiving first selection information from the augmented reality device, the first selection information corresponding to a first selection gesture performed by a user of the augmented reality device; and in response to the first selection information, causing the augmented reality device to display one or more second level icons as part of the 3D visualization.
Inventors: Arunkumar Natarajan (Glen Allen, Va.); Omari Felix (Chesterfield, Va.); Colleen Frank (Arlington, Va.); Venkata Mandall (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Methods For Predicting And Monitoring Scale Formation In Industrial Water Systems
Patent No. 11919784
A method includes varying at least one condition of water in a water system while (i) measuring an amount of deposit control agent (DCA) in the water to detect a change in the amount of DCA in the water; and (ii) measuring scaling in the water system to detect a change in the amount of scaling; and correlating the detected change in the measured amount of DCA with the detected change in scaling in the water in order to predict and monitor the onset of scaling.
Inventors: Rajendra Prasad Kalakodimi (Glen Allen, Va.); Santanu Banerjee (Glen Allen, Va.); Tzong Du (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: ChemTreat (Glen Allen, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Augmented Reality Vehicle Display Systems
Patent No. 11922507
Aspects described herein may allow displaying of augmented reality content items associated with selected vehicle models, as well as price or budget information associated with the displayed vehicle to facilitate the user to make purchasing or financing decisions. For example, a computing device may detect a plurality of physical anchors attached to a vehicle husk and determine location information for each of the plurality of physical anchors. The computing device may receive one or more augmented reality (AR) content items corresponding to one or more vehicle features for the selected vehicle model and display via an AR interface, the one or more AR content items positioned relative to the vehicle husk based on the location of each of the plurality of physical anchors, as well as a price associated with the selected vehicle model having the one or more vehicle features.
Inventors: Michael Anthony Young Jr. (Henrico, Va.); Matthew Louis Nowak (Midlothian, Va.); Christopher McDaniel (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Delegated Administration Of Permissions Using A Contactless Card
Patent No. 11922398
Delegated administration of permissions using a contactless card. In one example, a permissions module may receive a request from a first account to grant a second account access to a computing resource. The permissions module may receive permissions data of the first account from a contactless card and encrypted data generated by the contactless card. The permissions module may transmit the permissions data and the encrypted data to an authentication server, which may verify the encrypted data based at least in part on the private key, and determine, based on the permissions data, that the first account has permissions to grant access to the computing resource. The permissions module may receive, from the authentication server, an indication of the verification of the encrypted data and a permissions vector associated with the second account, the permissions vector reflecting the grant of access to the computing resource to the second account.
Inventors: Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.); Walter A. Miller (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Computer-based Systems Configured For Automatically Updating A Database Based On An Initiation Of A Dynamic Machine-learning Verification And Methods Of Use Thereof
In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides an exemplary method that may include steps of receiving input data from at least one external data aggregator; utilizing a trained machine learning algorithm to generate a database of known queries; receiving subsequent input data from the at least one external aggregator; automatically updating the database of known queries associated with the plurality of users; utilizing the trained machine learning algorithm to perform a cross-reference analysis to determine a presence of a data record within the database of known queries; dynamically removing the data record from the database of known queries; utilizing the trained machine learning algorithm to predict a trigger associated with the presence of the at least one data record; and instructing a computing device to initiate a verification of the presence of the at least one data record.
Inventors: Shabnam Kousha (Washington, D.C.); Joshua Edwards (Philadelphia, Penn.); Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (Great Neck, N.Y.); Tyler Maiman (Melville, N.Y.); Asher Smith-Rose (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Managing Pre-provisioning And Post-provisioning Of Resources Using Bitemporal Analysis
Patent No. 11922413
Embodiments disclosed are directed to ensuring resource compliance within a cloud-based environment. The embodiments include steps for performing both pre-provisioning and post-provisioning checks of resources, such as network protocols, prior to and after their deployment within the cloud-based environment. These steps include using bitemporal analysis to determine the impact of deploying resources within the environment through the use of multiple execution timelines where the impact of deploying a resource may be evaluated on an alternative timeline that does not change the current resource scope of the cloud-based environment. The analysis may further include tracking the impact of the resource after it has been deployed to ensure resource compliance.
Inventors: Brian Lee Wong (Midlothian, Va.); Virendra K. Abelak (Ashburn, Va.); Steven Lott (McLean, Va.); Philip Austin Kedy (Oakton, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 5, 2024
Systems And Methods For Cryptographic Authentication Of Contactless Cards
Patent No. 11924188
Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission between a contactless card, a client device, and one or more servers are provided. The memory of the contactless card may include one or more applets and a counter. The client device may be in data communication with the contactless card and one or more servers, and the one or more servers may include an expected counter value. The client device may be configured to read the counter from the contactless card and transmit it to the one or more servers. The one or more servers may compare the counter to the expected counter value for synchronization. The contactless card and the one or more servers may resynchronize the counter, via one or more processes, based on one or more reads of the one or more applets. The one or more servers may authenticate the contactless card based on the resynchronization.
Inventors: Kevin Osborn (Newton Highlands, Mass.); James Ashfield (Midlothian, Va.); Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.)
March 5, 2024
Systems And Methods For Self-learning Of Transformer Inrush Characteristics To Optimize Transfer Times In Static Transfer Switch
Patent No. 11923724
A system for using one of two independent alternating power sources to power a load is provided. The system sets a flux match to a first value, wherein the flux match indicates a set range for switching between powering the load using a first power source and powering the load using a second power source. The system switches between powering the load using the first power source and powering the load using the second power source using the first flux match value. The system further obtains a first set of inrush current values associated with the switching. Based on the first set of inrush current values and a maximum inrush current threshold, the system adjusts the flux match to a second value and switches between powering the load using the first power source and powering the load using the second power source using the second flux match value.
Inventors: Veerakumar Bose (Henrico, Va.); Christopher A. Belcastro (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, Switzerland)
March 5, 2024
Generating Recommendations Based On Descriptors In A Multi-dimensional Search Space
Patent No. 11922476
Aspects described herein may relate to methods, systems, and apparatuses that provide new capabilities for recommending purchases to a user based on a new descriptor referred to as “purchase embeddings.” The purchase embedding may include a tuple in a new multi-dimensional search space for describing and tracking purchases of goods and services. Recommendations may be based on a distance between tuples in the search space, which provides a measure of similarity between items represented by the tuples.
Inventors: Kate Key (Powhatan, Va.); Vincent Pham (Champaign, Ill.); Jeremy Goodsitt (Champaign, Ill.); Austin Walters (Savoy, Ill.); Galen Rafferty (Mahomet, Ill.); Anh Truong (Champaign, Ill.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 3, 2024
Dispersant And Detergent Systems For Improved Motor Oil Performance
Patent No. 11926804
The present disclosure relates to passenger car motor oil lubricating oil compositions having select dispersant and detergent systems to improve at least one of deposits, sludge, oxidization, and wear when using a blend of API Group II base oils with one or more API Group III and/or API Group IV base oils. The dispersant systems herein includes select amounts of boron, nitrogen, and total base number contributions that surprisingly achieve performance even when including higher amounts of the API Group II base oils in the lubricants.
Inventors: Leah Donham (Henrico, Va.); Kongsheng Yang (Glen Allen, Va.); Kenneth Garelick (Mechanicsville, Va.); Kristi Engelman (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
March 12, 2024
Medicament Delivery Devices With Wireless Connectivity And Compliance Detection
Patent No. 11929160
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a signal associated with a characteristic of an actuation event of a medicament delivery device. The method includes establishing a communications link (e.g., via a short-range wireless protocol), between a mobile computing device and a medicament delivery device. A wireless first signal associated with a first motion profile of the medicament delivery device is then received from the medicament delivery device. A second signal associated with a second motion profile of the mobile computing device is generated. The method then includes producing a notification via the mobile computing device when A) a magnitude of the first motion profile is outside of a first threshold and B) a magnitude of the second motion profile is outside of a second threshold.
Inventors: Eric S. Edwards (Moseley, Va.); Evan T. Edwards (Charlottesville, Va.); Paul F. Meyers (Fishers, Ind.); Michael J. Roe (Powhatan, Va.)
Assignee: Kaleo (Richmond)
March 12 2024
Capsules, Heat-not-burn (HNB) Aerosol-generating Devices, And Methods Of Generating An Aerosol
Patent No. 11925200
A capsule for an aerosol-generating device may include a first heater, a second heater, and a frame sandwiched between the first heater and the second heater. The frame may define open spaces therein and have a rigidity that is adequate to support the first heater and the second heater. The open spaces within the frame may be interconnected and sized for aerosol-permeability and capillary action. A nicotine-containing material, such as tobacco, may be disposed within the capsule.
Inventors: Gregory Griscik (Midlothian, Va.); Raymond W. Lau (Richmond); Eric Hawes (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 12, 2024
Systems And Methods For Authorizing A Transaction
Patent No. 11928688
In some embodiments, a request associated with a user account may be obtained, where the request includes a restriction associated with the user account. Based on the restriction included in the request, a graphic indicium (that encodes the restriction included in the request) may be generated. The graphic indicum may be sent to the client device to facilitate a transaction using the graphic indicium. In some embodiments, information associated with the graphic indicium and a request to authorize the transaction may be obtained, and the restriction may be identified based on the information associated with the graphic indicium. The transaction may be authorized based on a determination that the transaction satisfies the restriction.
Inventors: Eric K. Barnum (Midlothian, Va.); Anthony P. Reynolds (Richmond)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 12, 2024
Sensor Arrangement
Patent No. 11928944
Disclosures relate to a sensor system and arrangements having different sized removable spacers. The spacers may be mixed and matched as needed or desired to compensate for misalignment conditions. Further, different spacer combinations and adjustments may be guided by a security management computing device. Variations in configurations of mounting surfaces, such as door and window assemblies, may be accommodated. Alignment of a transmitter or a receiving device, e.g., a magnetic device, with respect to a transmitter or receiving device despite misalignment of the components due to, for example, uneven surfaces of a door or a window, or a respective frame may be achieved.
Inventors: Devlyn Kornegay (Richmond); Michael Jou (Philadelphia, Penn.); Zhe Zhang (Wood Ridge, N.J.); Henry Homza (Philadelphia, Penn.); Nicholas Stefano (Haddon Heights, N.J.)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications (Philadelphia, Penn.)
March 12, 2024
Non-nicotine E-vaping Device
Patent No. 11925208
A reservoir assembly that holds a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation in a reservoir includes a reservoir assembly connector assembly defining a connector conduit, and which may be configured to detachably couple with a non-nicotine vaporizer assembly based on a connector element of the non-nicotine vaporizer assembly engaging with the connector conduit of the connector conduit. The reservoir assembly may include an isolation structure configured to move in relation to both the reservoir and the non-nicotine vaporizer connector assembly between a first position where the isolation structure exposes the non-nicotine vaporizer assembly to the reservoir and at least partially obstructs the connector conduit to restrict the connector element from disengaging from the connector conduit, and a second position where the isolation structure isolates the non-nicotine vaporizer assembly from the reservoir and opens the connector conduit to enable the connector element to disengage from the connector conduit.
Inventors: Eric Hawes (Midlothian, Va.); Raymond W. Lau (Richmond); Jose Jesus Paolo Montalvan (Mandaue, Philippines); John Paul Muring (Lapu-Lapu, Philippines)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 12, 2024
Use Of Pectin Or Other Anionic Polymers In The Stabilization And Controlled Release Of Nicotine In Oral Sensorial Tobacco Products Or Nicotine Containing Non-tobacco Oral Sensorial Products
Patent No. 11925201
The use of pectins and/or polymers to prevent nicotine oxidation in tobacco containing products is disclosed. These polymers may be naturally occurring anionic polymers or synthetic polymers. These pectins and/or polymers prevent nicotine from oxidizing into cotinine, nicotine-cis-N-oxide, nicotine-trans-N-oxide, and/or nicotine-1,1-di-N-oxide. Molluscicides, algaecides, pesticides, and stabilized nicotine compositions comprising nicotine and pectin, anionic polymers, or combinations thereof are disclosed.
Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.); Jason Flora (Richmond); Georgios D. Karles (Richmond); Christophe Claude Galopin (Chesterfield, Va.); Diane Gee (Chesterfield, Va.); John B. Paine III (Midlothian, Va.); Douglas Antonio Fernandez (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
March 12, 2024
Construction Of A Meta-database From Autonomously Scanned Disparate And Heterogeneous Sources
Patent No. 11928128
A system for maintaining a meta-database including meta-data representing decentralized data from source databases, which cause inefficient selection of modeling data and/or variables. Each of source and meta-data interfaces communicate with the respective database(s). A key variable repository module operably couples the databases and includes an AI program with a scanner algorithm and a profiler algorithm. The scanner algorithm receives the source data from the source interface, compresses the data, and synchronizes the data with the meta-data using the meta-database interface. The profiler algorithm receives the meta-data from the meta-database interface, generates granular data types for the meta-data, determines variables indicative of the meta-data, generates variable probability distributions, produces variable associations, and modifies the meta-database to include the probability distributions and associations using the meta-data interface. The key interface allows for searching the meta-database for variables, variable probability distributions, and/or variable associations to more efficiency select modeling data and/or variables.
Inventors: Peter Councill (Richmond); Kenneth William Cluff (Powhatan, Va.); Glenn Thomas Nofsinger (Reva, Va.); James Xu (Raleigh, N.C.); Qing Li (Cary, N.C.)
Assignee: Truist Bank (Charlotte, N.C.)
March 12, 2024
Electronic Devices For Aerosolizing And Inhaling Liquid Having Diaphragm And A Pressure Sensor
Patent No. 11925207
An electronic device includes a hand held base assembly that includes circuitry including memory and firmware executed by a processor or microcontroller of the circuitry; and a cartridge assembly that includes memory that is read by the firmware of the handheld base assembly. The cartridge assembly and the handheld base assembly are configured to removably couple together to define the electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation by a person. An enclosed air passageway is defined by the cartridge assembly and by the handheld base assembly, which isolates the airflow from the electronics of the device. The enclosed air passageway extends between the opening of the mouthpiece for taking a breath and a diaphragm of the handheld base assembly, movement of the diaphragm changing the air pressure within an enclosed interior space having a pressure sensor for trigging the pressure sensor when a breath is taken.
Inventors: Mario Danek (Austin, Texas); Kassie Betts (San Diego, Calif.); Ian D. Kovacevich (Carlsbad, Calif.); Nouphone J. Bansansine (Temecula, Calif.); Joseph Gene Walsh (San Diego, Calif.); Christopher Kar-Heng Cheng (Portland, Ore.); Chris Breen (Clinton, Mass.); Josh Rigberg (Worcester, Mass.); Toriono Granger (Chicago, Ill.)/’ Muawea Rawashdeh (St. Petersburg, Fla.); Ryan Hall (Holden, Mass.); Tonya Charles (Appleton, Wisc.); Jacquelyn Coker (Nashua, N.H.)
Assignee: Qnovia (Richmond)
March 12, 2024
Quantum Communication System That Switches Between Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Protocols And Associated Methods
Patent No. 11930106
A quantum communications system includes a communications system that operates with a quantum key distribution (QKD) system, which includes a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node. The transmitter node may be configured to transmit to the receiver node a bit stream of optical pulses, and switch between first and second QKD protocols based upon at least one channel condition.
Inventors: Victor G. Bucklew (Richmond); James A. Nagel (Fort Wayne, Ind.); Michael R. Lange (Melbourne, Fla.)
Assignee: Eagle Technology (Melbourne, Fla.)
March 12, 2024
Absorbent Stitchbonded Fabrics And Dimensionally Set Stitchbonded Fabrics
Patent No. 11926938
Disclosed herein a stitch-bonded fabric comprising at least one fibrous web layer having a plurality of the fibers with a first length of more than about 25 mm, oriented substantially in a cross-direction (XD) of the stitch-bonded fabric wherein a density of the at least one fibrous web layer is less than about 0.12 g/cm.sup.3. The at least one fibrous web layer is stitch-bonded with yarns following a pattern of linear stitches along a machine direction (MD) spaced from about 1.4 mm to about 4.0 mm along XD, and repeating with a spacing front about 0.8 mm to about 2.5 mm in MD, wherein the plurality of fibers having said first length are captured by multiple stitches. A density of fibers and yarn enclosed within the stitches is above about 0.10 g/cm.sup.3 and below about 5.0 g/cm.sup.3 and the linear stiches are depressed below exposed the wales between the linear stitches along MD. The stitch-bonded yarns can be heat set to stabilize the stitch-bonded fabric.
Inventors: Dimitri Zafiroglu (Centreville, Del.); Jason Billups (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: Xymid (Midlothian, Va.)
March 12, 2024
Cleaning And Organizing Schemaless Semi-structured Data For Extract, Transform, And Load Processing
Patent No. 11928125
In some implementations, a system may obtain, from a first data repository, a first dataset that includes event data associated with a generic schema. The system may infer an event-specific schema that defines an organizational structure for the event data based on common attributes identified among a plurality of events included in the event data using one or more data analytics functions. The system may store, in a second data repository, a second dataset in which the event data is partitioned based on the organizational structure defined by the event-specific schema. The system may generate a third dataset that includes a subset of the event data included in the second dataset that satisfies one or more registration parameters related to an extract, transform, load (ETL) use case. The system may provide the third dataset to an ETL system configured to process the third dataset based on the ETL use case.
Inventors: Venkateshwara Mudumba (Glen Allen, Va.); Govind Pande (Chantilly, Va.); Bhattacharya Angshuman (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
March 12, 2024