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Sep 27, 2023

11,755,021 (Autonomous vehicle haven seeking system and method) was assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA). Dallas Invents is a weekly look at U.S. patents granted with a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. Listings include patents granted to local assignees and/or those with a North Texas inventor. Patent activity can be an indicator of future economic growth, as well as the development of emerging markets and talent attraction. By tracking both inventors and assignees in the region, we aim to provide a broader view of the region’s inventive activity. Listings are organized by Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC). THIS WEEK, BY THE NUMBERS Week of Sept. 12, 2023 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (19100) 182 patents granted NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION A: HUMAN NECESSITIES 14 C: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY 8 Texas Instruments (Dallas) 21 Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Stockholm, SE) 7 Capital One Services (McLean, VA) 5 Sandisk Technologies (Addison) 5 7-Eleven (Irving) 4 United Services Automobile Association (San Antonio) 4 UNASSIGNED 21 Rebecca Hadley (Flower Mound) 10 Robert Mark Harrison (Grapevine) 7 David Gan (Southlake) 3 Mirza Faizan (Irving) 3 Shahmeer Ali Mirza (Celina) 3 Adam Cole Ewing (McKinney) 2 Chih-Hsiang Chow (Plano) 2 Don’t miss Dallas Invents: Sign up for the Dallas Innovates e-newsletter. Patent information is provided by Joe Chiarella, founder of patent analytics company Patent Index and publisher of  The Inventiveness Index . For additional details on the patents granted below, search the USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database . UTILITY PATENTS Pet enclosure Assignee(s): DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. (Arlington, TX) Law Firm: GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP (9 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 16952404 on 11/19/2020 (1027 days app to issue) Abstract: A pet enclosure includes a bottom section, a middle section, and a top section. The middle section is connectable to the bottom section with an opening in the middle section. The opening in the middle section has a bottom portion that connects with a top portion of an opening in the bottom section. The top section is connectable to the middle section with an opening in the top section. The opening in the top section has a bottom portion that connects with a top portion of an opening in the bottom section. The bottom section, middle section and top section when connected together form an enclosed pet enclosure with an animal opening therein. [A01K] ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS Medical face mask with clear portion Inventor(s): George D. Reese (North Richland Hils, TX), Michael L. Bowen (North Richalnd Hills, NY), Rex D. Reese (North Richland Hills, TX) Assignee(s): Prestige Ameritech, Ltd. (North Richland Hills, TX) Law Firm: BKDowd Law, P.C. (1 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 15616731 on 06/07/2017 (2288 days app to issue) Abstract: A facemask includes an air-filtering portion comprising an air-permeable filtering media; a see-through portion in the filtering media; and a layered portion on each opposing side of the see-through portion. The see-through portion is configured so that, in use, a mouth of a wearer is visible therethrough, and is formed from a transparent film covering a void in, and fixed along its periphery to, the filtering media. The film extends across the length of the facemask, including over the void, forming layered portions of film on filtering media on opposing sides of the clear-portion. A method of manufacture includes removing, e.g., kiss-cutting, the air-permeable filtering media away to form the see-through portion, after layering the film onto the filtering media. [A41D] OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES (eye or ear protectors A61F 9/00, A61F 11/00; sweating suits A61H 36/00) Wick-start charcoal portable grill Inventor(s): Mansi N. Gaur (Plano, TX), Rupam Bala (Plano, TX), Siddhartha Gaur (Plano, TX), Vibha Bansal (Plano, TX) Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED Abstract: A portable charcoal barbeque grill is disclosed with self-contained charcoal briquettes and an upper grill for cooking. The barbeque grill may be constructed with a starter wick having relatively low ignition-temperature for easy lighting. The wick also has a sufficiently high burning temperature either to ignite charcoal briquettes or to ignite a starter material which in turn has a starter-material-burning-temperature sufficiently high to ignite the charcoal briquettes. [A47J] KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES [6] System and method for mental state determination Inventor(s): Abdul Malik Ayam (Irving, TX), Ayan Zaman (Irving, TX), Mirza Faizan (Irving, TX), Mustafa Qadri (Irving, TX), Sidra Ambreen (Plano, TX), Syed Shah Ekramullah Alvi (Irving, TX) Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED Abstract: The invention relates to mental health and using technology that can analyze and interpret hormones from drops of sweat and also a peer to peer feedback system to predict mental health issues (such as depression) in an individual. The invention further relates to the monitoring of sweat and feedback and interpreting the two in tandem to identify symptoms of mental health illnesses in an individual over a period of time (to predict and prevent that certain mental health disease). Furthermore, the records of the sweat analysis and peer to peer feedback will be utilized to provide smart suggestions and track the mental health of an individual. [A61B] DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G01N, e.g. G01N 33/48) Surgical device Assignee(s): Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC (Minneapolis, MN) Law Firm: Patterson Thuente IP (1 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 14689794 on 04/17/2015 (3070 days app to issue) Abstract: The invention provides a cartridge assembly to couple a tissue treatment device with an electrosurgical unit, with the cartridge assembly operable with a power delivery apparatus and a fluid delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit. The invention also provides an electrosurgical unit comprising a power delivery apparatus and a fluid delivery apparatus operable with the cartridge assembly and a system thereof. [A61B] DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material G01N, e.g. G01N 33/48) Full depth of focus intraocular lens Assignee(s): Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, , CH) Law Firm: Patterson + Sheridan, LLP (2 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 16381359 on 04/11/2019 (1615 days app to issue) Abstract: An ophthalmic lens comprising an anterior surface and a posterior surface, at least one of the anterior surface and posterior surface including a first surface region corresponding to a photopic aperture of a pupil and a second surface region corresponding to a difference between the photopic aperture and a mesopic aperture of the pupil. A first microstructure pattern formed in a the first surface region, the first microstructure pattern introducing a phase perturbation into an optical path of incoming light such that a full depth of focus for photopic vision is provided. [A61F] FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) [2006.01] Constrained and repositionable percussive massage device tool and tool receiver Inventor(s): Federico G. Vierheller (Fort Worth, TX), Michael James Williams (Colleyville, TX), Wesley A. Coleman (N. Richland Hills, TX) Assignee(s): PlayMakar, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) Law Firm: Bey Cotropia PLLC (1 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17508954 on 10/22/2021 (690 days app to issue) Abstract: A percussive massaging device has a base which includes a tool receiver and a piston for providing percussive action to a massage tool. The massage tool includes an attachment for selectively attaching to the tool receiver using one of a key and keyway system and a magnetic system. The attachment post further includes a press-fit seal or a magnetic mechanism for further securing the attachment post to the tool receiver. The massage tool further includes a tool head which may be non-rotating or is capable of rotating in one or more directions during use while simultaneously providing a percussive massage to a user. [A61H] PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy, ultrasound therapy A61N) Topical skin care formulations comprising plant extracts Assignee(s): MARY KAY INC. (Addison, TX) Law Firm: NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP (Local + 13 other metros) Application No., Date, Speed: 17186619 on 02/26/2021 (928 days app to issue) Abstract: A method for treating skin of a person is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to the skin of the person a composition comprising an effective amount of an aqueous, alcoholic, or aqueous-alcoholic extract from [i]Ficus retusa [/i]ssp. [i]nitida[/i], wherein the composition reduces tyrosinase activity or melanin production in the skin. [A61K] PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J 3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) Topical skin care formulations comprising plant extracts Assignee(s): MARY KAY INC. (Addison, TX) Law Firm: NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP (Local + 13 other metros) Application No., Date, Speed: 17193510 on 03/05/2021 (921 days app to issue) Abstract: A method for treating skin of a person is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to the skin of the person a composition comprising an effective amount of an aqueous, alcoholic, or aqueous-alcoholic extract from [i]Chamaecrista mimosoides[/i], wherein the composition reduces tyrosinase activity in the skin, increases antioxidant activity in the skin, and/or increases skin moisture content. [A61K] PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J 3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) Ophthalmic suspension vehicles and related methods for pharmaceutical ingredient delivery Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED Application No., Date, Speed: 17939606 on 09/07/2022 (370 days app to issue) Abstract: This disclosure is directed to ophthalmic suspension vehicles for delivery of at least one pharmaceutical ingredient to a patient in need of treatment. The disclosure also provides methods of delivering at least one pharmaceutical ingredient to a patient in need of treatment. [A61K] PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J 3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) Method for determining facial muscle responses Assignee(s): MARY KAY INC. (Addison, TX) Law Firm: NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP (Local + 13 other metros) Application No., Date, Speed: 16270211 on 02/07/2019 (1678 days app to issue) Abstract: A method for quantitatively assessing muscle contraction and corresponding kits are described. The method can include assessing muscle contraction of a facial muscle by applying an external electrical stimulus to facial skin sufficient to contract a facial muscle, and measuring the contractile activity of the contracted facial muscle. The method can be used to determine the ability of a treatment material to reduce contraction of the facial muscle. [A61N] ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B 18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infra-red radiators for heating H05B) [6] Diagnostic or therapeutic procedure using implantable targets Assignee(s): HOLOGIC, INC. (Marlborough, MA) Law Firm: JONES ROBB, PLLC (1 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 16262401 on 01/30/2019 (1686 days app to issue) Abstract: An implantable device has a body that is substantially rigid and has an imageable shape. The body is further bioabsorbable and may contain permanent metallic elements to aid in its imaging. When the device is implanted in a resected cavity in soft tissue, it can cause the cavity to conform substantially to a known imageable shape. The implantable device is further imageable due to its attenuation properties being different from those of soft tissue such that the boundaries of the tissue corresponding to the predetermined shape can be determined. [A61N] ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B 18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infra-red radiators for heating H05B) [6] Heat resistant descent controller Assignee(s): Tech Safety Lines, Inc. (Carrollton, TX) Law Firm: Carstens, Allen Gourley, LLP (no location found) Application No., Date, Speed: 17174928 on 02/12/2021 (942 days app to issue) Abstract: A load lowering descent controller having a fixed cylindrical body or capstan about which a rope or cable is turned. The descent controller allows for lowering of the load at a controlled rate by adjusting the amount of friction between the controller and the rope or cable as a function of rope or cable turning and relative contact with rope or cable engagement surfaces in the controller. The fixed cylindrical body or capstan is surrounded by a vented sleeve to prevent the rope from becoming heated and to prevent the user from being injured. [A62B] DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M 39/00; composition of chemical substances used in respirators, gas-masks, breathing apparatus or the like A62D; rescuing from mountains or trees A63B 27/00, A63B 29/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C 9/00; divers’ equipment B63C 11/00; specially adapted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes or ejector seats, B64D; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F 11/00) Golf shaft system and golf shaft Inventor(s): Blair M. Philip (Dallas, TX), Byron H. Adams (Indian Wells, CA), Jeffrey T. Halstead (Wylie, TX), Robert E. Stephens (Fort Worth, TX), Trever M. Napier (Plano, TX) Assignee(s): BREAKTHROUGH GOLF TECHNOLOGY LLC (Dallas, TX) Law Firm: DAWSEY CO., LPA (1 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17838957 on 06/13/2022 (456 days app to issue) Abstract: A golf club shaft system and golf club shaft possessing unique characteristics including flexural and torsional rigidity profiles. [A63B] APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) Grape plant named A-1400 Assignee(s): THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, AR) Law Firm: Quarles Brady, LLP (5 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17968516 on 10/18/2022 (329 days app to issue) Abstract: The new cultivar of grape originated from a hand-pollinated cross of Dunstan-210 (female parent, not patented) and Black Monukka (male parent, not patented) made in 1970. The seedlings fruited in the summer of 1973 in a vineyard near Clarksville, Ark. and one was selected for its potential as a table grape for utilization in the southern United States. The original vine was tested as Ark. 1400. The new cultivar of grapevine is a white, seedless table grape which provides advancements in Pierce”s Disease tolerance ([i]Xylella fastidiosa [/i]Wells et al.) for the southern region of the United States. This cultivar produces large, attractive fruit clusters with berries that have a neutral flavor and palatable, thin skin. Patent Class: N/A O P E R A T I O N S  &  T R A N S P O R T Apparatus, systems, and methods for engine dowel installation Assignee(s): BNSF Railway Company (Fort Worth, TX) Law Firm: Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle Schwartz PLLC (no location found) Application No., Date, Speed: 17203019 on 03/16/2021 (910 days app to issue) Abstract: A drill jig apparatus configured to be coupled to a locomotive bedplate is presented. The apparatus can include a first member and a second member. The first member can be configured to attach a drill to provide stability while drilling, and the second member can be operably coupled to a locomotive, such as to an engine and bedplate of a locomotive. An engine dowel drilling system is also presented, which can include a drill jig member and a bushing member, and the members can be operably coupled with one another. A method of drilling holes in a locomotive bedplate can include using a drill jig and a bushing to facilitate drilling, and the drill jig can be a conductor-side jig or an engineer-side jig. A kit is also presented for engine dowel installation that can standardize dowels and dowel holes. [B23B] TURNING; BORING (using an electrode which takes the place of a tool B23H, e.g. making holes B23H 9/14; working by laser beam B23K 26/00; arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q) Abrasive preforms and manufacture and use methods Assignee(s): RTX Corporation (Farmington, CT) Law Firm: Bachman LaPointe, P.C. (1 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17034247 on 09/28/2020 (1079 days app to issue) Abstract: A method for applying an abrasive comprises: applying, to a substrate, the integral combination of: a self-braze material; and an abrasive embedded in the self-braze material; and securing the combination to the substrate. [B23K] SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM (making metal-coated products by extruding metal B21C 23/22; building up linings or coverings by casting B22D 19/08; casting by dipping B22D 23/04; manufacture of composite layers by sintering metal powder B22F 7/00; arrangements on machine tools for copying or controlling B23Q; covering metals or covering materials with metals, not otherwise provided for C23C; burners F23D) Polymer composition and methods using said polymer composition to manufacture ophthalmic lens Assignee(s): Lennox Industries Inc. (Richardson, TX) Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros) Application No., Date, Speed: 17237922 on 04/22/2021 (873 days app to issue) Abstract: An HVAC system includes a variable-speed compressor which compresses refrigerant flowing through the HVAC system, a blower which provides a flow of air through the HVAC system at a controllable flow rate, and a controller communicatively coupled to the variable-speed compressor and the blower. The controller receives a demand request, which includes a command to operate the HVAC system at a predefined setpoint temperature. In response to receiving the demand request, a setpoint temperature associated with the HVAC system can be adjusted to the predefined setpoint temperature. A speed of the variable-speed compressor is decreased to a low-speed setting. Based on the decreased speed of the variable-speed compressor, an air-flow rate can be determined to provide by the blower. The controllable flow rate of the flow of air provided by the blower can be adjusted based on the determined air-flow rate. [B60H] ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING, OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES Variable flow adapters for air diffusers of HVAC systems Inventor(s): Hajo C. M. Siemers (Allen, TX), Kazim C. Demirhan (Garland, TX), Mark J. Costello (Plano, TX), Ryan M. Perkinson (Plano, TX) Assignee(s): AIR DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC (Milwaukee, WI) Law Firm: Fletcher Yoder, PC (1 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 16432698 on 06/05/2019 (1560 days app to issue) Abstract: An air diffuser for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a variable flow adapter including a housing and an actuator configured to transition between actuation states based on an air flow parameter in the housing. The air diffuser includes a first plurality of nozzles disposed in the housing and defining a first set of flow paths from an interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing. Additionally, the air diffuser includes a second plurality of nozzles disposed in the housing and defining a second set of flow paths from the interior of the housing to an exterior of the housing. The air diffuser also includes a valve system configured to be actuated by the actuator to control air flow through the second set of flow paths of the second plurality of nozzles. [B60H] ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING, OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES Aircraft battery systems having heat activated thermal barriers Inventor(s): Michael Raymond Hull (Fort Worth, TX), Yue Fan (Fort Worth, TX), Zachary Edwin Dailey (Grapevine, TX) Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) Law Firm: Lawrence Youst PLLC (Local) Application No., Date, Speed: 17472907 on 09/13/2021 (729 days app to issue) Abstract: A battery system includes a plurality of battery modules each formed from a plurality of battery cells. A shared cooling structure is thermally coupled to each of the battery modules. The shared cooling structure is configured to conduct heat relative to the battery modules. A thermal interface is disposed between the battery cells of each battery module and the shared cooling structure. Each thermal interface is configured to transition from a first thermal conductivity state to a second thermal conductivity state when heat generated by the respective battery cells exceeds a threshold level. The second thermal conductivity state is lower than the first thermal conductivity state such that after one of the thermal interfaces has transitioned from the first thermal conductivity state to the second thermal conductivity state, heat transfer from the respective battery cells to the shared cooling structure is reduced. [B60L] PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K 1/00, B60K 6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K 17/12, B60K 17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C 15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D 1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H 1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES [4] Vehicle seat with tilting seat portion Inventor(s): Brian J. Pinkelman (Ann Arbor, MI), Mark A. Gummin (Silverton, OR), Ryohei Tsuruta (Ann Arbor, MI), Umesh N. Gandhi (Farmington Hills, MI) Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX) Law Firm: Darrow Mustafa PC (2 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 16367457 on 03/28/2019 (1629 days app to issue) Abstract: A vehicle seat can be configured to provide support to a vehicle occupant in conditions when lateral acceleration is experienced. Shape memory material members can be operatively positioned with respect to a seat portion of the vehicle seat. The shape memory material members can be selectively activated by an activation input. When activated, the shape memory material members can engage a seat pan so as to cause the seat pan to tilt in a respective lateral direction. As a result, a seat cushion supported by the seat pan can also tilt in the respective lateral direction. The seat cushion can be tilted in a lateral direction that is opposite to the direction of the lateral acceleration. Thus, the effects of lateral acceleration felt by a seat occupant can be reduced. The shape memory material members can be selectively activated based on vehicle speed, steering angle, and/or lateral acceleration. [B60N] VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (furniture construction A47) Vehicle interior trim securing systems and associated methods Inventor(s): Abhijeet Anil Hoshing (Ann Arbor, MI), James M Thomas, Jr. (Ypsilanti, MI), Jonathan Quijano (Ann Arbor, MI) Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX) Law Firm: Dinsmore Shohl LLP (14 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17223153 on 04/06/2021 (889 days app to issue) Abstract: A vehicle interior trim securing system includes a trim piece that includes a trim piece body. The trim piece includes a wire harness support that extends outward from the trim piece body that includes a support portion including an inner portion, an outer portion and a connecting portion that connects the inner portion and the outer portion forming a channel that is sized to receive a wire harness. A sealing structure includes a suction cup that is connected to the outer portion and a pull tab connected to the suction cup. The pull tab is partially covered by the trim piece body with the suction cup adhered to a floor underbody panel and has a length such that a free end extends laterally beyond the trim piece body. [B60R] VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for vehicles A62C 3/07) Tilt rotor aircraft noise reduction Assignee(s): Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) Law Firm: Frost Brown Todd LLP (Local + 4 other metros) Application No., Date, Speed: 17370817 on 07/08/2021 (796 days app to issue) Abstract: A control system for a multi-rotor aircraft is described that results in lower operating noise. Allowing blades to flap during flight reduces aerodynamic interference as blades pass by other aircraft components, such as wings or the fuselage. Pitch links coupled to a rotational swashplate can be used to allow flapping during flight. The swashplates can allow the canting of the rotors to change a rotational or out-of-plane angle of the blades to decrease noise. [B64C] AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS (air-cushion vehicles B60V) Main rotor blade using integral metallic center block strap assembly Assignee(s): LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION (Bethesda, MD) Law Firm: Foley Lardner LLP (Local + 13 other metros) Application No., Date, Speed: 16929889 on 07/15/2020 (1154 days app to issue) Abstract: A rotor blade assembly of an aircraft having a rotor hub including a structural member having an inboard end and an outboard end, the structural member being connectable with the rotor hub. A spar surrounds the structural member and extends at least partially along a rotor blade axis. A pitch bearing assembly supports the spar relative to the structural member. The pitch bearing assembly includes an inboard pitch bearing mounted to the inboard end of the structural member and an outboard pitch bearing mounted to the outboard end of the structural member. The rotor blade assembly additionally includes a centrifugal assembly including a centrifugal bearing disposed between the inboard pitch bearing and the outboard pitch bearing relative to the rotor blade axis. [B64C] AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS (air-cushion vehicles B60V) Modular deployable external passenger system for aircraft Assignee(s): TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC. (Providence, RI) Law Firm: Akona IP (no location found) Application No., Date, Speed: 17112446 on 12/04/2020 (1012 days app to issue) Abstract: An embodiment is a system including an external passenger seating unit comprising at least one seat; and a translation mechanism for translating the external passenger seating unit between a first position in which the external passenger seating unit is stowed in a payload bay of an aircraft and a second position in which the external passenger seating unit is deployed external to the aircraft for accommodating at least one passenger. [B64D] EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT Parking spot and person detection Assignee(s): TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Plano, TX) Law Firm: SNELL WILMER LLP (5 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17324068 on 05/18/2021 (847 days app to issue) Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for a detection system for a vehicle. The detection system includes at least one of a camera or a sensor. The camera is configured to capture image data of a surrounding environment. The sensor is configured to detect sensor data. The detection system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is coupled to the camera and is configured to determine that there is an available parking spot or a person is positioned on a side of a road based on the image data or the sensor data. The electronic control unit is configured to provide a location of the available parking spot or the person to another device or to the vehicle. [B60W] CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT [2006.01] C H E M I S T R Y & M E T A L L U R G Y Tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[cd]indene derivatives as hypoxia inducible factor-2(alpha) inhibitors Assignee(s): NIKANG THERAPEUTICS, INC. (Wilmington, DE) Law Firm: Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP (13 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17670423 on 02/11/2022 (578 days app to issue) Abstract: The present disclosure provides certain tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[cd]indene compounds that are Hypoxia Inducible Factor 2 (HIF-2) inhibitors and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of HIF-2. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds. [C07D] HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (macromolecular compounds C08) [2] Methods of making deuterium-enriched N-acetylcysteine amide (d-NACA) and (2R, 2R)-3,3-disulfanediyl bis(2-acetamidopropanamide) (diNACA) and using d-NACA and diNACA to treat diseases involving oxidative stress Assignee(s): Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) Law Firm: Chalker Flores, LLP (Local) Application No., Date, Speed: 16928927 on 07/14/2020 (1155 days app to issue) Abstract: The present invention includes pharmaceutical composition comprising (2R,2R)-3,3-disulfanediyl bis(2-acetamidopropanamide)(diNACA) or D[subscript]3[/subscript]-N-acetyl cysteine amide, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, having a deuterium enrichment above the natural abundance of deuterium, and derivatives or solids thereof, and methods of using diNACA to treat eye diseases and other diseases associated with oxidative damage including, e.g., antivenom, beta-thallassemia, cataract, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, macular degeneration, contrast-induced nephropathy, asthma, lung contusion, methamphetamine-induced oxidative stress, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson”s disease, platelet apoptosis, Tardive dyskinesia, Alzheimer disease, HIV-1-associated dementia, mitochondrial diseases, myocardial myopathy, neurodegenerative diseases, pulmonary fibrosis, skin pigmentation, skin in need of rejuventation, antimicrobial infection, Friedreich”s ataxia. [C07C] ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS (macromolecular compounds C08; production of organic compounds by electrolysis or electrophoresis C25B 3/00, C25B 7/00) Inhibitors of receptor interacting protein kinase I for the treatment of disease Assignee(s): PCM TARGETECH, LLC (Amarillo, TX) Law Firm: No Counsel Abstract: Provided herein are a preparation method and use of an anti-MET-and-RON bispecific antibody and an antibody-drug conjugate thereof. The anti-MET-and-RON bispecific antibody includes an anti-MET antibody fragment and an anti-RON antibody fragment which are linked to each other through a specific chemical ”knobs-into-holes” structure. [C07K] PEPTIDES (peptides containing fl-lactam rings C07D; cyclic dipeptides not having in their molecule any other peptide link than those which form their ring, e.g. piperazine-2,5-diones, C07D; ergot alkaloids of the cyclic peptide type C07D 519/02; single cell proteins, enzymes C12N; genetic engineering processes for obtaining peptides C12N 15/00) [4] Dispensable polyimide aerogel prepolymer, method of making the same, method of using the same, and substrate comprising patterned polyimide aerogel Assignee(s): RAYTHEON COMPANY (Waltham, MA) Law Firm: LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP (6 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 16712663 on 12/12/2019 (1370 days app to issue) Abstract: A method for manufacturing a patterned polyimide aerogel film on a substrate includes: dispensing a polyimide prepolymer sol onto a first portion of a surface of a substrate, a second portion of the surface of the substrate being substantially free of the polyimide prepolymer sol; forming a patterned film of a polyimide prepolymer gel on the substrate from the polyimide prepolymer sol; drying the polyimide prepolymer gel to form a patterned film of a polyimide prepolymer aerogel on the substrate; and curing the polyimide prepolymer aerogel on the substrate to form the patterned polyimide aerogel film on the first portion of the surface of the substrate, the second portion of the surface of the substrate being substantially free of the patterned polyimide aerogel film. [C08J] WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H (working, e.g. shaping, of plastics B29) [2] Injection fluids comprising an anionic surfactant for treating unconventional formations Assignee(s): CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. (San Ramon, CA) Law Firm: Meunier Carlin Curfman LLC (1 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 16635733 on 07/31/2018 (1869 days app to issue) Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods that stabilize an injection fluid when exposed to reservoir conditions, reducing formation damage and increasing the amount of hydrocarbon recovered. Specifically, the formulation is a single-phase liquid surfactant package which comprises an anionic surfactant including a hydrophobic tail comprising from 6 to 60 carbon atoms and optionally one or more secondary surfactants. [C09K] MATERIALS FOR APPLICATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR Device for pyrolysis of carbonaceous materials and method Assignee(s): Extiel AP, LLC (Dallas, TX) Law Firm: Decker Jones, PC (no location found) Application No., Date, Speed: 17688137 on 03/07/2022 (554 days app to issue) Abstract: The device for pyrolysis of carbonaceous materials comprises a working chamber comprising a non-magnetic wall comprising an inner graphite lining; one or more electrodes adapted to be inserted within a carbon-based bedding; a solenoid coiled around the device exterior, the solenoid adapted to create a magnetic field within the working chamber such that when the solenoid is energized, the carbon-based bedding is caused to move; a lower solids outlet comprising an airlock, the solids outlet adapted to permit solids to exit the device; and a lower gas outlet adapted to permit gaseous substances to exit after having traveled through the carbon-based bedding. The method comprises the steps of loading carbon-containing materials into the working chamber; using the first and second electrodes to heat the carbon-containing materials by passing electric current through the carbon-containing materials without air access; collecting, cleaning and releasing gaseous pyrolysis products produced by the heating. [C10B] DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS (cracking oils C10G; underground gasification of minerals E21B 43/295) [5] Compositions and methods for treatment of neurological disorders Assignee(s): THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, TX) Law Firm: DLA Piper LLP (14 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17230484 on 04/14/2021 (881 days app to issue) Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for the treatment of diseases and/or disorders in a subject, including, but not limited to neurological disorders such as giant axonal neuropathy. The methods described herein include direct administration of a gene therapy (e.g. an rAAV viral vector) to a subject via injection into a vagus nerve (e.g. the left vagus nerve) of the subject. [C12N] MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF (biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi, enzymes, fermentates, or substances produced by, or extracted from, microorganisms or animal material A01N 63/00; medicinal preparations A61K; fertilisers C05F); PROPAGATING, PRESERVING, OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; CULTURE MEDIA (microbiological testing media C12Q 1/00) [3] F I X E D  C O N S T R U C T I O N S Bridge heating system and method of use Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED Application No., Date, Speed: 17229398 on 04/13/2021 (882 days app to issue) Abstract: A bridge heating system includes one or more mounting boxes, each of the mounting boxes being configured to mount to an underneath side of a bridge; one or more heating devices secured inside of each of the one or more mounting boxes; one or more fans secured inside each of the one or more mounting boxes and to circulate air throughout the associated mounting box; control system to operate the one or more heating devices and the one or more fans such the one or more mounting boxes heats the underneath side of the bridge. [E01C] CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR (forming road or like surfaces by compacting or grading snow or ice E01H) Fluid flow control unit Abstract: A fluid flow control unit adapted to control flow of fluid from a tap is disclosed. The fluid flow control unit comprises a vertical piece ([b]101[/b]) extending along the length of the tap; and a horizontal piece ([b]102[/b]) extending along a handle of the tap, wherein the vertical piece ([b]101[/b]) and the horizontal piece ([b]102[/b]) are sheet structures attached together at a predetermined angle, wherein one of sides ([b]101[/b][i]a[/i]) of the vertical piece ([b]101[/b]) is attached to one of sides ([b]102[/b][i]a[/i]) of horizontal piece, and wherein a point of attachment of the vertical piece ([b]101[/b]) and the horizontal piece is above the handle ([b]105[/b]) of the tap. [E03C] DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER (not connected to either water-supply main or to waste pipe A47K; devices of the kind used in the ground E03B, E03F); SINKS Multi-layered cap shingle with enhanced wind performance and method of making same Assignee(s): BMIC LLC (Dallas, TX) Law Firm: WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP (14 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17554053 on 12/17/2021 (634 days app to issue) Abstract: A multi-layer cap shingle for installation along a ridge, hip, or rake of a roof includes a forward exposure area and a rear headlap area. The multi-layer cap shingle includes at least two layers of shingle material, a top layer and a bottom layer each having opposed edges. The layers are bonded together with patches of lamination adhesive adjacent their opposed edges. The bottom layer is configured with a deformation-absorbing mechanism such as a pair of slots extending from a forward edge rearwardly inboard of the lamination adhesive patches. When the multi-layer cap shingle is bent over a roof ridge, the slots of the bottom layer of shingle material narrow in width to account for the fact that the bottom layer must bend around an arc of slightly smaller radius than the top layer of shingle material. As a result, the opposed edges of the bottom and top layers of shingle material remain aligned and both edges of the top layer are laminated to the bottom layer to increase wind lift resistance of the installed multi-layer cap shingle. [E04B] GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of openings in walls, floors, or ceilings E06B 1/00) Venturi activated downhole torque limiter Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX) Law Firm: Scott Richardson Parker Justiss, P.C. (no location found) Application No., Date, Speed: 17368286 on 07/06/2021 (798 days app to issue) Abstract: A downhole torque limiter. The downhole torque limiter may include a tubular housing; a pipe positioned within the tubular housing, the pipe transitioning from a larger inside diameter (ID[subscript]L[/subscript]) to a smaller inside diameter (ID[subscript]S[/subscript]), thereby forming a venturi profile having a first pressure zone (Z[subscript]1[/subscript]) and a second pressure zone (Z[subscript]2[/subscript]); a tubular valve plate radially positioned between the tubular housing and the pipe and rotationally fixed with the pipe; a lower sub rotationally fixed relative to the tubular housing and rotationally coupled to the tubular valve plate via a clutch mechanism; and a valve assembly positioned within a longitudinal opening extending along at least a portion of a sidewall of the tubular valve plate, the valve assembly configured to be activated by a pressure drop created by fluid flowing through the venturi profile. [E21B] EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING (mining, quarrying E21C; making shafts, driving galleries or tunnels E21D); OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS [5] Winch overload protection system Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX) Law Firm: Parker Justiss, P.C. (2 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 16063766 on 03/03/2017 (2384 days app to issue) Abstract: The present disclosure provides a winch overload protection system, a workover system, and a method for operating a workover system. The winch overload protection system, in one embodiment, includes an overload detection unit operable to detect when a load on a winch of a workover system exceeds a safety load limit. The winch overload protection system, in this embodiment, further includes an overload control unit configured to receive an overload signal from the overload detection unit, and in response thereto release a brake on the winch. [E21B] EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING (mining, quarrying E21C; making shafts, driving galleries or tunnels E21D); OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS [5] Autonomous tractor using counter flow-driven propulsion Inventor(s): James Dan Vick, Jr. (Dallas, TX), Michael Linley Fripp (Carrollton, TX), Xiaoguang Allan Zhong (Plano, TX) Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX) Law Firm: Parker Justiss, P.C. (2 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 16424888 on 05/29/2019 (1567 days app to issue) Abstract: Provided is a wellbore tractor and method for operating a well system. The wellbore tractor, in one aspect, includes a base member, and one or more turbines fixed to the base member for rotating the base member in a first rotational direction based upon a first direction of fluid flow. The wellbore tractor, according to this aspect, further includes one or more wellbore engaging devices radially extending from the base member, the one or more wellbore engaging devices contactable with a surface of a wellbore for displacing the base member and one or more turbines axially downhole as the one or more turbines rotate in the first rotational direction. [E21B] EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING (mining, quarrying E21C; making shafts, driving galleries or tunnels E21D); OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS [5] Expandable metal packing stacks Inventor(s): James Dan Vick, Jr. (Dallas, TX), Michael Linley Fripp (Carrollton, TX), Stephen Michael Greci (Little Elm, TX) Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX) Law Firm: C. Tumey Law Group, PLLC (no location found) Application No., Date, Speed: 17051762 on 11/14/2019 (1398 days app to issue) Abstract: Seal elements for establishing fluid seals in a wellbore may be constructed of expandable metal materials. For example, an elongated gland of expandable metal may replace some or all the components in a packing stack of a locking mandrel. The gland may be recessed within the locking mandrel, or narrower than a seal bore of a landing nipple, such that the gland is protected from damage as the locking mandrel passes through landing nipples to reach a target landing nipple. The expandable metal may be induced to chemically react with a brine or other water-based fluid to form metal hydroxides and may thus create a seal with the target landing nipple. Once an intended purpose of the locking mandrel has been achieved, a pressure reversal may be employed to break the seal and/or a mild acid may be introduced to accelerate dissolving of the expandable metal seal. [E21B] EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING (mining, quarrying E21C; making shafts, driving galleries or tunnels E21D); OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS [5] Downhole tool actuator with viscous fluid clearance paths Inventor(s): Adam Evan Beck (Flower Mound, TX), Matthew Lawrence Apiecionek (Frisco, TX), Michael Wade Meaders (Pilot Point, TX), Ross Glen Dusterhoft (Carrollton, TX) Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX) Law Firm: C. Tumey Law Group PLLC (no location found) Application No., Date, Speed: 17216066 on 03/29/2021 (897 days app to issue) Abstract: A flow tube is axially moveable within an actuator body between a first axial position and a second axial position for actuating a downhole tool, such as for closing a subsurface safety valve. The flow tube includes an interior flow bore for conveying fluids from the tubing string through the actuator body. An external flow tube profile defined on the flow tube includes an upper shoulder for engagement with a wiper in the first axial position, a lower shoulder for engagement with the wiper in the second axial position, and a clearance path between the upper and lower shoulders for allowing viscous flow past the wiper when the flow tube is moved between the first and second axial positions. [E21B] EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING (mining, quarrying E21C; making shafts, driving galleries or tunnels E21D); OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS [5] Ball seat release apparatus including sliding shear sleeve Inventor(s): Abdolreza Gharesi (Southlake, TX), Alan Tancel Jackson (Frisco, TX), Richard Paul Noffke (Frisco, TX), Stephen Maddux (Carrollton, TX) Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX) Law Firm: Parker Justiss, P.C. (2 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17131442 on 12/22/2020 (994 days app to issue) Abstract: Provided, in one aspect, is a ball seat release apparatus. The ball seat release apparatus, according to this embodiment, includes a shear sleeve having a recess pocket and a ball seat body slidingly engaged within the shear sleeve, the ball seat body configured to move from a first linear position to a second linear position. The ball seat body further includes a longitudinal fluid passageway, a ball seat located in the longitudinal fluid passageway, one or more first fluid bypass ports coupling the longitudinal fluid passageway and an exterior of the ball seat body, the one or more first fluid bypass ports located on a first side of the ball seat, and one or more second fluid bypass ports coupling the longitudinal fluid passageway and the exterior of the ball seat body, the one or more second fluid bypass ports located on a second opposing side of the ball seat. [E21B] EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING (mining, quarrying E21C; making shafts, driving galleries or tunnels E21D); OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS [5] Variable flow resistance system for use with a subterranean well Inventor(s): Michael Linley Fripp (Carrollton, TX), Thomas Jules Frosell (Irving, TX), Zachary Ryan Murphree (Dallas, TX), Zahed Kabir (Garland, TX) Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX) Law Firm: KL Gates LLP (no location found) Application No., Date, Speed: 16077594 on 11/18/2016 (2489 days app to issue) Abstract: A variable flow resistance system for use with a subterranean well includes a first flow path configured to receive a fluid, a sensor configured to measure a property of the fluid received into the first flow path, and an actuator configured to control an inflow rate of the fluid received into the first flow path based upon the property of the fluid measured by the sensor. [E21B] EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING (mining, quarrying E21C; making shafts, driving galleries or tunnels E21D); OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS [5] Phase changing gas-lift valves for a wellbore Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX) Law Firm: Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP (14 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17491023 on 09/30/2021 (712 days app to issue) Abstract: A gas-lift valve in a wellbore may include a valve housing and a flow restrictor. The valve housing may at least in part define a chamber for receiving an actuation fluid. The flow restrictor may have a position that is controllable by adjusting a downhole pressure to change a density of the actuation fluid in the chamber. The gas-lift valve may be positioned on production tubing in an annulus of a wellbore. Controlling the position of the flow restrictor may restrict an opening in the production tubing through which gas may flow. [E21B] EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING (mining, quarrying E21C; making shafts, driving galleries or tunnels E21D); OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS [5] M E C H A N I C A L  E N G I N E E R I N G LIGHTING | HEATING | WEAPONS | BLASTING Assignee(s): Mansberger Aircraft Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) Law Firm: No Counsel Abstract: A wind turbine rotor blade assembly which incorporates automatic-aerodynamic control of the blade pitch angle is disclosed. The airfoil of the rotor blade ([b]110[/b]) is free to rotate about a strategically located longitudinal blade axis which forms the spar stub ([b]115[/b]) and is connected to the hub ([b]120[/b]) of a horizontal axis wind turbine. The location of this blade axis is precisely set with respect to the turbine blade”s aerodynamic center and center of mass. By further incorporating a reflexed airfoil with positive pitching moment this arrangement aerodynamically induces an automatic and self-regulating alignment of the rotor blade pitch such that the airfoil is always operating at or near optimal angle of attack. Details are disclosed on these strategic relationships which enable the successful operation of the new blade design. [F03D] WIND MOTORS Assignee(s): Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, TX) Law Firm: Parker Justiss, P.C. (2 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17070156 on 10/14/2020 (1063 days app to issue) Abstract: Provided is a sealing ring and a sealing system. The sealing ring, in one aspect, includes a sealing ring member having an inside diameter face, an outside diameter face, a primary seal side face, and a gland side face. The sealing ring according to this aspect further includes a secondary seal coupled to at least one of the inside diameter face, the outside diameter face, the primary seal side face or the gland side face. [F16J] PISTONS; CYLINDERS; PRESSURE VESSELS IN GENERAL; SEALINGS Top repairable gas-charged bladder type pulsation dampener Assignee(s): Performance Pulsation Control, Inc. (Richardson, TX) Law Firm: No Counsel Abstract: Top repairable gas-charged pulsation dampener designs include one or both of a threaded cover for bladder replacement and a standardized bladder with a double convex, anti-extrusion bladder button. The threaded cover, which speeds up bladder replacement over bolt-on covers, preferably has a two-piece construction to reduce torsion on the bladder neck. The bladder design, which includes a double convex, anti-extrusion bladder button, facilitates use of the same bladder design in both top repairable and bottom repairable gas-charged pulsation dampeners. [F16L] PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL Thermal management system for multizone oven Assignee(s): Lennox Industries Inc. (Richardson, TX) Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros) Application No., Date, Speed: 17451605 on 10/20/2021 (692 days app to issue) Abstract: An HVAC system includes a controller configured to receive weather forecast information including anticipated future outdoor temperatures. Based at least in part on the weather forecast information, the controller determines that test-initiation criteria are satisfied for testing operation of the HVAC system in a test mode. In response to determining that the test-initiation criteria are satisfied, the controller determines that current weather conditions are suitable for operating the HVAC system in the test mode for a test time period. The HVAC system is operated in the test mode for the test time period. [F24F] AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B 15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F 17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L 17/02) Diffuser assembly for an HVAC system Inventor(s): Janelle G. Gillespie Howard (Richardson, TX), Justin E. Anderson (Sachse, TX), Neal T. Holden (Allen, TX) Assignee(s): Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC (Milwaukee, WI) Law Firm: Fletcher Yoder, P.C. (1 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17071807 on 10/15/2020 (1062 days app to issue) Abstract: A diffuser assembly for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a housing having an outer frame and an inner frame disposed within the outer frame. The outer frame includes an inlet configured to receive an air flow. The inner frame forms a first flow path for the air flow through the housing between the outer frame and the inner frame. The inner frame defines a second flow path for the air flow through the inner frame. The diffuser assembly also includes a damper assembly configured to transition between a first configuration to enable discharge of the air flow from the housing via the first flow path and a second configuration to enable discharge of the air flow from the housing via the second flow path. [F24F] AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B 15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F 17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L 17/02) Sensor validation Inventor(s): Edward Robinson (Irving, TX), Patric Ananda Balan Thobias (Chennai, , IN), Rakesh Goel (Irving, TX), Siddarth Rajan (Addison, TX) Assignee(s): Lennox Industries Inc. (Richardson, TX) Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros) Application No., Date, Speed: 17932083 on 09/14/2022 (363 days app to issue) Abstract: An HVAC system includes a compressor, condenser, and evaporator. A sensor measures a value associated with the refrigerant in the condenser or the evaporator, and a controller is communicatively coupled to the compressor and the sensor. The controller determines, based on an operational history the compressor, that pre-requisite criteria are satisfied for entering a sensor validation mode. After determining the pre-requisite criteria are satisfied, an initial sensor measurement value is determined. Following determining the initial sensor measurement value, the compressor is operated according to a sensor-validation mode. Following operating the compressor according to the sensor-validation mode for at least a minimum time, a current sensor measurement value is determined. The controller determines whether validation criteria are satisfied for the current sensor value. In response to determining that the validation criteria are satisfied, the controller determines that the sensor is validated. [F24F] AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B 15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F 17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L 17/02) Method and system for the heat-pump control to reduce liquid refrigerant migration Inventor(s): Eric Berg (The Colony, TX), Jeff Mangum (Carrollton, TX), Srini Natarajan (Carrollton, TX), Umesh Gokhale (Irving, TX), Wenqian Liu (Plano, TX) Assignee(s): Lennox Industries Inc (Richardson, TX) Law Firm: BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS (6 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 18101724 on 01/26/2023 (229 days app to issue) Abstract: A method of mitigating liquid-refrigerant migration includes comparing a requested compressor speed of a variable-speed compressor to a pre-defined threshold and, responsive to a determination that the requested compressor speed is greater than the pre-defined threshold, operating the variable-speed compressor at a first compressor speed that is less than the requested compressor speed. [F25B] REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS, OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS (heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K 5/00; pumps, compressors F04; use of heat pumps for domestic or space-heating or for domestic hot-water supply F24D; air-conditioning, air-humidification F24F; fluid heaters using heat pumps F24H) Phase change heat-storing mechanisms for substrates of electronic assemblies Assignee(s): Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX) Law Firm: Dinsmore Shohl LLP (14 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 16674784 on 11/05/2019 (1407 days app to issue) Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic assembly including a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and one or more electronic devices bonded to the first surface of the substrate. A first heat-storing region is embedded within the substrate and proximate to the second surface. The first heat-storing region comprises a phase change material encapsulated by an encapsulating layer. A melting temperature of the encapsulating layer is higher than a melting temperature of the phase change material and a maximum operating temperature of the one or more electronic devices. A heat transfer layer is embedded within the substrate and thermally connects the first heat-storing region to the one or more electronic devices. [F28D] HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT (heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials C09K 5/00; fluid heaters having heat generating means and heat transferring means F24H; furnaces F27; details of heat-exchange apparatus of general application F28F); HEAT STORAGE PLANTS OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL [4] Workforce augmenting inspection device Inventor(s): Alexander McLean Tramm (Fort Worth, TX), Andrew Timothy Modjeski (Fort Worth, TX), Christopher Lee Colaw (Fort Worth, TX), Jean-Pierre Njock, II (Fort Worth, TX), Spencer Tull Meyer (Fort Worth, TX) Assignee(s): Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) Law Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. (Local + 8 other metros) Application No., Date, Speed: 17222445 on 04/05/2021 (890 days app to issue) Abstract: In one embodiment, systems and methods include using a workforce augmenting inspection device (”WAND”) to measure a parameter of an aircraft. The WAND comprises a body, wherein the body comprises one or more buttons configured to actuate the WAND to perform one or more functions. The WAND further comprises a head comprising a camera and a light source, wherein the light source is disposed around the camera operable to produce light in conjunction with operation of the camera, wherein the camera is operable to capture an image within a scope of view of the camera. The WAND further comprises a standoff wheel, wherein the standoff wheel is operable to rotate independently of the head. The WAND further comprises a power source operable to provide power to the WAND, wherein the power source comprises a controller configured to actuate the head, camera, and light source. [G01N] INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) Handheld device to detect lead compounds and impurities in water Inventor(s): Ayaan Nauert (Euless, TX), Fatima Shakeel (Plano, TX), Ibrahim Nauert (Euless, TX), Minal Ahmad (Allen, TX), Mirza Faizan (Irving, TX), Mishaal Qureshi (Frisco, TX), Rafae Qureshi (Frisco, TX), Yusra Ali Khan (Plano, Assignee(s): UNASSIGNED Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX) Law Firm: No Counsel Abstract: A battery management system includes a set of N battery modules coupled together in series, a set of N battery monitors, and a controller. Each battery monitor in the set of N battery monitors is coupled to a respective battery module in the set of N battery modules and measures a battery parameter of the respective battery module. The controller determines a preprogrammed delay for each battery monitor and provides the respective preprogrammed delay to each battery monitory. The controller transmits a synchronization command to the set of N battery monitors, which wait the respective preprogrammed delays in response to receiving the synchronization command before stopping updates to values of the respective battery parameters. The controller transmits a read command to the set of N battery monitors, which transmit read responses to the controller comprising values of the battery parameters. [G01R] MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J 3/12) Transformer test system and method Assignee(s): AVO Multi-Amp Corporation (Dallas, TX) Law Firm: Conley Rose, P.C. (3 non-local offices) Application No., Date, Speed: 17494586 on 10/05/2021 (707 days app to issue) Abstract: A system for testing a transformer includes a voltage source configured to apply an input voltage to a secondary winding of the transformer, the input voltage is configured to induce a voltage in a primary winding of the transformer. A primary voltmeter is configured to measure the induced voltage in the primary winding, a plurality of secondary voltmeters configured to measure voltage in a plurality of secondary windings of the transformer, and one or more phase angle meters to simultaneously measure a plurality of phase angles between the primary voltage and each of the plurality of secondary voltages. A controller is connected to the voltage source, the primary voltmeter