US11806247B2
A vertebral implant device is described comprising a wedge, a plate having an external surface configuration and one or more plate tine, a staple having one or more staple tine and a coupling device. The coupling devices is configured to couple the wedge, the plate and the staple whereby when the vertebral implant is secured in a vertebral body, the external surface configuration of the plate alters the relative orientation of a superior endplate surface plane and an inferior endplate surface plane of the vertebral body and alters the alignment of the spine. In some embodiments, plate tines and staple tine are configured to frictionally engage the vertebral body. In some embodiments, the coupling device is a screw and a nut. In some embodiments, interchangeable wedges are used to provide multiple implant device configurations.
US11806238B2
Methods and devices are disclosed for treating neurovascular venous outflow obstructions, with or without implantation of a prosthetic valve. The valve may be carried by a support, such as a stent, which may be self-expandable or balloon expandable. Both transvascular and direct surgical access is contemplated.
US11806237B2
The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, subsystems, and kits for aligning an annuloplasty ring or a toroidal portion thereof with a natural fiducial in an annular target.
US11806230B2
Systems and methods are provided for altering the shape of a target tissue structure of a subject, e.g., a nasal septum or other nasal tissue that include securing a first end of a shaping element to tissue adjacent the structure; manipulating the tissue to alter a shape of the structure; and applying a force to the shaping element to maintain the altered shape of the structure.
US11806220B2
A method for manufacturing an absorbent article, said method comprising guiding a first sheet material along a rotating member, wherein a surface of said rotating member is provided with a pattern with at least one suction zone and at least one non-suction zone; applying an absorbent material on said first sheet material on the rotating member; locally removing the absorbent material applied on at least one attachment portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one non-suction zone, such that at least one remaining portion of the first sheet material located above the at least one suction zone is covered with absorbent material and substantially no absorbent material is present on the at least one attachment portion; applying a second sheet material on top of the absorbent material on the first sheet material.
US11806219B2
A sensor for monitoring wetness in a diaper or other absorbent article includes a housing that attaches to the absorbent article. The sensor may include inner and outer housing portions that capture an edge of the absorbent article between the housings. The sensor may include contacts that electrically connect with a pair of contact strips embedded in the absorbent article. The distance between the embedded strips may vary depending on the size of the absorbent article. The sensor may include multiple pairs of contacts that are spaced apart to match the distance between the contact strips for the variously sized absorbent articles. In this way, depending on the pair of contacts connected to the contact strips, the sensor may indicate the size of the absorbent article. The sensor may have a housing with a cavity and a lid that closes the cavity. The lid may be secured with a latch.
US11806210B2
Methods and systems are described that receive intraoral scan data in response to an optical scan of a surface of the tooth and a material disposed between the tooth and a gingiva surrounding the tooth, the material separating the surrounding gingiva from the tooth and covering a sub-gingival surface of the tooth. The received intraoral scan data is processed to differentiate the first optical scan data associated with the sub-gingival surface of the tooth and the second optical scan data associated with the material covering the sub-gingival surface of the tooth. The three-dimensional model of the tooth is generated based on the first optical scan data that is associated with the sub-gingival surface of the tooth and the third optical scan data associated with the tooth surface that is not covered by the material such that the three-dimensional model of the tooth includes the sub-gingival surface of the tooth.
US11806209B2
Apparatus and method for installing a multi-tooth dental prosthesis in one session are shown and described. A first tool attaches to the jawbone, and serves as a foundation for subsequently used guides. Existing teeth and dental fixtures are removed, and the bone tissue is removed to accommodate the prosthesis. Subsequently, a drill guide is used to drill implant holes. An abutment guide is then used to place abutments. Copings are then installed. Next, the prosthesis may be installed and cemented to the copings. A resinous filler material may be applied to fill gaps and holes in and between the copings and the prosthesis, and is sanded smooth.
US11806203B2
A motor driven syringe dispenser which has a syringe mounting part, a slider, and a connection for an endodontic motor. The syringe dispenser connects to an endodontic motor which is used to drive a plunger of a syringe placed in the syringe mounting part thereby expressing irrigant into a root canal for root canal therapy.
US11806201B2
A real-time monitoring system for an artificial tooth processing machine includes a work bed portion on which a base tooth material selected from a titanium material and a zirconia material is fixedly installed and in which a wet die configured to process a titanium material and a dry die configured to process a zirconia material are disposed to be comparted from each other, a processing tool portion having one end on which a driving spindle to which a processing tool is coupled is provided to process the base tooth material while approaching or moving away from the base tooth material, and a spindle monitoring portion provided on the driving spindle, disposed in the work bed portion, and configured to monitor the driving spindle to recognize an abrasion degree, a damage state, alignment, or the like of the processing tool in real time.
US11806198B2
In accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, a surgical instrument comprises a shaft comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a wall extending from the distal end to the proximal end, the wall surrounding an interior of the shaft. A transmission housing is located at the proximal end of the shaft and the shaft is rotatably coupled to the transmission housing. An actuator in the transmission housing is operably coupled to actuate rotation of the shaft. A port accessible from an exterior of the transmission housing is configured to be fluidically coupled to a fluid supply. A manifold in the transmission housing comprises an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being in fluid communication with the port, the outlet being in fluid communication with the interior of the shaft at the proximal end of the shaft.
US11806197B2
The present disclosure relates to embodiments of a patient-specific or patient-matched, customized apparatus for assisting in various surgical procedures. In varying embodiments, patient-specific guides may comprise multiple patient-specific surfaces for mating with the underlying patient anatomy and may further comprise one or more protrusions or projections for facilitating placement and attachment, at least temporarily, to the desired location of the patient's anatomy. The apparatus described herein are preferably used with cervical and/or certain thoracic levels of the human spine and may comprise single or multi-level guides for placement of instruments and/or implants during a variety of surgical procedures.
US11806192B2
A guiding system and a guiding method for ultrasound scanning operation are provided. The guiding system includes a handheld guiding device, a display device, an ultrasound scanning device, a prompting device, and a control host. When the handheld guiding device generates a first physical motion, the control host detects the first physical motion and generates navigation prompting information accordingly. The prompting device is suitable for presenting the navigation prompting information to guide the ultrasound scanning device to move to generate a second physical motion. The control host captures an ultrasound image via the ultrasound scanning device and sends the ultrasound image to the display device at a guiding end for display.
US11806189B2
For three-dimensional segmentation from two-dimensional intracardiac echocardiography imaging, the three-dimension segmentation is output by a machine-learnt multi-task generator. Rather than the brute force approach of training the generator from 2D ICE images to output a 2D segmentation, the generator is trained from 3D information, such as a sparse ICE volume assembled from the 2D ICE images. Where sufficient ground truth data is not available, computed tomography or magnetic resonance data may be used as the ground truth for the sample sparse ICE volumes. The generator is trained to output both the 3D segmentation and a complete volume (i.e., more voxels represented than in the sparse ICE volume). The 3D segmentation may be further used to project to 2D as an input with an ICE image to another network trained to output a 2D segmentation for the ICE image. Display of the 3D segmentation and/or 2D segmentation may guide ablation of tissue in the patient.
US11806183B2
Respective longitudinal insertion paths for two tools are planned and associated with 3D image data of a skeletal portion. While respective portions of the tools are disposed at first respective locations along their respective longitudinal insertion paths, first and second x-rays of the respective portions of the tools and the skeletal portion are acquired from respective first and second views. A computer processor matches between a tool in the first x-ray and the same tool in the second x-ray by: (A) identifying respective tool elements of each tool within the first and second x-rays, (B) registering the first and second x-rays to the 3D image data, and (C) based upon the identified respective tool elements and the registration, identifying for at least one tool element a correspondence between the tool element and the respective planned longitudinal insertion path for that tool. Other applications are also described.
US11806179B2
Methods, apparatuses and systems for surview scans are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: collecting an image for a subject on a scan bed of a computed tomography system when the scan bed is stationary; determining a scan beginning position for a surview scan in the image, where graduation patterns are marked on the scan bed, and a relative position between the graduation patterns and the scan bed remains unchanged; obtaining a first distance between the scan beginning position and a surview collection plane perpendicular to the scanning bed according to the graduation patterns in the image; controlling the scan bed to move toward the surview collection plane; and in response to determining that a scan bed moving distance reaches the first distance, starting the surview scan to obtain a surview image.
US11806175B2
A system for few-view computed tomography (CT) image reconstruction is described. The system includes a preprocessing module, a first generator network, and a discriminator network. The preprocessing module is configured to apply a ramp filter to an input sinogram to yield a filtered sinogram. The first generator network is configured to receive the filtered sinogram, to learn a filtered back-projection operation and to provide a first reconstructed image as output. The first reconstructed image corresponds to the input sinogram. The discriminator network is configured to determine whether a received image corresponds to the first reconstructed image or a corresponding ground truth image. The generator network and the discriminator network correspond to a Wasserstein generative adversarial network (WGAN). The WGAN is optimized using an objective function based, at least in part, on a Wasserstein distance and based, at least in part, on a gradient penalty.
US11806166B2
An electrode apparatus is applicable on a skin with hair of a mammal for measuring an electrical bio-signal. The electrode apparatus comprises cylindrical chambers, each of which comprises a wall, which forms a cavity within the cylindrical chambers, a roof at a first end of each of said cylindrical chambers, a second end of said cylindrical chambers opposite to the first end being open, and at least one electrode. An elongated structure is located within each of the cylindrical chambers, and comprises a first portion parallel to a central axis of a cylindrical chamber within which it is. A first end of the elongated structure, the first end of the elongated structure belonging to the first portion, is attached to the roof. At least one second portion, each comprising a second end opposite to the first end, deviates from a direction of the central axis of a cylindrical chamber within which it is. The elongated structure rotatable in order to bundle hair when applied to the mammal so as to improve a contact of the electrode with the skin of the mammal.
US11806161B2
A tissue disorder monitoring system includes at least two electrodes constructed and arranged to obtain analog electrical signals from a patient. An amplifier amplifies the analog electrical signals. Filter structure filters the amplified analog electrical signal. An A/D converter converts the amplified and filtered analog electrical signals to digitized electrical signals. A microprocessor circuit is constructed and arranged to execute an application that analyzes the digitized electrical signals to identify and to determine treatment data including a specific location and/or propagation of disordered tissue within the patient. A transmitter transmits data in a wireless manner. A power supply powers the device. A method locating disordered tissue in a patient is also disclosed.
US11806154B2
A system and method for detecting and verifying bradycardia/asystole episodes includes sensing an electrogram (EGM) signal. The EGM signal is compared to a primary threshold to sense events in the EGM signal, and at least one of a bradycardia or an asystole is detected based on the comparison. In response to detecting at least one of a bradycardia or an asystole, the EGM signal is compared to a secondary threshold to sense events under-sensed by the primary threshold. The validity of the bradycardia or the asystole is determined based on the detected under-sensed events.
US11806147B2
Described is a mood aggregation system. The system includes a server having a memory storing user information and a user computing device coupled to the server. The server may be programmed to automatically generate a mood request with response capabilities and send the request to the user computing device for display in response to the user computing device accessing the system. The server may also be programmed to receive and store mood data sent from the user computing device, wherein the mood data comprises a mood selection, a time the mood data was sent and a location of the user computing device when sending the mood data. The user may send a request for a report that is received and stored in the server for a user associated with the user computing device and automatically access the stored mood data and generate a report responsive to the report request.
US11806143B2
A handheld lancing device having anesthetic feature includes a housing removably retaining a disposable lancet. A carriage suspended within the housing by an isolation assembly may receive the lancet. A motor in mechanical communication with the lancet produces vibrations transmitted to contact surface, which vibrate a target lancing site prior to and during piercing. The target site is vibrated for a predetermined period of time before deploying the lancet. The isolation assembly permits movement of the carriage and/or lancet within the housing in one direction while limiting movement in other directions, and further dampens the vibrations of the motor from the housing held by the user. A force sensor detects force applied by the pressing of the contact surface against the skin of the patient. An indicator(s) perceivable to the user identifies when predefined positions of the lancet are reached for initiating vibration then triggering the lancet.
US11806141B2
Glucose monitoring devices and related systems and methods, the glucose monitoring devices including a sensor electronics unit having a housing and a printed circuit board disposed within the housing, a transcutaneous glucose sensor assembly, and a conductive sensor connector. The printed circuit board includes a first electrical contact, the transcutaneous glucose sensor assembly includes a distal portion having a working electrode and proximal portion having a working-electrode contact in electrical communication with the working electrode, and the conductive sensor connector electrically connects the working-electrode contact with the first electrical contact. Further, the conductive sensor connector extends through a hole in the proximal portion of the transcutaneous glucose sensor assembly and through a hole in the printed circuit board.
US11806129B2
A calibration fixture provides a repeatably accurate tool for measuring offset angles between measurement axes for inertial measurement units (IMUs) used in motion capture. The measured offset angles may be used to correct angles measured by the IMUs to create a biomechanical skeleton that accurately represents movements of a motion capture subject. The disclosed embodiments are applied segments of a biomechanical skeleton providing a mathematical model of a human arm and hand.
US11806126B2
Methods and systems for position determination of an intrabody probe, targets of an intrabody probe, and or actions to be performed using an intrabody probe are described. In some embodiments, an anatomy being navigated and/or mapped is described by a rule-based schema relating different anatomically identified structures to one another according to their ability to help identify and/or locate one another. Additionally, in some embodiments, data recorded from the intrabody probe is processed according to schema rules in order to provide anatomical identification of the anatomical region which the intrabody probe is sampling, optionally without performing detailed mapping, and/or prior to the availability of detailed mapping of anatomical geometry.
US11806125B2
The present disclosure relates to a transfer cart suitable for use in association with an MR scanner. The transfer cart may include a transfer table assembly coupled to the support frame such that the transfer table assembly and the horizontal support structure portion of the support frame extend substantially perpendicularly from the vertical support structure of the support frame and in substantially parallel planes to each other. The transfer table assembly may be maintained at substantially the same vertical level of a scanning bore of an MR scanner. The transfer cart may include a frame designed to dock with the MR scanner.
US11806119B2
An electronic fitness device includes a housing, a first optical transmitter array, a first optical receiver, and a second optical receiver. The first optical transmitter array is positioned at a first location on a bottom wall and may output a plurality of optical signals that pass through a user's skin. The first optical receiver is positioned at a second location and may receive the optical signals from the first optical transmitter array such that the optical signals travel along a first signal path and a first distance. The second optical receiver is positioned at a third location and may receive the optical signals from the first optical transmitter array such that the optical signals travel along a second signal path and a second distance, wherein the second signal path is roughly orthogonal to the first signal path and the second distance is different from the first distance.
US11806115B2
Systems and methods for dynamic selection of sensors for obtaining physiological data from a patient
Various methods and systems are provided for selecting sensors for acquiring physiological data of a patient. In one embodiment, a system comprises a plurality of sensors, a dynamic selection switch communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, a plurality of acquisition channels communicatively coupled to the dynamic selection switch, and a processor communicatively coupled to the dynamic selection switch and configured with executable instructions in non-transitory memory that when executed cause the processor to: select a subset of sensors; control the dynamic selection switch to connect the subset of sensors to the plurality of acquisition channels; and acquire, from the subset of sensors via the plurality of acquisition channels, physiological data of a patient. In this way, a subset of sensors in a plurality of sensors may be dynamically selected in real-time for acquiring physiological data of the patient.
US11806104B2
A method for engaging and disengaging a surgical instrument of a surgical robotic system comprising: receiving a plurality of interlock inputs from one or more interlock detection components of the surgical robotic system; determining, by one or more processors communicatively coupled to the interlock detection components, whether the plurality of interlock inputs indicate each of the following interlock requirements are satisfied: (1) a user is looking toward a display, (2) at least one or more user interface devices of the surgical robotic system are configured in a usable manner, and (3) a surgical workspace of the surgical robotic system is configured in a usable manner; in response to determining each of the interlock requirements are satisfied, transition the surgical robotic system into a teleoperation mode; and in response to determining less than all of the interlock requirements are satisfied, transition the surgical robotic system out of a teleoperation mode.
US11806103B2
A robotic surgical system according to one or more embodiments may include: an endoscope; a manipulator configured to support a surgical instrument; a remote control apparatus including a display device and an operation handle configured to operate the surgical instrument; and a control device configured to display, on the display device, a graphical user interface on an image captured by the endoscope. The graphical user interface includes: a first area that displays a first graphical display indicating a movable range of the manipulator and an operable range of the operation handle in the movable range of the manipulator; and a second area that displays a second graphical display indicating a required operation of the operation handle to return the operation handle to an inside of the operable range of the operation handle and/or to return the manipulator to an inside of the movable range of the manipulator.
US11806093B1
Determining location and orientation of a hand-held surgical tool is provided. One embodiment captures image data that includes images of a first detectable target on the hand-held surgical tool and a second detectable target on a patient. Location and orientation or the first detectable target in a 3D space is determined based on the image data. Current location and orientation of the hand-held surgical tool in the 3D space determined based on the determined location and orientation of the first detectable target and based on retrieved model data representing the hand-held surgical tool. Location of the second detectable target in the 3D space is determined based on the image data. Then, a location of the patient's tissue in the 3D space relative to the location and orientation of the hand-held surgical tool is determined based on the determined location of the patient's second detectable target.
US11806092B2
A microscopy system includes a microscope, a stand configured to mount the microscope and including a drive device configured to move the microscope, a detection device configured to detect a spatial position of a target fastened to a body part or to an instrument, wherein the position detection device includes the target with at least one marker element and an image capture device configured to optically capture the target. The microscopy system further includes at least one control device configured to operate the microscopy system according to the detected position of the target, wherein the position detection device is configured to determine the position of the target by evaluating a two-dimensional image of the image capture device. In addition, a method for operating the microscopy system is provided.
US11806086B2
An endoscopy system including a flexible insertion tube, a motion sensing module and a processor is provided. The flexible insertion tube has a central axis. The motion sensing module includes a housing, patterns and sensors. The patterns are disposed at a surface of the flexible insertion tube according to an axial orientation distribution and an angle distribution based on the central axis. The sensors are disposed in the housing and located beside a guiding hole of the housing. The processor is disposed in the housing. During relative motion of the flexible insertion tube with respect to the motion sensing module via the guiding hole, the sensors are configured to sense a motion state of the patterns so as to obtain a motion-state sensing result. The processor determines insertion depth information and insertion tube rotating angle information according to the motion-state sensing result, the axial orientation distribution and the angle distribution.
US11806081B2
A system for determining a location for a surgical procedure, having a 3D spatial mapping camera, the 3D spatial mapping camera configured to map a bone. The system also includes a marker attached to a distal end section of the bone, such that the 3D spatial mapping camera is configured to capture a plurality of images of the marker as the bone is rotated in a non-linear path. The images also include data identifying a location of the marker. The system also includes a computer system that receives the data from the images captured by the 3D spatial mapping camera and determines a location of a mechanical axis of the bone, and a mixed reality display, where the computer system is configured to send the location of the mechanical axis to the mixed reality display and the mixed reality display is configured to provide a virtual display of the mechanical axis of the bone.
US11806079B2
A system for improving a patient's vision, comprising means for diagnosing and monitoring a deterioration in macular vision or macular vision loss in the patient's eye, and means for augmenting the use of a preferred retinal location (PRL) and eccentric fixation in case the deterioration in macular vision or macular vision loss was detected. A method for improving a patient's vision, comprising: diagnosing and monitoring a deterioration in macular vision or macular vision loss in the patient's eye; and augmenting the use of a preferred retinal location (PRL) and eccentric fixation in case the deterioration in macular vision or macular vision loss was detected.
US11806078B1
A spectacles-mounted ophthalmic monitoring system may include a spectacles frame comprising a left rim and a right rim, an image sensor coupled with the spectacles frame to capture images of a field of view of an eye, and a processor. The processor may be configured to activate the image sensor to capture an image of the field of view, and identify a height of a tear film meniscus within the field of view of one or more images within the series of images.
US11806051B2
The present teachings provide one or more surgical implements for repairing damaged tissue, such as in the case of a spinal fixation procedure. A bone anchor is provided. The anchor can include a bone fastener. The bone fastener can include a head and a second end adapted to engage an anatomy. The bone fastener can extend along a longitudinal axis. The anchor can also include a coupling arrangement coupled to the head of the bone fastener so that the bone fastener is rotatable about the longitudinal axis to define a first plane of motion. The anchor can further include a saddle, which can be coupled to the coupling arrangement. The saddle can be movable relative to at least one of the bone fastener and the coupling arrangement to define a second plane of motion.
US11806049B1
The invention is an aspiration device that can be used to dislodge an object from a choking victim's airway or to remove water from a drowning victim's airway. The device comprises a hollow cylinder comprising a movable piston mounted within the cylinder interior. A system for automatically moving the piston rearwardly to expand the size of the cylinder chamber is provided. An airway extends between the cylinder chamber and a facemask so that air can be drawn into the cylinder chamber through the mask when the piston is moved in a rearward direction. A compressed spring disposed within the cylinder chamber can bias the piston in a rearward direction. A releasable latch that allows the piston to move from a forward position to a released position is housed within an endcap.
US11806048B2
A uterine manipulator includes a housing configured to be coupled to an instrument drive unit of a robotic system, a shaft extending distally from the housing, a tip hub pivotably coupled to a distal end portion of the shaft, an articulation disposed within the housing, and a handle operably coupled to either the housing or the shaft. The articulation assembly is configured to pivot the tip hub relative to the shaft and includes a drive cable operably coupled to the tip hub. The articulation assembly is actuatable manually by a user and robotically by the robotic system to pivot the tip hub relative to the shaft. The handle is configured to be manually gripped by a user for manual use of the uterine manipulator.
US11806038B2
A method of testing a jaw force of an ultrasonic surgical instrument includes securing a blade of an end effector of the ultrasonic surgical instrument, clamping a jaw member of the end effector against the blade such that a sensor is received within a notch of the jaw member of the end effector, and measuring the jaw force of the end effector using the sensor.
US11806025B2
The presently disclosed invention relates to devices and methods for conducting bone surgery on an animal using a bone surgery tool comprising a base, a fixed arm fixed to the base, the fixed arm including a shoulder and a jaw, a sliding arm releasably fixable to the base, the sliding arm including a head that receives an implant and a cartridge in a slot, the method comprising hooking the bone with the jaw, moving the head toward the jaw capturing the bone, accessing the bone with a drill through cartridge bores in the cartridge, and drilling holes, accessing the bone with a self-shearing screw attached to a screw driver through cartridge bores in the cartridge, and attaching the implant to the bone, and moving the head away from the jaw releasing the bone.
US11806023B2
An orthopedic milling machine includes an orthopedic guide pin including a bone engaging end and a burr including a hub, the burr being configured for rotation about an axis of the hub, the hub including a bore adapted to receive the orthopedic guide pin, and the burr can be moved laterally toward the guide pin at any location along the length of the guide pin until the guide pin is positioned in the bore.
US11806021B2
An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue is provided and includes a handle assembly; a shaft assembly including a housing extending distally from the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis; a plurality of surgical clips disposed within the shaft assembly; a jaw mounted adjacent a distal end portion of the shaft assembly, the jaw being movable between an open spaced-apart condition and a closed approximated condition; and a pusher bar reciprocally disposed within the housing of the shaft assembly and being detachably connectable to the housing of the shaft assembly, the pusher bar being configured to load a distal-most surgical clip into the jaws during distal movement and remain connected to the housing of the shaft assembly and in a distally advanced position during an approximation of the jaws.
US11806020B2
A device for treatment of a vascular defect within a patient's vasculature includes a self-expanding permeable shell having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis, the shell comprising a plurality of elongate resilient filaments having a braided structure, wherein the filaments are secured at at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the permeable shell, wherein the permeable shell has a radially constrained elongated state configured for delivery within a microcatheter and has an expanded state with an axially shortened configuration relative to the radially constrained state, the permeable shell having a plurality of openings formed between the braided filaments, wherein the permeable shell in its expanded state comprises a plurality of circumferentially-arrayed lobes.
US11806019B2
The present invention relates to a left atrial appendage occluder having a sealing disc and a fixing bracket which is connected to the sealing disc and located at one side of the sealing disc; the fixing bracket comprising a connecting portion connected to the sealing disc, and a plurality of supports. After radiating out distally from the connecting portion, the plurality of supports are bent to extend proximally to form a plurality of spaced suspended supporting segments. The left atrial appendage occluder further includes a thin film, with all the supports being connected through the thin film.
US11806007B2
A suturing device with built-in needle-transfer of a double-ended needle has a first jaw element with a first needle lock device for retaining and releasing a first end of the needle; a second jaw element with a second needle lock device, wherein the jaw elements are movable between an open and closed position; and a needle-transferring mechanism for alternately transferring the needle from one of the jaw elements to the other when the jaws are moved from the open to the closed position. The needle-transferring mechanism includes a first rotatable wheel connected to the first needle lock device, the first wheel having a first wheel inner portion rigidly connected to a first wheel outer portion and a second rotatable wheel connected to the second needle lock device, said second rotatable wheel comprising a second wheel inner portion rigidly connected to a second wheel outer portion.
US11806004B2
A tissue retractor having a spring loaded retractor blade that provides constant downward pressure on the spine to eliminate/reduce tissue from creeping underneath the tips of the blades during use, which decreases operation time and reduces patient risk.
US11805996B2
A container (1) for in vitro diagnostic has a lower receptacle (2) designed to contain a non-toxic liquid (LS), an upper receptacle (3) designed to contain a toxic liquid (LF), and a connecting sleeve (4), in a threaded coupling with the lower receptacle (2) and the upper receptacle (3) for butt joining them. The connecting sleeve (4) has a transversal septum (40) being provided with a plurality of passage openings (48) and vent openings (49). When the container (1) is completely closed, both the lower receptacle (2) and the upper receptacle (3) abut the transversal septum (40). If the upper receptacle (3) is partially unscrewed with respect to the transversal septum (40), the toxic liquid (LF) flows by gravity into the lower receptacle (2). A method for storing a sample of human or animal tissue by using the container (1) is also provided.
US11805991B2
The present disclosure provides systems that utilize a cheek retractor and/or a mobile device holder. The cheek retractor includes a first and a second lip holder to hold a cheek away from a mouth of a user to expose teeth of the user. A mobile device holder can receive a mobile device to capture images of the patient's teeth. These systems may be useful for case assessment and/or dental treatments.
US11805989B2
Provided is a technique for further reducing the scale of an endoscope system. An optical distribution connector according to the present disclosure discloses an optical distribution connector (additional connector) which includes an optical connector portion that is configured to be attachable to and detachable from a processor and realizes an optical connection with the processor, a plurality of medical device mounting portions, each of which is attachable to and detachable from a medical device, and at least one optical element that distributes light emitted from a light source included in the processor in each direction of the plurality of medical device mounting portions. In this optical distribution connector, at least one optical element has a spectral distribution wavelength characteristic defined by the light transmittance and the light reflectance for each of the plurality of wavelength bands of light (see FIG. 5).
US11805980B2
An imaging apparatus for endoscope includes: a coupler configured to hold an endoscope for capturing an image of a subject, and emit the image of the subject; an imaging apparatus main body connected to the coupler so as to be relatively rotatable with respect to the coupler around an optical axis of the endoscope, the imaging apparatus main body being configured to capture the image of the subject emitted from the endoscope; and a posture keeping member configured to maintain a posture of the imaging apparatus main body with respect to the optical axis of the endoscope by generating a desired physical quantity between the coupler and the imaging apparatus main body.
US11805977B2
An endoscope system includes a processor configured to generate a clock at predetermined timing, a light source apparatus configured to irradiate white light and excitation light in a time division manner in synchronization with the clock, and an endoscope configured to perform image pickup based on irradiation timing of the light source apparatus. The processor generates a first white light image at a first clock, generates a first fluorescent image at a second clock, generates a second white light image at a third clock, and generates a third white light image at a fourth clock and superimposes the second white light image and the first fluorescent image at the fourth clock and superimposes the third white light image and the first fluorescent image at a fifth clock.
US11805968B2
Apparatus, systems, and methods for cleaning an endoscope during a procedure, are disclosed. One method comprises utilizing a trocar comprising a main body defining a cavity for receiving an endoscope, a wash orifice disposed in the main body and configured allow a flow of wash solution into the cavity, and a gas orifice disposed between the distal end of the main body and the wash orifice, the gas orifice configured allow a flow of gas into the cavity, the method comprising: washing the endoscope; drying the endoscope; and managing residual fluids on the endoscope or in the cavity, or both.
US11805963B2
A dish washing machine including a housing having an interior wash space for washing dishes. The housing has a liquid inlet for adding a liquid to the dish washing machine. At least one rotating spray nozzle sprays the liquid onto dishes positioned within the interior wash space. The machine further includes a heating tank for heating the liquid which is supplied to the at least one rotating spray nozzle for spraying onto the dishes in the interior wash space. Two heat exchange systems are within the housing. The two heat exchange systems transfer heat from the liquid heated by the heating tank to the liquid added to the dish washing machine from the liquid inlet. A first one of the two heat exchange systems passes heat from water in the wash tank or the interior wash space to water in the first one of the two heat exchange systems.
US11805957B2
There is disclosed a floor cleaning apparatus. The apparatus has a cleaning head portion for engaging a floor surface during cleaning, an upstanding portion for maneuvering movement of said cleaning head portion, a liquid delivery assembly, a handle portion extending from said upstanding portion and a sealed liquid storage container. The cleaning head portion includes a first nozzle and a second nozzle arranged on lateral opposite ends for forward discharging of cleaning detergent therefrom. The liquid delivery assembly is configured to prevent, or at least minimize, undesirable leaking from the nozzles regardless of the orientation of the apparatus or the assembly.
US11805952B2
A cleaner is provided. The cleaner includes a body, a first rotating plate, a second rotating plate, a first mop, a second mop, a support wheel, and an auxiliary wheel. The lowest parts of the first rotating plate and the second rotating plate are higher than a virtual reference line connecting the lowest part of the support wheel to the lowest part of the auxiliary wheel, and the lowest parts of the first mop and the second mop are lower than the reference line. The cleaner can prevent the first rotating plate, the second rotating plate, and the floor from being damaged while mopping of the floor is performed by the first mop and the second mop.
US11805951B2
Exemplary embodiments of energy efficient foam pumps and dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary foam dispenser included a housing, a reservoir for holding a foamable liquid, a motor, a motor shaft, and a turbine air pump. The turbine air pump is connected to the motor shaft. A cam is also attached to the motor shaft and is used for driving a liquid pump. Liquid from the liquid pump and air from the turbine air pump are mixed in a mixing chamber and dispensed through an outlet nozzle. The touch-free foam dispenser further includes a sensor for sensing an object, circuitry for receiving a signal from the sensor indicative of an object being present and circuitry for energizing the motor to dispense fluid in the form of a foam.
US11805949B2
A toilet device includes an electric opening/closing unit configured to open and close at least one of a toilet seat or a toilet lid. The electric opening/closing unit includes a case, a motor, an output shaft, a transmission mechanism and a spring. The output shaft outputs a rotation of the motor to one of the toilet seat or the toilet lid. The transmission mechanism transmits the rotation of the motor to the output shaft. The spring is connected to the transmission mechanism and the output shaft. The spring urges the output shaft in a rotational direction of the output shaft. The transmission mechanism includes an engaging part engaging the spring. The engaging part engages an end part of the spring at the transmission mechanism side and restricts the end part from moving in a circumferential direction of the spring and from moving in a radial direction of the spring.
US11805947B2
A spatula includes a shovel portion, a reinforcing piece, a shovel handle and a coating layer. The reinforcing piece is provided on the shovel portion. The shovel handle has a connecting end connected to the reinforcing piece. The coating layer coats the shovel portion and the reinforcing piece and extends to the connecting end. The spatula has the advantages of smaller thickness, good structural strength and smaller weight.
US11805943B2
A grilling appliance with a grilling surface for placing food to be cooked, with a heat source located below the grilling surface for heating a food item on the grilling surface and with a second heat source located above the grilling surface. The second heat source is adjustable in such a way that it can be used to heat a food item located on the grilling surface from the side and/or from above, depending on the position of the second heat source, in that the second heat source is retained on a rear wall of the grilling appliance that extends beyond the top of the grilling surface so as to be translationally height-adjustable, and in that the second heat source can be pivoted about a pivot axis, in order to adjust the direction of the desired heat radiation downward between a position for releasing heat in a horizontal direction and a position for releasing heat in a vertical direction.
US11805942B1
Method and apparatus for a portable outdoor cooker designed for use with multiple sources of fuel, including charcoal briquettes, wood, and gas/propane. The cooker is designed with an upright standing enclosure being generally rectangular shaped mounted on ground contacting wheels. The cooker is designed to be totally enclosed being a walled structure having front upper and lower doors which can be opened independently. The cooker includes a plurality of shelves so that various types of food items can be cooked simultaneously on the cooker and includes an electrical rotisserie unit mounted near the top of the interior of the cooker. A plurality of handles are provided on the walled enclosure of the cooker.
US11805940B2
A food processor for preparing a food includes a food preparation space with one or more devices for preparing the food in the food preparation space. The food processor also includes at least one interface for connecting the food processor to another household appliance and a user interface unit for providing user interfaces. The food processor includes a control unit for providing control programs and a communication unit for providing communication channels.
US11805939B2
A method for controlling a cooking device includes the following steps: recording an image of food; implementing a recognition of the recorded image of the food to determine the likelihood that the food corresponds to known foods. If a probability value exceeds a default threshold value, a cooking program associated with the known food is selected and specified to the cooking device. The probability value for the recorded image and the associated food is increased in response to a user subsequently starting the selected cooking program, and reduced in response to the user discarding the selected cooking program. A cooking device includes a primary control unit for controlling the cooking functions; a network interface with a second control unit, and a camera for recording images of the cooking space. The second control unit processes recorded images independently of the primary control unit and transmits them over the network interface.
US11805937B2
The present invention relates to a heating cooker using a ceramic heating element and a manufacturing method thereof, the method comprising: a cooker body preparation step; a heating element material preparation step of preparing any one or more selected from among mill scale, steelmaking slag and magnetite (Fe3O4); an inorganic binder preparation step of preparing, as an inorganic binder, a colloidal silica sol having a colloidal silica content of 8 to 30 wt %; a mixing step of mixing 20 to 40 parts by weight of the colloidal silica sol as the inorganic binder with 100 parts by weight of the heating element material, thereby making a heating material paste; an application step of applying the heating element paste to the bottom of the cooker body; and a drying and curing step of drying and curing the heating element paste, thereby forming a solid heating element.
US11805936B2
A mobile liquid tank is disclosed that includes an insulated tank body and two heating elements. Also disclosed is a liquid heating system comprising the mobile liquid tank, as well as methods of heating a liquid using the mobile liquid tank.
US11805935B2
The present invention relates to a dispensing device (10) for dispensing a food product from a exchangeable multi-dose container (1), the device comprising a support (9) for removably supporting the container (1), a sealable dosing chamber (4) for receiving, dosing and holding a dose of food product dispensed from the container (1), oxygen reducing means (5) designed for reducing oxygen level in the dosing chamber (4), characterized in that the device further comprises at least one piston (7) arranged to move relatively to the support (9) of the device, and configured to at least partially enclose the dosing chamber (4) in an initial sealingly engaged position of the piston with the support (9), the piston (7) being designed for selectively opening the container (1) by moving relatively to the support (8) and for enabling the dosing chamber (4) to be charged with the dose of food product in an extended and sealingly disengaged position of the piston (7) relative to the support (9).
US11805922B1
A baby care device is disclosed, which comprises a base and a seat holder, wherein the base is connected to a base cover, a plane arc motion mechanism is arranged between the base cover and the base, and an output end of the plane arc motion mechanism is connected to a vertical lifting motion mechanism; a bottom end of the seat holder is connected to an output end of the vertical lifting motion mechanism, and a top end of the seat holder penetrates through the base cover to be connected to a rocking chair frame device; and the plane arc motion mechanism and the vertical lifting motion mechanism work to drive the rocking chair frame device to make three-dimensional combined movements.
US11805921B2
An adjustable child carrier includes waist belt, a main body, shoulder straps, side attachment tabs, and thigh supports. The side attachment tabs provide lower attachment points for the shoulder straps. The thigh supports cooperate with a seat center portion to form an adjustable bucket seat configurable in a plurality of bucket seat configurations adapted to ergonomically support a child in a corresponding size range in a spread squat position. The upper end portions of the thigh supports can be selectively coupled to the side attachment tabs at multiple mid-section width setting locations and the lower end portions of the thigh supports can be selectively coupled to the waist belt at multiple base width setting locations. The thigh supports are adjustable to set a mid-section width of the adjustable child carrier and a base width of the adjustable bucket seat.
US11805918B2
A yoga or exercise stool may have a seat portion and a base portion; the base portion having window slot(s) formed in a front side, a rear side, or both; a handle slot formed at least in one side, such as the front side, at or near the top; horizontal gripping slot(s) formed in the left side, the right side, or both, at or near the top; and vertical gripping slot(s) formed in the left side, the right side, or both, at or near the bottom; advantageously four such slots being formed near the bottom corners of the left and right sides. A yoga stool also may have a base portion, and a seat portion on top of the base portion, wherein the seat portion has an internal firm support member such as a solid slat, and preferably softer material such as foam rubber surrounding the support member, at least on the left and right sides. The yoga stool may include opposed side elements joined by a rear element and front element with a removable top element that may be U-Shaped to allow for additional poses or exercises.
US11805912B2
A foldable camping chair, including a foldable supporting frame which includes a connecting unit arranged between two front supporting blocks, a rear supporting block and the two front supporting blocks defining a triangular shape, two side connecting rods, and two front connecting rods; two recessed grooves are formed on a front side of the rear supporting block; two ends of each side connecting rod are movably articulated with a corresponding recessed groove and fixedly plugged in a corresponding front supporting block respectively; two ends of each front connecting rod is movably articulated with an end of the connecting unit and a front supporting block respectively; lower and upper ends of each front supporting block are plugged with a front supporting leg and a front supporting rod respectively; lower and upper ends of the rear supporting block are plugged with a rear supporting leg and a rear supporting rod respectively.
US11805901B2
An appliance storage assembly includes a storage feature that includes a base and a plurality of walls that extend from the base. The base and the plurality of walls define a storage cavity. A rail assembly includes a rail and a rail slide. The rail slide is coupled to the storage feature and enables the storage feature to move along a length of the rail. A divider includes an upper retaining member and a lower retaining member spaced-apart from one another by at least one connecting member. The upper retaining member defines upper grooves and the lower retaining member defines corresponding lower grooves. A magnet is coupled to the lower retaining member and selectively engages the base of the storage feature.
US11805897B1
A combined type shelf includes double-rod frames, connecting assemblies, double-rod frames and storage-layer connector structures. The double-rod frame includes vertical post assemblies and horizontal rods, and the vertical post assembly includes a first straight upright rod and a second straight upright rod parallel to each other to provide a gap for receiving therebetween ends of the plurality of horizontal rods. The connecting assembly includes a main body, a back portion, a horizontal-rod engaging groove, a vertical-rod engaging groove and a first connecting-piece engaging cavity. The storage layer is disposed between the double-rod frames. The storage-layer connector structure, disposed to the storage layer, includes an inserting piece to be plugged into the first connecting-piece engaging cavity to connect each of the storage-layer connector structures to the connecting assembly to assemble the storage layer to the double-rod frame.
US11805895B2
A portable workstation apparatus includes: a pair of collapsible legs; and a work portion that is attached in a removable manner to the pair of collapsible lags via a pair of brackets. Each leg of the pair of collapsible legs includes: a frame; an extension connected to a first end of the frame; a lower post housed within a sleeve; an upper post; a hinge connecting the lower post and the upper post; a first brace connecting the extension to the sleeve; and a plurality of holes on an exterior face of the lower post or the upper post. Each leg is configured to collapse by folding the upper post towards the lower post via the hinge and rotating the extension toward the lower post.
US11805892B2
Convertible chairs that can be converted to and from an open chair configuration to a box or table configuration for storage and protection of the interior portions is provided. The convertible chairs can have include one or more of a sunshade, adjustable foot rest, legs, wheels, and can in some embodiments be a reclining chair. In some aspects, a cover portion can be used to cover a portion of the interior portions of the chair when the convertible chair is in a box configuration, and be folded and retracted into a pocket of the convertible chair when in an open chair configuration.
US11805883B1
A hand-held device includes a handle and a housing operatively connected to the handle. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion. A cartridge is inside the second portion of the housing. The cartridge is adapted to contain a bio-safe lubricant. An applicator head having a smooth surface is attached to the first portion of the housing. A nozzle is operatively connected to the cartridge and extends through the applicator head. The nozzle discharges the lubricant out from the applicator head. A rod is in the cartridge. A plate is connected to the rod and positioned in the cartridge. A first motor is in the first portion and drives motion of the applicator head. A second motor is operatively connected to the rod. The second motor drives motion of the rod in the cartridge. The rod drives motion of the plate in the cartridge.
US11805880B2
Systems and devices for the safe storage and transport of hair styling equipment is provided via a hair tool case. The hair tool case protects hair tools, and their power cords, from damage during storage and stowing. The hair tool case has a plurality of sleeves to that are configured to hold styling tools, along with a plurality of straps to affix the tools in place within the sleeves. The hair tool case can further have a series of cable clips, to clip the power cords in place, and a plurality of hooks to hold the power tools. A flap can be provided to cover the power cords, and the case is configured to have the flaps envelop the cables, and have the sleeves fold onto the flaps to provide protection to all of the styling tools.
US11805873B1
Systems involve implementations such as a stand system for a portable electronic device including a base assembly including a lower assembly, a fastener, an upper assembly being coupled with the lower assembly via at least in part the fastener, and a cover assembly including a cover member, coupled with the upper assembly, the cover member being having closed and open positions to block and allow access to the fastener, respectively. Other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
US11805870B2
An article of luggage comprises: a body in the form of a first moulded concave shell having an interior defining a body containment volume accessible through a body opening; and a lid in the form of a second moulded concave shell having an interior defining a lid containment volume accessible through a lid opening. The article of luggage further comprises a primary zip fastening comprising first and second zip tapes mutually connectable and disconnectable via a zip fastening slider, wherein the first zip tape is stitched to the lid around a perimeter of the lid opening and the second zip tape is stitched to the body around a perimeter of the body opening. The article of luggage further comprises: a hinge between the body and the lid to enable movement of the lid relative to the body between: an open position in which the body and lid containment volumes are accessible through the body and lid openings; and a closed position in which the body and the lid openings cooperate to enable fastening of the first zip tape to the second zip tape whereby the body and lid containment portions are enclosed. The article of luggage further comprises: a fabric panel mounted on an exterior of the lid and stitched to the first zip tape, the fabric panel comprising a pocket having a pocket opening. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing an article of luggage.
US11805868B2
A ring design insert, comprising a ring further comprising an inner surface and an outer surface; a mounting section on the inner surface of the ring; and a design insert configured to fit within the mounting section. The design insert is secured within the mounting section on the inner surface of the ring shank. The design insert further comprises a combination of letters, numbers, and/or symbols. A method for installing a design insert on a ring comprising the steps placing at least one design insert on an inner surface of a ring, wherein the design insert is configured to fit within a mounting section on the inner surface of the ring; and securing the at least one design insert within the mounting section.
US11805864B1
The present invention proposes a lower stop device of an anti-pinch zipper and an assembly structure thereof, which includes a lower stop block and a movable pin for combining two chain fabrics of the anti-pinch zipper. The lower stop block and the movable pin are respectively formed at the lower ends of the two chain fabrics by injection molding. The lower stop block and the movable insert respectively have a groove structure for stabilizing the folded chain tooth belt of the chain fabric, and a support structure for sandwiching the front and back sides of the chain fabric. In this way, the purpose of stabilizing the anti-pinch zipper chain fabric structure and resisting lateral tension can be achieved.
US11805862B2
A button assembly that includes a button and a removable screw is provided. A method of attaching a button to a garment is provided. The method includes a step of placing a portion of the garment between the button and a removable screw, a step of penetrating the portion of the garment with the removable screw such that the removable screw is engaged with the garment, and a step of engaging the removable screw with the button.
US11805858B2
An adjustable clog with a unique strap system is described. The sole assembly for the clog has an interior sole wing situated near a heel of the sole assembly, and an exterior sole wing on an opposite side of the sole assembly from the interior sole wing, near the heel of the sole assembly, wherein the interior sole wing and the exterior sole wing consist of webbing strap and rubber that extend above the sole assembly. The clog also includes an upper, where the upper is affixed to the sole assembly. A wing hook strap is affixed to the interior sole wing on the first end of the wing hook strap and to the paracord loop on a second end of the wing hook strap, wherein the wing hook strap includes a first G-hook that hooks into one of the first plurality of hook pockets. A heel strap connected to the interior sole wing on the first end of the heel strap and the exterior sole wing on a second end of the heel strap through the mechanical ring, said heel strap includes a second G-hook that hooks into one of the second plurality of hook pockets.
US11805849B2
A single-pull tightened snowshoe binding is provided, the binding comprising: a sole plate configured to be hingedly interconnected to a snowshoe; a toe cap interconnected with the sole plate with a first anterior strap and a second anterior strap, wherein the anterior straps are configured to wrap around the lateral aspects of a toe box of a shoe inserted within the snowshoe binding, and wherein the toe cap is configured to interface with a top aspect of the shoe; a first lateral strap extending outward from the sole plate, wherein the first lateral strap is configured to wrap upward along a lateral aspect of the shoe and extend toward a posterior aspect of the shoe; a second lateral strap extending outward from the sole plate, wherein the second lateral strap is configured to wrap upward along a lateral aspect of a shoe and extend toward the posterior aspect of the snowshoe binding; a first tightening strap having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first tightening strap interconnected to a posterior aspect of the toe cap, the first tightening strap slideably interconnected with the distal end of the first lateral strap, wherein the second end of the first tightening strap is configured to span around the posterior aspect of the shoe; a second tightening strap having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second tightening strap interconnected to a posterior aspect of the toe cap, the second tightening strap slideably interconnected with the distal end of the second lateral strap, wherein the second end of the second tightening strap is configured to span around the posterior aspect of the shoe; the second ends of the first and second tightening straps interconnected by a strap tightening mechanism; wherein tightening of the first and second tightening straps simultaneously retracts the toe cap toward the sole plate, retracts the first and second lateral straps upward along a lateral aspect of a shoe inserted in the binding, and biases the shoe toward the toe cap.
US11805842B2
Presented are footwear sole structures with split midsole designs having peripheral walls for lateral stability, footwear fabricated with such sole structures, and methods for making/using such footwear and/or sole structures. A sole structure for an article of footwear includes mating first and second midsole sections each having a respective midsole sidewall that extends between and adjoins respective upper and lower midsole surfaces. The first midsole section's lower surface has a first waveform geometry, such as an anteroposterior-undulating curviform wave, and the second midsole section's upper surface has a complementary, mirrored waveform geometry that seats therein and intermeshes with the first waveform geometry. The second midsole section includes one or more peripheral walls that extend upward from the second sidewall; inboard surfaces of the peripheral wall(s) abut outboard surfaces the first sidewall. An outsole, which defines the footwear's ground-contacting surface, is attached to the lower surface of the second midsole section.
US11805835B2
The present invention provides a hat which can prevent a golfer's head-up occurring in an actual swing during swing practice or a golf round, and can prevent surroundings causing a hindrance to the swing from coming into the golfer's view so as to enable the golfer to stably swing, so that the golfer can accurately hit a golf ball and increase a driving distance, and can have an excellent shot feeling. The present invention comprises: a holding hole formed in a brim protruding forward from and connected to the cap of a hat; and a gaze-holding member which is fitted in the holding hole, so as to allow the direction of a user's gaze to coincide with a ball and thus enable the user to perform a follow-through action while gazing at the ball until the moment of impact.
US11805832B2
An expandable semirigid cummerbund for removable attaching to an object, such as tactical or outdoor equipment, to be carried in a manner that secures the object to a wearer's waist, the cummerbund comprising two segments wherein each segment comprises: an attachment member having a first side panel and an opposite second side panel that is connected to the first side panel to define a pocket between said side panels with an open end and an opposite closed end; a semirigid belt portion with an end slidably received within the pocket; an elastic member connecting the enclosed end of the belt to the closed end of the pocket and that expands in response to a pulling force on the belt portion to permit partial extraction of the end of the belt portion from the pocket, and to contract on withdrawal of the pulling force to pull the end back into the pocket; and a first connector on an outward facing surface of the first side panel operable to removably connect the attachment member to the object.
US11805830B2
Gloves comprising a polymeric coating or layer, optionally including a fabric liner, and at least one reinforcement, disposed on a part(s) of the polymeric coating or layer and/or ac part(s) of the fabric liner, and methods of making the gloves are disclosed.
US11805825B2
A fan device that can be attached to a garment body includes a fan, a drive, an operation interface, and a controller. The drive rotates the fan. The operation interface is for a user to switch drive status of the drive. The controller switches the drive status of the drive based on operation on the operation interface by the user. The operation interface includes a first switch and a second switch. The first switch is for switching an air volume of the fan between air volumes of multiple modes. The second switch is for switching a mode to a first mode in which the air volume of the fan is a first air volume which is larger than air volumes that are switched by the first switch.
US11805808B1
A rechargeable battery-operated ignition smoking bong including a replaceable nichrome wire within an indentation on an inner perimeter of a bowl of the bong body, a fuel reservoir directly below and adjacent the interior cavity of the bowl, an ignition switch on a stem of a bong body to selectively activate one of the nichrome wire and an amount of fuel within the fuel reservoir to combust an ignitable smoking substance, such as tobacco, contained within the bowl, and a filter disposed between the stem and the bowl. The present device permits one-handed ignition to combust the smoking substance. The rechargeable battery-operated ignition smoking bong also includes a micro USB outlet and wireless charging receptacles to permit the bong to recharge without the hassle of changing batteries.
US11805806B2
A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette.
US11805803B2
A flavor-containing sheet for a smoking article, the sheet comprising a thickening polysaccharide, a flavor, an emulsifier, and a filler.
US11805799B2
The present disclosure relates to a composition for preventing, relieving or treating climacteric symptoms, the composition comprising lactic acid bacteria and prebiotic composition. The lactic acid bacteria of the present disclosure have β-glucosidase activity and a very excellent ability to convert isoflavones into equol compounds, and thus may exhibit estrogenic activity through synergism with the gut microbiota. Therefore, the lactic acid bacteria of the present disclosure may be effectively used for the prevention, relief or treatment of women's climacteric or menopausal symptoms.
US11805797B2
Various embodiments of the present technology provide compositions and methods for a sweetener composition comprising stevia leaf extract, stevia glycosides, and/or Luo Han Guo fruit extract. The sweetener composition provides enhanced taste and/or flavor properties as compared to other non-caloric or low-caloric sweeteners. The sweetener composition has a reduced aftertaste relative to stevia leaf extract and/or purified steviol glycoside. The sweetener composition may be formulated into any edible sweetened substances.
US11805793B2
Feed additive compositions for ruminants containing (A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated vegetable oil and hydrogenated animal oil each having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C.; (B) not less than 0.05 wt % and not more than 6 wt % of lecithin; (C) not less than 30 wt % and less than 65 wt % of a biologically active substance; (D) not less than 0.01 wt % and less than 0.8 wt % of a natural vegetable oil; and not less than 0.1 wt % and less than 6 wt % of water exhibit high protection in the rumen and are also superior in dissolution in the lower gastrointestinal tract.
US11805787B2
The present invention relates to agricultural marc, and food compositions incorporating such agricultural marc to improve the texture, flavor, aroma, mouthfeel, nutritional content, or shelf life of the food composition. In one example, the agricultural marc may be obtained from Chardonnay grapes, which when incorporated into chocolate can give the resulting composition an altered flavor and/or aromatic profile.
US11805783B2
A growth-promoting bacterial agent capable of improving content of soybean oil, preparation method, and use thereof are provided. The growth-promoting bacterial agent is fermented by a DW1 strain, the classification name of the DW1 strain is Bacillus sp., the DW1 strain is deposited in the China Center for Type Culture Collection on Jul. 16, 2021, and the deposit number is CCTCC NO: M 2021889. The growth-promoting bacterial agent of the present disclosure has the ability to dissolve insoluble phosphorus and insoluble potassium and can increase content of readily available phosphorus and readily available potassium in the soil, which has an obvious promoting effect on the growth of soybean and improves soybean yield. The growth-promoting bacterial agent of the present disclosure promotes bacteria and can significantly improve the content of soybean oil. At the same time, it has an affinity of soybean agglutinin and can agglutinate with the soybean agglutinin.
US11805777B2
The invention provides nucleic acids, polypeptides, transgenic plants, compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity (e.g., insecticidal activity) to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds. Nucleic acids encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, including plants, to express the insecticidal proteins. The recombinant organisms and compositions containing the recombinant organisms or insecticidal proteins can be used to control a pest (e.g., an insect).
US11805775B2
A perfusion bioreactor and a perfusion device. Each perfusion device has a mesh structure, and an encapsulated organ tissue (EOT) disposed in the mesh structure. The EOT has a body with a thickness defined between a first surface of the body and a second surface of the body. The body has at least one channel extending into the body from one of the first and second surfaces to receive a fluid therein. The at least one channel has a diameter selected to diffuse solutes out of the fluid and into the body. The perfusion devices are arranged one adjacent to another and spaced apart from each other along the length of the bioreactor to receive fluid, and to perfuse the fluid to the EOT of each perfusion device and to the at least one channel therein. A method of processing blood plasma and an artificial liver system are also disclosed.
US11805773B1
A nanocomposite including a water-soluble nano-polymer and mesoporous silica nanoparticles encapsulated with an azole derivative can be used an antifungal agent against a wide range of phytopathogenic fungi. The azole derivative has the following structural formula wherein R is selected from the group consisting of OMe and H; wherein R1 is OMe; and wherein R2 is selected from the group consisting of H and Cl.
US11805767B2
A fishing device is disclosed including a fishing rod and a line guide connected to the fishing rod. A moveable or pivoting lever may be disposed adjacent to the line guide. A fishing line braking surface may disposed adjacent to the lever. The lever may be used to press the fishing line against the braking surface to slow or stop it from passing through the line guide. A finger control at the rod handle may be used to move the lever into a braking position.
US11805765B1
Embodiments of the present invention are related to a centrifugal pump system including a cylinder with a cylinder bottom having a lower chamber, a cylinder body including a plurality of longitudinal channels, and a cylinder top with a plurality of spouts. The centrifugal pump system also has an annulus including a circular channel with an outlet. The centrifugal pump system is structured to transport fluid from below the cylinder bottom, through the cylinder lower chamber, through the plurality of longitudinal channels and the cylinder spouts before exiting the annulus outlet.
US11805752B2
A pet crate having a top, a bottom, and a cage between the top and bottom. The cage can be engaged to and disengaged from each of the top and bottom. When engaged to the top and bottom, or when disengaged from either one or both of the top and bottom, the cage is endless and can safely hold a pet therein. When disengaged from the top and bottom, the cage is foldable into a closed, endless and flat configuration such that the cage can be stored between the top and bottom such that the crate as a whole in such stored configuration is generally flat. When disengaged from the top and bottom, the cage is foldable out into a fence configuration by disconnecting two ends of the cage.
US11805751B1
An inflatable crate assembly includes a base panel, a rear panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a top panel, where: the base panel, the rear panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the top panel are all formed from a single piece of drop stitch material; an inner wall of the drop stitch material forms at least a portion of an interior surface of the inflatable crate assembly; and an outer wall of the drop stitch material forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the inflatable crate assembly; and the inflatable crate also includes a drop stitch corner formed between each of the rear panel and the base panel, the first side panel and the base panel, the top panel and the first side panel, and the second side panel and the top panel.
US11805750B2
An elongated vent includes a first piece and a second piece. The first piece has a first upper portion, a first middle portion and a first lower portion. The second piece is a mirror image of the first piece, the second piece having a second upper portion, a second middle portion and a second lower portion. The first and second pieces are joined together at their respective first and second middle portions, wherein each of the first and second middle portions includes a plurality of apertures therethrough, to form a perforated panel. The first and second upper portions form a first channel; the first and second lower portions form a second channel.
US11805748B2
The present invention relates to a Solanum lycopersicum seed designated 72-MP0026 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Solanum lycopersicum plant produced by growing the 72-MP0026 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the tomato cultivar, represented by tomato variety 72-MP0026 RZ.
US11805738B2
A terminal attachment for use with an excavator jointed arm. The terminal attachment supports a sod roll on a shaft connected to the end of an excavator jointed arm. Embodiments allow the sod roll to be unrolled by moving the jointed arm or by moving the excavator. The terminal attachment allows sod rolls to be unrolled on an incline.
US11805726B1
A method and system for fostering controlled growth of a turfgrass in a target area, includes: providing an autobot capable of automatically applying a UVC light treatment to the target grass area, wherein the target grass area comprises C4 turfgrass. The method and system includes coupling a UVC light subsystem to the autobot such that the UVC light subsystem is suspended above the C4 turfgrass within the target grass within a first predetermined range. Next, UVC light is generated by the UVC light subsystem with a wavelength within a second predetermined range. Subsequently, the UVC light is emitted from the UVC light subsystem to the C4 turfgrass at an intensity within a third predetermined range. And the UVC light is moved across the C4 turfgrass within the target grass area using the autobot at night at a speed within a fourth predetermined range.
US11805724B2
A planter comprises an automated planting unit for planting plots of seeds in a field. The planting unit includes a first seed storage unit configured to provide seeds to the planting unit and a second seed storage unit configured to provide seeds to the planting unit. The planting unit also includes a seed meter configured to plant seeds from the first seed storage unit and the second seed storage unit in a field, and a diverter unit coupled to the first and second seed storage units and to the seed meter. The diverter, then, is configured to selectively direct seeds from either the first seed storage unit or the second seed storage unit to the seed meter, whereby the seeds from the first and second seed storage units may be planted separately or together (e.g., for mixed planting, etc.).
US11805723B2
A working device to be connected to a traveling vehicle having a prime mover, the working device being configured to perform an agricultural work, includes a working portion to rotate to perform an agricultural work, an electric motor to be driven by electric power, a power transmission mechanism to which power generated by the electric motor is inputted, configured to transmit the power to the working portion; and a regeneration resistor to consume a regenerative power generated in the electric motor, the regeneration resistor being arranged at a position to be cooled by wind generated by rotation of the working portion.
US11805719B2
An agricultural machine includes a frame having a tongue hitch for attachment to a towing vehicle, the tongue hitch being oriented along a longitudinal axis inline with the direction of travel. The agricultural machine has an axle mounted to the frame and an arm mounted to the axle. A front spindle is mounted at the front end of the arm with a front tire mounted to the front spindle and a rear spindle is mounted at the rear end of the arm with a rear tire mounted to the rear spindle. The tires are positioned on a same side of the swing arm. The front tire has a different diameter than a diameter of the rear tire.
US11805717B2
A self-propelled machine for agriculture forms an agricultural gantry system. The machine has a support structure for receiving attachment devices, at least one drive unit with a control module, a support structure forming an agricultural gantry system and a plurality of ground supports for moving the support structure. The agricultural gantry system is convertible from a road orientation defining a driving width (FB) to a working orientation having a substantially larger working width (AB).
US11805716B2
A tilling apparatus and a method of tilling soils which includes the use of a rotational shaft having a number of cutter assemblies located at spaced apart locations on the shaft in which each cutter assembly has a multitude of blades which rotate as the rotary shaft rotates to form a plurality of spaced apart trenches having the same spacing as the spacing of the cutters, and a width caused by the width of the blades. As the blades dig the trench, the soil contacted by the blades is granulated and is tossed about by the spinning blades so that some soil falls back into the trench and some falls along the periphery of the trench to form rows of aerated granules which promote enhanced growth of plants or seeds in the trench and along the edge of the trench to improve the yield of pasture having the trenches. Various attachments can be provided on the tilling apparatus, either in front of or towards the rear of the spinning blades for different purposes, such as rippers, seeders, levellers, or similar. The advantage of the tilling apparatus is that the soil is formed into granules which are used to form an aerated array of soil granules having enhanced growing properties for plants.
US11812674B2
In an embodiment, a method includes: growing a phase change material on a platform configured for a semiconductor workpiece process; setting the phase change material to an amorphous state; performing the semiconductor workpiece process within a semiconductor processing chamber; and measuring resistance across two points along the phase change material.
US11812671B2
Systems and techniques facilitating antenna-based thermal annealing of qubits are provided. In one example, a radio frequency emitter, transmitter, and/or antenna can be positioned above a superconducting qubit chip having a Josephson junction coupled to a set of one or more capacitor pads. The radio frequency emitter, transmitter, and/or antenna can emit an electromagnetic signal onto the set of one or more capacitor pads. The capacitor pads can function as receiving antennas and therefore receive the electromagnetic signal. Upon receipt of the electromagnetic signal, an alternating current and/or voltage can be induced in the capacitor pads, which current and/or voltage thereby heat the pads and the Josephson junction. The heating of the Josephson junction can change its physical properties, thereby annealing the Josephson junction. In another example, the emitter can direct the electromagnetic signal to avoid unwanted annealing of neighboring qubits on the superconducting qubit chip.
US11812664B2
In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a piezomicroelectromechanical system (piezoMEMS) device that includes a second piezoelectric layer arranged over the first electrode layer. A second electrode layer is arranged over the second piezoelectric layer. A first contact is arranged over and extends through the second electrode layer and the second piezoelectric layer to contact the first electrode layer. A dielectric liner layer is arranged directly between the first contact and inner sidewalls of the second electrode layer and the second piezoelectric layer. A second contact is arranged over and electrically coupled to the second electrode layer, wherein the second contact is electrically isolated from the first contact.
US11812660B2
An organic compound, an electroluminescent material and its application are provided in the present disclosure. The organic compound includes a structure: X is selected from O, S, N—RN1, and CRC1RC2; Y is selected from O, S, N—RN2, CRC3RC4, O═S═O, SiRS1RS2, O═P—Ar1, and S═P—Ar2, RN1, RN2, RC1, RC2, RC3, RC4, RS1, and RS2 are each independently selected from C1˜C20 linear or branched alkyl, C6˜C40 aryl, and C3˜C40 heteroaryl; Ar1 and Ar2 are each independently selected from C6˜C40 aryl and C3˜C40 heteroaryl; L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5 are each independently selected from a single bond, C6˜C40 arylene, and C3˜C40 heteroarylene; R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are each independently selected from deuterium, C1˜C20 linear or branched alkyl, C1˜C20 alkoxy, C1˜C20 alkylthio, C3˜C20 cycloalkyl, C6˜C40 aryl, C3˜C40 heteroaryl, and C6˜C40 arylamino; and n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, m1, m2, m3, m4, and m5 are integers each independently selected from 0-2.
US11812659B2
An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposite the first electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the emission layer includes a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1, thereby showing improved emission efficiency.
US11812651B2
A method for manufacturing a display device includes preparing a display panel that includes a first area, a bending area extending from the first area, and a second area extending from the bending area, attaching an anti-reflection layer to the display panel, removing a first removal section of a first releasing film disposed on the anti-reflection layer, the first removal section overlapping the second area of the display panel in a plan view, and providing a cover tape onto a first section of the anti-reflection layer that overlaps the second area of the display panel in a plan view.
US11812645B2
A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a substrate; a driving circuit layer, disposed on the substrate and including a reset signal line and a first power signal line; a light-emitting element layer, including organic light-emitting elements, wherein each organic light-emitting element includes a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode, and the light-emitting layer includes a first common layer, a light-emitting material layer and a second common layer; and a compensation capacitor, disposed between at least two adjacent organic light-emitting elements and including a first plate and a second plate insulated from each other, wherein the first plate is disposed on a side of the first common layer facing the substrate and in contact with the first common layer and electrically connected with the reset signal line, and the second plate is electrically connected with the first power signal line.
US11812639B2
An electroluminescent display device includes a substrate including a first pixel column and a second pixel column that respectively include first pixels and second pixels arranged in a first direction and respectively have a first width and a second width in a second direction, wherein the second pixel column is positioned in the second direction from the first pixel column, and the second width is greater than the first width; a light emitting diode in each first pixel and each second pixel and including a first electrode, a light emitting layer and a second electrode; a first bank positioned between adjacent first pixels and between adjacent second pixels and covering an edge of the first electrode; a second bank positioned between the first and second pixel columns; and a first partition wall across the second pixel column along the first direction and positioned on the first electrode.
US11812633B2
A display device and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device including: a substrate including a display area, an opening area positioned in the display area, and a peripheral area positioned between the opening area and the display area; a transistor positioned in the display area of the substrate; a first electrode connected to the transistor; a second electrode positioned on the first electrode; an inorganic pattern portion positioned in the peripheral area of the substrate; and an intermediate layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, and including at least one organic layer positioned on the inorganic pattern portion. The inorganic pattern portion includes a plurality of inorganic patterns spaced apart from each other.
US11812628B2
A display module includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a carrier panel on a rear surface of the display panel, and an adhesive layer disposed between the display panel and the carrier panel, where the adhesive layer is in contact with the carrier panel. Lateral surfaces of the adhesive layer are recessed from lateral surfaces of the carrier panel.
US11812626B2
Provided is a light-emitting element with high external quantum efficiency, or a light-emitting element with a long lifetime. The light-emitting element includes, between a pair of electrodes, a light-emitting layer including a guest material and a host material, in which an emission spectrum of the host material overlaps with an absorption spectrum of the guest material, and phosphorescence is emitted by conversion of an excitation energy of the host material into an excitation energy of the guest material. By using the overlap between the emission spectrum of the host material and the absorption spectrum of the guest material, the energy smoothly transfers from the host material to the guest material, so that the energy transfer efficiency of the light-emitting element is high. Accordingly, a light-emitting element with high external quantum efficiency can be achieved.
US11812625B2
A photoelectric converter includes a first electrode containing a transparent conductive material, a second electrode, and a multilayer body that is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, and that has a photoelectric conversion function. The multilayer body includes a first layer and a second layer positioned between the first layer and the second electrode. The first layer absorbs light in a first wavelength band of 360 nm or longer and transmits light in a second wavelength band, the second wavelength band including wavelengths longer than wavelengths included in the first wavelength band. The second layer absorbs the light in the second wavelength band. The multilayer body substantially does not have sensitivity for photoelectric conversion in the first wavelength band and has sensitivity for photoelectric conversion in the second wavelength band.
US11812614B2
In a semiconductor device, a stack of alternating gate layers and insulating layers is formed over a substrate. Channel structures are formed in an array region of the stack. A first staircase is formed at a first section of the stack. A second staircase is formed at a second section of the stack. The first staircase is positioned over the second staircase. The first staircase includes first group stair steps descending in a second direction parallel to the substrate and first division stair steps descending in a third direction and a fourth direction that are parallel to the substrate and perpendicular to the second direction. The third direction and the fourth direction are opposite to each other. The second staircase includes second group stair steps descending in the second direction and second division stair steps descending in the third direction and the fourth direction.
US11812609B2
A three-dimensional semiconductor device includes first and second extended regions disposed on a substrate spaced apart from each other, a memory block disposed on the substrate between the first and second extended regions, and first and second main separation structures disposed on the substrate spaced apart from each other. The first extended region, the memory block and the second extended region are disposed between the first and second main separation structures. The memory block includes data storage regions and word lines. The word lines extend from the memory block and pass through the first and second extended regions. A distance between the first and second main separation structures located on both sides of the first extended region is greater than a distance between the first and second main separation structures located on both sides of the memory block.
US11812599B2
Examples herein relate to a memory device comprising an eDRAM memory cell, the eDRAM memory cell can include a write circuit formed at least partially over a storage cell and a read circuit formed at least partially under the storage cell; a compute near memory device bonded to the memory device; a processor; and an interface from the memory device to the processor. In some examples, circuitry is included to provide an output of the memory device to emulate output read rate of an SRAM memory device comprises one or more of: a controller, a multiplexer, or a register. Bonding of a surface of the memory device can be made to a compute near memory device or other circuitry. In some examples, a layer with read circuitry can be bonded to a layer with storage cells. Any layers can be bonded together using techniques described herein.
US11812592B1
A modular liquid cooling block is described for cooling high current devices deployed in power flow control systems. The liquid cooling blocks may have separate shower heads which may be configured for direct impingement, indirect impingement, or parallel flow cooling configurations. Voltage isolation of liquid cooling blocks from an enclosure of the power flow control system and from associated equipment enables serial or parallel connected power flow control units to inject substantial reactive power that may be configurable into a power transmission line. Associated power flow control systems are monitored for temperature, flow rate and pressure gradient. Redundant pumps and fan radiators contribute to reliable operation. Automatic shutdown and alarm may be provided.
US11812585B2
A rack-mountable heat-exchanger for modular electronic systems is provided that include a heat exchanger including ambient air inlets and outlets forming an ambient airflow path in a first direction, and recirculating air inlets and outlets forming a recirculating airflow path in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction separated from the ambient airflow path; housing for an electronic device, the housing including internal air inlets and outlets forming an internal airflow path; a first duct configured to link the recirculating air outlet to the internal air inlet; a second duct configured to link the recirculating air inlet to the internal air outlet; and fan assemblies located one of the airflow path, configured to propel air through the heat exchanger in the respective airflow path.
US11812578B2
An enclosure for receiving a plurality of storage components is provided. The enclosure includes a deck, a top cover, a front panel, a stress distributing member, and a pair of component housings. The front panel is disposed between the deck and the top cover disposed over the deck. The stress distributing member traverses an entire width of the deck and is fastened to the deck and the top cover. A front section is defined between the front panel and the stress distributing member. The component housings are arranged in the front section. Each of the component housings has a front end facing outward the enclosure and a back end facing inward the enclosure. Each of the component housings is configured to receive at least a set of one or more of the storage components, and ends of the stress distributing member extend beyond the front ends of the component housings.
US11812567B2
A handle assembly may include a base, a handle rotably coupled to the base via a hinge, the handle comprising a lock integral to the handle and mechanically coupled to a remainder of the handle via a spring having a spring force that biases the lock in a locked position relative to the handle. The base may include a mechanical retention feature for receiving and mechanically retaining an information handling resource. The base may also include one or more features configured to, as the handle is translated into a closed position relative to the base, mechanically engage with the lock to overcome the spring force that biases the lock in a locked position and allows the lock to return to the locked position in order to maintain the handle in the closed position.
US11812550B2
Embedded cooling systems and methods of forming the same are disclosed. A system includes a PCB stack comprising a first major substrate opposite a second major substrate, a pre-preg layer disposed between the first and second major substrates, a power device stack embedded within the PCB stack and comprising a substrate, a power device coupled to the substrate of each power device stack, and a flat heat pipe having a first end embedded in the PCB stack and a second end extending outside the PCB stack, the power device stack being coupled to the flat heat pipe.
US11812548B2
A display module and its formation method are provided in the present disclosure. The display module includes a main flexible circuit board, including a first binding terminal, a second binding terminal, a first test point and a second test point, where the first test point is electrically connected to the first binding terminal, and the second test point is electrically connected to the second binding terminal; and further includes an auxiliary flexible circuit board, including a third binding terminal and a fourth binding terminal, where the third binding terminal is electrically connected to the fourth binding terminal, the first binding terminal is disposed corresponding to the third binding terminal, and the second binding terminal is disposed corresponding to the fourth binding terminal.
US11812547B2
A memory module including: a first printed circuit board; a first socket and a second socket; and a daisy chain pattern formed in a first region of the first printed circuit board and connected to the first socket and the second socket, wherein an electrical signal on the daisy chain pattern is transferred to a host device when the first socket and the second socket are connected to the host device.
US11812541B2
An electronic component package includes an electronic component storage container including a main body with recesses to store electronic components positioned along a longitudinal direction of the main body and including openings on one side in a height direction of the main body, a cover sheet to cover the openings of the recesses and removably attached to the main body, and a cover positioned such that the cover sheet is between the cover and the main body, and electronic components stored in the recesses of the electronic component storage container, the electronic component package has a volume filling rate of the electronic components in at least one of the recesses of about 50% or higher.
US11812540B1
The present disclosure is generally directed to a plasma sheet source and methods of using same. The plasma sheet source includes a cylindrical electrode having a conductive cylindrical core surrounded by a dielectric material, a plurality of channels configured to direct gas from a gas inlet to the electrode, and a plasma outlet positioned below the electrode. Gas is introduced to the plasma sheet source and directed toward the electrode, which when powered by pulsed direct current, produces plasma as the gas ionizes. The produced plasma is then directed out of the plasma outlet to a specimen for treatment of the specimen. Notably, the plasma exiting the plasma outlet is in the form of a plasma sheet that is at approximately room temperature.
US11812539B2
An exciter for a high frequency resonator. The exciter may include an exciter coil inner portion, extending along an exciter axis, an exciter coil loop, disposed at a distal end of the exciter coil inner portion. The exciter may also include a drive mechanism, including at least a rotation component to rotate the exciter coil loop around the exciter axis.
US11812536B2
A magnetic induction heating system is described. The heating system includes a receptacle and a substrate positioned within the receptacle. The substrate includes ferrous material and forms a cavity that can be filled with fluid, such as water or other liquid. An induction coil at least partially encompasses the substrate. A controller provides alternating current to the induction coil. The alternating current in the induction coil induces an electromagnetic field that creates heat in the substrate. The heat in the substrate heats the fluid. The heating system can further include valves on either end of the substrate that enable fluid to move between the cavity and a chamber that is formed by the receptacle.
US11812520B2
Methods and systems for providing network connectivity to a secure access service edge (SASE) domain
Methods and system for providing network connectivity are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for providing network connectivity involves receiving from a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) an access ID and an IP address at a SASE domain, wherein the access ID and the IP address correspond to a wireless device, generating an IP address-to-tenant mapping at the SASE domain by applying the access ID and the IP address to an access ID-to-tenant mapping, and forwarding traffic received at the SASE domain from the wireless device via the MNO according to the IP address-to-tenant mapping.
US11812512B2
Aspects relate to a relay device detecting a change in a protocol data unit (PDU) session configuration that the relay device has established for a user equipment (UE) that accesses a network via the relay device. Upon detecting this change, the relay device signals an indication of the change to the UE. Aspects also relate to UE that is connected to a relay device and that reselects an interworking function (e.g., a non-3rd Generation Partnership Project interworking function (N3IWF)). In some examples, the UE receives an indication from the relay device that a serving relay PDU session configuration has changed and, in response, the UE selects a new interworking function.
US11812511B2
A method of reducing the transmission control protocol acknowledgment (TCP ACK) latency, e.g., in 5G New Radio (NR) or LTE system, is provided, which method is triggered, e.g., for user equipments (UEs) with uplink (UL) inactivity. The time estimation to find the TCP ACK packet arrival is based on estimation time split up in the UE side. In addition, the TCP ACK size estimation is based on the number of TCP data packets sent in Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH). Furthermore, the first “proactive allocation window” (the number of the transmission time intervals (TTIs) over which the proactive allocations are given to UE) is set to 4, and subsequently the “proactive allocation window” may be adapted based on learning.
US11812509B2
One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for performing, by relay UE, communication related to a configuration update. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a network node, a configuration update command message including information requesting to perform a registration procedure; and transmitting, to the network node, a response message to the configuration update command message, wherein the response message includes information requesting to maintain a NAS signaling connection between the relay UE and the network node.
US11812505B2
A device identifies device model information for the device. The device provides, to a first server device, an activation request that includes the device model information to activate an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) for the device. The device receives, from the first server device, an activation response that includes an eSIM profile identifier and location information that is to be used to identify eSIM profile configuration data (PCD). The device provides, to a second server device, a configuration request that includes an eSIM component identifier that identifies the eSIM of the device. The second server device is provided with the configuration request based on the location information. The device receives, from the second server device, a configuration response that includes the eSIM PCD. The device configures, by using the eSIM PCD, the eSIM with the eSIM profile.
US11812496B2
A user group session management method includes receiving, by a session management network element from a mobility management network element, a first message for requesting to establish a user group session for a first terminal, where the first message comprises an identifier of the first terminal and an identifier of a user group, generating, by the session management network element based on the identifier of the user group, a routing forwarding policy for the first terminal, and sending, by the session management network element, a second message to a user plane network element, where the second message indicates the user plane network element to establish a first session for the first terminal, and the second message carries the routing forwarding policy.
US11812495B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain a discontinuous reception (DRX) short cadence value that corresponds to a number of Hertz (Hz). The UE may sleep as part of a DRX cycle. The UE may wake up, starting at a subframe, based at least in part on the DRX short cadence value and a subframe identifier of the subframe. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11812490B2
A method performed by a terminal operating in a wireless communication system. Based on that the terminal is located in a non-allowed area, and based on the terminal having a pending uplink signaling to inform a change in a Packet Switch (PS) data off status of the terminal, the terminal transmits a service request message to a network node. The service request message includes service type information that is related to the change in the PS data off status of the terminal. The terminal then receives, from the network node, a response message to the service request message.
US11812488B2
A system and methods for beam failure recovery and management for multi-carrier communications with beamforming are disclosed herein. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may monitor for and detect a beam failure of a beam associated with a secondary cell (Scell). The WTRU may select an Scell candidate beam. The WTRU may transmit using a selected uplink (UL) resource in a primary cell (SpCell) a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) including an indication of Scell beam failure and identifying the selected candidate beam. The WTRU may receive an Scell beam failure indication response on the SpCell indicating an SCell index and a downlink (DL) quasi co-location (QCL) reference associated with the Scell. The WTRU may verify that the DL QCL reference matches with the candidate beam. The WTRU may perform random access on the SCell using the selected QCL reference and the selected candidate beam.
US11812484B2
A data transmission method, a device, and a data transmission system implement local interaction between two terminals when the two terminals are served by different UPF entities. The method performed by a first user plane function entity includes receiving a data packet from a first terminal through an uplink path corresponding to the first terminal, where the data packet carries addressing information of a second terminal; determining path information of a second user plane function entity based on information about the uplink path corresponding to the first terminal and the addressing information of the second terminal; sending the data packet to the second user plane function entity based on the path information of the second user plane function entity; and sending the data packet to the second terminal through a downlink path corresponding to the second terminal.
US11812483B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described to enable abase station and a user equipment (UE) to identify and respond to communications in accordance with one or more communications services. For example, the base station and the UE may support communications in accordance with a wireless communications standard (e.g., third generation partnership project (3GPP) standard), in addition to supporting an additional communications service including one or more proprietary features. In some cases, the UE may transmit an indication to the base station, or the base station may otherwise determine, that the UE supports the proprietary features. Further, the base station may assign and transmit a unique radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) to the UE for the additional communications service (e.g., a proprietary RNTI). Accordingly, the UE and the base station may identify and use the proprietary RNTI when transmitting, receiving, decoding, and responding to proprietary communications messages.
US11812479B2
An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may include: receiving, from a base station, primary RA configuration information for a primary RA procedure; receiving, from the base station, secondary RA configuration information for a secondary RA procedure; transmitting a primary RA preamble to the base station by using a primary RA resource indicated by the primary RA configuration information; receiving, from the base station, secondary RA indication information in response to the primary RA preamble, the secondary RA indication information indicating to perform the secondary RA procedure instead of the primary RA procedure; and transmitting a secondary RA preamble to the base station by using a secondary RA resource indicated by the secondary RA configuration information.
US11812470B2
A receiving device identifies a collision between first resources reserved by a first transmitting device and second resources reserved by a second transmitting device and transmits a collision indication to the first transmitting device or the second transmitting device based on the identified collision. A transmitting device that receives a collision indication from the receiving device backs off from transmitting during the resources received by the resource reservation in response to receiving the collision indication from the receiving device.
US11812464B2
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for wireless communication, and particularly, methods, devices and systems for including signaling regarding enhanced features of new wireless communication protocols. The signaling may be included in various portions of a physical layer preamble of a wireless transmission. In some implementations, the physical layer preamble may be used to indicate puncturing of subbands or content channels that may carry further signaling in accordance with preamble signaling designs of this disclosure. The physical layer preamble signaling be parallelized for different subchannels of a wireless channel that consists of multiple subchannels. Some implementations of the physical layer preambles may be used to multiplex different types of wireless local area network communications into different subsets of the plurality of subchannels of the wireless channel.
US11812460B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Aspects of the disclosure describe using sidelink resources to identify possible interference (e.g., including cross-link interference) in a first resources used for communications between a base station and a user equipment (UE). With such techniques, a base station may transmit a conditional grant to a UE that schedules resources for the UE to use to communicate with the base station (e.g., either uplink or downlink). The UE may monitor sidelink resources to identify an indication of interference for the resources scheduled by the conditional grant. Different UEs may exchange messages or may transmit energy over the sidelink network to indicate resources are being used to communicate between base stations and UEs. The UE may transmit an acknowledgement or a negative acknowledgement to the base station indicating whether the resources scheduled by the conditional grant are to be used by the UE.
US11812459B2
Disclosed is a wireless communication system using multiple transmission and reception points. In a wireless communication system having a first transmission and reception point and at least one second transmission and reception point belonging to the same cell, the first transmission and reception point has a wider transmission area than the at least one second transmission and reception point, and the first transmission and reception point and the at least one second transmission and reception point generate downlink transmission signals by using the same physical layer cell ID or virtual cell IDs allocated to each terminal, and then the terminals generate uplink transmission signals by using the allocated virtual cell IDs.
US11812449B2
Some techniques and apparatuses described herein permit a user equipment (UE) to signal a capability corresponding to a number of active beams (e.g., active uplink beams) to a base station so that the UE may be appropriately configured, and so that the UE may communicate with the base station accordingly. Furthermore, some techniques and apparatuses described herein permit a UE and/or a base station to apply one or more rules and/or conditions to assist with ensuring that a UE capability, corresponding to a number of active beams (e.g., active uplink beams), is not violated, or to prevent the UE from communicating on a beam that is invalid due to a violated UE capability. Furthermore, some techniques and apparatuses described herein permit a UE and a base station to perform a beam management procedure upon beam activation to ensure that a beam is of sufficient quality for communications.
US11812447B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration indicating a plurality of semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) communications associated with a multicast service. The UE may receive, based at least in part on determining that a reception condition is satisfied, an SPS PDSCH communication of the plurality of SPS PDSCH communications. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11812446B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described to indicate a transmission scheme configuration for a message and whether the message is a retransmission or new transmission. In a first example, a base station may configure a subset of one or more feedback process identifiers (IDs) for multicast messages. In such cases, if a grant includes a feedback process ID associated with one of the reserved IDs, the message scheduled by the grant may be a retransmission of a multicast message. In a second example, feedback process IDs may be dynamically allocated to multicast or unicast messages via a corresponding grant. A message may be identified as a new transmission or retransmission of a unicast message or multicast message based on a combination of an ID associated with the grant and a new data indicator (NDI) of the grant.
US11812441B2
A data transmission method performed by a network device includes: configuring, through radio resource control (RRC) to a terminal device, a plurality of parameters for configured grant transmission and a plurality of parameters for dynamic transmission which is triggered by uplink (UL) grant; receiving data from the terminal device, wherein the data is transmitted by using the plurality of parameters configured for the configured grant transmission; triggering the terminal device to retransmit the data by UL grant and receiving the data re-transmitted by the terminal device, wherein the data is retransmitted by using a part of the plurality of parameters configured for the configured grant transmission.
US11812436B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to communicating uplink control information. In an aspect, a first device receives from a second device configuration information including an indication to transmit uplink control information via a primary component carrier (PCC) or a given secondary component carrier (SCC) of at least one SCC in a slot. The first device also receives from the second device mapping information indicating an enabled spatial relation information configured for the PCC or the given SCC for transmitting the uplink control information. Thereafter, the first device identifies the enabled spatial relation information from the mapping information and transmits to the second device the uplink control information on the PCC or the given SCC in the slot based on the indication included in the configuration information, the enabled spatial relation information, and an uplink resource mapped to the enabled spatial relation information.
US11812422B2
Methods and apparatus for combining received uplink transmissions. In an embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving a descrambled resource element associated with selected second channel state information (CSI2) and receiving a descrambling sequence used to generate the descrambled RE. The method also includes rescrambling the descrambled RE using the descrambling sequence to generate a rescrambled RE and modifying the descrambling sequence to generate a modified descrambling sequence. The method also includes descrambling the rescrambled RE with the modified descrambling sequence to generate a modified descrambled RE and accumulating the modified descrambled RE to form a combined CSI2 value.
US11812421B2
Reliable communication in 5G and planned 6G networks depends on the fast, realtime decision-making regarding signal quality, beam parameters, and modulation. Rapid-fire messaging among hordes of diverse users in a busy urban setting will require efficient procedures for managing beam parameters in realtime, under complex changing conditions. The required time scales have already shrunk below the reflex time of humans. Therefore, artificial intelligence procedures are required for certain key aspects of feedback beam management. Disclosed are AI models for (a) instant evaluation of signal quality based on received signal properties and backgrounds, (b) incremental adjustment of beam parameters on demand, and (c) adapting the modulation scheme and size, based on fault patterns and QoS requirements. Each of these AI models can be tuned using network data, and then adapted for field use by a base station or a user device, for realtime beam parameter optimization.
US11812405B2
Various embodiments herein are directed to multiple subscriber identity module (multi-SIM) operation by a user equipment (UE) in communication with a network. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US11812400B2
A method and system for predicting a state of a cell in a radio access network are described herein. The method includes obtaining information of the cell, determining one or more sets of conditions based on the information and predicting that the cell will enter a sleeping state when at least one set of the one or more sets of conditions is fulfilled. The method further includes outputting an action to prevent the cell from entering the sleeping state based on the probability and a number of wireless devices currently connected to the cell.
US11812391B2
A method of controlling power in a transmission system may include determining a first transmit power of a first transmit path, determining a second transmit power of a second transmit path, and controlling the first transmit path and the second transmit path based on a combination of the first transmit power and the second transmit power. The combination of the first transmit power and the second transmit power may include a sum of the first transmit power and the second transmit power. Controlling the first transmit path and the second transmit path may include determining a first effective power target for the first transmit path based on the first transmit power and the second transmit power, and determining a second effective power target for the second transmit path based on the first transmit power and the second transmit power.
US11812390B2
This disclosure proposes a mobile communication system to use multiple power control loops in the uplink. Each power control loop may be associated with a respective antenna beam transmitted from an antenna array of the electronic device (e.g. UE) in the uplink of the communication system. Each power control loop may also be associated with a respective set of one or more MIMO layers. This concept is applicable to open-loop, closed-loop power control or both.
US11812389B2
A thermal management method is applicable to a wireless communication apparatus. The wireless communication apparatus includes at least a wireless communication module, a heat source set, a thermally conductive assembly, a heat-dissipating fin assembly, and a cooling fan. The thermally conductive assembly is connected to the wireless communication module and the heat source set. The heat-dissipating fin assembly is connected to the thermally conductive assembly and arranged corresponding to the heat source set or the wireless communication module. The cooling fan normally operates at a first rotational speed for cooling to the heat-dissipating fin assembly. Upon the raising of a temperature value of the wireless communication apparatus, the method is to raise the first rotational speed to a second rotational speed, switch down the power consumption of the heat source set, and execute an event trigger, so as to maintain the temperature value within a proper temperature range.
US11812383B2
During a positioning session, a wake up signal (WUS) configuration for a user equipment (UE) operating in a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode may be adapted to avoid dormant secondary serving cells (SCells) for positioning. The location server, for example, may configure positioning assistance data and scheduling of uplink sounding reference signals (SRS) to exclude SCells that are included in a dormancy list for the UE. The location server, alternatively, may provide to a serving base station supporting a primary serving cell (PCell) for the UE an indication of the SCells to be used for positioning. The SCells may be removed from the dormancy list during the positioning session or may be brought out of dormancy for all or selected monitoring occasions during the positioning session.
US11812382B2
According to an embodiment, a system and method is disclosed for efficient wake up in a wireless communication device for receiving beacons without significantly affecting the battery power and data throughput. Wireless device receives beacons from network elements such as access points. If beacons are not received as scheduled within defined intervals, then the wireless device determines a pattern of beacon reception timings and uses a weighted score process to select the best possible reception timing pattern and uses it as the schedule for receiving beacons on going forward basis, thus avoiding staying awake at all time to receive misaligned beacons.
US11812381B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for providing wideband channel access to wireless devices, such as 20 MHz only wireless stations. A trigger frame is transmitted by a wireless AP to a wireless STA over a secondary wireless channel. An HE TB PPDU is received by the wireless AP from the wireless STA over the secondary wireless channel responsive to the trigger frame. The devices can switch operating channels for wireless communication to the secondary wireless channel within an existing TXOP.
US11812378B2
The application discloses an Internet access method. The method includes receiving a first Internet access packet reported by a first BNG, the first Internet access packet carrying user information and information of the first BNG, and receiving the user's second Internet access packet reported by a second BNG, wherein the second Internet access packet carries user information and information of the second BNG. The method also includes recording, according to the user information, information of the first BNG and information of the second BNG in a BNG list to which the user belongs, and selecting, according to a preset policy, the first BNG from the BNG list. The method also includes delivering the user's forwarding information to the first BNG; and sending a response packet to the user, where the response packet is used to instruct the user to access the Internet by using the first BNG.
US11812370B2
A method is provided. The method includes a User Equipment (UE) determining whether to request access to a Mutually Exclusive Access to Network Slices (MEANS) group from a CM-IDLE state or from a CM-CONNECTED state.
US11812364B2
Systems and methods are provided for managing coverage access for wireless devices. A method includes setting a retransmission rate threshold within a wireless network and monitoring a retransmission rate within the wireless network. The method further includes comparing the monitored retransmission rate to the retransmission rate threshold and restricting wireless device access to at least one selected area within the wireless network when the monitored retransmission rate meets the retransmission rate threshold. The area is selected based on signal performance parameters.
US11812360B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and devices for communication by a terminal. The method can include: sending, by the terminal, a first data frame to a relay device in a first mode, the first data frame comprising a first preamble and a first message information set, and the first preamble being used to wake up the relay device; sending, by the terminal, a second data frame to the relay device in the first mode, the second data frame comprising a second preamble and a second information set, the second data frame being sent after the terminal has sent the first data frame and a first time interval has elapsed, and the length of the second preamble being less than that of the first preamble; and receiving, by the terminal, a third data frame sent by the relay device in the first mode, the third data frame being sent to the terminal after being received from the base station by the relay device.
US11812351B2
A user device operates a first data session using a first network slice. The user device obtains a trigger notification from a remote application that identifies a second network slice, and the user device determines that the first network slice and the second network slice are mutually exclusive. The user device ends the first data session on the first network slice and initiates a second data session on the second network slice.
US11812348B2
Provided are an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing system capable of easily establishing a link with a plurality of information processing devices. The information processing device includes a generating unit that generates a query, a transmitting unit that transmits the query generated by the generating unit to each of other information processing devices by wireless communication, and a receiving unit that receives processing results based on the query from the other information processing devices by wireless communication. The information processing device further includes a grouping unit that groups the other information processing devices using the processing results received by the receiving unit, in which the information processing device establishes a Layer 2 link with the other information processing devices grouped by the grouping unit.
US11812346B2
A network device may receive Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI) and network information from network components and from a set of Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) nodes; generate descriptions of, or updates to the descriptions of, routing paths based on the NSSAI and the network information; and send the descriptions or the updates to the IAB nodes. The routing paths may include one or more backhaul links between the IAB nodes, and the descriptions and the updates associate each of the routing paths with one or more Single-NSSAIs (S-NSSAIs).
US11812335B2
Systems, devices, media and methods are presented for retrieving a current location of client device, accessing geographic data based on the current location of the client device, analyzing the geographic data to identify a plurality of geographic features, for each geographic feature of the plurality of geographic features, identifying a direction from the current location of the client device to the respective geographic feature and a confidence level indicating a probability that the current location of the client device is at the direction, returning the direction and the confidence level to the client device, and based on the direction and confidence level, causing presentation of graphical data on a user interface within the client device.
US11812332B2
A mobile device determines based on a signal strength threshold when tracking devices communicatively coupled to the mobile device are lost or left behind. The mobile device communicatively couples to a tracking device and receives a first signal transmitted by the tracking device with a signal strength greater than a signal strength threshold. The mobile device receives a second signal transmitted by the tracking device and determines a measure of signal strength based on the second signal. While the mobile device is still communicatively coupled to the tracking device, and responsive to determining that the measure of signal strength of the second signal is less than the signal strength threshold, the mobile device generates a notification that the tracking device may be lost or left behind to alert the user of the mobile device.
US11812330B2
A method includes identifying a first user device potentially associated with a biohazard and identifying a geographic area associated with the biohazard based on previous location information of the first user device. The method further includes identifying a another user device potentially associated with the biohazard based on the geographic area associated with the biohazard and previous location information of the other user device. The method further includes issuing a safety notification to the other user device, where the safety notification includes one or more of the geographic area associated with the biohazard, a safety status request, a safety status level of the first user device, a subset of the previous location information of the first user device, and a subset of the previous location information of the other user device.
US11812326B2
A check-in determination apparatus 1 configured to determine check-in indicating that a terminal 2 has entered a geofence which is a prescribed geographic area includes: a related geofence information storage unit 12 configured to store related geofence information in which a related geofence which is another geofence is correlated with each geofence on the basis of a distance to the geofence; a check-in determination unit 14 configured to determine check-in of the terminal 2 sequentially with respect to each of the geofences. When it is determined that the terminal 2 has checked into one geofence, the check-in determination unit 14 excludes the related geofence correlated with the one geofence in the related geofence information stored by the related geofence information storage unit 12 from determination targets in subsequent determination.
US11812324B2
A method and apparatus for relaxation of mobility condition based on serving cell quality is provided. A wireless device, which has been configured with conditional mobility, performs a conditional mobility to a target cell by using a mobility condition related to the target cell upon detecting a radio link problem on a serving cell.
US11812315B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, an indication that the UE supports dual active protocol stack (DAPS) based handover capability and full-duplex operation capability. The UE may perform a full-duplex based DAPS handover based at least in part on the indication. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11812303B1
A mesh network may be established between a plurality of access points to facilitate load balancing for one or more of the access points. The mesh network may define a plurality of communication routes through the access points having capabilities sufficient to facilitate or mimic communications underperforming or being unavailable at the access point requesting load balancing.
US11812295B2
Wireless communications systems and methods related to beam refinement with simultaneous spatial-division multiplexed beams are provided. A user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station (BS), a plurality of reference signals in a set of beam directions. The receiving includes receiving, simultaneously during a first symbol, at least a first reference signal of the plurality of reference signals in a first beam direction of the set of beam directions and a second reference signal of the plurality of reference signals in a second beam direction of the set of beam directions, where the second beam direction is different from the first beam direction. The UE transmits, to the BS, a beam report indicating received signal measurements for two or more beam directions of the set of beam directions.
US11812284B2
First node(s) obtains first information relating to current locations of the wireless communication devices that are currently served by a first set of radio network nodes of the wireless communication network, located at first locations, respectively. The first node(s) determines, based on the obtained first information, different, second locations of a second set of radio network nodes for continued serving of the wireless communication devices instead of by the first set at the first locations. The first node(s) initiates activation of the second set of radio network nodes at the second locations, to thereby provide radio coverage for the continued serving.
US11812282B2
Collaborative computing and electronic records are disclosed. An entity that may be able to help achieve an objective is discovered and a connection to the entity established. A meta-language is used to exchange with the entity a description of the objective and a description of the entity. The meta-language is used to negotiate with the entity a contract to help achieve the objective. In the event a contract to help achieve the objective is reached, performing a self-configuration in accordance with the contract.
US11812280B2
A method for controlling the position of an updating agent in a decentralised multi-agent system, the method comprising: identifying a first neighbouring agent within a communicative range of the updating agent; estimating a first distance to the first neighbouring agent and a first direction to the first neighbouring agent; determining a movement direction based on the first direction to the first neighbouring agent; and determining a movement magnitude based on an activation function, the first distance to the first neighbouring agent, and a desired reference distance. The activation function is configured such that the greater the difference between the first distance to the neighbouring agent and the desired reference difference, the larger the movement magnitude. The method further comprises moving the updating agent based on the movement direction and the movement magnitude.
US11812279B2
A method includes a step 1 of performing processing for determining wireless terminal stations that are inside cover areas of existing wireless base stations, and excluding the existing wireless base stations and the wireless terminal stations inside the cover areas from a wireless base station installation area, a step 2 of performing processing for optimizing, with respect to each first wireless terminal station that is outside the cover areas of the existing wireless base stations and has been left in the processing for excluding in the step 1, a combination of the first wireless terminal station and the closest additional wireless base station from which received power is the largest, and optimizing installation positions of additional wireless base stations, a step 3 of determining, with respect to the combinations of the additional wireless base stations and the first wireless terminal stations that were optimized in the step 2, whether wireless terminal stations are inside or outside cover areas of the additional wireless base stations, and performing processing for modifying an installation position of an additional wireless base station that accommodates a second wireless terminal station that is outside the cover area to increase the number of wireless terminal stations included in the cover areas.
US11812273B2
Disclosed are various examples for managing network resource permissions for applications through the use of an application catalog. An identification of a particular application from the application catalog is received from a managed client device. The identification indicates a particular security group of multiple security groups. A network of the organization is configured to provide the particular application on the managed client device with access to a set of resources corresponding to the particular security group.
US11812270B2
A pseudo base station identification method, device and mobile terminal are provided. The method includes: a mobile terminal acquiring a TAC value of a detected base station; obtaining a reference TAC value, the reference TAC value being a TAC value of a legitimate base station; comparing the TAC value of the detected base station to the reference TAC value; if a difference between the TAC value of the detected base station and the reference TAC value meets a target condition, determining that the detected base station is a pseudo base station.
US11812260B2
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for performing mobile interactions using a mobile communication device and an access device without a connection to a data network. An access device can provide the mobile communication device with a value request message requesting access tokens for an interaction. The mobile communication device provides access data including a plurality of access tokens to the access device. The access device can use the access tokens to gain access to value elements stored in data lockers of the mobile communication device. Upon receipt of the value elements, the access device may provide the mobile communication device with access to a resource.
US11812259B2
An authentication system is provided with: a first input unit and a second input unit into which authentication information can be input; a first computing unit which performs computation on the basis of the authentication information input into the first input unit and a communication counterpart-side authentication parameter registered in a communication counterpart; a second computing unit which performs computation on the basis of the authentication information input into the second input unit and a portable terminal-side authentication parameter registered in a portable terminal; and authentication units which, if the authentication information has been input into the first or the second input unit, perform authentication on the basis of the result of computation by corresponding computing unit and the portable terminal-side authentication parameter.
US11812248B2
A moving magnet motor comprising: a stationary voice coil coupled to a frame; a moving magnet assembly movably coupled to the frame and operable to move relative to the stationary coil, the moving magnet assembly comprising a magnet and a flux concentrating member that define a gap within which the stationary coil is positioned; and an actuating surface coupled to the moving magnet assembly, and wherein a movement of the moving magnet assembly drives a movement of the actuating surface along an axis of translation.
US11812247B2
In a device or method for rendering a sound program for headphones, a location is received for placing the sound program with respect to first and second ear pieces. If the location is between the first ear piece and the second ear piece, the sound program is filtered to produce low-frequency and high-frequency portions. The high-frequency portion is panned according to the location to produce first and second high-frequency signals. The low-frequency portion and the first high-frequency signal are combined to produce a first headphone driver signal to drive the first ear piece. A second headphone driver signal is similarly produced. The sound program may be a stereo sound program. The device or method may also provide for a location that is between the first ear piece and a near-field boundary. Other aspects are also described.
US11812241B2
A computing device is configured to (i) receive an indication of an operational limit of a given playback device, where the given playback device is included in a group of at least two playback devices that are configured for synchronous playback of audio content, (ii) receive a first audio signal for playback by the group of at least two playback devices, (iii) based on the operational limit of the given playback device, apply a filter to the first audio signal to generate a second audio signal, and (iv) transmit the second audio signal to at least the given playback device for synchronous playback by the group of at least two playback devices.
US11812238B2
An impedance matching device for matching a characteristic acoustic impedance includes an impedance matching body including a first side and an opposite second side. The impedance matching device is configured to match a characteristic acoustic impedance of a medium contacted on the first side to a characteristic acoustic impedance of a sound transducer contacted on the second side. The impedance matching body includes microstructures which have a structural extent of at most 500 nanometers along at least one spatial direction.
US11812234B1
A method is applied in a controller within a driving circuit comprising a driving sub-circuit configured to drive a load. The method comprises steps of: performing a table learning operation on a table at least at a first rate during a learning period; and performing the table learning operation on the table at a second rate lower than the first rate after the learning period; wherein the table is stored in a memory within the controller. The table learning operation comprises steps of: receiving a first feedback signal from the load corresponding to a first cycle; obtaining a control code from the table according to the first feedback signal; generating a control signal according to the control code; receiving a second feedback signal from the load corresponding to the second cycle; and updating the control code and saving the updated control code back to the table in the memory.
US11812233B2
A communication system for vehicles allowing occupants of an interior cab of the vehicle to orally communicate with persons outside the vehicle while all windows and doors of the vehicle are closed. The system employs an internal communications component in operative communication with an exterior communications component to communicate voice communications to and from both the person outside the vehicle and the occupants of the sealed interior cab of the vehicle.
US11812222B2
A hearing aid comprises a sensor configured for detecting a focus of an end user on a real sound source, a microphone assembly configured for converting sounds into electrical signals, a speaker configured for converting the electrical signals into sounds, and a control subsystem configured for modifying the direction and/or distance of a greatest sensitivity of the microphone assembly based on detected focus. A virtual image generation system comprises memory storing a three-dimensional scene, a sensor configured for detecting a focus of the end user on a sound source, a speaker configured for conveying sounds to the end user, and a control subsystem configured for causing the speaker to preferentially convey a sound originating from the sound source in response to detection of the focus, and for rendering image frames of the scene, and a display subsystem configured for sequentially displaying the image frames to the end user.
US11812220B2
An omnidirectional sound source is formed by mounting a loudspeaker in an enclosed baffle, preferably formed as a low profile hemi-spherical, convex cap with a small circular orifice at its apex and a planar base. The loudspeaker is mounted within the baffle, affixed to the underside of the baffle cap directly beneath the orifice. Substantially plane audio-frequency wavefronts emanating from the immediate vicinity of the loudspeaker diaphragm pass through the orifice and, by the process of diffraction emerge as spherical waves. The spherical wavefronts follow the smooth, axisymmetric, gently curved contour of the low-profile, hemispherical baffle and are not distorted by edge effects where the baffle joins its planar base. As a result, an omnidirectional sound source is obtained.
US11812218B1
A system may include a vibrating surface, a single mechanical transducer mechanically coupled to the vibrating surface, a signal processing subsystem configured to receive an audio signal and a haptic signal, process the audio signal and the haptic signal to generate a combined audio-haptic signal, and drive the combined audio-haptic signal to the single mechanical transducer in order to generate concurrent audio playback and haptic effects on the vibrating surface; and a control subsystem configured to, responsive to a haptic stimulus, modify at least one parameter of at least one of the audio signal and the haptic signal to accommodate the concurrent audio playback and haptic effects on the vibrating surface within at least one operational limit of the system.
US11812202B2
An apparatus and method for optically remapping projected pixels to maximize the utilization and to optimize the distribution of remapped projection pixels to achieve optimal visual performance (generally uniform resolution and luminance). A device interposed between a projector and an imaging surface for optically remapping projected pixel locations with minimal aberration. When this device is interposed between a projector and an imaging surface, it changes the terminal location of each focused pixel such that it maximally coincides with the imaging surface, which is often a surface of complex curvature and very different from the native focal surface of the projector. One implementation of the technology includes a device that uses multiple optical surfaces.
US11812180B2
Disclosed are an image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining a video acquired by a photographing element; superimposing a special-effects animation on the video for display, wherein in the special-effects animation, a first special-effects material is generated at a first position in the video and starts to move from the first position, and when a second position to which the first special-effects material moves in the video is located at a feature point obtained by image edge detection in the video, the first special-effects material stays at the second position.
US11812174B2
Row-by-row pixel read-out is executed concurrently within respective clusters of pixels of a pixel array, alternating the between descending and ascending progressions in the intra-cluster row readout sequence to reduce temporal skew between neighboring pixel rows in adjacent clusters.
US11812172B2
An image sensor includes: a readout circuit that reads out a signal to a signal line, the signal being generated by an electric charge resulting from a photoelectric conversion; a holding circuit that holds a voltage based on an electric current from a power supply circuit; and an electric current source including a transistor having a drain part connected to the signal line and a gate part connected to the holding circuit and the drain part, the electric current source supplying the signal line with an electric current generated by the voltage held in the holding circuit.
US11812171B2
An electronic device (200) having an array of pixels (210; 400; 500; 810), and pixel modulation drivers (D1 to D8), each pixel modulation drivers (D1 to D8) being configured to drive a sub-array (R1 to R8) of the pixels.
US11812168B2
An imaging device may include an image sensor that generates frames of image data in response to incident light with an array of image pixels, and processing circuitry that processes the image data. The processing circuitry may include a transformation circuit that applies transforms to subsampled frames of image data that are generated using a subset of the image pixels to produce transform values, and a comparator circuit that compares the transform values. The processing circuitry may determine that motion has occurred between sequential frames if a difference between a first transform value corresponding to a first image frame and a second transform value corresponding to a second image frame exceeds a threshold value. In response to determining that motion has occurred, the image sensor may generate full-frame image data using all of the pixels of the array of image pixels.
US11812165B2
A video capture method includes: controlling an image sensor to capture a plurality of first sensor output frames at a first frame rate during a first period; during the first period, checking if a motion blur condition is met; in response to the motion blur condition being met during the first period, controlling the image sensor to capture a plurality of second sensor output frames at a second frame rate during a second period following the first period, wherein the second frame rate is higher than the first frame rate; and processing consecutive sensor output frames captured by the image sensor during the first period and the second period, to generate a plurality of output frames.
US11812161B2
A flicker measuring device of the present invention: receives light emitted from an object to be measured and outputs a light reception signal corresponding to an amount of received light; acquires the output light reception signal a plurality of times from a measurement start time point to a steady time point at which the object to be measured is in a steady state, obtains a flicker value of the object to be measured for each of the plurality of times on the basis of the acquired light reception signal, and stores the flicker value obtained for each of the plurality of times in a storage in association with an acquisition time point of the light reception signal; and performs an arithmetic processing of obtaining a flicker shift time by using each flicker value stored, in which in the arithmetic processing, an amount of overall change is obtained that is an amount of change of the flicker value from the initial flicker value to the steady flicker value, a predetermined ratio time point is obtained at which an amount of change of the flicker value from the reference flicker value is a predetermined ratio of the amount of overall change, and an elapsed time between the predetermined ratio time point and the reference time point is obtained as the flicker shift time.
US11812157B2
In order to obtain an inspection image without blown-out highlights generated due to specular reflection or the like or blocked-up shadows generated at a position to which light hardly reaches, an image processing device includes a plurality of light sources that irradiates an object with light and a control circuit that controls light emission of the plurality of light sources, a camera that photographs the object, and a processor that controls switching of a light emission pattern of the plurality of light sources and controls photographing execution timing of the camera, controls the plurality of light sources to emit light with a plurality of light emission patterns, performs photographing at timings during at least two or more patterns among the plurality of light emission patterns to obtain a plurality of intermediate images, and generates one final image based on the plurality of obtained intermediate images.
US11812155B2
A method for decoding a 360-degree image includes: receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding a 360-degree image; generating a prediction image by making reference to syntax information obtained from the received bitstream; combining the generated prediction image with a residual image obtained by dequantizing and inverse-transforming the bitstream, so as to obtain a decoded image; and reconstructing the decoded image into a 360-degree image according to a projection format. Here, generating the prediction image includes: checking, from the syntax information, prediction mode accuracy for a current block to be decoded; determining whether the checked prediction mode accuracy corresponds to most probable mode (MPM) information obtained from the syntax information; and when the checked prediction mode accuracy does not correspond to the MPM information, reconfiguring the MPM information according to the prediction mode accuracy for the current block.
US11812154B2
A method for video processing is provided. The method comprises obtaining an image of a scene, obtaining a video that records an area included in the scene, determining one or more frames from the plurality of frames of the video, determining pairs of matched features, generating a plurality of composite frames by combining each of the selected one or more frames with the image of the scene based on the pairs of matched features, and generating a composite video based on the plurality of composite frames. Each of the pairs of matched features is related to an object that is in both the image and the one or more frames. Each of the pairs of matched features is associated with one or more pixels of the image of the scene and one or more pixels of a selected frame of the one or more frames.
US11812149B2
An image sensor includes a plurality of lens elements, each lens element of the plurality of lens elements including a plurality of scatterers arranged to concentrate light incident on the image sensor; and a sensing element configured to sense light passing through the plurality of lens elements, wherein one lens element of the plurality of lens elements has a first focal length that is different from a second focal length of another lens element of the plurality of lens elements and is separated from the sensing element by the first focal length.
US11812148B2
A method and apparatus for capturing digital video includes displaying a preview of a field of view of the imaging device in a user interface of the imaging device. A sequence of images is captured. A main subject and a background in the sequence of images is determined, wherein the main subject is different than the background. A sequence of modified images for use in a final video is obtained, wherein each modified image is obtained by combining two or more images of the sequence of images such that the main subject in the modified image is blur free and the background is blurred. The sequence of modified images is combined to obtain the final video, which is stored in a memory of the imaging device, and displayed in the user interface.
US11812143B2
A camera microcomputer transmits identification information about an interchangeable lens by peer-to-peer (P2P) communication. The camera microcomputer then receives an optical parameter for correcting lens state information about the interchangeable lens by P2P communication. After the reception, the camera microcomputer receives optical table information for correcting the lens state information about the interchangeable lens by P2P burst communication.
US11812139B1
A method of controlling power usage in an image signal processor includes measuring an actual percentage of flat pixels in a digital image, adjusting a percentage threshold of flat pixels in the digital image, based on the measured actual percentage of flat pixels in the digital image; and processing the digital image by the image signal processor based on the percentage threshold of flat pixels. The percentage threshold of flat pixels is adjusted to reduce power used by the image signal processor in processing the digital image.
US11812135B2
The present disclosure generally relates to embodiments for video communication interface for managing content that is shared during a video communication session.
US11812134B2
An electronics-enabled eyewear device provides a primary command channel and a secondary command channel for receiving user input during untethered wear, one of the command channels providing for tap input detected by motion sensor(s) incorporated in a body of the eyewear device. A predefined tap sequence or pattern can be applied to frame of the device to trigger as device function. In one example, a double tap of the device's frame causes charge level display indicating a battery charge level.
US11812124B2
A vehicle includes an exterior body panel and a sensor assembly supported by the exterior body panel. The sensor assembly includes an image sensor and a cover being moveable to an assembled position at least partially enclosing the image sensor. A pressure sensor is activated by the cover in the assembled position. A lock releasably connects the cover to the exterior body panel and is actuatable framed on the pressure sensor.
US11812122B2
An information processing apparatus for processing an image includes circuitry unit and a communication interface. The circuitry acquires identification information to identify a set of one or more objects to be imaged by an imaging device according to a predetermined imaging sequence. The communication interface transmits at least one image of the set of one or more objects that is captured by the imaging device in association with the identification information, to a management device.
US11812103B2
When a device is playing out a first media stream, the device determines a target time for beginning playout of a second media stream in place of the first media stream. The device then starts a stream-transition process that is expected to take anywhere from a minimum expected transition duration to a maximum expected transition duration, and the device starts the transition process in advance of the determined target time by the maximum expected transition duration, to help ensure timely starting of playout of the second media stream. Further, for an uncertainty period that extends from the minimum expected transition duration after the starting to the maximum expected transition duration after the starting, the device generates and plays a sequence of transition frames to help mask transition from the first media stream to the second media stream.
US11812101B2
Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to implement an addressable measurement framework are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein perform a common homes analysis of provider data and panel data to determine a coverage footprint associated with the provider data, the provider data including at least one of return path data reported by a plurality of set-top boxes or automatic content recognition data reported by a plurality of smart media devices, and the panel data reported by media device meters. Disclosed example apparatus also weight a portion of the provider data based on the common homes analysis, weight a portion of the panel data based on the common homes analysis, and calculate an addressable advertisement rating based on the weighted portion of the provider data and the weighted portion of the panel data.
US11812100B2
Systems and methods are operable to control operation of a portable media device based on machine readable information of a graphical artifact shown on a display concurrently with presentation of a video portion of a media content event. A portable media device, using a portable media device provisioned with an image capture device, captures at least one image that includes the display that is presenting the graphical artifact and the video portion of the media content event, identifies the graphical artifact in the captured at least one image, determines the machine readable data based on the identified graphical artifact, and operates the portable media device to perform at least one operation based on the determined machine readable data.
US11812092B2
A display apparatus capable of correcting an image quality change caused by long-term use is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel; a communicator configured to communicate with a service apparatus; and a controller configured to control the communicator to transmit operation information including a total operating time of the display apparatus and an operating temperature of the display apparatus, to the service apparatus; receive an image parameter from the service apparatus through the communicator, and based on the received image parameter data; process image data; and transmit the processed image to the display panel. The image parameter may include at least one of a brightness level, a contrast, a sharpness level, and a color density of the display panel.
US11812091B2
A digital content operating apparatus, including: a communication unit which communicates with an external device which has a display for displaying the digital content; a user operation interface which receives a user operation to control the digital content which is displayed on the external device; a display which displays either a linear content operation panel or an interactive content operation panel; and a controller which controls the user operation interface corresponding to information on the digital content which is displayed on the external device; wherein either the linear content operation panel or the interactive content operation panel is displayed alternatively as the user operation interface on the display.
US11812089B2
The invention relates to a remote control for activating a predetermined function of a multimedia converter, in particular a set-top box, by means of a predetermined command, including: a keypad for entering the predetermined command by a user, a signal processing unit for converting the entered predetermined command into control data suitable to activate the predetermined function of the multimedia converter, and a transmission interface for transmitting the control data to the multimedia converter, characterized by a further data receiving interface different from the keypad for receiving setup data of a further device different from the multimedia converter, wherein the data receiving interface is arranged to configure the signal processing device and/or the multimedia converter in dependence on the setup data.
US11812088B2
Systems and methods for generating a gear-based user interface for display are disclosed. A user equipment device may generate for display a first gear shape, a second gear shape, and a third gear shape. The first gear shape comprises a first plurality of media identifiers, where a first media identifier of the first plurality is selected. The second gear shape comprises a second plurality of media identifiers that are representative of a group indicated by the selected first media identifier, where a second media identifier is selected. The third gear shape comprises a third plurality of options for a media asset indicated by the selected second media identifier. Upon input indicating that the first gear shape is to be rotated, the second gear shape is rotated with the first gear shape based on the rotation of the first gear shape.
US11812086B2
A video data obtaining method comprises: deploying at least two simulators, each of the at least two simulators being used to simulate operation of one mobile terminal; sending video access requests to a server respectively by means of the at least two simulators; and respectively receiving, by means of the at least two simulators, video data returned by the server according to the corresponding video access requests. During the respectively receiving, by means of the at least two simulators, video data returned by the server according to the corresponding video access requests, the obtaining method further comprises: intercepting the video data returned by the server according to the corresponding video access requests, and storing the intercepted video data in a set database.
US11812085B2
A network based media distribution platform includes a server connected to the network, the server including at least one data repository, and a non-transitory medium with a set of machine readable instructions executable therefrom coupled to the server, the instructions causing the server to (a) receive media content from a creator using a media capture device or system to create and upload content, (b) buffer the content for distribution over the network to one or more creator channels accessible to consumers operating media playback devices or systems connected to consumer platform, (c) authenticate the media content to the content creator using at least token data, (d) register the media content and creator authentication data on a connected blockchain storing information in distributed ledger form, and (e) distribute the content to creator channel(s) accessible to the consumers operating the network-connected playback devices or systems connected to the consumer platforms.
US11812065B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. For example, the processing circuitry generates first reconstructed samples of a block, and applies a filter to multiple color components of the first reconstructed samples of the block to determine offsets to be applied to one or more color components. Then, the processing circuitry generates second reconstructed samples of the block based on the offsets for the one or more color components and the first reconstructed samples of the block.
US11812061B2
Disclosed herein is a method for decoding a video including determining a coding unit to be decoded by block partitioning, decoding prediction syntaxes for the coding unit, the prediction syntaxes including a skip flag indicating whether the coding unit is encoded in a skip mode, after the decoding of the prediction syntaxes, decoding transform syntaxes including a transformation/quantization skip flag and a coding unit cbf, wherein the transformation/quantization skip flag indicates whether inverse transformation, inverse quantization, and at least part of in-loop filterings are skipped, and the coding unit cbf indicates whether all coefficients in a luma block and two chroma blocks constituting the coding unit are zero, and reconstructing the coding unit based on the prediction syntaxes and the transform syntaxes.
US11812054B2
A decoder includes circuitry configured to receive a bitstream, extract a header, determine, using the header, a global motion model, and decode a current block of a current frame using the global motion model. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US11812050B2
This application provides a motion vector obtaining method and apparatus. The method includes: determining a target offset vector of a block and identifier information of a target picture, wherein the block comprises at least one sub-block; determining a location of the sub-block; determining, as a target location coordinate value of a collocated sub-block, a location coordinate value obtained by performing a clipping operation on an initial location coordinate value in a range, wherein the initial location coordinate value is based on the location of the sub-block and the target offset vector; and obtaining a motion vector of the sub-block based on a motion vector corresponding to the target location coordinate value. Thus, a range of the target offset vector is limited, so that a quantity of memory read times can be reduced in a process of obtaining the motion vector of the collocated sub-block.
US11812049B2
An encoder includes circuitry and a memory coupled to the circuitry, wherein the circuitry, in operation, performs a partition process. The partition process includes calculating first values of a set of pixels between a first partition and a second partition in a current block, using a first motion vector for the first partition; calculating second values of the set of pixels, using a second motion vector for the second partition; and calculating third values of the set of pixels by weighting the first values and the second values. When a ratio of a width to a height of the current block is larger than 4 or a ratio of the height to the width of the current block is larger than 4, the circuitry disables the partition process.
US11812046B2
The present technology relates to a display device that enables content having a wide dynamic range of brightness to be displayed with an appropriate brightness from a reproduction device. The display comprises circuitry configured to store display information related to high dynamic range (HDR) video and to transmit to the reproduction device an extended display identification data that includes display information representing a performance of the display device. The display device includes a monitor configured to display an image of the HDR video in accordance with brightness designated by HDR information if the monitor is capable of displaying the designated brightness and to adjust a brightness of the image of the HDR video to a brightness capability of the monitor if the monitor is not capable of displaying the designated brightness.
US11812040B2
A method for video processing is provided to include: performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a coded representation of current video block, wherein the conversion uses a coding mode in which the current video block is constructed based on a first domain and a second domain and/or chroma residue is scaled in a luma-dependent manner, and wherein information used for the coding mode is signaled in a parameter set that is different from a sequence parameter set (SPS), a video parameter set (VPS), a picture parameter set (PPS), or an adaptation parameter set (APS) used for carrying adaptive loop filtering (ALF) parameters.
US11812036B2
In a method for image transmitting executed in a transmitting device, three data transmitting channels are established, the three data transmitting channels are a first channel, a second channel and a third channel. An image of a video is obtained, and the image is divided into a region of interest and a background region. A first data of the region of interest and a second data of the background region are obtained, and the first data is encoded through fountain coding to obtain a third data. The first data, the second data, and the third data are respectively transmitted through the first channel, the second channel, and the third channel to a receiving device. A network condition is received, and whether the network condition matches a preset condition is determined. When the network condition matches the preset condition, the first data is compensated according to a first preset algorithm.
US11812023B2
Provided is a video decoding method including obtaining encoding order information indicating whether an encoding order of a first block and a second block that are adjacent to each other is changed; determining the encoding order of the first block and the second block, based on the encoding order information; and decoding the first block and the second block, according to the determined encoding order.
US11812020B2
The quantization parameter QP is well-known in digital video compression as an indication of picture quality. Digital symbols representing a moving image are quantized with a quantizing step that is a function QSN of the quantization parameter QP, which function QSN has been normalized to the most significant bit of the bit depth of the digital symbols. As a result, the effect of a given QP is essentially independent of bit depth a particular QP value has a standard effect on image quality, regardless of bit depth. The invention is useful, for example, in encoding and decoding at different bit depths, to generate compatible, bitstreams having different bit depths, and to allow different bit depths for different components of a video signal by compressing each with the same fidelity (i.e., the same QP).
US11812019B2
An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, according to the present document, comprises the steps of: obtaining a dependent quantization available flag; obtaining a TSRC available flag, on the basis of the dependent quantization available flag; determining a residual coding syntax for a current block, on the basis of the TSRC available flag; obtaining residual information of the determined residual coding syntax for the current block; deriving a residual sample of the current block, on the basis of the residual information; and generating a reconstructed picture, on the basis of the residual sample, wherein the dependent quantization available flag is a flag regarding whether dependent quantization is available, the TSRC available flag is a flag regarding whether TSRC is available, and the TSRC available flag is obtained on the basis of the dependent quantization available flag having a value of 0.
US11812017B2
A method for decoding an image, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining whether a coding block is divided into a first prediction unit and a second prediction unit; determining a partition type of the coding block when determining that the coding block is divided; deriving first motion information about a first prediction unit and second motion information about a second prediction unit within the coding block; and acquiring a prediction sample within the coding block on the basis of the first motion information and the second motion information.
US11812014B2
Virtual boundary processing in adaptive loop filtering (ALF) requires that padded values be substituted for unavailable pixel rows outside the virtual boundaries. Methods and apparatus are provided for virtual boundary processing in ALF that allow the use of more actual pixel values for padding than in the prior art.
US11812011B2
A method, a system, a processing device and a computer storage medium for evaluating a viewpoint density are provided. The method includes: acquiring a quantity of viewpoints of a display panel; comparing a size of an image spot radius of each viewpoint and image point spacing between the viewpoint and an adjacent viewpoint, and selecting one viewpoint as a reference viewpoint, calculating a crosstalk value between another viewpoint except the reference viewpoint and the reference viewpoint; and evaluating a viewpoint density for the auto-stereoscopic display according to the comparison of the size of the image spot radius of each viewpoint and the image point spacing between the viewpoint and the adjacent viewpoint and the calculated crosstalk value between the another viewpoint and the reference viewpoint.
US11812010B2
Described are methods for identifying the in-field positions of plant features on a plant by plant basis. These positions are determined based on images captured as a vehicle (e.g., tractor, sprayer, etc.) including one or more cameras travels through the field along a row of crops. The in-field positions of the plant features are useful for a variety of purposes including, for example, generating three-dimensional data models of plants growing in the field, assessing plant growth and phenotypic features, determining what kinds of treatments to apply including both where to apply the treatments and how much, determining whether to remove weeds or other undesirable plants, and so on.
US11811996B2
An information processing system includes: a first processor including an information processing device configured to, when connecting to an external device through wireless communication based on a first wireless communication method, which is a short-range wireless communication method, transmit connection information for connecting to the information processing device through wireless communication based on a second wireless communication method different from the first wireless communication method to the connected external device; and a second processor including a terminal device configured to acquire the connection information by connecting to the information processing device through the wireless communication based on the first wireless communication method, and connect to the information processing device through the wireless communication based on the second wireless communication method in accordance with the acquired connection information and transmit authentication information for the information processing device to perform authentication processing.
US11811987B2
An operation input device accepts non-contact operation on an operation image with a pointer. The operation input device includes a display panel and a sensing portion. The sensing portion outputs a first output value and a second output value. If a first operation image, which is an operation image corresponding to the second output value observed when the first output value is equal to a first reference value, and a second operation image, which is an operation image corresponding to the second output value observed when the first output value is equal to a second reference, differ, the display panel displays the first and second operation images with highlighting.
US11811984B2
An image processing apparatus obtains first image data as correct image data, and second image data generated by deteriorating image quality of the first image data as input image data, and generates learning data that links the correct image data with the input image data, and learns a neural network using the generated learning data, so that the image processing apparatus generates a learning model used to convert input image data.
US11811979B2
Images of the plurality of document pages are scanned to generate image data with one scanning instruction. A single folder named with a received character string is determined as a storage destination of image data corresponding to the plurality of document pages generated with the scanning instruction.
US11811969B2
Implementations are directed to utilizing an assistant to automatically navigate an interactive voice response (IVR) tree to arrive at a target state during an assisted telephone call. The assistant can receive input to initiate the assisted telephone call, identify an entity to engage with, on behalf of the user, and during the assisted telephone call, based on the input, and identify an IVR tree stored in association with the entity. In various implementations, navigation of the IVR tree can be modified based on interaction(s) detected at a client device subsequent to initiating the assisted telephone call. In various implementations, the assisted telephone call can be initiated from a search interface, and the target state can be associated with a given search result. In various implementations, the IVR tree can be dynamic in that only a subset of candidate state(s) of the IVR tree may be available as the target state.
US11811967B1
A method and system for updating physical location data associated with a user data-communications endpoint device is implemented in a variety of embodiments. In one such embodiment, the endpoint device stores an identifier for a packet-communicating device which is subject to changing. The endpoint device has an interface for communication over the Internet via the packet-communicating device and uses a circuit-implemented method for prompting an update of physical location data associated with the endpoint device. In response to a communications connectivity-state transition and a change in the stored identifier, the endpoint device facilitates an update to the physical location data associated with the data-communications service.
US11811962B2
The disclosure provides a method, system, and a software program product for assisting a user and/or managing tasks of the user, by a mobile secretary cloud application configured to operate in a mobile client device and cloud server network. The mobile secretary cloud application reads data from another software application and operates at least one of another application and a third application based on the read data. Further, Artificial intelligence is utilized by the mobile secretary cloud application for operating another application and the third application.
US11811956B2
A blockchain-based supervision system of hazardous chemical production includes: a collection layer, for collecting production data information, wherein a collection device in the collection layer sets a TEE to encrypt or hash the collected production data information; a data layer, for uplinking a hash certificate of the production data information through an alliance chain, wherein the collection layer communicates with the data layer; a blockchain, for deploying a file uplink contract and encrypting and storing a file on a privacy computing server after the file is connected to the trusted environment; and a privacy computing system, for forming a metadata market of the data from file description information, recording the metadata information of the collected data. A data user applies for the right of use to a production enterprise that produces the data, and after obtaining authorization, the data user performs various applications on the privacy computing system.
US11811948B2
Disclosed are methods, devices, and computer-readable media for securing data in motion and at rest in a secure memory device. In one embodiment, a memory device is disclosed comprising a storage medium and a processor, the processor configured to: receive a software image, validate a digital signature associated with the software image, write the software image to the storage medium, receive a request to launch the software image from a host processor, validate the software image, and transmit the software image to the host processor.
US11811935B2
A method performed by a CMS and an edge node of a CDN is provided, including: sharing a server secret between the CMS and the edge node; using, by the CMS, the server secret to generate a signing key, the signing key being transmitted to a client system, wherein the client system receives a request for a content item from a user device, and wherein the client system uses the signing key to generate a signed URL for the content item, the user device being redirected to the signed URL; responsive to receiving the signed URL from the user device, then validating the signed URL by the edge node, wherein validating the signed URL uses the server secret to rederive the signing key based on the signed URL; responsive to successful validation of the signed URL, then providing the content item from the edge node to the user device.
US11811924B1
A system for generating a symmetric key to allow the sharing of information between two entities, wherein the shared information is used to start a server and the symmetric key is established from the private key of a first client and the public key of a second client and for use in a symmetric encryption methodology to encrypt information for transport to the second entity, allowing the second entity to form the same symmetric key to decrypt information with no key transport required.
US11811920B1
Methods and systems for secure computation and communication are described herein. The method includes transforming identifications of a first dataset using a transforming scheme, dispatching the transformed identifications of the first dataset, receiving identifications of a second dataset, transforming the identifications of the second dataset, dispatching the transformed identifications of the second dataset, receiving a set of identifications, generating a first intersection of the received set of identifications and the transformed identifications of second dataset, and determining a first permutation based on the first intersection. The method also includes performing an oblivious shuffling based on the first permutation and a set of attributions to generate a first share. A size of the first share is the same as a size of the first intersection. The method further includes receiving a second share and constructing a first result based on the first share and the second share.
US11811919B2
A system coordinates with remote hardware to execute customer workloads. The system uses an architecture for ensuring trust to ensure that debugging is not performed at the remote hardware while the customer workload is being executed on the remote hardware without customer consent. For example, debugging at the remote hardware may enable an entity performing the debugging to view certain aspects of the customer's workload. The architecture for ensuring trusts uses a shared secret to ensure customer consent is given before debugging can be performed while the customer's workload is being executed on the remote hardware.
US11811918B2
A key broker monitors network traffic metadata and determines which decryption keys are required at one or more packet brokers in order to decrypt relevant traffic required by various network monitoring devices. The key broker retrieves the required keys from a secure keystore distributes them, as needed, to the network packet brokers, and dynamically updates the decryption keys stored in the network packet brokers in response to changes in network traffic.
US11811914B2
Generating a rights blockchain storing rights of a user, including: receiving an enrollment request and a public key from the user; verifying that the user has a private key corresponding to the public key; generating a user identifier using the public key; and generating and delivering the rights blockchain having a genesis block including the user identifier to the user.
US11811913B2
The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for using a local ledger block chain for secure updates. An embodiment includes a memory, and circuitry configured to receive a global block to be added to a local ledger block chain for validating an update for data stored in the memory, where the global block to be added to the local ledger block chain includes a cryptographic hash of a current local block in the local ledger block chain, a cryptographic hash of the data stored in the memory to be updated, where the current local block in the local ledger block chain has a digital signature associated therewith that indicates the global block is from an authorized entity.
US11811904B2
Technologies are provided for adaptive control of bias settings in a digital microphone. In some embodiments, a device includes a first component that provides data indicative of a clock frequency of operation in a functional mode of a digital microphone. The clock frequency clocks one or more microphone components having switching activity. The device also can include a second component that determines, using the clock frequency, an amount of bias current to supply to at least a first microphone component of the one or more microphone components. The device can further include a memory device that retains control parameters that include at least one of a first subset of parameters defining a relationship between current and frequency and a second subset of parameters defining a quantization of the relationship. The quantization including multiple bias current levels for respective frequency intervals.
US11811890B2
In some embodiments, a method receives a first request for a first time window and a first position. A first message is sent to indicate a computing device will push content to a client in a stream for a video for a first one or more time windows other than the first time window. The method pushes content for the first time window based on the first position. A second request is received to change from the first position to a second position. The method pushes content for a second time window to the client based on the first position. A second message is sent to indicate the computing device will push content to the client in the stream for a second one or more time windows other than the second time window. The method pushes content for a third time window to the client based on the second position.
US11811887B2
A method for conveying messages between a first software application in a first container and a second software application in a second container includes receiving, by a first connectivity service an ordered sequence of messages sent by the first application; transmitting, by the first connectivity service, at least two copies of each message to a second connectivity service, wherein the at least two copies are routed on at least partially redundant paths and wherein each copy is indicative of a position of the original message in the original ordered sequence; and forwarding, by the second connectivity service, at least one copy of each message to the second application, in the order given by the original ordered sequence.
US11811881B2
A system can include one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform receiving, from an electronic device, a search query from a user of a plurality of users; processing first data; and facilitating displaying a set of items. Processing the first data can comprise determining one or more keywords by capturing the one or more keywords during a time window; creating a feature set of second data associated with at least a portion of the plurality of users; determining a set of items of the item set as being based at least in part on an item vector representation and a keyword vector representation; determining a respective purchase probability associated with each item of the set of items of the item set; ranking the set of items.
US11811870B1
A method for copying source data from a source server to a destination server, that includes initiating, by a source copy manager, a copy operation of the source data, where during the copy operation, the method further includes obtaining resource statistics, setting a data chunk size based on the resource statistics, copying a data chunk to a read queue, where the data chunk includes a portion of the source data, and where the data chunk has the data chunk size, and sending, from the read queue, the data chunk to a network device, and ending the copy operation.
US11811860B2
A method including transmitting, by a requesting user device to an infrastructure device associated with a virtual private network (VPN), a connection request for receiving VPN services; receiving, by the requesting user device from the infrastructure device, connection information associated with a VPN server selected for providing the VPN services to the requesting user device, the VPN server being selected based at least in part on a comparison between a parameter associated with the requesting user device and a current parameter associated with another user device currently receiving VPN services from the VPN server; and transmitting, by the requesting user device to the VPN server, an initiation request to receive the VPN services from the VPN server based at least in part on utilizing the connection information is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated.
US11811859B2
Some embodiments provide a hierarchical data service (HDS) that manages many resource clusters that are in a resource cluster hierarchy. In some embodiments, each resource cluster has its own cluster manager, and the cluster managers are in a cluster manager hierarchy that mimics the hierarchy of the resource clusters. In some embodiments, both the resource cluster hierarchy and the cluster manager hierarchy are tree structures, e.g., a directed acyclic graph (DAG) structure that has one root node with multiple other nodes in a hierarchy, with each other node having only one parent node and one or more possible child nodes.
US11811858B1
A method implemented in a software as a service (SaaS) management platform, includes: receiving a plurality of contract files relating to purchases of a SaaS application; identifying terms in the plurality of contract files; assigning a normalization SKU to respective contract files based on the terms identified in the respective contract files; generating anonymized contract data by storing the terms of each contract file in association with the normalization SKU assigned to the contract file in an anonymous manner; responsive to a request from a client device, accessing the anonymized contract data to generate a distribution of terms of the anonymized contract data, generating benchmark data identifying an approximate location of terms of a given customer's contract file within the distribution, and returning the benchmark data to the client device for rendering through a user interface.
US11811855B1
Systems and methods for policy based agentless file transfer in zero trust private networks. Various systems and methods include receiving a request for a file transfer; determining a file transfer protocol; evaluating one or more criteria associated with the request, the criteria being associated with any of an end user and the contents of the file; and allowing or denying the file transfer based on the evaluating. Responsive to an end user's policy including a requirement for file inspection, the steps can further include sending the file to a sandbox for inspection, and receiving a result of the inspection from the sandbox.
US11811853B2
Among other things, this document describes systems, devices, and methods for improving the delivery and performance of web pages authored to produce virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) experiences. In some embodiments, such web pages are analyzed. This analysis may be initiated at the request of a content server that receives a client request for the HTML. The analysis may involve, asynchronous to the client request, loading the page into a non-user-facing browser environment and allowing the VR or AR scene to execute, even including executing animation routines for a predetermined period of time. Certain characteristics of the scene and of objects are thereby captured. Based on this information, an object list ordered by loading priority is prepared. Consulting this information in response to subsequent requests for the page, a content server can implement server push, early hints and/or other delivery enhancements.
US11811849B2
A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid). The client then downloads the data from these peers in parts and in parallel, thereby speeding up the Web transfer, releasing congestion from the Web by fetching the information from multiple sources, and relieving traffic from Web servers by offloading the data transfers from them to nearby peers.
US11811845B2
A system and methods comprise a touchscreen at a premises. The touchscreen includes a processor coupled to a security system at the premises. User interfaces are presented via the touchscreen. The user interfaces include a security interface that provides control of functions of the security system and access to data collected by the security system, and a network interface that provides access to network devices. A camera at the premises is coupled to the touchscreen via a plurality of interfaces. A security server at a remote location is coupled to the touchscreen. The security server comprises a client interface through which remote client devices exchange data with the touchscreen and the security system.
US11811839B2
Configuration information indicating that one or more stream consumers are granted read-only access to contents of a shared-access data stream is stored at a stream management service. A virtual stream associated with the shared-access stream may be established. In response to a read request directed to the virtual stream, contents of a particular record of the shared-access data stream are provided.
US11811838B1
In some embodiments, a method receives a characteristic for media content. A number of entropy slots is determined that is based on the characteristic for the media content. An entropy slot in the media content is where a segment from a first version of the media content or a second version of the media content can be delivered. The method creates the first version of the media content having a first number of segments and creates the second version of the media content having a second number of segments based on the number of entropy slots. The second number of segments that correspond to the number of entropy slots is less than the first number of segments. The first version of the media content and the second version of the media content is output to create different sequences of segments that are attributable to different requests.
US11811836B2
A method for a video communication system for a rideshare system includes conducting at least a portion of a video communication session involving a passenger using at least one exterior audio/video component on an exterior surface of an AV dispatched to a designated location; and transferring the video communication session to at least one interior audio/video component on an interior of the AV.
US11811813B2
A computer-implemented method and building automation system, the building automation system including a network of electronic devices connected in electronic communication. The method includes initiating an electronic security scan of the controller. The controller electronically assesses security vulnerabilities of the controller, including identifying one or more of a validation of whether the controller is protected by a firewall or other network security device, identifying which communication ports are open, identifying and verifying an Ethernet and Wi-Fi configuration of the controller, determining whether any routers communicating with the controller are protected by the firewall or other network security device, determining whether the controller is running an up-to-date software or firmware version, and determining a listing of software applications and versions installed on the controller. The controller calculates a risk score and listing of recommendations for resolving security vulnerabilities of the controller based on the electronically assessing security vulnerabilities of the controller.
US11811809B2
A packet-filtering system configured to filter packets in accordance with packet-filtering rules may receive data indicating network-threat indicators and may configure the packet-filtering rules to cause the packet-filtering system to identify packets comprising unencrypted data, and packets comprising encrypted data. A portion of the unencrypted data may correspond to one or more of the network-threat indicators, and the packet-filtering rules may be configured to cause the packet-filtering system to determine, based on the portion of the unencrypted data, that the packets comprising encrypted data correspond to the one or more network-threat indicators.
US11811801B2
System, method, and software for detecting anomalies in data generated by microservices. In one embodiment, an anomaly detector collects performance metrics for a microservice deployed in a data center for an application. The anomaly detector transforms the performance metrics into a time-series structured dataset for the microservice, and feeds the structured dataset to a machine learning system to determine whether an anomaly exists in the structured dataset based on an anomaly detection model. The anomaly detector performs an anomaly classification with the machine learning system based on an anomaly classification model and the structured dataset when an anomaly is detected in the structured dataset, and performs an action based on the anomaly classification.
US11811799B2
A method, system and computer-usable medium for constructing a distribution of interrelated event features. The constructing a distribution of interrelated event features includes receiving a stream of events, the stream of events comprising a plurality of events; extracting features from the plurality of events; constructing a distribution of the features from the plurality of events; and, analyzing the distribution of the features from the plurality of events.
US11811797B2
Machine learning methods and systems for developing security governance recommendations are disclosed. An example method includes: accessing threat assessment knowledge data representative of security threats and threat patterns; accessing security solution knowledge data representative of security solutions; obtaining first security state data representing a current security state of a current computing environment; obtaining second security state data representing a future security state for a future secured-by-design computing environment; analyzing, using one or more first trained machine learning (ml) models, one or more of (i) the threat assessment knowledge data, (ii) the security solution knowledge data, (iii) the first security state data, or (iv) the second security state data to develop one or more aspects of a security governance recommendation for the future secured-by-design computing environment; and causing the one or more aspects of the security governance to be displayed on a computing device.
US11811793B2
Provided herein are systems and methods for targeted attack protection using predictive sandboxing. In exemplary embodiments, a method includes retrieving a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from a message of a user and performing a preliminary determination to see if the URL can be discarded if it is not a candidate for sandboxing. The exemplary method includes computing a plurality of selection criteria factors for the URL if the URL passes the preliminary determination, each selection criteria factor having a respective factor threshold. The method can further include determining if any of the selection criteria factors for the URL exceeds the respective factor threshold for the respective selection criteria factor. Based on the determining, if any of the selection criteria factors exceeds the factor threshold for the selection criteria factor, the exemplary method includes automatically placing the URL in a sandbox for analysis.
US11811787B1
A system and method for detecting potential lateral movement using cloud keys in a cloud computing environment includes determining a first node in a security graph is a compromised node, wherein the security graph represents cloud entities of the cloud computing environment; detecting a cloud key node connected to the first node, wherein the cloud key node represents a cloud key of the cloud computing environment; and generating a potential lateral movement path, including the first node, and a second node, wherein the second node is connected to the cloud key node.
US11811782B2
Rule based access to voluntarily provided data housed in a protected region of a data storage device
Structured access to volunteered private data disclosed. Access can be based on security and privacy constraint information (SPCI) that can be selected by the party volunteering the private data. The volunteered data can be stored in a protected portion of a public network. The SPCI can be correlated to the volunteered data. In response to receiving a request for access to the volunteered data, an attribute of the request can be determined to satisfy one or more rules related to the SPCI prior to facilitating access to a version of a portion of the volunteered data. The version of the portion of the volunteered data can be a redaction of the portion of the volunteered data. The version of the portion of the volunteered data can be aggregated with other portions of other volunteered data determined to satisfy corresponding SPCI related rules.
US11811773B2
A technique provides access to content within a computing environment. The technique involves identifying a network address to a resource which is currently blocked from being accessed via the network address due to operation of a content filter. The technique further involves, based on previously accessed content, modifying the operation of the content filter to unblock access to the resource via the network address. The technique further involves, after the operation of the content filter is modified to unblock access to the resource via the network address, permitting access to the resource via the network address.
US11811771B2
In implementations of NGAC graph evaluations, a computing device implements a next generation access control (NGAC) graph that includes user elements representing users, object elements representing resources, and multiple policy classes. Policy binding nodes can be modeled as user attributes in the NGAC graph for each of the multiple policy classes, and each policy binding node is assigned to a corresponding one of the multiple policy classes. A user element is assigned as a member of a policy binding node, and the policy binding node delineates at least one policy permission on an object element and grants the policy permission on the object element to the user element. The computing device implements a policy decision module to evaluate the NGAC graph with a graph evaluation procedure to determine graph analysis information relative to at least one of the user element, the granted policy permission, or the object element.
US11811769B2
Exemplary systems, methods, and apparatuses implement a declarative, metadata driven, cryptographically verifiable multi-network (multi-tenant) shared ledger in conjunction with a cloud based computing environment. Such a system, having at least a processor and a memory therein and executing within a host organization, includes means for: operating an interface to a shared ledger on behalf of a plurality of authorized network participants for the shared ledger, wherein the shared ledger persists data via a plurality of distributed shared ledger nodes; generating a network org within the shared ledger to store the data on behalf of a founder org as a first one of the plurality of authorized network participants; receiving input from the founder org defining a plurality of partner orgs as additional authorized network participants for the network org, wherein all of the authorized network participants have read access to the data stored by the network org via the shared ledger without replicating the data; receiving input from the founder org defining permissions for each of the partner orgs to interact with the network org within the shared ledger; writing metadata to the shared ledger defining at least the authorized network participants for the network org and the permissions defined for each of the partner orgs; receiving requests from the authorized network participants to interact with the network org; and transacting with the shared ledger in fulfillment of the requests.
US11811765B1
A network device may receive a request to access a network from a client device. The network device may determine that the client device is authenticated based on a set of authentication credentials obtained for the client device. The network device may determine, based on the client device being authenticated, that a quantity of devices currently accessing the network using the set of authentication credentials is equal to a maximum quantity of devices permitted to access the network using the set of authentication credentials. The network device may deny the client device access to the network based on the quantity of devices being equal to the maximum quantity of device.
US11811762B2
Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for using a sponsor as a proxy for multi-factor authentication of a first user account for a first user when a primary multi-factor authentication mechanism is unavailable to the first user account, comprising registering the sponsor in a multi-factor authentication chain of trust associated with the first user account; requesting verification of an identity of the first user from the sponsor; receiving, from the sponsor, a verification of the identity of the first user; and granting access to a service to the first user account.
US11811760B2
Described embodiments provide systems and methods for validating connections while mitigating cookie hijack attacks. A device intermediary between a client and a server can receive a request from the client to establish a connection. The device may send a cookie to the client, the cookie generated according to a connection identifier and a shared counter. The device may receive a response from the client that includes a client validation cookie for validating the request. The client validation cookie may be generated according to the cookie. The device may determine a candidate validation cookie according to a value of a counter range of the shared counter, that matches the client validation cookie. The device may validate the request responsive to the determination.
US11811754B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a system and method for securely authenticating a device via token(s) and/or verification computing device(s). A verification computing device may generate a pseudorandom number or sequence. Based on the pseudorandom number or sequence, the verification computing device may select a first plurality of parameters associated with a user of a device to be authenticated. The verification computing device may transmit, to the device, the pseudorandom number or sequence, and the device may select a second plurality of parameters. The device may generate a token based on the second plurality of parameters. The device may send the token to another device, and the other device may send the token to the verification computing device. The verification computing device may authenticate the device based on the token.
US11811753B2
Systems and methods for enhanced OTP messaging, comprising: receiving a request from an application executing on a computing device of a user; generating the supplemental information based on the request; segmenting the supplemental information into a first part of the supplemental information and a second part of the supplemental information; transmitting the first part of the supplemental information to the computing device of the user via a first communication channel to another app executing on the computing device of the user; instructing the another app to allow the user to utilize one or more graphical user interface (GUI) elements of a GUI of the another app to transfer the first part of the supplemental information to the app; and transmitting the second part of the supplemental information to the computing device of the user via a second communication channel so as to provide the supplemental information to the app.
US11811746B2
Systems and methods for using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Web Tokens for information security for a particular software-controlled application are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: store information electronically, including different types of client-provided information, hardware information, key information, and permission information; provide individual JWTs that include individual expiration dates to individual users; receive a user request for continued access and/or use of the particular software-controlled application; perform different types of (automated) verification based on the client-provided information in the user request; and, responsive to particular results from the different types of verification, perform some combination of transferring a response to the user request and accepting or denying continued access and/or use of the particular software-controlled application.
US11811738B2
A method includes a processor in a trusted domain receiving a first request having a plurality of messages for a device in an untrusted domain. The processor assigns a memory location having data segments and status segments. The memory location is accessible by an untrusted side interface card. The processor transmits a first message to a first data segment. The processor receives a first value associated with the first message from a first status segment. The processor determines whether the first value indicates that the first message has been received and stores a first representation of a successful data transmission. The processor transmits a second message to a second data segment. The processor retrieves a second value from the second status segment. The processor determines whether the second value indicates that the second message has been received and stores a second representation of the successful data transmission.
US11811731B2
Techniques for packet classification for network routing are disclosed. In some embodiments, packet classification for network routing includes receiving packets associated with a new flow at a security controller from a network device, in which the network device performs packet forwarding; classifying the flow; and determining an action for the flow based on a policy (e.g., a security policy). In some embodiments, the network device is a Software Defined Network (SDN) network device (e.g., a packet forwarding device that supports the OpenFlow protocol or another protocol).
US11811729B1
Disclosed is a system and a method for configuring an IP device to be discoverable to a client device over a local network having a DHCP server for assigning dynamic IP addresses. The method includes obtaining a dynamic IP address assigned to the IP device upon completion of boot process for the IP device; checking if a static IP address has been set for the IP device; determining if the dynamic IP address and the static IP address are in a same subnet of the local network; implementing the static IP address set for the IP device, if the dynamic IP address and the static IP address are in the same subnet of the local network; and implementing the dynamic IP address assigned to the IP device, if the dynamic IP address and the static IP address are not in the same subnet of the local network.
US11811726B1
A method including transmitting, by a first meshnet device to a third-party application installed on the first meshnet device, an association between a second meshnet device and a unique identifier of the second meshnet device; receiving, by the first meshnet device from the third-party application, a query for a meshnet IP address assigned to the second meshnet device; transmitting, by the first meshnet device to the third-party application based on receiving the query, the meshnet IP address assigned to the second meshnet device; receiving, by the first meshnet device from the third-party application based on transmitting the meshnet IP address, a communication packet to be transmitted to the second meshnet device, the communication packet indicating the meshnet IP address as a destination address; and transmitting, by the first meshnet device, the communication packet to the second meshnet device is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated.
US11811723B2
In order to achieve location transparency and routing slip extensibility, a system and a method for orchestrating a web service using Business Process Execution Language are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a message, wherein the message comprises an address identifying an extension element; determining, from the address, a location of the extension element identified by the address; responsive to determining the location of the extension element, directing the message to an appropriate location; and storing the message in a computer readable storage medium.
US11811722B2
A method for processing a cloud service in a cloud system, wherein the cloud system includes a hosted cloud, an allied cloud, and an alliance management apparatus, wherein the hosted cloud includes a first region, the allied cloud includes a second region, the hosted cloud further provides a virtual region for a user, and the virtual region is mapped by the second region on the hosted cloud. The alliance management apparatus enables a user of the hosted cloud to obtain unified experience when the user accesses the first region and the virtual region in the cloud system, for example, unified experience in control interface access, and unified experience in application programming interface (API) access.
US11811720B2
Techniques disclosed herein provide a method for efficiently propagating address resolution reply messages. A first router in a first network receives an address resolution request message from a second router in a second network. The first router generates an entry for the address resolution request message and stores the entry in a pending address resolution requests table. When the first router receives a route advertisement, it extracts a network layer address from the route advertisement and determines whether the pending address resolution requests table includes an entry for the network layer address. If so, the router extracts a link layer address from the route advertisement and generates an address resolution reply message comprising the network layer address and the link layer address. The router then transmits the address resolution reply message to the second router.
US11811715B2
Systems and methods are provided for associating thread labels with select messages in a mobile messaging conversation environment, either before or after the messages have been sent, and providing intelligent dynamic presentations of such select messages based on the thread label(s) associated therewith.
US11811703B2
There is disclosed a method of operating a network node, the network node operating according to a first radio access technology, RAT. The method includes transmitting signaling having communication signaling and Demodulation Reference Signaling, DMRS, in a transmission resource pattern. The DMRS is arranged in the transmission resource pattern according to a DMRS pattern, in which the DMRS pattern is selected from a set of DMRS patterns based on a coexistence indication indicating the presence of cell-specific reference signals, CRS, associated to a second RAT.
US11811700B2
Methods and apparatus for providing soft and blind combining for PUSCH acknowledgement (ACK) processing. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes soft-combining acknowledgement (ACK) bits received from a UE that are contained in a received sub-frame of symbols. The ACK bits are soft-combined using a plurality of scrambling sequences to generate a plurality of hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit streams. The method also includes receiving a parameter that identifies a selected scrambling sequence to be used. The method also includes decoding a selected hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit stream to generate a decoded ACK value, wherein the selected hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit stream is selected from the plurality of hypothetical soft-combined ACK bit streams based on the parameter.
US11811695B2
A method and apparatus for positioning in a mobile communication system are provided. Method for positioning includes receiving SIB1, acquiring SI, transmitting a UECapabilityInformation, transmitting a provideCapabilities and transmitting a RequestAssistanceData, The ProvideAssistanceData includes a first PRS data and a data related to the second PRS data. The UECapabilityInformation includes a second capability information related to PRS measurement. The provideCapabilities includes a first capability information related to PRS measurement.
US11811690B2
Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating positioning reference signals (PRSs) for narrowband communication are provided. A first wireless communication device determines a time-frequency PRS pattern based at least in part on a narrowband communication frequency band configuration and a PRS subframe configuration mode associated with a set of subframes. The first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, a plurality of PRSs using the determined PRS time-frequency pattern in the set of subframes. The PRS subframe configuration mode can indicate a first configuration including a bitmap indicating a set of PRS subframes positioned within a group of contiguous subframes, a second configuration indicating a subset of the group of contiguous subframes that may carry the PRSs, or a combination thereof. The first configuration and/or the second configuration can be used to indicate the set of subframes.
US11811689B2
The present disclosure provides sidelink-based transmission methods and apparatuses. A method includes: determining whether one or more resources occupied by a first sidelink channel and one or more resources occupied by a second sidelink channel conflict in a time domain, where the first sidelink channel is configured to transmit data for the sidelink and the second sidelink channel is configured to transmit feedback information for the sidelink; and transmitting target information to a receiver through a third sidelink channel in response to determining that the one or more resources occupied by the first sidelink channel and the one or more resources occupied by the second sidelink channel conflict in the time domain, where the target information includes at least one of the data or the feedback information.
US11811678B2
Method and apparatus for facilitating accessing home surveillance device data, preferably an IP camera video stream, by a remote user device at the remote user device's instigation, over the Internet through a home router, the facilitating including incorporating a smart gateway in local communication with the home router and in persistent or intermittent communication with a remote Internet server to facilitate communication of data over the Internet at the remote user device's request through direct communication between the remote user device and the smart gateway, the smart gateway in local communication With the home surveillance device such as an IP camera, the direct communication facilitated by a “hole punch” type of technique.
US11811676B2
In an approach for proactive service group based auto-scaling, a processor collects usage data generated in one or more services in a container platform. A processor predicts access situation and resource utilization of the one or more services based on the usage data. A processor constructs a dynamic correlation topology among the one or more services based on the access situation and resource utilization. A processor identifies associated services correlated with the one or more services based on the dynamic correlation topology. A processor, in response to a service request exceeding a pre-set threshold, expands the one or more services and associated services.
US11811661B2
In a secure network where the network characteristics are not known, a call admission control algorithm and a preemption control algorithm based on a destination node informing the source node of the observed carried traffic are used to regulate the amount of traffic that needs to be preempted by the source. The amount of traffic that needs to be preempted is based on the carried traffic measured at the destination node. The traffic to be preempted is based on the priority of the traffic, where the lowest priority traffic is the first to be preempted until the amount of traffic preempted is sufficient to allow the remaining traffic to pass through the network without congestion.
US11811660B2
Apparatus, methods, and systems for tuple space search-based flow classification using cuckoo hash tables and unmasked packet headers are described herein. A device can communicate with one or more hardware switches. The device can include memory to store hash table entries of a hash table. The device can include processing circuitry to perform a hash lookup in the hash table. The lookup can be based on an unmasked key include in a packet header corresponding to a received data packet. The processing circuitry can retrieve an index pointing to a sub-table, the sub-table including a set of rules for handling the data packet. Other embodiments are also described.
US11811652B2
A user plane function (UPF) node may receive a packet for traffic associated with a user equipment (UE). During packet classification, the UPF node may identify that a packet filter for the packet is not found in a packet filter set of an existing Quality of Service (QoS) Flow. In response, the UPF node may configure the packet filter in the packet filter set of the QoS Flow based on a flow tuple of the packet. The UPF node may send, to a control plane function node, a message which indicates a request for adding the flow tuple to the QoS Flow. The message may be for triggering communication of a message which indicates a session modification command for receipt by the UE, for adding an uplink packet filter that is based on the flow tuple for the QoS Flow.
US11811645B1
A DNS service routes network traffic based on a routing policy. A DNS routing policy generation system receives latency data corresponding to a plurality of different users, and a learning system learns the routing policy based on the latency data. In learning the routing policy, the learning system waits latency samples so that more recent latency samples are weighted more heavily than less recent latency samples.
US11811636B2
In one embodiment, a technique comprises monitoring data transfer over a radio frequency (RF) link between a first device and a second device in a mesh network where the second device is a descendent node and the first device is a parent node. The technique further transfers the data over a power link communication (PLC) when the RF link is inactive. The method also includes broadcasting, by the second device, RF link availability to at least a third device in the mesh network when the RF link with the first device is inactive where the third device has an active link with the second device and the third device is a descendent node of the second device. The method then includes communicating, between the second device and the third device, through the active RF link.
US11811633B2
Techniques for using traceroute with tunnels and cloud-based systems for determining measures of network performance are presented. Systems and methods include identifying one or more of a proxy and a tunnel in a network path, determining a relative location of the proxy and the tunnel in the network path, performing a plurality of traces, for a plurality of legs of the network path based on the locations of the proxy and the tunnel, and aggregating details related to the plurality of legs of the network path to provide a holistic view of the network. The different protocols include Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), and User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
US11811626B1
A computer-implemented method includes: extracting, by one or more processors, media data from an information technology ticket; extracting, by one or more processors, a plurality of data elements from the media data; and generating, by one or more processors, a ticket knowledge graph based on the plurality of data elements, wherein a node of the ticket knowledge graph represents a data element, and an edge between a first node and a second node in the ticket knowledge graph represents a correlation between a first data element represented by the first node and a second data element represented by the second node.
US11811625B2
Preference information is received at a network repository function from a first network function, the preference information indicating one or more optional preferences for a respective second network function or network function service. Information is provided to the first network function about one or more second network functions or network function services, the one or more second network functions or network function services being selected taking into account the preference information.
US11811623B2
Techniques for deep tracing of one or more users via a cloud-based system include receiving a request from an administrator to actively troubleshoot a user; causing a user device associated with the user to create a deep tracing session based on the request; assisting the user device in performing one or more traces of a plurality of traces to a destination; receiving results from any of the plurality of traces and results from metrics collected at the user device; and displaying a network map between the user device and the destination.
US11811622B2
Aggregation of cross domain service level indications provide an estimate of available end to end error budget within a service chain of a network system. In some embodiments, service level indications are obtained from a plurality of sub-domains, and aggregated to determine an end to end reliability score. The end to end reliability score is then distributed one or more of the sub-domains. The sub-domains then consider whether to implement a change based on local service level indications as well as the end to end reliability score. In other embodiments, a sub-domain requests approval to implement a change from an error manager. The error manager consults the end to end reliability score to determine whether adequate margin exists in the service chain to allow the change to occur, while still meeting service level objectives of the service chain. The error manager conditionally approves the request based on the determination.
US11811620B2
A method may include identifying service requirements associated with a network service, identifying at least one analytics component to monitor the network service and identifying network functions to implement the network service. The method may also include deploying the network functions to monitor the network service, deploying the at least one analytics component and obtaining data associated with monitoring the network service. The method may further include forwarding, by the network functions, the data to the at least one analytics component and determining, by the least one analytics component, whether to take a control action with respect to the network service.
US11811618B1
A disclosed method may include (1) querying, in connection with a monitoring service, a network device for device-specific data that identifies features of the network device, (2) determining, based at least in part on the device-specific data, identities of a set of ports on the network device, (3) identifying, based at least in part on the device-specific data, one or more port-specific data objects corresponding to the set of ports, (4) dynamically creating, based at least in part on the device-specific data, a device-visualization interface of the network device by (A) generating a graphical chassis widget that illustrates a logical view of the set of ports and (B) generating a graphical table that illustrates the port-specific data objects, and then (5) providing, in connection with the monitoring service, the device-visualization interface for presentation on a computing device. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
US11811615B1
Methods and systems are described herein for modifying scheduled events based on bandwidth availability. To modify the scheduled event, the system determines a plurality of user devices corresponding to an event. The system receives first network conditions for a first user device and generates a feature input based on the first network conditions. The system inputs the feature input into an artificial intelligence model to determine a first available bandwidth metric and aggregates the first available bandwidth metric with respective available bandwidth metrics for other user devices of the plurality of user devices to determine a composite available bandwidth metric. The system can compare the composite available bandwidth metric to a threshold available bandwidth metric and in response to determining that the composite available bandwidth metric equals or exceeds the threshold available bandwidth metric, the system generates for display, on a user device interface, a recommendation for modifying the event.
US11811609B2
In one embodiment, a method includes determining at least one characteristic of a plurality of ports on an individual basis. The plurality of ports are hosted by a target system and configured to send and receive data. The method also includes creating port groupings, each port grouping including one or more of the plurality of ports. Ports are grouped together in a single port grouping based on at least one shared characteristic of individual ports in the single port grouping. In addition, the method includes receiving, from an initiator port, a target discovery request at a target port of the plurality of ports. Also, the method includes determining which particular port grouping the target port belongs to. Moreover, the method includes sending information about all ports in the particular port grouping to the initiator port in response to receiving the target discovery request from the initiator port.
US11811596B1
Methods and systems for managing network provisioning for far edge devices are disclosed. New devices may be onboarded to a network at the far edge to provide computer-implemented services. Upon delivery to the far edge, the new devices may lack IP network configuration, which may be required to obtain provisioning data used to complete the onboarding process. That is, the new devices may be unable to access provisioning data until IP-based communications are established with a provisioning server. However, IP network configuration of the new devices may fail (e.g., when local DHCP servers fail to provide network configuration information), preventing initiation of the onboarding process. Thus, a remote service console may be implemented to automate network provisioning (e.g., when DHCP methods fail). The service console may be hosted by a service device and may provide the IP configuration information to new devices automatically, without user input and/or intervention.
US11811592B2
In some embodiments, a contact stream is generated or modified based on configuration data received from a machine-learning model. Multiple contact items are selected for a contact stream, to be delivered to a user device via electronic communication channels. In addition, a success metric is identified indicating an engagement with the contact stream or an action performed following the engagement. A machine-learning model is applied to the contact items, where the machine-learning model is trained to identify relationships among actions in an online environment and configuration parameters that control delivery of contact streams. The machine-learning model provides an output indicating configuration data or a success probability for the contact stream. The configuration data includes configuration parameter values computed by the machine-learning model for achieving the identified success metric. The success probability indicates a probability computed by the machine-learning model for achieving the identified success metric.
US11811589B1
An information handling system in an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) system includes a memory for storing code and a processor to execute code to instantiate an IaaS NVMe orchestrator. The IaaS NVMe orchestrator establishes a first fabric link with a first target NVMe array of storage resources of the IaaS, establishes a second fabric link with a second target NVMe array of the storage resources, and establishes a first session on the storage resources. The first session includes a first namespace on the first target NVMe array and a second namespace on the second target NVMe array. The first and second namespaces are mirrored namespaces. The IaaS NVMe orchestrator further determines that the first fabric link has failed, and establishes a third fabric link with the first target NVMe array in response to determining that the first fabric link has failed.
US11811588B2
Apparatuses and methods for identifying network anomalies. A method includes determining a cumulative anomaly score over a predefined time range based on a subset of historical PM samples and determining an anomaly ratio of a first time window and a second time window, based on the cumulative anomaly score. The method also includes determining one or more anomaly events coinciding with CM parameter changes based on the anomaly ratio; collating the PM, alarm, and CM data into a combined data set based on matching fields and timestamps; generating a set of rules linking one or more CM parameter changes and the collated data to anomaly events; and generating root cause explanations for CM parameter changes that are linked to anomaly events.
US11811582B2
In some embodiments, a computer cluster system comprises a plurality of nodes and a software package comprising a user interface and a kernel for interpreting program code instructions. In certain embodiments, a cluster node module is configured to communicate with the kernel and other cluster node modules. The cluster node module can accept instructions from the user interface and can interpret at least some of the instructions such that several cluster node modules in communication with one another and with a kernel can act as a computer cluster.
US11811578B1
A wireless device includes a receiver to receive a packet via one or more antennas. A frame synchronization detection circuit coupled to the receiver identifies a frame synchronization pattern within a portion of the packet. A correlation circuit coupled to the frame synchronization detection circuit computes, in response to the identifying of the frame synchronization pattern within the portion of the packet, a frequency offset using a correlation method. A frequency estimation correction circuit coupled to the correlation circuit determines, based on the frame synchronization pattern, a bias value, wherein the bias value corresponds to a data pattern within the frame synchronization pattern indicative of a frequency bias, and applies a correction to the frequency offset, wherein applying the correction to the frequency offset comprises modifying the frequency offset using the bias value.
US11811576B2
A communication device including one or more processors configured to perform a radio measurement to obtain a reception metric; identify a potential power reduction from a plurality of power reductions; scale the reception metric to compensate for the potential power reduction to obtain a reduced reception metric; and select a transmit power or a transmit repetition count for a radio frequency transceiver based on the reduced reception metric.
US11811566B2
Embodiments herein disclose a receiver for performing adaptive equalization of data samples, wherein the receiver comprises an adaptation circuitry and an equalizer coupled to the adaptive circuitry. The adaptive circuitry is configured to estimate a pulse response of a channel, on receiving at least one data sample over the channel, wherein the pulse response of the channel identifies an intersymbol interference (ISI) present on the received at least one data sample. The equalizer is configured to perform equalization of the received at least one data sample by cancelling the identified ISI on the received at least one data sample.
US11811557B2
Techniques are described for extending a cellular quality of service bearer through an enterprise fabric network. In one example, a method obtaining, by a first switch of a network, a packet to be delivered to a client connected to the network via a cellular access point; identifying quality of service (QoS) bearer information associated with the packet, wherein the QoS bearer information is associated with a radio access bearer for the client and the QoS bearer information comprises a bearer indicator and a QoS class identifier; providing a fabric tunnel encapsulation for the packet, wherein the bearer indicator and the QoS class identifier are included within the fabric tunnel encapsulation of the packet; and forwarding the packet within the fabric tunnel encapsulation toward a second switch of the network via a fabric tunnel, wherein the cellular access point is connected to the network via the second switch.
US11811554B2
A mobile application gateway for connecting devices on a cellular network with individual networks, such as enterprise voice and data networks and/or residential networks. The effects of the present invention are far reaching in terms of transferring effective call control from the cellular network into the control of the individual network such as the enterprise, and enabling new business models for the purchase of cellular service from a public cellular carrier by an enterprise. The invention may consist of a primarily of core network and services components based on the IMS network architecture, and is backward compatible to support legacy systems in place in current telecom and data networks.
US11811549B2
A control system may comprise a plurality of audio output devices (e.g., controllable speakers), and a remote control device having at least one button for selecting a preset, where the preset defines different commands for at least two of the audio output devices. The at least two audio output devices may be configured to be controlled according to the different commands (e.g., starting, pausing, or stopping playback, adjusting volume, etc.) in response to an actuation of the button of the remote control device. The control system may also comprise a load control device, such as a dimmer configured to control an intensity of a lighting load to a predetermined intensity in response to the actuation of the button of the remote control device to select the preset. The audio output device may be configured to play a feedback signal indicating an operational characteristic of the dimmer.
US11811546B2
A networking environment includes a first node and a second node configured as Ethernet Virtual Private Networking (EVPN) peers on an EVPN subnet that is coupled to a Layer 3 VPN over a core network. The first node receives a first multicast join request from a third node in the core network, the first multicast join request including a source address and multicast group address of a source of a multicast stream. The first node determines that the source address and the multicast group address for the source are behind the EVPN subnet at the second node. The first node sends to the second node, a control plane join request message that includes a receiver identifier that identifies the third node as a receiver of the multicast stream, the receiver identifier enabling the second node to forward the multicast stream directly into the core network to the third node.
US11811530B2
Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives a sounding reference signal (SRS) resource configuration, the SRS resource configuration indicating at least a comb pattern for at least one SRS resource allocated to the UE and a puncturing unit for the comb pattern, wherein the comb pattern is divided into one or more puncturing units, wherein each puncturing unit comprises one or more time units of the comb pattern, and wherein each of the one or more time units comprises two or more symbols, and refrains from transmitting all SRS transmissions of the at least one SRS resource within a first puncturing unit of the one or more puncturing units based on a determination that one or more SRS transmissions of the at least one SRS resource within the first puncturing unit are to be dropped.
US11811523B2
Device-side validation of screen recordings is disclosed, including: accessing a screen recording of a user's activities on a client device with respect to a task; performing, at the client device, video validation on the screen recording, including by identifying a characteristic marker associated with the task within the screen recording; and in response to the characteristic marker being identified, sending at least a portion of the screen recording to a compressed version of the screen recording to a server for further processing.
US11811521B2
A method for encoding data streams into a combined file and decoding of same, including accessing a first file having a first plurality of data bytes, accessing a second file having a second plurality of data bytes, combining the first file and the second file, comprising the steps of storing a block of data bytes of a first byte block size in the body of the combined file as a first file byte block, storing a block of data bytes of a second byte block size in the body of the combined file as a second file byte block, repeating the first and second storing steps to sequentially store all of the data bytes in the first file and the second file in the combined file, and decoding the combined file to separate the bytes of the first file and the bytes of the second file from the combined file.
US11811503B2
A method for switching clock sources is provided. In the method, Precision Time Protocol, PTP, packets are monitored using each of PTP ports which connect to a new grandmaster (401). A frequency and a phase for the PTP port are calculated based on the PTP packets (402). In response to a successful check for the frequency and the phase, the PTP port is added to a candidate list (403). A phase calibration and a phase stability check may be introduced prior to the alternate BMCA.
US11811497B2
A transmitting apparatus is disclosed. The transmitting apparatus includes an encoder to perform channel encoding with respect to bits and generate a codeword, an interleaver to interleave the codeword, and a modulator to map the interleaved codeword onto a non-uniform constellation according to a modulation scheme, and the constellation may include constellation points defined based on various tables according to the modulation scheme.
US11811494B2
Embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to techniques for mitigating blockages associated with satellite systems. More specifically, techniques disclosed herein, describe solutions for minimizing service interruption during satellite handover. One or more blockages associated with one or more user terminals that connect to a satellite system may be determined by various means. Utilizing those blockages, handover times for the one or more user terminals may be determined such that service interrupts may be minimized.
US11811493B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinated access to a wireless link through data profiles are disclosed. One method includes receiving through the wireless link, by each hub associated with a base station, one or more data profiles from a network management element, receiving, by each hub, data from data sources associated with the hub, controlling, by each hub, a timing of communication of the data for each of the data sources from the hub to the base station through the wireless link based on the one or more data profiles, allocating preamble codes to each of the data sources, wherein different preamble codes are allocated to different data sources of different hubs that report within a margin of time of each other, and including the allocated preamble codes with the data of each of the data sources.
US11811492B2
Wireless communication method and apparatus to enable communications between a plurality of endpoints and a satellite or terrestrial gateway integrated with a plurality of oblong shaped antenna arrays. The wireless communication method leverages data symbols that are orthogonally modulated. The method permits the use of a plurality of compact oblong shaped antenna arrays to increase network capacity and reduce endpoint power consumption.
US11811491B2
A method and apparatus for non-terrestrial network beam switching is provided. A non-terrestrial network base station includes a transmitter configured to transmit downlink data to user equipment and a receiver configured to receive uplink data from the user equipment. A channel bandwidth of the non-terrestrial network base station is divided into a plurality of bandwidth parts respectively corresponding to a plurality of geographic areas, and each bandwidth part is respectively associated with a satellite beam. When the user equipment is located in a first geographic area, the transmitter transmits the downlink data to the user equipment over a corresponding first bandwidth part. After the user equipment transitions from the first geographic area to a second geographic area, the transmitter transmits the downlink data to the user equipment over a corresponding second bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts.
US11811483B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, a request for uplink reference signal resources for a beam training procedure. The UE may receive, in response to the transmitted request, control signaling identifying the uplink reference signal resources for the beam training procedure. The UE may transmit, using a set of multiple of beams, reference signals on the identified uplink reference signal resources and receive, in response to the transmitted reference signals, an indication of beam parameters for a beam at the UE. The UE may communicate with the base station using the beam at the UE according to the beam parameters.
US11811480B2
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to the field of communications technologies, and disclose a method for transmitting a beam failure recovery request, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, that a beam failure event has occurred in a first cell, where the first cell is served by a first network device; and transmitting a BFRQ to a second network device in a second cell, where the BFRQ is used to indicate that a beam failure event has occurred in the first cell, the second cell is served by the second network device, and the second cell is different from the first cell.
US11811478B2
The present invention provides a method for receiving, by a terminal, a downlink phase tracking reference signal from a base station in a wireless communication system, and a device for supporting the same. According to an embodiment applicable to the present invention, a terminal may receive, from a base station, a phase tracking reference signal on the basis of the number of phase tracking reference signal ports, which is determined on the basis of different methods, according to whether transmission configuration indication (TCI) state-related information exists in received downlink control information. Further, the base station may transmit the phase tracking reference signal to the terminal accordingly.
US11811474B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first network node may receive a signal. The first network node may transmit an angle of departure (AoD) report that indicates at least one predicted AoD associated with a dominant channel cluster, wherein the at least one predicted AoD is based at least in part on the signal. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11811473B2
A device including a plurality of antennas may sense or receive data related to a magnetic field. A strength of the magnetic field may be determined. Based on the strength of the magnetic field, a location or orientation of the device may be determined. The location of the device may be used to select an antenna from the plurality of antennas for transmitting data from the device or receiving data at the device. If the location of the device is associated with historical performance data, the historical performance data may be used to select an antenna from the plurality of antennas.
US11811467B2
The present disclosure relates to communication methods and systems for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system utilizing technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure is applicable to intelligent services utilizing 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A Secondary Cell (SCell) method and apparatus for activating an SCell are provided for use in a mobile communication system supporting dual connectivity. The method includes receiving a control message instructing activation of at least one SCell, determining whether the SCell is a primary SCell (pSCell) based on the control message, monitoring, when the SCell is the pSCell, a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) of the pSCell, and reporting, after starting PDCCH monitoring, Channel Status Information (CSI) for the SCell.
US11811464B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for providing a probabilistic feedback parameter. One example method for wireless communication may be performed by a first wireless node. The method generally includes generating a feedback message indicating a probabilistic estimate comprising a plurality of feedback parameter values and a plurality of value probabilities, wherein each value probability is associated with one feedback parameter value of the plurality of feedback parameter values, and transmitting the feedback message to a second wireless node.
US11811460B2
Real-time systems and methods prevent duplication of independent signal streams in a coherent receiver subject to source separation controlled by multiplicative coefficients under adaptive feedback control. In various embodiments, this is achieved by first obtaining a first set of coefficients associated with a first signal stream and a second set of coefficients associated with a second signal stream. In response to the sets of coefficients satisfying a condition, the first set modified into a set of coefficients that is mutually orthogonal with respect to and replaces the second set of coefficients. The resulting series of coefficient values may then be used to perform source separation of independent signal streams without duplicating independent signal streams.
US11811458B2
A power sourcing equipment includes a laser oscillator and a modulator. The laser oscillator converts electric power into feed light. The modulator modulates, based on transmission information, a phase of the feed light output from the laser oscillator. The feed light phase-modulated by the modulator is output to outside of the power sourcing equipment. A powered device includes a photoelectric conversion element and a demodulator. The photoelectric conversion element converts feed light input from outside of the powered device into electric power. The demodulator detects a phase of the feed light to restore transmission information.
US11811456B2
Systems and embodiments for a multi-pixel waveguide optical receiver are described herein. In certain embodiments, a system includes an emitter that emits laser light towards a surface. The system also includes a receiver that passively receives reflected laser light that is a portion of the laser light reflected from the surface, wherein the receiver has multiple pixels having a size that is smaller than an expected optical speckle size, wherein the expected optical speckle size corresponds to a region on the receiver where the reflected laser light has a substantially uniform spatial phase. Additionally, the system includes a combiner configured to combine optical fields from each pixel in the multiple pixels into an output that supports a number of modes that is equal to a number of pixels in the multiple pixels. Moreover, the system includes a photodetector configured to receive light from the output.
US11811447B2
A multiplexer includes a band pass filter configured to pass a signal in a predetermined frequency band between a first terminal and a common terminal connected to an antenna, and a band elimination filter configured to attenuate a signal in the predetermined frequency band between a second terminal and the common terminal and includes resonators connected in series with a line between the second terminal and the common terminal. The resonators include a first resonator having a lowest resonant frequency and a second resonator disposed on a side of the common terminal from the first resonator.
US11811438B2
Systems and methods for magnitude and phase trimming are provided. In one aspect, a radio frequency (RF) trimmer circuit includes an input terminal configured to receive an RF signal, an output terminal configured to output the RF signal, a control input configured to receive a control signal, at least one impedance element, and at least one transistor configured to selectively connect the impedance element onto a path between the input and output terminals. The selectively connecting the impedance element controls at least one of a magnitude trim and a phase trim of the RF signal.
US11811433B2
A silicon photonics substrate for a transceiver includes a substrate member comprised of a first silicon material, and, heterogeneously formed on the substrate member, receiver circuitry and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry is comprised of a second silicon material and is configured to receive a coherent input signal, generate first and second oscillator signals based on light input from a laser diode, and detect a transverse electric (TE) mode signal and a transverse magnetic (TM) mode signal in the coherent input signal based on the first and second oscillator signals. The transmitter circuitry is comprised of the second or a third silicon material and is configured to transmit signals having the two or more possible modulation formats and modulate the light input from the laser diode in either a TE mode or a TM mode to generate a coherent output signal.
US11811431B2
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprising: selecting, by a user equipment, a subset of linear combination coefficients from a linearized two-dimensional matrix having columns of frequency domain components and rows of spatial beams components for channel state information determination, wherein the number of linear combination coefficients in the subset is less than all of the linear combination coefficients; determining indication comprising information associated with column indices of the selected subset of linear combination coefficients from the linearized two-dimensional matrix, wherein the indication excludes the index of the column with lowest index of the linearized two-dimensional matrix; determining compressed channel state information comprising locations in the linearized two-dimensional matrix of the subset of linear combination coefficients and corresponding values of the linear combination coefficients at those locations; and reporting, from the user equipment toward the base station, the compressed channel state information.
US11811430B2
This invention is a transmission device capable of enhancing the reception characteristics of a terminal when employing transmit diversity using two antenna ports in an ePDCCH. In a base station (100) that transmits a reference signal to a terminal (200) using two antenna ports, a setting unit (102), on the basis of the reception quality of the terminal, sets as the aforementioned two antenna ports either a first antenna port pair for which DMRS (reference signals) do not undergo mutual code multiplexing, or a second antenna port pair for which the DMRS do undergo code multiplexing. A transmitter (109) transmits the DMRS from the two antenna ports set in the setting unit (102).
US11811424B2
Methods, systems, and devices for fixed weight codewords for ternary memory cells are described. A memory device may generate a codeword from a set of data bits and invert a portion of the codeword so that the codeword is associated with a target distribution of programmable states. After inverting the portion of the codeword, the memory device store the codeword in a set of ternary cells according to a coding scheme. The memory device may read the codeword from the set of ternary cells and select one or more reference voltages for the set of ternary cells based on the target distribution for the codeword and the states of the ternary cells.
US11811423B2
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for a communication device associated with a wireless transmission. In one embodiment, a method includes performing one of a low-density parity check, LDPC, decoding process and an LDPC encoding process by loading a set of bits, in parallel, into a plurality of registers, the set of bits being distributed among the plurality of registers; one of de-interleaving and interleaving the loaded set of bits within the plurality of registers by rearranging the loaded set of bits into one of a de-interleaved and an interleaved set of bits; and after the set of bits is rearranged into the one of the de-interleaved and the interleaved set of bits within the plurality of registers, writing the one of the de-interleaved and the interleaved set of bits, in parallel, from the plurality of registers to memory.
US11811420B2
A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) for converting a digital input word to an analog output signal includes a string DAC, a first interpolator and a second interpolator. The string DAC outputs a first voltage and a second voltage in response to M most significant bits of the digital input word. The first interpolator interpolates between the first and second voltages in response to middle Q least significant bits of the digital input word and provides a first interpolated voltage. The second interpolator interpolates between the first interpolated voltage and the second voltage in response to lower P least significant bits of the digital input word.
US11811412B2
A circuit includes a RC-CR circuit and a second circuit. The RC-CR circuit outputs a first signal at a first output node over a RC path, and a second signal at a second output node over a CR path. The second circuit is coupled to the RC-CR circuit at the first output node over the RC path. The second circuit includes an array of capacitors coupled in parallel and a plurality of switches, and each of the array of capacitors is connected, in series, to a corresponding switch in the plurality of switches. Each of the array of capacitors and its corresponding switch are coupled between the first output node and a ground. The plurality of switches is switched on or off such that the first signal and the second signal have a phase difference that falls within a predetermined phase range.
US11811411B2
A glitch filter system includes an input stage to receive an input signal, a first output to provide a first digital signal, and a second output to provide a second digital signal. A C-element of such system receives the first digital signal and the second digital signal and provides a third digital signal at a first logic state in response to each of the first and second digital signals having a second logic state opposite the first logic state. An output latch of such system provides an output signal at the second logic state in response to the first logic state of the third digital. The output latch also receives the first and second digital signals to maintain the first logic state of the third digital signal in response to one of the first and second digital signals changing from the second logic state to the first logic state.
US11811410B2
Disclosed embodiments relate to sensing states and changes of states of a signal and sensors for the same, including but not limited to, autonomous sensors. Such sensor may include an analog signal threshold detection circuit, a state detection circuit, and a measurement circuit. The analog signal threshold detection circuit may be configured to alternately assert and de-assert a threshold detected indication in response to an input signal and a state thereof. The state detection circuit may be configured to generate a signal state indication about a state of the input signal. The measurement circuit may be configured to generate a measurement in response to assertions of the threshold detected indication and the signal state indication, such as a count, a slew rate, or a frequency. In some embodiments, disclosed sensors may have programmable thresholds for sensing the signal states and changes therein.
US11811401B2
A method for operating an integrated circuit chip including multiple tiles (202a-202d) includes determining a configuration for the tiles for execution of a computation. When the configuration for the tiles satisfies a first criterion, the integrated circuit is operated in a first mode, including concurrently receiving respective input data (208a, 208b) at each of the tiles (202a-202d). When the configuration for the tiles satisfies a second criterion, the integrated circuit is operated in a second mode, including: at a first time, concurrently receiving respective first input data (208a, 208b) at each tile (202a, 202b) of a first group of tiles; at the first time, storing respective second input data (208a, 208b) in each of multiple delay registers (212a, 212b), each delay register corresponding to a tile (202c, 202d) of a second group of tiles; at a second time, releasing the second input data from the delay registers (212a, 212b) and receiving the released respective second input data at each tile (202c, 202d) of the second group of tiles.
US11811391B2
An acoustic resonator is fabricated by forming a patterned first photoresist mask on a piezoelectric plate at locations of a desired interdigital transducer (IDT) pattern. An etch-stop layer is then deposited on the plate and first photoresist mask. The first photoresist mask is removed to remove parts of the etch-stop and expose the plate. An IDT conductor material is deposited on the etch stop and the exposed plate. A patterned second photoresist mask is then formed on the conductor material at locations of the IDT pattern. The conductor material is then etched over and to the etch-stop to form the IDT pattern which has interleaved fingers on a diaphragm to span a substrate cavity. A portion of the plate and the etch-stop form the diaphragm. The etch-stop and photoresist mask are impervious to this etch. The second photoresist mask is removed to leave the IDT pattern.
US11811379B2
Disclosed is receiver for a noise limited system. A front-end circuit amplifies and band-limits an incoming signal. The amplification increases the signal swing but introduces both thermal and flicker noise. A low-pass band limitation reduces the thermal noise component present at frequencies above what is necessary for correctly receiving the transmitted symbols. This band limited signal is provided to the integrator circuit. The output of the integrator is equalized to reduce the effects of inter-symbol interference and then sampled. The samples are used to apply low frequency equalization (i.e., in response to long and/or unbalanced strings of symbols) to mitigate the effects of DC wander caused by mismatches between the number of symbols of each kind being received.
US11811378B2
The present invention relates to an electronic device, comprising: —a GFET; —noise suppression means comprising: —a modulation unit applying to a gate (G) of the GFET a signal Vg with frequency fm to modulate charge carrier density of a graphene channel around the charge neutrality point between charge carrier density values at frequency fm, —a control unit (CU), and—a demodulation circuit which is CMOS-implemented and that: —comprises first and second circuital branches alternately switchable to demodulate an electrical signal of frequency fm; or—is configured to generate and apply a signal Vb with frequency fmb to a source (S) of the GFET continuously, simultaneously and with a delay td to induce a phase with respect to Vg to yield a maximal demodulated output signal (So). The present invention also concerns to a method for suppressing noise for the device of the invention.
US11811371B2
A radio-frequency circuit includes a power amplifying circuit configured to amplify a first radio-frequency signal having a first channel bandwidth and a second radio-frequency signal having a second channel bandwidth greater than the first channel bandwidth. The power amplifying circuit is configured to amplify the first radio-frequency signal in an amplifying mode according to an average power tracking method, and to amplify the second radio-frequency signal in an amplifying mode according to an envelope tracking method.
US11811367B2
A scalable periphery tunable matching power amplifier is presented. Varying power levels can be accommodated by selectively activating or deactivating unit cells of which the scalable periphery tunable matching power amplifier is comprised. Tunable matching allows individual unit cells to see a constant output impedance, reducing need for transforming a low impedance up to a system impedance and attendant power loss. The scalable periphery tunable matching power amplifier can also be tuned for different operating conditions such as different frequencies of operation or different modes.
US11811363B2
An electronic component package includes a lid, a first layer, a second layer disposed between the first layer and the lid and configuring a first frame, a third layer disposed between the second layer and the lid and configuring a second frame, a bonding member bonding the third layer to the lid, and a via wire electrically coupled to the lid and penetrating the second frame, in which, when an inner diameter of a first corner portion of the first frame is denoted by R1 and an inner diameter of a second corner portion of the second frame overlapping the first corner portion in a plan view is denoted by R2, R1
US11811362B1
Aspects of the present disclosure include systems and methods for temperature adaptive voltage controlled oscillators. In one example, a voltage controlled oscillator includes a cross junction circuit electrically coupled to a temperature dependent input current, and an inductor circuit electrically coupled to the cross junction circuit. The voltage controlled oscillator additionally includes a capacitor bank circuit electrically coupled to the inductor circuit, and an input node that receives a control voltage. The voltage controlled oscillator further includes an output node configured to provide an oscillation frequency output, wherein the oscillation frequency output is controlled by the control voltage.
US11811345B1
A converter of a variable frequency drive (VFD) is operated in a ramp-up mode to produce an AC output voltage for accelerating a motor. A loading of the converter is determined concurrent with the ramp-up mode. Transfer of the motor to a bypassed mode is conditioned on whether the determined loading in the ramp-up mode meets a criterion. In some embodiments, conditioning transfer to the bypassed mode comprises foregoing transition to the bypassed mode based on a comparison of the determined loading to an underloading threshold.
US11811336B2
A piezoelectric generator structure disposed between an upper platform and a lower platform that includes a lower piezoelectric pad, an upper piezoelectric pad, and a connecting shaft. The lower piezoelectric pad coupled to the upper piezoelectric pad via the connecting shaft, where the lower piezoelectric pad is configured to compress under a downward motion of the upper platform during a compression movement due to an additional load being applied to an existing load on a top surface of the upper platform, where the lower piezoelectric pad produces a first voltage due to the compression movement. The upper piezoelectric pad configured to compress under an upward motion of the upper platform during a rebound movement of the upper platform, where the upper piezoelectric pad produces a second voltage due to the rebound movement. The generator structure configured to provide the first and the second voltage to a coupled power storage unit.
US11811335B2
An electrical connection structure for connecting a piezoelectric element and an electrical circuit to each other with a conductive adhesive is described. The electrical connection structure includes an epoxy, a conductive component surrounded by the epoxy, and a trace feature implemented on top of the electrical connection structure. At least one depression feature can be implemented on top of the electrical connection structure to constrain the epoxy and the at least one conductive component.
US11811332B2
A direct-current power supply apparatus includes: a reactor having one end connected to an alternating-current power supply; a bridge circuit, connected to an opposite end of the reactor, converting an alternating-current first voltage output from the alternating-current power supply into a direct-current voltage; and a current detector detecting an alternating current flowing between the alternating-current power supply and the bridge circuit. The reactor reduces an inductance in accordance with an increase of the alternating current and, when the alternating current exceeds a first current, has an inductance lower than one third of an inductance at which a current does not flow in the reactor. The bridge circuit performs an active operation when the detection value of the alternating current is larger than or equal to the first current and performs a passive operation when the detection value of the alternating current is lower than the first current.
US11811329B2
The present invention is directed to Bidirectional Multimode Power Converter which employs a high frequency dynamically varying amplitude modulation and voltage steering method to convert the source AC or DC voltages to output AC or DC voltages with programmable output voltage levels, output voltage frequency and duration. The Bidirectional Multimode Power Converters of the present invention support: inrush current control, turning off the idle converter, line voltage brown out protection, soft start, high pre-charge voltage generation, soft shut down of converter, dimming operation, programmable time of the day operation and operation for specified duration of time. The Bidirectional Multimode Power Converters of the present invention support coupling of multiple power sources for bidirectional power conversion.
US11811327B2
A power apparatus applied in a solid state transformer structure includes an AC-to-DC conversion unit, a first DC bus, and a plurality of bi-directional DC conversion units. First sides of the bi-directional DC conversion units are coupled to the first DC bus. Second sides of the bi-directional DC conversion units are configured to form at least one second DC bus, and the number of the at least one second DC bus is a bus number. The bi-directional DC conversion units receive a bus voltage of the first DC bus and convert the bus voltage into at least one DC voltage, or the bi-directional DC conversion units receive at least one external DC voltage and convert the at least one external DC voltage into the bus voltage.
US11811318B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for power conversion. The power conversion may be done by a plurality of power devices with different configurations. For example, the plurality of power devices may include one or more converters with an upside-up buck configuration and one or more converters with an upside-down buck configuration. The power conversion may be done by one or more power devices that may be configurable between different modes of configuration. For example, one or more power converters may be configured in either an upside-up buck configuration mode or an upside-down buck configuration mode. The selection of a certain mode of configuration of the converter may be permanent or non-permanent.
US11811316B2
A power supply system comprises: a switched-capacitor converter, a controller, and a monitor. Via generation of control signals, the controller controls settings of switches in the switched-capacitor converter to convert a received input voltage to an output voltage that powers a load. The monitor in the power supply system at least occasionally determines an impedance associated with the switched-capacitor converter. A magnitude of the determined impedance provides an indication whether the switched-capacitor converter is operating efficiently. To ensure efficient operation of the switched-capacitor converter, based on input form the monitor, the controller adjusts the control signals controlling the switches in the switched-capacitor converter as a function of the determined impedance.
US11811313B2
A switched capacitor converter includes plural switch units. The switch units are configured to switch a coupling relationship of a capacitor between a first power and a second power, wherein at least one of the switch units includes a switch circuit. The switch circuit includes a first switch, a second switch, and a switch driving circuit, wherein the conduction resistance of the first switch is greater than the conduction resistance of the second switch, and the parasitic capacitance of the first switch is less than the parasitic capacitance of the second switch. The switch driving circuit turns on the first switch before the second switch is turned on and/or turns off the first switch after the second switch is turned off, such that the switching loss of the switch circuit is less than a predetermined target value.
US11811304B2
Disclosed embodiments may include a power converter having a power conversion circuit and a protection circuit. The power conversion circuit is electrically coupled between a first terminal and a second terminal, to convert a first voltage from the first terminal to a second voltage outputted at the second terminal. The protection circuit is electrically coupled between an input terminal of the power converter and the first terminal. The protection circuit includes a first protection device and a clamping circuit. The first protection device withstands an input voltage of the power converter to continue an operation of the power conversion circuit when the input voltage exceeds a voltage threshold value. The clamping circuit is electrically coupled to a control terminal of the first protection device to clamp a control voltage of the first protection device.
US11811301B1
A three-phase AC solid-state transformer is provided which comprises three DC-DC converters. Each of the DC-DC converters has an internal transformer for galvanic isolation between its input and output sides. Each of the DC-DC converters has unipolar voltage across its input terminals and unipolar voltage across its output terminals. In one embodiment, the positive input terminals of the three DC-DC converters serve respectively as the three AC input terminals of the solid-state transformer and their positive output terminals provide the three phase AC output of the solid-state transformer. The negative input terminals of the three DC-DC converters are connected together to form a first common node, while the negative output terminals are connected together to form a second common node. The first common node has a voltage offset from the neutral of the input AC phases; and the second common node has a voltage offset from the neutral of the output AC phases.
US11811294B2
An electric machine includes a stator formed from a plurality of stator laminations arranged in a first lamination group and a second lamination group that is circumferentially off-set from the first lamination group. The first lamination group and the second lamination group forming a tortuous flow path that extends axially across the stator. Each of the plurality of stator laminations of the first lamination group includes a body having an inner surface section and an outer surface section. The inner surface section includes a plurality of stator teeth. A plurality of cooling channel defining members is integrally formed with and extend radially outwardly from the outer surface section. Each of the plurality of cooling channel defining members being spaced from others of the plurality of cooling channel defining members by a corresponding gap.
US11811291B2
An electromechanical actuator for electrical flight controls of an aircraft, the actuator comprising a transmission shaft, four electromechanical conversion members, each having a respective stator and rotor secured to the transmission shaft, and four control systems, each dedicated to respective ones of the electromechanical conversion members. The stator has teeth and windings surrounding at least one tooth, whereas the rotor is provided with permanent magnets. Each electromechanical conversion member is a flux-concentrating member and each winding is concentric and has a single layer. The electromechanical actuator is intended in particularly for controlling a hydraulic actuator via a mechanical transmission within an electrical flight control device of an aircraft.
US11811274B1
The present invention is directed to a power generation machine or device, comprising permanent magnets, a three-phase system, bifilar coils and a magnet arrangement disposed axially to the generator rotor; and comprising a system embedded by magnetic pulse control software for the moment of magnetic collapse or generation of electric power peaks or valleys, whereby a set of sensors detect the precise angular moment in which the coils have stored the maximum magnetic energy and then trigger their magnetic collapse or generation of electric power peaks or valleys by a switching process controlled by the signals coming from said sensors. All these elements are arranged in the rotor and circumferential stator, which generates electrical energy when moving.
US11811272B2
An electronic module for a power tool having an electric motor is provided including a printed circuit board (PCB), an inverter bridge circuit, a first conductive track disposed on the PCB and coupled to the power source, a second conductive track disposed on the PCB and coupled to the inverter bridge circuit, and a fuse strap provided between the first conductive track and the second conductive track. The fuse strap includes a main body spaced apart from the PCB, a first mounting portion mounted on the first conductive track via a first solder joint, and a second mounting portion mounted on the second conductive track via a second solder joint.
US11811264B1
An electric generator comprises a substantially flat magnet having a series of alternating north and south polarities, the magnet having an upper surface, a lower surface and opposing edges. A first metal plate formed on the upper surface of the magnet, and a second metal plate formed on the lower surface of the magnet. A pair of wires is connected to one of the first or second metal plates and an edge of the magnet, the pair of wires capturing for use energy or power produced by the electric generator.
US11811248B2
A system for generator-based charging of a battery module may include the battery module, a sensor located adjacent the battery module, a generator controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory device storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the generator controller to analyze one or more sensor signals received from the sensor. The sensor signals may correspond to a condition of the battery module. The generator controller may then calculate, based on the one or more sensor signals, a generator current value for use in charging the battery module. Next, the generator controller may generate a control signal comprising a command that may cause the generator to provide a charging current having the current value.
US11811245B2
A method of compensating for temperature dependent Q factor variations in a wireless charger includes receiving, by the wireless charger, a reference Q factor value from a device to be charged. The method also includes the wireless charger determining a Q factor threshold value from the reference Q factor. The method further includes the wireless charger measuring a Q factor associated with a transmit coil of the wireless charger. The method also includes determining a temperature value. The method further includes applying a temperature compensation calculation to the measured Q factor using the temperature value to produce a temperature compensated Q factor. The method also includes comparing the temperature compensated Q factor with the Q factor threshold value. The method may also include compensation for temperature dependent internal power loss values.
US11811243B2
A system to power pressure pumps and auxiliary equipment for oil and gas operations. The system includes a mobile system controller and energy storage unit electrically connected to pressure pumping and auxiliary loads. The system can also include a power generation source. One application of the technology is to pump fluids to an oil and gas end user which can be an oil or gas well, pipeline or plant. The system can be modularized and can be fully mobile and transportable by a variety of means.
US11811242B1
A method of modeling a wireless power transfer system can include constructing a loss-split circuit model of the wireless power transfer system. The loss-split circuit model can include a plurality of resistance values corresponding to power losses in selected components of the power system. The method can further include performing a plurality of finite element analyses to determine the plurality of resistor values. The one or more resistance values can correspond to power losses associated with one or more of: a transmitter coil, a receiver coil, friendly metal associated with a transmitter, friendly metal associated with a receiver, and a foreign object.
US11811236B1
A counter-solar power plant may include a controller configured to execute instructions stored in a memory, the instructions including operations to receive data associated with power outputs of a plurality of legacy solar-only resources (LSORs), determine an estimated power output of the plurality of LSORs based on the received data, obtain a target power delivery profile of the plurality of LSORs, the target power delivery profile including a plurality of target power outputs, determine an output of a CSPP renewable energy system (RES) and a charge/discharge of a CSPP energy storage system (ESS) such that a combined output of the CSPP and the estimated power output of the plurality of LSORs satisfies at least one of the plurality of target power outputs of the target power delivery profile, and control the CSPP RES and CSPP ESS according to the determined CSPP RES output and CSPP ESS charge/discharge.
US11811231B1
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for providing power from an energy storage system (ESS). A method may include, for each of a plurality of energy storage units, calculating a length of time to complete discharge for the energy storage unit according to a rated power capacity of the energy storage unit and an amount of stored energy in the energy storage unit; determining a discharge control protocol for the plurality of energy storage units based on the calculated lengths of time to complete discharge, the discharge control protocol indicating a period of time to discharge power to an energy grid and an amount of power to discharge to the energy grid during the period of time; and discharging the plurality of energy storage units to the energy grid according to the discharge control protocol.
US11811230B2
The present disclosure relates to a control method, a load and a power grid system. The method includes: detecting (S102) a voltage change parameter on a power supply side; analyzing (S104) a load control strategy corresponding to the voltage change parameter; controlling (S106) an operation of the load according to the load control strategy. The solution solves the problem of inadequate communication facilities in the DC micro-grid, the DC home communication can be completed without or with less dedicated communication circuits, accordingly the system cost is reduced.
US11811228B2
A solar power generation control device, controlling a solar power generation system configured to charge a power storage device of a vehicle with electric power generated by a solar cell provided in the vehicle, includes: an acquisition unit that acquires environmental information on weather or a planimetric feature around the vehicle; a prediction unit that predicts a change in solar radiation state of the vehicle based on the environmental information acquired by the acquisition unit and a moving state of the vehicle; and a control unit that controls an operation mode of the solar power generation system, including a first mode, in which the power storage device is charged with electric power generated by the solar cell, and a second mode, in which power consumption of the solar power generation system is lower than in the first mode, based on a prediction result of the prediction unit.
US11811227B2
Distributed energy resources are validated by dispatching a distributed energy resources individually in known ambient conditions and monitoring the particular effect of dispatch to then establish a database of performance for multiple different distributed energy resources. The distributed energy resources can be permanently monitored to further build up this database and to verify that the distributed energy resource 1s performing consistent with its validation or other expected performance. Distributed energy resources of a slow responding variety and a fast responding variety can be paired together and dispatched together, so that the paired fast responding and slow responding distributed energy resources mimic a large fast responding distributed energy resource. The benefits of a high capacity fast responding distributed energy resource is thus provided, such as for the load shedding and grid support benefits thereof.
US11811219B2
A method for restoration of a fault isolation in a medium voltage, MV, network having a plurality of feeders and a plurality of normally open, NO, switches possibly in parallel with MV direct current, DC, links is presented. The method is performed in a control device of the MV network. The method includes closing at least two NO switches in parallel with MVDC links of the plurality of NO switches, being connected to a fault isolated feeder of the plurality of feeders of the MV network, and opening the closed at least two NO switches in parallel with MVDC links except one. A control device, a computer program and a computer program product for restoration of a fault isolation in a MV network are also presented.
US11811214B2
A data acquisition module including a connection panel subassembly having a housing, a computing device subassembly, electrically coupled to the connection panel and having a housing configured to mechanically couple to the housing of the connection panel assembly; and a user interface subassembly, electrically coupled to the computing device subassembly and having a housing configured to mechanically couple to the housing of the computing device assembly.
US11811202B2
An angular orientation tool for manufacturing and checking a harness, the harness comprising at least one connection member and at least one elongate element. According to the disclosure, the tool comprises: a fixed plate; at least one immobilization device for immobilizing the elongate element; a movable part having a degree of rotational mobility in relation to the fixed plate; at least one immobilization support configured to immobilize the connection member relative to the movable part; and a graduated angular scale for reading a relative angular orientation between the elongate element and the connection member.
US11811198B2
In one example, an optoelectronic assembly may include a laser array, an amplifier array, and a multimode interference coupler optically coupling the laser array and the amplifier array. The laser array may include at least one primary laser and at least one spare laser configured to be activated if the primary laser fails. The amplifier array may include at least two amplifiers configured to amplify optical signals received from the laser array.
US11811197B2
A VCSEL can include: a substrate that passes light therethrough; a phase matching layer over a top mirror stack; a first metal layer over the phase matching layer; and an end metal region over the first metal layer. The phase matching layer and first metal layer have a cooperative thickness to provide reflectivity of at least a predetermined reflectivity threshold for the emission wavelength. A method of making a VCSEL can include: providing a substrate; forming a first mirror stack above the substrate; forming an active region above the first mirror stack; and forming a reflective end above the active region, the reflective end having a phase matching layer and a first metal layer. The phase matching layer and first metal layer have a combined thickness for the reflective end to have a reflectivity of at least a predetermined reflectivity threshold for an emission wavelength of the VCSEL.
US11811191B2
Disclosed is an optical semiconductor device including a semiconductor laser chip, an insulation substrate, a ground pattern, a mounted pattern, a resistor and an extension ground pattern. The insulation substrate has a surface mounting the semiconductor laser chip thereon. The ground pattern and the mounted pattern are provided on the surface. The mounted pattern has an opposite side opposite to the ground pattern. The resistor is disposed such that a side edge of the resistor separates from an extension region of the opposite side. The extension ground pattern is positioned in the extension region of the opposite side and is electrically connected to the ground pattern. The capacitor is disposed on the mounted pattern.
US11811190B2
A light-emitting device includes: a plurality of semiconductor laser elements; a package having a hermetically sealed space, with the plurality of semiconductor laser elements arranged in the space; an optical member fixed to the package; and a plurality of adhesives including a first adhesive and a second adhesive fixing the optical member to the package. The plurality of adhesives are bonded to the optical member between an emission surface of the package and an incidence surface or a lower surface of the optical member. In the optical member, one or more first bonding regions to which the first adhesive is bonded and one or more second bonding regions to which the second adhesive is bonded are located at positions that are closer to the incidence surface of the optical member than to an emission surface of the optical member.
US11811183B2
A connection arrangement comprising a metallic flat conductor having an at least quadrangular cross-sectional profile and at least two mutually opposing first and second surfaces extending at least partially parallel to one another in the longitudinal direction, at least two parts which are flat in the overlap region and which are formed as connecting lugs and which rest on the first surface with an overlap joint and project beyond one or both longitudinal edges of the flat conductor, characterized in that a metallic friction stir welded joint zone is formed starting from the second surface through the flat conductor towards the first surface and projecting into the connecting lugs.
US11811182B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include electronics packages and methods of forming such packages. In an embodiment, the electronics package comprises a first substrate and a plurality of first conductive pads on the first substrate. In an embodiment, the electronics package further comprises a second substrate and a plurality of second conductive pads on the second substrate. In an embodiment, the electronics package further comprises a plurality of interconnects between the first and second substrate. In an embodiment, each interconnect electrically couples one of the first conductive pads to one of the second conductive pads. In an embodiment, the interconnects comprise strands of conductive material that are woven on themselves to form a mesh-like structure.
US11811181B2
A communications connector has a main plug assembly and a wire cap that is configured to terminate a pair of conductors to the pair of contacts by being secured to a side of the main plug assembly in a direction perpendicular to a plane defined by a deflection direction of a latch of the connector. In another embodiment, a communications connector has a main plug assembly and two electrical contacts within the main plug assembly wherein each electrical contact has a first end having a forked receptacle and a second end having an IDC that is configured to have a conductor terminated in a direction perpendicular to a direction of mating insertion and parallel to a plane defined by the contact.
US11811170B2
A connector assembly comprising a male connector, and a female connector mateable to the male connector. Each of the male and female connectors include a shielding shell having two identical shielding half shells each comprising a bottom wall and a pair of side walls, a protrusion formed on one of the pair of side walls, and a latch formed on the other of the pair of side walls. The latch of one of the two shielding half shells engages with the protrusion of the other of the two shielding half shells for locking the two shielding half shells together. A terminal module is installed in each of the shielding shells. The terminal module and shielding shell of the male connector is adapted to be received within and electrically connected to the female connector.
US11811169B2
The present invention discloses a multifunctional stand and a stand assembly. The multifunctional stand includes a supporting part, a connection part and a magnet, where the supporting part is connected to the connection part, and a joint of the supporting part and the connection part is recessed inwards to form a recess; and the magnet is disposed at an end of the connection part far from the recess. The stand assembly includes a plug and the multifunctional described above. The multifunctional stand of the present invention can be used for other purposes when not supporting a mobile phone or a tablet computer, and is small in size and convenient to carry. The stand assembly of the present invention can prevent a metal plug from scratching other items when a charger is carried.
US11811168B2
The described connector assemblies are useful in wire-to-board systems. Some assemblies include a free-end connector that is attached to a twin-ax cable, and a fixed-end connector that is attached to a board. Embodiments include a free-end terminal set including a first signal terminal, a second signal terminal and a ground plate. The ground plate has a horseshoe shape and provides a ground terminal on opposing sides of the first and second signal terminals. Additionally, embodiments include a locking system between the free-end connector and fixed-end connector, and lead designs for the fixed-end connector utilizing a similar horseshoe shape as that used for the ground plate of the free-end connector.
US11811164B2
An electrical connector and a manufacturing method for the same. The electrical connector comprises a housing member and a plugging module. One end of the housing member is provided with a mating interface. An accommodating space communicating with the mating interface is provided in the housing member. The plugging module comprises a first circuit board, a plurality of electrical conductors and a plurality of first soldering pads. The first circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space. The first circuit board comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The plurality of electrical conductors are disposed on the first surface and/or the second surface and is close to the mating interface. The plurality of first soldering pads are disposed on the second surface and are electrically connected with the plurality of electrical conductors.
US11811158B2
A terminal block includes an insulative seat, a flexible arm latch and a slider. The insulative seat has a slot and a sliding trough. A longitudinal direction of the sliding trough is parallel to a depth direction of the slot. The flexible arm latch is disposed on the insulative seat. A longitudinal direction of the flexible arm latch is parallel to the depth direction of the slot. The flexible arm latch has a first interfering portion and a hook. The slider is disposed in the sliding trough and longitudinally movable along the sliding trough. The slider has a second interfering portion. Either the first interfering portion or the second interfering portion is a slope. The first and second interfering portions abut against each other to push the slope to deflect the flexible arm latch to make the hook retract when the slider is traveling toward the slot.
US11811152B2
An antenna device comprising a first antenna, a second antenna and a circuit board. The first antenna includes a first insulating layer, a first signal-feeding line and two first grounding lines. The first signal-feeding line is disposed on a first surface of the first insulating layer. The first grounding lines are disposed on a second surface of the first insulating layer. The second antenna includes a second insulating layer, a second signal-feeding line and two second grounding lines. The second signal-feeding line is disposed on a first surface of the second insulating layer. The second grounding lines are disposed on a second surface of the second insulating layer. The first insulating layer and the second insulating layer intersect at about 90 degrees. The first and second antennas are disposed on a first surface of the circuit board. The first axis and the second axis are adjacent and substantially parallel.
US11811151B2
A system of at least two units that transmit and/or receive a signal at a first or a second frequency, respectively, each of the units being individually connected to the antenna, which is common to a first branch and to a second branch, respectively. The first branch or the antenna includes first passive electronics preventing passage of the signal at the second frequency to the first unit and allowing passage of the signal at the first frequency to the antenna. The second branch or the antenna includes second passive electronics preventing passage of the signal at the first frequency to the second unit and allowing passage of the signal at the second frequency to the antenna.
US11811147B2
One example method includes transmitting a test signal through the transmit channel n, where the test signal is radiated by a service antenna element n corresponding to the transmit channel n and is received by a calibration antenna element in the phased array antenna. N coupling signals received by N calibration antenna elements coupled to the service antenna element n can then be obtained. Delay weighting can then be performed on the N coupling signals based on relative positions of the service antenna element n and each of the N calibration antenna elements to obtain N calibration signals. The N calibration signals can then be combined into the calibration signal corresponding to the transmit channel n. Calibration signals corresponding to all transmit channels in the phased array antenna can then be obtained. At least one of amplitudes or phases of the transmit channels can then be compensated for.
US11811138B2
The communication system as described herein includes an input feed, a source, and a tuner device. The input feed receives an input signal. The source emits a wireless signal based on the received input signal. The tuner device is disposed adjacent to the source emitting the wireless signal. The tuner device receives the wireless signal emitted from the source and produces a wireless output. In one embodiment, the tunable device includes multiple individually controlled window regions to control a radiation pattern of the wireless output transmitted from the tuner device.
US11811135B2
Described are multi-band panel antennas which are configurable to have heavy-duty construction and which are fully IP67 waterproof. Suitable applications for the disclosed antennas include internet of things (IoT) gateway and IoT routers, HD video streaming, transportation, and remote monitoring applications. Additionally, the antennas can deliver MIMO coverage technology for worldwide 4G LTE bands at 698 to 960 MHz/1710 to 2170 MHz/2490 to 2690 MHz/3300 to 3600 MHz, Satellite Band, dual-band 2.4/5.8 GHz WiFi, and GNSS (GPS-GLONASS-BeiDou).
US11811129B2
A remotely controllable antenna mount for use with a wireless telecommunication antenna provides both mechanical azimuth and mechanical tilt adjustment using AISG compatible motor control units and AISG control and monitoring systems to remotely adjust the physical orientation of the antenna. The mount control units are serially interconnected with existing AISG antenna control units (ACU's) which adjust internal electronic tilt of the antenna. The present solution provides the ability to both physically aim the antenna to adjust coverage area and also adjust the signal phase to fine tune the quality of the signal.
US11811123B2
A wireless transmission system comprising a main circuit board having a first controller and a first connector assembly associated therewith; a removable and replaceable radio frequency module for transmitting and receiving wireless data, wherein the radio frequency module includes a second controller, a first module connector assembly, and a second connector assembly that is configured to couple to the first connector assembly; a removable and replaceable diplexer module for sending and receiving the wireless data at different frequencies, wherein the diplexer module includes a storage element, a first waveguide port connector, and a second module connector assembly that is configured to couple to the first module connector assembly; and a transition waveguide module having a second waveguide port connector that is configured to couple to the first waveguide port connector.
US11811117B2
An air supply system, comprising at least two air blowers and at least two communication valves; wherein one air blower is connected to a main air passage through the corresponding communication valve; and at least one other is connected to a reformer air passage and a stack air passage through at least one other communication valve, respectively. At least two air blowers are provided to connect the at least two communication valves.
US11811109B2
A method of operating a water electrolysis and electricity generating system includes, at a time of switching from the water electrolysis mode to the electricity generating mode, a water electrolysis stopping step, a purging step and an electricity generation starting step. In the purging step after the water electrolysis stopping step, an oxygen-containing gas is caused to flow from an oxygen-containing gas flow path to a first gas-liquid separator via an oxygen-containing gas introduction flow path, a first supply flow path, a first inlet port member, a first fluid flow path, a first outlet port member, and a first lead-out flow path. In the electricity generation starting step after the purging step, the cell member is caused to generate electricity based on a predetermined required load value.
US11811101B1
A battery box has front and rear walls and first and second sidewalls defining an interior of the battery box. A first guideway is provided on a surface of the first sidewall that faces the interior. A second guideway is provided on a surface of the second sidewall that faces the interior. The first and second guideways extend in the height direction. A first spacer is configured to move in the height direction along the first guideway, and a second spacer is configured to move in the height direction along the second guideway. The first and second guideways and/or the first and second spacers have an angled surface so that as the first and second spacers are moved downwardly in the height direction along the respective first and second guideways, a gap defined in the length direction between the first and second spacers is narrowed.
US11811097B2
A tab for use in a battery comprises a metal piece that comprises a cross-sectional area geometry that is a rhombus, a parallelogram or a trapezoid when viewed in a lateral direction. The metal piece further comprises a cross-sectional area geometry having a variable thickness when viewed in a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the lateral direction. When viewed in the longitudinal direction, a tab thickness t1 at a point where the tab is in contact with an electrode is less than the tab thickness t2 at a point where the tab contacts a pouch.
US11811092B2
Disclosed are a ceramic and polymer compositely coated lithium ion separator and a preparation method therefor. The ceramic and polymer compositely coated lithium ion separator comprises a polyolefin porous membrane, a ceramic coating coated onto one or both sides of a membrane surface, and a polymer coating coated onto a ceramic surface or the membrane surface. The composite separator prepared in the present disclosure significantly enhances heat resistance of the separator and bonding strength thereof with positive and negative pole pieces, improves the wettability of an electrolyte, can effectively prevent an internal short circuit due to layer dislocation between the separator and the electrodes, and also improves hardness and safety performance of the battery. Further disclosed is a method for preparing the ceramic and polymer compositely coated lithium ion separator, which method enables the preparation of a separator having even coating thickness of the ceramic coating and the polymer coating and good uniformity, and is favorable for continuous and large-scale production.
US11811085B2
A degassing unit for an electronics housing has a base body with gas passage opening and is connectable fluid-tightly to a rim of a pressure compensation opening of the electronics housing. A semipermeable membrane for covering the pressure compensation opening enables passage of gaseous media from an environment into the electronics housing interior and vice versa but prevents passage of liquids and solids. A membrane support device, arranged at an interior side of the base body facing the electronics housing interior, engages across the gas passage opening and is positioned at a first distance to the semipermeable membrane. A separation lattice with lattice openings is arranged at the interior side of the base body at a second larger distance to the semipermeable membrane and completely engages across the gas passage opening. A surface area spanned by the separation lattice is larger than a cross section of the gas passage opening.
US11811084B2
A degassing system of a pouch for a secondary battery is provided. In the degassing system, after inhaling gas regardless of the size of a cell pocket, the gas may be processed, and the convenience of work may be increased by setting the period of degassing time or the amount of gas to be discharged according to the size of a pouch, and an abnormality in a suction line for degassing may be automatically detected according to a comparison value by comparing the amount of discharged gas with a reference value preset by each pouch size.
US11811079B2
Aspects relate to systems and methods for manufacture of a battery pack including a metal case circumscribing an inner volume circumscribed on all but one open side, where the case additionally includes a sealing rim positioned at least partially about the open side, a first component that includes at least two or more sides of the case, and a second component that includes at least one other side of the case, at least a battery module installed within the inner volume of the case, and an inner panel installed within the inner volume, between the case and the at least a battery module. In some aspects, sealing rim, first component, and second component are all joined together by welding.
US11811074B2
The invention relates to a fuel cell (110) comprising two gas diffusion layers (70), two electrode elements (10, 10′) and a membrane element (30). The membrane element (30) is arranged between the two gas diffusion layers (70), each electrode element (10, 10′) being embedded between a gas diffusion layer (70) and the membrane element (30). The membrane element (30) is in the form of an amorphous carbon layer.
US11811071B2
An air electrode including a multi-layer structure with an extended three-phase boundary for a lithium-air secondary battery composed of a lithium anode, a separator, and the air electrode includes an electrode current collector having a shape of a metal foam, and conductor layers disposed on top of and beneath the electrode current collector to form a multi-layer structure together with the electrode current collector.
US11811069B2
A battery includes: an electrode group including an air electrode and a negative electrode that are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween; and a container housing the electrode group together with an alkaline electrolyte liquid. The air electrode includes a catalyst for an air electrode. This catalyst for an air electrode is a catalyst for an air electrode including an oxide containing at least bismuth (Bi), ruthenium (Ru), sodium (Na), and oxygen, and Na/(Ru+Bi+Na) representing an atomic ratio of the sodium to a sum of the bismuth, the ruthenium, and the sodium is 0.126 or more and 0.145 or less.
US11811028B2
An on-vehicle system according to an aspect of the present invention includes: an acquisition part that acquires a signal indicating a voltage of a secondary battery which is mounted on a vehicle; an electric power supply part that uses electric power which is supplied from an external electric power supply device and that supplies the electric power to the secondary battery or an auxiliary machine mounted on the vehicle; and an output part that outputs a charge rate of the secondary battery based on the signal indicating the voltage of the secondary battery which is acquired by the acquisition part, wherein the electric power supply part controls output electric power such that stored electric power of the secondary battery is constant in a case where the vehicle stops and the charge rate of the secondary battery is output.
US11811027B2
A rechargeable pack is provided for containing and recharging an e-cigarette. The pack includes a pack battery; a first connector which is electrically connectable to an external power source; a first recharging mechanism for re-charging the pack battery using the external power source when the first connector is electrically connected to the external power source; a second connector which is electrically connectable to the e-cigarette when the e-cigarette is received within the pack; and a second recharging mechanism for re-charging the e-cigarette using the pack battery when the e-cigarette is electrically connected to the second connector. The second recharging mechanism can be configured to provide protection against the pack battery providing excessive current through the second connector.
US11811026B2
A coin cell powered device includes a regulator, a transmitter and a charge pump. The transmitter is configured to transmit signals during a transmission period while receiving power from the regulator, the power originated from an external capacitor. The charge pump is configured to perform, during a charging period, a charging process for charging the external capacitor to a charged voltage that exceeds a voltage of a cell coin, wherein the charging process may include iterations of (a) charging a charge pump capacitor by the coin cell, and (b) discharging the charge pump capacitor thereby charging the external capacitor. The capacitance of the charge pump capacitor is a fraction of a capacitance of the external capacitor. The duration of the charging period exceeds a duration of the transmission period.
US11811023B2
Provided is a lithium-ion assembled battery in which two or more single cells are laminated and the DC resistance value between the single cells is low. The assembled battery has two or more single cells including a laminating unit in which a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, a separator, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode current collector are laminated in order, in the assembled battery, one single cell and the other single cell are laminated such that the positive electrode current collector of the one single cell and the negative electrode current collector of the other single cell are in contact with each other, the positive electrode current collector is made up of a conductive resin layer containing a polyolefin resin (A1) and a conductive carbon filler (B1), the negative electrode current collector is made up of two or more kinds of conductive layers, and the conductive layer disposed on an outer side among the conductive layers in the negative electrode current collector contains the polyolefin resin (A1) and the conductive carbon filler (B1).
US11811007B2
A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes preparing a light emitting device including: a package defining a recess; a first light source placed within the recess, and including a first light emitting element and a first wavelength conversion member; a second light source placed within the recess; and a second wavelength conversion member in contact with and covering the first light source and the second light source, the first light source and the second light source being configured to emit light independently of each other. The method further includes: emitting light simultaneously from the first light source and the second light source to obtain mixed light for which light from the first light source, light from the second light source, and light from the second wavelength conversion member are mixed; determining a chromaticity of the mixed light; and binning the mixed light based on the chromaticity.
US11810991B2
A solar cell panel according to the present embodiment includes a solar cell string including a plurality of solar cells and a plurality of wiring members connecting the plurality of solar cells in first direction, a sealing member sealing the solar cell string, a first cover member positioned on one surface of the solar cell string on the sealing member and a second cover member positioned on other surface of the solar cell string on the sealing member, wherein the plurality of wiring members positioned in at least one of the plurality of solar cells include, a first wiring member having a first width, and a second wiring member having a second width less than the first width and positioned outer to the first wiring member.
US11810990B2
Electro-optical (EO) systems comprising a photodetector array (PDA) comprising a plurality of photosites (PSs), each PS operative to output detection signals for different frames, the detection signal output for a frame by the respective PS being indicative of an amount of light impinging on the respective PS during a respective frame exposure time (FET); a usability filtering module operative to first determine for each PS that the PS is unusable based on a first FET, and to later determine that the PS is usable based on a second FET that is shorter than the first FET; and a processor operative to generate images based on frame detection levels of the plurality of PSs.
US11810985B2
A method for manufacturing a solar cell comprising forming a series of transparent electrode layer material films on electroconductive semiconductor layers on the reverse surface side of a substrate; forming metal electrode layers on the transparent electrode layer material films; forming insulation layers covering the entirety of the metal electrode layers except for a first non-insulation region, and insulation layers covering the entirety of the metal electrode layers excluding a second non-insulation region; and forming patterned transparent electrode layers and leaving the insulation layers using an etching technique in which the insulation layers are masks. In the insulation layer formation, the first non-insulation region positioned on a first straight line extending in a first direction is formed in the insulation layers, and the second non-insulation region positioned on a second straight line, different from the first straight line, extending in the first direction is formed in the insulation layers.
US11810981B2
An integrated circuit includes a substrate, first and second n-type wells and a p-type well over the substrate, a first row of cells over the p-type well and the first n-type well, and a second row of cells over the p-type well and the second n-type well. The first and the second n-type wells sandwich the p-type well from a top view. The first row of cells include gate-all-around (GAA) nanosheet (NS) cells and GAA nanowire (NW) cells. The second row of cells include GAA NS cells and GAA NW cells. Each GAA NS cell includes an NMOS GAA NS transistor and a PMOS GAA NS transistor, each GAA NW cell includes an NMOS GAA NW transistor and a PMOS GAA NW transistor. Each transistor includes vertically stacked multiple first channels. The first channels of the GAA NS transistors are wider than the first channels of the GAA NW transistors.
US11810973B2
A semiconductor structure and a method for forming a semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate; a doped region within the substrate; a pair of source/drain regions extending along a first direction on opposite sides of the doped region; a gate electrode disposed in the doped region, wherein the gate electrode has a plurality of first segments extending in parallel along the first direction; and a protection structure over the substrate and at least partially overlaps the gate electrode.
US11810971B2
A semiconductor device comprises a III-N device and a Field Effect Transistor (FET). The III-N device comprises a substrate on a first side of a III-N material structure, a first gate, a first source, and a first drain on a side of the III-N material structure opposite the substrate. The FET comprises a second semiconductor material structure, a second gate, a second source, and a second drain, and the second source being on an opposite side of the second semiconductor material structure from the second drain. The second drain of the FET is directly contacting and electrically connected to the first source of the III-N devices, and a via-hole is formed through a portion of the III-N material structure exposing a portion of the top surface of the substrate and the first gate is electrically connected to the substrate through the via-hole.
US11810954B2
A semiconductor device includes a work piece comprising a first material, a first side, a second side opposite to the first side, and a first coefficient of thermal expansion (first CTE). Recesses extend into the work piece from the first side and includes a pattern. A second material having a second CTE is within the recesses and is over the first material between the recesses; and A third material having a third CTE is over one of the second side or the second material. The third CTE and the second CTE are different than the first CTE.
US11810953B2
A sensor for performing measurements is disclosed. It comprises: a substrate; a plurality of graphene field-effect transistors (GFET) deposited on a central area of the substrate; at least one source electrode connected to the GFETs through at least one first metal track, wherein the at least one source electrode is disposed at the periphery of the substrate; at least one drain electrode connected to the GFETs through at least one second metal track, wherein the at least one drain electrode is disposed at the periphery of the substrate; and at least one gate electrode, disposed at least in part at the center of the substrate, wherein, in use of the sensor, when a sample is deposited in contact with the gate electrode and the GFETs, the sample allows gating between the gate electrode and the GFETs.
US11810951B2
Disclosed are a semiconductor structure and method of forming the structure. The structure includes a field effect transistor (FET) with a channel region between source/drain regions that extend through a semiconductor layer and into an insulator layer, that include a first portion in the insulator layer, and a second portion on the first portion in the semiconductor layer and, optionally, extending above the semiconductor layer. The first portion is relatively wide, includes a shallow section below the second portion, and a deep section adjacent to the channel region and overlayed by the semiconductor layer. The uniquely shaped first portion boosts saturation current to be boosted to allow the height of the second portion to be reduced to minimize overlap capacitance. Optionally, each source/drain region includes multiple semiconductor materials including a stress-inducing semiconductor material grown laterally from the semiconductor layer to improve charge carrier mobility in the channel region.
US11810949B2
A method of forming a semiconductor arrangement includes forming a first source pad over a semiconductor layer. A first nanosheet is formed contacting the first source pad. A gate pad is formed adjacent the first nanosheet. A first drain pad is formed over the gate pad and contacting the first nanosheet. A backside interconnect line is formed under the gate pad and the first source pad. A first backside contact is formed contacting at least one of the backside interconnect line, the first source pad, or the gate pad.
US11810948B2
An embodiment includes a device having nanostructures on a substrate, the nanostructures including a channel region. The device also includes a gate dielectric layer wrapping around each of the nanostructures. The device also includes a first work function tuning layer on the gate dielectric layer, the first work function tuning layer including a first n-type work function metal, aluminum, and carbon, the first n-type work function metal having a work function value less than titanium. The device also includes a glue layer on the first work function tuning layer. The device also includes and a fill layer on the glue layer.
US11810937B2
An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a substrate including a first side on which light is incident and a second side opposite the first side; a first separation pattern extending from the second side, the first separation pattern being interposed between unit pixels in the substrate of a light-receiving region and a light-shielding region provided around the light-receiving region; a second separation pattern extending from the first side and overlapping the first separation pattern, the second separation pattern being provided in the substrate of the light-receiving region; and a contact film electrically connected to the first separation pattern, the contact film being provided in the substrate of the light-shielding region. A contact trench which extends from the first side is formed in the light-shielding region of the substrate and exposes the first separation pattern, and the contact film fills at least a part of the contact trench.
US11810933B2
A method for fabricating an image sensor device is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of photosensitive pixels in a substrate; depositing a dielectric layer over the substrate; etching the dielectric layer, resulting in a first trench in the dielectric layer and laterally surrounding the photosensitive pixels; and forming a light blocking structure in the first trench, such that the light blocking structure laterally surrounds the photosensitive pixels.
US11810931B2
A pixel-array substrate includes (i) a semiconductor substrate including a photodiode region and a floating diffusion region, and (ii) a vertical-transfer-gate structure that includes a trench and a gate electrode. The trench is defined by a bottom surface and a sidewall surface of the substrate each located between a front substrate-surface and a back substrate-surface thereof. The trench extends into the substrate. In a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the front substrate-surface and intersecting the floating diffusion region, the photodiode region, and the sidewall surface, (a) the trench is located between the floating diffusion region and the photodiode region, and (b) a top section of the sidewall surface is adjacent to the floating diffusion region. A gate electrode partially fills the trench such that the top section and a conductive-surface of the gate electrode in-part define a recess located between the floating diffusion region and the gate electrode.
US11810929B2
An innovative image acquisition device is disclosed, providing an effective solution for maximizing information density, while reducing color artifacts. The device of the invention relies on selective wavelength absorption, in certain substances. The novel solution utilizes two photosite arrays, or sensors, separated by an absorption layer, of predetermined thickness. Thus, an incident light beam strikes the two sensors in different proportions, exposing one array to the unaltered incident light, while the light striking the other array is partially absorbed. Light intensity ratio, between corresponding photosites on the two sensors uniquely identifies the incident light wavelength, and subsequently its color.
US11810924B2
A display substrate, a method for manufacturing the display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes an Electric Test (ET) region. At least one testing pad and an insulation structure surrounding the testing pad are arranged in the ET region, and a distance between a surface of the insulation structure distal to a base substrate of the display substrate and the base substrate is not greater than a distance between a surface of the testing pad distal to the base substrate and the base substrate.
US11810919B2
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate having a first fin structure. The semiconductor device structure includes a first source/drain structure over the first fin structure. The semiconductor device structure includes a first dielectric layer over the first source/drain structure and the substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first conductive contact structure in the first dielectric layer and over the first source/drain structure. The semiconductor device structure includes a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer and the first conductive contact structure. The semiconductor device structure includes a first conductive via structure passing through the second dielectric layer and connected to the first conductive contact structure. The first conductive via structure has a first substantially strip shape in a top view of the first conductive via structure.
US11810913B2
Provided is a semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a transistor portion including an emitter region on the top of the semiconductor substrate; a diode portion including a cathode region on the bottom of the semiconductor substrate and a second conductivity type overlap region in a region other than the cathode region and arranged alongside to the transistor portion a preset arrangement direction on the top of the semiconductor substrate; and an interlayer dielectric film provided between the semiconductor substrate and an emitter electrode and including a contact hole for connecting the emitter electrode and the diode portion. The overlap region is provided to have a first length between the end of the emitter region and the end of the cathode region and a second length, which is shorter than the first length, between the end of the contact hole and the end of the cathode region.
US11810907B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated circuit (IC) chip comprising a display pixel in which a bottom electrode and a reflector are separate and border. A light emission device overlies the reflector, and a top electrode overlies the light emission device. A coupling structure extends from the bottom electrode, alongside the reflector, to an interface between the light emission device and the reflector to electrically couple the bottom electrode to the light emission device.
US11810894B2
Semiconductor device assemblies with solderless interconnects, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device assembly includes a first conductive pillar extending from a semiconductor die and a second conductive pillar extending from a substrate. The first conductive pillar may be connected to the second conductive pillar via an intermediary conductive structure formed between the first and second conductive pillars using an electroless plating solution injected therebetween. The first and second conductive pillars and the intermediary conductive structure may include copper as a common primary component, exclusive of an intermetallic compound (IMC) of a soldering process. A first sidewall surface of the first conductive pillar may be misaligned with respect to a corresponding second sidewall surface of the second conductive pillar. Such interconnects formed without IMC may improve electrical and metallurgical characteristics of the interconnects for the semiconductor device assemblies.
US11810890B2
Provided is a flip-chip bonding apparatus using VCSEL device, and more particularly, to a flip-chip bonding apparatus using VCSEL device for bonding a flip-chip type semiconductor chip to a substrate using infrared laser light generated from the VCSEL device. The flip-chip bonding apparatus using VCSEL device may quickly control laser light to bond a semiconductor chip to a substrate, with high productivity and high quality.
US11810888B2
An electronic device includes a structured metallization layer including a plurality of contact pads that are electrically isolated from one another, and a metal clip connected in a current shunt measurement arrangement with a semiconductor device, wherein the metal clip includes first, second and third landing pads, a first bridge span connected between the first and second landing pads, and second bridge span connected between the second and third landing pads, wherein the first, second third landing pads are respectively thermally conductively attached to first, second and third contact pads from the structured metallization layer, and wherein the second mounting pad is electrically floating.
US11810886B2
A display device includes a substrate; a plurality of pixels on the substrate; a light emitting element in each of the plurality of pixels; a first electrode electrically coupled with the light emitting element; a transistor on the substrate and electrically coupled with the first electrode; and a coupling layer between the first electrode and the light emitting element in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and containing a plurality of first conductive nanoparticles.
US11810879B2
A semiconductor structure includes a first contact pad over an interconnect structure. The semiconductor structure further includes a second contact pad over the interconnect structure, wherein the second contact pad is electrically separated from the first contact pad. The semiconductor structure further includes a first buffer layer over the first contact pad, wherein the first buffer layer is partially over the second contact pad, and an edge of the second contact pad farthest from the first contact pad extends beyond the first buffer layer.
US11810863B2
A sensor is provided, including a substrate, a chip and a sensing element. The substrate has a plate-like shape and includes a surface and an interconnect structure disposed in the substrate. The chip is embedded in the substrate and is electrically connected to the interconnect structure. The sensing element is disposed on the surface of the substrate, and is electrically connected to the chip through the interconnect structure.
US11810857B2
A structure includes a first conductive feature in a first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer; and a second conductive feature extending through the second dielectric layer to physically contact the first conductive feature, wherein the second conductive feature includes a metal adhesion layer over and physically contacting the first conductive feature; a barrier layer extending along sidewalls of the second dielectric layer; and a conductive filling material extending over the metal adhesion layer and the barrier layer, wherein a portion of the conductive filling material extends between the barrier layer and the metal adhesion layer.
US11810849B2
Provided is a connection structure for a semiconductor package which includes: a first passivation layer having an opening; a first conductive pattern that penetrates the first passivation layer and protrudes upwardly from the first passivation layer; a second passivation layer on the first passivation layer and covering the first conductive pattern; a second conductive pattern on the second passivation layer and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern; a third passivation layer on the second passivation layer and covering the second conductive pattern; and an external terminal in the opening and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern, wherein the first conductive pattern is thicker than the second conductive pattern.
US11810846B2
A dielectric layer is formed over a substrate, an anti-reflective layer is formed over the dielectric layer, and a first hardmask is formed over the anti-reflective layer. A via opening and a trench opening are formed within the dielectric layer using the anti-reflective layer and the first hardmask as masking materials. After the formation of the trench opening and the via opening, the first hardmask is removed. An interconnect is formed within the openings, and the interconnect has a via with a profile angle of between about 70° and about 80° and a depth ratio of between about 65% and about 70%.
US11810844B2
A component carrier includes a glass core having a first main surface and a second main surface; a first electrically insulating layer structure applied on the first main surface of the glass core; a first electrically conductive layer structure applied on the first electrically insulating layer structure; and at least one inner hole extending through the glass core and the first electrically insulating layer structure.
US11810840B2
A semiconductor device includes a lead frame having a first principal surface which includes a recess, and a second principal surface opposite to the first principal surface, a relay board, disposed in the recess, and having a third principal surface, and a fourth principal surface opposite to the third principal surface, wherein the fourth principal surface opposes a bottom surface of the recess, a first semiconductor chip disposed on the third principal surface, a first conductive material connecting the lead frame and the relay board, and a second conductive material connecting the relay board and the first semiconductor chip. A distance between the second principal surface and the third principal surface is less than or equal to a distance between the second principal surface and the first principal surface.
US11810839B2
One or more embodiments are directed to semiconductor packages and methods in which one or more electrical components are positioned between a semiconductor die and a surface of a substrate. In one embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a substrate having a first surface. One or more electrical components are electrically coupled to electrical contacts on the first surface of the substrate. A semiconductor die is positioned on the one or more electrical components, and the semiconductor die has an active surface that faces away from the substrate. An adhesive layer is on the first surface of the substrate and on the one or more electrical components, and the semiconductor die is spaced apart from the one or more electrical components by the adhesive layer. Wire bonds are provided that electrically couples the active surface of the semiconductor die to the substrate.
US11810831B2
An integrated circuit package and a method of forming the same are provided. A method includes stacking a plurality of integrated circuit dies on a wafer to form a die stack. A bonding process is performed on the die stack. The bonding process mechanically and electrically connects adjacent integrated circuit dies of the die stack to each other. A dam structure is formed over the wafer. The dam structure surrounds the die stack. A first encapsulant is formed over the wafer and between the die stack and the dam structure. The first encapsulant fills gaps between the adjacent integrated circuit dies of the die stack. A second encapsulant is formed over the wafer. The second encapsulant surrounds the die stack, the first encapsulant and the dam structure.
US11810829B2
An apparatus for inspecting light emitting elements, a method of inspecting light emitting elements using the apparatus, and a method of manufacturing display device using the apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a flow path unit extending in one direction and including a flow path along which a solution in which light emitting elements are mixed moves, at least one alignment unit to which the flow path extends from at least a portion of the flow path unit, a packaging unit at an end of the flow path unit and in which the light emitting elements are stacked, and a plurality of alignment electrodes on an outer surface of the alignment unit.
US11810809B2
A method for transferring micro light emitting diodes (micro-LEDs) includes forming a plurality of micro light emitting diode (micro-LED) chips having an epitaxial stacked layer and an electrode on a base; attaching the electrodes of the micro-LED chips to a temporary substrate and removing the base from the micro-LED chips; forming a light shielding layer on the temporary substrate; forming a light-transmissible packaging layer to cover the light shielding layer and the micro-LED chips; removing the temporary substrate to form a light emitting assembly; dividing the light emitting assembly to separate a plurality of pixels constituted by the micro-LEDs; and transferring the pixels to a permanent substrate.
US11810807B2
When processing of all the wafers accommodated in a first cassette mounted on a first cassette stage is ended, the last wafer is conveyed out from a holding surface of a chuck table, and the holding surface becomes vacant, the wafer accommodated in a second cassette mounted on a second cassette stage is immediately conveyed onto the holding surface, by control by a conveyance control section. When the wafer to be held by the holding surface is changed from the wafer conveyed out from the first cassette to the wafer conveyed out from the second cassette, processing conditions are changed over to the processing conditions corresponding to the second cassette stage, by changeover control by a changeover section.
US11810800B2
A substrate support includes a top plate portion having a surface on which a substrate is placed; a light irradiation mechanism including light-emitting elements, disposed to face the substrate and heating the substrate using light from the light-emitting elements; a channel-forming member transmitting the light from the light-emitting elements and is bonded to a rear surface of the top plate portion so as to be interposed between the top plate portion and the light irradiation mechanism, and a temperature adjustment part for adjusting a temperature of the channel-forming member by using light having a wavelength absorbed by a light-transmitting material or the channel-forming member. Refrigerant channels are formed between the channel-forming member and the top plate portion, a refrigerant transmitting the light from the light-emitting elements flows through the refrigerant channels, and the top plate portion and the channel-forming member are made of materials having different thermal expansion coefficients.
US11810793B2
One embodiment includes partially forming a first through via in a substrate of an interposer, the first through via extending into a first side of the substrate of the interposer. The method also includes bonding a first die to the first side of the substrate of the interposer. The method also includes recessing a second side of the substrate of the interposer to expose the first through via, the first through via protruding from the second side of the substrate of the interposer, where after the recessing, the substrate of the interposer is less than 50 μm thick. The method also includes and forming a first set of conductive bumps on the second side of the substrate of the interposer, at least one of the first set of conductive bumps being electrically coupled to the exposed first through via.
US11810784B2
A method for making a semiconductor device may include forming a first single crystal silicon layer having a first percentage of silicon 28, and forming a superlattice above the first single crystal silicon layer. The superlattice may include a plurality of stacked groups of layers, with each group of layers comprising a plurality of stacked base silicon monolayers defining a base silicon portion, and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base silicon portions. The method may further include forming a second single crystal silicon layer above the superlattice having a second percentage of silicon 28 higher than the first percentage of silicon 28.
US11810766B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a protective multilayer coating for process chamber components exposed to temperatures from about 20° C. to about 300° C. during use of the process chamber. The protective multilayer coating comprises a bond layer and a top layer, the bond layer is formed on a chamber component to reduce the stress between the top layer and the chamber component. The reduced stress decreases or prevents particle shedding from the top layer of the multilayer coating during and after use of the process chamber. The bond layer comprises titanium, titanium nitride, aluminum, or combinations thereof, and the top layer comprises tungsten nitride.
US11810764B2
Exemplary semiconductor processing chambers may include a gasbox. The chambers may include a substrate support. The chambers may include a blocker plate positioned between the gasbox and the substrate support. The blocker plate may define a plurality of apertures through the plate. The chambers may include a faceplate positioned between the blocker plate and substrate support. The faceplate may be characterized by a first surface facing the blocker plate and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second surface of the faceplate and the substrate support may at least partially define a processing region within the semiconductor processing chamber. The faceplate may be characterized by a central axis, and the faceplate may define a plurality of apertures through the faceplate. The faceplate may define a plurality of recesses extending about and radially outward of the plurality of apertures. Each recess of the plurality of recesses may extend from the second surface of the faceplate to a depth less than a thickness of the faceplate.
US11810761B2
A nanosecond pulser system is disclosed. In some embodiments, the nanosecond pulser system may include a nanosecond pulser having a nanosecond pulser input; a plurality of switches coupled with the nanosecond pulser input; one or more transformers coupled with the plurality of switches; and an output coupled with the one or more transformers and providing a high voltage waveform with a amplitude greater than 2 kV and a frequency greater than 1 kHz based on the nanosecond pulser input. The nanosecond pulser system may also include a control module coupled with the nanosecond pulser input; and an control system coupled with the nanosecond pulser at a point between the transformer and the output, the control system providing waveform data regarding an high voltage waveform produced at the point between the transformer and the output.
US11810749B2
The present invention relates to a charged particle beam system comprising a deflection subsystem configured to deflect a charged particle beam in a deflection direction based on a sum of analog signals generated by separate digital to analog conversion of a first digital signal and a second digital signal. The present invention further relates to a method of configuring the charged particle beam system so that each of a plurality of regions of interest can be scanned by varying only the first digital signal while the second digital signal is held constant at a value associated with the respective region of interest. The present invention further relates to a method of recording a plurality of images of the regions of interest at the premise of reduced interference due to charge accumulation.
US11810743B2
A mechanical latching device of an electromagnetic contactor eliminates a need to adjust a gap between portions mechanically preventing returning of a latch support. A latch support includes a protrusion protruding laterally and formed with a latch surface facing a released side. A rotating member has one end side rotatably supported and the other end side biased toward the protrusion. When the latch support is on the released side, an outer peripheral surface of the other end side contacts with a tip of the protrusion to allow the latch support to be displaced to a closed side. When the latch support is on the closed side, the other end side rotates according to a position of the latch support in a displacement direction, and a tip surface faces the latch surface to mechanically prevent the latch support from returning to the released side at plural positions along the displacement direction.
US11810742B2
[Problem] Provided is a method for manufacturing an assembly including an igniter, a projectile, and a cylinder that is easy to assemble. [Solution] A method for manufacturing an assembly included in an electric circuit breaker device, the assembly including an igniter, a projectile, and a cylinder, is a method for disposing a projectile and an igniter in a cylinder of an electric circuit breaker device, the method including: a first step of preparing a cylinder having a first opening, a plurality of through holes formed at intervals in a circumferential direction in a peripheral wall portion on a first opening side, and a second opening, and disposing a projectile in the cylinder; a second step of disposing an igniter main body portion in the cylinder and then disposing the cylinder in a mold; a third step of injection-molding a resin from the first opening side of the cylinder to form a resin portion; a fourth step of removing the cylinder including the projectile and the igniter from the mold; and a fifth step of crimping a peripheral wall portion on the first opening side of the cylinder to fix the resin portion of the igniter.
US11810740B1
A quick-set clevis joint for a three-phase electric disconnect switch linkage includes a clevis housing having a spring chamber axially aligned and disposed around a linkage pipe extending through the clevis housing. A spring positioned within the spring chamber provides play in the linkage. First and second thrust disks compress the spring in a first axial direction with the first thrust disk pushed against a first spring chamber end wall when the linkage pipe moves in the first axial direction while the clevis housing is blocked from moving in the first axial direction. In addition. the first and second thrust disks compress the spring in the second axial direction with the second thrust disk pushed against the second spring chamber end wall when the linkage pipe moves in the second axial direction while the clevis housing is blocked from moving in the second axial direction.
US11810739B2
An electronic device and a knob module thereof are provided. The knob module includes a circuit board, a rotary encoder, a light guide structure, a plurality of light emitting units, and a rotation cover. The rotary encoder is disposed on the circuit board. The light guide structure is disposed on the circuit board. The light guide structure includes a light guide ring and an annular light guide wall. The light guide ring surrounds the rotary encoder. The annular light guide wall extends downward from the light guide ring to abut against the circuit board. The plurality of light emitting units is disposed on the circuit board and located between the annular light guide wall and the rotary encoder for emitting light toward the annular light guide wall. The rotation cover is disposed on the rotary encoder.
US11810736B1
A light adjusting structure is disposed between a light source in a device and a light exiting surface of the device. The light adjusting structure includes at least one visible light absorbing pattern defining a plurality of light-transmitting regions, and a ratio of a thickness of the at least one visible light absorbing pattern to a width of one of the light-transmitting regions is greater than or equal to 0.5, and a vertical projection of the at least one visible light absorbing pattern presents a checkerboard pattern or a mesh pattern.
US11810735B1
A control device includes a display panel and plural key structures. Each key structure includes a keycap, an optical film layer, an elastic element, plural raised structures and a membrane switch. The optical film layer includes a light-transmissible region and a supporting region. The plural raised structures are formed on the supporting region and arranged around the light-transmissible region. The membrane switch includes an upper film layer and a lower film layer. Moreover, a light beam emitted by the display panel is transmitted upwardly through a second opening of the lower film layer, a first opening of the upper film layer, the light-transmissible region, a hollow part of the elastic element and the keycap. When the keycap is pressed down, the first circuit contact point of the upper film layer and the corresponding second circuit contact point of the lower film layer are contacted with each other.
US11810734B2
A momentary electrical push switch that can be configured for 2 or more activation positions. The switch has a top surface, or “key” top, which is pressed down upon in different areas to actuate the switch's different activation positions. The key top can be of various shapes, such as quadrangles, circle, hexagon, etc., or irregular shapes, to suit a particular application. The key top can be divided into multiple segments, or activation zones, each corresponding to a different activation position of the switch. The key allows free-form movement when pressing down upon it, without requiring the user to use specific or narrowly-defined motions to actuate the various activation positions.
US11810720B2
A method is provided for fabricating a terminal electrode. The terminal electrode is applied on a multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC). The method prints inner electrodes on full area together with protective layers. The MLCC uses the thickness of thinned dielectric ceramic layers and the stacking of nickel inner-electrode layers. High capacitance is achieved at ends and sides with high electrode-to-ceramic ratios. Thus, the present invention uses a coating technology of ultra-low-temperature electrochemical deposition to fabricate low internal-stress MLCC terminal electrodes together with insulating protective layers for improving MLCC yield while cost reduced.
US11810714B2
A head-mounted device includes a device housing, a display device, an optical system, and a headband. The head-mounted device also includes a first headband connector that includes a headband-side connector portion that is connected to the headband at a first end of the headband and a device-side connector portion that is connected to the device housing. The first headband connector is movable between a disconnected position, in which the headband-side connector portion is disconnected from the device-side connector portion, and a connected position, in which the headband-side connector portion is connected to the device-side connector portion. The first headband connector also includes paired magnetic components that are configured to attract the headband-side connector portion and the device-side connector portion to one another to urge the first headband connector to move to the connected position.
US11810712B2
Described herein are concepts, system and techniques which provide a means to construct robust high-field superconducting magnets using simple fabrication techniques and modular components that scale well toward commercialization. The resulting magnet assembly—which utilizes non-insulated, high temperature superconducting tapes (HTS) and provides for optimized coolant pathways—is inherently strong structurally, which enables maximum utilization of the high magnetic fields available with HTS technology. In addition, the concepts described herein provide for control of quench-induced current distributions within the tape stack and surrounding superstructure to safely dissipate quench energy, while at the same time obtaining acceptable magnet charge time. The net result is a structurally and thermally robust, high-field magnet assembly that is passively protected against quench fault conditions.
US11810710B2
A method for producing a sintered R-T-B based magnet includes: preparing a sintered R-T-B based magnet work (R is a rare-earth element; and T is at least one selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Al, Mn and Si, and contains Fe with no exception); preparing an RL-RH-B-M based alloy; and a diffusion step of performing heat treatment while at least a portion of the RL-RH-B-M based alloy is attached to at least a portion of a surface of the sintered R-T-B based magnet work. In the RL-RH-B-M based alloy, the content of RL is 50 mass % or higher and 95 mass % or lower, the content of RH is 45 mass % or lower (including 0 mass %), the content of B is 0.1 mass % or higher and 3.0 mass % is lower; and the content of M is 4 mass % or higher and 49.9 mass % or lower.
US11810708B2
In an electronic component, a terminal electrode has a thickest portion and a part thinner than the thickest portion. Accordingly, an increase in solder fillet forming region occurs when the electronic component is solder-mounted onto a predetermined mounting substrate. In the electronic component, mounting strength is improved as a result of the increase in solder fillet forming region. In addition, in the electronic component, the thickest portion overlaps a bump electrode in a direction orthogonal to the lower surface of an element body. Accordingly, the impact that is applied to the electronic component during the mounting onto the mounting substrate is reduced and the impact resistance of the electronic component is improved.
US11810699B2
Provided is a ferrite sintered magnet including a ferrite phase having a magnetoplumbite-type crystal structure. x, y, and m satisfy the following Equations (1), (2), and (3) when composition of the ferrite sintered magnet is represented by R1-xAxFem-yCoy, where R denotes at least one kind of element selected from rare earth elements including Y and A denotes Ca or Ca and elements including at least one kind selected from Sr or Ba. The content of B in the ferrite sintered magnet is from 0.1% to 0.6% by mass in terms of B2O3. 0.2≤x≤0.8 (1) 0.1≤y≤0.65 (2) 3≤m<14 (3)
US11810697B2
A resistor includes a resistive element including a first surface and a second surface; a protective film having electrical insulating properties disposed on the first surface; and a pair of electrodes in contact with the resistive element. The protective film includes a first outer edge and a second outer edge. The resistive element includes a first slit and a second slit extending from the first surface through to the second surface and extending in the second direction. The first slit is located closest to the first outer edge; and the second slit is located closest to the second outer edge. As viewed in the thickness direction, a first distance from the first outer edge to the first slit and a second distance from the second outer edge to the second slit together have a length 15% or greater of a dimension of the protective film in the first direction.
US11810694B2
Electrical cables and methods of forming such cables are disclosed, comprising a layer of a two dimensional material. In some embodiments, the cable is a subsea cable. In other embodiments, the cable may be an overhead power cable or a cable for forming electrical windings in a motor, generator or transformer. In some embodiments, the cable comprises a conductive core for carrying an electric current, and the layer of two dimensional material is disposed on the conductive core. In some embodiments, the subsea cable is a subsea power cable, umbilical cable or telecommunications cable. In some embodiments, the two dimensional material is configured to be superconducting or near-superconducting.
US11810680B2
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods useful for the construction and operation of a Modular Integrated Gas High-Temperature Reactor (MIGHTR). The MIGHTR includes a reactor core assembly disposed at least partially within a core baffle within a first high-pressure shell portion, a thermal transfer assembly disposed at least partially within a flow separation barrel within a second high-pressure shell portion. The longitudinal axes of the first high-pressure shell portion and the second high-pressure shell portion may be collinear. The reactor core assembly may be accessed horizontally for service, maintenance, and refueling. The core baffle may be flexibly displaceably coupled to the flow separation barrel. Coolant gas flows through the reactor core assembly and into the thermal transfer assembly where the temperature of the coolant gas is reduced. A plurality of coolant gas circulators circulate the cooled coolant gas from the thermal transfer assembly to the reactor core assembly.
US11810677B2
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for classifying biomedical images. A feature classifier may generate a plurality of tiles from a biomedical image. Each tile may correspond to a portion of the biomedical image. The feature classifier may select a subset of tiles from the plurality of tiles by applying an inference model. The subset of tiles may have highest scores. Each score may indicate a likelihood that the corresponding tile includes a feature indicative of the presence of the condition. The feature classifier may determine a classification result for the biomedical image by applying an aggregation model. The classification result may indicate whether the biomedical includes the presence or lack of the condition.
US11810670B2
Embodiments are disclosed for health assessment and diagnosis implemented in an artificial intelligence (AI) system. The AI system takes as input information from a multitude of sensors measuring different biomarkers in a continuous or intermittent fashion. The proposed techniques disclosed herein address the unique challenges encountered in implementing such an AI system.
US11810664B2
A patient treatment status notification system in a healthcare facility with multiple examination rooms includes a first electronic visual status indicator and a second electronic visual status indicator to be installed outside a first examination room, an indicator control circuit configured to communicate with and control the first and second electronic visual status indicators of the first examination room, a manual input device for the first examination room configured to receive user input representing change of a treatment status of a patient assigned to the first examination room, a switch multiplexer configured to communicate with and receive the user input from the manual input device for the first examination room, and a central control processor coupled to the indicator control circuit and the switch multiplexer to update the treatment status of the first examination room.
US11810653B2
A medical error reduction system may include a medical error reduction software for use in creating and revising at least one drug library. The software configured to provide one of a plurality of sets of privileges to each of a plurality of sets of users. Each of the plurality of sets of privileges arranged to allocate a degree of software functionality to one of the plurality of sets of users. The degree of software functionality configured to define the ability of a user to alter the at least one drug library. The medical error reduction system may include at least one server. The medical error reduction system may include at least one editor computer each of the at least one editor computer comprising a processor in communication with a display. The at least one editor computer and at least one server may be configured to communicate via a network in a client-server based model. Each of the at least one drug library may be for use in at least one medical device.
US11810651B2
Systems and methods for multi-dimensional mapping of binary data DNA sequences are described. In one embodiment, the method may include determining a current level of a first DNA base from a sequence of DNA bases based at least in part on a read process of the sequence, determining a current level of a second DNA base after the first DNA base and a current level of a third DNA base after the second DNA base, and decoding binary data from the sequence based at least in part on the determined current level of the first DNA base, the determined current level of the second DNA base, and/or the determined current level of the third DNA base.
US11810649B2
Embodiments disclosed herein provide methods for identifying new CRISPR loci and effectors, as well as different CRISPR loci combinations found in various organisms. Class-II CRISPR systems contain single-gene effectors that have been engineered for transformative biological discovery and biomedical applications. Discovery of additional single-gene or multi-component CRISPR effectors may enhance existing CRISPR applications, such as precision genome engineering. Comprehensive characterization of CRISPR-loci may identify novel functional roles of CRISPR loci enabling new tools for biomedicine and biological discovery. CRISPR loci have enormous feature complexity, but classification of CRISPR loci has been focused on a small fraction of highly abundant features. Increased genome sequencing has enhanced the sampling of this feature complexity.
US11810647B2
In one aspect, methods are described herein for enhancing one or more nucleic acid interactions. For example, in some embodiments, methods of enhancing one or more steps of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are described herein. In some embodiments, the optimal temperature cycling protocol for one or more PCR cycles can be determined according to methods described herein.
US11810644B2
In variants, a method for genomic association can include: determining observed variable values and observed phenotype values for each organism in a population, removing information from variables of interest, determining a phenotype-variable association model, identifying causal variables associated with a phenotype, and/or any other suitable steps.
