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Tipoffs: Federal Patent Awards - North Carolina (Weekly) Newsletter for Wednesday March 11, 2026 ( 85 items )  

Access Card With Configurable Rules
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- TRUIST BANK, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572263 B2, initially filed Nov. 30, 2023) developed by Robert Rohr, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Selcuk Karakaplan, New York, New York, for "Access card with configurable rules."  more

Access Control System for Automatically Adjusting Access to Resources in Response to Detecting a Role Change
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- TRUIST BANK, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572671 B2, initially filed Nov. 1, 2023) developed by Kathlene Judd, Raleigh, North Carolina, for "Access control system for automatically adjusting access to resources in response to detecting a role change."  more

Accessing File Systems in a Virtual Environment
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- RED HAT, INC., Raleigh, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572675 B2, initially filed Sept. 7, 2021) developed by four inventors Vivek Goyal, Westford, Massachusetts; Daniel Walsh, Marlborough, Massachusetts; Huamin Chen, Westboro, Massachusetts; and Mrunal Patel, Sunnyvale, California, for "Accessing file systems in a virtual environment."  more

Aerosol Delivery Device With Separable Heat Source and Substrate
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12569004 B2, initially filed July 19, 2019) developed by five inventors Keri Meggan Cox, Pleasant Garden, North Carolina; Edmond Strother Smith, III, Rural Hall, North Carolina; Zachary Kevin Francis, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Thaddeus Jackson, Summerfield, North Carolina; and Billy T Conner, Clemmons, South Carolina, for "Aerosol delivery device with separable   more

Aluminum Based Adjuvants for Tolerogenic Vaccination
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, Greenville, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12569556 B2, initially filed Jan. 29, 2021) developed by Mark D. Mannie, Greenville, North Carolina, for "Aluminum based adjuvants for tolerogenic vaccination."  more

Antenna Tuning Circuit
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- QORVO US, INC., Greensboro, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573760 B2, initially filed May 4, 2023) developed by Chenhui Niu, San Jose, California, and David Edward Reed, Calhan, Colorado, for "Antenna tuning circuit."  more

Anti-Clog Suction Tip Apparatus and Methods
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- H & M INNOVATIONS, LLC, Wilmington, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12569611 B2, initially filed June 26, 2023) developed by eight inventors Robert Sean Hensler, Wilmington, North Carolina; Thomas James Philpott, Charlotte, North Carolina; Daniel Lee Bizzell, Charlotte, North Carolina; Michael Starkey, Kent, Ohio; Raeshon Lamont McNeil, Charlotte, North Carolina; Juan Carlos Perez, Charlotte, North Carolina; Thomas Eric Melin, Wilmington, North  more

Apparatus and Method for Celestial Navigation Using Region of Interest Subsampling
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12571634 B2, initially filed Oct. 16, 2023) developed by three inventors Trevor Keith Stephens, Maple Grove, Minnesota; Ross Merritt, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Brian Schipper, Maple Grove, Minnesota, for "Apparatus and method for celestial navigation using region of interest subsampling."  more

Apparatuses, Computer-Implemented Methods, and Computer Program Products for Improved Controlled Output of Audio Data
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572590 B2, initially filed Sept. 18, 2023) developed by John Raymond McElwain, Fort Worth, Texas, and John William Doud, Jr., Glendale, Arizona, for "Apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for improved controlled output of audio data."  more

Automated High-Speed Power System Event Detection and Classification Using Synchrophasor Data
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- QUANTA TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573848 B2, initially filed April 5, 2023) developed by five inventors Zheyuan Cheng, Apex, North Carolina; James Jeffery Schmidt, Raleigh, North Carolina; Yi Hu, Raleigh, North Carolina; David Hart, Raleigh, North Carolina; and Juergen Holbach, Raleigh, North Carolina, for "Automated high-speed power system event detection and classification using synchrophasor data."  more

Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Transaction Resiliency Using a Long Range Wide Area Network
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573271 B2, initially filed Feb. 23, 2023) developed by four inventors Maneesh Kumar Sethia, Hyderabad, India; Sandeep Kumar Chauhan, Hyderabad, India; Saurabh Arora, Gurugram, India; and Shyam K Dhanraj, Chennai, India, for "Automated teller machine (ATM) transaction resiliency using a long range wide area network."  more

Bioenergetic Profiling of Circulating Blood Cells and Systems, Devices, and Methods Relating Thereto
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, Winston-Salem, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12571790 B2, initially filed April 5, 2019) developed by three inventors Anthony J. A. Molina, San Diego, California; Jeff Williamson, Advance, North Carolina; and Stephen Kritchevsky, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for "Bioenergetic profiling of circulating blood cells and systems, devices, and methods relating thereto."  more

Brake Cooling Assembly
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12570248 B2, initially filed Feb. 7, 2023) developed by Prashantha Siddarahally Vajrachari, Bengaluru, India, and Devraj Dash, Bengaluru, India, for "Brake cooling assembly."  more

Cache Management for Cryptographic Keys
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- TRUIST BANK, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12574217 B2, initially filed Aug. 10, 2023) developed by Arjun Kalidas, Charlotte, North Carolina, for "Cache management for cryptographic keys."  more

Computational Probe Auto-Tuning
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- RED HAT, LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572442 B2, initially filed Sept. 20, 2023) developed by Paolo Antinori, Novara, Italy, and Andrea Peruffo, Lisbon, Portugal, for "Computational probe auto-tuning."  more

Computer Gaming Systems and Methods for Establishing Symbiotic Objectives
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- TRUIST BANK, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573266 B2, initially filed Sept. 27, 2023) developed by Michael Taylor John, San Francisco, California, and Noah Jeffrey Joyce, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Computer gaming systems and methods for establishing symbiotic objectives."  more

Data Privacy Using Quick Response Code
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- TRUIST BANK, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572690 B2, initially filed Oct. 5, 2023) developed by six inventors Uday Gore, Atlanta, Georgia; Josephine Middleton-Saulny, Atlanta, Georgia; Phani Kumar Ankani, Atlanta, Georgia; Joseph Matthew Law, Ankeny, Iowa; Giridhar Polur, Cumming, Georgia; and Seshadri Chintalapati, Charlotte, North Carolina, for "Data privacy using quick response code."  more

Determining Aircraft Orientation
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573307 B2, initially filed July 31, 2023) developed by Kameswararao Belamkonda, Nellore, India, for "Determining aircraft orientation."  more

Device for Electronically Connecting and Disconnecting Portions of an Electrical Line, Public Address System, Method for Detecting a Failure in an Electrical Line
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12574683 B2, initially filed Aug. 23, 2022) developed by Horst Kania, Neuss, Germany, and Josef Schreiner, Neuss, Germany, for "Device for electronically connecting and disconnecting portions of an electrical line, public address system, method for detecting a failure in an electrical line."  more

Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1117228 S1, initially filed July 11, 2023) developed by six inventors Kalimulla Khan, Bangalore, India; Kirupakar J, Madurai, India; Ramkumar Rajendran, Madurai, India; Philip Toews, Phoenix, Arizona; Robert Son, Phoenix, Arizona; and Srilakshmi Kurudi, Bangalore, India, for "Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface."  more

Door Assembly
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- ENDURA PRODUCTS, LLC, Colfax, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1117823 S1, initially filed April 20, 2023) developed by three inventors Kevin T. MacDonald, Greensboro, North Carolina; Tomasz Jaskiewicz, Oak Ridge, North Carolina; and Eric Johnson, Edenton, North Carolina, for "Door assembly."  more

Droplet Device With Ejector Closure
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- PNEUMA RESPIRATORY, INC., Boone, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12569627 B2, initially filed Feb. 13, 2025) developed by six inventors Louis Thomas Germinario, Kingsport, Tennessee; John H. Hebrank, Durham, North Carolina; Charles Eric Hunter, Boone, North Carolina; Jack C. Hunter, Boone, North Carolina; Chengjie Li, Shenzhen, China; and Christopher W. Maurer, Irvine, California, for "Droplet device with ejector closure."  more

Electric Meter
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- POWER PROBE GROUP, INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1116876 S1, initially filed June 28, 2024) developed by Foo Wing Ip, Mongkok, Hong Kong, for "Electric meter."  more

Electronic Device Display Screen or Portion Thereof With a Graphical User Interface for Date Selection
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- TRUIST BANK, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1117215 S1, initially filed Feb. 1, 2022) developed by four inventors Earlie Clark, Wake Forest, North Carolina; Szu Yu Zoe Chao, Cary, North Carolina; Thomas Atherton, Atlanta, Georgia; and Brian Brown, Raleigh, North Carolina, for "Electronic device display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface for date selection."  more

Electronic Transaction Automated Control Total Reevaluation Across Multiple Channels
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- TRUIST BANK, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572979 B2, initially filed Oct. 30, 2023) developed by Douglas W. Wentz, Manheim, Pennsylvania, for "Electronic transaction automated control total reevaluation across multiple channels."  more

Fabric With Pattern
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- KWIKSAFETY, LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1116485 S1, initially filed Jan. 14, 2022) developed by Peter E. Gill, III, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Peter E. Gill, Tamuning, GUAM, for "Fabric with pattern."  more

Field Effect Transistor With Selective Modified Access Regions
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- WOLFSPEED, INC., Durham, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12575125 B2, initially filed May 20, 2021) developed by three inventors Kyoung-Keun Lee, Cary, North Carolina; Fabian Radulescu, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Scott Sheppard, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for "Field effect transistor with selective modified access regions."  more

Firearm Suppressor
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- SOUND MODERATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1117599 S1, initially filed Jan. 16, 2024) developed by Michael L. Smith, Alpharetta, Georgia, for "Firearm suppressor."  more

Flexible Metallic Couplings for Drive Shafts
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12571431 B2, initially filed Jan. 13, 2023) developed by five inventors Mark R. Gurvich, Middletown, Connecticut; Jeffrey L. Mathis, Rome, New York; Joyel M. Schaefer, Earlville, New York; Michael J. King, Sauquoit, New York; and Brayton Reed, New York Mills, New York, for "Flexible metallic couplings for drive shafts."  more

Functionally Modified Maytansinoids and Compositions and Methods of Use Thereof
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, Chapel Hill, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12570704 B2, initially filed Nov. 5, 2020) developed by three inventors Jin Xie, Athens, Georgia; Anil Kumar, Athens, Georgia; and Zibo Li, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for "Functionally modified maytansinoids and compositions and methods of use thereof."  more

Heparan Sulfate (HS) Oligosaccharides Effect in Liver Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, Chapel Hill, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12569512 B2, initially filed May 13, 2022) developed by four inventors Katelyn Arnold, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Jian Liu, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Rafal Pawlinski, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Brian Cooley, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for "Heparan sulfate (HS) oligosaccharides effect in liver ischemia reperfusion injury."  more

High Voltage DC Contactor Isolation via Electromechanical Actuation
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573570 B2, initially filed Oct. 2, 2023) developed by three inventors Robert L. Seagren, Rockford, Illinois; Alex Gomes, Chicago, Illinois; and Joshua C. Swenson, Rockford, Illinois, for "High voltage DC contactor isolation via electromechanical actuation."  more

Hybrid High and Low Temperature Coating
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12570583 B2, initially filed Aug. 10, 2022) developed by Mehrad Mehr, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Bahram Jadidian, Watchung, New Jersey, for "Hybrid high and low temperature coating."  more

Integrated Ventilation Register Filter
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- 1ST VISION CONCEPTS, LLC, Dunn, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12571559 B2, initially filed March 15, 2022) developed by Arnold Chance, Dunn, North Carolina, for "Integrated ventilation register filter."  more

Intelligent Deployment Control of Break Over Seat Pan Using Textile Pressure Mapping Technique
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- B/E AEROSPACE, INC., Winston-Salem, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12570403 B2, initially filed Nov. 16, 2023) developed by three inventors Sreekanth Rao, Bangalore, India; Pradeep Acharya, Bangalore, India; and Mark B. Dowty, Rural Hall, North Carolina, for "Intelligent deployment control of break over seat pan using textile pressure mapping technique."  more

Intelligent Provisioning of Quantum Programs to Quantum Hardware
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572836 B2, initially filed Feb. 20, 2023) developed by Shailendra Singh, Maharashtra, India, for "Intelligent provisioning of quantum programs to quantum hardware."  more

Interactive Client Notifications
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12574445 B2, initially filed Feb. 6, 2024) developed by nine inventors Michelle Rodrigues, Jersey City, New Jersey; Sivakumar Nagarajan, Plano, Texas; John T. Blackmon, Jacksonville, Florida; Ryan W. Barnes, Chandler, Arizona; Babu Kannan, Pennington, New Jersey; Saravana Prakash Kumaresan, Plainsboro, New Jersey; Tai Nguyen, Plano, Texas; Carla M. Jans, Charlotte, North Ca  more

Metal Plated Additively Manufactured Plastic Shafts and Their Method of Manufacturing
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12571421 B2, initially filed Feb. 1, 2023) developed by Brent J. Merritt, Southwick, Massachusetts, and Viktor Kilchyk, Lancaster, New York, for "Metal plated additively manufactured plastic shafts and their method of manufacturing."  more

Method and Apparatus for Configuring RFID Printers With RFID Label Media
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572763 B2, initially filed July 10, 2024) developed by Muthu Kumar Vallinayagam, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Charlotte, North Carolina, for "Method and apparatus for configuring RFID printers with RFID label media."  more

Method for Utilizing Spectral Analysis to Identify an Unauthorized Audio Command
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC., Morrisville, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573393 B2, initially filed March 29, 2023) developed by Matthew Fardig, Boonville, Indiana, and Dane Hixson, Eden, Utah, for "Method for utilizing spectral analysis to identify an unauthorized audio command."  more

Methods of Manufacturing of Molybdenum and Molybdenum-Based Structures by Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing, Particularly Structures for Nuclear Components
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BWXT NUCLEAR ENERGY, INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12569928 B2, initially filed May 25, 2022) developed by six inventors Andrew Harrison Chern, Knoxville, Tennessee; Travis B. Fritts, Knoxville, Tennessee; Daniel Walter Galicki, Knoxville, Tennessee; Ryan Scott Kitchen, Knoxville, Tennessee; Travis Adam Mcfalls, Knoxville, Tennessee; and Elizabeth Ellis, Knoxville, Tennessee, for "Methods of manufacturing of molybdenum and m  more

Microporous Membranes, Separators, Lithium Batteries, and Related Methods
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- CELGARD, LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573717 B2, initially filed Nov. 22, 2021) developed by three inventors Changqing Wang Adams, Fort Mill, South Carolina; Michael Bielmann, Zurich, Switzerland; and Zhengming Zhang, Rock Hill, South Carolina, for "Microporous membranes, separators, lithium batteries, and related methods."  more

Multi Nodal Authentication Technology
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572939 B2, initially filed Oct. 28, 2021) developed by Saurabh Gupta, New Delhi, India, for "Multi nodal authentication technology."  more

Multi-Level Mitigation System and Method for Managing an Emergency Battery Condition Based on Severity
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573863 B2, initially filed July 11, 2022) developed by Sandeep Jayaraj, Bangalore, India, and Veeresh Shivaprakash Yagati, Bangalore, India, for "Multi-level mitigation system and method for managing an emergency battery condition based on severity."  more

Network Assisted Particulate Matter Sensor
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12571714 B2, initially filed July 1, 2024) developed by three inventors Adam Dewey McBrady, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Stephan Bork, Murphy, Texas; and Teresa Marta, White Bear Lake, Minnesota, for "Network assisted particulate matter sensor."  more

Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence-Based Assessment System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572674 B2, initially filed May 10, 2024) developed by four inventors Saurabh Arora, Gurugram, India; Shailendra Singh, Maharashtra, India; Sunilkumar Sriperambudur, Telangana, India; and Sandeep Kumar Chauhan, Miyapur, India, for "Neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence-based assessment system."  more

Optical Cavity-Enhanced Frequency Comb Spectroscopy
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12571725 B2, initially filed Aug. 15, 2023) developed by Andy Walker Brown, Richardson, Texas, for "Optical cavity-enhanced frequency comb spectroscopy."  more

Oxidizing Agents for Emergency Power Units
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573649 B2, initially filed Feb. 2, 2023) developed by Malcolm P. MacDonald, Bloomfield, Connecticut, and Ram Ranjan, West Hartford, Connecticut, for "Oxidizing agents for emergency power units."  more

Piecewise Conductance Network for RF Switch on-State Linearization
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- QORVO US, INC., Greensboro, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12574027 B2, initially filed Oct. 30, 2023) developed by Adnan Zolj, Nashville, Tennessee, and Jinsung Choi, Greensboro, North Carolina, for "Piecewise conductance network for RF switch on-state linearization."  more

Piezoelectric Acoustic Resonator With Improved TCF Manufactured With Piezoelectric Thin Film Transfer Process
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- AKOUSTIS TECHNOLOGIES CORP., Huntersville, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573995 B2, initially filed May 4, 2022) developed by five inventors Dae Ho Kim, Cornelius, North Carolina; Frank Bi, Huntersville, North Carolina; Mary Winters, Webster, New York; Ramakrishna Vetury, Charlotte, North Carolina; and Abhay Kochhar, Huntersville, North Carolina, for "Piezoelectric acoustic resonator with improved TCF manufactured with piezoelectric thin f  more

Pre-Authentication for Interactive Voice Response System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12574368 B2, initially filed Oct. 16, 2023) developed by four inventors Sandeep Verma, Haryana, India; Nandini Rathaur, Mumbai, India; Pavan K. Chayanam, Alamo, California; and Srinivas Dundigalla, Charlotte, North Carolina, for "Pre-authentication for interactive voice response system."  more

Process and Tools to Perform Reactor Pressure Vessel Nozzle Expansion Mitigating Primary Coolant Leakage
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- GE-HITACHI NUCLEAR ENERGY AMERICAS LLC, Wilmington, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573513 B2, initially filed June 9, 2022) developed by Kenneth A. Wandrey, Wilmington, North Carolina, for "Process and tools to perform reactor pressure vessel nozzle expansion mitigating primary coolant leakage."  more

Processes for Recovering Lithium Values From Lithium-Containing Brines
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12570537 B2, initially filed July 23, 2024) developed by four inventors Jesse DuPont, Zachary, Louisiana; Jeffrey Ross LeBlanc, Lafayette, Louisiana; Keyur Shah, Waxhaw, North Carolina; and Sameer Talreja, Zachary, Louisiana, for "Processes for recovering lithium values from lithium-containing brines."  more

Receiver Circuit for Detecting and Waking Up to a Wakeup Impulse Sequence
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- QORVO US, INC., Greensboro, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12574070 B2, initially filed Feb. 26, 2024) developed by Billy Verso, Maynooth, Ireland, and Michael McLaughlin, Dublin, Ireland, for "Receiver circuit for detecting and waking up to a wakeup impulse sequence."  more

Refrigerant Circuit Expansion Valve Control
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC., Davidson, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12571568 B2, initially filed June 9, 2023) developed by three inventors Daniel Gorman, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Daryl Keys, La Crosse, Wisconsin; and Benjamin Elias Dingel, La Crosse, Wisconsin, for "Refrigerant circuit expansion valve control."  more

Retrieval Augmented Generative Question and Answer Boosting
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- PPD DEVELOPMENT, L.P, Wilmington, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572574 B2, initially filed April 19, 2024) developed by eight inventors Bradley Jared Larson, Portland, Oregon; Thomas S. Schutz, Carlsbad, California; Rachel Alane Heskin, San Marcos, California; Anthony Owen Cooper, Clyde, North Carolina; John Christian Jameson, Littleton, Colorado; Lawrence Michael Lobato, Jr., Vista, California; Praveen Kakumanu, San Ramon, California; and  more

Robot and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Systems for Cell Sites and Towers
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- ETAK SYSTEMS, LLC, Huntersville, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12570401 B2, initially filed July 8, 2022) developed by Lee Priest, Charlotte, North Carolina, for "Robot and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems for cell sites and towers."  more

Socket
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- MADI, LLC, Greenville, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1116682 S1, initially filed June 7, 2024) developed by Ralph Dudley Stinson, Lutz, Florida, for "Socket."  more

Socket
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- MADI, LLC, Greenville, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1116679 S1, initially filed April 3, 2024) developed by Ralph Dudley Stinson, Lutz, Florida, for "Socket."  more

Stable, Highly Pure L-Cysteine Compositions for Injection and Methods of Use
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- EXELA PHARMA SCIENCES, LLC, Lenoir, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12569514 B1, initially filed Jan. 6, 2025) developed by three inventors John Maloney, Salisbury, North Carolina; Aruna Koganti, Lenoir, North Carolina; and Phanesh Koneru, Waxhaw, North Carolina, for "Stable, highly pure L-cysteine compositions for injection and methods of use."  more

Stable, Highly Pure L-Cysteine Compositions for Injection and Methods of Use
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- EXELA PHARMA SCIENCES, LLC, Lenoir, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12569513 B1, initially filed Dec. 24, 2024) developed by three inventors John Maloney, Salisbury, North Carolina; Aruna Koganti, Lenoir, North Carolina; and Phanesh Koneru, Waxhaw, North Carolina, for "Stable, highly pure L-cysteine compositions for injection and methods of use."  more

Switch Current Sensors
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573550 B2, initially filed Feb. 16, 2023) developed by three inventors Ali Parsa Sirat, Charlotte, North Carolina; Hossein Niakan, Charlotte, North Carolina; and Babak Parkhideh, Charlotte, North Carolina, for "Switch current sensors."  more

System and Method for Grip Gesture Authentication Based on Pressure Gradient Mapping
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572633 B2, initially filed Aug. 2, 2024) developed by five inventors Sudarshan Veeramreddy, Hyderabad, India; Banupriya B, Katpadi, India; Lopamudra Dalai, Hyderabad, India; Priya Gadde, Hyderabad, India; and Honey Gautam, Jaipur, India, for "System and method for grip gesture authentication based on pressure gradient mapping."  more

System and Method for Managing Data Retrieval Flow Rate Using Artificial Intelligence Engine
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572364 B2, initially filed Aug. 1, 2024) developed by seven inventors Magaranth Jayasingh, Chennai, India; Vimal Chandroliya, Gandhinagar, India; Sphurti Milind Deorukhkar, Mumbai, India; Dhivya DK, Chennai, India; Preethi Jagadeesan, Chennai, India; Rajesh Natarajan, Chennai, India; and Senthil Kumar Selvaraj, Waxhaw, North Carolina, for "System and method for managing   more

System for User-Initiated Authentication of an Electronic Communication Channel Using a Secure Computing Application Token
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12574363 B2, initially filed Dec. 13, 2022) developed by five inventors Amit Bhandari, Uttarakhand, India; Nipun Mahajan, Lawrenceville, New Jersey; Vijay Kumar Yarabolu, Telangana, India; Amit Mishra, Egattur, India; and Yogesh Raghuvanshi, Princetown, New Jersey, for "System for user-initiated authentication of an electronic communication channel using a secure computing  more

System for Validation and Authentication of Resources in a Virtual Environment
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572640 B2, initially filed March 8, 2023) developed by George Anthony Albero, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Maharaj Mukherjee, Poughkeepsie, New York, for "System for validation and authentication of resources in a virtual environment."  more

Systems and Methods for Asynchronous Event-Based API Callback
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- TRUIST BANK, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12574232 B2, initially filed Sept. 3, 2024) developed by Glenn Pinto, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Sanjeev Gharmode, Charlottte, North Carolina, for "Systems and methods for asynchronous event-based API callback."  more

Systems and Methods for Constructing a Classification Model Using Data Associated With a Facility
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572567 B2, initially filed Sept. 3, 2024) developed by Waad Subber, Schenectady, New York, and Ankit Singh, Apex, North Carolina, for "Systems and methods for constructing a classification model using data associated with a facility."  more

Systems and Methods for Data Security Model Modification and Anomaly Detection
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572632 B2, initially filed Oct. 3, 2023) developed by three inventors John Howard Kling, Cincinnati, Ohio; Charles Edward Dudley, Concord, North Carolina; and Jason T. Yeung, Forest Hills, New York, for "Systems and methods for data security model modification and anomaly detection."  more

Systems and Methods for Homomorphic Encryption-Based Data Caching
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12574332 B2, initially filed Sept. 22, 2023) developed by three inventors Maneesh Sethia, Telangana, India; Abhijit Behera, Hyderabad, India; and Shailendra Singh, Maharashtra, India, for "Systems and methods for homomorphic encryption-based data caching."  more

Systems and Methods for Identifying a Radio Frequency Identification Tag
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- INTERMEC IP CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572761 B2, initially filed Dec. 1, 2023) developed by James Peternel, Edmonds, Washington, and Shashidhar Ramamurthy, Seattle, Washington, for "Systems and methods for identifying a radio frequency identification tag."  more

Systems and Methods for Installing and Testing Alarming Systems at Cell Sites
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- ETAK SYSTEMS, LLC, Huntersville, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12573287 B2, initially filed Dec. 20, 2022) developed by Lee Priest, Charlotte, North Carolina, for "Systems and methods for installing and testing alarming systems at cell sites."  more

Systems and Methods for Landing Site Selection and Flight Path Planning for an Aircraft Using Soaring Weather
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572156 B2, initially filed May 14, 2024) developed by three inventors Bangda Zhou, Shanghai, China; Shuai Chen, Shanghai, China; and Jianyao Gao, Shanghai, China, for "Systems and methods for landing site selection and flight path planning for an aircraft using soaring weather."  more

Testing a Metaverse Application for Rendering Errors Across Multiple Devices
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572453 B2, initially filed July 10, 2024) developed by Swathi Bussa, Hyderabad, India, for "Testing a metaverse application for rendering errors across multiple devices."  more

Tire Health Monitoring Systems and Methods Thereto
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- AMERICAN TIRE DISTRIBUTORS, INC., Huntersville, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12570110 B2, initially filed Oct. 18, 2022) developed by six inventors Jeffrey D. Carpenter, Pasadena, California; Mark E. Duttweiler, Sherman Oaks, California; W. Daniel Hillis, Rindge, New Hampshire; James Wallace Sarrett, Sunland, California; Bruce J. Walker, Concord, Massachusetts; and David C. Douglas, Concord, Massachusetts, for "Tire health monitoring system  more

Tissue-Engineered Constructs
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HUMACYTE GLOBAL, INC., Durham, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12570953 B2, initially filed Jan. 27, 2021) developed by seven inventors Shannon L.M. Dahl, Durham, North Carolina; Laura E. Niklason, Durham, North Carolina; Justin T. Strader, Cary, North Carolina; William E. Tente, Seekonk, Massachusetts; Joseph J. Lundquist, Durham, North Carolina; Juliana Blum, Wake Forest, North Carolina; and Heather L. Prichard, Wake Forest, North Carolina,   more

Transmitting Interrupts From a Virtual Machine (VM) to a Destination Processing Unit Without Triggering a VM Exit
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- RED HAT, INC., Raleigh, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12572377 B2, initially filed Sept. 13, 2022) developed by Michael Tsirkin, Yokneam, Israel, for "Transmitting interrupts from a virtual machine (VM) to a destination processing unit without triggering a VM exit."  more

Turbine Blade Tip Geometry System and Method for Gas Turbine Engine
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12571320 B2, initially filed June 6, 2024) developed by Isaac Garnica, Phoenix, Arizona, for "Turbine blade tip geometry system and method for gas turbine engine."  more

Two-Dimensional (2D) Models of Tissue Barriers, Methods of Making and Using the Same
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12570940 B2, initially filed Sept. 13, 2019) developed by Michael Daniele, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Ashlyn T. Young, Raleigh, North Carolina, for "Two-dimensional (2D) models of tissue barriers, methods of making and using the same."  more

Unauthorized Activity Detection Based on User Agent String
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12574390 B2, initially filed April 13, 2023) developed by four inventors De'Angelo Floyd, Charlotte, North Carolina; Bryant Coughlin, Green Bay, Wisconsin; John Raymond Omernik, Wittenberg, Wisconsin; and Brian Kendall Metzner, Lincolnton, North Carolina, for "Unauthorized activity detection based on user agent string."  more

Variable Geometry Nozzle Utilizing Magnetic Fluid
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12569863 B2, initially filed June 28, 2022) developed by Viktor Kilchyk, Lancaster, New York, and Darryl Colson, West Suffield, Connecticut, for "Variable geometry nozzle utilizing magnetic fluid."  more

Water Resistant Protective Garment
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- ELEVATE TEXTILES, INC., Greensboro, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12569704 B2, initially filed April 29, 2024) developed by three inventors Jacques A. Cantin, Greenville, South Carolina; Guy Connors Lucas, Charlotte, North Carolina; and Kiarash Arangdad, Greensboro, North Carolina, for "Water resistant protective garment."  more

Wrench
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1116670 S1, initially filed June 20, 2024) developed by Adam Day, Apex, North Carolina, for "Wrench."  more

Wrench
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1116669 S1, initially filed June 20, 2024) developed by Adam Day, Apex, North Carolina, for "Wrench."  more

ZIKA Antibodies and Their Use
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 -- DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12570725 B2, initially filed Sept. 11, 2020) developed by four inventors Sallie Permar, Durham, North Carolina; Mattia Bonsignori, Durham, North Carolina; Tulika Singh, Durham, North Carolina; and Kwan-Ki Hwang, Durham, North Carolina, for "ZIKA antibodies and their use."  more