US11779800B2
A foldable treadmill includes a running belt and a running board module that includes a first running board sub-module and a second running board sub-module symmetrically arranged on both sides of an intermediate running board sub-module. Two groups of folding connection assemblies are symmetrically arranged on both sides of a center line along a width direction of the running belt. A first connection part is coupled to the first running board sub-module and the intermediate running board sub-module, and a second connection part is coupled to the second running board sub-module and the intermediate running board sub-module. A motion part drives the first running board sub-module to rotate relative to the intermediate running board sub-module through the first connection part, and drives the second running board sub-module to rotate relative to the intermediate running board sub-module through the second connection part, to fold or unfold the foldable treadmill.
US11779794B2
A physical exercise assembly includes a table that is substantially elongated to accommodate a user lying on the table. A cable support is spaced below the table and a bracket is coupled to the cable support. A plurality of pulleys is rotatably coupled to the cable support. A pair of first bands is coupled to the bracket and extends around respective ones of the pulleys. A pair of handles is each coupled to a respective one of the first bands for gripping and exercising arms. A pair of second bands is each coupled to the bracket and extends around respective ones of the pulleys. A pair of ankle straps is each coupled to a respective one of the second bands for exercising legs.
US11779782B1
A nostril-shielding nasal mask includes an adjustable body including a top portion having a concave shape and is provided with an arcuate anterior face and arcuate posterior face opposed therefrom, a hinge attached to the top portion, and a bottom portion attached to the hinge wherein the bottom portion has a planar shape and is provided with a curvilinear anterior face and a rectilinear posterior face. Such a bottom portion further has a plurality of apertures configured to align with the nostrils of the user, respectively. The nasal mask further includes a scented air filter removably inserted into the bottom portion, and fasteners fixedly attached to the top portion and the bottom portion. Such fasteners ae configured to maintain the top portion and the bottom portion directly abutted against the nose bridge of the user and the nostrils of the user, respectively.
US11779776B2
Provided are systems and methods for decalcifying aortic valves and/or other valves, blood vessels, and/or cardiac tissues in a mammalian (e.g., a human) patient (e.g., a patient having or suspected of having calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD)). A transcatheter (aortic) valve decalcification system/method can include applying one or more pulsed magnetic fields to the calcium deposit(s) within a valve or other vessel or tissue within the patient. The system can include a catheter having pulsed magnetic field ribbons disposed therein, and the catheter can be provided to the patient.
US11779775B1
A method of targeting magnetic neurostimulation to a patient suffering a mood disorder is initially obtained by creating a brain network model through evaluation of data sensed from the brain of the patient. A determination is made of a brain target location of a first brain region which is based at least partly on a functional connection of the first brain region to a second brain region reflected in the brain network model. A magnetic stimulation signal is transmitted to the brain target location for treatment of the mood disorder of the patient where the magnetic stimulation signal is provided by a transcranial magnetic stimulator.
US11779770B2
A method is provided. The method includes pacing, by electrodes of a catheter, a heart tissue with pulses. The method includes observing, by the electrodes, a period of electrophysiological repolarization for the heart tissue. The period of electrophysiological repolarization is caused by the pacing. The method also includes measuring, by the electrodes, an electrical signal within the heart tissue after the period of electrophysiological repolarization.
US11779761B2
A topical nerve stimulator patch and system are provided including a dermal patch; an electrical signal generator associated with the patch; a signal receiver to activate the electrical signal generator; a power source for the electrical signal generator associated with the patch; an electrical signal activation device; and a nerve feedback sensor.
US11779757B2
One or more antennas are electrically coupled to one or more switches of an implantable medical device (IMD) in which the one or more switches are additionally electrically coupled to one or more lead wires of an IMD lead. The one or more switches also are electrically coupled to one or more electrodes or electrical circuitry of the IMD's implantable pulse generator (IPG). In response to exposure of the IMD to an energetic electromagnetic field, a voltage signal is induced in the one or more antennas and provided, possibly via one more filters, as a control signal to the one or more switches. Receipt of the control signal by the one or more switches automatically configures the one or more switches into a non-conductive state, thereby electrically isolating the one or more lead wires from the one or more electrodes or the IPG electrical circuitry.
US11779748B2
Disclosed herein are sterilized medical coiled tubing and process for producing the same. One process comprises: helically winding a length of the medical tubing along a mandrel such that adjacent turns of the medical tubing are in contact with each other; applying solvent where the turns of the medical tubing contact each other to produce coiled medical tubing; allowing the solvent to dry; removing the medical tubing from the mandrel after the solvent has dried; and subjecting the medical tubing to a sterilization process using ethylene oxide with in-chamber aeration.
US11779745B2
A luer connection device is disclosed having a housing including a side wall having an inside surface defining a lumen with a central axis, an proximal end, and a distal end including a male luer tip within the lumen having a central flow diverter extending outwardly from the central axis to direct a fluid to a circumferential dead space distal to the male luer tip. A luer connection device is also disclosed having a flow expansion channel disposed in the lumen tapering outward from the wall of tubular housing and partially extending along a longitudinal axis from the tip opening toward the base opening for increasing mixing and flow through a circumferential dead space in the fluid path distal to the male luer tip.
US11779744B2
A hemostasis valve assembly includes a hollow body delimiting an inner passage for inserting a medical material, the inner passage extending between a proximal opening and a distal opening of the hollow body, a distal seal arranged at the distal opening, a proximal seal arranged at the proximal opening, a spacer element arranged between the distal seal and the proximal seal, and an end cap. The distal seal is an elastic valve that is sealed when idle. The end cap has a fixing element engaging a support element of the hollow body to fix a stacked assembly including the distal seal, the spacer element, and the proximal seal inside the hollow body.
US11779742B2
An introducer sheath includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween. An actuatable hemostasis valve in a hub is adjacent the proximal end of the elongate shaft and may be used to prevent blood from escaping from the elongate shaft. The introducer sheath may also have a a self-expanding funnel adjacent the distal end of the elongate shaft.
US11779734B2
A catheter assembly including a catheter carried by a catheter adapter, a needle having a sharp distal tip and disposed in the catheter such that in a first needle position, the needle extending beyond the catheter, a septum actuator having openings, the septum actuator disposed in the catheter adapter and configured to pierce a septum, and a spring clip disposed in the septum actuator and engaging the openings of the septum actuator in the first needle position.
US11779732B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include a catheter. The catheter can include an elongate shaft that extends along a longitudinal axis. The elongate shaft can include a shaft proximal end and a shaft distal end. A magnetically permeable shaft strip can be disposed along a particular shaft length of the elongate shaft. The magnetically permeable shaft strip can longitudinally extend along the elongate shaft.
US11779718B2
An aerosol forming component for volatilizing a liquid in an aerosol delivery device is disclosed. The aerosol forming component includes a first aerosol-forming member configured to be heated up to a first operating temperature and thereafter to a second higher operating temperature, and a second aerosol-forming member configured to be heated up to at least the first operating temperature as the first aerosol-forming member reaches the second higher operating temperature so that liquid volatilized from the two aerosol-forming members mix with one another.
US11779714B1
A flavored attachment can adhere to the mouthpiece of an inhaler or the like, wherein the attachment is designed so that it lasts for a sufficient duration to ensure the person taking the medicine has taken the proper dosage.
US11779711B1
An atomizer with an intelligent control digital display function, including a housing, a control panel and a compressor; the housing is provided with an inlet member and an outlet member; the control panel and the compressor are both arranged in the housing, the compressor is electrically connected with the control panel, the control panel is an intelligent control panel, the control panel has a digital display screen for displaying the working state of the atomizer, and the housing is provided with a cooling grille, and the compressor has an output shaft, and a cooling fan is arranged on the output shaft, the cooling fan is facing the cooling grille. By designing the control panel as an intelligent control panel, the control panel has a digital display screen for displaying the working state of the atomizer, so as to realize the digital display function and bring convenience to use.
US11779700B2
An indwelling assembly includes an inner needle having a sharp needlepoint, an inner needle hub fixed to the inner needle, a hollow elongated outer member in which the inner needle is positioned and movable in a distal direction relative to the inner needle after puncturing the blood vessel to position the elongated outer member at a desired position in the blood vessel, an outer member hub fixed to hollow elongated outer member, a projection removably connected to the outer member hub and configured to be engaged by a finger of the user to apply a force to the projection causing the outer member hub and the hollow elongated outer member to move together with the projection in the distal direction relative to the inner needle and the inner needle hub, and an elongated movable member that is movable relative to the hollow elongated outer member and the outer member hub.
US11779690B2
Hollow fiber membranes in an oxygenator for an extracorporeal blood circulator are coated with an antithrombotic polymeric material. The porous hollow fiber membranes for gas exchange have outer surfaces, inner surfaces forming lumens, opening portions through which the outer surfaces communicate with the inner surfaces in a housing. A blood flow path is outside of the hollow fiber membrane bundle in the housing, between a blood inlet port and a blood outlet port. The coating is obtained by filling the blood flow path with a colloidal solution containing an antithrombotic polymeric compound, and moving the colloid solution between the blood inlet port and the blood outlet port for a time that coats a predetermined amount of antithrombotic polymeric compound on the outer surfaces of the hollow fiber membranes. Other surfaces within the oxygenator contacting the blood flow likewise receive the coating.
US11779688B2
The breast shield is an apparatus for a resting position use by a nursing woman to capture expressed milk while using a breast pump comprising a breast receiving cone with a plurality of holes and a hole plug on the side of said cone for draining expressed milk away from the breast and into an attached tube for collection in a container. The apparatus is optionally configured with a one-way flow valve positioned in the cone above the nipple and below the holes to enable back-flow prevention of expressed milk. The apparatus is optionally configured with a one-way flow valve connected to any of the holes on the side to enable back-flow prevention of expressed milk.
US11779683B2
An extended release immunomodulatory implant operatively arranged to facilitate bone morphogenesis, including an inner portion including at least one growth factor, a first layer including at least one of one or more interleukins and capsaicin, and a second layer including an antigen operatively arranged to activate an innate immune system.
US11779679B2
The invention is directed to a tissue-adhesive polymer blend comprising a bioresorbable carrier polymer and a bioresorbable synthetic tissue-reactive polymer as well as to a tissue-adhesive device for sealing dura mater comprising said tissue-adhesive polymer blend.
US11779676B2
A sanitizing device includes a nonlinear optical element, one or more laser diodes, a lens, and a battery pack. The one or more laser diodes are each configured to direct a beam of optical energy to the nonlinear optical element. Each beam of optical energy has a first wavelength and the nonlinear optical element is configured to produce UV-C energy having a second wavelength from the beams of optical energy. The lens is configured to focus the UV-C energy to cover a desired area for sanitizing purposes. The battery pack is configured for powering the one or more laser diodes.
US11779675B2
An airflow sterilizing unit configured to airflow in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is disclosed. The airflow sterilizing unit includes a portion of a duct at least partially lined with an ultraviolet (UV) reflective material, a plurality of hollow structures positioned within the portion of the duct, each comprising an external UV reflective surface, and at least one array of UV light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted on a surface of at least one of the plurality of hollow structures. The sterilizing unit is configured to replace a section of an existing duct in the HVAC system such that air within the HVAC system passes through the sterilizing unit before exiting from one or more vent.
US11779672B2
A control method of an intelligent sterility test pump, a sterilization method and its application. The control method includes monitoring the real-time current of a DC drive motor through a current detection module, to adjust the rotating linear velocity of a peristaltic pump head in real time; when the peristaltic pump head is in a state of pushing a liquid to be tested, reducing the rotating linear velocity of the peristaltic pump head; and when the peristaltic pump head is in an idling state, increasing the rotating linear velocity of the peristaltic pump head. A sterilization method includes the control method of the intelligent sterility test pump. Application of the sterilization method in preparation or detection of foods and medicines.
US11779671B2
A portable sanitizing apparatus, such as a case, includes a first case portion arranged to receive an object to be sanitized, and a second case portion connected to the first case portion and including at least one UV light source configured to emit UV electromagnetic radiation. The second case portion includes an expansion member having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. When the expansion member is in the expanded configuration, a distance between the second case portion and the first case portion is increased compared to when the expansion member is in the collapsed configuration, thereby increasing a distance from the at least one UV light source to the object to be sanitized.
US11779669B2
Embodiments of the disclosure include an uncovered ultraviolet light emitting panel for use in supporting instruments in an operating room. The panel fits inside an autoclave for sterilization and can be utilized without a sterile cover. In use, the panel irradiates surgical instruments and the nearby air continuously.
US11779664B2
A liposomal composition (“ADx-003”) is provided, ADx-003 comprising a first phospholipid; a sterically bulky excipient that is capable of stabilizing the liposomal composition; a second phospholipid that is derivatized with a first polymer; a macrocyclic gadolinium-based imaging agent; and a third phospholipid that is derivatized with a second polymer, the second polymer being conjugated to a targeting ligand, the targeting ligand being represented by Formula I: wherein X is —CH2—, —CH2—CH2—, —CHO—, or —O—CO—; Y is —CH—CH═CH— or A and B are independently selected from C and N; R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently selected from —H, halogen, —OH, and —CH3; and R5, R6, and R7 are independently selected from —H, halogen, —OH, —OCH3, —NO2, —N(CH3)2, C1-C6 alkyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted C4-C6 aryl group, except that when A and/or B is N the adjacent R5 and/or R7 is —H, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11779658B2
The invention provides expression vectors, nucleic acids, vector particles and methods of treatment involving these vector particles, comprising an engineered KCNA1 gene encoding an edited Kv1.1 potassium channel, as well as methods of confirming the presence of engineered KCNA1 mRNA in a cell. The features of the engineered KCNA1 gene combine to advantageously enhance the translation and activity of the Kv1.1 protein and improve detection of KCNA1 gene expression in a cell and can be used for example in the treatment of epilepsy and similar neurological disorders.
US11779656B2
Compositions and regimens useful in treating hemophilia A are provided. The compositions include recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) with a transthyretin enhancer and promoter driving expression of a human Factor VIII.
US11779653B2
In various embodiments a polyrotaxane carrier for in vivo delivery of a nucleic acid is provided. In certain embodiments the carrier comprises: a multi-arm polyethylene glycol (PEG) backbone comprising at least three arms; at least one cyclic compound having a cavity, where an arm of said multi-arm PEG backbone is threaded into the cavity of said cyclic compound forming an inclusion complex; a bulky moiety capping the terminal of the arm(s) threaded into said cyclic compound where said moiety inhibits dethreading of the cyclodextrin from the arm(s) of said backbone; and where at least one arm of said PEG backbone is free of cyclic compounds; and where said carrier has a net positive charge.
US11779645B2
The disclosure provides nanometer sized water clusters comprising or consisting essentially of ultrapure water that encapsulate a solute, wherein the water clusters have a median diameter of between about 2 to about 400 nanometers and uses thereof. Also provided by the disclosure are processes and methods for making nanosized water clusters, including processes and methods for encapsulating hydrated solutes in nanosized water clusters.
US11779640B2
The present invention relates to a lentiviral vector-based Japanese encephalitis (JE) immunogenic composition. The present invention is directed to a recombinant lentiviral vector expressing the precursor of membrane (prM) and the envelope (E) protein, in particular glycoprotein of a Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) or immunogenic fragments thereof. The present invention also provides cells expressing the lentiviral vector, uses and methods to prevent a JEV infection in a mammalian host, especially in a human or an animal host, in particular a pig or a piglet, preferably a domestic pig or a domestic piglet.
US11779639B2
The present disclosure provides mutant parasites, in particular protozoan parasites comprising a mutation of the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase/6-phosphate phosphatase (TPS/TPP)-like gene of Toxoplasma gondii (herein referred to as ‘Toxoplasma’) or a homologue thereof as well as vaccines comprising same.
US11779638B2
A method of eliciting an immune response in a patient who has a cancer includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize the cancer cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of IYVTSIEQI (SEQ ID NO: 214), in which the peptide is in a complex with an MHC molecule.
US11779632B2
The present application provides for IL-2 muteins, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same.
US11779629B2
The disclosure pertains to methods of treating or preventing a disease or condition associated with and/or induced by soluble A-beta oligomer such as Alzheimer's disease by administering to a subject in need thereof conformation specific and/or selective antibodies or binding fragments thereof and related products.
US11779616B1
A probiotic composition of improving memory and learning ability is disclosed. The probiotic composition comprises Lactobacillus acidophilus GMNL-185 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GMNL-680, wherein the Lactobacillus acidophilus GMNL-185 was deposited in the China Center for Type Culture Collection in Wuhan, China on Nov. 3, 2017 under an accession number CCTCC NO. M 2017764, and the Lactobacillus rhamnosus GMNL-680 was deposited in the China Center for Type Culture Collection in Wuhan, China on Nov. 3, 2017 under an accession number CCTCC NO. M 2017766, wherein a ratio of a number of bacteria of the Lactobacillus acidophilus GMNL-185 to a number of bacteria of the Lactobacillus rhamnosus GMNL-680 is 1:1.
US11779606B2
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US11779602B2
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating a patient with a cancer by administering to the patient a composition comprising CAR T cells wherein the CAR T cells comprise a CAR and the CAR comprises an E2 anti-fluorescein antibody fragment, and administering to the patient a small molecule linked to a targeting moiety by a linker. The disclosure also relates to compositions for use in such methods.
US11779601B2
The invention provides methods of increasing the efficacy of a T cell therapy in a patient in need thereof. The invention includes methods of identifying a patient who would respond well to a T cell therapy or conditioning a patient prior to a T cell therapy so that the patient responds well to a T cell therapy. The conditioning involves administering one or more preconditioning agents prior to a T cell therapy and identifying biomarker cytokines prior to administering a T cell therapy.
US11779600B2
The present invention describes a method of treating, preventing, reducing the likelihood of or alleviating a symptom of Alzheimer's disease and associated conditions by increasing OPN expression. The invention further provides for a method of improving cognitive function in a subject in need thereof.
US11779585B2
Disclosed herein are methods, formulations, and kits for treating coronavirus infections, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections and SARS-CoV-2 infections. Further disclosed are stop-gap methods for controlling the spread of coronavirus infections and the emergence of drug resistant strains of coronavirus.
US11779575B2
The use of a Wnt inhibitor Wnt-C59 in the preparation of a drug for treating SCN5A mutation-induced dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is provided. With SCN5A genotype detection as a breakthrough point, a Wnt pathway-specific inhibitor Wnt-C59 is used to inhibit the abnormal activation of the Wntβ-Catenin pathway caused by SCN5A gene mutation, thereby improving the prognosis of cardiac function in a patient with SCN5A gene mutation-induced DCM. In experiments, aging and adriamycin-induced DCM models are constructed, and the therapeutic effect of Wnt-C59 on DCM is detected through indexes such as changes in cardiac function and activation of related signal molecules, which provides a theoretical basis for use of Wnt-C59 in the clinical treatment of DCM. A new treatment method for SCN5A mutation-induced DCM is provided to bring dawn to such patients and has promising application prospects.
US11779572B1
The present disclosure relates to methods of treating gastrointestinal stromal tumors to a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ripretinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11779569B2
Aspects of the disclosure include methods for treating hyperhidrosis in a subject with a composition including a muscarinic antagonist and a muscarinic agonist. In practicing methods according to certain embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount of a composition including a muscarinic antagonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a muscarinic agonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered to a subject and is sufficient to reduce hyperhidrosis in the subject and to reduce a dry mouth side effect of the muscarinic antagonist. Compositions for practicing the subject methods are also described as well as dose units containing one or more of the subject compositions.
US11779566B2
The present invention is directed to a dry suspension for reconstitution containing Tecovirimat (ST-246) powder and simethicone. The dry suspension is dispersed in water to provide an aqueous pharmaceutical suspension formulation for oral administration for treating orthopoxvirus infections and/or eczema vaccinatum. The suspension formulation exhibits excellent stability and good dissolution and has an improved taste and texture.
US11779559B2
The disclosure provides compositions comprising amino acids, individually and in combination, and methods of making the compositions and methods of using the compositions as pharmaceutically active agents to, inter alia, treat disease in animals, including humans.
US11779549B2
The present technology relates to a method of treating one or more behavioral symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome in a subject by transdermally administering an effective amount of cannabidiol (CBD) to the subject wherein one or more behavioral symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome are treated in the subject.
US11779545B2
A multilayer flexible film for packaging a transdermal patch product comprising a pharmaceutical active agent comprises: a product-contacting sealing layer comprising a co-polyester having a surface energy of at least 50 dyne/cm2; and one or more layers above the product-contacting sealing layer. The pharmaceutical active agent may comprise nicotine. An average adhesion force to peel the transdermal patch from the product-contacting sealing layer may be less than 100 g/inch (39.37 g/cm).
US11779541B2
An improved immediate release solid dosage form of naproxen with a certain particle size distribution for the intragranular portion, and a certain particle size distribution for the carbonate portion that allows naproxen to remain in solution and achieves fast dissolution and fast absorption of naproxen. The invention provides a naproxen dosage form that when administered to a human in a fasted state provides an average blood plasma naproxen concentration of at least 15-20 μg/ml in 10 minutes or less. The invention also provides a naproxen dosage form that when administered to a human in a fed state provides an average blood plasma naproxen concentration of at least 15-20 μg/ml in 50 minutes or less.
US11779535B2
Pre-filled syringes, pharmaceutical compositions, and kits and methods relating to same allow for emergency administration of one or more drugs from prefilled glass syringes to a patient via a needleless connector. In preferred embodiments, the prefilled glass syringe has a drug volume of at least 5 mL, has a Luer-lock, and has a syringe tip with an internal channel that has a diameter of about 1.7 mm. Such syringes advantageously allow storage of emergency drugs without leaching of plastic materials and degradation, and substantially improve the safety profile where the syringe is attached to an IV line via a needleless connector.
US11779534B2
A cosmetic composition comprising, in an aqueous cosmetically acceptable medium: a) from 6% to 50% by weight in active material of at least one aqueous polyurethane dispersion; and b) from 2% to 8% by weight of at least one cross-linked starch, the weight being expressed by weight of the total weight of the composition.
US11779533B2
The invention relates to a method for mending split ends of hair comprising contacting the hair with split ends with a composition comprising at least one non-cellulosic polysaccharide derivative containing at least one cationic group, wherein said non-cellulosic polysaccharide derivative has a cationic degree of substitution DScat greater than 0.15.
US11779531B2
An anti-inflammatory peptide comprises an anti-inflammatory fragment of a protein selected from SEQ ID NOs: 1-16, the anti-inflammatory fragment being 7 to 37 amino acids in length and having a charge of between −9 and +3; wherein the c-terminal amino acid is not cysteine (C) or methionine (M), and the n-terminal amino acid is not cysteine (C), histidine (H), proline (P) or threonine (T). The anti-inflammatory fragment does not contain cysteine (C) The anti-inflammatory fragment is from a region of the proteins of SEQ ID NOs: 1-16, which region is characterised by being 17 to 109 amino acids in length and having a charge of between −6 and +4, wherein the c-terminal amino acid of the region is not aspartic acid (D), phenylalanine (F), methionine (M) or tryptophan (W), and the n-terminal amino acid of the region is not aspartic acid (D), histidine (H), methionine (M), proline (P) or tryptophan (W). Examples of peptides are provided in SEQ ID NOs: 71-221.
US11779525B2
Disclosed a method of preparing composite particles comprising a non-porous spherical particulate inorganic material deposited on a plate-like inorganic material, where refractive index of said particulate inorganic material is greater than that of said plate-like inorganic particulate material, wherein, said spherical material occupies 20 to 80% of total surface area of said plate-like material and wherein the amount of said spherical material accounts for 2 to 20 wt % of said composite particles, further wherein said plate-like inorganic material is mica and said non-porous spherical particulate inorganic material is silicone dioxide, said method comprising the steps of: (iv) silanization of said plate-like inorganic material to get a silanized material having functional groups “A”; (v) silanization of said non-porous spherical particulate inorganic material to get a silanized material having functional groups “B”, where A≠B; and where said “A” and said “B” are capable of reacting with each other such that by way of their reaction, said non-porous spherical particulate inorganic material deposits on said plate-like inorganic material; and, (vi) reacting said silanized material having functional groups “A” with said silanized material having functional groups “B”.
US11779520B1
A closure assembly for a medical dispenser which may include a one-piece tip cap having a flow restrictor and a removably connected sleeve disposed in surrounding relation to the flow restrictor. The tip cap further includes an access opening and an oppositely disposed closed end, wherein the flow restrictor is structured for a fluid sealing engagement with a discharge port of the medical dispenser, passing through said access opening. The closed end includes removably attached inner and outer end segments respectively formed on the flow restrictor and the sleeve and are collectively structured to define a removable connection between the flow restrictor and sleeve. A cover may be fixedly attached to the sleeve in overlying, covering relation to exterior surfaces of the inner and outer end segments.
US11779518B2
A container forming apparatus includes a plurality of forming members that have outer forming surfaces, which are shaped to form pockets in a sheet of material. A plurality of actuators are in mechanical connection with the forming members. The actuators are able to extend and retract the forming members. A controller is in electrical communication with the plurality of actuators. The controller is able to simultaneously extend any one or any combination of the forming members to create a plurality of pockets in a determined pattern in the sheet of material to produce a customized blister pack.
US11779516B2
A tray (100) for accommodating a coiled medical device, such as a catheter assembly (700), includes a first compartment (101), a second compartment (102), and a third compartment (103). The catheter assembly (700) and devices associated with a catheterization procedure, such as syringes (701,702) containing sterile water and lubricating jelly and a specimen container (703) can be disposed within the tray. A first barrier (105) and second barrier (106) separate the compartments. The barriers can have openings (121,122) therein to accommodate large syringes or to enable the first compartment (101) to be used as a lubricant applicator for the catheter. The first compartment (101) can include a stair-stepped contour (115) such that the syringes are held at different depths to facilitate ease of use. The various devices can be disposed within the tray (100) in accordance with their order of use in the catheterization procedure.
US11779513B2
The present application provides a massager for male genitalia. A user may insert his penis into a massage sleeve through an opening. A relative movement is generated between the massage sleeve and the penis to simulate a thrusting motion during sexual intercourse. The massage sleeve simulates a vaginal environment, and performs a massage to provide massaging stimulation, and a reciprocating movement to provide reciprocating stimulation, or the like. In addition, the massage of the user's penis is implemented during the simulation of a back-and-forth thrusting motion. Therefore, an all-around automatic massage of the penis is implemented, and the entire massage process is relaxing and pleasurable.
US11779507B2
A back massaging assembly includes a frame that tapers to a pair of points on opposite ends of the frame such that the frame has a diamond shape. A plurality of knobs is each disposed on the frame and each of the knobs is strategically positioned on the frame for massaging pre-determined pressure points when the frame is positioned against a user's back. A pair of handles is each coupled to and extends away from the frame and extends over a respective one of the user's shoulders when the frame is positioned against the user's back. Each of the handles has a downward curve integrated therein such that each of the handles extends downwardly along the user's chest when the frame is positioned on the user's back.
US11779506B1
The present invention discloses a connecting rod self-locking structure for a double-folded rollator, comprising a cross pipe and two sets of main frame bottom pipes arranged in parallel to the left and right. A folding plastic seat is movably mounted on the top of the front end of the main frame bottom pipe via a pin shaft, two sides of the bottom of the folding plastic seat are clamped on the side edge of the main frame bottom pipe, the bottom of the cross pipe is movably connected to the folding plastic seat, a connecting rod hook is connected to a connecting rod via a torsion spring, and a limiting column for the connecting rod hook to be buckled is further provided on the upper part of the cross pipe.
US11779495B2
A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet; a backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, is described. The disposable absorbent article includes a first side edge and an opposing second side edge; a first side flap and an opposing second side flap, each of the first and second side flaps forming at least a portion of the wearer-facing surface, each of the first and second side flaps having a first layer and a second layer. The first layer has a first layer proximal edge and the second layer has a second layer proximal edge. The second layer proximal edge is disposed laterally outboard from the first layer proximal edge.
US11779491B2
Systems and methods for adjusting an angle of incidence of a laser surgery system include a laser source to produce a laser beam and an optical delivery system to output the laser beam pulses to an object at an adjustable incident angle. A first rotator assembly receives the beam from the laser source along a first beam axis. The first rotator assembly rotates around the first beam axis and the first rotator assembly outputs the beam along a second beam axis different from the first beam axis. A second rotator assembly receives the beam from the first rotator assembly along the second beam axis. The second rotator assembly rotates around the second beam axis. The second rotator assembly follows the rotation of the first rotator assembly and the first rotator assembly is independent of the rotation of the second rotator assembly.
US11779490B1
A minimally invasive ab interno triple surgery for open-angle glaucoma comprises knotting and fixing a suture at the head end of an optical fiber catheter; performing miosis with carbachol, injecting the viscoelastic into the anterior chamber, making a lateral incision at the infratemporal corneal limbus, and placing the optical fiber catheter; cutting the Schlemm's canal on the nasal side of the anterior chamber, inserting an optical fiber into the incision on the Schlemm's canal, and cutting off the suture; injecting the viscoelastic to expand while retreating the microcatheter, and regularly injecting the viscoelastic; making a conjunctival flap on the eye and nose side, performing anterior chamber paracentesis, clamping out the suture using intraocular microforceps, and knotting in the sclera tunnel; and suturing the conjunctival flap using the suture, coating the eyes, and covering the eyes with gauze to finish the surgery.
US11779485B2
A urine collection device includes a collection member extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The proximal end includes an opening that provides access to an internal cavity of the collection member. The internal cavity includes a first chamber in fluid communication with a second chamber. The urine collection device includes a spacer in the second chamber, a first attachment member extending from a bottom wall of the collection member at the proximal end, a second attachment member extending from a top wall of the collection member at the proximal end, and an outlet for egressing urine from the internal cavity of the collection member. The first attachment member defines an aperture. The collection member is suitable to (i) direct urine from the first chamber to the second chamber and (ii) direct the urine in the second chamber distally toward the outlet.
US11779473B2
Technology is described to provide a powered prosthetic wrist flexion device or elbow device. This device helps individuals with upper-limb loss to orient and position grasped objects.
US11779470B2
A driving instrument for adjusting a spinal implant includes an outer shaft having a distal end configured to actuate a proximal adjustment assembly of a spinal implant, and an inner shaft having a distal end configured to actuate a distal adjustment assembly of the spinal implant. The inner shaft is disposed within the outer shaft, with a proximal end of the inner shaft extending proximally from the outer shaft. The proximal end is configured to be rotated such that rotation of the inner shaft results in simultaneous rotation of the inner and outer shafts, with rotation of the outer shaft ceasing at a first value of resistance associated with the proximal adjustment assembly and rotation of the inner shaft ceasing at a second value of resistance associated with the distal adjustment assembly such that cessation of rotation of the inner shaft is independent from cessation of rotation of the outer shaft.
US11779469B2
The present invention relates to a portable medical drill impact attachment device. The device can be used for improving the accuracy and reliability of orthopedic surgeries and procedures by obviating a manual device such as a hammer for creating an impact. The attachment device is used for creating impact forces that can be transferred onto a bone, disc, joint, etc. The device features a housing that includes a rotary motion transformer and an impact mechanism assembly. The attachment transforms the rotational motion of a drill into reciprocal motion, and also enables a user to adjust and control the frequency and energy of the impact. An impactor tool can be detachably-attached to a quick-change tool gripper for providing an impact on a bone, disc or joint of a patient without applying any manual force.
US11779456B2
Intraocular lens delivery devices and methods of use.
US11779448B2
A mesh for repair/prevention of a parastomal hernia during ostomy treatment is disclosed. More specifically, a pre-molded mesh having a unique shape to provide support to the abdominal wall adjacent a stoma formed during an ostomy procedure to prevent/repair formation of a parastomal hernia is disclosed which also provides a clearance channel through which the bowel can pass in a manner that prevents collapse or obstruction of the exposed segment of the bowel.
US11779447B2
[Object] To provide, for a composite resin (CR) having a wide range of applicable colors (shades) (wide-ranging color applicable CR), such as a CR having light diffusion properties and a CR that produces color by means of a structural color, a technology with which an excellent effect, specifically, an increased breadth (number) of applicable shades in comparison to an existing CR other than a wide-ranging color applicable CR, can be achieved. [Solving Means] For example, in a demonstration instrument, a plurality of samples is prepared, a single wide-ranging color applicable CR has been used to restore a cavity in artificial teeth each having a different shade, the cavity being formed at a predetermined position of the artificial teeth, and the plurality of samples is disposed side by side and fixed on a display surface of a display plate, thereby making it possible to compare/contrast conditions of restored portions of the samples to each other and the color tone applicability thereof to those of a teeth to be restored.
US11779428B2
A disposable medical clamp light is described. The disposable medical clamp light includes a light source, a housing, and at least one attachment. The at least one attachment is configured to couple the disposable clamp light to a medical device. The at least one attachment may include an attachment clip having a first arm and a second arm extending from the housing, wherein the first arm and the second arm are configured to surround a portion of the medical device to attach the disposable clamp light to the medical device. The disposable medical clamp light may be coupled a medical device using the at least one attachment to form a lighted clamp system configured for foreign body removal from a patient. The disposable clamp light can further include a power source and a switch electrically communicating with the light source.
US11779427B2
Systems and methods for creating multi-spot laser light beams, multiplexing an illumination light and the multi-spot laser light beams, and delivering the multiplexed light to a surgical handpiece via a multi-core optical fiber cable.
US11779425B2
A color-coded surgical table covering or floor mat and/or a surgical color-coded skin marker can be used in a medical setting to identify a bodily location of patient for which a medical procedure is to take place. The surgical color-coded skin marker may be used to mark the location of the medical procedure site on a patient. The medical patient would be oriented to match the surgical table covering or floor mat body form that identifies, through color and orientation, or text, the bodily location of a medical procedure to take place. The combination of the two (table covering/floor mat and skin marker) provides an unmistakable indication that will help limit or reduce wrong-site medical procedures. A surgical mat using a color-coded system or using visual indicia may be used to identify the medical procedure site to medical practitioners, in order to reduce wrong-site medical procedures.
US11779419B2
In some embodiments, correcting an alignment error between an end effector of a tool associated with a slave and a master actuator associated with a master in a robotic system involves receiving at the master, master actuator orientation signals (RMCURR) representing the orientation of the master actuator relative to a master reference frame and generating end effector orientation signals (REENEW) representing the end effector orientation relative to a slave reference frame, producing control signals based on the end effector orientation signals, receiving an enablement signal for selectively enabling the control signals to be transmitted from the master to the slave, responsive to a transition of the enablement signal from not active state to active state, computing the master-slave misalignment signals (RΔ) as a difference between the master actuator orientation signals (RMCURR) and the end effector orientation signals (REENEW), and adjusting the master-slave misalignment signals (RΔ) to reduce the alignment difference.
US11779418B2
Methods and systems for insertion of an instrument into a body cavity of an animal for performing a surgical procedure using a processor circuit controlled robotic surgery system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method involves receiving body cavity image data representing an interior view of the body cavity captured by a camera inserted into the body cavity, determining, by the processor circuit, instrument parameters associated with physical extents of the instrument to be inserted, determining, by the processor circuit, an instrument envelope identifying a region through which the instrument is capable of moving in the body cavity, and generating, by the processor circuit, display signals operable to display a composite view of the interior of the body cavity on a display, the composite view being based on the body cavity image data and including an envelope overlay image generated to represent the instrument envelope.
US11779414B2
An instrument driver comprises a base and a jaw assembly coupled to the base. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw having a gripping surface and a second jaw having a gripping surface. The instrument driver further comprises a driver assembly operably coupled to the jaw assembly to advance an elongated member relative to the base by translating the first and second jaws toward each other, thereby closing the jaw assembly and gripping the member between the respective gripping surfaces of the first and second jaws, translating the jaw assembly in a first axial direction when the jaw assembly is closed, translating the first and second jaws away from each other, thereby opening the jaw assembly and releasing the member from between the respective gripping surfaces of the first and second jaws, and translating the jaw assembly in a second axial direction when the jaw assembly is opened.
US11779405B2
A teleoperative system includes a first medical instrument connected to and movable by a first manipulator assembly, a second medical instrument connected to and movable by a second manipulator assembly, a first alignment component positioned on at least one of the first manipulator assembly or the second manipulator assembly; a second alignment component positioned on an entry port; and a control system. The second medical instrument is sized and shaped to fit and move within the first medical instrument. The control system is configured to determine, based on the first and second alignment components, a position and orientation of the first medical instrument with respect to the entry port.
US11779403B2
There is provided herein a system and a method for an insertion device positioning guidance system comprising: an electromagnetic field generator configured to generate an electromagnetic field covering a treatment area; a plate sensor configured to be positioned within the treatment area in a location defining an orientation of a subject; a reference sensor configured to be positioned, within the treatment area, on the subject's torso, the reference sensor is configured to define a reference coordinate system representing the position and orientation of the subject's torso relative to said field generator; a registration sensor configured to mark at least a first and a second anatomic locations relative to the reference coordinate system; and a processor configured to operate said field generator, read signals obtained from said the plate sensor, said reference sensor and said registration sensor, calculate a position and orientation thereof relative to said field generator, generate a 3D anatomic map representing the torso of the subject and the first and second anatomic locations, said processor is further configured to facilitate visualization on the 3D anatomic map of a position, orientation and/or path of a tip sensor, located in a distal tip section of the insertion device, with respect to the first and second anatomic locations, independent of the subject's movement and independent of deviations in the position and/or orientation of said field generator, thus determination of a successful medical procedure is facilitated.
US11779391B2
A method of ablation includes storing in a memory a pre-determined relation between lesion size and amount of ablative energy, for each of one or more selected temperatures. Using a processor, user input is received, that indicates a lesion size and a tissue temperature. Based on the relation, an amount of energy is determined, that matches the lesion size and the tissue temperature. An ablation probe is controlled to apply the amount of ablative energy that matches the selected lesion size.
US11779383B2
Methods for stabilizing pressure within a cryogenic device include receiving a flow rate value corresponding to an expected average mass flow rate of a cryogen through a needle probe of the cryogenic device during a cryotherapy treatment cycle; determining, based on the flow rate value, a target heater power to be applied to a heater associated with the cryogenic device for a treatment cycle, wherein the heater is configured to heat the cryogen; receiving an input for the treatment cycle; causing the cryogen to flow for a period of time toward the needle probe in response to the input; and apply the target heater power to the heater during the treatment cycle so as to heat the cryogen and stabilize pressure within the cryogenic device.
US11779378B2
Self-aligning plating systems and methods are disclosed. The self-aligning plating system may include an interbody spacer, a medical device plate, and an insertion member. The interbody spacer may be inserted between a top vertebra and a bottom vertebra of a patient's spinal column. A medical device plate may slide along an insertion member in operable connectivity with the interbody spacer so that the medical device plate comes into contact with and can be secured to the patient's anatomy.
US11779377B2
A system for percutaneous spinal fusion may include two spaced apart blades connected together by a coupling such that the blades define a percutaneous pathway from a skin incision to an implanted pedicle fastener. The coupling may be c-shaped and may have at least one flexible tab for engaging one or more holes along the length of the blades. If one of the blades becomes disconnected from the pedicle fastener, a supplemental access device may be provided comprising a tubular body having a channel therein for receiving the other of the blades. If both of the blades become disconnected, a supplemental access device may be provided comprising a gripping member received within a locking member. The gripping member may have two legs engageable with the pedicle fastener, and the locking member may move along the gripping member to prevent the legs from disengaging the pedicle fastener.
US11779376B2
A surgical instrument includes a first member and an actuator disposed with the first member. An assembly is provided that includes a second member engageable with a bone fastener receiver. A third member is rotatable relative to the second member and threadably engageable with the bone fastener receiver to capture the bone fastener receiver. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and methods are disclosed.
US11779364B2
A clot retrieval catheter can have an expansile distal tip for flow restriction/arrest and improved aspiration efficiency and a large, distal facing mouth into which clots or other obstructions can be retrieved. The tip can be formed from a distal ring of leaflets or hoops. One or more pull cables can be retracted to actuate and radially expand the expansile distal tip. The clot retrieval catheter can have a catheter shaft with flexibility-adding features proximal of the tip. The catheter shaft can be a multi-lumen configuration with a large catheter lumen for passing auxiliary devices and directing aspiration and one or more guide lumens which can route the pull cables to the leaflets or hoops of the expansile tip. A flexible, low-modulus membrane can be disposed around at least a portion of the expansile tip and catheter shaft.
US11779363B2
The present invention provides a catheter for treating an occlusion in a body lumen. The catheter includes an elongated tube, a first electrode pair and a second electrode pair each configured to generate shock waves. The catheter also includes a flexible polymer enclosure that is fillable with conductive fluid and wrapped circumferentially around at least a portion of the elongated tube such that it surrounds the first and second electrode pairs. The first and second electrode pairs can be arranged relative to one another to promote interference between shock waves generated at the electrode pairs when voltage is delivered across the electrodes of each pair. Electrode pairs can be longitudinally adjacent (spaced a relatively small longitudinal distance apart), longitudinally aligned (at the same longitudinal location), circumferentially offset (offset about the circumference of the catheter), circumferentially aligned (at the same circumferential location), or any combination of any of the above.
US11779358B2
Instruments, implants, bone plates, systems and methods for correcting bone deformities and fractures in the lower extremity are disclosed. Specifically, targeting instruments, implants, bone plates, systems and methods used for correcting bone deformities and/or fractures in the foot are disclosed.
US11779354B2
Devices, systems, and methods for locking a drill guide into a polyaxial hole while maintaining the form and function of the polyaxial hole are provided herein. In some embodiments, the drill guide includes a hollow outer body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having a slot disposed proximate the proximate end, wherein the distal end is configured as a reverse collet having a plurality of prongs; an inner body having a central channel extending therethrough; and a lever coupled to the inner body through the slot, wherein the slot is shaped such that rotation of the lever results in motion along a central axis of the drill guide, and wherein a distal end of the inner body is configured to prevent radially inward deflection of the plurality of prongs when the inner body is in a lowermost position.
US11779351B2
The installation according to the invention has a practical and effective arrangement, comprising an operating table, a robot for posterior spine surgery, as well as a bridge table that comprises, in part, two uprights designed to be separated from the operating table when the installation is in use, while being arranged and rising from the ground on either side of a patient recumbent on the operating table and, in part, a support platform for the robot, this platform resting on the uprights so that, during use, it lies over the patient recumbent on the operating table and being designed, during use, to support the robot extending directly above the spine of the patient recumbent on the operating table.
US11779350B2
Bone harvesting system including methods and devices for obtaining and/or removing osseous debris from a bone using an auger having a flexible, helical fin projecting from a shaft. In an exemplary method, a leading end region of the auger is placed into a reamed portion of a bone's medullary cavity via an entry site extending into the bone. Osseous debris is driven toward the entry site with the auger. At least a portion of the osseous debris that has passed through the entry site is collected outside the bone. In some embodiments, the leading end region of the auger is deformed by contact between the helical fin and a wall of the medullary cavity, to conform the helical fin in the leading end region to a portion of the medullary cavity.
US11779346B2
The invention relates to a fibula bone-material removal and transfer template (1) having a main part (4) designed for application to a bone region (3), wherein at least one bone separation-tool guide portion (8) can be or is removably attached to the main part (4), and wherein a receiving pocket (10a, 10b, 11a, 11b) designed to receive an implant (9) is formed in the main part (4). The invention also relates to an assembly kit comprising the fibula bone-material removal and transfer template (1) and an implant (9).
US11779341B2
A method of applying a buttress to a surgical stapler end effector comprises positioning a buttress assembly between an anvil and a staple cartridge of the end effector. The buttress assembly comprises a buttress body and an adhesive material. The adhesive material faces either an underside of the anvil or a deck of the staple cartridge. The anvil is in an open position relative to the staple cartridge during the act of positioning the buttress assembly between the anvil and the staple cartridge. The method further comprises moving the anvil toward the staple cartridge then moving the anvil back to the open position. The buttress assembly is adhered to the underside of the anvil or the deck of the staple cartridge via the adhesive material with the anvil moved back to the open position. The adhesive material comprises a bioabsorbable polymer.
US11779336B2
A method for assessing performance of a surgical instrument including one or more drivetrains is disclosed. The method includes sensing via one or more vibration sensors vibrations generated during operation of the one or more drivetrains of the surgical instrument, generating an output signal based on the sensed vibrations, filtering the output signal to generate a filtered signal of the sensed vibrations from the one or more drivetrains, processing the filtered signal to generate a processed signal of the sensed vibrations from the one or more drivetrains, and comparing predetermined threshold values for each of an acceptable status, a marginal status, and a critical status of the surgical instrument to corresponding values of the processed signal.
US11779332B2
An apparatus includes an end effector and a drive system. The drive system is configured to drive a jaw closure assembly to provide the end effector in a first closed position. The drive system is further configured to operatively disengage the jaw closure assembly and operatively engage a firing assembly, then distally advance a firing member to actuate the end effector. The drive system is further configured to detect an initiation condition; and in response to detecting the initiation condition, operatively disengage the firing assembly and operatively re-engage the jaw closure assembly. The drive system is further configured to drive the jaw closure assembly to provide the end effector in a second closed position, then operatively disengage the jaw closure assembly and operatively re-engage the firing assembly. The drive system is further configured to distally advance the firing member further within the end effector to further actuate the end effector.
US11779317B2
The disclosure relates to a surgical device configured to both strip and cut a tendon. The harvested tendon can be used in various orthopedic procedures, such as ACL, PCL, and UCL reconstructions.
US11779314B2
Aspects of present disclosure relates to mobile information and control terminals for ultrasonic diagnostic systems and the ultrasonic diagnostic systems. In certain embodiments, ultrasonic diagnostic system includes: a mobile information and control terminal, a local host in a first location, a remote host connected to an ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system in a second location, and a communication network. Mobile information and control terminal is operated by an ultrasonic diagnostic expert in the first location. Mobile information and control terminal retrieves patient information of a patient from patient database, provides ultrasonic diagnostic control instructions from ultrasonic diagnostic expert to ultrasonic diagnostic technicians in second location. An ultrasonic diagnostic technician performs ultrasonic diagnostic examination on patient according to ultrasonic diagnostic control instructions and transmits patient ultrasonic diagnosis information back to local host and ultrasonic diagnostic expert in real time. The ultrasonic diagnostic expert then generates and displays ultrasonic diagnosis reports of patient.
US11779312B2
For ultrasound imaging with an ultrasound scanner, fat fraction of the tissue is measured. The fat fraction may be measured without access to channel data, such as from beamformed data. The speed of sound varies with the fat fraction of tissue, so the fat fraction is used to set the speed of sound in beamforming. Imaging the tissue using the fat fraction-based optimization for speed of sound may provide better images than imaging with an assumed speed.
US11779308B2
An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: a display displaying a body marker including a first type of first probe marker related to a first ultrasound image of an object; an image processor configured to obtain a second ultrasound image of the object; and a controller configured to identify a position of a probe used to obtain the second ultrasound image in the body marker and mark a second type of second probe marker on the body marker according to a result of comparing a position of the first type of first probe marker with the identified position, wherein the second type is different from the first type.
US11779304B2
An ultrasound imaging device includes an ultrasound transducer module disposed within a housing and a flowable acoustic damping material disposed on at least one surface located within an interior of the housing. The flowable acoustic damping material may be a Teflon™-containing gel material, in contact with at least one internal surface of the imaging device to provide acoustic damping.
US11779299B2
A control device including: wherein the processor controls a mammography apparatus that a breast, with radiation from a radiation source to capture a radiographic image of the breast such that normal imaging which emits the radiation with first energy from an irradiation position where an irradiation angle is 0 degrees to capture a normal radiographic image and tomosynthesis imaging which emits the radiation with either the first energy or second energy higher than the first energy at each of a plurality of irradiation positions having different irradiation angles and emits the radiation with the second energy at the irradiation position where the irradiation angle is 0 degrees to capture a plurality of low-energy projection images and a plurality of high-energy projection images are performed in a state in which the breast is compressed by the compression member.
US11779289B2
Systems and methods utilizing a two-way mirror display for patient self-positioning for dental x-ray image acquisition. The system includes a camera configured to capture an image of a patient, a display, a two-way mirror positioned between a patient location and the display, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to select, based upon a user input, an operating mode for the display; and based upon the selected operating mode, displaying at least one image on the display. The method includes receiving image data from a camera, identifying at least one facial feature of the patient in the image data, determining if a face of the patient is aligned with at least one anatomical plane based upon the at least one facial feature, and displaying at least one movement guide on a display based upon the determined alignment of the face of the patient.
US11779288B2
Methods and apparatus for determining radiation doses based on phantom matching are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory to store computer readable instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the computer readable instructions to prompt a capture of a second scout image when at least one of: (A) a first anatomical landmark in a first scout image of a first scout image file does not include an organ, (B) a first set of dimensions of the first anatomic landmark in the first scout image cannot be determined, or (C) the first set of dimensions are outside of a predefined range; and calculate a radiation dose for an organ in a second anatomical landmark of a second scout image file corresponding to the second scout image.
US11779280B2
An apparatus includes a catheter, a sensor, a first pair of wire segments, an artifact reduction feature, and a correction module. The sensor is positioned at a distal end of the catheter and is configured to generate a sensor signal. The first pair of wire segments is coupled with the sensor and extends along the length of the catheter. The artifact reduction feature is positioned proximate to the sensor and includes a second pair of wire segments. The correction module is configured to subtract motion-induced artifacts from signals received from the first pair of wire segments, based on motion-induced artifacts from signals received from the second pair of wire segments, to thereby provide a corrected sensor signal.
US11779274B2
A method and system for rehabilitation of a patient having a physical impairment by providing music therapy, the method being implemented on a computer system having one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions which, when executed perform the method, includes receiving biomechanical data from the patient regarding repetitive movements of the patient and determining a baseline condition; determining a baseline beat tempo having a constant frequency based on the baseline condition; providing music to the patient, the music having beat signals at the baseline beat tempo; providing a cue to the patient to perform each repetitive movement in time with an associated beat signal; receiving time-stamped biomechanical data of the patient relating to the repetitive movements performed by the patient in time with the baseline beat signals; analyzing the biomechanical data to identify an onset time of one or more cycles of the repetitive movement; determining an entrainment parameter based on the onset time and the associated beat signal; modifying the baseline beat tempo based on the entrainment parameter; and determining whether a goal beat tempo has been reached.
US11779272B2
A wearable computing device for monitoring and facilitating prescription adherence by a patient is provided. The wearable computing device is in communication with an inventory management server. The wearable computing device includes a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive a set of prescription plan data including at least a prescription identifier and a prescription rate associated with the prescription identifier. The processor is further configured to determine an inventory level associated with the prescription identifier. The processor is also configured to determine, based at least on the prescription rate, a time value representing a period of time in which a patient is prescribed to take a pharmaceutical associated with the prescription identifier. The processor is additionally configured to present a prescription inventory indicator representing the inventory level. The processor is also configured to present a timer indicator representing the time value.
US11779271B2
A portable system is provided for measuring an analyte, such as acetone, in the breath or other bodily fluid of a user. The system includes a portable measurement device that analyzes fluid samples and generates corresponding measurements. The portable measurement device communicates with an application which runs on a smartphone or other mobile device of the user. The application tracks, and generates graphs of, the measurements, and may include various features for facilitating the analysis of the measurements.
US11779270B2
A computing system/method for enabling a user to improve, via training, a system designed to increase the emotional and/or physical well-being of persons, or designed for other purposes. The system/method includes retrieving a user response from a dialogue database, the user response having already labeled thereto an assigned class having a highest confidence score, the confidence score indicating degree of confidence that context of the retrieved user response is of the assigned class, displaying, the assigned class, along with other classes each having a respective lower confidence score, and receiving an indication of validity of the assigned class. The system/method further includes retrieving of a pair of sequential user response and follow-up prompt from the database, displaying user-selectable ratings, each rating designating a respectively different quality to the follow-up prompt, receiving selection of a rating and a related comment, and associating the selection and the comment to the follow-up prompt.
US11779268B2
A system and method electronically manages sleep related data obtained by a diagnostic device. The system and method may include collecting sleep data from a patient using a diagnostic device. The sleep data may be stored in a sleep data file and delineated as multiple sleep sessions. A user may access the stored sleep data by selecting a particular sleep session. The sleep data for the selected sleep session may then be extracted from the sleep data file and presented to the user as a combination of image tiles, JavaScript elements, and an event indicator.
US11779260B2
A cognitive function evaluation method in a cognitive function evaluation device that evaluates a cognitive function based on a walking motion of a subject includes: acquiring walking data related to walking of the subject; detecting, from the walking data, at least one of an angle of an ankle joint of one foot and an angle of a knee joint of one leg of the subject; and determining a cognitive function level of the subject using at least one of the angle of the ankle joint and the angle of the knee joint.
US11779256B2
Provided is a method for mapping a neural area involved in speech processing, including applying a plurality of recording electrodes to a surface of a cortex of a human subject, presenting a plurality of auditory stimuli to the subject wherein some of the plurality of stimuli are speech sounds and others of the plurality of auditory stimuli are non-speech sounds, recording brain activity during the presenting of the plurality of auditory stimuli, and identifying one or more brain areas wherein activity changes more after presentation of speech sounds than it does after presentation of non-speech sounds, wherein the human subject does not speak during the presenting and the recording. Also provided is a method for mapping a neural area involved in speech production wherein the human subject does not speak during presenting speech stimuli and recording neural activity.
US11779252B2
A catheter is disclosed comprising: a connector including a plurality of first contacts and one or more second contacts; a shaft including a plurality of electrodes, each electrode being coupled to a different one of the plurality of first contacts; a memory coupled to at least one of the second contacts, wherein the memory is configured to: store a pinout map identifying an order in which the plurality of electrodes is coupled to the plurality of first contacts; and provide the pinout map to an external device via one or more of the second contacts after the connector is coupled to the external device.
US11779249B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide magnetic lancet devices and methods for driving a lancet. For example, a magnetic lancet device may include a driving mechanism having a plurality of magnets and a lancet coupled to the driving mechanism. A magnetic interaction between the plurality of magnets is configured to drive the lancet from an engaged position to a penetrating position.
US11779237B2
A hysteresis effect-based Field Free Point-Magnetic Particle Imaging (FFP-MPI) method includes the following steps: acquiring a hysteresis loop model of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPIOs); calculating to obtain a Point Spread Function (PSF) of the SPIOs on the basis of a sinusoidal excitation magnetic field and the hysteresis loop model of the SPIOs; acquiring an original reconstructed image of FFP-MPI on the basis an FFP moving track and a voltage signal; performing deconvolution on the original image with respect to the PSF considering an hysteresis effect, so as to obtain a final reconstructed image; the artifacts and phase errors of image reconstruction caused by the hysteresis effect of the SPIOs with large particle sizes are reduced, the deficiency in reconstruction by the traditional reconstruction method that ignores the hysteresis effect is overcome, the reconstruction speed and the resolution are greatly improved, and the application range of the SPIOs is expanded.
US11779235B2
Devices and techniques for continuously monitoring pressure and simultaneously monitoring changes in blood flow, vascular resistance, and/or vascular behavior are provided. The techniques are employed in measuring intracranial pressure (ICP), while simultaneously measuring cerebral blood flow and/or cerebrovascular resistance or behavior. A sensor device includes an optical and piezoelectric sensing assembly integrated into a deployable ICP monitoring device.
US11779233B2
Disclosed is a method for calculating fractional flow reserve, comprising: collecting a pressure at the coronary artery inlet of heart by a blood pressure sensor in real-time, and storing a pressure value in a data linked table; obtaining an angiographic time according to the angiographic image, finding out the corresponding data from data queues based on time index using the angiographic time as an index value, screening out stable pressure waveforms during multiple cycles, and obtaining an average pressure Pa; and obtaining a length of the segment of blood vessel from angiographic images of the two body positions, and obtaining a blood flow velocity V; calculating a pressure drop ΔP for the segment of the blood vessel using the blood flow velocity V at the coronary artery inlet, and calculating a pressure Pd at the distal end of the blood vessel, and further calculating the angiographic fractional flow reserve.
US11779222B2
The disclosure provides a method of and an imaging system for clinical sign detection. The method uses an imaging system having an RGB image sensor and the processing device disclosed herein. An image of a patient or examinee is captured by the RGB image sensor to generate an RGB image. Clinical signs of the patient or examinee are detected by the processing device based on the RGB images.
US11779221B2
A method for reproducing a lumen curve to a given tolerance in at least one image in optical coherence tomography (OCT). Examples of applications include imaging, evaluating and diagnosing biological objects, such as, but not limited to, cardio applications, and being obtained via one or more optical instruments, such as, but not limited to, catheters. The method may include obtaining a set of original points of the curve that correspond to measurements from an optical imaging device. Filtering the set of original points using at least one criteria to obtain a subset of original points. The method may also include determining if the subset of original points is less than a predetermined threshold and adjusting the at least one criteria to increase an amount of original points included in the subset of original points when it is determined that the subset of original points is less than the predetermined threshold.
US11779215B2
A method and system for obtaining and analyzing ECG waveforms from a patient is disclosed. Initially, a recommendation for obtaining an ECG waveform from a patient is issued, typically from a cardiologist. An ECG recording device is used to obtain ECG data from the patient. The recording device generates patient identification information, time and date information and an initial analysis that are included in a log delivered along with the ECG data to an analysis server. The analysis server generates a recommended action for the patient, which is delivered to the recording device while the patient is still present at the recording device. The recording device can then carry out the recommended action and provide the results for analysis by the cardiologist. The analysis server can utilize artificial intelligence/machine learning to generate the recommended action for the patient without having to involve the cardiologist, thereby reducing the number of visits for the treatment of the patient.
US11779210B2
An ophthalmic imaging apparatus comprising: an illumination light source and an optical assembly for directing light from the light source into an eye of a subject; a photosensor array comprising a plurality of photosensors positioned for acquiring images of portions of a fundus of the eye; an objective lens positioned along an imaging axis intersecting a point on the fundus of the eye wherein the objective lens is positioned for refracting light that has been reflected by the fundus to form an image of the fundus on an image plane of the objective lens such that the image plane is positioned away from the photosensor array; and a microlens array comprising a plurality of microlenses wherein the microlens array is spaced away from and positioned behind the image plane and wherein the microlens array is positioned in between the image plane and the photosensor array such that each microlens in the array projects a different view of the image formed at the image plane thereby forming an array of elemental images on the photosensor array.
US11779202B2
A system for administering a subjective refraction test on a patient includes a phoropter having a plurality of lenses, a display device, and a computing device coupled to the phoropter and the display device. The computing device is configured to generate a script corresponding to a first set of conditions for a first sub-test of the plurality of sub-tests, receive an input indicative of the patient's vision under the first set of conditions, determine an endpoint for the first sub-test of the plurality of sub-tests based on the input, communicate a signal to the phoropter and the display device causing the patient to be presented with a second set of conditions in response to the input, generate and display an updated script corresponding to the second set of conditions, wherein the updated script provides a prompt for updated patient feedback under the second set of conditions.
US11779200B2
Endoscopic instruments, such as endoscopes, and devices and methods for cleaning endoscopic instruments are provided. A cleaning device for use with an endoscopic instrument comprises an elongate member configured for advancement through an internal lumen within the endoscopic instrument and a cleaning member removably coupled to a portion of the elongate member. The cleaning element comprises a variable pressure region shaped and configured to increase the hydrodynamic fluid friction force and fluid pressure force of a cleaner or detergent against the wall of the internal lumen of the endoscope to more effectively clean all internal surfaces of an endoscopic instrument, including crevasses, scratches or other irregularities, without further damaging these surfaces.
US11779199B2
Disclosed embodiments relate to an endoscopic camera and methods for operating the camera. In one embodiment, the endoscopic camera includes a grip region to facilitate holding by a user. The camera may also include a mechanism for correcting improperly exposed video signals by modulating illumination parameters.
US11779188B1
An upper cover and a lower cover of a glass washer with adjustable water temperature are sleeved on a spool rod; the top end of the spool rod connect the bracket, and be connected to an upper joint, one end of the connecting rod is sleeved on the spool rod, and the other end passes through the gap between the upper cover and the lower cover, the cold water pipe and the first port in the valve core is connected; the hot water pipe is connected with the second port in the valve core. Use the cold water pipe and the hot water pipe to connect the hot and cold water respectively, and use the connecting rod to control the rotation of the valve core to select different water outlets, effectively solving the discomfort of using cold water to clean the cup in a cold environment.
US11779185B2
A multi-layer sponge assembly is disclosed which contains an abrasive portion and a magnet that mates with a separate magnetic element to allow the sponge to be elevated in a suspended position to dry.
US11779182B1
A surface cleaning apparatus includes a fluid delivery system and a recovery system, and is operable in a plurality of user-selectable cleaning modes, including at least a wet vacuuming mode and a dry vacuuming mode. The fluid delivery system has a fluid dispenser that may comprise a spray manifold for wetting a brushroll. The recovery system includes a tank that may have a baffle to separate liquid and/or debris from a working airstream. Operating parameters of the apparatus may be automatically adjusted based on a detected floor type. The apparatus can dock with a tray for recharging and/or self-cleaning.
US11779177B2
A fan blade cleaning assembly for cleaning a ceiling fan blade includes a sleeve that is elongated for sliding onto a ceiling fan blade. A plurality of brushes is each coupled to the sleeve and each of the brushes is positioned within the sleeve. In this way each of the brushes can clean the ceiling fan blade when the sleeve is slid thereon. Moreover, the plurality of brushes is strategically positioned to clean a top surface and a bottom surface of the ceiling fan blade. A hose is fluidly coupled to the sleeve and the hose can be fluidly coupled to a vacuum source to facilitate the vacuum source to remove the dust and debris from the sleeve.
US11779175B1
A vacuum apparatus can include a vacuum chamber assembly having a motor and blowing port, an inlet port forming a portion of the vacuum chamber assembly, a valve plate having a plurality of switchable valves, an intake chamber arranged and constructed between the vacuum chamber assembly and the valve plate, and a water collection chamber having a divided chamber residing below the valve plate, wherein the plurality of switchable valves is configured to switch from a first portion of the divided chamber to at least a second portion of the divided chamber. In some embodiments, the vacuum apparatus further includes a flapper valve at a bottom portion of the water collection chamber where the flapper valve retains and releases water intermittently, periodically or continuously between the first portion of the divided chamber and at least the second portion of the divided chamber.
US11779174B2
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising a surface cleaning head, a rigid air flow conduit and a hand vacuum cleaner removably mountable to an outlet end of the rigid wand. The hand vacuum cleaner comprises a main body, a cyclone provided at the front end of the hand vacuum cleaner, an inlet passage positioned at an upper end of the cyclone and a hand vacuum cleaner electrical connector provided on the front end of the hand vacuum cleaner adjacent the inlet passage. The hand vacuum cleaner electrical connector is releasably connectable with the outlet end electrical connector of the rigid wand. When the hand vacuum cleaner is mounted to the outlet end of the rigid wand, the longitudinally extending passage axis extends in a same direction as the cyclone axis of rotation and the suction motor axis of rotation extends in the same direction as the cyclone axis of rotation.
US11779172B2
A lavatory includes a toilet, a wall proximate to the toilet, and a transfer member moveably secured to the wall. The transfer member is moveable between a stowed position away from the toilet, and a deployed position. At least a portion of the transfer member in the deployed position is supported by at least a portion of the toilet.
US11779171B2
A scrubbing tool for cleaning a surface that has a handle for holding by a user in a cleaning operation. The handle has a first connector. The scrubbing tool also has a cleaning head having a second connector configured to mate with the first connector in order to attach the cleaning head to the handle in an engaged position. The cleaning head is comprised entirely of a material configured to dissolve in water and has a cleaning agent.
US11779163B2
A blender having bi-directionally rotatable blades includes: a blade assembly including a main blade shaft that is provided to allow a first blade and a first main coupler to integrally rotate in a forward direction and a reverse-rotation blade shaft that is provided to allow a second blade and a first reverse-rotation coupler to integrally rotate in a reverse direction; and a gearbox assembly including a main gear shaft that is provided to allow a second main coupler and a main gear to rotate in the forward direction, at least one sub-gear that is engaged with the main gear and rotates in the reverse direction, a ring gear to which the sub-gear is internal and engaged, and a second reverse-rotation coupler that is configured to integrally rotate with the ring gear in the reverse direction and transmit the reverse rotation to the first reverse-rotation coupler.
US11779157B2
A food chopper blade column for use in a food chopper having a receptacle and cover. The column will be rotated in a cutting direction within the chopper during use, and mounts a plurality of cantilevered blades spaced circumferentially about the column. The upper blades include a leading edge having a single bevel cutting edge on their lower face, as well as trailing edge which is angled downward. The lowermost blade includes a leading edge having a single bevel cutting edge on its upper face, and a flat trailing edge.
US11779150B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for brewing a desired portion of a beverage, such as a single-cup portion of coffee, are provided. The system can include one or more hopper assemblies configured to provide a controlled dose of beverage material to a brew chamber. The system can also include a water input system configured to wet the ground beverage material as the grinds enter the brew chamber and substantially prevent steam from reaching grinder components of the system. Further, the system can include an automatic cleaning mechanism such that a user does not need to manually clean components of a brewing machine between brew cycles.
US11779146B2
A filter basket for a beverage machine includes a sidewall and a strainer portion. The filter basket forms a brew chamber into which ground coffee or other products are added. The brew chamber is defined by a sidewall, a strainer surface, and a smooth contour between the tapered sidewall and the strainer surface. The brew chamber is defined by smooth lines to create better fluid flow through the extraction process. A plurality of apertures are formed in the strainer surface to filter out large particles while allowing brewed beverage to flow therethrough. The tapered sidewalls in combination with the strainer surface, the smooth contour, and the unique pozzetto shape, result in a pressure profile and fluid flow characteristics that reduce the tendency of channeling through the ground coffee and result in a more consistent and uniform extraction.
US11779145B2
The present invention provides a modular Christmas tree (10) comprising three or more sides (12) that rise from a floor to give the tree a tapering shape, and central support structures (14b) that extend outwardly to support the sides. Each side (12) comprises elongate pieces (16a-c) joined together with connectors that allow the series of elongate pieces to be separated for storage of the disassembled Christmas tree. Each central support structures includes a hub that supports each side, and may also comprise spokes that extend from the hub to each side. The hubs, spokes and sides are joined by connectors that allow the tree to be disassembled for storage.
US11779142B2
A disposable or reusable food base tray and plurality of container modules is disclosed which allows the user to both hold food directly in compartments on the base tray and configure a plurality of similar or different food and beverage container modules selected by the user to securely fit the compartments on the surface of the base tray. Container modules include but are not limited to bowls, partitioned modules, cups, cup adapters, platters and other container modules. An additional feature includes the ability to stack an additional tray securely on top of said container modules. An additional feature includes unique themed identifiers on base trays and container modules so that users can readily identify and remember which items belong to the user.
US11779125B2
A bed includes a mattress set, an adjustable bedframe to adjust a position or orientation of the mattress, and a dryer to dry the mattress set. The dryer includes a fan, a filter, and a heater to discharge filtered hot air toward the dryer. A humidity sensing sheet may be provided to sense a humidity level at different regions or areas of the bed, and the dryer may be controlled to supply hot air to regions of the bed having a higher humidity level than a predetermined humidity level or humidity range.
US11779123B2
A modular sofa assembly described herein includes a plurality of seating modules each having a seat section, a backrest section, and side edge surfaces. The backrest section includes first and second portions coupled for movement between a folded configuration and an extended configuration. An armrest module has an armrest side edge surface configured for mating engagement with a side edge surface of a seating module. The modular sofa is assembled by aligning connectors of the seating modules and armrest module, with each respective connectors slidingly engaged along an axis. After bringing the modules together, these connections are secured with the side edge surfaces in abutting engagement. The modular sofa further may include a power cradle mounted at the sofa's bottom surface. The power cradle includes a cubic power outlet near the front of the sofa, and power cable extending beyond the back of the sofa.
US11779116B2
Furniture entertainment hubs are disclosed that are integrated in a piece of furniture to conveniently control the piece of furniture, while at the same time providing a convenient means of communicating with and charging a remote smart device such as a smart phone or tablet. The entertainment hubs can be in many different locations in the piece of furniture, with some embodiments embedded in an armrest with the hub having a touch screen accessible at the top surface of the armrest. The entertainment hub provides a sleek, aesthetic and easy to mechanism for controlling the chair/sofa and interfacing with remote devices. One embodiment of an entertainment hub for a seating apparatus comprising a body with a plurality of planar surfaces, wherein one of said plurality of surfaces comprises a substantially flat control panel. The control panel comprises a plurality of visual touch buttons, a remote device wireless charging pad, and a speaker. Wherein said body is arranged to be mounted in a piece of piece of furniture with most of the body embedded in said piece of furniture with said control panel being visible and accessible. The body can also have movable surfaces or features to form cup holders to hold beverages.
US11779115B2
The present disclosure provides a display mounting apparatus for mounting a display screen on a wall. The display mounting apparatus includes a wall plate, a first adjusting mechanism, a second adjusting mechanism, and a mounting support. A rear end of the first adjusting mechanism is rotatablely coupled on the wall plate. The second adjusting mechanism is rotatably coupled with a front end of the first adjusting mechanism. The second adjusting mechanism is configured to mount the mounting support. The mounting support is configured to mount the display screen. By using the display mounting apparatus, the display screen is closer to the wall, so that the ultra-thin effect of the display screen after installation is better.
US11779114B2
A center post assembly for eliminating sagging of a roof panel in a cabinet, where doors of the cabinet latch to the post assembly. The post assembly includes a base portion and a post portion, where one of the base portion or the post portion includes a plurality of slots and the other one of the base portion or the slot portion includes a plurality of threaded studs. The base portion further includes a first bracket and a jackscrew threaded into a threaded opening in the first bracket and the post portion further includes a second bracket, where the jackscrew engages the second bracket so that rotation of the jackscrew causes the second bracket to move relative to the first bracket so that the studs slide in the slots and increase the length of the post assembly to remove the sag.
US11779110B2
The present invention relates to a hanging accessory coordinator or organizer including a plurality of pockets with dividers for storing accessories and clothing items in an organized manner. The coordinator or organizer has an adjustable hook for hanging a planar surface of the tool, the hook has a telescoping sliding member to adjust distance of the planar surface from a wall upon which the hook is mounted and has a swivel mechanism to turn the planar surface relative to the hook. The planar surface has a plurality of elastic or fiber pockets with or without dividers for storing accessories. The tool has other storage spaces with fasteners for storing items that are easy to retrieve. The tool can be hung inside a closet or on a door of a closet.
US11779105B2
A hairbrush heating device operable to selectively heat a hairbrush placed there within is provided. The hairbrush heating device includes a hairbrush cavity, a sensor operable to output a signal indicating presence of a hairbrush within the hairbrush cavity, and a heating element configured to selectively provide heat to the hairbrush cavity based upon the signal from the sensor.
US11779103B2
A toilet brush assembly including a brush, including: a handle assembly including a handle assembly proximal end and a handle assembly distal end; and a brush head that includes a plurality of tufts of bristles disposed on an outer surface of the brush head, a cavity defined by an inner surface of the brush head, and a fastener portion. The toilet brush assembly also includes a base, including a cup for receiving the brush head. The brush head selectively couples to the handle assembly distal end at the fastener portion of the brush head at a handle assembly-brush head connection; and at least one of the base and the brush head define at least one interference feature formed from a surface of the base and that contacts the tufts of bristles when the brush head is in a rest position within the cup.
US11779094B1
An adjustable applicator head with protrusion elements and a dispensing orifice in fluidic communication with a formulation reservoir operably coupled to a sliding length-adjustment element configured to adjust an exposed protrusion length of the protrusion elements along a direction parallel to a central axis of the length-adjustment element. The applicator can be refilled and re-used and is adjustable for different lengths of hair and hair styles. The tines or bristles can be replaced with foam applicators, sponges, or other surfaces for various applications, such as skincare, makeup or makeup removal.
US11779088B2
The present invention relates to a pad to be applied to an inner surface of a finger-ring, comprising an elastically compressible pad body and an adhesive layer adapted to adhere to the inner surface of the finger-ring, wherein, upon the finger-ring being worn upon a finger, the pad body is compressed, and the compressed pad body urges against the finger, such that rotation or movement of the finger-ring about or along the finger is inhibited. The present invention further relates to a method of use thereof, a method of formation thereof and a kit comprising an embodiment of the pad of the present invention.
US11779087B2
A band includes a spring rod including a first operation lever linked to a first slider and a second operation lever linked to a second slider, a first piece including a first portion, a second portion, and a linkage section that links the first portion and the second portion to each other, the first piece having a first recess in each of the first portion and the second portion, and a second piece disposed between the first portion and the second portion, the second piece having a second recess. The spring rod is disposed in a closed curve that is the combination of a left first recess, a right first recess, and the second recess in the side view viewed in an axial direction of the spring rod. The second piece is disposed between the first operation lever and the second operation lever.
US11779084B2
A method for measuring foot size and shape by using image processing includes a step of acquiring an image captured by simultaneously photographing a user's foot and an item having a standardized size; and a calculation step of calculating foot size or shape information from the image. The image is captured when at least a part of the user's foot comes in contact with the item.
US11779080B2
Described are materials for a shoe upper, in particular for soccer shoes, with a particularly low weight. The material includes an inner polyurethane layer, an outer polyurethane layer, and a textile reinforcing layer. The textile reinforcing layer is arranged between the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer. The inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer comprise thermoset polyurethane. The textile reinforcing layer comprises apertures through which the inner polyurethane layer and the outer polyurethane layer are connected to each other.
US11779074B2
A hair piece of artificial, animal or natural hair or a combination thereof wherein the hair piece is configured to be used as a removable hair piece such as a ponytail or hair extension. The hair piece may include an attachment member for attachment to the ponytail of a user. The hair piece may further include a bendable spine member to allow the user to adjust the configuration of the hair piece. The hair piece may further include an elongate flexible member having a greater rigidity than the hair wherein the elongate member is interwoven in the strands of the hair to allow the user to adjust the configuration of the hair piece. The hair piece may also include a variety of hair styles, textures or textiles to provide a versatile hair style that is easily installed or removed by the user.
US11779068B2
A system and method of selectively connecting at least two articles of clothing is provided. First and second articles, which may comprise a glove and jacket sleeve or cuff, have mating geometries and at least one fastener to securely and selectively connect the two articles. In certain embodiments, magnets are provided as fasteners to connect the articles. For example, in certain embodiments, a method and system is provided that comprises features adapted to allow connection of an accessory (e.g. ski glove) to a portion of another article (e.g. jacket).
US11779056B2
An atomizer is provided. The atomizer includes a battery rod, including a rod body, a battery, and a first electrical connection part arranged on the rod body and exposed from the rod body, wherein an end of the rod body is disposed with a receiving part, and the first electrical connection part is located in the receiving part, an atomizing head, including a housing and a second electrical connection part arranged on the housing and exposed from the housing, and a mechanical switch, arranged on the rod body and exposed outside the rod body, wherein the mechanical switch is electrically connected between the battery and the first electrical connection part, and configured to turn on or turn off an electrical connection between the battery and the first electrical connection part; wherein the first electrical connection part is in contact with the second electrical connection part when the atomizing head is inserted into the receiving part, the electrical connection between the battery and the first electrical connection part is turned on when the atomizing head is inserted into the receiving part and the mechanical switch is triggered, and thereby an electrical connection between the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part is turned on to supply a power to the atomizing head through the battery. Using the mechanical switch to control the battery rod whether supply a power to the atomizing head or not can ensure the effectiveness of triggering power supply for a long time.
US11779054B2
A ground plane is provided, including: a monolithic elongated conductive member, a first portion of the monolithic elongated conductive member forming a cavity configured to receive a power supply, a plurality of second portions of the monolithic elongated conductive member respectively forming resilient elements extending over the cavity and configured to retain the power supply within the cavity, and a plurality of third portions of the monolithic elongated conductive member respectively forming parallel pins configured to receive an electronic circuit board. An electrically operated aerosol generating device including the ground plane, a method of forming a ground plane, and a method of forming an electrically operated aerosol generating device are also provided.
US11779049B2
A cartridge for use with a vaporization device comprising a first heating element, a first compartment for containment of a first vaporizable material, and a second compartment for containment of a second vaporizable material, wherein the device generates an aerosol for inhalation by a subject by heating the first vaporizable material or the second vaporizable material.
US11779045B2
A exhausted-tobacco tablet that includes a solid solution of soluble fiber and one or more sugar alcohols, the solid solution having a glass transition temperature of less than 40° C., and exhausted-tobacco is dispersed in the solid solution, and one or more additives dispersed in the solid solution such that at least one additive is released from the tablet when the tablet is chewed or dissolved within an adult tobacco consumer's oral cavity.
US11779036B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an auger dip apparatus for the application of antimicrobial solution to raw food. Embodiments of the present disclosure may use an auger as a single moving part to move the food work pieces through the application area for antimicrobial solution. Embodiments of the present disclosure are simple with only one moving auger part to move the food pieces, and the bearing for the moving part, supporting the shaft of the auger, may be configured to be outside of the cabinet with the reservoir of the antimicrobial solution, so that the bearing is not in contact with the antimicrobial solution. This provides for less maintenance and downtime, particularly unscheduled downtime, than a system using more complicated exposed parts. The present disclosure also permits a more compact and lighter configuration for an assembled application unit.
US11779027B2
An apparatus for processing a gutted poultry carcass includes a framework, a transport unit mounted on the framework having a transport means, at least one holding apparatus fastened to the transport means for holding the gutted poultry carcass during transport, and at least one processing station for processing the gutted poultry carcass. The processing station includes a knife arrangement for cutting into the gutted poultry carcass or the part located in an effective range of the knife arrangement. A knife of the knife arrangement is movable from a standby position into a cutting position and back. Each holding apparatus is in a position wherein a center axis of the holding apparatus is oriented transverse to a transport direction. The knife is arranged laterally to the transport means and carries out movement of the knife from the standby position into the cutting position as a cutting movement.
US11779026B2
The disclosure relates to a device for constricting and/or separating a sausage strand moving in direction of transport with two separating devices which in relation to sausage strand are disposed opposite one another, each comprising: a disk mounted to be rotatable about a first axis, a disk arranged thereabove mounted to be rotatable about a second axis with an axis spacing from first axis, at least two connecting elements, at least one of which comprises a displacement element, where a first end of respective connecting element is mounted to be rotatable in first disk at a respective distance r from first axis and a second end in second disk is mounted to be rotatable at same distance from second axis, where connecting elements are guided such that at least one displacement element, during its rotation about first axis, is always aligned at a predetermined angle relative to direction of transport.
US11779017B2
The present invention relates to an antimicrobial composition and more particularly to an antimicrobial composition at the pH of skin. The present invention provides an antimicrobial composition comprising: a. 0.5 to 20% by weight of a solvent comprising an alkyl glycol ether, b. 0.1 to 20% by weight of a carboxylic acid selected from an aromatic carboxylic acid having pKa greater than 4 or an aliphatic carboxylic acid having pKa greater than 4.5 or mixtures thereof c. 1 to 80% by weight of an anionic surfactant.
US11779015B2
Disclosed herein are novel pesticide compounds and compositions. In particular, pesticide compositions comprising one or more pesticide volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are disclosed, wherein the pesticide is for Drosophila spp. and the one or more pesticide VOCs have the molecular formula CaHbOc wherein: a is between 4 and 13; b is 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 or 24; c is 1 or 2. The VOCs are linear, branched or cyclic alkanes or alkenes, and comprise a single ketone, aldehyde, alcohol or ester functionality, and wherein any cyclic alkane or alkene is selected from the group consisting of cyclohexane, cyclopentane, cyclopentene and cyclopentadiene. Also disclosed are Drosophila spp. pesticide compositions comprising one or more pesticide VOCs with the molecular formula of (formula I) wherein R1 is OH or absent, and R2 is an aldehyde functional group or a linear or branched alkane or alkene with 1 to 5 carbons and a single ester functional group. Uses of the pesticide compositions according to the invention to prevent, reduce or eliminate a Drosophila spp. Infestation, and in particular a D. suzukii infestation, are also disclosed.
US11779012B2
Blood and platelet storage and rejuvenating compositions that include triciribine, triciribine metabolites, triciribine analogs, and mixtures of the same are disclosed. Such compositions can be useful in methods for treating (e.g., storing and rejuvenating) red blood cells and platelets.
US11779010B2
An apparatus and method for providing three-dimensional decoy having removeable or interchangeable body parts. The decoy includes an interchangeable head or support pole having a connecting system that quickly interlocks the head or pole to the decoy body. Further, the connecting system engages the head or support pole to the body with enough resistance that the decoy stays together in heavy winds and may be lifted by holding the head without disengaging from the body.
US11779008B2
The present invention relates to a game animal field dressing and gutting assistance tool. The tool is used for holding the legs of a game animal open while the hunter dresses and guts the animal. The tool comprises a telescoping pole that can be adjusted and selectively-affixed in length for use with different game animals. The telescoping pole includes two ends, each end having a strap assembly housing a strap and a lock for securing the strap. The straps can be connected to the animal's legs and the telescoping pole can be selectively-affixed in length to enable a hunter to spread the legs of the game animal to a desired distance. The straps and pole keep the legs open while the hunter dresses and guts the animal.
US11779006B2
A spraying assembly is provided. The spraying assembly includes at least one nozzle for liquid that is to be sprayed, and at least one active substance injector which is situated directly upstream from the at least one nozzle and to which liquid to be sprayed is supplied by a pump or a pressurized reservoir, with interposition of an obturator on a conduit connecting the pump or the pressurized reservoir to the injector. The spraying assembly also includes an outlet valve for each injector designed to close each outlet orifice. The present invention avoids overdosing or underdosing of the product that is to be sprayed as active substance.
US11779003B2
This disclosure relates to system and method for managing an insect swarm using a plurality of drones. The method includes detecting an insect swarm. The method may further include tracking a movement of the insect swarm. The method further includes communicating, with remaining of the plurality of drones, to dynamically align in a position based on the tracking so as to make a drone formation. The method further includes magnetizing, by at least some of the plurality of drones, one or more drone couplers for electromagnetically coupling the at least some of the plurality of drones with each other as per the drone formation. The method further includes casting, by each of the plurality of drones, a net to trap insects in the insect swarm. The method further includes supplying, by each of the plurality of drones, a high voltage to the net to decapacitate the insects.
US11779000B2
A one-way clutch unit for a fishing reel is disclosed. The one-way clutch is configured to brake a rotation of a shaft member of the fishing reel. The one-way clutch includes a rolling element and an outer member. The rolling element contacts the shaft member in a radial direction away from an axle of the shaft member. The outer member is disposed outside the rolling element in the radial direction. The outer member is configured to rotate in only one direction along a circumferential direction around the axle. The outer member includes a first external force receiving portion that receives a first external force in an axial direction of the shaft member.
US11778987B2
An unmanned aerial vehicle-based data collection and distribution system includes a source of animal data that can be transmitted electronically. The source of animal data includes at least one sensor. The animal data is collected from at least one target individual. The system also includes an unmanned aerial vehicle that receives the animal data from the source of animal data as a first set of received animal data and a home station that receives the first set of received animal data. Characteristically, the unmanned aerial vehicle includes a transceiver operable to receive signals from the source of animal data and to send control signals to the source of animal data.
US11778979B2
A bed assembly for pets includes a case and a fluid-filled bladder. The case defines an interior volume and has a top portion and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The top portion includes a bed and a bolster extending from the bed around an outer periphery of the bed, and the bottom portion includes a shoulder strap and a securing mechanism configured to secure the bed in a stowed position. The fluid-filled bladder is disposed in the interior volume and is configured to be inflatable between an uninflated position and an inflated position. The fluid-filled bladder includes a bed bladder adjacent the bed of the case and a bolster bladder adjacent the bolster of the case.
US11778976B2
An automatic milking system including an electronic control unit, a milking station, a production milk tank, a second milk tank, an animal identification system, a first sensor to measure at least one indicator of illness of an animal, a data memory in which measurements are gathered. The control unit configured to register a first point of time at which milk from an animal is diverted to the second tank instead of being conducted to the production milk tank, register a second point of time at which milk from the animal is shifted from being conducted to the second tank to being conducted to the production milk tank, and, when the time period between the first point of time and the second point of time is within a predetermined number days, the control unit determines that the animal is in an illness state.
US11778975B2
An edible bean seed designated as <14451> or LUMEN, a sample of the edible bean deposited under accession no. PI 698684 is disclosed. Methods of using the edible bean seed designated as <14451> or LUMEN for breeding new varieties of bean seed are also disclosed, as well as seeds of the edible bean seed designated as <14451> or LUMEN.
US11778972B2
A soybean cultivar designated 05120629 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 05120629, to the plants of soybean cultivar 05120629, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 05120629, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 05120629. 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 05120629. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 05120629, 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 05120629 with another soybean cultivar.
US11778969B1
A novel maize variety designated X08R625 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 X08R625 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08R625 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08R625, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08R625 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08R625 and methods of using maize variety X08R625 are disclosed.
US11778968B2
Inbred corn line, designated KW9EY0020, are disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of inbred corn line KW9EY0020, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line KW9EY0020 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line KW9EY0020 with itself or another corn line. The disclosure also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line KW9EY0020 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The disclosure further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other corn lines derived from inbred corn line KW9EY0020.
US11778959B2
The present invention is a shade apparatus with central hub an shade components.
US11778955B2
An automated outdoor modular vertical plant cultivation system forming a vertical structure is provided. The system includes a plurality of shelves, each shelf having a web and flanges; two posts, each post having a web and flanges. Each shelf of the plurality of shelves is mounted between the two posts with incremental spacing between each adjacent shelf along a vertical length of the two posts. The web of each shelf includes a plurality of openings for retaining planter vessels. The flanges of each shelf retain an embedded structural member. The system includes a fluid circulatory system including shelf irrigation piping extending longitudinally above the web of each shelf; and power or power and data and fluid members for the system distributed from vertical risers located in proximity to the web of the posts, wherein the flanges of the shelves have provisions to retain the fluid circulatory system.
US11778954B2
Disclosed herein are a planter apparatus and system. In one aspect, a planter system and apparatus can include one or more planting compartments, a water collection reservoir in fluid communication with at least one of the one or more planting compartments, and a water drainage system configured to drain water from one planting compartment into another planting compartment, drain water from one planting compartment into the water collection reservoir, or drain water from inside the water collection reservoir to outside the water collection reservoir, or a combination thereof. The planter apparatus may be further configured to include a water flow control component configured to: open for the flow of water through the water drainage system, and close, thus stopping the flow of water through the water drainage system based on the engagement and disengagement of a water drainage stopper mechanism at the base of the water drainage stopper. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the disclosed planter devices and systems.
US11778944B2
A power head comprises a motor assembly, an energy device and a housing. The motor assembly comprises a motor base and a motor fixed on the motor base. The housing assembly comprises a casing that is assembled with the motor base. The top of the casing is provided with an air inlet that is inclined backward and downward and an air inlet cavity connected to the air inlet. The air inlet and the air inlet cavity are provided with two. The air inlet cavity is a U-shaped structure with an upper opening, and the casing covers the top of the air inlet cavity to form a sealed airflow passage.
US11778938B2
A computer-implemented method of controlling a mobile agricultural machine includes receiving field map data representing a first agricultural operation performed on a field, receiving a location sensor signal indicative of a sensed geographic location of the mobile agricultural machine on the field, the mobile agricultural machine having a plurality of sections that are independently controllable to perform a second agricultural operation on the field that is different than the first agricultural operation, and generating a control signal to control the plurality of sections based on the field map data and the location sensor signal.
US11778937B2
A modular agricultural toolbar comprising at least one retractable implement attachment member capable of accommodating various agricultural implementations, as well as a plurality of continuous track units for operational use and a plurality of wheels for transportation and storage use. The implement attachment members further capable of extending along a central axis, increasing the coverage areas of a given agricultural process while also being capable of folding horizontally alongside the core frame of the toolbar to enable ease of transportation and storage.
US11778934B2
Systems and methods for agricultural lane following are described. For example, a method includes accessing range data captured using a distance sensor connected to a vehicle and/or image data captured using an image sensor connected to a vehicle; detecting a crop row based on the range data and/or the image data to obtain position data for the crop row; determining, based on the position data for the crop row, a yaw and a lateral position of the vehicle with respect to a lane bounded by the crop row; and based on the yaw and the lateral position, controlling the vehicle to move along a length of the lane bounded by the crop row.
US11785867B2
A memory device includes a substrate, a memory unit, and a first spacer layer. The memory unit is disposed on the substrate, and the memory unit includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a memory material layer. The second electrode is disposed above the first electrode in a vertical direction, and the memory material layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in the vertical direction. The first spacer layer is disposed on a sidewall of the memory unit. The first spacer layer includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed on a sidewall of the first electrode, the second portion is disposed on a sidewall of the second electrode, and a thickness of the second portion in a horizontal direction is greater than a thickness of the first portion in the horizontal direction.
US11785863B2
A method for fabricating a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) structure is described. A first dielectric layer is deposited on a bottom electrode and partially etched through to form a first via opening having straight sidewalls, then etched all the way through to the bottom electrode to form a second via opening having tapered sidewalls. A metal layer is deposited in the second via opening and planarized to the level of the first dielectric layer. The remaining first dielectric layer is removed leaving an electrode plug on the bottom electrode. MTJ stacks are deposited on the electrode plug and on the bottom electrode wherein the MTJ stacks are discontinuous. A second dielectric layer is deposited over the MTJ stacks and polished to expose a top surface of the MTJ stack on the electrode plug. A top electrode layer is deposited to complete the MTJ structure.
US11785847B2
Provided are a novel compound capable of improving the light-emitting efficiency, stability, and lifespan of an element; an organic electronic element using same; and an electronic device thereof.
US11785842B2
An N heterocyclic planar photocoupler output material is provided, and includes a structural formula as follows: R1—R2—R1. The N heterocyclic planar photocoupler output material is selected from any one of following formula structures: The photocoupler output material has a very high “n” value, so that the top-emitting electroluminescent devices using it have achieved very high luminous efficiency. Therefore, it saves time and costs. Also, a method of preparing an N heterocyclic planar photocoupler output material is provided.
US11785834B2
A flexible display device includes a flexible substrate; a display layer, disposed on the flexible substrate; a reinforcement layer, disposed on a side of the display layer distal to the flexible substrate; and a protective layer, disposed on a side of the reinforcement layer distal to the flexible substrate; wherein material of the reinforcement layer comprises glass and a thickness of the reinforcement layer ranges from 10 μm to 150 μm.
US11785832B2
The present disclosure relates to a display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The display device includes: a plurality of display units, each display unit including one or more pixels; and a plurality of elastically stretchable stretching units respectively connected among the plurality of display units and forming elastic connection points with the display units, the stretching units and the plurality of display units forming a net-shaped distribution structure, wherein in a state that the display device is not under tension, a connection lines between the elastic connection points at both ends of the stretching unit are not parallel to a normal of the display units connected with at least one end of the stretching unit at the elastic connection points.
US11785829B2
A display apparatus is described that includes a substrate having a display area and a sensor area, wherein the sensor area includes a transmission area; a plurality of first opposite electrodes arranged to correspond to the display area; and a plurality of second opposite electrodes arranged to correspond to the sensor area and surround the transmission area, wherein a shape of each of the plurality of first opposite electrodes is different from a shape of each of the plurality of second opposite electrodes.
US11785826B2
A flexible touch panel is provided. Both reduction in thickness and high sensitivity of a touch panel are achieved. The touch panel includes a first flexible substrate, a first insulating layer over the first substrate, a transistor and a light-emitting element over the first insulating layer, a color filter over the light-emitting element, a pair of sensor electrodes over the color filter, a second insulating layer over the sensor electrodes, a second flexible substrate over the second insulating layer, and a protective layer over the second substrate. A first bonding layer is between the light-emitting element and the color filter. The thickness of the first substrate and the second substrate is each 1 μm to 200 μm inclusive. The first bonding layer includes a region with a thickness of 50 nm to 10 μm inclusive.
US11785812B2
Provided are a display panel including: a first component, a second component, and a bending component connecting the first component and the second component; wherein, the first component has a display surface, and the bending component has a via passing through the bending component in a direction perpendicular to the display surface. A display device is also provided.
US11785799B2
A display apparatus includes a first barrier layer including a first display area, a second display area including transmission areas, and a non-display area, a first base layer on a lower surface of the first barrier layer, and defining a first opening that overlaps the second display area, a second base layer on an upper surface of the first barrier layer, and defining second openings that respectively overlap the transmission areas, a second barrier layer on an upper surface of the second base layer and defining third openings that overlap the second openings, main pixel electrodes over the second barrier layer in the first display area, and auxiliary pixel electrodes over the second barrier layer in the second display area.
US11785797B2
A display device includes: a display panel including a front portion, a first side portion extended from a first side of the front portion, a second side portion extended from a second side of the front portion, and a corner portion between the first side portion and the second side portion. The display panel includes: a first display area on the front portion and including first pixels; and a second display area at the corner portion and including second pixels. The second display area includes a first encapsulation divider between adjacent ones of the second pixels.
US11785796B2
A display device includes: a display module having a first non-foldable region, a second non-foldable region, and a foldable region disposed between the first non-foldable region and the second non-foldable region and being foldable about a folding axis extending in a first direction; and a barrier layer disposed adjacent the display module and including: a first portion having a first region overlapping the first non-foldable region, a second region overlapping the foldable region, and a third region overlapping the second non-foldable region; and a second portion extending from at least a portion of the second region of the first portion in the first direction.
US11785793B2
A method of manufacturing a flip-chip light emitting diode includes: providing a transparent substrate and a temporary substrate, and bonding the transparent substrate with the temporary substrate; grinding and thinning the transparent substrate; providing a light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, and including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer; forming a transparent bonding medium layer over the first surface of the light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer, and bonding the transparent bonding medium layer with the transparent substrate; defining a first electrode region and a second electrode region over the second surface of the light-emitting epitaxial laminated layer, and manufacturing a first electrode and a second electrode; and removing the temporary substrate.
US11785791B2
Devices, structures, materials and methods for carbon enabled vertical light emitting transistors (VLETs) and light emitting displays (LEDs) are provided. In particular, architectures for vertical polymer light emitting transistors (VPLETs) for active matrix organic light emitting displays (AMOLEDs) and AMOLEDs incorporating such VPLETs are described. Carbon electrodes (such as from graphene) alone or in combination with conjugated light emitting polymers (LEPs) and dielectric materials are utilized in forming organic light emitting transistors (OLETs). Combinations of thin films of ionic gels, LEDs, carbon electrodes and relevant substrates and gates are utilized to construct LETs, including heterojunction VOLETs.
US11785778B2
A multi-gate ferroelectric memory comprises a fin-shaped channel layer, a front ferroelectric layer disposed on one side of the fin-shaped channel layer, a back ferroelectric layer disposed on another side of the fin-shaped channel layer, a front gate attached to the front ferroelectric layer and away from the fin-shaped channel layer, wherein the front gate is configured to connect a word line, and a back gate attached to the back ferroelectric layer and away from the fin-shaped channel layer, wherein the back gate is configured to connect a bit line. The present disclosure further discloses a memory array device, comprises a plurality of the multi-gate ferroelectric memories arranged as an array, a plurality of word lines and a plurality of bit lines.
US11785753B2
A display device includes a flexible display portion, a case which accommodates the display portion, and a blocking layer which is disposed between the display portion and the case. The blocking layer includes a plurality of nanolines.
US11785751B2
An adapter with a heat dissipation layer applied in locations of high electric current and provided for using in high-current electrical appliances, the adapter is provided with a heat dissipation fan on one side or on two sides at the same time, the heat dissipation fan is activated by a small amount of electric power from the adapter, so that the heat dissipation fan is capable of performing heat dissipation function for the adapter, and a guide rod in the adapter is sleeved with an embossed heat dissipation layer, which makes the adapter's heat dissipation effect better, thereby preventing the adapter from deteriorating due to high heat, maintaining product stability, prolonging service life, and reducing work accidents.
US11785750B2
In one embodiment, an immersion cooling system comprising one or more electronic devices submerged in a two-phase liquid coolant, a first cooling loop to provide cooling liquid to the immersion system, wherein the first cooling loop comprises a first condenser unit, a first liquid supply line, and a first vapor return line, and a second cooling loop to provide cooling liquid to the immersion system, wherein the second cooling loop comprises a second condenser unit, a second liquid supply line, and a second vapor return line. The apparatus further includes a first pressure sensor coupled to the first vapor return line, a second pressure sensor coupled to the second vapor return line and at least one main cooling source comprising a fluid control valve controlled based on the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor.
US11785745B2
An electronic equipment enclosure includes a frame structure at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels defining a compartment in which one or more electronic components are mounted and an exhaust air duct that is adapted to segregate hot air being exhausted from the compartment from cool air entering the compartment, thereby improving thermal management of the enclosure. The exhaust duct includes a lower duct section extending upward from the top panel of the compartment and an upper duct section telescoping upward from an upper end of the lower duct section. Each duct section includes four panels connected together by hinged corner fittings such that the section is collapsible. The upper duct section includes an outwardly flared portion.
US11785741B2
A cooling system for use with a liquid to cool a computing device. The cooling system includes a first internal heat exchanger positioned within an enclosure of the computing device. The first internal heat exchanger is configured to receive a first portion of the liquid, flow the first portion through the first internal heat exchanger to dissipate heat from air flowing over the first internal heat exchanger, and discharge the first portion. The cooling system further includes a first fan operable to recirculate air through the enclosure to absorb heat produced by a plurality of components of the computing device and flow the heated air over the first internal heat exchanger to dissipate the heat.
US11785735B2
In certain embodiments, cable patching may be facilitated. For example, identifiers corresponding to available ports for devices or objects within racks and required ports for patching devices into the racks may be determined. Cable patching schemes for the racks may be retrieved from sensors. The available ports, the required ports, and the cable patching schemes may be input into a prediction model, the prediction model being configured based on the inputs. New identifiers corresponding to new available ports for a new rack and new required ports for patching new devices into the new rack may be determined. A predicted cable patching scheme for patching the new rack may be obtained from the prediction model. In some embodiments, the predicted cable patching scheme may be transmitted to a user device.
US11785729B2
A handheld computing device that includes an enclosure having structural walls formed from a glass material that can be radio-transparent. The enclosure can be formed from a hollow glass tube or two glass members bonded together. A laser frit bonding process may be used to hermetically seal the two glass members together to create a water resistant electronic device.
US11785724B2
A planar coil element of the present invention includes an insulating base film having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first conductive pattern deposited on the first surface side of the insulating base film, and a first insulating layer covering the first conductive pattern on the first surface side, in which the first conductive pattern includes a core body and a widening layer deposited by plating on the outer surface of the core body, the core body includes a thin conductive layer on the insulating base film, and the ratio of the average thickness of the first conductive pattern to the average circuit pitch of the first conductive pattern is 1/2 or more and 5 or less.
US11785722B2
Systems and methods that enable printing of conformal materials and other waterproof coating materials at high resolution. An initial printing of a material on edges of a component is performed at high resolution in a first printing step, and a subsequent printing of the material on remaining surfaces of the component is applied in a second printing step, with or without curing of the material printed on the edges between the two printing steps. The printing of the material may be performed by a laser-assisted deposition or using another dispensing system to achieve a high resolution printing of the material and a high printing speed.
US11785720B2
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes an interposer including, on a side in a length direction, a first through conductive portion that penetrates the interposer in a stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a first joining electrode and a first mounting electrode. The interposer includes, on the other side in the length direction, a second through conductive portion that penetrates the interposer in the stacking direction, and provides electrical conduction between a second joining electrode and a second mounting electrode. The first mounting electrode includes a first portion that covers a portion of a first interposer end surface on the one side in the length direction of the interposer. The second mounting electrode includes a second portion that covers a portion of a second interposer end surface on the other side in the length direction of the interposer.
US11785694B2
In various embodiments, an architecture is provided for implementing circadian lighting in a home automation system having diverse lighting devices of different capabilities and manners of control. The architecture utilizes an outdoor sensor to capture current intensity and color temperature data for the outdoor environment. Color temperatures and intensities from a user-created circadian lighting curve are dynamically adjusted based on the current intensity and color temperature data for the outdoor environment to approximate changes that are occurring. The diverse lighting devices are controlled based on the dynamically adjusted temperatures and intensities.
US11785691B2
A control circuit and method are provided for a controlled start-up of N LED groups. The control circuit comprising a LED switching element and a chargeable element in parallel with each LED group, and a low-power source. The method comprising a step of prior to supplying power to the LED groups, setting the LED switching elements in a second state corresponding with the LED group being off. Alternatively, a lower chargeable element is connected via a diode with the top of a higher chargeable element. The control circuit may further comprise a switch having a lighting mode wherein current flows through the LED groups or the corresponding LED switching elements, and a charging mode wherein current flows to the chargeable elements, thereby charging the chargeable elements.
US11785685B1
The present disclosure discloses a lamp controller, comprising a DC power supply, a control unit and a switch unit that is controlled to be turned on or turned off by the control unit, an output end of the DC power supply is electrically connected to the control unit and the switch unit in respective, wherein the switch unit comprises three sets of switch circuits, each set of switch circuit comprises a load connecting part as well as a first switch tube and a second switch tube that are independently controlled by the control unit, a first pin of the first switch tube is connected to an output end of the control unit, a second pin of the first switch tube is connected to the DC power supply.
US11785683B2
The present invention provides a calibration device for an optical detector comprising a light emitting diode 1, and an electronic circuit 3 for driving the light emitting diode 1, wherein the electronic circuit 3 is a constant current generator configured to supply a constant driving current to the light emitting diode 1 in the range of 0.5 to 25 μA. Furthermore, the present invention provides a setting device for setting at least one calibration point for a calibration device as described above. The setting device comprises a light detector 51 configured to output a signal representing the light emission intensity of a calibration device under examination, a controller 53 for controlling the constant driving current of the calibration device under examination, and a calibration point setting means 55 for setting at least one calibration point for the calibration device under examination.
US11785654B2
Systems and methods establishing and maintain a direct User Equipment to User Equipment communication link are disclosed. A User Equipment (UE) may receive a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) from a neighboring UE. The UE may determine from the SRS that the UE is a good candidate for a direct link. The UE may also determine from the SRS an ID associated with the neighboring UE. The UE may send a direct link request to the UE serving gNB. The serving gNB may forward the request to a gNB serving the neighboring UE. The gNBs may negotiate a joint schedule for a beam a UE to UE beam search. The beam search may be conducted using SRS resources. The results of the beam search may be sent to the gNB and the gNB may determine a beam pair for a direct link.
US11785651B2
A device management system according to one embodiment includes: an acquisition unit configured to obtain a proximity notification that represents a situation in which a portable connection source device is in proximity to one geographical range; and a list generating unit configured to transmit a candidate list representing candidate connection destination devices to the connection source device in response to the proximity notification. The list generating unit is further configured to: refer to a database storing a connection history that represents past connections between the connection source device and one or more past connection destination devices; select at least one of one or more devices corresponding to the geographical range as the candidate connection destination devices based on the connection history; and display the candidate list on the connection source device by transmitting the candidate list representing at least one candidate connection destination device to the connection source device.
US11785650B2
A wireless device transmit a first message comprising a first preamble and a first transport block. The first transport block comprises a contention resolution identifier of the wireless device. The wireless device receive a first random access response to the first message. The first random access response comprises the contention resolution identifier. The wireless device starts a first time window in response to receiving the first random access response. The wireless device monitor, during the first time window, a downlink channel for a second random access response to the first message. The wireless device determines a failure to receive the second random access response during the first time window. The wireless device transmits a second message comprising a second preamble in response to the failure.
US11785647B2
The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for information transmission. The method can include: receiving a message from a wireless communication node, the message comprising information of a frequency position of an anchor carrier that is configured to carry a synchronization signal, an indication of an operation mode assigned to the wireless communication device and an indicator of same-Physical Cell Identity (PCI); and determining, based on the message, the operation mode and the frequency position of the anchor carrier, wherein the frequency position of the anchor carrier, the operation mode and the indicator of same-PCI are jointly coded and indicated.
US11785642B2
A communication method performed by a User Equipment (UE) configured with a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) operation includes the UE initiating a Random Access (RA) procedure for Beam Failure Recovery (BFR) on a Special Cell (SpCell) after detecting a beam failure event on the SpCell, and transmitting a BFR Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) on the SpCell. The BFR MAC CE indicates the beam failure event for the SpCell. The communication method further includes the UE determining a period of time as a DRX Active Time for the UE. The beginning of the period of time is determined by a first time at which the UE transmits the BFR MAC CE on the SpCell. The end of the period of time is determined by a second time at which the UE receives a BFR Response (BFRR) from the SpCell.
US11785630B1
A method and system for controlling uplink air-interface communication over an air interface from a given user equipment device (UE) to the access node, where the uplink air-interface communication normally operates with a modulation order corresponding with a most recently determined channel quality of the given UE. An example method includes (i) detecting at least a threshold high rate of uplink voice muting on the air interface, and (ii) responsive to at least the detecting of the threshold high rate of uplink voice muting on the air interface, suppressing the modulation order used for the uplink air-interface communication from the given UE to the access node over the air interface.
US11785626B2
This application provides a resource configuration method and apparatus. A multiplexing type between a second functional unit and each of one or more antenna panels of a first functional unit is indicated to an IAB node, so that the IAB node obtains a resource configuration of an MT or a resource configuration of a DU based on the multiplexing type. This helps implement a resource configuration in the IAB node in a case of a plurality of antenna panels.
US11785617B2
A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises: monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidate in one or more of a first search space (SS) set on a first cell or a second SS set on a second cell; and receiving downlink control information (DCI) on the basis of the monitored PDCCH, wherein the second SS set is associated with cross-carrier scheduling for uplink transmission or downlink reception on the first cell, and the monitoring of the first SS set may not be performed on the first cell for the DCI format associated with a specific identifier on the basis of an overlap of at least a portion of a time domain resource unit associated with the first SS set and at least a portion of a time domain resource unit associated with the second SS set.
US11785610B2
The present invention provides a method for transmitting or receiving a downlink signal between a terminal and a base station in a wireless communication system and an apparatus for supporting same. According to an embodiment applicable to the present invention, a terminal may assume, on the basis of received first downlink control information (DCI), whether a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the first DCI is received while overlapping with another physical downlink shared channel in terms of time/frequency resources, and on the basis of the assumption, the terminal can receive the first PDSCH more reliably.
US11785601B2
Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as LTE. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for a terminal in a wireless communication system comprises: receiving system information and radio resource control (RRC) configuration information; identifying decoding-related information including an aggregation level based on the system information and/or the RRC configuration information; and decoding control information on the basis of the aggregation level.
US11785596B2
A transmission method for uplink control information (UCI) is provided. The method includes the following. The method includes obtaining target UCI, and multiplexing the target UCI to a configured grant (CG)-physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for transmission. The target UCI includes at least two types of UCI, the target UCI includes CG-UCI and first UCI, and the first UCI includes hybrid automatic repeat-request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK), where the CG-UCI and the HARQ-ACK are encoded using joint encoding and subject to rate matching to obtain a first bit sequence. Multiplexing the target UCI to a CG-PUSCH for transmission includes multiplexing the first bit sequence to the CG-PUSCH from a first data symbol after a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) symbol of the CG-PUSCH.
US11785569B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and method for enrolling a wireless AP into a Multi-AP (MAP) wireless network. By enrolling multiple wireless AP in a MAP wireless network, the wireless APs can cooperate to efficiently service wireless STAs and advantageously mitigate signal interference and degradation do to walls, structures, objects, etc. To enroll a new wireless AP into an existing MAP wireless network, the new wireless AP is authenticated and configured into the MAP network using a wireless device with ‘controller’ functionality (a “controller device”) that can act as a ‘Device Provisioning Protocol (DPP) configurator.’ A DPP-capable smartphone can perform DPP authentication and configuration without using a proprietary smartphone application. In this way the burden on both the user and the equipment manufacturer is reduced because a propriety smartphone application is not needed to enroll the new wireless AP.
US11785568B2
In some embodiments, a network node (e.g., a base station) collects information pertaining to components that form a Maximum Received Timing Difference (MRTD). For instance, the network node determines TAE. The network node then evaluates, for a particular UE, whether a certain MRTD requirement (MRTDR) for a specific coordinated service (CS) can be fulfilled. If the requirement can be met, then the network node may initiate the specific CS for the UE (or continue providing the CS), and if the requirement cannot be met, then the network node may stop or modify the CS for the UE.
US11785564B2
A communication system comprises a clock generator configured to generate a plurality of system clock signals used to synchronize components included in each of communication nodes in the communication system based on an external clock signal provided by an external clock source located outside the communication system and a physical layer configured to transmit any one of the generated system clock signals to a small cell communicatively connected to an end communication node of the communication system.
US11785563B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a mapping between a set of synchronization signal block resources and a set of operating frequencies within a frequency band. The UE may identify a parameter of a synchronization signal block based on an operating frequency of the set of operating frequencies for conveying the synchronization signal block and a direction of a beam for conveying the synchronization signal block. The parameter may include an index of the synchronization signal block. The UE may monitor for the synchronization signal block based on the identified parameter.
US11785559B2
An antenna control method for an electronic device is provided. The method includes: obtaining, in response to the electronic device radiating first antenna signals and second antenna signals simultaneously, a combination electromagnetic wave specific absorption rate (SAR) of at least one first antenna and at least one of a plurality of second antennas in an operating state; calling, in response to the combination electromagnetic wave SAR not meeting a predetermined condition, a target antenna combination including a first target antenna and a second target antenna; and controlling the first target antenna and the second target antenna to be in the operating state for radiating the first antenna signals and the second antenna signals simultaneously. An antenna control system and an electronic device are also provided.
US11785557B2
A random access power control apparatus and method and a communication system. The random access power control apparatus includes: a first calculating unit configured to, by using a pathloss estimated based on an synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block and/or a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) currently selected by a UE, calculate transmission power used by the UE in transmitting random access preambles. Hence, the UE may be adapted to UE random access procedures in such complex scenarios as multiple beams.
US11785555B2
A communication device includes transmitting means for transmitting a signal in one or more frequency bands of a frequency channel including a plurality of frequency bands, identifying means for identifying occupancy of the plurality of frequency bands, and control means for controlling transmission power for transmitting the signal from the transmitting means, on the basis of an identification result obtained by the identifying means.
US11785550B2
Methods and apparatuses are described herein for rediscovery and medium access for wake-up radios. For example, a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may receive, via a first transceiver, a frame that includes a wake-up radio (WUR) operation element having a first counter value. The WTRU may deactivate the first transceiver and activate a second transceiver, wherein the first transceiver enters into a doze state and the second transceiver is in an awake state. The WTRU may then receive, via the second transceiver in the awake state, a WUR frame that includes a second counter value indicating an update of a plurality of basic sewer set (BSS) parameters associated with the first transceiver. On a condition that the second counter value is different than the first counter value, the WTRU may activate the first transceiver to update the plurality of BSS parameters, wherein the first transceiver enters into an awake state.
US11785547B2
Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication by a first user equipment (UE), such as a receiver (RX) UE. The method generally includes receiving signaling configuring the first UE with a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode having one or more DRX ON durations for sidelink communications with at least a second UE, and deciding to extend a DRX ON duration of the one or more DRX ON durations configured for the first UE when the first UE is in the DRX ON duration and when one or more conditions are met.
US11785543B2
Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating sleep mechanisms for read-only mode devices in a dedicated carrier are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes triggering a transition to an active mode, from a sleep mode, based on an occurrence of an active mode transitioning trigger event. In some examples, the active mode transitioning trigger event includes at least one of a system information transmission occasion, a control information transmission occasion, or a user data transmission occasion. The example method also includes transitioning to the active mode, from the sleep mode, based on the occurrence of the active mode transitioning trigger event. In some examples, the occurrence of the system information transmission occasion or the control information transmission occasion may occur during a CAS region of a broadcast transmission, and the occurrence of the user data transmission occasion may occur during the broadcast transmission.
US11785536B2
Apparatuses and methods for scheduling for a user equipment (UE) capable of receptions over multiple antenna panels. A method for a UE includes receiving information for first search space sets and for first CORESETs on first cells. The method further includes determining second search space sets, from the first search space sets, associated with time-overlapping PDCCH receptions in second CORESETs, from the first CORESETs, on second cells from the first cells; and receiving PDCCHs according to CSS sets or USS sets, from the second search space sets, only in: (a) a first CORESET with a first TCI state, and (b) if any, a second CORESET with a second TCI state different than the first TCI state, and (c) in any other CORESET from the second CORESETs with a TCI state that is same as the first TCI state or as the second TCI state.
US11785530B2
A wireless telecommunication system is described that denies wireless telecommunication service to a wireless terminal in a proscribed area (e.g., prison, military installation, academic testing center, school, etc.). The system comprises an adjunct called a “service sentry.” The service sentry uses measurements of the location-dependent traits of the radio signals transmitted to, and received from, each wireless terminal in its purview to generate an estimate of the location of the wireless terminal. When the service sentry estimates that the wireless terminal has entered the proscribed area, it requests that the wireless switching center that services the proscribed area deny service to the wireless terminal. When the service sentry estimates that the wireless terminal has exited the proscribed area, it requests that the wireless switching center that services the proscribed area restore service to the wireless terminal.
US11785520B2
A wireless communications method includes acquiring, by a first radio terminal, one or more radio link qualities according to one or more first reference signal (RS) resources. One or more first RS resources are transmitted by a second radio terminal, in a first cell. The method includes determining, by the first radio terminal, a beam failure instance according to the one or more radio link qualities. The method further includes initializing, by the first radio terminal, a recovery request procedure. The recovery request procedure includes at least transmitting, in a case wherein a first condition is met, from the first radio terminal to the second radio terminal in a second cell, a link recovery request message. The first condition includes at least that a number of beam failure instances is equal to or greater than a first threshold value.
US11785517B2
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for distinguishing between data formats, and a communication device. The method includes a terminal receives a downlink data packet, and determines whether the data format of the downlink data packet is a first data format or a second data format, wherein the first data format indicates that the downlink data packet is encrypted using a first key of a source base station and/or compressed using a first header compression format of the source base station, and the second data format indicates that the downlink data packet is encrypted using a second key of a target base station and/or compressed using a second header compression format of the target base station.
US11785515B2
Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing core High Availability (HA) for a wireless network. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: providing a first node, a second node and a third node; allocating a set of locally generated Tunnel Endpoint Identifiers (TEIDs) for UEs anchored on the second node; detecting, by a first node, a second node having a connectivity issue; and migrating a User Equipment (UE) connected to the second node to a third node which is accessible; using the set of locally generated TEIDs to identify the UE migration.
US11785513B2
The present disclosure relates to a radio base station serving a user equipment in a first radio cell of a mobile communication system. The radio base station comprises processing circuitry which determines that a neighbor radio base station does not provide a beamformed reference signal to the user equipment. The neighbor radio base station controls the transmission in its neighbor radio cell of an omni-directional reference signal and the beamformed reference signal. A transmitter transmits a reference signal request to the neighbor radio base station. The reference signal request requests the neighbor radio base station to provide the beamformed reference signal to the user equipment. A receiver receives from the neighbor radio base station a reference signal request response, including information on the transmission of the requested beamformed reference signal. The transmitter transmits a notification to the user equipment, comprising information on the requested beamformed reference signal.
US11785512B2
In a system, apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for implementing fallback to conditional handover using a SSB reference signal, a UE device may be caused to, receive RRC reconfiguration information from a source RAN node, the RRC reconfiguration information including a SSB RS based CHO execution condition associated with at least one target cell controlled by a target RAN node, and a CSI-RS based CHO execution condition associated with the target cell(s), perform signal measurements of at least one SSB RS and at least one CSI-RS associated with the target cell(s), the at least one CSI-RS associated with a contention-free random access resource, and perform the CHO with the target cell(s) based on the signal measurement results of the at least one SSB RS, the at least one CSI-RS, the SSB based CHO execution condition, and the CSI-RS based CHO execution condition.
US11785507B2
An aspect of the disclosure provides a user equipment (UE) that includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry of the UE determines whether to transmit service data associated with a service to a receiving device through a primary link or a sidelink. When the service data is determined to be transmitted through the sidelink, the processing circuitry selects a radio access technology (RAT) for implementing the sidelink from a plurality of available RATs according to a set of configuration parameters received from a network, determines communication parameters for the selected RAT based on quality of service (QoS) or service requirement related parameters included in the set of configuration parameters, and transmits the service data through the sidelink implemented by the selected RAT according to the communication parameters. When the service data is determined to be transmitted through the primary link, the processing circuitry transmits the service data through the primary link.
US11785491B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a transmitting device may transmit a reference signal indicating a first service type supported by the transmitting device and a receiving device may receive the reference and determine whether to measure a signal strength associated with the reference signal based on determining whether the first service type supported by the transmitting device and a second service type supported by the receiving device are a same service type. For example, the receiving device may measure the reference signal if the first service type indicated by the reference signal and the second service type supported by the receiving device are the same service type. Alternatively, the receiving device may refrain from measuring the reference signal if the first service type indicated by the reference signal and the second service type supported by the receiving device are different service types.
US11785487B2
Disclosed in the present disclosure are a counting method, a terminal device, a chip, a computer readable storage medium, a computer program product and a computer program. The method includes maintaining at least one counter, the at least one counter being used to record how many times first indication information is received; and determining to increase a count value of a counter corresponding to the first indication information based on received first indication information.
US11785480B2
Systems and methods of supporting RACH optimization and monitoring of UP packet delay performance are described. During RACH optimization, a NF provisioning MnS with modify MOIAttributes operation to configure targets for RACH optimization and a NF provisioning MnS with modifyMOIAttributes operation are separately consumed to enable a RACH optimization function for a NR cell. After this, a performance assurance MnS with notifyFileReady or reportStreamData operation is consumed to collect RACH optimization-related measurements for the NR cell and RACH performance data of the RACH optimization-related measurements analyzed to evaluate RACH optimization performance for the NR cell. During monitoring of UP packet delay performance, raw performance measurements related to UP packet delay based on at least one of NG-RAN measurement results or time stamps in GTP packets are obtained from a NG-RAN or UPF, UP packet delay performance measurements are generated. UP packet delay performance could be optimized based on the performance measurements.
US11785476B2
Examples disclosed herein relate to a sensor fusion scanning system for wireless network planning. The system includes a sensor scanning mobile platform comprising a beam steering radar sensor and one or more auxiliary sensors, the sensor scanning mobile platform configured to scan a wireless environment, a reflectivity engine configured to generate a reflectivity representation of the wireless environment based on radar data from the beam steering radar sensor, a sensor fusion processing engine configured to generate a Three-Dimensional (“3D”) representation of the wireless environment based on the radar data and sensor data from the one or more auxiliary sensors, and a reflectarray planning engine configured to design a plurality of reflectarrays and determine locations for the plurality of reflectarrays in the wireless environment based on the reflectivity representation and the 3D representation.
US11785468B2
The present disclosure relates to devices, methods, and systems for subscriber identification module (SIM) management for a private mobile network. The methods and systems may include a private mobile network service on a cloud computing system. Users of the cloud computing system may use the private mobile network service to create a private mobile network. The private mobile network service may facilitate the creation of the private mobile network by providing interfaces for secure communications with the users of the cloud computing system, the SIM service partners, and the packet core partners. The mobile network service may also manage the SIM cards for the private mobile networks by coordinating the transmission of the SIM operation details for the SIM cards.
US11785460B2
Disclosed are a security authentication method and an apparatus thereof, and an electronic device. The method includes: sending a verification request to a verification end; receiving a first data packet and acquiring third preset data, fourth preset data, second time data, a control instruction, and fifth preset data, the first data packet being determined by the verification end in response to the verification request; generating a key based on the third preset data, the fourth preset data, the second time data, and the first data packet; encrypting the control instruction and the fifth preset data based on the key to generate first encrypted data; and sending the first encrypted data to the verification end, so that the verification end sends the control instruction and the fifth preset data to an execution end, and the execution end executes the control instruction based on the following method: determining whether the fifth preset data is the same as internal preset data; and if so, executing the control instruction. The present invention can reduce interaction process, improve the time delay experience, and reduce a risk of malicious power consumption due to NFC-Key encryption and decryption behaviors triggered by fake messages of a card reader.
US11785455B2
[Object] To provide a mechanism that makes it possible to avoid inconveniences when the authentication process has abnormality. [Solution] A communication device comprising a control section configured to control each of a first process that achieves a prescribed function, and a second process that authenticates another communication device and that is different from the first process, wherein the control section performs control in such a manner that the second process is not performed in a case where abnormality is recognized.
US11785432B2
For example, a Next Generation Vehicular (NGV) wireless communication station (STA) may be configured to generate an NGV Physical Layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including an NGV preamble, the NGV preamble comprising a non High-Throughput (non-HT) Short Training Field (L-STF), a non-HT Long Training Field (L-LTF) after the L-STF, a non-HT Signal (L-SIG) field after the L-LTF, a Repeated L-SIG (RL-SIG) field after the L-SIG field, and an NGV Signal (NGV-SIG) field after the RL-SIG field, the NGV-SIG field including a version field configured to identify a version of the NGV PPDU; and to transmit the NGV PPDU over an NGV channel in an NGV wireless communication frequency band; and a memory to store information processed by the processor.
US11785424B1
Systems and methods are provided for asset tracking for waste and recycling containers. A low-cost GPS location asset tracker can be provided for tracking the whereabouts of waste and recycling containers. The asset tracker can include a housing attachable to the waste container, a primary control board, an accelerometer, a battery pack, and a tracking system consisting of a GPS receiver, a GPS antenna, a cellular transceiver, and a cellular antenna traced directly onto the primary control board.
US11785418B1
A computerized method for determining a network device handling event of a network device is disclosed herein. The computerized method includes operation by logic processing on the network device including detecting movement of the network device above a predetermined speed threshold by a software application running on the network device, the network device in communication with a wireless transceiver device, establishing a position baseline of the network device, detecting a motion event of the network device, verifying the motion event of the network device, detecting the motion event of the network device as a network device handling event, and generating a device handling alert.
US11785415B2
A method for using location-based services for service management is discussed. The method includes receiving, at a server, a user request from a user device at a geographical location. The method includes accessing a store search to determine a store reference based on the user request and a user location corresponding to the geographical location, the store reference indicating tenant(s) accessible to the user via a user interface (UI) of the user device. The method includes accessing location data for the user device based on the store reference and a user account associated with the user, the location data indicating a service accessible via the UI and associated with a certain tenant. The method includes providing, to the user device and based on the location data, a user experience for accessing the service via the UI.
US11785410B2
The present technology relates a reproduction apparatus, a reproduction method, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program which can realize reproduction of highly flexible audio data while reflecting the intention of a content creator. A reproduction apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology acquires content including audio data of each of audio objects and rendering parameters of the audio data for each of a plurality of presumed listening positions, renders the audio data on the basis of the rendering parameters for a selected predetermined presumed listening position, and outputs an audio signal. The present technology can be applied to an apparatus that can reproduce object-based audio data.
US11785405B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for synchronizing devices using audio signals. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for synchronizing a device to a live event using audio signals. The systems and methods of the present disclosure may provide more accurate and efficient synchronization.
US11785399B2
A device comprising a first printed circuit board (PCB); a second printed circuit board (PCB); a first flex board coupled to the first PCB and the second PCB; a first integrated device coupled to the first PCB; a speaker configured to be coupled to the first integrated device; a microphone configured to be coupled to the first integrated device; a second integrated device coupled to the second PCB, wherein the second integrated device is configured to be coupled to the first integrated device through the second PCB, the first flex board and the first PCB; and a power source configured to provide power to the first integrated device and the second integrated device. The first PCB is located between the power source and the first integrated device. The second PCB is located between the power source and the second integrated device.
US11785398B2
The present disclosure relates to a hearing aid having at least two wireless interfaces, where the operation of one wireless risk introducing noise into the at least second wireless interface. The first wireless interface being configured so that it does not, or at least to a limited degree, introduce noise into the second wireless interface.
US11785393B2
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display that is visually exposed through one surface of the housing and that includes a display panel including a pixel array and a layer group including a plurality of layers stacked on the display panel, a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, a piezo unit attached to a rear surface of the display panel, and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) that is connected to the piezo unit and that extends to the printed circuit board, the flexible printed circuit board including a coil that surrounds at least part of the piezo unit.
US11785392B2
A transducer assembly comprising: a magnet motor assembly comprising a first magnet plate and a second magnet plate arranged along an axis, a first support plate positioned between inward facing surfaces of the first magnet plate and the second magnet plate, a second support plate positioned along an outward facing surface of the first magnet plate to form a first magnetic gap between the first support plate and the second support plate, and a third support plate positioned along an outward facing surface of the second magnet plate to form a second magnetic gap between the first support plate and the third support plate; a voice coil coupled to the magnet motor assembly, wherein the voice coil is positioned around the first support plate and within the first magnetic gap and the second magnetic gap; and a piston coupled to the voice coil, wherein the piston is operable to vibrate in a direction parallel to the axis.
US11785390B2
An acoustic transducer includes a diaphragm and multiple vibrators to drive the diaphragm. The diaphragm has multiple cutouts and includes multiple arrangement portions. The multiple vibrators are disposed on the multiple arrangement portions, respectively. At least one of the multiple arrangement portions is disposed between two of the multiple cutouts adjacent to each other and supported at both ends thereof.
US11785386B2
An embodiment sets forth a technique for configuring one or more audio parameters. The technique includes presenting a first plurality of setting options associated with an audio parameter, wherein the first plurality of setting options comprises a first option having a same value as a first setting of the audio parameter and a second option having a first value different than the first setting; receiving a selection of one of the first option and the second option; based on the selection, presenting a second plurality of setting options associated with the audio parameter, wherein the second plurality of setting options comprises a third option having a same value as a second setting of the audio parameter and a fourth option having a second value different than the second setting; and setting the audio parameter based on a selection of at least one of the second plurality of setting options.
US11785374B2
An acoustic device (1), comprises: a container (2); a passive resonator, including a suspension (3) connected to the container (2) and a radiator (4) connected to the suspension (3), where the suspension (3) is configured to allow the radiator (4) to vibrate relative to the container (2), a structure (5) having at least a first connecting point (51), where it is connected to the radiator (4), and a second connecting point (52), where it is connected to the container (2), the structure (5) being movable alternately between a first position and a second position, responsive to a vibration of the radiator (4); one or more masses (61, 62), spaced from the radiator (4) and associated with the vibrating structure (5).
US11785365B2
Systems and methods for coordinating an optical layer and a packet layer in a network, include a Software Defined Networking (SDN) Internet Protocol (IP) application configured to implement a closed loop for analytics, recommendations, provisioning, and monitoring, of a plurality of routers in the packet layer; and a variable capacity application configured to determine optical path viability, compute excess optical margin, and recommend and cause capacity upgrades and downgrades, by communicating with a plurality of network elements in the optical layer, wherein the SDN IP application and the variable capacity application coordinate activity therebetween based on conditions in the network. The activity is coordinated based on underlying capacity changes in the optical layer and workload changes in the packet layer.
US11785357B2
An image sensing device is provided to comprise: a pixel array of pixels that are operable to sense light to produce pixel signals and are operable to operate in one of a plurality of modes in sensing of light, wherein a first pixel of the pixel array is controlled to operate in a mode selected from the plurality of modes and configured to output a pixel signal in response to light incident onto the first pixel; and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the pixel array to receive the pixel signal from the first pixel and configured to set, based on the mode selected for the first pixel in generating the pixel signal, an input range indicating a voltage range of the pixel signal and perform an analog to digital conversion of the pixel signal generated by the first pixel to produce pixel data representing the pixel signal based on the input range of the analog-to-digital converter (ADC).
US11785355B2
An image processing device includes an image sensor including a pixel array that includes a first pixel group, and a correlated double sampling circuit. The first pixel group includes a first plurality of normal pixels, a second plurality of normal pixels, and at least one first phase detection pixel. The correlated double sampling circuit is configured to generate first video data, based on charges of the first plurality of normal pixels, generate second video data, based on charges of the second plurality of normal pixels, and generate first phase detection data, based on an output of the at least one first phase detection pixel. The image processing device further includes an image signal processor configured to apply a first weight to the generated first video data, and apply a second weight to the generated second video data.
US11785349B2
[Object] To quickly and correctly reproduce an image intended by a photographer, a cinematographer, and the like on the occasion of post-production. [Solving Means] The development apparatus includes: an imaging unit that performs shooting and generates RAW data; a first conversion unit that converts the generated RAW data into image data by interpolation; an acquisition unit that acquires an exposure index value corresponding to an illuminance of a shooting environment; a first correction unit that corrects a value of the image data based on the exposure index value; and an output unit that associates the RAW data and the acquired exposure index value with each other and outputs the associated RAW data and exposure index value.
US11785348B2
Disclosed are an endoscopic reflection microscope using an optical fiber bundle and an image acquisition method using the same. The endoscopic reflection microscope includes an incident wave output unit configured to output an incident wave to a target object through any one optical fiber in an optical fiber bundle, a reflected wave receiver configured to receive a reflected wave output from the target object in response to the incident wave through a plurality of corresponding optical fibers in the optical fiber bundle, and an image acquirer configured to establish a reflection matrix corresponding to the reflected wave and to acquire an image in which at least one of phase retardation of the incident wave or phase retardation of the reflected wave is compensated for based on the established reflection matrix.
US11785346B2
An imaging device according to the present disclosure includes an exposure section and a controller. The controller controls, at an exposure timing based on a predicted exposure timing at which a state of a subject shot at a first frame rate is predicted to satisfy a predetermined condition, the exposure section at a second frame rate. The second frame rate is different from the first frame rate.
US11785345B2
An electronic device includes: an imaging unit including a region having a pixel group that has a plurality of first pixels, and second pixels that are fewer than the first pixels in the pixel group; and a control unit that reads out the signals based upon exposure of the second pixels during exposure of the plurality of first pixels.
US11785344B2
A panoramic camera is provided with an orientation sensor to record orientation along with a panoramic image. The display or print image is selected from the captured panoramic image, a warped, non-scale-correct image. The selection of the display image is done using the orientation sensor. The orientation sensor data can be recorded with the panoramic image as metadata. The orientation sensor can also be used to control an external display and/or panoramic image selection during browsing.
US11785337B2
One example may include determining one or more content capture devices are proximate to a location specified by one or more mobile device profile preferences associated with a mobile device and are subscribed to a content capturing network, forwarding content capture instructions to the one or more content capture devices instructing the one or more content capture devices to capture content in accordance with the one or more mobile device profile preferences associated with the mobile device, capturing content, via the one or more content capture devices, based on the one or more mobile device profile preferences, and responsive to capturing the content, automatically uploading the captured content to a specified user profile.
US11785336B2
Systems and methods for determining a location of a wearable electronic device are disclosed. In some aspects, the device includes a position acquisition device and an accelerometer. A hardware processor included in the device may be configured to generally maintain the position acquisition device in a low power state to save power. When a video or image is captured, it may tag the video or image with first location information. Given the inoperative position acquisition device, a current location may not be known. In some aspects, in response to a need for location information, measurements from an accelerometer may be stored. The position acquisition device may also be transitioned to an operative state, and after some time delay, a second location determined. In some aspects, the location of the capture may then be obtained based on the acceleration measurements and the second location.
US11785326B2
An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing element configured to convert an image obtained through an imaging lens, into an electronic signal, an image capturing element holder configured to hold the image capturing element, a base member configured to tiltably support the image capturing element holder, a driving member configured to tilt the image capturing element holder to incline the image capturing element relative to a surface orthogonal to an optical axis of the imaging lens, and a sealing member configured to seal a gap between the base member and the image capturing element holder, wherein the sealing member deforms by the tilting of the image capturing element holder.
US11785323B1
According to certain embodiments, a camera module comprises a refractive member configured to reflect or refract at least a portion of light received by the camera module; and an image sensor configured to detect at least a portion of light reflected or refracted by the refractive member, wherein the refractive member includes an effective area configured to provide a path of the light and a dummy area disposed on at a portion of an edge of the effective area and configured to scatter at least a part of light incident onto the dummy area.
US11785318B2
One embodiment relates to a camera module comprising: a housing; a first printed circuit board having an image sensor mounted thereon, and loaded in the housing such that the image sensor is accommodated in the housing; a second printed circuit board and a third printed circuit board sequentially arranged on the lower part of the first printed circuit board in the vertical direction; a support unit arranged in the housing while accommodating the first printed circuit board therein, and having a stepped portion including a first loading portion at which the second printed circuit board is placed and a second loading portion at which the third printed circuit board is placed; and a fixing unit coupled to the housing by penetrating through a first groove portion and a second groove portion, which are respectively formed at the edge parts of the second printed circuit board and the third printed circuit board, and through a third groove portion formed at the edge part of the support unit.
US11785302B2
Systems and methods are provided herein for providing recommendations to a user. A short-media viewing profile may be maintained for the user. The short-media viewing profile may be based on user’s behavior while watching short-length media content. A long-media viewing profile may be maintained for the user. The long-media viewing profile may be based on user’s behavior while watching long-length media content. In response to determining that the user is currently engaged in viewing short-length media content, a recommendation is provided to the user based on the short-media viewing profile. In response to determining that the user is currently engaged in viewing long-length media content, a recommendation is provided to the user based on the long-media viewing profile.
US11785301B2
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to assign viewers to media meter data are disclosed. An apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute computer readable instructions to at least: identify a candidate household from a plurality of second households to associate with a first household based on an analysis of a first duration of time first media was presented by a first media presentation device and a second duration of time second media was presented by second media presentation devices; match different ones of first panelists of the first household with matching ones of second panelists of the candidate household; and impute respective portions of the first duration of time to the different ones of the first panelists based on portions of the second duration of time for which the matching ones of the second panelists of the candidate household were exposed to the second media.
US11785298B2
A method for automatically replacing a first type of content associated with a real-time broadcast with a second type of content is provided. The method may include automatically parsing media content associated with the real-time broadcast and assigning timecode to the parsed media content. The method may further include determining whether the parsed media content includes the first type of content. The method may further include, in response to determining the parsed media content includes the first type of content, automatically determining a context associated with the first type of content. The method may further include automatically identifying the second type of content that matches the determined context. The method may also include, automatically replacing the first type of content in the parsed media content with the second type of content. The method may further include automatically presenting the real-time broadcast with the second type of content.
US11785295B2
Implementations relate to an automated assistant that provides and manages output from one or more elements of output hardware of a computing device. The automated assistant manages dynamic adjustment of access permissions to the computing device according to, for example, a detected presence of one or more users. An active-user queue can be established each time a unique user enters a viewing window of a camera of the computing device when, up to that point, no user was considered active. Multiple image frames can be captured via the camera and processed to determine whether an initial user remains in the viewing window and/or whether another user has entered the viewing window. The initial user can be considered active as long as they are exclusively detected in the viewing window. Restricted content associated with the user may be rendered by the computing device whilst the user is active.
US11785290B2
Techniques are provided for processing media content. For example, a process can include using a scene description for to obtain media information and buffer information for a media object. The media information can identify an expected format for storing the media object in one or more output buffers of a media pipeline. The buffer information can include output buffer attributes. The process can include using the media information and the buffer information to initialize the media pipeline for the media object. The process can include obtaining the media object in a delivery format and generating one or more processed media objects. Each processed media object can be converted from the delivery format to the expected format for storing the processed media object in an output buffer. The process can include outputting the processed media object(s) to the output buffer(s) using the initialized media pipeline.
US11785287B2
Systems and methods are described herein for controlling access from a first content platform to content items available on a second content platform to which a user will temporarily have access in the near future. The first content platform identifies a period of time during which the user will have access to the second content platform and determines an access duration of the period of time. The first content platform retrieves a plurality of content identifiers of content items that will be available on the second content platform during the period of time. Upon receiving selection of a content identifier, the first content platform determines a duration of the content item corresponding to the selected content identifier and generates for display the content item. The first content platform then reduces the access duration by an amount of time equal to the duration of the content item.
US11785283B2
A method for receiving media data includes receiving a media presentation description (MPD) file and a session-based description (SBD) file, and determining whether the SBD file includes a starting time attribute indicating a starting time of an SBD timeline of a session. The method also includes determining the starting time of the SBD timeline based on the SBD file in response to the SBD file including the starting time attribute. The method further includes, in response to the SBD file not including the starting time attribute, determining the starting time of the SBD timeline based on an availability starting time attribute of an MPD element of the MPD file in response to (i) a type of the MPD file being dynamic and (ii) a determination that an SBD descriptor corresponding to the SBD file is included in the MPD file at an MPD level.
US11785260B2
An example method of video processing includes making a determination, for a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether a cross-component adaptive loop filtering tool is enabled for the current video block based on a color property of the video. The method also includes performing the conversion according to the determination.
US11785259B2
As part of bypass decoding syntax elements for a set of coefficients in response to reaching a maximum number of regular coded bins, a video decoder is configured to receive a prefix value for a transform coefficient; decode the prefix value using Golomb-Rice coding; in response to a length of the prefix value being equal to a threshold value, receive a suffix value for the transform coefficient; decode the suffix value using exponential Golomb coding; and determine a level value for the transform coefficient based on the decoded prefix value and the decoded suffix value.
US11785255B2
The problem when the use range of images for use in intra-prediction is expanded is that the requirement for line buffer size increases depending on the range of expansion, and, in order to solve this problem, the use range of imaged for use in intra-prediction is adaptively controlled. The intra-prediction apparatus 100 of the present invention has, a control section 115 that controls, based on the relationship between the position of a candidate image for use in intra-prediction for a block to be processed and the position of the unit where the block to be processed belongs, the partial range for use for intra-prediction beyond the end portion of the unit in a predetermined direction in the use range of the image for use for intra-prediction to be equal to or less than a predetermined maximum range.
US11785247B2
A video decoding apparatus is provided for decoding pictures using inter-prediction. The video decoding apparatus includes a predictor that generates affine prediction samples for respective subblocks in a target block in a current picture to be decoded by performing affine motion prediction on a subblock-by-subblock basis using control point motion vectors which respectively correspond to corners of the target block. The predictor also modifies sample values of the affine prediction samples by executing a first coding tool, the first coding tool compensating for motion according to sample positions in each of the subblocks using the control point motion vectors.
US11785230B2
There are provided methods and apparatus for video usability information (VUI) for scalable video coding (SVC). An apparatus includes an encoder (100) for encoding video signal data into a bitstream. The encoder specifies video user information, excluding hypothetical reference decoder parameters, in the bitstream using a high level syntax element. The video user information corresponds to a set of interoperability points in the bitstream relating to scalable video coding (340, 355).
US11785215B2
An encoding, a decoding method, a system for encoding and decoding, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. The encoding method includes the following. In a palette mode, if colors of pixels of a coding unit block are all represented by one or more major colors of the coding unit block, a flag is set as a first state value, and if the color of at least one pixel of the coding unit block is not represented by the one or more major colors of the coding unit block, the flag is set as a second state value. The encoding method further includes establishing a palette table corresponding to the coding unit block according to a state value of the flag and the one or more major colors.
US11785211B2
Technology for improving coding efficiency by performing a block split suitable for picture coding and decoding is provided. A device includes a coding information storage unit configured to add the inter prediction information used in the inter prediction to a history-based motion vector predictor candidate list; a history-based motion vector predictor candidate derivation unit configured to derive history-based motion vector predictor candidates from the history-based motion vector predictor candidate list; and a history-based merging candidate derivation unit configured to derive history-based merging candidates from the history-based motion vector predictor candidate list, wherein the history-based motion vector predictor candidate derivation unit and the history-based merging candidate derivation unit set candidates included in the history-based motion vector predictor candidate list as the history-based motion vector predictor candidates or the history-based merging candidates with reference to the candidates included in the history-based motion vector predictor candidate list in orders different from each other.
US11785207B2
Video processing methods comprise receiving input data of a current block in a current picture, constructing a candidate list for the current block by including one or more History-based Motion Vector Predictor (HMVP) candidates, selecting one candidate from the candidate list, locating a reference block according to motion information of the selected candidate, and encoding or decoding the current block by predicting the current block using the reference block. The one or more HMVP candidates are fetched from a normal HMVP table if the current block is to be processed by a normal inter prediction mode, and the one or more HMVP candidates are fetched form a Current Picture Referencing (CPR) HMVP table if the current block is to be processed by a CPR mode. The two HMVP tables are separately maintained and updated.
US11785203B2
An information processing apparatus (30) includes: a specification unit (331) that specifies a viewpoint position of an observer of a display device (10) that reproduces rays of light that have been sent out by a three-dimensional object; a setting unit (332) that sets a region that makes it possible for the observer to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional object, by using, as a reference, the viewpoint position that has been specified by the specification unit (331); and a display control unit (333) that performs control to cause the display device (10) to emit a ray-of-light group that makes it possible to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional object from an inside of the region that has been set by the setting unit (332), and makes it impossible to stereoscopically view the three-dimensional object from an outside of the region.
US11785199B2
A system for facilitating intensity image capture and time of flight capture. The system includes a single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array comprising a plurality of SPAD pixels, one or more processors, and one or more hardware storage devices storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to configure the system to facilitate intensity image capture and time of flight capture by configuring the system to perform interleaved intensity image capture and time of flight capture operations using the SPAD array.
US11785192B2
A video display system of the present disclosure includes a first display device configured to project a background image onto a region of an entire image including a predetermined important image, the background image including a masked region of the important image clipped from the entire image, a second display device configured to project the important image clipped from the entire image onto the region of the important image in the background image that has been projected, and a controller configured to control a rotation angle around an optical axis the second display device with respect to the important image to be projected, in accordance with an aspect ratio of the important image to project the important image clipped from the entire image onto the region of the important image.
US11785191B2
A projection picture correction system, and an electronic equipment and a projector thereof are provided. The projection picture correction system includes a projector and a processing device. The projector is for providing keystone correction parameters. The processing device connects to the projector through a data transfer interface to receive the keystone correction parameters from the projector, performs a keystone correction on at least one picture according to the keystone correction parameters and generates a corrected picture, and connects to the projector through an image transmission interface to transmit the corrected picture to the projector for projection.
US11785189B2
An illumination system, including a light source module and a light uniformizing element, is provided. The light source module provides an illumination light beam. The light uniformizing element has a light incident surface and a light exit surface opposite to the light incident surface, and includes at least one light splitting surface. The light splitting surface is located inside the light uniformizing element. A normal vector of the light splitting surface is perpendicular to a central axis of the light uniformizing element. The illumination light beam is incident to the light incident surface of the light uniformizing element at an oblique angle, and the illumination light beam is split multiple times by the light splitting surface, so that the light uniformizing element outputs a uniformized illumination light beam at the light exit surface. A projection device and a light uniformizing element are also provided.
US11785186B2
A system including a point monitor case including a point monitoring case port electrically coupled to a confined space monitoring device for acquiring monitoring data from a confined space. A centralized monitoring station cabinet communicatively connected to the point monitor case includes a display device, a processor, and a centralized monitoring application. The centralized monitoring application executes instructions on the processor to display: a number of workers in proximity to the confined space, a camera feed from a camera located at a confined space, a control button configured to control the confined space monitoring device, and gas sensor indicators. A hub is communicatively interposed between the point monitor case and the centralized monitoring station cabinet. The hub includes a cableless access point, an aggregator, and a graphical user interface configured to display an aggregated current state of the confined space, including a combination of data streams aggregated by the aggregator.
US11785185B2
A user device may include a memory and a processor. The user device may send, via a cellular network, instructions to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The instructions may include instructions to capture a plurality of first images while the UAV is in flight. The user device may receive, while the UAV is in flight, one or more second images via a wireless wide area network. The one or more second images may be lower resolution versions of a subset of the first plurality of images. The user device may store the one or more second images at the user device.
US11785183B2
A sensor device includes an array sensor having a plurality of detection elements arrayed in one or two dimensional manner, a signal processing unit configured to acquire a detection signal by the array sensor and perform signal processing, and a calculation unit. The calculation unit detects an object from the detection signal by the array sensor, and gives an instruction, to the signal processing unit, on region information generated on the basis of the detection of the object as region information regarding the acquisition of the detection signal from the array sensor or the signal processing for the detection signal.
US11785181B2
Example methods and systems provide a participant attending a videoconference with a user interface indicator that signals access to personal information. More particularly, the indicator can signal that a companion application being used by attendees of the videoconference is accessing or has accessed videoconference meeting data that includes the personal information. In some examples, the participant can subsequently interact with the user interface to obtain additional information about the companion application. For example, the participant may be able to display user identifiers of the attendees using the companion application and/or a description of the companion application.
US11785178B2
A method, a system, and a non-transitory computer-readable record medium for providing a communication using a video call bot are disclosed. A video call method implemented by a computer apparatus, may include: in response to a request for inviting a chat bot to a video call in which a plurality of users comprising a user of the computer apparatus participate, displaying the chat bot on a display screen for the video call; transmitting, to a server, a command line that is associated with the chat bot and is extracted from an a voice input that is input to the computer apparatus during the video call; and in response to the command line, outputting a response to the command line through the chat bot that participates in the video call.
US11785175B2
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion element, a transfer transistor, a reset transistor, an amplifier transistor, a converter circuit that converts an analog voltage appearing at a vertical signal line into a digital voltage value, a first signal line that is connected to the gate of the reset transistor, a second signal line that is connected to the gate of the transfer transistor, and a drive circuit that outputs to the first signal line a reset pulse for causing the reset transistor to discharge charge in a charge accumulation portion, and outputs to the second signal line a transfer pulse for causing the transfer transistor to transfer charge generated in the photoelectric conversion element to the charge accumulation portion. The drive circuit outputs the reset pulse to the first signal line, and then outputs the transfer pulse to the second signal line successively in two or more times.
US11785172B2
A static identification area detecting method and module, chip, electronic device and medium, which can improve the accuracy of static identification area detection.
US11785168B2
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: receive an image; and in response to inputting a magenta component resulting from CMYK conversion of the received image, output the image having undergone color conversion performed by using a profile in which at least one of the magenta component and a pink component that leads to fluorescent color forming is output, in which in an area having an input magenta amount lower than a predetermined threshold, the magenta component is not output and only the pink component is output, the input magenta amount serving as an amount of the magenta component resulting from the CMYK conversion, and in which in an area having the input magenta amount higher than or equal to the threshold, the magenta component and the pink component are output.
US11785152B2
An image forming apparatus having a plurality of functions registers, as setting information on a display button corresponding to the application, setting information including settings with which at least two of the plurality of functions are used, generates the display button corresponding to the application, the display button corresponding to each function included in the setting information, based on the registered setting information, and displays the generated display button on a screen. When the display button is selected via the screen, the image forming apparatus executes the application corresponding to the selected display button, based on the setting information corresponding to the selected button.
US11785144B2
A method for handling contact center teleservices in voice and/or data through a plurality of mobile devices, such as smartphones, is disclosed. The invention is directed to a novel concept named “Event” in which any interaction between a customer and a call center platform via voice or data is uniquely identified. This concept introduces a functionality into the Cloud-Implemented Intelligent ACD making it able to identify each call or contact with a “tag” that is later used to manage all possible future interactions between the customers and the agents by linking them under the Agent Mobile Platform, while adding the capability to maintain open the communication originally established between a customer and an agent in the case of any communication interruption, either involuntary or voluntary, thus making the C-I IACD able to route the contact once the communication is reestablished or when the customer calls the contact center platform back again. This method enables the customer to be attended by one and the same agent for as many times as the business rules permit, until the customer closes the opened tag.
US11785138B1
Systems and methods of caller identification differentiation via machine learning techniques are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary computer-implemented method may include: receiving a permission indicator identifying a permission by the user to detect calls being received by a computing device; receiving an indication of a current call being received; utilizing a trained call differentiation machine learning model to determine a likelihood that the current call is of a first call type or a second call type, where the first call type is associated with a first type of activity and the second call type is associated with a second type of activity.
US11785135B2
A controller and a control method for controlling an electronic equipment including a communication unit and a communication interface acquires from a cellular communication network theoretically divided into a plurality of slices in accordance with different service types, via a communication interface, an identifier allocated to at least one of the plurality of slices, specifies, based on the identifier, at least one provided service type which is a type of service provided by the cellular communication network, and transmits to a server via the communication interface, a report message including a network identifier indicating the cellular communication network and the at least one provided service type.
US11785132B2
An information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium are provided. The information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: receive a user operation performed on a display displaying a screen presenting first content, the user operation is a gesture moving along the display from a first point of the display to a second point of the display in contact with the display; perform, in response to the user operation being in a first predetermined direction and ending outside the screen, a first predetermined operation displaying second content that is different from the first content; and perform, in response to the user operation being in the first predetermined direction and not ending outside the screen, a second predetermined operation that is different from the first predetermined operation.
US11785119B2
Systems, devices, and methods of providing microservices are disclosed. A remote computing device provides a gateway service that consolidates data communications between the remote computing device and a host computing device. A wearable computing device provides a data routing service that emulates a network socket interface for one or more programs executed by the processor of the wearable computing device and a personal area network service that data communicatively couples the wearable computing device and the host computing device. The host computing device provides a host personal area network service that data communicatively couples the wearable computing device and the host computing device, a host network service that data communicatively couples the host computing device and the at least one remote computing device, and a host routing service that routes communications between the gateway service and the data routing service.
US11785118B2
A system and method for dynamically delivering content includes a user device having a processor in communication with a capture device and a terminal having a data processor in communication with a display, memory device, and user interface, wherein the terminal is configured to dynamically generate a signal. The user device is configured to interact with the terminal and the capture device is configured to capture the signal and translate the signal to an action. The action includes generating content at the user device and/or downloading or accessing content to the user device.
US11785100B2
Embodiments of a software services platform with a services infrastructure that allows standalone service to be run in association with other services deployed on a deployment platform. The service infrastructure and services may cooperate to ensure that that communications (associated with the standalone service are routed to that standalone service while communications for other services deployed in the software services may also continue communicating to receive and servicing requests for those services.
US11785088B2
A method and system for storing content includes determining candidate locations for pre-positioning a content at a content distribution system within a network. The method further includes communicating probe signals to the candidate locations, generating acknowledgement signals at candidate locations comprising storage availability data and compute data, selecting a real-time communication of the content or a pre-positioning communication of the content to form a selected communication based on dormant network capacity and at least one of a likelihood of consumption, the likelihood of consumption relative to a cost of storage, a cost of compute, and comparison of a cost of serving the content in real-time and a cost of serving the content using pre-positioning, selecting a selected content storage location for the content based on the storage availability data and compute data from the acknowledgment signals. The content is communicated to and stored at the selected content storage location.
US11785084B2
Methods and systems for a networked storage system is provided. One method includes transforming by a processor, performance parameters associated with storage volumes of a storage system for representing each storage volume as a data point in a parametric space; generating by the processor, a plurality of bins in the parametric space using the transformed performance parameters; adjusting by the processor, bin boundaries for the plurality of bins for defining a plurality of service levels for the storage system based on the performance parameters; and using the defined plurality of service levels for operating the storage system.
US11785082B2
The present embodiments relate to a CI replication service that can replicate domain data from IDCS control plane to data plane and to all subscribed regions of a domain. For instance, the CI replication service can provide replication of required resources of a domain for AuthN and AuthZ from an IDCS local region to other regions for high availability (e.g., to improve latency). The CI replication service can replicate the resources from a domain's home region to all subscribed regions for local availability of data for workloads running in those regions. Further, when a new region is subscribed for a domain, then the service can bootstrap that domain's data from home region before enabling that region for the domain.
US11785073B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for communication efficient distributed mean estimation. In particular, aspects of the present disclosure can be implemented by a system in which a number of vectors reside on a number of different clients, and a centralized server device seeks to estimate the mean of such vectors. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a client computing device can rotate a vector by a random rotation matrix and then subsequently perform probabilistic quantization on the rotated vector. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, subsequent to quantization but prior to transmission, the client computing can encode the quantized vector according to a variable length coding scheme (e.g., by computing variable length codes).
US11785068B2
Systems and method for streaming video content include downscaling video content using a downscaling model to generate downscaled video content and downloading the downscaled video content as a video stream and corresponding upscaling model to a client device. The system converts received video frames to a video memory format comprising channels having the same memory allocation size, each subsequent channel arranged in an adjacent memory location, for input to the downscaling model. The client device upscales the video stream using the received upscaling model for display by the client device in real-time. A training system trains the downscaling model to generate the downscaled video content, based on associated metadata identifying a type of video content. The downscaled video content and associated upscaling models are stored for access by an edge server, which downloads upscaling models to a client device to select an upscaling model.
US11785049B2
Exemplary embodiments provide for rate limiting access to data endpoints which includes a processor configured to monitor network traffic between one or more devices on a first network and a second network. The processor may receive a first data endpoint request from one of the one or more devices and compare the first data endpoint request to a ledger of one or more data endpoints. The ledger may have a rate limit associated with the one or more data endpoints which defines a threshold number of requests allowed for the one or more data endpoints. In response to the first data endpoint request matching one or more of the data endpoints on the ledger, the processor may block the first data endpoint request when the data endpoint request exceeds the threshold number of requests allowed for the matching data endpoint on the ledger.
US11785034B2
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and processes to detect anomalous computing assets based on open ports. Security data associated with computing assets executing in a computing environment is received from an agent executing on the computing assets. Open port information associated with the computing assets is extracted from the security data. The open port information and a list of computing assets with the open port information is used to generate a type similarity model and an open port model. The type similarity model clusters the computing assets and the open port model determines whether a port associated with a computing asset with the open port information is likely to be open or should be open in the computing environment, permitting detection of anomalous computing assets in the computing environment.
US11785031B2
Disclosed are techniques for performing forensic analysis of computer systems in a cloud network. The techniques can include using a scalable, cloud-based, specialized computer architecture for performing the forensic analysis of computer systems.
US11785029B2
A computer implemented security method operable with a communications network in a vehicle, the network communicatively connecting devices including sensors and actuators in the vehicle such that information provided by sensors and states of actuators are determinable by data communicated via the network, the method including defining a Markov decision process model for the vehicle, the model specifying states of the vehicle and actions constituting transitions between states, wherein a state of the vehicle is indicated by information provided by one or more sensors and a state of one or more actuators, and an action corresponds to a change in the information provided by one or more sensors and/or a change to a state of one or more actuators, each action having associated a probability of occurrence; determining, by accessing data communicated via the network, a current state of the vehicle in the model; accessing data communicated via the network; responsive to the accessed data indicating an action to change the vehicle state to a new state, determining, from the model, a probability of the action; responsive to a determination that the determined probability falls below a predetermined threshold probability, generating an indication that the vehicle state transition is anomalous.
US11785020B2
A method for establishing ad-hoc trust between a guide device and an invitee device to exchange sensitive guest data. The method includes: receiving, at a verification system, a request from the guide device for data pertaining to a specific guest profile at the verification system through an authorised first communication channel; transmitting, by the verification system, a guest booking confirmation to the guide device; receiving, by the verification system, a connection request from the invitee device through an internet browser accessible public access portal resulting in an unverified second communication channel; generating two unique and matching keys in response to the connection request; forming, by the verification system using the two unique and matching keys, a secure communication link spanning from the guide device to the invitee device over the first authorised communication channel; and associating, at the verification system, the secure communication link with the guest profile.
US11785016B2
In representative embodiments, a digital assistant is extended by service activities. A service activity executes as a service as part of the digital assistant. A service activity specifies a set of user data to be provided when invoked, at least one insight used to invoke the service activity in a proactive way and at least one intent used to invoke the service activity in a reactive way, and executable code that is executed when the service activity is invoked. A development environment provides templates to ease development of service activities. Service activities in development can be deployed alongside production services with access to service activities in development restricted to a set of authorized users.
US11785013B2
There is provided a method of operating a node of a network. A first token generated by a device having an application program stored therein is received from the device. The first token is generated by the device in response to a request from a user to access the application program. A second token input by the user at a mobile terminal of a mobile network is received. The second token is input in response to a request for the user to input the first token. It is decided whether to allow the user access to the application program stored in the device based on a verification of whether the second token matches the first token and whether the user has a subscription for the application program. An indication of the decision whether to allow the user access to the application program is transmitted to the device.
US11785011B2
An authentication system facilitates efficient generation of authentication integrations with third-party identity providers for client systems. The authentication system provides one or more interfaces configured to receive requests to make authentication integrations available for a third-party identity provider. The requests to make authentication integrations available include integration information for the relevant identity provider. Based on the request to make authentication integrations available, the authentication system generates an identity provider profile for the identity provider that can be used to generate authentication integrations with the identity provider for one or more client systems. Once the identity provider profile is generated, the authentication system uses the identity provider profile to generate authentication integrations for one or more client systems that request authentication through the third-party identity provider. In doing so, the authentication system provides an efficient process for providing authentication integrations with identity providers requested by client systems.
US11785007B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving the accuracy of authentication questions using e-mail processing. A request for access to an account may be received from a user device. A plurality of organizations may be identified. One or more e-mail associated with the account may be identified. The e-mails may be processed to identify one or more organizations that correspond to transactions conducted by a user. A modified plurality of organizations may be generated by removing, from the plurality of organizations, the one or more organizations. An authentication question may be generated and provided to the user device. A response to the authentication question may be received, and the user device may be provided access based on the response.
US11785006B2
A communication device achieves inter-device authentication with high accuracy and high responsiveness. The communication device includes a control section configured to execute a process related to transmission or reception of a first authentication signal and a second authentication signal that are necessary for a first authentication process for authentication of another communication device. The control section starts execution of a second authentication process for different authentication from the first authentication process, after transmission or reception of the first authentication signal and before transmission or reception of the second authentication signal.
US11785002B2
Various devices, systems, structures and methods are disclosed related to securely authorizing a transaction by synchronizing digital genomic data with associated synthetic genomic variants. An embodiment of the present invention utilizes digital genomic data associated with an entity, such as a person, who may utilize a genome-based security device to complete a transaction. In one embodiment, a person may use a genome-based security device to communicate with an external device over a wireless or other communication interface, synchronize digital genomic data and an associated synthetic variant received from the external device with digital genomic data and associated synthetic variant stored on the genome-based security device.
US11785000B2
In various exemplary embodiments, a security continuity system allows users to continue accessing certain user accounts (e.g., email, calendar, contacts, documents, instant messaging, cloud storage, etc.) through alternate logon identity credentials that are automatically provisioned such as when a security event is detected or suspected. The alternate logon identity credentials may be temporary (e.g., just used during security continuity until the original user logon identity credentials can be secured such as by establishing a new password or by having the user select a new logon identity) or permanent (e.g., the alternate logon identity can become the user's new logon identity). Security continuity may be invoked manually (e.g., by the user or by an administrator) or automatically when certain conditions are detected (e.g., through detection of suspicious activities such as repeated user lockouts due to multiple failed logon attempts or upon detection of a successful breach by an attacker).
US11784997B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for facilitating a secure way to allow primary users and secondary users to perform interactions. In particular, the system may be configured to receive an interaction request from a primary user, where the interaction request comprises location of an automated machine, initiate and lock a session between the automated machine and the entity application located on the user device of the primary user, identify a trigger and display a code on the automated machine, wherein the code is scannable by the user device of the primary user or a user device of an authorized secondary user, receive a scanned code from the user device of the primary user or the user device of the authorized secondary user, determine a match between the scanned code and the code displayed on the automated machine, and complete the interaction.
US11784990B2
An apparatus to facilitate protecting data transfer between a secure application and networked devices is disclosed. The apparatus includes a source network interface controller (NIC); and a processor to provide a trusted execution environment (TEE) to run an application, wherein the source NIC operates outside of a trust boundary of the TEE, and wherein the processor is to utilize the application in the TEE to: generate encrypted data of the application; copy the encrypted data to a local shared buffer; interface with the source NIC to initiate a copy, over a network, of the encrypted data from the local shared buffer to a remote buffer of a remote platform; and communicate at least one message with the remote platform to indicate that the encrypted data is available and to enable the remote platform to verify integrity of the encrypted data, wherein the one least one message comprises an authentication tag.
US11784989B2
The techniques herein are directed generally to a “zero-knowledge” data management network. Users are able to share verifiable proof of data and/or identity information, and businesses are able to request, consume, and act on the data—all without a data storage server or those businesses ever seeing or having access to the raw sensitive information (where server-stored data is viewable only by the intended recipients, which may even be selected after storage). In one embodiment, source data is encrypted with a source encryption key (e.g., source public key), with a rekeying key being an encrypting combination of a source decryption key (e.g., source private key) and a recipient's public key. Without being able to decrypt the data, the storage server can use the rekeying key to re-encrypt the source data with the recipient's public key, to then be decrypted only by the corresponding recipient using its private key, accordingly.
US11784987B2
An embedded processing system includes processing circuitry, a memory system, and a reprogramming control. The reprogramming control is configured to receive a transaction indicator and user credentials from a reprogramming system, the transaction indicator identifying a type of configuration item to program in the memory system. The reprogramming control is further configured to access user authentication data to authenticate authority of a user to program the memory system based on the transaction indicator and user credentials and receive an encrypted configuration item. The reprogramming control is further configured to decrypt and authenticate the encrypted configuration item as a decrypted and authenticated configuration item responsive to authenticating the authority of the user, and store the decrypted and authenticated configuration item in the memory system.
US11784984B2
Methods to strengthen the cyber-security and privacy in a proposed deterministic Internet of Things (IoT) network are described. The proposed deterministic IoT consists of a network of simple deterministic packet switches under the control of a low-complexity ‘Software Defined Networking’ (SDN) control-plane. The network can transport ‘Deterministic Traffic Flows’ (DTFs), where each DTF has a source node, a destination node, a fixed path through the network, and a deterministic or guaranteed rate of transmission. The SDN control-plane can configure millions of distinct interference-free ‘Deterministic Virtual Networks’ DVNs) into the IoT, where each DVN is a collection of interference-free DTFs. The SDN control-plane can configure each deterministic packet switch to store several deterministic periodic schedules, defined for a scheduling-frame which comprises F time-slots. The schedules of a network determine which DTFs are authorized to transmit data over each fiber-optic link of the network. These schedules also ensure that each DTF will receive a deterministic rate of transmission through every switch it traverses, with full immunity to congestion, interference and Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks.
US11784976B1
In one embodiment, a secure exchange system is described. The secure exchange system includes a virtual private cloud network and a controller. The virtual private cloud network includes a plurality of gateways, each gateway of the plurality of gateways is configured to generate one or more local directories. Each local directory of the one or more local directories representing one or more stored objects within a public cloud storage element. The controller is configured to authenticate a user prior to granting the user access to the virtual private cloud network. The gateways are accessible by the user over AWS Direct Connect, where the public cloud storage element is a S3 bucket.
US11784970B2
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for first hop security in a multi-site and multi-vendor cloud. The method may include receiving, at a first hop security (FHS) device located within a defined security perimeter, a message from a first host; validating a security of the message; signing the message with a signature to prove validation of the message, the signature comprising at least a Crypto-ID Parameters Option (CIPO) and a Neighbor Discovery Protocol Signature Option (NDPSO); and transmitting the signed message to one or more network FHS devices within the security perimeter.
US11784962B2
In accordance with the present approach, a collaborative chat system is provided that enables collaborative communication between a user preferring a native chat platform and a different user who communicates using a non-native or third-party chat platform. The user may particularly select various other users to be added to a collaborative chat, regardless of which chat platform the other users have set as their main or preferred communication channel. Indeed, when displaying the various users available to be added to the collaborative chat, the collaborative chat system may display a visual indication or icon that indicates which chat platform the various users are available through. The collaborative chat system or platform may utilize bi-directional communications between the native chat platform and any communicatively coupled third-party chat platforms to link the user with the selected other users within a collaborative chat instance.
US11784954B2
In some embodiments, techniques for generating personalized unsubscribe options for emails are provided. For example, a subscription management system can access information associated with an active email subscription and a user profile for a user. The subscription management system can determine a temporary unsubscribe time period for the user based on the information associated with the active email subscription and the profile of the user. The subscription management system can embed a temporary unsubscribe option in an email to be sent to the user. The temporary unsubscribe option can represent the temporary unsubscribe time period. The subscription management system can cause the email to be sent to the user and receiving a selection of the temporary unsubscribe option indicating the temporary unsubscribe time period. The subscription management system can change the active email subscription to a suppressed email subscription associated with the temporary unsubscribe time period.
US11784930B2
A network analysis device that is configured to obtain a traffic volume classification that is associated with a plurality of messages and bandwidth information that is associated with a plurality of network devices. The network analysis device is further configured to input the bandwidth information and the traffic volume classification into a machine learning model that outputs routing recommendations based on the bandwidth information and the traffic volume classification. The network analysis device is further configured to generate routing instructions based on the routing recommendations and to reconfigure a routing device based on the routing instructions.
US11784925B2
An apparatus for switching network traffic includes an ingress packet forwarding engine and an egress packet forwarding engine. The ingress packet forwarding engine is configured to determine, in response to receiving a network packet, an egress packet forwarding engine for outputting the network packet and enqueue the network packet in a virtual output queue. The egress packet forwarding engine is configured to output, in response to a first scheduling event and to the ingress packet forwarding engine, information indicating the network packet in the virtual output queue and that the network packet is to be enqueued at an output queue for an output port of the egress packet forwarding engine. The ingress packet forwarding engine is further configured to dequeue, in response to receiving the information, the network packet from the virtual output queue and enqueue the network packet to the output queue.
US11784918B2
Systems and methods for enabling communication in a downhole power and communications system installed in a well, where one or more components of a wired backbone of the system have failed. Equipment positioned at the surface of a well is connected to a wired power and communication backbone that has one or more conductors and one or more nodes with standardized interfaces that enable downhole devices to be interchangeably connected to the wired backbone. When the wired backbone has failed at one or more points, preventing wired communications between the surface equipment and one or more downhole devices installed at the nodes, one or more wireless-enabled modules are installed at corresponding nodes of the wired backbone to establish wireless channels that bridge the failed portion of the wired backbone and thereby enable communication between the surface equipment and the downhole devices.
US11784908B2
Methods, apparatus, computer program products for exchange data among air-gapped devices are provided. The method comprises: identifying, by a device in a cluster of devices, a plurality of accessible devices in the cluster via corresponding respective quick response (QR) codes; generating, by the device, logical routing information based on the identified plurality of accessible devices, the logical routing information comprising at least identifiers of the identified plurality of accessible devices; and transmitting, by the device, data encoded in a plurality of QR codes to a destination device in the cluster based on a shortest routing path identified in the logical routing information.
US11784904B2
Techniques for using trace with tunnels and cloud-based systems for determining measures of network performance are presented. Systems and methods include determining a number of hops from a source that is the user device and a destination, including determining metrics from the source to the destination; performing a trace to all intermediate nodes between the source and the destination, including determining metrics from the source to each of the intermediate nodes; and combining and presenting the metrics from the source to the destination and from the source to each of the intermediate nodes.
US11784898B2
Example apparatus disclosed herein are to send a request to a media provider that is to cause the media provider to initiate transmission of a transport stream that is to provide streaming media to a media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus are also to extract metering metadata from a data file to be received by the media presentation device after the transmission of the transport stream is initiated by the media provider but before receipt by the media presentation device of the transport stream that is to provide the streaming media to the media presentation device, the data file associated with the transport stream. Disclosed example apparatus are further to report the metering metadata to a server in response to a detected event, and access an identification of secondary media responsive to the report of the metering metadata, the secondary media to be presented by the media presentation device.
US11784896B2
A network equipment monitoring analysis aid and guidance method, and its terminal device and readable storage medium are disclosed. The method is loaded into an equipment to execute the steps of collecting a history total traffic of a terminal device connected to the equipment; capturing a history time period traffic of each time period of the terminal device; analyzing the history total traffic and the history time period traffic by a quantitative analysis to generate a quantitative information of the terminal device; and presenting a corresponding guide information on a user interface according to the quantitative information. The guide information can be used to clearly mark a network traffic level of each terminal device in each time period and present it in a user interface, so as to visually present a network user's network activity behavior, guide parental use and monitoring, and set guidelines for members.
US11784894B2
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for virtualized network function (VNF) component (VNFC) level performance management are provided. One method includes collecting virtualized resources measurements, identifying virtualized network function components that the virtualized resources measurements belong to, and associating the collected virtualized resources measurements with an application function (MF).
US11784892B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods that may advantageously apply machine learning to detect and ascribe network interruptions to specific components or nodes within the network. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method comprising: mapping a network comprising a plurality of islands that are capable of dynamically changing by splitting and/or merging of one or more islands, wherein the plurality of islands comprises a plurality of individual components; and detecting and localizing one or more local events at an individual component level as well as at an island level using a disaggregation model.
US11784886B2
A communication network may be provided having a plurality of network nodes and which may be configured to enable instantiation of different network slices which represent virtual networks with different feature sets, e.g., providing different network functions and/or having different network characteristics. The communication network may be configured to allow a network slice to be used for data communication between i) a user equipment (UE) connected to the network and configured to execute an application, and ii) a content or application server (CAS) configured to provide an application service via the network. Network functions may be provided which allow influencing the UE's slice usage based on requirements of the application service, even if the CAS is located outside the connectivity provider's network, e.g., outside a mobile operator's domain.
US11784880B2
A system for facilitating emulation in a distributed environment is provided. During operation, the system can obtain configuration of a physical edge rack, which can include one or more physical computing devices. The system can then present an emulated edge rack in a user interface. The emulated edge rack can be a digital twin of the physical edge rack. Based on a user input received via the user interface, the system can emulate a power-on event on the emulated edge rack. The emulated power-on event can emulate a power-on event for the physical edge rack. The system can then emulate the deployment of a component in the powered-on emulated edge rack based on configuration information received via the user interface. The deployed component can be configured based on the configuration information.
US11784871B2
A relay apparatus system is a relay apparatus system that is mounted in a vehicle, and includes: a wireless relay apparatus that wirelessly communicates with a communication apparatus provided outside of the vehicle; and a plurality of wired relay apparatuses that are connected in series downstream of the wireless relay apparatus when the communication apparatus is assumed to be positioned upstream of the wireless relay apparatus, wherein each of the plurality of wired relay apparatuses includes a communication unit that is communicably connected to an ECU for controlling an in-vehicle apparatus that is mounted in the vehicle.
US11784863B2
Systems, methods, and circuitries are disclosed for generating demodulation reference signals (DM-RS). In one example, a method for a user equipment (UE), includes receiving a configuration of a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) configured with respective numerologies; generating a first pseudo-random sequence based at least in part on one or more of a physical cell ID, a virtual cell ID, a symbol index, a slot index, a frame index, a scrambling ID, or a UE ID for generation of a first DM-RS sequence, wherein a initialization seed for the first pseudo-random sequence is based on a scrambling ID and a slot index, wherein, for the plurality of BWPs a respective scrambling ID is associated with each BWP, and wherein the slot index is defined in accordance with the numerology of the associated BWP; and mapping, for a first BWP, the first DM-RS sequence to at least one DM-RS symbol.
US11784860B2
A broadcast signal transmitting method is disclosed. The broadcast signal transmitting method comprises the steps of: processing at least one component of a broadcast service on the basis of a delivery protocol; generating service layer signaling (SLS) information including information on the component; generating service list table (SLT) information including bootstrap information for acquiring the SLS information; and generating a signal frame including a physical layer pipe (PLP) by performing a physical layer processing on the at least one component, the SLS information and the SLT information.
US11784854B2
A receiver includes an equalization circuit configured to output a data sample signal and an edge sample signal by sampling a data input signal according to clock signal, and to perform an equalization operation according to the data sample signal and the edge sample signal; and a clock gate circuit configured to select the clock signals from among a plurality of multi-phase clock signals according to a selection signal.
US11784840B2
A source device provides, during a conference, shared data from the source device participating in the conference to one or more destination devices participating in the conference. The source device receives a representation of a download progress of the shared data at the one or more destination devices. A presenter device prompts a user of the presenter device to select a presentation time of the shared data based on the download progress. The presenter device is the source device or one of the one or more destination devices.
US11784827B2
The disclosed embodiments are related to the generation of a personal identifier within a memory device. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising generating an asymmetric key pair from a physically unclonable function (PUF), the asymmetric key pair including a public key and a private key; generating a certificate signing request (CSR) for the public key, the CSR including a user identifier and a customer public key; requesting a digital certificate of the public key from a certificate authority (CA), the certificate authority storing a mapping between the customer public key and the user identifier; receiving a message from a host device; signing the message using the private key; and transmitting the signed message and the digital certificate to a computing device.
US11784823B2
A system and method for digitally signing an object. An object signing agent sends a signing request for an object to a remote signing server, which, in response to receiving the request, generates a virtual machine executing code for signing the object. The object is signed within the virtual machine and returned to the object signing agent.
US11784819B2
Dynamic segmentation of network traffic through the use of Pre-Shared Keys (PSKs). Each defined network segment uses a different pre-shared key and a message authentication code (MAC)-signing algorithm to sign data packets with segment-specific MACs. As such, only those computer hosts/nodes that are in the network segment (i.e., have been assigned the same pre-shared key for generating and decoding the MAC signed data packets) are capable or reading the segment's network traffic. By implementing segment-specific MAC signed data packets, the present invention allows for confidential data transmission absent the need to encrypt the actual contents/data being transmitted.
US11784815B2
A method for increasing the difficulty for attackers to launch keyword guessing attacks, which uses a time-delay encryption with a keyword search based on a public key that generates searchable ciphertexts and/or files ciphertexts for keywords of at least one file that uploaded by time-delay encryption from a cloud server. A system for implementing the method is also described.
US11784814B2
According to an embodiment, the arithmetic device includes a controller. The controller is configured to: convert a bit string of m bits (where m is an integer of 4 or more) representing a multiplication value k when a certain condition is satisfied; set a value based on a coordinate value P of a specific point for a first variable and a second variable based on a second bit value from a least significant bit of the bit string; perform loop processing (m−3) times for multiplication processing of performing multiplication on the first variable and addition processing of adding two different points which are not infinite points by adding the first variable and the second variable; and output a coordinate value kP obtained by a scalar multiplication of the coordinate value P with the multiplication value k based on processing for a most significant bit of the bit string.
US11784809B2
The technology disclosed herein provides an enhanced cryptographic access control mechanism that uses cryptographic keys that are based on temporal data. An example method may include: determining temporal data of a computing device; transforming the temporal data in view of conversion data associated with the computing device, wherein the conversion data causes a set of alternate temporal data values to transform to a specific cryptographic value; creating, by a processing device, a cryptographic key in view of the transformed temporal data; and using the cryptographic key to enable access to a protected resource.
US11784797B2
A method for a serving network to selectively employ perfect forward security (PFS) based on an indication from a home network is described. The method includes receiving, by the serving network, a PFS indicator from the home network; determining, by the serving network, whether the PFS indicator indicates that the home network has instructed the serving network to employ PFS for communications with a piece of user equipment; and performing, by the serving network, a PFS procedure with the piece of user equipment in response to determining that the PFS indicator indicates that the home network has instructed the serving network to employ PFS for communications with the piece of user equipment.
US11784781B2
A base station and the customer premises equipment (CPE) transceivers are configured to use a single master clock for all frequency conversions. The modem of each CPE has a clock output and that output is connected to the upconverter in the transceiver uplink or to both the upconverter and the downconverter as required.
US11784776B2
A method for transmitting uplink control information and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. In a method for transmitting uplink control information using a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a wireless communication system, the method is performed by a terminal and includes receiving downlink control information including an accumulated number of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) transmissions associated with a cell group configured for the terminal, coding the uplink control information using the accumulated number of PDSCH transmissions, and transmitting the coded uplink control information using the PUSCH.
US11784765B2
A reference signal sending or receiving method includes: determining, by the network device, a plurality of resource elements REs used to carry a first CSI-RS, where the plurality of REs are distributed in a plurality of resource units, and in each resource unit, a plurality of REs used to carry the first CSI-RS are located on a plurality of subcarriers in a same symbol, values of the first CSI-RS carried on at least two REs are different, and values of the first CSI-RS are loaded to the plurality of REs in the resource unit by using a first multiplex code; and sending, by the network device, the first CSI-RS to the terminal device by using the plurality of REs.
US11784764B2
A key requirement for 5G and 6G networking is reliability. Message faults are inevitable, and therefore procedures are needed to identify each fault location in a message and, if possible, to rectify it. Disclosed herein are artificial intelligence AI models and procedures for mitigating faults in wireless messages by (a) evaluating the signal quality of each message element according to waveform features and modulation deviations, (b) evaluating the fault probability of each message element by seeking correlations, which may be subtle, among the various waveform measurements including polarization and frequency offset, and (c) correcting the faults according to the message type, apparent format, intent or meaning, typical previous messages of a similar type, correlations of bit patterns and symbol sequences, error-detection codes if present, and other content-based indicators uncovered during model development. Automatic, real-time fault localization and correction may save substantial time and resources while substantially enhancing messaging reliability.
US11784761B2
A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: receiving a group-common transmission regarding a TB from a network; transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) or non-acknowledgement (NACK) information regarding the group-common transmission to the network, on the basis of whether the TB is successfully decoded; and receiving first transmission from the network after a first round trip time (RTT) has lapsed since transmission of the HARQ ACK/NACK information regarding the group-common transmission. The first transmission corresponds to group-common transmission or terminal-specific transmission. The first transmission may correspond to retransmission of the TB on the basis that the first transmission is terminal-specific transmission associated with the same HARQ process as the group-common transmission, and that a new data indicator (NDI) value is not toggled.
US11784760B2
Apparatuses (including user equipment (UE) and modern chips for UEs), systems, and methods for UE downlink Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) buffer memory management are described. In one method, the entire UE DL HARQ buffer memory space is pre-partitioned according to the number and capacities of the UE's active carrier components. In another method, the UE DL HARQ buffer is split between on-chip and off-chip memory so that each partition and sub-partition is allocated between the on-chip and off-chip memories in accordance with an optimum ratio.
US11784757B2
There is provided a method comprising receiving, at an apparatus from a base station, data information comprising network coded blocks, decoding the network coded blocks, storing the decoded blocks in a memory, determining, based on an attribute, at least one of the decoded blocks in the memory to be sent to a user equipment and causing the determined at least one of the decoded blocks to be sent to the user equipment from the apparatus using network coding.
US11784745B2
A wireless device receives an uplink grant indicating radio resources in m consecutive subframes 0 to m−1, where m is two or more. For each subframe of the m consecutive subframes store, a respective packet is stored. In response to a determination that the wireless device cannot access a channel for a transmission in subframe k, k∈{0, . . . , m−2}: the respective packet stored for subframe k is not transmitted; and a listen-before-talk procedure indicating that the channel is clear in subframe k+1 is performed. The respective packet stored for each subframe of subframes k+1 to m−1 are transmitted via subframes k+1 to m−1.
US11784742B2
Provided are an optical module, a management and control information processing method, and a communication system. The optical module includes: a clock recovery unit, an optical transmitting unit, an optical receiving unit, and a micro-control unit. The optical module also includes: a logic processing unit, which is configured to add first management and control information to first service information, the first service information being service information sent by the optical module to an optical module on the other side, and obtain second management and control information from second service information, the second service information being service information sent by the optical module on the other side to the optical module.
US11784740B2
A method in a physical network controller (130) for configuring physical resources to provide a physical layer connection in a communications network (100). The physical layer connection provides physical connectivity for a higher layer network connection controlled by a higher layer network controller (120) in a hierarchical arrangement with the physical network controller (130). The method comprising the physical network controller (130) receiving (210) an indication for a minimum traffic capacity for the physical layer connection. The physical network controller configuring (220) physical resources according to the received indication.
US11784733B2
Provided are an information sending and receiving method and device, a storage medium and a processor. The information sending method includes: generating first signaling in a case where K elements in a beam-related parameter set exceed a first threshold corresponding to the K elements, wherein the K is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and sending the first signaling to a second communication node, wherein the first signaling carries information related to a reference signal.
US11784728B2
An antenna includes: at least three radio frequency interfaces and a feed network, where each of the radio frequency interfaces is connected to a radio frequency channel between the radio frequency interface and a RRU. A first interface is configured to receive a signal from the RRU, and transmit the signal to a second interface by using the feed network. The second interface is configured to send the signal to the RRU. The feed network includes a main feed circuit, a calibration signal circuit, and a switch. The calibration signal circuit is configured to transmit a calibration signal from the first interface to the second interface, where the calibration signal is used to calibrate a phase and an amplitude of the radio frequency channel connected to the first interface. The switch is configured to isolate the calibration signal from a signal on the main feed circuit.
US11784713B2
A two-beam steering device comprising two single-beam steering devices and a motorized, rotating base stage, wherein each single-beam steering device is able to steer an electromagnetic wave beam in a full field of regard, wherein the two single-beam steering devices are fixed on top of the rotating base stage. The two-beam steering device can point the two individual beams into any direction pair in the entire field of regard with full flexibility.
US11784696B2
A system includes remote unit(s) (RU(s)). The RU(s) is/are configured to transmit at least one signal on a plurality of different beam patterns, each beam pattern comprising an active subset an inactive subset of a plurality of fine beams covering an area of a cell. The RU(s) is/are also configured to receive, from each of a plurality of user equipment (UEs) in the area, a respective signal strength measurement for each of the plurality of different beam patterns. The system also includes a centralized unit communicatively coupled to the plurality of RUs via a fronthaul interface. The centralized unit is configured to determine a bit vector for each UE based on a combination of the signal strength measurements from the respective UE. The centralized unit is configured also to select a respective fine beam for each UE based on the respective bit vector for the UE.
US11784692B1
A first communication device transmits a null data packet (NDP) to a second communication device as part of a multi-user beamforming training transmission sequence and receives a first packet from the second communication device responsive to transmitting the NDP. The first packet includes an aggregate media access control protocol data unit (A-MPDU) having a plurality of fragments of beamforming training information that was generated by the second communication device based on the NDP. The first communication device determines that one or more of the fragments were not correctly received by the first communication device and generates a bitmap to indicate a set of at least one fragment that is to be retransmitted by the second communication device. The first communication device transmits a second packet having the bitmap to the second communication device to prompt the second communication device to retransmit the set of at least one fragment.
US11784690B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting a symbol from a plurality of antennas. In one example, a method comprises transmitting simultaneously, from each antenna, the symbol multiplied by a respective element of a selected column of a matrix. The number of rows of the matrix is at least the number of antennas, the number of columns of the matrix is at least 6, and the matrix comprises or is a sub-matrix of a Butson-type Hadamard matrix that includes only a minimum number of non-real elements.
US11784674B2
Aspects relate to a calibration of an antenna array module of a wireless communication device in open space. The antenna array module may be used as a proximity sensor to detect an object's proximity relative to the antenna array module. Aspects include displaying an open space calibration instruction on a display of the wireless communication device, transmitting a proximity test signal from the antenna array module, measuring a value of a first signal received at the antenna array module in response to transmitting the proximity test signal, and storing the value of the first signal as an open space calibration value of the antenna array module. The first signal may be measured at cross-polarized antennas of the antenna array module. The value of the first signal may be representative of perturbations of the proximity test signal at the cross-polarized antennas.
US11784671B2
An apparatus includes a radio-frequency (RF) receiver for receiving an RF signal using a plurality of antennas. The RF receiver includes a demodulator to provide a switch signal to cause the RF receiver to use an antenna in the plurality of antennas. The RF receiver further includes a carrier frequency offset (CFO) correction circuit that estimates and removes a carrier frequency offset.
US11784668B2
A decoder for a receiver in a communication system includes an interface configured to receive encoded input data via a communication channel. The encoded input data includes forward error correction (FEC) codewords. A processor is configured to decode the FEC codewords using low density parity check (LDPC) codes defined by a parity check matrix. The parity check matrix is defined by both regular column partition (RCP) constraints and quasi-cyclic (QC) constraints. An output circuit is configured to output a decoded codeword based on the FEC codewords decoded by the processor.
US11784667B2
Intelligent responses to errors in a storage system, including: after a first attempt to read data from a first set of resources in a storage system results in an error, determining whether to issue a second attempt to read data from the first set of resources in a storage system; responsive to determining not to issue the second attempt to read data from the first set of resources in a storage system, retrieving the data from a second set of resources in the storage system; and responsive to determining to issue the second attempt to read data from the first set of resources in a storage system, issuing a second read attempt to read the data, wherein the error correction effort level associated with the second attempt is increased relative to the error correction effort level associated with the first attempt.
US11784663B2
A method for performing low density parity check (LDPC) coding of a transmitter in a wireless communication system, according to the present disclosure, may comprise the steps of: acquiring a proto-matrix corresponding to a protograph; on the basis of weights and lifting factors of columns of the proto-matrix, acquiring one or more permuted vectors corresponding to each of the columns, a first permuted vector included in the one or more permuted vectors having been randomly generated; distributing the one or more permuted vectors for each row of a corresponding column; on the basis of the distributed one or more permuted vectors, acquiring a plurality of lifted sub matrices corresponding to a plurality of elements of the proto-matrix; generating a base graph on the basis of the plurality of lifted sub matrices; generating a parity check matrix (PCM) on the basis of the base graph; and performing LDPC coding by using the PCM.
US11784654B2
The present invention discloses a DAC method having signal calibration mechanism. A first conversion circuit generates a first analog signal according to an input digital signal. A second conversion circuit generates a second analog signal according to the input digital signal and a pseudo-noise digital signal. An echo transmission circuit processes a signal on an echo path to generate an echo signal. A first and a second calibration circuits generate a first and a second calibration signals. A calibration parameter calculation circuit performs calculation according to a difference between the echo signal and a sum of the first and the second calibration signals and related path information to generate a first and a second offsets. The first and the second calibration circuits converge first and second response coefficients and update a first and a second codeword offset tables according to the first and the second offsets.
US11784638B2
System and method for controlling one or more light emitting diodes. For example, the system for controlling one or more light emitting diodes includes a current generator configured to generate a first current flowing through one or more light emitting diodes. The one or more light emitting diodes are configured to receive a rectified voltage generated by a rectifying bridge coupled to a TRIAC dimmer. Additionally, the system includes a bleeder configured to receive the rectified voltage, and a controller configured to receive a sensing voltage from the current generator and output a control signal to the bleeder. The sensing voltage indicates a magnitude of the first current.
US11784635B1
A control circuit including a timer circuit and a voltage monitor circuit is provided. The timer circuit enables a trigger signal every a fixed time interval in response to a wake-up event. The voltage monitor circuit is configured to determine whether the operation voltage reaches the expected voltage and includes a signal-generating circuit, a first delay circuit, a second delay circuit, and a determination circuit. The signal-generating circuit generates a reference signal according to the trigger signal. The first delay circuit receives the operation voltage and delays the reference signal to generate a first delay signal. The second delay circuit delays the trigger signal to generate a second delay signal. The determination circuit enables a wake-up signal according to the reference signal, the first delay signal, and the second delay signal in response to the wake-up event.
US11784634B2
Bulk acoustic wave resonators of two or more different filters can be on a common die. The two filters can be included in a multiplexer, such as a duplexer, or implemented as standalone filters. With bulk acoustic wave resonators of two or more filters on the same die, the filters can be implemented in less physical space compared to implementing the same filters of different die. Related methods, radio frequency systems, radio frequency modules, and wireless communication devices are also disclosed.
US11784633B2
The present disclosure relates to a ladder-type surface acoustic wave (SAW) device, which includes a piezoelectric layer, two reflective structures, at least one series interdigital transducer (IDT) coupled between a first signal point and a second signal point, and at least one shunt IDT. The at least one shunt IDT is coupled at least between the first signal point and ground, or between the second signal point and ground. Herein, the two reflective structures, the at least one series IDT, and the at least one shunt IDT reside over the piezoelectric layer. The at least one series IDT and the at least one shunt IDT are arranged between the two reflective structures.
US11784618B2
A circuit including an amplifier having an input and an output. The circuit also includes a current-to-voltage amplifier having an input. The circuit further includes a current mirror coupled between the output of the amplifier and the input of the current-to-voltage amplifier. The current mirror is configured to chop current flowing through the first current mirror.
US11784617B2
Disclosed herein are related to a system and a method of amplifying an input voltage based on cascaded charge pump boosting. In one aspect, first electrical charges are stored at a first capacitor according to the input voltage to obtain a second voltage. In one aspect, the second voltage is amplified according to the first electrical charges stored by the first capacitor to obtain a third voltage. In one aspect, second electrical charges are stored at the second capacitor according to the third voltage. In one aspect, the third voltage is amplified according to the second electrical charges stored by the second capacitor to obtain a fourth voltage.
US11784611B2
Integrated Doherty power amplifiers are provided herein. In certain implementations, a Doherty power amplifier includes a carrier amplification stage that generates a carrier signal, a peaking amplification stage that generates a peaking signal, and an antenna structure that combines the carrier signal and the peaking signal. The antenna structure radiates a transmit wave in which the carrier signal and the peaking signal are combined with a phase shift.
US11784610B2
Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a Doherty amplifier module includes a first amplifier die with a first output terminal, a second amplifier die with a second output terminal, and a wideband impedance inverter circuit electrically coupled between the first and second output terminals. The wideband impedance inverter circuit includes a network of capacitors, the network of capacitors including at least a series capacitor having a positive capacitance, a first shunt circuit having a first negative capacitance, and a second shunt circuit having a second negative capacitance.
US11784606B2
A method for fail-safe rotational speed monitoring of a sensorless three-phase drive, in which the three-phase drive is controlled in three phases with the phases U, V, W by drive electronics comprising an inverter, with the voltage signals at the three phases U, V, W being present as pulse width modulated signals, in which an output frequency of the inverter applied to the drive is determined and an actual rotational speed of the drive is determined therefrom, in which the actual rotational speed is compared with a predeterminable desired rotational speed and in which, if the actual rotational speed exceeds the desired rotational speed, the drive is switched off, the pulse width of the pulse width modulated signals being used to determine the output frequency of the inverter.
US11784596B2
A method of controlling a multi-phase electric machine includes implementing a first control method to control the operation of a six-phase machine that is configured as a combination of two three-phase machines. The method also includes determining whether a fault exists in the six-phase machine. In response to determining that the fault exists in the six-phase machine, the method includes implementing a second and different control method to control the operation of the six-phase machine.
US11784593B2
A power supply controller works to control electrical power supplied to a surroundings monitor including an in-vehicle camera and an image processor which monitors surroundings of a vehicle using an output from the in-vehicle camera. The power supply controller includes a voltage monitor which determines whether an operating voltage for the image processor lies in a normal voltage range and an abnormal voltage range. Until a given threshold changing condition is met after start of power supply to the surroundings monitor, the voltage monitor alters at least one of an upper limit threshold and a lower limit threshold of the normal voltage range to decrease a difference between the upper and lower limit thresholds to be lower than that after the given threshold changing condition is satisfied. This ensures the stability in supplying electrical power to the surroundings monitor without restricting an operation of the surroundings monitor more than required.
US11784592B2
A control device (1) is configured to reduce the commutation angle error ε of a three-phase (u, v, w) EC motor (2.2) connected via a y-configuration. The three phases (u, v, w) are commutated via a motor control (3) including a rotor position sensor (4) and a control circuit (10). The rotor position sensor (4) senses the relative angular position of the rotor using the neutral-point potential at the neutral point of the y-configuration. The control circuit (10) is configured to impose a desired field weakening current component on the motor control (3) for reducing the commutation angle error ε.
US11784590B2
An automotive motor driving apparatus includes: a first motor including a plurality of wires; and a second motor including a plurality of wires including first ends connected to each other. The motor driving apparatus includes: a first inverter connected to first ends of the wires of the motor and including a plurality of first switching devices; a second inverter connected to second ends of the wires of the first motor and including a plurality of second switching devices; a third inverter connected to second ends of the wires of the second motor; and a controller configured to drive the second motor by performing pulse width control on the third switching devices when a problem occurs in the second inverter while driving the first motor in an open end winding mode in which pulse width modulation control is performed on both of the first switching devices and the second switching devices.
US11784588B2
A motion control system and method for controlling a stick-slip piezo motor includes an electronic controller and an analog driver for moving a mechanical device. When operating in a digital circuit mode, an electronic controller controls a digital-to-analog converter for moving the stick-slip piezo motor at a low speed. When operating in a faster analog circuit mode, the electronic controller, via an analog driver, operates to control an analog hardware circuit to move the stick-slip piezo motor at a high speed. The electronic controller operates in the digital circuit mode at start-up of the piezo motor.
US11784587B2
An electronic sensing apparatus and a method of producing the electronic sensing apparatus includes a triboelectric generator encapsulated between a bottom substrate and a top encapsulation layer, wherein the triboelectric generator is arranged to generate a triboelectric sensing signal in response to a deformation of the bottom substrate and/or the top encapsulation layer.
US11784583B2
An electrical converter includes a main converter for generating a first output voltage and a converter cell for converting the first output voltage into a second output voltage. A method for operating an electrical converter includes: receiving a reference voltage for the electrical converter; pulse width modulating the reference voltage with a first modulation frequency for generating a first switching signal for the main converter; switching the main converter with the first switching signal to generate the first output voltage; estimating the first output voltage from the first switching signal; determining a voltage error by subtracting the estimated first output voltage from the reference voltage; pulse width modulating the voltage error with a second modulation frequency, which is higher than the first modulation frequency, for generating a further switching signal for the converter cell; and switching the converter cell with the further switching signal to generate the second output voltage.
US11784580B2
A switching device according to the present invention is a switching device for switching a load by on-off control of voltage, and includes an SiC semiconductor layer where a current path is formed by on-control of the voltage, a first electrode arranged to be in contact with the SiC semiconductor layer, and a second electrode arranged to be in contact with the SiC semiconductor layer for conducting with the first electrode due to the formation of the current path, while the first electrode has a variable resistance portion made of a material whose resistance value increases under a prescribed high-temperature condition for limiting current density of overcurrent to not more than a prescribed value when the overcurrent flows to the current path.
US11784577B2
A system includes a current-mode switcher configured to provide a direct current (DC) voltage for a noise sensitive load, and a linear amplifier connected to an output of the current-mode switcher, the linear amplifier configured to draw a reduced supply voltage through at least one power conversion device that is coupled between a power source and the linear amplifier.
US11784576B2
A method of controlling highly regulated power and frequency from a high frequency power supply system to provide a highly regulated power and frequency to a workpiece load where the highly regulated power and frequency can be independent of the workpiece load characteristics by inverter switching control and an inverter output impedance adjusting and frequency control network that can include precision variable reactor pairs with a geometrically-shaped moveable insert core section and a stationary split-bus section with a complementary geometrically-shaped split bus section and a split electric terminal bus section where the insert core section can be moved relative to the stationary split-bus section to vary the inductance of the variable reactors.
US11784571B2
An electrical network including a power source, a flyback converter, a microcontroller, a PID controller, a voltage boost converter, a pulse width modulator integrated circuit, and a battery. The power source produces a charge with a voltage ranging from about 0.1V to about 0.8V and a power ranging from about 0.3 mW to about 100 mW. The flyback converter functions in discontinuous current mode. The microcontroller monitors the power source voltage, calculates a voltage response, and outputs a control signal for the voltage. The PID controller is a digital PID controller, an analog PID controller, or a combination thereof. The voltage boost converter utilizes the power source voltage and power to provide higher voltage power to the electrical network. The pulse width modulator integrated circuit sets a duty cycle and frequency for the flyback converter. The battery stores excess charge produced by the power source.
US11784567B2
In an embodiment, a device includes a switching power supply configured to have a first operating mode synchronized by a first clock signal generated by a clock generator a second asynchronous operating mode. The clock generator is configured such that the first clock signal becomes equal, upon transition from the second operating mode to the first operating mode, to the signal having the closest rising edge of a second clock signal and a third clock signal complementary to the second clock signal.
US11784557B2
A snubber circuit connected to a rectifying circuit including a reference voltage node and a switch node, the snubber circuit comprises a snubber capacitor; and a P-type MOS transistor, wherein a positive electrode of the snubber capacitor is connected to the switch node, and a drain of the P-type MOS transistor is connected to a negative electrode of the snubber capacitor, and a source of the P-type MOS transistor is connected to the reference voltage node.
US11784552B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a power converter and a related system. The power converter includes a controller and a power conversion circuit. The power conversion circuit is configured to convert an input power of an input power supply into an output power of a load, where the input power supply is an external power supply connected to the power converter. The controller is configured to control on/off of the first switch element, to implement connection/disconnection between the input power supply and the inductive element; and control the unidirectional conduction circuit to be turned on before the first switch element is turned on in the power conversion cycle.
US11784550B2
A permanent field magnet is disposed between two armatures parallel to each other, and includes a first field magnet section facing a first armature of the two armatures, and a second field magnet section facing a second armature of the two armatures that is different from the first armature. The first field magnet section includes a first main magnet that generates a magnetic field for the first armature and a first auxiliary magnet that increases magnetic flux of a magnetic pole of the first main magnet. The second field magnet section includes a second main magnet that generates a magnetic field for the second armature and a second auxiliary magnet that increases magnetic flux of a magnetic pole of the second main magnet. The first main magnet and the second main magnet, or the first auxiliary magnet and the second auxiliary magnet, are permanent magnets magnetized in the same direction.
US11784543B2
An electric machine has a stator, a rotor, and a slip ring module which is connected to a motor shaft of the electric machine. The slip ring module is equipped with at least one wire guiding channel, through which a respective contact wire is guided in order to electrically connect a rotor winding to a slip ring. A first section of the wire guiding channel runs from the slip ring in the axial direction parallel to the motor shaft. A second section of the wire guiding channel runs adjacently thereto radially outwards. An elastic seal element which surrounds the respective contact wire is arranged in or on the second section in order to seal the wire guiding channel to prevent a lubricant from entering the channel.
US11784532B2
A shaft of a motor includes a first shaft having a tubular shape extending in an axial direction, a lid portion disposed in one axial end portion of the first shaft, a second shaft extending on one axial side from the lid portion, a first shaft through hole penetrating the first shaft in a radial direction, and a second shaft through hole communicating with an inside of the first shaft and an external space of the shaft. The lid portion and the second shaft have conductivity. The second shaft through hole is disposed on one axial side with respect to the first shaft through hole. The second shaft is in contact with an electrical discharging device that electrically connects the shaft and the housing of the motor.
US11784529B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for Torque Tunnel Halbach Array electric machines having a rotor comprising a plurality of rotor assemblies configured to form a magnetic torque tunnel having at least a first magnetic pole tunnel segment and a second magnetic pole tunnel segment, each of the rotor assemblies having a plurality of flux shaping Halbach Arrays configured to focus the Flux Density Distribution in the magnetic torque tunnel and a stator having a plurality of coils configured to form a coil winding assembly, the coil winding assembly positioned within the magnetic torque tunnel, such that at least one of the plurality of coils is surrounded by the first magnetic pole tunnel segment or the second magnetic pole tunnel segment, alternatively the rotor may be the coil winding assembly and the stator may be the magnetic torque tunnel.
US11784527B2
A linear motor stator arrangement including a coil arrangement with conductive electrical coils arranged along an axis for generating a magnetic field, a convective cooling device with a fluid line extending along a pathway, a section of the fluid line exhibits as a cooling section outlet ports in a fluid line wall which faces the coil arrangement and are arranged along the pathway with a spacing therebetween, the stator arrangement having a conveyor device which is connected with the fluid line and for conveying a fluid in the fluid line and through the outlet ports to the coil arrangement, wherein the cooling section there are provided along the pathway outlet ports with quantitatively different outlet port cross-sections through which fluid can flow and/or the spacings between two outlet ports arranged immediately one after another along the pathway in different regions of the cooling section along the pathway are quantitatively different.
US11784523B2
Disclosed are various embodiments for a motor/generator where the stator is a coil assembly and the rotor is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel or where the rotor is a coil assembly and the stator is a magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel, and where the magnetic toroidal cylindrical tunnel comprises magnets having a NNSS or SSNN pole configuration.
US11784517B2
A rotary electric machine includes a housing, a stator disposed in the housing, and at least two support members disposed in at least two different parts, respectively, in an axial direction of the stator between the housing and an outer circumferential surface of the stator, the at least two support members supporting the stator against the housing. The at least two support members, the housing, and the outer circumferential surface of the stator form a space.
US11784512B2
A wireless power transmitter can receive the results of a characterizing signal transmitted by the wireless power receiver, compute at least two parameters of a model characterizing an in-band communications channel based on the received results of the characterizing signal transmitted by the wireless power receiver, compute a plurality of equalizing filter taps from the at least two parameters, and apply the computed equalizing filter to subsequent signals received by the wireless power transmitter via the in-band communications channel. A first parameter can correspond to a time constant of the channel, and a second parameter can correspond to a damping value of the communications channel. The wireless power transmitter can transmit to a wireless power receiver a request to transmit a characterizing signal through the in-band communication channel, wherein the characterizing signal transmitted by the wireless power receiver is sent in response to the transmitted request.
US11784499B2
A multi-port battery charge and discharge system used for battery pack charge and discharge. The multi-port battery charge and discharge system has a plurality of voltage converting circuits, each of which can operate in a charge mode to supply load and charge a battery pack or in a discharge mode to supply power sinks. The multi-port battery charge and discharge system further has at least one switch module providing an additional current signal to charge the battery pack.
US11784496B2
The invention provides a method and system for operating an inverter based distributed power generation source with energy storage system, as a Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) device—a STATCOM. The inverter based distributed power generation source can provide reactive power compensation, voltage regulation, damping enhancement, stability improvement and other benefits provided by FACTS devices. These STATCOM functions are provided when the said energy storage based distributed power generation source is doing at least one of: i) not exchanging active power with said power grid system, or ii) exchanging active power less than a maximum inverter capacity with said power grid system. The present invention thus provides a technological improvement that opens up a new set of applications and potential revenue earning opportunities for energy storage based distributed power generation sources other than simply from exchanging (injecting or absorbing) active power.
US11784495B2
Various embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for generating and conserving power for illuminating a space including obtaining energy producing equipment further including a racking system, a direct current to alternating current inverter, a solar module, a light source and connecting the solar module to the racking system, connecting the direct current to alternating current inverter to the solar module, connecting the light source to the solar module through the direct current to alternating current inverter, receiving from the solar module by the inverter a direct current and converting it to alternating current, and causing by the alternating current the light source to visually illuminate the space.
US11784488B2
Electrical overstress protection for high speed interfaces are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a semiconductor die with bidirectional protection against electrical overstress is provided. The semiconductor die includes a first pad, a second pad, a forward protection silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) electrically connected between the first pad and the second pad and configured to activate in response to electrical overstress that increases a voltage of the first pad relative to a voltage of the second pad, and a reverse protection SCR electrically connected in parallel with the forward protection SCR between the first pad and the second pad and configured to activate in response to electrical overstress that decreases the voltage of the first pad relative to the voltage of the second pad.
US11784470B2
An Enhanced Energy Reducing Maintenance Setting (EERMS) device is disclosed. The EERMS device includes an EERMS switch having a normal/OFF mode and a maintenance/ON mode, a IED protection relay operatively connected to the EERMS switch and configured to activate maintenance mode by receiving an IED input when the EERMS switch is switched to maintenance/ON mode, a key-solenoid lock device configured to trap a key of an EERMS panel, wherein the key-solenoid lock cylinder is energized to release the trapped key by closing of IED output NO dry auxiliary contacts, and a circuit breaker panel door comprising a circuit breaker lock cylinder mechanism interlocked with the EERMS switch. The circuit breaker lock cylinder mechanism receives and subsequently re-traps the key released by the key-solenoid lock cylinder from the EERMS panel. The circuit breaker lock cylinder mechanism is interlocked with the EERMS switch by being operatively connected to the key-solenoid lock device.
US11784459B2
A light emitting element mounting package includes a plate-like substrate and a base that protrudes from a front surface of the substrate and has a mounting surface on which a light emitting element is mounted. A power supply terminal is provided on the front surface of the substrate, and the power supply terminal is arranged in a direction that is opposite to a direction where an emitting surface of the light emitting element is oriented. The light emitting element mounting package further includes a wiring conductor inside the substrate, wherein the wiring conductor extends to a side of the power supply terminal where one end thereof is positioned at a side of the power supply terminal with respect to the emitting surface of the light emitting element and the other end thereof is electrically connected to the power supply terminal.
US11784455B2
A die layout calculation method is provided. The method includes: selecting, based on a distribution array of a plurality of dies in a wafer, one die as a reference die; making first movements of a wafer center to determine a first coverage region for each first movement, and determining a feasible region based on a number of complete dies in each first coverage region; making a plurality of second movements of the wafer center in the feasible region to determine a second coverage region for each second movement, and determining a relative position of the wafer center in the reference die corresponding to a maximum number of complete dies in the second coverage region; and determining a die layout comprising a location of each die in the wafer. This method improves the accuracy and efficiency of determining the maximum number of dies.
US11784449B2
Crimping pliers are configured to crimp cable lugs onto electrical conductors. The crimping pliers includes first and second crimping jaws pivotally connected together, a first crimping matrix mounted for rotation on the first crimping jaw, a second crimping matrix mounted for rotation on the second crimping jaw, each crimping jaw having a plurality of different first crimping dies formed therein, and interlocks provided on the crimping jaws. The interlocks are configured to lock one of the crimping dies on each crimping jaw into a working position.
US11784447B2
An embedded shelf power taking system has a power supply track and an electrical component disposed on the power supply track, the power supply track has two strip-shaped baffles, a bottom plate and two strip-shaped electrical conductive members; the embedded shelf power taking system of the invention can be embedded into the wall for hidden installation, integrates the functions of fixing the laminate and fetching electricity with electric appliances on the laminate, and can fetch electricity at the same time when installing the laminate, which is convenient for installation and stable and reliable for fetching electricity.
US11784438B2
A connector attached multi-conductor cable includes a multi-conductor cable and a connector that includes a circuit board including first to third surfaces. The circuit board includes first pads provided on the first surface and connected to central conductors of wires; second pads provided on the first surface, arranged in a first direction parallel to the third surface, and connected to the first pads; a first ground layer provided between the first and second surfaces, and extending in a second direction parallel to the first surface and perpendicular to the first direction; and a conductive member provided apart from the first pads in the second direction with respect to the second pads, and connected to the first ground layer. The conductive member is positioned on the first surface side with respect to the first ground layer in a third direction perpendicular to the first surface.
US11784435B2
A module element is provided for accommodating pluggable contact means and/or functional elements to provide an assembled plug connector module. The module element has a retaining contour arranged and designed in such a way that a first module element can be joined with a second module element in a transverse direction, and/or the module element has a fastening contour and at least one fastening element, which are arranged and designed correspondingly in such a way that a first module element can be joined with a second module element in the transverse direction to form the plug connector module. A plug connector module composed of at least two of the module elements described above is also provided.
US11784434B2
A connector assembly is provided and includes a guide shielding cage and a heat sink module. The guide shielding cage has at least one insertion space positioned inside. The heat sink module includes a heat dissipating member, a pressure applying elastic member, a lever member and a supporting elastic member. The heat dissipating member has a thermal coupling portion formed downwardly, the lever member is pivoted to the guide shielding cage, the lever member has a pushed end and a pressure applying end, the supporting elastic member upwardly and elastically supports the heat dissipating member. The heat dissipating member is capable of moving between a releasing position which is higher relative to the insertion space and an acting position which is lower relative to the insertion space and where the thermal coupling portion enters into the insertion space.
US11784428B2
A U-shaped band to attach or snap a conduit or pipe to a slotted structural member. The U-shaped band includes a bottom portion, a first side having a first arm connected to the bottom portion; a second side having a second arm connected to the bottom portion thereby forming a U-shaped structure with the first and second sides. The at least one arm snaps into a slot of the slotted structural member when in an engaged position. The slotted structural member may be a strut or a receiver. The receiver has arms to engage and snap into curled ends or lips on sides of the strut and thus may adapt the band to the strut. Alternatively, the band may snap into suitably sized slots on the slotted structural member.
US11784427B2
A socket actuation mechanism for package insertion and package-socket alignment, including: a socket frame comprising a plurality of first hinge portions; a carrier frame comprising: a center portion comprising one or more package interlocks; and a tab extending from a first end of the carrier frame, the tab comprising a second hinge portion couplable with the plurality of first hinge portions to form a hinge coupling the carrier frame to the socket frame.
US11784422B2
A junction box including a box body and a conductive bar. A guide plate extends from a lead insertion opening, with a laterally extended connection portion at its extended end to connect the box body. First and second support plates and edges of the guiding plate form passages accessible to a lead insert space defined by the guiding plate, the connecting portion, the second support plate and the box body. The conductive bar has a bent conductive arm that moves into the inside of the lead insert space by an elastic force, therefore locked in said space, after it passes the passages.
US11784420B2
Provided is a cable holding member which includes: an insulated main body; a through-hole; a bend portion; and a cover portion, in which the through-hole is configured to allow a cable to be inserted therethrough from one end side toward the other side of the main body, the cover portion is configured in such a manner as to be bendable relative to the main body along the bend portion, and at least a part of the cover portion is configured to, upon the cover portion being bent relative to the main body, be capable of covering a plane intersecting with a direction where the cable is inserted, at an opening end face of an opening portion of the through-hole, the opening end face being located on the other end side, or a vicinity thereof.
US11784418B2
An antenna system includes: a first antenna element configured to transduce between second wireless energy and second transmission-line-conducted energy, wherein the first and second wireless energy are of first and second polarizations of the first antenna element and in first and second directions that are different and define a first plane; and a second antenna element configured to transduce between third wireless energy and third transmission-line-conducted energy and between fourth wireless energy and fourth transmission-line-conducted energy, wherein the third and fourth wireless energy are of first and second polarizations of the second antenna element and in third and fourth directions that are different and define a second plane that is substantially orthogonal to the first plane.
US11784417B2
An antenna and a communications apparatus, where the antenna includes surface radiating patches, inner radiating patches, a first dielectric substrate disposed between the surface radiating patches and the inner radiating patches, and a second dielectric substrate disposed below the inner radiating patches and configured to carry antenna feeders coupled to the inner radiating patches. A dielectric constant or dielectric loss of the first dielectric substrate is lower than that of an organic resin substrate, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of the second dielectric substrate is lower than that of the organic resin substrate.
US11784398B2
An antenna device includes: a first terminal to which a high-frequency signal is input; a second terminal connected to the ground; a first radiation unit that is formed in a helical shape whose maximum diameter is a first diameter; a second radiation unit that is formed in a helical shape having one end continuous with one end of the first radiation unit and whose maximum diameter is a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and having another end which is an open end; first wiring that connects another end of the first radiation unit and the first terminal; and second wiring that connects the another end of the first radiation unit and the second terminal.
US11784389B2
The invention relates to a mounting device for mounting a remote radio unit (2) to a base station antenna (1) and relates to a base station antenna system formed thereby. The mounting device includes a support base (6) configured to be mounted to the base station antenna and to support the remote radio unit; a support element configured to be mounted to the remote radio unit and movable together with the remote radio unit between a first position, in which the support element is lifted from the support base, and a second position, in which the support element is supported on the support base; a plug arrangement including a plug element and a socket element, one of which is configured to be mounted to the base station antenna, and the other of which is configured to be mounted to the remote radio unit, wherein in the first position, the plug element and the socket element are separated from each other, and in the second position, the plug element and the socket element are engaged with each other.
US11784380B2
This application provides a battery module. The battery module includes: a plurality of batteries, arranged sequentially along a thickness direction of the battery module, where a gap exists between every two adjacent batteries; and a first side plate, disposed on one side of the plurality of batteries in a width direction of the battery module. A plurality of notches and a plurality of flanges are formed on the first side plate. Each notch corresponds to a location of the gap between every two adjacent batteries. Each flange bends from one side of a corresponding notch and extends into the corresponding gap between the two adjacent batteries to separate the two adjacent batteries.
US11784377B2
The present disclosure relates to a separator and an electrochemical device including the same. The separator includes a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate, wherein the porous coating layer includes, as a binder polymer, an amorphous adhesive binder polymer, and at least one fluorinated binder polymer. It is possible to provide a separator which shows low resistance and significantly improved adhesion to an electrode, and an electrochemical device including the same.
US11784373B2
A method for supporting a battery housing when a battery module is inserted. A support device includes a support for supporting the battery housing. Here, the support has several mutually movable pin elements for setting down the battery housing. A negative shape corresponding to a shape of a base bottom side of a housing base of the battery housing by the pin elements is set on the basis of a selective displacement of the support along a predetermined translational direction of movement in that each pin element is displaced from a respective starting position to a respective end position when it reaches the base bottom side and locked at the respective end position by a locking unit. After the negative shape has been set, the support is displaced by a defined offset distance opposite to the direction of movement.
US11784372B2
This application relates to an end plate of a battery module as well as a battery module. The end plate includes a body and a connector connected to the body. The body is fixedly connected to a side plate through the connector. The connector is provided with a light shielding part. The light shielding part is located on a side of the connector that faces the side plate, and located between the connector and the side plate. In the end plate as well as the battery module according to this application, the end plate includes the body and the connector, and weldability between the body and the side plate is improved by the connector. The connector includes a light shielding part that avoids the problem of battery explosion caused by a laser beam radiated to a battery inside the battery module, and improves safety performance of the battery.
US11784366B2
A battery module with a battery cell stack which is formed from a plurality of battery cells, with deformable foam plates which are arranged between in each case adjacent battery cells for the compensation of deformations of the battery cells during their charging and discharging or on account of their aging. A cooling medium is conducted between respective adjacent battery cells in order to cool the battery cells. The cooling medium is a cooling liquid which makes direct contact with the battery cells. A cooling structure for conducting the cooling liquid to the battery cell and along the latter is arranged between the respective battery cell and the foam plate which faces it. The foam plate makes contact with the cooling structure, and the cooling structure making contact with the battery cell.
US11784362B2
Power supply system, control method of power supply system and control device of power supply system
A power supply system and a control method and control device thereof are provided. The power supply system includes a first power supply device, a heat-dissipation unit, a second power supply device, and a control device. The control device is configured to confirm whether each battery pack in the first power supply device experiences thermal runaway, and control the first power supply device to supply power to the heat-dissipation unit when no battery pack in the first power supply device experiences thermal runaway, so that the heat-dissipation unit dissipates heat from the first power supply device; and control a battery pack not experiencing thermal runaway in the first power supply device and/or the second power supply device to supply power to the heat-dissipation unit when a battery pack in the first power supply device experiences thermal runaway, so that the heat-dissipation unit dissipates heat from the first power supply device.
US11784361B2
A battery manufacturing method includes assembling a plurality of flat batteries; and binding a battery stack including the plurality of assembled batteries arranged in one direction by a binding member and blowing cooling fluid on the battery stack through a fluid supplying part to cool the battery stack. The method includes causing cooling fluid discharged from a fluid supplying part through a first discharging part and cooling fluid discharged from the fluid supplying part through a second discharging part to collide and merge together, and then flow outward in the second direction through the apertures.
US11784349B2
An electrolyte for a lithium metal battery including a nonaqueous aprotic organic solvent and a lithium salt dissolved or ionized in the nonaqueous aprotic organic solvent. The nonaqueous aprotic organic solvent includes a cyclic carbonate, an acyclic carbonate, and an acyclic fluorinated ether. The lithium salt includes an aliphatic fluorinated disulfonimide lithium salt.
US11784346B2
Solid-state lithium ion electrolytes of lithium phosphate derivative compounds are provided which contain an anionic framework capable of conducting lithium ions. The activation energy of the lithium phosphate derivative compounds is from 0.18 to 0.34 eV and conductivities are from 10−3 to 12 mS/cm at 300K. Materials of specific formulae are provided and methods to alter the composite materials with inclusion of aliovalent ions shown. Lithium batteries containing the composite lithium ion electrolytes are also provided. Electrodes containing the lithium phosphate derivative materials and batteries with such electrodes are also provided.
US11784338B2
An integrated solar hydrogen production module includes a plurality of PV cells supported on a housing of the module. The module has an energy storage system which includes a rechargeable metal ion battery and a flow battery. The metal ion battery is charged by the PV cells. An electrolyser for converting water to gaseous hydrogen and oxygen can be powered directly by the PV cells or by either of the rechargeable metal ion battery and a flow battery. The PV cells, the metal-ion battery, the flow battery membrane and the electrolyser are electrically coupled together and integrated into or carried by the module housing. Electrically powered and solar thermal heaters can be incorporated into or with the module to heat the water in the electrolysers. A pump pressurises the water to facilitate the pressurisation of hydrogen and oxygen produced by the electrolysis.
US11784334B2
An electric power supply device supplies electric power to a work machine having an electric power source. The electric power supply device includes a fuel cell different from the electric power source and an electric power connecting section for transferring electric power between the electric power source and the electric power supply device. A control device for controlling the electric power supply device includes a rated capability obtaining section for obtaining the information indicating the rated value of the charge and discharge capability of the electric power source of the work machine in response to the electric power supply device being mounted in the work machine or the electric power supply device being able to utilize the electric power of the electric power source, and an operating condition determining section for determining the operating condition of the electric power supply device based on the rated value.
US11784332B2
A system for estimating the amount of purge of a fuel cell is provided. The system includes a fuel cell that generates power by receiving hydrogen at an anode side and receives oxygen at a cathode side. A recirculation line is connected with the anode side of the fuel cell, and the gas included hydrogen therein is circulated in the recirculation line. A flow amount estimator estimates the flow amount of gas inside the recirculation line. A purge valve is positioned in the recirculation line and discharges the gas in the recirculation line to the outside when opened. A purge amount estimator estimates the amount of purge for each gas discharged through the purge valve by reflecting the flow amount of the gas estimated by the flow amount estimator.
US11784331B2
A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system included high thermal conductivity materials such as copper 10 increase thermal energy transfer by thermal conduction. The copper is protected from oxidation by nickel electroplating and protected from thermal damage by providing Hastelloy liners inside combustion chambers. Monel elements are used in the incoming air conduits to prevent cathode poisoning.
US11784323B2
A thermal battery including: a battery core; and a load-bearing structure at least partially surrounding the battery core. The load-bearing structure including: a plurality of tubes arranged adjacent to one another and connected to at least one adjacent tube of the plurality of tubes; and an exothermic material disposed in the plurality of tubes. The load-bearing structure can include one or more initiation devices for initiating the exothermic material. The plurality of tubes can be compressed in a cross-section to compact the exothermic material disposed on the plurality of tubes. A thermal isolation material can also be disposed at one or more ends of the plurality of tubes.
US11784318B2
A method (100) for making a non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery is provided. The method includes before and/or after inserting (108) a cathode in the battery, a pre-conditioning step (104, 106, 110) of a 3D nanomesh structure, so as to obtain a pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure, the pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure being free of cathode active material. A cathode to be inserted into a non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery is also provided. The cathode includes a pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure made of nanowires made of electronic conductive metal material, the pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure being free of cathode active material. A non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery including such a cathode is also provided.
US11784304B2
Positive electrode material for a lithium battery comprises a lithiated metal layered oxide comprising metal elements arranged in layers of metal cations and lithium arranged in interlayers of lithium cations and, in part, in the layers of metal cations, the oxide has a stack arrangement 02 and corresponds to the formula (I): Li(a+b)NicMndCoeMfOg (I) wherein: *a represents the proportion of lithium in the interlayers, 0
US11784301B2
A lithium metal oxide suitable for use as a cathode material in a rechargeable battery having a general formula of: LixMzM′zOuFy, where x is 1.80
US11784288B2
The disclosure describes various aspects of using optical elements monolithically integrated with light-emitting diode (LED) structures. In an aspect, a light emitting device includes a single LED structure having an active region and a single optical element disposed on the LED structure and configured to collimate and steer light emitted by the LED structure. One or more additional optical elements may also be disposed on the LED structure. In another aspect, a light emitting device may include multiple LED structures and a single optical element disposed on the multiple LED structures and configured to collimate and steer light emitted by the multiple LED structures. For each of these aspects, the LED structure(s) and the optical element(s) are made of a material that includes GaN, the LED structure(s) has a corresponding active region, and the LED structure(s) has a corresponding reflective contact disposed opposite to the optical element(s).
US11784283B2
A light emitting device comprises a substrate a plurality of light emitting elements provided on the substrate, and a reflective sheet provided to be positioned at a predetermined reference position on the substrate and having a plurality of apertures that expose the light emitting elements therethrough, respectively. The apertures are configured such that a first spacing that is located between each of the apertures and a respective one of the light emitting elements and farther than the respective one of the light emitting elements from the reference position is larger than a second spacing that is located between each of the apertures and the respective one of the light emitting elements and closer than the respective one of the light emitting elements to the reference position.
US11784280B2
A heterostructure with reduced optical losses is disclosed. The heterostructure includes a set of n-type layers; an active region that generates radiation at a peak emitted wavelength; and a set of p-type layers located adjacent to the active region. A reflective structure can be located adjacent to the set of p-type layers. A thickness of the set of p-type layers can be configured to promote constructive interference of the reflected radiation with radiation emitted by the active region in a direction toward the set of n-type layers.
US11784277B2
A method for preparing a P-type crystalline silicon rear electrode, comprising: printing an all-aluminum paste on a P-type crystalline silicon rear passivation layer, then printing a linear interlayer-glass paste on the all-aluminum paste, and finally overprinting rear silver electrodes on the linear middle layer-glass paste. In a solar cell prepared using the method, good contact with silver and aluminum is kept without causing damage to the passivation layer and compromising the conductivity. In the present invention, a complete all-aluminum back surface field can be formed, leading to an improved field passivation property of an electrode region and reduced carrier recombination.
US11784264B2
A method for fabricating a solar cell is disclosed. The method can include forming a dielectric region on a surface of a solar cell structure and forming a first metal layer on the dielectric region. The method can also include forming a second metal layer on the first metal layer and locally heating a particular region of the second metal layer, where heating includes forming a metal bond between the first and second metal layer and forming a contact between the first metal layer and the solar cell structure. The method can include forming an adhesive layer on the first metal layer and forming a second metal layer on the adhesive layer, where the adhesive layer mechanically couples the second metal layer to the first metal layer and allows for an electrical connection between the second metal layer to the first metal layer.
US11784257B2
Semiconductor devices having necked semiconductor bodies and methods of forming semiconductor bodies of varying width are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body disposed above a substrate. A gate electrode stack is disposed over a portion of the semiconductor body to define a channel region in the semiconductor body under the gate electrode stack. Source and drain regions are defined in the semiconductor body on either side of the gate electrode stack. Sidewall spacers are disposed adjacent to the gate electrode stack and over only a portion of the source and drain regions. The portion of the source and drain regions under the sidewall spacers has a height and a width greater than a height and a width of the channel region of the semiconductor body.
US11784256B2
A semiconductor device may include first and second channel patterns on a substrate, first and second source/drain patterns in contact respectively with the first and second channel patterns, and first and second gate electrodes respectively overlapping the first and second channel patterns. The first gate electrode may include a first segment between first and second semiconductor patterns of the first channel pattern. The first segment may include a first convex portion protruding toward the first source/drain pattern. The second gate electrode may include a second segment between third and fourth semiconductor patterns of the second channel pattern. The second segment may include a concave portion recessed toward a center of the second segment.
US11784254B2
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate including a semiconductor material having a first lattice constant and then patterning the substrate to form a first semiconductor pattern extending in a first direction. A second semiconductor pattern is also formed on and in contact with the first semiconductor pattern. The second semiconductor pattern extends in the first direction and has a second lattice constant that is sufficiently greater than the first lattice constant so that lattice stress is present at an interface between the first semiconductor pattern and the second semiconductor pattern. The second semiconductor pattern is further patterned to define a sidewall of the second semiconductor pattern that extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction. A gate electrode is formed, which extends in the first direction on the second semiconductor pattern.
US11784231B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a memory region and a peripheral circuit region, the peripheral circuit region includes a first region and a second region outside of the first region. The semiconductor device includes, in the first region, a transistor including a gate insulating layer and a gate structure that includes a gate electrode. A first structure is in the second region and includes a first insulating layer and a dummy gate electrode on the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer has a side surface facing outward from the peripheral circuit region and a second insulating layer that covers the first side surface and is an insulating material other than a silicon oxide.
US11784228B2
A method includes providing a structure having source/drain electrodes and a first dielectric layer over the source/drain electrodes; forming a first etch mask covering a first area of the first dielectric layer; performing a first etching process to the first dielectric layer, resulting in first trenches over the source/drain electrodes; filling the first trenches with a second dielectric layer that has a different material than the first dielectric layer; removing the first etch mask; performing a second etching process including isotropic etching to the first area of the first dielectric layer, resulting in a second trench above a first one of the source/drain electrodes; depositing a metal layer into at least the second trench; and performing a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process to the metal layer.
US11784223B2
A compound semiconductor layer in a semiconductor device includes a drift region of a first conductivity type, a JFET region of the first conductivity type disposed above the drift region, a body region of a second conductivity type disposed above the drift region and adjacent to the JFET region, and a JFET embedded region of the second conductivity type or i-type disposed in the JFET region. The JFET region has a bottom surface portion adjacent to the drift region, a side surface portion adjacent to the body region, and an inside portion adjacent to the JFET embedded region, and further has a high concentration portion at the bottom surface portion and the side surface portion. The high concentration portion has an impurity concentration higher than an impurity concentration of the inside portion.
US11784217B2
A first main surface of a silicon carbide substrate is provided with a first trench and a second trench. The first trench is defined by a first side surface and a first bottom surface. The second trench is defined by a second side surface and a second bottom surface. The silicon carbide substrate includes a first impurity region, a second impurity region, a third impurity region, and a fourth impurity region. A first insulating film is in contact with each of the first side surface and the first bottom surface. A gate electrode is provided on the first insulating film. A second insulating film is in contact with each of the second side surface and the second bottom surface. The second impurity region has a connection region electrically connected to the fourth impurity region and extending toward the fourth impurity region along the second side surface.
US11784214B2
A method for fabricating a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor is provided. The MIM capacitor includes a substrate, a first metal layer, a deposition structure, a dielectric layer and a second metal layer. The first metal layer is disposed on the substate and has a planarized surface. The deposition structure is disposed on the first metal layer, and at least a portion of the deposition structure extends into the planarized surface, wherein the first metal layer and the deposition structure have the same material. The dielectric layer is disposed on the deposition structure. The second metal layer is disposed on the dielectric layer.
US11784210B2
A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device, includes: forming a semiconductor stack on a substrate, wherein the semiconductor stack includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active region formed therebetween; removing portions of the semiconductor stack to form a plurality of mesas and exposing a part of the first semiconductor layer, wherein the part of the first semiconductor layer includes a first portion and a second portion; forming a plurality of trenches by removing the first portion of the part of the first semiconductor to exposing a top surface of the substrate and a side wall of the first semiconductor, wherein the plurality of trenches defining a plurality of light-emitting units in the semiconductor stack; wherein in a top view, the plurality of trenches includes a first trench extending along a first direction and a second trench extending along a second direction not parallel with the first trench; and wherein the second trench includes an end; forming connection electrodes on the semiconductor stack to electrically connect the adjacent light-emitting units; and separating the substrate and the second portion of the part of the first semiconductor layer along a first dicing line not parallel with the second direction; wherein the first dicing line intersects the end of the second trench.
US11784207B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming an image sensor in which a device layer has high crystalline quality. According to some embodiments, a hard mask layer is deposited covering a substrate. A first etch is performed into the hard mask layer and the substrate to form a cavity. A second etch is performed to remove crystalline damage from the first etch and to laterally recess the substrate in the cavity so the hard mask layer overhangs the cavity. A sacrificial layer is formed lining cavity, a blanket ion implantation is performed into the substrate through the sacrificial layer, and the sacrificial layer is removed. An interlayer is epitaxially grown lining the cavity and having a top surface underlying the hard mask layer, and a device layer is epitaxially grown filling the cavity over the interlayer. A photodetector is formed in the device layer.
US11784204B2
The present disclosure relates to an image sensor comprising a substrate. A photodetector is in the substrate. A trench is in the substrate and is defined by sidewalls and an upper surface of the substrate. A first isolation layer extends along the sidewalls and the upper surface of the substrate that define the trench. The first isolation layer comprises a first dielectric material. A second isolation layer is over the first isolation layer. The second isolation layer lines the first isolation layer. The second isolation layer comprises a second dielectric material. A third isolation layer is over the second isolation layer. The third isolation layer fills the trench and lines the second isolation layer. The third isolation layer comprises a third material. A ratio of a first thickness of the first isolation layer to a second thickness of the second isolation layer is about 0.17 to 0.38.
US11784202B2
An image sensor includes a semiconductor layer including a first section and a second section, the semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface that face each other; a device isolation layer in the semiconductor layer and defining a plurality of pixels; a first grid pattern on the first surface of the semiconductor layer over the first section; and a light-shield pattern on the first surface of the semiconductor layer over the second section. A top surface of the first grid pattern is located at a first level, a top surface of the light-shield pattern is located at a second level, the first level is lower than the second level, and the first and second levels are defined with respect to the first surface of the semiconductor layer.
US11784197B2
The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging unit that makes it possible to increase the number of terminals, a method of producing the same, and an electronic apparatus. A solid-state imaging unit includes: an image sensor substrate including a light receiving region in which pixels that each convert incoming light to an electric signal are arranged in a matrix; a solder ball; a glass substrate opposite the image sensor substrate and the solder ball; and a through electrode that couples a wiring line pattern and the solder ball to each other by penetrating a glass adhesive resin interposed between the wiring line pattern and the solder ball. The solder ball is disposed outside the image sensor substrate in a plane direction. The wiring line pattern being formed on the glass substrate. The present disclosure is applicable, for example, to a package and the like including the image sensor substrate.
US11784190B2
A display apparatus includes a substrate, a first thin-film transistor including a first semiconductor layer on the substrate, and a first gate electrode on the first semiconductor layer, the first gate electrode being insulated from the first semiconductor layer by a first gate insulating layer, an organic interlayer insulating layer covering the first gate electrode, a first conductive layer on the organic interlayer insulating layer, a first contact hole exposing a top portion of the first semiconductor layer by penetrating through the organic interlayer insulating layer and the first gate insulating layer, and a first protruding portion protruding from a top surface of the substrate between the substrate and the first semiconductor layer, the first protruding portion corresponding to the first contact hole, wherein the first conductive layer contacts the first semiconductor layer through the first contact hole.
US11784178B2
A semiconductor device includes: a substrate extending in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction; a plurality of input/output pads disposed at one side of the substrate; a first circuit adjacent to the input/output pads in the first direction; a second circuit disposed to be spaced farther apart from the input/output pads in the first direction than the first circuit; a first memory cell array overlapping the first circuit; a second memory cell array overlapping the second circuit; first metal source patterns overlapping the first memory cell array and being spaced apart from each other in the second direction; and a second metal source pattern overlapping the second memory cell array and formed to have a width wider than a width of each of the first metal source patterns in the second direction.
US11784176B2
A light emitting device includes a backplane, an array of light emitting diodes attached to a frontside of the backplane, a positive tone, imageable dielectric material layer, such as a positive photoresist layer, located on the frontside of the backplane and laterally surrounding the array of light emitting diodes, such that sidewalls of the light emitting diodes contacting the positive tone, imageable dielectric material layer have a respective reentrant vertical cross-sectional profile, and at least one common conductive layer located over the positive tone, imageable dielectric material layer and contacting the light emitting diodes.
US11784175B2
An optoelectronic assembly and methods of fabrication thereof are provided. The assembly includes a mold compound; a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) embedded in the mold compound, that has a face exposed from the mold compound in a first plane; an interposer embedded in the mold compound, that has a face exposed from the mold compound in the first plane (i.e., co-planar with the exposed face of the PIC); and an electrical integrated circuit (EIC) coupled to the exposed face of the PIC and the exposed face of the interposer, that establishes bridging electrical connections between the PIC and the interposer.
US11784172B2
A method includes bonding a capacitor die to a device die. The device die includes a first semiconductor substrate, active devices at a surface of the first semiconductor substrate, a plurality of low-k dielectric layers, a first dielectric layer over and contacting a top low-k dielectric layer in the plurality of low-k dielectric layers, and a first plurality of bond pads in the first dielectric layer. The capacitor die includes a second dielectric layer bonding to the first dielectric layer, a second plurality of bond pads in the second dielectric layer and bonding to the first plurality of bond pads, and a capacitor electrically coupled to the second plurality of bond pads. After the capacitor die is bonded to the device die, an aluminum-containing pad is formed over the capacitor die and electrically coupled to the device die. A polymer layer is formed over the aluminum-containing pad.
US11784166B2
Semiconductor devices including a dual-sided redistribution structure and having low-warpage across all temperatures and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor die electrically coupled to a first side of a redistribution structure and a second semiconductor die electrically coupled to a second side of the redistribution structure opposite the first side. The semiconductor device also includes a first molded material on the first side, a second molded material on the second side, and conductive columns electrically coupled to the first side and extending through the first molded material. The first and second molded materials can have the same volume and/or coefficients of thermal expansion to inhibit warpage of the semiconductor device.
US11784165B2
An apparatus is provided which comprises: a first die having a first surface and a second surface, the first die comprising: a first layer formed on the first surface of the first die, and a second layer formed on the second surface of the first die; a second die coupled to the first layer; and a plurality of structures to couple the apparatus to an external component, wherein the plurality of structures is coupled to the second layer.
US11784163B2
A package structure includes a plurality of stacked die units and an insulating encapsulant. The plurality of stacked die units is stacked on top of one another, where each of the plurality of stacked die units include a first semiconductor die, a first bonding chip. The first semiconductor die has a plurality of first bonding pads. The first bonding chip is stacked on the first semiconductor die and has a plurality of first bonding structure. The plurality of first bonding structures is bonded to the plurality of first bonding pads through hybrid bonding. The insulating encapsulant is encapsulating the plurality of stacked die units.
US11784162B2
A semiconductor package includes at least one semiconductor chip disposed in such a way that an active surface with chip pads faces a redistribution layer, vertical interconnectors extending in a vertical direction from the chip pads toward the redistribution layer, wherein each of the vertical connectors has a first end portion that is connected to a corresponding chip pad and a second end portion that is disposed on an opposite end of each vertical interconnector in relation to the first end portion, and a molding layer covering the semiconductor chip and the vertical interconnectors while exposing a surface of each of the second end portions of the vertical interconnectors, wherein the redistribution layer is formed over the molding layer, the redistribution layer having a redistribution land that is in contact with the surface of the second end portion, and wherein a width of the surface of the second end portion is greater than a width of an extension portion between the first end portion and the second end portion of each vertical interconnector.
US11784159B2
Provided are a mass transfer device and a mass transfer method. The mass transfer device is provided with multiple channels, a first opening of each channel is arranged on a first surface of the mass transfer device, a second opening of each channel is arranged on a second surface of the mass transfer device, and the distances between the channels are gradually increased along a direction from the first surface to the second surface. In the provided mass transfer method, through a laser irradiation mode, the Micro-LEDs are separated from the first substrate and enter the channels of the mass transfer device through the first openings, and falling into Micro-LED to-be-installed positions on a second substrate through the second openings of the channels, thereby transferring the Micro-LEDs from the first substrate to the second substrate.
US11784155B2
A system configured to increase a reliability of electrical connections in a device. The system including a lead configured to electrically connect a pad of at least one support structure to a pad of at least one electrical component. The lead includes an upper portion that includes a lower surface arranged on a lower surface thereof. The lower surface of the upper portion is arranged vertically above a first upper surface of a first pad connection portion; and the lower surface of the upper portion is arranged vertically above a second upper surface of the second pad connection portion. A process configured to increase a reliability of electrical connections in a device is also disclosed.
US11784153B2
There are provided a thermosetting resin composition for semiconductor bonding and a thermosetting resin composition for light emitting device which have high thermal conductivity and an excellent heat dissipation property and are capable of reliable pressure-free bonding of a semiconductor element and a light emitting element to a substrate. A thermosetting resin composition comprising: (A) silver fine particles ranging from 1 nm to 200 nm in thickness or in minor axis; (B) a silver powder having an average particle size of more than 0.2 μm and 30 μm or less; (C) resin particles; and (D) a thermosetting resin, wherein an amount of the resin particles (C) is 0.01 to 1 part by mass and an amount of the thermosetting resin (D) is 1 to 20 parts by mass, to 100 parts by mass being a total amount of the silver fine particles (A) and the silver powder (B).
US11784149B1
Embodiments herein describe a multiple die system that includes an interposer that connects a first die to a second die. Each die has a bump interface structure that is connected to the other structure using traces in the interposer. However, the bump interface structures may have different orientations relative to each other, or one of the interface structures defines fewer signals than the other. Directly connecting the corresponding signals defined by the structures to each other may be impossible to do in the interposer, or make the interposer too costly. Instead, the embodiments here simplify routing in the interposer by connecting the signals in the bump interface structures in a way that simplifies the routing but jumbles the signals. The jumbled signals can then be corrected using reordering circuitry in the dies (e.g., in the link layer and physical layer).
US11784147B2
A semiconductor device includes a pad, a diffusion layer, and a melting layer. The pad included by the semiconductor device includes a concave portion on a surface at which solder connection is to be performed. The diffusion layer included by the semiconductor device is disposed at the concave portion and constituted with a metal which remains on the surface of the pad while diffusing into solder upon the solder connection. The melting layer included by the semiconductor device is disposed adjacent to the diffusion layer and constituted with a metal which diffuses and melts into the solder upon the solder connection.
US11784132B2
An interposer-type component carrier includes a stack comprising at least one electrically conductive layer structure and at least one electrically insulating layer structure; a cavity formed in an upper portion of the stack; an active component embedded in the cavity and having at least one terminal facing upwards; and a redistribution structure having only one electrically insulating layer structure above the component. A method of manufacturing an interposer-type component carrier is also disclosed.
US11784131B2
An interposer includes a base layer including a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other. An interconnect structure is disposed on the first surface. The interconnect structure includes a metal interconnect pattern and an insulating layer surrounding the metal interconnect pattern. A first lower protection layer is disposed on the second surface. A plurality of lower conductive pads is disposed on the first lower protection layer. A plurality of through electrodes penetrates the base layer and the first lower protection layer. The plurality of through electrodes electrically connects the metal interconnect pattern of the interconnect structure to the lower conductive pads. At least one of the insulating layer and the first lower protection layer has compressive stress. A thickness of the first lower protection layer is in a range of about 13% to about 30% of a thickness of the insulating layer.
US11784126B2
A semiconductor device includes: a first stack structure; a second stack structure; a slit insulating layer located between the first stack structure and the second stack structure, the slit insulating layer extending in a first direction; a conductive plug located between the first stack structure and the second stack structure, the conductive plug including a first protrusion part protruding to the inside of the slit insulating layer; and an insulating spacer surrounding a sidewall of the conductive plug.
US11784119B2
An IC structure comprises a first transistor formed on a substrate, a first interconnect structure over the first transistor, a dielectric layer over the first interconnect structure, a plurality of 2D semiconductor islands on the dielectric layer, and a plurality of second transistors formed on the plurality of 2D semiconductor islands.
US11784118B2
An integrated circuit device with a single via layer, in which the via layer includes selectable via sites and/or jumpers. The selectable via sites and/or placement of jumpers may be used to configure and interconnect components and circuitry between distinct layers of multilayer circuits. In some implementations, selectively enabling via sites by filling via openings and/or using jumpers may implement a single-ended termination circuit with a first via configuration, a Thevenin termination circuit with a second via configuration, and/or a differential termination circuit with a third configuration.
US11784113B2
A semiconductor package includes a multilayer package substrate including a top layer including a top dielectric layer and a top metal layer providing a top portion of pins on top filled vias, and a bottom layer including a bottom dielectric layer and a bottom metal layer on bottom filled vias that provide externally accessible bottom side contact pads. The top dielectric layer together with the bottom dielectric layer providing electrical isolation between the pins. And integrated circuit (IC) die that comprises a substrate having a semiconductor surface including circuitry, with nodes connected to bond pads with bonding features on the bond pads. An electrically conductive material interconnect provides a connection between the top side contact pads and the bonding features. At least a first pin includes at least one bump stress reduction structure that includes a local physical dimension change of at least 10% in at least one dimension.
US11784106B2
A semiconductor package and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, a molding compound, a heat dissipation module and an adhesive material. The first and second semiconductor dies are different types of dies and are disposed side by side. The molding compound encloses the first and second semiconductor dies. The heat dissipation module is located directly on and in contact with the back sides of the first and second semiconductor dies. The adhesive material is filled and contacted between the heat dissipation module and the molding compound. The semiconductor package has a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region. The first and second semiconductor dies are located within the central region. A sidewall of the heat dissipation module, a sidewall of the adhesive material and a sidewall of the molding compound are substantially coplanar.
US11784099B2
A method for replacing an element of a display device includes: forming a structure with a first liquid layer between a first micro device and a conductive pad of a substrate in which the first micro device is gripped by a sticking force produced by the first liquid layer; evaporating the first liquid layer such that the first micro device is bound to the substrate; determining if the first micro device is malfunctioned or misplaced; removing the first micro device when the first micro device is malfunctioned or misplaced; forming another structure with a second liquid layer between a second micro device and the conductive pad of the substrate in which the second micro device is gripped by a sticking force produced by the second liquid layer; and evaporating the second liquid layer such that the second micro device is bound to the substrate.
US11784092B2
Singulated integrated circuit (IC) dice are provided. The singulated IC dice are positioned on dicing tape to provide open space between sides of adjacent singulated IC dice. An underfill layer and a protective cover film is disposed above the singulated IC dice and the open space between the sides of the adjacent singulated IC dice. The underfill layer and the protective cover film include one or more photodefinable materials. An exposure operation is performed to produce a pattern on the underfill layer and the protective cover film. Based on the pattern, the underfill layer and the protective cover film is removed at areas above the open space between the sides of the adjacent singulated IC dice to create portions of the underfill layer and portions of the protective cover film that are disposed above the singulated IC dice.
US11784087B2
A semiconductor structure and its manufacturing method are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a trench. The semiconductor structure also includes an oxide layer conformally formed in the trench and a protective layer formed in the trench. Also, the protective layer is conformally formed on the oxide layer. The semiconductor structure further includes an insulating material layer in the trench, and the insulating material layer is formed above the protective layer, wherein a top surface of the insulating material layer is higher than a top surface of the protective layer.
US11784084B2
A high precision air bearing stage for wafer inspection and a method of runout errors detecting and compensating. The air bearing stage includes a base block, a crossbeam mounted on the base block, a sliding table configured to carry a compensation stage, a motor and a grating ruler used to drive the sliding table to move along the crossbeam, sensors used for monitoring the position of the sliding table in real time, air-bearing used for supporting the sliding table, and a compensation stage configured to compensate the runout errors of the air bearing stage based on the real-time detecting data from the sensors. The air-bearing includes a first air-bearing, a second air-bearing and a third air-bearing.
US11784077B2
A method for determining overlay measurements includes orienting a wafer to align portions of lines of a pattern of an overlay mark with a direction in which a source emits light at the wafer and align other portions of the lines of the pattern to extend in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the illumination source emits light at the wafer. The method includes capturing at least one image of the wafer via an imager sensor. The method also includes determining contrasts of regions of the overlay mark and determining a location of the overlay mark. Overlay marks include a pattern defining an array of columns. Each column includes a set of continuous lines oriented parallel to each other and extending in a first direction within a first region of a column and extending in a second different direction in a second region of the column.
US11784071B2
A process condition measurement wafer assembly is disclosed. In embodiments, the process condition measurement wafer assembly includes a bottom substrate and a top substrate. In another embodiment, the process condition measurement wafer assembly includes one or more electronic components disposed on one or more printed circuit elements and interposed between the top substrate and bottom substrate. In another embodiment, the process condition measurement wafer assembly includes one or more shielding layers formed between the bottom substrate and the top substrate. In embodiments, the one or more shielding layers are configured to electromagnetically shield the one or more electronic components and diffuse voltage potentials across the bottom substrate and the top substrate.
US11784052B2
A method includes forming an oxide layer on a semiconductor region, and depositing a first high-k dielectric layer over the oxide layer. The first high-k dielectric layer is formed of a first high-k dielectric material. The method further includes depositing a second high-k dielectric layer over the first high-k dielectric layer, wherein the second high-k dielectric layer is formed of a second high-k dielectric material different from the first high-k dielectric material, depositing a dipole film over and contacting a layer selected from the first high-k dielectric layer and the second high-k dielectric layer, performing an annealing process to drive-in a dipole dopant in the dipole film into the layer, removing the dipole film, and forming a gate electrode over the second high-k dielectric layer.
US11784040B2
According to one embodiment, a substrate treatment device includes a placement stand configured to rotate a substrate, a cooling part configured to supply a cooling gas into a space between the placement stand and the substrate, a liquid supplier configured to supply a liquid on a surface of the substrate opposite to the placement stand, and a controller controlling a rotation speed of the substrate, a flow rate of the cooling gas, or a supply amount of the liquid. The controller sets the liquid on the surface of the substrate to be in a supercooled state, forms a frozen film by freezing the liquid in the super cooled state, and causes crack to generate in the frozen film by decreasing a temperature of the frozen film.
US11784039B2
A method for manufacturing a gallium nitride semiconductor device includes: preparing a gallium nitride wafer; forming an epitaxial growth film on the gallium nitride wafer to provide a processed wafer having chip formation regions; perform a surface side process on a one surface side of the processed wafer; removing the gallium nitride wafer and dividing the processed wafer into a chip formation wafer and a recycle wafer; and forming an other surface side element component on an other surface side of the chip formation wafer.
US11784038B2
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of silicon carbide processing, and discloses a method and device for preferential etching of dislocation of a silicon carbide wafer. According to the method and device of the present disclosure, a concentration of the etchant is effectively reduced while the high-temperature etching activity is guaranteed, the dislocations on the carbon surface and the silicon surface of the silicon carbide wafer are exposed, and dislocation etching pits with high distinguishing degree are obtained on the carbon surface and the silicon surface of the silicon carbide wafer and thus identified clearly.
US11784037B2
An electrodeless laser-driven light source includes a laser source that generates CW sustaining light. A pump laser generates pump light. A Q-switched laser crystal is positioned to receive the pump light and generates pulsed laser light in response to the generated pump light that propagates to a breakdown region in a gas filled bulb comprising an ionizing gas. A detector detects plasma light generated by a CW plasma located at least partly in a CW plasma region in the gas filled bulb comprising the ionizing gas and generates a detection signal. A controller generates control signals that control the pump light to the Q-switched laser crystal so as to extinguish the pulsed laser light within a time delay after the detection signal exceeds a threshold level.
US11784031B2
A method for detecting radicals in process gases in a semiconductor fabrication assembly is provided where the semiconductor fabrication includes a plasma source and a mass spectrometer with an ion source. The method includes separating ions from the process gases and determining a fixed electron energy in which to measure the process gases. Process gases in the semiconductor fabrication assembly are continuously sampled. A first measurement is performed on the sampled process gases at the electron energy using the mass spectrometer, where the first measurement is performed with the plasma source off. A second measurement of the sampled process gases is performed at the fixed electron energy using the mass spectrometer, where the second measurement is performed with the plasma source on. An amount of a radical present in the sampled process gases is determined as a difference between the second measurement and the first measurement.
US11784028B2
A method includes causing manufacturing equipment to generate a RF signal to energize a processing chamber associated with the manufacturing equipment. The method further includes receiving, from one or more sensors associated with the manufacturing equipment, current trace data associated with the RF signal. The method further includes updating impedance values of a digital replica associated with the manufacturing equipment based on the current trace data. The method further includes obtaining, from the digital replica, one or more outputs indicative of predictive data. The method further includes causing, based on the predictive data, performance of one or more corrective actions associated with the manufacturing equipment.
US11784023B2
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a charged particle beam apparatus that can quickly find a correction condition for a new aberration that is generated in association with beam adjustment. In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure proposes a charged particle beam apparatus configured to include an objective lens (7) configured to focus a beam emitted from a charged particle source and irradiate a specimen, a visual field movement deflector (5 and 6) configured to deflect an arrival position of the beam with respect to the specimen, and an aberration correction unit (3 and 4) disposed between the visual field movement deflector and the charged particle source, in which the aberration correction unit is configured to suppress a change in the arrival position of the beam irradiated under different beam irradiation conditions.
