US11660965B2
A vehicle includes a battery, an electric power acquirer, a relay, a power supply unit, and a controller. The controller is able to switch a mode of electric power transmission to a direct transmission mode on the first condition that electric power is transmitted from the electric power acquirer to the battery and the power supply unit is in continuous operation or starts up. The direct transmission mode includes that the relay is in a disconnected state and electric power is transmitted from the electric power acquirer to the power supply unit.
US11660946B2
A seal assembly including a seal element which has at least one seal portion for sealing a vertically movable window pane of a vehicle door against a vertical window frame limb. The seal element additionally has a seal portion for forming a gap which is formed between a center that borders the vehicle door and a vertical window pane edge side facing the center.
US11660933B2
A mounting assembly for a silencer of an exhauster assembly includes a mounting plate. The mounting plate has an opening configured to receive an exhauster of the exhauster assembly while the exhauster is coupled to a structure of a vehicle at least partially separately from the mounting plate. In addition, the mounting plate has a first side configured to face the structure of the vehicle and a second side configured to face the silencer. The mounting assembly also includes at least one exhauster mounting feature configured to couple the mounting plate to the exhauster. Furthermore, the mounting assembly includes a silencer mounting feature configured to couple the silencer to the mounting plate.
US11660926B2
A variable rate leaf spring vehicle suspension system includes a vehicle frame. The suspension system also includes a single leaf spring extending from a first end to a second end. The suspension system further includes a tension shackle pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame about an axis, the tension shackle defining a channel, the second end of the leaf spring disposed within the channel of the tension shackle, wherein the axis about which the tension shackle is pivotable is below the second end of the leaf spring.
US11660917B2
A king pin adaptor is provided for allowing a king pin, intended to connect to a fifth wheel hitch, to be attachable to a ball hitch assembly. A hitch assembly is provided having a plurality of vertical and longitudinal positions for securing a ball member to allow for greater flexibility in attaching to various towed structures. The king pin adaptor and hitch assembly may be used alone or together as components of a towing system for towing a trailer with a king pin or ball mount.
US11660913B2
A method includes receiving a first input that indicates an aspect of a tire and capturing a first image of the tire. The method also includes communicating, to a remotely located server, the first image of the tire and receiving, from the server, at least one of a brand of the tire, a model of the tire, and a size of the tire. The method also includes capturing a baseline measurement of a tread depth of the tire and calculating an actual tread depth of the tire. The method also includes calculating, using information stored in a database and based on the actual tread depth of the tire and the at least one of the brand of the tire, the model of the tire, and the size of the tire, a value of the tire.
US11660912B2
A tire configured to rotate about an axis of rotation, the tire comprising a tread block forming at least a part of a tread of the tire and a circuit comprising a primary capacitive component, wherein at least a part of the primary capacitive component is arranged a first distance apart from the tread and inside the tread block and a primary inductive component of which at least a part is arranged a second distance towards the interior of the tire from the tread. The tire further comprises an interrogator comprising an electric source, a communication circuit, and a secondary inductive component. The secondary inductive component is arranged on the same side of the tread as the primary inductive component and at least a part of the secondary inductive component is arranged a third distance apart from the tread, the third distance being greater than the second distance. A method for arranging a wear indicator to a tire.
US11660908B2
A roller-type applicator cleaning apparatus includes a lid, a housing, a water inlet valve, a base, a plurality of radial openings, and a central axis. The base includes a platform and an applicator holder. The lid, the housing, and the base are concentrically positioned along the central axis. The applicator holder is adjacently connected onto the platform and function as a storage space for the roller-type applicator. The plurality of radial openings laterally traverses through the applicator holder so that a flow of water can discharge into the applicator holder as the flow of water is entered into the housing through the water inlet. The lid and the base are oppositely positioned of each other about the housing and threadedly attached to the housing. The applicator holder is encircled by the housing so that the flow of water can fully engaged with the inserted applicator that needs to be cleaned.
US11660904B2
A device for filling cartridges for a writing implement, the device including at least two separate connectors, a system for metering inks and a system for filling a cartridge, each connector being configured to connect a reservoir containing an ink to the cartridge. The invention also concerns an assembly comprising a device as previously defined and a plurality of ink reservoirs, each ink reservoir being connected to a connector of the device and a method for filling a cartridge using such an assembly.
US11660903B2
Provided is a writing instrument including a pen cap, a pen tip and a pen barrel, wherein the pen tip is arranged at one end of the pen barrel, an ink cartridge configured to store ink is formed at the other end of the pen barrel, and the pen cap able to be removed is provided on the pen barrel for covering the pen tip; wherein the writing instrument further includes: an ink delivery assembly including a first tube body, a second tube body, a liquid guiding column and liquid absorbent cotton, wherein the second tube body is inserted into the first tube body, the liquid guiding column is inserted into the second tube body, the liquid absorbent cotton is arranged inside the first tube body, an inner end of the pen tip is inserted into the first tube body, and an end of the first tube body which is away from the pen tip is opened with a first vent and an end of the second tube body which is close to the pen tip is opened with a second vent; the first tube body is arranged in the pen barrel; an air flow channel is formed between an inner wall of the pen barrel and the first tube body; the second tube body is in communication with the ink cartridge; a part of the pen barrel corresponding to where the pen tip is arranged is provided with a plurality of ribs, and an air inlet is enclosed by the pen tip and any two adjacent ribs, and the air inlet is in communication with the air flow channel. The writing instrument could increase ink storage capacity and avoid ink leakage, thereby improving user experience.
US11660896B2
A digitally printed security document includes: a security document substrate; a first digitally printed print working on a first surface of the substrate in a first region, the first print working including a first array of printed elements arranged according to a first grid of lattice points having a first pitch; and a second digitally printed print working on the first surface of the substrate in a second region, the second print working including a second array of printed elements arranged across a second grid of lattice points having a second pitch different from the first pitch.
US11660893B2
A liquid discharging apparatus includes a drive signal output circuit outputting a drive signal, a drive portion including a discharging head that discharges a liquid onto a medium based on the drive signal, a solid-state battery supplying electric power to the drive signal output circuit, a supporting portion supporting the drive signal output circuit, and a housing accommodating the drive signal output circuit, the drive portion, the solid-state battery, and the supporting portion, in which the housing includes a first housing surface that intersects a discharging direction, which is a direction in which the liquid is discharged from the discharging head, and the solid-state battery is positioned between the first housing surface and the supporting portion.
US11660891B2
An inkjet printer is described. The inkjet printer has a gas cushion substrate support having a metal support surface; a print assembly with a dispenser having ejection nozzles facing the support surface; a gas source fluidly coupled to the gas cushion substrate support by a gas conduit; and a thermal control system coupled to the gas conduit.
US11660879B2
A printer includes a first guide disposed downstream of a platen in a sub-scanning direction to guide movement of a recording medium, a second guide disposed below the first guide and downstream of the first guide in the sub-scanning direction to guide movement of the recording medium, and a dryer facing the first guide and the second guide to send air toward the recording medium. The dryer includes a body case including an outlet port that is open toward the second guide, a fan to send air toward the recording medium through the outlet port, and a heater to heat air sent by the fan. The first guide has a thermal conductivity higher than a thermal conductivity of the second guide.
US11660874B2
A printing device includes a main control board, a resin vat, a vibration generating assembly, a detection assembly and a support plate. The vibration generating assembly includes a drive component and a paddle. A drive end of the drive component is connected to the paddle, and the drive end is configured to drive the paddle to vibrate. The detection assembly includes an elastic sheet, a resistance strain gage and a detection circuit. The resistance strain gage is attached to the elastic sheet, a first end of the elastic sheet is arranged on the first face of the support plate, and a second end of the elastic sheet extends into the liquid to be detected. The detection circuit is configured to determine an output voltage according to a resistance value of the resistance strain gage. Automatic detection of the liquid level depth of the liquid to be detected is achieving.
US11660869B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit, an acquisition unit, and a controller. The liquid ejecting unit includes a nozzle through which a liquid is to be discharged and an ejection surface on which the nozzle opens. The acquisition unit obtains distance information that indicates a distance between the ejection surface and a surface of a medium on which the liquid discharged through the nozzle is to land. The controller varies a flushing amount in accordance with the distance information obtained, the flushing amount being an amount of the liquid discharged during a flushing operation in which the liquid ejecting unit discharges the liquid through the nozzle as a maintenance operation.
US11660863B2
A manifold component for a droplet ejection head, the manifold component comprising: a mount for receiving an actuator component that provides one or more rows of fluid chambers, each chamber being provided with a respective at least one actuating element and a respective at least one nozzle, the at least one actuating element for each chamber being actuable to eject a droplet of fluid in an ejection direction through the corresponding at least one nozzle, each row extending in a row direction; a manifold chamber, which extends from a first end to a second end, and widens from said first end to said second end, the second end providing fluidic connection, in parallel, to at least a group of chambers within said one or more rows and being located adjacent said mount; and at least one port, each port opening into the manifold chamber at the first end thereof; wherein at least one portion between the first end and second end of the manifold chamber is shaped as a hyperbolic acoustic horn.
US11660858B2
In an example, there is provided a method and apparatus for controlling spit on page operation, the method comprising receiving at least one image to be printed, for each row of a plurality of rows of the image: identifying two or more pixels of the row of the image to be printed by a nozzle of a printhead, determining if a spacing between two consecutive pixels of the two or more pixels is greater than a threshold distance, and in response to a determination that the spacing between the two consecutive pixels is greater than the threshold distance, providing an indication that spit on page dots should be provided when printing the image.
US11660851B2
An apparatus and method for leveling a bonding device and anvil in an assembly via a closed-loop control system is provided. The assembly includes an anvil, a bonding device positioned adjacent the anvil and configured to interact with the anvil to form the bonds on the web, and an actuator that enables adjustment of an orientation between the bonding device and the anvil. The assembly also includes a closed-loop control system configured to control operation of the actuator, with the closed-loop control system configured to monitor an operational parameter of the assembly indicative of interaction of the bonding device with the anvil, determine whether the bonding device is parallel or substantially parallel with the anvil based on the operational parameter, and when the bonding device is not parallel or substantially parallel with the anvil, cause the actuator to adjust the orientation between the bonding device and the anvil.
US11660844B2
A composite film includes a) a self-supporting layer of a polymer film (such as a polyester), b) an optional primer layer on the polymer film layer, wherein the primer layer includes a PVdX (X being halo), acrylic or vinyl resin; and c) a layer of heat seal composition on the primer layer, wherein the heat seal composition includes a polyolefin plastomer (POP) resin and a tackifier that constitutes at least 20 wt % of the heat seal composition. The composite film may be formed by applying a coating composition including the heat seal composition in a solvent to a primer layer on the polymer film or directly on the polymer film in absence of the optional primer layer, and then evaporating the solvent. The composite film may be heat-sealed to a surface of a container or a self-supporting film.
US11660838B2
A thermal insulation component according to various aspects of the present disclosure includes a matrix, a crosslinking precursor, and a crosslinking initiator. The matrix includes a thermal insulation material having a thermal conductivity of less than or equal to about 5 W/mK. The crosslinking precursor is embedded in the matrix. The crosslinking precursor includes at least one of an acrylate functional group or a methacrylate functional group. The crosslinking initiator is embedded in the matrix. The crosslinking initiator is configured to decompose to initiate crosslinking of the crosslinking precursor. In certain aspects, the present disclosure also provides an electronics assembly including an electronic component and a thermal insulation material in thermal communication with the electronic component. In certain aspects, the present disclosure also provides methods of manufacturing the thermal insulation component.
US11660831B2
A lamination head for laying up a composite laminate includes a material supply drum supporting roll of layup material backed by a backing layer, a first and second separation device respectively having a first and second horn, and a first and second compaction device. When the first separation device is extended, the first horn is in close proximity to the first compaction device, causing a layup material to separate from the backing layer and move underneath the first compaction device as the lamination head moves along a first direction of travel. When the second separation device is extended, the second horn is in close proximity to the second compaction device, causing the layup material to separate from the backing layer and move underneath the second compaction device as the lamination head moves along a second direction of travel opposite the first direction of travel.
US11660823B2
According to examples, a three-dimensional (3D) fabrication system may include a controller that may control an agent delivery system to deposit a fusing agent onto a fusing area of a layer of particles of build material. The controller may also control the agent delivery system to deposit an energy absorbing agent onto an unfused thermal support area of the layer of particles, the unfused thermal support area being located adjacent to the fusing area. The controller may further control an energy supply system to supply energy, in which supply of the energy is to cause the particles on which the fusing agent has been deposited to melt and a temperature of the particles in the unfused thermal support area to be raised to a level that is below a melting point temperature of the particles.
US11660821B2
A system for manipulating a 3D object for a computing device is provided. A computer device identifies one or more sensors worn by a user, wherein the one or more sensors track the user's hand and finger movements. The computing device monitors during production of a three dimensional (3D) object, the one or more sensors for modification to a holographic projection representing the 3D object, wherein the user's hand and finger movements modify the holographic projection representing the 3D object. A computing device identifies a modification to the 3D object represented by the holographic projection. A computing device generates a modification request based, at least in part, on the identified modification. The computing device updates production of the 3D object, based, at least in part, on the modification request.
US11660820B2
Provided is a three-dimensional shaped object manufacturing method. The manufacturing method includes a first step of generating intermediate data including (i) path data indicating, by a plurality of partial paths, a path through which the discharge unit discharges a shaping material while being moved and (ii) discharge control data including at least one of discharge amount information indicating a discharge amount of the shaping material in each of the partial paths and moving speed information indicating a moving speed of the discharge unit in each of the partial path, a second step of analyzing the intermediate data to specify a gap portion interposed between a first partial path and a second partial path, a third step of generating shaping data from the intermediate data by changing the discharge control data corresponding to the second partial path so as to increase, in the second partial path, a width of the shaping material stacked on a stage or on a layer that is previously formed, and a fourth step of shaping a three-dimensional shaped object by controlling the discharge unit according to the shaping data.
US11660816B2
A feeding device and a 3D printer are provided. The feeding device includes a first connecting pipe, a second connecting pipe, a feeding power unit, a temperature adjusting device and a resin vat containing a resin liquid. The temperature adjusting device includes a heat exchange pipeline, a liquid intake end of the heat exchange pipeline is connected to a first end of the first connecting pipe, a liquid output end of the heat exchange pipeline is connected to a first end of the second connecting pipe, a second end of the first connecting pipe and a second end of the second connecting pipe are both located in the resin vat, and at least one of the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe is provided with the feeding power unit.
US11660814B2
A device comprising; a controller arranged to receive data for an article to print; a sub-device comprising a resin source arranged to provide material for printing the article; a radiation source arranged to direct radiation for the printing of said article; a plurality of stations, said stations including a printing tank in which the article is printed, at least one cleaning station for cleaning the printed article and a curing station arranged to at least partially complete the curing of the printed article; a build surface upon which the article is arranged to be printed; wherein controller is arranged to move the build surface and the plurality of stations relative to each other.
US11660813B2
A galactic extrusion manufacturing (GEM) system for performing an extrusion process includes an extruder assembly for extruding building material during the extrusion process, and a connection system including a robotic arm-tether-crimper for attachment of the GEM system to space bound vehicles and/or structures in space or on orbit. The extrusion assembly includes an extruder head outfitted with multiple different heads for shaping the building material during the extrusion process, at least one power cartridge, and at least one building material cartridge containing the building material, wherein the power cartridge and the building material cartridge are removable and replaceable. Also provided are a building material cartridge for use with a GEM system or a dispensing control unit (DCU) to perform an extrusion process, and a smart extrusion system including a building material cartridge and a DCU.
US11660809B2
Apparatus (1) for manufacturing a three-dimensional object from a powder, the apparatus (1) comprising: a build bed (201) having a build area (190), wherein successive layers of said three-dimensional object are formed in the build bed (201); a powder distribution sled (300) operable to distribute a layer of powder within the build area (190), the powder distribution sled (300) being driveable in a first direction along a first axis, across the build area (190), and driveable in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, along the first axis; and a print sled (350) operable to deposit a pattern of fluid onto the layer of powder within the build area (190) to define the cross section of said object in said layer, the print sled (350) being driveable in the first direction along a second axis across the build area, and driveable in the second direction along the second axis; wherein the first axis is parallel to, or coaxial with, the second axis; wherein the print sled (350) comprises one or more droplet deposition heads (370) for depositing the fluid, a first radiation source assembly (L1), and a second radiation source assembly (L2); wherein the powder distribution sled (300) comprises a powder distribution device (320) for distributing the powder, a third radiation source assembly (L3) and a fourth radiation source assembly (L4); and wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth radiation source assemblies is operable to both preheat and sinter powder within the build area (190). A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional object from a powder using such apparatus is also provided.
US11660808B2
In example implementations, a powder level sensor is provided. The powder level sensor includes a capacitive sensor, a processor, and a cleaning mechanism. The processor is communicatively coupled to the capacitive sensor. The processor interprets a measurement of the capacitive sensor to detect a layer of residual build material on a surface of the powder level sensor. The cleaning mechanism may be communicatively coupled to the processor. The processor activates the cleaning mechanism to remove the layer of residual build material on the surface of the powder level sensor.
US11660807B2
A layer-by layer method for additive manufacturing that includes: photocuring a first volume of resin to form a layer of a build at an upper surface of a separation membrane laminated over a build window; injecting a fluid into an interstitial region between the separation membrane and the build window; retracting the build from the build window; evacuating the fluid from the interstitial region; and photocuring a second volume of liquid resin to form a subsequent layer of the build between an upper surface of a separation membrane and the previous layer of the build.
US11660793B2
A conductive member module has a pair of conductive members formed in a plate shape and facing each other, and a sealing part for sealing the pair of conductive members. The conductive member module is produced by performing an accommodation step, a sealing step, and an extraction step. In the sealing step, the conductive members are sealed with a resin injected into a die while a force is applied by the resin to the individual conductive members in directions to approach each other in a facing orientation of the pair of conductive members.
US11660786B2
A leveler table includes a plate with a flat top work surface that is level in all planes, by locating a circular level recessed within the center of the plate, so that the level indicator of the circular level is in horizontal alignment with the top work surface. By locating the circular level in the middle of the plate, at the same horizontal level as the work surface, this leveler table provides accuracy and repeatability for use of the flat top work surface in manufacturing steps, particularly the forming of parts where repeatability is necessary, such as the in situ forming of an automotive windshield sensor pad in an open ended package supported on the flat top surface.
US11660784B2
A resin supply unit of a manufacturing apparatus supplies a resin to a roller surface of an impregnated roller which is capable of rotating at a constant speed. A transport mechanism brings the fiber bundle into contact with the resin on the roller surface and thereby forms a tow prepreg while the fiber bundle is being transported. A fineness acquisition unit acquires as a fineness acquisition value a fineness, which is defined by a mass per unit length of the fiber bundle during conveyance thereof before being brought into contact with the resin. A resin supply amount control unit controls the resin supply amount based on the fineness acquisition value, in a manner so that a resin content of the tow prepreg becomes a target resin content.
US11660778B2
A moulded part (1) for a mould (100). The moulded part (1) comprises at least one shell (11) for casting a product. A flange (12) is arranged on a frame of the moulded part (1) for sealing against abutment a sealing surface (13). The shell (11) has a first permeability for a fluid and the flange (12) has a second permeability for the fluid. The second permeability is less than the first permeability.
US11660777B2
Gypsum panels and methods of making the same are provided. A method of making a gypsum panel includes forming a first gypsum slurry by combining stucco, water, a siliconate, and a phosphate salt or polymer, and setting the first gypsum slurry to form at least part of a core of the gypsum panel, wherein the gypsum panel displays a 2-hour water absorption test weight increase of at least 10 weight percent less than an otherwise identical comparative panel containing no phosphate salt or polymer in its core.
US11660772B2
A system comprising a mandrel, a winding device for helically winding strips around the mandrel to form a base tube moving away from the mandrel at a tube speed, a strip suppling device for supplying the strips to the winding device, and a cutting device for cutting the base tube at a predetermined length to form the lengths of tube while the base tube is moving in a tube direction at the tube speed, and a method.
US11660771B2
A cutting device and a method for cutting paper are provided. The cutting device includes a cutting blade and a counter-member. The cutting device is further provided with a first guide and a second guide extending in or parallel to the driving direction for linearly guiding a holder that holds the cutting blade. Each of the guides includes a guide body. The guide bodies of the first guide and the second guide, when released, are arranged to be rotatable relative to the frame about a first adjustment axis and a second adjustment axis, respectively. Each guide body includes an eccentric section that moves eccentrically about the respective adjustment axis and that is arranged to convert the rotational movement of the guides about the respective adjustment axes into a linear movement of the holder in the adjustment direction.
US11660766B2
The invention relates to a handling device for handling objects, including a base unit which extends overall in an elongate manner along a base axis from a first end to a second end, wherein a flange portion is arranged at the first end for fastening the handling device to a robot arm and wherein a pivot unit having a pivot portion is arranged at the second end, wherein the pivot portion is mounted so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis by a pivot joint, wherein the base unit has a pneumatic cylinder which is designed to pivot the pivot portion about the pivot axis, and including a couplable or coupled, pneumatically operated end effector for gripping an object.
US11660762B2
A waste sorting robot can include a manipulator comprising a suction gripper for interacting with one or more waste objects to be sorted within a working area, and wherein the manipulator is moveable within the working area. There is a controller configured to send control instructions to the manipulator. At least one pressure sensor is in fluid communication with the suction gripper and configured to generate a pressure signal in dependence on a fluid pressure in the suction gripper. The controller is configured to receive the pressure signal and to determine manipulator instructions in dependence on the pressure signal.
US11660759B2
Exemplary embodiments relate to user-assisted robotic control systems, user interfaces for remote control of robotic systems, vision systems in robotic control systems, and modular grippers for use by robotic systems. The systems, methods, apparatuses and computer-readable media instructions described interact with and control robotic systems, in particular pick and place systems using soft robotic actuators to grasp, move and release target objects.
US11660756B2
A system includes a first robotic machine having a first set of capabilities for interacting with a target object on stationary equipment; a second robotic machine having a second set of capabilities for interacting with the target object; and a task manager that can determine capability requirements to perform a task on the target object. The task has an associated series of sub-tasks. The task manager can assign a first sequence of sub-tasks for performance by the first robotic machine based on the first set of capabilities and a second sequence of sub-tasks for performance by the second robotic machine based on the second set of capabilities. The first and second robotic machines can coordinate performance of the first sequence of sub-tasks by the first robotic machine with performance of the second sequence of sub-tasks by the second robotic machine to accomplish the task.
US11660744B2
The present disclosure relates to a module-type robot control system comprising: a robot platform including a driving unit which is driven by a control signal, at least one function block which is assemblable and disassemblable on the robot platform and configured to perform a specific function, and a user terminal capable of wirelessly communicating with the robot platform and the function block. According to the system. The user may remotely control the module-type robot through a smart device, or receive related content by receiving data from the robot through the terminal. The user may easily control the robot or receive more diverse customized contents by connection between the smart device and the module-type robot system.
US11660741B2
A robot includes a housing, a body frame disposed inside the housing, a driving motor provided at lower portion of the body frame, a driving wheel rotated by the driving motor and protruding downward of the housing, a control rack mounted to the body frame and positioned above the driving motor, an opening defined in the housing and positioned at a rear side of the control rack, the control rack being insertable into the opening, and a back cover covering the opening.
US11660737B2
A clinch nailer tool system. The system includes a clinch nailer tool body, coil magazine disposed in a bottom of the clinch nailer tool body and configured to hold a coil of nails, clinch arm pivotally connected to the clinch nailer tool body at a proximal end of the clinch arm, clinch nailer tool nose disposed in a front portion of the clinch nailer tool body, wherein the clinch nailer tool nose includes an opening in a lower portion thereof for receiving a nail from the coil magazine; and clinch plate disposed on a distal end of the clinch arm, wherein the clinch plate is configured to bend a nail from the clinch nailer tool nose.
US11660727B2
A skate blade sharpening tool that has a cylindrical sharpening stone that is positioned directly over the blade and adjusting the slot width in the sharpener using thumb screws to match the blade width. When tightening the thumb screws, the two halves of the tool handle will decrease the slot width onto the blade. This pressure on the blade will force the through shaft and cylindrical stone to be centered over the blade. The sharpening stone will remove metal to match the shape of the stone each time the sharpener is moved back and forth along the blade. The sharpening stone has gears on each end of the stone that match the gears inside the two-piece body. As the tool is moved along the skate blade, the sharpening stone will incrementally rotate within the body when the direction is changed in the reciprocating motion by the user's back and forth movement. The sharpener also has a deburring stone mounted to the black of the handheld sharpener.
US11660723B2
In an automatic polishing system configured such that under control of a polishing robot and/or a polishing tool by a polishing controller, the polishing tool provides a polishing action on a polishing subject face, a color intensity measurement instrument is provided for measuring an intensity of a specified color in the polishing subject face. Based on the intensity of the specified color measured by this color intensity measurement instrument, the polishing controller controls the polishing robot and/or the polishing tool, so that an amount of polishing work by the polishing tool onto the polishing subject face is adjusted according to the intensity of the specified color.
US11660721B2
A substrate carrier configured to be attached to a polishing system for polishing a substrate is described herein. The substrate carrier includes a housing including a plurality of load couplings and a retaining ring coupled to the housing. The retaining ring can include an annular body having a central axis, an inner edge facing the central axis of the annular body, the inner edge having a diameter configured to surround a substrate, and an outer edge opposite the inner edge, wherein the plurality of load couplings contact the retaining ring at different radial distances measured from the central axis, and wherein the plurality of load couplings are configured to apply a radially differential force to the retaining ring.
US11660718B2
The present disclosure provides an adjustable device for removing burrs of a back cavity of a wheel. The adjustable device for removing the burrs of the back cavity of the wheel includes a frame provided with a rotary table inside, a support frame is fixedly connected to the rotary table, and a left rotary table and a right rotary table are arranged on the support frame. The device is ingenious in design, novel in conception, high in universality, short in cycle time and high in efficiency, and is suitable for removing burrs of wheels in different specifications.
US11660713B2
A fastening device for fastening a bolt to a fastening target object, wherein the bolt has a bolt head female screw section in an inner circumferential surface of a recess provided in an upper surface of a bolt head section. The fastening device includes a tension rod having a rod male screw section engaging the bolt head female screw section; a drive socket circumferentially surrounding the tension rod and having a lower end section with a grasper for laterally grasping the bolt head section; a supporter circumferentially surrounding the drive socket and having a lower end section protruding downward beyond a lower end section of the drive socket; a sensor for sensing compression force acting on the supporter in the upward/downward direction; a first motor for rotating the tension rod around an axis extending in the upward/downward direction; and a second motor for rotating the drive socket around the axis.
US11660705B2
A laser welding method is provided to ensure a sufficient joining strength between metal plates by increasing the area of a joining region while preventing “burn through” of a molten metal. In the laser welding method by applying a laser beam to a surface of multiple metal plates superimposed on each other, a scanning locus with the laser beam is sequentially shifted from an inner circular scanning locus to an outer one in a predetermined joining region on the metal plates, and an emission interval is provided to temporally stop the metal-plate-surface irradiation when the scanning locus is shifted. Thus, every time the scanning locus is shifted, the molten metal due to the previous irradiation is cooled and increases its viscosity. Accordingly, the “burn through” is prevented regardless of increase of the area of the joining region, which results in a sufficient joining strength between the metal plates.
US11660696B2
A welding current source for providing a welding current and a welding voltage at an output in order to carry out an arc welding process includes an input-side rectifier, an inverter, which is operated with a switching frequency, a transformer having a primary winding and at least two secondary windings, at least two rectifiers arranged between the secondary windings and the output, and at least one capacitor and one load resistor at the output. At least one current-limiting reactor is arranged on the second secondary winding and the load resistor for discharging the capacitor, which can be charged by the current-limiting reactor, the current-limiting reactor, and the capacitor are dimensioned in such a way that the maximum value of the no-load voltage at the output is greater than the voltage corresponding to the transmission ratio of the primary winding to the secondary winding of the transformer.
US11660695B2
Welding power supplies, wire feeders, and systems to measure a weld cable voltage drop are disclosed. Example welding-type power supplies include a power converter configured to convert input power to output welding-type power to a remote device via a weld cable; a reference conductor connected between the power supply and the remote device; a voltage monitor configured to determine a first voltage between the weld cable and the reference conductor while substantially zero current is being conducted through the reference conductor; and a receiver circuit configured to receive a second voltage between the weld cable and the reference conductor from the remote device.
US11660693B2
An electric discharge machine 1 incudes: a machining tank 11; a dirty fluid tank 13; a circulation pump 21; a filter unit 3 including a filter element 31 and a filter case 33; a fixing mechanism 5 fixing the filter unit; a clean fluid tank 15; and a fluid feeding pump 23. The fixing mechanism includes: a bracket 51 fixed in a predetermined position; a rotating member 53 rotatably connected to the bracket; a lever 6 having: a link 61 of which one end is connected to the rotating member, a nut 63 arranged on the other end of the link, and a rod 65 screwed with the nut; a locked member 55 fixed to the bracket and engaged with the rod; and a pressing member 7 of which one end is connected to the rotating member 53 and the other end presses the filter case.
US11660692B2
A thermal displacement compensator measures a temperature of an environment in which a machine is installed and a temperature of each part of the machine, and calculates a temperature difference between at least two temperatures among measured temperatures. Furthermore, the thermal displacement amount of the machine is acquired. Then, based on teacher data using the measured temperatures and the calculated temperature difference as input data and using the acquired thermal displacement amount as output data, a thermal displacement compensation model that estimates the output data from the input data is created by machine learning.
US11660689B2
A portable sawmill which has an elongate central portion, at least one hinged foldable extension portion, laminated rails, detachable axle/wheel combinations, a tow bar, and adjustable legs. Spacers are received between each rail and the respective support structure for both the central portion and the extension portion, including one spacer a first portion of which is disposed between and attached to each rail and support structure of one of the central portion and the extension portion and a second portion of which is slidingly receivable between each rail and support structure of the other of the central portion and the extension portion as the extension is unfolded for use. A pull cable, when an actuation lever is engaged, effects pivotal movement of a cam to which another pull cable is attached for actuating the engine throttle for cutting wood. At least one other pull cable or other actuation member is attached to the cam to actuate at least one other device upon the actuation of the throttle.
US11660683B2
The device (1) for restraining/locking mechanical parts on machines tools comprises: a hydraulic cylinder (2); a first piston (9) comprising a head (10) which projects from the hydraulic cylinder (2), the first piston (9) being slidable along a main line (B1); at least two self-centring locking elements (19) joined to the head (10) in such a way that they are movable along lines of sliding (B2) which are substantially transversal to the main line (B1); and movement means (21, 22) for moving the self-centring locking elements (19) between a retracted position and an extracted position, wherein the movement means (21, 22) comprise: a hydraulic chamber (21) made in the first piston (9); a second piston (22) which is slidable along the main line (B1) between a starting position and an arrival position and which comprises an operating portion (23) joined to the self-centring locking elements (19).
US11660682B2
A chuck (10) is provided that includes a plurality of jaws (20) and a body (30) configured to rotate with a drive spindle of a power driver. The chuck (10) may also include a nut (80) comprising nut teeth (82). The nut (80) may be operably coupled to the jaws (20) and configured to move the jaws (20) relative to the body (30) in the opening or closing direction. The chuck (10) may also include a clutch (100) comprising clutch teeth (102). The clutch (100) may be configured to move between a working position and a jaw actuating position. In the working position, the clutch teeth (102) may be engaged with the nut teeth (82) to prevent movement of the nut (80) relative to the body (30), and, in the jaw actuating position, the clutch teeth (102) need not be engaged with the nut teeth (82) and the nut (80) may be free to move relative to the body (30).
US11660680B2
A quick-release tool connecting rod is provided, including: a rod body, a quick-release mechanism and a second sleeve member. The rod body includes an inner space extending in an axial direction and a through hole communicated with the inner space. The quick-release mechanism includes a push rod received within the inner space, a locking member disposed within the through hole and a first sleeve member sleeved to the rod body. The first sleeve member is movable relative to the rod body in the axial direction to drive the push rod to move. The second sleeve member is co-movably sleeved to the first sleeve member, and the first sleeve member is partially embedded within an inner peripheral wall of the second sleeve member. The first sleeve member has a first hardness, and the second sleeve member has a second hardness which is smaller than the first hardness.
US11660679B2
A tool body to which a replaceable cutting insert is fixed includes: a holder: an insert mounting seat that is provided on a first surface of the holder; a clamp member that constrains the cutting insert placed on the insert mounting seat; and an operating member that presses a pressure receiving surface of the clamp member. The clamp member has the pressure receiving surface, a spherical head portion that is formed into a spherical crown shape, and a hook portion that protrudes to a side opposite to a side of the spherical head portion when seen from a side of the first surface. The insert mounting seat supports the clamp member to be swingable with the spherical head portion as a fulcrum, and the hook portion contacts a diameter reducing portion that is formed on an inner peripheral surface of an mounting hole for the cutting insert in a state in which the pressure receiving surface is pressed.
US11660677B2
A tooling assembly for a lathe machine includes a tool platform configured to be mounted on the lathe machine, a milling tool holder fixedly secured to the tool platform and workable to releasably secure a thread milling tool therein, and a milling tool drive. The milling tool drive is operatively connected to the milling tool holder and operable to rotate the milling tool holder independently of a work holder to mill threads on the workpiece when a pipe thread milling tool is secured in the milling tool holder. Computer numerical control threading lathes and methods of milling threads in tubular workpieces are also described.
US11660672B2
A 3D-printed reflective optic providing very high specific stiffness through the utilization of a hollow shelled design, with closed back, filled with high-stiffness internal volumetric space-filling open-cell lattice structures. High-stiffness, structurally-integrated, sacrificial structures are also included for the purposes of reduction or elimination of tooling during post-processing operations.
US11660664B2
A mold molding apparatus can successively mold casting molds having the necessary casting mold strength, and a method for controlling the mold molding apparatus. A molding sensor measures a pressure of molding sand exerted on a surface of one or both of a pattern plate and a squeeze foot, or on a surface of one or both of a pattern plate and a squeeze board; and a control device that controls operation of the mold molding apparatus based on outputs from the molding sensors.
US11660661B2
The disclosure relates to a method for producing of refiner disc segments. The method for producing of the invention allows for forming a multitude of refiner segments with only one forming process of a first die which may be lightweight and has reduced cost while at the same time a surface structure with high hardness which reduces wear of the die's surface. The method for producing a disc-type refiner segment for refining lignocellulosic material includes 3D printing a first model; forming a first die part using investment casting; 3D printing a second model; combining the first die part and the second model to create a first die model; using the first die model to generate for forming a sand model by compressing molding sand between the first die and the second die; and casting a refiner disc segment by casting a metal material using the sand model.
US11660656B2
A method manufactures a vehicle wheel that includes a wheel rim having a cylindrical shape and a wheel disc provided on an inner peripheral side of the wheel rim. The method includes forming a workpiece of the vehicle wheel by casting or forging, the workpiece being a metal alloy workpiece; cutting a part of the workpiece to form a cut surface; coating, with a colored paint, the cut surface, an edge where the cut surface intersects a surface of the workpiece, and at least a portion around the edge in the surface of the workpiece; and chamfering the edge to form a bright surface where the workpiece is exposed, after coating the cut surface, the edge, and at least the portion around the edge.
US11660655B2
A crimping system for crimping fittings on hoses is disclosed and include an interface and a crimper machine. The crimper machine is configured to analyze collected information based on identified hose and fitting properties; perform a crimping operation based on the collected information and the identified hose and fitting properties; measure crimping characteristics for the crimping operation; generate an alert based on the measured crimping characteristics and the collected information; and provide the alert to the interface.
US11660630B2
A control device includes: a first generator generating a first command position of a control object on a plane in each control cycle based on a target trajectory; a first control part generating a first operation amount by model predictive control using a first dynamic characteristic model and the first command position; a second generator generating a second command position of the control object on an orthogonal axis in each control cycle; and a second control part generating a second operation amount by model predictive control using a second dynamic characteristic model and the second command position. Based on shape data indicating a surface shape of an object and the first command position, the second generator generates the second command position so that a distance between the control object and a surface of the object is constant.
US11660624B2
In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, Flair® based aerosol-type devices can be provided. Such devices utilize a combination of Flair® technology, pre-compression valves and aerosol like pressurization of the dispensed liquid. Such a dispensing device has a main body comprising a pressure chamber, the latter being provided with a pressure piston and a pressure spring. The device further has a piston and a piston chamber which draws liquid from a reservoir and fills the pressure chamber with that liquid as a user operates the trigger in various compression and release strokes. The piston chamber has both an inlet valve and an outlet valve. In a dispensing head a valve is provided to regulate the strength of the flow and preclude leakage. Once the liquid is sufficiently pressurized, it can be dispensed by a user opening an activation valve, such as by pressing on an activation button, and spray can be abruptly stopped by a user ceasing to push on such button. Or, for example, in alternate embodiments without an activation button, once the liquid is sufficiently pressurized, continuous spray occurs until the pressure chamber is emptied. By repeatedly pumping the trigger before the pressure chamber is fully emptied, continuous spray can be achieved. By designing the input volume to be amply greater than the volume of the pressure chamber, continuous spray with fewer pumping strokes can be implemented.
US11660623B2
A showerhead assembly is provided which includes a conduit, a gear train and oscillating nozzle chamber. The gear train includes a propeller, toothed pinion, and large toothed gear. Water flows from the conduit into an internal chamber within the showerhead housing. Specifically, water enters the propeller thereby causing it to rotate, the rotation of which causes the pinion to rotate, and consequently, the large gear to revolve. Additionally, a pin seated on the large gear engages with the pin slot located on the nozzle chamber and causes the chamber to pivot, thereby restricting chamber movement as the pin oscillates with rotation of the large gear. Further, the chamber's horizontal movement is hindered by two shoulder arms. As water exits the large gear, it travels through the left shoulder arm's central channel and into the oscillating chamber, whereby it expels through the nozzle outlet in a reciprocating spray pattern.
US11660599B2
The presently disclosed subject matter provides devices and methods for sample extraction from a swab during biological sample processing. In particular embodiments, the devices and methods are configured for use in conjunction with microfluidic devices for sample processing.
US11660596B2
The present invention provides a medical analysis device and a cell analysis method, which can capture specific cells such as many types of cancer cells including cancer cells not expressing EpCAM and stem cells. Provided is a medical analysis device including a well portion, the well portion having a hydrophilic silane compound layer formed at least partly on the inner surface thereof.
US11660588B2
Disclosed are a catalyst and a preparation method therefor, the catalyst being able to maintain a high production yield of C8 aromatic hydrocarbons in the process of converting a feedstock containing alkyl aromatics to C8 aromatic hydrocarbons such as mixed xylene through disproportionation/transalkylation/dealkylation while reducing a content of ethylbenzene in the products.
US11660586B2
A process for preparing a catalyst comprising a zeolitic material comprising copper, the process comprising (i) preparing an aqueous mixture comprising water, a zeolitic material comprising copper, a source of copper other than the zeolitic material comprising copper, and a non-zeolitic oxidic material selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, titania, zirconia, ceria, a mixed oxide comprising one or more of Al, Si, Ti, Zr, and Ce and a mixture of two or more thereof; (ii) disposing the mixture obtained in (i) on the surface of the internal walls of a substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending from the inlet end to the outlet end and a plurality of passages defined by internal walls of the substrate extending therethrough; and optionally drying the substrate comprising the mixture disposed thereon; (iii) calcining the substrate obtained in (ii).
US11660579B2
An air lance for removing pellets from tubes includes a conduit body having an inlet end and a bottommost discharge opening, and a poker fixed relative to the conduit body and projecting beyond the bottommost discharge opening to serve as a spacer and poker; wherein a rigid member extends along said conduit body, such that that a hammering force applied to said rigid member where it extends outside of the tube will be transmitted through said rigid member to said poker for dislodging and breaking pellets.
US11660565B2
A device for separating a gas, such as air, into components, includes a plurality of modules, each module having one or more polymeric membranes capable of gas separation. A set of valves, pipes, and manifolds together arrange the modules in one of two possible configurations. In a first configuration, the modules are arranged in parallel. In a second configuration, the modules are divided into two groups which are arranged in series. The device can be switched from parallel to series, or from series to parallel, simply by changing the positions of a small number of valves, typically three valves. The device can therefore produce gas either of higher purity, or moderate purity, depending on the settings of the valves. The device also includes improved structures for connecting the modules to inlet and outlet manifolds, and also includes devices for temporarily isolating one or more modules from the system.
US11660559B2
A method to predict the lifespan of an air filter including providing pressure sensors in a device having an air filter and a fan to drive air through the air filter, one pressure sensor located on an intake side of the fan and one pressure sensor located on an outflow side of the fan, periodically calculating a static pressure drop across the fan, storing the static pressure drop daily; calculating an average pressure drop, calculating a cumulative particle loading on the filter, comparing the cumulative particle loading with a pre-determined maximum particle loading for the filter, and determining if the filter needs to be changed is provided.
US11660555B2
A depth filtration device for the clarification of biological fluids including a composite depth filter media having a nonwoven first layer integral with a second layer containing a polyaeryionitrile (PAN) fibers, a filter aid, and a wet-strength resin. The depth filter media exhibits increased creased binding capacity for soluble impurities such as DNA and host eel! proteins from biological/cell culture feed-streams during secondary clarification and low-level impurity clearance of harvested cell culture fluids, such as those used for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies. The depth filter media additionally exhibits significantly lower flushing requirements, resulting in lower levels of organic, inorganic and bioburden extractables released, high dirt holding capacities and good chemical and/or radiation resistance.
US11660554B2
A water filter cartridge is provided. The water filter cartridge includes a filter housing enclosing a filtration material therein. A port shield is connected at one end of the filter housing and disposed between the filter housing and a connector part adapted for securing the water filter cartridge to a refrigerator filter part. The port shield is provided for at least partially covering a water inlet port and a water outlet port extending at least between the connector part through the port shield and at least partially through the filter housing. The port shield at least partially encloses the water inlet and/or water outlet port therebetween and also separates the filtration material and unfiltered water within the filter housing from the portions of the water inlet and outlet port within the port shield.
US11660553B2
Methods and systems for recovering retained filtered fluid are provided.
US11660545B2
A game apparatus that functions as a non-limiting example information processing apparatus includes a CPU. If execution of an auto-play game is instructed, the CPU makes, from a start to an end of the auto-play game, cause a plurality of player characters, i.e., available characters used by a player and a plurality of enemy characters to play battles with each other at predetermined time intervals. For example, in halfway until the auto-play game is cleared or rendered as a game over, the player sets the available characters or sets arrangement of the available characters by referring to results of battles at every predetermined time intervals, thereby to start the auto-play game again. That is, the available character to be played against the enemy character is re-set.
US11660542B2
Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media are provided for fraud detection within an interactive media system such as a computer-based game. In some implementations, fraud in online subscription payments can be detected. The fraud detection can be used to adjust virtual currency revenue sharing payouts to developers associated with the computer-based game.
US11660537B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gaming console having a controller to receive a request to decrease or increase at least one of a plurality of sounds generated by a gaming application to enhance at least one condition in the gaming application, and modify sound produced by the gaming application according to the request. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US11660535B2
The disclosure provides features or schemes that improve a user's experience with an interactive computer product by reducing latency through late latching and late warping. The late warping can be applied by imaging hardware based on late latch inputs and is applicable for both local and cloud computing environments. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method of operating an imaging system employing late latching and late warping. In one example the method of operating an imaging system includes: (1) rendering a rendered image based on a user input from an input device and scene data from an application engine, (2) obtaining a late latch input from the input device, (3) rendering, employing imaging hardware, a warped image by late warping at least a portion of the rendered image based on the late latch input, and (4) updating state information in the application engine with late latch and warp information.
US11660532B2
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an accessory having a plurality of tactile-sensitive buttons, a plurality of light sources, wherein each light source emits a controllable spectrum of light through a corresponding one of the plurality of tactile-sensitive buttons, and a controller coupled to the plurality of tactile-sensitive buttons, and the plurality of light sources. The controller can be operable to detect tactile contact of each of the plurality of tactile-sensitive buttons, receive status information associated with a video game, and adjust the spectrum of light emitted by at least a portion of the plurality of light sources according to the status information to indicate one or more aspects of the video game. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US11660528B2
A technique for implementing computerized games includes providing multiple gameplay spaces of a computerized game and receiving a model of a physical environment in which the game is to be played. The technique proceeds by fitting the gameplay spaces of the game to the model, such as by placing the gameplay spaces and their respective virtual objects into respective portions of the model, thus actualizing the game to the particular environment in which the game is to be played.
US11660524B2
A bowling enhancement system is for a bowling lane, and may include a mobile device, an image sensor arranged over the bowling lane and configured to generate image data of the bowling lane, projectors arranged over the bowling lane and configured to generate a set of projected images onto the bowling lane, and a server. The server may be configured to cause a given projector to project a pairing token onto the bowling lane, when receiving the pairing token from the mobile device, establish a communication link with the mobile device to receive a given game characteristic from the mobile wireless communications device, determine a tracking path of a bowling ball traveling on the bowling lane based upon the image data, and selectively change the set of projected images based upon the tracking path of the bowling ball and the given game characteristic.
US11660522B2
A system for providing golf information, the system which includes a green photographing unit for photographing an image of an area including a green on a golf course and communicatively connected to a communication network to transmit green image data to an outside, a golfer terminal that is carried by a golfer on the golf course and communicatively connected to a communication network to transmit golfer position data to the outside, and an information providing server that is communicatively connected to the communication network to generate golf information using the green image data and the golfer position data and transmit the generated golf information to the golfer terminal.
US11660515B1
A hockey puck is formed as two mating subcomponents encapsulating an internal signal transmitter. The hockey puck includes holes extending from an external surface of the hockey puck into an internal void formed between the two mating subcomponents. The internal signal transmitter includes protrusions extending into the holes, each including a surface-mounted diode. The surface-mounted diodes include no lens cap, allowing the diodes to be positioned closer to the external surface of the puck than existing pucks. For improved visibility, the diode is positioned less than 5 mm from the external surface of the puck, but greater than 1 mm from the external surface of the puck, in order to prevent the diodes from being externally visible. Preferably, the diodes are positioned between approximately 2 mm and approximately 3 mm from the external surface of the hockey puck.
US11660514B1
Disclosed is an interactive projectile game system that collects projectiles launched by a user toward a target and that returns the launched projectiles to the user. The system includes an actuator, a launcher assembly, a projectile, one or more targets, and a projectile collection system proximal to the targets. A user selects the actuator to activate the launcher assembly to propel the projectile to the user. The user receives or retrieves the projectile and propels the projectile toward the targets in an effort to score points by striking a target. The projectile collection system receives the projectile after being launched by the user, and the projectile collection system transfers the projectile back to the launcher assembly.
US11660510B2
This disclosure relates to an alignment aid for a golf club. The alignment aid provides a golf club with one or more markings on or adjacent the hosel of the golf club, and can be used by the golfer to achieve a proper alignment. In particular, the alignment aid may include at least two markings, each of which can be used by the golfer to assist the golfer in achieving the proper alignment corresponding to a desired type of golf shot. As an example, the golfer may use one marking to achieve a proper alignment for a pitch shot, and the golfer may use another marking to achieve a proper alignment for a bunker shot.
US11660506B1
A method for forming a golf ball core with a nanofiller masterbatch is disclosed herein. The method includes mixing the nanofiller masterbatch, a graphene masterbatch material with other materials to form a core mixture, wherein the masterbatch preferably comprises 1-80% by weight of nanofillers and 20-99% by weight of a carrier polymer.
US11660498B2
A device for exercising upper leg portions and hips which includes a frame, an arm pivotably connected to the frame, and a leg pad pivotably connected to the arm and configured to contact the user's leg during use. The frame having an arm strut and a seat strut. The seat strut having a seat location fixing unit defined by a seat location fixing rod and a seat location fixing place. The seat location fixing place is connected to the frame having laterally spaced apart vertical holes therein for insertion of the seat location fixing rod which attaches to an underside of the seat and is configured as a support post between the seat and the holes within the seat location fixing place. The holes are configured for the user to locate said seat location fixing rod at varying distances and locations from the arm strut.
US11660479B2
An internal pressure adjustment system includes a gas supply line that supplies incombustible gas to a housing space of a robot, and an exhaust line that exhausts gas from the housing space. The internal pressure adjustment system further includes an on-off valve of a gas pressure driven type that switches between opening and closing of the exhaust line in accordance with the gas supply pressure. The exhaust line is opened in response to an increase in the gas supply pressure and the exhaust line is closed in response to a decrease in the gas supply pressure.
US11660477B2
A fall protection system includes an elevation mechanism including a base end and an elevated end, and that is configured to permit a user to scale the elevation mechanism. The first channel is disposed at a first side of the elevation mechanism and extends between the base end and the elevated end, and is configured to anchor a first shuttle to the elevation mechanism and permit the first shuttle to transition between the base end and the elevated end of the elevation mechanism. The second channel is disposed at a second side of the elevation mechanism and extends between the base end and the elevated end, and is configured to anchor a second shuttle to the elevation mechanism and permit the second shuttle to transition between the base end and the elevated end of the elevation mechanism.
US11660475B2
A high load descender for rope access and rescue has a ratcheting sheave mounted to a pivoting arm, which translate with rope tension against a fixed shoe. The ratcheting sheave has a groove that grips rope during descent while allowing free rotation for ascent and progress capture. An adaptive release linkage enhances ease of operation and control while maintaining convenient handle position in a variety of conditions.
US11660470B2
The invention provides a charged particle irradiation apparatus including: a collimator apparatus provided in an irradiation nozzle that emits a charged particle beam to an irradiation target; and a collimator control unit that controls the collimator apparatus. The collimator apparatus includes a collimator mechanism having one or more arm-shape collimators extending from a base part and a drive mechanism that moves the collimator mechanism on a plane perpendicular to a traveling direction of a charged particle beam. The arm-shape collimator includes one or more movable leaves that rotate independently of each other on the perpendicular plane. By moving the collimator mechanism and/or rotating the movable leaves so that the arm-shape collimators are arranged along a shape of an edge of an irradiation target on the perpendicular plane, the collimator control unit causes the arm-shape collimators to block a charged particle beam that would otherwise irradiate outside of the edge of the irradiation target.
US11660468B2
An optical therapeutic device comprising a front body portion, a light source provided in said front body portion, a spherical, translucent quartz lens provided in front of said light source, a bezel provided on said front body portion and configured to hold said spherical, translucent quartz lens such that a portion of the quartz lens protrudes outside the rim of the bezel. Also described is a method of using the device to apply light stimulation to acupuncture points of a human or animal body and a method for manufacturing the device.
US11660461B2
A tissue stimulation device comprising: a source; a control unit; a decoupled output stage circuit connected to the source and the control unit; a signal generator connected to the input of the decoupled output stage circuit and the control unit; an analog demultiplexer connected to the output stage circuit decoupled by a PE signal and an out signal, the analog demultiplexer is connected to the control unit, and a transducer array is connected to the output of the analog demultiplexer; wherein the control unit selects the output of the analog demultiplexer that allows switching of the PE and out signals to activate the transducers in the transducer array to stimulate tissue.
US11660459B2
In a treatment arrangement for treating a surface, with a planar electrode array (2,2′), to which an electrical voltage can be fed, and with a planar shielding layer (1) which is made of an insulating plastic and which ate least partially surrounds the electrode array (2,2′), a reliable and fixed connection between the electrode array (2,2′) and shielding layer (1) is achieved by the fact that electrode array (2,2′) is made of a pourable plastic provided with plastic additives and that, in the region of a boundary layer (22) between electrode array (2,2′) and shielding layer (1), the plastics of the electrode array (2,2′) and of the shielding layer (1) are connected to each other by material bonding.
US11660457B2
A leadless cardiac pacemaker device is configured to provide HIS bundle pacing and contains a housing having a tip, a first electrode arranged on the housing in the vicinity of the tip, the first electrode being configured to engage with intra-cardiac tissue, and a second electrode arranged on the housing at a distance from the tip of the housing. A processor is enclosed in the housing and operatively connected to the first electrode and the second electrode. The processor is configured to process a reception signal received by at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode and to generate a pacing signal to be emitted using at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode.
US11660455B2
A device, such as an IMD, having a tissue conductance communication (TCC) transmitter controls a drive signal circuit and a polarity switching circuit by a controller of the TCC transmitter to generate an alternating current (AC) ramp on signal having a peak amplitude that is stepped up from a starting peak-to-peak amplitude to an ending peak-to-peak amplitude according to a step increment and step up interval. The TCC transmitter is further controlled to transmit the AC ramp on signal from the drive signal circuit and the polarity switching circuit via a coupling capacitor coupled to a transmitting electrode vector coupleable to the IMD. After the AC ramp on signal, the TCC transmitter transmits at least one TCC signal to a receiving device.
US11660450B2
A method of reducing stimulation signal interference with an electrical monitoring device includes sensing an electrical interference signal at a first location in a body resulting from delivery of an electrical muscle stimulation signal at a second location in the body, and delivering an electrical counter signal to the patient that destructively interferes with the electrical interference signal to prevent interference with the electrical monitoring device.
US11660447B2
A magnetic system for a medical implant system is described. A planar implant receiver coil is configured to lie underneath and parallel to overlying skin of an implanted patient for transcutaneous communication of an implant communications signal. A planar ring-shaped attachment magnet also is configured to lie underneath and parallel to the overlying skin and radially surrounds the receiver coil. The attachment magnet is characterized by a magnetic field configured to avoid creating torque on the attachment magnet in the presence of an external magnetic field.
US11660446B2
Delivery devices, systems, and methods for delivering implantable leadless pacing devices are disclosed. An example delivery device may an outer tubular member and an inner tubular member slidably disposed within the lumen of the outer tubular member. A distal holding section may extend distally of a distal end of the inner tubular member and define a cavity therein for receiving an implantable leadless pacing device. The device may further include a hub portion including at least a first hub portion affixed adjacent to the proximal end of the outer tubular member and a second hub portion affixed adjacent to the proximal end of the inner tubular member. A first locking mechanism configured to releasably couple the outer tubular member and the inner tubular member may be disposed within the hub portion.
US11660445B2
An apparatus, including a sterilely sealed package, and an electrode assembly sterilely sealed in the package, wherein the apparatus is configured to enable testing for an open circuit between two electrodes of the electrode assembly with the electrode assembly sterilely sealed in the package.
US11660442B2
A peripheral device for regulating neural correlates of arousal and emotion regulation to be worn or held against the body is disclosed. The device can be triggered by either physiological signs or manual intervention and produces cutaneous signals such as vibration or electricity using novel combinations of physiologically reactive frequencies without effort on the part of the user. One embodiment includes combining sensors that measure changes in physiological signals of stress such as speech rate and pitch, galvanic skin response, or heart rate variability, and, using a machine learning algorithm on personalized data, can determine whether these changes are likely to benefit from regulation. If they are outside an idiosyncratic predetermined range, the device produces stimulation and the person will feel regulated if they are touching/wearing the device, or can choose to use the device if it is not currently being touched or worn.
US11660437B2
A hemostasis valve for use with catheters in intravascular procedures. The hemostasis valve comprising a sealable fluid channel that bifurcates from a single distal lumen to two proximal lumens. An upper proximal lumen may include a funnel shaped opening to improve aspiration potential. Rotating locking mechanisms are attachable at the ends of the hemostasis valve to interlock coaxial devices or to form seals around coaxial devices. Injection molding may be used to manufacture a hemostasis valve and its components. A mold and core pins may impart external and internal shapes to a molten polymer. Once the polymer has cooled, the molded component is separated from any pins or molds and attached to other molded components to form an assembled hemostasis valve.
US11660436B1
A device includes a capsule sized to pass through a lumen of a gastrointestinal tract; an enteric coating surround at least a portion of the capsule and configured to protect the capsule form stomach acid while allowing degradation of the capsule in the small intestine of the gastrointestinal tract; a plurality of functionalized particles disposed within the capsule, a plurality of tissue penetrating members configured to puncture a wall of the lumen of the intestinal tract; and an actuator having a first configuration and a second configuration. The actuator is configured to retain the plurality of functionalized particles within the capsule in the first configuration. The actuator is further configured to advance the plurality of functionalized particles from the capsule into a wall of the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract via the plurality of tissue penetrating members by the actuator transitioning from the first configuration to the second configuration.
US11660435B2
The devices, assemblies, and methods described herein utilize photoacoustic principals to create a jet of fluid using a ultrasonic resonance member and a pulsed laser light beam. The ultrasonic resonance member is a treated substrate having an liquid interface surface in contact with a fluid. When a pulsed laser light beam is applied to the treated substrate, pressure is generated via induced ultrasonic waves to urge the fluid into a jet stream.
US11660425B2
This patent document discloses perfusion catheters and related methods for treating complications related to CTO interventions or dilating a vessel occlusion while maintaining a passage through the treated vessel segment. A perfusion catheter can include an inflatable balloon coiled in a helical manner around a central axis into a series of windings. An inner surface of the series of windings, when inflated, can define a passage through the inflatable balloon. A catheter can also include an elongate shaft extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion, having an inner surface that defines a lumen for providing inflation fluid to, or withdrawing inflation fluid from, a distal end of the inflatable balloon. A catheter can further include a guidewire support tube including a lumen, separate from the lumen from the elongate shaft and the passage through the inflatable balloon, for receiving a guidewire.
US11660424B2
A system for traversing an arterial occlusion in an artery includes a housing sized to fit in a palm of a user, an elongate drive tube configured to be rotated by the housing, the drive tube including an axially extending passage, a cylindrical member, configured to be rotationally coupled to the drive tube, such that a distal tip of the cylindrical member may be delivered to a location adjacent the arterial occlusion when the cylindrical member is coupled to the drive tube, and wherein grasping and activating the housing such that the drive tube is rotated, thereby causes the distal tip of the cylindrical member to be rotated, the rotation of the distal tip including at least a component of linear oscillation.
US11660422B2
A medical instrument includes first and second knobs. The first knob is fitted on a handle of the medical instrument, and is movable along a longitudinal axis of the medical instrument to control a deflection of a medical device coupled to a distal end of the medical instrument relative to the longitudinal axis. The second knob is fitted on the handle of the medical instrument, and is movable along the longitudinal axis to control a shape of the medical device.
US11660415B2
A patient interface for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a nasal prong assembly including a pair of nasal prongs structured to sealingly communicate with nasal passages of a patient's nose in use and headgear to maintain the nasal prong assembly in a desired position on the patient's face. The headgear includes side straps and rigidizers provided to respective side straps. Each rigidizer includes a first end portion that provides a connector structured to engage a respective end of the nasal prong assembly and an inwardly curved protrusion in the form of a cheek support that curves inwardly of the connector. The cheek support is adapted to follow the contour of the patient's cheek and guide a respective end portion of the side strap into engagement with the patient's cheek to provide a stable cheek support.
US11660414B2
A retention assembly is for a patient interface device. The patient interface device includes a cushion member structured to engage a face of a patient. The retention assembly includes: a retention member structured to be coupled to the cushion member; a headgear member; a first interconnect member removably coupled to the retention member; and a second interconnect member removably coupled to the headgear member. The second interconnect member is removably coupled to the first interconnect member in order to couple the headgear member to the retention member.
US11660413B2
A breathing assistance apparatus is disclosed, for use with delivery of respiratory gases to a patient. The breathing assistance apparatus includes a patient interface, having a body section adapted to cover the nose, or nose and mouth of a patient and a sealing interface. The sealing interface includes at least an outer sealing member. The outer sealing member is adapted to attach to the body section in a sealing manner and has a substantially thin section in at least its nasal bridge region. The thin section is substantially thinner than the rest of the outer sealing member. The patient interface comprises a mask body and a seal assembly. The seal assembly includes a flexible seal, and a rigid seal clip, the seal assembly being removably attached to the mask body via the rigid seal clip. The mask body and rigid seal clip are profiled to match the contours of a user's face so that the seal has a substantially constant wall depth.
US11660412B2
Disclosed embodiments of an endotracheal tube (ETT) guard system help to hinder self-extubation of the ETT of an awake patient who may reflexively attempt removal, but also allow early mobilization and exercise necessary for preservation of muscle strength. Embodiments may include an ETT holder, which may be generic ETT holders offered by various medical device companies, or a specially configured ETT holder as described herein. Embodiments also may include a sensor that alarms when the ETT guard is moved beyond pre-set motion thresholds.
US11660411B2
A respiratory device having a respiratory gas source, a control unit and a connecting device for connecting to a respiratory mask. The control unit is connected to a sensor for detecting a measurement parameter. The control unit has a step generator for specifying a stepped modification of the pressure that is generated by the respiratory gas source. The sensor measures a signal that corresponds to the pressure distribution and is coupled to an analyzer that evaluates the temporal distribution of an analysis signal that is dependent on the measuring signal. The step generator increases the pressure by a pressure step in a respiratory cycle that follows the measuring evaluation, if the analyzer determines a deviation of the analysis signal from a limit value after a predeterminable time limit has elapsed following the pressure increase. The deviation must exceed a predeterminable minimum differential in order to trigger a pressure increase.
US11660410B2
Gas mixture used for ventilation of passengers and crew in emergency situations. Depending on the density altitude, it has 7±5% CO2 at 15,000 ft flying altitude increasing to 17±5% CO2 at 30,000 ft flying altitude. The carbon dioxide improves the bioavailability of oxygen in the body. The gas mixture is produced by additive dosage of CO2 to either pure O2 or to a gas mixture having a fraction of N2 and a fraction of O2. The method for ensuring good ventilation in case of loss of cabin pressure, or generally in case of hyperventilation, involves making the gas mixture above available via respiration masks. The use of such a gas mixture also for ensuring good ventilation of people with limited mobility, if such ventilation is required. The prescribed amount of onboard oxygen for aircraft can thus be reduced and flight routes leading directly over high-altitude terrain may be taken.
US11660406B2
A mist inhaler device (200) for generating a mist including a therapeutic for inhalation by a user. The device includes a mist generator device (201) and a driver device (202). The driver device (202) is configured to drive the mist generator device (201) at an optimum frequency to maximise the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator device (201).
US11660401B2
A drug delivery device includes a magnet assembly, a coil assembly and processing circuitry. The magnet assembly has a plurality of magnets arranged in a ring. The coil assembly has one or more coils. The magnet assembly and the coil assembly are arranged to rotate relative to each other during ejection of medicament from the drug delivery device such that a voltage signal is produced in the coil assembly when a unit of dose is ejected. The processing circuitry is arranged to: receive the voltage signal; increment a counter in response to receipt of the voltage signal; and store information indicative of the number of units of dose ejected during a medicament ejection.
US11660390B2
The present solution provides trans-round window membrane (RWM) drug delivery. As an overview, the system can include a micropump that is connected to a flexible cannula. The cannula can include a stiffened and sharpened tip to facilitate insertion through the RWM. The cannula can be inserted through the RWM to improve the distribution of the delivered drug throughout the inner ear. The present solution can function as a small implantable or wearable device that can be used for both chronic and acute trans-RWM drug delivery. With this configuration, the micropump can constantly or intermittently deliver, over a period of days to months, small volumes of drugs from an internal reservoir.
US11660385B1
Packages comprising a film surrounding the medical device are described and including a tear-enabling feature and a gripping feature enabling a user to use a finger, a thumb or an end of a tool to apply a sufficient tearing force to cause the tear-enabling feature to tear and move the first end of the package away from the second end of the package using only one hand and to expose the medical device to be accessed for use. Also described are methods of packaging a medical device.
US11660376B2
The growth factor profile, connective tissue matrix constituents, and immunoprivileged status of urodele extracellular matrix (ECM) and accompanying cutaneous tissue, plus the presence of antimicrobial peptides there, render urodele-derived tissue an ideal source for biological scaffolds for xenotransplantation. In particular, a biological scaffold biomaterial can be obtained by a process that entails (A) obtaining a tissue sample from a urodele, where the tissue comprises ECM, inclusive of the basement membrane, and (B) subjecting the tissue sample to a decellularization process that maintains the structural and functional integrity of the extracellular matrix, by virtue of retaining its fibrous and on-fibrous proteins, glycoaminoglycans (GAGs) and proteoglycans, while removing sufficient cellular components of the sample to reduce or eliminate antigenicity and immunogenicity for xenograft purposes. The resultant urodele-derived biomaterial can be used to enhance restoration of skin homeostasis, to reduce the severity, durations and associated damage caused by post-surgical inflammation, and to promote progression of natural healing and regeneration processes. In addition, the biomaterial promotes the formation of remodeled tissue that is comparable in quality, function, and compliance to undamaged human tissue.
US11660374B2
The present invention discloses a braided silk scaffold with adjustable mechanical and degradation properties, and a preparation method and use thereof, belonging to the field of three-dimensional scaffold materials for tendon/ligament repair. The preparation method includes braiding at least one silk strand to form a silk core; placing 1-6 bundles of silk cores in a braiding machine, and braiding at least one layer of silk cladding on the surface of the silk cores to form a silk base frame; removing sericin from the silk base frame; soaking the silk base frame in a collagen solution with a concentration of 3-20 mg/ml, and cross-linking the silk base frame in a vacuum thermal cross-linking machine to obtain the silk scaffold. The braided silk scaffold with adjustable mechanical and degradation properties according to the present invention has good mechanical properties and biocompatibility.
US11660371B2
Negative pressure wound dressings comprising pressure-sensitive adhesives with enhanced adhesion to wet surfaces, obtained from crosslinking a pre-adhesive composition comprising poly(meth)acrylate macromolecules that comprise a number-average molecular weight of from about 25000 to about 200000, and methods of using such dressings.
US11660367B2
The present invention provides for a system for disinfecting air circulated in an HVAC system. The system includes a multi-phase system, wherein the multi-phase system comprises at least six segments, with at least one segment representing each of at lease one air intake, at least one air handler, and at least one connecting ductwork. The system has at least one interchangeable filter, wherein each filter in said at least one interchangeable filter is an elongate three-dimensional grid with a series of openings to allow circulated are to flow over the air filter's elongate surfaces. The system also has a plurality of ultraviolet lights, and an airborne disinfecting system with at least one spray nozzle mounted to said at least one connecting duct, wherein a supply hose connects said at least one spray nozzle to at least one reservoir of disinfectant.
US11660356B2
The application provides polypeptides comprising or essentially consisting of at least one heavy chain variable domain of a heavy chain antibody (VHH) or a functional fragment thereof, wherein said VHH or a functional fragment thereof specifically binds to a target protein that is present on and/or specific for a solid tumor, e.g. HER2. The application further provides nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides; methods for preparing such polypeptides; host cells expressing or capable of expressing such polypeptides; compositions, and in particular to pharmaceutical compositions, that comprise such polypeptides, nucleic acids and/or host cells. The application further provides such polypeptides, nucleic acids, host cells and/or compositions, for use in methods for detection, imaging, prognosis and diagnosis of cancer as well as for predicting patient response(s) to therapeutics.
US11660351B2
The invention relates to novel binder-drug conjugates (ADCs) having improved properties, to active metabolites of these ADCs and to processes for their preparation. The present invention furthermore relates to the use of these conjugates for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases and to the use of these conjugates for preparing medicaments for treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular hyperproliferative and/or angiogenic disorders such as, for example, cancer diseases.
US11660345B2
The invention provides a method for enhancing the delivery of an anti-platelet drug for the treatment of acute stroke, comprising delivering a composition comprising an anti-platelet drug and a vehicle that can reduce the binding rate of plasma proteins, so that the anti-platelet drug can achieve the effect of treating acute stroke at a low dose. By use of the neuro-protective efficacy of anti-platelet drug, the invention allows the drug to release slowly to the site of treatment by combining anti-platelet drugs with a vehicle that can reduce the binding rate of plasma proteins to effectively reduce the dose of the anti-platelet drug and consequently reduce the side effects such as hypotension caused by administration of a high dose of the anti-platelet drugs. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition for enhancing treatment of acute stroke and a method for treating acute stroke using the pharmaceutical composition of the invention.
US11660339B2
Described herein are methods, formulations and kits for treating a patient with cancer with anti-VEGF antibodies and albumin-bound chemotherapeutic/anti-VEGF antibody nanoparticle complexes.
US11660331B2
An improved heroin conjugate vaccine is detailed; to accomplish this task the systematic exploration of twenty vaccine formulations with varying combinations of carrier proteins and adjuvants were undertaken. In regard to adjuvants, a Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist and a TLR3 agonist in the presence of alum were explored. The vaccine formulations containing TLR3 or TLR9 agonist alone-elicited strong anti-heroin antibody titers and blockade of heroin-induced antinociception when formulated with alum; however, a combination of TLR3 and 9 adjuvants did not result in improved efficacy. Investigation of stability of the two lead formulations revealed that the TLR9 but not the TLR3 formulation was stable when stored over 30 days. Furthermore, mice immunized with the TLR9+alum heroin vaccine gained significant protection from lethal heroin doses, suggesting that this vaccine formulation is suitable for mitigating the lethal effects of heroin, even following long-term storage at room temperature.
US11660323B2
The present invention describes a method of killing or inactivating microorganisms, the method comprising the steps of contacting the microorganisms with a composition comprising an extract of Polygonum cuspidatum and an excipient; and irradiating the microorganisms with a source of light; wherein the radiant exposure of the light is between 1 and 300 J cm−2, and the surface power density of the light is between 0.001 and 0.25 W cm−2.
US11660321B2
A particular Bifidobacterium spp. strain or particular Lactobacillus spp. strain according to the present invention is isolated from excrement of a human or cabbage kimchi, and thus is highly safe and has physiological activities such as an immunity regulatory effect and an inflammation reaction inhibiting effect. Therefore, the particular Bifidobacterium spp. strain or particular Lactobacillus spp. strain according to the present invention may be used as a material for regulating immunity and inhibiting inflammation reactions, and may be also used as a functional food and drug material useful for preventing, alleviating or treating rhinitis, atopy, asthma, etc. which are allergic diseases.
US11660315B2
The present invention provides a method of identifying a target for preparing an inhibitory chimeric antigen receptor (iCAR) or a protective chimeric antigen receptor (pCAR) capable of preventing or attenuating undesired activation of an effector immune cell. Also provided are a list of iCAR targets, as well as vectors and transduced effector immune cells comprising the nucleic acid molecule and methods for treatment of cancer comprising administering the transduced effector immune cells are further provided.
US11660314B2
A device intended to be implanted in a human or animal body, in order to produce hydrogen in situ from molecules present in the body medium in which the device is implanted, this device having an anode and a cathode, which are each electrically connected to a pole of an electrical energy source, and having a semi-permeable material separating the electrodes from the body medium, in which device, when the connection to the electrical energy source is effective in situ, in the presence of body fluid, a closed electrical circuit is formed, with production of hydrogen at the cathode, the semi-permeable material having a cutoff threshold of between 50 and 500 Da.
US11660308B2
The present invention relates to solid oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising amorphous dapagliflozin. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of the said pharmaceutical compositions. The said compositions are administered orally for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. The said compositions provide the desired immediate release of dapagliflozin and were found to be stable under accelerated conditions.
US11660306B2
The present invention relates to agents and methods for treating autism spectrum disorders, such as Rett Syndrome.
US11660292B2
Provided herein are solid dispersions comprising rifaximin and pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof.
US11660283B2
The invention relates to compositions comprising complexes of α-cyclodextrin and cannabinoids and/or complexes of α-cyclodextrin and terpenes, methods of making these α-cyclodextrin and cannabinoid complex-containing compositions, and methods of using the α-cyclodextrin and cannabinoid complex-containing compositions. The invention also relates to food products comprising the α-cyclodextrin and cannabinoid complex-containing compositions of this invention.
US11660282B2
The present invention relates to a treatment of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) associated with Sickle cell disease by administering a therapeutically effective amount of 4-(nitrooxy)butyl-(2S)-2-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl) propanoate.
US11660271B2
A system and method of isolating extracellular vesicles. The method includes loading one or more of blood or bone marrow into an input port of a concentration system and centrifuging one or more of the blood or bone marrow to separate one or more of red blood cells, platelet poor plasma, or platelet rich plasma/bone marrow concentrate fractions via a centrifuge device. The method further includes pumping one or more of bone marrow/platelet rich plasma fractions and platelet poor plasma fractions into a receptacle of the concentration system and adding a concentrated aqueous two-phase solution to one or more of the bone marrow concentrate/platelet rich plasma fractions and platelet poor plasma fractions. The method also includes drawing the concentrated aqueous two-phase solution and one or more of the bone marrow concentrate/platelet rich plasma fractions or platelet poor plasma fractions back into the centrifuge device to isolate one or more of extracellular vesicles and platelet rich plasma/bone marrow concentrate fractions.
US11660267B2
Disclosed is sublingual administration of riluzole. In particular, a method for treating a neuropsychiatric disorder or symptom by administering a sublingual formulation of riluzole is provided. In addition, a method of relieving or reducing oral pain using the sublingual formulation of riluzole is disclosed.
US11660255B1
A liquid medication dispenser is provided having a dispenser housing with a housing interior. A plurality of syringe openings may be provided in the dispenser housing. A housing lid may be carried by the dispenser housing. A plurality of medication container seats may be provided in the housing lid. A plurality of medication dispensing openings may be provided in the plurality of medication container seats, respectively. A face plate may be carried by the dispenser housing. A plurality of syringe barrel cavities may be provided in the face plate and disposed in aligned or registering relationship with respect to the plurality of syringe openings, respectively. The syringe barrel cavities may have different sizes. A plurality of medication distribution assemblies may establish fluid communication between the plurality of medication dispensing openings, respectively, and the plurality of syringe openings, respectively.
US11660251B2
A cap assembly includes an access member including a first section and a second section. The first section includes a connection portion that is attachable to an extraction device that extracts contents of a reservoir. The connection portion includes a first opening. The second section includes a second opening in fluid communication with the contents of the reservoir when the access member is secured to the reservoir. The cap assembly includes a valve member insertable into the access member so as to be in fluid communication with the first opening and the second opening and such that the valve member i) seals the contents of the reservoir at the first opening when the connection portion is not attached the extraction device, and ii) provides access to the contents of the reservoir through the first opening when the connection portion is attached to the extraction device.
US11660250B2
A handheld therapeutic apparatus and method of treatment are disclosed. In one example, the apparatus includes a valve system, a detachable gas cartridge housing unit that houses a gas cartridge or gas delivery from an outside gas cylinder in fluid communication with said valve system, a detachable treatment receptacle for the delivery of gas therapies is in fluid communication with said valve system, and a detachable nozzle in fluid communication with said valve system.
US11660240B2
Systems and methods of wheelchair systems enabling fine manual motion control are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wheelchair system includes a wheelchair. The wheelchair includes one or more wheels, at least one actuator coupled to the one or more wheels, a processing device, and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processing device. The non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium includes one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to determine a wheel torque on the one or more wheels, determine a compensation value, and actuate the at least one actuator applying the compensation value to the one or more wheels to remove at least a portion of the wheel torque such that less external force is required to physically move the powered wheelchair than when the compensation value is not applied.
US11660228B2
An obstructive sleep apnea detection device including an optical engagement surface adapted to engage a user's skin; a light source adapted to emit light from the optical engagement surface; a photodetector adapted to detect light at the optical engagement surface and to generate a detected light signal; a position sensor adapted to determine patient sleeping position; a controller adapted to determine and record in memory blood oxygen saturation values computed from the detected light signal and user position information from the position sensor; and a housing supporting the optical engagement surface, the photodetector, the light source, the position sensor, and the controller.
US11660219B2
A prosthesis includes a tube with a proximal and distal flange around the tube. The distal and proximal flanges have a radial position, projecting radially outward to clamp tissue between the flanges. The flanges include distal flange feet and proximal flange feet. The distal and proximal flange feet bend from the radial position, against a pre-tension of the memory material, to an extended position, in which the distal and proximal flange feet extend in the longitudinal direction of the tube and are fixable there, returning when released to the radial position urged by the pre-tension. The flange feet have on inner sides a filling to increase the clamping force. The flange feet have a concave-curved part extending from the fixed ends of the flange feet. The hollow side of the concave faces the proximal and/or distal flange and the filling is provided in the hollow side of the concave.
US11660206B2
An adjustable spinal fusion intervertebral implant is provided that can comprise upper and lower body portions that can each have proximal and distal wedge surf aces disposed at proximal and distal ends thereof. An actuator shaft disposed intermediate the upper and lower body portions can be actuated to cause proximal and distal protrusions to converge towards each other and contact the respective ones of the proximal and distal wedge surfaces. Such contact can thereby transfer the longitudinal movement of the proximal and distal protrusions against the proximal and distal wedge surfaces to cause the separation of the upper and lower body portions, thereby expanding the intervertebral implant. The upper and lower body portions can have side portions that help facilitate linear translational movement of the upper body portion relative to the lower body portion.
US11660192B2
The present teachings provide systems, devices, and methods for reshaping the heart and reducing valve regurgitation. A device can be positioned proximate the heart and have a delivery profile and an inflated profile. The device can have a primary cavity and a secondary cavity, and an adhesive inside the secondary cavity. An injectable medium can be injected to the primary cavity of the device. As the primary cavity is filled, the adhesive is forced out of the secondary cavity to adhere the device. The inflated device can exert pressure on the heart, change the shape of a valve annulus, and allow a better coaptation of the valve leaflets.
US11660191B2
A distal end of a guide catheter is transvascularly advanced into a left ventricle of a heart of a subject. While the distal end of the guide catheter remains disposed in the left ventricle, a first tissue anchor of an implant is deployed from the distal end of the guide catheter. Subsequently, the guide catheter is retracted while progressively exposing the implant. Subsequently, a second tissue anchor of the implant is anchored to a posterior annulus of a mitral valve of the heart by deploying at least part of the second anchor within a left atrium of the heart, such that the implant extends from the first tissue anchor, over an atrial side of a posterior leaflet of the mitral valve, and to the second tissue anchor. Other embodiments are also described.
US11660190B2
Systems, devices and methods for securing tissue including the annulus of a mitral valve. The systems, devices and methods may employ catheter based techniques and devices to plicate tissue and perform an annuloplasty.
US11660189B2
Fixation device for fixation of leaflets of a heart valve includes a central assembly and at least one arm moveably coupled to the central assembly. The at least one arm includes a body portion having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis defined therebetween, the second end being moveable between a closed position and an open position, the body portion having opposing body lateral sides, each body lateral side extending between the first end and the second end, the body portion having a body portion width defined between the opposing body lateral sides. The at least one arm further includes first and second nondeformable wing extensions, each wing extension extending laterally from a respective lateral side, each wing extension having a lateral outer edge, wherein a maximum arm width is defined between the outer lateral edge of the first wing extension and the outer lateral edge of the second wing extension. The fixation device further includes at least one gripping element moveable relative to the at least one arm to capture a native leaflet therebetween.
US11660185B2
A prosthetic spacer assembly includes a spacer body, a first anchor, and a second anchor. The first anchor and the second anchor are each connected to the spacer body. The first anchor is configured to capture a first native valve leaflet between the first anchor and the spacer body. The second anchor is configured to capture a second native valve leaflet between the second anchor and the spacer body.
US11660181B2
The invention relates to an intraocular lens comprising an optics body and a haptic which has a first component with a latching protrusion and a second component with a latching recess, the latching protrusion and the latching recess being arranged at a distance from one another when the haptic is arranged in a relaxed state and being configured to engage with one another when, proceeding from the relaxed state, the haptic is moved in the direction of the optics body into a completely compressed state of the haptic via a partially compressed state of the haptic, the haptic being formed by a single piece and having a haptic cutout which is delimited by the first component and the second component.
US11660180B2
An intraocular implant device includes: (1) a lens portion; and (2) a peripheral portion surrounding the lens portion, wherein the peripheral portion includes multiple fiducials including a first fiducial, a second fiducial, and a third fiducial, the first fiducial, the second fiducial, and the third fiducial are positioned in the peripheral portion so that the third fiducial is displaced from a line segment connecting the first fiducial and the second fiducial.
US11660174B2
Dental devices and systems and methods for making the same are provided. In at least one embodiment, a computer readable medium containing instructions for fabricating an arch-shaped device for coupling to a patient's mouth is provided. The instructions can include using a denture form device to obtain an impression of a patient's mouth. The instructions can also include selecting an arch device and adapting that arch device to conform to a model of a patient's mouth, such that the adapted arch device may be used to ultimately form a denture.
US11660172B2
The present disclosure relates to a dental cutting zirconia blank having high relative density for preparing a dental restoration. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a dental cutting zirconia blank which consists of a zirconia ceramics used for the cutting with the CAD/CAM system in the dental field, a semi-sinter zirconia blank (pre-sintered body) of which has high relative density, and which can provide a prosthesis device having high aesthetics after sintering. There is provided a dental cutting zirconia blank wherein the dental cutting zirconia blank has at least one layer consisting of zirconia powder containing 4 to 15 mol % of yttria or erbium oxide as a stabilizer, a relationship among pre-sintering density, final-sintering density and relative density satisfies the following relation: 54≤Relative density(%)={(Pre-sintering density)/(Perfect-sintering density)}×100≤70.
US11660168B2
A dental implant adapted for implanting within a jaw bone, the implant comprising a horizontally-oriented body having a length extending in the mesial-distal direction of the jaw bone, the body having a threaded cavity dimensioned for receiving a prosthetic abutment, and wherein the cavity comprises an opening that is located wholly within a buccolingual width of the body.
US11660166B2
A device including one or more preformed or customized eruption guidance appliances placed in an individual's mouth. The preformed appliances are vibrated with a pulsation device to encourage tooth eruption by increasing the force and efficiency of the eruption toward a preferred location and a preferred alignment as well as providing increased blood flow and blood oxygen flow to the muscles and tissues in and around the oral cavity of the individual. The preformed guidance appliance driven by the pulsation device is selected from a range of guidance appliances, each of which is selected by size and shape to fit an individual based on the individuals anticipated tooth and jaw size as well as the growth profile. The pulsation can increase the blood and oxygen flow to the many muscles that surround the appliances outside surfaces that can alter mouth breathing, prevent impingment of the oropharynx from the abnormal distalizatin of the tongue and mandible during sleep, the proper resting posture of the tongue, increased nasal breathing, prevent snoring, improve abnormal swallowing, correct thumb sucking and various abnormalities of speech.
US11660157B2
A medical navigation system is provided for controlling medical equipment during a medical procedure. The medical navigation system includes a passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, an RFID sensor for detecting the passive RFID tag, a controller coupled to the RFID sensor, and a robotic arm having an end effector and controlled by the controller. The RFID sensor provides a signal to the controller indicating presence of an activated passive RFID tag. The passive RFID tag has an antenna, an RFID circuit, and a switching device coupled to the RFID circuit for activating the passive RFID tag. The passive RFID tag is used to control a payload attached to the end effector.
US11660147B2
Techniques for aligning a medical instrument for percutaneous access to a location within the human anatomy can include determining an orientation of the medical instrument, determining a target location within the human anatomy, and determining a plane that includes the target location. Further, the techniques can include determining a projected position of the medical instrument on the plane and generating interface data indicating a distance between the projected position and the target location on the plane.
US11660145B2
Systems and methods for attaching a reference marker to a patient in a computer-assisted image-guided surgery system. An apparatus for attaching a reference marker to a patient includes an elongated member extending between a first end and a second end, a sharp tip located proximate to the first end of the elongated member that is configured to break through a cortical surface of a bone of the patient to enable the elongated member to be advanced into the bone, an anchoring device that is extendable from the elongated member in order to anchor the apparatus within the bone and inhibit relative movement of the apparatus and the bone, and a reference marker device comprising at least one optical marker configured to enable the apparatus to be tracked using a motion tracking system.
US11660144B2
A fiducial marker includes a fastener and a feedback component to provide a registration signal when engaged by a probe. The feedback component includes light-up cap, a conducting component, a magnetic component and an RFID tag. A cap for registering fiducial markers with robotic surgical systems includes a housing, a socket in the housing for coupling to a fastener, an access port in the housing, a switch disposed in the housing proximate the access port, and a sensory indicator device coupled to the switch, wherein the sensory indicator device produces a signal when activated through the access port to confirm marker contact. Methods of registering a fiducial marker fastener, such as with robotic surgical systems, include manipulating a probe to align with a signal-producing feedback component attached to or integrated with the fastener, and engaging the feedback component with the probe to activate a sensory feedback indicator.
US11660141B2
A method including generating a 3-D model of an unstenosed geometry of a blood vessel responsive to a 3-D model of an actual geometry of the blood vessel, establishing a parametric description of a stent that is expanded from a collapsed configuration to a final configuration that apposes the unstenosed geometry, developing a design for the stent by varying parameters of the parametric description responsive to a design heuristic that includes risk of stent strut breakage during a plastic deformation between the collapsed configuration and the final configuration, embodying the stent according to the design for the stent, inserting the stent into a blood vessel in its collapsed configuration, maneuvering the stent through the blood vessel to a stenosis, and expanding the stent to its final configuration.
US11660139B2
An electroporation probe that includes an injection means, allowing a single electroporation probe to be used for both the electroporation of cells and the injection of a fluid. The electroporation probe having (a) a probe body having an interior channel, a first end, and a second end; (b) a plurality of perforations in the probe body proximal the second end; (c) a sleeve positioned within the interior channel, wherein the sleeve is moveable between a first position sealing the perforations and a second position opening the perforations; (d) a connection between the probe body and an electroporation machine, wherein the probe body is in electrical communication with the electroporation machine; and (e) a tubing in fluid communication with the interior channel, wherein fluid injected into a proximal end of the tubing is exitable through the perforations when the sleeve is in the second position.
US11660137B2
An electrosurgical device for puncturing tissue comprises an electrically conductive elongate member which is capable of force transmission from a distal portion of the electrosurgical device to a proximal portion of the electrosurgical device to thereby provide tactile feedback to a user. The proximal portion comprises a handle or hub which includes an electrical connector configured to receive, in a releasable manner, an electrically conductive component operable to be electrically coupled to an energy source.
US11660122B2
A universal clamp apparatus for orthopedic external fixators is disclosed. Preferably, the universal clamp apparatus has two pin/rod clamps, each having seating grooves for attaching to a frame rod associated with a frame of the fixator and/or a bone pin for implantation in a bone fragment. A clamp screw extends through and connects the first and second pin/rod clamps. An ergonomically designed knob having at least one collapsible or non-collapsible turn lever acts as a torque amplifier when rotated by hand without tools to tighten and untighten the pin/rod clamps to the frame rod and/or bone pin by movement along the clamp screw. The pin/rod clamps have planar sides that are contiguous and have radial ratchet grooves that are in mating engagement and provide a ratcheting mechanism so that the rotation of the pin/rod clamps relative to each other occurs in incremental rotational steps.
US11660121B2
A transseptal insertion device is provided including device housing, a pusher slidably disposed in the device housing and a guide element extending from the pusher. The device housing is configured to be inserted into the right atrium of a patient's heart and the guide element can then be advanced from the device housing and against the cardiac septum to facilitate stable puncturing of the cardiac septum by a needle carried by a catheter inserted through the device housing, to provide access to the left atrium. The guide element can be formed as a webbing or ring. The pusher and/or guide element can optionally be inflatable.
US11660116B2
A trocar assembly for releasable engagement with an adapter assembly of a surgical stapling instrument includes a trocar mechanism that includes a trocar member that is at least one of rotatable or articulable relative to a housing of the trocar assembly.
US11660112B2
A system and method for reducing the risk of contamination of interior regions of a needle guide which is disposed on an endocavity transducer, which system includes an elastic membrane forming a pocket which covers a needle exit hole in the needle guide. The pocket is disposed on a sheath which is both; disposed around the endocavity transducer and between the endocavity transducer and the needle guide.
US11660110B2
A surgical cutting and fastening instrument is disclosed. According to various embodiments, the instrument includes an end effector comprising an elongate channel, a clamping member pivotably connected to the channel, and a moveable cutting instrument for traversing the channel to cut an object clamped in the end effector by the clamping member when the clamping member is in a clamped position. The instrument may also comprise a main drive shaft assembly for actuating the cutting instrument in the end effector, a gear drive train connected to the main drive shaft assembly, and a motor for actuating the gear drive train. The instrument may also includes a closure trigger and a firing trigger, separate from the closure trigger, for actuating the motor when the firing trigger is retracted. Also, the instrument may comprise a mechanical closure system connected to the closure trigger and to the clamping member for causing the clamping member to pivot to the clamped position when the closure trigger is retracted.
US11660101B2
A surgical instrument including an articulating region. An outer tube and an inner tube are axially fixed to one another distal to the articulating region and axially movable relative to one another proximal to the articulating region. Relative movement of the inner and outer tubes provides for articulation of the articulating tube assembly to a curved configuration. A working tool may be removably directed through a central cannula defined by the inner tube. The working tool may include a shaft having a flexible region configured to be arranged within the articulating region. The shaft may rotate within the inner tube with the articulating tube assembly in the curved configuration. The working tool may include a housing hub configured to be coupled with a handle to removably position the flexible region within the articulating region. Multiple working tools may be interchangeably directed through the central cannula.
US11660099B2
In at least one embodiment, a medical device can comprise an elongate outer sheath that extends along a sheath longitudinal axis and defines a central lumen extending therethrough, the elongate outer sheath can comprise a proximal sheath portion and a distal sheath portion. A first guidewire can comprise a first guidewire end and a second guidewire end, the first guidewire can extend from the first and second guidewire ends through the central lumen and can form a distal looped portion. An occlusion device can be disposed at a distal end of an elongate flexible shaft. The elongate flexible shaft can extend from the proximal sheath portion through the central lumen. The occlusion device can include a guide lumen through which the first guide wire passes.
US11660098B2
A hand tool has a pivot connection pivotally attaching a first arm to a second arm, with the pivot connection fixed relative to the first arm and movable to first and second positions relative to the second arm. A spring urges the pivot connection into the first position. When jaws on the front ends of the arms clamp tissue with force greater than a pre-set threshold, the spring force is overcome and the jaws may move linearly apart, allowing for more uniform clamping of the tissue. The first arm may have an arm spring extending between a front segment pivotally attached to a rear segment of the first arm.
US11660087B2
Systems, devices and methods to improve safety and efficiency in an operating room comprise providing a suture package that holds new suture needles and needle receptacles for storing used needles. The devices can be safely worn for the surgeon to self-dispense new suture needles in the near surgical field and to secure the used needles into a needle trap or a needle retainer located on his extremity, on his operative instruments or on the surgical drapes. The device may provide automated and/or simplified needle counting both during use and after removal from the surgical field. The device may be configured for ergonomic and efficient use so as to minimize the actions and motions of the surgeon to dispense and secure the needle.
US11660081B2
A surgical instrument retainer can include a proximal component and a distal component. The proximal component can include a head, a first body, and a proximal plurality of projections. The distal component can define a second instrument bore and a body bore and can include a distal plurality of projections. The can head engageable with the end effector coupler to position the instrument retainer within the end effector coupler.
US11660079B2
Urinary tract infections UTI may be over-diagnosed in very young children because of contamination of a urine specimen by external bacteria when using a conventional catheter. The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a coaxial catheter system and methods for its use, comprising an outer catheter that shields the distal collection opening of an inner catheter during insertion of the system through the meatus. Once the system has been deployed, the distal opening of the inner catheter is exposed in order to collect uncontaminated urine. The system may include a variety of mechanisms to advance the inner catheter relative to the outer, or to retract the outer catheter relative to the inner, a halting mechanism to limit distal movement of the outer catheter, a stopping mechanism to limit distal movement of the inner catheter, and a stabilization mechanism to hold the deployed system in place in male patients.
US11660078B2
A sample collection device including a collection tube at least partially defining a storage volume therein, a mouthpiece coupled to the collection tube, the mouthpiece defining a channel providing access to the storage volume, and a filter at least partially positioned within the channel, where the filter is configured to filter a sample as it passes through the channel and into the storage volume.
US11660075B2
According to one embodiment, an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a transmission beam former and a transmitting circuit. The transmission beam former generates a transmission pulse. The transmitting circuit supplies an ultrasound transducer with the transmission pulse received from the transmission beam former as a drive signal. The supply of a clock necessary for the generation of the transmission pulse is stopped during a substantial reception period of echo signals from the ultrasound transducer.
US11660054B2
Embodiments related to methods and wearable medical detecting systems for detecting disease states and/or treatment states of a subject are described. In one embodiment, a wearable structure may include one or more radiation detectors use to detect a time varying radiation signal emitted from a labeled compound within a body portion of interest. The radiation signal may be analyzed to determine one or more signal characteristics that may be compared to one or more predetermined standard characteristics associated with known disease and/or treatment states to determine a current disease and/or treatment state of a subject.
US11660053B2
An apparatus and a method for monitoring a bio-signal measuring condition are disclosed. The apparatus includes a bio-signal receiver configured to receive a bio-signal that is measured from a user, and a processor configured to extract any one or any combination of a waveform feature, a period feature, and an amplitude feature, from the received bio-signal, determine whether the extracted any one or any combination of the waveform feature, the period feature, and the amplitude feature are normal, using at least one predetermined determination reference corresponding to the extracted any one or any combination of the waveform feature, the period feature, and the amplitude features, and monitor a measuring condition of the received bio-signal, based on whether the extracted any one or any combination of the waveform feature, the period feature, and the amplitude feature are determined to be normal.
US11660042B2
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a coil configured to receive a magnetic resonance signal emitted from a subject due to influence of a radio frequency magnetic field; and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to detect at least one tissue from among a femoral head, the pelvis, an articular labrum, the pubic symphysis, the urethra, and the apex of the prostate of the subject, from a locator image based on the magnetic resonance signal and corresponding to a range including the prostate of the subject. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a region to be imaged of the prostate of the subject, on the basis of the detected tissue.
US11660038B2
A system and method for improving reading ability simultaneously utilizing a distinctive protocol of multi-sensory learning and EEG biofeedback. The present invention more particularly relates to an EEG biofeedback system comprising a biofeedback apparatus in the form of a head-mountable device including an electrode array for measuring bioelectrical signals generated by a cerebral cortex of a user's brain and a computer device receiving and analyzing data collected by said biofeedback apparatus and providing audiovisual feedback to the user.
US11660033B2
A data transmission system for transmitting an electrical data to a nerve cell. A data receiving system for receiving an electrical data from a nerve cell has at least two phototransistor crystals that is stimulated by light to form an electrical signal; an image source that allows the light to be sent to the phototransistor crystals and allows controlling the amount of light transmitted to each phototransistor crystal independently of each other, and at least one control unit that is connected to the image source that controls the amount of light transmitted from the image source to each of the phototransistor crystals.
US11660020B2
A gas analyzing module includes a first connector, which includes a connection detection mechanism (CDM), and is connectable to a gas sampling line via a second connector. The gas analyzing module also includes a pump, a pressure sensor and a controller. The controller controls operation of the pump and receives a signal from the CDM. When the pump is on/active, the controller measures the CDM output signal, and if the CDM output signal indicates misconnection between the first connector and the second connector, the controller switches the pump off only if a pressure measured in the gas sampling line corroborates the CDM's misconnection indication, or, if the measured pressure refutes the CDM's misconnection indication, the controller maintains the pump's on state. The gas analyzing module may be a capnography module configured for capnography. Also provided is a gas analyzing system that includes the gas analyzing module and a gas analyzer.
US11660015B2
An imaging compatible device for applying a plurality of different loads to a foot for evaluating the Lisfranc joint of a patient is configured to move the ball of the foot in an axial direction, a lateral direction, and a torsional direction to assess a state of the Lisfranc joint.
US11660012B2
Systems, methods and apparatuses for performing wound analysis using THz imaging are provided. Due to the large complex component of water's dielectric constant in the THz regime, and the relative frequency invariance of non-aqueous tissue constituents, this modality is highly sensitive to the water content of tissue. It has been found that using THz imaging turns the presence of edema into a contrast mechanism, and allows for the use of the spatial distributions of edema to assess wound status immediately. Apparatus and methods enable earlier diagnosis of wound status which could result in accelerated treatment and shorter overall hospital stays.
US11660009B2
Provided is an apparatus for non-invasively estimating bio-information by analyzing a pulse waveform. The apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a processor configured to obtain a first characteristic point from a first pulse wave signal measured by a pulse wave sensor at a calibration time, obtain a second characteristic point from a second pulse wave signal measured by the pulse wave sensor at a bio-information estimation time, based on time information of the obtained first characteristic point, and estimate the bio-information of an object based on the obtained second characteristic point.
US11660006B2
A wearable device includes a housing with a window and an electronic module supported by the housing. The electronic module includes a photoplethysmography sensor, a motion sensor, and a signal processor that processes signals from the motion sensor and signals from the photoplethysmography sensor. The signal processor is configured to remove frequency bands from the photoplethysmography sensor signals that are outside of a range of interest using a band-pass filter to produce pre-conditioned signals, and to further process the pre-conditioned signals using the motion sensor signals to reduce motion artifacts from footsteps during subject running. The device includes non-air light transmissive material in optical communication with the photoplethysmography sensor and the window that serves as a light guide for the photoplethysmography sensor. The window optically exposes the photoplethysmography sensor to a body of a subject wearing the device via the non-air light transmissive material.
US11660000B2
A method for detecting fluid injection in a patient, the method including the steps of providing a fluid storage tank; providing fluid for use in machinery and adding said fluid to the fluid storage tank; and providing a fluorescent dye and adding the fluorescent dye to the fluid such that the fluid fluoresces in the presence of ultraviolet light.
US11659984B2
A medical endoscope including: an elongated shaft with a distal end region having a non-circular cross-section and a shaft main section arranged proximally from the distal end region, an at least one light guide having a plurality of individual fibres disposed longitudinally through the shaft, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of individual fibres in the distal end region are bonded over a length of at least 50% of the distal end region with an inflexible adhesive.
US11659983B2
An endoscope having a camera and a tubular enclosure. A distal end of the camera may be movable from a first position in line with a longitudinal axis of the tubular enclosure to a second position lateral of the longitudinal axis of the tubular enclosure. Some embodiments are configured such that no portion of the endoscope obstructs a view from the distal end of the camera as the distal end of the camera is moved from the first position to the second position.
US11659980B2
Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for positioning electrodes within a body. In an illustrative embodiment, a control handle is selectively engageable with primary and secondary actuators respectively coupled with primary and secondary electrodes. At a first position, the primary and secondary actuators are movably engaged to move in concert to a second position where distal ends of the electrodes extend into a target region. At the second position, the control handle is engaged with the secondary actuator and movable independently of the primary actuator in a first direction to a third position where the distal end of the secondary electrode extends beyond the distal end of the primary electrode. At the third position, the control handle is movably engaged with the primary actuator and movable independently of the secondary actuator in a second direction to a fourth position to partially retract the distal end of the primary electrode.
US11659974B2
A method for cleaning dishes in a warewasher is provided: It may include filling a sump with hot water, dispensing detergent into the sump, running a wash cycle, draining the used hot water and detergent from the sump after the wash cycle, flushing the sump, filling the sump with the aqueous ozone solution, and running a rinse cycle with the aqueous ozone solution. A warewasher is provided: It may include a timer, a wash chamber, a sump, a hot water fill solenoid configured to direct hot water into the sump, a chemical dispenser, at least one spray arm, a circulation pump, an ozone generator assembly configured to provide aqueous ozone solution to the sump, and a drain assembly. The timer may control the hot water fill solenoid, the chemical dispenser, the circulation pump, the ozone generator assembly, and the drain assembly to effectuate a cleaning sequence.
US11659969B2
A floor nozzle for a vacuum cleaner has a housing, and a base on the housing constructed for sliding in a working direction on a floor and formed with a downwardly open slot-shaped port delimited relative to the direction between a transversely extending front port edge and a transversely extending rear port edge. The base has, extending forward from the front port edge, a part-cylindrical and downwardly convex front surface with a front radius of curvature and centered on a transversely extending symmetry axis and, extending rearward from the rear port edge, a part-cylindrical and downwardly convex rear surface having a rear radius of curvature also centered on the symmetry axis. The housing is constructed for movement of air upward through the port.
US11659967B2
The Potty Training Tool introduces a heat-activated, detachable plastic tool containing drawings that appear when urinated on. The plastic tool is placed on the bottom of a potty toilet. The ‘magically appearing’ drawings will not only motivate the toddler to use the bathroom, but will also create a consistent reward system that has been previously proven to help children learn how to use their training potty. The disclosed potty training tool includes a portable potty comprising an inside bottom catch surface configured for receiving urine and a defecation from a child user. A detachable and removable catch and tool comprise a top surface visible to the child user designed to fit inside the potty and to catch a urine and to reveal a drawing message based on body temperature heat from the urine.
US11659959B2
A handheld injector is provided for injecting liquid, such as flavoring or basting material, into meat or poultry. The injector includes a pistol-shaped housing which encloses a battery-powered motor for constant-rate delivery of liquid from a peristaltic pump. The injector also includes a fluid conduit within the housing through which liquid is pumped from a reservoir of liquid to a needle for injection into the meat.
US11659957B2
The invention relates to a portable hand-held device for accommodating and transporting food or a beverage, having a thermally insulated container (2), which is intended to accommodate food or a beverage in an accommodating space (7) and which has an inner and an outer wall (8), and an insulating space (9) arranged therebetween, enclosing the accommodating space, the insulating space being of closed and sealed design and having been evacuated; and having a container closure (3), which is intended to close a container opening (4) of the thermally insulated container (2), wherein the insulating space (9) contains a working medium (11) which, by means of thermal energy being supplied from the outside via the outer wall (8), can be transferred in a reversible manner between a thermally insulating, initial state, in which the working medium (11) is in the solid state and is in contact with the outer wall (6), and is not in contact with the inner wall (5), and a thermally conductive state, in which at least some of the working medium (11) is in the liquid state and has expanded and is in thermally conductive contact both with the outer wall (6) and with the inner wall (5). The invention also provides a method for controlling the temperature of food or of a beverage in a portable hand-held device.
US11659948B2
The disclosure provides an innovative delivery receptacle for receiving objects (such as parcels and mail) deposited into the receptacle and securely storing them once deposited. The receptacle allows for the orientation of the position of an input opening and delivery door for a delivering party, such as a courier, to deposit the objects in the receptacle to be changeable with respect to the orientation of an access opening and access door for a receiving party to remove the objects. In one embodiment, the delivery door also restricts access to the deposited objects while they are deposited into the receptacle. The receptacle may be a stand-alone receptacle or it may be a structure-mounted unit, such as installed in a wall or other structure. The receptacle may comprise a separate first and second sections that may be shipped separately and assembled with the desired orientation.
US11659941B2
An infant support pad assembly has a body of resilient material, a generally planar bottom surface and a top surface that is inclined relative to the bottom surface between a proximal end and a distal end of the body such that the infant is in an inclined position when placed on the body. The top surface has an opening in a distal portion of the body and curved surface configured to receive and support at least a portion of an infant's head. The support pad assembly also has a pair of raised side members on either side of the top surface configured to generally maintain the infant on the body and inhibit movement of the infant out of the body. The support pad assembly also has an outer padding to at least partially surround the body to generally maintain the infant on the body.
US11659939B2
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base that has a first heating element. A seat back has a second heating element. A sensor is coupled to the seat base and is configured to obtain a weight data. A user-interface assembly is operably coupled to the first and second heating elements. A controller is in communication with the sensor to receive the weight data. The controller is configured to control the first and second heating elements in response to the weight data.
US11659924B2
A multi-level cabinet storage system includes a multi-level storage container that includes a number of shelves, each with horizontal planar surfaces, coupled between the vertical opposing members. The horizontal planar surfaces of respective shelves may be aligned vertically in parallel planes. The vertical opposing members may include a rear vertical member and a front vertical member. The multi-level cabinet storage system also includes a first slide member coupled with a base of the multi-level storage container and a second slide member coupled at a first end with the rear vertical member and extending parallel with, and along, a horizontal planar surface of an upper shelf included among the shelves. The multi-level cabinet storage system also includes an external frame formed as a contiguous rigid structure coupled with the first slide member and the second slide member.
US11659920B2
Improvements in a carrying handle cushion for a wire to provide a handle or grip for a wire handle of a bucket to increase the tactile surface area. The grip uses two gates on opposite sides of the handle where the wire handle (from the bucket) passes through the grip. The wire passes through a one-way lock that retains the handle to prevent the grip from being accidentally dislodged from the bucket wire. Lifting the handle on the wire will engage the handle using only the weight of a filled bucket. While a low amount of force can be applied to engage the grip onto the wire, the handle is not removed with an inverse force. Upon engagement of the grip there is an audible and tactile indication that the grip has been completely engaged on to the bucket wire.
US11659915B2
A collapsible, reusable drinking container is provided having a first opening suitable for pouring and filling, a second opening for accessing the interior of the container for cleaning, and a flexible straw for drinking the contents while the container is held in an upright position. The first opening is reversibly sealed with a cap, the second opening with an interlocking ridge and groove fastener, and the straw is reversibly sealed using a plug, a cap, a push-pull cap, a reversibly discontinuous portion of the straw, or an element for reversibly kinking the straw. The straw is attached to the container wall, to the cap for sealing the first opening, or to the fastener for sealing the second opening.
US11659912B2
A sunscreen dosing device comprises a cup and a structured elongation which is an integral part of the cup. A first ear and a second ear are integral parts of the cup. For attaching the sunscreen dosing device to a body of a sunscreen bottle a free end of the structured elongation can be inserted in the first or the second ear.
US11659902B2
Disclosed herein is a low profile expandable ring structure comprising a plurality of coupled blocks that each have a certain degree of translational movement with respect to each other. Each block has one or more downward curved loops or tubes protruding on the front side of the block which are inserted into openings on an adjacent block. A tensioned spring, passed through an internal channel of the coupled blocks, maintains the ring structure in a closed appearance but allows for expansion of the expandable ring structure through the translational movement of the blocks. The low-profile nature allows the expandable ring structure to be comfortable for the wearer.
US11659901B2
A ring with a rotation and a lock function to display multiple anniversaries, the ring comprising: a main ring including engagement areas and distant areas between the engagement areas; a sub ring rotatably engaged with the main ring, and engagement members positioned between the main ring and the sub ring, wherein the subring includes a receiver receiving the engagement member and including a first to fourth side with an opening area; wherein a length of the opening area is shorter than that of the first side; wherein the engagement member is made of elastic materials and positioned in the receiver; wherein when the opening area is aligned with the engagement groove area, the engagement member is protruded from the receiver and engaged with the engagement groove; wherein when the opening area is aligned with the distant area, the engagement member is inserted in the receiver.
US11659897B2
The invention describes a belt buckle (10) for a motor vehicle comprising a belt buckle housing (12) as well as a lighting unit (20) present in the area of a tongue insertion opening (36) and including a lamp (22) and a light conductor (16). A front panel (14) surrounding the tongue insertion opening (36) is provided which limits the belt buckle (10) on the end face. The front panel (14) is coupled to the belt buckle housing (12) via at least one detent mechanism (24, 30) such that the light conductor (16) provided at least partially between the front panel (14) and the belt buckle housing (12) is aligned. The invention further describes a method for manufacturing a belt buckle (10).
US11659892B2
A lightweight, breathable, translucent and high-strength upper formed from a half-gauge knit, at least in part from a high tenacity yarn and a fusible yarn, is described. The upper may include a knit heel structure. Methods of manufacture, including exposing the upper to steam while in a tensioned state to at least partially melt the fusible yarn to adjacent yarns is also described. Subsequent cooling of the fusible yarn retains the upper in a stretched condition.
US11659890B2
An article of footwear having a sole structure including a chamber for receiving a pressurized fluid is described, along with a method of making the article. The chamber may include a tensile member extending between a first chamber barrier layer and a second chamber barrier layer. The tensile member may include a first tensile member layer bonded to the first chamber barrier layer, a second tensile member layer bonded to the second chamber barrier layer, and a plurality of tethers connecting the first tensile member layer to the second tensile member layer. The second tensile member layer may include a first section and a second section separate from the first section. In addition, a portion of the second chamber barrier layer may extend toward the first tensile member layer between the first section and the second section, the portion being joined to the first tensile member layer.
US11659889B2
A midsole for an article of footwear including a three dimensional mesh including interconnected unit cells and methods of making the same. The interconnected unit cells each include a plurality of struts defining a three dimensional shape. The interconnected unit cells are connected at nodes having a valence number defined by the number of struts connected at that node. The valence number of the nodes may vary to provide customized characteristics to zones or portions of the midsole. The plurality of interconnected unit cells may be organized in a warped cubic lattice structure. The warped cubic lattice structure and the size/shape of interconnected unit cells may vary to provide customized characteristics to zones or portions of the midsole. The three dimensional mesh may be customized based on a biometric data profile for an individual, or group of individuals. The midsole may be manufactured using an additive manufacturing process.
US11659887B2
A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper includes an outsole, a plate disposed between the outsole and the upper, and a first cushioning layer. The plate includes an anterior-most point disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure, a posterior-most point disposed closer to a heel region of the sole structure than the anterior-most point, and a concave portion extending between the anterior-most point and the posterior-most point. The concave portion includes a constant radius of curvature from the anterior-most point to a metarsophalangeal (MTP) point of the sole structure. The MTP point opposes the MTP joint of a foot during use. The first cushioning layer is disposed between the concave portion and the upper.
US11659882B2
Helmet padding systems are disclosed. One helmet padding system includes a rigid shell configured to cover a top of a user's head and be worn under a piece of headgear. The rigid shell includes a first pair of slots configured to extend in a direction from a back of the user's head toward a front of the user's head when the rigid shell is worn on the user's head. The first pair of slots define a central portion and opposed side portions of the rigid shell. The central portion includes at least one flap extending from the central portion across one of the first pair of slots and covering a first region of one of the opposed side portions of the rigid shell. A spacing pad is positioned within the rigid shell.
US11659880B2
A utility belt is disclosed. The utility belt comprises a belt track, a ball bearing assembly, and an extender assembly. The belt track includes a first belt section having a first male locking mechanism and a first female locking mechanism, and a second belt section having a second male locking mechanism and a second female locking mechanism. The first male locking mechanism connects to the second female locking mechanism. The second male locking mechanism connects to the first female locking mechanism. The first belt section and the second belt section each comprises an outer sheath and an inner tube. The inner tube includes a plurality of C-shaped rings. The ball bearing assembly has a ball bearing and a joint. The ball bearing rotates about the belt track. An extender assembly is coupled to the belt track and includes at least one connector and at least one spacer.
US11659878B2
Aspects herein are directed to an apparel layer system configured to provide variable levels of insulation, warming, or air permeability. The apparel layer system comprises a first layer of material and a second layer of material both extending in a first planar direction. A third layer of material is positioned between the first and the second layers of material and is selectively affixed thereto. An adjustment mechanism coupled to the second layer of material can be mechanically manipulated to shift the second layer of material between different positions or states to achieve variable levels of offset between the first and second layers of material in the first planar direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first planar direction.
US11659868B2
The present disclosure provides a control body adapted for use in an electronic smoking article. The control body includes a shell and a coupler that is adapted to connect the control body to a cartridge of an electronic smoking article. The coupler further is adapted to communicate a pressure reduction within the coupler to a pressure reduction space in the shell. Also positioned within the shell is an electronic circuit board having a pressure sensor attached thereto. The electronic circuit board can be positioned to be parallel to a central axis of the shell. A first end of the pressure sensor can be isolated within the pressure reduction space, and a second end of the pressure sensor can be in communication with a normal pressure space within the shell. One or more light emitting diodes can be attached to the electronic circuit board. At least a portion of the coupler can be light transmissive so that light from the LED is visible through the coupler.
US11659864B2
An electronic cigarette burner element has a heating wire, a porous ceramic matrix, and outer cover, holes in the outer cover, and a ventilation air passage through the porous ceramic matrix. The heating wire is configured to heat and atomize vape oil. The heating wire is formed with a coil and a pair of leads including a first lead and a second lead. A porous ceramic matrix encapsulates the coil of the heating wire. A heating body is formed when the heating wire is encapsulated by the porous ceramic matrix. An outer cover can be made of metal and can fit over the heating body. A hole is formed on the outer covet to receive vape oil. The vape oil wicks through the porous ceramic matrix like a sponge receiving water. A ventilation air passage is formed along a surface of the porous ceramic matrix.
US11659853B2
An acid-oil dispersion composition for use in coating a cereal piece. The acid-oil dispersion composition comprising an edible acid particles dispersed in an edible oil component, wherein the acid particles are in a range of about 1 wt % to about 25 wt % of the acid-oil dispersion composition; and wherein the edible oil component is at an amount that is in a range of about 75 wt % to about 99 wt % of the acid-oil dispersion composition.
US11659845B2
A method of packaging a fresh meat product in a low oxygen environment is provided. The method comprises applying a natural plant component to a surface of the fresh meat product and sealing the fresh meat product in a package that contains a low oxygen environment. The natural plant component includes a sufficient amount of nitrites to convert myoglobin in the fresh meat product to nitrosomyoglobin and thereby improve the color of the fresh meat product. A meat color improvement solution and a pre-packaged food product are also provided.
US11659837B2
Described herein are mixtures including as active components at least one specific nitrification inhibitor (compound I) and at least one urease inhibitor (compound II). Also described herein are a method for improving the nitrification-inhibiting effect, or for increasing the health of a plant using mixtures of at least one compound I and at least one compound II and a method of using the mixtures comprising compounds I and compounds II for increasing the health of a plant. Also described herein are agrochemical compositions including these mixtures. Also described herein is plant propagation material including these mixtures or these agrochemical compositions.
US11659836B2
An apparatus, a system, and methods for receiving, perfusing and maintaining and assessing excised donor heart physiological functionality. The system generally comprises an apparatus for receiving and holding an excised heart that is interconnected with: (i) a perfusate-processing system, (ii) a bi-directional perfusate pumping system, (iii) flow sensors for monitoring the flow of perfusate to and from an installed heart's aorta, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, and vena cava, (iv) an ECG apparatus interconnectable with the installed heart, and (v) probes interconnecting the installed heart with instruments for monitoring the heart's physiological functionality using load independent indices and load dependent indices.
US11659833B2
Provided are a vehicle body assembling method and a vehicle body assembling apparatus which allow a simple configuration in the vicinity of the connecting portion between an upper jig and a lower jig and allow an increase in the efficiency of assembling work (welding work). A vehicle body assembling apparatus is equipped with a jig for supporting vehicle body components in a preassembled position, the jig comprising an upper jig and a lower jig which are connected to each other in at least two places. Each of the connection places is provided with a connecting means for fixing a three-dimensional coordinate position while allowing uniaxial turning. The vehicle body assembling apparatus is also equipped with a conveying means for conveying the upper jig which supports the vehicle body components, and reduces the load applied to the lower jig from the upper jig when connecting the upper jig to the lower jig.
US11659827B2
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a boom suspension system that mitigates roll of respective booms as an associated vehicle rolls from side to side. The exemplary system can comprise a stabilizer bar that couples a left boom to a right boom, by coupling to respective booms' tilt cylinders. The stabilizer bar can be engaged with a central frame, which is fixedly engaged with the vehicle's chassis, through a stabilizer link. The stabilizer link allows the stabilizer bar to move horizontally left and right independently of the left and right movement of the central frame, caused by the vehicle roll. In this way, the inertia of the respective booms allows the stabilizer bar to remain in a substantially neutral position while the central frame, and vehicle, roll from side to side.
US11659823B2
A fishing net support system includes a boat mount configured to be mounted onto a boat hull. A linkage is attached to the boat mount. A receiver can receive a pole of a fishing net. The receiver is mounted on the linkage, such that the linkage allows pivoting between the boat mount and the receiver within a vertical plane.
US11659822B2
An energy-saving paddlewheel aerator is provided. A power supply system of the paddlewheel aerator includes a switching power supply converting main power to direct current, the switching power supply being connected with two terminals of a power mechanism of the paddlewheel aerator and supplying power to the paddlewheel aerator; and a solar power supply module, two ends of the solar power supply module being connected in parallel with a large-capacity capacitor, and two ends of the large-capacity capacitor being connected with the two terminals of the power mechanism of the paddlewheel aerator respectively to supply power to the paddlewheel aerator. A rated output voltage of a solar panel with sufficient power is higher than an output voltage of the switching power supply, and the rated output voltage of the solar panel with insufficient power is lower than the output voltage of the switching power supply.
US11659810B2
The present invention is related to the type of milking machines with milk bucket or trolley bucket milking machine used for milk production mainly in small-medium scaled animal breeding enterprises. The invention is particularly related to an automatic washing method which is used for washing the milking machine with milk bucket after milking automatically and also both increases the quality of the milk and prevents damage to the udder, comprises pre-rinsing, washing, final-rinsing process steps and to a milking machine with a milk bucket having an automatic washing system which comprises detergent dosing unit, washing boiler, milk can, milking cluster, washing jetter, washing line, liquid drafting line in the milk bucket, milk bucket vacuum connection, washing boiler vacuum connection, boiler-milk bucket vacuum orientation and vacuum discharge valve, boiler and milk bucket interim valve, washing line valve, drainage valve, drainage line, heating element, cold water intake valve, hot water intake valve, float bottom level sensor, float upper level sensor.
US11659809B2
Methods and apparatus for milking a milk-producing animal, in particular a cow, that set a target milk quantity which is lower than a possible expected milk quantity, carry out the milking process, determine the milked quantity and compares the milked quantity with the target milk quantity, and terminate milking when the milked quantity corresponds substantially to the target milk quantity.
US11659804B1
A novel maize variety designated PH4C6B and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4C6B with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4C6B through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4C6B or a locus conversion of PH4C6B with another maize variety.
US11659803B1
A novel maize variety designated 1PFLQ21 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PFLQ21 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PFLQ21 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PFLQ21 or a locus conversion of 1PFLQ21 with another maize variety.
US11659800B1
A novel maize variety designated 1PVWV38 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PVWV38 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PVWV38 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PVWV38 or a locus conversion of 1PVWV38 with another maize variety.
US11659789B1
An ecological restoration method for a lake wetland against effects of water level rise in a dry season includes: collecting basic data of a lake; determining wetland phytoremediation species of the lake; determining characteristic water levels of the lake under a baseline scenario and under different water level rise scenarios; determining a restoration range based on wetland types corresponding to different characteristic water levels; selecting an experimental restoration area from the restoration range, and performing ecological restoration; and monitoring a plant community state and waterbird biodiversity, judging whether the restoration reaches a preset goal, and adjusting the method if the restoration does not reach the preset goal. According to the method, the effects of water level rise in the dry season on wetland habitat, biodiversity, ecosystem services and the like can be relieved to the greatest extent, so that an ecological restoration effect of the lake wetland is improved.
US11659788B2
A vehicle automated unloading system may include a fill model and an unloading controller. The fill model is a model of a fill characteristic of a container as a function of variables comprising material unloading times, material unloading rates and material unloading locations. The unloading controller is to (a) determine a current model-based fill characteristic of the container using the dynamic fill model and (b) output control signals to adjust at least one of a material unloading time, a material unloading rate and a material unloading location based upon the current model-based fill characteristic of the container.
US11659784B1
A system provided for use with a lawn mower includes a processor in communication with the lawn mower. The processor is configured to acquire geographic location data of the lawn mower and mapping data for the lawn mower as the lawn mower operates on the plot of land. The processor is configured to acquire performance data of the lawn mower as the lawn mower operates on the plot of land according to a first path and generate a map of the plot of land at least partially based on the geographic location data and the mapping data. The processor is configured to determine an operational efficiency of the lawn mower according to the first path and determine a second path for the lawn mower that increases the operational efficiency of the lawn mower for operating on the plot of land.
US11665984B2
A projected memory device includes a carbon-based projection component. The device includes two electrodes, a memory segment, and a projection component. The projection component and the memory segment form a dual element that connects the two electrodes. The projection component extends parallel to and in contact with the memory segment. The memory segment includes a resistive memory material, while the projection component includes a thin film of non-insulating material that essentially comprises carbon. In a particular implementation, the non-insulating material and the projection component essentially comprises amorphous carbon. Using carbon and, in particular, amorphous carbon, as a main component of the projection component, allows unprecedented flexibility to be achieved when tuning the electrical resistance of the projection component.
US11665974B2
An embodiment of the invention may include a magnetic random-access memory (MRAM) structure and method of making the structure. The MRAM structure may include a magnetic tunnel junction stack. The MRAM structure may include a magnetic liner located between the magnetic tunnel junction stack and a top contact, where the magnetic liner may be a ferromagnetic material. This may enable the magnetic liner to act as an independent variable to balance many of the magnetic parameters in the MTJ film stack in order to achieve zero magnetic field at the MTJ layer.
US11665972B2
A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, and a conductive layer in the substrate and having a surface exposed by the substrate. A groove is formed in the substrate and adjacent to the conductive layer, and a sidewall of the groove exposes a portion of a sidewall surface of the conductive layer. The semiconductor structure also includes a lower electrode layer located in the groove and on a top surface of the conductive layer. The lower electrode layer covers the top surface and the portion of the sidewall surface of the conductive layer.
US11665966B2
A piezoelectric actuator is formed like a rectangular flat plate, and includes a substrate layer, a lower electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode layer formed in this order from bottom to top in a thickness direction. The upper electrode layer is constituted of a plurality of electrode segments separated in a surface direction, and connection wires connecting the electrode segments which are adjoining in the surface direction.
US11665962B2
This organic electroluminescence element includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The organic layer includes a light-emitting layer and at least one layer disposed between the light-emitting layer and the anode. The light-emitting layer includes a compound represented by formula (1), and the at least one layer disposed between the light-emitting layer and the anode includes a compound represented by formula (2).
US11665955B2
A flexible display apparatus includes: a flexible display panel including a first area, a second area, and a bending area between the first area and the second area; a first protection layer including a first surface facing the flexible display panel and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a driving unit electrically connected to the flexible display panel. The first protection layer is disposed continuously over the first area, the second area, and the bending area to be adhered to the flexible display panel.
US11665954B2
Provided is an organic light emitting diode display device. The organic light emitting diode display device includes a flexible substrate, including a display region, a first barrier region and a second barrier region, wherein the first barrier region is located between the display region and the second barrier region, and a barrier is disposed on the flexible substrate of the second barrier region; wherein a groove is formed in the flexible substrate of the first barrier region, and an organic light emitting diode unit is disposed on the flexible substrate of the display region.
US11665947B2
A display panel includes a first unit pixel including a first pixel electrode for emitting red light, a first pixel electrode for emitting blue light, and a first pixel electrode for emitting green light. A second unit pixel neighbors the first unit pixel and includes a second pixel electrode for emitting red light, a second pixel electrode for emitting blue light, and a second pixel electrode for emitting green light. The first unit pixel further includes a first red emission layer disposed on the first pixel electrode for emitting red light. The second unit pixel further includes a second red emission layer disposed on the second pixel electrode for emitting red light. The first red emission layer is spaced apart from the second red emission layer in the first direction.
US11665941B2
A method of compensating for degradation of a display device includes sensing a first sensing current flowing through a sensing line connected to a pixel, which includes a programming period for writing a data voltage of a predetermined color to a storage capacitor of the pixel, sensing a sensing voltage of the sensing line, which includes a period for charging a line capacitor connected to the sensing line, estimating a voltage of an anode electrode of an organic light emitting diode using a second sensing current estimated from the first sensing current and the sensing voltage, and determining a degradation compensation value using the voltage of the anode electrode.
US11665938B2
A display apparatus includes a substrate; a lower conductive layer including a protective pattern and an auxiliary conductive pattern on the substrate; a buffer layer on the lower conductive layer; an active pattern on the buffer layer and overlapping the protective pattern; a first insulation layer on the active pattern; and a first conductive layer on the first insulation layer, the first conductive layer including a gate electrode overlapping the active pattern and a load matching line overlapping the auxiliary conductive pattern.
US11665936B2
The present invention provides an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel including a substrate, a thin-film transistor, an insulating layer, an auxiliary electrode, an organic light-emitting layer, a shielding stage, and a common electrode. The common electrode is electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode. The shielding stage includes at least one organic material layer. An angle between the shielding stage and the substrate is a threshold value.
US11665928B2
An optical module includes a first electro-optical device including a first pixel, a second electro-optical device including a second pixel and a third pixel, and a prism. An area of the second pixel is larger than an area of the first pixel, and an area of the third pixel is smaller than the area of the second pixel. A width of the third pixel in a direction corresponding to a first direction in a synthesized image is not less than 0.5 times and less than 1 time a width of the first pixel in the direction corresponding to the first direction, and a width of the third pixel in a direction corresponding to a second direction in the synthesized image is 0.5 times or more and less than 1 time a width of the first pixel in the direction corresponding to the second direction.
US11665925B2
A display apparatus includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixel areas provided in a display portion, a second substrate coupled to the first substrate, and a routing portion disposed on an outer surface of the first substrate and an outer surface of the second substrate. The first substrate includes a passivation layer disposed on the display portion, a barrier pattern portion implemented in the passivation layer on an edge portion of the display portion, the barrier pattern portion including a barrier metal pattern, and a light emitting device layer including a light emitting device disposed on the barrier pattern portion and the plurality of pixel areas, and the light emitting device is isolated by the barrier pattern portion.
US11665923B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel and a method for manufacturing the same. In the embodiments, multiple layers in a functional area are removed through an etching process which is milder than a traditional cutting process and is not easy to introduce cracks into an inorganic material layer, so that a damage of components inside the display panel caused by moisture and oxygen is prevented, resulting in yield improvement of the display panel and cost saving.
US11665921B2
An organic light-emitting apparatus includes a lower substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area around the display area; a first insulating layer on the display area and the peripheral area of the lower substrate, wherein a plurality of penetration holes are formed in the first insulating layer in the peripheral area; an upper substrate on the lower substrate; and a sealant in the plurality of penetration holes bonding the lower substrate to the upper substrate.
US11665916B2
A memory device includes a substrate, a buried word line, a connecting structure, an air gap, and a first dielectric layer. The buried word line is disposed in the substrate. The connecting structure is disposed on the buried word line. The air gap is disposed on the buried word line and is adjacent to the connecting structure. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the connecting structure and the air gap, wherein the buried word line, the connecting structure, and the first dielectric layer are disposed in the first direction, which is substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate.
US11665914B2
A three-dimensional semiconductor memory device includes first conductive lines extending horizontally in a first direction, a second conductive line extending vertically in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and memory cells at cross-points between the first conductive lines and the second conductive line. The first conductive lines are laterally spaced apart from each other in a third direction crossing the first direction. Each of the memory cells includes a variable resistance element and a switching element that are horizontally arranged. The variable resistance element includes a first variable resistance pattern and a second variable resistance pattern arranged in the second direction, a first electrode between the first variable resistance pattern and the first conductive line, a second electrode between the second variable resistance pattern and the second conductive line, and a third electrode between the first variable resistance pattern and the second variable resistance pattern.
US11665911B2
The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a lower interconnect disposed within a dielectric structure over a substrate. A memory device includes a data storage structure disposed between a bottom electrode and a top electrode. The bottom electrode is electrically coupled to the lower interconnect. A sidewall spacer includes an interior sidewall that continuously extends from along an outermost sidewall of the top electrode to below an outermost sidewall of the bottom electrode. The sidewall spacer further includes an outermost sidewall that extends from a bottom surface of the sidewall spacer to above a top of the bottom electrode.
US11665905B2
A three-dimensional (3D) memory device includes a substrate, an alternating conductive/dielectric stack disposed on the substrate, an epitaxial layer disposed on the substrate, a blocking layer disposed on the epitaxial layer and surrounded by the alternating conductive/dielectric stack, a trapping layer disposed on and surrounded by the blocking layer, a tunneling layer disposed on and surrounded by the trapping layer, and a semiconductor layer disposed on and in contact with the epitaxial layer and partially disposed on and surrounded by the tunneling layer.
US11665903B2
Embodiments of methods to form three-dimensional (3D) memory devices include the following operations. First, an initial channel hole is formed in a stack structure of a plurality first layers and a plurality of second layers alternatingly arranged over a substrate. An offset is formed between a side surface of each one of the plurality of first layers and a side surface of each one of the plurality of second layers on a sidewall of the initial channel hole to form a channel hole. A semiconductor channel is formed by filling the channel hole with a channel-forming structure, the semiconductor channel having a memory layer including a plurality of first memory portions each surrounding a bottom of a respective second layer and a plurality of second memory portions each connecting adjacent first memory portions.
US11665901B2
Embodiments of structure and methods for forming a memory device are provided. In an example, a memory device includes a substrate, a stack above the substrate, a channel structure, and a source contact structure each extending vertically through the memory stack. The source contact structure includes (i) a plurality of first source contact portions each extending vertically and laterally separated from one another and (ii) a second source contact portion extending vertically over and in contact with the plurality of first source contact portions, the second source contact portion being laterally continuous.
US11665887B2
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a bit line, a dielectric layer and a word line. The substrate has an active area and a trench. The bit line is on the substrate and extends along a direction. The active area includes a first portion and a second portion respectively located at two opposite sides of the bit line and spaced apart from each other along the direction. A landing area extends from the first portion of the active area to the second portion of the active area across the bit line. A dielectric layer is in the trench. The active area is surrounded by the dielectric layer. The word line is surrounded by the dielectric layer. The word line is curved and below the bit line. A portion of the word line is between first and second end portions of the landing area.
US11665880B2
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a substrate, a conductive plate located over the substrate to couple a ground connection, a data line located between the substrate and the conductive plate, a memory cell, and a conductive line. The memory cell includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first region electrically coupled between the data line and the conductive plate, and a charge storage structure electrically separated from the first region. The second transistor includes a second region electrically coupled to the charge storage structure and the data line. The conductive line is electrically separated from the first and second regions and spans across part of the first region of the first transistor and part of the second region of the second transistor and forming a gate of the first and second transistors.
US11665879B2
A method of manufacturing a DRAM includes proving a substrate having active regions. First bit line structures are buried in the substrate. Each of first bit line structures extends along a first direction. Every two of the first bit line structures are disposed between two neighboring ones of the active regions arranged along a second direction. A plurality of pillar structures are formed arranged along the first direction by dividing each of the active regions. Second bit line structures are formed. Each of the second bit line structures is located between the pillar structures of a corresponding one of the active regions and extends through the corresponding one of the active regions along the second direction to be disposed on the first bit line structures at two sides of the corresponding one of the active regions and be electrically connected to the first bit line structures below.
US11665878B2
A static random access memory (SRAM) structure is provided. The structure includes a plurality of SRAM bit cells on a substrate. Each SRAM bit cell includes at least six transistors including at least two NMOS transistors and at least two PMOS transistors. Each of the at least six transistors being lateral transistors with channels formed from nano-sheets grown by epitaxy. The at least six transistors positioned in two decks in which a second deck is positioned vertically above a first deck relative to a working surface of the substrate, wherein at least one NMOS transistor and at least one PMOS transistor share a common vertical gate. A first inverter formed using a first transistor positioned in the first deck and a second transistor positioned in the second deck. A second inverter formed using a third transistor positioned in the first deck and a fourth transistor positioned in the second deck. A pass gate is located in either the first deck or the second deck.
US11665877B1
A compact SRAM design in a stacked architecture is provided. Notably, a 6-transistor SRAM bite cell including a bottom device level containing bottom field effect transistors and a top device level, stacked above the bottom device level, containing top field effect transistors of a different conductivity type than the bottom field effect transistors is provided.
US11665873B2
The present invention discloses a conductive plastic, based on the total mass of the conductive plastic, which includes: a resin with a low melting point 42%-54%; a toughened resin 4%-10%; carbon black 33%-47%; a dispersant 1%-3%; wherein, the toughened resin is a polymer of acrylic acid and siloxane; and use thereof. The conductive plastic of the present invention has a low melting temperature and high conductive performance, and is suitable for a wire cable shielding layer.
US11665864B2
An immersion cooling system including a rack and at least one immersion cooling module is provided. The immersion cooling module includes a chassis and a condensation pipeline. The chassis is slidably disposed on the rack and is adapted to accommodate a coolant. At least one heat generating component is adapted to be disposed in the chassis to be immersed in the liquid coolant. The condensation pipeline is disposed in the chassis and is located above the liquid coolant. In addition, an electronic apparatus having the immersion cooling system is also provided.
US11665862B2
An information handling system, including a plurality of computing modules; a rack-mountable tray including: a plurality of bays, each bay including a thermal pad, wherein i) each computing module is engaged with one or more of the bays of the plurality of bays and ii) one or more of the thermal pads are in thermal communication with a respective computing module of the plurality of computing modules; and a fluid circulation system positioned within the tray and coupled to each of the thermal pads, the fluid circulation system circulating fluid proximate to the thermal pads to transfer heat from the computing modules through the thermal pads.
US11665854B2
A portable radio device incorporating active thermal mitigation systems, and methods of use thereof. An example radio device incorporating an active thermal mitigation system may comprise a portable radio device selectively connectable or otherwise interoperable with a power adapter or battery device, wherein the power adapter or battery device includes an active thermal mitigation system. The system may include a micro-fan, blower, or other similar device configured to generate airflow, and may be configured to direct a flow of air or other fluid towards the radio device. The system may further include one or more fins or other features for directing and/or enhancing fluid flow, as well as sensors and control features to vary flow depending on temperature of the radio device or other variables. Thus, the system allows for the continuous cooling the radio device via convection without requiring the incorporation of the active thermal mitigation system within the radio device.
US11665848B2
A tray is detachably assembled to a chassis. The chassis includes a first chassis guide post. The tray includes a tray body, a handle and a first sliding piece. The tray body includes a side wall and a through slot disposed on the side wall. The handle is pivotally connected to the side wall and includes a handle guide post. The first sliding piece includes a first groove and a second groove. The handle guide post is disposed in the through slot and the first groove. The first chassis guide post is detachably disposed in the second groove.
US11665846B2
A modular I/O system for an industrial automation network includes a network adapter including first and second adapter modules, wherein each adapter module is configured for connection with an industrial network. The I/O system further includes a first I/O device with first and second I/O modules each configured for operative connection to a controlled system for input/output of data with respect to the controlled system. The I/O system further includes first and second independent backplane data networks that connect each of the first and second adapter modules to each of the first and second I/O modules. The network adapter includes first and second removable backplane network switches and the first I/O device includes third and fourth removable backplane network switches that establish the backplane networks. The backplane network switches can be Ethernet gigabit switches.
US11665835B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for a light cover that may include a blocking portion configured to block a light emitted from a light-emitting diode, the blocking portion having a first shape associated with a heated state in which the blocking portion extends vertically in parallel with a lower portion of an optical sheet, the first shape configured to minimize a gap between the lower portion of the optical sheet and the blocking portion; a mounting portion configured to contact a bottom portion of a cover bottom of the display, the mounting portion extending orthogonally from the blocking portion; and a plurality of mounting pegs disposed on interior portions of the mounting portion, each of the plurality of mounting pegs configured to removably couple the mounting portion of the light cover to the bottom portion of the cover bottom.
US11665834B2
An electronic assembly and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The electronic assembly includes a carrier substrate including a flexible structure and a circuit structure, and an electronic device disposed on the circuit structure. The flexible structure includes a first dielectric layer and a conductive pattern overlying thereon. The circuit structure includes a second dielectric layer overlying the first dielectric layer and the conductive pattern, and a circuit layer disposed on and passing through the second dielectric layer to be in contact with the conductive pattern, the first flexible structure includes a first portion embedded in the circuit structure and a second portion connected to the first portion and extending out from an edge of the circuit structure. The electronic device includes chip packages electrically coupled to the flexible structure through the circuit structure, and is sized to substantially match a size of the first portion of the circuit structure.
US11665831B2
A method for manufacturing a circuit board with nickel resistor embedded therein provides a copper substrate, the copper substrate includes a copper foil. A nickel resistance layer is formed on the copper foil. A first dielectric layer and a first copper layer are formed on the nickel resistance layer. The copper foil and the first copper layer are etched to form a first conductive wiring layer and a second conductive wiring layer respectively, the nickel layer not being subjected to an etching process, to obtain the finished circuit board.
US11665830B2
A method of producing a functional vehicle component includes fixing a leather sheet over a surface of a vehicle component, applying a flexible electronic circuit to an A-surface of the leather sheet, and arranging a pigmented coating over the circuit. The pigmented coating inhibits or prevents the circuit from being visible through the pigmented coating. The method may include attaching an electronic element, such as a light source, a sensor, a wireless transmitter, or a switch, to the circuit. When the circuit includes a light source, the pigmented coating inhibits or prevents the light source from being visible through the pigmented coating, but light emitted by the light source is visible through the pigmented coating.
US11665827B2
A display device includes a display substrate, a touch module and a ring structure. The display substrate includes a first portion for display, a second portion located at a non-display side of the first portion of the display substrate, and a first bent portion for connecting the first portion and the second portion, and a first driver is provided at a side of the second portion away from the first portion. The touch module includes a touch layer and a touch flexible circuit board connected with the touch layer, the touch flexible circuit board includes a flat portion located at a side of the second portion away from the first portion and a second bent portion for connecting the touch layer and the flat portion. The ring structure is located between the flat portion of the touch flexible circuit board and the second portion of the display substrate.
US11665821B2
A display panel includes: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area; and a first conductive layer in the peripheral area, an entire upper surface of which is exposed to an outside of the display device. The first conductive layer includes a main part and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the main part in a direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate.
US11665816B2
In an electronic device, a circuit board connects different systems or structures such that heat of a system with a relatively large amount of heat can be transferred to a position or a heat dissipation structure with a relatively small amount of heat, thereby mitigating local high temperatures in the electronic device and distributing heat more evenly throughout the electronic device.
US11665800B2
Described herein are systems and methods for operating DC-DC regulators such as LED drivers. Various embodiments herein allow a DC-DC regulator to switch between buck mode and buck-boost mode without suffering effects otherwise resulting from transient currents when switching between modes. In certain embodiments, this is accomplished by operating the DC-DC regulator in a buck-boost mode to charge a boost capacitor with a substantially constant inductor current. The inductor current is also used to control a set of switches to operate the DC-DC regulator in a buck mode to drive a load by using the capacitor as a power source.
US11665797B2
A lighting fixture includes a light source that emits an illumination light and a receiver configured to receive a lighting control message from a photo sensor device. The lighting fixture further includes a lighting controller configured to adjust the illumination light based on the lighting control message. Adjusting the illumination light by the lighting controller includes changing a Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of the illumination light.
US11665796B2
Voice activated lighting apparatus, methods and systems are described. In an embodiment, a voice activated lighting apparatus includes a housing that encloses a WiFi module operably connected to a multipoint control unit (MCU), at least one microphone, at least one speaker component, and at least one wireless communication module. Also included is a lighting component operably connected to the MCU which includes at least a first group of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a second group of LEDs that are separately controllable by the MCU. In some implementations, the first group of LEDs are controllable via voice commands of a user to provide illumination, and the second group of LEDs are controllable via voice commands of the user to provide at least one indication.
US11665792B2
A microwave oven including a cooking cavity that is enveloped by a cooking cavity wall; a cooking appliance light; an opening in the cooking cavity wall which supports the cooking appliance light; a shielding sleeve arranged in the opening and configured to prevent an exit of microwaves through the opening out of the cooking cavity, wherein the cooking appliance light includes a LED illuminant and a light conductor rod which conducts light emitted by the LED illuminant into the cooking cavity, wherein the cooking appliance light includes a mounting plate that includes a cut out in which the light conductor rod of the cooking appliance light is supported, wherein the mounting plate supports the shielding sleeve that envelops the light conductor rod, and wherein the mounting plate is arranged at the cooking cavity wall and covers the opening.
US11665789B2
The present disclosure relates to an induction range of an upper and lower heating type having an advantage of simply cooking a cooking object such as instant food packaged in a food packaging box in a short time, making food taste good by alternately heating upper and lower parts of the cooking object, preventing an electric control device from being burned out by applying an alternating heating type for excluding mutual induction interference between an upper heating unit and a lower heating unit for heating the cooking object, and preventing a burn occurring at the time of gripping the heated cooking object and promoting cleanliness by installing a separate cooling device used for cooling the cooking object or for deodorizing the cooking object.
US11665787B2
A heating device in the form of a radiant heating device for a hob has a sheet-like support with a support top side, with at least one heating element on the support top side, which heating element is highly corrugated and runs in tracks in a laying pattern. The heating element has at least two heating conductor strips which each have lateral sides and a top edge and a bottom edge. These at least two heating conductor strips are placed together or placed on one another by way of their mutually facing lateral sides and are at least partially in contact. The at least two heating conductor strips are connected to one another in a fixed and non-detachable manner, advantageously before corrugation.
US11665778B2
A function controlling method is applied to a terminal provided with a first working mode and a second working mode, and the function controlling method includes: determining currently running function of the terminal, and determining a working mode of the currently running function; controlling the function to run in a first running mode if the current working mode is the first working mode; controlling the function to run in a second running mode if the current working mode is the second working mode; and the first running mode is different from the second running mode. The functions running in different working modes can be isolated from each other.
US11665772B2
Apparatuses and methods for small data transmission in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state
A method executed by a User Equipment (UE) communicatively connected to a mobile communication network is provided. The UE operates in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive state as configured by the mobile communication network. In response to a Small Data Transmission (SDT) procedure being triggered in the RRC inactive state, the UE monitors a signal quality of a serving cell of the mobile communication network or determines a traffic type of data to be transmitted in the SDT procedure. The UE determines whether to perform the SDT procedure based on the signal quality of the serving cell or the traffic type of the data.
US11665769B2
A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a remote UE. In one embodiment, the method includes the remote UE establishing a first unicast link with a relay UE. The method also includes the remote UE establishing a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with a network node via the relay UE. The method further includes the remote UE establishing a second unicast link with a second UE. In addition, the method includes the remote UE detecting a sidelink radio link failure. Furthermore, the method includes the remote UE initiating or performing a RRC connection re-establishment procedure if the sidelink radio link failure occurs on the first unicast link. The method also includes the remote UE initiating or performing a Sidelink UE Information procedure if the sidelink radio link failure occurs on the second unicast link.
US11665764B1
Systems and methods are provided for dynamically determining optimal 5G New Radio (NR) configuration for dual Radio Access Technology (RAT) technology capable user equipment (UE). After receiving an indication a UE has connected to a particular sector, an eNodeB having a nonstandalone (NSA) 5G node and a standalone (SA) 5G node requests historical information or geotagged data corresponding to the UE. The eNodeB determines a NSA signal quality for a 5G node of the eNodeB and a SA signal quality of the 5G SA node. Based on a delta of the NSA signal quality and the SA signal quality being below a predetermined threshold, the eNodeB uses the historical information or the geotagged data to dynamically assign the UE to the NSA 5G node or the SA 5G node.
US11665763B1
Systems and methods are provided for extending coverage of a telecommunication network includes a user device and a cell site. The cell site includes a node management system communicatively coupled to the user device. The node management system is structured to receive one or more signal strengths associated with one or more target nodes, determine the one or more signal strengths are within a delta range threshold, determine one or more multi-technology thresholds associated with the one or more target nodes, determine a lowest multi-technology threshold based on the one or more multi-technology thresholds, and assign the user device to the one or more target nodes associated with the lowest multi-technology threshold determined.
US11665762B2
Aspects relate to reducing interference in multi-subscriber identity module card (MSIM) wireless communication devices. The wireless communication device may select a first cell for communication in a first frequency band of a first frequency range utilizing a first SIM card. The wireless communication device may further identify a cell subset of set of cells operating in respective second frequency bands of a second frequency range that each minimize interference with the first frequency band. The wireless communication device may then select a second cell of the cell subset for communication utilizing a second SIM card.
US11665761B2
A User Equipment (UE) and a method performed by the UE for multi-connectivity are provided. The method includes receiving, from a master node, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message when a Signaling Radio Bearer 3 (SRB3) connection with a secondary node has not been established, the RRC connection reconfiguration message comprising Secondary Cell Group (SCG) information; and establishing the SRB3 connection with the secondary node according to the RRC connection reconfiguration message.
US11665759B2
A user equipment (UE) may utilize multiple radio link control (RLC) entities to duplicate packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) packets for improved reception. The UE may receive a configuration for dual connectivity with a master cell group and with a secondary cell group, wherein the configuration identifies a plurality of configured RLC entities, each RLC entity being associated with one of the master cell group or the secondary cell group. The UE may receive, at the UE, an indication of an activation status for each of at least a first subset of the configured RLC entities from one cell group of the master cell group or the secondary cell group. The UE may set the activation status of each of the first subset of the configured RLC entities that are associated with the one cell group from which the indication is received based on the indication.
US11665752B2
The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system. A method of a base station for transmitting and receiving a synchronization signal includes performing listen-before-talk (LBT) on a channel of a terminal in an unlicensed band, and in case that the LBT succeeds within a window duration for transmitting a synchronization signal block (SSB), transmitting the SSB to the terminal, wherein the window duration includes at least one SSB burst length that is repeated in a specific period and has the specific period as a length of time, and the SSB is transmitted at a specific time within a first SSB burst length of the at least one SSB burst length.
US11665750B2
A method for receiving a downlink signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting an unlicensed band, includes monitoring a set of Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) candidates for receiving a PDCCH in subframe # n−1 of the unlicensed band, wherein n is an integer larger than 1; receiving a first PDCCH in subframe # n of the unlicensed band, wherein the first PDCCH includes information for indicating that a number of occupied symbols in the subframe # n is less than 14; and receiving, from a base station (BS), a second PDCCH including uplink scheduling information in the subframe # n based on that the UE does not receive the PDCCH in the subframe # n−1 and receives the first PDCCH.
US11665746B2
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Described is a method of operating a mobile terminal in a wireless communications network, the mobile terminal being arranged to communicate with a base station, the method comprising: one or more of: determining a cause of the Random Access procedure initiation following initiation of a Random Access procedure; and determining one or more transmission priority factors indicating an operating parameter of the network; and based on one or more of the determined cause of Random Access procedure initiation and the determined one or more transmission priority factors, performing one of: prioritising Random Access signal transmission over signal transmission on the uplink shared channel; prioritising signal transmission on the uplink shared channel over Random Access signal transmission; or making no change to the existing signal transmission protocol. Also described is a method of operating a base station in in a wireless communications network, the base station being arranged to communicate with a mobile terminal, the method comprising determining a prioritisation action for the mobile terminal to perform based on one or more of a determined indication and a received indication from the mobile terminal. Also described is a method and apparatus for signalling for group handover or cell re-selection in non-terrestrial networks.
US11665733B2
It is determined whether a first first resource among at least one first resource used for sending a random access preamble overlaps a first second resource among at least one second resource used for sending a first scheduling request on a predetermined time unit; if the resources overlap, the preamble is sent by means of a first resource that does not overlap with a second resource, and the first scheduling request is sent by means of a second resource that does not overlap with a first resource.
US11665728B2
An Information Handling System (IHS) includes executable instructions for establishing a communication session conveyed through a first band provided by an access point having a multi-band simultaneous protocol. When the instructions determine that the communication session should be conveyed through a second band provided by the access point (AP), they transmit one or more communication session parameters associated with the communication session to the access point to prepare a second band provided by the AP to convey the communication session. After transmitting the communication session parameters to the second band MAC component of the IHS and the second band MAC component of the AP, the instructions then initiate a switch over to the second band.
US11665727B2
In one embodiment, a supervisory process receives wireless signal quality measurements obtained by a particular node of a wireless network. The wireless network comprising a plurality of mobile nodes. The supervisory process computes, based on the wireless signal quality measurements, an optimal amount of radio frequency attenuation that the particular node should use. The supervisory process generates an attenuation configuration for the particular node that specifies the optimal amount of radio frequency attenuation that the particular node should use. The supervisory process pushes the attenuation configuration to a variable attenuator of the particular node.
US11665722B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for quasi-colocation (QCL) assumption for an aperiodic channel state information (A-CSI) reference signal (RS) configured with multiple transmission reception point (mTRP). A user equipment (UE) may receive signaling configuring the UE with a plurality of index values associated with different control resource sets (CORESETS). The UE may receive, from a base station (BS), first downlink control information (DCI) triggering an A-CSI-RS resource set for A-CSI reporting. The first DCI is received in a first CORESET of the different CORESETs associated with a first index value of the plurality of index values. The UE may determine a first time offset between the first DCI and the A-CSI-RS resource set. When the first time offset is smaller than a threshold time offset, the UE may determine a QCL assumption for receiving the A-CSI-RS based, at least in part, on the first index value.
US11665717B2
Methods and apparatus for supporting band steering and/or channel steering in wireless communications systems, e.g. WiFi communications systems, are described. An access point aggregates information, e.g., from messages being communicated between the access point and client devices being serviced by the access point, and generates reports. The generated reports are communicated to a control device, e.g. a radio resource management (RRM) device. In some embodiments, generated reports include one or more of: i) message header information, e.g. resource unit (RU) allocation and/or use information and/or BSS color information, ii) collision reports, iii) received signal strength indicator (RSSI) reports, signal to noise ratio (SNR) reports, iv) interference reports; v) power information; vi) access point measurement information; and vii) access point control information. The control device uses the received reports from APs, in making bandsteering decisions with regard to individual client devices, and channel change decisions with regard to access points.
US11665714B2
Methods and apparatus for for adapting one or more parameters related to a number of active beams used by a wireless device. An example method generally includes operating in a first mode that involves a first number of active beams for at least one of transmitting or receiving, and taking one or more actions to adapt one or more parameters related to a number of active beams used by the user equipment (UE) to change to a second number of active beams. Another example method generally includes communicating with a UE operating in a first mode that involves a first number of active beams for at least one of transmitting or receiving; and taking one or more actions to adapt one or more parameters related to a number of active beams used by the UE to change to a second number of active beams.
US11665711B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a multicast channel configuration that indicates a set of multicast channel time domain resources allocated to a multicast channel for a first multicast broadcast area. The UE may receive an indication of a first set of time domain resources, of the set of multicast channel time domain resources, that have a first reference signal pattern that differs in frequency domain density as compared to a second reference signal pattern used for at least one of a second set of time domain resources of the set of multicast channel time domain resources or a second multicast broadcast area. The UE may decode the first set of time domain resources based at least in part on the first reference signal pattern. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11665704B2
The disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence between an IoT technology and a 5G system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system, and a system thereof. The disclosure may be applied to intelligence services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety related services, etc.), based on a 5G communication system and an IoT related technology. The disclosure provides a method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information by a terminal.
US11665700B2
Aspects are provided which improve LBT by associating contention windows with transmission burst lengths and by allowing contention windows and maximum burst lengths to be adjusted based on interference activity. For downlink, a UE receives a PG for a downlink transmission from a base station indicating a CCA length based on a contention window size associated at least with a burst length for the downlink transmission. The UE performs, after receiving the pre-grant, a CCA based on the CCA length, transmits an APG to the base station when the CCA is successful, and receives the downlink transmission in response to the APG. For uplink, the base station performs a CCA based on a contention window associated at least with a burst length for an uplink transmission, transmits an uplink grant to the UE when the CCA is successful, and receives the uplink transmission in response to the uplink grant.
US11665694B2
A communication method and system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) are provided. The communication method and system may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method of a user equipment (UE) for performing a random access (RA) procedure is provided. The method includes transmitting a first message including a RA preamble and a UE identifier (ID) to a base station (BS), and receiving a second message including a sequence index of the RA preamble from the BS.
US11665674B2
This application provides a direct link data transmission method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: receiving, by a first terminal device, first configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information includes information about a transmission resource set, and the transmission resource set is a transmission resource set shared between a second terminal device that uses a centralized scheduling transmission mode and a third terminal device that uses a distributed transmission mode; detecting, by the first terminal device, a load level of a resource unit in the transmission resource set based on the information about the transmission resource set; and sending, by the first terminal device, report information to the network device based on the load level, where the report information includes information about an occupied resource unit and/or information about an available resource unit in the transmission resource set. A transmission resource allocated to the first terminal device can be prevented from colliding with a transmission resource of another terminal device, so that communication quality of a terminal device and user experience is improved.
US11665643B2
A signal sending and receiving method and apparatus are provided. A first signal is sent, and a sequence of the first signal is generated at least based on a first sequence and a second sequence. There are multiple manners for determining the first sequence and the second sequence. For example, the first sequence is determined at least according to start time domain location information of the first signal and current time domain location information of the first signal, and the second sequence is determined at least according to a cell index corresponding to the first signal.
US11665638B2
This disclosure relates to techniques for performing application context aware cell selection in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may determine a current location of the wireless device. The wireless device may determine cells associated with the current location of the wireless device. Application context based metric information may be determined for the cells associated with the current location of the wireless device. The wireless device may determine a cell with which to associate from the cells associated with the current location of the wireless device based at least in part on the application context based metric information.
US11665627B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards devices and methods for identifying preferred access networks based at least in part on access network information including access network assistance information, steering policies, or access commands. In some embodiments, conflicts between access network information and access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) policies may be rectified in identifying a preferred access network.
US11665622B2
A method performed by a method performed by a network node for performing admission control in a wireless communications network is provided. The network node serves a first and one or more second UEs. The network node receives (201) from the first UE, an access request for a radio resource for communication between the first UE and the network node. The network node further estimates (203) a first prediction of a requirement of the radio resource related to the access request, based on a measured initial data traffic between the network node and the first UE. The network node determines (205) a first threshold related to the first prediction, as a function of a measured data traffic load between the network node and the one or more second UEs. The network node then performs (206) admission control by deciding whether or not to admit the radio resource to the first UE, based on whether or not the first prediction exceeds the first threshold.
US11665613B1
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for configuring repeater-assisted communication. One method includes transmitting, from a first network node (“NN”), an indication of repeater-assisted communication to a second NN and a third NN. The method includes transmitting configuration information to the second NN and the third NN. The configuration information includes control information that corresponds to whether the second NN and the third NN are turned on or turned off, the control information corresponding to whether the second NN and the third NN are turned on or turned off is correlated, the control information identifies timing information for the second NN and the third NN, and the timing information indicates whether the second NN and the third NN are expected to transmit a signal received at the second NN and the third NN at a prior time to the first NN and/or a fourth NN based on the configuration information.
US11665606B2
Disclosed is a method performed by a network node (130, 140, 160) of a wireless communication network (100) comprising a first (130) and a second (140) core network node and a first (150) and a second (160) base station (150). A session of a wireless device (170) comprises data packets routed via a plurality of anchor network nodes (115, 120) from a data network (110). In connection with the wireless device (170) handing over from the first base station (150) and the first core network node (130) to the second base station (160) and the second core network node (140), the method comprises receiving information of the number of the plurality of anchor network nodes (115, 120) via which data packets of the session are routed, receiving data packets from the plurality of anchor network nodes (115, 120), receiving an end marker of each of the plurality of anchor network nodes (115, 120), each end marker indicating a last data packet of one of the plurality of anchor network nodes routed via the first core network node (130), and when the number of received end markers equals the number of the plurality of anchor network nodes, triggering to send to the wireless device (170) any data packets related to the session not routed via the first base station stored in a buffer of the second base station.
US11665605B2
Disclosed is a method comprising obtaining a plurality of handover parameter values, using a first machine learning model to select a subset of handover parameter values from the plurality of handover parameter values, obtaining historical information of a plurality of terminal devices, determining a first set of optimal handover parameter values for the plurality of terminal devices from the subset of handover parameter values, tagging the first set of optimal handover parameter values with the historical information of the plurality of terminal devices to obtain a labelled dataset, and training a second machine learning model with the labelled dataset, wherein the trained second machine learning model is capable of predicting a second set of optimal handover parameter values for a first terminal device based on historical information of the first terminal device.
US11665590B2
One earth station transmits an address of a source to another earth station (or HUB station), and the other earth station (or HUB station) stores the address in an address management table in association with the one earth station that has transmitted the address of the source and reads, from destination packet data that is packet data including an address of a destination, the address of the destination, and the other earth station (or HUB station) transmits the destination packet data to the associated earth station with reference to the address management table.
US11665582B2
An embodiment of the present invention discloses a buffer status reporting method, where the method including: triggering, by a terminal, reporting of a padding buffer status report (padding BSR); and determining, by the terminal, a reported BSR format according to a size of padding bits, a size of a first type of BSR format plus its media access control (MAC) subheader, and a quantity of logical channel groups currently having to-be-transmitted data being buffered, where a quantity of logical channel groups corresponding to the BSR format is greater than or equal to 1, and less than or equal to a maximum quantity of logical channel groups currently having to-be-transmitted data being buffered.
US11665575B2
This application provides example communication methods and example communications apparatuses, to implement bearer mapping for user data transmission. One example method is applied to a wireless backhaul system having a first network and a second network of different RATs. The example method includes obtaining, by a first management network element in the wireless backhaul system, information about a first radio bearer of a terminal in the first network, where the information about the first radio bearer is used to indicate the first radio bearer. The first management network element can then determine a mapping relationship between the first radio bearer and a second radio bearer based on the information about the first radio bearer, where the second radio bearer is a radio bearer of the first device in the second network.
US11665570B2
An electronic device (14) detects when a downlink reference signal has not been received from a base station (12), and initiates transmission of an uplink reference signal (64) in response to determining that certain trigger criteria have been satisfied. Upon receiving the uplink reference signal (64) or a notification signal (60) from the electronic device (14), the base station (12) can perform various actions to maintain network mobility and handover performance. In this manner, the disclosed approach allows a network to maintain mobility and handover performance even when a base station (12) is unable to transmit downlink reference signals due to an occupied communication channel.
US11665567B2
Techniques are disclosed for adapting measurement reporting in a wireless communication network (10) employing carrier aggregation. In order to reduce beam link failures, the UE (200, 500) is configured to adapt measurement reporting for a serving cell (20) depending on a beam link quality of one or more serving downlink beams in the serving cell (20). For example, measurement reporting can be adapted by modifying a reporting frequency at which measurements for one or more downlink beams are sent, by varying a number of non-serving downlink beams for which measurements are sent, or both.
US11665561B2
A method and a test device for testing the CSI Type 2 channel estimation capability of a DUT are provided. The method includes: a) stimulating certain variance of PMI feedback values from the DUT, especially those belonging to the finer grained Type 2 CSI, b) a statistical collection of one or more PMI reports received through CSI reporting from the DUT during the test execution, c) an identification of Type 1/Type 2 PMI feedback type based on the CSI reports received from the DUT, and d) applying a pass criterion: a minimum threshold of Type 2 specific feedback reports must have been received.
US11665560B2
A device initiates voice communication sessions with a media resource function processor (MRFP) of a network, where each voice communication session communicates audio data via one or more network devices of the network. For each voice communication session, the device sends first audio data to the MRFP and receives second audio data from the MRFP via the voice communication session, processes the first audio data and second audio data to determine one or more characteristics of the second audio data, and generates a record concerning the voice communication session based on the one or more characteristics of the second audio data. The device generates a report based on a respective record of each voice communication session, processes the report using an artificial intelligence technique to identify an issue concerning at least one network device, and performs, based on identifying the issue, an action concerning the at least one network device.
US11665556B2
A logical channel data packet transmission method for a user equipment (UE) is provided. The UE includes a processor configured to perform the following instructions. A packet data control protocol (PDCP) packet data unit (PDU) is duplicated to generate a first PDCP PDU and a second PDCP PDU in a PDCP entity. The first PDCP PDU is transmitted to a first radio link control (RLC) bearer. The second PDCP PDU is transmitted to a second RLC bearer. A first RLC PDU is generated in response to the first PDCP PDU in the first RLC bearer. A second RLC PDU is generated in response to the PDCP PDU in the second RLC bearer. The first RLC PDU and the second RLC PDU are received in a medium access control (MAC) entity associated to the first and second RLC bearers.
US11665551B2
Embodiments of the invention describe a novel solution to enhance network service to devices with limited or no connectivity. Embodiments include network-aware nodes deployed by an end-user or operator which are configured by a network to achieve enhanced coverage, enhanced throughput, enhanced battery life, and mitigation of cell boundary experiences, etc. Embodiments provide these benefits to a specified or non-specified set of user equipment (e.g., neighboring user equipment). The service expansion terminal can be an available user equipment that is idle and that has been volunteered, assigned, or is a dedicated node with limited user interface and designed for carrying out enhanced coverage, enhanced throughput, enhanced battery life, and the mitigation of cell boundary experiences, etc.
US11665545B2
An access point (AP) in a deployment may be attacked by a rogue AP. The rogue AP may transmit fake beacons that include a fake/incorrect basic service set (BSS) color that does not match the BSS color assigned to/used by the AP under attack. Due to this BSS color mismatch, stations associated to the AP under attack may switch to the fake/incorrect BSS color, and communications between the AP under attack and the stations may be disrupted, and can eventually lead to service denial. Systems and methods are provided for leveraging the BSS color feature to identify when a rogue AP is attacking another AP. Upon detecting an attack, the BSS color feature may be disabled to mitigate the level of service disruption to the AP under attack and the stations associated to that AP.
US11665533B1
A method of directing encrypted data transmitted wirelessly on a communication network comprising receiving encrypted data, by a managing application executing on a virtual network, from a user equipment (UE) operating on a mobile network. The managing application on the virtual network is coupled with an access node and deciphers a portion of the data encrypted with homomorphic encryption to determine a data characteristic. The managing application routes the encrypted data to a network location in response to the data characteristic of the encrypted data.
US11665520B2
A method and a terminal device for resource configuration in D2D communications includes performing, by a terminal device, resource sensing on at least one carrier based on a first parameter set to obtain an available resource set on the at least one carrier. A resource in an available resource set on each carrier can be used to transmit a target service. The method also includes reporting, by the terminal device, information about the available resource set on the at least one carrier to a network device. The information about the available resource set is used for the network device to determine a target resource for transmitting the target service. Therefore, the terminal device performs resource sensing and reports the obtained available resource set, so that the network device can allocate an appropriate transmission resource to the terminal device based on the information about the available resource set, thereby reducing interference.
US11665511B2
A group dispatching method for a trunking communication system, a communication system and a storage medium are provided. The system comprises an interconnection server, a system server and at least one voice dispatch console. The method comprises: establishing a call connection between the first communication terminal and the interconnection server, selecting an idle voice dispatch console as a service access point, transmitting a second call establishment message to the idle voice dispatch console wherein the first call establishment message corresponds to a group call initiated by the first communication terminal to a target group, establishing a call connection between the idle voice dispatch console and the interconnection server when the idle voice dispatch console receives the second call establishment message, and the idle voice dispatch console establishing a call connection to the target group through the system server to receive and transmit voice.
US11665506B2
A system of advanced interaction with transportable containers, such as suitcases, trolleys, trunks, backpacks, crates, or the like, includes transportable containers, each of which is equipped with a respective transponder which carries at least one corresponding identification code. Each transponder allows polling by a contactless information transmission technology, such as RFID or NFC, for communication at least of the corresponding identification code. The system also includes a remote processing unit, suitable for the management of a central data bank, which contains information related to the transportable containers and to their association with the corresponding identification codes.
US11665499B2
A method of incorporating environmental acoustic sources into a virtual environment by measuring real environment acoustic sources and locations and incorporating them into a virtual environment with virtual acoustic sources.
US11665487B2
In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a contact hearing system including: an ear tip including a transmit circuit having a first Q value, wherein the ear tip includes a transmit coil wound on a ferrite core; a contact hearing device including a receive circuit having a second Q value, wherein the first Q value is greater than the second Q value; a receive coil positioned on the contact hearing device, wherein the receive coil includes a core of a non-ferromagnetic material.
US11665478B2
An acoustic diaphragm 1 according to the present invention includes a center dome member, and a sub dome member. The center dome member includes a center dome 2 and an annular first plane part 2a that is disposed along the outer periphery of the center dome and formed integrally with the center dome. The sub dome member includes a sub dome 3 and an annular second plane part 3a that is disposed along the inner periphery of the sub dome and formed integrally with the sub dome. The first plane part includes a rising part 2b of the center dome, a first front surface, and a first back surface. The second plane part includes an inner peripheral edge 3b, a second front surface, and a second back surface. The center dome is formed of a material different from that of the sub dome. The sub dome surrounds the periphery of the center dome. The inner peripheral edge coincides with the rising part. The first front surface is joined to the second back surface.
US11665477B2
Audio systems and methods for obtaining location information are disclosed. A portable, wireless speaker may include a beacon that a user may activate to remotely trigger a request for shot information, which may include location information of the user or speaker. The beacon may be wirelessly coupled to the speaker. Notably, the beacon may comprise an earpiece such as an earbud or pair of earbuds. The speaker may receive location information from a remote device, such as a GPS-enabled mobile phone. The shot information may be converted into an audio format for playback by the speaker. The speaker may pause the playback of the speaker to play out the shot information. The system may also comprise a visual display.
US11665476B2
A portable wireless speaker arrangement includes a speaker module, a rigid casing that at least partially encloses the speaker module, and a user interaction unit adapted to allow user input. The speaker module may include a speaker element for generation of audio and at least one electric circuit configured for receiving, from a source device, a signal representing the audio and configured for providing an electric output signal to be fed to the speaker element for the generation of the audio. The speaker module may be received by the casing to allow for insertion thereof into the rigid casing and removal thereof from the casing. The casing at least partially encloses the speaker module in that the casing includes an opening in which the speaker element of the speaker module is arranged. The casing may include a set of battery elements that is integrated with the casing.
US11665468B2
Bass reflex type loudspeaker enclosure comprising a cabinet, a loudspeaker and a first vent. The acoustic loudspeaker enclosure further comprises a second vent and an internal heat sink which is located inside the cabinet and intended to be thermally coupled to an electrical component in order to dissipate, inside the cabinet, heat produced by the electrical component, the first vent, the second vent and the internal heat sink being positioned so that an air flow which flows through the first vent, the second vent and into the cabinet moves the heat produced by the electrical component out of the cabinet.
US11665464B2
A device for securing an external transmitter of a cochlear implant to the head of the wearer. A pouch containing the external transmitter is secured using a plurality of straps coupled to a decorative shell worn on a person's head. The pouch and the decorative shell are designed to allow sound to pass unhindered from the environment to the inner ear. The plurality of straps are adjustable to allow precise placement of the external transmitter over the internal receiver. The external transmitter is also secured using a pouch coupled to a decorative shell. The external transmitter is further secured using a sealer coupled to the transmitter and further coupled to the head using an adhesive barrier. The sealer is made of a semi-transparent material. The device ensures that an external transmitter remains in place.
US11665461B2
Fibers may be intertwined to form structures for electronic devices and other parts. Fibers may be intertwined using computer-controlled braiding, weaving, and knitting equipment. Binder materials may be selectively incorporated into the intertwined fibers. By controlling the properties of the intertwined fibers and the patterns of incorporated binder, structures can be formed that include antenna windows, sound-transparent and sound-blocking structures, structures that have integral rigid and flexible portions, and tubes with seamless forked portions. Fiber-based structures such as these may be used to form cables and other parts of headphones or other electronic device accessories, housings for electronic devices such as housings for portable computers, and other structures.
US11665450B2
This disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that relate to obtaining image frames with variable resolutions in synchronization with a clock source. An example device may include an image sensor, a clock input, and a controller. The controller includes at least one processor and a memory. The at least one processor is operable to execute program instructions stored in the memory so as to carry out operations. The operations include receiving, by the clock input, a clock signal. The clock signal is a periodic signal defining at least one scan interval. The operations also include during the scan interval, causing the image sensor to capture a full resolution image frame. The operations yet further include during the scan interval, causing the image sensor to capture at least one reduced resolution image frame.
US11665434B2
An information processing apparatus which accepts designation of a first image category from among a plurality of image categories including a visible light image, an infrared light image, and a composite image, accepts designation of a second image category different from the first image category from among the plurality of image categories, displays an image of the accepted first image category in a display region of a display unit, and accepts designation of a region in the image of the first image category displayed in the display region, wherein an image of the accepted second image category is displayed in the accepted region.
US11665432B2
Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.
US11665430B2
In a state in which a side mirror of a vehicle is disposed at a closed position, an image capture deficiency range of the periphery of the vehicle cannot be imaged. The side mirror is rotated from the closed position to an open position when, in the state in which the side mirror is disposed at the closed position, a controller determines that a nearby object that is proximate to the vehicle is entering the image capture deficiency range. The controller makes this determination when the nearby object is not located in an imaging range according to the imaging section but is located in a detection range according to a clearance sonar.
US11665425B2
Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for operating a camera sense mode. One apparatus includes a processor, a camera, and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to determine, by use of the processor, whether the camera is set to a camera sense mode. The camera sense mode is a mode of the camera configured to use the camera as a sensor. The code is executable by the processor to, in response to the camera being set to the camera sense mode: analyze images captured by the camera, using a sensing application, to determine information related to the images; and inhibit applications separate from the sensing application from accessing images captured by the camera.
US11665411B2
An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, a driving assembly, and a stopping assembly. The movable portion is used for connecting to an optical element having a main axis. The movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is disposed on the fixed portion or the movable portion to move the movable portion relative to the fixed portion. The stopping assembly connects to the movable portion and the fixed portion to limit the range of motion of the movable portion relative to the fixed portion.
US11665409B2
Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically generating universal metadata for non-linear content when the non-linear content is determined to be viral. To this end, the systems and methods determine a first rate at which first users are consuming non-linear content from a first source. In response to determining that the first rate exceeds the threshold, the systems and methods determine a second source that from which second users are consuming the non-linear content, and a second rate at which the second users are consuming the non-linear content from the second source. In response to determining that the second rate exceeds the threshold, the systems and methods generate universal metadata for the non-linear content by automatically populating metadata fields of by scraping metadata fitting predefined criteria corresponding to the metadata fields from the first source and from the second source, and store the populated metadata fields to a database.
US11665405B2
A transmission method includes: generating one or more transfer frames that each store one or more streams used for content transfer; and transmitting the one or more generated frames through broadcast, each of the one or more streams storing one or more second transfer units, each of the one or more second transfer units storing one or more first transfer units, and each of the one or more first transfer units storing one or more Internet Protocol (IP) packets. In at least one stream among the one or more streams, each of the first transfer units positioned at a head contains reference clock information indicating time used for reproduction of the content.
US11665401B2
Disclosed herein are various embodiments for a media device upgrading system with a native user interface. An embodiment operates by displaying a native user interface of a media device configured to operate in both a normal mode without an upgrader device and an upgrader mode when an upgrader device is connected to an input port of the media device. It is determined that the upgrader device is connected a command is received via the native user interface. It is determined that the command operates a software component, and the command is provided to the upgrader device. A response to executing the command is received from the upgrader device, and a response is displayed on the native user interface.
US11665396B2
A method and test instrument for validating one or more out of band (OOB) channels in a CATV network, particularly one having a Remote PHY architecture. The method and test instrument may quickly and efficiently determine if an OOB channel is carrying valid data and is therefore “active.”
US11665374B1
Techniques for dynamic compute allocation in multiple-bitrate live video streaming are described. As one example, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a request to perform a real-time encode of a live video at a content delivery service, dynamically allocating, by the content delivery service, a set of compute resources between parallel encoders to respectively encode different renditions of the live video based at least in part on real-time usage data, performing parallel real-time encoding of each of the different renditions of the live video by the set of compute resources of the content delivery service, and transmitting at least one of the encoded different renditions of the live video from the content delivery service to a viewer device.
US11665371B2
A method for deriving a value for a first syntax element, Syntax_A. The method comprises determining whether Syntax_A is present in a bitstream. The method comprises, as a result of determining that Syntax_A is not present in the bitstream, deriving the value for Syntax_A to be equal to a first value, B, if a first condition is satisfied, or deriving the value for Syntax_A to be equal to a second value, C, if a second condition is satisfied.
US11665369B2
The present disclosure relates to the transmission of sets of data and metadata and more particularly to the transmission of light-field contents. Light-field data take up large amounts of storage space which makes storage cumbersome and processing less efficient. In addition, light-field acquisition devices are extremely heterogeneous and each camera has its own proprietary file format. Since acquired light-field data from different cameras have a diversity of formats a complex processing is induced on the receiver side. To this end, it is proposed a method for encoding a signal representative of a light-field content in which the parameters representing the rays of light sensed by the different pixels of the sensor are mapped on the sensor. A second set of encoded parameters are used to reconstruct the light-field content from the parameters representing the rays of light sensed by the different pixels of the sensor.
US11665365B2
Video coding may include generating, by a processor executing instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, an encoded frame by encoding a current frame from an input bitstream, by generating a reference coframe spatiotemporally corresponding to the current frame, wherein the current frame is a frame from a sequence of input frames, wherein each frame from the sequence of input frames has a respective sequential location in the sequence of input frames, and wherein the current frame has a current sequential location in the sequence of input frames, and encoding the current frame using the reference coframe. Video coding may include including the encoded frame in an output bitstream and outputting the output bitstream.
US11665360B2
The present invention includes obtaining block type identification information on a partition of the current macroblock when the current macroblock is intra-mixed, specifying a bock type of the current macroblock based on the block type identification information, obtaining an ultra prediction mode of the current macroblock according to the block type of the partition of the current macroblock, and predicting the current macroblock using the intra prediction mode and a pixel value of a neighboring block.
US11665359B2
A method of video decoding for a video decoder includes determining whether a block size of a chroma block is less than or equal to a block size threshold. The method further includes, in response to a determination that the block size of the chroma block is greater than the block size threshold, selecting an intra prediction mode for the chroma block from a plurality of intra prediction modes. The method further includes, in response to a determination that the block size of the chroma block is less than or equal to the block size threshold, selecting the intra prediction mode for the chroma block from a subset of the plurality of intra prediction modes. The method further includes performing intra prediction for the chroma block based on a chroma sample obtained with the selected intra prediction mode to encode the chroma block.
US11665358B2
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media to enhance texture image delivery and processing at a client device. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a server-side compression combination that includes, in sequential order, a first compression pass, a decompression pass, and a second compression pass. By applying this compression combination to a texture image at the server-side, the disclosed systems can leverage both GPU-friendly and network-friendly image formats. For example, at a client device, the disclosed system can instruct the client device to execute a combination of decompression-compression passes on a GPU-network-friendly image delivered over a network connection to the client device. In so doing, client device can generate a tri-pass-compressed-texture from a decompressed image comprising texels with color palettes based on previously reduced color palettes from the first compression pass at the server-side, which reduces computational overhead and increases performance speed.
US11665353B2
Block-based, low latency rate control for an encoding system in which a wavelet transform decomposes pixel blocks into subbands stored as subbands in wavelet blocks (WBs) for encoding. Quantization parameters (QPs) for the subbands in each WB are estimated using a method that minimizes wavelet-inverse distortion given a rate bound. For each subband, a rate curve is generated based on an unquantized DCT histogram and bit count statistics for the subband, and a distortion curve is generated based on the unquantized DCT histogram and a distortion estimate for the subband that is estimated using a masked estimator. Once the rate-distortion curves for the subbands are generated, a bisection search may be used to find a point on each curve where the slope is the same for all the curves. The QPs associated with those equally sloped points are the global minimizing QPs for the wavelet block.
US11665350B2
A video encoding method, performed by a computer device, includes: obtaining a reference frame corresponding to a current frame from a video input to be encoded; determining a sampling manner corresponding to the current frame; sampling the reference frame based on the sampling manner according to resolution information of the current frame, to obtain a target reference frame corresponding to the reference frame; and encoding the current frame according to the target reference frame.
US11665340B2
A disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) selecting, from a video stream, a reference frame and a current frame, (2) collecting a reference histogram of the reference frame and a current histogram of the current frame, and (3) generating a smoothed reference histogram by applying a smoothing function to at least a portion of the reference histogram. In some examples, the computer-implemented method may also include (1) determining a similarity metric between the smoothed reference histogram and the current histogram and, (2) when the similarity metric is greater than a threshold value, applying weighted prediction during a motion estimation portion of an encoding of the video stream. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US11665337B2
Disclosed are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method includes decoding coding mode information of a current coding block, dividing the current coding block into at least one prediction block, and generating prediction samples of the at least one prediction block on the basis of the decoded coding mode, in which the coding mode information is information indicating any one mode among intra mode, inter mode, and hybrid mode.
US11665335B2
A conference room intelligent management method, executing a self-inspecting process before a conference starts The self-inspecting process is configured to automatically detect a camera device, a radio device, a speaker and a lighting device arranged in the conference room, and has operations comprising: controlling the camera device to capture a testing image corresponding to a self-inspecting image; determining whether the camera device is abnormal, and generating a abnormal testing signal when determining the camera device is abnormal; controlling the speaker to receive a sampling audio signal corresponding to the self-inspecting audio signal; determining whether the speaker is abnormal, and generating the abnormal testing signal when determining the speaker is abnormal; and transmitting the abnormal testing signal to an electronic device to notify, and removing an abnormal situation of the conference room device before the conference starts.
US11665331B2
Systems, devices, and techniques related to matching features between a dynamic vision sensor and one or both of a dynamic projector or another dynamic vision sensor are discussed. Such techniques include casting a light pattern with projected features having differing temporal characteristics onto a scene and determining the correspondence(s) based on matching changes in detected luminance and temporal characteristics of the projected features.
US11665328B2
A method and an electronic apparatus for stitching a three-dimensional spherical panorama are provided. The method includes: obtaining a first image and a second image; projecting the first and seconds image onto a virtual spherical plane to form a first equirectangular panorama and a second equirectangular panorama; duplicating the first equirectangular panorama to generate a third equirectangular panorama, and duplicating the second equirectangular panorama to generate a fourth equirectangular panorama; performing image enhancement on the third and fourth equirectangular panoramas to generate a first enhanced equirectangular panorama and a second enhanced equirectangular panorama; calculating an optical flow for the first and second enhanced equirectangular panoramas; generating the three-dimensional spherical panorama according to the first and second equirectangular panoramas and the optical flow. The method and the electronic apparatus for stitching the three-dimensional spherical panorama may stitch, into the three-dimensional spherical panorama, images output by a radially designed panoramic camera.
US11665321B2
A pipe inspection system includes a cable storage drum and a housing configured to removably receive and rotatably support the cable storage drum. A push-cable with a plurality of conductors is stored in the cable storage drum. A camera head is connected to a distal end of the push-cable. A slip-ring assembly has first and second mating portions that when mated provide conductive paths between the plurality of conductors at a proximal end of the push-capable and a display device. The first portion of the slip-ring assembly is mounted on the housing and the second portion of the slip-ring assembly is mounted on the removable cable storage drum. The system connection cable joining the inspection system with a display unit is removable and may be replaced with cables compatible with various alternate image display systems.
US11665316B2
The present invention may include a computer that intercepts a video stream. The computer determines user preferences associated with the user based on identifying the user using an optical instrument. The computer identifies one or more faces from the video stream of the video conference and obfuscates the video stream based on the user preferences associated with the one or more faces.
US11665311B2
A video processing system includes: an object movement information acquiring means for detecting a moving object moving in a plurality of segment regions from video data obtained by shooting a monitoring target area, and acquiring movement segment region information as object movement information, the movement segment region information representing segment regions where the detected moving object has moved; an object movement information and video data storing means for storing the object movement information in association with the video data corresponding to the object movement information; a retrieval condition inputting means for inputting a sequence of the segment regions as a retrieval condition; and a video data retrieving means for retrieving the object movement information in accordance with the retrieval condition and outputting video data stored in association with the retrieved object movement information, the object movement information being stored by the object movement information and video data storing means.
US11665310B2
An electronic device has pixels that form an active area of a display for displaying images for a user. A layer of black ink or other opaque material may be formed on an inner surface of a display cover layer in an inactive area of the display that does not overlap pixels. The housing may have sidewalls such as a rear housing wall that faces away from the display. Ambient light sensor windows may be formed from tapered holes or other holes. The tapered holes may be formed in the opaque material on the display cover layer, may be formed in a rear housing wall or other hosing structure, or may be formed in other portions of the electronic device. Non-tapered holes may also form windows. Tapered holes may have sidewalls with portions that run parallel to their longitudinal axes and portions that are angled relative to their longitudinal axes.
US11665290B2
A server computing device can (1) managing a plurality of album artwork templates, wherein each album artwork template of the plurality of album artwork templates includes a plurality of entries, and each entry of the plurality of entries defines a respective manner by which a respective album artwork image is to be generated, (2) receiving, from a client device, a request for an album artwork image, wherein the request includes: a first identifier that corresponds to a particular image of an artist, a second identifier that corresponds to a particular album artwork template of the plurality of album artwork templates, and locale information that corresponds to a particular entry of the particular album artwork template, and (3) generating the album artwork image according to the respective manner defined by the particular entry, wherein the album artwork image is based at least in part on the particular image of the artist.
US11665287B2
A picture frame and methods of setup, gifting, and/or use. Network connection allows digital frames to be set up remotely by a first user for a second user. The first user can upload photos from electronic devices or from photo collections of community members before the second user receives the frame device. The frame is thus ready for display upon powering on by the second user. An integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer and can capture gesture-based feedback. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers. The photos can be filtered and cropped at the receiver side. Clustering photos by content is used to improve display and to respond to photo viewer desires.
US11665283B2
A system and method for mobile device active callback integration, utilizing a callback integration engine operating on a user's mobile device that present a callback token for integration through the operating system and software applications operating on the device, wherein interacting with the callback token produces a callback object used to execute a callback incorporating device hardware, context, scheduling, and trust information.
US11665278B2
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for filtering a phone call are provided. An incoming phone call to a phone is detected. Call metadata from the incoming phone call is received. The call metadata is compared to entries of a learned relationship filter. The entries of the learned relationship filter are obtained by monitoring behavior of a phone user on the phone during previous calls to the phone and application usage on the phone so that learned relationships to the phone user are identified and saved. The learned relationship filter provides a filtering response. The filtering response is performed to the incoming phone call.
US11665269B2
A tool for facilitating attaching a screen protector of a screen protector assembly to a display of an electronic device includes a tray, an alignment block, and a spring. The tray includes a first corner alignment feature, a second corner alignment feature, and an engagement feature for engaging the screen protector assembly. The tray also includes a movable arm for holding the screen protector assembly on the engagement feature. The alignment block is slidably attached to the tray to define an interior of the tool. The alignment block includes a first corner alignment feature, a second corner alignment feature, and an engagement feature for engaging the screen protector assembly. The spring is configured to push the alignment block toward the first and second corner alignment features of the tray to center the electronic device is in the tool for the attaching of the screen protector to the electronic device.
US11665268B2
Technologies are provided for supporting tenant customizations in a cloud computing platform. A standard application programming interface (API) can be defined to support a generic set of parameters that allow tenant-specified custom data to be passed to and from the standard API. The generic set of parameters allow the standard API to process requests and responses that include a payload that comprises tenant-specified custom data. The payload allows the tenant-specified custom data to be passed to and from the standard API. When a request is received at the cloud computing platform, a request payload of the request, that includes tenant-specified custom data, can be processed at the standard API, and a response can be sent from the cloud computing platform that includes a response payload that includes the tenant-specified custom data.
US11665265B2
An apparatus, system and method are disclosed for resolving bandwidth constriction using multiple bandwidths and/or multiple content delivery paths. The apparatus, system and method may include recording requested video content and/or delivering the recorded video content to resolve bandwidth constriction using alternate bandwidths or delivery paths.
US11665250B2
A method of determining an identity of a called or calling user of a communication propagated over a communications network, the method comprising: determining at least one characterizing feature of an outgoing communication to a called user or an incoming communication from a calling user transmitted over the communications network that is associated with a first user; identifying an incoming or outgoing communication respectively of a second user of the communications network having a least one characterizing feature that matches the at least one characterizing feature of the outgoing or incoming communication associated with the first user; and determining an identity of the called or calling user to be that of the second user.
US11665242B2
Some embodiments provide a method that allows a first data compute node (DCN) to forward outgoing traffic to a second DCN directly in spite of receiving the incoming traffic from the second DCN through a load balancer. That is, the return traffic's network path from the first DCN (e.g., a server machine) to the second DCN (e.g., a client machine) bypasses the load balancer, even though a request that initiated the return traffic is received through the load balancer. The load balancer receives a connection session request from a client machine to connect to a server. It identifies a set of parameters for the connection session and after selecting a server for the connection, passes the identified set of parameters to a host machine that executes the server. The server establishes the connection session directly with the client machine based on the identified set of parameters.
US11665238B2
A method for data transmission between a sensor device and an electronic device includes: broadcasting, by the sensor device, a beacon dataset and a sensor dataset associated with the beacon dataset; in receipt of the beacon dataset, determining, by the electronic device, whether to receive the sensor dataset associated with the beacon dataset; and when it is determined to receive the sensor dataset associated with the beacon dataset, operating, by the electronic device, in a scan mode so as to receive the sensor dataset associated with the beacon dataset.
US11665233B2
Disclosed is a system and application for digital media that allows users to share a media playlist and synchronize playing for all connected users. The user browses their device for media files to create a playlist, and then hosts the playlist over an existing local area network or creates a Wi-Fi hotspot. The playlist may be encrypted to provide a form of digital rights management. Other users are then prompted to download the playlist and send the host a calculated playback delay. Once all users have completed downloading the playlist the hosting user is prompted to press play, pushing timing information that takes into account the largest delay to all connected users via the active local area network, resulting in all devices playing the media in synchronicity for the duration of the playlist. Additional users may opt in during playback and use the timing information to synchronize their devices' playback.
US11665232B2
A method and apparatus of a device that downloads content to a local device using a decentralized content distribution network is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device receives a request from an application to download content using the decentralized content distribution network. In addition, the device determines a plurality of nodes in the decentralized content distribution network to download the content. For each of the plurality of nodes, the device attempts to establish communications between the device and that node. In addition, the device downloads a portion of the content from that node if communication is established between the local device and that node, wherein the size of the portion is based on at least a characteristic of that node. Furthermore, the device downloads a portion of the content from a proxy if communication cannot be established between the local device and that node, wherein the size of the portion is based on at least a characteristic of that proxy.
US11665225B2
A first charging data record (CDR) generating node can receive charging server information and available CDR storage information from a second CDR generating node. The first CDR generating node can detect that the charging server is unavailable to receive CDRs from the first CDR generating node. The first CDR generating node can also determine that a CDR storage area corresponding to the first CDR generating node should not be used to store additional CDRs. The first CDR generating node can also select the second CDR generating node for storing the additional CDRs that are generated by the first CDR generating node. The second CDR generating node can be selected based at least in part on the charging server information and the available CDR storage information. The first CDR generating node can cause at least one CDR to be sent to the second CDR generating node.
US11665221B2
A platform-as-a-service infrastructure and application lifecycle manager is configured to implement a common services model to deploy selected services from a common set of services to service domains hosted on multiple different cloud platforms by abstracting dependence on availability of various additional supporting services, such as services that are platform-specific. The platform-as-a-service infrastructure and application lifecycle manager may also manage a lifecycle of available services, such as managing upgrades and/or patches to services.
US11665214B2
The present disclosure provides a method of receiving audio data using Bluetooth Low Energy technology. Specifically, a client device receives, from a server device, an advertisement message including channel information for receiving an extended advertisement message for providing an audio streaming service; receives, from the server device, the extended advertisement message including an indicator related to the audio data of the audio streaming service based on the channel information, wherein the indicator represents that the audio data and audio feedback information for identifying the audio data are transmitted by being grouped; receives, from the sever device, the audio data and the audio feedback information through an isochronous channel; obtains, from a user, specific information related to whether to permit to provide the audio streaming service based on the audio feedback information; and decodes the audio data when the specific information represents permission to provide the audio streaming service.
US11665210B2
Some embodiments relate to a method implemented by a first terminal for setting up a session with a second terminal. An identifier of a session server is obtained at least from a subscriber device in the first terminal which comprises a subscriber identifier and an operator identifier. A session request and an identifier of the second terminal are sent to the server. At least one instruction is received from the server and a message comprising a first set, relative to the first terminal, of at least one characteristic parameter of the requested session is generated in accordance with at least one instruction received and sent to the server. A message is received from the server comprising a second set of at least one characteristic parameter of the requested session, the second set relating to the second terminal and having a non-zero overlap with the first set.
US11665209B2
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a telecommunications network architecture. In accordance with one aspect, a scalable telecommunications network architecture includes at least one infrastructure switching node; at least one user switching node for receiving a session request, wherein the session request includes at least one user attribute; and at least one controller coupled to the at least one user switching node, the at least one controller for examining the session request a) to allocate at least one bandwidth or at least one data rate for the at least one user switching node based on a resource allocation policy and b) to allocate a quantity of switch elements in the at least one infrastructure switching node based on an interconnection policy. In one example, the at least one controller establishes a communications session for a user terminal based on the session request.
US11665202B2
Provided are methods, apparatus, and system for policy based wide area network. A network of network appliances is configured with a policy configuration. Each network appliance is configured to validate each wide area network packet against the policy configuration. The validation can include verifying that the packets meet the SD-WAN network segment requirements and security rules including verifying that the source and destination address of the packet meet the firewall zone requirements. Each wide area network packet contains a policy header that is checked by the sending and receiving network appliance against the policy configuration.
US11665195B2
System and method for email account takeover detection and remediation utilizing anonymized datasets
A new approach is proposed to support account takeover (ATO) detection based on login attempts by users. The approach relies on assessing fraudulence confidence level of login IP addresses to classify the login attempts by the users. A plurality of attributes/features in one or more user login data logs are extracted and used to build a labeled dataset for training a machine learning (ML) model that relies on statistics of the login attempts to classify and detect fraudulent logins. These attributes make it possible to ascertain if a login attempt or instance by a user is suspicious based on the ML model. In some embodiments, the ML model is trained using anonymized user login data to preserve privacy of the users and a proper level of data anonymization is determined based on the ML model's accuracy in detecting the ATO attacks when trained with different versions of the anonymized data.
US11665191B2
A segmentation server generates vulnerability exposure scores associated with workloads operating in a segmented computing environment. The segmentation server may automatically aggregate the vulnerability exposure scores in various ways to generate vulnerability exposure information representative of workloads in an administrative domain controlled by the segmentation server. The aggregated vulnerability exposure information may be presented in a manner that enables an administrator to easily evaluate different segmentation strategies and assess the risks associated with each of them. Moreover, the segmentation server can automatically generate a segmentation policy that modifies a configured segmentation strategy based on the vulnerability exposure scores to reduce exposure to certain vulnerabilities without impeding operation of the workloads.
US11665187B1
A lossy counter counts distinct network data items. The lossy counter includes a count sketch bounded by a predetermined value to limit the number of distinct network data items included in the count sketch. The count sketch may include counts for a set of distinct network data items. The lossy counter has an associated time interval, and the first set of distinct network data items and the second set of distinct data items include timestamps that coincide with the time interval associated with the lossy counter.
US11665185B2
A bot traffic detection system detects scripted network traffic. The bot traffic detection system may use a one-sided unsupervised machine learning technique to estimate distributions for human, non-scripted traffic (clean distributions). The clean distributions may be dynamically updated based on the latest traffic patterns. To estimate the clean distributions the bot traffic detection system may identify, for a certain subset of network traffic, feature values of the certain subset of network traffic that do not include bot traffic (clean buckets). Using clean traffic may provide more robust and stable behavior that can be tracked over time. Using the clean distributions, the bot traffic detection system may generate a rules table that indicates a likelihood that network traffic with a given combination of feature values is scripted network traffic. The bot traffic detection system may apply the rules table in real time to identify scripted network traffic.
US11665183B2
A secure investigation platform in a sovereign cloud includes a request processing system that receives requests to investigate an incident. A control message processing system creates a workspace, within the sovereign cloud, so that an investigation can be conducted within that workspace. The control message processing system performs investigation tasks within the workspace. A secure log generation system captures information corresponding to the tasks and generates an event record based on the captured information.
US11665181B2
Efficient and effectiveness malware and phishing detection methods select specific objects of a document based on an analysis of associated graphical elements of a document rendering. A received document may include a number of blobs, which can include URLs or code that generates URLs that can present potential risks. The system can score and/or rank each blob and its corresponding URLs based on a size, shape, position, and/or other characteristics of a visual element associated with each blob. The score or rank can be increased for visual elements that are most likely to be selected by a user, such as large visual elements positioned near the center of a document. The system can then test individual URLs selected based a corresponding rank or score. The test can efficiently reveal the presence of malware or phishing tactics by forgoing tests on URLs that are not likely to be selected.
US11665169B2
A host server information handling system executing a multimedia multi-user collaboration application (MMCA) may include a processor; a memory; a power management unit; a network interface device to receive and provide audio/visual (AV) data during execution of the MMCA for a video conference session; the processor configured to execute a collaborative rights information management system to: manage the recordation of a video conference session during the execution of the MMCA to create a recording of the video conference session and assign a first password to protect the recording of the video conference session as a default password; assign a security level to the recording of the video conference session; and permit access, via the network interface device, to the recordings of the video conference session by transmitting the password to those users who are associated with a higher user access permission level than the aggregated user access permissions and are authorized to access the recording.
US11665167B2
A first access interface (100) of a an access control system provides access to computational resources (150). At least one access role of a user and at least one access target associated with the access role of the user are determined. Based on the at least one access role of the user and the associated at least one access target, a subset of the computational resources (150) is determined. A second access interface (110, 120) is defined which is limited to the subset of the computational resources (150). Through the second access interface (110, 120) the user is provided with access to the subset of the computational resources (150).
US11665160B2
System and method are disclosed for providing authentication of a terminal device. One embodiment includes a method implemented by a first terminal device. The method may include receiving first location information and receiving a first predetermined signal. The method may also include transmitting status information and the first location information to a server upon receiving the first predetermined signal to allow the server to compare the first location information with second location information received from a second terminal device and to allow the server to transmit the status information to the second terminal device. The status information may indicate that the first terminal device is authenticated and the first location information may indicate a current location of the first terminal device.
US11665151B2
A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by an access control device, a credential token from a mobile device, wherein the credential token includes an access credential, a credential identifier, and a caveat that instructs the access control device to perform an associated action, determining, by the access control device, a credential type associated with the access credential based on the credential identifier, determining, by the access control device, a set of caveat rules associated with the credential type, wherein the set of caveat rules identifies one or more actions authorized for an access credential of the credential type, and performing, by the access control device, the associated action identified by the caveat in response to a determination that the associated action is an action authorized by the set of caveat rules associated with the credential type.
US11665148B2
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods to address cryptoprocessor hardware scaling limitations, the method including the steps of establishing a communication path between a centralized server and a client device; generating, by the centralized server, a nonce for transmission to the client device, wherein the nonce is associated with an active time interval and corresponds to one of an existing nonce or a new nonce; transmitting the nonce to the client device; receiving a signed attestation result that includes the nonce from the client device, wherein, the signed attestation result comprises a previously-generated signed attestation result if the nonce corresponds to the existing nonce previously received by the client device; and the signed attestation result comprises a new signed attestation result if the nonce corresponds to the existing nonce newly received by the client device or corresponds to the new nonce.
US11665135B2
Disclosed is a domain filter capable of determining an n-gram distance between a seed domain and each of a plurality of candidate domains. The domain filter loads a seed domain n-gram for the seed domain and a candidate domain n-gram for each candidate domain in memory, compares the seed domain n-gram and the candidate domain n-gram to identify any identical grams, removes any identical grams from the seed domain n-gram, and determines how many grams are left in the seed domain n-gram, representing the n-gram distance between the seed domain and the candidate domain. The domain filter then compares n-gram distances thus determined with a predetermined threshold, eliminates any candidate domain having an n-gram distance from the seed domain that exceeds the predetermined threshold, and provides remaining candidate domains to a downstream computing facility such as a user interface or an analytical module operating in an enterprise computing environment.
US11665130B2
A method for propagating a movement event message of a network entity, including: step 1) a network device maintaining a historical forwarded information list, wherein a network device capable of receiving a movement event message from an external system or device maintains an uplink port information table; step 2) after receiving the message, the network device performs matching using the table to obtain a forwarding port and forwarding information of the message, and constructs a movement event forwarding message using the information and forwards through the forwarding port; and step 3) after a device receives the message, searching for a matching forwarding port and forwarding information of the message in the information list, modifying the message using the forwarding information, and forwarding the modified message through the forwarding port. The method is able to propagate a movement event message to a network device responsible for related data transmission and forwarding.
US11665125B2
In response to determining that an original message from a sender has been viewed by one or recipients of the original message, a determination is made whether the original message has been edited by the sender. In response to determining that the original message has been edited, another determination is made whether the edits are critical based, at least in part, on a change of context of the original message. In response to determining that the edits are critical, re-notifying the one or more recipients that the original message has been edited by the sender.
US11665124B2
Methods and switches are provided for communicating electronic messages between financial institutions. One example method includes receiving, at a first switch of a plurality of switches, an electronic message for a transaction, where the electronic message includes a unique identifier for the transaction, and identifying, by the first switch, one of the plurality of switches to process the electronic message based on the unique identifier. The method also includes, in response to the first switch being the identified one of the plurality of switches, processing, by the first switch, the electronic message and, in response to a second switch of the plurality of switches being the identified one of the plurality of switches, forwarding, by the first switch, the electronic message to the second switch for processing.
US11665123B2
A computer system includes a calendar containing appointments. The system also includes one or more logic modules. Each logic module specifies a condition and a corresponding action. The profile may be applied to context data, such as data representing the current time, to perform the actions specified by the logic modules in response to detecting that the context data satisfies the conditions specified by the logic modules. In particular, the actions specified by the logic modules may be performed in response to detecting that the current time falls within the time period of an appointment on the calendar.
US11665122B2
A geolocation-based data sharing system and method which enables end users to connect and share electronic data of any form based on the users' interaction with geolocation points established by other users. The systems and method can be used to enable end users to share data, text, photos, music, etc. when a second user positions himself or herself in a position assigned by a first user.
US11665120B2
Systems and methods for identifying HTTP requests generated from links embedded in emails and determining if those HTTP requests were generated by a human or a non-human are disclosed.
US11665116B2
Method of generating invitation media overlays for private collections starts with processor receiving first media content item from first client device associated with first user. Processor receives from first client device a selection of invitation media overlay to be applied to media content item. Invitation media overlay is associated with private collection of media content items. Processor generates modified first media content item by overlaying invitation media overlay on first media content item. Processor generates the private collection of media content items including modified first media content item. Processor receives from first client device selection of second user associated with the second user and causes modified first media content item to be displayed by the second client device. Processor receives selection of invitation media overlay from second client device and causes the private collection of media content items to be displayed by second client device. Other embodiments are described herein.
US11665109B2
A resource allocation calculation device includes: a demand prediction unit that for each of a plurality of virtual networks sharing a physical network, predicts demands in units of communications sharing common origin and destination nodes; and an allocation calculation unit that based on the demands predicted by the demand prediction unit, observed past demands in the units of communications and past allocated bandwidths in the units of communications, calculates allocated bandwidths and allocated routes at a current time for the respective units of communications in such a manner that fairness between utilities of the respective virtual networks is maximized, which enhances fairness and efficiency of allocation of resources to a plurality of virtual networks sharing resources of a physical network.
US11665092B2
Some embodiments provide a method that generates different network measurements data (e.g., network topology, bandwidth estimation of different paths, etc.) for a pair of endpoints upon receiving a network administrative request (e.g., an application programming interface (API) request) or by other means (e.g., automatically and without intervention of a user). In some embodiments, the method is implemented by a network measurement agent operating on each endpoint and a centralized service component (e.g., web service layer) executing on a network manager machine (e.g., a controller) that responds to measurement requests. The network measurement agent probes the network periodically (i.e., in certain time intervals) or upon an API request that it receives through the network manager machine to gather the measurement data of a particular network topology between a pair of endpoints.
US11665088B2
A software defined networking (SDN) controller is configured to receive, from a Top-Of-Rack (TOR) switch, a first multicast route and a second multicast route. In response to determining that the first multicast route is an assisted replication route, the SDN controller is configured to add a first nexthop specified by the first multicast route to a list of nexthops for Broadcast, Unknown-Unicast, and Multicast (BUM) traffic. In response to determining that the second multicast route is not the assisted replication route, the SDN controller is configured to refrain from adding a second nexthop specified by the second multicast route to the list of nexthops. After adding the first nexthop, the SDN controller is configured to provision the list of nexthops at a virtual router.
US11665083B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to utilizing an extension to software defined networking (SDN) to manage storage area networks (SANs) by receiving, at a switch configured with and managed by a SDN architecture, at least one table. The at least one table being operable in the SDN architecture and including routing information. The switch routes traffic over a SAN using the routing information in the at least one table.
US11665073B2
Facilitating changes to online computing environment by assessing impacts of temporary interventions
In some embodiments, an intervention evaluation system estimates counterfactual metric for a focal online platform based on an assessment model built using performance data of the focal online platform and control online platforms. The intervention evaluation system accesses performance data of the focal online platform that has been subject to a temporary intervention and performance data of control online platforms that are not subject to the temporary intervention. The intervention evaluation system determines estimation weights for these control online platforms based on the performance data in a pre-intervention period. Based on the estimation weights, the intervention evaluation system computes a counterfactual metric indicating the performance of the focal online platform in a post-intervention period in the absence of the temporary intervention. The counterfactual metric is transmitted to the focal online platform, where the counterfactual metric is usable for modifying an interactive computing environment provided by the focal online platform.
US11665070B2
The application discloses a data transmission method and a related apparatus. A first device receives a connection establishment request and a target data feature that are sent from an analysis device. The connection establishment request includes a first connection parameter of the analysis device. The first device determines, based on the target data feature, a second device that collects data corresponding to the target data feature. The first device and the second device belong to a same distributed system. The first device determines a second connection parameter of the second device; and sends the first connection parameter, the second connection parameter and the target data feature to the second device. The second device establishes a connection to the analysis device based on the first connection parameter and the second connection parameter, and transmits the data corresponding to the target data feature to the analysis device through the established connection.
US11665062B2
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for managing resources to deliver a network service in a distributed configuration. A method includes an operation for identifying resources for delivering a network service, the resources being classified by geographic area. Further, the method includes operations for selecting service agents to configure the identified resources, each service agent to manage service pools for delivering the network service across at least one geographic area, the service agents being selected to provide configurability for the service pools. The method further includes operations for sending configuration rules, to the service agents, configured to establish service pools for delivering the network service across the geographic areas. Service traffic information is collected from the service agents, and the resources are adjusted based on the collected service traffic information. Updated respective configuration rules are sent to each determined service agent based on the adjusting.
US11665048B2
A communication system includes a first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device includes a first processor that executes a first process including: performing a logging process for recording an operation of the first communication device; monitoring whether an abnormal occurrence is present and suspending the logging process when the abnormal occurrence is detected; and generating a trigger signal that instructs to suspend the logging process when the abnormal occurrence is detected, and a transmitter that transmits the trigger signal. The second communication device includes a receiver that receives the trigger signal transmitted from the first communication device, and a second processor that executes a second process including: performing a logging process for recording an operation of the second communication device; and suspending the logging process when the trigger signal is received by the receiver.
US11665032B2
A method and apparatus for modulating/demodulating an FSK signal capable of overcoming a trade-off relationship between a modulation index and a spectral efficiency are disclosed. An apparatus for modulating/demodulating a frequency deviation keying (FSK) signal includes a channel selection-modulator, a phase locked loop, and an output unit. The channel selection-modulator modulates an FSK signal by setting a frequency channel to be used. The phase locked loop generates a desired output frequency ‘fout’ compared to a reference frequency ‘fREF’ by adjusting a frequency division ratio (N+n) with respect to a frequency of the modulated FSK signal. The output unit amplifies the FSK signal having the generated output frequency ‘fout’ and radiating the amplified FSK signal through an antenna. Here, each of the frequency channels is divided into two or more tones, and different frequency channels are allocated between the tones divided into two or more tones.
US11665031B1
A method for tuning an analog front end response is provided. The method includes determining a peaking control value for an analog front end (AFE) of a receiver, determining an attribute corresponding to the peaking control value, selecting the peaking control value as the operating peaking control value for the AFE based on the attribute being determined to be higher than a previous attribute, and performing a receiver adaptation using the peaking control for a one or more transmitter configurations.
US11665029B2
A feed forward equalizer including a first set of filter taps having a first set of filter tap coefficients to be adapted and a second set of one or more filter taps having one or more filter tap coefficients to be constrained. The feed forward equalizer includes an adaptation component to determine a set of adapted filter tap coefficient values corresponding to the first set of filter tap coefficients and a constraint function component to determine a constrained filter tap coefficient value for the second set of the one or more filter taps having the one or more filter tap coefficients to be constrained using a constraint function based on at least a portion of the set of adapted filter tap coefficient values. The feed forward equalizer generates, based at least in part on the constrained filter tap coefficient value, an equalized signal including a set of estimated symbol values.
US11665023B2
In some examples, the validation controller may comprise a processing resource and a memory resource storing machine readable instructions to cause the processing resource to perform a number of actions. In some examples, the validation controller may determine functional capabilities for a topology that includes a plurality of devices to be configured by the validation controller. The validation controller may compare a configuration element for the plurality of devices to the functional capabilities for the plurality of devices. The validation controller may validate the configuration element based on the comparison. The validation controller may also push the configuration element to the plurality of devices when the configuration element is validated.
US11665016B2
A communication system, including: a trailer module disposed on a cargo trailer, the trailer module including a trailer identification number for the cargo trailer; a tractor module disposed on a cargo tractor, the tractor module to electrically couple to the trailer module; and a communications bus to couple the trailer module to the tractor module when the trailer is coupled to the tractor, wherein, when coupled to the tractor module, the trailer module communicates the trailer identification to the tractor module.
US11665014B2
System, device, and method of multi-path wireless communication. A method includes: constructing in an electronic device of a user, a control message indicating a user command intended to be performed by a Home Automation Device (HAD) of the user; wherein the constructing includes inserting into the control message a unique Message-Identifier. The method then transmits the control message, from the electronic device of the user to the HAD, concurrently via at least two different wireless communications channels which include at least: (i) a first wireless communication channel that includes passage of traffic through the Internet, and (ii) a second wireless communication channel in which no traffic passes through the Internet.
US11665009B2
A spoken communication system and method of transferring spoken communication, includes a plurality of communication devices, at least some configured to be positioned within an occupied structure, each of said communication devices including a processor, a microphone an audio output device and a communication circuit and being responsive to spoken communication to communicate that spoken communication to other communication devices and to receive spoken communications received by other of said communication devices and an internet connected server. The server is selectively in digital communication with the communication devices and adapted to receive a spoken audio stream request, said server responsive to receiving an audio stream request by opening communication channels with said communication devices that are connected with said server. The server is adapted to receive spoken communication captured by one of said communication devices that is in communication with said server. The server is adapted to send the spoken communication to all other communication devices in digital communication with the server over the open communication channels with the other communication devices, wherein communication channels are open among said communication devices that are connected with said server to communicate spoken communication among communication devices that are connected with said server. The server is adapted when in a home mode to keep the communication channels open irrespective of the presence of speech over the communication channels. The server is adapted when not in the home mode to open the communication channels in response to a spoken awake word and to maintain the communication channels open only in the presence of speech over the communication channels.
US11665007B2
A Power over Ethernet (PoE) Powered Device (60) is described herein that includes an auxiliary processor (62) that negotiates a power level with a PoE Power Sourcing Equipment using a first link layer (650), means for holding the PoE Powered Device in a low power state, and a second link layer (50) that allows the main processor to communicate over the Ethernet.
US11665003B1
A method includes receiving an event, the event associated with a digital signature in a first time-based message comprising a first trusted time stamp token generated using a first hash of digitally signed content from a trusted timing authority; generating a first block on a distributed ledger; generating a second hash of the first trusted time stamp token; receiving a second trusted time stamp token from the trusted timing authority in response to transmitting the second hash to the trusted timing authority; and generating a second block on the distributed ledger; wherein verification of data integrity of the digitally signed content is provided via the first hash of the digitally signed content and second hash of the first trusted time stamp token and via the hash of the first block and a hash of the second block.
US11664997B2
A method of registering a person as an authorized user of a portable device includes acquiring biometric data or a combination of pieces of biometric data of a person, encrypting the acquired biometric data or the combination of pieces of biometric data, generating a code from the encrypted biometric data or the combination of pieces of biometric data, inserting the code in an extension field of a public key certificate stored in the portable device, generating a private key and a public key that corresponds to the private key, based on the public key certificate, wherein the private key contains the code, and transmitting the public key to a remote entity, thereby enabling the remote entity to register the person as an authorized user of the portable device. The extension field of the public key certificate further contains a code associated with identification information of the person.
US11664984B2
The present invention relates to data rights management and more particularly to a secured system and methodology and production system and methodology related thereto and to apparatus and methodology for production side systems and are consumer side systems for securely utilizing protected electronic data files of content (protected content), and further relates to controlled distribution, and regulating usage of the respective content on a recipient device (computing system) to be limited strictly to defined permitted uses, in accordance with usage rights (associated with the respective content to control usage of that respective content), on specifically restricted to a specific one particular recipient device (for a plurality of specific particular recipient devices), or usage on some or any authorized recipient device without restriction to any one in specific, to control use of the respective content as an application software program, exporting, modifying, executing as an application program, viewing, and/or printing of electronic data files.
US11664975B2
A system includes a campaign management service to detect a campaign initiation request indicating a number of computerized devices to be updated for a campaign and store data corresponding to the computerized devices to be updated. The campaign management service can generate a bloom filter data structure comprising hash values based on the data for each of the computerized devices to be updated and transmit the bloom filter data structure to a network edge. The system can include the network edge that can use the bloom filter data structure from the campaign management service to determine whether a computerized device is to obtain a device update from the campaign management service. The network edge can retrieve the device update and modify the computerized device by transmitting the device update to the computerized device, which then installs it.
US11664970B2
A container corresponding to executable code may be received. In response receiving the container, an assertion value may be stored in an assertion register. A final canary value may be generated based on a cycles combining a prior canary value and a mix value. A determination may be made as to whether the final canary value matches with the assertion value stored in the assertion register. In response to determining that the final canary value matches with the assertion value, one or more privilege registers may be programmed to provide access to hardware resources for the container corresponding to the executable user code.
US11664967B2
A network device adapted for sending a synchronization packet to a slave device. The synchronization packet includes a timestamp field and a correction field. The network device includes a counting circuit, a communication chip, and a processor. The counting circuit is configured to provide a calendar time TOD. The communication chip includes a first port, a second port, and a timestamp circuit which has a bit number N. The processor is coupled to the first port of the communication chip. The processor is configured to: obtain a remainder R according to the calendar time TOD and the bit number N; and write the calendar time TOD and the remainder R into the synchronization packet.
US11664964B2
Embodiments herein describe adapting a PIM model to compensate for changing PIM interference. A PIM model can include circuitry that generates a PIM compensation value that compensates for (i.e., mitigates or subtracts) PIM interference caused by transmitting two or more transmitter (TX) carriers in the same path. The disclosed adaptive scheme generates updated coefficients for the PIM model which are calculated after the RX signal has been removed from the RX channel. In this manner, as the PIM interference changes due to environmental conditions (e.g., temperature at the base station), the adaptive scheme can update the PIM model to generate a PIM compensation value that cancels the PIM interference.
US11664962B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a serving cell, first signaling that includes one or more time division duplexing (TDD) patterns associated with a neighboring cell. The UE may receive second signaling that includes a slot format indicator (SFI) associated with the neighboring cell. The UE may determine a slot configuration allocating transmission time intervals (TTIs) in the neighboring cell to one or more of downlink communication or uplink communication based at least in part on the one or more TDD patterns associated with the neighboring cell and the SFI associated with the neighboring cell. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11664961B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a guard period associated with switching from a first communication mode to a second communication mode. The UE may be operating in a half-duplex frequency division duplexing mode of operation. The guard period may be determined based at least in part on at least one of: a number of phased locked loops to be used for the first communication mode and the second communication mode, and a particular subcarrier spacing associated with the UE. The UE may switch from the first communication mode to the second communication mode based at least in part on the guard period. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11664956B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to uplink preemption in certain systems, such as new radio (NR) systems, supporting carrier aggregation (CA) and/or multi-connectivity modes. A method for wireless communication, that can be performed by a user equipment (UE), generally includes receiving a resource assignment scheduling the UE for uplink transmission. The UE receives an indication to preempt uplink transmission on a portion of the assigned resources and determines whether to transmit on the remaining assigned resources. A method that can be performed by a base station (BS) generally includes receiving an indication from one or more UEs indicating, for each of a plurality of band combinations, a capability of the UE to transmit on a band when transmission on another band in the band combination is preempted and scheduling the one or more UEs for uplink transmission based on the indication.
US11664952B2
Systems and methods of providing DMRS for a UE are generally described. The DMRS locations in a resource unit of a Physical Resource Allocation of a shared channel are randomly determined, and the DMRS sequences randomly generated before transmission from a master UE to a wearable UE. The DMRS locations are disposed on different subcarriers and symbols in the resource unit and are repeated every k subframes or m resource units within the same subframe. In situations in which the collision/contention probability is relatively small, DMRS in control channels may be used rather than in the shared data channel.
US11664949B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method and system for managing data transmission in a communication network is provided. During Data Resource Bearer (DRB) creation, network signals to a transmitting node, the data transfer requirement. The network uses a signaling parameter to indicate a large data transfer requirement. Based on the data transfer requirement information collected from the network, the transmitting node determines the type of data format that needs to be used for the data transmission. If the network signals large data transfer requirement, then the transmitting node selects a Subheader format in which the length field of the data format suits the large data transfer requirement. Further, data communication is initiated using the selected Subheader format.
US11664946B2
A method and apparatus for implementing reference signal transmissions in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, the method includes the cell, transmission point (TP), or transmission and reception point (TRP) broadcasting a first RS periodically for measurement, wherein the first RS is transmitted at multiple occasions (or timings) in each period on different beams. The method also includes the cell, TP, or TRP transmitting a second RS to a UE for PDCCH demodulation, wherein the second RS is transmitted on multiple beams in a beam set of the UE in a subframe (or symbol) in which the PDCCH is transmitted.
US11664945B2
The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for indicating a channel in a wireless local area network WLAN. A sending station generates and sends a physical protocol data unit PPDU, the PPDU includes a preamble field and a data field, a high efficiency signal field HE-SIG-A of the preamble field includes a bandwidth identifier and a channel bonding identifier, and the channel bonding identifier is used to indicate whether a data transmission channel is continuous in a frequency domain. In the foregoing manner, a discontinuous channel in a frequency domain in a wireless local area network is indicated, an available channel for data transmission is improved, and a system throughput is increased.
US11664944B2
Disclosed are an electronic apparatus, a radio communication method and a computer-readable medium. The electronic apparatus for radio communication according to one embodiment comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: determine a time length of a sending window of a discovery reference signal based on a target number of candidate positions of a synchronous signal block of the discovery reference signal and a subcarrier spacing; and control the sending of the discovery reference signal based on the determined time length.
US11664943B2
[Object] To provide a terminal device capable of efficiently performing communication in a communication system in which a base station device and the terminal device communicate with each other. [Solution] A terminal device that communicates with a base station device includes: a higher layer processing unit configured to set an STTI channel setting through signaling of a higher layer from the base station device; and a receiving unit configured to receive a first PDSCH in a case in which the STTI channel setting is not set and receive a second PDSCH in a case in which the STTI channel setting is set. The first PDCCH is mapped to one or more resource blocks, and the second PDCCH is mapped to one or more sub resource blocks defined in accordance with a smaller number of symbols than a number of symbols corresponding to a resource block.
US11664933B2
A method and apparatus for flushing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) buffer in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives information on multiple resource pools from a network, selects a first resource pool among the multiple resource pools, and stores a media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) in the HARQ buffer for transmission via the first resource pool. When the UE reselects a second resource pool among the multiple resource pools, the UE flushes the HARQ buffer.
US11664931B2
Embodiments provide a duplication transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, duplication transmission configuration information sent by a radio access network RAN device, where the duplication transmission configuration information includes configurations of at least one of a duplication transmission mode or duplication transmission content of the terminal device; and performing, by the terminal device, duplication transmission based on the duplication transmission configuration information.
US11664927B2
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive a unique word-error check (UW-EC) encoded signal. A pre-decoder data check entity may check for errors based on EC bits and systematic and parity bits from the UW-EC encoded signal. If an error is not detected at the pre-decoder data check entity, data without an error may be signaled to a source decoder without channel decoding.
US11664924B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for determining a set of communication parameters for receiving data transmissions. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a first data transmission sent according to a first communication parameter scheme that includes at least one of a first modulation or a first coding. A second data transmission is received. A second communication parameter scheme of the second transmission is determined. This determination includes identifying a subset of multiple candidate communication parameter schemes determined based on the first communication parameter scheme, identifying, in the second data transmission, a first identifier that corresponds to the second communication parameter scheme, comparing the first identifier to a respective identifier for each communication parameter scheme in the subset, and determining, as the second communication parameter scheme, a communication parameter scheme in the subset that has an identifier that matches the first identifier.
US11664923B2
This disclosure describes techniques that enable a Radio Frequency (RF) signal controller and optional digital signal translator to use the existing telecommunication infrastructure of a business or residential establishment to deliver wireless communication services to the business or residential establishment. The data signal controller may transceive a first data signal via a first signal interface, determine if/how to process the first data signal to generate a second data signal that is suitable to be transported into the establishment via legacy telecommunications infrastructure.
US11664912B2
A method for delivering data in a digital transmitter including generating service layer signaling (SLS) information comprising information for discovery and acquisition of at least one content component: generating service list table (SLT) information including bootstrap information for acquiring the SLS information; encapsulating the at least one content component, the SLS information and the SLT information via UDP/IP; and transmitting a broadcast signal comprising the at least one content component, the SLS information and the SLT information.
US11664908B2
The present disclosure relates to an over-the-air test apparatus for testing a device under test over-the-air. The test apparatus includes an antenna that is connected with a radio frequency circuit having at least three ports. A first port of the radio frequency circuit is connected with a first path that includes a connector configured to connect a signal analyzer and/or a signal generator with the over-the-air test circuit. A second port of the radio frequency circuit is connected with a second path that encompasses a detector. The second path includes an interface configured to be connected with a power meter, a signal analyzer or a feedback interface of a signal generator. Further, a test system is described.
US11664899B2
A communication device designed for an interior compartment, for example of a motor vehicle. The device includes a radiofrequency communication module and an interface module which is operationally coupled to the radiofrequency communication module in order to receive a digital signal generated by the radiofrequency communication module, and to modulate an electric power supply signal for at least one lamp, according to the digital signal, in order to generate a modulation of light emitted by the lamp according to the digital signal received from the radiofrequency communication module.
US11664898B2
A photonic system enabling the processing of high frequency microwave, mm-wave, THz signals or other RF signals. The processing may include, e.g., adjusting the frequency, quadrature, and/or power of the signals. In illustrative examples, the system uses a polychromatic light source producing at least two low noise optical emission frequencies that can be independently tuned in a broad frequency range and/or modulated in a broad frequency range using external modulators. An RF input signal is upconverted to one of the optical harmonics of the modulated polychromatic source, processed in the optical frequency domain, and downconverted to the RF domain (at the same or a different RF carrier frequency). The photonic system can be integrated on a planar optical substrate, such as a photonic integrated circuit (PIC). Optical local oscillators are also described for use in the photonic system or for other purposes. Various system, device, and method examples are provided.
US11664895B2
An LED light and communication system is in communication with a broadband over power line communications system. The LED light and communication system includes at least one optical transceiver light fixture. The optical transceiver light fixture includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, at least one photodetector, and a processor. A facility control unit is in communication with the light emitting diode light fixtures and a control server. The facility control unit is constructed and arranged to control the operation of the optical transceiver light fixtures.
US11664889B2
A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive a control message over a physical control channel in a first time slot, wherein the control message has power control bits for a plurality of UEs, wherein the plurality of UEs include the first UE. The UE is further configured to extract power control information for the first UE from the control message, and to transmit a signal over a physical control channel to a base station in a second time slot at a transmission power level based on the extracted power control information.
US11664886B2
A routing method and apparatus for SDN-based LEO satellite network are disclosed. The LEO satellite network includes a control plane and a data plane. The control plane includes a central controller and a plurality of local controllers. The data plane includes a plurality of LEO satellite nodes and user terminals connecting to the LEO satellite nodes. The control plane may be located on the earth, and thus the centralized management and control of the data plane are placed on the earth. A local controllers monitors LEO satellite nodes in a subnet or subnets of the local controller. The distance between a local controller and a LEO satellite node is much smaller than the distance between a GEO satellite node and the LEO satellite node, and thus the time delay and the traffic loss of communication are reduced.
US11664883B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a device having an envelope detector, an oscillator, a switch driver, a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations of comparing a first signal received from the envelope detector and a second signal received from the oscillator within a high probability interval, thereby generating a valid detection; and activating the switch driver responsive to the valid detection. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11664880B2
A wireless communication system non-collaborative, multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) space division multiple access (SDMA) system determines subscriber station combining and weighting vectors that yield a high average signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR). Each subscriber station independently transmits information to a base station that allows the base station to determine a weight vector wi for each subscriber station using the determined combining vector of the subscriber station. The ith combining vector corresponds to a right singular vector corresponding to a maximum singular value of a channel matrix between a base station and the ith subscriber station. Each subscriber station transmits signals using a weight vector vi, which corresponds to a left singular vector corresponding to a maximum singular value of a channel matrix between the ith subscriber station and the base station. The base station uses the weight vector wi to determine the signal transmitted by the ith subscriber station.
US11664879B2
A method for random access (RA) performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving a first beam failure recovery configuration of an uplink (UL) bandwidth part (BWP); initiating a first RA procedure for notifying a base station of a beam failure occurrence in a serving cell when a number of beam failure instances is larger than or equal to a threshold; receiving a second beam failure recovery configuration of the UL BWP before completion of the first RA procedure; stopping the first RA procedure upon receiving the second BFR configuration of the UL BWP; and initiating a second RA procedure for notifying the base station of the beam failure occurrence regardless of a number of beam failure instances received after stopping the first RA procedure.
US11664870B2
According to the present invention, a user equipment (UE) calculates its paging occasion based on a specific beam to monitor paging. In detail, the UE selects at least one beam among multiple beams, calculates a paging occasion consisting of the at least one beam, and monitors a paging in the paging occasion. When the paging occasion consists of the multiple beams including the at least one beam, the paging may be monitored in a part of the paging occasion where the at least one beam is transmitted. Alternatively, when the paging occasion only consists of the at least one beam, the paging may be monitored in all of the paging occasion where the at least one beam is transmitted.
US11664860B2
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support mechanisms for sidelink beamforming alignment over a set of resources based on a deterministic sequence in a wireless communication system. In aspects, an sidelink initiator user equipment (UE) may initiate a beamforming alignment procedure with a responder UE over a the sidelink. The initiator UE may define a set of subchannels specified by a deterministic sequence. The set of subchannels may be subchannels over which the initiator UE may perform reception beam sweeping. The deterministic sequence may be anchored to a direct frame number (DFN) of the sidelink frame without initial sensing, and may be determined via a sequence index, as a function of sidelink UE identification ID(s), or a combination thereof. In this manner, the number of bits for indicating the deterministic sequence to the responder UE may be reasonable, manageable, and/or moderate.
US11664854B2
A method includes obtaining one or more channel quality and performance indicators of a user equipment (UE) from multiple transmit-receive points (TRPs) in a coordinated multipoint (CoMP) cluster. The method also includes generating a set of performance metrics from the one or more channel quality and performance indicators. The method also includes determining a number of helping layers for multiplexing joint transmission (Mux-JT) in the CoMP cluster based on the set of performance metrics. The method also includes selecting a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for the Mux-JT based on at least one channel quality indicator (CQI) of the UE.
US11664850B2
A coil for transfer of information or energy is described. The coil includes an electrically conductive magnetically insulative first layer and a magnetically conductive second layer bonded to the first layer along the length of the first layer. The first and second layers are wound to form a plurality of substantially concentric loops. A width and a length of the second layer may be substantially co-extensive with a respective width and length of the first layer so as to expose opposing longitudinal edge surfaces of the first layer along the length of the first layer. At least one of the opposing longitudinal edge surfaces may include a regular pattern extending substantially along a same first direction and across substantially the entire coil. A method of making the coil is described.
US11664844B2
An electronic device may include wireless circuitry with a baseband processor, a transceiver circuit, a front-end module, and an antenna. The front-end module may include amplifier circuitry such as a low noise amplifier for amplifying received radio-frequency signals. The amplifier circuitry is operable in a non-carrier-aggregation mode and a carrier aggregation mode. The amplifier circuitry may include an input transformer that is coupled to multiple amplifier stages such as a common gate amplifier stage, a cascode amplifier stage, and a common source amplifier stage. The common gate amplifier stage may include switches for selectively activating a set of cross-coupled capacitors to help maintain input impedance matching in the non-carrier-aggregation mode and the carrier-aggregation mode. The common source amplifier stage may include additional switches for activating and deactivating the common source amplifier stage to help maintain the gain in the non-carrier-aggregation mode and the carrier-aggregation mode.
US11664838B2
The demodulating apparatus includes circuits of receiving modulated radio signals coming from a plurality of transmission devices, first demodulating a first reception signal DPSK-modulated among the radio signals, modulating demodulation signals into modulation signals based on DPSK, estimating an amplitude and a phase of a propagation signal on a propagation path leading to the reception circuit from the transmission device on the basis of the radio signal and the modulation signal, first generating, based on the variables, a first simulated signal simulating the first reception signal from the modulation signal, extracting a signal obtained by cancelling the first simulated signal from the radio signals, and repeating processes of the first demodulating, the modulating, the estimating, the first generating and the extracting to such a limit as to enable the first demodulating.
US11664834B2
An integrated radio frequency terminal system includes an integrated modem configured to receive user data and communicate user data to and from a user device. The integrated modem includes a transmit tuner configured to receive the user data and convert the user data from baseband to an intermediate frequency band. The integrated modem includes a receive tuner connected to the baseband modem device and configured to convert received incoming data in the intermediate frequency band to baseband and provide the converted incoming data to the baseband modem device. The system includes a power amplifier connected to the integrated modem and configured to convert the user data from the intermediate frequency band to a radio frequency band. The system includes a low noise amplifier connected to the integrated modem and configured to convert received incoming data from the radio frequency band to the intermediate frequency band.
US11664833B2
Apparatus and methods for power detection with enhanced dynamic range are provided. In certain embodiments, a front end system includes a power amplifier that amplifies a radio frequency (RF) input signal to generate an RF output signal, a directional coupler that generates a sensed RF signal based on sensing the RF output signal from the power amplifier, and a power detector that processes the sensed RF signal to generate a detection signal indicating an output power of the power amplifier. Additionally, the power detector includes two or more detection paths providing different amounts of gain to the sensed RF signal from the directional coupler.
US11664818B2
Provided is a neural network device including at least one processor configured to implement an arithmetic circuit configured to generate third data including a plurality of pixels based on a neural network configured to perform an arithmetic operation on first data and second data, and a compressor configured to generate compressed data by compressing the third data, wherein the compressor is further configured to generate, as the compressed data, bitmap data comprising location information about a non-zero pixel having a non-zero data value among the plurality of pixels based on a quad-tree structure.
US11664815B2
A digital filter is used in an A/D converter and includes a first filter and second filter. The first filter outputs first digital data by performing filter processing on output of an A/D conversion unit included in the A/D converter. The second filter outputs second digital data by performing filter processing on the output of the A/D conversion unit. The second digital data has either a lower resolution or a smaller effective number of bits than the first digital data does. The second filter outputs the second digital data before the first filter outputs the first digital data.
US11664802B2
Provided is a proximity sensor that can limit degradation in voltage resistance. A proximity sensor includes: a housing; a coil portion that is accommodated in one end of the housing; a clamp portion that is connected to the other end of the housing; a substrate which is accommodated inside the housing and the clamp portion, and on which a circuit electrically connected to the coil portion is mounted; a shield that covers a part of the substrate located on a side of the housing; and a resin portion which is arranged inside the housing and the clamp portion, and covers at least a part of the substrate. The shield has an extension portion which extends to an inside of the clamp portion and covers at least a part of the circuit located inside the clamp portion.
US11664799B2
An analog switch circuit includes: a switch unit and a control circuit, wherein the control circuit includes a sensor circuit and a gate-source voltage adjustment circuit. The switch unit operates a first switch therein according to a first gate-source voltage, to convert an input signal of an input terminal to an output signal of an output terminal. The sensor circuit is coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal, and generates a sensing signal according to a voltage difference between the input signal and the output signal. The gate-source voltage adjustment circuit is coupled to the sensor circuit, and adaptively adjusts the first gate-source voltage according to the sensing signal, to maintain the conduction resistance of the switch unit at a constant while the voltage difference changes.
US11664782B2
The vibrator element includes a base part, a vibrating arm extending from the base part, and a weight provided to the vibrating arm, wherein the weight includes a thick film part, a thin film part thinner in film thickness than the thick film part, and a connection part which is located between the thick film part and the thin film part to connect the thick film part and the thin film part to each other, and which forms a taper shape gradually decreasing in film thickness in a direction from the thick film part side toward the thin film part.
US11664776B2
A filter structure includes a ground plane in a first metal layer of an integrated circuit (IC) package, a plate in a second metal layer of the IC package, a dielectric layer between the ground plane and the plate, the ground plane, the dielectric layer, and the plate thereby being configured as a capacitive device, and an inductive device in a third metal layer of the IC package. The inductive device is electrically connected to the plate, and the plate and the inductive device are configured to have a resonance frequency greater than 1 GHz.
US11664775B2
This switching power source 100 has: a switching output circuit 110 which drives an inductor current IL by turning on and off an upper switch 111 and a lower switch 112 and generates an output voltage VOUT from an input voltage PVDD; a lower current detection unit 210 which detects the inductor current IL flowing through the lower switch 112 during an ON-period of the lower switch 112 and acquires lower current feedback information Iinfo; an error amplifier 140 which outputs voltage feedback information Vinfo including information on an error between the output voltage VOUT (feedback voltage FB) and a reference voltage REF; an information synthesis unit 220 that generates synthesis feedback information VIinfo by synthesizing Iinfo with Vinfo; and an information holding unit 230 which samples Vinfo during the ON-period of the lower switch 112.
US11664772B2
Various examples are directed to a frequency-compensated amplifier circuit comprising a first multi-stage amplifier comprising a first amplifier input node, a first amplifier output node, and a first amplifier intermediate node. A first feedback path between the first amplifier input node and the first amplifier output node comprises a feedback resistance. A second feedback path between the first amplifier output node and the first amplifier intermediate node comprises a first capacitor and a portion of the feedback resistance. A first switch circuit may be electrically coupled to the first capacitor and to the feedback resistance. The first switch circuit may have a first state in which the first capacitor is coupled to a first tap point of the feedback resistance and the portion of the feedback resistance has a first value. The first switch circuit may also have a second state in which the first capacitor is coupled to a second tap point of the feedback resistance and the portion of the feedback resistance has a second value different than the first value.
US11664768B2
An amplification circuit includes: a power supply terminal that is connected to a power supply; a first transistor that has a first source terminal, a first drain terminal, and a first gate terminal to which a high-frequency signal is inputted; a second transistor that has a second source terminal that is connected to the first drain terminal, a second drain terminal that outputs a high frequency signal, and a second gate terminal that is grounded; a capacitor that is serially arranged on a second path that connects the second gate terminal and the power supply terminal; and a switch that is serially arranged on a first path, which connects the second drain terminal and the power supply terminal, or the second path. The second drain terminal and the second gate terminal are connected to each other via the switch and the capacitor.
US11664765B2
A circuit device includes an oscillation circuit configured to generate an oscillation signal, a first pre-driver disposed in a posterior stage of the oscillation circuit, a first output driver disposed in a posterior stage of the first pre-driver, a first regulator configured to supply a first regulated voltage to the first pre-driver, and a second regulator configured to supply a second regulated voltage to the first output driver, wherein the second regulator is shorter in transient response time than the first regulator.
US11664764B2
There is configured an oscillator including a resonator, and a circuit device, wherein the circuit device includes a first terminal, a storage circuit configured to store data corresponding to an external signal input from the first terminal, an oscillation circuit configured to generate an oscillation signal using the resonator, a counter circuit configured to count a period in which the external signal has a first polarity and a period in which the external signal has a second polarity using a clock signal generated based on the oscillation signal, and a processing circuit configured to write the data in the storage circuit based on a counting result of the counter circuit.
US11664762B2
A solar panel supporting base or structure configured to allow one or more predominantly horizontal solar panels to be lifted or tilted to a vertical position, thereby facilitating maintenance or cleaning of the solar panel or underlying surface.
US11664746B2
A vibration-type actuator capable of suppressing reduction in holding torque or holding force under influence of humidity. A vibration-type actuator 10 includes a vibrating body 2 and a driven body 1. The vibrating body 2 has a piezoelectric element 2c and an elastic body 2b. The driven body 1 is in contact with the vibrating body 2. The vibration-type actuator 10 moves the vibrating body 2 and the driven body 1 relatively to each other by vibration excited to the vibrating body 2. At least one of a first contact portion of the vibrating body 2 and a second contact portion of the driven body 1 includes a stainless-steel sintered body with pores and at least some of the pores are impregnated with a resin.
US11664735B2
Disclosed herein is a control circuit of an isolated power supply including a first transformer and a primary-side transistor connected to a primary winding of the first transformer. The control circuit includes a timing generator that generates a timing signal with reference to an edge of a switching signal generated on a secondary side of the isolated power supply, a sampling circuit that, in response to the timing signal, samples an electric signal to be monitored, the electric signal to be monitored being an electric signal on the secondary side of the isolated power supply, and a feedback controller that, based on an output of the sampling circuit, generates a primary-side pulse signal to be supplied to the primary-side transistor.
US11664728B2
The present disclosure provides a power conversion device including an input end having positive and negative input terminals, two bridge arms, two transformers and an output capacitor. Each bridge arm is connected to the input end in parallel, and includes three switches coupled in series. Two terminals of one switch are electrically connected to the positive input terminal and a primary node respectively. Two terminals of another switch are electrically connected to the negative input terminal and a secondary node respectively. Each transformer includes primary and secondary windings coupled to each other. Two primary windings are serially coupled between two primary nodes. Two secondary windings are serially coupled between two secondary nodes. Two terminals of the output capacitor are electrically connected to output positive and negative terminals respectively. The positive output terminal is coupled between the secondary windings, and the negative output terminal is coupled to the negative input terminal.
US11664725B2
An interleaved LLC converter arrangement includes two or more LLC converters for transferring power from an input side to an output side, wherein the two or more LLC converters include a first LLC converter and a second LLC converter connected in parallel on the input side and on the output side and wherein each LLC converter includes a bridge inverter at the input side. For balancing the power transfer among the LLC converters if for example the second LLC converter transfers more power from the input side to the output side than the first LLC converter, each leg of the bridge of the bridge inverter of the first LLC converter is operated with a duty cycle of 0.5 and at least one leg of the bridge of the bridge inverter of the second LLC converter is operated with a duty cycle different from 0.5.
US11664723B2
A single-phase and three-phase compatible conversion circuit includes an EMC module, a PFC module, a switch K1 and a control module. The EMC module is connected between lines A, B, C and N of a power grid and the PFC module. Three lines A1, B1 and C1 are led out from the EMC module and are connected with the PFC module, and are respectively connected to a set virtual midpoint through capacitors CX1, CX2, and CX3. The virtual midpoint is connected to a bus midpoint of the PFC module through the switch K1. The control module is used for detecting a power grid input signal and controlling the state of the switch K1 according to the type of the power grid input signal. The common-mode noise of the three-phase conversion mode can be reduced, and the three-phase conversion mode can be controlled within a larger bus voltage regulation range.
US11664720B2
A zero-voltage-switching control circuit for a switching power supply having a main power switch and a synchronous rectifier switch, is configured to: control the synchronous rectifier switch to be turned on for a first time period before the main power switch is turned on and after a current flowing through the synchronous rectifier switch is decreased to zero according to a switching operation of the main power switch in a previous switching period of the main power switch; and where a drain-source voltage of the main power switch is decreased when the main power switch is turned on, in order to reduce conduction loss.
US11664719B2
During a first mode of operation, a zero current detect (ZCD) signal is asserted in response to detecting a zero current condition at a switch node of a power converter. The power converter enters a light load mode of operation when the ZCD signal is asserted between a beginning point and a trigger point of a period of a PWM signal. A compensator voltage is generated based on a feedback voltage indicative of an output voltage. The compensator voltage is compared to a threshold voltage that represents a limit for the compensator voltage during the light load mode of operation determined over a range of the output voltage. The power converter exits the light load mode back to the first mode of operation in response to the compensator voltage being beyond the threshold voltage.
US11664715B2
A power electronics assembly for a power generation system includes a housing and an attenuator card positioned within the housing. The attenuator card may include at least one printed circuit board for a high-voltage attenuator circuit. The power electronics assembly also includes a potting material at least partially filling the housing on one or more sides of the attenuator card, a detachable end cap positioned at a first end of the housing, and multi-phase wiring communicatively coupled to the high-voltage attenuator circuit through the end cap.
US11664713B2
A movable magnet is configured by alternately magnetizing an even number of magnetic poles forming an South pole and an North pole; a number of magnetic poles of a core body is equal to a number of magnetic poles of the movable magnet; an even number of magnetic poles of the core body is respectively arranged to face the movable magnet with an air gap therebetween on the outer peripheral side of a shaft portion; and a drive unit is provided with a magnet position holding portion to face the movable magnet and magnetically attracts the movable magnet to a reference position. A drive unit is attached to one wall portion of the pair of wall portions of a base portion, and an angle sensor portion for detecting a rotation angle of the shaft portion is attached to the other wall portion of the pair of wall portions.
US11664702B1
A canned motor device includes a motor unit that includes an inner rotor having a plurality of engaging grooves and a plurality of protrusions, and an impeller having a plurality of engaging hooks and a plurality of inner grooves. Each of the protrusions has at least one lateral protrusion surface. Each of the inner grooves is defined by a main groove surface, two lateral groove surfaces and a groove end surface. When the engaging hooks respectively engage the engaging groove, the protrusions respectively engage the inner grooves in a manner that the at least one lateral protrusion surface of each of the protrusions urges one of the lateral groove surfaces of the respective one of the inner grooves.
US11664700B2
A canned motor device includes a casing, a rear cover and a leak detector. The rear cover has a main body portion having a cover end wall, and an extended disk portion cooperating with the main body portion to define an accommodating space. The casing and the rear cover cooperatively define an annular groove, a liquid-receiving space and a plurality of guiding grooves therebetween. The leak detector is disposed on one side of the cover end wall opposite to the liquid-receiving space for detecting a change in electrostatic capacity between the leak detector and the liquid-receiving space. The annular groove communicates with the liquid-receiving space, the accommodating space and each of the guiding grooves.
US11664698B2
A motor including a rotating portion that is rotatable about a center axis that extends vertically and a stationary portion that rotatably supports the rotating portion. The stationary portion includes a stator facing at least a portion of the rotating portion in a radial direction, a base disposed axially below the stator, and a resin portion covering at least a portion of the stator, connecting the stator and the base. The base includes a recessed portion that is recessed downward in an axial direction and that accommodates at least a portion of the resin portion. The recessed portion includes an inner peripheral surface provided with an upper wall portion disposed axially above a portion of the resin portion.
US11664696B2
The present disclosure relates to a stator assembly of a hairpin winding motor. The stator assembly includes a stator core and hairpin coils. The hairpin coils include a first end including a pair of respective ends of first two hairpin coils arranged adjacent to each other in a radial direction, a second end including a pair of respective ends of second two hairpin coils arranged adjacent to each other outside the first end in the radial direction, and a third end including a pair of respective ends of third two hairpin coils arranged adjacent to each other outside the second end in the radial direction. Here, such first to third ends are repetitively arranged in plural along a circumferential direction, and a fixing cap fixes a preset number of ends among the plurality of first to third ends repetitively formed along the circumferential direction.
US11664685B2
Provided are a levitating display device and an operating method thereof. The display device includes a frame unit and a panel unit, wherein the frame unit includes a power receiver and a wireless power transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit power received by the power receiver to the panel unit, and the panel unit includes a wireless power receiver configured to wirelessly receive the power from the wireless power transmitter and a display configured to receive the power from the wireless power receiver and display an image.
US11664677B2
An automatic transfer switch (100) for automatically switching an electrical load between two power sources is provided. Two power cords (106) enter the ATS (A power and B power inputs) and one cord (109) exits the ATS (power out to the load). The ATS has indicators (107) located beneath a clear crenelated plastic lens (108) that also acts as the air inlets. The ATS (100) also has a communication portal (103) and a small push-button (104) used for inputting some local control commands directly to the ATS (100). The ATS (100) can be mounted on a DIN rail at a rack and avoids occupying rack shelves.
US11664674B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for managing a temperature of a battery energy storage system (“BESS”). A method may comprise identifying operating temperature limitations of the BESS; obtaining a forecast horizon comprising a forecast of external environmental conditions for a time period; identifying a charging/discharging schedule of the BESS; simulating operation of the BESS for the time period for each of a plurality of sequences of thermal management modes according to the charging/discharging schedule and the forecast horizon, the simulating generating an energy consumption and an operating temperature forecast of for each of the plurality of sequences of thermal management modes; selecting a sequence of thermal management modes of the plurality of sequences; and operating the equipment according to the selected sequence of thermal management modes.
US11664671B2
A battery charging station includes a power bus, a power supplying unit, a first voltage converting unit and a processor. The power supplying unit receives a first power to generate a second power accordingly and transmits the second power to the power bus as a supplying power of the power bus. The first voltage converting unit is coupled to the power bus and is connected to a first battery removably disposed in the battery station. The processor sets the first voltage converting unit to operate in a first mode or a second mode, the first voltage converting unit in the first mode receives the supplying power from the power bus so as to charge the first battery. The first voltage converting unit in the second mode receives the electrical power from the first battery and generates a second mode power towards the power bus.
US11664670B1
Described herein are methods and systems for updating SOC estimates of individual cells in battery packs. Specifically, SOC estimates are updated in-situ, e.g., while the battery packs remain operational. For example, a cell is charged or discharged, independently from other cells, until the cell OCV is at a set value, corresponding to one of target zones. The target zones have more prominent correlations between the OCV and SOC than other parts of the OCV profile. A new SOC value, corresponding to the cell OCV, is used to update the SOC estimate. In some examples, a set of voltages is obtained while the cell is charged or discharged at a constant current/power, e.g., outside of the target zones. One or more differential capacities are determined from this voltage set, and a new SOC value is obtained based on these differential capacities.
US11664666B2
A charger integrated circuit for charging a battery device including a first battery and a second battery connected to each other in series. The charger integrated circuit includes a first charger to be connected to a connection node between the first and second batteries, a second charger to be connected between the input voltage terminal and a high voltage terminal of the battery device, and a balancing circuit to balance voltages of the first and second batteries. The first charger is to provide a first charge current to the connection node in a first charge mode. The second charger is to directly charge the battery device by providing a second charge current to the high voltage terminal in a second charge mode.
US11664663B2
A self-contained, all-in-one MPPT controller and micro-inverter that can be connected directly to the load (that can be on or off grid) using a standard power socket or to the load center, feeding energy to the grid generated by different kind of sources, including wind turbines, solar panels, hydro generators or gas generators, and that also controls a storage device to be used to reduce peak consumptions or as a back up solution.
US11664662B1
A control system and method for an inverter-based resource device provided in a synchronous power grid. The control system includes at least one inverter based resource device connected to an electrical power system, and a controller module. The inverter based resource device includes a reference power Pref, a combination module and a transfer function. The inverter based resource device injects modulated power into the power system. The power system (which is represented by a transfer function in the control system) receives an undesirable forced oscillation, which is connected to a measuring device. A controller module processes the measured output and provides a control signal to the inverter based resource device. The controller is arranged to suppress a forced oscillation detected in the power system.
US11664659B2
A polarity reversal protection arrangement having a transistor circuit, an amplifier circuit and an output driver stage, wherein the amplifier circuit is connected to the output driver stage and the output driver stage is connected to the transistor circuit and the transistor circuit is arranged between a first connection node and a second connection node of the polarity reversal protection arrangement, such that an electrical connection between the first connection node and the second connection node is able to be created or disconnected by way of the transistor circuit, wherein the output driver stage is designed as a tri-state stage. A method for operating the polarity reversal protection arrangement and to a corresponding use.
US11664654B2
A power supply includes a power converter, a protection circuit, and a control circuit. The protection circuit includes an input for receiving an input voltage, an output for providing an output voltage to the power converter, a first switching device coupled in a current path between the input and the output, and a second switching device coupled across the first switching device. The control circuit is configured to sense the input voltage and the output voltage, in response to the output voltage exceeding a first defined threshold, turn off the first switching device and turn on the second switching device to supply power to the power converter, and in response to the input voltage exceeding a second defined threshold, turn off the second switching device to disconnect the power source from the power converter. Other example power supplies and protection circuits are also disclosed.
US11664653B2
The present disclosure relates generally to an overvoltage protection assembly, and an electrode useable in pairs in such an overvoltage protection device. In various aspects, at least one electrode is made from a single piece of conductive source material to ensure its strength, reliability, and ease of manufacture. Still further, the electrode has a specific geometry selected to enhance electromagnetic effects experienced during high voltage, high current overvoltage events in a way that quickly relocates and dissipates an arc formed at a gap between an electrode pair, to ensure repeatable, reliable performance of the overvoltage protection device.
US11664652B2
An emergency power management system of a mobility, may include a fuse device connected to a battery and including a first circuit and a second circuit in which a first fuse and a second fuse are respectively provided and are connected in parallel, a pyro switch provided between the first circuit and the second circuit, and configured to establish electric connection with the first circuit in ordinary times and to release electric connection with the first circuit and to establish electric connection with the second circuit in a case of emergency, a determiner configured to determine abnormality of the first fuse based on current applied from the high-voltage battery or voltages at opposite end portions of the first fuse, and a controller configured to operate the pyro switch when abnormality occurs in the first fuse.
US11664648B2
Embodiments of the disclosure include a switch having an on-state resistance that varies based on a temperature coefficient of the switch and an overcurrent protection circuit coupled to the switch and having an adjustable overcurrent threshold level determined based on an adjustable voltage generated by the overcurrent protection circuit, the adjustable voltage generated based on the temperature coefficient of the switch.
US11664641B2
A light source device includes: a plurality of laser sources; a plurality of collimating parts, each configured to collimate the light beam emitted from a corresponding one of the laser sources; a combining grating configured to diffract, at an identical diffraction angle, light beams that have passed through the collimating parts and are incident on the combining grating at different incident angles to combine the diffracted light beams; and a plurality of volume holographic gratings, wherein each of the volume holographic gratings is disposed in an optical path between a corresponding one of the laser sources and the combining grating, wherein each of the volume holographic gratings determines a wavelength of the light beam incident on the combining grating, and wherein each of the volume holographic gratings is configured to diffract a portion of the light beam emitted from a corresponding laser source back to the laser source.
US11664638B2
A light emitting device includes one or more electrical components and a base member. The electrical components include a first semiconductor laser element, which has a light emission end surface. The base member has a first surface on which the first semiconductor laser element is disposed. The base member includes a plurality of metal films including a first metal film and a second metal film. The first metal film is electrically connected to at least one of the electrical components, and defines a first alignment mark for aligning the first semiconductor laser element. The second metal film is electrically connected to at least one of the electrical components, and defines a second alignment mark for aligning the first semiconductor laser element. A straight line connecting the first alignment mark and the second alignment mark extends parallel to the light emission end surface of the first semiconductor laser element.
US11664625B2
A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector comprises a first housing provided with a stopper. The second connector comprises a second housing, a mating detecting member and a shift mechanism. The second housing is mateable with the first housing along a front-rear direction. The mating detecting member has an abutment portion. The abutment portion is movable in a direction intersecting with the front-rear direction by an operation of the shift mechanism. When the second housing is mated with the first housing under a state where the mating detecting member is positioned at a regulating position, the abutment portion abuts against the stopper, and the mating detecting member is moved from the regulating position toward an allowable position. The mating detecting member is positioned at the allowable position when a mating of the second housing with the first housing is completed.
US11664615B2
A circuit board includes a terminal area projecting from an end face of the circuit board. The terminal area is flush with a front side and a back side of the circuit board and has a thickness equal to the circuit board. The terminal area has a plurality of sides covered with an electrically conductive material, the sides including a first surface flush with a front side of the circuit board, a second surface flush with a back side of the circuit board, and a pair of side surfaces that intersect the first surface and the second surface.
US11664614B2
A screw boss assembly, including: a plastic substrate, including: a bottom surface including a first channel; an indented surface; a sidewall surface connecting the bottom surface and the indented surface, the sidewall surface including second channels, each of the second channels connected to the first channel; a metal insert, including: a first contacting member; second contacting member; connecting members connecting the first contacting member to the second contacting member; wherein the metal insert is coupled with the plastic substrate such that the first contacting member is positioned within the first channel and the connecting members are positioned within respective second channels.
US11664613B2
A conductor connection terminal, having an insulating material housing, a busbar, a clamping spring and an operating lever which is pivotably received in the insulating material housing over a pivoting range and can be pivoted between an open position and a closed position, wherein the clamping spring has an operating arm which is deflected via a spring driver of the operating lever at least in the open position, characterized in that the operating lever is supported in the open position at a first and a second support point spaced from the first, and that the operating lever is pulled against the first and the second support point by a tensile force of the clamping spring acting on the spring driver from the operating arm.
US11664611B2
An earth wire holder for a cable tray having two spaced-apart side bars, wherein the earth wire holder is in the form of a spring clamp having a side bar receptacle enclosed by two mounting arms for connecting the spring clamp to the upper edge of a side bar and having an undercut earth wire receptacle enclosed by two holding arms, wherein, when the spring clamp is mounted on the upper edge of the side bar, the mounting arms bear against the side bar under prestress, and the spacing between the holding arms in the section thereof enclosing the earth wire receptacle is smaller than the diameter of the earth wire to be introduced therein.
US11664604B1
A communications device includes a uniform linear array of M antennas and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) having pipelined stages in which execution of overlapping instructions estimate a direction of arrival of RF signals from multiple sources. A preprocessing stage of the FPGA includes at least one configurable logic block configured to apply forward/backward averaging spatial smoothing to a signal space matrix extracted from a covariance matrix in the preprocessing stage. The FPGA further includes at least one configurable logic block configured to compute the direction of arrival angle for the RF signals using a least squares method.
US11664601B2
An electronic device may be provided with an antenna module. A phased antenna array of dielectric resonator antennas may be disposed within the antenna module. The dielectric resonator antennas may include dielectric columns excited by feed probes. A flexible printed circuit may include transmission lines coupled to the feed probes. The flexible printed circuit may have a first end coupled to the antenna module and extending towards peripheral conductive housing structures forming an additional antenna and a second end coupled to transceiver circuitry. Ground traces on the flexible printed circuit may be shorted to ground structures at the first and second ends to improve the antenna efficiency of the additional antenna. The flexible printed circuit may include an elongated slot with overlapping conductive structures and laterally surrounded by a fence of conductive vias to improve the flexibility of the flexible printed circuit while providing satisfactory antenna performance.
US11664598B2
The present disclosure includes an omnidirectional dielectric resonator antenna (DRA). The omnidirectional DRA comprises a substrate, a dielectric, and a planar antenna positioned between the substrate and the dielectric. The planar antenna comprises a central planar feed positioned on the substrate. The planar antenna also comprises a plurality of feed lines coupled to, and extending outward from, the central planar feed. The planar antenna also comprises a plurality of arms coupled to the plurality of feed lines. Each arm extends from a corresponding feed line.
US11664597B2
An end-fire antenna for wideband low form factor applications includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a dielectric layer disposed between the first and second metal layers. An open cavity formed in the dielectric layer that is filled with air, the cavity defined by a pair of sidewalls that extend from an aperture of the cavity to a rear wall of the cavity, where the depth of the aperture is defined between the aperture and the rear wall. The cavity is formed by selecting the width of the aperture of the cavity and the depth of the cavity such that the antenna achieves the same gain during operation irrespective of a variation in the thickness of the antenna.
US11664592B2
Disclosed is a phase shifter arrangement for an antenna, such as a cellular antenna, that has a simplified drive mechanism. The phase shifter arrangement has two phase shifters, each with two wiper arms that are coupled at one end to a single drive shaft. Each of the wiper arms have a pivot access that may be located at or near its center such that as the drive shaft translates, it mechanically engages both wiper arms, causing them to rotate around their respective pivot axes. Certain antenna arrangements have several array faces. For example, the antenna may have three array faces, each spaced at 120 degrees of azimuth. The drive shafts for each of these array faces may operate independently to function as a multisector antenna, or they may be driven in unison to function as an omnidirectional antenna.
