US12011925B2
The present disclosure relates to a printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an optical unit for expanding and displaying a hitting point of ink, from above a substrate; and a nozzle unit for ejecting the ink, wherein the nozzle unit includes a nozzle body that is obliquely disposed with respect to the substrate; and a nozzle that is coupled to the nozzle body, and has a flow path from which the ink is ejected, and has a tip that is bended towards the substrate.
US12011901B2
A laminated glazing comprises a first glass sheet, a first interlayer, a second interlayer, and a second glass sheet. At least a portion of the second interlayer includes a first opaque print, and the first opaque print at least partially surrounds a window for collection of information. Optical distortion in the window for collection of information in the laminated glazing is closer to zero than an average optical distortion outside of the window for collection of information.
US12011888B2
A method for producing a reinforcing bar by pultrusion, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a source of fibres; b) assembling the fibres into a bundle; c) impregnating the bundle with a thermosetting resin; d) eliminating excess resin from the bundle; e) compressing the bundle in a centripetal manner; f) exposing the bundle to a radiant energy source; g) spraying particles onto a surface of the bundle; and h) exposing the bundle to radiation in order to initiate, on the surface of same, the polymerisation of the resin. The present invention also concerns a system provided with corresponding devices in order to be able to implement the method. The present invention also concerns a reinforcing bar obtained with the described method and/or system.
US12011887B2
A method of manufacturing a thermoplastic panel may comprise: laying up a panel preform within a consolidation assembly, the panel preform comprising a plurality of plies of material comprising thermoplastic resin and fiber; generating, via a hot bond unit, a vacuum environment within the consolidation assembly; and heating, via the hot bond unit and through a heated blanket within the consolidation assembly, the panel preform.
US12011878B2
A multi-material printer can include a housing that is configured to be handheld. The housing can be configured to receive first and second printable materials from respective first and second containers. A nozzle can define an outlet of the multi-material printer. At least one actuator can be configured to cause first and second printable materials from the first and second containers to flow at a respective constant rate. The multi-material printer can be configured to simultaneously extrude the first and second printable materials from the outlet. The multi-material printer can be used for fabricating a scaffold from filaments comprising the first and second materials directly within the body of a human or animal.
US12011877B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure are drawn to additive manufacturing apparatus and methods. An exemplary additive manufacturing system may include an extruder, the extruder having an opening dimensioned to receive a material. The apparatus may also include an extruder output in fluid communication with the extruder, wherein the extruder output extends away from the extruder along a longitudinal axis. One or more heaters positioned along at least a portion of the extruder output may also be included, and, as the material passes through the extruder output, the one or more heaters may at least partially melt the material. The system may also include a gear pump in fluid communication with the extruder output for receiving the at least partially melted material, and a nozzle in fluid communication with the gear pump for depositing the at least partially melted material.
US12011874B2
A strain sensor can include a resistor, a first electrical contact at a first end of the resistor, and a second electrical contact at a second end of the resistor. The resistor can be formed of a matrix of sintered elemental transition metal particles interlocked with a matrix of fused thermoplastic polymer particles.
US12011868B2
A method of producing high modulus and strength polymer materials includes compressive rolling a semicrystalline polymer material in at least two different axial directions of the material; and axially orienting at least a portion of the compressive rolled material to a draw ratio less than the ultimate elongation or the elongation % at break of the material.
US12011860B2
A screw can be driven along an axial direction of a heating barrel and rotatable. An injection piston drives the screw along the axial direction. An injection hydraulic cylinder is partitioned into a first chamber in which pressured hydraulic oil for driving the injection piston is supplied and a second chamber from which hydraulic oil is discharged, and drives the injection piston in the axial direction by hydraulic pressure. A first oil discharge port is blocked by the injection piston when the injection piston advances to a holding pressure switching position. A second oil discharge port can discharge the hydraulic oil from the front chamber regardless of the position of the injection piston. The first oil discharge port is disposed at a position opposed to the first oil discharge port across a center axis of the injection hydraulic cylinder, and is connected to the first oil discharge port.
US12011856B2
Mineral-filled polymer compositions and methods of forming such polymer compositions into a thermally stable article are provided. Methods of forming a polymeric article include providing a polymer composition comprising a crystallizable polymer, a mineral filler in an amount of more than about 15 wt-% based on the total weight of the polymer composition, and an impact modifier, wherein the polymer composition is at a temperature less than a crystallization temperature of the crystallizable polymer. The methods further include disposing the polymer composition in a mold, forming the polymer composition into an article within the mold, and releasing the article from the mold. The methods can include thermoforming the polymer composition in a mold, or injection molding the polymer composition in a molten form in a mold.
US12011854B2
Fiber-composite parts that incorporate a very thin electrical circuit, and a method for making the parts via compression molding, are disclosed. The electrical circuit is encapsulated by a film having a melting point that exceeds the maximum temperature to which the film is exposed during compression molding. The electrical circuit is disposed in a composite ply, in a lay-up of composite plies, and electrical leads are routed through the composite plies so that the lead are accessible in the molded fiber-composite part.
US12011853B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing a towpreg by impregnating a plurality of fiber bundles with a resin to form a single towpreg, characterized in that the method comprises providing a stock of fiber bundles for preparing a towpreg; measuring a basis weight for each of the fiber bundles of said stock before impregnation by a resin; defining groups of fiber bundles from said stock based of the fiber basis weight, thereby providing determined fiber bundles; predicting a fiber basis weight of a towpreg when the plurality of fiber bundles is combined to form the towpreg, thereby providing a predicted fiber basis weight of a towpreg; and producing the towpreg using a combination of fiber bundles from all groups of determined fiber bundles in which the predicted fiber basis weight of the towpreg is in a range determined from a target value of a basis weight of a towpreg.
US12011851B2
A concrete mixer vehicle includes a mixer drum, a chute, and a controller. The mixer drum has an inner volume configured to hold a mixture for transportation and placement. The chute is configured to receive mixture exiting the mixer drum and direct the mixture. The controller is configured to receive a selected mode of operation of the mixer drum and the chute. The selected mode of operation is selected from a set of multiple modes of operation of the mixer drum and the chute. The controller is configured to adjust an operation of at least one of the mixer drum or the chute to cause at least one of the mixer drum or the chute to operate according to the selected mode of operation.
US12011827B2
A system that uses 3D scanning, movable devices, and pose selecting means, either in or outside the robot workspace, in order to create a robot program.
US12011822B2
A method and apparatus for controlling a social robot includes operating an electronic output device based on social interactions between the social robot and a user. The social robot utilizes an algorithm or other logical solution process to infer a user mental state, for example a mood or desire, based on observation of the social interaction. Based on the inferred mental state, the social robot causes an action of the electronic output device to be selected. Actions may include, for example, playing a selected video clip, brewing a cup of coffee, or adjusting window blinds.
US12011816B2
A hydraulic tool includes a tool head and a moveable piston coupled to the tool head. The hydraulic tool head includes a plurality of jaws, which are operable to open and close for performing work on a workpiece. The hydraulic tool also includes a motor operable to drive the moveable piston to close the plurality of jaws to a closed position at which the work on the workpiece is completed. The hydraulic tool further includes a position sensor configured to detect when the plurality of jaws are at the closed position and responsively generate a sensor signal indicating that the plurality of jaws are at the closed position. Additionally, the hydraulic tool includes a controller configured to receive the sensor signal from the position sensor. The controller is configured to operate the motor based on the sensor signal that the controller receives from the position sensor.
US12011815B2
An impact power tool includes one or more of the following features including a housing, a motor, an output spindle, a rotary impact assembly, and a planetary transmission having a fixed ring gear and rotatable planet gear carrier. In an aspect, the planetary transmission is configured to transmit rotational motion from a motor output shaft to a cam shaft at a single overall speed reduction ratio. The planetary transmission includes a sun gear rotatably driven by the motor output shaft, a planet carrier rotatably driving the cam shaft, a ring gear rotationally fixed relative to the tool housing, a first planet gear mounted to the planet carrier and meshed with the sun gear but not meshed with the ring gear and a second planet gear mounted to the carrier and meshed with the ring gear but not meshed with the sun gear.
US12011814B2
A tool with a transmission assembly having a reduction gearset and a speed selector. The speed selector has a member, an actuator and a shifter assembly. The member is movable between a first position, in which the member is non-rotatable, and a second position in which the member is coupled to a planet carrier of the reduction gearset for common rotation. The actuator includes a pivoting yoke and a follower that is coupled to the yoke. The follower engages the member so as to be axially movable with the follower. The shifter assembly has a selector switch, a switch fork, and a pair of springs. The selector switch is slidable between a first switch position and a second switch position. The switch fork is slidably coupled to the selector switch and receives the yoke. The springs cooperate to bias the switch fork relative to the selector switch into a neutral position.
US12011810B2
An electric power tool in one aspect of the present disclosure includes a motor, an output shaft, a torque detector, a correction circuit, and an output circuit. The correction circuit corrects a drive command value based on load torque detected by the torque detector. The drive command value indicates a magnitude of electric power to be supplied to the motor. The output circuit outputs a drive signal indicating the drive command value. The drive circuit (i) receives the drive signal from the output circuit and (ii) supplies electric power in accordance with the drive signal to the motor to drive the motor.
US12011809B2
A power tool and a safety control circuit module and a safety control method thereof are provided. The power tool includes a power supply device, a control processing device, a safety control circuit module, and a power output device. The control processing device is electrically connected with the power supply device. The safety control circuit module includes a first switch control circuit, a second switch control circuit, a third switch control circuit, a first resistor, and a first diode. The power output device includes a first power connection terminal and a second power connection terminal. Before switch units of the control circuits are controlled, the control processing device detects whether the switch unit has failed, so as to increase safety.
US12011804B1
A vacuum shroud system can include a shroud body having a top surface and a bottom surface, with a plurality of air holes defined by the shroud body and extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. A vacuum attachment void and a grinder attachment void may be defined by the shroud body, each extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. The vacuum shroud system may also include an adjustable collar disposed over the grinder attachment void of the shroud body to attach a grinder to the shroud body. The system may include a cover securable to the top surface of the shroud body, where the cover overhangs a top edge of the top surface. A vacuum hose may be securable within the vacuum attachment void, with a wall of the vacuum attachment void determining an outlet angle for the vacuum hose.
US12011800B2
Shortcomings associated with insufficient control of a conventional CMP-process are obviated by providing an CMP-apparatus configured to complement a constant force (to which a workpiece that is being polished is conventionally exposed) with a time-alternating force and/or means for measuring an electrical characteristic of the CMP-process. The time-alternating force is applied with the use of a system component that is electrically isolated from the workpiece and that is disposed in the carrier-chick in which the workpiece is affixed for CMP-process, while the electrical characteristic is measured with the use of a judiciously-configured reservoir in which the used fluid is collected. The use of such CMP-apparatus.
US12011788B2
The invention relates to a welding technical field and provides a crawling welding robot. The crawling welding robot includes a vehicle chassis and two crawler wheels connected to two opposite sides of the vehicle chassis, respectively, wheel carriers of two crawler wheels are movably connected with the vehicle chassis. In this way, when the crawling welding robot moves on a non-planar surface for welding, the two crawler wheels can freely adjust its posture relative to the vehicle chassis to adapt to the surface for welding and improve a degree of fit between the two crawler wheels and the surface for welding, making the moving direction of the crawling welding robot easier to be controlled and reducing a probability of the crawling welding robot slipping or falling from the surface for welding.
US12011786B2
Systems and apparatus are disclosed relating to smart regulators and smart manifolds for welding-type systems. A smart regulator may be coupled to a fluid tank and provide information regarding the current pressure(s) and/or flow rate to a remote device and/or operator. The remote device may also determine and/or output additional information, such as, for example, remaining fluid and/or remaining time before the fluid runs out or becomes dangerously low. A smart manifold may be configured to work with several different fluid supplies. In this way, an operator may easily mix fluid types, switch between different fluid types, and/or switch between different fluid tanks.
US12011774B2
A pole saw, including a cutting assembly and a support assembly. The cutting assembly includes a serrated cutter and a sheath rotatably connected thereto. The sheath is provided with a groove for accommodating the serrated cutter. The serrated cutter can rotate with respect to the sheath to move into or out of the groove to be sheathed or exposed. The sheath is detachably arranged on the support assembly.
US12011762B2
Nut (1) for moving a strip for transporting powder in a selective additive manufacturing apparatus, having a tapped hole (2) extending along a first axis (A), characterized in that it comprises a slot (3a, 3b) which passes through the thickness of the nut from an external surface of the nut (1) to the internal surface (5) of the tapped hole (2) and which extends along a plane passing through the first axis (A) over at least one thread pitch (6) of the tapped hole (2).
US12011749B2
The invention relates to a roll stand, comprising: a working roll, which is mounted in the roll stand floatingly and for rotation about an axis of rotation extending axially and which has two axially opposite end faces; and at least one bearing assembly, which is arranged on one of the two end faces of the working roll and by means of which the working roll is floatingly supported in the roll stand and which has a housing, in which the working roll is mounted using a fixed bearing. According to the invention, the bearing assembly has a supporting device, by means of which the bearing assembly can be axially supported in the roll stand.
US12011743B2
A lower-surface brush includes a base portion, a first cleaning portion and a second cleaning portion. The first cleaning portion is provided on an upper surface of the base portion to project upwardly from the upper surface of the base portion and extend in one direction through a geometric center of the base portion in a plan view. The second cleaning portion is provided on the upper surface of the base portion to project upwardly from the upper surface of the base portion and extend along an outer edge of the base portion. Alternatively, one or a plurality of pairs of second cleaning portions may be provided on the upper surface of the base portion to project upwardly from the upper surface of the base portion and be opposite to each other with the first cleaning portion interposed therebetween.
US12011737B2
A printed matter has a substrate and a glossy layer provided on the substrate. The substrate is at least one selected from the group consisting of a steel plate, a metal plate, a plastic plate, a film, a ceramic plate, concrete, wood, glass, and fabric (the substrate is not a transparent member), wherein the glossy layer comprises a translucent ink, wherein on a surface of the substrate, a first region including a first protrusion formed along a first direction in a plane and a second region including a second protrusion formed along a second direction different from the first direction are formed, and wherein the first protrusion includes a curved part which is curved from the first direction to the second direction and connected to the second region.
US12011728B2
The invention relates to an improved blowing nozzle, in particular for stretching systems, which is characterised by the following features, inter alia: the nozzle box (5) is divided in its longitudinal direction (L) into at least two regions, specifically a first longitudinal region (LB1) closer to the inflow side (7) and a second longitudinal region (LB2) that is subsequent and/or downstream and/or further away from the inflow side (7), the first longitudinal region (LB1) is convergent or comprises at least one convergent portion in which the height (H) between the lower face (11) and the upper face (15) is smaller than the height (H1) in the region of the inflow side (7) as the distance from the inflow side (7) increases, and the second longitudinal region (LB2) is divergent or comprises at least one divergent portion in which the height (H) between the lower face (11) and the upper face (15) is greater than the height (H) at the end of the first longitudinal region (LB1) and/or at the beginning of the second longitudinal region (LB2) as the distance from the inflow side (7) increases.
US12011727B2
Switching apparatus for high pressure tools and cleaning apparatus having such a switching apparatus
The invention relates to a switching apparatus for high pressure tools, comprising a holding device and two or more high pressure tools for cleaning purposes, a drive device, and a rotary body that is rotatable relative to the holding device about an axis of rotation by means of said drive device, an adjusting device with which one of the high pressure tools is selectively transferable from an inoperative position into an operating position, in which operating position the high pressure tool is coupled to the rotary body in a rotationally fixed manner and is rotationally drivable about a tool axis by way of said rotary body, wherein the switching apparatus comprises or forms a supply channel for pressurized cleaning liquid and the respective high pressure tool comprises or forms a tool channel for cleaning liquid, which is in flow connection or can be brought into flow connection with the supply channel during operation, wherein the switching apparatus further comprises a valve device with which the supply channel is selectively unblockable and closable, wherein the supply channel is formed in the rotary body at least in sections and the valve device is arranged on the rotary body.
US12011726B2
A flotation line for treating mineral ore particles suspended in slurry is disclosed. The flotation line includes a rougher part with at least one rougher flotation cell from which overflow is arranged to flow directly into a cleaner flotation line; and a scavenger part with at least two scavenger flotation cells from which overflow is arranged to flow back into a rougher flotation cell, or into a regrinding step and then into a cleaner flotation line. Underflow from a last scavenger flotation cell is arranged to be removed from the flotation line as tailings. At least 75% of the flotation cells include a mechanical agitator including a system for introducing flotation gas into the flotation cell. At least one of the flotation cells of the flotation line includes a mechanical agitator including a microbubble generator for introducing microbubbles into the slurry.
US12011724B2
A shredder includes a shredder box and a shredder rotor positioned within an interior of the shredder box. The shredder rotor is rotatable about a rotor axis and has a plurality of rotor teeth. An access door is pivotally moveable between an open position and a closed position, the access door defining a side wall of the shredder box when in the closed position. A shredder comb is positioned at an interior side of the access door and includes a plurality of shredder comb teeth. When the access door is in the closed position, the shredder comb is positioned at a shredding location to intermesh with the plurality of rotor teeth for shredding material input to the shredder box. The plurality of shredder comb teeth are removable and reversible for use in two orientations.
US12011723B2
The invention relates to a lever system for force transmission for a grinding roller. A more cost-efficient, simplified lever system is to be created which no longer requires the integration into a mill stand but is more easily accessible for installation and maintenance works. For this purpose, provision is made in particular in that on the central rocking lever of the grinding roller an eccentrically arranged side lever is provided which has a lever arm extending in the opposite direction to the grinding roller and in that the force transmission onto rocking lever and grinding roller takes place via a lever arm of the side lever and a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder.
US12011715B2
A method of forming a microfluidic device is disclosed. The method includes forming a first dielectric layer on a substrate, forming electrodes partially into the first dielectric layer, and forming a second dielectric layer on the electrodes. The method includes filling, with a metal material, two wells formed in the second dielectric layer such that the metal material is in direct contact with the electrodes. The method includes forming a third dielectric layer on the metal material and second dielectric layer. The method includes filling, with a structural material, a channel formed between the wells such that the structural material does not directly contact the electrodes. The method includes forming a fourth dielectric layer on the third dielectric layer and the structural material, extracting the structural material through at least one vent hole in the fourth dielectric layer, and forming a fifth dielectric layer on the fourth dielectric layer.
US12011695B2
There is described a cross-flow apparatus for producing an emulsion or dispersion by dispersing a first phase in a second phase; said cross-flow apparatus comprising: an outer tubular sleeve (2) provided with a first inlet (3) at a first end (4); an emulsion outlet (5); and a second inlet (7), distal from and inclined relative to the first inlet; a tubular membrane provided with a plurality of pores and adapted to be positioned inside the tubular sleeve (2); and optionally an insert adapted to be located inside the tubular membrane, said insert comprising an inlet end and an outlet end, each of the inlet end and an outlet end being provided with chamfered region; the chamfered region is provided with a plurality of orifices and a furcation plate.
US12011685B2
A filter element for a filter system for filtering a fluid has a filter bellows arranged about a longitudinal axis and enclosing an interior of the filter element. A closed end disk is arranged at a first end of the filter element and closes off the interior of the filter element. An end disk with an opening to the interior of the filter element is arranged at a second end of the filter element oppositely positioned to the first end viewed in direction of the longitudinal axis. The closed end disk has a hollow pin projecting into the interior of the filter element in direction of the longitudinal axis. The filter system has a housing for receiving the exchangeable filter element with a housing part closable by a cover. The hollow pin of the closed end disk can be pushed onto a pin of the housing part.
US12011680B2
The present disclosure is directed to a new and improved separation process that isolates individual minerals from brines containing a mixture of minerals. The brines may be derived from seawater, brackish water, oilfield brines, solution mining, mine run-off, and other sources. Typically, the minerals are recovered as chlorides using a variety of processing steps including evaporation, centrifugation, elutriation, filtration, electrocogulation, crystallization, adsorption, and chromatography.
US12011679B2
A fluidic processor device and a wafer including the same, the device including a nanofluidic separator chip including a nanoDLD array, a housing for housing the chip including a top plate disposed on a topside of the chip, a bottom plate disposed on a backside of the chip and fastened to the top plate, and a spacer disposed between the chip and the bottom plate to create a clearance between the chip and the bottom plate for forming a drain space on the backside of the chip.
US12011678B2
Disclosed are methods of separating solute from solvent using a photoactive extractant. The photoactive extractant can be switched between two states by exposure to light. This can change the affinity of the photoactive extractant for either the solute or the solvent, causing absorption of the solute or solvent. The photoactive extractant can then be separated from the fluid stream containing the solute or solvent. The absorbed solute or solvent is then separated from the photoactive extractant. The photoactive extractant is a photoisomer. Applications for these methods include desalination, water purification, and metal extraction.
US12011674B2
Wearable devices that provide tactile, visual stimulation, and movement/manipulation for a user are described. The devices can include a spinner that rotates with respect to a base. The spinner can be spun by the user to produce visual stimulation that the user may find pleasing and soothing, and which may provide therapeutic effects. The spinner may also include tactile features, such as a series of protrusions and recesses, that the user can touch or rub to create a tactile sensation, which may also help the user to relieve and/or regulate stress. The spinner also allows the user to manipulate the spinner with fingers in small repetitive movements that may reduce restlessness. The devices may be sized and shaped such that the user may uninterruptedly perform everyday tasks and discretely wear and use the devices in certain social environments such as the classroom.
US12011654B2
Various powered mobility systems for users are described. The powered mobility system can include at least one powered skate. The powered skate can include a platform, a plurality of wheels, and a motor assembly. The motor assembly can include a motor. The motor can be powered by a power supply. A motor control can be implemented to determine when power is supplied to the motor from the power supply.
US12011650B2
Provided are a wearable device, a control method and apparatus thereof, and a computer storage medium. The method includes providing route data of a competition route, where the route data of the competition route includes check-in point data; acquiring position data of the wearable device; determining, based on the position data of the wearable device and the route data of the competition route, a feature position located in the competition route and corresponding feature position data; calculating relative position data between the position data of the wearable device and the feature position data; and outputting corresponding prompt information on the wearable device according to the relative position data.
US12011649B2
A modular transportable exercise apparatus includes a first support member having a first hollow tubular plastic frame at least partially embedded with a support material and a second support member having a second hollow tubular plastic frame at least partially embedded with the support material. A connector including a pivoting joint may be arranged to connect a first end of the first support member to a first end of the second support member, including a first portion engaged with the first end of the first support member and a second portion engaged with the first end of the second support member, the first portion being detachably connectable to the second portion.
US12011648B2
A smart ball-machine uses artificial intelligence to train a player or to play with a player. For example, the ball-machine can adjust the tennis ball speed, topspin, bounce according to the player's successful ball return rate. The ball-machine can be preconfigured with a profile of a player. For example, the ball-machine may download a complete profile of a tennis player from a game recording, or may download a file with a customized profile of a player to train a player using the ball-machine. The ball-machine is equipped with a plurality of wheels, motors, and shafts to provide a fully customizable launch of one or more balls. For example, the ball can be launched from the machine from one side of a tennis court to another side of a tennis court with a variety of speeds, trajectories, topspin, bounce etc.
US12011642B2
Embodiments of golf club heads with enclosed weight members are described herein. In many embodiments, the club head comprises a body having a front end, a back end, a heel end, a toe end, a top rail, and a sole; the body further including a front body defining the front end; a rear body coupled to the front body, wherein the front body includes a first mating surface, and the rear body includes a second mating surface that mates with the first mating surface to join the rear body to the front body; a plurality of weight receptacles defined in one or both of the first mating surface and the second mating surface and one or more weight members received into the weight receptacles, the one or more weight members being formed of a third material having a third density; and wherein the one or more weight members are fully enclosed between the front body and the rear body.
US12011635B1
A multifunctional comprehensive training device capable of being grasped stably is provided. The multifunctional comprehensive training device capable of being grasped stably includes symmetrical front vertical pipes and symmetrical selected irons, where the front vertical pipes are provided vertically; cable mechanisms are respectively provided on the front vertical pipes; the cable mechanism includes a steel rope and a bracket; the steel rope includes a first end configured for a cable machine exercise, and a second end connected to a Smith mechanism through each of the selected irons; the Smith mechanism includes a guide post, a suspension rack, and an adjusting plate; the guide post is slidably connected to a moving rack; a barbell bar is horizontally provided at an upper end of the moving rack; the barbell bar is connected to a hook rack.
US12011633B1
A belt squat attachment of the present disclosure includes an attachment bar for clipping into holes of a support rack at a height selected by a user. The attachment bar is bisected by and perpendicular to a T-bar, which supports weight horns that are located at the midpoint of the T-bar, allowing a felt load to be calculated as half of the loaded weight. The user clips a belt into the belt ring at the end of the T-bar and performs the belt squat exercise by lifting the attachment and any attached load from a resting position on the ground. The belt squat attachment rotates about the points of attachment between the attachment bar and the support rack during the exercise. Further, the belt squat attachment can be rotated to a storage position against a vertical support behind the support rack while remaining attached to the support rack, allowing the support rack to retain the same utility as prior to attachment of the belt squat attachment.
US12011630B2
In order to stabilize injection of water plasma, a vortex water flow generator forms a vortex water flow for passing arc discharge. The vortex water flow generator includes a cylindrical portion configured to form a vortex water flow along an inner circumference, a first middle partition and a second middle partition protruding from the inner circumference of the cylindrical portion. The first middle partition and the second middle partition respectively have an opening to include a center axis line position of the cylindrical portion. An opening of the second middle partition on the side of the positive electrode is larger than an opening of the first middle partition on the side of the negative electrode.
US12011626B2
Methods and apparatus for launch and recovery of a remote inspection device within a liquid storage tank. In one embodiment, the tank is accessed by opening an entrance hatch and then injecting a vapor suppression foam across a surface of a stored liquid mass to form a foam layer. A launching system having a remote inspection device is attached to the entrance hatch to define a launch and recovery space sealed from an external environment and isolated from the stored liquid mass in the tank via a valve and the foam layer. The launch and recovery space is purged of hazardous vapors by injection of an inert gas prior to launch and recovery of the remote inspection device. Prior to removal of the launching system, the surface of the stored liquid mass is re-coated with vapor suppression foam.
US12011620B2
Disclosed is a device for protecting a user from smoke or fire, including a sealed dome-like cover. An opening provided in the cover front portion enables emergency oxygen to force smoke present under the cover to be expelled by positive air pressure through a space below the waist. The dome-like cover is overlaid from above the top of the head to at least the waist of the user and connected to a source of oxygen. The device is reversible so that it can also be used as a stretcher. The materials used enable use as a thermal blanket. The device can be provided compactly folded in a bag that can provide lumbar support thereby ensuring that miners will always carry the device with them. A step of vacuum sealing for a predetermined amount of time ensures malleability of the compact device for enhanced lumbar support and device longevity.
US12011607B2
Augmented, virtual, and/or mixed reality applications in optimizing a fitting process and a fit of wearables, including wearable cardioverter defibrillators, to a wearer's body.
US12011606B2
In some examples, a battery assembly for an implantable medical device. The assembly includes a housing, an electrode stack comprising a plurality of electrode plates disposed inside the housing, and an intermediate member configured to align the electrode stack at a fixed position within the housing, the intermediate member comprising a plurality of side walls, and at least one protrusion disposed on an exterior surface of the side walls, wherein the at least one protrusion is in thermal contact with an interior surface of the housing.
US12011604B2
An adapter to add optical stimulation to a stimulation system includes an adapter body and a connector disposed on the distal end of the adapter body. The connector includes a connector body defining a port and a connector lumen; connector contacts disposed in the connector body and arranged along the connector lumen; and a light source disposed in the connector body. The adapter also includes terminals disposed along the proximal end of the adapter body and conductors extending along the adapter body and electrically coupling the connector contacts and the light source to the terminals. The adapter may be used with an optical stylet that fits into a stimulation lead which is, in turn, coupled to the connector of the adapter. Alternatively, the adapter can include a fiber optic coupled to the light source and configured to extend into the stimulation lead.
US12011601B2
The present disclosure relates to a device for applying electrical stimulation to biological tissues. Specifically, the present disclosure is related to a device for applying anodal/cathodal biphasic electrical stimulation to beta cells of the pancreas. Through application of biphasic stimulation to beta cells of the pancreas, insulin secretion can be increased in an effort to overcome deficiencies associated with diabetic patients.
US12011597B2
A durable nerve cuff electrode for achieving block of an action potential in a large diameter nerve.
US12011596B2
In some examples, a medical device is configured to deliver high dose electrical stimulation therapy to a patient by at least generating and delivering an electrical stimulation signal having a relatively high duty cycle, and a stimulation intensity less than a perception or paresthesia threshold intensity level for the patient. The pulses may each have a relatively low amplitude, but due at least in part to a relatively high number of pulses per unit of time, the electrical stimulation signal may be high enough to elicit a therapeutic response from the patient. In some examples, the plurality of pulses may have a duty cycle in a range of about 5% to about 50%. Following the generation and delivery of the plurality of pulses, one or more recharge pulses for the plurality of pulses may be delivered.
US12011595B2
Systems, devices, and techniques for adjusting electrical stimulation based on a posture state of a patient are described. For example, processing circuitry is configured to control delivery of a first informed stimulation pulse defined by at least a first value of an informed stimulation parameter, control delivery of a control stimulation pulse to a patient, the control stimulation pulse defined by at least a first value of a control stimulation parameter, determine a characteristic value of the ECAP signal elicited from the control stimulation pulse, receive, from a sensor, a posture state signal representing a posture state of the patient, and adjust, based on the characteristic value of the ECAP signal and the posture state signal, the first value of the informed stimulation parameter to a second value of the informed stimulation parameter.
US12011588B2
Viral infections in a target region can be inhibited by imposing an alternating electric field in the target region for a duration of time. The alternating electric field has a frequency and a field strength such that when the alternating electric field is imposed in the target region for the duration of time, the alternating electric field inhibits infection of the cells in the target region by the virus. Optionally, the inhibition of viral infections using the alternating electric field approach can be combined with delivering an antiviral agent to the target region so that a therapeutically effective dose of the antiviral agent is present in the target region while the alternating electric fields are imposed.
US12011587B2
Various systems and methods provide iontophoretic delivery of anesthesia at a patient's tympanic membrane. At least one example is a method including: performing iontophoresis within a first ear canal by driving, by a control unit, a DC signal to an electrode of a first iontophoresis device positioned within the first ear canal, the electrode at least partially submerged within an iontophoresis fluid within the first ear canal; measuring, by the control unit, a mixed capacitance associated with the electrode by driving a first AC signal having a first frequency to the electrode; and determining, based on a change in the mixed capacitance, that an air bubble is present in the iontophoresis fluid.
US12011585B2
In some embodiments, a clinician programmer device for controlling a deep brain stimulation (DBS) system is adapted to assist a clinician to conduct an electrode screening review for the DBS system including screening of segmented electrodes. The clinician programmer stores software code for conducting a screening review in memory. The software code may comprise: code for providing one or more interface screens for guiding the user of the device through testing of electrode configurations of the implantable stimulation lead, wherein the code for providing applies at least one testing progression for guiding the user of the device through a defined testing order.
US12011582B2
A catheter pump system is disclosed. The catheter pump system can include a shaft assembly and an impeller coupled with a distal portion of the shaft assembly. A motor assembly can impart rotation on the impeller through the shaft assembly, the motor assembly comprising a motor which rotates the shaft assembly. The catheter pump system can include a fluid pathway which conveys fluid proximally during operation of the catheter pump system. A seal can be disposed between the motor assembly and the impeller. The seal can be configured to impede or prevent the fluid from the fluid pathway from entering the motor assembly at least about an outer periphery of the shaft assembly. The seal can comprise an opening through which a portion of the shaft assembly extends.
US12011572B2
In embodiments herein, a resettable auto injection training device is provided, wherein actuation of the device requires both safety shield actuation and actuation member actuation. The training device includes audible feedback signaling actuation and completion of injection simulation. The training device audible feedback may be provided by movement of mechanical components relative to one another in embodiments herein. Further embodiments include safety features provided by compression of the safety shield post training to lock a plunger and injection simulation device within the training device until reset.
US12011555B2
The present disclosure relates to guidewire devices with an outer tube and a core. The distal section of the core extends into and is surrounded by the outer tube. One or more centering mechanisms are also disposed within the outer tube and are arranged to fill a portion of the annular space between the core and the inner surface of the tube. The one or more centering mechanisms thereby assist in keeping the distal section of the core axially aligned within the tube, which enables effective control of the device and minimizes undesirable whip movements of the guidewire.
US12011553B2
A patient access site securement system includes a housing with an inlet, an outlet and an internal fluid path between the inlet and the outlet. The housing also has a connecting portion that connects to a catheter and/or a fluid line attached to the catheter. A contact surface is located on an underside of the housing and positions the patient access site securement system on the patient. A first reservoir with an interior holds a liquid and transitions from a first state to a second state. The interior is in fluid communication with the inlet when the reservoir is in the second state to allow the liquid to flow from the inlet, through the internal fluid path and exit the outlet. The liquid interacts with the contact surface and/or the patient to alter a level of securement between the catheter and the patient.
US12011546B2
An inspiratory resistor valve system (IRV) to regulate intrathoracic pressure during positive pressure breathing, spontaneous inspirations, and CPR may include an inspiratory port. The IRV system may include patient port. The IRV system may include a separate expiratory port. The IRV may include a plurality of atmospheric pressure sensitive valves. The plurality of atmospheric pressure sensitive valves may isolate the expiratory port and the inspiratory port from one another.
US12011545B2
A humidifier includes a tub configured to hold a supply of water. The tub includes a tub lid and a tub base adapted to be coupled to the tub lid. The tub further includes a base plate formed of a heat conducting material and adapted to be coupled to the tub base and a seal positioned between the base plate and the tub base. The tub also includes a retaining mechanism with at least one projection that projects from the tub base and is configured to force the base plate against the seal so that the seal is secured against the tub base.
US12011541B2
Components for a respiratory treatment apparatus that is capable of providing a humidified respiratory treatment permit a reduction in condensation in a patient interface and/or its gas delivery tubing. In some embodiments, a rainout valve that may be an integrated component of a humidifier output aperture, or coupled thereto, may reduce condensation with a vapor barrier operable to selectively block and permit humidified gas transfer from the humidifier. For example, the barrier may be operable to open in response to a flow of pressurized breathable gas that may be generated by a flow generator of the respiratory treatment apparatus. In the absence of such a generation of pressurized flow, the barrier may prevent a transfer of the humidified gas such as into a conduit for a patient interface by retracting to a closed position. Example vapor barriers may include a resilient membrane, cover, bellows, flap, shutter or other suitable valve.
US12011539B2
An automatic positive airway pressure (AutoPAP) therapy device can be configured such that the minimum and/or maximum pressures deliverable by the device can automatically change. The minimum and/or maximum pressures can change as a function of pressures delivered over the course of the current therapy session and/or over the course of prior therapy sessions. The minimum and/or maximum pressures can also change as a function of the presence, absence, type, severity, or length of sleep disordered breathing events (SDBE) detected by the device over the course of the current therapy session and/or over the course of prior therapy sessions.
US12011537B2
There is disclosed a fluid-transfer article which is suitable for use as part of an aerosol-generating system of a type which may be used as a smoking substitute. The fluid-transfer article comprises a first region for holding an aerosol precursor and for transferring said aerosol precursor to an activation surface of a second region of said article, said activation surface being disposed at an end of said article configured for thermal interaction with a heater of an aerosol-generation apparatus. The activation surface includes at least one arcuate surface portion and is configured such that, when the fluid transfer article is arranged with respect to a said heating surface for thermal interaction therebetween, the or each said arcuate surface portion opposes said heating surface and is concave towards said heating surface. The arcuate surfaces form channels to receive an air stream to flow across the heated activation surface and become entrained with released aerosol precursor and then to be drawn towards a mouthpiece.
US12011530B2
A plasmapheresis system and a method for operating a plasmapheresis system are provided by which the reservoir for the concentrated red blood cells (RCC) has a first chamber for receiving anticoagulant used for priming the separator and purging the system of air prior to the initial draw cycle and a second chamber for receiving separated red blood cells. Because the entire volume of second chamber of the RCC reservoir may now receive separated red blood cells and no AC prime volume, a greater amount of whole blood may be processed in the first draw cycle, thus resulting in a greater total volume of Immunoglobulin G (IgG) being collected during the plasmapheresis procedure.
US12011529B2
A dialysis system includes include a home dialysis machine and a home gateway device in communication with a cloud-based application via a connected health system. The gateway device has voice recognition capabilities. A user can provide spoken information to the gateway device, and the gateway device can cause one or more actions to be performed. The gateway device may cause a dialysis function to be performed by the dialysis machine, or data to be input into the dialysis machine. The gateway device can also communicate with one or more other systems (e.g., remote systems) via the cloud-based application. In some examples, the cloud-based application can communicate with an order management system to allow the user to order medical supplies (e.g., for use with the dialysis machine) via the gateway device. The gateway device can provide two-way conversational capability (e.g., back and forth communication) between the user and the gateway device.
US12011528B2
The invention provides a blood treatment device comprising: a dialyser; an inlet pump assembly; an outlet pump assembly; and a control system. The inlet pump assembly configured to deliver a first volume of dialysate from a dialysate source to the dialyser in an inlet pump cycle having a dialysate delivery stroke. The outlet pump assembly configured to remove a second volume of dialysate from the dialyser and deliver the dialysate away from the dialyser in an outlet pump cycle having a dialysate removal stroke. The control system is configured to operate the inlet pump assembly in the inlet pump cycle, and configured to operate the outlet pump assembly in the outlet pump cycle. For each inlet pump cycle there is a corresponding outlet pump cycle, and each inlet pump assembly dialysate delivery stroke has a commencement time t1 and a termination time h, and each outlet pump assembly dialysate removal stroke has a commencement time t3 and a termination time t4. The blood treatment device is operable such that either: each dialysate removal stroke commencement time t3 is after the respective corresponding dialysate delivery stroke commencement time ti and before the respective corresponding dialysate delivery stroke termination time t2; or each dialysate delivery stroke commencement time t1 is after the respective corresponding dialysate removal stroke commencement time t3 and before the respective corresponding dialysate removal stroke termination time t4.
US12011524B2
A platelet agitator includes a base and a frame. The frame moves laterally relative to the base at variable speeds. The agitator further includes a controller and a user interface in communication with the controller. The user interface has a discontinuous input device that has at least a portion of adjustment range that is non-linear compare to the remainder of the adjustment range.
US12011500B2
Injectable compositions and methods of treating skin can help improve hydration, elasticity and/or texture of the skin. The compositions can be based on crosslinked hyaluronic acid matrices made with low molecular weight hyaluronic acids.
US12011495B2
A liquid anhydrous composition including (a) at least one water soluble dye, (b) at least one polyol, and (c) a polyglyceryl-10 pentaoleate, (d) at least one volatile oil, wherein the relative mass amount of (a)/(b)/(c) is ranging between 1/0.6/8≤(a)/(b)/(c)≤1/6/18, and a method for preparing the liquid anhydrous composition.
US12011493B2
Cosmetic blending devices for producing a cosmetic liquid from a solid-shell cosmetic ingredient capsule. The cosmetic blending devices include a lid, a base, a blending element configured to blend the capsule, and a drive mechanism configured to actuate the blending element. The cosmetic blending device may include a thermal element configured to change a temperature of the capsule. The thermal element may melt the capsule. The solid-shell cosmetic ingredient capsule comprises a shell defining an enclosed inner volume, and cosmetic material included in the enclosed inner volume. Methods of using the cosmetic blending devices comprise placing the solid-shell cosmetic ingredient capsule into the cosmetic blending device and blending the capsule to produce the cosmetic liquid. Methods of forming the solid-shell cosmetic ingredient capsule comprise forming a portion of the shell, adding the cosmetic material to the portion of the shell, and forming the remaining portion of the shell.
US12011490B2
[Problem] To provide a dental photocurable composition which has sufficient mechanical property and whose rheological property is not deactivated even after long-term storage. [Solution] The dental photocurable composition of the present disclosure comprises (A) polymerizable monomer, (B) photosensitizer, (D) photopolymerization accelerator and (E) filler, wherein, the dental photocurable composition comprises (D1) aliphatic tertiary amine compound represented by formula (1) as the (D) photopolymerization accelerator, and the dental photocurable composition comprises (E1) hydrophobized silica fine particle having an average diameter of primary particle of 1 to 40 nm as the (E) filler. (wherein R1 represents a substituent consisting of three or more carbons having an electron-withdrawing group at α-carbon and/or β-carbon of an amine starting from N, R2 represents a substituent consisting of three or more carbons which may have an electron-withdrawing group, R3 represents a substituent consisting of one or more carbons which may have an electron-withdrawing group, and α-carbon of N in the formula (1) is not an electron-withdrawing group.)
US12011489B2
Compositions and methods are provided that mitigate iron imbalance resulting from inflammation and/or mitigate the effects of inflammatory disease by correcting dysregulation of iron internalization. Such correction is provided by modulating expression of TFR2, transferrin, and/or hepcidin activity in an individual in need of treatment.
US12011484B2
A compound for the sequestration of undesirable antibodies (e.g. related to an autoimmune disease) in a patient. The compound includes an inert biopolymer scaffold and at least a first peptide n-mer of the general formula P(—S—P)(n−1) and a second peptide n-mer of the general formula P(—S—P)(n−1); wherein, independently for each occurrence, P is a peptide with a sequence length of 2-13 amino acids and S is a non-peptide spacer, wherein, independently for each of the peptide n-mers, n is an integer of at least 1, wherein each of the peptide n-mers is bound to the biopolymer scaffold. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the compound, as well as a method of sequestering one or more antibodies present in an individual and a method of inhibiting an immune reaction to a treatment with an active agent.
US12011482B2
The present disclosure relates to a chlorin derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a preparation method thereof, an anti-tumor composition including the chlorin derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, use of the chlorin derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the treatment of a tumor, and a combination of the chlorin derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an ultrasound medical system. The chlorin derivative or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has a structure represented by formula (I), and the ultrasonic medical system comprises a transducer ultrasonic bed and a contact agent. The chlorin derivative of the present disclosure can be used in photodynamic therapy and sonodynamic therapy, thereby effectively inhibiting and treating cancer.
US12011473B1
A composition of green biosynthesized silver nanoparticles made using leaf extract of Desmidorchis retrospiciens, as a novel antifungal therapy. These biosynthesized silver nanoparticles can be combined with leaf extract of Desmidorchis retrospiciens to provide a synergistic treatment for histoplasmosis.
US12011471B2
In aspects, a cannabis extract enriched in polyphenolic compounds is provided herein. Also provided herein is a method for enriching a composition with polyphenolic compounds as well as compositions made by the method. Various cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, methods, and uses are provided herein as well as natural health products.
US12011470B2
This disclosure provides cannabinoid preparations for human consumption that have proven clinical benefits. The preparations are made from full-spectrum hemp oil, which includes a mixture of cannabinoids that work synergistically to achieve the beneficial effects. The hemp oil is micellized, which increases intestinal absorption, resulting in higher potency and a more rapid onset of action. The micellized oil may be combined with micellized cinnamon or clove oil as a flavor enhancer. When consumed daily, the combination of using full spectrum hemp oil with micellization imparts the consumer with an improvement in well-being by several criteria. Benefits include a reduction in inflammatory cytokines, lowering in glucose levels, and weight loss. The micellized cannabinoid preparations of this invention improves sleep quality by extending the period of time spent in deep sleep.
US12011464B2
A method for producing exosomes comprises steps of: providing ultrasound stimulation directly or indirectly to cells; culturing a mixture of the cells and a medium for a predetermined time; and isolating exosomes from the mixture, wherein providing the stimulation directly to the cells comprises applying ultrasound stimulation to the medium containing the cells, and the providing the stimulation indirectly to the cells comprises applying ultrasound stimulation to the medium not containing the cells and then mixing the medium and the cells. This method for producing exosomes makes it possible to obtain exosomes having a hair regeneration effect not only from stem cells and progenitor cells that are difficult to isolate and multiply, but also from somatic cells that may be easily obtained and maintained, in high yield within a short time by ultrasound treatment that is a simple process.
US12011456B2
Provided herein are methods for maintaining physiological levels of nitrite in a subject undergoing hemodialysis. Also provided herein are methods of administering pharmaceutically acceptable sodium nitrite to a subject undergoing hemodialysis.
US12011455B2
A method for reducing or substantially preventing soft tissue calcification is provided. The method includes administering at least one of a downregulator of at least one plasmin inhibitors and plasmin(ogen) to a subject in need thereof, wherein the at least one plasmin inhibitor includes alpha2-antiplasmin. Further disclosed is a method comprises administering the compound subsequent to muscle injury, and the method further comprising administering an antifibrinolytic.
US12011453B2
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for use in prevention or treatment of a human rhinovirus (HRV) infection. The composition comprises an aldohexose, wherein the hydroxyl group at carbon 2 of the aldohexose is replaced by any one of H, F, Cl, Br, I, SH, Me, OMe and SMe, such as a 2-deoxy-glucose. Furthermore, a dispenser for intranasal administration, such as a nasal spray or nose drop applicator containing said pharmaceutical composition is provided. In addition, an inhalation device, such as a metered-dose inhaler, a dry-powder inhaler or a nebuliser, comprising said composition is provided.
US12011452B2
Compositions and methods for treatment of mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction and other mitochondrial disorders are provided. Also disclosed are a number of screening assays having utility for the identification of agents which modulate the phenotype associated with mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction.
US12011451B2
Compositions and methods of use of treatment of one or more of ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, head and neck cancer, noncancerous gynecological disorders, and estrogen sensitive cancers, the composition comprising an effective amount of a cannabinoid and a flavonoid wherein the method comprises administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of the composition and optionally administering the composition concomitantly with a chemotherapeutic agent.
US12011444B2
The present invention relates to derivatives of formula (I) wherein (R1)n, R2, R3, R4a, R4b, R5a, R5b and Ar1 are as described in the description, to their preparation, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to their use as pharmaceuticals, to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of formula (I), and especially to their use as modulators of the prostaglandin 2 receptors EP2 and/or EP4.
US12011443B2
The present invention relates to a medical use of a compound, of Chemical Formula 1, for treating, alleviating or preventing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and/or hepatic fibrosis.
US12011440B2
The present disclosure relates to a ready-to-administer (RTA), intravenous (IV) bag presentation for hydromorphone. In particular, the present disclosure relates to terminally sterilized liquid formulations comprising hydromorphone hydrochloride in sodium chloride packaged in an RTA IV bag. The present disclosure also relates to methods of treating patients by administration of such formulations and RTA IV bags containing such formulations.
US12011436B2
The present invention is related to compounds, methods, compositions and uses that are able to restore responsiveness to immunotherapy, in particular immune check point inhibitors or anti-cancer vaccine or to anti-angiogenesis treatment.
US12011432B2
A method of modulating ribonucleotide reductase activity in a neoplastic cell includes administering to the cell an amount of a hydrazone or hydrazine ribonucleotide reductase modulator (RRmod), the amount being effective to inhibit neoplastic cell growth.
US12011430B2
The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a cannabinoid, and dosage forms comprising same, for oral delivery, such as sublingual or buccal delivery. The compositions of the present disclosure are substantially homogeneous and remain stable and monophasic upon storage. Also provided are methods of using the compositions for pain management and to treat various diseases and conditions, including dementia, sleep disorders, movement disorders, mental disorders, and multiple sclerosis.
US12011411B2
A walking roller assembly includes a leg sling for receiving a patient's lower leg and pair of roller frames each attached to the leg sling. Each of the roller frames has a curved member which engages a support surface upon which the patient is walking. Thus, each of the roller frames inhibits the patient's lower leg from supporting the patient's body weight to facilitate a leg injury to heal. The curved member of each of the roller frames curves downwardly with respect to the leg sling thereby facilitating the leg sling to rock when the patient walks thereby simulating the patient's normal gait. A leg panel is pivotally attached to the pair of roller frames and the leg panel is oriented at an angle with the leg sling. In this way the leg panel can receive the patient's upper leg and orient the patient's leg in a bent position.
US12011403B2
A wheel lock device includes a base, a first arm, and a second arm. A base/first-arm mating portion includes a base/first-arm mating portion cross-sectional profile that changes along a length of the base/first-arm mating portion. A base/second-arm mating portion includes a base/second-arm mating portion cross-sectional profile that changes along a length of the base/second-arm mating portion. The first arm includes a first-arm/base mating portion that includes a first-arm/base mating portion cross-sectional profile that changes along a length of the first-arm/base mating portion in a direction toward the first-arm first aperture in a manner complementary to the base/first-arm mating portion cross-sectional profile. The second arm includes a second-arm/base mating portion that includes a second-arm/base mating portion cross-sectional profile that changes along a length of the second-arm/base mating portion in a direction toward the second-arm first aperture in a manner complementary to the base/second-arm mating portion cross-sectional profile.
US12011402B2
A female urination assistance apparatus for use by any women that can be easily fixed on a chair is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a base layer for placing on the top of the chair. A lower foam assembly fixed on top of the base layer contains plurality of channels for positioning of collection tube for transferring the urine. The collection fittings comprising of an inlet portion, an outlet portion and the collection tube are disposed of in the lower foam assembly. Further, a silicon support is present to secure the inlet portion of the collection fittings. Furthermore, a collection funnel retained in the silicon support is also provided which has an opening for the outflow of urine. The entire structure is covered by a flap closure cover with gel insert. The gel insert provides the interface between the user and the apparatus.
US12011397B2
A patient-positioning system, computer-control and data-integration system, and surgical componentry are provided. The patient-positioning system can be used to manipulate the patient prior to, during, and after surgery to globally or regionally articulate the patient's body to facilitate stabilization of the patient's spine. And the computer-control and data-integration system can be used to facilitate operation of the patient-positioning system and enabling technologies use to perform surgery. Furthermore, the surgical componentry can be used to locally articulate the patient's body and/or the stabilize patient's spine. Surgical methods of using the patient-positioning system, the computer-control and data-integration system, and the surgical componentry for improving patient health outcomes are also provided.
US12011386B1
Various disclosed embodiments relate to a dental appliance that includes a first lower tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one lower tooth and having a first lower magnet coupled thereto. The dental appliance also includes a second lower-tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one lower tooth and having a second lower magnet coupled thereto. Further, the dental appliance includes a support structure coupling the first lower-tooth seat to the second lower-tooth seat. Further still, the dental appliance includes a first upper-tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one upper tooth and having a first-upper magnet coupled thereto, the first upper-tooth seat movably coupled to the first lower-tooth seat. Yet further still, the dental appliance includes a second upper-tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one upper tooth and having a second-upper magnet coupled thereto, the second upper-tooth seat movably coupled to the second lower-tooth seat.
US12011385B2
A collecting implement includes a cylindrical body portion having a stretchability; and a hollow portion formed in the body portion, wherein the hollow portion includes an inlet portion which is formed such that one end side of the body portion is open and through which a material is introduced; and a collecting portion which is formed continuously from the inlet portion and contains the material. In the collecting portion, a predetermined part is more stretchable than a part of the collecting portion other than the predetermined part so that the predetermined part can bulge toward an outer side of the body portion when the material introduced from the inlet portion is contained.
US12011382B2
A cervical collar that facilitates therapeutic hypothermia is provided and includes a cooling device having a front portion and a back portion fixedly coupled to the front portion on one side and removably coupled to the front portion on an opposite side. A fastening device removably couples the back portion to the front portion on the opposite side. The cooling device induces hypothermia in at least a portion of a patient. A sensor is provided that measures a physical characteristic of the patient.
US12011375B2
A system for powering a prosthetic arm is disclosed. The system includes at least one internal battery located in the prosthetic arm, at least one external battery connected to the prosthetic arm, and a master controller configured to connect either the at least one internal battery or the at least one external battery to a power bus to power the prosthetic arm.
US12011368B2
Embodiments herein are generally directed to expandable spinal implants, systems, apparatuses, and components thereof that can be used in spinal fusion and/or stabilization procedures, as well as methods of installation. The expandable spinal implants may be configured for lateral insertion.
US12011361B2
An expandable intervertebral implant is provided for insertion into an intervertebral space defined by adjacent vertebrae. The expandable intervertebral implant includes a pair of outer sleeve portions and an inner core disposed between the outer sleeve portions. Movement of the inner core relative to the outer sleeve portions causes the outers sleeve portions to deflect away from each other, thereby engaging the expandable intervertebral implant with the vertebrae and adjusting the height of the intervertebral space.
US12011359B2
A spinal jack adapted for installation between first and second vertebral processes, including first and second inter-expandable jack halves arranged between retracted and expanded positions. Each of the jack halves further includes gripping portions adapted for engaging the vertebral processes. A geared mechanism provides for expanding or retracting the jack halves in order to establish a corrected adjusted orientation between the processes.
US12011358B2
A method for treating a spine includes the steps of: creating a surgical pathway in a body along a first surgical approach to a surgical site including vertebral tissue; creating a surgical pathway in the body along a second surgical approach to the surgical site including the vertebral tissue; disposing a fulcrum with an intervertebral disc space of the vertebral tissue via the first surgical approach; and manipulating the vertebral tissue via the second surgical approach. Spinal implants, surgical instruments and systems are disclosed.
US12011355B2
A method of forming an implant having a porous tissue ingrowth structure and a bearing support structure. The method includes depositing a first layer of a metal powder onto a substrate, scanning a laser beam over the powder so as to sinter the metal powder at predetermined locations, depositing at least one layer of the metal powder onto the first layer and repeating the scanning of the laser beam.
US12011354B2
The present invention relates to an implant comprising an implant body having a first surface area configured for contact with soft connective tissue and a second surface area configured for contact with bone tissue, wherein the first surface area is covered with a coating comprising tantalum and the second surface area is formed by a material, which is different than the one forming the coating.
US12011348B2
An anchor for a prosthetic heart valve includes a core, a first cover layer, and a second cover layer. The core includes a plurality of helical turns. One or more outflow turns of the plurality of helical turns has a diameter configured to be disposed on an outflow side of a native valve, and one or more inflow turns of the plurality of helical turns has a diameter configured to be disposed on an inflow side of a native valve. The first cover layer is disposed over and contacts the helical core, and the first cover layer includes a first material. The second cover layer is disposed over and contacts the first cover layer, and the second cover layer includes a second material, which is different than the first material.
US12011335B2
A light curing impression system comprising a light emitting tray that precisely distributes an optimal amount of curing light energy to internal, external and extra oral portions of the dental arch to cure impression material. The light curing impression system generally includes an LED light source, a light emitting impression tray, an activation module and impression material.
US12011317B2
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a function index value of each heart chamber for two heart chambers, including the left ventricle, included in a moving image of a heart. The processing circuitry is further configured to generate an image by superimposing a range suggestion image on a two-dimensional coordinate space. In the two-dimensional coordinate space, the processing circuitry allocates the function index value of the each heart chamber to each display dimension corresponding to the each heart chamber and defines the functional index value of the left ventricle as an output coordinate. In the range suggestion image, the processing circuitry colors the range suggestion image according to predetermined normal range and abnormal range for the functional index value of the left ventricle.
US12011312B2
Systems, devices, and methods to accurately and precisely align a visualized axis with one or more objects in an image field during a procedure using an imager based positioner system attached to an electronic positioning device are described. Specific methods of implanting guide pins into a first pedicle and a second pedicle of a vertebrae of a patient through a lumen of a trocar to a target of interest are also described.
US12011310B2
The technology relates to a methods and systems for improving medical imaging procedures. An example method includes receiving a first set of quality metrics for a plurality of medical images acquired at a first imaging facility; receiving a second set of quality metrics for a second plurality of medical images acquired at a second imaging facility; comparing the first set of quality metrics to the second set of quality metrics; based on the comparison of the first set of quality metrics to the second set of quality metrics, generating a benchmark for at least one metric in the first set of quality metrics and the second set of quality metrics; generating facility data based on the generated benchmark and the first set of quality metrics; and sending the facility data to the first imaging facility.
US12011308B2
Disclosed herein is a system comprising: a radiation source; a marker; a first image sensor; and a second image sensor; wherein the first image sensor is configured to capture images of the marker; wherein the second image sensor is configured to move between a first position and a second position; wherein the second image sensor is configured to capture a first set of images of portions of a scene at the first position and to capture a second set of images of portions of the scene at the second position; wherein the second image sensor and the radiation source are configured to collectively rotate relative to the scene; wherein the second image sensor is configured to form an image of the scene by stitching an image selected from the first set and an image selected from the second set based on the images of the marker.
US12011300B2
Embodiments are disclosed that enable an electronic device to instruct as user how to user one or more noninvasive sensors to measure one or more physiological parameters of a patient. In one embodiment, the measured parameters are used to obtain a diagnosis, such as a diagnosis of a critical congenital heart defect.
US12011290B2
A medical data processing method is provided and includes: acquiring medical image data describing a digital image of an anatomical body part containing at least one nerve fibre extending between an internal part of the anatomical body part and a substantially exterior part of the anatomical body part; and acquiring atlas data describing an image-based model of the anatomical body part. The method determines, based on the medical image data and the atlas data, exterior part data describing an association between the exterior part and the nerve fibre. The method further acquires a predetermined applied stimulation signal applied to, based on the exterior part data, the exterior part and an emitted stimulation signal emitted by the nerve fibre. Correspondence measure data describing a measure of correspondence between the applied stimulation signal and the emitted stimulation signal is then determined.
US12011288B2
A system for remote transdermal alcohol monitoring includes and/or interfaces with a transdermal alcohol sensing device. Additionally or alternatively, the system can include and/or interface with any or all of: a user device; a supplementary alcohol sensing device; a set of supplementary sensors; a computing subsystem; a user interface; and/or any other components. A method for remote transdermal alcohol monitoring includes: receiving a set of inputs; determining a set of outputs; and triggering an action based on the set of outputs.
US12011275B2
The present disclosure facilitates capture of biosignal such as biopotential signals in microvolts, or sub-microvolts, resolutions that are at, or significantly below, the noise-floor of conventional electrocardiographic and biosignal acquisition instruments. In some embodiments, the exemplified system disclosed herein facilitates the acquisition and recording of wide-band phase gradient signals (e.g., wide-band cardiac phase gradient signals, wide-band cerebral phase gradient signals) that are simultaneously sampled, in some embodiments, having a temporal skew less than about 1 μs, and in other embodiments, having a temporal skew not more than about 10 femtoseconds. Notably, the exemplified system minimizes non-linear distortions (e.g., those that can be introduced via certain filters) in the acquired wide-band phase gradient signal so as to not affect the information therein.
US12011270B2
A neurophysiological monitoring system includes at least one surgical instrument having at least one magnetometer and a control unit configured to receive magnetic field data generated by the at least one magnetometer. The control unit may provide stimulation to a nerve at a known stimulation time and receive magnetic field data from the at least one magnetometer indicative of a response to stimulation of the nerve at a receive time. An interpretation of the magnetic field data based upon the receive time and the stimulation time may be generated.
US12011269B2
In an embodiment, a method of processing an electrophysiological signal includes collecting the electrophysiological signal that is indicative of a level of attention of a human; filtering the electrophysiological signal via joint low-pass and high-pass filtering using a set of filtering parameters including low-pass filters parameters and high-pass filters parameters having a set of low-pass cut-off frequencies and a set of high-pass cut-off frequencies respectively. The method further includes applying artificial neural network processing to the filtered electrophysiological signal to extract therefrom a set of features of the electrophysiological signal. The method further includes applying classifier processing to the set of features extracted from the filtered electrophysiological signal and producing a classification signal indicative of the level of attention of the human. The method further includes generating a trigger signal to trigger a user circuit based on the classification signal.
US12011263B2
Apparatuses and methods for improving the accuracy of an analyte sensor are disclosed. The sensor may include a photodetector and a low angle sensitive (LAS) optical filter. The photodetector may be configured to convert received light into current indicative of the intensity of the received light. The LAS optical filter may be configured to prevent light having a wavelength outside a band pass region from reaching the photodetector and to pass light having a wavelength within the band pass region to the photodetector. The percentage of light passing through the LAS optical filter may decrease as the angle of incidence of the light increases.
US12011258B2
According to an aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method of determining a fall risk of a subject, the method comprising receiving a first data set indicative of movement of the subject; receiving a second data set indicative of context information of the subject; selecting a part of the first data set based on the second data set; and determining a fall risk based on the selected part of the first data set.
US12011238B2
A mount assembly for use with a robotic system is provided and includes a housing for coupling to a robot arm; a coupling assembly supported by the housing and including first and second arms, the coupling assembly transitionable between open and closed configurations, wherein in the closed configuration the first and second arms are configured to secure a surgical accessory; a release assembly supported by the housing and engageable with the coupling assembly, the release assembly transitionable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration; and a communication assembly supported by the housing and configured for communication with the robotic system with respect to a status of the coupling assembly corresponding to the open and closed configuration thereof and a status of the release assembly corresponding to the locked and unlocked configuration thereof.
US12011225B2
A slit lamp microscope of some embodiment examples includes an illumination system, photography system, and movement mechanism. The illumination system projects slit light onto an anterior segment of an eye. The photography system includes an optical system and image sensor. The optical system directs light coming from the anterior segment onto which the slit light is being projected. The image sensor includes a light detecting plane that receives the light directed by the optical system. The movement mechanism moves the illumination and photography systems. The subject plane along the optical axis of the illumination system, the optical system, and the light detecting plane satisfy the Scheimpflug condition. The photography system acquires a plurality of images of the anterior segment by performing repetitive photography in parallel with movement of the illumination and photography systems performed by the movement mechanism.
US12011222B2
A system for fixing a spatial relationship between medical instruments can include an interlock component including a body defining an aperture to receive and retain a first needle, a head connected to the body and defining a slot extending parallel to the aperture, and a first magnet at least partially surrounded by the head and disposed between the aperture and the slot. The system can also include a handle to receive and retain a second needle, the handle defining a retaining feature for receiving a portion of the interlock component and including a second magnet positioned adjacent to the retaining feature. The second magnet attracts the first magnet to retain the portion of the interlock component in the retaining feature such that the interlock component is oriented in a desired spatial relationship relative to the handle.
US12011221B2
A laser treatment system comprising a plurality of laser devices disposed on a cart, a combiner coupled to the plurality of laser devices, the combiner configured to combine a plurality of laser signals from the plurality of laser devices into a single conducting medium and a treatment head coupled to the conducting medium, the treatment head configured to deliver the plurality of laser signals to a predetermined location.
US12011219B2
An electrode structure for a distal tip of an electrosurgical instrument that enables efficient delivery of radiofrequency (RF) energy in a forward (distal) direction and uniform delivery of microwave energy for ablation in a region surrounding the distal tip. The instrument comprises a tip body having a first electrode and a second electrode, where the second electrode is spaced from the first electrode exposed dielectric material. The first electrode is connected through the tip body to an inner conductor of a coaxial feed. The second electrode is electrically connected to the outer conductor of the coaxial feed by a field-shaping conductive structure formed in or on the tip body. The field-shaping conductive structure is configured to shape a radiation profile of microwave energy emitted from the tip body.
US12011212B2
According to various embodiments, systems, devices and methods for modulating targeted nerve fibers (e.g., hepatic neuromodulation) are provided. The systems may be configured to access tortuous anatomy of or adjacent hepatic vasculature. The systems may be configured to target nerves within a wall of (e.g., within adventitia surrounding a lumen of) an artery or other blood vessel, such as the common hepatic artery.
US12011209B2
A knife configured for use with an electrosurgical forceps having curved jaw members and a method of manufacturing the same. The knife includes a distal body having an inner side and an outer side, a first etching on the outer side of the distal body defining a distal cutting edge and a second etching on the outer side of the distal body extending along a portion of a length of the distal body to define relatively protruded and relatively recessed surfaces extending along a portion of the length of the distal body on the outer side thereof.
US12011204B2
Cooling systems for medical probe assemblies are provided. For example, a cooling system comprises a pump assembly including a control unit having a controller, a motor, and a pump head driven by the motor; a fluid reservoir; a lumen for delivering a cooling fluid to the medical probe assembly distal end; tubing extending through the pump head for conveying the cooling fluid from the fluid reservoir to the lumen; and a flow sensor for sensing the cooling fluid flow rate. The pump head is disposed between the fluid reservoir and the medical probe assembly to pump the cooling fluid from the fluid reservoir to the lumen. The flow sensor is disposed between the pump head and the medical probe assembly to sense the cooling fluid flow rate. Methods for controlling fluid flow rate through a cooling circuit and systems for using a plurality of medical probe assemblies also are provided.
US12011202B2
A robotic system may include a robot base and a rod feeding subassembly coupled to the robot base that includes a feeding actuator configured to selectively move a surgical rod. The robotic system may include a brake subassembly coupled to the robot base that includes a brake actuator configured to receive the surgical rod from the rod feeding subassembly, and selectively fix a first portion of the surgical rod with respect to the brake subassembly. The robotic system may include a bending subassembly coupled to the robot base that includes a bending actuator configured to selectively rotate to engage a second portion of the surgical rod and bend the second portion of the surgical rod with respect to the first portion of the surgical rod so that the first portion and the second portion of the surgical rod define a first bend angle.
US12011198B2
A humeral nail can include a nail longitudinal axis extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion, a first proximal through bore defining a first screw trajectory, a second proximal through bore defining a second screw trajectory, a third proximal through bore defining a third screw trajectory, a descending through bore defining a descending screw trajectory, and a calcar through bore defining a calcar screw trajectory. The first, second and third screw trajectories extend transverse to the nail longitudinal axis, the descending screw trajectory extends anterior to posterior and proximal to distal, and the calcar screw trajectory extends distal to proximal, anterior to posterior, and lateral to medial. In some examples, the calcar through bore defines at least two calcar screw trajectories.
US12011197B2
Implants, instruments, and methods for performing surgical procedures on the spine, including one or more of creating an operative corridor to the spine, delivering implants to the spine, fusing one or more segments of the spine, and fixing one or more segments of the spine.
US12011188B2
Provided herein is a mechanism to controllably move a wire within a flexible tubular member, the wire including opposed wire ends extending outwardly of a proximal end of the flexible tubular member, comprising a drive mechanism and a coupling located between the drive mechanism and the wire end, wherein movement of the coupling in the direction of the wire end results in opposed motion of the wire end.
US12011182B2
Medical devices and related methods for transforming bone, other tissue, or other material are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a cutting device includes a static casing that defines a sheathing slot and an opening. The sheathing slot extends to the opening and has a first height at an end of the opening. Further, the bone cutting device includes a horn including a first end and a second end. The first end is configured to operatively connect to a source of movement. Further, the second end includes a cutting component having a second height. The first height is greater than the second height.
US12011179B2
Systems, methods, kits, and devices for transferring kinematic alignment references from the distal aspect of a femur to the proximal aspect of an adjacent tibia. An exemplary assembly includes a distally referencing linking drill guide assembly comprising: a linking drill guide comprising: a femoral portion, the femoral portion configured to engage a first femoral engagement member, a tibial portion, the tibial portion configured to engage a first tibial engagement member, and a body connecting the femoral portion to the tibial portion, and a femoral referencing instrument, the femoral referencing instrument having a first complimentary femoral engagement member, wherein the assembly has an engaged configuration when the first femoral engagement member engages the first complimentary femoral engagement member, and wherein the assembly has a disengaged configuration when the first femoral engagement member does not engage the first complementary femoral engagement member.
US12011173B2
A dual balloon catheter having two independently inflatable balloons that provides complete or intermittent synchronous occlusion of blood vessels (such as the contralateral iliac veins, for example) via the balloons, which can be used for the purpose of decreasing the pressure in the inferior vena cava, which results in decongestion of the kidneys, liver/splanchnic compartment, lymphatic system, and the heart.
US12011171B2
Disclosed herein are various exemplary systems, devices, and methods for inhibiting premature implant deployment. The delivery member can include a body including a lumen extending therethrough, the body including a compressed distal portion. The delivery member can include a pull wire extending through the lumen. The pull wire can include a pull wire portion that extends radially to abut a sidewall of the body to provide frictional resistance against the body. The pull wire can be positioned to secure the implantable medical device to the delivery member, and the pull wire portion can be effective to inhibit premature detachment of the implant by inhibiting proximal translation of the pull wire due to the frictional resistance provided by the pull wire portion against the body.
US12011170B2
A band for surgical wound suture includes a first band having a first left band and a first right band and a second band located above the first band and having a second left band and a second right band, in which the first left band is connected to the second right band, and the second right band is connected to the first left band. The band for surgical wound suture provides advantages that an incision may be sutured by a simple operation of pulling the left and right bands to the left and right and attaching them, a feeling of heterogeneity after a suturing procedure may be minimized with a suturing device having a small volume and having almost no hard parts, and furthermore, the incision may be joined and firmly fixed by a wide and sturdy joint joined to both sides of the incision.
US12011168B2
A surgical instrument includes an elongate shaft and an end effector. The end effector includes a jaw, and a coupling member configured to receive a first and second reload and to removably couple the first and second reload to the end effector. The coupling member is configured to retain the first reload in a closed position relative to the jaw such that the jaw and the first reload have a tissue gap therebetween. The coupling member is configured to retain the second reload in a closed position relative to the jaw such that the jaw and the second reload have a tissue gap therebetween that is larger than the first tissue gap. The instrument is designed to accommodate reloads with different tissue gaps between the first jaw and the reload, thereby allowing an operator to treat tissue of varying sizes, shapes and thicknesses with the same surgical instrument.
US12011164B2
A surgical stapling instrument includes a shaft assembly and an end effector. The end effector includes a first jaw having an anvil, a second jaw configured to removably receive a staple cartridge, and a driving assembly translatable distally through the second jaw for pivoting the second jaw toward the first jaw to clamp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw. The instrument also includes a lockout mechanism configured to transition between a first state in which the lockout mechanism prevents distal translation of the driving assembly through the second jaw, and a second state in which the lockout mechanism permits distal translation of the driving assembly through the second jaw. The lockout mechanism is configured to transition from the first state to the second state when the staple cartridge is removably received by the second jaw.
US12011160B2
An apparatus for suturing tissue, comprising: a needle having a beveled opening and housing multiple anchors, wherein each of said anchors comprises an elongated tubular body and a loop connected to said tubular body, and wherein a thread is threaded sequentially through the loops; and a pushrod configured to push each of said anchors towards the opening of said needle, to extract each respective anchor from the opening.
US12011159B2
A method and device for anchoring a length of self-retaining suture. The method of anchoring includes providing for an assembly having a length of self-retaining suture and a suture insertion device. The length of suture includes at least a portion of the length having a plurality of retainers thereon extending in a first direction. The insertion device has a length and a recess to receive a portion of the suture length. The method further includes placing a portion of the suture length in the recess and inserting the device into the body of a mammal until the recess reaches a predetermined location thereby forming an insertion pathway. The method further includes retrieving the insertion device from the body by moving the insertion device in a direction substantially opposed to the insertion pathway.
US12011153B2
An introducer sheath system including an outer layer, an inner layer, and a dilator is disclosed. The outer layer is circumferentially extending between a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge. An expandable gap is defined between the first and second longitudinal edges. The inner layer is disposed within the outer layer. The inner layer is configured to be continuously circumferentially expandable. The inner layer includes a non-extended state having a circumferential portion extending circumferentially inside the outer layer and a fold portion extending into an interior cavity of the inner layer. The inner layer includes an extended state wherein the fold portion extends at least partially circumferentially between the first and second longitudinal edges. The dilator is extendable longitudinally within the inner layer. The dilator includes a recess configured to accommodate the fold portion of the inner layer.
US12011145B2
An endoscope distal end structure includes: an imager, a distal end frame that is a three-dimensional molded interconnect device including a housing portion and a cable connecting portion, the cable connecting portion including a cable connection electrode, the housing portion being formed by cutting out at least a part of an outer peripheral portion of the distal end frame, the housing portion having a bottom surface on which connection terminals are formed, and a first side surface and a second side surface which are continuous to each other and on which a ground pattern is formed, a through hole having electrical conductivity, the through hole penetrating from the bottom surface to the cable connecting portion, and an electrical conductive pattern connecting a cable connection electrode and the ground pattern, the electrical conductive pattern being arranged on a side surface of the distal end frame.
US12011144B2
Various embodiments are generally directed to devices, systems, and methods for controlling the flow of fluids in endoscopic systems, such as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) enabled endoscopes. Some embodiments are particularly directed to valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms for controlling air, water, and/or suction flow through a valve well for an endoscopic system. Several embodiments are directed to user interface mechanisms and techniques for enabling an operator to interact with and control endoscope valves. Many embodiments are directed to mechanisms and techniques for translating interface input motion into valve control motions. In one or more embodiments, the valve sets and/or valve interface mechanisms may be disposable.
US12011143B2
Medical software tools platform utilizes a surgical display to provide access to specific medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or widgets, that can assist those in the operating room, such as a surgeon or surgical team, with a surgery. For various embodiments, the medical software tools platform and its associated medical software tools are presented on a surgical display (e.g., being utilized in an operating room) over an image stream provided by a surgical camera (e.g., in use in the operating room or with other endoscopic procedures). Various medical software tools can provide features and functions that can facilitate integration of equipment in an operating room or add medical context awareness to anatomic structures presented in the image stream from the surgical camera and provide archived information pertaining to the same.
US12011135B2
A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates suction force; a dust separation unit disposed under the suction motor and separates dust from air; a handle disposed behind the suction motor; and a battery disposed under the handle and behind the dust separation unit to supply power to the suction motor.
US12011125B2
An electronic fluid applicating device for applying fluid to and spreading the fluid over a user includes a tube coupled to a handle, the tube defining a channel. An applicator is rotationally coupled to the tube. The applicator includes a cavity and a dispensing nozzle extending from the cavity to an outer surface. The cavity is fluidically coupled to the channel and the dispensing nozzle, and the dispensing nozzle is configured to dispense a fluid. The applicator is configured to rotate and spread the fluid over the user when the outer surface of the applicator frictionally engages a user and the fluid while the fluid covers the user. A pump is fluidically coupled to the channel and is positioned such that the pump is configured for compelling the fluid from a fluid source serially through the channel, the cavity of the applicator, and the dispensing nozzle.
US12011123B2
An interactive training toilet to aid in potty training a child. The training toilet has sensors to detect to liquid waste, solid waste, and flatulence. The training toilet plays audio to relax and encourage the child. The training toilet records a timeline of bodily functions and sends a report to a connected application. One embodiment is an independent unit, and another embodiment attaches to a standard toilet.
US12011116B2
Device control system, device control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for recipe
A device control system that includes a memory, and processing circuitry that acquires recipe data of a culinary dish, the recipe data being represented by a graph including a plurality of nodes and edges between the nodes, and processes the acquired recipe data for controlling a device, and the plurality of nodes include an ingredient node that represents an ingredient of the culinary dish, and a culinary dish node that represents the culinary dish, the edge represents an action that is necessary for state transition between the nodes, an ingredient ID that uniquely identifies the ingredient is assigned to the ingredient node, an action ID that uniquely identifies the action is assigned to the edge, and the processing circuitry controls the device based on the acquired recipe data.
US12011114B2
A foodstuff preparation device may include a roasting chamber having grinding funnel configured for communicating a foodstuff, having a pre-ground particle size, between two or more grinding stones, such as a first grinding stone and a second grinding stone. A grinding motor may be configured to motivate the foodstuff between the two or more grinding stone so that the foodstuff exits from between a first grinding stone and second grinding stone with a first ground particle size, the first ground particle size smaller than the pre-ground particle size. Generally, the device may be configured to prepare foodstuffs, such as sesame seeds, by roasting and grinding them to produce Tahini, or any other similar prepared food. Optionally, the foodstuff may be communicated into the grinding funnel from a dispensing funnel or from a roasting cavity having a heating element configured to govern the temperature of the roasting cavity.
US12011104B2
The present disclosure discloses a spliced frame comprising: an outer frame, which is closed and is formed by a plurality of framed profiles, and the ends of adjacent framed profiles being connected to form a frame corner; a pushrod having two ends slidably abutting against inside walls of the adjacent framed profiles respectively, the pushrod and two framed profiles abutting against the pushrod forming a triangular connection; a corner clip comprising an upper patch being fixedly mounted on upper end surfaces of the framed profiles and an inner flap being folded inward and extended to an inside of the outer frame, and the inner flap being provided with a positioning hole; and a positioning rod passing through a through hole of the pushrod and the positioning hole in turn, and provided with a fastening structure for restricting a relative position between the pushrod and the corner clip.
US12011089B2
A garage door mountable storage assembly for increasing storage capacity of a garage includes a first connector, a first coupler, and a retaining unit. The first connector and the first coupler are mountable to a panel of a garage door so that an imaginary line extending therebetween is substantially perpendicular to upper and lower limits of the panel. The retaining unit has engaged thereto a second connector and a second coupler, which are complementary to the first connector and the first coupler, respectively. The second connector and the second coupler are positioned to selectively engage the first connector and the first coupler to removably engage the retaining unit to the panel of the garage door. The retaining unit can be positioned around an article, with the retaining unit extending between the first connector and the first coupler, to removably secure the article to the panel of the garage door.
US12011088B2
A bracket for a floating shelf comprises a solid plate with a planar back side to abut to a wall. A plurality of circular apertures extends through the solid plate. A plurality of rods is secured to the solid plate and extend therefrom, with each rod having a proximal end received within a different one of the plurality of circular apertures. The proximal ends of the plurality of rods are flush with the planar back side of the solid plate and the wall. An array of counterbore slots or bores with enlarged openings extend through the solid plate and is arranged in series and extend laterally from one lateral side of the solid plate to an opposite lateral side of the solid plate.
US12011085B2
Provided herein are systems, methods, and apparatus related to a storage system. The storage system may include one or more cabinets having shelves including a foldable panel. The storage system may include one or more cabinets having shelves including a fixed portion and a sliding portion configured to slide relative to the fixed portion. A modular storage system may be provided including a plurality of cabinet units that may fixedly attach to each other. A locking mechanism including a locking foot and locking element may be provided for connecting multiple cabinets in a modular cabinet assembly. Some embodiments may include a drawer and secondary work surface assembly for a shelf capable of use in a cabinet.
US12011084B2
A cabinet assembly and cabinet assembly kit include two side panels and a rear panel coupled by hinge assemblies. Each hinge assembly includes a first bracket, a second bracket, and a linkage. The first and second brackets each include a key that alternate to create a key channel when the one of the side panels is positioned at a generally right angle relative to the rear panel. Each hinge assembly permits the cabinet assembly to be configured in a folded configuration in which the side panels are parallel with the rear panel. A locking bracket includes a locking member sized and shaped to be inserted into the key channel. The locking bracket locks the side panel into a substantially right angle relative to the rear panel when the locking member is inserted into the key channel.
US12011083B2
A hollow table top comprises a top plate and a bottom plate stacked together. The edge of the bottom surface of the table top is disposed with a metal frame. The edge of the top plate is disposed with a downwardly extending top plate side. The metal frame is disposed with a protruding portion in the horizontal direction extending out of the top plate side. The protruding portion protects the joint of the top plate and the bottom plate. The external edge of the table top has double-layer appearance.
US12011082B2
A mold insert and an injection-molding machine including the mold insert. The mold insert has at least one filament cavity and a stack of at least a first and second insert plates, wherein the first plate has a front face that closely abuts a front face of the second insert plate. A portion of the a filament cavity is provided in at least one of the front faces of the first and second insert plates such that the filament cavity is open at a top surface of the mold insert but does not extend to a bottom surface of the mold insert. A venting cavity is provided in the same front face of the insert plate in which the portion of the at least one filament cavity is provided.
US12011081B2
A frame for a scanning device includes a supporting device for fitting and carrying the frame by a person. The supporting device has a shoulder rest for placing the frame on the person's shoulders. The frame further includes an upper frame section, to which a first holder for the scanning device is fastened, with the first holder located above the person's head when the person is carrying the frame by means of the supporting device. The frame further has a contact part which is connected via a bracket to the shoulder rest, with the contact part located at the level of the person's hip region when the person is carrying the frame by means of the supporting device. A spatial detection device includes a scanning device and a frame.
US12011077B2
A shell device for a cosmetic storage container includes a movable cylindrical portion, a rotatable cylindrical portion axially provided with a cutting groove, and a spiral barrel. A guiding protrusion is provided on an outer sidewall of the movable cylindrical portion. The movable cylindrical portion is movably provided in the rotatable cylindrical portion. The guiding protrusion is movably positioned in the cutting groove. The guiding protrusion is movably positioned in a spiral groove formed in an inner wall of the spiral barrel. The bottom of the spiral barrel is sleeved outside the rotatable cylindrical portion. The spiral barrel and the rotatable cylindrical portion rotate relative to each other in a circumferential direction, and are positioned relative to each other in an axial direction. A first spiral guideway is provided in the spiral groove. A second spiral guideway is provided at the outer side of the guiding protrusion.
US12011068B2
Provided is a size measurement system for measuring the size of a user's foot, said system characterized by comprising: a size measurement instrument which is formed from a stand for the user to place the foot thereon, and a plurality of markers which are positioned in the periphery of the stand; and a measurement terminal which captures an image of a state in which the user has placed the foot on the stand in the size measurement instrument such that the plurality of markers can be recognized from a plurality of directions, and which computes size data for the foot from contour information for the foot obtained through the image capture from each of the directions
US12011063B2
A fiber bound engineered material is provided that imparts an intended characteristic at an intended relative location. A fiber layer is entangled with additional fibers in a manner to create a non-uniform engineered material. The lack of uniformity of a fiber bound engineered material may be accomplished through manipulation of the fibers and/or through fiber binding a scrim. The fiber layer binds with additional fibers through entanglement such that a mechanical connection between the entangled fibers is provided. This entanglement allows the fibers to bind without supplemental adhesives, interlacing, or connections. Variations in the fibers and/or inclusion of scrim materials prior to entanglement allows for an intended characteristic (e.g., a functional characteristic) at an intended relative location (e.g., a position determined by an article to be formed therefrom).
US12011062B2
A comfort insert to be worn inside a person's footwear to alleviate friction between the person's foot and surfaces of the footwear and possibly provide some cushioning, and a method of assembling such a comfort insert. A body portion of the insert may be of crumpled thin plastic film material, and a containment element may be of fine-filament open mesh netting. A portion of an exterior surface of the insert may be provided with a nonslip or adhesive coating to assist in keeping the comfort insert in a desired location.
US12011055B1
A graduation cap decoration system includes a topper having a predetermined shaped body and an opening; a circle-shaped piece configured to fit within the opening and to provide for a covering for the button of a graduation cap; and a plurality of adhesive hook and loop connectors for removably securing the topper to the graduation cap; wherein the topper and circle-shaped piece can be decorated using various techniques including heat transfer vinyl and sublimation.
US12011040B2
A non-contact heat-not-burn heating device includes a ceramic heating element, a smoking product bearing assembly and a sealing sleeve; the sealing sleeve is arranged in the hollow mode to sleeve the ceramic heating element and the smoking product bearing assembly inside, and the ceramic heating element and the smoking product bearing assembly are mutually separated. The ceramic heating element includes a heating body and a heating circuit, the heating body is cylindrical and internally provided with a porous channel, and the heating circuit is arranged on the heating body to heat the air passing through the porous channel. The smoking product bearing assembly includes a ceramic tube and a blocking piece; a cavity defined by the ceramic tube is suitable for placing a smoking product, and the blocking piece is connected to the ceramic tube and adjacent to the ceramic heating element to limit the position of the smoking product.
US12011036B2
A cartridge includes a liquid storage assembly, a connecting assembly, and an atomizing assembly. The connecting assembly is connected to the lower end of the liquid storage assembly. The atomizing assembly is received in the connecting assembly. The atomizing assembly includes an atomizing base, a liquid absorbing member, and a heating member. The upper end surface of the atomizing base is recessed downward to form a mounting groove. The liquid absorbing member is received in the mounting groove. The heating member is located above the mounting groove of the atomizing base corresponding to the liquid absorbing member, and the heating member presses and fixes the liquid absorbing member in the mounting groove. The liquid storage chamber is in fluid communication with the liquid absorbing member. The cartridge is convenient to replace the entire atomizing assembly or replace the liquid absorbing member and the heating member individually.
US12011033B2
The invention relates to a mouthpiece (10) for an aerosol-generating device. The mouthpiece (10) comprises an inlet portion (12) configured for receiving an aerosol and an outlet portion (14) configured for outflow of the aerosol. An airflow path (16) connects the inlet portion (12) and the outlet portion (14). The airflow path (16) comprises an inner wall (18). The inner wall (18) of the airflow path (16) is at least partially lined with a capillary material (20). The capillarity of the capillary material (20) increases towards the inlet portion (12).
US12011029B2
A device for moving tubular bodies, includes a conveyor belt for feeding a plurality of tubular pieces, each extending along a respective axis of extension, in such a way as to provide a succession of groups of tubular pieces where each group is defined by a predetermined number of tubular pieces positioned in succession along the respective axis of extension and transversely offset therefrom. The device includes at least one housing for containing at least one tubular piece inside of which an air cushion is produced by which the tubular piece is transferred translationally outside the housing along its respective axis of extension.
US12011028B2
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a tubular carrier element defining a longitudinally extending internal cavity; and a layer of an aerosol-generating film applied to a portion of an inner surface of the tubular carrier element, such that an outer surface of the aerosol-generating film is exposed to the internal cavity of the tubular carrier element, the aerosol-generating film including at least 25 percent by weight of a polyhydric alcohol, and a thickness of the layer of the aerosol-generating film being between 0.05 millimeter and 1.0 millimeter. An aerosol-generating substrate for an aerosol-generating article, a method of making an aerosol-generating article, and an aerosol-generating system are also provided.
US12011025B2
A method for aerating a pasty product and for mixing with another product is disclosed herein. In one example, the method includes passing a stream of pasty product to be aerated through an apparatus. The apparatus includes a housing, the housing including an inlet for the pasty product to be aerated an outlet for the aerated product. The apparatus further includes a gas injector for injecting a gas into the pasty product to be aerated. The apparatus further includes an intermediate mixing chamber and a secondary product introduction member. The method further includes injecting via the upstream gas injector a gas into the pasty product stream at a position upstream relative to the first set of a rotor and a stator. The method further includes injecting a secondary product via the secondary product introduction member into the intermediate mixing chamber.
US12011024B2
A coating machine and method coat a viscous sticky coating onto a plurality of food products. The coating machine may used mechanical or ultrasonic mechanisms to remove the excess viscous sticky coating. The coating machine may also coat an outer surface of the viscous sticky coating.
US12011021B2
A digital pressure canner and related methods of operation that provide for improved safety and consistency during a food canning process by reducing temperature over and undershoot. The digital pressure canner includes a digital control operating with inputs from digital sensors to accurately control the canning temperature during the canning process. By reducing over and undershoot of canning temperatures, foods within the pressure canner are maintained at temperatures sufficient to kill any bacteria or microorganisms for the entire canning cycle. In order to verify operation of the digital canner at sufficient canning temperatures, mechanical safety devices, for example, a pressure relief valve can be utilized in conjunction with digital controllers and sensors to provide audible and visual feedback to a user during the canning process.
US12011014B2
A process for producing decaffeinated green coffee beans, decaffeinated roasted coffee beans or preparations produced therefrom is described, wherein one process step comprises the PEF (pulsed electric field) treatment of (optionally presoaked) green coffee beans. Also described is a decaffeinated green coffee bean, a decaffeinated roasted coffee bean, and a preparation produced therefrom, and also the use of a PEF device for the treatment of (optionally presoaked) green coffee beans. A system for decaffeinating green coffee beans is additionally described.
US12011007B2
The production of three-dimensional products from a mass of pumpable fibrous foodstuff material includes feeding the mass into a chamber via an inlet. A perforated plate is stationary arranged at an outlet side and has a multitude of perforations therein between an inlet face and an opposed outlet face. A flow channels assembly include multiple flow channels. Each flow channel receives therein strands of fibrous foodstuff material emerging at an outlet face from a subset of the multitude of perforations. The strands merge into a coherent bundle, in which the strands are arranged against one another in a generally parallel orientation. A production device is arranged at the discharge mouths of the flow channels assembly, which production device is configured and operated to produce three-dimensional products, each product out of a portion of a bundle that is discharged from one of the discharge mouths.
US12010991B1
An aqueous microemulsion containing at least one phenolic compound, specifically thymol and/or carvacerol, a solubilizer and water. This microemulsion can be applied to surfaces to provide disinfectant properties.
US12010986B2
An agricultural machine includes a product application system comprising a plurality of actuatable applicator mechanisms. Each actuatable applicator mechanism configured to apply a substance on a field. An imaging system is configured to obtain image data indicative of plant matter on the field. A control system is configured to control one or more of the actuatable applicator mechanisms to apply the substance to a dispersal area on the field based on the image data, and generate a user interface display that displays a field map including a display element that represents the dispersal area on the field.
US12010978B1
A livewell system comprises a tank for holding water and aquatic life. A scale measures a weight of the tank and any contents of the tank. At least one sensor determines a property of the water in the tank. A pump pumps water into the tank. A controller is provided in signal communication with the scale, the at least one sensor, and the pump. The controller controls the pump based on information from the scale and the at least one sensor. A kit for a livewell system on a marine vessel, including a scale and a measurement module in signal communication with a controller, is also provided.
US12010973B2
The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper line SMO-E718-0956. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper line SMO-E718-0956 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper line SMO-E718-0956 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US12010969B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011011. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011011, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011011 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011011.
US12010966B2
The invention provides seeds and plants of cucumber inbred line API-M318-0803GY. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of cucumber inbred line API-M318-0803GY and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a cucumber plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of cucumber inbred line API-M318-0803GY comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US12010960B2
The present invention relates to a reservoir cover for use with hydroponic, aeroponic, aquaponic or similar systems used to cultivate plant articles without soil medium. The reservoir cover containing and re-directing water, nutrients, and other liquids, intentionally or un-intentionally leaked by the system, back into a reservoir or water source the reservoir cover is positioned upon. Within hydroponic, aeroponic, aquaponic or similar systems the plant article is held within a plant growing unit positioned above the reservoir cover. As water is dispersed from within said systems gravity directs movement of water, nutrients, and other liquids to the reservoir cover of the present invention. As water, nutrients and other liquids are leaked or lost from the plant growing unit the reservoir cover is positioned such that water, nutrients and other liquids are not dispersed to an undesirable location, but rather are re-directed back in the original water source or reservoir.
US12010957B2
An electrically powered rotary trimmer adapted to trim external portions of an agricultural product or other plant material. The trimmer may include an electric motor which rotates two or more trimming portions. The trimmer may include a handle with a battery. The trimmer may include a trim guard which may be rotatably adjustable. The trimmer may be adapted to plug into an external power source, which may be an external battery or a cellular telephone.
US12010954B2
Provided is an activator for a growth medium used for artificial cultivation of mushrooms, and the activator is used in a growth medium for mushroom artificial cultivation and improves and stabilizes the yield. The activator for a mushroom growth medium includes, as antacid inorganic substances, aluminum, calcium, and magnesium. By changing the proportion of each element, the neutralization function is adjusted. By adding a small amount of the activator, an optimum cultivation pH for an intended type of mushroom is achieved, and the optimum cultivation pH can be maintained.
US12010950B2
An agricultural harvester includes a header and a cab for an operator of the harvester. The header includes a frame, a support arm connected to the frame and a harvesting reel assembly. The harvesting reel assembly includes a central rotatable shaft connected to the support arm, a reel member extending widthwise across the harvesting reel assembly and connected to the central rotatable shaft for rotation therewith, and a first cam assembly rotatable about a first end of the central rotatable shaft. The first cam assembly includes a first cam plate, a first non-circular cam track for guiding rotation of the reel member and a first adjustor. The first adjustor is operatively engaged with the first cam plate and pivotably connected to the support arm for adjusting a rotational position of the first cam assembly relative to the central rotatable shaft.
US12010945B2
An agricultural harvester includes a straw hood has a top wall and side walls. The walls define a hollow interior space for receiving straw or material other than grain from a threshing and separating system of the harvester and chaff from a cleaning system of the harvester. A drive system is at least partially positioned within the hollow interior space. The drive system is configured to drive a seed mill that is connected to the agricultural harvester.
US12010942B2
A work vehicle includes a chassis, and a work implement movably coupled to the chassis and configured to perform a field-engaging function. The work machine also includes an actuator coupled to the work implement and configured to adjust a position of the work implement relative to a ground surface. The work machine further includes a controller in communication with an output device and a communication module. The controller is configured to monitor a location of the work machine via the communication module. The controller is also configured to load a field map from a field map database, the field map identifying at least one impact event comprising a geotagged location. The controller is further configured to display an alert via the output device in response to the location of the work machine approaching within a predetermined distance from the geotagged location.
US12010941B2
A novel seed metering device which accommodates a large diversity of seed types and sizes by utilizing a rotating two crevice helical pattern in which individual seeds are channeled around two opposing rotors and dispensed singularly or volumetrically based on desired outcome. The two opposing rotors, each with a half set of creviced helical patterns, are adjustable to open and close in order to accommodate seed size and type. When the rotors are adjusted all the way in, the primary crevice is closed and the secondary crevice remains open for the smaller seed sizes to pass through and evenly dispense. As the rotors are adjusted out away from each other, incremental increases can be achieved in order to find the ideal crevice width to accommodate the seed diameter for singular or even disbursement.
US12010939B1
A method according to an embodiment includes receiving, at one or more processors, satellite image data, temperature measurement data, precipitation measurement data, and one or more agronomic parameters, associated with an agricultural land segment. The method also includes predicting, using the one or more processors and a first neural network, a biomass value associated with the agricultural land segment. The method also includes predicting, using the one or more processors and a second neural network, a sugar content value associated with the agricultural land segment. The method also includes predicting, using the one or more processors, a total sugar value associated with the agricultural land segment. Optionally, the method also includes optimizing harvest dates for a plurality of agricultural land segments that includes the agricultural land segment, based on one or more constraints.
US12010935B2
The present invention relates to a control system for use in an agricultural harvester, the system comprising a control panel (10) configured to send at least one mode signal (11) to a control means (20) via an user's (100) command (50), the control means (20) being configured to receive the mode signal (11) and generate a set of instructions (30), the set of instructions (30) being a function of the received mode signal (11), the control means (20) being configured to control at least one piece of equipment from a set of equipment (40) of the agricultural harvester depending on the generated set of instructions (30), providing greater reliability, precision and efficiency in its operation and elimination of operational errors caused by the user.
US12016253B2
Disclosed are a quantum chip test structure and a fabrication method therefor, and a test method and a fabrication method for a quantum chip. The quantum chip test structure includes: a superconducting Josephson junction and a connection structure of the superconducting Josephson junction that are located on a substrate; a first isolation layer located on the connection structure, where a connection window penetrating through the first isolation layer is formed in the first isolation layer; a second isolation layer located on the first isolation layer, where a deposition window is formed in the second isolation layer; and an electrical connection portion located in the connection window and an electrical connection layer located in the deposition window, and the electrical connection layer is configured to implement electrical contact with a test device.
US12016251B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure may include a spin transfer torque (STT) magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) stack. The semiconductor structure may also include a spin orbit torque (SOT) MRAM stack vertically in series with the STT-MRAM. The SOT-MRAM stack may include a heavy metal spin hall effect rail configured to flip an SOT free-layer magnetic orientation in response to a horizontal signal through the heavy metal rail.
US12016250B2
An MRAM structure includes a dielectric layer. A first MRAM, a second MRAM and a third MRAM are disposed on the dielectric layer, wherein the second MRAM is disposed between the first MRAM and the third MRAM, and the second MRAM includes an MTJ. Two gaps are respectively disposed between the first MRAM and the second MRAM and between the second MRAM and the third MRAM. Two tensile stress pieces are respectively disposed in each of the two gaps. A first compressive stress layer surrounds and contacts the sidewall of the MTJ entirely. A second compressive stress layer covers the openings of each of the gaps and contacts the two tensile material pieces.
US12016245B2
A power generation apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a thermoelectric conversion part including a duct and multiple thermoelectric modules arranged on a surface of the duct; a chamber having a hole formed through a lateral surface thereof to allow the thermoelectric conversion part to be inserted therethrough; a wire connected to the multiple thermoelectric modules; and a guide member having a reception space formed therein for receiving the wire, wherein the guide member comprises: a case disposed adjacent to the side surface of the chamber and including a through-hole and a wire hole through which the wire passes; a pipe disposed outside the reception space of the case to correspond to the through-hole; a molding member disposed in the reception space; and a cover disposed at the upper end of the case, and the molding member is disposed to surround the wire.
US12016241B2
A quantum dot device including a first electrode and a second electrode each having a surface opposite the other, a quantum dot layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electron transport layer disposed between the quantum dot layer and the second electrode and including first inorganic nanoparticles and a first organic material, and an electron injection layer disposed between the electron transport layer and the second electrode and including second inorganic nanoparticles and a second organic material, wherein a ratio by weight of an amount of the second organic material to a total amount of the second inorganic nanoparticles and the second organic material in the electron injection layer is less than a ratio by weight of an amount of the first organic material to a total amount of the first inorganic nanoparticles and the first organic material in the electron transport layer. An electronic device including the quantum dot device.
US12016239B2
A mask includes a first mask that includes a first long side that extends in a first direction and a first short side that extends in a second direction that crosses the first direction and that includes a first edge portion, a first center portion, and a first welded portion, that are sequentially arranged in the first direction. The mask further includes a second mask that includes a second long side that extends in the first direction and a second short side that extends in the second direction and that includes a second welded portion, a second center portion, and a second edge portion, that are sequentially arranged in the first direction. The first welded portion is in contact with the second welded portion.
US12016225B2
A display device including: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area; a plurality of data lines extending in a first direction in the display area; a fan-out unit arranged in the peripheral area and connected to the plurality of data lines; a first signal line arranged in the peripheral area; and a common power supply line arranged in the peripheral area and overlapping the fan-out unit.
US12016223B2
A display device includes a substrate including a display area and a pad area, a display structure disposed in the display area on the substrate, and a driving integrated circuit disposed in the pad area on the substrate and including a circuit part including an input area, a first output area adjacent to the display area, and a second output area between the input area and the first output area, upper output bumps disposed in the first output area on a bottom surface of the circuit part, and lower output bumps disposed in the second output area on the bottom surface of the circuit part. First output pads are disposed between the substrate and the upper output bumps, and have a first height. Second output pads are disposed between the substrate and the lower output bumps, and have a second height smaller than the first height.
US12016221B2
A display substrate, a method for manufacturing the display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region. The display substrate further includes: an organic functional layer including a first portion located in the display region and a second portion located in the non-display region. The second portion is provided with at least one isolation groove, and is partitioned into at least two separate sub-portions by the at least one isolation groove, and the at least two sub-portions are arranged sequentially along a first direction from the display region to a boundary of the display substrate.
US12016211B2
A display device includes a substrate, a corrosion prevention layer on the substrate and including an inorganic material, a first conductive layer on the corrosion prevention layer and including aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a first insulating film on the first conductive layer, a semiconductor layer on the first insulating film and including a channel region of a transistor, a second insulating film on the semiconductor layer, and a second conductive layer on the second insulating film and including a barrier layer, which includes titanium, and a main conductive layer, which includes aluminum or an aluminum alloy, wherein the semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor, and the barrier layer is between the semiconductor layer and the main conductive layer and overlaps the channel region of the transistor.
US12016210B2
An OLED device may include the following elements: a common electrode; a first pixel electrode overlapping the common electrode; a first emission layer positioned between the first pixel electrode and the common electrode; a second pixel electrode; a second emission layer positioned between the second pixel electrode and the common electrode; and a pixel defining layer including a first opening, a second opening, a first flat face, and an uneven surface structure, wherein the first opening partially exposes the first pixel electrode, wherein the second opening partially exposes the second pixel electrode, wherein the first flat face may be opposite the uneven surface and may be positioned between the first pixel electrode to the second electrode, and wherein the uneven surface may be positioned between the first opening and the second opening.
US12016209B2
A display device including a plurality of pixels over a substrate, the display device includes: a pixel-defining layer covering edges of a first electrode of each of the plurality of pixels; a first spacer arranged on the pixel-defining layer and including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the first spacer having a width increasing toward the substrate, and the second portion of the first spacer being arranged between the first portion of the first spacer and the substrate and having a width decreasing toward the substrate; and a first hole arranged apart from the first electrode between the plurality of pixels, the first hole being formed in the second portion of the first spacer and the pixel-defining layer.
US12016207B2
Provided are an array substrate, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate includes multiple sub-pixel units arranged in an array. Each sub-pixel unit includes a pixel circuit structure and a light-emitting element; the pixel circuit structure includes a driving transistor, a first reset transistor and a second reset transistor; each of the driving transistor, the first reset transistor and the second reset transistor includes an active structure, a first insulating structure on the active structure, and a first metal layer structure on the first insulating structure; the active structure of the first reset transistor of an i-th row of sub-pixel unit is electrically coupled to an anode of the light-emitting element of the i-th row of sub-pixel unit, and is electrically coupled to the active structure of the second reset transistor of an (i+1)-th row of sub-pixel unit, i being an integer greater than 0.
US12016204B2
A display panel, a manufacturing method thereof and a display apparatus are provided. In some embodiments, the display panel includes a substrate, pixel structures in an array, a protruding ring, an encapsulation layer, and solid sealant. The substrate includes a predetermined hole region, first adjacent region surrounding the hole region, second adjacent region surrounding the first adjacent region, and a display region surrounding the second adjacent region and in which the pixel structures are located. The protruding ring is located in the second adjacent region. The encapsulation layer covers the pixel structures and sides of the protruding ring away from the substrate. The protruding ring and the encapsulation layer covering the protruding ring form a dam. The solid sealant fills the first adjacent region and the hole region enclosed by the dam and is provided with an opening configured to release stress generated by the solid sealant during full curing.
US12016202B2
A display panel includes a transmission area, a boundary area adjacent to the transmission area, a display area adjacent to the boundary area, an overcoat layer in the boundary area, a light emitting element in the display area, a first refractive layer on the light emitting element and including the same material as the overcoat layer, and a second refractive layer on the first refractive layer and having a refractive index less than a refractive index of the first refractive layer.
US12016199B2
A display device includes: a substrate; a display element on the substrate; a capping layer on the display element; an optical layer on the capping layer, and including: a first optical layer on the display element; and a second optical layer on the first optical layer; and a thin film encapsulation layer on the optical layer, and including: a first inorganic encapsulation layer on the second optical layer; an auxiliary layer on the first inorganic encapsulation layer; an organic encapsulation layer on the auxiliary layer; and a second inorganic encapsulation layer on the organic encapsulation layer. A refractive index of the second optical layer is smaller than a refractive index of the capping layer, and a refractive index of the first optical layer is between the refractive index of the second optical layer and the refractive index of the capping layer.
US12016196B2
A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area; an inorganic insulating layer stacked on the substrate and located in the display area and the peripheral area; an organic insulating layer on the inorganic insulating layer; a through portion located in the display area and penetrating through the substrate, the inorganic insulating layer, and the organic insulating layer; and at least one groove surrounding the through portion, wherein an end portion of the inorganic insulating layer is covered by the organic insulating layer at an outer side of the at least one groove, and the end portion faces the through portion.
US12016195B2
A display device includes: a display panel having a front portion, a first bending portion, a second bending portion, and a corner portion, the display panel including a plurality of first pixels disposed in the front portion and a plurality of second pixels disposed in the corner portion. The display panel includes: a substrate; a first dam surrounding the plurality of first pixels; and a second dam surrounding the plurality of second pixels. The substrate includes a plurality of cutout patterns disposed in the corner portion, the plurality of second pixels and the second dam are disposed in each of the plurality of cutout patterns, and a height of an upper surface of the first dam is higher than a height of an upper surface of the second dam, based on one surface of the substrate.
US12016183B2
A memory chip includes a memory cell circuit, a periphery circuit, an interconnect structure, and a control logic circuit. The periphery circuit is positioned under the memory cell circuit and electrically connected to the memory cell circuit. The interconnect structure is positioned on a side surface of the memory cell circuit. The control logic circuit is positioned under the interconnect structure. The control logic circuit is electrically connected to the interconnect structure and the periphery circuit and includes a dynamic random-access memory.
US12016182B2
In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a stacked film alternately including a plurality of first insulating layers and a plurality of second insulating layers, and forming a hole in the stacked film. The method further includes forming a first film, a first insulator, a charge storage layer, a second insulator and a first semiconductor layer in order in the hole, and forming a plurality of concave portions by removing the plurality of first insulating layers. The method further includes exposing the first insulator from the plurality of concave portions by removing the first film between the plurality of concave portions and the first insulator, and forming a plurality of electrode layers in the plurality of concave portions.
US12016180B2
A three-dimensional (3D) memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The 3D memory device includes a substrate, insulation layers, gate material layers, and a vertical structure. The insulation layers and the gate material layers are disposed on the substrate and alternately stacked in a vertical direction. The vertical structure penetrates the gate material layers in the vertical direction. The vertical structure includes a semiconductor layer and a trapping layer. The semiconductor layer is elongated in the vertical direction. The trapping layer surrounds the semiconductor layer in a horizontal direction. The trapping layer includes trapping sections aligned in the vertical direction and separated from one another. The electrical performance of the 3D memory device may be improved by the trapping sections separated from one another.
US12016179B2
A memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and control gate layers, a memory opening vertically extending through the alternating stack, and a memory opening fill structure containing a memory film and a vertical semiconductor channel located within the memory opening. The memory film contains a resonant tunneling barrier stack, a semiconductor barrier layer, and a memory material layer located between the resonant tunneling barrier stack and the semiconductor barrier layer.
US12016163B2
Disclosed is a box type cooling structure of a controller, which includes an upper water channel substrate, a front water channel substrate, a left water channel substrate, a rear water channel substrate, a right water channel substrate, a lower water channel substrate and an intermediate water channel substrate sequentially surrounding the controller in six directions to form a box structure. Each water channel substrate is internally provided with a water channel structure.
US12016155B2
A heat sink including a first face in contact with electronic components generating heat to be removed and a second face in contact with the medium into which to dissipate the heat generated by the electronic components, including: at least one device for enhancing the thermal conductivity including a dome-shaped surface, a pin and a lateral section of revolution about the pin, the dome-shaped surface being connected to one end of a pin and to the lateral section of revolution, the dome-shaped surface being arranged on the second-face side, the free end of the pin being arranged on the first-face side.
US12016139B2
A flexible display device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The flexible display device includes a flexible display panel, wherein the flexible display panel is bent at a preset position to form a first plane part, a bending part, and a second plane part, the preset position includes a first bending point and a second bending point, a distance between the first bending point and the second bending point is H, a middle point of a line formed by connecting the first bending point and the second bending point is located on a bending axis of the bending part, and a radius of curvature of at least one point on the bending part is greater than H/2.
US12016138B2
A novel and useful system wiring apparatus and related techniques that address the need to feed power and electronic signals to and from a sample board between the cold, low pressure region in a vacuum chamber and outside room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The wiring apparatus balances electrical resistance with the thermal conductivity of the power and signal conductors. Printed flexible cables are used having an annular sealing region which together with O-rings provide vacuum sealing while allowing electrical signals to pass between integrated circuit(s) inside the vacuum chamber and equipment outside the chamber. A thermal anchor is placed along the printed flexible cable to maintain a desired temperature along the cable. The printed flexible circuits are multilayer with two outer layers serving as an RF shield while two inner layers comprise the signal lines which typically require shielding, electrical isolation from each other and from external electromagnetic fields.
US12016122B2
A video transcoding card includes a first transcoding assembly and a second transcoding assembly. The first transcoding assembly includes a first circuit board, first transcoding boards, and a first main electrical connector. The first transcoding boards and the first main electrical connector are disposed on the first circuit board and are electrically connected to the first circuit board. The second transcoding assembly includes a second circuit board, second transcoding boards and a second main electrical connector. The second transcoding boards and the second main electrical connector are disposed on the second circuit board and are electrically connected to the second circuit board. The first main electrical connector and the second main electrical connector are connected to each other, and the second transcoding boards are electrically connected to the first circuit board via the second circuit board, the second main electrical connector, and the first main electrical connector.
US12016121B2
Embodiments disclosed herein include to interconnectable circuit boards that can be constructed into three-dimensional shapes for use as lighting sources. An interconnectable circuit board array is included having a plurality of circuit board assemblies. The circuit board assemblies can include a first longitudinal edge, and a second longitudinal edge, and a plurality of bendable lateral board to board connectors. The plurality of bendable lateral board to board connectors are configured to provide electrical communication between a first circuit board from amongst the plurality of circuit board assemblies and a second circuit board from amongst the plurality of circuit board assemblies. Longitudinal edges of the first circuit board and of the second circuit board define a gap between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The gap being bridged by at least one of the lateral board to board connectors. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US12016118B2
Printed circuit boards may be formed using ceramic substrates with high thermal conductivity to facilitate heat dissipation. Metal nanoparticles, such as copper nanoparticles, may be used to form conductive traces and fill through-plane vias upon the ceramic substrates. Multi-layer printed circuit boards may comprise two or more ceramic substrates adhered together, wherein each ceramic substrate has one or more conductive traces defined thereon and the one or more conductive traces are formed through consolidation of metal nanoparticles. The one or more conductive traces in a first ceramic substrate layer are in electrical communication with at least one second ceramic substrate layer adjacent thereto.
US12016112B2
A module is provided with a substrate including a principal surface, a plurality of electronic components arranged on the principal surface, a sealing resin covering the principal surface and the plurality of electronic components, a ground electrode arranged on the principal surface or inside the substrate, a conductive layer covering the sealing resin and electrically connected to the ground electrode, and a magnetic member. The magnetic member includes a magnetic plate member arranged so as to cover at least a part of the sealing resin and a magnetic wall member arranged in a wall shape between any of the plurality of electronic components. The module is further provided with a metal pin or a metal wire provided along the magnetic wall member and connected to the ground electrode.
US12016106B2
The present disclosure comprises a housing that defines a cavity therein, a door connected to the housing and configured to open and close the cavity, a microwave (MW) heating module configured to emit microwaves into the cavity, and an induction heating (IH) module configured to emit a magnetic field toward the cavity, the IH module comprises a shielding member through which the magnetic field generated by a working coil of the IH module passes and which blocks microwaves emitted from the MW heating module, and the shielding member comprises any one of carbon paper or carbon fabric woven with carbon fiber.
US12016103B2
An induction heating tool that holds voltage or current supplied to the induction tank circuit constant and tracks changes in the other of voltage or current during each induction heating cycle. The disclosed induction heating tool exploits the fact that the resistance an attachment plate increases along with the temperature of the attachment plate. During an induction heating cycle, the attachment plate is magnetically coupled to a work coil and the resistance of the attachment plate is reflected to the circuit. Changes in the resistance of the attachment plate alter the pattern of energy delivery from the work coil to the attachment plate in a predictable way. Calculations accurately predict the temperature of the attachment plate over a wide variety of ambient conditions, including the presence of moisture at the membrane/attachment plate interface. The disclosed induction heating tool produces consistent results without calibration for ambient conditions.
US12016082B2
A method of activating multiple secondary cells can include receiving on a primary cell (PCell) at a user equipment (UE) a first medium access (MAC) control element (CE) for activating a first secondary cell (SCell) and a second SCell for the UE in a wireless communication system. The first and second SCells can operate in a same band. No active serving cell operates on the same band for the UE. In response to that the first SCell is a known SCell, the second SCell is an unknown SCell, and both the first and second SCells operate in the same band that is a frequency range 2 (FR2) band, the first and second SCells can be activated in parallel without performing cell search and reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement and reporting over the first and second SCells.
US12016081B2
Aspects of the present disclosure are drawn to a client device for use with an access point device. The client device includes: a memory; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the client device to: obtain a value associated with a capability of the client device, create a response including a header and a payload, the header including a reserved field including a bit reporting that the payload of the response includes the value associated with the capability, and transmit the response to the APD.
US12016080B2
A system and method to reduce misuse of radio resources, by modifying radio access network (RAN) features of user devices. The UE segregation server unit [302] as disclosed in the present disclosure identifies one or more UE required to be modified due to which network KPI's are getting degraded, based on an analysis performed by a Network Performance Unit [304]. Further, the UE segregation server unit [302] updates/modifies a UE Capability Indication message to disable certain radio capabilities causing some malfunction in the network based on identification of one or more UEs as erroneous UE based on a successful comparison of the at least one TAC information present in the UE Capability Indication message with at least one TAC information of the identified one or more UE that are required to be modified. This disclosure provides improved throughput for network subscriptions in user devices by saving network resources.
US12016075B2
A network device may receive an indication of movement of a user device, associated with multiple packet data unit (PDU) sessions, from a first radio access network (RAN) to a second RAN, and may maintain, based on the indication, a particular PDU session, of the multiple PDU sessions, associated with a default flow. The network device may release, based on the indication, the multiple PDU sessions other than the particular PDU session, and may handle the multiple PDU sessions, other than the particular PDU session, in accordance with a handling option.
US12016073B2
A Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) system can receive, from a mobile device, a request to establish a communicative connection, and in response to receiving the request, cause an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) of the device to be provisioned with a priority level of wireless service. The system can change the priority level of the eSIM based, at least in part, on assessment of the device's activity in accordance with one or more prioritization criteria, and cause establishment or adjustment of the communicative connection of the device in accordance with the priority level.
US12016068B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for session management. A method comprises receiving from a user equipment (UE) a request for establishing another session to a data network identified by a data network identification. At least one existing session of the UE has been established to the data network. The method further comprises checking whether the subscription data or the policy data for the UE includes a first indication which indicates that a same session management node for multiple sessions to the data network identified by the same data network identification is required. The method further comprises selecting the same session management node as the at least one existing session for the UE when the subscription data or the policy data includes the first indication. The method further comprises sending a session establishment request to the selected session management node.
US12016067B2
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to association identification (AID) re-assignment. A device may perform an association with a station multi-link device (STA MLD), wherein the STA MLD comprises one or more logical entities defining separate station devices. The device may assign a first AID to the STA MLD. The device may establish one or more links with the STA MLD. The device may cause to send an indication of an assignment of a second AID to the STA MLD. The device may communicate with the STA MLD using the second AID.
US12016064B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for establishing a hotspot connection and a terminal device. The method includes: sending, by a first terminal device, a request message to a second terminal device, where the request message is used to request that the first terminal device be used as a wireless local area network WLAN hotspot of the second terminal device; receiving, by the first terminal device, indication information from the second terminal device, where the indication information is used to indicate that the second terminal device confirms using the first terminal device as the WLAN hotspot of the second terminal device; and establishing, by the first terminal device serving as the WLAN hotspot of the second terminal device, a communication connection to the second terminal device.
US12016062B2
Systems and methods for configuring a media playback device to connect to a local area network (LAN) and be controlled by a mobile device also configured to connect to the LAN are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes displaying screens on a graphical user interface on the mobile device indicating the status, scanning for Bluetooth low energy (BLE) devices using the mobile device, detecting a media playback device as a BLE device, connecting the mobile device to the media playback device using BLE, obtaining LAN connection information, configuring the media playback device to connect to the LAN using the BLE connection from the mobile device, and setting speaker configuration information for the media playback device using the graphical user interface.
US12016061B2
A system (1100) and method for controlling a function of a mobile device (1107) over a secure wireless network is disclosed herein. The system (1100) comprises a mobile device (1107) for a vehicle (1000), a connected vehicle device (135) comprising on-vehicle data for the vehicle (1000), and an off vehicle source selected from a database, a cloud source, or a physical structure. The system (1100) is configured to access and combine off-vehicle content with on-vehicle data in order to enable, disable or manage at least one function of the mobile device (1107) over the secure wireless network.
US12016057B2
A method of performing, by a user equipment (UE), a random access procedure in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving configuration information related to the random access procedure, transmitting a random access preamble and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and receiving a random access response (RAR) message. The PUSCH is transmitted based on a predetermined PUSCH transmission power. The predetermined PUSCH transmission power is based on preamble reception power information related to a transmission of the random access preamble and a specific offset.
US12016053B2
A random access method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method is applied to an unlicensed band, comprising: a terminal device determines a target uplink bandwidth part (BWP) by means of Listen Before Talk (LBT); the terminal device initiates a random access process on the target uplink BWP. The terminal device determines the target uplink BWP by means of the LBT, and initiates the random access process on the target uplink BWP, and therefore can implement random access on an unlicensed band.
US12016044B2
This application provides a data transmission method and a communications apparatus. The method includes: first determining, based on a first time domain resource, M mini-slot-level second time domain resources that do not cross a slot boundary; and then performing repeated mini-slot-level data transmission on the M second time domain resources.
US12016041B2
A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) includes receiving, through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling from a Base Station (BS), an indication indicating a dormancy cell group having at least a first serving cell and a second serving cell, receiving, through Physical Layer (PHY) signaling from the BS, a signal associated with a specific Downlink Control Information (DCI) format indicating a dormant behavior applicable to all serving cells in the dormancy cell group, wherein the signal indicates the dormant behavior via a single bit, applying the dormant behavior to the first serving cell and the second serving cell when the signal indicates that the dormant behavior is to be activated, and not applying the dormant behavior to the first serving cell and the second serving cell when the signal indicates that the dormant behavior is to be deactivated.
US12016033B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method, device and computer readable medium for multi-TRP transmission. In example embodiments, a method implemented at a terminal device is provided. The method comprises, in response to a first bandwidth part (BWP) being configured for first and second Transmission and Reception Points (TRPs) in communication with the terminal device and different Physical Downlink Control Channels (PDCCHs) being configured for the first and second TRPs, receiving, from the first TRP, a first PDCCH in a first slot. The method further comprises, in response to the first PDCCH indicating BWP switching from the first BWP to a second BWP on the first TRP, ensuring BWPs on the first and second TRPs to be aligned. In this way, BWPs for multiple TRPs can be aligned in multi-PDCCH based multi-TRP transmission.
US12016031B2
The present specification provides a method for transmitting and receiving a plurality of PDSCHs in a wireless communication system and a device for same. In particular, the method carried out by a terminal may comprise the steps of: receiving configuration information for configuring a number K of time-unit groups for receiving a plurality of PDSCHs via different quasi co-location (QCL) source signals; receiving PDSCH configuration information including information about a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states; receiving information about a number K of TCI states, corresponding to the number K of time-unit groups, among the plurality of TCI states; and receiving the plurality of PDSCHs on the basis of the number K of TCI states.
US12016027B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, in a downlink control information, a bit map identifying a plurality of feedback indicators for a plurality of uplink transmissions, wherein the plurality of feedback indicators includes more than one acknowledgment and/or negative acknowledgment; and retransmit one or more of the plurality of uplink transmissions based at least in part on receiving the bit map identifying the plurality of feedback indicators. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12016025B2
Uplink control channel resource allocation for an enhanced downlink control channel is disclosed. A first example method disclosed herein includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a downlink control channel carrying a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource indicator, mapping the PUCCH resource indicator to a first offset, mapping a position of the downlink control channel to a second offset, and mapping a linear combination of the first and second offsets to an index identifying a first PUCCH resource. A second example method disclosed herein includes, in response to receiving, at a UE, an indication of a dynamic resource offset in an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) transmitted in a first ePDCCH set, determining a position of the ePDCCH and a subframe offset, and processing the indication of the dynamic resource offset, the position and the subframe offset to determine an allocated uplink control channel resource for the UE.
US12016015B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a mobile station may determine whether to multiplex or prioritize a first communication and a second communication that are scheduled for simultaneous transmissions via a first channel and a second channel, respectively. The mobile station may transmit one or more of the first communication or the second communication based at least in part on the determination of whether to multiplex or prioritize the first communication and the second communication. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12016014B2
In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform determining one duration of scheduled transmissions for at least one of physical uplink control channels or physical uplink shared channels; determining at least one actual duration over which power consistency and phase continuity can be maintained; applying one or more time-domain window duration based at least in part on the determined at least one actual duration to make the one or more time-domain window duration cover the one duration of the scheduled transmissions; and based on the determined more than one time-domain window duration, performing at least one of modulation or demodulation of the scheduled transmissions.
US12016013B2
The present disclosure provides a method and a device for UE and a base station in wireless communications. A UE receives a first signaling; and transmits a first radio signal. herein, the first signaling comprises scheduling information of the first radio signal; a first reference signal is used to determine at least one of transmitting power of the first radio signal or one or more antenna ports for transmitting the first radio signal; a first radio resource is associated with the first reference signal, and the first radio resource is related to the first signaling; the first signaling does not comprise a first field, the first field indicating one or more antenna ports for transmitting a radio signal scheduled by a signaling to which the first field belongs. The method ensures the reliability of uplink transmission for any TRP/panel when one UE is served by multiple TRPs/panels.
US12015998B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first and second user equipment (UE) may perform a handshake procedure to establish a cooperation agreement designating one or more frequency and time resources which the first UE is to act as the proxy device for the second UE. For example, the first UE may receive a sidelink message directed to a second UE from a third UE. The first UE may determine to act as a proxy device for the second UE with respect to the sidelink message based on the sidelink message being received during a time resource designated for the first UE to act as the proxy device for the second UE. The first UE may proceed to transmit to the third UE feedback information associated with the sidelink message, and may transmit the sidelink message to the second UE on behalf of the third UE.
US12015990B2
A user equipment (UE) is served by a serving cell of a network and is configured to measure channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) from a target cell. The UE receives, from the serving cell, a measurement configuration message indicating the UE is to measure CSI-RS from a target cell of the network, wherein the measurement configuration message does not include Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) information for the target cell but further comprises an indication of whether the target cell transmits SSBs. The UE determines, based on at least the measurement configuration message, a time and frequency resource on which the CSI-RS of the target cell are to be transmitted and measures the CSI-RS of the target cell.
US12015989B2
There is disclosed a method of operating a network node in a radio access network, the method including transmitting an identity indication, the identity indication indicating an identity associated to the network node representing an identity out of a set of identities larger than the set of physical cell identities representable by synchronisation signaling. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.
US12015988B2
Manners of complying with SAR limits at a user equipment (UE) configured to establish a first communication connection using a first radio and a second communication connection using a second radio. The UE determines that a first application associated with the first communication connection is to be prioritized over a second application associated with the second communication connection, determines a specific absorption rate (SAR) value associated with the UE and modifies, responsive to the SAR value associated with the UE, a parameter associated with the first radio or the second radio based on at least the priority of the first application relative to the second application.
US12015985B2
There is a method comprising determining a beamforming configuration for a time period for reception of uplink data from a user device, determining uplink power control information based on the determined beamforming configuration and providing an indication of the determined uplink power control information to the user device for use in determining uplink transmit power for the time period.
US12015983B2
Embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method for transmitting power-saving information, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: a terminal device receiving indication information, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the position of power-saving information of the terminal device in downlink control information (DCI); and the terminal device acquiring, according to the indication information, the power-saving information of the terminal device from the DCI. According to the method, the terminal device, and the network device in the embodiments of the disclosure, the power-saving information is carried in the DCI, the standardized workload is reduced, and a PDCCH shows good compatibility and multiplexing characteristics with respect to various other channels such as a PDSCH.
US12015981B2
In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: determining, by a network node, information of at least one period of time that a user equipment is to monitor for a wake-up signal to decode, where the information comprises indications of a configuration or a behavior for the user equipment to dynamically control the monitoring of the wake-up signal for the decoding; and communicating signaling comprising the information towards the user equipment. In another exemplary embodiment, a method includes: receiving from a network node, by a user equipment, information of at least one period of time that the user equipment is to monitor for a wake-up signal to decode, where the information comprises indications of a configuration or a behavior for the user equipment to dynamically control the monitoring of the wake-up signal for the decoding; and using the information to perform the monitoring of the wake-up signal for the decoding.
US12015953B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine whether sufficient resources are available to perform a transmission in a current slot. The UE may transmit the transmission in the current slot, transmit an early reservation signal for a future resource, or determine whether sufficient resources are available to perform the transmission in a subsequent slot based at least in part on a probability-based determination and based at least in part on whether sufficient resources are available to perform the transmission in the current slot. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12015948B2
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for inter-gNB small data transmission (SDT) routing at a radio access network (RAN). A method may include transmitting an initial request message from a first element in a first network node, to a second element in the first network node to obtain context information. The method may also include receiving, at the first element, a context setup request message based on the context information containing a transport layer information of a third element of a second network node and context information of a user equipment in the second network node. The method may further include processing a data packet according to the received context information. In addition, the method may include forwarding the data packet to the third element of the second network node according to the received transport layer information.
US12015941B2
Techniques are provided in which a target UE can be provided with a processing window (PW) configuration that defines a PW during which the target UE may measure one or more RS resources. The PW optionally may allow the target UE to transmit an uplink (UL) RS. The PW configuration may be provided to the target UE by a serving base station of the target UE in response to a request for the PW configuration by the target UE or a location server. The request may include information regarding an RS configuration provided to the target UE.
US12015940B2
A reception apparatus (10) includes plural antennas (101, 102) that are compatible with an LTE communication scheme and one reception processing section (100) processing a reception signal acquired by any one of the plural antennas (101, 102).
US12015937B2
The disclosure provides a method of operating a communication network. The method includes receiving input data related to a state of the communication network and operation of the communication network. The method then includes determining a policy for the communication network based on the input data. The policy is a set of features for forming a plurality of communication links in the communication network over a time interval. The plurality of communication links provides one or more paths through the communication network. Determining the policy is based at least in part on utility values of previous policies. The utility values of previous policies are derived using simulation and/or real-world implementation of the previous policies. The communication network is then operated to implement the policy in the time interval.
US12015933B1
A wireless networking system is disclosed. The wireless networking system includes an application layer associated with one or more applications having a wireless bandwidth requirement. A first wireless transceiver resource associated with an actual MAC layer and PHY layer is employed. The first wireless transceiver resource has a first bandwidth availability up to a first actual bandwidth. A second wireless transceiver resource associated with the actual MAC layer and the PHY layer is employed. The second wireless transceiver resource has a second bandwidth availability up to a second actual bandwidth. A processing layer evaluates the wireless bandwidth requirement and the first and second bandwidth availabilities of the wireless transceiver resources. The processing layer includes a bandwidth allocator to allocate at least a portion of each of the first and second actual bandwidths to virtual MAC and virtual PHY layers, and to satisfy the application layer wireless bandwidth requirement.
US12015927B2
System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data.
US12015918B2
A mobile network based authentication system for authenticating a user's access to a restricted-access account includes an application server and an identification server. The application server is configured to authenticate the user's access to the restricted-access account by transmitting a one-time password to a mobile computing device of the user and confirming that the one-time password has been entered by the user. The identification server communicates with the application server after the application server receives a request from the user to access the restricted-access account and before the application transmits the one-time password to the mobile device, to verify that an attribute of the restricted-access account is linked to a network identification of the mobile computing device.
US12015917B2
Presented herein are techniques to facilitate delivering standalone non-public network (SNPN) credentials from an enterprise authentication server to a user equipment (UE) using an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) process. In one example, a method may include determining, by an authentication server of an enterprise, that a UE for the enterprise is to receive credentials to enable the UE to connect to a SNPN of the enterprise in which the determining is performed based, at least in part, on connection of the UE to an access network that is different than the SNPN for the enterprise; and performing an authentication process with the UE by the authentication server in which the authentication process includes providing the credentials to the UE via a first authentication message and obtaining confirmation from the UE via a second authentication message that indicates successful provisioning of the credentials for the UE.
US12015905B2
A wearable device for multimedia communications is disclosed herein. The device includes a power supply, a stereo communication link, and a belt with a buckle. The stereo communication link is configured to communicate at least one of audio signals and video signals over a channel. The belt with a buckle includes a housing, capturing means affixed to the housing, a sound output means affixed to the housing, and a display affixed to the housing. The capturing means adapted to record video. The sound output means configured to play audio responsive to the audio signals communicated over the channel. The display configured to play video responsive to the video signals communicated over the channel.
US12015904B2
This application discloses a device to project sound to a specific person while keeping the sound away from others nearby. The device has various parametric speakers arranged in a pattern to project sounds in a narrow field while preventing dispersion of sounds to nearby areas. The device can be connected to other electronic equipment by wires or wirelessly, and can be removed and used in different settings. This device has particular application in delivering sounds to infants and toddlers to soothe them while the same sounds are not heard by adults nearby.
US12015902B2
Provided is an echo cancellation apparatus capable of calculating an acoustic coupling amount with high accuracy regardless of the magnitude of the near-end speaker component and without using a double talk detector. The echo cancellation apparatus cancels an echo included in a sound pickup signal picked up by a microphone placed at a near-end and includes an acoustic coupling amount calculation unit that updates and calculates an acoustic coupling amount estimated value of a component of a reproduction signal, which is a signal picked up by a microphone placed at a far-end included in the sound pickup signal, such that an update amount is decreased the greater a magnitude of a component other than an echo component is in the sound pickup signal; a gain calculation unit that calculates a gain coefficient on the basis of the acoustic coupling amount estimated value; and an integration unit that integrates the gain coefficient with the sound pickup signal and generates an echo cancellation signal.
US12015897B2
A display apparatus includes a display module including a display panel configured to display an image and a sound generating module on a rear surface of the display panel, the sound generating module includes a vibration generating device, a circuit board on a lower surface of the vibration generating device, a first adhesive member between the circuit board and the vibration generating device, and a second adhesive member between the vibration generating device and the display panel, an elastic modulus of the second adhesive member differing from an elastic modulus of the first adhesive member.
US12015895B2
A speaker includes: a diaphragm having a dome shape; a tubular member having the diaphragm disposed inside, and having an inner diameter increasing toward a front; and a phase plug. The phase plug includes: a front surface, a rear surface facing a central portion on a front surface of the diaphragm at a constant interval in parallel, and a side surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface. A front surface of the phase plug is larger than a rear surface of the phase plug as viewed in a front-rear direction of a speaker. At least a part of a side surface of the phase plug has an inclined surface extending outward while extending forward, faces an inner circumferential surface of the tubular member and a front surface of the diaphragm, and directs a sound wave generated from the diaphragm toward an inner circumferential surface of the tubular member.
US12015889B2
One or more sensors are configured to contextualize a series of user generated movements to control one or more electronic devices. For example, a set of earphones comprises one or more sensors for sensing a location of the earphones. The one or more sensors enable earphones such as a pair of bluetooth or earphones wirelessly coupled to a bluetooth enabled electronic device, the capability to understand the configuration of use of the earphones. Based on a location and use or non-use of the earphones, one or more contextual responses is able to be applied for a given action. In addition, a garment comprises one or more sensors for sensing a motion of a user as the garment is being used. The one or more sensors allow the user to control one or more electronic devices through a series of user generated movements.
US12015884B2
A device and method for blending image data and the alpha channel and reconstructing to obtain the image again after transmission. An encoder blends the alpha channel and the red-green-blue (RGB) image data through a layer blending method that is supported by the general application processor (AP). Transporter image data, such as a checkerboard pattern, is blended with 1-alpha channel data to obtain a transporter. The blended image data (RGB+alpha) is mixed with the transporter to obtain mixed image data. The mixed image data is then transmitted through the existing transmission interface. After receiving the mixed image data, reconstruction processing is performed by a decoder to obtain the original RGB image data and the alpha channel again.
US12015880B1
Systems and methods are provided for using video/still images captured by continuously recording optical sensors mounted on waste collection vehicles used in in the waste collection, disposal and recycling industry for operational and customer service related purposes. Optical sensors are integrated into the in-cab monitor as well as the onboard computer, digital video recorder and other external devices.
US12015878B2
A train monitoring system in the present embodiment is provided with a compartment camera 10 that takes an image of the inside of a compartment of the train, a processing server 30 that calculates a vacancy probability for each reserved seat on the basis of the image taken by the compartment camera 10 while the train is running and detects a resale candidate seat by comparing the vacancy probability with a threshold value, and a touch panel monitor 40 that displays resale candidate seat information indicating the resale candidate seat that has been detected by the processing server 30.
US12015868B2
Optronic equipment for assisting with piloting an aircraft includes a first set of three cameras arranged on the aircraft to generate a panoramic strip from data transmitted by the three cameras of the first set and a second set of three cameras arranged on the aircraft to generate a panoramic strip from data transmitted by the three cameras of the second set, at least one of the cameras that occupies an extreme position on the aircraft relative to the cameras of the first and second sets being arranged so as to have a field of view that is greater horizontally than vertically.
US12015852B2
A video interface device, the device including a camera; an optically transparent enclosure, the enclosure configured to enclose the camera and configured for sanitization; a height-adjustable mount connected to the optically transparent enclosure; a computer display connected to the height-adjustable mount; and a cart connected to the height-adjustable mount, wherein the camera and the computer display are configured to facilitate communication with at least one remote system. A method of constructing a video interface device, including enclosing a first camera in an optically-transparent enclosure, the enclosure being configured for sanitization; attaching the first camera in the optically-transparent enclosure to a height-adjustable mount; attaching a computer display to the height-adjustable mount; and attaching a cart to the height-adjustable mount, such that the first camera and the computer display are configured to facilitate communication with at least one remote system.
US12015841B2
According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method, apparatus, device and storage medium for image shooting are provided. The method comprises initiating a first camera and a second camera different from the first camera for image shooting. The method further comprises presenting a shooting page in a graphical user interface displayed by a display device. The shooting page comprises a first shooting window for presenting a first scene captured by the first camera and a second shooting window for presenting a second scene captured by the second camera. The method further comprises presenting a composite image on the shooting page in the graphical user interface in response to an indication of shooting completion. The composite image is generated based on a first image taken by the first camera and a second image taken by the second camera. In this way, flexible and interesting image shooting experience is provided.
US12015839B2
An inspection vehicle which is designed to be inserted into the air gap between a rotor and a stator of an electrical machine, in particular of a generator, and to be moved on the substantially cylindrical outer circumference of the rotor in order to inspect the outer circumference of the rotor and/or the inner circumference of the stator for damage.
US12015834B2
Methods, systems, and media for streaming video content using adaptive buffers are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: transmitting, from a user device to a server, a request to stream a video content item; receiving, at the user device from the server, a predicted abandonment distribution that indicates a plurality of likelihoods of a user of the user device stopping presentation of the video content item at a corresponding plurality of presentation time points of the video content item; receiving, at the user device from the server, a first portion of the video content item; storing the first portion of the video content item in a buffer of the user device having a first size; causing the video content item to be presented by the user device; determining a second size of the buffer based on the predicted abandonment distribution; modifying a size of the buffer to the second size; requesting a second portion of the video content item from the server based on the second size of the buffer; receiving the second portion of the video content item from the server; and storing the second portion of the video content item in the buffer of the second size while continuing presentation of the video content item.
US12015833B2
Use of watermarking in a media stream as a trigger for carrying out a fingerprint-related action, such as starting to generate fingerprints of the media stream, increasing a rate of generation of fingerprints of the media stream, starting to report fingerprints of the media stream, requesting fingerprints, or engaging in a fingerprint comparison. In an implementation, a media client that is processing the media stream could detect the watermark in the media stream and could responsively carry out or cause to be carried out a fingerprint-related action. Or an entity in a media-distribution path along which the media stream flows to a media client could detect the watermark in the media stream and could responsively carry out or cause to be carried out a fingerprint-related action. Further, the watermark could be inserted into the media stream in the first place based on transport-stream carried metadata, among other possibilities.
US12015830B1
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for streaming live television broadcasts and providing DVR services to subscribers in a designated market area.
US12015825B2
A system and method for updating a settop box (STB) architecture that can be used to immediately update a device without requiring the device to be reset/restarted. The device may be any type of device that simultaneously supports multiple applications. The architecture may be used to update one of the applications with new functionality in a seamless manner that allows the applications including the one application to continue to operate without interruption.
US12015819B2
Systems and methods are provided herein for minimizing obstruction of a media asset by an overlay by predicting a path of movement of an object of interest of the media asset and avoiding placement of the overlay in the path of movement. To this end, a media guidance application may detect an object of interest in a first frame of a media asset, and may determine a determining a first location of the object in the first frame and a second location of the object of interest in a second frame. The media guidance application may calculate, based on the first location and the second location, a projected location of the object of interest in a third frame of the media asset, and may generate for display an overlay in a location that does not overlap with any of the first location, the second location, and the projected location.
US12015816B2
A system includes a computing platform having processing hardware and a memory storing an asset library and software code including a recommendation engine. The processing hardware executes the software code to receive, from a user, group generation data and a preferences profile of the user, the group generation data identifying a group including the user and another user, and to send, to the other user, an invitation to join the group. The processing hardware also executes the software code to receive, from the other user, one of an acceptance or a refusal of the invitation, obtain, in response to receiving the acceptance, a preferences profile of the other user, generate, using the preferences profiles of the user and the other user, a group preferences profile for the group, and identify, using the recommendation engine and the group preferences profile, one or more assets in the asset library for the group.
US12015815B2
The MOBILE CONTENT TRACKING PLATFORM METHODS (“Mobile-Track”) transforms TV program schedule listing information and user channel selection via Mobile-Track components, into TV audience viewing data and ad effects data. A method is disclosed, comprising: obtaining TV program schedule listing data; providing the obtained TV program schedule listing data to a user mobile device; receiving an indication of user channel selection; determining a media program associated with the received indication of user channel selection; determining an ad associated with the determined media program; providing a survey question related to the determined ad to the user mobile device; and receiving a user response to the survey question.
US12015810B2
Intelligently downloading content to user devices is described herein. According to an embodiment, a user request for content is received. In response to the request, a low quality version of the content is downloaded and played to the user. Then, a higher quality version of the content is downloaded (this may occur during or after the download or playback of the low quality version of the content). Playback of the low quality version is discontinued. Then, playback of the higher quality version begins at the point where playback of the low quality version was discontinued. In some embodiments, the low quality version and the higher quality version of the requested content (among all the versions of the requested content) are identified via crowdsourcing.
US12015807B2
The present invention provides a system for providing image-based video service, including a cache system configured to store video information that matches image-related data; a fingerprint extraction unit configured to extract the fingerprint of an image corresponding to input image-related data; and a matching unit configured to determine video information that matches the fingerprint of the image extracted by the fingerprint extraction unit; wherein the system for providing image-based video service determines video information, matching image-related data received from a client terminal, via the cache system or the matching unit, and transmits video result information corresponding to the determined video information to the client terminal, and a method using the same.
US12015804B2
A method of decoding coding blocks of a coding tree unit in an image. The method comprises obtaining the coding tree unit in the image from a bitstream, the coding tree unit having chroma channels and a luma channel; and determining luma split options for the luma channel of the coding tree unit according to dimensions of a region of the coding tree unit. The method also comprises determining chroma split options for the chroma channels of the coding tree unit according to dimensions of a region of the coding tree unit, the chroma split options being different to the luma split options, the allowable chroma split options resulting in chroma intra predicted blocks with a minimum size of 16 samples; and decoding the coding blocks by determining flags from the bitstream to select one of the determined luma split options and one of the determined chroma split options.
US12015802B2
A method and apparatus for signaling or parsing picture partition information are disclosed. The current picture is partitioned into one or more slices and one or more tiles according to the picture partition information. A control syntax is determined, where the control syntax is signaled from the video bitstream at the encoder side or parsed from the video bitstream at the decoder side unless the picture partition information indicates that a rectangular slice mode is selected, each sub picture is allowed to contain more than one rectangular slice, and the current picture contains only one rectangular slice in the current picture. In-loop filtering is applied across slice boundaries if the picture partition information indicates multiple slices existing in the current picture and the control syntax indicates the in-loop filtering being enabled.
US12015795B2
Devices, systems and methods related to digital video coding, and specifically, to signaling of slice types in video picture headers are described. One example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a video including one or more video pictures including one or more slices and a bitstream of the video, wherein the bitstream conforms to a format rule, and wherein the format rule specifies that for a video picture of the one or more video pictures having all slices coded as I slices, P slice and B slice related syntax elements are omitted from a picture header for the video picture.
US12015790B2
A method of encoding input data to generate corresponding encoded data is provided. The method includes encoding the input data into a plurality of symbols in the encoded data, wherein the plurality of symbols represent data as defined by at least one palette included in the encoded data. The method further includes compressing data representative of the at least one palette into compressed palette data in a lossless manner for inclusion into the encoded data, wherein palette entry values of the at least one palette are provided consecutively within the encoded data.
US12015789B2
An encoding device 1 includes: a merge predictor 181a configured to generate area prediction images using motion vectors of a plurality of divided areas obtained by dividing an encoding-target block and merge areas at boundaries of a plurality of the generated area prediction images through weighted averaging to generate a prediction block of the encoding-target block: and a filter controller 161 configured to control the deblocking filter based on a position of a merged area merged by the merge predictor 181a through the weighted averaging.
US12015774B2
An example method of video processing includes partitioning, for a conversion between a current video block of a picture of a video and a bitstream of the video, the picture into one or more slices according to a requirement of bitstream conformance. The requirement of bitstream conformance specifies that a union of the one or more slices covers the whole picture, and a first syntax element is included in the bitstream to indicate whether the one or more slices have a rectangular shape. The method also includes performing the conversion at least based on the partitioning.
US12015756B2
Methods, apparatus, and systems for effectively reducing media content transmissions and efficiently rendering immersive media contents are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method includes requesting, by a user, media files from a server according to the current viewing position and viewing direction of the user, receiving, by the user, the media files from the server according to the current viewing position and the viewing direction of the user, extracting a patch of an atlas, and synthesizing the visual content in the current window area of the user, and obtaining, by the user, three-dimensional stereoscopic video content according to the current viewing position and viewing direction of the user.
US12015753B1
A security apparatus and a method for rendering a security mark can involve creating a security mark that includes a correlation mark having a correlation effect and comprising black pixels and white pixels, and subjecting the security mark to a filter that can removes at least some of the black pixels or the white pixels so that the correlation effect no longer functions and the security mark is not visible when rendered on a recording medium.
US12015747B2
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium, the image forming apparatus includes a discharge tray for supporting the recording medium, an internal unit disposed inside the apparatus main body, and a door serving as a part of outer surface members of the apparatus main body, the door being opened and closed to expose and cover an inside of the apparatus main body to the outside, wherein, by opening of the door, a fixing member that fixes the discharge tray to the apparatus main body is exposed to the outside, and removing of the fixing member from the apparatus main body allows the discharge tray to be detached from the apparatus main body without removing the outer surface members other than the door, and wherein detaching of the discharge tray from the apparatus main body allows the internal unit to be accessed.
US12015728B2
An electronic device includes a camera module, wherein the camera module includes a lens assembly including lenses aligned along an optical axis, an actuator, a first magnet disposed on a first surface of the lens assembly, a first coil configured to move the lens assembly along the optical axis, a metal shield structure disposed on an outer surface of the actuator to face the first coil, and a fixing structure disposed on a third surface perpendicular to the first surface of the lens assembly, wherein at least a portion of the fixing structure has a magnetic property. When one end of the fixing structure is inserted into an opening of a housing, the fixing structure is fixed in an optical axis direction by the opening and is fixed in the first direction by a magnetic force acting on the metal shield structure.
US12015724B2
The disclosure relates to a first entity for a communication network, in particular a mobile communication network, configured to obtain, from a second entity and/or a third entity, information for the second entity comprising a request for analytics information and/or a request for a rule related to analytics information that can be provided by the first entity. The first entity can be further configured to provide to the second entity analytics information according to one or more rules, in particular according to the request for analytics information, and/or the requested rule. Alternatively, the first entity can be further configured to forward the obtained information to a fourth entity according to one or more rules. Moreover, the disclosure relates to a corresponding method.
US12015697B2
A network topology is provided that includes multiple data centers for building blockchain blocks. The data centers can process different subgroups of blocks, and then send updates to one another with information about new blocks. Additionally, some data centers may protect sensitive block body information, and instead may only share block headers.
US12015692B2
A method includes obtaining a plurality of representative vectors associated with face-related data. The method includes determining an encryption key based on a parameter stored in a record, generating an encrypted vector set by, for each respective vector of the plurality of representative vectors, encrypting the respective vector with a homomorphic encryption operation based on the encryption key, where the encrypted vector set includes a first encrypted vector that is linked to a subset of the face-related data associated with the first plurality of face vectors. The method further includes obtaining an encrypted face search vector using the encryption key to perform homomorphic encryption. The method further includes selecting a first encrypted vector based on the encrypted face search vector and retrieving the subset of the face-related data based on the first encrypted vector.
US12015691B2
Embodiments are disclosed for a method. The method includes validating training data that is provided for training a machine learning model using ordinary differential equations. The method further includes generating pre-processed training data from the validated training data by generating encrypted training data from the validated training data using homomorphic encryption and generating random noise based on the validated training data. The method also includes training the machine learning model adversarially with the pre-processed training data.
US12015689B2
Containers can be managed for cryptanalysis attack protection. For example, a computing system can receive, from a container, a description specifying a first hardware requirement for the container. The computing system can restrict access to hardware based on the first hardware requirement for the container. The computing system can perform, for a data object requested by the container, an encryption operation and a decryption operation using the hardware. A result of the encryption operation can be inaccessible to the container prior to the decryption operation.
US12015678B2
A system for delivering content over a communication, including an interface for receiving a request for transferring content, where the request specifies optimization types for transferring the content, multiple control units, where each control unit maintains an open communication channel with delivery peers that communicate with destination servers, and a peer manager communicating with the multiple control units and with the interface, the peer manager configured for selecting a specific delivery peer according to the optimization types and connection parameters included in the request and a set of rules, and sending a command to a selected control unit which communicates with the specific delivery peer selected to transfer the content from a specific destination server of the multiple destination servers, where the selected delivery peer transfers the content from a specific destination server.
US12015677B2
Apparatus and methods related to on-boarding software applications on a platform used in a content delivery and/or service provider network. In one embodiment, a centralized platform such as a premises gateway is provided to act as an application portal or store for all consumer devices that connects to a service provider network. In one variant, a software architecture is provided for the gateway which includes at least one of an open-sourced OS (e.g., OpenWrt) and containerization engine (e.g., Docker) which enables a broader range of application compatibility with the gateway itself and end user devices within the premises by abstracting the services and functions above the specific hardware/firmware configurations of each of the end user devices.
US12015676B2
A system includes a mobile device having a processor and memory. The mobile device determines that a new vehicle is assigned to an identified owner and responsively initiates a settings configuration process. The configuration process includes presenting existing vehicle system settings from an existing vehicle that can be transferred to the new vehicle, receiving selection of settings to be transferred, receiving editing of settings to be transferred, presenting configurable vehicle system settings for the new vehicle that can be configured, receiving configuration of the settings, and saving selected, edited and newly configured settings to a data set, which is then uploaded to a server for transfer to the new vehicle.
US12015668B2
Method and apparatus for selecting a target edge application server in an edge computing environment
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method performed by a source edge enabler server for selecting a target edge application server in an edge computing system for a user equipment (UE) is provided.
US12015667B2
Example implementations relate to data synchronization. According to an example, a system includes a processing system to execute a workload container, the workload container including a user workload application, the user workload application including a sync client; a data storage system, coupled to the processing system, to store user data; and a sync controller to control synchronization of the user data between the sync client and a sync server executing on a customer computing system and pull a selected portion of the user data from the customer computing system to the sync client. The sync client incrementally updates the user data stored on the data storage system with the selected portion of the user data to synchronize the user data between the customer computing system and the cloud computing system.
US12015658B1
Disclosed are an apparatus and method for transmitting a spatial audio by using multicast that are capable of efficiently transmitting spatial audio data of multiplayer content by using multicast. The spatial audio transmitting apparatus includes a plurality of servers communicatively connected to a plurality of client terminals executing multiplayer real-time content to be separated by a multicast group. A server included in the respective multicast group transmits the first player information to the other servers included in the multicast group in a multicast method so as to be shared when receiving first player information from a client terminal executing the multiplayer real-time content, and mixes spatial audio based on the first player information and the second player information and transmits the mixed spatial audio to the client terminal in a unicast method when receiving second player information from another server included in the multicast group.
US12015657B2
This disclosure generally relates to systems and methods that facilitate employing a server based content recording component for recording content remotely for a client content video recording device that has limited storage and limited number of content streams to which it can access concurrently, while satisfying content rules for broadcast and re-transmission.
US12015652B2
A web calling client that enhances video conferencing is described. The web calling client is provided by a messaging system that facilitates exchanging data over a network. The web calling client is launched in a web browser of a user device to display a user interface that includes an output of a digital image sensor of a camera. The web calling client is configured to provide augmented reality experiences provided by the messaging system.
US12015644B2
Aspects of the present disclosure involve utilizing network threat information to manage one or more security devices or policies of a communication network. The security system may receive threat intelligence data or information associated with potential threats to a communications network and process the threat intelligence data to determine one or more configurations to apply to security devices of a network. The system may then generate a rule or action to respond to the identified attack, such as a firewall rule for a firewall device to block traffic from the source of the attack. The threat intelligence information may include a confidence score indicating a calculated confidence in the identification of the malicious communications, which may be utilized by the system to determine the type of action taken on the security devices of the network in response to the information or data.
US12015643B2
Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for multifactor authentication system that determines co-connected device presence for added security. The system utilizes a device fingerprint for each device. The device fingerprint may contain a library of interconnected devices, as well as ambient noise from the device. The device fingerprint will be used to determine confidence levels indicating whether the devices are in the same location and thus in operation by the same user during multifactor authentication.
US12015641B1
Knowledge about a user is used to determine whether one or more messages received by the user are malicious. The knowledge about the user may be based on the user's financial history such as transaction records. Particularly, a classifier model is trained on a supervised approach using a dataset containing, for example, a categorization of incoming messages (e.g., password change message), the user's aggregated transaction records, message attributes, user attributes, and corresponding classification labels. After the training, the classifier model is deployed to determine whether an incoming message is malicious.
US12015635B2
A unified cloud configuration evaluation (UCCE) system is described capable of evaluating both asset configurations in a live cloud environment and proposed configuration changes produced by a cloud configuration development (CCD) system. In embodiments, the UCCE system may be implemented as a Cloud Security Posture Management (CPSM) system that monitors assets in the cloud environment and check the assets' configurations for compliance with a set of compliance rules. In embodiments, the UCCE system ingests a cloud configuration definition generated by the CCD system. In embodiments, the CCD system is implemented as an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) system that allows a user to create a cloud configuration definition that describes proposed configuration changes to the cloud environment. The UCCE system is configured to interpret the cloud configuration definition and analyze the proposed configuration changes for compliance using the same set of compliance rules used for the live cloud environment.
US12015629B2
A method, computer system, and computer program product are provided for network risk analysis. A plurality of risk reports relating to a network device in a network are obtained, wherein each risk report is associated with a particular dimension of a plurality of dimensions of risk for the network device in the network. A count of the plurality of risk reports is determined for each dimension of the plurality of dimensions of risk. A regression model is applied to determine a risk value for the network device in the network based on the count of the plurality of risk reports for each dimension and based a role of the network device in the network.
US12015628B1
The present disclosure discloses a complex network attack detection method based on cross-host abnormal behavior recognition, and the method includes the following steps: 1) firstly collecting kernel log data of a host to construct an intra-host association graph, then employing a graph convolution network (GCN) to extract features, and finally using an autoencoder to detect abnormal nodes in the intra-host association graph; 2) firstly constructing an inter-host interaction graph by using network flow log data, then training a prediction model based on a sequence of the inter-host interaction graph, and finally detecting abnormal edges in the inter-host interaction graph according to prediction differences; and 3) firstly constructing a cross-host exception association graph according to intra-host and inter-host exception detection results, then spreading exception scores by employing a PageRank algorithm, and finally confirming an attacked host based on the exception scores.
US12015626B2
A packet-filtering device may receive packet-filtering rules configured to cause the packet-filtering device to identify packets corresponding to network-threat indicators. The packet-filtering device may receive packets and, for each packet, may determine that the packet corresponds to criteria specified by a packet-filtering rule. The criteria may correspond to one or more of the network-threat indicators. The packet-filtering device may apply an operator specified by the packet-filtering rule. The operator may be configured to cause the packet-filtering device to either prevent the packet from continuing toward its destination or allow the packet to continue toward its destination. The packet-filtering device may generate a log entry comprising information from the packet-filtering rule that identifies the one or more network-threat indicators and indicating whether the packet-filtering device prevented the packet from continuing toward its destination or allowed the packet to continue toward its destination.
US12015620B2
The present disclosure concerns a computer-implemented method for reconstructing a dataset after detection of a network security threat in a network. The method comprises: determining a maximum flow for returning data associated with the network security threat to a source dataset via each of a plurality of paths through which the data has passed from the source dataset to the destination dataset; starting from the destination dataset, determining the data to be transferred to each dataset in the plurality of paths between the destination dataset and the one or more source datasets such that the data can be returned to the one or more source datasets, the data transferred in each path not exceeding the determined maximum flow for the path; adding the details of the determined amount of data to be transferred to a forensic report; and outputting the forensic report.
US12015619B2
The technology discloses processing incoming access requests of packets through cloud-based components that perform (a) packet-level access control and traffic inspection, (b) protocol-level access control and traffic inspection, (c) threat detection, and (d) activity contextualization, including a packet and stream router conveying each incoming access request of packets through all of components (a)-(d) that apply, at least until one of the components sets a restrictive state on at least one object corresponding to the incoming access request or until all of the components that apply have passed the incoming access request. The disclosed method also includes a restrictive state analyzer determining whether the first, second, third or fourth restrictive state has been set due to malformed packets, malicious signatures, requests directed to a threat destination or an activity classified as compromising, and based on setting of any of the states, taking restrictive steps in response to the incoming access request.
US12015608B2
A data gateway system and a data intercommunication method are provided. The data gateway system includes a client system and a cloud server. The client system includes a first connector module and a listener module. The cloud server includes a second connector module and an authentication management module. The listener module performs a command listening for the cloud server. When the listener module obtains a connection configuration information, the client system sends a connection request command to the cloud server through the first connector module, so that the cloud server receives the connection request command through the second connector module, and issues a gateway code. The cloud server sends the gateway code to the first connector module of the client system through the second connector module, so that the client system establishes a connection between the client system and the cloud server based on the gateway code.
US12015593B2
Methods and systems for improved analytics are provided. A Software as a Service (SaaS) platform may be implemented as a distributed system using a public infrastructure, such as a public cloud, and an on-premises infrastructure, such as a private cloud. A control plane for the SaaS platform may reside in the public cloud, while a data plane for the SaaS platform may reside in the on-premises private cloud.
US12015591B2
Some embodiments provide a method for modifying a firewall rule of a security policy implemented in a network. The method identifies a set of compute machines to be added to a match condition for the firewall rule. The match condition is expressed using one or more groups of compute machines. The method selects a set of groups for the identified set of compute machines from a plurality of existing groups of compute machines based on a user-specified threshold indicating tolerance for inclusion of compute machines that are not in the identified set of compute machines in the selected groups. The method uses the selected set of groups for the match condition of the firewall rule.
US12015586B2
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive a first e-mail, generate a document including content in a body of the first e-mail, generate address information for accessing the document, send a second e-mail to an e-mail address designated as an addressee of the first e-mail, the second e-mail including the address information and only a portion of the content in the body of the first e-mail, and in a case where an address indicated by the address information is accessed by a user of the addressee, display the document on a display of the addressee user.
US12015579B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) are described. The UE may identify a first set of bands associated with a first subscription and a second set of bands associated with a second subscription. The UE may determine that at least a first band from the first set of bands and at least a second band from the second set of bands share a same set of radio frequency (RF) front-end resources. The UE may then refrain from communicating on a third band from the first set of bands while communicating on a remaining set of bands, where the third band may be associated with a secondary component carrier (SCC) of a multi-carrier communications scheme. Refraining from communicating on the third band may be based on the first and second bands sharing the RF front-end resources and the third band being associated with the SCC.
US12015572B2
A communication method and a communications apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a discovery reference signal from a network device, where the discovery reference signal includes one or more first signals and one or more second signals, and the one or more first signals include at least a common signal block or a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS). The one or more first signals may be used to carry configuration information of the one or more second signals, or configuration information of the discovery reference signal may be received from the network device. The corresponding apparatus is also disclosed. By virtue of the disclosed communication method and apparatus, composition of the discovery reference signal can be accurately indicated, to avoid frequent channel discovery, and improve resource utilization efficiency of the discovery reference signal.
US12015567B2
The present disclosure provides a method and device in User Equipment (UE) and base station for wireless communication. A UE receives a first signaling, and operates a first radio signal and a second radio signal respectively in a first time-frequency resource block and a second time-frequency resource block. The first signaling is used to determine N time sub-windows, the N time sub-windows being reserved for a first bit block; the first radio signal and the second radio signal respectively carry two repetitions of transmission of the first bit block; the first radio signal corresponds to a first parameter, while the second radio signal corresponds to a target parameter, the target parameter being either the first parameter or a second parameter.
US12015565B2
A computer-implemented is disclosed. The method includes: allocating a first quantity of resources associated with one or more database records of an entity to a first device operation of a computing device associated with the entity; detecting a trigger condition associated with the first device operation for generating offers for lending resources to the entity in connection with the first device operation; in response to detecting the trigger condition: determining a second quantity of resources associated with the one or more database records for allocating to the first device operation based on a difference between a threshold quantity of resources associated with performing the first device operation and a total quantity of resources associated with the one or more database records previously allocated to the first device operation; and transmitting, to the computing device, a message representing an offer for lending the second quantity of resources.
US12015549B2
A routing policy includes policy directives and policy functions. Execution of the routing policy includes invoking a policy function at a point of application in a policy directive. Execution of the invoked policy function can include making any number of nested function calls. When an EXIT statement is encountered in a nested policy function, execution of the policy function terminates and execution of the routing policy continues immediately with the policy directive following the point of application, irrespective of how deeply nested in the invocation hierarchy the policy function is.
US12015546B2
According to one embodiment, a routing destination evaluation apparatus includes a metrics acquisition unit and a routing destination evaluation unit. The metrics acquisition unit acquires time-series data of types of metrics associated with a candidate. The candidate is one of candidates of a routing destination to which the routing control apparatus routes a request including the first destination data. The routing destination evaluation unit evaluates the candidates based on the time-series data, and generates routing destination evaluation data.
US12015544B1
First and second network devices may be configured to multihome a host. The first network device may advertise a first MAC and IP advertisement route indicative of a first link between the first network device and the host. The second network device may advertise a backup MAC and IP advertisement route indicative of a second link between the second network device and the host. Based on the backup MAC and IP advertisement route, the first network device may store a backup path for reaching the host via the second network device. After failure of the first link, the first network device may forward traffic destined for the host based on the stored backup path.
US12015543B2
A method for configuring performance measurement indication information and a related device. The method includes: a control node determines performance measurement indication information and sends a first advertisement packet in the communication network based on the BGP, where the first advertisement packet carries the performance measurement indication information, so that a plurality of forwarding nodes configure the performance measurement indication information on the plurality of forwarding nodes. In this way, when a data flow on which performance measurement is to be performed is transmitted between a plurality of different ASs, each forwarding node in the different ASs may obtain the performance measurement indication information from the first advertisement packet.
US12015541B2
The invention provides a method for load-balanced traffic grooming in an IP over Quasi-CWDM network, including the steps of: inputting a network topology, a set of service traffics between nodes in node pairs and a null route, and when selecting one of the node pairs from the set of service traffics and establishing a traffic request between the nodes in the node pair, deleting the virtual link for which the corresponding light path has no sufficient remnant capacity in an IP layer of the network; finding the virtual link route having the lowest hop count in the IP layer, and determining whether each virtual link on the route can satisfy the service request by means of traffic grooming; and if yes, adopting the traffic grooming strategy to satisfy the service request; and if not, adopting the wave plane based strategy to establish a light path to satisfy the service request.
US12015536B2
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of deploying first and second tenant deployable elements to a set of one or more public clouds, the first and second tenant deployable elements being different types of elements. The method identifies first and second sets of performance metrics respectively for first and second sets of candidate resource elements to use to deploy the first and second tenant deployable elements, the two sets of performance metrics being different sets of metrics because the first and second tenant deployable elements being different types of elements, the first set of performance metrics having at least one metric that is not included in the second set of performance metrics. The method uses the different sets of metrics evaluate the first and second sets of candidate resource elements, in order to select one of the first set of candidate resource elements for the first tenant deployable element and to select one of the second set of candidate resource elements for the second tenant deployable element. The method deploys the first and second tenant deployable elements in the set of PCDs by using the selected candidate resource elements.
US12015530B2
A management entity for supporting anomaly detection in a communication network is configured to receive, from each of one or more network elements (NEs) of a set of NEs, at least one point determined to be an anomalous point. The one or more points belong to key performance indicator (KPI) time-series data associated with the communication network. The management entity is further configured to provide, to each respective NE of the one or more NEs, a label for a respective point of the one or more points, receive, from each respective NE of the one or more NEs, at least one parameter of an updated local anomaly detection model of the respective NE; and update a global anomaly detection model based on the one or more parameters.
US12015529B1
A private mobile network supports information technology (IT) needs of an organization of any type and size. The private mobile network may be customized and scaled to meet the changing IT needs of the organization. It provides a common virtual network fabric by which all of the disparate networks of the organization can be bridged together and across multiple locations, and may be integrated with existing IT software and hardware of the organization, even proprietary software and hardware. The private mobile network may be accessed by devices through existing access mechanisms and through a radio access network. In addition, any device accessing the private mobile network is associated with a user identifier, such as an e-mail address assigned to the user by the organization, so that the user can be identified regardless of which device was used in accessing the private mobile network.
US12015521B2
Techniques for an Application Programming Interface (API) gateway to workload placement and load balancing in a distributed system. The API gateway may route API requests, responses, and so forth, via a plurality of paths between the API gateway, API endpoint devices and API client devices. The API gateway may collect the path properties for the plurality of paths between itself, and the client devices and API endpoints. Additionally, or alternatively, the API gateway may collect process properties indicating the statistics of specific processes. Using this data, the API gateway may determine that a particular path, a particular process, etc., has experienced performance degradation. The API gateway may further determine, and perform, a remedial action to take to remedy the performance degradation of the path or processes.
US12015520B2
In some embodiments, a local community may manage its own RAN via a simple, secure, self-service user interface in conjunction with a mobile operator. An exemplary system is disclosed, including: at least two base stations providing wireless access to one or more mobile devices and located in a community; a gateway providing a connection to a core network for the at least two base stations; a management functionality in the core network, in communication with the gateway, for authorizing management activities for the at least two base stations; and a user-facing administration module in communication with the management functionality, the user-facing administration module having: a user interface for providing management control to an administrative user in the community.
US12015516B2
A visibility platform can be used to monitor traffic traversing private cloud infrastructures and/or public cloud infrastructures. In some instances, the traffic is provided to a set of network services that are accessible to the visibility platform. These network services can be provisioned in a serial or parallel fashion. Network service chaining can be used to ensure that traffic streams skip unnecessary network services and receive only those network services that are needed. For example, an email service chain can include virus, spam, and phishing detection, while a video streaming service chain can include traffic shaping policies to satisfy quality of service (QoS) guarantees. When the visibility platform is represented as a graph that makes use of action sets, network service chains can be readily created or destroyed on demand.
US12015515B2
A transmitter circuit receives a PWM input signal and a clock signal. A logic circuit generates a control signal as a function of the clock signal. The control signal is normally set to high, and is periodically set to low for a transmission time interval when an edge is detected in the clock signal. The transmission time interval is shorter than a half clock period of the clock signal. A tri-state transmitter receives the PWM input signal and the control signal, and produces first and a second output signals at first and second transmitter output nodes, respectively. The output signals have a voltage swing between a positive voltage and a reference voltage. An output control circuit is sensitive to the control signal and is coupled to the first and second transmitter output nodes.
US12015509B2
The present specification relates to a method for transmitting, by a terminal, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in a wireless communication system supporting narrow-band (NB)-Internet of things (IOT), the method comprising: generating, for single tone transmission, a reference signal sequence to be used for demodulation; mapping the reference signal sequence to a plurality of symbols; and transmitting, in the plurality of symbols, the demodulation reference signal to a base station by using a single tone, wherein phase rotation is applied to each of the plurality of symbols.
US12015504B1
A computing device includes a processing unit, a memory unit, a NIC that is for receiving a packet, and a network virtualization platform accommodating a plurality of virtual network applications. The NIC, the processing unit and the memory unit are collectively defined as a hardware layer for the network virtualization platform to operate thereon. The network virtualization platform includes a virtual network layer having a UPF plugin installed therewith. The UPF plugin performs rule matching according to a packet header of the packet, and determines which one of the following steps is to be performed: offloading the packet to one of the virtual network applications in the application layer for the virtual network application to provide services; and re-packaging the packet and forwarding the packet to the another computing device.
US12015495B2
Meeting controls are provided for network conferences. Providing meeting controls includes maintaining a policy database and receiving a request to participate in a conference. The request includes an identifier. The meeting controls are transmitted to a user device based on the request. The transmitted meeting controls are based on a conference type.
US12015493B2
A method for transmitting feedback information includes obtaining, by a first terminal, first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating whether the first terminal needs to send feedback information; receiving, by the first terminal, a first sidelink channel sent by a second terminal; and determining, by the first terminal, whether to send the feedback information for the first sidelink channel to the second terminal according to the first indication information.
US12015481B1
A method, system, and ASIC chip for comparing a bit error rate (BER) to a forward error correction (FEC) threshold to determine a Q margin for a codeblock; wherein the BER corresponds to the number of errors in a given amount of data; where a codeblock of a FEC corresponds to the given amount of data; wherein the FEC threshold corresponds to the maximum amount of errors per codeblock that the FEC is able to remove per given amount of data; wherein the Q margin corresponds to a difference between the BER and the FEC threshold.
US12015480B2
The disclosed systems, structures, and methods are directed to encoding and decoding information for transmission across a communication channel. The encoding method includes: distributing the information bits between m parallel polar codes such that each of the m parallel polar codes includes a subset of the information bits; splitting the subset of information bits in each of the m parallel polar codes into a protected information section and a full rate information section; protecting information bits in the protected information section of each of the m parallel polar codes; arranging a plurality of frozen bits in each of the m parallel polar codes; and generating a polar encoded codeword for each of the m parallel polar codes.
US12015479B2
A method for decoding user data by an apparatus in a wireless network is provided. The method includes receiving, by the apparatus, user data associated with a plurality of network parameters. The method includes training, by the apparatus, a neural network using the plurality of received network parameters. Further, the method includes computing, by the apparatus, a Log Likelihood Ratio (LLR) using the trained neural network. Further, the method includes decoding, by the apparatus, the received user data using the computed LLR.
US12015470B2
Example timing measurement methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes that user equipment receives M beams from a base station, where M is a positive integer. The user equipment performs timing measurement on N beams in the M beams, where the N beams are selected from the M beams based on reference signal received powers (RSRPs) of the M beams, and N is a positive integer less than or equal to M.
US12015461B2
A method for adjusting beam gain in a radio network node. The method comprises: obtaining a channel estimate based on a reference signal transmitted by a target wireless device; applying a set of weights to the channel estimate to obtain a weighted channel estimate; and outputting the weighted channel estimate for use in determining beamforming weights to be applied to signals output to a plurality of antenna elements for transmission to the target wireless device, wherein the beamforming weights are determined as a function of the weighted channel estimate.
US12015444B2
The systems, apparatuses and methods of the present invention set forth improvements to the problems of the current pairing or duplex paradigm, resulting in a dramatic increase in fiber transmission efficiency, accomplished explicitly by restructuring presently-aligned C-Band wavelengths into innovative DWDM transmit and receive formats, and through implementing photonic-wave changes, which directs Ethernet data flow onto new path adaptations. These improvements could reduce line haul expenses significantly, believed to reach a projected 50% less requirement/deployment of fiber strands. This saving would offer owner-operators substantial fiber strand cost reductions, affecting transportation rates of high-bandwidth digital payloads traversing over DWDM networks, and lower usage rates of cross-connections amid multiple equipment inter-exchanging throughout large data centers.
US12015437B2
The present disclosure discloses a fluorescent mobile phone case with marble billiard. The fluorescent mobile phone case includes a mobile phone case main body on which fluorescent powder is uniformly provided, where the mobile phone case main body is provided with a fence; a cover plate fixedly arranged above the fence, where the cover plate is made of a transparent material; a metal rod movably arranged on a side edge of the fence; a marble movably arranged in the fence; one or more of a rotary table, a hole, and a spiral coil respectively arranged in the fence; a first fixing member arranged in the mobile phone case main body, disposed under the marble, and used for positioning and fixing the marble; and a second fixing member arranged on the fence and used for fixing the metal rod.
US12015420B2
Herein disclosed are multiple embodiments of a signal-processing circuit that may be utilized in various circuits, including conversion circuitry. The signal-processing circuit may receive an input and produce charges on multiple different capacitors during different phases of operation based on the input. The charges stored on two or more of the multiple different capacitors may be utilized for producing an output of the signal-processing circuit, such as by combing the charges stored on two or more of the multiple different capacitors. Utilizing the charges on the multiple different capacitors may provide for a high level of accuracy and robustness to variations of environmental factors, and/or a low noise level and power consumption when producing the output.
US12015419B2
Examples describe a switched capacitor (SC) circuitry calibrated to mitigate the pole-zero (PZ) doublet errors that occur in an analog circuitry. Due to PZ-doublet errors, the slow settling time response of an input step function to an analog circuitry make it impractical to use in applications such as a digital oscilloscope. Mitigating the PZ-doublet errors in the frequency domain is not practical due to the problem of the generation of low frequency sinusoidal tones. The solution disclosed in the present invention is to apply a step function and examine the output's slow settling error waveform. A signal is input to an analog to digital converter, and the output of the converter is processed by a computation that produces calibration codes. Calibration codes are coupled to a SC circuitry to mitigate the PZ-doublet errors. The error waveform is then minimized within a specified accuracy.
US12015414B2
Semiconductor devices for synchronizing networks are described. A semiconductor device can include an analog phase-lock loop (APLL) configured to output a first signal. The semiconductor device can further include a first digital phase-lock loop (DPLL) configured to output a second signal. The semiconductor device can further include a second DPLL configured to output a third signal. A combination of the first signal and the second signal can be used to generate a first output clock signal. A difference resulting from a subtraction of the second signal from the third signal can be used to generate a second output clock signal.
US12015413B2
The present disclosure describes embodiments of driver circuit. The driver circuit includes a first impedance element electrically coupled to a first inverter circuit and a second impedance element electrically coupled to the first impedance element and a second inverter circuit. For a first encoding using the driver circuit, the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit are controlled such that a first current flows through the first and second impedance elements, the first current having a first value and a first direction. For a second encoding using the driver circuit, the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit are controlled such that a second current flows through the first and second impedance elements, the second current having a second value and a second direction. The first value is substantially the same as the second value and the first direction is opposite to the second direction.
US12015412B1
A semiconductor package includes a first die having a phase locked loop outputting a local clock signal and a strobe signal to a first transmit block of the first die. The strobe signal has a phase offset relative to the local clock signal. A second die is aligned with the first die so each of a first plurality of connection points of the first die is substantially equidistant to a corresponding connection point of a second plurality of connection points of the second die. A plurality of connection paths of a substantially same length couple a connection points of the first plurality of connection points to corresponding connection points of the second plurality of connection points. Different connection paths transmit data signals from the first die to the second die based on the local clock signal and transmit the strobe signal from the first die to the second die.
US12015409B2
In some embodiments, a flip-flop is disposed as an integrated circuit layout on a flip-flop region of a semiconductor substrate. The flip-flop includes a first clock inverter circuit that resides within the flip-flop region, and a second clock inverter circuit residing within the flip-flop region. The first clock inverter circuit and the second clock inverter circuit are disposed on a first line. Master switch circuitry is made up of a first plurality of devices which are circumscribed by a master switch perimeter that resides within the flip-flop region of the integrated circuit layout. The master switch circuitry and the first clock inverter circuit are disposed on a second line perpendicular to the first line. Slave switch circuitry is operably coupled to an output of the master switch circuitry. The slave switch circuitry is made up of a third plurality of devices that are circumscribed by a slave switch perimeter. The slave switch circuitry and the second clock inverter circuit are disposed on a third line that is in parallel with and spaced apart from the second line.
US12015398B2
A method of operating a capacitive sensing device that includes a capacitive sensor having at least one sense electrode, a measurement signal source for providing an alternating electric measurement signal with at least three fixed predefined signal frequencies to the at least one sense electrode, and an impedance measurement circuit for determining an unknown complex impedance of the at least one sense electrode from a response to the provided electric measurement signal. The method includes, for each predefined signal frequency: determining statistical quantities and signal parameters regarding a number of determined momentary values of an unknown complex impedance; eliminating portions up to a predefined hand touch movement lower limit frequency and from a predefined high-frequency limit down to a predefined hand touch movement upper limit frequency; excluding statistical outliers from determined momentary values; and using an eliminated frequency portion for calculating a momentary reference value for the unknown complex impedance.
US12015390B2
Provided is a bulk acoustic wave resonator. The bulk acoustic wave resonator includes an upper electrode, a piezoelectric layer and a lower electrode. The piezoelectric layer is disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode. At least one boundary of an orthogonal projection of the piezoelectric layer on the lower electrode includes a plurality of sawtooth structures.
US12015389B2
A tapped transmission line for distributing an electrical signal, such as an RF signal, to multiple modules, and/or aggregating signals from multiple modules. Embodiments of the invention provide a tapped transmission line based on a transmission-line medium along which tap elements are dispersed, so that the tap elements have a predominantly capacitive loading of the transmission-line medium. Methods for compensating the loss of the transmission-line medium are presented as well. Applications for distribution of transmitted signals, of local oscillator signals, and to aggregation of signals from multiple oscillators are disclosed. The invention is particularly applicable to integrated circuits (IC, ASIC, RFIC), and to multichannel RF systems such as phased array and MIMO systems.
US12015387B2
A digital phase shifter includes a plurality of digital phase shift circuit groups in which a plurality of digital phase shift circuits are connected in cascade and one or more bend-type connection units connected between two digital phase shift circuit groups. At least one of the digital phase shift circuits constituting at least one digital phase circuit group is a mitigation circuit that mitigates a distribution of phase shift amounts.
US12015383B2
A system includes a plurality of superconducting wires connected in parallel with one another. The plurality of superconducting wires includes a first superconducting wire and a second superconducting wire. The plurality of superconducting wires are configured to, while receiving a bias current provided to the parallel combination of the plurality of superconducting wires, operate in a superconducting state in the absence of a trigger current. The first superconducting wire is configured to, while receiving the bias current, transition to a non-superconducting state in response to receiving the trigger current. The second superconducting wire is configured to, while receiving the bias current, transition to a non-superconducting state in response to the first superconducting wire transitioning to the non-superconducting state.
US12015376B2
A lead assembly includes a feeder cable, one or more drop lines, and one or more mold structures. Each drop line includes a drop line connector, the drop line connector configured to be capable of detachable connection to a wire harness having a plurality of branches that are each configured to receive electrical power generated by a corresponding photovoltaic (PV) panel resulting in combined electrical power at the drop line connector. The one or more mold structures are disposed about a region of electrical interconnection between the feeder cable and the one or more drop lines. The one or more mold structures substantially seal the region of electrical interconnection from external environmental conditions. The combined electrical power received at each drop line connector is delivered to the feeder cable at the region of electrical interconnection.
US12015374B2
A system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed in an array on an exterior wall of a structure. Each of the photovoltaic modules includes at least one solar cell, a first encapsulant encapsulating the at least one solar cell, and a frontsheet juxtaposed with the encapsulant. The frontsheet includes a glass layer. The system includes a plurality of siding panels installed on the exterior wall. The plurality of siding panels is adjacent to the plurality of photovoltaic modules.
US12015370B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for controlling a stepping motor. A method may include determining a driving voltage based on a function, wherein the function includes a predetermined electric current and operating parameters of the stepping motor; and driving the stepping motor to work based on the driving voltage via an H-bridge.
US12015368B2
A method of determining a position of a rotor of a brushless permanent magnet motor includes measuring phase current flowing through a phase winding of the motor during excitation of the phase winding, and measuring voltage applied to the phase winding of the motor during excitation of the phase winding. The method includes calculating a phase of back EMF induced in the phase winding using the measured phase current and the measured voltage. The method includes determining a zero-crossing point of the back EMF induced in the phase winding using the calculated phase of back EMF induced in the phase winding. The method includes determining an aligned position of the rotor of the brushless permanent magnet motor when the back EMF induced in the phase winding is at the zero-crossing point.
US12015364B2
A power tool includes a housing, a brushless motor received in the housing, a power switch coupled to the housing and actuatable by a user, a controller configured to control power delivery to the motor in response to actuation of the power switch, and an output spindle configured to rotate when the motor is energized. The controller is configured to maintain an amount of current delivered to the motor to be less than or equal to a current limit by turning off or reducing power to the motor for a time period if the current exceeds the current limit and then restarting power delivery to the motor. The time period is greater than the duration of one full current cycle.
US12015351B2
A power conversion apparatus includes an input side terminal, an output side terminal and a switch unit, switching the switch unit between ON and OFF during a power transmission. The switch unit has characteristics that, in the case where a reverse current flows through the switch unit, the larger a gate voltage thereof in a negative side, the larger a conduction loss occurring when the reverse current flows. The power conversion apparatus is provided with a control unit that increases, when determined that the increase request for increasing the heating value is present, the gate voltage of the switch unit to the negative side when turned OFF compared to a case where no increase request for increasing the heating value is present, the reverse current flowing through the switch unit during the power transmission.
US12015343B2
In one embodiment, a method includes: enabling a pulse pair circuit of an integrated circuit in response to determining that a receiver associated with the integrated circuit is active; identifying that at least one comparator of a multi-output DC-DC converter trips, the DC-DC converter having a plurality of comparators each to compare a regulated voltage output by the DC-DC converter to a corresponding reference voltage; and generating, in the pulse pair circuit, a control pulse pair according to the tripped output, and driving a driver circuit of the DC-DC converter using the control pulse pair.
US12015330B2
This vehicle-mounted electric compressor is provided with a compressor body including a motor for compressing a refrigerant, and an inverter including a power element for supplying the motor with electric current. The power element is provided with: a metal substrate having an electrically conductive layer in a partial region of the surface thereof; a heat-generating element having a metal layer solder-fixed to the electrically conductive layer; and a resin substrate which is disposed in parallel with the metal substrate in a plate thickness direction of the metal substrate, and has a metal pattern printed on the surface thereof, the metal pattern having an electronic component mounted thereon. The electronic component and a terminal of the heat-generating element are connected by means of the metal pattern.
US12015329B2
A motor unit includes a motor including a rotor including a shaft, and configured to rotate about a motor axis extending in a horizontal direction, and a stator located radially outside of the rotor; a housing including a housing space to accommodate the motor; an oil passage configured to circulate an oil in the housing space to cool the motor; a gear portion connected to the shaft on one side in an axial direction of the motor axis; and a pump arranged in the oil passage and arranged to the housing. The housing includes a partition arranged to divide a gear chamber to accommodate the gear portion and a motor chamber to accommodate the motor. The partition includes a second connection hole portion opened on the other side in the axial direction toward an inside of the motor chamber.
US12015328B2
The present invention relates to an end shield (10) for a rotary electric machine, including one or more feed channels (12) for feeding a coolant supplied from a channel formed in a rotor lamination stack (8) or in a shaft of the rotor or between the rotor lamination stack and the shaft, wherein at least one feed channel (12) has a spray portion (18) for spraying the coolant, said spray portion (18) being placed in the last two thirds of the feed channel (12), when considered in the direction in which the coolant circulates.
US12015325B2
A universal shaft with a generator for generating electricity with the generator being driven by a cardan error occurring with a rotation of the universal shaft.
US12015319B2
A transport system includes: a mover that is movable in a transport direction; a stator that has a plurality of coils arranged in the transport direction and applies force to the mover by using the plurality of coils to which current is applied; an acquisition unit that acquires a position and an attitude of the mover moving in the transport direction; and a control unit that determines a current value applied to the plurality of coils and controls the force based on the position and the attitude of the mover.
US12015314B2
A method for continuous operation of a rotating machine, the method is performed in a rotating machine having an inner stator and an outer stator. The method includes setting a rotating machine reference operational value for the whole rotating machine, obtaining operational parameters for the inner stator and for the outer stator, wherein the operational parameters include magnetic cross-coupling between the inner and outer stators, determining an inner stator reference operational value for the inner stator and an outer stator reference operational value for the outer stator based on the set rotating machine reference operational value for the whole rotating machine and the obtained operational parameters, and driving the rotating machine based on the determined inner stator reference operational value for the inner stator and on the determined outer stator reference operational value for the outer stator, wherein the determined inner stator reference operational value for the inner stator differs from the determined outer stator reference operational value for the outer stator.
US12015302B2
A method of charging and distributing power between a plurality of rechargeable batteries includes providing a battery charging circuit configured to supply a charging current to a first rechargeable battery of the plurality of rechargeable batteries, and to provide the charging current to a second rechargeable battery of the plurality of rechargeable batteries, supplying the charging current to the first rechargeable battery of the plurality of rechargeable batteries, and switching the battery charging circuit to supply the charging current to the second rechargeable battery of the plurality of rechargeable batteries.
US12015301B2
A power supply system including: a first voltage subsystem including a first battery connected to a load via a relay; a second voltage subsystem including a second battery, the second battery having a lower voltage than the first battery; and a DC/DC converter disposed between the first voltage subsystem and the second voltage subsystem, wherein before switching the relay to be closed, the DC/DC converter is configured to: provide a lower voltage than a voltage of the second battery to the first voltage subsystem; subsequently provide the voltage of the second battery to the first voltage subsystem; and subsequently increase the voltage of the second battery to be equal to a voltage of the first battery and provide the voltage of the second battery to the first voltage subsystem.
US12015292B2
Systems, methods, and articles for a portable power case are disclosed. The portable power case is comprised of at least one battery and at least one PCB. The portable power case is operable to supply power to a transceiver. The portable power case is operable to be charged using a DC power source (e.g., solar panel, wind turbine, water turbine). A plurality of portable power cases, DC power sources, and transceivers are operable to form a mesh network.
US12015285B2
An electronic device connection apparatus and a control method thereof is disclosed. The electronic device connection apparatus may include a connector connected to an electronic device, an input device that generates, in response to a user input, a mode change signal instructing a change of an operation mode for determining a charging and/or a data transmission operation of the electronic device. The apparatus may include a controller that charges the electronic device connected to the connector and/or performs a data communication with the electronic device in response to a preset operation mode, and changes the operation mode in response to the mode change signal.
US12015282B2
According to an embodiment, a wireless power transmitting device may include a transmission coil, a DC/DC converter configured to output a driving voltage, an inverter configured to output AC power to the transmission coil, and a controller. The controller may be configured to output a first control signal for generating the AC power having a first frequency to the inverter, measure a demodulated voltage generated by demodulating a signal applied to the transmission coil, and output, to the inverter, a second control signal for generating the AC power having a second frequency different from the first frequency, based on a first peak-to-peak value identified in the demodulated voltage being a preset first value or more. The inverter may output the AC power having the second frequency to the transmission coil based on the second control signal. Other various embodiments are possible as well.
US12015273B2
An electrical distribution system, for distributing electrical currents between an electrical distribution network and a domestic distribution installation, includes: a multi-source electrical switching unit allowing or preventing the circulation of electrical currents in two electrical conduction paths each including a plurality of electrical conductors, and an electrical connection device connected at the output of the electrical switching unit, the connection device being configured to prolong the two electrical conduction paths at the output of the switching unit. The electrical switching unit is configured to connect, on a first input, a first of the two electrical conduction paths to an electrical distribution network, the electrical switching unit being configured to connect, on its second input, the second of the two electrical conduction paths to an auxiliary electrical source. The connection device is configured to connect each electrical conduction path to one or more electrical loads at the output of the electrical switching unit. The electrical connection device includes an interconnection point in which the corresponding electrical conductors of each electrical conduction path are connected to one another, the multi-source electrical switching unit forming a single disconnection point capable of simultaneously disconnecting the electrical sources connected to the first input and to the second input from the rest of the electrical distribution network.
US12015269B2
The present disclosure is directed to systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling an electrical system using setpoints. Some embodiments include systems that receive a meter read schedule comprising anticipated meter read occurrences. The systems may set a demand setpoint representing a desired upper limit of demand of the electrical power system and adjust the demand setpoint during a billing period. The system may also reset the demand setpoint multiple times at different reset points around each of the anticipated meter read occurrences.
US12015268B2
The present DC power supply and distribution system includes a plurality of distribution lines provided respectively corresponding to a plurality of loads, a first converter to convert an AC voltage from a commercial AC power source into a plurality of DC voltages and supply the DC voltages respectively to the distribution lines, a second converter to convert a DC power from a power generation and storage source into a plurality of DC powers and supply the DC powers respectively to the distribution lines, and a power controller to control the DC powers such that the efficiency of the first converter is increased, based on information related to the efficiency of the second converter.
US12015261B2
A circuit breaker comprises a solid-state bidirectional switch, a switch control circuit, current and voltage sensors, and a processor. The solid-state bidirectional switch is connected between a line input terminal and a load output terminal of the circuit breaker, and configured to be placed in a switched-on state and a switched-off state. The switch control circuit control operation of the bidirectional switch. The current sensor is configured to sense a magnitude of current flowing in an electrical path between the line input and load output terminals and generate a current sense signal. The voltage sensor is configured to sense a magnitude of voltage on the electrical path and generate a voltage sense signal. The processor is configured to process the current and voltage sense signals to determine operational status information of the circuit breaker, a fault event, and power usage information of a load connected to the load output terminal.
US12015260B2
A protection circuit against connection of an incorrect power supply, applied in a server system, includes a mainboard circuit, the protecting circuit includes at least two power sources, a comparing module, and a protecting module. The comparing module determines whether the multiple power sources are the same in current and voltage. When the power sources are determined to be the same, the comparing module outputs a first signal, the protecting module connects the at least two power sources to the mainboard circuit accordingly. If the at least two power sources are determined as not being the same, the comparing module outputs a second signal, the protecting module disconnects the multiple power sources and the mainboard circuit accordingly.
US12015257B1
A junction box includes an enclosable housing comprising sidewalls and a bottom with a bottom interior surface and a bottom exterior surface opposing the bottom interior surface. The housing is configured to mount to a roof of a structure where the roof includes a slope. The junction box includes a flashing attached to the housing and extending horizontally from the housing in a direction planar to the bottom. The junction box includes a lid configured to attach to a top of the housing along top edges of the sidewalls of the housing. The top is opposite the bottom and the lid includes an outer lip configured to overlap and extend past the top edges of the sidewalls of the housing.
US12015256B2
A condulet assembly for fabricating a metal conduit raceway of an electrical system is provided. The condulet assembly includes a condulet and a clamp assembly. The condulet includes a condulet body and a mouth including a mouth wall. The mouth wall further includes a plurality of first sloped recesses positioned circumferentially in an interior of the mouth wall, each of the plurality of first sloped recesses including a first slope that has a first end and a raised end positioned opposite the first end and more distal to the rim than the first end. The clamp assembly includes a clamp ring and a plurality of clamps each including a longitudinal portion and a claw, the longitudinal portion extending longitudinally from the clamp ring, and the claw extending transversely and inwardly from the longitudinal portion. Each of the clamps is sized to be received in one of the first sloped recesses.
US12015254B2
A tank including a fluid reservoir, a communication module, a controller, and at least one sensor. The fluid reservoir is configured to be in fluid communication with a cable segment. The communication module is configured to communicate with an external device. The sensor is configured to detect an injection parameter value, encode the injection parameter value in a sensor signal, and send the sensor signal to the controller. The controller is configured to automatically instruct the communication module to transmit information to the external device based on the injection parameter value.
US12015252B2
A control module for controlling a cable pulling or feeding apparatus at one endpoint of a pulling operation and for wirelessly communicating with a cable feeding or pulling apparatus at an opposite endpoint. The control module includes a switch input to receive a start signal from a switch for initiating operation of the apparatus and an equipment output that connects to the pulling/feeding apparatus. A wireless communication interface communicates ready state or stop state messages to the other apparatus to coordinate a pulling operation. The control module operates in one of two modes: endpoint mode or repeater mode. In repeater mode, the control module may be positioned between the endpoints to extend the wireless communications between the endpoints.
US12015249B2
The invention relates to an arrangement for firing spark gaps with a trigger electrode which is located at or in one of the main electrodes and which is insulated from this main electrode, wherein the trigger electrode can be electrically connected to a further main electrode via at least one voltage-switching or voltage-monitoring element and there is an air gap between the trigger electrode and the further main electrode, wherein the trigger electrode forms a sandwich structure with an insulating layer and a layer made of a material with lower conductivity than the material of one of the main electrodes. Moreover, the insulating layer is designed as a thin foil or lacquer layer and the layer made of the material of lower conductivity is in contact with one of the main electrodes or rests on it. According to the invention, for discharging energetically weak overvoltage events without response of the spark gap formed between the main electrodes, the insulating layer of the sandwich structure is interrupted outside the firing area and/or an electrical component which influences the response behavior is connected between the trigger electrode and the associated main electrode.
US12015247B2
An optical transmission apparatus includes a first multilevel optical phase modulator and a first semiconductor optical amplifier. The first semiconductor optical amplifier includes a first active region having a first multiple quantum well structure. Assuming that a first number of layers of a plurality of first well layers is defined as n1 and a first length of the first active region is defined as L1 (μm): (a) n1=5 and 400≤L1≤563; (b) n1=6 and 336≤L1≤470; (c) n1=7 and 280≤L1≤432; (d) n1=8 and 252≤L1≤397; (e) n1=9 and 224≤L1≤351; or (f) n1=10 and 200≤L1≤297.
US12015242B2
The optical module which is disclosed in the present application comprises a plate-like metal stem in which a metallic lead pin is inserted in a through-hole so as to be coaxial with the through-hole and one sheet of a dielectric substrate which is equipped with a high-frequency signal line to be connected to the lead pin and a semiconductor optical integrated element, in which a semiconductor laser and an optical modulator are integrated, and which is connected to the high-frequency signal line with a bonding wire, wherein one side surface of the dielectric substrate extends in a direction perpendicular to the light axis direction of the semiconductor optical integrated element, and the side surface of the dielectric substrate is arranged in contact with a surface of the metal stem.
US12015239B2
The present invention relates to a laser diode testing system and a laser diode testing method. The method comprises the steps of moving a laser bar or a plurality of laser diodes to a first test station by means of a first transfer device; then, electrically contacting each laser diode by a first probe module in sequence; measuring electrical and optical characteristics of the laser diodes electrically contacted by the first probe module sequentially by means of a first measuring device; moving the laser bar or the plurality of laser diodes out of the first test station by means of the first transfer device, wherein a magnetic field generated by an electromagnetic generating unit of an electromagnetic slide interacts with a magnetic field of a permanent magnet of the first transfer device, so that the first transfer device is driven and moved.
US12015230B2
A method for producing an electrical connection between an electrical conductor, which includes a plurality of individual wires, and a contact element. The electrical conductor is arranged in a contact portion of the contact element, and the contact portion and the electrical conductor are subsequently pressed together so that the contact portion surrounds the electrical conductor. A plurality of mutually spaced elongate welded connections between the contact portion and the electrical conductor are produced by laser irradiation of the contact portion, or by laser irradiation of the electrical conductor through an opening in the contact portion. The elongate welded connections extend in an irradiation direction from an irradiated region of the contact portion, or from an irradiated region of the electrical conductor, through an entire cross-section of the pressed electrical conductor to a region of the contact portion opposite to the irradiated region, such that the electrical conductor is connected to this area of the contact portion; and the irradiated regions are arranged in the form of a grid.
US12015227B2
An assembly for supporting a power strip is provided and includes a housing. The housing extends between an upper end and a lower end. The housing includes front and rear enclosures. The front enclosure includes a front wall and an interior wall. The front wall defines a front aperture. The interior wall extends from the front wall and at least partially defines an interior receptacle that is configured to receive a body of a power strip. The interior wall and the rear enclosure cooperate to enclose a body of a power strip within the interior receptacle.
US12015225B2
A connector has a first end provided with a first interface and a second end provided with a second interface. The second interface includes a first switch unit and a second switch unit, where the second switch unit is connected to a control terminal of the first switch unit and a ground pin of the second interface, and a preset reference voltage is input into the ground pin of the second interface. In a case that the second interface is disconnected from a to-be-charged device, the first switch unit is in an off state. In a case that the second interface is connected to the to-be-charged device, the ground pin of the second interface is connected to a ground pin of the to-be-charged device, the ground pin of the second interface is grounded, and the first switch unit is in an on state.
US12015222B2
An electrical connector includes a main body, a first cover, and a second cover. The main body includes a first connection portion, a wire inlet portion, and an accommodating space between the first connection portion and the wire inlet portion. The first cover is pivotally connected to the first connection portion to be rotatable relative to the main body between a first position and a second position. When the first cover is at the first position, the accommodating space is opened for installation. When the first cover is at the second position, the first cover at least partially closes the accommodating space for protection. The second cover is connected to the first cover and separably encloses a wire inlet hole with the wire inlet portion. The second cover is movable relative to the wire inlet portion to adjust the size of the wire inlet hole.
US12015219B2
An electrical connector includes a base portion, a tail portion extending from a first side of the base portion, a serpentine portion having a first end connected to a second side of the base portion opposite to the first side, a movable head portion connected to a second end of the serpentine portion, and a housing in which an accommodation chamber is formed to accommodate the serpentine portion. The housing has a first end connected with the base portion and a second end provided with a limiting portion confining the serpentine portion within the accommodation chamber. The head portion is movable so as to pass through the limiting portion. The electrical connector is made of a single piece of metal.
US12015214B2
An antenna structure and an electronic device are provided. The antenna structure includes a substrate with opposing first and second surfaces, a first radiating element with a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion, a third radiating portion, a feeding portion, and a grounding portion that are connected to the first radiating portion, a second radiating element separate from but coupling with the first radiating portion, a grounding element connected to the grounding portion, and a feeding element. The first radiating portion, the feeding portion, and the grounding portion are disposed on the first surface. The second radiating portion and the third radiating portion are disposed on the second surface. A projected area of the second radiating portion onto the first surface partially overlaps with the feeding portion. A projected area of the third radiating portion onto the first surface partially overlaps with the grounding portion.
US12015211B2
An antenna system includes a first antenna element and a second antenna element. The first antenna element includes a first ground element, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, and a third radiation element. The first radiation element has a first feeding point. The second radiation element is coupled to the first ground element. The third radiation element is coupled to the first ground element. The third radiation element is adjacent to the first radiation element and the second radiation element. The second antenna element includes a second ground element, a fourth radiation element, a fifth radiation element, and a sixth radiation element. The fourth radiation element has a second feeding point. The fifth radiation element is adjacent to the fourth radiation element. The fifth radiation element is coupled through the sixth radiation element to the second ground element.
US12015207B2
An antenna comprises a printed circuit board that includes a central feed point and a plurality of antenna elements formed therein, where the antenna elements extending radially from the central feed point. Each antenna element comprises a feed line that is coupled to the central feed point, the feed line including a feed conductor and a ground conductor, and at least two dipole radiators coupled to the feed line, each dipole radiator comprising a first dipole arm that is coupled to the feed conductor and a second dipole arm that is coupled to the ground conductor. A first length of a first of the dipole radiators is different than a second length of a second of the dipole radiators. Each of the dipole radiators is fed in-phase.
US12015206B2
A mobile radio antenna for connection to at least one mobile base station. The mobile radio antenna comprises a plurality of radiating elements and an antenna array module, which comprises at least a first housing module. The first housing module comprises a first receiving space and a second receiving space, which are separated from each other by at least one partition. A first phase shifter arrangement is situated in the first receiving space. A first duplex filter assembly is situated in the second receiving space. The at least one partition comprises a first opening, wherein a common terminal of the first duplex filter assembly is electrically or electromagnetically connected to a common terminal of the first phase shifter arrangement through the first opening. Furthermore, an antenna-side terminal of the first phase shifter arrangement is electrically connected directly or indirectly to a first terminal of at least one radiating element.
US12015201B2
Waveguide and/or antenna structures for use in RADAR sensor assemblies and the like. In some embodiments, the assembly may comprise a waveguide block comprising a first surface on a first side of the waveguide block and a second surface on a second side of the waveguide block opposite the first side. One or more waveguides may be formed in the waveguide block. One or more antenna slots may be operably coupled with one or more of the waveguides. One or more auxiliary grooves may be positioned adjacent to at least one of the antenna slots and may mimic, or at least substantially mimic, at least one of the one or more antenna slots, such as in length and/or width.
US12015197B2
There is provided a metamaterial textile for providing wireless sensor network and method of designing such. The metamaterial textile comprising a sheet of metamaterial textile cut into a comb shape comprising long base with a plurality of metamaterial textile teeth extending along and from the base, wherein a gap is present between every two adjacent teeth, whereby, the metamaterial textile is configured to enable propagation of radio-surface plasmons wave along the metamaterial textile for providing wireless sensor network. The metamaterial textile is configured to control the height of the radio-surface plasmons wave by changing number of the metamaterial textile teeth, and changing dimensions of the metamaterial textile teeth and changing dimensions of the gaps.
US12015174B1
A battery module of a battery pack of an electric vehicle can include a current collector of a battery, a busbar of the battery and an interface component to electrically couple the current collector and the busbar. The interface component can be electrically coupled with the current collector or be an integral part of a metal layer of the current collector. The interface component can be curved about an edge of the busbar. The interface component can be coupled with the busbar via a first weld at a region of the busbar.
US12015167B2
A battery module includes a housing component that delimits a module interior and is intended for accommodating at least one module component. The housing component is formed as one piece and delimits the module interior at least on three sides.
US12015166B2
A battery box includes end plates, side plates, and welding members. One of the end plates is provided between two adjacent side plates. The end plates and the side plates are connected to one another to enclose a cavity of the battery box. The welding members are formed by bending an end portion of a side plate or an end portion of an end plate multiple times. The end portion of the side plate and the end portion of the end plate are configured to implement the connection of the side plates and the end plates to one another to enclose the cavity of the battery box. The welding members are configured to be welded to a corresponding side plate.
US12015165B2
A battery module reduces the risk of secondary ignition or explosion and increases cooling efficiency. The battery module includes a cell assembly having a plurality of secondary batteries stacked on each other in a front and rear direction; and a base plate configured such that the plurality of secondary batteries of the cell assembly are mounted to an upper portion thereof, the base plate including at least one gas discharge passage having a sidewall elongated in the front and rear direction to communicate with the outside and an open portion formed by a top of the sidewall in one direction and at least one anti-inflammatory mesh sheet configured to cover the open portion.
US12015161B2
The present invention relates to a catalyst for solid polymer fuel cells in which catalyst particles containing Pt as an essential catalyst metal are supported on a carbon powder carrier. The catalyst has good initial activity and good durability. When the catalyst is analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy after potential holding at 1.2 V (vs. RHE) for 10 minutes in a perchloric acid solution, a ratio of zero-valent Pt to total Pt is 75% or more and 95% or less. The present inventive catalyst metal is preferably one obtained by alloying Pt with one of Co, Ni and Fe, and further with one of Mn, Ti, Zr and Sn. In addition, it is preferable that a fluorine compound having a C—F bond is supported on at least the surfaces of catalyst particles in an amount of 3 to 20 mass % based on the total mass of the catalyst.
US12015158B2
The present invention relates to a method for producing a membrane for a fuel cell or electrolytic cell, in which (i) a liquid coating composition, which contains a supported catalyst containing precious metal and also contains an ionomer, is applied to a polymer electrolyte membrane which contains an ionomer, the ionomer of the liquid coating composition and the ionomer of the polymer electrolyte membrane each being a copolymer which contains as monomer a fluoroethylene and a fluorovinyl ether containing a sulfonic acid group, (ii) the coated polymer electrolyte membrane is heated to a temperature in the range from 178° C. to 250° C.
US12015157B2
A battery plate having a substrate with opposing surfaces and one or more nonplanar structures and one or more active materials disposed on at least one of the opposing surfaces; wherein the battery plate includes one or more of: i) one or more projections disposed within but do not extend beyond the active material; ii) one or more projections which project beyond the active material and substantially free of the active material or dust formed from the active material; and/or iii) a frame about the periphery of the substrate which projects beyond the active material and is substantially free of the active material or dust formed from the active material; and wherein the battery plate is adapted to form part of one or more electrochemical cells in a battery assembly.
US12015156B2
An silicon-containing electrode is formed by coating a silicon-containing slurry onto a conductive current collector. The slurry comprises a binder solution comprising a poly(carboxylic acid) binder dissolved in a mixed solvent system comprising an amide solvent of Formula I, as described herein, and a second solvent which can be water and/or an organic solvent. The binder preferably comprises poly(acrylic acid). The mixed solvent system comprises about 10 to about 99 vol % of the amide solvent of Formula I. The binder solution is utilized as a solvent for a slurry of silicon-containing particles for preparing the silicon-containing electrode. The slurries comprising the mixed solvent system have higher viscosity and are more stable than slurries containing the same concentrations of silicon particles, carbon particles, and binder in water as the sole solvent.
US12015155B2
A composition to form a porous insulating layer on an active material layer on a main surface of a current collector current collector is provided. The active material layer includes an active material to electrochemically intercalate and deintercalate lithium ions and an active material layer binder, the composition to form the porous insulating layer includes a solvent including an organic solvent, an insulating inorganic particle, and a binder, and the binder is a polymer obtained by polymerization of monomers including about 30 wt % to about 60 wt % of an aromatic vinyl compound, about 20 wt % to about 69 wt % of (meth)acrylic acid ester, about 5 wt % to about 35 wt % of (meth)acrylic acid ester including a hydroxy group or an ether group, and about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of a vinyl compound including an acidic functional group, based on a total weight of the binder.
US12015151B2
A composite positive active material represented by Formula 1, LiaNibCOcMndMeO2 Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, M is zirconium (Zr), aluminum (Al), rhenium (Re), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), gallium (Ga), silicon (Si), boron (B), ruthenium (Ru), titanium (Ti), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), magnesium (Mg), or platinum (Pt), 1.1≤a≤1.3, b+c+d+e≤1, 0≤b≤0.3, 0≤c≤0.3, 0
US12015148B2
The invention relates to spherical, nonporous Silicon particles having average particle sizes (d50) of 1 to 10 pm and a silicon content of 97 to 99.8 wt. %, the silicon content relating to the total weight of the silicon particles minus any oxygen content.
US12015135B2
Lithium ion batteries and battery modules are disclosed. The lithium ion battery includes a housing where a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte are provided. Some of the areas of the housing are made from the fusible material. When the temperature in the housing exceeds a set threshold, the area, made from the fusible material, on the housing is communicated, where the electrolyte flows out to separate from the positive electrode and the negative electrode. Timely separation of the electrolyte in the single lithium ion battery is achieved when the temperature thereof rises abnormally, the electrolyte is effectively protected from being ignited or decomposed, the single lithium ion battery is protected from being ignited and exploded, and damages to the rest surrounding single lithium ion batteries caused by a chain reaction brought by the single lithium ion battery of which the temperature rises abnormally are avoided.
US12015129B2
A vehicle battery charger and a vehicle battery charging system are described and illustrated, and can include a controller enabling a user to enter a time of day at which the vehicle battery charger or system begins and/or ends charging of the vehicle battery. The vehicle battery charger can be separate from the vehicle, can be at least partially integrated into the vehicle, can include a transmitter and/or a receiver capable of communication with a controller that is remote from the vehicle and vehicle charger, and can be controlled by a user or another party (e.g., a power utility) to control battery charging based upon a time of day, cost of power, or other factors.
US12015121B2
An electrolyte solution containing at least one compound (1) selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (1-1) (wherein R111 to R113 are each individually a C1-C4 linear or branched alkyl group, and at least one selected from R111 to R113 is a C1-C4 branched alkyl group) and a compound represented by the following formula (1-2) (wherein R121 to R123 are each individually a C1-C4 linear or branched alkyl group, and at least one selected from R121 to R123 is a C1-C4 branched alkyl group). Also disclosed is an electrochemical device including the electrolyte solution, a lithium ion secondary battery including the electrolyte solution and a module including the electrochemical device or lithium ion secondary battery:
US12015120B2
An additive, an electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery, and a rechargeable lithium battery, the additive being represented by Chemical Formula 1:
US12015119B2
A solid electrolyte material comprises Li, T, X and A wherein T is at least one of Sb, P, As, Si, Ge, Al, and B; X is one or more halogens or N; A is one or more of S or Se. The solid electrolyte material has peaks at 2θ=14.5°±0.50°, 16.8°±0.50°, 23.9°±0.50°, 28.1°±0.50°, and 32.5°±0.50 in X-ray diffraction measurement with Cu-Kα(1,2)=1.54064 Å and may include glass ceramic and/or mixed crystalline phases.
US12015116B2
An all-solid-state battery manufacturing apparatus disclosed herein includes a transport apparatus, a press roller, and an adhesive provision apparatus. The transport apparatus transports an active material layer. The press roller has a foil attachment surface, which is a cylindrical surface to which the current collection foil is to be attached. The press roller rotates and moves the current collection foil attached to the foil attachment surface to the surface of the active material layer being transported by the transport apparatus and presses the current collection foil and the active material layer between the press roller and the transport apparatus. The adhesive provision apparatus is provided on a movement path of the current collection foil rotated and moved by the foil attachment surface of the press roller, and provides an adhesive to the current collection foil attached to the press roller.
US12015114B2
Solid state lighting devices and associated methods of thermal sinking are described below. In one embodiment, a light emitting diode (LED) device includes a heat sink, an LED die thermally coupled to the heat sink, and a phosphor spaced apart from the LED die. The LED device also includes a heat conduction path in direct contact with both the phosphor and the heat sink. The heat conduction path is configured to conduct heat from the phosphor to the heat sink.
US12015112B2
A light emitting diode includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a mesa disposed on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, and including an active layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, and a lower insulation layer covering the mesa and at least a portion of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer exposed around the mesa, and having a first opening for allowing electrical connection to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second opening for allowing electrical connection to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer. The active layer generates light having a peak wavelength of about 500 nm or less, and the lower insulation layer includes a distributed Bragg reflector.
US12015106B2
A display device includes a semiconductor light emitting device disposed on a substrate and having a first conductive electrode disposed on a first upper portion of the semiconductor light emitting device and a second conductive electrode disposed on a second upper portion of the semiconductor light emitting device, a passivation layer disposed on the semiconductor light emitting device, a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductive electrode, and a second electrode electrically connected to the second conductive electrode. A part of the second electrode overlaps with a part of the first conductive electrode with the passivation layer interposed therebetween.
US12015096B2
According to an embodiment, a time of flight sensor device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a conversion region to convert an electromagnetic signal into photo-generated charge carriers, and including a substrate doping region having a n-doping type. The substrate doping region extends from a first main surface region of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a p doped region adjacent to the substrate doping region. The substrate doping region at least partially forms the conversion region in the semiconductor substrate. A readout node arranged in the semiconductor substrate within the substrate doping region and having the n-doping type is configured to readout the photo generated charge carriers. A control electrode is arranged in the substrate doping region of the semiconductor substrate and in the substrate doping region and has a p-doping type.
US12015095B2
A solar cell and a photovoltaic module including the solar cell. The solar cell includes: a semiconductor substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; a first dielectric layer located on the first surface; a first N+ doped layer located on a surface of the first dielectric layer; a first passivation layer located on a surface of the first N+ doped layer; a first electrode located on a surface of the first passivation layer; a second dielectric layer located on the second surface; a first P+ doped layer located on a surface of the second dielectric layer; a second passivation layer located on a surface of the first P+ doped layer; and a second electrode located on a surface of the second passivation layer.
US12015080B2
Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having an access device between a storage element and a conductive structure. The access device has channel material which includes semiconductor material. The channel material has a first end and an opposing second end, and has a side extending from the first end to the second end. The first end is adjacent the conductive structure, and the second end is adjacent the storage element. Conductive gate material is adjacent the side of the channel material. A first domed metal-containing cap is over the conductive structure and under the channel material and/or a second domed metal-containing cap is over the channel material and under the storage element. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies.
US12015075B2
A method of forming a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes: providing a semiconductor structure comprising a channel layer and a barrier layer sequentially stacked on a substrate; forming a first insulating layer on the barrier layer; and forming a gate contact, a source contact, and a drain contact on the barrier layer. An interface between the first insulating layer and the barrier layer comprises a modified interface region on a drain access region and/or a source access region of the semiconductor structure such that a sheet resistance of the drain access region and/or the source access region is between 300 and 400 Ω/sq.
US12015067B2
A semiconductor structure and a fabrication method are provided. The semiconductor structure includes: a base substrate; a gate structure on the base substrate, including a first portion in a first region and a second portion in a second region; and one or more stop layers on the base substrate and located in the first portion of the gate structure in the first region. A length of the first portion of the gate structure in the first region is larger than a length of the second portion of the gate structure in the second region.
US12015066B2
A method includes providing first and second channel layers in NMOS and PMOS regions respectively of a substrate; depositing a first layer comprising hafnium oxide over the first and second channel layers; forming a first dipole pattern over the second channel layer and not over the first channel layer; driving a first metal from the first dipole pattern into the first layer by annealing; removing the first dipole pattern; depositing a second layer comprising hafnium oxide over the first layer and over the first and second channel layers; forming a second dipole pattern over the second layer and the first channel layer and not over the second channel layer; driving a second metal from the second dipole pattern into the second layer by annealing; removing the second dipole pattern; and depositing a third layer comprising hafnium oxide over the second layer and over the first and the second channel layers.
US12015065B2
A semiconductor device includes a metal oxide semiconductor channel layer, a first gate dielectric layer contacting a first portion of a major surface of the metal oxide semiconductor channel layer, a first gate electrode overlying the first gate dielectric layer and contacting a second portion of the major surface of the metal oxide semiconductor channel layer, a drain region and a backside gate dielectric layer contacting another major surface of the metal oxide semiconductor channel layer, a backside gate electrode contacting the backside gate dielectric layer, a second gate dielectric layer contacting an end surface of the metal oxide semiconductor channel layer, a second gate electrode contacting a surface of the second gate dielectric layer, and a source region contacting another end surface of the metal oxide semiconductor channel layer.
US12015059B2
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a mask layer on a substrate. The mask layer and the substrate include an opening. An isolation structure is formed in the opening. The mask layer is removed. A first conductive layer is formed on the isolation structure and the substrate. A first implantation process is performed on the first conductive layer and the isolation structure, to form a doped portion in the first conductive layer and a doped portion in the isolation structure. A second conductive layer is formed on the first conductive layer and the isolation structure. A first planarization process is performed, so that the top surfaces of the second conductive layer, the first conductive layer, and the isolation structure are aligned.
US12015047B2
A display device includes pixels including subpixels, electrodes spaced apart from each other in a first direction, extending in a second direction, and disposed in the subpixels, light emitting elements in the subpixels and on the electrodes, and contact electrodes electrically contacting the light emitting elements and the electrodes. The subpixels each includes an emission area including the light emitting elements, and a sub area spaced apart from the emission area. The pixels each includes a first subpixel including a first emission area and a sub area on a first side of the first emission area, and a second subpixel which is disposed on a first side of the first subpixel and includes a second emission area and a sub area disposed on a second side of the second emission area. The sub area of the second subpixel is disposed side by side with the first emission area.
US12015037B2
To prevent the occurrence of a defect in an infrared-light attenuation filter and prevent a reduction in image quality. An imaging device includes a photoelectric converter, an on-chip lens, a color filter, the infrared-light attenuation filter, and a protective film. The photoelectric converter performs photoelectric conversion depending on incident light. The on-chip lens collects the incident light into the photoelectric converter. Infrared light and visible light of a specified wavelength from among the collected incident light are transmitted through the color filter. The infrared-light attenuation filter attenuates the infrared light from among the collected incident light, and visible light from among the collected incident light is transmitted through the infrared-light attenuation filter. The protective film is arranged adjacent to the infrared-light attenuation filter and protects the infrared-light attenuation filter.
US12015030B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation structure in the semiconductor substrate for isolating a first active region and a second active region, a first device formed in the first active region, and a second device formed in the second active region. The first device has a first gate dielectric layer and a first gate electrode over the first gate dielectric layer. The first gate electrode includes at least one of Ta and C, and has a first work function for a first conductivity. The second device has a second gate dielectric layer and a second gate electrode over the second gate dielectric layer. The second gate electrode includes at least one of Ta, C, and Al, and has a second work function for a second conductivity. The second conductivity is different from the first conductivity.
US12015028B2
A transistor module including a first transistor and a second transistor for start up control is provided. Wherein the first end of the first transistor is coupled to the first end of the second transistor, the second end of the first transistor is coupled to the control end of the second transistor, and the second end of the second transistor provides a start up current for a control circuit.
US12015027B2
The disclosure provides an electromagnetic wave adjustment apparatus includes a control circuit, a transistor circuit die and an electronic assembly. The transistor circuit die receives a control signal from the control circuit and drives the electronic assembly.
US12015024B2
A body bias voltage generating circuit includes a current mirror circuit configured to generate and input a target current to a target semiconductor element, the target semiconductor element configured to be set to a turned-on state; and a charge pump circuit including an oscillator configured to output a clock signal based on a result of comparing an output voltage of the target semiconductor element with a reference voltage, and at least one charge pump outputting a body bias voltage to each of a plurality of semiconductor elements, wherein each of the plurality of semiconductor elements is the same as or is the same type as the target semiconductor element.
US12015020B2
Semiconductor device has a regulator circuit having an even number of switching regulators that generate output power from an input power supply and a power management IC that controls the output potential generated by the switching regulator. semiconductor device is characterized in that a group of half of the even number of switching regulators is arranged on a first surface of semiconductor device system board, and a group of switching regulators, which is the remaining half, is arranged on a second surface that is in front-back relation with the first surface. This semiconductor device reduces semiconductor device board-area (pattern-resource).
US12015014B2
A semiconductor package includes a frame having a through-opening, a first semiconductor chip disposed in the through-opening and having a first active surface on which a first connection pad is disposed and a first inactive surface opposing the first active surface, a second semiconductor chip disposed on the first semiconductor chip and having a second active surface on which a second connection pad is disposed and a second inactive surface opposing the second active surface, first and second bumps electrically connected to the first and second connection pads, respectively, first and second dummy bumps disposed on a same level as levels of the first and second bumps, respectively, first and second posts electrically connected to the first and second bumps, respectively, a connection member including a redistribution layer electrically connected to each of the first and second posts, and a dummy post disposed between the frame and the connection member.
US12015013B2
A die stack structure including a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, an insulating encapsulation and a redistribution circuit structure is provided. The first semiconductor die includes a first semiconductor substrate including a first portion and a second portion, a first interconnect structure and a first bonding structure. The first interconnect structure is disposed on a top surface of the second portion, a lateral dimension of the first portion is greater than a lateral dimension of the top surface of the second portion. The second semiconductor die is disposed on the first semiconductor die and includes a second bonding structure, the second semiconductor die is electrically connected with the first semiconductor die through the first and second bonding structures. The insulating encapsulation is disposed on the first portion and laterally encapsulating the second portion and the second semiconductor die. The redistribution circuit structure is electrically connected with the first and second semiconductor dies, and the lateral dimension of the first portion is greater than a lateral dimension of the redistribution circuit structure.
US12015010B2
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die including a side surface bonded to the first semiconductor die, such that the second semiconductor die is perpendicular to the first semiconductor die, and a junction circuit for connecting the first semiconductor die to the second semiconductor die.
US12015006B2
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor element and a tin-based solder layer. The semiconductor element faces the substrate in a normal direction of the substrate. The normal direction corresponds to a normal line of the substrate. The tin-based solder layer joins the semiconductor element to the substrate. The tin-based solder layer a central portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the central portion. The tin-based solder layer has a tin crystal with a C-axis at each of the central portion and the peripheral portion. The C-axis at the central portion intersects the normal line at an angle larger than 45 degrees with respect to the normal line. The C-axis at the peripheral portion either intersects the normal line at an angle smaller than or equal to 45 degrees with respect to the normal line, or is parallel to the normal line.
US12015003B2
An interconnect for a semiconductor device includes a laminate substrate; a first plurality of electrical devices in or on a surface of the laminate substrate; a redistribution layer having a surface disposed on the surface of the laminate substrate; a second plurality of electrical devices in or on the surface of the redistribution layer; and a plurality of transmission lines between the first plurality of electrical devices and the second plurality of electrical devices. The surface of the laminate substrate and the surface of the redistribution layer are parallel to each other to form a dielectric structure and a conductor structure.
US12014983B2
Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a base which includes first circuitry. Memory decks are over the base. Each of the memory decks has a sense/access line coupled with the first circuitry. The memory decks and base are vertically spaced from one another by gaps. The gaps alternate in a vertical direction between first gaps and second gaps. Overlapping conductive paths extend from the sense/access lines to the first circuitry. The conductive paths include first conductive interconnects within the first gaps and second conductive interconnects within the second gaps. The first and second conductive interconnects are laterally offset relative to one another.
US12014981B2
An example circuit includes a coil structure located on at least a first layer of an integrated circuit (IC); and a circuit component comprising conduction paths. The conduction paths are located on one or more layers separate from the first layer and the first layer and the one or more layers form parallel planes. The conduction paths of the circuit component are oriented to avoid eddy currents in the conduction paths caused by an electric current through the coil structure and form a patterned shield. At least some of the conduction paths define an area, and the coil structure is located within the defined area.
US12014971B2
A thermal interface structure for transferring heat from an electronic component to a system heat sink includes a stack of one or more layers of a stiff thermal interface material and one or more layers of a compliant thermal interface material stacked on and connected to the one or more layers of the compliant thermal interface material. In some embodiments, the thermal interface structure also may include one or more layers of a shape memory alloy and/or a collapsible encasement.
US12014969B2
A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a redistribution structure over a substrate, a semiconductor die over the redistribution structure and electrically coupled to the substrate, and an underfill material over the substrate and encapsulating the redistribution structure and the semiconductor die. The underfill material includes an extension portion overlapping a corner of the semiconductor die and extending into the substrate.
US12014968B2
To prevent deterioration of light incident/emission environment in a semiconductor device in which a transmissive material is laminated on an optical element forming surface via an adhesive. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element manufactured by chip size packaging, a transmissive material which is bonded with an adhesive to cover an optical element forming surface of the semiconductor element, and a side surface protective resin which covers an entire side surface where a layer structure of the semiconductor element and the transmissive material is exposed.
US12014964B2
A semiconductor package includes: an electrically insulating core and an electrically conductive first via extending through a periphery region of the core, the core having glass fibres interwoven with epoxy material and one or more regions where the glass fibres are exposed from the epoxy material; a power semiconductor die embedded in an opening in the core and having a first load terminal bond pad which faces a same direction as a first side of the core, a second load terminal bond pad which faces a same direction as a second side of the core, and a control terminal bond pad; a resin that encases the power semiconductor die; a first contact pad plated on the first via at the second side of the core; and a second contact pad plated on the first load terminal bond pad of the power semiconductor die at the first side of the core.
US12014963B2
A power semiconductor module includes: an electrically insulative frame having opposite first and second mounting sides, and a border that defines a periphery of the electrically insulative frame; a first substrate seated in the electrically insulative frame; a plurality of power semiconductor dies attached to the first substrate; a plurality of signal pins attached to the first substrate and electrically connected to the power semiconductor dies; a plurality of busbars attached to the first substrate and extending through the border of the electrically insulative frame; a plurality of fixing positions at the first mounting side of the electrically insulative frame; and a plurality of electrically insulative protrusions jutting out from the second mounting side of the electrically insulative frame, wherein the protrusions are vertically aligned with the fixing positions. Methods of producing the power semiconductor module and power electronic assemblies that incorporate the power semiconductor module are also described.
US12014962B2
A semiconductor wafer includes a semiconductor chip that includes a photonic device. The semiconductor chip includes an optical fiber attachment region in which an optical fiber alignment structure is to be fabricated. The optical fiber alignment structure is not yet fabricated in the optical fiber attachment region. The semiconductor chip includes an in-plane fiber-to-chip optical coupler positioned at an edge of the optical fiber attachment region. The in-plane fiber-to-chip optical coupler is optically connected to the photonic device. A sacrificial optical structure is optically coupled to the in-plane fiber-to-chip optical coupler. The sacrificial optical structure includes an out-of-plane optical coupler configured to receive input light from a light source external to the semiconductor chip. At least a portion of the sacrificial optical structure extends through the optical fiber attachment region.
US12014959B2
Fabrication of narrow and wide structures based on lithographic patterning of exclusively narrow mask structures. Multi-patterning may be employed to define narrow mask structures. Wide mask structures may be derived through a process-based merging of multiple narrow mask structures. The merge may include depositing a cap layer over narrow structures, filling in minimum spaces. The cap layer may be removed leaving residual cap material only within minimum spaces. Narrow and wide structures may be etched into an underlayer based on a summation of the narrow mask structures and residual cap material. A plug pattern may further mask portions of the cap layer not completely filling space between adjacent mask structures. The underlayer may then be etched based on a summation of the narrow mask structures, plug pattern, and residual cap material. Such methods may be utilized to integrate nanoribbon transistors with nanowire transistors in an integrated circuit (IC).
US12014954B2
An equipment includes a supporter and an etching device. The supporter is configured to support a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes an etch stop layer, a material layer, and a mask layer. The mask layer has openings to expose portions of the material layer. The etching device is configured to emit a plurality of directional charged particle beams to etch the exposed portions of the material layer for forming gaps in the material layer, in which the etching device has plural ion extraction apertures to emit the directional charged particle beams. A vertical distance between the semiconductor device and the ion extraction apertures is determined in accordance with a profile of each of the gap, each of the directional charged particle beams has two energy peaks at two angles, and the angles are determined in accordance with a profile of each of the gaps and the vertical distance.
US12014952B2
In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a method that includes depositing multiple hard mask layers over an interconnect dielectric layer. A first patterning layer is deposited over the multiple hard mask layers, and a first masking structure is formed over the first masking structure. The first masking structure has openings formed by a first extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography process. Portions of the first patterning layer are removed according to the first masking structure. A second masking structure is formed within the patterned first patterning layer. A third masking structure is formed over a topmost one of the hard mask layers and has openings formed by a second EUV lithography process. Removal processes are performed to pattern the multiple hard mask layers to form openings in the interconnect dielectric layer, and interconnect wires having rounded corners are formed within the openings of the interconnect dielectric layer.
US12014948B2
The present invention relates to a semiconductor heat treatment member for holding a semiconductor wafer, including a base member a surface of which is covered with an oxide film, the base member including a silicon carbide, in which a surface of a wafer holding portion to be in contact with a semiconductor wafer has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of smaller than or equal to 0.3 μm and an element average length RSm of shorter than or equal to 40 μm.
US12014944B2
A system includes a factory interface, a load port connected to the factory interface, a container connected to the load port, and a controller connected to a robot arm of the factory interface. The controller determines that the container is configured to store replacement parts for a process chamber of the system and causes the robot arm to move according to a first mapping pattern to identify, using a detection system at a distal end of an end effector of the robot arm, positions in the container. Regions of the container that do not contain replacement parts are determined and the robot arm is moved according to a second mapping pattern to identify a position in the container of a wafer and/or an empty carrier for a replacement part. A mapping of positions of replacement parts and positions of the wafer and/or empty carrier is recorded in a storage medium.
US12014940B2
Disclosed is a substrate treating system and a substrate transporting method. For instance, it is assumed that an indexer block, a first treating block, and a second treating block are arranged in this order. In this case, for transporting a substrate treated in the second treating block to an indexer block, the substrate is necessarily sent through the first treating block without any treatment in the first treating block. However, the first treating block and the second treating block are both connected to the indexer block. Therefore, transportation of the substrate is performable directly from the second treating block to the indexer block without through the first treating block. Therefore, reduction in throughput is suppressible.
US12014929B2
There is provided an etching method for silicon nitride that enables selective etching of silicon nitride without using plasma. The etching method for silicon nitride includes placing etching object (12) containing silicon nitride in an etching gas containing halogen fluoride, which is a compound of bromine or iodine and fluorine, to etch the silicon nitride of the etching object (12) without using plasma under a pressure of 1 Pa to 80 kPa.
US12014924B2
When a value obtained by dividing the number of the one or more second regions by a total of the number of the one or more first regions and the number of the one or more second regions is defined as a first defect free area ratio, a value obtained by dividing the number of the one or more fourth regions by a total of the number of the one or more third regions and the number of the one or more fourth regions is defined as a second defect free area ratio, and a value obtained by dividing the number of the one or more macroscopic defects by an area of the central region is defined as X cm−2, A is smaller than B, B is less than or equal to 4, X is more than 0 and less than 4, and a Formula 1 is satisfied.
US12014923B2
A method for making a radio frequency (RF) semiconductor device may include forming an RF ground plane layer on a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate and including a conductive superlattice. The conductive superlattice may include stacked groups of layers, with each group of layers including stacked doped base semiconductor monolayers defining a doped base semiconductor portion, and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent doped base semiconductor portions. The method may further include forming a body above the RF ground plane layer, forming spaced apart source and drain regions adjacent the body and defining a channel region in the body, and forming a gate overlying the channel region.
US12014919B2
A structure includes a first dielectric film and a second dielectric film. The second dielectric film is formed on and in contact with the first dielectric film, in which a first pore is formed between the first dielectric film and the second dielectric film, and a thickness of the first dielectric film is smaller than a diameter of the first pore.
US12014911B2
An example of a sputtering apparatus comprises a first target and a second target that emit sputter particles, a substrate support configured to support a substrate, a shielding plate disposed between the first and the second target and the substrate and having a through-hole through which the sputter particles pass, and an obstructing mechanism. The through-hole has a first opening region through which the sputter particles emitted from the fit target pass and a second opening region through which the sputter particles emitted from the second target pass, and the obstructing mechanism is configured to obstruct the sputter particles emitted from the first target in passing through the second opening region and the sputter particles emitted in the second target from passing through the first opening region.
US12014908B2
A vacuum processing apparatus with improved processing efficiency, which includes a pusher arm to support the wafer on a beam portion, or deliver the supported wafer, and a cooling plate disposed on a bottom in the lock chamber for cooling the wafer and placed on tip ends of multiple support pins. The pusher arm includes four pusher pins disposed around a center of the wafer to be placed on the horizontally extending beam portion, and a drive unit connected to the proximal part for vertically moving the beam portion. The cooling plate includes a recess portion in its center, into which the beam portion of the pusher arm which has been moved downward is stored. The support pins are positioned closer to an outer circumference side of the wafer on the cooling plate with respect to the center than the pusher pins of the pusher arm.
US12014903B2
In a plasma processing apparatus including a plasma processing chamber disposed in a vacuum chamber, a sample stage disposed in the plasma processing chamber and on which a sample is placed, in the vacuum chamber, a second shower plate disposed above the sample stage, a first shower plate disposed above the second shower plate, and a dielectric window disposed above the first shower plate, first gas is supplied from a first gas supply unit to a space between the dielectric window and the first shower plate, and second gas is supplied from a second gas supply unit to a space between the first shower plate and the second shower plate.
US12014895B2
A multi-beam electronics scanning system using swathing. The system includes an electron emitter source configured to emit an illumination beam. The illumination beam is split into multiple electron beams by a beam splitter lens array. The system also includes an electronic deflection system configured to deflect each of the electron beams in a plurality of directions, including a first direction, along two different axes. Last, a swathing stage is used to move a sample with a constant velocity in a second direction that is parallel to the first direction.
US12014893B2
The present invention relates to an arc extinguishing circuit and apparatus which are suitable for extinguishing arc of mechanical switches particularly. A mechanical switch requiring arc extinguishing is connected in series with a load, comprising a first switch, a first charging unit and a first capacitor. The first power supply charges the first capacitor by the first charging unit, and the second power supply supplies power to the load by the first switch and the first capacitor during disconnection of the mechanical switch. The first charging unit is either a first element, or a second switch, or comprising a first element and a second switch connected in series. The present invention has the advantages of high capacitance utilization rate of capacitor and simple circuit.
US12014891B2
A plug-in circuit breaker that includes a circuit breaker housing with a limiting hole and a opening and closing button. The circuit breaker further includes a locking member rotatably arranged inside the circuit breaker housing with an upper portion close to the limiting hole provided with a locking protrusion fitting. A lower portion of the circuit breaker housing is provided with a locking driving surface fitting with the opening and closing button. When the limiting hole is not shielded, the opening and closing button jacks up the locking driving surface to enable the locking protrusion to extend out of the limiting hole. The plug-in circuit breaker is closed when the limiting hole is shielded, so that the locking protrusion cannot extend out of the limiting hole. The locking driving surface limits the opening and closing button, so that the opening and closing button cannot press to the destined position.
US12014889B2
A magnetic induction switch has a base; a mounting cavity is arranged in the base; an induction circuit board is arranged in the mounting cavity and a Hall induction element is provided; a rotating cover is rotated on the base and is provided with at least two positioning points on the rotating path; the magnet is provided in the rotating cover, and the position of the magnet relative to the Hall induction element changes during the rotation of the rotating cover so that the induction circuit board generates control signals; the magnetic induction switch of the invention is waterproof, avoids hidden trouble existing in the ignition of the mechanical switch, and has the advantages of simple structure and convenient manufacture.
US12014887B2
A push switch includes a vertically arranged reed switch, a hollow case disposed to surround the reed switch, an annular first magnet fixedly disposed on the lower side in the case to surround the reed switch and magnetized in the axial direction, an annular second magnet disposed to be axially movable on the upper side in the case to surround the reed switch and magnetized in a direction opposite to the first magnet, and a pushing member mounted to the second magnet to move the second magnet to an operating position close to the first magnet at the time of downward operation. The case is positioned so that in a non-operating state, the pushing member is not pressed down within the case. The contact point of the reed switch comes at the center between the first magnet and the second magnet in the axial direction.
US12014881B2
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a high frequency capacitor, including preparing a substrate for formation of the capacitor, forming a dielectric layer at an upper surface of the substrate, forming an upper electrode at an upper surface of the dielectric layer, and removing a portion of a lower surface of the substrate, to expose a lower surface of the dielectric layer, and forming a lower electrode at the lower surface of the dielectric layer. The high frequency capacitor includes a dielectric layer having a uniform surface, a thick upper electrode, and a thick lower electrode and, as such, exhibits high quality factor (Q) even at a high frequency.
US12014876B2
A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a capacitance region in which at least one first internal electrode and at least one second internal electrode are alternately laminated in a first direction with at least one dielectric layer interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes spaced apart from each other and disposed on the body to be connected to the at least one first internal electrode and the at least one second internal electrode, respectively, wherein the body further includes a buffer layer disposed in the capacitance region and having a Young's modulus of greater than 0 time and (50/135) times or less of a Young's modulus of the at least one dielectric layer.
US12014869B2
A magnetic field drive system is disclosed. The magnetic field drive system comprises: a rail; a first magnetic field generation unit provided on the rail; and a second magnetic field generation unit provided on the rail, and arranged to face the first magnetic field generation unit with a target area therebetween, wherein the first magnetic field generation unit and the second magnetic field generation unit can generate magnetic field in the target area.
US12014859B2
A coil component including 2N coils, N being an integer of two or more, wherein the 2N coils are configured to form N pairs, and wherein when coils other than a first coil and a second coil forming one of the N pairs are defined as the other coils, a magnetic coupling between the first coil and the second coil is stronger than a magnetic coupling between the first coil and each of the other coils.
US12014853B2
In general, the disclosure is directed to bulk iron-nitride materials having a polycrystalline microstructure having pores including a plurality of crystallographic grains surrounded by grain boundaries, where at least one crystallographic grain includes an iron-nitride phase including any of a body centered cubic (bcc) structure, a body centered tetragonal (bct), and a martensite structure. The disclosure further describes techniques producing a bulk iron-nitride material having a polycrystalline microstructure, including: melting an iron source to obtain a molten iron source; fast belt casting the molten iron source to obtain a cast iron source; cooling and shaping the cast iron source to obtain a bulk iron-containing material having a body-centered cubic (bcc) structure; annealing the bulk iron-containing material at an austenite transformation temperature and subsequently cooling the bulk iron-containing material; and nitriding the bulk iron-containing material to obtain the bulk iron-nitride material.
US12014850B2
A high voltage power cable including an insulating body which incorporates a polymer. The insulating body defines an interior channel configured to receive a coolant. The high voltage power cable further includes an electrical conductor buried in the insulating body.
US12014848B2
A flame-retardant cable having a core is disclosed. The cable contains at least one conductor and a coating made from a low smoke zero halogen flame-retardant polymer composition. The polymer composition contains a halogen free base polymer added with a) less than 170 phr of at least one metal hydroxide; b) from 1 to 10 phr of a phyllosilicate clay; c) at least 1 phr and less than 10 phr of melamine or a derivative thereof; and d) an alkali or alkaline-earth metal carbonate. The cable has improved reaction to fire performances especially in that no dripping occurs during burning, which renders it compliant with the requirements of the more recent international standards.
US12014843B2
Disclosed are a joining structure of different kinds of conductors, a joining method of different kinds of conductors, and a joint of power cables capable of improving joining reliability of a junction of the different kinds of conductors.
US12014836B2
A method, system, and computer program product to prevent misinterpretation of communications via artificial intelligence assistants. The method includes monitoring an artificial intelligence enabled communication. The method also includes analyzing messages, participants, and actions within the communication. The method also includes identifying critical data within the communication. The method also includes determining critical sequence data, where the critical sequence data is a sequence of conversation elements that contains the critical data. The method also includes predicting an uncertainty level for the critical sequence data, where the uncertainty level indicates an amount of uncertainty that the artificial intelligence correctly interprets the critical sequence data. The method also includes determining that the uncertainty level for the critical sequence data is above a threshold uncertainty value, resulting in critical sequence data that is subject to misinterpretation. The method also includes resolving any uncertainties for the critical sequence data.
US12014833B2
A method for classifying human blastocysts includes obtaining images of a set of artificially fertilized (AF) embryos incubating in an incubator. A morphological quality of the AF embryos is determined based on a classification of the images by a convolutional neural network trained using images of pre-classified embryos. Each of the AF embryos is graded based on the morphological quality. A probability that a given graded AF embryo will result in a successful pregnancy after the given AF embryo is implanted in a gestating female is computed for each of the AF embryos from the set based on a grade of the given AF embryo and clinical parameters associated with the gestating female. One or more graded AF embryos to be recommended to be implanted in the gestating female from the set are selected based on the probability of successful pregnancy. An identity of each of the selected graded AF embryos and a number of the selected graded AF embryos to be potentially implanted in the gestating female is then output based on an outcome desired by the gestating female following implantation.
US12014832B2
Methods and systems disclosed herein utilize an automated analytics framework to implement a perioperative complication risk algorithm that uses existing clinical data in electronic health records to forecast patient-level probabilistic risk scores for eight major postoperative complications. An example method includes accessing health record data for a patient, normalizing the accessed health record data to generate a health record data set for the patient, transforming one or more features from the health record data set, selecting one or more transformed features from the health record data set, calculating risk probabilities for one or more complication risk categories based on the health record data set and the selected one or more features, calculating mortality risk probabilities for one or more mortality risk categories based on the calculated risk probabilities, and generating a personalized risk panel based on the calculated risk probabilities and the calculated mortality risk probabilities.
US12014821B2
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for processing analyte data. In some example implementations, a method may include generating glucose sensor data indicative of a host's glucose concentration using a glucose sensor; calculating a glycemic variability index (GVI) value based on the glucose sensor data; and providing output to a user responsive to the calculated glycemic variability index value. The GVI may be a ratio of a length of a line representative of the sensor data and an ideal length of the line. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
US12014817B2
Disclosed herein are various embodiments of systems and methods for visualizing, analyzing, and managing telepresence devices operating in a telepresence network of healthcare facilities. The visualization and management system for telepresence devices may display a first viewing level that includes a geographical representation of the location of various telepresence devices. A user may selectively view a global view of all telepresence devices, telepresence devices within a particular region, and/or the details of a particular telepresence device. A user may also access a viewing level of a network of healthcare facilities. The user may view, analyze, and/or manage the healthcare network, telepresence device network, individual telepresence devices, connection rules, and/or other aspects of the healthcare network using the geographical visualization and management tool described herein.
US12014816B2
A mechanism is provided in a data processing system to implement a multi-sensor health monitoring platform. The mechanism applies a machine learning model to predict patient needs and patient activity trends based on physiological features and activity features of the patient. The mechanism applies the machine learning model to predict energy requirements for a plurality of medical sensors based on the predicted patient needs and patient activity trends. The mechanism schedules recharging of the plurality of medical sensors based on the predicted energy requirements and identifying one or more sensors to set to an activate state based on the predicted patient needs and patient activity trends. The mechanism collecting sensor data from the one or more sensors and applies the machine learning model to generate a point-of-care recommendation based on the collected sensor data.
US12014814B2
Methods and systems are provided for tuning a static model with multiple operating points to adjust model performance without retraining the model or triggering a new regulatory clearance. In one embodiment, a method comprises, responsive to a request to tune a model, obtaining a tuning dataset including a set of medical images, executing the model using the set of medical images as input to generate model tuning output, and determining, for each operating point of a set of operating points, a set of tuning metric values based on the tuning dataset and the model tuning output relative to each operating point. An operating point from the set of operating points may be selected based on each set of tuning metric values and, upon a request to analyze a subsequent medical image, a representation of a finding output from the static model executed at the selected operating point.
US12014807B2
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for automated report generation is provided. The present invention may include receiving a plurality of patient images. The present invention may include retrieving relevant data based on an analysis of the plurality of patient images. The present invention may include providing the relevant data to a user, wherein the relevant data provided to the user is in accordance with a relevant medical guideline. The present invention may include monitoring data input to generate a tailored medical report.
US12014805B2
Apparatus and methods for deriving a dietary plan. In one embodiment, the method comprises enabling a user to enter a long-term dietary goal at a health tracking device; accessing user profile information relating to the user; generating at least one value representative of a short-term dietary goal for the user based at least in part on the long-term dietary goal and the user profile information; dividing the at least one value of the short-term dietary goal among a plurality of dietary portions; and enabling the user to adjust the relative amount of the at least one value apportioned to each of the plurality of dietary portions.
US12014802B2
A device for locating a sample read with respect to a reference genome includes a plurality of groups of cells. Each group of cells stores a reference sequence representing reference bases from the reference genome corresponding to an order of cells in the respective group of cells. Each group of cells further stores a current substring sequence representing sample bases from the sample read corresponding to the order of the cells in the respective group of cells. Each group of cells stores the same current substring sequence and a reference sequence representing a portion of the reference genome that partially overlaps at least one other portion of the reference genome represented by one or more other reference sequences stored in one or more other groups of cells. Groups of cells are identified among the plurality of groups of cells where the stored reference sequence matches the current substring sequence.
US12014798B2
A compute in memory device comprises a memory array including a plurality of data lines for parallel access to memory array data, and an input/output interface. Data path circuits between the memory array and the input/output interface include a page buffer, each buffer cell of the page buffer including a plurality of storage elements. A plurality of computation circuits is provided connected to respective buffer cells. The computation circuits execute a function of data in the storage elements of the respective buffer cells and can be configured in parallel to generate a results data page including operation results for the plurality of buffer cells. A data analysis circuit is connected to the data path circuits to execute a function of the results data page to generate an analysis result. A register can be provided to store the analysis result accessible via the input/output interface.
US12014791B2
The present disclosure provides example memory fault handling method, computer device, and computer-readable storage medium. One example method includes starting fault analysis for a memory at a first moment, where the fault analysis includes obtaining a current fault analysis result of the memory by analyzing historical fault information, the historical fault information includes fault information of the memory accumulated in a historical time period, and the historical time period is a time period before the first moment or a time period before the first moment and including the first moment. Fault recovery is started for the memory based on the current fault analysis result of the memory.
US12014787B2
Methods, systems, and devices for techniques for determining an interface connection status are described. A system may include an interface between a host device and a memory device. The host device may transmit to the memory device first data in a pattern over a first set of transmission lines of the interface. The host device may also transmit to the memory device second data in the pattern over a second set of transmission lines of the interface. The memory device may compare the first data and the second data, and based on the comparison, send an indication of a connection status of the interface to the host device.
US12014777B2
The present application discloses a non-volatile memory and an operating method of the non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory includes a plurality of memory cells, and unselected word lines connected with the memory cells. The method includes applying a first voltage rising at a first slope to unselected word lines to charge the unselected word lines, and stopping applying the first voltage to the unselected word lines in response to that the first voltage rises to a predetermined voltage. The predetermined voltage is higher than a pass voltage of a plurality of memory cells connected with the unselected word lines.
US12014776B2
A memory circuit includes a bias voltage generator including a bias voltage node, an activation voltage generator including a resistive device, and a first amplifier, a drive circuit including a second amplifier including an input terminal coupled to the bias voltage node, and a resistive random-access memory (RRAM) array. The activation voltage generator and the first amplifier are configured to generate a portion of a bias voltage level on the bias voltage node based on a resistance of the resistive device, and the drive circuit is configured to output a drive voltage having the bias voltage level to the RRAM array.
US12014773B2
A semiconductor storage device includes: a first memory cell and a second memory cell that are adjacent to each other and connected to each other in series; a first word line connected to the first memory cell; a second word line connected to the second memory cell; and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to, in a first read operation to read a first bit stored in the first memory cell, apply a first voltage to the first word line, and then, apply a first read voltage lower than the first voltage, to the first word line, and apply a second voltage to the second word line, and then, apply a third voltage lower than the second voltage and higher than the first voltage, to the second word line. The third voltage is applied to the second word line after the first read voltage is applied to the first word line.
US12014767B2
A computer-implemented method includes an act of configuring hardware to cause at least a part of the hardware to operate as a double data rate (DDR) memory controller, and to produce a capture clock to time a read data path, where a timing of the capture clock is based on a first clock signal of a first clock, delay the first clock signal to produce a delayed first clock signal, adjust the delay such that at least one clock edge of the delayed first clock signal is placed nearer to at least one clock edge of at least one data strobe (DQS), or at least one signal dependent on a DQS timing, and produce a modified timing of the capture clock based on the delay of the first clock signal.
US12014764B2
Memory device including row hammer preventing circuitry and an operating method of the memory device
A row hammer preventing circuitry including: a first table storing a count value representing a hit count and an address bit of multiple entries, each entry corresponding to access-requested target rows; a second table including safe bits and a safe bit counter; and a row hammer preventing logic to identify masking entries, on which a masking comparison is to be performed, among the entries on the basis of the safe bit counter, to determine a hit or miss on the basis of whether other bits except an MSB among address bits of an access-requested target row match other bits except an MSB among address bits of the masking entries, and to generate a control signal indicating an additional refresh on rows adjacent to rows corresponding to a masking entry whose hit count is greater than a threshold value.
US12014759B2
Provided are: a magnetic recording medium including a non-magnetic support and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder, in which the ferromagnetic powder is an ε-iron oxide powder, a vertical squareness ratio SQ of the magnetic recording medium is 0.50 or more and 0.95 or less at a measurement temperature of 25° C., and an inclination of SQ obtained from SQ at a measurement temperature of 10° C., SQ at a measurement temperature of 25° C., and SQ at a measurement temperature of 40° C. is −0.0050° C.−1 or more and −0.0003° C.−1 or less; a magnetic tape cartridge including the magnetic recording medium which is a magnetic tape; and a magnetic recording and reproducing device including the magnetic recording medium.
US12014752B2
Methods, apparatus and systems related to post-production stage of a multimedia content are described. In one example aspect, a method for performing automated post-production editing includes receiving one or more machine-readable scripts corresponding to one or more scenes of a storyline. The one or more machine-readable scripts include information about multimodal data and editing instructions for each of the one or more scenes. The method also includes identifying, based on the multimodal data for each of the one or more scenes, at least one change in an audio or video feature in the multiple streams of multimedia content corresponding to the one or more scenes, editing the multiple streams of multimedia content based on the editing instructions and selectively based on the identified change, and generating a final stream of multimedia content based on the edited multiple streams.
US12014749B2
Example implementations relate to audio samples to detect device anomalies. For example, computing device, comprising: a processing resource and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by the processing resource to: generate a matrix of audio information for a plurality of audio samples of a device, select audio information from one of the plurality of audio samples, generate a plurality of principal components for the selected audio information utilizing a principal component expansion, select a principal component from the plurality of principal components based on a quantity of variance, and detect an anomaly of the device based on a comparison between a real time audio sample of the device and the selected principal component.
US12014742B1
A voice controlled assistant has a housing to hold one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and various computing components. The housing has an elongated cylindrical body extending along a center axis between a base end and a top end. The microphone(s) are mounted in the top end and the speaker(s) are mounted proximal to the base end. The microphone(s) and speaker(s) are coaxially aligned along the center axis. The speaker(s) are oriented to output sound directionally toward the base end and opposite to the microphone(s) in the top end. The sound may then be redirected in a radial outward direction from the center axis at the base end so that the sound is output symmetric to, and equidistance from, the microphone(s).
US12014739B2
Processor(s) of a client device can: receive sensor data that captures environmental attributes of an environment of the client device; process the sensor data using a machine learning model to generate a predicted output that dictates whether one or more currently dormant automated assistant functions are activated; making a decision as to whether to trigger the one or more currently dormant automated assistant functions; subsequent to making the decision, determining that the decision was incorrect; and in response to determining that the determination was incorrect, generating a gradient based on comparing the predicted output to ground truth output. In some implementations, the generated gradient is used, by processor(s) of the client device, to update weights of the on-device speech recognition model. In some implementations, the generated gradient is additionally or alternatively transmitted to a remote system for use in remote updating of global weights of a global speech recognition model.
US12014737B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices are disclosed for generating smart notes for a meeting based on participant actions and machine learning. One method including: receiving meeting data from a plurality of participant devices participating in an online meeting; continuously generating text data based on the received audio data from each participant device of the plurality of participant devices; iteratively performing the following steps until receiving meeting data for the meeting has ended, the steps including: receiving an indication that a predefined action has occurred on the first participating device; generating a participant segment of the meeting data for at least the first participant device from a first predetermined time before when the predefined action occurred to when the predefined action occurred; determining whether the receiving meeting data of the meeting has ended; and generating a summary of the meeting.
US12014736B2
An information processing apparatus that includes a control unit controlling an action of an autonomous operation unit, and in which the control unit controls transition of plural states relating to speech recognition processing through the autonomous operation unit based on a detected trigger, and the states include a first active state in which an action of the autonomous operation unit is restricted, and a second active state in which the speech recognition processing is performed. An information processing method in which a processor controls an action of an autonomous operation unit, the controlling includes controlling transition of plural states relating to speech recognition processing through the autonomous operation unit based on a detected trigger, and the states include a first active state in which an action of the autonomous operation unit is restricted, and a second active state in which the speech recognition processing is performed.
US12014735B2
An emotion adjustment system for determining a user's emotions based on a user's voice includes: a microphone configured to receive the user's voice; a controller configured to extract a plurality of sound quality factors in response to processing the user's voice, calculate a depression index of the user based on at least one sound quality factor among the plurality of sound quality factors, identify an emotional state of the user as a depressive state when the depression index is a preset value or more, determine the depressive state as a first state or a second state based on a correlation between at least two sound quality factors among the plurality of sound quality factors, and transmit a control command corresponding to the emotional state of the user identified as the first state or the second state; and a feedback device configured to perform an operation corresponding to the control command.
US12014726B2
Exemplary embodiments relate to adapting a generic language model during runtime using domain-specific language model data. The system performs an audio frame-level analysis, to determine if the utterance corresponds to a particular domain and whether the ASR hypothesis needs to be rescored. The system processes, using a trained classifier, the ASR hypothesis (a partial hypothesis) generated for the audio data processed so far. The system determines whether to rescore the hypothesis after every few audio frames (representing a word in the utterance) are processed by the speech recognition system.
