US12155031B2
A composite thermal barrier material (100) has a sandwich structure, and comprises an inner layer (110) consisting of an aerogel material which has ultra-low thermal conductivity; and two flame retardant layers (120) which comprising a flame retardant resin matrix (130), wherein the inner layer (110) is sandwiched by the two flame retardant layers (120), and the flame retardant layer (120) also contains an expandable graphite (140), a high temperature decomposable material (150) and a phase change material (160) as functional fillers dispersed in the flame retardant resin matrix (130). The composite thermal barrier material (100) has excellent thermal insulation property, and may stop the thermal propagation when one cell has thermal runaway.
US12155021B2
A pixel includes a first insulating film disposed on a substrate, a light emitting element disposed on the first insulating film, a second insulating film disposed on the light emitting element to cover at least a portion of the light emitting element, a first contact electrode and a second contact electrode, each of the first and second contact electrodes including at least a portion disposed on the first insulating film and connected to the light emitting element, and an encapsulation layer including a photosensitive material.
US12155019B2
A light-emitting device comprises a substrate comprising a top surface and a sidewall; a semiconductor stack formed on the top surface of the substrate comprising a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer; a dicing street surrounding the semiconductor stack and exposing the top surface of the substrate; a protective layer covering the semiconductor stack and the dicing street; a reflective layer comprising a Distributed Bragg Reflector structure and covering the protective layer; and a cap layer covering the reflective layer, wherein the reflective layer comprises an uneven portion adjacent to the sidewall of the substrate, and the uneven portion comprises an uneven thickness.
US12155006B2
A light emitting diode (LED) having an active region and a three-dimensional (3D) structure. The 3D LED includes a first GaN-based layer having a first content of Aluminium and a first content of Indium, and a second GaN-based layer interposed between and in contact with the first layer and the active region, having a second content of Aluminium and a second content of Indium, the second content of indium being strictly higher than the first content of indium so as to promote the formation of misfit dislocations at an interface between the first and second layers. Advantageously, the active region and the first and second layers extend along semi-polar crystallographic planes. Also described is a method for manufacturing such a 3D LED.
US12155002B2
A method for optimizing the electrical performance of all or part of a photovoltaic module (11) through breakdown at the metal/oxide/metal interface. The method may include: —Step 1: Illuminating all or part of said photovoltaic module with a luminous flux controlled by a control module (14); —Step 2: Reverse-biasing said photovoltaic module: by subjecting it to a voltage sweep ranging from −Voc/2, Voc being the open-circuit voltage, to a limit bias voltage VL whose value depends on the mode of interconnection and on the number (NB) of cells forming all or part of said photovoltaic module.
US12154986B2
A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided which utilizes metallic seeds to help crystallize a ferroelectric layer. In an embodiment a metal layer and a ferroelectric layer are formed adjacent to each other and then the metal layer is diffused into the ferroelectric layer. Once in place, a crystallization process is performed which utilizes the material of the metal layer as seed crystals.
US12154985B2
A uniform moon-shaped bottom spacer for a VTFET device is provided utilizing a replacement bottom spacer that is epitaxially grown above a bottom source/drain region. After filling a trench that is formed into a substrate with a dielectric fill material that also covers the replacement bottom spacer, the replacement bottom spacer is accessed, removed and then replaced with a moon-shaped bottom spacer.
US12154982B2
A transistor device including a layer of AlGaN extending between a source and drain of the device; a GaN channel layer extending under the AlGaN layer; a gate stack including a layer of p-doped gallium nitride; and a layer of p-doped InGaN of at least 5 nm in thickness positioned between the AlGaN layer and the p-doped gallium nitride layer, the InGaN layer having a length greater than a length of the gate stack.
US12154980B2
A nitride-based semiconductor device includes a first nitride-based semiconductor layer, a lattice layer, a third nitride-based semiconductor layer, a first source electrode and a second electrode, and a gate electrode. The second nitride-based semiconductor layer is disposed over the first nitride-based semiconductor layer. The lattice layer is disposed between the first and second nitride-based semiconductor layers and doped to the first conductivity type. The lattice layer comprises a plurality of first III-V layers and second III-V layers alternatively stacked. Each of the first III-V layers has a high resistivity region and a current aperture enclosed by the high resistivity region. The high resistivity region comprises more metal oxides than the current aperture so as to achieve a resistivity higher than that of the current aperture. At least two of the first III-V layers have the same group III element at different concentrations.
US12154979B2
A field-effect transistor and a method for controlling such is provided herein. The field-effect transistor includes a source terminal and a drain terminal arranged on a first side of a semiconductor layer and a single gate arranged on a second side of the semiconductor layer opposite the first side. The gate and the source terminal are arranged to overlap with a first common region of the semiconductor layer and the gate and the drain terminal are arranged to overlap with a second common region of the semiconductor layer.
US12154973B2
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes: forming a gate structure over a fin that protrudes above a substrate; forming source/drain regions over the fin on opposing sides of the gate structure; forming a recess between gate spacers of the gate structure by recessing the gate structure below upper surfaces of the gate spacers; depositing a first layer of a dielectric material in the recess along sidewalls and a bottom of the recess; after depositing the first layer, performing a first etching process to remove portions of the first layer of the dielectric material; and after the first etching process, depositing a second layer of the dielectric material in the recess over the first layer of the dielectric material.
US12154970B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The method includes forming first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers on a substrate, and the first semiconductor layers and the second semiconductor layers are alternately stacked. The method includes forming a dummy gate structure over the first semiconductor layers and the second semiconductor layers, and removing a portion of the first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers to form a S/D trench. The method also includes removing the second semiconductor layers to form a recess connected to the S/D trench. The method includes forming a dummy dielectric layer in the recess after the dummy gate structure is formed, and the dummy dielectric layer is exposed by the S/D trench. The method includes removing a portion of the dummy dielectric layer to form a cavity and forming an inner spacer layer in the cavity.
US12154965B2
The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit (IC) chip including a memory cell with a carrier barrier layer for threshold voltage tunning. The memory cell may, for example, include a gate electrode, a ferroelectric structure, and a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure is vertically stacked with the gate electrode and the ferroelectric structure, and the ferroelectric structure is between the gate electrode and the semiconductor structure. A pair of source/drain electrodes is laterally separated and respectively on opposite sides of the gate electrode, and a carrier barrier layer separates the source/drain electrodes from the semiconductor structure.
US12154964B2
A semiconductor device includes an interface layer on a substrate, a gate dielectric layer on the interface layer, and a work function metal layer on the gate dielectric layer. An interface between the interface layer and the gate dielectric layer has a concentration of a dipole-inducing element. The semiconductor device also includes an oxygen blocking layer on the work function metal layer and a metal fill layer on the oxygen blocking layer.
US12154953B2
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a contact hole, a semiconductor structure and electronic equipment. The method includes: forming a mask layer on an upper end face of a first oxide layer of the semiconductor structure, and exposing a pattern of a target contact hole on the mask layer; exposing a portion, corresponding to a target contact hole, of an upper end face of a contact layer and a portion, corresponding to the target contact hole, of an upper end face of an upper layer structure; depositing a second insulation layer on an etched surface, and depositing a second oxide layer on the second insulation layer; and removing portions, above the upper end face of the first oxide layer, of the second insulation layer and the second oxide layer, and removing a part of the contact layer, and exposing an upper end face of a zeroth layer contact.
US12154951B2
The present disclosure describes a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a buffer layer on the substrate, and a stacked fin structure on the buffer layer. The buffer layer can include germanium, and the stacked fin structure can include a semiconductor layer with germanium and tin. The semiconductor device further includes a gate structure wrapped around a portion of the semiconductor layer and an epitaxial structure on the buffer layer and in contact with the semiconductor layer. The epitaxial structure includes germanium and tin.
US12154946B2
A semiconductor device structure includes first nanostructures formed over a substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first gate structure wrapping around the first nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first source/drain epitaxial structure formed beside the first nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure further includes a first inner spacer extending from the first gate structure to the first source/drain epitaxial structure by a first distance. The semiconductor device structure also includes second nanostructures formed over the first nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure further includes a second gate structure wrapping around the second nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure also includes a second source/drain epitaxial structure formed beside the second nanostructures. The semiconductor device structure further includes a second inner spacer extending from the second gate structure to the second source/drain epitaxial structure by a second distance, wherein the second distance is different from the first distance.
US12154937B2
An inductor device may include a first electrically conductive path and a second electrically conductive path. The first electrically conductive path may extend from a first terminal of the inductor device to a second terminal of the inductor device. The second electrically conductive path may extend from a third terminal of the inductor device to a fourth terminal of the inductor device. The second electrically conductive path may be magnetically coupled to the first electrically conductive path. Each of the third terminal and the fourth terminal may be offset with respect to a virtual axis extending through the first terminal and the second terminal.
US12154933B2
An image sensor with stress adjusting layers and a method of fabrication the image sensor are disclosed. The image sensor includes a substrate with a front side surface and a back side surface opposite to the front side surface, an anti-reflective coating (ARC) layer disposed on the back side surface of the substrate, a dielectric layer disposed on the ARC layer, a metal layer disposed on the dielectric layer, and a stress adjusting layer disposed on the metal layer. The stress adjusting layer includes a silicon-rich oxide layer. The concentration profiles of silicon and oxygen atoms in the stress adjusting layer are non-overlapping and different from each other. The image sensor further includes oxide grid structure disposed on the stress adjusting layer.
US12154918B2
The present application provides a display panel and a mobile terminal. A light sensing module of the display panel includes a dual-gate transistor, which includes a first gate connected to a first control signal end, a second gate connected to a second control signal end, a first electrode connected to a first power-supply end, and a second electrode connected to a read-out module. The light sensing module further includes a first storage capacitor, which includes a first electrode plate connected to one of the first control signal end or the second control signal end, and a second electrode plate connected to the read-out module.
US12154909B2
A display device that is suitable for increasing its size is provided. The display device includes first to third wirings, a first transistor, first to third conductive layers, and a first pixel electrode; the first wiring extends in a first direction and intersects with the second and the third wirings; the second and the third wirings each extend in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; a gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first wiring; one of a source and a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the second wiring through the first to the third conductive layers; the second conductive layer includes a region overlapping with the third wiring; the first conductive layer, the third conductive layer, and the first pixel electrode contain the same material; the first wiring and the second conductive layer contain the same material; the first wiring is supplied with a selection signal; and the second and the third wirings are supplied with different signals.
US12154893B2
A method of forming a microelectronic device comprises forming a source material around substantially an entire periphery of a base material, and removing the source material from lateral sides of the base material while maintaining the source material over an upper surface and a lower surface of the base material. Related methods and base structures for microelectronic devices are also described.
US12154881B2
An integrated circuit device includes a wiring structure, first and second inter-wiring insulating layers, redistributions patterns and a cover insulating layer. The wiring structure includes wiring layers having a multilayer wiring structure and via plugs. The first inter-wiring insulating layer that surrounds the wiring structure on a substrate. The second inter-wiring insulating layer is on the first inter-wiring insulating layer, and redistribution via plugs are connected to the wiring structure through the second inter-wiring insulating layer. The redistribution patterns includes pad patterns and dummy patterns on the second inter-wiring insulating layer. Each patterns has a thickness greater than a thickness of each wiring layer. The cover insulating layer covers some of the redistribution patterns. The dummy patterns are in the form of lines that extend in a horizontal direction parallel to the substrate.
US12154878B2
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor chip having a first conduction element; a substrate having second and third conduction elements; and external connection elements configured to form an electrical path between the second and third conduction elements via the first conduction element.
US12154874B2
A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a board and a via. In the board, a wiring layer is embedded. The via extends in a depth direction from a main surface of the board to pierce through the wiring layer, and is connected to the wiring layer on a side peripheral surface.
US12154870B2
A semiconductor device package includes a first circuit layer, a first emitting device and a second emitting device. The first circuit layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first emitting device is disposed on the second surface of the first circuit layer. The first emitting device has a first surface facing the first circuit layer and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first emitting device has a first conductive pattern disposed on the first surface of the first emitting device. The second emitting device is disposed on the second surface of the first emitting device. The second emitting device has a first surface facing the second surface of the first emitting device and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second emitting device has a second conductive pattern disposed on the second surface of the emitting device. A coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the first emitting device is greater than a CTE of the second emitting device.
US12154869B2
A semiconductor die is provided. The semiconductor die includes: a silicon substrate; a bonding layer formed at a back side of the silicon substrate and including a first metal pad; a multi-layer interconnect (MLI) structure formed at a front side of the silicon substrate; a first through-silicon via (TSV) penetrating the silicon substrate and at least a portion of the MLI structure in a vertical direction, wherein a first end of the first TSV is in contact with and electrically connected to the first metal pad, and a second end of the first TSV is electrically connected to a first metal track located in the MLI structure; and a first guard ring formed in the MLI structure, wherein the first guard ring extends in the vertical direction and surrounds the first TSV, and the first guard ring is electrically connected to the first metal track.
US12154864B2
A III-nitride-based semiconductor device is provided. The III-nitride semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate having a surface with a periodic array of recesses formed therein. A discontinuous insulating layer is formed within each recess of the periodic array of recesses such that a portion of the silicon substrate surface between adjacent recesses is free from coverage of the discontinuous insulating layer. A first epitaxial III-nitride semiconductor layer is formed over the silicon substrate with the periodic array of recesses and discontinuous insulating layer formed thereon. A second III-nitride semiconductor layer is disposed over the first III-nitride semiconductor layer and has a bandgap greater than a bandgap of the first III-nitride semiconductor layer. At least one source and at least one drain are disposed over the second III-nitride semiconductor layer. A gate is also disposed over the second III-nitride semiconductor layer between the source and the drain.
US12154861B2
In one example, embedded die package, including a layer having an exposed boundary, wherein at least a portion of the exposed boundary comprises organic material. The package also includes at least one integrated circuit die positioned in the layer and within the exposed boundary. The package also includes a dielectric material positioned in the layer and between the at least one integrated circuit and structure adjacent the at least one integrated circuit.
US12154856B2
A method includes receiving a semiconductor structure having a source contact feature electrically connected to a source feature and a drain contact feature electrically connected to a drain feature. The method includes etching to form a drain via trench over the drain contact feature and forming a drain via in the drain via trench. After forming the drain via, the method further includes etching to form a source via trench over the source contact feature and forming a source via in the source via trench. The drain via has a first dimension along a first direction, the source via has a second dimension along the first direction, and the second dimension is greater than the first dimension.
US12154843B1
A device includes a processor or integrated circuit package and at least one MEMS device coupled to the processor or integrated circuit package. The at least one MEMS device includes a first arm, a second arm, at least one permanent magnet, a fan structure, and a coil. The second arm is coupled to, and is spaced apart from, the first arm. The at least one permanent magnet is coupled to the first arm. The fan structure is coupled to, and extends in cantilever manner from, the second arm. The coil is disposed on or within the fan. Thus, when the coil is electrically energized, a Lorentz force is generated that causes the fan structure to vibrate relative to the at least one permanent magnet and relative to the processor, to thereby cool the processor or integrated circuit package.
US12154840B2
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor chip having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first heat dissipation member on the second surface of the semiconductor chip, the first heat dissipation member having a vertical thermal conductivity in a direction perpendicular to the second surface, and a horizontal thermal conductivity in a direction parallel to the second surface, the first vertical thermal conductivity being smaller than the first horizontal thermal conductivity, and a second heat dissipation member comprising a vertical pattern penetrating the first heat dissipation member, the second heat dissipation member having a vertical thermal conductivity that is greater than the vertical thermal conductivity of the first heat dissipation member may be provided.
US12154836B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first container and a second container. The second container is inside the first container. A semiconductor element is inside the second container. The second container is formed of a lower portion, a side portion fixed to the lower portion, and an upper portion fixed to the side portion and the first container. The side portion is a first metal material covered with a first insulator. The lower portion and the side portion of the second container are spaced from the first container. The semiconductor device may be used as a power module or the like in some instances, and the semiconductor element may be one or more transistors of the like.
US12154831B2
A semiconductor device having a gate structure and a method of forming same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate and a gate structure over the substrate. The substrate has a first region and a second region. The gate structure extends across an interface between the first region and the second region. The gate structure includes a first gate dielectric layer over the first region, a second gate dielectric layer over the second region, a first work function layer over the first gate dielectric layer, a barrier layer along a sidewall of the first work function layer and above the interface between the first region and the second region, and a second work function layer over the first work function layer, the barrier layer and the second gate dielectric layer. The second work function layer is in physical contact with a top surface of the first work function layer.
US12154830B2
A method of producing a gate cut in a semiconductor component is provided. In one aspect, an array of nano-sized semiconductor fins is processed on a semiconductor substrate. Rails may be buried in the substrate and in a layer of dielectric material that isolates neighboring fins from each other. The rails may extend in the direction of the fins and each rail may be situated between two adjacent fins. The rails may be buried power rails for enabling the formation of a power delivery network at the back of an integrated circuit chip. At the front side of the substrate, one or more gate structures are produced. The gate structures extend transversally, or perpendicularly, with respect to the fins and the rails. A gate cut is produced by forming an opening from the back side of the substrate, and removing a portion of the gate structure at the bottom of the opening, thereby creating a gate cut that is aligned to the sidewalls of the rail. In another aspect, a semiconductor component, such as an integrated circuit, includes a gate cut that is aligned to the sidewalls of a buried contact rail.
US12154816B2
A micro-LED manufacturing device includes: a wafer stage on which a wafer is positioned; a substrate stage on which a substrate is positioned; a lower base formed below the substrate stage; a first driving member formed on the substrate stage so as to move the wafer stage; and a second driving member formed on the lower base SO as to move the substrate stage. The micro-LED manufacturing device is formed such that the wafer stage moves over the substrate stage, and thus the substrate stage and the wafer stage can move synchronously with respect to the lower base.
US12154806B2
The invention discloses a substrate carrier latching structure, which mainly comprises a top portion, a cover and a detachable module. The top portion is disposed on the enclosure of a substrate carrier, and the cover is connected to the top portion via a detachable module. As such, the excessive stress on the substrate carrier is avoided to maintain the integrity of substrates stored in the inner portion of the substrate carrier.
US12154803B2
A substrate-floatation-type laser processing apparatus and a method for measuring a floating height, capable of improving performance of laser processing are provided. A substrate-floatation-type laser processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a stage configured to float and convey a substrate, and a floating-height measurement apparatus configured to measure a floating height H of the substrate. Note that a distance between the floating-height measurement apparatus and the substrate can be automatically adjusted according to the measured floating height H. The floating height H of the substrate is measured by applying laser light to the substrate and the stage. The distance between the floating-height measurement apparatus and the substrate is adjusted by using a feedback mechanism in which the measured floating height of the substrate is used as an input.
US12154802B2
Method for monitoring a state of a pin lifter device (10), wherein the pin lifter device (10) is designed for moving and positioning a substrate in a process atmosphere region (P). The pin lifter device (10) has a coupling (18) and a drive unit (12) having an electric motor, which is designed and interacts with the coupling (18) in such a way that the coupling (18) is adjustable from a lowered normal position into an individual active position and back. The method for monitoring includes progressively receiving a present item of motor current information with respect to a motor current applied to the electric motor, comparing the present motor current information to an item of target current information, and deriving an item of state information based on the comparison.
US12154790B2
An etching method includes (a) disposing a substrate having a silicon oxide film on a substrate support in a chamber. The substrate includes a plurality of etching stop layers arranged inside the silicon oxide film. The plurality of etching stop layers are arranged at different positions in a thickness direction of the silicon oxide film. Each of the plurality of etching stop layers is formed of at least one of tungsten and molybdenum. The etching method (b) supplying a processing gas into the chamber, the processing gas including a gas containing at least one of tungsten and molybdenum, a gas containing carbon and fluoride, and an oxygen-containing gas; and (c) generating plasma from the processing gas to etch the silicon oxide film, thereby forming a plurality of recesses that reach the plurality of etching stop layers, respectively, in the silicon oxide film.
US12154786B2
A method for modifying a strain state of at least one semiconductor layer includes providing a support over which is arranged at least one stack of layers including the semiconductor layer and a fusible layer, arranged between the semiconductor layer and the support. The method also includes melting at least one portion of the fusible layer including the passage of said at least one portion of the fusible layer from a solid state into a liquid state, the semiconductor layer remaining in the solid state during the melting step. A laser beam may be used for the melting. The melting with the laser beam may also cause the modification of the strain state of the semiconductor layer.
US12154780B2
The present invention provides a mass spectrometer comprising a first ion trap, a second ion trap, a lens stack for directing ions from the first ion trap to the second ion trap and a housing. The first ion trap is arranged to form a linear or curved potential well and the second ion trap is an electrostatic ion trap, for example, an orbital ion trap, arranged to form an annular potential well. The mass spectrometer further comprises a unitary insert comprising a first cavity which holds the lens stack and a second cavity which holds the second ion trap, wherein the insert is inserted within the housing.
US12154762B2
A charged particle emission device includes a pre-emission state detector configured to detect a pre-emission charged state which is a charged state of a charged object before the charged particles are emitted, a learned model configured to receive a charged state of a charged object and a control parameter related to a control amount used for control of the charged particles to be emitted to the charged object to generate an estimated charged state which is a charged state of the charged object after the charged particles are controlled under the control parameter and emitted, an estimated charged state generator configured to input the pre-emission charged state and a plurality of control parameters to the learned model to generate a plurality of estimated charged states corresponding to the pre-emission charged state and the plurality of control parameters.
US12154760B2
An inductively-coupled plasma processing apparatus for performing an inductively-coupled plasma processing on a rectangular substrate, includes: a processing container; a mounting table for mounting the substrate thereon; a rectangular metal window provided to be electrically insulated from the processing container while facing the mounting table; and an antenna unit for generating an inductively-coupled plasma inside the processing container. The metal window is divided into divided regions electrically insulated from each other by a first division extending in a radial direction toward each corner portion of the metal window. The antenna unit includes a first high-frequency antenna in which antenna segments having planar portions facing an upper surface of the metal window are arranged. Each antenna segment is configured by spirally winding an antenna wire in a vertical direction orthogonal to the upper surface of the rectangular metal window so that a winding axis is parallel to the upper surface.
US12154756B2
A multi-beam pattern definition device for use in a particle-beam processing or inspection apparatus, which is irradiated with a beam of electrically charged particles through a plurality of apertures to form corresponding beamlets, comprises an aperture array device in which said apertures are realized according to several sets of apertures arranged in respective aperture arrangements, and an absorber array device having openings configured for the passage of at least a subset of beamlets that are formed by the apertures. The absorber array device comprises openings corresponding to one of the aperture arrangement sets, whereas it includes a charged-particle absorbing structure comprising absorbing regions surrounded by elevated regions and configured to absorb charged particles impinging thereupon at locations corresponding to apertures of the other aperture arrangements of the aperture array device, effectively confining the effects of irradiated particles and electric charge therein.
US12154747B2
An arc extinguishing device of a DC circuit breaker is proposed. The arc extinguishing device is provided with electromagnets installed on opposite sides of an arc extinguishing chamber, so as to increase arc resistance, thereby quickly extinguishing an arc. The arc extinguishing device includes: an arc extinguishing chamber installed above contact terminals and provided with an internal space formed open up and down; a plurality of grids installed side by side in the internal space of the arc extinguishing chamber; a cover installed on an upper part of the arc extinguishing chamber, and including a filter for filtering out impurities remaining in an arc which is extinguished in the arc extinguishing chamber; and electromagnets installed on the one side and the other side of the internal space of the arc extinguishing chamber.
US12154736B2
An electrically insulating housing including a mechanical interface, the mechanical interface configured to mechanically connect the electrical connector to or disconnect the electrical connector from a bushing of an external device; an electrical system including: an electrical conductor; and a switching apparatus in an interior of the insulating housing; and a control system configured to control current flow in the electrical conductor by controlling a state of the switching apparatus.
US12154731B2
A push switch includes a movable contact member, a first fixed contact, and a second fixed contact. The push switch is in a first contact state in a first contact position where the movable contact member contacts the first fixed contact, and is in a second contact state in a second contact position where the movable contact member contacts the second fixed contact. The push switch is not switched to an on state in response to transitioning from an off state to the first contact state, and is switched to the on state in response to further transitioning to the second contact state, and the push switch is not switched from the on state to the off state in response to the second contact state being released, and is switched from the on state to the off state in response to the first contact state being further released.
US12154723B2
In a multilayer ceramic capacitor, when a dimension in a length direction between a first end surface and a second end surface of a multilayer body is defined as l, a dimension in a width direction between a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface of the multilayer body is defined as w, and a dimension in a height direction between a first main surface and a second main surface of the multilayer body is defined as t, a dimensional relationship of w>l>t is satisfied, and a fourth surface portion and a fifth surface portion of the first external electrode, and a ninth surface portion and a tenth surface portion of the second external electrode each include an opening portion at which a surface of the multilayer body is exposed.
US12154700B2
A radiation protective device, such as a thyroid collar, for protection against radiation, such as ionizing radiation is disclosed. The device comprises a first section extending in a transverse direction, from a first front portion to a first back portion, in a coronal direction, and in a sagittal direction, the first front portion and the first back portion having a length in the coronal direction, and a second section extending in the transverse direction, from a second front portion to a second back portion, in the coronal direction, and in the sagittal direction, the second front portion and the second back portion having a length in the coronal direction, wherein the second front portion of the second section is arranged at least partially coronal of the first front portion of the first section.
US12154696B2
Systems, devices, and methods include a valve actuator to open and close a valve in fluid communication with a fluid control system. The valve actuator includes a motor having windings of wire. The wire includes insulating material disposed over a conductor.
US12154687B2
Systems and methods that continuously adapt aspects of a continuous monitoring device based on collected information to provide an individually tailored configuration are described. The adaptations may include adapting the user interface, the alerting, the motivational messages, the training, and the like. Such adaptation can allow a patient to more readily identify and understand the information provided by/via the device.
US12154686B2
Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate providing guidance to a user during performance of a program or routine using a personalized avatar. In an aspect, a system includes a reception component configured to receive biochemical information about a physiological state or condition of a user, including information identifying a presence or a status of one or more biomarkers. The system further includes an analysis component configured to determine or infer one or more characteristics of the physiological state or condition of the user based on the information identifying the presence or the status of the one or more biomarkers, and a visualization component configured to adapt an appearance of an avatar presented to the user based on the one or more characteristics to reflect the one or more characteristics.
US12154682B2
Examples described herein may include a surgical power device to balance power needs. The surgical power device may determine a first power expectation associated with a first surgical module, a second power expectation associated with a second surgical module, and an available amount of operating room power within an operating room; determine a power budget for the first surgical module and the second surgical module based on the available amount of operating room power, the first power expectation, and the second power expectation; and control the power distribution unit, based on the power budget, to a set a first portion and a second portion of the operating room power supplied to the power distribution unit.
US12154675B2
A system and methods for presenting an ailment from a modified nourishment scheme, the system comprising a computing device configured to identify a nutrition requirement for a user, receive, from a monitoring device, a monitoring element, generate a modified nutrition requirement as a function of the monitoring element, and identify an ailment that fulfills the modified nutrition requirement wherein identifying the ailment comprises determining a nourishment value corresponding to the modified nutrition requirement, creating a distance metric from the nourishment value to each ailment of a plurality of ailments, and selecting at least an ailment as a function of a minimal distance metric calculation.
US12154672B2
A system that comprises a memory device storing instructions, and a processing device communicatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device executes the instructions to: receive user data obtained from records associated with a user; generate a modified treatment plan based on the user data; and send, to a treatment apparatus accessible to the user, the modified treatment plan, wherein the modified treatment plan causes the treatment apparatus to update at least one operational aspect of the treatment apparatus, and update at least one operational aspect of at least one other device communicatively coupled to the treatment apparatus.
US12154670B2
Techniques for generating alerts related to unsafe/unhealthy home conditions may include monitoring sensor data associated with a home environment over a period of time; analyzing the sensor data associated over the period in order to identify an unsafe/unhealthy condition associated with the home environment over the period; obtaining sensor data associated with a resident of the home environment over the period; determining that the resident of the home environment is not physically present at the home environment over the period; upon identifying an unsafe/unhealthy condition associated with the home environment over the period and determining that the resident of the home environment is not physically present at the home environment over the period, generating an alert indicating the identified unsafe or unhealthy condition associated with the home environment over the period; and transmitting the alert to a computing device associated with the resident of the home environment.
US12154668B2
A system and method that enables users to provide authenticated medical records (e.g., vaccination records, viral anti-body test results, etc.) to a third-party (e.g., a venue) to gain access to the third-party is provided. In this way, the third party may confirm that the user is sufficiently immune to a particular disease (e.g., COVID-19) and may thereby minimize the threat of the user introducing the contagious disease to the third party. The system includes a biometric data recognition system that authenticates the identity of a user, a medical records acquisition system that acquires the medical records of the authenticated user, and a system for the displaying or otherwise providing the medical records to the third-party for review. The system also includes a system identification card that includes the user's contact information, alphanumeric characters associated with the user's driver's license number, medical records of the user, and other elements.
US12154663B2
A method of determining a property of a liquid system, the liquid system including at least one molecule in a solvent, comprises: generating a quantum model of the liquid system, the quantum model including a device region and a lead region, the device region being spherical, paraboloid, cubic or arbitrary in shape and encompassing the at least one molecule and a portion of the solvent of the liquid system, the lead region encompassing a region of the solvent surrounding the device region, determining a first property of the device region by solving a first quantum equation for the device region, determining the first property of the lead region by solving the first quantum equation under open boundary conditions for the lead region, and combining the first property of the device region with the first property of the lead region to arrive at a total first property for the liquid system.
US12154659B2
A memory system includes a memory chip and a memory controller that controls the memory chip. In a write operation, the memory controller transfers a first timing signal synchronized with a first clock and first data synchronized with the first timing signal to the memory chip. In a read operation, the memory controller transfers a second timing signal synchronized with at least a second clock to the memory chip. The second clock has a frequency different from a frequency of the first clock. In the read operation, the memory chip generates a third timing signal synchronized with the second clock based on the second timing signal, and transfers the third timing signal and second data synchronized with the third timing signal to the memory controller.
US12154658B2
A semiconductor device includes: a memory cell array including a plurality of memory cells; a data input/output circuit suitable for outputting data provided from the memory cell array in response to a couple of data output control signals; and a data output control circuit suitable for generating a couple of latch read enable signals and a couple of data output control timing signals based on a couple of complementary read enable signals, an internal enable signal and warming-up cycle information indicating different warming-up cycles, and outputting, according to the couple of data output control timing signals, the couple of data output control signals using the couple of latch read enable signals, one or more pulses of each of which are masked according to the warming-up cycle information.
US12154650B2
An electronic device includes at least two logic circuits, at least two memories, and at least two power switches. The logic circuits are stacked on each other and electrically connected to each other, and they are electrically connected between a power source and a ground. The memories are stacked on each other and electrically coupled to each other, and they are electrically connected between the power source and the ground. The power switches are connected in series between the respective logic circuits and the respective memories. The power switches cut off or maintain the electrical connection between the logic circuits and between the memories, according to a control signal.
US12154645B2
Pulse detection in microelectronic devices, and related methods, devices, and systems, are described herein. A device may detect and compare a number of pulses of a signal to a timing aperture to determine if any of the number of pulses is unacceptable. The timing aperture, which may be based on a timing signal and/or one or more pulse width thresholds, may define an acceptable pulse versus an unacceptable pulse.
US12154641B2
A testing method includes the following steps of: accessing a memory chip to put the memory chip into a write leveling mode; inputting a strobe signal into the memory chip under the write leveling mode; adjusting signal edges of the strobe signal to sample a clock state of a clock signal in the memory chip under the write leveling mode; generating a data signal according to the strobe signal under the write leveling mode; and determining types of the memory chip according to the data signal under the write leveling mode.
US12154637B2
A stage circuit includes an input unit connected to a first input terminal receiving a gate start pulse or a previous stage carry signal to control a voltage of a first node, a first output unit connected to a fourth input terminal to which a clock signal is input and supplying a scan signal to a first output terminal corresponding to a voltage of the first node and a second node, a second output unit connected to a third input terminal to which a second carry clock signal is input and supplying a carry signal to a second output terminal corresponding to the voltage of the first node and the second node, a first control unit connected to a first power input terminal to which first power is input and controlling a voltage of a third node, and a second control unit connected to a second power input terminal.
US12154636B2
An anti-fuse structure includes: a first unit including a first selection transistor, a first anti-fuse (AF) cell and a second AF cell; and a second unit including a second selection transistor, a third AF cell and a fourth AF cell. The first unit and second unit share an active region, which is provided with a first extension part and a second extension part which are independent of each other at a first side, and provided with a third extension part and a fourth extension part which are independent of each other at a second side, the first side being opposite to the second side. The first AF cell is arranged at the first extension part, the second AF cell is arranged at the second extension part, the third AF cell is arranged at the third extension part, and the fourth AF cell is arranged at the fourth extension part.
US12154624B2
Improved differential programming of multiple two-terminal memory cells that define an identifier bit is provided. Differential programming can apply a program cycle to multiple memory cells concurrently, detect a program event for one (or a first group) of the memory cells and disconnect all of the memory cells from a program supply voltage in response to detecting the program event. Moreover, disconnecting the memory cells can be accomplished prior to a duration of the program cycle, serving to mitigate an invalid data result for the identifier bit, as well as reduce power consumption associated with the differential programming. Circuits providing intrinsic suppression of a non-programmed memory cell(s) defining an identifier bit in response to programming of another memory cell (or group of cells) defining the identifier bit are included. Differential programming can reduce power consumption and mitigate or avoid invalid data results for an identifier bit.
US12154621B2
A read and write circuit of a three-dimensional phase-change memory including an operation control circuit and a read and write operation circuit connected to each other. The operation control circuit is configured to load a correct operation pulse onto the read and write operation circuit. A read and write unit in the read and write operation circuit is connected to a memory cell and is configured to load the correct operation pulse onto the memory cell corresponding to the three-dimensional phase-change memory and to mirror the correct operation pulse to a mirror current. A bandgap reference source and a hysteresis comparator are connected to a mirror circuit branch. A feedback chopper circuit loop is connected across the memory cell and the mirror circuit branch and is configured to monitor a current flowing through the memory cell in real time.
US12154620B2
A method and apparatus to reduce read retry operations in a NAND Flash memory is provided. To reduce the number of read retries for future reads, a word line group is assigned an optimal read voltage, the reference voltage that results in eliminating the read error for the word line is selected as the optimal read voltage (also referred to as a “sticky voltage”) for the word line group to be used for a next read of the page. An optimal read voltage per word line group for the page per NAND Flash memory die is stored in the lookup table. Storing an optimal read voltage per word line group instead of per die reduces the number of read retries.
US12154617B2
A yield recovery scheme for configuration memory of an IC device includes asserting an override configuration value on a bitline of memory cells of the configuration memory, where a data node of a faulty one of the memory cells is coupled to a node of configurable circuitry of the IC device, and asserting a wordline of the faulty memory cell while the override configuration value is asserted on the bitline to couple the bitline to the node of the configurable circuitry through the faulty memory cell (i.e., to force a state of the data node to the override configuration value). An identifier of the faulty memory cell may be stored on the IC device (e.g., E-fuses), and control circuitry of the IC device may retrieve the identifier to configure override circuitry of the IC device.
US12154611B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for sample rate adjustment. A memory may sample row addresses based on a sampling rate to determine aggressor addresses. The memory includes a sample adjustment circuit which monitors a rate of refresh operations and adjusts the sampling rate based on the monitored rate. The sample adjustment circuit may provide a calculated temperature value based on the monitored rate, and the calculated temperature may be used to set a sampling rate. The refresh rate may be based on a measured temperature.
US12154604B2
A gimbal assembly includes a frame having base, tip and mount portions, and a crossbar joined to the tip portion by a neck region. Portions of the crossbar and neck region define transition edge regions each extending from a point of minimum width D of the neck region to where the edge of the crossbar becomes substantially straight. Each of the transition edge regions includes a transition length a and a transition width b. The frame comprises an area of interest that includes the neck region and a portion of the crossbar that has a length of 0.6 mm and is centered to the neck region, and has a total area size A, a centroid C and a centroid distance H between the centroid C and a far side of the neck region. The crossbar and neck region have geometries that satisfy a design metric that is less than 0.05.
US12154596B2
A video editing method is provided. A clip identifier in one-to-one correspondence with a video clip indicated by a video editing template is displayed based on the video editing template, to prompt a user to import a video material for a specified video clip corresponding to the clip identifier; in response to a trigger operation of presenting an editing result, the editing result, which is obtained by applying, on a target video material, a specified editing operation indicated by the video editing template, is presented, wherein the target video material corresponds to the specified video clip; the target video material is used to be imported into the corresponding specified video clip to form the editing result; and if the specified video clip includes a first video clip into which the user does not import a video material, a preset video material is added into the first video clip.
US12154595B2
A playback of a video may be generated to include accompaniment of music. For parts of the video that includes voice, an instrumental version of the music may be used. For parts of the video that does not include voice, a singing version of the music may be used.
US12154578B2
A multi-channel signal encoding method includes determining a downmixed signal of a first channel signal and a second channel signal, determining an initial reverberation gain parameter of the first channel signal and the second channel signal, determining a target reverberation gain parameter of the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on a correlation between the first channel signal and the downmixed signal, a correlation between the second channel signal and the downmixed signal, and the initial reverberation gain parameter, quantizing the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on the downmixed signal and the target reverberation gain parameter, and writing a quantized first channel signal and a quantized second channel signal into a bitstream.
US12154564B2
Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media related to soliciting feedback from a user regarding one or more content parameters of a suggestion or other content provided by the automated assistant. The user's feedback may be used to influence future suggestions and/or other content subsequently provided, by the automated assistant in future dialog sessions, to the user and/or to other users. In some implementations, content is provided to a user by an automated assistant in a dialog session between the user and the automated assistant—and the automated assistant provides a prompt that solicits user feedback related to the provided content in a future dialog session between the user and the automated assistant. In some of those implementations, the prompt is provided following input from the user and/or output from the automated assistant, in the future dialog session, that is unrelated to the content provided in the previous dialog session.
US12154557B2
The systems and methods of the present disclosure generally relate to a data processing system that can identify and surface alternative requests when presented with ambiguous, unclear, or other requests to which a data processing system may not be able to respond. The data processing system can improve the efficiency of network transmissions to reduce network bandwidth usage and processor utilization by selecting alternative requests that are responsive to the intent of the original request.
US12154550B2
A control method of an electronic apparatus includes clustering words included in a plurality of domains respectively into a plurality of clustering groups based on information corresponding to the plurality of domains; obtaining an embedding vector between the words and the plurality of clustering groups based on learning data corresponding to respective domains, the words, and mass text learning data; and generating one or more final clustering groups of the words based on the obtained embedding vector and the plurality of clustering group.
US12154548B2
A processor-implemented method for generating a lip-sync for a face to a target speech of a live session to a speech in one or more languages in-sync with improved visual quality using a machine learning model and a pre-trained lip-sync model is provided. The method includes (i) determining a visual representation of the face and an audio representation, the visual representation includes crops of the face; (ii) modifying the crops of the face to obtain masked crops; (iii) obtaining a reference frame from the visual representation at a second timestamp; (iv) combining the masked crops at the first timestamp with the reference to obtain lower half crops; (v) training the machine learning model by providing historical lower half crops and historical audio representations as training data; (vi) generating lip-synced frames for the face to the target speech, and (vii) generating an in-sync lip-synced frames by the pre-trained lip-sync model.
US12154546B2
A method and system for acoustic model conditioning on non-phoneme information features for optimized automatic speech recognition is provided. The method includes using an encoder model to encode sound embedding from a known key phrase of speech and conditioning an acoustic model with the sound embedding to optimize its performance in inferring the probabilities of phonemes in the speech. The sound embedding can comprise non-phoneme information related to the key phrase and the following utterance. Further, the encoder model and the acoustic model can be neural networks that are jointly trained with audio data.
US12154542B2
Audio translation system includes a feature extractor and a style transfer machine learning model. The feature extractor generates for each of a plurality of source voice files one or more source voice parameters encoded as a collection of source feature vectors, and generates for each of a plurality of target voice files one or more target voice parameters encoded as a collection of target feature vectors. The style transfer machine learning model trained on the collection of source feature vectors for the plurality of source voice files and the collection of target feature vectors for the plurality of target voice files to generate a style transformed feature vector.
US12154538B2
A method for eliminating sound leakage includes: controlling, upon detecting call voice being outputted by a receiver, a collection device to determine a first frequency response curve of first sound wave of the call voice at a first position outside a terminal device; controlling a speaker to generate a second sound wave; controlling the collection device to determine a second frequency response curve of the second sound wave at the first position; and regulating, according to the first frequency response curve, the second frequency response curve to a third frequency response curve. Frequency responses of the first and third frequency response curves at a corresponding frequency are superimposed on and cancel each other. The speaker actively generates second sound wave that is modulated according to a parameter of first sound wave, so as to ensure that second sound wave effectively eliminates leakage of call content caused by first sound wave.
US12154537B2
An audio processing system, such as an active noise cancellation system, and method suppresses tonal howling in a feedback system based on a gain enhancement system that emphasizes the howling signal and deemphasizes non-howling signals. The howling signal is extracted from an error signal generated from sound from a speaker sensed by an error sensor. The gain enhancement signal is generated based on a first power ratio between a filtered reference signal, generated based on sound sensed from external noise by a reference sensor, and a filtered error signal and/or a second power ratio between two filtered error signals with different passbands. Using the gain enhancement signal and the howling signal, a howling suppression gain signal is generated and used to amplify the error signal. A feedback signal produced based on the amplified error signal is provided to the speaker as an anti-noise signal with suppressed howling.
US12154532B2
The present invention provides a carlimba bracket and a carlimba. The carlimba bracket includes bracket units. Each bracket unit includes a front nut, a back nut and a bridge; the bridge is located between the front nut and the back nut; a first connecting piece is arranged between the front nut and the bridge and fixedly connected with the front nut and the bridge; a second connecting piece is arranged between the back nut and the bridge and fixedly connected with the back nut and the bridge; a front supporting position is arranged at the upper part of the front nut; a back supporting position is arranged at the upper part of the back nut; a downward pressing portion is arranged at the lower part of the bridge; and an elastic piece gap is reserved among the pressing portion, the front supporting position and the back supporting position. The carlimba bracket and the carlimba are convenient to assemble, are small in error after assembly and can adapt to various scale arrangements.
US12154531B2
A key for a keyboard device includes a resin key body and one or a plurality of woody boards attached along at least part of a pair of side portions of the key body. The key body includes an upper portion protrusion which extends along an upper end of each of the side portions and is formed continuous with the top portion, the upper portion protrusion protruding in a lateral direction of the key body. Each woody board is disposed such that an upper end surface thereof is in contact with a lower surface of the upper portion protrusion. The upper portion protrusion has a thickness dimension in a vertical direction smaller than a thickness dimension of the top portion of the key body.
US12154529B2
A technology enables interactive control of simultaneously displayed multiple images with high dynamic ranges, which software automation processes are programmed to reduce the complexity in managing and viewing the post window/level adjustment of the multiple images. An image control engine provides several synchronous functional capabilities, which comprises an input module, a blending factor synchronization module, a window/level synchronization module, a display module, and an image storage. For window/level adjustment of the images in blended views, the blending factor synchronization module automatically links the activation of a window/level control of one image with a transparency blending factor that affects both images. For synchronization of window/level adjustments of two or more images, a window/level synchronization module is configured to automatically change window/level parameters of all remaining images when the user makes an adjustment to a window/level control of one image such that all images with updated window/level parameters are displayed simultaneously.
US12154527B2
An electronic device includes a housing including a front surface and a rear surface; a display provided in the housing and exposed through the front surface of the housing; an illuminance sensor provided below a sensor area in an active area of the display, the active area being an area of the display in which visual information is to be displayed; and a processor connected to the display and the illuminance sensor, wherein the processor is configured to: determine an illuminance value based on data received from the illuminance sensor; obtain color information of an image displayed in the active area; determine a first color value of the active area and a second color value of the sensor area based on the color information; adjust the illuminance value based on the first color value and the second color value; and configure a luminance of the display based on the adjusted illuminance value.
US12154521B1
An LED backlight driving circuit based on low-potential-end switch control and a backlight driving method are provided. The LED backlight driving circuit includes a plurality of LED strings, a channel control switch device, a constant current module, a channel switching control module, a signal control unit, and an SPI interface unit. Each of the LED strings has a high-potential-end directly connected to an LED driving voltage VLED and a low-potential-end connected to one channel control switch device and one constant current module, and a plurality of channel control switch devices in each group of LED strings are connected to one channel switching control module; and the channel switching control module is used to control the on-state duty cycle of the LED strings in the group.
US12154515B2
A display may include an array of pixels. Each pixel in the array includes an organic light-emitting diode coupled to a drive transistor, a data loading transistor, a first capacitor for storing data charge, and a second capacitor. During a data programming phase, the data loading transistor may be activated to load in a data value onto the first capacitor. After the data programming phase, the second capacitor may be configured to receive a lower voltage, which extends a threshold voltage sampling time for the pixel. Configured and operated in this way, the temperature luminance sensitivity of the display can be reduced.
US12154511B2
A display device includes a display panel including scan lines, first signal lines connected to the scan lines in a first pixel block, second signal lines connected to the scan lines in a second pixel block, third signal lines connected to the scan lines in a third pixel block; a first scan driver supplying a first output signal to the first signal lines based on a first sub-clock signal; a second scan driver supplying a second output signal to the second signal lines based on a second sub-clock signal; a third scan driver supplying a third output signal to the third signal lines based on and a third sub-clock signal; and a timing controller. Changes in pulse widths of the first to third output signals are different in one frame period.
US12154509B2
A pixel driving circuit, a display panel and a driving method of the pixel driving circuit are provided by the present disclosure. The pixel driving circuit includes a driving transistor, a reset module, a writing module, a first control module, and a light emitting device. The pixel driving circuit with the 5T2C structure can compensate the threshold voltage drift of the driving transistor, improve the luminous uniformity of the light emitting device, and further improve the image quality.
US12154507B2
A display panel, a display driving method and a display pixel driving circuit therefor are provided. In the display driving method, the light emitting signal includes multiple pulse signals, and the variation trend of the pulse-off durations of the pulse signals is consistent with the variation trend of the light emitting brightness of the light emitting element during the light emitting period, that is, the pulse-off durations decreases sequentially with the decrease of the light emitting brightness of the light emitting element, or sequentially increases with the increase of the light emitting brightness of the light emitting element. Therefore, the flicker problem in the display panel when emitting light can be solved, and improving the image display quality.
US12154505B2
A pixel includes: an organic light emitting diode; a first transistor including a gate that is connected to a first node, wherein the first transistor is connected between a second node and a third node; a second transistor including a gate that is connected to a corresponding scan line, wherein the second transistor is connected between a data line and the second node; a storage capacitor connected between the first node and a first voltage; a third transistor including a gate that is connected to the corresponding scan line, the third transistor is connected between the first node and the third node; and a fourth transistor connected between a first end of the first transistor and a second voltage.
US12154499B2
A signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same are disclosed. A signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an afterimage analyzer to calculate image accumulation information based on an input image, an afterimage learning processor to perform learning based on the image accumulation information and adjust an afterimage reducing strength based on the learning, and an afterimage reducing processor to perform an afterimage reducing process based on the afterimage reducing strength from the afterimage learning processor. Accordingly, an afterimage of the image display apparatus including the organic light emitting diode panel may be reduced.
US12154496B2
Disclosed are a display panel, a display device and a driving method. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixel units located in areas formed by the plurality of scanning signal lines and the plurality of data signal lines, and at least two adjacent sub-pixel units in the first direction and the second direction constitute a pixel island. A plurality of control units each corresponding to a sub-pixel unit row in the pixel island are provided. The control unit includes a control terminal, an input terminal and an output terminal. The control unit is configured to transmit a signal from the input terminal to the output terminal under control of a first signal transmitted by a control signal line corresponding to the control unit, and stop transmitting the signal from the input terminal to the output terminal under control of a second signal transmitted by the control signal line.
US12154495B2
An array base plate includes a silicon substrate including multiple cascaded EOA units disposed at a peripheral area; the EOA units are electrically connected to a pixel driving unit; each EOA unit includes an input circuit transmitting a signal input by a light-emitting control signal input line to the EOA unit; a first control circuit transmitting a second power signal input by a second power signal line to a first node, and transmitting a first power signal input by a first power signal line to a second node; a second control circuit transmitting a second clock signal to a third node or transmitting the second power signal to the third node; a pull-up circuit transmitting the first power signal to a light-emitting control signal output line, and a pull-down circuit transmitting the second power signal to the light-emitting control signal output line.
US12154492B2
A light emitting device is provided. The device includes a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a light emitting element and a driving transistor configured to supply a current corresponding to a luminance signal to the light emitting element and a driving circuit including a scanning circuit configured to perform write scanning of scanning the plurality of pixels on a row basis and writing the luminance signal in a gate of the driving transistor. The driving circuit performs, only during a period from an activation of the light emitting device to a start of the write scanning when the write scanning is performed for a first time, a signal write operation of collectively writing a predetermined signal in the gates of the driving transistors included in pixels arranged in not less than two rows among the plurality of pixels.
US12154486B2
A display panel of a display device includes: first light emitting elements located in a first row, second light emitting elements located in a second row adjacent to the first row, first pixel circuits located in the first row, and second pixel circuits located in the second row. Each of the first pixel circuits drives a first light emitting element, located in a column the same as a column in which the each of the first pixel circuits is located, among the first light emitting elements. At least one second pixel circuit of the second pixel circuits drives a second light emitting element, located in a column different from a column in which the at least one second pixel circuit is located, among the second light emitting elements.
US12154484B2
Provided is a light emitting device in which a joint between panels is made less visible without unduly compromising practicality. The light emitting device includes an array of a plurality of unit panels each having a surface region divided into a plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of the unit panels includes a first pixel including at least one of pixels adjacent to an outer periphery of the unit panel, out of the plurality of the pixels, and a second pixel including at least one pixel other than the first pixel. The number of light sources provided for the first pixel is greater than the number of light sources provided for the second pixel.
US12154476B2
The present disclosure provides a luminance adjustment method and device of a display panel. In the method, firstly, a difference between the luminance parameters of different regions of the target panel are obtained, and temperatures of different regions of the target panel are obtained according to the difference of the luminance parameters of the different regions of the target panel. Then, luminance compensation parameters of the corresponding regions are obtained according to a correlation of the luminance to the temperature and a difference of the operating temperatures of the different regions, and finally, the luminance of a corresponding region is compensated according to the luminance compensation parameters.
US12154472B2
An electronic device. The electronic device includes a first processor configured to generate a first display signal, and a second processor configured to generate a second display signal and output to a display area. The second processor includes a forwarding module, the first processor is connected to the forwarding module, and the first display signal generated by the first processor is output to the display area through the forwarding module.
US12154470B2
A gate driving circuit and a display panel are disclosed. A pull-up control module and a pull-down module of each stage gate driving unit are connected to a first node. A thin film transistor in the pull-up control module and/or pull-down module that is connected to the first node is an oxide thin film transistor, such that a leakage current of the first node is reduced due to the advantage of the small off-state leakage current of the oxide thin film transistor. Therefore, the voltage level of the first node can remain stable during a pull-up stage and a touch suspension stage.
US12154460B2
An object forming structure includes: at least two first original images, respectively provided with different vectors, and extended for forming at least two first original image three-dimensional shapes; at least one intersect fixed point, extended with at least one intersect direction through the intersect fixed point, wherein at least two second image three-dimensional shapes are formed through the first original image three-dimensional shapes being extended; and at least two third image three-dimensional shapes, stacked with the at least two second image three-dimensional shapes, wherein a Boolean function is utilized for confirming a selected desired zone for forming a new object formation; wherein, the new object formation formed via the third image three-dimensional shapes is obtained through a combination of intersect or union or equalize the different vectors, the first original image three-dimensional shapes are presented via the corresponding vectors for presenting different shapes in other angles.
US12154457B2
Systems and methods for processing and analyzing data collected in connection with online examinations are described herein. The methods may be implemented by one or more computing devices and may include flagging one or more proctoring events indicated by data that was obtained in connection with an exam session of a test taker, the one or more flagged proctoring events being potentially associated with one or more exam rule violations. A point value may be assigned to each of the one or more flagged proctoring events. The point value of at least one of the one or more flagged proctoring events may be adjusted with a weight, the weight being obtained based on data other than mere occurrence of the one or more flagged proctoring events. An overall risk level may be generated based on an overall score obtained by tallying together the adjusted point value or values and unadjusted point value or values, if there are any, of all of the one or more flagged proctoring events, the overall risk level indicating likelihood of exam rule violation in connection with the exam session.
US12154455B2
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for surgical training with low cost, reusable materials and a highly customizable virtual environment for skill-building. According to various embodiments, a surgical training tool is usable in conjunction with a support structure configured to at least partially constrain the tool movement. Meanwhile, the tool is tracked in real-time with off-tool detectors to generate a tool path driving a virtual rendering of the surgical training tool in an operative environment. The virtual rendering may be visually observable via a display device and may include a customizable and/or selectable operative environment with one or more structures that can be operated on by the virtual surgical training tool. By tracking the virtual tool interaction with the virtual structures, a task path may be established for documenting and/or objectively assessing the performance of one or more operative tasks.
US12154454B2
A portable surgical training device is provided. The trainer includes a top cover spaced apart from a base to form a simulated body cavity for locating model organs that are substantially obscured from the field of view of the user. The top cover includes a video display, fixed insertion ports and interchangeable inserts containing simulated tissue layers. The training device has open sides for demonstrating and training lateral surgical techniques including a simulated or live tissue colon attached to a support leg for simulating transanal minimally invasive surgery. A training endoscope with an adjustable focal length for use with the trainer and, in particular, with optical trocars is disclosed. The surgical trainer can be angled and is well suited for training laparoscopic surgery techniques and demonstrating surgical instruments.
US12154448B2
A method and system to convert user activities performed in a real world into virtual world activity. The system includes a virtual world environment with a virtual activity tracker to obtain virtual activity performance data for an activity performed by a user in the virtual world environment; and a virtual world database to store the virtual activity performance data in a virtual profile of the user. The system also includes a real world activity tracker to obtain real world activity performance data for a real world activity performed by the user; and an activity convertor to convert the real world activity performance data into an amount of converted virtual activity performance data and add the converted virtual activity performance data to the virtual profile of the user.
US12154444B2
A method in an aircraft is disclosed. The method includes: arming an automatic TOGA flight operating mode when a predetermined condition has been detected, and monitoring for a TOGA trigger condition. When operating in a first mode, the method includes: generating and causing a TOGA advisory to be provided to flight crew, advising that an automatic TOGA will be executed, and triggering and causing the TOGA to be executed. When operating according in a second mode, the method includes: generating and causing a TOGA advisory to be provided to flight crew, advising the flight crew to manually trigger a TOGA, and triggering and causing the TOGA to be executed if the flight crew did not trigger the TOGA. When operating in a third mode, generating, and causing a TOGA advisory to be provided to flight crew and advising the flight crew to manually trigger a TOGA.
US12154439B2
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for ground-based automated flight management of urban air mobility vehicles. For instance, the method may include: determining whether the ground control system is connected to an UAM vehicle; in response to determining the ground control system is connected to the UAM vehicle, exchanging data with UAM vehicle; automatically and remotely controlling the UAM vehicle using localized temporal data including the data; determining whether further control is necessary; and in response to determining further control is not necessary, releasing the UAM vehicle.
US12154438B2
The present invention suppresses the case where communication performed by a radio communication apparatus of one flight vehicle is negatively influenced in the case where the radio communication apparatus of the one flight vehicle is connected to a radio base station that is experiencing interference due to a radio communication apparatus of another flight vehicle. A distance specification unit specifies, for each airspace, a distance between a first flight vehicle and a second flight vehicle that has a radio communication apparatus and is located in a cell formed by a radio base station that is experiencing interference due to a radio communication apparatus of the first flight vehicle. An instruction unit instructs, in each airspace, the first flight vehicle and the second flight vehicle to maintain the distance specified for the airspace by the distance specification unit when flying.
US12154436B2
Methods and apparatus for controlling two or more vehicles travelling in formation. Selected vehicles may be fully or partially autonomously controlled; at least one vehicle is partially controlled by a human driver. Information is collected at each vehicle and from the drivers and it is shared with other vehicles and drivers to create a shared world model. Aspects of the shared world model may be presented to the human driver, who may then respond with a control input. Autonomy systems and the drivers on the vehicles then collaborate to make a collective decision to act or not to act and execute any such action in a coordinated manner.
US12154417B2
Various methods, apparatuses/systems, and media for mediating traffic between an APCR and a TPS. A processor intercepts all traffic between a plurality of APCR and a plurality of TPS; halts a TCP connection from an incoming transaction request; determines that the incoming transaction request has been originated from a particular APCR among the plurality of APCR; checks, based on determining, which TPS or its siblings the incoming transaction request should be routed to; executes, based on checking, a new TCP connection with either the TPS or its siblings; receives, based on the new TCP connection, a response from the connected TPS or its siblings; attaches the response to the halted TCP connection after intercepting the response; resumes the halted TCP connection; and receives the response by an APCR node of the particular APCR in a manner as if directly received from the TPS or its siblings.
US12154413B2
A wireless communications system is provided that runs on a mobile device and includes a computer system run on at least one platform on which a plurality of different lottery transactions for different jurisdictions are supported and run from the at least one platform. A decentralized and distributed digital ledger is used to record transactions for the lottery transactions, where each of a lottery transaction can include a lottery element. At least one computer readable storage medium stores computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one network processor in the workflow server residing in the mobile communications network, implement components including: a workflow module comprising sets of workflow instructions for processing different types of lottery game packets from a plurality of different jurisdictions; and a deep packet inspection module for inspecting a received lottery game packet and providing information about the lottery game packet to the workflow module.
US12154412B2
According to one embodiment, a method of gaming is provided that comprises receiving a determination of a particular race participant in a race event having a plurality of race participants. The method continues by determining a particular position of the particular race participant at each of a plurality of intermediate points within the race event. The method continues by determining a plurality of simulated playing cards based at least in part upon the determined positions of the particular race participant. The method concludes by determining an outcome of a game based at least in part upon the determined simulated playing cards.
US12154410B2
Systems and methods that employ a cloud-based central determination server to provide predetermined game outcomes displayed at a game presentation device operating with a remote game server and a balance management server in association with funds transacted at a point-of-sale terminal.
US12154404B2
A computer readable medium having executable code that causes one or more processors to: receive at least one of a first image of a user or a first representation of a face of the user; if a first image of the user was received, then generate a generated representation of the face of the user using the first image; capture a second image of the user and generate a second representation of the face of the user using the second image; determine a likelihood of a match between the second representation and at least one of the first representation and the generated representation; and if the likelihood of a match does not meet a confidence threshold, receive an authentication factor, determine validity of the authentication factor, and permit access by the user to a secure asset in instances where the authentication factor is valid.
US12154398B2
This facility security equipment remote operation management device comprises: a network communication unit that receives a remote operation instruction for security equipment connected to a private IP network of a facility; a transmission area determination unit that determines whether the instruction was received via the private IP network of the facility; and an operation instruction unit that transmits the instruction to the security equipment only if the instruction was received via the private IP network of the facility.
US12154397B2
A biometric wireless electronic lockset includes a processor, a battery, a memory communicatively connected to the processor, a user interface, a wireless communication interface, a locking bolt, a motor, and a biometric sensor. The processor is configured to execute instructions which cause the processor to compare stored biometric data to a received first biometric data. Each known user entry includes a user identity of a known user, biometric data, and an indication of whether the known user is an authorized user. Based on a determination that the first biometric data corresponds to a known user entry and whether or not the known user is an authorized user or an unauthorized user, a plurality of responses may be generated.
US12154389B2
An approach to forecasting battery health as a dynamic time-series problem as opposed to a static prediction problem is presented. Systems and methods disclosed herein forecast a trajectory to failure by predicting a path to failure as opposed to only predicting when the battery may fail. A machine-learning model is implemented that extracts unique features taken from time-series data, such as time snippets of charging data. The raw time-series data may include current voltage and temperature with complex transformations and without capturing a full cycle, which permits wider applicability to instances of varying depth of discharge (DoD).
US12154383B2
A system and method for generating data suitable for determining one or more parameters of at least one eye of a subject. The method includes receiving image data of an eye at a first time from a camera of known camera intrinsics and defining an image plane. A first ellipse in the image data is determined. The method includes determining a first eye intersecting line in 3D expected to intersect a 3D center of the eyeball at the first time as a line which is, in the direction of the orientation vector, parallel-shifted to the first center line by an expected distance between the center of the eyeball and a center of the pupil.
US12154371B2
An electronic device includes a display panel including a base layer, and an element layer disposed on the base layer, the element layer including pixels outputting a first light, and light receiving sensors, an input device providing a second light to the display panel, and a control module controlling operations of the display panel and the input device. The light receiving sensors detect the second light provided from the input device and generate a detection signal. The control module calculates biometric information of a user based on the detection signal.
US12154364B2
An information processing apparatus (2000) includes a recognizer (2020). An image (10) is input to the recognizer (2020). The recognizer (2020) outputs, for a crowd included in the input image (10), a label (30) describing a type of the crowd and structure information (40) describing a structure of the crowd. The structure information (40) indicates a location and a direction of an object included in the crowd. The information processing apparatus (2000) acquires training data (50) which includes a training image (52), a training label (54), and training structure information (56). The information processing apparatus (2000) performs training of the recognizer (2020) using the label (30) and the structure information (40), which are acquired by inputting the training image (52) with respect to the recognizer (2020, and the training label (54) and the training structure information (56).
US12154362B2
Provided herein are system, apparatus, device, method, and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for extracting data from a file. Embodiments described herein provide a framework to merge outputs of various models comprising extracted information from a file with its location information and annotated regions of interest into an output file ingestible by a database or knowledge base.
US12154357B2
A system and method for correcting image data is disclosed. The method includes receiving one or more documents from one or more electronic mediums. The method further includes determining a primary character and one or more alternate characters corresponding to the mis-captured character image, extracting one or more confident instances of the primary character and the one or more alternate characters from the one or more documents and generating one or more scores corresponding to the primary character and the one or more alternate characters. Further, the method includes predicting a correct character corresponding to the mis-captured character image by using a trained image prediction-based ML model and automatically replacing the mis-captured character image with the predicted correct character.
US12154348B2
A method for detecting road conditions applied in an electronic device obtains images of a scene in front of a vehicle, and inputs the images into a trained semantic segmentation model. The electronic device inputs the images into a backbone network for feature extraction and obtains a plurality of feature maps, inputs the feature maps into the head network, processes the feature maps by a first segmentation network of the head network, and outputs a first recognition result. The electronic device further processes the feature maps by a second segmentation network of the head network, and outputs a second recognition result, and determines whether the vehicle can continue to drive on safely according to the first recognition result and the second recognition result.
US12154338B2
System, apparatus and method of image processing to detect a substance spill on a solid surface such as a floor is disclosed. First data representing a first image, captured by an image sensor, of a region including a solid surface, is received. A trained semantic segmentation neural network is applied to the first image data to determine, for each pixel of the first image, a spill classification value associated with the pixel, the determined spill classification value for a given pixel indicating the extent to which the trained semantic segmentation neural network estimates, based on its training, that the given pixel illustrates a substance spill. The presence of a substance spill on the solid surface is detected based on the determined spill classification values of the pixels of the first image.
US12154330B2
The space recognition system includes: an information terminal of a user having a function of displaying an image on a display surface and having a terminal coordinate system WA; and a label which is provided to correspond to a space and in which information for identifying the space is described. When recognizing the space, the information terminal specifies space data in which the space and the label are described in a space coordinate system W1 by using the information read from recognition of the label, measures relations in a position and a direction between the information terminal and the label by using the space data, and adapts the terminal coordinate system WA to the space coordinate system W1, based on data representing the measured relations.
US12154325B2
Properly parking personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) is an important for safety and public satisfaction. The large number of daily rides of ride-share PMVs makes it impossible to verify manually that each PMV is properly parked. Aspects of this disclosure include systems and methods for verifying that PMVs are properly parked. These systems and methods can include training a machine learning model on a server. The system can request that users submit images to the server, such that the server can verify that the user properly parked the PMV. The server can transmit a finished indication when it determines that the user properly parked the vehicle. The server can transmit instructions to the user to take various actions when it determines that the user improperly parked the vehicle or when the image is insufficient to determine whether the user properly parked the vehicle.
US12154318B2
An image recognition method, readable storage medium, and image recognition system are provided. The method includes: inputting an image, running a recognition engine to recognize and obtain species of a content in the image and obtain species recognition result, and running a non-category engine to determine whether the content belongs to a non-preset category; ignoring determination result of the non-category engine and obtaining category recognition result that the content belongs to a preset category if confidence of species recognition result is not less than first preset; obtaining category recognition result that the content belongs to the preset category if confidence of species recognition result is less than first preset and determination result of the non-category engine is no; obtaining category recognition result that the content belongs to the non-preset category if confidence of species recognition result is less than first preset and determination result of the non-category engine is yes.
US12154313B2
A computing system comprising a generative neural network (100) is disclosed. The generative neural network (100) is configured to receive a plurality of input videos. Each input video comprises a face defining an identity. Each input video comprises a behaviour. Each input video comprises the same behaviour as each of the other input videos, and a different identity to each of the other input videos. The generative neural network (100) is also configured synthesize an output video from the input videos. The output video comprises a synthetic face defining a synthetic identity. The generative neural network has been trained, with a loss function, to preserve the behaviour of the input videos while generating the synthetic identity that is different from each identity of the input videos.
US12154310B2
Systems and methods for automatically determining and displaying salient portions of images are disclosed. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may support a design application that may apply a saliency detection learning model to a digital image, resulting in the application generating one or more salient portions of the digital image. The electronic device may generate a digital rendering of the salient portion of the image on digital models of items or products, and may enable a user to review the digital rendering. The user may also choose alternative salient portions of the digital image and/or aspect ratios for those salient portions for inclusion on a digital model of the item or product.
US12154305B2
Provided is an information processing apparatus and an information processing method that enable appropriate recording of information written on a writing object. A region setting unit sets, in a writing image that shows the writing object on which written information is written, a writing region that includes the written information, and a recording control unit that controls recording of the writing image in response to a change in the writing region. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a board writing recording system.
US12154304B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for reliably performing data compression and data decompression across a wide variety of hardware and software platforms by using integer neural networks. In one aspect, there is provided a method for entropy encoding data which defines a sequence comprising a plurality of components, the method comprising: for each component of the plurality of components: processing an input comprising: (i) a respective integer representation of each of one or more components of the data which precede the component in the sequence, (ii) an integer representation of one or more respective latent variables characterizing the data, or (iii) both, using an integer neural network to generate data defining a probability distribution over the predetermined set of possible code symbols for the component of the data.
US12154299B2
A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: calculating coefficient values from pieces of attribute information of three-dimensional points included in point cloud data; quantizing the coefficient values to generate quantization values; and generating a bitstream including the quantization values. The three-dimensional points corresponding to the coefficient values belong to one layer among one or more layers. Each of a predetermined number of layers among the one or more layers is assigned a quantization parameter for the layer. In the quantizing, (i) when a quantization parameter is assigned to a layer to which each of the coefficient values belongs, the coefficient value is quantized using the quantization parameter, and (ii) when the quantization parameter is not assigned to a layer to which each of the coefficient values belongs, the coefficient value is quantized using a quantization parameter assigned to one layer among the predetermined number of the layers.
US12154286B2
Disclosed is a system and method for operating an imaging system. The imaging system may move or be moved to acquire image data of a subject at different positions relative to the subject. The image data may, thereafter, be combined to form a single image.
US12154285B2
A framework for registering anatomical to functional images using deep learning. In accordance with one aspect, the framework extracts features by applying an anatomical image and a corresponding functional image as input to a first trained convolutional neural network. A deformation field is estimated by applying the extracted features as input to a second trained convolutional neural network. The deformation field may then be applied to the anatomical image to generate a registered anatomical image.
US12154281B2
A device for detecting the movement of object in images includes a weight determination circuit, an image blending circuit, and an object movement detection circuit. The weight determination circuit determines multiple weights according to an input image and a background image, each weight corresponding to a pixel position. The image blending circuit blends the input image and the background image based on the weights to generate an updated background image. The object movement detection circuit performs a sum of absolute difference (SAD) calculation, block by block, with the input image and the background image or the updated background image to generate a moving object indication data. The object movement detection circuit generates an object movement signal according to the moving object indication data and at least one threshold. Each block contains multiple pixels.
US12154279B2
A system and method for learning temporally consistent video synthesis using fake optical flow that include receiving data associated with a source video and a target video. The system and method also include processing image-to-image translation across domains of the source video and the target video and processing a synthesized temporally consistent video based on the image-to-image translation. The system and method further include training a neural network with data that is based on synthesizing of the source video and the target video.
US12154262B2
Provided are an image defect detection method and apparatus, an electronic device, a storage medium and a product. The method includes acquiring a to-be-detected image; obtaining a restored image corresponding to the to-be-detected image based on the to-be-detected image, at least one mask image group and a plurality of defect-free positive sample images, where each mask image group includes at least two binary images having a complementary relationship, and different mask image groups have different image sizes; and locating a defect of the to-be-detected image based on the to-be-detected image and each restored image. The solution solves the problem in which a related defect detection method requires numerous manual operations and has a low detection accuracy due to subjective factors of a worker.
US12154261B2
An image defect detection method applied to an electronic device is provided. The method includes dividing a detecting image into a plurality of detecting areas, generating a detection accuracy value for each detecting area based on a defective image and a non-defective image, and obtaining a plurality of detection accuracy values. An autoencoder is selected for each detection accuracy value. A model corresponding to each detecting area is obtained by training the autoencoder based on the non-defective image. A plurality of reconstructed image blocks is obtained by inputting each of a plurality of detecting blocks into the corresponding model, and a reconstruction error value between each reconstructed image block and the corresponding detecting block is obtained. A detection result of a product contained in the image to be detected is obtained based on the reconstruction error value corresponding to each detecting block.
US12154260B2
A surface inspection system for capturing surface defects of a surface to be checked, includes a camera system, an illumination system including one or more light sources, and an evaluation system. The evaluation system evaluates a brightness and/or color distribution of the surface to be checked in at least one image captured by the camera system and captures surface defects of the surface to be checked as local deviations in the brightness and/or color. The evaluation system is configured to assess a local deviation in the brightness and/or color as a surface defect when the local deviation appears brighter in at least one first subregion and darker in at least one second subregion than a surface region surrounding the local deviation, and/or different colors are dominant in different subregions.
US12154258B2
There is provided a surface abnormality detection device, and a system, capable of detecting an abnormal portion having a displacement below the distance measurement accuracy when detecting the abnormal portion on the surface of a structure. A surface abnormality detection device includes a classification means for classifying an object under measurement into one or more clusters having the same structure, based on position information at a plurality of points on a surface of the object under measurement; a determination means for determining a reflection brightness normal value of the cluster based on a distribution of reflection brightness values at a plurality of points on a surface of the cluster; and an identification means for identifying an abnormal portion on the surface of the cluster based on a difference between the reflection brightness normal value and the reflection brightness value at each of the plurality of points.
US12154255B2
An image processing apparatus includes a discrete wavelet transform (DWT) device that performs DWT and down sampling for a first source image to divide the first source into a low-frequency sub-image including a low-frequency component in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction and a plurality of high-frequency sub-images including a high-frequency component in at least one of the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, a frame memory storing a low-frequency sub-image of a second source image, a first noise reduction device that reduces noise in the low-frequency sub-image of the first source image using the low-frequency sub-image of the second source image, and an inverse discrete wavelet transform (IDWT) device that applies IDWT to the low-frequency sub-image of the first sub-image, which is reduced in noise through the first noise reduction device, and the high-frequency sub-images of the first image to restore the first source image.
US12154238B2
The technology disclosed can provide capabilities to view and/or interact with the real world to the user of a wearable (or portable) device using a sensor configured to capture motion and/or determining the path of an object based on imaging, acoustic or vibrational waves. Implementations can enable improved user experience, greater safety, greater functionality to users of virtual reality for machine control and/or machine communications applications using wearable (or portable) devices, e.g., head mounted devices (HMDs), wearable goggles, watch computers, smartphones, and so forth, or mobile devices, e.g., autonomous and semi-autonomous robots, factory floor material handling systems, autonomous mass-transit vehicles, automobiles (human or machine driven), and so forth, equipped with suitable sensors and processors employing optical, audio or vibrational detection.
US12154228B2
This disclosure contains methods and systems that allow filmmakers to port filmmaking and editing skills to produce content to be used in other environments, such as video game environments, and augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, and non-linear storytelling environments.
US12154227B2
A system includes: a feature module configured to generate a feature map based on a single image taken from a point of view (POV) including a human based on features of the human visible in the image and non-visible features of the human; a pixel features module configured to generate pixel features based on the feature map and a target POV; a feature mesh module configured to generate a feature mesh for the human based on the feature map; a geometry module configured to: generate voxel features based on the feature mesh; and generate a density value based on the voxel and pixel features; a texture module configured to generate RGB colors for pixels based on the density value and the pixel features; and a rendering module configured to generate a three dimensional rendering of the human from the target POV based on the RGB colors and the density value.
US12154216B2
A medical image processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to: receive a selection of a preset transfer function that sets colors used in volume rendering, wherein the preset transfer function is selected for use in rendering at least one target material; determine a first transfer function relating to transmission or extinction color, wherein the determining of the first transfer function is based on the preset transfer function; generate first rendering data based on transmission or extinction color by using the first transfer function; and determine a second transfer function relating to reflection color, wherein the determining of the second transfer function is based on the first rendering data, wherein the first transfer function and second transfer function are for use in global illumination rendering.
US12154213B2
Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to generate blue noise masks for real-time image rendering and enhancement. In at least one embodiment, a vector-valued noise mask is generated and applied to one or more images to generate one or more enhanced images for image processing (e.g., real-time image rendering). In at least one embodiment, the noise mask includes vector values per pixel and is able to handle the temporal domain (e.g., add time to the spatial domain) to improve image quality when rendering images over multiple frames.
US12154205B2
The embodiments relate to a method comprising establishing a three-dimensional conversational interaction with one or more receivers; generating a pointcloud relating to a user and capturing audio from one or more audio source; generating conversational scene description comprising at least a first dynamic object describing a virtual space for the three-dimensional conversational interaction, wherein the first dynamic object refers to one or more objects specific to the three-dimensional conversational interaction, wherein said one or more objects comprises at least data relating to transformable pointcloud; audio obtained from said one or more audio source and input obtained from one or more connected devices controlling at least the pointcloud, wherein said objects are linked to each other for seamless manipulation; applying the conversational scene description into a metadata, and transmitting the metadata with the respective audio in realtime to said one or more receivers.
US12154201B2
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include establishing a virtual boundary for a virtual-world environment in reference to a real-world environment, and determining whether the virtual boundary requires a correction. The method may include providing, in response to determining that the virtual boundary requires the correction, and alert and, in response to the alert, receiving a request from a user to modify the virtual boundary. The method may further include monitoring, in response to the request from the user, an orientation of a direction indicator to generate orientation data, and modifying the virtual boundary based on the orientation data. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US12154197B2
Examples are disclosed herein that relate to detecting product requirements within a digitized document. One example provides a method comprising: identifying a first page as a summary page, the first page comprising a keyword that refers to a second page; and detecting in the first page a first instance of a pattern comprising a first text block adjacent to a first line. A first part name and a first requirement for a first part are extracted from the first text block. In the first page, a second instance of the pattern is detected comprising a second text block adjacent to a second line. The keyword and a second part name are extracted from the second text block. The second part name and a second requirement for a second part are extracted from the second page. The first requirement and the second requirement are output for storage in a data store.
US12154196B2
The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for transferring global style features between digital images utilizing one or more machine learning models or neural networks. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems receive a request to transfer a global style from a source digital image to a target digital image, identify at least one target object within the target digital image, and transfer the global style from the source digital image to the target digital image while maintaining an object style of the at least one target object.
US12154194B2
A method for a target image reconstruction is provided. The method includes emitting stepped frequency waveforms having different constant frequencies at different periods of time, modulating the stepped frequency waveforms into frequency ranges each having a first frequency and a second frequency, wherein each of the stepped frequency waveforms are increased from the first frequency to the second frequency based on a range function, wherein the modulated stepped frequency waveforms are arranged with some sparsity factor. The method further includes transmitting the modulated stepped frequency waveforms to a target and accepting reflection of the modulated stepped frequency waveforms reflected from the target interfering the modulated stepped frequency waveforms and the reflection of the modulated stepped frequency waveforms to produce beat signals of interferences between the modulated stepped frequency waveforms and the reflection of the modulated stepped frequency waveforms, and reconstructing an image of the target from the beat signals.
US12154191B2
Aspects presented herein relate to methods and devices for graphics processing including an apparatus, e.g., a GPU. The apparatus may receive a plurality of pixels associated with a first color space including a plurality of first color channels, at least one first color channel of the plurality of first color channels being a first compressed channel. The apparatus may also decompress the at least one first color channel of the plurality of first color channels, the at least one first color channel being decompressed from the first compressed channel to a first decompressed channel. Further, the apparatus may perform a color space conversion of the first color space associated with the plurality of pixels, such that the plurality of first color channels is converted to a plurality of second color channels, the plurality of second color channels being associated with a second color space for the plurality of pixels.
US12154185B2
The disclosure relates to a system and method for verifying robot data that is used by a safety system monitoring a workspace shared by a human and robot. One or more sensors monitoring the workspace are arranged to obtain a three-dimensional view of the workspace. Raw data from each of the sensors is acquired and analyzed to determine the positioning and spatial relationship between the human and robot as both move throughout the workspace. This captured data is compared to the positional data obtained from the robot to assess whether discrepancies exist between the data sets. If the information from the sensors does not sufficiently match the data from the robot, then a signal from the system may be sent to deactivate the robot and prevent potential injury to the human.
US12154181B2
A social network for merchants is described. A payment processing service can receive first merchant information associated with characteristic(s) of a first merchant and second merchant information associated with characteristic(s) of a second merchant. The payment processing service can determine a similarity between the first merchant and the second merchant based on analyzing the first merchant information and the second merchant information with a data model. Based at least in part on the similarity, the payment processing service can associate the first merchant and the second merchant with a merchant group and enable the first merchant and the second merchant to access a service associated with a merchant social network based at least in part on the association with the merchant group.
US12154177B2
Systems and methods are described for using data collected by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to generate insurance claim estimates that an insured individual may quickly review, approve, or modify. When an insurance-related event occurs, such as a vehicle collision, crash, or disaster, one or more UAVs are dispatched to the scene of the event to collect various data, including data related to vehicle or real property (insured asset) damage. With the insured's permission or consent, the data collected by the UAVs may then be analyzed to generate an estimated insurance claim for the insured. The estimated insurance claim may be sent to the insured individual, such as to their mobile device via wireless communication or data transmission, for subsequent review and approval. As a result, insurance claim handling and/or the online customer experience may be enhanced.
US12154174B2
Lists of tradeable objects may be generated and displayed to enable a user to define a trading strategy having multiple legs. The lists of tradeable objects may be used to define and display different combinations of the tradeable objects that are included in each of the lists. Each combination of tradeable objects may define the different legs of a spread that may be tradeable on one or more exchanges. A combination of tradeable objects may be selected to display contract information associated with the different legs of the spread. The contract information for each leg may be used to define and display spread information for the legs of the trading strategy. The spread information may allow the user to view information related to the spreads for different combinations of tradeable objects in a display.
US12154167B1
A budget management guidance system includes a portable device having processing circuitry and a storage device. The processing circuitry is configured to receive product imagery related to a product, determine a purchase price of the product based on the product imagery, access a budget goal for a user from the storage device, and instruct output of a notification on a graphical user interface of the portable device in response to determining that the purchase price of the product exceeds the budget goal for the user.
US12154162B1
A method, apparatus and computer program product construct an updated order and verify compliance with predefined rule(s) prior to submission to a supplier. In a method, first information from a request processor responsive to an inquiry is provided to a source. The method receives an order in a first format that includes second information, different than the first information, from the source. The method analyzes the order relative to predefined rule(s) to identify whether the order satisfies the predefined rule(s). The method converts the order to a second format, different than the first format, and combines the converted order with at least some first information to form an updated order. If the predefined rule(s) are satisfied, the method transmits the updated order to the supplier. However, if a first category of the predefined rule(s) is unsatisfied, the method notifies the source of the predefined rule(s) that were unsatisfied.
US12154161B2
This application relates generally to an omnichannel procurement orchestration system. Systems and methods for generating a recommendation for procuring a product or service by a purchaser entity are provided. An exemplary method includes accessing data for transactions associated with a proposed procurement transaction between one of a plurality of purchaser entities and one of a plurality of supplier entities. The data is received from a plurality of disparate data sources and by way of a plurality of disparate procurement channels. The method includes determining a quantifiable feature or attribute associated with the proposed procurement transaction. The method further includes generating a recommendation for acting upon the quantifiable feature or attribute, and providing the recommendation to the one of the plurality of purchaser entities or the one of the plurality of supplier entities.
US12154158B2
A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform generating one or more item relational graphs for one or more items based on historical user purchases; transforming, using spectral filtering, the one or more item relational graphs into one or more frequency signals to remove noise from the one or more frequency signals; constructing, using a machine learning model, one or more item pair label classifications for one or more item pairs of the one or more items; generating a respective similarity score for each of the one or more item pairs; outputting a top k results for the one or more item pairs ranked by the respective similarity scores; and re-ranking, using a re-ranking algorithm, the top k results of the one or more item pairs based on a user preference for display on a user interface of an electronic device of a user. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12154155B2
Certain example embodiments relate to techniques generating a database of virtual families for real-time generation of part numbers for configurable products. For instance, certain example embodiments may include receiving a search request for part numbers and determining virtual families including entities matching the search request. The number of matching products matching the search request and the part numbers may be determined based on the virtual families and the independent groups stored in the virtual families that match the search request. The part numbers may be determined based on allowed characters, number and/or symbols for the part number positions defined in the independent groups of the virtual families including the entities matching the one or more configurable properties of the user input search request. Facet counts for the configurable product may also be determined based on the results of the user input search request.
US12154154B2
An electronic computer-implemented and interactive platform is described, which permits the offer, sale, and distribution of diamonds by sellers to purchasers and, as a result, into the overall diamond marketplace. Each diamond is scanned in order to create a three-dimensional (3D) virtual model that can include images and/or other data that digitally identifies that diamond, providing a “fingerprint” of the diamond. The purchaser may have highly confidential and proprietary information that specifies the critical details of its manufacturing process for each type of cut of polished diamond, referred to as polished diamond parameters (PDPs). A planning system is used to offload time consuming and computationally expensive planning operations from the manufacturer (or other purchaser), and does so prior to a purchase. The planning system and a matching process are used by the platform to enable the data in each PDP file to be applied to the 3D virtual model of each individual diamond.
US12154148B2
A control method including: receiving first transaction data including a first electronic signature from the a home of a first user; verifying whether the received first electronic signature included in the first transaction data is valid; verifying validity of the received first transaction data; when the first electronic signature and the validity of the first transaction data are verified successfully, executing a first consensus algorithm for the first transaction data; and when the validity of the first transaction data is verified according to the first consensus algorithm, recording a block including the first transaction data in a distributed ledger. The first electronic signature is a group signature assigned to a group to which the first user belongs.
US12154147B2
A computer-implemented method of matching a customer with a service provider, the method comprising: creating, by a computing device, a profile of a customer having a plurality of categorical values descriptive of or liked by the customer; creating, by the computing device, a profile of a service provider having a plurality of categorical values descriptive of or liked by the service provider; creating, by the computing device, a request by the customer to recommend a service provider, wherein the request includes one or more requested categorical and discrete values; and providing, by the computing device, ranked recommendations of service providers to the customer based on a comparison of the categorical values in the profiles of the customer and the service provider and the requested categorical and discrete values by the customer. A service provider can be a hair stylist.
US12154144B2
Systems and methods for dynamically inserting content into webpages. A computing device can receive an information resource. The computing device can receive a content item for insertion at one of the candidate content insertion locations of the information resource. The computing device can identify candidate content insertion locations for insertion of the content item based on locations of one or more elements on the information resource. The computing device can monitor for a scroll event on the information resource. The computing device can identify a portion of the information resource to be displayed within the viewport of the application subsequent to processing the event. The computing device can determine that one of the candidate insertion locations is within or below the viewport. The computing device can set a content slot at the determined content insertion location. The computing device can insert, at the content slot, the content item.
US12154130B2
A disclosed example includes: at least one memory; instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to at least: determine a first sum of estimated individual cardinalities of audience members of first and second media platforms; determine a second sum of estimated pairwise cardinalities of ones of the audience members belonging to both the first and second media platforms; and generate lower and upper bound estimates of a deduplicated audience size based on the first and second sums; and send the deduplicated audience size to a computing device via a network communication.
US12154123B2
A system and method for monitoring a network of IoT composting end-devices comprising one or more IoT compost bins, IoT composters, remote monitoring devices, and personal user devices. Each IoT composting end-device may have an embedded wireless communication module and sensors to measure an amount of compostable material contained therein. Measurements may be aggregated for user groups, households, communities, etc. and converted into metrics of aggregated amounts, sustainability, compost quality, composting cycle stage, status, composting conditions, and other parameters, which may be posted on a public forum to track and encourage community composting.
US12154101B2
Systems and methods for voice-enabled transactions are disclosed. A merchant system may generate a transaction request comprising a transaction amount and a merchant identifier. The merchant system may invoke an audio signal generator to generate an audio transaction signal comprising the transaction request data. A voice assistant may play the audio transaction signal. The user initiating the transaction may use a mobile device to detect and ingest the audio transaction signal. In response to detecting and ingesting the audio transaction signal, the mobile device may interact with a payment network to authorize, process, and complete the transaction request. The payment network may transmit a transaction approval to the merchant system.
US12154099B2
A method for authenticating electronic money includes storing in a portable apparatus a first biometric digital signature of a registered person who has been registered and authorized to use the portable apparatus, storing in the portable apparatus a public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate that includes a first code derived from encoding the first biometric digital signature of the registered person, acquiring biometric pattern of a person who attempts to access the portable apparatus, determining whether the biometric pattern of the person who attempts to access the portable apparatus is matched with the first biometric digital signature and the first code of the registered person, and in response to determining that the biometric pattern of the person who attempts to access the portable apparatus is matched with the first biometric digital signature and the first code of the registered person, transmitting authentication information to a remote server over a network.
US12154096B2
A method creates a banking card that may be a wireless banking card. The banking card has an antenna with an open circuit that prevents the banking card from functioning correctly until it is received by a banking customer the card is to belong to. A cavity is formed within the banking card near the open circuit and a thin wall is created between the cavity and the open circuit. The cavity is filled with a flowable electrical conductor that may be a liquid metal such as mercury or galinstan. Instruction indications are provided on the banking card indicating to a banking customer how to manipulate the banking card to cause the liquid conductor to flow and remove the open circuit and allow the banking card to function correctly.
US12154094B2
A method of generating a shared augmented reality payment authentication entry interface includes detecting a first consumer device and a second consumer device; prompting a display of a first augmented reality payment authentication interface at the first consumer device; and prompting a display of a second augmented reality payment authentication interface at the second consumer device.
US12154090B2
A sales area management system includes an accounting device and a gate device. The accounting device acquires transaction information and executes accounting processing based on the transaction information. The accounting device receives the number of people associated with the transaction information and outputs payment completion information along with the associated number of people. The gate device includes receives the payment completion information and the associated number of people and detects the number of customers passing through the gate device. A notification control unit of the gate device causes a notification unit to indicate the remaining number of people corresponding to the associated number of people minus the detected number of people passing the gate. The gate device outputs error information when the detected number exceeds the associated number of people for the transaction.
US12154088B2
In some embodiments, a system includes one or more computers configured to implement by executing instructions on one or more processors a platform-agnostic transaction-related communication system. The transaction-related communication system includes one or more receiving modules for receiving a first item of financial transaction information from a customer-facing interface, and receiving a second item of financial transaction information from a merchant-facing point-of-sale interface. In some embodiments, the transaction-related communication system includes a point of sale server for rendering in a common internal format the first item of financial transaction information from the customer-facing interface, and rendering in the common internal format the second item of financial transaction information from the merchant-facing point-of-sale interface. In some embodiments, the transaction-related communication system includes a payment processing module for rendering in a second format the first item of financial transaction information for payment processing by a first external financial party.
US12154087B2
In embodiments, a tokenization platform that enables gifting of items using digital tokens is disclosed. The tokenization platform includes a token generation system that generates digital tokens that are cryptographically linked with item identifiers and corresponding attributes of respective items, whereby the digital tokens provide digital representations of the respective items. The system includes a ledger update system that writes the digitals token to a cryptographic ledger and that updates the cryptographic ledger to reflect ownership data of the items, thereby facilitating transactions for the items using the digital tokens. The system also includes a transfer system configured to facilitate gifting of the items using the digital tokens, wherein upon recognition of a gift instruction received from a device associated with a gifting user, the transfer system initiates a transfer of a digital token corresponding to respective item to an account of a receiving user via the cryptographic ledger.
US12154080B2
A system and corresponding method, for blockchain cryptocurrency exchange, track at least one pending blockchain transaction on a corresponding blockchain. The at least one pending blockchain transaction has been executed, but not yet committed, on the corresponding blockchain. The system and corresponding method determine whether an unexecuted blockchain transaction for cryptocurrency exchange is valid or invalid as a function of transaction information associated with the unexecuted blockchain transaction and the at least one pending blockchain transaction. The system and corresponding method output a result indicating whether the unexecuted blockchain transaction was determined to be valid or invalid, causing the unexecuted blockchain transaction to be executed or denied, respectively.
US12154077B2
A graphical user interface of a medical patient monitoring system allows clinical personnel to view and manipulate historical patient data in ways not available in traditional patient monitoring systems. The graphical user interface allows zooming in or out on the historical patient data, with a format of the data adjusted at certain zoom levels. A plurality of lanes of displayed historical patient data may be displayed in the graphical user interface, and a plurality of signals may be displayed in a single lane. An electrocardiogram strip view may be enabled to present historical patient data in the form of a traditional strip view if desired.
US12154066B2
Systems and methods for delivering items are disclosed. The systems and methods comprise assigning a unique internal control value to each profile having an identified physical address delivery point. They also receive a request for delivery point information for each of a plurality of items to be distributed and providing a response comprising a list of internal control values thereto. They further receive a plurality of items, each item having printed thereon one of the internal control values on the list. For each of the plurality of items, they scan, by item processing equipment, the item to read the internal control value printed thereon, identifying, in the profile database, the physical address delivery point corresponding to the assigned internal control value, routing, by the item processing equipment, the item according to the identified physical address delivery point, and delivering the item to the identified physical address delivery point.
US12154059B2
Processors obtain instances of service event data and generate a plurality of territory sets. The processors determine a plurality of respective servicing values based at least in part on the instances of service event data. A respective servicing value is determined for each territory set of the plurality of territory sets. A respective servicing value for a respective territory set is determined based at least in part on at least one path that links the respective service locations located within a particular territory of the territory set on a particular service date. Based on the plurality of respective servicing values, a preferred territory set is identified from the plurality of territory sets. Responsive to determining that the preferred territory set satisfies one or more provision criteria, the processors cause information corresponding to the preferred territory set to be provided.
US12154050B2
A computer system for generating a public transportation schedule for users is provided. The computer system includes a processor in communication with a memory device, and the processor may be programmed to: (i) receive telematics data associated with a user, wherein the telematics data include location data associated with the user, and wherein the telematics data are received from at least one of a mobile device associated with the user, a vehicle associated with the user, and a public transportation vehicle utilized by the user, (ii) generate, based at least in part upon the telematics data, one or more travel patterns associated with the user, (iii) retrieve one or more public transportation routes from the memory device, wherein the one or more public transportation routes are associated with a location associated with the user, (iv) compare the one or more travel patterns and the one or more public transportation routes, and/or (v) generate a public transportation schedule for the user based at least in part upon the compared one or more travel patterns and the one or more public transportation routes.
US12154049B2
A method includes using, by one or more processors of a computer system, a cognitive model to estimate software development parameters for a software development project based on one or more similar past projects, and automatically assigning, by the one or more processors of the computer system, story points to sprints of the software development project based on the estimated software development parameters.
US12154047B1
A method may include receiving, at a server device, a request from a third-party website over an application programming interface (API), the request including a user identification and an item identification; retrieving, at the server device, a set of goal data structures generated for a user profile of a user matching the user identification; matching, at the server device, the item identification to an identification within a goal data structure of the set of goal data structures, the goal data structure including a plurality of steps associated with the goal data structure; generating, at the server device, a response data structure including a status of each step of the plurality of steps associated with the goal data structure; and transmitting the response data structure to the third-party website.
US12154046B1
Systems and methods are described for generating a schedule for resources, such as agents for a contact center service, and mores specifically for decomposing the scheduling problem into groups. In some aspects, a request to generate a schedule spanning a first time period for agents may be received by a scheduling service. Agents having at least one same shift characteristic may be grouped into a scheduling group such that the agents in a given scheduling group are interchangeable. Portions of the workload may be assigned to the different scheduling groups. A set of empty shifts may be produced for each of the scheduling groups to process the corresponding portion of the workload. Shift activities may be assigned to the set of empty shifts for each scheduling group to generate unrostered shifts, the unrostered shifts making up the schedule.
US12154045B2
A method to operate at least one electronic lock box facility that includes detection of information about at least one lock box unit of a lock box facility of at least one lock box facility in which a shipment associated with a party is to be deposited, by a computing unit, based on a reservation for this lock box facility associated with a party, whereby the reservation information contains lock box type related information that comprises the number of dynamically reserved lock box units of a lock box type, the section of a lock box unit of at least one lock box unit based on the determined, provided information; acquisition of an identifier associated with the shipment to be deposited in the lock box facility by means of detection; and linking of the acquired identifier of the shipment with the selected lock box unit.
US12154042B2
In implementations of systems for estimating terminal event likelihood, a computing device implements a termination system to receive observed data describing values of a treatment metric and indications of a terminal event. Values of the treatment metric are grouped into groups using a mixture model that represents the treatment metric as a mixture of distributions. Parameters of a distribution are estimated for each of the groups and mixing proportions are also estimated for each of the groups. In response to receiving a user input requesting an estimate of a likelihood of the terminal event for a particular value of the treatment metric, the termination system generates an indication of the estimate of the likelihood of the terminal event for the particular value based on a distribution density at the particular value for each of the groups and a probability of including the particular value in each of the groups.
US12154035B2
A method and system of training a machine learning neural network (MLNN) in monitoring anatomical positioning. The method comprises receiving, in a first input layer, from millimeter wave (mmWave) radar device, mmWave point cloud data representing spatial positions associated with a medical patient during successive changes in the spatial positions corresponding durations between changes, the mmWave data based upon detecting range and reflected wireless signal strength, receiving, in a second layer of the MLNN, attribute data for the corresponding durations, the f input layers interconnected with an output layer via an intermediate layer, the intermediate layer configured with an initial matrix of weights, training a MLNN classifier using classification that establishes correlation between the mmWave radar point cloud data, the attribute data and likelihood of formation of bodily pressure ulcers (BPUs) generated at the output layer, and producing a trained MLNN based on increasing the correlation.
US12154019B1
Systems and methods for constructing a layered artificial intelligence (AI) model are provided. The technology determines a set of layers and a set of variables for each layer for the AI model, with each layer relating to a specific domain context of the AI model. Using the layers, the AI model is trained to create layer-specific model logic for each layer using the variables of the layer. By applying the layer-specific model logic to incoming command sets, the model produces detailed layer-specific responses. The trained AI model then generates overall responses to command sets by aggregating the layer-specific responses, along with weights for each layer.
US12154016B2
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for utilizing a virtual assistant as part of a communication session. One or more of the participant users can select to utilize a virtual assistant to assist the participant users with tasks during the communication session. A user can use a communication application to enter a message directed to the virtual assistant. The virtual assistant can analyze the entered message and determine that the message was directed to the virtual assistant rather than to the other participants of the communication session. As a result, the message will not be transmitted to the other participants of the communication session and the virtual assistant will assist the user with the identified task.
US12154011B2
A wrist-mounted system for tracking hand poses includes one or more cameras mounted to a wearable band. In some examples, the one or more cameras are low profile and may be located less than 15 mm, and preferably less than 10 mm, of the wrist of the user. In some examples, a system includes a wearable band and one or more imaging sensors. The one or more imaging sensors are disposed to have a field of view that is anatomically distal when the wearable band is coupled to an arm of the user. The one or more imaging sensors each define an optical axis spaced from the wearable band of less than 15 mm, and preferably less than 10 mm. The image data may come from a single camera mounted on the back of the wrist which captures images of the surface contours of the back of the hand to infer hand poses and gestures.
US12154000B2
A counting device including a wall that delimits an internal space; an object counter that is positioned in the internal space and includes a measuring lens, which optically delimits a detection zone outside the counting device. The wall of the counting device includes an aperture positioned in front of, preferably centered relative to, the measuring lens, the measuring lens and the aperture being arranged to transmit to the counter a flux emitted by the objects present in the detection zone.
US12153996B2
In an embodiment, a code reading device reads a code from an image of a product. The code reading device determines whether or not a label displaying price change information is affixed to the product. If the label is not affixed to the product, the code reading device outputs the code to a processing device. If the label is affixed to the product, the code reading device transmits an image of the product to an image recognition server. The code reading device outputs the price change information recognized by the image recognition server to the processing device together with the code.
US12153995B2
A method and system for decoding data appearing within a field of view (FOV) of an indicia reader includes providing first illumination to a first region of the FOV, the FOV further having a second region of the FOV that does not receive the first illumination. An imaging assembly captures image data of an environment within the FOV. Responsive to determining a presence of an indicia within the first region of the FOV, the method further includes at least one of (i) transmitting the image data to a decoder module, (ii) decoding the indicia by the decoder module, or (iii) generating a successful decode operation. Responsive to determining a presence of indicia within the second region of the FOV, the method includes performing at least one of (i) not transmitting the image data to the decoder module, (ii) not decoding the indicia by the decoder module, or (iii) not generating a successful decode operation.
US12153994B2
A space efficient automated processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The processing system includes an input conveyance system for moving objects from an input area in at least an input conveyance vector that includes an input conveyance horizontal direction component and an input conveyance vertical direction component, a perception system for receiving objects from the input conveyance system and for providing perception data regarding an object, a primary transport system for receiving the object from the perception system and for providing transport of the object along at least a primary transport vector including an primary transport horizontal component and a primary transport vertical component that is generally opposite the input conveyance horizontal direction component, and at least two secondary transport systems, each of which receives the object from the primary transport system and moves the object in either of reciprocal directions.
US12153990B2
A system is disclosed for tracking and monitoring sets of assets in or on a container using RFID-RF tags associated with the assets. The system comprises a specimen holder bin or similar container and a wireless tag affixed to the specimen holder bin. The specimen bin holder is configured to hold a plurality of assets. The wireless tag comprises a radio frequency identifier (RFID) circuit, a radio frequency (RF) circuit, a processor, a memory storing an identifier (ID) associated with the RFID circuit, and an energy source electrically connected to the RFID circuit, the RF circuit, and the processor. The wireless tag is configured to broadcast the identifier associated with the RFID circuit responsive to an interrogation signal by one or more gateways associated with the system. In some embodiments, each asset of the plurality of assets additionally comprises an RFID tag.
US12153985B2
A wireless identification tag for embedding into an electrically conductive surface of a rotatable work tool, the tag comprising at least a first and a second inductive planar loop having corresponding first and second terminals, wherein the first inductive planar loop and the second inductive planar loop are arranged in relation to a common plane and wherein the first inductive planar loop and the second inductive planar loop are arranged to cover separate areas of the common plane, where each area on the common plane is associated with a respective polarity of the magnetic flux normal to said plane.
US12153984B2
Authentication card with integrated stitching. In some aspects, an authentication card for short range wireless communications with an entity-specific stitching design includes at least one card layer comprising a first and second portion. The first portion may include a plurality of apertures provided on the first portion and a thread may be inserted through the plurality of apertures to create a stitching design, where the stitching can be used to identify an associated entity. A microchip may be provided on the second portion of the at least one card layer, wherein the microchip is coupled with an antenna enabling authentication (e.g., contactless) by employing radio frequency identification (RFID) or near field communication (NFC).
US12153981B2
A labeling set for marking a pharmaceutical vessel including a body having a peripheral surface and a removable closure includes: a three-dimensional molded attachment, a label for sticking on the outer vessel circumference to be marked, and an RFID transponder for electronic identification of the vessel and/or contents. The attachment is mountable and/or positionable on the vessel in a predefined relative position and has a circumferential wall with an outer circumferential surface which is intended as an additional labelable and/or electronically identifiable outer wall and/or outer surface and whose radius, outer circumference and/or wall course is selected in accordance with the radius, outer circumference and/or wall course of the vessel circumferential surface. The label and/or the RFID transponder sticks over and/or covers both a circumferential surface, formed in accordance with the vessel body outer circumference, and the attachment circumferential surface at least in regions and/or to secure the vessel attachment to the vessel.
US12153977B2
An imaging system comprising: a system control component having host firmware stored thereon, the system control component comprising a print head operation module actuatable by the host firmware to transmit signals to a print head of the imaging system, the signals configured to cause the print head to operate; and a monitor-enforce module, the monitor-enforce module comprising: a monitor interface configured to receive security information from a security device of the imaging system, and an enforce module, the enforce module being configured to selectively interrupt said signals transmitted by the print head operation module, based on the security information.
US12153975B2
Techniques for computing matrix operations for arbitrarily large matrices on a finite-sized hybrid analog-digital matrix processor are described. Techniques for gain adjustment in a finite-sized hybrid analog-digital matrix processor are described which enable the system to obtain higher energy efficiencies, greater physical density and improved numerical accuracy. In some embodiments, these techniques enable maximization of the predictive accuracy of a GEMM-based convolutional neural network using low-precision data representations.
US12153973B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method including receiving, by a data processor of a fuel dispenser, first data characterizing one or more applications to be displayed via a display of the fuel dispenser during a first application session. The first data including a configuration file including an application programming interface (API) uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a first remote server from which modified application data associated with the one or more applications may be received by the data processor by accessing the API URL. Embodiments may also include displaying, based on the first data, a first instance of at least one application in at least one display frame of the display, the at least one application configured to receive user inputs from a user of the fuel dispenser. Related apparatus, systems, and articles are also described.
US12153966B2
Embodiments of a multitenant content server that employs embodiments of a database architecture for use in multitenant environments that include a global partition and a tenant partition for each tenant. These partitions can be accessed using sessions corresponding to the partitions and interfaces associated with the tenants.
US12153960B2
A priority determination system incudes a processor, a terminal, and a memory. The processor obtains anomaly data items, each indicating an anomaly in a corresponding one of moving bodies, and obtains state data items, each indicating a state of a corresponding one of the moving bodies. The processor calculates, for each anomaly data item, a risk value indicating a risk of the anomaly based on a state data item of the corresponding one of the moving bodies, determines a priority of a task for dealing with the anomaly indicated by each anomaly data item based on the risk value, and provides an output to the terminal to execute the task. The terminal displays an alert related to at least one of the priority of the task, the risk value, or an estimated dealing time required for completing the task.
US12153958B2
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for abstracting tasks in virtual memory identifier (VMID) containers are disclosed. A processor coupled to a memory executes a plurality of concurrent tasks including a first task. Responsive to detecting one or more instructions of the first task which correspond to a first operation, the processor retrieves a first identifier (ID) which is used to uniquely identify the first task, wherein the first ID is transparent to the first task. Then, the processor maps the first ID to a second ID and/or a third ID. The processor completes the first operation by using the second ID and/or the third ID to identify the first task to at least a first data structure. In one implementation, the first operation is a memory access operation and the first data structure is a set of page tables. Also, in one implementation, the second ID identifies a first application of the first task and the third ID identifies a first operating system (OS) of the first task.
US12153957B2
A method for hierarchical work scheduling includes consuming a work item at a first scheduling domain having a local scheduler circuit and one or more workgroup processing elements. Consuming the work item produces a set of new work items. Subsequently, the local scheduler circuit distributes at least one new work item of the set of new work items to be executed locally at the first scheduling domain. If the local scheduler circuit of the first scheduling domain determines that the set of new work items includes one or more work items that would overload the first scheduling domain with work if scheduled for local execution, those work items are distributed to the next higher-level scheduler circuit in a scheduling domain hierarchy for redistribution to one or more other scheduling domains.
US12153956B2
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for an interactive, intelligent hub built around the completion of a task. This hub brings together resources, information, suggested steps, and other automated assistance to facilitate the completion of the task. AI-based assistance may indicate which steps can be completed by automated processes, and dispatch those processes, or suggest resources to assist in the completion of other steps. The hub displays the current status of the task, and lives until the completion of the task, or abandonment by the user.
US12153952B1
A method for processing multiple transactions converted from a single transaction is provided, which is performed by a processor including at least one core and includes converting a first transaction conforming to an instruction according to an instruction set architecture (ISA) into a plurality of second transactions conforming to the register size of the core, and transferring, by the load-store unit (LSU) of the core, the plurality of second transactions to the cache, in which the LSU may be configured to further transfer, to the cache, conversion information indicating whether the plurality of second transactions are converted from the first transaction.
US12153951B2
A system and a method for managing workload of an application in a cloud infrastructure is disclosed. The cloud infrastructure may include an existing cloud infrastructure (ECI) and an Elastic Machine Pool Infrastructure (EMPI). The method may include connecting the EMPI to the ECI by configuring cloud control manager of the ECI. Further, the method may include receiving the workload from the application running on the cloud infrastructure. The workload may be allocated to an Elastic Virtual Machine (EVM) hosted by the EMPI or a VM hosted by the ECI based on at least one of an EMP profile of the application, status of the EVM, and workload characteristics of the EVM. Further, the one or more bare metal servers and the one or more EVMs may be managed based on at least one of the workload characteristics and the status of the EVM.
US12153950B2
A system includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a request to access shared services; provide a user interface for selecting a shared service of the shared services; and receive a selection of the shared service of the shared services. The processor is configured to determine data associated with the shared service of the shared services; store a shared-service tag indicating the data is associated with the shared service of the shared services and an identifier tag indicating the data is associated with a source; transfer the data to a model development system; determine a model using the data transferred to the model development system; and store the model.
US12153947B2
An allocation control apparatus (1) includes a virtual core allocation unit (112) configured to allocate, out of a virtual core which is created on a virtual machine and occupies a physical core and a virtual core which is created on the virtual machine and shares a physical core, a task whose priority is equal to or greater than a threshold to a virtual core, and an interrupt core allocation unit (113) configured to allocate the virtual core to which the task is allocated as an interrupt destination of a virtual network interface card used by the task.
US12153944B2
Systems comprising: a memory; and a hardware processor and configured to: execute a hypervisor having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the hypervisor executes at a first exception level that allows the first portion to access data of a virtual machine in the hardware processor and the memory, and wherein the second portion of the hypervisor executes at a second exception level that prevents the second portion from accessing the data of the virtual machine in the hardware processor and the memory. Methods comprising: executing a first portion of a hypervisor at a first exception level that allows the first portion to access data of a virtual machine in a hardware processor and memory; and executing a second portion of a hypervisor at a second exception level that prevents the second portion from accessing the data in the hardware processor and the memory.
US12153942B2
An input value setting assistance device includes: an acquisition unit that displays a first screen including a plurality of input fields, and acquires an image of the first screen and a coordinate value regarding each of the input fields included is the first screen; and an assistance unit that displays a second screen including the image acquired by the acquisition unit regarding the first screen and setting fields for setting values for each of the input fields of the first screen and, when one of the setting fields is selected, displays a prescribed mark based on the coordinate value acquired by the acquisition unit for the input field related to the setting field. Thereby, the setting work of each of the input values prepared in advance for each of the input fields included is the screen can be effectively assisted.
US12153939B2
The present disclosure is directed to supervising displayed content. In particular, the methods and systems of the present disclosure may: generate data representing a plurality of images of interfaces displayed by a computing device configured to supervise content displayed to a user; determine, based at least in part on one or more machine learning (ML) models and the data representing the plurality of images, whether the interfaces displayed by the computing device include content of a type designated by a content supervisor of the user for identification; and generate data representing a graphical user interface (GUI) for presentation to the content supervisor, the GUI indicating whether the interfaces displayed by the computing device include content of the type designated for identification.
US12153937B2
A method for automated data driven configuration management is provided. The method includes: receiving a set of data from a plurality of sources; automatically processing the received data into service data using at least one trained model; and routing the service data for configuration management.
US12153936B2
A method for displaying splash screen information of an application and an electronic device. The method includes receiving, by an electronic device, an operation, performed by a user, of opening a first application, determining, using an operating system of the electronic device, that the first application has a splash screen function, determining that a system splash screen capability is enabled for the first application, obtaining splash screen information of the first application, where the splash screen information includes at least one of a brand slogan or a splash screen advertisement of the first application, loading and rendering the splash screen information of the first application, displaying, by the electronic device, the splash screen information of the first application, and starting the first application after displaying the splash screen information, and displaying a page of the first application.
US12153916B2
Systems, machine-readable media, and methods may facilitate accelerating software change requests in deployment pipelines. Operations of a deployment pipeline for testing and deploying a software change may be monitored, the operations corresponding to a set of input requirements for testing and deploying the software change. Data composites may be collected. The data composites may be created and may include pipeline information associated with operations of the deployment pipeline. Rules corresponding to software change request protocols may be learned and may define mappings of the data composites to requirements pertaining to software change request operations of the deployment pipeline. Input required for a software change request may be decreased based on the learning so that the input required for the software change request conforms to a subset of the set of input requirements.
US12153913B2
In one embodiment, a system for managing a virtualization environment includes a set of host machines, each of which includes a hypervisor, virtual machines, and a virtual machine controller, one or more virtual disks comprising a plurality of storage devices, the one or more virtual disks being accessible by the virtual machine controllers, where the virtual machine controllers conduct I/O transactions with the virtual disks, and a deployment system configured to receive a request to deploy a virtualized file server on a plurality of host machines, where the request is associated with deployment parameters, select a deployment image for the host machines based on the deployment parameters, and provide the deployment image to each host machine via the virtual disk. The virtual machine controller located on the host machine stores at least a portion of the deployment image on a storage device associated with the host machine.
US12153906B2
A method and system for generating engineering designs in an engineering system is provided. The method includes receiving an engineering design of a technical installation. Further, the method includes generating an object behavior model of the one or more engineering objects based on an ontology schema. Also, the method includes analyzing behavior of the one or more engineering objects based on the generated object behavior model. Furthermore, the method includes modifying the one or more engineering objects in the engineering design based on the outcome of analysis of the behavior. Additionally, the method includes outputting the modified engineering design of the technical installation.
US12153899B2
An apparatus and method for complex matrix transpose and multiply. For example, one embodiment of a processor comprises: a decoder to decode a first complex matrix multiplication and transpose instruction including a first source operand to identify a first plurality of real and imaginary values in a first complex source matrix, a second source operand to identify a second plurality of real and imaginary values in a second complex source matrix, and a first destination operand to identify a result matrix with real and imaginary values; execution circuitry to execute the first complex matrix transpose and multiplication instruction, the execution circuitry comprising transpose hardware logic to transpose at least one of the source matrices, parallel multiplication circuitry to multiply real values from the first plurality of real and imaginary values with corresponding real values from the second plurality of real and imaginary values to generate a first plurality of real products, to multiply imaginary values from the first plurality of real and imaginary values with corresponding imaginary values from the second plurality of real and imaginary values to generate a second plurality of real products; and addition/subtraction circuitry to subtract each real product in the second plurality of real products from a corresponding real product in the first plurality of real products to produce a corresponding real value in the result matrix.
US12153896B2
Method and system for controlling distributions of attributes in language models for text generation
A method for generating a language model for text generation by receiving a pre-trained language model having attributes with existing probability distributions over the pre-trained language model; receiving at least one target constraint; the target constraint specifying an expectation of a target attribute over a language model that approximates the pre-trained language model; computing parameters of an energy based model by applying the target constraint to the pre-trained language model; obtaining samples from a reference policy; updating parameters of a target policy using the obtained samples and the energy based model; updating the reference policy with the target policy if the target policy is superior to the reference policy; and outputting the target policy as a target language model. The target language model is adapted to generate text with the target attribute over a probability distribution that approximates the desired probability distribution specified by the target constraint.
US12153895B2
A computer implemented method for the automated analysis or use of data is implemented by a voice assistant. The method comprises the steps of: (a) storing in a memory a structured, machine-readable representation of data that conforms to a machine-readable language (‘machine representation’); the machine representation including representations of user speech or text input to a human/machine interface; and (b) automatically processing the machine representations to analyse the user speech or text input.
US12153883B2
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a text-to-speech system. An embodiment operates by identifying a portion of content of the document, that is to be replaced with a summary associated with the content responsive to a request for an audible version of the document. A first request for the audible version of the document is received. A first summary of the content at a first level of detail is generated. The first summary is audibly output. A second request for additional information is received. A second summary of the content at different level of detail is generated. The second summary of the content at the second level of detail is audibly output.
US12153878B2
A method for detecting business intent from a business intent corpus by employing an Intent Detection via Multi-hop Unified Syntactic Graph (IDMG) is presented. The method includes parsing each text sample representing a business need description to extract syntactic information including at least tokens and words, tokenizing the words of the syntactic information to generate sub-words for each of the words by employing a multi-lingual pre-trained language model, aligning the generated sub-words to the tokens of the syntactic information to match ground-truth intent actions and objects to the tokenized sub-words, generating a unified syntactic graph, encoding, via a multi-hop unified syntactic graph encoder, the unified syntactic graph to generate an output, and predicting an intent action and object from the output.
US12153868B2
An integrated circuit includes a plurality of metal lines extending along a first direction, the plurality of metal lines being separated, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, by integral multiples of a nominal minimum pitch. The integrated circuit further includes a plurality of standard cells, at least one of the plurality of standard cells having a cell height along the second direction being a non-integral multiple of the nominal minimum pitch.
US12153844B2
An image forming apparatus includes one or more memories and one or more processors. The one or more processors and the one or more memories are configured to execute mining processing and are configured to execute a job, wherein the mining processing and the job are not executed at a same time.
US12153820B2
A method of performing a wear-leveling operation in a flash memory includes: determining a block age for each of a plurality of blocks in the flash memory according to a number of erase operations that have been performed on the flash memory after the block is erased; selecting one or more candidate source blocks from the plurality of blocks by comparing block ages of the plurality of blocks with an age limit; determining a source block from the one or more candidate source blocks according to erase counts or block ages of the one or more candidate source blocks; and performing the wear-leveling operation on the source block.
US12153817B2
An apparatus includes at least one processing device configured to identify one or more logical storage devices each accessible in at least first and second storage systems, to detect one or more input-output (IO) operations associated with an offload application programming interface (API) of at least one of the first and second storage systems, to clone each such detected IO operation, and to send resulting respective first and second instances of each cloned IO operation to respective ones of the first and second storage systems. The first and second instances of each cloned IO operation are tagged prior to being sent to respective ones of the first and second storage systems so as to allow each of the first and second storage systems to separately determine that the other one of the first and second storage systems has been sent a corresponding instance of the cloned IO operation.
US12153815B1
The application discloses a semiconductor memory device and a data storage method. When determining that an input data conforms to a target format, an input data vector is generated based on the input data. When determining that the input data is similar to a stored data in a target block of the memory array, the input data is written to a blank target memory page of the target block of the memory array.
US12153813B2
Systems, methods, non-transitory computer-readable media for maintaining predictable latency among tenants. One system includes a die group segregator configured to segregate superblock IDs based on die group IDs. The system further includes a die group manager configured to identify superblocks of the superblock IDs in a first Quality of Service (QOS) domain of a first die group ID and select a first superblock in the first QoS domain based on weights of atomic data unit (ADUs) within each WLSTR. The system further includes a command processing system configured to schedule programming of the at least one WLSTR of the first QoS domain or a second QoS domain to program to a die group, wherein scheduling is based on a first QoS domain weight and a second QoS domain weight, segregate write commands into die units and provide the plural scheduled write commands to a die manager.
US12153811B2
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for processing fast persistent writing to nonvolatile memory. A method for processing fast persistent writing to a nonvolatile memory includes writing log data from a last storage position in a data block created in a certain size, reflecting the entire data block in a storage medium, increasing the last storage position by a size of the written log data, and reflecting the entire data block in a storage medium, wherein the data block is linearly linked to an additional data block in a creation order, and wherein the data block includes a log data storage region, information about a last storage position where the log data is stored in the log data storage region, and information about a linked next data block.
US12153803B2
A storage device includes: a memory; and a storage controller configured to control the memory and to update meta data by controlling the memory. The storage controller includes a journal manager having a range table. The journal manager is configured to: generate a plurality of journal data associated with the update of the meta data, restore the meta data by sequentially performing a replay operation for each of the plurality of journal data, update the range table based on the plurality of journal data, and skip the replay operation for at least one of the plurality of journal data based on the range table.
US12153802B2
A log-structured merge-tree (LSM-Tree) based key-value (KV) data storage method includes writing KV data into a NAND flash memory. The KV data includes a key-value pair including a key and a corresponding value. The KV data is stored in a key-value solid state drive (KVSSD), which includes a storage class memory (SCM) and the NAND flash memory. The method further includes storing metadata of the KV data in the SCM. The metadata of the KV data includes the key and index information of the corresponding value of the KV data, and the index information of the corresponding value of the KV data indicates address information of the KV data in the NAND flash memory.
US12153795B2
A distributed electronic storage system (DESS) comprises congestion management circuitry and data migration circuitry. The congestion management circuitry is operable to determine an amount of congestion in the DESS. The data migration circuitry is operable to control migration of data stored in a first tier of storage to a second tier of storage based on the amount of congestion in the DESS, characteristics of the data, and characteristics of the first tier of storage.
US12153794B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to an NFT segmentation platform. The NFT segmentation platform may train an auto-segmentation model to generate tier scores corresponding to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The NFT segmentation platform may compare the tier scores to tier thresholds defining threshold ranges. The NFT segmentation platform may automatically store the NFTs based on storage rules corresponding to the threshold ranges. The NFT segmentation platform may modify the storage location of the NFT based on changes in the tier score. The NFT segmentation platform may train an NFT validation model to generate NFT validation ratings for NFTs. The NFT segmentation platform may compare the NFT validation ratings to threshold values to determine whether or not to execute an event processing request. The NFT segmentation platform may create an iterative feedback loops to update the auto-segmentation model and the NFT validation model.
US12153787B2
An image forming apparatus includes: a display controller that displays an operation screen including a function button for executing a function on a display section; a press determination section that determines whether the function button is short pressed or long pressed; when the press determination section determines that the function button is short pressed, a function execution section that executes the function; and when the press determination section determines that the function button is long pressed, an execute privilege setting section that sets an execute privilege of the function from a plurality of types of execute privileges in accordance with a long press time of the function button.
US12153782B2
Machine learning techniques can be implemented to provide personalized websites. In an example, a group of training inputs is determined. A training input of the group of training inputs can comprise a current state that indicates a visit to a website via a user device, an action that indicates a recommendation rendered via the user device during the visit to the website, a user reward that indicates whether user input associated with a user identity via the user device interacted with the recommendation, and a next state that indicates a state of the website for the user device in response to the action being taken from the current state. The training inputs can be used for performing batch offline neural fitted Q iteration training on a neural network to produce a trained neural network. The trained neural network can be stored.
US12153781B2
Computing environments can enable user initiation of wire-transfer application functionalities according to some aspects described herein. For example, a selection by a user of an option in a graphical user interface can be detected. The option can be for initiating a selected functionality of a wire-transfer application in a computing environment, and the user may not be authorized in the computing environment to interact with the wire-transfer application outside of the graphical user interface. In response, a text file can be generated that includes data identifying the selected functionality. The text file can be stored in a predefined storage location that is monitored by the execution service. The execution service can automatically detect a presence of the text file in the predefined storage location. In response, the execution service can automatically issue a command to the wire-transfer application for causing the wire-transfer application to execute the selected functionality.
US12153778B2
Methods, non-transitory computer-readable storage media and computer or computer systems are described which include or relate to inputting or receiving information on one or more image characteristics from a graphical user interface, outputting one or more questions or options for additional details of the one or more image characteristics on a graphical user interface by way of a generative artificial intelligence language model performed on one or more processor, inputting or receiving the additional details from the graphical user interface, and outputting one or more images by way of a generative artificial intelligence text-to-image model performed on one or more processor based on the one or more image characteristics and the additional details.
US12153777B2
A virtual presence system and method integrates multiple virtual presence technologies, including the ability to enable a user to experience a remote location through a plurality of different types of virtual presence devices. The different types of virtual presence devices might include virtual presence robots, as well drones, land vehicles, devices arranged to be worn by a human, and other virtual presence devices, all of which are accessible through a single website hosted on a server that provides links to the different types of virtual presence devices at selectable locations through a hierarchical query database that stores geographic coordinates, types, and features of the virtual presence devices, GIS to analyze and display geographic information, and communication methods, together with IP addresses and/or aliases that enable the devices to be accessed and controlled. The virtual presence system and method may optionally also utilize virtual reality headsets and haptic feedback devices designed to worn by users for a more immersive experience.
US12153776B2
An example method of displaying a maps application across multiple displays occurs at a first device that is in communication with a second device. The method includes, generating for the maps application a first user interface and information for generating a second user interface. The method also includes displaying, at a first display of the first device, the first user interface associated with a location on a map, wherein the first user interface includes a first perspective view of the location on the map, and transmitting the information for generating a second user interface to the second device so that a second display of the second device displays a second user interface that includes a second perspective view of the location on the map in the maps application, where the second perspective view is different from the first perspective view.
US12153771B2
A touch controller includes a processing module operably coupled to a plurality of sensing circuits, the processing module is operable to receive a sense signal regarding an electrical characteristic of a sensor of a plurality of sensors. The processing module is further operable to determine the sense signal indicates the electrical characteristic is affected by an identifying signal emitted by a finger. The processing module is further operable to determine a coordinate location of the sensor. The processing module is further operable to generate a proximal touch signal that includes the coordinate location of the sensor.
US12153769B2
Disclosed are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a touch insulating layer. The display panel further includes a display region and a non-display region, where the non-display region includes a first non-display region and a bending region, and the first non-display region is located between the bending region and the display region. The first non-display region includes a first sub-non-display region and a second sub-non-display region, where within the first sub-non-display region, the touch insulating layer includes multiple touch via holes, and within the second sub-non-display region, the touch insulating layer includes a first hollow portion, and the first hollow portion penetrates the touch insulating layer.
US12153762B1
A method for displaying a virtual interface to a user in an extended reality environment based on detecting a physical height of the user and adjusting the appearance of the virtual interface displayed to the user in the extended reality environment based on the user's height.
US12153761B2
A display device including a substrate and a plurality of pixels in a display region of the substrate. Each of the pixels includes first and second sub-pixels, and each of the first and second sub-pixels has a light emitting region for emitting light. The first sub-pixel includes a first light emitting element in the light emitting region and configured to emit visible light. The second sub-pixel includes a second light emitting element in the light emitting region and configured to emit infrared light and a light receiving element configured to receive the infrared light emitted from the second light emitting element to detect a user's touch. The second light emitting element and the light receiving element in the second sub-pixel are electrically insulated from and optically coupled to each other to form a photo-coupler.
US12153756B2
Circuit for performing a display driving function and a fingerprint and touch detecting function includes a unity gain buffer amplifier, an operational amplifier integrator, an ADC circuit, and a digital processing circuit coupled to the ADC circuit. An input terminal of the operational amplifier integrator is coupled to a touch sensor. When the circuit is operated under a display driving mode, an input terminal of the unity gain buffer amplifier receives a gray level voltage and an output terminal of the unity gain buffer amplifier is coupled to a display panel. When the circuit is operated under a fingerprint detecting mode, the input terminal and the output terminal of the unity gain buffer amplifier are respectively coupled to a fingerprint sensor and the ADC circuit. When the circuit is operated under a touch detecting mode, an output terminal of the operational amplifier integrator is coupled to the ADC circuit.
US12153755B2
In an embodiment, various active pens may be searched for in every frame, so that various active pens may operate in a touch sensing system.
US12153751B2
An electronic device includes a display panel, an input sensor that is disposed on the display panel and that includes a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode that crosses the first sensing electrode, and an optical sensor disposed on the input sensor. The optical sensor includes a photo-electrode disposed on one of the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode and a light receiving element that electrically connects one of the first sensing electrode to the second sensing electrode and the photo-electrode.
US12153750B2
A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel; a main printed circuit configured to be electrically connected to an array of subpixels in the display panel; a touch control structure on the display panel; and a touch printed circuit configured to be electrically connected to touch electrodes in the touch control structure. The display apparatus includes a slot defining a cavity configured to receive at least a first portion of the touch printed circuit. A thickness of the touch printed circuit is less than or equal to a depth of the slot.
US12153748B2
The present disclosure provides a touch display panel and a display device. The touch display panel includes: a base substrate; a display structure layer arranged at a side of the base substrate, and having a plurality of pixels; a touch structure layer arranged at a side of the display structure layer away from the base substrate, and comprising a plurality of touch openings exposing the plurality of pixels; and a reflection reducing structure layer arranged at a side of the touch structure layer away from the display structure layer, and comprising a first insulation layer, a first light absorption layer and a second insulation layer that are laminated; the first light absorption layer comprises a plurality of first light absorption patterns corresponding to the touch openings, and orthographic projections of the touch openings on the base substrate cover orthographic projections of the first light absorption patterns on the base substrate.
US12153747B2
Certain exemplary embodiments relate to entertainment systems and, more particularly, to systems that incorporate digital downloading jukebox features and improved user interfaces. For instance, a smart search may be provided, e.g., where search results vary based on the popularity of songs within the venue, in dependence on songs being promoted, etc. As another example, a tile-based approach to organizing groupings of songs is provided. Groupings may involve self-populating collections of songs that combine centrally-promoted songs, songs in a given genre that are popular across an audiovisual distribution network, and songs that are locally popular and match up with the given genre (e.g., because of shared attributes such as same or similar genre, artist, etc.). Different tile visual presentations also are contemplated, as are different physical jukebox designs. In certain example embodiments, a sealed core unit with the “brains” of the jukebox is insertable into a docking station.
US12153737B2
An augmented reality (AR) application authoring system is disclosed. The AR application authoring system enables the real-time creation of freehand interactive AR applications with freehand inputs. The AR application authoring system enables intuitive authoring of customized freehand gesture inputs through embodied demonstration while using the surrounding environment as a contextual reference. A visual programming interface is provided with which users can define freehand interactions by matching the freehand gestures with reactions of virtual AR assets. Thus, users can create personalized freehand interactions through simple trigger-action programming logic. Further, with the support of a real-time hand gesture detection algorithm, users can seamlessly test and iterate on the authored AR experience.
US12153733B2
An electronic device according to the present invention includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a gaze acquisition unit configured to acquire right gaze information related to a gaze of a right eye of a user that wears a display apparatus of an optical see-through type on a head and left gaze information related to a gaze of a left eye of the user; and a correlation acquisition unit configured to acquire, as information on personal differences, correlation information related to correlation between the gaze of the right eye and the gaze of the left eye on a basis of the right gaze information and the left gaze information.
US12153726B1
In accordance with the described techniques, a document integration system receives a document that includes text. The document integration system generates a plurality of virtual objects based on the document, such that each virtual object includes a different portion of the text. Further, the plurality of virtual objects are inserted into an extended reality environment. User input is received affixing a particular virtual object to a user representation in the extended reality environment and specifying movement of the particular virtual object as following the user representation from a first location to a second location in the extended reality environment. The particular virtual object is displayed as located and fastened to the second location in the extended reality environment.
US12153723B2
A system for providing an augmented reality, a virtual reality, and/or a mixed reality experience to a user includes a first display and a second display. The user views a real-world environment through the first display and the second display. The system includes a wearable visualization device that includes the first display and a fixed visualization device that includes the second display. The first display is configured to display a first layer of virtual features and the second display is configured to display a second layer of virtual features. The system includes a processor configured to generate the first layer of virtual features and the second layer of virtual features. The processor is configured to operatively communicate with the wearable visualization device and the fixed visualization device to coordinate presentation of the first layer of virtual features and the second layer of virtual features.
US12153718B2
Adversarial attacks pose a threat to the functioning of AI systems. A defense generator for dynamically generating at least one AI defense module is provided. A core feature of the invention is that a distribution function is determined for model data. The invention is based on the assumption that the model data belong to a model manifold, or have a similar statistical behavior. Thus, it is possible to determine for an input data set whether the data of the input data set can be associated with an adversarial attack. This is the case, for example, if statistical anomalies are found in the input data set.
US12153717B2
A computer-implemented method and system for managing digital evidence using a blockchain (12). The method comprises receiving an evidence data file (5), the evidence data file (5) being identified by: an evidence identifier, and a hash code computed from the evidence data file (5); generating a block (11) for the blockchain (12) by combining data indicative of: a hash of a previous block (13) in the blockchain (12), the evidence identifier, and the hash code computed from the evidence data file (5); and storing the generated block (11) as a new block in the blockchain (12), wherein the method further comprises: outputting at least part of the data in the blockchain (12) in response to a user request to enable a user to verify the authenticity of the evidence data file (5) using the data in the blockchain (12).
US12153711B1
The present disclosure relates to systems for enhancing security of communications occurring over a network, including methods for encrypting and decrypting communications of data over the network. The following also discloses systems for conducting analysis on a system of record, such as a Customer Relationship Management platform, including propensity scoring and modeling. Components and interfaces of the system are also disclosed herein.
US12153692B2
A method of controlling a clipboard and an electronic device for performing the method are provided. The electronic device includes a display; a volatile memory including a first storage area configured to store a clipboard including existing data; an input interface; and at least one processor communicably coupled to the display, the volatile memory, and the input interface, the at least one processor being configured to: detect a read access to the existing data included in the clipboard by an application; determine whether the existing data includes personal information; and based on determining that the existing data includes the personal information, determine whether to allow the read access to the existing data by the application, based on a user input provided through the input interface.
US12153691B2
Described embodiments relate to a computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, from an authorisation server, an access credentials read request associated with a user. The access credentials read request comprises one or more access credential identifiers and one or more parameter values, wherein the one or more parameter values are derived from a current state of a set of requirements for authorising modifications to access credentials. The method further comprises traversing a first event log associated with the user to determine one or more access credential values associated with the respective one or more access credential identifiers based on the one or more parameter values and transmitting, to the authorisation server, the one or more access credential values. The method further comprises, responsive to receiving, from the authorisation server, an access credentials modification request comprising one or more modified access credential values: creating a first event object comprising the one or more modified access credential values; and appending the first event object to the first event log.
US12153684B2
A neural classifier model is used to detect cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the source code predicted by a deep learning code generation model having been trained on source code possibly containing security bugs. Upon the classifier model classifying a given source code snippet as likely containing a cybersecurity vulnerability, a proposed repair for the cybersecurity vulnerability is predicted from a neural decoder transformer model having been trained on non-vulnerable source code. The neural decoder transformer model is used to predict source code that repairs the cybersecurity vulnerability given the source code classified with a cybersecurity vulnerability.
US12153676B2
The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for detecting malicious files. The method includes receiving a sample that comprises a .NET file, obtaining imported API function names based at least in part on a .NET header of the .NET file, determining a hash of a list of unmanaged imported API function names, and determining whether the sample is malware based at least in part on the hash of the list of unmanaged imported API function names.
US12153674B2
An event graph can be generated, and, upon malware detection, traversed backward to identify a root cause associated with the malware detection. Using this information, rules for earlier malware detection can be created by analyzing the event graph proximal to the root cause rather than proximal to the malware detection trigger.
US12153671B2
A system for detection of binary files containing a known malware code fragment includes a processor coupled to a memory storing instructions, the processor being configured to implement the instructions to process an unknown binary file (UBF) and a known malicious source code file (KMSCF) to decompile the UBF into a text-based unknown source code (USC) and identify whether the KMSCF is contained within the USC.
US12153657B2
A method with access authority management includes: receiving an input image comprising a region of at least one portion of a body of a user; determining whether the user corresponds to multiple users or a single user using the region of the at least one portion of the body; performing a verification for the user based on a face region in the input image, in response to the determination that the user is the single user; determining whether the input image is a real image or a spoofed image based on whether the verification is successful; and allowing an access authority to a system to the user, in response to the determination that the input image is the real image.
US12153645B2
Methods, systems and apparatus for simulating quantum systems. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of obtaining a first Hamiltonian describing the quantum system, wherein the Hamiltonian is written in a plane wave basis comprising N plane wave basis vectors; applying a discrete Fourier transform to the first Hamiltonian to generate a second Hamiltonian written in a plane wave dual basis, wherein the second Hamiltonian comprises a number of terms that scales at most quadratically with N; and simulating the quantum system using the second Hamiltonian.
US12153644B2
A graphical user interface is configured to guide a user through a method of creating a RESTful API protocol-compliant URL, without requiring that the user be familiar with syntax of the RESTful API protocol. The graphical user interface includes a URL output that indicates to the user features within a user-edited URL that render the user-edited URL non-compliant with the RESTful API protocol. The graphical user interface includes a set of graphical input devices to solicit and receive from the user input specifying a set of query options, which user input is used to define the RESTful API protocol-compliant URL. The graphical user interface is automatically customized to solicit and receive from the user input only for options available from a specific data service.
US12153641B2
A computer that selectively removes online content associated with an individual is described. During operation, the computer may perform an enrollment process associated with the individual, where the enrollment process involves receiving credentials for one or more accounts associated with the individual. Then, based at least in part on the credentials, the computer may monitor a subsequent activity history associated with the individual, where the activity history includes online transactions associated with the individual, and where the online transactions are associated with multiple locations and the one or more accounts. When the computer receives information specifying an occurrence of an event (such as death or illness of the individual), the computer may, based at least in part on the monitored activity history, selectively remove the online content associated with the individual and at least some of the locations.
US12153638B2
Providing content based data protection for data stored in a large-scale data storage system by creating a dataset by grouping metadata for unstructured data objects that are grouped together by one or more filters. The dataset can span multiple storage devices of different types, so that it defines a single data protection unit for the corresponding content data. A user initiated query input through a search engine interface generates the one or more filters, and a protection policy is defined that protects the dataset as the single unit based on data content rather than data location. Datasets are stored in a catalog, and are generated by running queries on the catalog, where a query comprises metadata selectors as tags applied to the catalog, where the tags define at least one of a file type, name, location, creation time, or file characteristic.
US12153636B2
A system and method is provided for an automated online reputation monitoring and intelligence gathering solution that also provides services that manage a reputation once content damaging to the reputation has been identified. Functions and services of the automated online reputation monitoring and intelligence gathering solution include the aggregation of information from non-proprietary websites and social networks, the ability to contact support for assistance with reputation management, the ability to submit requests to fix online reputation, and the delivery of alerts directly to a user device.
US12153635B2
Embodiments herein disclose systems, methods, and computer-readable media for generating CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) documents from Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) APIs utilizing a unified, flexible, cloud-based service that can be leveraged across disparate solutions and/or systems.
US12153620B2
System and methods for type ahead search amelioration based on image processing are provided. In embodiments, a method includes: capturing, by a computing device, image data based on images viewed by a user during a computing session; converting, by the computing device, the image data to text using image processing; and storing, by the computing device, the text in a temporary buffer of a type ahead search function, wherein the text constitutes image context data for use by the type ahead search function.
US12153616B2
The embodiments described herein are directed to computer-implemented visual query matching methods and systems for implementing thereof. An example method includes storing first query data including queries associated with a first set of users, wherein each query includes selected criteria from multiple query criteria and first filter data for the multiple query criteria; storing second query data including metadata and queries associated with a second set of users, wherein each query includes selected criteria from the multiple query criteria and second filter data for the multiple query criteria; determining, by a processor, matching users from the second set of users for a first user of the first set of users; and providing, by the processor to the first user, a dashboard display including a matrix of the matching users.
US12153612B1
A method for training large language models (LLMs) and using them for inference including training a base LLM, creating connected models while training the base LLM by coupling multiple trained base a parallel, series, or hybrid architecture, creating specialized connected language models for different specialized processing tasks by supplementally training two or more connected models different respective training sets, supplementally training a subset of connected language models by selectively routing one or more training data inputs to one or more specialized connected language models of the plurality of specialized connected language models responsive to at least one of accuracy optimization and task specialization, and routing prompts or derived prompts to the subset.
US12153609B2
A process for locating real estate parcels for a user comprises accessing a library of parceled real estate image data to identify objects and features in a plurality of parcels identified by the user as having a feature of interest. A predictive model is constructed and applied to a geographic region selected by the user to generate a customized output of real estate parcels predicted to have the feature of interest, or, in some implementations, not to have the feature of interest.
US12153604B2
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for generating a data set. The apparatus includes one or more processors and executable memory for storing at least one program executed by the one or more processors. The at least one program classifies collected data into numerical feature data and categorical feature data using a filter method, performs correlation analysis on the numerical feature data and the categorical feature data using an analysis of variance (ANOVA) method and a Chi-Squared method, and generates a data set for supervised learning and a data set for unsupervised learning using correlation scores calculated through correlation analysis.
US12153603B2
Techniques are disclosed pertaining to layered filtering. A computer system may store records in a hierarchy of levels. The computer system may receive a request to perform a key range search to locate records that fall within a key range and satisfy selection criteria. The computer system may perform the key range search. As part of processing a particular level, the computer system may receive a first set of records associated with another level and select a second set of records from the particular level that fall within the key range and satisfy the selection criteria. The computer system may merge the first and second sets of records into a third set of records, which may include not inserting, into the third set, any record of the first set of records for which there is a newer version in the particular level that does not satisfy the selection criteria.
US12153596B1
The disclosure herein describes a data processing system that enhances its performance based on context of the data to be processed. An input data set is obtained, and a context of the data set is identified based on context metadata. Anomalous data of the data set is identified, and a correction model is applied to the anomalous data to generate corrected data based on the identified context. The data of the input data set, including the corrected data, is extracted to a landing data store. A transformation process of the extracted data is optimized based on the identified context and the optimized transformation process is performed on the extracted data to generate transformed data. The transformed data is loaded into a target data store. The described system is configured to handle anomalous data and optimize transformation processes automatically, which enhances the efficiency and flexibility of the system.
US12153589B2
A safety case discovery system includes a scenario framework and safety protocols for edge cases. The safety case discovery system receives sensor data generated by at least one sensor during operation of a vehicle and stores the sensor data in a data warehouse. The data warehouse can be queried based on a predefined scenario description to produce a subset of records which are ranked based on a relevancy of the records to the predefined scenario description. The safety case discovery system deduplicates the ranked results to produce edge cases and updates the safety protocol. The safety case discovery system can train a machine learning model vehicle based on the edge cases, to produce a trained machine learning model for optimizing the driving system.
US12153586B2
Computer-implemented older driver/certified driver evaluation and certification methods, systems, and computer-readable media are described.
US12153583B2
System and methods are presented for associating a user-posted content item with an interest node of an interest taxonomy. A corpus of content items and an interest taxonomy are maintained. The interest taxonomy comprises interest nodes organized in a hierarchical organization, each node having a text label descriptive of the interest node. Additionally, the content items of the corpus are associated with one or more interest nodes of the interest taxonomy. Upon receiving a user-posted content item, feature sets of the received content item are generated, these feature sets based on features and/or aspects of the received content item. After generating at least one feature set, the at least one feature set is provided to an interest prediction model that generates candidate interest nodes for the user-posted content item. At least some of the candidate interest nodes are associated with the user-posted content item in the corpus.
US12153577B1
Enabling editable tables on a cloud-based data warehouse including receiving, by a query manager, a client-provided table; receiving, by the query manager from a query manager client, a request to create a referencing worksheet using, as data sources, the client-provided table and a database table on a cloud-based data warehouse; storing, by the query manager, the client-provided table in the schema storage location on the cloud-based data warehouse, wherein the schema storage location is a storage location on the cloud-based data warehouse to which the query manager has read and write access, and wherein the database table is external to the schema storage location; generating, by the query manager, a database query to create the referencing worksheet, wherein the database query targets the client-provided table in the schema storage location and the database table; and issuing, by the query manager, the database query to the cloud-based data warehouse.
US12153563B2
Techniques are disclosed relating to a database system includes worker nodes operable to perform transactions and director nodes operable to ensure transactional consistency for the transactions. A worker node may receive a request to perform a transaction involving writing a record. The worker node may then issue, to director nodes of the database system, a request for information that facilitates performance of an operation for the transaction. A director node may determine whether to approve the request based on whether the operation could cause transactional inconsistency in the database system. The worker node may proceed to perform the operation for the transaction in response to receiving approval responses from a majority of the director nodes, with none of the received responses indicating a disapproval of the transaction.
US12153560B1
A method for generating schemas to compress storage of denormalized data includes receiving user selection of an initial data table and constructing a snowflake schema to decompose the initial data table into a plurality of tables. Tables in the plurality of tables that are related to one another are connected by foreign keys. The snowflake schema is constructed according to a cost model that balances the cost of storing the plurality of tables and the cost of storing the foreign keys. The method also includes transforming data in the initial data table into the plurality of tables according to the snowflake schema.
US12153558B1
A system includes a plurality of computing units. A first computing unit of the plurality of computing units comprises: a communication interface configured to receive an indication to roll up data in a data table; and a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to: build a preaggregation hash table based at least in part on a set of columns and the data table by aggregating input rows of the data table; for each preaggregated hash table entry of the preaggregated hash table: provide the preaggregated hash table entry to a second computing unit of the plurality of computing units based at least in part on a distribution hash value; receive a set of received entries from computing units of the plurality of computing units; and build an aggregation hash table based at least in part on the set of received entries by aggregating the set of received entries.
US12153557B2
The present disclosure relates to a data processing method and apparatus based on a Merkel tree, the method optimizes the structure of the Merkel tree so that when generating a Merkel tree to be updated based on the original service data and inserting a new leaf node into the Merkel tree, no parent node is created for a leaf node without a sibling node and a non-leaf node without a sibling node; specially, when there is new service data, a corresponding new leaf node is created and inserted into the leaf node layer; if the new leaf node is located at an odd position in the leaf node layer, the non-leaf node layer does not need to be updated; if the new leaf node is located at an even position in the leaf node layer, a new non-leaf node is created and inserted into the non-leaf node layer.
US12153555B2
A system for data space limitation includes and interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a query for a structured data set. The processor is configured to determine an ordered list for calculations to respond to the query; perform the calculations according to the ordered list until an allowed time required for interactivity is reached; and in response to the allowed time being reached, provide results of the calculations.
US12153552B1
A system and methods for generating a synthesized database. The system comprises at least a processor and a memory to receive a unified display subject, identify a plurality of data structures relevant to the unified display subject, aggregate, the plurality of data structures, generate a synthesized database from the plurality of data structures, detect a data structure change, receive the detected data structure change, modify the synthesized database based on the detected data structure change, and display the modified synthesized database at a client device, wherein the remote device is in communication with the processor.
US12153551B2
Transaction records are obtained and respective volumes of the transaction records during a plurality of intervals are determined based on timestamps. A spread of a distribution of the respective volume is determined. Whether the respective volumes exceeds a predetermined volume threshold is determined. Then, an integration flow is selected from among a plurality of integration flows based on the respective volumes, the spread, and whether respective volumes exceeds the predetermined volume threshold. Services and application programming interfaces corresponding to the selected integration flow are configured. Then data is replicated from the database system to a cloud platform using the configured services and application programming interfaces. A portal application is provided to present the data on the cloud platform.
US12153546B2
Embodiments for providing adaptive namespace verification with high efficiency. The verification process is used in modern filesystems to check the integrity of key data structures, such for backup systems where providing thorough and efficient mechanisms for verification is critical. Embodiments accelerate the verification process by selectively applying continuous, differential, and integral verification techniques for startup and runtime repair purposes to overcome present problems for system capacities that exceed the petabyte range and impose significant time requirements using existing verification methods. Embodiments work with both single-node and distributed filesystems.
US12153543B2
A data-driven execution system and an execution method thereof are provided. The data-driven execution system includes a storage device and a processor. The storage device is used for storing multiple modules. The processor is coupled to the storage device and used to execute multiple modules. The processor receives a data processing request. The processor searches a data graph according to the data processing request to obtain at least one task path. The processor generates a recommended plan according to one of the at least one task path.
US12153541B2
Embodiments are generally directed to cache structure and utilization. An embodiment of an apparatus includes one or more processors including a graphics processor; a memory for storage of data for processing by the one or more processors; and a cache to cache data from the memory; wherein the apparatus is to provide for dynamic overfetching of cache lines for the cache, including receiving a read request and accessing the cache for the requested data, and upon a miss in the cache, overfetching data from memory or a higher level cache in addition to fetching the requested data, wherein the overfetching of data is based at least in part on a current overfetch boundary, and provides for data is to be prefetched extending to the current overfetch boundary.
US12153537B2
A control method includes, after determining a target device to be controlled, a host sends indication information, a control command, and an address of a register of the target device to a control device through an Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) interface, so that the control device encapsulates the indication information, the control command, and the address of the register of the target device, and sends the indication information, the control command, and the address of the register of the target device that are encapsulated to a slave device connected to the control device.
US12153535B2
Attachment of a pluggable module to an externally-accessible slot of a base unit of a server is detected. The module is configured to execute a first network function of a radio-based communication network. In response to a determination that the module satisfies a security criterion, a second network function is launched. The second network function performs one or more computations on output of the first network function. The output of the first network function is generated at the module in response to a message from a user equipment device of a radio-based communication network.
US12153527B2
Aspects relate to lane failure recovery for a data link having multiple lanes labeled in a contiguous sequence. In one aspect, a failure of a failed lane of the data link is detected. Working lanes of the data link are then detected. A set of contiguous working lanes of the data link are selected, and an operational link as including the selected set of contiguous working lanes is defined. A start address of the operational link is identified and stored in a configuration register. Data traffic is transmitted on the operational link.
US12153524B2
A disclosed computing device includes at least one prefetcher and a processing device communicatively coupled to the prefetcher. The processing device is configured to detect a throttling instruction that indicates a start of a throttling region. The computing device is further configured to prevent the prefetcher from being trained on one or more memory instructions included in the throttling region in response to the throttling instruction. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US12153522B2
A method is provided. The method includes: obtaining a cache value of data corresponding to an access request; and determining whether to access the data corresponding to the access request from a cache device or a storage device based on whether the cache value meets a preset condition.
US12153513B2
Examples described herein generally relate to performing conformance testing of a computational operation. A reference result including one or more reference intermediate products and a reference accumulator output at a first level of precision can be generated for the computational operation and based on one or more inputs. A hardware result can similarly be created using hardware at a second level of precision. The reference result can be compared to the hardware result to determine a variance value. A conformance result can be output based on whether the variance value is within a threshold range.
US12153506B2
A power consumption monitoring device includes a sensor, a storage, and a processor. The sensor is configured to detect a power-consuming device quantity and a power consumption amount. The storage is configured to store the power-consuming device quantity and the power consumption amount. The processor is communicatively connected to the sensor and the storage. The processor is configured to calculate a power-consuming device idling indicator based on the power-consuming device quantity and the power consumption amount in a monitoring time interval, wherein the power-consuming device idling indicator is used for indicating a deviation status of the power-consuming device quantity and the power consumption amount. The processor is further configured to determine whether the power-consuming device idling indicator exceeds a warning threshold. In response to the power-consuming device idling indicator exceeding the warning threshold, the processor is further configured to generate a warning message.
US12153505B2
The present invention comprises a novel method for generating AI training data sets and evaluating the efficacy of AI algorithms against real data. The invention consists of both hardware and software devices. The described hardware devices are capable of providing known test object metadata and state information such that the appropriate attributes of a test object may be known a priori for use in AI algorithms. The described software devices are capable of performing the temporal association of the sensor and test object metadata and either building the training data set or statistically evaluating the accuracy of a pre-existing AI algorithm.
US12153503B2
Techniques are provided for metadata management for enabling automated switchover. An initial quorum vote may be performed before a node executes an operation associated with metadata comprising operational information and switchover information. After the initial quorum vote is performed, the node executes the operation upon one or more mailbox storage devices. Once the operation has executed, a final quorum vote is performed. The final quorum vote and the initial quorum vote are compared to determine whether the operation is to be designated as successful or failed, and whether any additional actions are to be performed.
US12153495B2
Embodiments are described for preventing undesired data deletion on protection storage by using delete restrictions. A delete restriction component prevents data from being staged for permanent erasure, such as by preventing files from being moved to a trash folder. A well-known process (WKP), such as a backup or migration operation that is known to request data expiration, is used to validate data deletions. The WKP identifies data that is no longer to be retained. The WKP uses a well-known process expiration list (WEL) that holds hashes of the data. A bucket confirmation count indicates candidates for data deletion. Separately, Garbage Collection maintains another list of hashes that are deletion candidates. A separate process finds common hashes between the WKP and GC hashes, and then removes the data pointed to by the common hashes.
US12153491B2
A method may include operating a first storage device and a second storage device as a redundant array configured to use parity information to recover information from a faulty storage device, operating the first storage device in a fault resilient mode with at least partial read capability based on a fault condition of the first storage device, and rebuilding information from the first storage device in a parity space of the second storage device. Rebuilding the information from the first storage device in the parity space of the second storage device may include copying the information from the first storage device to the parity space of the second storage device. The method may further include copying the rebuilt information from the parity space of the second storage device to a replacement storage device.
US12153480B2
An example computing device includes: a housing; a liquid cooling system; a first compartment of the housing that contains processing components; a second compartment of the housing that contains cooling components of the liquid cooling system; an airgap in the housing that physically separates and thermally isolates the first compartment and the second compartment, the airgap defined by external surfaces of the housing; and, a conduit of the housing that joins the first compartment and the second compartment at a side of the airgap, the conduit routing, internal to the housing, tubing of the liquid cooling system from the first compartment to the second compartment, the tubing conveying liquid that carries heat from the processing components to the cooling components for dissipation.
US12153472B2
A foldable device includes first and second bodies that respectively support a first part and a second part of a flexible display device and are foldably connected to each other between a folded position and an unfolded position, and a movable support member that continuously near-supports a third part of the flexible display device between the first part and the second part when the first body and the second body change from the folded position to the unfolded position.
US12153463B2
A device comprising: a stand; a frame rotatably mounted relative to the stand; a control arm rotatably mounted on the frame; a roll spider rotatably mounted on the frame; a pitch spider rotatably mounted on the control arm; a roll motor that is stationary relative to the frame and that includes a roll pin rotatably mounted on the roll spider; and a pitch motor that is stationary relative to the frame and that includes a pitch pin rotatably mounted on the pitch spider. A rotary connection device.
US12153459B2
In an example, a circuit includes an input stage having a control voltage input, a feedback input, a first control output and a second control output. The feedback input is coupled to a driver output. A first path stage has a first voltage input and a third output. The first voltage input is coupled to the first control output, and the third output is coupled to the driver output. A second path stage has a second voltage input and a fourth output. The second voltage input is coupled to the second control output, and the fourth output is coupled to the driver output. A load transistor has a control input coupled to the driver output. The input stage is configured to provide gm-boosting to the first path stage to turn on the load transistor responsive to an output voltage at a voltage output.
US12153450B2
A method, system, self-moving robot, and/or readable storage medium can be used to generate a virtual boundary of a working region for a self-moving robot. A mobile positioning module circles for a predetermined number of loops along a patrol path formed by the boundary of the working region to acquire recording points which are stored and then retrieved in groups to acquire boundary fitting points forming a boundary fitting point sequence, from which boundary points are acquired. Successively connecting the boundary points generates the virtual boundary of the working region.
US12153449B2
A package delivery system for delivering a plurality of packages with one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) includes a package receptacle to receive and store the plurality of packages. A charging station charges a plurality of UAV batteries which power the one or more UAVs. A UAV landing pad permits the one or more UAVs to land thereon. A loader loads a package of the plurality of packages and/or a UAV battery of the plurality of UAV batteries onto the UAVs when the UAVs are on the UAV landing pad. A transporter moves the packages and/or the UAV batteries s toward the loader.
US12153445B2
A method and an apparatus for controlling cruise of an unmanned air vehicle based on a prefabricated construction platform, a terminal device, and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The control method comprises: acquiring personnel information at the construction site; adjusting a cruise cycle of the unmanned air vehicle based on the personnel information; transmitting the imagery data of the construction site collected by the unmanned air vehicle to the prefabricated construction platform; and completing three-dimensional modeling on the prefabricated construction platform based on the imagery data, and displaying a resulting model. In this way, the technical problem that the existing cruise method of the unmanned air vehicle has a low level of intelligence is solved.
US12153444B2
A technique relates to route planning. Points associated with a start location and a destination location are received. It is determined whether the points comprise one or more hard points, one or more soft points, or both. At least one obstruction to avoid is determined. A route is autonomously generated comprising the points and segments associated with the points, the segments comprising rhumb lines, great-circle arcs, or both. Responsive to the points comprising the one or more soft points, the at least one obstruction is avoided by permitting a distance associated with the one or more soft points to be reached and adding at least one free waypoint. Responsive to the points comprising the one or more hard points, the at least one obstruction is avoided by requiring the one or more hard points to be reached and adding the at least one free waypoint.
US12153434B2
A robot lawnmower and method for controlling the robot lawnmower based on the generation of a local map. The method including receiving an image from an imaging sensor onboard the robot lawnmower, the image including an area of ground in an upcoming path, applying a semantic segmentation algorithm to produce a segmented image from the received image, the segmented image including regions corresponding to features in the image, applying a perspective transform to the segmented image to obtain an overhead view transformed image, wherein the regions are preserved in the transformed image, determining, from the transformed image, positions of the regions relative to the current position of the robot lawnmower, plotting a local map of the environment of the robot lawnmower based on positions of the regions relative to a current position of the robot lawnmower; and controlling the robot lawnmower to navigate a lawn area using the local map.
US12153433B2
In an embodiment a system includes: an automated vehicle configured to traverse a first predetermined path; and a sensor system located on the automated vehicle, the sensor system configured to detect a vertical obstacle along the first predetermined path along one or two floorboards ahead of the automated vehicle, wherein the automated vehicle is configured to traverse a second predetermined path in response to detecting the vertical obstacle.
US12153427B2
Example embodiments relate to techniques for enabling one or more systems of a vehicle (e.g., an autonomous vehicle) to request remote assistance to help the vehicle navigate in an environment. A computing device may be configured to receive a request for assistance from a vehicle. The request may include an image frame representative of a portion of an environment. The computing device may also be configured to initiate display of a graphical user interface to visually represent the image frame. Further, the computing device may determine a bounding region for the image frame. The bounding region may be associated with one or more objects in the image frame. Additionally, the computing device may be configured to receive, via the GUI, an input that includes an object identifier, and associate the object identifier with each of the one or more objects in the bounding region.
US12153426B2
A transportation system includes: a neural network to determine current inferred hormonal state data of an occupant of the vehicle based in part on received sensor data relating to the occupant; and an artificial intelligence-based system trained on a set of outcomes related to occupant in-vehicle experience. The artificial intelligence-based system is configured to: retrieve sensor data of the occupant; identify a difference between the current inferred hormonal state data and a desired hormonal state; determine a variation including one of configuring the vehicle for aggressive driving performance or configuring the vehicle for non-aggressive driving performance to promote the desired hormonal state of the occupant responsive to the current inferred hormonal state; and induce the variation in one or more occupant experience parameters to achieve at least one desired outcome.
US12153414B2
A computing system identifies a trajectory example generated by a human operator. The trajectory example includes trajectory information of the human operator while performing a task to be learned by a control system of the computing system. Based on the trajectory example, the computing system trains the control system to perform the task exemplified in the trajectory example. Training the control system includes generating an output trajectory of a robot performing the task. The computing system identifies an updated trajectory example generated by the human operator based on the trajectory example and the output trajectory of the robot performing the task. Based on the updated trajectory example, the computing system continues to train the control system to perform the task exemplified in the updated trajectory example.
US12153407B2
A method for visual representation of a facility mimic diagram of a technical facility, in particular a process or manufacturing facility, which has an operator station server, an engineering station server and an operator station client, wherein a) a facility mimic diagram of the technical facility is transferred from the operator station server to the operator station client, b) visually limiting representation of the facility mimic diagram by the operator station client, and c) automatically notifying the engineering station server about the limitation of the visual representation of the facility mimic diagram set by the operator station client via a message.
US12153405B2
A control system in which a plurality of controllers and a redundant controller are connected to a common network, the plurality of controllers are divided into a highly available controller and other normal controllers, the redundant controller obtains context data of the highly available controller to hold the context data in a memory, holds programs of the plurality of controllers in a non-volatile memory, and holds the program of the highly available controller in the memory, and an arithmetic unit substitutes processing of the highly available controller by using the context data and the program of the highly available controller held in advance in the memory when a failure occurs in the highly available controller.
US12153397B2
A method for computer numerically controlled processing may include generating a user interface to enable the configuration of an edge treatment. The user interface may also be generated to enable the configuration of a design corresponding to a combination of the first object and the second object generated by applying one of a plurality of Boolean operation. A computer numerically controlled machine may be configured to deliver an electromagnetic energy in order to effect, in a material, one or more changes corresponding to the edge treatment and/or the design configured by the user. For example, the one or more changes corresponding to the edge treatment may include a variable depth engraving along at least a portion of a perimeter of a material.
US12153396B2
An industrial development hub (IDH) supports industrial development and testing capabilities that are offered as a cloud-based service. The IDH comprises an enhanced storage platform and associated design tools that serve as a repository on which customers can store control project code, device configurations, and other digital aspects of an industrial automation project. The IDH system can facilitate discovery and management of digital content associated with control systems, and can be used for system backup and restore, code conversion, and version management.
US12153392B2
The invention discloses a SMART, portable internet of thing (IoT) based device and/or system to monitor various key parameters automatically, in a given operating area or operating system in various application fields, which automatically performs multiple monitoring functions such as sampling, measuring, analyzing, reporting and stabilizing key controllable parameters and there auto-maintain these parameters as per desired level. The SMART, portable device and system of the invention can be used in many applications in various fields such as Bio-Medical, Agriculture, Waste Treatment, Distilleries, RO Plants, etc, to name a few, where maintaining the key parameters like, pH, EC, Temperature, etc, are key for higher yields and/or efficient/smooth functioning and there these key parameters are required to be controlled.
US12153381B2
A method for attaching a horn to a watch case middle, a case middle/horn connection device and a case middle/horn assembly, the horn comprising a first connector and the case middle comprising a second connector having an undercut groove, the first connector cooperating with the second connector in order to attach the horn to the case middle. The method includes: a placing the first connector of the horn in contact with the second connector of the case middle such that one or more intermediate cavities are formed between the undercut groove and the first connector; a melting one portion of the horn so as to create a molten material; a filling, at least partially, the one or more intermediate cavities by displacement of the molten material; and solidifying the molten material in order to make the horn integral with the case middle.
US12153378B2
A process is provided for producing a hologram that can be applied in particular to a curved carrier, characterized by the process steps of bending a flat, photosensitive recording material and projecting the hologram into the curved recording material.
US12153372B2
A cleaning blade for cleaning a rotating body is provided. The cleaning blade includes: an edge layer having a tip portion that comes into contact with the rotating body; and a coating layer on the tip portion of the edge layer. The coating layer contains a first fluorine-based resin and a second fluorine-based resin incompatible with the first fluorine-based resin. The cleaning blade has a Martens hardness of from 0.5 to 3 N/mm2 at a position 20 μm distant from a tip edge portion of the edge layer.
US12153363B2
A waveform pattern of an electric current running through a first heat generating group and a waveform pattern of an electric current of a second heat generating group, controlled by a control unit, in an image forming apparatus of the present invention are different from each other at at least one phase angle in one control period. The percentage of coincidence of a period of phase control of the first heat generating group and a period of phase control of the second heat generating group in the one control period is lower than or equal to 50%.
US12153361B2
A transfer roller includes a shaft portion rotatable in an axial direction and an elastic portion covering an outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion, wherein an identification portion is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion. On one side in the axial direction, the identification portion includes a first end portion located on a center side of the shaft portion and a second end portion located on an end side of the shaft portion in the axial direction. In a direction from the center side to the end side, the first end portion is located on an outer side of an end portion of a maximum sheet-passing area of a transferring material, and the second end portion is located on an inner side of the maximum sheet-passing area and on an outer side of an end portion of the elastic portion.
US12153360B1
An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a charging roller, an image forming section, a bearing member, a holding member, an urging member, a fixing section, and an unfixing section. A cylindrical image bearing body is attached to the housing. The charging roller comes into contact with the surface of the image bearing body and charges the surface. The image forming section forms an image on the charged surface. The holding member holds the bearing member. The urging member urges the bearing member in a first direction. The fixing section fixes the bearing member in a first position. The unfixing section separates the charging roller from the surface of the image bearing body and positions the holding member in the housing, unfixes the bearing member, moves the bearing member to a second position, and brings the charging roller into contact with the surface of the image bearing body.
US12153356B2
An image forming apparatus includes a developing roller, a developing motor, a blade, and a controller. The developing roller includes a sleeve configured to carry a developer that is supplied to an electrostatic latent image held by an image carrier. The developing motor is configured to rotate the sleeve in any one of a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction. The blade is configured to regulate a thickness of a layer of the developer that is carried by the sleeve rotating in the first direction with the developing motor. The controller is configured to rotate the sleeve in the second direction with the developing motor until a surface of the sleeve present in a peel-off region of the developer arrives at a facing position facing the blade after development on the electrostatic latent image held by the image carrier ends.
US12153350B2
In a method of forming a pattern, a photo resist layer is formed over an underlying layer, the photo resist layer is exposed to an actinic radiation carrying pattern information, the exposed photo resist layer is developed to form a developed resist pattern, a directional etching operation is applied to the developed resist pattern to form a trimmed resist pattern, and the underlying layer is patterned using the trimmed resist pattern as an etching mask.
US12153348B2
A method for producing a coating film-forming composition for lithography, including a step for passing a liquid through a filter cartridge. The filter cartridge is obtained by layering more than one type of filtration base fabrics or winding same around a hollow inner tube, wherein: the fabrics are non-woven fabrics in which metal-adsorbing groups are chemically bonded to polyolefin fibers; the fabrics contain non-woven fabric layers A and B; layer A is configured from polyolefin fibers to which sulfonic acid groups are chemically bonded as metal-adsorbing groups; and layer B is configured from polyolefin fibers to which at least one type selected from among amino groups, N-methyl-D-glucamine groups, iminodiacetic acid groups, iminodiethanol groups, amidoxime groups, phosphoric acid groups, carboxylic acid groups and ethylenediamine triacetic acid groups chemically bonded as metal-adsorbing groups. Thus, the amount of metal impurities that are the cause of minute defects on a wafer can be reduced.
US12153345B2
A photosensitive resin composition including an alkali-soluble resin, a photoacid generator, a first organic solvent, and a second organic solvent different from the first organic solvent, in which the alkali-soluble resin includes at least one selected from a polyamide resin, a polyimide resin, and precursors thereof, the second organic solvent includes a heterocyclic compound having a carbonyl group (provided that N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone is excluded), and the amount of the second organic solvent is 0.001% by mass or more and 4.0% by mass or less with respect to the entire photosensitive resin composition.
US12153342B2
A nanofabrication method comprises receiving information regarding in-plane distortion of a substrate, modeling target out-of-plane displacement as a summation of a plurality of geometric modes represented by a linear combination of basis functions, generating a first drop pattern of formable material based on the modeled out-of-plane displacement, generating a second drop pattern by merging the first drop pattern with a drop pattern based on a topography of the template and the substrate; dispensing drops of formable material onto the substrate according to the second drop pattern, and contacting the dispensed drops with the template to form a film. The plurality of geometric modes are modified using a plurality of unique predetermined correction coefficients. Each unique predetermined correction coefficient represents a relationship between an analytically determined amount of in-plane distortion and an empirically determined amount of in-plane distortion.
US12153336B2
An optical element driving mechanism for corresponding to an optical module, the optical element driving mechanism including a fixed portion, a movable portion, and a first driving assembly. The fixed portion has an aperture. The movable portion is for connecting to an optical element and is movable relative to the fixed portion. The first driving assembly is for driving the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion. The fixed portion has an elongated structure, and the fixed portion further comprises a first end. The fixed portion further comprising a second end, wherein the first end and the second end are arranged along a first direction. A shortest distance between the optical sensing element and the first end is shorter than a shortest distance between the optical sensing element and the second end.
US12153335B2
A projection lens is separated by a second mirror into a first optical system that is disposed so as to be closer to an image forming panel and a second optical system that includes the second mirror and is disposed so as to be closer to a screen which is a projection surface. The second optical system is held rotatably around a second optical axis with respect to the first optical system by a first rotation mechanism. A rotation angle of the second optical system with respect to the first optical system is detected by a first sensor. A tilt angle of the projected image on the projection surface by the rotation angle is obtained by a tilt correction section, and the display position of the image to be displayed on the image forming panel is corrected according to the tilt angle.
US12153331B2
Wind processing performance is improved by the placement of one or more microphones on a device. The device includes one or more microphones on the front surface, one or more microphones on the top surface, and one or more microphones on the rear surface. The rear surface is a heatsink, and the one or more microphones on the rear surface are located in recesses created by two or more fins of the heatsink. The device includes a processor that performs wind processing based on signals from the one or more microphones on the front surface, signals from the one or more microphones on the top surface, signals from the one or more microphones on the rear surface, or any combination thereof.
US12153325B2
A wavelength converter stabilizes output light intensity in which the light coupling efficiency to a light waveguide core is not easily varied. A mounting structure is adopted in which a substrate of a wavelength conversion element is a material with a lower refractive index for signal light than that of the core, and a support structure that suppresses elastic deformation by supporting the element through a contact at a tip end surface at a position corresponding to both end portions of the core at the occurrence of elastic deformation due to the thermal stress of the element is provided. The support structure is provided at a portion apart from a temperature control element at the top surface of a metal housing bottom surface member, and its top surface is disposed in the vicinity of a portion corresponding to both end portions of the core of the element in a support member.
US12153322B2
A light attenuator that provides transparent light states and absorbing dark states for use in selectively controlling light, especially for smart glass applications. The light attenuator includes abutting areas of attenuation and transparency that form a repeat pattern or a quasi-repeat pattern. The attenuating areas are visible when the light attenuator is in the light state, but the repeat pattern is sufficiently large that a viewer looks through the attenuator and sees no haze.
US12153320B2
Thin-film devices, for example, multi-zone electrochromic windows, and methods of manufacturing are described. In certain cases, a multi-zone electrochromic window comprises a monolithic EC device on a transparent substrate and two or more tinting zones, wherein the tinting zones are configured for independent operation.
US12153318B2
Embodiment of the present application discloses an array substrate and a display panel. An active layer includes a first connection segment, a second connection segment, and a third connection segment connected in sequence. A part of the second connection segment of the active layer overlaps with a data line, and another part of the second connection segment locates between two adjacent data lines. The third connection segment locates between the two adjacent data lines. A drain electrode contacts a part of the active layer exposed between the two adjacent data lines.
US12153315B2
A display panel and an array substrate thereof, which include a plurality of sub-pixel groups arranged in a matrix on the array substrate. Each sub-pixel group includes a plurality of sub-pixels arranged along rows and columns. Two adjacent sub-pixels in the same row have different colors, and two adjacent sub-pixels in the same column have the same color. In two adjacent rows of sub-pixels, an odd-numbered column or an even-numbered column is set as a target column. Two sub-pixels of the target column in the sub-pixel group are electrically connected to two adjacent data lines located on both sides of the target column. Two sub-pixels in an adjacent column of the target column are electrically connected to two adjacent data lines located on both sides of the target column. Thus, a risk of crosstalk is effectively reduced.
US12153304B2
Disclosed are a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof. The display panel comprises a substrate, a color filter structure layer and a protective layer disposed on the substrate in sequence. The color filter structure layer comprises a plurality of color resist units. The color resist unit comprises a quantum dot color resist and a barrier disposed on the quantum dot color resist. The protective layer covers the color filter structure layer.
US12153293B2
An optical waveguide includes a core region extending substantially along a lengthwise centerline of the optical waveguide, a first cladding region formed along a first side of the core region, and a second cladding region formed along a second side of the core region. The optical waveguide includes a first diode segment and a second diode segment that each include respective portions of the core region, the first cladding region, and the second cladding region. The second diode segment is contiguous with the first diode segment. The first diode segment forms a first diode across the optical waveguide such that a first intrinsic electric field extends across the first diode segment in a first direction, and the second diode segment forms a second diode across the optical waveguide such that a second intrinsic electric field extends across the second diode segment in a second direction opposite the first direction.
US12153287B2
A fatty acid-releasing contact lens is described as well as method of manufacturing the same. The fatty acid-releasing contact lens comprises a glycerophospholipid loaded to the polymeric lens body and sustains the release of C12-C26 fatty acid after 1 hour in a release media comprising an sPLA2 enzyme solution. The fatty acid-releasing contact lens can be comfortably worn by a contact lens wearer and can increase the duration of comfortable lens wearing time and/or reduce lens awareness events in a contact lens wearer.
US12153285B2
An ophthalmic device includes a lens and an electronic component embedded in the lens to enhance the functionality of the lens. The ophthalmic device includes a first coil to wirelessly receive energy from an external device, such as a wireless charger, and wirelessly transmits the received energy to a second coil coupled to the electronic component so as to power the electronic component. The first coil can function as part of a repeater to facilitate the wireless charging. The repeater can receive electrical energy wirelessly and works with various positions, sizes, and shapes of the electronic component. The wireless power efficiency can also be increased using the repeater to concentrate a magnetic flux within the second coil.
US12153283B2
A lens prism module related to the field of shooting equipment and includes a fixed base, a rotating base rotatably connected with the fixed base, a prism disposed on the rotating base, and a driving assembly for driving the rotating base to rotate. The rotating base includes rotating shafts rotatably connected with the fixed base. The rotating base is recessed to form rotating grooves. A bottom portion of each of the rotating grooves is configured as a first curve surface structure. A front end of each of the rotating shafts is configured as a second curve surface structure. The front end of each of the rotating shafts is disposed in a corresponding rotating groove for realizing rotation of the rotating base, which allows the rotating base to rotate on the rotating shafts and makes the lens prism module respond quickly when performing the optical image stabilization function.
US12153282B2
A prism is provided with which the positional accuracy can be effectively enhanced. The prism includes: a prism body 2 having a bottom surface 2a and an inclined surface 2b connected to the bottom surface 2a; and an adhesive film 3 provided on the bottom surface 2a, the adhesive film 3 including a first layer portion positioned on a side facing the prism body 2 and a second layer portion 6 including at least one of an Au layer or an Sn layer, the first layer portion 5 and the second layer portion 6 directly or indirectly stacked.
US12153281B2
An apparatus, method for lens barrel distance adjustment, device and computer medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining an eye image of a user; determining a pupillary distance of the user based on the eye image; obtaining a first output voltage determined by a hall sensor; in response to that the first output voltage indicates that an absolute value of a difference value between a distance between left and right lens barrels of a head-mounted device and the pupillary distance of the user is greater than a predetermined threshold, sending a control instruction corresponding to the difference value to an adjustment circuit, causing the adjustment circuit to adjust a distance between the left and right lens barrels based on the control instruction. The hall sensor and the adjustment circuit are provided on the head-mounted device.
US12153277B2
A lens includes a cover part and an interposing member formed of a light-reflecting material. The cover part includes a lens part having a lateral side, a connection part constituting a lateral side wall extending from the lateral side, and a flange part having a lower surface disposed below the lateral side wall. The interposing member has an upper surface and an inner lateral surface. The upper surface is disposed on the lower surface of the flange part. The lens part and the interposing member define a recess having an opening facing downward. The lens part defines a bottom surface of the recess. The inner lateral surface defines a lateral surface of the recess, which defines the opening of the recess. The flange part extends outward from the opening. The lens part has a convex lens and a light-emitting surface with projections outward from the convex lens.
US12153274B2
A flexible cable mounting system has one or more brackets. The flexible cable mounting system has an elongated surface affixed to the one or more brackets and configured to guide one or more cables generally parallel along the elongated surface. The elongated surface has a first portion having a generally linear profile. The elongated surface has a second portion having a generally linear profile. The elongated surface has a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The third portion is flexibly configured to vary an angle formed between the first portion relative to the second portion.
US12153270B2
A multi-cable terminal including a plurality of sub-structures, each of the sub-structures defining a sub-enclosure and being openable independent of the other sub-structures to provide access to the sub-enclosure, and a frame that secures the plurality of sub-structures such that the frame and sub-structures define a main enclosure. Each of the sub-enclosures is configured to accommodate a multiple of cable connection elements such that a watertight seal is created around the cable connection elements when the corresponding sub-structure is closed.
US12153251B2
A silicon photonics integration circuit includes a silicon substrate member; a RX sub-circuit formed in the silicon substrate member including multiple RX-input ports each having a mode size converter configured to receive an incoming light signal into one of multiple waveguides and multiple RX photo detectors coupled respectively to the multiple waveguides; and a TX sub-circuit formed in the silicon substrate member including one or more TX-input ports each having a mode size converter coupled to a first TX photo detector into one input waveguide, one or more 1×2 directional couplers each coupled between the input waveguide and two mod-input waveguides, multiple modulators coupled between respective multiple mod-input waveguides and multiple mod-output waveguides each being coupled to a second TX photo detector into one of multiple output waveguides, and multiple TX-output ports each having a mode size converter coupled to respective one of the multiple output waveguides.
US12153242B2
A light guide layer for vehicle glass, a vehicle glass and a vehicle interior lighting system are provided. The light guide layer or vehicle glass includes a transparent body or a glass body including a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to each other, and the transparent body being adapted to be couple to vehicle glass, so as to receive light-source light emitted from a light source arranged at a predetermined position of a vehicle and allow the light-source light to propagate within the transparent body; and a light diffusion part formed in the transparent body or the glass body or on at least one of the first surface and the second surface and configured to diffusely reflect, scatter and/or refract the light-source light propagating to the light diffusion part to a predetermined area of at least one of the first surface and the second surface, so as to emit the light-source light out from the predetermined area.
US12153238B2
A polarizing plate and an optical display device comprising the same are disclosed. The polarizing plate includes a polarizer comprising a zinc cation and a unit represented by the Formula 1, and the polarizing plate has a chrominance variation ΔE of about 5.2 or less, as calculated by Equation 1.
US12153236B2
Provided is a polarizing element which has an excellent antireflection function as being applied to an image display device; and a circularly polarizing plate and an image display device, each of which has the polarizing element. The polarizing element has an alignment film and an anisotropic light-absorbing film formed using a dichroic substance, in which a degree S of alignment of the anisotropic light-absorbing film is 0.92 or more, and an average refractive index nave at a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm of the alignment film is 1.55 to 2.0.
US12153230B2
An example device includes a screen, a first light source configured to emit a first light at a first angle during a first time period and a second light source configured to emit a second light at a second angle during a second time period. The second angle is different than the first angle. The second time period is different than the first time period. The device includes a spatial light modulator configured to provide a first view of digital content based on the first angle of the first light emitted during the first time period and a second view of the digital content based on the second angle of the second light emitted during the second time period and projection optics configured to project the first view and the second view for presentation via the screen.
US12153229B2
A head-mounted device may include one or more adjustable lens elements. The adjustable lens element may include a transparent substrate, a collapsible wall that forms an enclosed perimeter on the transparent substrate, and a flexible membrane on the collapsible wall that together define an interior volume. The interior volume may be filled with a fluid. The adjustable lens element may include a lens shaping component that applies a force to the collapsible wall to adjust a height of the collapsible wall relative to the transparent substrate, which in turn may be used to adjust the shape of the flexible membrane and thus the lens power of the lens element. The collapsible wall may have bellows that allow the collapsible wall to fold on itself when compressed, thereby minimizing unintended lateral movement of the collapsible wall.
US12153223B2
A display module includes a plurality of light-emitting elements and a sealing element sealing the plurality of light-emitting elements. The sealing element includes a base part including a transparent material and a cover layer. The cover layer is in contact with a surface of the base part and includes a plurality of first patterns, each of which is engraved in an intaglio manner to a first depth, and a plurality of second patterns, each of which is engraved in an intaglio manner to a second depth different from the first depth.
US12153208B2
A system for correcting the wavefront of a laser beam includes a beamsplitter for splitting off a fraction of the laser beam to be used as a diagnostic beam, a focusing element for bringing the diagnostic beam to a focus, a measurement subsystem for measuring sizes of the diagnostic beam at upstream and/or downstream locations with respect to a nominal location of the focus, and at least one adaptive optic, located upstream from the beamsplitter, for correcting the wavefront of the laser beam at least partly based on the measured sizes of the diagnostic beam at the upstream and/or downstream locations. The upstream and downstream locations correspond to mid-field locations in the laser beam as imaged by the focusing element. The system takes advantage of the sensitivity of the laser beam size to a waist location shift being greatest at one Rayleigh length from the nominal waist location.
US12153207B2
A radiational cooling film providing a variable wavelength which determines a solar heat shielding rate according to the internal temperature of a facility and changes a wavelength conversion section of the film exposed to sunlight to radiate a necessary wavelength according to the growth stage of plants, and a wavelength conversion device and system using the same are provided. The radiational cooling film providing a variable wavelength includes a base layer including a first region and a second region on one surface, a heat barrier layer disposed on a part of the other surface of the base layer, the first region being provided with the heat barrier layer, and the second region being not provided with the heat barrier layer, and a wavelength conversion layer including a plurality of wavelength conversion sections separated from each other in each of the first region and the second region.
US12153201B2
An optical observation system includes a contactless pointer unit having a real component including a position labeling device and a virtual component including a virtual tip which is at least intermittently spaced apart from the real component. The system includes a unit for capturing at least one portion of an object and a unit for capturing a position and an alignment of the real component and a unit configured to display the captured portion of the object. The system includes a control unit for ascertaining a position of the virtual tip based on the captured position and alignment of the real component and for arranging for the image output unit to display, with a mark, the position of the virtual tip in the displayed captured portion of the object. An operating method, a pointer device suitable as a real component and a computer program product are provided.
US12153200B2
A structure and method for utilizing natural light indoors or in the interior in a moving space are disclosed. The method includes: determining, by a controller, whether or not current indoor information is confirmable; determining, by the controller, whether or not the current indoor information coincides with a user request signal, upon determining that the current indoor information is confirmable; controlling, by the controller, radiation amounts of the natural light and artificial light, upon determining that the current indoor information does not coincide with the user request signal; and adjusting, by the controller, a position value of a smart lamp unit.
US12153190B2
Systems and methods for deployment of a protective component, generation of a customized design for the protective component, or combinations thereof are associated with a structure comprising a portion, a neural network model, processor(s), and memory storing machine readable instructions. When executed for deployment, the neural network model predicts the likelihood of the occurrence of the natural event in the geographic area within the time frame as high as defined by when the likelihood is above a threshold, and deploys the protective component for protecting the portion of the structure when the likelihood is high. For customized design, the neural network model is used to access dimension and weather data associated with a structure and weather data to generate the customized design of the protective component for the structure.
US12153185B2
A method for geosteering while drilling a well in a subterranean formation using a downhole assembly having a toolface comprises measuring at least one motion-related downhole parameter relative to the toolface angle so as to generate azimuthally-associated data, using the azimuthally-associated data to assess formation anisotropy, and using the anisotropy assessment to manually or automatically steer a well while drilling the well. The motion-related downhole parameter may relate to motion of an asymmetric bit or bent housing or bent housing section. The downhole parameter may be selected from the group consisting of angular velocity, angular acceleration, tangential acceleration, radial acceleration, axial acceleration, cross-axial acceleration, total acceleration, high-frequency torsional oscillation (HFTO) severity, band-pass-filtered root-mean-square (RMS) acceleration, band-pass-filtered peak acceleration and the azimuthally-associated data may comprise azimuthally-associated measurements of any of the motion-related parameters and/or azimuthally-associated calculations of compressive strength, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, stress, and fracture measurement.
US12153171B2
A nuclear reaction detection device has a detection circuit section (123) that detects an SEF that is an error causing a logical abnormality in an FPGA (100), and a CRAM monitoring circuit 102 and a number-of-errors determination unit 130 that detect a bit error occurring in the FPGA (100) and further determine whether the bit error is an SBU that is an error of one bit or an MBU that is an error of multiple bits. The nuclear reaction detection device further includes an SBU cross-section calculation section (231) that detects the energy of a particle that has caused an SEF, and calculates an SBU cross-section based on the energy and a total number of SBUs that have occurred in the FPGA (100), and an MBU cross-section calculation section (232) that calculates an MBU cross-section based on the energy and a total number of MBUs that have occurred in the FPGA (100).
US12153170B2
The present disclosure provides a gamma camera imaging method and a gamma camera imaging device. The method includes: selecting, from energy spectrums captured by a gamma camera on one or more radioactive materials, one or more energy ranges of each radioactive material among the one or more radioactive materials as one or more monitored energy regions of the radioactive material; performing image reconstruction on the monitored energy regions of each radioactive material among the one or more radioactive materials; performing normalization on images obtained through the image reconstruction; and performing superimposing on the normalized images to form a composite image.
US12153162B2
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for determining a radar cross section (RCS) of countermeasure units such as chaff that utilizes ground level testing. An antenna platform is provided that is mounted to a support member at ground level and includes a radar transmit antenna disposed on the antenna platform, a radar receive antenna disposed on the antenna platform, and radar attenuating material disposed on the antenna platform linearly between the transmit antenna and the receive antenna for attenuating linear transmission of signals between the transmit antenna to the receive antenna. Additionally, low power transmitters used to enable safe ground testing are coupled to the transmit antenna for transmitting radar RF signals toward dispersed countermeasure units above the platform and also network analyzers coupled to the receive antenna that are capable of measuring the low power RF signals reflected by the dispersed countermeasure units.
US12153160B2
In an embodiment, a method includes: receiving a global trigger with a first millimeter-wave radar; receiving the global trigger with a second millimeter-wave radar; generating a first internal trigger of the first millimeter-wave radar after a first offset duration from the global trigger; generating a second internal trigger of the second millimeter-wave radar after a second offset duration from the global trigger; start transmitting first millimeter-wave radar signals with the first millimeter-wave radar based on the first internal trigger; and start transmitting second millimeter-wave radar signals with the second millimeter-wave radar based on the second internal trigger, where the second offset duration is different from the first offset duration, and where the first and second millimeter-wave radar signals are transmitted sequentially so as to exhibit no temporal overlap.
US12153159B2
A method for predicting a false positive detection by a radar sensor includes simulating a radar signal, determining a plurality of reflected radar signal rays based on the simulated radar signal and data regarding at least one vehicle component that may be a source of a false positive detection based on received reflected radar signal rays, selecting detectable rays from the reflected radar signal rays, determining an energy level for each detectable ray based on a reflectivity of the at least one vehicle component, clustering at least some of the detectable rays based on a distance between a reflection origin location of at least two of the detectable rays being within a predefined range, determining an energy level of clustered detectable rays, and determining a false positive based on the determined energy level of the clustered detectable rays being above an energy threshold.
US12153155B2
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method, and/or computer program product embodiments for a mobile device based control device locator. An embodiment operates by receiving a request to locate a control device, transmitting acoustic token transmission information to the control device to activate an electroacoustic transducer on the control device, receiving an acoustic signal including an acoustic token signal from the control device via a plurality of acoustic sensors, and determining distance information of the control device based on the received acoustic token signal generated by the electroacoustic transducer of the control device.
US12153149B2
A multi-port antenna and associated systems having extremely wide bandwidth and capable of maintaining directivity as frequency decreases and is made arbitrarily low, allowing DF systems to operate to arbitrarily low frequency regardless of size. Construction may be rugged, lightweight, and low cost, allowing reliable service in harsh environments. The systems allow utilization of both the E and H fields occupying a common area of space. The disclosed DF system takes advantage of knowledge of the as-installed array manifold, uses pattern matching to determine the angle of arrival (AoA) of incoming waves, and enhances sensitivity by using integration on cross-correlation products between the multiple ports to achieve SNR improvement.
US12153145B2
A mobile body specifies a current position of the mobile body with a position specification unit. Further, a detection units detects that the mobile body is in a still state after starting moving from a still state, and a signal containing the specified current position is output to the outside. The mobile body includes a power unit that supplies power to power-consuming units inside the mobile body. The power unit supplies power to the position specification unit during a period from first timing after the mobile body starts the movement to second timing after the mobile body enters the still state.
US12153139B2
An apparatus, and method of operating the same processes of LADAR data including iterating back and forth between target detection in a 2-D array having range and range rate dimension, and a 4-D array having azimuth, azimuthal velocity, elevation, & elevation velocity dimensions. The apparatus includes a receiver and a processor arranged to generate photo events including target signal photo events and background photo events, transform the photo events into the 2-D target tracking array including range and range-rate parameters and tag photo events determined to be 2-D target signal photo events. The processor transforms tagged photo events into the 4-D target and tags photo events determined to be 4-D target signal photo events.
US12153134B2
A light ranging system can include a laser device and an imaging device having photosensors. The laser device illuminates a scene with laser pulse radiation that reflects off of objects in the scene. The reflections can vary greatly depending on the reflecting surface shape and reflectivity. The signal measured by photosensors can be filtered with a number of matched filter designed according to profiles of different reflected signals. A best matched filter can be identified, and hence information about the reflecting surface and accurate ranging information can be obtained. The laser pulse radiation can be emitted in coded pulses by allowing weights to different detection intervals. Other enhancements include staggering laser pulses and changing an operational status of photodetectors of a pixel sensor, as well as efficient signal processing using a sensor chip that includes processing circuits and photosensors.
US12153132B2
Acoustic data, such as a full matrix capture (FMC) matrix, can be reconstructed by applying a previously trained decoder machine learning model to one or more encoded acoustic images, such as the TFM image(s), to generate reconstructed acoustic data. A processor can use the reconstructed acoustic data, such as an FMC matrix, to recreate new encoded acoustic images, such as TFM image(s), using different generation parameters (e.g., acoustic velocity, part thickness, acoustic mode, etc.).
US12153131B2
Method for ultrasonic characterization of a medium, including generating a series of incident ultrasonic waves, generating an experimental reflection matrix Rui(t) defined between the emission basis (i) as input and a reception basis (u) as output, and determining a focused reflection matrix RFoc(rin, rout, δt) of the medium between an input virtual transducer (TVin) calculated based on a focusing as input to the experimental reflection matrix and an output virtual transducer (TVout) calculated based on a focusing as output from the experimental reflection matrix, the responses of the output virtual transducer (TVout) being obtained at a time instant that is shifted by an additional delay δt relative to a time instant of the responses of the input virtual transducer (TVin).
US12153124B2
A radar apparatus is constituted by a transmitter including transmit antennas, and a receiver including receive antennas, and processing circuitry. When a first beam pattern is used for detection, a memory of the receiver stores as a first result a detection result indicating the position of a reflection point of radio wave. When a second beam pattern is used for detection, a memory of the receiver stores as a second result a detection result indicating the position of a reflection point of radio wave. A detection-result comparator of the receiver compares the first and second results. When the position of a reflection point of the first result is different from the position of the reflection point of the second result, the detection-result comparator removes the reflection point that differs in position.
US12153121B2
The present disclosure is directed to combining the strengths of different methods of analyzing collected sensor data to updating a driving pattern of an automated vehicle (AV). This may include combining data from sets of data that track movement of objects over time with instantaneously received sensor data based on a series of steps that include accessing data that tracks the motion of objects in the field of view of a sensing apparatus, receiving current sensor data that includes a component of current or instantaneous object motion, and identifying whether controls of AV should be maintained or changed. When controls of the AV are maintained, an AV may be controlled to stay in driving in a same lane of a roadway at a same velocity. When controls of an AV are changed, changes may include applying, increasing a velocity, or altering the course of the AV.
US12153119B2
The present disclosure relates to detecting presence using a low-cost radar. A transmitted signal including repetitions of a transmitted signal is emitted from a transmitting antenna. A received signal including a combination of a plurality of reflections of the transmitted signal is received at receiving antennas. For each received signal, the received signal is processed to determine whether a threshold has been exceeded. When the received signal exceeds the threshold, presence due to a motion from a moving body is determined. When the received signal does not exceed the threshold, a periodicity of the received signal is measured to determine whether the periodicity of the received signal is within a vital range, and presence due to a vital sign is determined when the periodicity is within the vital range.
US12153113B2
In some aspects, a method of operating a magnetic resonance imaging system comprising a B0 magnet and at least one thermal management component configured to transfer heat away from the B0 magnet during operation is provided. The method comprises providing operating power to the B0 magnet, monitoring a temperature of the B0 magnet to determine a current temperature of the B0 magnet, and operating the at least one thermal management component at less than operational capacity in response to an occurrence of at least one event.
US12153110B2
A method of performing magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) includes transmitting a multi-slice excitation pulse through tissue, the multi-slice excitation pulse configured to generate multi-slice MRSI signals. The method also includes performing density weighted concentric ring acquisition on the multi-slice MRSI signals. The method further includes receiving the generated multi-slice MRSI signals in a plurality of sensors disposed in various locations around the tissue. Imaging data is reconstructed based on the acquired imaging signals. A representation of the data is displayed.
US12153109B2
Gradient coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging device and magnetic resonance imaging device
A gradient coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging device is disclosed. The gradient coil assembly comprises a cylindrical carrier with conductors forming three gradient coils associated with three orthogonal physical gradient axes. The cylindrical carrier comprises at least two radial through openings at different angular positions. At least one of the conductors runs through at least one area of the carrier located circumferentially between the through openings.
US12153104B2
A magnetic sensor 1 includes a plurality of MR elements disposed in first to fourth areas. Each of the first to fourth areas includes a first end edge and a second end edge located at both ends in a first reference direction, and a third end edge and a fourth end edge located at both ends in a second reference direction. Each of the first and second end edges extends along the second reference direction. Each of the third and fourth end edges extends along a third reference direction. Each of the plurality of MR elements has a shape long in a direction different from each of the first reference direction, the second reference direction, and the third reference direction.
US12153102B2
A micro-fluxgate sensor has a double-iron core assembly, a self-oscillating module, a current superimposing and amplifying module and a voltage acquisition module. The double-iron core assembly comprises a first iron core and a second iron core. The first iron core is provided with a first winding coil. The second iron core is provided with a second winding coil. The first winding coil and the second winding coil are respectively connected with an input end of the self-oscillating module, and an output end of the self-oscillating module is respectively connected with the current superimposing and amplifying module and the voltage acquisition module. The fluxgate sensor is simple in processing circuit without manual debugging and is easily integrated.
US12153099B2
Disclosed are a shielding detection circuit of a transmission line and a transmission line system. The shielding detection circuit of the transmission line includes an electric leakage detection module, a breakage detection module, a switch module and a control module, and a detection end of the electric leakage detection module is connected with a conducting shielding layer set to detect an electric leakage signal. The breakage detection module includes a first detection end and a second detection end. The first detection end of the breakage detection module is connected with one end of the conducting shielding layer set and the second detection end of the breakage detection module is connected with the other end of the conducting shielding layer set to detect a breakage signal. The switch module is connected with a power supply bus set to switch an on-off state of a transmission line of the power supply bus set.
US12153098B2
An apparatus for inspecting a failure of an electrode assembly before injecting an electrolyte includes a short-circuit tester configured to detect a short circuit of the electrode assembly by applying a predetermined voltage to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the electrode assembly; a multimeter electrically connected to the short-circuit tester and configured to measure a voltage and a current of the electrode assembly over time; and a failure determination part connected to the multimeter and configured to monitor changes in voltage and current measured by the multimeter and determine a type of a failure of the electrode assembly from data on the changes in voltage and current over a predetermined period of time. A method of inspecting a failure of an electrode assembly using the same is also provided.
US12153097B2
A power failure monitoring device includes an electronic device and a console; the electronic device includes a main board; the console is coupled to the main board and adapted to obtain power failure information in the electronic device, and then analyze a power supply condition of the electronic device according to the obtained power failure information.
US12153092B2
A prediction system predicts compatibility of an existing test and measurement setup with a potential extension unit based on digital signatures. The prediction system includes a receiving unit, a processing unit, and a display unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a digital signature from the potential extension unit and to forward the digital signature to the processing unit. The processing unit is configured to process the digital signature in order to predict whether the existing test and measurement setup is compatible with the potential extension unit. The processing unit is further configured to forward the result of the prediction to the display unit so that the result of the prediction is displayed. In addition, a method for predicting compatibility of an existing test and measurement setup with a potential extension unit based on digital signatures is described.
US12153091B2
An embodiment of a method for operating a modular test bench is disclosed, wherein the modular test bench comprises at least one test module to test a test object. The method comprises receiving first information on a hardware revision and on a software revision of the test module and receiving second information on a hardware revision and on a software revision of the test object. The method further comprises determining, if the combination of the first information and the second information fulfills a predetermined criterion and outputting a check signal, enabling the use of the test bench if the combination of the first information and the second information fulfills the predetermined criterion.
US12153089B2
An electronic device is provided, which includes an oscillator, a controller, and a test circuit. The oscillator generates a clock signal according to an enable signal. The oscillator determines a period of the clock signal according to an adjustment signal. The controller generates the enable signal and generates a first test signal according to the clock signal. The controller determines the period according to a first comparison signal and a second comparison signal. The test circuit, through the first test signal, tests the period to generate the first comparison signal and the second comparison signal.
US12153086B2
A system and method of testing an integrated circuit provide a first clock signal to a first flip-flop with an output to a functional circuit, provide a second clock signal to a second flip-flop with an input from the functional circuit, wherein the second flip-flip has a minimum hold time, provide a test input to the first flip-flop, observe a signal propagation time through the functional circuit, determine the signal propagation time is less than the minimum hold time of the second flip-flop, and increasing a timing separation by adding a unit of delay to the first clock signal or subtracting a unit of delay from the second clock signal.
US12153082B2
The present invention provides a detection method for sensitive parts of ionization damage in a bipolar transistor, which includes the following steps: selecting an irradiation source, and carrying out irradiation test on the bipolar transistor to be tested; installing the irradiated bipolar transistor on a test bench of a deep level transient spectroscopy system, and setting test parameters; selecting at least two different bias voltages, and testing the bipolar transistor to obtain a deep level transient spectrum; determining whether a defect is an ionization defect according to a peak position of the defect signal in the deep level transient spectrum; determining the defect type as oxidation trapped charges or an interface state according to the level of the defect signal in the deep level transient spectrum; and determining the sensitive area of ionization damage in the bipolar transistor according to the determination result of the defect signal type.
US12153078B2
A method and device estimate life consumption for an electronic component for use with an electric motor. The method and device allow maximal/minimal temperature values of semiconductor devices to be continuously monitored to allow on-cycle thermal damage and post-cycle damage to be determined in a parallel manner.
US12153062B2
The present invention is a method for estimating a physical property of an aqueous sample containing a surfactant and water, comprising: adding an oil component and a phase-changing probe to the aqueous sample, and estimating the physical property of the aqueous sample from an amount of the phase-changing probe when a phase structure of the mixture changes.
US12153053B2
The present disclosure generally pertains to methods of identifying and quantitating host cell proteins (HCPs) in therapeutic protein development. In particular, the present invention generally pertains to methods of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for unbiased identification and sensitive quantitation of HCPs in therapeutic protein development.
US12153042B2
This disclosure relates generally to the field of immunological-based diagnostic assays including an assay to measure cell-mediated immunoresponsiveness. The present disclosure teaches diagnosis of a subject's exposure to an antigen based on cell-mediated immunoresponsiveness with enhanced sensitivity which is achieved by adding a non-reducing sugar during incubation of the sample with the antigen.
US12153038B2
A test system and a test method for replacing natural gas hydrate with carbon dioxide are disclosed, relating to the technical field of exploitation of natural gas hydrates. The test system comprises a sample reaction vessel, a sample boundary condition loading device, a methane gas supply device, a carbon dioxide gas supply device, an output article collection and measurement device, and a data acquisition control device. A sample-sealing rubber sleeve and an upper sample-sealing plate are arranged in an inner cavity of the vessel, the sample-sealing rubber sleeve, a lower tray and the upper sample-sealing plate form a sample-sealing space. An axial pressure loading plate is arranged on the upper sample-sealing plate, and an upper cover plate is provided with an axial pressure loading injection hole. A side shrouding is provided with a confining pressure loading injection hole and a product discharge hole.
US12153034B2
A carbon monoxide detecting electrical receptacle assembly for alerting a user to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide includes a housing that is attachable to an electrical box. A socket in a front face of the housing allows for insertion of a corresponding plug. A set of connectors attached to electrical wiring operationally engages the socket, a sensor, a notification module, and an indicator light to an electrical circuit. The sensor measures a level of carbon monoxide in air proximate to the housing. The notification module notifies a user when the level of carbon monoxide reaches a preset value. The indicator light selectively emits a first color of light and a second color of light when the level of carbon dioxide is below and equal to or greater than the preset value, respectively.
US12153033B2
A combustible gas sensor module and a combustible gas sensing device. The combustible gas sensor module includes an enclosure including a first end and a second end opposite to each other; a plug connector disposed at the first end of the enclosure for connecting to a sensing device body of a combustible gas sensing device; a sensor unit disposed at the second end of the enclosure for sensing combustible gas; and a circuit board disposed in the enclosure and respectively connected to the plug connector and the sensor unit, with a microcontroller provided thereon.
US12153015B2
An electrophoretic device for detecting biomarkers in collected bodily fluid and methods of using the same.
US12153011B2
A gas sensor has a sensor element, first element pads, second element pads, first contact-point members, and second contact-point members. The sensor element has first and second surfaces that are positioned on opposite sides in a first direction. The first element pads are disposed on the first surface. The second element pads are disposed on the second surface in a quantity greater than that of the first element pads. The first and second contact-point members are connected to the first and second element pads, respectively. The width (Wt) of at least one of the second contact-point members is less than the widths (Wa-Wd) of the rest of the first and second contact-point members.
US12153004B1
A method for calculating a surface relaxation rate of a shale includes: a relaxation time T distribution curve and a pore throat radius r distribution curve are obtained through experiments; abscissas of the two distribution curves are standardized, and the abscissa of the relaxation time T distribution curve is expanded or shrunk to ensure an abscissa value corresponding to a maximum ordinate value in the transformed relaxation time T distribution curve is same as an abscissa value corresponding to a maximum ordinate value in the pore throat radius r distribution curve; straight lines with a number of N parallel to a y-axis of a combined curve graph including the two distribution curves are drawn and a ρ value corresponding to each straight line is calculated; and ρ value with the number of N are processed to obtain a final surface relaxation rate ρ′.
US12152998B2
An inspection system is provided and includes a camera and controller. The camera can acquire at least one image of a target including opposed first and second surfaces. The controller can be in communication with the camera and receive the at least one image. The controller can also detect, using at least one computer vision algorithm, a geometry of the target including the first target surface and the second target surface of the target within at least one image. The at least one image can be acquired at a respective time under respective operating conditions. The controller can additionally segment erosion within the at least one image using the at least one computer vision algorithm. The controller can also generate an erosion depth profile for the at least one image. The erosion depth profile can characterize a depth of erosion of the target between the first and second surfaces.
US12152994B2
Optical sample characterization facilitates measurement and testing at any angle in a full range of angles of light propagation through an optical sample, such as a coated glass plate, having a higher than air index of refraction. A rotatable assembly includes a cylinder having a hollow, and a receptacle including the hollow. The receptacle also contains a fluid with a known refractive index. An optical light beam is input normal to the surface of the cylinder, travels through the cylinder, then via the fluid, to the optical sample, where light beam is transmitted and/or reflected, then exits the cylinder and is collected for analysis. Due at least in part to the fluid surrounding the optical sample, the optical sample can be rotated through a full range of angles (±90°, etc.) for full range testing of the optical sample.
US12152992B2
Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for imaging particles and/or cells using flow cytometry. In one aspect, a method includes transmitting a light beam at a fluidic channel carrying a fluid sample containing particles; optically encoding scattered or fluorescently-emitted light at a spatial optical filter, the spatial optical filter including a surface having a plurality of apertures arranged in a pattern along a transverse direction opposite to particle flow and a longitudinal direction parallel to particle flow, such that different portions of a particle flowing over the pattern of the apertures pass different apertures at different times and scatter the light beam or emit fluorescent light at locations associated with the apertures; and producing image data associated with the particle flowing through the fluidic channel based on the encoded optical signal, in which the produced image data includes information of a physical characteristic of the particle.
US12152972B2
A system for determining a filter for evaluating a dissolution quality of a binder solution for a secondary battery electrode according to the present technology includes: a pressure container which accommodates a binder solution; a pressure medium supply source which supplies pressure medium of a predetermined pressure to the pressure container; a filter which is connected to the pressure container by a pipe; a flow rate measuring unit which measures a flow rate of the binder solution filtered by the filter; and a determination unit which measures a time point when a flow rate reaches a specific value predetermined in consideration of an initial flow rate by repeating measurement of the flow rate using each filter having a different pore size, and determines a filter having a filter size in an optimal pore size range based on the time point.
US12152971B2
A device for preparing a gaseous sample obtained from a solid sample. The device includes a laser source arranged to emit a laser beam which is capable of generating calcination and/or combustion of a portion of the solid sample, a collector arranged to collect a gaseous sample of a gas emitted during the calcination and/or combustion of the portion of the solid sample; the laser beam has an irradiance less than 5 MW/cm2 in a given impact zone on a surface of the sample, and including an optical fibre for propagating the laser beam between the laser source and the given impact zone on the surface of the sample.
US12152965B2
A fluid meter has a first communication interface and is connected to the cut-off unit having a communication interface. If the fluid flow rate remains greater than a first predetermined flowrate threshold for at least a first predetermined duration, to detect that there is a leak of fluid and to transmit an internal command frame incorporating a closing command to the communication interface of the cut-off unit. Following closing of the electromechanical valve, to acquire a first external command frame incorporating an opening command produced by the cut-off unit following manual action on an actuator member of the cut-off unit, to produce an internal command frame incorporating the opening command, and to transmit said internal command frame via the first communication interface to the communication interface of the cut-off unit in order to reopen the electromechanical valve.
US12152958B2
A fiber optic connector test probe for testing a device under test (DUT) having at least one DUT terminus, said test probe comprising (a) a cable having first and second ends, (b) a connector to which said first end is terminated, said connector adapted for connection to a light transmitter or receiver, and (c) a test terminus to which said second end is terminated, said test terminus being one of a pin terminus or a socket terminus, said test terminus comprising an optical element to expand/focus said light such that said test terminus is an expanded beam connector, wherein said first or second termini are configured to mate with said DUT terminus.
US12152957B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an immersion detection system and an immersion detection method capable of eliminating module replacement in the occurrence of immersion and simplifying system management. An immersion detection system according to the present invention includes: an immersion detection sensor having two optical fibers connected in series such that end faces of the two optical fibers abut on each other with a predetermined gap; an optical measurer that causes test light with a plurality of wavelengths to enter an optical transmission line having a plurality of the immersion detection sensors connected in series with optical fibers and measures a return loss of the test light at the immersion detection sensor for each of the wavelengths and for each of the immersion detection sensors; and a determiner that averages, for each of the immersion detection sensors, the return losses for the wavelengths and performs threshold determination on the presence or absence of immersion.
US12152947B2
A temperature detection device includes plural thermistors, a voltage source and plural temperature detection circuits. The first terminals of the thermistors are electrically connected with a common node. The voltage source is electrically connected with the common node directly. Each temperature detection circuit includes a voltage divider and a differential amplifier circuit. The voltage divider includes a first resistor and a second resistor. A first terminal of the first resistor is connected with the common node. A second terminal of the first resistor is connected with a first terminal of the second resistor and the second terminal of the corresponding thermistor. The second terminal of the second resistor is electrically connected with a ground terminal. The differential amplifier circuit includes a first input terminal connected with the first terminal of the first resistor, a second input terminal connected with the second terminal of the first resistor, and an output terminal.
US12152945B2
A temperature sensor (10) for measuring a temperature of a mixture being mixed in an internal mixer includes a fixed part having a substantially cylindrical body (12) and a removable part (16) of domed shape arranged inside a conduit of the body. The temperature sensor also includes a blowing stem (14) in communication with a source of compressed air that extends along a conduit (12c) of the body and terminates at an outlet end (14a) disposed in the removable portion (16), whereby the compressed air exits the blowing stem (14) and passes uninterruptedly through a temperature measuring element or elements at a contact end (16b) of the removable portion. A combination of an internal mixer and a temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of a mixture being mixed in the internal mixer is also disclosed.
US12152941B2
A method for monitoring an electrical installation comprises: while the installation is in operation, measuring electrical currents that flow through the installation and temperature values at predefined locations in the installation; using a numerical model acquired beforehand, computing a numerical index representative of thermal properties of the installation, from differences between the measured temperature values and corresponding temperature values estimated by means of said model from the measured current values; and detecting a thermal anomaly when the computed numerical index differs from a reference value.
US12152938B2
An imaging system includes: a first light source that emits first light having a spectrum including discrete first frequency components arranged at first frequency intervals; a second light source that emits second light having a spectrum including discrete second frequency components arranged at second frequency intervals, the second frequency intervals being different from the first frequency intervals; a mixing optical system that mixes the first light and the second light to generate third light including at least one optical beat the intensity of which changes at a beat frequency expressed by the difference between at least one of the discrete first frequency components and at least one of the discrete second frequency components; an imaging element having a variable sensitivity in an exposure period; and a control circuit that changes the sensitivity of the imaging element at the beat frequency of the at least one optical beat.
US12152934B2
An optical device includes a magnetic element and a light application part, wherein the light application part configured to apply light to the magnetic element, the magnetic element includes a first ferromagnetic layer to which the light is applied, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a spacer layer sandwiched between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer, and magnetization of the first ferromagnetic layer is inclined with respect to both an in-plane direction in which the first ferromagnetic layer extends and a surface-perpendicular direction perpendicular to a surface on which the first ferromagnetic layer extends in a state in which the light is not applied from the light application part to the magnetic element.
US12152932B2
An optical sensor device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged on an arrangement surface to be apart from each other in an x direction perpendicular to a z direction that is a direction connecting an area corresponding to the plurality of light-emitting elements and an area corresponding to a light-receiving element. A light-guide lens portion includes a plurality of incident portions respectively corresponding to the plurality of light-emitting elements and respectively receiving light from the plurality of light-emitting elements. The plurality of incident portions is provided with an equalizing portion configured to equalize intensity of the light incident on the light-guide lens portion along the x direction by reducing the intensity of the light along the z direction out of the light that is emitted from the light-emitting element, while allowing an incident of part of the light emitted from the light-emitting element adjacent to the corresponding light-emitting element.
US12152923B2
The present disclosure relates to a urine monitoring method adapted to a urine monitoring device and a cloud server. The urine monitoring method includes the urine monitoring device detecting a real-time weight, the urine monitoring device sending the real-time weight to the cloud server through a communication interface, and the cloud server determining whether the real-time weight is less than a lower bound of a current weight or is greater than an upper bound of the current weight. If the real-time weight is either less than the lower bound of the current weight or greater than the upper bound of the current weight, the cloud server sends a signal to set the urine monitoring device as a urine volume warning status.
US12152901B2
A system, a method, and a computer program product may be provided for processing event data. For example, event data relating to an occurrence of an event corresponding to a first tile is received, and a first count value associated with the received event data is determined. A threshold count value associated with the event within the first tile is obtained, and dynamic switching between a link-based processing and a tile-based processing is performed, based on a comparison between the first count value and the threshold count value, wherein on determining the first count value to be greater than the threshold count value, the tile-based processing is performed, and on determining the first count value to be lesser than the threshold count value, the link-based processing is performed.
US12152895B2
The present disclosure provides a method and an Internet of Things system for determining traffic time in a smart city. The method may include: obtaining traffic data information transmitted by the sensor network platform based on at least one object platform, wherein the traffic data information includes itinerary information of a user, vehicle information of a preset route, and channel information of a preset channel; determining a passing time of the preset channel in the preset route from a current location to a target location through processing the traffic data information based on a time prediction model, wherein the time prediction model includes a first embedding layer, a traffic flow distribution layer, a second embedding layer, a queuing distribution layer, and a channel passing time output layer, and the time prediction model is a machine learning model.
US12152894B2
Various implementations directed to price time priority queue routing for a optimized multi-dimension map matrix tile data exchange linked database are provided. Implementations of various computer methods to organize a multi-dimension map tile data exchange linked database with associated social networking elements and multi dimension coordinate object optimization and price time priority queues and securitization to organize the data and create a fluid system for trading value within the system for the data over a plurality of devices and network members.
US12152891B2
A server receives a return request of a rental car including information on a usage end position of a car rental service desired by a user from a terminal of the user who has rented a rental car or the rental car. The server searches for a remote driving route of the rental car based on the information on the usage end position and information on a destination of the rental car for after the user finishes using the car rental service. The server compares the remote driving route with a communication area on a map. Then, the server transmits information indicating permission to drop off the rental car to the terminal of the user or the rental car when an entire route of the remote driving route is located inside the communication area.
US12152888B2
A server as a server for providing a vehicle sharing service includes: a storage device configured for storing first information for designating one of a scheduled booking method and an immediate booking method as a booking method for each of a plurality of shared vehicles; and a control device configured to permit the booking as the scheduled booking method for a shared vehicle to which the scheduled booking method is specified among the plurality of shared vehicles, and the booking as the immediate booking method for a shared vehicle to which the immediate booking method is specified among the plurality of shared vehicles.
US12152869B2
A method and system are presented for monitoring measurement of parameters of patterned structures based on a predetermined fitting model. The method comprises: (a) providing data indicative of measurements in at least one patterned structure; and (b) applying at least one selected verification mode to said data indicative of measurements, said at least one verification mode comprising: I) analyzing the data based on at least one predetermined factor and classifying the corresponding measurement result as acceptable or unacceptable, II) analyzing the data corresponding to the unacceptable measurement results and determining whether one or more of the measurements providing said unacceptable result are to be disregarded, or whether one or more parameters of the predetermined fitting model are to be modified.
US12152863B2
A portable bullet-proof shield comprising a load bearing shield cover for integrating a bolt free bullet resistant ballistic protective shield; said bullet resistant ballistic protective shield has no bolts, screws, or holes drilled into the ballistic protective shield, thereby not compromising the integrity of the shield; said load bearing shield cover has a high impact forearm padding, a forearm strap, and an integrated adjustable handle, which is intended to reduce fatigued and increase mobility of a user; one or more clips that are interwoven into said load bearing shield cover to provide clamping support for connecting a drop-down shield cover to said load bearing shield cover; said drop-down shield cover will provide further bullet proof protection beyond the size of said load bearing shield cover to then drop down and protect the lower area of a user's body, and a rifle support bracket having two connector pieces, a back connector piece which is interwoven into said load bearing shield cover and a front connector piece which is also interwoven into said load bearing shield cover and one or more screw to hold the two connect pieces together.
US12152851B2
The disclosure relates to a firearm suppressor that diverts gas flow away from the firearm user and reduces the report of a fired projectile.
US12152844B2
A receiver system comprises upper and lower receiver bodies, a lower receiver body, a bolt carrier, and an action-control lever. The upper receiver body is a semi-automatic firearm upper receiver body. The lower receiver body includes a stock mounting flange having a stock receptacle that is matingly engageable with a receiver engaging portion of a stock. The bolt carrier is slidably disposed within a bolt carrier receiving bore of the upper receiver body. The action-control lever has a hand loop and a first attachment arm having a proximate end portion thereof attached to the hand loop. The first attachment arm is pivotably attached at a distal end thereof to the lower receiver body for being pivoted between a battery-ready position and a cartridge-ejecting position relative to the lower receiver body. The action-control lever is attached to the bolt carrier through an articulating coupling assembly.
US12152842B2
A highly efficient heat exchanger member is realized by providing, to a metal surface, a characteristic that is not found in the metal itself with a coating film excelling in thermal conductivity. A heat exchanger member is made of metal, and includes a carbon-containing oxide film (112B) provided on the metal surface and having fine concave-convex portions (112C). An average spacing between apexes of convex portions of the fine concave-convex portions (112C) is greater than or equal to 40 nm and less than or equal to 120 nm, and an average value of differences in height between apexes of adjacent convex portions and bottom points of concave portions is greater than or equal to 30 nm and less than or equal to 250 nm.
US12152837B2
The invention is directed to a method for decreasing the desorption enthalpy of a discharged high enthalpy sorption material that comprises a sorbed sorbate and that is at least partially discharged, wherein said method comprises a step 1) of reacting said discharged high enthalpy sorption material in a redox reaction to provide a discharged low enthalpy sorption material. In another aspect, the invention is directed to using this principle in methods for generating electrical energy from heat and vise versa. In addition, the invention is directed to a thermochemical energy storage device comprising a sorption material having at least two desorption enthalpy states, which preferably correlate to at least two oxidation states of which one oxidation state correlates to a higher desorption enthalpy than one or more of the other oxidation states.
US12152829B2
A refrigerator according to this embodiment includes: an inner case configured to define a storage space; a middle plate disposed outside the inner case and configured to define a foaming space in which an insulating material is disposed together with the inner case; a cabinet cover disposed above the middle plate to define an outer appearance of a top surface, the cabinet cover being capable of being coupled to the middle plate by a coupling member; and a partition member configured to provide a moving path of the coupling member in the foaming space.
US12152828B2
Provided is a vacuum adiabatic body. The vacuum adiabatic body includes a cover assembly configured to cover the conductive resistance sheet. The cover assembly includes an inner cover configured to protect an inside, an outer cover configured to protect an outside, and a front cover configured to a front side, and at least one of the inner cover or the outer cover extends toward the other end of at least one of the first plate or the second plate. According to the embodiments, an edge and a side surface of the vacuum adiabatic body may be protected together.
US12152824B2
A system for suppressing the electromagnetic interference of a refrigerant radiator and a household appliance, the system including: a refrigerant radiator, a drive circuit corresponding to the refrigerant radiator, a metal conductor and a filter unit; the metal conductor is separately connected to the filter unit and the refrigerant radiator, the filter unit is connected to the drive circuit, and an electromagnetic interference closed-loop circuit is formed between the refrigerant radiator, the metal conductor, the filter unit and the drive circuit corresponding to the refrigerant radiator.
US12152823B2
The present invention relates to a refrigerator. A refrigerator of the present invention may comprise: a first tray assembly forming a part of an ice making cell; and a second tray assembly forming another part of the ice making cell. The first tray assembly includes a first tray defining a part of the ice making cell and a first tray case supporting the first tray, and the second tray assembly includes a second tray defining another part of the ice making cell and a second tray case supporting the second tray. One of the first and second tray cases includes a first region having a through-hole and a second region having a shape corresponding to the ice making cell to support one of the first and second trays.
US12152812B1
An absorption chiller refrigerator system with an evaporator-absorber section and a generator-condenser section disposed together within a housing. The evaporator-absorber system has an evaporator section having an evaporator and an absorber disposed together within the evaporator section but separated by a perforated plate within the evaporator section. The generator condenser system has a generator section having a generator and a condenser disposed together within the generator section but separated by a perforated plate within the generator section. Perforations in the perforated plate of each of the evaporator section and the generator section are cone-shaped passages.
US12152798B2
An air-conditioning apparatus having a refrigerant circuit, in which a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion device, and an indoor heat exchanger are connected by a pipe and refrigerant circulates in the pipe, includes an indoor fan configured to supply an indoor air to the indoor heat exchanger, and a controller configured to control the compressor and the indoor fan. The controller is configured to run the compressor at a start of a cooling operation, start running the indoor fan at less than a set minimum wind velocity after a first set time has elapsed since the compressor started operating, run the indoor fan at the set minimum wind velocity after a second set time has elapsed since the indoor fan started operating at less than the set minimum wind velocity, and run the indoor fan at a set wind velocity after a third set time has elapsed since the indoor fan started operating at the set minimum wind velocity.
US12152795B2
An electrical interface selectively places a heat pump and a backup temperature control device in alternative electrical communication with a single power feed. A compressor of the heat pump may be in selective electrical communication with the power feed via a normally open relay. Removal of a control voltage results in opening of the normal open relay, and closing of a normally closed relay to place the backup temperature control device in selective electrical communication with the power feed. For a ground source heat pump, a ground loop pump may also be in selective electrical communication with the power feed (e.g., via a normally closed relay).
US12152788B2
The present invention relates to a control unit for a household appliance, in particular for a cooking appliance (1). The control unit comprises at least one input/output device (UI) for the entry of control commands and for the visualisation of information, particularly status information, and at least one control element (S1, S2, S3, S4) comprising a plurality of touch-sensitive switching elements positioned in a straightlined arrangement. At least a part of the input/output device (UI) is touch-sensitive and/or formed as a touch screen. The control element (S1, S2, S3, S4) is adapted to assign a power level to an electrical load depending on the activated switching element. At least one first special function, in particular a first special operating program, is assignable to at least a first one of the plurality of switching elements. The input/output device (UI) further comprises at least one selection button (13, 15), which is adapted to provide the selection of the at least one first special function. The invention also relates to a cooking appliance comprising said control unit and a method for controlling a household appliance.
US12152787B2
A system and method for controlling a cooking appliance are provided. The method may include receiving, by a server, a usage time of each of a plurality of burners from a cooking appliance; receiving, by the server, a request to transfer a recipe from a terminal; recommending to the terminal, by the server, a burner having a shortest usage time; transmitting, by the terminal, a control command for turning on the recommended burner to the server; transmitting, by the server, the control command to the cooking appliance; and turning on, by the cooking appliance, the recommended burner according to the control command.
US12152786B1
A fireplace having a plurality of faux logs sequentially lit using a single ignitor and flame jumping between the faux logs. The ignitor ignites a first faux log, which after a time period ignites a neighboring second faux log. After another time period, the second faux log ignites a neighboring third faux log and so on. The sequentially lighting of the faux logs creates an aesthetically pleasing lighting sequence, and also a pleasing sequential lighting sound. The faux logs are individually supported by a respective conduit over media disposed on an ember bed and which individually supplies gas to the respective faux log.
US12152777B2
A combustor for a gas turbine engine, the gas turbine engine defining a longitudinal centerline extending in a longitudinal direction, a radial direction extending orthogonally outward from the longitudinal centerline, and a circumferential direction extending concentrically around the longitudinal centerline, the combustor including: a liner at least partially defining a combustion chamber, the liner including a dilution slot in fluid communication with the combustion chamber; and one or more guides configured to redirect cooling medium into the dilution slot.
US12152775B2
A lighter includes a fuel casing, a gas-releasing nozzle, a supporting frame provided on the fuel casing, a fuel mounting frame, a spark wheel, a flint member and an actuator. The flint mounting frame has an upper operative frame detachably mounted on the supporting frame, and a lower mounting frame extended into the fuel casing. The spark wheel is rotatably supported on the upper operative frame of the flint mounting frame. The flint member is detachably mounted in the lower mounting frame of the flint mounting frame and extended toward the upper operative frame to communicate with the spark wheel. When the flint mounting frame is detached from the supporting frame and the fuel casing, the flint member is capable of being detached from the lower mounting frame for replacement of a new flint member.
US12152773B2
A safety switch for use in a gas combustor is disposed on a gas combustor having a rear opening, and a press button is arranged adjacent to the rear opening; the safety switch includes a locking member and a swing arm, the locking member has a main body sleeved with a longitudinal spring, and a locking hook protruded from a location towards a latching hook arranged above the swing arm, wherein a transversal spring is disposed between an extending sheet below the swing arm and the inner wall of the gas combustor; when the locking member is not pressed, the locking hook is abutted against the latching hook, a locking bolt protruded from a bottom end of the press button is abutted against the locking hook, so that the press button is unable to be pressed, thereby forming a locked status.
US12152769B2
A light source device for irradiating two or more irradiation regions with light includes a plurality of light emitting parts, an optical lens, and a light converging member. The optical lens includes the first surface including a plurality of incident regions and the second surface including a plurality of emission regions. The light converging member includes a plurality of light entering portions and a plurality of light emission portions. The light converging member is located between the light emitting parts and the optical lens.
US12152766B2
The invention relates to a device for connecting a lighting unit driver (3) to a voltage supply, having a plug (1) comprising: an electric connection terminal (12) for a current supply cable; a housing (11) for receiving the electric connection terminal (12); a plug element (14) on one side of the housing (11) for producing a plug connection, wherein the plug element (14) is electrically connected to the electric connection terminal (12); and a corresponding plug element (2) which is formed directly on a housing (4) of the lighting unit driver (3) and corresponds to the plug element (14) in order to allow a form-fitting and electrically conductive plug connection between the plug element (14) of the plug (1) and the corresponding plug element (2).
US12152761B2
Example embodiments relate to methods for assembling optical modules of a luminaire and optical assembly. One example method includes providing a frame with at least one opening. The method also includes providing a plurality of optical modules to the frame, each optical module of the plurality of optical modules being provided to an opening of the at least one opening. Additionally, the method includes providing a support means to each of the plurality of optical modules and/or to each of the at least one opening. Further, the method includes assembling the plurality of optical modules to the frame by plastically reshaping a material portion in contact with the frame and the optical module. When the optical module is assembled to the frame, a first bottom surface of the optical module is substantially at a same level as a second bottom surface of the frame.
US12152750B2
A lighting module for a motor vehicle, including a first lighting submodule with a light source that is able to form a first light beam, a second lighting submodule that is able to form a second light beam, a second projecting lens for projecting the second light beam, adjoining the first projecting lens, and an optical device configured to return, towards the second projecting lens, light rays coming directly from the light source of the first lighting submodule and passing in front of the reflective surface of the first lighting module so as to give the second projecting lens an illuminated appearance while the second lighting submodule is off.
US12152742B2
A laser-based fiber-coupled wide-spectrum light system is provided. The system includes a laser device and one or more phosphor members configured and arranged to provide wide-spectrum emissions. One or more fibers are configured and arranged to receive the wide-spectrum emissions.
US12152736B2
A dispensing system for dispensing compressed gas into a receiving vessel, comprising: a supply of compressed gas; a fill line for connecting the supply of compressed gas to the receiving vessel; a fill valve to vary the flow of compressed gas through the fill line; a controller to control the fill valve; a vent line for venting the fill line downstream of the fill valve; a vent line restriction to restrict flow of the compressed gas through the vent line; and a vent pressure sensor to sense a vent pressure representative of an instantaneous pressure of the compressed gas in the vent line upstream of the vent line restriction and to generate a vent pressure signal based on the sensed vent pressure.
US12152724B2
The present invention provides a lockbox stand for attaching a key-containing device with a lockable compartment, the lockbox stand including a base assembly and a post assembly connected by a connection assembly; the connection assembly provides a mechanism for extending and collapsing the post assembly such that, when collapsed, the post extends parallel to the ground and, when upright, the post extends perpendicular to the ground and portrays a sign with an inviting message welcoming visitors to the property, be they potential buyers or just friends or acquaintances visiting with the owners of the home.
US12152722B2
A display apparatus includes a display panel and a support module configured to support the display panel, wherein the support module includes: a rotating frame configured to support the display panel, a fixed frame configured to support the rotating frame, and a link structure disposed between the fixed frame and the rotating frame and configured to rotate the rotating frame through at least four-bar link structure, so that the display panel is easily detachably attached to the rotating frame, thereby shortening a time for an operation of replacing, repairing, or installation of the display panel.
US12152718B2
The present invention relates to an insulated pipe comprising one or more inner pipes comprising a plastic, a flexible vacuum insulation panel surrounding the one or more inner pipes, and an outer jacket.
US12152717B1
Cable handling devices, methods and systems are provided for securing and deploying, or retracting, one or more cables or hoses into or out of a pipe or cavity allowing inspection of the pipe or cavity. The cables and/or hoses may be coupled and moved together, or decoupled enabling them to be moved independently. A hand-held device with a housing for at least partially enclosing one or more cables or hoses, at least one coupling mechanism integrally attached to the housing, and a coupling control for coupling and decoupling the one or more cables or hoses may be provided. One or more of the cables may be connected to a camera disposed at the distal end of a cable thereby facilitating inspection of the pipe or cavity. Tools such as cutting devices or a jetter may be provided at the end of the one or more cables and/or hoses.
US12152716B2
Three-way heating shell, in particular for a motor vehicle fluid circuit, said shell being generally T-shaped or Y-shaped and comprising an inner passage having the same shape, in which passage a three-way fluid connection is intended to be housed, the shell being formed by two half-shells (10a) having the same shape which are attached to one another and together define the passage, the half-shells comprising semi-cylindrical surfaces (22, 24, 26) forming portions of the passage, the heating shell being characterised in that it comprises resistive heating circuits (28a, 28b) which are formed in situ on the semi-cylindrical surfaces.
US12152714B2
A fluid connection assembly, including a connector body, including a first end, a second end, a first through-bore, and a first radially outward facing surface comprising a first groove, and a retainer removably connected to the connector body, the retainer including a first section, including a third end engaged with the first groove, a fourth end, a first flange arranged between the third end and the fourth end, a first male connector, and a first female connector, and a second section, including a fifth end engaged with the first groove, a sixth end, a second flange arranged between the fifth end and the sixth end, a second male connector arranged to engage with the first female connector, and a second female connector arranged to engage with the first male connector, wherein, in a locked state the first flange and the second flange abut against the second end.
US12152708B2
A gasket bridge assembly includes a gasket bridge defining a first circumferential bridge end, a second circumferential bridge end opposite the first circumferential bridge end, and an arcuate body arcing between the first and second circumferential bridge ends, wherein the gasket bridge comprises: a first anti-slip feature at the first circumferential bridge end; a second anti-slip feature at the second circumferential bridge end; and a third anti-slip feature disposed between the first and second circumferential bridge ends; and a gasket assembly disposed radially inward of the gasket bridge, wherein each of the first, second, and third anti-slip features extend radially inward and dig into an outer sealing surface of the gasket assembly to prevent movement of the gasket assembly relative to the gasket bridge.
US12152702B2
A stinger including a first member formed from a first non-metallic material, a second body member formed from a second non-metallic material, and a plurality of cross-support members disposed between the first body member and the second body member. The first body member includes a first lower portion, a first upper portion, and a first intermediate portion disposed between the first lower portion and the first upper portion. A width of the first lower portion is greater than a width of the first intermediate portion and a width of the first upper portion, and wherein the width of the first upper portion is greater than the width of the first intermediate portion. The second body member includes a second lower portion, a second upper portion, and a second intermediate portion disposed between the second lower portion and the second upper portion.
US12152686B2
A valve plate has a plate portion with a front side elastomeric seal fitted thereon, and a connection apparatus arranged at the rear side for connecting the valve plate to a carrier apparatus of a vacuum valve. The connection apparatus includes first and second elongate connection portions, the first connection portion is located at one side and the second connection portion is located at the other side of the longitudinal center of the plate portion, with each being connected to the plate portion with the two spaced-apart ends thereof. The connection portions are spaced apart from the plate portion in the region between the two ends thereof, with a respective slot formed between the plate portion and the respective connection portion, and have in a central region of the longitudinal extent thereof a connection structure for connection to an end portion of a respective valve rod of the carrier apparatus.
US12152685B2
A fluid control apparatus includes: a base plate; and a gas line installed on the base plate. The gas line includes a resin member provided in a predetermined direction on the base plate, a first bracket provided on the resin member, a plurality of joints provided on the first bracket, a plurality of fluid control devices provided to the plurality of joints, and a heater mounted to the plurality of joints and the plurality of fluid control devices. The first bracket includes a first fixing portion fixed to the resin member, a first leg portion extending from the first fixing portion in a direction of away from the base plate, and a first installation portion protruding from an end portion of the first leg portion on an opposite side to the first fixing portion to intersect with the first leg portion and on which the joints are installed.
US12152681B2
Provided are water path change-over valve and bathroom device. The water path change-over valve includes a valve seat assembly and a water path change-over assembly. The water path change-over assembly is located in the water path change-over cavity of the valve seat assembly, the water path change-over assembly includes a valve rod and a rotating member, the valve rod is connected with the rotating member and two ends of the valve rod respectively rotatably penetrate through the valve seat assembly, and the rotating member is provided thereon with a water through hole. The valve rod drives the rotating member to rotate, so that the water through hole can be corresponding to a position of at least one water outlet hole in the water path change-over cavity, so that the water inlet hole is in communication with at least one water outlet hole through the water through hole.
US12152680B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a choke valve that includes a choke body, a choke trim disposed in the choke body, where the choke trim is configured to adjust a cross-sectional area of a flow path in the choke body to adjust a fluid flow through the choke valve, a needle of the choke trim disposed in the flow path of the fluid flow, where the needle includes a first portion having a superhard material, a seat of the choke trim, where the needle is configured to move along an axis extending through an opening of the seat to adjust the fluid flow through the choke valve.
US12152672B2
A gasket includes an elastic part containing a rubber having a dynamic-to-static ratio, Kd/Kst, of 2.5 or lower, wherein the dynamic-to-static ratio, Kd/Kst, is a ratio between a dynamic spring constant, Kd, and a static spring constant, Kst. The dynamic spring constant, Kd, represents a constant as measured under conditions of 23±2° C., 100 Hz, and a strain amplitude of 0.1% according to JIS K6394:2007, and the static spring constant, Kst, represents a constant as measured under conditions of 23±2° C. and a strain amplitude of 0.1% according to JIS K6394:2007.
US12152668B2
There is provided a shift device including: a shift body configured to be moved to change a shift position; a first locking mechanism provided with a first lock member, the first lock member being disposed at a first locking position to lock movement of the shift body from a first shift position; and a second locking mechanism provided with a second lock member, the second lock member being disposed at a second locking position to lock movement of the shift body from a second shift position.
US12152667B1
A gearbox cover includes a front side with a planetary carrier and a back side with a flow passage. The planetary carrier includes a first annular portion with a plurality of holes, a second annular portion, axially spaced from the first annular portion, with a first plurality of through holes, each aligned with one of the holes, and a plurality of webs connecting the first annular portion with the second annular portion. In an example embodiment, the front side also includes a tubular portion. A gearbox cover assembly with a flow passage cover and a planetary gear assembly are also disclosed.
US12152665B2
A continuous variable planetary (CVP) system comprises a C2 carrier having a pattern of slots, the slots having one or more slot walls; a C1 carrier, at least one of the C2 carrier or C1 carrier being rotatable relative to the other; at least three planetary assemblies coupled between the C2 carrier and the C1 carrier, each planetary assembly including a planet, a planet axle, and an end cap on at least one end of the planet axle, the end cap disposed within the slot, rotation of C2 carrier relative to the C1 carrier inducing a skew condition in the planet axle and thereby inducing a tilt condition on the planet axle; and a protective layer affixed against at least one of the one or more slot walls, the protective layer including one or more protective layer attachment features configured to attach to one or more slot wall attachment features.
US12152664B2
Systems are provided for a gearset for a vehicle transmission. In one example, a system includes a shaft comprising one or more lubricant holes oriented radially within the shaft, and one or more gears positioned radially around a central axis of the shaft. The system further includes a ring positioned circumferentially around the shaft. The ring is shaped with a radially extending portion and an axially extending portion, wherein the radially extending portion may direct lubricant flow from the radially oriented lubricant holes toward the axially extending portion, and the axially extending portion directs lubricant flow from the lubricant holes in an axial direction towards the one or more gears. The axially extending portion and radially extending portion form a cut in the ring.
US12152657B2
Compact transmission systems and vehicles with such transmission systems are provided. An exemplary compact transmission includes a drive shaft defining a drive axis and configured to be powered by a drive unit; a planetary gearset having a ring gear member, a planet gear member, a sun gear member, and a planet carrier having a carrier shaft defining a planetary axis, wherein the planetary axis is distanced from the drive axis; an output shaft defining an output axis, wherein the output axis is distanced from the planetary axis and from the drive axis; an output gear connected to the output shaft; a drive pinion gear configured to transfer torque from the drive shaft to the planetary gearset; and an output pinion gear configured to transfer torque from the planetary gearset to the output shaft.
US12152655B2
An engagement chain includes a pair of first and second chain members that are engaged so as to be integrated with each other by moving in an advancing direction and disengaged from each other so as to bifurcate by moving in a retreating direction from the integrated engaged state. A first link plate of the first chain member includes first and second pin holes through which a coupling pin is inserted. A second link plate of the second chain member includes first and second pin holes through which a coupling pin is inserted. A first distance between the first and second pin holes of the first link plate is shorter than a second distance between the first and second pin holes of the second link plate.
US12152652B1
A hydraulic cylinder with a linear variation in tensile and compression damping, which comprises a reservoir drum, a working cylinder fixedly arranged inside the reservoir drum, a piston assembly slidably connected with the reservoir drum, and a damping-adjusting valve assembly. An energy storage is arranged in the reservoir drum, and an energy-storage chamber is formed between the energy storage and the working cylinder, a working cylinder flow passage and an energy-storage flow passage are formed on an inwall of the reservoir drum, and both are connected with the damping-adjusting valve assembly. By adjusting oil flow damping in the hydraulic cylinder using the damping-adjusting valve assembly, the hydraulic cylinder can provide damping characteristics matching with force situations according to the force situations, and ensure the elastic touch and hovering at any position during use.
US12152650B2
A medical apparatus according to an example includes: a main body including an inputter configured to receive a user command; a display device positioned to be rotatable on one axis with respect to the main body, and extending along one plane; a locking device limiting a rotation of the display device with respect to the main body when pressure being smaller than first pressure is applied to the display device along a direction that is perpendicular to one surface of the display device; and an attenuator attenuating a vibration of the display device with respect to the main body when pressure being smaller than the first pressure is applied to the display device along the direction that is perpendicular to the one surface of the display device.
US12152649B2
A hydraulically damping assembly bearing has two fluid-filled chambers which lie axially opposite each other and are hydraulically connected by a channel. A first chamber forms a working chamber enclosed by a bearing spring body and a second chamber forms a compensating chamber enclosed by a bellows. The compensating chamber has an axially extending inner wall encircling an interior. The bearing includes an annular body axially between the working and compensating chambers, enclosing an axial throughopening opening into the working chamber and closed by a membrane integrally formed with the inner wall of the bellows. The membrane has a central region defined by the inner wall and together with the inner wall delimits the interior. The membrane has a collar region encircling the central region and integrally formed with the central region. The outer circumference of the collar is rigidly connected to the annular body and/or the spring body.
US12152648B2
A sheet-shaped cushioning rubber including a planar base portion and a three-dimensional portion formed to rise from the base portion toward one side in a sheet thickness direction, the planar base portion and the three-dimensional portion being alternately provided in one direction of a sheet plane, wherein the three-dimensional portion includes a hollow portion that opens toward the other side in the sheet thickness direction. The three-dimensional portion is integrally provided with a first rising surface that is continuous from the base portion, a top surface, a second rising surface on a side opposite to the first rising surface, and a pair of rising surfaces on both sides in a sheet width direction, and the hollow portion opens only toward the other side in the sheet thickness direction.
US12152644B2
A vehicle brake (2, 102), in particular a utility vehicle compressed-air disc brake, includes a brake caliper (4, 104), a pressure piece guide (8, 108), which is arranged in the brake caliper (4, 104), and a pressure piece (6, 106), which is guided in the pressure piece guide (8, 108) along a movement axis (10, 110). The pressure piece guide (8, 108) is designed as a recess (12, 112), and the pressure piece (6, 106) has an outer contour (14, 114) corresponding to the recess. The pressure piece guide (108) and/or the outer contour (14) of the pressure piece are/is divided, on both sides of the pressure piece (6), into a plurality of curved, mutually spaced partial surfaces (16, 116).
US12152621B2
A safety pin locking device for workpiece turnover includes a safety pin, a triangular lock plate, an elastic positioning pin, and a lockset. The safety pin is configured to be inserted into a base and an overturnable workpiece to lock an angle of the overturnable workpiece relative to the base. A first corner end of the triangular lock plate is connected to an axial surface of the safety pin by a fastener, and the triangular lock plate can rotate around the fastener. The elastic positioning pin is mounted at a second corner end of the triangular lock plate and is configured to be inserted into positioning counterbores at two different positions on the axial surface of the safety pin to limit a position of the triangular lock plate. The lockset is mounted at a third corner end of the triangular lock plate.
US12152615B2
An emergency shutdown (ESD) system for a process control system includes an air supply coupled to a solenoid valve used to control a pneumatically-operated emergency isolation valve (ZV) via a switchover kit, a smart valve positioner coupled to the solenoid valve via the switchover kit, and an ESD controller. The ESD controller is configured to: control the supply of air from the air supply by the solenoid valve to open and close the ZV, and control the smart valve positioner so as to perform a partial stroke test on the ZV. The switchover kit includes a manifold having a plurality of valves coupling the air supply, the solenoid valve, and the smart valve positioner such that: based on a first setting of the plurality of valves, a first air flow path through the manifold connects the air supply directly to the solenoid valve, and based on a second setting of the plurality of valves, a second air flow path through the manifold connects the air supply to the solenoid valve through the smart valve positioner.
US12152613B2
A pilot pressure supply solenoid valve (36) is disposed in a flow path connecting an inlet port (16) and a pilot chamber (48), and a pilot pressure discharge solenoid valve (38) is disposed in a flow path through which a pressure fluid in the pilot chamber is discharged to the exterior. A flow path, through which the pressure fluid that has passed through a supply valve (26) is discharged to the exterior, is not provided.
US12152611B2
A hydraulic system comprises: a hydraulic pump that includes an swash plate; an swash plate angle sensor for measuring the angle of the swash plate; an swash plate driving piston for moving the swash plate of the hydraulic pump in response to changes in pressure applied to a large diameter section; an swash plate control hydraulic line for supplying the large diameter section with a portion of the hydraulic oil discharged by the hydraulic pump; a control valve that controls the flow rate of the hydraulic oil that is following into and out of the large diameter section; an electro-proportional pressure reducing valve for producing pilot pressure that is to be transmitted to one side of the control valve; and a control device for controlling the electro-proportional pressure reducing valve according to an operation signal of an operation device and the angle information from the swash plate angle sensor.
US12152608B2
A pumping system for pumping a medium is described. The system comprises: at least one transverse pressure exchange chamber, but preferably multiple pressure exchange chambers. Each pressure exchange chamber has a valve arrangement at each end. The system also includes a pressurised discharge at a delivery end of the system and a filling mechanism operable to fill the pressure exchange chamber with the medium. A positive displacement pump is operable to pump a driving fluid in direct contact with the medium so that the medium is pumped from the pressure exchange chamber to the pressurised discharge. A method of pumping a medium is also described.
US12152607B2
The present invention provides a pump assembly for use in a household appliance comprising a pump, an electric motor having a rotor and a stator and a heat exchanger arranged to be in thermal contact with at least a portion of the stator. There is further provided a heat recovery system for use in a household appliance comprising a main fluid circuit, a fluid reservoir, a heat exchange circuit and a pump assembly for pumping working fluid through the main fluid circuit. The pump assembly comprises an electric motor, a heat exchanger provided in thermal contact with at least a portion of the electric motor, the heat exchanger being configured to transfer heat from the electric motor to a liquid coolant circulating in the heat exchange circuit.
US12152606B2
In one aspect, a chiller/heater component of a thermo-electric cooler pump system comprising: wherein the chiller/heater component comprises: a wetted side of the chiller/heater component comprising a regularly-spaced plurality of parallel rows of elongated elements between which the liquid flows, wherein the plurality of rows of elongated elements are oriented perpendicular to both the flow of the liquid and the wetted side of the chiller/heater component, wherein the plurality of rows of elongated elements extends into the liquid from a single surface of the wetted side of the chiller/heater component, and wherein the wetted side of the chiller/heater component is in contact with the liquid, and a dry side of the chiller/heater component comprising a plurality of parallel sheets, and wherein the chiller/heater component comprises an electron flow through the plurality of parallel sheets to facilitate a thermal heat transfer by a Peltier effect.
US12152602B2
A centrifugal compressor includes: a housing including an intake flow path; a compressor impeller disposed in the intake flow path; a circulation flow path provided radially outside the intake flow path and connected to the intake flow path at a downstream position that radially faces the compressor impeller and at an upstream position that is upstream of the downstream position with respect to the compressor impeller; and a movable member disposed at the upstream position and including a body portion having a protruding portion, the movable member being movable between a protruding position where the circulation flow path is closed by the body portion and the protruding portion is located in the intake flow path, and a retracted position where the protruding portion is retracted from the intake flow path and the circulation flow path is connected to the intake flow path.
US12152591B2
A centrifugal pump having a barrel casing and at least one stage casing therein includes a transition from the last stage casing to the pressure connector of the barrel casing in the form of a spiral flow space. The contour of the spiral flow space is formed by a contour of the last stage casing, a contour of a cover which closes the barrel casing on an end face, and an inner contour of the barrel casing.
US12152586B2
A hydraulic machine (1) has a working section (6) and a fluid control section (28). The fluid control section includes a spool (3) that is rotatable in a cylindrical bore (30) about an axis (4). A distributor plate (18) extends intermediate of the control section and the working section. The spool includes an axial recess (10) which is axially bounded by a radially extending annular wall (44). A front face (48) of the annular wall rotates in abutting engagement with a plate face contact area (50) of the distributor plate. Hydraulic fluid flows through at least one groove (52) that extends radially and circumferentially across the abutting areas of the spool and the distributor plate to provide lubrication and heat absorption.
US12152571B2
A distance adjustment apparatus and a control method of the distance adjustment apparatus are provided. The distance adjustment apparatus includes a connection component, and the connection component includes a first component and a second component. The first component is connected to the second component, and a memory alloy component is disposed in a connection region between the first component and the second component. The memory alloy component is controlled by a current to drive the first component and the second component to move closer to and/or away from each other.
US12152570B2
An actuator can include one or more shape memory material members and an electrostatic clutch. When an activation input is provided to the one or more shape memory material members, the one or more shape memory material members contract, which causes the actuator to morph into an activated configuration. A height of the actuator increases in the activated configuration. The electrostatic clutch can be configured to maintain the actuator in the activated configuration when the activation input to the one or more shape memory material members is discontinued. One or more processors can be operatively connected to selectively and independently activate the one or more shape memory material members and the electrostatic clutch.
US12152565B2
The present disclosure relates to wind turbines comprising a rotor 18 including one or more blades 20, a control module 110 configured to operate the wind turbine according to a first operational setpoint, determine an adjusted setpoint for the wind turbine at least partially based on vibrations in blades and transition to the adjusted setpoint. Further, the control module 110 is also configured to determine remaining vibrations in blades and determine a new setpoint for the wind turbine based on the remaining vibrations. The present disclosure further relates to methods for operating a wind turbine.
US12152558B2
A device and method automatically switches off and starts a drive machine in a motor vehicle. The device includes a sensor unit for sensing a noise level and/or a vibration level of the environment of the motor vehicle and an electronic control unit for controlling an engine start-stop automatic system. The signals of the sensor unit are captured and are compared with at least one defined threshold value. The drive machine is automatically switched off when a predefined condition exists. The drive machine, having been automatically switched off, is automatically started again at the latest when the signals of the sensor unit exceed the at least one defined threshold value.
US12152557B2
In some embodiments, a fuel rail for a two-stroke internal combustion engine includes a fuel rail body, a fuel inlet component integrated within the fuel rail body as a one-piece component and in fluidic contact with a fuel line, one or more fuel exit ports in fluidic contact with a cylinder of a combustion engine, and one or more fasteners adapted to secure the fuel rail body to a cylinder wall of the cylinder of the combustion engine.
US12152550B2
An engine controller, an engine control method, and a storage medium are provided. An intake valve closes after a compression stroke starts. One of a predetermined period before the compression stroke starts and a predetermined period after the intake valve closes is a first injection period and the other one is a second injection period. A pre-ignition prevention injection process controls an injector such that fuel corresponding to a requested injection amount is injected by dividing an injection period into the first injection period and the second injection period when a period required for fuel injection corresponding to the requested injection amount is longer than the first injection period.
US12152544B2
A system for an engine to determine in situ under specified conditions the auto-ignition quality of the fuel used in a compression ignition engine is provided. The system may include an ion current sensor. The ion current sensor may access an engine cylinder for obtaining ion current data. A control unit may be in communication with the ion current sensor for receiving the ion current data. The control unit being configured to determine the auto-ignition quality of the fuel based on features of the ion current data.
US12152534B2
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for propulsion. The system may comprise one or more motor assemblies for driving at least one shaft or rotor of a vehicle. The motor assemblies may comprise one or more motor windings and/or magnets. The system may comprise one or more fuel cells in fluid communication with the motor assemblies. The fuel cells may be configured to generate electrical energy from a fuel that is directed through a portion of the motor assemblies to (i) cool the motor windings and the magnets and (ii) and heat the fuel before the fuel enters the fuel cells. The system may comprise a combustion chamber in fluid communication with the fuel cells. The combustion chamber may be configured to combust an exhaust flow from the fuel cells to (i) react unused hydrogen exhausted from the fuel cells and (ii) provide thermal and/or mechanical power.
US12152533B2
A computer-implemented method. The method comprising: (a) obtaining a candidate characterising code, the candidate characterising code being indicative of character of an example of a physical system; (b) accessing a database of extant characterising codes, the extant characterising codes being indicative of character of other examples of the physical system; (c) determining a degree of similarity between the candidate characterising code, and at least one of the extant characterising code; and (e) providing, as an output, the results of the comparison.
US12152529B2
A method of operating a forced induction gaseous-fueled engine includes mixing gaseous-fuel and engine intake air to form a mixture at a fuel mixer. The method includes delivering the mixture to an intake manifold by at least partially bypassing a charge air cooler.
US12152518B2
The present invention provides an exhaust purification filter with which pressure loss can be reduced, the filter having high exhaust purification performance and granular-substance-filtering performance. The exhaust purification filter comprises a filter base material having a wall flow structure, and an exhaust purification catalyst supported on a dividing wall of the filter base material, the exhaust purification filter being such that: a median pore diameter (D50) of the filter base material according to a volumetric basis is 15 μm or greater; and the exhaust purification catalyst is unevenly supported on a high-density layer, in which the density of the exhaust purification catalyst is relatively high, and a low-density layer, in which the density of the exhaust purification catalyst is relatively low.
US12152513B2
A variable-lift valve train for a gas exchange valve of an internal combustion engine includes a lift adjuster, a lift actuator, and a lift lever. The lift adjuster has a working curve that is arrangeable at least in a first working position for setting a partial lift and in a second working position for setting a maximum lift. The working curve has a lift region and a base circle region. The lift actuator, which has an actuating contour configured to deflect the lift adjuster. The lift lever, which is deflectable via the working curve and thereby actuates a lift of the gas exchange valve. The valve train is configured to, in the first working position and in the second working position, actuate the gas exchange valve with an at least substantially equal maximum valve acceleration.
US12152505B2
Disclosed is a method of reducing play in a vane arc segment. The vane arc segment includes an airfoil piece that defines first and second platforms and a hollow airfoil section that has an internal cavity and that extends between the first and second platforms. The first platform defines a gaspath side, a non-gaspath side, and a radial flange that projects from the non-gaspath side. Support hardware supports the airfoil piece via the radial flange, and a thermal insulation element is located adjacent the radial flange. The method includes performing a light scan of the radial flange to produce a digital three-dimensional model of the radial flange, and then machining the thermal insulation element in accordance with the digital three-dimensional model to provide a low-tolerance fit between the radial flange and the thermal insulation element that limits play between the airfoil piece and the thermal insulation element.
US12152498B2
A stator aerodynamic component is disclosed to be placed inside a flow path of a working fluid of a turbomachine; the component has one or more nozzles for ejecting a liquid into the flow path; the liquid to be ejected comes from a duct internal to the component and in fluid communication with a pipe that is external to the component. Also disclosed is a method for cleaning a turbomachine by ejecting a washing liquid from one or more one stator aerodynamic components.
US12152486B2
A method for remotely signalling a downhole assembly comprising one or more downhole tools includes operating a choke arrangement configured to control production fluid flow from a wellbore to produce a first pressure signature in the fluid flow, the first pressure signature defining a trigger signal for the one or more downhole tools of the downhole assembly. The first pressure signature comprises at least a first pressure signal and a second pressure signal in the production fluid flow in the downhole assembly. Operating the choke arrangement to produce a second pressure signature in the production fluid flow in the downhole assembly at a predetermined time period following the first pressure signature, the second pressure signature defining a command signal for initiating operation of a predetermined one or more of the downhole tools of the downhole assembly.
US12152479B2
Provided is an operation analysis method for a production plant (1), including: acquiring, with use of a Doppler LIDAR (5), a distribution of three-dimensional wind condition data at positions of an upper space of the production plant (1) and a surrounding space thereof including an arrangement region for an air-cooled heat exchanger (2); acquiring environment data indicating a state of a natural environment that affects operation of the air-cooled heat exchanger (2); and learning, through a numerical analysis with use of a computer, based on a distribution of the three-dimensional wind condition data and on the environment data, a correspondence between a distribution pattern of the three-dimensional wind condition data and the environment data.
US12152478B2
A process for reducing pressure in a well for well kill, during and after recovery of hydrocarbons from a formation. A mobilizing fluid is injected through the well and into the formation to mobilize the hydrocarbons and increase the well pressure, followed by emulsion fluids production to surface while mobilizing fluid injection is discontinued, which decreases the well pressure in preparation for well kill. The emulsion fluids are directed to a produced emulsion line at a first pressure, with at least some of the emulsion fluids instead redirected to an additional line at a lower second pressure as well pressure decreases, and these fluids from the additional line are then pumped at a third pressure higher than the second pressure into the produced emulsion line.
US12152473B1
A water level monitoring and reporting system coupled to a pumping system, using a well sensor mote coupled to a flow meter, wherein the mote sends uplinks, with data collected by the flow meter, via LoRaWAN to a gateway to a server and thence to a readable application interface.
US12152471B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide for a fuzing device. In some examples, the fuzing device includes an energy bridge, an uplink controller, a downlink controller, and a microcontroller. The microcontroller is coupled to the energy bridge, the uplink controller, and the downlink controller. The microcontroller is configured to receive downlink messages from a control unit via the downlink controller, selectively power the energy bridge according to at least some of the downlink messages to initiate a controlled energetic reaction, and send uplink messages to the control unit via the uplink controller.
US12152461B2
Method of plugging a hydrocarbon well by a through-tubing technique are described. The method allows the tubing to be left in place. Only a short (<2 m) section is cut, milled, perforated, ruptured and expanded, or combinations thereof. A blocking device is sent downhole to block a bottom of the plug section, and bismuth alloy pellets dropped onto the blocking device. A heater is deployed to melt the bismuth alloy pellets. Next, the alloy liquid is allowed to cool and solidify. During solidification, the alloy expands and fills the section of well to be plugged or a portion thereof. Once primary and secondary barriers are in place, the well can be closed and the Christmas tree removed. A rock-to-rock plug can be set by removing or partially removing the tubular and outer casing, or just inner casing/tubulars can be removed if the exterior cement and casing are of sufficient quality.
US12152457B2
An adapter for connecting a wet Christmas tree to an eccentric adapter production base. The adapter includes a hydraulic connector, a guide bushing which comprises penetrators for actuation of a dual sealing valve, hydraulic and electric plates with command and monitoring functions of resident equipment, two slide AI valves which provide a testable barrier of an annulus, an ROV panel which commands hydraulic functions, a top interface which interacts with the wet Christmas tree, a bottom interface which interfaces and/or communicates with the eccentric adapter production base and with a tubing hanger, a flow line connector with an integrated flow line mandrel, and a locking system with a sealing lip arranged inside the bottom interface. The top interface has a top guide funnel-shaped structure. The bottom interface has a structure of a connector and the guide bushing comprising the penetrators. The locking system interfaces with the eccentric adapter production base.
