US11739060B2
The disclosure relates to 5-methoxy-N,N-diallyltryptamine (“5-MeO-DALT”), bis-(5-meth-oxy-N,N-di-allyl-tryptammonium) fumarate (“5-MeO-DALT fumarate”), and crystalline bis-(5-meth-oxy-N,N-di-allyl-tryptammonium) fumarate (“5-MeO-DALT fumarate”), compositions containing them, and the methods of treatment using them.
US11739056B2
Disclosed are a carboxylate represented by formula (I), and a carboxylic acid generator and a resist composition, including the same: wherein R1 represents a fluorine atom or a fluorinated alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a halogen atom, a fluorinated alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and —CH2— included in the hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O— or —CO—; m2 and m3 represent an integer of 0 to 4, and m4 represents an integer of 0 to 5; and X0 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 72 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and —CH2— included in the hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O—, —S—, —CO— or —SO2—.
US11739054B2
The present invention relates to vaccine compositions for treatment of substance use disorders, methods for the manufacture thereof, and methods for the use thereof to treat an animal. These compositions comprise a hapten conjugated via a linker to a protein scaffold and mixed with a particulate carrier and at least one immunostimulatory adjuvant molecule.
US11739051B2
Novel crystalline particles, methods for manufacture of crystalline particles, and solid unit dosage forms, particularly tablets or capsules, of bis-choline tetrathiomolybdate are provided. In particular, provided herein are crystalline particles that allow for a more stable solid unit dosage form of bis-choline tetrathiomolybdate.
US11739050B2
Provided is a method of purifying a terpenoid amino alcohol derivative, including providing a crude terpenoid amino alcohol derivative; performing an acid/base crystallization process of the crude terpenoid amino alcohol derivative to obtain an organic salt; and reacting the organic salt with NaOH and toluene to obtain a purified terpenoid amino alcohol derivative. Also provided is a method of preparing p-mentha-2,8-diene-1-ol from the purified terpenoid amino alcohol derivative.
US11739045B1
The present invention belongs to the technical field of fine chemicals and relates to a new crystalline form of tefluthrin, a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. The preparation method specifically comprises: taking an amorphous tefluthrin or a solid tefluthrin other than the tefluthrin as described in the present invention as a raw material, firstly preparing the raw material into an amorphous substance at room temperature, and then allowing the amorphous substance to cool to 5° C. to −24° C. to obtain a white or light yellow solid, i.e., a new crystalline form of tefluthrin.
US11739031B2
A soil amendment is provided and a method for making the same, where the soil amendment is encasing biochar in a biodegradable material. The biochar encased in the biodegradable material may be either or both treated and untreated (raw) biochar. The biodegradable material encasing the biochar may be sealed to produce a packet or capsule, or deposited on a sheet of biodegradable material. The sheet of biodegradable material may include a biodegradable adhesive, creating a biochar tape on the biodegradable material. In another example the biodegradable material may be immersed in a solution containing biochar to create a soil amendment, for example, to wrap a root ball of a seedling or sapling. The biodegradable material may, for example, be a polymer, wax, oil, or paraffin which is used to create a bead, capsule, or pod of biochar or biochar slurry, or may be a fiber based or polymer based material that can be formed into a shape, such as a liner, container, or a disc.
US11739008B2
The present invention relates to a handheld electronic soap device (1), where pH neutral water is poured in the device through a water inlet (2) into an electrolytic cell (11). The pH neutral water is split into acidic ionized and alkaline ionized water by an electrolysis. The alkaline and acidic water can be used for cleaning and rinsing of skin or hair. More particularly, the alkaline water enables to clean skin or hair, whereas the acid water is important to maintain the acid environment on hairs and skin. According to the present invention a user can select between acidic or alkaline water to be poured out of the device through a water outlet (4).
US11739003B2
Crystalline α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles prepared by ultrasonic treatment of a solution of an iron (III)-containing precursor and an extract from the seeds of a plant in the family Linaceae. The crystalline α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles have a spherical morphology with a diameter of 100 nm to 300 nm, a mean surface area of 240 to 260 m2/g, and a type-II nitrogen adsorption-desorption BET isotherm with a H3 hysteresis loop. The crystalline α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles have a band gap of 2.10 to 2.16 eV and a mean pore size of 7.25 to 9.25 nm. A method for the photocatalytic decomposition of organic pollutants using the crystalline α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles. An antibacterial composition containing the crystalline α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles.
US11738998B2
A method of producing lithium difluorophosphate, the method including: a step of obtaining a first raw material mixture by mixing lithium hexafluorophosphate, at least one selected from the group consisting of an oxide of phosphorus (A) and a lithium salt of a phosphoric acid (B), and a hydrocarbon solvent having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms; a step of obtaining a second raw material mixture by removing at least a part of the hydrocarbon solvent contained in the obtained first raw material mixture; and a step of producing a crude product containing lithium difluorophosphate by reacting the second raw material mixture.
US11738994B2
An exemplary microelectromechanical device includes a MEMS layer, portions of which respond to an external force in order to measure the external force. A substrate layer is located below the MEMS layer and an anchor couples the substrate layer and MEMS layer to each other. A plurality of temperature sensors are located within the substrate layer to identify a temperature gradient being experienced by the MEMS device. Compensation is performed or operations of the MEMS device are modified based on temperature gradient.
US11738987B2
A beverage production system, comprising a cup dispensing station configured to dispense cups, a beverage dispensing station configured to dispense a beverage, and a turntable assembly. The turntable assembly comprising a central axis, an inner turntable including a first row of cup receptacles, and an outer turntable including a second row of cup receptacles. The outer turntable is disposed circumferentially about the inner turntable, and the outer turntable is configured to rotate about the central axis to align the cup receptacles of the second row with the cup dispensing station and the beverage dispensing station. The turntable assembly is configured to align an opening in a cup receptacle in the second row with an opening in a cup receptacle in the first row. A slide assembly includes an arm configured to slide a cup positioned in the cup receptacle in the second row into the aligned opening of the cup receptacle in the first row.
US11738986B2
The refillable drinking vessel comprises a bottle, a bottle fitting structure, a base plate, and a fluid control structure. The base plate forms a fluidic connection between the bottle fitting structure and a pressurized fluid source. The bottle fitting structure forms a fluidic connection between the bottle and the base plate. The fluid control structure automatically controls the flow of fluid from the pressurized fluid source through the base plate and the bottle fitting structure into the bottle. The fluid control structure senses when the bottle is near the base plate. The fluid control structure measures and controls the amount of fluid contained in the bottle.
US11738976B1
The present disclosure provides a hydraulic jack, including a base as a carrier for mounting other components; an inner cylinder barrel vertically fixed to the base, a sliding cavity being formed in the inner cylinder barrel; an outer cylinder barrel vertically and slidably fitted outside the inner cylinder barrel; a valve plug assembly slidably fitted in the sliding cavity, and the valve plug assembly being rigidly connected to the outer cylinder barrel via a valve plug rod and being able to slide synchronously with the outer cylinder barrel; a valve plug driving assembly mounted on the outer cylinder barrel; and a supporting component mounted on the side wall of the outer cylinder barrel in an up-down adjustable mode. The hydraulic jack of the present disclosure is compact in structure, high in strength, high in load capacity, long in stroke, and safe and reliable in use.
US11738971B2
An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator governor includes a rotatable governor mechanism, a tension sheave, and a tension frame associated with the tension sheave. The tension frame has a mass configured to bias the tension frame and the tension sheave under an influence of gravity. A damper is configured to resist vertical movement of the tension frame relative to a fixed surface in a first condition and to allow vertical movement of the tension frame relative to the fixed surface in a second, different condition.
US11738967B1
An apparatus for the accumulation of wire or cable, the apparatus including a collapsible reel assembly, the collapsible reel assembly including a central hollow arbor, a fixed inner support structure axially centered on and rigidly attached to the central hollow arbor, wherein the fixed inner support has a first end and a second end, a fixed flange, axially centered on and attached to the first end of the fixed inner support structure, a removable flange, axially centered on and removably attached to the second end of the fixed inner support structure opposite the fixed flange and an inner drum assembly. The inner drum assembly including a plurality of moving inner support structures movably attached to the fixed inner support structure and a plurality of inwardly-collapsible drum segments. Wherein the inwardly-collapsible drum segments collapse inward after the removable flange is removed from the collapsible reel assembly.
US11738965B2
A stacker includes a medium stacking portion for receiving and stacking a medium processed and discharged by a processing unit, a medium butting portion for aligning the medium by contacting a leading end of the medium, and a paddle that includes a feeding portion and is for transporting the medium received by the medium stacking portion in a direction toward the medium butting portion by rotating. Furthermore, the stacker has a first mode in which the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion does not contact the medium on the medium stacking portion and a second mode in which the paddle stops in a state in which the feeding portion comes into contact with the medium on the medium stacking portion and is deformed.
US11738963B2
An image forming apparatus (1) includes a discharge port (25), a sheet stacking plate (41), a pair of cursors (43), a cursor driver (95), a pair of blowers (83) and a controller (37). Through the discharge port (25), a sheet formed an image is discharged. On the sheet stacking plate (41), the sheet discharged through the discharge port (25) is stacked. The pair of cursors (43) is supported on the sheet stacking plate (41) in a slidable manner in width directions perpendicular to a discharge direction of the sheet and comes into contact with both side edges of the sheet. The cursor driver (95) drives the pair of cursors (43). The pair of blowers (83) is provided in the pair of cursors (43) so as to blow air to both corners on an upstream side in the discharge direction of the sheet which is discharged through the discharge port (25), from above. The controller (37) controls the cursor driver (95) and the pair of blowers (83).
US11738962B2
An apparatus for splicing comprises a first web support surface configured to support a traveling web thereon and a second web support surface configured to support a replacement web thereon. The first traveling web travels in a machine direction. The splicing assembly also comprises a first web sensor and a web joiner. A controller is configured to determine, via the first web sensor, a position of a trailing end of the traveling web and to, in response to determining the position of the trailing end, cause a leading end of the replacement web to be positioned adjacently to the trailing end. The computer is also configured to control the web joiner to create a joint coupling the trailing end to the leading end.
US11738960B2
A substrate printing system is disclosed having a perforated conveyor belt adapted for transporting on the same a substrate to be printed, wherein the perforated conveyor belt has a set of perforations; a perforated grill which has a set of perforations and which is configured such that the perforated conveyor belt can be moved over the perforated grill; and a suction chamber which has a suction element, the suction chamber being in communication with the perforated conveyor belt and with the perforated grill such that the suction flow created by the suction element is adapted for passing through perforations of the perforated conveyor belt and of the perforated grill to secure the substrate to the perforated conveyor belt.
US11738957B2
Some embodiments include a fabric separator comprising a body, a drum, a gas intake, a sensor, and a clamp. In some embodiments, the drum has an outer surface, is coupled with the body, and has a drum rotatable about an axis. The gas intake may flow gas in a rotational direction of the drum such that a low pressure zone is created on at least a portion of the outer surface of the drum. The sensor may be coupled with the body. The clamp may be in communication with the sensor and coupled with the body. The clamp having an engaged mode where the clamp is pressed against a portion of the drum and a disengaged where the clamp is not pressed against a portion of the drum, the clamp transitions from the engaged mode to the disengaged mode based on a signal from the sensor.
US11738953B2
A monitoring device can include one or more sensors, and a processor, operably connected to the one or more sensors, configured to execute computer-readable instructions that cause the processor to perform operations including detecting sensor data from the one or more sensors. The sensor data can be collected as the monitoring device is in transit in a transport system for delivery items. The operations can also include detecting a malfunctioning component in the transport system based on the sensor data, and transmitting a maintenance indicator to a control system of the transport system, wherein the maintenance indicator identifies the malfunctioning component.
US11738948B2
Drug packets may be dispensed as a belt of drug packets. Machine-readable identifiers in the belt may be automatically read to identify drug packets and associate the drug packets with the received orders. The drug packets may be automatically inspected to confirm contents of the drug packets against the received orders. The belt may be automatically separated into segments of drug packets. Each of the segments may correspond to a supply period and each of the drug packets within each of the segments may correspond to a drug dose event for the multi-drug regimen within the supply period. The segments of the belt may be automatically accumulated into belt rolls such that, for each of the belt rolls, a first segment end is on an interior of the belt roll and a second segment end is on an exterior of the belt roll.
US11738947B2
Presented is a method for predicting the energy consumption of electric motors and using these predictions as one of the factors in planning tasks that are carried out with the assistance of the motors. The method can be used for assigning tasks to robots in an automatic system for picking and placing boxes on shelves in a warehouse. Another application of the method is selecting the most energetically efficient route from several alternative routes for passenger and commercial vehicles comprising battery powered propulsion systems that include electric motors and on-board computers.
US11738944B2
An autonomous mobile robot includes a placement part, an arm configured to extend from and retract into the placement part in a horizontal direction, and a control unit configured to control a movement of the arm. The control unit moves a tip of the arm into a groove formed in a bottom surface of an object supported from underneath thereof, and then the control unit returns the tip of the arm hooked in the groove to the placement part, or the control unit moves the tip of the arm hooked in a groove formed in a bottom surface of an object placed on the placement part toward a rack configured to support the object from underneath thereof.
US11738937B2
A crate includes a base and a plurality of walls including a front wall. The front wall is movable between a retracted, open position and a closed position. In some embodiments, the front wall includes a frame, a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is hingeably connected to the frame and the second portion is hingeably connected to the first portion.
US11738928B2
Provided is a sheet for container to be used in a flexible container, the sheet for container having a plurality of films layered in the sheet for container, the sheet for container including: a first film including a first base-material layer, which is coated with a first applying-type gas barrier layer and made of a single type of material having a heat-sealing property; and a second film including a second base-material layer, which is coated with a second applying-type gas barrier layer and made of a single type of material that is a same type of material as the first base-material layer, in which: the first film and the second film are attached to each other by heat sealing; and a gas enclosing portion, which is partially non-attached and in which gas is able to be enclosed, is formed between the first film and the second film.
US11738925B2
The invention uses a new system which cuts and unlocks a wrapping material (PE film) for cotton in a continuous manner in cotton harvesting, and a new method in production of such film. The film consists of many segments that make many bales of cotton. The film is separated with perforation by laser or other methods. A double sided adhesive is used to glue the bale at the end of it, which is covered by a folded bridge. The bridge connects both ends of the segments of the film. When perforated film is torn at a signal by the harvest machine, the bridge is unfolded as a leading edge for the next segment after a brief bridge linkage of both segments. The way of folding the bridge is key part of the invention, which accurately uncovers the end adhesive for the new bale and reduces the problem of tangling of the film at the time of separation.
US11738923B2
A securing device (10) for securing a first object (320) relative to a second object (322) includes a device body (12) that is formed from a material so that the device body (12) exhibits elongation of greater than four hundred percent. The material that forms the device body (12) has (i) an average dielectric strength of greater than 200 volts per mil and less than 700 volts per mil at 75 degrees Fahrenheit, and (ii) an average breakdown voltage of greater than 30,000 volts and less than 60,000 volts at 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The device body (12) is also formed from the material so that the device body (12) exhibits a tensile strength of between four thousand five hundred kPa and nine thousand three hundred kPa. The material that forms the device body (12) can include thermoplastic elastomers, and can further include styrene.
US11738917B2
A shaker top for dispensing products in a container, including a top unit having a peelable protective cover affixed upon a dispensing liner having at least one perforation, the top unit affixed to a mouth of a container. A method of manufacturing a shaker top with a peelable protective cover, including the steps of affixing a peelable protective cover upon a dispensing liner, assembling a top unit including the peelable protective cover and the dispensing liner, affixing the top unit to a mouth of a container, and covering the container with a cap. A shaker top with a peelable protective cover attached to a container, manufactured by the method of manufacture. A method of using a container having a shaker top with a freshness seal.
US11738913B2
Thermoformed locking assembly comprising a first web portion including locking lug having lug undercut defining a cantilevered lug ledge having lug engaging surface, second web portion including locking recess having recess undercut defining an opposing recess ledge having recess engaging surface and a lug stop opposite the recess undercut. Locking recess configured to receive locking lug and lug stop configured to position locking lug in locking recess with the lug engaging surface in engagement with the recess engaging surface when first web portion is moved towards second web portion.
US11738905B2
An easy to assemble and store, recyclable assembly of a produce basket with a complementary carrying sleeve, assembled from pre-formed flat components that fold into shape is disclosed.
US11738903B2
Apparatus and method(s) according to which a first container lid is sealingly engaged against a container body. Once so sealingly engaged, the container body is stacked onto a second container lid so that a first three-dimensional profile of the second container lid matingly receives a second three-dimensional profile of the container body, which second three-dimensional profile is located at an end portion of the container body opposite the first container lid. In one or more embodiments, the second container lid is identical to the first container lid. In one or more embodiments, the stackable containers have respective detachable and re-attachable container lids. In one or more embodiments, each container body and its corresponding detachable and re-attachable lid are both made of recyclable plastic.
US11738902B2
A preform is provided for blow-molding to form a container. The preform includes a finish portion for rotatably engaging a closure to seal pressurized contents within an interior of the container. The finish portion comprises a cylindrical body that begins at an opening to the interior and extends to and includes a tamper evidence ledge. A bevel at a beginning of the opening receives a plug seal of the closure. Multiple mirror polished surfaces beyond the bevel are configured to cooperate with the plug seal to seal the container. Mirror polished transition surfaces are disposed between diameter changes within the finish portion. In some embodiments, wherein the plug seal includes a sidewall profile that mates with the transition surfaces, an interior surface of the preform has a diameter that tightly compresses an end of the plug seal to contain pressurized contents within the container.
US11738901B1
An auxiliary label device for attaching to an object, such as a container having a side wall, includes a label enclosure that includes a longitudinal slot therethrough, a bottom side, and a top side. A rotatable spool fixed within the label enclosure is fixed with a first end of a label that traverses the slot of the label enclosure. A spring connected between the label enclosure and the spool urges the spool to wind the label around the spool in a coiled configuration. A second opposing end of the label is attached to the container, and with the spool and label under tension of the spring to urge the label around the spool, the label enclosure is urged to contact the container. The label thereafter is unwound from the spool in an extended configuration for viewing when the label enclosure is manually grasped and pulled away from the container.
US11738892B2
A space seeker motion test system comprises a rough vacuum chamber including a space seeker holding fixture, a space chamber including a target to be imaged by a space seeker disposed in the space seeker holding fixture, a bellows coupling the space seeker holding fixture to the space chamber, a gate valve providing selective fluidic communication between the space seeker holding fixture and an internal volume of the space chamber through the bellows, a first vacuum pump configured to maintain the rough vacuum chamber at a rough vacuum, and a second vacuum pump configured to maintain the space chamber at high vacuum.
US11738885B1
An embodiment of the present invention discloses a monitoring and repair method for a planetary exploration parachute system. The monitoring and repair method includes: sensing an impact force of dust and generating a sensing signal by a sensor; receiving the sensing signal by an electrode in a fuse; and when the sensing signal is greater than a preset threshold, fusing a safety wire in the fuse; after the safety wire is fused, changing a spring in the fuse from a compressed state to a natural state to generate tension; and rotating a repair rod under an action of the tension to drive a folding piece to be changed into an unfolded state from a folded state, thus realizing precise evaluation of impact damage of dust particles to a parachute body, closed-loop control and real-time self-repair.
US11738881B2
An auxiliary power unit (APU) system for an aircraft can include a fuel consuming system configured to generate and output electrical energy for use by one or more aircraft systems and a battery system configured to output stored electrical energy for use by the one or more aircraft systems. The fuel consuming system can include a fuel consuming APU, and an APU generator operatively connected to the fuel consuming APU and configured to convert APU motion into APU generator alternating current (AC). The system can include a high voltage AC line operatively connected to the generator. The battery system can include a battery configured to output battery direct current (DC).
US11738877B2
A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine having a rotor arranged to rotate about an axis in use. The seal assembly has a static support structure for the gas turbine engine and a casing structure of the engine. Rotation of the engine rotor causes a deflection of the casing structure relative to the static support structure in a first direction. A seal is provided at an interface between the static support structure and the casing structure, and comprising a first seal portion and a second seal portion spaced from one another in the first direction. The first seal portion is provided against a first surface of the casing structure and the second seal portion is provided against a second surface of the casing structure opposing the first surface. In an at-rest state in which the engine is not operational, the first and second surfaces are offset from an equilibrium position with respect to the static support structure such that there is a difference in compression of the first seal portion and the second seal portion between the static support structure and the casing structure. The offset is in a direction opposite to the first direction.
US11738874B2
An aircraft includes a fuselage defining a longitudinal axis between a forward end and an aft end. The aircraft includes an electrical system having an electric storage. The electric storage is positioned within the fuselage.
US11738859B2
A rotor for an aircraft is described that has a mast, an attenuating device to attenuate the transmission of vibrations from the mast in a plane orthogonal to the first axis, and a transmission device interposed between the mast and the attenuating device; the attenuating device comprises a first and a second mass unit with a first and a second mass rotatable about the first axis with a first and a second rotational speed, two control units operable to cause an additional rotation of at least one of the first and second masses, and a first and a second support assembly carrying the first and second masses; each control unit controls the angle between the first and second masses and comprises a set of drive gear teeth integral with the first support assembly, a cogwheel with a set of control gear teeth meshing with the drive gear teeth, and an actuator to cause the rotation of the cogwheel about a second axis and of the first mass about said first axis.
US11738857B2
A wing tip device having a first wing tip device element for attaching at a first wing tip device element root to a tip of an aircraft wing, and a second wing tip device element extending from a second wing tip device element root to a second wing tip device element tip, the second wing tip device element root outboard, when viewed in the wing planform direction, of the first wing tip device element root; the first wing tip device element having a first wing tip device element leading edge and a first wing tip device element trailing edge, and the second wing tip device element having a second wing tip device element leading edge and a second wing tip device element trailing edge; and a fairing between the first and second wing tip device element which extends aft from the second wing tip device element trailing edge.
US11738850B2
An airframe 1 or part thereof comprises a set of modular cells 10, including a first cell 10A comprising a set of profiles 100 including: a first structural profile 100A, having a first length L1 and enclosing a first volume V1 providing a first passageway P1; and a second profile 100B, having a second length L2 and enclosing a second volume V2, wherein the first passageway P1 is arranged to receive the second profile 100B therein.
US11738835B2
The invention relates to marine vessel safety system which ensures that a marine vessel enters a safe state in the event of at least one malfunction in any vessel operation systems and components of the marine vessel. The marine vessel safety system comprises at least one vessel monitoring system, at least one malfunction evaluation system and a safe-state control system.
US11738827B2
The invention relates to a hydrofoil system for a marine vessel comprising a hull (101), the hydrofoil system comprising at least one pair of foldable hydrofoils (109, 110) which are pivoted relative to the marine vessel, wherein each hydrofoil (109, 110) is controllable by at least one actuator (930) for displacement of the at least one pair of foldable hydrofoils in a lateral direction of the marine vessel between a stowed position and a deployed position. Each foldable hydrofoil (109, 110) is hinged relative to the hull above the water line on opposite sides of the marine vessel. A first portion (111) of each hydrofoil extends adjacent the hull (101) towards the water line of the marine vessel when the hydrofoil is in the stowed position and a second portion (112) comprises a free second end extending under the hull. The second portion (112) is submerged and arranged in a lateral recess (107) behind a stepped hull portion (106) of the marine vessel when the hydrofoil is in the stowed position.
US11738822B2
A running gear for small electrical vehicles provides the possibility of inclining and of steering the vehicle and of damping bumps in the carriageway, the chassis comprising a frame connection to the vehicle frame, a rigid or damped rocker beam assembly, a central bolt, a flexible transverse link plate, two uprights for keeping hold of the two front wheels, and two steering rods which each connect one of the two uprights to the steering device. The area of use comprises multi-wheeled small vehicles.
US11738799B2
A system includes a steering-system motor, a first electronic control unit (ECU) and a second ECU each electrically connected to the steering-system motor, a communication line directly communicatively connecting the first ECU and the second ECU, and a gateway module communicatively connecting the first ECU to a controller area network (CAN) bus and communicatively connecting the second ECU to the CAN bus. The first ECU is programmed to, upon detecting a fault, transmit a fault code to the second ECU via the communication line and via the gateway module. The second ECU is programmed to, upon detecting a fault, transmit a fault code to the first ECU via the communication line and via the gateway module.
US11738798B2
A turning control system includes a controller. The controller is configured to perform a decrease process of decreasing a magnitude of an angle operation amount which is reflected in an operation process with respect to the magnitude of the angle operation amount calculated in an angle operation amount calculating process when a vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a prescribed speed and a magnitude of an input torque of a steering wheel is equal to or less than a prescribed value. The controller is configured to perform a correction process of correcting an input when the decrease process is performed such that a magnitude of the input decreases when an angle command value calculating process calculates an angle command value.
US11738793B2
A movable object includes: a body part forming a main body; a wheel provided on a left side or a right side of the body part; a steering module connecting the body part and the wheel, wherein the steering module controls movement of the wheel in a manner that steers the wheel to the left when the wheel moves upward with respect to the body part, and steers the wheel to the right when the wheel moves downward with respect to the body part.
US11738788B2
A luggage cart includes a supporting tray and a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism includes a top seat, a fastening member, an actuating member, a bottom seat fixed to the supporting tray, and a latch bolt. The fastening member has a flange cap portion adapted for securing to a luggage container, and a shaft portion formed with a first locking part. The latch bolt is mounted to the bottom seat and is slidingly engaged with the actuating member. The actuating member is movable to move the latch bolt from a locking position, where the latch bolt engages the first locking part of the fastening member, to an unlocked position, where the latch bolt is disengaged from the first locking part to permit removal of the fastening member.
US11738777B2
This application relates to techniques for dynamically determining whether to engage an autonomous controller of a vehicle. A computing system may receive a request to engage the autonomous controller (e.g., autonomous mode) of the vehicle. In some examples, the request may be received from a simulation computing system configured to test an updated autonomous controller in a simulation. Based on a determination that conditions associated with engaging autonomy are satisfied, the computing system engages the autonomous controller. Based on a determination that conditions associated with engaging autonomy are not satisfied, the computing system disables the engagement of the autonomous controller such that the vehicle is controlled according to an initial operational mode (e.g., manual mode, semi-autonomous mode, previous version of the autonomous controller, etc.).
US11738770B2
According to an aspect of an embodiment, operations may comprise accessing an HD map of a region comprising information describing an intersection of two or more roads and describing lanes of the two or more roads that intersect the intersection, automatically identifying constraints on the lanes at the intersection, automatically calculating, based on the constraints on the lanes at the intersection, lane connectivity for the intersection, displaying, on a user interface, the automatically calculated lane connectivity for the intersection, receiving, from a user through the user interface, confirmation that the automatically calculated lane connectivity for the intersection is an actual lane connectivity for the intersection, and adding the actual lane connectivity for the intersection to the information describing the intersection in the HD map.
US11738769B2
A vehicle-launching warning device including an acquiring module acquiring traffic light information and driver status information and some or all of: location information, status and navigation of a vehicle, map information, status information of a preceding vehicle, and environmental information; a processing module processing the acquired information to determine whether a target traffic light is at the end of a red light signal and whether a driver's degree of attentiveness is high enough for driving, the target traffic light being a next traffic light in a travelling direction of the vehicle after passing through a current traffic light; a determining module generating a warning command if it is determined the target traffic light is at the end of a red light signal and the driver's degree of attentiveness is not high enough for driving; and an outputting module outputting the warning command to a human machine interface (HMI).
US11738768B2
One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for notifying drivers to assume manual vehicle control of vehicles. For example, sensor data is acquired from on-board vehicles sensors (e.g., radar, sonar, and/or camera imagery of a crosswalk) of a vehicle that is in an autonomous driving mode. In an example, the sensor data is augmented with driving condition data aggregated from vehicle sensor data of other vehicles (e.g., a cloud service collects and aggregates vehicle sensor data from vehicles within the crosswalk to identify and provide the driving condition data to the vehicle). The sensor data (e.g., augmented sensor data) is evaluated to identify a driving condition of a road segment, such as the crosswalk (e.g., pedestrians protesting within the crosswalk). Responsive to the driving condition exceeding a complexity threshold for autonomous driving decision making functionality, a driver alert to assume manual vehicle control may be provided to a driver.
US11738767B2
A vehicular driving assistance system includes a plurality of sensors disposed at a vehicle and sensing respective regions exterior of the equipped vehicle. A plurality of microphones is disposed at the equipped vehicle and sense sounds emanating from exterior of the vehicle. An ECU, responsive to indication of an intended lane change of the equipped vehicle, and via processing of sensor data captured by at least one of the sensors, determines presence of another vehicle in an adjacent traffic lane. Responsive to determination of the presence of the other vehicle in the adjacent traffic lane, the ECU, via processing outputs of at least one microphone of the plurality of microphones, determines if the determined other vehicle is accelerating. Responsive to determination that the determined other vehicle is accelerating, the vehicular driving assistance system generates an alert to the driver of the equipped vehicle.
US11738765B2
A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product controls a driving mode of a self-driving vehicle (SDV). One or more processors compare a control processor competence level of an on-board SDV control processor in controlling the SDV to a human driver competence level of a human driver in controlling the SDV while the SDV encounters a current roadway condition which is a result of current weather conditions of the roadway on which the SDV is currently traveling. One or more processors then selectively assign control of the SDV to the SDV control processor or to the human driver while the SDV encounters the current roadway condition based on which of the control processor competence level and the human driver competence level is relatively higher to one another.
US11738758B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a control system for a vehicle, the vehicle (800) being operable in an at least partly autonomous mode and a manual mode, the control system comprising input means (291, 292) for receiving a gaze signal (211) indicative of a direction of a gaze of an occupant of the vehicle (800), and a contact signal (212) indicative of physical contact between the occupant and a control of the vehicle, control means (250, 260, 270, 280, 290) configured to determine an estimate of the occupant's attention to a driving task in the at least partly autonomous mode in dependence on the gaze signal (211) and to determine when the occupant is at least partly obscured relative to the at least one imaging means (150, 220), wherein the control means (250, 260, 270, 280, 290) is configured to determine the estimate of the occupant's attention to the driving task in dependence on the contact signal when it is determined that the occupant is at least partly obscured.
US11738753B2
A vehicle control device includes a controller configured to, when a plan is made to change a lane of the vehicle from a first lane to a second lane, cause the vehicle to change the lane to the second lane based on a position of a vehicle that travels in the second lane. When a first other vehicle which travels in the second lane and is a predetermined distance from the vehicle is recognized and a second other vehicle behind the vehicle in the second lane is not recognized, the controller sets a first virtual vehicle behind the first other vehicle and a second virtual vehicle behind the first virtual vehicle, and causes the vehicle to change the lane to the second lane based on a position of the first other vehicle, a position of the first virtual vehicle, and a position of the second virtual vehicle.
US11738746B2
A lifeform transmission system is used to locate a lifeform wanting to be identified as a lifeform for collision avoidance. The lifeform transmission system comprises a lifeform vitals detector, a GPS transmitter and various other electrical circuits. The lifeform transmitter is worn on a limb or neck of the lifeform. If the lifeform does not wear a transmitter no signal is emitted. The collision avoidance system is housed inside the vehicle and receives communication from invention. If any lifeform is positioned in the path or approaching the path that the ground vehicle is traveling, the vehicle's collision avoidance system is advised to avoid the collision to enhance the accuracy of the collision avoidance system. This invention complements the existing collision avoidance system and enhances the accuracy of vehicle systems by providing an input from the lifeform, making detection easier.
US11738745B2
A vehicle comprises an autonomous driving system and a vehicle platform that controls the vehicle in response to a command received from the autonomous driving system. In the present vehicle, when the autonomous driving system issues a first command to request the vehicle platform to provide deceleration to stop the vehicle and a first signal indicates 0 km/h or a prescribed velocity or less, the autonomous driving system issues a second command to request the vehicle platform to maintain stationary. And after brake hold control is finished, a second signal indicates standstill. Until the second signal indicates standstill, the first command continues to request the vehicle platform to provide deceleration.
US11738741B2
A navigation system for a host vehicle is provided. The system may comprise at least one processing device programmed to receive, from a camera, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle; analyze the plurality of images to identify at least one vehicle-induced occlusion zone in an environment of the host vehicle; and cause a navigational change for the host vehicle based, at least in part, on a size of a target vehicle that induces the identified occlusion zone.
US11738734B2
An emergency brake device for a rail vehicle includes a compressed-air-brake system, wherein a braking process can be initiated by lowering the air pressure in a main air conduit and which includes an exclusively electric connection to a passenger emergency brake.
US11738717B2
The present invention relates to a pantographic-type wiper system for cleaning a vehicle window that includes a drive attachment, a first arm, a second arm and a head configured to hold a wiper blade, where the first arm extends between the drive attachment and the head, where the second arm extends between a holding device attached to the drive attachment and the head, also characterized in that the wiper system includes a connecting body that links the first arm to the drive attachment and where the wiper system includes a pivot link (P) between the connecting body and the drive attachment and includes a rotational link (D) between the connecting body and the first arm; the wiper system also including at least a rotational device that allows motion around a first axis (A) that corresponds to a main elongation axis of the second arm between the head and the second arm or between the holding device and the second arm.
US11738708B2
The invention relates to an airbag module (10) for a vehicle occupant restraint system (12), comprising an airbag (14), an inflator (18), a shaping tether (22) for influencing the airbag deployment geometry which is connected to the airbag (14) at one tether end, and comprising a port release tether (20) which is connected to a discharge port closure (26) of the airbag (14) at one tether end, wherein the port release tether (20) is connected to the discharge port closure (26) so that it releases a discharge port (28) of the airbag (14) from a predetermined tensile tether force, and wherein an activatable tether release device (24) coupled both to the shaping tether (22) and to the port release tether (20) is provided for actively releasing the tethers (20, 22). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of operating a vehicle occupant restraint system (12) comprising said airbag module (10), wherein airbag deployment takes place in response to predetermined basic conditions, such as in response to the weight of a vehicle occupant (16) and/or of a driving mode for manual or automated and, resp., autonomous driving.
US11738707B2
A seat backrest having a frame and a cover extending around at least part of the frame, the cover defining at least part of the outer surface of the backrest. The seat backrest includes an airbag module, having a housing receiving an airbag, that is attached to the frame in an attachment area. At least in the attachment area, the cover is in direct contact with the frame and extends between the frame and the housing of the airbag module. The housing is attached to the frame through the cover and extends entirely to the side of the outer surface of the backrest.
US11738703B2
An object is to reduce the number of wiring members located between a door and a vehicle body. A power supply system in a vehicle door includes: a non-contact power receiving part receiving a power supply in a non-contact manner; a battery connected to the non-contact power receiving part so as to be charged with an electrical power received by the non-contact power receiving part; and an electrical component connected to the battery so as to receive a power supply from the battery in a state where at least the non-contact power receiving part does not receive an electrical power.
US11738702B2
A waterproof unit including: a first waterproof tube that has a tubular shape and is to be attached to a through hole of a vehicle body panel disposed between a waterproof area that requires waterproofing and a non-waterproof area that does not require waterproofing; a second waterproof tube that has a tubular shape and is to be disposed in the non-waterproof area so as to be spaced apart from the first waterproof tube; and a first exterior tube that has a tubular shape, is disposed between the first waterproof tube and the second waterproof tube, and is coupled to the first waterproof tube and the second waterproof tube, wherein the first exterior tube has higher flexural rigidity than the first waterproof tube to be kept from coming into contact with the first waterproof tube when the waterproof unit is bent in the non-waterproof area.
US11738700B2
A wire exterior body and an exterior-covered wire harness, capable of reducing vibration noise generated by vibration of the exterior body attached to a vehicle or the like and the wire harness in the exterior body, caused by vibration of the vehicle or the like, are provided. A wire exterior body to be attached to an outer periphery of a wire, formed by bending a resin sheet, includes a plurality of wall parts extending along the extending direction of the wire and forming an accommodating part for accommodating the wire. At least one of the plurality of wall parts has a protruding part protruding from the at least one wall part.
US11738698B1
A mounting device includes an elongated beam having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a side surface extending between the first end portion and the second end portion. The mounting device also includes a first camera mount attached to the first end portion configured to support a first camera, a second camera mount attached to the second end portion configured to support a second camera, and a bracket for fixedly connecting the elongated beam to a vehicle. The bracket is positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion. The bracket includes at least one base configured to be attached to the vehicle and a wall extending from the at least one base comprising an opening sized to receive the elongated beam, such that engagement between the wall and the elongated beam restricts rotation of the elongated beam about multiple axes.
US11738687B2
An assembly includes a head assembly for an external rear view device to be attached to a motor vehicle, a lower casing element, an upper casing element, an articulation assembly, a bezel assembly for carrying at least one rear view element, and a hinge connection between the bezel assembly and a first sub assembly provided by at least the lower casing, the articulation assembly and attachment means with the articulation assembly being mounted on the attachment means or the attachment means being mounted on the articulation assembly.
US11738682B2
Among other things, techniques are described for expressive vehicle systems. These techniques may include obtaining, with at least one processor, data associated with an environment, the environment comprising a vehicle and at least one object; determining an expressive maneuver including a deceleration of the vehicle such that the vehicle stops at least a first distance away from the at least one object and the vehicle reaches a peak deceleration when the vehicle is a second distance away from the at least one object; generating data associated with control of the vehicle based on the deceleration associated with the expressive maneuver; and transmitting the data associated with the control of the vehicle to cause the vehicle to decelerate based on the deceleration associated with the expressive maneuver.
US11738671B2
A vehicle seat which can restrain displacement of a duct from a pad is provided. The vehicle seat includes a blower, the pad (P) including an air passage formed therein and a hole (B2) communicating with the air passage, the duct (100) connected to the hole (B2) and configured to connect the blower and the air passage, and a holding member (150) connected to the duct (100). The duct (100) includes a first tubular portion (133) positioned in the hole (B2), and a first flange (134) extending outward from the first tubular portion (133). The holding member (150) includes a second tubular portion (151) connected to the first tubular portion (133), and a second flange (152) extending outward from the second tubular portion (151). The first flange (134) and the second flange (152) hold the pad therebetween.
US11738663B2
Systems and methods for improving operation of an automotive battery system including an automotive electrical system comprising a battery system that uses operational parameters. predicted internal resistance of a battery expected over a prediction horizon, and real-time internal resistance of a battery to increase performance and reliability. The battery system includes a battery electrically coupled to electrical devices in the automotive system, sensors coupled to the battery that determine terminal voltage of battery, and a battery control system communicatively coupled to sensors. The battery control system determines a charging power limit used to control supply of electrical power to the battery when charging the battery, based on predicted internal resistance when measured terminal voltage of the battery is not greater than a lower voltage threshold and based on a real-time internal resistance of the battery when the measured terminal voltage of the battery is greater than the lower voltage threshold.
US11738653B2
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus that includes a battery, a Direct Current (DC) bus connected to the battery, and a DC to DC converter connected to the battery in parallel with the DC bus. A Motor Control Unit (MCU) is connected between the DC to DC converter and an electric motor. An Alternating Current (AC) port is connected to the electric motor. Switches connect the DC bus and an output of the DC to DC converter in series as an input to the MCU in a drive mode and disconnect the DC bus from the MCU in a charge mode.
US11738648B2
An endothermic/electric hybrid propulsion system for a vehicle comprises a first propulsion unit, of the electrical type, provided with at least a first electric machine (EM1) coupled to a transmission shaft, a second propulsion unit, of the hybrid type, provided with an output shaft and comprising at least one internal combustion engine (ICE) and at least one second electric machine (EM2) which can be selectively coupled together to provide torque to the output shaft in an independent or combined manner and a coupling member operatively interposed between the output shaft of the second propulsion unit and the transmission shaft of the first propulsion unit.
US11738647B2
A transportation vehicle may be equipped with electrical energy harvesting systems to harvest electrical energy for use. By way of example, in the transportation vehicle, a Venturi system may be used to receive an air flow and the speed of the air flow increase in a constricted area of the Venturi system, the air flow containing a large amount of kinetic energy. A plurality of electrical energy harvesting systems is disposed in the Venturi system and is configured to convert the kinetic energy contained in the accelerated air flow into electrical energy that can be used to power on-board electronics as well as one or more on-board batteries in the transportation vehicle, as the transportation vehicle is in motion.
US11738639B2
A propulsion system for an electric vehicle includes a first electric propulsion motor including a stator and a rotor that has a first and second output shafts that are axially opposed and define first and second torque outputs of the first electric motor. The system also includes a second electric propulsion motor including a stator and a rotor having a second output shaft with a torque output. Further, the system includes a first reduction gearbox to receive the torque supplied on the first torque output of the first electric motor where appropriate via a first selective or non-selective coupling system, a second reduction gearbox to receive the torque supplied by the second electric motor where appropriate via a second selective or non-selective coupling system, and a third coupling system for coupling the second torque output of the first electric motor to the torque output of the second electric motor.
US11738623B2
A method of remotely managing a transport climate control system (TCCS) includes a remote management device receiving performance data from the TCCS. The performance data based on one or more detected operating parameters of the climate control circuit. The method also including the remote management device providing the performance data to one or more user devices. A remote management system includes a remote management device configured to receive performance data for a climate control circuit from a climate controller of a TCCS and to provide the performance data to one or more user devices. A TCCS includes a controller configured to: generate performance data based on the one or more detected operating parameters of a climate control circuit, and transmit the performance data to a remote monitoring device. The climate controller also configured to receive an operating instruction from the remote monitoring device.
US11738622B2
A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) apparatus for a vehicle includes: a case, which is configured to communicate with the outside of the vehicle and which includes a discharge flow path connected to an interior of the vehicle; an outside air inlet, which is located in the case and into which air is introduced from the outside of the vehicle; an inside air inlet configured to communicate with the interior of the vehicle; a filter unit located adjacent to the discharge flow path; an inside/outside air switching door provided adjacent to the outside air inlet and the inside air inlet and configured to selectively open the outside air inlet and the inside air inlet; and an auxiliary switching door, which includes a depression located at a lower end of the filter unit and which is selectively opened so as to allow the depression and an outdoor outlet to be fluidly connected.
US11738615B2
A suspension element includes a main body having an internal volume, a tubular element extending at least partially within the main body, the main body and the tubular element each including a sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, a first piston assembly separating the internal volume of the main body into a first chamber and a second chamber, the second chamber defined by the outer surface of the tubular element, the inner surface of the main body, and a surface of the first piston assembly, and a second piston assembly including a side that is directly exposed to the first chamber. The sidewall of the main body defines an aperture therethrough that forms a portion of a flow path between the first chamber and the second chamber. The first piston assembly is configured to prevent direct fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber.
US11738611B2
An inflation manifold connected to dual pneumatic tires by air hoses provides a central location for tire inflation and location of pressure sensors. A hose block connected to dual pneumatic tires by air hoses provides a central location for location of pressure sensors. The pressure sensors may be TPMS sensors or a combination of TPMS sensor and pressure gauge.
US11738610B2
A detection system for extracting information from a sensor module in a rolling wheel comprises: a sensor module which comprises a sensor adapted for sensing a physical property of the tire when mounted in a tire of the wheel or on an inner surface of a tire of the wheel; an acquisition module adapted for sampling a signal from the sensor module, thus obtaining a sequence of data samples; a correlation module adapted for cross-correlating a signed reference sequence with the sequence of data samples thus obtaining a correlation sequence; an extraction module adapted for identifying at least one perturbation in the correlation sequence, wherein the perturbation is induced when a part of the tire where the sensor is mounted hits the ground thereby forming the tire patch.
US11738608B2
Disclosed is a monitoring device used for acquiring monitoring data of a tire, which includes a housing, the housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing, a cavity is formed between the upper housing and the lower housing; a circuit board, the circuit board comprises a first surface which is a side of the circuit board close to the upper housing, and the circuit board is installed in the cavity; a power supply, the power supply is arranged on one side of the circuit board; and an antenna assembly, the antenna assembly includes a first antenna, the first antenna is wound on the circuit board for at least three turns, and the first antenna is used for transmitting a radio frequency signal to output the monitoring data.
US11738607B1
A TPMS sensor with an externally replaceable battery is disclosed. The valve stem facilitates battery replacement with a valve stem core designed to removably secure a battery within the valve stem and a sensor configured with an electrical connection designed to connect the sensor to power from the battery. The valve stem has an interior cavity configured to retain the valve stem core. The battery may be at least partially retained within the valve stem. The sensor may be configured in a sensor body connected to an end of the valve stem distal from the valve stem core. The electrical connection may comprise a spring-loaded terminal configured to connect or disconnect the sensor and battery as the battery is inserted or removed from the valve stem through a valve stem end proximal to the valve stem core, permitting battery replacement without removing or deflating a tire configured with the sensor.
US11738603B2
Provided is a tire including a tread portion. The tread portion can include three circumferential grooves and four land portions. The circumferential grooves can include two shoulder circumferential grooves and one crown circumferential groove. The land portions can include two shoulder land portions and two middle land portions. The two middle land portions can each include a circumferential sipe, a plurality of first middle lateral grooves, and a plurality of second middle lateral grooves. The two shoulder land portions can each include a plurality of shoulder lateral grooves extending from a tread end and terminating in the shoulder land portion.
US11738600B2
The steel wire for the steel cord of the present invention includes a plating layer of Cu-M-Zn (M is one or two elements of Co, Ni, Cr, Mo, Al, In, or Sn) and has a concentration gradient in which the M content ratio in a region from the surface to ¼ of the plating layer is 40% or more compared with the M content ratio in the entire region of the plating layer, and the steel cord for rubber reinforcement is obtained by a manufacturing method comprising: performing sequential plating on a surface of a steel wire in the order of Cu→M→Zn; performing a primary diffusion, for concentration gradient of M, by subjecting the sequentially plated steel wire to high-frequency induction heating using 1-500 MHz; and performing a secondary diffusion, following the primary diffusion, by medium-frequency induction heating using 10-500 KHz.
US11738596B2
An autonomous delivery vehicle having one or more caster wheels that may be held off the ground for a portion of the time that the autonomous delivery vehicle travels. Each caster wheel is mounted in a pivot with a centering mechanism to hold the caster wheels in a design orientation. The caster wheel in the design orientation maximizes the view of forward-looking sensors on the autonomous delivery vehicle. The centering mechanism uses a compression spring that drives a follower and swashshaft to apply a rotation force on the caster wheels. The rotational force urges the casters frame and wheels to return to a design position. The rotational force increases with the rotational difference between the caster rotational position and the design position.
US11738594B2
The automobile decorative-part (1) comprises a resin-compact (3) having a decorative-layer (2) on its surface-layer and comprises a clear-coat layer (4) for protecting said surface-layer, and that a high-gloss region (R1) of a relatively high-gloss level is mixed with a low-gloss region (R2) of a relatively low-gloss level on the surface of said decorative-part, and that a clear-coat paint is sprayed by an atomization-coating machine onto the surface of the decorative-layer (2), and that the atomization-coating machine contains an ester-based solvent of a low-boiling point as the main-solvent that has a boiling-point of 100 degrees Celsius or less and has a solid-content of 35 to 40 percent by mass, thus forming the clear-coat layer (4) that makes it partially possible to mat the gloss of the surface of the clear-coat layer, thus manufacturing a decorative-part with an excellent quality design.
US11738591B2
The present invention relates to a drawing assisting tool, comprising at least one thin template with a set of solid and dashed grooved lines, in which said grooved lines are adapted to guide the drawing of at least one complete spatial body on a flat surface.
US11738587B2
Environmental monitors for monitoring a predetermined environmental exposure, for example, an historical heat exposure such as a cumulative ambient heat exposure and/or a peak ambient heat exposure may include an environmental indicator material and a security material. The environmental monitor may be configured to attach to a host product for monitoring the predetermined environmental exposure of the host product, and additionally serve as an anti-counterfeiting indicator.
US11738585B2
The present invention relates to a method for applying an image onto the recording medium, the method including the step of applying a primer composition comprising a stoichiometric polyelectrolyte complex to a recording medium. The present invention further relates to a printing apparatus for carrying out said method.
US11738581B2
A print head for printer comprises a marking portion to show a marketing that is indicative of a position of the print head in a print head housing, wherein the print head receives the marking due to physical contact with the print head housing.
US11738577B2
A roll medium is accommodated in a medium cassette. The roll medium has a configuration where a continuous medium is rolled in a roll shape. The roll medium rotates in a direction that the roll medium is unrolled as the continuous medium unrolled from the roll medium is conveyed in a conveying direction away from the roll medium. The medium case includes a supporter which rotatably supports the roll medium in contact with an outer peripheral surface of a lower part of the roll medium in at least one support position on each of both sides between which a lower end of the roll medium is sandwiched, and a passage through which the continuous medium unrolled from the roll medium passes. The passage is formed below at least the support position located on a most downstream side with respect to the conveying direction.
US11738567B2
A method of operating a thermal transfer printer, the thermal transfer printer comprising first and second spool supports each being configured to support a spool of ribbon; a ribbon drive configured to cause movement of ribbon from the first spool support to the second spool support along a predetermined ribbon path; and a printhead. The printhead is moveable towards and away from a printing surface, and, during printing, is configured to selectively transfer ink from the ribbon to a substrate as the substrate and printhead are moved relative to one another at a print speed. The method comprising causing relative movement between the ribbon and the printhead at a ribbon speed. A relative speed of movement between the ribbon and the substrate during printing is controlled based upon a force exerted upon the ribbon by the printhead during a printing operation, and/or a parameter indicative of an area of contact between a portion of the printhead and a portion of the printing surface.
US11738564B2
An inkjet printer has a nozzle surface on a head and having nozzle rows each having nozzles, manifolds suppling ink to the nozzles in each nozzle row, supply flow paths connected to the manifold and suppling the ink, circulation flow paths connected to the manifold and circulating the ink from the manifold to which the ink is supplied through the supply flow path, a cap to be in contact with the nozzle surface on an outside of the nozzles respectively in two nozzle rows, and a controller executing circulation processing where circulation of the ink through one supply flow path, one manifold and one circulation flow path is performed, and circulation of the ink through another supply flow path, another manifold and another circulation flow path is not performed, in a state where the ink or a cleaning liquid supplied in the cap is contacted with the nozzle surface.
US11738560B2
A head cap configured to maintain a head configured to discharge a liquid from nozzles formed in a nozzle surface, the head cap includes a cap configured to cap the nozzle surface of the head, and a holder holding the cap, the holder being detachably attachable to one of a carriage mounting the head and a guide configured to guide the carriage.
US11738547B2
A gas permeable layer is formed from an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A), a polyolefin (B), and an acid-modified ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (C).
US11738546B2
A laminate has a substrate layer, an intermediate layer, and a fluorine-based resin layer in this order, and has a total film thickness of 400 μm or less, in which a thickness of the fluorine-based resin layer is 20 μm or more and 150 μm or less and a water vapor permeability of the laminate is 0.5 g/m2/24 hours or less.
US11738530B2
A method for manufacturing a rotor blade component of a rotor blade includes feeding a flat sheet of material into a thermoforming system, wherein the material comprises at least one of a thermoplastic or thermoset material. The method also includes heating the flat sheet of material via the thermoforming system. Further, the method includes shaping the heated flat sheet of material via at least one roller of the thermoforming system into a desired curved shape. Moreover, the method includes dispensing the shaped sheet of material from the thermoforming system. In addition, the method includes cooling the shaped sheet of material to form the rotor blade component.
US11738526B2
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite part is provided. A composite laminate is formed upon a first tool that provides a first mold line for the composite laminate. A second tool is placed against the composite laminate in which a tooling surface of the second tool is used to create a second mold line for the composite laminate. The second tool is formed from a plurality of prefabricated sections joined by a joining material in which the tooling surface is formed by a layer adhered to the plurality of prefabricated sections and the joining material.
US11738523B2
A tooling device for producing a planar structural component for an aircraft has a moulding tool part with a contour surface for receiving a planar semi-finished product, a heating device for heating the semi-finished product, a film produced from an elastically deformable material and a clamping system with a first clamping device arranged on a first longitudinal side of the contour surface , and a second clamping device arranged on a second longitudinal side of the contour surface located opposite the first longitudinal side. The film is couplable to the clamping devices by the edge regions thereof and, when it is coupled to the clamping devices, covers the contour surface of the moulding tool part. The film is elastically deformable relative to the contour surface by the first and/or the second clamping device to press the semi-finished product in a planar manner against the contour surface for deforming purposes.
US11738520B2
An end effector, for adhesively attaching a first part to a second part, comprises a support and a first nozzle, coupled to the support and movable relative to the support, and a second nozzle, coupled to the support and movable relative to the support. The first nozzle comprises a first-nozzle body, comprising a first-nozzle-body outlet port and a first-nozzle separator plate, extending from the first-nozzle body. The second nozzle comprises a second-nozzle body, comprising a second-nozzle-body inlet port and a second-nozzle separator plate, extending from the second-nozzle body. The end effector further comprises a roller, coupled to the support, rotatable relative to the support about a roller axis, and located between the first nozzle and the second nozzle.
US11738506B2
The present invention relates to a 3D bioprinter. The 3D bioprinter, according to the present invention, comprises: a case inside of which a work space is provided; a printing plate installed inside of the case so as slide in the forward, backward, left, and right directions; a first nozzle installed inside the case for dispensing a biomaterial in a solid state on the printing plate; a second nozzle installed inside the case for dispensing a biomaterial in a liquid state on the printing plate; and a control unit for controlling the dispensing by the first nozzle and the second nozzle, wherein the first nozzle and the second nozzle are used to print a single structure by stacking the biomaterial in the solid state and the biomaterial in the liquid state.
US11738504B2
An object shaping method includes a step of forming a powder layer using first powder, a step of placing second powder having an average particle diameter smaller than an average particle diameter of the first powder at a part of a region of the powder layer, and a first heating step of heating the powder layer in which the second powder is placed. The average particle diameter is equal to or larger than 1 nm and equal to or smaller than 500 nm, and the first heating step performs heating the powder layer at a temperature at which particles contained in the second powder are sintered or melted.
US11738501B2
A system and method for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional structures, including three-dimensional cellular structures, are provided. The system comprises at least one print head for receiving and dispensing materials, the materials comprising a sheath fluid and a hydrogel, the print head comprising an orifice for dispensing the materials, microfluidic channels for receiving and directing the materials, fluidic switches corresponding to one of the microfluidic channels in the print head and configured to allow or disallow fluid flow in the microfluidic channels; a receiving surface for receiving a first layer of the materials dispensed from the orifice; a positioning unit for positioning the orifice of the print head in three dimensional space; and a dispensing means for dispensing the materials from the orifice of the print head.
US11738498B2
A production device for a fuel tank, having two or more built-in components attached to an inside of a fuel tank body when the fuel tank body is formed, includes: jigs configured to have the built-in components placed thereon; and a feed robot, as a feed device, configured to feed the built-in components, along with the jigs having the built-in components placed thereon, to a position below molding dies. The feed device may feed the jig, having the built-in components placed thereon, to the position via a subsurface feed path leading to the position.
US11738486B2
In accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure, a method producing a composite board comprising plastic and cellulose is described. The method includes transmitting a first signal to a pair of opposing hot-platens, receipt of the first signal causing the pair of opposing hot-platens to compress and heat a composite mat; transmitting a second signal to the pair of opposing hot-platens, receipt of the second signal causing the pair of opposing hot-platens to heat and compress the composite mat at substantially a first pressure for a first time period; transmitting a third signal to the pair of opposing hot-platens, receipt of the third signal causing the pair of opposing hot-platens to release the composite mat from the first pressure; and transmitting a fourth signal to a pair of opposing cold-platens, receipt of the fourth signal causing the pair of opposing cold-platens to compress and cool the composite mat.
US11738484B2
The present invention is a system for producing an object from a material that contains a hardenable base material using rotational moulding, wherein the system is comprised of a robotic arm and a die that can be attached to the robotic arm. The die contains a die cavity defined by a die wall, wherein the die is configured for receiving the material in the die cavity. The current invention also involves a method for production of an object of a material containing a hardenable base material using rotational moulding.
US11738478B2
Process and slip for the production of ceramic shaped parts made of zirconium oxide ceramic by a 3D inkjet printing process. The slip contains zirconium oxide which is suspended in a liquid medium, wherein the slip has a zirconium oxide content of from 68 to 88 wt.-% and contains not more than 5 wt.-% organic components. The process for the production of ceramic components comprises the layered shaping and subsequent sintering of the desired component from the slip.
US11738467B2
Devices, systems, and methods for repositioning a deformable laundry article are described. For example, a robotic device includes a conveyor configured to transfer the deformable laundry article outside of a work volume, two or more lifters including grippers individually anchored about the perimeter of the work volume, two or more sensors disposed at fixed locations about the work volume, and a memory storing data indicative of repositioned deformable laundry articles. A controller is in operative communication with the memory, the two or more sensors, and the two or more lifters. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensors, identify grip points on the deformable laundry article suspended above the conveyor, instruct a lifter to grip and lift an identified grip point to the suspension height, determine whether the deformable laundry article is repositioned, and instruct the lifters to lower the repositioned deformable laundry article onto the conveyor.
US11738465B2
A robot includes a display configured to display a face image indicating a face of the robot, an input unit configured to receive a customizing request for the face of the robot, and a processor configured to acquire customizing data based on the received customizing request, to generate a face design based on the acquired customizing data, and to control the display to display a face image based on the generated face design.
US11738457B2
A robot control system determines which of a number of discretizations to use to generate discretized representations of robot swept volumes and to generate discretized representations of the environment in which the robot will operate. Obstacle voxels (or boxes) representing the environment and obstacles therein are streamed into the processor and stored in on-chip environment memory. At runtime, the robot control system may dynamically switch between multiple motion planning graphs stored in off-chip or on-chip memory. The dynamically switching between multiple motion planning graphs at runtime enables the robot to perform motion planning at a relatively low cost as characteristics of the robot itself change. Various aspects of such robot motion planning are implemented in particular systems and methods that facilitate motion planning of the robot for various environments and tasks.
US11738452B1
A robot system, comprising a robot capable of gait or gait-like operations, stance or stance-like operations, or a combination of these. The robot can comprise at least one ground-contacting appendage configured to facilitate locomotion of the robot. The system can further comprise a sole supported on the ground-contacting appendage that is operable to interface with a ground surface. The sole can comprise a robot interface facilitating attachment of the sole to the robot, a first sole component having a ground-contacting surface, the first sole component defining a first compliant zone, and a second sole component having a ground-contacting surface, the second sole component defining a second compliant zone. The first sole component can comprise a compliance the same or different than the second sole component.
US11738447B2
A storage system configured to house a plurality of containers housing inventory items includes support members, a first set of parallel rails to support a mobile, manipulator robot, and a fluid supply line having a plurality of valves disposed within the fluid supply line. Each of the valves having a closed condition in which the supply line is in fluid isolation from an outside environment and an open condition in which the supply line is in fluid communication with the environment such that the supply line is configured to supply fluid to a mobile, manipulator robot. Mobile, manipulator robots for retrieving inventory items stored within the containers and retrieval methods are also disclosed herein.
US11738436B2
A rotary hammer includes a motor, a manipulation member, a main switch, a mode-switching member, a first locking member and a second locking member. The first locking member is configured to selectively lock the manipulation member in an OFF position according to a switching position of the mode-switching member. The second locking member is configured to selectively lock the manipulation member in an ON position according to the switching position of the mode-switching member. The first locking member is allowed to lock the manipulation member in the OFF position both when a hammer mode has been selected and when a drill mode has been selected. The motor is allowed to be driven in a state in which the manipulation member is locked in the ON position by the second locking member only when the hammer mode has been selected.
US11738434B2
The present disclosure relates to a modular fastener gun comprising at least a gun body that can accept any number of fastener cartridges using a same connection assembly mechanism. In one example, a fastener cartridge comprises a fastener box used to hold fasteners, the fastener box including a first alignment structure and a second alignment structure, the first alignment structure used to detachably connect the fastener cartridge to a fastener gun body, and the second alignment structure used to lock the fastener cartridge to the gun body. In this way, a plurality of fastener cartridges that each can house different fastener types, can readily be used with a same fastener gun.
US11738433B2
A fastener driving tool for fixation of parts by way of nails or staple propelled by a driving piston under the effect of the combustion of one or more fluids. More specifically, a device of controlling the relative proportions of the fluids used for combustion including a combustion chamber having a first inlet port for inputting a first fluid having at least one variable fluid characteristic, and a second inlet port for inputting a second fluid. A first actuator is operably coupled to said first inlet port, adapted to switch between a first open state, allowing said first fluid to move into said combustion chamber at a first mass flow rate that is dependent on said at least one variable fluid characteristic, and a first closed state, preventing or at least limiting said first fluid from moving into said combustion chamber. A second actuator is operably coupled to said second inlet port, adapted to switch between a second open state, allowing said second fluid to move into said combustion chamber at a second mass flow rate, and a second closed state, preventing said second fluid from moving into said combustion chamber. A controller is configured to operate any one of said first and second actuators and to control a time interval of said first open state and/or said second open state based on at least one predetermined parameter, so as to provide a predetermined mass ratio of said first and second fluid within said combustion chamber.
US11738424B2
A backerplate for a portable drywall sander hub assembly includes a mounting portion and a backerplate body. The mounting portion includes a threaded bore adapted to couple the backerplate to a sander hub. The backerplate body is connected to the mounting portion. The backerplate body forms a plurality of apertures therein positioned radially between an outer circumference of the backerplate body and the mounting portion. The plurality of apertures are adapted for dust to pass therethrough during operation of a drywall sander with the backerplate mounted thereto.
US11738405B2
A laser processing system for micromachining a workpiece includes a laser source to generate laser pulses for processing a feature in a workpiece, a galvanometer-driven (galvo) subsystem to impart a first relative movement of a laser beam spot position along a processing trajectory with respect to the surface of the workpiece, and an acousto-optic deflector (AOD) subsystem to effectively widen a laser beam spot along a direction perpendicular to the processing trajectory. The AOD subsystem may include a combination of AODs and electro-optic deflectors. The AOD subsystem may vary an intensity profile of laser pulses as a function of deflection position along a dither direction to selectively shape the feature in the dither direction. The shaping may be used to intersect features on the workpiece. The AOD subsystem may also provide rastering, galvo error position correction, power modulation, and/or through-the-lens viewing of and alignment to the workpiece.
US11738404B2
A method of eliminating dissimilar metal welds has been disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a first part having a first alloy composition; providing a second part having a second alloy composition different from the first part; connecting a containment structure to the first part; pouring a powder into the containment structure such that the powder is in contact with the first part; positioning a portion of the second part in the containment structure such that the second part compresses the powder between the first and second parts; and performing hot isostatic pressing (HIP) to consolidate the powder and join the first and second parts together.
US11738402B2
Method for scanning a workpiece surface (2A) of a metal workpiece (2), in which a blowtorch (3) having a welding wire electrode (4) is moved relative to the workpiece surface (2A) to determine scanning values and a wire end (4A) of the welding wire electrode (4) is repeatedly moved towards the workpiece surface (2A), in each case until contact with the metal workpiece (2) at a scanning position (P) on the workpiece surface (2A) of the metal workpiece (2) is detected, and the wire end (4A) of the welding wire electrode (4) is subsequently moved back, the blowtorch (3) detecting scanning values (d) at scanning positions (P), at least in some cases multiple times, to determine scanning measurement errors.
US11738401B2
A method for manufacturing a T-shaped structure includes depositing one or more layers of weld beads over a portion of a surface of a first component such that the one or more layers of weld beads develop a metallurgical bond with the portion. Also, the method includes placing an end of a second component over the one or more layers of weld beads such that the end develops a metallurgical bond with the one or more layers of weld beads. The one or more layers of weld beads define a fully penetrated weld joint between the end and the portion to form the T-shaped structure.
US11738389B2
An alloy represented by the formula (MnxAly)Cz, the alloy being aluminum (Al), manganese (Mn), and carbon (C), and optionally unavoidable impurities; wherein x=56.0 to 59.0 y=41.0 to 44.0 x+y=100, and z=1.5 to 2.4. The alloy is highly suitable for forming the ε and τ phase in high purity and high microstructural homogeneity. A method for processing an alloy of formula (Mnx′Aly′)Cz′, wherein x′=52.0 to 59.0, y′=41.0 to 48.0, x′+y′=100, and z′=0.1 to 3.0, the process including providing the raw materials of the alloy, melting the raw materials, and forming particles of the alloy by gas atomization of the molten alloy.
US11738380B2
This invention relates to a method of in-situ remediation of arsenic-contaminated soil, comprising the following steps: inoculating a bacterial strain, Pseudomonas putida MnB1 in a culture medium where an addition amount of the bacterial strain accounts for 2-10% (v/v) of the culture medium; shaking the culture medium with the bacterial strain at a rotation speed of 100-180 rpm at 15-35° C. for 1-5 days under an aerobic condition, thereby yielding an enriched bacterial strain; and adding manganese carbonate, ammonium ferrous sulfate, sodium citrate, a yeast extract and the enriched bacterial strain to arsenic contaminated soil; adding water to the soil until the soil has a moisture content of 50-70%, stirring the soil for 5-30 minutes, and culturing the bacterial strain in the soil under an aerobic/microaerobic condition at 10-40° C. for 2-6 weeks.
US11738377B2
A hand-held drain cleaning apparatus which includes a control housing comprising an inlet end and an outlet end, and a cartridge housing having a length. The cartridge housing is releasably attached to the control housing, and the length can be manually adjusted based upon a size of a selected compressed gas cartridge disposed therein.
US11738375B2
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for cleaning an edge director, and more particularly, to an edge director cleaning apparatus that includes two or more nozzle pipes arranged to be parallel to each other, nozzle tips respectively provided at first ends of the two or more nozzle pipes, fuel manifolds respectively connected to second ends of the two or more nozzle pipes, and a fixing guide configured to fix the nozzle pipes, wherein the nozzle tips extend in an oblique direction with respect to an extending direction of the nozzle pipes. When the apparatus and method for cleaning an edge director according to the present disclosure are used, devit can be safely removed without damage to the apparatus while reducing downtime.
US11738360B2
A spray cap for a spray container includes a tubular wall for connection to the spring container, a cap plate in which a plurality of spray slits is formed and a valve to admit air into the space defined by the wall but which prevents the outflow of liquid from the space to the exterior. The cap plate includes a support plate of polymeric material in which an aperture is formed. An insert of more resilient polymeric material is retained in the aperture and forms a liquid-tight seal with the support plate. The spray slits are formed in the insert. The support plate and the insert define a liquid flow path between the space and the spray slits and include respective opposed annular sealing areas which are situated upstream of the spray slits and are biased into contact with one another by the resilience of the insert. When the spray cap is inverted and an increased pressure is produced in the space the pressure acts on the insert and the insert is thereby caused to deform such that the sealing areas move out of sealing contact and liquid can flow to the spray slits.
US11738349B2
In a device for coupling a cartridge for a lab-on-a-chip analysis device, the cartridge has at least one pneumatic port and at least one reagent chamber. The device has a receiving region and a clamping unit. The receiving region is shaped to receive the cartridge. The clamping unit includes a pneumatic interface for pneumatically contacting the pneumatic port and a punch for insertion into the reagent chamber. The clamping unit is arranged adjacent to the receiving region and is designed to perform a first translatory motion toward the receiving region in order to bring the pneumatic interface into contact with the pneumatic port. Furthermore, the clamping unit is designed to perform a second translatory motion toward the receiving region following the first translatory motion in order to insert the punch into the reagent chamber.
US11738345B2
High-throughput digital microfluidic (DMF) systems and methods (including devices, systems, cartridges, DMF apparatuses, etc.), are described herein. The systems, apparatuses and methods integrate liquid handling with the DMF apparatuses, providing flexible and efficient sample reactions and sample preparation. These systems, apparatuses and methods may be used with a variety of cartridge configurations and sizes.
US11738344B2
The invention relates to a method for ordering, sorting and/or focusing particles in a first microfluidic channel system, the method comprising the steps of i) providing for a first microfluidic channel comprising at least a first and a second inlet and a first outlet, ii) injecting a first fluid into the channel through said first inlet, iii) injecting a second fluid into the channel through said second inlet, wherein the viscosity of the first fluid is higher than the viscosity of the second fluid, such that the two fluids flow in a laminar fashion unmixed side by side, and one of the two fluids comprises the particles to be ordered, sorted and/or focused. The invention also relates to a microfluidic channel system for sorting different particles into one droplet.
US11738342B2
A method of detecting a target biological entity in a biofluid using a sensor, wherein the biofluid comprises a plurality of the target biological entities and nanoparticles, the sensor comprising a substrate bearing a pair of electrodes having an affinity with the nanoparticles, and wherein a region between the electrodes defines a sensing region. The method comprises: treating the biofluid with a suspension comprising a plurality of nanoparticles to obtain a treated mixture comprising bound nanoparticle-entity assemblies; introducing the treated mixture to the sensor; conditioning the sensor in the presence of the treated mixture by applying an activation voltage between the electrodes to increase a degree of connection between a surface of the pair of electrodes and at least one bound nanoparticle-entity assembly in contact with the surface of the pair of electrodes; and detecting the presence of target biological entities by using the pair of electrodes to detect a current through the at least one bound nanoparticle-entity assembly.
US11738328B2
One or more embodiments relates to method for generating CHEFS having the steps of generating the CHEFS from a dope. One or more embodiments relates to a method for generating CHEFS having amine functional groups having the steps of generating a dope containing a BIAS with amine groups, at least one polymer, and at least one solvent; and forming CHEFS from the dope, wherein the generated CHEFS have no more than 30% amine loss compared to the BIAS.
US11738322B1
The present invention relates to a microfluidic flow process for making polymers, polymers made by such processes, and methods of using such polymers. In such process, a novel reagent delivery setup is used in conjunction with microfluidic reaction technology to synthesize anionic polymerization reaction products from superheated monomer orders of magnitude faster than is possible in batch and continuous syntheses. The aforementioned process does not require the cryogenic temperatures which are required for such syntheses in batch or bulk continuous. Thus the aforementioned process is more economically efficient and reduces the environmental impact of linear polymer production.
US11738319B2
A process and system for monitoring and controlling the operation of a dehydrogenation reactor is provided. Samples of hydrocarbon streams are taken at sampling locations to be analyzed at a single gas chromatograph or other analytical equipment. Actions can be taken to modify the operation of the dehydrogenation reactor as necessary to maintain its operation within predetermined parameters. In particular, actions may be taken when a hydrocarbon stream exhibits an amount of cracking that is outside parameters. It is usually intended that actions will be taken on a gradual basis once or twice per day to reduce the cost of the process while still providing the necessary changes to operations.
US11738318B2
The present invention discloses an external loop slurry reactor, comprising a gas-liquid integrated distributor, a riser, a degassing zone, a solid-liquid separation circulation unit, and a storage tank. When the reactor works, reactants are injected into the riser through the gas-liquid integrated distributor; the slurry mixes and flows upwards to the degassing zone at the top for gas removal, and a large number of bubbles are removed. The slurry with catalyst particles then enters a downcomer and flows downwards. The slurry flows into a first-stage hydrocyclone and a multi-stage hydrocyclone in sequence for solid-liquid separation. The diameter of the first-stage hydrocyclone is larger than that of the multi-stage hydrocyclone. The separated solid particles flow back into the riser to continue to participate in the reaction.
US11738312B2
A multidimensional printer makes a multidimensional structure from a liquid composition and includes: an energetic crosslinking particle source; a vacuum chamber that receives energetic crosslinking particles from the energetic crosslinking particle source; a membrane that transmits the energetic crosslinking particles; and a sample chamber that: receives a liquid composition that includes a solvent and polymers, the polymers including a cross-linkable moiety subjected to the energetic crosslinking particles such that portions of the polymers proximate to the cross-linkable moieties subjected to the energetic crosslinking particles crosslink to form a solid crosslinked polymer structure, wherein the membrane isolates a vacuum of the vacuum chamber from vapor of the liquid composition in the sample chamber.
US11738307B2
This invention describes a method and apparatus for the capture, storage and release of carbon dioxide for use in the horticulture industry, the method including reduction of a transition metal oxide to form a transition metal and carbon dioxide; carburization or partial carburization of the transition metal to form metal carbide; carbonation of an alkaline metal oxide or alkaline earth metal oxide to form an alkaline metal carbonate or alkaline earth metal carbonate; contacting the metal carbide with air to produce a transition metal oxide and carbon dioxide; and calcining the alkaline metal carbonate or alkaline earth metal carbonate to form carbon dioxide and alkaline metal oxide or alkaline earth metal oxide. Also described is a sorbent material for use in the method and apparatus of the invention.
US11738297B2
A hydrocarbon absorbing air filter box is provided for absorbing evaporative hydrocarbon emissions from an air intake duct of an internal combustion engine. A combined mass airflow sensor and hydrocarbon trap comprising the hydrocarbon absorbing air filter box includes a duct supporting a hydrocarbon absorbing sheet within an interior of a housing. The duct communicates an airstream from an air filter to the air intake duct during operation of the internal combustion engine. An opening in the housing receives a mass airflow sensor into the duct, such that the mass airflow sensor is disposed within the airstream. Guide vanes extending across the duct reduce air turbulence within the airstream passing by the mass airflow sensor. Ports disposed along the duct allow the evaporative hydrocarbon emissions to be drawn into the interior and arrested by the hydrocarbon absorbing sheet when the internal combustion engine is not operating.
US11738295B2
Filter media including a filtration layer comprising fibers (e.g., synthetic fibers) comprising a flame retardant and related components, systems, and methods associated herewith are provided. In some embodiments, a filtration layer may include a nonwoven web (e.g., wet-laid nonwoven web) comprising fibers including a certain flame retardant that has a relatively low concentration of or is substantially free of certain undesirable and/or toxic components (e.g., halogens). In certain embodiments, the nonwoven web may also comprise a blend of fibers. For instance, in some embodiments, the nonwoven web may also comprise a blend of coarse and fine diameter synthetic fibers that impart beneficial performance properties to the filtration layer. In some embodiments, the filtration layer may be designed to have a desirable flame retardancy (e.g., F1 rating, K1 rating) and performance properties without compromising certain mechanical properties (e.g., pleatability of the media) and/or environmental attributes (e.g., relatively low toxicity). Filter media described herein may be particularly well-suited for applications that involve filtering air, though the media may also be used in other applications.
US11738293B2
A rotary fluid filter including a filter body rotationally mounted within a housing. The housing having a front cap having a main fluid inlet and a backwash outlet, a rear cap having a main fluid outlet and a backwash inlet. The filter body having a front face, a rear face, and a plurality of fluid flow passages each extending through the filter body between the front face and the rear face and having a filter received in each fluid flow passage. The filter body operable to rotate with in the housing such that, for each fluid flow passage, as it is aligned with the main fluid inlet a main fluid is received therein, as it is aligned with the main fluid outlet the main fluid is discharged therefrom, and as it is aligned with the backwash inlet and the backwash outlet a backwash fluid is received therethrough.
US11738288B2
The present invention provides an automated system and method to isolate nucleated blood cells from whole blood or bone marrow. A disc mounted to a centrifuge system with spinning rotor is used to manipulate cells by channeling fluids while subjected to high gravitational field. The disc embodies at least two axisymmetric processing stations connected by a circular channel. Each station contains multiple chambers connected by fluidic channels to controllably transfer fluids. First stage separation allows for the isolation of the buffy coat layer while the second stage separation utilizes gradient density fluids to isolate the targeted nucleated cells from the buffy coat layer in the spinning disc.
US11738285B2
Disclosed is an external circulating slurry reactive crystallizer, including a riser, a degassing zone and a downcomer. A lower end of the riser is communicated with a gas inlet pipe, a liquid inlet pipe and a solid feeding pipe, while an upper end of the riser is communicated with a lower end of the degassing zone. An upper end of the downcomer is integrally fixed to a sidewall of the degassing zone. At least one hydrocyclone is arranged at a lower end of the downcomer. The hydrocyclone is provided with an overflow port at an upper end thereof and an underflow port and a valve at a lower end thereof. The overflow port is communicated with the riser. The crystallizer can simultaneously realize reaction, crystallization and separation for continuous production with low cost, regulating and controlling the particle size distribution and morphology of crystals.
US11738276B2
Systems and methods for managing storage of video game content based on video game performance. A level is identified from among a sequence of playable levels of an active video game. A video of the performance of the identified level of the active video game is recorded. A video game performance metric for the identified level is determined. A greatest value of the video game performance metric stored in a database is received. In response to determining that a current value of the video game performance metric for the identified level of the active video game does not exceed the greatest value of the video game performance metric stored in a database, the recording of the video of the performance of the level of the video game is deleted.
US11738273B2
Controlling the display of a computer device to deliver functions of a new type of clicker game, in which a player can control the location at which a booster is created on a game board. This provides a player with many more strategic options over game play because the clearing effects of a booster can be targeted more effectively. A game element which a player selects (clicks) to remove a group of adjacent matching game elements is identified and its location on the game board is ‘reserved’. When the game board refills, the ‘reserved’ location is not refilled, but remains as a ‘soft void’ in which a booster object can be created after refill has taken place. At that point the booster may be activated (automatically or by user interaction).
US11738266B1
Methods, apparatus and systems are provided for generating an interactive non-player character (NPC) scene for a computer game environment of a video game. Changes are detected in relation to a script associated with the interactive NPC scene. For each NPC, a set of NPC data associated with the interactions said each NPC has within the script is generated corresponding to the changes. The generated set of NPC data is processed with an NPC rig associated with said each NPC to generate an NPC asset. A camera solver is applied to a region of the computer game environment associated with the script for determining locations of NPC assets and one or more cameras within said region in relation to said interactive NPC scene. Data representative of said each NPC asset and said determined NPC asset and camera locations for use by a game development engine for generating said interactive NPC scene.
US11738264B2
A non-limiting example game system includes a main body apparatus, and this main body apparatus is provided attachably and detachably with a left controller and a right controller. In a first operation mode, a movement and an action of a player character are controlled according to an operation of a player. In a second operation mode, an offensive character is made to appear, and a movement and an action of the offensive character are controlled according to an operation of the player. Therefore, the movement of the player character is restricted in the second operation mode. A direction and a position of a virtual camera are controlled so as to follow the player character in the first operation mode and to respectively capture the player character and the offensive character in the second operation mode.
US11738263B2
Proposed is a visual and tactile AR medium based on augmented reality for providing a user with visual and tactile information matched with the augmented reality when the user experiences the augmented reality through the AR medium capable of being connected to a part of a body of the user, the AR medium including: a tactile augmentation member configured to enable the part of the body of the user to feel the augmented reality in a tactile manner; a visual augmentation member configured to overlay a graphic on the AR medium, and being capable of performing visual change; and a control member configured to perform transmission and reception with the AR medium, wherein the control member is configured to control output of the tactile augmentation member or the visual augmentation member, corresponding to input from the user or the AR medium or both.
US11738257B2
A digit-mounted, spring-assisted device for launching a projectile in response to a launching motion of a finger by a user. The digit-mounted device may comprise a securing means for securing a launcher to the digit of the user. The securing means may comprise a strap, loop, or cinch. The digit-mounted device may further comprise a launch guide extending outwardly from a base member. A projectile may be mounted onto or into the launch guide. A spring may be mounted on the digit-mounted device which is placed under tension when the user prepares to make a launching motion with the digit. The projectile is launched in response to the user making a launching motion with the digit, using the thumb as a tensioning means. The spring is released from tension upon making a launching motion with the digit, adding to the force given to the projectile upon launch. The projectile may take a wide variety of forms.
US11738256B2
The presently disclosed subject matter is generally directed to an educational and entertaining game that includes a playing board and a plurality of game tokens. The game board includes a track configured as an internal channel for receiving a plurality of tokens. The board is configured such that the track includes a first height that gradually lowers to a second height. The difference in height allows the tokens to travel along the track in a single row. Each token includes an indicator that can be one or more letters, numbers, words, or symbols. The tokens can be removed from the track to spell words with the remaining tokens configured on the track. As a token is removed, the remaining tokens will travel towards the lower end of the board due to the sloped configuration of the track. In this way, the ordering of the tokens is preserved.
US11738255B2
An automated card dealer assembly includes a gaming table that has a plurality of chairs is positioned around the gaming table for having a player sit on the chairs. Each of the chairs is assigned a respective one of a plurality of gaming spots at the gaming table. A card dealing unit is positioned on the gaming table and the card dealing unit contains at least one deck of playing cards. The card dealing unit has a dealing chute that is movably integrated into the card dealing unit. The card dealing unit is in communication with each of the weight sensors and the card dealing unit deals a predetermined number of playing cards outwardly from the dealing chute. Additionally, the dealing chute is actuated to deal the predetermined number of playing cards toward each chair to deal playing cards to each player.
US11738249B1
A golf swing training device generally guides and trains a golf swing with a particular focus on weight transfers and hip rotations throughout the golf swing. The device includes a baseboard that provides a bottom fulcrum which aids an athlete in training a correct weight distribution throughout the golf swing. A pedal assembly, which includes a front pedal and a back pedal (corresponding to front/back feet), engages with a top fulcrum to aid the athlete in training correct hip rotation throughout the golf swing.
US11738246B2
Provided is a golf shaft, capable of ensuring peeling resistance of a colored layer to endure a bending process and the like. The golf shaft has a metal element tube, and a colored plating layer being a colored layer formed on a surface of the element tube, wherein the colored plating layer has a first strike plating layer on the element tube side, a satin-like plating layer layered on a surface of the first strike plating layer, a second strike plating layer layered on a surface of the satin-like plating layer, and a decorative plating layer layered on a surface of the second strike plating layer and colored according to a color of the colored plating layer.
US11738242B2
A golf club head of the wood-type, including a body having a ball-striking face and a sole, is disclosed. The sole can include a wave slot for adding additional weight to the golf club head and for providing improved performance. The wave slot can include a front sidewall, a rear sidewall, and at least two waves. The waves can be positioned between the front and rear sidewalls and can each include a valley portion at the lowest point of the wave such that the valley portion does not protrude below the sole.
US11738238B2
This invention is used to control the duration of time it takes to charge any device, depending on how many units the user has taken out of their fitness goal. This invention connects to a fitness device such as a smart watch and retrieves the amount of units the user has completed. Being conditional on how many units the user has taken, the device will either charge at a normal pace or proportionally slower. For example, if the user's daily goal was 10,000 units and they completed 5,000 units, their device would charge half its normal pace. This invention charges the device more slowly by pausing the charges for periods of time.
US11738234B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus (100, 1001, 1002) for physical activity, comprising: a frame (101); a plurality of rollers (203, 204) rotatably connected to the frame (101); a belt (200) mounted on the plurality of rollers (203, 204) and revolving to define moving belt surfaces (201, 202) comprising: an activity belt surface (201) being configured for physical activity of at least one user (301, 701) and delimited by a side of the frame (101), and a return belt surface (202) being configured for revolving the belt (200) in a never-ending loop; the return belt surface (202) is elevated with respect to the activity belt surface (201).
US11738230B2
An endless rope trainer that includes an upright frame, a drive roller supported a distance above ground on the frame, an endless rope entrained around the drive roller, and a means of applying resistance to rotation of the drive roller. A pair of guide rollers are provided proximate the drive roller. The guide rollers pivot together as a unit about the axis of the drive roller independently of the drive roller for maintaining a constant wrap angle of contact of the endless rope on the drive roller regardless of pull angle on the endless rope.
US11738225B2
A preparation method for a composite fire extinguishing agent with a cooling function is provided, comprising the steps of conducting refining and hydrophobic treating on heat-absorbing material; and mixing the treated heat-absorbing material and a fire extinguishing agent proportionally to obtain a composite fire extinguishing agent with a cooling function. The present invention enhances the cooling performance of the fire extinguishing agent by adding the heat-absorbing material on the basis of the existing fire extinguishing agent, wherein the heat-absorbing material can absorb the heat released by batteries through phase transition (solid-liquid) heat absorption and decomposition heat absorption.
US11738223B2
There is provided a sprinkler device, comprising: a sprinkler bulb 100 comprising a sealed frangible housing 110, and a passive circuit device 120 within the housing 110, wherein the passive circuit device 120 comprises a wireless module 160; and a base station 200 configured to detect pressure changes inside the sprinkler bulb 110 via the wireless module 160. A method of testing integrity of a sprinkler bulb is also provided, comprising: monitoring a pressure change within the sprinkler bulb 100 via a wireless module 160 of a passive circuit device 120 inside a sealed frangible housing 110 of the sprinkler bulb 100; and determining that the sprinkler bulb is in working order if the pressure reaches a predetermined threshold; or determining that the sprinkler bulb is not in working order if the pressure does not reach the predetermined threshold.
US11738216B2
In a preferred embodiment, methods and systems for the control of the breathing gas supply from a pressure-leading supply conduit to one or more breathing masks of an oxygen emergency supply device in a passenger aircraft include an on/off valve arranged between the supply conduit and the one or more breathing masks. The valve can be blocked or released to control air supply based upon monitoring mass flow to the breathing masks. The valve, for example, is actuated to an open position until the error between the actual mass flow and a desired mass flow exceeds a maximal error value, whereupon the valve is actuated to a closed position until the error between the actual mass flow and the desired mass flow exceeds a minimal error value whereupon the valve is actuated to the open position and the mass flow monitoring cycle is repeated.
US11738213B2
A beam transport assembly conveys a particle beam from a particle source to an irradiation nozzle, which rotates about a swivel axis at the horizontal input of the nozzle. A support can move horizontally in a plane perpendicular to the swivel axis. The beam transport assembly can change a path length of the particle beam so as to follow a vertical location of the swivel axis of the irradiation nozzle with respect to the support. A controller can coordinate the path length change of the particle beam, rotation of the irradiation nozzle about the swivel axis, and/or horizontal motion of the support to provide irradiation of a supported object from various angles in the plane perpendicular to the swivel axis while maintaining the irradiation nozzle at a constant distance from the supported object.
US11738210B2
Medical systems and methods are provided in the present disclosure. The medical system may include a first medical device mounted on a first gantry. The first medical device may be configured to perform a first operation on a first region of an object. The medical system may also include a second medical device mounted on a second gantry. The second medical device may be configured to perform a second operation on a second region of the object. The second gantry may rotate relative to the first gantry. The first region may at least partially overlap the second region.
US11738207B2
The present specification discloses a photobiomodulation therapy garment having a garment structure configured to be donned by a user atop a skin surface with one or more near-infrared light sources integrated with the garment structure. The near-infrared light source is configured to emit near-infrared light directed to one or more regions of interest of the skin at a wavelength between 600 nm to 1600 nm and at a predetermined dosimetry and duration. A controller with a processor and memory is in communication near-infrared light source to control the operational parameters of the near-infrared light source.
US11738205B2
A laser treatment apparatus that is configured to irradiate a laser beam to an affected area to treat the affected area. The laser treatment apparatus includes: a beam source device that is configured to output a laser beam; and a scanning device that is configured to scan a therapeutic range including the affected area with the laser beam by irradiating the laser beam to the therapeutic range. The scanning device has a transmission medium that is configured to change an output direction of a laser beam according to an applied voltage.
US11738201B2
An external device for use with an implantable medical device includes circuitry that is configured to drive a coil to produce a static electromagnetic field to change a status of the implantable medical device. The static electromagnetic field may replace a physical magnet, which may not be commonly carried by a patient, to induce an emergency shutdown of the implantable medical device. The external device may be a charger or controller that is used to charge or communicate with the implantable medical device, and the coil may primarily be used for those charging and telemetry functions in such devices.
US11738197B2
A system and/or method to control operation of an implantable medical device in response to sensed posture information.
US11738196B2
Stimulation of neural activity in a nerve supplying the spleen, wherein the nerve is adjacent to the splenic artery at a position where the splenic artery is not in direct contact with the pancreas, can modulate pro- and anti-inflammatory molecules levels, thereby reducing inflammation and providing ways of treating disorders, such as disorders associated with inflammation. The invention provides improved ways of reducing inflammation with minimized off-target effects, in particular surgical trauma.
US11738195B2
A portable electrical stimulation device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device includes a pair of electrodes configured to be electrically coupled to a user and a wave generator configured to provide an electrical signal to the user via the pair of electrodes. The wave generator is further configured to generate the electrical signal at one of a plurality of levels. Each of the plurality of levels is defined by at least a frequency, a peak voltage, and a peak current. For each of the levels the frequency is in a range of about 50 Hz-about 500 Hz, the peak voltage is in a range of about 40 V-about 250 V, the peak current is in a range of about 25 mA-about 150 mA, and the frequency and the peak voltage have a generally inverse relationship.
US11738190B2
A neck-hanging massaging device includes an elastic arm, a first handle, a second handle, an electrode assembly and an electric pulse generating device. The first handle and the second handle are fixedly connected to the two sides of the elastic arm. The electrode assembly is arranged on the elastic arm. The electric pulse generating device is electrically connected with the electrode assembly. The electric pulse generating device is arranged in the first handle.
US11738183B2
A plurality of structural layers having different properties are nested together to form the medical balloon. Certain embodiments include at least one layer comprising a fiber-reinforced polymer. The layers of the balloons can slide relative to one another in use. A structural layer may comprise metal reinforcing fibers suspended in a polymer matrix.
US11738177B2
Some embodiments of an anchor device may include bendable anchor mechanism that is deployable in a subcutaneous layer to releasably secure the anchor device to a patient's body. Certain embodiments of the anchor mechanism may include one or more barbs that flexibly bend in response to an insertion or removal force. As such, the anchor mechanism may be inserted into a subcutaneous layer, and removed from the subcutaneous layer, without the need for a separate actuation device to extend or retract the barbs.
US11738170B2
A stylet includes an elongate body defining a passage and at least one aperture in fluid communication with the passage. The stylet also includes a first blocking dam secured to the elongate body proximal to the at least one aperture and a second blocking dam secured to the elongate body distal to the at least one aperture. The stylet is movable within a lumen of a catheter to a position in which the first and second blocking dams are, respectively, proximal and distal to at least one side opening of the catheter and each of the first and second blocking dams is sealingly engaged with an inner surface of the catheter such that fluid introduced into the lumen, from the passage and through the at least one aperture of the stylet, is directed through the at least one side opening of the catheter.
US11738169B2
A urinary catheter assembly includes an intermittent urinary catheter disposed in a cavity formed by a handle, and a connector, and a sleeve attached between the handle and the connector. The connector has a drain. The drain is formed by an outer wall of the connector separated from an inner wall of the connector by a channel.
US11738146B2
A drug delivery system is disclosed that includes a drug delivery device having a reservoir and a delivery cannula having a proximal end in fluid communication with the reservoir and a distal end to be received within a patient. The drug delivery system may further include one or more sensors coupled to the drug delivery device, a wireless transmitter, and a controller coupled to the one or more sensors and the wireless transmitter. The controller may be configured to use the one or more sensors to determine a condition or an operational state of the drug delivery device, and control the wireless transmitter to wirelessly transmit one or more reports representative of the condition or the operational state of the drug delivery device. A method for use with a drug delivery device is also disclosed.
US11738145B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for integrating medical device data are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a processor receives infusion therapy progress data that is generated by an infusion pump and renal failure therapy progress data that is generated by a renal failure therapy machine. The processor also receives physiological data that generated by at least one physiological sensor. The processor determines fluid balance data based on a difference between the infusion therapy progress data and the renal failure therapy progress data. The processor displays the fluid balance data in conjunction with hemodynamic information from the physiological data.
US11738136B2
The present disclosure relates to a connector device for a negative pressure wound therapy system having a connector housing, a fluid outlet connected to the connector housing, an air feeding port and an air filter and coupling means. The fluid outlet is adapted to be connected to a negative pressure source. The connector device is adapted to be engaged with a wound side connector of a wound side assembly by means of the coupling means. The wound side assembly includes a fluid removing conduit and an air supplying conduit, wherein a portion of each one of the fluid removing conduit and the air supplying conduit is connected to the wound side connector. The connector device when engaged with the wound side connector, the fluid removing conduit is fluidly connected to the fluid outlet and the air supplying conduit is fluidly connected to the air feeding port such that air ambient of the connector device can be fed to the air supplying conduit via the air feeding port and the air filter.
US11738129B2
A method for operating a dialysis machine to conduct a dialysis treatment on a patient (e.g., a peritoneal dialysis machine) may include transferring dialysate from a first bag, and automatically determining the dialysate from the first bag has completely transferred. After determining the dialysate has completely transferred from the first bag, switching from the first bag to a second bag of dialysate. The method may further include transferring dialysate from the second bag in response to the detection of the completed transfer of the first bag, and automatically determining the dialysate from the second bag has completely transferred. The method may further include determining if the respective first or second bag has completely transferred by comparing a dialysate bag volume transferred to the patient to a detected volume of the respective first or second bag. Systems with dialysis machines for performing such a method are disclosed as well.
US11738128B2
A system for cardiopulmonary bypass, including: a cardiopulmonary bypass reservoir configured to store a blood; a pump in fluid communication with the cardiopulmonary bypass reservoir configured to provide pressure to the system; an oxygen source including a pressure regulator configured to regulate an oxygen pressure; an oxygenator fluidly connected to the pressure regulator of the oxygen source via an sweep gas inlet, wherein the sweep gas inlet is configured to have a subatmospheric pressure and the oxygenator is configured to oxygenate the blood; a vacuum regulator fluidly connected to the oxygenator via an sweep gas outlet, and configured to provide the subatmospheric pressure; a flow restrictor fluidly connected to the sweep gas inlet and configured to allow for a pressure drop from the oxygen source to the oxygenator; and an arterial filter fluidly connected to a blood outlet of the oxygenator and to the cardiopulmonary bypass reservoir.
US11738122B2
Methods for improving the antibacterial characteristics of biomedical implants and related implants manufactured according to such methods. In some implementations, a biomedical implant comprising a silicon nitride ceramic material may be subjected to a surface roughening treatment so as to increase a surface roughness of at least a portion of the biomedical implant to a roughness profile having an arithmetic average of at least about 500 nm Ra. In some implementations, a coating may be applied to a biomedical implant. Such a coating may comprise a silicon nitride ceramic material, and may be applied instead of, or in addition to, the surface roughening treatment process.
US11738121B2
A biocompatible medical device is provided having at least one surface, wherein at least a part of this surface is coated with a biocompatible layer configured to provide visibility of the device in X-rays.
US11738119B2
Antimicrobial catheters and medical devices are provided. In some aspects, a low durometer aliphatic polyether polyurethane may be impregnated with a first antimicrobial agent (e.g., minocycline and rifampin) and coated with a second antimicrobial agent (e.g., chlorhexidine, gendine, or gardine). The antimicrobial catheters may display improved flexibility and resistance to kinking. Methods of producing the antimicrobial catheters are also provided.
US11738109B2
A fragrance diffuser has a diffuser element connecting a first reservoir to a second reservoir. As a fragrant oil flows between the reservoirs, the diffuser element becomes saturated with oil and diffuses the fragrance or scent. The diffuser is self-contained, easy to interact with, without creating a mess. The diffuser is relaxing and pleasant to watch as it flows through from one end and drips to the other, releasing one small bubble at a time. It is refillable, transportable, and the intensity of the scent release can be controlled easily by saturating the wood more or less often.
US11738107B2
An aroma diffusing system according to an example embodiment includes an aroma diffusing device and a mobile device. The aroma diffusing device includes a wireless communication module. The aroma diffusing device is equipped with first through n-th aroma capsules selected among a plurality of aroma capsules, which emit respective aromatic substances having different scents from each other. The mobile device is connected to the aroma diffusing device through a wireless communication. The mobile device independently controls an intensity of the emission of the aromatic substance of each of the first through n-th aroma capsules, which are installed in the aroma diffusing device, to determine a combination of scents diffused from the aroma diffusing device. The mobile device controls the intensity of the emission of the aromatic substance of each of the first through n-th aroma capsules by digitizing the intensity to an integer value.
US11738106B2
A method of preparing a prefilled syringe is disclosed that includes obtaining a syringe barrel and a needle adaptor cap assembled on the tip of the syringe barrel, wherein the needle adaptor cap has a rubber element tightly sealing the orifice of the tip of the syringe barrel and the syringe barrel together with the needle adaptor cap assembled on the tip of the syringe barrel is sterilized by a first sterilizing. Filling a drug substance into an interior of the syringe barrel and sealing the interior of the syringe barrel. Packaging the syringe barrel with a rubber stopper sealing the interior thereof and the needle adaptor cap assembled on the tip of the syringe barrel. Providing a second external surface sterilizing of the packaged syringe barrel with the rubber stopper sealing the interior thereof and the needle adaptor cap assembled on the tip of the syringe barrel.
US11738104B2
A sterilizing media cassette is described for docking with a self-service terminal or a docking terminal. The sterilizing media cassette has a body having a lower portion and four sides. The body is adapted to hold a stack of media items such as banknotes on support members positioned above the lower portion of the body. A lid is provided that couples to the body. The lid forms an enclosed inner space when coupled to the body. An ozone gas source and/or a heat source is mounted on an inner surface of the body or the inner surface of the lid. A controller activates the ozone gas source and/or a heat source to sterilize the stack of media items. This may be done for a predetermined fixed period of time after the sterilizing media cassette is docked with a self-service terminal or a docking terminal.
US11738101B2
The present invention relates to a method for treating cancer. This method involves providing a first agent comprising a first targeting component coupled to a first cancer therapeutic component and providing a second agent comprising a second targeting component coupled to a second cancer therapeutic component. The first and second targeting components have different biodistributions and/or pharmacokinetics. The first and second agents are administered to a subject having cancer to treat the cancer. Also disclosed is a combination therapeutic comprising the first and second agents.
US11738100B2
Aqueous formulations and kits of radiopharmaceutical compounds of general Formula (II) protected from radiolysis with stabilisers, such as L-methionine and gentisic acid, are disclosed, wherein the compounds are based on sarcophagine ligands coordinated to a radioisotope, such as 64-copper, and linked to a tetrazine group for reaction with tumour targeting antibodies having functional reactive groups such as trans-cyclooctene, processes of preparing said radioligand formulations, and uses thereof for radioimaging, diagnosing and treating cancer.
US11738097B2
Silica nanocarriers hybridized with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (“SPIONs”) and curcumin through equilibrium or enforced adsorption technique. Methods for dual delivery of SPIONs and curcumin to a target for diagnosis or therapy, for example, for SPION-based magnetic resonance imaging or for targeted delivery of curcumin to a cell or tissue. The technique can be extend to co-precipitation of mixed metal oxide involving Ni, Mn, Co and Cu oxide. The calcination temperature can be varied from 500-900° C. The nanocombination is functionalized with chitosan, polyacrylic acid, PLGA or another agent to increase its biocompatibility in vivo.
US11738094B2
The present invention relates to Adeno-associated virus type 9 methods and materials useful for intrathecal delivery of polynucleotides. Use of the methods and materials is indicated, for example, for treatment of lower motor neuron diseases such as SMA and ALS as well as Pompe disease and lysosomal storage disorders. It is disclosed that administration of a non-ionic, low-osmolar contrast agent, together with a rAAV9 vector for the expression of Survival Motor Neuron protein, improves the survival of SMN mutant mice as compared to the administration of the expression vector alone.
US11738092B2
Improved methods and reactants for the chemical synthesis of therapeutic nanoparticles are provided. The nanoparticles comprise a polymeric core, to which is attached one or more homing molecules and one or more therapeutic agents. Improvements in speed, yield and purity are attained using the methods disclosed herein.
US11738090B2
Anti-lymphoma plant virus particles are described. The anti-lymphoma plant virus particles include a filamentous or rod-shaped plant virus particle linked to an antimitotic agent. A therapeutically effective amount of an anti-lymphoma plant virus particle can be administered to a subject to provide a method of treating lymphoma.
US11738088B2
A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having a structure of: wherein L is a cleavable linker group; X is a cargo moiety-containing group; and R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, or substituted alkyl; or R1 and R2 together form a boronic ester ring or a substituted boronic ester group.
US11738077B2
The present invention provides combination vaccines that comprise an immunological agent effective for reducing the incidence of or lessening the severity of PPE caused by L. intracellularis, and one or more immunological active components effective in treatment and/or prophylaxis of at least one further disease-causing organism for swine. Moreover, the present invention also relates to a kit that comprises an immunological agent effective for reducing the incidence of or lessening the severity of PPE caused by L. intracellularis, and one or more immunological active components effective in treatment and/or prophylaxis of at least one further disease-causing organism for swine.
US11738070B2
Provided herein are klotho polypeptide compositions and methods for improving cognitive function in an individual comprising treatment of with klotho polypeptides.
US11738065B2
The present invention relates to polypeptides and analogues thereof for use in the treatment of diabetes and bone disorders. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polypeptides and analogues thereof, and methods for the treatment of diabetes and bone disorders.
US11738062B2
The present invention provides a composition of a mixture comprising Radix Aconiti, Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii and Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, and an herbal extract composition of a mixture comprising Radix Aconiti, Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii, Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii and Radix Angelicae Pubescentis. A method for preparing the herbal extract composition and a product by the method thereof is further provided by the present invention. The herbal extract composition is useful for alleviating pain and treating diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or osteoarthritis (OA).
US11738058B2
A method for selecting cancer patient for treatment with Seneca Valley Virus (SVV) by determining expression of ANTXR1 in a cancerous tissue in a cancer patient; and designating the cancer patient as a candidate for treatment with SVV if normal levels or elevated levels of ANTXR1 expression is detected in the cancerous tissue. Also a method for treating a cancer patient with SVV is disclosed.
US11738051B2
The present invention provides a nucleotide sequence for encoding CAR, a ROBO1 CAR-NK cell of expressing the CAR, and preparation and application thereof. The ROBO1 CAR-NK cell provided by the present invention can specifically kill tumor cells by using ROBO1 antibody for the construction of CAR-NK cells and using ROBO1 molecules as target antigens. It can be used as a therapeutic agent for tumor diseases, for the treatment of tumor with highly expressing of ROBO1, without harmful phenomena such as cytokine release syndrome, thus providing new treatments for the tumors which are ineffective in traditional surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It has lower toxicity, higher safety and better specific lysis activity compared with ROBO1 CAR-T cell.
US11738048B2
Disclosed herein are cells that are immune cells, which cells recombinantly express a dominant negative form of an inhibitor of a cell-mediated immune response of the immune cell, and optionally recombinantly express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), wherein the CAR binds to a viral antigen. In certain embodiments, the immune cell is an immunostimulatory cell, such as a T cell. In certain embodiments, the immune cell is an immunoinhibitory cell, such as a regulatory T cell. Also disclosed herein are immune cells that recognize and are sensitized to a viral antigen, which immune cells recombinantly express a dominant negative form of an inhibitor of a cell-mediated immune response of the immune cell. The cells can be sensitized to an antigen that is a viral antigen. Additionally provided are methods of using such cells to treat a viral infection in a subject in need thereof.
US11738045B2
The present invention provides methods of improve efficiency, growth, and performance in an animal by orally administering to the animal an effective amount of a therapeutic clay. The methods can reduce embryonic loss, increase litter size, increase the number of live births, improve the immune status of the maternal animal, reduce the concentration of maternal fecal amino acids, reduce the concentration of maternal fecal short-chained amino acid, increasing litter birth weight in the maternal animal, increase the amount of young animal colostrum intake, reduce young animal pre-weaning mortality, reduce the number of young animals lost due to low viability, reduce the number of weaned young animals, improve the immune status of young animals at weaning, reduce the number of lightweight young animals from nursery to market, increase the number of young animals marketed per sow, and increase calculated litter weight gain.
US11738029B2
Compositions of particles having at least 95% by weight of rucaparib and a specific surface area (SSA) of at least 12 m2/g, methods for their use, and methods for their production are provided.
US11738028B2
The present invention relates to dosing regimen of a new antimalarial drug, as monotherapy or combination therapy.
US11738027B2
The present disclosure relates to new therapeutic uses of MPO inhibitors and methods of treatment involving the same.
US11738024B2
The present invention concerns pharmaceutical compositions formulated for topical application that are useful in the treatment of HPV-related pathologies and in particular the treatment of premalignant and malignant conditions of the cervix. The com-positions comprise a therapeutically effective amount of lopinavir and ritonavir in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle and wherein the weight ratio (w/w) of lopinavir: ritonavir is between 9:1 and 18:1.
US11738019B2
The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: which inhibit the protein(s) encoded by hepatitis B virus (HBV) or interfere with the function of the HBV life cycle of the hepatitis B virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HBV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HBV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US11738014B2
Compositions of particles having at least 95% by weight of niraparib and a specific surface area (SSA) of at least 5 m2/g, methods for their use, and methods for their production are provided.
US11738005B2
The present invention relates to novel liquid compositions and formulations containing a thioureylene compound, a polysaccharide and a liquid vehicle. The compositions and formulations of the invention are useful for dealing with diseases and conditions associated with abnormally high thyroid hormone levels in mammals, such as humans and cats.
US11737996B2
Disclosed herein are methods for treating cancer comprising administering CAR-modified immune cells and at least one Retinoic Acid Receptor and/or Retinoid X Receptor active agent.
US11737992B2
Provided are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase Type I that are useful in the treatment of neuropathic pain.
US11737990B2
A system for manufacturing an artificial construct suitable for transplantation into a biological organism that includes a two or three three-dimensional preform that is based on the actual two or three-dimensional structure of a native mammalian tissue; and an electrospinning apparatus, wherein the electrospinning apparatus is operative to deposit at least one layer of polymer fibers on the preform to form a polymer scaffold, and wherein the orientation of the fibers in the scaffold relative to one another is substantially parallel.
US11737978B2
The present invention provides novel nanostructures comprising solution of PPSU20. Methods of preparing the novel PPSU nanostructures, and applications of such nanostructures are also provided.
US11737975B2
A method of compounding a topical cream includes combining ingredients including lidocaine and prilocaine, 2.5%/2.5%, cream, lidocaine hydrochloride, 4%, topical solution; and mixing the ingredients to generate a cream.
US11737964B2
The present disclosure relates to hair color toning compositions comprising (a) one or more vegetable oils: (b) one or more solid fatty alcohols; (c) one or more nonionic surfactants; (d) one or more non-silicone shine enhancers; (e) one or more amidoamines; (f) one or more acids; (g) one or more direct dyes; and (g) water. Kits comprising the hair color toning compositions and methods of treating hair using the hair color toning compositions are also disclosed.
US11737962B2
The present invention is on a hair treatment paste composition providing improved hair styling owing to its flexible consistency, which makes easy and homogeneous application onto hair possible. It is an aqueous composition comprising one or more triglyceride comprising fatty acyl chain with a C length from 8 to 16 C atoms, a non-ionic thickening polymer with a polymerization degree of less than or equal to 400 and an anionic thickening polymer.
US11737954B1
Introduced here are containers designed to promote compliance with regimens for administering the medications stored therein. These containers have various features that allow them to be more easily managed by the individuals to whom the medications were prescribed. Some features improve the ease with which containers communicate with individuals. These features may enable information to be more easily input by individuals and/or output for individuals in a comprehensible manner. Other features improve the mechanical or electrical durability of containers. Such features may enable the containers to be used by individuals over the course of several days, weeks, or months without worrying about structural damage or loss of power.
US11737948B1
A system for remotely controlling a sexual stimulation device includes a sexual stimulation device configured to perform an operational mode in accordance with a received signal. A memory device has stored thereon a set of instructions. A processor is configured to execute said set of instructions to generate a control link for activating the operational mode of the sexual stimulation device, post the generated control link to a social platform, website, or application, receive an operational instruction from a user over a computer network via the control link, and initiate the operational mode of the sexual stimulation device in accordance with the received operational instruction.
US11737946B2
An exercise apparatus includes an adjustable frame being attachable to an assistive ambulation device. The adjustable frame includes removable handles, fitting arms located on a lower portion of the adjustable frame to receive a fitness attachment, and attachment points on located on the lower portion of the adjustable frame to couple a resistance device. A jump rope trainer includes a handle; flexible tubing including a handle fastener to connect the handle to the flexible tubing; and a soft sphere shaped object. The flexible tubing includes a soft sphere shaped object fastener to connect the soft sphere shaped object to the flexible tubing.
US11737934B2
A trolley system configured to transport a patient within an MRI environment includes a patient support portion, a base portion configured for movement relative to a floor, a lift coupled to the patient support portion and the base portion, an electric motor coupled to the lift, and an electric blower coupled to the patient transfer device. The lift is configured to change the elevation of the patient support portion relative to the base portion. The motor is mounted such that the elevation of the motor is fixed relative to base portion. The trolley system is positionable adjacent an MRI apparatus within the MRI environment and the magnetic field of the MRI does not interfere with the operation of the motor or blower. The trolley system may further include a patient transfer device having an air bearing. The blower is configured to deliver air to the air bearing.
US11737925B2
A composite wound dressing apparatus promotes healing of a wound via the use of a micropump system housed within or above a wound dressing member. The micropump system includes a miniature pump that applies a subatmospheric pressure to the wound to effectively draw wound fluid or exudate away from the wound bed without the need for a cumbersome external vacuum source. Hence, the wound dressing and micropump system is portable which allows the patient mobility that is unavailable when an external vacuum source is used. The patient does not need to be constrained for any period of time while exudate is being removed from the wound.
US11737912B2
A system for cooling the brain of a human subject, includes a cooling subsystem which inputs a flow of air or breathable gas, cool the air or breathable gas, and outputs cooled air or breathable gas which is delivered to a human subject. A flow control device controls a flow rate of the flow of the air or breathable gas input to the cooling subsystem and a flow rate of the cooled air or breathable gas delivered to the human subject. One or more flow rate sensors measure at least a flow rate of flow of cooled air or breathable gas. One or more temperature sensors measure at least a temperature of a brain and the temperature of the flow of cooled air or breathable gas. A controller adjusts a cooling rate, the temperature, and the flow rate of flow of cooled air or breathable gas delivered to the human subject to cool the brain of the human subject.
US11737910B2
Maxillary and mandibular appliances can be mounted to a user's upper and lower jaws. The appliances can include a palatal pad, buccal tubes, hamular notch tubes, and an anterior deprogrammer. The various portions of the appliances can provoke beneficial reactions by muscles in the tongue and jaw area, massage the same muscles, or provide other beneficial effects.
US11737897B2
The present application describes apparatus (100) for locating an electrode unit on a prosthesis socket, comprising an electrode unit (102) locatable in a socket aperture (106) and having a first abutment surface (118) for engagement with an inner surface (120) of the socket; and a retaining element (104) locatable on the electrode unit and having a further abutment surface (126) for engagement with an outer surface (128) of the socket or the first abutment surface of the electrode unit.
US11737895B2
The disclosure discloses an acetabular cup holder for a hip joint, including a rubber-covered spindle. One end of the rubber-coated spindle is connected with a guide rod. A cup holding rod is arranged in the guide rod. The cup holding rod is provided with a screw thread at a position close to an opening end of the guide rod, and the screw thread extends out of the guide rod. A spring is arranged in a closed end of the guide rod. Kidney-shaped holes are formed in a side wall of a middle portion of the guide rod. A limiting pin is arranged at a position, corresponding to the kidney-shaped holes, of the cup holding rod. On one side of the kidney-shaped holes, a force releasing knob sleeves the outside of the guide rod. The limiting pin penetrates the kidney-shaped holes to be overlapped on the force releasing knob.
US11737894B2
A registration system including a bone pin guide and a bone pin clamp. The bone pin guide may include a guide body, a first guide including a first guide through-hole having a first longitudinal axis, and a second guide including a second guide through-hole having a second longitudinal axis. The bone pin guide may guide first and second bone pins into a bone via the first and second guides. The bone pin clamp may include a clamp body, first, second, and third clamp through-holes extending through the clamp body, a plurality of registration indents defined on the clamp body, and a clamping mechanism including at least one adjustable fastener. The bone pin clamp may receive the first and second bone pins in the first and third clamp through-holes and guide a third bone pin into the bone via the second clamp through-hole.
US11737892B1
An expandable intervertebral spacer system having a top plate and a bottom plate forming a cage. The top, bottom, and sides of the cage have openings to receive bone graft material. At least one ramp extends into the cage from the top plate or bottom plate. The top plate and bottom plate are connected together at the proximal end of the cage at a hinge. The cage is expanded by inserting a pushrod into the proximal end of the cage against the ramp and forcing the top and bottom plates apart at a desired angle. A locking mechanism at the distal end of the cage locks the plates apart using a ratchet-like mechanism in which a torsion spring biases a movable post against a stationary post, such that the saw teeth of the movable post and stationary post cooperate to lock the top and bottom plates apart.
US11737877B2
An adjustable heart valve repair system includes a suture implanting apparatus and a suture locker. The suture implanting apparatus is operable to implant a suture into at least one leaflet of a heart valve. The suture locker is operable to fix the suture. The suture locker includes an adjusting device to adjust tensioning or loosening of the suture.
US11737875B2
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices for delivering artificial chordae tendineae in a patient. A system for adjusting tension in an artificial chordae tendineae includes an artificial chordae tendineae coupleable between a clip and an anchor. The clip is engageable with a leaflet of a heart valve while the anchor is engageable with a papillary muscle or heart wall. The anchor includes a body portion, and a locking portion coupleable with the artificial chordae tendineae and configured to allow movement of the artificial chordae tendineae in a first direction while preventing movement of the artificial chordae tendineae in a second direction opposite the first direction. An actuator is coupled to the locking portion for selectively releasing the locking portion to enable selective movement of the artificial chordae tendineae in the second direction.
US11737869B2
An integrated valve prosthesis includes an anchor stent, a tether component, and a valve component. The anchor stent includes a self-expanding tubular frame member configured to be deployed in the annulus of an aortic valve or the aorta. The valve component includes a valve frame and a prosthetic valve coupled to the valve frame, and is configured to be deployed within the anchor stent. The tether component includes a first end coupled to the anchor stent and a second end coupled to the valve frame. In the delivery configuration, the tether component extends in a first direction from the anchor stent to the valve component, and in the deployed configuration, the tether component extends in a second direction from the anchor stent to the valve component. The second direction is generally opposite the first direction. The tether component may set the location of the valve component relative to the anchor stent.
US11737866B2
A paravalvular leak resistant prosthetic heart valve system including a stent frame, a valve structure and a sealing mechanism. The stent frame has a surface. The valve structure is associated with the stent frame. The sealing mechanism at least partially extends over the surface of the stent frame. The sealing mechanism includes at least one semi-permeable membrane and an osmotic gradient driving material.
US11737862B2
Fluids incorporated into intraocular lenses and their methods of use. In some embodiments the fluids are silicone oils, and in some embodiments they are used in accommodating intraocular lenses.
US11737848B2
Connection systems and methods for establishing optical and electrical connections through a drape are disclosed. A connection system can include a plug and a receptacle, the plug being configured to insert into the receptacle with the drape therebetween. The plug can include an optical terminal extending from a plug housing and an electrical terminal extending from the plug housing. The electrical terminal can be configured as a piercing element for piercing the drape. The receptacle can include an optical receiver within a receptacle housing and an electrical receiver within the receptacle housing. The optical receiver can be configured to form the optical connection with the optical terminal, and the electrical receiver can be configured to form the electrical connection with the electrical terminal when the plug is inserted into the receptacle with the drape therebetween.
US11737841B2
A surgical method is provided for use with a teleoperated surgical system (surgical system), the method comprising: recording surgical instrument kinematic information indicative of surgical instrument motion produced within the surgical system during the occurrence of the surgical procedure; determining respective kinematic signatures associated with respective surgical instrument motions; producing an information structure in a computer readable storage device that associates respective kinematic signatures with respective control signals; comparing, during a performance of the surgical procedure surgical instrument kinematic information during the performance with at least one respective kinematic signature; launching, during a performance of the surgical procedure an associated respective control signal in response to a match between surgical instrument kinematics during the performance and a respective kinematic signature.
US11737839B2
A method for training, by a processor, a machine learning model for determining an operation of a medical tool control device may comprise the steps of: obtaining an operation command to move a medical tool of the medical tool control device on the basis of the machine learning model from guide data generated using a blood vessel image; generating evaluation data of a position to which the distal end of the medical tool has been moved according to the operation command in a blood vessel image; and updating a parameter of the machine learning model by using the evaluation data, so as to train the machine learning model.
US11737834B2
A remote center manipulator for use in minimally invasive robotic surgery includes a base link held stationary relative to a patient, an instrument holder, and a linkage coupling the instrument holder to the base link. First and second links of the linkage are coupled to limit motion of the second link to rotation about a first axis intersecting a remote center of manipulation. A parallelogram linkage portion of the linkage pitches the instrument holder around a second axis that intersects the remote center of manipulation. The second axis is angularly offset from the first axis by a non-zero angle other than 90 degrees.
US11737827B2
Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for planning a procedure for treatment of tissue in a patient's lungs. An exemplary method includes generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the patient's lungs, displaying the 3D model of the patient's lungs, selecting a target location in the tissue of the patient's lungs as displayed on the 3D model, identifying a point on a pleural surface of the patient's lungs with access to the target location, determining an access path between the target location and the identified point on the pleural surface, calculating a risk of injury to intervening structures between the identified point on the pleural surface and the target location, based on the determined access path, and displaying the access path and the calculated risk of injury for the access path on the 3D model.
US11737826B2
A system for determining accuracy of a surgical procedure to implant an implant on a patient bone. The system including at least one computing device configured to perform the following steps. Receive preoperative patient data including preoperative images of the patient bone and planned implant position and orientation data. Receive postoperative patient data including postoperative images of the patient bone and an implant implanted on the patient bone. Segment the patient bone and the implant from the postoperative images of the patient bone and the implant. Register separately the patient bone and the implant from the postoperative images to the patient bone from the preoperative images. And compare an implanted position and orientation of the implant from the postoperative images relative to the patient bone from the preoperative images to the planned implant position and orientation data relative to the patient bone from the preoperative images.
US11737817B2
Systems for controlling ablation procedures that include a user interface. The user interface can include a display; and a memory with a computer executable method stored thereon, the computer executable method adapted to cause to be displayed on the display a plurality of interactive elements for controlling one or more aspects of the ablation.
US11737811B2
A forceps includes an instrument housing, an elongated shaft assembly extending distally from the instrument housing, and a rotation knob assembly. The rotation knob assembly is supported in the instrument housing and includes a rotation knob and an inner housing. The rotation knob is coupled to the shaft assembly and positioned to rotate about the inner housing to rotate the elongated shaft assembly relative to the instrument housing. The inner housing is coupled to the instrument housing and supports electrical contacts configured to transmit electrical energy through the rotation knob assembly.
US11737810B2
Methods for treating tissue with irreversible electroporation and immunotherapy are described. The methods include placing a probe in tissue within a human body, wherein the probe has at least a first electrode, applying a plurality of electrical pulses through the first electrode and a second electrode, causing irreversible electroporation (IRE) of the tissue within a target ablation zone, and administering one or more exogenous agents into the tissue within the target ablation zone or to the human, thereby stimulating or otherwise modulating an immune system response within the body.
US11737800B2
Attachment devices and methods of using the same are disclosed. The attachment devices can be fenestrated. The fenestrations can control the flow of fluid out of and/or into the device.
US11737797B2
The apparatus, systems and methods disclosed herein generally relate to the surgical repair or alteration of bone. More particularly, certain of the disclosed apparatus, systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to the use of a directionally-reinforced composite material to emulate anisotropic structural characteristics of an original anatomic trabecular structure. The directionally-reinforced composite material may generally include a scaffold set in a composite matrix, wherein the scaffold determines the anisotropic structural characteristics of the materials. In some of the embodiments, a scaffold may include at least a first plurality of struts which are generally aligned in a first direction and a second plurality of struts aligned in a second direction.
US11737794B2
In some embodiments, a spinal stabilization system may be formed in a patient using quick-connect sleeve assemblies. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly can be coupled to a bone fastener assembly in a fast and intuitive way. In one embodiment, a quick-connect sleeve assembly has a detachable member and a movable member. Both members engage a collar of the bone fastener assembly. In one embodiment, the engagement can be locked via one or more locking features to facilitate screwing a bone fastener of the bone fastener assembly onto a vertebral body in a minimally invasive surgical procedure. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly has a low profile and is particularly shaped for minimally invasive entry.
US11737792B2
A spinal implant configured to connect to a vertebra. The spinal implant comprises a ball and socket joint allowing poly-axial movement. The ball and socket joint includes a socket having a multiple radius tear drop geometry with a larger radius and a smaller radius, so that the ball can move freely within the larger radius of the socket until it is seated into the smaller radius of the socket upon locking of the ball and socket joint.
US11737784B2
A uterine manipulator device includes: an elongated cannulated tube having proximal and distal ends, a cervical cup positioned on the elongated cannulated tube with a top distal portion of a first diameter and a base proximal portion of a second smaller diameter, and an occluder assembly comprising an occluder positioned proximally from the cervical cup on the elongated cannulated tube, the occluder having a body with at least one primary rib and at least two secondary ribs, wherein a diameter of at least one secondary rib is smaller than the diameter of the primary rib.
US11737778B2
A device for intrabody surgery comprises a cutting arrangement rotatable by a hollow driveshaft, which is formed by a hollow front cutting region and a rear region. The front region includes multiple longitudinal drilling sections interconnected by transversely oriented cutting blade sections. The drilling sections are positioned at an angle to each other defining in combination with the cutting blades a conically shaped grid formation having a hollow internal cavity. The grid formation defines a plurality of ports between the drilling sections and the blades. A low-pressure zone is formed within the hollow internal cavity, wherein cut occlusion materials are aspired by the low-pressure zone through the plurality of ports into the hollow internal cavity for further evacuation from the cutting arrangement.
US11737773B2
A medical tool includes a rotatable hollow tube and one or more electrical wires. The rotatable hollow tube is defining a working channel therein for insertion of a medical instrument into a cavity of a patient body. The one or more electrical wires traverse the working channel for exchanging electrical signals with one or more electronic devices located at a distal end of the rotatable hollow tube. The working channel has a non-circular cross section for passing both the medical instrument and the one or more electrical wires, and for allowing rotation of the rotatable hollow tube relative to the medical instrument located inside the working channel in the presence of the one or more electrical wires.
US11737757B2
Multiple endoscopic devices and methods for closing perforations and/or creating anastomoses in tissue are described. For example, this document provides devices and methods for performing esophagogastric anastomoses and for closing esophageal perforations in a minimally invasive fashion. The devices and methods provided herein can also be used for, without limitation, colorectal anastomoses, any bowel anastomosis, gastric bypass anastomoses, and broader vessel anastomoses.
US11737752B2
A staple cartridge configured for use with a surgical stapler includes a cartridge body, a deck defined configured to compress tissue against an anvil of the surgical stapler, and a plurality of staple openings formed in the deck. A plurality of staples is disposed within the staple openings, with each staple having a pair of legs. A plurality of staple drivers is also disposed within the staple openings, with the staple drivers being actuatable to drive the staples through tissue and against the anvil to form the legs. Each of the staple drivers includes a driver body, a first pocket disposed on a first lateral side of the driver body, and a second pocket disposed on a second lateral side of the driver body. The first and second pockets are configured to receive the legs of the respective staple when the legs are formed against the anvil.
US11737745B2
Devices and methods for body conduit lengthening and anastomosis creation can be used to treat patients with a variety of health conditions. For example, among other uses, this document describes esophageal lengthening and anastomosis devices that can be used to remedy esophageal atresia in neonatal patients.
US11737744B2
Surgical anchor assemblies and method of tissue repair using the same. The surgical anchor assemblies have a cannulated fixation device, an implant configured to be coupled to the fixation device, and a stop mechanism for preventing relative movement between the fixation device and the implant, such that the fixation device and the implant are configured to rotate together, and a flexible strand winds up to reduce any slack in the flexible strand used for the repair.
US11737741B1
A retractor system includes a retractor with an oximeter sensor at its tip and a force sensor coupled to the retractor. The retractor system also includes a system unit which can send signals to and receive signals from the oximeter sensor via optical fibers. The oximeter sensor measures oxygen saturation of a tissue being retracted by the retractor, and the force sensor measures an amount of force that is applied to the retracted tissue by the tip of the retractor. Another retractor system has a closed loop control arrangement with a positioning mechanism which moves the retractor based on measurements of the sensors.
US11737740B2
Closure devices for sealing a puncture and methods of sealing a puncture are described herein. A closure device may be used to position a sealant in a puncture. The sealant may be provided in a sheath which is retracted to expose the sealant in the puncture. A support member may be advanced to compress the sealant. The device may have a lock that prevents the support member from advancing prematurely. The lock may be unlocked when the sheath is at least partially retracted. The device may have an actuator that controls movement of the sheath and the support member. The lock may remain in a locked position until the sheath is at least partially retracted.
US11737734B2
An ultrasound imaging device and system, and an image enhancement method for ultrasound radiography and imaging. Image enhancement coefficients of location points in a examined biological tissue are computed first according to radiography channel data, and then, weighted processing is performed on the image enhancement coefficients and beam forming data.
US11737733B2
A method of determining a position of a target using a metric comprises receiving a plurality of ultrasound signals representative of ultrasound energy received from the target and, for each of a plurality of different foci, adjusting the ultrasound signals in dependence on the focus and determining a value of the metric using the adjusted ultrasound signals. The method further comprises using the determined values for the metric for the different foci to determine a position of the target.
US11737729B2
For rotation compensation in a catheter, a rotation sensor senses rotation of the handle or catheter. Motors are controlled to change the bend in response to sensed rotation. As the tip rotates due to handle rotation, the motors change the bend to maintain the bend and tip position relative to the patient. This steering in the patient reference frame may be more intuitive, easier to learn, and allow rotation to change an imaging field of view without moving the bending planes.
US11737714B2
Cone-beam computer tomography systems, devices, and methods for image acquisition of large target volumes using partial scans.
US11737712B2
A medical device is configured to sense event signals from a cardiac electrical signal and determine maximum amplitudes of cardiac electrical signal segments associated with sensed event signals. The medical device is configured to determine at least one tachyarrhythmia metric based on at least a greatest one of the determined maximum amplitudes. The medical device may determine when the at least one tachyarrhythmia metric does not meet true tachyarrhythmia evidence and, in response, determine when the maximum amplitudes meet suspected noise criteria. The medical device may withhold a tachyarrhythmia detection and tachyarrhythmia therapy when suspected noise criteria are met.
US11737704B2
A computerized method for estimating bone mineral density, z and t-scores and/or fracture risk by receiving single-energy x-rays of the thoracic spine, chest x-ray, lumbar spine, whole body x-ray, hip, arm, leg, hand or foot in addition to imaging technical parameters and clinical parameters such as patient demographics, medical history, and other risk factors. The results are presented to a user for the diagnosis or screening of osteoporosis and/or risk stratification of osteoporotic fractures. A classifier may be trained using a dataset of single energy x-rays correlated to results from dual energy x-ray readings performed in the same patient and of the same body part, along with fracture incidence, to correlate the inputs provided to the desired output. A classifier may also be trained to predict fracture risk directly from x-ray image data and optionally additional patient characteristics.
US11737699B2
Systems, methods, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed for performing electrophysiology (EP) signal processing. An embodiment includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) circuit board configured to process an ECG signal. The embodiment further includes a plurality of intracardiac (IC) circuit boards, each configured to process a corresponding IC signal. The ECG circuit board and the plurality of IC circuit boards share substantially a same circuit configuration and components. The ECG circuit board further processes the ECG signal using substantially a same path as each IC circuit board uses to process its corresponding IC signal.
US11737698B2
An electrophysiology system including signal channels each of which processes an electrophysiological signal along a signal path extending from an input port that receives the analog electrophysiological signal, via an adjustable gain element that amplifies the electrophysiological signal, and via an ADC element that converts the analog signal into a corresponding digital signal, to an output port. The system further includes a monitoring element that generates a monitoring signal representative of a DC component of the electrophysiological signal and a gain control element that generates a control signal responsive to the monitoring signal. The control signal controls the gain setting of the gain element to cause a decrease in gain, if an increase in the magnitude of the DC component is determined; and/or an increase in gain, if a decrease in the magnitude of the DC component is determined.
US11737694B2
Personal diagnostic devices including diagnostic patches (bio-patches) and interactive medical bracelets (bio-bracelets) are provided with a skin/patch interface, at least one analysis layer, a signal processing layer, and a user output interface. Embodiments of the interactive diagnostic devices may include micro-fluidic circuits with reaction chambers, analysis chambers, mixing cambers, and various pre-disposed chemistries or reagents for performing a wide verity of tests by transdermal transport of blood or perspiration. Sample collection chambers for the fluidic circuit may include minimally invasive tubules that penetrate the skin surface to acquire blood samples from capillaries near the epidermis. Alternate implementations of the personal diagnostic device may be equipped with logic processing, input/output devices, acoustic microphones, cryogenic circuits, embedded processors, electrical control circuitry, and battery current sources or photovoltaic sources of electrical power.
US11737693B2
An apparatus includes a pre-sample reservoir, a diversion mechanism, and a flow metering mechanism. The diversion mechanism has an inlet port couplable to a lumen-defining device to receive bodily-fluids from a patient, a first outlet port fluidically couplable to the pre-sample reservoir, and a second outlet port fluidically couplable to a sample reservoir. The diversion mechanism defines a first fluid flow path and a second flow path that are configured to place the first outlet port and the second outlet port, respectively, in fluid communication with the inlet port. The flow metering mechanism is configured to meter a flow of a predetermined volume of bodily-fluid through the first fluid flow path into the pre-sample reservoir, to meter a flow of a second volume of bodily-fluid through the second fluid flow path into the sample reservoir, and to display a volumetric indicator associated with the predetermined volume and the second volume.
US11737684B2
A mechanism for interpreting spatiotemporal data from augmented and virtual reality devices into fitness related metrics and recommendations. Spatiotemporal data can be compared to the physical data of the end user to interpret energy expense such as estimated calorie burn. A virtual reality or augmented reality device can report positional data over time as the user engages with a corresponding environment. The positional data is compared to a biometric profile of the end user to understand how their physical body is exerting itself. The spatiotemporal data is a series of coordinate data expressed over time. The biometric data is the physical profile of the end user. This data is used to understand and quantify physical movement while using a virtual reality or augmented reality device. The energy expense determination mechanism can be used to provide a virtual coach for activities and workouts, games involving physical movement, and other applications.
US11737681B2
Disclosed are methods and devices for detecting retained surgical items or other objects having a magnetic signature within a corpus of a patient. The device can comprise a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a distal sensing portion positioned distally of the shaft. The distal sensing portion can comprise one or more gradiometers comprising a plurality of magnetometers. The device can further comprise one or more output components configured to generate a user output to alert a user of a detected object.
US11737680B2
A system includes multiple electrically-conductive channels and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, over the electrically-conductive channels, (i) respective first electric currents from a probe, which is within a body of a patient, via a plurality of first electrodes, which are attached to skin of the patient at a region of the body, and (ii) a second electric current from the probe via a second electrode, which is attached to the skin and is connected to one of the channels. The processor is further configured to ascertain respective first electric-current values of the first electric currents and a second electric-current value of the second electric current, and to calculate a position of the probe between the region and the second electrode, based on the first electric-current values and the second electric-current value. Other embodiments are also described.
US11737679B2
A localization tool for localizing and marking a nodule of a patient includes a magnetic portion for locating a magnetic fiducial marker disposed in or adjacent the nodule, and an electrocautery element for marking the nodule or tissue adjacent the nodule upon locating the magnetic fiducial marker.
US11737677B2
A system for use in monitoring application is described. The system comprises a light detection unit and an illumination arrangement. The detection unit is configured for collecting light returning from a selected inspection region for determining variations in collected light intensity. The illumination arrangement comprises one or more light sources configured for providing illumination of a selected wavelength range directed toward said inspection region. Wherein the illumination arrangement is arranged around the detection unit to provide symmetrical illumination conditions with respect to an axis connecting said detection unit and said inspection region.
US11737662B2
Disclosed is a visual imaging device based on PS-OCT for early demineralization and caries of dental hard tissues, comprising a laser light source for emitting a laser light, a coupler for receiving and dividing the laser light emitted by the laser light source into a reference laser light and a detection laser light; wherein the reference laser light backtracking to the coupler and the detection laser light backtracking to the coupler are coupled and then passed through a transmission grating and a convex lens to input as an optical signal into a linear CCD detector for converting the optical signal into an electrical signal which is then input to a computer control system and collected by a built-in capture card; and the computer is configured to perform a three-dimensional reconstruction of an image and perform two-dimensional cross-section image analysis; and the computer control system is connected to the scanning galvanometer to control a vibration of the scanning galvanometer. The device of the present application can be used for performing PS-OCT imaging detection of the dental hard tissue surface in the oral cavity of a subject. The computer control system automatically performs two-dimensional cross-section imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction imaging of the image, thereby completing a three-dimensional quantitative evaluation. The present application provides a new method for clinically detecting early demineralization of dental hard tissue with high resolution.
US11737656B2
The present invention generally relates to a medical device and a method of using a medical device. Specifically, the invention relates to a tube introducing device designed to introduce catheters, endoscopes and the like medical devices into organs and body lumens during procedures such as esophageal manometry, esophageal pH tests, and the placement of trans-nasal feeding tubes and a method of use thereof.
US11737646B2
A medical image processing device includes a processor configured to: acquire a first captured image captured based on light from an observation target irradiated with light in a first wavelength band, the observation target emitting fluorescence upon being irradiated with excitation light in a second wavelength band; acquire a second captured image captured based on the excitation light and the fluorescence from the observation target irradiated with the excitation light; specify a target area in which a pixel level is not lower than a predetermined threshold, in the first captured image; and generate, for an area at a same position as the target area, a superimposed image only including pixels in the target area in the first captured image, among pixels in the area at the same position as the target area in the second captured image and pixels in the target area in the first captured image.
US11737635B2
Disclosed is a moving robot including: a travel unit configured to move a body; an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a surrounding image of the body; a sensor unit having one or more sensors configured to detect an obstacle while the body moves; a controller configured to: upon detection of an obstacle by the sensor unit, recognize an attribute of the obstacle based on an image acquired by the image acquisition unit, and control driving of the travel unit based on the attribute of the obstacle; and a sound output unit configured to: output preset sound when the recognized attribute of the obstacle indicates a movable obstacle. Accordingly, the moving robot improves stability, user convenience, driving efficiency, and cleaning efficiency.
US11737634B1
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning grout in tile floors and other surfaces has a proximal end (1) connected to a vacuum source (11) and a high pressure water source (12) activated by a trigger mechanism (13) connected by conduits (6, 8) to a distal end (2) having a cleaning head (7) with nozzle (18) and brush barriers (21, 22) to retain water for conveying by vacuum to the vacuum source.
US11737633B2
An extraction cleaner is provided with a removable recovery tank having a recovery container, a drain opening quick-empty valve, and an actuator assembly for emptying the recovery container. The drain opening can be provided on a lower portion of the recovery container. The actuator assembly can selectively open the valve. At least a portion of the actuator assembly can be provided on an upper portion of the recovery container.
US11737628B1
Provided is a charging station of a mobile robotic device including a main housing with an opening; a signal receiver coupled to the main housing for receiving signals from a transmitter of the mobile robotic device; an electrical plug coupled to the main housing to connect to a power supply; and one or more electrical elements electrically coupling the electrical plug to the charging cable; wherein the charging station detects the mobile robotic device approaching for charging when the mobile robotic device is within a range of the signal receiver of the charging station and the signal receiver of the charging station receives signals transmitted from the transmitter of the mobile robotic device.
US11737615B2
A wet tissue container includes a container body having an opening and a cover structure covering the opening of the container body. The cover structure has a base with a hole, and a lid plate having a plurality of petal members annularly arranged in a way that a mouth is formed among the petal members. The lid plate is coupled to the hole of the base in a way that the lid plate is rotatable relative to the base.
US11737611B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a detergent dispenser device and methods of systems related thereto. Dispensers of the present disclosure comprise a container with side walls, a base, and a lid. The dispensers and methods of use described herein are operable to store and contain a cleaning agent, allow fluid to be applied to the agent to create a cleaning solution, and further facilitate drying and fluid management.
US11737607B2
A cooking article includes a cooking utensil and a handle that is removably connected to the cooking utensil. The handle includes a plurality of hollow seasoning compartment sections, each section configured to store grindable seasonings. The handle includes a selector switch configured to select one of the plurality of seasoning compartment sections for grinding and dispensing seasonings. The handle includes a plurality of sliding members. Each sliding member is associated with a corresponding seasoning compartment section and includes one or more grinding teeth configured to grind the grindable seasonings of the associated seasoning compartment section. The handle includes a lever configured to be pressed and released. When the lever is pressed and released, the lever moves the sliding member associated with the selected seasoning compartment section back and forth, causing the sliding member's grinding teeth to grind the grindable seasonings in the selected seasoning compartment section.
US11737594B2
An apparatus comprises at least two cooking devices, a control unit, an input device and an output device. The control unit is adapted to determine if at least two of the foodstuffs to be cooked can be cooked in one of the cooking devices in an at least partly concurrent manner. Depending thereon, the control unit allocates the foodstuffs to be cooked to the cooking devices and outputs, via the output device, which of the foodstuffs can be cooked in which cooking device or in which cooking devices.
US11737590B2
The invention provides an invertible bedding stability system comprising a fitted sheet, a top sheet that resembles a flat sheet at the head end and fitted sheet at the foot end, and a cover bearing a constellation of buttons. The top sheet is sewn by a seam to the fitted sheet along their foot end and one side, such that elastic straps are sandwiched between them and bisected by that seam. The elastic straps define button holes; the external half of each strap may mate to one or more respective buttons on the cover. When the system is mounted on an intended mattress, the bedding remains more reliably in a fully or partially made-bed state, thereby improving the user's sleeping experience.
US11737587B2
A wall panel system including a first wall panel, the first panel including at least a first panel hook portion. The system also including a second wall panel having a different configuration than the first wall panel. The second panel includes at least a second panel hook portion and a third panel hook portion opposing the second panel hook portion. The first wall panel is configured to engage with the second wall panel to create a wall panel assembly.
US11737575B2
A collapsible folding box spring assembly comprising a first subassembly that includes top and bottom frame portions; a second subassembly that includes a top and bottom frame portions; first and second T-brackets positioned between the first and second subassemblies in a hinged configuration, wherein the top frame portion of the first subassembly and the top frame portion of the second subassembly are both attached to the T-brackets at a first axis, wherein the bottom frame portion of the subassembly is attached to the T-brackets at a second axis; and wherein the bottom frame portion of the second subassembly is attached to the T-brackets at a third axis; and a plurality of rotating Z-links located between the top and bottom frame portions of the first and second subassemblies for expanding the frame portions when in an open configuration, and collapsing the frame portions when in a closed configuration.
US11737572B1
The invention relates to a detachable assembled lounge furniture, comprising a plurality of components: a component A, a component B, a component C, a component D, a component E, a component F, a component G, a component H, a component I, a component J, a component K, a component L, and a component M, which are formed into various combinations to constitute various lounge furniture. Advantages. 1. A detachable assembled lounge furniture is provided, which is designed to be divided into various components. The user can combine, add and remove the components according to his/her own needs to form a variety of furniture with different structures, models and sizes, so as to satisfy the user's needs to the maximum extent. 2. When making a move, the furniture can be disassembled into single components to move, so as to reduce the difficulty of moving up and down stairs.
US11737555B2
A lightweight beam structure includes a first and a second frame. The first frame includes an upper plate, two inner side plates downward bent and extended from two sides of the upper plate, two outer side plates upward bent and extended from two inner side plates respectively and two fixing plates bent and extended from two outer side plates respectively. Each outer side plate is formed outside each inner side plate. A groove is formed between each inner side plate and each outer side plate. The second frame is connected with the first frame and includes a top plate and two intermediate plates downward bent and extended from two sides of the top plate. Each intermediate plate is received in each groove. The top plate is formed over the upper plate. Therefore, the stability is maintained and the weight is reduced so that the material costs may be decreased.
US11737552B2
A tensioning device includes a first slot located on a first end of the tensioning device, the first slot being closed on all four sides. The tensioning device further includes a second slot and a third slot, the third slot located on a second end of the tensioning device, the second end opposite the first end, the second slot located between the first and third slot, the second and the third slot being having an open side on one of four sides and closed on three of four sides. The tensioning device further includes a lever arm, the lever arm located on the second end of the tensioning device.
US11737551B2
A quick slide-out-type outdoor tool pouch, which comprises a pouch body used for holding contents; an opening through which the contents are taken out is provided above the pouch body; the rear end of a pouch cover (2) is connected to the pouch body and may be rotated to cover the opening; a sliding band (1) is provided, the tail end of the sliding band (1) is connected to the inner side of the pouch body by means of a connection place (6), and the connection place (6) is located at the inner side of the pouch body at the side connected to the pouch cover (2); a through-outlet (5) for the sliding band (1) to penetrate is provided on the pouch body at the side opposite to the connection place (6); and after being folded, the front end of the sliding band (1) may be inserted into a holding part (3). The quick slide-out-type outdoor tool pouch enables tools to be taken out quickly, which may increase the timeliness with which tools are taken out in emergency situations.
US11737544B2
A container for loose powder, having a well defining a well volume, a side wall surrounding the well laterally to define an upwardly closed powder chamber extending circumferentially around the well, and a bottom member cooperating with the well and the side wall to close the lower ends of the well volume and the chamber. The bottom member and at least a part of the well are relatively rotatable between positions in which the well and bottom member cooperatively prevent passage of powder from the chamber to the well volume, and in which at least one gap opens to permit limited passage of powder from the chamber into the lower end of the well volume. A lid closing the well volume is removable to enable an applicator to transport powder from the well volume to a location outside the container.
US11737531B2
A wallet includes a first shell with one or more openings on a shell perimeter adapted to clip one or more objects to the one or more openings; and a second shell coupled to the first shell, the second shell including a storage compartment; and first and second rails on each side of the second metal shell to slideably receive one or more cards in the storage compartment.
US11737528B2
A watchband can comfortably secure an electronic device to a wrist of a user. The watchband can include a base having a contact surface opposite an engagement surface, contact loops on the contact surface for contacting a user, and engagement loops on the engagement surface for engaging hooks. The hooks can be provided on the engagement surface, opposite some of the contact loops. The base can include base threads, and the contact loops and engagement loops can be formed by contact threads and engagement threads woven about some of the base threads between the contact surface and the engagement surface. Between adjacent engagement loops, the engagement thread can be more securely attached to the base than is the contact thread between adjacent contact loops.
US11737514B2
An article of footwear includes a sole structure having a chassis, an outsole, and a cushioning element. The chassis extending from an anterior end to a posterior end and includes a dock formed between the anterior end and the posterior end. The outsole extends from a first end removably coupled to the anterior end of the chassis to a second end removably coupled to the posterior end of the chassis. The cushioning element is disposed between the chassis and the outsole and includes a first portion removably engaged with the dock of the chassis. The sole structure may include a carriage removably disposed between the chassis and the outsole adjacent to the cushioning element. The carriage includes an upper frame receiving and surrounding the dock and a lower frame receiving and surrounding a portion of the outsole.
US11737513B2
A shoe comprises an upper and a sole. The sole includes: a midsole covering a lower surface of the upper, the midsole having an external surface having a facing region facing the upper and a non-facing region excluding the facing region; and an additional sole material covering a portion of the non-facing region. The midsole is provided with a notch reaching both the facing region and the non-facing region. The additional sole material has a body portion stuck to the non-facing region, a bonding portion stuck to both the upper and the midsole to bond them together, and an embedded portion embedded in the notch of the midsole. The body portion and the bonding portion are connected together via the embedded portion and thus integrated together such that the body portion and the bonding portion are spaced from each other in a thickness-wise direction of the midsole.
US11737507B1
Sensors, actuators, energy sources, and data processing for enabling artificial intelligent (AI) integrated automated features of intelligent electronic shoes are provided. The intelligent footwear can gather information from the shoe and send the data to a user interface for monitoring the physical activities of the wearer. A smart thermal actuation system can control the internal temperature of the shoe to offer a comfortable experience to the user. Intelligent footwear can also have systems for multipurpose sensing and actuation modules, which can use energy harvested by the user locomotion or by an energy source accompanied by artificial intelligence to gather and process information for ensuring an enhanced user experience.
US11737501B2
Embodiments of golf gloves having a cut out portion and methods to manufacture gloves having a cut out portion are generally described herein. Other embodiments of gloves may be described and claimed.
US11737499B2
A brassiere includes a front portion configured to be positioned along a front of a torso, a back portion coupled to the front portion, and a shoulder strap extending from the front portion to the back portion. The front portion includes a cup for supporting a wearer's breast. The cup comprises a fabric layer and a printed layer. The fabric layer includes a first, user-facing side and a second side opposite the first side. The printed layer is deposited on the fabric layer and forms a discontinuous layer defining covered fabric areas and noncovered fabric areas exposing the fabric layer. An elastic modulus of the covered fabric areas is different than an elastic modulus of the noncovered fabric areas. The printed layer is deposited on the fabric layer in a pattern configured to provide the cup with an elastic modulus gradient.
US11737489B2
The present invention relates to a device and method for rolling a paper tube around ground material to form a cigarette. In an embodiment of the present invention, the device comprises an openable chamber configured to receive ground material, the chamber having a first end and a second end; a rolling assembly disposed within the chamber, the rolling assembly receiving paper and forming a paper tube around the ground material, the rolling assembly having a first end and a second; and a first gear assembly at the first chamber end and communicatively connected the first end of the rolling assembly, and a second gear assembly at the second chamber end and communicatively connected to the second end of the rolling assembly, the first and second gear activating the rolling assembly when rotated to roll the paper around the ground material forming a cigarette.
US11737481B2
A food with an extended shelf-life and a method of extending shelf-life of food is provided herein. The extended shelf-life is provided by treating the food with at least one shelf-life extender selected from a group consisting of an isothiocyanate, a non-aromatic cyclic ketone, a boronic acid, a ligand and their precursors.
US11737478B2
This disclosure relates for example to meat alternative compositions comprising a plant based meat alternative and a cranberry seed preparation. This disclosure is also related to methods of preparing such meat alternative compositions.
US11737472B2
The present disclosure relates to an infusion product for making a beverage, such as a tea or tea-like drink. In order to produce the composition of the present disclosure, plant materials are contacted with a solvent to remove an extract. The remaining plant materials are then formed into a fibrous structure or network, such as a sheet or fibrous layer. The extract may be further treated or concentrated and then reapplied to the plant materials. In accordance with the present disclosure, the resulting sheet or layer is then reduced to discrete pieces having a unique particle size distribution. Through the process of the present disclosure, a composition is produced that not only has a minimal amount of fines and dust, but can also have a relatively low bulk density.
US11737471B2
A composition and method for supplementing food, nutrition, and diet systems with omega-6 to omega-3 balanced oils comprising a synergistic blend of at least two oils. The composition further comprises a synergistic blend of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids as a means to further increase the nutritional value. The composition provides an effective increase in therapeutic and pharmacological properties in nutrition, and retards the rate of oxidation thereof.
US11737470B2
An improved system and method for evaluating stored agricultural or horticultural commodities is provided. The system and method generally include performing atmospheric measurements within multiple controlled atmosphere rooms, or sampling enclosures coupled to controlled atmosphere rooms, and determining a change over time of a respiratory value of the commodities stored therein. Based on the change over time of the respiratory value, the system and method selects commodities from among at least one of the controlled atmosphere rooms for delivery, marketing, storage, or other disposition.
US11737466B2
The present invention provides a method of improving the ability of plants to resistance diseases, comprising using a strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and a Bidens plant extract; and the Bidens plant extract enhances the ability of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens to inhibit the growth of the Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli, increases the metabolic activity of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, increases the amount of the biofilm formation of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, and maintains the alive number of the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.
US11737463B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein the variables are defined as given in the description and claims. The invention further relates to uses and composition for compounds of formula I.
US11737462B2
Compounds and methods are described herein that are effective to modulate plant response (e.g., plant susceptibility) to environmentally-induced stress. The compounds and methods described herein advantageously may be used to modulate environmental stress resistance in a wide variety of plants. Environmental stresses include, for example, high light intensity (UV exposure), temperature (e.g., high heat), high soil salinity, and low soil moisture (e.g., drought). As used herein, environmental stresses include any conditions that result in increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and accumulation of ROS in the plant cells. The compounds described herein that are effective to modulate resistance to the stress prevent, directly or indirectly, or increase phosphorylation of Tyr248 of the RACK1A protein.
US11737455B2
Reducing fines from an agricultural spray dispensed from a nozzle is provided in the disclosed methods. The agricultural spray comprises water, an agricultural composition such as a pesticide, at least one oil emulsion drift reduction adjuvant, and at least one spontaneous emulsion drift reduction adjuvant. The agricultural spray exhibits fewer fine droplets having a diameter less than about 105 μm, about 150 μm, and/or about 210 μm compared to an agricultural spray neither or only one of the oil emulsion drift reduction adjuvant and the spontaneous emulsion drift reduction adjuvant.
US11737448B1
The poison bait station device is for elimination of rodents such as mice. The device includes an elongated tubular housing having a rodent entrance at one end and an end wall at an opposite end thereof, with a through-hole in the end wall. A bait station line (e.g. wire or cable) extends through the through-hole and includes a bait attachment feature at a first end thereof configured to be extended out through the rodent entrance for attaching poison bait thereto, and configured to be retracted within the elongated tubular housing for safely setting the poison bait therein. A structure attachment feature is at an opposite end of the bait station line and is configured to be securely attached to a structure in a local environment.
US11737447B2
A boom truss structure for an agricultural sprayer that includes boom segments on either side of the sprayer, including primary boom segments, secondary boom segments attached to the primary boom segments at a first hinge, and breakaway boom segments attached to the secondary boom segments at a second hinge. The primary boom segment includes truss elements extending upwardly from a base support member. The secondary boom also includes a base support member, but with an inverted underside truss support member that is located underneath the base support member instead of on top of the base support member. This allows the secondary boom segment to fold on top of the primary boom segment in a compact manner about a lower pivot axis. Additionally, the breakaway boom segment may be folded initially about the secondary boom segment, after which the secondary boom segment is folded about the primary boom segment.
US11737434B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that generate from a first pair and a second pair of images of livestock that are within an enclosure and that are taken at different times using a stereoscopic camera, at least two distance distributions of the aquatic livestock within the enclosure. The distance distributions can be used to determine a measure associated with an optical property of the water within the enclosure. A signal associated with the measure can be provided.
US11737433B2
Provided is a device for flipping or rotating a floating aquatic cage to mitigate biofouling, and for farm management, such as to carry out maintenance and facilitate harvesting, particularly the style of floating cage used in farming oysters and other shellfish. The device includes a hollow frame or housing which defines a path through which the floating aquatic cage may pass, including entrance and exit openings; and one or more guide elements positioned on an inside surface of the hollow frame or housing. The one or more guide elements form an obstruction to opposing corners of the floating aquatic cage, and impart a turning force in such a manner as to rotate the floating aquatic cage.
US11737432B2
Unit for sorting parts moving along a conveyor belt comprising a transfer device (3) which comprises a roller (31) which is rotatably movable above the belt and a plurality of gripping tools (32) at the periphery of the roller which are each capable of selectively removing a part from the belt when the tools are brought into a removal position, each tool comprising a suction cup (321) attached to a tubular support sleeve (322) which is capable of creating a connection between the suction cup and an internal chamber (312) of the roller, said connection being kept at a negative pressure relative to the surrounding air, all of the suction cups which are brought into the removal position being depressurized, each sleeve being mounted so as to be translatably movable along the axis thereof through a wall (311) of the roller, an actuator (34) being designed to selectively control, in the removal position, the movement of the sleeve so that the suction cup engages with the part to be removed.
US11737431B2
A bird feeder support pole that is configured to selectively elevate and lower a crossbeam assembly supporting one or more bird feeders. The support pole eliminates the need to climb ladders or other objects to replenish the feeder with a bird feed. The crossbeam assembly is mounted with a trolley assembly that is movable along a length of the support pole via an elevating mechanism.
US11737426B2
A pet tracking device, system and method using a kinetic motion energy generator to generate electrical energy that is used to power a pet tracking mechanism are provided. The pet tracking device may include a housing on a wearable item, such as a collar, attached to the pet or may be injected underneath the skin of the pet.
US11737425B1
A pet toy mat including a blanket assembly and an article assembly is disclosed. The blanket assembly includes a blanket having a centrally mounted padding for the comfort of the pet laying thereon. The blanket includes handles and bands on a rear portion. The padding in conjunction with the handles and bands have the added benefit of helping to maintain the blanket in a closed configuration. The padding providing stability while the bands keep the blanket from unfurling. The mounting assembly includes articles that have article loops mounted thereon. Each of the article loops are detachably mounted to a front interior portion of the blanket via clips that engage with mounting loops.
US11737422B2
A ceiling vent assembly has a frame that is open at its top and bottom and a pair of louvers pivotably mounted in the frame such that each louver pivots between an open position and a closed position relative to the frame. Each louver has a pivot end, wherein the pivot end is located adjacent to but spaced apart from the pivot end of a second louver of the pair of louvers. The ceiling vent assembly has a sealing mechanism with a flange extending from the pivot end of each louver of the pair of louvers, wherein the flange from the first louver contacts the flange from the second louver in a space between the louvers such that the sealing mechanism reduces the flow of air through the space when the first and second louvers are in either the open or closed positions.
US11737420B2
The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 19R241NRB3XF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 19R241NRB3XF. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 19R241NRB3XF and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 19R241NRB3XF with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
US11737417B2
A soybean cultivar designated 09020706 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 09020706, to the plants of soybean cultivar 09020706, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 09020706, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 09020706. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 09020706. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 09020706, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 09020706 with another soybean cultivar.
US11737416B1
A novel maize variety designated X00R792 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X00R792 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00R792 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X00R792, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00R792 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00R792 and methods of using maize variety X00R792 are disclosed.
US11737414B1
A novel maize variety designated X08R678 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08R678 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08R678 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08R678, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08R678 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08R678 and methods of using maize variety X08R678 are disclosed.
US11737411B1
A novel maize variety designated 1PPUL34 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PPUL34 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PPUL34 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 1PPUL34 or a locus conversion of 1PPUL34 with another maize variety.
US11737409B1
A novel maize variety designated X85T293 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X85T293 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X85T293 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X85T293, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X85T293 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X85T293 and methods of using maize variety X85T293 are disclosed.
US11737408B1
The present invention provides wheat variety R16323-441-48#08, and derivatives and hybrids thereof. The present invention further provides methods of use of wheat variety R16323-441-48#08, its derivates, and hybrids, e.g., in breeding.
US11737405B2
Two sorghum maternal haploid inducer lines SMHI01 and SMHI02 are provided including seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing sorghum haploid embryos using SMHI01 and SMHI02 are also provided. The sorghum haploid embryos produced as a result of the use of either maternal haploid inducer line SMHI01 or SMHI02 may be doubled to produce doubled haploid embryos, seeds, and plants as part of a sorghum breeding program.
US11737401B2
A stump grinder may include a machine body and a helical rotary actuator mounted to the machine body, wherein the helical rotary actuator includes a central axis. A support may be mounted to the helical rotary actuator, and an arm may be mounted to the support. A cutting wheel may be rotatably mounted to the arm, and a motor may be operable for driving the cutting wheel. The helical rotary actuator may be configured for moving the cutting wheel along an arcuate path about the central axis.
US11737399B2
The present invention relates to an indoor farming management system comprising at least one sensor; a central processing unit arranged in signal communication with the at least one sensor; a device adapted to operate between an operative state and a non-operative state; the central processing unit is operable to control at least one indoor environmental parameter of a farming system based on data received from the sensor; the central processing unit further operable to send a control signal to the device to operate the device between the operative state and the non-operative state.
US11737397B2
Disclosed herein is a supporting bracket component of a support system for temporarily supporting a plant via a fixed a fixed structure of vertical poles which support at least one substantially horizontal support cord, the support system comprising: a substantially vertical alignment wire having a top end and a bottom end; a curve greater than 180° in the top end of the vertical alignment wire forming a hanging hook portion configured to be selectively supported by one of the support cords; at least one supporting bracket coupled to one of the substantially horizontal support cords and capturing the alignment wire and the plant; wherein the alignment wire maintains vertical orientation of the plant substantially above the point at which the plane protrudes from the ground.
US11737395B2
A pruning system includes a cutting head comprising upper and lower cutting rings positioned along a bottom portion of one or more tubes. At least one of the cutting rings is adapted to rotate in a circular motion, while the other cutting ring may be adapted to remain stationary. A vacuum may be applied to suction target plant material, and the cutting head may be lowered toward the target plant material. As adjacent blades from the upper and lower cutting rings are separated in an open position, plant material may be collected in the opening defined by the adjacent blades of the cutting rings. As the blades converge, the opening may close, and plant material collected in the opening may be severed from the plant. System variables, such as blade orientation, vacuum speed, blade rotation speed, barrel size, and the cutting mechanisms, may be adjusted to accommodate different types of plant material. The pruning system may be installed on a vehicle and used with a vision system to remove materials from plant beds in a field.
US11737385B2
A method of controlling tilt of an agricultural implement being towed by a tow vehicle along a field includes providing a controller, a first sensor, a second sensor, and an actuator coupled to the implement. The method includes detecting a baseline level of the tow vehicle with the first sensor at a first location in the field, wherein the implement is located at a second location in the field spaced rearward of the first location. The controller determines when the implement will be at the first location in the field, and an implement level of the implement is measured with the second sensor once the implement is at the first location. The implement level is compared to the baseline level with the controller. The controller determines if the difference between the implement level and baseline level is within a tolerance range, and further controls the actuator as needed.
US11744166B2
Structures for a resistive memory element and methods of forming a structure for a resistive memory element. The resistive memory element has a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a switching layer. The first electrode is coupled to the switching layer, the second electrode is coupled to a side surface of the switching layer, and the third electrode is coupled to the switching layer.
US11744164B2
According to one embodiment, a resistive random access memory device includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The resistive random access memory device also includes a resistance change layer connected between the first electrode and the second electrode. The resistive random access memory device also includes a conductive layer connected in series to the resistance change layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The resistive random access memory device in which the conductive layer includes a plurality of first material layers including a first material and a plurality of second material layers including a second material which is different from the first material.
US11744155B2
A piezoelectric element 10 includes a lower electrode, constituted of a Pt/Ti laminated film, a PLT seed layer, formed on the lower electrode, a PZT piezoelectric film, formed on the PLT seed layer, and an upper electrode, formed on the PZT piezoelectric film. A curve Q1 is a curve drawn such as to pass through a plurality of plotted points, each expressing a PLT (100) peak intensity with respect to a Pt (111) peak intensity according to a substrate setting temperature during forming of the Pt/Ti laminated film. A relationship of the PLT (100) peak intensity with respect to the Pt (111) peak intensity is within a range in the curve Q1 until the PLT (100) peak intensity decreases by 5% from a peak point P, at which the PLT (100) peak intensity is the maximum, and a (100) orientation rate of PLT constituting the seed layer is not less than 85%.
US11744153B2
A method for producing a layer of composition AA′BO3, wherein A consists of at least one element selected from the group consisting of: Li, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Ba, Sr, Pb, La, Bi, Y, Dy, Gd, Tb, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Ho, Zr, Sc, Ag and Tl, and B consists of at least one element selected from the group consisting of: Nb, Ta, Sb, Ti, Zr, Sn, Ru, Fe, V, Sc, C, Ga, Al, Si, Mn, Zr and Tl, is described. The method includes providing a donor substrate of composition ABO3, forming a layer of composition ABO3 by thinning the donor substrate, and exposing the layer of composition ABO3 to a medium containing ions of an element A′ belonging to the same list of elements as A, A′ being different from A, such that the ions penetrate into the layer of composition ABO3 to form the layer of composition AA′BO3.
US11744142B2
A compound having a structure of the formula Ir(LA)(LB), in which LA is a bidentate, tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate ligand and LB is a monodentate, bidentate, tridentate, or tetradentate ligand, or not present, and where the total denticity of LA plus LB is 6, and LA includes at least one structure of Formula I: is disclosed as a useful phosphorescent emitter compound.
US11744139B2
A phase-transition optical isomer compound is described, a transparent EL display device including the phase-transition optical isomer compound and a method of fabricating the EL display device, where a phase of the phase-transition optical isomer compound is transited by light irradiation and a second electrode of the EL display device is selectively deposited without a masking process.
US11744136B2
Provided is a mask assembly including a mask frame including an opening; and a mask arranged on the mask frame and including a deposition region and a non-opening region arranged around the deposition region, the deposition region facing the opening to transmit a deposition material. A width of the non-opening region in a lengthwise direction of the mask is about 200 μm to about 500 μm.
US11744132B2
A flexible display device includes a protection member, a first adhesion member, a display member, a second adhesion member, and a window member. A thickness of the display member is less than a sum of thicknesses of the protection member and the window member. The display member includes a display panel layer, a touch sensing layer, and a reflection prevention layer integrated with each other to reduce a thickness of the flexible display device. The reduction in thickness enables the flexible display device to be bent with a relatively small radius of curvature, as well as to be repeatedly bent (or otherwise flexed) with reduced potential for delamination of the first and second adhesion members.
US11744130B2
A display substrate, a preparation method thereof and a display apparatus. The display substrate comprises a substrate, multiple pixel units arranged on the substrate and a color filter layer arranged on the pixel unit, wherein the color filter layer comprises color optical filters of different colors and a touch control structure layer arranged between the color optical filters of different colors; the touch control structure layer comprises a touch control connection electrode, a first coating protective layer covering the touch control connection electrode and a touch control electrode arranged on the first coating protective layer, the touch control electrodes comprise a first touch control electrode and a second touch control electrode, and at least one of the first touch control electrode and the second touch control electrode is connected with the touch control connection electrode through a via hole penetrating through the first coating protective layer.
US11744120B2
A manufacturing method of a display device includes: forming a transistor on a substrate; forming an organic insulating layer on the transistor; and performing a plasma treatment on the organic insulating layer. The organic insulating layer includes an acryl-based polymer, and the plasma treatment is performed by using helium gas or argon gas.
US11744104B2
A display panel includes a base substrate including a front surface and a rear surface and having first and second holes, and a pixel layer on the base substrate. A display area is defined in the front surface. The first hole overlaps with the display area and penetrates the front and rear surfaces. The second hole overlaps with the display area, is adjacent to the first hole, and is recessed from the front surface. The base substrate includes a first base layer including the rear surface, a first barrier layer on the first base layer and including first inorganic films having a first refractive index, and second inorganic films having a second refractive index, a second base layer on the first barrier layer, and a second barrier layer on the second base layer and including the front surface. The first and second inorganic films are alternately stacked.
US11744092B2
A solid-state image sensor includes a plurality of imaging element blocks each configured from a plurality of imaging elements. Each of the imaging elements includes a first electrode, a charge accumulating electrode arranged in a spaced relation from the first electrode, a photoelectric conversion portion contacting with the first electrode and formed above the charge accumulating electrode with an insulating layer interposed therebetween, and a second electrode formed on the photoelectric conversion portion. The first electrode and the charge accumulating electrode are provided on an interlayer insulating layer, and the first electrode is connected to a connection portion provided in the interlayer insulating layer.
US11744089B2
There is disclosed an organic photovoltaic device comprising at least one first subcell comprising at least one first small molecular weight material deposited by solution processing, and at least one second subcell comprising a weight at least one second small molecular material deposited by vacuum evaporation. Also disclosed herein is a method for preparing an organic photovoltaic device comprising at least one first subcell comprising at least one first small molecular weight material and at least one second subcell comprising at least one second small molecular weight material, the method comprising depositing at least one first small weight material by solution processing; and depositing at least one second small weight material by vacuum evaporation.
US11744073B2
A semiconductor device includes gate electrodes and interlayer insulating layers that are alternately stacked on a substrate, channel structures spaced apart from each other in a first direction and extending vertically through the gate electrodes and the interlayer insulating layers to the substrate, and a first separation region extending vertically through the gate electrodes and the interlayer insulating layers. Each gate electrode includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, the first conductive layer disposed between the second conductive layer and each of two adjacent interlayer insulating layers. In a first region, between an outermost channel structure and the first separation region, of each gate electrode, the first conductive layer has a decreasing thickness toward the first separation region and the second conductive layer has an increasing thickness toward the first separation region.
US11744068B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a stack structure and a slit structure. The stack structure includes insulation layers and conductive layers alternately stacked with the insulation layers. The slit structure is configured to divide the stack structure into memory blocks. A part of the slit structure configured to define one memory block has a dashed shape including a slit region and a bridge region.
US11744058B2
A method of manufacturing an electronic device housing includes obtaining a monolithic body of RF transparent material and plating a surface of the monolithic body with a nanograin coating to increase the structural rigidity of the monolithic body. A portion of the nanograin coating is thereafter removed to create an RF window.
US11744057B1
An apparatus and method for shielding for surface-mount LTCC components and filters to increase the signal isolation from input signal port to output signal port, and to increase isolation from other electrical signals external to the component or filter. Some embodiments include an interposer two-sided and plated through printed circuit board to provide a constant impedance transition from a surface-mount device input and output ports to corresponding input and output connection points of a circuit on a printed circuit board onto which the device is mounted, including a ground plane transition.
US11744044B2
A loop thermosyphon can combine the best of heat-pipes and traditional liquid-cooling systems that include a mechanical pump. A disclosed heat-transfer device includes a first heat-transfer component and a second heat-transfer component fluidly coupled with each other by a first conduit and a second conduit. A first manifold is positioned in the first heat-transfer component and defines a first plurality of liquid pathways. The first manifold fluidly couples with the first conduit. A second manifold is also positioned in the first heat-transfer component and defines a second plurality of liquid pathways fluidly coupled with and extending from the first plurality of liquid pathways. The second manifold further defines a plurality of boiling channels, a plurality of accumulator channels and a vapor manifold. The boiling channels extend transversely relative to and are fluidly coupled with the second plurality of liquid pathways. The plurality of accumulator channels extends transversely relative to and are fluidly coupled with the plurality of boiling channels. The vapor manifold is configured to collect vapor from one or more of the plurality of boiling channels, one or more of the plurality of accumulator channels, or both. The first heat-transfer component further defines an outlet fluidly coupling the vapor manifold with the second conduit. Electrical devices incorporating such a heat-transfer device also are disclosed, as well as associated methods.
US11744037B1
An airflow duct can be arranged at least in part in a zone alongside an electronics board mounted to a motherboard. The airflow duct can include an inlet end arranged to receive airflow into the airflow duct. A closed end wall can be arranged opposite the inlet end. A set of walls may extend from the inlet end to the closed end wall and include a top wall, a bottom wall, a first lateral side wall, and a second lateral side wall. Orifices can be included in the set of walls and can be arranged to direct airflow from within the airflow duct toward heat-producing components borne by the electronics board.
US11744024B2
A semiconductor device package includes a display device, an encapsulation layer disposed in direct contact with the display device, and a reinforced structure surrounded by the encapsulation layer. The reinforced structure is spaced apart from a surface of the display device. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device package is also disclosed.
US11744023B2
A method for manufacturing a dual conductor laminated substrate includes providing a first laminate including a first insulating layer and a first conductive layer; defining a first trace pattern including one or more traces in the first laminate; providing a second laminate including a second insulating layer and a second conductive layer; defining a second trace pattern including one or more traces in the second laminate; defining access holes in the second insulating layer; at least one of depositing and stenciling a conductive material in the access holes of the second insulating layer; and aligning and attaching the first laminate to the second laminate to create a laminated substrate.
US11744019B2
A component includes a main member that includes a first surface that opposes a circuit board, the component being mounted to the circuit board during an assembly procedure, and a plurality of legs that protrude from the first surface, the plurality of legs having ends, wherein the component is mounted on the circuit board with the ends of the plurality of legs fixed to the circuit board, each of the ends of the plurality of legs includes an end surface that opposes the circuit board at time of the assembly procedure, and also includes a bevel that is continuous with the end surface and inclined with respect to the end surface, and an interior angle formed between the end surface and the bevel is larger than or equal to 120° and smaller than or equal to 170°.
US11744015B2
An interposer for electrical connection between a CPU chip and a circuit board is provided. The interposer includes a board-shaped base substrate made of glass having a coefficient of thermal expansion ranging from 3.1×10−6/K to 3.4×10−6/K. The interposer further includes a number of holes having diameters ranging from 20 μm to 200 μm. The number of holes ranging from 10 to 10,000 per square centimeter. Conductive paths running on one surface of the board extend right into respective holes and therethrough to the other surface of the board in order to form connection points for the chip.
US11744009B2
An electronic module, such as a VRM, has a power inductor and power wave pins disposed on a bottom surface of a circuit board so as to reduce the size and increase the heat dissipation capability of the VRM.
US11744004B2
A circuit board includes a first outer wiring layer, a circuit substrate, and a second outer wiring layer stacked. The circuit substrate includes a first inner wiring layer, an insulating layer, and a second inner wiring layer stacked. A plurality of thermally conductive pillars is arranged at intervals on the first inner wiring layer, a liquid storage space is formed between every two adjacent thermally conductive pillars, and a thermally conductive agent is received in the liquid storage space. The first outer wiring layer is formed on the plurality of thermally conductive pillars. The second outer wiring layer is formed the second inner wiring layer. A first groove penetrates the second outer wiring layer, the second inner wiring layer and the insulating layer, exposes a portion of the first inner wiring layer, and corresponds to the thermally conductive pillars. At least one heating element is installed in the first groove.
US11744002B2
A magnetic confinement system includes a magnetic mirror device that includes a chamber to hold a target plasma and a coil arrangement to generate a magnetic field configuration in the chamber to confine the target plasma in cylindrically-symmetric form in the chamber, the magnetic field configuration having open ends. The magnetic confinement system further includes plasma guns to generate plasma pistons and project the plasma pistons at the open ends of the magnetic field configuration. In operation, the plasma pistons converge towards each other to close the open ends of the magnetic field configuration and to compress and heat the target plasma.
US11743996B1
A linear lighting fixture may comprise lighting control devices for controlling lighting loads in a load control system. Each linear lighting fixture may include a fixture controller configured to control lighting control devices. The fixture controller may receive messages from one or more devices in the load control system for controlling lighting control devices in the linear lighting fixture. The fixture controller may receive the message and communicate with the lighting control devices on a wired power/communication link. Each linear lighting fixture may comprise one or more sensors. The sensors may be coupled to the fixture controller to send/receive messages on a wired power/communication link and/or a wireless communication link. The lighting control devices in the fixtures may be zoned separately or together. Each of the sensors in a linear lighting fixture may be zoned with one or more of the lighting control devices in the linear lighting fixture.
US11743993B2
A method and a lighting controller for controlling a light source are disclosed. The lighting controller comprises: an input configured to receive signals indicative of user inputs, a processor configured to determine a current time, select a light setting from a predefined sequence of light settings when a first signal indicative of a first user input has been received, wherein the selection of the light setting is based on the current time, control the light source according to the selected light setting, and select a subsequent light setting from the predefined sequence of light settings when a subsequent signal indicative of a subsequent user input has been received, wherein the subsequent light setting is a light setting subsequent to the light setting, and control the light source according to the subsequent light setting.
US11743990B2
The invention relates to a lighting system comprising a load comprising a parallel configuration of a first LED load having a first forward voltage, and a first switch coupled in series with the first LED load; and a second LED load, having a second forward voltage being different than the first forward voltage; a switched mode power supply comprising a switching element; an inductor; a diode; a set of output pins for coupling to the load; and a capacitor coupled across the set of output pins; wherein the switched mode power supply is arranged to provide a voltage across the set of output pins, wherein the lighting system comprises a further inductor coupled between the one of the output pins and the load.
US11743975B2
An object has at least a first source of light secured thereto. At least a first light-bearing conduit operably couples to this source of light and also to at least a first heat-dispersion component that is also secured to the object. So configured, the heat-dispersion component responds to reception of light from at least the first source of light via at least the first light-bearing conduit by dispersing heat derived from the light.
US11743974B2
A trench heater includes a case, a connecting unit, and a sub-assembly unit. The sub-assembly unit includes a baffle, a first junction panel, a second junction panel, and an electrical heating unit. The electrical heating unit includes a heating unit that comprises a heating element, a body, and a granular heat transfer medium. Multiple trench heaters may be connected end to end to create longer lengths via a modular platform.
US11743972B2
System and method for generating and collecting vibration data with a view to monitoring a structure
The invention relates to a system for generating and collecting data with a view to determining the state of a structure (100). The system comprises a system (1) for acquiring vibration signals and a communication gateway system (2, 2′) configured to receive a signal (TL21, TL21rvl) from the gateway system (2, 2′), using a first protocol, and when the signal (TL21rvl) comprises a wake-up instruction, send the gateway system (2, 2′) an activity instruction request signal (TW12) using a second protocol, receive, from the gateway system (2, 2′), using the second protocol, an activity instruction signal (TW21) comprising an acquisition instruction, trigger a vibration signal acquisition operation and generate vibration data (Dvib) on the basis of the vibration signals acquired; and transmit, using the second protocol, the vibration data (Dvib) to the gateway system (2, 2′). The invention also relates to the acquisition system and to the corresponding gateway system, and to a corresponding method.
US11743968B2
Proposed are a method by which a first device performs wireless communication, and an apparatus supporting same. For example, the first device may obtain a sidelink discontinuous reception configuration including information related to an SL DRX timer. For example, the first device may obtain information related to a scheduling request configuration for a SL channel state information reporting medium access control control element (CE). For example, the first device may determine the SR configuration for the SL CSI reporting MAC CE as an SR configuration for an SL DRX command MAC CE. For example, the first device may transmit, to the base station, an SR for requesting a resource for the SL DRX command MAC CE, based on the SR configuration for the SL CSI reporting MAC CE. For example, the first device may transmit, to the second device, the SL DRX command MAC CE, based on the resource.
US11743965B2
A wireless device receives non-access stratum information indicating that a second session is for: applying session duplication of downlink packets of the first session; and not applying session duplication of uplink packets of the first session. Based on the non-access stratum information: not applying the session duplication of uplink packets of the first session; and receiving duplication of the downlink packets of the first session with the session duplication.
US11743964B2
The present disclosure provides a method for recovering a beam failure in a wireless communication system. The method performed by an user equipment (UE) according to the present disclosure includes receiving a resource configuration in relation to a beam failure recovery request from a base station (BS); receiving a beam reference signal (BRS) used for beam management from the BS; transmitting the beam failure recovery request to the BS using a first resource based on the resource configuration, when a beam failure even is detected; and reporting a measurement result by the beam reference signal to the BS.
US11743960B1
An access point generates respective first data units for transmission in respective frequency segments, each first data unit including a respective beacon frame having an indication that the access point is operating in multiple frequency segments, and each beacon frame including a respective MAC address utilized by the access point for operation in the respective frequency segment. The access point transmits the respective first data units having the respective beacon frames in respective primary channels of the respective frequency segments to permit client stations to discover the access point in any of the respective primary channels. In response to receiving from a first client station a probe request frame in one of the frequency segments, the access point transmits a probe response frame in the one frequency segment, the probe response frame including, for each frequency segment, respective operation information indicating respective operation parameters for the respective frequency segment.
US11743959B2
A random access method and an apparatus of a terminal for performing random access procedure to multiple base stations in parallel in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system supporting dual connectivity are provided. The method includes determining whether a first preamble transmission to a first cell of a first base station is overlapped with a second preamble transmission to a second cell of a second base station in a time domain, determining, when the first preamble transmission is overlapped with the second preamble transmission in the time domain, whether a sum of transmit powers calculated for the first and second preamble transmissions is greater than a maximum allowed transmit power of the terminal, and controlling, when the sum of the first and second preamble transmit powers is greater than the maximum allowed transmit power, the transmit power calculated for the second preamble transmission.
US11743956B2
The invention relates to a multi-carrier base station and a method performed at the multi-carrier base station configured to enable wireless access to wireless communication terminals. In an aspect, a device is provided configured to provide wireless communication access to wireless communication terminals. The device comprises a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), configured to be connectable to a core network, a tethering access point, and at least one antenna. The BTS is configured to provide at least a first carrier via the at least one antenna for Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) wireless access, and further to provide the tethering access point via a wired connection with at least a second carrier exclusively used by the tethering access point for 3GPP access. Moreover, the tethering access point is configured to provide non-3GPP wireless access via the at least one antenna.
US11743952B2
Systems and methods for a wireless device to determine whether to associate with a wireless access point in view of a historical location-based record to predict a probability for a future location state based on a historical dwell time of the historical location-based record. Some examples include a wireless device receiving information for a location with multiple access points, where the location has a plurality of rooms, and the information includes historical proximity records of wireless stations associated with each of the multiple access points, and current proximity metrics for at least one of the multiple access points.
US11743940B2
This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and provides a data transmission method and a communications apparatus, to reduce complexity and overheads of data reception performed by a base station. The method includes: receiving information about a repetition quantity R1 corresponding to Tmax, where Tmax is a maximum transport block size allowed to be used to transmit data; determining a cyclic parameter L based on R1, where the cyclic parameter L indicates that content carried in each of a plurality of time units to which a transport block used to transmit the data is mapped is repeated in L consecutive time units, and wherein a size of the transport block used to transmit the data is Ts, and Ts
US11743937B2
A user equipment terminal (UE) in a wireless network receives configuration information for a serving cell from a base station. The UE identifies, from the configuration information, a downlink control information (DCI) format that includes a channel occupancy duration (CO duration) field for the serving cell. After detecting the DCI format, the UE determines, from the CO duration field for the serving cell included in the DCI format, a channel occupancy in a time domain for the serving cell at a symbol-level granularity.
US11743925B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus relating to multiplexing UCI with data in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission.
US11743916B2
Provided are an uplink information transmission method, terminal and network device. The method includes: receiving configuration signaling indicating a transmission periodicity of uplink information; and when the number of uplink symbols in a transmission unit for transmitting the uplink information is smaller than a first numerical value, not transmitting the uplink information, where the first numerical value is a positive integer.
US11743914B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a first system information message including an indication of a resource configuration for a control resource set (CORESET) from a base station. The CORESET may include a common search space for a downlink control information (DCI) message that schedules a second system information message. The UE may identify a set of parameters from multiple sets of parameters for the CORESET based on the indication received in the first system information message and the UE being a first type of UE. The set of parameters may be different from a second set of parameters for the CORESET associated with a second type of UE different from the first type of UE. The UE may receive, in the CORESET according to the identified set of parameters, the DCI message scheduling the second system information message.
US11743909B2
In the examples described herein, a user equipment (UE) may identify multiple carriers configured for communications with a base station, and the UE may group the carriers into one or more preferred groups for synchronized scheduling at the base station. The preferred groups of carriers for synchronized scheduling may represent a recommendation that carriers within a preferred group are to be scheduled for communications with the base station on at least partially overlapping resources to maximize power savings at the UE. The UE may transmit an indication of the preferred groups of carriers to the base station, and the base station may identify an actual group of carriers for synchronized scheduling based on the indication received from the UE. The base station may then schedule communications with the UE based on the actual group of carriers.
US11743905B2
Data transmission and reception is provided by configuring control channels in a wireless communication system using a plurality of carriers. User equipment (UE) may monitor physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates within common search spaces (CSSs) and User Equipment-specific search spaces (USSs). If the UE is configured with cross-carrier scheduling, when two PDCCH candidates originating from a CSS and a USS, respectively, have cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by the same Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) and have a common payload size and the same first control channel element (CCE) index, the UE may interpret that only the PDCCH originating from the CSS is transmitted, thereby solving ambiguity of downlink control information (DCI) detection.
US11743901B2
A user equipment in a radio communication system including a base station and the user equipment, the user equipment including: a resource management unit that retains configuration information of a resource capable of transmitting uplink data without receiving uplink data transmission permission from the base station; and a transmission unit that transmits a signal indicating that uplink data transmission using the resource is performed to the base station.
US11743893B2
Methods and apparatuses for transmitting a control message are disclosed. A method comprising: transmitting a control message including an indicator for indicating at least one of termination of a control channel monitoring, termination of a data transmission and a feedback corresponding to the data transmission, wherein the indicator is determined based on at least one of a system bandwidth, a maximum bandwidth of the data transmission and a bit length of the indicator.
US11743892B2
Provided are an uplink transmission method and apparatus. The UE determines a time-domain overlapping channel group to be transmitted in a time unit, where the time-domain overlapping channel group includes a group of PUCCHs and a group of PUSCHs. The group of PUCCHs and the group of PUSCHs include a PUCCH and a PUSCH that overlap in time domain, where the PUCCH included in the group of PUCCHs is configured to transmit an uplink SR and the PUSCH included in the group of PUSCHs is configured to transmit uplink data. The UE performs multiplexing transmission on UCI and uplink data to be transmitted by the time-domain overlapping channel group, where the UCI includes the uplink SR.
US11743887B2
Disclosed embodiments are related to resource allocation to 3GPP New Radio (NR) physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in unlicensed spectrum. Embodiments include enhancements of NR PUCCH resource sets before dedicated PUCCH configuration via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling to enable PUCCH configuration during initial access in NR-unlicensed. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US11743877B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network entity, one or more control messages that indicate a configuration for a first downlink bandwidth part (BWP) associated with a first operating mode of the UE, a second downlink BWP associated with a second operating mode of the UE, a first set of resources within the first downlink BWP, and a second set of resources within the second downlink BWP. At least a portion of the configuration may correspond to a capability of the UE. The UE may monitor the first set of resources while in the first operating mode, and may monitor the second set of resources while in the second operating mode. The UE may receive a system information update or a public warning system (PWS) notification from the network entity via the second set of resources.
US11743876B2
802.11ac networks define an operating band made of an ordered series of 20 MHz channels and authorize a restricted number of possible composite channel configurations to be used for data transmission. A method of transmitting data between a source and a receiver in such a wireless network may comprise, at the source: sending, to the receiver, RTS fames to request reservation of a composite channel, the RTS frames including a flag signalling the source supports transmission over un-authorized composite channels, for instance over sub-channels not contiguous within the operating band; receiving, from the receiver in response to the RTS frames, CTS frames acknowledging reservation of un-authorized composite channel configuration, for instance of non-contiguous sub-channels; and then transmitting, to the receiver, data frames on the reserved sub-channels of the un-authorized configuration, for instance on the reserved non-contiguous sub-channels within the operating band.
US11743870B2
Systems and methods provide solutions for delay and interruption requirements for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) sidelink carrier aggregation (CA). For example, when any number of component carriers is added for V2X CA, a user equipment (UE) capable of V2X sidelink communication is allowed an interruption of up to two subframes to the cellular network. The interruption may be for both uplink and downlink of a serving cell or primary cell.
US11743869B2
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a resource allocation method, a first node, and a second node. The method includes the following steps: A first node receives downlink control information (DCI) from a second node, where the DCI includes resource indication information, and the resource indication information is used to indicate a transmission resource allocation manner; the first node determines a first resource allocation manner based on the resource indication information, where the first resource allocation manner is used to allocate a transmission resource greater than one narrowband; the first node determines an allocated transmission resource based on the first resource allocation manner and the resource indication information; and the first node transmits data by using the allocated transmission resource.
US11743866B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive control signaling indicating a plurality of component carriers of a sidelink channel and a plurality of feedback channel configurations for the plurality of component carriers. The UE may select, based at least in part on the plurality of feedback channel configurations, a subset of the plurality of component carriers for transmission of a first sidelink message and a second sidelink message using a feedback channel alignment rule indicating to select component carriers having feedback channels aligned in time for at least a subset of a plurality of transmission time intervals. The UE may transmit the first sidelink message on a first component carrier of the subset and the second sidelink message on a second component carrier of the subset.
US11743864B2
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for maintaining, between a user equipment (UE) and a component of a base station (BS), a mutual understanding of a set of linked physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates if the UE selects to monitor a subset of the linked PDCCH candidates. In one aspect, the UE may monitor the subset of the linked PDCCH candidates, and the UE and the component of the BS may select a reference PDCCH candidate from which to define scheduling information in accordance with the UE monitoring the subset of the linked PDCCH candidates. In some examples, the UE and the component of the BS may select the reference PDCCH candidate in accordance with one or more mutually understood rules or procedures such that the UE and the component of the BS may select a same reference PDCCH candidate.
US11743857B2
A location service method for a wireless device includes: detecting one or more wireless access points; obtaining identification information and distance information of each of the one or more wireless access points; sending a location service request including the obtained identification information and the obtained distance information of each of the one or more wireless access points to a location service server; and receiving at least location information of the wireless device from the location service server.
US11743854B2
Example methods and apparatus for determining a timing advance are described. One example method includes obtaining ephemeris information of a satellite, where the ephemeris information includes coordinates of the satellite and an ephemeris error of the satellite. A timing advance is determined according to a preset rule based on the ephemeris information and location information of a terminal device, where the location information includes coordinates of the terminal device and a positioning error of the terminal device. The preset rule is determined by using a first horizontal distance, a first vertical distance, the ephemeris error, and the positioning error.
US11743850B2
A method of a first UE comprises: determining a sidelink synchronization identity (SL-SID) and a set of resources; generating at least one sidelink synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel (S-SSB) based on the SL-SID and the set of resources, wherein each S-SSB of the at least one S-SSB includes first two symbols for a sidelink primary synchronization signal (S-PSS) and second two symbols for a sidelink secondary synchronization signal (S-SSS); generating a first sequence corresponding to the S-PSS, wherein the first sequence is determined based on a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) modulated M-sequence with a 127 of sequence length and a low cross-correlation with a PSS; generating a second sequence corresponding to the S-SSS, wherein the second sequence is determined based on a BPSK modulated Gold-sequence with a 127 of sequence length; and transmitting, the at least one S-SSB over sidelink channels established with the second UE.
US11743847B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method includes receiving control signaling indicating for the UE to monitor a set of multiple synchronization signal blocks during a first transmission time interval, determining a priority order of the set of multiple synchronization signal blocks based on a number of beam switch events that occur during the first transmission time interval exceeding a beam switch capability limit of the UE, performing a set of multiple beam measurements of at least a subset of the set of multiple synchronization signal blocks that occur during the first transmission time interval according to the priority order of the set of multiple synchronization signal blocks, and transmitting a beam report to a base station based on the set of multiple beam measurements.
US11743841B2
A method for wireless power delivery, preferably including: determining transmitter-receiver proximity, assessing transmission parameters, and/or transmitting power based on a transmission plan. A system for wireless power delivery, preferably including a plurality of receivers and one or more transmitters.
US11743834B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to multi-band opportunistic power saving. A device may determine a first traffic indication associated with a first frequency band and a second traffic indication associated with a second frequency band. The device may determine a first power save indication associated with a station device and the first frequency band. The device may determine a second power save indication associated with the station device and the second frequency band. The device may generate a frame including the first traffic indication, the second traffic indication, the first power save indication, and the second power save indication. The device may send the frame using the first frequency band.
US11743830B2
An example method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium are provided for panel activation at a user equipment. In an example implementation, the method may include a user equipment (UE) receiving a synchronization signal block (SSB) from a network node; receiving a panel activation request from the network node; measuring a plurality of beams received from the network node; activating one or more panels, the activating based at least on the panel activation request and/or the measuring; and transmitting, by the user equipment (UE): a first transmission of a physical random access channel (PRACH) using a first physical random access channel (PRACH) resource, a second transmission of the physical random access channel (PRACH) using a second physical random access channel (PRACH) resource configured for indicating the activating of one or more panels at the user equipment (UE), and wherein the first transmission and the second transmission are transmitted using a same transmit (Tx) beam from the user equipment (UE).
US11743828B2
A system and method for increasing device efficiency by monitoring and replacing batteries. The system includes a mobile computing device and a data repository, where the data repository is configured to detect a unique device identification, a unique battery identification, a geographic location of the device, and battery information such as the current life of the battery and the number of times the battery has been charged. The mobile computing device in the system communicates the data repository to a processor. The processor calculates when a new battery is needed and the system ships a replacement battery to the facility closest to the location of the device.
US11743823B2
A communication technique of integrating a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate after a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE) with an IoT technology, and a system thereof. The disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car, or a connected car, health care, digital education, retails, security and a safety related service, and the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. According to various embodiments, a device and a method for optimizing mobile initiated communication only (MICO) mode related parameter values for reducing power consumption of a terminal in a mobile communication system.
US11743820B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reporting transmission for discontinuous reception. One method includes determining whether a symbol occurs within a discontinuous reception on duration time period. The method includes, in response to determining that the symbol occurs within the discontinuous reception on duration time period, determining whether to transmit a report. The method includes transmitting the report regardless of whether a discontinuous reception on duration timer is running.
US11743812B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for reconfiguring a data connection using new parameters. One apparatus includes a transceiver that communicates with a UE and a processor that registers the UE with a mobile communication network using a first set of parameters, where the first set of parameters is based on a UE configuration. The processor identifies a second set of parameters to be used by the UE in the mobile communication network. Via the transceiver, the processor sends the second set of parameters to the UE and sends mapping information which indicates how the at least one parameter in the second set of parameters corresponds to at least one new parameter for the UE configuration.
US11743807B2
According to certain embodiments, a method is disclosed for use in a network node. The method comprises transmitting a set of system information transmission. Each transmission within the set comprises system information, and the set of transmissions enable soft combining by configuring a portion of the system information to be the same for each transmission within the set. For each transmission, the method comprises providing an indication of an identifier associated with the respective transmission. The indication is provided other than in the system information.
US11743805B2
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for transmitting an initial access signal, thus solving the existing problem wherein transmitting and detecting of synchronization signals cannot be applied to large-scale network coverage of a future communication system. The method comprises: determining at least one to-be-transmitted identification information of a synchronization block, the synchronization block comprising at least two components for transmitting an initial access signal, and different components occupying different time-frequency resources of the synchronization block; determining an initial access signal transmitted by each component in the synchronization block according to the identification information; and determining a time-frequency resource occupied by each component in the synchronization block and transmitting the initial access signal of the component on the time-frequency resource occupied by each component.
US11743802B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless forwarding node may determine a timing reference configuration that indicates an alignment for one or more symbol boundaries associated with forwarding communications between an upstream wireless node and a downstream wireless node. The wireless forwarding node may forward the communications between the upstream wireless node and the downstream wireless node based at least in part on the timing reference configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11743787B2
Handovers in a New Radio-Unlicensed Standalone (NR-U SA) communication system are managed by invoking one of a plurality of handover procedures based on conditions related to the communication device and channel status. One example of one of the plurality of handover procedures includes sending a handover command with an inactivity indicator to the UE device where the UE device transitions to an Inactive State (such as RRC_INACTIVE) in response to a handover failure (HOF) resulting from an occupied unlicensed channel. The UE device provides the 1-RNTI allocated by the last serving gNB when resuming from the RRC_INACTIVE to the active state; thereby reducing the latency associated with a new connection from the idle mode. The target gNB uses the 1-RNTI to retrieve the UE context from the last serving gNB.
US11743779B2
A method for call processing comprising processing telecommunications data with an Over-The-Top (OTT) client on a handset, determining whether to use a voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) client or a WiFi client in response to an operational change and reconfiguring the handset to use the VoLTE client or the WiFi client if the determination is made to use the VoLTE client or the WiFi client, respectively.
US11743773B2
This application provides a flow control method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies. A relay device indicates flow control to an upper-level node to avoid spectrum resources waste because of excessively small amount of data transmission or an excessively large amount of data transmission from an upper-level node. The method includes: A first node determines to indicate a second node to perform flow control; and the first node sends a first flow control indication to the second node. The first flow control indication is carried in adaptation layer control signaling, an RLC control message, or a MAC CE. The first flow control indication includes identifiers of one or more bearers and flow control information. The second node is a relay node or a donor base station.
US11743772B2
A system described herein may provide a technique for the differentiated Quality of Service (“QoS”) treatment of different traffic types associated with the same application (e.g., a “multi-persona” application) by a wireless network, without the exposure of an application identifier of the application to the wireless network. The application may provide a traffic type indication, based on which a User Equipment (“UE”) may establish one or more QoS flows or other types of communication sessions with the wireless network, where the QoS flows or other types of communication sessions are associated with a network slice that is associated with the traffic type. The communication sessions may include Data Radio Bearers (“DRBs”), backhaul links, protocol data unit (“PDU”) sessions, or other suitable types of communication sessions.
US11743771B2
Managing wireless access points and/or other devices providing wireless signaling to multiple clients is contemplated. The wireless access point may be managed according to a load balancing strategy directed towards achieving desired network throughput using forced disassociation of clients based on traffic type or other service related indicators and/or force disassociation of roaming partners based on neighboring access point capabilities.
US11743767B2
Described are embodiments for Ethernet header compression. A base station sends, to a wireless device, a radio resource control message including a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) configuration parameter indicating Ethernet header compression for a data radio bearer. Based on the PDCP configuration parameter, the base station sends, to the wireless device, a message including: a source medium access control (MAC) address and a destination MAC address, and a header compression index corresponding to the source MAC address and the destination MAC address. The base station sends, to the wireless device, a compressed Ethernet packet: including a packet header being compressed based on the message; and including the corresponding header compression index.
US11743761B2
For example, a first STA may be configured to transmit to a second STA a message including a first value to indicate an available memory size at the first STA at a beginning of a TXOP, and a second value to indicate a maximal length of an A-MPDU transmission during the TXOP; to receive an initial A-MPDU from the second STA during the TXOP, a length of the initial A-MPDU is not longer than the first value; to determine a capacity value based on a current available memory size at the first STA, the capacity value to indicate whether the second STA is to be allowed to send to the first STA a subsequent A-MPDU having a length which is not longer than the second value; and to transmit to the second. STA an Ack including a buffer capacity field including the capacity value.
US11743749B2
A device may wirelessly communicate with a number of different cells used in a carrier aggregation. The device may monitor physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) on the different cells, dynamically switching between a dormant monitoring state (DS) and an active monitoring state (AS). In the DS, the UE may not monitor any PDCCH candidates on the active secondary SCells corresponding to the DS, or it may monitor PDCCH candidates in the search space (SS) set with the largest monitoring periodicity among the multiple SS sets on the active bandwidth part (BWP). In the AS, the UE may monitor a set of PDCCH candidates in physical resources configured by higher layers on the BWPs. Switching from one monitoring state to another may be facilitated through the use of a new downlink control information (DCI) format without data scheduling, a modified existing DCI format with data scheduling, and/or use of a DS timer.
US11743748B2
A computing device includes: a wireless communication interface; and a processor configured to: establish a connection with a wireless network; while a network-layer status of the connection is active, monitor attributes of the connection at the wireless communication interface, the attributes including (i) a number of uplink packets transmitted since a most recent downlink packet was received, and (ii) a time period elapsed since the most recent downlink packet was received; determine that the attributes meet recovery criteria indicative of a network-layer interruption in the wireless network; in response to the determination, control the wireless communication interface to initiate a recovery action to resolve the network-layer interruption.
US11743745B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for providing broadcast information on supported and non-supported slices using communications systems operating according to new radio (NR) technologies. For example, a method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) may generally include receiving signaling of at least one of: a first list of network slices indicated as available in a first cell or a second list of network slices indicated as unavailable in the first cell, and performing at least one of cell reselection or cell selection taking into account the network slices listed in the at least one of the first list or the second list.
US11743743B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a repeater may steer a narrow beam in a plurality of directions in a time sequence according to a beam sweep pattern, and retransmit one or more communications between a base station and one or more user equipments (UEs) using at least the narrow beam in the beam sweep pattern. A base station may determine a beam sweep pattern of the repeater based at least in part on feedback from the UEs. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11743736B2
The embodiments described herein are directed at techniques to sharing a transmission medium in a Bluetooth transceiver/WLAN transceiver combination device. A first device may receive a request from a second device to use the wireless transmission medium. The second device may also transmit timing data to the first device. The first device may determine a period of time to allow the second device to use the wireless transmission medium based on the timing data.
US11743728B2
Systems and methods here may be used for authorizing network access including using by a server computer with a processor and memory, for receiving, through the gateway support node, a request, to access the first network associated with the gateway support node from a client device, wherein the request includes a client device identifier, sending a validation request of the client device identifier to the data storage server, receiving a validation response based on previously registered client device identifier information and previously registered credential information from a second network, from the data storage server and sending authorization approval to the gateway support node for the client device access request to the first network.
US11743724B2
A method and system for determining a path of data traffic based on a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address, the destination IP address being either private or public and belonging to any one of multiple organizations. In the method and system, a VPN is activated at a telecommunication endpoint. In response to activating the VPN, a service device on a private network interconnects with a VPN gateway. A subscriber identifier associated with the telecommunication endpoint and the destination IP address of one of the multiple organizations is received at a managed service platform. If both the subscriber identifier and the destination IP address of the one of the multiple organizations are not registered in a predetermined policy database at the telecommunication endpoint, a subscriber identified by the subscriber identifier is prompted to register the subscriber identifier associated with the telecommunication endpoint. The subscriber identifier is then registered in the predetermined policy database, based on information received from the telecommunication endpoint in response to the prompting. If the subscriber identifier and the destination IP address of the one of the multiple organizations are registered in the predetermined policy database, the service device on the private network routes the data traffic to a private network resource of the one of the multiple organizations matching the destination IP address. If the subscriber identifier is registered in the predetermined policy database and the destination IP address of the one of the multiple organizations is not registered in the predetermined policy database, the service device on the private network routes the data traffic via an IP transit service to a public internet.
US11743718B2
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for flexible, security context management during AMF changes. One aspect of the disclosure is a mechanism for achieving backward security during AMF changes. Instead of passing the current NAS key to the target AMF, the source AMF derives a new NAS key, provides the new NAS key to the target AMF, and sends a key change indication to the UE, either directly or through some other network node. The UE can then derive the new NAS key from the old NAS key. In some embodiments, the AMF may provide a key generation parameter to the UE to use in deriving the new NAS key. In other embodiments, the target AMF may change one or more security algorithms.
US11743716B2
Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for establishing sessions over a network. A query can be sent, from a mobile device to an authoritative DNS server, requesting a session over a network. In response to the query, a list of available communication protocol options can be received from the authoritative DNS server. A specific communication protocol can be selected from the list of available communication protocol options, where the specific communication protocol is selected based on one or more performance metrics. A connection with a gateway device can then be initiated using the selected specific communication protocol.
US11743715B2
A method can include, by operation of a user device, receiving beacon data via a wireless signal. Beacon data can include unencrypted data that includes a key identification (ID) corresponding to a private key/public key pair, a time value, and a location value. Beacon data can also include encrypted data that includes at least a beacon ID, a beacon time value, and a beacon location value. If the unencrypted time value is within a predetermined range of a current time value of the user device, the beacon data can be stored in a user record with a user ID. Periodically, the user record can be uploaded to a tracking system. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.
US11743713B2
Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for performing a secure software update in a mesh network. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at each node of a network, a notification from a coordinating server, wherein each node of the network is listening for an image available notification; receiving, at a first node of the network, the image available notification; downloading and installing a software update image by the first node of the network; broadcasting, at the first node of the network, the image available notification to other peer nodes of the first node of the network; and downloading and installing the software update image from the first node of the network by at least one other peer node of the network.
US11743710B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless node may receive a mobility history reporting configuration for providing mobility history information associated with a visited cell; and transmit, to a parent node of the wireless node, a mobility history report, containing the mobility history information, based at least in part on the mobility history reporting configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11743705B2
A method of operating a policy and charging rules function (“PCRF”) node to handle an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (“IMS”) emergency call can include receiving an identity request from a proxy call session control function (“P-CSCF”) of an IMS network. The identity request can include an internet protocol (“IP”) address for a user equipment (“UE”). The method can further include, responsive to receiving the identity request, determining one or more identifiers of the UE based on the IP address. The one or more identifiers are separate from the IP address. The method can further include, responsive to determining the one or more identifiers, transmitting an indication of the one or more identifiers of the UE to the P-CSCF.
US11743701B2
The present disclosure discloses a management system, including a beacon tag device, a docking station device, and a backend server. The beacon tag device includes a wireless communication chip and a processor. The wireless communication chip is configured to send a beacon signal. The docking station device includes an interface, a sensor, a wireless sensor network transceiver circuit, a wireless network transceiver circuit, and a control circuit. The backend server is communicatively connected to the docking station device. When the sensor receives the beacon signal, the control circuit determines whether the RSSI of the beacon signal is greater than a beacon strength threshold. If yes, the docking station device sends a sign-in/sign-out signal to the backend server.
US11743684B2
A system and method are disclosed for preventing a restricted individual from operating a motor vehicle. The system monitors a speed of the individual via a smart device associated with the individual. The system activates a monitoring function based on a detected speed of the device, which may evidence the individual riding in a motor vehicle. The system them verifies that the user of the device is the restricted individual through a variety of different identification methods. Once identified, the system accesses various data sources associated with one or more ride applications running on the smart device in order to determine whether the restricted individual has requested a ride from a third party during a relevant time period. After analyzing the data, a determination is made as to whether the individual is driving, or whether more information is needed.
US11743680B2
In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, via a mobile station, contextual information or geographic location data relating to a plurality of members of the population within the geographic region, identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to at least two members of the population as a basis for defining a geofence to include the at least two members, wherein the common element is identified upon a comparison of the first and second contextual information, and defining the boundary of the geofence.
US11743677B2
A method, performed by a first electronic device, of performing ultra-wideband (UWB)-based communication with one or more electronic devices, is provided. The method includes determining first location information associated with a target point, based on an optical sensor and gradient information of the first electronic device, determining second location information associated with a second electronic device, based on the determined first location information and a UWB signal, determining third location information indicating a location of the target point relative to the second electronic device, based on the determined first location information and the determined second location information, and transmitting the determined third location information to the second electronic device so that the second electronic device performs an operation associated with the target point.
US11743673B2
An audio processing apparatus comprises a receiver (705) which receives audio data including audio components and render configuration data including audio transducer position data for a set of audio transducers (703). A renderer (707) generating audio transducer signals for the set of audio transducers from the audio data. The renderer (7010) is capable of rendering audio components in accordance with a plurality of rendering modes. A render controller (709) selects the rendering modes for the renderer (707) from the plurality of rendering modes based on the audio transducer position data. The renderer (707) can employ different rendering modes for different subsets of the set of audio transducers the render controller (709) can independently select rendering modes for each of the different subsets of the set of audio transducers (703). The render controller (709) can select the rendering mode for a first audio transducer of the set of audio transducers (703) in response to a position of the first audio transducer relative to a predetermined position for the audio transducer. The approach may provide improved adaptation, e.g. to scenarios where most speakers are at desired positions whereas a subset deviate from the desired position(s).
US11743670B2
An example device includes a memory configured to store audio data and location data associated with a plurality of audio streams and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to obtain a first location of a first audio stream that includes an audio source and obtain a second location of a second audio stream that includes the audio source. The one or more processors are configured to generate direction vectors originating at the first location and the second location, based on a location of the audio source and the first location, and the location of the audio source and the second location, respectively. The one or more processors are also configured to determine parameters that describe a vector field based on the first direction vector and the second direction vector.
US11743668B2
An audio decoder device for decoding a compressed input audio signal having at least one core decoder having one or more processors for generating a processor output signal based on a processor input signal, wherein a number of output channels of the processor output signal is higher than a number of input channels of the processor input signal, wherein each of the one or more processors has a decorrelator and a mixer, wherein a core decoder output signal having a plurality of channels has the processor output signal, and wherein the core decoder output signal is suitable for a reference loudspeaker setup; at least one format converter device configured to convert the core decoder output signal into an output audio signal, which is suitable for a target loudspeaker setup; and a control device configured to control at least one or more processors in such way that the decorrelator of the processor may be controlled independently from the mixer of the processor, wherein the control device is configured to control at least one of the decorrelators of the one or more processors depending on the target loudspeaker setup.
US11743664B2
A computer implemented method for managing a sound emitting device comprising: receiving data associated with operation of the sound emitting device at a predetermined location; processing said data to determine an operating characteristic of that device for that location; comparing the operating characteristic with a predetermined mathematical relationship to determine whether a difference exists; and identifying an input adjustment to correct the difference wherein the input adjustment optionally is within a predetermined range and optionally does not exceed a predetermined maximum increment; wherein the predetermined mathematical relationship is between an input variable and an output variable in respect of the sound emitting device.
US11743660B2
A hearing aid and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the hearing includes a body that at least partially conforms to the contours of the external ear and is sized to engage therewith. Various electronic components are contained within the body, including an electronic signal processor that is programmed with a preferred hearing range, which may be an about 10 Hz frequency to an about 30 Hz frequency range of sound corresponding to highest hearing capacity of a patient. Sound received at the hearing aid is converted to the preferred hearing range prior to output.
US11743651B2
A loudspeaker diaphragm (12) comprising a woven fibre body supports damping material (25), for example PVA polymer, on a rearward-facing surface (24). The woven fibre body may be formed of lengths (14) non-metallic fibre material (for example glass fibre) coating with a thin metal coating (32). The mass of the layer of damping material (25) may be less than the mass of the woven fibre body. An attractive sparkly looking loudspeaker diaphragm (12) may thus be provided which damps undesirable vibration whilst providing a flatter frequency-response curve (50).
US11743650B2
A speaker array includes a first speaker device having a first membrane and a first acoustic channel, the first membrane being configured to oscillate and generate a first ultrasonic acoustic signal configured to be transmitted at least partially in the first acoustic channel, the first acoustic channel including at least one dimension comparable to a dimension of a viscous boundary layer of air. A second speaker device includes a second membrane and a second acoustic channel, the second membrane being configured to oscillate and generate a second ultrasonic acoustic signal configured to be transmitted at least partially in the second acoustic channel, the second acoustic channel including at least one dimension comparable to the dimension of the viscous boundary layer of air. An audio output of the speaker array is the combined output of at least the first speaker device and the second speaker device.
US11743648B1
A headset includes a speaker, such as a side firing dipole speaker. The headset includes a front chamber that receives sound waves from a first side of the speaker and a rear chamber that receives sound waves from a second side of the speaker. A control leak channel connects the front chamber and the rear chamber. An acoustic mesh may be located within the control leak channel. The speaker configuration is configured to reduce total harmonic distortion of the speaker, particularly in ranges such as 3-6 kHz, while maintaining the broadband efficiency of the speaker.
US11743647B2
An integrated circuit connectable to a sensor includes a transconductance element and a current-input analog-to-digital converter (I-ADC). The transconductance element is connectable to the sensor and is configured to generate a current signal representative of an output of the sensor. The I-ADC is configured to sample and quantize the current signal to generate a corresponding digital sensor signal. The I-ADC includes a continuous-time (CT) integrator stage, a discrete-time (DT) integrator stage, and a feedback digital-to-analog converter (FB-DAC). The CT integrator stage is configured to receive the current output and the I-ADC is configured to generate the digital sensor signal based on an output of the CT integrator stage and an output of the DT integrator stage. The FB-DAC is configured to provide a feedback signal based on the digital sensor signal for adding to the current signal.
US11743646B2
The present technology relates to a signal processing apparatus and method, and a program that make it possible to reduce an arithmetic operation amount. The signal processing apparatus performs, on the basis of audio object mute information indicative of whether or not a signal of an audio object is a mute signal, at least either one of a decoding process or a rendering process of an object signal of the audio object. The present technology can be applied to a signal processing apparatus.
US11743643B2
An electronic device for configuring a hearing device parameter of a hearing device to be worn by a user, includes: a processor; a memory; and a user interface, wherein the processor is configured to: electronically obtain an initial audiogram; obtain, via the user interface, a first configuration parameter indicative of hearing loss and/or user preference in a first frequency range; determine a configuration audiogram based on the first configuration parameter and the initial audiogram; determine a gain parameter based on the configuration audiogram; and configure the hearing device parameter of the hearing device based on the gain parameter.
US11743631B2
A wearable device may include a processor configured to perform active noise cancelation (ANC) applied to an input audio signal received by at least one microphone, and detect a self-voice signal, based on one or more transducers. The processor may also be configured to apply a first filter to an external audio signal, detected by at least one external microphone on the wearable device, during a listen through operation based on an activation of the audio zoom feature to generate a first listen-through signal that includes the external audio signal. The processor may also be configured to after the activation of the audio zoom feature terminate a second filter that provides low frequency compensation. The processor may be configured to produce an output audio signal that is based on at least the first listen-through signal that includes the external signal, and is based on the detected self-voice signal.
US11743621B2
Optical subcarriers may be employed to transmit data in a point-to-multi-point network whereby a hub node including a network switch receives such data from a client and transmits information indicative of such data to multiple leaf or network nodes, where data intended for such leaf node is output. Often the rate at which data is supplied to the hub node is different than the rate at which information indicative of the data is transmitted. Moreover, the client data may have a format that is different than that associated with the transmitted information indicative of the client data. Consistent with the present disclosure, client data is inverse multiplexed to lower data rate streams and then multiplexed to a plurality of inputs, each of which corresponding to a respective optical subcarrier. Information indicative of the data may be allocated to multiple subcarriers, if the a single carrier lacks sufficient capacity or bandwidth to meet the bandwidth requirements of the leaf node. Buffer circuits may also be employed to “shape” or delay the outputs or flows of the multiplexer so that data is fed, for example, to a transmit portion of chip 200b of the network switch at a uniform rate rather than in non-uniform data bursts, which, under certain circumstances, could exceed the capacity of such transmit portion. In a further example, leaf nodes include circuitry for monitoring the amount of received data, and, if such received exceeds a certain threshold, a request is sent from the leaf node to the hub to transmit data at a rate equal to or substantially equal to the received data rate. As a result, symmetric data flows may be achieved whereby the leaf nodes transmit and receive data at the same or substantially the same rate.
US11743620B2
An imaging device includes pixel sensors. A drive-sense circuit is configured to generating a sensed signal corresponding to one of pixel sensors. The drive-sense circuit includes: a first conversion circuit configured to convert, a receive signal component of a sensor signal corresponding to the one of the pixel sensors into the sensed signal, wherein the sensed signal indicates a change in a capacitance associated with the one of the pixel sensors; a second conversion circuit configured to generate, based on the sensed signal, a drive signal component of the sensor signal corresponding to the one of the pixel sensors. The drive-sense circuit is further configured to generate other sensed signals corresponding to other ones of the pixel sensors for the other ones of the pixel sensors. A graphics processing module is configured to generate image data based on the sensed signal and the other sensed signals.
US11743619B2
A solid-state imaging element and an electronic device are provided. A pixel at least includes a photoelectric conversion unit that performs photoelectric conversion, an FD unit to which charge generated in the photoelectric conversion unit is transferred, and an amplification transistor that has a gate electrode to which the FD unit is connected. A reference signal is input to a MOS transistor. The reference signal is referred to when AD conversion is performed on a pixel signal according to an amount of light received by the pixel. Then, a shared structure is employed in which a predetermined number of pixels share an AD converter that includes a differential pair including the MOS transistor and the amplification transistor. Each of the pixels is provided with a selection transistor that is used to select a pixel for which AD conversion is performed on the pixel signal.
US11743603B2
A solid-state imaging device adapted to encrypt data is described. The solid-state imaging device may include a sensor die comprising an array of imaging pixels formed on a first side of the sensor die and first wiring layers formed on a second side of the sensor die, wherein at least one of the imaging pixels is configured to generate specific signals; a logic die comprising second wiring layers formed on a first side of the logic die; and an encryption processor on the logic die configured to generate encrypted data using the specific signals. The first side of the logic die may be mounted adjacent to the second side of the sensor die and the first wiring layers electrically connect to the second wiring layers, wherein the at least one of the imaging pixels, the encryption processor, and a connecting conductor in which the specific signals pass through from the at least one of the imaging pixels to the encryption processor are located interior to the solid-state imaging device.
US11743601B2
In order to obtain an image processing device capable of performing imaging processing appropriately using object information, the image processing device includes an imaging unit which is capable of selectively acquiring an image for live view and a still image, a drive control unit which acquires the still image through a predetermined operation when the image for live view is periodically acquired at a predetermined first period, and acquires an image for live view again immediately after the still image is acquired, an object detecting unit which detects object information from an image for live view immediately before or immediately after the still image is acquired, and a signal processing unit which processes the still image on the basis of the object information detected by the object detecting unit.
US11743595B2
A pixel array uses two sets of pixels to provide accurate exposure control. One set of pixels provide continuous output signals for automatic light control (ALC) as the other set integrates and captures an image. ALC pixels allow monitoring of multiple pixels of an array to obtain sample data indicating the amount of light reaching the array, while allowing the other pixels to provide proper image data. A small percentage of the pixels in an array is replaced with ALC pixels and the array has two reset lines for each row; one line controls the reset for the image capture pixels while the other line controls the reset for the ALC pixels. In the columns, at least one extra control signal is used for the sampling of the reset level for the ALC pixels, which happens later than the sampling of the reset level for the image capture pixels.
US11743583B2
It is an object to improve usability at the time of photographing or reproducing in an imaging apparatus including a plurality of imaging units. In order to achieve the above object, an imaging apparatus including a plurality of imaging units includes a setting unit that sets a plurality of photographing modes which are settable in advance, a unit that controls a plurality of imaging units in accordance with a set photographing mode, and a manipulation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an imaging apparatus with excellent usability capable of controlling a plurality of imaging units independently or simultaneously such that imaging is performed with a simple manipulation when a desired photographing mode is selected by a user.
US11743582B2
An electronic apparatus to which an accessory is detachably attached includes a first processing unit communicable with the accessory by a first communication method, and a second processing unit communicable with the accessory by a second communication method. The first processing unit receives accessory information from the accessory by the first communication method. The second processing unit communicates with the accessory by the second communication method based on the accessory information. The electronic apparatus has a first power state and a second power state in which power is lower than that of the first power state. The first processing unit communicates with the accessory by the first communication method in the first power state and the second power state. The second processing unit communicates with the accessory by the second communication method in the first power state, but does not in the second power state.
US11743581B2
A remote control unit for controlling a motion picture camera comprises a grip section at a first side for holding the remote control unit, an extension section at a second side and a display section extending from the grip section to the second side. The display section comprises a display at a front side thereof, which is oriented orthogonal to a viewing axis. The extension section projects away from the display section. The extension section comprises an operating side facing away from the grip section, at which side a rotatable operating element for setting control commands is arranged.
US11743578B2
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for power-management on camera devices. In one aspect, a method is performed at a camera device having memory, one or more processors, and an image sensor. The method includes: (1) while a wireless communication component of the camera device is deactivated: (a) capturing a plurality of images containing a motion event; (b) characterizing the motion event; and (c) determining, based on the characterization of the motion event, whether to send video data to a remote computing system; and (2) in accordance with a determination to send video data to the remote computing system: (i) activating the wireless communication component of the camera device; (ii) establishing a wireless connection to the remote computing system via the wireless communication component; and (iii) sending video information to the remote computing system via the established wireless connection.
US11743564B2
A near-range camera assembly for a vehicle is provided. The near-range camera assembly includes a LIDAR mount couplable to a vehicle. The LIDAR mount includes a first surface and a second surface that opposes the first surface. The near-range camera assembly includes a LIDAR unit removably coupled to the first surface LIDAR mount. The near-range camera assembly further includes a camera and a camera housing for the camera. The camera housing is removably coupled to the second surface LIDAR mount.
US11743562B2
The present embodiment relates to a dual camera module comprising a first camera module and a second camera module, wherein: a first magnet unit of the first camera module includes a first magnet and a second magnet, both disposed opposite to each other on a side surface of a first housing; a second magnet unit of the second camera module includes a third to a sixth magnet arranged on four respective corners of a second housing; a third magnet unit is disposed on a side surface of the first housing facing the second housing; the third magnet unit is disposed between the first magnet and the second magnet; and the third magnet unit is smaller than the first magnet and is disposed on a virtual line connecting an optical axis of the first camera module and an optical axis of the second camera module.
US11743551B2
A video caption generating method is provided to a computer device. The method includes encoding a target video by using an encoder of a video caption generating model, to obtain a target visual feature of the target video, decoding the target visual feature by using a basic decoder of the video caption generating model, to obtain a first selection probability corresponding to a candidate word, decoding the target visual feature by using an auxiliary decoder of the video caption generating model, to obtain a second selection probability corresponding to the candidate word, a memory structure of the auxiliary decoder including reference visual context information corresponding to the candidate word, determining a decoded word in the candidate word according to the first selection probability and the second selection probability, and generating a video caption according to decoded word.
US11743548B1
The disclosed subject matter relates generally to display technology, including but not limited to methods and systems for providing knowledge-based media content recommendations, displaying a unified user interface with content-based media recommendations, mixing multiple media content items to be displayed on a focus area, and/or casting controlled media content associated with a network-connected television device. More particularly, the disclosed subject matter relates to displaying a unified user interface having tabbed interfaces in which upcoming media content items from multiple content providers can be displayed in one of the tabbed interfaces.
US11743546B2
A client determines that a user is attempting to access media program recommendations. In response to the determination, the client attempts to collect media program recommendations to be presented to the user. Media program recommendations may be derived locally by the client, by the client and a multimedia device locally connected with the client, by the client and one or more additional devices, etc. In some embodiments, in response to receiving a query from the client, one or more recipient devices or servers identify media program recommendations in a plurality of trending categories. The media program recommendations may be selected based at least in part on EPG data and audience research and measurement data. The media program recommendations collected by the client are presented to the user for further exploration. The client may be one of mobile phones, tablet computers, etc.
US11743545B2
Techniques of providing an interactive programming guide with a personalized lineup are disclosed. In some embodiments, a profile is accessed, and a personalized lineup is determined based on the profile. The personalized lineup may include a corresponding media content identification assigned to each one of a plurality of sequential time slots, where each media content identification identifies media content for the corresponding time slot. A first interactive programming guide may be caused to be displayed on a first media content device associated with the profile, where the first interactive programming guide includes the personalized lineup.
US11743541B2
A system for interacting with a video includes a processor, a video decoder communicatively connected to the processor, a storage communicatively connected to the demultiplexer, the storage contains at least one video file having more than one video frame, at least one of the video frame including at least one respective metadata segment of the video frame, and an input device communicatively connected to the processor. The processor, responsive to the input device, processes the at least one of the video frame including the at least one respective metadata segment, controlling selection of another of the more than one video frame for the video decoder.
US11743540B2
The present invention relates to a method for playing on a player of a client device (11) a content streamed in a network (1), said content consisting of a sequence of segments available in a plurality of quality levels, the player being configured so as to choose the quality level of the segments as a function of at least one parameter representative of a segment reception rate, according to an Adaptive BitRate, ABR, logic of the player; the client device (11) comprising a first buffer (M1) for storing segments in a format adapted for transferring within the network (1), the method being characterized in that it comprises performing by a processing unit (110) of the client device (11): (a) receiving from the player a request for a current segment at a first quality level; (b) determining that the player will request according to its ABR logic a next segment at a second quality level after said requested current segment is provided from the first buffer memory (M1), using a model predicting the ABR logic of the player; (c) if said next segment is not present at said second quality level in the first buffer memory (M1), fetching said next segment at said second quality level from the network (1).
US11743534B2
A control device is configured to (i) display transport controls to control playback by the control device, (ii) after connecting to a LAN, determine that one or more playback devices are connected to the LAN, (iii) detect input(s) to transfer playback to a particular playback device connected to the LAN, (iv) cause playback to be transferred to the particular playback device, including: (a) causing first cloud server(s) to transmit, to the particular playback device, resource locator(s) maintained in a shared playback queue, the resource locator(s) corresponding to respective locations of media content at second cloud server(s) of a streaming content service, (b) causing playback at the control device to be stopped, and (c) modifying the transport controls to control playback by the particular playback device, and (v) cause the particular playback device to retrieve the media content from second cloud server(s) of a streaming content service and play back the retrieved media content.
US11743531B2
Provided is a cable connected between a first electronic device and a second electronic device. A determination unit determines whether or not the first electronic device is a compatible electronic device. A control unit performs control to operate in a compatible mode when the first electronic device is a compatible electronic device and operate in a non-compatible mode when the first electronic device is not a compatible electronic device on the basis of the determination result by the determination unit. Furthermore, an electronic device is connected to an external device via the cable. The determination unit determines whether or not the cable is a compatible cable. The control unit performs control to operate in the compatible mode when the cable is a compatible cable and operate in the non-compatible mode when the cable is not a compatible cable on the basis of the determination result by the determination unit.
US11743530B2
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a computer-implemented method including receiving, by a user computing device, data that describes a destination for the media content item. Example destinations can include a location of a recipient of message including the media content item and a digital location (e.g., website, social networking page, etc.). The method can include selecting, by a computing system comprising the user computing device, one or more media content items based on the data that describes the destination for the media content item. Media content items that are more relevant and/or appropriate can be selected by considering the destination of the media content item. The selected media content item(s) can be provided for display by the user computing device in a dynamic keyboard interface.
US11743521B2
The present invention provides an apparatus of transmitting broadcast signals, the apparatus including, an encoder for encoding service data, a frame builder for building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded service data, a modulator for modulating data in the built at least one signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, scheme and a transmitter for transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data.
US11743517B2
Devices and methods are disclosed that transcode a media file to generate a transcoded file that is based on a codec preference of a client device. The transcoded file can then be used to replace the media file or added as an additional stream to the media file. The transcoded file is transmitted to the client device. The client device can request the media file with a list of prioritized codecs so that the transcoded file is transcoded using a codec from the list based on the priority of the codec.
US11743511B2
A media content management server is configured to receive, from a first remote server, first metadata associated with a first set of content items, the first metadata representing a first parameter for each of the first set of content items in a first data format, and further to receive, from a second remote server, second metadata associated with a second set of content items, the second metadata representing a second parameter for each of the second set of content items in a second data format different than the first data format. Reformatted metadata is generated by reformatting the first parameter and the second parameter to a common data format. Rules engine circuitry is configured to generate a data transfer package by comparing the reformatted first and second parameters to content access rule data to determine subsets of content items for inclusion in the data transfer package.
US11743508B2
An example device includes a memory to store the video data, and processing circuitry in communication with the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to compare a value of a dimension of a current block of the stored video data to a value of a corresponding dimension of a neighboring block of the current block to obtain a relative dimension value. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine, based on the relative dimension value, that the current block is to be partitioned according to a prediction tree (PT) portion of a multi-type tree-based partitioning scheme. The PT portion comprises partitioning according to one of a binary tree structure or a center-side triple tree structure. The processing circuitry is further configured to partition, based on the determination, the current block according to the PT portion, to form a plurality of sub-blocks.
US11743506B1
Systems, methods and apparatus for video processing are described. The video processing may include video encoding, video decoding or video transcoding. One example method of video processing includes A method of video processing, including: performing a conversion between a video region of a video and a bitstream of the video according to a format rule, and wherein the format rule specifies that an applicability of a deblocking filter for the video region is determined based on syntax elements at i) a picture parameter set level and ii) a picture level or a slice level.
US11743496B2
An image decoding method includes obtaining image information including residual information and prediction-related information through a bitstream, deriving transform coefficients based on the residual information, generating residual samples for a current block based on the transform coefficients, deriving an intra prediction mode for the current block based on the prediction-related information, generating prediction samples for the current block based on the intra prediction mode, generating reconstructed samples for the current block based on the prediction samples and the residual samples, wherein the image information includes flag information related to whether an intra prediction mode type for the current block is a matrix-based intra prediction (MIP), wherein the intra prediction mode type for the current block is determined as the MIP based on the flag information, and wherein the prediction samples for the current block are generated based on MIP samples.
US11743494B2
The present invention relates to a method for signaling image information and to a decoding method using same. The method for signaling image information according to the present invention comprises: a step of performing inter-prediction for a current picture; and a step of signaling information including the result of said inter-prediction and reference picture information indicating reference pictures usable in said inter prediction, wherein said reference picture information contains pieces of picture order count (POC) information of said usable reference pictures. The POC information of said usable reference pictures in said reference picture information is configured such that POCs for the pictures existing before said current picture in terms of a POC sequence are located at the front, and POCs for the pictures existing after said current picture in terms of a POC sequence are located following the POCs located at the front.
US11743492B2
An information processing apparatus includes processors configured to execute inference processing using a GPU on frames of a moving image through each application for each of a plurality of applications, acquire a first degree of similarity between a target frame and a frame at a time of execution of previous inference processing, acquire a second degree of similarity between the target frame and an immediately preceding frame that is executed after the previous inference processing, set a constraint on execution of inference processing for the target frame having a throughput larger than a certain value when a number of frames accumulated in a queue that is used for waiting for the execution of the inference processing and accumulates frames exceeds a certain number, and determine whether to execute the inference processing for the target frame based on the first degree, the second degree, and whether the constraint presents.
US11743476B2
In examples, a method comprises receiving, by a decoder, a scalable bitstream including a plurality of layers of bitstreams The method comprises determining, by the decoder, a target layer of the plurality of layers of bitstreams to be decoded. The method also comprises demultiplexing, by the decoder, the plurality of layers of bitstreams from the scalable bitstream. The method further includes decoding, by the decoder, each of the plurality of layers of bitstreams that is at or below the target layer and associated with the target layer. The method also comprises outputting, by the decoder, a video based on each of the plurality of layers of bitstreams that is at or below the target layer and associated with the target layer.
US11743475B2
A method, apparatus, system and computer-implemented non-transitory memory may encode h.264/AVC compliant video with region of interest compression, wherein a hybrid region of interest of each frame may include both an enlarged luminance region of interest of each frame and in addition thereto an excess portion of an enlarged chrominance region of interest of each frame, in excess of the enlarged luminance region of interest of each frame.
US11743473B2
The present invention relates to a method for encoding/decoding a video. To this end, the method for decoding a video may include: deriving a spatial merge candidate from at least one of spatial candidate blocks of a current block, deriving a temporal merge candidate from a co-located block of the current block, and generating a prediction block of the current block based on at least one of the derived spatial merge candidate and the derived temporal merge candidate, wherein a reference picture for the temporal merge candidate is selected based on a reference picture list of a current picture including the current block and a reference picture list of a co-located picture including the co-located block.
US11743470B2
The present invention relates to a method of performing motion compensation by using motion vector prediction. To this end, a method of decoding an image may include: generating multiple motion vector candidate lists according to an inter-prediction direction of a current block; deriving multiple motion vectors for the current block by using the multiple motion vector candidate lists; determining multiple prediction blocks for the current block by using the multiple motion vectors; and obtaining a final prediction block for the current block based on the multiple prediction blocks.
US11743469B2
Disclosed herein are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. An image decoding method performed by an image encoding apparatus may include acquiring size information indicating a size of a current slice corresponding to at least a portion of a current picture from a bitstream and determining the size of the current slice based on the size information.
US11743468B2
According to embodiments of the present document, information for carrying out in-loop filtering across virtual boundaries can be efficiently signaled. For example, in-loop filtering can be carried out on the basis of signaling of information which is related to whether in-loop filtering across virtual boundaries is enabled or not.
US11743463B2
A method and device for encoding an image divided into blocks. The image contains two separate zones. The method implements the following: only in the event where the current block pertains to one of the zones of the image: encoding the current block using a prediction, the current block being predicted using a previously encoded and then decoded block located in the other zone of the image, the blocks of the other zone having been previously encoded and then decoded, and encoding information indicating the application of the prediction; and for any decoded block pertaining to the other zone of the image, storing the decoded block data.
US11743461B2
A video encoding apparatus includes a first processor and at least two encoders. The first processor is configured to divide a sequence of video frames into M first groups of pictures (GOPs) and send the M first GOPs to the at least two encoders, M being an integer greater than 1. The at least two encoders are configured to perform parallel encoding on the received M first GOPs to obtain M groups of video encoded data and send the M groups of video encoded data to the first processor. The first processor is further configured to merge the M groups of video encoded data into a video data stream.
US11743459B2
An example device for filtering decoded video data includes a memory configured to store video data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: decode a block of video data to form a decoded block; apply a filter to the decoded block to form a filtered block; multiply samples of the filtered block by a scaling factor to form a refined filtered block; and combine samples of the refined filtered block with corresponding samples of the decoded block. The one or more processors may further encode the block prior to decoding the block. The one or more processors may encode or decode a value of a syntax element representing the scaling factor, e.g., in a picture header of a picture including the block.
US11743456B2
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for performing intra prediction using a plurality of reference sample lines are provided. An image decoding method may comprise configuring a plurality of reference sample lines, reconstructing an intra prediction mode of a current block, and performing intra prediction for the current block based on the intra prediction mode and the plurality of reference sample lines.
US11743454B2
An example method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current picture of a video and a coded representation of the video, a position of a reference sample in a reference picture that is associated with the current picture based on a top-left position of a window of a picture. The picture includes at least the current picture or the reference picture, and the window is subject to a processing rule during the conversion. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
US11743449B2
An imaging device according to the present disclosure has a stacked chip structure in which at least two semiconductor chips, that are a first semiconductor chip provided with a pixel circuit and a second semiconductor chip including an analog-to-digital (AD) conversion circuit which is provided so as to correspond to the pixel circuit, are stacked. The AD conversion circuit includes a latch circuit that retains a digital code after AD conversion and a transfer circuit that transfers the digital code after AD conversion. Further, a failure detection circuit for detecting a failure of the AD conversion circuit is provided. The failure detection circuit performs failure detection by writing a test pattern for failure detection into the latch circuit via the transfer circuit, then reading the test pattern from the latch circuit via the transfer circuit, and comparing the read test pattern with an expected value.
US11743447B2
A gaze tracking system comprising a first camera operable to capture images of a user within an environment, a second camera, having a smaller field of view than the first camera, operable to capture images of at least one of the user's eyes, an eye identification unit operable to identify a location of at least one of the user's eyes from images captured by the first camera, a camera control unit operable to modify the position and/or orientation of the second camera in dependence upon the detected location of the at least one of the user's eyes, so as to cause the second camera to be able to capture images of at least one of the user's eyes, and a gaze direction identification unit operable to identify a gaze direction of the user from images captured by the second camera.
US11743435B2
In an embodiment, a headset display device includes a central processor and multiple projector integrated circuits for eyes of a wearer of the headset display device. Each eye of the wear is associated with at least three projector integrated circuits. Each of the three projector integrated circuits is communicatively coupled to the central processor. Each projector integrated circuit includes a first integrated circuit including a light emitter array having monochrome light emitters of a single color, and a second integrated circuit coupled to the first integrated circuit. The second integrated circuit includes a graphics processor configured to generate transformed image data. The graphics processor is configured to provide the transformed image data to the first integrated circuit. The first integrated circuit is configured to output the transformed image data using the light emitter array.
US11743433B2
An automation hub may automatically identify the arrival of a package to a location and provide a notification of the delivery to a user. A package authenticator may be generated via the automation hub at the location for embedment in a packaging of a product that is being ordered from a merchant for delivery to the location. Subsequently, the package authenticator may be associated with a pending delivery of the product at the location in response to receiving an indication that the package authenticator is submitted to the merchant via an order. The presence of an arrived package authenticator may be detected in proximity of the location via a sensor that is connected to the automation hub. A notification of arrival for the product may be generated for presentation on connected user devices in response to the arrived package authenticator matching the package authenticator.
US11743431B2
An analytical recognition system is includes a video camera configured to capture video data of a subject and an antenna configured to capture mobile communication device data relating to a mobile communication device of the subject. The system further includes a data analytics module configured to: analyze the video data to determine at least one of a physical attribute or a movement attribute of the subject and generate; generate a first certainty match value based on the at least one of the physical attribute or the movement attribute of the subject; and perform a facial recognition analysis of the subject to obtain facial recognition data. The data analytics module is further configured to generate a second certainty match value based on the facial recognition data; generate a third certainty match value based on the mobile communication device data; and generate a combined certainty match value based on the first certainty match value, the second certainty match value, and the third certainty match value.
US11743430B2
Disclosed herein is a computer-implemented method, system, device, and computer program product for providing awareness of who are able to hear audio in a virtual conference. For each of the users in the virtual conference, a device of the speaking user or a server determines whether a respective user is able to hear the speaking user based on whether a respective sound volume at which the respective user is able hear the speaking user exceeds a threshold amount. The speaking user's device or the server outputs a notification indicating the users that are able to hear the speaking user.
US11743429B2
The present disclosure describes an instant serverless video chat created for speedy sales enablement and face to face interactions. The systems described herein may be implemented as a button, link, or QR code, which, when triggered, automatically opens a video chat session with a company representative. The system includes features such as preloading content for quick and simple content sharing, fillable forms within the video chat window, note-taking, internal chat, and the ability for managers to listen in, assist and, join the video chat.
US11743428B2
A videoconference system is described that generates a video for a room including multiple videoconference participants and outputs the video as part of the videoconference. The videoconference system is configured to generate the video as including a detailed view of one of the multiple videoconference participants located in the room. To do so, the videoconference system detects user devices located in the room capable of capturing video and determines a position of each user device. The videoconference system then detects a user speaking in the room and determines a position of the active speaker. At least one of the user devices is identified as including a camera oriented for capturing the active speaker. Video content captured by one or more user devices is then processed by the videoconference system to generate a detailed view of the active speaker.
US11743427B2
Methods and systems are provided for enhancing communications mobility in an enterprise using distributed communication controllers. The distributed communication controllers provide overlapping communication ranges that are capable of passing off call responsibilities as a user and user device navigates an enterprise ensuring full call coverage throughout the enterprise. As the user device moves outside of the range of a first distributed communication controller into the range of a second distributed communication controller while on a call, the system of distributed communication controllers transfer the call responsibilities provided by the first distributed communication controller to the second distributed communication controller, seamlessly, allowing the user to continue the call without interruption.
US11743421B2
A device comprising: at least two interfaces for interconnecting between a video source and a video display, wherein each of said interfaces comprises at least a video data channel and a display settings channel; and unidirectional circuitry; wherein said unidirectional circuitry is configured to allow transmission over said video data channel only from said video source to said video display, and wherein said device is configured to (i) receive, over said display settings channel, display settings data from said video display, and (ii) transmit, over said display settings channel, said display settings data to said video source.
US11743408B2
The present invention provides a control method of an image reading device, an image reading device, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a program stored thereon, which avoid a reduction in reading resolution. The control method of the image reading device includes: a first step (ST101) of generating N line-shaped images indicating N line-shaped regions (W11) in an imaging target (T1) being conveyed in a conveying direction (X1) by imaging the N line-shaped regions (W11) extending in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction (X1); a second step (ST102) of performing the same step as the first step (ST101) at a point in time when the imaging target (T1) is conveyed by an amount associated to a width (11a) of N−1 line-shaped regions; and a step (ST103) of generating a read image by arranging the N line-shaped images generated in each of the steps in ascending order.
US11743403B2
An image reading device and an image forming apparatus. The image reading device includes a scanned-image acquisition unit configured to scan a mounting table to obtain image data of a to-be-scanned object placed on the mounting table, a capturing unit configured to capture an image of the to-be-scanned object to obtain image data of the to-be-scanned object, and a shape measuring device configured to perform a shape measurement process to measure a shape of the to-be-scanned object placed on the mounting table based on the image data of the to-be-scanned object obtained by the scanned-image acquisition unit and the image data of the to-be-scanned object obtained by the capturing unit. The image forming apparatus includes the image reading device and an image recording unit configured to record an image on a recording material.
US11743401B2
An image forming apparatus having a first function of performing first processing based on image data obtained by reading a document, and a second function of performing second processing based on image data obtained by reading a document includes a controller including a processor that displays, on the display unit, a first setting screen for setting a setting value to be used for a job of the first function, displays, on a display unit, an object for accepting a user operation for displaying a second setting screen for setting a setting value to be used for a job of the second function together with at least a part of the first setting screen upon satisfaction of a predetermined condition in a state where the first setting screen is displayed and no user operation is accepted, and displays the second setting screen on the display unit upon selection of the object.
US11743395B2
An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input image data, a learning unit configured to perform machine learning processing using information contained in the image data input by the input unit, an estimation unit configured to output an estimation result based on the information contained in the image data using a learning model generated by learning of the learning unit, and a determination unit configured to determine whether the image data input by the input unit contains sensitive information, wherein in a case where the determination unit determines that the image data input by the input unit contains the sensitive information, the learning unit does not perform machine learning on at least the sensitive information contained in the image data.
US11743391B1
Systems and methods for operating a multi-channel intercom system for audio communications between users, with reduced crosstalk, are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive, by a first user station, a modulation carrier signal; capture a first audio signal from a first user, wherein the first audio signal has a first phase; at a rate based on the modulation carrier signal, invert the first phase of the first audio signal to generate a phase-flipped audio signal; transfer the phase-flipped audio signal to a second user station; at a second rate based on the modulation carrier signal, invert a phase of the phase-flipped audio signal to generate an intermediate audio signal; and present a second audio signal based on the intermediate audio signal to the second user.
US11743383B2
A system and method for monitoring, analyzing, and testing calls between computers of remotely working call center agents and callers in real-time. A real-time testing module implemented as a browser extension or a side-loaded application relays live call information and on-demand or periodic passive-test results to a test and dashboard server for analysis and triage. Additionally, the real-time testing module may actively test calling conditions between the agent's equipment and a distant caller by suspending the agents calls and tasks, intercepting and taking command of the agent's audio equipment, and placing a test call to a testing server. Thus, allowing actual data to be used in troubleshooting issues, rather than simulations or synthetic data. Dashboards with analytics and predictions are made available in both the browser application and an end point server for agents and operations/management personnel respectively.
US11743380B2
Contact centers strive to provide a positive and productive customer-agent interaction to successfully resolve the issue for a call. While audio content, such as music or messages, on hold are commonplace, selecting audio enhancements to be inserted into, and concurrently with, the customer-agent provides the customer and/or agent with cues and motivations to promote the successful completion of the call. Cues may be provided to announce the arrival or departure of an agent, virtually take a customer from one location to another for a different portion of the interaction, add excitement and anticipation to an upcoming event by providing an audio experience foreshadowing of the actual event, calm frayed nerves, or other purpose.
US11743367B2
Technologies for programming flexible accelerated network pipelines include a comping device with a network controller. The computing device loads a program binary file that includes a packet processing program and a requested hint section. The binary file may be an executable and linkable format (ELF) file with an extended Berkeley packet filter (eBPF) program. The computing device determines a hardware configuration for the network controller based on the requested offload hints and programs the network controller. The network controller processes network packets with the requested offloads, such as packet classification, hashing, checksums, traffic shaping, or other offloads. The network controller returns results of the offloads as hints in metadata. The packet processing program performs actions based on the metadata, such as forwarding, dropping, packet modification, or other actions. The computing device may compile an eBPF source file to generate the binary file. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11743366B1
A processor receives data corresponding to a sensor, and generates a frame having a header and a payload. A data type value is selected from a set of multiple data type values corresponding to different respective types of data, the set of multiple data type values including at least i) a first data type value corresponding to video data from a camera, and ii) a second data type value corresponding to non-video data. The header is generated to include one or more fields set to the selected data type value to indicate a type of data included in the payload, and the payload is generated to include the data received from the sensor. The processor provides the frame to an Ethernet network interface. The Ethernet network interface encapsulates the frame in an Ethernet packet, and transmits the Ethernet packet via an Ethernet link.
US11743365B2
Various example embodiments for supporting transport of various protocols over network virtualization technology are presented herein. Various example embodiments for supporting transport of various protocols over network virtualization technology may be configured to support transport of various protocols over network virtualization generic routing encapsulation. Various example embodiments for supporting transport of various protocols over network virtualization technology may be configured to support communication of a packet including a payload and a header of a network virtualization generic routing encapsulation protocol, wherein the payload is based on a protocol other than Ethernet. Various example embodiments for supporting transport of various protocols over network virtualization technology may be configured to support communication of a packet including a payload and a header of a network virtualization generic routing encapsulation protocol, wherein the payload is based on a protocol at a communication layer above a data link layer.
US11743361B2
Provided is a system that includes circuitry that transmits first image data to a second communication terminal in response to a first request for image transmission from a first communication terminal; transmits second image data to the first communication terminal in response to a second request for image transmission from the second communication terminal; and transmits, in a case that the first request for image transmission and the second request for image transmission are a predetermined combination, third image data corresponding to the predetermined combination to the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal.
US11743352B1
Provided is a method for selecting a service provider for an application. The method includes detecting a plurality of available service providers for an application running on a computing device. The method further includes comparing service information for each of the plurality of service providers to a set of service provider selection factors for the application. The method further includes selecting a first service provider of the plurality of service providers to provide service for the application.
US11743351B2
When selecting a combination of application software, a computer, and a device in executing various services, even in a situation in which an environment greatly varies, the probability to achieve the purpose of the service is increased to shorten the duration time required to achieve the purpose of the service. Data effectiveness expectation value J(x, z) regarding a combination of a specific application x and a specific device z on a communication network is calculated, an evaluation value F(x, y, z) including the data effectiveness expectation value and a specific computer y as parameters is calculated, and an appropriate combination (x, y, z) is selected based on the result. The data effectiveness expectation value is calculated from actual record data. The data effectiveness expectation value is calculated by weighting old data and new data. The data effectiveness expectation value is calculated by using actual record values of other applications similar to the specific application x.
US11743343B2
Method and a system to transfer the state of web-based content between devices through use of a short code. An example method includes determining a state of content being accessed on a device. The method further includes assigning a short code to the state of the content. The short code may have a limited number of characters. The method may further include storing the short code and the state of the content. The method may further include providing the content according to the state of the content on a second device based on the short code.
US11743342B2
An electronic device and an operation method of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a memory storing an application, an edge enabler client (EEC), and/or a user equipment (UE) route selection policy (URSP) rule used for producing a session used by the electronic device, a communication circuit used for a communication connection between the electronic device and at least one of a first server, a plurality of second servers, or a third server disposed outside the electronic device, via a base station, and a processor, the application being configured to perform, in the electronic device, one or more services corresponding to an application executable in the third server, and the processor is configured to identify identification information of the EEC and identification information of an EEC included in the URSP rule, in response to activation of the EEC, to set a first packet data unit (PDU) session.
US11743340B2
A methodology is described that provides access to augmented reality components maintained by a messaging server system directly from a third party resource, without having to first launch an associated messaging client (either a stand-alone app or a web-based version of the app). The technical problem of invoking an augmented reality component maintained by the messaging server system directly from a third party app is addressed by permitting third party app developers to include a deep link that references the identification of a desired augmented reality component into their third party resource. The deep link invoked from a third party resource causes activation of the messaging client, loading the augmented reality component represented by the identification referenced in the deep link, and activating, from the messaging client, a camera of the computer device that is executing the third party resource.
US11743327B2
A processor may record one or more transaction proposals regardless of validity of the one or more transaction proposals. The processor may separate a transaction validation into a series of steps. The processor may validate, asynchronously, one or more transactions respectively associated with each of the one or more transaction proposals based on the transaction validation.
US11743325B1
Techniques for API-based endpoint discovery and centralized load balancing involving provider substrate extension resources are described. A discovery coordinator service located within a provider network can identify one or more endpoints from a set of potentially distributed endpoints for a client to utilize, where endpoints may be located within provider substrate extensions of the provider network. The discovery coordinator service can analyze the loads of these endpoints, via client lease information, to identify nearby, low-load resources that may be most optimal for the client to use via providing minimal latency of access.
US11743318B2
Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for generating a two-dimensional selectable user experience (UX) element are disclosed. A client device having a graphical user interface (GUI) for receiving user input is configured to run interface applications. The client device is coupled with one or more server devices via a communication network. The one or more server devices provides user interface (UI) metadata. A processor causes a receiver to receive the UI metadata from the one or more server devices; generates, at the client device, a two-dimensional (2D) selectable user experience (UX) element based on the received UI metadata; receives a single action user input to select a single desired field, which conveys two desired actions, from the 2D selectable UX element; and executes the two desired actions based on the selected single desired field from the 2D selectable UX element.
US11743312B2
A transmission method includes: generating a stream including a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) data flows corresponding one-to-one with a plurality of services in broadcast, the IP data flows storing the corresponding services of the plurality of services; and transmitting the generated stream in a predetermined channel.
