US11881233B2
Systems and methods are described for generating meme content. A content item is tagged with one or more first tags based on metadata for the content item. The content item having the one or more first tags is received at user equipment. The content item is tagged with one or more second tags based on a user profile. A segment of the content item is identified based on the first and second tags. The identified segment is stored for use in generating meme content.
US11881228B2
According to an aspect of the present invention an encoder for encoding an audio signal has an analyzer configured for deriving prediction coefficients and a residual signal from a frame of the audio signal. The encoder has a formant information calculator configured for calculating a speech related spectral shaping information from the prediction coefficients, a gain parameter calculator configured for calculating a gain parameter from an unvoiced residual signal and the spectral shaping information and a bitstream former configured for forming an output signal based on an information related to a voiced signal frame, the gain parameter or a quantized gain parameter and the prediction coefficients.
US11881221B2
Systems and methods are disclosed. A digitized human vocal expression of a user and digital images are received over a network from a remote device. The digitized human vocal expression is processed to determine characteristics of the human vocal expression, including: pitch, volume, rapidity, a magnitude spectrum identify, and/or pauses in speech. Digital images are received and processed to detect characteristics of the user face, including detecting if any of the following is present: a sagging lip, a crooked smile, uneven eyebrows, and/or facial droop. Using the human vocal expression characteristics and face characteristics, a determination is made as to what action is to be taken. A cepstrum pitch may be determined using an inverse Fourier transform of a logarithm of a spectrum of a human vocal expression signal. The volume may be determined using peak heights in a power spectrum of the human vocal expression.
US11881218B2
Prevention of voice misappropriation in voice interaction/response systems. The system relies on telemetry data, including thermal data of components to determine whether a received voice command was made by actual voice. If the voice command is determined to have been made by an actual voice, a response to the command is generated and transmitted, otherwise if the voice command is determined to have likely not been made by an actual voice (e.g., artificial means replicating a voice, such as a laser or the like), no response to the command is transmitted or action taken with respect to the command.
US11881213B2
A first electronic device includes an audio outputter; a communicator configured to transmit data to and receive data from a second electronic device; a memory storing one or more instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to: obtain an audio output level of an audio that is output through the audio outputter; obtain a spacing distance between the second electronic device and the first electronic device; based on the obtained audio output level and the obtained spacing distance, obtain a voice reception notification indicating whether a voice can be accurately received by the second electronic device, and control the communicator to transmit the obtained voice reception notification to the second electronic device.
US11881206B2
Systems and methods for spatially emulating a sound source. An apparatus includes a microphone array including microphones; and a sound profiler communicatively connected to the microphone array, the sound profiler including a processing circuitry and a memory which contains instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, configure the apparatus to: generate synthesized audio based on sound beam metadata, a sound profile, and target listener location data, wherein the sound beam metadata includes timed sound beams defining a directional dependence of a spatial sound wave, wherein the sound profile includes timed sound coefficients determined based on audio signals captured in a space wherein the target listener location data includes a position and an orientation, wherein the synthesized audio emulates sound that would be heard by a listener at the position and orientation of the target listener location data; and providing the synthesized audio for projection.
US11881189B1
The present invention provides a display device and a control method thereof. The display device includes a display panel and a voltage processing module. The display panel includes a common electrode and a plurality of data lines; wherein the voltage processing module is connected to the common electrode to determine a difference between a common voltage signal in an nth frame and a standard voltage, and is connected to at least one of the common electrode and the plurality of data lines, and controls a voltage of the at least one of the common electrode and the plurality of data lines in an (n+k)th frame, wherein both n and k are positive integers.
US11881182B1
Aa light-emitting device driver chip, a backlight module, and a display panel are provided. The light-emitting device driver chip includes at least two current control circuits and a parallel control circuit. Each of the at least two current control circuits includes a current control module. A control output node of the current control module is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the output ports. The parallel control circuit is electrically connected between the at least two current control circuits and is configured to control, according to a parallel control signal received from a first input port, the current control modules of the at least two current control circuits to be electrically connected to enable the current control modules of the at least two current control circuits to output the same current to corresponding ones of the output ports through the control output nodes.
US11881176B2
A pixel circuit, a display panel, a display device, and a driving method. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting element, a driving transistor, a light emitting control circuit, a reset circuit, a threshold compensation circuit, a first data write circuit, and an initializing circuit. The reset circuit includes a first transistor, the first data write circuit includes a third transistor, and a channel length-width ratio of the first transistor is greater than a channel length-width ratio of the third transistor.
US11881175B2
A pixel driving circuit, a display panel, and a display device. The pixel driving circuit includes a driving transistor, a data-writing sub-circuit; and a voltage stabilization sub-circuit. The voltage stabilization sub-circuit is coupled to a first control terminal of the driving transistor and is configured to keep a voltage at the first control terminal of the driving transistor to be stable in a reset stage. The voltage at the first control terminal of the driving transistor is kept stable through the voltage stabilization sub-circuit in the reset stage, so that the voltage at the output of the driving transistor is relatively constant, characteristics of a switching element of the driving transistor is ensured, an effect of homogeneous luminance is realized, and a display effect and a stability of displaying of the display panel are improved.
US11881164B2
A pixel circuit and a driving method thereof, and a display panel are provided. The pixel circuit included a data writing circuit, a driving circuit, and a compensation circuit. The data writing circuit is configured to write a data signal to the control terminal of the driving circuit in response to a scan signal; and the compensation circuit is connected with the control terminal of the driving circuit, the first terminal of the driving circuit, the second terminal of the driving circuit and a first voltage terminal, and is configured to store a data signal written by the data writing circuit, to compensate the driving circuit, and to adjust, by coupling, a voltage of the second terminal of the driving circuit.
US11881162B2
In general, techniques are described for image modification for under-display sensors. A computing device comprising a display, one or more sensors positioned underneath the display, and one or more processors may be configured to perform various aspects of the techniques. The display may be configured to allow the one or more sensors to operate through the display. The one or more processors may be configured to determine an ambient light level, and modify, based on the ambient light level, an area of an image to obtain a modified image. The area of the image may correspond to pixels of the display positioned above the one or more sensors or correspond to pixels of the display that are not positioned above the one or more sensors. The one or more processors may then interface, with the display, to output the modified image.
US11881161B2
Devices and techniques are provided in which an OLED panel is operated in two modes. The first mode operates in a standard way to display an image or video or otherwise illuminate sub-pixels of the panel. In the second mode, some pixels are operated at a lower brightness than in the first mode. The use of multiple modes allows for improved sub-pixel lifetime and reduced sub-pixel and image degradation.
US11881155B2
Provided are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a pixel circuit and a light-emitting element. The pixel circuit includes a data write module, a drive module and a compensation module. The drive module includes a drive transistor; the data write module is connected to an input terminal of the drive module, a first electrode of the compensation module is connected to an output terminal of the drive module, and a second electrode of the compensation module is connected to a control terminal of the drive module. The data write module includes a data write transistor and a bias transistor, the data write transistor is connected to a data signal input terminal and configured to transmit a data signal, and the bias transistor is connected to a bias signal input terminal and configured to transmit a bias signal.
US11881154B1
The present application provides a drive substrate and a display panel. The drive substrate includes: a substrate; a pixel driving circuit layer, arranged on the substrate; a first pad and a second pad spaced apart from the first pad, arranged on a side of the pixel driving circuit layer away from the substrate, and electrically connected to the pixel driving circuit layer. The drive substrate further includes an electrostatic protection line, the electrostatic protection line is spaced from the first pad, a side of the first pad facing the electrostatic protection line is arranged with a first toothed tip, and a side of the electrostatic protection line facing the first pad is arranged with a second toothed tip.
US11881146B2
A backlight module and display device, related to the display field. The backlight module includes a plurality of light-emitting elements and a controller, where the plurality of light-emitting elements serve as light sources for a plurality of sub-pixels respectively; and the controller is configured to control a brightness of each of the plurality of light-emitting elements. When the backlight module is in operation, if an i-th data line does not need to charge one of a plurality of sub-pixels connected to the i-th data line, the controller increases the brightness of the light-emitting element corresponding to a next sub-pixel when the next sub-pixel emits light. In this way, each sub-pixel can have an actual gray scale that reaches a target gray scale thereof, so that the uniformity of brightness of the display panel is improved.
US11881144B2
A display device includes: a pixel unit including first pixels disposed in a first pixel area and second pixels disposed in a second pixel area; an image data corrector adjusting a limit grayscale of first image data corresponding to the first pixel area based on a dimming level defining a maximum luminance at which the pixel unit is able to emit light, and correcting the first image data based on the limit grayscale; a data driver supplying data signals to the pixel unit based on the corrected first image data and second image data corresponding to the second pixel area; and a scan driver supplying scan signals to the pixel unit.
US11881143B2
In particular embodiments, a computing system of a device may determine a display peak power budget allocated for a display component of the device. The system may determine display information including display workload and display telemetry associated with the display component. The system may determine, in accordance with a display peak power management policy applied to the display peak power budget and the display information, one or more display-controlling parameters for maintaining the display component to operate within the display peak power budget. The system may determine, based on the one or more display-controlling parameters, a plurality of grayscales for a plurality of regions on a display screen of the device. The system may adjust a rendered frame based on the plurality of grayscales and output the adjusted rendered frame on the display screen of the device.
US11881120B2
A client-customized cardiopulmonary resuscitation system, according to one embodiment, may comprise: a training device for practicing cardiopulmonary resuscitation; a terminal which can communicate with the training device and acquires information on a user's cardiopulmonary resuscitation operation performed in the training device; and a server which can communicate with the terminal and provides a manager page which enables a client to directly edit the configuration of a screen displayed on the terminal.
US11881107B2
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving the identification of available parking spaces by inferring when a vehicle is likely to depart. In one embodiment, a method includes, responsive to acquiring sensor data about a surrounding environment including at least one parked vehicle, extracting a feature from the sensor data about a context of the parked vehicle. The method includes analyzing the feature to determine a status of the vehicle in relation to whether the vehicle is remaining parked. The method includes providing the status to inform additional vehicles about an availability of a parking spot of the parked vehicle.
US11881104B2
An object detection apparatus includes an input port that receives information on a plurality of objects in surroundings of a vehicle and information on a traffic environment of the vehicle, the plurality of objects being detected by a sensor installed on the vehicle, a controller that determines, based on the information on the plurality of objects and the information on the traffic environment, priority for each of the plurality of objects and determines first information based on the priority in a case where the total amount of information on the plurality of objects is greater than a determined value, the first information being information on part of the plurality of objects, and an output port that outputs the first information to an in-vehicle apparatus that controls the vehicle.
US11881100B2
Technologies and techniques for determining a cluster-based stopping point for a motor vehicle for a predefined reason for stopping in a lane of a road. The individual stopping points of a plurality of vehicles may be determined for the reason for stopping in the lane, wherein the vehicles are controlled by individual drivers. A distribution of the individual stopping points in the lane at least in the direction of travel of the vehicles may be determined. The maximum of the distribution may be determined and stored as a cluster-based stopping point. The cluster-based stopping point determined in this way may be applied to autonomous driving technologies.
US11881097B2
Disclosed is an electronic device including an inertia sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a processor operatively connected to the inertia sensor, the atmospheric pressure sensor, and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to acquire acceleration sensing data from the inertia sensor and atmospheric pressure sensing data from the atmospheric pressure sensor, sense whether the electronic device has fallen based on the acceleration sensing data and the atmospheric pressure sensing data, and determine whether a user has fallen, based on the acceleration sensing data, when it is determined that the electronic device has fallen.
US11881096B2
A method for managing movement includes determining a current location of a subject in a monitoring area, comparing the current location to a risk area location in the monitoring area, determining a likelihood of injury based on a result of the comparison, and generating control information based on the likelihood of injury to the subject. The control information may control activation of a haptic effect in a device worn or carried by the subject. The haptic effect may correspond to at least one stimulus that notifies the subject of the potential risk area.
US11881094B2
The present disclosure describes a computer-implemented method to manage an industrial plant facility, the method including: monitoring multiple streams of input data from a network of sensors at the industrial plant facility, wherein the network of sensors include one or more camera devices; determining, by a server computer, an event during construction or operation of the industrial plant facility based on analyzing the multiple streams of input data in real-time; and based on the determined event, generating a notification to alert at least one operator of the industrial plant facility.
US11881089B2
Visual features of a vehicle, a vehicle's orientation with respect to a transaction terminal, and an individual associated with the vehicle are derived from video captured of the terminal and a surrounding area of the terminal. Additional information associated with brute force attacks in a location associated with the terminal are obtained as additional features. The visual features and the additional features are provided as input to a trained Machine-Learning Model (MLM) and the MLM provides as output a confidence value representing a prediction as to whether the current vehicle and the current individual are potentially about to engage in a brute force attack on the terminal. When the confidence value exceeds a threshold value, enhanced feature detection is enabled on the video, external systems are notified, and an incident packet of information is assembled.
US11881078B2
A presentation assembly for a gaming machine, the presentation assembly comprising a display device, at least one light-emitting device positioned adjacent the display device, and a reflective surface facing the at least one light-emitting device. The reflective surface includes at least one convex surface element extending towards the at least one light-emitting device. The convex surface elements are configured to reflect at least a portion of light emitted by the light-emitting devices towards a predetermined area associated with the gaming machine.
US11881076B2
The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method for substituting images, graphics, video, and other content presented by an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM during execution of an electronic game. Embodiments can include a mobile application which can be used in the casino environment, for example, and through which players of electronic games may choose different game content either out of a pre-defined set of content that can be updated and/or supplemented over time or by uploading their own such as photographs, icons, graphics, etc.
US11881071B2
Disclosed are a banknote stacking and separation apparatus and a cash recycling and handling device. The banknote stacking and separation apparatus includes a frame provided with a banknote accommodating space. A pickuping roller, a feeding roller and a gate roller are provided in an upper part of the banknote accommodating space, and the feeding roller and the gate roller are oppositely arranged. The banknote stacking and separation apparatus further includes a guiding plate and a guiding plate driving mechanism. The guiding plate is located in the banknote accommodating space and pivoted with the frame, and the guiding plate driving mechanism drives the guiding plate to rotate from a guiding position to a lifting position. The guiding plate shields the pickuping roller when the guiding plate is at the guiding position, and the guiding plate exposes the pickuping roller when the guiding plate is at the lifting position.
US11881066B2
An electronic lock device according to one embodiment includes a first magnetometer, a second magnetometer, a dynamic ferromagnetic component positioned between the first magnetometer and the second magnetometer, a processor, and a memory comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the electronic lock device to read sensor data from the first magnetometer and the second magnetometer, modify the sensor data to generate compensated sensor data that compensates for magnetic noise generated by the dynamic ferromagnetic component, and determine whether the door is in a closed state or an open state based on the compensated sensor data.
US11881060B2
Electric vehicle predictive range estimating systems and methods are provided herein. An example method includes determining an initial state of charge (SOC) for an energy source of a vehicle at a first point in time; determining one or more boundary conditions for the vehicle during a time frame extending from the first point in time to a second point in time, the one or more boundary conditions causing a loss in the energy source during the time frame; determining a predicted future SOC for the energy source based on the one or more boundary conditions and the initial SOC; and predicting an availability of a vehicle operating condition based on the predicted future SOC for the energy source.
US11881054B2
A device includes a camera that detects image data of the head and eyes of the vehicle user. An image data evaluating unit determines, using the detected image data, positions of the eyes or the current viewing direction of the vehicle user. Control equipment generates a signal that activates a light source when the current positions of the eyes or the viewing direction is not determinable. The light source has one or more individual light sources arranged so that the one or more individual light sources can only be discerned by the vehicle user or discerned simultaneously if the user's eyes, a vehicle user's eye positions and/or a current viewing direction of the vehicle user are clearly detectable.
US11881051B2
A communications device (100) for classifying an instance (110) using Machine Learning (ML) is provided. The communications device is operative to acquire a feature vector representing the instance, classify the instance using a local first ML model, calculate a confidence level, and, if the calculated confidence level is less than a threshold confidence level, acquire information identifying one or more other communications devices, and transmit a classification request message comprising the feature vector to the one or more other communications devices. The one or more other communications devices are selected based on at least one of: an identity of a user of the communications device, a contact list of the user, a type of data comprised in the feature vector, an origin of the feature vector, the classification of the instance using the local first ML model, a location of the communications device, a respective location of the one or more other communications devices, a location associated with the instance, and one or more classified instances which are related to the instance represented by the feature vector.
US11881046B2
An optical module and a mobile terminal are provided. The optical module includes a collimator, a photosensitive unit, and a wiring structure, wherein the photosensitive unit is arranged on a surface of one side of the collimator, and the wiring structure is arranged on a surface of one side, away from the collimator, of the photosensitive unit.
US11881045B2
A region extraction device acquires a first frame image and a second frame image which are temporally successive. The device acquires, based on the acquired first frame image and second frame image, motion information indicating a region where a motion exists in the first frame image, detects, based on the acquired first frame image, positions of an elbow and a wrist of a human body from the region where the motion exists indicated by the acquired motion information, and extracts, based on the detected positions, a region corresponding to a part, of the region where the motion exists indicated by the acquired motion information, located in a human body hand's side of the wrist.
US11881040B2
There is provided a method of determining a three-dimensional shape of an insert for insertion into an ear. The method includes receiving image data corresponding to a two-dimensional image of an ear, processing the image data to measure at least one biometric feature of the ear, the at least one biometric feature being indicative of a three-dimensional shape of at least part of the ear, and determining a three-dimensional shape of an insert for insertion into the ear by matching said at least one biometric feature with one of a plurality of pre-stored three-dimensional shapes. Each pre-stored three-dimensional shape corresponds to a respective ear.
US11881039B2
System and methods are disclosed for capturing license plate (LP) information of a vehicle in relative motion to a camera device. In one example, the camera system detects the LP in multiple frames, then aligns and geometrically rectifies the image of the LP by scaling, warping, rotating, and/or performing other functions on the images. The camera system may optimize capturing of the LP information by executing a temporal noise filter on the aligned, geometrically rectified images to generate a composite image of the LP for optical character recognition. In some examples, the camera device may include an image sensor, such as a high dynamic range (HDR) sensor, modified to set long and short exposures of the HDR sensor to capture frames of a vehicle's LP, but without consolidating the images into a composite image. The camera system may set optimal exposure settings based on detected relative speed of the vehicle.
US11881036B2
An apparatus includes: a camera configured to view a driver of a vehicle; and a processing unit comprising a first model and a second model; wherein the first model is configured to process the images of the driver and to output feature information based on the images, and wherein the second model is configured to receive the feature information from the first model, and to generate an output that indicates whether the driver is drowsy or not.
US11881035B2
A calibration device for calibrating detection processing of a line of sight of a user can perform first calibration processing in which an instruction to look at each of a plurality of positions by moving the face is given and second calibration processing in which an instruction to look at each of the plurality of positions without moving the face is given. The calibration device executes both the first calibration processing and the second calibration processing when it is determined that an eye of the user can be detected, and executes the first calibration processing and cease to execute the second calibration processing when it is determined that an eye of the user cannot be detected.
US11881025B1
In some examples, an electronic device includes an image sensor to capture a source image. In some examples, the electronic device includes a processor to determine, in the source image, a first region that depicts a first person and a second region that depicts a second person. In some examples, the processor is to, in response to determining that the first person is further away than the second person relative to the image sensor based on the first region and the second region, generate a first focus cell that depicts the first person alone. In some examples, the processor is to generate a macro view of the source image that depicts the first person and the second person. In some examples, the processor is to instruct display of a compound image including the macro view and the first focus cell.
US11881024B2
A system and method for utilizing a multi-sensor video surveillance system for traffic and compliance reporting. Utilizing closed caption televisions (CCTVs), cameras and other sensors, the system can generate heat maps and monitor activity in the scene. Based on the heat maps and object detection, the system can monitor traffic pattern for vehicles and monitor people for personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance.
US11881017B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining turbidity of water using machine learning. One of the methods includes obtaining, by a camera, an image of water; detecting, using a blob detector, a plurality of blobs in the image that represent particles suspended in the water; determining a distribution of the plurality of blobs; determining, from the distribution of the plurality of blobs, a measurement associated with turbidity of the water; and providing a signal associated with the measurement.
US11881004B2
This convoy vehicle determination device can improve determination accuracy of a vehicle for forming a convoy. This convoy vehicle determination device, which determines convoy vehicle candidates, is provided with: an acquisition unit which acquires identification information of a third vehicle positioned in the periphery of any second vehicle from among the peripheral vehicles, read by the second vehicle, and, from the second vehicle, acquires position information of the second vehicle with respect to the third vehicle, specified by the second vehicle; and a determination unit which compares the identification information of the first vehicle and identification information of the third vehicle, and, on the basis of the results of said comparison and the position information of the second vehicle with respect to the third vehicle, determines a second vehicle from among the peripheral vehicles located in the periphery of the first vehicle as a convoy vehicle candidate.
US11880997B2
A method and apparatus with pose estimation, where the method may include obtaining, using a depth network, a respective depth image for each of a plurality of successive input images, obtaining, using a pose network, respective image pose transformation matrices between images, of the successive input images, at adjacent time points, obtaining, based on initial pose information and the respective image pose transformation matrices, image pose information for each of the adjacent times, estimating final pose information dependent on the obtained image pose information, accumulating the image pose transformation matrices, calculating a pose loss value based on a result of comparing image position information, obtained from a result of the accumulating, and sensor position information obtained from a sensor. The pose and depth networks may be updated based on the pose loss value and a composite loss value dependent on the image pose transformation matrices and the input images.
US11880996B2
An apparatus for acquiring surrounding information of a vehicle includes: a camera configured to acquire an entire image of at least one surrounding vehicle; and a controller configured to derive at least one of coordinates of a wheel image area or coordinates of a front-rear image area included in an entire image area, and determine distance information from the vehicle to the at least one surrounding vehicle based on a relative positional relationship between the entire image area and the at least one of the wheel image area coordinates or the front-rear image area coordinates.
US11880994B2
Provided is a method and system for determining plant leaf surface roughness. The method includes: acquiring a plurality of continuously captured zoomed-in leaf images by using a zoom microscope image capture system; determining a feature match set according to the zoomed-in leaf images; removing de-noised images of which the number of feature matches in feature match set is less than a second set threshold, to obtain n screened images; combining the n screened images to obtain a combined grayscale image; and determining plant leaf surface roughness according to the combined grayscale image. In the present disclosure, first, a plurality of zoomed-in leaf images are directly acquired by the zoom microscope image capture system quickly and accurately; the zoomed-in leaf images are then screened and combined to form a combined grayscale image; finally, three-dimensional roughness of a plant leaf surface is determined quickly and accurately according to the combined grayscale image.
US11880983B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to livestreaming methods and systems, and more particularly to whiteboard presentation systems that can be used in a livestreaming or video conferencing environment. In some embodiments, the whiteboard presentation system is configured to perform one or more processing operations, such as capture images on a whiteboard, perform image processing routines on the captured images, and transmit processed images as a video feed to one or more remote users, such as people or locations attending a video conference. The image processing routines can include one or more operations such as image denoising, contrast enhancement, color reconstruction, segmentation of a presenter, and image reconstruction.
US11880977B2
Techniques are disclosed for deep neural network (DNN) based interactive image matting. A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes generating, by the DNN, an alpha matte associated with an image, based on user-specified foreground region locations in the image. The method further includes applying a first DNN subnetwork to the image, the first subnetwork trained to generate a binary mask based on the user input, the binary mask designating pixels of the image as background or foreground. The method further includes applying a second DNN subnetwork to the generated binary mask, the second subnetwork trained to generate a trimap based on the user input, the trimap designating pixels of the image as background, foreground, or uncertain status. The method further includes applying a third DNN subnetwork to the generated trimap, the third subnetwork trained to generate the alpha matte based on the user input.
US11880966B2
An image quality assessment apparatus and an image quality assessment method are provided. In the method, multiple to-be-assessed blocks are formed for an image in a video stream, these to-be-assessed blocks are inputted to a quality assessment model, and a quality of the image is determined according to an output result of the quality assessment model. The quality assessment model is trained based on a machine learning algorithm.
US11880965B2
A method for obtaining a Fourier ptychography image using a smartphone comprises the steps of: (a) sequentially providing illumination of different angles to the sample by sequentially displaying, according to a first pattern composed of point light sources at different positions, the point light sources of the first pattern on a display of the smartphone; (b) obtaining an image for each illumination angle of the sample using a camera of the smartphone whenever illumination of different angles is provided by the point light sources of the first pattern; and (c) restoring a first Fourier ptychography image using a plurality of images for each illumination angle obtained using the camera of the smartphone.
US11880964B2
A method of processing light field images for separating a transmitted layer from a reflection layer. The method comprises capturing a plurality of views at a plurality of viewpoints with different polarization angles; obtaining an initial disparity estimation for a first view using SIFT-flow, and warping the first view to a reference view; optimizing an objective function comprising a transmitted layer and a secondary layer using an Augmented Lagrange Multiplier (ALM) with Alternating Direction Minimizing (ADM) strategy; updating the disparity estimation for the first view; repeating the steps of optimizing the objective function and updating the disparity estimation until the change in the objective function between two consecutive iterations is below a threshold; and separating the transmitted layer and the secondary layer using the disparity estimation for the first view.
US11880952B2
The disclosure discloses a method and system for adjusting user field of view (FoV) in a three-dimensional virtual reality (VR) scene. The method includes: acquiring two consecutive frames of scene pictures during a period of a user experiencing a VR scene by using a VR device; determining a projected scene flow vector on the basis of the two consecutive frames of scene pictures; generating a virtual scene graph of the two consecutive frames of scene pictures; determining a projected scene flow value of the virtual scene graph on the basis of the projected scene flow vector; determining a peripheral vision pixel of the virtual scene graph; calculating a projected scene flow average value of the peripheral vision pixel on the basis of the projected scene flow value of the virtual scene graph; and dynamically adjust a FoV of the user on the basis of the projected scene flow average value.
US11880950B2
Implementations selectively offload visual frames from a client device to an edge system for processing. The client device can receive streaming visual frames and a request to process the visual frames using a data service. The client device can offload visual frames to an edge system preloaded with a workload resource that corresponds to the requested data service. After the edge system processes the offloaded visual frames using the workload resource, the edge system can return the processed visual frame to the client device. In some implementations, the edge system and client device are situated in a network such that a latency for the offload communications support real-time video display. A cloud system can maintain a registry of edge systems and provide client devices with information about nearby edge systems. The cloud system can also preload the edge systems with workload resources that correspond to data services.
US11880946B2
Systems and methods herein describe a system for context triggered augmented reality. The proposed systems and methods receive first user input indicative of a selection of a user interface element corresponding to a recipient user, generate an augmented reality content item based on second user input from the first computing device, generate a contextual trigger for the generated augmented reality content item, the contextual trigger defining a set of conditions for presenting the generated augmented reality content item on a second computing device, generate a multi-media message comprising audio data recorded at the first computing device, detect at least one condition of the set of conditions being satisfied, and in response to detecting at least one of the set of conditions being satisfied, causing presentation of the augmented reality content item and the multi-media message at the second computing device.
US11880926B2
A method, computer system, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for performing primitive batch binning are disclosed. The method, computer system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium include techniques for generating a primitive batch from a plurality of primitives, computing respective bin intercepts for each of the plurality of primitives in the primitive batch, and shading the primitive batch by iteratively processing each of the respective bin intercepts computed until all of the respective bin intercepts are processed.
US11880925B2
In an aspect, an update unit can evaluate condition(s) in an update request and update one or more memory locations based on the condition evaluation. The update unit can operate atomically to determine whether to effect the update and to make the update. Updates can include one or more of incrementing and swapping values. An update request may specify one of a pre-determined set of update types. Some update types may be conditional and others unconditional. The update unit can be coupled to receive update requests from a plurality of computation units. The computation units may not have privileges to directly generate write requests to be effected on at least some of the locations in memory. The computation units can be fixed function circuitry operating on inputs received from programmable computation elements. The update unit may include a buffer to hold received update requests.
US11880921B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for generating, transmitting, reproducing, and integrating multimedia contents for a presentation. An example method includes providing a presentation document comprising a plurality of slides (e.g., a first slide and a second slide), and generating multimedia data of a presentation, including a first audio datum, a first video datum, a second audio datum and a second video datum. The multimedia data may be transmitted to an audience device for reproduction of the multimedia presentation such that: each of the first audio datum, the first video datum, the second audio datum and the second video datum is individually transmitted to the audience device, along with slide information indicative of one of the plurality of slides with which it is associated and time information indicative of a time at which each multimedia datum is to be played back.
US11880901B2
A method for determining one or more transportation parameters indicative of one or more modes of transportation of a plurality of modes of transportation is provided. Each mode of transportation of the plurality of modes of transportation is indicative of transportation of one or more users in a transportation environment. The method includes receiving a transportation request from a user device; determining the one or more transportation parameters based on the transportation request, one or more transportation mode parameters for each mode of transportation of the plurality of modes of transportation, the one or more transportation mode parameters being indicative of a respective mode of transportation, and one or more environmental parameters indicative of the transportation environment in which the one or more modes of transportation are destined to be used; and providing the one or more transportation parameters to the user device.
US11880891B1
Examples described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for providing an interactive computer simulation of a life of a user via a user device operated by the user by determining a goal of the user, accessing a transaction history of the user, determining an initial state of the user based on the transaction history of the user, determining a virtual path to the goal, the initial state of the user being a starting point of the virtual path to the goal, configuring the user device to display the virtual path of the goal, determining that the user has selected at least one of selectable in-simulation decisions, updating the virtual path to generate an updated virtual path based on the selected at least one of the plurality of selectable in-simulation decisions, and configuring the user device to display the updated virtual path.
US11880888B1
A method performed by a first microservice processor includes receiving a first user indication from a first computing device from a plurality of computing devices of a second user that indicates that a first user requested a service of the second user. A first user-specific data container object is generated that includes first user-specific data elements associated with the service provided to the first user. First user-specific service-necessity information data objects are obtained from electronic resources. The first user-specific data elements and the first user-specific service-necessity information data objects are inputted into a machine learning engine to obtain ranked reference-claim data objects. A chosen reference-claim data object from the ranked reference-claim data objects is chosen by the second user to justify providing the service to the first user. A first user-specific service-specific-claim data object is built, stored in the first user-specific data container object, and submitted to a second microservice.
US11880882B2
A marketplace network for facilitating transactions among a plurality of marketplace participants. The marketplace network includes a plurality of service provider systems associated with respective service provider participants. Each of the plurality of service provider systems are communicatively coupled to a respective merchant server. The marketplace network includes a plurality of user systems associated with respective user participants configured to generate a service request to one of the plurality of service provider systems. The marketplace server facilitates transactions digitally by executing a set of computer-executable tasks for securely processing transactional exchanges among the marketplace participants. The transactional exchanges include at least exchanges of ownership rights for digitally stored data at least in part owned originally by the user participants.
US11880877B2
A system for enabling in store routing of a user generated shopping list using existing store cameras and artificial intelligence and machine learning is provided. The system uses a pixelbuffer comparison of items imaged in real time to compared to a database of machine learned images. The system further provides item recognition and detection through machine learning so as to improve a shoppers experiences. The system and method further includes drone assistance means and radio signal item and biological detection so as to improve accuracy. Other features to improve guidance and accuracy include landmark navigation and masking to improve accuracy of item recognition and detection. The system may be a standalone kiosk.
US11880866B2
An electronic apparatus includes a microphone, a speaker, a memory, and a processor. The processor obtains a product keyword from a text converted from a user voice that is input through the microphone, identify a product category related to the product keyword; determine whether to provide an advertisement related to the user voice based on an interest level of the user according to utterance history information and an advertisement fatigue level of the user; and based on a determination to provide the advertisement, obtain advertisement information based on a target product category identified according to the interest level of the user, and control the speaker to output an advertisement voice based on the advertisement information.
US11880861B2
A quantification system is configured for debiasing media creative efficiency. In some embodiments, the quantification system leverages a weighted generalized linear model (GLM) to determine the individual impacts of media creatives beyond network effects. To prepare input data for fitting the weighted GLM, the quantification system analyzes spot airing data, creates a specific data structure for storing observations (e.g., network-media creative combinations) that can be provided to the weight GLM as input, and computes additional input data points needed by the weighted GLM (e.g., network spend, media creative efficiency per network-media creative combination, etc.). The weighted GLM is then fitted to obtain coefficients representing the individual impacts of the media creatives. The quantification system utilizes the computed impacts to adjust the previously computed media creative efficiency for each media creative. In this way, relative performance of media creatives can be objectively quantified across networks without needing digital evidence.
US11880860B1
A digital promotion processing system may include a shopper device associated with a given shopper, and a promotion processing server. The server may generate a given promotion identifier associated with a digital promotion for a given product. The digital promotion may be redeemable via different redemption channels and may have a redeemable value associated therewith. The server may communicate the digital promotion to the shopper device, cooperate with the shopper device to display, on a display of the shopper device, the digital promotion, and cooperate with the shopper device to permit shopper-selection of one of the different redemption channels based upon display of the digital promotion. The server may determine when the given product has been purchased by the given shopper, and when so, apply the redeemable value according to the shopper-selected redemption channel and based upon the given promotion identifier.
US11880858B2
The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods to predict a vehicle preference of a customer of a rental vehicle agency. An example method to do so involves a computer executing a prediction procedure to obtain and evaluate information associated with a customer. The information can include vehicle ownership history and/or monitoring data obtained from vehicles used by the customer (a personal vehicle, a taxi, and/or a ride share service vehicle, for example). The information may be evaluated by the computer to determine a personal profile of the customer. The personal profile can include items such as physical attributes of the customer, family size, driving characteristics, and/or past vehicle ownership. The personal profile of the customer may then be used by the computer to predict a type of vehicle preferred by the customer and to select, from a vehicle fleet, a vehicle that matches the preferred type of vehicle.
US11880849B2
A method is disclosed. The method includes a relationship server receiving a discovery service request from a client computer, the relationship server comparing metadata provided in the discovery service request against a database and a crawler retrieving updated metadata from a commerce server for if the metadata provided in the discovery service request does not match the metadata stored in the database column.
US11880846B1
A computer-based network system and method for using a payment vehicle having an on and off function. The system comprises a payment vehicle comprising an on and off function to enable or to disable the payment vehicle in the computer-based network for processing an electronic payment transaction, a holder of the payment vehicle, and a computer payment network wherein the computer payment network comprises a transaction engine for enabling or for disabling the payment vehicle at a request of the holder of the payment vehicle.
US11880840B2
A method for processing a transaction of a communications terminal, requesting a server, through a communications network, for implementing a transaction involving the use of payment data. The method is implemented by the communications terminal and includes: obtaining a user identification certificate, the user identification certificate being formed out of an identity document in the possession of a user making the transaction; inserting the user identification certificate into a transaction data structure; transmitting the transaction data structure to the server; and, when the user identification certificate received by the server is valid, receiving a piece of data representing the validation of the transaction by the server.
US11880837B2
The present invention relates to a system and computer implemented method for dynamic merchant configuration in a payment terminal for transacting in a virtual environment. The payment terminal receives a location information of a virtual user corresponding to a physical user performing a transaction in one of the one or more establishments configured in a virtual environment from a Virtual Reality (VR) device. Further, merchant and associated details corresponding to one of the one or more establishments is determined based on the location information upon the physical user initiating payment for the transaction using a physical payment card. Thereafter, a transaction message comprising the merchant and associated details is sent to an issuer system via a gateway associated with the merchant for authorization. Finally, a result of authorization of the transaction message is received from the issuer system via the gateway.
US11880830B2
Accordingly, systems and methods for purchasing, securing, and maintaining emoji sequences is presented herein. In one or more examples, an enterprise or user can generate or purchase an emoji sequence, which can include a sequence of emojis that can be used to uniquely identify an enterprise. Once the emoji sequence has been acquired, in one or more examples, the emoji sequence can have a digital token associated with it, wherein the digital token can be derived from the emoji sequence string, in a manner that is unique and deterministic.
US11880828B2
A data protection system (10) and method are disclosed. The data protection system (10) includes a data repository (20), a data access interface (30) and an authentication system (40). The data repository (20) stores user data (25) for a user (50). The user data (25) comprises a plurality of individually encrypted components (25a-25e). The data access interface (30) is arranged to provide remote access to each of the individually encrypted components (25a-25e) in encrypted form. The data protection system (10) is arranged to provide selective access to each individual component in unencrypted form upon the authentication system authenticating the user for the respective component.
US11880827B1
A computer-based network system and method for using a payment vehicle having an on and off function. The system comprises a payment vehicle comprising an on and off function to enable or to disable the payment vehicle in the computer-based network for processing an electronic payment transaction, a holder of the payment vehicle, and a computer payment network wherein the computer payment network comprises a transaction engine for enabling or for disabling the payment vehicle at a request of the holder of the payment vehicle.
US11880809B2
A system and corresponding method exchange a nonfungible token (NFT) via blockchain cross-chain fungible token transfers. The system comprises first and second blockchains. The first blockchain holds the NFT in a first escrow digital wallet. The NFT is available for trade by a seller and is associated with a trade value. The first blockchain monitors a balance of fungible tokens, owned by a buyer, that are transferred from a second blockchain to a second escrow digital wallet of the first blockchain. In response to detecting that the balance monitored represents the trade value, the first blockchain transfers, simultaneously, (i) the NFT from the first escrow digital wallet to a first digital wallet of the first blockchain, the first digital wallet owned by the buyer, and (ii) the balance of fungible tokens from the second escrow digital wallet to a second digital wallet of the second blockchain, the second digital wallet owned by the seller.
US11880808B2
In one embodiment, a unique (or quasi unique) identifier can be received by an application store, or other on-line store, and the store can create a signed receipt that includes data desired from the unique identifier. This signed receipt is then transmitted to a device that is running the application obtained from the on-line store and the device can verify the receipt by deriving the unique (or quasi-unique) identifier from the signed receipt and comparing the derived identifier with the device identifier stored on the device, or the vendor identifier assigned to the application vendor.
US11880806B2
In an illustrative embodiment, systems and methods for automating recorded candidate assessments include receiving a submission for an available position including a question response recording for each of one or more interview questions. For each question response recording, a transcript can be generated by applying a speech-to-text algorithm to an audio portion of the recording. The systems and methods can detect, within the transcript, identifiers each associated with the personality aspects by applying a natural language classifier trained to detect words and phrases associated with the personality aspects of the personality model. Scores may be calculated for each of the personality aspects based on a relevance of the respective personality aspect to the respective interview question and detected identifiers. The scores can be presented within a user interface screen responsive to receiving a request to view interview results.
US11880805B2
An information processing device includes a processor configured to cause an activity element identifier that identifies an activity element defined in an activity management service, and for which a trail that indicates an electronic document to be registered is defined, to be stored in a memory in association with a channel identifier that identifies a channel defined in a communication service, and in a case where an electronic document already posted to the channel is selected by a user in the communication service, cause the electronic document to be registered as the trail of the activity element associated with the channel.
US11880804B1
A system for managing proppant inventory includes a plurality of silos, each silo having a sensor to sense a proppant level of proppant stored therein. The system also determines an amount of proppant that is expected to become available, and automatically creates and sends an order to request additional proppant upon determining that the combination of the proppant level within the at least one of the plurality of silos and the amount of proppant that is expected to become available is less than a predetermined threshold or expected to fall below the predetermined threshold. The system also automatically selects one or more of the plurality of silos to unload the additional proppant into based upon the proppant level in each of the plurality of silos at the time of unloading the additional proppant and at least one of a user preference parameter or historical data from a previous operation.
US11880801B2
A tool for dynamically booking, from an autonomous transportation vehicle, a secondary transportation vehicle. The tool identifies a route for the autonomous transportation vehicle transporting one or more products from a first location to a second location. The tool publishes the one or more products online as available for purchase. The tool identifies a customer order for the one or more products. The tool requests a secondary transportation vehicle to deliver the one or more products to fulfill the customer order. The tool instructs the secondary transportation vehicle to retrieve the one or more products to fulfill the customer order from the autonomous transportation vehicle. The tool instructs the secondary transportation vehicle to deliver the one or more products from the autonomous transportation vehicle to a delivery location to fulfill the customer order.
US11880798B2
Methods and systems are described herein for receiving a document (e.g., a technical paper), identifying sections of the document, and inputting each section into a corresponding machine learning model that has been trained using previously reviewed documents to process text and other data within a specific section. The machine learning model may output a score indicating the degree of compliance to a particular standard of a particular document. In addition, various recommendations for content to be added to the document may be identified and provided to the user along with the score for each section.
US11880795B1
A system and method that monitors conditions at a location and monitors and detects events in images to determine if there is a recognized event and if so, the recognized event is assigned a concern level and a workflow is transmitted to one or more qualified individuals based on the recognized event and the concern level of the recognized event.
US11880788B1
Geo-fences may be dynamically reconfigured to identify employees that may be of particular interest to users. In some instances, a geo-fence may be defined for a particular user based on a variety of information, in order to identify employees that may be of interest to the user and that are located within proximity to the user. The system may identify employees based on a confidence score that a particular employee or set of employees may have assisted the user during the shopping process. Information regarding the identified employees may be displayed or otherwise output to notify the user of nearby employees that may be of interest, for example in the form of an interactive digital receipt.
US11880786B2
When it is necessary to charge the battery of one vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, a vehicle management computer acquires information relating to a charging facility that supplies electric power to a charge-discharge device, and information relating to the battery of another vehicle, which is different from the first vehicle, and which battery is connected to the first vehicle via the charge-discharge device. Based on the information relating to the charging facility and the information relating to the battery of the other vehicle, the vehicle management computer determines which is least expensive, a first cost associated with charging the battery of the first vehicle using the electric power that is supplied from the charging facility, or a second cost associated with charging the battery of the first vehicle using the electric power that is discharged from the battery of the other vehicle.
US11880783B2
Embodiments provide methods, and server systems for enhancing checkout experience of an e-commerce transaction. A method includes receiving, by a server system associated with a payment network, a pre-authentication request signal for a prospective e-commerce transaction for a payment card of user. The pre-authentication request signal includes a time data for an expected transaction time, a transaction amount data, a payment card data and at least one transaction identifier data. The method includes electronically facilitating a pre-authentication of the prospective e-commerce transaction based at least on performing a multi-factor pre-authentication. Upon successful pre-authentication, the method includes storing a pre-authenticated transaction data. The method includes sending a notification signal of successful pre-authentication to a user device. The method includes processing the prospective e-commerce transaction at the expected transaction time based on a user input received using a user interface of an e-commerce application and upon successfully verifying the pre-authenticated transaction data.
US11880782B2
Computer-implemented systems and methods for intelligent generation of purchase orders are disclosed. The systems and methods may be configured to: receive an order quantity for a product from a system determining optimal order quantities for products based on demand forecast data; prioritize the order quantity based on actual constraints; and assign the prioritized order quantity to one or more locations.
US11880779B1
This disclosure describes systems and techniques for detecting events, determining a result of each respective event using a first hypothesis source, and calculating a likelihood that a second (and/or additional) hypothesis source would determine the same result of the respective event. The calculated likelihood may then be used to be determine whether to request that the second hypothesis source determine the result of the event, determine an amount of resources of the second hypothesis source to use to make this determination, and/or like.
US11880772B2
The invention relates to a method for automatically analyzing a transaction log of a distributed computing system comprising a plurality of lines. The method includes, for each line, cutting the line into words, constructing a comparison vector by comparing the line with the other lines of the same size as the line, constructing a pattern from the comparison vector, and creating an event per pattern. The invention includes constructing a prediction model by training an artificial neural network on a group of training events, the prediction model being configured to predict the next event in the transaction log. The invention includes, for at least one event, using the prediction model to predict the event, from a group of prediction events, and generating from the prediction model, a causal graph of the event comprising a causal relation for each event of the group of prediction events responding to a relevance condition.
US11880771B2
Systems and methods are provided for machine-learned models including convolutional neural networks that generate predictions using continuous convolution techniques. For example, the systems and methods of the present disclosure can be included in or otherwise leveraged by an autonomous vehicle. In one example, a computing system can perform, with a machine-learned convolutional neural network, one or more convolutions over input data using a continuous filter relative to a support domain associated with the input data, and receive a prediction from the machine-learned convolutional neural network. A machine-learned convolutional neural network in some examples includes at least one continuous convolution layer configured to perform convolutions over input data with a parametric continuous kernel.
US11880767B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide the use of a conditional Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to simultaneously correct and downscale (super-resolve) global ensemble weather or climate forecasts. Specifically, a generator deep neural network (G-DNN) in the cGAN comprises a corrector DNN (C-DNN) followed by a super-resolver DNN (SR-DNN). The C-DNN bias-corrects coarse, global meteorological forecasts, taking into account other relevant contextual meteorological fields. The SR-DNN downscales bias-corrected C-DNN output into G-DNN output at a higher target spatial resolution. The GAN is trained in three stages: C-DNN training, SR-DNN training, and overall GAN training, each using separate loss functions. Embodiments of the present invention significantly outperform an interpolation baseline, and approach the performance of operational regional high-resolution forecast models across an array of established probabilistic metrics. Crucially, embodiments of the present invention, once trained, produce high-resolution predictions in seconds on a single machine.
US11880753B1
A system and a method for determining application usage is disclosed. The system may receive activity data for one or more applications from a plurality of sources in a raw format. The plurality of sources comprises Single Sign-on Integration (SSO), direct application integration, Browser Agents, Desktop Agents, and financial integration. Further, the system may create a master data by parsing the activity data. The master data may be enriched with organization data, department data, application data, and billing data. Subsequently, the system may calculate weights for each source and for each activity for each application using Machine Learning (ML) algorithms. Further, a regression model may be trained based on the master data and the weights assigned to each source for each activity. Generating a usage score for each application at a user level, a department level, and an organizational level based on the trained regression model.
US11880751B2
A system for identifying a longevity element to optimize supplement decisions is disclosed. The system includes a computing device configured to capture an identifier of a first longevity element using a data capturing device. The computing device is configured to receive a longevity inquiry from a remote device generating a longevity inquiry from the identifier, the longevity query identifying the first longevity element. The system retrieves a biological extraction pertaining to a user and identifies a longevity element associated with a user. The system selects an ADME model utilizing a biological extraction. The system generates a machine-learning algorithm utilizing the selected ADME model to input a longevity element associated with a user as an input and output an ADME factor. The system identifies a tolerant longevity element utilizing an ADME factor. A method for identifying a longevity element to optimize supplement decisions is also disclosed.
US11880750B2
A method of detecting deviation from an operational state of a rotational device includes receiving, from one or more sensor devices coupled to the rotational device, frequency domain data indicative of vibration data sensed during a sensing period. The method also includes processing the frequency domain data using a trained anomaly detection model to generate an anomaly score for the sensing period and processing the anomaly score using an alert generation model to determine whether to generate an alert.
US11880749B2
Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a method and system for generating a container image. A computing system receives a request from a remote computer to provision a container comprising a machine learning model. The computing system generates a first API accessible by the remote computer. The computing system receives one or more parameters for the container via the API. The one or more parameters include a machine learning model type. The computing system retrieves from a library of a plurality of machine learning models a machine learning model corresponding to a type of model specified in the one or more parameters. The computing system generates a container image that includes the machine learning model. The computing system provisions a container based on the container image.
US11880747B2
An image recognition method, a training system for an object recognition model and a training method for an object recognition model are provided. The image recognition method includes the following steps. At least one original sample image of an object in a field and an object range information and an object type information in the original sample image are obtained. At least one physical parameter is adjusted to generate plural simulated sample images of the object. The object range information and the object type information of the object in each of the simulated sample images are automatically marked. A machine learning procedure is performed to train an object recognition model. An image recognition procedure is performed on an input image.
US11880744B2
A method for monitoring the state of a qubit device comprising a chiral nanocrystal includes measuring a voltage, a current, or a magnetic field of the nanocrystal; assigning the nanocrystal a superposition state if the measured voltage, current, or magnetic field is less than a superposition threshold; and assigning a base state value of the nanocrystal if the measured voltage is greater than a base state threshold. The measured voltage, current, or magnetic field corresponds to a clockwise or counter clockwise flow of electrons around the nanocrystal.
US11880742B2
Techniques facilitating a quantum gate between qubits using a tunable coupler are provided. In one example, a quantum coupler device can comprise a Josephson ring modulator (JRM) that is operatively coupled to first and second qubits in a balanced bridge topology via respective first and second capacitive devices. The JRM provides tunable coupling between the first and second qubits.
US11880739B2
Read data of a plurality of optical information reading devices can be compared on a spatial axis. A setting device includes: a communication part for communicating with each of the optical information reading devices; a display part that displays a list of pieces of read data, conveyor, of any one of a plurality of optical information reading devices; an input part that receives an input for selection of any one piece of read data from the list of pieces of read data displayed on the display part; and a control part that acquires a code image having the read data selected by the input part from another optical information reading device connected to the network, and performs comparison display, on the display part, of a plurality of the code images respectively acquired by different ones of the plurality of optical information reading devices.
US11880732B2
A method for automatically electronically associating vessel identity information of a vessel with an unassociated telemetric device, the unassociated telemetric device comprising a processor and being configured to detect and transmit quantity or usage data and being configured with a location sensing device, wherein the unassociated telemetric device is configured to communicate with a remote server, the method comprising the steps of: the remote server receiving the vessel identity information comprising a deployment location for the unassociated telemetric device; the unassociated telemetric device operating in accordance with an automatic action rule; in response to the unassociated telemetric device operating in accordance with the automatic action rule, the processor receiving location information of the unassociated telemetric device from the location sensing device; the unassociated telemetric device transmitting the location information; the remote server receiving the location information; the remote server correlating the location information with the vessel identity information when resolving that the location information represents that the unassociated telemetric device is within a proximity to the deployment location, and the remote server automatically electronically associating the unassociated telemetric device with the vessel identity information, resulting in the unassociated telemetric device becoming an associated telemetric device, so that when the associated telemetric device generates quantity or usage information, the quantity or usage information transmitted by the associated telemetric device is applied to a data store of the remote server related to the vessel identity information.
US11880727B2
Embodiments described herein are generally directed to the use of sidecars to perform dynamic Application Programming Interface (API) contract generation and conversion. In an example, a first call by a first microservice to a first API of a second microservice is intercepted by a first sidecar of the first microservice. The first API is of a first API type of multiple API types and is specified by a first contract. An API type of the multiple API types is selected by the first sidecar. Responsive to determining the selected API type differs from the first API type, based on the first contract, a second contract is generated by the first sidecar specifying a second API of the selected API type; and a second sidecar of the second microservice is caused to generate the second API and internally connect the second API to the first API based on the second contract.
US11880724B2
An apparatus includes: a storing device including regions allocated one to each of virtual machines; a processing device, connected to the storing device, that executes the virtual machines; a relay device, connected to the processing device, that executes a relaying process, serving as a virtual switch that connects the virtual machines to one another; and a transfer processor that transfers data between the regions through the processing device. The relay device obtains, from a first region, a first fragment data of target data being stored in the first region and indicating a destination of the target data, and outputs, when the destination is a second region, an instruction instructing the transfer processor to transfer the target data from the first region to the second region. The transfer processor transfers the target data from the first region to the second region through the processing device in response to the instruction.
US11880711B2
A processing device includes an interface and one or more processing circuits. The interface is to connect to a host processor. The one or more processing circuits are to receive from the host processor, via the interface, a notification specifying an operation for execution by the processing device, the operation including (i) multiple tasks that are executable by the network device, and (ii) execution dependencies among the tasks, in response to the notification, to determine a schedule for executing the tasks, the schedule complying with the execution dependencies, and to execute the operation by executing the tasks of the operation in accordance with the schedule.
US11880705B2
Techniques for virtualized network functions (VNFs) that provide for domain isolation of networks coupled to the VNF are described. A virtual network function (VNF) includes a cloud virtual domain coupling the VNF to a cloud service, a management virtual domain coupling the VNF to a management service, and an external virtual domain having a public Internet Protocol (IP) address. The external virtual domain receives an authentication request providing access credentials for a VNF customer from a cloud client device, provides the authentication request to the management service via the management virtual domain, receives an authentication response from the management service, and, in response to determining that the VNF customer access credentials are valid, initiates application of a policy that allows the cloud client device to configure the cloud virtual domain or the cloud service and disallows configuration of the external virtual domain and the management virtual domain.
US11880695B2
This application provides a plug-in implementation system and method. The system includes a plug-in module and a terminal software module. When the terminal software module does not include a service implementation of a first plug-in interface, the plug-in module may load a default implementation of the first plug-in interface to invoke the first plug-in interface. In this way, a plug-in may be extended to extend a service function of a terminal. In addition, when the plug-in interface is inconsistent with a plug-in function, the default implementation of the plug-in interface is implemented by using the plug-in module, so that an open-source software module can run normally, to ensure normal running of an electronic device as much as possible. Therefore, the open-source software module no longer depends on the terminal software module, and the terminal software module can be decoupled from the open-source software module.
US11880693B2
A system is provided for automatically generating electronic artifacts using extended functionality. In particular, the system may use a template-based process to automatically generate artifacts based on a defined set of parameters and/or variables. The system may further use one or more plugins which may provide extended functionality with respect to the artifact generation process. Accordingly, the artifact generation process may include initializing a parameter list based on application parameters and/or plugin parameters, processing the parameters, generating variables based on the parameters, and replacing variables in scheme template files with appropriate values (e.g., user supplied or plugin generated values) to output an artifact file to a predetermined location. In this way, the system provides a robust and efficient way to automatically generate artifacts.
US11880692B2
Provided is an apparatus configured to determine a common neural network based on a comparison between a first neural network included in a first application program and a second neural network included in a second application program, utilize the common neural network when the first application program or the second application program is executed.
US11880689B2
A server power-down detection method and system, a device, and a storage medium are disclosed, wherein the method includes: in response to the completion of hardware power on, controlling a PCH to read BIOS codes from BIOS flash storage particles via a first interface and running the BIOS codes; detecting whether bits of a register of the PCH have been set; in response to the bits of the register of the PCH being set, controlling the PCH to send power-down completion information to a BMC via a second interface; and in response to the BMC receiving the power-down completion information, recording the power-down completion information in BMC flash storage particles, and performing the hardware power on again until a test is completed.
US11880686B2
In a processing system, a conversion circuit coupled to a system bus generates a flow control unit (FLIT) and provides the FLIT to a link interface circuit for transmission over an external link. The external link may be a peripheral component interface (PCI) express (PCIe) link coupled to an external device comprising a cache or memory. The conversion circuit generates the FLIT, including write information based on the write instruction, metadata associated with at least one cache line, and cache line chunks, including bytes of a cache line. The cache line chunks may be chunks of one of the at least one cache line. Including the metadata in the FLIT avoids separately transmitting the at least one cache line and the metadata over the external link, which improves performance compared to generating separate transmissions. In some examples, the FLIT corresponds to a compute express link (CXL) protocol FLIT.
US11880663B2
Techniques are disclosed for assisting users with unknown topics by automatically presenting information associated with the unknown topics to the users. In an example embodiment, an unknown topic is referred to or discussed during a conversation between multiple users. A candidate definition for the topic is determined, where the candidate definition is known by the user that used the topic. Based on a determination that the topic and the candidate definition are unknown to a second user in the conversation, the topic and the candidate definition are provided to one or more output devices for presentation to the second user.
US11880661B2
A method includes receiving, by a question answering system having a confidence threshold, plural questions from one or more user devices. The method includes processing each one of the questions by: generating an answer to the one of the questions; determining a confidence score of the answer; in response to determining the confidence score is greater than the confidence threshold, increasing the confidence threshold and returning the answer to the user device that generated the one of the questions; and in response to determining the confidence score is less than the confidence threshold, decreasing the confidence threshold and not returning the answer to the user device that generated the one of the questions. The increasing the confidence threshold and the decreasing the confidence threshold are performed such that the question answering system returns answers for the plural questions at a frequency that approximates a pre-defined target answering frequency.
US11880649B1
A processor receives a request to communicate a source data using a preferred communication channel and obtains a first set of communication templates that correspond to a type of the source data and the preferred communication channel. The processor obtains a performance indicator associated with each communication template from the first set of communication template and selects from the first set of communication templates, a communication template associated with the highest value of the performance indicator. The processor transforms the source data using the selected communication template by formatting the source data based at least on one or more multimedia components associated with the selected communication template and transmits the transformed source data using the preferred communication channel.
US11880641B2
A pixel design method, a pixel design device, and equipment are provided. The method includes obtaining design dimension and resolution information of a display panel configured by a user; computing dimensions of a single pixel of the display panel based on the design dimension information of the display panel and design resolution information of the display panel; and drawing a pixel design diagram of the single pixel in the display panel based on the dimensions of the single pixel and the pixel design strategy information.
US11880638B2
A simulation method predicts a behavior of a curable composition in a process of bringing droplets of the curable composition arranged on first and second members into contact with each other, and forming a film of the curable composition on the first member. The method includes inputting a physical property value of a gas between the first and second members, inputting a movement profile of the second member with respect to the first member when bringing the droplets of the curable composition on the first and second members into contact with each other, obtaining a pressure of the gas between the first and second members based on the physical property value and the input movement profile, and predicting, based on the pressure, an amount of a residual gas confined among the droplets by the contact between the droplets and the second member.
US11880633B2
An information processing apparatus is connected to a peripheral apparatus that includes sound inputting means for outputting a sound signal representative of sound of surroundings. The information processing apparatus performs control such that, in a case where sound input is required in processing of an application determined in advance, in a state in which a sound signal accepted from the peripheral apparatus is cut off, the sound signal accepted from the peripheral apparatus is accepted and the sound signal is used only in the processing of the application determined in advance.
US11880630B2
Systems and methods for providing a remote interactive experience are provided. The systems and methods may include computer executable code stored in a non-transitory memory and run on a processor. The remote interactive experience may be provided via a digital platform. The platform may provide management of a shared browser. The shared browser may be shared by a plurality of participant devices. The platform may store the shared browser in a cloud-based location. The shared browser may thus be cloud-based. The platform may enable the plurality of participant devices to access the cloud-based shared browser. The platform may receive, as input, actions performed to each of the plurality of participant devices. The actions may include at least one of an action list that includes: a follow command (which instructs a participant device to replicate the remote interactive experience of a host device) a present command (which instructs a group of participant devices to replicate the remote interactive experience of a host device) a cursor movement, a window-sizing, a window-positioning, and a file navigation performed to the shared browser.
US11880629B2
A display control method and an apparatus applied to a first device that supports projection. When the first device determines that the first device is in a state of performing projection onto a second device, the first device receives a first instruction to run a first application in a foreground, and when the first device determines that the first device is in the display state of performing projection onto the second device, the first device determines, based on the first instruction, a second application that is running in the background on the first device and that has same attribute information as the first application, and simultaneously projects a running interface of the first application and a running interface of the second application onto a display interface of the second device.
US11880622B2
A non-transitory storage medium stores a supporting program executable by a computer of an information processing apparatus. The supporting program causes the information processing apparatus to execute obtaining a print setting, generating a character string for displaying indicating at least a part of the obtained print setting, obtaining image data indicating the image of a selected print job, and transmitting the print job and the generated character string for displaying in a state in which the print job and the character string for displaying are associated with each other. The job name and the character string for displaying are displayed on a display of a connected printer in the state in which the job name and the character string for displaying are associated with each other.
US11880619B2
A non-transitory storage medium stores a supporting program configured to support a printing program of an operating system of the information processing apparatus. A print queue for each of a plurality of printers is provided in the operating system. The printing program is capable of making a request to the supporting program for processing in a state in which the print queue for any one of the plurality of printers is selected. The supporting program causes the information processing apparatus to execute identifying a printer of the plurality of printers to which processing is requested, reading setting data into which a common setting value indicating a setting value of a print setting commonly used by the plurality of printers is written, and changing a setting value of the print setting of an identified printer based on the common setting value written into the read setting data.
US11880613B2
An image forming apparatus includes a CPU, the CPU stores, in an HDD, a print job received via a network connection circuit. The CPU analyzes PDL data for each page of the print job, and executes a PDL process for generating bitmap data. When an unrecoverable error occurs in analyzing of the PDL data, only the PDL process is restarted, a print job in which an unrecoverable error occurs is re-input, and analysis is resumed from the page in which the unrecoverable error occurs. When an unrecoverable error occurs on the same page again, only the PDL process is restarted again, the page in which the previous unrecoverable error occurs is skipped, and analysis and printing of a next page are performed.
US11880596B2
According to one embodiment, a storage system includes a network interface controller, a volatile memory and a storage device. The network interface controller is configured to communicate with a client using remote direct memory access. The network interface controller is configured to store write data and a submission queue entry including a write request of the write data transferred using the remote direct memory access in the volatile memory. The storage device is configured to write, when the submission queue entry is stored in a submission queue of the volatile memory, the write data to the storage device based on the submission queue entry.
US11880594B2
Proactively biasing parameters of data storage device based on spatial position in storage enclosure
Disclosed are systems and methods for proactively, instead of reactively, biasing parameters of a data storage device based on a spatial position in a storage enclosure. The method includes obtaining a spatial position for the data storage device in a storage enclosure. The method also includes proactively biasing one or more parameters for controlling the device memory, based on the spatial position. The spatial position has a corresponding thermal profile that is predetermined.
US11880567B2
A request to perform a storage operation for a storage system is received. It is determined that the requested storage operation is associated with a policy that requires a quorum of approvals before being allowed to be performed. It is determined whether the quorum of approvals has been obtained. In response to a determination that the quorum of approvals has been obtained, a command to perform the requested operation is provided to the storage system.
US11880562B2
Provided herein are method, apparatus, and computer program products for facilitating capture and play back of interface event data. One exemplary method may comprise providing, as a function of at least profile data, environmental data, transaction data, relevance data, and implicit data derived therefrom, a dynamic application environment, displaying the dynamic application environment on an dynamic application interface, capturing interface event data, the interface event data being based on user interaction with the dynamic application interface, and comprising of one or more interface events and a particular time at which each of the one or more interface events occurred, providing data to the play back device configured for initializing a play back environment, such that the play back environment receives the interface event data and performs play back, and outputting the one or more interface events in a relative time to the particular time.
US11880560B1
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing bot participants for virtual conferencing. The program and method provide, in association with designing a virtual space, a first interface for configuring plural participant video elements, each being assignable to a respective participant; receive, via the first interface, an indication of user input for setting first properties for the plural participant video elements; provide a second interface for configuring a bot participant for simulating an actual participant in association with a participant video element of the plural participant video elements; receive, via the second interface, an indication of second user input for setting second properties for the bot participant; and provide, in association with designing the virtual space, display of the virtual space based on the first and second properties, the bot participant being assigned to the participant video element.
US11880543B2
An orthogonal or multi-dimensional fabric user interface is described herein. A remote server executes an operating system that provides a multi-dimensional fabric user interface for storing content for a particular user. The user can access select content by manipulating the multi-dimensional fabric user interface through a graphical user interface displayed on a personal mobile computing device. In this way, the user experiences and manipulates various data dimensions around the specific content they are accessing, rather than selecting a particular file structure location. The remote server also enables the user to enter a first location side of a portal and travel to a virtual representation a second actual physical location in the multi-dimensional fabric user interface from a virtual representation of a first actual physical location in the multi-dimensional fabric user interface.
US11880534B2
A touch sensitive processing method, comprising: performing mutual capacitance detection via a touch panel to retrieve an image which including two-dimension sensing information; calculating one or more touching or approximating event corresponding to externally conductive object according to the image; determining whether an area surrounding a position corresponding to the touching or approximating event is normal; and reporting the touching or approximating event in response to the area is determined normal.
US11880533B1
A power management circuit can comprise a direct-current-to-direct-current (DC-DC) converter and a guard buffer. The guard buffer can be referenced to a system ground and configured to generate a guard ground. The power management circuit can comprise a supply capacitor coupled to the DC-DC converter that can be referenced to system ground in a first mode and referenced to the guard ground in a second mode. A regulator can be coupled to the DC-DC converter and referred to system ground in the first mode, and decoupled and referred to guard ground in the second mode. The DC-DC converter can generate a first voltage in the first mode and a second voltage in the second mode, the second voltage greater than the first.
US11880532B2
In an electronic apparatus, a touch sensor has a first area and a second area not overlapping with the first area. The controller performs a first calibration process to define a first coordinate range of the first area by correcting a coordinate deviation of the first area on the basis of detection of a touch operation to touch a predetermined first target portion in the first area. The controller performs a second calibration process to define a second coordinate range of the second area on the basis of the first coordinate range defined in the first calibration process and relative position information stored in a memory. When the second coordinate range defined in the second calibration process meets a predetermined condition, the controller performs a third calibration process to correct the second coordinate range to achieve that the corrected second coordinate range does not meet the predetermined condition.
US11880529B2
An display device, includes: an input sensor including: a sensor controller configured to operate in a first mode, in which the first electrode and the second electrode are operated as different groups, or in a second mode, in which the first electrode and the second electrode are operated as a same group, wherein the sensor controller is configured to have an operation time of the first mode, which is longer than an operation time of the second mode, in response to the input sensor operating in the first driving mode during successive sensing periods of a first group, and the sensor controller is configured to have the operation time of the second mode, which is longer than the operation time of the first mode, in response to the input sensor operating in the second driving mode during successive sensing periods of a second group.
US11880527B2
A device to enable touchless operation of an instrument is disclosed. The device includes an actuator configured to vibrate the instrument, a controller configured to control the actuator, and an interval detector configured to detect an interval between the instrument and an object to operate the instrument. The controller is configured to start vibrating the actuator having been still after the interval detected by the interval detector reaches a first threshold, keep vibrating the actuator until the interval detected by the interval detector reaches a second threshold larger than the first threshold after the interval reaches the first threshold, and stop vibrating the actuator after the interval detected by the interval detector reaches the second threshold.
US11880513B2
Systems and methods for motion mode management include a computer-assisted device having an input control, a repositionable structure, and a controller coupled to the input control and the repositionable structure. The controller is configured to detect motion of the input control for controlling motion of the repositionable structure and in response to determining that the motion of the input control is likely to be confused with a first portion of a motion of the input control for indicating that a mode of operation of the computer-assisted device is to be changed, temporarily disable mode switching in response to motion of the input control.
US11880496B2
In one embodiment, a method comprises: determining, by an executable resource within a network device, a risk of the network device having been infected by a persistent consistent threat based on the executable resource detecting attributes associated with the network device; and presenting based on the risk, by the executable resource, a recommendation to a user of the network device to execute a prescribed hard reset that erases all data and executable code from a volatile random access memory (RAM) of the network device, the prescribed hard reset causing erasure of any persistent consistent threat residing in the volatile RAM.
US11880488B2
In some implementations, a masking device may receive rules and a document object model (DOM) structure. Each rule may indicate a corresponding element, a corresponding pattern, and a type of remediation. The DOM structure may include elements, where each element is associated with text. The masking device may traverse the DOM structure to identify elements that map to corresponding elements indicated by the rules. The masking device may determine whether text, associated with the identified elements, is sensitive information by determining whether the text maps to corresponding patterns indicated by the rules. The masking device may perform validation on the sensitive information. The masking device may modify the DOM structure based on the sensitive information, the validation, and a type of remediation indicated by the rules. Accordingly, the masking device may output the modified DOM structure.
US11880477B2
Time-based functionality restrictions may be provided. Periodic scans may be performed to identify requests to perform functions on user devices, to determine whether the functions are compliant with compliance rules associated with the user devices that specify time periods during which the user devices are authorized to perform the functions, and to perform remedial actions if the functions are not compliant with the compliance rules.
US11880474B2
A cover or components for cellphones or other digital devices featuring physical cryptography to forward and receive encrypted messages on a tamper-proof basis which uses physical encryption to send encrypted messages between two or more users, in which decoding of the forwarded message takes place by overlaying (30) on the cell phone device or digital device (1) a key image cover (20) matching the forwarded matrix image (10).
US11880473B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to annotating a log based on processing log documentation. Aspects include obtaining the data set and obtaining a set of templates, wherein one or more template of the set of templates includes a variable labeled as the data type. Aspects also include annotating the data set based on the set of templates, wherein the annotating includes labeling each value of the variable in the data set with the data type. Aspects further include creating an updated data set by replacing each value of the variable in the data set that is labeled with the data type with a new data value.
US11880466B2
A game cloud server, a method of operating a cloud server, and a method of playing a game on a game cloud server are disclosed. In one example, the game cloud server includes: (1) one or more processing units that virtually supports different gaming applications according to a gaming operating mode, and (2) an operating mode selector that is coupled to the one or more processing units and has (2A) a virtual fusing register that selects the gaming operating mode for executing the different virtually supported gaming applications, and (2B) a security processor that enables a secure virtual fusing based on documented security files authorizing selection of the gaming operating mode, separately from executing an operating system of the one or more processing units, wherein the gaming operating mode is a reconfigurable operating mode selectable from at least one signed license file of the documented security files.
US11880465B2
A sample is received for analysis. A determination is made that the sample was compiled for a CPU architecture that is different from a host CPU architecture. The sample is executed in an emulated user space corresponding to the CPU architecture for which the sample was compiled. The emulated user space is provided by executing a user space emulation utility in a virtual machine that shares the host CPU architecture.
US11880460B2
Systems and methods for malware filtering are provided herein. In some embodiments, a system having one or more processors is configured to: retrieve a file downloaded to a user device; break the downloaded file into a plurality of chunks; scan the plurality of chunks to identify potentially malicious chunks; predict whether the downloaded file is malicious based on the scan of the plurality of chunks; and determine whether the downloaded file is malicious based on the prediction.
US11880458B2
A device may receive a file that has been downloaded, or is to be downloaded, to a user device, and that is to be subject to a malware detection procedure. The device may obtain, based on one or more file identification properties of the file, metadata identifying user interactions associated with the file. The metadata may include a first group of user interactions performed when the file was accessed on the user device or a second group of user interactions performed when the file was accessed on one or more other user devices. The device may test the file in a sandbox environment to obtain a result by performing the user interactions identified by the metadata and executing the malware detection procedure to determine whether the file is malware. The device may provide a notification to cause the user device to perform actions when the file is malware.
US11880451B2
Systems, methods, and software can be used for securing injected codes of a browser plugin. One example of a method includes establishing a code package to be injected into a web page. The code package comprises at least one element, and the at least one element includes a first script to be executed before executing a code of the web page. The method further includes injecting the at least one element to the web page to execute the first script. The execution of the first script comprises generating a script element comprising one or more secrets. The method further comprises appending the script element to the web page and deleting the script element from the web page.
US11880447B2
A regional lock-state control system for operation within a region, includes a server, a plurality of mobile devices and a plurality of lock assembles. The server is configured to initiate a lock-state event. The mobile devices are each configured to receive a wireless lock-state directive from the server upon the lock-state event, and send a wireless lock lock-state directive to the server. The lock assemblies are each configured to receive a lock-state command associated with the lock-state directive from the plurality of mobile devices, and are each configured to transmit an advertisement that includes data on a lock-state.
US11880436B2
Security systems for microelectronic devices physically lock the hardware itself and serve as a first line of defense by preventing overwriting, modification, manipulation or erasure of data stored in a device's memory. Implementations of the security systems can respond to lock/unlock commands that do not require signal or software interactivity with the functionality of the protected device, and which therefore may be consistent across devices.
US11880433B2
A system and method for linking authentication documents to a piece of artwork using blockchain. The method includes maintaining a blockchain with a plurality of computing devices; obtaining one or more documents comprising data corresponding to a piece of artwork; generating a document hash for each of the one or more documents based on text contained in the respective documents; generating a frequency hash based on a light wave frequency; appending a block instance to the blockchain by generating a block address based on the document hashes for the one or more documents, the frequency hash, and an identification of the piece of artwork; and transmitting instructions to a seal coating device, receipt of the instructions causing the seal coating device to apply a seal coating to the piece of artwork and a certificate containing the document hashes for the one or more documents.
US11880430B2
A computer-implemented method for predicting a cropland data layer (CDL) for a current year includes: retrieving a first set of records from a historical CDL database, where the first set corresponds to sampled areas of a region taken over a period for a number of years; retrieving a second set of records from a historical imagery database, where the second set corresponds to the sampled areas of the region, the period, and the number of years; employing the second set as inputs to train a deep learning network to generate the first set; retrieving a third set of records from a current imagery database, where the third set corresponds to a prescribed region, and where the third set corresponds to the time period and the current year; and using the third set as inputs and executing the trained deep learning network to generate a predicted CDL for the current year.
US11880429B1
A method may include executing a neural network to extract a first plurality of features from a plurality of first training images and a second plurality of features from a second training image; generating a model comprising a first image performance score for each of the plurality of first training images and a feature weight for each feature, the feature weight for each feature of the first plurality of features calculated based on an impact of a variation in the feature on first image performance scores of the plurality of first training images; training the model by adjusting the impact of a variation of each of a first set of features that correspond to the second plurality of features; executing the model using a third set of features from a candidate image to generate a candidate image performance score; and generating a record identifying the candidate image performance score.
US11880423B2
Techniques for video manipulation based on machine learned video curating are disclosed. Web page content is loaded, where the content includes a frame for short-form videos. The content of the web page is analyzed for textual information. A short-form video server is accessed. Short-form videos are selected from the short-form video server, where the selecting includes automatically curating the short-form videos. Adaptive learning is used for the selecting, based on a user's web page behavior. The adaptive learning includes collecting the user's web page behavior before the selecting. Automatic curating includes selecting, by a neural network, a subset of short-form videos appropriate for the web page. The web page frame is populated with the short-form videos obtained from the video server. Representations of the short-form videos are displayed within the frame on the web page. The short-form videos are auto played within the frame.
US11880421B2
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for providing a search service based on important sentences. The apparatus for providing a search service based on important sentences includes memory in which at least one program and a previously trained word importance measurement model are recorded and a processor for executing the program. The program may include a word importance measurement unit for measuring the importance of each of multiple words included in input text in the corresponding input text based on the word importance measurement model and a sentence importance measurement unit for measuring the importance of each of at least one sentence included in the text based on the measured importance of each of the multiple words.
US11880417B2
Provided is a method, apparatus, system, and/or computer readable medium for providing a map service. The map providing method may include extracting region information attached to a posting in response to an execution of a storage capability or a sharing capability by a user to the posting displayed on a page accessible to a computer, storing address information of the posting and the extracted region information associated with the user, and displaying a point of interest corresponding to the region information on a map service screen associated with the user.
US11880415B2
Systems and methods are described herein for causing to be provided contextual information for a content item. The system identifies that a subject in a content item is currently being referenced and determines whether consumption of the content item could be enhanced based on the referenced subject. For example, the system identifies a king being discussed by characters in a television series and determines the king was referenced three months ago. The system determines, based on the last time the subject was referenced, whether to provide contextual information about the subject. Using the determined three-month lapse in time since the king was last referenced, the system determines that contextual information about the king should be provided. Accordingly, the system causes to be displayed the contextual information within closed captioning after determining contextual information should be provided.
US11880392B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for associating data with non-material concepts that allows for subsequent searching and retrieval of such non-material concepts. A concept definition is received that defines a concept identifier used for identifying data associated with the concept, and a plurality of discrete stages of the concept. Retrieved data is analyzed to determine if the data corresponds to the concept, and to determine at least one discrete stage of the concept definition that the data corresponds to. The data is stored in association with the concept identifier and the at least one discrete stage to allow for subsequent searching and retrieval. When a search request relating to the concept is received, the data associated with the different stages of the concept can be retrieved and output in a manner to capture the holistic nature of the concept.
US11880390B2
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The methods include, for instance: collecting location data of users and identifying candidates for an impromptu interaction amongst the users based on converging locations of the candidates. A topic of the impromptu interaction is determined by common work interests amongst the candidates. Notification of the impromptu interaction is sent to the candidates to inform the topic and the other candidate, also with resources relevant to the topic.
US11880389B2
The disclosed systems and methods relate to searching archived communications. A computing device can receive information associated with documents captured for multiple communication modalities. The computing device can normalize the information associated with each of the documents into a single information structure to generate normalized information. The computing device can generate a transcript of an interaction between participants for the communication modalities based on the normalized information. The computing device can store the transcript of the interaction between the participants in the data archive. The computing device can search the data archive to surface the transcript of the interaction across the communication modalities based on a context corresponding to the single information structure.
US11880387B2
A computer identifies, within a hierarchical database, data elements associated with a selected function associated with the database, comprising. The computer identifies at least one function associated with a hierarchical database containing data elements. The computer, in response to identifying the function, identifies within a list of indica, at least one reference indicia corresponding to the at least one function. The computer identifies within a monolithic application relevant code elements associated with the reference indicia. The computer generates an activity log associated with execution of the relevant code elements. The computer identifies, within the activity log, a group of data elements associated with the execution of the relevant code elements. The computer generates a group data element clusters using a Machine Learning algorithm. The computer identifies at least one of the group of data element clusters as relevant to the at least one function.
US11880384B2
The present technology pertains to a organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.
US11880383B2
Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for notarized communication between platform systems is provided. A first data object is notarized by storing a first root hash value at a blockchain network. The first root hash value is notarized in response to a transaction request received through a first notarization interface instantiated at a first platform system. A subscription for the first platform system is established to provide notification events in relation to a second data object. The first root hash value comprises an object reference to a second root hash value for the second data object. A notification event is sent for the second data object to the first platform system, comprising a third root hash value of a third data object associated with the second data object. The third data objects is notarized at the blockchain network by the second platform system through a second notarization interface.
US11880380B1
Techniques for contextualizing utility visualization patterns in a utility infrastructure environment are described herein. A utility meter data dashboard associated with a type of event may be displayed. A selection of a portion of a first utility visualization displayed in the utility meter data dashboard is received, the portion being associated with a subset of utility data. One or more previously used utility visualizations may be determined from among a plurality of additional utility visualizations. One or more candidate utility visualizations associated with the type of event may be determined from among the previously used utility visualizations. A ranked list of one or more candidate utility visualizations may be displayed. A second utility visualization may be displayed based at least in part on a selection from the ranked list.
US11880375B2
A system for determining biological entities of interest is described. The system comprises a user input module configured to receive a search term comprising a representation of a biological entity; a search module configured to determine which biological entities of a set have a known association with the biological entity of the search term, those having a known association being results and those not having a known association being non-results, wherein biological entities of the set are related to each other by parent-child relationships in a relationship tree; and an analysis module configured to determine biological entities of interest by identifying non-results that have one or more results within a boundary in the relationship tree.
US11880374B2
A device to support work of searching document data for interpreting an information analysis result of analysis data obtained by analyzing a sample containing an analyte, includes: an acquisition unit to acquire first information for identifying the analyte from the analysis data; a reception unit to receive input of second information for searching data of a document for interpreting the information analysis result of the analysis data; an extraction unit to extract, based on the first and second information, terms relevant to the information analysis result, from among terms in data of documents in a database; a calculation unit to calculate, for each relevant term, relevance scores indicating a relevance degree between the relevant term and the first information, and a relevance degree between the relevant term and the second information; and a processing unit to obtain an index value of statistical likelihood from the relevance scores.
US11880371B2
A system and method of query processing in a multi-level storage system having a unified table architecture. A query is received by a common query execution engine connected with the unified table architecture, the query specifying a data record. The common query execution engine performs a look-up for the data record based on the query at the first level storage structure. If the data record is not present at the first level storage structure, the common query execution engine performs separate look-ups in each of the second level storage structure and the main store.
US11880365B2
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for multimodal and distributed database system structured for dynamic latency reduction. In this regard, the invention comprises a unified data layer structured to map a plurality of data storage mechanisms to a common abstraction and a query engine structured for heterogenous domain based data extraction without requiring input of schema-based queries. In some embodiments, the invention comprises determining (i) one or more data components and (ii) one or more associated data domains associated with the first domain-based query by parsing the user input based on derived metadata from data dictionaries associated with a unified data layer system component. Moreover, the invention is configured to extract stored data from each of a plurality of databases based on the associated one or more data domains.
US11880363B2
A cloud resource join query for join operations across cloud resources is parsed to extract join rules and queries to each cloud resource in the cloud resource join query. Results from the individual cloud queries are dynamically indexed based on pairs of cloud resources indicated in the join rules. A search engine applies first order predicates in the join rules using the dynamic indexes to generate pairwise join results corresponding to the query. A result for the cloud resource join query comprises the pairwise join results after merging.
US11880362B2
A query plan includes steps to implement a query and debug steps interleaved among the steps. An execution engine of a database system executes each step of the query plan to realize the query. The execution engine executes each debug step of the query plan to generate debugging information for the step preceding the debug step within the query plan. The debugging information is queryable.
US11880357B2
A big-data view integration platform generates integration guided user interfaces (GUIs). A first edge node ingests push-based and pull-based data from a plurality of platform services, which include legacy and non-legacy services having incompatible communication protocols. An event-based queue receives from the first edge node a plurality of queue events as indirect push-based data. A second set of queue events includes direct push-based data as received directly from a non-legacy platform service. A conformity component integrates the push-based data, the pull-based data, and the plurality of queue events into integration data having an enhanced integration format. A view integration component generates a plurality of data views from the integration data. A second edge node exposes the plurality of data views via an access services application programming interface (API). A new service execution component accesses the access services API to generate integration GUIs based on the data views.
US11880355B2
A method for integrating heterogeneous computing systems including identifying, by an endpoint system agent operating on a client device, a read/write operation associated with the client device based on monitoring an operation of a program executed on the client device, extracting, by the endpoint system agent from at least one of the client device or a client system in communication with the client device, data having a first syntax associated with the client system, receiving, by the endpoint system agent from an endpoint system, one or more rules describing a mapping between the first syntax and a second syntax associated with the endpoint system, executing, by the endpoint system agent, the one or more rules to modify the data to conform to the second syntax to produce mapped data, and transmitting, by the endpoint system agent, the mapped data to the endpoint system.
US11880348B1
A database management system maintains a collection of data using a log-based storage structure. In response to a request to store data items (key-value pairs), the database management system stores mapping information to a data item in an in-memory data structure while the data items are stored on the log-based storage structure. The hash of the key includes information to identify an index entry that comprises information that maps to the location of the data item stored on the log-based storage structure.
US11880343B2
A method and apparatus for replicating a data container of a source storage server at the logical level in an unordered stream of individual data units are described. In certain embodiments, the replication operations can be performed without regard to the differences in geometry of physical persistent storage of the source and destination storage servers and without regard to the differences in data container format of the source and destination storage servers. An initial replication operation of the source data container is performed by transferring the data objects within the source data container to a replica data container in the destination storage server as an unordered stream of individual data units while preserving data object identifiers of the source data objects. Afterwards, incremental replication operations can be performed to capture modifications to the source data container over time after the initial replication operation.
US11880341B2
Container image processing method and apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a container image processing method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining required file information for generating a container image, and constructing a complete image according to the required file information; determining a specified directory to be deleted in the complete image, and compressing the complete image based on the specified directory to be deleted to obtain a compressed image; obtaining directory content of the specified directory to be deleted, and generating content to be mounted based on the directory content of the specified directory to be deleted; and storing the content to be mounted to a block device file system, and mounting the compressed image to the block device file system.
US11880335B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for implementing an event based retention schedule for a read only file. When a regular file is to be converted to an event based retention read only file, an “event-retain” property may be enabled on the file allowing the feature to be implemented. Then, that file may have its permissions changed to read only. This will allow the file to be changed to a read only file without using a default retention time. Then, once the event is triggered, the retention time may be set so the file can be scheduled for automatic deletion.
US11880321B2
A master integrated circuit (IC) chip includes transmit circuitry and receiver circuitry. The transmit circuitry includes a timing signal generation circuit to generate a first timing signal, and a driver to transmit first data in response to the first timing signal. A timing signal path routes the first timing signal in a source synchronous manner with the first data. The receiver circuitry includes a receiver to receive second data from a slave IC chip, and sampling circuitry to sample the second data in response to a second timing signal that is derived from the first timing signal.
US11880304B2
To facilitate an efficient processing of contended cache lines, a cache controller that is associated with a requestor receives a fetch request for data from the requestor. The fetch request is associated with a cache scope designation. If the data is in a high-level cache (e.g., L1 cache) associated with the requestor, the cache controller returns the requested data to the requestor. If the data is not in the high-level cache or if the data is not within the cache pool identified by the cache scope of search designation, and/or if obtaining the data is contentious, the controller returns a cache miss, undeliverable data, and request done instruction to the requestor. Such scheme allows or permits address contention events when the requestor deems such events are necessary and/or when important. As such, address contention events, performance, latencies, increased executions times, inefficient use of resources, may be diminished.
US11880297B2
Disclosed herein are system, method, and device embodiments for implementing dynamic codeless logging in an integration platform system. An integration platform may provide a declaratively-configurable asset pre-configured to implement a logging functionality associated with a log point, package the declaratively-configurable asset within an integration application, and receive a selection of the log point associated with the declaratively-configurable asset. In addition, the integration application may generate log information corresponding to the log point based on the selection of the log point and the logging functionality. Further, the integration platform may present the log information within a graphical user interface.
US11880283B2
A configuration file having options for validating backups is received. A request is issued to a copy service to take a snapshot of a volume to be backed up. A determination is made from the configuration file that a backup of the volume is to be validated. A script including code for generating first checksums of data captured by the snapshot is invoked. A backup copy of the volume is created using the snapshot. The backup copy is mounted. The mounted backup copy is read and second checksums of data that has been backed up are generated. The script is allowed to compare the first and second checksums. If any of the first and second checksums do not match, the backup copy is failed.
US11880277B2
Selecting an error correction code type for a memory device includes: selecting, by the memory device in dependence upon predefined selection criteria, one of a plurality of error correction code types and carrying out memory access requests utilizing the selected error correction code type.
US11880266B2
A processor on a computing device executes a monitoring module to perform steps that include sending a request to a baseboard management controller in the computing device to search for an event in an event log maintained by the baseboard management controller. A response is received from the baseboard management controller in response to the request and is used with a current state of the monitoring module to determine whether to send an event message to a central controller located on a network to indicate that the computing device is malfunctioning.
US11880261B2
A system, method, and apparatus of power management for computing systems are included herein that optimize individual frequencies of components of the computing systems using machine learning. The computing systems can be tightly integrated systems that consider an overall operating budget that is shared between the components of the computing system while adjusting the frequencies of the individual components. An example of an automated method of power management includes: (1) learning, using a power management (PM) agent, frequency settings for different components of a computing system during execution of a repetitive application, and (2) adjusting the frequency settings of the different components using the PM agent, wherein the adjusting is based on the repetitive application and one or more limitations corresponding to a shared operating budget for the computing system.
US11880260B2
A heterogeneous processor system includes a first processor implementing an instruction set architecture (ISA) including a set of ISA features and configured to support a first subset of the set of ISA features. The heterogeneous processor system also includes a second processor implementing the ISA including the set of ISA features and configured to support a second subset of the set of ISA features, wherein the first subset and the second subset of the set of ISA features are different from each other. When the first subset includes an entirety of the set of ISA features, the lower-feature second processor is configured to execute an instruction thread by consuming less power and with lower performance than the first processor.
US11880258B2
A method for reducing processing power of a data processing hardware executing one or more applications is provided. The method includes receiving communication messages and identifying a first application outputting a first message based on at least one communication message. The first application is associated with a first priority value. The method includes determining a group of high-priority applications where each application has a priority value being higher than or equal to the first priority value and determining a group of low-priority applications where each application has a priority value being lower than the first priority value. The method includes discarding one or more communication messages that are not relied on by the group of high-priority applications for a predefined period of time. The method may also include sending, to the group of low-priority applications, instructions causing the one or more applications of the low-priority group to stop executing.
US11880256B2
A data storage device and method for energy feedback and report generation are provided. In one embodiment, a data storage device is provided comprising a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to maintain an association between logical addresses and application identifiers of applications on a host; determine power implications associated with a command to access a logical address of the memory; generate a report on the power implications, wherein the report identifies an application identifier associated with the logical address; and provide the report to the host. Other embodiments are possible, and each of the embodiments can be used alone or together in combination.
US11880245B2
Disclosed is a covering for an information handling system. The covering contains a first layer and a second layer. The first layer comprises a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) and the second layer comprises an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The use of these low-loss materials in the information handling system cover allows for a low loss tangent covering that provides highly efficient wireless transmission.
US11880241B2
A flexible display panel and a flexible display apparatus. The flexible display panel includes a display panel body having a bent region and non-bent regions, and a flexible support layer attached to the shady surface of the bent region, the flexible support layer includes a flexible base and a heating layer, a plurality of magnetic balls are provided in the flexible base; where the heating layer is provided on the flexible base for heating the plurality of magnetic balls, the plurality of magnetic balls are expanded with heat to enable the hardness of the flexible support layer when the display panel body is in an unfolded state to be greater than the hardness of the flexible support layer when the display panel body is in a bent state. The flexible display panel will not be wrinkled during the bending and unfolding process, and has an improved display effect.
US11880240B2
The present embodiment may comprise: a display module; a link assembly connected to the display module; and a rotation mechanism connected to the link assembly so as to rotate the link assembly. In addition, the link assembly may comprise: a pair of links; and a link joint to which each link, of the pair of links, is rotatably connected. At least one link, of the pair of links, may comprise: an arm from which at least one gear coupling part protrudes; a gear; and a fastening member for fastening the gear to the gear coupling part. A first fastening hole may be formed in the gear coupling part; a second fastening hole, matching with the first fastening hole, may be formed in the gear; and the fastening member may couple the gear to the gear coupling part by being inserted in the first fastening hole and the second fastening hole.
US11880238B2
Various configurations of an electronic display, and devices incorporating the display, are provided. The display may have multiple portions connected along one or more axes, lines, points, or other connecting areas. The portions are movable about the connections. In various configurations, the display portions emulate different media and/or communication and computing devices. Two or more of the display devices may be coupled in an array.
US11880225B2
A slave device continuously transmits a plurality of tuning blocks to a host device at intervals defined by a clock period between a plurality of data blocks at the time of transmitting the plurality of data blocks and by a clock period defined by a data structure of the plurality of tuning blocks.
US11880217B2
An integrated circuit for a power management circuit is provided. The integrated circuit has a power input pin, a system output pin for providing an output voltage, a switching node pin coupled to a battery through an inductor, a ground pin, a first switch coupled between the system output pin and the switching node pin, a second switch coupled between the switching node pin and the ground pin, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the first switch and second switch to operate in a buck mode or a boost mode. The first switch is turned OFF for a constant time, and the second switch is turned ON for the constant time.
US11880200B2
The technology relates to an exterior sensor system for a vehicle configured to operate in an autonomous driving mode. The technology includes a close-in sensing (CIS) camera system to address blind spots around the vehicle. The CIS system is used to detect objects within a few meters of the vehicle. Based on object classification, the system is able to make real-time driving decisions. Classification is enhanced by employing cameras in conjunction with lidar sensors. The specific arrangement of multiple sensors in a single sensor housing is also important to object detection and classification. Thus, the positioning of the sensors and support components are selected to avoid occlusion and to otherwise prevent interference between the various sensor housing elements.
US11880198B2
Systems and methods for using autonomous vehicle assistance for freeing a vehicle from a stuck condition may include: receiving sensor data from a vehicle sensor indicating a condition of the vehicle; determining from the sensor data that the vehicle is in a stuck condition; obtaining a solution for freeing the vehicle from the stuck condition, wherein the technique is a learned solution developed based on collected data related to vehicle operator techniques for extrication; and taking over at least partial control of the vehicle from its operator and applying the learned technique to the vehicle.
US11880191B2
Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a control device for controlling one or more field devices connected to the control device by data technology in the form of a communication network. The control device includes a wireless service interface. The communication network connects the control device to one or more tools. The wireless service interface can be activated by first tool via the communication network.
US11880179B2
A cloud-based analytics engine that analyzes data relating to an industrial automation system(s) to facilitate enhancing operation of the industrial automation system(s) is presented. The analytics engine can interface with the industrial automation system(s) via a cloud gateway(s) and can analyze industrial-related data obtained from the industrial automation system(s). The analytics engine can determine correlations between respective portions or aspects of the system(s), between a portion(s) or aspect(s) of the system(s) and extrinsic events or conditions, or between an employee(s) and the system(s). The analytics engine can determine and provide recommendations or instructions in connection with the industrial automation system(s) to enhance system performance based on the determined correlations. The analytics engine also can determine when there is a deviation or potential of deviation from desired system performance by an industrial asset or employee, and provide a notification, a recommendation, or an instruction to rectify or avoid the deviation.
US11880177B2
A controller for controlling an electric motor includes an interface having a first connection pole and a second connection pole, wherein the interface is designed to connect a measuring resistor and to connect a digital encoder. The controller is designed to evaluate a resistance value of the measuring resistor in order to monitor the temperature of the electric motor when the measuring resistor is connected to the interface, and the controller is designed to receive digital data from the digital encoder at the interface when the digital encoder is connected to the interface.
US11880172B2
Provided are a display method and apparatus, a smart wearable device, and a computer-readable storage medium, the display method being used on the smart wearable device, and the smart wearable device including at least two screen display regions and at least two corresponding audio collection units; when a user is wearing the smart wearable device, the screen display regions are not simultaneously in the same plane. The display method includes according to voice signals collected by all of the audio collection units, determining an audio collection unit nearest a sound source; turning on a screen display region corresponding to the audio collection unit nearest the sound source to display current content.
US11880170B2
A watch with annual calendar setting, the watch including at least one setting member configured to displace an hour hand and/or a minute hand, at least one detecting member configured to detect the date change, and at least one central processing unit configured to deduce the set date, to actuate the motor and to implement the annual calendar setting method.
US11880166B2
A case including a case main body, a first exterior case which is arranged around an outer circumferential portion of the case main body, and a second exterior case which includes an impact receiving portion that is opposed to an inner circumferential portion of at least one of an upper part and a lower part of the first exterior case, and is attached to at least one of the upper part and the lower part of the first exterior case.
US11880146B2
In a cartridge, a housing has a developer accommodating portion and includes a first side wall and a second side wall. A coupling member is disposed at a position opposite to the developer accommodating portion with respect to the first side wall. A detection body is disposed at a position opposite to the developer accommodating portion with respect to the second side wall. A first driving force transmission member is positioned at the same side with the coupling member with respect to the first side wall, and transmits driving force from the coupling member to a rotating member. A second driving force transmission member is positioned at the same side with the detection body with respect to the second side wall, and transmits driving force from the rotating member to the detection body.
US11880138B2
A composition that enables a resist underlayer film to be formed, contains: a compound having at least one partial structure represented by formula (1); and a solvent. In the formula (1), for example, Ar1 represents a group obtained by removing (p+1) hydrogen atoms on an aromatic carbon ring from a substituted or unsubstituted arene having 6 to 30 ring atoms, or a group obtained by removing (p+1) hydrogen atoms on an aromatic heteroring from a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarene having 5 to 30 ring atoms; Ar2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 5 to 30 ring atoms, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R3 represents an ethynediyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted ethenediyl group.
US11880133B2
Disclosed here is a method for making an architected three-dimensional aerogel, comprising providing a photoresin comprising a solvent, a photoinitiator, a crosslinkable polymer precursor, and a precursor for graphene, metal oxide or metal chalcogenide; curing the photoresin using projection microstereolithography layer-by-layer to produce a wet gel having a pre-designed three dimensional structure; drying the wet gel to produce a dry gel; and pyrolyzing the dry gel to produce an architected three-dimensional aerogel. Also disclosure is a photoresin for projection microstereolithography, comprising a solvent, a photoinitiator, a crosslinkable polymer precursor, and graphene oxide.
US11880130B2
Provided are a reflective mask blank, having a phase shift film having little dependence of phase difference and reflectance on film thickness, and a reflective mask. The reflective mask blank is characterized in that the phase shift film is composed of a material comprised of an alloy having two or more types of metal so that reflectance of the surface of the phase shift film is more than 3% to not more than 20% and so as to have a phase difference of 170 degrees to 190 degrees, and when a group of metal elements that satisfies the refractive index n and the extinction coefficient k of k>α*n+β is defined as Group A and a group of metal elements that satisfies the refractive index n and the extinction coefficient k of k<α*n+β is defined as Group B, the alloy is such that the composition ratio is adjusted so that the amount of change in the phase difference is within the range of ±2 degrees and the amount of change in reflectance is within the range of ±0.2% when one or more types of metal element each is selected from the Group A and the Group B and the film thickness of the phase shift film has fluctuated by ±0.5% with respect to a set film thickness (provided that α: proportional constant, β: constant).
US11880127B2
A lens drive device is provided with: a lens holder for holding a lens; an ultrasonic motor configured to move the lens holder in a direction of an optical axis; and a support part configured to support the lens holder in a state where the lens holder is urged in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis and such that the lens holder is capable of moving in the direction of the optical axis. The support part includes two pairs of support portions which are disposed respectively on two straight lines along an urging direction and parallel to each other such that the support portions of each pair holds the lend holder therebetween.
US11880125B2
An information display system having acute-angled diffusion characteristics configured to display an image to inside or outside of a space via a transparent projected member, the information display system including an image projection apparatus, a transparent sheet provided on an inner surface of a display region set on a part of the projected member; and a light direction changing unit that directs a direction of image light toward the transparent sheet of the display region, the image projection apparatus including an image light characteristic converting unit, and an image light control film that restricts an emission direction of the image light being provided on an upper surface of the image projection apparatus, so that the image light is not directly delivered to an observer and the image light reflected by the transparent sheet is recognized by the observer.
US11880124B2
A display device includes laser light sources configured to emit respective light beams at respective wavelengths for respective color modes, a PLM configured to reflect and scroll the light beams on a projection surface, and lenses configured to project the light beams from the laser light sources onto respective nonoverlapping areas on the PLM.
US11880110B2
Provided are an array substrate and a display panel. The array substrate includes: a base and first leads and second leads disposed in a non-display area on the base, the first leads are electrically connected to pixel electrodes, the second leads are electrically connected to a common electrode or to a ground electrode, the array substrate further includes an electrically actuated component, a bottom surface of which is conductive. After the electrically actuated component changes from an energized state to a de-energized state, the bottom surface is deformed and contacts at least part of the first leads and at least part of the second leads. The pixel electrodes and the common electrode or the ground electrode are shorted as the bottom surface of the electrically actuated component contacts the first leads and the second leads, to release residual charge on the pixel electrode.
US11880104B2
A reflective polarizer has a transmittance for a first polarization state having a band edge separating a first wavelength range extending at least from about 450 nm to about 900 nm and a second wavelength range extending at least from about 1100 nm to about 1300 nm. For the first polarization state, the reflective polarizer has an average transmittance in the first wavelength range less than about 10% and an average transmittance in the second wavelength range greater than about 80%; and for a second polarization state, the reflective polarizer has an average transmittance in the first wavelength range greater than about 40% and an average transmittance in the second wavelength range greater than about 80%. A display system includes the reflective polarizer and an infrared light source configured to emit an infrared light having a wavelength W1. The band edge has a band edge wavelength W2>W1.
US11880101B2
A display device is provided. The display device has a display side and includes: a first substrate, a flexible film, and a first adhesive material. The first substrate has a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface. The first surface is closer to the display side than the second surface. The side surface includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The second portion is located between the first portion and the third portion. In a cross-section view, a first included angle is formed between the first portion and an extension line of the first surface, and a second included angle is formed between the third portion and an extension line of the second surface. The flexible film is connected to the first substrate. The first adhesive material contacts at least a portion of the flexible film.
US11880097B2
A heads-up display includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) panel, along with at least one reflective polarizer subassembly. Each of the at least one reflective polarizer subassembly includes a clear substrate having opposing first and second surfaces. The first surface is connected to the TFT panel, and the second surface has a polarizing film laminated thereto. The first surface of the clear substrate is textured, frosted, or the like such that when it is attached to the TFT panel it inhibits bonding between the clear substrate and the TFT panel that would cause optical defects.
US11880095B2
An optical device including an active programmable lens having an adjustable optical power depending on a prescription of a wearer and being relative to a vision distance and/or direction of an eye of the wearer, a vision sensor adapted to measure vision data relating to the vision distance and/or direction of the eye, and an optical power controller that includes a memory storing computer executable instructions and adapted to store measured vision data and two predetermined optical power states corresponding to an optical power relative to a range of vision distance and/or direction of the eye, and a processor for executing the stored computer executable instructions, which include instructions for adjusting the adjustable optical power between the predetermined optical power states with a resolution smaller than or equal to 0.25 D when the vision data passes from one range of vision distance and/or direction to another.
US11880093B2
Eyewear having a frame, a hinge, and a hyperextendable temple. An extender is coupled to the hinge and the temple, and the extender extends with respect to the hinge allowing hyperextension of the temple with respect to the frame. The extender may include a bushing and a spring that allows the temple hyperextension, and which also creates a bias force to urge the temple against a user's head during use.
US11880090B2
An optical element driving mechanism is provided, including a movable part for connecting an optical element; a fixed part, wherein the movable part can move relative to the fixed part; a driving assembly for driving the movable part to move relative to the fixed part; and a supporting assembly, wherein the movable part can move relative to the fixed part in multiple dimensions via the supporting assembly.
US11880082B2
The present disclosure relates to a distribution cable assembly that has various features to enable flexible configurations to accommodate various data center configurations.
US11880080B2
An adjustable height optical fiber cable reel comprises a first piece having a first base plate and a first tab protruding from the first base plate, the first tab having a first opening and a second opening, a second piece having a second base plate and a second tab protruding from the second base plate, the second tab having a pin. The pin is configured to engage the first opening to lock the adjustable height reel at a first height, and to engage the second opening to lock the adjustable height reel at a second height. The adjustable height reel may also be coupled to a slack storage tray. Optical fiber enclosures may also be configured with adjustable height reels with optional slack storage trays.
US11880072B2
An optical ferrule includes at least one light affecting element configured to affect one or more characteristics of light from an optical waveguide as the light propagates in the optical ferrule, the light affecting element having an input surface. At least one receiving element receives and secures the optical waveguide to the ferrule so that an output surface of the waveguide is optically coupled to the input surface of the light affecting element. A waveguide stop limits movement of the waveguide toward the input surface of the light affecting element when the optical waveguide is installed in the receiving element. A space between the output surface of the optical waveguide and the input surface of the light affecting element is inaccessible to the optical waveguide when the optical waveguide is installed in the receiving element.
US11880066B2
Structures including a waveguide core and methods of fabricating a structure including a waveguide core. The structure comprises a photonics chip including a first chip region, a second chip region, a first waveguide core in the first chip region, and a second waveguide core in the second chip region. The first chip region adjoins the second chip region along a boundary. The first waveguide core includes a first tapered section, and the second waveguide core includes a second tapered section positioned across the boundary from the first tapered section. The first tapered section has a first width dimension that increases with increasing distance from the boundary, and the second tapered section has a second width dimension that increases with increasing distance from the boundary.
US11880062B2
A microheater comprises an optical fiber including a rare earth-doped glass core surrounded by a glass cladding. The rare earth-doped glass core comprises a rare earth dopant at a concentration sufficient for luminescence quenching such that, when the rare earth dopant is pumped with light at an absorption band wavelength, at least about 90% of absorbed pump light is converted into heat.
US11880061B2
A system for producing a multicore optical fiber includes a source of electromagnetic radiation in a spectral range that is suitable for inducing photopolymerization of a transparent polymer. An arrangement of one or more optical components is configured to concurrently focus the radiation that is emitted by the source on a plurality of elongated regions of the transparent polymer so as to photopolymerize the transparent polymer solely in the elongated regions to increase the index of refraction of the elongated regions such that in the optical fiber that is formed of the transparent polymer after the elongated regions are photopolymerized, each of the elongated regions functions as a core of the optical fiber and regions of the transparent polymer that surround the elongated regions function as a cladding of each of the cores.
US11880054B2
An optical filter may include a substrate. The optical filter may include a first mirror and a second mirror. Each of the first mirror and the second mirror may include a plurality of quarterwave stacks. The plurality of quarterwave stacks may include a plurality of layers comprising a first material, a second material, and a third material. The optical filter may include a spacer disposed between the first mirror and the second mirror.
US11880052B2
Processing methods may be performed to form a grounded mirror structure on a semiconductor substrate. The methods may include revealing a metal layer. The metal layer may underlie a spacer layer. The metal layer may be revealed by a dry etch process. The method may include forming a mirror layer overlying the spacer layer and the metal layer. The mirror layer may contact the metal layer. The method may also include forming an oxide inclusion overlying a portion of the mirror layer. The portion of the mirror layer may be external to the spacer layer.
US11880045B2
A motion generator including a frame, a mount movable with respect to the frame, and an emitting device having a beam outlet configured to emit an electromagnetic beam therefrom, and where the emitting device is coupled to and movable together with the mount relative to the frame. The motion generator is also operable in a first mode in which the beam outlet travels in a spiral pattern that alternatingly increases and decreases in radius, where for any given point in the spiral pattern the beam outlet produces a beam speed, a beam direction, an instantaneous beam radius, and a beam radius rate of change, and where the beam speed, the beam direction, and the beam radius rate of change may be adjusted independently.
US11880039B2
A see-through display including a polarized reflective pinhole mirror display. The pinhole mirror display includes a plurality of tiny switchable polarized mirrors. The respective polarized mirrors individually reflect impinging light from an illuminator, and guide the respective portion of light into a pupil of an eye. A reflective optically powered surface reflects light from the illuminator. Each mirror has a first polarization and reflects a portion of light and produces a picture element (pixel) that forms a virtual image seen by the eye of the user. A user may view the reflected virtual image having the first polarization from the illuminator, as well as the image from the real world via a rear substrate that has a second polarization. Although the mirrors are very small, human eyes can still detect the mirrors if they are not polarized. The mirrors and other components are polarized so that the eye can see the real world filtered with the second polarization, but not the mirrors having a different first polarization.
US11880032B2
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a micromachined mirror assembly. The micromachined mirror assembly includes a micro mirror configured to tilt around an axis and a first and a second torsion beam each having a first and a second end. The second end of the first torsion beam and the second end of the second torsion beam are mechanically coupled to the micro mirror along the axis. The micromachined mirror assembly also includes a first DC voltage applied to the first end of the first torsion beam and a second DC voltage, different from the first DC voltage, is applied to the first end of the second torsion beam.
US11880031B1
Mechanical apparatus includes a rotational assembly, including a frame and a gimbal, which is attached to the frame by first hinges disposed along a first axis and is configured to rotate on the first hinges about the first axis relative to the frame. A rotating element is attached to the gimbal by second hinges disposed along a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis, and is configured to rotate on the second hinges about the second axis relative to the gimbal. One or more strain sensors are disposed on at least one of the first hinges and configured to provide a signal indicative of a rotation of the rotating element about the second axis relative to the gimbal. Control circuitry is configured to monitor the rotation of the rotating element about the second axis responsively to the signal.
US11880027B2
A high-speed stereo 3D multimodal imaging system including a beam splitter, a pair of mirrors, a tight focus lens, a microscope stage, an imaging lens, a large area array detector, and a true 3D imaging module is provided. The beam splitter is configured to generate near-infrared ultrafast pulsed laser sub-beams with different angles. The mirrors respectively reflect the beams. The tight focus lens tightly focuses the beams onto a 3D micro-nanoscale sample, which can be carried and three-dimensionally displaced by the microscope stage. The imaging lens collects signals generated due to scattering of the tightly focused beams that are irradiated onto the sample so as to obtain two 2D images. The large area array detector simultaneously detects the two 2D images so that the true 3D imaging module can perform a true 3D imaging according to the detected 2D images. A high-speed stereo 3D multimodal imaging method is also provided.
US11880026B2
A microscope, which includes a color splitter that is reflective to excitation radiation, can switch between a first and a second operating mode. A first apparatus can introduce a first cylindrical optical element into the excitation beam path between a light source and the color splitter, when the microscope is in the first operating mode, and a second apparatus can introduce a second cylindrical optical element into the excitation beam path between the color splitter and a scanning apparatus.
US11880011B2
The present method predicts and separates dispersive surface waves from seismic data using dispersion estimation and is completely data-driven and computer automated and no human intervention is needed. The method is capable of predicting and suppressing surface waves from recorded seismic data without damaging the reflections. Nonlinear signal comparison (NLSC) is used to obtain a high resolution and accurate dispersion. Based on the dispersion, surface waves are predicted from the field recorded seismic data. The predicted surface waves are then subtracted from the original data.
US11880004B2
The invention relates to a method for determining the quality of an imaging plate, comprising the steps of carrying out an exposure of the imaging plate, carrying out a scan of the imaging plate in order to determine an image, determining a signal-to-noise ratio of the image or/and carrying out edge recognition on the image and calculating a quality value of the imaging plate on the basis of the signal-to-noise ratio of the image or/and on the basis of the recognized edge structure. Furthermore, the invention relates to an imaging plate scanner for carrying out such a method.
US11879991B2
The disclosure relates to a device and method for controlling radar sensors. According to an embodiment, a device for controlling a radar sensor comprises a receiver receiving first detection target information from a first radar sensor and receiving second detection target information from a second radar sensor spaced apart from the first radar sensor by a predetermined distance, a determiner determining whether the second detection target information is present in a similarity target monitoring area set to include the first detection target information, if the first detection target information is received, and a controller detecting whether the first radar sensor and the second radar sensor are misaligned using the first detection target information and the second detection target information if the similarity target monitoring area includes the first detection target information and the second detection target information.
US11879988B2
A mobile device and base station are enabled to support improved positioning accuracy in the presence of phase noise in high frequency radio network, such as in 5G New Radio network operating in mmWave. Phase Tracking Reference Signal (PTRS) may be transmitted with Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) and used for positioning and/or used to correct the phase offset between symbols in the PRS. A request may be made to transmit PTRS alone or with the PRS, or that the PRS is transmitted with a specific PRS frame structure, e.g., with a specific comb value, that minimizes the impact of phase noise. The PTRS or a phase ramp of the staggered symbols in the PRS may be used to estimate and correct the phase offset. Less than all of the symbols transmitted in the PRS may be used to generate positioning measurements to minimize the impact of phase noise.
US11879984B2
A method and system to determine the position of a moveable platform relative to an object is disclosed. The method can include storing one or more synthetic models each trained by one of the one or more synthetic model datasets corresponding to one or more objects in a database; capturing an image of the object by one or more sensors associated with the moveable platform; identifying the object by comparing the captured image of the object to the one or more synthetic model datasets; generating a first model output using a first synthetic model of the one or more synthetic models, the first model output including a first relative coordinate position and a first spatial orientation of the moveable platform; and generating a platform coordinate output and a platform spatial orientation output of the moveable platform at the first position based on the first model output.
US11879978B1
Techniques for updating data operations in a perception system are discussed herein. A vehicle may use a perception system to capture data about an environment proximate to the vehicle. The perception system may receive image data, lidar data, and/or radar data to determine information about an object in the environment. As different sensors may be associated with different time periods for capturing and/or processing operations, the techniques include updating object data with data from sensors associated with a shorter time period to generate intermediate object data.
US11879977B2
System of vehicles equipped with imaging equipment for high-definition near real-time map generation
Described are street level intelligence platforms, systems, and methods that can include a fleet of swarm vehicles having imaging devices. Images captured by the imaging devices can be used to produce and/or be integrated into maps of the area to produce high-definition maps in near real-time. Such maps may provide enhanced street level intelligence useful for fleet management, navigation, traffic monitoring, and/or so forth.
US11879971B2
A small aperture acoustic velocity sensor and a method for velocity measurement are disclosed. In one aspect, the disclosed technology uses spatially-shifted sub-arrays for projection and/or hydrophone receipt and cross-correlation of successive pulses to improve correlation and reduce bias. The spatial shift can be created physically by selection of groups of elements or virtually by weighting the contributions of fixed sub-arrays. Spatial modulation can be used to form a projected signal and measured spatial phase of slope across the set of sub-arrays allows correction of both long- and short-term errors. The disclosed technology uses spatial and/or temporal interpolation.
US11879969B2
A system to provide navigation solutions for vehicle landing guidance comprises onboard aiding sensors, an IMU, a radar altimeter, a map database, and a navigation system including a navigation filter that outputs estimated kinematic state statistics for the vehicle. An onboard processor inputs horizontal and vertical position statistics from the navigation filter into the map database, and computes an estimated ground/object height, ground/object velocity, ground/object acceleration, and error statistics thereof, based on terrain and object map data. The processer includes a radar altimeter inertial vertical loop (RIVL) filter that determines relative vertical acceleration based on a difference between vehicle vertical acceleration and ground/object vertical acceleration; determines relative vertical velocity based on a difference between vehicle vertical velocity and ground/object vertical velocity; performs consistency checks on the relative vertical acceleration and relative vertical velocity; and outputs estimated vehicle vertical position and vertical velocity statistics for compensation of the navigation filter outputs.
US11879963B2
Disclosed herein is a tunable resonant circuit including an inductance directly electrically connected in series between first and second nodes, a variable capacitance directly electrically connected between the first and second nodes, and a set of switched capacitances coupled between the first and second nodes. The set of switched capacitances includes a plurality of capacitance units, each capacitance unit comprising a first capacitance for that capacitance unit directly electrically connected between the first node and a switch and a second capacitance for the capacitance unit directly electrically connected between the switch and the second node. Control circuitry is configured to receive an input control signal and connected to control the switches of the set of switched capacitances. A biasing circuit is directly electrically connected to the tunable resonance circuit at the first and second nodes.
US11879958B2
A system includes a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) unit comprising an atmospheric characterization transceiver module. The LiDAR unit is configured to transmit light into an external interaction air region, and collect scattered portions of the transmitted light from the external interaction air region. A robotic arm is operatively coupled to the atmospheric characterization transceiver module. A processor is in operative communication with the robotic arm. The processor is configured to control the robotic arm to position and point the atmospheric characterization transceiver module in a direction of interest to interrogate the external interaction air region.
US11879956B1
Systems and methods for measurement and management provide complex measurements cost-effectively at very high accuracy. These methods and systems in some cases achieve measurement accuracy exceeding the accuracy of the reference standards they rely on, and eliminate expensive and disadvantageous recalibration procedures. The accurate measurements are integrated with management functions, applying the measurement data to meet objectives of the integrated system and workflow goals of its user. The disclosed systems and methods comprise an explicit or expressly represented model both of themselves and of candidate external systems to be measured and managed. The models may be configured and reconfigured by the owner-user through either local or remote means. The system intelligently reconfigures itself to adapt dynamically to the conditions of measurement and the user's and system's goals at each moment. In an embodiment, the system includes high-accuracy and reconfigurable components including a meter or control head adapted for user precision assembly and maintenance that computes and displays or communicates the measurements, displaying measurements in desired units, grouping functions according to ergonomic and cognitive principles based on the activity and workflow of a user in relation to the internal model. The use of models permits the system to compute and provide complex and inferred measurements of ultimate interest to the user, including quantities that cannot be directed measured and only can be determined through reasoning or computation by applying models to raw measurement data. The precision-assembly modular electromechanical design further permits an owner-user to precisely assemble, maintain, modify the apparatus and calibrate the equipment for accuracy.
US11879955B2
An electricity meter includes a test circuit comprising a test component and a connection component arranged to place the test component in a connected configuration in which the test component is connected to the phase conductor and to the neutral conductor, and in a disconnected configuration in which the test component is disconnected from the phase conductor and/or from the neutral conductor; a processor component arranged to control the connection component in such a manner that it places the test component in the connected configuration during a predetermined test duration to measure surplus energy consumption, and to estimate measurement error of the electricity meter from the surplus energy.
US11879951B2
Magnetic field sensor apparatuses are discussed. A magnetic field sensor apparatus in accordance with one example implementation in this case comprises a coil and a magnetic field sensor. A chip carrying the coil and the magnetic field sensor is arranged on a leadframe. The leadframe comprises a cutout.
US11879948B2
In electrical fault detection device that is mounted on a vehicle and includes: energy storage unit to be mounted in a state of being insulated from a chassis ground of the vehicle; first switch inserted into positive wire; and second switch inserted into negative wire, in order to suppress a total cost by not using an expensive component while securing detection accuracy, electrical fault detection device further includes coupling capacitor, AC output unit, first voltage measurement unit, first determination unit, voltage dividing circuit, second voltage measurement unit, and second determination unit. Voltage dividing circuit is connected between positive wire between first switch and one end of load and negative wire between second switch and the other end of load.
US11879945B2
Provided are a battery diagnosis method and a battery diagnosis apparatus. The battery diagnosis apparatus receives time series data including at least one of a voltage, a current, and a temperature of a battery measured for a certain time period, receives non-time series data including battery impedance measured at a certain time point, and then predict the battery state information by inputting the time series data and the non-time series data to a battery prediction model.
US11879944B2
A wireless process variable transmitter for use in an industrial process includes a process variable sensor configured to sense a process variable of the industrial process. Measurement circuitry connected to the process variable sensor provides an output related to the sensed process variable. Wireless communication circuitry connected to the measurement circuitry wirelessly transmits information related to the sensed process variable to a remote location. A removable industrial power module is configured to hold a replaceable battery and provide power to the process variable sensor, the measurement circuitry and the wireless communication circuitry. Battery test circuitry in the removable industrial power module connects to the replaceable battery and provides a visual output related to a condition of the replaceable battery.
US11879941B1
Testing of integrated circuits is achieved by a test architecture utilizing a scan frame input shift register, a scan frame output shift register, a test controller, and a test interface comprising a scan input, a scan clock, a test enable, and a scan output. Scan frames input to the scan frame input shift register contain a test stimulus data section and a test command section. Scan frames output from the scan frame output shift register contain a test response data section and, optionally, a section for outputting other data. The command section of the input scan frame controls the test architecture to execute a desired test operation.
US11879936B1
Methods and systems for on-die measuring jitter of a clock under test are presented. In an aspect, an apparatus comprises a delay line having a plurality of delay elements, the outputs of which are sampled at the expected transition time of the clock under test. The sampled outputs are provided to an edge detector that indicates the presence of the clock transition at a specific time, and a latching circuit stores a record of all the edge locations seen during a sampling window. In some aspects, a counting circuit counts and stores how many times the transition occurs at each specific time during the sampling window. The counts stored by the counting circuit provide histogram data that can be analyzed to determine the jitter characteristics of the clock under test.
US11879935B2
A device and method to test microelectronic parts to determine whether the parts are compromised by active illumination in a testing fixture within a shielded enclosure by analysis of emission metrics. The testing fixture can include a first layer with a capacitive member and a second layer with a cavity to receive a microelectronic part. A filter in a transmission chain can pass a high power signal to the fixture. A filter in a receving chain can pass a low power signal to the analysis unit.
US11879934B2
A test kit for testing a device under test (DUT) includes a socket structure for containing the DUT, and a plunger assembly detachably coupled with the socket structure. The plunger assembly includes a multi-layered structure having at least an interposer substrate sandwiched by a top socket and a nest.
US11879918B2
An electronic device for calibrating a nip measuring device associated with nip rollers includes a sensor selection circuit configured to receive signals from a sensor array that includes a plurality of nip sensors that are configured to detect operational parameters of the nip rollers, a plurality of sensor channel lines electrically connected between respective ones of the plurality of nip sensors and the sensor selection circuit, a calibration array including one or more calibration resistors, and a calibration channel line electrically connected between the calibration array and the sensor selection circuit. A signal on a respective one of the plurality of sensor channel lines is configured to be sampled by a respective one of a plurality of gain resistances. A nip sensor resistance of a sensor is determined based on the sampled signal on the sensor channel lines and the gain resistances. Related methods and systems are also described.
US11879913B2
A probe card structure is provided. The probe card structure includes a circuit board, an adapter board, and a probe head assembly. The adapter board is disposed on one side of the circuit board, a plurality of electrically conductive pillars are formed on one surface of the adapter board that faces the circuit board. A solder ball is disposed on one end of each of the plurality of electrically conductive pillars facing the circuit board, and the adapter board is coupled to the circuit board through the solder balls of the plurality of electrically conductive pillars. The probe head assembly including a plurality of probes, the probe head assembly is coupled to the adapter board, and the plurality of probes are electrically connected to the adapter board.
US11879908B2
A control method for determining an operational status of an electrical load of a heavy-duty vehicle includes measuring a global current consumption of the electrical network when the electrical load is not activated, detecting an activation of the electrical load, measuring the global current consumption of the electrical network after the electrical load has been activated, determining an electrical current consumption of the electrical load, determining a reference current consumption of the electrical load, if the difference between the determined electrical current consumption of the electrical load and the determined reference current consumption is higher than a first predetermined threshold and lower than a second predetermined threshold, the second predetermined threshold being higher than the first predetermined threshold, set the operational status of the electrical load to a first status called “nominal operation”.
US11879905B2
Systems and methods for determining fluid density include receiving calibration data for a fluid density measurement tool. The fluid density measurement tool can include a cantilever beam and at least one strain sensor that is coupled to the cantilever beam. The cantilever beam can be housed in the fluid density measurement tool and is buoyed by a fluid that enters the fluid density measurement tool. The systems and methods measure strain values at the at least one strain sensor and determine a density of the fluid based on the calibration data, and the strain values measured at the at least one strain sensor.
US11879901B2
This invention relates to an apparatus for conducting immunoassay test. The apparatus includes a groove unit having a groove along a vertical direction configured to hold a rod-shaped portion of a probe along the vertical direction, and a push pin configured to move along a horizontal direction, the push pin being capable of residing at a first position and a second position. A tip of the push pin is capable of pressing the rod-shaped portion of the probe against the groove when the push pin resides at the first position. The distance between the tip of the push pin and the groove is larger than a diameter of the rod-shaped portion of the probe when the push pin resides at the second position.
US11879894B2
This invention discloses bi-functional photoactivable fluorescent lipid probes for proximity labelling-based identification of membrane-associated proteins, and synthesis thereof. The photoactivable fluorescent lipid probe include a lipid moiety, a fluorophore, and a photoactivable moiety; where the fluorophore and the photoactivable moiety are covalently attached to the lipid moiety.
US11879888B2
The invention discloses a glycosuria measurement device, comprising a prism body and a housing. The prism body comprises a first accommodating space, a junction surface, a first light penetrating surface, a second light penetrating surface, a third light penetrating surface and a light-emitting surface. The first accommodating space accommodates urine. The junction surface is formed at a bottom surface of the first accommodating space. The first light penetrating surface is formed at the first lateral surface of the first accommodating space. The second light penetrating surface is formed at the second lateral surface of the first accommodating space. The third light penetrating surface is disposed opposite to the junction surface. The light-emitting surface is disposed opposite to the junction surface. The housing comprises a second accommodating space, a first light-emitting port and a second light-emitting port. The second accommodating space accommodates the prism body.
US11879876B2
A heater integrated gas chromatography (GC) column device according to the present invention is capable of precisely and uniformly controlling a temperature by having a high thermal conductivity, and raising and lowering a temperature at a high speed by having a low thermal mass, such that a measuring time is significantly decreased. The GC column is in contact with a bobbin with a homogeneous temperature distribution, and thus a temperature is homogeneously distributed in each GC column. Further, the heater integrated GC column device according to the present invention has the above-described effects and may have a smaller size.
US11879865B2
A sensor element includes: an inner protective layer having a porosity of 30% to 65% on two main surfaces; an intermediate protective layer, at least a part of which has contact with the inner layer, and having a porosity of 25% to 80%, which is equal to or smaller than the porosity of the inner layer; and an outer protective layer surrounding an element base on an outermost periphery on the one end portion of the sensor element, having contact with the intermediate and the inner layer, having contact with a leading end surface of the element base or the intermediate layer on the leading end surface, and having a porosity of 15% to 30%, which is smaller than the porosity of the intermediate layer, wherein a difference of porosity between the inner and the outer layer is 10% to 50%.
US11879862B2
A sensor and a method of using the sensor are disclosed. The sensor includes a conductive region in electrical communication with two electrodes, the conductive region including a MXene material combined with a mercaptoimidazolyl metal-ligand complex, wherein the MXene has the formula Mn+1Xn and M is at least one of a Group 3 transition metal, Group 4 transition metal, Group 5 transition metal, and Group 6 transition metal, X is carbon, nitrogen or a combination thereof, and n has a value of 1 to 3. The sensor can be used to detect volatile compounds that have a double or triple bond.
US11879859B2
A process for determining the type of a diamond having spin properties and physical properties, said process including the steps of: (i) determining the spin properties of a diamond of unknown type, using optically detected magnetic resonance to measure the spin properties of said diamond of an unknown type, wherein the spin properties are indicative of the physical properties of the diamond; (ii) comparing the spin properties of said unknown diamond with the spin properties of a plurality of diamonds of known types; and (iii) determining the type of said diamond of unknown type upon a predetermined threshold of correlation between the spin properties of said diamond of unknown type with the spin properties of a diamond of known type of said plurality of diamonds known types.
US11879857B2
A single-crystal X-ray structure analysis system capable of surely and easily performing a precise step of soaking a very small amount of a sample in a framework of a fine crystalline sponge, is provided. There are provided a soaking apparatus 500 and a single-crystal X-ray structure analysis apparatus, the single-crystal X-ray structure analysis apparatus comprising a sample holder that holds a sample, the sample holder comprising a porous complex crystal capable of soaking the sample in a plurality of fine pores formed therein; a goniometer that rotationally moves, the goniometer to which the sample holder is attached; an X-ray irradiation section that irradiates the X-rays from the X-ray source to the sample held by the sample holder attached to the goniometer; wherein the soaking apparatus 500 soaks the sample in the porous complex crystal of the sample holder.
US11879849B2
An emission-based detector for use in conjunction with capillary chromatography or other applications involving a gas sample having a small volume is provided. The detector is based on optical emission from a plasma medium. An optical cartridge or other detection and/or processing means may be provided to receive and analyse the emitted radiation and thereby obtain information on the gas to be analysed. The emission-based detector includes a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a capillary channel which is in fluid communication with the gas inlet and gas outlet. The capillary channel acts as the plasma chamber. Preferably, the capillary channel has transversal dimensions of the same order as the cross-section of typical chromatography capillary columns and defines a winding path within the detection area. A multi-cell emission-based detector and a method of analysing a gas sample using multiple detection cells are also provided.
US11879848B2
A method for fabricating a composite film structure, the method includes determining a desired morphology for a metallic layer of the composite film structure, selecting a first metal substrate based on the determining, transferring a graphene layer onto the first metal substrate, depositing the metallic layer on the graphene layer to achieve the desired morphology, and removing the first metal substrate from the graphene and the deposited metallic layer to form the composite film structure. A surface energy difference between the first metal substrate and the deposited metallic layer results in the desired morphology of the metallic layer.
US11879846B2
Disclosed is a method of processing a Raman spectroscopy signal. The method includes: obtaining a first resolution of Raman spectroscopy by irradiating a target sample with broadband excitation light; calculating a Raman spectroscopy signal corresponding to the Raman spectroscopy of the first resolution; and calculating a signal corresponding to a second resolution of Raman spectroscopy that is higher than the first resolution by deconvoluting a Raman light signal.
US11879840B2
A method of calibrating an optical detector includes installing a calibration system within at least one sensing volume of the optical detector, filling a chamber of the calibration system with a material to achieve a known obscuration, and measuring an obscuration of the material within the chamber.
US11879836B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating a first light wave by an emitter of the sensor system and detecting a second light wave by a detector of the sensor system. The second light wave is detected in response to the first light wave being reflected from a target object. The sensor system includes a first converter that obtains a first temperature measurement from a temperature sensor of the sensor system at least when the first light wave is generated or when the second light wave is detected. A temperature controller computes temperature coefficients to regulate a temperature of the sensor system. Each of the temperature coefficients are computed based on a difference between the first temperature and a reference temperature. The temperature controller generates a control signal to regulate the temperature of the sensor system based on the computed temperature coefficients.
US11879833B2
A circular dichroism measurement device includes: a sample part having a sample; a PEM that modulates a polarization state of an incoming light to the sample part or an outgoing light from the sample part; a photo detector that detects a change in a light intensity of the outgoing light from the sample part; an amplifier that amplifies a detection signal from the photo detector; an A/D converter that converts the detection signal amplified by the amplifier to a digital signal; and a digital processing device that executes a signal processing to the digital signal from the A/D converter to acquire a measurement value of circular dichroism of the sample. The A/D converter is configured to convert the detection signal, that is amplified in a state of containing the AC component and the DC component of the light intensity that changes with the same frequency as the modulation frequency of PEM.
US11879832B2
The invention relates, in a first aspect, to a photoacoustic spectroscope for analyzing gas, comprising an infrared emitter (3), which can be modulated, an analysis volume (1), which can be filled with gas, and a sound pressure detector. The sound pressure detector comprises a structure (5) capable of vibrating, an actuator and a measurement unit, wherein the actuator is configured to actively excite vibration of the structure (5) capable of vibrating and the measurement unit can measure the vibration properties of the structure (5) capable of vibrating, which measurement depends on the formation of the sound pressure waves. In an additional aspect, the invention relates to a method for analyzing gas, comprising the provision of a photoacoustic spectroscope for analyzing gas, irradiating the gas with infrared radiation, modulated by a modulation frequency, to generate sound pressure waves, exciting the structure (5) capable of vibrating at an excitation frequency, measuring the vibration properties of the structure (5) capable of vibrating, which measurement depends on the sound pressure, and determining the sound pressure of the gas based on the measured vibration properties.
US11879830B2
An imaging system and method for detecting a target in a sample. The imaging system includes a lens-free holographic microscope having a light source in a first plane spaced above an image sensor. The image sensor extends in a second plane. The system also includes a microfluidic chip positioned between the light source and the image sensor. The microfluidic chip extends in a third plane, which is parallel to the second plane. There is at least one chamber in the microfluidic chip configured to receive a sample solution with a target. The system also has a plurality of functionalized beads positioned within the at least one chamber in the microfluidic chip. Any two of the plurality of functionalized beads have an affinity for binding together when exposed to the target in the sample solution.
US11879821B2
A device for determining the rheological properties of blood may include a channel having at least one channel sub-section that has a substantially constant cross-section; apparatus for determining a pressure differential along at least a portion of the sub-section of the channel; a first reservoir that is adapted to be located at a first end of the channel and to be placed in fluid communication with the channel, the first reservoir being of variable internal volume; a second reservoir that is adapted to be placed in fluid communication with first reservoir via the channel, the second reservoir being of variable internal volume; means for allowing blood to be introduced into the device; an outlet for allowing gas to be expelled from the device; and means for varying the volume of the first reservoir.
US11879813B2
A leak detection device includes a body having at least one fluid input that receives a fluid leak, at least one drain fluidly coupled with a container, and at least one sensor conduit input fluidly coupled with at least one sensor. The fluid input is located above the drain but below the sensor conduit input. The body includes an internal conduit that is fluidly coupled with and extends between the fluid input, the drain, and the sensor conduit input. The internal conduit includes a lower branch that extends below the fluid input to the drain. The internal conduit includes an upper branch that separately extends in the body above the sensor conduit input to the drain. The lower branch includes a reduced flow portion below the fluid input and the sensor conduit input but above the drain.
US11879812B2
A water filter for a refrigerator appliance with a sensor embedded in the water filter and related methods of detecting a leak in the refrigerator appliance are provided. Such methods include, and the refrigerator appliance may be configured for, measuring, by the sensor embedded in the water filter, at least one of water pressure in the water filter and flow through the water filter. A rate of change of the at least one of water pressure in the water filter and flow through the water filter over time is calculated. When there is no system demand for water, a leak is detected based on the increase in the rate of change over time.
US11879798B2
A perforated support layer that facilitates static and dynamic bending is provided herein. A device can comprise a device chassis, a flexible display panel, and a support layer sandwiched between the device chassis and the flexible display panel. The support layer can comprise a set of perforations formed in a bend region of the support layer. Also provided is a method that can comprise forming relief cuts in a bend region of a support layer. The method also can comprise bonding a first side of the support layer to a device chassis and bonding a second side of the support layer to a flexible display panel.
US11879790B2
An electronic device includes a substrate, a dielectric spacer, a semiconductor die, and a package structure. The substrate has a dielectric layer, a die pad, first and second leads, a conductive via, and a conductive trace, the dielectric layer has an opening extending into a side, the die pad is coupled to the first lead, the second lead is coupled to the conductive via, and the conductive trace is coupled to the via. The dielectric spacer is mounted above the die pad in the opening, and the semiconductor die is mounted above the dielectric spacer, the semiconductor die includes a temperature sensor, and an electrical connection couples the semiconductor die to the conductive trace. The package structure extends on the side of the dielectric layer, on the semiconductor die, and on the conductive trace, the package structure extending around the dielectric spacer and to the die pad in the opening.
US11879776B2
A spectroscopic detector comprises a first housing, a second housing, a camera lens housed in the first housing, and an image sensor housed in the second housing. The first housing has a first through hole formed therein. The second housing has a second through hole formed therein. The second housing is attached to the first housing so as to allow for communication between an inside of the second housing and an inside of the first housing via the first through hole and the second through hole. In a state where the second housing is attached to the first housing, a periphery of the second through hole is located inside a periphery of the first through hole.
US11879771B2
One variation of a method for monitoring lift events at a construction site includes: deriving a lifting profile from a first timeseries of load values, output by a load sensor coupled to a crane hook, during a first time period; deriving an oscillation characteristic from a first timeseries of motion values, output by a motion sensor coupled to the crane hook, during the first time period; identifying a type of an object carried by the crane hook during the first time period based on the lifting profile and the oscillation characteristic; selecting a load handling specification for the object based on the type of the object; accessing a second timeseries of motion values output by the motion sensor during a second time period; and, in response to the second timeseries of motion values deviating from the load handling specification, activating an object motion alarm for the object.
US11879763B2
Disclosed herein is a telemetric fitting for a liquid-level gauge, the telemetric fitting being configured to derive liquid-level information from the liquid-level gauge when attached thereto and wirelessly transmit at radio frequencies the liquid-level information.
US11879762B2
A portable grout device is provided. The device includes a grout hopper, a cylindrical tube portion connected to and operable to receive grout from the grout hopper, and a drive shaft and auger assembly within the cylindrical tube portion. The drive shaft and auger assembly includes a central shaft and a helical auger screw operable to push the grout out of an end of the cylindrical tube portion.
US11879760B2
A meter electronics (20) for determining a decay characteristic of a meter assembly (10) of a flow meter (5) is provided. The meter electronics (20) includes an interface (201) for receiving a vibrational response from a meter assembly (10), the vibrational response comprising a response to an excitation of the meter assembly (10) at a substantially resonant frequency, and a processing system (203) in communication with the interface (201). The processing system (203) is configured to receive the vibrational response from the interface (201), determine a response voltage (V) of the vibrational response, determine a decay characteristic (ζ) of the meter assembly (10) based on the response voltage (V), and compensate the decay characteristic (ζ) by using a previously determined decay characteristic-to-response voltage relationship.
US11879757B2
This invention is concerning easily installing an encoder main unit to a disk unit disposed on a shaft, without contacting a light-receiving element and an LED. An encoder installing structure and method using a spigot unit according to this invention are a configuration and method including: a shaft end which is a spigot inserting portion of a motor shaft of a motor; a disk unit which is fitted in an outer periphery of the shaft end so as to be fitted as a first spigot fitting portion and includes a disk; a screw hole which is formed at a shaft center of the shaft end along a shaft direction of the motor shaft.
US11879750B2
A method and apparatus for measuring a distance to an object, be a device (100) having at least two cameras (104, 106), is described. One or more first images including the object are acquired by a first camera of the device and one or more first reference images are acquired by a second camera of the device, while the device is in a first position. One or more second images including the object and one or more second reference images are acquired by cameras of the device, while the device is in a second position, different from the first position. Based on the first and second reference images, information on the displacement of at least one camera of the device between the first and second position are determined. The distance from the device to the object is calculated based on the first and second images including e object and the determined information on the displacement of the at least one camera.
US11879748B2
A map information system includes: at least one vehicle; and a map server configured to communicate with the vehicle and store a high-precision map, wherein the vehicle includes: a turn signal lever sensor configured to detect a turn signal operation by a driver; an external environment sensor configured to acquire information on surroundings of the vehicle; an own vehicle position identifying device configured to identify a position of the vehicle; and a controller configured to transmit, to the map server, the turn signal operation, the position of the vehicle, and the information on the surroundings, and the map server updates the high-precision map based on the information acquired by the external environment sensor when comparing the high-precision map stored in the map server with the turn signal operation and determining that a branching route is present.
US11879747B2
Location technologies are combined with other information systems to provide augmented information for individuals such as a traveler in an automobile.
US11879746B2
In some implementations, a computing device can proactively determine a destination and request traffic information for routes from a starting location to the destination. In some implementations, a computing device can identify some routes between a starting location and a destination as non-recommended routes and recommend other routes. In some implementations, a computing device can rank routes between a starting location and a destination based on automatically-determined user interest. In some implementations, a computing device can determine a user is familiar with a route and adjust the information presented to the user about the route accordingly.
US11879740B2
A method for updating a server route within a parking area. The method includes: registering a parking area route; uploading the registered parking area route to the server; assigning an initial time weight value to the registered parking area route; comparing the registered parking area route with server routes to find a corresponding server route; updating the corresponding server route by applying regression analysis of a distance between the parking area route and the corresponding server route to provide an updated server route; updating a time weight value of the updated server route with the initial time weight value of the registered parking area route; providing the updated server route to a navigation server if the updated time weight value exceeds a threshold time weight value.
US11879735B2
Systems and methods related to gyroscope related applications. A platform having at least one torus shaped channel that is filled with a liquid is used in conjunction with at least one marker to determine the direction of forces applied to the platform. Each marker is neutrally buoyant within the liquid and a marker tracking system is used to determine the displacement of the marker from its resting place after a force has been applied to the platform. The tracking system may be based on at least one digital camera in conjunction with suitable image processing software to determine the marker's position before, during, and after the force has been applied. A gyroscope can be constructed using three such platforms with each platform being orthogonal to the other two. Each platform may have multiple concentric channels with a common center with each channel having a different sensitivity to the applied forces.
US11879734B2
A system for positioning a tool or a component on a workpiece may include a laser configured to project a laser point on the workpiece. The laser may include a field of view and the laser may project the laser point upon objects within the field of view of the laser. The system for positioning a tool on a workpiece may also include a fixture configured to position the tool on the workpiece. The fixture may include a laser indicator configured to be aligned with the laser point projected on the workpiece. The fixture may also include a first tool receptacle configure to receive the tool and locate the tool on a portion of the workpiece outside the field of view of the laser.
US11879731B2
A mirror unit 2 includes a mirror device 20 including a base 21 and a movable mirror 22, an optical function member 13, and a fixed mirror 16 that is disposed on a side opposite to the mirror device 20 with respect to the optical function member 13. The mirror device 20 is provided with a light passage portion 24 that constitutes a first portion of an optical path between the beam splitter unit 3 and the fixed mirror 16. The optical function member 13 is provided with a light transmitting portion 14 that constitutes a second portion of the optical path between the beam splitter unit 3 and the fixed mirror 16. A second surface 21b of the base 21 and a third surface 13a of the optical function member 13 are joined to each other.
US11879729B2
A measurement arrangement includes a first soft magnetic element, a second soft magnetic element, a magnetic element which is mechanically coupled to the first soft magnetic element and is configured to produce a magnetic field, and a sensor arrangement for capturing the magnetic field, which sensor arrangement is arranged in such a manner that a relative movement between the first soft magnetic element and the sensor arrangement results in a change in the magnetic field at the location of the sensor arrangement. The sensor arrangement is configured to determine the change. The sensor arrangement and the magnetic element are arranged between the first soft magnetic element and the second soft magnetic element.
US11879719B2
Manufacturing of a shoe is enhanced by creating 3-D models of shoe parts. For example, a laser beam may be projected onto a shoe-part surface, such that a projected laser line appears on the shoe part. An image of the projected laser line may be analyzed to determine coordinate information, which may be converted into geometric coordinate values usable to create a 3-D model of the shoe part. Once a 3-D model is known and is converted to a coordinate system recognized by shoe-manufacturing tools, certain manufacturing steps may be automated.
US11879715B1
A less-lethal projectile is disclosed herein. The less-lethal projectile can include a case having an interior; a powder charge located in the interior; and a projectile located in the interior, adjacent to the buffer, wherein the projectile is formed from a material that includes plastisol.
US11879714B2
A firearm cartridge case includes a cartridge case having a base which defines a cartridge case diameter; and a rebated rim which defines a rim diameter less than the cartridge case diameter, a ratio of the cartridge case diameter to the rim diameter is between 1.03-1.10.
US11879711B1
A radial cutting cavity container includes a housing that defines a chamber for a shaped explosive charge. The housing is configured to allow a user to pack explosives therein. An airtight cavity is attached to the housing. The airtight cavity defines a standoff distance for the shaped explosive charge and has a concave surface adapted to form an explosive cutting jet. A liner is located between the housing and the airtight cavity. A support stand is attached to the container to allow the container to be mounted on a surface for creating a radial cut normal to the surface.
US11879708B1
A demolition container including a demolition container having a demolition container aperture formed therethrough and defining a demolition container aperture shoulder, wherein a demolition liner is insertable into the demolition container aperture and interaction between the demolition liner and the demolition container aperture shoulder maintains the demolition liner in an appropriate position within the demolition container aperture; and a demolition container cap having an extending cap coupling portion extending from a portion of a cap portion, wherein demolition container cap aperture is formed through the demolition container cap, and wherein the demolition container and the demolition container cap may optionally be attached or coupled to one another, via interaction of the recessed coupling portion of the demolition container and the extending cap coupling portion of the demolition container cap.
US11879704B2
Shooting accuracy in archery may be greatly improved by increasing the precision and repeatability in which an archer establishes “anchor points,” which are contact points between the archer and a drawn bow and arrow at a moment of launch. One such contact point is the hand gripping the bow grip. The invention provides a bow grip aid which enables an archer to repeatably grip the same location of the bow grip and maintain consistent grip firmness from one shot to the next. Reducing variances of this aspect of the archer's form benefits the archer by reducing variances between the archer's sighting process and determination of point of aim, and the impact point of the arrow on its target. The invention helps archers grip a bow more consistently so they can consistently place each arrow where they want it to go.
US11879700B2
A semiautomatic shotgun comprising a receiver, a barrel, a forward gas block assembly attached to the barrel, a slider assembly rearward of the gas block assembly extending into the receiver. Upon firing a shotshell the explosive gases in the barrel are diverted through two ports into the gas block assembly, specifically into a pair of lateral pressure relief valves positioned on both sides of the barrel. The pressure relief valves further having a gas pathway from the barrel provided by clusters of holes less than a specific size and on-center with the barrel axis. A piston is forced rearwardly and engages a slider of the slider assembly that is linked to a breech block in the receiver. The breech block loads unfired shells and ejects the fired shells accomplishing the semiautomatic recycling. The dual pressure relief valves actuate to moderate and limit the gas pressure that enters the piston chamber when using shotshells of different power levels thereby providing consistency in the recycling operation. The shotgun assembled with a plurality of retention pins having uniformly sized O-rings.
US11879698B2
A non-metallic sleeve device adapted for use with a firearm bolt. The non-metallic sleeve is generally durable, heat resistant, and generally nonmalleable. The bolt may be used on a bolt action, semiautomatic, or automatic firearm. There are two steel ends of the bolt each with an inner portion and an outer portion, said inner portion having a reduced diameter and screw threading thereon. A non-metallic tube, comprising a material such as carbon fiber, may be epoxied in position onto the screw threading. The result is reduced weight of the firearm bolt.
US11879694B2
The invention relates to a turbulator (1, 10) for a channel (21, 23, 31, 42) of a process apparatus (30, 41, 44), in particular a heat exchanger, reactor or mixer, with a plurality of ribs (3, 14, 15), wherein at least one row (12, 13) of ribs (3, 14, 15), which define a common rib plane, is arranged, preferably uniformly, distributed and is, preferably uniformly, spaced apart from one another via gaps (4, 18, 19) in the longitudinal extension of the turbulator (1, 10). In order that the dead volumes and therefore the average residence times can be reduced by proportions that are not utilised or are utilised less efficiently for the process in order to keep the respective process medium in a defined and preferred operational state as far as possible over the entire residence time, it is provided that on at least one longitudinal end of the turbulator (1, 10) a hook element (6, 20) is provided for positively hooking a tool (7) to remove the turbulator (1, 10) from the channel (21, 23, 31, 42).
US11879690B2
The present invention provides a flexible wick structure and a deformable heat-dissipating unit using the same. The heat-dissipating unit comprises a heat-dissipating body and a flexible wick structure. The heat-dissipating body has an upper plate, a chamber, and a lower plate. The flexible wick structure is disposed in the chamber and has a wick body and plural extension portions being able to be elastically deformed under compression; the extension portions extend outwards from a side of the wick body to carry the wick body. In addition, the extension portions and the wick body together define an axial-displacement space; the wick body or the extension portions are in contact with an inner side of the upper plate or the low plate.
US11879689B1
A pump assisted heat pipe may combine the low mass flow rate required of latent heat pipe transfer loops with a hermetically sealed pump to overcome the typical heat pipe capillary limit. This may result in a device with substantially higher heat transfer capacity over conventional pumped single-phase loops, heat pipes, loop heat pipes, and capillary pumped loops with very modest power requirements to operate. Further, one or more embodiments overcome the gravitation limitations in the conventional heat pipe configuration, e.g., when the heat addition zone is above the heat rejection zone, the capillary forces are required to transfer the liquid from the heat rejection zone to the heat addition zone against gravity.
US11879685B2
Certain embodiments of the present invention lies in providing a high-purity oxygen production system which is capable of supplying liquid nitrogen in order to supply the cold required by a high-purity oxygen production apparatus, without the use of a costly conventional liquefaction apparatus. A high-purity oxygen production system in accordance with an embodiment can include: an air separation apparatus including a main heat exchanger, a medium-pressure column and a low-pressure column; and a high-purity oxygen production apparatus including a nitrogen compressor, a nitrogen heat exchanger and at least one (high-purity) oxygen rectification column, an oxygen-containing stream serving as a starting material for high-purity oxygen is supplied from the low-pressure column to the high-purity oxygen production apparatus, and liquid nitrogen obtained from the medium-pressure column is supplied to the high-purity oxygen production apparatus in order to replenish cold heat required for operation of the high-purity oxygen production apparatus.
US11879656B2
According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, a computer-implemented method for adjusting a process variable using a closed loop system includes initializing a radial basis function neural network (RBF network) using a maximum error (emax), a maximum first order change in error (Δemax), a maximum second order change in error (Δ2emax), and a maximum output increment (Δomax), associated with the closed loop system being controlled. The method further includes inputting, to the RBF network, input values including an error, a first order change in error, and a second order change in error. The method further includes computing, by the RBF network, control parameters based on the input values, and computing, by the RBF network, an incremental change in the process variable based on the control parameters. The method further includes adjusting, by a controller, an output device to change the process variable by the incremental change.
US11879655B2
An air conditioner is provided that includes a plurality of indoor units configured to be distributed and installed in a plurality of floors in a building; a controller configured to monitor and control the plurality of indoor units; and a wireless communication unit configured to transmit and receive data by the controller, the plurality of indoor units, and one outdoor unit using a wireless communication method. The wireless communication unit comprises a transmitter and a receiver using a Sub-GHz band frequency. The transmitter includes an optical orthogonal code generator configured to first cipher source data using an optical orthogonal code, and a narrow-band chaotic signal generator configured to secondarily cipher using a chaotic signal. The source data is sequentially encrypted through the optical orthogonal code generator and the narrowband chaotic signal generator and then transmitted.
US11879632B2
A system for generating light, comprises a spectral light source, characterized by a spectral line shape described by a visibility function; and a multimode waveguide, characterized by an optical path difference distribution described by a standard deviation. The standard deviation typically matches, within a predetermined tolerance, a location of a zero point of the visibility function at which a contrast of the visibility function is less than 0.1.
US11879631B2
A right side portion, which is a light emitting device, comprises a side light guide plate and a front light guide plate as a plurality of light guide plates in which light is reflected by a prism and emitted from a light emitting surface. The side light guide plate and the front light guide plate are disposed in a row in a state in which the angles of the light emitting surfaces differ between adjacent light guide plates and the ends of adjacent light guide plates are butted against each other. An LED board is disposed at the end of the side light guide plate, and the end surface of one of the ends of the side light guide plate and the front light guide plate that are abutted against each other is formed as an inclined surface with a reflection function that changes the angle at which the light is guided and causes the light to be incident on the adjacent light guide plate.
US11879630B2
A light fixture, such as a moving head light fixture, comprises a first element and a second element joined by cooperating first and second attachment structures. The first attachment structure is located in a first compartment in the first element and extends in a first direction towards the second element. The second attachment structure forms part of the second element. To facilitate rain protection of the joint, the first element comprises an outwardly projecting wall portion forming a first collar circumferentially around a first opening in the first element, where the projecting wall portion extends in a second direction being transverse to the first direction and terminates in a first free edge outside the first compartment. The second element comprises a groove configured to receive the first collar, where the groove extends circumferentially around a centre axis of the second attachment structure.
US11879627B1
A new heat dissipation structure for sealed optical machines comprises an optical machine housing, an LED light source, a light cone, a first Fresnel lens, heat insulating glass, a liquid crystal screen, a second Fresnel lens, and a reflector; the upper part of the optical machine housing is installed with a second heat dissipation fan. The invention adopts two independent heat dissipation systems inside and outside, which can greatly increase the heat dissipation performance of the optical machine, and the external heat sink of the external heat dissipation system and the light heat sink share a fan in parallel, simplifying the structure and reducing the cost. The second heat dissipation fan is integrated with the optical machine shell, which effectively reduces the height of the optical machine, reduces the volume of the optical machine, and achieves a better internal circulation, further improving the heat dissipation efficiency.
US11879626B2
A patient monitoring sensor having a communication interface, through which the patient monitoring sensor can communicate with a monitor is provided. The patient monitoring sensor includes a light-emitting diode (LED) communicatively coupled to the communication interface and a detector, communicatively coupled to the communication interface, capable of detecting light. The patient monitoring sensor includes a layer of material is provided over the LED on the patient-side of the sensor to reduce transmission of heat therefrom to the skin of the patient.
US11879623B1
Proposed is a lighting device using combined power generation. Particularly, the lighting device using combined power generation includes a first power generation part including a first thermoelectric element whose first surface has a high temperature part formed by solar heat, the first power generation part being configured to generate electrical energy by using the first thermoelectric element, a second power generation part including a second thermoelectric element whose first surface has a high temperature part formed by heat generated from an LED module, the second power generation part being configured to generate electrical energy by using the second thermoelectric element, and a cooling part that is provided between the first power generation part and the second power generation part and simultaneously cools a second surface of each of the first thermoelectric element and the second thermoelectric element.
US11879622B2
A driver for driving a light engine of a luminaire is provided. The driver comprises a driver assembly with a driver circuit for converting an input current provided by a power supply into an output current for driving the light engine, a housing for receiving the driver assembly, and a driver interface being detachably engageable with a driver bracket. The driver interface comprises a mechanical interface for mechanically coupling the driver to a mechanical interface of the driver bracket and an electrical interface for electrically coupling the driver to an electrical interface of the driver bracket in such a way that the input current from the power supply to the driver circuit and the output current from the driver circuit to the light engine can flow via the driver interface. Further, a driver bracket and a luminaire are provided.
US11879615B1
A touchable switch electronic candle with fragrance dispersing function includes a master control circuit and a touch switch circuit. The touch switch circuit is used to detect a touch signal and generate a new instantaneous voltage difference, and a touch switch chip captures the voltage difference to generate a signal. The master control circuit is used to receive the signal generated by the touch switch circuit and change the light emission status of candle lamp beads. In the touch switch circuit, the human body touches or approaches a touch end, then the capacitance fluctuation occurs, thereby generating a new instantaneous voltage difference, and the touch switch chip captures this voltage difference, then generates a signal, and sends the signal to the master control circuit; and the master control circuit is responsible for receiving the signal sent by the touch switch circuit and controlling the light on.
US11879610B2
A system may have lights. A light may include a first light source and a first reflector configured to provide lighting for a high-beam mode and for a low-beam mode. The light may include a second light source and a second reflector configured to provide lighting for a cornering light mode. The lighting provided by the first light source and the lighting provided by the second light source may pass through the same headlight lens aperture. A light blocking structure may provide a cutoff pattern that define the illumination pattern of the low-beam lighting and the cornering lighting. One or more additional light sources may be provided to boost the intensity of a hot spot for high-beam lighting.
US11879609B2
The lamp for a vehicle includes a lamp housing, a light source part housed at the lamp housing and that irradiates light, a bezel installed in the lamp housing, an optical fiber, one end of which is fixed to one side of the bezel and an opposite end of which is assembled on an opposite side of the bezel, connected to the light source part, and that outputs light irradiated from the light source part, and an fixing unit, in which the opposite end of the optical fiber is assembled on the opposite side of the bezel, and the fixing unit includes a bracket fixed to the bezel, and an fixing member, to which the opposite end of the optical fiber is fixed, and assembled in the bracket.
US11879602B2
Disclosed herein are a light source module for plant cultivation and a light device including the same. The light source module for plant cultivation may include at least one main light source emitting white light. The white light from the main light source is provided to a plant during cultivation to improve the growth and phytochemical content of the plant. In addition, the white light may have peak wavelengths of 430 nm or less, 440 nm to 460 nm, 510 nm to 530 nm, and 600 nm to 630 nm.
US11879600B2
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved LED filament lamp (10), the LED filament lamp (10) comprising: a transparent envelope (11) provided with a transparent optical structure (12); at least one LED filament (14) enclosed by the transparent envelope (11); wherein the transparent optical structure (12) comprises a plurality of individually spaced prismatic grooves (17) and/or ridges that are at least partly aligned along a projection of the at least one LED filament (14) on the transparent envelope (11); wherein each prismatic groove (17) and/or ridge of the plurality of individually spaced prismatic grooves (17) and/or ridges comprises a refractive facet (171) oriented at a wedge angle (172) between 5 and 50 degrees with a tangent of the envelope (11) at the location of the respective prismatic groove (17) and/or ridge.
US11879597B2
Device for storing and transferring cryogenic fluid, comprising at least one elementary container comprising a liquefied gas tank, the tank being provided with a first pipe for transferring fluid, which pipe has a first end connected to an upper end of the tank, the tank being provided with a second pipe for transferring fluid, which pipe has a first end connected to a lower end of the tank, the first and the second transfer pipes each comprising an assembly of respective valves, characterized in that the first transfer pipe comprises two arms forming two second ends connected in parallel to the first end of the first transfer pipe, the two second ends of the first transfer pipe each being provided with a respective fluidic connection coupling, and in that the second transfer pipe comprises two arms forming two second ends connected in parallel to the first end of the second transfer pipe, the two second ends of the second transfer pipe each being provided with a respective fluidic connection coupling.
US11879594B2
A method for manufacturing tanks for storing or containing a fluid under pressure and a method for manufacturing pipes for containing or channeling a fluid under pressure, such as for storing, containing or channeling hydrogen, natural gas or a hydraulic fluid. The method is less complex than known procedures, can be employed in a continuous or semi-continuous manner and allows for a lower thickness of the shell made from the fibres. The method comprising providing a liner having a cylindrical portion with two ends and two dome portions at the respective ends of the cylindrical portions or a liner having a cylindrical portion and one or two open ends; fabricating a tube of fibre filaments by means of the pullwinding method; and wrapping the tube of fibre filaments onto the liner such that at least the cylindrical portion of the liner is enclosed by the tube of fibre filaments.
US11879586B2
The invention relates to a thermally insulated conduit pipe, comprising at least one medium pipe, at least one thermal insulation arranged around the medium pipe, and at least one outer jacket arranged around the thermal insulation, wherein the outer jacket possibly comprises a barrier made of plastic, and wherein the thermal insulation comprises a foam, the cell gas of which contains at least 10 vol % HFOs. Such conduit pipe has good insulating behavior, good environmental balance, and is easily producible.
US11879584B1
A pipe adapter with two or more plugs, each plug is inserted into an opening in a different pipe fitting. The adapter permanently isolates the fittings from each other, while keeping the fittings a fixed distance apart.
US11879583B2
A snap fitting for use in plumbing is provided. The snap fitting includes a main body formed of plastic and shaped to extend partially around a cylindrical pipe to snap over the pipe and an inset for extending from an interior side of the main body into a hole in the cylindrical pipe.
US11879578B2
An angle clip assembly includes a first guide. The first guide has a first guide surface. A first retainer is adapted to retain a first part of a flat flexible cable on the first guide surface. The angle clip assembly also includes a second guide. The second guide has a second guide surface. A second retainer is adapted to retain a second part of the flat flexible cable on the second guide surface. The second guide is rotatable relative to the first guide about a lock axis to one of a plurality of assembly angles. The angle clip assembly includes a radial lock. The radial lock prevents rotation of the first guide relative to the second guide.
US11879572B2
A tube fitting is provided with a resin coating layer over a coated region surfaces of a threaded portion and a contact portion. The resin coating layer includes a polyethylene based substance, a lubricant, and solid particles. When mass per unit area w (g/m2) is defined as a value obtained by dividing the mass difference between a state with the resin coating layer and a state without the resin coating layer by the surface area of the coated region, the mass per unit area w satisfies a relation 0.79
US11879570B2
An indicator assembly includes a fastener defining a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an axis extending from the first end to the second end; a first indicator positioned radially outwardly of the fastener relative to the axis of the fastener; and a second indicator positioned radially outwardly of the fastener relative to the axis of the fastener, wherein the second indicator is axially in between the first indicator and the second end of the fastener upon the fastener being oriented in a first position, and wherein the second indicator is radially inwardly or radially outwardly of the first indicator upon the fastener being oriented in a second position.
US11879568B2
Pipelines in operation specifically the ones operating under high pressures are subject to structural deficiencies therefore, they are susceptible to leakage. The present disclosure relates to a pipeline-leak-containment apparatus comprising an elongate tubular containment wall and at least a first clamp and a second clamp sealingly engaging a section of a pipe to form a sealed interstitial space between the elongate tubular containment wall and the pipe. The tubular containment wall comprises an inner layer, a reinforcement layer and an outer layer. Each clamp comprises an inner clamp, and an outer clamp, wherein at least the inner layer at each end of the elongate tubular containment wall is sealingly sandwiched between the inner clamp and the outer clamp of each clamp. Inner and outer clamps are split clamps that sealingly engage the pipe upon tightening of fastening members.
US11879555B2
A solenoid valve device with a pressure-responsive slide mechanism, including: a body including at least three channels for flow of a liquid; a slide that can be moved in the body by a pressurised fluid, between a position with fluid communication between a first and a second channel among the three flow channels, and a position with fluid communication between the second channel and the third channel; a selector for selecting an activation threshold for movement of the slide, among at least one first and at least one second pressure threshold; and a regulator for regulating at least the activation thresholds of the slide.
US11879550B2
A seal for a rotating system with two sealing units which are arranged one behind the other along a main axis H, the sealing units each having a through-hole for a shaft and being in interlocking engagement with each other in the circumferential direction and at least one axial compression spring element being arranged between the sealing units.
US11879537B2
A transmission gear assembly including a housing with an axial center line, having a front wall and a circumferential wall with a breather opening. The front wall includes an annular groove in fluid communication with the breather opening and covered by a substantially circular plate having a perimeter at a first distance (r) from the axial center line and with a predetermined length (L). On each transverse side in at least the lower part, an air/oil inlet and outlet is defined by a recess of the perimeter at a distance (r3,r4) from the axial center line smaller than the first distance (r), each recess being in fluid communication with the annular groove. On each transverse side in the upper part, an air/oil inlet is formed by a recess of the perimeter at a distance (r1,r2) from the axial center line smaller than the first distance (r) and having a circumferential length (l1,l2) shorter than a circumferential length (l3,l4) of the inlet/outlets.
US11879534B2
A gear includes a tubular portion and a diaphragm portion. The diaphragm portion extends in a direction including a radial component from one axial end portion of the tubular portion. The portion includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is on one axial side of the portion. The second portion is on another axial side relative to the first portion. The second portion includes teeth protruding radially outward. A maximum value of a thickness of the diaphragm portion is equal to or less than twice a distance from radially outer ends of the teeth to a radially inner surface of the second portion, and a minimum value of a thickness of the first portion is equal to or less than half the maximum value of the thickness of the diaphragm portion.
US11879528B2
A transmission includes a drive element, a first output element, a primary transmission unit, a reversing unit, and an intermediate gearbox. At least three of the at least eight shifting elements of the primary transmission unit, at least one of the at least two shifting elements of the reversing unit, and at least one of the at least two shifting elements of the intermediate gearbox are activatable in combinations of at least five shifting elements so as to establish at least twenty-eight forward gears between the drive element and the first output element.
US11879525B2
A wave machine (8) that produces different shapes of standing, parabolic-shaped waveforms (150) used by surfers (200). The parabolic waveforms (150) have different face angles and depths. The machine (8) includes a rotating container (10) partially filled with a fluid 140. When the container (10) is rotated, a standing, parabolic waveform 150 is created in the fluid (140). In one embodiment, the container (10) is bowl container (11) with curved panels (60) and terminate at an upper edge (16). On or near the upper edge (16) of the sidewall (14) is upper flange (18) that partially extends into the bowl container (11). The bowl container (11) is coupled to a speed adjustable drive mechanism (50). As the bowl container (11) is rotated, fluid (14) is forced outward against the sidewall (14) and forms a parabolic waveform (150). As the speed of rotation is increased, the fluid (140) flows upward over the sidewall (14) and against the upper flange (18). The thickness, depth and face of parabolic waveform (150) adjacent to the sidewall (14) are increased.
US11879523B1
A planetary gear arrangement including a sun gear configured to rotate about an axis of rotation, a plurality of planet gears driven by the sun gear, a ring gear engaged with the plurality of planet gears and a plurality of journal pins arranged in the plurality of planet gears forming a converging gap and a diverging gap therebetween. Each journal pin has at least one longitudinal groove along an outer surface thereof, configured to guide oil on the outer surface when the oil is carried from the converging gap towards the diverging gap due to a revolving movement between a planet gear around a corresponding journal pin. A journal pin for supporting a gear and a gas turbine engine.
US11879518B2
An adaptive suspension damper may include a body defining a working chamber, and a sleeve operably coupled to the body to alternately open the working chamber to enable a working fluid to enter or leave the working chamber relative to compression and rebound events experienced at the adaptive suspension damper, and close the working chamber to enable the piston head to act as a hydraulic ram inside the working chamber to selectively adjust a position of a piston head in the working chamber to adjust a height of a corner of a vehicle at which the adaptive suspension damper is located.
US11879514B2
Disclosed are a compound impact-resistant device and an application thereof. The compound impact-resistant device includes an inner cylinder, a first pressure sensor and an outer cylinder; an inner cavity of the inner cylinder is connected to a magnetorheological damper, a spiral valve element, a floating piston and a spring from bottom to top; and the outer cylinder is connected to a piston rod, a bottom end of the piston rod penetrates a top of the inner cylinder, the spring and the floating piston to be connected to the spiral valve element, and a portion below the spiral valve element is filled with hydraulic oil. The compound impact-resistant device can provide specific initial support force and achieve active self-adaptation to dynamic impact, thus solving the problems that traditional hydraulic buffers cannot provide initial support force and traditional mechanical crushing members have difficulty in providing large support force.
US11879511B2
A disc brake assembly having brake pads, a brake carrier, a caliper, and an actuating arrangement. The caliper is slidable with respect to the brake carrier for clamping and release of a rotor by the brake pads. The actuating arrangement is configured to selectively move the caliper and the brake carrier relative to each other generally transverse to a first longitudinal axis so as to lock or inhibit sliding of the caliper relative to the carrier.
US11879498B2
A rotor damping device for a turbomachine is provided. The rotor damping device includes a first fluid damper; and a second damper in communication with the first fluid damper, the second damper comprising a wire mesh, wherein the first fluid damper is transitionable between a working condition and an interruption condition, and wherein, during the interruption condition, the wire mesh of the second damper dampens vibration of the turbomachine.
US11879491B2
In order to prevent wood fringes at the edge of a hole from a countersunk screw (1), the screw-head (2) is provided with a tapering underside and inclined milling-ribs with cavities between the milling-ribs on the tapering underside.
US11879490B2
Watertight fastening devices and systems and methods for the employment thereof are disclosed. The disclosed watertight fastening device includes a head, a shank extending away from the head toward a distal end, and a cover extending outwardly and away from the head in the direction of the shank and defining a hollow region between the shank and an inner surface of the cover. The watertight fastening device may be used in conjunction with a solar power installation system that includes a base plate configured to be positioned against an installation surface. The base plate includes an aperture for receiving the shank of the fastener and protrusion surrounding the aperture configured to be received in the hollow region of the fastener, thereby providing an enhanced barrier against moisture reaching the installation surface.
US11879489B2
A method for covering a screw head of a screw which penetrates through a workpiece surface in a sealed manner by means of a viscous coating material is disclosed. The method includes the steps of applying a first strip of the viscous coating material onto the workpiece surface at a first inclination relative to the workpiece surface, the first strip of the viscous coating material, after having been applied, at most partially covering the screw head; and applying a second strip of the viscous coating material to the workpiece surface at a second inclination relative to the workpiece surface, the second strip of the viscous coating material, after having been applied, overlapping the first strip in such a way that the screw head is fully covered, the first inclination and the second inclination being opposite one another. The invention furthermore relates to an application system.
US11879487B1
A self-tapping fastener or screw is provided including a head, a cutting tip, and a body portion. The cutting tip includes a first cutting surface. The body portion extends from the head along a central axis to the cutting tip. The body portion includes a proximal threaded portion having a proximal thread size; a distal threaded portion having a distal thread size, the distal thread size being smaller than the proximal thread size; and an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion of the body portion disposed between the proximal threaded portion and the distal threaded portion.
US11879486B2
A flexible shoulder pin module includes a barrel having an annular head portion, a cylindrical body portion, and a through-hole extending from a top surface of the body portion to a bottom end of the head portion; and a shoulder pin having a shaft portion and a shoulder portion formed thereon. The through-hole includes a first portion adjacent to the top surface of the body portion, and a second portion having a greater diameter than the first portion. The shaft portion is insertable through the first portion into the second portion. The shoulder portion is configured to adjustably extend above the top surface of the body portion to clamp a panel thereto. A compressible device is configured to be disposed around the shaft portion and secured by a stopper panel, which is coupled to the shaft portion and placed adjacent to the head portion within the second portion.
US11879477B2
A fan lamp, including a turntable, an elastic restoring assembly and fan blades, the fan blades are connected with the turntable through the elastic restoring assembly, the elastic restoring assembly includes an upper cover, a lower cover and an elastic member, two ends of the elastic member are connected with the upper cover and the lower cover respectively, the upper cover can rotate relative to the lower cover and drives the elastic member to be deformed elastically, the fan blades are connected with the upper cover, and the turntable is connected with the lower cover; and the upper cover includes a connecting member, the lower cover includes a connection mating member, the upper cover and the lower cover have the same circumferential contour and are both circular.
US11879472B2
A control system for an electric motor for a fluid moving apparatus includes a drive circuit and a processor. The drive circuit regulates power supplied to the motor to generate fluid flow. The processor is coupled to the drive circuit and controls the drive circuit to operate the motor at a first speed and torque, and at a second speed and torque, receive a first flow corresponding to the first speed and torque, determine a second flow based on a ratio of the first flow to the first speed, and corresponding to the second speed and torque. The processor is configured to define an algorithm based on the first and second speed, torque, and flow, compute a set point for a demanded flow using the algorithm, and control the drive circuit based on the set point to supply power to the motor and generate the flow.
US11879469B2
A flush-mounted fan system for an industrial ventilation system includes a fan device equipped with a blade group and an electric motor group. The electric motor group includes a drive shaft on which the blade group is mounted, an electric motor operatively connected to the drive shaft, and an electronic command device of the electric motor. The flush-mounted fan system also includes a flush-mounted frame housing the fan device including a flush-mounted box and a bracket group for supporting the fan device.
US11879453B2
A method for operating a pump of a delivery unit, in particular of a fluid supply system, having a pump chamber and an actively controllable inlet valve and an actively controllable outlet valve for the pump chamber, wherein, for the delivery of a fluid, a pressure (p), which is to be provided by the pump, of the fluid for delivery is controlled in closed-loop fashion on the basis of a manipulated variable (V), and wherein, within one full cycle (Z) of the pump (200), at least one of inlet valve (211) and outlet valve (212) is activated only if fluid is to be delivered, and is not activated if no fluid is to be delivered, and to a fluid supply system.
US11879452B2
A pump displacement control device includes: a servo piston that changes a tilt angle; a flow rate control spool that is displaced corresponding to an input pressure; a power control spool that is displaced corresponding to a discharge pressure of the pump; a control pressure regulating spool that regulates a control pressure which controls the servo piston; and a feedback lever connected to the servo piston and the control pressure regulating spool. The feedback lever directly abut on either one of the flow rate control spool or the power control spool for regulating the control pressure.
US11879439B2
A wind turbine drive train component (22) comprising a rotating shaft (61) with a radial seal (50) is provided. The radial seal (50) comprises a stationary part and a rotating part. The stationary part comprises a ring (51) with an inner edge and an outer edge, the inner edge being configured for contactlessly surrounding the shaft (61). The rotary part comprising a disc (52), coaxially connected to the shaft (61) for rotation therewith and comprising a flange (53) that wraps around the outer edge of the ring (51). The radial seal (50) further comprises an annular air lock gap (55) for containing an amount of lubrication fluid (64) and thereby closing off the air lock gap (55) when the rotary part rotates at a rotational speed above a predetermined threshold speed, the annular air lock gap (55) being formed by an inner surface of the flange (53), an outer part of the opposing parallel surface of the disc (52) and the outer edge of the ring (51).
US11879428B2
A wind turbine blade includes an elongated blade body extending from a root to a tip with a trailing edge, whereby at least one beam-like reinforcement means is integrated in the blade body adjacent to the trailing edge for reinforcing the region of the trailing edge, with the reinforcement means extending partly over the length of the blade body, wherein the reinforcement means is a pre-casted carbon beam including carbon fibers.
US11879427B2
A wind turbine blade assembly includes a first blade half and a second blade half fixed to the first blade half, defining a blade interior therebetween. The wind turbine blade assembly includes a shear web includes at least one aperture formed therein. The wind turbine blade assembly includes at least one bulkhead attached to the shear web, wherein the shear web and the at least one bulkhead are disposed in the blade interior. In some embodiments the at least one bulkhead includes a frame and a removable lid in order to expose the blade interior and the lid is returnably fixable to the at least one bulkhead. In some embodiments the first and second bulkheads include fluid conduits disposed therethrough and are spaced from one another to define first and second air circulation zones.
US11879424B2
The application relates to unidirectional hydrokinetic turbines having an improved flow acceleration system that uses asymmetrical hydrofoil shapes on some or all of the key components of the turbine. These components that may be hydrofoil shaped include, e.g., the rotor blades (34), the center hub (36), the rotor blade shroud (38), the accelerator shroud (20), annular diffuser(s) (40), the wildlife and debris excluder (10, 18) and the tail rudder (60). The fabrication method designs various components to cooperate in optimizing the extraction of energy, while other components reduce or eliminate turbulence that could negatively affect other component(s).
US11879418B2
A fuel injector includes a nozzle body, and spray ducts coupled to the nozzle body and in spray path alignment with spray orifices therein. A nozzle check is movable within the nozzle body to open and close the spray orifices. Each of the spray ducts defines a duct center axis, and includes a center body forming, together with a duct inner surface, a spray jet passage circumferential of the duct center axis and reduced in area in a direction of spray jet advancement from the nozzle body.
US11879412B2
A ring assembly has a housing made of woven composite material carrying on its radially inner face an acoustic panel with a cellular structure covered with a composite material. The housing includes at least one radial recess in which is engaged at least one radially outwardly projecting part of the radially outer face of the acoustic panel.
US11879406B2
A method for operating an internal-combustion engine having an exhaust gas catalyst, a first exhaust gas sensor upstream of the exhaust gas catalyst and a second exhaust gas sensor downstream of the exhaust gas catalyst. A fill level of an exhaust gas component that can be stored in the exhaust gas catalyst is determined using a theoretical catalyst model, into which, as the input value, a signal of the first exhaust gas sensor (a first signal); a signal of the second exhaust gas sensor (a second signal); and a target signal are provided. The target signal corresponds to the signal that would be expected at the determined fill level in the exhaust gas catalyst. The catalyst model is reinitiated when the deviation of the second signal from the target signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The fill level is also regulated, and an air-fuel mixture is adjusted.
US11879396B2
A turbomachine has a bearing in a bearing compartment. A first seal system isolates the bearing compartment and has: a first runner; a second runner; an inner seal encircling the first runner; and an outer seal encircling the second runner. The inner seal has a static clearance with the first runner. The outer seal has a static clearance with the second runner, greater than the inner seal static clearance. The first runner has an inner portion cantilevered inward. The second runner has an outer portion cantilevered outward.
US11879386B2
A method of assembling a gas turbine engine is disclosed herein. The method comprises providing a set of standard turbine stages. Each turbine stage included in the set of standard turbine stages includes a single turbine rotor having a plurality of blades configured to rotate about an axis and a subset of standard turbine vane rings associated with the single turbine rotor.
US11879380B2
A power delivery system includes a turbocharger assist device and an inverter. The turbocharger assist device is mechanically connected to a turbocharger that is operably coupled to an engine, and is configured to generate electric current based on rotation of a rotor of the turbocharger. The inverter is electrically connected to the turbocharger assist device via a bus, and is configured to receive the electric current generated by the turbocharger assist device via the bus and supply the electric current to power a load.
US11879360B2
Nozzle segment assemblies for gas turbine engines include an outer band, inner band, and at least one airfoil body between the outer band and inner band. The airfoil body includes an outer end extending through the outer band and having an outer end reinforced wall portion engaging with the outer band and an inner end extending through the inner band and having an inner end reinforced wall portion engaging with the inner band. A thickness of the outer end and inner end reinforced wall portions are each greater than a thickness of a central wall portion of the airfoil body to reduce stresses in the airfoil body. The outer band, the inner band, and the airfoil bodies are ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials. Direct mounting of the airfoil bodies to the inner and outer hangers of the nozzle further reduce stress.
US11879358B2
A rim-rotor assembly has an annular structure including a composite rim and a hub. Blades project from the hub, tips of the blades contacting the annular structure, the blades configured to be loaded in compression against the annular structure. A thermal barrier is in the annular structure, the thermal barrier defining at least part of a radially inward surface of the annular structure. The tips of the blades contact the thermal barrier, the thermal barrier being a thermal barrier coating.
US11879356B2
A component for a gas turbine engine. The component includes a body. The body has an exterior surface abutting a flowpath for the flow of a hot combustion gas through the gas turbine engine. Further, the body defines a cooling passageway within the body to supply cool air to the component. The component includes a leading face and a trailing face defining a trench therebetween on the exterior surface. The body defines a plurality of cooling holes extending between the cooling passageway and a plurality of outlets defined in the trench such that the trench is fluidly coupled to the cooling passageway. Additionally, the leading face and trailing face are each tangent to at least one of the plurality of outlets. The trench directs the cool air along a contour of the component.
US11879347B2
A turbomachine turbine casing that extend around an axis and includes an annular wall and a cooling device. The annular wall is provided with a casing hook which extends in radial protrusion from an inside of the annular wall. The casing hook allows a mounting, on the turbomachine turbine casing, of ring segments disposed circumferentially end to end around the axis. The cooling device includes a collector duct intended to convey cooling air, the collector duct extending circumferentially around the annular wall. The collector duct has a cooling air inlet and a cooling air outlet. The collector duct and the annular wall have a common portion, which delimits the collector duct and from which the corresponding casing hook extends.
US11879336B2
A monitoring device and a monitoring method for dynamic development of an overburden mining separated bed are provided. The monitoring device includes a settlement magnetic ring assembly and a mounting conduit. The settlement magnetic ring assembly includes an anchor strap assembly, a magnetic induction iron ring and a magnetic ring sleeve sleeved outside the magnetic induction iron ring. The anchor strap assembly is arranged at the outer circumference of the magnetic ring sleeve and has a contraction state and an expansion state. The anchor strap assembly in the contraction state can move in a monitoring hole, and at least two fixing points at different heights are formed in the anchor strap assembly in the expansion state and the wall of the monitoring hole in a vertical direction. Two ends of the mounting conduit are connected to a drill rod and the magnetic ring sleeve respectively.
US11879331B2
An anchoring device for a horizontal directional rig is provided. The anchoring device uses vibrations from a motor to drive an anchor into the ground in a more efficient manner than traditional stake down systems. The vibrating motor is mounted to a stake down carriage. The oscillations from the motor allow the steel anchor to penetrate the ground with a small axial load and therein allows greater surface and holding force.
US11879330B2
Embodiments of a device, system and method are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a device comprises a sample cell configured to interact a fluid sample with an ion selective substrate to modify an optical characteristic of the ion selective substrate according to an ion concentration of the fluid sample, wherein the sample cell is also configured to optically interact an illumination light with the ion selective substrate to generate a sample light; an optical element configured to interact with the sample light to provide a modified light that has a property of the fluid sample; and a detector that receives the modified light and provides an electrical signal proportional to the property of the fluid sample indicated by the modified light; and wherein the ion selective substrate comprises a membrane, the membrane configured to change an optical property in a selected wavelength range, according to the property of the fluid sample.
US11879322B2
A comprehensive three-dimensional exploitation experimental system for large-scale and full-sized exploitation wells includes a reactor, configured to prepare a natural gas hydrate sample, for simulating an environment for forming a natural gas hydrate reservoir in seafloor sediments. The reactor includes a reactor body, an upper cover disposed at an upper surface of the reactor body, and a lower cover disposed at a lower surface of the reactor body; a gas introducing module, configured to introduce gas to the reactor during hydrate formation; a liquid introducing module, configured to introduce liquid to the reactor during hydrate formation; a temperature regulating module, configured to regulate a temperature in the reactor; a data collecting-processing-displaying module, configured to collect, store, process and display data of the comprehensive three-dimensional exploitation experimental system during an experiment.
US11879315B2
A device for controlling injection of treatment fluids in plunger lift systems includes a lubricator cap coupleable to a lubricator. The lubricator cap defines a fluid inlet coupleable to a fluid injection system. A sensor coupled to the lubricator cap detects arrival of a plunger within the lubricator a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor transmits an indicator corresponding to arrival of plunger to a fluid injection control system. In response, the fluid injection system injects fluid into the fluid inlet to recharge the plunger. In certain implementations, the sensor detects arrival of the plunger at the lubricator by detecting movement of a lubricator spring or a component of a lubricator spring, such as a spring follower.
US11879314B2
A downhole system includes a lower completion having at least one tubular including a first end and a second end terminating at a shoe. The at least one tubular defining a flow path. A packer is arranged at the first end. A fluid loss control valve (FLCV) is arranged between the packer and the shoe. A screen system is arranged between the FLCV and the shoe. The screen system includes a screen and a non-mechanically operated flow control valve that selectively isolates the flow path from formation fluids passing through the screen. A wellbore clean out string is insertable into the lower completion. The wellbore clean out string includes a selectively activated casing cleaner and a setting tool. The selectively activated casing cleaner is spaced from the setting tool.
US11879313B2
A tubular for reservoir fines control includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a flow path. A plurality of openings is formed in the body connecting the outer surface and the flow path. A pre-formed member including a material mesh is overlaid onto the outer surface. The material mesh is formed from a material swellable upon exposure to a selected fluid. The material mesh has a selected porosity allowing methane to pass into the flow path while preventing passage of fines.
US11879306B2
An assembly having a coupling component and a poppet is disclosed. The coupling component has a first end. The first end has an opening extending into the coupling component, such that the coupling component has a sidewall extending around and defining the opening, the sidewall at least partially constructed of a ductile material. The poppet is positioned within the opening. The poppet has a first end outside of the opening, a second end within the opening, and an outer surface extending between the first end and the second end. The poppet has a recess positioned between the first end and the second end, the recess being defined by at least one sidewall and a bottom. At least a portion of the ductile material of the sidewall is positioned within the recess to secure the poppet into the opening.
US11879305B2
The invention relates to a cementing tool for use in oil and gas well decommissioning operations, in particular so called perforate, wash and cement procedures. The tool (1) is designed for running in a well on drill string and for jetting cement through previously formed perforations in the casing (10) to fill the outer annulus (9) with cement. The tool (1) has a cylindrical wall (3) which is formed from steel (11) and elastomeric (5) elements, whereby it is expandable between a first diameter in which it may be run down the well and a second, larger diameter deployed during cementing operations.
US11879298B2
A drive sub for a drilling assembly includes a tubular body configured to receive and releasably engage a drilling tool. The body has inner and outer faces and further has a castellated edge provided on its operative downhole end, which edge defines a plurality of lugs separated from each other by intervening slots. In one aspect the drive sub has a contour profile provided at least partially along a circumference of the castellated edge, wherein the contour profile traverses the castellated edge substantially from the inner face to the outer face. In another aspect the drive sub has a channel provided in each of the lugs, wherein the channel at least partially traverses the lugs and leads from an inlet opening on the castellated edge to an outlet opening on the outer face. The contour profile and/or channel facilitate flow of drilling fluid and cuttings past the lugs during use.
US11879294B2
An actuating system includes a sleeve, a braking part for applying a braking force to prevent rotation of the sleeve, a brake releasing part, an axle coupler and an engaging part. The brake releasing part is operable to cause the braking part to release the braking force for rotation of the sleeve. The axle coupler is disposed through the sleeve, and is rotatable for raising and lowering a movable rail of a window shade. The engaging part is disposed between and can be in rolling contact with the axle coupler and the sleeve. The engaging part has a coupling position with respect to the axle coupler where the sleeve and the axle coupler are locked to each other in a first direction of rotation, and is movable away from the coupling position for rotation of the axle coupler relative to the sleeve in a second direction of rotation.
US11879289B2
A valet vault is described herein. The valet vault may be constructed with components that result in improved strength and prevent theft. In one example embodiment, the vault may comprise a service side, an attachment side, and four exterior sides, a lockable utility box, a secured storage area being accessible through a door where a hinged end of the door is pivotally connected to a door frame by at least one hinge, and a security plate substantially separating the secured storage area and the lockable utility box. The vault may comprise a catch/latch to stop the door. The vault may comprise an illuminatable sign that does not compromise the security of the secured storage area. The door may comprise reinforcements. The vault may be a podium or be coupled to a wall.
US11879286B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a motor unit for an overhead door opener. The motor unit comprises a motor and transmission components configured to transmit power from the motor to a shaft of an overhead door opener. The motor unit also includes a case having one or more vertical panels. The case houses the motor and the transmission components. The motor unit also includes guide bearings on an edge of the vertical panels that accommodate a shaft of an overhead door with the case supported by the shaft. The transmission components comprise a shaft-engaging member configured to be secured around the shaft by affixing the shaft-engaging member to the shaft. The transmission components transmit power from the motor to the shaft of the overhead door.
US11879284B2
A device for configuring a jamming detection system having an adjusting device including an electric motor for closing at least one opening in a vehicle, such as a sliding roof. The device is provided with a processor which reads measured parameters of the electric motor and parameters of the jamming detection system, calculates individual correlation variables from the measured parameters of the electric motor and of the jamming detection system, and stores the calculated individual correlation variables in a motor controller of the adjusting device, wherein the calculated individual correlation variables are used to configure the jamming detection system.
US11879279B2
A handle for a motor vehicle door leaf includes a support, lever, gripping element, electric control unit, first detector, and second detector. The gripping element is fixed to the lever. The gripping element is coupled to the support and displaceable relative thereto from a rest position to a deployed position, and from the deployed position to an unblocking position. The first detector is configured to detect a presence of a user and send a first signal to the electric control unit in response. The second detector is configured to detect a displacement of the gripping member from the deployed position to the unblocking position and to send a second signal in response. The electric control unit is configured to control the unlocking of an electric latch in response to the reception of the second signal after reception of the first signal.
US11879274B2
A lock assembly includes a casing, a blocking unit, and a lock unit. The blocking unit includes a blocking member operable to move between an open position and a block position. The lock unit includes an engaging member, an electric unlock module, and a manual unlock module. The engaging member has a main body having first and second abutment portions, and is movable between an engaging position for engaging the blocking member when the blocking member is in the block position, and an unlocked position for disengaging from the blocking member. One of the electric unlock module and the manual unlock module is operable to abut a push member thereof against a corresponding one of the first and second abutment portions to linearly move the engaging member.
US11879270B2
The present invention relates to an anti-barricade door handle assembly which comprises an integrated auxiliary door handle for use in an emergency. The auxiliary door handle can be configured between a stowed configuration and an activated configuration. The auxiliary door handle is operable to operate a lock when in the activated configuration and inoperable when in the stowed configuration. The auxiliary door handle can only be configured to the activated configuration by an authorized user. The auxiliary door handle is configured to override a primary door handle which operates the lock in normal, non-emergency use.
US11879268B2
An electromechanical lock can have a bezel along an exterior surface. A touch of a human finger upon the bezel can be determined and used to adjust a deadbolt between a lock state and an unlock state.
US11879267B2
Door lock shielding cover, which includes a shielding cover body, an attraction member, and blocking portions. The shielding cover body is configured to be movably installed onto a lock panel of a smart door lock. The attraction member is installed on a side of the shielding cover body adjacent to the lock panel of the smart door lock. A plurality of through holes is defined in the attraction member. The blocking portions correspond to the through holes in a one-to-one manner. Each of the blocking portions is fixed to the shielding cover body through a connecting portion that penetrates the through hole, thereby fixing the attraction member to the shielding cover body. The fixing between the shielding cover body and the attraction member in the door lock shielding cover is firm and durable.
US11879263B2
A spray diffuser for a pool cleaner is coupled to the end of the tail sweep hose which expels pressurized water out of the end of the hose. The diffuser includes a flow shaping nozzle configured to form a diverging pressurized water stream. The shaping nozzle can be attached directly to the end of the hose with a flow obstruction of the shaping nozzle immediately adjacent the flow discharge. A dissipating portion dissipates the pressurized water stream when the spray diffuser is positioned above the surface of the water to prevent water spraying out of the pool.
US11879262B2
A fence erecting assembly for anchoring a stretched fence includes a pair of posts that can each be driven into ground. A pair of lower sleeves is each slidable over a respective one of the posts and a pair of tubes is each coupled to a respective one of the lower sleeves. A pair of upper sleeves is each slidable over a respective one of the posts. A pair of support rods is each insertable through a respective one of the tubes such that each of the support rods is oriented to extend diagonally between the posts. A connection point on each of the support rods is attachable to a mounting tab on a respective one of the upper sleeves thereby inhibiting the pair of posts from tipping toward or away from each other. In this way the pair of posts can serve as an anchor point for a stretched fence.
US11879259B2
A lightweight heat reflective shield useful for hikers and campers to reflect heat from a campfire back toward themselves. The heat reflective shield includes a base panel and a concave body portion attached to and extending upward from the base panel and supported by at least two inflatable ribs. The concave body portion includes an open front face along a front edge of the base panel, an inner side, and an outer side, wherein at least a portion of the inner side includes a heat reflective material. When the inflatable ribs are filled with air, the heat reflective shield may accommodate a standing or seated person, and when positioned adjacent a heat source, the heat reflective material of the inner side reflects heat from the heat source back toward the heat source.
US11879256B1
Disclosed is a roof safety anchor capable of permanent and watertight attachment to a roof. Installation of the roof safety anchor does not require the removal of roof shingles. The roof safety anchor captures a D-ring and a roof fastener between a base and a lid. The roof fastener extends through the base and a gasket to secure the roof safety anchor to the roof.
US11879254B2
Provided are a wall structure that has high strength and can stably support a wall material, and a securing member that is used in the wall structure. The wall structure includes a securing member 10 that fixes a wall material 2 to a building frame 8. The securing member 10 includes a substrate portion 15, a bulging portion 30 that bulges from the substrate portion 15 and extends in a left-fight direction, a contact surface 31 that comes into contact with the rear surface of the wall material 2, and a locking portion 13 that engages the wall material 2.
US11879253B2
A method and system for adhering roofing products to a supporting roof substrate, wherein ballast rock from a pre-existing roof insulation system is removed thereby exposing one or more layers of pre-existing insulation products supported by the roof substrate. In the case of new construction, the method contemplates installation of one or more layers of insulation products supported by the roof substrate. Core holes are formed through the one or more layers of insulation products thereby exposing the roof substrate. An anchor is attached to the roof substrate in each core hole void, and a binding agent is applied to each core hole void until the binding agent fills the core hole void, whereby the one or more layers of insulation products and roof substrate are locked together, preventing shifting of the insulation products without the need for adding ballast rocks thereon.
US11879244B2
An add-on bidet module for a toilet includes an extendable hose and toilet seat that can be used in modifying an existing toilet or for a toilet having those accessories pre-installed for use as a bidet on a toilet. The accessories also include a compartment with door for storing toilet related products attached to the side of the toilet tank, and a toilet seat having at least one flap opening to allow for the passage of the nozzle. The aforementioned accessories which can include compartments with doors to hide the hose and nozzle as well as for storing toilet related products can form part of a manufactured toilet having those accessories included. A water heater is provided to delivery temperature controlled water to the user.
US11879231B2
A method is disclosed for controlled loading by a self-propelled work vehicle comprising ground engaging units supporting a main frame, and at least one work attachment moveable with respect to the main frame for loading and unloading material in a loading area external to the work vehicle. Using at least one detector, such as cameras and/or vehicle motion sensors, location inputs for the loading area are detected respective to the main frame and/or at least one work attachment. A trigger input is detected in association with transition of the work vehicle from a first work state to an automated second work state. In the second work state, at least movement of the main frame and/or the at least one work attachment is automatically controlled relative to a defined reference associated with the loading area. Such a system and method facilitates loading operations and accordingly higher productivity regardless of operator experience.
US11879230B2
A cab includes: a pillar member; a beam member; and a rib member. The pillar member extends in an up-down direction. The beam member extends in a left-right direction. The beam member is connected to an upper end of the pillar member. The rib member is provided at a corner portion where the pillar member and the beam member intersect with each other. The rib member is connected to the pillar member and the beam member. The rib member is embedded in at least one of the pillar member and the beam member.
US11879229B2
A soil stabilizer assembly may include a pipe with a first end, a second end, and a sidewall defining a hollow shaft extending between the first and second ends; a stabilizer connectable to the second end of the pipe with a hollow body and a plurality of extensions extending radially outward from the body; and a cap connectable to the first end of the pipe including a receiving portion for receiving the first end of the pipe and a plate extending across the receiving portion. The hollow body of the stabilizer may be configured to receive the second end at least a portion of the sidewall of the pipe therethrough. The receiving portion of the cap may be configured to receive the first end and at least a portion of the hollow shaft of the pipe therein. The hollow shaft, hollow body, and receiving portion may be coaxially arranged.
US11879221B2
A snow tiller for grooming the snow cover of ski slopes comprises: a frame, which comprises at least one front attachment configured to connect the snow tiller to a hitch device of the tracked vehicle; at least one tiller module having a shaft, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and is provided with a plurality of tools configured to penetrate the snow cover, a hood, which is arranged about the shaft, and is supported by the frame, and an adjusting device, which is configured to adjust the position of the shaft with respect to the hood; and a finisher, having a flexible mat, which is configured to compact the snow cover and to define a support zone of the snow tiller on the snow cover.
US11879220B1
A regenerative speed bump includes a flat base portion and a sloped cover portion which together form a cavity to house a regenerative energy mechanism therein. The sloped cover portion is flexible and configured to deflect downward upon application of force. The regenerative energy mechanism includes a main gear having an axis of rotation and an inner ring of ratchets, a plunger positioned along the axis of rotation and rotates the main gear by motion thereof along the axis of rotation, and a pawl configured to allow the inner ring of ratchets and the main gear to rotate in only one direction. The plunger is mechanically connected to the sloped cover portion such that the plunger moves down along the axis of rotation when the sloped cover portion deflects downward.
US11879214B2
An aqueous barrier coat for formable cellulosic substrates comprises a blend of A) at least one aqueous polymer binder dispersion at 40 wt % to 95 wt %, B) at least one active filler at 3 wt % to 30 wt % and, C) one or more optional additives, such as wetting additives, dispersants, thickeners, defoamers, and crosslinkers. Crystallinity is present in at least one of the polymer binder dispersion and active filler particle. The resulting dried film has a shear storage modulus between 50° C. and 60° C. in the range of 1.5×106 to 1×109 Pascals, a shear storage modulus between 80° C. and 90° C. in the range of 2×105 to 5×107 Pascals, and a shear storage modulus between 100° C. and 110° C. is in the range of 5×103 to 1×106 Pascals. The total weight % of crystalline polymer binder and the crystalline active filler combined is greater than 50%.
US11879198B2
An ozone production method and system for producing ozone which comprises a plurality of washing machines, an ozone generator for generating ozone, and an ozone supply conduit for supplying ozone from the ozone generator to the washing machines. Each washing machine has a respective venturi, located between a water source and an inlet to the washing machine. The venturi is connected to the ozone supply conduit so that, as water flows through the respective venturi, such water flow creates a negative pressure within the ozone supply conduit. At least one sensor is located so as to detect the negative pressure created within the ozone supply conduit. The at least one sensor is connected to a control box, coupled to the ozone generator, which controls ozone production of the ozone generator depending upon the negative pressure generated within the ozone supply conduit.
US11879189B2
A visual barrier windscreen includes a first series of monofilament threads formed in pillar stitches extending in a warp direction and a second series of monofilament threads formed in zigzag stitches extending in a first weft direction relative to the pillar stitches and binding adjacent pillar stitches. A third series of monofilament threads may be formed in zig-zag stitches extending in a second weft direction, opposite to the first weft direction, and also binding adjacent pillar stitches. A pattern of hexagonal wind-passage holes may be formed by cooperation of the pillar stitches and zig-zag stitches. At least a 75-80% visual block may be attained with the cooperation of the pillar stitches and zig-zag stitches.
US11879183B2
The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for single crystalline metal foil including: thermally treating poly-crystalline metal foil positioned to be spaced apart from a base to manufacture single crystalline metal foil, and a single crystalline metal foil manufactured thereby. According to the present invention, single crystalline metal foil having a large area may be obtained by thermally treating the poly-crystalline metal foil under a condition at which stress applied to the poly-crystalline metal foil is minimized.
US11879173B2
A method of controlling deposition of material from at least one plasma transferred wire arc (PTWA) torch within at least one bore includes: directing a fluid through a duct; and directing the fluid through a number of cannons N disposed adjacent and downstream from the duct. The fluid is directed through the duct and N cannons and past the PTWA torch while the PTWA torch is spraying downstream from N−1 cannons.
US11879156B2
A sensor apparatus includes a substrate, a semiconductor device disposed over the substrate, the semiconductor device having a surface electrode structure, and a saccharide coating formed over the surface electrode structure. The saccharide coating can be removed prior to use. The semiconductor device can further include a well and optionally a bead disposed in the well.
US11879155B2
Methods and compositions for characterizing a target polynucleotide, including, characterizing the sequence of the target polynucleotide, using the fractional translocation steps of the target polynucleotide's translocation through a pore.
US11879150B2
Treating colorectal cancer in a stage IV uses a systemic chemotherapy, either a FOLFOX regimen or a FOLFIRI regimen. However, a method of predicting which of the regimens is effective to an individual patient would be advantageous. Provided is a biomarker that indicates which of the regimens, the FOLFOX regimen or the FOLFIRI regimen, is advantageous to select for a patient having colorectal cancer. The biomarker is characterized by being a gain in the copy number of at least one region on human chromosomes among 7p15.3, 7q34, 8q24.1, 8q24.2, 8q24.1-q24.2, 9q34.3, 13q12.2, 13q14.11, 13q22.1, 13q32.2-q32.3, 13q34, 20q12, 20q13.13, 20q13.2, and 20q13.3. Using such a biomarker enables to determine which, the FOLFOX regimen or the FOLFIRI regimen, is more advantageously selected.
US11879145B2
Disclosed herein are compositions, methods, cells, engineered microorganisms, and kits for increasing the production of proteins or polypeptides comprising one or more unnatural amino acids. Further provided are compositions, cells, engineered microorganisms, and kits for increasing the retention of unnatural nucleic acids encoding the unnatural amino acids in an engineered cell, or semi-synthetic organism.
US11879142B2
The present disclosure reaches a method of a unique combination of bioinformatic technical tools together with chemical synthesis for identification of bioactive peptide molecules based on non-ribosomal peptide synthetases. Those bioactive cyclic peptide molecules are useful as antimicrobials, anticancer agents, antiparasitic, immunosuppressants, and others. Series of useful cyclic peptides and the pharmaceutical compositions thereof are within the scope of this disclosure.
US11879132B2
The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a mutated PPO polypeptide, the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to herbicides.
US11879131B2
A use of a ZmSBP12 gene in the regulation of drought resistance, plant height, and ear height of Zea mays L. is provided. After the ZmSBP12 gene is over-expressed in Zea mays L., the resulting Zea mays L. mutant plant exhibits increased drought resistance and decreased plant and ear heights. The overexpression of the ZmSBP12 gene leads to increased drought resistance and decreased plant and ear heights, indicating that the ZmSBP12 gene plays a crucial role in the drought resistance and plant type (plant height) of Zea mays L. The expression abundance of the ZmSBP12 gene is increased to improve the drought resistance of Zea mays L. and reduce the plant and ear heights of Zea mays L., which can be used for the assisted breeding of novel drought-resistant and lodging-resistant Zea mays L. varieties and the breeding of excellent inbred lines and hybrids of Zea mays L.
US11879129B2
This disclosure concerns the use of endogenous plant RNAi machinery to preferentially or specifically reduce transgene expression. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns specific reduction of transgene expression in seed tissues of a dicot plant.
US11879127B2
The instant disclosure is generally related to compositions and methods for obtaining and constructing Bacillus licheniformis host cells (e.g., protein production host cells, cell factories) having increased protein production capabilities. Certain embodiments of the disclosure are directed to efficient genetic modifications of B. licheniformis cells and the subsequent selection of such B. licheniformis cells having increased protein production capabilities. Certain other embodiments of the disclosure are generally related to methods and compositions for producing/obtaining auxotrophic B. licheniformis cells, wherein certain other embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and compositions for restoring prototrophy in auxotrophic B. licheniformis cells, and expressing genes of interest (GOIs) in such restored prototrophy B. licheniformis cells.
US11879120B2
In some aspects, the invention relates to automated cell culture incubators and their methods of use. In one aspect, the disclosure provides cell culture incubators having an airlock chamber, a storage chamber and/or an internal chamber. In some aspects, the disclosure provides methods for producing autologous mammalian cell cultures.
US11879118B2
A gel tray for a bacterial transformation lab exercise has a plastic body with four parallel gel channels and four filling ports, one for each channel into which unmodified bacteria and heat-shocked bacteria can be injected by students along with appropriate reaction constituents to demonstrate transformation of the bacteria under visualization. A seal may be provided to seal the tops of the gel channels and a lid can cover the gel tray during incubation.
US11879111B2
Cleaning systems employing detergent compositions in combination with builders comprising alkalinity and chelants are provided. The detergent compositions include amine oxide surfactant and alcohol ethoxylate surfactant blends having a mixture of chain lengths and branching provided. The detergent compositions are particularly efficacious for flexible cleaning systems for cosmetic and other soils as they provide the benefit of separate dosing of surfactants in the detergent from alkalinity sources in a builder composition. Methods of using the detergent compositions and/or the cleaning systems are provided.
US11879110B2
A liquid laundry composition having from about 6% to about 50%, by weight of the laundry composition, of a surfactant component. The surfactant component having from about 0.5% to about 30%, by weight of the laundry composition, of an HLAS surfactant selected from alkyl benzene sulfonic acids, alkali metal or amine salts of C10-16 alkyl benzene sulfonic acids, wherein the HLAS surfactant comprises greater than 50% C12.
US11879109B2
A fluorine-containing ether compound represented by the following formula (1). R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4 (1) (R1 is an organic group having an alicyclic structure having 3 to 13 carbon atoms; R2 is represented by the following formula (2), and a in the formula (2) is an integer of 1 to 3; R3 is a perfluoropolyether chain; and R4 is a terminal group having two or three polar groups, in which individual polar groups bond to different carbon atoms and the carbon atoms to which the polar groups bond are bonded to each other through a linking group having a carbon atom to which the polar groups do not bond.)
US11879105B2
Provided are marine fuel compositions having acceptable wax behavior. In one form, the marine fuel composition has the following enumerated properties: a kinematic viscosity at 50° C. of about 5 cSt to about 700 cSt; a wax endpoint temperature of less than about 100° C.; and a ratio of kinematic viscosity at 100° C. to operating viscosity greater than 1, wherein the operating viscosity is at least about 2 cSt. The marine fuel composition exists in a liquid phase with essentially all the wax in the composition melted (essentially free of solid wax) prior to fuel injection into a marine engine.
US11879090B2
Method to enhance the self-sealing of well cement leakage pathways using a smart gel cement additive
Embodiments of the disclosure include swellable smart gel sealants and methods of using smart gel sealants. In certain embodiments, the smart gel sealants reversibly swell when exposed to a certain trigger, such as carbonic acid and/or sulfuric acid. In specific embodiments, the smart gel is comprised within a cement composition.
US11879087B2
A shaped abrasive particle including a body having a first major surface, a second major surface, and a side surface joined to the first major surface and the second major surface, and the body has at least one partial cut extending from the side surface into the interior of the body.
US11879081B2
The present invention inter alia relates to a release liner, which comprises according to an embodiment, a carrier substrate, a thermoplastic polymer layer applied on one side of the carrier substrate, and a release layer applied on the thermoplastic polymer layer on the side opposite to the carrier substrate. The thermoplastic polymer layer and the release layer include a network of ridges resulting in elevations of the surface of the release liner. The surface on the release layer side has a roughness at least between the ridges, such that it has a plurality of pits. The average number of pits per an area of 3.4 mm2 of the plan view of the release liner surface is at least 50. The pits extend at least to a level of 10.0 μm above the deepest point of the deepest pit within said area.
US11879078B2
The present disclosure relates to a curable precursor of a structural adhesive composition, comprising: a) a cationically self-polymerizable monomer; b) a polymerization initiator of the cationically self-polymerizable monomer which is initiated at a temperature T1; c) a curable monomer which is different from the cationically self-polymerizable monomer; and d) a curing initiator of the curable monomer which is initiated at a temperature T2 and which is different from the polymerization initiator of the cationically self-polymerizable monomer. According to another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a partially cured precursor of a structural adhesive composition. According to still another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method of bonding to parts. In yet another aspect, the disclosure relates to the use of a curable precursor or a partially cured precursor as described above, for industrial applications, in particular for body-in-white bonding applications for the automotive industry.
US11879070B2
Coating compositions for porous substrates, and/or related methods including methods of manufacture and/or of use thereof are disclosed. Also, coating compositions for porous substrates, where the coating comprises at least a polymeric binder and heat-resistant particles with or without additional additives, materials or components are disclosed. Further, coating compositions for porous substrates which comprise at least (i) a polymeric binder, (ii) heat-resistant particles, and (iii) at least one component selected from the group consisting of a cross-linker, a low-temperature shutdown agent, an adhesion agent, and a thickener, and coated porous substrates, including battery separators, where the coating composition comprises at least (i) a polymeric binder, (ii) heat-resistant particles, and (iii) at least one component selected from the group consisting of a cross-linker, a low-temperature shutdown agent, an adhesion agent, a thickener, a friction-reducing agent, a high-temperature shutdown agent are disclosed.
US11879066B2
Provided is a fluororesin coating composition for forming a topcoat having improved non-tackiness and water and oil repellency. The fluororesin is crystalline tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoro(ethyl vinyl ether) copolymer having a perfluoro(ethyl vinyl ether) content of 8 to 20 mass % based on the total mass of the copolymer.
US11879058B2
Described are very high molecular weight (e.g., over 2 million, such as 3-20 million g/mol) starch-based materials, and formulations including such, which can be spun in spunbond, melt blown, yarn, or similar processes. Even with such very high molecular weights, the formulations can be processed at commercial line speeds, with spinneret shear viscosities of 1000 sec−1, without onset of melt flow instability. The starch-based material can be blended with one or more thermoplastic materials having higher melt flow index value(s), which serve as a diluent and plasticizer, allowing the very viscous starch-based component to be spun under such conditions. The particular melt flow index characteristics of the thermoplastic diluent material can be selected based on what type of process is being used (e.g., spunbond, melt blown, yarn, etc.). The starch-based material may exhibit high shear sensitivity, strain hardening behavior, and/or very high critical shear stress (e.g., at least 125 kPa).
US11879052B2
The host compound in a clathrate is an amino or hydroxyl containing aromatic phosphorous compound, clathrates containing a resin curative and their use in curable resin compositions to produce moulded articles particularly fibre reinforced articles.
US11879034B2
The disclosure provides a method of preparing a polymer scaffold including admixing a biotinylated reagent and a polymer to form a biotinylated polymer, subjecting the biotinylated polymer to conditions sufficient to form the polymer scaffold and optionally admixing the polymer scaffold with a streptavidin-modified biomolecule to form a biomolecule-modified polymer scaffold. The disclosure further provides a method of preparing a polymer scaffold including admixing a first click chemistry reagent and a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) polymer to form a modified PLGA polymer, subjecting the modified PLGA polymer to conditions sufficient to form the polymer scaffold, and optionally admixing the polymer scaffold with a biomolecule modified to include a second click chemistry reagent that selectively reacts with the first click chemistry reagent, to form a biomolecule-modified polymer scaffold.
US11879032B2
The present invention relates to reaction products containing urethane groups and urea groups, containing at least one species of general formula (I), to a method for producing said reaction products, to the use of said reaction products as wetting agents, dispersants, dispersion stabilizers, and/or adhesion promoters, and to compositions that contain the reaction products containing urethane groups and urea groups.
US11879031B2
Provided are methods for the purification of polymer solutions. In particular, the method enables the separation of impurities from an oxazoline polymer solution by raising the temperature of the polymer solution above its lower critical solution temperature (LCST), wherein a water rich phase and a polymer rich phase separation occurs. The phases are then separated with the polymer rich phase containing a lower amount of impurities than before separation.
US11879020B2
The present invention provides to compositions and methods useful in the treatment of neurological disorders including, but not limited to, Angelman syndrome, depression, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease. CN2097, a rationally designed cyclic peptidomimetic drug that has been demonstrated to have effectiveness in preclinical models for the treatment of neurological disorders, is rapidly cleared and has a short half-life. The present invention provides a stable analog of CN2097.
US11879016B2
Provision of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising a disialoganglioside (GD2)-binding domain which comprises •a) a heavy chain variable region (VH) having complementarity determining regions (CDRs) with the following sequences: •b) a light chain variable region (VL) having CDRs with the following sequences: T cells expressing such a CAR are useful in the treatment of some cancers.
US11879012B2
This invention relates generally to a method of inhibiting epithelial cell proliferation including the treatment of conditions associated with aberrant epithelial cell proliferation in mammals, including animals and humans. The present invention is particularly relevant for the treatment of cancer.
US11879008B2
Provided herein are fusion protein constructs that can bind a complement-associated antigen, comprising a targeting moiety and a complement modulator protein, or a fragment thereof or a variant thereof. The targeting moiety is an antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof, in some examples. Further provided are methods of using the fusion protein constructs, for example, in treating complement mediation conditions.
US11879007B2
The present invention provides anti-gliadin antibodies and antibody fragments, and polypeptides encoding the antibodies or fragment. Also disclosed are methods and Kits for the use of such antibodies, fragments, or polypeptides in detection of gliadin. Further provided are heavy chain and light chain variable sequences and associated sequences of complementarity-determining regions (CDRs).
US11879004B2
Engineered antibodies that are stable and can be conjugated to a ligand or drug at a ligand/drug to antibody ratio of above 3, making these conjugates suitable for treatment of a variety of indications, are provided. Methods of producing these engineered antibodies are also provided.
US11878995B2
Compounds are provided according to Formula (III): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof; wherein R2, R3, R5, and n are as defined herein, and at least one hydrogen is replaced with a deuterium. Compounds of the present invention are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions.
US11878987B2
The present invention relates to a compound, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, the method for the preparation thereof, and the use thereof as TRK inhibitors. The compound is a compound as shown in the following formula I, and isomers, prodrugs, solvates, stable isotopic derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention also relates to use of the compound in treating or preventing diseases mediated by TRK, such as cancers, and method for treating such diseases using the compounds of the present invention.
US11878986B2
Compounds of Formula (I) shown below and a pharmaceutical composition containing one of the compounds: Each of the variables is defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of treating a condition associated with uncontrolled cell growth with a compound of Formula (I).
US11878984B2
The present invention relates to new compounds derived from marine actinomycetes Streptomyces, and the new compound according to the present invention has an inhibitory effect of NO production on BV-2 microglia stimulated with LPS, and thus can be utilized for the prevention and treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases.
US11878969B2
The present invention relates to a multi-aziridine compound having: a) from 2 to 6 of the following structural units (A): (A) whereby R′, R″, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein m is an integer from 1 to 6; b) one or more linking chains wherein each one of these linking chains links two of the structural units A; and c) a molecular weight in the range from 600 Daltons to 5000 Daltons. The multi-aziridine compound can be used for example for crosslinking of for example carboxylic acid functional polymers dissolved and/or dispersed in an aqueous medium.
US11878965B2
The present disclosure relates to novel compounds for use in therapeutic treatment of a disease associated with peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs), such as peptidylarginine deiminase type 4 (PAD4). The present disclosure also relates to processes and intermediates for the preparation of such compounds, methods of using such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds described herein.
US11878964B2
The invention provides compositions comprising a source of protein and a urolithin. The invention also provides uses and methods associated with, or making use of the compositions, such as a medicament, dietary supplement, functional food or medical food and in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of a muscle-related pathological condition. The invention also provides kits comprising urolithin and protein.
US11878961B2
Procedures for inhibiting hormone receptor activation include administering to a subject in need of hormone receptor inhibition a compound having a chemical structure of a molecule that, when docked in the PPIase pocket, could disrupt proline-rich loop conformation and interactions. Procedures for treating prostate cancer or breast cancer include administering to a subject having prostate cancer or breast cancer a compound having a chemical structure of a molecule that, when docked in the PPIase pocket, could disrupt proline-rich loop conformation and interactions.
US11878950B2
Processes and plants for producing cement clinker, in which an oxygen-containing gas having a proportion of 15% by volume or less of nitrogen and a proportion of 50% by volume or more of oxygen is conveyed from a first section of the cooler directly adjoining the top of the furnace into the rotary furnace and is optionally additionally conveyed to the calciner, and where the total gas streams fed in to the combustion processes consist to an extent of more than 50% by volume (preferably more than 85% by volume) of oxygen.
US11878945B2
In some examples, a method may include depositing, from a slurry comprising particles including silicon metal, a bond coat precursor layer including the particles comprising silicon metal directly on a ceramic matrix composite substrate. The method also may include locally heating the bond coat precursor layer to form a bond coat comprising silicon metal. Additionally, the method may include forming a protective coating on the bond coat. In some examples, an article may include a ceramic matrix composite substrate, a bond coat directly on the substrate, and a protective coating on the bond coat. The bond coat may include silicon metal and a metal comprising at least one of Zr, Y, Yb, Hf, Ti, Al, Cr, Mo, Nb, Ta, or a rare earth metal.
US11878933B2
A process for treating a fused refractory product including more than 10% by mass of ZrO2, or “base product.” The process includes heating at least a portion of the surface of the product, so as to melt ZrO2 crystals in a superficial region extending to a depth of less than 2000 μm. The process includes cooling the molten superficial region obtained in the preceding step so as to obtain a protective layer.
US11878924B2
The present invention relates to a process for the separation of biomass in the anaerobic purification of wastewater and to a system for the separation of biomass in the anaerobic purification of wastewater.
US11878919B1
A system and method of distilling/desalinating water in a vacuum-applied multi-phase manner purifies water of its dissolved and/or undissolved contaminants. The system includes at least one primary vessel, at least one vacuum apparatus, and at least one secondary vessel. The primary vessel initially retains a quantity of source water. A vacuum pressure is then generated inside the primary vessel with the vacuum apparatus, which evaporates a first water portion off the source water and freezes a second water portion on the source water. The first water portion is then condensed inside the secondary vessel. After the remaining source water is drained out of the primary vessel, the first water portion in its liquid state is transferred into the primary vessel and poured onto the second water portion in its solid state, which melts the first water portion and the second water portion together to be a quantity of purified water.
US11878917B2
A ruggedized portable water treatment system having a protective exoskeleton that supports and enshrouds the principle operating components of the water treatment system. In one embodiment, the water treatment system includes a water pump and one or more water treatment components that are disposed within the protective confines of the exoskeleton. In one embodiment, the exoskeleton includes top and bottom plates that are joined by a central support and a plurality of external supports. The principle operating components of the water treatment system, such as the water pump and the water treatment components, are mounted to the central support and are fully contained within and protected by the external supports. The external supports are disposed outwardly of the water pump and the water treatment components to form a rigid cage configured to protect the internally positioned components.
US11878909B2
A method for preparing modified graphene and a method for preparing a slurry containing the modified graphene are disclosed. The method for preparing a modified graphene comprises: putting a flake graphite powder, a silicon molecular modifier, water and a boric acid solution into a high pressure container, filling a liquid gas into the high pressure container, connecting the high pressure container to a solid gas preparation apparatus, to solidify the liquid gas and obtain a solid gas, putting the solid gas into a ultraviolet washing machine for ultraviolet high-energy radiation, exfoliating the graphene flake, continuously exposing to ultraviolet light for a period of time to form a modified graphene, continuously exposing the modified graphene under the ultraviolet light, and storing the modified graphene in vacuum as an intermediate.
US11878897B2
Automated jackstand systems and methods deploy a jackstand to support a front end of a trailer parked at an automated loading dock. The jackstand prevents collapse of the trailer's landing gear and prevents upending of the trailer during loading and unloading. Advantageously, by deploying the jackstand automatically, presence of personnel in the yard where tractors and trailers are moving is not required.
US11878894B2
A sheet discharger includes: an accommodator configured to accommodate sheets; a conveyor configured to convey and discharge a sheet to the accommodator; a detector configured to detect whether a jam of a sheet has occurred in the accommodator and a state of the jam; and a controller configured to control the conveyor to continue sheet discharge upon detection by the detector of the jam in a state where sheet discharge of a jammed sheet is possible.
US11878887B2
A sheet feeding apparatus includes an apparatus body including an opening portion, a storage configured to store a sheet, a pickup roller configured to pick up and feed the sheet, a separation conveyance unit including a separation nip, and a guide member including a guiding surface configured to guide the sheet such that the sheet passes under an upper edge of the opening portion while the storage is being drawn out of the apparatus body. A downstream end of the guiding surface in a sheet feeding direction is positioned downstream of the separation nip in the sheet feeding direction. An upstream end of the guiding surface in the sheet feeding direction is positioned upstream in the sheet feeding direction of a leading-edge position of the sheet stored in the storage.
US11878875B2
A comb for spacing apart articles. The comb includes protrusions defining recesses therebetween. At least one of the protrusion is longer than the protrusion located just in front of it. Also, a method of spacing apart articles.
US11878868B2
The present invention pertains a replacement liner (10) for insertion in a conveyor pan (100) of a chain type conveyor (200), comprising a floor part (12) having a left connection surface (14) and a right connection surface (16), a left side part (18) having a left side part connection surface (20) connectable to the left connection surface (14), and a right side part (22) having a right side part connection surface (24) connectable to the right connection surface (16). The connection surfaces (14, 20, 16, 24) are configured to form, in a connected state, a form-fitted connection with their complementary connection surface (14, 20; 16, 24). The present invention further pertains to a conveyor pan (100), a chain type conveyor (200) comprising such, a liner replacement method and a liner sheet.
US11878867B2
A lifting and lowering transportation device is capable of transporting articles between different delivery positions using transportation units, each including a lifting and lowering platform, a linear motor, and a chain. The lifting and lowering platform can pass through the delivery positions by moving along the circumferential track that is common to the transportation units. The linear motor generates the driving force to move the lifting and lowering platform along the circumferential track. The chain is loop-shaped and can circulate along the circulation track corresponding to the circumference path, and the linear motor moves the lifting and lowering platform by circulating the chain by the driving force generated by the linear motor. The circulation of the chain in each transportation unit is controlled independently of the other transportation units.
US11878851B2
A packaging for packaging a determined number of individual articles includes a packaging case and a use indicator insert, which includes a transverse plate having individual access openings for an individual article, and having, around each individual access opening, an individual precut system, which at least partially surrounds the individual access opening, each individual precut system determining, after breaking, an individual extraction opening which encompasses the individual access opening and which has at least one transverse extraction dimension which is greater than a corresponding transverse dimension of the corresponding individual access opening. The packaging also has anchoring tabs and anchoring slots for ensuring the anchoring of the use indicator insert in the packaging case.
US11878841B2
The present invention provides a sheet material container being made of a sheet material and including a body portion and a bottom portion that is to be disposed on a placement surface, and the sheet material including a plurality of film layers. A body portion sheet that constitutes the body portion includes a bonding portion where peripheral edge portions of the sheet materials are bonded. In a bottom surface sheet that constitutes the bottom portion, a non-adhesive region is provided in the plurality of film layers. The non-adhesive region forms a bottom filler-filled portion. The bottom filler-filled portion extends annularly around a non-filled portion, and includes at least three protruding leg portions that are to be placed on the placement surface so as to allow the container to stand by itself. The protruding leg portions protrude toward the placement surface past other portions in the bottom filler-filled portion due a leg forming portion.
US11878840B2
A method of forming a paperboard packaging container from a rectangular body blank is disclosed, the method including the following steps: a) providing a rectangular body blank made from a laminate sheet material; b) forming a tubular container body from the rectangular body blank, the container body having a first end with a first body opening and a second end with a second body opening; c) sealing together the first and the second side edge in a but-to-but seal using a sealing strip having a sealing strip width; d) presenting the tubular container body to a crease line forming station; e) closing the second body opening by pressing a paperboard disc into the second body opening; f) forming a curled second edge by folding or rolling the second end of the container body wall inwardly; g) filling the packaging container with bulk solids; and h) closing the first body opening.
US11878837B2
A supporter includes: a first plate portion having a placement surface on which a support object is to be placed; a second plate portion that transmits downward a weight of the support object placed on the placement surface; a left third plate portion that is disposed between the first plate portion and the second plate portion and that extends diagonally in a direction such that a lower part thereof is separated further leftward; and a right third plate portion that is disposed between the first plate portion and the second plate portion on a right side of the left third plate portion and that extends diagonally in a direction such that a lower part thereof is separated further rightward.
US11878833B2
A foldable container includes a bottom, side walls that can be folded in, a lid, a closure element that can be moved relative to the lid, at least one first closure element mating piece, and at least one second closure element mating piece. The at least one second closure element mating piece is provided on a portion of the side walls that faces the bottom and/or on the bottom in such a way that, in a storage position of the lid, the at least one second closure element mating piece can interact in a form-fitting manner with the closure element in order to lock the lid in the storage position with the side walls folded in.
US11878828B2
There is described an outfeed device for a packaging assembly configured to form and seal a plurality of packages containing a pourable product; the outfeed device comprises an input station, at which it receives, in use, the packages, and an output station, at which the packages exit, in use, from the outfeed device; the outfeed device comprises at least one selectively operable cart element cyclically movable along an endless path, comprising a receiving portion defining a receiving seat for picking one single package at a time at input station, housing at least part of the package, and being configured to bring the package from the input station to the output station.
US11878823B2
A rebar binding machine comprises a curl guide that causes a wire to curl, a torsion part including a torsion shaft for twisting the curled wire, and a pair of grips that can be grasped by an operator. The grips are provided to the two axial sides of the torsion shaft as viewed from the operator side when the operator grasps the grips to perform an operation, and it is possible to change the height of the grips in the axial direction of the torsion shaft.
US11878822B2
A filler head apparatus 20 for hygienically filling and emptying containers 22 through a fitment 24 incorporated with the container 22 includes a cylindrical outer housing 30 for receiving a hollow bore inner cylinder 32 which is actuated to simultaneously reciprocate and rotate about a central axis 33 within the outer housing. A transfer tube assembly 34 is mounted to the inner cylinder 32 to travel with the inner cylinder between an extended position engaged with the fitment 24 and a retracted position disengage from the fitment. When the transfer tube assembly is engaged with the fitment, flowable content or product may be transferred to or from the container 22. A fitment cap assembly 36 is also mounted to the inner cylinder 22 to travel with the inner cylinder to remove the cap 38 of the fitment 24 prior to either filling or emptying the container 22, and then to retract to a standby position while the container is filled/emptied, and thereafter replacing the fitment cap after filling/emptying has been completed.
US11878820B1
A method of releasing spacecraft from a rocket includes arranging spacecraft in a stack on a rocket, launching the rocket until it attains orbital velocity, imposing a flat spin on the rocket, and releasing the entire stack from the rocket during the flat spin. In one aspect, the method includes applying a compressive load along a length of the stack, launching the rocket until it attains orbital velocity, imposing a flat spin on the rocket, and releasing the compressive load to allow the entire stack to separate from the rocket during the flat spin.
US11878810B2
Auxiliary power systems, aircraft including the same, and related methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the aircraft includes an airframe and an auxiliary power system that includes an auxiliary power unit (APU), an APU controller, and a bleed air temperature (BAT) sensor. The APU defines a bleed air outlet and is configured to regulate a BAT of a bleed air flow generated by the auxiliary power unit. The BAT sensor is positioned at a remote BAT location that is outside the bleed air outlet of the APU. In another embodiment, the auxiliary power system includes an APU configured to generate a bleed air flow, an APU controller configured to receive and transmit signals, and a BAT sensor suite configured to measure the BAT of the bleed air flow and to generate a BAT signal that is based, at least in part, on the BAT.
US11878809B2
An aircraft propulsion assembly includes a first engine and a second engine that are adjacent and a nacelle in which the engines are installed. The nacelle includes a common air inlet lip for the first engine and the second engine, the air flow being divided between the first engine and the second engine by a median lip which extends, at least partly, set back from said common air inlet lip. The common are inlet lip includes, directly in line with the median lip, a bottom lobe and a top lobe extending forward of the nacelle. Such a configuration makes it possible to be able to provide a high aerodynamic form between the fairings of the engines, without the risk of generating overspeeds in the air flow.
US11878807B2
A highly adaptive seal for use in advanced aircraft propulsion and missile systems is provided. The seal is capable of effectively limiting invasive thermal energy and corrosive airflow from entering the internal systems and hardware of the aircraft by managing and controlling the incoming air flow. The seal is configured to be disposed between component parts of the aircraft and create a tortuous path for air flow. The seal maintains contact with the component parts between which it seals by allowing for significant radial and axial displacement freedom of the component parts. Accordingly, hot gas intrusion may be limited in a wide variety of dynamic environments and component displacement conditions. Limiting such hot gas intrusion has a substantial impact on component survivability over the course of free flight of an aircraft.
US11878796B2
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) a fixed frame and a rotating arm pivotably coupled to the fixed frame at a central axis. The fixed frame includes peripheral propellers and corresponding motors for flying the UAV, and a central electronics enclosure for housing electronics used to control the UAV. The rotating arm is between the propellers and configured to rotate with respect to the fixed frame about the central axis. The rotating arm includes magnetic feet at a first end of the rotating arm and configured to perch and magnetically attach the UAV to a ferromagnetic surface, a docking station at the first end and configured to release and dock a releasable crawler, and a battery at a second end of the rotating arm opposite the first end and configured to supply power to the motors and the housed electronics, and to counterbalance the first end about the central axis.
US11878795B2
A method for workforce management includes receiving a service request associated with a task area from a user device, and controlling movement of an unmanned aerial machine from a home base to the task area. The unmanned aerial machine acquires evaluation data about the task area. The method also includes determining a task to be performed based on the service request, the task area, and the evaluation data. Further, the method includes selecting one or more autonomous machines to perform the task based on at least the task and a location of the task area, and controlling the selected one or more autonomous machines to perform the task
US11878785B2
A line assembly for installation in an aircraft fuselage includes a first line section having a first diameter, a second line section having a second diameter, a set of first line brackets, and a set of second line brackets. The first line brackets include a first receiving space configured to hold the first line section and a first support portion for attaching the first line brackets to a fuselage structural part. The second line brackets include a second receiving space configured to hold the second line section and a second support portion for attaching the second line brackets to the first line section. The second line section includes a higher flexibility than the first line section. The second line section is attached to the first line section through a plurality of second line brackets arranged at a distance to and independent from the first line brackets.
US11878784B2
An aerospace vehicle system, preferably including one or more capsules, and optionally including one or more propulsion modules and/or safety modules. A capsule, preferably including a pressure vessel including a structural frame and one or more windows, and optionally including a cabin. In alternate embodiments, the system can additionally or alternatively function as a terrestrial vehicle, a watercraft, and/or any other suitable vehicle. A method of operation, preferably including operating the aerospace vehicle system in flight, while maintaining a pressure differential between the pressure vessel interior and an environment surrounding the system.
US11878779B2
A system for a transom-mount trim tab with a fluid hinge, including a trim tab having a planar surface, a forward section located under a hull of a watercraft, a rear portion extending aft of a transom, a pair of guiding tabs coupled to the trim tab, and a forward mounting means including fluid hinge brackets, each with a mounting plate, and a containment protrusion. The system further includes a pair of aft mounting brackets configurable for variable mounting, wherein each mounting bracket includes a vertical leg having an upper portion configurable to be angulated relative to a transom of a watercraft and a bottom portion configured in a vertical orientation. The upper portion of the vertical leg and the mounting bracket have a configurable angle there-between.
US11878778B1
A floating platform comprised of a tower, buoyant outriggers, and an articulated arm can be used in one embodiment to support an offshore wind turbine. The buoyant articulated arm is positioned with a winch system that supports the tower in a nearly horizontal position during assembly at shore and during transport. The winch and articulated arm elevate the system into its operational position at sea. The tower may include a keel structure to reduce motions and stresses on the system. The floating platform may rotate about an area surrounding an anchor system without active wind alignment equipment. The natural alignment with the wind allows for optimization of the structure, resulting in lighter-weight, less material mass and ultimately lower cost. The horizontal transport alleviates clearance restrictions of many bridges. Requiring neither large cranes nor specialized ships during installation, its ability to raise itself is scalable to large sizes lowering cost.
US11878776B1
The present invention is a motor and motor mounting system for kayaks and other watercraft. The mounting system uses a set of mounting plates and a mounting knuckle that are can be attached directly to a wide variety of kayak stern shapes. The mounting system further utilizes a unique slot system along with a pivoting bracket to keep the motor in line with the direction of travel when lowered or upright and out of the water when raised. The present invention is further comprised of a motor to propel the kayak and a motor controller system allowing user control.
US11878775B2
A leash system and methods of use are provided that includes a leash cord configured to be affixed at a first end portion to a user of a personal watercraft, a switch cord, and an anchoring cord. The switch cord has a first end portion affixed to a key for connection to a kill switch of the watercraft and a second end portion affixed to the leash cord. The anchoring cord has a first end portion configured to fixedly secure the anchoring cord to the watercraft and a second end portion affixed to the leash cord. A loop is affixed in preferred examples along the anchoring cord that is configured to slidably receive the switch cord therethrough. When the leash cord is pulled taut while the anchoring cord is fixedly secured to the watercraft, the first end portion of the switch cord is drawn toward the loop to remove the key.
US11878762B2
A universal bicycle rack with single attachment point is disclosed. The invention, referred to herein as an ‘integrated rack connection assembly’ (IRCA) is comprised of three main parts. A first part being a tubular, platform, section (PS) with crossbar members for holding user items (such as bags, cases, etc.); a second part being a Connection section (CS) for attaching the IRCA to a bicycle frame; and a third part being a tubular; platform assembly (PA) connecting the PS to the CS allowing a user to position the IRCA at various angles on a bike frame: The CS also having clamping plates allowing the apparatus to fit onto frames of different shapes and sizes. An object of the invention is to leverage the stability of a bike's central frame through a single attachment when storing items on a bicycle.
US11878759B2
This document describes aerodynamic water bottles for bicycles. In one aspect, an aerodynamic water bottle includes a curved front portion that includes an attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism includes a first fastening member and a second fastening member opposite the first fastening member. At least one of the first fastening member or the second fastening member is configured to pivot away from the other of the first fastening member or the second fastening member to place the attachment mechanism in an open position. When in a closed position, the attachment mechanism includes an opening for a seat post of a bicycle to extend through. The opening is formed by a first curved surface of the first fastening member and a second curved surface of the second fastening member. A back portion includes a hollow interior vessel for storing a liquid, the back portion further comprising a spout.
US11878745B2
A steering wheel actuator is attached to a steering wheel column. The steering wheel actuator includes a gear assembly for turning a steering wheel on the steering wheel column, a motor for rotating the gear assembly, and an enclosure. A control system in the enclosure controls the motor to automatically steer the vehicle. The control system may receive global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals from a GNSS antenna and GNSS receiver located in the enclosure and automatically steer the vehicle based on the GNSS signals. The control system also may receive inertial measurement unit (IMU) signals from an IMU located in the enclosure and automatically steer the vehicle based on the IMU signals. The control system also may receive user input signals from a user interface located on the enclosure and automatically steer the vehicle based on the user input signals.
US11878740B2
A clearance is created between an inner circumference of a bushing main body (2) which surrounds a rack (5) across a row of rack gear teeth (50) and an outer circumference of the rack (5), and two supporting surfaces (21A, 21B) which face each other with a bushing main body axis O therebetween and a supporting surface (21C) which faces a back surface of the rack (5), each extending along an x-axis direction, are formed on the inner circumference of the bushing main body (2). The rack (5) in a neutral state is supported by the two supporting surfaces (21A, 21B) so as to be displaceable along a z-axis direction, and the rack (5) in operation is stably supported by the three supporting surfaces (21A-21C) at three places. A groove bottom position of an annular elastic member attachment groove (24), which is formed on an outer circumference of the bushing main body (2), is offset toward the support surface (21B) only in an area on a support surface (21B) side from the bushing main body axis O, and therefore an elastic ring (3) attached to the elastic member attachment groove (24), protrudes above an outer circumferential surface of the bushing main body (2), but only in the area on the support surface (21B) side from the bushing main body axis O.
US11878739B2
The present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle body panel including a main body made of plastic material and sized to be bonded to a motor vehicle structure, and a bead of glue arranged to receive a second bead of glue, the bead of glue being made of a more flexible material than that forming the main body.
US11878727B2
The cart may include a plurality of fastening members attached to the outer frame of at least one of the first side panel, second side panel, front panel and end panel. Additionally, there may be a plurality of rotational members attached to the outer frame of at least one of the first side panel, second side panel and front panel. At least one of the first side panel, second side panel, and front panel are removably attached to the cart via at least one of the first side panel, second side panel, front panel, and end panel that itself may be rotatable, removable, or both. Some embodiments include a kit for converting a standard shopping cart to an improved shopping cart. Some embodiments include the improved cart as a flat bed shopping cart with up to three downwardly foldable panels.
US11878726B2
A handcart may include a chassis unit and a container unit configured to be detachably attached to the chassis unit. The chassis unit may include a front wheel unit rotatably supporting a front wheel; a rear wheel unit rotatably supporting a rear wheel; a chassis frame extending in a front-rear direction and supporting the front and rear wheel units; and a prime mover configured to rotate at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel as a drive wheel. The container unit may be selected from a group including at least a first container unit and a second container unit. The first container unit may include a first container and a first container frame extending in the front-rear direction and supporting the first container. The second container unit may include a second container and a second container frame extending in the front-rear direction and supporting the second container.
US11878718B2
A method for controlling a vehicle includes identifying a user identity associated with a user riding in the vehicle, determining a destination associated with the user identity, creating a detection zone proximate to the vehicle when the vehicle is localized in a first drop-off location associated with the destination, causing a sensory system to identify a hazard within the detection zone and generate a localization of the hazard, determining that a first probability of realizing a risk associated with the hazard is less than a first probability threshold, and generating a vehicle door actuation that permits the user to exit the vehicle based on the first probability of realizing the risk.
US11878717B2
In an approach to mirage detection by autonomous vehicles, one or more computer processors monitor road conditions of a road on which an autonomous vehicle is traveling. One or more computer processors detect a visual indication of a water accumulation on the road. One or more computer processors determine whether one or more other vehicles are detected on the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle. Responsive to determining the one or more other vehicles are detected, one or more computer processors request information associated with road conditions of the road ahead of the autonomous vehicle from the one or more other vehicles. Based on a response to the request from the one or more other vehicles, one or more computer processors determine the one or more other vehicles did not detect the water accumulation. One or more computer processors determine the visual indication of the water accumulation is a mirage.
US11878715B2
An apparatus for controlling a space of a vehicle includes: a communication device to receive reservation information; and a controller to determine a manner of partitioning an inner space of the vehicle based on the reservation information and control an operation of one or more partition to correspond to the manner of partitioning the inner space, thereby allowing users moving similar routes to feel comfortable.
US11878711B2
Sharing sensor data between a first device and a second device comprising obtaining a set of point data from at least one of sensors located in the first device, determining a property data of the subset of point data based on the subset of point data, generating a first sharing data for sharing with the second device based on the property data, transmitting the sharing data to the second device, identifying an occurrence of an event at a first time point, and generating a second sharing data different from the first sharing data. A content of the second sharing data includes at least a portion of the set of point data obtained within a first time period including the first time point.
US11878708B2
Systems and techniques are provided for monitoring an occupant located in an interior of a vehicle. The techniques include the detection an occupant in at least one image. Body points of the occupant are identified based on the at least one image, and a pose of the occupant is classified based on the detected body points. A recommendation for adapting the occupant's pose is provided based on the classified pose.
US11878700B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to using vehicle telematics to detect, evaluate, and respond to driving behaviors observed during a trip in a vehicle. The vehicle telematics information may characterize the observed driving behaviors, the segments traveled in the vehicle, and type of use of the vehicle. A rate to charge a driver may be based on the observed driving behaviors and a range of rates associated with the driver. The rate may fluctuate across a series of observation periods based on the driving behaviors observed during those observation periods. The rate may be presented to the driver in real-time while the driver operates a vehicle during a trip. The rate to charge the driver may further be based on use of the vehicle for personal use, ride shares, or vehicle shares.
US11878691B2
System for suctioning braking particles from a friction braking system of a vehicle, the suction system including a negative-pressure source, a suction mouth, a filter, a conduit connecting the suction mouth to the negative-pressure source, a control unit configured to control the negative-pressure source, the suction system further including a stream of information originating from a computer that controls a motor-generator of a driving/braking system of the vehicle, the control unit being configured to control the negative-pressure source preemptively before the actual activation of the friction braking, the control unit controlling the negative-pressure source as a function of the activation of electromagnetic braking or other parameters, and associated method.
US11878688B2
In a vehicle control apparatus, an entry determiner determines, while one of the following traveling mode and the constant-speed traveling mode is performed by the vehicle control apparatus, whether an entry condition is satisfied in response to determination that there is at least one other crossing vehicle. The entry condition enables the at least one other crossing vehicle to cross in front of the own vehicle to thereafter enter the enterable space without colliding with the own vehicle. An autonomous driving controller switches, upon the entry condition being determined to be satisfied, the performed one of the following traveling mode and the constant-speed traveling mode to a crossing mode that controls traveling of the own vehicle to ensure a predetermined space in front of the own vehicle. The predetermined space enables the at least one other crossing vehicle to cross in front of the own vehicle.
US11878684B2
A system for trajectory prediction using a predicted endpoint conditioned network includes one or more processors and a memory that includes a sensor input module, an endpoint distribution module, and a future trajectory module. The modules cause the one or more processors to the one or more processors to obtain sensor data of a scene having a plurality of pedestrians, determine endpoint distributions of the plurality of pedestrians within the scene, the endpoint distributions representing desired end destinations of the plurality of pedestrians from the scene, and determine future trajectory points for at least one of the plurality of pedestrians based on prior trajectory points of the plurality of pedestrians and the endpoint distributions of the plurality of pedestrians. The future trajectory points may be conditioned not only on the pedestrian and their immediate neighbors' histories (observed trajectories) but also on all the other pedestrian's estimated endpoints.
US11878677B2
A method includes estimating a first pressure at a first location of a clutch based on a flow rate of a fluid in the clutch, computing a first torque lead value based on the first pressure, computing a second torque lead value based on a second pressure, computing a third torque lead value by combining the first torque lead value and the second torque lead value, and applying torque from a motor of the vehicle based on the third torque lead value.
US11878673B2
A cutoff valve comprises a coil wound around an outer periphery of a bobbin, a cylinder in contact with a protruding portion formed in an inner side of the bobbin, and an armature disposed inside the cylinder and moved in a winding axis direction of the coil by energization of the coil.
US11878671B2
A system and method for managing braking in a degraded adhesion condition for a vehicle system including at least one vehicle comprising setting a target deceleration value, applying a non-degraded braking force via a braking system of the vehicle system, detecting a presence of a degraded adhesion condition between the vehicle system and a route along which the vehicle system moves. Responsive to the degraded adhesion condition not being detected, maintaining the application of the non-degraded braking force, or responsive to the degraded adhesion condition being detected, applying a degraded braking force, activating recovery means to control deceleration of the vehicle system, determining a compensation deceleration value, and applying at least one of the braking system or recovery means to control the deceleration of the vehicle system.
US11878668B2
A steering wheel assembly having a braking function, including: a steering wheel, a steering shaft, and a controller. The steering wheel is connected to one end of the steering shaft. The steering wheel includes a rim body and spokes. The rim body is connected to the steering shaft via the spokes. A force sensor, a photoelectric sensor, a mechanical wave sensor or a switch are provided between the rim body and the spokes, or provided on one side of the rim body away from a driver, or provided between the spokes and the steering shaft, or provided on the steering shaft, and are connected to the controller. The controller is connected to a braking system.
US11878667B2
The invention relates to a method for decelerating a motor vehicle during emergency braking, wherein the entire emergency braking is automatically carried out by a longitudinal dynamics system of the motor vehicle, wherein, for emergency braking, a total braking torque is automatically generated by the longitudinal dynamics system of the motor vehicle, and, for this purpose, a first braking torque is generated at least as a proportion of the total braking torque by an electric motor of an electric drive of the motor vehicle in a time interval beginning with the automatic initiation of the emergency braking and shorter than the total duration of the emergency braking, in which time interval the total braking torque cannot yet be generated solely by a service brake system of the longitudinal dynamics system. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle.
US11878662B2
A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal slit, in which slit at least one longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device for a rod-like extension of an oscillating arm, wherein said rod-like extension can be pivotally connected to said connecting device about a pivot axis near a free end thereof, wherein said connecting device comprises a first part and a second part, wherein said rod-like extension of said oscillating arm can be pivotally connected to said first part about said pivot axis, with the interposition of said second part, wherein said first part is connected to said wiper blade and said second part is pivotally connected onto said first part, wherein said second part comprises a channel arranged to receive said free end of said rod-like extension, with the special feature that said windscreen wiper device comprises a housing for said rod-like extension, wherein said housing is arranged to be connected to said second part, and wherein said housing comprises a channel to receive said rod-like extension, said channel of said housing in mounted position being co-axial with said channel of said second part, wherein said first part and said second part are provided with mutually cooperating pivot means for pivotally connecting said second part to said first part, and wherein said first part engages said second part laterally from the outside at the location of said pivot axis.
US11878660B2
An articulated roller assembly for a bent bar comprising an articulated roller configured to spin relative to the bent bar. The bent bar generally comprises at least one bent portion and at least one straight portion. The articulated roller is designed to be fitted over the bent portion of the bar to be positioned on the at least one straight portion of the bar where it spins freely. The articulated rollers comprise a series of cylindrical rigid bushings surrounded by a flexible, deformable sleeve. The bushings have an inner diameter and length such that the articulated roller can be fitted over the bent portion of the bar. In some examples, the inner diameter and length of the bushings are a function of the outer diameter of the bent bar and the radius of the bend in the bent portion of the bar.
US11878659B2
The present disclosure relates in general to carriers intended to be utilized with towing vehicles, and more specifically, to a wheeled carrier and method of use for providing additional cargo space while being towed behind an automobile or all-terrain vehicle. One aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a variety of removable and interchangeable body styles each designed to be utilized with different types of cargo (e.g., luggage, bikes, small animals) such that the carrier may support a wide range of uses depending on certain preferences of the consumer. Another aspect of the present disclosure is providing a wheeled carrier that is rigidly and removably coupled to the chassis of the towing vehicle at multiple positions without requiring a ball hitch, pivoting pin box, or sliding hitch. Rigidly coupling the carrier directly to the chassis of the towing vehicle at multiple positions significantly improves stability and safety while towing as compared to traditional trailers that are pivotably coupled at a single location. The carrier and method of use of the present disclosure is designed to be utilized with smaller, more fuel-efficient towing vehicles to offer additional cargo storage space. Moreover, the carrier and method of use allows the carrier to be decoupled from the towing vehicle to lessen the impact on overall fuel economy and range mileage for the towing vehicle when the carrier is not being used.
US11878658B2
A carrier device for securing an accessory to a vehicle is provided. The carrier device includes a support frame and a first suction cup. The first suction cup includes a suction cup housing defining a suction chamber, a vacuum pump configured to selectively adjust the pressure within the suction chamber to couple the first suction cup to a vehicle, and a first pressure sensor positioned within the suction cup housing to detect suction chamber pressure information. The first suction cup may further includes an electrical line coupled to the first pressure sensor to transmit suction chamber pressure information to a location outside of the first suction cup, and an integrally molded housing formed around the electrical line to prevent pressure loss within the suction chamber. The first suction cup may include a short range wireless module positioned within the suction cup housing and coupled to the first pressure sensor to selectively pair the first pressure sensor to a nearby electronic device to transmit the suction chamber pressure information to a location outside of the first suction cup.
US11878655B2
A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a front pillar and a rear pillar spaced from the front pillar. The vehicle body includes a rocker extending from the front pillar to the rear pillar. The vehicle includes a step bar supported by the rocker. The step bar extends from a first end aligned with the front pillar to a second end aligned with the rear pillar. The step bar is movable between a raised position and a lowered position. In the raised position, the step bar overlaps the rocker in a vehicle-outboard direction. The step bar extends upwardly above the rocker.
US11878653B2
A vehicle including a locking member configured to lock and unlock a door of the vehicle, a manipulation member provided on a handle of the door, a camera configured to obtain an image, a communicator configured to communicate with an external device, and a controller including a facial recognition processor configured to recognize a face based on image information obtained by the camera, and an authentication processor configured to perform a user authentication based on the face information, the controller being configured to obtain distance information of the external device based on a signal received by the communicator, transmit a booting instruction to the facial recognition processor based on the distance information, transmit a facial recognition instruction to the facial recognition processor based on the distance information after the booting is completed, and control operation of the locking member based on user authentication information and a manipulation signal.
US11878652B2
A vehicle-mounted device includes vehicle information detecting unit for detecting an on/off state of vehicle power, relay input/output unit for controlling an external relay configured to make a switch between a starting-disabled state and a starting-enabled state of a vehicle, and vehicle information-associated control unit for controlling the external relay based on a relay control command. The vehicle information-associated control unit controls the external relay based on an elapsed time since a change in the on/off state of vehicle power detected by the vehicle information detecting unit.
US11878642B2
Disclosed are a vehicle back beam capable of maximizing impact performance and reducing product weight; and a vehicle including same. According to one embodiment of the present invention, provided is a vehicle back beam which includes: a back beam body; and a back beam reinforcing part which is formed in at least one section of the back beam body and composed of a highly deformable composite material.
US11878638B2
A vehicle includes a radiator including a fan, a driving seat provided on a rear side of the radiator, a dashboard disposed on the rear side of the radiator and on a front side of the driving seat, and a heat shield plate disposed between the radiator and the dashboard. According to this structure, it is possible to prevent a device (for example, an electric component disposed on the dashboard) disposed on the rear side of the radiator from directly contacting air that receives heat of the radiator.
US11878636B2
An automotive interior component is provided which includes: an infrared sensor that includes an emission unit and a reception unit, the emission unit emitting infrared rays to an object, and the reception unit receiving the infrared rays reflected by the object; a molded body in which the infrared sensor is installed; and a surface material disposed so as to cover the infrared sensor, the surface material transmitting the infrared rays.
US11878633B2
A disclosed system includes a liftgate housing; a tab of the liftgate housing moveable to an acute angle relative to a first portion of the liftgate housing; a tab aperture disposed in the tab; a first wall and a second wall attached to the liftgate housing, where the first wall, the second wall, and the tab form a barrier to prevent debris from entering into the housing; a camera, where at least a portion of the camera is disposed through the tab aperture, and where movement of the tab relative to the first portion of the liftgate housing adjusts the field of view of the camera.
US11878632B2
In one embodiment, a method includes, receiving a first set of positional parameters for movement of a vehicle through an environment captured by a first sensor associated with the vehicle. The method includes receiving a second set of positional parameters for movement of the vehicle through the environment captured by a second sensor associated with the vehicle. The method includes calculating an angular offset between the first set of positional parameters and the second set of positional parameters based on comparing the first set of positional parameters to the second set of positional parameters. The method includes determining a calibration factor based on the calculated angular offset. The method includes calibrating at least one of the first sensor or the second sensor by using the calibration factor.
US11878626B2
An illumination module (1) for highlighting a region of a vehicle component, such as a charging or tank recess (20) or a handle assembly, includes a light source support (2) having at least one light source (3) and a housing (4), in which the light source support with the at least one light source is received. The housing includes a light outlet region (5), via which light can be decoupled from the housing (4). The illumination module (1) further includes a light diffuser (6) optically coupled to the light outlet region of the housing, which diffuser includes a first light outlet region (7), via which light can be decoupled for direct illumination or highlighting of the region of the vehicle component and which includes a second light outlet region (8), which is spatially separated from the first light outlet region (7) via which signal light can be decoupled.
US11878621B2
Fuel delivery vessels and vehicles are described. Some embodiments include nozzles for access by an operator. Some embodiments include optimized size and material characteristics. Some embodiments include various dispensing systems.
US11878605B1
Described herein are battery modules comprising integrated module converters, electric-vehicle battery systems comprising such modules, and methods of operating thereof. An electric-vehicle battery system comprises a high-voltage battery pack and high-voltage contactors that controllably isolate the pack's high-voltage area from other areas in the vehicle. The pack comprises multiple battery modules with battery cells and a primary module converter constantly connected to these cells. Each module has a lower voltage than the entire pack. The power output from the primary module converters is used to operate a battery controller and to close/activate the contactors in response to the switch position (e.g., an ignition switch). The primary module converters can be either constantly activated or controllably activated in response to the switch moving into an activated position. For example, a secondary module converter, with a lower power rating, can be used for this primary module converter activation.
US11878592B2
A control method for an electric vehicle controls braking force when the accelerator operation amount is less than a prescribed value and controls drive force when the accelerator operation amount is at least a prescribed value. The electric vehicle control method estimates disturbance torque that acts on the motor as a resistance component relating to gradient; and executes correction whereby the braking force or the drive force is increased/decreased on the basis of the disturbance torque estimated value, such that the resistance component is negated. A determination is made regarding whether or not the accelerator operation amount is a partial equivalent amount and, if at least either the accelerator operation amount on a downhill road is greater than the partial equivalent amount or the accelerator operation amount on an uphill road is less than the partial equivalent amount, the correction amount is reduced.
US11878588B2
A method and a device are disclosed for activating a function subject to authorization in a vehicle comprising a system of digital rear-view mirrors with at least first and second touch screens, arranged on the driver's and passenger's side, respectively. The vehicle comprises members suitable for providing at least one function subject to authorization. The method comprises detection, by one of the members, of an action by a person that requires the activation of a function subject to authorization; —transmission, from the member to the system of digital rear-view mirrors, of information relating to the detection; —receipt, from the system of digital rear-view mirrors, of the information relating to the detection originating from the member, —display, on one of the touch screens, of a notification comprising the function subject to authorization, and; an interaction zone suitable for receiving either an agreement or a refusal from the driver and/or the front passenger.
US11878587B2
A display device 30 displays information of variables that reflect a state of a vehicle 10. The display device 10 includes: a first display region 31 that displays a scale of a first variable; a second display region 32 that is provided to be aligned with the first display region 31 and displays a scale of a second variable; a first pointing portion 42 that points, in the first display region 31, the first variable in accordance with the state of the vehicle 10; a first strip-shaped image 43 that is displayed between a pointed position of the first pointing portion 42 and a start point S1 of the first display region 31; a second pointing portion 52 that points, in the second display region 32, the second variable in accordance with the state of the vehicle 10; and a second strip-shaped image 53 that is displayed between a pointed position of the second pointing portion 52 and a start point S2 of the second display region.
US11878585B2
The invention relates to a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, having reproduction means for displaying at least one current parameter of the vehicle, wherein the reproduction means are configured to represent the current parameter value on the reproduction means in the form of numbers or numerical words, wherein there are provided allocation means which are configured to allocate to the number or numerical word, on the basis of the value of the number or numerical word, the size of the number or numerical word and/or at least one parameter of the number or numerical word relating to the color and/or of the background thereof, and wherein the reproduction means are configured to represent the number or numerical word on the reproduction means with the allocated size and/or the color parameter.
