The R&D Dept.: Local patent roundup for 5.24.23

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Food Storage Containers Formed At Least Partially From Post-consumer Recycled Polymeric MaterialPatent No. 11649098A container thermoformed from a polymeric multilayer sheet includes a cavity for containing food. The sheet includes a polymeric interior layer positioned between (i) a polymeric outer layer of the sheet and (ii) a polymeric inner layer of the sheet that is in opposing face-to-face relation with, and at least partially defines, the cavity of the container. The interior layer includes post-consumer recycled polymeric material. The sheet includes a polymeric barrier layer positioned between the interior layer and inner layer. The barrier layer restricts inward passage of at least some of any gasses originating from the post-consumer recycled polymeric material.Inventors: Illias Ali (Bengaluru, India); Daniel C. Sanders (West Point, Va.); Hoo In Won (Richmond); Harold Stephen Bowen (Hayes, Va.); Matthew Shaun Liwanag (Williamsburg, Va.); John Craig Small (Mathews, Va.); Siyi Wang (Newport News, Va.); David T. Foster (Williamsburg, Va.)Assignee: Printpack Illinois Inc (Elgin, Ill.)May 16, 2023

Cartridge With Mount For An Aerosol-generating Element In An Aerosol-generating SystemPatent No. 11653419The cartridge for the aerosol-generating system includes a housing defining an air inlet and an air outlet and an airflow path defined within the housing. The cartridge includes an atomizer assembly with an aerosol-generating element that is fluid permeable, and two electrical contact portions connected to the aerosol-generating element. The aerosol-generating element has a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first side of the aerosol-generating element is exposed to the airflow path and the second side of the aerosol-generating element is in contact with a liquid. The cartridge includes the mount that contains the atomizer assembly, where the mount covers a first portion of the first side of the aerosol-generating element to isolate the electrical contact portions from the airflow path, and covers at least a portion of the second side of the aerosol-generating element to isolate the electrical contact portions from the liquid.Assignee: Patrick Charles Silvestrini (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik (Peseux, Switzerland); Guillaume Frederick (Les-Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Switzerland)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)May 16, 2023

Secure Authentication Based On Passport Data Stored In A Contactless CardPatent No. 11651361Systems, 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.)May 16, 2023

System And Method Of Obtaining Smoking Topography DataPatent No. 11647794An exemplary smoking topography circuit of an electronic aerosol smoking article, includes at least one sensor configured to measure user interaction with the smoking article, a processor, and memory. The processor is configured to detect a smoking event based an output of the at least one sensor, collect data associated with the smoking event, and arrange the data in a pattern that associates the smoking event to shifts in battery voltage. The memory is configured to store the data pattern in a structured multi-byte format.Inventors: Barry S. Smith (Hopewell, Va.); Douglas A. Burton (Glen Allen, Va.)Assignee: Altria Client ServicesMay 16, 2023

Magnetic Sensor With Automatic Balance CircuitryPatent No. 11650230Sensor circuitry utilizing feedback to balance sensor output data is provided. An apparatus can include a primary coil and a first secondary coil outputting a first voltage. The apparatus can also include a second secondary coil outputting a second voltage. The apparatus can further include circuitry coupled to the first secondary coil and the second secondary coil. The circuitry can be configured to receive the first voltage from the first secondary coil and the second voltage from the second secondary coil. The circuitry can also be configured to determine a feedback voltage based on a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage. The feedback voltage can correct the difference. The circuitry can also modify a third voltage that can be output by the circuitry to be zero based on the feedback voltage.Inventors: Andrew Walter Hutchinson (Richmond); James Michael Lustig (Newbury, Ohio)Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings (Houston, Texas)May 16, 2023

Systems And Methods For Producing Non-standard Shaped CardsPatent No. 11651184Example embodiments of systems and methods for card production are provided. A card may include processing circuitry including a chip and memory. The card may include one or more antennas in communication with the chip. The card may include a first layer of material aligned within a perimeter of the card via laminate encapsulation. The first layer of material may comprise a non-rectangular shape. The first layer of material may be offset with a shape of the card. The first layer of material may be in communication with the chip. The first layer of material may comprise at least one selected from the group of steel, tungsten, titanium, or any combination thereof. The card may be compliant with one or more form factors.Inventors: Daniel Herrington (New York, N.Y.); Suzanne Parker (Rhoadsville, Va.); Adrian Garner (Chesterfield, Va.); Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)May 16, 2023

Computer Vision Technologies For Rapid DetectionPatent No. 11651850A computer-implemented method includes preprocessing a variable dimension medical image, identifying one or more areas of interest in the medical image; and analyzing the one or more areas of interest using a deep learning model. A computing system includes one or more processors; and one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to preprocess a variable dimension medical image, identify one or more areas of interest in the medical image; and analyze the one or more areas of interest using a deep learning model. A non-transitory computer readable medium contains program instructions that when executed, cause a computer to preprocess a variable dimension medical image, identify one or more areas of interest in the medical image, and analyze the one or more areas of interest using a deep learning model.Inventors: Kevin Ward (Glen Allen, Va.); Daniel Francis Taylor (Belleville, Mich.); Michael W. Sjoding (Ann Arbor, Mich.); Christopher Elliott Gillies (Ann Arbor, Mich.)Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.May 16, 2023

Methods Of Protecting Furnace Electrodes With Cooling Liquid That Contains An AdditivePatent No. 11653426A method for forming a protective antioxidative barrier on the furnace electrodes using a chemically altered cooling liquid containing an antioxidant additive. This method can be applied to electrodes used in electric arc furnaces and ladle metallurgy furnaces. The method can involve spraying the cooling liquid onto the electrode, thereby forming the protective antioxidative barrier and reducing the oxidation of the electrode.Inventors: Joseph S. Strasser (Evergreen, Colo.); Joseph M. Hamnik (Willis, Texas); James R. Lawson (Louisville, Tenn.); Alan J. Feller (Macy, Ind.)Assignee: Chemtreat (Glen Allen, Va.)May 16, 2023

Mouth GuardPatent No. 11648454A mouth guard designed to minimize discomfort and speech interference associated with conventional mouthpieces is disclosed. The mouth guard has a substantially uniform thickness on the facial/buccal and biting surfaces of the anterior and posterior teeth, and along the lingual surface of the posterior teeth. The thickness of the mouth guard along the lingual surface of the anterior teeth is greater near the biting surface than near the gum line. This minimizes interference with the wearer's tongue, making it relatively easy to drink, speak, and breathe, while protecting the anterior and posterior teeth from impact from the front or underneath. The mouth guard can be a boil-and-bite or custom-made mouth guard, and can also include an impact shield, one or more power wedges or shock absorbers, a flavoring component, and/or an antibacterial component.Inventor: John F. Wisniewski (Glen Allen, Va.)Assignee: N/AMay 16, 2023

Methods And Systems For Association Rule MiningPatent No. 11651310Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for improving supply chain management interfaces and functionality. A frequency of occurrence for each unique combination of a use attribute and a product attribute for various supplies may be determined. A frequency table containing each unique combination may be generated as well as one or more association rules. A level of confidence and a level of lift may be determined for each of the one or more association rules, both of which may be used to generate a score for each unique combination that may be used to rank each unique combination. The ranked unique combinations may then be provided to a supply chain management interface and a database.Inventors: Anshul Kumar (Glen Allen, Va.); Jacob Hookom (Chaska, Minn.); Duy Tran (St. Paul, Minn.)Assignee: McKesson Corp.May 16, 2023

Intelligent Services And Training Agent For Application Dependency Discovery, Reporting, And Management ToolPatent No. 11650909Techniques for monitoring operating statuses of an application and its dependencies are provided. A monitoring application may collect and report the operating status of the monitored application and each dependency. Through use of existing monitoring interfaces, the monitoring application can collect operating status without requiring modification of the underlying monitored application or dependencies. The monitoring application may determine a problem service that is a root cause of an unhealthy state of the monitored application. Dependency analyzer and discovery crawler techniques may automatically configure and update the monitoring application. Machine learning techniques may be used to determine patterns of performance based on system state information associated with performance events and provide health reports relative to a baseline status of the monitored application. Also provided are techniques for testing a response of the monitored application through modifications to API calls. Such tests may be used to train the machine learning model.Inventors: Muralidharan Balasubramanian (Gaithersburg, Md.); Eric K. Barnum (Midlothian, Va.); Julie Dallen (Vienna, Va.); David Watson (Arlington, Va.)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)May 16, 2023

Network Packet Capture ManagerPatent No. 11652713The 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.)May 16, 2023

Computer-based Systems Of Microservice Orchestration Based On Bounded Contexts And Methods Of Use ThereofPatent No. 11651435In order to provide agile and dynamic portfolio management, systems and methods for underwriting and portfolio management include an ecosystem including a platform, including processing devices, communication interfaces, runtime environments, and databases, where the databases are configured to store ecosystem data, where the ecosystem data includes data associated with a plurality of systems. A service layer is in communication with the platform, the service layer including containers executed in the runtime environment and configured to implement microservices, where each of the containers include: at least one microservice and a datastore device configured to store domain-specific data. An orchestrator is in communication with the service layer, the orchestrator to schedule execution of the microservices according to bounded contexts coordinated with composite application programming interfaces (API) interfacing with a microservice specific API.Inventors: Jim Brocato (McLean, Va.); Alberto Silva (McLean, Va.); Victor Lombardi (McLean, Va.); Christopher Bowers (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)May 16, 2023

Methods Of Reducing Adverse Effects Of Non-thermal AblationPatent No.11655466The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices for electroporation-based therapies (EBTs). Embodiments provide patient-specific treatment protocols derived by the numerical modeling of 3D reconstructions of target tissue from images taken of the tissue, and optionally accounting for one or more of physical constraints or dynamic tissue properties. The present invention further relates to systems, methods, and devices for delivering bipolar electric pulses for irreversible electroporation exhibiting reduced or no damage to tissue typically associated with an EBT-induced excessive charge delivered to the tissue.Inventors: Robert E. Neal II (Richmond); Paulo A. Garcia (Cambridge, Mass.); Rafael V. Davalos (Blacksburg, Va.); John H. Rossmeisl (Blacksburg, Va.); John L. RobertsonAssignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties (Blacksburg, Va.)May 23, 2023

Direct To Container System With On-line Weight Control And Associated MethodPatent No. 11655059Systems and methods for manufacturing and inserting a predetermined number of material-filled pouches into containers are disclosed. A system includes a pouch providing system comprising a plurality of lanes, wherein each one of the plurality of lanes includes a pouch making machine and a hold-back structure. The system also includes a conveyor system structured and arranged to move a plurality of containers into alignment with the plurality of lanes. The system further includes a controller structured and arranged to control the hold-back structure in each one of the plurality of lanes such that the pre-determined pouches are inserted into the plurality of containers when the plurality of containers are aligned with the plurality of lanes.Inventors: James D. Evans (Chesterfield, Va.); Herbert Cary Longest (Midlothian, Va.); Tamika S. Murrell (Richmond); Robert V. Powell Jr. (Midlothian, Va.); Jeremy Straight (Midlothian, Va.); Jarrod W. Chalkley (Mechanicsville, Va.)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)May 23, 2023

Cartridge Assembly For An Aerosol-generating System With Leak PreventionPatent No. 11653699A cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating system including a housing having an air outlet and an air inlet upstream of the housing air outlet; and a cartridge disposed within the housing. The cartridge includes a fluid-permeable heating element within a cartridge body; a cartridge air inlet; a cartridge air outlet; and an airflow path extending from the cartridge air inlet to the cartridge air outlet, via the fluid-permeable heating element. At least a portion of the cartridge may move between a first position, in which air from the housing air inlet is blocked from flowing to the housing air outlet, via the cartridge air inlet, the fluid-permeable heating element, and the cartridge air outlet; and a second position, in which an unrestricted airflow path exists from the housing air inlet to the housing air outlet, via the cartridge air inlet, the fluid-permeable heating element, and the cartridge air outlet.Inventors: Olivier Blattler (Fribourg, Switzerland); Guillaume Frederick (Les-Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Switzerland); Pascal Manuel Loser (Liebefeld, Switzerland); Guido Peter Schellenberg (Niederlenz, Switzerland); Patrick Charles Silvestrini (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Dominique Paul Stohl (Belfaux, Switzerland); Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik (Peseux, Switzerland)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)May 23, 2023

Heating Engine Control Circuits And Nicotine Electronic Vaping Devices Including The SamePatent No. 11653704The heating engine control circuit includes a rail converter circuit and a gate driver circuit. The rail converter circuit is configured to convert a power supply voltage into a power signal based on a vaping enable signal, the vaping enable signal being a pulse width modulated signal. The gate driver circuit includes an integrated gate driver. The integrated gate driver is configured to control application of power to a heater to heat nicotine pre-vapor formulation drawn from a nicotine reservoir at the nicotine electronic vaping device based on the power signal, a first enable signal and a second enable signal.Inventors: Niall Gallagher (Richmond); Terrance Theodore Bache (Richmond); Rangaraj S. Sundar (Richmond); Jarrett Keen (Richmond); Raymond W. Lau (Richmond); Eric Hawes (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)May 23, 2023

Methods For Fabrication Of Silica Aerogels With Custom Shapes Using Freeze DryingPatent No. 11654409A method of synthesizing aerogels and cross-linked aerogels are described that incorporate freeze-drying in lieu of super-critical solvent drying. Advantages over supercritical drying include a reduction in hazard risks posed by drying at supercritical conditions as well as the ability to up-scale the process to accommodate large pieces of material without introducing risk. In addition, inexpensive and more sophisticated mold technologies, which are not impervious to super-critical conditions, can be used to produce aerogel materials according to the freeze-drying method of the invention. This introduces a level of freedom never before available for the production of aerogel components.Inventors: Massimo Bertino (Glen Allen, Va.); Lauren White (Henrico, Va.); Dalton Echard (Fairfax, Va.); Tyler Selden (Richmond)Assignees: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond); Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (Qatar)May 23, 2023

Assessing User Performance In A Community Of Users Of Data Storage ResourcesPatent No. 11657358According to certain aspects, a method of assessing users of a data storage system can include receiving configuration information relating to a deployed configuration of a first data storage cell and including number of installed data storage hardware and/or software components, the first data storage cell comprising a plurality of client computing devices and being configured to create and store one or more secondary copies of primary data generated by the plurality of client computing devices. The method may also include receiving information relating to an incident opened by a user of the first data storage cell. The method may further include updating a performance metric associated with the user to a new value to reflect a negative impact on the performance metric resulting from the opening of the incident by the user, wherein the degree of the negative impact is based at least in part on the configuration information.Inventors: Robert Keith Brower Jr. (Richmond); Peter John Messore (Manahawkin, N.J.)Assignee: Commvault Systems (Tinton Falls, N.J.)May 23, 2023

Sensor Apparatuses And SystemsPatent No. 11653691A sensor apparatus may include a conduit structure including an inner surface defining a conduit extending through an interior of the conduit structure, an inlet structure coupled to an end of the conduit structure, and a plurality of sensor devices in hydrodynamic contact with the conduit. The inlet structure may couple with an outlet end of an external tobacco element to hold the outlet end of the external tobacco element in fluid communication with an inlet opening of the conduit structure, such that the conduit structure may receive a generated aerosol from the external tobacco element at the inlet opening, and draw an instance of aerosol through the conduit towards an outlet opening. The instance of aerosol may include at least a portion of the generated aerosol. Each sensor device may generate sensor data indicating a pressure of the instance of aerosol through a separate portion of the conduit.Inventors: Georgios Karles (Richmond); Jeffery S. Edmiston (Mechanicsville, Va.); William A. Rees (Richmond); David B. Kane (Richmond)May 23, 2023

Dispensing Systems And Methods For Using The SamePatent No. 11655075Dispensing systems for delivering a product from the inside of a container to a receptacle, cup, or container include valve systems and other dispensing configurations to reduce mess, parts, and costs associated with such dispensing systems.Inventors: Brandon L. Ramsuer (Henrico, Va.); Kelly A. Harrigan (Richmond); Niels F. G. Van Wierigngen (Hertogenbosch, Netherlands); Stefan Koster (Rotterdam, Netherlands); Eelco Han De Man (Vlijmen, Nethersland); Sara D. Falcon (Richmond); William L. Driskell (Lee's Summit, Mo.)Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corp. (Grandview, Mo.)May 23, 2023

Automated Bucket Policy Management ArrangementsPatent No. 11656863Arrangements for automatically implementing bucket policy management making it automatic that all affected members are always completely and consistently informed of changes to a policy code as they occur, and making it automatic that a complete and accurate historical record is maintained regarding all policy code changes as they occur over time.Inventors: Rexwell Minnis (Tysons Corner, Va.); Lane Martin (Richmond); Warner Emdee (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Capital One ServicesMay 23, 2023

Iron-steamer AppliancePatent No. 11655585An iron-steamer appliance includes: a housing including an internal water reservoir; a sole plate attached under the housing, the sole plate including first vents; first and second steam chambers in fluid communication with the water reservoir, wherein the first steam chamber is in fluid communication with the first vents; and a steamer nozzle in fluid communication with the second steam chamber, the steamer nozzle including second vents. The steamer nozzle is movable between retracted and extended positions, wherein in the retracted position, the nozzle is located directly above a peripheral footprint defined by the sole plate, and in the extended position, the nozzle is located at least partially forwardly of the sole plate peripheral footprint, and wherein in moving from the retracted position to the extended position, the steamer nozzle moves substantially parallel to the sole plate.Inventors: Brandon Sung-Hwan Song (Glen Allen, Va.); Drew Carlson (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands (Glen Allen, Va.)May 23, 2023

Percutaneous Arterial To Venous Anastomosis Clip Application Catheter System And MethodsPatent No. 11653923A method of creating an anastomosis includes steps of advancing a distal tip of a catheter device through a first blood vessel into a second blood vessel, while simultaneously advancing a proximal base of the device into the first vessel, contacting a wall of the first vessel with a distal blunt surface on the proximal base. A further step is to retract the distal tip so that a proximal blunt base of the distal tip contacts a wall of the second vessel, thereby capturing the two vessel walls between the blunt surfaces of the proximal base and the distal tip. A controlled pressure is applied between the two blunt surfaces to compress and stabilize the captured tissue and approximate the vessel walls. A clip is deployed through the captured tissue to hold the tissue in place during the anastomosis procedure. The anastomosis is created by applying cutting energy to the captured tissue.Inventors: Brad M. Kellerman (Escondido, Calif.); Jeffrey E. Hull (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Avenu Medical (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)May 23, 2023

Method Of Using A Sterilization Wrap SystemPatent No. 11654652A method of using a sterilization wrap system including a permeable material having barrier properties and having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the exterior panel being substantially opaque or having a first level of translucence, and an interior panel including a permeable material having barrier properties and having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the interior panel having a level of translucence that is higher than the translucence of the exterior panel, the panels being joined together over at least a portion of their surfaces. Also disclosed is inspection of the sterilization wrap system for exterior panel breaches by looking for light passing through a panel facing the viewer.Assignee: Jeffrey James Farmer (Roswell, Ga.); Kelly L. Holt (Alpharetta, Ga.); Ronald K. Anderson (Fruit Heights, Utah); Melissa R. Gaynor (Roswell, Ga.); Corinna Schwarz (Roswell, Ga.)Assignee: O&M Halyard (Mechanicsville, Va.)May 23, 2023

Systems And Methods For Evaluating The Reliability Of Semiconductor Die PackagesPatent No. 11656274A system and method for evaluating the reliability of semiconductor die packages are configured to sort a plurality of semiconductor dies with a Known Good Die (KGD) subsystem based on a comparison of an inline part average testing (I-PAT) score of each of the plurality of semiconductor dies to a plurality of I-PAT score thresholds, where the semiconductor die data includes the I-PAT score for each of the plurality of semiconductor dies, where the I-PAT score represents a weighted defectivity of the corresponding semiconductor die. The semiconductor dies may be filtered to remove at-risk semiconductor dies prior to sorting. The semiconductor die data may be received from a plurality of semiconductor die supplier subsystems. The KGD subsystem may transmit semiconductor die reliability data about the sorted plurality of semiconductor dies to a plurality of semiconductor die packager subsystems.Inventors: Robert J. Rathert (Mechanicsville, Va.); David W. Price (Austin, Texas); Chet V. Lenox (Lexington, Texas); Oreste Donzella (San Ramon, Calif.)Assignee: KLA Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.)May 23, 2023

Food Storage Containers Formed At Least Partially From Post-consumer Recycled Polymeric MaterialPatent No. 11649098A container thermoformed from a polymeric multilayer sheet includes a cavity for containing food. The sheet includes a polymeric interior layer positioned between (i) a polymeric outer layer of the sheet and (ii) a polymeric inner layer of the sheet that is in opposing face-to-face relation with, and at least partially defines, the cavity of the container. The interior layer includes post-consumer recycled polymeric material. The sheet includes a polymeric barrier layer positioned between the interior layer and inner layer. The barrier layer restricts inward passage of at least some of any gasses originating from the post-consumer recycled polymeric material.Inventors: Illias Ali (Bengaluru, India); Daniel C. Sanders (West Point, Va.); Hoo In Won (Richmond); Harold Stephen Bowen (Hayes, Va.); Matthew Shaun Liwanag (Williamsburg, Va.); John Craig Small (Mathews, Va.); Siyi Wang (Newport News, Va.); David T. Foster (Williamsburg, Va.)Assignee: Printpack Illinois Inc (Elgin, Ill.)May 16, 2023

Cartridge With Mount For An Aerosol-generating Element In An Aerosol-generating SystemPatent No. 11653419The cartridge for the aerosol-generating system includes a housing defining an air inlet and an air outlet and an airflow path defined within the housing. The cartridge includes an atomizer assembly with an aerosol-generating element that is fluid permeable, and two electrical contact portions connected to the aerosol-generating element. The aerosol-generating element has a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first side of the aerosol-generating element is exposed to the airflow path and the second side of the aerosol-generating element is in contact with a liquid. The cartridge includes the mount that contains the atomizer assembly, where the mount covers a first portion of the first side of the aerosol-generating element to isolate the electrical contact portions from the airflow path, and covers at least a portion of the second side of the aerosol-generating element to isolate the electrical contact portions from the liquid.Assignee: Patrick Charles Silvestrini (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik (Peseux, Switzerland); Guillaume Frederick (Les-Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Switzerland)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)May 16, 2023

Secure Authentication Based On Passport Data Stored In A Contactless CardPatent No. 11651361Systems, 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.)May 16, 2023

System And Method Of Obtaining Smoking Topography DataPatent No. 11647794An exemplary smoking topography circuit of an electronic aerosol smoking article, includes at least one sensor configured to measure user interaction with the smoking article, a processor, and memory. The processor is configured to detect a smoking event based an output of the at least one sensor, collect data associated with the smoking event, and arrange the data in a pattern that associates the smoking event to shifts in battery voltage. The memory is configured to store the data pattern in a structured multi-byte format.Inventors: Barry S. Smith (Hopewell, Va.); Douglas A. Burton (Glen Allen, Va.)Assignee: Altria Client ServicesMay 16, 2023

Magnetic Sensor With Automatic Balance CircuitryPatent No. 11650230Sensor circuitry utilizing feedback to balance sensor output data is provided. An apparatus can include a primary coil and a first secondary coil outputting a first voltage. The apparatus can also include a second secondary coil outputting a second voltage. The apparatus can further include circuitry coupled to the first secondary coil and the second secondary coil. The circuitry can be configured to receive the first voltage from the first secondary coil and the second voltage from the second secondary coil. The circuitry can also be configured to determine a feedback voltage based on a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage. The feedback voltage can correct the difference. The circuitry can also modify a third voltage that can be output by the circuitry to be zero based on the feedback voltage.Inventors: Andrew Walter Hutchinson (Richmond); James Michael Lustig (Newbury, Ohio)Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings (Houston, Texas)May 16, 2023

Systems And Methods For Producing Non-standard Shaped CardsPatent No. 11651184Example embodiments of systems and methods for card production are provided. A card may include processing circuitry including a chip and memory. The card may include one or more antennas in communication with the chip. The card may include a first layer of material aligned within a perimeter of the card via laminate encapsulation. The first layer of material may comprise a non-rectangular shape. The first layer of material may be offset with a shape of the card. The first layer of material may be in communication with the chip. The first layer of material may comprise at least one selected from the group of steel, tungsten, titanium, or any combination thereof. The card may be compliant with one or more form factors.Inventors: Daniel Herrington (New York, N.Y.); Suzanne Parker (Rhoadsville, Va.); Adrian Garner (Chesterfield, Va.); Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (Fresh Meadows, N.Y.)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)May 16, 2023

Computer Vision Technologies For Rapid DetectionPatent No. 11651850A computer-implemented method includes preprocessing a variable dimension medical image, identifying one or more areas of interest in the medical image; and analyzing the one or more areas of interest using a deep learning model. A computing system includes one or more processors; and one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to preprocess a variable dimension medical image, identify one or more areas of interest in the medical image; and analyze the one or more areas of interest using a deep learning model. A non-transitory computer readable medium contains program instructions that when executed, cause a computer to preprocess a variable dimension medical image, identify one or more areas of interest in the medical image, and analyze the one or more areas of interest using a deep learning model.Inventors: Kevin Ward (Glen Allen, Va.); Daniel Francis Taylor (Belleville, Mich.); Michael W. Sjoding (Ann Arbor, Mich.); Christopher Elliott Gillies (Ann Arbor, Mich.)Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.May 16, 2023

Methods Of Protecting Furnace Electrodes With Cooling Liquid That Contains An AdditivePatent No. 11653426A method for forming a protective antioxidative barrier on the furnace electrodes using a chemically altered cooling liquid containing an antioxidant additive. This method can be applied to electrodes used in electric arc furnaces and ladle metallurgy furnaces. The method can involve spraying the cooling liquid onto the electrode, thereby forming the protective antioxidative barrier and reducing the oxidation of the electrode.Inventors: Joseph S. Strasser (Evergreen, Colo.); Joseph M. Hamnik (Willis, Texas); James R. Lawson (Louisville, Tenn.); Alan J. Feller (Macy, Ind.)Assignee: Chemtreat (Glen Allen, Va.)May 16, 2023

Mouth GuardPatent No. 11648454A mouth guard designed to minimize discomfort and speech interference associated with conventional mouthpieces is disclosed. The mouth guard has a substantially uniform thickness on the facial/buccal and biting surfaces of the anterior and posterior teeth, and along the lingual surface of the posterior teeth. The thickness of the mouth guard along the lingual surface of the anterior teeth is greater near the biting surface than near the gum line. This minimizes interference with the wearer's tongue, making it relatively easy to drink, speak, and breathe, while protecting the anterior and posterior teeth from impact from the front or underneath. The mouth guard can be a boil-and-bite or custom-made mouth guard, and can also include an impact shield, one or more power wedges or shock absorbers, a flavoring component, and/or an antibacterial component.Inventor: John F. Wisniewski (Glen Allen, Va.)Assignee: N/AMay 16, 2023

Methods And Systems For Association Rule MiningPatent No. 11651310Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for improving supply chain management interfaces and functionality. A frequency of occurrence for each unique combination of a use attribute and a product attribute for various supplies may be determined. A frequency table containing each unique combination may be generated as well as one or more association rules. A level of confidence and a level of lift may be determined for each of the one or more association rules, both of which may be used to generate a score for each unique combination that may be used to rank each unique combination. The ranked unique combinations may then be provided to a supply chain management interface and a database.Inventors: Anshul Kumar (Glen Allen, Va.); Jacob Hookom (Chaska, Minn.); Duy Tran (St. Paul, Minn.)Assignee: McKesson Corp.May 16, 2023

Intelligent Services And Training Agent For Application Dependency Discovery, Reporting, And Management ToolPatent No. 11650909Techniques for monitoring operating statuses of an application and its dependencies are provided. A monitoring application may collect and report the operating status of the monitored application and each dependency. Through use of existing monitoring interfaces, the monitoring application can collect operating status without requiring modification of the underlying monitored application or dependencies. The monitoring application may determine a problem service that is a root cause of an unhealthy state of the monitored application. Dependency analyzer and discovery crawler techniques may automatically configure and update the monitoring application. Machine learning techniques may be used to determine patterns of performance based on system state information associated with performance events and provide health reports relative to a baseline status of the monitored application. Also provided are techniques for testing a response of the monitored application through modifications to API calls. Such tests may be used to train the machine learning model.Inventors: Muralidharan Balasubramanian (Gaithersburg, Md.); Eric K. Barnum (Midlothian, Va.); Julie Dallen (Vienna, Va.); David Watson (Arlington, Va.)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)May 16, 2023

Network Packet Capture ManagerPatent No. 11652713The 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.)May 16, 2023

Computer-based Systems Of Microservice Orchestration Based On Bounded Contexts And Methods Of Use ThereofPatent No. 11651435In order to provide agile and dynamic portfolio management, systems and methods for underwriting and portfolio management include an ecosystem including a platform, including processing devices, communication interfaces, runtime environments, and databases, where the databases are configured to store ecosystem data, where the ecosystem data includes data associated with a plurality of systems. A service layer is in communication with the platform, the service layer including containers executed in the runtime environment and configured to implement microservices, where each of the containers include: at least one microservice and a datastore device configured to store domain-specific data. An orchestrator is in communication with the service layer, the orchestrator to schedule execution of the microservices according to bounded contexts coordinated with composite application programming interfaces (API) interfacing with a microservice specific API.Inventors: Jim Brocato (McLean, Va.); Alberto Silva (McLean, Va.); Victor Lombardi (McLean, Va.); Christopher Bowers (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)May 16, 2023

Methods Of Reducing Adverse Effects Of Non-thermal AblationPatent No.11655466The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices for electroporation-based therapies (EBTs). Embodiments provide patient-specific treatment protocols derived by the numerical modeling of 3D reconstructions of target tissue from images taken of the tissue, and optionally accounting for one or more of physical constraints or dynamic tissue properties. The present invention further relates to systems, methods, and devices for delivering bipolar electric pulses for irreversible electroporation exhibiting reduced or no damage to tissue typically associated with an EBT-induced excessive charge delivered to the tissue.Inventors: Robert E. Neal II (Richmond); Paulo A. Garcia (Cambridge, Mass.); Rafael V. Davalos (Blacksburg, Va.); John H. Rossmeisl (Blacksburg, Va.); John L. RobertsonAssignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties (Blacksburg, Va.)May 23, 2023

Direct To Container System With On-line Weight Control And Associated MethodPatent No. 11655059Systems and methods for manufacturing and inserting a predetermined number of material-filled pouches into containers are disclosed. A system includes a pouch providing system comprising a plurality of lanes, wherein each one of the plurality of lanes includes a pouch making machine and a hold-back structure. The system also includes a conveyor system structured and arranged to move a plurality of containers into alignment with the plurality of lanes. The system further includes a controller structured and arranged to control the hold-back structure in each one of the plurality of lanes such that the pre-determined pouches are inserted into the plurality of containers when the plurality of containers are aligned with the plurality of lanes.Inventors: James D. Evans (Chesterfield, Va.); Herbert Cary Longest (Midlothian, Va.); Tamika S. Murrell (Richmond); Robert V. Powell Jr. (Midlothian, Va.); Jeremy Straight (Midlothian, Va.); Jarrod W. Chalkley (Mechanicsville, Va.)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)May 23, 2023

Cartridge Assembly For An Aerosol-generating System With Leak PreventionPatent No. 11653699A cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating system including a housing having an air outlet and an air inlet upstream of the housing air outlet; and a cartridge disposed within the housing. The cartridge includes a fluid-permeable heating element within a cartridge body; a cartridge air inlet; a cartridge air outlet; and an airflow path extending from the cartridge air inlet to the cartridge air outlet, via the fluid-permeable heating element. At least a portion of the cartridge may move between a first position, in which air from the housing air inlet is blocked from flowing to the housing air outlet, via the cartridge air inlet, the fluid-permeable heating element, and the cartridge air outlet; and a second position, in which an unrestricted airflow path exists from the housing air inlet to the housing air outlet, via the cartridge air inlet, the fluid-permeable heating element, and the cartridge air outlet.Inventors: Olivier Blattler (Fribourg, Switzerland); Guillaume Frederick (Les-Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Switzerland); Pascal Manuel Loser (Liebefeld, Switzerland); Guido Peter Schellenberg (Niederlenz, Switzerland); Patrick Charles Silvestrini (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Dominique Paul Stohl (Belfaux, Switzerland); Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik (Peseux, Switzerland)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)May 23, 2023

Heating Engine Control Circuits And Nicotine Electronic Vaping Devices Including The SamePatent No. 11653704The heating engine control circuit includes a rail converter circuit and a gate driver circuit. The rail converter circuit is configured to convert a power supply voltage into a power signal based on a vaping enable signal, the vaping enable signal being a pulse width modulated signal. The gate driver circuit includes an integrated gate driver. The integrated gate driver is configured to control application of power to a heater to heat nicotine pre-vapor formulation drawn from a nicotine reservoir at the nicotine electronic vaping device based on the power signal, a first enable signal and a second enable signal.Inventors: Niall Gallagher (Richmond); Terrance Theodore Bache (Richmond); Rangaraj S. Sundar (Richmond); Jarrett Keen (Richmond); Raymond W. Lau (Richmond); Eric Hawes (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)May 23, 2023

Methods For Fabrication Of Silica Aerogels With Custom Shapes Using Freeze DryingPatent No. 11654409A method of synthesizing aerogels and cross-linked aerogels are described that incorporate freeze-drying in lieu of super-critical solvent drying. Advantages over supercritical drying include a reduction in hazard risks posed by drying at supercritical conditions as well as the ability to up-scale the process to accommodate large pieces of material without introducing risk. In addition, inexpensive and more sophisticated mold technologies, which are not impervious to super-critical conditions, can be used to produce aerogel materials according to the freeze-drying method of the invention. This introduces a level of freedom never before available for the production of aerogel components.Inventors: Massimo Bertino (Glen Allen, Va.); Lauren White (Henrico, Va.); Dalton Echard (Fairfax, Va.); Tyler Selden (Richmond)Assignees: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond); Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (Qatar)May 23, 2023

Assessing User Performance In A Community Of Users Of Data Storage ResourcesPatent No. 11657358According to certain aspects, a method of assessing users of a data storage system can include receiving configuration information relating to a deployed configuration of a first data storage cell and including number of installed data storage hardware and/or software components, the first data storage cell comprising a plurality of client computing devices and being configured to create and store one or more secondary copies of primary data generated by the plurality of client computing devices. The method may also include receiving information relating to an incident opened by a user of the first data storage cell. The method may further include updating a performance metric associated with the user to a new value to reflect a negative impact on the performance metric resulting from the opening of the incident by the user, wherein the degree of the negative impact is based at least in part on the configuration information.Inventors: Robert Keith Brower Jr. (Richmond); Peter John Messore (Manahawkin, N.J.)Assignee: Commvault Systems (Tinton Falls, N.J.)May 23, 2023

Sensor Apparatuses And SystemsPatent No. 11653691A sensor apparatus may include a conduit structure including an inner surface defining a conduit extending through an interior of the conduit structure, an inlet structure coupled to an end of the conduit structure, and a plurality of sensor devices in hydrodynamic contact with the conduit. The inlet structure may couple with an outlet end of an external tobacco element to hold the outlet end of the external tobacco element in fluid communication with an inlet opening of the conduit structure, such that the conduit structure may receive a generated aerosol from the external tobacco element at the inlet opening, and draw an instance of aerosol through the conduit towards an outlet opening. The instance of aerosol may include at least a portion of the generated aerosol. Each sensor device may generate sensor data indicating a pressure of the instance of aerosol through a separate portion of the conduit.Inventors: Georgios Karles (Richmond); Jeffery S. Edmiston (Mechanicsville, Va.); William A. Rees (Richmond); David B. Kane (Richmond)May 23, 2023

Dispensing Systems And Methods For Using The SamePatent No. 11655075Dispensing systems for delivering a product from the inside of a container to a receptacle, cup, or container include valve systems and other dispensing configurations to reduce mess, parts, and costs associated with such dispensing systems.Inventors: Brandon L. Ramsuer (Henrico, Va.); Kelly A. Harrigan (Richmond); Niels F. G. Van Wierigngen (Hertogenbosch, Netherlands); Stefan Koster (Rotterdam, Netherlands); Eelco Han De Man (Vlijmen, Nethersland); Sara D. Falcon (Richmond); William L. Driskell (Lee's Summit, Mo.)Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corp. (Grandview, Mo.)May 23, 2023

Automated Bucket Policy Management ArrangementsPatent No. 11656863Arrangements for automatically implementing bucket policy management making it automatic that all affected members are always completely and consistently informed of changes to a policy code as they occur, and making it automatic that a complete and accurate historical record is maintained regarding all policy code changes as they occur over time.Inventors: Rexwell Minnis (Tysons Corner, Va.); Lane Martin (Richmond); Warner Emdee (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Capital One ServicesMay 23, 2023

Iron-steamer AppliancePatent No. 11655585An iron-steamer appliance includes: a housing including an internal water reservoir; a sole plate attached under the housing, the sole plate including first vents; first and second steam chambers in fluid communication with the water reservoir, wherein the first steam chamber is in fluid communication with the first vents; and a steamer nozzle in fluid communication with the second steam chamber, the steamer nozzle including second vents. The steamer nozzle is movable between retracted and extended positions, wherein in the retracted position, the nozzle is located directly above a peripheral footprint defined by the sole plate, and in the extended position, the nozzle is located at least partially forwardly of the sole plate peripheral footprint, and wherein in moving from the retracted position to the extended position, the steamer nozzle moves substantially parallel to the sole plate.Inventors: Brandon Sung-Hwan Song (Glen Allen, Va.); Drew Carlson (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands (Glen Allen, Va.)May 23, 2023

Percutaneous Arterial To Venous Anastomosis Clip Application Catheter System And MethodsPatent No. 11653923A method of creating an anastomosis includes steps of advancing a distal tip of a catheter device through a first blood vessel into a second blood vessel, while simultaneously advancing a proximal base of the device into the first vessel, contacting a wall of the first vessel with a distal blunt surface on the proximal base. A further step is to retract the distal tip so that a proximal blunt base of the distal tip contacts a wall of the second vessel, thereby capturing the two vessel walls between the blunt surfaces of the proximal base and the distal tip. A controlled pressure is applied between the two blunt surfaces to compress and stabilize the captured tissue and approximate the vessel walls. A clip is deployed through the captured tissue to hold the tissue in place during the anastomosis procedure. The anastomosis is created by applying cutting energy to the captured tissue.Inventors: Brad M. Kellerman (Escondido, Calif.); Jeffrey E. Hull (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Avenu Medical (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)May 23, 2023

Method Of Using A Sterilization Wrap SystemPatent No. 11654652A method of using a sterilization wrap system including a permeable material having barrier properties and having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the exterior panel being substantially opaque or having a first level of translucence, and an interior panel including a permeable material having barrier properties and having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the interior panel having a level of translucence that is higher than the translucence of the exterior panel, the panels being joined together over at least a portion of their surfaces. Also disclosed is inspection of the sterilization wrap system for exterior panel breaches by looking for light passing through a panel facing the viewer.Assignee: Jeffrey James Farmer (Roswell, Ga.); Kelly L. Holt (Alpharetta, Ga.); Ronald K. Anderson (Fruit Heights, Utah); Melissa R. Gaynor (Roswell, Ga.); Corinna Schwarz (Roswell, Ga.)Assignee: O&M Halyard (Mechanicsville, Va.)May 23, 2023

Systems And Methods For Evaluating The Reliability Of Semiconductor Die PackagesPatent No. 11656274A system and method for evaluating the reliability of semiconductor die packages are configured to sort a plurality of semiconductor dies with a Known Good Die (KGD) subsystem based on a comparison of an inline part average testing (I-PAT) score of each of the plurality of semiconductor dies to a plurality of I-PAT score thresholds, where the semiconductor die data includes the I-PAT score for each of the plurality of semiconductor dies, where the I-PAT score represents a weighted defectivity of the corresponding semiconductor die. The semiconductor dies may be filtered to remove at-risk semiconductor dies prior to sorting. The semiconductor die data may be received from a plurality of semiconductor die supplier subsystems. The KGD subsystem may transmit semiconductor die reliability data about the sorted plurality of semiconductor dies to a plurality of semiconductor die packager subsystems.Inventors: Robert J. Rathert (Mechanicsville, Va.); David W. Price (Austin, Texas); Chet V. Lenox (Lexington, Texas); Oreste Donzella (San Ramon, Calif.)Assignee: KLA Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.)May 23, 2023

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