US12240546B2
A steering control device includes a control unit. The control unit is configured to execute a control angle calculation process, an angle feedback process, and a standard value adjustment process. The control angle calculation process is a process of calculating a control angle as an absolute angle relative to a standard value, and the angle feedback process is a process of performing feedback control on the control angle, and the standard value adjustment process is a process of adjusting the stored standard value. The standard value adjustment process includes a process of, when, in a straight-ahead state, the control angle deviates from a value showing the straight-ahead state, adjusting the standard value such that the deviation of the control angle from the value showing the straight-ahead state decreases.
US12240525B2
The present invention provides for an improved air tank cross member deployable in a vehicle chassis. The ATCM comprises one or more structural elements comprising a tube forming an enclosure for holding a compressed fluid and having mounting extensions on an outer surface of the tube. The structural elements comprise two or more brackets connected to the mounting extensions of the tube and a pair of end caps disposed at opposite ends of the tube for forming the enclosure. The brackets are attached to the end caps by a fastening means to form a unified mounting geometry. The arrangement and construction of the structural elements of the ATCM provide for space-saving and weight-saving and increases stiffness value of one or more stiffness parameters of the vehicle chassis.
US12240524B2
A vehicle rear portion structure includes: a center frame that is disposed closer to a center portion of a vehicle in a vehicle width direction than both side portions of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction, that is disposed on a rear side in the vehicle, and that extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and a bumper beam that is disposed on a rear side of the center frame to be next to the center frame, that is disposed at a position which overlaps the center frame when viewed from a front-rear direction, and that is configured to be crushable due to a rear collision load.
US12240522B2
The present invention provides a real-time path planning method taking into account dynamic properties of vehicles; the method includes a calculation without connecting to internet of a reachable set and an online path planning; in the calculation without connecting to internet of the reachable set, all vehicle safety states are traversed by means of the vehicle model and the wheel model, thereby predicting the position set capable of being reached by the vehicle at a next moment; in the online path planning, by means of calculating the position set capable of being reached by the vehicle at the next moment with connecting to internet, non-linear dynamic constraints are provided for the exploration of the artificial potential field method, achieving the purpose of real-time planning while taking into account dynamic properties of the vehicles.
US12240521B2
A method for fine-tuning a variable-gear steering column according to a speed of the vehicle, the method includes: a step of characterizing a desired handling of the vehicle for a speed V1 and of characterizing a desired stability for a speed V2; a step of determining a value G1 of the gear ratio allowing obtaining the desired handling at the speed V1, and a value G2 of the gear ratio allowing obtaining the desired stability at the speed V2, a step of calculating a parameter p1 and a parameter p2 according to the speed V1, the speed V2, the value G1 and the value G2 so that the relationship between the gear ratio and the speed of the vehicle is defined by the equation G=p2+p1/V, when the speed is included between a first threshold and a second threshold.
US12240520B2
A method for ascertaining an orientation of a trailer relative to a tractor vehicle, wherein the tractor vehicle comprises a detection device which detects a first object region on the trailer and a second object region on the trailer, including recording the first and second regions by the one detection device, providing the recording to an evaluation device, assigning first and second information items to the first and second regions, and determining the orientation of the trailer relative to the tractor vehicle on the basis of the first and second information items by the evaluation device, wherein the evaluation device is configured for recognition in the first and/or second object regions, wherein the component located inside the first and/or second object regions comprises a supporting jack and/or a supporting jack base and/or a reinforcing cross and/or a connecting shaft.
US12240519B2
A grasp detection device 6 includes: a capacitance measurer 68 configured to measure a capacitance of an electrode 60 provided in a steering handle 2 of a vehicle; a grasp detector 70 configured to detect grasp of the steering handle by a driver based on comparison between a capacitance measurement Ch_d by the capacitance measurer 68 and a grasp threshold Ch_thr; and a threshold setter 69 configured to set the grasp threshold Ch_thr based on a torque detection value Tr_d by a torque sensor 31 and the capacitance measurement Ch_d, the torque sensor 31 being configured to detect steering torque. The threshold setter 69 sets the grasp threshold Ch_thr based on the torque detection value Tr_d and the capacitance measurement Ch_d at the time when the vehicle is in a specific driving state, and the torque detection value Tr_d exceeds a torque threshold.
US12240517B2
A hand truck with main wheels and a toe plate also includes a handle assembly that is mounted to the frame of the hand truck so that the handle assembly is able to rotate and slide relative to the truck frame. The hand truck may be arranged in a first upright dolly position in which the handle assembly is generally aligned with the truck frame and a second cart position in which the truck frame is generally horizontal and the handle assembly is extended and rotated so that it is upright and normal relative to the truck frame. A latch assembly mounted to the truck frame is able to releasably receive and secure the handle assembly in the first upright dolly position.
US12240508B2
A driver's cab configuration for a rail vehicle includes a driving settings device operable by a vehicle driver for setting a desired driving behaviour of the rail vehicle, and a memory device in which a target driving behaviour profile for the rail vehicle is stored. The driver's cab configuration includes an operating actuator which is configured to operate the driving settings device based on the target driving behaviour profile, and a drive control device which is configured to control at least a drive device of the rail vehicle based on operations the driving settings device. A method for operating a rail vehicle is also disclosed.
US12240507B2
A mid of train (MOT) mobile unit for use with a train is provided. The MOT mobile unit comprises a first hose for mounting the MOT mobile unit between first and second railway cars of the train located near a middle of the train and a radio for communications with an end of train (EOT) unit disposed on one end of the train and for communications with a head of train (HOT) unit disposed on other end of the train. With the first radio, the MOT mobile unit provides a repeater device functionality for communicating between the EOT unit and the HOT unit. The MOT mobile unit is configured to receive a power from a brake line of the train that runs a length of the train, wherein the power is derived from a compressed air in the brake line by means of an air-powered generator that recharges a battery.
US12240496B2
A control device associated with an autonomous vehicle receives sensor data and detects that the autonomous vehicle is approaching a railroad crossing based on the sensor data. The control device determines that the railroad crossing is closed from the sensor data. The control device determines one or more re-routing options from map data. The control device determines whether at least one re-routing option reaches a predetermined destination of the autonomous vehicle. In response to determining that the at least one re-routing option reaches the predetermined destination, the control device selects a particular re-routing option based at least on determining that the autonomous vehicle is able to travel according to the particular re-routing option autonomously. The control device instructs the autonomous vehicle to re-route according to the particular re-routing option.
US12240491B2
A system for motion planning for a vehicle includes at least one vehicle sensor for determining information about an environment surrounding the vehicle and a controller in electrical communication with the at least one vehicle sensor. The controller is programmed to perform a plurality of measurements of a remote vehicle using the at least one vehicle sensor. The plurality of measurements includes at least a plurality of position measurements of the remote vehicle. The controller is further programmed to determine a risk score for each of a plurality of location cells in an environment surrounding the remote vehicle based at least in part on the plurality of measurements of the remote vehicle. The controller is further programmed to adjust a planned path of the vehicle based at least in part on the risk score of each of the plurality of location cells in the environment surrounding the remote vehicle.
US12240464B2
To provide a travel route generation apparatus and a travel route generation method which can generate a travel route for changing lanes with good accuracy using the newest lane marking information obtained during lane change. A travel route generation apparatus and a travel route generation method, during lane change of the own vehicle, determines whether or not the lane marking information of each lane marking is effective lane marking information which can be used for generation of a lane change travel route which is a travel route for changing lanes; selects a reference lane marking from the lane marking on the left side and the lane marking on the right side of an own lane, based on an effectiveness determination result; and generates a lane change travel route, based on the lane marking information of the reference lane marking.
US12240463B2
An apparatus for generating a map includes a processor configured to: detect an intersection and roads connected to the intersection from a bird's-eye view image, detect, for each road, an entry lane for entering the intersection and an exit lane for exiting the intersection included in the road, detect, for each road, a road marking represented in the road or a road structure from the bird's-eye view image, the road marking and the road structure indicating a direction in which vehicles are allowed to proceed, and generate a lane network representing a connection relationship between lanes in the intersection so as to connect, for each road, an entry lane of the road to an exit lane of another of the roads to which vehicles are allowed to proceed from the entry lane of the road, based on the road marking marked on the entry lane or the structure.
US12240457B1
A motor vehicle for operation by a driver has a frame with wheels and a motor connected to the frame. A steering control is connected to the wheels to establish a steering angle. A controller is operably connected to the steering control, to the motor, and to the wheels, and is operable to selectably drive the wheels in a forward direction in a drive mode and in a rearward direction in a reverse mode. The controller is operable to select a direction for driving the wheels in response to a pattern of steering angle movements, without operator indication of a direction.
US12240454B2
While an ordinary moving assist control is executed, a vehicle driving assist apparatus stops the ordinary moving assist control and execute an ordinary moving control to accelerate an own vehicle, based on an accelerator pedal operation amount when an accelerator override state is produced due to an operation of an accelerator pedal of the own vehicle. While an economy moving assist control is executed, the vehicle driving assist apparatus accelerates the own vehicle by an optimum acceleration control when an acceleration request condition that the accelerator override state is produced, is satisfied.
US12240452B2
Disclosed are an apparatus and method for controlling driving of a vehicle. The apparatus for controlling driving of the vehicle includes a controller that recognizes a double traffic line on a road on which the vehicle travels, generates a virtual center line between an inside line and an outside line of the double traffic line, and controls driving of the vehicle based on the virtual center line, and an output device that outputs the virtual center line.
US12240451B2
In a driving assist apparatus which carries out a collision avoidance assist that is an assist for avoiding a collision of a self-vehicle and a collision risk object that is an object judged to have a high possibility to collide with the self-vehicle when the collision risk object is judged to exist, an object which does not exist in an object detection range of a front side radar and whose predicted running locus and a predicted running locus of a self-vehicle intersect at a position within a predetermined distance from the self-vehicle on the front side of the self-vehicle is selected as a target of judgment of a possibility to collide with the self-vehicle based on information acquired by the front lateral side radar, among the objects detected by the front lateral side radar.
US12240441B2
A control device for a vehicle comprising: a sensor that acquires information on a driving direction and a speed of the vehicle; a first calculator that calculates a slip angle of front wheels and a slip angle of rear wheels of the vehicle based on the information acquired by the sensor; a second calculator that calculates a saturation index of the front wheels and a saturation index of the rear wheels using a phase plane related to the slip angle of the front wheels and the slip angle of the rear wheels; and a controller that distributes traction torque to a front wheel axle and a rear wheel axle based on the phase plane and the saturation index of the front wheels and the saturation index of the rear wheels.
US12240440B2
A powered balancing mobility device that can provide the user the ability to safely navigate expected environments of daily living including the ability to maneuver in confined spaces and to climb curbs, stairs, and other obstacles, and to travel safely and comfortably in vehicles. The mobility device can provide elevated, balanced travel.
US12240425B2
An electromechanical drum brake comprises two brake segments intended to come into contact with a drum, and at least one actuator configured to apply the segments against the drum, and an electric motor configured to activate the actuator, the actuator comprising at least one member which is movable upon activation of the actuator, the movable member being movable between a braking position and a position beyond a release position, in which the segments are no longer in contact with the drum. The actuator comprises a stop which is arranged only in the actuator and against which the movable element bears when it assumes a position beyond the release position, and the motor powers the actuator until the movable element bears against the stop.
US12240407B2
Disclosed are a shoulder airbag and an airbag cushion thereof that are capable of restricting an occupant from being moved upward along a seatback and from being abruptly pushed in a direction away from a collision side of a vehicle when vehicle collision occurs, thereby safely protecting the occupant. The shoulder airbag includes an airbag cushion mounted in a seatback and configured to be deployed so as to cover each of the shoulders of an occupant sitting in a seat in three axis directions.
US12240399B2
Provided is a work vehicle including left and right front wheels located in a front portion of a vehicle body of the work vehicle; left and right rear wheels located in a rear portion of the vehicle body; a driver section located at an intermediate position of the vehicle body in a front-rear direction, and including a driver seat; a ROPS frame including left and right front columns and left and right rear columns, and covering the driver section; and a plurality of suspension mechanisms supporting the front wheels and the rear wheels to the vehicle body in such a manner that the front wheels and the rear wheels are individually movable up and down, and wherein the ROPS frame is attached to positions immediately above, or in a vicinity of, vehicle body-side support sections of the suspension mechanisms.
US12240392B2
A method of generating a soft sensor for a mechanical system includes defining a training dataset of sensor values received from at least one first sensor corresponding a first physical quantity. The method further includes training a Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics (SINDy) model using the training dataset to generate a mathematical function defining a relationship between the sensor values and soft sensor values corresponding to a second physical quantity. The method further includes embedding machine readable instructions based on the mathematical function into an embedded system of the mechanical system including at least one first sensor. The machine readable instructions, when executed by the embedded system, cause the embedded system to receive sensor values corresponding to the first physical quantity and generate soft sensor values based on the sensor values and the mathematical function.
US12240390B2
A harness body (10) is guided to a fixed portion (522) on a side of a slide door (520) by a harness guide tool (40) at an other end portion (612) of a first arm member (610) on a side of a vehicle body (510) and includes a third routing portion (13) having a fixing portion (13a) fixed to the fixed portion, a link mechanism (600) includes a second arm member (620) on the side of the slide door coupled to the other end portion of the first arm member via a second rotation shaft (641), and the third routing portion is twisted and deformed about its own axis between the harness guide tool and the fixing portion when the first arm member and the second arm member are relatively rotated with respect to each other.
US12240385B2
A device for generating a front image for heavy equipment is presented, which is configured to generate a combined front image including an object in an area obstructed by a visual field obstructing component by combining an image of a preset area in a front image of a second view to a front image of a first view. The presented device for generating a front image for heavy equipment generates a first front image and a second front image by photographing the front from the upper portion and lower portion of the heavy equipment, and generates a combined front image by combining a part of the second front image to a partial area of the first front image, so that the areas thereof located at a set distance forward from the front end of the visual field obstructing component coincide with each other.
US12240375B2
An electronically controlled motor driven siren. The siren is electronically controlled to generate different sound profiles, while having advantages of a motor driven mechanical siren. In some embodiments, the siren is part of a system of multiple sirens. The phases of the rotors of the sirens of the system can be electronically controlled to generate different multi-siren combined sound profiles.
US12240374B2
An automotive light is provided that includes a lighting assembly located inside rear body and is adapted to backlight a transparent or semi-transparent sector of a front half-shell. The lighting assembly includes a pair of light-guide bars made of photoconductive material, which extend toward each other inside the rear body and a pair of electrically-powered light sources that are located within the rear body each adjacent to the distal end of a respective light-guide bar, and are oriented to direct light produced inside the body of the facing light-guide bar. The proximal ends of both light-guide bars are shaped to form respective plate-like heads that are locally substantially coplanar to each other, so as to form/delimit therebetween a small transversal slot.
US12240371B2
Disclosed herein is a vehicle that includes a headlamp configured to irradiate light forward, a plurality of suspensions coupled to each wheel of front wheels and rear wheels of the vehicle, a plurality of suspension sensors for detecting a height of each suspension of the plurality of suspensions, respectively. The vehicle may include a controller electrically connected to the headlamp, the plurality of suspensions, and the plurality of suspension sensors. In various embodiments, the controller is configured to receive a height value of each suspension of the plurality of suspensions from a corresponding sensor of the plurality of suspension sensors, and adjust a light irradiation angle of the headlamp by comparing the height values of the plurality of suspensions with a predetermined reference height.
US12240370B2
The corner cup comprises a base, first and second trough, angled lip, side wall, rear wall, wedge, and rib system. The troughs are located on opposing sides of the corner cup and redirect excess liquid away from the RV. The rib system provides a means for the base to rest at a sloped angle and allow excess water to drain away from the RV.
US12240367B2
A rental golf cart includes a permanent or removeable storage container having one or more climate-controlled interior compartments. The storage container may be powered by an internal battery, the golf carts, or both. Access to the climate-controlled interior compartments may be controlled by a control panel or sensors in a handle to the compartment. The container may also include a video camera as well as a visual display. The removable storage container may be removably attached to an ancillary docking station which may be used to replace retail items removed from the storage container during rental of the golf cart. Sensors within the interior compartments may detect when retail items are inserted and removed from the storage compartment.
US12240366B2
The present disclosure provides a chair in which attachment strength of a holding member and the chair is enhanced and an attachment state can be stably maintained. A legged chair includes a leg member, a support post connected to the leg member, a metal frame integrated with the support post, the metal frame forming a seated portion, an awakening device configured to awaken a seated person, a battery configured to supply electric power to the awakening device, an ECU that controls the awakening device, and a holding cover configured to hold the battery and the ECU. The holding cover is attached to the highly rigid metal frame.
US12240362B2
A seat cushion frame configuring framework of a seat cushion for an occupant of a vehicle to sit on, and including left and right side frames, a cushion pan, and a reinforcement member. The left and right side frames are disposed at left and right side portions of the seat cushion. The cushion pan connects upper end portions of front portions of the left and right side frames together in a seat left-right direction. The reinforcement member includes the left and right reinforcement portions respective affixed to the seat left-right direction sides of the rear end portion of the cushion pan.
US12240360B2
A vehicle seat includes a seat base and a selectively vertically adjustable seatback coupled to the seat base. The selectively vertically adjustable seatback including a first frame component coupled to the seat base and a second frame component connected to the first frame component, the second frame component being shiftable relative to the seat base.
US12240352B2
A control method for an electric vehicle using a motor as a traveling drive source to decelerate by a regenerative braking force of the motor, including: obtaining an accelerator operation amount; estimating a disturbance torque acting on a vehicle body of the electric vehicle; obtaining an angular velocity of a rotating body that correlates to a rotation speed of a drive shaft which drives the electric vehicle; calculating a first torque command value based on the accelerator operation amount; setting the first torque command value to a torque command value; controlling a torque generated in the motor based on the torque command value; setting a target stop position at the time of stopping the electric vehicle; calculating a target angular velocity of the rotating body according to a distance from the electric vehicle to the target stop position; calculating a second torque command value for stopping the electric vehicle at the target stop position based on a difference between the target angular velocity and the obtained angular velocity; and converging the torque command value to the disturbance torque by setting the second torque command value to the torque command value and adjusting the braking and driving forces of the motor according to a distance to the target stop position, when the accelerator operation amount decreases or becomes zero and the electric vehicle is about to stop.
US12240347B2
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to vehicle charging and supplying backup power to a structure while reducing system complexity (e.g., installation). In one embodiment, a system includes a charger including a charging circuit and a discharge circuit coupled to a charging connector for an electric vehicle (EV), and the charging connector is bi-directional. The system also includes that the charging circuit supplies an ingoing power from a main electric panel of a structure to the charging connector. The system also includes that the discharge circuit receives an outgoing power through the charging connector and splits the outgoing power in voltage levels using a transformer. The system also includes a manual transfer switch within the discharge circuit that feeds backup power using the voltage levels to a sub-panel for electrical circuits of the structure during a power interruption and the sub-panel is external from the charger.
US12240346B2
There is disclosed in one example, one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored thereon machine-executable instructions to: receive battery data from at least one sensor connected to a battery bank of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, wherein the battery bank comprises a plurality of batteries; compute from the battery data an available flight time remaining for the eVTOL aircraft; compute a nominal flight time remaining, wherein the nominal flight time remaining excludes a reserve flight time; and display the nominal flight time remaining to a pilot in a human-readable format.
US12240341B1
A dense charging station for charging the battery may have lanes arranged in parallel, and each of the lanes may have sequential charging locations. A vehicle utilizing the charging station may position itself at the first available charging location, being receiving energy, and determine if a subsequent charging station becomes available in the lane, and then position itself at the subsequent charging location, once available. Multiple charging stations may be required to maintain a threshold power state for individual vehicles in a fleet of vehicles providing a service for a geographic region. A charging coordinator may determine when a battery of a vehicle does not satisfy a threshold power state and requires a recharge. Additionally, the charging coordinator may determine a candidate charging station from among multiple charging stations associated with the geographic region.
US12240336B2
A pantograph includes a chassis, a bow, an articulated arm comprising at least one main rod and at least one auxiliary rod, an aileron assembly comprising at least one aileron which is movable relative to the articulated arm, support means for supporting the movable aileron which are movably mounted on the main rod or the auxiliary rod, means for immobilizing the support means relative to the support rod, and orienting means mounted on the main rod or the auxiliary rod. Over a first range of extension of the articulated arm, the orienting means do not act on the support means such that a characteristic angle of the aileron is substantially constant. Over a second range of extension of the articulated arm, the orienting means act on the support means such that the characteristic angle of the aileron varies continuously.
US12240334B2
The present invention provides a vehicle control method for controlling a capacitance ripple and a torque ripple of a vehicle drive system, wherein the vehicle drive system comprises a first DC-DC convertor. The vehicle control method comprises utilizing a first three-phase inverter circuit of a motor control device of the vehicle drive system as a first switching circuit of the first DC-DC convertor; utilizing a first three-phase winding of a motor of the vehicle drive system as a first three-phase inductor of the first DC-DC convertor; utilizing a pulse width modulation controller of the vehicle drive system for modulating a first three-phase current outputted by the first switching circuit to generate a first three-phase carrier wave; and setting a first phase difference of each phase of the first three-phase carrier wave for controlling the capacitance ripple and the torque ripple.
US12240333B2
A method (100) for operating a vehicle (1) with an electric drive-train (2), wherein this electric drivetrain (2) is fed via a DC voltage source (3) and a converter (4) for converting the DC voltage into a single-phase or multiphase AC voltage, comprising the steps: —it is detected (110) that the vehicle (1) is stopped; —it is checked (120) on the basis of at least one specified criterion (10) whether the vehicle (1) is expected to be stopped only briefly; —in response to the fact that the vehicle (1) is expected to be stopped only briefly, the vehicle (1) is transferred (130) from the ready-to-drive state into a disabled state, wherein in this disabled state the vehicle (1) is protected against unauthorized use but the converter (4) continues to be supplied with the DC voltage from the DC voltage source (3); —in response to the fact that the vehicle (1) is not expected to be stopped only briefly, at least one functional test of the electric drivetrain (2), said test being provided for powering down the electric drivetrain (2), is performed (140), and after the termination of this functional test the vehicle (1) is transferred (150) into a switched-off state, in which the vehicle (1) is secured against unauthorized use and the supply of the converter (4) from the DC voltage source (3) is interrupted.
US12240326B2
A reflection display system for displaying a display image for a vehicle occupant of a motor vehicle by reflecting the display image on a windshield is provided. The system includes a display unit which is designed to display the display image on a display surface, a detection sensor system for detecting the displayed display image on the display surface, and a control unit which is designed to actuate the display unit for displaying purposes, ascertain detection information on the basis of the detected displayed display image, ascertain the presence of a foreign object on the display surface of the display unit on the basis of the displayed display image and on the basis of the detection information, and signal a disruption of the display if the presence of a foreign object on the display surface of the display unit has been ascertained.
US12240324B2
A display control device installed in a vehicle includes a receiving unit that receives information concerning dirt of a vehicle-mounted sensor installed in the vehicle, and a control unit that controls display of a wash execution button displayed on a display device installed in the vehicle for executing washing of the vehicle-mounted sensor, based on the information concerning the dirt received by the receiving unit.
US12240322B2
A method for operating a driver information system in an ego vehicle is provided, wherein environment data are detected in an environment of the ego vehicle. A driver information display is generated and output, wherein the driver information display comprises a graphic depiction of the environment of the ego vehicle. An operating state of a driver assistance system of the ego vehicle is detected, and an automation level is determined with reference to the detected operating state of the driver assistance system. The depiction of the environment is generated depending on the determined automation level.
US12240317B2
A fuel pump module for a vehicle includes: a pump positioned in a reservoir cup in a tank and configured to suction and discharge fuel from the reservoir cup; a mount plate mounted in an opening of the tank; a return valve on the mount plate and configured to pass return fuel, which is returned from an engine, into the tank; a shaft bracket connecting the mount plate and the pump in the tank and configured to fix the pump to the mount plate; a guide wall disposed on the shaft bracket to guide return fuel flowing in the tank through the return valve; and a channel disposed at the shaft bracket so that return fuel flows down and configured to discharge the return fuel into the reservoir cup.
US12240313B2
A motor vehicle cooling system with an electric coolant pump includes a housing with a pump shaft. The electric coolant pump includes an electric motor in a motor housing. The electric coolant pump is at least partially accommodated in the pump shaft. A clamping device including at least two clamping arms is attached to an upper side of the motor housing. The clamping arms are supported with free ends thereof on an inner side of the pump shaft to clamp the electric coolant pump to the housing.
US12240307B2
An electric powertrain includes a first electric motor that has an uninterrupted connection with a drive shaft of a vehicle. The electric powertrain further includes a second electric motor that has an interruptible connection with the drive shaft. In one form, this interruptible connection includes a clutch. The electric powertrain further includes a first gear train in the form of a first planetary gear and a second gear train in the form of a second planetary gear. In one form, the first electric motor and second electric motor are the same type of electric motor, and in another form, the first electric motor and second electric motor are different types of electric motors.
US12240302B2
A flutter reducer for protecting at least partially a tarpaulin defining a tarpaulin rear end edge from flutter induced damages when the tarpaulin is secured laterally across a container moved at speed, the container defining a container aperture delimited by an aperture peripheral edge. The flutter reducer is operatively coupled to the tarpaulin so that when the tarpaulin is extended across the container aperture configuration and the container is moved by the vehicle, the flutter reducer limits movements of the tarpaulin at its tarpaulin rear end edge to reduce flutter due to relative wind caused by movement through air of the container.
US12240297B2
Vehicle roof having a roof skin which encloses a roof cutout, in which a fixed roof element and a roof opening are formed, by an inner edge and to a roof opening system having a lid element and displacement kinematics. On the inner edge of the roof skin, a weatherstrip arrangement is disposed which has a longitudinal leg and a front transverse leg and a rear transverse leg on either side. Starting from the front transverse leg, the longitudinal legs each comprise a first profile portion and a second profile portion, which interacts with the fixed roof element and is wider than the first profile portion. The longitudinal legs each comprise a third profile portion, which is disposed rearward of the second profile portion. The third profile portion is narrower than the second profile portion and transitions into the rear transverse leg.
US12240296B2
A power system architecture configured to power a transport refrigeration system (20) based on a determined an AC power requirement. The system (20) includes a generator power converter (164) configured to receive the generator three phase AC power (163) from an AC generator (162), and provide a generator DC power (165). The system (20) also includes a grid power converter (184) configured to receive the grid three phase AC power from a grid power source (182), and provide a grid DC power (185), an energy storage device (152), the energy storage device (152) operable to provide a DC power (157) and connected to a variable DC bus, and a power management system (190) operably connected to direct power (195) the TRU (26) based on at least the AC power requirement.
US12240292B2
A vehicle comprising, a passenger cabin, a door to the passenger cabin, and an air conditioning system is disclosed. The air conditioning system comprise a Peltier device, a blower for directing an airflow over a first side of the Peltier device and ducting for ducting air to the blower, the ducting comprising an inlet located on an underside of the door.
US12240288B2
An embodiment vehicle air conditioner includes an air conditioning device connected to a blower device to receive air supplied from the blower device, a heat exchange core provided in the air conditioning device and disposed in parallel with a flow direction of the air supplied from the blower device, a partition wall disposed to divide the heat exchange core into a first core part disposed to be close in distance to the blower device and a second core part disposed to be distant from the blower device, such that the air supplied from the blower device is distributed and supplied to the first core part and the second core part, and an air guide provided in a connection portion between the blower device and the air conditioning device and configured to guide the air to be supplied to the second core part of the heat exchange core.
US12240286B2
An air suspension control system is for a vehicle with a first and a second axle. The system has an auxiliary control unit connected to a main control unit via a data link. The auxiliary unit has a pressure sensor associated with the first axle for determining pressure measurements of the first axle as pressure sensor signals and an input for receiving height sensor signals. The input can be connected to a first height sensor on the first axle for receiving first height signals and to a second height sensor on the second axle for receiving second height signals. The auxiliary unit is adapted to transmit the first and/or second height sensor signals and/or the pressure sensor signals to the main unit. The main unit is adapted to carry out weighing for the first and/or second axle in dependence on the first and/or second height signals and/or the pressure signals.
US12240278B2
A tire has a carcass with a tread, a bead, a shoulder, and a sidewall. The bead, shoulder, and sidewall partially define a first internal cavity. At least one stiffening line for a pressurized fluid with a second cavity is within the carcass. The second cavity is aligned in an approximately transverse direction relative to the periphery of the tire. The second cavity is connectable to pressurized fluid supply system and can be inflated or deflated to adjust the stiffness of the tire. The stiffening lines may be inflated using a hydraulic fluid to increase the stiffness of the tire. Related wheels, vehicles, and methods are also disclosed.
US12240276B2
A programming system includes a mobile device and a programmer, in which the programmer includes a wireless communication module, a control module, and a communication module. A programming method of the programming system includes: storing a program code in the mobile device; establishing wireless communication between the control module and the mobile device via the wireless communication module to obtain the program code of the mobile device; and, sending the program code from the control module to a tire pressure detector via the communication module to program the program code whereby it is convenient for the user to operate and the manufacturing cost of the programmer can be reduced.
US12240254B2
A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes at least one physical memory device to store compensation logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the compensation logic to receive measurement data corresponding to a print medium printed with a plurality of pel forming elements in adjacent printheads and a plurality of tint levels, wherein the plurality of pel forming elements comprise gap adjacent pel forming elements that print with applied compensation transfer functions and non-gap adjacent pel forming elements, associate measurement data values with the gap adjacent pel forming elements, the applied compensation transfer functions and the plurality of tint levels and determine optimal compensation by selecting the compensation transfer functions that have corresponding measurement data values closest to compensation target values for each of the plurality of tint levels.
US12240251B2
A printing apparatus includes: first and second heads; a carriage; and a control device. The control device is configured to perform: (a) selecting; (b) setting; and (c) executing. The (a) selecting sets one of the first and second heads as an active head. The (b) setting sets an operation mode to one of a plurality of modes including first and second modes. The (c) executing executes a printing operation under the operation mode. The printing operation is performed by ejecting ink from both the first and second heads in a state where the first mode is set as the operation mode. The printing operation is performed by ejecting ink from the active head without ejecting ink from a non-active head in a state where the second mode is set as the operation mode. The non-active head is a head other than the active head among the first and second heads.
US12240244B2
A cartridge includes a liquid container and an adaptor. The liquid container has a liquid storage containing a liquid to be supplied to a printing apparatus, a liquid supply section configured to supply the liquid contained in the liquid storage to a liquid introduction section, and an adaptor mounting section. The adaptor is mounted on the adaptor mounting section and has a terminal placement section in which a cartridge-side terminal electrically connected to an apparatus-side terminal is disposed and an insertion aperture through which the liquid introduction section passes. The adaptor mounting section is provided with a mounting mechanism for mounting the adaptor, which has a predetermined constant shape.
US12240235B2
A determination method of determining a supply signal to be supplied to a first electrode and a second electrode includes an acquisition step of acquiring, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, first information regarding a liquid ejection characteristic when a first constant potential signal of a first potential is supplied to the second electrode, and second information regarding a liquid ejection characteristic when a second constant potential signal of a second potential different from the first potential is supplied to the second electrode, and a determination step of determining, based on the first information and the second information, the supply signal to be supplied to the first electrode and the second electrode after the predetermined condition is satisfied.
US12240232B2
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a head, a driver, and circuitry. The head has multiple nozzles and discharges a liquid from each of multiple nozzles to an object in a flight direction to form a film on a surface of the object. The driver moves at least one of the head or the object relative to other of the head or the object. The circuitry determines an amount of the liquid discharged from each of the multiple nozzles based on a flight angle between the flight direction and a normal direction of the surface of the object for each of the multiple nozzles and causes the head to discharge the liquid from each of the multiple nozzles for the amount of the liquid determined for each of the multiple nozzles.
US12240228B2
Examples of the present disclosure relate generally to a printing apparatus and, more particularly, to apparatuses, systems, and methods for printing utilizing laser print head and reactive media.
US12240221B2
Printing system and method for reducing the visibility of gloss differentials having at least one computer-supported inline imaging unit assembly designed to measure specular light reflecting gloss differentials of printed ink. At least one smoothing roller assembly is operationally connected to at least one sheet transport assembly or a smoothing transport subassembly of the sheet transport assembly of the printing system. A smoothing roller assembly is designed to roll at least partly the length and width of at least one printed side of at least one printed sheet disposed along the transport subassembly, pressure generated by the smoothing roller assembly configured to reduce detected gloss differentials from printed ink. At least the outer surface of the at least one smoothing roller assembly is substantially at least one or more of metal and polyurethane.
US12240211B2
The invention provides a polyester sealant film having at least one of a heat sealing layer and a heat resistant layer, wherein each layer consists of a polyester component containing ethylene terephthalate. The polyester sealant film has (1) a heat sealing strength of the heat sealing layers of 8-20 N/15 mm; (2) a difference in reversible heat capacity (ΔCp) for the heat sealing layer of 0.5-1.1 J/g/K; (3) a ΔCp for the heat resistant layer of 0.1 to less than 0.6 J/g/K; (4) a fold holding angle of 20-60 degrees; (5) a smaller curvature radius of 50-300 mm in a longitudinal or widthwise direction; and (6) a heat shrinkage ratio of −5% to 5% in both longitudinal and widthwise directions. The invention also provides a laminate comprising at least one layer of the polyester sealant and a packaging bag comprising the laminate.
US12240204B2
A laminate includes a transparent substrate having a first surface, and a laminated film provided on the first surface of the transparent substrate, wherein the laminated film includes, in a descending order of closeness to the first surface, a first dielectric layer including silicon nitride or zinc oxide or including silicon nitride and zinc oxide, a first layer including titanium oxide and provided on or above the first dielectric layer, a first barrier layer including nickel and chromium and provided on or above the first layer, and a silver-containing metal layer provided directly on the first barrier layer.
US12240201B2
A cover window includes a glass fiber composite layer including a first glass fiber layer and a first glass disposed on a first surface of the glass fiber composite layer. The first glass fiber layer includes unidirectional glass fibers apart from each other and each extending in a first direction, and a modulus of the first glass fiber layer in the first direction is greater than a modulus of the first glass fiber layer in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US12240200B2
To provide a metal-fiber reinforced resin material (FRP) composite having a good appearance even when used as an automobile outer panel and not deformed even after a coating and baking process. The metal-FRP composite of the invention has a laminated structure of three or more layers, having at least a metal layer, a fiber-reinforced resin material layer holding a reinforced fiber material in a layer constituted by a matrix resin, and a resin layer located between the metal layer and the fiber-reinforced resin material layer. The resin layer is a layer constituted by a room temperature curing adhesive or by a predetermined resin and the room temperature curing adhesive. An elastic modulus E of the resin layer is more than 0.1 MPa and 1000 MPa or less, and a thickness of the resin layer is 0.005 times or more and less than 7.500 times a thickness of the metal layer.
US12240198B2
A pressing device for providing a bale from plant material, including a pressing chamber with a pressing space to which plant material can be supplied, a pressing element movable from an initial position into an end position with a drive apparatus for compressing the plant material, and a binding apparatus, wherein the pressing space is delimited laterally by a wall for forming a pressing box, and an abutment delimits the pressing space, against which abutment the plant material is compressible during the movement of the pressing element into a first partial bale, wherein the first partial bale provided in this manner is transportable through a transport opening of the pressing space into a following space, wherein at least one further partial bale, via the pressing element, can be provided by compressing further plant material introduced into the pressing space against at least one abutment arranged at the pressing chamber.
US12240194B2
A method of manufacturing a multicolor shoe material includes the following steps. Step S1: blank molds are provided, and a mold chamber of each of the blank molds is injected by one of the foamed materials in different colors to form unfoamed semi-finished products in different colors. Step S2: the semi-finished products are put into a foaming mold, when the foaming mold is preheated and completely closed, a ratio of a total volume of the semi-finished products to a volume of the mold chamber of the foaming mold is ranged between 0.96 and 1.04. Thus, the semi-finished products could be evenly foamed. After foaming, adjacent two of the semi-finished products could be connected by heat fusion to obtain the multicolor shoe material. Additionally, a semi-finished product and a multicolor shoe material are provided in the present invention.
US12240184B2
A method for welding at least two parts including a thermoplastic material and having respective surfaces to be welded, including: inserting an insert between the surfaces to be welded of the two parts; generating heat via the insert; wherein the insert moves in relation to the parts to be welded in a welding direction. Also, an installation adapted for implementation of the method.
US12240178B1
A layup strategy analysis tool including a memory storing layup strategy analysis instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the layup strategy analysis instructions. During execution, the layup strategy analysis instructions obtain model data representing a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object to be formed using an automated fiber placement process. The layup strategy analysis instructions also obtain process data descriptive of the automated fiber placement process and one or more automated fiber placement machines. The layup strategy analysis instructions also generate output indicating a count of a number of tows that can be simultaneously applied during a single pass based on a geometry of the object and based on manufacturability constraints indicated by the process data.
US12240177B2
A method and system for 3D printing for creating at least two discrete sections of powder on a substrate, segmenting the substrate to isolate the at least two discrete sections of powder, compacting the powder on a segment of the substrate, removing loose/non-compacted powder from the segment of the substrate, create a printed/processed layer by performing one or more of a printing process or a processing operation on the segment of substrate, and transferring the printed/processed layers from the segment of substrate to a build platform.
US12240175B2
A Docking Arrangement for an Additive Manufacturing Process An operating handle (50) for controlling the operational state of a valve arrangement (26) associated with a container (12) to control dispensing of material from the container (12) to a component of an additive manufacturing process. The operating handle (50) includes a rotatable shaft 56 which is coupled to the valve arrangement (26) and is rotatable between a plurality of angular positions corresponding one or more operational states of the valve arrangement (26). A lever (52) is operatively coupled to the shaft (56) and is configured to cause rotation of the shaft (56) between the plurality of angular positions upon rotation of the lever (52). The handle (50) is also rotatable under the operation of an actuator (40) provided as part of a docking arrangement (10) associated with the component.
US12240168B2
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing three-dimensional models by layering in a high-speed sintering process.
US12240166B2
The invention relates to a method for producing a three-dimensional component by an electron-beam, laser-sintering or laser-melting process, in which the component is created by successively solidifying predetermined portions of individual layers of building material that can be solidified by being exposed to the effect of an electron-beam or laser-beam source (2) by melting on the building material, wherein thermographic data records are recorded during the production of the layers, respectively characterizing a temperature profile of at least certain portions of the respective layer, and the irradiation of the layers takes place by means of an electron beam or laser beam (3), which is controlled on the basis of the recorded thermographic data records in such a way that a largely homogeneous temperature profile is produced, wherein, to irradiate an upper layer, a focal point (4) of the electron beam or laser beam (3) is guided along a scanning path (17), which is chosen on the basis of the data record characterizing the temperature profile of at least certain portions of the layer lying directly thereunder or on the basis of the data records characterizing the temperature profiles of at least certain portions of the layers lying thereunder.
US12240144B2
A method of fabricating an airfoil includes providing an airfoil core tube that is made of a rigidized ceramic fabric, using the airfoil core tube as a mandrel by braiding a plurality of ceramic fiber tows around the airfoil core tube to form one or more braided layers, where the airfoil core tube and the one or more braided layers forming an airfoil preform, and densifying the airfoil preform with a ceramic matrix material to thereby form a ceramic matrix composite airfoil.
US12240141B2
A sawing facility includes a rail guide, a saw arranged on the rail guide, a first carriage arranged on one side of the saw along the rail guide, and a second carriage arranged on the other side of the saw along the rail guide. The first carriage includes a first saw log support and a first carriage drive that can move the first carriage together with a first saw log on the rail guide and past the saw to saw the first saw log. The second carriage includes a second saw log support and a second carriage drive that can move the second carriage together with the second saw log on the rail guide and past the saw to saw the second saw log. The second saw log is loaded onto the second saw log support while the first saw log is sawed using the first carriage.
US12240139B2
A lubrication system for a chainsaw, the lubrication system including a reservoir housing a lubricant, a fluid conduit extending between the reservoir and a location adjacent to a chain of the chainsaw, a pump configured to move lubricant from the reservoir to the location adjacent to the chain, and a valve disposed along the fluid conduit. The valve has a lubricant inlet that receives lubricant from the reservoir, an air inlet, and an outlet that provides lubricant to the location adjacent to the chain. The valve is movable between an open position whereby lubricant passes from the lubricant inlet to the outlet and a closed position whereby the outlet is in fluid communication with the air inlet. The valve moves between the open and closed positions in response to a user input.
US12240135B2
A handle. The handle can include a main body and a first substantially flat metal arm having a first proximal portion and a first distal end, the first proximal portion being rigidly coupled to the main body at a first location, and a second arm having a second proximal portion and a second distal end, the second proximal portion being rigidly coupled to the main body at a second location. The first and second distal ends can be in spaced relationship and have pivotally coupled therebetween a pivoting head.
US12240129B2
Methods of generating a camera model are provided. A robotic assembly is used to move a calibration assembly relative to a camera assembly through a series of poses. The calibration assembly comprises a calibration target and markers. The camera assembly comprises a mount, a camera having a field of view, and markers. The predetermined series of poses, together, cause the calibration target to pass through the field of view of the camera. The camera is used to generate a respective image of the calibration target. A tracker is used, to determine respective locations in space of the markers. A transformation function is generated that maps onto a three-dimensional space the stored coordinates and determined locations in space of the markers and features of the calibration target. The transformation functions are used to generate a model of parameters of the camera. Systems are also provided.
US12240127B2
A welding system configured to weld a workpiece by using a welding device and a positioner includes a control device configured to control the welding device and the positioner. The positioner includes a workpiece position setting mechanism having reference position information, and at least one holding mechanism configured to hold the workpiece. The control device includes a positioner position calculation means for calculating a position of the holding mechanism when holding the workpiece based on the reference position information provided from the workpiece position setting mechanism and workpiece information inputted into the control device in advance.
US12240124B2
A method for moving along a predetermined path with a robot in an at least a partially automated manner includes determining a deployment position on a current path section of the predetermined path for which a distance parameter satisfies a predetermined condition, and moving to the deployment position with the robot. In one aspect, the robot may be moved to the deployment position if a deployment condition is satisfied. The distance parameter may be determined on the basis of a distance of a current position of the robot relative to the current path section. The predetermined condition may be that the distance parameter has a value that is less than or equal to the values of the distance parameter of all positions in a partial area of the current path section, which is in particular complementary to the deployment position.
US12240121B2
The present disclosure relates to utilizing idle processing resources of a robot to reduce future burden on such processing resources. In particular, idle processing resources are utilized to identify future scenarios, and generate reactions to such future scenarios. The generated reactions are stored, and quickly retrieved as needed if corresponding identified future scenarios occur.
US12240114B2
A method for optimizing an automated process to select and grip an object by a robot in an arrangement that includes a plurality of robots with regard to a specifiable optimization criterion, wherein the objects to be potentially gripped irregularly occur with respect to their spatial position and a time of their arrival, where detection of objects to be potentially gripped by robots is performed, detection of a priority characteristic as well as an assignment to one of the robots for the objects to be potentially gripped via an automated learning algorithm, taking the optimization criterion into account, and where selection and gripping depending on the assignment and the priority characteristic is implemented.
US12240113B2
Implementations utilize deep reinforcement learning to train a policy neural network that parameterizes a policy for determining a robotic action based on a current state. Some of those implementations collect experience data from multiple robots that operate simultaneously. Each robot generates instances of experience data during iterative performance of episodes that are each explorations of performing a task, and that are each guided based on the policy network and the current policy parameters for the policy network during the episode. The collected experience data is generated during the episodes and is used to train the policy network by iteratively updating policy parameters of the policy network based on a batch of collected experience data. Further, prior to performance of each of a plurality of episodes performed by the robots, the current updated policy parameters can be provided (or retrieved) for utilization in performance of the episode.
US12240107B2
Exosuit systems and methods according to various embodiments are described herein. The exosuit system can be a suit that is worn by a wearer on the outside of his or her body. It may be worn under the wearer's normal clothing, over their clothing, between layers of clothing, or may be the wearer's primary clothing itself. The exosuit may be assistive, as it physically assists the wearer in performing particular activities, or can provide other functionality such as communication to the wearer through physical expressions to the body, engagement of the environment, or capturing of information from the wearer.
US12240104B2
A wrist cover covers a wrist of a robot. The wrist includes a first wrist element, a second wrist element, and a third wrist element coupled in series and rotatable with respect to one another. The wrist cover includes: a rotating seal member that is fixed to the second wrist element, thereby sealing a ring-shaped gap between the second wrist element and the third wrist element while allowing relative rotation between the second wrist element and the third wrist element; and a flexible bag-shaped cover body that has a first opening arranged so that the first wrist element is passed therethrough, and a second opening arranged so that the third wrist element is passed therethrough. The cover body and the rotating seal member are attached with a space between a peripheral edge of the second opening and the rotating seal member being sealed over the entire periphery thereof.
US12240102B2
A robotic end effector or end-of-arm tool may take the form of a mechanical digit (e.g., mechanical finger), or employ one or more mechanical digits (e.g., mechanical fingers), controllable in multiple degrees of freedom, e.g., pitch, yaw, curl. The mechanical digit(s) advantageously comprise a skeleton and three (3) piston/cylinders combinations, one controlling curl, and the other two controlling pitch and/or yaw. Mechanical digits may comprises a number of rolling contact joints. A flexible printed circuit board (PCB) carrying a variety of sensors covers the skeleton, and runs inside the rolling contact joints to provide a zero length change path. Knuckle imitators may cause a membrane cast or sheath joint to resemble human knuckles.
US12240091B2
A hammer structure includes a hammer body, at least one hitting block, a compression spring, and a shaft. The hammer body has a radial through hole. The hitting block includes a mounting portion having an accommodating hole. The compression spring is accommodated in the accommodating hole. The shaft is inserted through the compression spring so that it can be elastically extended and retracted via the compression spring. The mounting portion of the hitting block is screwed to the end of the hammer body. The shaft counteracts an elastic force of the compression spring to be partially engaged in the radial through hole. The hammer structure can prevent the hitting block screwed to a mounting groove of the hammer body from being loosened due to strong impact and vibration in the hitting process, so as to fix the hitting block and avoid damage effectively.
US12240078B2
A polishing assembly includes a rotatable platen to support a polishing pad, a polishing liquid delivery arm having an enclosure open at a bottom thereof and one or more ports to deliver a polishing liquid and a cleaning fluid downwardly through an interior space of the enclosure onto the polishing pad, and a delivery arm cleaning tool removably attached to the polishing liquid delivery arm, the cleaning tool extending below the delivery arm and having a delivery arm-facing surface shaped such that the cleaning tool directs the cleaning fluid from the polishing liquid delivery arm on to a surface of the enclosure of the polishing liquid delivery arm.
US12240071B2
The present invention discloses a five-axis vertical machining system with automatic loading and unloading, including a feeding mechanism, a loading mechanism, and a numerical control machine tool. The feeding mechanism is arranged in front of a ram assembly, and the feeding mechanism drives a raw material to move along an X axis and/or a Y axis of the numerical control machine tool; the loading mechanism is fixed on the ram assembly; and the loading mechanism moves along a Z axis of the numerical control machine tool to drive the raw material onto a cradle assembly of the numerical control machine tool. The present invention realizes an automatic loading and unloading function by setting a feeding mechanism capable of automatic feeding and a loading mechanism with automatic loading to cooperate with each other, thereby improving the working efficiency and saving manpower.
US12240069B2
The present disclosure provides a multifunctional climbing operation platform and an operation method thereof. The multifunctional climbing operation platform includes a main machine, clamping devices, a bolt retightening device, and an auxiliary sleeve replacement box, wherein the clamping devices each include: a fixed seat; and a pair of claw bars swingably arranged on the fixed seat and each including a rear bar body and a front bar body hinged together, wherein when the pair of claw bars are opened, an inner angle between the rear bar body and the front bar body is greater than 180°, the main machine and the clamping devices can climb along an object to be climbed, the bolt retightening device can replace different sleeves from the auxiliary sleeve replacement box, and can screw a bolt on the object. The present disclosure has the advantages of a large avoidance range and diverse functions.
US12240065B2
A TIG welding torch (10) including a torch body (22), a metallic front section of the torch body (22) for holding a tungsten rod and conducting electricity to the tungsten rod, and a ceramic nozzle (48a,b,c) for surrounding the metallic front section, wherein a heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c) is provided between the metallic front section and the ceramic nozzle (48a,b,c), the nozzle (48a,b,c) bearing against the outside of the heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c), the heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c) being attached, at a point of attachment, to the metallic front section at a rear end of the metallic front section and a rear end of the heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c), and the heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c) extending forwards of the point of attachment, spaced from the metallic front section to provide a thermal break between the nozzle (48a,b,c) and the metallic front section, and the ceramic nozzle (48a,b,c) being in contact with the heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c) forward of the point of attachment when the ceramic nozzle (48a,b,c) is fitted.
US12240064B2
An example welding power supply includes: a power input configured to receive alternating current (AC) input power, and power conversion circuitry configured to: convert a first portion of the input power to welding power; output the welding power to a weld circuit; convert a second portion of the input power to preheating power; and output the preheating power to a preheater.
US12240063B2
Methods and apparatus to communicate via a weld cable are disclosed. An example weld circuit communications device includes a receiver circuit, a processor, and a local communications adapter. The receiver circuit to receive a communication via a weld circuit while current is flowing through the weld circuit or after the current has stopped flowing through the weld circuit, the communication including weld voltage feedback information measured at a device remote from a power supply and remote from the weld circuit communications device while the current is flowing through the weld circuit. The processor generates power supply control information based on the weld voltage feedback information. The local communications adapter transmits the power supply control information to control welding-type power output by a power converter to regulate a weld voltage to a weld voltage setpoint.
US12240059B2
A device for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes a table on which a layer of granulated powder is stacked, a layer formation portion that forms the granulated powder on the table into a layer having a predetermined thickness, a compression unit configured to compress a first region in the layer, a processing unit that processes the formation region of the three-dimensional shaped object in the layer, and a control unit that controls the compression unit to form the first region in which the granulated powder are crushed, and the second region in which the granulated powder are not crushed.
US12240055B2
Optics assemblies and their methods of use in additive manufacturing systems are described. In some embodiments, an additive manufacturing system may include a build surface, a plurality of laser energy sources configured to produce a plurality of laser spots on the build surface, and an optics assembly configured to independently control a size of each of the plurality of laser spots and a spacing between the plurality of laser spots on the build surface. The optics assembly may include a plurality of lens arrays, where the plurality of lens arrays is configured to adjust a size of each of the plurality of laser spots on the build surface, and at least one lens. The at least one lens may also be configured to adjust a spacing between the plurality of laser spots on the build surface.
US12240041B2
A build region limitation unit for an additive manufacturing apparatus includes a movable unit fixed to a build table and a non-movable unit placed on a base frame. The movable unit includes a first anti-scattering frame provided to protrude upward. The non-movable unit includes a flat plate that covers a first build region with a portion other than an opening and forms a second build region, and a second anti-scattering frame that is provided to protrude downward at an outer periphery of the opening. The first anti-scattering frame surrounds the second anti-scattering frame with a gap therebetween.
US12240038B2
A method of operating an apparatus (10) for producing a three-dimensional work piece (18) by irradiating layers of a raw material powder with electromagnetic or particle radiation comprises the steps of a) applying a layer of raw material powder onto a carrier (12); b) selectively irradiating the layer of raw material powder with electromagnetic or particle radiation in accordance with a geometry of a corresponding layer of the work piece (18) to be produced; and c) repeating steps a) and b) until the work piece (18) has reached the desired shape and size. For at least a portion of at least some of the layers, a scanning time (ts) from the beginning of the exposure of a respective raw material powder layer portion to electromagnetic or particle radiation until the beginning of the exposure of a new raw material powder layer applied on top of said layer portion to electromagnetic or particle radiation is controlled so as to not fall below a specific minimum value which is individually set for said layer portion in dependence on a layer portion specific quality parameter. layer portion specific quality parameter.
US12240034B2
A configuration and method for straightening a wire as the wire pays off from a bulk package. A bulk package hat is configured to be positioned over an opened bulk package containing wire bent in a helix shape. A bearing assembly is mounted inside the bulk package hat at a position where the wire exits the bulk package hat as the wire pays off from the bulk package. A wire straightening device has a plurality of rollers and only one single plane of straightening, and is configured to apply a counter bend to the wire as the wire pays off from the bulk package through the wire straightening device. The wire straightening device is operatively connected to the bearing assembly at an angle inside the bulk package hat. The bearing assembly and the single plane of straightening rotate, continually realigning with a current direction of the wire as it pays off.
US12240022B2
The invention relates to a sheet steel skin-pass rolled with a deterministic surface structure, and to a method for producing it.
US12240018B2
A novel invention squeegee cleans in a first direction, manually or by robot, the inner surface of a bore referred to as a hollow-shape, comprising a longitudinal shaft with a distal end squeegee element, and a cooperatively aligned sheath. Said squeegee element is comprised of shape conforming flexible disks in combination with shape conforming flexible tabbed fins having incrementally sized surface openings to form an ascending or descending path to incrementally collect contaminants. From said first direction the invention exits said hollow-shape distal end, cleaning said inner surface. Said sheath is selectively moved from a first proximal position to a second distal position covering said squeegee element and isolating collected contaminants. A second opposite direction retracts said invention from said hollow-shape, with manual or robotic means, by removing said isolated contaminants preventing recontamination of said inner surface. The invention can be cleaned and reused multiple times before disposal.
US12240016B2
This invention relates to a classifier for separating particles by size and density and a method of classifying particles by size and density. The classifier, which is also used in the method, includes an underflow outlet for conveying a first product out of the classifier; a fluidising means for introducing a fluidisation fluid into the classifier; a settling chamber for forming a hindered-settling zone, the settling chamber being in fluid flow communication with the fluidising means and the underflow outlet; a reflux chamber for forming a free-settling zone, the reflux chamber being in fluid flow communication with the settling chamber and having a cross-sectional area larger than that of the settling chamber; a launder in fluid flow communication with the reflux chamber for conveying a second product to an overflow outlet of the classifier; and an inlet conduit which projects into the classifier for introducing a feedstock into the classifier.
US12240014B2
A comminution apparatus comprising a hopper to collect and guide material to be comminuted onto an array of tines, the tines having an elongate body having a first end and a second end and upper and lower surfaces, a tine being secured to a tine support at a first end, a motor secured to the apparatus, preferably the hopper, the operation of the motor causing the tines to vibrate.
US12240011B2
A sliding device configured to perform a sliding process on a surface of an object to be slid includes a sliding part including sliding bodies each having a flat working surface; a first driving mechanism configured to regularly move the sliding bodies in parallel with the working surfaces of the sliding bodies; and a second driving mechanism configured to regularly move the sliding part in parallel with the working surfaces in a direction different from a moving direction by the first driving mechanism while the first driving mechanism moves the sliding bodies. This enables uniform supply of the sliding process material onto the surface of the object to be slid or clean the surface of the object to be slid.
US12240010B2
Effective component generation device includes internal components, case, and air passage member. Air passage member is housed in case and surrounds discharger. Air blower of internal components generates air flow that outputs an effective component to the outside. Air passage member has upstream block and downstream block. Upstream block forms air supply passage on the upstream side. Downstream block forms air discharge passage on the downstream side. Air passage member includes air supply passage and air discharge passage in case, and forms air passage through which air flow passes. This provides effective component generation device capable of efficiently generating air flow that outputs an effective component to the outside of case.
US12240006B2
An all-plastic pump comprising an outer cover, a plastic spring, an inner cover and a pressing head. The pump includes an accessory cavity in the outer cover, with a conveying hole. A tubular plastic spring is positioned within the cavity, surrounding the conveying hole. Supporting rods are arranged circumferentially on an inner wall of the plastic spring's port, with one end of the rods connected to a baffle. The inner cover surrounds the plastic spring, and a stop tube is inserted through the supporting rods, with its port sealing against the baffle. The pressing head, mounted in a pressable manner, includes a discharging hole, pressing sheet, and conveying tube. When pressed, the pressing sheet compresses the plastic spring, causing separation between the baffle and stop tube, allowing fluid discharge.
US12240004B2
A cap is configured to couple to a nozzle of a dish washer that is configured to supply air into a tub of the dish washer. The cap includes a lower cap configured to couple to an upper end portion of the nozzle, a flow cover configured to cover a part of the upper end portion of the nozzle, and an upper cap coupled to the lower cap and configured to, based on the cap being coupled to the nozzle, be spaced apart from and positioned above the nozzle and the flow cover. The cap defines a discharge opening configured to discharge air supplied to an inner space of the cap through the nozzle.
US12239999B1
An electrode tube for generating electrons includes a container unit, a metal wool positioned in the container unit, and a socket, wherein the container unit is attached to the socket. The electrode tube is configured to generate electrons that bond with oxygen when electrical power is provided to the electrode tube.
US12239997B2
A screen sorting device for cleaning a fibrous stock suspension includes: an inlet for the fibrous stock suspension; a first sorting stage, which includes a first accepts discharge; at least one second sorting stage, which includes a second accepts discharge; and a fill level detection way, which is configured for detecting an accumulation height in the at least one second sorting stage and is assigned to the at least one second sorting stage.
US12239991B2
The present disclosure is directed to a thermal unit for a device for thermal cycling, also referred to as thermocycling, of a plurality of biological samples simultaneously, to such device itself, and also to a method for thermal cycling a plurality of biological samples simultaneously using such device and thermal unit.
US12239980B2
Provided herein are methods for processing and/or detecting a sample. A method can comprise providing a barrier between a first region and a second region, wherein the first region comprises the sample, wherein the barrier maintains the first region at a first atmosphere that is different than a second atmosphere of the second region, wherein a portion of the barrier comprises a fluid in coherent motion; and using a detector at least partially contained in the first region to detect one or more signals from the sample while the first region is maintained at the first atmosphere that is different than the second atmosphere of the second region. The portion of the barrier comprising fluid may have a pressure lower than the first atmosphere, the second atmosphere, or both.
US12239970B2
A fluid treatment apparatus comprising a tank containing a bed of at least one fluid treatment medium, a distributor plate separating the bed from an end portion of the tank, and an inert medium comprising amorphous particles having a harmonic mean diameter from 2.5 to 250 mm and a density from 0.57 to 0.998 cm3/g. The volume of the end portion containing inert medium is from 25 to 95% of the total volume of the end portion.
US12239965B2
The present disclosure relates to a process preparating a zeolitic material having an AEI-type framework structure, wherein the framework structure comprises SiO2 and X2O3 and X is a trivalent element, and wherein the process comprises: (1) preparing a mixture comprising one or more cationic structure directing agents comprising a heterocyclic amine ring, seed crystals, and a first zeolitic material comprising SiO2 and X2O3 in its framework structure and having an FAU-type framework structure; and (2) heating the mixture to obtain a second zeolitic material comprising SiO2 and X2O3 in its framework structure and having an AEI-type framework structure.
US12239959B2
Described herein are super absorbent materials (SAMs) and methods of making SAMs. The super absorbent materials are copolymerized with select redox active inorganic salts in a staged polymerization process. The copolymer-based super absorbent materials have significantly improved absorbance properties. The compositions and methods described herein are useful in a variety of absorbent products.
US12239956B2
The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer composition. More specifically, it relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer composition capable of pulverizing the hydrogel polymer to a normal particle size without agglomeration between particles by adding an additive having a specific structure, reducing manufacturing cost by simultaneously performing a drying process and a surface cross-linking process, and significantly reducing the amount of fine powder generated during the process.
US12239950B2
A method and apparatus for nucleic acid synthesis. The method employs a device including at least one deprotection unit to carry out a step of deprotection, at least one coupling unit to carry out a step of coupling, at least one oxidation/thiolation unit to carry out a step of oxidation or thiolation, at least one capping unit to carry out a step of capping, and at least one washing unit to carry out a step of washing. A plurality of reaction vessels for nucleic acid synthesis are moved to the units in accord with a synthesis scheme for a desired nucleic acid sequence and at least two reaction vessels are simultaneously acted upon at several of the units in series.
US12239945B2
There is provided a kitchen appliance apparatus for using air in the kitchen, comprising a housing, wherein in the housing a pump system is provided which pump system comprises, a primary port (106), a secondary port (107), a single direction air pump (101) having an inlet (102) and an outlet (103); wherein the pump system is operational in a first pump mode in which air can be sucked in via the primary port; the pump system is operational in a second pump mode in which air can be blown out via the primary port; and is operational in a third pump mode in which the pump system is alternatingly sucking in and blowing air via the primary port.
US12239941B2
An electrodialysis apparatus comprises a first reservoir wherein salt dissolved in solvent is reduced below a threshold concentration and a second reservoir wherein the salt concentration increases. A first electrode contacts a first solution of a first redox-active electrolyte material, and a second electrode contacts a second solution of a second redox-active electrolyte material. A first type of membrane is disposed between the first and second reservoirs and a second type of membrane is disposed between the first electrode and the first reservoir and between the second electrode and the second reservoir. A color measuring device is coupled to at least one of the solutions, and a control system is configured to modify the value of a property of at least one of the first and second solutions in response to detecting a color value of one of the solutions exceeding a threshold color value.
US12239939B2
The invention present provides a method (and suitable apparatus) to convert biomass to ethanol, comprising gasifying the biomass to produce raw syngas; feeding the raw syngas to an acid-gas removal unit to remove at least some CO2 and produce a conditioned syngas stream; feeding the conditioned syngas stream to a fermentor to biologically convert the syngas to ethanol; capturing a tail gas from an exit of the fermentor, wherein the tail gas comprises at least CO2 and unconverted CO or H2; and recycling a first portion of the tail gas to the fermentor and/or a second portion of the tail gas to the acid-gas removal unit. This invention allows for increased syngas conversion to ethanol, improved process efficiency, and better overall biorefinery economics for conversion of biomass to ethanol.
US12239932B2
An air processing system is disclosed. The system includes a mobile robot, and the robot includes an intake module, the module includes a manifold, a first airfoil disposed on the manifold and configured to allow air of an area designed to have its air cleaned to enter the manifold, a second airfoil disposed one the manifold opposite the first airfoil configured to allow air from the area to enter the manifold, and a collector provided in between the first airfoil and the second airfoil and disposed on the manifold configured to receive air from the manifold and thus filter the air, and the system further includes a controller configured to provide one of remote control and autonomous control of the mobile robot.
US12239924B2
Systems and methods comprising using a filter element assembly. The methods comprise: placing a first sealing member in a channel formed in a first collar piece which has a first filter element coupled thereto; inserting a second filter element coupled to a second collar piece through the input orifice of the first collar piece and into the first filter element; causing the first collar piece to snap-fit engage a flange of the second collar piece; using the first sealing member to provide a seal between the first and second collar pieces which are snap-fit engaged with one another; receiving a fluid in an input orifice of the second collar piece; performing a first-stage filtering process using the second filter element to remove contaminants from the fluid; and performing a subsequent second-stage filtering process using the first filter element to further remove contaminants from the fluid.
US12239920B2
In one embodiment, a reversible toy includes a body with a first body portion having a first surface and a second body portion having a second surface, the second portion being coupled to the first portion. The first portion and the second portion together define a globoid shape, with a sealed cavity therebetween, and an interior cavity within the body. The cavity contains a stuffing separate from the portions, separates the portions, and defines the globoid shape. The body is reversible between a first and second position to alternatingly present one of the first surface or second surface defining an exterior of the body. The other of the first and second surface is alternatingly storable in the interior cavity and the first and second body portions and the stuffing collapse into the interior cavity through an opening when the body is moved between the first position and the second position.
US12239917B2
A track for a roller coaster is provided. The track includes a plurality of layers that are each constructed from a plurality of layer segments prefabricated with an automated precision cutting device.
US12239907B2
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a gaming system that cooperates with a graphical user interface to enable user modification and enhancement of one or more audio streams associated with the gaming system. In embodiments, the audio streams may include a game audio stream, a chat audio stream of conversation among players of a video game, and a microphone audio stream of a player of the video game. One of the audio streams may trigger an action in the gaming system such as recording a portion of game content for a timer period. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US12239905B2
A game controller includes a body, a display screen assembly arranged on the body, and a gripping part arranged on the body. The display screen assembly includes a display screen and a bracket for mounting the display screen, and the display screen assembly detachably mounts the display screen on the body through the bracket. The display screen of the application is arranged on the bracket that is detachably mounted with the body, which is convenient to disassemble, repair, and replace through the bracket. At the same time, during transportation, it can be removed from the controller and the display screen assembly can be packaged separately to reduce damage during transportation.
US12239903B2
Described herein are controllers with sensor-rich controls for enhanced controller functionality. An example control may include a pressure sensor that is configured to detect an amount of a force of a press on a cover of the control based at least in part on a proximity of a metal layer to the pressure sensor. This control may further include a touch sensor for detecting an object contacting the cover of the control. Additional embodiments disclose, among other things, integrated trackpads and D-pads, as well as backlighting features that indicate a functional state of the controller.
US12239895B2
A method includes anchoring a loop strap and a hook strap at a first surface of a rectangular arcuate panel proximate a first end of the first surface, providing a retaining element anchored to the rectangular arcuate panel, with the retaining element forming a loop, and providing an extension strap anchored to the rectangular arcuate panel proximate the retaining element to form a fielding aid accessory. The method also includes wrappably attaching the anchored first hook strap with the anchored first loop strap around a forearm of an athlete and securely positioning fingers of a hand thereof by way of the loop of the retaining element such that the forearm contacts a second surface of the rectangular arcuate panel. The fielding aid accessory is configured to be used by the athlete in two modes of operation based on a configuration of coupling of the extension strap.
US12239894B2
An adjustable climbing wall system enabling the arrangement of a force sensor with an attached climbing hold in various positions attached to a frame or wall. The system comprises a subframe element that is configured to a couple with a force plate. The subframe element is configured to be adjustable from a first position to a second position. The force plate is configured to couple with a climbing hold and the force sensor is configured to output a signal indicative of the forces applied to the climbing hold.
US12239890B2
Disclosed herein is a golf club head comprising at least one crown opening and at least one crown insert attached to the body and covering the at least one crown opening. The golf club head further comprises at least one sole opening and at least one sole insert attached to the body and covering the at least one sole opening. The golf club head additionally includes at least one weight member configured to clamp first and second ledges at selected locations along a sliding weight track. The golf club head also comprise a coefficient of restitution (COR) feature located on the sole of the golf club head. The at least one crown insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc. The at least one sole insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc.
US12239887B2
Golf ball comprising core; casing layer; cover layer; and plurality of outer coating layers. Casing layer comprises an ionomer blend of at least one ionomer and a color concentrate resin that is included in an amount of 3-10 wt. % of the ionomer blend. Cover layer is transparent and comprises thermoplastic/thermoset urethane composition. First outer coating layer is adjacent to cover layer and comprises clear water-borne or solvent-borne primer; and second outer coating layer is adjacent to first outer coating layer and comprises gold pearl primer, white sparkle primer, or combination thereof; third outer coating layer is adjacent to second outer coating layer and comprises a clear topcoat. Alternatively, second outer coating layer comprises matte topcoat, clear glossy topcoat, or combination thereof. In all embodiments, first outer coating layer and/or second outer coating layer may be colorless.
US12239880B2
A technology is provided where, in physical exercise performed using plate-shaped equipment, behavior of one's own body and corresponding behavior of equipment can be presented in an intuitively comprehensible manner on the basis of information acquired by a simple device configuration. Information indicating skill relating to a turn in a physical exercise performed by an exerciser performing the physical exercise using plate-shaped equipment is skill information. Included are an equipment behavior information acquiring unit that acquires equipment behavior information, a bodily behavior information acquiring unit that acquires bodily behavior information, and a skill information presenting unit that calculates, from the equipment behavior information and the bodily behavior information, a first skill indicator/second skill indicator that include information indicating behavior of the equipment/behavior of the body of the exerciser at a start-of-turn time, a middle-of-turn time, and an end-of-turn time, as the skill information, and presents the skill information. The equipment behavior information includes time sequence information of angular velocities relating to a travel direction/an edging direction of the equipment, and the bodily behavior information includes time sequence information of pressure at each region of the soles of the right foot/left foot of the exerciser.
US12239879B1
An upper limb rehabilitation device for sarcopenia and its application method are provided, which is less likely to cause harm to patients, more suitable for people with weaker strength, can encourage to exercise combined with fun, and can significantly improve the upper limb muscle function of sarcopenia patients. The upper limb rehabilitation device for sarcopenia includes an outer surface, a filling material, and a keel. The shape of the outer surface is shuttle shaped, the keel is made of rubber material, the filling material is between the keel and the outer surface, including sponge particles and wormwood particles, and hand acupoint protrusion particles are set on the outer surface.
US12239878B1
In various aspects, a health accessory such as a yoga mat that integrates chakra materials, such as healing crystals, to provide a seamless and holistic healing experience. In one aspect, a yoga mat with integrated granular crystal material, the yoga mat comprising a top layer comprising a base material and a granular crystal material suspended in the base material and a bottom layer comprising a second material different from the base material, the bottom layer attached to the top layer.
US12239876B2
An elongated, segmented, folding mat with selectable relief segments that may be extended to create relief cutouts that relieve pressure upon a user's sciatica or coccyx when a user is sitting on a folded, multi-layer, elevated portion of the mat comprising a cushion. The cushion height may be raised or lowered by incorporating more or fewer folded sections of the mat into the cushion.
US12239875B2
A fitness training apparatus comprises a base having an upper surface configured to support a user during a workout with the fitness training apparatus, a first retractable line extendable by the user upward from the base against a variable load from a first direct drive motor and retractable to wind up on a first spool or drum, and a second retractable line extendable by the user upward from the base against a variable load from a second direct drive motor and retractable to wind up on a second spool or drum. The first and second direct drive motors lie flat in the base with respective vertical axes and are provided in separate halves of the base. The first and second direct drive motors act independently on the first and second retractable lines and respectively spool the first and second retractable lines in mirror image in top plan view.
US12239872B2
An adjustable kettlebell includes a cradle safety mechanism and a kettlebell safety mechanism. The cradle safety mechanism includes a position sensor that detects whether the kettlebell is in the cradled position and prevents a motor from rotating to change the weight of the kettlebell if the kettlebell is in the uncradled position. The kettlebell safety mechanism includes a dial retractable into the handle of the kettlebell. When the dial is retracted into the kettlebell, a selection mechanism cannot be rotated to change a weight of the kettlebell.
US12239859B2
A method of assembling a ratcheting strap adjuster comprises inserting a distal end of a rotation assembly through first and second apertures in respective first and second side plates of a frame, with a proximal end of the rotation assembly positioned proximate the first side plate and the distal end positioned proximate the second side plate. A captive member is movably connected to the second side plate proximate the distal end, wherein the captive member is movable between an engaging position and a releasing position, and wherein an engaging portion of the captive member is configured and arranged to selectively engage the distal end of the rotation assembly in the engaging position.
US12239847B2
A method of determining treatment geometries for a radiotherapy treatment includes providing a patient model having one or more regions of interest (ROIs); defining a delivery coordinate space (DCS); for each beam's eye view (BEV) plane of each vertex in the DCS, and for each ROI, evaluating a dose of the ROI using transport solutions; evaluating a BEV scores of each pixel of the BEV plane using the doses of the one or more ROIs; determining one or more BEV regions in the BEV plane based on the BEV scores; determining a BEV region connectivity manifold based on the BEV regions; determining a set of treatment trajectories based on the BEV region connectivity manifold; and determining one or more IMRT fields. Each treatment trajectory defines a path through a set of vertices in the DCS. Each IMRT field defines a direction of incidence corresponding to a vertex in the DCS.
US12239843B2
The invention relates to a system (1) for generating and controlling a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma, comprising: —a discharge space (10) into which a working gas can be introduced via a first opening (12), wherein a plasma (5) can be generated in the discharge space (10), wherein the discharge space (10) has a second opening (14), so that the plasma (5, 6) can exit from the discharge space (10) through this second opening (14) and —at least one high-voltage electrode (20) for generating an electromagnetic field for generating a plasma (5) in the discharge space (10). The plasma (5, 6) exiting through the second opening (14) is controlled by a throughflow controller (40) of the system (1), which throughflow controller (40) is designed to adjust a volume flow (60) of the working gas through the first opening (12) from a working gas source (50) into the discharge space (10). In this case, the throughflow controller (40) is further designed to assume at least a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state no working gas is supplied from the working gas source (50) to the discharge space (10), so that no plasma (5) exits from the second opening (14) even when there is a generated electromagnetic field in the discharge space (10), and wherein in the second state the working gas is supplied from the working gas source (50) to the discharge space (10), a plasma (5) is generated in the discharge space (10) and the plasma (5, 6) exits from the second opening (14).
US12239838B2
A catheter may include electrodes for transvascular nerve stimulation. The electrodes may be positioned within lumens of the catheter and aligned with apertures in the outer wall of the catheter. The electrodes may produce focused electrical fields for stimulation of one or more nerves. In one embodiment, the catheter may include a set of proximal electrodes and a set of distal electrodes, and the proximal electrodes may stimulate a patient's left phrenic nerve and the distal electrodes may stimulate a patient's right phrenic nerve.
US12239837B2
Systems and methods provide stimulation of peripheral targets such as targets in the lower limbs. Electrode arrays realized in circumferential or longitudinal embodiments have pads with horizontal and/or vertical offsets. Electrode array geometries are customizable and adaptable to individual users and treatment of different disorders. Novel systems of customization include software and hardware implemented solutions. A single device can provide treatment of two or more disorders or unwanted states using selected electrode geometries and stimulation protocols. Systems and methods for assessment of candidate stimulation sites and protocols use subjective or objective measures or both to determine which meet stimulation success criteria. Simulation is provided using transcutaneous, percutaneous, or implantable stimulators. A main advantage is the improved treatment of pelvic floor disorders, and especially overactive bladder (OAB).
US12239834B2
Optoelectronic retinal prostheses transduce light into electrical current for neural stimulation. A novel optoelectronic pixel architecture is presented comprising a vertically integrated photo junction field-effect-transistor (Photo-JFET) and neural stimulating electrode. Experimental measurements demonstrate that optically addressed Photo-JFET pixels utilize phototransistive gain to produce a broad range of neural stimulation current and can effectively stimulate retinal neurons in vitro. The compact nature of the Photo-JFET pixel can enable high resolution retinal prostheses with a theoretical visual acuity ˜20/60 to help restore vision in patients with degenerative retinal diseases.
US12239833B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for deep brain stimulation. In one implementation, a deep brain stimulation system comprises a neural probe configured for placement within a brain; at least one signal lead; a sensing assembly including at least one sensing micro-electrode and at least one stimulation electrode; and at least one processor assembly configured to: receive at least one sense signal generated in response to interaction between the at least one sensing electrode and one or more electrical signals generated by at least one neuron in the brain; deliver at least one of a library of preset target stimulation patterns; determine a target stimulation pattern based on at least one characteristic of the at least one sense signal; and cause a signal generator to deliver stimulation signals to stimulation electrodes among the at least one stimulating electrode to activate the set of stimulation electrodes according to the target stimulation pattern.
US12239830B2
An adaptor for connecting a drug delivery device to a connector provided with an external thread is disclosed. The adaptor includes a globally tubular body having a proximal region and a distal region, the proximal region being provided with an engagement element for mounting the adaptor on the drug delivery device. The distal region is provided on an inner wall of the distal region with an internal thread intended to cooperate with the external thread so as to connect the connector to the adaptor, the internal thread defining an internal thread crest. The internal thread crest is provided with at least one deformable radial end part configured so as to be radially deformed when the connector is screwed into the adaptor. Also disclosed is a drug delivery device including the adaptor and a method for connecting the connector to the adaptor.
US12239822B2
A portable dual chamber auto-injector configured to store a dry opioid antagonist medicament separately from a liquid component, wherein a user actuated mixing system comprising a movable component to create a fluidic pathway between the first and second chambers and release a portion of energy from a pre-stored energy to drive a displacement mechanism into the first chamber and displace the liquid component into the second chamber and solubilize the opioid antagonist. A needle assembly in fluid communication with the second chamber can be used to transfer the solubilized opioid antagonist.
US12239819B2
A apparatus and method to treat patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), heart failure or another fluid overload condition, that includes: administrating a diuretic to the patient to increase urine output of the patient; monitoring a rate or amount of urine output by the patient after administration of the diuretic; infusing a hydration liquid into the patient to induce an increase in the urine output; and adjusting the rate or amount of the hydration liquid infused into the patient to achieve a target fluid loss in the patient.
US12239812B2
A one-piece medical connector has a unitary body. The unitary body includes a rigid portion that forms a housing. The unitary body also includes a resilient portion located at least partially within the housing. At least a movable portion of the resilient portion is configured to move relative to the rigid portion. Movement of the resilient portion selectively permits fluid flow through the connector. The rigid portion and the resilient portion form a one-piece unitary connector.
US12239811B2
An implantable vascular access device includes a fluid, a self-sealing cover disposed over the reservoir, and an outlet port configured to mate with a catheter, the outlet port fluidically coupled to the fluid reservoir. One or more sensors coupled to the device are configured to capture physiological data while the device is implanted within a patient. The device also includes a data communications unit configured to receive physiological data from the one or more sensors, obfuscate the physiological data, and transmit the obfuscated physiological data to one or more remote computing devices. The device may also be inductively powered and/or can emit a localization signal in response to wireless interrogation.
US12239808B2
The present solution provides systems and methods for trans-round window membrane drug delivery. As an overview, a system can include a micropump that is connected to a flexible cannula. The cannula can be threaded through a handpiece that can be used to pierce the round window membrane of a patient. Using the handpiece, the cannula can be inserted through the round window membrane to improve the distribution of the delivered drug throughout the inner ear. The present solution can function as a small implantable or wearable device that can be used for both chronic and acute trans-round window membrane drug delivery. With this configuration, the micropump can constantly or intermittently deliver, over a period of days to months, small volumes of drugs from an internal reservoir.
US12239804B2
An umbilical arterial catherization device comprising a brace and a dilator. The brace has a body for supporting and stabilizing an umbilical cord end. The body may have resilient foam for grasping the umbilical cord, and may include a strap operable to secure part of the body to itself, after being wrapped around the umbilical cord. The dilator has a hook for engaging an open end of an arterial lumen, and a catch operable to fix the dilator to the brace in a position for dilating the arterial lumen. Both hands may be used to place the dilator while the device serves to stabilize and support the umbilical cord without use of the hands. The device may include a lighting element for illuminating the end of the umbilical cord to aid in visualization of the arterial lumen and facilitate proper placement of the catch within the arterial lumen.
US12239796B2
A medical device configured to be flexible and maintain kink resistance while also reducing strain fractures. The medical device may include an elongate tubular shaft defining a lumen extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion. The elongate tubular shaft may comprise an outer jacket forming an outer surface of the elongate tubular shaft, a support member including at least one filament extending in a helical configuration along at least a portion of the a length of the elongate tubular shaft, and a strain relief layer comprising a material that has a modulus of elasticity less than a modulus of elasticity of the outer jacket, the strain relief layer positioned at least between adjacent windings of the support member. The strain relief layer and the support member may collectively form an inner surface of the elongate tubular shaft.
US12239786B2
Some embodiments described herein may include a system or a method in which an air delivery lumen of an endotracheal tube, a laryngeal mask, or other airway device is configured to optionally provide a suction effect.
US12239785B2
A ventilation system having a mask, a blowing assembly, and a processor. The mask has a mask body and a pressure sensor operatively associated with the mask body and configured to measure pressure within the mask. The mask body defines an inlet opening and a plurality of leak openings. The blowing assembly is positioned in fluid communication with the inlet opening of the mask body and configured to direct air to the inlet opening of the mask body. The processor is positioned in operative communication with the blowing assembly and the pressure sensor of the mask. The processor is configured to selectively control the blowing assembly based upon at least the measured pressure within the mask.
US12239784B2
A ventilation system includes a breathing apparatus which provides mechanical ventilation to a patient. The breathing apparatus is configured to perform an automated full recruitment manoeuvre, FRM, comprising a recruitment phase and a PEEP titration phase, and to determine at least one optimised ventilation setting for the patient during the FRM manoeuvre. The breathing apparatus is further configured to automatically switch ventilation mode to a predefined ventilation mode after the FRM manoeuvre, and to ventilate the patient in the predefined ventilation mode using the at least one optimised ventilation setting during a period of post-recruitment manoeuvre, post-RM, ventilation following the FRM manoeuvre.
US12239782B2
A vaporizer device is provided, including: a cartridge including a reservoir, the reservoir being configured to hold a vaporizable substance; a wick element located within the cartridge and including a susceptor material in a form of a tube, the wick element being configured to contact the vaporizable substance located in the cartridge; and an induction heating element, disposed around at least a portion of the cartridge, the wick element being at least partially surrounded by the induction heating element, and the wick element being further configured to heat the vaporizable substance based on induction heating of the wick element by the induction heating element.
US12239780B2
A nasal spray containing an aqueous solution or a fluid with an anxiolytic or anticonvulsant substance, wherein the nasal spray is characterized in that with the nasal spray, two sprays with each an equivalent, defined volume of the aqueous solution or liquid of the active agent, can be intranasally administered to a patient. The nasal spray allows for an administration, independent of the spatial orientation of the nasal spray in any position of the patient (standing upright, sitting, lying or in any intermediate position). The nasal spray can be used directly without prior activation. It is apparent from the nasal spray whether a spray or even a second spray has been made with the nasal spray. A spray can be administered one-handed by the patient or a third person. The active agent is midazolam or a salt thereof.
US12239777B2
A thrombectomy system includes a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, a valve in fluid communication with the catheter, and a cutting instrument associated with the distal end of the catheter. The cutting instrument may be configured for axial and/or rotational motion. A controller of the system may be configured to detect operational parameters of the cutting instrument. The controller may determine whether the cutting instrument is engaging with occlusive material based on the detected operational parameters. The controller may operate the valve in one or more operating modes to alter a level of pressure in the catheter based on whether the cutting instrument is engaging with the occlusive material.
US12239776B2
Disclosed cannula systems can detect the tissue type within which the cannula tip is located in real time using electrodes adjacent the cannula tip. The sensing cannula system can differentiate when the cannula tip is in adipose tissue or muscle based on electrical impedance. The system can be used in fat grafting and liposuction procedures, for example. An operator can detect if the cannula tip enters muscle by watching for an indicator light or audible alarm that is automatically activated by the device based on a change in sensed impedance. The device may also stop the flow of fat through a pump halting injection into the sub-muscular space.
US12239774B2
A heater-cooler apparatus of an extracorporeal perfusion system comprises at least one fluid circuit (102, 104) providing a supply of a heat transfer fluid to the perfusion system, a cold storage unit (266), and a refrigeration unit (250) for charging the cold storage unit (266). The cold storage unit (266) comprises a chamber (312) containing a liquid that freezes at a temperature above that to which the heat transfer fluid is cooled by the refrigeration unit (250), and a passage through which the heat transfer fluid is conveyed, the passage extending through the chamber (312). This allows a more effective cold storage unit to be provided.
US12239770B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for preparing a medical solution and preferably a dialysis concentrate solution that has a fluid system having a main circuit and a branch section in communication therewith, wherein the main circuit is a circuit in which a pump and a product container are arranged and in which liquid can be circulated by operating the pump; and wherein a raw material container can be connected in the branch section; wherein the branch section comprises a suction line that leads from the raw material container to be connected to a suction unit of the main circuit; wherein the suction unit is configured to suck in liquid together with raw material not yet dissolved from the suction line and to introduce it into a liquid flowing through the main circuit; and wherein a fine mixing chamber that has two connectors and one retention element arranged between the connectors for undissolved raw material is furthermore arranged between the suction unit and the product container.
US12239761B2
Disclosed herein are methods for laser cladding a coating the surface of a biomedical implant. The biomedical implant may be an implant with a laser-cladded silicon nitride coating for promoting osteogenesis.
US12239757B2
Systems and methods for robot-executed site disinfection are provided, employing an autonomous robot equipped with a germicidal light source. In an area that is already mapped with a pre-defined trajectory, the robot may generate a map of delivered dosage and regions of UVC shadows when the robot moves in the environment. Alternatively, the robot may generate a trajectory to be followed, optimized to reduce shadows and minimize electrical energy usage. In an area already mapped, the robot may generate a map of delivered dosage and of shadows. Alternatively, the robot may generate a trajectory to disinfect surfaces based on an area map while reducing shadows and minimizing electrical energy usage. In an unmapped area, the robot may employ an exploration strategy to generate a trajectory to create a map of the area, while simultaneously performing disinfection of surfaces using a minimum amount of electrical energy.
US12239753B2
The invention relates to systems and/or apparatuses capable of sterilizing medical products, preferably reusable urinary catheters, or other products using radiation. The apparatus of the present invention can be efficiently configured and designed to provide sterilization of the surfaces of a medical device by emitting radiation in a range sufficient and effective to destroy contaminants including pathogens and microorganisms. According to one preferred embodiment, radiation emitting diodes are placed in an array such that radiation is emitted into the interior of the apparatus enclosing the medical device for sterilization. Preferably, the systems and/or apparatuses can repeatedly sterilize medical products (e.g., reusable urinary catheters) without damaging them.
US12239751B2
A UV microorganism inhibiting device that includes a housing having an interior, and a front and back that defines a length; at least one UV light source located within the interior of the housing; a pressurized air source to produce pressurized air; an inlet for introducing pressurized air into the interior of the housing; a reflective surface within the interior of the housing; and an outlet opening for allowing UV light and an air and ozone mixture to pass from the interior of the housing to outside the housing.
US12239750B2
A method of sterilizing an Intracervical Insemination (ICI) fertility kit, for use in performing self-insemination. Each sterile kit comprises: one to three sets of individually wrapped sterile, disposable, syringes and optionally semen collection jars; printed instructions; and a QR code. The collection jar comprises a snap-on lid, and an inner surface with seamless edges to prevent semen residue. The syringes and optionally the jars are sealed in plastic wraps permeable to air and gas, and impermeable to pathogens; and are sterilized via gamma radiation or ethylene oxide. Fresh or frozen, unwashed or washed, semen is deposited into the jar, pulled into the syringe, and administered cervically during a user's maximum monthly level of luteinizing hormone. The syringe distal end is designed to push all semen out of the syringe then plug the end closed, while preventing semen residue from collecting within the syringe. Large circular syringe handles facilitate stable handling.
US12239748B2
A fiber-SAP particle includes a superabsorbent core particle (SAP core particle) and a plurality of fibers attached to the SAP core particle and extending therefrom. The fiber-SAP particles may be formed in a fluidized bed chamber using a spray drying process. The fiber-SAP particles may be incorporated into absorbent cores and articles, such as in disposable diapers.
US12239747B2
Described herein are embodiments of a wound dressing layer. The wound dressing layer may include an open-cell foam. The foam may have a 50% compression force deflection of not more than about 4.8 kPa. The foam may also have a density of at least 24 kg/m3. The foam may exhibit a density increase of a factor of at least 12 at about −75 mmHg.
US12239740B2
A solid dosage form for injection and a method of making said dosage form wherein the dosage form has a moisture content of 5% (w/w) or less. The solid dosage form comprises a dried matrix including a first excipient and 0.01 to 50% (w/w) or more than 50% and up to 80% (w/w) of a therapeutic peptide; and one or more additional excipients and at least 5% (w/w) of CMC, based on the total weight of the solid dosage form, wherein the dosage form has a width of 0.5 mm to 2 mm.
US12239739B2
The present invention relates to improved uses of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) peptides in oral therapy.
US12239738B2
Methods and compositions are provided for lyophilization of bacteria or Listeria strains, such as Listeria monocytogenes. Provided are methods for producing a lyophilized composition comprising a bacteria or Listeria strain, formulations for lyophilization comprising a bacteria or Listeria strain, lyophilized bacteria or Listeria strains, and methods of preparing frozen bacteria or Listeria strains for lyophilization.
US12239734B2
The disclosure relates generally to gamma polyglutamated raltitrexed compositions, including delivery vehicles such as liposomes containing the gamma polyglutamated raltitrexed, and methods of making and using the gamma polyglutamated raltitrexed compositions to treat hyperproliferative disorders (e.g., cancer) and disorders of the immune system (e.g., inflammation and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis).
US12239723B2
The present invention relates to improved complexes of amorphous calcium phosphate and/or amorphous calcium fluoride phosphate stabilised by phosphopeptides/phosphoproteins by addition of stannous ions. These complexes have anticariogenic properties useful to protect tooth structures as they remineralize (repair) early stages of dental caries and have other dental/medical applications (including anti-calculus, anti-erosion/corrosion and anti-dentinal hypersensitivity). Methods of making the complexes of the invention and of treatment or prevention of various dental conditions including dental caries, dental calculus, dental erosion/corrosion and dental hypersensitivity are also provided.
US12239716B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to complexes comprising a muscle-targeting agent covalently linked to a molecular payload. In some embodiments, the muscle-targeting agent specifically binds to an internalizing cell surface receptor on muscle cells. In some embodiments, the molecular payload promotes the expression or activity of a functional dystrophin protein. In some embodiments, the molecular payload is an oligonucleotide, such as an antisense oligonucleotide, e.g., an oligonucleotide that causes exon skipping in a mRNA expressed from a mutant DMD allele.
US12239713B2
The invention provides a bio-related substance bonded to a high-molecular-weight polyethylene glycol derivative that does not cause vacuolation of cells. The bio-related substance bonded to a degradable polyethylene glycol derivative is represented by the formula (A): wherein m is 1-7, n1 and n2 are each independently 45-682, p is 1-4, R is an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, Z is an oligopeptide with 2-8 residues composed of neutral amino acids excluding cysteine, Q is a residue of a compound having 2-5 active hydrogens, D is the bio-related substance, L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5 are each independently a single bond or a divalent spacer, and y is 1-40.
US12239708B2
A dry powder inhalation formulation includes at least one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and a lipid matrix having at least one triglyceride chosen in the group consisting of monohydroxystearin, dihydroxystearin, trihydroxystearin and their mixture and its manufacturing method.
US12239704B2
The present invention discloses novel recombinant multivalent non-pathogenic Marek's Disease virus constructs that encode and express foreign antigens from three or more avian viruses, along with methods of the use of the multivalent poultry virus vaccines.
US12239685B2
The invention provides inter alia an aqueous solution composition of pH in the range 6.0 to 8.0 comprising: —daptomycin or an analogue thereof, or a salt thereof; —a divalent metal cation; and —one or more salts which are not divalent metal cation salts or amino acid salts or buffer salts at a total concentration of 300 mM or more.
US12239680B2
The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a Cannabis extract and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, diluents, adjuvants, excipients or any combination thereof, the Cannabis extract comprising a cannabinoid fraction comprising Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabidiol (CBD), and Cannabinol (CBN) and a terpene fraction in an amount of at least 3% by weight of the extract. The invention also relates to methods of treating sleep disorders using this pharmaceutical composition.
US12239658B2
A preservative-free contact lens treating solution includes (a) about 0.005 to about 2 wt. %, based on the total weight of the preservative-free contact lens treating solution, of hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof; (b) about 0.01 to about 1 wt. %, based on the total weight of the preservative-free contact lens treating solution, of erythritol; (c) one or more nonionic surfactants; (d) sodium chloride, potassium chloride or any combination thereof; and (e) one or more buffers.
US12239629B2
The present invention recognizes that there is a need for the prophylaxis or treatment of COVID and COVID-19. A first aspect of the present invention generally relates to methods of prophylaxis or treatment of COVID or COVID-19 using various pharmaceutical compositions. A second aspect of the present invention generally relates to methods of prophylaxis or treatment of COVID or COVID-19 using combinations of antimalarial drugs and antiviral drugs. A third aspect of the present invention generally relates to methods of prophylaxis or treatment of COVID or COVID-19 using nanoparticle formulations that include pharmaceutical compositions. A fourth aspect of the present invention generally relates to methods of prophylaxis or treatment of COVID or COVID-19 using combinations of various pharmaceutical compositions. A fifth aspect of the present invention generally relates to methods of prophylaxis or treatment of COVID or COVID-19 using a polio vaccine and pharmaceutical compositions.
US12239624B2
A method of use of Glyceryl Tris (Beta-hydroxybutyrate) in the minimization, reduction, or prevention of neuronal deficit and/or neuronal cell death with respect to follow-on neuronal transient ischemic attacks (NTIAs) in subjects who have had (or in subjects exhibiting symptomology of having had) at least one prior NTIA.
US12239611B2
A drug inspection assisting apparatus for assisting an inspection of drugs collected by a drug collecting apparatus and/or by a manual operation, including: a plurality of drug inspection means, the drug inspection assisting apparatus being capable of implementing a plurality of drug inspection plans having different accuracies through selective implementation of the drug inspection means; an information acquiring means for acquiring first information and second information, the first information being information related to collection paths of drugs and/or devices involved in the collection of the drugs, the second information being information related to an operator who is involved in collection of drugs; and a plan selection means for selecting a certain drug inspection plan based on the first information and the second information, and the drug inspection plan selected by the plan selection means is implemented.
US12239608B2
An apparatus for liquid medication bottle-splitting is provided. The apparatus includes: a first dispensing section comprising a funnel-shaped hollow body with a wide inlet opening tapering to a narrow outlet; a second dispensing section comprising a second funnel-shaped hollow body with a second wide inlet opening tapering to a second narrow outlet; and a crossover channel connecting the first dispensing section to the second dispensing section, the crossover channel including a crossover opening extending a length of the crossover channel, and the crossover channel being angled to evenly distribute a flow of liquid medication into at least a first split portion in the first dispensing section and a second split portion in the second dispensing section; the first dispensing section adapted to dispense the first split portion, and the second dispensing section adapted to dispense the second split portion.
US12239607B2
A liquid concentrate generation system may comprise a manifold having an inlet receptacle including a first piercing member, an outlet receptacle including a second piercing member, and a flow channel connecting the inlet receptacle and outlet receptacle. The system may further comprise a cartridge having an inlet port and an outlet port sealed by a respective first and second cover. The inlet and outlet port may be respectively configured to displace within the inlet receptacle and outlet receptacle from an unspiked position to a spiked position. First and second piercing members may be in communication with the flow channel and spaced apart respectively from the first and second cover in the unspiked position. The first and second piercing members may be isolated from the flow channel and may respectively puncture the first and second cover in the spiked position.
US12239594B2
A bed is provided having a base frame, a patient support assembly connected to the base frame, and a tilt frame connected between the base frame and the patient support assembly. The tilt frame is rotatable adjacent the foot end of the bed to place the patient support assembly, including the head section, seat section and foot section thereof, in a generally vertical position to allow a patient to exit the bed in a standing orientation. The bed also has a foot board assembly connected to the foot section, the foot board assembly having a foot board separately moveable about a longitudinal axis of the bed toward the head end and the foot end of the bed.
US12239593B2
A bed is provided having a base frame, a patient support assembly connected to the base frame, and a tilt frame connected between the base frame and the patient support assembly. The tilt frame is rotatable adjacent the foot end of the bed to place the patient support assembly, including the head section, seat section and foot section thereof, in a generally vertical position to allow a patient to exit the bed in a standing orientation. The bed also has a foot board assembly connected to the foot section, the foot board assembly having a foot board separately moveable about a longitudinal axis of the bed toward the head end and the foot end of the bed.
US12239588B2
Disclosed is a commode wheelchair, though in some implementations the wheels may be omitted. The exemplary implementation of the commode wheelchair is configured to be positioned above a toilet bowl and includes a digital stimulation device used to induce a bowel movement. Through a waste elimination opening in the seat and without assistance from a caregiver, the user may expel their solid waste into the toilet bowl using the digital stimulation device.
US12239578B2
A method for forming an incision in an eye, the method including performing a first pass of a first laser beam along a path within an eye, wherein after completion of the first pass there exists a residual uncut layer at an anterior surface of a cornea of the eye. The method further including performing a second pass of a second laser beam only along a portion of the path that contains the residual uncut layer, wherein after completion of the second pass, the residual uncut layer is transformed into a full complete through surface incision.
US12239570B2
Sleep apnea detection and mitigation equipment that uses a face mask connected to a pillow with an embedded device is described. The embedded device has an air inlet assembly to pull in air from the environment, an exhaust assembly to release air to the environment, a control circuit, and an oxygen tank with a regulator. The inlet assembly releases filtered air into the face mask through an air tube and the exhaust assembly pulls contaminated air from the interior of the face mask through another air tube. Airflow sensors within the path of the airflow are used to measure the real time airflow data. The control circuit uses the measured real time airflow data to detect sleep apnea. The control circuit also reshapes the pillow to mitigate the apnea.
US12239567B2
A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.
US12239549B2
A surgical implant fill system can include a fill tube and a tube twister. A flange of the fill tube can be keyed to the tube twister so that the fill tube does not rotate independent from the tube twister when the flange is engaged with the tube twister. A release mechanism secures the flanged end to the tube twister. Visual and tactile indications can be provided on the tube twister to show the direction of the dispensing end of the fill tube.
US12239545B2
An expandable vertebral body device, system, instrument, and methods of assembly and using the device, system, and instrument are disclosed. The vertebral body device includes a body with a first end and a second end, a first rotating member rotatably coupled to the first end, a second rotating member rotatably coupled to the second end, a first extension member moveably coupled to the first end, and a second extension member moveably coupled to the second end. The expandable cage system comprises a vertebral body device and an insertion instrument. Methods for assembling and using the vertebral body device and instrument are also disclosed.
US12239542B2
This disclosure relates to orthopaedic implants and methods for restoring functionality to a joint. The implants described herein may be utilized during orthopaedic procedures and may be incorporated into a shoulder prosthesis for restoring functionality to shoulders having advanced cartilage disease. The disclosed implants may incorporate one or more fasteners formed together with a main body of the respective implant at a breakable connection. The fastener may be deployed during a surgical procedure, which may improve fixation of the implant at the surgical site.
US12239537B2
Bone transplant made of a cortical bone substance having a screw shank and a screw head for introducing a screwing-in torque. Both the screw shank and the screw head are provided with an external thread, in which at least the external thread of the screw shank is a multi-start thread. Due to the design, on the one hand a certain stroke can be achieved with fewer revolutions or in a shorter time, whereby the screwing-in behavior is improved and the tendon tissue is protected. On the other hand, the use of multiple threads provides a high surface area for the tendon tissue to grow on the tendon anchor, which improves fixation of the tendon and increases rotational stability. The bone transplant according to the invention thus ensures good fixation of the tendon and can be implanted quickly.
US12239536B2
This document describes methods and devices for securing epicardial devices. For example, this document describes methods and devices for securing epicardial devices by passing a sheath into a pericardial space of a patient through a first percutaneous access site, passing a guidewire through the sheath into the pericardial space of the patient, passing the guidewire through a transverse sinus of the patient, passing a snare device into the pericardial space through a second percutaneous access site, and capturing a free end portion of the guidewire using the snare device.
US12239530B2
A prosthetic valve delivery catheter and device. The delivery catheter includes an outer sheath assembly and an inner sheath assembly. The outer sheath assembly includes a capsule in which a prosthetic valve can be received and an outer sheath fixedly connected at one end to the capsule. The inner sheath assembly includes an inner sheath and an anchor fixedly connected to the inner sheath. The inner sheath assembly is arranged within a lumen of the outer sheath assembly, and the capsule and the anchor form a circumferentially indexed fit therebetween. With this design, the anchor and the capsule can be driven to rotate under the action of circumferential rotation of the inner sheath, thus the matching between the prosthetic valve and a native valve annulus can be adjusted. Moreover, the capsule can be driven to move axially under actuation of the outer sheath to allow release of the prosthetic valve.
US12239526B2
Examples of prostheses are provided having an internal branch. A tubular graft body of the prosthesis defines a main lumen extending between an inflow end and an outflow end of the graft body. A stent structure is coupled along the graft body. A trough is at least partially defined by a trough wall extending into the main lumen from a sidewall of the graft body. A side branch defines a branch lumen and extends from the trough within the main lumen towards one of the inflow or outflow ends of the graft body. A branch lumen facing surface of the trough wall is a continuous surface with an outer surface of the sidewall of the graft body. A boundary of the trough may be configured to provide a smooth transition surface between the trough and the sidewall.
US12239522B2
A packaging assembly for storing a bioprosthetic heart valve is disclosed. The packaging assembly can include a sub-assembly comprising a valve holder configured to hold the bioprosthetic heart valve, and a clip configured to receive a shaft of the valve holder. The clip can comprise a body having an outer periphery and opposing inner edges. The opposing inner edges can define a slot in the body for receiving the shaft of the valve holder. The slot can be open at a first end of the body and extend, along a longitudinal axis of the body, from the first end to a docking aperture. The clip can further comprise a compliance feature in an interference-fit area of the slot adjacent to the docking aperture. The compliance feature can comprise a cutout adjacent to each of the opposing inner edges such that each of the opposing inner edges defines a beam within the interference-fit area.
US12239518B2
A substantially cuboid reclosable flexible package (8) for transporting multiple personal hygiene absorbent articles “on-the-go” is disclosed. It has a front wall (81), a rear wall (82), two opposed side walls (83,83′) and two opposed end walls (84,84′). It includes a stack of at least two personal hygiene absorbent articles (1,100) comprising a garment attachment adhesive covered by a removable release paper (2), and which are folded inwardly with the removable release paper (2) exposed. The folded absorbent articles are free of an individual wrapping pouch and comprise closure means (7) for securing said folding. The package (8) is made of a plastic or paper wrap sealed at one position on either the front (81), the rear (82), or one of the two side walls (83,83′), and on the two end walls (84,84′). It comprises, on at least one wall, a tear-open flap (86) limited by at least one tearing line (87).
US12239502B2
In one embodiment, a personal care appliance includes an electric motor having a drive shaft. In response to a voltage signal, the drive shaft is oscillated in an oscillatory motion having an oscillation amplitude. A control circuit includes, in operable cooperation, a user interface, a processor, a pulse width modulation signal generator, and a power source. The control circuit supplies the voltage signal to the electric motor, the voltage signal having a frequency and a duty cycle. The control circuit varies the frequency and the duty cycle of the voltage signal in response to an oscillation adjustment input received from the user interface so that the oscillation amplitude of the drive shaft is varied along a substantially linear rate of change profile relative to the frequency.
US12239498B2
A surgical device controlled by a control console includes a device body, an identification circuit in connection with the device body, and a communication interface. The communication interface is configured to communicatively connect the identification circuit to the control console. In response to receiving an energization signal from the control console via the communication interface, the identification circuit activates an identification signal at a fixed frequency for a predetermined period of time and communicates the identification signal to the control console via the communication interface.
US12239496B2
A stethoscope cleaning device may include one or more of the following features: a first portion configured for supporting a stethoscope, wherein the first portion includes an earpiece chamber for receiving an earpiece of the stethoscope; and a second portion configured for receiving a container. The first portion may be movable (e.g., pivotable) relative to the second portion, and movement of the first portion relative to the second portion may cause a cleaning fluid to flow from the container to the earpiece chamber.
US12239484B2
Methods and systems are provided for generating ultrasound probe motion recommendations. In one example, a method includes obtaining an ultrasound image of a source scan plane, the ultrasound image acquired with an ultrasound probe at a first location relative to a patient, entering the ultrasound image as input to a probe recommendation model trained to output a set of recommendations to move the ultrasound probe from the first location to a plurality of additional locations at which a plurality of target scan planes can be imaged, and displaying the set of recommendations on a display device.
US12239479B2
An ultrasound imaging system may acquire ultrasound data from a heart. The ultrasound data may be analyzed to on-invasively provide a value for cardiac pressure, such as left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP). In some examples, the ultrasound data may be acquired from B-mode images, Doppler images, and/or strain measurements. In some examples, the ultrasound data may be acquired across an entire cardiac cycle of the heart. In some examples, the ultrasound data may include strain measurements and/or volume measurements of the left atrium. In some examples, the ultrasound data may be analyzed by a correlation algorithm, such as a partial least squares model and/or a neural network.
US12239465B2
A medical apparatus includes a shaft, an expandable frame, a membrane, a diagnostic electrode, a reference electrode, and a processor. The shaft is configured for insertion into an organ of a patient. The expandable frame is coupled to a distal end of the shaft. The diagnostic electrode, which is disposed on an external surface of the expandable frame, is configured to sense diagnostic signals when in contact with tissue. The reference electrode is disposed on a surface of the expandable frame directly opposite the diagnostic electrode, wherein the reference electrode is electrically insulated from the tissue and is configured to sense interfering signals.
US12239464B2
A catheter insertable into a cavity of a patient for monitoring pressure including a first lumen for drainage from the cavity and an expandable balloon. The balloon has a liquid containing chamber to monitor pressure within the cavity of the patient as pressure on the outer wall of the balloon deforms the balloon and compresses the liquid within the balloon. An exit port provides passage of air from an interior of the balloon to outside the catheter. A membrane has plurality of pores dimensioned to enable passage of air but prevent passage of the liquid therethrough. A pressure sensor communicates with the liquid containing chamber for measuring pressure based on compression of liquid caused by deformation of the expanded balloon.
US12239462B2
A device for skin-contact biological measurement includes one or more electrodes to enable signal transmission through a skin contact and a control mechanism coupled to the one or more electrodes to adjust an electrode-to-skin impedance (ESI). The control mechanism is configured to implement the ESI adjustment using a thermal actuator.
US12239460B2
In general, systems and methods for controlling operation of drug administration devices using surgical hubs are provided.
US12239459B2
A method of performing closed-loop dialysis treatment during hemodialysis is provided. The method involves determining an initial ultrafiltration rate and setting an ultrafiltration pump of a dialysis system to the determined ultrafiltration rate. A series of measurements and calculations are made to ensure that a rate of change of blood volume during treatment follows a specified profile. A threshold may be used to keep the rate of change of blood volume tracking the profile. Patient fluid dynamics may be measured in real-time and used to determine the ultrafiltration pump rate.
US12239458B2
A monitoring system for obtaining a video related to medication adherence of a user, includes: a wireless communication device comprising a motion sensor, an ambient light sensor, a first transceiver transmitting data to an external device, and a first controller configured to control the motion sensor, the ambient light sensor, and the first transceiver, the wireless communication device having an attaching portion for being attached to an object containing a medication; and a wearable device including a camera, a second transceiver receiving a signal from the first transceiver, and a second controller configured to obtain video data through the camera based on the signal received through the second transceiver.
US12239449B2
A system and method for detecting a mapping annotation for an electrophysiological (EP) mapping system. The system includes a processor comprising a machine learning algorithm configured to receive a first heartbeat at an identified cardiac spatial location including a first set of attributes information corresponding to the first heartbeat; receive a second heartbeat at the identified cardiac spatial location including a second set of attributes information corresponding to the second heartbeat; compare the first set of attributes information with the second set of attributes information; and determine which of the first heartbeat and the second heartbeat has optimal characteristics based on the compared attribute information.
US12239447B2
A position sensor includes a flexible substrate formed into a three-dimensional (3D) shape. At least first and second field-sensing coils are formed in first and second respective layers of the flexible substrate, such that in the 3D shape the first and second field-sensing coils have first and second respective axes that are not parallel to one another.
US12239438B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for non-invasive blood analysis. A blood analysis device (10, 30) comprises a housing (24) for receiving a human or animal body part or a container of blood. The housing (24, 32) comprises at least one wave emitter (18) for emitting an emitted wave to target blood, and at least one wave sensor (26) for sensing a response wave after the emitted wave has interacted with the target blood. The at least one wave sensor is configured to output at least one sense signal allowing a frequency spectrum of the response wave to be constructed.
US12239437B2
To easily evaluate the performance of an earphone-type device used for otoacoustic authentication at low cost. A generation unit (31) generates earhole shape data indicating the three-dimensional shape of an individual's ear canal, on the basis of data on the internal structure of an individual's earhole, a center line calculation unit (32) calculates the center line of the ear canal, on the basis of the ear canal shape data, and a dividing unit (33) divides the ear canal into a plurality of layers perpendicular to the center line, and calculates, for each of the divided layers, parameters indicating the shape of the ear canal.
US12239435B2
Computer-implemented method for determining at least one production value for producing a custom tailored compression garment for a limb involving receiving a three dimensional dataset of the limb, evaluating the dataset to derive at least one reference information describing the position of an anatomical feature of the limb, determining the at least one measurement position for the at least one production value in the three dimensional dataset using at least one rule of a rule set, and determining the at least one production value from the three dimensional dataset at the at least one determined measurement position.
US12239429B2
An apparatus and method for non-invasive and continuous measurement of respiratory chamber volume and associated parameters including respiratory rate, respiratory rhythm, tidal volume, dielectric variability and respiratory congestion. In particular, a non-invasive apparatus and method for determining dynamic and structural physiologic data from a living subject including a change in the spatial configuration of a respiratory chamber, a lung or a lobe of a lung to determine overall respiratory health comprising an ultra wide-band radar system having at least one transmitting and receiving antenna for applying ultra wide-band radio signals to a target area of the subject's anatomy wherein the receiving antenna collects and transmits signal returns from the target area.
US12239426B2
The present disclosure relates generally to controlling a volume of fluid within a portion of a patient's body. For example, the present disclosure can relate to the addition or removal of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) from a portion of the patient's brain. The amount of fluid can be controlled by a system that includes a dual chamber probe and a volume control. One channel can include a drain element to drain the fluid from the portion of a patient's body. The other channel can include a volume changing element to facilitate the drainage of the fluid by changing a volume of the portion of the patient's body. The volume changing element can be coupled to a volume control, which can control the change of the volume of the portion of the patient's body (e.g., based on passive oscillation or active oscillation).
US12239416B2
A light therapy diagnostic device comprising a shaft, and an optical waveguide disposed in a lumen of the shaft and being movable forward and backward in a longitudinal direction, wherein: the optical waveguide guides a first light and a second light; the shaft has a lateral emission window which allows the first light and the second light to be emitted toward a lateral direction and a distal emission window which allows the first light to be emitted toward a distal direction; a first mirror is provided on a distal end part of the optical waveguide and reflects the first light toward a lateral direction of the shaft; and a second mirror is provided on an inner surface of the shaft, located distal to a distal end of the lateral emission window, and reflects the first light reflected by the first mirror toward a distal direction of the shaft.
US12239412B2
Provided herein are imaging systems for a patient comprising an imaging probe and an imaging assembly. The imaging probe comprises: an elongate shaft comprising a proximal end, a distal portion, and a lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal portion; a rotatable optical core comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein at least a portion of the rotatable optical core is positioned within the lumen of the elongate shaft; and an optical assembly positioned proximate the distal end of the rotatable optical core, the optical assembly configured to direct light to tissue and collect reflected light from the tissue. The imaging assembly is constructed and arranged to optically couple to the imaging probe. The imaging assembly is configured to emit light into the imaging probe and receive the reflected light collected by the optical assembly. The system is configured to provide treatment information, wherein the treatment information is used by an operator to plan a treatment and/or predict a treatment outcome.
US12239411B2
A scanner system for capturing a three-dimensional model of an object includes a laser and a camera to capture two-dimensional images of the object. The system also includes a tube mounted to a rail, a central processor configured to receive data collected from the laser and the camera and an actuation mechanism configured to move the tube along the rail. The tube is configured to move generally along a travel axis of the rail. The tube includes open first and second tube ends. The laser and camera are mounted inside the tube between the first and second tube ends. The first tube end includes a first continuous ring and the second tube end includes a second continuous ring. A channel extends through the tube between the first and second rings positioned adjacent the rail in an assembled configuration.
US12239399B2
A robotically controlled depth limiter for a reamer, the depth limiter including a cylindrical housing configured to encompass a portion of a driveshaft of a reamer. The cylindrical housing can define a bore extending therethrough. The depth limiter can include a depth stop engaging the cylindrical housing within the bore, and define an opening configured to receive the driveshaft of the reamer. The depth stop can be configured to receive a signal via processing circuitry of a robotic arm to operate the depth stop to limit distal translation of the driveshaft relative to the cylindrical housing to control a cutting depth of the reamer.
US12239391B2
A catheter navigation system may be configured to produce a plurality of location signal sets indicating a three-dimensional location of a portion of a catheter in a bodily cavity and a plurality of contact signal sets indicating degrees of detected-transducer-to-tissue contact within the bodily cavity. The catheter navigation system may be configured to, based on the location signal sets and the contact signal sets progressively visually represent in a progressively enlarging manner at least a portion of an envelope representing an interior volume of the bodily cavity, concurrently with a visual representation of transducer graphical elements representing transducers that produce the location signal sets, the contact signal sets, or both, of the portion of the catheter. The visual representation of the at least the portion of the envelope, the transducer graphical elements, or both, may respectively visually represent historical and/or presently detected degrees of transducer-to-tissue contact.
US12239389B2
Systems and methods for generating patient-specific surgical guides comprising: capturing a first and second images of an orthopedic element in different reference frames using a radiographic imaging technique, detecting spatial data defining anatomical landmarks on or in the orthopedic element using a neural network, applying a mask to the orthopedic element defined by an anatomical landmark, projecting the spatial data from the first image and the second image to define volume data, applying the neural network to the volume data to generate a reconstructed three-dimensional (“3D”) model of the orthopedic element; and calculating dimensions for a patient-specific surgical guide configured to abut the orthopedic element.
US12239383B2
A trial guide for temporary placement on the distal end of the femur during a knee revision includes instrumented components that allow a surgeon to determine distal and posterior extension gaps for balancing the revised implant, and an adjustable stem component that allows the surgeon to translate a trial stem and rotate a selected offset coupling for the trial stem to ensure proper trial placement before the revision procedure. Fiducial markers can be affixed to the body or components of the trial guide to allow a surgical system to map the trial guide onto a reference frame for the surgery, such as the femur reference frame, thereby allowing the surgical system to update the surgical plan and assist the surgeon in implementing the plan for a revision the arthroplasty.
US12239381B2
An augmented reality system and method for assisting surgical staff during an arthroplasty procedure includes a camera system configured to capture images of a surgical scene and a processor configured to determine from the images location and orientation information about one or more patient anatomical features and to maintain a three-dimensional model of these anatomical features within the surgical scene. The system models the field-of-view of augmented reality headsets worn by surgical staff, and maps this to the anatomical model, allowing the system to overlay relevant information to the user about particular anatomical features in the surgical plan.
US12239379B2
An ophthalmic apparatus includes an inspection unit configured to inspect an eye to be inspected, a driving unit configured to drive the inspection unit, and a control unit configured to start control of the inspection unit and the driving unit based on an inspection protocol in response to a predetermined condition, the inspection protocol defining a series of control procedures for performing a plurality of inspections including an alignment adjustment for aligning the inspection unit with the eye to be inspected, wherein the control unit is configured to display results of the plurality of inspections and display information for accepting an instruction to retry a part of the plurality of inspections on a display unit.
US12239375B2
Methods and apparatus for producing images of the retina or fundus with improved quality and visualization of its features. This is accomplished by adjustment of specific pupil size, pupil position, detector pinhole size and wavelength parameters of the instrument to give improved image quality as described by a chosen image quality metric. Methods are less complex than adaptive optics and give an improved image in a region of interest and potentially over a larger field of view. Thus, it will be useful in instruments designed for the screening of retinal disease(s). The methodology is applicable to an individual's eye, on the basis of either the group that said individual falls into or measurements of the quality of their eye's optics. As described herein, the settings (including optimum pupil size, pupil position, detector pinhole size and/or wavelength for imaging) can be chosen to give improved the retinal image quality.
US12239372B2
A system for imaging a retina of an eye includes a first lens for positioning proximate to the eye; a light source positioned to illuminate the eye when the system is aligned with the eye; an image sensor adapted to capture a retinal image of the retina through the first lens; an aperture disposed along an optical path extending from the image sensor and passing through the first lens; and a processing apparatus communicatively coupled to the image sensor and the light source, wherein the processing apparatus includes logic that when executed by the processing apparatus causes the system to perform operations including: illuminating the eye with the light source and capturing the retinal image with the image sensor.
US12239370B2
Aspects of this disclosure pertain to a device with an elongated body having a distal end. The distal end may comprise a port that permits discharge of a laser energy towards a tissue from an optical fiber located in the distal end. An exterior surface of the distal end may include a cauterization portion that permits discharge of a cauterization energy towards the tissue. In some aspects, the device includes an insulative portion that attaches the distal end to the elongated body and limits energy transfer therebetween. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.
US12239369B2
An apparatus for precise tissue photo modification, the apparatus comprising an input device; a light-emitting device for use in precise tissue destruction, comprising one or more light settings, the one or more settings having at least a power density setting, a processor, and a memory communicatively connected to the processor. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to receive a plurality of user data from the input device, wherein the plurality of user data from the input device comprises at least a template datum, generate a plurality of light emission parameters for the one or more light settings as a function of the plurality of user data, and modify a user interface as a function of the plurality of light emission parameters, wherein the processor is configured to transmit a light command as a function of user input with the user interface.
US12239352B2
A method of inserting an electrode into a cranial cavity of a cranium can include determining a length, between a target within the cranial cavity and a proximal end of a multipiece cannula, of the electrode for insertion of the electrode to the target. A distal end of the electrode can be inserted through a multipiece cannula supported by an instrument holder of a surgical arm. The surgical arm can be positioned such that a distance from the target to the proximal end of the cannula is equal to the length. The electrode can be fed through the cannula and through the anchor bolt into the cranial cavity. Feeding of the electrode through the cannula and into the cranial cavity can be stopped when the length of the electrode fed into the cavity reaches the length between the proximal opening of the multipiece cannula and the target.
US12239341B2
A tissue-removing catheter for removing tissue in a body lumen includes an elongate body having an axis. A handle is mounted to a proximal end portion of the elongate body. A tissue-removing element is mounted on a distal end portion of the elongate body. An inner liner is received within the elongate body and defines a guidewire lumen. An advancer is mounted on the handle and is movable relative to the housing. The inner liner is coupled to the advancer at a proximal end portion of the inner liner such that movement of the advancer causes a corresponding movement of the inner liner to exert a push force on the tissue-removing element to advance the tissue-removing element and a pull force on the tissue-removing element to retract the tissue-removing element for moving the tissue-removing element relative to the handle.
US12239327B2
Disclosed is a system and method for operating an assembly, such as a powered drill assembly. The assembly may be operated to provide feedback to the user regarding a selected position and/or condition of the powered drill system. The powered drill system may be used to power or drive a selected tool, such as a resection or grinding tool.
US12239320B2
A method implemented by a surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes first and second jaws and a flexible circuit including multiple sensors to optimize performance of a radio frequency (RF) device. The flexible circuit includes at least one therapeutic electrode couplable to a source of RF energy, at least two sensing electrodes, and at least one insulative layer. The insulative layer is positioned between the at least one therapeutic electrode and the at least two sensing electrodes. The method includes contacting tissue positioned between the first and second jaws of the surgical instrument with the at least one therapeutic electrode and at the least two sensing electrodes; sensing signals from the at least two sensing electrodes; and controlling RF energy delivered to the at least one therapeutic electrode based on the sensed signals.
US12239315B2
A transvaginal lift device that includes a speculum having an upper vane and a lower vane. The upper and lower vanes are each elongate with a front end and a rear end. Further, the upper and lower vanes are attached at the rear end such that the two vanes move between a closed position and an open position. Specifically, the upper vane has an opening/window configured to allow prolapsed tissue to protrude through the opening/window into an interior portion of the speculum. A suturing instrument includes a needle cannula and a suture. The suturing instrument is attached to the speculum. Furthermore, the suturing instrument is configured to place the suture in the prolapsed tissue protruding through the opening/window.
US12239307B2
A disposable or reusable length adjustable tubular retractor, a surgical system, and a tube breaker for adjusting the length of the length adjustable tubular retractor are provided. The length adjustable tubular retractor includes a cylindrical body and at least one or a plurality of grooves or through slots or a combination thereof circumferentially disposed along the cylindrical body at predetermined positions. Each of the at least one or a plurality of grooves, through slots, or a combination thereof is configured such that the cylindrical body is breakable at each of the predetermined positions to form a size-selected length adjustable tubular retractor. A surgical system includes the length adjustable tubular retractor and a retractor handle.
US12239297B2
A video laryngoscope with a guided decontamination device includes a laryngoscope handle and a video laryngoscope blade. The front end of the video laryngoscope blade is equipped with a light source and a camera. The guided decontamination device included is composed of a guide tube and a decontamination rod. The guide tube is fixed on the outer wall of the laryngoscope handle, and has its guiding angle in parallel to the end faces of the camera and the light source at the front end of the laryngoscope blade. The decontamination rod comes into a sliding fit with the guide tube, runs out from the bottom of the guide tube upwards, and has its front end bent to form a decontamination scraper rod. The decontamination scraper rod comes into a tight fit with the end faces of the light source and the camera at the front end of the laryngoscope blade.
US12239295B2
A fluid distributor for use with a reprocessing device for reprocessing a surgical instrument having a plurality of channels, including: a routing body having a plurality of connections corresponding to the channels; and a switching body movably disposed in the routing body, the switching body having an interior supply line connected to a fluid reservoir for selectively providing a fluid to one or more of the connections. The switching body can be configured such that, in a first position of the switching body relative to the routing body, the connections of the routing body are each in fluid communication with the supply line of the switching body and in at least a second position of the switching body relative to the fluid routing body less than all of the connections of the routing body are in fluid communication with the supply line of the switching body.
US12239290B2
An assembly may have an axle. Rotation of the axle may cause deflection of a portion of a medical device. A collet may have an opening. The axle may extent through the longitudinal opening. An actuator may be configured to interact with the collet. A first configuration of the collet may permit rotation of the axle relative to the collet and a second configuration of the collet may inhibit rotation of the axle relative to the collet.
US12239287B2
A falloposcope is described, and a method of screening a patient for fallopian tube and/or ovarian cancer with the falloposcope. The falloposcope can perform optical imaging, including fluorescence imaging and/or optical coherence tomography (OCT), and optionally include a channel for a sampling wire, within a diameter of about 0.7 millimeter. The method includes inserting the falloposcope through a lumen of vagina, cervix, uterus, and fallopian tube so a tip of the falloposcope is in proximity to a first fallopian tube or ovary of the patient; providing fluorescence stimulus wavelength through an illumination fiber of the falloposcope while imaging light at fluorescence emission wavelength through a coherent fiber bundle to form fluorescence emissions images; and determining suspect tissue. Then the sampling wire is used to collect cells from the suspect tissue for karyotype and other analysis.
US12239283B2
Disclosed is a robot cleaner including a light source for irradiating light, a sensor for sensing that the light irradiated from the light source is reflected, and a controller that processes an image using the light sensed by the sensor to calculate a distance value of an individual location of the corresponding image, wherein it is determined that there is an obstacle when there is a dead zone in the image processed by the controller.
US12239281B2
A cleaning apparatus including a vacuum cleaner and a docking station is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting chamber in which foreign substances are collected, and a docking station configured to be connected to the dust collecting chamber to remove the foreign substances collected in the dust collecting chamber. The dust collecting chamber is configured to collect foreign substances through centrifugation, and configured to be docked to the docking station, and the docking station includes a suction device configured to suction the foreign substances and air in the dust collecting chamber docked to the docking station.
US12239278B2
A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
US12239276B2
A dosing unit for use in an automatic dosing system of a water-bearing household appliance for automatically dosing detergent tablets, the dosing unit comprising a storage cartridge for storing a plurality of the detergent tablets and a dosing device for releasing a respective one of the detergent tablets, wherein the storage cartridge includes a tubular section for storing the plurality of detergent tablets ordered in a line one behind the other.
US12239267B2
A four-direction carpet shampooer is disclosed. Example embodiments include: a first brush configured to rotate on a first axis; a second brush configured to rotate on a second axis, the second axis being different from the first axis; a direction of travel sensor to detect the shampooer direction of travel; and a rotation changing actuator configured to reverse the rotation of the first brush on the first axis and to reverse the rotation of the second brush on the second axis when the direction of travel sensor indicates the shampooer direction of travel has changed. Example embodiments also include a shampooer cleaning station comprising: a first brush configured to rotate on a first axis; a second brush configured to rotate on a second axis, the second axis being different from the first axis; and a hair grinding system including protrusions configured to remove hair from a brush roll of a carpet shampooer, and a grinder to grind up the hair and dispose the ground-up hair into a waste water reservoir.
US12239266B2
A handheld extractor that includes a housing, a supply tank adjacent a first side of the housing, and a recovery tank adjacent a second side of the housing. A cleaning chamber is in the third side of the housing. A fluid flow path is between the supply tank and the cleaning chamber. The cleaning chamber receives a suction nozzle and a suction source provides suction through a hose and the second fluid flow path to extract the cleaning fluid from the supply tank, along the fluid flow path into the cleaning chamber, through the hose and into the recovery tank to flush the cleaning fluid through the hose to clean the hose when the suction nozzle is received in the cleaning chamber.
US12239257B2
Cooking is performed to serve tasty food by appropriately managing moisture of an object to be cooked without burning the surface thereof. A box-shaped housing, a cooking cavity for accommodating an object to be cooked, the cooking cavity being arranged within the housing, an upper-face heater and a lower-face heater arranged in the cooking cavity, a boiler arranged within the cooking cavity, a water tray formed outside the cooking cavity and into which a given amount of water that is entirely evaporated in a given steaming time is poured, a water guide passage within the housing, the water guide passage into which water is supplied from the water tray to the boiler; and a control unit for causing an operation to generate steam from the boiler to be performed for at least a steaming time from when cooking starts, are provided.
US12239256B2
A battery-operated wireless control system for outdoor cooking and heating appliances is disclosed. The system may include an electronic controller paired to a wireless temperature probe and a wireless monitor device capable of storing and recharging the wireless temperature probe. The electronic controller may control the operation of a fuel supply assembly, a fan assembly, and a spark generating assembly included in the appliance.
US12239251B2
A lid for a drinking vessel including a lid base, a movable arm, and an actuator. The base defines a drinking opening. The arm is coupled to the base and located in an interior of the base. The actuator is accessible from an exterior of the base. A first and second magnet unit are coupled to one of the arm or actuator. A third magnet unit is coupled to the other of the arm or actuator. The arm is movable between a sealed position, in which the drinking opening is sealed, and an open position, in which the drinking opening is not sealed. The actuator is movable between a first and second position. A magnetic force maintains the arm in the open position while the actuator is in the second position, and a magnetic force maintains the arm in the sealed position while the actuator is in the first position.
US12239247B2
A display assembly includes (a) a display stand having a base securable to a secure support surface and a platform detachably mounted to the base; (b) at least one display container supported atop and securely fastened to the platform, at least a portion of the container being generally transparent for viewing one or more articles containable therein for display; and (c) a locking mechanism mounted to the display stand. The locking mechanism is moveable between a locked position in which the platform is securely locked to the base to prevent detachment of the platform from the base, and an unlocked position in which the platform is unlocked from the base to permit detachment of the platform from the base for transporting the display container away from the base.
US12239246B1
Various versions of a customer-friendly smart dining table are disclosed for streamlining all processes and meeting customer needs and interests from food ordering to delivery directly on the table. The table comprises an interactive interface capable of receiving touch-based inputs, voice-based inputs, or both from patron(s) and displaying output(s) respectively. The interface may comprise a feedback module to provide automated assistance to the patron(s) in food selection and customization of the menu, an order management module to allow the patron(s) to place food orders, a payment module to enable the patron(s) to complete payments directly from the table, a power management module to manage power usage and ambient lighting, and a leisure module to interact with various entertainment options. The interface has antimicrobial properties to maintain the hygiene of the smart dining table.
US12239241B2
An infant highchair includes a standing frame including a support platform, a seat pivotally connected with the standing frame and having a seating surface, and a locking mechanism operable to lock the seat in position. The seat is rotatable between a first and a second position, the first position allowing a child to sit in contact with the seating surface, and the second position being suitable to receive installation of a removable child seat over the seat while disabling seating of a child on the seating surface, the seating surface moving around the support platform when the seat rotates relative to the standing frame, the second position of the seat uncovering the support platform so that a removable child seat is installable over the seat at least partially supported in contact with the support platform. The locking mechanism is operable to lock the seat in the first and second position.
US12239231B2
The present disclosure provides a spring module for a spring cushion of furniture and a spring cushion having the same, the spring module may comprise a spring and a spring bracket for accommodating the conical spring, and the spring bracket may comprise a base, an end cover and a flexible connecting part connected therebetween, the spring may be fixed in the spring bracket with a predetermined initial pressure. The present disclosure further relates to a spring cushion having the spring module.
US12239223B2
A mounting bracket assembly for an appliance, such as an over-the-range cooking appliance, for mounting to an underside of a wall cabinet, where the cooking appliance includes having at least a rear-facing side and a top-facing side. The assembly includes a wall bracket configured to be secured to the wall near the wall cabinet and configured to support the enclosure on a ledge. The assembly also includes a cam rotatably mounted to the housing to rotatably engage a surface of the ledge to raise the appliance.
US12239209B2
The invention relates to a system (10) for dispensing a product, comprising a dispenser that can house at least two cartridges, each of which includes a reservoir containing a base product, a first base product comprising at least 0.1 wt.-% particles having a density differential relative to the medium containing same, preferably of at least 0.5 g/cm3, in particular particles having a density greater than or equal to 2 g/cm3, and a thickening agent. The dispenser allows at least two base products to be dispensed in adjustable proportions, the viscosity of the first base product being preferably greater than 2 Pa·s and more preferably greater than or equal to 4 Pa·s.
US12239203B2
A mixing method using a mixing machine including a support having a receiving housing including first receiving location configured to receive a first deformable capsule and a second receiving location configured to receive a second deformable capsule. The first and second capsules are fluidly linked and respectively contain a first formulation and a second formulation, the mixing machine includes an actuation system having a first actuation member configured to transmit a pressure force on the first capsule and of a second actuation member configured to transmit a pressure force on the second capsule. The mixing method includes a preparation phase that includes, successively: setting in motion the second actuation member; setting in motion the first actuation member, along a stroke lower than its actuation stroke; and heating by the heater element.
US12239192B2
This disclosure includes jewelry that has an arcuate first body with opposite first and second ends, each end defining an opening. An arcuate second body has an end with a hinge element in the opening of the first end of the first body to provide pivot capability between the first and second bodies. An arcuate third body has an end with a hinge element in the opening of the second end of the first body to provide pivot capability between the first and third bodies.
US12239183B2
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a cushioning element having a top surface, a bottom surface formed on an opposite side of the cushioning element from the top surface, a ramp surface spaced apart from the bottom surface in a heel region of the cushioning element, a heel pocket extending through the cushioning element from the top surface to the ramp surface, and a plurality of pillars extending from the ramp surface and surrounding the pocket. The sole structure additionally includes a plurality of cushioning particles disposed within the pocket, an outsole attached to the cushioning element and enclosing a first end of the pocket, and an upper barrier layer attached to the top surface of the cushioning element and covering a second end of the pocket.
US12239178B2
One variation of a method for fabricating a dermal heatsink includes: fabricating a substrate defining an interior surface, an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, and an open network of pores extending between the interior surface and the exterior surface; activating surfaces of the substrate and walls of the open network of pores; applying a coating over the substrate to form a heatsink, the coating comprising a porous, hydrophilic material and defining a void network; removing an excess of the coating from the substrate to clear blockages within the open network of pores by the coating; hydrating the heatsink during a curing period; heating the heatsink during the curing period to increase porosity of the coating applied over surfaces of the substrate; and rinsing the heatsink with an acid to decarbonate the coating along walls of the open network of pores in the substrate.
US12239172B2
In a clothing, inside which a plurality of packs are disposed, the plurality of packs are disposed on the same surface and disposed to partially overlap each other. The plurality of packs include a first pack and a second pack disposed immediately above the first pack, and an upper joining line defining an upper side of the first pack on the same surface is above a lower end of the second pack.
US12239168B2
An aerosol generating device includes a housing that forms an exterior of the aerosol generating device, and includes an opening into which a cigarette is inserted, a heater that generates an aerosol by heating the cigarette, a battery that supplies power to the heater, a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an internal component of the aerosol generating device, and a controller that prevents abnormal operation of the aerosol generating device based on the temperature of the internal component sensed by the temperature sensor.
US12239161B2
The presently disclosed subject matter is generally directed to a device that can be used for smoking a smokable product (such as tobacco). Particularly, the device includes a housing, cap, tube, and retainer. The housing and cap cooperate to provide a closed interior for burning an associated smokable product. The retainer functions to releasably attach the product (e.g., a cigarette) to one end of the tube. The tube passes through an opening in the cap such that a first portion of the tube is housed within the device interior and a second portion is positioned exterior to the device. The smokable product is burned within the interior of the device, and the user has access to the smoke produced by inhaling through the tube.
US12239153B2
There is provided a sweetening composition including particles, the particles including a high intensity sweetener, a non-sucrose bulk sweetener and a low digestible carbohydrate polymer.
US12239142B2
Described herein, are compositions and methods for preserving human milk, preventing rancidity of human milk, extending shelf life of human milk, and maintaining the nutritional properties of human milk. Specifically, the present disclosure provides, among other things, devices for storing preserved human milk and methods and compositions for preserving the same.
US12239137B2
Compositions and methods for controlling plant pests and/or improving at least one agronomic trait of interest in a plant are provided. Such compositions and methods comprise a bacterial strain that can be used as an inoculant for plants. Therefore, methods for growing a plant susceptible to a plant pest and/or plant disease caused by a plant pest and methods for controlling plant pests and/or plant disease on a plant susceptible to the plant pest and/or plant disease are also provided.
US12239134B2
Compositions and methods that utilize a combination of essential oils or other plant-derived extracts or compounds and an emulsifier as an antimicrobial are provided. In some embodiments the compositions further include ozone. In some embodiments, the composition includes one or more plant essential oils, plant extracts, or plant-derived compounds, or combinations thereof, and an emulsifier (such as a saponin). The antimicrobial composition may also include water, peracetic acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, and/or hydrogen peroxide. Methods of killing a microorganism, including contacting the microorganism with the disclosed antimicrobial compositions are also provided. The microorganism may be present on a food item or a food contact of non-food contact surface and may be in the form of a biofilm. In some examples, the antimicrobial composition is used one or more times (such as 1 to 5 times).
US12239133B2
At present, many herbicidal compositions have been developed and used, but there are many types of weeds to be controlled, and their development lasts for a long period of time. Accordingly, it has been desired to develop a herbicidal composition having a wider herbicidal spectrum, high activity and residual activity and thereby capable of controlling undesired plants for a long period of time. The present invention provides a herbicidal composition comprising as active ingredients (a) tolpyralate and (b) pyroxsulam.
US12239132B2
Disclosed herein are compounds, salts, solvates of Formula (1), and any formulation thereof. Also disclosed are methods of increasing soil nutrient availability to a plant by contacting a plant or soil with compounds, salts, solvates of Formula (1), or any formulation thereof. The compounds and methods disclosed herein may increase an amount of nitrogen or soluble phosphate in a soil.
US12239131B2
The invention relates to a liquid concentrate comprising a plant growth regulator like prohexadione dissolved in an ionic liquid, the ionic liquid comprising an organic base and a strong acid. The ionic liquid may comprise an amine, amide, imine, imide or urea. The strong acid preferably is ethephon.
US12239130B2
Methods of reducing injury to crop foliage and achieving weed control using encapsulated acetamide herbicides are described. Herbicidal microcapsules comprising herbicide core material and a shell wall encapsulating the core material are also described. The microcapsules provide reduced crop injury through controlled herbicide release.
US12239125B2
The invention relates to the field of preserving the viability of organs or tissues to be transplanted into a recipient in need of such a transplantation. In particular, the invention relates to use of a sigma 1 receptor agonist compound in preservation solutions and preservation solutions comprising a sigma 1 receptor agonist compound.
US12239118B2
A fishing pole support assembly includes a member that is formed into an ovoid shape having each of a pair of ends of the member being spaced apart from each other. The member has a pair of coils each formed into the member and the coils are positioned on opposing sides of the ovoid shape defined by the member. In this way a cup pin of a fishing belt can be extended through each of the pair of coils for attaching the member to a cup of the fishing belt. The member extends beneath a handle of a fishing rod when the handle of the fishing rod is inserted into the cup of the fishing belt thereby facilitating the member to bias the fishing rod to angle upwardly with respect to the cup. In this way the member can assist a fisherman with landing a pelagic fish with the fishing rod.
US12239114B1
A lure having a body with a line tie and one or more hooks attached to the body. The body includes pockets which are reflective such as by attaching a reflective material to the back wall of the pockets to make the lure more visible to a fish. Some prior art lures are not designed to reflect light or reflect light in one or a small number of directions.
US12239108B2
Aquarium feeding systems are disclosed. In one aspect, a system (10) includes a flotation base (20) adapted to float on water, and a feeding apparatus adapted to be repeatedly inserted into and removed from the flotation base (20). In one approach, the feeding apparatus comprises a flotation insert (30) and a food tray (40). The food tray (40) comprises a plurality of apertures (46) sized to allow passage of aquatic food into an aquarium. In another approach, the feeding apparatus comprises a clip (130) suited to hold seaweed or other food materials. In another approach, the feeding apparatus comprises a basket (230) for holding food materials, the basket (230) having one or more apertures (246) sized to allow passage of aquatic food into an aquarium.
US12239107B2
A bee hive apparatus with EMF shielding that increases the comfort and health of the bee colony by blocking EMF transmissions incident on the bee hive apparatus.
US12239102B1
The present disclosure an electric fence device, including a transmitter and at least one receiver. The transmitter includes a first integrated circuit board; wherein, the first integrated circuit board is arranged with a first radar module and a first wireless transceiver module. The at least one receiver is configured to be worn on a pet. The receiver comprises a second integrated circuit board; the second integrated circuit board is arranged with a second radar module and a second wireless transceiver module. The first radar module and the second radar module are communicatively connected to each other perform measurement signal transmission to determine a location of the pet; the first wireless transceiver module and the second wireless transceiver module are communicatively connected to each other to perform instruction signal transmission and data feedback.
US12239099B2
A pet nail grinder is provided, including, a grinder housing having a first, working end, and a second, opposite end; a drive system located within the grinder housing; a grinding bit connected to the drive system and projecting from the first end; and a control button connected to the drive system and projecting from the second end so that the drive system is operable by facing the second end towards a surface and impacting the control button against the surface.
US12239094B2
A pet waste machine configured to capture animal information and dispose of animal waste. The pet waste machine includes a flat surface configured to receive pet waste, wherein a roll of pads is disposed upon the flat surface. A supply housing for holding a fresh supply of pad rolls which is connected to the waste station. A take-up assembly, which is connected to an end of the pet waste machine, is configured to dispose soiled pads by rolling up and sealing the soiled portion of the pad. A control and drive module is connected to the pet waste machine and is configured to detect animal activity. The control and drive module is comprised of an activity sensor. A network connection is connected to the control and drive module and is capable of transmitting data obtained by the pet waste machine.
US12239082B2
A soybean cultivar designated 16220644 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 16220644, to the plants of soybean cultivar 16220644, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 16220644, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 16220644. 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 16220644. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 16220644, 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 16220644 with another soybean cultivar.
US12239081B2
A soybean cultivar designated 10450405 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 10450405, to the plants of soybean cultivar 10450405, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 10450405, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 10450405. 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 10450405. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 10450405, 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 10450405 with another soybean cultivar.
US12239079B1
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PCKH01 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PCKH01, cells from soybean variety 5PCKH01, plants of soybean 5PCKH01, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PCKH01. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PCKH01 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PCKH01, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PCKH01, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PCKH01. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PCKH01 are further provided.
US12239055B2
A ground surface treatment vehicle and systems and methods using the same. In some embodiments, the vehicle may be adapted to autonomously or semi-autonomously identify and optionally treat target areas such as divots on turf surfaces. The vehicle may identify the target area via onboard or remote sensors and autonomously treat the target area by providing a treating material such as infill, seed, particulate matter, and liquids.
US12239053B2
A dynamic controllable system for moderating energy absorption at the earth's surface includes a series of panel units mounted above the earth's surface over land and water masses or on buildings. Each panel unit supports rotatable shafts, with panels joined to or integrally formed with the shafts. Each panel (forcing) has a radiation reflective surface and a radiation emissive surface opposite the radiation reflective surface. The panels are selectively rotated into a predetermined one cardinal positions: reflective, emissive and neutral, or into an intermediate position between cardinal positions. The programmable controller receives various data including top of atmosphere satellite data, air temperature and relative humidity at panel units, weather data, time of day, position of panel units, radiation insolation, and combinations thereof. Responsive to real-time data, both local and regional, the programmable controller directs rotational orientation of panels, causing a desired reflection of shortwave and longwave radiation away from the earth's surface.
US12239051B1
A battery assembly is disposed on a mowing vehicle having at least two electric drive assemblies. The battery assembly includes a plurality of battery packs joined together, where two of the battery packs are structurally connected to the vehicle frame and at least one other battery pack is structurally connected only to the first two battery packs to form a structural support for the vehicle. A fourth battery pack may be connected to and disposed below one of the other battery packs, and may be located between the two electric drive assemblies. A portion of the battery assembly may be located between an operator seat and a portion of the drive assemblies.
US12239049B2
A header for harvesting agricultural crops includes a cutter bar assembly coupled to a header frame, the cutter bar assembly flexible upwardly and downwardly relative to the header frame between opposite ends thereof for contouring to the field. The cutter bar assembly includes a guard bar extending across a front portion of the header frame between the opposite ends thereof, the guard bar split into at least a first lateral section and a second lateral section operatively coupled at a guard bar joint. A protruding element extending from the first lateral section is received by a receiving element on the second lateral section at the guard bar joint to horizontally align the first and second lateral sections of the guard bar between the opposite ends of the header frame while allowing relative lateral movement therebetween during upward and downward flexing of the cutter bar assembly.
US12239046B2
A storage lock assembly for a lawn mower can include a primary pedal, a lock striker, a secondary pedal, and a deck lock that can be manipulated to selectively lock a mower deck into a stowed position and unlock the deck from the stowed position. The primary pedal can move the deck between a plurality of operating positions and the stowed position. The secondary pedal can include an engagement member and be pivotably attached to the primary pedal. The deck lock can be movable between a locked position where the deck lock is engaged with the lock striker, and an unlocked position where the deck lock is disengaged from the lock striker. When the deck lock is in the locked position and the secondary pedal pivots relative to the primary pedal, the engagement member can move the deck lock away from the lock striker and to the unlocked position.
US12239045B2
An autonomous lawnmower system includes a lawnmower capable of being operated in a non-autonomous mode and an autonomous mode. A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) is coupled with the lawnmower. A plurality of cameras and a mobile phone dock are coupled with the lawnmower as well. A drive-by-wire traction control system for controlling the lawnmower is provided as well as a navigation module, that is coupled with the lawnmower. Also, a mobile phone is included that controls and monitors the lawnmower when in the autonomous mode.
US12239044B2
A converging row unit for planting seed potatoes includes a plurality of linear arrays of seed cups, each array disposed upon a flexible endless belt and having an upwardly moveable portion and a downwardly moveable portion. The upwardly moveable portion passes through a seed pick region wherein each seed cup can draw a seed, while the downwardly moveable portion progresses to a point of discharge of the seed. The linear arrays are laterally spaced apart from each other in the upwardly moveable portion, and converge together in the downwardly moveable portion, toward to the point of discharge.
US12239042B2
The disclosure relates to a method, performed by a control device (100), for detecting abnormal product flow in an agricultural implement (1) comprising a feed system (10) for an agricultural product (5). The feed system (10) comprises: a first flow path (12); an air flow generating unit (14) arranged in fluid communication with the first flow path (12); a primary metering device (16) arranged to provide the agricultural product (5) to the air flow in the first flow path (12); and at least one distribution unit (20). The at least one distribution unit (20) comprises at least two outlets (22), each connected to a separate duct (24) for conveying the agricultural product (5) to the ground. The feed system (10) comprises sensor units (30) arranged in at least two ducts (24). The method comprises: determining (s110) a static pressure in each of the at least two ducts (24) based on signals from the sensor units (30); and comparing (s120) the determined static pressures to detect whether any of the at least two ducts (24) has a deviating static pressure, indicating an abnormal product flow in said duct (24). The disclosure further relates to a computer program (P), a computer-readable medium and an agricultural implement (1).
US12245528B2
A memory device includes a first metal structure, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure, a second metal structure, a first spacer, and a second spacer. The MTJ structure is over the first metal structure. The second metal structure is over the MTJ structure. The first spacer is over a first sidewall of the second metal structure. The second spacer is over a second sidewall of the second metal structure. The second spacer has a top surface higher than a top surface of the first spacer.
US12245523B2
Disclosed herein are quantum dot devices, as well as related computing devices and methods. For example, in some embodiments, a quantum dot device may include: a substrate and a quantum well stack disposed on the substrate. The quantum well stack may include a quantum well layer and a back gate, and the back gate may be disposed between the quantum well layer and the substrate.
US12245517B2
A memory device that includes an magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) stack positioned on an electrode, a metal line in contact with the electrode, and a sidewall spacer abutting the MRAM stack. The memory device also includes a stepped reach through conductor having a first height portion of the stepped reach through conductor in an undercut region positioned between the sidewall spacer and the metal line, and a second height portion having a greater height dimensions than the first height portion abutting an outer sidewall of the sidewall spacer.
US12245503B2
Provided are a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1, a light emitting device including the same, and an apparatus including the light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer; and at least one of the heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1.
US12245502B2
Provided are organoboron compounds of that are useful as host material in OLEDs. Also provided are formulations comprising these organoboron compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organoboron compounds.
US12245496B2
A light emitting device according to an embodiment includes a first electrode, a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode, an emission layer disposed on the hole transport region, an electron transport region disposed on the emission layer, and a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region. The emission layer includes a fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1, which is defined in the specification.
US12245495B2
The invention develops a novel hole-transporting material (HTM), PTAA-P1 and PTAA-P2 via the backbone engineering strategy to modulate wettability and promote anchoring. The HTM properties can be effectively modified by varying the linkage sites of incorporated pyridine units. The 3,5-linked PTAA-P1 particularly demonstrates a more regulated molecular configuration for interacting with perovskites, forming a highly crystalline perovskite film with uniform back contact and reduced defect density. The invention also develops the perovskite solar cell including the novel HTM with remarkable PCE efficiency and stability for small-area and large-area solar cells. The invention also develops the method for fabricating the perovskite solar cell.
US12245490B2
A display panel including a pixel defining layer including a first portion, in which an opening to expose the first electrode is defined, and a second portion, which is disposed on the first portion and overlaps the first portion. A plurality of thin-films are disposed on the second electrode. An insulation pattern is disposed on the plurality of thin-films, overlaps the pixel defining layer, and overlaps the second portion. A distance between the first portion, which overlaps the insulation pattern, of the sensing electrode and the base insulation layer is greater than that between the second portion, which non-overlaps the insulation pattern, of the sensing electrode and the base insulation layer.
US12245487B2
A display panel includes: a window including a display area, and a non-display area adjacent to the display area; a color filter layer on the window; a circuit element layer including: a low refractive index layer covering the color filter layer; and a transistor on the low refractive index layer; a light control layer including: division partition walls on the circuit element layer; and a light control pattern between the division partition walls, and including quantum dots; and a display element layer on the light control layer, and including: a first electrode; a second electrode on the first electrode; and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and to generate light. The light passes through the light control layer, the circuit element layer, and the color filter layer to be transmitted to the window.
US12245481B2
The present disclosure provides an array substrate and a display device. The array substrate includes: a sub-pixel, in a display region and including a light-emitting element, the light-emitting element including a first electrode, a light-emitting layer and a second electrode; a positive power line, connected to the first electrode; a positive power bus, connected to the positive power line; two positive power access ends, at a side of the positive power bus away from a display region, and respectively connected to the positive power bus; a negative power line; an auxiliary electrode, respectively connected to the negative power line and the second electrode; four negative power access ends, at the side of the positive power bus away from the display region, and respectively connected to the negative power line; and a negative power auxiliary line, respectively connected to the negative power access end and the auxiliary electrode.
US12245473B2
A display panel, a display device and a manufacturing method thereof, and relates to the field of display technology. The display panel includes: a first display area, provided with a plurality of pixel units; a second display area adjacent to the first display area, which is capable of transmitting light and provided with a plurality of light-emitting device units; a pixel auxiliary area external to the first display area and the second display area, which is provided with a plurality of light-emitting driving units; wherein the light-emitting driving unit is configured to drive the connected light-emitting device unit to emit light.
US12245469B2
A display device includes a first substrate on which a thin film transistor is disposed, a planarization layer disposed on the first substrate, where the planarization layer includes a plurality of protrusions, a first electrode disposed on the planarization layer, a pixel defining layer disposed on the first electrode, where the pixel defining layer includes a plurality of insulating patterns corresponding to the protrusions, a light emitting layer disposed on the first electrode and the pixel defining layer, and a second electrode disposed on the light emitting layer.
US12245458B2
A display device in one example includes a substrate composed of a first subpixel, a second subpixel, a third subpixel and a fourth subpixel. The substrate has a light emission area and a non-light emission area for each of the first to fourth subpixels. The display device further includes a thin film transistor disposed in each of the non-light emission areas of the substrate, a protective layer disposed on the thin film transistors, a color filter disposed on the protective layer and disposed in a light emission area of each of the first to third subpixels, an optical filter layer disposed on the color filter and including first to third absorbent materials, and a light emitting element disposed on the optical filter layer.
US12245455B2
A display substrate includes a substrate and a light-emitting device layer which includes a first electrode layer, a light-emitting functional layer, and a second electrode layer that are sequentially stacked in a direction away from the substrate. The first electrode layer includes a reflective layer, an insulating layer, and a transparent conductive layer that are sequentially stacked in the direction away from the substrate. In a red sub-pixel region, a thickness of a first portion of the insulating layer is within a range of about 1000 Å to about 2500 Å. In a green sub-pixel region, a thickness of a second portion of the insulating layer is within a range of about 500 Å to about 2000 Å. In a blue sub-pixel region, a thickness of a third portion of the insulating layer is within a range of about 1500 Å to about 3000 Å.
US12245449B2
A light emitting element, display device, and method of manufacture of the same are disclosed. In one example, a light emitting element includes a lower layer/interlayer insulation layer; a light reflection layer formed on the lower layer/interlayer insulation layer; an upper layer/interlayer insulation layer; a first electrode formed on the upper layer/interlayer insulation layer; an insulation film formed at least on a region of the upper layer/interlayer insulation layer where the first electrode is not formed; an organic layer formed over the insulation film from above the first electrode, the organic layer having a light emitting layer including an organic light emitting material; and a second electrode formed on the organic layer. A groove is formed in a portion of the upper layer/interlayer insulation layer located in an edge region of the light emitting element, and an upper portion of the groove is closed with the insulation film.
US12245447B2
According to one embodiment, a transistor substrate includes a substrate, a light source and a sensor element. The light source is mounted on the substrate. The sensor element is mounted on the substrate. The sensor element includes a pixel electrode, a switching element, a common electrode and an organic photo detector layer. The switching element is electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The common electrode is opposed to the pixel electrode. The organic photo detector layer is provided between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The light source is provided in a same layer as the organic photo detector layer.
US12245442B2
A semiconductor device including a substrate, a first source/drain layer, a channel layer and a second source/drain layer stacked on the substrate in sequence, and a gate stack surrounding a periphery of the channel layer. The channel layer includes a semiconductor material causing an increased ON current and/or a reduced OFF current as compared to Si.
US12245437B2
A semiconductor device includes a bottom electrode via, a top electrode via over the bottom electrode via, a memory cell between the bottom electrode via and the top electrode via, a first dielectric layer over the memory cell, and a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer, and a via structure separated from the memory cell. A height of the via structure is substantially equal to a sum of a height of the bottom electrode via, a height of the memory cell, and a height of the top electrode via. The first dielectric layer partially surrounds a first portion of the via structure, and the second dielectric layer partially surrounds a second portion of the via structure. A height of the second portion of the via structure is greater than a height of the first portion of the via structure.
US12245436B2
A ferroelectric device structure includes an array of ferroelectric capacitors overlying a substrate, first metal interconnect structures electrically connecting each of first electrodes of the array of ferroelectric capacitors to a first metal pad embedded in a dielectric material layer, and second metal interconnect structures electrically connecting each of the second electrodes of the array of ferroelectric capacitors to a second metal pad embedded in the dielectric material layer. The second metal pad may be vertically spaced from the substrate by a same vertical separation distance as the first metal pad is from the substrate. First metal lines laterally extending along a first horizontal direction may electrically connect the first electrodes to the first metal pad, and second metal lines laterally extending along the first horizontal direction may electrically connect each of the second electrodes to the second metal pad.
US12245429B2
A semiconductor memory device is implemented as strings of storage transistors, where the storage transistors in each string have drain terminals connected to a bit line and gate terminals connected to respective word lines. In some embodiments, the semiconductor memory device includes a reference bit line structure to provide a reference bit line signal for read operation. The reference bit line structure configures word line connections to provide a reference bit line to be used with a storage transistor being selected for read access. The reference bit line structure provides a reference bit line having the same electrical characteristics as an active bit line and is configured so that no storage transistors are selected when a word line is activated to access a selected storage transistor associated with the active bit line.
US12245426B2
Methods, systems, and devices for staircase formation in a memory array are described. A first liner material may be deposited on a tread above a first contact surface and a portion of the first liner material may be doped. A second liner material may be deposited over the first liner and a portion of the second liner material may be doped. After doping the portions of the liner materials, the undoped portions of the liner materials may be removed so that the materials above a second contact surface can be at least partially removed via a first removal process. The doped portion of the first liner material may then be cut back so that a second removal process can expose the second contact surface and a third contact (while the first contact surface is protected from the removal process by the liner materials).
US12245415B2
The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a substrate; forming a conductive layer on the substrate; patterning the conductive layer to form a first metallization layer and a second metallization layer extending along a first direction, wherein the first metallization layer has a first protruding portion protruding toward the second metallization layer; and forming a first channel layer within the first metallization layer and a second channel layer within the second metallization layer.
US12245406B2
A cooling system (100), comprising: multiple cooling tanks (101), each of the cooling tanks (101) being configured to accommodate a liquid coolant; a set of connection pipes (106) configured to fluidly connect the multiple cooling tanks (101); a set of inlet pipes (102) fluidly connected to the multiple cooling tanks (101) to supply the liquid coolant into the multiple cooling tanks (101); a set of outlet pipes (103) fluidly connected to the multiple cooling tanks (101) to release the liquid coolant carrying the heat absorbed from the computing devices (520) out of the multiple cooling tanks (101); a heat exchanger (104) that fluidly connects to each of the set of inlet pipes (102) and each of the set of outlet pipes (103); and a coolant pump (105) that fluidly connects to each of the set of outlet pipes (103).
US12245401B2
A non-circular disconnect, comprising: a male body to insert into a non-circular female disconnect; a male poppet, wherein: when the non-circular disconnect is not inserted into the non-circular female disconnect, the male poppet is held in place, via spring force, at an opening of the non-circular male body to create a seal to prevent leakage; and when the non-circular disconnect is inserted into the non-circular female disconnect, the male poppet is pushed inwards, to allow for liquid to flow through the non-circular disconnect, by a plunger in the non-circular female disconnect.
US12245397B2
One example implementation provides a method for controlling enclosure interior temperature, including obtaining, from a thermostat, temperature data indicative of interior enclosure temperature; determining, using a controller, that the temperature data indicates that the interior enclosure temperature exceeds a set point; simulating for a heat exchanger, using the controller, loss of alternating current (AC) power supply; and thereafter operating, using the controller, the heat exchanger and an air conditioner above the set point.
US12245394B2
An electronic power converter is in a housing of a power converter arrangement. A cooling duct for cooling the power converter with a cooling liquid is inside the housing. The cooling duct has a connection supplying the cooling liquid to the cooling duct and for discharging. Mating connections are connected to the connections of the cooling duct. The connections and the mating connections have sealing surfaces which face each other. The interior of the housing and the cooling duct is sealed via sealing devices each have two sealing rings spaced apart from each other. First sealing rings seal the cooling duct and the other sealing rings seal the housing. Annular grooves as outflow ducts in the housing lead off and open out on the outside of the housing and are introduced into the sealing surfaces in the region between the sealing rings.
US12245391B2
A casing assembly is adapted for a carrier, the casing assembly includes a casing, an actuating component, and an engagement mechanism, the casing is adapted to be stacked on the carrier, the actuating component is disposed on the casing, the engagement mechanism includes a first component and a second component, the first component and the second component are connected to each other and are movably disposed on a surface of the casing, the actuating component is removably engaged with an end of the first component located away from the second component so as to cause the second component to be removably engaged with a first post of the carrier by pushing the first component.
US12245385B2
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include a first housing, a second housing, a flexible display, a bendable member, and a bending plate. The second housing may slide in a first housing to cause at least a part of the second housing to be drawn out of the first housing in an open state, and may slide in a second direction to cause the at least a part of the second housing to enter the first housing in a closed state. The flexible display may be disposed in a space formed by the first housing and the second housing, and may include a first area visible to an outside, and a second area extending from the first area, accommodated inside the flexible display in a closed state, and visible to the outside in an open state. The bendable member may be disposed on a rear side of the flexible display to support the flexible display in the closed state and in the open state, and may include a plurality of multi-bars disposed at predetermined intervals. The bending plate may be attached to the flexible display and the plurality of multi-bars.
US12245380B2
Methods and systems for low-force, low-temperature thermocompression bonding. The present application teaches new methods and structures for three-dimensional integrated circuits, in which cold thermocompression bonding is used to provide reliable bonding. To achieve this, reduction and passivation steps are preferably both used to reduce native oxide on the contact metals and to prevent reformation of native oxide, preferably using atmospheric plasma treatments. Preferably the physical compression height of the elements is set to be only enough to reliably achieve at least some compression of each bonding element pair, compensating for any lack of flatness. Preferably the thermocompression bonding is performed well below the melting point. This not only avoids the deformation of lower levels which is induced by reflow techniques, but also provides a steep relation of force versus z-axis travel, so that a drastically-increasing resistance to compression helps to regulate the degree of thermocompression.
US12245376B2
An embedded printed circuit board includes a first substrate, a semiconductor chip mounted on the first substrate, a second substrate provided on the first substrate via the semiconductor chip so that the semiconductor chip is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first resin filled between the semiconductor chip and the first substrate and having a cladding portion covering a side surface of the semiconductor chip, and a second resin filled between the first substrate and the second substrate and encapsulating the semiconductor chip and the first resin. The first resin includes a protrusion protruding from the cladding portion toward the second substrate.
US12245369B2
Methods and systems for fabricating 3D electronic devices, such as multielectrode arrays, including metalized, 3D printed structures using integrated 3D printing and photolithography techniques are disclosed. As one embodiment, a multielectrode array comprises a flexible substrate, a plurality of photopatterned electrical traces spaced apart and insulated from one another on the substrate, and a plurality of 3D printed electrodes. Each 3D printed electrode comprises a photopolymer coated in metal and has a 3D structure that extends outward from the substrate, and each 3D printed electrode is electrically connected to a corresponding electrical trace of the plurality of photopatterned electrical traces.
US12245361B2
An interconnect structure includes a dielectric block, a first conductive plug, a second conductive plug, a substrate, a first conductive line, and a second conductive line. The first conductive plug and the second conductive plug are surrounded by the dielectric block. The substrate surrounds the dielectric block. The first conductive line is connected to the first conductive plug and is in contact with a top surface of the dielectric block. The second conductive line is connected to the second conductive plug.
US12245352B2
A plasma generator includes a cathode, an anode, and a stabilizing electrode. The stabilizing electrode stabilises a region of plasma within a fluid. Methods of plasma generation and uses thereof are also provided.
US12245336B2
A communication device that operates as a terminal under control of a base station, includes: a communication unit that transmits and receives wireless signals; and a control unit that controls transmission of data using a predetermined resource pool by the communication unit. The control unit determines implementation of relay communication for a packet within the predetermined resource pool on the basis of at least one of information received from the base station, information received from another terminal, or information obtained from the terminal itself, during packet reception, and performs the relay communication by using a resource secured by a transmission source terminal, the terminal itself, or the base station.
US12245332B2
The described embodiments set forth techniques for transferring an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) with the same integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID) value from a source mobile wireless device to a target mobile wireless device directly with a mobile network operator (MNO) provisioning server. The target mobile wireless device downloads the eSIM from the MNO provisioning server after deletion of the eSIM on the source mobile wireless device and reassignment of the eSIM with the same ICCID value to the target mobile wireless device.
US12245326B2
A message transmission method and a terminal are disclosed. The method includes: transmitting a first discovery (discovery) message in a sidelink (SL), where the first discovery message is transparently transmitted between an upper layer and a MAC layer, and a priority of the first discovery message is determined based on whether the first discovery message is used for public safety; or the first discovery message is transmitted between an upper layer and a MAC layer through a logical channel, and a priority of the first discovery message is determined based on the logical channel and/or a corresponding bearer.
US12245323B2
Disclosed herein is a method of operating a RAN node of a wireless communication network, the method comprising: receiving a connection resume request message from a wireless terminal at the RAN node instructing the RAN node to establish a connection with the wireless terminal; providing release information for the wireless terminal at the RAN node; receiving uplink data from the wireless terminal at the RAN node, wherein the uplink data is associated with the connection resume request message; and transmitting a connection release message to the wireless terminal after receiving the uplink data responsive to the release information for the wireless terminal, wherein the connection release message instructs the wireless terminal to release and/or suspend the connection.
US12245318B2
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for enforcing limited mobility in a mobile network. For example, a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive (e.g., receive from a network) a mapping of physical cell identifications (PCIs) to area identifications (AIDs). The WTRU may determine a first PCI associated with a first neighbor cell. The WTRU may determine, based on the first PCI and the PCIs to AIDs mapping, whether the WTRU is allowed to access the first neighbor cell. The WTRU may perform cell selection or reselection with the first neighbor cell as a cell selection or reselection candidate. The WTRU may perform cell selection or reselection based on the WTRU determining that the WTRU is allowed to access the first neighbor cell. The WTRU may determine that the WTRU is allowed to access the first neighbor cell based on the first PCI and the PCIs to AIDs mapping.
US12245312B2
A method for reporting assistance information, a method for configuring reporting of assistance information, a terminal, and a network side device. The method for reporting assistance information is applicable to a terminal and includes: reporting assistance information of the terminal to a target cell in a dual connectivity mobility process, where in the dual connectivity mobility process, the terminal maintains connections to a source cell and the target cell simultaneously.
US12245311B2
This disclosure relates to a method for effectuating data traffic routing influence for a relocated application service in a core network of a communication system. In an embodiment, the core network may include a communication session control node and an application service node. The method may include transmitting, by the communication session control node, a message to the application service node for notifying a relocation triggering event. The relocation triggering event triggers the application service node to relocate an application service provided to a user equipment in a pre-established communication session from a previous application hosting server to a new application hosting server outside of the mobile core network. The method may further include receiving, by the communication session control node, a relocation information from the application service node such that the communication session control node may reconfigure and modify the data traffic routing for the relocated application service.
US12245310B2
A method and apparatus for fast small data transmission in a wireless communication system is provided. A last serving RAN node receives, from the wireless device and via a new RAN node, an AS-RAI related to early data transmission. A last serving RAN node decides whether a UE context relocation to the new RAN node for the wireless device is required or not based on the received AS-RAI. A last serving RAN node transmits, to the new RAN node, an RRC message based on the decision.
US12245307B2
The present disclosure provides a control method in user equipment and user equipment. The control method in user equipment includes: transmitting, to a base station, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection reestablishment request message for requesting RRC connection reestablishment; receiving an RRC connection reestablishment response message transmitted by the base station as a response to the RRC connection reestablishment request message; when the RRC connection reestablishment response message indicates that RRC connection reestablishment is performed, a UE RRC layer performs an RRC connection reestablishment operation; and when the RRC connection reestablishment response message is an RRC connection establishment message used to instruct the UE to establish a new RRC connection, the UE RRC layer performs an RRC connection establishment operation, and a UE NAS layer initiates an NAS connection recovery procedure.
US12245296B2
A communication method and device is provided where a network device can learn of a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block selected by a terminal device. The method includes receiving, from a network device, a first synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block located at a first frequency domain position, and receiving, from the network device, a second synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block located at a second frequency domain position, determining random access channel occasions corresponding to the second frequency domain position, determining, in the random access channel occasions corresponding to the second frequency domain position and based on a sending status of a synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block located at the second frequency domain position, a random access channel occasion to which the second synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block is mapped, and performing random access on the random access channel occasion to which the second synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block is mapped.
US12245295B2
First transmission power can be determined (1110) for a first PRACH preamble in a 2-step random access procedure based on a first set of power control parameters. The first PRACH preamble can be transmitted (1120) in the 2-step random access procedure based on the first transmission power. A determination can be made (1130) to switch from the 2-step random access procedure to a 4-step random access procedure. Second transmission power can be determined (1140) based on the first set of power control parameters and a second set of power control parameters for a subsequent second PRACH preamble transmission for the 4-step random access procedure. The subsequent second PRACH preamble can be transmitted (1150) in the 4-step random access procedure based on the second transmission power.
US12245292B2
Provided is a method for performing transmission of an uplink channel in a wireless communication system, the method being performed by a terminal and comprising the steps of: receiving a system information block 1 (SIB1) from a base station; transmitting a preamble for a random access procedure to the base station; receiving a random access response (RAR) to the preamble from the base station; and transmitting a PUSCH to the base station on the basis of the random access response.
US12245289B2
A method of operating a communications device in a wireless communications network comprises transmitting a random access message on a wireless access interface, the random access message comprising a selected random access preamble. The method further comprises receiving a resource allocation message comprising an indication of downlink communications resources allocated for the transmission of a random access response message combined with a radio network terminal identifier which identifies the communications device which transmitted the random access message, determining that the resource allocation message identifies the communications device, and in response to determining that the resource allocation message identities the communications device, decoding the signals transmitted using the allocated downlink communications resources.
US12245278B2
There are provided methods and systems for scheduling downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) transmissions in one or more Point-to-Multipoint (PTMP) IEEE 802.11 orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) based wireless communication networks, each network comprising one or more IEEE 802.11 OFDMA based Access Points (APs) wherein each AP of said one or more APs comprises associate one or more IEEE 802.11 OFDMA stations (STAs), the method comprising the steps of: synchronizing the one or more STAs within each network using one or more synchronization signals transmitted between the one or more APs and the one or more STAs; allocating one or more Framing Slots, wherein each Framing Slot having a fixed time duration; dividing each Framing Slot of said one or more Framing Slots into DL burst transmission and UL burst transmission periods wherein the DL burst transmission periods comprise one or more DL Data Units Bursts and continuously scheduling by said one or more IEEE 802.11 OFDMA based APs the one or more DL Data Units Bursts during said DL transmission period to said one or more STAs; and continuously sending said one or more UL Data Unit Bursts by said one or more STAs to said respective one or more APs.
US12245275B2
A system and a method are disclosed for accessing a wireless medium for a NR-U deployed at 60 GHz. A directional CCA sensing is performed on a set of multiple beams in the medium in which each beam is oriented in a different direction. It is determined whether at least one beam of is busy and, if so, a back-off timer is initialized. The back-off timer is decreased by a predetermined amount based on a determination that all beams of the set of multiple beams are idle. The back-off timer is repeatedly decreased the predetermined amount based on a determination that all beams of the set of multiple beams are idle until the back-off timer equals a predetermined amount. Data is transmitted at least one beam of the set of multiple beams based on the back-off timer equaling the predetermined amount.
US12245271B2
The present disclosure relates to methods, systems and devices for use in a wireless terminal includes transmitting, to a wireless network node, a preamble comprising a plurality of parts, wherein each of the plurality of parts comprises at least one sub-preamble and the sub-preambles in the plurality of parts are generated based on a plurality of roots.
US12245268B2
A method comprises determining in a medium access control MAC apparatus that data from a different logical channel is to be transmitted onto a shared channel. The method comprises causing an indication to be provided to a physical PHY apparatus that the data from the different logical channel is to be transmitted on the shared channel before packet data units associated with that different logical channel are provided to the physical apparatus.
US12245267B2
The disclosure relates to the wireless transmission field, and discloses a data transmission method and apparatus. An example method includes: A transmit end generates a data packet; and the transmit end sends the data packet to a receive end, where the data packet includes at least two pieces of video service data having different priorities, and the pieces of video service data having different priorities are carried on different communications resources for transmission.
US12245264B2
A method for determining a schedule request, SR, configuration, applied in a terminal, including: sending, by the terminal, sidelink information to a base station, where the sidelink information includes a quality of service, QoS, parameter corresponding to a first logical channel for transmitting a first sidelink data flow; receiving, by the terminal, SR configuration information generated by the base station based on the sidelink information, where the SR configuration information is configured to indicate an SR configuration of the first logical channel; and determining, by the terminal, the SR configuration of the first logical channel based on the SR configuration information.
US12245263B2
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for more fully utilizing a periodic or semi-static scheduled resource, including the repetition resource. In accordance with various embodiments, a network node is configured to allocate a periodic or semi-static scheduled resource to a wireless device (WD) for use in communication for at least two services having different reliability or transmission characteristics. The periodic or semi-static scheduled resource may be allocated by estimating a packet arrival from each of the WD services or in proportion to a services' priority. A periodicity of the resource may be set to a periodicity of an ultra-reliable and low latency communication (URLLC) packet arrival periodicity of a URLLC stream. A repetitious configured grant (CG) can be utilized for additional services or throughput gain. The spared periodic or semi-static scheduled resource may also be allocated for a retransmission of failed packets from a service.
US12245256B2
A responder user equipment (UE) in separate ranging sessions may determine whether there is a collision between the ranging signals assigned to broadcast in the separate ranging sessions. A collision in the ranging signals is detected when the ranging signals have the same frequencies and broadcast times, e.g., the broadcast time of one ranging signal is within a predetermined amount of time for the other ranging signal. When a collision in the ranging signals is detected, the responder UE sends a message to the initiator UE indicating the possibility of a collision. Available times for broadcasting the ranging signals may be determined, e.g., by the responder UE or the initiator UE. The initiator UE may initiate a new ranging session based on the available times for broadcasting the ranging signal or may proceed with the ranging session with the possibility that the responder UE will not participate.
US12245252B2
Various embodiments herein are directed to set physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) default beam behavior for single transmission-reception point (TRP), single downlink control information (DCI) multi-TRP and multi-DCI multi-TRP operation, as well as physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) prioritization based on quasi-colocation (QCL) Type-D for multi-panel reception and single panel reception.
US12245250B2
Methods and apparatuses for multi-cell scheduling with reduced control overhead. A method for receiving physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) includes receiving information for a first group of N1 cells and for a second group of N2 cells, determining a total number of PDCCH receptions in a slot on a scheduling cell based on N1 and on a ratio of N2 over M, and receiving a number of PDCCHs in the slot on the scheduling cell that is not larger than the total number. A PDCCH provides a downlink control information (DCI) format. The DCI format schedules one of: a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception, or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, on one cell from the first group of N1 cells, or PDSCH receptions, or PUSCH transmissions, on a number of cells up to a maximum of M cells from the second group of N2 cells.
US12245249B2
A wireless device may receive downlink control information (DCI) that includes a cell index, wherein the cell index indicates one or more cells and a channel state information (CSI) request. The wireless device may also determine a cell to transmit a CSI based on the CSI request and the cell index of the DCI. The wireless device may also transmit a CSI via the cell.
US12245248B2
A system and a method are disclosed for beam refinement to enable inactive mode transmission in frequency range 2 for 3GPP RedCap devices. A RedCap device receives system information in a SIB1 from a wireless network in which the SIB1 includes information relating to an indication of resources used to transmit a SIB-x. The device receives the SIB-x, which includes an indication of at least one resource, at least one configuration for a Downlink-Reference Signal (DL-RS) transmission, and information relating to a measurement report relating to the beam-refinement measurement that is to be performed by a device. The device receives the DL-RS transmission from the wireless communication network, performs the beam-refinement measurement, and sends a measurement report to the wireless network. Subsequent to sending the measurement report, the device sends an enhanced transmission to the wireless network based on the measurement report.
US12245246B2
This disclosure relates to techniques for performing multi-transmission and reception point operation in a wireless communication system. A plurality of transmission control indication states may be indicated for future use, e.g., using one or more paired lists. A subset of the indicated states may be activated. One or more states of the subset may be used for performing multi-transmission and reception point operation in a single downlink control information mode.
US12245242B2
A method and apparatus for dynamically adapting scheduling parameter(s) to achieve power savings. A user equipment may be configured with one or more offsets between scheduled PDCCH and PDSCH transmissions. The user equipment may receive from a network an indication to dynamically change these offsets. If the user equipment sleeps through a first transmission of this indication, upon next receiving the indication the user equipment may update, for example, the offset in a time domain resource allocation table. The indication to dynamically change an offset may be an indication of an offset including fewer slots. A change to the offset, with which downlink transmission is expected by the user equipment, may be disabled. A network node may be configured to transmit downlink traffic to the user equipment according to a configured offset and/or according to an offset the network node indicated to the user equipment.
US12245241B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may determine to transmit a pre-allocated uplink (UL) grant to a user equipment (UE), wherein the pre-allocated UL grant includes: a secondary node (SN) transmission configuration indicator (TCI) list, and a type 1 configured grant (CG). The base station may transmit, to the UE, the pre-allocated UL grant based at least in part on determining to transmit the pre-allocated UL grant. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12245236B2
Provided are a method and an apparatus of determining a cap of transmission resources available for control information and a communication device. The method of determining a cap of transmission resources available for control information includes: determining, according to a ratio coefficient, a cap of transmission resources to be occupied by coded modulation symbols of control information on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH).
US12245231B2
Systems, methods, and processing nodes for managing network resources perform and/or comprise: setting a first trigger criteria for an access node, wherein the access node is configured to communicate over a wideband including a first bandwidth portion and is configured to communicate in both of a first communication mode and a second communication mode; scheduling communications in the first communication mode over the first bandwidth portion; monitoring a usage parameter in at least one of the first communication mode or the second communication mode; and in response to a first determination that the usage parameter corresponds to the first trigger criteria for at least a first predetermined amount of time: identifying a second bandwidth portion within the wideband, and scheduling communications corresponding to the first communication mode over the first bandwidth portion and the second bandwidth portion.
US12245227B2
A wireless device receives a configured grant (CG) configuration indicating: a period of the CG configuration, and a number of consecutive slots for transmission occasions within the period. The wireless device transmits uplink data, via a transmission occasion of the transmission occasions. A hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process index (ID) for transmission of the uplink data is based on: the number of consecutive slots for the transmission occasions within the period, and an offset for the transmission occasion of the transmission occasions within the period. The offset is based on an order of the transmission occasion among the transmission occasions within the period.
US12245226B2
Wireless communications comprises generating a trigger frame which has a first set of bits which directly indicates a resource unit (RU) arranged as a distributed RU is solicited to be transmitted in an uplink direction in a first frequency block and a second set of bits which directly indicates for one or more second frequency subblocks a spreading bandwidth of tones of the distributed RU or whether a second frequency subblock is a punctured subchannel. An access point (AP) transmits the trigger frame in a downlink direction to a non-AP station. The non-AP station generates and transmits in the uplink direction a Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) to the AP station with data modulated on the tones of the distributed RU based on the first set of bits and the second set of bits of the trigger frame.
US12245223B2
A sidelink transmission and an uplink transmission that is carrying a sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) are both scheduled for transmission in a shared time window. If a priority associated with the sidelink HARQ is considered to be higher than a priority associated with the sidelink transmission, then a higher priority is assigned to the uplink transmission, regardless of whether the uplink transmission contains other uplink data. Otherwise, if the uplink transmission does not carry other uplink data, then the higher priority is assigned to the sidelink transmission. Greater transmission resources are given to the transmission with the higher priority.
US12245212B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive a bandwidth part configuration that indicates one or more bandwidth parts associated with at least one beam and switch, based at least in part on the bandwidth part configuration, from a first bandwidth part of the one or more bandwidth parts as an active bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part of the one or more bandwidth parts as the active bandwidth part. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12245205B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For instance, a first user equipment (UE) may identify a configuration for an assisting node (AN) that includes an indication of a set of time resources during which the AN is active and an indication of location information that indicates communication direction information corresponding to communications via the AN during the set of time resources. The first UE may select a time resource from the set of time resources based on the indication of location information, a location of the first UE, and information associated with a packet for transmission from the first UE to a second UE via the assisting node. The first UE may transmit the packet over the selected time resource.
US12245200B2
Provided are a transmitting apparatus, receiving apparatus and wireless communication methods related to resource configuration for sidelink communication, sidelink discovery or any other sidelink operation in NR. A transmitting apparatus, comprising: circuitry, operative to allocate resources for Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) based on a common resource allocation reference and indicate the resource allocation via Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) which is used by a receiving apparatus to obtain the allocated resources; and a transmitter, operative to transmit PSCCH and associated PSSCH on the allocated resources to the receiving apparatus.
US12245195B2
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for sidelink repeating operations, such as by using an assisting node (e.g., a smart repeater, relay, or reflector) to enhance sidelink communication reliability. For example, one or more assisting nodes may be configured by a network entity and repeat sidelink communications for two or more user equipments (UEs). In aspects, an assisting node may receive, from the network entity, an indication of resources available for sidelink communications between a first UE and a second UE. The assisting node may also receive signaling that configures the assisting node to repeat sidelink communications between the first and the second UEs over the indicated resources. The assisting node then repeats sidelink communications between the first and the second UEs according to the received signaling.
US12245193B2
A wireless device may receive configuration parameters indicating monitoring occasions for a first downlink control information (DCI). The first DCI may comprise a paging early indication (PEI) indicating whether to monitor paging occasions for receiving a second DCI scheduling a paging message, and the first DCI may comprise a tracking reference signal (TRS) availability indication indicating whether a TRS is available. Based on determining not to monitor the monitoring occasions for the first DCI, the wireless device may determine that the TRS is unavailable and the wireless device may monitor the paging occasions for the second DCI.
US12245186B2
Provided are a method and an apparatus for implementing uplink positioning and a storage medium. The method includes: sending a first positioning instruction to a first measurement node set, where the first measurement node set includes at least three measurement nodes and a target node is located within a coverage range of the measurement nodes; receiving first positioning attribute information fed back by each measurement node and corresponding to the first positioning instruction, where the first positioning attribute information includes a measurement node identity and random access information of a cell where the measurement node is located; and sending a random access instruction carrying the first positioning attribute information to the target node, where the random access instruction is configured to trigger the target node to send a random access signal to the each measurement node to determine a communication distance between the target node and the each measurement node.
US12245180B2
A method for locating a clock fault includes that a network device locates a clock fault source based on whether first frequency offsets between a plurality of input clocks and a local clock exceed a frequency offset threshold, or based on whether second frequency offsets between the input clocks exceed a relative frequency offset threshold.
US12245179B2
A point-to-multipoint data transmission method includes separately transmitting, by an electronic device, audio data to a first earbud and a second earbud through two connected isochronous streams (CISs) of a same connected isochronous group (CIG), where the two CISs share a CIG presentation point of the CIG, where the CIG presentation point is a time point at which the first earbud and the second earbud play the audio data, transmitting, by the electronic device, the audio data to the first earbud through the first CIS from an anchor point of the first CIS, and transmitting, by the electronic device, the audio data to the second earbud through the second CIS from an anchor point of the second CIS.
US12245178B2
Method for network access carried out in a User Equipment, UE, the method comprising: acquiring at least one of a plurality of synchronization signals transmitted from a base station, each synchronization signal identifying a synchronization resource usable for identifying an associated access channel resource of a sequence of access channel resources; synchronizing to the base station based on the at least one synchronization signal; obtaining, from the base station, information identifying a first access channel resource and a second access channel resource; transmitting an access preamble in the first access channel resource, and transmitting, based on meeting a repetition criteria, said access preamble in the second access channel resource for enhanced coverage operation.
US12245176B2
One embodiment is directed to a device for fronthaul communication between a baseband unit (BBU) and a remote unit (RU). A processor of the device is configured to receive, using a first fronthaul interface of the device, fronthaul data originating from said first one of the BBU and the RU. The fronthaul data is formatted according to a first fronthaul protocol when received using the first fronthaul interface. The processor is further configured to format at least some of the fronthaul data received using the first fronthaul interface so as to be formatted according to a second fronthaul protocol thereby producing reformatted fronthaul data and forward, using a second fronthaul interface of the device, the reformatted fronthaul data towards said second one of the BBU and the RU.
US12245169B2
A communication method and a communication apparatus, the method including receiving first information from a network device, where the first information indicates, to a terminal device, to suspend a secondary cell group (SCG), suspending the SCG based on the first information, and changing a configuration parameter of a master cell group (MCG), where the configuration parameter comprises at least one of an available uplink transmission time period, a maximum transmit power, or a control channel blind detection parameter.
US12245157B2
Aspects relate to wireless communication having sounding reference signal (SRS) power control using non-scheduling downlink control information (DCI) that is configured to trigger aperiodic SRS without scheduling data and without a channel state information (CSI) request. The non-scheduling is configured to include at least two transmit power control (TPC) commands. A first TPC command is configured for power control of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmitted by a UE to a base station. A second TPC command is configured for power control of one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets. Additionally, the first TPC command may be independent from the second TPC command where different power control is implemented for the PUSCH and the SRS transmissions. Additionally, the non-scheduling DCI may be formatted according to a DCI format 0_1 or a DCI format 0_2.
US12245148B2
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an AT command that allows an application service provider to modify suspend/resume (S/R) and/or deactivate/activate (D/A) functionality specified in one or more elementary files of a UICC. The S/R and/or D/A functionality can be influenced by the application service provider without relying on SIM-OTA messages being forwarded by a mobile operator. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US12245142B2
The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for integrated access and backhaul donor indications in wireless networks. In some embodiments, a radio access network node may generate system information to transmit these indications to user equipments in wireless cells.
US12245133B2
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for accessing a local data network via a mobile data connection. One method includes determining to configure a first data connection to provide a user equipment (“UE”) with access to both a local data network and a remote data network based on information received from a session management function (“SMF”) and transmitting a downlink data packet to the UE via the first data connection. The method includes activating a network communicate with the local data network in response to determining to configure the first data connection to provide the UE with access to the local data network and providing the UE with access to one or more services via the local data network using the network interface.
US12245131B2
A system, method and apparatus for controller functionality for each of security, monitoring and automation, as well as a bidirectional Internet gateway, is provided. Such functionality is provided by virtue of a configurable architecture that enables a user to adapt the system for the user's specific needs. In addition, functionality for gathering configuration information from a previously-installed security system and using that information in a subsequent takeover of that security system is provided.
US12245129B2
A first UE and a second UE may exchange information relating to one or more machine learning data services. The one or more machine learning data services may be provided by the second UE. The first UE and the second UE may pair with each other for the one or more machine learning data services. The second UE may perform machine learning inference using at least one machine learning inference model, and may transmit the inference result (e.g., a link quality prediction) associated with a link between a network node and the first UE to the network node. The network node may switch (the direction of) the network node beam if the inference result predicts that the degree of link quality degradation associated with a current network node beam is going to be greater than a prespecified threshold.
US12245125B2
A method includes receiving data identifying a responder in response to a call to an emergency operator, identifying one or more persons associated with the responder, determining communication addresses of communication devices associated with respective persons of the one or more persons, and sending a communication to each of the communication devices using the communication addresses to issue a pre-alert to the one or more persons that allows the one or more persons to prepare for a call to action. A system using natural language processing may be used to analyze a call in progress and aid in dispatching. The system may also identify the responder and assist in initiating the pre-alert prior to an alarm being sounded.
US12245120B2
An infrastructure equipment for forming part of a mobile radio network includes a transmit and receive unit, to transmit and receive data to and from mobile communications devices via a wireless access interface, and a controller processing requests for communications resources from the mobile communications devices. Plural associated communications devices are arranged to form a group, and each of the associated communications devices of the group includes a same common identifier, with respect to which communications sessions can be established to communicate data via the mobile radio network, and the controller is arranged in combination with the transmit and receive unit to respond to a request from one of the communications devices of the group to establish a communications bearer using the common identifier.
US12245117B1
A wireless communication system includes an external provider subsystem and an electronic network subsystem in operable communication with the external provider subsystem. The electronic network subsystem is configured to provide a first microservice and a second microservice different from the first microservice. The wireless communication system further includes an in-home subsystem (i) separate from the external provider subsystem, (ii) in operable communication with the electronic network subsystem, and (iii) including a first micronet and a second micronet different from the first micronet. The first micronet is configured to operably interact with the first microservice, and the second micronet is configured to operably interact with the second microservice. The wireless communication system further includes at least one electronic device configured to operably connect with one of the first micronet and the second micronet.
US12245112B2
A charging processing method is provided and includes: obtaining QoS of a guaranteed data service of a user and a guarantee status of the QoS, performing charging processing on charging data of the guaranteed data service based on the information, when the guarantee status of the QoS changes or a guarantee notification switch status of the QoS changes, disabling a counter in a timely manner, and separately processing charging data that exists before the change and charging data that exists after the change. In this way, an operator can accurately perform charging on the guaranteed data service “based on the guarantee status”, to improve user experience. In addition, the operator can obtain revenue corresponding to occupied network resources.
US12245107B2
This disclosure provides a communication apparatus and method of vehicle communication (V2X) services and a communication system. The apparatus includes a first communication portion, the first communication portion being configured to: detect that a radio link failure occurs in a sidelink; and notify that radio link failures occur in all sidelinks of the terminal equipment to a network device via a Sidelink UE Information message.
US12245099B2
Method for activating an application program, on a smartphone. This method forces the driver of a vehicle to activate and keep the application program activated while driving, since it is a telematic insurance for a vehicle that only has coverage while the smartphone is not used and a programmed speed limit is not exceeded. This method makes it difficult to activate immediately after a crash and requires a trip at a certain speed and for a time T, something very difficult in a crash scenario. It also keeps a record of the coordinates, time and date of activation and deactivation of the application program and this does not allow fraud to the insurer. This method makes it possible to ensure and prevent, without the two main causes of accidents, smartphone distraction and speeding.
US12245096B2
Systems and methods for optimizing fleet management and production management using mobile geofences
Systems, devices and methods for managing mobile assets at a worksite. A system computer creates a geofence relating to the geolocation of a first communication device disposed in a first mobile asset, the data points of the geofence periodically updated according to the geolocation of the first communication device such that changes in the geolocation of the first communication device are proportionally reflected in the updated geolocation of the datapoints of the geofence. The cycle time of a second communication device disposed in a second mobile asset can be determined by determining the amount of time lapsed after the second communication device triggers the geofence. Various triggering events are described. Various shapes of the geofence are described to avoid unintended triggers of the geofence by assets, including polygonal shapes.
US12245090B2
A method is provided. The method may be performed by a UE. The method includes attempting to attach to or to perform a tracking area update in an EPS network to obtain voice services for a number of times. The method includes starting a modified timer based on a failure to attach to or to perform the tracking area update in an EPS network for the number of times and based on a configuration parameter. The modified timer may be modified based on a default timer. The method includes keeping an S1 mode enabled when starting the modified timer. The method includes attempting to obtain the voice services based on one or more access technologies other than EPS. The method includes attaching to or performing a tracking area update in the EPS network to obtain voice services based on the modified timer.
US12245088B2
The present invention relates to a method of transmitting a signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. Especially, the method includes the steps of receiving a handover command containing configurations for a second network, from a first network; performing a random access procedure to the second network; re-establishing a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity associated with a signaling radio bearer (SRB) based on the configurations for the second network, after a random access procedure to the second network successes; transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) message to the second network using the re-established PDCP entity.
US12245084B2
The subject application is related to method and apparatus for scheduling a sidelink resource. A method performed by a first user equipment (UE), comprising: determining a reserved resource; transmitting a signal indicating the reserved resource; and if a pre-emption indication is received, releasing the reserved resource to a second UE.
US12245069B2
A client device and a corresponding method for detecting and indicating non-fulfilment of latency requirements of uplink data packets associated with an application are provided. The client device monitors transmissions of uplink data packets associated with the application, in a first layer, for non-fulfilment of latency requirements of the uplink data packets. The monitoring is based on a Quality-of-Service (QoS) monitoring configuration. Upon detection of a non-fulfilment of a latency requirement, the client device provides a first indication to a second layer. The first indication provides an early warning about non-fulfillment of latency requirements of uplink data packets. According to the application, the client device is allowed to take precautionary actions to counteract possible negative consequences of the non-fulfillment of latency requirements.
US12245066B2
Method for measurement gap configuration comprising: sending a first message including a first measurement gap configuration based on a UE(10) new measurement gap capability from a first network device(20) to the UE(10); detecting at the first network device(20) whether a legacy gap assisted measurement is required for the UE(10); responsive to the legacy gap assisted measurement being required, sending a second message including a second measurement gap configuration based on a UE(10) legacy measurement gap capability from the first network device(20) to the UE(10); sending a third message indicating fallback of the UE(10) the legacy measurement gap capability from the first network device(20) to a second network device(30) in communication with the UE(10).
US12245064B2
Aspects described herein relate to determining and/or scheduling resources for devices in view of cross-channel interference measured between the devices. In an aspect, a first user equipment (UE) can determine a signal measurement of a signal transmitted by a second UE in a first channel, determine, based at least in part on the signal measurement, a cross-channel interference parameter of interference experienced by the first UE, and transmit, to a serving base station that serves the first UE, an indication of the cross-channel interference parameter. In another aspect, a base station can determine a cross-channel interference parameter of interference experienced by a first UE in at least a first channel, based on a signal transmitted by a second UE in a second channel, and can schedule communications for the first UE based at least in part on the cross-channel interference parameter.
US12245058B2
The disclosure provides a method and a device in a first node for wireless communication. The first node first monitors a first signaling and a second signaling in a first time-frequency resource set, then judges whether to transmit a first radio signal according to a monitoring result of the first signaling, and finally transmits the first radio signal in a second time-frequency resource set, when judging to transmit the first radio signal; wherein the second signaling is not detected in the first time-frequency resource set, a signaling format corresponding to the second signaling is used for scheduling of a data signal. Through designing the first signaling and the second signaling, the disclosure solves the problem of missing detection of a sidelink scheduling signaling in Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) caused when a data receiver only feeds back incorrect reception, thereby improving the overall performance of the system.
US12245054B2
Systems and methods for managing 5G networks are provided. A method for injecting analytics into a Network Repository Function (NRF) for managing a 5G slice, according to one implementation, includes a first step of obtaining parameters associated with User Plane (UP) traffic and Control Plane (CP) traffic from a Service-Based Architecture (SBA) of a 5G network. The method also includes the step of performing analytics on the obtained parameters to monitor Network Functions (NFs) associated with the 5G network. In addition, the method includes the step of providing results of the analytics to an NRF to control NFs stored in a repository associated with the NRF.
US12245037B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for enhancing vehicle operations safety using coordinating vehicle platooning or enhancing platooning safety against location spoofing attacks. In one example, a source user equipment (UE) detects a potential spoofing event associated with location information being altered in an unauthorized manner, the source UE may transmit a request to a platoon control system (PCS) to join a vehicle platoon. In another example, a first UE associated with a lead vehicle in an existing platoon may detect a potential spoofing event associated with location information being altered in an unauthorized manner. The lead vehicle may transmit to a second UE of another vehicle in the platoon an indication of the detection and a request to exchange the respective roles in the platoon. The PCS may also monitor the conditions of the first and the second UEs, and arrange for the platoon reorganization.
US12245032B2
Methods and apparatus are described for automatically discriminating authentic wireless Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices using a trained machine-learning module. In a training phase, the machine-learning module is trained to identify authentic IoT devices based on data in frame headers of wireless data emitted by the IoT devices. The trained machine-learning module may identify authentic IoT devices without analysing data from the payload of the frames to which the frames headers belong, and thus the privacy of data in the payload of the frame is not compromised and encryption of the payload data does not adversely affect performance of the trained machine-learning module in a subsequent production phase. Each training data sample may consist of header data from a sequence of successive frames of wireless data from authentic wireless IoT devices and, to enhance accuracy, may exclude address data.
US12245030B2
A networking architecture that incorporates the security of Blockchain distributed ledgers as an authentication layer, while connecting mesh nodes using secure, pulse-based wide-band and ultra wide-band communication technology to provide a nearly undetectable, unbreakable, and dynamic wireless communication mesh architecture that can securely transmit data, voice and video over short ranges, in one embodiment, up to 1 Km, is disclosed.
US12245029B2
An aircraft insert can include a body and a wireless network module configured to create an insert host network for one or more devices to connect to the wireless network module in a host mode, and to connect to an aircraft network in a client mode. The insert can include a LED mounted on or within the body, the LED readable by a Personal Electronic Device (PED) and having insert host network information to allow the PED to connect to the insert wireless network when the wireless network module is in the host mode. The wireless network module can be configured to receive aircraft network information from the PED in the host mode to connect to the aircraft network when in the client mode.
US12245028B1
Disclosed is an intelligent mechanism providing an electronic system with a customized and dynamically programmable user interface based on user or machine defined criteria.
US12245024B2
Disclosed is a method for ultra-wide band (UWB) security ranging and a UWB device configured to perform secure ranging. The method includes obtaining, from a UWB sub-system of the UWB device, first encryption data including a symmetric key encrypted with a public key of a secure application of the UWB device; transferring the first encryption data to the secure application; obtaining, from the secure application, second encryption data including a ranging data set (RDS) encrypted with the symmetric key; and transferring the second encryption data to the UWB sub-system. In this case, the RDS may include a ranging session key configured to secure a UWB ranging session, and the secure application may be included in a trusted execution environment area.
US12245017B2
Described herein is a method of processing audio content for rendering in a three-dimensional audio scene, wherein the audio content comprises a sound source at a source position, the method comprising: obtaining a voxelized representation of the three-dimensional audio scene, wherein the voxelized representation indicates volume elements in which sound can propagate and volume elements by which sound is occluded; generating a two-dimensional projection map for the audio scene based on the voxelized representation by applying a projection operation to the voxelized representation that projects onto a horizontal plane; and determining parameters indicating a virtual source position of a virtual sound source based on the source position, a listener position, and the projection map, to simulate, by rendering a virtual source signal from the virtual source position, an impact of acoustic diffraction by the three-dimensional audio scene on a source signal of the sound source at the source position. Described are moreover a corresponding apparatus as well as corresponding computer program products.
US12245015B2
Presented herein are techniques to enhance the audio portion of a video conference. In one embodiment, a method includes determining, using a multi-microphone array, a direction of arrival of sound signals from a user, detecting, using an image from a camera, a face of the user, determining a position of the face of the user with respect to a position of the camera, and forming a spatial beam for the multi-microphone array based on the direction of arrival of sound signals from the user and the position of the face of the user.
US12245004B2
Acoustic and other activity detection signaling is provided herein. Operations of a method can include determining a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device is no longer in an initialization state and receiving a first signal that instructs the MEMS device to perform event activity detection. The method can also include receiving one or more event signals and determining that an event signal of one or more event signals satisfies a defined event characteristic. The method can also include outputting a second signal that comprises information indicative of a detection of event activity at the MEMS device being more than the defined event characteristic.
US12244999B2
A digital stethoscope includes a stethoscope housing defining a housing edge. The digital stethoscope also includes a surface region secured to the stethoscope housing at the housing edge, and a number of microphones. The digital stethoscope also includes a processing device disposed within the stethoscope housing and in communication with the microphones. The processing device receives the digital audio data from the microphones.
US12244991B2
Systems and methods to provide acoustic monitoring are disclosed, comprising receiving a first acoustic signal and providing a first analog signal output representative of the received first acoustic signal using a first sensor, determining at least one of a continuous noise level of the first analog signal output of the first sensor or a peak level of impulse noise of the first analog signal output of the first sensor using analog signal processing circuitry, and sampling, using digital signal processing circuitry, at least one of the determined continuous noise level of the first analog signal output or the peak level of impulse noise of the first analog signal output from the analog signal processing circuitry to provide data privacy of the first analog signal output.
US12244983B1
A PON system includes both a PON via which optical services are delivered and a wireless network overlaying the PON. The wireless network may be a self-organizing wireless mesh network, and may generally operate as a logical signaling pathway via which information regarding optical states/statuses of PON components and/or related information is delivered from the field to back-end servers of the PON system. Accordingly, the system may include multiple in-common nodes (e.g., OLTs, LMTUs, etc.) which are included in both the PON and the wireless network. Based on optical information received via the wireless network, the servers can localize the physical location of a PON fault to a particular geographical region of multiple regions serviced by the PON (in some cases narrowing the fault's physical location to a particular span, FDH, or optical terminal), and may dispatch a technician directly to the localized physical location to address the fault.
US12244982B2
Mapping of ports to other network components is generated by physically bending a fiber optic cable and then determining which optical network terminals experience a signal power loss (or receive attenuated signals) based on the bending. The physical bending can be done using a bending tool and the optical network terminals that experience the signal power loss can be identified using a back-end database operation. Generally, the correspondence between the physical bending and the power loss at the downstream components and or upstream components of the network is used to create the mapping of the ports at the splitter level.
US12244977B2
A projection system includes an illumination light source configured to emit an illumination light beam, a monitor light source configured to emit a monitor light beam, and a projector configured to project both the illumination light beam and the monitor light beam into a projected combined light beam. A first portion of the projected combined light beam is propagated over a first beam path in a first direction, causing an eye of a user to see a display image. A second portion of the projected combined light beam is propagated over a second beam path in a second direction, causing a monitor camera to capture a monitor image. The monitor image is analyzed to determine an orientation or a position of the monitor image. In response to determining that the monitor image is not properly oriented or positioned, an orientation or position of the projector or the illumination image is adjusted.
US12244962B2
Positions of an image capture device may be used to determine a position-based time-lapse video frame factor. Apparent motion between pairs of images may be used to determine a visual-based time-lapse video frame rate factor. A time-lapse video frame rate for a time-lapse video may be determined based on the position-based time-lapse video frame factor and the visual-based time-lapse video frame rate factor.
US12244958B2
Image de-skewing can include acquiring pixel coordinates of an image captured by a camera adjoining an electronic display device. The pixel coordinates can be mapped to de-skewing coordinates using a predetermined de-skewing transformer that maps the pixel coordinates to de-skewing coordinates. A de-skewed image can be generated based on the de-skewing coordinates such that the de-skewed image is perpendicular to a principal axis extending from a predetermined location of an apparent camera on the electronic display device.
US12244956B2
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system and a method for performing operations comprising: displaying, by a messaging application, a sound capture screen that enables a user to record the sound; after the sound is recorded using the sound capture screen, generating, by the messaging application, a visual element associated with the sound; receiving, by the messaging application, selection of the visual element from a displayed list of visual elements representing different sounds; in response to receiving the selection of the visual element, conditionally adding one or more graphics representing the sound to one or more images at a user selected position based on a privacy status of the sound; and playing, by the messaging application, the sound associated with the visual element together with displaying the one or more images.
US12244954B2
Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first counter latch circuit configured to receive a count code and to latch the count code according to a comparison result signal; and a second counter latch circuit configured to receive the count code from the first counter latch circuit, and to latch the count code by using a plurality of first latches. The first latches are coupled in series to each other and are configured to operate to sequentially bypass values transmitted to the respective first latches.
US12244946B2
The pixel region includes a first phase difference pixel group including a plurality of the phase difference pixels of which the first side of the photoelectric conversion element is blocked by the light blocking layer in a first side region of the first side, and a second phase difference pixel group including a plurality of the phase difference pixels of which the second side of the photoelectric conversion element is blocked by the light blocking layer. The first phase difference pixel group includes a first A pixel and a first B pixel in which a light blocking area of the photoelectric conversion element using the light blocking layer is smaller than that of the first A pixel. The controller performs addition readout processing in which at least one of a pixel signal of the first A pixel or a pixel signal of the first B pixel is weighted in accordance with optical characteristics of the imaging lens.
US12244942B2
A depth sensor for measuring a distance to an object and an image signal processor configured to change a binning mode based on ambient light are provided. A method for operating a depth sensor for measuring a distance to an object includes outputting a pixel signal from at least one depth pixel included in a pixel array, generating ambient light information based on an intensity of ambient light outside the depth sensor, the intensity of the ambient light being measured using the pixel signal, and setting a binning mode of the depth sensor to an analog binning mode or a digital binning mode based on the ambient light parameter value.
US12244939B2
A method in an electronic device includes detecting, with one or more processors, initiation of an image capture operation using an image capture device situated on a first surface of the electronic device and having a first field of view extending away from the first surface in a first direction. In response to detecting the initiation of the image capture operation, the method includes actuating a second image capture device situated on a second surface of the electronic device and having a second field of view extending away from the second surface in a second direction. The method then captures image content with the second image capture device and presenting the image content on a display situated on the first surface of the electronic device. Thereafter, the one or more processors capture at least one image with the first image capture device.
US12244938B2
Apparatuses, systems, and techniques for white balancing an image are presented. In at least one embodiment, a chromaticity-based weighting function is determined based at least on an estimated scene brightness of the image and applied to exclude or minimize the impact of large colored portions or objects within an image when estimating an illuminant color.
US12244935B2
In one embodiment, a system configures an image signal processor (ISP) of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) with a first set of ISP configuration parameters, where the ISP is used to process raw image data of an image sensor of the ADV based on the first set of ISP configuration parameters. The system determines whether one or more criteria is satisfied, where the one or more criteria corresponds to an expected change in a characteristic of ambient light being perceived by the image sensor of the ADV. In response to determining that the one or more criteria is satisfied, the system configures the ISP of the ADV with a second set of ISP configuration parameters, where the ISP is used to apply an image processing algorithm to raw image data based on the second set of ISP configuration parameters to generate an image.
US12244930B2
Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method for decoding a 360-degree image includes the steps of: receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding a 360-degree image; generating a prediction image by making reference to syntax information obtained from the received bitstream; adding the generated prediction image to a residual image obtained by dequantizing and inverse-transforming the bitstream, so as to obtain a decoded image; and reconstructing the decoded image into a 360-degree image according to a projection format. Therefore, the performance of image data compression can be improved.
US12244920B2
A wearable device can include a first sensor configured to sense first data, a second sensor configured to sense second data, an energy utilization of the first sensor being less than an energy utilization of the second sensor, and a processor configured to perform a comparison between the first data and a threshold value, if the comparison passes the threshold value, cause the second sensor to sense the second data and process the second data, and if the comparison fails the threshold value, cause the second sensor not to sense the second data.
US12244918B2
Systems and methods are provided for determining faces and bodies of people in an image by adaptively scaling images and by iteratively using a deep neural network for inferencing. A camera captures an image including faces and bodies of people. A face/body determiner determines faces and bodies of people appearing in the image by resizing the image into a predetermined pixel dimension as input to the deep neural network. A region cropper determines a crop region associated with a low level of confidence in detecting faces and bodies that are too small to determine with an acceptable level of confidence. The region cropper resizes the crop region into the predetermined pixel dimension as input to the deep neural network. The face and body determiner determines other faces and bodies appearing in the resized crop region. An aggregator aggregates locations of the determined faces and bodies in the image.
US12244916B2
Portable electronic devices having I/O assemblies that can include optical and audio components are described. An exemplary I/O assembly can include a first camera module and a second camera module that can be carried within a camera module housing. A flex connector can carry a strobe that can be positioned between the first camera module and the second camera module. A trim can enclose the first camera, the second camera and the strobe and optically isolates the optical components. An exemplary portable electronic device can include a side wall retainer that defines its perimeter, a front cover glass and a rear cover glass that cooperate to form an enclosure. The I/O assembly can be secured to the enclosure both from inside and outside of the rear cover glass. I/O assembly can also include an audio transducer that can record sound when the camera module are recording videos.
US12244915B2
An imaging device includes an imaging main body; a fan accommodation portion provided in an upper portion of the imaging main body; and a cooling fan disposed in the fan accommodation portion, wherein the fan accommodation portion includes an upper surface, a pair of side surfaces, and a front surface that cover the cooling fan, and an intake port and an exhaust port for the cooling fan to perform intake and exhaust are provided on a surface of the fan accommodation portion different from the upper surface.
US12244910B2
A media guidance application may determine a length of a portion of a media asset that the user has missed and compare the length with a threshold length. If the length is greater than the threshold length, the media guidance application may generate a first summary of the missed portion of the media asset based on segments of the missed portion of the media asset that are of a first importance. If the length is not greater than the threshold length, the media guidance application may generate a second summary of the missed portion of the media asset based on segments of the missed portion of the media asset that are of the first importance and the second importance. The media guidance application may generate for display the summary.
US12244909B2
A method is disclosed for protecting a multimedia content distributed by a content service to a user device, the multimedia content being related to a live event, wherein the method comprises, during the live event: identifying a significant segment of the live event; generating a trigger signal associated with the significant segment; at the user device, on the basis of the trigger signal, generating a marking comprising information identifying the user device; and, at the user device, applying the marking to a selected portion of the multimedia content, the selected portion corresponding to the significant segment of the live event.
US12244902B2
A method and an apparatus for controlling video stream playback, and a storage medium are provided. In playing a video stream in a playback region of a mobile display screen, the method includes: obtaining a playback mode switching instruction based on a detected trigger event of a playback mode configuration control; setting a playback mode of the video stream to a target playback mode instructed by the playback mode switching instruction; and in a case that the playback mode of the video stream is set to the automatic playback mode, playing a video content next to a current video content if it is detected that the current video content has been played.
US12244899B2
A method of pushing a video, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided, which relate to a field of data processing technology, in particular to big data technology. The method includes: acquiring first high-quality videos; acquiring posterior data obtained when each first high-quality video is distributed for a first preset number of times as a label for the video; acquiring a first preset number of users earliest interacting with each first high-quality video; generating training samples using the videos as video-side features and the users as user-side features to train at least one ranking model; acquiring a first target user; acquiring one or more candidate videos corresponding to each opinion leader to form a first video set; and pushing, after ranking for the first video set using the at least one trained ranking model, a top second preset number of videos to the first target user.
US12244892B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for analyzing using artificial intelligence engines depicted in audio visual content. The system is configured for determining that a user has accessed a first audio visual content on an audio visual content providing platform, performing a frame-by-frame analysis to determine one or more resources depicted in the first audio visual content, identifying one or more third party systems associated with the one or more resources, crawling the one or more third party systems associated with the one or more resources, extracting resource information associated with the one or more resources from the one or more third party systems based on crawling the one or more third party systems, and embedding the resource information associated with the one or more resources in the first audio visual content.
US12244880B2
Systems and methods are configured to manage streaming video content. A first time length specification for a content pod is accessed. If a determination is made that a response to a request for ancillary content of a duration corresponding to the first time length of the content pod includes ancillary content of insufficient duration to populate the first time length of the content pod, the content pod time length is reduced. Ancillary content items associated with the response to the request are streamed to a user device as part of a streaming channel comprising primary content having scheduled start times. A primary content item, having a scheduled start time, is streamed to the user device after the items of ancillary content, and earlier than the scheduled start time of the item of primary content.
US12244877B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for automatically determining parameter values that control or affect provision of content by a content platform. In one aspect, evaluation points are identified for a parameter. Each evaluation point includes an evaluated parameter value of the parameter and a metric value of a metric corresponding to the provision of digital components by the content platform. A first model is generated using the set of evaluation points. A second model is generated based on the first model and an acquisition function that is based on mean values and confidence intervals of the first model and a configurable exploration weight that controls a priority of exploration for evaluating the parameter. A next parameter value to evaluate is determined from the second model and the content platform is configured to use the next parameter value to provide digital components.
US12244874B2
Various arrangements of a local cloud system for providing television services are presented. A facility cloud host system may have a content service provider interface that is used to receive live television channel streams from a television content service provider. The local cloud system may have a transcoder that transcodes the live television channels into a format to be transmitted locally to client devices. The local cloud system may provide access to recorded content from a remote master cloud host.
US12244869B2
Given a sequence of images in a first codeword representation, methods, processes, and systems are presented for image reshaping using rate distortion optimization, wherein reshaping allows the images to be coded in a second codeword representation which allows more efficient compression than using the first codeword representation. Syntax methods for signaling reshaping parameters are also presented.
US12244860B2
An image decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of deriving modified transform coefficients on the basis of an inverse reduced secondary transform (RST) regarding transform coefficients regarding a target block. The inverse RST is performed on the basis of transform sets determined on the basis of a mapping relation following an intra prediction mode applied to the target block, and a transform kernel matrix selected from two transform kernel matrices included in the transform sets, respectively, and is performed on the basis of whether or not the inverse RST is applied, and a transform index indicating one of the transform kernel matrices included in the transform sets. A syntax element bin string regarding the transform index is decoded on the basis of a different context set according to the tree type regarding the division structure of the target block.
US12244854B2
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video decoding. In some examples, an apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block from a coded video bitstream. Based on an intra block copy mode being applied to the current block, the processing circuitry infers a vector resolution flag indicates that a resolution of a block vector is integer-pel, determines the resolution of the block vector based on resolution information that is included in the prediction information, determines the block vector according to the determined resolution, and reconstructs at least one sample of the current block according the block vector.
US12244853B2
Disclosed herein are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus. Encoding and decoding of a target block are performed using intra-prediction. The intra-prediction is intra-prediction that uses bidirectional intra-prediction and a remaining mode. In bidirectional intra-prediction, a prediction value for a target pixel in the target block is determined based on reference pixels in two directions of bidirectional intra-prediction. In intra-prediction using a remaining mode, the remaining mode indicates remaining intra-prediction modes other than MPMs present in an MPM list.
US12244847B2
An image decoding method includes: dividing a current block into sub-blocks; deriving, for each sub-block, one or more prediction information candidates; obtaining an index; and decoding the current block using the prediction information candidate selected by the index. The deriving includes: determining whether a neighboring block neighboring each sub-block is included in the current block, and when not included in the current block, determining the neighboring block to be a reference block available to the sub-block, and when included in the current block, determining the neighboring block not to be the reference block; and deriving a prediction information candidate of the sub-block from prediction information of the reference block; and when the number of prediction information candidates is smaller than a predetermined number, generating one or more new candidates without using the prediction information of the reference block till the number of prediction information candidates reaches the predetermined number.
US12244846B2
Methods and apparatuses video processing include: in response to receiving a video sequence, encoding first flag data in a parameter set associated with the video sequence, wherein the first flag data represents whether gradual decoding refresh (GDR) is enabled or disabled for the video sequence; when the first flag data represents that the GDR is disabled for the video sequence, encoding a picture header associated with a picture in the video sequence to indicate that the picture is a non-GDR picture; and encoding the non-GDR picture.
US12244843B2
A method for processing a current image of a set of images is proposed, which comprises, at a video processing device comprising a processor: determining a target pixel area in the current image; obtaining a hidden image, comprising a source pixel area, of the set of images; dividing the current image into blocks for an encoding of the blocks according to an encoding sequence; and for a block of the target pixel area: determining a motion vector pointing to a block of the source pixel area in the hidden image corresponding to the block of the target pixel area, and based on the motion vector, encoding the block of the target pixel area according to a temporal correlation prediction mode pursuant to which no pixel residual representing a difference between the block of the target pixel area and the corresponding block of the source pixel area is generated.
US12244830B2
According to the disclosure of the present document, the granularity of value(s) of a chroma residual scaling factor can be controlled through explicit signaling of information on the value(s) of the chroma residual scaling factor. In addition, chroma residual scaling can be efficiently performed through implicit derivation of the information on the value(s) of the chroma residual scaling factor.
US12244829B2
Described are systems and methods for encoding or decoding a picture part of video information can include using a refinement mode per block where the refinement mode can be based on a refinement parameter. The refinement mode can include a cross-component refinement that can be a cross-component chroma refinement. The refinement mode can include enabling selection per block of a refinement parameter where the refinement parameter can include one or more chroma refinement parameters included in a chroma refinement table.
US12244828B2
Described herein is a computer implemented method. The method includes accessing input image data defining a plurality of input pixels and processing the input image data to generate output image data. The output image data defines a plurality of output pixels, each corresponding to an input pixel. At least one output pixel is generated by a sampling process that includes: selecting a working pixel from the plurality of input pixels; selecting a set of sample pixels for the working pixel, wherein each sample pixel is an input pixel that is selected as a sample pixel based on whether the input pixel is positioned within a depth-adjusted sampling area, the depth-adjusted sampling area for a particular input pixel being determined based on a depth separation between that particular input pixel and the working pixel; and generating an output pixel corresponding to the working pixel based on the set of sample pixels.
US12244821B2
A method of video coding, executable by a processor, includes receiving video data having a coding tree unit size, determining whether the coding tree unit size is greater than a predetermined threshold, and in response to the coding tree unit size being greater than the predetermined threshold, signaling, in a sequence parameter set (SPS), a first flag indicating whether a maximum transform size in luma samples is equal to 64. The first flag being equal to 1 specifies that the maximum transform size in luma samples is equal to 64, the first flag equal to 0 specifies that the maximum transform size in luma samples is equal to 32, and when not present, the first flag is inferred to be equal to 0.
US12244820B2
A video encoding and decoding system that implements an adaptive transfer function method internally within the codec for signal representation. A focus dynamic range representing an effective dynamic range of the human visual system may be dynamically determined for each scene, sequence, frame, or region of input video. The video data may be cropped and quantized into the bit depth of the codec according to a transfer function for encoding within the codec. The transfer function may be the same as the transfer function of the input video data or may be a transfer function internal to the codec. The encoded video data may be decoded and expanded into the dynamic range of display(s). The adaptive transfer function method enables the codec to use fewer bits for the internal representation of the signal while still representing the entire dynamic range of the signal in output.
US12244819B2
An example method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether to enable usage of a chroma quantization parameter (QP) offset for the current block according to a syntax element at a level of a video unit. The video unit includes the current block and a second block of the video. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
US12244806B2
A method for inverse quantization of a current block of a picture, the method comprising: receiving a bitstream; obtaining a joint chrominance component residual, JCCR, control flag from the bitstream; obtaining a chrominance mapping information from the bitstream based on the JCCR control flag; obtaining at least one chrominance quantization parameter, QP, offset from the bitstream based on the JCCR control flag; obtaining a QP value for the current chrominance block based on the obtained chrominance mapping information and the at least one obtained chrominance QP offset; performing inverse quantization on the current chrominance block by using the obtained QP value.
US12244805B2
Techniques are described for decoding video data. A video decoder may determine chroma blocks in a chroma quantization group (QG) of the video data, determine a quantization parameter predictor that is the same for each of the chroma blocks of the chroma QG, determine an offset value that is the same for two or more of the chroma blocks of the chroma QG, determine a quantization parameter value for each of the two or more of the chroma blocks in the chroma QG based on the quantization parameter predictor and the offset value inverse quantize coefficients of one or more residual blocks for the chroma blocks based on the determined quantization parameter value, generate the one or more residual blocks based on the inverse quantized coefficients, and reconstruct the chroma blocks based on the one or more residual blocks.
US12244802B2
The method for decoding an image by a decoding device according to the present document may comprise the steps of: acquiring image information comprising partitioning information for a current block; determining, on the basis of the size of the current block, whether to partition the current block; partitioning the current block into subblocks on the basis of the partitioning information, if it is determined that the current block is to be partitioned, and decoding the subblocks; and not partitioning the current block, if it is determined that the current block is not to be partitioned, and decoding the current block, wherein, if the current block is a chroma block, and the size of the current block is at most the minimum size of a chroma block, then it is determined that the current block is not to be partitioned.
US12244801B2
The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining a transformation performing region; segmenting the determined transformation performing region into at least one sub-transform block by using at least one of quadtree segmentation and binary tree segmentation; and performing inverse transformation on the at least one sub-transform block.
US12244793B2
A neural codec includes a first simulated predictor for predicting a first block corresponding to a target block within a current frame, wherein the first block is predicted in accordance with the target block of the to-be-predicted current frame and pixels of neighbor blocks adjacent to the target block being input to the first simulated predictor, a second simulated predictor for predicting a second block corresponding to a target block using a reference block of a frame determined based on a prediction mode, wherein the second block is predicted in accordance with the reference block of a reference frame adjacent to the current frame and the target block being input to the second simulated predictor, and a selection network configured to select, based on the prediction mode, one of the first block and the second block as a predicted block.
US12244791B2
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for processing history-based motion vector prediction (HMVP). A video coding device may generate a history-based motion vector prediction (HMVP) list for a current block. The video coding device derive an HMVP candidate from a previously coded block. The HMVP candidate may include motion information associated with a neighboring block of the current block, one or more reference indices, and a bi-prediction weight index. The video coding device may add the HMVP candidate to the HMVP list for motion compensated prediction of a motion vector associated with the current block. The video coding device use one HMVP selected from the HMVP list to perform motion compensated prediction of the current block. The motion compensated prediction may be performed using the motion information associated with the neighboring block of the current block, the one or more reference indices, and the bi-prediction weight index.
US12244789B2
A system and method of planar motion vector derivation which, in some embodiments can employ an unequal weighted combination of adjacent motion vectors. In some embodiments, motion vector information associated with a bottom right pixel or block adjacent to a current coding unit can be derived from motion information associated with a top row or top neighboring row of a current coding unit and motion information associated with a left column or left neighboring column of a current coding unit. Weighted or non-weighted combinations of such values can be combined in a planar mode prediction model to derive associated motion information for bottom and/or right adjacent pixels or blocks.
US12244786B2
A display device based on micro light emitting diodes (microLEDs) includes a plurality of chiplets. Each chiplet includes one or more raxels, each raxel including a plurality of microLEDs supported on a substrate. The chiplet also includes a micro integrated circuit (microIC) electronically connected with the one or more raxels. MicroIC includes a plurality of interconnects supported on a backplane such that, when connected with the raxel, microIC may be used to electrically drive each one of the MicroLED of the raxel. In an embodiment, a plurality of chiplets are disposed on a display substrate to for an auto-view horizontal parallax only 3D display.
US12244767B2
A system and method for enhanced outbound campaign management, comprising a campaign management console, a data services engine, a traffic shaper, an agent desktop, Control agent desktop, an autodialer, and a simple dialer which allows enterprises to conduct unified communications campaigns without differentiating between prior expressed written consent consumers, and those who have not provided prior expressed written consent, to being autodialed or receiving artificial or pre-recorded voice messages, allowing for compliance with regulations regarding such consent without splitting or bifurcating or otherwise hampering communications campaigns for the enterprise customers.
US12244761B1
The present invention relates to originating calling party identifier lifecycle management methods that include the steps of capturing calling party reputation data for each originating calling party identifier with pending lifecycle status. Changing from pending to ready lifecycle status when calling party reputation data indicates correct labeling. Changing ready to warm-up and throttling up originating calling party identifier use frequency over a warm-up period, then setting lifecycle status active. Throttling down originating calling party identifier usage when lifecycle status is active and originating calling party identifier sustained use threshold is reached over a throttle-down period, then setting lifecycle status to cool-down. And, resting the originating calling party identifier for a non-use resting period before setting the lifecycle status to pending, and restarting the lifecycle management.
US12244751B2
An electronic device includes a rear cover and a camera decoration component. The camera decoration component includes a decoration member, a dial plate, a plurality of positioning members, and a plurality of induction members. The dial plate is annular, and is sleeved on an outer peripheral side of the decoration member. The decoration member includes a virtual rotation axis, and the dial plate is rotatably connected to the decoration member. The decoration member is configured to rotate around the virtual rotation axis of the decoration member. The positioning members and the induction members are configured to control the dial plate to be in a hovering state.
US12244744B2
A distributed ledger-based system, method and apparatus for managing tasks. An authorization record proposal is validated by a localized blockchain authorization network against a validated schema published by, in some cases, a core blockchain network. Once validated, it is published on a localized channel for use by other nodes to validate actions of the task as the task is being performed. Data relating to completed tasks may be shared in accordance with sharing information in the validated authorization record and the data may be deleted upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition.
US12244741B2
Systems and methods of generating a security key for an integrated circuit device include generating a plurality of key bits with a physically unclonable function (PUF) generator. Unstable bits of the plurality of key bits are identified, and a security key is generated based on the plurality of key bits, wherein the security key excludes the identified unstable bits.
US12244734B2
Methods, systems, and devices supporting data processing are described. In some systems, a first service executing on a datacenter may receive a request to establish a secure connection and a certificate from a second service. The datacenter may be provisioned with an indication of certificates that have been revoked by a certificate authority (CA). The first service may validate a certificate chain for the certificate from the second service based on the certificates that have been revoked by the CA. If a certificate of the certificate chain has been revoked, the first service may not establish the connection with the second service. If the certificates of the certificate chain have not been revoked, the first service may establish a secure connection with the second service. The services may communicate in accordance with validating the certificate chain.
US12244732B2
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for implementing confidential computing of one or more computing systems and/or devices using component authentication and data encryption with integrity and anti-replay mechanisms are disclosed. In some examples, the systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media described herein can perform various techniques, including one or more secure boot processes, component and data authentication, and data encryption with integrity and anti-replay, among other secure techniques. One implementation may include executing secure boot process based on authentication of a device identifier stored in a secure physical object of a processing device. Another implementation may include encrypting and storing a counter value corresponding to a cache line and generating an integrity tag value replacing error correction code bits associated with the cache line with the generated cache line tag value.
US12244715B2
Methods and systems are described herein for a transfer authorization system that may monitor for transfer requests for secondary cryptographic addresses maintained for one or more primary cryptographic addresses. When a transfer request is received, the transfer authorization system may determine that the transfer request is for a secondary cryptographic address. Based on that determination, the transfer authorization system may determine that the source cryptographic address of the request is authorized to receive control of cryptographic tokens from the secondary cryptographic address and that the request is associated with the source cryptographic address. The transfer authorization system may then transfer control of one or more cryptographic tokens from an associated primary cryptographic address to the secondary cryptographic address, and upon the successful transfer, may also transfer control of the one or more tokens to the requestor.
US12244709B2
A data processing apparatus is provided that includes storage circuitry. Communication circuitry responds to an access request comprising a requested index with an access response comprising requested data. Coding circuitry performs a coding operation using a current key to: translate the requested index to an encoded index of the storage circuitry at which the requested data is stored or to translate encoded data stored at the requested index of the storage circuitry to the requested data. The current key is based on an execution environment. Update circuitry performs an update, in response to the current key being changed, of: the encoded index of the storage circuitry at which the requested data is stored or the encoded data.
US12244703B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for improving cybersecurity protections across entities. One system includes a response system including one or more processing circuits including memory and at least one processor configured to identify a plurality of first level configurations corresponding to at least one of an operational or security action performed on the a plurality of computing systems of an entity of a plurality of entities. The at least one processor further configured to encrypt or tokenize the plurality of first level configurations. The at least one processor further configured to record the plurality of first level configurations on the distributed ledger or data source.
US12244702B2
Disclosed is a method for generating and authenticating a three-dimensional dynamic OTP that does not require input of a password. In the method, a user address received from a user terminal is converted into coordinate values in degrees, minutes, and seconds on latitude and longitude, and set as address coordinates from the coordinates in a unit of seconds and then a two-dimensional reference coordinate system is displayed that is subdivided with the address coordinates as an origin, a two-dimensional function is provided and rotated about an arbitrary axis to form a three-dimensional space by a three-dimensional function, one OTP generation coordinate within the three-dimensional space is provided, and then a one-time password is generated by combining respective coordinate values of x, y, and z axes of the one OTP generation coordinate.
US12244692B2
A method for licensing a sensor at a central body, a method for licensing a receiver at a central body, a method for providing a list of sensor keys by using a central body, a method for registering a licensed sensor on a licensed receiver and a system for transmitting data from a licensed sensor to a licensed receiver, allow sensors and receivers to be licensed while also simultaneously ensuring secure delivery of the transmission key for communication purposes or for data exchange between the sensors and the receivers. The transmission key can be transmitted in an encrypted matter and there is no need to transmit the transmission key in an unencrypted manner. It is also possible to establish a licensing model for sensors and receivers by virtue of the secure delivery of the transmission key.
US12244685B2
In a general aspect, a method for testing vulnerability of a cryptographic function (CF) to a side-channel attack includes providing a plurality of input values to the function, where the CF, for each input value calculates a sum of the input value and a first value of the CF, and replaces a second value of the CF with the sum. The method further includes measuring a set of samples including a respective side-channel leakage sample for each input value. The method also includes iteratively performing a series of operations including splitting the set of samples into a plurality of subsets based on the input values, calculating a respective value for each subset based on samples of the subset, and comparing the respective values for different subsets to discover respective bit values of the first value and the second value from their least significant bits to most significant bits.
US12244675B2
A computing device includes program instructions to select, based on indicia of interest for media content for each of a plurality of users, a first user and second user to engage in an interaction related to a media content item. The computing device further includes programming to select a topic related to the media content item for the interaction and initiate the interaction between the first and second user based on the topic.
US12244671B1
Apparatus and method for improved network resource management are described herein. An example computing apparatus comprises a network adapter configured to: receive, via a network connection, a data packet from the communication network; determine, from the first memory block, a value of an extended portion of a local counter associated with the network connection in response to receiving the data packet; capture, from the second memory block, a value of a global counter; compare the value of the extended portion of the local counter with the value of the global counter; and in an instance in which the comparison identifies a mismatch: update the value of the extended portion of the local counter based on the value of the global counter; and set a current value of a bit indicating a status of the network connection, wherein the bit is associated with the plurality of bits.
US12244669B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for activating an IoT device using a single tap between a user device and the IoT device. Activation of the IoT device proceeds by adding the IoT device onto a wireless service provider account associated with a user and the user device. Billing may also be automatically set-up using this system by adding a billing charge to the wireless provider account.
US12244665B1
A system and a method of managing data transfer for a plurality of data centers may include identifying data transfer capacity and data transfer demand for each server of a plurality of data centers; calculating a data transfer distribution for the plurality of data centers that prioritizes data transfer between servers of a first data center of the plurality of data centers over data transfer between servers of the first data center and servers of the remaining data centers of the plurality of data centers based on the identified data transfer capacity and the data transfer demand; and allocating data transfers to the servers of the plurality of data centers.
US12244662B2
Media, methods, and systems are disclosed for providing one or more cloud-based, platform agnostic cloud applications and displaying the one or more cloud-based application in the display of a client device. The cloud applications may be displayed on a client device after, receiving, at a server side, a first request to access a cloud application, wherein the cloud application comprises a feature providing the functionality of the cloud application. Responsive to the request, fetching, from a storage, a first data source comprising one or more fields associated with the feature of the cloud applications. Responsive to the fetching, transmitting the first data source to a client side, wherein the client side is configured for storing a second data source comprising one or more fields providing a user interface of the cloud application. Responsive to the transmitting, displaying a user interface of the one or more cloud applications.
US12244659B2
A multimedia cloud service method, a communication cloud system and a computer readable storage medium are disclosed. The method may include, receiving, by the signaling cloud system, a media service request; controlling, according to the media service request, by the signaling cloud system, the media control entity to process the media service rule; and establishing, according to the media service rule, by the media control entity, a media data interaction path between the terminal device and the media exchange entity.
US12244652B2
Examples described herein generally relate to a system for providing a live multi-party session. The system may include a participant interface that displays a programmed screen including a plurality of questions on a participant device, each question including at least one selectable response. At least one of the selectable responses includes a text box configured to receive a freeform response and a display area configured to show responses to the question from other participants, each participant identified by a randomized name. The system may include a host user interface including: a navigation panel that displays a name of each of a plurality of programmed screens and indicates the programmed screen displayed to the participants; a participant panel indicating how many of the questions each participant has completed; and an response panel indicating, for each question, selected responses of the participants.
US12244650B2
A method of verifying resource protection statuses for resources for address-based resources may include receiving a request for verification of resource protection from a client device for an address-based resource. The request includes an address of a resource. The intermediate system is programmed to receive resource protection verification requests from a plurality of client devices, and to receive resource protection verifications from a plurality of resource protection systems that are in communication with the intermediate system. The method also includes determining that none of the resource protection systems in the plurality of resource protection systems currently protect the resource; retrieving information that is securely stored for the resource and a user associated with the request; and sending the information to one or more of the plurality of resource protection systems as a request to protect the resource.
US12244647B2
Techniques for applying context-based security in mobile networks using an API and a data store are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for applying context-based security in mobile networks using an API and a data store includes monitoring network traffic on a mobile network at a security platform to identify a new session; determining user-IP mapping information associated with the new session using an API and a data store; and enforcing a security policy on the new session at the security platform based on the user-IP mapping information to apply context-based security in the mobile network.
US12244635B1
A method includes scanning a plurality of hosts in a network to obtain risk information of each instance of vulnerability associated with each host during a period, calculating a vulnerability risk score (VRS) for each instance of the vulnerability based on the associated risk information, determining a number of vulnerabilities associated with each of the plurality of hosts during the period, obtaining a criticality score of each of the plurality of hosts, obtaining for each host, a representative VRS based at least in part on the VRS for each instance of vulnerability associated with the host, calculating a host risk score (HRS) for each host based on the representative VRS, the number of vulnerabilities and the criticality score of the host, calculating a network risk score (NRS) for the network based on the HRSs, and facilitating a security action based on the HRS for each host and the NRS.
US12244633B2
An internal network can include a plurality of linked internal nodes, each internal node being configured to communicate with other internal nodes or with one or more external servers over an external network. The internal network can analyze the configuration of the internal nodes and the network traffic between internal nodes of the internal network and external servers. Based on the analysis, a network vulnerability score measuring the vulnerability of the internal network to attack can be determined. If the vulnerability score is below a threshold, the internal network can be isolated from the external network, for example by preventing internal nodes from communicating with or over the external network.
US12244632B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques, systems, and methods for remote, agent-less enterprise computer threat data collection, malicious threat analysis, and identification and reporting of potential and real threats present on an enterprise computer system. Specifically, embodiments are directed to a system that securely identifies and maps sensitive information from computers across the enterprise. Secure and sensitive information may be internally encrypted and analyzed for indicators of compromise, threatening behavior, and known vulnerabilities. The remote, agent-less collection, analysis, and identification process can be repeated periodically to detect and map additional sensitive information over time, and may delete itself after completion to avoid detection.
US12244630B2
A method for prioritizing security events comprises receiving a security event that includes security event data having been generated by an endpoint agent based on a detected activity, wherein the security event data includes one or more features; applying a first computing model to the security event data to automatically determine which of the one or more features are one or more input features to a machine learning system; applying a second computing model to historical data related to the security event data to determine time pattern information of the security event data as an input to the machine learning system; combining the one or more input features from the first computing model and the input from the second computing model to generate a computed feature result; and generating an updated security level value of the security event from the computed feature result.
US12244628B2
System and methods are provided for building intelligence around IoT devices that can prioritize an attack attack sphere, such that scanning and protection can be focused on risky spheres before others that may be less at risk. The attack spheres include specific device types, vendors, geographic locations, demographics, or organizations. Priority based vulnerability scanning and protection is utilized along with the concept of attack spheres to define priority zones which may be unique. Priority computation based on trend analysis and predictive analysis is used to determine the vulnerability of specific devices and groups of devices. This will significantly reduce the attack exposure and ensures the proactive damage control.
US12244627B2
A system and method for performing active inspection of vulnerability exploitation in a cloud computing environment. The method includes receiving at least one network path to access a first resource, wherein the first resource is a cloud object is deployed in the cloud computing environment and having a known vulnerability, wherein the first resource is potentially accessible from a network which is external to the cloud computing environment; actively inspecting the at least one network path to determine if the first resource is accessible through the at least one network path from a network external to the cloud computing environment; and triggering the known vulnerability to determine if the first resource can be exploited with the known vulnerability, in response to determining that the first resource is accessible through the external network.
US12244626B2
Various embodiments described herein disclose an endpoint modeling and grouping management system that can collect data from endpoint computer devices in a network. In some embodiments, agents installed on the endpoints can collect real-time information at the kernel level providing the system with deep visibility. In some embodiments, the endpoint modeling and grouping management system can identify similarities in behavior in response to assessing the data collected by the agents. In some embodiments, the endpoint modeling and grouping management system can dynamically model groups such as logical groups, and cluster endpoints based on the similarities and/or differences in behavior of the endpoints. In some embodiments, the endpoint modeling and grouping management system transmits the behavioral models to the agents to allow the agents to identify anomalies and/or security threats autonomously.
US12244605B2
An apparatus for geotagging users for authentication comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor is configured to generate a first geotag based on residence information associated with a first user and to transmit the first geotag to a first user device for assignment to a first avatar associated with the first user in a virtual environment. The processor is further configured to receive an interaction request to authorize an interaction between the first avatar and a second avatar associated with a second user. The processor is further configured to compare a first historical log to a second historical log to determine that the first avatar is associated with the first user. In response to determining that the first avatar is associated with the first user, the processor is further configured to conduct a first step in authorizing the interaction between the first avatar and the second avatar.
US12244603B2
Provided are a method, a system, and a computer program product in which metadata associated with encrypted data is maintained in a cloud computing environment, where the metadata indicates whether reading of information in the encrypted data is restricted geographically. A controller provides a decryption code to a cloud server located in a geographical location. The decryption code is for decrypting the encrypted data. The controller provides the decryption code, based on a determination as to whether the metadata indicates whether the reading of information in the encrypted data is restricted geographically.
US12244597B1
Systems and methods for processing emails in a content management system. The content management system may have two or more repositories. Users associated with a customer of a content management system, e.g., a pharmaceutical company, may send emails to a master email address, or email processor username, specifically created for an email processor in the content management system. The email processor may automatically create documents, records and attachments from the emails.
US12244595B2
A network isolation device includes an internal network interface to connect the network isolation device to one or more devices and an external network interface to connect the network isolation device to an external network. The network isolation device further includes an airgap device that operates to (i) close an air gap to connect the one or more devices to the external network, (ii) open the air gap to disconnect the one or more devices from the external network.
US12244592B2
Systems and methods for efficiently and securely requesting and receiving, from a remote service, data for multiple accounts associated with the same device or application. In one example, a client device is configured to request application data for all accounts associated with the device or application installation using a single remote procedure call, rather than requiring separate calls for each account, and to do so by providing a single identifier rather than including identifiers specific to each associated account. The remote service is further configured to return the requested information in a manner that obfuscates the account identifiers and thus limits their potential use if the communication is intercepted, such that the application data can be efficiently transmitted together even where security or other concerns would otherwise dictate that separate transmissions should be made for each account.
US12244580B2
A gateway device between a first and second communication network outside the gateway device handles communication between a first device in the first network and a second device in the second network. When the gateway receives a communication request from the first device, directed to the second device, for performing a first cryptographic data communication protocol, the gateway determines whether the first cryptographic data communication protocol is registered as unsafe in the gateway device, and/or registered as safe, in particular whether it is safe against key reconstruction by a quantum computer. When the first cryptographic data communication protocol is not registered as unsafe in the gateway device, and/or registered as safe, the gateway device forwards messages exchanged as part of execution of the first cryptographic data communication protocol between the first and second device. When the gateway determines that the first cryptographic data communication protocol is registered as unsafe in the gateway device, and/or not registered as safe, the gateway device executes the first cryptographic data communication protocol between the first device and the gateway device, and executes a second cryptographic data communication protocol, which is not recorded as unsafe in the gateway device, and/or registered as safe, between the gateway and the second device, whereby the first and second cryptographic data communication protocol are executed sequentially to communicate data between the first and second device via the gateway device.
US12244579B2
The present disclosure relates to a domain name encryption method, decryption method, and apparatus based on a content delivery network. The method comprises: receiving an access request for an initial server sent by a terminal; acquiring, in a case that the initial server needs to be redirected to a target server, a synthetic record domain name of the target server, the synthetic record domain name carrying a domain name resolution result of the target server; and encrypting the synthetic record domain name to obtain an encrypted synthetic record domain name, and sending the encrypted synthetic record domain name to the terminal. By encrypting the synthetic record domain name, an illegal user can be prevented from knowing data information about the domain name resolution result in the synthetic record domain name, which can improve the security of the data, and can significantly improve the processing efficiency of the domain name.
US12244577B1
Systems and methods for obfuscating data. The technology herein can be used to produce an obfuscated output that exhibits no easily discernible pattern, making difficult to identify or to filter using regular expressions, signature matching or other pattern matching. The output nevertheless can be reversed and the original data recovered by an intended recipient with a relatively low-cost of processing, making it suitable for low-powered devices. The obfuscation is stateless and does not require encryption.
US12244570B2
Embodiments herein describe middleware that serves as an intermediary between two computing systems performing asynchronous communication. Rather than communicating directly with each other, the two computing system communicate with the middleware; however, the middleware can be introduced seamlessly so that the two system believe they are communicating with each other rather than the middleware—i.e., the middleware is invisible to the systems. Asynchronous communication with guaranteed delivery may require the two computing systems to perform a handshake operation where the computing system transmitting the object does not consider the task complete until receiving a confirmation from the receiving computing system that the object was processed successfully.
US12244569B2
Systems and methods are provided for sending a combined read and reaction message. The systems and methods perform operations comprising: accessing, by a messaging application, a conversation session comprising a plurality of messages exchanged between a plurality of client devices, the messaging application being associated with a first client device of the plurality of client devices; generating, by the messaging application, metadata associated with one or more of the plurality of messages; encrypting, by the messaging application, the metadata in accordance with an end-to-end encryption process to enable a second client device of the plurality of client devices to read the metadata and prevent the second client device from modifying the metadata; and transmitting, to a server, a packet comprising an encrypted message slot and a first metadata slot, the first metadata slot comprising the encrypted metadata.
US12244568B2
Implementations described herein utilize an independent server for facilitating secure exchange of data between multiple disparate parties. The independent server receives client data, via an automated assistant application executing at least in part at a client device, that is to be transmitted to a given third-party application. The independent server processes the client data, using a first encoder-decoder model, to generate opaque client data, and transmits the opaque client data to the given third-party application and without transmitting any of the client data. Further, the independent server receives response data, via the given third-party application, that is generated based on the opaque client data and that is to be transmitted back to the client device. The independent server processes the response data, using a second encoder-decoder model, to generate opaque response data, and transmits the opaque response data to the client device and without transmitting any of the response data.
US12244555B2
A technique for message history display includes combining message histories for multiple different messaging services. A system constructed according to the technique may include, for example, a message history database; a history aggregation engine that aggregates message logs for storage in the message history database; and a history provisioning engine that provides an aggregated message log associated with the user from the message history database to a requesting device. A method according to the technique may include, for example, identifying a device in association with a user profile; providing an online platform that receives messages from and sends messages to the device; and creating an aggregated log from messages sent to and from the device.
US12244552B2
Systems and methods are provided for determining that a message received from a second computing device associated with a second user is an interactive message and causing the interactive message to be displayed. In response to a selection to skip engagement with the interactive message, the systems and methods display a message feed with a list of a plurality of users and cause a selectable engagement indicium to be displayed next to a list entry of the second user in the list. The system and methods further determine that a predetermined amount of time has elapsed since the start time of the display of the interactive message without engagement with the interactive message and cause the interactive message to be deleted from the message feed and the selectable engagement indicium removed from next to the list entry of the second user.
US12244550B1
Methods and systems for distributing messages to subscribers are included. When a processor operating as a virtual space platform receives a message, the processor will analyze the message and determine, based on one or more elements of the message: a virtual space; a channel within the virtual space to which the message is to be assigned; and a quality of service for delivery of the message. The processor will assign the message to the channel. The processor will then transmit the message to one or more subscribers to the channel according to the quality of service.
US12244547B2
A user equipment (UE) is configured for half-duplex operations with a network. The UE determines that half-duplex (HD) frequency division duplex (FDD) is enabled by a network with which the UE is communicating, wherein a guard period is configured for downlink and uplink switching when the HD FDD is enabled, performs a first uplink transmission at a first time and performs a first downlink reception at a second time, wherein the guard period represents a time duration between the first time and the second time during which the UE is not to perform a second different uplink transmission or a second different downlink reception.
US12244542B2
Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating UE indication of null tone placement for demodulation are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a UE includes measuring one or more downlink transmissions in one or more frequency subcarriers received from a base station over a time period. The example method also includes transmitting, to the base station, a null tone indication indicating one or more locations for one or more null tones, the one or more locations for the one or more null tones based at least in part on measurements performed on the one or more downlink transmissions received over the time period.
US12244541B2
Various schemes pertaining to designs of distributed-tone resource units (dRUs) on a partial bandwidth in a 6 GHz low-power indoor (LPI) system are described. An apparatus distributes a plurality of subcarriers of a resource unit (RU) to generate a dRU over a partial bandwidth of a bandwidth. The apparatus then communicates with a communication entity using the dRU.
US12244540B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to aperiodic sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the collision of the triggered SRS resource sets (such as, the SRS resource set being triggered too early or the triggered SRS resource sets being overlapped in time and/or frequency domain) may be well handled, and the configuring and updating procedures for SRS resource may be more flexible.
US12244539B2
A spectrum management device includes a processing circuit configured to: coordinate, according to a predetermined interference coordination principle, interference between one or more base station devices of a communication system to be added and one or more base station devices of an existing communication system managed by the spectrum management device; determine, according to an interference coordination result, coordinated system performance of the communication system to be added; and send the coordinated system performance of the communication system to be added to the electronic device that manages the communication system to be added, so that the electronic device determines whether to allow the spectrum management device to perform spectrum management on the communication system to be added.
US12244537B2
A method for operating a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving at least one channel state information (CSI) report setting about a first type of quantities CSI(1), . . . , CSI(NRRH) for NRRH>1 remote radio heads (RRHs), each RRH comprising a group of CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) ports, wherein NRRH=a number of RRHs; receiving at least one CSI-RS resource setting about a second type of quantities CSI-RS(1), . . . , CSI-RS(NRRH) transmitted from NRRH groups of CSI-RS ports, wherein at least one of the at least one CSI report setting or the at least one CSI-RS resource setting is not equal to NRRH; and based on the at least one CSI report setting and the at least one CSI-RS resource setting: measuring CSI-RS(1), . . . , CSI-RS(NRRH); and determining, based on the measurement, CSI(1), . . . , CSI(NRRH); and transmitting CSI(1), . . . , CSI(NRRH).
US12244533B2
A method and a corresponding apparatus for performing uplink transmission in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The method comprises: based on at least one of the information indicating uplink transmission resources, acquiring the number of resource elements REs used for determining a PUSCH transmission; determining a transport block size TBS for the uplink transmission based on the number of REs; and performing the uplink transmission based on the determined TBS. Wherein, a PUSCH transmission occupies m time unit for transmission, and the rate matching and RE mapping of the PUSCH are performed on all resources occupied in m time unit.
US12244532B2
A method is performed by a wireless device for transmitting a Sounding Reference Signal, SRS. The method comprises receiving downlink control information triggering an aperiodic SRS transmission, and identifying a slot indicated by the downlink control information. If the slot indicated by the downlink control information is a downlink slot, the wireless device transmits the SRS in a slot that is not a downlink slot.
US12244527B2
The present invention is designed to enable quick beam recovery. A user terminal according to the present invention has a receiving section that receives a downlink (DL) signal, and a control section that controls a beam that is used to transmit and/or receive the DL signal, and the control section controls transmission of an uplink (UL) signal that requests switching of the beam, based on the received power and/or the received quality of a plurality of mobility measurement signals that are respectively associated with a plurality of beams.
US12244519B2
A method of multicasting packets by a forwarding element that includes several packet replicators and several egress pipelines. Each packet replicator receives a data structure associated with a multicast packet that identifies a multicast group. Each packet replicator identifies a first physical egress port of a first egress pipeline for sending the multicast packet to a member of the multicast group. The first physical egress port is a member of LAG. Each packet replicator determines that the first physical egress port is not operational and identifies a second physical port in the LAG for sending the multicast packet to the member of the multicast group. When a packet replicator is connected to the same egress pipeline as the second physical egress, the packet replicator provides the identification of the second physical egress port to the egress pipeline to send the packet to the multicast member. Otherwise the packet replicator drops the packet.
US12244518B2
An integrated circuit (IC) includes a Network-on-Chip (NoC). The NoC includes a plurality of NoC master circuits, a plurality of NoC slave circuits, and a plurality of switches. The plurality of switches are interconnected and communicatively link the plurality of NoC master circuits with the plurality of NoC slave circuits. The plurality of switches are configured to receive data of different widths during operation and implement different operating modes for forwarding the data based on the different widths.
US12244515B1
Systems and methods for providing on-demand access to resources across global or cloud computer networks are described herein. In particular, the systems and methods can use transformer models to estimate proxy resource capacities. These proxy resource capacities can be leveraged to satisfy certain conditions for executing blockchain actions, enabling resources to be used even when a current capacity of those resources does not satisfy the conditions.
US12244512B2
Reservations of resources within a dynamic workspace are made and facilitated including by pushing configurations specific to a worker for whom a reservation is made to the resource for a limited time period for the reservation. When the worker arrives for the reservation and checks in, configurations associated with the worker are obtained and pushed to the resource to configure the resource for use by the worker for a time period of the reservation. In some cases, an identity of the worker may be verified to complete the check in process for the reservation. In response to an end time of the reservation being determined, such as based on a scheduled end time for the reservation or based on a determination that the resource has gone unused for some amount of time, the configurations are removed from the resource to prepare the resource for use by a next worker.
