US12208202B2

Apparatus for treating a respiratory disorder in a patient comprises a pressure generator configured to deliver a flow of air at positive pressure to an airway of the patient through a patient interface, a sensor configured to generate a respiratory flow rate signal of the patient, and a controller. The controller may be configured to control the generator to deliver ventilation therapy having a base pressure and a pressure support through the patient interface, detect an apnea from the signal representative of respiratory flow rate of the patient, control the generator to deliver one or more probe breaths to the patient during the apnea, determine patency of the patient's airway from a waveform of the respiratory flow rate signal in response to one of the one or more probe breaths and adjust a set point for pressure of the ventilation therapy in response to the apnea.
US12208198B2

An apparatus for oral inhalation-driven administration of therapeutic substances to the airways and lungs of a human subject, which includes a body portion having one or more air intakes for the intake of ambient air, a mouthpiece, and a cartridge receiving port for receiving and engaging a dispensing cartridge containing at least one volatile therapeutic substance.
US12208197B2

A negative pressure wound treatment (NPWT) apparatus for suction of bodily fluids using the negative pressure generated by means of manual pressing. The NPWT apparatus is made of two parts: [1] top functional part; and [2] bottom collector part. The top functional part is made of a pressing mechanism attached to a bellow enclosed within an enclosure which creates negative pressure sucking the bodily fluid from the wound. The bottom collector part is attached with the bellow through the internal one-way valve, wherein the collector collects the fluid from the bellow. Pressure levels and wound conditions are measured and transmitted to the user's smart device, in order to enhance treatment monitoring and efficacy.
US12208193B2

The present disclosure provides for a cannula and balloon system for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The system may comprise one or more cannula, one or more insertion mechanism, and one or more balloon cuff. The method may comprise venous-venous or venous-arterial insertion into one or more blood vessels or chambers of the heart. The balloon cuff may allow fluid flow to avoid oxygenated blood restriction to a region of the body for the cannula insertion duration. One or both the balloon cuff and dual cannula may prevent occlusion, recirculation, and mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood. When there is a dual cannula, the cannula may comprise a reinfusion cannula and a drainage cannula. A reinfusion cannula may bypass one or more chambers of the heart. When the system comprises more than one cannula, the cannulae may be joined via a cannula connection mechanism.
US12208181B2

This invention pertains to systems and components useful for infusing medications such as insulin. Typically, the components are used to deliver insulin to a diabetic patient at a site of infusion over a period of time greater than 4 days. The system components typically comprise a cannula adapted for subcutaneous insertion into a diabetic patient. The system further comprises a fluid conduit adapted to deliver the insulin solution from a medication reservoir to the site of infusion and a depot in operable contact with the fluid conduit. The depot comprises selected materials including a site-loss mitigating agent (such as heparin) which inhibits inflammation at the site of infusion, and encapsulation of the cannula at the site of infusion. The site-loss mitigating agent is not premixed with the insulin, and instead is adapted to contact the insulin solution in the depot as the insulin solution flows from the medication reservoir to the site of infusion.
US12208171B2

Electronic gaming devices and other gaming equipment include, or are retrofitted with, ultraviolet (“UV”) light sources to disinfect surfaces as well as hardware features and software features to manage UV disinfection cycles and report results of UV disinfection cycles.
US12208168B2

The present disclosure is directed to hybrid multifunctional macromers that can self-assemble to form nanoparticles for on-demand and targeted release of morphogens. Embodiments of the disclosure can include the hybrid multifunctional macromers and peptide sequences incorporated therein, self-assembled nanoparticles including the hybrid multifunctional macromers, methods for producing the hybrid multifunctional macromers and peptide sequences, and methods for treating a disease by the on-demand and targeted delivery of a compound using the hybrid multifunctional macromers.
US12208167B1

The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition in the form of a tablet, said tablet comprising a tablet core, wherein said core comprises benzgalantamine (ALPHA-1062) or salt thereof, and an enteric coating, wherein said enteric coating is configured for dissolution at pH 5.5 and above. Further the invention relates to the pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of a brain disease associated with cognitive impairment and/or with a cholinergic deficit. The invention further relates to a method for preparing the pharmaceutical composition.
US12208163B2

The invention relates to a nanostructured lipid gel formed by alternating layers and vesicles composed of phospholipids, fatty acids and a high water content. The structure and fluidity respond reversibly to temperature and pH, and they are capable of transporting at least one active ingredient within the skin and also to the follicles. The exclusively lipid composition ensures high biocompatibility, and the rheological behaviour facilitates topical and ocular application.
US12208156B2

A cleanser including a non-aerosol foaming container and a liquid cleansing agent filled in the non-aerosol foaming container, the liquid cleansing agent containing the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) an anionic surfactant, (B) from 0.1 to 2.5 mass % of a water-soluble polymer, wherein, in terms of the viscosity of a 1-mass % aqueous solution thereof, the ratio of viscosity v2 at a shear rate of 1.0×10−2 (s−1) to viscosity v1 at a shear rate of 1.0×10−1 (s−1) is v2/v1≥5, and (C) water.
US12208155B2

A method of treating midface volume deficit in a person is provided. The method generally includes administering a dermal filler, such as a hyaluronic acid based dermal filler, in a sequence of injections that enhance effectiveness and/or duration of the filler. The method may include initially introducing a volume of the filler into at a zygomaticomalar region of the face prior to introducing one or more additional volumes of the filler into the anteromedial region and the submalar region, such that the duration of effectiveness of the treatment is improved, and less filler is required to achieve a desired correction.
US12208150B2

Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a skincare composition comprising an antimicrobial component, an antiaging component and a moisturizing component comprising at least one alpha-hydroxy acid. A treatment method for improving skin may include administering to an area in need thereof a composition comprising an effective amount of an antimicrobial component, an antiaging component and a moisturizing component comprising at least one alpha-hydroxy acid.
US12208149B2

An oral care article in form of a strip for use in the oral cavity. The oral care article comprises a solid hydrophobic delivery carrier comprising solid hydrophilic particles comprising a bleaching agent, where the solid hydrophilic particles are embedded in the carrier. The concentration of the bleaching agent at a first surface of the solid delivery carrier is greater than the concentration of the bleaching agent at a second surface of the solid delivery carrier. The concentration of the bleaching agent at the first surface is from about 10 micrograms/cm2 to about 5000 micrograms/cm2.
US12208140B2

The disclosure includes zinc prodrugs for targeted delivery of therapeutic, diagnostic or imaging agents to β-cells and methods of use therefor. The disclosure also includes targeted delivery of small molecules to β-cells that stabilize and activate CRISPR effector proteins comprising at least one destabilization domain, to enable CRISPR-based genome editing and transcriptional activation or repression in β-cells.
US12208139B2

Embodiments of the invention relate generally to electrospun fibers and, more particularly, to the controlled release of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) from electrospun fiber scaffolds (EFSs).
US12208137B2

The present disclosure relates in some aspects to methods, cells, and compositions for preparing cells and compositions for genetic engineering and cell therapy. Provided in some embodiments are streamlined cell preparation methods, e.g., for isolation, processing, incubation, and genetic engineering of cells and populations of cells. Also provided are cells and compositions produced by the methods and methods of their use. The cells can include immune cells, such as T cells, and generally include a plurality of isolated T cell populations or types. In some aspects, the methods are capable of preparing of a plurality of different cell populations for adoptive therapy using fewer steps and/or resources and/or reduced handling compared with other methods.
US12208136B2

This disclosure relates to the field of RNA to prevent or treat coronavirus infection. In particular, the present disclosure relates to methods and agents for vaccination against coronavirus infection and inducing effective coronavirus antigen-specific immune responses such as antibody and/or T cell responses. Specifically, in one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to methods comprising administering to a subject RNA encoding a peptide or protein comprising an epitope of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S protein) for inducing an immune response against coronavirus S protein, in particular S protein of SARS-CoV-2, in the subject, i.e., vaccine RNA encoding vaccine antigen.
US12208126B2

Oncolytic viral vectors that incorporate one or more of the following features: viral replication restriction by insertion of microRNA (miRNA) target sequences into the viral genome; disruption of oncogenic miRNA function; cancer microenvironment remodeling; and cancer cell targeting by incorporation of protease-activated antibodies into the viral particle. Such viral vectors can be used for the treatment and prevention of cancer.
US12208123B2

The present disclosure relates to the treatment of skin condition in a subject, including acne vulgaris, comprising applying to the skin of the subject a first composition comprising Spongilla, and a second composition comprising one or more fluidizing agents, such as water, saline or a hydrogen peroxide solution. The disclosure also relates to a products or kits for the treatment of skin conditions in a subject, including acne vulgaris, comprising Spongilla, and a second composition comprising one or more fluidizing agents, such as water, saline or a hydrogen peroxide solution, such as a 3% by weight solution of hydrogen peroxide.
US12208101B2

The present invention is related to tablets comprising of 2-fluoro-N-methyl-4-[7-(quinolin-6-ylmethyl)imidazo[1,2-b][1,2,4]triazin-2-yl]benzamide, processes for the production thereof, and uses in the treatment of certain cancers.
US12208099B2

The present invention relates to combination therapies for treating KRas G12C cancers. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a combination of a Raf family kinase inhibitor and a KRAS G12C inhibitor of Formula (I), Formula (I-A) or Formula (I-B), pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amounts of the inhibitors, kits comprising the compositions and methods of use therefor.
US12208098B2

The present invention relates to a novel 4-carbonylamino-4-phenylpyrimidine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to a novel 4-carbonylamino-4-phenylpyrimidine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which exhibits GDH activity and as such, is effective for prevention or treatment of obesity, diabetes, or fatty liver.
US12208097B2

The present disclosure relates to use of a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor in the treatment or prevention of proliferative diseases. The disclosure also relates to corresponding pharmaceutical formulations, uses, methods, combinations, and related disclosure embodiments. The disclosure further relates to use of a pharmaceutical combination comprising a PKC inhibitor and another therapeutic agent, such as an MDM2 inhibitor, in the treatment or prevention of a proliferative disease.
US12208081B2

Tannin-containing compositions and methods of using same to enhance or maintain immune function during simplified nutrition feeding. Pharmaceutical compositions, including enteral nutrition compositions, are provided. The compositions comprise such tannins as proanthocyanidins and/or hydrolysable tannins. Administering the tannins to the gastrointestinal tract of a subject receiving simplified nutrition, such as with enteral nutrition therapy or parenteral nutrition therapy, attenuates or prevents deleterious effects on the gastrointestinal immune system that would otherwise occur with the simplified nutrition.
US12208078B2

The present invention relates to tiglien-3-one compounds and their use in methods of treating or preventing protozoal infections, bacterial infections, parasitic infections and cell proliferative disorders. The tiglien-3-one compounds are also used in methods of controlling pests in humans, animals, plants and the environment.
US12208070B2

Described are pharmaceutical compositions in fixed dose combinations containing: a) a dofetilide component; and b) a mexiletine component; wherein the dofetilide component and the mexiletine component are physically separated from each other, along with methods of treating or preventing atrial fibrillation or a symptom associated therewith in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject such a pharmaceutical composition and methods of preparing such fixed dose combination products.
US12208064B2

A feeding tube port for use in connection with an enteral feeding system is provided. The feeding tube port includes an inner core made of a first material and an over-layer made of a second material. The over-layer at least partially encloses the inner core, such that the inner core is configured to resist separation from the over-layer. In some aspects, the inner core may be formed from a rigid plastic material and the over-layer may be formed from a pliable material. The inner core may include one or more ribs, slots and/or apertures configured to enhance adherence between the inner core first material and the over-layer second material. The inner core may further include one or more contact points configured for attachment of a feeding tube valve other similar component to the feeding tube port.
US12208050B2

An exercise apparatus and a method thereof relate to the technical fields of physical exercise, training instruments, life cultivation and health preservation, leisure and entertainment, teaching appliances, smart home and the like. Through reverse thinking, by changing a shape, a structure, a function, a control method or/and a using method of an electric scooter, the electric scooter is switched to the fields of physical exercise or/and learning and education. By means of technical characteristics in an attempt to avoid by the technical staff, unexpected technical effects are achieved, and a new purpose of the electric scooter is achieved. The exercise apparatus carries a user to perform automatic round-trip movement, the user correspondingly adjusts physical and mental states to prevent from falling and the exercise apparatus is helpful for improving abilities of balancing, coordination, relaxation, flexibility, concentration and contingency of the user.
US12208047B2

Exemplary methods and systems can be provided for resurfacing of skin that include formation of a plurality of small holes, e.g., having widths greater than about 0.2 mm and less than about 0.7 mm or 0.5 mm, using a mechanical apparatus. Compressive and/or tensile forces can then be applied to the treated region of skin as the damage heals to facilitate hole closure, and provide enhanced and/or directional shrinkage of the treated skin area.
US12208043B2

A lift device is presented that may include a sheet. Also, the lift device may include an opening that extends from an edge of the sheet. Furthermore, the lift device may include a closure having a fastener configured to extend across the opening. In addition, the lift device may include a feature such that activation of the closure at least partially closes the opening.
US12208042B2

A patient transport apparatus including a base, an intermediate frame, a support deck with a fowler section, and a deck extension assembly with a head deck section, a brace extending between a mount end and a coupling end, and a pivot coupling attached to the coupling end and supporting the head deck section. A mount operatively attached to the fowler section defines a receiver slidably supporting the brace adjacent to the mount end for movement along a brace axis. A retainer interposed between the mount and the brace selectively retains the brace in one of a plurality of extension positions and is operable between: a retained configuration to prevent movement, and a released configuration to permit movement of the brace between the extension positions. Operation changes from the retained configuration to the released configuration in response to force applied to the head deck section along the brace axis.
US12208036B2

Systems and methods are disclosed for a surgical laser system with illumination. In some embodiments, a laser system comprises a surgical laser and an illumination source having their outputs combined into a fiber-optic cable and directed by the fiber-optic cable to a target surface. The illuminating visible light may be continuous and/or in pulses. Surgical laser pulses and illumination pulses may be synchronized for a stroboscopic effect. The laser system may also monitor laser electromagnetic radiation that is returned back through the fiber-optic cable.
US12208031B2

Examples relate to fluid collection assemblies, systems, and methods for collecting fluid from a wearer of the fluid collection assembly. The fluid collection assemblies include a fluid collection device attachable to an adapter. The fluid collection device includes porous material disposed within a fluid impermeable barrier. The adapter includes an interfacing body having at least one orifice and at least one attachment feature for attaching the adapter to the fluid collection device such that the porous material is fluidly connected to the at least one orifice. A fluid collection system includes a fluid collection device operably coupled to a fluid storage container and vacuum source via one or more sections of conduit.
US12208027B2

Devices, systems, and methods for combinatorial treatment of a condition with an implantable damping device and therapeutic agent (e.g., drug) are disclosed herein. Methods for treating one or more effects of the condition, such as a neurological condition, include providing the implantable damping device and at least one other therapy, such as a therapeutic agent, that treats the condition to the patient. The implantable damping device includes a flexible damping member and an abating substance and can be placed in apposition with a blood vessel. The flexible damping member forms a generally tubular structure having an inner and an outer surface, the inner surface formed of a sidewall having a partially deformable portion. The abating substance is disposed within the partially deformable portion and moves longitudinally and/or radially within the partially deformable portion in response to pulsatile blood flow.
US12208024B2

A neck trial (170) is disclosed. The neck trial has a body (182) and a neck (186). The body has an exterior surface. The neck extends away from the body along a neck axis (190). At least one first line (194) is provided on the exterior surface, which extends in a first direction parallel to an inferior-superior axis of a patient when in use. At least one second line (196) is provided on the exterior surface, which extends in a second direction parallel to a medial-lateral axis of the patient in use. The number of first lines, or the position of the first line or lines relative to the second line or lines, is indicative of an amount of offset in the medial-lateral direction caused by the neck trial. The number of second lines, or the position of the second line or lines relative to the first line or lines, is indicative of an amount of leg-length in the inferior-superior direction caused by the neck trial. A kit of parts, a trial assembly and a method of trialling a joint of a patient are also disclosed.
US12208023B2

A surgical instrument system includes a commonly-sized orthopaedic surgical instrument assembly for use in implanting a femoral component, along with a number of orthopaedic surgical instrument assemblies having varying sizes of instruments of use in implanting a tibial tray component and a patella component.
US12208021B2

A surgical device (2) for extraction of a prosthetic component from a patient during surgery. The surgical device comprises a first component (8) having a female coupling portion at a first end, and a second end configured to be connected to one of a prosthetic component or a surgical extraction instrument. The first component further includes a retainer. The surgical device further comprises a second component (10) with a first end defining a male coupling portion, a stem (30, 130) extending from the male coupling portion, and a second end configured to be connected to the other of the prosthetic component or the surgical extraction instrument. The male coupling portion of the second component is configured to be disposed within the female coupling portion of the first component and retained within the female coupling portion by the retainer, with the stem of the second component extending away from the female coupling portion of the first component. The male coupling portion of the second component and the retainer of the first component are configured such that the male coupling portion is held in the female coupling portion while allowing articulation of the first component relative to the second component. The first and second components form an articulating joint allowing a user to connect the surgical extraction instrument to the prosthetic component in a patient, articulate a portion of the surgical extraction instrument which resides external from the operating site, and transfer extraction forces to enable removal of the prosthetic component from the patient.
US12208015B2

A method of implanting a shoulder prosthesis in a scapula of a patient includes the step of placing a guide over a primary glenoid component previously implanted within the scapula of the patient. The method further includes the steps of removing the primary glenoid component from the scapula and preparing the scapula for implantation of a secondary glenoid component, wherein the removing and preparing steps occur simultaneously.
US12208001B2

A system and a method of preventing or reducing stenosis in a subject is provided. The method includes implanting a passivated graft comprising vein into an artery. The implanting of the graft replaces and/or bypasses a diseased segment of the artery. The passivated graft including vein is prepared by exposing the exterior surface of the passivated graft comprising vein to a tissue structure stabilizing agent (“TSSA”) under conditions, including irradiation with light, sufficient to promote cross-linking of proteins within the vein.
US12207985B2

Oral appliance delivery trays for use in maintaining or improving oral health, particularly the sub-gingival region, are provided. Methods of manufacturing individualized oral appliance delivery trays are provided. Pre-fabricated oral appliance trays comprising a compound pre-disposed therein are provided. The compositions and methods may be used to maintain or improve oral, periodontal and systemic health or to prevent or slow oral, periodontal or systemic health issues related to the oral cavity.
US12207979B2

A holder for a surgical instrument, where the holder includes: an image sensor, the image sensor having a photo-sensitive layer and a rear side facing away from the photo-sensitive layer; and a circuit board, a first side of the circuit board being connected to the rear side of the image sensor. The holder may have a cover member having a first side arranged on a second side of the circuit board, the second side of the circuit board facing away from the image sensor. The cover member may be configured to form an interspace between the first side of the cover member and the second side of the circuit board, and the interspace may be filled with an adhesive.
US12207969B2

A system for obtaining medical ultrasound images of a subject comprises a probe comprising an ultrasound transducer for capturing an ultrasound image, a memory comprising instruction data representing a set of instructions, and a processor configured to communicate with the memory and to execute the set of instructions. The set of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive an ultrasound image taken by the probe, provide the image as input to a trained model, receive from the model an indication of whether the image comprises an image relevant to a medical diagnostic process, and determine whether to bookmark the image, based on the received indication.
US12207965B2

A process of monitoring heart valve function involves placing one or more transducers on a patient's body, receiving, using the one or more transducers, one or more signals indicating a blood flow velocity profile associated with a heart of the patient, identifying a first peak in the blood flow velocity profile, and determining a severity of a dysfunction of a first heart valve of the heart based on the first peak.
US12207964B2

A radiation detection apparatus includes a housing having an incident face and a side face, a reflective member accommodated within the housing, the reflective member having a reflective face which reflects radio waves, and an antenna element accommodated within the housing. The side face of the housing includes a conductor region and a transmissive region, the transmissive region having a higher radio wave transmittance than the conductor region. The reflective member is disposed in a position at which a first radio wave, which proceeds directly from the antenna element toward the transmissive region, and a second radio wave, which reaches the reflective face from the antenna element and is reflected toward the transmissive region by the reflective face, strengthen each other.
US12207963B2

A method and breast imaging system for processing breast tissue image data includes feeding image data of breast images to an image processor, identifying image portions depicting breast tissue and high density elements and executing different processing methods on input images. A first image processing method involves breast tissue enhancement and high density element suppression, whereas the second image processing method involves enhancing high density elements. Respective three-dimensional sets of image slices may be generated by respective image processing methods, and respective two-dimensional synthesized images are generated and combined to form a two-dimensional composite synthesized image which is presented through a display of the breast imaging system. First and second image processing may be executed on generated three-dimensional image sets or two-dimensional projection images acquired by an image acquisition component at respective angles relative to the patient's breast.
US12207959B2

A radiological imaging method including: 2 radiation sources with imaging directions orthogonal to each other, performing vertical scanning of a standing patient along a vertical scanning direction, wherein the radiological method includes at least one operating mode in which: a frontal scout view is made so as to identify a specific bone(s) localization within the frontal scout view, both driving current intensity and voltage intensity modulations of the frontal radiation source, depending on patient thickness and on the identified specific bone(s) localization along the vertical scanning direction, are performed simultaneously, preferably synchronously, and automatically, so as to improve a compromise between: lowering the global radiation dose received by a patient during the vertical scanning, and increasing the local image contrasts of the identified specific bone(s) localization at different imaging positions along the vertical scanning direction, for the frontal image.
US12207948B1

The present invention herein is a method and apparatus that significantly limits the effect of high frequency (“HF”) interferences on acquired electro-physiological signals, such as the EEG and EMG. Preferably, this method comprises of two separate electronic circuitries and steps or electronics for processing the signals. One circuit is used to block the transmission of HF interferences to the instrumentation amplifiers. It is comprised of a front-end active filter, a low frequency electromagnetic interference (“EMI”) shield, and an isolation barrier interface which isolates the patient from earth ground. The second circuit is used to measure the difference in potential between the two isolated sides of the isolation barrier. This so-called “cross-barrier” voltage is directly representative of the interference level that the instrumentation amplifier is subjected to. This circuit is used to confirm that the acquired signals are not corrupted by the interference.
US12207944B2

A laminate for biosensor includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for attaching to a surface of a living body; and a substrate layer disposed on the upper face of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the laminate for biosensor includes a probe disposed at the lower face of the laminate for biosensor, and a moisture barrier layer disposed so as to overlap with the probe when projected in the thickness direction.
US12207943B1

An athletic performance data acquisition system comprises a sensor system configured to removably attach to an article of clothing worn by an athlete and one or more external devices. The sensor system comprises one or more sensors configured to measure one or more athletic performance parameters for the athlete and a computing unit configured to monitor and transmit the one or more athletic performance parameters. The one or more external devices is remote from the article of clothing and comprises a personal computing device. The sensor system is configured to store the one or more athletic performance parameters for later transmission to the one or more external devices. The personal computing device is configured to transmit the athletic performance parameters to a server system running a web service that enables users to do one or more of share and compare the one or more athletic performance parameters, socialize, and compete.
US12207941B2

A psychophysical method, system, and apparatuses to characterize visual symptoms. A method may include presenting one or more stimuli to a patient indicating one or more visual symptoms. The patient may produce one or more responses to the stimuli. A determination of a measure of visual symptoms of the patient may be made utilizing a Bayesian method based on the responses.
US12207936B2

An eye sensor, system and method for measuring fixational eye movements of an individual's eyeball (e.g., ocular microtremors and microsaccades) to provide a variable voltage biosignal for measuring the individual's brain stem activity. The eye sensor comprises a sensor mounted on the individual's closed or opened eyelid so as to be deflected by the fixational eye movements of the eyeball. A shielded flexible ribbon assembly supplies the biosignal generated by the sensor to an amplifier located on the individual's skin where the biosignal is amplified. The amplifier is interconnected with a signal processor and a display by which graphical and numerical representations of the biosignal are made accessible to an anesthesiologist, intensivist or clinician. A method for analyzing the biosignal to determine the brainstem activity of a patient.
US12207934B2

A method of assessing the balance impairment of a subject includes the steps of presenting the subject with a static scene on a display, collecting a first set of orientation measurements, presenting the subject with an unstable scene on a display, collecting a second set of orientation measurements, storing the first and second sets of orientation measurements on a computing device, referenced to a set of time indices, and calculating a balance score for the subject by comparing the second set of orientation measurements with the first set of orientation measurements. A system for assessing the balance impairment of a subject is also disclosed.
US12207929B2

In at least one embodiment, a system for assessing biometric information for an occupant in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a plurality of sensors and a controller. The plurality of sensors is positioned about a main cabin of the vehicle and being configured to provide the biometric information for the occupant in response to a stimulus and to transmit a first signal indicative of the biometric information. The controller is positioned in the vehicle and is configured to activate the stimulus in the vehicle and to receive the biometric information after the stimulus has been activated. The controller is further configured to transmit the biometric information to at least one of another controller in the vehicle or to a server that is remote from the vehicle to assess the biometric information to determine the effect of the stimulus on the occupant.
US12207921B2

The present invention relates to a body attachment unit for continuous blood glucose monitoring, in which a body attachment unit is manufactured so as to be assembled in an applicator, thereby minimizing additional work and allowing attachment of the body attachment unit to a body simply by operation of the applicator. In particular, a wireless communication chip is provided in the body attachment unit to enable communication with an external terminal, thereby enabling simple and convenient use without additional work of connecting a separate transmitter, and allowing easier maintenance. In addition, activation occurs by a user's operation after the body attachment unit is attached to the body, such that an activation start time can be adjusted to a time appropriate to the user's needs, and activation occurs in a stabilized state, thereby allowing more accurate blood glucose monitoring.
US12207918B2

An apparatus for producing information indicative of cardiac abnormality, for example Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction “HFpEF”, includes a signal interface for receiving a signal indicative of cardiac motion and a processing system coupled to the signal interface. The processing system is configured to extract, from the signal, temporal portions which belong to diastolic phases of a heart. The processing system is configured to set an output signal of the apparatus to express presence of cardiac abnormality based on a result of a comparison between the indicator quantity and a threshold value.
US12207916B2

The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact, video-based monitoring of pulse rate, respiration rate, motion, and oxygen saturation. Systems and methods are described for capturing images of a patient, producing intensity signals from the images, filtering those signals to focus on a physiologic component, and measuring a vital sign from the filtered signals.
US12207911B2

The following relates generally to motion prediction in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. In some embodiments, a “modular” approach is taken to motion correction. That is, individual motion sources (e.g., a patient's breathing, heartbeat, stomach contractions, peristalsis, and so forth) are accounted for individually in the motion correction. In some embodiments, to correct for a particular motion source, a reference state is created from a volume of interest (VOI), and other states are created and deformably aligned to the reference state.
US12207908B2

Compact, mobile three-lead cardiac monitoring devices for remote detection and/or diagnosis of cardiac events (e.g., acute myocardial infarction). The apparatus may include two integrated hand electrodes and two chest electrodes disposed on two pivotable arms that are capable of retracting in the compartments, enabling a compact size when the device is not used. Also described herein are systems including these devices and methods of using them.
US12207905B2

An interface pressure sensor includes a fluid pressure sensor disposed in a volume defined by a shear wall. The volume is enclosed, and the fluid pressure sensor is encapsulated by, an infill material. The infill material defines a sensing surface that, when pressed, can impart a force that is detectable by the fluid pressure sensor.
US12207897B1

A system level scheme for networking of implantable devices, electronic patch devices/sensors coupled to the body; and wearable sensors/devices with cellular telephone/mobile devices, peripheral devices and remote servers.
US12207895B2

A method of operating a manipulator arm comprising a manipulator interface configured to removably couple with and transmit actuation force to a medical instrument includes mounting a cannula to a cannula mount coupled to the manipulator arm; mounting a medical instrument to the manipulator interface; inserting a shaft of the medical instrument through an entry guide mounted to the cannula; rotating the manipulator interface and the medical instrument relative to the cannula mount; and rotating the entry guide relative to the cannula mount about a longitudinal axis of the cannula.
US12207888B2

A magnetic tracking device is configured to track an object in an environment by receiving a measurement of the non-magnetic signal and a corresponding measurement of the magnetic signal for a location of the magnetic tracking device in the environment. The magnetic tracking device estimates, based on the measurement of the non-magnetic signal, a non-magnetic pose of the magnetic tracking device in the environment for the location. The device estimates, based on the measurement of the magnetic signal, a magnetic pose of the magnetic tracking device in the environment for the location. The device determines a difference between the magnetic pose estimate and the non-magnetic pose estimate for the location. The device determines a magnetic distortion correction value for the location based on the difference. The magnetic tracking device generates a distortion correction model including the distortion value and outputs a representation of the distortion correction model.
US12207881B2

A surgical system for use in a surgical procedure is disclosed. The surgical system includes a surgical instrument including an end effector configured to treat tissue at a surgical field during the surgical procedure, a surgical visualization system configured to track the surgical instrument in the surgical field, and a control circuit configured to derive a first data set from the surgical visualization system indicative of a visual aspect of the surgical instrument relative to the surgical field, derive a second data set from the surgical instrument indicative of a functional aspect of the surgical instrument, and correlate the first data set with the second data set.
US12207874B2

An ophthalmic system for measuring an eye comprises measuring devices and a computer. The measuring devices comprise an optical coherence tomography (OCT) device and an aberrometer. The OCT device directs OCT light towards the eye, and detects the OCT light reflected from the eye to measure the eye. The aberrometer directs aberrometer light towards the eye, and detects the aberrometer light reflected from the eye to measure the eye. The computer generates an ocular model of the eye according to the reflected OCT light. The ocular model comprises parameters for the eye, where each parameter is assigned a value. The computer determines an OCT-based wavefront according to the ocular model, determines an aberrometer-based wavefront according to the reflected aberrometer light, ascertains a deviation between the OCT-based wavefront and the aberrometer-based wavefront, and evaluates measurements from one or more of the measuring devices according to the deviation.
US12207872B2

A method for measuring an optical error of a subject comprises displaying to said subject stimuli comprising different levels of blurring.
US12207866B2

A method for ablating tissue by applying at least one pulse train of pulsed-field energy. The method includes delivering a pulse train of energy having a predetermined frequency to cardiac tissue, the pulse train including at least 60 pulses, an inter-phase delay between 0 μs and 5 μs, an inter-pulse delay of at least 5 μs, and a pulse width of 5 μs.
US12207865B2

Apparatus, including a guidewire, having a distal end dimensioned to penetrate into a nasal sinus and a balloon, which is fitted over the guidewire in proximity to the distal end. There is an inflation channel, which runs along the guidewire and is coupled to convey a pressurized fluid into the balloon so as to inflate the balloon. The apparatus also includes a first electrode, fixedly attached to a distal tip of the guidewire, and a second electrode, fixedly attached to the guidewire at a location proximal to the distal tip. There are conductive leads running along the guidewire and coupled to apply an electrical potential between the first and second electrodes.
US12207864B2

A tissue resecting or other medical device includes a handle coupled to an elongated shaft. A radiofrequency (RF) electrode is carried at a distal end of the elongated shaft, and the electrode is moveable across a window in a sleeve or other component of the shaft. The shaft has an interior channel connectable to a negative pressure source to remove debris from the channel. A motor is carried by the handle and operatively coupled to the electrode for moving the electrode relative to the window. An electronic image sensor and lens are disposed at a distal end of the shaft, and a plurality of conductors may extend through the shaft to the image sensor. The image sensor, lens and sensor conductors are disposed within a first tubular member, and an LED or other light source is also positioned at a distal end of the shaft with LED conductors or leads extending through a second tubular member of the shaft to the LED.
US12207859B2

An elongate electrode is configured to flex and generate plasma to incise tissue. An electrical energy source operatively coupled to the electrode is configured to provide electrical energy to the electrode to generate the plasma. A tensioning element is operatively coupled to the elongate electrode. The tensioning element can be configured to provide tension to the elongate electrode to allow the elongate electrode to flex in response to the elongate electrode engaging the tissue and generating the plasma. The tensioning element operatively coupled to the flexible elongate electrode may allow for the use of a small diameter electrode, such as a 5 μm to 20 μm diameter electrode, which can allow narrow incisions to be formed with decreased tissue damage. In some embodiments, the tensioning of the electrode allows the electrode to more accurately incise tissue by decreasing variations in the position of the electrode along the incision path.
US12207856B2

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for distracting tissue. The devices and methods may include insertion of first and second elongated members into the space between two tissue layers, with an augmenting elongated member at least partially inserted therebetween to form a distraction device between the tissues to be distracted. At least one of the first and second elongated members may be formed of a flexible core member with a plurality of rigid veneer members spaced along the length of the core member. At least one of the elongated members may include a shaping member that automatically moves from a generally linear configuration to a generally less linear configuration. A deployment catheter may include a deformable distal end to allow augmentation of the tissue distraction device during implantation. An injection aid may be provided for introducing a filler material into an interior defined by a deployed tissue distraction device.
US12207848B2

A cervical plate assembly is disclosed. The cervical plate assembly includes a base plate including: (1) at least two bone screw seats, each bone screw seat including a borehole dimensioned to receive a bone screw, and (2) a first blocking seat positioned between the at least two bone screw seats. The cervical plate assembly includes a blocking mechanism retained within the first blocking seat of the base plate. The blocking mechanism is selectively positionable between a closed position in which the blocking mechanism obstructs at least one bone screw seat to retain a bone screw with the base plate, and an open position in which the bone screw seats are unobstructed.
US12207844B2

A system for treating uterine tissue having a seal assembly configured for positioning in a patient's cervical canal and uterine cavity; an expandable distal balloon portion; an expandable elongate medial balloon portion configured for movement between a first transversely expanded shape for engaging a cervical canal and a second transversely non-expanded shape for trans-cervical insertion; and a fluid source in communication with distal balloon portion and medial balloon portion for expansion of said balloon portions.
US12207837B2

A tissue removal tool for use with an endoscope. The tool includes a loop formed by a piece of wire. The loop is movable between an open position and a closed position. The shape of the loop is defined in the open position by a proximal portion and a distal portion. The piece of wire may have a cross-sectional height in the proximal portion unequal to a cross-sectional height in the distal portion.
US12207832B2

Conventional varicose vein techniques suffer from a number of disadvantages and potential complications, including, for example, a risk for the development of hematomas, swelling, and blood clots, post-surgical pain and nerve injury, a potential for spontaneous regeneration and undesired resumption of varicosity, a need for a highly skilled surgical professional, as well as, in certain instances, a prolonged recovery period, accompanied by severe limitations on post-surgical activity. The present invention overcomes the disadvantages and deficiencies of the prior art by providing a method for percutaneously occluding and dividing a varicose vein or other problematic vessel, a rapid, reliable, less invasive therapy that may be readily, reliably, and successfully performed by minimally skilled personnel around the world in a variety of medical settings.
US12207831B2

A manipulator adapted to grasp and draw tissue comprises first and second arms having proximal ends and distal ends separated by a distance. First and second grasping surfaces each connected to and extending from respective distal ends of the first and second arms are biased toward each other by a respective spring force. When the first and second arms are actuated to reduce the distance, the manipulator is configured such that tissue arranged between the first and second grasping surfaces resist actuation of the first and second arms. The first and second arms are further actuatable to overcome the spring force of the first and second grasping surfaces so that the first and second grasping surfaces pivot at respective pivot points such that the distance between the distal ends of the first and second arms is reduced.
US12207827B2

An implant insertion and removal system, including an insertion instrument that has a body portion with a handle portion at a first end of the body portion and a coupling member extending away from the handle portion to a second end of the body portion, and an engagement member rotatably coupled to the coupling member of the body portion. Specifically, instruments and systems used for hammertoe procedures for correcting bone deformities in the lower extremity. A surgical method including preparing a joint and inserting an implant into the proximal and middle phalanx using an insertion instrument.
US12207820B2

A surgical stapling anvil is disclosed comprising an anvil body including a tissue-facing surface, a plurality of staple forming pockets, and a longitudinal slot. The longitudinal slot comprises a first portion configured to receive a cutting edge of a firing member therethrough and a second portion configured to receive an anvil-camming portion of the firing member therethrough. The anvil further comprises an anvil cap welded to the anvil body, wherein the anvil cap comprises a welded portion and a non-welded portion, wherein the non-welded portion comprises a non-welded width, and wherein the non-welded width is less than or equal to about 105% of the width of the second portion.
US12207806B2

A locking adapter configured to removably attach a surgical tool to a surgical handpiece unit can include a first coupling portion having a first hole and a second coupling portion having a second hole. The first and second holes can receive a portion of a surgical instrument, such as a cutting element (e.g., a burr or blade). The locking adapter can have a first position where the first hole is not aligned with the second hole and a second position where the first hole is aligned with the second hole. When the locking adapter is in the second position and the portion of the surgical instrument is received within the first and second holes, the first coupling portion can apply a first force on the portion and the second coupling portion can apply a second force on the portion, the first and second forces having different directions.
US12207803B2

A surgical treatment apparatus comprises a waterjet configured to fragment tissue and provide intact cells such as stem cells with the fragmented tissue. The intact cells can be used in one or more of many ways such as for genetic or other testing. In many embodiments, the intact cells comprise stem cells. In many embodiments, a waterjet is configured to fragment tissue. The fragmented tissue can be collected with a filter having pores sized smaller than the tissue fragments. In many embodiments cavitation with a waterjet is used to fragment the tissue comprising the intact stem cells. The waterjet may comprise a waterjet immersed in a liquid comprising water so as to form a plurality of shedding pulses. The plurality of shedding pulses can be generated with a frequency sufficient to fragment the tissue. The shedding pulses can generate cavitations that fragment the tissue.
US12207797B2

A laryngoscope has a handle including an electromagnetic coil, and a blade, and one or more electrical components including at least one of a light emitting diode (LED) and/or an image sensor. The one or more electrical components are operatively connected to be powered by electrical current induced in the electromagnetic coil by near field magnetic induction. A laryngoscope system includes the laryngoscope and a radio frequency (RF) power generator configured to induce the electrical current in the electromagnetic coil of the laryngoscope. The RF power generator may include a transmitting coil resonant at the same RF frequency as the electromagnetic coil of the laryngoscope. In a direct observation laryngoscope embodiment, the one or more electrical components includes the LED. In a video laryngoscope embodiment, the one or more electrical components includes the image sensor and a radio transmitter to transmit video acquired by the image sensor.
US12207793B2

The invention relates to a cover for an endoscope tip, comprising at least one optical termination element and a shaft, the termination element comprising at least one light-guiding region and at least one image-guiding region, at least one optical barrier being formed between the at least one light-guiding region and the at least one image-guiding region by at least one separation element.
US12207790B2

Apparatus comprising: a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope; a proximal balloon secured to the sleeve; an inflation/deflation tube carried by the sleeve and in fluid communication with the interior of the proximal balloon; a push tube slidably mounted to the sleeve; and a distal balloon secured to the distal end of the push tube, the interior of the distal balloon being in fluid communication with the push tube, wherein the distal balloon is capable of assuming a deflated condition and an inflated condition, and further wherein when the distal balloon is in its deflated condition, an axial opening extends therethrough, the axial opening being sized to receive the endoscope therein, and when the distal balloon is in its inflated condition, the axial opening is closed down.
US12207789B2

A disposable valve assembly configured for use with an endoscope is disclosed. The disposable valve assembly may include a stem comprised of thermoplastic material, a spring stanchion configured to receive the stem and allow movement of the stem in an upward and downward position relative to the spring stanchion, a spring configured to contact that spring stanchion and the stem. In some embodiments, a lubricant is disposed on the stem, the spring stanchion and/or the spring. The disposable valve assembly may also include an antimicrobial agent disposed in the lubricant, or in the thermoplastic material and/or can be coated thereon. A method for manufacturing the disposable valve assemblies for use with an endoscope may include several steps.
US12207786B2

A material determining device comprising a first image sensor, a second image sensor, and a light source is provided. The material determining method comprises: (a) sensing a first image by the first image sensor according to light from the light source; (b) sensing a second image by the second image sensor according to the light; and (c) determining whether material corresponding to material images in the first image and the second image is first type of material or second type of material, according to locations of the material images in the first image and the second image and according to shapes of the material images in the first image and the second image. By this way an electronic device using the material determining device can properly operate according to the type of material.
US12207770B1

The present invention relates to a shower curtain rod hideaway designed for installation in a shower stall or tub enclosure. The assembly comprises an in-wall storage container with a door, a shower rod configured to be stowed within the storage container when not in use, and a shower curtain coupled to the rod. The shower rod, which includes a proximal end secured by a cylindrical joint in the storage container, is capable of rotating from a vertical to a horizontal position. A securement element located on an opposing wall in the enclosure is designed to hold the distal end of the shower rod in the horizontal position. The in-wall storage container, which can extend below the top of a tub, allows for the curtain to hang without bunching at the bottom, and is constructed with a material resistant to mold growth. The design of this assembly provides an aesthetic and functional solution to managing shower curtains, reducing visible clutter when not in use.
US12207769B1

The invention is a splashguard for placement on and over a bathtub rim which can hold items or providing a play-area for children while preventing water from splashing out of the bathtub. The splashguard includes a planar shelf that connects to the bathtub's rim with one set of releasable and reusable fasteners and a flap that extends downward along the bathtub's inner sidewall from the forward edge of the shelf and further secures the splashguard to the inner sidewall with another set of releasable and reusable fasteners. To prevent water from spilling over the cantilevered rearmost edge of the planar shelf, a wall is provided around the back and sides of the shelf. The splashguard allows for a space between the ends of the splashguard and at least one of the walls at an end of the bathtub, allowing uninterrupted accessibility to the bathtub.
US12207767B2

A portable cutting apparatus is described. The portable cutting apparatus includes a cutting board having a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface includes sockets configured to receive legs of an elevation system. Each socket is threaded to include an alignment component and teeth. The alignment component biases rotation of the elevation system component during insertion into the socket to enable full insertion. The teeth are configured to mesh with corresponding teeth of the leg and mechanically secure the leg within the socket. The leg is threaded opposite an end configured for insertion into the socket to include a table foot, in a manner that enables individual height adjustment for each leg of the elevation system. The table foot is configured with a hollow cavity that permits articulation of a base of the table foot to adapt to various surfaces when the portable cutting apparatus is deployed.
US12207756B2

A beverage brewer includes a pump, intake tube and outflow tubes, a brewing material holder, and a container. The intake tube is connected to an inlet port of the pump. The outflow tube is connected to an outlet port of the pump. The brewing material holder is configured to hold brewing material at an issue end of the outflow tube. The container is arranged at an issue portion of the brewing material holder. A suction end of the intake tube is arranged for fluid communication with an interior of the container. The pump is configured to draw fluid from within the container through the intake tube and to issue the fluid into the brewing material holder through the outflow tube, to brew a beverage in the brewing material holder and issue the brewed beverage into the container. At least a portion of the intake tube is attached to the container.
US12207752B1

A snap member of a fastener includes a base; a first engagement portion extending from the base and configured to engage with a first engagement portion of a mating snap member, the first engagement portion of the snap member including a protrusion defining an axial height, the first engagement portion of the snap member defining a cavity in the protrusion defining an axial depth, an axis of the protrusion and an axis of the cavity being collinear; and a second engagement portion extending from the base, the second engagement portion defining a hook shape.
US12207748B2

The invention allows producing air flow to either inflate a self-making bedding system via a first outlet, or to heat the air exiting the apparatus via a second, optionally a third, outlet, for controlling the air flow and the temperature sent into the self-making bedding system. The 5 apparatus is operated via an interface on the outside surface of the apparatus; a smartphone or tablet, an intelligent virtual/personal assistant or a computer including an application or software for wirelessly sending instructions to the apparatus, e.g. using Bluetooth™ or Wifi; or a remote control. The invention is particularly useful for disabled persons for self-making their bed by directly controlling the apparatus via the application, with the possibility to use a 0 voice control system combined with the application, or to have the apparatus daily programmed for making the bed or controlling the temperature at specific time of the day.
US12207747B2

A mailbox with components which can be connected to or disconnected from the mailbox for adding or changing functional or ornamental aspects of the mailbox.
US12207740B2

The disclosed embodiments of the invention relate to a supporting apparatus and methods of using it. The supporting apparatus may include a frame member including an outer periphery and an inner periphery. The supporting apparatus may further include a first leg assembly and a second leg assembly, each configurable between a closed position and an open position. The supporting apparatus may further include a suspender that may be fastened to the frame member through a plurality of straps. The suspender may include a central member that may be positioned in a region enclosed by the inner periphery of the frame member.
US12207738B2

An apparatus that supports a user in a variety of positions to comfortably perform tasks, such as applying one or more tattoos to skin of a subject is herein disclosed. The apparatus can be reconfigured to optimally position and support the arms and/or chest of the user. The apparatus includes a vertically movable armrest assembly. Armrests can support the user's forearms while supporting the user's chest such that the user can comfortably perform tasks in front of a chest support of the stool. The armrest assembly can be translated vertically to accommodate the user's body to achieve desired positioning.
US12207737B2

A body support structure includes a base, a seat and a backrest, with the backrest connected to the base with a torsion leaf spring. The torsion leaf spring may be configured with a plurality of fingers, and/or one or more flex regions. One or more struts may be connected between the seat or backrest and the base. In another aspect, the seat and/or backrest may be supported with one or more links that provide a counter-intuitive motion. In another aspect, a link may be coupled to a support with a flexible blade.
US12207735B2

A cover assembly for a chair includes a chair cover configured to be positioned over at least a portion of a first surface of the chair, and an attachment mechanism configured to couple the chair cover to the chair. The attachment mechanism includes a flexible strip coupled to a perimeter of the chair cover and configured to be arranged on a second surface of the chair, and a tensioning element coupled to the chair cover and including an attachment feature. The attachment feature is configured to be coupled to the chair to create a tensioning force in the chair cover.
US12207733B2

An adjustable bed includes a frame structure; an upper support bracket and a lower support bracket pivotally connected to the frame structure; a plurality of platforms disposed on the frame structure and supported by the upper support bracket and the lower support bracket without using hinging means; and an adjustable assembly coupled with the frame structure and the upper support bracket and the lower support bracket for operably adjusting one or more of the plurality of platforms in desired positions.
US12207704B2

An inversion footwear to enable a human to hang in an inverted position from an elevated bar or other elevated device. The inversion footwear can include either a padding at a front upper portion of the inversion footwear, a hook-like extension at a back of the inversion footwear, or a hook at a bottom of the inversion footwear can be used to grip the elevated bar or other elevated device to secure the human wearing the inversion footwear thereto while hanging in an inverted position.
US12207700B2

The present description relates to a footwear sole (1) comprising a first layer (2) having a leaning surface (3) and a second layer (4), coupled to said first layer (2), associated with a plurality of seats (5). The sole (1) moreover comprises a plurality of actuated members (6) each of which mounted in a respective seat (5) and movable or shift-able between a first position, or retracted position, and a second position, or extended position, wherein in the respective first position they are apt to determine a first configuration of the first layer (2) and in the second position they are apt to determine a second configuration of the first layer (2) wherein the leaning surface (3) has or forms a plurality of bumps or protrusions with respect to the first configuration. The sole (1) further comprises an actuation member (7) configured to move the actuated members (6) between the first position and the second position, and vice versa. The present description also relates to a method which can be realized by this sole, as well as to a footwear comprising this sole.
US12207687B2

A method of controlling an aerosol generating device includes measuring a temperature of a heater, selecting one of a plurality of temperature correction algorithms, based on the measured temperature, and correcting the measured temperature by applying the selected temperature correction algorithm. In addition, a method of controlling an aerosol generating device includes measuring a temperature of a heater operating in an operation section including a plurality of sections, determining, from among the plurality of sections, a current section in which the heater is operating, selecting one of a plurality of temperature correction algorithms, based on the selected current section of the heater, and correcting the measured temperature of the heater by applying the selected temperature correction algorithm.
US12207681B2

A tube filter for smoking a smokable substance that includes a receiving section having a receiving chamber dimensioned to receive the substance, a smoke section having a smoke chamber to output smoke produced while the substance is ignited, wherein the smoke section has a first open end into the smoke chamber and the receiving section has a second open end into the receiving chamber that is opposite to the first end, and first, second, and third indentations that are disposed between the two chambers, wherein a portion of the first indentation and a first portion of the second indentation are disposed within a first cross-section of the filter and a portion of the third indentation and a second portion of the second indentation are disposed within a second cross-section of the filter, and the third indentation is entirely disposed above the first indentation along the center longitudinal axis.
US12207679B2

An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device; an aerosol-forming cartridge including at least one aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-forming cartridge being at least partially received within the aerosol-generating device; at least one electric heater configured to heat the at least one aerosol-forming substrate; at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet; and an air flow channel extending between the at least one air inlet and the at least one air outlet, the air flow channel being in fluid communication with the aerosol-forming substrate, the air flow channel having an internal wall surface on which one or more flow disturbing devices are disposed, the flow disturbing devices being arranged to create a turbulent boundary layer in a flow of air drawn through the air flow channel.
US12207674B2

An electric field generating device includes an electrode and a voltage applying device that applies a voltage to the electrode. The electric field generating device is configured to generate an electric field in an indoor space of a container. The electric field generating device is provided with a supporting member that supports the electrode to be movable between a predetermined use position at which an electric field can be generated in the indoor space of the container and a predetermined housing position that differs from the use position, and a fixing member that fixes the electrode immovably at the use position.
US12207671B2

The present invention relates animal feed or animal feed additives comprising one or more polypeptides having lysozyme activity. The invention also relates to polypeptides having lysozyme activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US12207668B2

Systems and methods of producing a frozen food product include dosing ingredients with a liquefied gas while mixing the ingredients using self-cleaning interlocking beaters. A system can include a container mount rotatable in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction, a coolant dosing system configured to provide coolant to ingredients in a container coupled to the container mount, at least one beater to mix ingredients in the container, and a controller to control the rotation of the container mount and the beaters, the controller performing a mixing process that includes rotating the beaters and the container mount in opposite directions for a first time period, rotating the beaters and the container mount in the same directions for a second time period, and rotating the beaters and the container mount in opposite directions for a third time period.
US12207660B2

A system and method for dispensing a first and second baking material where the baking materials are simultaneously dispensed through a discharge tube. The discharge tube is moved with respect to a male mold while dispensing the baking materials. An optional pressure foot follows the discharge tube and assists with joining the dispensed layer with the previous layer by applying pressure. The baking materials are dispensed and layered to form complex shapes not possible by pouring or application of a sheet of dough. The dough and mold are baked together and the baked item is removed from the mold after baking.
US12207655B2

Provided herein are compounds of general Formula I: or agriculturally acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of Formula I can be used to improve the health of plants. For example, the compounds of Formula I can be used to inhibit a microbial pathogen of a plant, or to increase resistance of a plant to one or more abiotic stress.
US12207654B2

Provided is an agricultural or horticultural fungicide that has low toxicity to humans and animals, that is excellent in handling safety, and that has an excellent controlling effect against a wide range of plant diseases and a high antimicrobial action against plant disease fungi. The agricultural or horticultural fungicide of the present invention includes, as an active ingredient, an azole derivative represented by the following general formula (I) and other active ingredients.
US12207650B2

Disclosed is a device for use in freezing at least part of a biological sample in a receptacle, e.g. a vial or a cryopreservation bag, the device comprising: a base; and a receptacle holder comprising: a first part configured to, with the receptacle held by the receptacle holder during cooling of the base using a cooler device, withdraw heat energy from a first portion of the receptacle at a first heat withdrawal rate; and a second part configured such that, with the receptacle held by the receptacle holder during cooling of the base using the cooler device, a second heat withdrawal rate of heat energy withdrawal from a second portion of the receptacle via the second part is less than the first heat withdrawal rate. A temperature gradient may be established in the sample to enable progressive solidification to occur in the sample. A receptable for use in freezing a biological sample, and a freezing method are disclosed also.
US12207649B2

The disclosure provides for electrode systems and perfusion systems that may be configured to measure the electrical activity of an explanted heart and to provide defibrillation energy as necessary. The perfusion systems may maintain the heart in a beating state at, or near, normal physiological conditions; circulate oxygenated, nutrient enriched perfusion fluid to the heart at or near physiological temperature, pressure, and/or flow rate. These systems may include a pair of electrodes that may be placed epicardially on the right atrium and/or left ventricle of the explanted heart, and/or an electrode placed in the aortic blood path.
US12207648B2

One aspect of the invention provides a method for preparing a vein graft. The method includes: applying a tissue passivation agent to a resected anatomical vessel; placing the resected anatomical vessel in a chamber; and allowing the tissue passivation agent to cross-link while the resected anatomical vessel is in the chamber.
US12207637B1

A portable rod holder assembly includes a crate and a bucket positionable in the crate for transporting the bucket. A lid is positionable on the bucket for closing the bucket and a cushion is applied to the lid to be set upon by a user. A frame is pivotally attached to the crate and the frame is positionable in a stored position or a deployed position. A plurality of fishing rod holders is each attached to the frame to hold fishing rods. A carrying member is attached to and extends upwardly from the crate and A pair of shoulder straps is each of the pair of shoulder straps is coupled between the carrying member and the crate for wearing over a respective one of the user's shoulders to carry the crate and the frame and the bucket on the user's back in the convention of a backpack.
US12207619B2

The disclosure relates to a cotton variety, designated 11PCLY50, the plants and seeds of the cotton variety 11PCLY50, methods for producing a cotton plant, either varietal or hybrid, produced by crossing the cotton variety 11PCLY50 with itself or with another cotton plant, hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 11PCLY50 with another cotton variety or plan, methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes, and the transgenic cotton plants produced by that method. This disclosure also relates to cotton varieties derived from cotton variety 11PCLY50, to methods for producing other cotton varieties derived from cotton variety 11PCLY50, and to the varieties derived by the use of those methods.
US12207613B2

A soybean cultivar designated 17101336 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 17101336, to the plants of soybean cultivar 17101336, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 17101336, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 17101336. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 17101336. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 17101336, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 17101336 with another soybean cultivar.
US12207605B2

Plant treatment systems and methods are presented. The system comprising a plant treatment apparatus comprising: one or more treatment channels and at least one plant treatment device associated with said one or more treatment channels, said at least one plant treatment device being configured and operable to controllably generate a force field and apply the force field to at least a portion of a plant, said force field comprising at least one pulse, wherein each pulse has a fast rise time, certain duration and amplitude profile, thereby inducing a vibration pattern in the at least portion of the plant, said vibration pattern being characterized by a plurality of vibration frequencies above a predetermined value, to thereby apply treatment to said at least portion of the plant; a sensing system comprising one or more sensors configured and operable to provide sensing signals indicative of a condition of said at least portion of the plant and feedback signals indicative of said vibration pattern, said one or more sensors comprising an optical sensor configured and operable to provide the sensing signals and/or feedback signals indicative of image data of said at least portion of the plant. A control system is configured and operable for data communication with said plant treatment apparatus, to receive and process the sensing signals and/or feedback signals produced by the sensing system, the processing of the sensing signals and/or feedback signals comprising determining the condition of said at least portion of the plant and/or said vibration pattern and operating said at least one plant treatment device to apply and/or adjust said force field to thereby induce the vibration pattern corresponding to the treatment of said at least portion of the plant.
US12207601B2

A fogponics apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a fog channel and an air channel. The fog channel has a first fog channel end that is open, and a second fog channel end that is closed. The air channel is within the fog channel and has a first air channel end extending past the first fog channel end, and a second air channel end within the fog channel. The second air channel end is distanced away from the closed second fog channel end such that when vaporized liquid is sent from the first air channel end to the second air channel end, the vaporized liquid egresses the second air channel end and travels through the fog channel to the first fog channel end.
US12207598B2

A system for multi-axis self-climbing tree trimmer including a self-climbing platform, a motorized carrier, and a trimming portion. The trimming portion includes a base, an actuator with an extendable piston, one or more articulating arms having a curved configuration to receive a tree trunk or to form a central opening to substantially encircle a tree trunk. Each articulating arm includes one or more interchangeable cutting tools for tree trimming and one or more cut depth control elements for controlling the depth of engagement of the cutting tools. The base may include a wheel element to indicate pressure exerted by the actuator. The extendable piston is coupled to the articulating arms, wherein when the extendable piston extends, the articulating arms move to an open configuration, and when the extendable piston retracts, the articulating arms move to a closed configuration, and the articulating arms may move independently of each other.
US12207596B2

Pellet insertion apparatus and methods. In accordance with an example, a method of inserting a pellet in a tree includes extending a taper (108) and an actuator rod (118) into the tree. The actuator rod (118) positioned within a through-bore (110) and extending from a taper distal end (112). The method includes securing the taper (108) in the extended position. The method includes retracting the actuator rod (118). The method includes loading a plug into the through-bore (110) of the taper (108). The method includes moving the actuator rod (118) to a plug insertion position.
US12207586B2

An agricultural application is provided herein that includes a nozzle assembly positioned along a boom assembly and configured to selectively dispense an agricultural product therefrom. One or more sensors can be operably coupled with the boom assembly and can be configured to capture data associated with one or more application variables. A computing system can be communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and to a display. The computing system can be configured to receive the data associated with the one or more application variables; convert the one or more application variables to a scaled integer to determine a spray quality index; generate a geo-located application map of the scaled integer; and present the geo-located application map on the display.
US12207580B2

A method of navigating a vehicle through a field as it is being towed by a tractor. The method comprises obtaining an image of the field, segmenting the image to identify one or more crop rows, and steering the vehicle to avoid the one or more crop rows.
US12213386B2

A magnetoresistance memory device includes a first conductor, a first insulator covering a side surface of the first conductor, a second conductor on the first conductor that are substantially made of a non-magnetic non-nitrogen material. The device includes a variable resistance material, a third conductor, a first ferromagnetic layer, an insulating layer, and a second ferromagnetic layer. The third conductor, a fourth conductor on the second ferromagnetic layer, and a second insulator covering side surfaces of the first and second ferromagnetic layers and insulating layer are substantially made of a non-nitrogen material. A third insulator is on the second insulator.
US12213376B2

The present invention provides an organic photoelectric conversion material such that an increase in the solution viscosity can be suppressed even after long-term storage. This organic photoelectric conversion material comprises Pd, wherein the average number of Pd clusters in a scanning transmission electron microscopic image of a thin film made of the organic photoelectric conversion material is 1500 counts/μm3 or less. It is preferable that the Pd clusters each have a particle diameter of from 1 nm to 20 nm. It is preferable that the organic photoelectric conversion material is a polymer for organic photoelectric conversion material; and it is more preferable that the polymer for organic photoelectric conversion material is a D-A type π-conjugated polymer. It is preferable that the polymer for organic photoelectric conversion material has a thiophene ring.
US12213366B2

A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises a substrate comprising a main region and a sub-region, the main region comprising a display area and a non-display area, the display area in which a plurality of sub-pixel areas configured to emit light for displaying an image are arranged, the non-display area disposed around the display area, and the sub-region protruding from one side of the main region and comprising a bending area which is deformed to be bent, a thin film transistor layer disposed on the substrate, a scan driver configured to output a scan signal to scan lines of the thin film transistor layer, a light emitting element layer disposed on the thin film transistor layer, a sensor electrode layer comprising a first sensor insulating layer and a second sensor insulating layer, control signal lines electrically connected to the scan driver and disposed in the non-display area and a first sub-region of the sub-region, control connection lines disposed in the bending area and electrically connected to the control signal lines through first control line contact holes, respectively, and a first hole protection layer disposed between the second sensor insulating layer and the control connection lines and corresponding to the first control line contact holes.
US12213365B2

A display device includes a substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate, a bank layer which is disposed on the pixel electrode and in which a pixel opening overlapping the pixel electrode is defined, an encapsulation layer disposed on the pixel electrode and the bank layer, a sensing electrode disposed on the encapsulation layer, a first insulating layer which is disposed on the sensing electrode and in which an opening overlapping the pixel opening is defined, and a second insulating layer which is disposed on the first insulating layer and has a higher refractive index than a refractive index of the first insulating layer, where a side inclination angle of the first insulating layer in the opening of the first insulating layer is different depending on a position of the opening of the first insulating layer.
US12213362B2

A display substrate. In a plane parallel to the display substrate, the display substrate includes a plurality of sub-pixels, at least one sub-pixel includes a pixel driving circuit and a light emitting device connected to the pixel driving circuit, the pixel driving circuit at least includes a storage capacitor and a plurality of transistors, the plurality of transistors at least includes a driving transistor and at least one switching transistor of a dual-gate structure. In a plane perpendicular to the display substrate, the display substrate includes a plurality of conductive layers, the first polar plate and the gate electrode of the drive transistor are arranged in the same layer, the second polar plate and the first power line are arranged in the same layer.
US12213359B2

A display device includes a first active pattern disposed on a substrate, a first gate electrode disposed on the first active pattern, a second active pattern disposed on the first gate electrode, being electrically connected to the first gate electrode, and including an extension part extending in a first direction and a protrusion part protruding from the extension part in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a voltage line disposed on the second active pattern, extending in the first direction, and overlapping the protrusion part in an overlapping region. The voltage line contacts the protrusion part through a first contact, and the first contact entirely overlaps the overlapping region on a plane.
US12213350B2

A display panel is provided. The display panel includes a base and at least one display unit disposed on the base. One display unit has an active area and a peripheral area surrounding the active area. The display unit includes a cathode disposed above the base, a film encapsulation layer disposed above the base, and at least one cathode blocking structure disposed on a side of the cathode proximate to the base in a thickness direction of the base.
US12213343B2

Provided are a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display panel includes: a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area; sub-pixels located, at least one sub-pixel including a driving transistor including conductive layers; a first dam located at the peripheral area; a second dam located at the peripheral area and located on one side of the first dam away from the display area; an encapsulation layer, orthographic projections of the sub-pixels, the first and the second dam on the base substrate being located within that of the encapsulation layer; and at least one pressure sensor located on at least one of a first side of the second dam proximate to the first dam or a second side away from the first dam, wherein at least one resistor in each pressure sensor is located in a same layer as one conductive layer.
US12213342B2

A display device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, and a sensor disposed below the pixel array that includes a first region having a low resolution and overlapping the sensor, and a second region having a high resolution and disposed adjacent to the first region, the first region includes a plurality of first pixels having a first structure, the second region includes a plurality of second pixels having a second structure different from the first structure, and a light-emitting region of each of the first pixels is wider than a light-emitting region of each of the second pixels.
US12213335B2

A display device includes a first substrate having a thin-film transistor; a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate; a dam disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and disposed on an edge area of the first substrate; and a gap-maintaining film disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and disposed on a central area of the first substrate surrounded with the edge area, wherein the dam contains an UV curable resin and a curing retarder. Thus, a sufficient time duration required for a bonding process after UV irradiation for curing the dam is secured.
US12213330B2

The disclosure provides a precursor solution, a perovskite solar cell and a preparation method thereof. The solute of the precursor solution includes a metal halide, the solvent of the precursor solution is an organic solvent, and the precursor solution contains nanobubbles, which have a diameter not more than 1000 nm, and the zeta potential of the precursor solution does not exceed-20 mV. The method of preparing the precursor solution includes: (1) preparing an organic solvent containing nanobubbles; (2) dissolving a solute in the organic solvent containing nanobubbles. The precursor solution of the disclosure has a very low zeta potential, and the nanobubbles can exist stably in the organic solvent(s) for up to one month. When comparing with traditional methods for preparing the precursor solution of the perovskite cells, the method for preparing the precursor solution of the disclosure can effectively improve the stability, reproducibility and solubility of the metal halide in the organic solvent(s).
US12213325B2

Methods, systems, and devices for techniques for manufacturing a double electrode memory array are described. A memory device may be fabricated using a sequence of fabrication steps that include depositing a first stack of materials including a conductive layer, an interface layer, and a first electrode layer. The first stack of materials may be etched to form a first set of trenches. A second stack of materials may be deposited on top of the first stack of materials. The second stack may include a second electrode layer in contact with the first electrode layer, a storage layer, and a third electrode layer. The second stack of materials may be etched to form a second set of trenches above the first set of trenches, and filled with a sealing layer and a dielectric material. The sealing layer may not extend substantially into the first set of trenches.
US12213321B2

Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods forming the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a first memory cell including a first transistor including a first channel region and a first charge storage structure, and a second transistor including a second channel region formed over the charge storage structure; a second memory cell adjacent the first memory cell, the second memory cell including a third transistor including a third channel region and a second charge storage structure, and a fourth transistor including a fourth channel region formed over the second charge storage structure; a first access line adjacent a side of the first memory cell; a second access line adjacent a side of the second memory cell; a first dielectric material adjacent the first channel region; a second dielectric material adjacent the third channel region; and a conductive structure between the first and second dielectric materials and adjacent the first and second dielectric materials.
US12213320B2

A three-dimensional memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, memory openings vertically extending through a first region of the alternating stack, memory opening fill structures located in the memory openings, and support pillar structures vertically extending through a second region of the alternating stack. Each of the support pillar structures includes a central columnar structure and a set of fins laterally protruding from the central columnar structure at levels of a subset of the electrically conductive layers.
US12213319B2

There is provided a semiconductor memory device including: a substrate having a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) circuit; a gate stack structure including interlayer insulating layers and conductive patterns, which are alternately stacked in a vertical direction on the substrate; a channel structure having a first part penetrating the gate stack structure and a second part extending from one end of the first part, the second part extending beyond the gate stack structure; a common source line extending to overlap with the gate stack structure, the common source line surrounding the second part of the channel structure; a memory layer disposed between the first part of the channel structure and the gate stack structure; and a bit line connected to the other end of the first part of the channel structure, the bit line being disposed between the substrate and the gate stack structure.
US12213313B2

A semiconductor device including a peripheral circuit structure on a substrate, a horizontal layer on the peripheral circuit structure, an electrode structure including electrodes on the horizontal layer, the electrodes including pads arranged in a stepwise shape, a planarization insulating layer covering the pads, a contact plug penetrating the planarization insulating layer and coupled to one of the pads, a penetration via penetrating the planarization insulating layer and coupled to the peripheral circuit structure, and a vertical conductive structure between the electrode structure and the penetration via may be provided. The vertical conductive structure may have a bottom surface located at a level that is higher than a top surface of the horizontal layer and is lower than a bottom end of the contact plug.
US12213311B2

A method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises forming a lower portion of a stack that will comprise vertically-alternating first tiers and second tiers on a substrate. The stack comprises laterally-spaced memory-block regions, Material of the first tiers is of different composition from material of the second tiers. Horizontally-elongated lines are formed in the lower portion that are individually between immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory-block regions. The lines comprise sacrificial material. The lines individually comprise laterally-opposing projections longitudinally therealong in a lowest of the first tiers. The vertically-alternating first tiers and second tiers of an upper portion of the stack are formed above the lower portion and the lines, and channel-material strings are formed that extend through the first tiers and the second tiers in the upper portion to the lower portion. Horizontally-elongated trenches are formed into the stack that are individually between the immediately-laterally-adjacent memory-block regions and extend to the line there-between. The sacrificial material of the lines and projections is removed through the trenches. Intervening material is formed in the trenches and void-spaces left as a result of the removing of the sacrificial material of the lines. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12213306B2

A semiconductor device includes a bottom barrier layer disposed over a semiconductor substrate, and a conductive contact disposed over the bottom barrier layer. The semiconductor device also includes a top barrier layer disposed over the conductive contact. The bottom barrier layer, the conductive contact, and the top barrier layer form an I-shaped structure. The semiconductor device further includes an isolation layer disposed adjacent to the I-shaped structure and extending into the semiconductor substrate. An air gap is surrounded by the isolation layer.
US12213301B2

A semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer extending along a first direction, a semiconductor layer extending along a second direction crossing the first direction, penetrating the first conductive layer, and including an oxide semiconductor, a first insulating layer between the first conductive layer and the semiconductor layer, a second conductive layer provided on one side of the semiconductor layer in the second direction and electrically connected thereto, a third conductive layer provided on the other side of the semiconductor layer in the second direction and electrically connected thereto, an electric conductor extending from the third conductive layer toward the second conductive layer along the semiconductor layer, and a charge storage film between the semiconductor layer and the electric conductor.
US12213300B2

A memory includes a substrate. An isolation layer is disposed on the substrate. The plurality of active regions arranged in an array are disposed in the isolation layer. A plurality of word lines are formed in the plurality of active regions and the isolation layer. Each word line includes gates disposed in the active regions and word line structures disposed in the isolation layer. The each word line is constituted by successive connection of the plurality of gates and the plurality of word line structures arranged at intervals. The plurality of gates included in the each word line are disposed in two correspondingly adjacent columns of active regions, and any two adjacent gates in the each word line are disposed in two correspondingly adjacent rows of active regions.
US12213292B2

In a method for cooling a semiconductor, a time profile of a load of the semiconductor is determined over a predefinable period of time. A cooling apparatus for cooling the semiconductor is controlled or regulated depending on a load cycle of the semiconductor resulting from the determined time profile of the load, and the cooling apparatus is controlled or regulated as a function of the load averaged over the predefinable period of time.
US12213291B2

A power control system for an electric vehicle includes a power inverter comprising a switch module including a plurality of power switches, a controller board, and a gate driver board in communication with the controller board and configured to drive gates of the plurality of switches. A first housing is made of polymer composite, encloses the power inverter, defines a first cooling cavity in thermal communication with a first surface of the switch module, and encapsulates a portion of at least one of the switch module, the controller board and the gate driver board.
US12213289B2

Some modular heat-transfer systems can have an array of at least one heat-transfer element being configured to transfer heat to a working fluid from an operable element. A manifold module can have a distribution manifold and a collection manifold. A decoupleable inlet coupler can be configured to fluidicly couple the distribution manifold to a respective heat-transfer element. A decoupleable outlet coupler can be configured to fluidicly couple the respective heat-transfer element to the collection manifold. An environmental coupler can be configured to receive the working fluid from the collection manifold, to transfer heat to an environmental fluid from the working fluid or to transfer heat from an environmental fluid to the working fluid, and to discharge the working fluid to the distribution manifold.
US12213284B2

A vapor chamber includes a main body. The main body includes a base plate and a top plate. The base plate includes a plate body, a peripheral frame and a plurality of supporting pillars. The plate body has a surface. The peripheral frame is disposed on the surface of the plate body. The surface and the peripheral frame together define a first space. The first space is configured to accommodate a working fluid. The supporting pillars are located in the first space and are distributed on the surface of the plate body. The supporting pillars, the plate body and the peripheral frame are of an integrally-formed structure. The top plate abuts against the peripheral frame and the supporting pillars to seal up the first space.
US12213282B2

A power control apparatus includes a case, a cover attached on the case and a gasket which is attached on a wall of the case below the cover. The gasket includes an intermediate pipe and a seal member which seals between the intermediate pipe and the case. The cover includes a water guide portion extending along the wall of the case. The case includes at least two shielding ribs protruding from the case. The shielding ribs are located below the water guide portion. The shielding ribs include portions located above the seal member to overlap the seal member with respect to a vertical direction. The shielding ribs are located between the water guide portion and the seal member with respect to the vertical direction. Each of the shielding ribs includes an inclined portion in which a one-side portion is located lower than the other-side portion.
US12213276B2

A dynamic air baffle comprises: spaced-apart first and second plates configured to be positioned adjacent to at least one heat source to be cooled by an airflow; a heat insulator sandwiched between the first and second plates; and an air flap coupled to the first and second plates and extending into the airflow; wherein the first and second plates are configured such that a differential temperature between the first and second plates causes a differential expansion in lengths of the first and second plates, which rotates the air flap from a rest position, corresponding to when the differential temperature is zero, to a rotated position that is closer to a cooler plate and farther from a hotter plate of the first and second plates, such that the air flap directs more of the airflow to the hotter plate and less of the airflow to the cooler plate.
US12213269B2

Disclosed are a display panel and a sound box. The display panel includes a screen body, a cover plate, a protrusion portion, a first adhesive portion and a second adhesive portion. The first adhesive portion is filled between a region of the cover plate exposed from the protrusion portion and the screen body, and the second adhesive portion is filled between the protrusion portion and the screen body, such that no gap is generated between the cover plate and the screen body and between the protrusion portion and the screen body, so as to eliminate bubbles visible to human eyes after a defoaming treatment of the screen body and the cover plate, thereby improving a display effect of the display panel.
US12213268B2

Provided are a case having a structure with a high degree of freedom in the adjustment of natural vibration and capable of suppressing vibration without excessively increasing the weight, and an electronic device equipped with the same. A case 3 includes a case body 10 having an accommodating space 10b capable of accommodating a circuit substrate 2 and being opened to one side, and a cover 20 attached to the case body 10 so as to close the opening of the case body 10. The cover 20 includes an annular first region portion 21 in contact with the case body 10, a second region portion 22 located on an inner peripheral side of the first region portion 21, a third region portion 23 located between the first region portion 21 and the second region portion 22 and connected to the first region portion 21 and the second region portion 22, and a rib 25 extending on the third region portion 23 and connected to the second region portion 22. The second region portion 22 is configured such that the mass per unit area when viewed from the attachment direction D of the cover 20 to the case body 10 is larger than the third region portion 23. The rib 25 has a notch 26 provided at a position excluding a distal end portion in the extending direction thereof.
US12213267B2

An electronic device has a foldable display. First and second portions of an electronic device housing for the device may be joined using hinge structures. A flexible display may overlap the first housing portion, the hinge structures, and the second housing portion. A layer such as a layer of sheet metal may be used in supporting the display and may overlap the hinge structures. The hinge structures may include gear teeth, belts, and/or other movement synchronization structures. The hinge structures may include members that move relative to each other during bending. The moving members may include bars and links with opposing curved bearing surfaces. Stop surfaces may prevent excessive rotation of the bars and links with respect to each other. The links may rotate about pivot points that lie within the thickness of the display without the hinge structure living within the thickness of the display.
US12213261B2

A protective enclosure for an electronic control unit (ECU) to minimize risk of environmental intrusion includes a base portion, a first housing, a second housing, a first gasket, a vibration attenuating insert, a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector, a third electrical connector, and a tether. The first housing is sealably assembled onto the base portion, and the first housing and the base portion define a first chamber to house the telematics module. The second housing and the base portion define a second chamber. The tether attaches the base portion and the second housing.
US12213255B2

A device for fixing a camera module, includes a base part; and a fixing unit including a first fixing part for supporting one side of each of a plurality of boards, and a second fixing part for supporting the other side facing one side of each of the plurality of boards, wherein a plurality of first fixing parts extends in a first direction from the base part, and includes a plurality of protruding parts protruding in the direction perpendicular to the first direction in order to support one side of each of the plurality of boards, and a plurality of second fixing parts extends in the first direction from the base part, and includes a plurality of protruding parts for supporting the other side of each of the plurality of boards.
US12213250B2

A host device includes surface mount conductive pads on a printed circuit board (PCB) for external peripheral communications. Conductive ink is printed on the conductive pads with a base member is printed over the conductive ink. Three-dimensional (3D) conductive wires are printed on the base member and extend along a housing to a new external port. Conductive ink is printed with a second base member and terminating ends of the wires are printed on the front of the base member establishing the new peripheral port for the host device. A peripheral device includes its own surface mount conductive pads which when aligned and brought into contact with the external port of the host device permits the host device and the peripheral device to establish a wired connection with one another without cables, without cable harnesses, and without port connectors.
US12213246B2

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible printed circuit board comprising a housing, a first printed circuit board disposed in an inner space of the housing, a second printed circuit board disposed so as to be spaced apart from the first printed circuit board, a connection part electrically connecting the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board and connected to the second printed circuit board, and a coupling part including a bent part extending from the connection part and capable of being at least partially bent.
US12213241B2

A circuit package may comprise (1) a substrate, (2) at least one radio frequency (RF) circuit disposed on the substrate, and (3) a plurality of screw holes that are incorporated into the substrate and configured to support mounting the substrate to an enclosure, wherein at least one of the screw holes is further configured to provide at least one supplemental function in connection with the RF circuit. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US12213219B2

The present disclosure relates to an LED driving circuit for controlling the voltage of an LED backlight system, and to a technology for controlling the driving voltage of an LED string formed at one end of the LED string through a digital counter by monitoring the output voltage of the LED string.
US12213216B2

An antenna module includes: an antenna-radio unit comprising an antenna and a radio transceiver in an integrated unit; a foundation plate configured for mounting to a monopole; a bottom plate mounted above the foundation plate to form a first air gap; a support member that extends upwardly from the bottom plate, the antenna-radio unit mounted to the support member; an upper plate mounted to an upper end of the support member; a fan unit mounted to the upper plate; a lower cap mounted above the upper plate; an upper cap mounted above the lower cap to form a second air gap; and a shroud that surrounds and conceals the antenna-radio unit and the support member.
US12213214B2

A method for dynamic and extensible creation of an extensible wireless network, using a set of drones that individually support server processes. The drones interact with one another, exchanging information, type of coverage, type and amount of throughput, location, etc. A control node connects to a wired network. The node operates a leader election protocol, captures state information from the drones, and positions/re-positions the drones as necessary. Drones are flown in to position and then engaged as necessary to stretch/adapt the coverage as necessary. The drone's power utilization is monitored and its coverage area modified as necessary to optimize power utilization. The control node performs drone-based coverage/power utilization computations, and attempts to apply the appropriate location assignments to provide maximum network coverage (extensibility) while also preserving drone-specific power (battery) utilization. The approach herein can be used to supplement existing networks during events, migrations of populations during work hours, etc.
US12213213B2

According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes: at least one processor, and the at least one processor is configured to: check at least one event requiring a change in user equipment (UE) capability of the electronic device, change the UE capability of the electronic device based on the at least one event and transmit a TAU request message indicating that UE capability information update is requested, enter an idle state, based on receiving a TAU acceptance message corresponding to the TAU request message in a state in which the UE capability enquiry message corresponding to the TAU request is not received, establish a new RRC connection with the network in the idle state, receive a UE capability enquiry message based on the new RRC connection, and transmit a UE capability information message including the changed UE capability, based on the reception of the UE capability enquiry message.
US12213210B2

An Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) adapted for taking part in handover from a 5G system (5GS) to an Evolved Packet System (EPS).
US12213206B2

The methods, devices, and systems discussed herein involve a mobile wireless communication device (WCD) receiving a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle configuration from a network. In some examples, the first DRX cycle configuration is a U E-specific DRX cycle configuration. In other examples, the first DRX cycle configuration is a default DRX cycle configuration. The WCD also receives a second DRX cycle configuration that is different from the first DRX cycle configuration from the network. In some examples, the second DRX cycle configuration is compatible with a sidelink DRX cycle configuration of a D2D-capable device. Upon entering a first area that is near a potential safety scenario, such as an intersection, the WCD receives a signal containing an indicator. In response to receiving the signal, the WCD utilizes the second DRX cycle configuration to detect one or more device-to-device (D2D) transmissions from a D2D-capable device.
US12213178B2

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Wireless communications systems may support uplink random access channel (RACH) transmissions on multiple beams and over multiple component carriers (CCs). A wireless device may transmit a random access preamble to a base station in a first RACH transmission, which may indicate a set of CCs over which the base station may respond with a random access response (RAR) in a second RACH transmission. The second RACH transmission may then include an indication for which CCs the wireless device may use for a subsequent RACH transmission (e.g., a RACH message 3). The wireless device may also indicate a beam index and/or time-frequency resources associated with beams and/or CCs used for such cell acquisition transmissions. In other examples, the base station may indicate resources (e.g., via a handover command or RACH command) for wireless device scheduling request and/or beam-failure recovery request transmission.
US12213174B2

This application provides example signal transmission method and apparatus. One example method includes sending, by a first terminal device to a second terminal device, indication information indicating a signal transmission resource. Listen before talk (LBT) is performed by the first terminal device before transmission with the second terminal device is performed. Transmission with the second terminal device is performed by the first terminal device according to the indication information.
US12213167B2

Provided are a channel conflict processing method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The channel conflict processing method includes: in the case where a transmission resource on a high-priority uplink channel of a UE and a transmission resource on a low-priority uplink channel of the UE overlap in time domain, determining the start position for transmission cancellation of the low-priority uplink channel; and canceling the transmission resource on the low-priority uplink channel according to the start position for transmission cancellation.
US12213161B2

A device to device (D2D) communication apparatus and method are provided. The D2D communication apparatus includes a transceiver configured to receive resource configuration information indicating D2D resources configured in a serving cell from a base station (BS) of the serving cell, and a controller configured to determine locations of resources for transmission or reception of signals for D2D communication based on the resource configuration information. The resource configuration information includes information about length of common D2D resources configured in a plurality of cells and additional D2D resources configured in the serving cell and information about length of common and additional D2D resources of a cell that configures maximum-sized additional D2D resources among the serving cell and neighboring cells.
US12213160B2

This disclosure provides a resource allocation method, a terminal device, and a network-side device. The method includes: receiving uplink resource allocation rule information configured for a path of a bearer of a terminal device, where the uplink resource allocation rule information includes a first uplink resource allocation rule and/or a second uplink resource allocation rule, the first uplink resource allocation rule is an uplink resource allocation rule used when the path is in an activated state, and the second uplink resource allocation rule is an uplink resource allocation rule used when the path is in a deactivated state; and performing uplink resource allocation based on the uplink resource allocation rule information.
US12213159B2

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for configuration of resources to determine signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR). A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting, to a base station (BS), an indication that the UE is configured with at least one capability to support a combination of a channel measurement resource (CMR) and at least one interference measurement resource (IMR), if group based beam reporting is configured, receiving a reference signal (RS) resource setting for the CMR to perform channel measurement based, at least in part, on the capability of the UE, receiving at least one RS resource setting for the at least one IMR to perform interference measurement based, at least in part, on the capability of the UE, determining at least one signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) parameter based on results of performing the channel measurement and the interference measurement, and transmitting the SINR parameter to the BS.
US12213158B2

Aspects of the present application provide methods and device for use in User Equipment (UE) cooperation. UE cooperation may include the cooperating UEs (CUEs) forwarding traffic to or from one or more target UEs (TUEs) with redundant signal transmissions or receptions. Methods involve a base station transmitting configuration information to at least one cooperative user equipment (CUE) and to a target user equipment (TUE). The configuration information includes an indication of resources for a sidelink (SL) transmission and a redundancy parameter for the SL transmission. The SL transmission is a transmission for the at least one CUE to forward a packet intended for the TUE. The base station also transmits the packet intended for the TUE, to a plurality of UEs comprising the at least one CUE and the TUE.
US12213157B2

A wireless communications method and device are provided. The method and device lower bit overheads and reduce the complexity of terminal processing in the sending of a synchronization signal (SS) block. The method includes determining that a first indication field in a physical broadcasting channel (PBCH) included in a first SS block is used to indicate a physical resource block (PRB) grid offset between channels or signals of an SS block and a non-SS block or indicate resource information of a second SS block. The method further includes sending the first SS block, wherein when it is determined that the first indication field is used to indicate the resource information of the second SS block, the first indication field in the first SS block indicates the resource information of the second SS block.
US12213155B2

Methods and apparatus are provided for determining timing of resources in an integrated access and backhaul, IAB, node (200). In one example, a method (1300), is performed by an integrated access and backhaul, IAB, node (200), the method comprising: determining (s1302) one or more timing offset for a time resource, the offset being in relation to a mobile termination, MT, and a distributed unit, DU, resource of the IAB node, and providing (s1304) to a parent IAB node (300), information related to the one or more timing offset of the IAB node.
US12213154B2

A method of receiving data by a communications device from a wireless communications network, the method comprising: receiving, via a time divided wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network, downlink control information (DCI) messages including a slot gap parameter (K0) indicating a time slot gap between a timeslot in which the DCI is received and allocated communications resources, wherein the receiving comprises receiving a current DCI which includes a slot gap parameter for currently allocated communications resources, determining that the slot gap parameter for currently allocated communications resources is less than a current minimum slot gap value, and in response to determining that the indicated slot gap parameter is less than the current minimum slot gap value, using a default slot gap value to detect data from communications resources of the wireless access interface, and updating the current minimum slot gap value.
US12213153B2

A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive configuration information indicating a set of physical channel frequency resources. The WTRU may receive indication information indicating an allocation of at least a subset of the set of physical channel frequency resources. Further, the WTRU may determine a time period, and one or more physical channel frequency resources from the subset of the set of physical channel frequency resources. The WTRU may transmit data in a physical shared channel transmission using the determined one or more physical shared channel frequency resources during the determined time period. Further, the WTRU may determine a time location for reception of hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information associated with the transmitted data, and the determination of the time location may be based on the subset of the set of physical channel frequency resources. The WTRU may receive the HARQ-ACK information during the determined time location.
US12213152B2

A method of transmitting information includes: determining one or more physical resource blocks (PRBs) for transmitting one or more associated channels of a current physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and transmitting the one or more associated channels on the one or more determined PRBs. The one or more determined PRBs include one or more PRBs other than a current PRB for transmitting the current PDCCH. By determining one or more PRBs for transmitting the one or more associated channels of the current PDCCH or for repeatedly transmitting the current PDCCH, with the one or more determined PRBs including one or more PRBs other than the current PRB for transmitting the current PDCCH, when the one or more associated channels are transmitted on the one or more determined PRBs, it can avoid service congestion caused by excessive load on a certain PRB, and can improve a scheduling flexibility.
US12213151B2

Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to transmitting and receiving a transmission when there is a collision between the transmission and reserved resource elements. In some embodiments, a radio access node for a cellular communications network is disclosed, wherein the radio access node comprises a transceiver, a processor, and memory storing instructions executable by the processor whereby the radio access node is operable to transmit, via the transceiver, a downlink transmission to a wireless device using one or more Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) that comprise reserved Resource Elements (REs) by puncturing the downlink transmission at positions of the reserved REs. In some embodiments, the downlink transmission is an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH) transmission or a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission. Further, in some embodiments, the reserved REs are REs utilized for one or more CSI-RSs.
US12213146B2

This disclosure provides a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring control method and a related device. The method includes, in the event that an active bandwidth part (BWP) of a terminal has changed from a first BWP to a second BWP, determining whether to perform PDCCH monitoring during a target discontinuous reception onduration (DRX-onduration), where when a BWP switching time point for the terminal is outside an onduration, the target DRX-onduration is an onduration next to the BWP switching time point; and when the BWP switching time point for the terminal is within the onduration, the target DRX-onduration is an onduration within which the BWP switching time point falls.
US12213140B2

A transmission method, a reception method, a terminal and a network device are provided. The transmission method for the terminal includes: receiving configuration information transmitted from a network device, to obtain a configuration parameter of a Grant-Free (GF) Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH); performing PUSCH transmission in accordance with the configuration parameter, wherein the configuration parameter is configured based on an existence of A bits of first Uplink Control information (UCI) to be transmitted on the PUSCH, and the A represents a predetermined quantity of bits; or determining a PUSCH transmission resource in accordance with the configuration parameter and whether there is the first UCI to be transmitted on the PUSCH, and performing PUSCH transmission on the determined PUSCH transmission resource.
US12213132B2

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may perform a blind decoding process on a downlink control channel (e.g., a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH)) in a control resource set (CORESET). The UE may receive a configuration indicating that the CORESET is configured with multiple sets of resource element group (REG) bundles, and each set of REG bundles may be associated with a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state. The UE may map control channel elements (CCEs) of the CORESET to one or more REG bundles of the sets of REG bundles. A PDCCH candidate may be associated with the CORESET, and the UE may determine CCEs for the PDCCH candidate based on the mapping such that the PDCCH candidate includes at least one REG bundle associated with each TCI state. The UE may monitor the PDCCH candidate for downlink control information (DCI).
US12213124B2

A method, system and apparatus are described for implementing a tiered SSB framework for radar coexistence. A tiered-SSB based radio resource management may be implemented. Tiered-SSB based radio resource management are implemented in downlink and/or uplink.
US12213123B2

The present disclosure relates to: a communication method for converging an IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond the 4G system; and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies.
US12213121B2

A configuration for configuring and updating the spatial relationship of multiple physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources in a single message, thereby reducing signaling overhead. A user equipment (UE) constructs a message associated with at least one of a plurality of component carriers (CCs) or a plurality of bandwidth parts (BWPs) indicating a same spatial relation for the at least one of the plurality of CCs or the plurality of BWPs. The UE transmits the message to a base station. The base station transmits a message to the UE configuring multiple spatial parameters for the at least one of the plurality of CCs, the plurality of BWPs, or a plurality of uplink/downlink resources.
US12213119B2

The method includes receiving, by the terminal from a base station the RRCReconfiguration includes a one or more gap configuration and a MAC-CellGroupConfig and a one or more uplink bandwidth part configuration, each of the one or more gap configuration includes an identifier of the gap, triggering a Scheduling Request for a first MAC CE if the first MAC CE has been triggered and not cancelled and if uplink shared channel resources are not available for a new transmission, performing, by the terminal, Scheduling Request transmission based on a specific first configuration and a specific second configuration and transmitting, by the terminal to the base station to request activation of a first gap, the first MAC CE, wherein the specific first configuration is the first configuration corresponding to the first identifier1 and the specific second configuration is the second configuration associated with the specific first configuration.
US12213115B2

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to using enhanced high efficiency (HE) frames. A device may determine a high efficiency signal-B (HE-SIG-B) field for a high efficiency (HE) frame, the HE-SIG-B field comprising a common information field and a user information field. The device may determine a data portion of the HE frame, wherein the data portion includes one or more resource units (RUs) with a size equal to a number of tones. The device may determine a first resource allocation subfield and a second resource allocation subfield of the common information field based at least in part on the number of tones. The device may cause to send the HE frame.
US12213112B2

A transmission and reception method of a radio signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method may comprise the steps of: determining whether or not transmission of an uplink radio signal or reception of a downlink radio signal allocated to a terminal is possible on a slot configured to comprise at least one of one or more downlink symbols for downlink transmission, one or more flexible symbols and one or more uplink symbols for uplink transmission; and controlling the transmission of the uplink radio signal or the reception of the downlink radio signal on the basis of the determination.
US12213100B2

A User Equipment, UE (700), determines paging occasions that are associated with a Narrowband Reference Signal, NRS, from a plurality of paging occasions based on a common timing reference between a Radio Access Network, RAN, node (600) and the UE (700). The RAN node (600) transmits, to the UE (700) the NRS on paging occasions based on the common timing reference.
US12213099B2

Extension of power efficient paging in a wireless network. In some examples, information is buffered for a time period corresponding to a paging slot, or both the paging slot and at least one adjacent slot. The buffered control information is processed to detect paging downlink control information (DCI) and a tracking reference signal (TRS). Based on the processing, the paging message is scheduled in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in the paging slot. In some examples, quasi-co-located (QCL) processing may be performed on the TRS and the paging DCI paging message, and a paging message is scheduled, based on the QCL processing, in a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a same or offset paging slot.
US12213096B2

Various embodiments herein provide techniques for indication of a tracking area and/or timing advance for a cell of a wireless cellular network. In embodiments, the techniques may be used for a moving cell and/or a non-terrestrial network (NTN). Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US12213088B2

A terminal receives a master information block and a synchronization signal block from a radio base station, and acquires an offset between the synchronization signal block and a control resource set by using a parameter for quasi co-location derivation included in the master information block. The terminal assumes quasi co-location associated with the synchronization signal block based on the acquired offset.
US12213087B2

There is disclosed a method of operating an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node (200, C, N3) in a radio access network, the IAB node (200, C, N3) being connected to a first parent IAB node (200, N1, P) via a first backhaul link having a first timing, and being connected to a second parent IAB node (200, N2, P) via a second backhaul link having a second timing, the IAB node (200, C, N3) providing a communication link for access or backhaul, the communication link having a communication timing based on the first timing and the second timing. The disclosure also pertains to related methods and devices.
US12213086B2

A communication system includes a master device and a slave device. The master device can transmit a signal to a slave device. The slave device includes an antenna, a sensor unit, an RFID unit, a changeover switch that connects the antenna to one of the sensor unit and the RFID unit, and a switching circuit that switches the changeover switch based on a switching signal transmitted from the master device. When the antenna in the slave device receives the switching signal from the master device, the switching circuit switches the changeover switch in the slave device from a state in which the antenna and the sensor unit are connected to a state in which the antenna and the RFID unit are connected, in accordance with the switching signal.
US12213083B2

Systems and methods may optimize power consumption for RAN devices. A device obtains field data of user equipment (UE) devices for a group of cells during a time interval. The device computes cell boundaries for each cell and computes a cumulative overlap feature within the geographic area of interest for each cell of the group of cells during a future time period. The device determines updated cell boundaries that correspond to a reduced energy consumption needed to meet service requirements during the future time period.
US12213078B2

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit communications on a primary component carrier and a secondary component carrier (SCC). The UE may refrain from transmission on the SCC based at least in part on an error rate for transmission on the SCC and an amount of transmission power headroom for the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12213074B2

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive bandwidth part configuration information configuring a dormancy profile for a first bandwidth part of a plurality of bandwidth parts; communicate, on a second bandwidth part, a plurality of types of signaling; and communicate, on the first bandwidth part, a subset of the plurality of types of signaling, such that at least one type of signaling, of the plurality of types of signaling, is suppressed in accordance with the dormancy profile. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12213068B2

In a network including a plurality of access points, a communication apparatus performs communication via the network as a first access point based on setting information for enabling the communication apparatus to operate as the first access point that controls another access point, backs up the setting information to an apparatus other than the communication apparatus, and notifies the another access point of location information indicating the location of the apparatus other than the communication apparatus where the setting information is backed up.
US12213065B2

A procedure for initial registration of a UE and a procedure for periodic registration or registration based on movement, and a communication means are provided which are used to implement Network Slice Specific Authentication and Authorization in 5GS. Furthermore, by providing the Network Slice Specific Authentication and Authorization initiated by a network, a procedure for changing UE configurations initiated by the network, the procedure being initiated based on completion of the Network Slice Specific Authentication and Authorization, a de-registration procedure initiated by the network, and a communication means, a communication means is provided that is used to implement functions related to the Network Slice Specific Authentication and Authorization in the 5GS.
US12213059B2

A communication apparatus configured to communicate with an information processing apparatus, the communication apparatus includes a first control unit configured to perform, in a case where a predetermined operation is performed on the communication apparatus, first control to start both a first state to communicate with the information processing apparatus using a first protocol and a second state to communicate with the information processing apparatus using a second protocol different from the first protocol, and a second control unit configured to perform, in a case where connection information for use by the communication apparatus to connect to an access point is obtained from the information processing apparatus via communication with the information processing apparatus using the second protocol based on predetermined information transmitted using the first protocol, second control to establish a connection between the communication apparatus and the access point by using the connection information.
US12213058B2

A system, method, and apparatus for improving communication between mobile or wearable devices and access points of the wireless land area network. The method includes sensing at a client station a service set identifier for a wireless access network. The method also includes determining a subset of channels within the wireless access network by accessing information stored in a database, and determining a scan time interval associated with the service set identifier by accessing the information stored in the database. In addition, the method includes transmitting a probe request through the subset of channels to an access point located within the wireless access network and receiving a probe response at the client station from the access point during the scan time interval. Further, the method includes identifying location of the client station based on the probe response.
US12213049B2

Techniques described herein provide pooling of radio access network (RAN) resources in a disaggregated RAN in a manner that enables dynamic re-homing of RAN functions with minimal disruption to stateful communications. The RAN is a hierarchical arrangement of RAN units, each having an associated state at any given time. A RAN state pooling system (RSPS) is in communication with a pool of the RAN units via a high-speed communication channel. The RSPS is configured to maintain an updated repository of the state information for the RAN units in its serviced pool. In the event of re-homing from a first RAN unit to a second RAN unit in the pool (e.g., due to the first RAN unit failing, becoming overloaded, etc.), the RSPS provides the second RAN unit with the updated state information for the first RAN unit to facilitate a stateful re-homing.
US12213048B2

Systems and methods for a multi-tenant communication platform. A method includes receiving, through an application programming interface (API), an inbound communication request identifying a communication endpoint, analyzing the inbound communication request to identify a transport protocol, selecting a routing option of the transport protocol, transforming the communication content to a format that is compatible with the selected routing option of the transport protocol and a mode of communication associated with the selected routing option, and transmitting the transformed communication content to the destination endpoint on the selected routing option.
US12213041B2

Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE), manufacturer server, and/or cellular network to perform radio capability signaling. A new type of UE radio capability identifier is provided which may allow a network to distinguish between similar UEs that have or have not implemented a capability update. In order to perform a forced capability update, a manufacturer may issue information about the update to a cellular network (and receive acknowledgement of the information) prior to pushing the update to UEs. In response to an unforced capability update, a cellular network may maintain multiple UE radio capability identifiers for similar UEs which have or have not implemented the update. A UE radio capability identifier may be adjusted dynamically in response to temporary changes in the UE's capability.
US12213039B2

Programmable telematics systems, methods and apparatus for two-way transmission of data and information between fleet vehicles and a fleet management system. The systems and methods employ a programmable telematics communications unit (TCU) configured to connect to a communications port of a vehicle, enabling two-way transmission of data and information between a fleet management system and vehicles in the fleet. The TCU device includes cellular data connectivity enabling communication with the management system through existing cellular telephone networks. The programmable TCU may be toggled between multiple operating modes, wherein the TCU provides different functionality, such that a single vehicle may participate in multiple vehicle programs at different points in time, including separate vehicle rental and vehicle sharing programs.
US12213037B2

A method is performed by a wireless mobile network to mitigate interference between communication links. A request is received for resources needed to support an application by a vehicle relative to another vehicle. The resources are configured based on the application and are used to establish a direct communication link between the vehicles. The resources are to be shared between the direct communication link and another communication link. The mobile network defines certain blanked resources that are disallowed for use to perform the application. Any remaining resources (or non-blanked resources) are allowed for use to perform the application. The blanked resources can be used by the other communication link to avoid interference with the direct communication link. The allocation of resources is communicated to the vehicle to establish the direct communication link with the other vehicle.
US12213032B2

A single- or multiple-user messaging-based logging system automatically incorporates external data and ensures that every communication has complete metadata of relevant metrics, enables easy real-time visualization and reflection on those metrics, and ensures that the structured log entry is recorded by understanding the natural communication (text, voice, images, etc.) among participants without requiring a separate step of logging the action. In embodiments, one or more devices are alerted immediately based on which caregivers are predicted via sensors and automatic and manual configurations are most likely to be able to meaningfully and quickly correct the alertable condition. Embodiments also leverage feedback about the correction of the alertable condition to terminate alerts on other devices or feedback about the non-correction of the alertable condition to re-assign and escalate an alert to other devices and caregivers for them to have a follow-up chance to correct the alertable condition.
US12213030B1

A system for enhancing emergency response capabilities by providing interactive routing for emergencies based on location data within facilities or venues. The system includes interactive maps stored in memory, each featuring floorplans and user interfaces for data input. Potential access and/or escape routes to and/or from the emergency are outlined within the maps. A server, connected to the memory storage, receives location data requests from emergency call routing services. It identifies the caller's location within a facility or venue, accesses the corresponding interactive map, and determines the most efficient access and/or escape route based on the caller's geospatial data and their proximity to the emergency. The system then updates the map with the caller's location and route information before transmitting it to an emergency responder for improved emergency response coordination.
US12213009B2

The present application is related to a method and apparatus for controlling a cell selection procedure and a handover procedure under 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) technology. A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: starting a first timer for controlling a cell selection procedure; and performing the cell selection procedure to select a cell.
US12213006B2

A synchronous communication apparatus includes an output unit configured to output a reception packet and a reception time stamp indicating a time when the reception packet is received, a first storage unit configured to store the reception packet, a second storage unit configured to store the reception time stamp, a determination unit configured to determine propriety of storage of the reception packet in the first storage unit, based on a free capacity of the first storage unit, and a processing unit configured to perform time synchronous processing using the reception packet stored in the first storage unit and the reception time stamp stored in the second storage unit, the processing unit being configured not to use the reception time stamp corresponding to the reception packet in a case where the determination unit determines that the reception packet is not storable.
US12212996B2

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a mobility measurement method in a radio resource control (RRC) idle or inactive state and a device. The method includes: adjusting measurement attribute information of inter-frequency frequencies, according to an inter-frequency measurement result and/or a serving cell measurement result of a terminal device and configuration information from a network device, where the measurement attribute information of the inter-frequency frequencies includes at least one of: a frequency type, a quantity of frequencies of different frequency types, or a measurement requirement of frequencies of different frequency types, the frequency type includes a first performance frequency or a second performance frequency, and a measurement requirement of the second performance frequency is lower than a measurement requirement of the first performance frequency.
US12212992B2

An interference metric measured at a specific antenna may differ from interference metrics at different antennas. As a result, any actions based on the interference metric may unduly be influenced by such difference. In some implementations, an apparatus or device reports an overall interference metric that accounts for spatial variations in interference metrics at different antennas. An example method includes measuring, by a user equipment, an interference metric at each antenna of two or more antennas for wireless signals transmitted by a base station, generating an overall interference metric based on the interference metrics for the two or more antennas, and transmitting, by the user equipment, the overall interference metric to the base station.
US12212988B2

The system obtains KPIs of a cell of a telecommunication network. The system preprocesses the multiple KPIs by reducing noise of the multiple KPIs and normalizing an amplitude of a KPI among the multiple KPIs. The system identifies a performance issue of the network by executing multiple ML models based on the KPIs, where a first ML model is configured to identify a sudden performance degradation, where a second ML model is configured to identify an event leading to a change in a performance trend, where a third ML model is configured to identify a gradual change in the performance trend, and where a fourth ML model is configured to identify whether the cell of the network is nearing a capacity limitation of the cell. The system provides a report based on the identified performance issue.
US12212986B2

A first and second UE are connected via a PC5 unicast link. Both maintain a list of potential Side link relay UEs and agree on a common list of UEs that appear in both lists. When the first UE detects that the second UE has trouble receiving it's transmission, e.g. ack/nack timeout or high level of NACKs, decide to use a third UE from the common list as Side Link relay towards the second UE.
US12212985B2

A signal processing method, a device and a communication device are provided. A signal processing method, applied to a first communication device and including: a first communication device sending a first reference signal to a second communication device; where the first reference signal is used for an automatic gain control measurement of at least two ports of the first reference signal and at least one of: a frequency offset estimation; a channel state information measurement; or a channel estimation.
US12212984B2

The present application provides a method for enhancing reliability of wireless communication, comprising: monitoring, by a user equipment (UE), quality of downlink transmission between the UE and a base station (BS); and measuring, by the UE in response to a trigger event, transmission quality of at least one beam used for the downlink transmission between the UE and the BS, wherein the trigger event is used to indicate that quality of the downlink transmission between the UE and the BS does not meet a first preset condition. The present application further discloses a method, device, and system for enhancing reliability of wireless communication. By means of the solutions disclosed in the present application, transmission quality of a beam used for uplink/downlink transmission between a BS and a UE can be non-periodically measured based on event triggers, which improves real-time performance of detection and greatly enhances reliability of wireless communication.
US12212982B2

Methods and apparatuses are described herein for monitoring radio links between wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) and determining of radio link failure, and may be used, among others, for New Radio (NR) vehicular communication (V2X); a mode whereby WTRUs can communicate with each other directly. A radio link between a WTRU and another WTRU may be monitored independently per ongoing unicast and/or multicast link, and radio link failure (RLF) may be determined as a function of the monitoring.
US12212970B2

This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to security for multi-link operation. A device may determine a multi-link communication with a first multi-link device comprising two or more links associated with two or more station devices (STAs) included in the first multi-link device. The device may determine a first medium access control (MAC) address associated with a first link of the two or more links. The device may determine a second MAC address associated with a second link of the two or more links. The device may generate one or more pairwise security keys to be used in the multi-link communication on the two or more links. The device may cause to send a frame to the first multi-link device using at least one combination of the one or more pairwise security keys.
US12212958B2

Aspects are provided which allow a first device to secure transmission of polar encoded control information by encoding at least a portion of frozen bits and/or information bits with a shared key with a second device before these bits are encoded by a polar encoder. The first device determines whether to encode at least one of a plurality of frozen bits or a plurality of information bits using the shared key. Based on the determination, the first device encodes the frozen bits and/or the information bits, and sends the encoded frozen bits and/or the encoded information bits to the second device. Since the receiving device has the shared key, the receiving device may successfully decode the control information, while an eavesdropper who receives the encoded bits may fail to decode the control information due to lack of knowledge of the shared key.
US12212956B2

A method of an access network node of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system, and a method of a wireless terminal device of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system are disclosed. The method for the network node comprises identifying a need for an inter-band handover where a same physical frequency on which the access network node interacts with a wireless terminal device has more than one logical reference, wherein the wireless terminal device currently operates using a first logical reference, assigning a target frequency for the inter-band handover as a second logical reference for the physical frequency, and performing handover signalling with the wireless terminal device including the assigned target frequency. The method of the wireless terminal device comprises performing operation where a need for an inter-band handover occurs where a same physical frequency on which the wireless terminal device interacts with an access network node of the cellular wireless communication system has more than one logical reference, wherein the wireless terminal device currently operates using a first logical reference, and performing handover signalling with the access network node including receiving an assigned target frequency which is a second logical reference for the physical frequency. A network node, a wireless terminal device and computer programs for these for implementing the methods are also disclosed.
US12212953B2

Diffuse or spatially large audio objects may be identified for special processing. A decorrelation process may be performed on audio signals corresponding to the large audio objects to produce decorrelated large audio object audio signals. These decorrelated large audio object audio signals may be associated with object locations, which may be stationary or time-varying locations. For example, the decorrelated large audio object audio signals may be rendered to virtual or actual speaker locations. The output of such a rendering process may be input to a scene simplification process. The decorrelation, associating and/or scene simplification processes may be performed prior to a process of encoding the audio data.
US12212952B2

An apparatus, including: an interface operable to receive real-time information related to one or more actors in a real environment; and processing circuitry operable to: generate a digital twin of the real environment, wherein the digital twin is a virtual representation of the real environment; spawn a model that mirrors the one or more actors based on the real-time information; and generate a spatial sound signal based on the digital twin for transmission to an ego actor of the one or more actors in the real environment, wherein the generation of the spatial sound signal comprises generating the spatial sound signal to be individualized from an auditory perspective of the ego actor in the real environment to originate from a source actor of the one or more actors.
US12212951B2

An audio system is proposed, dynamically playing optimized audio signals based on user position. A sensor circuits dynamically senses a target space to generate field context information. First speaker and second speaker are arranged for audio playback. A host device recognizes a user from the field context information, determines the user position corresponding to the target space, and adaptively assigns the user position as a target listening spot. A sensor circuit contains a camera capturing an ambient image out of the target space. A control circuit utilizes a user interface circuit to perform a configuration procedure which determines location, size and acoustic attribute information of an ambient object, and the control circuit accordingly performs a channel-based compensation operation on the target listening spot to generate optimized first channel audio signal and second channel audio signal.
US12212948B2

Systems and methods for rendering audio signals are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method may receive an input signal including a first portion and the second portion. A first processing stage comprising a first filter is applied to the first portion to generate a first filtered signal. A second processing stage comprising a second filter is applied to the first portion to generate a second filtered signal. A third processing stage comprising a third filter is applied to the second portion to generate a third filtered signal. A fourth processing stage comprising a fourth filter is applied to the second portion to generate a fourth filtered signal. A first output signal is determined based on a sum of the first filtered signal and the third filtered signal. A second output signal is determined based on a sum of the second filtered signal and the fourth filtered signal. The first output signal is presented to a first ear of a user of a virtual environment, and the second output signal is presented to the second ear of the user. The first portion of the input signal corresponds to a first location in the virtual environment, and the second portion of the input signal corresponds to a second location in the virtual environment.
US12212947B2

In a method for reproducing sound of a data object, a voice signal of a data object is split into a first sub-band signal and a second sub-band signal, and speaker driver signals are generated to produce sound of the object by a two-way speaker system in which the first sub-band signal drives a tweeter or high frequency driver and the second sub-band signal drives a woofer or low frequency driver. In another aspect, the first and second sub-band signals are spatialized as virtual sources that are in different locations. Other aspects are also described and claimed.
US12212945B2

Embodiments disclosed herein include networked microphone devices (NMD) determining whether a Do Not Disturb (DND) feature should be activated, in response to determining that the DND feature should be activated, activating the DND feature. In some embodiments, the NMD determines whether to activate the DND feature based on various configuration and operational states. And in some embodiments, activating the DND feature includes activating the DND feature includes activating the DND feature at one or more additional NMDs based on the configuration and operational state of the NMD and the one or more additional NMDs.
US12212941B2

A signal processing apparatus includes a first signal processing circuit configured to generate a first sound signal based on an input signal, and a second signal processing circuit configured to generate a second sound signal based on the first sound signal. In a case that a gain of the first signal processing circuit is switched, the second signal processing circuit generates, for a predetermined time after the gain of the first signal processing circuit is switched, a value of the second sound signal based on a value of the first sound signal at or before a timing of the gain of the first signal processing circuit being switched.
US12212939B2

Provided is a target sound extraction technique based on a steering vector generation method enabling instability in a calculation to be prevented when a neural network is trained by using an error back propagation method to reduce an estimation error of a beamformer. A target sound signal generation apparatus generates a target sound signal yt,f corresponding to a target sound included in an observed sound from an observed signal vector xt,f corresponding to the observed sound collected by using a plurality of microphones. The target sound signal generation apparatus includes a mask generation unit, a steering vector generation unit, a beamformer vector generation unit, and a target sound signal generation unit. The mask generation unit is configured as a neural network trained by using an error back propagation method. The steering vector generation unit generates a steering vector hf by determining an eigenvector corresponding to a maximum eigenvalue of a predetermined matrix generated from the observed signal vector xt,f and a mask γt,f by using a power method.
US12212933B2

The present disclosure relates to the wireless communication of information for a hearing assistance device including a multi-mode radio adapted to provide communications at different frequencies using frequency control. In applications of hearing aids, the processor is adapted to perform correction of sound for a hearing impaired user. In certain examples the present subject matter provides an inductive portion for inductive communications. In various applications the multi-mode radio can be used for long range and short range communications.
US12212922B2

Embodiments of the present disclosure set forth a noise-reducing loudspeaker and systems implementing such. In one aspect, a loudspeaker apparatus comprises a diaphragm. The diaphragm comprises an acoustic layer configured to emit output sounds toward a first side of the loudspeaker apparatus; and a first sound attenuation layer configured to attenuate sounds passing from a second side of the loudspeaker apparatus to the first side through the diaphragm, where the first sound attenuation layer is positioned nearer to the second side relative to the acoustic layer.
US12212915B2

A haptic sensing device, including a light source, an optical waveguide, a photoelectric sensor, and a housing. The optical waveguide includes a waveguide layer and a cladding, the cladding encloses the waveguide layer, and a refractive index of the waveguide layer is greater than a refractive index of the cladding. The waveguide layer includes a plurality of paths, the light source is disposed at an input end of each path, and the photoelectric sensor is disposed at an output end of each path. The light source, the optical waveguide, and the photoelectric sensor are accommodated in the housing. A plurality of contacts are distributed on the housing. When a contact is pressed, the contact is in contact with one path, and the path is deformed. When any two contacts are pressed, the two contacts are in contact with different paths.
US12212910B2

The present invention relates generally to the field of microphone connectors, and more particularly to a dual connector including an analog connector and a digital port. The digital port may be positioned directly adjacent or within the analog connector. For example, a Type-C USB port may positioned directly above one or more pins of an XLR connector or between one or more pins of the XLR connector. Advantageously, the microphone may be configured to connect with a variety of host devices and may facilitate functioning as a USB-C microphone via the digital port for producing a 32-bit floating-point recording or audio stream.
US12212899B2

An apparatus includes a first camera configured to capture a first image being displayed, a second camera configured to capture a second image being displayed, and a processor configured to generate a pair-wise homography transform for the first camera and the second camera, and map, based on the pair-wise homography transform, the second image from a second frame of reference of the second camera to a first frame of reference of the first camera. The processor is further configured to determine a first corrected quadrilateral for the first image and a second corrected quadrilateral for the second image in the first frame of reference, and project, based on the pair-wise homography transform, the second corrected quadrilateral from the first frame of reference to the second frame of reference. The quadrilaterals are then processed to warp respective images for geometric correction before projecting the images by respective projectors.
US12212894B2

A vehicular trailer assist system includes a camera disposed at a rear portion of a vehicle and viewing at least rearward of the vehicle, and an electronic control unit (ECU), which includes an image processor for processing image data captured by the camera. The ECU executes a deep neural network (DNN) to determine presence of a trailer in image data captured by the camera. The DNN, responsive to processing of image data captured by the camera, determines a position of a trailer in the captured image data. The DNN, responsive to determining the position of the trailer, classifies the trailer into a trailer category. The ECU, responsive to the DNN determining the position of the trailer and based on the classification, generates an output to autonomously control the vehicle to align the vehicle with the trailer and navigate the vehicle toward the trailer.
US12212893B2

A method for remote identification of security threats in an imaged object including transmitting an initialization signal to a first threat detection scanner over a communication network, the first threat detection scanner being located at a separate physical location, receiving a ready-to-send signal from the first threat detection scanner, the ready-to-send signal including a storage location of a scan image generated by the first threat detection scanner for security inspection, receiving the scan image from the first threat detection scanner, transmitting, after receiving the scan image from the first threat detection scanner, a second initialization signal to a second threat detection scanner at the separate physical location, generating a threat detection report based on a rendering of the scan image, and transmitting the threat detection report to the first threat detection scanner.
US12212892B2

Event-related data based on an image that has been captured is generated. Coverage information relating to imaging range is compared to the event-related data. The cameras that can capture an image of the event, based on a comparing result, are listed so that an operator can select one of the listed cameras.
US12212890B2

The present disclosure provides methods and systems for creating recordings for virtual conferences. According to one of the embodiments a computer-implemented method is provided. The method comprises: requesting that an invitee of a virtual conference, through a conferencing platform, create a pre-recording to be played during the virtual conference; receiving the pre-recording, through the conferencing platform, from the invitee prior to the conference; storing the pre-recording in a database associated with the conferencing platform; identifying, through the conferencing platform, a first request from a first participant to perform an action on the pre-recording during the conference; and in response to identifying the request from the participant, performing the action, through the conferencing platform, on the pre-recording during the conference.
US12212888B2

A computing system is provided, including a camera configured to capture a series of images in a video stream, processing circuitry, and an image processing pipeline including a preprocessing module and an encoder, in which the preprocessing module is configured to receive the video stream from the camera at a camera-native video data rate parameter. The processing circuitry is configured to communicate with a server to establish a joint video communication session with remote client devices and receive a requested video data rate parameter from the server for the video stream captured by the camera. The processing circuitry is further configured to send a command to the preprocessing module to adjust the camera-native video data rate parameter of the video stream to the requested video data rate parameter and preprocess the video stream at the requested video data rate parameter and pass the preprocessed video stream to the encoder.
US12212876B2

A distributed studio management system includes a computing system having a computer readable memory and a processor. The computing system is associated with a first production facility that is remote to a second production facility. The processor is configured to perform the operations of receiving a set of device commands having commands targeting first and second devices in the first production facility and where the set of device commands are related to the second production facility, enqueuing a first command from the device commands into a first command queue assigned to the first device and a second command from the device commands into a second command queue assigned to the second device according to each device command's synchronized execution times, and causing the first and second devices to execute commands from their respective command queues relative to each other according to the commands' respective synchronized execution times.
US12212870B2

A single-chip solution for multi-modal imaging with every pixel capable of electrostatic, ultrasonic and optical imaging. The device can be configured in as much modality configurations as possible based on the types of the transducers included in the system.
US12212868B1

The disclosure provides an LED light identification method, device, electronic apparatus, and storage medium, belonging to the technical field of indoor positioning and navigation. The method includes: obtaining a background frame and a spline frame by a CMOS camera in an LED lighting environment; determining a target quantity of dark stripes in the spline frame by comparing the background frame with the spline frame; determining a target switching frequency corresponding to the target quantity based on a predetermined corresponding relationship and the target quantity. The target switching frequency is used to mark LED lights. By determining the target switching frequency corresponding to the target quantity and determining the target LED lights having the target switching frequency, it can be determined that the current position of the CMOS camera is near the target LED light.
US12212865B2

A system for obtaining color imagery using SPADs includes a SPAD array that has a plurality of SPAD pixels. Each of the plurality of SPAD pixels includes a respective color filter positioned thereover. The system is configurable to capture an image frame using the SPAD array and generate a filtered image by performing a temporal filtering operation using the image frame and at least one preceding image frame. The at least one preceding image frame is captured by the SPAD array at a timepoint that temporally precedes a timepoint associated with the image frame. The system is also configurable to, after performing the temporal filtering operation, generate a color image by demosaicing the filtered image.
US12212862B2

According to one embodiment, a display system includes a display device, a rolling shutter camera, a shutter and a control device. The display device includes a display area and a light emitting element. The rolling shutter camera is arranged behind the display device. The shutter is arranged between the display device and the camera. The control device controls the operation of the shutter to block light traveling toward the camera during a first sub-frame period during which the light emitting element is turned on and an image is displayed on the display area, and to transmit light traveling toward the camera during a second sub-frame period during which the light emitting elements is not turned on and the display area is made transparent.
US12212857B2

Method for commissioning a camera control unit (CCU) which defines a first processing path for video data, wherein an operating program for the CCU is loaded from a non-volatile program memory into a temporary memory of the CCU, and a check is carried out to determine whether an expansion unit is connected to the CCU, and, if so, at least a part of the operating program is loaded from a non-volatile program memory of the expansion unit into a temporary memory of the CCU.
US12212855B2

A control method for controlling a light control module including a light emitter that radiates detection light according to the present disclosure, includes interrupting radiation of the detection light by the light emitter in at least part of an exposure period in which exposure is being performed in still image shooting or moving image shooting.
US12212854B2

A method of decoding an image, includes obtaining at least one offset for a picture, deriving a variable for scaling for the picture based on the at least one offset, and performing inter prediction based on the variable for scaling for the picture. The at least one offset is defined with a direction of scaling.
US12212853B2

Wide-angle optical functionality is beneficial for imaging and image projection devices. Conventionally, wide-angle operation is attained by a complicated assembly of optical elements. Recent advances have led to meta-surface lenses or meta-lenses, which are ultra-thin planar lenses with nanoantennas that control the phase, amplitude, and/or polarization of light. Here, we present a meta-lens capable of diffraction-limited focusing and imaging over an unprecedented >170° angular field of view (FOV). The lens is integrated on a one-piece flat substrate and includes an aperture on one side and a single meta-surface on the other side. The meta-surface corrects third-order Seidel aberrations, including coma, astigmatism, and field curvature. The meta-lens has a planar focal plane, which enables considerably simplified system architectures for imaging and projection. The meta-lens design is generic and can be readily adapted to different meta-atom geometries and wavelength ranges to meet diverse application demands.
US12212850B2

A sensor shifting actuator is provided. The sensor shifting actuator include a first movable body in which an image sensor having an imaging surface is disposed, a fixed body in which the first movable body is disposed to be movable in first and second directions parallel to the imaging surface, a driving unit configured to provide a driving force to the first movable body, and a position sensing unit configured to sense a position of the first movable body and including a sensing coil disposed on any one of the first movable body and the fixed body and a sensing yoke unit disposed on the other thereof, wherein the sensing yoke unit includes a plurality of sensing yokes spaced apart from each other in a direction orthogonal to the imaging surface, and each sensing yoke is configured to change in width in a moving direction of the first movable body.
US12212847B2

A device includes a mechanical stabilization system is used in image signal processing. The mechanical image stabilization system has an operating bandwidth and includes a motor to control an orientation of an image sensor. A processing apparatus of the device determines a temperature of the motor and adjusts a cutoff frequency of the operating bandwidth based on the temperature of the motor.
US12212846B2

An apparatus includes one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to function as an image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image, a parameter acquisition unit configured to acquire a parameter recorded when the image is captured, a determination unit configured to determine a target area in the image using the parameter corresponding to the image, an evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate one or more evaluation values from the target area based on a number of the target areas and a size of the target area, a representative evaluation value calculation unit configured to calculate a representative evaluation value from the evaluation value, and a distance information calculation unit configured to calculate distance information about a distance to a subject in the image based on the representative evaluation value.
US12212843B2

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a transmission device, a reception device, and a transmission-reception system capable of achieving downsizing and communication at a high frame rate. A transmission device includes a control signal reception unit that receives a control signal input from an external device and including predetermined information, and a control unit that controls switching between first communication and second communication on a basis of switching information, the switching information being included in the predetermined information as necessary, the switching information indicating switching between the first communication in which host communication is executed in a blanking period among one frame period and the second communication in which host communication is executed in a blanking period and a data output period among one frame period.
US12212838B2

Provided are a camera capable of preventing an erroneous operation with a compact configuration and has high operability, a setting method of the camera, and a setting program of the camera. A change in a setting value by the operation dial is switched between valid and invalid, and an operation by the operation dial becomes possible only in a case where the change in the setting value is valid. A setting value of an item to be set by the operation dial is displayed on a dial display provided on the operation dial.
US12212835B2

A camera assembly includes a first camera module, a second camera module, and a camera support, where the camera support includes a first body and a second body, the first body and the second body are arranged side by side, the first body includes a first accommodating space, and the second body includes a second accommodating space. The first camera module is accommodated in the first accommodating space, and the second camera module is accommodated in the second accommodating space. The first camera module and the second camera module are separated by a gap or a common side wall of the first accommodating space and the second accommodating space.
US12212829B2

An embodiment comprises: a display panel including an active area; and a camera module for receiving light passing through the active area, wherein the camera module includes: a lens fixed to be spaced apart from the display panel; an image sensor spaced apart from the lens; and a driving unit for moving the image sensor in an optical axis direction.
US12212827B2

A vehicular camera assembly includes an imager and a camera housing formed by a rear housing portion joined with a front housing portion. A first printed circuit board is disposed at the front housing portion, with a first electrical connector disposed at a rear side of the first printed circuit board. A second printed circuit board has a second electrical connector disposed at a front side of the second printed circuit board. Board-to-board electrical connection of the second printed circuit board to the first printed circuit board is made via electrical connection of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector. A connector portion of the rear housing portion is configured for connecting to a vehicle wiring connector. The connector portion of the rear housing portion includes a multi-pin connector having a plurality of solid terminal pins.
US12212809B2

The present disclosure provides an image data processing device, an image data processing method and a display device. The image data processing device includes: a plurality of writing controllers corresponding to a plurality of image blocks into which an input image is divided, and each configured to obtain input data of one image block in each input image, determine a frame address of the input data stored in a memory, and transmit the input data to the memory in accordance with the determined frame address; and a plurality of reading controllers, each reading controller corresponding to one image block into which an output image is divided, and configured to determine a frame address of the output data of one image block in ach output image in the memory, and read output data from the memory in accordance with the determined frame address.
US12212807B2

A transmission device used on a receiver side in a communication system for communication between a talker and a receiver includes a processing unit that processes voice data obtained from speech of the talker to generate information data corresponding to the voice data, a pseudo video generation unit that generates pseudo video data having a playback time length corresponding to a length of a delay time caused by the processing unit, and a transmission unit that transmits the pseudo video data to the receiver side and then transmits video data during the speech of the talker and the information data to the receiver side.
US12212806B1

A video edit may include one or more segment of a video. A graphical user interface may convey information that indicates video editing decisions made to generate the video edit. The graphical user interface may include a timeline element to represent the length of the video and one or more inclusion elements to visually indicate the segment(s) of the video included in the video edit. The graphical user interface may convey information on the segment(s) of the video that have been automatically included in the video edit and the segment(s) of the video that have been manually included in the video edit.
US12212804B2

A method of adjusting visual content. The method comprises selecting, on a client terminal, visual content, extracting visual content data pertaining to the visual content, forwarding a request which includes the visual content data to a network node via a network, receiving, in response to the request, a list of a plurality of visual content editing functions from the network node, presenting, on the client terminal, the plurality of visual content editing functions to a user, receiving a selection of at least one member of the list from the user, adjusting the visual content using the at least one member, and outputting the adjusted visual content.
US12212802B2

A configurable input element of a controlling device is configured by using a data representative of an over-the-top (OTT) media app determined to be installed on an OTT device and a data representative of the OTT device to identify at least one command that is required to be transmitted to cause the OTT device to launch the OTT media app. The at least one command is provisioned to the controlling device and assigned to the configurable input element. When the input element is subsequently activated, the controlling device will transmit the at least one command to cause the OTT device to launch the OTT media app.
US12212801B2

The present invention relates to a display device and a control method therefor, and the purpose thereof is to: receive at least one of a video image and a control command from a first image transmission device from among a plurality of image transmission devices; transmit status information regarding a display device to the first image transmission device; and, when at least one of the first image transmission device and a communication unit does not operate normally, change the transmission direction of the video image and the control command.
US12212800B2

A process for providing relevant video content to members of a communication group. When a triggering event to provide video content to a plurality of members of a communication group is detected, an electronic computing device assigns a reviewer rank to each one of the plurality of members of the communication group based on a user context associated with the respective members. The device then selects a member with the assigned reviewer rank higher than the respectively assigned reviewer ranks of other members and further transmits a notification to the member requesting permission to provide the video content to the members of the communication group. When a response indicating permission is received from the communication device associated with the selected member, the device provides the video content to the members associated with the communication group.
US12212798B1

In some embodiments, a method generates a reward function for an adaptive bitrate function that is based on a bandwidth and profiles in a profile ladder for a current segment of content. The reward function indicates a first profile should be selected for the current segment. The method performs a quality change analysis to select a second profile from the profile. The quality change analysis analyzes a quality change that is based on a previously selected profile from a prior segment and profiles in the profile ladder. The second profile is requested from the profile ladder for the current segment.
US12212796B2

In accordance with the present invention, systems and methods that allow a television broadcast facility or a headend to insert in-band messages, where the inserted message allow receivers to switch to, insert, or otherwise show addressable advertisements to its viewers.
US12212793B2

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for distributing content over a local area network (LAN) between a first device within the LAN and a second device within the LAN. A first device multicasts a LAN-specific content beacon over the LAN. The LAN-specific content beacon includes an identifier uniquely identifying the first device. A second device sends a response to the LAN-specific content beacon requesting secondary content to be integrated into a display of the second device. The first device generates the secondary content based on profile information associated with the second device and unicasts the secondary content to the second device for integration into primly content being generated for display at the second device.
US12212792B2

A set-top box with self-monitoring and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, a housing secures a television input, a television output, a processor, memory, and storage therein, which are communicatively interconnected by a busing architecture. The memory is accessible to the processor, and the memory includes processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to detect when the television is not being utilized. Responsive thereto, the instructions cause the processor to scan channels received from the television input and generate a composite TV screen image data that may be resolved to a single TV screen image made from an assemblage of TV screen image captures corresponding to the scanned channels.
US12212790B2

A method for providing streaming audio over a network from a client to a server associated with a third-party service. The method includes receiving configuration data from a tenant regarding the server. The method may further include establishing a connection with the server via a connection process. The connection process includes sending a connection request that includes: a bidirectional communication protocol configured to transmit data from the client to the server and from the server to the client by reusing an established connection channel; a tenant-Id parameter; and a session-Id parameter. The method may further include implementing an open transaction for initiating the streaming of the audio of the ongoing conversation to the server. The open transaction includes transmitting participant parameters identifying the customer and at least one choice regarding an audio format for the audio streaming.
US12212787B2

A device may be configured to perform filtering based on information included in a neural network post-filter characteristics message. In one example, the neural network post-filter characteristics message includes a syntax element indicating whether only a luma matrix is present in an output tensor. In one example, the neural network post-filter characteristics message includes a syntax element indicating a presence of a syntax element indicating a location of chroma samples, in a case where not only the luma matrix is present in an output tensor.
US12212781B2

There is disclosed a method of encoding an input signal, the method comprising producing a base encoded signal by feeding an encoder with a down-sampled version of an input signal. The method further comprising producing a first quantised residual signal by: decoding the base encoded signal to produce a base decoded signal; and using a difference between the base decoded signal and the down-sampled version of the input signal to produce a first residual signal; quantising the first residual signal to produce the first quantised residual signal. The method further comprises producing a second residual signal by: de-quantising the first quantised residual signal to produce a reconstructed version of the first residual signal; correcting the base decoded signal using the first reconstructed version of the residual signal to create a corrected decoded version; upsampling the corrected decoded version; and using a difference between the corrected decoded signal and the input signal to produce the second residual signal.
US12212775B2

A motion vector decoding unit derives a motion vector of a prediction block subject to decoding on the basis of a motion vector of a candidate block included in candidate blocks selected from neighboring blocks. The motion compensation prediction unit performs motion compensation prediction using the derived motion vector. In case a motion vector number of a first block and a motion vector number of a second block are identical with each other, the motion vector decoding unit determines whether or not to set the second block as a candidate block in accordance with whether or not a reference index indicating a reference picture that the motion vector of the first block refers to and a reference index indicating a reference picture that the motion vector of the second block refers to are identical with each other.
US12212772B2

A video transmission method according to embodiments may comprise the steps of: encoding video data; and transmitting the video data. A video reception method according to embodiments may comprise the steps of: receiving video data; and decoding the video data.
US12212765B2

An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: obtaining image information including HRD-related information relating to a target OLS, wherein the target OLS is one of OLSs including a plurality of layers; determining whether an HRD parameter syntax structure relating to the target OLS exists, on the basis of the HRD-related information; deriving an HRD parameter syntax structure relating to the target OLS on the basis of a result of the determination; performing a DPB management process relating to a DPB on the basis of the HRD parameter syntax structure for the target OLS; and decoding a current picture on the basis of the DPB.
US12212760B2

A method of coding implemented by a decoding device or an encoding device, comprising obtaining indication information for a luma position (cbWidth/2, cbHeight/2) of a current coding block, relative to a top-left luma sample position (xCb, yCb) of the current coding block; setting a value of a luma intra prediction mode associated with the current coding block to a first default value, when the indication information indicates that an Intra Block Copy (IBC) mode or palette mode is applied for the luma component at the luma position (cbWidth/2, cbHeight/2), relative to the top-left luma sample position (xCb, yCb) of the current coding block; and obtaining a value of a chroma intra prediction mode based on the value of the luma intra prediction mode of the current coding block.
US12212742B2

The present invention relates to an intra prediction method and apparatus. The image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise decoding information on intra prediction; and generating a prediction block by performing intra prediction for a current block based on the information on intra prediction. The information on intra prediction may include information on an intra prediction mode, and the intra prediction mode may include a curved intra prediction mode.
US12212740B2

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting a reference picture index of a temporal merging candidate. An inter-picture prediction method using a temporal merging candidate can include the steps of: determining a reference picture index for a current block; and inducing a temporal merging candidate block of the current block and calculating a temporal merging candidate from the temporal merging candidate block, wherein the reference picture index of the temporal merging candidate can be calculated regardless of whether a block other than the current block is decoded. Accordingly, a video processing speed can be increased and video processing complexity can be reduced.
US12212739B2

Provided are an image encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameters.
US12212738B2

Provided is a video decoding method including obtaining, from a bitstream, split information indicating whether a current block is to be split; when the split information does not indicate that the current block is to be split, decoding the current block according to encoding information about the current block; and when the split information indicates that the current block is to be split, splitting the current block into at least two lower blocks, obtaining encoding order information indicating an encoding order of the at least two lower blocks of the current block from the bitstream, determining a decoding order of the at least two lower blocks according to the encoding order information, and decoding the at least two lower blocks according to the decoding order.
US12212725B2

Methods and systems for secure media processing may be used to execute and certify a digital media asset by verifying that the digital media asset is authentic and has not been altered since capture. In some cases, these secure media processing techniques may be used in the mobile certification and execution application and a corresponding server system. The mobile application and the corresponding server system may automatically generate finalized documents upon receiving certified digital media and the corresponding metadata from the users. The digital media and other information from the users may be received while the user is in communication with other users. A biometric and artificial intelligent feature recognition system may be utilized to receive biometric data and verify identity. Data transferred to a secure server are accessible by various parties involved in the certification and execution process to provide transparency.
US12212722B2

A method and apparatus for processing documents is provided. The documents may be conveyed to a feeder for feeding documents to a scanner. The scanner scans each document to obtain image data and then discharges the document to one or more output or sort locations. The system may include a skew reduction assembly for reducing skew in the documents as the documents are fed to the scanner. The system may also include elements for improving image quality and reducing document damage while the document is scanned. The system may further include features for improving the stacking of the discharged documents.
US12212719B2

By an image forming apparatus comprising a reading unit configured to read a sheet on which a chart image is printed, the chart image including a first print pattern using a first color ink and a second print pattern using a second color ink whose color is different from the first color, containing at least part of the first print pattern, and having a predetermined density and a detection unit configured to detect deformation of the sheet in an area of the sheet based on a difference between a moisture amount in a portion corresponding to an area in which the chart image in the read image obtained by the reading unit is printed and a moisture amount in a portion corresponding to a non-printing area, determination of cockling is performed with a high accuracy.
US12212707B1

A community reporting system is described. The system includes a computer server and a plurality of user computing devices. The system operates to receive from the user computing device a signal having community condition information including a community condition in a corresponding community. The community condition information is geotagged. The system automatically accumulates the community condition information and aggregates the community condition information within the memory of the computer server to store the accumulated and aggregated information corresponding to the community information in which the community condition occurred. The system maintains the community condition information stored in the memory of the computer server. The system also operates to send alerts to user computing devices of the system regarding community conditions corresponding to the stored community condition information within the server.
US12212701B2

An electronic device and a window include a folding part, and a first non-folding part and a second non-folding part spaced apart from each other with the folding part disposed between the first non-folding part and the second non-folding part, wherein the folding part includes a base portion, main protruding portions disposed on the base portion, each of the main protruding portions having a first thickness, and spaced apart from each other, and at least one sub-protruding portion having a second thickness less than the first thickness of each of the main protruding portions and disposed between the main protruding portions on the base portion.
US12212699B2

System and methods for handling on-chain cryptographic resources based on conditions generated responsive to an off-chain trigger. The system may receive a transfer request that includes a resource allocation request, generate a first blockchain function request for a list of contributor identifiers and condition sets, receive the list of contributor identifiers and condition sets, determine a subset of the list of contributor identifiers and condition sets, generate a second blockchain function request, and transmit the second operation request to a blockchain node.
US12212691B2

A method of operating a computer-controlled first device for establishing a secure data communication with a computer-controlled second device in a passenger transportation arrangement distributed control system includes: generating an encryption key including a public and private key pair; creating credentials (e.g. X.509 certificate) based on the generated encryption key; preparing a certificate signing request CSR and dispatching the CSR via a secured data communication path to a certificate authority CA that is based on a public key infrastructure PKI operated by the passenger transportation arrangement operator; receiving the certificate from the CA with a signature using a private key held secret by the operator; establishing the secure data communication with the second device by transmitting the credentials to the second device, wherein the second device accepts establishing the secure data communication upon verification of the signature of the credentials executed using a public key of the operator.
US12212682B2

An AI system and a method of preventing capture of an AI module in the AI system is disclosed. The AI system includes an input interface, a signature verification module, an AI module configured to execute multiple AI models, a hash module, and a key generation module. A signature module and the key generation module provide an output to the user in response to a received input from the user. The AI module further includes an output interface configured to transmit an output response from the signature module to the user.
US12212671B2

Systems and methods that may be used to provide policies and protocols for blocking decryption capabilities in symmetric key encryption using a unique protocol in which key derivation may include injecting a random string into each key derivation. For example, a policy may be assigned to each client device indicating whether the client device has been assigned encryption only permission or full access permission to both encrypt and decrypt data. The disclosed protocol prevents client devices with encryption only permission from obtaining keys for decryption.
US12212667B2

A first network device may install a new receive key on a data plane of the first network device, and may provide, to a second network device, a first request to install the new receive key. The first network device may receive a first indication that the new receive key is installed by the second network device, and may install a new transmit key on the data plane of the first network device based on the first indication. The first network device may provide, to the second network device, a second request to install the new transmit key, and may receive a second indication that the new transmit key is installed and that an old receive key is deleted by the second network device. The first network device may delete the old receive key from the data plane of the first network device based on the second indication.
US12212664B2

The present disclosure discloses a cloud platform resource cross-project transfer method and system, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: generating a slot position and an authentication key for a resource to be transferred based on a transfer request; generating a transfer Identity (ID) of the resource to be transferred, acquiring a project ID where the resource to be transferred is located based on a resource ID, constructing a transfer structure body, and writing the transfer structure body into a database; generating a transfer record of the transfer structure body in the database, and setting a resource status of the resource to be transferred as waiting for transfer in the transfer record; and returning the transfer ID, the authentication key, a transfer description, and the resource ID to a transfer user based on the transfer request.
US12212661B2

The present invention relates to a method for selective disclosure of confidential data of a first user to a second user of a blockchain (450). The first user is equipped with a deterministic hierarchical key portfolio (410) and selects a leaf of the tree of the portfolio as an emitter account. A secret key is derived from the chain code of this emitter account and the data to be disclosed are encrypted using this secret key. The first user transmits, by means of a first transaction, the data encrypted in this manner to a smart contract (430) which stores them in the blockchain. It transmits by means of a second transaction an access credit to the smart contract which stores it in connection with the pair formed by the emitter account of the first user and the receiver account of the second user. The second user transmits a third transaction to the smart contract from its receiver account (420). If the credit is not zero, the smart contract makes available to the receiver account the encrypted data stored in the blockchain in connection with the emitter account of the first user.
US12212658B2

The application is directed at a method and system for selective anonymization, wherein the method comprises the steps of capturing visual streaming data, identifying an anonymizable object in the visual data, for which a quantized identity (y) and an individual private key (n) is determined. Based on the individual private key (n) and the quantized identity (y), the first set of encryptions (E1) is calculated, comprising at least two distinct encryptions of the quantized identity. The first set of encryptions (E1) of the quantized identity (y) is sent to a central server, which, in return, sends an exception information indicating if an exception list of the central server comprises a set of exception encryptions (E2) which corresponds to the first set of encryptions (E1). The anonymizable object is then selectively anonymized in the streaming visual data depending on the exception information and an operating mode of the edge device, thereby generating selectively modified visual streaming data and the selectively modified visual streaming data is transmitted to a remote database.
US12212656B2

Decrypting data at a first storage system that has been encrypted at a second, separate, storage system includes the first storage system requesting a key that decrypts the data from the second storage system, the second storage system determining if the first storage system is authorized for the key, the second storage system providing the key to the first storage system in response to the first storage system being authorized, a host that is coupled to the first storage system obtaining the key from the first storage system, and the host using the key to decrypt and access the data at the first storage system. The host and the first storage system may provide failover functionality for a system that includes the second storage system. The host may obtain the key from the first storage system in response to a failure of the system that includes the second storage system.
US12212655B2

A processor with a Hash cryptographic algorithm and a data processing method are shown. In response to one single Hash cryptographic instruction of an instruction set architecture, the processor reads a first storage space within a system memory to obtain an input message of a limited length, and processes the input message in accordance with the Hash cryptographic algorithm to generate a final Hash value of a specific length.
US12212645B2

A clock frequency divider circuit and a receiver are provided. The clock frequency divider circuit includes a reset retimer circuit configured to receive a reset signal and a clock signal, output a reset buffer signal of a differential signal pair obtained by buffering the reset signal, and output a reset synchronization signal obtained by synchronizing the reset signal with the clock signal, a clock buffer circuit configured to receive the clock signal and the reset synchronization signal and output a clock buffer signal of a differential signal pair obtained by buffering the clock signal, and an IQ divider circuit configured to output first through fourth output signals having different phases based on the reset buffer signal and the clock buffer signal.
US12212637B2

Embodiments provide a delivery pacing solution to keep customers from affecting other customers. The delivery pacing solution need not be predefined or pre-configured for any customer or any particular job or job type and can be implemented in various ways, for instance, in a queue manager or a dynamic ticketing server. In some embodiments, an agent may obtain from a queue an item specifying a destination and determine whether the item has a concurrency parameter for a group associated with the destination. If so, the agent delivers the item to the destination. If not, the agent dynamically determines a concurrency parameter and returns the item to the queue with the concurrency parameter which controls a maximum number of items in the group that can be concurrently processed for delivery to the destination. A queue manager applies a concurrency rule to the item based on the concurrency parameter.
US12212628B2

Systems and methods for conducting direct peer-to-peer real time communications are disclosed. The system comprises a domain communication server. The system includes logic to receive a request on behalf of a first user, to initiate a direct peer-to-peer communication session specifying a domain name of a second user. The second user is a registered and authorized user having the domain name registered with a domain name server and authorized by the domain communication server to participate in the direct peer-to-peer real time communication with other users using the domain name. The system includes logic to offer to the second user based upon the domain name specified in the request, to initiate direct peer-to-peer communications with the first user. The system includes logic to, upon acceptance from the second user, initiate the direct peer-to-peer communication session between the first user and the second user.
US12212626B2

An electronic device that includes a power source and a wireless transmitter is controlled by a method. The method predicts a magnitude of surplus energy in the power source under the assumption that the electronic device is operated in accordance with a default schedule over a time period. The default schedule defines sampling of sensor data from at least one sensor and transmission of the sensor data by use of the wireless transmitter. The method further determines, based on the magnitude of surplus energy, a modified schedule that results in sampling of an increased amount of sensor data per unit time compared to the default schedule, and configures the electronic device to operate in accordance with the modified schedule for at least part of the time period. The method increases availability of sensor data without compromising the mission of the electronic device.
US12212622B2

An example method for data auditing for object storage public clouds includes a service broker receiving a request to store data in public object storage, where the request includes user information or a container image. The service broker, based on either the user information or the container image, determines that data auditing is necessary. The service broker creates a storage unit, in public object storage, and a storage proxy. The method further includes the storage proxy storing data, and a data auditor retrieving data from the storage proxy. The data auditor determines a data qualification for the data, and notifies the storage proxy of the data qualification.
US12212621B2

Disclosed are methods and systems for providing content. An example method can comprise receiving, at a content provider, a request for a content transmission from a first device and determining a parameter related to the first content transmission and comparing the parameter to a threshold. An example method can comprise determining, by the content provider, a second content transmission based on the comparison to the threshold and providing the second content transmission to the first in response to the request.
US12212617B2

Provided are methods and systems for data distribution over a network. A device can capture content. The device can be configured to publish the content so that other devices in a network can access the content. The publishing device can indicate to other devices on the network that the content is available for use. In response, the publishing device can receive requests for the content from the other devices. When sending a request, a requesting device can include viewing parameters that indicate capabilities of the requesting device. The publishing device can create one or more data layers that comprise the content based on the viewing parameters of requesting devices. The publishing device can also determine a transmission path to the various requesting devices and transmit the one or more data layers along the transmission path.
US12212605B2

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for managing and tracking the deployment of a cloud control within a cloud network where creation of the cloud control may be distributed between different user devices in the cloud network. A cloud control is implemented using a control policy which is composed of one or more components that provide functions for executing a functionality of the cloud control. A component workflow manager delegates control of the one or more components to different user devices and tracks the development workflow of the components as they progress through workflow states until they are ready for deployment within the cloud network.
US12212604B2

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for security assurance of a network function or service. The method comprises: generating security requirements for a network function based on a security profile and a deployment and runtime environment of the network function; generating a security policy and a security test specification for the network function based on the security requirements; deploying the network function based on the security policy; validating security compliance of the network function with the security test specification; and activating the network function or service, in response to the network function being in compliance with the security policy.
US12212589B1

A secure localization method for multi-mobile robots system based on network communication includes: Step 1, establishing a nonlinear dynamic model of a multi-mobile robots system based on network communication; Step 2, designing a secure estimator for the nonlinear dynamic model; Step 3, calculating an upper bound on a one-step prediction error covariance matrix Σi,k+1|k for each mobile robot in the network communication; Step 4, based on Σi,k+1|k, calculating an estimator gain matrix Ki,k+1 for each mobile robot in the network communication; Step 5, substituting the estimator gain matrix Ki,k+1 calculated in Step 4 into Step 2 to obtain a state estimation {circumflex over (x)}i,k+1|k+1 at time k+1; determining whether k+1 reaches a total duration M, that is, if k+1
US12212588B2

A hybrid Hidden Markov Model (HMM) and Machine Learning (ML) systems and apparatus for classification in the case of data instances with imbalanced class distribution, including a Hidden Markov Model for generating a log-likelihood score for each data instance. Implementations of the hybrid system and method detect fraudulent activity and classifies documents with accuracy that surpasses conventional classifiers. In one implementation, Hidden Markov Model (HMM) for generating a log-likelihood score based on an attribute value vector for a set of keyword features characterizing a Web page. In one implementation, the HMM generates a log-likelihood score based on an attribute value vector for page layout characterizing a document image. Resulting attribute value vectors are ranked and divided into bins grouped by log-likelihood scores within equal ranges. Various machine learning models are trained using the balanced vectors obtained by accumulating from all the bins of vectors.
US12212584B2

Systems and methods are described for identifying other instances of messages corresponding to a reported malicious message. A report of a malicious message from a user of a plurality users using a messaging system is received. Responsive to the report of the malicious message, plain text of content selected from the malicious message is provided. Thereafter, one or more segments of the plain text are selected as key content for construction of a search. A search is then executed in the messaging system for one or more other malicious messages corresponding to the reported malicious message using the selected one or more segments of the plain text with one or more match criteria or no criteria. The one or more other malicious messages corresponding to the reported malicious message are identified in the messaging system.
US12212573B2

Methods and systems are described herein for bypassing secondary tiers of authentication for particular security categories. An authentication system, when authenticating a user, may receive an authentication request with authentication data enabling authentication through a multi-tier authentication mechanism. When the request has been authenticated through a multi-tier authentication mechanism, the authentication system may identify a category associated with the request and generate a temporal unlock flag for that category of future requests, such that the temporal unlock flag indicates that multi-tier authentication is not required for a predetermined amount of time for requests of that category. The temporal unlock flag may be inserted into the user's record. When future requests of that same category are received, only a single-tier authentication mechanism may be required for authentication.
US12212567B2

Systems and methods are disclosed for online authentication of online attributes. One method includes receiving an authentication request from a rely party, the authentication request including identity information to be authenticated and credential information to be authenticated; determining whether a user account is associated with the received identity information by accessing an internal database; accessing user data of the user account determined to be associated with received identity information; determining authentication data to obtained from a user associated with the user account based on the user data of the user account and the credential information to be authenticated; transmitting a request for authentication data; receiving authentication data associated with the user; transmitting authentication data associated with the user; and receiving an authentication result from the verification data source server for the user associated with authentication data.
US12212566B2

Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for securely executing microservices are described herein. An example computer-implemented method includes: generating a session identifier for a request associated with executing one or more microservices in a microservice architecture; identifying an execution plan for the request based at least in part on a plan identifier specified for a first one of the microservices, wherein the execution plan indicates a specified order for executing the microservices for the request; maintaining a set of chained data structures to track an execution order of the microservices based on the session identifier; detecting, based at least in part on the set of chained data structures, that the execution order of the identified execution plan does not match the specified order for at least a given one of the of the one or more microservices; and in response to the detecting, preventing at least the given microservice from being executed.
US12212563B2

An authentication system includes an authentication server, a management server, and a terminal that the user possesses. The authentication server stores first biometric information of the user and performs biometric authentication of the user using the first biometric information. The management server stores the personal information of the user. When the biometric authentication of the user is successful, the authentication server transmits, to the terminal, a notification of authentication that indicates the biometric authentication of the user was successful. In response to the notification of authentication received, the terminal acquires the intent of the user regarding whether or not to accept the provision of stored personal information to a third person. When the user accepts the provision of stored personal information to the third person, the terminal transmits a notification of acceptance to the management server.
US12212562B2

Multi-factor authentication systems and methods are provided that include receiving a request to authenticate a user of a mobile device. The request for authentication may include credential information associated with the user and vehicle data. A determination may be made regarding whether the vehicle data was obtained from a vehicle via the mobile device. The received vehicle data and received credential information may be compared to stored data. When there is a match between the received vehicle data and received credential information and corresponding stored data, a notification may be provided to the user device indicating that the user has been authenticated.
US12212559B2

A security defending method, a coprocessor, and a processing apparatus are disclosed. The security defending method is applicable in a coprocessor, including: receiving a jump destination encryption request for the operation task; using mask configuration to perform first mask processing on the first jump destination address value to obtain a first intermediate jump destination address value; performing an authentication operation based on the first jump destination storage address, a key reference value corresponding to the operation task and the first intermediate jump destination address value, to obtain a first encryption result value; using the mask configuration to perform second mask processing on the first encryption result value to obtain a first intermediate encryption result value; performing an authentication operation on the first intermediate encryption result value and the first jump destination address value to obtain a first encryption jump destination address value.
US12212558B2

A system and method for performing a secure operation on a vehicle, such as to re-key a vehicle, include transmitting, from a computing device such as a service tool, a service tool request to an access management server over a wide area network, receiving over the wide area network, at the service tool, a secure service response from the access management server upon a verification of the service tool request, the secure service response containing a secure payload, and transmitting the secure payload to secure controller of a specific vehicle being serviced over a vehicle communication interface regardless of whether the service tool is connected to the wide area network.
US12212552B2

Disclosed herein are systems and methods that allow for secure access to websites and web-based applications. Also described are systems and methods for secure use and retention of user credentials, as well as methods for dynamic authentication of users and integrity checking of service providers in online environments. Thus, described in the present specification are systems and methods for constructing and destroying private, secure, browsing environments (a secure disposable browser), insulating the user from the threats associated with being online for the purposes of providing secure, policy-based interaction with online services.
US12212546B2

Systems and methods are described for implementing a device isolation service. A device isolation service creates and administers per-device virtual networks for individual computing devices, thereby isolating the computing devices from each other and limiting device-to-device communication. The device isolation service may further provide a monitored and access-controlled network that facilitates access to the isolated devices, thereby allowing “administrator” devices to access and administer devices while preventing a compromised device from seeing, probing, or compromising other devices on the network. The device isolation service may group devices by category or function, and may put devices that communicate with each other on the same virtual network while isolating other devices to different virtual networks.
US12212536B2

A server has a processor and a memory storing a message thread module with instructions executed by the processor to maintain a message thread between users of client devices. The message thread module serves a message thread with a new text entry to a client device in response to a request for the message thread from a user. Message thread state change is collected from the client device, where the message thread state change represents an indication to automatically delete the new text entry of the message thread after the duration of a transitory display period on the client device unless an indication of a gesture applied to a display screen presenting the new text entry of the message thread is received from the client device during the transitory display period. The message thread state change is queued at the server along with additional message thread state changes associated with the collecting operation performed for additional users associated with the message thread. The message thread is revised based upon the message thread state change and the additional message thread state changes to form shared message thread state. The shared message thread state is stored. The shared message thread state is supplied in response to a request for the message thread from a user.
US12212531B2

Example cross-link interference (CLI) measurement configuration methods and apparatus are described. In one example method, a first network device receives, from a second network device, a first message that indicates information about a CLI measurement. The first network device configures the CLI measurement for a terminal device based on the first message.
US12212526B2

The system monitors multiple communication channels between a first communicator and a second communicator. At least a portion of the multiple channels spatially overlap. The overlapping channels carry different communications. The system determines whether a first set of two or more channels among the multiple channels are interfering with each other. Upon detecting interference, the system obtains a first multiplicity of physical resource blocks associated with a first channel and a second multiplicity of physical resource blocks associated with a second channel, where a physical resource block comprises a frequency band of predetermined size. The system allocates a first subset of the first multiplicity of physical resource blocks to the first channel, and a second subset of the second multiplicity of physical resource blocks to the second channel, where the first subset and the second subset do not overlap.
US12212525B2

Provided are a target parameter determination method, a communication node and a storage medium. The target parameter determination method includes determining N types of information, where N is a positive integer, and a mapping relationship exists between the N types of information and a first-type set; and determining a target parameter according to the N types of information, where the target parameter includes at least one of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ-ACK) parameter or a channel parameter.
US12212517B2

The disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence of a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology, and a system therefor. The disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security- and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. A is provided for a base station in a communication system, which includes transmitting, to a terminal, a configuration for a CSI-RS resource set, wherein the configuration for the CSI-RS resource set includes information for at least one CSI-RS resource and repetition information, and wherein the at least one CSI-RS resource is associated with a same beam in case that the repetition information is set as on; and receiving, from the terminal, CSI based on the configuration for the CSI-RS resource set.
US12212513B2

Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating control information are provided. A method of wireless communication performed by a first sidelink user equipment (UE) may include transmitting, to a second sidelink UE, at least one channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) in a slot and transmitting, to the second sidelink UE, at least one sidelink synchronization signal block (S-SSB) in the slot, wherein an occupied channel bandwidth (OCB) associated with the slot satisfies a threshold based at least on the transmitting the at least one CSI-RS and the transmitting the at least one S-SSB.
US12212505B2

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. The methods, systems, and devices provide for identifying tone spacing for transmission or reception of signals. The identified tone spacing may vary depending on the transmission or reception spectrum band or signal type. Using the identified tone spacing, a number of repetitions or a number of symbols for transmission or receiver algorithm of a signal may be determined.
US12212503B2

The disclosure relates to a method for scheduling TSN flows in a communication system within a time-sensitive network. The method is implemented at a central network configuration entity. Assistance information relating to a time granularity of transmission opportunities within a radio frame is obtained from at least one TSN bridge. Based on the obtained assistance information, a plurality of TSN flows is scheduled by computing time sequences of said TSN flows down to said time granularity. The disclosure further relates to a corresponding communication system and a corresponding central network configuration entity.
US12212499B2

A method for managing traffic processed by a target network function of a communication network is disclosed. The target network function transmits and receives traffic over a communication channel that carries traffic between network functions and application functions. The method, performed by a Data Analytics Function (DAF) of a communication network, comprises receiving information about traffic flows over the communication channel, establishing a priority amongst traffic flows over the communication channel, based on the received information, generating a recommendation for traffic processing on the basis of the established priority, and sending the generated recommendation to a function in the network that has a management responsibility for the target network function.
US12212493B2

Techniques and architecture are described for inducing precise delays in a network device (network node) that has the capability to act on packets/traffic flows based on policy configurations of the network device and delays experienced by traffic in the network device. This capability may be used for testing and verification of the network device to verify that the network device meets the configured policies. Additionally, this capability may be utilized in an operational network to selectively induce delays and measure its impact for purposes such as, for example, planning, stress testing, resiliency, etc.
US12212492B2

Methods and systems are provided for latency-oriented router. An incoming packet is received on a first interface. The type of the incoming packet is determined. Upon the detection that the incoming packet belongs to latency-critical traffic, the incoming packet is duplicated into one or more copies. Subsequently, the duplicated copies are sent to a second interface in a delayed fashion where the duplicated copies are spread over a time period. The duplicated copies are received and processed at the second interface.
US12212480B2

In various examples, latency of human interface devices (HIDs) may be accounted for in determining an end-to-end latency of a system. For example, when an input is received at an HID, an amount of time for the input to reach a connected device may be computed by the HID and included in a data packet transmitted by the HID device to the connected device. The addition of the peripheral latency to the end-to-end latency determination may provide a more comprehensive latency result for the system and, where the peripheral latency of an HID is determined to have a non-negligible contribution to the end-to-end latency, a new HID component may be implemented, a configuration setting associated with the HID component may be updated, and/or other actions may be taken to reduce the contribution of the peripheral latency to the overall latency of the system.
US12212478B1

A device may calculate, based on network data associated with a network, key performance indicators (KPIs) for the network. The device may aggregate a first set of KPIs to generate a first aggregated KPI associated with a first functionality of the device and a second set of KPIs to generate a second aggregated KPI associated with a second functionality of the device. The device may receive a selection of a particular KPI from the first aggregated KPI, the first set of KPIs, the second aggregated KPI, or the second set of KPIs. The device may parse text data corresponding to a set of rules, utilized to calculate the particular KPI, to generate a parsed set of rules, and may identify particular metrics utilized to calculate the particular KPI. The device may provide one or more timeline views of the particular metrics correlated with the particular KPI.
US12212470B2

Systems and methods for using a user simulation model to facilitate detection of usage anomalies is disclosed. Usage data is received for a session between a user device and an application or service. The usage data is monitored to detect a usage anomaly, such as unusual or suspicious transactions, unexpected user or device attributes, or abnormal usage patterns. In response to detecting a request to terminate the session, the session is instead handed off to a user simulation model that simulates interactions of a user in the session. The user simulation model can be a machine learning model that is trained, using a training dataset, to simulate user interactions. When the user logs into the application or service, the session can be handed off from the user simulation model to the user, such that the session is perpetual or substantially perpetual.
US12212467B2

The disclosure describes configuration schemes for secondary cell (SCell), bandwidth part (BWP) and physical resource block (PRB) indexing. An apparatus of user equipment (UE) for BWP activation and deactivation operation is disclosed. The apparatus includes baseband circuitry that includes a radio frequency (RF) interface, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are to receive radio resource control (RRC) data via the RF interface, configure a timer for a BWP according to the RRC data, and trigger the timer for the BWP in response to detection of an event associated with an access node after the BWP has been activated.
US12212460B2

A variable configuration method and a variable configuration device thereof are disclosed. The variable configuration method for the variable configuration device includes receiving an incident prediction notification from a network at a first time instant, determining at least one variable at a second time instant in response to the incident prediction notification, and outputting the at least one variable at a third time instant. The incident prediction notification is used to instruct the variable configuration device to determine the at least one variable to respond to a quality of service (QoS) violation prediction at a fourth time instant later than the third time instant.
US12212452B2

Multiple segmentation servers are synchronized to provide failover capacity in such a way that should a failover occur, the segment numbers/playlists/encryption keys/decryption keys are identical on each of the segmentation servers. Synchronizing the contents of a segmentation server on one or more backup segmentation servers ensures that the delivery of a content stream is immune to the failure of segmentation servers, provided at least one segmentation server remains fault-free. A caching server may further facilitate the fault tolerance by checking the availability of the individual segmentation servers, collect content segments from one of the segmentation servers, and serve the content segment to clients. The caching server automatically checks a primary segmentation server to ensure it is available (e.g., online), and provides automatic failover to a backup segmentation server should the primary server experience a fault (e.g., go offline).
US12212449B2

Rapid failure detection and recovery in wireless communication networks is needed in order to meet, among other things, carrier class Ethernet transport channel standards. Thus, resilient wireless packet communications is provided using a hardware-assisted rapid transport channel failure detection algorithm and a Gigabit Ethernet data access card with an engine configured accordingly. In networks with various topologies, this is provided in combination with their existing protocols, such as rapid spanning tree and link aggregation protocols, respectively.
US12212441B2

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network node may apply a crest factor reduction (CFR) to an input signal to generate an output signal, the applying the CFR to the input signal including applying a shaping filter that distributes a first portion of CFR noise within a transmission frequency band of the output signal and a second portion of the CFR noise in at least one air interface resource that is outside of the transmission frequency band of the output signal. The network node may transmit the output signal. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12212431B2

The present invention relates to a CAN node being configured to predict, based on the at least one response message and a reference response, a fault of the CAN network and to determine a fault location of the predicted fault of the CAN network. The present disclosure also relates to a CAN system and a method for the CAN node.
US12212423B2

A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating a first logical channel of a bearer, configured with duplication, mapped to a first base station distributed unit (DU) and a second logical channel of the bearer mapped to a second base station DU. Based on activation of duplication for the bearer, the wireless device transmits first data of the first logical channel via the first base station DU and second data of the second logical channel via the second base station DU.
US12212420B2

Disclosed is a base station in a wireless communication system. Each base station in wireless communication comprises: a communication module; and a processor. The processor generates a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-ACK codebook comprising one or more bits and indicating whether or not reception of a channel or signal is successful, and transmits the HARQ-ACK codebook to the base station.
US12212418B2

Aspects of the present disclosure provide mechanisms for reducing the payload size of the channel state information (CSI) multiplexed together with deferred acknowledgement information. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may transmit combined acknowledgement information including the respective acknowledgement information for one or more of received packets, along with turbo acknowledgement information including both the respective acknowledgement information and the respective CSI feedback for one or more remaining ones of the packets within an uplink resource.
US12212414B2

Proposed is a method and device for receiving a PPDU in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a receiving STA receives the PPDU from a transmitting STA through a broadband and decodes the PPDU. The PPDU includes an STF signal. The STF signal is generated on the basis of a first STF sequence for the broadband. The first STF sequence is obtained on the basis of a first preamble puncturing pattern of the broadband. When the broadband is a 320 MHz band, the first preamble puncturing pattern includes a pattern in which a 40 MHz or 80 MHz band is punctured in the broadband. The first STF sequence is a sequence including an M sequence and is defined as {M 1 −M 0 −M 1 −M 0 M 1 −M 0 −M 1 −M 0 −M −1 M 0 M −1 M 0 −M −1 M 0 M −1 M}*(1+j)/sqrt(2).
US12212411B2

Systems, methods, and processing nodes for managing a wireless communication session perform and/or comprise: setting a signal loss threshold; comparing a signal characteristic with the signal loss threshold, wherein the signal characteristic corresponds to a duplex communication between a wireless communication device and an access node in a first frame configuration format; and in response to a determination that the signal characteristic exceeds the signal loss threshold, causing the wireless communication device and the access node to switch from the first frame configuration format to a second frame configuration format.
US12212402B2

The described features generally relate to adjusting a native antenna pattern of a satellite to adapt communications via the satellite. For example, a communications satellite may include an antenna having a feed array assembly, a reflector, and a linear actuator coupled between the feed array assembly and the reflector. The feed array assembly may have a plurality of feeds for communicating signals associated with a communications service, and the reflector may be configured to reflect the signals transmitted between the feed array assembly and one or more target devices. The linear actuator may have an adjustable length, or otherwise provide an adjustable position between the feed array assembly and the reflector. By adjusting the position of the feed array assembly relative to the reflector, the communications satellite may provide a communications service according to a plurality of native antenna patterns.
US12212398B2

An antenna system for improved satellite communication with a ground-based terminal device includes a first antenna, a feeding point, and a phase modulation unit. The first antenna is on a surface of a back cover of the terminal device, and the first antenna comprises a plurality of radiation units in an array. The feeding point feeds power and signals to the first antenna. The phase modulation unit can adjust the transmission phase of the different radiation units within the first antenna. The present disclosure also provides a wireless terminal.
US12212390B2

One innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented in a method for wireless communication. The method includes determining a configuration of reference signal (RS) resources to be used by a user-equipment (UE) to perform beam measurements, transmitting, to the UE, an indication of the configuration of the RS resources, and receiving, from the UE, a report indicating a plurality of RS resource indicators based on the beam measurements, each of the RS resource indicators being associated with one of the RS resources. In some aspects, the BS selects a subset of the RS resources based on the report from the UE, transmits, to the UE, an indication to provide channel measurement information for the subset of the RS resources, and receives a report including the channel measurement information from the UE. The BS may also perform joint precoding of signals for transmission via the RS resources based on the channel measurement information.
US12212389B2

The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for radio-link monitoring operations in radio networks that include beam-specific bandwidth parts.
US12212385B2

According to one or more embodiments, a network node is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to: feedback a total momentary carrier power associated with a plurality of co-sited carriers for controlling a respective power of each of the plurality of co-sited carriers. Further, according to one or more embodiments, a method performed by a network node is provided. The method includes feeding back a total momentary carrier power associated with a plurality of co-sited carriers for controlling a respective power of each of the plurality of co-sited carriers.
US12212384B2

Methods, systems, and devices for reducing channel state information feedback channel overhead by compressing coefficients of precoding vectors and reporting a subset of the compressed coefficients based on several parameters including network-signaled parameters. Some embodiments may be used in wireless communication embodiments in which channel state information from many layers and many frequency domain units need to be reported.
US12212383B2

An accompanying matrix adjH(z, t) of a transfer function matrix H(z, t) established between a transmission station and a reception station is defined as a transmission weight WT(z). An M sequence part is divided into two blocks to obtain an M sequence first half part and an M sequence second half part. A training symbol #1 having the M sequence second half part and the M sequence first half part in that order and a training symbol #2 having the M sequence first half part and the M sequence second half part in that order are processed by the transmission weight WT(z). In the receiving station, a virtual training signal block having the M sequence part S and the M sequence first half part is generated. A communication path response R(m) is calculated by a slide correlation method for the virtual training signal block.
US12212373B2

A method for ascertaining an Intermodulation source by measuring intermodulation in a transmission link having the steps of simultaneously supplying a first and second test signals to the transmission link; measuring an output signal from the transmission link in response to the supplied test signals and analyzing the output signal in a discrete frequency spectrum to determine an intermodulation signal level (PPIM) at a discrete intermodulation frequency (fPIM), the measurement frequency range of the frequency spectrum having at least the signal level (P0 . . . n) associated with a further discrete measurement frequency (f0 . . . n).
US12212365B2

A telecom system is disclosed with a laser controlled by an acousto-optic deflector including an optical element having a surface with one or more steps formed thereon; a conductive layer formed on the surface with the steps; one or more crystals secured to each step; and electrodes positioned on each surface of each crystal.
US12212361B2

Disclosed are an SDBANS controller and associated orchestration system configured to implement scalable transport network slicing in an XGS-PON. Accordingly, the orchestration system configures the SDBANS controller for different regions and maps TN NSSI ID information to an OLT port of an SD-CPON OLT. The OLT port is allocated by the SDBANS controller.
US12212356B2

Apparatus and methods for modulation partition and transmission via multiple antennas for enhanced transmit power capability are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an RF communication system includes a transceiver that generates a first RF signal and a second RF signal corresponding to partitions of a modulated RF signal. For example, the first RF signal and the second RF signal can be associated with different RB allocations of one or more channels of a frequency band. The RF communication system further includes a first transmit chain that processes the first RF signal to generate a first RF output signal for transmission on a first antenna, and a second transmit chain that processes the second RF signal to generate a second RF output signal for transmission on a second antenna.
US12212340B2

According to certain embodiments, a method by a transmitter is provided for adaptively generating precoder bits for a Polar code. The method includes acquiring at least one configuration parameter upon which a total number of precoder bits depends. The at least one configuration parameter comprising at least one of an information block length K, a code block length N, and/or a code rate R=K/N. The total number of precoder bits is determined, and the precoder bits for a code block are generated according to the determined total number of precoder bits. The precoder bits are placed within the code block.
US12212338B1

The disclosure describes a syndrome decoder circuit including: a syndrome computation circuit configured to receive K bits of message bits and P bits of parity bits to calculate S bits of syndrome bits; a X bits weight correction circuit configured to receive multiple sets of first number of bits of the syndrome bits and a first digits of the K bits of message bits to generate a first set of correction masks for the first digits of K bits of message bits; and a X−1 bits weight correction circuit configured to receive multiple sets of second number of bits of the syndrome bits and a second digits of the K bits of message bits to generate a second set of correction masks for the second digits of K bits of message bits. The first number is not equal to the second number.
US12212329B2

A device (e.g., SAR ADC device) include a DAC circuit and generates a digital output based on logic circuitry that includes SAR logic. Additional logic circuitry includes delta modulation circuitry and dynamic element matching circuitry. The delta modulation circuitry provides several digital outputs of the SAR DAC, while the dynamic element matching circuitry selects a different set of capacitors from the DAC circuit. Each cycle is added together and averaged, and then added to the digital output from the SAR logic.
US12212321B1

A low power sequential circuit (e.g., latch) uses a non-linear polar capacitor to retain charge with fewer transistors than traditional CMOS sequential circuits. In one example, a sequential circuit includes pass-gates and inverters, but without a feedback mechanism or memory element. In another example, a sequential uses load capacitors (e.g., capacitors coupled to a storage node and a reference supply). The load capacitors are implemented using ferroelectric material, paraelectric material, or linear dielectric. In one example, a sequential uses minority, majority, or threshold gates with ferroelectric or paraelectric capacitors. In one example, a sequential circuit uses minority, majority, or threshold gates configured as NAND gates.
US12212313B2

In an embodiment, a phase change switch device is provided. The phase change switch includes a phase change material, a set of heaters arranged to heat the phase change material, and a switch arrangement. The switch arrangement includes a plurality of switches, and is configured to selectively provide electrical power to the set of the heaters.
US12212310B2

An electronic device includes a GaN power FET, a GaN driver coupled to the GaN power FET and a gate bias circuit coupled to the GaN driver. The GaN power FET and the GaN driver are monolithically integrated on a single GaN die. The gate bias circuit is predominately monolithically integrated on the single GaN die and includes only one active component external to the single GaN die. In one embodiment, the only active component external to the single GaN die is a linear regulator. In another embodiment, the only active component external to the single GaN die is a shunt regulator. In yet another embodiment, the only active component external to the single GaN die is a Zener diode.
US12212308B2

An oscillator comprising a first oscillator circuit having a first inductive portion, a plurality of shared switches for selectively connecting a shared oscillator tuning circuit and a second oscillator circuit having a second inductive portion, the plurality of shared switches and the shared oscillator tuning circuit. In some embodiments, when the first oscillator circuit is active, the second oscillator circuit is inactive to allow the sharing of the shared oscillator tuning circuit.
US12212300B2

A MEMS (microelectromechanical system) resonator with a material layer of single-crystalline silicon, at least one layer made of material with low thermal diffusivity to reduce thermoelastic dissipations in the MEMS resonator, a layer of piezoelectric material, and a layer made of electrically conducting material. The layer with low thermal diffusivity is between the single-crystalline silicon layer and the piezoelectric layer, or between the piezoelectric layer and the electrically conducting layer. The use of a material layer of low thermal diffusivity.
US12212298B2

A micro-mechanical resonator die includes: micro-mechanical resonator die layers; a cavity formed in at least one of the micro-mechanical resonator die layers; and a micro-mechanical resonator suspended in the cavity. The micro-mechanical resonator includes: a base; a first resonator portion extending from the base along a first plane; and a second resonator portion extending from the base along a second plane. The first resonator portion is configured to operate in an out-of-plane flexural mode that displaces at least part of the first resonator portion out of the first plane. The second resonator portion is configured to operate in an out-of-plane flexural mode that displaces at least part of the second resonator portion out of the second plane and out-of-phase relative to the first resonator portion.
US12212292B2

In certain examples, the disclosure involves or is directed to a circuit-based apparatus that has a T-network, and a plurality of circuit paths with a first path having a first switching node to respond to an RF input signal that is characterized by a first phase, and with a second path having a second switching node to respond to the RF input signal characterized by a second phase that is different than the first phase. The circuit paths may be configured as a push-pull amplification circuit. The T-network may be arranged between the first and second switching nodes and may include a variable impedance circuit. The variable impedance circuit may be adjusted, in accordance with a selected frequency of the RF input signal. The T-network may be characterized by a resonance frequency shunts a second harmonic current associated with the resonance frequency, thereby permitting for use of different selected frequencies.
US12212286B2

A complementary envelope detector contemplates using two pair of mirrored transistors to provide a differential output envelope signal to an associated envelope tracking integrated circuit (ETIC) that supplies control voltages to an array of power amplifiers. While bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) may be used, other exemplary aspects use field effect transistors (FETs). In an exemplary aspect, a first pair are negative channel FETs (nFETs) and a second pair are positive channel FETs (pFETs).
US12212284B2

Apparatus and methods for saturation detection of power amplifiers are provided. In certain embodiments, a power amplifier system includes a carrier amplifier including a first capacitor and a first gain bipolar transistor having a base configured to receive a radio frequency signal through the first capacitor. The power amplifier system further includes a saturation detector including a resistor and a detection bipolar transistor that is located within 20 μm of the first gain bipolar transistor. The detection bipolar transistor has a base connected to the base of the first gain bipolar transistor through the resistor and a collector that generates a saturation detection current indicating a saturation of the first gain bipolar transistor.
US12212276B2

An apparatus for harvesting energy, such as solar, wind, wave, thermal, and the like, including a solar panel and a duct supporting the solar panel at an operational angle. The duct comprises a bottom shroud and side shrouds, therein forming a large aperture, a small aperture, and an oblique frustum shaped cavity. The oblique frustum shaped cavity is configured to direct a flow of fluid from the large aperture to the small aperture. A flow energy generator, such as a turbine, located at the small aperture is configured to collect flow energy. Temperature differences between the solar panel and the environment may be used to harvest thermal energy with a thermoelectric generator. Fluid flow under the solar panel may decrease the panel temperature and increase the efficiency. Generators may be operated in reverse to lower the solar panel temperature and increase efficiency.
US12212262B2

A power converting apparatus includes a converter circuit converting an alternating-current voltage output from an alternating-current power supply into a direct-current voltage. The converter circuit includes unit converters. The power converting apparatus generates a reference duty on the basis of detection values of a current detector and a voltage detector and generates, on the basis of a result of comparison between the reference duty and a carrier signal, a pulse-width modulation signal for controlling the switching element. In each of the unit converters, the pulse-width modulation signal has one pulse within a carrier period and has pulses for the number of phases within a leveling period, the leveling period being obtained by multiplying the carrier period by the number of phases. The pulses for the number of phases within the leveling period have phases all different from each other in the respective carrier periods.
US12212255B2

Provided are an electric motor control device and an electric motor control method with high reliability capable of performing noise reduction control (or sensorless control) by superimposing a radio-frequency voltage and capable of performing compensation of a dead time of an inverter with a minimum necessary configuration. The electric motor control device includes: a radio-frequency voltage superimposing unit that adds a radio-frequency voltage command value to a fundamental wave voltage command value and outputs a voltage command value; a radio-frequency current estimation value calculation unit that estimates a radio-frequency current value from the radio-frequency voltage command value; a dead time compensation current estimation value calculation unit that adds a radio-frequency current estimation value estimated by the radio-frequency current estimation value calculation unit to a fundamental wave current command value; and a dead time compensation voltage calculation unit that compensates an output voltage of an inverter according to a dead time compensation current estimation value calculated by the dead time compensation current estimation value calculation unit.
US12212253B2

An electric motor system is provided. The electric motor system includes a drive circuit including an inverter configured to supply variable frequency current over a first duration and a switch configured to supply line frequency current over a second duration. The electric motor system further includes an electric motor coupled to the drive circuit and a controller communicatively coupled to the drive circuit. The controller is configured to control the inverter to supply variable frequency current to the electric motor over the first duration, determine to control the drive circuit to transition from supplying variable frequency current to supplying line frequency current, measure at least one parameter of the inverter, compute, based on the at least one measured parameter, an adjustment to a default parameter to enable the inverter to reach a threshold output frequency, and operate the inverter based on the computed adjustment to the default parameter.
US12212252B2

An example system including an electrostatic machine including a rotor plate comprising a plurality of rotor electrodes, and rotatably fixed to a shaft configured to rotate about an axis; a stator plate comprising a plurality of stator electrodes, and rotatably fixed to a housing defining the rotor plate, the stator plate, and at least a portion of the shaft; an excitation circuit electrically; a controller, comprising: a rotor feedback circuit structured to interpret a voltage response value; a rotor position characterizing circuit structured to determine a voltage injection value; and a rotor position circuit structured to determine a calibrated rotor position value in response to the rotor position value; and wherein the excitation circuit is responsive to the voltage injection value to inject a voltage on at least one of the plurality of rotor electrodes or stator electrodes.
US12212247B2

Three-phase interleaved resonant converters with integrated magnetics are described. In various examples, transformers are integrated into a transformer core of a converter. A primary side circuit includes a set of circuit segments corresponding to phases of the three-phase interleaved converter. Each of the circuit segments include an integrated winding component that provides a transformer primary winding and a resonant inductor connected in series.
US12212246B2

Technologies for safely lowering a DC link voltage potential include detecting shut down of a system that is powered by the DC link energy storage system and initiating an operating mode to dissipate energy as a form of loss without utilizing an additional resistor, that is, dissipating the DC link internally to the enclosed power module.
US12212238B2

A voltage converter includes an input voltage line; an inductor coupled to the input voltage line; transistors coupled to the inductor; an output voltage line coupled to at least one of the transistors; a current sensor coupled to at least one of the input voltage line, the inductor, or the output voltage line; and a comparator coupled between the current sensor and the transistors. A DC-DC converter may include a voltage converter having an inductor and a plurality of transistors and configured to convert an input voltage into a power voltage and output the power voltage to an output terminal, an input current sensor configured to sense the input current of the converter, and a controller configured to change the slew rate of an inductor voltage in response to the input current of the converter and a preset reference current.
US12212223B2

A charging circuit can include: a first module having a plurality of power transistors, and being coupled between a first port and a reference ground; a second module having a plurality of power transistors, and being coupled between a second port and the reference ground; at least one inductor coupled between the first module and the second module; and where at least one of the first module and the second module forms a multi-level converter with the at least one inductor.
US12212220B2

A programmable switch converter controller for a power stage with a switch, an inductor, and a diode, includes a pulse-width modulator. The pulse-width modulator is configured to: generate an on-time interval (Ton) that is fixed or proportional to a demand signal proportional to a load adapted to be coupled to an output of the power stage; generate an off-time interval (Toff) that is inversely proportional to the product of a voltage across the inductor while the switch is off and a demand signal proportional to the load; initiate Ton when Toff elapses; and initiate Ton responsive to an external trigger signal.
US12212219B2

A rotary mechanical system includes an electric machine, such as an electric motor, and a housing at least partially housing one or more components of the electric machine. The housing defines an electrical cavity and a coolant cavity. The electrical cavity houses one or more electrical components, such as a stator, of the electric machine. The coolant cavity is configured to receive a liquid coolant, such as ethylene glycol and water, from a liquid coolant system. The housing is configured to seal a two-phase refrigerant within the electrical cavity to transfer heat from the one or more electrical components to a wall of the electrical cavity and from the wall of the electrical cavity to the liquid coolant.
US12212218B2

A device includes a rotary electric machine, a liquid supply member configured to supply liquid to the rotary electric machine, and a facing member facing the rotary electric machine in an axial direction with the liquid supply member interposed therebetween. The liquid is supplied to the liquid supply member via the facing member.
US12212215B2

Disclosed power systems include an engine configured to output mechanical power via an engine shaft, a generator, and a fan. The generator includes a rotor shaft coupled to a rotor assembly and is configured to be coupled to the engine shaft via a threaded connection. One of the engine shaft or the rotor shaft includes an outer diameter thread and the other of the engine shaft or the rotor shaft comprises an inner diameter thread to form the threaded connection. The fan includes a first aperture configured to receive one of the engine shaft or the rotor shaft. The threaded connection is configured to axially compress the fan between the one of the engine shaft and the rotor shaft having the inner diameter threads of the threaded connection and an abutting surface on the one of the engine shaft or the rotor shaft having the outer diameter threads of the threaded connection, such that the fan rotates to generate an airflow through the generator when the engine shaft turns the rotor shaft.
US12212213B2

The present invention relates to an electric actuator (50) suitable for driving a movable element for a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning system for a motor vehicle, including an electric motor (2) comprising a stator (3), a rotor (4) extending along an axis (X), a pinion (5) rigidly connected to the rotor (4), a drive mechanism (6) comprising: a planet carrier (7), at least one planet gear (8) held by the planet carrier (7), the planet gear (8) being suitable for being rotated by the pinion (5), an output ring gear (11) suitable for being rotated by the at least one planet gear (8), a drive socket (12) rigidly connected to the output ring gear (11) and suitable for driving the movable element, the drive socket (12) being at a distance from the electric motor (2) along the direction of the axis (X) of the rotor (4).
US12212212B2

A superconducting generator including an armature configured to be rotated via a shaft and a stationary field disposed concentric to and radially outward from the armature. The stationary field including a superconducting field winding and a vacuum vessel having an inner wall of one of a non-magnetic material or a paramagnetic material facing the armature, an opposed outer wall of a ferromagnetic material and a plurality of sidewalls coupling the inner wall and the opposed outer wall. The superconducting field winding is disposed in the vacuum vessel. A wind turbine and method are additionally disclosed. The wind turbine includes a rotor having a plurality of blades. The wind turbine further includes a shaft coupled to the rotor. Moreover, the wind turbine includes the superconducting generator coupled to the rotor via the shaft.
US12212207B2

A stator includes a split-core assembly that includes a split core, a bobbin, a coil, and a terminal holder. The terminal holder has an insulating protrusion, and when two split-core assemblies are coupled to each other, the insulating protrusion of any one terminal holder overlaps the other terminal holder.
US12212202B2

The invention relates to a rotary electric machine, in particular for a motor vehicle, including: a stator (100) comprising a stator body (110) and an electrical coil, said electrical coil including a plurality of phase windings (120) forming a bundle (125) that protrudes from an axial end face of the stator body, each phase winding including an end forming a coil connection point (122); and at least one electrical connection member (150) positioned in continuation of the stator (100) and comprising at least one electrically conductive element (155) which is overmolded with an electrically insulating material (126) and extends radially out of the electrically insulating material to form at least two connection outputs (153, 154) to which the connection points are connected.
US12212198B2

Provided is a coil including first and second lead parts, and a winding part. The winding part includes first to n-th turns. The winding part includes first and second coil ends. The first lead part extends from the first turn to the n-th turn along an upper surface of the first coil end. The second lead part extends from the n-th turn. The first and second lead parts include respective ends that are equal in height from the upper surface of the first coil end when viewed from a radial direction, and are equidistant from the n-th turn when viewed from an axial direction.
US12212196B2

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, for producing an electrical apparatus. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method includes identifying a first electrical apparatus including a first winding configured to receive a first voltage, the first winding including a first electrical coil and a second coil coupled in series. The method also includes determining, based on a reduction rate, one or more characteristics of a second electrical apparatus including a second winding configured to receive the first voltage, the second winding including a third electrical coil and a fourth coil coupled in parallel. Each of the first coil and the second coil including a first number of turns and each of the third coil and the fourth coil including a second number of turns. The reduction rate is associated with a ratio based on a reducing number of turns and the first number of turns.
US12212191B2

A planar drive system comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises a plurality of stator conductors. The rotor comprises a magnet device comprising at least one rotor magnet. The stator is configured to energize the stator conductors. A magnetic interaction can be produced between energized stator conductors of the stator and the magnet device of the rotor in order to drive the rotor. The stator is configured to carry out the energizing of the stator conductors by a current control based on a pulse-width modulation. Due to the current control, a ripple current in energized stator conductors of the stator and thereby an alternating magnetic field can be generated. The rotor comprises at least one rotor coil in which an alternating voltage can be induced due to the alternating magnetic field.
US12212183B2

A stator for an electric motor, wherein the stator has a laminated stator core which is formed from a multitude of individual teeth that can be arranged in a ring around an axis of rotation of the electric motor and interconnected in the circumferential direction, wherein each individual tooth of the plurality of individual teeth is flanked on both sides along the circumferential direction by a further individual tooth from among the plurality of individual teeth and has a connection portion for mechanically fixing the individual tooth to the individual teeth by which it is flanked, and wherein at least some of the individual teeth each have a pressing portion for elastic and/or plastic deformation and establishment of a press-fit connection between the laminated stator core and a radially inner axle, so that, upon joining of the stator to the axle, the stator can be fixed to the axle through the deformation of the pressing portions and a force acting on the axle as a result of the deformation between laminated stator core and axle.
US12212181B2

Embodiments are directed to a microgrid power system, and applications thereof. In an embodiment, the microgrid power system comprises a power station including an AC power source and a stabilizing battery system. The power station may be configured to generate an AC power and to provide the first AC power to a power distribution network. A plurality of load centers may be connected to the power distribution system. Each load center may include a local battery and a switch connecting the power station to a local load. A system controller may open the switch to provide power from the local battery to the local load, and close the switch to provide power from the power station to the local load. In an embodiment, a microgrid controller may determine an amount of AC power generated by the power station that may be consumed by each load center.
US12212177B2

A method and a system for adjusting a double-sided LCC compensation network of a wireless charging system are provided. The method includes: obtaining a standard coupling coefficient, a rated operating frequency, and rated parameter values of compensation elements in the wireless charging system; determining change rates of output performance of the wireless charging system; determining an adjustable compensation element; obtaining a real-time coupling coefficient between the primary-side transmitting coil and the secondary-side receiving coil; determining whether the real-time coupling coefficient is less than a coupling coefficient threshold; and adjusting an operating frequency of the wireless charging system when the real-time coupling coefficient is not less than the coupling coefficient threshold; or adjusting both an operating frequency of the wireless charging system and the adjustable compensation element when the real-time coupling coefficient is less than the coupling coefficient threshold.
US12212160B2

A power transmission apparatus 101 includes a communication unit 206 configured to wirelessly communicate with a power reception apparatus using an antenna, a power transmission unit 203 configured to wirelessly transfer power to the power reception apparatus using the antenna, a detection unit 204 configured to measure at least either a voltage or a current output from the antenna in a period where the transfer of the power is stopped and the communication by the communication unit 206 is not performed, and determine that there is an object different from the power reception apparatus based on the result of the measurement, and a control unit 201 configured to, if there is determined to be the object different from the power reception apparatus, restrict the transfer of the power.
US12212157B2

A power transmitter (101) comprises a transmitter coil (103) for generating the power transfer signal during a power transfer phase. A driver (201) generates a drive signal for the transmitter coil (103) to generate the power transfer signal during the power transfer phase. A communicator (205) receives messages from the power receiver (105) and a controller (203) is arranged to, during the power transfer phase, generate a reduced power time interval during which a power level of the power transfer signal is reduced where the reduced power time interval is generated in response to the communicator (205) receiving a reduced power time interval request message from the power receiver (105). The power receiver (105) may generate a request message when e.g. a change in operating mode occurs. The power receiver (105) may ensure that a request message, and thus a reduced power time interval, is only generated when the power receiver can handle a power interruption for the power transfer signal.
US12212154B2

A wireless transmission system for transmitting AC wireless signals includes a transmission controller configured to provide first driving signals for driving the first transmission antenna. The wireless transmission system further includes a power conditioning system configured to receive the driving signals, receive input power from an input power source, and generate the AC wireless signals based, at least in part, on the first driving signal and the input power source. The wireless transmission system further includes a first transmission antenna configured for coupling with one or more other antennas and configured to transmit the AC wireless signals to the one or more other antennas, receive the AC wireless signals from one or more other antennas, and repeat the AC wireless signals to the one or more other antennas.
US12212150B2

A wall outlet inductive charger includes a base connected to a set of terminals for receiving power supply conductors. A faceplate is connected to the base. The faceplate includes a charging portion. A charger housing is connected to the base and positioned between the base and the faceplate. A charging pad including an inductive coil is positioned in the charger housing.
US12212146B2

A solar cell assembly is presented. The solar cell assembly includes one or more solar cell units coupled in series. The solar cell unit includes a first solar cell series and a second solar cell series connected in parallel. The first and second solar cell series include a plurality of solar cells connecting in series respectively. The solar cell assembly also includes a bypass diode coupled to each solar cell unit and shared between the first and second solar cell series in each solar cell unit.
US12212139B2

In a server, an acquisition unit obtains, from a vehicle through a communication apparatus, history information indicating that demand and supply of electric power has been performed for a power grid PG, and information on the state of charge of a battery. A control unit determines priorities of a plurality of DERs for a DR request. The control unit determines a priority of the vehicle so that the vehicle is less likely to be selected for the DR request, when the SOC obtained by the acquisition unit has changed although the acquisition unit has not received the history information.
US12212133B2

A medium-voltage grid-connected photovoltaic inverter system includes: a photovoltaic inverter, a medium-voltage transformer, a medium-voltage switch, and an inverter grid-connected controller. A direct current input terminal of the photovoltaic inverter is connected to a direct current bus. A low-voltage side of the medium-voltage transformer is connected to an alternating current output terminal of the photovoltaic inverter. An input terminal of the medium-voltage switch is connected to a high-voltage side of the medium-voltage transformer, and an output terminal of the medium-voltage switch is configured to be connected to a medium-voltage grid. A current sensor is integrated in the medium-voltage switch to detect a grid-connected current of the photovoltaic inverter system and output a current detection signal.
US12212126B2

A cable system is provided which is configured with both electric wires and a fluid conduit running through the axial passage of a surrounding flexible sheath of the cable. The system allows for communication of electricity over the wires for electrical circuits and concurrent communication of a fire ignition suppressant fluid or gas through the fluid conduit, to all points in an electric circuit using the cable. One or both of a dye or scent can be included in the ignition suppressant fluid.
US12212104B1

The present utility model discloses a conversion and conduction structure for a power converter, comprising the power converter including an upper cover of a main body, a lower cover of the main body, a bracket, a UK-standard pin assembly, a US-standard pin assembly, a hybrid plug assembly of the type CEE7/7, a CN-standard or an AU-standard pin assembly; Plugs in different countries are correspondingly connected in conduction with pins of different national specifications, especially ground wires in plugs in different countries are connected in conduction with pins of ground wires of different national specifications, thereby improving the safety of the power converter.
US12212094B2

A connector includes: an electric wire; a terminal connected to the electric wire; a housing having a housing space to house a connection portion of the electric wire and the terminal; a seal member to seal an opening portion of the housing space to isolate the connection portion housed in the housing space from an outside; and a heat storage member located in the housing space.
US12212092B2

The present disclosure describes a power cable connector. The connector includes a main body having a bore therethrough, a first threaded section, and a second threaded section; a back cover having a third threaded section configured engage the first threaded section of the main body; a pair of female conductor pins configured to be coupled to inner conductors of a power cable; an insulator having one or more recesses extending along an outer surface and a fourth threaded section configured to engage with the second threaded section of the main body, the insulator having a pair of inner channels extending therethrough sized to receive the pair of female conductor pins; an end cap including one or more recesses; and a locking nut including one or more protrusions extending radially inward. When the locking nut is inserted onto the insulator and end cap, the one or more recesses of the insulator and one or more recesses of the end cap are configured to receive and guide the one or more protrusions of the locking nut to secure the end cap to the insulator. Connector assemblies are also described herein.
US12212083B2

Various configurations of compressible electrical assemblies are disclosed herein. Each variation of the compressible electrical assemblies includes at least one dielectric, an inner conductor and an outer conductor. Each inner and outer conductor may be configured as a compressible contact. One embodiment of a compressible electrical assembly includes an inner compressible contact, and outer compressible contact and a dielectric disposed at least partially between the inner compressible contact and the outer compressible contact. Each compressible contact also has a divaricated-cut section with a plurality of cuts defined by at least one cut angle measured between a pair of opposing inner surfaces.
US12212080B2

Various embodiments that pertain to a loop antenna are described. The loop antenna can be a single loop antenna that switches between a first phase and a second phase. While operating at different phases, the loop antenna can function at the same frequency. The loop antenna can observe a response to the frequency at the first phase and the frequency at the second phase. This can provide a wider range of information over operation in a single phase.
US12212079B2

Systems and methods are provided for a digital beamformed phased array feed. The system may include a radome configured to allow electromagnetic waves to propagate; a multi-band software defined antenna array tile; a power and clock management subsystem configured to manage power and time of operation; a thermal management subsystem configured to dissipate heat generated by the multi-band software defined antenna array tile; and an enclosure assembly. The multi-band software defined antenna array tile may include a plurality of coupled dipole array antenna elements; a plurality of frequency converters; and a plurality of digital beamformers.
US12212067B2

The present disclosure provides an antenna, a method for manufacturing an antenna and a communication system. The antenna includes: a dielectric layer; a first electrode having at least one first opening therein; at least one radiating structure on a side of the dielectric layer different from that with the first electrode thereon; an orthographic projection of the radiating structure on the dielectric layer is located in that of the first opening on the dielectric layer; each radiating structure includes a second electrode and a third electrode, orthographic projections of the second and third electrodes on the dielectric layer are located in that of the first opening on the dielectric layer, the orthographic projections of the second and third electrodes on the dielectric layer are not overlapped; at least one first feed line and at least one second feed line.
US12212060B2

An electronic device and an antenna module are provided. The electronic device includes a metal housing with a slot having an open end and a first upper edge portion located at an upper edge of the slot. The antenna module is arranged in the metal housing and includes a carrier board, a feeding element, a radiating element with a feeding portion connected to the feeding element, and a first parasitic radiating element arranged on the carrier board and connected or coupled to the first upper edge portion. A vertical projection of the radiating element on the metal housing at least partially overlaps the slot. One side of the first parasitic radiating element is near an edge of the open end. The radiating element is fed with a signal through the feeding element to generate a resonant mode and is coupled to the slot to excite another resonant mode.
US12212031B2

Disclosed is a cavity filter including a housing, and a first sheet-shaped resonant rod, a second sheet-shaped resonant rod, and a third sheet-shaped resonant rod disposed in the housing. The first sheet-shaped resonant rod includes a first upright section and a first extension section extending from one side of the first upright section. The second sheet-shaped resonant rod includes a second upright section and a second extension section extending from one side of the second upright section. The second upright section, the first upright section, and the third sheet-shaped resonant rod are connected to the housing, and the first extension section and the second extension section extend toward each other. Capacitive coupling is formed between the first and second sheet-shaped resonant rods. Capacitive coupling or inductive coupling is formed between the second and third sheet-shaped resonant rods and between the first and third sheet-shaped resonant rods.
US12212027B2

A system includes a reversible proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell stack configured to receive oxygen and to controllably receive water and hydrogen, an electrical bus for coupling to a vehicle engine to receive electricity, the electrical bus coupled to the reversible fuel cell stack to controllably receive electricity from the fuel cell stack and provide electricity to the reversible fuel cell stack, and a hydrogen storage unit coupled to controllably receive hydrogen from the fuel cell stack, provide hydrogen to the fuel cell stack, and to provide hydrogen to a hydrogen gas powered electricity generator unit to couple to the electrical bus.
US12212026B2

A highly efficient fuel cell capable of reasonably and effectively utilizing an internal reforming reaction is obtained even when an anode layer provided in a fuel cell element has a thickness of several tens of micron order. A fuel cell single unit is configured to include a reducing gas supply path for supplying a gas containing hydrogen to an anode layer, a steam supply path for supplying steam generated in a fuel cell element to the reducing gas supply path, and an internal reforming catalyst layer for producing hydrogen from a raw fuel gas by a steam reforming reaction are provided in the fuel cell single unit, and at least one steam supply path is provided on an upstream side of the internal reforming catalyst layer in a flow direction of the reducing gas supplied to the anode layer.
US12212025B2

An aircraft electrical power supply system includes a fuel cell auxiliary power unit (APU) that supplies auxiliary electrical power to an aircraft, a fuel cell power plant that supplies primary electrical power to the aircraft, and a hydrogen storage unit that supplies hydrogen to the fuel cell APU and the fuel cell power plant.
US12212024B2

A fuel supply arrangement with a fuel supply duct that supplies fuel from a fuel storage reservoir to a fuel cell. The fuel supply duct is between a fuel provision port and a fuel supply port, and a fuel circulation duct is connected to the fuel supply duct to return unconsumed fuel from the fuel cell to the fuel supply duct. A jet nozzle in the fuel supply duct uses negative flow pressure, draws unconsumed fuel from the fuel circulation duct and mixes it into the fuel supply duct. A bypass duct connected to the fuel supply duct bypasses the jet nozzle. A pressure monitoring device monitors pressure in the fuel supply duct and outputs a signal when the pressure drops below a specific value. An activation device activates the bypass duct in response to the signal to bypass the jet nozzle to supply fuel to the fuel cell.
US12212023B2

A cell stack device includes a cell stack and an end current collector. The cell stack includes a plurality of cells arrayed therein. The end current collector is located in an end portion of the cell stack in an array direction of the plurality of cells. The end current collector includes a surface exposed to an oxidizing atmosphere covered with a covering material including manganese and a surface exposed to a reducing atmosphere covered with a film different from the covering material.
US12212016B2

A battery cell includes an electrode assembly and a packaging bag, where the electrode assembly includes a tab, the packaging bag is configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, a sealing zone is formed on a periphery of the packaging bag, one end of the tab is electrically connected to a body of the electrode assembly, and an other end of the tab protrudes out of the sealing zone; the sealing zone is provided with a weak zone, and in a predetermined temperature range, a packaging tension of the weak zone in the packaging bag reduces to release gas inside the battery cell to the outside of the battery cell.
US12212015B2

The present application discloses a battery and a related device, preparation method, and preparation apparatus thereof. The battery includes: a plurality of battery cells, at least one battery cell of the plurality of battery cells including a pressure relief mechanism, and the pressure relief mechanism being configured, when an internal pressure of the at least one battery cell reaches a threshold, to be actuated to release the internal pressure; and a bus component configured to electrically connect the plurality of battery cells, wherein the pressure relief mechanism and the bus component are respectively arranged on different sides of the at least one battery cell, such that emissions from the at least one battery cell are discharged in a direction away from the bus component when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated.
US12212008B2

A battery includes a battery can which includes a cylindrical portion having an opening edge portion at one end portion and a bottom portion closing the other end portion of the cylindrical portion, an electrode assembly which is housed in the cylindrical portion, and an opening sealing body which seals an opening formed in the opening edge portion. The opening sealing body includes a terminal portion and a gasket interposed in a compressed state between the terminal portion and the opening edge portion. The opening edge portion includes at least a base portion extending in an axial direction of the cylindrical portion and a tongue portion protruding from the base portion, and the tongue portion extends inward in a radial direction of the cylindrical portion so as to cover an upper surface of the gasket.
US12212002B2

Provided is a binder composition for an electrochemical device electrode with which it is possible to form an electrode mixed material layer that has excellent peel strength and dusting resistance and that can cause an electrochemical device to display excellent rate characteristics. The binder composition for an electrochemical device electrode contains a binder and an organic solvent. The binder includes a particulate polymer A and a polymer B. The particulate polymer A has a core-shell structure including a core portion and a shell portion at least partially covering an outer surface of the core portion, and a polymer forming the shell portion has a glass-transition temperature of −50° C. to 20° C. A mixture obtained by mixing the polymer B in a concentration of 8 mass % with the organic solvent has a viscosity at a shear rate of 1 s−1 of 100 mPa·s to 10,000 mPa·s.
US12211996B2

A battery includes a cathode layer, a cathode current collector on the cathode layer, an anode layer on the cathode layer, an anode current collector on the anode layer, a separator between the cathode layer and the anode layer, and an electrolyte, wherein the cathode layer includes a plurality of crystal grains of a cathode active material and aligned in a first direction, and at least one groove formed in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the cathode layer that is in contact with the separator, and wherein a side surface of the cathode layer exposed by the at least one groove is aligned with a <101> crystal direction, a crystal direction, wherein h and k are integers greater than or equal to 1, or a combination thereof, of the crystal grains of the cathode active material.
US12211995B2

A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery, including lithium titanium-based composite particles comprising: a lithium titanium oxide represented by LixTiyOz, wherein x, y and z satisfy 0.1≤x≤4, 1≤y≤5 and 2≤z≤12; Zr doped into the lithium titanium oxide; and an aluminum and sulfur containing compound coated on a surface of the lithium titanium oxide. The lithium titanium-based composite particles include at least one of primary particles or secondary particles formed by agglomeration of the primary particles, and an average particle size of the primary particles of the lithium titanium-based composite particles is in a range of 550 nm to 1.1 μm.
US12211993B2

A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes a center part and a covering part. The center part includes a layered rock-salt lithium-nickel composite oxide. The covering part covers a surface of the center part and includes a boron compound. The positive electrode active material has a crystallite size of a (104) plane that is greater than or equal to 40.0 nm and less than or equal to 74.5 nm. The crystallite size is calculated by X-ray diffractometry and Scherrer equation. The positive electrode active material has a specific surface area that satisfies a condition represented by −0.0160×Z+1.72≤A≤−0.0324×Z+2.94 where Z is the crystallite size (nm), and A is the specific surface area (m2/g). The specific surface area is measured by BET specific surface area measurement method.
US12211990B2

Provided are an electrolytic copper foil, an electrode and a lithium-ion cell comprising the same. The electrolytic copper foil has a first surface and a second surface, which are analyzed by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD), and each have an intensity of a characteristic peak of (111) plane denoted by I1, an intensity of a characteristic peak of (200) plane denoted by I2, an intensity of a characteristic peak of (220) plane denoted by I3, an FWHM of the characteristic peak of (111) plane denoted by W1, and an FWHM of the characteristic peak of (200) plane denoted by W2. The first and second surfaces each have a ratio of (I1+I2)/(I1+I2+I3) of 0.83 or more and a value of (W1+W2) of 0.80° or less. By controlling the features, it can improve the corrosion resistance of the electrolytic copper foil and further increase the safety of the lithium-ion cell.
US12211985B2

The present application provides a temperature control assembly and a battery pack. The temperature control assembly includes a first side plate, a second side plate, and an elastic thermal pad. The elastic thermal pad has a main body that includes: a first plate section close to the first side plate in a longitudinal direction and extending in a vertical direction; a second plate section close to the second side plate in the longitudinal direction and extending in the vertical direction; and a connection section extending obliquely from the first side plate toward the second side plate and connected to the first and second plate sections. Due to elastic and structural characteristics of the elastic thermal pad, the main body of the elastic thermal pad is deformed under the action of extrusion to absorb the expansion forces of the batteries in time, thus greatly improving the service life of the batteries.
US12211983B2

A battery module includes a sub module including a cell stack having a plurality of battery cells and a pair of bus bar frames respectively coupled to one side and the other side of the cell stack; a module housing configured to accommodate the sub module and configured to have an air inlet and an air outlet formed to circulate air; a sprinkler provided through the module housing at one side of the cell stack in a stacking direction; and an outlet closing device configured to move by a buoyancy generated by a cooling water introduced into the module housing through the sprinkler so that the air outlet is closed.
US12211978B2

Disclosed is a method and system for detecting connection failure of a parallel connection cell, and for a battery that is being discharged by the operation of an external device, by detecting whether there is a section matching the amount of change in the discharge voltage value when a cell connection failure condition occurs due to a pre-prepared current interruption device (CID) operation or an open parallel connection line from the change in the discharge voltage value of the battery being discharged.
US12211974B2

A secondary battery including an electrode wound body having a structure in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are stacked and wound with a separator interposed therebetween, a positive electrode current collector plate, a negative electrode current collector plate, and an exterior can that accommodates the electrode wound body, the positive electrode current collector plate, and the negative electrode current collector plate. The positive electrode has a first covered portion covered with a positive electrode active material layer and a positive electrode active material non-covered portion on a positive electrode foil, and the negative electrode has a second covered portion covered with a negative electrode active material layer and a negative electrode active material non-covered portion on a negative electrode foil.
US12211953B2

A light-emitting diode includes an epitaxial layered structure and a conductive mirror structure which includes a first electrically conductive layer and a second electrically conductive layer disposed on the epitaxial layered structure in such order. The first and second electrically conductive layers respectively have a first reflectance R1 and a second reflectance R2 to light emitted from the epitaxial layered structure, and R1
US12211952B2

A micro-LED structure includes: a first type conductive layer; a second type conductive layer stacked on the first type conductive layer; and a light emitting layer formed between the first type conductive layer and the second type conductive layer. The light emitting layer extrudes along a horizontal level away from a top edge of the first type conductive layer and a bottom edge of the second type conductive layer, such that an edge of the light emitting layer does not contact the top edge of the first type conductive layer and the bottom edge of the second type conductive layer. A profile of the second type conductive layer perpendicularly projected on a top surface of the first type conductive layer is surrounded by the top edge of the first type conductive layer.
US12211941B2

A semiconductor device includes; an active pattern on a substrate, a source/drain pattern on the active pattern, a channel pattern connected to the source/drain pattern and including semiconductor patterns spaced apart in a vertical stack, and a gate electrode extending across the channel pattern. The semiconductor patterns includes a first semiconductor pattern and a second semiconductor pattern. The gate electrode includes a first part between the substrate and the first semiconductor pattern and a second part between the first semiconductor pattern and the second semiconductor pattern. A width of the first part varies with a depth of the first part, such that a width of a middle portion of the first part is less than a width of a lower portion of the first part and a width of an upper portion of the first part.
US12211937B2

A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided which help to support contacts while material is removed to form air gaps. In embodiments a contact is formed with an enlarged base to help support overlying portions of the contact. In other embodiments a scaffold material may also be placed prior to the formation of the air gaps in order to provide additional support.
US12211934B2

A semiconductor structure includes a substrate assembly and a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device is formed on the substrate assembly, and includes a body region, two active regions, and a butted body. The active regions are disposed at two opposite sides of the body region, and both have a first type conductivity. The body region and the active regions together occupy on a surface region of the substrate assembly. The butted body has a second type conductivity different from the first type conductivity, and is located on the surface region of the substrate assembly so as to permit the body region to be tied to one of the active regions through the butted body.
US12211926B2

In some embodiments, a semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a pair of source/drain regions disposed in a semiconductor substrate, where the source/drain regions are laterally spaced. A gate electrode is disposed over the semiconductor substrate between the source/drain regions. Sidewall spacers are disposed over the semiconductor substrate on opposite sides of the gate electrode. A silicide blocking structure is disposed over the sidewalls spacers, where respective sides of the source/drain regions facing the gate electrode are spaced apart from outer sides of the sidewall spacers and are substantially aligned with outer sidewalls of the silicide blocking structure.
US12211923B2

The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure and a forming method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate and an epitaxial layer disposed on the substrate. At least a part of the epitaxial layer is doped with metal atoms, and the doping concentration of the metal atoms at the bottom surface of the epitaxial layer near the substrate is larger than 1×1017 atoms/cm3.
US12211919B2

A semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor layers vertically separated from one another. Each of the plurality of semiconductor layers extends along a first lateral direction. The semiconductor device includes a gate structure that extends along a second lateral direction and comprises at least a lower portion that wraps around each of the plurality of semiconductor layers. The lower portion of the gate structure comprises a plurality of first gate sections that are laterally aligned with the plurality of semiconductor layers, respectively, and wherein each of the plurality of first gate sections has ends that each extend along the second lateral direction and present a first curvature-based profile.
US12211918B2

A semiconductor device with different configurations of nanostructured channel regions and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a fin structure disposed on a substrate, a stack of nanostructured horizontal channel (NHC) regions disposed on the fin structure, a nanostructured vertical channel (NVC) region disposed within the stack of NHC regions, a source/drain (S/D) region disposed on the fin structure, and a gate structure disposed on the NHC regions and on portions of the NVC region that are not covered by the NHC regions and the fin structure.
US12211917B2

A method includes providing a structure having a substrate and first and second semiconductor layers alternately stacked one over another above the substrate, etching the first and the second semiconductor layers to form a first continuous ring in a seal ring region of the structure, and forming an isolation structure adjacent the first continuous ring in the seal ring region. The method further includes forming a dummy gate structure that is disposed directly above the first continuous ring and completely within a boundary of the first continuous ring from a top view, growing first and second epitaxial features sandwiching the dummy gate structure, removing the dummy gate structure, resulting in a gate trench that exposes a topmost layer of the first semiconductor layers and does not expose side surfaces of the first and second semiconductor layers, and depositing a gate structure in the gate trench.
US12211916B2

Example embodiments relate to a field-effect transistors having improved layouts. One example field-effect transistor includes a semiconductor substrate on which at least one transistor cell array is arranged. Each transistor cell includes a first transistor cell unit. Each first transistor cell unit includes a plurality of gate fingers, a main gate finger segment, a plurality of drain fingers, and a main drain finger segment. Each first transistor cell unit also includes a main gate finger base connected to the main gate finger segment of the first transistor cell unit and extending from that main gate finger segment towards the main drain finger segment of that first transistor cell unit. Further, each first transistor cell unit includes a main drain finger base connected to the main drain finger segment of that first transistor cell and extending from that main drain finger segment towards that main gate finger segment.
US12211914B2

A method for manufacturing a buried gate includes: providing a substrate; forming a word line trench in the substrate; treating a surface of the word line trench to form concave structures on the surface of the word line trench; and, forming a conductive layer in the word line trench, convex structures matched with the concave structures being provided on a surface of the conductive layer.
US12211911B2

An exemplary method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming, in a substrate, an active region protruding vertically from a major surface of the substrate, the active region including a semiconductor source-drain (S/D) region and a first 3-D channel structure, the S/D region physically contacting the first 3-D channel structure, and forming an opening extending into the S/D region, the opening having a depth greater than half of a height of the first 3-D channel structure; and forming a metallic plug in the opening, the metallic plug making electrical contact with the S/D region.
US12211905B2

A method for preparing a recessed gate structure includes forming a recessed structure, wherein the recessed structure comprises a substrate with the recess extending into the substrate from a topmost surface of the substrate; forming a first functional layer to at least cover a sidewall of a recess of the recessed structure; forming a second functional layer to cover the first functional layer; performing a rapid thermal treatment to form an interfacial layer extending along an interface between the first functional layer and the second functional layer; and forming a conductive feature to fill up the recess.
US12211900B2

A device includes a first semiconductor strip protruding from a substrate, a second semiconductor strip protruding from the substrate, an isolation material surrounding the first semiconductor strip and the second semiconductor strip, a nanosheet structure over the first semiconductor strip, wherein the nanosheet structure is separated from the first semiconductor strip by a first gate structure including a gate electrode material, wherein the first gate structure partially surrounds the nanosheet structure, and a first semiconductor channel region and a semiconductor second channel region over the second semiconductor strip, wherein the first semiconductor channel region is separated from the second semiconductor channel region by a second gate structure including the gate electrode material, wherein the second gate structure extends on a top surface of the second semiconductor strip.
US12211898B2

Discussed herein is device contact sizing in integrated circuit (IC) structures. In some embodiments, an IC structure may include: a first source/drain (S/D) contact in contact with a first S/D region, and a second S/D contact in contact with a second S/D region, wherein the first S/D region and the second S/D region have a same length, and the first S/D contact and the second S/D contact have different lengths.
US12211888B2

A method for forming a thin film resistor with improved thermal stability is disclosed. A substrate having thereon a first dielectric layer is provided. A resistive material layer is deposited on the first dielectric layer. A capping layer is deposited on the resistive material layer. The resistive material layer is then subjected to a thermal treatment at a pre-selected temperature higher than 350 degrees Celsius in a hydrogen or deuterium atmosphere. The capping layer and the resistive material layer are patterned to form a thin film resistor on the first dielectric layer.
US12211885B2

A semiconductor light-emitting device has an emitter matrix with an arrangement of emitter cells interspersed with non-emitter cells. The emitter cell has a semiconductor emitter, and a non-emitter cell does not have a semiconductor emitter. A number of bond pads for connection to a power supply and a plurality of wirebonds are present. Each wirebond extends from a bond pad to the semiconductor emitter of an emitter cell. An imaging arrangement includes a light source for illuminating a scene. The light source has a pair of such semiconductor light-emitting devices. A method of manufacturing such a semiconductor light-emitting device is also described.
US12211880B2

An image sensor including a substrate having first and second surfaces that are opposite to each other. The substrate includes unit pixel regions having photoelectric conversion regions. A semiconductor pattern is disposed in a first trench defined in the substrate and defines the unit pixel regions. The semiconductor pattern includes a first semiconductor pattern and a second semiconductor pattern disposed on the first semiconductor pattern. A back-side insulating layer covers the second surface of the substrate. The first semiconductor pattern includes a side portion extended along an inner side surface of the first trench and a bottom portion connected to the side portion and disposed closer to the second surface of the substrate than the side portion. The second semiconductor pattern extends toward the second surface of the substrate and is spaced apart from the back-side insulating layer with the bottom portion of the first semiconductor pattern interposed therebetween.
US12211878B2

An image sensor includes a first semiconductor substrate provided with a pixel, including a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light to generate an electric charge, an accumulation unit that accumulates the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, and a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit, and a second semiconductor substrate provided with a supply unit for the pixel, the supply unit supplying the transfer unit with a transfer signal to transfer the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit.
US12211875B2

The present technology relates to an imaging element that can increase the degree of freedom of element arrangement. A photoelectric conversion unit, a through trench penetrating a semiconductor substrate in a depth direction and formed between pixels each including the photoelectric conversion unit, and a PN junction region in a side wall of the trench are included, and the through trench has an opening portion, and a P-type region is formed in the opening portion. A photoelectric conversion unit, a holding unit, a through trench formed between the photoelectric conversion unit and the holding unit, and a PN junction region in a side wall of the through trench are included, and the through trench has an opening portion and a readout gate for reading the charge from the photoelectric conversion unit is formed in the opening portion. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging element.
US12211874B2

An image sensor includes different first and second focus pixels in a substrate; a first adjacent pixel in the substrate and adjacent to the first focus pixel in a positive first direction, a pixel being absent between the first focus pixel and the first adjacent pixel; a first micro-lens covering the first adjacent pixel; a second adjacent pixel in the substrate and adjacent to the second focus pixel in a positive first direction, a pixel being absent between the second focus pixel and the second adjacent pixel; and a second micro-lens covering the second adjacent pixel, and an area of the first micro-lens being different from an area of the second micro-lens.
US12211873B2

An image sensor includes a first substrate including a focus pixel region and pixel regions around the focus pixel region, each of the focus pixel region and the pixel regions including at least one photoelectric conversion region, color filters provided on the focus pixel region and the pixel regions, respectively, and on a first surface of the first substrate, and micro lenses provided on the color filters, respectively. The micro lenses include an auto-focus lens on the focus pixel region, a first micro lens adjacent to the auto-focus lens, and a standard micro lens spaced apart from the auto-focus lens.
US12211859B2

A light-emitting substrate and a display device. The light-emitting substrate includes a base substrate, an electrode layer and a definition pattern layer; the electrode layer is at a side of the base substrate, and the definition pattern layer is at a side of the electrode layer away from the base substrate; the electrode layer includes a first electrode, and the definition pattern layer covers at least a part of the first electrode; the definition pattern layer includes a plurality of first openings, the plurality of first openings expose a same first electrode. Therefore, the light-emitting substrate can ensure the bonding success rate of the light-emitting substrate, and thus can further improve the product yield of the light-emitting substrate.
US12211858B2

The display substrate includes: a display area and a bezel area, the display area including a first display area and a second display area; first light emitting devices in the first display area and second light emitting devices in the second display area; first pixel drive circuits in the bezel area and second pixel drive circuits in the second display area, the first pixel drive circuits are connected to the first light emitting devices, and the second pixel drive circuits are connected to the second light emitting devices; and shift registers in the bezel area, one shift register is connected with the first pixel driving circuits connected with one row of the first light emitting devices and the second pixel driving circuits connected with one row of the second light emitting devices.
US12211857B2

An array substrate is provided. The array substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a common electrode layer and a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array disposed on the base substrate. Each of the pixel units includes a plurality of sub-pixel units defined by gate lines and data lines disposed to intersect each other laterally and vertically. The common electrode layer includes a plurality of common electrode blocks that double as self-capacitance electrodes, each of the common electrode blocks is connected with at least one wire, and the wires are in the middle of sub-pixel units of a same column.
US12211852B2

A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a first isolation dam, a plurality of switching transistors and a second isolation dam. The semiconductor substrate includes a trench, an isolation region formed by a region where the trench is located, a plurality of active regions defined by the isolation region, and an electrical isolation layer, the electrical isolation layer being located on one side, away from an opening of the trench, of the trench; the first isolation dam fills the trench; the switching transistor is at least partially embedded in the active region of the semiconductor substrate; and the second isolation dam is at least partially located between the first isolation dam and the electrical isolation layer.
US12211851B2

A semiconductor device includes a plurality of standard cells. The plurality of standard cells include a first group of standard cells arranged in a first row extending in a row direction and a second group of standard cells arranged in a second row extending in the row direction. The first group of standard cells and the second group of standard cells are arranged in a column direction. A cell height of the first group of standard cells in the column direction is different from a cell height of the second group of standard cells in the column direction.
US12211844B2

A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a first gate-all-around FET over a substrate, and the first gate-all-around FET includes first nanostructures and a first gate stack surrounding the first nanostructures. The semiconductor structure also includes a first FinFET adjacent to the first gate-all-around FET, and the first FinFET includes a first fin structure and a second gate stack over the first fin structure. The semiconductor structure also includes a gate-cut feature interposing the first gate stack of the first gate-all-around FET and the second gate stack of the first FinFET.
US12211841B2

Quantum dot devices, and related systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a quantum dot device may include a quantum well stack; a plurality of first gates above the quantum well stack; and a plurality of second gates above the quantum well stack; wherein the plurality of first gates are arranged in electrically continuous rows extending in a first direction, and the plurality of second gates are arranged in electrically continuous rows extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US12211839B2

The present invention provides a nitride semiconductor device, including: a silicon substrate; a first lateral transistor over a first region of the silicon substrate and including: a first nitride semiconductor layer formed over the silicon substrate; and a first gate electrode, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode formed over the first nitride semiconductor layer; a second lateral transistor over a second region of the silicon substrate and including: a second nitride semiconductor layer formed over the silicon substrate; and a second gate electrode, a second source electrode and a second drain electrode formed over the second nitride semiconductor layer; a first separation trench formed over a third region; a source/substrate connecting via hole formed over the third region; a first interlayer insulating layer formed over the first source electrode and the second source electrode; and a second interlayer insulating layer formed in the first separation trench.
US12211838B2

A method of making a semiconductor device, includes: providing a first dielectric layer; sequentially forming a first metal layer, a dummy capacitor dielectric layer, and a second metal layer over the first dielectric layer; and using a single mask layer with two patterns to simultaneously recess two portions of the second metal layer so as to define a metal thin film of a resistor and a top metal plate of a capacitor.
US12211837B1

Provided is a semiconductor device which may include: a channel structure; a gate structure on the channel structure; and a gate contact structure on the gate structure, the gate contact structure configured to receive a gate input signal, wherein the gate contact structure is a portion of the gate structure itself, and no connection surface, interface or boundary is formed between the gate contact structure and the gate structure.
US12211836B2

A semiconductor device includes a first channel region disposed over a substrate, and a first gate structure disposed over the first channel region. The first gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer disposed over the channel region, a lower conductive gate layer disposed over the gate dielectric layer, a ferroelectric material layer disposed over the lower conductive gate layer, and an upper conductive gate layer disposed over the ferroelectric material layer. The ferroelectric material layer is in direct contact with the gate dielectric layer and the lower gate conductive layer, and has a U-shape cross section.
US12211826B2

In an embodiment a method for producing a lighting device includes providing a wafer assemblage having a semiconductor layer sequence arranged on a carrier substrate, separating the wafer assemblage into a plurality of first optoelectronic semiconductor chips, each comprising a section of the semiconductor layer sequence and of the carrier substrate, transferring at least some of the first optoelectronic semiconductor chips to a first auxiliary carrier, wherein the first auxiliary carrier has contact pads on a main surface, wherein the contact pads are surrounded and delimited in each case by a contour, and wherein each of the first optoelectronic semiconductor chips is arranged on a contact pad, cutting, on the first auxiliary carrier, to size the first optoelectronic semiconductor chips in order to adapt the first optoelectronic semiconductor chips to a predefined shape such that the each first optoelectronic semiconductor chip lies completely within the contour of an assigned contact pad, and transferring the first optoelectronic semiconductor chips from the first auxiliary carrier to a carrier.
US12211825B2

A memory array includes a first bit-line stack disposed over a substrate, a first spacer, a first data storage structure, and a word line. The first bit-line stack includes a first bit line disposed over the substrate; and a first hard mask layer partially covering a top surface of the first bit line. The first spacer is disposed on a lower sidewall of a first sidewall of the first bit line. The first hard mask layer and the first spacer expose a top corner of the first bit line. The first data storage structure covers the top corner of the first bit line. The word line covers a sidewall of the first data storage structure.
US12211823B2

A package structure includes first and second dies, an insulation structure, a through via, a dielectric layer and a redistribution layer. The second die electrically bonded to the first die includes a through substrate via. The insulation structure is disposed on the first die and laterally surrounds the second die. The through via penetrates through the insulation structure to electrically connect to the first die. The dielectric layer is disposed on the second die and the insulation structure. The redistribution layer is embedded in the dielectric layer and electrically connected to the through via. The redistribution layer includes a first barrier layer and a conductive layer on the first barrier layer. The through substrate via is electrically connected to the redistribution layer, and the conductive layer is in contact with a conductive post of the through via and separated from the through substrate via by the first barrier layer therebetween.
US12211815B2

A micro LED display panel is provided. The micro LED display panel includes a driving substrate and a plurality of bonding pads disposed on the driving substrate and spaced apart from each other. The micro LED display panel also includes a plurality of micro LED structures electrically connected to the bonding pads. Each micro LED structure includes at least one electrode disposed on the side of the micro LED structure facing the driving substrate. The electrode has a normal contact surface and a side contact surface. The normal contact surface faces the driving substrate, and the side contact surface is laterally connected to the corresponding bonding pad.
US12211814B2

Semiconductor devices having interconnect structures with conductive elements configured to mitigate thermomechanical stresses, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die and a pillar structure coupled to the semiconductor die. The pillar structure can include a plurality of conductive elements made of a first conductive material having a first elastic modulus. The pillar structure can further include a continuous region of a second conductive material at least partially surrounding the plurality of conductive elements. The second conductive material can have a second elastic modulus less than the first elastic modulus.
US12211809B2

An element is disclosed. The element can include a non-conductive structure having a non-conductive bonding surface, a cavity at least partially extending through a portion of a thickness of the non-conductive structure from the non-conductive bonding surface, and a conductive pad disposed in the cavity. The cavity has a bottom side and a sidewall. The conductive pad has a bonding surface and a back side opposite the bonding surface. An average size of the grains at the bonding surface is smaller than an average size of the grains adjacent the bottom side of the cavity. The conductive pad can include a crystal structure with grains oriented along a 111 crystal plane. The element can be bonded to another element to form a bonded structure. The element and the other element can be directly bonded to one another without an intervening adhesive.
US12211803B2

A semiconductor device has a substrate and an electrical component disposed over a surface of the substrate. An antenna interposer is disposed over the substrate. A first encapsulant is deposited around the antenna interposer. The first encapsulant has a high dielectric constant. The antenna interposer has a conductive layer operating as an antenna and an insulating layer having a low dielectric constant less than the high dielectric constant of the first encapsulant. The antenna interposer is made from an antenna substrate having a plurality of antenna interposers. Bumps are formed over the antenna substrate and the antenna substrate is singulated to make the plurality of antenna interposers. A second encapsulant is deposited over the electrical component. The second encapsulant has a low dielectric constant less than the high dielectric constant of the first encapsulant. A shielding layer is disposed over the second encapsulant.
US12211800B2

A semiconductor package includes a first layer including a semiconductor die and a shunt embedded within a first dielectric substrate layer, and metal pillars extending therethrough. The semiconductor package further includes a second layer stacked on the first layer, the second layer including a metal trace patterned on the first dielectric substrate layer, and a second dielectric substrate layer over the metal trace. The metal trace electrically connects a first portion of the shunt to a first metal pillar of the metal pillars and electrically connects a second portion of the shunt to a second metal pillar of the metal pillars. The semiconductor package further includes a base layer opposite the second layer relative the first layer, the base layer forming exposed electrical contact pads for the semiconductor package, the electrical contact pads providing electrical connections to the shunt, the metal pillars, and the semiconductor die.
US12211793B2

The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes first and second source/drain regions on or within a substrate. A first gate is arranged over the substrate between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region. A first middle-end-of-the-line (MEOL) structure is arranged over the second source/drain region and a second MEOL structure is arranged over a third source/drain region. A conductive structure contacts the first MEOL structure and the second MEOL structure. A second gate is separated from the first gate by the second source/drain region. The conductive structure vertically and physically contacts a top surface of the second gate that is coupled to outermost sidewalls of the second gate. A plurality of conductive contacts are configured to electrically couple an interconnect wire and the first MEOL structure along one or more conductive paths extending through the conductive structure.
US12211792B2

Provided herein may be a semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a source structure, a stacked conductive layer that overlaps with the source structure, a first select conductive layer and a second select conductive layer disposed between the source structure and the stacked conductive layer, a stacked insulating layer disposed between the first and second select conductive layers and the stacked conductive layer, and a separation insulating structure provided between the first select conductive layer and the second select conductive layer.
US12211791B2

A semiconductor device includes a transistor layer, a first via layer over the transistor layer, a first metallization layer over the first via layer, the first metallization layer including first conductors having long axes extending substantially in a first direction, a second via layer over the first metallization layer, and a conductive deep via extending in the second via layer, the first metallization layer, and the first via layer. The first conductors represent a majority of conductive material in the first metallization layer, and a size of the deep via in the first direction in the first metallization layer is substantially less than a minimum length of the first conductors in the first metallization layer.
US12211783B2

Disclosed is a strip substrate including a dielectric layer that has a plurality of unit regions spaced apart from each other in a first direction and a saw line region between the unit regions, a plurality of conductive dummy patterns on corresponding unit regions of the dielectric layer, a plurality of saw line patterns on the saw line region of the dielectric layer and extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction, and a protection pattern that covers the dielectric layer. Ends of the conductive dummy patterns are spaced apart from each other in a direction parallel to the first direction. Ends of the saw line patterns are spaced apart from each other in a direction parallel to the second direction. The protection pattern is between the ends of the conductive dummy patterns and between the ends of the saw line patterns.
US12211780B2

An electronic package structure is provided. The electronic package structure includes a first carrier, a first electronic component, a first optical channel, and a second electronic component. The first electronic component is disposed on or within the first carrier. The first optical channel is disposed within the first carrier. The first optical channel is configured to provide optical communication between the first electronic component and the second electronic component. The first carrier is configured to electrically connect the first electronic component.
US12211775B2

Implementations of a semiconductor package may include a first substrate including a first group of leads physically coupled thereto and a second group of leads physically coupled thereto; a second substrate coupled over the first substrate and physically coupled to the first group of leads and the second group of leads; and one or more semiconductor die coupled between the first substrate and the second substrate. The second group of leads may be electrically isolated from the first substrate.
US12211770B2

A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor die, a first group of leads that each comprise an interior end, and an encapsulant body of electrically insulating material that encapsulates the semiconductor die and the interior ends of the leads from the first group, wherein a gap is disposed between outer sidewalls of two immediately adjacent ones of the leads from the first group, wherein the first semiconductor die is mounted on the first group of leads such that a lower surface of the first semiconductor die faces and overlaps with each of the leads from the first group, and wherein the lower surface of the first semiconductor die extends across the gap between outer sidewalls of two immediately adjacent ones of the leads from the first group.
US12211766B2

A method includes bonding a first wafer to a second wafer, performing a trimming process on the first wafer, and depositing a sidewall protection layer contacting a sidewall of the first wafer. The depositing the sidewall protection layer includes depositing a high-density material in contact with the sidewall of the first wafer. The sidewall protection layer has a density higher than a density of silicon oxide. The method further includes removing a horizontal portion of the sidewall protection layer that overlaps the first wafer, and forming an interconnect structure over the first wafer. The interconnect structure is electrically connected to integrated circuit devices in the first wafer.
US12211758B2

A semiconductor device and data storage system, the device including a substrate having a first region, a second region surrounding the first region, and a third region surrounding the second region; a memory structure on the first region; a first defect detector on the second region; and a dam structure on the third region, wherein the dam structure surrounds the first defect detector and includes a plurality of conductive lines stacked on the third region.
US12211754B2

A substrate made of doped single-crystal silicon has an upper surface. A doped single-crystal silicon layer is formed by epitaxy on top of and in contact with the upper surface of the substrate. Either before or after forming the doped single-crystal silicon layer, and before any other thermal treatment step at a temperature in the range from 600° C. to 900° C., a denuding thermal treatment is applied to the substrate for several hours. This denuding thermal treatment is at a temperature higher than or equal to 1,000° C.
US12211747B2

A semiconductor device is disclosed. The device includes a source/drain feature formed over a substrate. A dielectric layer formed over the source/drain feature. A contact trench formed through the dielectric layer to expose the source/drain feature. A titanium nitride (TiN) layer deposited in the contact trench and a cobalt layer deposited over the TiN layer in the contact trench.
US12211740B2

An interconnect structure and methods of forming the same are described. In some embodiments, the structure includes a first dielectric layer and one or more first conductive features disposed in the first dielectric layer. The one or more first conductive features includes a first metal. The structure further includes a plurality of graphene layers disposed on each of the one or more first conductive features, the plurality of graphene layers include a second metal intercalated therebetween, and the second metal is different from the first metal.
US12211736B2

Exemplary deposition methods may include introducing a vapor of a metal alkoxide into a processing volume of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate defining a trench may be housed in the processing volume. The methods may include condensing the vapor into a liquid metal alkoxide within the trench on the substrate. The methods may include forming a plasma external to the processing volume of the semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include introducing plasma-generated species into the processing volume. The methods may include exposing the liquid metal alkoxide in the trench to the plasma-generated species. The methods may also include forming a metal oxide film in the trench through a reaction between the liquid metal alkoxide and the plasma-generated species.
US12211733B2

A substrate processing apparatus includes a table, a pad holder, an elevating mechanism, and at least three centering mechanisms. The table is for supporting a substrate. The pad holder is for holding a polishing pad for polishing the substrate supported by the table. The elevating mechanism is for elevating the pad holder with respect to the substrate. The at least three centering mechanisms are for pushing the substrate supported by the table in a center direction of the table to position the substrate. The at least three centering mechanisms each include a rotation shaft arranged in a peripheral area of the table and a centering member mounted to the rotation shaft.
US12211732B2

Disclosed herein is a method of transferring a wafer from a first tape that has been pressure-bonded to one surface of the wafer and also to a first frame having an opening with the wafer positioned therein, to a second tape that has been pressure-bonded to a second frame. The method includes a first-frame removing step of detaching the first tape from the first frame by pressing a portion of the first tape that lies between the first frame and the wafer, a second-frame pressure-bonding step of pressure-bonding the second tape pressure-bonded to the second frame to another surface of the wafer, a pressure-bonding force reducing step of reducing a pressure-bonding force of the first tape by imparting an external stimulus to the first tape, and a peeling step of peeling off the first tape from the one surface of the wafer pressure-bonded to the second tape.
US12211729B2

A member for a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes: a ceramic plate that has a wafer placement surface at an upper surface thereof; a plug disposition hole that extends through the ceramic plate in an up-down direction and that has a truncated conical space whose upper opening is larger than a lower opening thereof; a truncated conical plug that is disposed in the plug disposition hole, that allows gas to flow in the up-down direction, and whose upper surface is larger than a lower surface thereof; an adhesive layer that is provided between the plug disposition hole and the truncated conical plug; an electrically conductive baseplate that is joined to a lower surface of the ceramic plate through a joint layer; and a gas supply path that is provided in the baseplate and the joint layer and that supplies gas to the truncated conical plug.
US12211725B2

There is provided an electrostatic chuck assembly including: an electrode-embedded ceramic plate; a cooling plate that supports a bottom surface of the ceramic plate and has an internal space of an annular or arcuate shape; an internal fixation member of an annular or arcuate shape accommodated in the internal space so as to be rotatable about a central axis of the cooling plate; female threads in a multiple of n, which is an integer of 2 or more, spaced apart from each other in the internal fixation member; and n insertion holes for insertion of bolts for being fixed to a chamber, the insertion holes each being provided at the bottom of the cooling plate such that one set of n female threads is exposed. Each of the female threads is disposed such that another set of n female threads is exposed in the insertion holes when rotated.
US12211719B2

A method of controlling a substrate transfer system including a transfer mechanism having a holder, and a measurement part that detects an outer periphery of the substrate to measure a center position of the substrate, thereby transferring the substrate to a target position, includes: correcting the target position based on an amount of positional deviation between a reference position of the holder and the center position of the substrate, a first amount of thermal displacement of the reference position of the holder by thermal expansion of the transfer mechanism at a measurement position where the outer periphery of the substrate is detected, and a second amount of thermal displacement of the reference position of the holder by the thermal expansion of the transfer mechanism at the target position; and controlling the transfer mechanism such that the reference position of the holder becomes the corrected target position.
US12211716B2

A substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber including an upper chamber and a lower chamber coupled to each other to provide a space for processing a substrate, a substrate support configured to support the substrate within the chamber, an upper supply port provided in the upper chamber and configured to supply a supercritical fluid on an upper surface of the substrate within the chamber, a recess provided in a lower surface of the upper chamber, the recess including a horizontal extension portion extending in a direction parallel with the upper surface of the substrate in a radial direction from an outlet of the upper supply port and an inclined extension portion extending obliquely at an angle from the horizontal extension portion, and a baffle member disposed within the recess between the upper supply port and the substrate.
US12211715B2

A vacuum treatment apparatus for substrate including a vacuum treatment arrangement. An input load-lock arrangement leads towards and into the vacuum treatment arrangement and an output load-lock arrangement leads from the vacuum treatment arrangement. One of the two load-lock arrangements includes at least two load-locks in series respectively pumped by pumps.
US12211712B2

An apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes a chamber, a heating member disposed inside the chamber to provide a thermal atmosphere inside the chamber, where the heating member includes a first heater and a second heater facing each other, a height adjustment member including an end disposed between the first heater and the second heater, and a driving unit which drives the end of the height adjustment member to move up or down such that the end of the height adjustment member is located at one of a first height and a second height which are different heights between the first heater and the second heater. Each of the first height and the second height is different from a height of a top surface of the first heater, and different from a height of a bottom surface of the second heater facing the top surface of the first heater.
US12211705B2

A wafer level fan out package includes a semiconductor die having a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface. A stiffener is disposed on the third surface of the semiconductor die. A conductive via passes through the stiffener. First and second electrically conductive patterns electrically connected to the conductive via are disposed on the first and second surfaces of the semiconductor die and stiffener. Solder balls are electrically connected to the first or second electrically conductive patterns.
US12211704B2

Methods are disclosed herein for forming wettable flanks on quad flat no-leads semiconductor packages. The methods may begin with a package assembly having multiple non-singulated packages. The package assembly includes a lead frame assembly having dies coupled thereto. A mold encapsulation covers the dies and exposes portions of leads. An electroplating step deposits plating on the exposed portions of the leads. First and second series of parallel step cuts are made between the die packages to form sidewalls of wettable flanks. The first and second series of parallel step cuts are perpendicular to each other. These cuts are made at a depth to cut fully through the lead frame but not fully through the mold encapsulation. After the first and second series of parallel step cuts, the wettable flanks are plated using an electroless method. A third and fourth series of cuts singulates the assembly into discrete QNF semiconductor packages.
US12211701B2

A semiconductor device and method of manufacture are provided. In some embodiments a divergent ion beam is utilized to implant ions into a capping layer, wherein the capping layer is located over a first metal layer, a dielectric layer, and an interfacial layer over a semiconductor fin. The ions are then driven from the capping layer into one or more of the first metal layer, the dielectric layer, and the interfacial layer.
US12211687B2

A substrate treatment method includes a rinsing step of performing treatment of a substrate with a rinse liquid, an immersing step of immersing the substrate in a diluted isopropyl alcohol (dIPA) stored in a treatment tank after the rinsing step, a first isopropyl alcohol treatment step of performing treatment of the substrate with an isopropyl alcohol after the immersing step, and a water-repellent treatment step of performing water-repellent treatment of the substrate after the first isopropyl alcohol treatment step.
US12211683B2

The invention relates to a system for aligning the firing of a laser-ablation apparatus to a signal or property of an inductively-coupled-plasma mass-spectrometer apparatus. At least one kind of input unit that receives timing data from the mass-spectrometer and isolates the system. A processor configured to translate the mass cycle of the mass-spectrometer into a series of triggering signals to fire the laser. A delay circuit to retard the triggering signals by a specified duration. At least one kind of signal output unit to deliver a triggering signal to the laser. A method for configuring a system for controlling a laser in laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass-spectrometry as above. A computer program product for controlling a laser in laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass-spectrometry as above.
US12211682B2

There is provided a method of identifying spurious peaks in a mass spectrum produced from a time-varying transient signal detected in a mass spectrometer. The method comprises the steps of generating, using a regularized inversion algorithm having one or more adjustable parameters, a first mass spectrum from the time-varying transient signal, according to a first set of values of said one or more adjustable parameters. Generating, using the regularized inversion algorithm, one or more perturbed mass spectra from the transient signal, according to one or more respective perturbed versions of the first set of values. Identifying one or more spurious peaks in the first mass spectrum by comparing the first mass spectrum with at least one of the perturbed mass spectra. There are also provided corresponding systems and computer readable media.
US12211680B2

An electrical power pulse generator system and a method of the system's operation are described herein. A main energy storage capacitor supplies a negative DC power and a kick energy storage capacitor supplies a positive DC power. A main pulse power transistor is interposed between the main energy storage capacitor and an output pulse rail and includes a main power transmission control input for controlling power transmission from the main energy storage capacitor to the output pulse rail. A positive kick pulse power transistor is interposed between the kick energy storage capacitor and the output pulse rail and includes a kick power transmission control input for controlling power transmission from the kick energy storage capacitor to the output pulse rail. A positive kick pulse power transistor control line is connected to the kick power transmission control input of the positive kick pulse transistor.
US12211677B2

A system and method including a processing device. The processing device receives data including one or more plasma exposure durations of a plasma process. The plasma exposure duration are associated with a set of controlled elements. The processing device causes a each set of controlled elements to switch between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. Each set of controlled elements expose appropriate portion of a substrate to the plasma related fluxes. The first set of controlled elements process the substrate at an increased rate while operating in the first mode of operation relative to the second mode of operation. The processing device causes each set of controlled elements to operate in the first mode of operation for the appropriate time duration based on the received plasma exposure duration data.
US12211674B2

A plasma processing apparatus for finely adjusting conductance of exhaust gas and controlling pressure in a processing chamber with high accuracy, including a processing chamber; a base plate formed with an exhaust opening; an exhaust portion lid disposed in the processing chamber so as to face the exhaust opening; an exhaust device configured to exhaust a gas in the processing chamber via the exhaust opening; and an actuator configured to drive the exhaust portion lid. An axis of the exhaust opening coincides with a central axis of the processing chamber. The exhaust portion lid includes a circular plate portion and a protruding portion protruding from the circular plate portion toward the exhaust opening. The exhaust portion lid is driven by the actuator to be movable to various positions with respect to the exhaust opening and the base plate.
US12211671B2

A wafer placement table includes: a ceramic substrate having a wafer placement surface at an upper surface, and incorporating an electrode; a cooling substrate which is bonded to a lower surface of the ceramic substrate, and in which a refrigerant flow path is formed; a power supply terminal connected to the electrode; and a power supply terminal hole vertically penetrating the cooling substrate and storing the power supply terminal. The power supply terminal hole intersects with the refrigerant flow path.
US12211669B2

Systems and methods of forming images of a sample using a multi-beam apparatus are disclosed. The method may include generating a plurality of secondary electron beams from a plurality of probe spots on the sample upon interaction with a plurality of primary electron beams. The method may further include adjusting an orientation of the plurality of primary electron beams interacting with the sample, directing the plurality of secondary electron beams away from the plurality of primary electron beams, compensating astigmatism aberrations of the plurality of directed secondary electron beams, focusing the plurality of directed secondary electron beams onto a focus plane, detecting the plurality of focused secondary electron beams by a charged-particle detector, and positioning a detection plane of the charged-particle detector at or close to the focus plane.
US12211666B2

Apparatuses and processes for generating data for three-dimensional reconstruction are disclosed herein. An example method at least includes exposing a subsequent surface of a sample, acquiring an image of the subsequent surface, comparing the image of the subsequent surface to an image of a reference surface, based on the comparison exceeding a threshold, acquiring a compositional or crystalline map of the subsequent surface, and based on the comparison not exceeding the threshold, exposing a next surface.
US12211662B2

A circuit breaker trip device includes a circuit interface configured to interface with a receptacle for providing electrical power; a trip mechanism, operatively connected to the circuit interface, configured to overload a circuit breaker associated with the receptacle providing electrical power when the trip mechanism is activated; a power indicator, operatively connected to the circuit interface and operatively connected in parallel with the trip mechanism, configured to communicate an operational status of the circuit breaker associated the receptacle for providing electrical power; and a safety circuit breaker, operatively connected to the circuit interface and operatively connected in series to the trip mechanism and the power indicator, configured to trip when the circuit breaker associated the receptacle for providing electrical power fails to trip upon activation of the trip mechanism.
US12211661B2

A switchgear assembly includes an indicator assembly to indicate whether a movable contact is in an open or a closed position. The indicator assembly includes an indicator body having first and second sections. The indicator body is rotatable to display the first section in the open position and the second section in the closed position. The indicator assembly also includes a drive gear having a first helical spline and coupled to an actuator of the switchgear assembly such that operation of the actuator moves the drive gear, and an elongated driven gear having a second helical spline extending along a length of the driven gear and engaged with the first helical spline of the drive gear such that movement of the drive gear rotates the driven gear. The driven gear is coupled to the indicator body such that rotation of the driven gear causes rotation of the indicator body.
US12211660B2

A fuse assembly includes a housing and a wound wire operable as a fusible element. The housing has a cavity for the fusible element. The fusible element is formed by coating a wire with enamel and wrapping the wire around a core to produce enamel-coated wound wire. The enamel-coated wound wire is attached to the housing. The core is etched away until the core is dissolved and the enamel is stripped away.
US12211654B2

Disclosed are a high-temperature capacitive energy storage film having a structure in which graphene fluoride (GF) is sandwiched between aramid nanofibers (ANFs) and a method of manufacturing the same.
US12211652B2

A capacitor component includes a body including internal electrode layers and a dielectric layer disposed between the internal electrode layers adjacent to each other and an external electrode disposed on one surface of the body, wherein the internal electrode layer and the dielectric layer separately include molybdenum (Mo), the dielectric layer has a central portion in a thickness direction and an outer portion disposed between the central portion and the internal electrode layer, and the content of molybdenum contained in the central portion of the dielectric layer is less than the content of molybdenum (Mo) contained in the outer portion of the dielectric layer.
US12211641B1

A system and method for a logic device is disclosed. A first input nanotrack, a second input nanotrack and an output nanotrack are disposed over a substrate along a first axis. Output nanotrack is disposed between the input nanotracks. Each nanotrack have a first end and a second end. A connector nanotrack connects the first input nanotrack, the second input nanotrack, and the output nanotrack. An input value is defined at a first end of the input nanotracks by selectively nucleating a skyrmion at the first end. Presence of the skyrmion is indicative of a first value and absence of the skyrmion indictive of a second value. Nucleated skyrmion moves to the second end of the output nanotrack when a charge current is passed along the first axis. Presence of the skyrmion at the second end indicates an output value of the first value.
US12211636B2

Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a coil pattern provided on the substrate. The outer and inner shapes of the coil pattern are both larger in width in a first direction than a second direction. The outer shape of the coil pattern has a pair of first outer shape sections and a second outer shape section positioned between the pair of first outer shape sections in the first direction and having a width in the second direction larger than that of the first outer shape sections. The inner shape of the coil pattern has a pair of first inner shape sections and a second inner shape section positioned between the pair of first inner shape sections in the first direction and having a width in the second direction larger than that of the first inner shape sections.
US12211633B2

What is provided is a non-oriented electrical steel sheet having a chemical composition in which, by mass %, C: 0.010% or less, Si: 1.50% to 4.00%, sol. Al: 0.0001% to 1.0%, S: 0.010% or less, N: 0.010% or less and one or a plurality of elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ni, Co, Pt, Pb, Cu and Au: 2.50% to 5.00% in total with a remainder including Fe and impurities, in which a recrystallization rate is 1% to 99% in a metallographic structure, a sheet thickness is 0.50 mm or less, and, in the case of measuring a magnetic flux density B50 after annealing the non-oriented electrical steel sheet at 800° C. for two hours, a magnetic flux density B50 in a 45° direction with respect to a rolling direction is 1.75 T or more.
US12211627B2

A system includes a containment vessel configured to prohibit a release of a coolant, and a reactor vessel mounted inside the containment vessel. An outer surface of the reactor vessel is exposed to below atmospheric pressure, wherein substantially all gases are evacuated from the containment vessel.
US12211626B2

A method, computer program product, and computing system for: monitoring a meeting between a patient and a medical entity during a medical encounter; gathering information during the medical encounter, thus generating gathered encounter information; generating medical encounter topical information via artificial intelligence, wherein the medical encounter topical information is based at least in part upon the gathered encounter information and is configured to provide guidance to the medical entity concerning one or more topics to be discussed during the medical encounter; and providing the medical encounter topical information to the medical entity.
US12211620B2

Techniques described herein relate to training and executing machine learning models configured to determine injury probabilities based on vehicle accident data. In some cases, a decision tree model may be constructed including various branching criteria based on particular vehicle accident data and injury ground truth data, including leaf nodes storing corresponding injury probabilities. A model execution component may execute the trained models to determine the probability of potential injuries associated with vehicle accidents. Based on the potential injury probabilities, a vehicle accident analysis system may identify target computer systems and/or target processes to be initiated on the target systems, based on the injury probabilities. In some example, the model execution architecture may be implemented using an event-driven system and/or cloud-based data storage and services to receive, store, and process data events associated with individual vehicle accidents.
US12211613B2

An improved emergency response system includes a set of databases which relates to volunteer responders and patients, which is controlled by a central system computer. The system interacts with patients and volunteer responders through a wireless network to patient and volunteer communicator devices. The emergency response system calculates and provides a compensation to the volunteer responders based upon their on-duty time, proximity to enrolled patients, and optionally based upon their performance during training and cardiac rescue events.
US12211611B2

An augmented/extended reality (AXR) headset for use with a surgery visualization system is described herein. The AXR headset includes a wearable support frame, one or more forward-facing cameras pivotably mounted to the wearable support frame, an imaging system mounted to the wearable support frame, and a control logic processor coupled to the one or more front facing cameras and the image generator, and programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of receiving image data from the one or more forward-facing cameras and operating the image generator to display the received image data onto the curved mirror.
US12211609B1

Apparatuses, systems, and techniques are presented to generate ultrasound images. In at least one embodiment, use one or more neural networks are used to generate one or more ultrasound images of one or more objects based, at least in part, upon one or more acoustic properties of the one or more objects.
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