US11912308B2
An autonomous vehicle allows passengers to transfer from a passenger vehicle, which is a relatively large vehicle, to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle is provided with an autonomous travel control unit (steering control unit) configured to, when the passenger vehicle is stopped, cause the autonomous vehicle to pull up alongside the passenger vehicle such that an entrance (second entrance) of the autonomous vehicle is placed next to an entrance (first entrance) of the passenger vehicle.
US11912301B1
Techniques for analyzing driving scenarios are discussed herein. For example, techniques may include determining a level of exposure associated with scenarios, searching for similar scenarios, and generating new additional scenarios. A driving scenario may be represented as top-down multi-channel data. The top-down multi-channel data may be provided as input to a neural network trained to output a prediction of future events. A multi-dimensional vector representing the scenario can be received as an intermediate output from the neural network and may be stored to represent the scenario. Multi-dimensional vectors representing different scenarios may be stored in a multi-dimensional space, and similar scenarios may be identified by proximity searching of the multi-dimensional space.
US11912299B2
A vehicle system, including: a steering system; and a longitudinal-force application system including longitudinal-force application actuators configured to apply longitudinal forces respectively to one or more left-side wheels and one or more right-side wheels and a longitudinal-force controller configured to control the longitudinal-force application actuators to control the longitudinal forces applied respectively to the one or more left-side wheels and the one or more right-side wheels, and an onboard power source device including a main power source and a secondary power source. When the main power source fails to supply electric power to the longitudinal-force application system and the steering system, the longitudinal-force controller controls the longitudinal-force application actuators to control a difference between the longitudinal force applied to the one or more left-side wheels and the longitudinal force applied to the one or more right-side wheels, thereby turning the vehicle.
US11912296B2
Systems and methods for avoiding illegal stopping zones are provided. In example embodiments, a networked system identifies a destination of a driver providing a transportation service to a user. The networked system monitors a user device of the driver, and infers, based on the monitoring, that the driver is planning to stop in an illegal stopping zone located a predetermined distance to the destination. The inference is based on device data such as accelerometer data or location data that is triangulated with known or derived illegal stopping zones. In response, the networked system causes presentation of a notification on a user interface of the device of the driver. The notification provides an indication of the illegal stopping zone. In some embodiments, the notification also provides an alternative stopping location determined by the networked system.
US11912292B2
The technology relates to partially redundant equipment architectures for vehicles able to operate in an autonomous driving mode. Aspects of the technology employ fallback configurations, such as two or more fallback sensor configurations that provide some minimum amount of field of view (FOV) around the vehicle. For instance, different sensor arrangements are logically associated with different operating domains of the vehicle. Fallback configurations for computing resources and/or power resources are also provided. Each fallback configuration may have different reasons for being triggered, and may result in different types of fallback modes of operation. Triggering conditions may relate, e.g., to a type of failure, fault or other reduction in component capability, the current driving mode, environmental conditions in the vicinity of vehicle or along a planned route, or other factors. Fallback modes may involve altering a previously planned trajectory, altering vehicle speed, and/or altering a destination of the vehicle.
US11912291B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an autonomous vehicle and a system for the autonomous vehicle. The system may include: a power supply including a first power output and a second power output; a master computing unit arranged to be powered by the first power output, configured to control operations of the autonomous vehicle in response to detecting the second power output, and configured to provide a third power output by adjusting the first power output; and a slave computing unit arranged to be powered by the second power output, and configured to control the operations of the autonomous vehicle in response to detecting a failure of the master computing unit.
US11912284B2
An alighting assistance device D of the present disclosure may be a device moving a driver seat rearward in a case where a determination may be made that an occupant seated on the driver seat of a vehicle alights. The device may include a height changer which changes a height of a steering wheel, a sitting height acquirer which acquires a sitting height of the occupant, and a steering wheel controller 33 as one example of a height controller which controls the height changer such that the height of the steering wheel becomes lower as the sitting height acquired by the sitting height acquirer may be higher in the case where a determination is made that the occupant alights.
US11912280B2
A driving diagnosis device includes: an event display unit that displays at least one event that is executed while a vehicle is driven; an event determination unit that determines whether the event is executed; a change element giving unit that gives, to a character of a game that is displayed on a display unit of an operation terminal by executing a game application, a change element generated in response to the event determined to be executed by the event determination unit; and a determination prohibition unit that causes the event determination unit not to determine that the same event is executed, when the same event is executed after the number of times the same event is executed exceeds a limited number of times that is a predetermined plurality of times.
US11912277B2
A method for providing driving assistance by detecting and warning against areas on one or other side of the road which are obscured by vehicles in other lanes is based on a HD map and includes acquiring location and driving speed of a vehicle which is carrying an apparatus applying the method. The system of the method includes at least one sensor, and environmental information as to surroundings is acquired with location. The speeds of other vehicles relative to the driving speed of the vehicle are calculated, and an instruction to the driver is generated the speed of the vehicle is less than a first predefined value but the speed of the vehicle relative to the driving speeds of the other vehicles is larger than a second predefined value. The apparatus applying the method is also disclosed.
US11912276B2
An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to execute periodically acquiring relative speed between two vehicles which are traveling on a same road; and performing predetermined processing in a case where a number of times that polarity of the relative speed is inverted in a first period exceeds a first threshold.
US11912270B2
A vehicle driving assist apparatus acquires a collision index value which represents a magnitude of a collision of an own vehicle and a dozing level of a driver of the own vehicle, and executes a secondary collision reducing control of executing a forcibly-decelerating process of forcibly decelerating the own vehicle when a light collision condition is satisfied, and a dozing condition is satisfied. The vehicle driving assist apparatus executes the forcibly-decelerating process so as to decelerate the own vehicle with controlling a deceleration of the own vehicle such that the deceleration of the vehicle realized when the light collision condition and the dozing condition become satisfied, and the dozing level is relatively low, is smaller than the deceleration of the own vehicle realized when the deceleration when the light collision condition and the dozing condition become satisfied, and the dozing level is relatively high.
US11912262B2
A vehicle includes an air-conditioning (AC) compressor, an engine, a belt-integrated starter generator (BISG), and a controller. The controller, responsive to detecting a first AC compressor engagement condition, compares a first AC torque demand that is required to engage the AC compressor with an available torque from the BISG. The controller further, responsive to the available torque being insufficient to engage the AC compressor, engages the AC compressor using the available torque from the BISG and an engine torque from the engine to compensate a torque shortfall between the AC torque demand and the available torque by retarding spark timing and increasing air intake.
US11912253B2
An electrohydraulic valve system for controlling a braking system of a work machine includes a valve body forming a bore and a fluid channel, and a valve spool disposed within the bore and in fluid communication with the fluid channel. The valve spool includes at least a first land and a second land. An armature is positioned with respect to the valve spool to move the valve spool axially within the bore between a first position and a second position, and a spring is disposed within the bore for biasing the valve spool to its first position. A first electromagnetic coil and a second electromagnetic coil are arranged relative to one another and the armature for forming a magnetic field when energized, and a detent system is positioned within the valve body for exerting an axial force to the valve body or armature.
US11912251B2
Disclosed herein an electronic brake system includes a first block comprising a master cylinder having a first master piston connected to a brake pedal and a first master chamber whose volume is changed by a displacement of the first master piston; a second block comprising a pedal simulator, a hydraulic pressure supply device that generates a hydraulic pressure by operating a hydraulic piston according to an electrical signal, and a hydraulic control unit comprising a first hydraulic circuit that controls a hydraulic pressure transferred to two wheel cylinders and a second hydraulic circuit that controls a hydraulic pressure transferred to the other two wheel cylinders, the second block disposed to be spaced apart from the first block; a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) that controls various devices and valves based on hydraulic pressure information and displacement information of the brake pedal; and a connection line having one end connected to the first block and the other end connected to the second block; wherein the connection line has one end connected to the first master chamber and the other end thereof connected to the pedal simulator side.
US11912242B2
A rack system for a main motor vehicle, comprising: a rack unit mountable to a rear side of the main motor vehicle, wherein the rack unit is configured to carry at least one electric auxiliary vehicle comprising at least one battery unit to power the electric auxiliary vehicle; an electric charging unit configured to electrically charge the battery unit of the at least one electric auxiliary vehicle with more than 12 Volts; wherein the electric charging unit is arranged at the rack unit.
US11912241B2
A load carrier foot for attaching a load carrying portion, preferably a profile element, to a vehicle. The load carrier foot includes a base portion, a cover portion, a lock for locking the cover portion to the base portion at a first position, and a fixing mechanism for fixing the cover portion to the base portion at a second position spaced from the first position. The fixing mechanism is releasable by opening the lock.
US11912234B2
Upon authorizing a user via challenge biometric data, user data is determined to be updated based on detecting a trigger. Upon detecting the trigger prior to authenticating the user, the user data is updated with the challenge biometric data based on authenticating the user. Upon detecting the trigger after authenticating the user, the user data is updated with updated challenge biometric data based on a confidence score for the second biometric data exceeding a threshold. Structure components are controlled based on the updated user data.
US11912232B2
A seat-belt heating assembly and a seat are provided. The seat-belt heating assembly includes a safety belt body and a safety-belt heating mechanism. The safety belt heating mechanism connected to the safety belt body. The seat includes a safety belt body, a seat body, a heating component, and a control component. The heating component includes a heating mechanism provided in the safety belt body. In the use state, the heating mechanism has one end terminating in the safety belt body at the front end of the fixing member, and the other end terminating in the safety belt body at the front end of the retractor. The control component includes an ECU heating controller, a safety-belt heating switch, and an insertion detection unit configured to detect whether the latch is inserted into the buckle. Each of the safety-belt heating switch, the insertion detection unit, and the heating mechanism is connected to the ECU heating controller.
US11912225B2
A side airbag device capable of restricting an occupant from moving to the inner side in the vehicle width direction while restraining the head of the occupant is inflatable and deployable in a space beside an occupant seated in a vehicle seat. The side airbag device includes an inflator configured to generate a gas and a bag-shaped airbag inflatable and deployable in response to the gas upon activation of the inflator to protect a lateral portion of the occupant. The airbag includes a torso protection portion, and a head protection portion configured to be provided above the torso protection portion and inflatable and deployable between an upper portion of a shoulder of the occupant and a lateral portion of a head of the occupant. The head protection portion is bendable at an acute angle relative to the torso protection portion in an inflated and deployed state of the airbag.
US11912223B2
A window net door attachment is provided for coupling with a vehicle door to provide protection to occupants within the vehicle during travel over rough terrain or during rolling over of the vehicle. Framed portions of the window net door attachment surround an open area between a top of the vehicle door, a roof, and a windshield area of the vehicle. A window net within a boundary support is attached to the frame portions and to the top of the vehicle door, such that the window net is disposed throughout the open area. Attachments along the boundary support retain the window net in an extended disposition within the open area. Vertical supports may be interwoven with the window net so as to impart relatively greater strength to the window net.
US11912219B2
A vehicle mounted chair assembly includes a grille guard that is mountable to a front end of a vehicle. A back rest is integrated into the grille guard such that the back rest extends upwardly in front of the series of members of the grille guard. A chair is pivotally coupled to the back rest. The chair is positionable in a deployed position having the chair lying on a horizontal plane to have an occupant is seated on the chair. Conversely, the chair is positionable in a stored position having the chair resting against the back rest.
US11912217B2
A vehicle is positively charged with static electricity due to an external factor. The vehicle includes a battery, a static eliminator sheet, and a holding member. The battery includes at least one cell, an electrolyte, a resin case, and negative and positive terminals. The resin case accommodates the components and electrolyte of each cell. The negative terminal is grounded to the vehicle body. The positive terminal is supplied with electric power from a charger. The static eliminator sheet is made of a material on a positive side of a triboelectric series with respect to a material of the resin case. The holding member holds the static eliminator sheet and the resin case in contact with each other. The holding member holds the battery at a predetermined location of the vehicle body in a state where the resin case and the static eliminator sheet are slidable due to vehicle body vibrations.
US11912214B2
A wiring module includes a flexible substrate, a sensor component (temperature sensor), a connecting member (bus bar), and a holding part-equipped relay member, wherein the holding part-equipped relay member includes: a relay member main body including a base part (first main plate) that is to be fixed to the flexible substrate and the bus bar, and a holding part (first holding piece) that is continuous with the first main plate; a pedestal part (housing) that is to be held by the first holding piece so as to be displaceable in a direction toward or away from the first main plate, and that is to be fixed to a position of the flexible substrate where the temperature sensor is mounted; and a biasing member that has elastic force, that has one end held by the first main plate, and that biases the housing in the direction away from the first main plate.
US11912206B2
An apparatus includes, among other things, a spare tire cover comprising an attaching ring configured to surround an outer circumference of a tire and a center panel that is attached to the attaching ring. At least one exciter is mounted to the center panel. A method includes, among other things, molding at least one temperature sensor to a center panel, mounting the center panel to enclose one open side of an attaching ring to form a spare tire cover, and mounting at least one exciter to the center panel to selectively generate a desired sound.
US11912201B2
A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a dual mode illumination module having a first light emitting diode (LED) operable to emit visible white light when electrically powered and a second LED operable to emit non-visible light when electrically powered. The first LED, when the vehicle is parked and the first LED is electrically powered, emits visible white light to provide visible ground illumination at a ground region at least partially along the side portion of the vehicle. Visible ground illumination by the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly at the ground region is locked-out during movement of the vehicle. The second LED, when the second LED is electrically powered, emits non-visible light to provide non-visible illumination for a camera viewing exterior and at least sideward of the vehicle. Non-visible light emission by the second LED is not locked-out during movement of the vehicle.
US11912192B2
A supplemental vehicle illumination system is mounted on a structure that is received by a trailer hitch receiver on a vehicle. The supplemental illumination system receives a signal from the vehicle. This actuates a supplemental lighting system that provides additional illumination, in addition to lights disposed on the vehicle. The supplemental lighting system can also, or instead, be activated over a wireless connection.
US11912190B2
Provided is a refrigerator for a vehicle. The refrigerator for the vehicle may include a cavity or compartment accommodating a product, a machine room disposed at a side of the cavity, a compressor accommodated in the machine room to compress a refrigerant, a condensation module or assembly accommodated in the machine room to condense the refrigerant, an evaporation module or assembly accommodated in the cavity to evaporate the refrigerant and thereby to cool the cavity, a machine room cover defining an inner space of the machine room, and a controller mounted on an outer surface of the machine room cover.
US11912182B2
The present disclosure discloses a fixing device for an armrest of a car seat and a car seat, the fixing device comprises a fixing protrusion connected to the lower part of the armrest and a fixing recess arranged on each side of a cushion of the car seat, the fixing recess is close to a seat back of the car seat, and the fixing protrusion can be inserted into the fixing recess; one of the fixing protrusion and the fixing recess is provided with a locking projection, and the other is provided with a locking notch, the locking projection can be engaged to the locking notch, so that the fixing protrusion can be fixed into the fixing recess. The fixing device according to the present disclosure provides sufficient connection strength between the armrest and the car seat, and the assembly is convenient.
US11912170B2
A hinge comprising a first and a second plate intended to be connected respectively to a first and to a second vehicle seat element, the first plate comprising a base toothed portion with N teeth, a plurality of sets of rolling elements, each radially movable between at least one locking position, in which the rolling element is at least partially engaged in a space between two teeth, and an unlocking position in which the rolling element is disengaged from the space, a plurality of movable cams, each cooperating with the rolling elements of a different set, so as to cause the rolling elements to transition from their unlocking position to a locking position, and vice versa, and a control hub, able to move the cams.
US11912166B2
Methods and systems are described for controlling output of a fuel cell that generates electrical power for an electric machine that propels a vehicle. In one example, a driver demand power reduction is anticipated and output of the fuel cell is adjusted before the driver demand power is reduced so that a greater amount of electric charge may be stored in an electric energy storage device.
US11912163B2
A vehicle control device includes a voltage information acquisition unit that acquires respective voltage values of a plurality of battery packs, a voltage value comparison unit that compares, when a state of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle is switched from an ON state to an OFF state, a voltage value of an active battery pack that is being used to drive the vehicle with a voltage value of a standby battery pack having a highest voltage value among the battery packs that are not being used to drive the vehicle on a basis of the voltage values acquired by the voltage information acquisition unit, and a selection unit that selects a drive battery pack allowed to perform discharge to drive the vehicle from among the plurality of battery packs on a basis of the comparison by the voltage value comparison unit.
US11912160B2
In an inverter generator controller, residual charge of a battery is detected and generated power output is detected. Then, low-load charging of the battery is implemented if the detected generated power output of the engine generator unit is equal to or greater than the detected load output demand and the detected generated power output of the engine generator unit is less than the predetermined low-load value a, when the detected residual charge of the battery is equal to or less than the first threshold value. When the detected residual charge of the battery becomes greater than the first threshold value, the low-load charging of the battery is terminated.
US11912150B1
Aspects relate to apparatus and methods for autonomously controlling electric vehicles for charging. Apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a map of a location, communicate with a plurality of vehicles at the location, and communicate charging data to a user. Communicating with the plurality of vehicles includes receiving status data from the vehicles, transmitting a waypath to the vehicles, and directing the vehicles to a designated spot for charging. A user may manually charge the vehicles at the designated spot.
US11912149B2
This misalignment detection device is provided with: a plurality of coils which receive lines of magnetic force generated by a power transmitting coil and are disposed side by side line-symmetrically with respect to an axis line as a symmetrical axis; a plurality of temperature sensors which are disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of coils and output temperatures; and a processing device for detecting misalignment of a power receiving coil with respect to the power transmitting coil along the axis line on the basis of a difference for evaluating a difference between the temperatures. With this misalignment detection device, it is possible to perform positional misalignment detection which is not easily affected by surroundings.
US11912141B2
A battery storage device includes a battery case (42), a case side connection terminal (43), a lid member (8), a lock mechanism (133), and an operation member (44). The lock mechanism (133) is capable of fixing a battery (62A or 62B) stored in the battery case (42) to the battery case (42) below the lid member (8). The operation member (44) is constituted such that at least a part thereof overlaps an inserting/removing port (136) on an upper side in a view in an insertion direction of the battery (62A or 62B) in a state at a lock operation position.
US11912139B2
An electric powered vehicle may include a battery ECU housed in a battery pack and a vehicle ECU mounted on a vehicle body and communicably connected to the battery ECU. The vehicle ECU may be configured to transmit first and second identification data for detecting communication disruptions to the battery ECU. The battery ECU may be configured to: when the battery ECU receives both the first and the second identification data, determine that the battery ECU is communicably connected to the vehicle ECU and enable a predetermined mutual monitoring function for the vehicle ECU; and when the battery ECU receives the first identification data but does not receive the second identification data, determine that the battery ECU is communicably connected to another ECU other than the vehicle ECU and disable the mutual monitoring function for the vehicle ECU.
US11912133B2
A vehicle drive unit includes an internal combustion engine (21), an electromotive unit (23) having a first electric motor (31) and a second electric motor (33), an inverter (27) disposed above the electromotive unit, a first harness (41) that electrically connects the inverter and a first terminal block (61) of the first electric motor, and a second harness (42) that electrically connects the inverter and a second terminal block (62) of the second electric motor. The first electric motor and the second electric motor are disposed in a vehicle front-rear direction. Of the first electric motor and the second electric motor, one electric motor is disposed on the front side in the front-rear direction, and the other electric motor is disposed on the rear side in the front-rear direction. The other electric motor is offset upward in the up-down direction with respect to the one electric motor. The electromotive unit has a predetermined space (A) formed: in a region above the one electric motor and in rear of the front end of the one electric motor; and in a region in front of the other motor and below the upper end of the other electric motor. The first terminal block and the second terminal block are located in the predetermined space.
US11912131B2
A transmission module for a hybrid drive vehicle adapted to be interposed between an internal combustion engine and a vehicle transmission has a tray-like support structure defining a housing for a decoupling clutch and adapted to be fixed to the internal combustion engine. A module drive is carried by the support structure and has a first transmission member adapted to be connected to the decoupling clutch by means of a torsional vibration damper and has a second transmission member adapted to be connected to an electric machine. The torsional vibration damper has an actuator defining a centering with respect to the crankshaft and to a transmission torque converter and has a seat for a support bearing with respect to the support structure.
US11912126B2
An accelerator pedal system includes a pedal lever, a lock mechanism, an actuator, and an ECU. The lock mechanism can restrict the operation of the pedal lever. The actuator switches between a locked state in which the operation of the pedal lever is restricted by the lock mechanism and an unlocked state in which the operation of the pedal lever is not restricted. The ECU includes a lock operation determination unit and an actuator control unit. The lock operation determination unit resumes the locked state by the drive of the actuator after a release from the locked state due to the step-on operation of the pedal lever during the automatic drive control in the locked state, when (i) the automatic drive control is continued or (ii) a resuming of the automatic drive control is detected.
US11912123B2
A traction battery pack venting system includes a plurality of battery arrays within a traction battery pack. The battery arrays each have a plurality of individual battery cells. The system further includes a divider system that provides a plurality of vented gas receiving compartments. Each of the vented gas receiving compartments are separate and distinct from the other vented gas receiving compartments within the plurality of vented gas receiving compartments. Each of the vented gas receiving compartments are associated with one of the battery arrays. Each of the vented gas receiving compartments can be associated with a manifold. The vent gas produced from thermal runaway can be discharged to the vented gas receiving compartments, directed to a manifold, and discharge to the external atmosphere.
US11912120B2
A battery mounting structure for a vehicle is provided to include a case having a first internal member that is disposed to be spaced parallel to an upper side of a lower panel of the case and a second internal member that is disposed perpendicular to the first internal member, and configured to accommodate a plurality of battery modules therein using the first internal member and the second internal member. An outer side member is provided in a shape protruding toward the outside on an outer side of the case. The battery modules are disposed in a stacking direction of battery cells that is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the first internal member.
US11912116B2
A tarpaulin superstructure is provided for use with a movable substructure, such as a truck, a trailer, a semitrailer, a railway wagon, a dump truck, or a container. The tarpaulin superstructure includes a top frame to which a tarpaulin made of weather-resistant material can be attached, where the top frame has multiple struts which can be moved along one or more guides, and where the end of the top frame has an end runner which can be raised to open the superstructure and lowered to close the superstructure. A tarpaulin superstructure is also provided where the end runner is not lifted by the airstream, as an air deflection part is arranged at an end of the end runner so that the airstream is converted into a force in the closing direction of the end runner.
US11912115B2
A convertible wheel is described that is interchangeably used with at least two different car plate designs and tracks. In particular, there is provided a wheel for use with a bearing and a car plate in a tarpaulin system. The wheel comprises a cylindrical body with a groove, first face, an opposed second face, and a central cavity positioned therebetween for receiving the bearing therein. The first face has a first opening with a first diameter, and the second face has a second opening with a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter. Either the first face or the second face can be positioned facing the car plate.
US11912112B2
An extendible roof mounted automotive accessory is provided that includes at least one generally horizontal panel; at least one strut having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, where the at least one strut is pivotally coupled at the first end to the at least one panel; and at least one coupling, where the at least one strut is pivotally coupled at the second end to the at least one coupling. The accessory is configured therewith so that the panel may be extended from a first position to a second position within a horizontal plane above a roof of a vehicle so as to provide shade or other functionality to the vehicle.
US11912111B1
A vehicle cover assembly includes a canopy assembly having a canopy and first and second adjustable tightening devices. The canopy has a front peripheral end portion, a rear peripheral end portion, and first and second side end portions. The first side end portion, the rear peripheral end portion, and the second side end portion define a first sleeve with a first aperture therein. The front peripheral end portion defines a second sleeve with a second aperture therein. The first adjustable tightening device extends through the first aperture, and the second adjustable tightening device extends through the second aperture to secure the canopy to the vehicle. The assembly includes a frame member coupled to the vehicle and the canopy. The canopy extends from a front cab portion to a rear end portion of the vehicle and over the frame member.
US11912110B2
A vehicular slider window assembly includes a movable window panel that is movable along rails at an opening of a fixed window panel. A perimeter seal is disposed at a surface of the fixed window panel and circumscribes the opening and is configured to seal against a surface of the movable window panel when the movable window panel is in a closed position. The perimeter seal includes elongated sealing portions joined at respective corner regions, with adjacent end regions of attachment elements of the sealing portions being spaced from one another at the respective corner regions such that there is a gap between the adjacent end regions. With the attachment elements attached at the surface of the fixed window panel, a sealant is dispensed into the gaps via passageways to seal the corner regions of the perimeter seal at the fixed window panel.
US11912106B2
An electric heating device, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a housing which has an inlet and outlet opening for a medium to be heated and which encloses a layered structure. The layered stricture comprises at least one PTC element which is electrically conductively connected to conducting elements leading to connections of different polarity, and heat-emitting elements that are conductively connected on both sides to the PTC element. In order to provide improved heat dissipation, the heat-emitting elements include a panel element that is provided with perforations and that is made of a heat-conducting material.
US11912100B2
The invention relates to a thermal conditioning circuit (1) for a hybrid or electric motor vehicle, in which a refrigerant can circulate, said circuit (1) comprising a compressor (3), a condenser (5), an evaporator-condenser (7), an evaporator (9) and a heat exchanger (11) thermally coupled to an electric member, e.g. a vehicle electric battery, characterized in that the circuit is configured to operate at least in the following three modes in which the refrigerant can circulate in a cascade and successively:—via the condenser (5), the evaporator-condenser (7) and the evaporator (9) in a first mode;—via the condenser (5), the evaporator (9) and the evaporator-condenser (7) in a second mode; and—in another mode, i.e. a third mode, in which the evaporator (9) is arranged in parallel to the heat exchanger (11) and/or to the evaporator-condenser (7) such that the refrigerant can circulate in a cascade and successively via the condenser (5) and then via at least two of said elements (7, 9, 11) that are arranged in parallel.
US11912097B2
The present disclosure discloses an all-terrain vehicle including a frame; a trailing arm, an upper tie rod and a lower tie rod. A front end of the trailing arm is connected to the frame. An inner end of the upper tie rod is connected to the frame and an outer end of the upper tie rod is mounted at a rear end of the trailing arm. An inner end of the lower tie rod is connected to the frame and an outer end of the upper tie rod is mounted at the rear end of the trailing arm. The lower tie rod is located below the upper tie rod. An included angle between the upper tie rod and the lower tie rod being a, and a satisfies a relationship: 0°
US11912095B1
A suspension system includes a rotation inducing member for causing a cylinder to rotate relative to piston rod in response to an axially-applied force. In examples, the rotation inducing member may be embodied as a bushing structure. In other examples, the cylinder and/or the piston rod may include the rotation inducing member. The inducement of rotational motion may help overcome stiction or similar frictional forces between the piston rod and the cylinder.
US11912088B2
In an embodiment an apparatus for controlling a height of a vehicle includes a seat having a seat unit and a backrest unit, the seat unit movable in directions of two or more axes, a control module configured to determine a position of the seat in a state in which a driver is seated, estimate a body shape of the driver based on the position of the seat, calculate a vehicle height adjustment parameter based on the body shape and generate a suspension control signal for adjusting a vehicle height based on the vehicle height adjustment parameter and a suspension driving device configured to control a suspension based on the suspension control signal.
US11912081B2
A lunette ring lock includes a lunette ring enclosure having a top plate coupled to a bottom plate by a pair of opposing side walls along a width and a front plate having a pair of long edges along its length and a pair of side edges, a pair of matching notches including a top notch in the top plate and a bottom notch the bottom plate centered along a back edge for surrounding a mounting plate to the lunette ring, a locking pin 202 for passing through a through hole in the top plate and a through hole in the bottom plate after passing through the lunette ring enclosure, and a rectangular blocking tube coupled to the top plate adjacent to the top notch extending upward from the top plate. The lock connecting top element engages a puck lock to retain the locking pin to the lunette ring lock between the through hole in the top plate and the through hole in the bottom plate. The front plate is coupled between the top place and bottom plates along the pair of long edges and coupled to the pair of opposing sidewalls along the side edges. the locking pin comprises a lock connecting top element, a bottom coupling surface element, and a central shaft element.
US11912074B2
A method for processing inflation defects of a tyre of a vehicle is disclosed, the tyre being equipped with sensors for measuring the pressure and the temperature of the internal cavity of said tyre. The pressure and the temperature of the internal cavity of the tyre are measured periodically and, as soon as an inflation defect of a tyre is detected, an alert is signalled to the driver of the vehicle, in which there is also transmitted to the driver of the vehicle a maximum speed setpoint: which, when the measured inflation pressure of the tyre is greater than or equal to a first inflation pressure threshold value p1, is a first maximum speed setpoint value V1; and which, when the measured inflation pressure of the tyre is less than said first pressure threshold value p1 and greater than or equal to a second pressure threshold value p2, decreases as a function of said measured inflation pressure of the tyre.
US11912070B2
Tyre for vehicle wheels, comprising a tread band comprising circumferential grooves, circumferential ribs defined by said circumferential grooves and a plurality of sipes (10) that extend, on said circumferential ribs, from a radially outer surface of the tread band towards a radially inner portion of the tread band. Said sipes (10) extend along a predetermined trajectory and comprise, in any cross section perpendicular to said predetermined trajectory, a main portion (100) having a first radial dimension (H′) and a first transversal dimension (T, T′) substantially constant along a radial direction and, in a radially outer position with respect to said main portion (100), a top portion (110) extending up to said radially outer surface of the tread band and having, at said radially outer surface of the tread band, a second transversal dimension (W) greater than said first transversal dimension (T, T′).
US11912069B2
Provided is a 5-rib tire that can have improved steering stability and noise performance A tread portion 2 includes four circumferential grooves 3 and five land portions 4. Two tread ends are ends of a 50%-load ground-contact surface. Each of the five land portions 4 is provided with no groove having a groove width greater than 2.0 mm, and is provided with only sipes 9. The five land portions 4 include a shoulder land portion 11. The shoulder land portion 11 is provided with a plurality of shoulder sipes 20. At least one of the shoulder sipes 20 includes an inclined portion 21 and an axial portion 22. The axial portion 22 cross the tread end.
US11912062B1
An expanding tire rim comprises an inner hub in hydraulic communication with a plurality of arms having curved outer rim sections. When activated by a user the hydraulic system permits the diameter of the outer rim to expand. Each arm has a plurality of tire retaining spikes.
US11912053B2
To provide a coating liquid for release layer with which a release layer having a small variation in the performance difference can be stably formed, to provide a method for producing a thermal transfer sheet using this coating liquid for release layer, and to provide a thermal transfer sheet having stable releasability. A thermal transfer sheet having a substrate, a release layer provided on the substrate, and a transfer layer provided on the release layer, wherein the transfer layer is provided peelably from the release layer, and the release layer contains a silsesquioxane.
US11912048B2
The controller executes the first process once and then executes the second process. The first process is a process for back-feeding the continuous body, writing information to the RFID inlet, and then forward-feeding the continuous body until the RFID medium reaches the print start position. The second process is a process for stopping printing on the RFID medium halfway and writing information to the subsequent RFID medium following the RFID medium under printing when the RFID inlet of the subsequent RFID medium reaches the position allowing the communication with the antenna, and then resuming and completing printing on the RFID medium, printing on which was stopped halfway.
US11912043B2
A thermal transfer printing apparatus includes a coater to coat an endless belt ribbon with ink on a coating zone, a printhead to print by thermal transfer a substrate with a part of the ink coated on the endless belt ribbon on a printing zone, a conveyor system supporting and transporting the endless ribbon including ink along a first path from the coater to the printhead and along a second path from the printhead to the coater; a pre-printing buffer to control the length of the first path of the ribbon in the coating zone; and a post-printing buffer to control the length of the second path of the ribbon in the printing zone.
US11912033B2
There is provided a line head assembly including: a line head having a first head, a second head and a third head arranged in a first direction, a tank positioned at a location above the line head. Each of the first head, the second head and the third head includes a first intra-head channel including a first pressure chamber and a first nozzle, a first supply port, and a first discharge port. The tank includes: a first supply channel connected to the first supply port of the first head, the first supply port of the second head and the first supply port of the third head, and a first discharge channel connected to the first discharge port of the first head, the first discharge port of the second head and the first discharge port of the third head.
US11912032B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid; a liquid flowing portion coupled to the liquid ejecting head and configured to flow the liquid; and a frame that houses the liquid ejecting head and the liquid flowing portion. The frame is provided with a passage hole configured to pass the liquid flowing portion along a depth direction. when viewed in the depth direction, a portion of the liquid flowing portion disposed outside the passage hole is configured to be deformed.
US11912031B2
An active portion of a piezoelectric actuator includes a first region provided in a region opposed to a recess and extending in a first direction, and a second region provided in a region corresponding to a central part in the first direction of the recess, and being configured such that a laminated body including the active portion and a vibration plate has a thickness larger than a thickness of a portion corresponding to the first region and that deformation of the second region is suppressed as compared to deformation of the first region when a voltage is applied between a first electrode and a second electrode.
US11912028B2
A substrate for liquid ejection head comprising, a base material, a heating element including a heating resistor layer for generating thermal energy for discharging a liquid, a wiring layer for supplying electric power to the heating element, and an interlayer insulating film for insulating the heating resistor layer and the wiring layer. A part of a first interlayer insulating film for insulating the heating resistor layer and a first wiring layer adjacent to the heating resistor layer, and a second interlayer insulating film for insulating the first wiring layer and a second wiring layer adjacent to the second interlayer insulating film, includes a material layer represented by SiwOxCyNz (w+x+y+z=100 (at. %), 37≤w≤60 (at. %), 30≤x≤53 (at. %), 6≤y≤−29 (at. %), 4≤z≤9 (at. %)).
US11912027B2
An inkjet printing apparatus includes a stage on which a target substrate is mounted, and an inkjet head positioned above the stage, wherein the inkjet head includes an ejection part including a plurality of nozzles that spray ink containing a plurality of particles, a filter part disposed above the ejection part, and selectively passing the plurality of particles, and an electric field generating electrode that is disposed in the filter part and generates an electric field in the filter part.
US11912018B2
A print job having a number of pages is printed in a continuous mode, on media advanced at a constant speed. The print job can thus be effectively treated as having a single page. The media that are advanced for printing the print job can similarly be effectively treated as being a single medium.
US11912017B2
A print consumable may include a rotatable core, a roll of dispensable print substrate, and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. The roll of the dispensable print substrate may be dispensably secured to the core. The RFID tag may be secured to the core and configured to rotate about a core axis. The RFID tag includes an RFID antenna coupled to an RFID chip. The RFID chip may include a print counter, a stock-keeping unit (SKU) code, and a consumable authentication code. A print system may include a housing, a holder to hold the print consumable, a print head, a transceiver, a trace antenna for reading an RFID tag of the print consumable, and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a signal from the transceiver indicative of one or more of the print counter, the SKU code, and the consumable authentication code received from the RFID antenna.
US11912015B2
An air knife assembly is provided to jet an air current to control the landing of sheet of print media during transfer between two adjacent conveyors in a printer. The air knife forming unit is configured for jetting an air curtain formed such that said air curtain and air currents resulting from it flow substantially perpendicular to a transport direction of the conveyors. Thereby, lifting and consequently wrinkling of the leading edge during transfer and landing may be avoided.
US11912012B2
A direct to mesh (DtM) screen printer for creating a screen stencil is provided. The DtM screen printer includes a frame to hold a pre-stretched mesh in place during application of a jettable emulsion, a fixture to hold the frame, a platen to hold a release fluid against one side of the pre-stretched mesh, a fluid dispenser for dispensing the release fluid onto the platen or mesh, and a printer carriage supporting a print head for printing the jettable emulsion on a side of the pre-stretched mesh opposite the platen. A process is also provided, the process being for using the DtM screen printer to prepare the screen stencil for screen printing.
US11912007B2
Systems and methods for producing a composite structural laminate comprising fabric, polymer, and fiber layers. During production, the laminate base is heated and compressed several times to improve adhesion of the layers which results in improved laminate strength.
US11911989B2
A press frame assembly includes a base plate, a load cell, and an overload protection element; a first plate, a plurality of guideposts disposed on the base plate; a plurality of springs disposed on the plurality of guideposts, a displacement transducer arranged to monitor a linear displacement of the first plate, and a controller, in communication with the load cell and the displacement transducer. The first plate is disposed to translate on the plurality of guideposts, and wherein the springs are disposed to urge movement of the first plate in relation to the base plate. The load cell is arranged to monitor a load exerted upon the base plate. The controller generates a signal that is based upon the load exerted upon the base plate or the linear displacement of the first plate in relation to the base plate.
US11911976B2
There is disclosed an apparatus for winding filaments to form a structure. The apparatus includes a carrier which mounts spools of fiber, a mandrel, and a guide element which directs fiber tows, comprising filaments from the spools, onto the mandrel. The system further includes a heating element which applies heat to the fiber tows, and a diaphragm element which defines an orifice about the mandrel. The diaphragm element includes one or more displaceable portions which define a physical dimension of the orifice and which: displace to vary the physical dimension of the orifice; and apply a predetermined pressure to the fiber tows disposed on the mandrel. Also disclosed and described is a related method.
US11911973B2
A control circuitry (11) comprises an adjustable capacitor (C1), and a bias source (111) configured to apply a bias voltage (V2) to said adjustable capacitor (C1) to adjust a capacitance value of the adjustable capacitor (C1). Such a control circuitry may for example be part of a sealing device (1) to seal a medical tubing (2), the sealing device (1) comprising a receptacle (100) to receive said medical tubing (2), the receptacle (100) comprising an electrode arrangement for causing a heat action on the tubing (2).
US11911969B2
A 3D printer capable of adjusting a light transmission rate includes: a plate on which a forming material is disposed; a light source disposed above the plate and emitting light for curing the forming material; a course setting unit setting a processing course of the light emitted to the forming material; a beam shifting speed determination unit determining a beam shifting speed in each processing zone of the processing course set by the course setting unit; and a light transmission rate adjustment unit disposed between the forming material and the light source and adjusting a transmission rate of the light emitted to the forming material based on the beam shifting speed in each processing zone of the processing course.
US11911968B2
Method for cooling a three-dimensional object manufactured by layer-wise selective solidification of a pulverulent building material and non-solidified building material in which the three-dimensional object is embedded by a treatment with a fluid medium. The fluid medium is constituted by a carrier gas that is specifically enriched with an additional component which comprises a further gas and/or a liquid and/or by a gas mixture from which specifically at least one mixture components is at least partially withdrawn.
US11911962B2
A three-dimensionally shaped article production member is a member used in a three-dimensionally shaped article production apparatus for producing a three-dimensionally shaped article by stacking a layer formed using a composition containing particles. The member is placed on a stage and comes in contact with the layer, and has a portion provided with pores in a contact surface with the layer.
US11911959B2
A device (1) for the additive production of three-dimensional objects (2) by successive, layered, selective irradiation and accompanying successive, layered, selective solidification of construction material layers of a construction material (3) that can be solidified by means of an energy beam, comprising: a plurality of irradiation devices (6 and 7), which are designed to generate an energy beam, a control device (16), which is designed to generate control information controlling the operation of the irradiation devices (6 and 7) and to control the operation of the irradiation devices (6 and 7) on the basis of generated control information, wherein the control device (16) is designed to generate first control information in order to control the operation of a first irradiation device, on the basis of which the first irradiation device generates a first energy beam (4a) for the successive, layered, selective solidification of a construction material layer.
US11911947B2
An injection molding machine includes a cylinder that accommodates a molten resin, a discharging nozzle, a piston that discharges the molten resin from the discharging nozzle, and one or more processors configured to execute the following functions. The functions include calculating a target pressure at which a flow rate of the molten resin discharged from the discharging nozzle becomes an indicated flow rate, controlling a pressure of the molten resin in the cylinder such that the pressure becomes the target pressure, acquiring a temperature of the molten resin in the cylinder, and acquiring a pseudo-plastic viscosity corresponding to the temperature of the molten resin. The target pressure is calculated based on the indicated flow rate, the temperature of the molten resin, the pseudo-plastic viscosity, and the size of the discharging nozzle.
US11911926B2
An element for serial configuration with an adjacent element in an abrasive tool, wherein the element is arranged to be mounted on a flexible drive carrier having a drive direction D. The element comprising at least one protruding member extending in a direction parallel to the drive direction D. The at least one protruding member being configured to overlap with the adjacent element at least when the flexible drive carrier has a straight configuration, and to reduce a width of a gap G formed between the element and the adjacent element when the flexible drive carrier is configured bent in an arcuate form.
US11911924B2
A razor apparatus including a head having at least one blade member on each of a first and a second opposed side of the head. Each blade member has a straight front cutting edge. The head includes a frame defining an opening through which the cutting edges are accessible. The frame also includes a rotatable mounting element for attachment of the head to a handle. The head is rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the handle at least 180° when the rotatable mounting element is activated.
US11911920B2
A temporary-storage system that includes a temporary-storage belt, a control unit and signalling means. The temporary-storage belt comprises a plurality of regularly distributed sensors. During a loading phase, the control unit receives information coming from at least one of the sensors when an object is deposited on the temporary-storage belt and records a trace of the deposition of the object in association with a reference to each of the sensors activated by the deposition. During an unloading phase, the control unit determines a sequence of removal of the objects and, for each object to be removed, identifies the sensors referenced, transmits to the signalling means signalling information identifying the position of the object, and receives information coming from at least one of the sensors when the object is removed.
US11911919B2
A method performed by a computing system is presented. The method may include the computing system receiving image information that represents an object surface associated with a flexible object, and identifying, as a grip region, a surface region of the object surface that satisfies a defined smoothness condition and has a region size that is larger than or equal to a defined region size threshold, wherein the grip region is identified based on the image information. The method may further include identifying, as a safety region, a three-dimensional (3D) region which surrounds the grip region in one or more horizontal dimensions, and which extends from the grip region along a vertical dimension that is perpendicular to the one or more horizontal dimensions. The method may further include performing robot motion planning based on the grip region and the safety region.
US11911916B2
A control system may receive a first plurality of measurements indicative of respective joint angles corresponding to a plurality of sensors connected to a robot. The robot may include a body and a plurality of jointed limbs connected to the body associated with respective properties. The control system may also receive a body orientation measurement indicative of an orientation of the body of the robot. The control system may further determine a relationship between the first plurality of measurements and the body orientation measurement based on the properties associated with the jointed limbs of the robot. Additionally, the control system may estimate an aggregate orientation of the robot based on the first plurality of measurements, the body orientation measurement, and the determined relationship. Further, the control system may provide instructions to control at least one jointed limb of the robot based on the estimated aggregate orientation of the robot.
US11911899B2
A tendon-driven robotic gripper is disclosed for performing fingertip and enveloping grasps. One embodiment comprises two fingers, each with two links, and is actuated using a single active tendon. During unobstructed closing, the distal links remain parallel, creating exact fingertip grasps. Conversely, if the proximal links are stopped by contact with an object, the distal links start flexing, creating a stable enveloping grasp. The route of the active tendon and the parameters of the springs providing passive extension forces are optimized in order to achieve this behavior. An additional passive tendon is disclosed that may be used as a constraint preventing the gripper from entering undesirable parts of the joint workspace. A method for optimizing the dimensions of the links in order to achieve enveloping grasps of a large range of objects is disclosed and applied to a set of common household objects.
US11911898B2
A robot includes a first joint member, a second joint member connecting a second arm member and a third arm member, a third joint member connecting the third arm member and a flange, a first link having one end connected to the second joint member and another end connected to the third joint member, a second link having one end connected to the second joint member, a counter weight connected to another end of the second link and the first joint member, and including a motor rotating the third arm member, on a side opposite to the first joint member with the other end of the second link as a base point, and a transmission member transmitting rotating force generated by the motor to the third arm member through the first joint member, the second arm member, and the second joint member.
US11911892B2
Example methods and devices for touch-down detection for a robotic device are described herein. In an example embodiment, a computing system may receive a force signal due to a force experienced at a limb of a robotic device. The system may receive an output signal from a sensor of the end component of the limb. Responsive to the received signals, the system may determine whether the force signal satisfies a first threshold and determine whether the output signal satisfies a second threshold. Based on at least one of the force signal satisfying the first threshold or the output signal satisfying the second threshold, the system of the robotic device may provide a touch-down output indicating touch-down of the end component of the limb with a portion of an environment.
US11911889B1
A socket tether system is a traditional socket wrench having a socket tethered to the socket wrench. The system has a first lanyard which is configured to connect a tool and a user. The first lanyard extends between a first lanyard and a second lanyard. The second lanyard is configured to make a connection between the tool and an auxiliary tool. The lanyard system is configured to prevent an auxiliary tool associated with the tool from falling when the auxiliary tool becomes disengaged from the tool.
US11911885B2
A driving tool includes a striking mechanism configured to be actuated by a combustion pressure of a mixed gas of compressed air and fuel, a combustion chamber in which the mixed gas of compressed air and fuel is to be combusted, a valve member configured to open and close communication between the striking mechanism and the combustion chamber, and a valve support member configured to support the valve member. The valve member has a seal part provided on an outer peripheral surface along a moving direction of the valve member.
US11911884B2
A nail gun includes a nail gun body unit, and a magazine unit. The nail gun body unit has a drive module, a nail-discharging section, and a firing channel that is formed in the nail-discharging section, and that extends along a firing axis. The nail-discharging section has a base segment, and a guide segment having a guide surface. The base segment has a tip section that has a tip face. The tip face and the guide surface have a height difference in the direction of the firing axis. The magazine unit is connected to the nail gun body unit, and is adapted to accommodate nails. The drive module is adapted for firing the nails that are positioned within the firing channel to move along the firing axis.
US11911882B2
A tool bit connectable to a tool. The tool bit including a tool body having a working end portion, an insertion end portion, and an outer surface formed on the insertion end portion. The insertion end portion defines an end of the tool body and configured to be coupled to the tool. The tool bit also includes a non-circular profile formed on the tool body and partially defining the outer surface, and an alignment region positioned between the non-circular profile and the end of the tool body. The alignment region partially defines the outer surface to facilitate alignment of the non-circular profile with the tool.
US11911880B2
A hand tool includes a handle section, a working end operably coupled to the handle section, and a jaw assembly disposed at the working end. The jaw assembly includes a movable jaw and a fixed jaw. A span defined between the movable jaw and the fixed jaw is adjustable. Each of the movable jaw and the fixed jaw includes an array of teeth defined by ridges that extend substantially parallel to each other. The array of teeth on each of the fixed jaw and the movable jaw includes a first set of teeth having a first width and a first depth, and a second set of teeth having a second width and a second depth. The first depth is less than the second depth and the first width is less than the second width.
US11911873B2
Noise attenuating devices and methods, precursors and abrasive blasting masks for manufacturing noise attenuating devices are disclosed. An exemplary method disclosed herein includes bonding a facing sheet of the noise attenuating device to a cellular core and then perforating the facing sheet. Perforating the facing sheet may be performed by abrasive blasting using a mask configured to prevent the abrasive blasting of an underlying structure.
US11911867B2
A polishing apparatus which can measure a film thickness with high accuracy without affecting a polishing rate of a wafer is disclosed. The polishing apparatus includes: a polishing head configured to press a wafer against a polishing pad; an illuminating fiber having a distal end disposed in a flow passage formed in the polishing table; a spectrometer configured to resolve reflected light from the wafer in accordance with wavelength and measure an intensity of the reflected light at each of the wavelengths; a light-receiving fiber having a distal end disposed in the flow passage; a liquid supply line communicating with the flow passage; a gas supply line communicating with the flow passage; a liquid supply valve attached to the liquid supply line; a gas supply valve attached to the gas supply line; and an operation controller configured to control operations of the liquid supply valve and the gas supply valve.
US11911860B2
A numerical-control machine tool is provided that includes a tool-holder head which is provided with a tool-holder spindle and is capable of rotating/tilting the tool-holder spindle about two different rotation axes inclined to one another; a movable supporting structure that supports the tool-holder head; inclinometer microsensor(s) that are located on the movable supporting structure of the machine to measure/determine the tilt of the element on which the sensors are mounted; and an electronic control device that commands the moving members of the movable supporting structure and of the tool-holder head. The electronic control device is electronically connected to the inclinometer microsensor(s) controls the moving members of the movable supporting structure and of the tool-holder head based on signals arriving from the inclinometer microsensor(s), so as to correct the spatial position and/or the orientation of the tool-holder spindle.
US11911859B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus to provide preheat voltage feedback loss protection are disclosed. An example welding-type system includes a welding-type power source configured to provide welding-type power to a welding-type circuit, the welding-type circuit comprising a welding-type electrode and a first contact tip of a welding torch; an electrode preheating circuit configured to provide preheating power through a first portion of the welding-type electrode via a second contact tip of the welding torch; a preheat feedback circuit configured to measure a preheat voltage; and an electrode preheat control circuit configured to: control the preheating power based on the preheating voltage; and control the electrode preheating circuit to reduce the preheating power in response to detecting an invalid preheat voltage measured by the preheat feedback circuit.
US11911856B1
A mobile hardbanding system that uses PTA welding to perform hardbanding on drill string sections at the well site. The inventive system allows alternate use of PTA and MIG welding. Both a PTA torch and a MIG torch are provided. Changing from one type of welding to the other is simplified by including separate electrical, gas, and cooling conduits for each torch. The torch not in use is parked in the welding compartment near the weld box. The powder hopper for the PTA welding assembly may be mounted on a swivel arm so that it can be moved out of the way when the MIG torch is in use.
US11911847B2
A method for producing a part includes providing a first and a second precoated sheet (1,2), butt welding the first and second precoated sheets (1) to obtain a blank (15), and heating the blank (15) to a heat treatment temperature at least 10° C. lower than the full austenitization temperature of the weld joint (22) and at least 15° C. higher than a minimum temperature Tmin: T min ( ° C . ) = AC 3 ( WJ ) - α IC max 100 ( Ac 3 ( WJ ) - 673 - 40 × Al ) . where Ac3(WJ) is the full austenitization temperature of the weld joint (22) α IC max = ( 1 - ( 1 + ρ ) ( max ( 1 ; ρ ) Ts 2 - 350 ) ( 1 - β ) ( ρ Ts 2 + Ts 1 ) + β ( 1 + ρ ) ( 3130 C FW + 750 ) - 350 × ( 1 + ρ ) ) × 100 , where TS1 and TS2 are the ultimate tensile strengths of the strongest and the weakest substrate after press-hardening CFW is the carbon content of the filler material β is the proportion of filler material ρ is the ratio between the thicknesses of the weakest and the strongest substrate The method also includes holding the blank (15) at the heat treatment temperature for a time between 2 and 10 minutes; and press-forming the blank (15) into a part and cooling.
US11911842B2
A crystalline material processing method includes forming subsurface laser damage at a first average depth position to form cracks in the substrate interior propagating outward from at least one subsurface laser damage pattern, followed by imaging the substrate top surface, analyzing the image to identify a condition indicative of presence of uncracked regions within the substrate, and taking one or more actions responsive to the analyzing. One potential action includes changing an instruction set for producing subsequent laser damage formation (at second or subsequent average depth positions), without necessarily forming additional damage at the first depth position. Another potential action includes forming additional subsurface laser damage at the first depth position. The substrate surface is illuminated with a diffuse light source arranged perpendicular to a primary substrate flat and positioned to a first side of the substrate, and imaged with an imaging device positioned to an opposing second side of the substrate.
US11911839B2
A semiconductor device includes a first die, the first die including a first dielectric layer and a plurality of first bond pads formed within apertures in the first dielectric layer, and a second die bonded to the first die, the second die including a second dielectric layer and a plurality of second bond pads protruding from the second dielectric layer. The first die is bonded to the second die such that the plurality of second bond pads protrude into the apertures in the first dielectric layer to establish respective metallurgical bonds with the plurality of first bond pads. A reduction in the distance between the respective bond pads of the dies results in a lower temperature for establishing a hybrid bond.
US11911833B2
An apparatus reconfigures or configures a wheel associated with a train. The apparatus comprises a tool configured to engage the wheel a compound slide system for positioning the cutting tool in at least two axes. The compound slide system is controlled so that the wheel is configured in accordance with a profile. The slide system can be moved mechanically and/or pneumatically and/or can use a mechanical profile. The apparatus can have a low profile and a low weight.
US11911832B2
A cutting guide apparatus for guiding placement of bore holes in a door may include an engagement interface and a backset assembly. The engagement interface may be configured to retain the apparatus proximate to an edge of a door. The engagement interface may include a handle hole guide structure and an edge bore guide structure. The backset assembly may be operably coupled to the engagement interface to enable an amount of backset from the edge of the door to a center of the handle hole guide structure to be adjusted. The engagement interface may include a first leg configured to be disposed along a first face of the door, and a second leg configured to be disposed along a second face of the door. The backset assembly may be configured to engage the edge of the door at a variable location between the first and second legs.
US11911831B2
A boring head is provided comprising a tool body (1) having a main rotation axis (R) about which the tool body (1) rotates during boring operations. The boring head further comprises a tool carrier (6) arranged in or on the tool body (1), a first motor (9) for displacing the tool carrier (6) relative to the tool body (1) and a clamping mechanism (26) with a clamping element (27, 55, 68, 81) for effecting a clamping force on the tool carrier (6), in order to prevent a displacement of the tool carrier (6) relative to the tool body (1) during boring operations. The clamping mechanism (26) is an active clamping mechanism which effects a clamping force that can be adjusted actively.
US11911828B2
A cutting insert may include a first surface, a second surface, a third surface and a cutting edge. The first surface may include a corner, a first side, a first inclined surface located along the corner, a second inclined surface located further inside than the first inclined surface, a third inclined surface located along the first side, a fourth inclined surface located further inside the first surface than the third inclined surface, and a protruded part located further inside than the second inclined surface and the fourth inclined surface. An inclination angle of the protruded part may be smaller than an inclination angle of the second inclined surface in a cross section along a bisector of the corner. The inclination angle of the protruded part may be larger than a third inclination angle in a cross section orthogonal to the first side.
US11911825B2
In an example, a method is described that includes building a first layer of a three-dimensional heterogeneous object in a first plurality of passes of an additive manufacturing system. An electronic component is inserted directly into the first layer. The electronic component is then fused to the first layer in a second plurality of passes of the additive manufacturing system.
US11911824B2
A method for manufacturing a material layer includes a first step S101 of arranging first particles P1 in a pattern on a base material 11 and a second step S102 of arranging second particles in regions in which the first particles P1 are not arranged on the base material 11. The second step S102 includes a step of rubbing bearing materials S2 that carry the second particles P2 against the base material 11 on which the first particles P1 are arranged.
US11911808B2
A system for controlling damages in cleaning a semiconductor wafer comprising features of patterned structures, the system comprising: a wafer holder for temporary restraining a semiconductor wafer during a cleaning process; an inlet for delivering a cleaning liquid over a surface of the semiconductor wafer; a sonic generator configured to alternately operate at a first frequency and a first power level for a first predetermined period of time and at a second frequency and a second power level for a second predetermined period of time, to impart sonic energy to the cleaning liquid, the first predetermined period of time and the second predetermined period of time consecutively following one another; and a controller programmed to provide the cleaning parameters, wherein at least one of the cleaning parameters is determined such that a percentage of damaged features as a result of the imparting sonic energy is lower than a predetermined threshold.
US11911803B2
An automated sorting and packing system is described. In an example implementation, the system may include a transfer station that transfers an item into a shipping carton, one or more conveyors that convey the item and/or carton to a transfer station, a scanner that scans the item, and a processor communicatively coupled with the scanner and the one or more conveyors. According to some implementations, the system may perform operations including determining a carton identifier associated with a carton based on an order, assigning a transfer station to the order and the carton identifier based on scan data identifying an item, transporting the item to the transfer station using a conveyor, and transferring the item from the conveyor to a carton associated with the carton identifier using the transfer station.
US11911801B2
Apparatuses, method and computer program products for automatically performing sorting operations are disclosed herein. An example apparatus may comprise: an array of gripping elements, and at least one processing component configured to: obtain image data corresponding with the plurality of items; identify, from the image data, one or more characteristics of the plurality of items; determine, based at least in part on the one or more characteristics, an ordered sequence corresponding with the plurality of items; and generate a control indication to cause at least one of the gripping elements to perform the sorting operations based at least in part on the ordered sequence.
US11911800B2
A mail piece sortation system for maximizing a number of INTELLIGENT MAIL BARCODES (IMBs) encoded mail pieces that are postal-allowable within a mailing tray is described. The system utilizes the thickness of each mail piece, which is determined before placement of the mail piece into a mailing tray. A computer controller oversees the operation of the system and tracks the thickness of each mail piece for assembling each mailing tray with a maximum number of mail pieces based on the thickness determination to achieve a maximum allowable number of mail pieces within the mail tray. INTELLIGENT MAIL TRAY LABELS (IMTLs) are created by the system and attached by an operator to each mailing tray.
US11911797B1
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for multi-path sorting systems that facilitate package sorting for delivery and near-real time changes to sortation for rerouting of the packages. The package sorting system may include conventional conveyor systems that deliver packages to multi-path conveyors (e.g., multi-path conveyor belts) that may cause the package to be moved in multiple directions to ultimately deposit a package onto an output conveyor system for delivery to a downstream location (e.g., packaging station, sorting station, etc.). The input conveyors may include a sensor for determining information about the package (e.g., destination address, order information, etc.) which may be used to determine the optimal downstream route for the package, which may be adjusted as conditions change.
US11911795B2
Described is a separation apparatus for a harvester, for separating berries from other plant matter from harvested plant material, the apparatus comprising a conveyor system that defines a first separation system, a second separation system located at least partially above the first separation system comprising an array of rotatable rollers to convey harvested plant material in an upstream to downstream direction, the rollers spaced apart to provide a plurality of openings permitting the transit of separated berries through the berries while preventing the transit of other plant matter, a third separation system in the form of a de-stemming unit downstream of the second separation system, a plant matter distribution system, for distributing plant matter away from the collection apparatus, wherein berries pass through any one or more of the first, second and third separation systems for collection in the collection unit.
US11911781B2
The disclosure relates to a supply system for supplying multiple consumers with a substance to be applied, preferably paint, for application to motor vehicle bodies and/or add-on parts thereof. The supply system comprises a feed line, a return line, a first consumer device which comprises a first consumer, the first consumer being connected to the feed line and the return line and preferably forming a first consumer of the feed line in the flow direction of the substance to be applied, and a further consumer device which comprises a further consumer, the further consumer being connected to the feed line and the return line and preferably forming a last consumer of the feed line in the flow direction of the substance to be applied and/or being arranged after the first consumer in the flow direction of the substance to be applied. The supply system is distinguished in particular in that the feed line is connected to the return line via a connecting line. The disclosure relates further to an associated coating installation and to an associated supply method.
US11911780B2
A washcoat showerhead for depositing a washcoat onto a face of a substrate comprises a housing having an inlet for receiving the washcoat, a showerhead plate and a baffle. The housing and showerhead plate define a showerhead cavity with the baffle located within the showerhead cavity. The showerhead plate has a plurality of nozzle apertures for discharging the washcoat towards the face of the substrate. The baffle comprises an impermeable central body and a plurality of arms extending from the impermeable central body, the plurality of arms defining a plurality of flow apertures circumferentially arranged around the impermeable central body.
US11911778B2
In a continuous centrifuge, a core end surface component separated from a core body is arranged inside a rotor, an air trap mechanism which automatically captures bubbles inside a sample is formed, and the bubbles are removed by centrifugal separation before the sample is sent to an outer circumferential portion having a high liquid pressure. In addition, when viewed in the axial direction, the core body and an upper rotor cover abut each other, and the core end surface component and a lower rotor cover abut each other, with appropriate pressure by biasing the core end surface component and the core body with a spring. Because a flow path between the rotor core and the rotor covers is maintained in a perfect state and the bubbles in liquid are also removed, the flow path may not be blocked by the bubbles and the centrifugal separation can be stably performed.
US11911777B2
Provided is an electrostatic dust collecting apparatus including a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode along a first direction, at least one support member configured to maintain an interval between the first electrode and the second electrode spaced apart from each other, and a support bar formed to extend along the first direction. The at least one support member each include at least one electrode insertion groove formed to allow at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode to be inserted thereinto and a coupling hole extending along the first direction and formed to allow the support bar to be coupled thereto.
US11911769B2
The instant disclosure provides nucleic acid amplification systems and multi-reaction analysis systems useful in the efficient processing of samples, including clinical samples. Integrated systems that include nucleic acid amplification devices functionally combined with multi-reaction analysis systems are also included. Also provided are methods for monitoring multiple concurrent nucleic acid amplification reactions that include the use of devices and systems described herein.
US11911768B2
A test element support comprises a heating element for heating a test element for analytical examination of a sample. The heating element comprises a substrate, which is made of at least one substrate material. The substrate comprises at least one active area configured for being heated and at least one non-active area outside the active area. The active and the non-active areas are separated by at least one thermal insulation element. The thermal insulation element has a lower thermal conductivity than the substrate material. The thermal insulation element is fully or partially embedded into the substrate. The test element support further comprises at least one heater. The heater comprises at least one heater substrate and the heater substrate is attached to the substrate, wherein the heater substrate is attached to a back face of the substrate. The back face opposes a front face of the substrate contacting the test element.
US11911767B2
Described are exemplary embodiments of a syringe identification system for use with a positive displacement pipette, such as a handheld powered positive displacement pipette. An exemplary syringe identification system may include a sensor, such as a color sensor, that is located at or near a distal end of the pipette and arranged such that the sensor is operative to read an identifying marking(s) on a syringe that has been installed to the pipette. The sensor may be a color sensor having an illumination source and configured to read a color code on the syringe. The color code may be usable to identify the syringe to the pipette.
US11911754B1
Disclosed is a method for forming a catalyst bed for catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, which uses 3-D printing techniques to form a porous metal backbone and treating the surface of the metal backbone to activate the surface, wherein the metal backbone is formed of a noble metal or a manganese complex. Also disclosed is a rocket engine having a 3D printed catalyst for catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, a fuel store, an oxidizer store, and a rocket engine, wherein the oxidizer is a stabilized solution of hydrogen peroxide, and a 3D printed catalyst bed.
US11911752B2
A honeycomb body for exhaust gas aftertreatment includes a plurality of interconnected metal foils stacked on one another. The honeycomb body has a central first flow channel running in the axial direction of the honeycomb body, as an inflow section, and has a plurality of second flow channels between in each case two mutually adjacent metal foils. The first flow channel is in fluid communication with the second flow channels. The second flow channels formed between two mutually adjacent metal foils run in a straight line and parallel to one another along a radial direction of the honeycomb body.
US11911747B2
Provided is an ammonia decomposition catalyst that exhibits high durability while maintaining high ammonia decomposition activity and low emissions of nitrogen oxides, for example, even under an atmosphere with a steam concentration of about 10% by volume. An ammonia decomposition catalyst capable of decomposing ammonia contained in an exhaust gas, the catalyst comprising an inorganic oxide loaded with an alloy containing Pt and Pd, and a zeolite.
US11911729B2
The present disclosure is directed ion-exchange systems and devices that include composite ion-exchange membranes having 3D printed spacers on them. These 3D printed spacers can drastically reduce the total intermembrane spacing within the system/device while maintaining a reliable sealing surface around the exterior border of the membrane. By adding the spacers directly to the membrane using additive manufacturing, the amount of material used can be reduced without adversely impacting the manufacturability of the composite membrane as well as allow for complex spacer geometries that can reduce the restrictions to flow resulting in less pressure drop associated with the flow in the active area of the membranes.
US11911724B2
A heat pump includes a vapor compression system and a cooling unit thermally coupled to the vapor compression system. A purge system is arranged in fluid communication with the vapor compression system. The purge system includes at least one separator operable to separate contaminants from a refrigerant purge gas provided to the purge system from the vapor compression system.
US11911723B2
A honeycomb structure body, which includes a honeycomb body and a skin layer, the honeycomb body including axially extending channels defined by a porous wall, wherein a radial path of a radial section of the honeycomb body from a central axis to the skin layer consists of a porous wall inner section and a porous wall outer section in sequence, an average wall thickness of inner porous walls provided in the porous wall inner section is smaller than an average wall thickness of outer porous walls provided in the porous wall outer section, and a length of the porous wall inner section in the radial path accounts for 71%-95%. The specific structure of the honeycomb structure body not only increases the strength of the honeycomb structure body, but also ensures good thermal shock resistance and small back pressure.
US11911709B2
A toy construction system comprising toy construction elements, comprising coupling means for releasably interconnecting the toy construction elements, one or more marker construction elements comprising such coupling means and each having a visual appearance recognizable by an image processing means, and a data processing system adapted to process a captured image of a toy construction model constructed from the toy construction elements to detect at least a presence of at least one of the marker construction elements within the captured image, and responsive to the detected marker construction element, generate a computer-generated image, wherein the marker construction element comprises a visually detectable feature and a movable element movable between a first and a second position, wherein the movable element, when positioned in the first position, causes the visually detectable feature to be visible and, when positioned in the second position, causes the visually detectable feature to be obstructed from view.
US11911705B2
A method and system encourage continued play of scratch-off lottery tickets remaining in a game after award of the seeded top prizes in the game. A total set of scratch-off lottery tickets for the game are subject to a single multi-tier prize structure that includes a top tier prize and a plurality of lower tier prize levels. Subsets of the total set of tickets each have a predetermined winning outcome at one of the lower tier prize levels. A first one of the subsets is divided into qualifying tickets and non-qualifying tickets, the qualifying tickets eligible for play in an additional game having a game prize at least equal to the top tier prize. The qualifying and/or non-qualifying tickets are provided with a printed mark that distinguishes the qualifying tickets from the non-qualifying tickets within the first subset. At redemption, the qualifying tickets are identified and entered into the additional game.
US11911697B2
A virtual-environment-based object construction method is disclosed for a computer device. The method includes displaying an environment interface corresponding to a virtual environment, receiving a three-dimensional (3D) model input operation, the 3D model input operation being used for inputting a target 3D model of a target object, receiving a position input operation, the position input operation being used for determining a display position of the target object in the virtual environment, and displaying the target object at the display position according to the 3D model input operation and the position input operation, the target object being obtained by filling with voxel blocks within a contour range of the target 3D model.
US11911694B1
The present disclosure generally relates to cloud gaming systems, which utilize a cloud gaming controller in electronic communication with a computing device. One embodiment includes a cloud gaming system, including a pair of cloud gaming controller input modules non-removably secured to a rigid, fixed length bridge section, a smart device holder attached to the rigid, fixed length bridge section, and a smart device secured by the smart device holder such that an entire back surface of the smart device lies fixed in a plane, wherein said plane is parallel to a front surface of the rigid, non-expandible bridge section.
US11911693B2
A computer-implemented method for providing electronics games for play by a group of users in two or more moving vehicles. The method includes maintaining data structures of media program data, user profile data and vehicle profile data, receiving user and vehicle state information, identifying a group of users based on contemporaneous presence in two or more vehicles or common participation in a game or other group experience for related trips at different times, and selecting, configuring or creating media program for play at media players. An apparatus or system is configured to perform the method, and related operations.
US11911688B2
A game employing user-modifiable game components, such as cards in a collectable card game, employs various features to provide user-modifiability, including sleeves, transparent cards, stickers, and other elements. Electronic versions of the game and various other features are included, including tracking of history associated with such components.
US11911687B2
This invention relates to an improved wheel arrangement of an inline skate for improving turning capability. In this wheel arrangement, the front wheel and rear wheel and any middle wheels are disposed along a straight line that makes an acute angle with the rolling direction and with the wheels being arranged such that they are part of a substantially inverted V-shape seen in front or rear plan view. Subject of the invention are a frame, a wheel assembly, combinations of left and right frames and wheel assemblies, inline skates, a method for retrofitting a prior art frame and a replacement mount for use in such a method.
US11911683B2
A block plate apparatus system, comprising: at least one block plate; a plurality of stackable blocks, wherein the at least block plate is fastened to the plurality of stackable blocks to form a unified stack. The block plate apparatus system is usable for making exercise more safe and efficient, for example by effectuating the movement of a plurality of stackable blocks as one unit.
US11911674B2
Disclosed herein are a golf tee used when a golfer hits a tee shot and a method of manufacturing the same. The golf tee includes a support inserted into the ground and a rotary portion coupled to the support and having a head on which a golf ball is placed, wherein the rotary portion is adjustable in angle and thus can be easily restored to a correct vertical position when the angle of the rotary portion with respect to the support is changed due to impact upon hitting.
US11911668B2
The invention is that of a lacrosse ball collection apparatus fabricated from materials such as plastics, metals and fabrics. The apparatus comprises a fabric which when in its open position forms a substantially triangular horizontal surface capable of fitting inside a lacrosse goal. When lacrosse balls are shot into the goal, they collect on the fabric. The apparatus is foldable at a front joint and comprises a spout located behind the front joint and in close proximity thereto, such that the apparatus may be used to carry the balls to a collection receptacle, where they may be poured out of the spout into the receptacle for reuse. The apparatus is further foldable at two side joints such that an apical joint is foldable toward the front joint and two front member segments are foldable inward to render the apparatus in a compact, closed position suitable for storage in small spaces.
US11911667B1
A method and system for determining concentricity of a multiple layer golf ball are disclosed herein. One or more images of a golf ball are generated using an X-ray source, a camera or a digital detector, and an image intensifier. An edge detection algorithm is preferably utilized. The method also includes calculating Y, Z center coordinates of the a best fit diameter or ellipse of the inner edge layer and outer edge layer of the multiple layer golf ball.
US11911664B2
A cushion pad assembled on a frame of a swimming goggles is provided, which includes a connecting portion that has an inner peripheral surface and outer peripheral surface, and a face-attaching portion that is connected to the connecting portion and has an outer ring surface and an inner ring surface. The cushion pad is characterized in that: the inner ring surface of the face-attaching portion is of a wavy curve that conforms to the depth and height of the outer periphery of the eye socket. A plurality of independent buffering bodies are provided between the outer peripheral surface of the connecting portion and the outer ring surface of the face-attaching portion, and each of the buffering bodies is jointly composed of a first supporting member, a second supporting member and a joint at an intersection of the first supporting member and the second supporting member.
US11911662B1
This application discloses a method to use sensors for games of skill relating to physical exercise. The method may employ the use of sensors that can collect data, including location using GPS, sense barometric pressure, steps walked, blood oxygen levels, navigational directions, gyroscopic movement, heart rate, and many other data types. Players may challenge other players to competitions wherein the players make a challenge wherein a winning player is rewarded a wager. Data collected by the sensors may be used for metrics to determine the winning player.
US11911656B2
A glute press exercise machine including: a four-bar linkage connected to a stationary frame; a rotatable back support connected to the four-bar linkage; a seat connected to the four-bar linkage; and a foot support connected to the stationary frame. A lower portion of the back support extends below the user's hips to support the users hips during a glute press exercise. This lower portion supports at least 10% of the user's weight. In operation, the seat rotates downwardly away from the user's hips during a glute press exercise and then rotates upwardly again to contact the user's bottom between every repetition of the glute press exercise. The four-bar linkage is pivotally connected to the stationary frame at a location near ground level. The foot support is positioned below 25 cm from the ground and extends forwardly beyond the front of the stationary frame.
US11911654B1
The foot-attached exercise rollers comprises a toe cover, a strap, a plurality of rollers, and a plurality of grips. The foot-attached exercise rollers may be an exercise device that may be adapted to be worn on the foot. The toe cover may cover the front of a foot held in place by the strap. The plurality of rollers may be adapted to reduce friction between the front of the toe cover and a floor and the plurality of grips may be adapted to increase friction between the rear of the toe cover and the floor. The foot-attached exercise rollers may be adapted to be worn in pairs to exercise the user's core as a user moves the feet back and forth on the plurality of rollers while attempting to keeping the upper body still.
US11911648B2
A bottom-hinged dumbbell holder may include a pair of opposed holding bodies connected along their bottoms. In a closed position, the top sections may be axially aligned and constructed and arranged to slide over an elongated bar and the bases define a generally cylindrical channel, near the hinged bottom, in which compressible gaskets and a handle of a dumbbell may be received and securely contained.
US11911643B2
Environmentally-clean fire inhibiting and extinguishing dry powder compositions and products for sorbing flammable liquids while inhibiting ignition and extinguishing fire involving flammable hydrocarbon liquids such as, oils, fuels and non-polar solvents such as ketones and alcohols. The dry powder chemical compositions are made by mixing, blending and milling to suitable powder particle sizes, the following components: a fire extinguishing agent in the form of at least one alkali metal salt of a nonpolymeric saturated carboxylic acid; a powder fluidizing agent to help provide the dry powder composition with excellent fluid flow characteristics; and an oleophilic/hydrophobic composition for absorbing liquid hydrocarbons, while repelling water. A surfactant may be added to promote the formation of anhydrous semi-crystalline metal mineral salt film onto the surface of flammable hydrocarbon liquids involved in fire outbreaks to be extinguished and preferably absorbed by the dry powder chemical compositions.
US11911617B2
Methods are provided for treating diseases by altering body mass composition in a human subject through application of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) using electrodes placed in electrical contact with the subject's scalp at a location corresponding to each of the subject's left and right vestibular systems. The methods may be used to treat obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. GVS may be applied for a predetermined period of time at regular intervals.
US11911605B2
An electrical stimulation apparatus provides an electrical stimulation signal as a DC pulse train at a frequency between 20 kHz and 50 kHz, with the electrical stimulation signal applied to the body of a patient at an injury site, based on sequentially activating respective subsets among a set of electrodes included in an electrode carrier that places the electrodes in contact with the body of the patient. An electrical stimulation method sequentially activates, via an electrical stimulation signal, respective subsets of electrodes among a set of electrodes contacting the body of a patient at an injury site on the body of the patient. Advantageously, in one or more embodiments, the sequential activation follows an activation sequence that “moves” the sources and sinks for the electrical stimulation signal around the injury site, thereby creating spatially distributed signal paths through or across the injury over time.
US11911598B2
Provided is a device for injecting a fixed quantity of liquid medicine, to which a syringe may be mounted and which may inject the liquid medicine held in the syringe by a fixed quantity due to a user's pushing operation. The device for injecting the fixed quantity of liquid medicine is advantageous in that a user can operate the device with one hand to inject the fixed quantity of medicine into various areas, thus maximizing operability and convenience. Furthermore, the device is advantageous in that it is possible to maximize medicine delivery efficiency even when operated by a person who is not a medical staff not in a hospital but at home.
US11911596B2
Disclosed are techniques to establish initial settings for an automatic insulin delivery device. An adjusted total daily insulin (TDI) factor usable to calculate a TDI dosage may be determined. The adjusted TDI factor may be a TDI per unit of a physical characteristic of the user (e.g., weight) times a reduction factor. The adjusted TDI factor may be compared to a maximum algorithm delivery threshold. Based on the comparison result, the application or algorithm may set a TDI dosage and output a control signal. Blood glucose measurement values may be collected from a sensor over a period of time. A level of glycated hemoglobin of the blood may be determined based on the obtained blood glucose measurement values. In response to the level of glycated hemoglobin, the set TDI dosage may be modified. A subsequent control signal including the modified TDI dosage may be output to actuate delivery of insulin.
US11911593B2
An infusion adapter for connection with an infusion fluid container includes a connection portion configured to engage an injection port of an infusion fluid container, and a port configured to connect to an intravenous line, with the port in fluid communication with the connection portion. The connection portion includes a retaining ring extending radially outward from the connection portion, with the retaining ring configured to securely connect the infusion adapter to the infusion fluid container to substantially prevent disconnection of the infusion adapter from the infusion fluid container once the infusion adapter is connected to the infusion fluid container. The retaining ring includes an indicator configured to provide visualization of insertion of the connection portion into an injection port of an infusion fluid container.
US11911591B2
A disposable cartridge for a drug delivery device includes a flexible bag to accommodate a liquid medicament and having an opening adjacent to a sidewall, a socket having a fluid channel in fluid communication with a cartridge fluid coupling, and a housing covering at least a portion of the flexible bag and having a receptacle to receive the socket with the flexible bag. The socket extends into the opening of the flexible bag. The flexible bag's sidewall is fixed between the socket and the receptacle.
US11911588B2
Described herein are syringe caps including a plug portion and a protruding member extending from one end of the plug portion. The protruding member can extend a length greater than a depth of an accumulated component in the syringe. Also described herein, are systems including a syringe containing a composition and a syringe cap. The syringe cap can include a luer-lock with a projecting member that projects into the syringe. The projecting member can assist in creating a tunnel through the accumulated material thereby allowing degassing of the composition. The projecting member can also help to prevent accumulation of a radiopaque visualization agent or contrast agent that may accumulate along one end of the syringe.
US11911587B2
An injection setup kit can include a manifold connector, a first packaging container, and a fluid line. The first packaging container can define a first closed interior volume that includes a patient interface connector having a patient interface inlet, a first patient interface outlet, and a valve configured to selectively permit fluid communication through the patient interface connector. The patient interface inlet can be fluidly connected to the manifold outlet. The fluid line can have a first fluid line end and a second fluid line end. The first fluid line end can be connected to the patient interface inlet within the first closed interior volume. The second fluid line end can extend outside of the first closed interior volume and be connected to a manifold outlet outside of the first closed interior volume.
US11911585B2
Medical devices including vascular access kits and related methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a vascular access system may include a first conduit, a second conduit, and a connector that is reversibly or irreversibly coupled to both the first and second conduits such that there is a continuous lumen from the first conduit and the second conduit. In some embodiments the vascular access system may include a connector where the inside geometry of the connector enhances laminar flow. The vascular access system, when implanted and assembled, may be a fully subcutaneous surgical implant.
US11911582B2
Disclosed herein is an instrument that enables the in situ formation of architected planar biomaterials and tissues by translating a printer head along a deposition surface such as a patient having burn injuries. In handheld embodiments of the instrument, cell-laden biopolymer solutions are perfused through a moving microfabricated printer head and deposited onto a stationary planar surface or a wound. The printer head may be translated via a drive mechanism. A soft deformable roller mitigates further damage to the injured area of skin as it rolls over it and a gimbal mechanism to which the printer head is attached is in contact with the injured tissue but is configured so that the printer head while in contact with tissue, does not exert undue pressure on the would area.
US11911577B2
A protective cover for an affected area of a patient, particularly associated with an insertion site of a catheter or other puncture or opening in a patient's skin, comprising a body portion including an aperture, and a window portion, wherein the body portion and window portion each optionally comprises an antimicrobial composition. Aspects of the present invention provide articles, systems and kits for covering an incision, wound or catheter insertion site with a protective cover, and methods of using and making the protective cover.
US11911573B2
A catheter may include an elongate body including a proximal portion including a proximal end, and a distal tip portion. The distal tip portion may include an inner liner and a marker band circumferentially surrounding the inner liner. The distal tip portion also may include an outer jacket circumferentially surrounding a first portion of the inner liner and ending proximal of a proximal end of the marker band; and a tip outer jacket circumferentially surrounding a second portion of the inner liner and the marker band. The tip outer jacket extends distally past the marker band distal end to a distal tip of the elongate body, and a proximal end of the tip outer jacket may be laterally adjacent to a distal end of the outer jacket.
US11911571B2
The present invention relates to packaging 10 for housing a medical device 100. The packaging 10 includes first and second sides 12, 14 sealed or otherwise secured around the periphery thereof to define a plurality of edges. An interaction region 24 is provided and defines a first point of contact for a user of the packaging 100. The packaging 10 also includes a tear-away region 28 which may be at least partially separated from the remainder of the packaging to form an open upper end of the packaging 10, in use. The tear-away region 28 includes an interaction point defining a second point of contact for a user of the packaging 10. A sealing arrangement including first and second sealing members 42, 44 provides a user-sealable seal between the first and second sides 12, 14 of the packaging 10.
US11911551B2
Methods and devices are disclosed for the treatment of a subject suffering from drug intoxication by cleansing a contaminated sample from the subject with adsorption media. The adsorption media composition is selected for its antithrombogenic properties and for its ability to adhere to one or more drug targets to be reduced or eliminated. The media can further be held in a cartridge for use in extracorporeal treatments such as those of hemoperfusion. Contacting the contaminated sample from the subject with the absorption medium allows for the separation of a portion of the drug target from the sample, producing a cleansed sample that can be infused into the subject.
US11911548B2
A peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) system includes a cycler including an actuation surface having a peristaltic pump actuator; a manifold assembly including a rigid manifold having first and second chambers (110a, 110b), the rigid manifold configured and arranged to be abutted against the actuation surface for operation, a peristaltic pump tube (124gh) extending from the first chamber (110a) to the second chamber (110b) of the rigid manifold, a dialysis fluid container line (124b) extending from the first chamber (110a), and a branch line (124c) extending between the dialysis fluid container line (124b) and the second chamber (110b); and a control unit configured to cause the peristaltic pump actuator to actuate the peristaltic pump tube (124gh) to pump dialysis fluid from the branch line (124c) into the second chamber (110b) and from the second chamber (110b) into the first chamber (110a).
US11911544B2
A blood purification apparatus that includes a blood circuit including an arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit and that allows a patient's blood to extracorporeally circulate, with a blood purifier that is interposed between the arterial blood circuit and the venous blood circuit and purifies; a dialysate temporary chamber that temporarily stores dialysate received from a dialysate storage supported by a supporting unit; a substitution-fluid temporary chamber that temporarily stores substitution fluid received from a substitution-fluid storage supported by the supporting unit; a first dialysate introduction line through which the dialysate in the dialysate storage flows into the dialysate temporary chamber; and a substitution line through which the substitution fluid in the substitution-fluid storage flows into the substitution-fluid temporary chamber. The blood purification apparatus includes a dialysate transfer pump provided to the first dialysate introduction line and that transfers the dialysate in the dialysate storage to the dialysate temporary chamber, a substitution-fluid transfer pump provided to the substitution line and that transfers the substitution fluid in the substitution-fluid storage to the substitution-fluid temporary chamber, and a control unit that controls the dialysate transfer pump and the substitution-fluid transfer pump.
US11911543B2
An autotransfusion system for separating fluid constituents includes a centrifuge housing and a rotatable driving member mounted within the centrifuge housing. The rotatable driving member is configured to receive therein and rotationally engage any one of a plurality of centrifuge bowls with different heights. In some embodiments, the centrifuge bowl is integrated with a fluid line organizer to provide for easy and efficient organization of a plurality of different fluid lines incorporated into the autotransfusion system. In some embodiments, the centrifuge bowl and fluid line organizer are easily and efficiently coupled to the centrifuge housing for autotransfusion processing. After autotransfusion processing, the centrifuge bowl and fluid line organizer are easily and efficiently decoupled from the centrifuge housing and discarded.
US11911542B2
A medical apparatus that includes an apparatus body that has a surface with an opening and a cover coupled to the apparatus body about an axis of rotation angled to the surface. The cover is operable to rotate about the axis of rotation to move between a first position wherein the cover closes the opening and a second position wherein the cover is moved to allow access to the opening.
US11911541B1
The vehicle interior deodorizer may comprise a deodorizing device for deodorizing the interior of a vehicle and a method of using the deodorizing device. During a treatment cycle, the deodorizing device may release a chemical tablet into a cup holding water after an evacuation interval. The chemical tablet may dissolve in the water, creating a deodorizing solution. A bubbler mechanism may de-gas the deodorizing solution and may force deodorizing gas out of the deodorizing device such that the deodorizing gas may saturate the interior of the vehicle during a treatment interval. The bubbler mechanism may quiesce during a dissipation interval such that the deodorizing gas may abate. The vehicle may be opened and aired out to complete the treatment cycle.
US11911539B2
A device for dispensing, in particular for vaporizing, volatile substances such as fragrances and/or active agents, includes a container and a capillary element in contact with said substance to be dispensed that conveys said substance to at least one substance dispensing region by a capillary effect. At least one electrical heating element adjoins said at least one capillary element. An electrical connection element supplies said electrical heating element with electrical energy. The heating element is a constituent part of said container and said container can be releasably connected to said electrical connection element. An electrical contact device is provided for electrically connecting said heating element to said electrical connection element in a releasable manner.
US11911535B2
An implantable medical device is disclosed comprising a thermoplastic composite body having anterior, first lateral, second lateral, posterior, superior, and inferior surfaces, and at least one dense portion and at least one porous portion which are integrally formed. The at least one dense portion is formed of a first thermoplastic polymer matrix that is essentially non-porous, and which is continuous through a thickness dimension from the superior surface to the inferior surface. The at least one porous portion is formed of a porous thermoplastic polymer scaffold having a second thermoplastic polymer matrix which is continuous through the thickness dimension. A method for forming the thermoplastic composite body is disclosed comprising disposing a first powder mixture in a first portion of a mold, disposing a second powder mixture in a second portion of the mold, simultaneously molding the first powder mixture and the second powder mixture, and leaching porogen.
US11911518B2
Therapeutic compositions deliver a therapeutic amount of methylphenidate in a delayed and extended release formulation. The dosage form exhibits a lag time prior to release of from 6 to 8 hours or longer, followed by a sustained release period.
US11911515B2
Extended release pyridostigmine dosage forms, suitable for maintaining stable plasma concentrations with reduced or minimized initial burst release/dose dumping of pyridostigmine, are provided. The dosage forms include matrix tablets, gastroretentive tablets, and pellets, the latter being suitable for dosing in capsules, tablets, and sachets, as well as for sprinkling on foodstuffs. The disclosure also provides methods for improving patient compliance by administering once-a-day extended release pyridostigmine bromide dosage forms that provide a superior controlled drug release.
US11911514B2
Disclosed is an extended-release lacosamide preparation which can be taken once a day. Also disclosed is a method for treating a subject with epilepsy including administering the extended-release lacosamide preparation once a day.
US11911512B2
In certain embodiments, the present invention is directed to a solid controlled release dosage form comprising: a core comprising a first portion of an opioid analgesic dispersed in a first matrix material; and a shell encasing the core and comprising a second portion of the opioid analgesic dispersed in a second matrix material; wherein the amount of opioid analgesic released from the dosage form is proportional within 20% to elapsed time from 8 to 24 hours, as measured by an in-vitro dissolution in a USP Apparatus 1 (basket) at 100 rpm in 900 ml simulated gastric fluid without enzymes (SGF) at 37 C.
US11911511B2
The present invention concerns pharmaceutical formulations of ARN-509, which can be administered to a mammal, in particular a human, suffering from an androgen receptor (AR)-related disease or condition, in particular cancer, more in particular prostate cancer, including but not limited to castration-resistant prostate cancer, metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer, chemotherapy-naive metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer, biochemically relapsed hormone sensitive prostate cancer, or high-risk, non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. In one aspect, these formulations comprise a solid dispersion of ARN-509, a poly(meth)acrylate copolymer and HPMCAS. In one aspect, the solid dispersion of ARN-509, a poly(meth)acrylate copolymer and HPMCAS is obtainable, in particular is obtained, by melt-extruding a mixture comprising ARN-509, a poly(meth)acrylate copolymer and HPMCAS and optionally subsequently milling said melt-extruded mixture. In one aspect, the solid dispersion of ARN-509, a poly(meth)acrylate copolymer and HPMCAS is obtainable, in particular is obtained, by spray drying a mixture comprising ARN-509, a poly(meth)acrylate copolymer and HPMCAS in a suitable solvent.
US11911505B2
The present invention relates to a liquid pharmaceutical formulation of hypoglycaemic sulfonamide, intended for oral or ophthalmic administration. The present invention relates in particular to an oral formulation particularly suitable for paediatric use.
US11911503B2
A process for the manufacture of semi-plastic pharmaceutical unit doses using a rotary moulding machine and semi-plastic pharmaceutical dosage units obtained by this process.
US11911498B2
Disclosed is an efficacious, low-pH skin care composition that provides good sensory properties and has a low skin irritation potential. The low-pH composition includes an effective amount of a vitamin B3 compound and, optionally, one or more additional skin care actives to provide a skin health and/or appearance benefit. The low-pH composition also includes a pH buffer comprising lactic acid and sodium lactate, a polymer thickener comprising polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, and a silicone fluid having a kinematic viscosity of 100 cSt or less at 25° C. The pH of the low-pH composition can range from 2.0 to 5.0.
US11911497B2
The present disclosure is generally directed to orally consumable products, such as foodstuffs and beverages, containing rebaudioside E present in, e.g., about 5 ppm to about 100 ppm, and to methods for preparing such orally consumable products.
US11911494B2
Disclosed is a method of treating a fine line or wrinkle in a person's skin, the method comprising topically applying to the fine line or wrinkle a composition comprising an effective amount of Commiphora mukul resin or an extract thereof that includes oleo gum resin, glycerin, water, and hyaluronic acid or a salt form thereof, wherein topical application of the composition to the fine line or wrinkle reduces the appearance of the fine line or wrinkle.
US11911483B2
Modified self-immolating moieties for use in prodrugs and conjugates and methods of using and making
Compounds represented by formula (I) can be used to make antibody-drug conjugates. The conjugates so made are stable in both human and mouse serum, enabling the performance of pre-clinical studies using a mouse model.
US11911480B2
A self-emulsifying composition contains: 70 to 90% by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters; 0.5 to 6% by weight of water; 1 to 29% by weight of a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester as an emulsifier (optionally including a polyoxyl castor oil, and not including lecithin); and lecithin in an amount of 3 to 40 parts by weight in relation to 100 parts by weight of ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the like. The self-emulsifying composition is excellent in self-emulsifying property, composition dispersibility, emulsion stability, and absorbability, is free from ethanol and polyhydric alcohols or only has such an alcohol added thereto at a reduced concentration, and is useful for foods and pharmaceuticals.
US11911479B2
The vaginal hydrogel may be a composition which includes a glycosaminoglycan, a reactive molecule, and, in some embodiments, a therapeutic agent. The glycosaminoglycan and the reactive molecule may include either thiol groups or thiol reactive sites and have a pH that is within a range of a normal vaginal environment. Some of the thiol groups may interact with the vaginal mucosa and allow the hydrogel to remain in the vagina for a longer period than existing compounds intended for intravaginal administration. Therapeutic agents may be included in the composition. In these embodiments, the hydrogel acts as a vehicle which delivers the therapeutic agent.
US11911465B2
The present disclosure provides vaccine compositions comprising at least one adjuvant and at least one antigen, wherein the adjuvant is a cationic lipid. The disclosure also provides methods of treating a disease in a mammal, methods of preventing a disease in a mammal, and methods of effecting antigen cross presentation to induce a humoral immune response and a cellular immune response in a mammal utilizing the vaccine compositions. Cross presentation of various antigens can be achieved by formulating the specific antigens with cationic lipids possessing adjuvant properties.
US11911460B1
A lipid delivery system, a virus-like structure (VLS) vaccine constructed therefrom, and a lipid particle capable of encapsulating an mRNA molecule encoding a SARS-CoV-2-specific antigen are provided. After the lipid particle encapsulates an mRNA molecule encoding a SARS-CoV-2 antigen, a SARS-CoV-2 S1 antigen protein can be embedded on a surface of an envelope structure of the lipid under specific buffer conditions to produce a VLS vaccine with an antigen-encoding mRNA molecule encapsulated inside and an outer membrane presenting a required viral antigen protein. The vaccine has a superior specific antibody-inducing ability to a SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine and a polypeptide vaccine, can maintain a long-lasting high antibody level, and can also exhibit excellent immune binding abilities for the emerging different variants.
US11911457B2
The present invention pertains to the field of industrial scale inactivation of various enteroviruses and large and industrial scale production of enterovirus vaccine compositions and combinations of various enteroviruses so obtained.
US11911455B2
The nucleic acid sequences provided by the present invention comprises sequence HPV16-AVLS1 and sequence HPV16-AVLC1 in a 1:1 ratio; and sequence HPV18-AVLS1 and sequence HPV18-AVLC1 in a 1:1 ratio; the sequence AVLS1 and the sequence AVLC1 comprise two concatenated E6 proteins, two LI short peptides, two L2 short peptides, two concatenated E7 proteins, one PADRE sequence, and one adjuvant sequence respectively; the N-terminal of sequence AVLS1 carries a mouse IgK secretion peptide sequence; the N-terminal of sequence AVLC1 carries a ubiquitin sequence. The nucleic acid sequences provided by the present invention can not only induce high titer antibodies against E6/E7, but also elicit a high level of functional cellular immune, demonstrating excellent preventive and therapeutic effects against tumors related to HPV.
US11911443B2
Peptides derived from NKp44 protein, chimeric peptides, nucleotides encoding same and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, are provided. Further, methods of extending the biological half-life of a protein of interest are provided.
US11911438B2
The present invention provides lyophilized formulations of active agents, particularly of TAT-NR2B9c, as chloride salts. TAT-NR2B9c has shown promise for treating stroke, aneurysm, subarachnoid hemorrhage and other neurological or neurotraumatic conditions. The chloride salt of TAT-NR2B9c shows improved stability compared with the acetate salt form of prior formulations. Formulations of the chloride salt of TAT-NR2B9c are stable at ambient temperature thus facilitating maintenance of supplies of such a formulation in ambulances for administration at the scene of illness or accident or in transit to a hospital.
US11911434B2
The present invention provides a conjugate and preparation method thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate and use of the pharmaceutical composition in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease.
US11911431B2
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for helping to manage the lingering symptoms and effects of COVID-19 after recovery. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to sustained release dietary and nutritional supplement compositions and methods to provide ongoing support and symptom management for individuals exposed to SARS-CoV-2 who contacted COVID-19 and later recovered but continue to experience after-effects or lingering symptoms. Specifically, the composition is based on a sustained release ashwagandha extract, alone in a therapeutically effective amount, or in combination with other ingredients.
US11911429B2
A method of treating fine lines or wrinkles in a person's skin or treating a person's sagging or loose skin is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to the fine line or wrinkle or to sagging or loose skin an effective amount of a topical composition comprising a Myrciaria dubia fruit extract, a Peucedanum graveolens extract, and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, wherein the combination reduces the appearance of the fine line or wrinkle, increases skin elasticity, or increases skin firmness.
US11911424B2
The present invention relates to lactic acid bacterial strains which are capable of producing or inducing the production of melatonin, for use in the production of melatonin in a subject. Preferred strains for such uses are capable of producing or inducing the production of adenosine. Therapeutic uses of such strains include the treatment or prevention of diseases associated with melatonin deficiency, for example infantile colic. Novel strains are also provided.
US11911416B2
Described herein is a method for treating or restoring loss of hearing and balance in a subject in need thereof. In certain aspects, the disclosed method is comprised of transplanting a humanized otocyst to a target delivery site in the subject. According to certain aspects, the otocyst is obtained from a humanized non-human mammal embryo. In certain exemplary aspects, the non-human mammal is a pig. In certain embodiments, prior to transplantation, the otocyst is cultured in a species-specific tissue culture buffer.
US11911414B2
The present is directed to compositions comprising regulatory T cell epitopes, wherein said epitopes comprises a polypeptide comprising at least a portion of SEQ NOS: 1-124 (and/or fragments and variants thereof), and optionally 1 to 12 additional amino acids distributed in any ratio on the N-terminus and/or C-terminus of the polypeptide of SEQ ID NOS: 1-124, as well as methods of producing and using the same.
US11911412B2
Described herein are methods for treating inflammation, swelling and secondary damage of the vascular and lymphatic system in a subject, for example of the brain, spinal cord, and lungs; from organ reperfusion, e.g., resulting from endothelial leakage, glycocalyx dysfunction or loss of structural integrity of the glycocalyx.
US11911406B2
Provided herein are polymer-drug conjugates with enhanced antibacterial efficacy. These conjugates include a polymer comprising a plurality of masked cationic functional groups and an antibiotic drug linked to the cationic polymer by a pH-sensitive linker. The masked cationic functional groups may be converted in aqueous solution to free cationic functional groups faster at a pH below 7 than a pH above 7. The cationic functional groups may be masked as either an uncharged functional group or by an ion pair with a neighboring anionic functional group attached to the polymer. The pH-sensitive linker releases the drug faster in aqueous solution at or below a pre-determined pH value selected from a range of 4.5 to 7 than a pH value above 7.
US11911393B2
Compounds that inhibit p38α MAPK protein, and methods of using the same, are provided for treating or preventing diseases such as cancer or inflammatory diseases.
US11911383B2
The present invention relates to an oral solution formulation or an oral powder for constitution comprising 6-acetyl-8-cyclopentyl-5-methyl-2-(5-piperazin-1-yl-pyridin-2-ylamino)-8H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one, or a lactate or malate salt thereof, and a buffer system comprising lactic acid or malic acid.
US11911381B2
The compound of formula (1a) wherein p is 1 or 2, R1-R4 are hydrogen atom or the like, and a-d are 1 or 2, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which has an antitumor effect by inhibiting the binding between a MLL fusion protein that is infused with AF4, AF9, or the like, which is a representative fusion partner gene causing MLL leukemia, and menin.
US11911371B2
The present invention provides pyridine and pyrazine derivatives which restore or enhance the function of mutant and/or wild type CFTR to treat cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory tract infections, lung carcinoma, xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sire, or constipation (IBS, IBD, opioid induced). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.
US11911370B1
Provided herein are low impurity compositions comprising a compound represented by Formula (I): which are useful in the treatment of disorders related to the activity of the c-KIT and PDGFRα kinases, and oncogenic forms thereof.
US11911369B2
Pharmaceutical compositions of the invention include substituted riluzole prodrugs useful for the treatment of cancers including melanoma, breast cancer, brain cancer, and prostate cancer through the release of riluzole. Prodrugs of riluzole have enhanced stability to hepatic metabolism and are delivered into systemic circulation by oral administration, and then cleaved to release riluzole in the plasma via either an enzymatic or general biophysical release process.
US11911368B2
The invention comprises a method of treatment of CNS disorders by a pharmaceutical agent exhibiting combined noradrenergic, serotonergic or dopaminergic reuptake transporter inhibitory and μ-opioid agonistic activity.
US11911366B2
A method of treating an oxidative stress disease includes orally or intragastrically administering, to a subject in need thereof, a pharmaceutical composition including edaravone with a time interval from a consumption of a meal by the subject in need thereof to an administration of the pharmaceutical composition to the subject in need thereof. The time interval is 8 hours or longer after the consumption of a high-fat meal, the time interval is 4 hours or longer after the consumption of a standard meal, or the time interval is 2 hours or longer after the consumption of a light meal.
US11911364B2
The present invention provides new GABAA receptor-binding compounds that modify the activation of GABAA, their use in the preparation of a neuroactive pharmaceutical composition, improving sperm motility and labeling of biomolecules.
US11911360B2
The present invention relates generally to intranasal pharmaceutical compositions. In particular, the present invention is directed to sustained, enhanced delivery of pharmaceutical agents across the nasal mucosa for systemic drug delivery.
US11911357B2
Embodiments of the disclosure are drawn to an enteral feeding device for hydrolyzing triglycerides in a nutritional formula. The device may include a body housing a chamber, an inlet configured to fluidly couple with a source of nutritional formula, and an outlet configured to fluidly couple with an enteral feeding tube. The device may include a headspace and a plurality of particles contained within the chamber, wherein the lipase is covalently bonded to the plurality of particles. The device may include an inlet filter located between the inlet and the chamber, wherein the inlet filter contains a first plurality of openings, and an outlet filter located between the chamber and the outlet, wherein the outlet filter has a second plurality of openings smaller than the plurality of particles.
US11911351B2
In general, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising (R)-oxybutynin and a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI) and methods of treating Sleep Apnea comprising administering (R)-oxybutynin and a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI). In some embodiments, the NRI is atomoxetine.
US11911343B2
An adapter assembly includes a tapered connector including a central passage and a tapered outer surface for sealing with a tube or bottle. A male connector for connection to a female connector to fluidly communicate the female connector with the tube or bottle is coupled with the tapered connector. A method of forming such an adapter assembly is also disclosed.
US11911339B1
A cap assembly universally structured for protectively enclosing differently dimensioned and configured additive ports of an IV container and including a housing, which may include a variably dimensioned interior, structured to receive the additive port therein, in an operative position. A cover is disposed in covering relation to the housing interior and a retaining structure is disposed within the housing in retaining engagement with the additive port. A closure structure is disposed on the housing in an attached orientation, structured to be resistant to detachment, concurrent to the operative position of the additive port within the housing. The operative position further includes the retaining structure disposed in retaining engagement with the additive port on the interior of the housing, concurrent to the attached orientation of said closure structure.
US11911333B2
A sole arrangement for an article of footwear with a gradient depth value is provided. In one aspect of the disclosure, the sole arrangement extending from an end of a posterior area of the sole arrangement to an end of an anterior area of the sole arrangement, wherein the posterior area of the sole arrangement being formed under a heel area and the anterior area of the sole arrangement being formed under a forefoot area of a foot. The sole arrangement having an upper facing surface and a ground engaging surface, wherein the upper facing surface being on an opposite side of the sole arrangement than the ground engaging surface. The sole arrangement having a maximum posterior depth value. The sole arrangement having a maximum anterior depth value. The maximum posterior depth value may be smaller than the maximum anterior depth value by a first margin.
US11911329B2
A portable battery power operated chiropractic adjusting instrument, manipulator or thruster for applying a selectable adjustment energy impulse to a patient through a plunger having a resilient or cushioned head with the energy impulse applied to the plunger being supplied by a solenoid. The adjusting instrument can have annunciators or indicators for preload, readiness to operate, level of energy impulse and the like. The power source can be an internal rechargeable battery or removable rechargeable battery pack.
US11911312B2
The invention relates to an inserter for an intrauterine system, including a handle (3) having a longitudinal opening (8) at its first end, the opening (8) having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end (8a) and a second end (8b), a moveable slider (5) arranged in the longitudinal opening (8) and having a first end (5a) and a second end (5b), a plunger (2) attached to the handle (3), an insertion tube (6) arranged around the plunger (2) having a first end and a second end, with its second end attached to the slider (5). The inserter further includes a lock that reversibly locks the intrauterine system in relation to the plunger (2) via a removal string of the intrauterine system, the lock being controllable by the slider (5) and/or the insertion tube (6).
US11911288B2
An embodiment includes an orthopedic fusion system comprising: a cage; a curved first channel coupling a lateral wall of the cage to a superior surface of the cage; a curved second channel coupling the lateral wall of the cage to an inferior surface of the cage; a third channel coupling the superior surface of the cage to the inferior surface of the cage; a curved first anchor configured to slide within the first channel; a curved second anchor configured to slide within the second channel; and a resilient member comprising a resilient first arm that projects across a portion of the first channel and a resilient second arm that projects across a portion of the second channel. Other embodiments are described herein.
US11911286B2
An intervertebral prosthesis for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes an upper plate, a lower plate and a core. The core is retained between the upper and lower plates by a retention feature in the form of central projections on the plates and a corresponding opening in the core. The retention feature is designed to allow the plates to slide over the upper and lower surfaces of the core in the anterior/posterior direction and in the lateral direction and to allow the plates to rotate with respect to each other and the core. The retention feature is also designed to prevent contact between the first and second plates during sliding movement of the plates over the core. Each central projection has a diameter that is smaller than a smallest diameter of a central opening of the core.
US11911284B2
A curved expandable interbody device for placement between vertebrae having an upper structure, a lower structure, and a screw mechanism, wherein actuation of the screw mechanism moves the upper and lower structures between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. A deployment tool couples to the curved expandable interbody device for positioning the device between adjacent vertebrae and actuating the screw mechanism, wherein the deployment tool can lock to the curved expandable interbody device and pivot relative to the curved expandable interbody device.
US11911274B2
An artificial heart valve includes a frame, one or more struts attached to the frame, and a leaflet configured to open and close a fluid flow path through the frame by moving in response to heartbeats. Movement of the leaflet is restricted by the one or more struts. The leaflet includes an inner leaflet body having a negative Poisson's ratio, and an outer leaflet body at least partially surrounding the inner leaflet body, the outer leaflet body having a positive Poisson's ratio.
US11911269B2
A prosthesis can include a collapsible, reexpandable frame comprising first, second, and third sets of struts that define first and second rows of expandable cells. In some embodiments, the struts of the first, second, and third set of struts can be tapered. In some embodiments, the frame can include an intermediate section and an inflow section that is proximal to the intermediate section. The inflow section can include a concave saddle portion that is adjacent the intermediate section, and an outwardly flared portion.
US11911262B2
An apparatus for delivering an implant to an eye using a ratchet drive. Some embodiments of an apparatus for delivering an implant to an eye may comprise a gear rack configured to be coupled to the implant, a forward gearwheel, an input gearwheel meshed with the forward gearwheel, an idler gearwheel meshed with the input gearwheel, and a reverse gearwheel meshed with the idler gearwheel. An actuation lever may be configured to rotate the input gearwheel. Some embodiments may additionally comprise a pivot arm that may be operable to selectively engage the forward gearwheel and the reverse gearwheel to the gear rack.
US11911254B1
A surgically implanted occluding assembly comprises an implant body having a longitudinally split generally “C”-shaped cross-section tube circumscribing an anatomical lumen. In one embodiment, the surgically implanted occluding assembly is a male continence device selectively occluding a urethra. In some embodiments an occluding magnet is rigidly affixed with the implant body, and an external selective occlusion control assembly is used to selectively activate the surgically implanted occluding assembly. The external assembly has a magnet, and body supporting the magnet. The external selective occlusion control assembly is configured to be selectively placed and retained adjacent to the surgically implanted occluding assembly. In some embodiments, a bi-stable spring longer than and spanning the longitudinal split in the implant body has a first stable anatomical lumen occluding position curved into an interior of the longitudinal split, and a second stable anatomical lumen open position curved outward exterior of the longitudinally split tube.
US11911244B2
An absorbent article includes a body portion extending along a first axis and having a proximal end and a distal end spaced from the proximal end along the first axis. The absorbent article also includes a plurality of layers radially disposed about the body portion. Each layer includes one or more absorbent petals each extending along a petal axis. The petal axis of one of the petals of one of the layers is angularly offset to the petal axis of an adjacent petal of an adjacent layer. The one or more absorbent petals are movable between a compacted configuration and an expanded configuration. The one or more absorbent petals, when introduced to a fluid, is configured to absorb the fluid and transition from the compacted configuration to the expanded configuration. The absorbent article includes a string coupled to the body portion. The body portion and/or string includes hemp.
US11911243B2
A cervical pad is provided for absorbing and collecting body fluids. The cervical pad comprises a resilient circular rim configured to span a vaginal opening adjacent the cervical os. A central body portion spans the area defined by the rim. The body portion includes a pad comprising an upper membrane layer, a lower membrane layer sealingly connected to the rim, and a flexible absorbent insert is disposed in a space defines between the inner membrane layer and the outer membrane layer.
US11911227B2
An aqueous solution for intraoral cleaning via irradiation with ultraviolet ray and/or near-ultraviolet visible ray and/or ray in an 800-900 nm near-infrared region is employed as the hydrogen peroxide aqueous solution, wherein a concentration of hydrogen peroxide is 1 w/v % to 7 w/v %, and a concentration of a hydrogen peroxide stabilizer is 81 ppm (mg/L) or less in the aqueous solution.
US11911225B2
A method for registration of digital medical images is provided. The method includes the step of storing a 3D digital medical image having a 3D anatomical feature and a first coordinate system and storing a 2D digital medical image having a 2D anatomical feature and a second coordinate system. The method further includes the steps of storing a placement of a digital medical object on the 3D digital medical image and the 2D digital medical image and generating a simulated 2D digital medical image from the 3D digital medical image, wherein the simulated 2D digital medical image comprises a simulated 2D anatomical feature corresponding to the 3D anatomical feature. The 2D anatomical feature is compared with the simulated 2D anatomical feature until a match is reached and a registration of the first coordinate system with the second coordinate system based on the match is determined.
US11911224B2
A tissue expander is disclosed herein. The tissue expander may comprise a shell defining a chamber, and having a flexible wall and a port disposed through the flexible wall. The shell may also include a channel disposed through the flexible wall. A first syringe containing a first volume of a liquid may be connected to the chamber of the tissue expander via the channel. A second syringe containing a second volume of the liquid may be connected to the chamber via the port at least approximately one week after the first volume of liquid is injected. The first volume of liquid may be injected more quickly than the second volume of liquid.
US11911212B2
In an embodiment, an ultrasound scanning device is disclosed. One embodiment of the ultrasound scanning device comprises a housing configured for handheld use, an ultrasound assembly at least partially disposed within the housing and configured obtain ultrasound data, and a display coupled to the housing. The ultrasound scanning device further comprises a processor disposed within the housing, wherein the processor is in communication with the ultrasound assembly and the display. The processor is operable to receive a selection of a scanning procedure to be completed using the ultrasound assembly, receive ultrasound data from the ultrasound assembly, and filter the received ultrasound data, based on the scanning procedure, to segregate ultrasound data relevant to the scanning procedure from ultrasound data irrelevant to the scanning procedure, store the relevant ultrasound data, discard the irrelevant ultrasound data, and output a graphical representation associated with the relevant ultrasound data to the display.
US11911205B2
A computer-implemented method is for performing at least one medical imaging procedure using an imaging modality. The medical imaging procedure is performed under remote supervision. An embodiment of the method includes acquiring with a computing unit data on the medical imaging procedure to be performed; acquiring with the computing unit data on at least one expert operator, located at a workplace remote from the imaging modality; matching data on the medical imaging procedure with data on the expert operator; assigning at least one expert operator to the medical imaging procedure based on the matching; and providing a communication channel between the imaging modality and the remote workplace.
US11911201B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for positioning a region of interest (ROI). The systems may obtain an image of an object captured by an imaging device. The systems may extract image information of the image. The systems may obtain feature information of a region of interest (ROI) in the object. The systems may determine position information of the ROI in the image using a positioning model based on the image information of the image and the feature information of the ROI.
US11911200B1
Systems and techniques for producing image-based radiology reports including contextual cropping of image data and radiologist supplied notes and annotations are provided herein. Computer vision and natural language processing algorithms may enable processing of image data and language inputs to identify objects associated with annotations, aid in cropping the image data according to the annotations and object identification and in producing a final text and image laden report.
US11911192B2
A metal cabinet for housing medical waste disposal containers includes a locking mechanism for controlled access into the metal cabinet and a cut-out or window integrated into the metal cabinet for visualization of a portion of the medical waste disposal container(s) housed therein.
US11911188B2
Provided is an apparatus for non-invasively monitoring a health condition. The apparatus for monitoring health according to an example embodiment of the disclosure includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to obtain a first pulse wave signal in a first contact state of an object and a second pulse wave signal in a second contact state of the object; and a processor configured to estimate a degree of vasodilation based on an alternating current (AC) component of each of the first pulse wave signal and the second pulse wave signal, configured to monitor a vascular health condition based on the estimated degree of vasodilation, and configured to output a result of monitoring the vascular health condition.
US11911185B2
An apparatus for estimating bio-information may include: a bio-signal acquirer configured to acquire a bio-signal; and a processor configured to extract one or more first feature values from the bio-signal, determine a scale factor based on the first feature values, and to estimate bio-information based on the scale factor and the first feature values.
US11911176B2
A method to determine medication adherence may include detecting whether a wearable electronic device is in use. The method may include detecting one or more markers in sweat vapor of the user using a chemical marker sensor of the wearable electronic device. The method may include, in response to detecting that the system is in use, determining whether the user has taken a therapeutic agent that includes the one or more markers based on detecting the one or more markers in the sweat vapor.
US11911171B2
A method includes receiving electroencephalographic (EEG) signal data recordings collected from a plurality of individuals via at least one EEG monitoring device. An optimized plurality of wavelet packet atoms is constructed based on the EEG signal data recordings and a mother wavelet. The optimized plurality of wavelet packet atoms is reordered to obtain an optimal reordered set of wavelet packet atoms. The optimal reordered set of wavelet packet atoms is normalized to obtain an optimal normalized set of wavelet packet atoms that is representative of brain activities of the plurality of individuals. A particular EEG signal data recording of a particular individual is received, which is projected onto the optimal normalized set of wavelet packet atoms to obtain an individual-specific set of projections for the particular individual on the optimal normalized set of wavelet packet atoms. A brain activity representation of the particular individual is generated based on the individual-specific set of projections.
US11911169B2
A frequency encoded source imaging system includes an EEG or MEG sensor array and a processing system for analyzing the signals from the sensor array in at least two different frequency bands, where the analysis is localized with respect to a three-dimensional grid corresponding to the portion of the human body. Alternately, a frequency encoded source imaging system includes an EEG or MEG sensor array and a processing system for analyzing the signals from the sensor array in a high-definition frequency band comprising frequencies greater than 70 Hz, where the analysis is localized with respect to a three-dimensional grid corresponding to the portion of the human body.
US11911162B2
A method is proposed for determining a pulse rate through a sound-sensing means placed on an individual's trachea, the method comprising a preliminary step for recording sound signals for a lengthy duration, wherein it comprises subsequently the following steps: filtering digital signals representative of the sound signals by using an adaptive filter, applying a lowpass filter to the signals obtained in order to select the signals comprised in a specified passband, selecting a first temporal portion of filtered digital signals of a specified duration, intercorrelation with a temporal portion of filtered digital signals that follows the first temporal portion in time and is of a same duration, searching (4.6) for the intercorrelation, computing the time interval corresponding to this temporal position and computing the corresponding pulse rate throughout the recording duration, to obtain a temporal series of pulse rates S1.
US11911156B2
A medical device for detecting at least one analyte in a body fluid is disclosed. The medical device comprises: at least one analyte sensor having an insertable portion adapted for at least partially being inserted into a body tissue of a user, at least one insertion cannula, wherein the analyte sensor at least partially is placed inside the insertion cannula; at least one housing, wherein the housing comprises at least one sensor compartment, wherein the sensor compartment forms a sealed compartment receiving at least the insertable portion of the analyte sensor, wherein the sealed compartment comprises at least one detachable upper cap and at least one detachable lower cap, wherein the detachable lower cap is configured for detachment before insertion, thereby opening the insertable portion for insertion, wherein the insertion cannula is attached to the detachable upper cap, wherein the detachable upper cap is configured for detachment after insertion, thereby removing the insertion cannula; and at least one electronics unit, wherein the analyte sensor is operably connected to the electronics unit, wherein the electronics unit comprises at least one interconnect device with at least one electronic component attached thereto, wherein the interconnect device fully or partially surrounds the housing.
US11911139B2
The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for automatically measuring and assessing hemodynamics in tissue of an anatomical structure of a subject. In particular the present disclosure relates to continuously measuring and assessing hemodynamics in medical procedures using fluorescence imaging and wherein the administration of the fluorescent agent is controlled and automated. One aspect relates to a method of automatic perfusion assessment of an anatomical structure of a subject, the method comprising administration into a vein of a bolus corresponding to less than 0.005 mg ICG/kg body weight of a first fluorescence imaging agent.
US11911137B2
The present disclosure concerns a device for sensing at least one biological parameter (e.g., heart rate, heart rate variability) of a subject, the device comprising a contact surface configured for being brought into a contact with a skin surface of the subject. The device has at least one light source for illuminating the skin surface through the contact surface along an illumination source optical axis with illumination including at least one sensing wavelength, and at least one detector for detecting a response of said illumination at least at said wavelength, from the skin surface through the contact surface along a detector optical axis, and providing signals configured for determining said biological parameter based thereon, said illumination optical axis forming with said contact surface an acute included angle.
US11911135B2
An implantable medical device is disclosed, in which the implantable medical device includes a fluid shunt extending through a wall separating a first cavity and a second cavity within the heart. The fluid shunt includes a first portion adapted to extend into the first cavity within the heart, a second portion adapted to extend into the second cavity within the heart, and an intermediate portion interconnecting the first and second portions. The fluid shunt having a lumen extending between the first and second portions that is adapted to fluidly couple the first and second cavities within the heart. The implantable medical device also includes an occlusion assembly associated with the fluid shunt and adapted to selectively occlude flow through the lumen of the fluid shunt, where the occlusion assembly is activated to adjust flow through the lumen of the fluid shunt, The implantable medical device further includes at least one sensor assembly associated with the first portion of the fluid shunt such that the at least one sensor assembly senses one or more physiologic parameters in the first cavity.
US11911133B2
Provided are an operation method and device for physiological health detection, wherein by arranging a body part identification area on a display unit, and arranging a sensing unit below the body part identification area, when a body part of a user is close to the body part identification area, the sensing unit may capture optical signal information reflected by the body part, and a processing unit may obtain, according to the optical signal information reflected by the body part, physiological health information corresponding to the body part, and the physiological health information may be displayed on the display unit. Compared with the existing method of a mobile device additionally arranging a sensor outside a display screen region, the present invention facilitates user operations and improves the user experience, and the whole thickness of the mobile device may also be effectively reduced, thereby enabling the mobile device to be lighter and thinner and satisfy the requirements of the market.
US11911122B2
A robotic surgical tool for a robotic instrument driver that includes a handle having a first end, at least one spline rotatably coupled to the handle and extending proximally from the first end, a carriage movably mounted to the at least one spline and including a first layer and a second layer operatively coupled to the first layer. At least one spline extends through a portion of at least one of the first and second layers and the carriage translates along the at least one spline. The robotic surgical tool also includes an elongate shaft extending from the carriage and penetrating the first end, the shaft having an end effector arranged at a distal end thereof and an activating mechanism coupled to one or both of the first and second layers and actuatable to operate a function of the end effector.
US11911119B2
In another embodiment, a hip joint navigation jig is provided that includes an anatomical interface comprising a bone engagement portion. A registration jig is also provided that is coupled, e.g., removeably, with the anatomical interface. A rotatable member is provided for rotation about an axis that is not vertical when the jig is mounted to the bone adjacent to a hip joint and the registration jig is coupled with the anatomical interface. An anatomy engaging probe is coupled with the rotatable member for rotation about the axis and is translatable to enable the probe to be brought into contact with a plurality of anatomical landmarks during a procedure. An inertial sensor is coupled with the probe to indicate orientation related to the landmarks, the sensor being disposed in a different orientation relative to horizontal when the probe is in contact with the landmarks.
US11911115B2
A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of medical images to a three-dimensional tracking space includes a base frame adapted to be mounted over a flat panel detector of an x-ray medical imaging device, and a side frame having optical tracking markers mounted to the base frame. The base frame includes a first set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a first predetermined pattern and arranged on a plane, and a second set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a second predetermined pattern also arranged on another plane, which is spaced from the first set of radiopaque markers. The side frame has a plurality of optical tracking markers and is configured to detachably mount to the base frame without piercing a sterilizing drape to be interposed between the base frame and the side frame.
US11911114B2
An ultrasonic probe that acquires an ultrasonic image to diagnose or treat an object, and an ultrasonic imaging apparatus including the same, wherein the ultrasonic probe includes a case, a transducer disposed inside the case to generate ultrasonic waves, a biopsy needle inserted into an object in the vicinity of the case, and a sensor unit including a sensor provided to measure a position of the biopsy needle and disposed inside the transducer, wherein the transducer includes a piezoelectric layer configured to generate ultrasonic waves, a sound absorbing layer disposed on one side of the piezoelectric layer to absorb the ultrasonic waves generated from the piezoelectric layer, and a sound absorbing member disposed on one side of the sound absorbing layer, and the sensor unit is disposed inside the sound absorbing member.
US11911110B2
Disclosed is a system for assisting in guiding and performing a procedure on a subject. The subject may be any appropriate subject such as inanimate object and/or an animate object. The guide and system may include various manipulable or movable members and may be registered to selected coordinate systems.
US11911107B2
A method for imaging a tissue of an eye, the method including the steps of providing oblique illumination to the eye by a plurality of light emitting areas of a light delivery device, the plurality of light emitting areas being independently controllable and arranged to direct light towards at least one of a retina and an iris of the eye, causing an output beam from light backscattered from the at least one of the retina and the iris by the oblique illumination, capturing the output beam with an imaging system to provide a sequence of images of a fundus of the eye, and retrieving a phase and absorption contrast image from the sequence of images of the fundus, wherein the sequence of images of the fundus of the step of capturing is obtained by sequentially turning on one or more of the plurality of light emitting areas at a time in the step of providing the oblique illumination.
US11911103B2
A medical ophthalmic system uses a patient-specific face mask to establish a predefined alignment between the ophthalmic system and an eye of a patient. The patient-specific face mask may optionally provide a light proof enclosure for the eye. The face mask may be coupled directly to an ophthalmic device, or its housing/enclosure, of the ophthalmic system. The face mask may be 3D printed based on a 3D model of the patient's face.
US11911102B2
An ophthalmologic apparatus is provided, which is capable of more securely supporting left and right cheekbone portions of a subject in accordance with the size and shape of the subject's face allowing the subject to respond orally where the positions of the subject's eyes are fixed. The ophthalmologic apparatus includes a forehead contact portion coming into contact with the forehead of the subject, and a cheek contact portion coming into contact with the cheeks of the subject. The cheek contact portion includes a first cheek-contact body that supports one of the cheeks of the subject, a second cheek-contact body that supports the other one of the cheeks of the subject, and an opening/closing mechanism portion that opens and closes in a horizontal direction the first cheek-contact body and the second cheek-contact body in a direction of coming close to each other and a direction of separating from each other.
US11911101B2
Optical fibers used to deliver laser energy inside the body are often twisted and bent when passed through tortuous routes in accessing the target tissue or pathology, e.g. during the ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy. When an irregular laser output that is produced at the start of the lasing process is channeled through a fiber that is bent at or near the bend limit, fail safe polymer claddings are damaged and can no longer contain even regular laser output in tight deflection. A common resulting fiber failure, known as ‘fiber burn through’, results in injuries to patients and is a major cause of damage to ureteroscopes. Discussed are the systems and methodologies providing a solution to such premature fiber failure.
US11911099B2
The present disclosure enables improved laser treatments by enabling better estimation of laser-tissue interaction to better inform the planning of a treatment path for a laser signal through a treatment region. An embodiment in accordance with the present disclosure uses a laser signal to generate a feature in the treatment region, generates a surface profile of the treatment region that includes the feature, compares that surface profile to another surface profile of the treatment region taken before the generation of the feature, and infers at least one property for at least one tissue type in the treatment region based on the comparison. In some embodiments, the feature is generated such that it includes a plurality of tissue types previously identified in the treatment region, thereby enabling inference one or more properties for each tissue type and/or locating one or more boundaries between tissue types.
US11911096B2
A system includes a catheter, a pulse generator and a controller. The catheter is configured for insertion into a body of a patient, and includes at least a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode, which are disposed at a distal end of the catheter and are configured to contact tissue within the body. The pulse generator is configured to apply one or more bipolar ablation pulses between the first and second electrodes, for ablating the tissue in contact with the first and second electrodes. The controller is configured to: (i) control the pulse generator to apply the one or more bipolar ablation pulses between the first and second electrodes, (ii) receive a signal indicative of a voltage, measured between the third electrode and a reference during application of the ablation pulses, and (iii) issue a notification in response to detecting that the voltage violates a predefined criterion.
US11911095B2
A method for generating a propagation and velocity maps for cardiac wavefront propagation including cardiac arrhythmia, sinus rhythm, and paced rhythm. Activation time information is generated in the absence of any time alignment reference, wherein an estimated activation time is a weighted summation of potentially nonlinear and nonorthogonal candidate functions (CFs) selected from a bank of CFs. Time alignments between sequential recordings may be done by including binary level functions among selected CFs. Embodiments are applicable to single catheter mapping and sequential mapping, and are robust as confirmed by the ability to generate propagation maps and conduction velocity in the presence of multiple colliding wavefronts. The propagation and conduction velocity maps may be used for one or more of diagnosing cardiac arrhythmia, localizing cardiac arrhythmia, guiding catheter ablation therapy of cardiac arrhythmia, and guiding cardiac pacing therapy.
US11911086B2
Systems and methods for endometrial ablation. The systems include a handle and elongated introducer sleeve extending to an expandable working end having a fluid-tight interior chamber. A thin dielectric wall surrounds at least a portion of the interior chamber and has an external surface for contacting endometrial tissue. The thin dielectric wall surrounds a collapsible-expandable frame and receives an electrically non-conductive gas. First and second polarity electrodes are exposed to the interior and exterior of the chamber, respectively. A radiofrequency power source operatively connects to the electrode arrangement to apply a radiofrequency voltage across the first and second electrodes, wherein the voltage is sufficient to initiate ionization of the neutral gas into a conductive plasma within the interior chamber, and to capacitively couple the current in the plasma across the thin dielectric wall to ablate endometrial tissue engaged by the external surface of the dielectric structure.
US11911073B2
A biosensor inserter includes a push member with a push element, a contact member including a latch, a transmitter carrier supporting a transmitter and sensor assembly, and a pivot member having a latch end, the pivot member supporting an insertion device during biosensor insertion. In operation, the push member is telescoped axially by the user relative to the contact member, which is provided in contact with a user's skin. This pushes the push element against the pivot member and translates the transmitter carrier during insertion of the biosensor. During a first portion of a stroke of the insertion device, insertion of the biosensor is accomplished, and the pivot member is prevented from pivoting. In a second portion of the stroke, after latch end moves past the latch, the pivot member is allowed to pivot and the insertion device is retracted. Other system and method embodiments are provided.
US11911071B2
Proposed is a smoke evacuation device with fluid storage for laparoscopic surgery that can easily filter fluid produced during an operation. According to the smoke evacuation device with fluid storage, water produced in a main body cannot flow back to a filter, so the performance of the filter is not deteriorated and noxious fluid flowing into the main body can be easily filtered out.
US11911067B2
A circumcision device and methods for using and manufacturing the same are disclosed. Embodiments of the circumcision device include a connector that permits the circumcision device to be connected by hand to and disconnected by hand from a tissue holding member while the tissue holding member is holding penile tissue. The connector permits the circumcision device to rotate while connected to the tissue holding member. Embodiments include a blade (cutting member) that is bent at an angle that may be oblique, and the blade may include a slot on either side of or across the bend. Further embodiments include at least one gripping member that extends perpendicularly to the axis the device rotates around, while additional embodiments include at least one gripping member that is aligned with the connector to assist in connection and removal of the device from a tissue holding member.
US11911064B2
A surgical instrument includes an end effector having a clamp arm pivotable relative to an ultrasonic blade, an articulation section configured to deflect the end effector, an acoustic waveguide having a distal portion extending along an axis, a clamp arm closure assembly comprising a body configured to actuate in order to drive the pivoting of the clamp arm, and a clamp arm clocking assembly. The clamp arm clocking assembly is capable of driving rotation of the clamp arm about the axis relative to the ultrasonic blade between a first clocked position and a second clocked position. The clamp arm clocking assembly includes a rotating body pivotally coupled with the clamp arm, a translating drive extending through the articulation section, and a rotation driver assembly. The rotation driver is in communication with the translating driver in order to convert translational motion of the translating driver into rotational motion of the rotating body.
US11911056B2
A medical device may include an elongated body, a balloon positioned at a distal portion of the elongated body, and one or more pressure-wave emitters positioned along a central longitudinal axis of the elongated body within the balloon. The one or more pressure-wave emitters may be configured to propagate pressure waves radially outward through the fluid to fragment a calcified lesion at the target treatment site. The at least one of the one or more pressure-wave emitters may comprise an electronic emitter including a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode may be arranged to define a spark gap between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the second electrode may comprise a portion of a hypotube.
US11911053B2
A lithotripsy device can comprise a handpiece, a lithotripsy probe extending from the handpiece, an energization source configured to deliver an energy to a distal end of the lithotripsy probe, a suction passage extending from the distal end of the probe and through the handpiece, and a capture device comprising a container comprising a storage space, an entry port configured to couple to the handpiece at the suction passage, and an exit port, and a capture element connected to the container and configured to facilitate capture of stone fragments within the storage space. A method can comprise fragmenting stones with a lithotripsy device, drawing a vacuum through the lithotripsy device to pull stone fragments and waste fluid therethrough, pulling the vacuum through a stone capture device connected to the lithotripsy device, depositing stone fragments within the stone capture device using a capture element, and drawing the vacuum through the device.
US11911047B2
Drill guide assemblies are adjustable for proper alignment of drill holes in the glenoid with the drill holes in the coracoid during a Latarjet procedure. The drill guide has an aimer arm extending from the body of the drill guide which has a fixed angle with respect to a drill sleeve inserted through the guide. The aimer arm can move up or down relative to the drill sleeve while maintaining the fixed angle relative to the drill sleeve by actuation of a translation member on the body.
US11911034B2
Surgical methods involving cutting and sealing tissue include affixing a first adjunct material to tissue at a treatment site, such as by stapling the adjunct to tissue. A second adjunct material is applied to at least a portion of the first adjunct material such that the second adjunct material interacts with the first adjunct material to form a seal in an area of the tissue covered by at least one of the first and the second adjunct material. The resulting tissue sealing structure, which includes a combination of the two adjuncts, is believed to be superior to the sealing properties of either adjunct alone.
US11911029B2
A surgical stapling device includes an adaptor assembly and a reload assembly supported on a distal end portion of the adaptor assembly. The reload assembly includes a shell housing, a staple cartridge supporting staples, a staple pusher, a staple actuator, a knife carrier, and a locking member. The staple pusher is movable from a retracted position to an advanced position to eject the staples from the staple cartridge. The staple actuator is movable from a retracted position to an advanced position to move the staple pusher from its retracted position to its advanced position. The knife carrier is movable between a retracted position and an advanced position. The locking member is supported on the knife carrier. The locking member is configured to engage the staple actuator in its advanced position while engaging the knife carrier in its retracted position such that the locking member inhibits re-advancement of the knife carrier.
US11911026B1
According to particular embodiments, the present staple includes a low-profile bridge and has the capacity for high sustained compression. In some embodiments, the staple includes a bridge with a continuous cross-section, and one or more pairs of legs with teeth cut therein, the inner legs and outer legs each including an angle of about 16 degrees.
US11911001B2
An endoscope clip including; first and second jaws pivotally connected together for movement between open and closed positions, and a spring biasing the first and second jaws into the closed position, wherein each of the first and second jaws comprise: a tube engaging portion, wherein opposing pairs of tube engaging portions for the first and second jaws define two or more adjacent channels configured to receive a portion of an endoscope tube, wherein each of the two or more adjacent channels has an arcuate longitudinal axis; and an actuation portion operable by a user to overcome the biasing action of the spring to open the first and second jaws.
US11910993B2
An endoscopic task supporting system including: an image storage that stores a plurality of endoscopic images acquired in a time series; a three-dimensional data generation unit that generates three-dimensional data indicating a three-dimensional shape of a predetermined part subject to observation, based on the plurality of endoscopic images stored in the image storage; a two-dimensional image generation unit that generates, from the three-dimensional data generated by the three-dimensional data generation unit, a two-dimensional image corresponding to a viewpoint position and a direction of line of sight entered; and a display control unit that causes a predetermined display unit to display the two-dimensional image generated by the two-dimensional image generation unit.
US11910991B2
The present disclosure relates to a charging apparatus for a mobile robot, including a caster guide for guiding a charging terminal, provided for the charging apparatus, and a corresponding terminal, corresponding to the charging terminal, to readily come into contact with each other, in which by determining a contact position of the two terminals in a longitudinal direction using a first guide surface to a third guide surface, and by determining a contact position of the two terminals in a traverse direction using a caster guide having a wide rear portion and a narrow front portion, the charging apparatus for the mobile robot may guide the two terminals to vertically overlap with each other.
US11910990B2
A cleaning system including a motor configured to provide rotational energy to an impeller, a current sensor configured to sense current provided to the moto, and a controller having an electronic processor. The controller is configured to receive, from the current sensor, a current signal indicative of the current provided to the motor, filter the current signal to produce a filtered current signal, and control the motor based on the filtered current signal.
US11910986B2
A floor cleaning machine having a base, a suction foot, a dirty water tank in fluid communication with the suction foot, a suction turbine, and a separation container. The suction turbine is attached to the base and generates a suction air flow from the suction foot into the dirty water tank. The suction turbine has a housing with an inlet opening and an outlet opening through which air flows. The separation container adjoins the suction turbine housing and has an interior, which that communicates with the inlet opening and a bottom wall section that faces the interior. The bottom wall section is disposed vertically lower than the inlet opening. A drainage opening leads out of the bottom wall section into the environment and is provided with a valve that is closed during operation of the suction turbine is in operation and open when the suction turbine is not operated.
US11910984B2
A hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclone unit having a cyclone with a horizontal cyclone axis of rotation. The front end of the cyclone unit comprises a front door that is moveable between a closed position and an open position. A lock secures the front door in the closed position, the lock comprising an actuator, wherein the actuator is spaced towards the rear end of the cyclone.
US11910974B2
A conveyor station, robot module, sweeper module, and methods for autonomously emptying debris using the conveyor station are described. In one example, a conveyor station includes a housing having an input end and an output end. The conveyor station includes a conveyor belt having a receiving region proximate to the input end and an angled transport region leading toward a dispense region. The conveyor belt has a plurality of fins that extend out from a surface of the conveyor belt. The plurality of fins enable movement of debris collected at the receiving region toward the dispense region. The dispense region is configured to push debris into a drop funnel of the housing, and the drop funnel directs debris into a receptacle. The conveyor station includes a conveyor controller of the conveyor station is configured with a sensor for detecting presence of a sweeper module. The sweeper module includes a container that holds debris collected when the sweeper module is connected to a robot module. The debris is configured to be emptied from said sweeper module directly onto said receiving region of the conveyor belt.
US11910971B2
A surface cleaner configured to distribute a liquid to a surface to be cleaned. The surface cleaner includes a supply tank, a fluid distributor, a suction inlet aperture, a recovery tank and a tool removably connectable to the surface cleaner and configured to direct fluid from the fluid distributor into the suction inlet aperture to rinse the suction inlet aperture.
US11910967B2
An apparatus configured to lift and lower a toilet seat on a toilet without the need to touch the toilet seat. The toilet seat lifting and lowering apparatus attaches directly to the bathroom floor and the toilet seat. A foot lever is pivotally attached to a base component that is securable to the floor next to the toilet. The foot lever is pivotally connected to a lifting lever that extends upward toward the toilet seat. A toilet seat attachment component is pivotally attached to a distal end of the lifting lever extending perpendicularly where it engages the toilet seat. The user steps on a foot pedal of the foot lever pushing up the lifting lever to raise the toilet seat. To lower the toilet seat, the user removed their foot from the foot pedal allowing the lifting lever to return the toilet seat to the down position.
US11910966B2
A folding toilet step stool includes a seat cushion ring and an elevated ladder. The elevated ladder includes a left support rod, a right support rod, a bottom plate and a pedal. The front portion of the seat cushion ring is hinged to the upper portion of the left support rod and the upper portion of the right support rod. The bottom of the left support rod and the bottom of the right support rod are hinged to the bottom plate. The pedal is hinged between the middle of the left support rod and the middle of the right support rod. The left support rod and the right rod are disposed obliquely. The bottom plate is placed on the floor and the seat cushion ring is placed on the toilet, so that children can sit on the seat cushion ring with their feet on the pedal for urination or defecation.
US11910962B2
A sensor device is provided to detect a filling status of a consumable in a dispenser, the consumable being web material, and the filling status relating to a spatial extension of the consumable in the dispenser. The sensor device includes a capacitive sensor having an elongated and planar sensor area; and a first measurement section configured to measure the filling status of the dispenser. The capacitive sensor includes a first channel and a second channel. The first measurement section is configured to measure the filling status of the dispenser based on changes in capacitance detected by the first channel and the second channel.
US11910959B2
The present patent discloses an electric grinder, comprising a shell, a motor assembly, a grinding assembly and a dust cover. The motor assembly and grinding assembly are provided in the shell, and an opening is provided at one end of said shell. The dust cover comprises a cover and a counterweight part, and can open or close the opening of the shell under the gravity of the counterweight part. In the electric grinder provided by the present invention, when the opening of the grinder faces downward, the dust cover can open automatically. When the opening of the grinder faces upward, rotating the dust cover can close and engage with the opening of the dust cover automatically. Thus, the present invention prevents the feed opening of the electric grinder from being exposed to air when the user forgets to close the dust cover.
US11910953B2
A tea making appliance may include a base, a particulate guide, a tea leaf container, a motorized leaf distributor, a reservoir, a water pump, a heating element, and a controller. The base may define a dispenser cavity. The particulate guide may be directed at the dispenser cavity. The motorized leaf distributor may be provided to selectively provide tea leaves to the particulate guide. The water pump may be in fluid communication with the reservoir upstream from the dispenser cavity to direct water thereto. The controller may be configured to initiate an automated brewing operation that includes receiving one or more data points regarding a physical user condition, selecting a personalized tea style based on the received one or more data points, and dispensing a predetermined tea mass of the personalized tea style automatically in response to selecting the personalized tea style.
US11910928B2
According to embodiments, an air mattress includes an air cell unit and a controller. The air cell unit includes a first air cell and a second air cell. The controller is capable of independently controlling a first internal pressure in the first air cell and a second internal pressure in the second air cell. The controller performs, when receiving an input to change the second internal pressure, after a first operation to set the first internal pressure to a first set internal pressure determined related to the first air cell, a second operation to change the second internal pressure.
US11910919B2
A closet organizer can be configured to cooperate with a closet rod and to support a hanger hook. The closet organizer can have a main body with a longitudinal axis. The main body can include a plurality of ridges, a plurality of grooves, and a slit. Each of the ridges can be radially disposed on the main body relative to the longitudinal axis. Each of the ridges can include a first sloped side and a second sloped side. Each of the grooves can be disposed between the first sloped side of one ridge and the second sloped side of another ridge. Each of the grooves can be configured to receive the hanger hook. The slit can be formed along the main body on the longitudinal axis. The slit can be configured to receive the closet rod, thereby allowing the main body to be disposed about the closet rod.
US11910916B1
A support fixture is disclosed that may be removably clamped to a bed rail (or any other support member) and includes a lower support arm attached to the removable clamp through a rotatable connector. An upper support arm is attached to a distal termination of the lower support arm via a pivot connector. The combination of the lower and upper arms is referred to at times as an articulated arm assembly. A device support member is coupled to the upper support arm via a multi-stage gimbal system, perhaps in combination with a quick-release connection (allowing for the device support component to be used as a stand-alone fixture). The device support member is particularly configured to support a computing device, a communication device, or the like.
US11910905B2
Systems, devices, and methods including a container including: a base portion configured to receive a dampened cosmetic sponge; a cap portion configured to be detachably attached to the base portion; and one or more apertures disposed in the cap portion, where the one or more apertures provide airflow into the container.
US11910898B2
A support device for wheels of transportable containers, such as trolley cases or the like, has at least two parts fixed to each other, including a first and a second part, so that the two parts have a relative movement therebetween, from a condition of maximum approach to a condition of maximum distancing. The first part is integral with the container and the second part is formed by an arm adapted to support at least one wheel, rotatably fixed to the arm. Furthermore, the first and the second part each have at least one magnetic element, and the at least two magnetic elements are arranged in opposite positions so as to generate a magnetic force of repulsion between the two parts, aimed at permanently maintaining the two parts in a condition of maximum distancing.
US11910892B2
A protective case for a mobile electronic device includes a sound port including a sound guiding surface that slopes as the sound guiding surface extends away from the left case side and the right case side such that a rear portion of the sound guiding surface adjacent the plane is closer to the left case side and the right case side than a front portion of the sound guiding surface disposed away from the plane.
US11910891B2
An umbrella system includes a support pole connected to a rotating tube positioned around a center tube that extends between the support pole and a center support that is connected to an umbrella frame. The rotating tube has one or more helical grooves therein that are engaged by teeth of a hub which is connected to the umbrella frame. As the rotating tube is rotated, the hub is driven along the length of the rotating tube thereby opening and closing the umbrella frame. In one arrangement system includes a motor housing assembly including a plurality of batteries and a motor that includes a driven gear that meshes with a stationary gear which causes rotation of the rotating tube.
US11910890B2
In one or more arrangements, an umbrella system includes a support pole connected to a rotating tube positioned around a center tube that extends between the support pole and a upper hub that is connected to an umbrella frame. The rotating tube has one or more helical grooves therein that are engaged by a lower hub which is connected to the umbrella frame. As the rotating tube is rotated, the lower hub is driven along the length of the rotating tube, thereby opening and closing the umbrella frame. In one or more arrangements, the system includes a rotational lock assembly configured to prevent rotation of the rotating tube when locked and permit rotation of the rotating tube when unlocked. In one or more arrangements, the system includes a counterbalance assembly that provides a counterbalance force positioned within a upper hub of the umbrella frame.
US11910885B2
A method of manufacturing an upper for an article of footwear includes providing a frame and a support component, and defining a plurality of anchor points on the frame. The method further includes winding a first continuous thread around the plurality of anchor points defined on the frame and around the support component so that the first continuous thread extends from the frame to the support component, and securing the first continuous thread.
US11910872B2
An article of footwear with an upper including a ribbon structure is disclosed. The ribbon structure comprises ribbon sections running in at least two different directions. Ribbon sections are connected at nodes. Between nodes portions of ribbon act like links joining the nodes. The links can be arranged in various geometries, including a rectangular grid and a triaxial grid. The ribbon structure may extend the entire length of the article of footwear, and may extend through a forefoot, midfoot and heel.
US11910864B2
A helmet assembly for a spacesuit or other protective suit is disclosed. In embodiments, the helmet assembly includes an external face shield attachable to the spacesuit and providing the spacesuit user with a forward field of view. The helmet assembly includes suit status displays hard-mounted to the external face shield at a periphery or edge of the forward field of view (e.g., upper, lower, left, right). Each suit status display includes a linear or one-dimensional array of individual light emitting diodes (LED) in communication with a suit controller of the spacesuit. Each LED array receives from the suit controller suit status data (e.g., consumables levels, suit performance, position data) communicated to the user by illuminating one or more of the individual LED units.
US11910863B2
A mask which will provide air purification along with cooling and warming of a wearer's face and mouth, utilizing tubing that is filled with liquid that is detachable to the mask. The liquid is temperature controlled utilizing a thermostat and distributed by a pump. The mask is provided with removable filters, the filters clean incoming air and have filaments of organic herbs that are breathable and can serve medicinal purposes. A fan is attached to the mask to provide air circulation from outside the mask that is filtered before it reaches inside the mask to help purify the incoming air. An exhaust valve filter is placed inside the mask that filters air exiting the mask to the outside environment.
US11910862B2
A ventilated helmet is provided. The helmet includes a shell defining a cavity, the shell having a front section provided with an opening to allow the wearer to see. The helmet also includes a transparent shield adapted having an inner surface and being adapted to substantially close the opening. Finally, the helmet includes a ventilation system having an evacuation subsystem adapted to create an evacuation airflow to evacuate humid air within the cavity to a surrounding environment. The ventilation system further has a pressurizing subsystem adapted to admit a pressurizing airflow within the cavity to create a high-pressure zone and a low-pressure zone within the cavity, wherein when in use, the wearer exhales air within the low-pressure zone, and wherein the high-pressure zone prevents air within the cavity from travelling from the low-pressure zone to the high-pressure zone. A method of evacuating humid air from the cavity is also provided.
US11910857B1
An article of apparel for providing shelter to one or more people during a storm or other severe weather event is provided. In one embodiment, the article of apparel includes a cape. The article of apparel also includes at least one fastening mechanism. The at least one fastening mechanism including a pair of wrist cuffs configured to secure the article of apparel to a wearer. The article of apparel further including at least one securement mechanism. The at least one securement mechanism including a pair of arm straps. The pair of arm straps include a closure system configured to interlock the arm straps together in a locked configuration to secure the wearer to a stationary object.
US11910849B1
A baby vest neck support device is disclosed herein. The baby vest neck support device includes a vest portion, the vest portion defining a head opening for accommodating a head of a baby, arm openings for accommodating arms of the baby, and a torso opening for accommodating a torso of the baby, and the vest portion including one or more straps for securing the vest portion to the baby; and a head and neck support portion coupled to the vest portion, the head and neck support portion including an inner support layer configured to be partially received within a pocket of the vest portion, and the head and neck support portion further including an outer padded layer disposed over an upper head section of the inner support layer.
US11910836B2
An electronic cigarette, including an air passage and a one-way valve disposed in the air passage. The one-way valve includes a soft material. When in use, a forward airflow is passable through the one-way valve, and a reverse airflow is unpassable through the one-way valve, thus preventing the reverse airflow or saliva from entering the atomizer of the electronic cigarette.
US11910834B2
An electronic cigarette atomization core and atomizer is disclosed. The electronic cigarette atomization core includes an atomization member (3), an outer sleeve (24), a connection sleeve (22), and atomization cotton (14). A lower segment of the connection sleeve (22) is sleeved outside an upper segment of the outer sleeve (24). The outer sleeve (24) is sleeved outside the atomization cotton (14). The outer sleeve (24) is provided with a first e-liquid passage hole (2401) capable of communicating an inner cavity of an electronic cigarette e-liquid bin (12) with the atomization cotton (14). The connection sleeve (22) is axially movable or circumferentially rotatable relative to the outer sleeve (24) to close or open the first e-liquid passage hole (2401). A buffer sealing structure is arranged between the connection sleeve (22) and the outer sleeve (24).
US11910833B2
A tobacco roaster includes a heating rod which is retractable. The heating rod includes a through hole and an air passage communicating with the through hole. The heating rod is configured to heat a tobacco material to produce smoke, and the smoke enters the air passage via the through hole.
US11910829B1
An environmentally friendly cartridge of an electronic cigarette unit whose mouthpiece is composed of a bioplastic and is antimicrobial is described herein. The cartridge, described as a cartridge unit, connects to a battery and electrical component casing to form an electronic cigarette.
US11910817B2
[Problem to be Solved] The present invention reduces usage of sodium chloride by adding magnesium chloride, and overcomes problems occurring in using magnesium chloride. [Solution] The present inventors have found that when magnesium chloride is added instead of sodium chloride to noodle strings and a reducing sugar is further added, preferable well-cooked feeling and appearance are imparted in subsequent production process for instant noodles, and thus, the present invention was accomplished. Specifically, the present invention relates to noodle strings for use in production of instant noodles, the noodle strings containing a raw material powder, magnesium chloride and a reducing sugar.
US11910813B2
This invention provides for a nanocomposite comprising a Vigna subterranea starch component and a Vigna subterranea soluble dietary fibre (SDF) component. Vigna subterranea is otherwise none as Bambara groundnut (BGN). In particular, this invention relates to a graft copolymer nanocomposite comprising starch derived from BGN and soluble dietary fibre derived from BGN. The nanocomposite of the invention is useful in several food applications, including as a replacement of other starches and the stabilisation of emulsions.
US11910809B2
The disclosure relates to isolated microorganisms—including novel strains of the microorganisms—microbial consortia, and compositions comprising the same. Furthermore, the disclosure teaches methods of utilizing the described microorganisms, microbial consortia, and compositions comprising the same, in methods for modulating the production and yield of milk and milk components in ruminants. In particular aspects, the disclosure provides methods of increasing desirable components of milk in ruminants. Furthermore, the disclosure provides for methods of modulating the rumen microbiome.
US11910807B2
The invention relates to a polypeptide for the hydrolytic cleavage of zearalenone and/or at least one zearalenone derivative, said polypeptide being a hydrolase having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-15 or a functional variant thereof, wherein the sequence of the functional variant is at least 40% identical to at least one of the amino acid sequences. The invention also relates to: an additive containing the polypeptide; an isolated polynucleotide that encodes the polypeptide; and a method for the hydrolytic cleavage of zearalenone and/or of at least one zearalenone derivative using the polypeptide.
US11910802B2
A device and a method are for sterilization of milk from livestock such as cows, sheep or goats. The milk, prior to an irradiation with UV-C light through a light translucent barrier, is homogenized since the milk is exposed to ultrasound. The milk simultaneously to or after the homogenization is exposed to an electrical field, such as a field with changing polarity, where polarity change and field strength are chosen such that the milk in the electrical field is heated due to the milk's resistance.
US11910799B2
A multi-layered food product comprises a filling encapsulated by a partially or fully baked dough layer, and wherein the dough layer is optionally partially or fully encapsulated by a partially or fully baked batter layer that was applied to the dough layer after the dough layer had been partially or fully baked, and the multi-layered food product can optionally include one or more toppings atop the outer dough or batter layer.
US11910797B2
The present specification discloses a composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of hypochlorous acid or free available chlorine in combination with one or more quaternary compounds or silicon quaternary compounds, one or more guanide-containing compounds, one or more alcohols, one or more metallic particles, one or more metal salts, or any combination thereof. The present specification further discloses a kit comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a one or more containers including a composition disclosed herein or components which make up such compositions as well as methods and uses for such compositions and kits.
US11910795B2
This disclosure features herbicidal compositions including one or more indole auxins and methods of making and using the same.
US11910788B2
Non-human animals, and methods and compositions for making and using the same, are provided, wherein said non-human animals comprise a humanization of an endogenous cluster of differentiation (CD) gene, in particular a humanization of a CD47 gene. Said non-human animals may be described, in some embodiments, as having a genetic modification to an endogenous CD47 gene so that said non-human animals express a CD47 polypeptide that includes a human portion and a non-human portion (e.g., a murine portion).
US11910785B2
The application discloses an automatic feeding device for poultry. The automatic feeding device poultry comprises a holding barrel and a feeding port; the holding barrel is provided with an accommodating cavity capable of being used for accommodating feedstuff, and a side surface of the holding barrel is provided with an installing hole, the installing hole is communicated with the accommodating cavity; the feeding port is installed in the installing hole, an input end of the feeding port faces downwards and hangs in the accommodating cavity, and an output end of the feeding port extends outwards out of the holding barrel. By arranging the feeding port, the feedstuff is injected into the accommodating cavity and is automatically squeezed to the output end under the action of gravity when in use, so that the feedstuff is eaten by poultry, and does not need to be scattered on the ground.
US11910780B2
A pet grooming machine and a method for pet hair grooming is provided. The pet grooming machine includes a blower having a blower air-inlet, a motor unit, a blower air-outlet, and an air channel, a tank unit having a tank, a tank air-inlet, a filter, and an air-outlet. The blower and tank unit can be in either separated configuration or combined configuration. In separated configuration, the blower is separated from the tank unit and can be independently used for blowing. In combined configuration, the blower air-inlet and the tank unit are detachably combined and sealed. In combined configuration, the negative pressure generated by airflow driven by the blower is transmitted to the tank air-inlet through the tank and the filter. The blower is a portable blower, which can be held with one hand by the user for prolonged blowing on the pet without need for an external flexible hose.
US11910779B2
The invention is directed to an animal marking and treatment apparatus. The marking apparatus is an animal treatment apparatus to apply an animal treatment to a surface or subcutaneous layer of an animal via an operative end. The marking apparatus includes a marking portion, attached to the animal treatment apparatus, and located at the operative end. The marking apparatus is located such that when the animal receives the treatment the marking portion marks the animal by stamping at the same time.
US11910777B2
A projection is provided on a side barrier of a cubicle or stall for a bovine animal, the projection being positioned at the open end of the cubicle through which the animal enters the cubicle. The projection defines a region of reduced opening width which forces the animal to straighten its entry into the cubicle, thereby promoting a straight lying position without reducing the lying area available for the animal within the cubicle. A straight lying position encourages the animal's waste to be deposited away from the animal's bed into a waste channel in the passageway outside the cubicle. Preferably a pair of projections are provided, extending towards one another from the opposed side barriers, such that the reduced opening width region is centered within the overall opening width. The projection is preferably provided as an accessory which can be mounted on the rails of an existing cubicle.
US11910772B2
Provided is a canola variety designated 15GG1763G and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 15GG1763G with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 15GG1763G through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety are disclosed.
US11910771B2
The present invention provides novel lettuce cultivar Menaggio and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce plants of the invention with themselves or another lettuce plant. The invention also provides lettuce plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom.
US11910760B2
A watering system (100) includes a watering robot (102). The watering robot (102) further includes an irrigation controller (110) configured to operate within a region (114). A connector portion (106) is coupled to the body (104), and is adapted to couple with the one or more water supplying units (116) to receive water therefrom. The watering system (100) is characterized in that a sensor (130) of the watering robot (102) detects the one more water supplying units (116) to selectively integrates therewith. An actuator (140) of the watering robot (102) at least partially lifts up the watering robot (102) with respect to a ground surface (120) of the region (114). The watering robot (102) automatically couples with the one or more water supplying units (116) through the connector portion (106), and the actuator (140) at least partially lifts up the watering robot (102) with respect to the ground surface (120).
US11910757B2
A knotter hook for a twine knotter has a stationary clamping wing and a pivotable clamping wing, Stationary clamping wing and pivotable clamping wing have an extension component in a same spatial direction. The pivotable clamping wing has a projection projecting toward the stationary clamping wing. The pivotable clamping wing is pivotable reversibly from a closed state into an open state. A free end of the pivotable clamping wing in the open state is spaced apart farther from the stationary clamping wing than in the closed state. The pivotable clamping wing is laterally displaced relative to the stationary clamping wing at least in sections so that the pivotable clamping wing is arranged adjacent to the stationary clamping wing and below the pivotable clamping wing a free space is formed. The free space extends in the closed state opposite to the spatial direction beyond the projection.
US11910756B2
An agricultural system including an agricultural baler and a control unit. The agricultural baler includes a drive system; a bale chamber defined by at least one movable density door; and at least one actuator for moving the at least one density door. The control unit is configured to: receive a routine-trigger-signal; determine an actuator-control-signal for adjusting a speed at which the at least one actuator moves the at least one density door in response to the routine-trigger-signal; and provide the actuator-control-signal to the drive system for driving the at least one actuator.
US11910754B2
A grain cart and foldable auger assembly having an upper auger assembly portion with a discharge portion, a lower auger assembly portion with an intake portion, and a compound angle joint that allows the upper auger assembly portion to be moved between operating and transport positions. When in an operating position, the upper auger portion and the lower auger portion are offset from each other by an operating offset angle. When in a transport position, the upper auger assembly portion is offset from the lower auger assembly portion by a transport offset angle such that the upper auger assembly portions folded across the front of the grain cart in a non-obstructive and non-protruding manner.
US11910750B2
A harvester includes a chopper assembly configured to process harvested crops and an elevator positioned downstream of the chopper assembly such that the harvested crops processed by the chopper assembly are received by the elevator. The harvester also includes a storage hopper located adjacent to a distal end of the elevator and positioned to receive the harvested crops therefrom, and a conveyor extending within the storage hopper between a first end and a second end of the conveyer, with the conveyor configured to carry the harvested crops between its first and second ends towards a discharge opening of the storage hopper. Additionally, the harvester includes a door positioned adjacent to the discharge opening of the storage hopper, and a door actuator coupled to the door. The door actuator is configured to move the door relative to the discharge opening between an opened position and a closed position.
US11910745B2
A mower includes a pair of drive wheels, a pairs of non-drive wheels, and a mower deck. The mower deck includes a central deck housing, a first blade housing, a second blade housing, and an actuator coupled to the central deck housing and at least one of the first blade housing and the second blade housing. The first blade housing is pivotally coupled to a first side of the central deck housing so as to be angularly displaceable relative to the central deck housing, the second blade housing is pivotally coupled to a second side of the central deck housing so as to be angularly displaceable relative to the central deck housing. The actuator is configured to selectively raise and lower at least one of the first blade housing and the second blade housing relative to the central deck housing.
US11910744B2
Differential speed stalk rolls mountable to a row unit of a row crop head. A first stalk roll body has an outer peripheral speed less than the outer peripheral speed of a second stalk roll body in lateral spaced relation. The stalk roll bodies may have modular and interchangeable body segments of different configurations.
US11910739B2
The invention provides a process for the preparation of a seed support that comprises a biodegradable polymer film having a plurality of seeds at least partially embedded therein, the process comprising the steps of (a) providing a hydrophobic release liner (18); (b) applying a coating of an aqueous dispersion or solution comprising a biodegradable polymer on the hydrophobic release liner (18), wherein the dispersion or solution has a viscosity of from 2000 to 16000 mPa·s and a water content of from 58% to 90% by weight of the coating; (c) depositing a plurality of seeds onto the coating so that the seeds become at least partially embedded in the coating; (d) drying the coating to give a final water content of 1.5% to 15% by weight and thereby form the biodegradable polymer film; and (e) detaching the hydrophobic release liner from the biodegradable polymer film to give the seed support.
US11910737B2
Provided is a method of automatically combining a farm vehicle with a work machine including confirming a current position of the work machine, moving a farm vehicle into a range having a predetermined radius around the current position, and controlling the farm vehicle, on the basis of a current position and direction of a first coupling unit included in the work machine, so that the first coupling unit and a second coupling unit included in the farm vehicle are coupled to each other.
US11917931B2
The invention relates to a Gunn diode comprising a first contact layer (110); a second contact layer (120); an active layer (130) based on a gallium nitride (GaN)-based semiconductor material, said active layer being formed between the first contact layer (110) and the second contact layer (120); a substrate (140) on which the active layer (130) is formed together with the first contact layer (110) and the second contact layer (120); and an optical inlet (150) for a laser (50) in order to facilitate or trigger a charge carrier transfer between extrema (210, 220) of the energy bands of the active layer (130) by means of laser irradiation.
US11917923B2
A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) structure, including a substrate and multiple MRAM cells on the substrate, wherein the MRAM cells are arranged in a memory region adjacent to a logic region. An ultra low-k (ULK) layer covers the MRAM cells, wherein the surface portion of ultra low-k layer is doped with fluorine, and dents are formed on the surface of ultra low-k layer at the boundaries between the memory region and the logic region.
US11917921B2
A flexoelectricity ultrasonic (UT) transducer imaging system is disclosed comprising a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) layer, a plurality of flexoelectricity UT transducers, and a multiplexer. The PTFE layer includes a front and back surface and the plurality of flexoelectricity UT transducers is attached to the back surface of the PTFE layer. Each UT transducer has a front-end and back-end and the front-end of each flexoelectricity UT transducer is attached to the back surface of the PTFE layer. The flexoelectricity UT transducers are arranged along the back surface of the PTFE layer as a two-dimensional array and each flexoelectricity UT transducer is configured to vibrate in a normal direction to the back surface of the PTFE layer. The multiplexer in signal communication with each flexoelectricity UT transducer, where the flexoelectricity UT transducers are sandwiched between the multiplexer and the PTFE layer.
US11917911B2
Disclosed are a small-molecule electron donor material with an electron-deficient heterocyclic core, preparation and application thereof, belonging to technical field of solar cells. According to the present application, a brand-new electron-deficient heterocyclic unit which has never been applied to an organic solar cell is used as a core unit to prepare a small-molecule electron donor material with an A-D-A′-D-A skeleton structure, and the molecular structure of the small-molecule electron donor material is shown in formula (I).
US11917904B2
The present application provides a perovskite solar cell, including conductive glass, a hole transport layer, a perovskite layer, an electron transport layer and a back electrode, where a passivation layer may be disposed between the hole transport layer and the perovskite layer, and the passivation layer may include an amide and/or a cation thereof, where the amide may include a compound of formula (1) and/or formula (2): where R1 and R2 are each independently selected from hydrogen, —R, —NR2, —NHR, —NH2, —OH, —OR, —NHCOR, —OCOR, and —CH2COOH, where R represents a straight or branched chain alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 0 to 10; and n is an integer of 1 to 10; and where Ar is selected from a C5-C10 aryl or heteroaryl group.
US11917896B2
A flexible substrate, a method of manufacturing thereof, and display panel are provided. The flexible substrate includes a glass substrate, a first flexible base layer disposed on the glass substrate, a second flexible base layer disposed on the first flexible base layer, and a third flexible base layer disposed on the second flexible base layer.
US11917888B2
Cameras are located within the display area of a display. In-display cameras allow for thinner display bezels. In-display cameras allow for the creation of ultra-high resolution images. The ability to capture an object from multiple perspectives allows for holographic image recording and playback. Multiple views of an image can be captured with varying depths of focus, allowing an image's depth of field to be adjusted during post processing. In-display cameras can also be used for user authentication, touch detection and three-dimensional gesture recognition. Thermal sensors located within the display area allow for control of the display temperature, improved control over system performance, and compensation for micro-LED degradation that can occur due to aging or increased temperature. Microlens assemblies located above pixels can adjust the viewing cone angle of the display or a portion of the display and microassemblies located under individual pixels or pixel arrays can adjust a viewing angle.
US11917872B2
Provided is a display device including: a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area; a first transistor and a second transistor each located over the display area of the substrate and arranged at different levels on the substrate; and a plurality of wirings located over the peripheral area of the substrate, wherein the plurality of wirings include first wirings and second wirings, the first wirings and the second wirings being located at different levels on the substrate and are alternately arranged with each other.
US11917867B2
Provided are a display panel and a method for manufacturing the same, a display device and a control method of the same related to the technical field of display. The display panel includes a base substrate; a pixel defining layer arranged on the base substrate and configured to define a plurality of sub-pixels, at least one sub-pixel of the plurality of sub-pixels includes a plurality of sub-pixel-units; and each sub-pixel-unit of the plurality of sub-pixels includes an anode, a light emitting layer, and a cathode that are stacked, and anodes of adjacent sub-pixel-units in a same sub-pixel are insulated from each other and are apart from the base substrate for different distances.
US11917865B2
This disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and discloses a display substrate, a method for fabricating the same, and a display device. The display substrate includes: a substrate, and a plurality of pixels and a pixel definition layer on the substrate, wherein the pixels include long sides and short sides; and the pixel definition layer includes long-side sections adjacent to the long sides, and short-side sections adjacent to the short sides, wherein heights of the long-side sections are greater than heights of the short-side sections.
US11917863B2
A display device includes a pixel electrode including silver, a pixel-defining film on the pixel electrode and exposing the pixel electrode, a barrier layer on the pixel electrode and the pixel-defining film and including a low-resistance area and a high-resistance area which has a higher resistance than the low-resistance area, an emission layer on the barrier layer, and a common electrode on the emission layer. The low-resistance area of the barrier layer overlaps with the pixel electrode, and the high-resistance area of the barrier layer overlaps with the pixel-defining film.
US11917860B2
A method of manufacturing a display panel includes fabricating a display portion on a glass substrate; forming a barrier layer on the glass substrate outside the display portion; forming an encapsulation film on the barrier layer and the display portion; and obtaining a panel area by removing the barrier layer and the encapsulation film outside a predetermined limited area on the glass substrate. The predetermined limited area corresponds to the display portion.
US11917852B2
Provided is a display apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure which includes a substrate including a display area and at least one non-display area; a light emitting device and a plurality of transistors disposed in the display area of the substrate; and a power wiring disposed in the at least one non-display area and electrically connected to the plurality of transistors and the light emitting device. The at least one non-display area includes a camera hole area and a disconnection area, and the disconnection area has a closed loop shape to surround the camera hole area. Therefore, provided is a display apparatus that is more stable for permeation of moisture and oxygen.
US11917848B2
A protective window includes a glass substrate which faces a display surface of an image-generating panel and has a thickness of about 20 micrometers to about 80 micrometers; a protective film which faces the display surface of the image-generating panel with the glass substrate therebetween; an adhesive layer which is between the protective film and the glass substrate and combines the protective film with the glass substrate; and a protective layer which covers an edge portion of the glass substrate. A thickness of the protective layer which covers the edge portion of the glass substrate is equal to or less than about ⅓ of a thickness of the adhesive layer which combines the protective film with the glass substrate.
US11917847B2
An electroluminescent display device includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a connection pattern on the substrate and formed of a same material as the first electrode, a bank covering edges of the first electrode and the connection pattern and including a hydrophobic bank, a light-emitting layer on the first electrode, a second electrode on the light-emitting layer, the bank, and the connection pattern, and a conductive bank between the second electrode and the connection pattern, wherein the second electrode is in contact with a side surface of the conductive bank.
US11917844B2
An organic EL element characterized by including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first light-emitting layer, a second light-emitting layer, and a third light-emitting layer that are disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer, and the third light-emitting layer each containing a host material and a light-emitting material, in which the first light-emitting layer is a light-emitting layer that emits red light and green light, the second light-emitting layer is a light-emitting layer that emits blue light, and the third light-emitting layer is a light-emitting layer that emits green light.
US11917843B2
Circulene compounds of Formula I or Formula II, and organic light emitting devices (OLED) that include an organic layer disposed between an anode and a cathode, wherein the organic layer includes a compound of Formula I or Formula II. In addition, the OLED can be incorporated into one or more of a consumer product, for example, an electronic component module, and/or a lighting panel.
US11917842B2
A method for manufacturing a light-emitting device includes forming, on a substrate, a first electrode, and forming a quantum dot layer. The forming the quantum dot layer includes performing first application involves applying a first solution on a position overlapping with the substrate; performing first light irradiation involves irradiating with light the position where the first solution is applied, to melt the ligand and vaporize the first solvent; performing second light irradiation involves irradiating the position with light to raise a temperature of the quantum dot; and performing third light irradiation involves irradiating the position with light to cause the first inorganic precursor to epitaxially grow around the first shell so as to form a second shell with which the first shell is coated. In the performing third light irradiation, at least one set of the quantum dots adjacent to each other is connected to each other via the second shell.
US11917831B2
In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip that includes a first conductive structure arranged over a substrate. A memory layer is arranged over the first conductive structure, below a second conductive structure, and includes a ferroelectric material. An annealed seed layer is arranged between the first and second conductive structures and directly on a first side of the memory layer. An amount of the crystal structure that includes an orthorhombic phase is greater than about 35 percent.
US11917822B2
A three-dimensional (3D) semiconductor memory device includes electrode structures including a plurality of electrodes stacked on a semiconductor substrate, and the electrode structures extend in a first direction and are spaced apart from each other by separation regions in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The 3D semiconductor memory device includes ground select gate electrodes comprising lowermost electrodes among the plurality of electrodes of the electrode structures, wherein on a level of the ground select gate electrodes, the separation regions include a first end portion, and at least one ground select gate cutting region overlaps the first end portion of the separation regions and electrically isolates the ground select gate electrodes from each other.
US11917815B2
A semiconductor device includes: an active region defined by a device isolation layer formed in a substrate; a word line configured to cross the active region, the word line extending in a first direction and being formed in the substrate; a bit line extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the word line; a first contact connecting the bit line to the active region; a first mask for forming the active region, the first mask being formed on the active region; and a second mask of which a height of a top surface thereof is greater than a height of a top surface of the active region, the second mask covering the word line, wherein the active region has a bar shape that extends to form an acute angle with respect to the first direction.
US11917807B2
A memory device includes a page made up of plural memory cells arranged in a column on a substrate, and a page write operation is performed to hold positive hole groups generated by an impact ionization phenomenon, in a channel semiconductor layer by controlling voltages applied to a first gate conductor layer, a second gate conductor layer, a first impurity region, and a second impurity region of each memory cell contained in the page and a page erase operation is performed to remove the positive hole groups out of the channel semiconductor layer by controlling voltages applied to the first gate conductor layer, the second gate conductor layer, the first impurity region, and the second impurity region. The first impurity layer of the memory cell is connected with a source line, the second impurity layer is connected with a bit line, one of the first gate conductor layer and the second gate conductor layer is connected with a word line, and another is connected with a drive control line; during the write operation after the page erase operation, the positive hole group is formed in the channel semiconductor layer by an impact ionization phenomenon by controlling voltages applied to the word line, the drive control line, the source line, and the bit line; and an applied voltage/applied voltages of one or both of the word line and the drive control line is/are lowered with drops in a first threshold voltage of the first gate conductor layer and a second threshold voltage of the second gate conductor layer.
US11917805B2
A semiconductor memory device includes: a first word line extending in a vertical direction; a second word line spaced apart from the first word line in a first horizontal direction and extending in the vertical direction; a first semiconductor pattern of a ring-shaped horizontal cross-section surrounding the first word line and constituting a portion of a first cell transistor; a second semiconductor pattern of a ring-shaped horizontal cross-section surrounding the second word line and constituting a portion of a second cell transistor; a cell capacitor between the first semiconductor pattern and the second semiconductor pattern and including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a capacitor dielectric film; a first bit line opposite the cell capacitor with respect to the first semiconductor pattern and extending in a second horizontal direction; and a second bit line opposite the cell capacitor with respect to the second semiconductor pattern.
US11917797B2
The disclosure relates to capacitive heatsink devices and systems. In one embodiment, the heat sink capacitor includes a positive (P) bus plate; a negative (N) bus plate; a first dielectric material; a second dielectric material; and a heat sink comprising a first side and a second side, the first side of the heat sink attached to the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material, wherein the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material are separated by a portion of the heat sink, wherein the first dielectric material electrically insulates the P bus plate from the first side of the heat sink to form a first capacitor, and wherein the second dielectric material electrically insulates the N bus plate from the first side of the heat sink to form a second capacitor.
US11917796B2
A module is provided for housing electronic devices and a liquid coolant. The module comprises: a housing defining a sealable internal volume for containing the electronic devices and the liquid coolant, the sealable internal volume having a base; a substrate in the sealable internal volume approximately parallel to the base, one of the electronic devices being mounted on a side of the substrate proximal the base; and a heat sink device, comprising a receptacle part defining an internal volume that is arranged to receive the liquid coolant and accumulate the liquid coolant therein. The heat sink is mounted such that the one of the electronic devices or a component that is thermally conductively coupled to the one of the electronic devices is at least partially within the internal volume.
US11917793B2
In one embodiment, an apparatus is configured for insertion into a network device and includes a printed circuit board, at least one electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board and configured for direct air-cooling, and an enclosure comprising a plurality of electronic components, an electrical connector, a fluid inlet connector, and a fluid outlet connector. A dielectric liquid is disposed within the enclosure for immersion cooling of said plurality of electronic components during operation of the network device.
US11917792B2
A cooling system for an information handling system in a portable chassis comprises a fan housing containing two counterrotating impellers, wherein the axes of rotation of the two impellers are aligned with an axis of orientation relative to a rear surface of the portable chassis. By changing the angle of the axis of orientation, impellers with larger diameters may be positioned in the same fan area for increased volumetric airflow. The shape of the fan housing, the diameter of each impeller and the angle of the axis of orientation may be selected to direct and distribute a greater volumetric airflow for improved cooling of components in the portable chassis.
US11917784B2
A fixing device includes a circuit board, an insertion slot, and a fixing bracket. The circuit board has a peripheral recess, and the insertion slot is disposed on the circuit board. The fixing bracket is fixed in the peripheral recess, and the fixing bracket has a board, two lateral arms, and two guiding rails. The two lateral arms are connected to two corresponding sides of the board, and the two lateral arms are integrally formed from the board. In addition, the two guiding rails are respectively disposed at the two lateral arms, in which the two guiding rails extend towards the insertion slot.
US11917783B2
A bow cable management system is provided. The system includes a bow management device, a bow and an electronic accessory. The bow management device includes a base member and a bracket, wherein the base member has a first side and an opposing second side with a recess formed on the second side. A first channel extends from the recess out a front end of the base member, and a second channel extends from the recess out the bottom side of the base member. The bow management device is coupled to a riser of the bow. The electronic accessory is coupled to the bracket of the cable management device. The cable management device is configured to receive a cable of the electronic accessory through first channel with a portion of the cable retained within the recess of the base member and then extending through the second channel to a trigger accessory.
US11917782B2
An electronic device includes a flexible display module, a window on the flexible display module, and a protective base film on the window, and having a first modulus at a first temperature and a second modulus lower than the first modulus at a second temperature 80° C. higher than the first temperature, wherein the difference between the first modulus and the second modulus may be no greater than about 985 MPa.
US11917774B2
A quickly-fixable electronic device includes a fixing portion, a first base portion, and a second base portion. The fixing portion is provided with an electronic device. The first base portion is pivotally connectable with the fixing portion. The first base portion is provided with a receptacle. The receptacle receives and connects with the fixing portion. The second base portion is pivotally connected with the first base portion. The second base portion is provided with a magnetic attraction piece. The magnetic attraction piece enables quick fixing of the electronic device to a display screen. A pivoting motion between the fixing portion and the first base portion enables rotation of the electronic device by an angle. A pivoting motion between the first base portion and the second base portion enables inclining and swinging of the electronic device.
US11917773B2
An embodiment of a barrier assembly includes a housing having an aperture and a magnet at least partially disposed within the housing. A first surface of the magnet is exposed. The barrier assembly also includes a light-emitting component disposed within the aperture. Another embodiment of a barrier assembly includes a housing having a plurality of apertures formed about a perimeter of the housing. The barrier assembly also includes a magnet at least partially embedded within the housing and the magnet includes an opening formed through a center of the magnet and a plurality of light-emitting components, each light-emitting component at least partially disposed within a corresponding aperture of the plurality of apertures.
US11917764B2
A tape autoloading device includes a tape leading-end processing device, which forms the leading end of a carrier tape into a predetermined shape, and a transfer device, which carries the carrier tape in a first direction different from the tape longitudinal direction and transfers the carrier tape to the next step. Tape leading-end processing device includes a feeding device for conveying the carrier tape along a conveyance path formed in a groove in a guide member, a pressing device for pressing the upper surface of the carrier tape, and a cutting device for cutting the leading-end of the carrier tape. The transfer device includes a guide device for guiding the carrier tape having a leading end formed into a predetermined shape, a gripping device for gripping the leading end of the carrier tape, and a moving device for moving the carrier tape in the first direction.
US11917754B2
An antenna module comprises: a circuit board, having a three-dimensional keep-out area; an antenna, disposed on the circuit board and located in the keep-out area; and a metal piece, disposed on the circuit board and located in the keep-out area, wherein the metal piece is electrically insulated from the antenna.
US11917751B2
A multilayer wiring board that improves the reliability of connection at a via hole connection portion, and a method for producing the multilayer wiring board. In a multilayer wiring board comprising a plurality of metal wiring layers alternately laminated with insulating layers interposed therebetween are electrically connected to each other via a via hole plated layer, wherein a dissimilar metallic layer, made from material different from that of the metal wiring layers, is interposed between each of the metal wiring layers on the bottom surface of the via hole and the via hole plated layer, and the dissimilar metallic layer interposed between the each of the metal wiring layers on the bottom surface of the via hole and the via hole plated layer is arranged in a concave shape on the surface of the concave portion formed in the metal wiring layer on the bottom surface of the via hole.
US11917747B2
A circuit board module includes a circuit board, a metal core printed circuit board, and a heating element. The circuit board includes a substrate, and a surface of the substrate has an assembling region. The metal core printed circuit board is on the assembling region and includes a first circuit layer and a second circuit layer. The first circuit layer and the second circuit layer are electrically connected to each other. The second circuit layer is electrically connected to the circuit board. The thermal conductivity of the metal core printed circuit board is greater than the thermal conductivity of the substrate. The heating element is on the metal core printed circuit board and is electrically connected to the first circuit layer. An electronic device having the circuit board module is also provided.
US11917743B2
An electromagnetic cooking device and method of controlling the same is provided herein. The cooking device includes a cavity in which a food load is placed and a plurality of RF feeds configured to introduce electromagnetic radiation into the cavity for heating the food load. A controller is provided and is configured to: (a) measure resonances in the cavity; (b) generate a resonance map resulting from the measured resonances; (c) conditionally repeat steps (a) and (b); (d) detect a melting state of the food load based on variations between the resonance maps; and (e) adjust a power level of the electromagnetic radiation in response to detection of the melting state.
US11917741B2
A controller for a wireless digital addressable lighting interface (DALI) compatible system comprises physical layer circuitry configured to communicate information wirelessly with one or more secondary devices of the DALI system, and processing circuitry operatively coupled to the physical layer circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to encode a forward packet to be sent to a secondary device of the one or more secondary devices. The forward packet includes an extended address that includes an address of the secondary device and an address of a DALI luminary device of the DALI system connected to the secondary device.
US11917737B2
A circuit for sharing current between parallel LEDs or parallel strings of LEDs, and a method of use of the same, are disclosed herein. The circuit for sharing current between parallel LED pathways can include a first LED pathway, a first transistor coupled to the first set of LEDs and that can control a first current through the first set of LEDs, and a first measurement node having a first sensed voltage. The circuit can include a second LED pathway, a second transistor coupled to the second set of LEDs and that can control a second current through the second set of LEDs, and a second measurement node having a second sensed voltage. The circuit includes a first differential amplifier and a second differential amplifier, each of which can compare sensed voltage and can apply a voltage to a gate of one of the first and second transistors.
US11917735B2
An LED driving system and a closed-loop control method for LED driving are provided; the LED driving system includes an LED load, a constant-current control module, an electrolytic capacitor, a discharging-voltage measuring module, a bus-voltage measuring module and a charging-current control module, wherein the charging-current control module is connected to an output of the discharging-voltage measuring module, the bus-voltage measuring module and a lower plate of the electrolytic capacitor; the charging current of the electrolytic capacitor is adjusted based on the control signal of the discharging-voltage measuring module and the measured voltage of the bus-voltage measuring module, wherein the charging current of the electrolytic capacitor is reduced by an subtraction operation performed by the addition and subtraction counter, and the charging current of the electrolytic capacitor is increased by an addition operation performed by the addition and subtraction counter.
US11917726B2
A system, method and apparatus for enabling environment tracking at a monitored location. A wireless sensor network can support a beacon that can be configured to broadcast information to devices at the monitored location. The broadcasted information can be recorded by devices to generate an environment log that can enable identification of conditions of an environment as reflected by sensor measurements at the monitored location.
US11917722B2
There is provided a communication apparatus that includes: a plurality of wireless interfaces; a storage unit configured to store, for a past established connection, connection history information associating a network identifier with an interface identifier of one of the plurality of wireless interfaces; and a communication control unit configured to select, based on the connection history information, one of the plurality of wireless interfaces, and transmit a connection request to another apparatus using the selected wireless interface.
US11917717B2
Wireless network detection apparatus and method for detecting non-predetermined electronic apparatus
The present invention discloses a wireless network detection apparatus. A storage circuit stores virtual wireless communication apparatus information. A wireless signal transmission circuit communicates using a wireless communication protocol. A processing circuit executes software or firmware executable commands to perform a wireless network detection method including the steps outlined below. Whether a wireless signal including non-predetermined electronic apparatus identification information being received is determined. When the wireless signal is received, an existence signal is broadcasted accordingly. A first-time pairing information that is transmitted from a non-predetermined electronic apparatus based on the existence signal is received to perform the first-time pairing and store the non-predetermined electronic apparatus identification information in the storage circuit. When an active communication signal or a passive response signal from the non-predetermined electronic apparatus is received, the non-predetermined electronic apparatus is identified and determined to be within a detection range. A predetermined function is executed.
US11917704B2
Provided are a method and apparatus for receiving only complete information on other access points (APs) in a transmitting multi-link device (MLD) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system. Specifically, a receiving MLD transmits a probe request frame to the transmitting MLD through a first link. The receiving MLD receives a probe response frame from the transmitting MLD through the first link. The probe request frame includes a frame body and a profile field of a second receiving station (STA). When a first receiving STA does not request complete information on the first link and requests complete information on the second link, the complete information on the second link is requested based on the profile field of the second receiving STA. The probe response frame does not include the complete information on the first link, and includes only the complete information on the second link.
US11917698B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless node may communicate, with an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor, an indication associated with establishing a sidelink connection between the wireless node and an IAB node. The wireless node may receive, from the IAB donor, a configuration that maps a routing identifier to a route that includes the sidelink connection between the wireless node and the IAB node. Numerous other aspects are described.
US11917689B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to random access procedures. In one example, a UE initiates a random access procedure with a base station, and receives a random access response (RAR) message from the base station in response to the initiating of the random access procedure. The UE further determines a redundancy version (RV) pattern comprising a sequence of a plurality of RVs. The UE also transmits an uplink (UL) communication to the base station as part of the random access procedure. The UL communication comprises a plurality of repetitions of a UL message, each repetition being an iteration of the UL message that is configured by applying a respective RV of the plurality of RVs to the UL message based on the sequence. The UE further receives a downlink message from the base station based on the UL message. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US11917685B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a frequency domain resource allocation method, a terminal, and a network device. The method includes: receiving a resource allocation indication, where the resource allocation indication corresponds to a parameter of a BWP configured for the terminal; and determining a frequency domain resource indicated by the resource allocation indication in the BWP.
US11917681B2
There is provided a wireless communication device capable of making the wireless communication link more stable in a communication system using an unlicensed band. There is provided a wireless communication device including a determination unit (243) configured to determine whether a channel is clear or busy, a communication unit (220) configured to transmit an uplink signal of a RACH procedure, and a setting unit (243) configured to set at least a first resource and a second resource to transmit the uplink signal, in which the first resource is selected from a set of resources set by information in an RRC layer, and the second resource is designated by downlink information in a physical layer.
US11917672B2
A wireless user device wirelessly receives an indication of selected resource blocks in a frequency channel that are selected for radio signal measurement and unselected resource blocks in the frequency channel that are unselected for the radio signal measurement. The wireless user device wirelessly measures a radio signal metric for the selected resource blocks in the radio channel and does not measure the radio signal metric for the unselected resource blocks in the radio channel. The wireless user device wirelessly transfers the radio signal metric for the selected resource blocks in the radio channel. The wireless user device wirelessly receives a schedule for the selected resource blocks in the radio channel. The wireless user device wirelessly receives data over the selected resource blocks in the radio channel based on the schedule.
US11917670B2
A first communication device in a first WLAN determines a channel estimate of a communication channel between the first communication device and a second communication device in a second WLAN using measurements at the first communication device of a first transmission between the second communication device and a third communication device in the second WLAN. The first communication device generates a PPDU for transmission to a fourth communication device in the first WLAN, including: determining, using the channel estimate, a precoder matrix to use for transmitting the PPDU in the first WLAN, and generating the PPDU using the precoder matrix so that interference at the second communication device in the second WLAN caused by transmission of the PPDU by the first communication device in the first WLAN is reduced. The first communication device transmits the PPDU to the fourth communication device in the first WLAN as a directional second transmission.
US11917662B2
A UE includes a receiver configured to receive a first configuration for a first CORESET, a second configuration for a reception of a first CSI-RS, and the first CSI-RS. The first configuration includes a first TCI state. The TCI state for a CORESET indicates a set of quasi co-location properties for a PDCCH reception in the CORESET. A PDCCH includes a DCI format. The second configuration includes a first set of REs and the first TCI state. The UE also includes a processor operably connected to the receiver. The processor is configured to compute a first CQI value, based on the first CSI-RS, for a first PDCCH reception in the first CORESET and at least one CQI value based on the first CQI value. The UE further includes a transmitter operably connected to the processor, the transmitter configured to transmit a channel that includes the at least one CQI value.
US11917660B2
A control instruction transmission method includes: in response to an unlicensed channel being occupied successfully, in which the first control instruction carries indication information configured to indicate a first detection parameter at least including a resource location on the unlicensed channel for the base station sending a control instruction; and sending a second control instruction on the resource location.
US11917650B2
A system and method for allocating network resources are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system and method are configured to perform: transmitting a message to a wireless communication device for the wireless communication device to select either a first cell where the wireless communication device currently stays, or a second cell to stay. In some embodiments, the message indicates information about the first cell in which a first radio access technology (RAT) is used and the second cell in which a second RAT, different from the first RAT, is used.
US11917647B2
Method for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
Disclosed herein are a method and a device for transmitting and receiving uplink data in a wireless communication system. According to the present disclosure, a UE may transmit to a base station information related to a capability of the UE and the information may include a subset including at least one transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) supported by the UE. The UE may receive Downlink Control Information (DCI) for transmitting the uplink data from the base station and the DCI may include a TPMI used for the UE to transmit the uplink data. Thereafter, the UE may transmit to the base station the uplink data by using transmission power determined based on the TPMI and the transmission power may be determined according to whether the TPMI is included in the at least one TPMI.
US11917634B2
A base transmission signal and an auxiliary transmission signal may be used to (e.g., concurrently) improve a harvesting efficiency of an energy receiver while maintaining a prespecified performance level of an information receiver. An auxiliary transmission signal may be constructed. The construction of the auxiliary transmission signal may be signaled. An auxiliary transmission signal may be adapted. The adaptation of the auxiliary transmission signal may be signaled. An impact of auxiliary transmission signals on an information receiver's performance may be mitigated. One or more narrowband energy harvesting (EH) signals may be used, for example to provide a high peak to average power ratio (PARR) for EH devices (e.g., without significantly impacting overall transmitted signal PARR) characteristics. One or more narrowband auxiliary signals may be used, for example to enhance the PARR characteristics of an information signal sub-band.
US11917633B2
A second RAN node (2) associated with a second RAT sends a radio resource configuration of the second RAT to a radio terminal (3) via a first RAN node (1) associated with a first RAT. The radio resource configuration explicitly or implicitly indicates at least one numerology that is included in multiple numerologies supported by the second RAT and is different from a reference numerology. It is thus, for example, possible to allow a radio terminal to be configured with a numerology of a cell served by a secondary gNB or a target gNB in Inter-RAT Dual Connectivity between E-UTRA and NR and in a handover from E-UTRA to NR.
US11917628B2
Embodiments of systems and methods for wireless communication in a wireless network include generation of a bandwidth query report poll (BQRP) frame by an access point and transmission of the BQRP frame to multiple wireless stations. The BQRP frame includes a bandwidth query for each station. Each wireless station receives the BQRP frame and generates a bandwidth query report. The bandwidth query report includes channel availability information at a corresponding wireless station. The access point allocates channel resources to each wireless station according to the channel availability information.
US11917625B2
The present application provides a wireless communication method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device determines, according to the number of bits of UCI to be transmitted and the spreading factor of a first PUCCH format, the number of PRBs for transmitting the UCI to be transmitted.
US11917621B2
A method for transporting common control information includes: transmitting, by a transmitting end, to the common control information on M time-domain resources through M transmission beams, where each of the M time-domain resources includes N time-domain symbols. One time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources where the common control information of each of the M transmission beams is located is respectively determined according to a beam index of a transmission beam, wherein M and N are positive integers. One of M time-domain resources for a synchronization signal corresponds to one time-domain resource of the M time-domain resources of the common control information, a one-to-one correspondence exists between the M transmission beams and the M time-domain resources for the synchronization signal; and a one-to-one correspondence exists between the M transmission beams and M time-domain resources of a broadcast channel.
US11917620B2
To achieve higher-quality FeD2D communication. A communication apparatus including a communication unit that performs a wireless communication, and a control unit that performs a control to cause control information regarding allocation of a resource for a communication with a first apparatus via a first wireless link to be notified to a second apparatus via a second wireless link.
US11917619B2
Disclosed are techniques for performing wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may identify a plurality of sidelink positioning anchor devices. Based on one or more parameters associated with each of the plurality of sidelink positioning anchor devices, the wireless communication device may associate with one or more sidelink positioning anchor devices from the plurality of sidelink positioning anchor devices.
US11917608B2
Provided are an information transmission method and apparatus, a storage medium and an electronic apparatus. The method includes the following step: a PDSCH traffic with a length of a second TTI is received after an error of receiving a PDSCH traffic with a length of a first TTI is made; where a first transmission unit is supported in the first TTI, a second transmission unit and a third transmission unit are supported in the second TTI, and a transmission unit of the second TTI corresponds to a transmission unit of the first TTI.
US11917604B2
A transmitter in a wireless communication network includes a bits-to-symbol mapper that produces a plurality of data symbols; and a waveform modulator that receives a first discrete-time waveform and at least a second discrete-time waveform that comprises a cyclic shift of the first discrete-time waveform; modulates a first one of the plurality of data symbols onto the first discrete-time waveform and modulates a second one of the plurality of second data symbol onto the second discrete-time waveform, to produce a plurality of modulated discrete-time waveforms; and sums the plurality of modulated discrete-time waveforms to produce a modulated discrete-time signal to be transmitted in the network. The first discrete-time waveform and at least the second discrete-time waveform are multicarrier signals.
US11917600B2
A communication system is disclosed in which a base station communicates with user equipment via an associated cell having a system bandwidth. The system bandwidth comprises a bandwidth part having a set of contiguous physical resource blocks. The base station initiates a random access procedure with the user equipment; provides first information identifying a set of frequency resources for an uplink channel; and provides second information identifying at least one specific frequency resource, within said set of frequency resources, for said uplink communication. The first information is provided prior to completion of the random access procedure.
US11917596B2
The disclosure provides a method, performed by a terminal, of performing communication through multiple bandwidth parts (BWPs) in a wireless communication system, the method including: receiving a terminal capability information request from a base station; generating, based on the request, terminal capability information including capability information related to multiple active BWP of the terminal; transmitting the generated terminal capability information to the base station; receiving multiple active BWP configuration information configured based on the capability information related to multiple active BWP of the terminal from the base station; and performing communication with the base station through multiple BWPs activated based on the multiple active BWP configuration information.
US11917594B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication that the UE is to communicate using a frequency division duplexing (FDD) configuration on an unpaired frequency band that includes at least one uplink frequency region and at least one downlink frequency region in accordance with the FDD configuration. The UE may communicate the FDD configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11917591B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for identification of a slot format for a set of slots where at least one slot format of the set is an subband full-duplex slot (e.g., includes uplink and downlink resources separated in a frequency domain). The base station may transmit one or more semi-persistent scheduling configurations to a UE. The UE may identify semi-persistent scheduling occasions for receiving a downlink communication based at least in part on the SPS configurations matching the format of the slot, the periodicity of the slot formats of the set, or other considerations. The UE and the base station may communicate based at least in part on the determined semi-persistent scheduling occasions.
US11917581B2
The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station used for paging. The UE first monitors a first signaling in X time intervals respectively, and then receives a first radio signal. The first signaling is used for determining scheduling information for the first radio signal. The scheduling information includes at least one of {occupied time-frequency resource, adopted MCS, subcarrier spacing of subcarriers in occupied frequency domain resource}. The first radio signal carries a paging message. The frequency domain resource is used for transmitting the first signaling belongs to a first subband. The first subband includes a positive integer number of consecutive subcarriers in frequency domain. At least one of {location of the first subband in frequency domain, subcarrier spacing of subcarriers included in the first subband} is used for determining the X time intervals.
US11917576B2
A vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication unit, for wirelessly transmitting and/or receiving V2X signals comprising data in a vehicle, includes a plurality of V2X modules. Each respective V2X module is connected to at least one antenna configured to transmit and/or receive the V2X signals in a transmission and reception area. Each respective V2X module comprises at least a transmitting unit configured to modulate data to be transmitted via the V2X signals, and/or a receiving unit configured to demodulate data received via the V2X signals. Each V2X module includes a data interface configured to transmit the data to be transmitted and/or the data received via the V2X signal and a logic module. The plurality of V2X modules includes at least two spatially separated V2X modules. The logic module is configured to link the at least two V2X modules in such a way that a logical unit is configured.
US11917574B2
Method and apparatus for measuring downlink positioning of an SCell in a dormant state. The apparatus receives, from a base station, a dormancy state configuration of an SCell associated with the base station. The apparatus measures downlink positioning measurements associated with at least one frequency corresponding to the SCell in a dormant state based on the dormancy state configuration. The apparatus may measure downlink positioning measurements associated with at least one frequency corresponding to at least one active cell associated with the base station. The apparatus may report the downlink positioning measurements of the SCell in the dormant state to an active cell associated with the base station.
US11917572B2
Disclosed are a transmission delay indication method and device. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device determines a common transmission delay of at least one cell, and sends the common transmission delay to a terminal in the at least one cell. The common transmission delay is used for the terminal in the at least one cell to determine a transmission timing sequence with a network side.
US11917569B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for adjusting clock frequencies of endpoint devices in a mesh network for narrowband and ultra-narrowband communications. An endpoint device receives a reference timing signal over a wireless network from a reference device in the network. The endpoint device determines the current value of the clock frequency of the endpoint device and further determines the frequency difference between the reference frequency of the reference timing signal and the current value of the clock frequency. Based on the frequency difference, the endpoint generates a control signal and applies the control signal to the crystal oscillator of the endpoint device to adjust the frequency of the crystal oscillator. The endpoint device communicates with another device in the network using the oscillating signal generated by the adjusted crystal oscillator.
US11917564B2
Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for enhanced inter-frequency detection between misaligned base stations are disclosed herein. A user equipment (UE) may determine that a neighbor cell associated with a first frequency is misaligned with a serving cell associated with a second frequency different than the first frequency based on first measurements of the neighbor cell within a first measurement gap window having a first length. The UE may detect a location of a synchronization signal block (SSB) associated with the neighbor cell within a second measurement gap window having a second length greater than the first length. The UE may determine an alignment offset between the location of the SSB and the first measurement gap window. The UE may obtain second measurements of the neighbor cell within a third measurement gap window that includes the location of the SSB based on the alignment offset and parameters of the SSB.
US11917561B2
The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for operating a terminal is provided. The method includes detecting, scheduling assignment (SA) of another terminal in a sensing window based on transmission time intervals (TTIs) with different lengths in a resource pool; detecting a receiving power of a scheduled data channel based on the SA and a receiving energy of each sub-channel of each subframe; determining resources for data transmission based on the SA, the receiving power and the receiving energy; and transmitting data on the resources.
US11917544B2
A method and a device of transmitting a power saving signal, a method and a device of detecting a power saving signal are provided. A method applied to a base station includes receiving power-saving-signal indication information reported by a first terminal, the power-saving-signal indication information being at least used to indicate that the first terminal supports or does not support reception of the power saving signal; sending the power saving signal to the first terminal when the power-saving-signal indication information indicates that the first terminal supports reception of the power saving signal.
US11917527B2
An apparatus for a Non-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller (Non-RT RIC) of a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) entity of an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) includes processing circuitry coupled to memory. To configure the Non-RT RIC for allocation of network slice subnet instance (NSSI) resources in the O-RAN, the processing circuitry is to collect performance measurements related to usage of the NSSI resources. An artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) model is trained based on the performance measurements. The allocation of the NSSI resources is optimized at a time determined by an inference of the AI/ML model.
US11917526B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a system information message including first system information for the UE; receive, after receiving the system information message, a system information update message indicating a change to at least a portion of the first system information; determine whether the change applies to one or more capabilities of the UE; and selectively acquire second system information based at least in part on whether the change applies to the one or more capabilities of the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11917521B2
A method of uniquely identifying a user equipment (UE) connected to a radio access network (RAN) includes: providing a radio access network intelligent controller (RIC) component associated with the RAN; configuring, by a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a default data radio bearer (DRB) for the UE to maintain Internet Protocol (I) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) connectivity with the RAN; and using, by the RIC, one of NG uplink (UL) user plane (UP) Transport Layer Information or S1 UL UP Transport Layer Information of the default DRB for uniquely identifying the UE for the entire time the UE is connected to the RAN. The unique identification for the UE is retained across at least one of i) multiple connectivity sessions for the UE, ii) multiple mobility sessions for the UE, and iii) multiple context sessions for the UE.
US11917519B2
In some embodiments an apparatus includes a wireless sensor configured to be operatively coupled to a network gateway device that is configured to receive one of a first data packet or a second packet from the wireless sensor. The wireless sensor is configured to send the first data packet at a first time on a first frequency, the first data packet including a payload associated with a value of a measurement that was measured by the wireless sensor. The wireless sensor is configured to send the second data packet at a second time on a second frequency, the second data packet includes a payload associated with the value.
US11917510B2
One or more Bluetooth® low energy (BLE) beacons in communication with a remote server that provides check in capabilities and payment capabilities may be installed at a location. The BLE beacons may connect with a user's mobile device when the user enters the location and allow the user to check in to the location and authorize payments to be made at the location. Once the user is checked in to the location, the user may be provided with additional functionality, benefits, offers, and applications related to the location and facilitated by the check in. Further, the user may be pre-checked in into a next location when the user is at a current location.
US11917508B2
A method of provisioning an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) to a wireless communication device. The method comprises provisioning an eSIM profile into an eSIM of a virtual eSIM provisioning platform provided by a computer system and where the eSIM profile comprises wireless communication service provider data and wireless communication service subscriber data, partitioning by an eSIM provisioning application a process of writing the eSIM profile to an eSIM of a wireless communication device into a plurality of messages, whereby the complexity of provisioning the eSIM profile to the eSIM of the wireless communication device is handled by the intelligence of the eSIM provisioning application, establishing wireless communication by the eSIM provisioning application with a wireless communication device having an eSIM, and sending the messages by the eSIM provisioning application to the eSIM of the wireless communication device.
US11917507B2
Aspects of this disclosure can provide a method for transmitting feedback information between Internet of Vehicles devices. The method can include that a first Internet of Vehicles device sends first user data to a second Internet of Vehicles device, the first Internet of Vehicles device and the second Internet of Vehicles device respectively determine a feedback time window of the first user data according to a transmission end time of the first user data. Further, the second Internet of Vehicles device can send hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback information of the first user data to the first Internet of Vehicles device in the feedback time window of the first user data. The first internet of Vehicles device receives the HARQ feedback information in the feedback time window of the first user data.
US11917504B2
A remote identification system for the remote identification of an object that includes a wireless transmitter configured to broadcast a static identifier, such as a WiFi SSID. The object also includes a local broadcast module that dynamically alters or re-purposes the identifier so that it is no longer a static identifier but instead includes broadcast data that varies depending on the status of the object, such as its location.
US11917489B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for mufti-point destination arrival time analysis. In one aspect, the system may include a memory storing instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to. The processor performs operations including receiving a request for an order, receiving an acceptance of an order associated with the first external system, determining, upon receiving the acceptance, a first arrival estimate, determining, upon assigning a delivery worker to fulfill the order, a second arrival estimate, and determining, upon receiving confirmation that the delivery worker has retrieved the order from the merchant, a third arrival estimate. Additionally, the operations may include and forwarding, upon their determination, the first, second, and third arrival estimates to the customer.
US11917488B2
A method of passive asset tracking using observations of one or more pseudo Wi-Fi access points includes associating unique identifying information of a pseudo Wi-Fi access point with a moveable asset in an asset tracking database, receiving observation data from a Wi-Fi AP Database including the unique identifying information of the pseudo Wi-Fi access point and location information of the pseudo Wi-Fi access point, determining a location of the moveable asset based, at least in part, on the observation data of the pseudo Wi-Fi access point, and storing the location of the moveable asset in the asset tracking database. There is no communication between the asset tracking database and one or more wireless devices that report an encounter with the pseudo Wi-Fi access point to the Wi-Fi AP Database.
US11917479B2
An information processing apparatus and a communication terminal can carry out first wireless communication and second wireless communication. The first wireless communication is established when a distance between the information processing apparatus and the communication terminal is equal to or less than a first distance. The information processing apparatus determines whether data communication is to be carried out over the first wireless communication or the second wireless communication. When the data communication is to be carried out over the first wireless communication, the information processing apparatus carries out the data communication over the first wireless communication. When the data communication is to be carried out over the second wireless communication, the information processing apparatus carries out data communication of first setting information with the communication terminal over the first wireless communication to establish the second wireless communication and carries out data communication over the second wireless communication.
US11917478B2
An apparatus, method, and system disclosed herein are directed to a user equipment (UE) capable of dynamically selecting a telecommunication network for running an application using edge-computing capability of the telecommunication network. A subscriber identity module (SIM), such as an eSIM, may be provisioned for a plurality of preferred telecommunication networks of a multi-network mobile edge computing (MEC) system where each network of the plurality of preferred telecommunication networks meets an edge-computing requirement of the application. A workload associated with the application may be distributed among edge-computing nodes of a first network of the plurality of preferred telecommunication networks. Upon detecting a degradation in a service associated with running the application on the first network, running of the application may be switched to a second network of the plurality of preferred telecommunication networks and the workload may be distributed among edge-computing nodes of the second network.
US11917473B2
A modem for a non-standalone network includes a 5G-NR modem and an E-UTRA modem. The 5G-NR modem includes a cell search module which determines first timing information. The first timing information includes first times indicative of the times of receipt of one or more first radio frames from a first 5G-NR base station measured relative to a network time. The 5G-NR modem also provides for the sending of system frame timing difference (SFTD) information for the first base station to a network controller by sending the first timing information to the E-UTRA modem. The E-UTRA modem then determines and forwards the SFTD information using the first timing information and second timing information. The second timing information is determined by the E-UTRA modem and includes second times indicative of the times of receipt of one or more second radio frames from a second E-UTRA base station.
US11917470B2
A system (300) of a wireless communication network (100) comprising a first network node (110) arranged for wireless communication with a wireless communication device (130). A message is triggered to be sent from the first network node (110) to and received by the wireless communication device (130). The message comprises instructions related to measurements by the wireless communication device (130) on a signal from a network node (110; 120) of the wireless communication network (100). The instructions comprising a first measurement condition and a second measurement condition and that both the first measurement condition and the second measurement condition have to be fulfilled for the wireless communication device (130) to report at least one of the measurements to the wireless communication network (100).
US11917466B2
A method for user equipment (UE) service handover from the serving cell to a target cell includes information regarding a handover timer and an associated handover execution condition. For scheduled handover to be performed upon expiration of the handover timer, the associated handover execution condition comprises one or more abort conditions for aborting the scheduled handover. For two-stage triggered handover to be performed upon receipt of a subsequent triggering message, the handover timer is a handover validity timer and the associated handover execution condition comprises receipt of the handover triggering message prior to expiration of the handover validity timer.
US11917465B2
In a cell handover method and apparatus, first network device of a first cell obtains user information of a terminal device, and then the first network device may determine handover information based on the user information and running information of the first network device, so that after the first network device sends an RRC message including the handover information to the terminal device, the terminal device may perform N consecutive cell handovers based on the handover information. In the N cell handovers, the first network device only needs to obtain the user information once, to configure handover conditions for the N subsequent handovers in advance at a time. This simplifies a network signaling procedure, reduces network overheads, and reduces handover response time. The embodiments of this disclosure are applicable to a network handover in a satellite scenario.
US11917462B2
A terminal apparatus includes: a processing unit configured to determine, in a case that the terminal apparatus requests re-establishment of an RRC connection, whether or not the terminal apparatus is configured with NGEN-DC, release, in a case that the terminal apparatus is configured with NGEN-DC, an NR secondary cell group, and release, in the release of the NR secondary cell group, an RLC entity for an RLC bearer configured for the NR secondary group.
US11917460B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a source base station (BS), a handover message or the beam or panel selection message including multi-beam or multi-panel information identifying a first one or more beams or panels to remain with the source BS and a second one or more beams or panels to switch from the source BS to a target BS during a handover procedure. The UE may perform the handover procedure to switch from the source BS to the target BS with the first one or more beams or panels for communication with the source BS and the second one or more beams or panels for communication with the target BS. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11917448B2
A method and apparatus for forwarding data in wireless communication systems with multi-connectivity is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for performing a data forwarding by a first wireless communication node, includes: receiving a first message from a first middle wireless communication node, wherein the first message comprises a first node identity of a second wireless communication node; determining a first connection for at least one first corresponding bearer between the first wireless communication node and the second wireless communication node according to the first node identity; transmitting a second message to the first middle wireless communication node, wherein the second message comprises at least one first data forwarding address of the first wireless communication node for the at least one first corresponding bearer; and receiving a third message from the second wireless communication node.
US11917447B2
A method, a system, and a computer program product for selecting fronthaul links in a wireless communication system. One or more link delays are determined. The link delays are associated with one or more communication links in the plurality of communication links communicatively coupling a first communication device and a second communication device. Using the determined link delays, a communication link transmission priority of the communication links for transmission of one or more data packets is determined. A listing of prioritized communication links is generated. At least one communication link in the prioritized communication links is selected for transmission of data packets between the first and second communication devices. Using the selected communication link, the data packets are transmitted between the first and second communication devices.
US11917446B1
Techniques for managing latency of communications between compute instances and mobile devices are described. A message including an indication of a mobility event associated with a mobile device of a communications service provider network is received. The mobility event indicates a change in a connection point of the mobile device to the communications service provider network from a from a first access point to a second access point. A communications delay of at least a portion of a network path between the mobile device and a compute instance via the second access point is determined to not satisfy a latency constraint. A second provider substrate extension of the cloud provider network that satisfies the latency constraint for communications with the mobile device via the second access point is identified, and a message is sent to the second provider substrate extension to cause the launch of another compute instance.
US11917444B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to wireless communication using channel state information (CSI) correlation information for determining the validity of a CSI report. A user equipment (UE) can determine the CSI correlation information based on reference signal resources scheduled for measuring CSI and interference on a channel between the UE and a network entity. In some aspects, the CSI correlation information can be determined based on channel correlation information and/or interference correlation information.
US11917443B2
The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and provides a measurement gap configuration method, a node and a UE. The measurement gap configuration method for a first node includes configuring a measurement gap for a UE. The measurement gap includes at least one of a per-UE measurement gap for the UE, a per-CG measurement gap for each cell group corresponding to the UE, or a per-CC measurement gap for a component carrier corresponding to the UE.
US11917428B2
A method for optimizing wagering on a wagering network by determining the current latency of a mobile device, user device, etc., comparing the current latency to a database that provides the mobile device, user device, etc. with a latency level that is compared to a content database that lists the available content features of the wagering network that are associated with the latency level in order limit the user's issues on the wagering network that are caused by latency issues.
US11917420B2
An enhanced network environment is provided by provisioning a device to utilize the 6 GHz frequency band. The device requires provisioning so as not to interfere with legacy systems. The provisioning requires that the two-dimensional location of the device be obtained and sent to a topographical mapping network resource to obtain an accurate ground location for the terrain. The elevation is then modified based on an actual height from ground level of the device. The location of the device can then be sent to an automated frequency controller (AFC) resource to obtain an equivalent isotropically radiated power mask that can be used to provision the device so that the device can operate in the 6 GHz frequency band without causing interference with any other systems. Once provisioned, the device can be registered with the AFC resource.
US11917414B2
Provided is an information processing method in an information processing system including a communication apparatus and an information processing apparatus which respectively include a first communication unit and a second communication unit that perform a wireless communication. In the information processing method, the information processing apparatus reads, by using the second communication unit, key information and first information written into a storage area by the communication apparatus, and performs a registration process for registering the communication apparatus. Regardless of communication with the communication apparatus, the information processing apparatus stores in advance second information. The information processing apparatus performs the registration process if the decryption key is generated from the key information, if the first information is decrypted by using the generated decryption key, and if the decrypted first information corresponds with the second information.
US11917390B2
Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes: an audio output device comprising circuitry configured to output a sound; a microphone; and a processor configured to control, based on a content being selected, the audio output device to output an audio signal corresponding to the content using a sound compensation value, wherein the processor is configured to: extract, based on a sound corresponding to the content being output from the audio output device and input to the microphone, characteristic information from the sound input to the microphone, calculate a sound compensation value based on the extracted characteristic information, and update the sound compensation value with the calculated sound compensation value.
US11917386B2
Methods and systems for performing at least one audio activity (e.g., conducting a phone call or playing music or other audio content) in an environment including by determining an estimated location of a user in the environment in response to sound uttered by the user (e.g., a voice command), and controlling the audio activity in response to determining the estimated user location. The environment may have zones which are indicated by a zone map and estimation of the user location may include estimating in which of the zones the user is located. The audio activity may be performed using microphones and loudspeakers which are implemented in or coupled to smart audio devices.
US11917385B2
An audio headset receives one or more audio signals carrying one or more audio channels and processes the audio channels to generate stereo signals for output to a left and a right speaker of the audio headset. The processing determines a number of the audio channels carried in the received audio signal(s), adjusts level(s) of the audio channels based on the determined number of audio channels and/or adjusts gain and/or phase of the audio channels to control a perceived location of a listener wearing the headset relative to a source of sounds carried in the stereo signals.
US11917384B2
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for processing speech signals in mixed reality applications. A method may include receiving an audio signal; determining, via first processors, whether the audio signal comprises a voice onset event; in accordance with a determination that the audio signal comprises the voice onset event: waking a second one or more processors; determining, via the second processors, that the audio signal comprises a predetermined trigger signal; in accordance with a determination that the audio signal comprises the predetermined trigger signal: waking third processors; performing, via the third processors, automatic speech recognition based on the audio signal; and in accordance with a determination that the audio signal does not comprise the predetermined trigger signal: forgoing waking the third processors; and in accordance with a determination that the audio signal does not comprise the voice onset event: forgoing waking the second processors.
US11917381B2
A ribbon microphone assembly may include a ribbon capsule assembly, an amplifier connected to the capsule assembly, an analog-to-digital converter connected to the amplifier, a digital signal processor connected to the analog-to-digital converter to compensate for an on-axis frequency response caused by a directional polar response of the ribbon microphone assembly, and a USB output port.
US11917377B2
The present application discloses a sound-output device, including a vibration speaker configured to generate a bone-conducted sound wave; and an air-conducted speaker configured to generate an air-conducted sound wave. The sound-output device further comprises a signal processing module configured to generate a control signal, wherein, the vibration speaker includes a vibration assembly electrically connected to the signal processing module to receive the control signal, and generate the bone-conducted sound wave based on the control signal, and the air-conducted speaker includes a housing coupled to the vibration assembly to generate the air-conducted sound wave based on the bone-conducted sound wave.
US11917375B2
A portable body carried device, including a mobile computer having a display, wherein the portable body carried device is configured to receive data from a hearing prosthesis, such as a cochlear implant, and present an interface display on the display from among a plurality of different interface displays based on the received data.
US11917361B2
A method and system of improving frequency responses at lower frequencies from a loudspeaker includes simultaneously tuning a transmission line and a tuned port in the same system. The transmission line and the tuned ports are tuned to innate characteristics of the physical and electrical components within the loudspeaker. In one embodiment, an improved frequency response of a loudspeaker is achieved by tuning the transmission line to the frequency of the maximum excursion point of the loudspeakers. In another embodiment the transmission line is tuned to the resonance frequency of the loudspeaker having the tuned port.
US11917359B2
A feeder/interconnection/return (FIR) Cable Loop System vastly improves the distribution, equalization, efficiency and power delivery of high performance multiple speaker systems, without the complexities and inherent inefficiencies of existing systems. This is achieved by a feeder cable which connects from an amplifier to the first speaker, while interconnecting cables connect all the speakers to each other. A return cable connects the last speaker back to the amplifier. This results in balanced power, significant improvement in frequency response, and dynamic range.
US11917354B2
An earphone includes a housing that defines a force input surface opposite a touch input surface. A spring member in the housing includes a first arm that biases a touch sensor toward the touch input surface. The spring member also includes a second arm that biases a first force electrode toward the housing and allows the first force electrode to move toward a second force electrode when a force is applied to the force input surface. A non-binary amount of the force is determinable using a change in a mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode. The mutual capacitance between the first force electrode and the second force electrode may be measured upon detecting a touch using the touch sensor.
US11917340B2
A projection device, including an illumination system, a control element, a driving element, a light valve, and a projection lens, is provided. The illumination system includes multiple light sources for providing multiple light beams to be combined into an illumination light beam. The driving element respectively drives the light sources in a first mode or a second mode, so that the light beams have respective luminous brightness, and the driving element is switched from the first mode to the second mode according to a first signal. The control element provides the first signal to the driving element according to an optical state or a time state of the projection device. The light valve is adapted to convert the illumination light beam into an image light beam. The projection lens is adapted to project the image light beam out of the projection device.
US11917338B2
Provided is a light source system, including: an excitation light source emitting excitation light; a wavelength conversion device having conversion and reflective regions located in different planes and time-sequentially located in optical path of the excitation light, the conversion region configured for converting at least part of the excitation light into excited light, and the reflective region configured for reflecting the excitation light; collection lens assembly configured to guide light from the conversion region to propagate along first direction to obtain first light, and guide the excitation light from the reflective region to propagate along second direction to obtain second light; first guide device configured to guide the excited light in the first light to exit along first path; and second guide device configured to guide the second light to propagate along second path. The first guide device combines the excited light and the second light to obtain source light.
US11917331B2
Techniques are provided herein for secure display device communications. In one example, a video communications device provides, to a display device over a first connection, communication information that enables the display device to contact a server over a second connection. The video communications device further provides, to the display device over the first connection, a command configured to initiate an interaction with the server. The server obtains, from the display device over the second connection, a message initiating the interaction in response to the command based on the communication information.
US11917330B2
A display apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with another display apparatus, a display configured to display contents being shared with the other display apparatus and a video call user interface (UI) for a video call with a user of the other display apparatus, and a processor, in response to at least one of a gesture and a voice of the user included in video call data received from the other display apparatus satisfying a predetermined condition, configured to control the display to change a size of the video call UI displayed on the display.
US11917325B2
A system and method limit the scope of video analytics performed by a processor with limited processing power, such as an edge processor in communication with multiple imaging devices disposed within a monitored area. According to one embodiment, the processor accesses image data from each image capture device and performs non-operational video analytics to detect objects within the respective image data. The processor compares the detected objects in the respective image data over one or more time lapse periods. Based on results of the comparisons, the processor determines parameters for configuration files for the image capture devices, where each configuration file includes parameters for adjusting the respective image capture device to capture images of one or more particular areas of interest within the monitored area and/or disabling a transfer of image data from the respective image capture device. The processor communicates each configuration file to its respective image capture device.
US11917322B2
An optical module including a light source and an optical sensor is provided. The optical sensor includes a pixel matrix and an opaque layer. The pixel matrix includes a plurality of unblocked pixels, a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels. The opaque layer covers upon a first region, which is a part of each first pixel, and upon a second region, which is a part of each second pixel, but does not cover upon the unblocked pixels, wherein the first region and the second region are symmetrically arranged in a first direction, and uncovered regions of the first pixels and the second pixels are arranged to be larger at a pixel edge than at a pixel center.
US11917319B2
A tool system includes a portable tool, an image capturing unit, an orientation detection unit, and a processing unit. The tool includes a driving unit to be activated with power supplied from a power source. The image capturing unit is provided for the tool and generates a captured image. The orientation detection unit is provided for the tool and detects an orientation of the tool. The processing unit performs processing based on the captured image and the orientation.
US11917316B2
A circuit is provided and includes first to second switching units, a sensing unit, and first to second capacitive units. The first switching unit and the second switching unit are alternately turned on in response to, respectively, a first control signal and a second control signal that have different voltage levels. First terminals of the first and second switching units are coupled to each other. A sensing unit generates a sensing voltage, in response to light, at the first terminals of the first and second switching units. The first capacitive unit generates a first voltage, in response to the sensing voltage, at a second terminal of the first switching unit. The second capacitive unit generates a second voltage, in response to the generating the sensing voltage, at a second terminal of the second switching unit.
US11917309B2
What is disclosed are systems and methods for optical correction for correcting for non-uniformity in active matrix light emitting diode device (AMOLED) and other emissive displays, using iterative processing of images of calibration patterns including features of coarse and fine granularity to successively generate a high-resolution estimate of the panel pixel locations.
US11917298B2
Provided is an electronic device that implements image-capturing with a wide angle of view with a compact housing. An electronic device according to the present disclosure includes: a display unit (2) configured to be deformable; and at least one first imaging unit (3) arranged on an opposite side of a display surface of the display unit (2) and configured to image incident light transmitted through the display unit. The display unit (2) may be foldable. Furthermore, at least a part of the display unit (2) may be bendable. Moreover, in the first imaging unit (3), an optical system used for image-capturing may be switchable in accordance with a shape of the display unit (2).
US11917296B2
A circuit board is mounted on a camera module with a shake correction function. The circuit board includes a first reference portion extending from a first side in a first direction to a second side in the first direction, a first coupled portion extending from the second side in the first direction to the first side in the first direction, a first direction first bent portion connected to each of an end portion on the second side in the first direction of the first reference portion and an end portion on the second side in the first direction of the first coupled portion, and a second direction extending first portion extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction from the first coupled portion.
US11917294B2
Techniques are described for compensating for movements of sensors. A method includes receiving two sets of sensor data from two sets of sensors, where a first set of sensors are located on a roof of a cab of a semi-trailer truck and a second set of sensor data are located on a hood of the semi-trailer truck. The method also receives from a height sensor a measured value indicative of a height of the rear of a rear portion of the cab of the semi-trailer truck relative to a chassis of the semi-trailer truck, determines two correction values, one for each of the two sets of sensor data, and compensates for the movement of the two sets of sensors by generating two sets of compensated sensor data. The two sets of compensated sensor data are generated by adjusting the two sets of sensor data based on the two correction values.
US11917293B2
An imaging device includes an image sensor configured to capture a subject image at a predetermined frame rate and generate imaging data for each frame; and a controller configured to control a display to display a captured image corresponding to the imaging data for each frame, wherein first follow-up information can be displayed on the captured image in the display with a frame delay to indicate a result of a first follow-up operation of following a subject on the captured image, and the controller generates second follow-up information that is displayed in a delay period shorter than the frame delay of the first follow-up information to indicate a result of a second follow-up operation different from the first follow-up operation.
US11917291B2
Various embodiments provide an electronic device including: a camera comprising an image signal processor configured to process a video output from an image sensor; a memory; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: obtain the processed video from the image signal processor; extract a portion of the obtained video to detect motion; synchronize the obtained video with the extracted video, based on the motion detection; produce a slow motion video by converting a frame rate of the synchronized video; and encode the produced slow motion video and store the same in the memory, and a method thereof. Various embodiments may be provided.
US11917289B2
A system is provided which obtains images of a physical object captured by an AR recording device in a 3D scene. The system measures a level of diversity of the obtained images, for a respective image, based on at least: a distance and angle; a lighting condition; and a percentage of occlusion. The system generates, based on the level of diversity, a first visualization of additional images to be captured by projecting, on a display of the recording device, first instructions for capturing the additional images using the AR recording device. The system trains a model based on the collected data. The system performs an error analysis on the collected data to estimate an error rate for each image of the collected data. The system generates, based on the error analysis, a second visualization of further images to be captured. The model is further trained based on the collected data.
US11917287B2
A system for aligning an item along a path in an area comprising: a camera configured to capture an image containing part of the area and the item; a first transceiver connected to the camera to read the image from the camera; a second transceiver coupled to the first transceiver; a display connected to the second transceiver; wherein the first transceiver is configured to transmit the image to the second transceiver, the second transceiver is configured to transmit the image to the display in order to present the image on the screen of the display, and the transmitted image or the screen of the display includes a reference path, the reference path visible on the screen representing the path in the area; wherein the reference path is configured on the screen such that alignment of the reference path with the item in the image indicates alignment of the item in the area with the path in the area.
US11917286B2
Systems, methods, devices and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for a wearable multimedia device and cloud computing platform with an application ecosystem for processing data captured by the wearable multimedia device. In an embodiment, operations performed by the wearable multimedia device or cloud computing platform include obtaining an image captured using a camera coupled to a wearable multimedia device; comparing the image to one or more known images; identifying one or more target features in the image; generating a new image comprising a portion of the image that includes the one or more target features; and providing the new image to the wearable multimedia device for presentation.
US11917280B2
The present invention relates to a camera module, the module including: a PCB; an image sensor mounted on the PCB and formed with an image pickup device; a base mounted on the PCB and including a plated portion formed at a lower center with an opening mounted with an IR filter; a lower spring plate formed with a conductive material; a spacer arranged on an upper surface of the lower spring plate and forming a staircase structure by a rib wrapping a periphery of the lower spring plate to supportively apply a pressure to the lower spring plate; a lens actuator including a bobbin, and a yoke; an upper spring plate coupled to an upper surface of the lens actuator; and a cover attached to an upper surface of the upper spring plate.
US11917279B2
An optical apparatus includes: a plurality of lens portions that forms respective images of an object; a plurality of filters disposed on respective optical axes of the plurality of lens portions; and a holding member holding the plurality of lens portions and the plurality of filters, in which the plurality of filters includes a first filter and a second filter mutually different in transmission characteristic, and in which the holding member includes a first mount portion and is detachably mountable to an imaging apparatus via the first mount portion.
US11917278B2
A camera module of reduced size includes a baseplate, an image sensor on the baseplate, a mounting bracket with a through hole, and a circuit board. An inner wall of the through hole extends towards a central axis of the through hole to form a platform, a side of the mounting bracket adjacent to the platform extends outward to form a connecting portion. A multilayer coil, a capacitor, and a resistor are formed on the mounting bracket by laser direct structuring, the multilayer coil is of encircling coils arranged from inside to outside on the mounting bracket and surrounds the through hole. The circuit board is connected with the mounting bracket through the connecting portion. A method for manufacturing a lens module is also disclosed.
US11917277B2
A compact optical imaging device with short optical length and low sensitivity, for use in an imaging module and an electronic device, comprises first to fifth lenses and a filter. An image-side surface of the fourth lens is convex near an optical axis of the optical imaging device. An image-side surface of the fifth lens is concave near the optical axis. The optical imaging device satisfies formulas 0.03 mm/°
US11917274B2
A method for manufacturing a camera module. The method includes: a) mounting an image sensor on a circuit board, b) inserting and fixing the circuit board into a housing, c) aligning an objective lens accommodated in the housing and including an electrical interface with respect to the image sensor, d) fixing the objective lens in the housing. In step b) spring contacts, which are movable with respect to the circuit board, are inserted into the housing together with the circuit board and, in a step e), i.e., after the fixation of the objective lens in the housing, are brought into contact with the electrical interface with the aid of clamping and/or fixing elements.
US11917266B1
Devices, systems, and methods are provided for generating and selecting video clips for inclusion in video sequences based on still frame images. A method may include encoding first embeddings for a first video including first images of an item at a first scene, the first embeddings indicative of features of the first scene; encoding second embeddings for a second video including second images of the item at a second scene, the second embeddings indicative of features of the second scene; encoding third embeddings for the first video, the third embeddings indicative of features of a first type of camera shot used for the first images; encoding fourth embeddings for the second video, the fourth embeddings indicative of features of a second type of camera shot used for the second images; and generating, based on the first, second, third, and fourth embeddings, a video sequence for the item.
US11917265B2
This application relates to a method of processing augmented reality (AR) data at a terminal, and a storage medium, and the AR data propagation method includes: receiving AR data, the AR data carrying AR recognition data and being generated by a source terminal; displaying the AR data according to the AR recognition data; in response to receiving a user instruction, updating the AR data according to the user instruction; and sharing the updated AR data with a target terminal. With the solutions provided in this application, users can implement AR interactions with virtual world data by using a terminal with a relatively low configuration.
US11917263B2
Apparatus, method, and graphical user interface for an alternative advert (AA) system are disclosed. At an electronic device interfacing with an input device and a display, which may be integral or separate, the display is caused to display a first graphical user interface. The first graphical user interface includes a plurality of selectable alternative advert (AA) query items, a first graphical user interface element for accepting an offer to watch advert-free content, and a second graphical user interface element for rejecting the offer to watch advert-free content. In response to detecting, utilizing the input device, a selection of the first graphical user interface element by a viewer, it is determined whether the viewer has signed in. In response to determining that the viewer has not signed in, the display is caused to display a second graphical user interface. The second graphical user interface includes graphical user interface elements for the viewer to sign-in or sign-up.
US11917261B2
In some embodiments, a method detects an issue with broadcast tuning parameters for broadcast channels being broadcast by a broadcast system. A message is received including a set of switched digital video tuning parameters for switched digital video channels from a switched digital video system where the broadcast tuning parameters are included in the message. The method retrieves at least a portion of the broadcast tuning parameters that are received via the switched digital video system and uses the at least a portion of the broadcast tuning parameters received in the message to request a broadcast channel from the broadcast system.
US11917256B1
Disclosed are a control method for focus movement on an EPG user interface and a display device. The method includes: displaying a television broadcast program on a display screen; receiving an instruction for displaying an EPG user interface, and displaying the EPG user interface on the display screen in response to the instruction; and receiving an instruction for indicating the movement of a focus along a channel arrangement direction in the EPG user interface, and in response to the instruction, determining a new position to which the focus moves in a target television channel according to the position of a pre-selected reference broadcast program, so as to control the focus to move to a target broadcast program corresponding to the new position.
US11917254B2
A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment.
US11917253B2
A system for facilitating a virtual screening is disclosed. The system identifies a user for participating in a virtual screening of media content. The system generates a unique link for the user to facilitate access to the media content. When the user interacts with the link, the system prompts the user to authenticate with the system and determines whether the authentication was successful. If authentication is successful, the link is associated with an identifier of the user and/or a user device. A request for a key for decrypting the media content and a request for a digitally signed file accessing the media content pursuant to parameters are made. If the digitally signed file is valid, the system applies a watermark to the media content to track the use of the media content and streams the media content to the user. Feedback on the media content is obtained from the user.
US11917246B2
“Binge watching” of multiple episodes of a program is improved by the player device automatically skipping repeated portions of the program. Opening and closing credit scenes, for example, can be automatically skipped to thereby allow the viewer to progress through the entire season of programming at an even faster rate than was previously thought possible. Programming to be skipped may be identified by detecting audio or other digital fingerprints in the content itself, for example. Content to be skipped may be identified to the playback device according to presentation time stamp (PTS) or other time markers.
US11917243B1
In a video delivery context, collection and analysis of viewing data can provide insight into viewer interaction with video and the Internet. The viewing data can be transmitted in a controlled manner to a data repository. Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for optimizing inventory based on predicted viewership. An example embodiment operates by evaluating past viewership data for a periodic event, determining a tendency of a market segment to view the periodic event, and predicting viewership for a future event based on the determined tendency.
US11917227B2
Systems and methods for determining, based on recommendations provided by users that have consumed a media asset, which consumption options may be configured on a media device such that when configured enhance the user viewing experience for a specific media asset. The method includes accessing comments posted by other users that have consumed the media asset. The comments are analyzed to determine a consumption option recommendation. If the number of comments meet a threshold value, then the system either automatically configures the media device or configures the media device upon user approval with the recommended consumption option. The recommendation to configure a consumption option on the media device is made only if the recommendation is supported by the media device. The system also detects through audio and image analysis which users are consuming the media asset and accordingly configures the consumption options to their preferences.
US11917222B1
Visual content of media programs is recognized using text-based scripts of the media programs. A script of a media program includes sets of words to be spoken by actors during the media program, and also descriptions of points of interest of the media program. A file of subtitles or captions of a media program includes sets of words actually spoken by actors during the media program along with marks or stamps of times when such words were spoken. The sets of words of a script and in subtitles or captions are processed to determine where such words align. The sets of words of the script are then marked or stamped with times from the subtitles. The descriptions may then be processed to predict the visual content from such descriptions, and times at which the visual content appears within the media program are determined from the sets of words.
US11917219B2
Receiving a first portion of a live stream of a content item being either prerecorded or being captured from a live event, the content item comprising or to comprise a set of stream-enabled video segments, the first portion of the live stream comprising a first subset of stream-enabled video segments. Identifying insertion point(s) within at least one stream-enabled video segment. Generating a first playlist based on the one or more identified insertion points, the first playlist associated with at least a first sub-subset stream-enabled video segments. Providing the first playlist to a consumer system. Receiving a second portion of the live stream comprising a second subset of stream-enabled video segments. Receiving a second playlist associated with the second portion of the live stream. Updating the first playlist based on the second playlist, and providing the updated first playlist to the consumer system.
US11917213B2
Live streaming processing method, apparatus, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium
This application provides a live streaming processing method performed by an electronic device. The method includes: displaying a live streaming room, the live stream room having a host account, a host sub-account and multiple viewer accounts, the host sub-account being used for assisting the host account of the live streaming room in operation; receiving real-time live streaming data of the live streaming room, and displaying a live streaming content on a live streaming room page according to the real-time live streaming data, the real-time live streaming data collected from the host account and the viewer accounts; and displaying, in response to a live streaming room operation of the host sub-account, an operation result of the live streaming room operation of the host sub-account in the live streaming room, wherein the operation result of the live streaming room operation updates the live streaming content on the live streaming room page.
US11917209B2
A method of video decoding in a decoder is provided. A first template magnitude of a first transform coefficient in a specific frequency region of the transform block is determined. The first template magnitude is a first single value representing magnitudes of a first local template of the first transform coefficient. A first context model is identified for coding the syntax element of the first transform coefficient, the first context model being shared with at least a second transform coefficient in the specific frequency region of the transform block, a second template magnitude of the second transform coefficient having a second single value that belongs to a first subinterval. A first bin of the syntax element of the first transform coefficient and a second bin of the syntax element of the second transform coefficient is determined, from the coded bits, based on the first context model.
US11917207B2
A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving an extracted bitstream that is a result of a sub-bitstream extraction process from an input bitstream containing a set of sub-pictures. The extracted bitstream contains only a subset of the sub-pictures of the input bitstream to the sub-bitstream extraction process. A flag from the extracted bitstream is set to indicate that sub-picture information related to the subset of the sub-pictures is present in the extracted bitstream. One or more sub-picture identifiers (IDs) for the subset of the sub-pictures are obtained based on the flag. The subset of the sub-pictures is decoded based on the sub-picture IDs.
US11917198B2
A method and device for intra prediction are provided. The method includes: when determining that a current level obtained by partitioning an input point cloud is lower than a target level, obtaining occupation information of a first number of neighbouring nodes of a current node; extracting occupation information of a second number of neighbouring nodes from the occupation information of the first number of neighbouring nodes, the first number being greater than the second number, and the second number of neighbouring nodes being in an association relationship with a child node of the current node, and performing intra prediction on occupation information of the child node of the current node based on the occupation information of the second number of neighbouring nodes to obtain a first prediction result.
US11917196B2
A video processing method includes performing a conversion between a video comprising multiple video units and a coded representation of the video in which the multiple video units are processed in an order, where, when a video unit of the multiple video units is processed in the conversion, one or more frequence tables and/or one or more sorted intra prediction mode (IPM) tables are reset or initialized, where the one or more frequence tables include information about frequence of one or more intra prediction modes used for processing previous video units in the multiple video units, where the previous video units precede in time the video unit, where the frequence indicates an occurrence of the one or more intra prediction modes used for the conversion, and where the one or more sorted IPM tables indicate the one or more intra prediction modes used in the processing.
US11917194B2
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method includes obtaining inter prediction information of a current block and wraparound information from a bitstream, and generating a prediction block of the current block based on the inter prediction information and the wraparound information. The wraparound information may include a first flag specifying whether wraparound motion compensation is enabled for a current video sequence including the current block. The first flag may have a first value specifying that the wraparound motion compensation is disabled, based on that one or more subpicture, which is coded independently and has a width different from a width of a current picture, is present in the current video sequence.
US11917193B2
According to the present invention, an image encoding apparatus comprises: a motion prediction unit which derives motion information on a current block in the form of the motion information including L0 motion information and L1 motion information; a motion compensation unit which performs a motion compensation for the current block on the basis of at least one of the L0 motion information and L1 motion information so as to generate a prediction block corresponding to the current block; and a restoration block generating unit which generates a restoration block corresponding to the current block based on the prediction block. According to the present invention, image encoding efficiency can be improved.
US11917191B2
Provided are methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding motion information. The method of encoding motion information includes: obtaining a motion information candidate by using motion information of prediction units that are temporally or spatially related to a current prediction unit; adding, when the number of motion information included in the motion information candidate is smaller than a predetermined number n, alternative motion information to the motion information candidate so that the number of motion information included in the motion information candidate reaches the predetermined number n; determining motion information with respect to the current prediction unit from among the n motion information candidates; and encoding index information indicating the determined motion information as motion information of the current prediction unit.
US11917188B2
A compression system trains a machine-learned compression model that includes components for an encoder and decoder. In one embodiment, the compression model is trained to receive parameter information on how a target frame should be encoded with respect to one or more encoding parameters, and encodes the target frame according to the respective values of the encoding parameters for the target frame. In particular, the encoder of the compression model includes at least an encoding system configured to encode a target frame and generate compressed code that can be transmitted by, for example, a sender system to a receiver system. The decoder of the compression model includes a decoding system trained in conjunction with the encoding system. The decoding system is configured to receive the compressed code for the target frame and reconstruct the target frame for the receiver system.
US11917182B2
A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes encoding a sequence of point cloud compression (PCC) components into a bitstream. A buffering period supplemental enhancement information (SEI) message is also encoded into the bitstream. A hypothetical reference decoder (HRD) is initialized at a coded atlas access unit (AU) associated with the buffering period SEI message. A HRD conformance check of the bitstream is performed starting at the coded atlas AU. The bitstream is stored for communication toward a decoder.
US11917178B2
The present invention relates to an inter-layer prediction method and to an apparatus implementing the method. The method may comprise the steps of generating a first block constituted by the value obtained by up-sampling the reconstruction value of a reference block of a reference layer corresponding to the current block; generating a second block constituted by a prediction value derived from intra-prediction mode of the current block; and generating a prediction block of the current block by combining sample values of the first block and the second block. Thus, intra-prediction on the current layer can be performed using the intra-prediction mode information of another layer.
US11917175B2
Methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding are provided. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes receiving circuitry and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block in a current picture from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of an inter prediction mode. Then, the processing circuitry determines a usage of a first DMVD process on the current block at least partially based on a second DMVD process not being used on the current block. Further, the processing circuitry reconstructs the current block according to the inter prediction mode with the first DMVD process.
US11917173B2
A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a bitstream comprising one or more sub-pictures partitioned from a picture such that each sub-picture includes a sub-picture width that is an integer multiple of a coding tree unit (CTU) size when the each sub-picture includes a right boundary that does not coincide with a right boundary of the picture. The bitstream is parsed to obtain the one or more sub-pictures. The one or more sub-pictures are decoded to create a video sequence. The video sequence is forwarded for display.
US11917164B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. Processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a block from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of a matrix based intra prediction for the block. The processing circuitry determines entries of a vector based on neighboring samples of the block. An entry can be determined based on one or more neighboring samples of the block. The processing circuitry converts the entries into a reduced bit form with a number of bits satisfying a requirement of using a first multiplication tool that processes fewer bits than a second multiplication tool. Then, the processing circuitry multiplies, using the first multiplication tool, the entries of the vector in the reduced bit form with entries of a matrix to calculate a subset of prediction samples of the block, and determines other prediction samples of the block based on the subset.
US11917163B2
A video recording method and a video recording device are provided. The method includes: obtaining video data to be recorded; dividing, based on the video data, each frame of the video data into a region of interest and a background region by using a preset neural network model; and encoding the region of interest of the video data based on a first encoding bit rate, and the background region based on a second bit rate, and storing the encoded video data into a storage device through a video buffer.
US11917139B2
Provided are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus which determine whether to use a Most Probable Mode (MPM) list, based on encoding information of a current block, obtain, from a bitstream, intra prediction mode index information indicating one of candidate intra prediction modes included in the MPM list, and determine an intra prediction mode of the current block by using the obtained intra prediction mode index information.
US11917138B2
Provided are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus which determine whether to use a Most Probable Mode (MPM) list, based on encoding information of a current block, obtain, from a bitstream, intra prediction mode index information indicating one of candidate intra prediction modes included in the MPM list, and determine an intra prediction mode of the current block by using the obtained intra prediction mode index information.
US11917134B2
A method of decoding a coded video bitstream implemented by a video decoder is provided. The method includes the video decoder determining whether a value for a first flag is provided by an external input; setting a first flag equal to the value provided by the external input and a second flag equal to the value of the first flag to prevent a gradual decoding refresh (GDR) picture from being output when the value for the first flag is provided by the external input; decoding the GDR picture; and storing the GDR picture in a decoded picture buffer (DPB).
US11917115B1
A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store compensation logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the compensation logic to receive a contone image, receive a first halftone threshold array, receive alignment correction data and generate a halftoned print image based on the contone image, first halftone threshold array and the alignment correction data by applying the alignment correction data to shift one or more of the contone image, the halftoned print image and the halftone threshold array based on one or more non-zero values of the alignment correction data, wherein for non-zero values of the alignment correction data, the contone image and the halftone print image are shifted in relation to each other and the halftone threshold array is shifted based on the alignment correction data.
US11917111B2
An example image forming apparatus may include a display panel, a memory, and a processor connected to the memory and the display panel. The display panel may display a first screen including a highlight indicator and a menu having a menu option displayed in the highlight indicator. Further, the memory may include a screen transition module to receive a selection of the menu option. Further, the screen transition module may perform a screen transition from the first screen to a second screen that displays a submenu option in the highlight indicator. The submenu option is associated with the selected menu option.
US11917109B2
A printing apparatus includes a communication interface, a memory, a touch panel, a printer, and a controller. The printer prints an image on a recording medium. The controller is configured to: receive a print job through the communication interface and store the print job in the memory; control the touch panel to display a list including one or more job touch keys and a function touch key, the one or more job touch keys being for individually selecting one or more print jobs stored in the memory, the function touch key being for selecting all of the one or more job touch keys included in the list, the list being scrollable along a particular direction; and in response to receiving a scroll operation of the list, controlling the touch panel to cause the list to scroll along the particular direction.
US11917108B1
Certain aspects of the disclosure are directed to correlating communication data between a plurality of communication service providers, via a data communications server. According to a specific example, the data communications server receives a selection of a communications service provider to interface with the data communications server. In certain instances, an event associated with a first user of the data communications server is detected, the data communications server identifies a second user associated with the event and a type of interaction for the event. The data communications server provides instructions to the selected communications service provider to retrieve data correlated with the second user, and displays the correlated data received from the server of the communications service provider on a device accessible by the first user.
US11917098B2
A communication system mitigating the risk of an incoming spoofed caller. The method involves issuing a token or a digital certificate to each network connection of a user, such as to each member of a social media platform to which the user is connected. The method includes determining a validity of the token or certificate of the network connection with a receiving party, which may be performed in response to searching and identifying the receiving party by a calling party. The method includes transmitting a message to the receiving party by the calling party in response to the validity confirmation of the token or the digital certificate. A message is transmitted that includes a calling identifier to be displayed to provide calling ID to the receiving party and a time of the intended call. The message may provide connection details, mutual connections, and historical events with the calling party.
US11917094B2
Computer-implemented methods include detecting a device ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver of a mobile device and a set of vehicle UWB transceivers of a vehicle, determining a defined driver zone within the vehicle, the defined driver zone indicating a set of relative positions within the vehicle, communicating between the device UWB transceiver and the set of vehicle UWB transceivers to determine a position of the mobile device within the vehicle, and automatically enabling a driver mode of the mobile device whereby operation of the mobile device is limited when the determined position of the mobile device is within the defined driver zone and the vehicle is moving.
US11917090B2
In one aspect, a computerized method for digitally tracking ownership of goods with a blockchain includes the steps of providing a blockchain. The blockchain includes a set of blockchain ownership records provided in a chronological mathematical proof format such that specified data exists in a specific chronological order. The method includes the step of saving a smart contract that references a real-world object in the blockchain. The smart contract includes a tool for tracking ownership of the real-world object. With a computer application, the method enables an owner of the real-world object to modify an owner data portion of the smart contract to a new owner entity to change the ownership of the real-world object in the blockchain. The method includes the step of updating the owner data portion of the smart contract in the blockchain to include the new owner entity.
US11917086B2
By way of example, there is disclosed a method of a device communicating messages in a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle (AV), including: participating in mutual authentication with a key server located on the vehicle; receiving from the key server a cryptographic key; using the cryptographic key for symmetric cryptography, comprising signing messages sent to or verifying messages received from another device of the vehicle; and clearing the cryptographic key at reboot.
US11917084B2
Described herein is a system and method for validating media integrity using asymmetric key cryptography utilizing a public/private cryptographic key pair. The private key is kept secret and is known to an originator and/or publisher of a media file. The public key is added to the media file and is used to validate integrity of the media file, that is, that content of the media file (e.g., portion(s), frame(s)) has not been altered since publication of the media file. By validating integrity of the media file, strong proof that the media file came from an owner of the keypair (e.g., had possession of the private key) can be obtained, for example, resolving issues of trust and/or authenticity common in altered content. In some embodiments, information regarding an origin of the content can further be determined.
US11917082B2
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for real-time digital authentication. According to some embodiments, a certification authentication method includes receiving a list of third party root certificates from a remote server, the list of third party root certificates including at least one association between a program configured to run on the computing apparatus and a public key for authenticating communication between the program and an associated server of the program. The method may also include authenticating the list of third party root certificates. The method may also include initiating a communication between the computing apparatus and the associated server and authenticating the communication with the associated server using the public key. Furthermore, the method may also include loading the program onto the one or more memories during a bootstrapping process in response to determining that the communication with the associated server is authentic.
US11917080B2
There is disclosed in one example a network gateway device, including: a hardware platform including a processor and a memory; a network interface, including network interface hardware; and instructions encoded within the memory to instruct the processor to: receive from an endpoint device, via the network interface, a signed security posture data structure, the signed security posture data structure including information about a security posture of the endpoint device; cryptographically verify the signed security posture data structure; and according to the signed security posture data structure, assign a network security policy to the endpoint device.
US11917078B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a method for determining network measurements. In some aspects, a method includes receiving, by a first aggregation server and from each of multiple client devices, encrypted impression data. A second aggregation server receives, from each of at least a portion of the multiple client devices, encrypted conversion data. The first aggregation server and the second aggregation server perform a multi-party computation process to decrypt the encrypted impression data and the encrypted conversion data. Each portion of decrypted impression data and each portion of decrypted conversion data is sent to a respective reporting system.
US11917066B1
In modern object-oriented programming, programs are written using typed objects like classes and instances that interact with one another via rules of composition, inheritance, encapsulation, message passing, and polymorphism. Some embodiments described herein can include a method for tokenizing such modern objects that maintains their interactive properties on a blockchain. It improves upon, and diverges from, the smart contract model used mainly on account-based blockchains today to create a generally-programmable token system that is native to UTXO-based blockchains, where individually-owned software objects interact with other software objects owned by other individuals. These tokenized objects are called jigs. Jigs, an abstraction like objects, enable applications to build their own digital assets that interact with other jigs from other applications. Jogs enable users to own their data as tokens and use their data independent of any one application's complete control.
US11917061B2
A decentralized and/or hybrid decentralized method for secure cryptography key storage referred to as Mutual Dependency Architecture (MDA) includes the steps of encrypting the cryptographic key using an unlock key; encrypting the unlock key using an encryption tool to create an encrypted seed; and storing the encrypted seed; wherein a user must have access to a first storage area in the device and to a second storage area external to the device in order to access the cryptographic key. In one embodiment, the encryption tool is a store key that is stored in unencrypted form in the first storage area, while the encrypted seed is stored in the second storage area. In another embodiment, the encryption tool is a Hardware Security Module (HSM) having an authentication key that is encrypted using a store key and stored in the second storage area, while the encrypted seed and the store key are stored in unencrypted form in the first storage area. The method can be used to build a fully encrypted and permanently secure network and/or internet of devices and/or things, and to exchange messages between devices on the network.
US11917060B2
An apparatus and method for mapping user-associated data to an identifier. The apparatus includes a processor configured to store a plurality of user identifiers. User identifiers may be determined by way of user or by machine-learning modules or the like. Apparatus receives user-associated data from a user to be stored in a resource data storage system. User-associated data may include a plurality of data sets to be mapped to an identifier. Mapping a data set to an identifier may be user determined or use a machine-learning module. Apparatus is configured to update the immutable sequential listing associated with the data set with the mapped identifier.
US11917059B2
A system, method and apparatus to control memory devices over computer networks. For example, a server system establishes a secure authenticated connection with a client computer system to receive a request having a batch identification that is configured in the server system to identify a batch of multiple memory devices. After determining that the client computer system is eligible to control the multiple memory devices in the batch, the server system transmits to the client computer system a response. The response contains control data for each respective memory device in the batch. The control data is based on at least a cryptographic key stored in the server system in association with the respective memory device. Using the control data the client computer system submits a command with a digital signature to the respective memory device, which validates the digital signature prior to execution of the command.
US11917056B1
A system for generating a symmetric key to allow the sharing of information between two entities, wherein the shared information is used to start a server and the symmetric key is established from the private key of a first client and the public key of a second client and for use in a symmetric encryption methodology to encrypt information for transport to the second entity, allowing the second entity to form the same symmetric key to decrypt information with no key transport required.
US11917055B2
A method in a User Equipment (UE) of an Evolved Packet System (EPS) establishes a security key (K_eNB) for protecting Radio Resource Control/User Plane (RRC/UP) traffic exchanged with a serving eNodeB. The method comprises sending a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) Service Request to a Mobility Management Entity (MME), the request indicating a NAS uplink sequence number (NAS_U_SEQ). The method further comprises receiving an indication of the NAS_U_SEQ of the NAS Service Request sent to the MME, back from the MME via the eNodeB. The method further comprises deriving the K_eNB from at least the received indication of the NAS_U_SEQ and from a stored Access Security Management Entity-key (K_ASME) shared with said MME.
US11917054B2
Embodiments of this application disclose a network key processing system, including user equipment, a security anchor network element, and an access and mobility management network element, where the security anchor network element is configured to: obtain a first key parameter from a slice selection network element, where the first key parameter includes identifier information of N network slices; generate N slice-dedicated keys based on the first key parameter; and send the N slice-dedicated keys to the corresponding N network slices respectively; the access and mobility management network element is configured to: obtain the first key parameter, and send the first key parameter to the user equipment; and the user equipment is configured to: generate the N slice-dedicated keys for the N network slices based on the first key parameter, and access the N network slices based on the generated N slice-dedicated keys.
US11917053B2
In one example an apparatus comprises a computer readable memory, an XMSS operations logic to manage XMSS functions, a chain function controller to manage chain function algorithms, a secure hash algorithm-2 (SHA2) accelerator, a secure hash algorithm-3 (SHA3) accelerator, and a register bank shared between the SHA2 accelerator and the SHA3 accelerator. Other examples may be described.
US11917051B2
A computer-implemented access method is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a verification data item of a one-way function chain of data items; (ii) submitting, to a blockchain (such as the Bitcoin blockchain), an access blockchain transaction comprising a data item of the chain; (iii) applying the one-way function to the data item to provide an output; (iv) comparing the output of step (iii) to the verification item to provide an outcome; and (v) based on the outcome of step (iv): (a) allocating the output as a further verification data item for verifying a further data item of the chain; and (b) granting access to a resource associated with the data item.
US11917048B2
A method which is obtained specifically by output oriented coding, making possible the maximum selection of encryption parameters used for encryption by systems using OpenSSL, however without compromising the integrity of the encryption by autogenerating some Attributes thereby making possible row wise encryption in a database and encoding (if encoding is required) on the database side. The method has to satisfy the conditions/restrictions mentioned herein [0054]. This Invention is related to today's information technology and communicating methodology where encryptions and encodings are being used. The present invention can be described as software that enables a method of encryption acting as an Enhanced security feature or a technique which will enable users to manually or automatically select encryption parameters thereby encrypting and securing data. The primary reason for development of this method is to enable the users to have control over their encryption settings or parameters increasing the privacy and security. The invention method or technique is nothing but making sure that user is in control of encryption attributes, Methods, Techniques depending on the security levels required for encryption rather than a program controlling them, but assisting the User.
US11917045B2
In one embodiment, a communication system includes network devices, each comprising a network interface to receive at least one data stream, a given network device being configured to recover a remote clock from the at least one data stream received by the given network device, a frequency synthesizer to generate a clock signal and output the clock signal to each of the network devices, wherein the given network device is configured to find a clock frequency differential between the clock signal and the recovered remote clock, and provide a control signal to the frequency synthesizer responsively to the clock frequency differential, the control signal causes the frequency synthesizer to adjust the clock signal so as to iteratively reduce an absolute value of the clock frequency differential between the clock signal and the recovered remote clock.
US11917042B2
A network element includes one or more ports and a packet processor. The one or more ports are to transmit and receive packets over a network. The packet processor is to apply a plurality of rules to the packets, each rule specifying (i) expected values for each header field of a group of header fields of the packets, including, for a given header field in the group, at least a set of multiple expected values, (ii) a group ID associated with the set, and (iii) an action to be applied to the packets whose header fields match the expected values.
US11917040B1
An agent is installed on a computing device of a vehicle (e.g., an ECU); the agent receives messages from an application installed on the same computing device. The computing device is connected to a gateway computing device via a physical communication channel (e.g., CAN bus or Ethernet cable). When the gateway agent receives a message from the application, it converts the message into a different protocol based on a mapping of the protocols to physical communication channels. The message is sent to a gateway agent at the gateway device, where it is converted back to the original protocol so the message can be processed/transmitted to the internet. By using an agent, the in-vehicle application does not need to know about the vehicle's network architecture or changes to it in order to access the internet.
