The R&D Dept.: Local patent roundup for 8.30.23

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Nicotine Electronic Vaping Device Including A Reservoir AssemblyPatent No. 11730196A reservoir assembly for a nicotine e-vaping device includes an outer shell, a wick, and a membrane. The outer shell includes a first opening, an inner surface of the outer shell at least partially defining a reservoir configured to hold a nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The wick extends from an interior of the reservoir to an exterior of the reservoir. The wick is configured to draw the nicotine pre-vapor formulation held in the reservoir to the exterior of the reservoir. The first membrane covers the first opening. The first membrane is one or more layers of a fabric that is liquid impermeable and air permeable.Inventors: John H. Miller (Richmond); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)Aug. 22, 2023

Sensor InterfacePatent No. 11734202A system including a sensor interface for determining a substitute frequency value via a sensor interface is provided. The system can include a first circuit receiving a frequency signal. The system can also include a sensor interface coupled to the first circuit and configured to determine a substitute frequency value based on the frequency signal. The system can also include a second circuit providing the substitute frequency value output from the sensor interface. The second circuit can provide the substitute frequency value in place of an analog input value by mimicking the behavior of an analog-to-digital converter. An apparatus including the sensor interface and methods of determining the substitute frequency value using a sensor interface are also provided.Inventors: Andrew Walter Hutchinson (Richmond); Declan Doherty (Leicester, Great Britain)Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations (Houston, Texas)Aug. 22, 2023

Fluid Permeable Heater Assembly For Aerosol-generating Systems And Flat Electrically Conductive Filament Arrangement For Fluid Permeable Heater AssembliesPatent No. 11737175An electrically conductive flat filament arrangement for a fluid permeable heater assembly for aerosol-generating systems includes a center portion and two side portions. The two side portions are on opposite sides of the center portion. The center portion defines a heating region of the filament arrangement and the side portions define electrical contact regions of the filament arrangement. The center portion and the two side portions each include a plurality of openings. Each plurality of openings defines an open area of the center portion and an open area of each of the two side portions. A percentage of the total area of the center portion including the open area of the center portion is greater than the percentage of the total area of one of the side portions including the open area of the side portion.Inventors: Oleg Mironov (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik (Peseux, Switzerland)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)Aug. 22, 2023

Aerosol Generating Device With Multiple HeatersPatent No. 11730900An electrically heated aerosol-generating device includes a storage portion configured to contain an aerosol-forming substrate and having a fluid permeable internal surface surrounding an open-ended passage extending through the cartridge. The device includes a housing having a cavity for receiving the cartridge, and a heater assembly positioned in the cavity. The heater assembly includes an elongate support member connected to the housing and arranged to extend into the open-ended passage of a cartridge inserted in the cavity. The heater assembly also includes a plurality of electric heaters fixed to and spaced along the length of the elongate support member.Assignee: Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland); Laurent Manca (Sullens, Switzerland)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)Aug. 22, 2023

Methods Of Allocating Energy Generated By A Community Solar Energy SystemPatent No. 11734779Implementations of the disclosed subject matter may provide a method of retrieving a data record including historic utility bill statements of a customer, determining a historic energy usage rate of the customer based on the retrieved data record, and determining whether the customer is eligible to subscribe to a community solar energy generating system based on geographic location of the community solar energy generating system, the determined historic energy usage rate of the customer, and the customer’s geographic location. The method may determine an allocation of energy produced by the community solar energy generating system when the eligible customer is enrolled in a subscription to the community solar energy generating system. The method may generate a customer data record for the user based on credits for the allocation of energy of the community solar energy generating system and receiving energy from another energy generating system.Inventors: Katherine Theiss (Washington, D.C.); Lindsey Maddox (Alexandria, Va.); Jake Yesbeck (Richmond); Daniel Parker (Washington, D.C.); Angela He (Washington, D.C.); Joel Gamoran (Washington, D.C.); Matthew Bailey (Washington, D.C.)Assignee: Arcadia Power (Washington, D.C.)Aug. 22, 2023

Polymer Encased Smokeless Tobacco ProductsPatent No. 11731162Methods for encasing bodies including smokeless tobacco or a tobacco substitute with a polymeric casing can include coating a compressed body with microfibers, applying tubular casings to compressed bodies, printing netting and webs on compressed bodies, injection molding around compressed bodies, applying a webbing to compressed bodies, placing compressed bodies into a skin forming bath, and including thermoplastic polymers in a compressed body.Inventors: Andrew Nathan Carroll (Chester, Va.); Shannon Maxwell Black (Richmond); Yan Helen Sun (Midlothian, Va.); William J. Burke (Nashville, Tenn.); Christopher Joseph Dinovi (Ruther Glen, Va.); David Phillips (Richmond); Jason Andrew Macko (Richmond); Robert Smith (Glen Allen, Va.)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)Aug. 22, 2023

Topography Apparatus For Electronic Vaping DevicePatent No. 11730902A topography apparatus may be coupled to an e-vaping device, within an interior defined by a housing of the e-vaping device, such that the topography apparatus may be coupled to an e-vaping device that may generate vapor independently of the topography apparatus. The topography apparatus may generate and communicate vapor topography data associated with vapor generation by the e-vaping device without altering an external appearance or vapor-generation performance of the e-vaping device. The topography apparatus may be detachably coupled to the interior of the e-vaping device. The topography apparatus includes an interface assembly configured to couple with a power supply, control circuitry, and/or sensor of the e-vaping device. Such coupling may include coupling with internal power or communication conduits of the e-vaping device, such that the topography apparatus taps into power and/or communication lines of the e-vaping device without requiring modification of the circuitry of the e-vaping device.Inventors: Isaac Weigensberg (Tekoa, Israel); Yuval Malka (Richmond); Boris Bessarabov (Richmond); David Rubli (Revava, Israel); Moshe Eliyahu (Beit Shemesh, Israel); Phillip Diana (Richmond); Alex Malamud (Jerusalem, Israel)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)Aug. 22, 2023

Masking Film For Protecting Sensitive SubstratesPatent No. 11732161A masking film includes an adhesion layer that includes a blend of hydrogenated styrene block copolymer and low density polyethylene. The adhesion layer has an outer adhesion surface configured to contact a substrate. The outer adhesion surface has an average surface roughness Ra of between 100 nm and 350 nm, and an average spacing between peaks Sm of between 20 μm and 150 μm. The masking film also includes a release layer on a side of the adhesion layer opposite the outer adhesion surface.Inventors: Gregory K. Jones (Richmond); Bankim Bhupendra Desai (Chesterfield, Va.)’ Carl Douglas Ray (Chesterfield, Va.); Sukwoo Park (Richmond); Kevin A. Brady (Cary, Ill.)Assignee: Tredegar Surface Protection (Richmond)Aug. 22, 2023

Removable Seat Attachment For A StrollerPatent No. 11731682A stroller is provided with the ability to removably couple and decouple a seat from the stroller as needed. The stroller can include a stroller frame. The stroller can also include one or more front wheels attached to the stroller frame and one or more rear wheels attached to the stroller frame. The stroller can also include a first seat coupled to the stroller frame. The stroller can include first and second seat attachment housings. Each of the seat attachment housings can include a cavity for receiving a corresponding one of the first and second seat attachment adapters. Each of the seat attachment housings can also include a door cover to prevent access to the respective cavity when not in use. The seat attachment adapters can be coupled to the respective seat attachment housings and a second seat can be coupled to the seat attachment adapters.Inventors: Jon Hee Lee (Highwood, Ill.); Megan Roe (Kalamazoo, Mich.); Stacy Noel Simpson (Portage, Mich.); Mark Zehfuss (Glen Allen, Va.)Assignee: Baby Jogger (Richmond)Aug. 22, 2023

Closed Bottom Vaporizer PodPatent No. 11730198A closed bottom vaporizer pod prevents vaporizable material from exiting the pod and entering into a heat source of a vaporizer. A closed bottom vaporizer pod further reduces contamination and/or fouling of a vaporizer and comprises a closed bottom capsule, at least one air inlet for drawing air into the closed bottom capsule, and at least one air outlet for drawing air out of the closed bottom capsule. An air flow path is created from the at least one air inlet, the closed bottom capsule, and the air outlet which prevents contamination of the vaporizer.Inventors: Ryan Selby (Vancouver, Canada); Ryan Karkairan (Vancouver, Canada)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)Aug. 22, 2023

Systems And Methods For Context DevelopmentPatent No. 11734294Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for context development. For instance, a first method may include obtaining first micro-application actor information associated with a first micro-application actor. The first micro-application actor information may include information for workflow rules, and the workflow rules may include data set rules, extract, transform, load (ETL) rules, and functional expressions. The first method may further include obtaining data from data sources based on the data set rules; applying the ETL rules to the obtained data to generate processed data; applying the functional expressions to the processed data to obtain an output; and performing at least one processing action based on the output. A second method may include generating a system component corresponding to a blueprint based on a user request; associating the system component with a domain of a user account; and performing processes associated the system component.Inventors: Benjamin Stotts (Farmers Branch, Texas); Tanvi Thakur (Richmond); Patrick Moore (Allen, Texas); Gordon Bailey (Coppell, Texas)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)Aug. 22, 2023

Electronic CigarettePatent No. 11730901An electronic cigarette includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a mouth end insert having at least two diverging outlets. The electronic cigarette can also include an air flow diverter which directs incoming air away from a heating zone of the heater.Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.); Geoffrey Brandon Jordan (Midlothian, Va.); Barry S. Smith (Hopewell, Va.); Ali A. Rostami (Glen Allen, Va.); Charles E.B. Glenn Sr. (Richmond)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)Aug. 22, 2023

Contextual Tapping EnginePatent No. 11734985Various embodiments for contextual tapping engines. For example, an application executing on a computing device may authenticate credentials associated with an account and detect a tap of a contactless card to the computing device. The application may receive, from a communications interface of the contactless card, action data used to determine an action associated with the tap of the contactless card to the computing device. The application may determine a context of the application based on a current output of the application. The application may determine, based on the action data, the determined context, and data associated with the account, a first action associated with the tap of the contactless card to the computing device, the first action associated with at least one of the application and an operating system (OS). The application may initiate performance of the first action based on the tap of the contactless card.Inventors: Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.); Daniel Herrington (N.Y.); Colin Hart (Arlington, Va.); Melissa Yoemans Heng (Glen Allen, Va.)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)Aug. 22, 2023

Systems And Methods For Dynamic Content DistributionPatent No. 11741182A system includes one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to dynamically link a plurality of content objects to a plurality of product pages, each content object and each product page having a first product tag. The system may assign each product page with a respective page score and each content object with a respective content score. The system may select a first product page having a first page score and a first content object having a first content score, compare the first content weight associated with the first content object to a first content threshold associated with the first product page and determine whether the first content object may be assigned to the first product page. When the first content weight is less than the first content threshold, the system may dynamically link the first content object with the first product page.Inventor: Chris Ferguson (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: CarMax Business Services (Richmond)Aug. 29, 2023

Hard-shell Backpack With WheelsPatent No. 11737533A two-piece hinged hard shell plastic frame includes a set of shoulder straps. Additionally, the backpack includes a pair of triangle shaped wheels for climbing stairs and a retractable pull handle. A concave back plate structure is positioned on the rear of the backpack for conforming to a person’s back. A concave head rest portion is also included on the top end of the backpack which provides a comfortable resting area for a user’s head. Furthermore, multiple mesh net style pockets on the exterior of the case for holding various items is provided.Inventor: John Jones (Richmond)Assignee: N/AAug. 29, 2023

Rod Forming Apparatus And MethodPatent No. 11737487A method of forming a wrapped article, comprising the steps of: forming a continuous stream of material such as an agricultural product; moving the continuous stream of material along an elongated path; compressing the continuous stream of material to reduce the cross-sectional area thereof until a predetermined cross-sectional dimension is achieved; drawing the compressed continuous stream of material through a rod-forming arrangement, the rod-forming arrangement having a non-contact displacement transducer associated therewith; folding at least one web longitudinally around the compressed continuous stream of material to form a continuous rod of material; and detecting variations in rod density within the rod-forming arrangement from a signal obtained from the non-contact displacement transducer.Inventors: Dwight David Williams (Powhatan, Va.); Rosana C. Altoveros (Richmond)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)Aug. 29, 2023

Smokeless Tobacco ArticlePatent No. 11737485A method for making a smokeless tobacco article can include combining thermoplastic polymer particles with tobacco particles to form a mixture of particles, compressing the mixture of particles within a pressing apparatus to form the mixture into a predetermined shape, separating the mixture from the pressing apparatus such that it retains the predetermined shape, and heating the mixture outside of the pressing apparatus to at least partially melt at least some of the thermoplastic polymer particles and form a matrix of polymer and tobacco particles.Inventors: Gregory James Griscik (Midlothian, Va.); Carl Gregory Miller (Richmond)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)Aug. 29, 2023

Sphingosine Kinase Type 1 Inhibitors And Uses ThereofPatent 11737992Provided are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase Type I that are useful in the treatment of neuropathic pain.Inventors: Sarah Spiegel (Richmond); Robert Elliot Zipkin (Wynnewood, Penn.); Jeffrey Kroll Adams (Fort Washington, Penn.)Assignee: Enzo Therapeutics (Farmingdale, N.Y.); Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)Aug. 29, 2023

Cultured Tobacco Cells As A Matrix For Consumable ProductsPatent No. 11739292Various embodiments are directed to consumable products incorporating a matrix of cultured tobacco cells. Any tobacco variety may be utilized for establishing in vitro tobacco cultures, including native tobacco varieties and genetically modified tobacco varieties derived from any tobacco variety. Various embodiments are directed to methods for producing tobacco products incorporating cellular material and/or extracts derived from tobacco cells cultured in vitro.Inventors: Alec J. Hayes (Chesterfield, Va.); Maria Shulleeta (Richmond); Jason W. Flora (Richmond)Assignee: Philip Morris USA (Richmond)Aug. 29, 2023

Systems And Methods For Managing Clinical TrialsPatent No. 11742061Systems and methods may manage one or more clinical trials. In one implementation, a system for creating a query for a trial includes at least one processor programmed to: cause a computing device associated with a sponsor of the trial to display a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of patient identifiers associated with the trial; receive, from the computing device, a selection of one of the plurality of patient identifiers; receive, from the computing device, a query comprising an inquiry relating to the selected patient identifier; and transmit the query to a practice site associated with the selected patient identifier.Inventors: Alexander Padmos (New York, N.Y.); Angel Leung (Richmond); Joshua Buddle (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Lauren Sutton (Cary, N.C.); Max Tromanhauser (New York, N.Y.); Shannon Lee (New York, N.Y.); Anthony Hogan (Louisville, Ky.)Assignee: Flatiron Health (New York, N.Y.)Aug. 29, 2023

Metal Detection Device And Methods Of Operation ThereofPatent No. 11737681Disclosed are methods and devices for detecting retained surgical items or other objects having a magnetic signature within a corpus of a patient. The device can comprise a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a distal sensing portion positioned distally of the shaft. The distal sensing portion can comprise one or more gradiometers comprising a plurality of magnetometers. The device can further comprise one or more output components configured to generate a user output to alert a user of a detected object.Iventors: Luke W. Clauson (Reno, Nev.); Matthew Byrnes Newell (Reno, Nev.); Nicholas G. Lewis (Sparks, Nev.); Michael A. Raye (Reno, Nev.); Jesse D. Adams (Mars, Penn.); Samuel A. Weprin (Richmond)Assignee: Metzi Corp. (Reno, Nev.)Aug. 29, 2023

Pipette Tip Washing DevicePatent No. 11737641A washing device comprises a manifold dispenser comprising at least one liquid input and a plurality of liquid outputs that operably direct fluid to contact a plurality of laboratory consumables held by a rack in the washing device, an ultra-violet (UV) light source, and a plurality of fiber optic channels coupled to the UV light source, each of the fiber optic channels extending into a corresponding one of the liquid outputs. The plurality of liquid outputs may each comprise a nozzle having an opening into which a respective one of the plurality of fiber optic channels extends.Inventor: Ali Safavi (Richmond)Assignee: Grenova (Richmond)Aug. 29, 2023

Device And Method For Checking Fill Level Of A CartridgePatent No. 11737496A aerosol-generating system includes a liquid storage portion, a liquid pressure sensor within the liquid storage portion, and a control unit that is in communication with the pressure sensor. The aerosol-generating system further includes an atmospheric pressure sensor in communication with the control unit. The atmospheric pressure sensor is configured to sense the atmospheric pressure of the environment. The control unit is configured to receive the pressure signals from the liquid pressure sensor and the atmospheric pressure sensor. The control unit is further configured to determine the fill level of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate based on a comparison of the pressure signals from the liquid pressure sensor and the atmospheric pressure sensor.Inventors: Guillaume Colotte (Arnex sur Orbe, Switz.); Stephane Bilat (Areuse, Switz.)Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)Aug. 29, 2023

Cooling System With A Distribution System And A Cooling UnitPatent No. 11739989A cooling system includes a distribution system and a cooling unit. The distribution system is configured to circulate a distribution system refrigerant. The distribution system includes a distribution system pump, a main cooler, a distribution system input conduit, and a distribution system output conduit. The main cooler is configured to receive the distribution system refrigerant from the distribution system pump. The distribution system input conduit is configured to receive the distribution system refrigerant from the main cooler. The distribution system output conduit is configured to receive the distribution system refrigerant from the distribution system input conduit and to provide the distribution system refrigerant to the distribution system pump. The cooling unit is configured to circulate a cooling unit refrigerant. The cooling unit includes a cooling unit pump, an upstream receiver, a condenser, a downstream receiver, and an evaporator. The upstream receiver is configured to receive the cooling unit refrigerant.Inventors: Jeffrey E. Newel (Snellville, Ga.); Neil John Rathje (Chesterfield, Va.); Timothy Dean Swofford (Midlothian, Va.)Assignee: Hill Phoenix (Conyers, Ga.)Aug. 29, 2023

Systems, Methods, And Computer-accessible Mediums For Repressing Or Turning Off The Read Of A Digital TagPatent No. 11743370An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium can include, for example, storing on a first device a digital tag, the tag configured to be associated with at least one application on a second device, such that receipt of the tag on the second device launches the application on the second device; and emitting from the first device to a second device the digital tag; wherein the application on the second device is configured to launch in a special state when the second device is in at least one state from a pre-determined list of states.Inventors: Jeffrey rule (Chevy Chase, Md.); Paul Moreton (Glen Allen, Va.); Wayne Lutz (Fort Washington, Md.)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)Aug. 29, 2023

High Performance Tokenization Platform For Sensitive DataPatent No. 11741249Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for processing tokenization requests in-memory of an application server. Reliance on remote devices, such as hardware security modules, is reduced because functions associated with processing tokenization requests is performed at the application server instead of the remote devices. Applicant server includes a multi-level cache for storing and accessing data for generating, hashing, and encrypting tokens in response to tokenization requests received from client devices.Inventors: Rohit Joshi (Glen Allen, Va.); Marek Bazler (Glen Allen, Va.); Lan Xie (Chantilly, Va.); Hao Cheng (Oakton, Va.)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)Aug. 29, 2023

Method And System For Redirecting A Financial TransactionPatent No. 11741536A system and method for redirecting a financial transaction from one account held by a customer at a first issuer to a second account held by the customer at a second issuer comprising receiving a customer request for redirection, identifying the second account to which transactions should be redirected, providing redirection information to a transaction entity, receiving terms for a financial transaction, and performing the financial transaction with respect to the second account.Inventors: Tad Czyzewski (Washington, D.C.); Jeffrey J. Wadlin (Bentonville, Ark.); Bill Biggins (Glen Allen, Va.); Christopher R. Burks (Midlothian, Va.); Vinod Shenai (Glen Allen, Va.)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)Aug. 29, 2023

Socket-lockerPatent No. 11738443A socket holder with a built in locking mechanism that is user controlled and activated by a push button which controls internal locking mechanisms which allow this socket holder to securely store and transport sockets mounted to a main socket holder body. This socket holder can hold multiples of sockets to the main socket holder body, releasing them only when desired by the user with the push of the push button that controls the internal mechanisms which release the sockets from the main socket holder body. This socket holder is designed to organize and securely lock the sockets onto the main socket holder body in a way that is dependable and easy to use.Inventor: William Lawrence Billups Jr. (Glen Allen, Va.)Assignee: N/AAug. 29, 2023

Refrigerator And Shelving System For A RefrigeratorPatent No. 11740012A refrigerator shelving system includes an upper shelf, suspenders, rails, and a lower shelf. The upper shelf has nests disposed along a bottom side of the upper shelf. The suspenders are rotatably secured to the upper shelf. The rails are suspended from the upper shelf via the suspenders. The lower shelf is slidably secured to the rails and has bosses extending laterally outward therefrom. Each of the bosses are configured to engage one of the nests to maintain the lower shelf in a stowed position. The lower shelf is configured to slide forward from the stowed position to an intermediate position via the rails to disengage the bosses from the nests. The lower shelf is configured to rotate downward and rearward via the suspenders to transition from the intermediate position to an operational position.Inventors: Anant Karanjikar (St. Joseph, Mich.); Umakant Suresh Katu (Glen Allen, Va.); Kailash Shravan More (Pune, India); Sunil Patil (Belagavi, India); Vinay M. Patil (Pune, India)Assignee: Whirlpool Corp. (Benton Harbor, Mich.)Aug. 29, 2023

Energy Expense Determination From Spatiotemporal DataPatent No. 11737684A mechanism for interpreting spatiotemporal data from augmented and virtual reality devices into fitness related metrics and recommendations. Spatiotemporal data can be compared to the physical data of the end user to interpret energy expense such as estimated calorie burn. A virtual reality or augmented reality device can report positional data over time as the user engages with a corresponding environment. The positional data is compared to a biometric profile of the end user to understand how their physical body is exerting itself. The spatiotemporal data is a series of coordinate data expressed over time. The biometric data is the physical profile of the end user. This data is used to understand and quantify physical movement while using a virtual reality or augmented reality device. The energy expense determination mechanism can be used to provide a virtual coach for activities and workouts, games involving physical movement, and other applications.Inventors: Dilan Shah (San Francisco, Calif.); Ethan McCosby (New Castle, Penn.); Cix Liv (San Francisco, Calif.); Maximilian Meyers (Henrico, Va.)Assignee: Yur Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.)Aug. 29, 2023

Snapshot Transfer For Cloud-based Storage Across AccountsPatent No. 11743046In some implementations, a system may receive a first credential associated with a first account and a second credential associated with a second account and may instruct a cloud service, using the first credential, to generate a first snapshot of structured source data associated with the first account. The system may authorize the first account and the second account to use a master encryption key and instruct the cloud service to encrypt the first snapshot using the master encryption key. The system may instruct the cloud service, using the second credential, to copy the first snapshot to a second snapshot associated with the second account and to decrypt the second snapshot into structured target data using the master encryption key. The system may deauthorize the first account and the second account from using the master encryption key and output an indicator of completion to a user device.Inventors: Steven P. Long (Henrico, Va.); Volkan Senkaynak (Wilmington, Del.)Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)Aug. 29, 2029

Adjustable Motor MountPatent No. 11739955A heating ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a support structure having a mounting rail, a first mounting bracket coupled to the mounting rail and configured to be adjustably positioned along a first axis of the mounting rail, and a second mounting bracket directly coupled to the first mounting bracket. The second mounting bracket is configured to support a fan motor mounted thereto, the second mounting bracket is configured to be adjustably positioned along a second axis of the first mounting bracket, and the second axis of the first mounting bracket is transverse to the first axis of the mounting rail.Inventors: Zachary A. Willey (Henrico, Va.); John L McElvany (Norman, Okla.); Anthony J. Reardon (Moore, Okla.)Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP (Milwaukee, Wisc.)Aug. 29, 2023

Rapid Turn-off Circuit In Static Transfer SwitchPatent No. 11742849Disclosed herein is a hybrid resonant capacitor circuit including a first capacitor configured to discharge resonant current to interrupt a load current to a switch in parallel with the hybrid resonant capacitor circuit, a second capacitor coupled in parallel with the first capacitor, wherein the second capacitor is configured to transfer energy stored in the second capacitor to the first capacitor after discharge of the resonant current from the first capacitor, and a current limiter coupled in series with the second capacitor. A static transfer switch including a thyristor switch and the hybrid resonant capacitor circuit is also disclosed herein, as is a method for facilitating multiple consecutive voltage source transfers between a first voltage source and a second voltage source powering a load, using the hybrid resonant capacitor circuit.Inventors: Yuzhi Zhang (Apex, N.C.); Xiaoqing Song (Apex, N.C.); Veerakumar Bose (Henrico, Va.)Assignee: ABB Schweiz Ag (Baden, Switzerland)Aug. 29, 2023

Techniques For Indicating A Degraded State Of An Authoritative Name ServerPatent No. 11743107In one embodiment, a zone resiliency application indicates that an authoritative name server is in a degraded state. In operation, the zone resiliency application determines that the authoritative name server is in a degraded state. The zone resiliency application then generates a status record that indicates the degraded state. Subsequently, the zone resiliency application associates the status record with a domain name service (DNS) response to a DNS query. The zone resiliency application then transmits the DNS response and the associated status record to a requester.Inventors: Burton S. Kaliski Jr. (McLean, Va.); Eric Osterwell (Fairfax, Va.); Duane Wessels (Moscow, Idaho); Frank Scalzo (Leesburg, Va.); Glen Wiley (Goochland, Va.); Shumon Huque (Reston, Va.)Assignee: VeriSign (Reston, Va.)Aug. 29, 2023