US12325247B2
A liquid reservoir includes: an inflow portion configured to have a liquid flow therethrough; a storage portion configured to store the liquid flowing in through the inflow portion; an outflow portion configured to have the liquid in the storage portion flow out therethrough; a first channel having one end coupled to the outflow portion and the other end opening into the storage portion; a second channel having one end coupled to the outflow portion and the other end opening into the storage portion; and an opening/closing portion configured to open and close the first channel, in which the other end of the first channel opens at a position higher than the other end of the second channel.
US12325239B2
According to an example, a method to determine a printing fluid pressure in a printing fluid delivery system comprises: determining that a pressure difference measured by a fluid pressure sensor of the printing fluid delivery system is outside a dynamic range of the pressure sensor, controlling a fluid supply system of the printing fluid delivery system to increase a fluid pressure to an augmented fluid pressure in which the pressure difference is within the dynamic range of the pressure sensor, determining a fluid pressure value on the fluid pressure sensor, and calculating the printing fluid pressure as a function of the pressure difference and the augmented fluid pressure.
US12325238B2
A printing apparatus includes: a wiping member extending along a first axis; a head including a nozzle surface; and a movement mechanism configured to change a relative positional relationship between the wiping member and the head, and the printing apparatus executes a first wiping operation that changes a position of the head relative to the wiping member along a second axis intersecting the first axis, with the nozzle surface and a first wiping area of the wiping member in contact with each other, and a second wiping operation that changes the position of the head relative to the wiping member along the second axis, with the nozzle surface and a second wiping area of the wiping member in contact with each other, the second wiping area being located at a position different from a position of the first wiping area in a direction along the first axis.
US12325234B2
An ink-ejection-malfunction-nozzle detecting unit sets nozzle groups such that each nozzle group includes nozzles with a first interval, prints a first test pattern that includes first bands (including thin lines) corresponding to the nozzle groups, sets nozzle subgroups such that each nozzle subgroup includes nozzles with a second interval in each of the nozzle groups, prints a second test pattern that includes second bands (including thin blank lines) corresponding to the nozzle subgroups such that a correction process is performed for adjacent pixels of the thin blank lines, detects a first band including density defect in a scanned image of the first test pattern, detects a second band not including density defect in a scanned image of the second test pattern, correspondingly to the detected first band, and detects an ink ejection malfunction nozzle on the basis of the thin blank line in the detected second band.
US12325218B2
Provided is a jig which assists in the adhesion of a thin-film sheet to an adhesion target surface (skin etc.), and which can easily adhere the thin-film sheet to the adhesion target surface. The jig includes: a base part having a first surface; and a porous hydrophilic film that is adhered to the first surface and has fine pores with a predetermined porosity, wherein the porosity is 35% to 55% inclusive. The hardness of the base part is preferably 4-20 inclusive. In addition, it is preferable that the base part and the hydrophilic film have transparency.
US12325216B2
A surface panel is disclosed, the panel comprising two planar members in parallel spaced arrangement and being joined together by a plurality of mutually parallel tubular cells. Each tubular cell defines with the planar members an isolated cell volume. A tubular cell wall can be contiguously arranged with a neighbouring cell and also share a dividing wall with said cell. Preferably a tubular cell has a hexagonal shape with the cells forming a honeycomb array. A planar member optionally comprises a surface which further comprises a plurality of ribs arranged in a hexagonal configuration, with the diameter of each said hexagonal tubular cell being larger than the diameter of each said hexagonal rib configuration of said first planar member.
US12325194B2
A method keeps a voltage or a current constant during a welding process of an electrofusion fitting. The method includes: connecting an extension cable between a connection cable of a welding power supply and the electrofusion fitting to be welded; detecting the extension cable by the welding power supply; detecting and recording the electrofusion fitting to be welded and its data by the welding power supply; autonomously supplying the current or the voltage with the welding power supply; and autonomously regulating the current or the voltage based upon the detection of the connected extension cable and a resulting resistance due to the connected extension cable. The current or the voltage is adjusted such that the current or the voltage remains constant during the welding of the electrofusion fitting.
US12325192B2
Disclosed is a printing apparatus for a 3D surface, which performs printing by ejecting a droplet onto a 3D surface and controlling an electric field on an impact path of the droplet, the printing apparatus including: a ejecting environment information provider configured to provide ejecting environment information between a nozzle and an impact point; and a controller configured to predict a result of printing on an actual substrate by accumulating previous printing results according to printing conditions and the ejecting environment information into a database, and perform the printing on the 3D surface while changing the printing conditions provided by the database based on the ejecting environment information provided by the ejecting environment information provider.
US12325187B2
A piezoelectric printhead having a printing nozzle, and a piezoelectric transducer mounted in-line with the printing nozzle is disclosed. The piezoelectric transducer may apply vibration to the printing nozzle that is in-line with the flow of print material through the nozzle. The vibration applied to the printing nozzle may prevent agglomeration of print material as the print material flows through the nozzle by introducing heat to the print material and providing acoustic vibration to the print material, thereby reducing the viscosity of the print material. Additionally, the piezoelectric transducer may be used to set a Z-zero by contacting the nozzle with the print surface, which may generate a voltage change in the piezoelectric transducer. Z-zero may then be set responsive to detecting the voltage change.
US12325183B2
Methods for additive manufacturing are provided. In embodiments, such a method comprises illuminating a photothermal base with light, the photothermal base comprising a photothermal material and mounted in an additive manufacturing system to form a first interface between a surface of the photothermal base and a curable composition comprising thermally curable components, wherein the light induces light-to-energy conversion in the photothermal base to generate heat at the first interface, thereby inducing curing of the thermally curable components to form a first cured region. Additive manufacturing systems and photothermal bases are also provided.
US12325177B2
A method for imparting hand-tearability to an organic polymeric film by impinging a multiplicity of ceramic microblades on a major surface of the organic polymeric film. The resulting microfractured organic polymeric film can be used as a hand-tearable tape backing for a hand-tearable adhesive tape.
US12325174B2
A fuel tank production apparatus includes a forming mold and a cooling mold. The forming mold has a protruding ridge portion on a molding surface thereof and is configured to form a primary molded article while forming a bead-shaped portion so as to provide a recess on an outer surface. The cooling mold is configured to cool the primary molded article while crushing the bead-shaped portion by cooling blow pressure and deforming the bead-shaped portion into a rib-shaped portion.
US12325173B2
Article having a body portion including one or more walls surrounding an interior space. The one or more walls have an inner surface, an outer surface, a wall thickness, a transparent portion, and one or more aesthetic regions having oblong voids provided between the inner surface and the outer surface within an outermost 70% of the wall, and the one or more aesthetic regions are provided in a predetermined pattern.
US12325168B2
A method of making a mesh cushion. The method includes extruding a material through a plurality of filament forming openings in at least one die plate to form a plurality of filaments. The filaments may be at least partially submerged into a fluid to cool and harden the filaments into the mesh cushion.
US12325160B2
The invention relates to: composite elements comprising a thermoplastic material and a polyurethane adhering to said thermoplastic material; a method for producing same; and the use thereof.
US12325158B2
A molded fiber part former includes a first forming mold defining a first mold area and at least one fluid inlet. The molded fiber part former also includes a wall substantially surrounding the first mold area. The molded fiber part former includes a fluid channel disposed adjacent to and surrounding the wall, wherein the channel is fluidically connected to the at least one fluid inlet and defines a fluid channel outlet.
US12325154B2
Systems and methods for manufacturing a product include a mixing station for preparing a solution containing a base material and a performance modifier. The base material is configured to deliver performance characteristics of the product that are preselected and the performance modifier is configured to enhance the performance characteristics. An encapsulation station produces particles of the performance modifier in a coating of the base material as an encapsulate powder. An additive manufacturing cell includes an energy source and is used to build the product from the encapsulate powder by an application of energy from the energy source.
US12325153B2
A method and system for recycling wind turbine blades. A scalper scalps off balsa wood and foam from recycled composite chips, a lump breaker shatters the chips produced by the scalper, a hammer mill breaks fiber chips produced by the lump breaker to reduce the chips to strand clusters, a vibratory screen and cyclone air classifier or circular vibratory screener separate strand clusters of acceptable size from larger strand clusters that require repeated processing with a hammer mill, another vibratory screen and cyclone air classifier or circular vibratory screener further separate strand clusters of acceptable size from larger strand clusters that require repeated processing with a hammer mill, and a granulator pulverizes the resulting fiber strand into micro-fibers that can be used as reinforcement fibers.
US12325152B2
A drive train for a mixer drum comprises a generator which outputs a first alternating voltage to a first converter. The first converter is connected to a high-voltage direct voltage network. A second converter is also provided which is connected to the high-voltage direct voltage network and which supplies an electric motor with a second alternating voltage in order to drive the mixer drum. The drive train also comprises a high-voltage battery which is connected to the high-voltage direct voltage network. Finally, a control unit is also provided which is connected to the first and second power converters or the battery and thus controls a flow of energy via the high-voltage direct voltage network.
US12325147B2
A lift mechanism of a die set apparatus includes a guide pin, a linear motion guide member, a first washer, a second washer, a first coil spring, and a second coil spring. A first positioning portion and a second positioning portion control a first end turn portion and a second end turn portion from moving in a radial direction of the guide pin in a state where a first gap is formed between the first coil spring and the guide pin. A third positioning portion and a fourth positioning portion control a third end turn portion and a fourth end turn portion from moving in the radial direction of the guide pin in a state where a second gap is formed between the second coil spring and the guide pin.
US12325146B1
A hand-pushed paper cutting apparatus comprises a main body and a blade assembly installed on the main body. The main body has at least one end face oriented toward paper, and the end face is configured as a cutting face. The cutting face is provided with a receiving groove for installing the blade assembly. The blade assembly comprises a blade holder and a blade, and a gap exists between the blade holder and an inner wall of the receiving groove and is designated as a cutting area.
US12325144B2
A remote control system includes: a recognition unit configured to recognize, based on a shot image, objects that can be grasped, and movable and immovable areas of a device to be operated; an operation terminal configured to receive handwritten information; and an estimation unit configured to estimate an object to be grasped requested to be grasped and estimate a content of a motion with regard to the object to be grasped which is requested to be performed by the device to be operated, in which the estimation unit estimates, a conveyance route positioned in the movable area of the device to be operated among the conveyance routes as a moving route of the device to be operated and estimates a conveyance route positioned in the immovable area of the device to be operated as a moving route of an end effector that grasps the object to be grasped.
US12325137B2
A robot or a cleaning robot is provided. The robot includes a housing forming an external appearance of the robot, a cover configured to be coupled at a lowermost part of the housing, and at least one or more sensor structures positioned between the housing and the cover. The sensor structure includes a conductive plate and a sensor electrode on the conductive plate.
US12325135B2
A robot interference checking motion planning technique using point sets. The technique uses CAD models of robot arms and obstacles and converts the CAD models to 3D point sets. The 3D point set coordinates are updated at each time step based on robot and obstacle motion. The 3D points are then converted to 3D grid space indices indicating space occupied by any point on any part. The 3D grid space indices are converted to 1D indices and the 1D indices are stored as sets per object and per time step. Interference checking is performed by computing an intersection of the 1D index sets for a given time step. Swept volumes are created by computing a union of the 1D index sets across multiple time steps. The 1D indices are converted back to 3D coordinates to define the 3D shapes of the swept volumes and the 3D locations of any interferences.
US12325134B2
Provided is a robot control device that makes it possible to perform high-level operations on a robot from an external device. The robot control device for controlling a robot, includes: a digital input/output interface for transmitting/receiving digital data to/from an external device; a program generation unit which generates an action command for the robot in accordance with command identification data included in digital data inputted via the digital input/output interface; and a program execution unit which executes the generated action command.
US12325125B2
A manipulator and a method for controlling the manipulator are disclosed. The manipulator includes: a plurality of links respectively corresponding to a user's upper arm, fore arm, and hand, a plurality of motors rotating the plurality of links, a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, a memory storing at least one instruction, and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction, wherein the processor is configured to: based on first rotation angle information for motors corresponding to the upper arm and the fore arm among the plurality of motors, obtain information for a body frame of a link corresponding to the fore arm, obtain equilibrium angle information that positions the body frame in equilibrium with a specified reference frame, based on receiving a sensing value indicating the posture of the hand from an external sensor through the communication interface, obtain second rotation angle information for motors corresponding to the hand among the plurality of motors based on the sensing value and the equilibrium angle information, and control the motors corresponding to the hand based on the second rotation angle information.
US12325123B2
An impact-protection safety device for a robot comprises a first connection part, which is intended to be connected to a robot arm, and a second connection part, which is intended to be connected to an actuator, wherein the connection parts cooperate with one another by means of guides of a first and second type, and a plurality of spring elements in the form of compression springs are tensioned between the connection parts The different guides each comprise a plurality of pegs connected to the second connection part, wherein the pegs to be assigned to the guide of the first type each have a stop contour that acts in the pull-out direction and engages behind a contour of the first connection part, and the pegs to be assigned to the guide of the second type are each surrounded by one of the spring elements.
US12325119B2
A method and system for autonomous picking or put-away of items, totes, or cases within a logistics facility. The system includes a remote server and at least one manipulation robot. The system may further include at least one transport robot. The remote server is configured to communicate with the various robots to send and receive picking data, and the various robots are configured to autonomously navigate and position themselves within the logistics facility.
US12325116B1
A hydraulic hammer includes a housing and a plurality of splines. The housing defines a chamber extending along a longitudinal axis configured to receive a tool. The splines are disposed on an inner surface of the chamber and extend parallel to the longitudinal axis. Each of the splines has a contact surface configured to slidably guide the tool when disposed within the chamber. A treated layer is applied to the contact surface of each spline, the treated layer configured to withstand approximately between 100 MPa to 320 MPa of pressure applied during an operation of the hydraulic hammer without galling. An interface is defined between the contact surface of the splines and a surface of the tool and is configured to facilitate sliding engagement between the treated layer of the contact surface of the splines and the surface of the tool without lubricant during the operation of the hydraulic hammer.
US12325115B2
A spring energized fastening tool with compact, rigid, low friction working elements is disclosed. A torsion power spring includes forward extending arms with the arms pressing each other proximate a front distal end of the spring. A cantilevered lever links to a handle and engages the spring adjacent to the striker. A bottom loading staple track unlatches and opens through a simple pulling-out action. Structures are provided to enable fitment with a formed sheet metal handle and housing. The fastening tool is particularly simple to assemble, powerful, and of low operating effort.
US12325110B2
An impact contact surface shape of an impact wrench. The impact wrench comprises a rotary shaft that acts on the workpiece and an impact block sleeved on the rotary shaft to drive the rotary shaft to rotate. One end of the rotary shaft is at least configured with a stopping block to collide with the impact block. The impact block is at least configured with a locking block to collide with the stopping block. The impact contact surface comprises: at least one first contact surface located on the stopping block to contact and press the locking block and at least one second contact surface located on the locking block to contact and press the first contact surface. The first contact surface and the second contact surface are intermeshing arc shapes or cycloid shapes.
US12325100B2
A technique for preventing a coolant from adhering to a discharge inhibited portion is provided. A machine tool capable of machining a workpiece includes: a first discharge unit that discharges the coolant removing a chip of the workpiece; a portion inside the machine tool and to which the coolant should not be discharged; a first drive unit that changes a relative position between the first discharge unit and the portion; and a control unit that controls the machine tool. The control unit performs processing for recognizing a position in the machine tool of a moving object by the first drive unit between the first discharge unit and the portion, and processing for controlling the discharge of the coolant by the first discharge unit such that the coolant is not discharged to the portion based on the position recognized in the recognition processing.
US12325096B2
The invention uses the principle of the pneumatic turbine and a cooling system for the entire welding torch, wherein the gas used in the welding process, or even compressed air, enters through a conductor in the axial direction to the consumable, thus moving, a turbine, which in turn moves a tip and a tip holder. The welding torch can be used for extended periods of time at 100% cycle on welding machines of NEMA class I, since it is water cooled. In addition, the torch can be used in any welding source from any manufacturer, whether the machine is new or very old, as the euro standard (socket) is the same. This implies that there is no need to purchase a new welding machine, but only a torch. In construction and assembly environments, such as riser welding, refineries, joint welding, coating, and processes that aim to build a part using only one welding consumable, the use of said torch would bring a significant balance in terms of reduction of time and cost. This torch can also be used in any existing welding device, within the abovementioned processes.
US12325082B2
In some aspects, torch receptacles for coupling a plasma arc torch to a torch lead can include: a body having a first end to connect to the torch lead and a second end to connect to a torch body; a set of ports within the first end to fluidly connect to a set of fluid conduits within the torch lead; and a multiway valve within the body and fluidly connected to the set of ports and to a torch gas conduit formed in the second end, the multiway valve being configured to: i) manipulate a flow of fluids between the first end and the second end to select from primary gases entering the set of ports, ii) deliver a selected primary gas to the torch body through the torch gas conduit, and iii) fluidly connect the torch gas conduit to a gas supply manifold of the plasma cutting system.
US12325076B2
The invention relates to a drive device for clamping and releasing a tool in the tool holding fixture of a tool holder. The drive device according to the invention prevents incorrect operation; said drive device can be operated manually or by a handling robot and can be actively locked to the tool holder.
US12325062B2
A casting mold shaping apparatus is provided that includes: a pressing member for pressing charged casting sands in a molding space formed by a molding flask and a carrier plate placed on a squeezing table; a driving mechanism for performing driving so as to bring the pressing member and the squeezing table close to each other or separate that pressing member and the squeezing table from each other, the driving mechanism including an output unit that relatively moves along a direction of pressing the pressing member; an electric motor for driving the driving mechanism; and a pressure adjustment device for adjusting a force of the driving mechanism outputted to the output unit so as to decrease and causing the pressing member to generate a predetermined pressing force necessary for pressing the casting sands, are included.
US12325061B1
A method of joining substrates includes positioning the substrates on a die and pressing a self-piercing rivet until it penetrates into the bottom substrate and deforms the bottom substrate into a relief of the die defined by at least: a raised central portion, an outer portion disposed about a central axis of the die, a side surface disposed about the central axis, and an annular channel disposed about the central axis and disposed, in a radial direction, between the raised central portion and the outer portion. The side surface connects the outer portion to the top surface. The annular channel is recessed axially from the raised central portion and at least a part of the outer portion that is adjacent to the annular channel. The annular channel is radially inward of a toe of the self-piercing rivet after the deforming the bottom substrate into the relief.
US12325050B2
Sorting biogenic material from a stream of heterogeneous materials is disclosed, including: detecting biogenic material within an input stream of heterogeneous material; sorting the biogenic material based at least in part on a desired biochar formulation; and tracking a composition of a sorted mixture of biogenic material.
US12325043B2
In an ultrasonic atomization apparatus of the present invention, a separator cup and four ultrasonic vibrators are provided to satisfy a reflected wave avoidance condition that “four reflected waves are not received by any of the four ultrasonic vibrators”. Specifically, a set curvature of a bottom surface of the separator cup is set to be larger than a conventional set curvature. In addition, a distance from a center point of a bottom surface of the water tank of each of the four ultrasonic vibrators is set to be longer than a conventional distance.
US12325042B2
A common head for use in combination with a cartridge assembly, the cartridge assembly being retained within the material containment unit of a dispensing device and arranged to discharge reactive components from larger and smaller cartridges in response to actuation of the dispensing device. The common head includes inlet openings and a rigid walled tube having a partition positioned therein to define larger and smaller pathways to enable passage of the reactive components from the cartridges into and though the common head in a predetermined volumetric ratio and prevent backflow of the components which can lead to unintended curing prior to dispensing. A flexible liner arranged for positioning within one or both pathways of the rigid walled tube is also provided to prevent such backflow and unintended curing prior to dispensing.
US12325039B2
The invention relates to a tank cleaning device comprising a tank cleaner (1) having a drive means (18) comprising a drive means component, a nozzle holder (5) rotatable about two axes (D, L) and at least one nozzle (6) arranged on the nozzle holder (5). In order to adapt the tank cleaner quickly to a particular use thereof, it is proposed that at least one of the components drive means (18), drive means component, nozzle holder (5) and nozzle (6) be designed as a replaceable element, that the type of replaceable element be defined by said component, that the tank cleaner (1) include a replaceable element holder, and that a first group (27) comprising at least two replaceable elements of one type be provided. A method for operating a tank cleaning device and a method for cleaning a tank are also proposed.
US12325036B2
Described herein is an atomizer changing system, including a master unit and at least one slave unit, where the master unit has at least the following components: a releasable connecting element, surrounding a center of the master unit, for a nonpositive and positive connection (KS, FS) of the master unit to the slave unit, a coupling plate arranged in the center of the master unit and having a plurality of coupling points for supplying an atomizer that can be connected thereto with substances, energy and/or information, and an adapter for connecting the master unit to a hollow wrist of a coating robot; and where the slave unit has at least the following components: a coupling plate for connecting the slave unit to the master unit and to the atomizer; and a releasable connecting element for connecting the slave unit to the atomizer.
US12325030B2
A method of beneficiating iron ore streams, the method comprising the steps of sizing an iron ore stream to provide a fines fraction of less than 3.0 mm diameter particle size and contacting the fines fraction with a magnetic field and magnetically separating the fines fraction into a concentrate stream and a tailings stream.
US12325026B2
An integrated nucleic acid processing apparatus includes a first operation area, a second operation area and a separation wall. The first operation area includes multiple carrying boards for placing objects and reagents for processing nucleic acids in samples, and multiple operation modules for performing operations of nucleic acid processing. The second operation area includes two extraction regions for respectively performing nucleic acid extractions. The separation wall separates the first operation area from the second operation area and includes two openable door sheets spatially corresponding to the two extraction regions. Nucleic acid extraction plates can be moved from the first operation area to the second operation area by means of the carrying boards as the two openable door sheets are opened, and be isolated in the second operation area for performing nucleic acid extractions as the two openable door sheets are closed.
US12325025B2
A system and method for transferring chemical, pharmaceutical, and/or biological material into or out of a container are provided. Further, a use of a transfer interface for accessing the interior of a disposable container is provided. The system comprises a disposable container having at least one port for accessing the interior of the container. The system further comprises a transfer interface connectable to the at least one port. The transfer interface comprises a plurality of extendable transfer elements for collecting samples from the disposable container in a sterile manner. The transfer elements may also be referred to as sampling elements, extractors, or probes. Each of the transfer elements has a corresponding biasing element for retracting the transfer element. The biasing element may be implemented as a spring or as another device capable of applying a biasing force.
US12325011B2
Provided are methods for non-enzymatically synthesizing nucleic acids. The methods include submerging a first portion of the outer surface of a cylinder in a non-enzymatic nucleic acid synthesis reaction mixture. The reaction mixture has a pH of 4 or less and includes an organizing matrix reagent and monophosphate nucleotides. The methods further include rotating the cylinder about its axis of radial symmetry so that the first portion of the outer surface of the cylinder is no longer submerged in the reaction mixture, thereby providing a thin film of the reaction mixture on the first portion of the outer surface of the cylinder. The methods further include heating and drying the thin film to form phosphodiester bonds between the monophosphate nucleotides of the thin film. Also provided are devices that find use, e.g., in practicing the methods of the present disclosure.
US12325003B2
The invention relates to an exhaust system for the treatment of an exhaust gas comprising ammonia in an amount of up to 250 ppm, the system comprising: an exhaust gas inlet; an ammonia storage material arranged to receive an exhaust gas from the exhaust gas inlet; an ammonia oxidation catalyst arranged downstream of a selected portion of the ammonia storage material; and a heating device for heating gas before it passes through the selected portion of the ammonia storage material to release ammonia stored therein for treatment on the ammonia oxidation catalyst, wherein the system is configured so that the selected portion of the ammonia storage material changes over time. The invention further relates to a livestock house comprising the exhaust system and a method of treating an ammonia-containing gas.
US12324996B2
A filtration assembly of a fluid of a vehicle extending along an axis includes a filtering cartridge and a filter body housing the filtering cartridge. The filtration assembly includes cartridge members and body members having engagement and disengagement configurations, respectively. The filtering cartridge includes an axial end plate on which the cartridge members are positioned. The cartridge members include blocking groups, each including a stem and a tooth projecting laterally and defining an engagement undercut. The body members include a housing region and a lug. In the engagement configuration, the tooth housed snap-fits in a respective housing region and the lug is housed in the undercut. The cartridge members and the body members include a cartridge border and a body border, to reciprocally engage in the reciprocal rotary actions so that the respective blocking group yields elastically radially in the reciprocal engagement between cartridge border and body border.
US12324992B1
A scene decoration article includes an outer housing, a cover part, and a driving device. The outer housing is provided with a first inner side wall and a first outer side wall. The first inner side wall surrounds and forms a first accommodating cavity. The first accommodating cavity is used for accommodating liquid. A surface of the first inner side wall is recessed to form an installation inner wall. The cover part is configured for covering the installation inner wall to form a water intake cavity between the cover part and the installation inner wall. The cover part is provided with a first water inlet. The installation inner wall is provided with a first water outlet. The first accommodating cavity, the first water inlet, the water intake cavity, and the first water outlet are in communication with each other.
US12324983B2
A universal mobile game controller is provided that can interoperate with multiple computing device operating systems (e.g., Android and iOS) in an automatic way through a common connector (e.g., USB-C). With these embodiments, instead of building a separate mobile game controller for each operating system, a single mobile game controller can be used for all operating systems. These embodiments can also enable communication with an application running within the computing device operating system. Other embodiments are provided.
US12324971B1
Basketball practice machines, systems, and methods with multi-machine performance tracking are disclosed, which include basketball passing machines each comprising a local controller. A central database receives shooting statistics data and associated player identification information from the local controllers of the basketball passing machines. A central electronic display generates a shooting performance display including the shooting statistics data and the associated player identification from the basketball passing machines.
US12324958B2
A grip training system includes a lapel section having a collar section and an attachment section with at least one attachment point for connecting to exercise equipment, and a sleeve section having a closed end and an open end, wherein the closed end of the sleeve section includes at least one attachment point for connecting to exercise equipment, and wherein the sleeve section further has an insert disposed between the closed end and the open end configured to maintain the open end in an open configuration to be gripped by a user.
US12324946B1
A fast adjustable dumbbell is provided, which includes a handle provided with a first accommodation cavity; a plurality of dumbbell pieces, two groups of dumbbell pieces are respectively provided at outer sides of two ends of the handle, and the dumbbell pieces are provided with first through holes; a rotatable shaft including two independent half shafts, which are provided in the first accommodation cavity, the two half shafts can move relative to the handle, and outer surfaces of the two half shafts are provided with symmetrical first threads; two transmission components respectively fixed at the two ends of the handle, and the transmission components are provided with second through holes corresponding to the first accommodation cavity. Hole walls of the second through holes are provided with second threads that are engaged with the half shafts; when the handle is rotated, the two transmission components are driven to rotate.
US12324944B2
An exercise machine has an inclined frame and a user supporting a carriage slidingly supported on the frame for movement along the frame. A cable and pulley system is operatively connected to the frame. The carriage is operable by a user supported on the carriage to move the carriage along the frame and under the resistance of the user's weight. The cable and pulley system has a pair of forward pulls and a pair of rearward pulls, each of which may be operated by the user to move the carriage along the frame. A cardiovascular exercise device, such as for example a bicycle crank assembly may be supported on the carriage for conjoined movement with the carriage, allowing a user to operate the bicycle crank and the carriage simultaneously for cardiovascular exercise and weight lifting.
US12324935B2
An ultrasound-emitting apparatus for applying selective treatments to hypodermic tissue (adipose tissue and connective tissue) in body rejuvenation/remodelling processes, by an electric-pulse generator, an ultrasound transducer (3), an electronic control device (6) provided with specific software that controls the frequency, voltage and work cycle of the pulse generator; and application means (4) for orienting and directing the acoustic field on the area of the patient/user to be treated, wherein, in each firing, the transducer emits an acoustic field with an energy density no greater than 0.7 W/cm2 and a minimum emission duration of 100 ms. Preferably, the transducer emits either at a single frequency or in a frequency sweep, in a frequency range of 185-333 kHz, and even more preferably at 244 kHz.
US12324931B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for radiation treatment of tumors based at least in part on patient-specific imaging information. The methods, systems and apparatuses include computer programs encoded on computer-readable media. The methods include acquiring imaging information relating to a target to be treated. The imaging information is non-anatomic imaging information relating to the target acquired from at least one imaging marker that reflects at least one of the metabolic, physiological and histological features of the target. The methods further include computing a radiation dose based at least on the imaging information.
US12324924B1
An implanted neurostimulator has a processor which controls stimulation parameter values to create stimulation signals which are applied to a patient's body to maintain relative proportional amplitudes of a set of linked stimulation signals during stimulation in accordance with a stimulation protocol. An external programmer receives user input data and can adjust the stimulation protocol. A set of independently operable electrode contacts are electrically coupled to the neurostimulator and the set of independently operated electrode contacts have at least two subset electrode contacts which are linked together to receive the set of linked stimulation signals. An information transmission system has telemetry circuitry to transmit to the neurostimulator the set of stimulation signal values in accordance with the stimulation protocol.
US12324920B2
This disclosure is directed to devices and techniques for classifying of pacing captures to evaluate effectiveness of pacing by a pacing device, such as an implantable medical device (IMD). An example system includes stimulation circuitry to generate a pacing stimulus, sensing circuitry to sense an evoked response after the pacing stimulus, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry determines classification features from the evoked response and applies the classification features to a classification model, the classification model generated by a machine learning algorithm using one or more test sets comprising a plurality of sample evoked responses for each of a plurality of classifications. Based on the output of the model, the processing circuitry classifies the evoke response as one of the plurality of classifications.
US12324916B2
Systems, devices, and techniques for adjusting electrical stimulation are described. For example, processing circuitry is configured to receive, via a sensing electrode located at a target region of a patient, a plurality of evoked compound action potential (ECAP) signals elicited from respective electrical stimuli delivered to the patient; determine, based on the plurality of ECAP signals, an aggressor category for at least some ECAP signals of the plurality of ECAP signals, the aggressor category determined from a plurality of aggressor categories; determine, based on the aggressor category, a set of control policy parameters that at least partially define closed-loop control of stimulation therapy; and controlling delivery of the stimulation therapy according to at least the set of control policy parameters and one or more subsequent ECAP signals.
US12324911B2
An implantable electrical contact arrangement comprising at least one electrode element entirely integrated into a carrier substrate of a biocompatible, electrically insulating material, and at least one freely accessible electrode surface enclosed by the biocompatible, electrically insulating carrier substrate. Within at least one space of the carrier substrate, which does not contain an electrode element, the carrier substrate surrounds at least one space containing at least one material with a modulus of elasticity differing from a modulus of elasticity of the material of the carrier substrate.
US12324902B2
Auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes a housing to contain a syringe with a hollow needle and a stopper for sealing the syringe and displacing the medicament, the housing having a distal end and a proximal end with an orifice to apply against an injection site. A spring means, upon activation, can push the needle from inside the housing through the orifice and past the proximal end, operate the syringe to supply the dose of medicament, and retract the syringe with the needle after delivering the medicament. An activating means can lock the spring means in a pressurized state prior to manual operation and capable of, upon manual operation, releasing the spring means for injection.
US12324898B2
An adapter for releasably attaching a syringe to an injector. The adapter comprises a mounting mechanism positioned at a rear end of the adapter to mount the adapter in a desired position relative to a front wall of the injector; and a syringe carrier section adapted to seat at least a portion of the syringe. The syringe carrier section defines a first opening on a top thereof to allow placement of the syringe therein from the top and a second opening in a rear section thereof to allow the drive member of the injector to communicate forward force to the plunger. A cover portion extends over a rearward end of the first opening and has a first end configured to abut the flange of the syringe when the syringe is positioned within the syringe carrier section.
US12324896B2
A fluid-fitting tool is disclosed that can align with and rotationally couple with a fluid fitting where the fluid-fitting tool can include a passage and an engagement feature for engaging against the fluid fitting such that when the fluid-fitting tool is spaced apart from the fluid fitting, the fluid-fitting tool can move in a longitudinal direction toward and away from the fluid fitting, and can rotate relative to the fluid fitting around a longitudinal axis of the passage, and when a portion of the fluid-fitting tool and the fluid fitting are rotationally aligned and longitudinally overlap, the fluid-fitting tool can move longitudinally relative to the fluid fitting, and the fluid fitting is rotated when the fluid-fitting tool is rotated around a longitudinal axis of the passage.
US12324893B2
A transdermal delivery system for delivery of a triptan into a tissue membrane of a subject. The system includes a transdermal microporation apparatus for heating a skin surface and a triptan drug delivery patch. The drug delivery patch comprises a top layer comprising an adhesive, a middle layer comprising the triptan, and a bottom layer. A method for treating a subject comprises identifying a subject having a migraine, using the transdermal microporation apparatus to open a plurality of micropores in the skin of the subject, and applying the triptan drug delivery patch to the subject's skin over the micropores for a period of time effective to deliver the triptan through the micropores in an amount effective to treat the subject's migraine.
US12324892B2
A wound treatment system includes a processor coupled to sensor system(s), a power delivery system, an oxygen concentrator coupled to the power delivery system and including an oxygen outlet coupled to a restricted airflow enclosure provided by a dressing and located adjacent a wound site, and a negative pressure system that includes a negative pressure outlet coupled to the restricted airflow enclosure. The processor receives first sensor information from the sensor system(s), and uses the first sensor information to control the power provided from the power delivery system to the oxygen concentrator in order to control an oxygen flow created by the oxygen concentrator and provided through the oxygen outlet to the restricted airflow enclosure. When the processor receives second sensor information from the sensor system(s), it activates the negative pressure system to create a fluid flow from the restricted airflow enclosure and through the negative pressure outlet.
US12324891B2
Disclosed are implementations of a suppository applicator configured for use in depositing a suppository product in a body cavity, such as the rectum. An example suppository applicator comprises a handle connected to a tool head by an elongate shaft, and a disposable applicator removably attached to the tool head. The disposable applicator is configured to contain a suppository product therein. The suppository applicator is configured such that rotation of the handle causes the suppository product to be expelled from the disposable applicator. Also disclosed are implementations of an enema dispenser. An example apparatus comprises a handle connected to a tool head by an elongate shaft, and a driving mechanism. The tool head includes an enema dispenser comprising a bottle holder, a piston, and a bottle configured to contain an enema liquid. The driving mechanism is configured to cause the piston to compress the bottle of the enema dispenser when actuated, thereby dispensing a volume of liquid contained in the bottle.
US12324888B2
A ureteral stent including a tubular body and a first anti-migration feature including one or more projections extending outward from the tubular body. The first anti-migration feature may be configured to be placed entirely within a patient's ureter. The first anti-migration feature may be provided entirely at a proximal bladder section of the tubular body and be configured to not enter the patient's bladder.
US12324884B2
Systems, devices, and methods including balloon catheters are described. In one embodiments, a balloon catheter assembly may comprise a tubular member having a proximal portion and a distal portion with a lumen extending between the proximal portion and the distal portion and a balloon member having a proximal waist portion, a distal waist portion, and an expandable region therebetween, the balloon member disposed proximate the distal portion of the tubular member and bonded to tubular member. The assembly may further comprise a first sleeve member covering a first portion of the tubular member and a portion of the balloon member proximal waist portion and a second sleeve member covering a second portion of the tubular member and a portion of the first sleeve member.
US12324883B2
A tubular sheath for enclosing an expandable balloon attached to the distal portion of a catheter encloses and protects the expandable balloon. The tubular sheath is configured to be slidable and removable from the catheter. The tubular sheath may include a longitudinal splitting element that is removable as a result of a force applied to the longitudinal splitting element. The longitudinal splitting element is configured to split the wall of the tubular sheath in response to the force. Alternatively, the tubular sheath may include a gripping portion that has relatively poor cohesive strength to adjacent portions of the tubular sheath. The tubular sheath is configured to be removable in response to a force applied to the gripping portion.
US12324882B2
Disclosed herein are aspects of portable vaporizers to deliver aliquots of heated air to material in a furnace. The furnace is multipurposed reducing heat loss, air leakage and delays in availability of air aliquots at the proper temperature for use. By dividing the furnace with an air permeable divider and placing material in the chamber a controller selectively providing electrical power to a heating element configured to heat air furnace. Upon application of suction to the fluid passage heated air passes through a divider which shapes the head of the heated plume before the aliquot of air reaches the material. A controller in signal communications with at least one temperature sensor controls the power flow to a heater to control the temperature produced by heating element(s).
US12324881B2
A system is provided for delivering gas to a patient during a medical procedure. The system comprises a heater arranged to heat at least one of the gas and a humidification liquid. The system comprises a controller arranged to control the system according to a first mode during delivery of a first flow rate of gas and a second mode during delivery of a second flow rate of gas. The controller monitors an electrical characteristic of the heater to select the mode of operation and/or to determine an operating state of the system.
US12324873B2
A method for collecting plasma includes determining the weight and hematocrit of a donor, and inserting a venous-access device into the donor. The method then withdraws blood from the donor through a draw line connected to a blood component separation device, and introduces anticoagulant into the withdrawn blood. The blood component separation device separates the blood into a plasma component and a second blood component, and the plasma component is collected from the blood component separation device and into a plasma collection container. The method may then calculate (1) a percentage of anticoagulant in the collected plasma component, and (2) a volume of pure plasma collected within the plasma collection container. The volume of pure plasma may be based, at least in part, on the calculated percentage of anticoagulant. The method may continue until a target volume of pure plasma is collected within the plasma collection container.
US12324864B2
An article is provided having a substrate with an indicia printed on the substrate, where the indicia is printed with an ink that is detectable by in-line manufacturing production X-ray, metal, or magnetic detectors. A package for multiple such articles is also provided. A process for detecting a sanitizable substrate wipe with magnetic, metal, or X-ray detection equipment in a production setting is also provided. With process implementation article loss in a product can be detected thereby reducing precautionary product discard.
US12324855B2
Methods for inducing anti-phosphorylated Tau antibodies without inducing a severe adverse event in humans are described. The methods include administering to the subject an effective amount of liposomes including a toll-like receptor 4 agonist and a Tau phosphopeptide presented on the surface of the liposome.
US12324853B2
Disclosed is a method of treating a subject for a respiratory viral infection. The method comprises administering to the subject by inhalation an effective amount of a hypertonic saline solution comprising an ibuprofenate salt.
US12324847B2
Oral care compositions and methods for the same are provided herein. The oral care composition may include an orally acceptable vehicle, a peroxide whitening agent, and one or more gelling agents. The gelling agents may include a fatty acid. The gelling agents may be free or substantially free of fatty alcohols. The gelling agents may include at least one of palmitic acid, stearic acid, or mixtures thereof.
US12324844B2
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T1 contrast agent composition including T1 contrast material coated on the surface of a nanoparticle support and an imaging method using the MRI T1 contrast agent. The MRI T1 contrast agent composition has excellent T1 spin magnetic relaxation effects by modifying the paramagnetic T1 contrast material on the nanoparticle support having a certain diameter such that the paramagnetic T1 contrast material has a certain thickness or less, and thereby remarkably increasing the surface-to-volume ratio of the T1 contrast material. The MRI T1 contrast agent provides more precise and clear T1 positive contrast images, and is thus useful for highly reliable image diagnosis.
US12324828B2
The present disclosure provides conjugates comprising a Factor VIII moiety covalently attached via an oxime-containing linkage to a water-soluble polymer, such as for example, a polyethylene glycol polymer. Methods for preparing and for administering such conjugates, are also provided, as are water-soluble polymer oxyamine reagents useful for preparing the subject conjugates, among other things.
US12324815B2
Methods for preparing highly stable concentrated dispersions of silver nanoparticles and described herein. Contemplated methods comprise combining a selected polysaccharidic dispersant with a selected non-reacting dispersant to yield concentrated silver dispersions with enhanced stability and lowered undesirable residual organics. Contemplated methods further comprise selecting an appropriate source of silver ions to reduce the ionic strength of the reaction medium and final silver dispersions.
US12324802B2
This disclosure provides modulators of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR), pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one such modulator, methods of treatment of cystic fibrosis using such modulators and pharmaceutical compositions, and processes for making such modulators.
US12324798B1
The present disclosure relates to a field of biomedical technology. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a leonurine nanocomposite hydrogel and preparation method and application thereof, including: dissolving dopamine (DA) monomers and inducing oxidation and self-polymerization of the DA to obtain polydopamine (PDA) nanoparticles, grafting thiol polyethylene glycol folic acid (SH-PEG-FA) on a surface of the PDA nanoparticles to obtain folic acid polydopamine (FA-PDA) nanocarriers; loading a leonurine (Leon) using the FA-PDA nanocarriers of the step 1 to obtain FA-PDA@Leon; encapsulating the FA-PDA@Leon of the step 2 into a gel matrix to obtain gel@FA-PDA@Leon hydrogel.
US12324788B2
Mechanisms for dispensing items such as medications and medical supplies. Different mechanisms may be tailored to dispensing different kinds of items, for example medications in single dose packages, vials, syringes, or other similarly-shaped items. The dispensers may be placed in a dispensing unit that includes a lockable restock drawer and a dispense drawer into which items are dispensed by the dispensing mechanisms. The various kinds of dispensing mechanisms may be installed in the restock drawer in any workable proportion and arrangement. The dispensing mechanisms include multiple sensing technologies for tracking and inventory of items and for accurate sensing of items as they are dispensed.
US12324781B1
A variable stiffness hand exoskeleton device based on antagonistic driving, includes a power mechanism, a support base, a spring-link composite transmission mechanism, and a distal finger sleeve connected to a power output end of the spring-link composite transmission mechanism for fingers. The power mechanism drives the fingers to perform rotational movements through the spring-link composite transmission mechanism. The distal finger sleeve is fixed to a distal joint periphery of a finger joint using a first elastic adjustment band, and provides force feedback to an end of the finger joint under driving force of a link structure. An inner surface of the support base is contoured to match a palm, and a back of the support base is provided with a rotary support seat and a motor fixing seat. A motor group of the power mechanism is mounted on the motor fixing seat.
US12324763B2
A unitary garment body having a front abdominal portion interposed between two arm openings and the two leg openings of the garment, of an elastic-based polymer material, with an inner surface, defining at least one pocket interposed between outer and inner surfaces of the front abdominal portion and configured to enclose and define a pocket cavity shaped and sized to receive a thermal pack, and with a plurality of front pressure protrusions on the pocket and each projecting inwardly from the inner surface toward the abdomen cavity, disposed in a tightly spaced configuration, each having a rounded tip, and each having a width ranging from 1-2 mm and a height relative to the inner surface of the front abdominal portion ranging from 0.2-0.5 mm and having a rear back portion interposed also of an elastic-based polymer material opposing the front abdominal portion.
US12324759B2
A brace including at least a first and second anchor regions; and a mechanical metamaterial region between the first anchor region and the second anchor region. The mechanical metamaterial region including a mesh structure having a two-stage elastic deformation profile, including a first stage which crossover to a second stage at a predetermined strain threshold along a main tension direction. The first stage of the elastic deformation profile may be of a higher compliance than the second stage of the elastic deformation profile. Also provided is a method of manufacturing the brace, comprising generating a three dimensional model of the body joint and the at least two portions of the body: determining a functional range of motion of the body joint and a upper limit of the functional range of motion of the body joint based on motion measurement or motion analysis of said three dimensional model; configuring a three dimensional model of the brace; and fabricating the brace via additive manufacturing such as 3D printing based on the configured three dimensional model of the brace.
US12324755B2
A scaffold includes a radiopaque marker connected to a strut. The marker is retained within the strut by a head at one or both ends. The marker is attached to the strut by a process that includes forming a rivet from a radiopaque bead and attaching the rivet to the marker including deforming the rivet to enhance resistance to dislodgement during crimping or balloon expansion. The strut has a thickness of about 100 microns.
US12324752B2
An orthopaedic surgical system includes a sensor module for determining the joint force of a patient's knee joint and an adaptor for coupling various tibial trialing components to the sensor module. The sensor module includes a tibial paddle to which the adaptor is configured to couple. The adaptor and tibial paddle include structures that control the orientation at which the adaptor is attachable to the tibial paddle. Some tibial trialing components may be positioned over the adaptor in a mobile orientation that facilities rotation of the tibial trialing component relative to the tibial paddle or a fixed orientation that restricts the rotation of the tibial trialing component.
US12324743B1
A method of performing a transcorporeal procedure including placement of a vertebral body replacement device into a transcorporeal void within a cervical spine is disclosed. The method includes creating a working channel through a vertebral body of a vertebra by removing at least a portion of the vertebral body of the vertebra, beginning anteriorly and extending inwardly toward the epidural space, the working channel extending from an anterior wall through a posterior wall, and placing the vertebral body replacement device within the working channel, the placement of the vertebral body replacement device leaving the inferior and superior endplates to perform their function and leaving at least a portion of the intervertebral disc functional thereby avoiding an intervertebral fusion to an adjacent vertebra.
US12324737B2
The invention relates to a heart valve regurgitation drum and optional closure disk and/or tubular stent to manage and provide levels of intentional regurgitation within an orthogonally delivered transcatheter prosthetic heart valve having a first inner flow control component/valve, a second inner regurgitation control component, and an outer annular support frame having compressible wire cells that facilitate folding flat along the z-axis and compressing the valve vertically along the y-axis, or orthogonally to the central axis of the flow control component, allowing a very large diameter valve to be delivered and deployed to the tricuspid valve from the inferior vena cava or superior vena cava, or trans-atrially to the mitral valve, the valve having a height of about 5-60 mm and a diameter of about 25-80 mm, without requiring an oversized diameter catheter and without requiring delivery and deployment from a catheter at an acute angle of approach.
US12324736B2
A prosthetic heart valve including a stent frame and a valve structure. The valve structure is disposed within a lumen of the stent frame. The stent frame is configured to self-expand from a compressed condition for transluminal delivery. The stent frame has a lattice structure forming a tubular shape defining a circumference and a plurality of closed cells arranged to define a band exhibiting a variable radial stiffness. The prosthesis can be deployed such that the band applies a minimal force on to anatomical locations relating to the heart's conductive pathways. A region of the band otherwise having low radial stiffness is located at or over a conductive pathway upon final implant.
US12324728B2
An apparatus for filling a wound can include an array of at least four truncated ellipsoids interconnected to define at least one fluid path through, for example perpendicular to, the array. The longest principal axis of each ellipsoid may be perpendicular to the array. Each truncated ellipsoid may be a spheroid and/or may include an approximately elliptical contact surface at each contact surface between two interconnected ellipsoids. Each fluid pathway may have four continuously-curved concave sides and may have a parallelogram-shaped cross-section with continuously-curved concave edges. A dressing may include the apparatus, a dressing layer coupled to the apparatus, a backing layer disposed over a surface of the dressing layer opposite the apparatus, and an attachment device disposed on at least a margin of the backing layer. Methods of treating various tissue sites using the apparatus or dressing with negative-pressure therapy are also disclosed.
US12324725B2
A dressing for treating a tissue site may include a base layer, a sealing member, a first and a second wicking layer, and an absorbent layer. The base layer may have a periphery surrounding a central portion and a plurality of apertures disposed through the periphery and the central portion. At least one of the apertures in the periphery may be positioned at an edge of the periphery, and may have an interior exposed at the edge. The sealing member and the base layer may define an enclosure. The first and the second wicking layer may each be disposed in the enclosure with the absorbent layer positioned between the first and the second wicking layer. Other dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US12324720B2
Methods, systems and non-transitory computing device readable media for bite setting in dental treatment planning. In some examples, the methods may include using images and a three-dimensional (3D) model of a dentition. Points may be marked on the 3D model corresponding to points marked in the images of first and second jaws in the different relative positions. A pivot point and/or a range of motion of the first and second jaws may be based on the marked points. Forces may be repeatedly applying on the points of the 3D model to move the first jaw with respect to the second jaw using the determined pivot point and/or range of motion until the first jaw ceases moving, thereby indicating that a stable bite position has been achieved. The forces on the points of the 3D model may be provided for a dental treatment plan for the dentition.
US12324713B2
A manufacturing device is provided for the production of a blank, in particular one which is to be polymerized, of a dental restoration part. A mold for receiving blank material includes in particular a pot-shaped or cup-shaped base and a punch or—possibly hood-shaped—cover. An insert body with a structure on its underside and a heating device for the mold and a control device for the manufacturing device are provided. A height measuring device is connected to the control device, which measures the height of a reference surface connected to the punch or cover, relative to the base. The control device calculates the height position of the structure based on this measured height.
US12324712B2
The invention relates to a decontamination device for medical instruments and a method for decontaminating medical instruments. The device includes a reception unit arranged for receiving a to be treated medical instrument. The device further includes a washing unit arranged for washing and/or drying the instrument. The device includes a disinfection unit arranged for disinfecting the instrument. The device includes a delivery unit arranged for presenting the disinfected instrument to be taken out of the decontamination device.
US12324710B2
The disclosure relates to a method for disassembling a marker array (10) comprising at least three optical markers (100) arranged according a determined array geometry configured to be tracked by a localization camera from an array fixation (11) to which the marker array (10) is connected, the method comprising, prior to or during disconnecting the marker array (10) from the array fixation (11), actuating a mechanism configured to selectively modify the array geometry so as to unable tracking of the marker array by the localization camera.
US12324699B2
The present description relates generally to methods and systems for wireless communication between a digital (e.g., electronic) stethoscope and other electronic devices (e.g., computing and listening devices). In one example, a method comprises operating an electronic stethoscope in one of an internal digital mode and a wireless digital mode based on a detected user action. In this way, the electronic stethoscope may be quickly adjusted between projecting sound via integrated speakers and transmitting sound to an external electronic device, enabling efficient remote monitoring of a patient.
US12324685B2
Disclosed is a concise, inexpensive and scalable method for preparing elastomers filled with conductive 2D nanoparticles. The method comprises independently filling elastomer polymer precursors and/or corresponding elastomer polymer curing agents or their precursors with conductive 2D nanoparticles by shear exfoliation of a layered material, followed by mixing the two components and curing to form the elastomer. Such filled elastomers have utility in preparing various types of sensors which are useful in a variety of practical applications and devices.
US12324684B1
A method differentiates a blood vessel from a nonvascular tissue during a minimally invasive surgery using a device. A device may be any penetration sensor device, such as a dilator sensor device, a hollow needle sensor device, or a trocar sensor device, which penetrates the skin and subcutaneous layers to reach a target location inside the body. The penetration sensor device includes a sensor probe which can make optical measurements to determine various parameters of the tissue at the tip of the sensor probe. These parameters may include an optical signal level returned from tissue contacting the tip of the sensor probe, an oxygen saturation level of the tissue, a total hemoglobin concentration, a blood flow, and a pulse. Based on these parameters, the presence or absence of a blood vessel at the tip of the penetration sensor device can be determined while the device travels towards the target location for surgery.
US12324683B2
The exemplified methods and systems facilitate the use, for diagnostics, monitoring, or treatment, of one or more cycle variability based features or parameters determined from biophysical signals such as cardiac or photoplethysmography signals that are acquired non-invasively from surface sensors placed on a patient while the patient is at rest. The estimated metric may be used to assist a physician or other healthcare provider in diagnosing the presence or non-presence and/or severity and/or localization of diseases or conditions or in the treatment of said diseases or conditions.
US12324667B2
A bio-electrode composition contains (A) a composite of an ionic polymer material and particles. The component (A) contains the particles bonding to the polymer containing a repeating unit having a structure selected from the group consisting of salts of ammonium, lithium, sodium, potassium, and silver formed with any of fluorosulfonic acid, fluorosulfonimide, and N-carbonyl-fluorosulfonamide. Thus, the present invention provides: a bio-electrode composition capable of forming a living body contact layer for a bio-electrode which is excellent in electric conductivity and biocompatibility, light-weight, and manufacturable at low cost, and which prevents significant reduction in the electric conductivity even when wetted with water or dried; a bio-electrode including a living body contact layer formed of the bio-electrode composition; and a method for manufacturing the bio-electrode.
US12324664B2
A microvolume 3-way stopcock for use in a blood sampling system. The stopcock includes a stopcock body having a cylindrical-shaped central chamber, an inlet fluid passage extending from the central chamber to a connector, a blood sample fluid passage extending from the central chamber to a connector, and a waste fluid passage extending from the central chamber to a connector. A rotatable flow control member having a T-shaped fluid passage is disposed within the central chamber. The rotatable flow control member provides adjustable fluid communication between the inlet, blood sample, and/or waste fluid passages. The stopcock is configured with a small dead space volume in the range from about 0.02 mL to 0.20 mL. A cannula may be connected to the inlet fluid passage. The combined dead space fluid volume of the stopcock and cannula may range from about 0.03 ml to 0.24 mL.
US12324658B2
A capnography system includes a CO2 sensing system having a CO2 sensor configured to measure a CO2 concentration in exhaled breath of a subject, a processor configured to derive one or more breath related parameters based on the measured CO2 concentration, and a communication unit. The capnography system includes a tubing system configured to allow flow of respiratory gasses therethrough. The tubing system includes a connector configured to connect the tubing system to the CO2 sensing system and a communication component configured to provide an indication of a type of the tubing system to the communication unit. The communication unit is configured to transfer data to the processor based on the indication obtained from the communication component, and the processor is configured to change or suggest a change of an operation mode of the CO2 sensing system based on the data.
US12324651B2
An acoustic-wave measuring device includes: a support table having a support surface configured to support an examination subject, and an opening portion provided in the support surface to measure a predetermined examination site of the examination subject; a container located vertically below the support surface and capable of containing an acoustic matching material in a liquid or gel form; and a receiving element located vertically below the support surface and configured to receive an acoustic wave generated from the examination site, wherein a matching-material bag containing an acoustic matching material in a liquid or gel form or a matching gel having limited flowability and an acoustic control effect, and a placement unit for placement of the matching-material bag or the matching gel thereon are installable between the acoustic matching material contained in the container and the examination site.
US12324647B2
Methods, apparatus and systems for enhanced wireless monitoring of vital signs are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless signal through a wireless channel of a venue; a receiver configured to receive the wireless signal through the wireless channel; and a processor. The received wireless signal differs from the transmitted wireless signal due to the wireless channel that is impacted by a periodic motion of a vital sign of an object in the venue. The processor is configured for: obtaining a time series of channel information (CI) of the wireless channel based on the received wireless signal, computing a two dimensional (2D) decomposition of the time series of CI (TSCI), enhancing the 2D decomposition, and monitoring the periodic motion of the vital sign based on the enhanced 2D decomposition.
US12324643B2
This application relates to a method of mitigating a collision of a slave robot for surgery. In one aspect, the method includes obtaining an external torque generated when the slave robot collides with another object or a person and obtaining a joint angle of the slave robot. The method may also include calculating a target joint angle for changing a position of the slave robot based on the obtained external torque and the obtained joint angle, such that the external torque is attenuated. The method may further include controlling the slave robot to change the position thereof from the obtained joint angle to the calculated target joint angle.
US12324636B2
Transducer-based systems can be configured to display a graphical representation of a transducer-based device, the graphical representation including graphical elements corresponding to transducers of the transducer-based device, and also including between graphical elements respectively associated with a set of the transducers and respectively associated with a region of space between the transducers of the transducer-based device. Selection of graphical elements and/or between graphical elements can cause activation of the set of transducers associated with the selected elements. Selection of a plurality of graphical elements and/or between graphical elements can cause visual display of a corresponding activation path in the graphical representation. Visual characteristics of graphical elements and between graphical elements can change based on an activation-status of the corresponding transducers. Activation requests for a set of transducers can be denied if it is determined that a transducer in the set of transducers is unacceptable for activation.
US12324634B2
A registration fixture for use with a surgical navigation system for registration of medical images to a three-dimensional tracking space includes a base frame adapted to be mounted over a flat panel detector of an x-ray medical imaging device, and a side frame having optical tracking markers mounted to the base frame. The base frame includes a first set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a first predetermined pattern and arranged on a plane, and a second set of radiopaque markers embedded therein in a second predetermined pattern also arranged on another plane, which is spaced from the first set of radiopaque markers. The side frame has a plurality of optical tracking markers and is configured to detachably mount to the base frame without piercing a sterilizing drape to be interposed between the base frame and the side frame.
US12324630B2
Methods and systems for x-ray and fluoroscopic image capture and, in particular, to a versatile, multimode imaging system incorporating a hand-held x-ray emitter operative to capture digital or thermal images of a target; a stage operative to capture static x-ray and dynamic fluoroscopic images of the target; a system for the tracking and positioning of the x-ray emission; a device to automatically limit the field of the x-ray emission; and methods of use and use of such systems to register a virtual model of an anatomic structure to the corresponding anatomic structure.
US12324628B2
A method of obtaining user information to analyze a Clinical Activity Score (CAS) of a user is provided. The method includes providing a guidance on a photographing device to indicate a proper position of at least one eye of the user, obtaining a facial image of the user in response to satisfying predetermined conditions. The facial image comprises at least one eye of the user. The predetermined conditions includes 1) whether a position of at least one eye is on a predetermined region, 2) whether a degree of rotation of a face of the user is within a predetermined range, 3) whether a degree of the user's smile is the same or less than a first predetermined value, and 4) whether a degree of ambient brightness is the same or less than a second predetermined value. The method further includes outputting inquiries on the photographing device, and obtaining user input.
US12324622B2
Intra-cardiac voltage data display systems display a plurality of data sets derived at least from intra-cardiac voltage data sampled by an electrode. In some embodiments, at least some of the data sets are derived from a portion of the intra-cardiac voltage data that excludes an excludable portion of the intra-cardiac voltage data having a relationship with an occurrence of a particular cardiac event to facilitate identification of the existence of a transmural lesion in tissue adjacent the electrode. In some embodiments, the particular cardiac event is the occurrence of an R wave in the cardiac cycle, and the excludable portion is a V wave in the cardiac cycle.
US12324620B2
A catheter configured to deliver therapeutic energy to a tissue is disclosed. The catheter comprises an elongate shaft extending along a shaft longitudinal axis. The catheter further comprises a flexible tip assembly coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft, the flexible tip assembly comprising at least three mapping electrodes equally spaced about a circumference of the flexible tip, a flexible ablation electrode, and a plurality of irrigation ports. The catheter further comprises an irrigation lumen extending through the elongate shaft and into an interior of the flexible tip assembly, wherein the irrigation lumen is configured to direct irrigation fluid to the plurality of irrigation ports.
US12324619B2
In one embodiment, a medical system includes a catheter configured to be inserted into a heart of a living subject, and including electrodes configured to capture electrical activity of the heart at respective position in the heart, a display, and processing circuitry configured to receive position signals from the catheter, and in response to the position signals compute the respective positions of the electrodes, generate an anatomical map responsively to respective ones of the computed positions, find an anatomical feature of the heart and a position of the anatomical feature responsively to the respective positions of, and electrical activity captured by, respective ones of the electrodes, automatically segment the anatomical map responsively to the found position of the anatomical feature, and render the anatomical map to the display.
US12324618B2
A probe that is particularly usable as a radio frequency ablation probe and comprises an inner cooling in order to keep the at least one electrode at the tissue wet and to avoid excessive heating. In the area of the electrode the hose wall of the hose supporting the electrode comprises an increased heat conductivity, whereas apart from that it has a comparably low heat conductivity outside of the electrode carrying distal end section. The increase of the heat conductivity in the distal end section can be achieved by reduction of the wall thickness, by selection of a suitable plastic, by arrangement of heat transfer bodies in the hose wall or by a combination of two or more of these features.
US12324615B2
In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a method of evaluating soft tissue tension surrounding a hip of a patient using navigation and software to track positions of the femur and a pelvis of the patient in real time. The method begins with intra-operative reduction of a femoral implant into an acetabulum of a patient and retrieval of first coordinates of a femoral head center of the femoral implant when the femoral implant is in a reduced position. Performance of a shuck test follows where the femur is distracted relative to the acetabulum. Retrieval of second coordinates of the femoral head center occurs when the femoral implant is distracted from the acetabulum, and a difference between the first coordinates and the second coordinates in a coronal plane is used to determine a shuck length vector.
US12324613B2
Bone plate (1) with a lower surface (2), an upper surface (3), a maximum thickness measured between the lower and upper surfaces a left lateral surface (4), a right lateral surface (5), a longitudinal axis (6) and a plurality of plate holes (7) miming from the lower surface to the upper surface, the bone plate further having a slot (8) in the lower surface extending from the left lateral surface to the right lateral surface having a width measured in a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis and a central plane (16) between the lateral surfaces, wherein (i) the hollow space defined by the slot extends in the form of a straight cylinder from the left lateral surface to the right lateral surface and (ii) the slot comprises an undercut feature (9) limiting the opening of the slot when the bone plate is bent longitudinally in a direction aimed at widening the slot.
US12324604B2
A cannula defines a cannula axis and extends from the body of a localization device. An actuation system and a control rod are slidably and rotatably disposed within the body and the cannula. The control rod is operatively coupled to the actuation system for both slidable actuation and rotatable actuation.
US12324601B2
A medical device having an elongate body with a proximal portion, a distal portion, and defining a lumen therethrough. The medical device has an expandable element coupled to the distal portion of the elongate body, the expandable element defining a proximal portion, a distal portion opposite the proximal portion and an intermediate portion disposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The expandable element also has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The medical device has a plurality of cutting members, each cutting member being coupled with the outer surface of the expandable element, each cutting member having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the proximal end being proximate the proximal portion of the expandable element and the distal end being proximate to the intermediate portion of the expandable element.
US12324591B2
An osteotomy guide (100) includes an inner surface (102) that faces the bone (300), and an outer surface (104) opposite the inner surface (102) along an outward direction (Do). The inner surface (102) defines proximal and distal bone contacting regions (118,120) that are spaced from one another by a gap (124) that extends into the inner surface (102) towards the outer surface (104). The guide (100) includes an ascending guide surface (134) that extends along an ascending direction so as to define an ascending cutting path into the bone (300). The guide (100) includes a transverse guide surface (138) that extends along a transverse direction so as to define a transverse cutting path into the bone (300).
US12324586B2
The disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for managing a shape of a junction between a bladder and urethra, for example, to promote urinary continence after a prostatectomy.
US12324580B2
A method for sensing tissue data and managing processing power is disclosed.
US12324576B2
A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device including a flexible portion that is suited to access target anatomy. The flexibility of an elongate portion of the delivery device can be varied. Additionally, the delivery device can include structure that maintains the positioning of the delivery device in patient anatomy.
US12324567B2
Described herein is a cleaning apparatus (10) for a medical device (12) having one or more internal channels. Further described is a method for cleaning the medical device using the cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus includes at least two cleaning pumps (20) adapted to pump a viscoelastic liquid (22), each cleaning pump having individual flow control. Each cleaning pump is also fluidly connectable to one or more of the internal channels to allow the viscoelastic liquid to be pumped therethrough thereby removing contaminants.
US12324559B2
The invention provides systems and methods for imaging a sample. In various embodiments, the invention provides a system comprising an image sensor, a laser for emitting excitation light for an infrared or near-infrared fluorophore, a visible light source, a notch beam splitter, a notch filter, a synchronization module, an image processing unit, an image displaying unit, and light-conducting channels. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a system comprising an image sensor, a laser for emitting excitation light for an infrared or near-infrared fluorophore, a laser clean-up filter, a notch filter, a white light source, an image processing unit, an image displaying unit, and light-conducting channels. In accordance with the present invention, the image sensor can detect both visible light and infrared light.
US12324557B2
A hand vacuum cleaner has a housing comprising a first portion that houses a suction motor. A cyclone unit is positioned in an air flow passage upstream from the suction motor. The cyclone unit comprises a cyclone and a dirt collection region that is positioned forward of the cyclone. The cyclone unit front end has an openable door. The cyclone air outlet comprises an assembly which includes a screen. The assembly is moveable relative to the cyclone unit sidewall in a common direction with the cyclone axis of rotation whereby the assembly and the sidewall are separable from each other in a forward direction.
US12324554B2
A washing agent dispenser for washing machines comprises a fixed dispenser part (200) and a removable dispenser part (100). The removable dispenser part (100) comprises a hollow body (101) defining a tank for a washing agent. The tank has, in a lower part thereof, an outlet (112), in a back wall of the hollow body (101), which is couplable in a separable way to an inlet (210) at the front of the fixed dispenser part (200). A retention valve (2301) is mounted on the hollow body (101), in a position corresponding to the outlet (112) of at the tank. The retention valve (2301) is configured to assume a respective open position following upon coupling between the outlet (112) and the inlet (210), and to assume a respective closed position following upon uncoupling between the outlet (112) and the inlet (210).
US12324549B2
A wall-mounted metering dispenser for a liquid, having a replaceable container and a wall bracket, and having a removal apparatus for removing liquid from the container in a metered manner. The wall bracket has a first fixing location having a fixed retention element for the base region of the container, and a second fixing location having a sleeve which can is separable from or movable relative to the wall bracket which retains the upper region of the container. The removal apparatus is arranged on or integrated in the sleeve and includes a metering pump having a pump chamber that is insertable in the container opening and a pump valve and an actuation element that is movable relative to the container and cooperates with the pump valve and has a liquid discharge opening connected to the pump chamber via a discharge channel. The actuation element is guided in the sleeve.
US12324544B1
The helper caddy for a chef may be a caddy configured for use while cooking. The helper caddy for a chef may comprise a plurality of drawers, a spice rack, a cooking utensil holder, a match holder, a toothpick holder, and a hook. The plurality of drawers may be configured to store flatware. The spice rack may store a plurality of spice containers. The cooking utensil holder may hold cooking utensils. The match holder may hold fireplace matches and/or utility lighters. The toothpick holder may store toothpicks. The hook may be configured to support bulky items. As non-limiting examples, the flatware may comprise forks, tablespoons, and knives, the cooking utensils may comprise tongs, spatulas, grill scrubs, and mixing spoons, and the bulky items may be an oven mitt, a rag, or an apron.
US12324532B1
The invention is a lightweight, easily transportable, and effective solution for securing beverages and small items in outdoor settings. The device includes a pouch that releasably attaches to an elongated support through the use of a connecting pin. By utilizing a simple pouch and articulating joint system, this invention provides a more versatile and user-friendly alternative to existing outdoor beverage holders.
US12324529B2
A multi-function transaction card may receive, from shelf sensors, first data indicating that items have been removed from shelves by a customer of a merchant, and may receive, from shopping cart sensors, second data indicating that the items have been placed in a shopping cart. The multi-function transaction card may receive, based on the first data and the second data, item data identifying the items placed in the shopping cart, wherein the item data is received from price tags of the items. The multi-function transaction card may store the item data, and may provide, to a transaction terminal of the merchant, the item data identifying the items and customer data identifying the customer. The multi-function transaction card may receive, from the transaction terminal, transaction data identifying a transaction that charges the multi-function transaction card for a total cost of the items.
US12324528B2
An environmentally friendly peg hook made from a paper based material that can be used on a display. The paper material can be recycled or is degradable in a land fill. The peg hook includes an anchor structure for securing the peg hook to a wall of a display through a slot in the wall. The peg hook can include a single hook structure or multiple hook structures in a single row or multiple rows.
US12324527B2
The multi-wheel display assembly includes a lower display portion having a circular configuration in a horizontal plane and an upper display portion having a circular configuration in a horizontal plane that is displaced upwardly from the lower display portion by a plurality of support rods, each display portion including a plurality of planetary and orbital gears each having a peripheral edge and teeth appropriately engaged for rotation of the gear systems. Specifically, the display assembly includes a gearing system with a central drive gear, multiple planetary-gears, and a third layer of orbiting gears that each have a horizontal side wall for holding a display article such as a mug or food item and which remains level even as respective gears revolve. The orbiting gears and the planetary gears are radially arranged along concentric circumferential paths and connected to the central drive gear through complementary rotational movements and complementary gear teeth.
US12324519B2
A set of panels including a first panel and a second panel configured to assume a locked state. A separate tongue arranged in an insertion groove of a groove is configured to cooperate with a tongue groove provided in an edge section of the second panel for locking the first and second panels to each other in a first direction perpendicular to the first main plane, and the edge section is configured to cooperate with the groove for locking the first and second panels to each other in a second direction parallel to the first main plane. A bottom portion of the groove includes an elevated portion arranged at least in an outer section of the groove along the second direction, wherein an area of the elevated portion is at least 3% of an area of a rectangular bounded region extending along boundaries of the bottom portion.
US12324515B2
A middle and inner rails synchronization mechanism includes an installation part, an elastic control plate and a synchronization hook. The installation part is arranged at rear position of a middle rail and has a pivoting part arranged at an end and an elastic part arranged in middle of the installation part, such that the elastic control plate is disposed a surface of the middle rail relative to the inner rail for swinging, a retaining wall is formed and bent from a side edge of the elastic control plate relative to the pivoting part, a guide surface and a stop surface are integrally formed on the retaining wall and in direction when the inner rail passing through, the synchronization hook is installed on the inner rail relative to a surface of the middle rail and snapped and engaged with the elastic control plate to define a synchronization state.
US12324514B2
A three-section slide rail device includes an outer section, a middle section and an inner section. An outer rail of the outer section has a sliding surface and an anti-retraction block and a releasing block formed on the sliding surface. A middle rail of the middle section is slidably disposed on the outer rail. An anti-retraction member and a driven member are pivotably mounted on an end of the middle rail. An inner rail of the inner section is slidably disposed on the middle rail, and has an abutment plate and a driving plate formed on an inner surface of the inner rail. The abutment plate abuts upwardly against the anti-retraction member, and is moved to disengage from the anti-retraction member to permit abutment of the anti-retraction member against the anti-retraction block so as to prevent retraction movement of the middle section relative to the outer section.
US12324508B2
Aspects of the disclosure are directed to mechanical structural supports which includes a first primary member; a first secondary member connected to the first primary member at a first angle at a first point; a first connecting piece connected to the first secondary member at a second angle at a second point; a second secondary member connected to the first primary member at a third angle at a third point; a second connecting piece connected to the second secondary member at a fourth angle at a fourth point; a planar surface connected to the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, wherein the first connecting piece is offset relative to a first line projected onto the surface by the first primary member, and the second connecting piece is offset in an opposite direction relative to the first line.
US12324507B2
A personal care guidance system for guiding a user through a personal care routine, the system including a personal care implement having a section at least partially made from a magnetic and/or ferromagnetic material, and a magnetic personal care guide to which the personal care implement is magnetically attachable and detachable. The magnetic personal care guide includes a guidance tool, the guidance tool being activated by detaching the personal care implement from the magnetic personal care guide.
US12324504B2
A tracking attachment for an oral care implement that includes a housing and a tracking unit configured to track position, orientation, or movement of the oral care implement. The housing may define a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a portion of the oral care implement. The housing may include a first housing portion having an inner surface that defines a first portion of the receiving cavity that is open at both of the first and second ends of the first housing portion and a second housing portion that mates with the first housing portion to detachably couple the second housing portion to the first housing portion. The second housing portion may have an inner surface that defines a second portion of the receiving cavity that is open at the second end of the second housing portion.
US12324502B2
The present invention is an assistive device designed to facilitate the hair washing and grooming process for individuals seated in wheelchairs or other mobile chairs. The invention comprises an inflatable shampoo cape and an adjustable support brace. The cape is configured to surround and support the client's neck and to bridge the gap to the sink or shampoo bowl. The cape catches hair and product during a hair service. The support brace, attached to the wheelchair, provides a sturdy base for the cape and is adjustable to meet the height requirements of the sink and the client. The device includes a mount that couples the brace to a wheelchair, designed to fit various wheelchair types and sizes. In an alternative embodiment, the entire construction is made from an inflatable plastic sheet. The invention significantly improves the hair washing and grooming experience for wheelchair users by providing comfortable, secure support and full coverage, while being highly portable and adaptable to different environments.
US12324493B2
Disclosed herein are a parasol fan assembly and systems for moving air to cool individuals near a parasol. A parasol fan assembly includes a parasol fan structure comprising at least one attachable fan device. The attachable fan device attaches to a portion of the parasol fan structure, such as a strut, and the device includes rotatable fan blades that are driven by an electric motor. The presently disclosed attachable fan device include an electrical actuator mechanism which ensures that when the operation of the device ceases the fan blades become stationary and parallel to the strut and thus do not interfere with folding the parasol fan assembly. In some embodiments, the parasol fan assembly further comprises a safety mechanism comprising a Hall sensor, the mechanism prevents accidental operation of the attachable fan device.
US12324489B2
A jewelry system comprising a necklace and a clasp. The clasp includes a housing having a bottom including a hole disposed in a side of the bottom and a centered anchor post comprising a groove disposed perpendicular to the hole. The clasp also includes an actuator comprising an actuator housing having a housing anchor, an opening, and a connector interface, and a spring comprising a first spring anchor and a second spring anchor, wherein the spring is received in the actuator housing by coupling the second spring anchor with the housing anchor. The actuator housing is received in the bottom such that the anchor post is inserted into the opening and the groove receives the first spring anchor of the spring. The clasp includes a cord having a first end coupled with the connector interface and a second end to be pulled away from the clasp.
US12324469B2
The technology described herein relates to a three-layer outerwear garment panel comprising an outer layer, a middle membrane layer that is water resistant, and an inner layer. A water-repellant coating such as a durable water-repellant (DWR) coating is selectively applied to the outer layer, leaving areas of the outer layer free from the water-repellant coating. When precipitation hits the garment, the water is absorbed in the non-coated portions to reveal a pattern of shapes formed by the non-coated portions.
US12324467B2
Apparatus, systems, and methods for preventing fluid from entering an interface are provided. For example, a strap is provided for preventing fluid from entering an interface. The strap comprises a first layer comprising an elastic material and a second layer comprising a superabsorbent material. The strap extends about or around a first material at a position at or near an interface between the first material and a second material. The interface may be an interface between a surgical gown and a surgical glove worn by a healthcare provider, and the strap may extend about the gown at a position at or near the glove. In some embodiments, the strap comprises an absorptive facing and an elastic laminate. The absorptive facing comprises a carded web containing superabsorbent fibers. Further, the absorptive facing and elastic laminate form a stretchable material having absorptive properties.
US12324463B2
System includes a haptic garment comprising an integrated circuit (IC) controller coupled to the haptic garment. A sensing circuit configured to cause to transmit a motion signal sensed by a portion of the haptic garment surface to the IC controller is provided. The motion signal is based on one or more of a touch pattern, a gesture pattern, and a movement pattern associated with a user of the haptic garment. The IC controller is configured to transmit a first data associated with the motion signal to an external device. Conductive traces embedded in the haptic garment that electrically couple with the sensing circuit.
US12324455B2
The present disclosure provides an automatic production line for manufacturing and processing plant protein meat, and belongs to the field of application of food equipment. The automatic production line for manufacturing and processing the plant protein meat comprises: an extrusion-expansion machine, plant protein meat raw material blocks, a bearing plate, a first manipulator, a storage rack, a first conveying device, a second manipulator, a second conveying device, a main console, a third conveying device, a shredding device, a seasoning adding and mixing device, a third manipulator, a recycling rack, a storage cabinet and a secondary console. The shredding device of the present disclosure shreds the plant protein meat raw material blocks by cooperative up-down staggered motion of double rows of clips, the plant protein meat raw material blocks in any shape can be shredded, and breakage of the raw material shreds in the shredding process can be avoided effectively; and by the seasoning adding and mixing device of the present disclosure, the shredded plant protein meat raw material blocks are added with seasonings and mixed with the seasonings. The present disclosure is simple in structure, facilitates manufacturing of the plant protein meat, and can efficiently produce and process the plant protein meat.
US12324453B2
Beverages with improved particle suspension properties are disclose, along with methods of making the same. The beverages include a low-acyl gellan gum and insoluble particles. The low-acyl gellan gum undergoes a gel transition that provides adequate gelation to maintain the particles in suspension. The low-acyl gellan gum undergoes the gel transition below a threshold above which the particles and/or a gelled portion of the gum would rise to the top of the beverage via bubbles moving upward through the beverage.
US12324451B2
The present invention relates to a process for producing an ethanol-free vanilla extract, and an ethanol-free vanilla extract obtainable by the process according to the invention. In particular, the present invention relates to an ethanol-free vanilla extract comprising at most 100 mg/kg ethanol, the use of this ethanol-free vanilla extract and products comprising the ethanol-free vanilla extract. The focus of the present invention is in particular to provide an ethanol-free vanilla extract which contains only traces of ethanol naturally contained in fermented vanilla beans and is produced without the use of ethanol.
US12324449B2
A preparation method for a convenient and instant dumpling with a long normal-temperature shelf life includes the following steps: preparation of dough→pressing of dough wrapper→preparation of dumpling wrapper→preparation of stuffing→kneading of dumpling→pre-cooking→canning→sterilization and finished product. By improvement processes in the angle of dough wrapper, stuffing, water migration, dough wrapper adhesion, and taste preservation, the product performance is improved, so that the product may be stored at the normal temperature for at least 12 months and the taste quality may still maintain the same level as fresh dumplings.
US12324443B2
The present invention relates to isomaltulose-containing hard caramels comprising a core and a closed microcrystalline surface layer having a thickness of at most 1 mm, and to processes for preparing isomaltulose-containing hard caramels.
US12324440B1
An automatic smoker, which ignites a combustion medium placed in a combustion chamber by means of an automatic igniter. An ignition needle of the automatic igniter is positioned inside an air inlet port and extends into the combustion chamber, placing the ignition needle at an upwind position. When the ignition needle performs the ignition operation, air enters the combustion chamber through the air inlet hole, promoting the combustion of the combustion medium, thereby enabling the automatic igniter to ignite the combustion medium within the combustion chamber more easily and quickly.
US12324422B2
The present invention relates to a degassing device and an aquaculture system with such a degassing device. The degassing device includes perforated rotating blades.
US12324421B2
Disclosed herein is a system for controlling one or more arrays of bee passage gates in an automated bee habitat, comprising one or more gate arrays comprising a plurality of gates to one or more chambers of an automated bee habitat, each of the gates is individually moveable, independently of all other gates, to set a size of a respective one of a plurality of openings configured for bees passage to the one or more chambers, one or more mechanisms adapted to control each of the plurality of gates independently of the other gates, and a controller adapted to operate the one or more mechanisms to control one or more of the plurality of gates to set the size of the respective openings.
US12324417B2
A pet restraint bag includes an outer layer body including a first open end having a first closing member selectively closing the first open end, a closed end, and a first extension portion having a length having two ends respectively connected to the first open end and the closed end, the outer layer body having an internal receiving space, the first extension portion having a through opening; and an inner layer body receivable in the receiving space and including a second open end having a second closing member selectively closing the second open end, a third open end, and a second extension portion having a length having two ends respectively connected to the second open end and the third open end, the third open end being connected to an inside of the first extension portion.
US12324409B2
A catch tray for a terrarium container. The tray comprises a rectangular bottom wall, first opposite rectangular side walls each separated from the bottom wall by one of first folding lines, and second opposite rectangular side walls each separated from the bottom wall by one of second folding lines. Each of the first and second side walls is oriented upwardly with respect to the bottom wall and connected to the bottom wall by the corresponding first or second folding line. Each of the first side walls is separated from adjacent one of the second side walls by two triangular corner panels connected to each other by a corner folding line and to the adjacent first and second side walls by the first or second folding lines. The triangular corner panels folded inwardly with respect to the side panels so as to define triangle shaped flaps disposed inside the tray.
US12324405B2
The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid DRTC9039 and tomato line CCT-HE19-1075. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTC9039 and tomato line CCT-HE19-1075 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTC9039 and tomato line CCT-HE19-1075 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US12324398B2
The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGF2123. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of bean line SVGF2123 and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGF2123 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SVGF2123, including the pods and gametes of such plants.
US12324395B2
A soybean cultivar designated 16180107 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 16180107, to the plants of soybean cultivar 16180107, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 16180107, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 16180107. 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 16180107. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 16180107, 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 16180107 with another soybean cultivar.
US12324392B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV911245. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV911245, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV911245 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV911245 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV911245.
US12324385B1
A novel maize variety designated 1PDQA37 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1PDQA37 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1PDQA37 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1PDQA37 or a locus conversion of 1PDQA37 with another maize variety.
US12324381B2
A system and method for irrigation, and managing irrigation of, a property or landscape. The system may include an irrigation management server (“IMS”) with the information for an irrigation system. The system may access the irrigation system that has been input into the IMS as well as access a third party map that may display the irrigation system over the map. The system may provide for a user's GPS location to be accessed through and identify the location of the user with respect to the map and irrigation overlay. The system display may provide information regarding the landscape to a user. The system may allow for manipulation of the irrigation system while overlaid on the map by the creation and manipulation of zones within the irrigation system as well as the creation and manipulation of other commands, including watering times and watering duration.
US12324380B1
The present invention provides a system and method for irrigation management and, more particularly, to a system and method for managing and controlling flow rate within an irrigation corner assembly. According to a first preferred embodiment, the present invention teaches a method comprising the steps of: recording irrigation system and irrigation field data; performing a simulated pass around a field and executing a simulated irrigation plan along a selected guidance path; determining the current and maximum sprinkler areas for at least one corner sprinkler at selected points/increments along the selected guidance path; determining the current and maximum extension ratios for the selected sprinklers at the selected increments; calculating the duty cycle for each sprinkler at each selected increment along the corner guidance path based on the determined sprinkler areas and extension ratios; recording calculated duty cycles in a look-up table for each corner sprinkler at each referenced pivot angle; executing the irrigation plan; and setting the valve duty cycles for each corner sprinkler to the tabulated values at each referenced pivot angle.
US12324378B2
Disclosed implementations for improving crop yield in arid environments. Implementations include a method comprising selecting a cover crop adapted to absorb one or more of atmospheric or soil moisture for storage in an underground portion of the cover crop, and planting the selected cover crop in a particular tract of land at a first time instance. The method additionally includes controllably terminating growth of the cover crop at a second time instance, subsequent to the first time instance, to initiate a decay phase of the cover crop to cause transfer of the moisture absorbed in the underground portion of the cover crop to soil of the tract of land, and planting a primary crop in the tract of land at a third time instance, the primary crop absorbing from the soil at least some of the moisture released during the decay phase of the cover crop.
US12324373B1
A combine harvester for seed production and multiplication of grains with automatic cleaning function includes a machine body. The machine body includes a header for harvesting grain plants, and a cleaning device mounted on the header for cleaning the header. The cleaning device includes a controller connected to both a blowing mechanism and a material collecting box mechanism via signals. The blowing mechanism is employed to allow for automatic cleaning of the header without the need to shut down the machine; and seeds and other residues blown out during the cleaning can be recovered through the material collecting box mechanism, avoiding waste.
US12324372B2
A cleaning system for an agricultural harvester includes: at least one sieve; a cleaning blower directed at the at least one sieve and configured to supply a cleaning air flow directed at the at least one sieve; and a conveyor assembly configured to supply crop material to the at least one sieve. The conveyor assembly includes: a conveyor frame; a shaker coupled to the conveyor frame and configured to shake the conveyor frame; and an endless conveyor carried by the conveyor frame and including a conveyor loop with a substantially solid surface and a conveyor driver coupled to the conveyor loop, the conveyor driver being configured to selectively rotate the conveyor loop.
US12324370B2
A harvester configured to harvest crops while traveling in a field includes a self-machine position detection module included in a machine body and operable to detect a self-machine position, a detection unit included in the machine body and including detection modules capable of detecting conditions of surrounding of the machine body, a map creation section operable to create, based on the self-machine position, a map indicative of a position of a reaped land in the field where the crops have been reaped and a position of an un-reaped land in the field where the crops have not yet been reaped and an operational mode setting section setting operational modes of the detection modules respectively, based on the map and the self-machine position.
US12324368B2
An aerial seeding bioremediation method for a coal mining subsidence area. The method includes obtaining a topographic map of the coal mining subsidence area; grading the topographic map in terms of ground slopes; determining seeding coefficients of aerial seeding operation according to a grading result of the ground slopes and ground coverage rates of the coal mining subsidence area; determining height adjustment parameters during unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, aerial seeding; and performing, by a UVA, the aerial seeding operation according the grading result of the ground slopes, the seeding coefficients of the aerial seeding operation, and the height adjustment parameters. A slop grading technical standard of aerial seeding determined by the method of the present disclosure is applicable to complex topography of the coal mining subsidence area and helps with safety of the UVA.
US12329045B2
A semiconductor device includes a PCM stack that includes bottom electrode liner over a lower heater. The bottom electrode liner has a top-down view plus (+) geometry with a ‘horizontal’ portion being orthogonal to a ‘vertical’ portion. An airgap is formed within the PCM stack in an area located adjacent and between the ‘horizontal’ portion and the ‘vertical’ portion. The airgap has a substantially smaller dielectric constant than the surrounding PCM stack material(s). Therefore, the airgap may effectively reduce the amount of current that leaks from the PCM stack when flowing from the bottom electrode liner to a top contact or top electrode. Further, the airgap may allow for expansion of the surrounding PCM stack material(s) that may result from the heating of the PCM stack.
US12329042B1
The present disclosure describes electron-photon and electron-phonon interactions in 2D material systems. In some embodiments, novel entangled states are implemented. Such entangled states may involve the superposition of electronic and phononic modes in these materials. The states may be utilized to realize the transduction of quantum information and sensing. In an aspect, the present disclosure may be a quantum sensor having a single-phonon emitter configured to emit a single phonon. A phononic transducer is configured to receive the emitted single phonon from the single-phonon emitter and propagate the single phonon. A phonon detector is configured to detect an arrival of the propagated single phonon received from the phononic transducer.
US12329036B2
Provided is a dielectric thin film including a metal oxide. The metal oxide includes bismuth, sodium, barium, and titanium, at least a part of the metal oxide is a tetragonal crystal having a perovskite structure, and a (100) plane of at least a part of the tetragonal crystal is oriented in a normal direction of a surface of the dielectric thin film.
US12329033B2
A piezoelectric sensor (e.g., for use in a piezoelectric MEMS microphone) includes a substrate and a cantilever beam attached to the substrate. The cantilever beam has a proximal portion attached to the substrate and extending to an unsupported distal end. An electrode is disposed on or in the proximal portion of the beam and has an outer boundary with a shape substantially corresponding to a contour line of a strain distribution plot for the cantilever beam resulting from a force applied to the cantilever beam.
US12329032B2
Method for manufacturing a thin layer of textured AlN comprising the following successive steps: a) providing a substrate having an amorphous surface, b) forming a polycrystalline nucleation layer of MS2 with M=Mo, W or one of the alloys thereof, on the amorphous surface of the substrate, the polycrystalline nucleation layer consisting of crystalline domains the base planes of which are parallel to the amorphous surface of the substrate, the crystalline domains being oriented randomly in an (a, b) plane formed by the amorphous surface of the substrate, c) depositing aluminum nitride on the nucleation layer, leading to the formation of a thin layer of textured AlN.
US12329030B2
Organic compound, organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting device having the compound
The present disclosure relates to an organic compound having the following structure of Formula 1, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) where an electron transport layer and/or a charge generation layer includes the organic compound and an organic light emitting device including the organic light emitting diode. While only the specific moiety in the organic compound is deuterated, the organic compound can implement excellent luminous efficiency and luminous lifespan as a compound where all the carbon atoms are deuterated. The OLED can maximize its luminous efficiency and luminous lifespan with minimizing utilization of expensive deuterium.
US12329023B2
A polymer may include a first structural unit including a first electron accepting moiety and a first electron donating moiety, a second structural unit including a second electron accepting moiety and a second electron donating moiety. The second electron accepting moiety is different from the first electron accepting moiety. The second electron donating moiety is the same as or different from the first electron donating moiety. The first structural unit is represented by Chemical Formula 1. Chemical Formula 1 is described in the detailed description.
US12329016B2
An electronic device in various embodiments may include: a front cover forming a front surface of the electronic device; a rear cover forming a rear surface opposite to the front surface; a display placed between the front cover and the rear cover and visually exposed through the front cover; a first camera disposed on the front surface; and a processor operatively connected to the first camera and the display. The display may be divided into a display region and a sensor region when facing the front surface. The display may include: a light-emitting/light-receiving layer including light-emitting diodes disposed in the display region and at least one photodiode disposed in the sensor region; and a filter layer placed between the front cover and the light-emitting/light-receiving layer and including light-emitting filters aligned with the light-emitting diodes in the display region, and at least one light-receiving filter aligned with the at least one photodiode in the sensor region. The processor may be configured to receive, from the at least one photodiode, light information related to light passed through the at least one light-receiving filter to be received by the at least one photodiode, and perform, by the light information, a function related to an image acquired from the first camera to be displayed on the display.
US12329008B2
A display device and a display panel thereof. The display panel has a display area and a frame area, where the display panel includes second pixel units disposed in the display area, and each of the second pixel units include: first sub-pixels, second sub-pixels and third sub-pixels alternately distributed in a column direction and emit three different primary colors respectively, and sub-pixels emitting a same color in each of the second pixel units are synchronously controlled to emit light. The display panel further includes color deviation adjustment sub-pixels disposed in the display area and between the second pixel units and the frame area, and the color deviation adjustment sub-pixels are independently controlled to emit light.
US12329007B2
A display panel is discussed. The display panel includes a substrate, sub-pixels disposed on the substrate along pixel rows and pixel columns, light emitting layers provided on each of the sub-pixels, dummy patterns disposed to correspond to the sub-pixels, a hank disposed between the dummy patterns, and a connection pattern connecting at least two of the dummy patterns, disposed with the light emitting layers outputting light of a same color among the dummy patterns, to each other, wherein each of the light emitting layers is disposal by being extended from each of the sub-pixels to each of the dummy patterns corresponding to each of the sub-pixels.
US12329006B2
An OLED display substrate, a manufacturing method and a display device are provided. The OLED display substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of pixel units arranged on the base substrate, each pixel unit includes a plurality of subpixel units, and each subpixel unit includes a switching TFT and a bottom-emission OLED, the OLED display substrate further includes a light-shielding layer arranged between the OLED and the switching TFT, and an orthogonal projection of the light-shielding layer onto the base substrate completely covers an orthogonal projection of a semiconductor region of the switching TFT onto the base substrate.
US12329005B2
A display panel including a first panel region (FPR) including (n−1)-th and n-th pixel rows ((n−1)PR and nPR), and a second panel region (SPR) dividing the nPR to propagate an optical signal. The display panel includes a circuit element layer (CEL) and a display element layer (DEL). The CEL includes a signal line (SL), a pixel driving circuit (PDC), and first to third regions. The SL and the PDC are in the first region. The second region (SR) corresponds to the SPR. The SL and the PDC are not in the SR. The third region (TR) corresponds to the SPR and is along a periphery of the SR. The SL is in the TR, and includes an (n−1)-th scan line ((n−1)SL) connected to the (n−1)PR, an n-th reset line (nRL) connected to the nPR, and a first row connection line in the TR and connecting the (n−1)SL and the nRL.
US12329003B2
There is provided a display device comprises a substrate; a circuit layer; and an element layer. The element layer comprises light emitting elements disposed in emission areas of a display area of the substrate, and light sensing elements disposed in light sensing areas of the display area. The circuit layer comprises light emitting pixel drivers electrically connected to the light emitting elements; light sensing pixel drivers electrically connected to the light sensing elements; data lines electrically connected to the light emitting pixel drivers; first dummy lines extending in a first direction; second dummy lines extending in parallel with the data lines; and a reset control line electrically connected to the light sensing pixel drivers, extending in the first direction, transmitting a reset control signal for resetting the light sensing pixel drivers, and overlapping at least some of the first dummy lines.
US12329000B2
A transparent display device may reduce or minimize deterioration of light transmittance, which is caused by a repair line. The transparent display device comprises a first repair line extended in a first direction along a first side of a first transmissive area, a second repair line extended in a second direction along a second side of a second transmissive area disposed to be adjacent to the first transmissive area, a third repair line extended in the first direction along a third side facing the first side of the first transmissive area, and a fourth repair line extended in the second direction along a fourth side facing the second side of the second transmissive area.
US12328994B2
An electronic device includes an insulating base including a strip-shaped portion having elasticity and an island-shaped portion connected to the strip-shaped portion, an organic insulating film disposed on the insulating base, an inorganic insulating film disposed on the organic insulating film, a wiring disposed between the strip-shaped portion and the organic insulating film, an electrical element disposed on the inorganic insulating film and electrically connected to the wiring, in the island-shaped portion, a barrier wall overlapping the island-shaped portion and the strip-shaped portion and surrounding the electrical element, and a sealing film covering the electrical element.
US12328991B2
A light-emitting panel that includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of first regulators, each of which extends in a first direction and defines each two of the pixels that are adjacent to each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a plurality of second regulators, each of which extends in the second direction and defines each two of the pixels that are adjacent to each other in the first direction, the plurality of pixels including a plurality of first pixels arranged along the first direction and a plurality of second pixels arranged along the first direction, the plurality of first pixels and the plurality of second pixels sharing a light-emitting layer, each length of the plurality of second pixels being smaller than each length of the plurality of first pixels in the first direction.
US12328983B2
Optoelectronic arrangement is proposed for use in a transparent glazing element of a vehicle, for example. The arrangement comprises at least one substantially transparent carrier layer, at least one conductor layer comprising conductor paths provided on at least one side of said carrier layer, at least one light emitting element arranged on the carrier layer and electrically coupled to conductor paths on said conductor layer and at least one proximity and/or touch sensor arranged on at least one of said carrier layers, the arrangement further being couplable to a control module for controlling the operation of said at least one light emitting element in response to information from said at least one proximity and/or touch sensor.
US12328982B2
The present disclosure discloses a display panel and a method for preparing a display panel. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a signal wiring portion, a first outer lead wiring portion, a second outer lead wiring portion, a through-hole portion, and a bridging wiring portion. The first outer lead wiring portion is disposed on a side surface of the first substrate along a light emitting direction of the display panel, and the second outer lead wiring portion is disposed on a side surface of the second substrate away from the first substrate and is electrically connected to the first outer lead wiring portion through the bridging wiring portion disposed in the through-hole portion.
US12328974B2
A nitride semiconductor ultraviolet light-emitting element is provided. The element includes a light-emitting element structure part with an n-type layer, an active layer, and a p-type layer stacked vertically, which are made of AlGaN-based semiconductors with wurtzite structure. The n-type layer has an n-type AlGaN-based semiconductor, the active layer has well layers including an AlGaN based semiconductor, and the p-type layer has a p-type AlGaN-based semiconductor. Each semiconductor layer in the n-type and the active layers is an epitaxially grown layer having a surface on which multi-step terraces parallel to the (0001) plane are formed. The n-type layer has first Ga-rich regions which include n-type AlGaN regions in which an AlGaN composition ratio is an integer ratio of Al2Ga1N3. The well layer includes a second Ga-rich region, which includes an AlGaN region in which an AlGaN composition ratio is an integer ratio of Al1Ga1N2 or Al5Ga7N12.
US12328973B2
Disclosed is a multi-quantum well structure including a stress relief layer, an electron-collecting layer disposed on the stress relief layer, and an active layer including a first active layer unit that is disposed on the electron-collecting layer. The first active layer unit includes potential barrier sub-layers and potential well sub-layers being alternately stacked, in which at least one of the potential barrier sub-layers has a GaN/Alx1Iny1Ga(1-x1-y1)N stack, where 0
US12328972B2
The bonding method of a micro-light emitting diode chip includes providing a backplane, and two solder columns are formed on electrodes of each chip bonding area of the backplane; forming a glue groove in the chip bonding area, forming a glue layer in the glue groove to make the glue layer cover tops of the solder columns; moving the chip to make positive and negative electrodes of the chip aligned with the two solder columns respectively; heating the backplane to make the glue layer melt into liquid glue; making positive and negative electrodes of the chip immersed in the liquid glue; after cooling to a room temperature, making the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the chip adhered to the two solder columns respectively; removing a transfer head; soldering the positive electrode and the solder column adhered together, and the negative electrode and the solder column adhered together.
US12328965B2
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an optoelectronic device. The device includes a substrate, and a germanium photodiode region extending into an upper surface of the substrate. The germanium photodiode region has a curved upper surface that extends past the upper surface of the substrate. A silicon cap overlies the curved upper surface of the germanium photodiode region. There is an absence of oxide between the curved upper surface of the germanium photodiode region and an upper surface of the silicon cap.
US12328962B2
An electronic device includes a stack of a first level having a SPAD, a second level having a quench circuit for said SPAD, and a third level having a circuit for processing data generated by said SPAD. A method for making the device includes: a) forming of the first level; b) bonding, on the first level, by molecular bonding, of a stack of layers including a semiconductor layer; and c) forming the quench circuit of the second level in the semiconductor layer.
US12328960B2
A photosensor includes: APD regions and a dividing region located between adjacent APD regions. The first semiconductor substrate includes a first primary surface and a second primary surface. An APD in each APD region includes: a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type that is in contact with the first primary surface; and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type which is closer to the second primary surface than the first semiconductor layer is. The dividing region includes: a third semiconductor layer and a trench closer to the second primary surface than the third semiconductor layer is. The trench includes a first end in contact with the second primary surface and a second end apart from the first primary surface. A part of the trench between the second end and the first primary surface is at least partially depleted.
US12328953B2
A solar cell module, having at least four module segments and a plurality of bypass elements. Each module segment includes at least two solar cell strings connected in parallel and each string includes multiple solar cells connected in series and the four module segments are connected in series. The second and third module segments are connected in series between first and fourth module segments and the four module segments are arranged in two parallel series, having a first series which includes the first and the second module segment and a second series which includes the third and the fourth module segment. A first bypass element is connected in parallel to the first module segment, a second bypass element is connected in parallel to the second and third module segments connected in series, and a third bypass element is connected in parallel to the fourth module segment.
US12328949B2
A method of operating a circuit having a capacitor and a load that are connectable to, and disconnetable from, a voltage source by an electronically controllable switch, the method includes charging the capacitor by raising a voltage across the capacitor from an initial voltage value and at a constant rate by controlling the switch to supply current to the capacitor at a constant current supply rate that is selected to avoid damage to the switch, and then operating the switch to supply current from the voltage source to the capacitor when the voltage across the capacitor reaches the voltage source's voltage.
US12328948B1
Embodiments included herein are directed towards a charge device model (“CDM”) protection circuit. The circuit may include a power supply, a power clamp operatively connected to the power supply, at least one diode connected with the power clamp, a field effect transistor (“FET”) operatively connected with the at least one diode and a trigger mechanism configured to activate the FET.
US12328945B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a clock buffer cell that is a standard cell transmitting a clock signal. The clock buffer cell has an input terminal and an output terminal. A first metal interconnect including the output terminal is located in a layer above a second metal interconnect including the input terminal and greater in width than the second metal interconnect.
US12328944B2
An integrated circuit layout includes a first and a second standard cells abutting along a boundary line. The boundary line and a first active region of the first standard cell include a distance D1. A first gate line on the first active region protrudes from the first active region by a length L1. The boundary line and a second active region of the second standard cell include a distance D2. A second gate line on the second active region protrudes from the second active region by a length L2. Two first dummy gate lines and two second dummy gate lines are disposed at two sides of the first active region and the second active region and are away from the boundary line by a distance S. The lengths L1 and L2, the distances S, D1 and D2 have the relationships: L1≤D1−S, L2≤D2−S, and D1≠D2.
US12328937B2
An integrated circuit device includes: a fin-type active area protruding from a substrate, extending in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, and including a first semiconductor material; an isolation layer arranged on the substrate and covering a lower portion of a sidewall of the fin-type active area, the isolation layer including an insulation liner conformally arranged on the lower portion of the sidewall of the fin-type active area, and an insulation filling layer on the insulation liner; a capping layer surrounding an upper surface and the sidewall of the fin-type active area, including a second semiconductor material different from the first semiconductor material, and with the capping layer having an upper surface, a sidewall, and a facet surface between the upper surface and the sidewall; and a gate structure arranged on the capping layer and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US12328929B2
A method includes forming a first gate stack over a first semiconductor region, depositing a spacer layer on the first gate stack, and depositing a dummy spacer layer on the spacer layer. The dummy spacer layer includes a metal-containing material. An anisotropic etching process is performed on the dummy spacer layer and the spacer layer to form a gate spacer and a dummy sidewall spacer, respectively. The first semiconductor region is etched to form a recess extending into the first semiconductor region. The first semiconductor region is etched using the first gate stack, the gate spacer, and the dummy sidewall spacer as an etching mask. The method further includes epitaxially growing a source/drain region in the recess, and removing the dummy sidewall spacer after the source/drain region is grown.
US12328928B2
A semiconductor element unit includes a semiconductor element; and a first electrode having a flat first electrode mounting surface whose surface roughness is less than or equal to 10 [nm] and forming eutectic bonding with the semiconductor element in a part different from the first electrode mounting surface. A semiconductor element unit supply substrate includes one or more semiconductor element units. A semiconductor packaging circuit includes the semiconductor element unit.
US12328926B1
Structures for a field-effect transistor and methods of forming a structure for a field-effect transistor. The structure comprises a silicon-on-insulator substrate including a semiconductor substrate, a dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor layer on the dielectric layer. The structure further comprises a gate electrode on the semiconductor layer. The gate electrode comprises a single-crystal semiconductor material. The structure further comprises a spacer structure including a first portion that overlaps with a side surface of the dielectric layer and a second portion that overlaps with a portion of the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the side surface of the dielectric layer.
US12328905B2
A transistor structure includes a base and a body over the base. The body comprises a semiconductor material and has a first end portion and a second end portion. A gate structure is wrapped around the body between the first end portion and the second end portion, where the gate structure includes a gate electrode and a dielectric between the gate electrode and the body. A source is in contact with the first end portion and a drain is in contact with the second end portion. A first spacer material is on opposite sides of the gate electrode and above the first end portion. A second spacer material is adjacent the gate structure and under the first end portion of the nanowire body. The second spacer material is below and in contact with a bottom surface of the source and the drain.
US12328900B2
A semiconductor device of embodiments includes: a silicon carbide layer including a trench, a n-type first SiC region, a p-type second SiC region on the first SiC region, a n-type third SiC region on the second SiC region, a fourth SiC region of p-type between the first trench and the first SiC region, and a fifth SiC region electrically connecting the second SiC region and the fourth SiC region; and a gate electrode in the trench. The first trench has a first region extending in a first direction, a second region continuous with the first region, and a third region continuous with the second region and extending in the first direction. The second width of the second region in the second direction is larger than the first width of the first region in the second direction. The fifth SiC region is disposed in the second direction of the second region.
US12328895B2
The present disclosure relates to vertical field effect transistors (FET). The vertical FET according to the invention includes a substrate (101) and a first electrode (102) configured as either a source or a drain of the transistor. The device includes a second electrode (104) configured as the other of the source and the drain, where the second electrode at least partially overlaps the first electrode in an overlapping region. Moreover, the device comprises an active layer (103) that is sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode and a gate arrangement including a gate conductor portion (107) and a gate insulating layer (106), which is arranged between the active layer (103) and a gate conductor portion (107) so as to prevent direct contact between the active layer (103) and the gate conductor portion (107). The active layer (103) comprises a 1D material arranged with its longitudinal axis parallel to the substrate (101) and/or a 2D material arranged with its plane substantially parallel to the substrate (101) The present disclosure further comprises a method (3000) for the manufacture of such vertical field effect transistors as well as for the manufacture of complementary logic devices.
US12328893B2
A semiconductor device includes a first and a second nitride-based semiconductor layers, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate electrode, and a first and a second stress modulation layers. The first nitride-based semiconductor layer has a first thickness. The second nitride-based semiconductor layer has a bandgap less than a bandgap of the first nitride-based semiconductor layer to form a heterojunction therebetween. The second nitride-based semiconductor layer has a second thickness, and a ratio of the first thickness to the second thickness is in a range from 0.5 to 5. The first and the second stress modulation layers provide a first and a second drift regions of the second nitride-based semiconductor layer with stress, respectively, resulting in induction of a first and a second 2DHG regions within the first and the second drift regions, respectively.
US12328870B2
A semiconductor device may include a substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region, lower electrodes on the cell region of the substrate, a dielectric layer on surfaces of the lower electrodes, a silicon germanium layer on the dielectric layer, a metal plate pattern and a polishing stop layer pattern stacked on the silicon germanium layer, and upper contact plugs physically contacting an upper surface of the silicon germanium layer. The upper contact plugs may have an upper surface farther away from the substrate than an upper surface of the polishing stop layer pattern. The upper contact plugs may be spaced apart from the metal plate pattern and the polishing stop layer pattern.
US12328867B2
In certain aspects, a memory device includes a vertical transistor, a storage unit, and a bit line. The vertical transistor includes a semiconductor body extending in a first direction. The semiconductor body includes a doped source, a doped drain, and a channel portion. The storage unit is coupled to a first terminal. The first terminal is one of the source and the drain. The bit line extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and in contact with a second terminal. The second terminal is another one of the source and the drain that is formed on all sides of a protrusion of the semiconductor body. The bit line is separated from the channel portion of the semiconductor body by the second terminal.
US12328866B2
Semiconductor devices may include an active pattern, a gate structure in an upper portion of the active pattern, a bit line structure on the active pattern, a lower spacer structure on a lower portion of a sidewall of the bit line structure, and an upper spacer structure on an upper portion of the sidewall of the bit line structure. The lower spacer structure includes first and second lower spacers sequentially stacked, the first lower spacer contacts the lower portion of the sidewall of the bit line structure and does not include nitrogen, and the second lower spacer includes a material different from the first lower spacer. A portion of the upper spacer structure contacting the upper portion of the sidewall of the bit line structure includes a material different from the first lower spacer.
US12328860B2
A semiconductor device includes at least one memory cell and at least one logic cell. The at least one logic cell is disposed next to the at least one memory cell. The at least one logic cell includes fins. The fins are separated into fin groups for forming transistors. A distance between two adjacent groups of the plurality of fin groups is different from a distance between another two adjacent groups of the plurality of fin groups.
US12328856B2
Techniques and apparatuses directed to component shielding are described in this document. A first aspect relates to a system including a printed circuit board (PCB) oriented along a first plane, a device on the PCB, and a component shield having a wall structure oriented perpendicular to the first plane and a cover structure connected to the wall structure. The system includes a housing structure oriented along a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane. The first and second planes define a shielded space within which the component shield and the device reside. The system further includes a shielding layer residing at least partially between the cover and housing structures. The shielding layer has an irregular cross-section along a fourth plane perpendicular to at least one of the first or second planes and a third plane. The irregular cross-section includes a protrusion that extends from the third plane.
US12328853B2
A power supply device (20, 20′, 20″) and a printed circuit board device (100, 100′, 100″) including the same are provided in embodiments of the present disclosure. The power supply device (20, 20′, 20″) is mounted on a mainboard (10) and includes a first surface (11). The power supply device (20, 20′, 20″) includes: a magnetic device (22) located above the first surface (11) of the mainboard (10) and electrically connected to the mainboard (10); at least one accommodating portion (24) located on a surface of the magnetic device (22) facing towards the first surface (11); and a semiconductor device (26) which is at least partially accommodated in the at least one accommodating portion (24) and electrically connected to the mainboard (10).
US12328852B2
An apparatus can include a housing, a first contactor portion, a heat sink, and a second contactor portion. The first contactor portion can be coupled with the housing. The heat sink can be coupled with the housing. The second contactor portion can contact the first contactor portion in a first position. The second contact or portion can thermally couple with a heatsink in a second position.
US12328838B2
Disclosed herein is a rack ear for mounting equipment in an equipment rack. The rack ear can include a member that extends outward from a computing device, when the rack ear is coupled to the computing device, to an end of the member. The member can include an elongate opening that extends through the member and defines an upper lobe and a lower lobe. The elongate opening can extend through the end of the member to define a slot opening. The elongate opening can be symmetrical about a plane through the horizontal midline of the member. The member can define a height that corresponds to a 1U, 2U, 3U, or 4U dimension of the computing device.
US12328835B2
A display apparatus includes at least one display panel that includes a substrate, a pixel array, a conductive device, and a protection adhesive. The pixel array is disposed on a front surface of the substrate. The conductive device is disposed at least on a sidewall of the substrate and electrically connected to the pixel array. The protection adhesive is disposed at least on the sidewall of the substrate and covers the conductive device. The protection adhesive has a first surface, a second surface, and a connecting surface which are disposed opposite to the sidewall of the substrate. A distance between the first surface and the sidewall of the substrate is greater than a distance between the second surface and the sidewall of the substrate. The connecting surface is connected to the first surface and the second surface.
US12328833B2
An electronic device includes a housing, a dual-metal assembly, and a baffle. The housing has a through hole. The baffle is movably disposed in the housing. The baffle has at least one opening. The dual-metal assembly is connected to a side of the baffle and includes a first metal and a second metal. A thermal expansion coefficient of the first metal is different from a thermal expansion coefficient of the second metal, so that the dual-metal assembly is adapted to change between an initial state and a deforming state. When the dual-metal assembly is in the initial state, the opening is distant from the through hole. When the dual-metal assembly is in the deforming state, the dual-metal assembly drives the baffle to move, so that at least a portion of the opening is communicable with the through hole.
US12328828B2
A method for manufacturing a circuit board includes providing a composite material film including a metal film and a polymeric film, disposing a dielectric layer on the polymeric film to form a stacked structure, forming a circuit layer with a contact pad on a substrate, bonding the stacked structure onto the substrate and the circuit layer, and forming a first opening extending through the metal film to form a patterned metal film. The dielectric layer directly contacts the substrate and entirely covers the circuit layer. The method further includes plasma etching the dielectric layer with the patterned metal film as a mask to form a second opening in the dielectric layer and expose the contact pad in the second opening, removing the composite material film, and depositing a conductive material in the second opening to form a conductive blind hole electrically connected to the contact pad.
US12328824B2
The present application provides a device for disassembling electronics, the device comprising transporting means (4) and/or holding means (5) arranged to receive one or more objects containing one or more electronic components, the holding means (5) being adjustable, imaging means (3) for imaging the object and/or measuring means for measuring the object, one or more removal means (6) for removing one or more electronic components from the object, the means being operatively connected to a control unit (1). The present application also provides a method for disassembling electronics with the device.
US12328811B2
An electronic device is disclosed, including: a housing including a first surface, a second surface parallel to the first surface, and a side surface surrounding a space formed between the first surface and the second surface, a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed on the first surface of the housing, a second PCB disposed on the first surface of the housing and spaced apart from the first PCB, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) connecting the first PCB and the second PCB, a conductive sheet disposed on the second surface of the housing and spaced apart from the first PCB, the second PCB, and the FPCB, and an insulating member disposed on one surface of the FPCB and contacting the conductive sheet.
US12328804B2
A system (21) is configured to obtain a control history of one or more lighting devices (35,36) of a networked lighting system and detect a regularly occurring sequence of manual light control actions (91.92) based on the control history. The control history describes light control actions and the sequence of manual light control actions comprises a light control action associated with a location. The system is further configured to determine a location for a presence sensor or light switch based on the location associated with the light control action such that the network lighting system is able to trigger one or more of the manual light control actions at an appropriate moment when the presence sensor or light switch is placed at the determined location and output the determined location to a user to facilitate the installation of the presence sensor or light switch in the networked lighting system.
US12328802B2
An automated luminaire and method are provided. The automated luminaire includes a range sensing module and a control system. The range sensing module calculates a distance to a closest object in a direction that the automated luminaire is pointed. The control system reduces a beam power density of a light beam emitted from the automated luminaire when the distance is less than a threshold distance. The method includes determining whether an emitted beam power determinant of the automated luminaire has changed; if so, calculating a threshold distance from current values of one or more beam power determinants; determining whether the distance to the closest object is greater than the threshold distance; and, if not, reducing the beam power density of the light beam emitted from the automated luminaire.
US12328794B1
The present disclosure is directed to systems and techniques for providing signaling optimization for Modify Access Bearer Request (MABR) messaging in a network. In one example, the systems and techniques can include negotiating, using a Mobility Management Engine (MME), a MABR support for the MME to include subscriber information in one or more MABR messages transmitted by the MME. The MME can determine an updated subscriber information, wherein the updated subscriber information is determined based on a User Equipment (UE) location change. Based at least in part on the negotiated MABR support, and in response to the MME determining the updated subscriber information, the MME can transmit a single MABR to a Serving Gateway (SGW), wherein the single MABR message includes the updated subscriber information.
US12328790B2
Techniques for sharing resources between a radio access technology (RAT) modem (e.g., an LTE modem) and a processor-based radio (e.g., a software-defined radio) are described. In an example, operation of the RAT modem establishes an extended discontinuous reception mode (eDRX) cycle with a cellular system. The RAT modem sends eDRX scheduling information, that is based at least in part on the eDRX cycle, to the processor-based radio. Operation of the processor-based radio identifies paging opportunities (POs) of the eDRX cycle, based at least in part on the eDRX scheduling information. Operation of the processor-based radio manages usage of shared resources (e.g., transmit and receive amplifiers, digital signal processing elements, memory devices, elements of physical layer(s), and/or antenna(s), etc.). The managing may be based at least in part on the identified POs. The managing avoids conflicts between the RAT modem and the processor-based radio over the shared resources.
US12328788B2
Wireless networks may have thousands of configurable parameters, so manual tuning is infeasible. A self-organizing network (SON) can provide automation. However, automated algorithms are not designed to interact with a wireless network, and network experimentation can jeopardize reliability. To address the former, a SON facilitator of a wireless network management node exposes an API that can translate network configuration information for consumption by a SON enhancer, which may implement an AI algorithm for network tuning. The SON facilitator can also transform output from the SON enhancer into directions for controlling a test scenario, including generating a DL SON message describing the test to a UE. To further increase reliability during the test scenario, the UE can be provisioned with two wireless connections. A first connection is unchanged by the test scenario for stability, and a second connection is used for testing.
US12328787B2
A novel method for service based network resource allocation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising receiving from a UE at a base station over a Primary Cell (PCell), a request message to perform an action with respect to a Secondary Cell (SCell), the request message including service information. The method then determines a specific action to be performed with respect to the SCell based on the service information. Finally, the method performs the specific action with respect to the SCell at the base station and transmits a connection reconfiguration message to the UE to direct the UE to perform the specific action based on a service to be supported.
US12328777B2
A data transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: a core network element receives a first message sent by a first terminal device. The first message is used to request to establish a first PDU session. The core network element determines, based on group information corresponding to the first terminal device, that the first terminal device needs to perform local routing. The group information includes a group identifier ID and a group member list. The core network element obtains binding information. The binding information includes the group ID and session information of the first PDU session, and the session information includes one or more of a session ID, a TEID, and a QFIs of the first PDU session. The core network element sends the binding information to a first access network node. This can implement IAB based local routing, and shorten a transmission latency.
US12328773B2
Aspects relate to one or more configurations for wireless communication via a radio frequency (RF) band. A user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS) may support communication on a first RF band. A first minimum bandwidth size may be defined for first RF band. The first minimum bandwidth size may be smaller than a second minimum bandwidth size defined for a second RF band available to the UE. The UE and the BS may each communicate via the first RF band according to a first configuration that is based on the first minimum bandwidth size.
US12328772B1
A method comprising initiating a random access (RA) procedure, by a reconfiguration with sync, for a bandwidth part (BWP), in circumstances where the reconfiguration with sync was not initiated for recovery using an lower-layer triggered mobility (LTM) candidate configuration, in circumstances where the BWP was configured with the dedicated contention free RA resources for the 4-step RA type, performing 4-step RA, in circumstances where the active BWP was not configured with the dedicated contention free RA resources for the 4-step RA type: in circumstances where the BWP was configured with the dedicated contention free RA resources for the 2-step RA type, performing 2-step RA, in circumstances where the BWP was not configured with the dedicated contention free RA resources for the 2-step RA type, performing 4-step RA; in circumstances where the reconfiguration with sync was initiated for recovery using an LTM candidate configuration: in circumstances where the BWP is configured with RA resources for 2-step RA type: in circumstances where the BWP is not configured with RA resources for 4-step RA type random access, performing 2-step RA, in circumstances where the BWP is configured with RA resources for 4-step RA type: in circumstances where the measured RSRP of the downlink pathloss reference is above the message-A threshold, performing 2-step RA, and in circumstances where the measured RSRP of the downlink pathloss reference is not above the message-A threshold, performing 4-step RA is disclosed.
US12328771B2
A system information transmission method, a terminal and a network device are provided. The method includes: receiving request information for requesting target Other System Information sent by a terminal; configuring a random access message 2 or a random access message 4 for the terminal based on the request information; and sending the random access message 2 or the random access message 4 to the terminal.
US12328769B2
A system and method for signaling design and configuration are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system and method are configured to transmit, by a wireless communication node to a first wireless communication device, configuration information, wherein the first wireless communication device is a reduced capability user equipment device, and wherein the configuration information includes a Physical Random Access Channel configuration.
US12328764B2
A transmitting wireless transmit/receive unit (Tx WTRU) may receive configuration information that indicates one or more parameters. The one or more parameters may be associated with resource selection. The Tx WTRU may determine a first resource selection window and a second resource selection window. The first resource selection window may be associated with an active time of a receiving wireless transmit/receive unit (Rx WTRU). The second resource selection window may be associated with an inactive time of the Rx WTRU. The Tx WTRU may determine a first number of candidate resources associated with the first resource selection window. The Tx WTRU may determine a first number of candidate resources associated with the second resource selection window. In examples, the Tx WTRU may increase the first number of candidate resources associated with the first resource selection window to a second number of candidate resources associated with the first resource selection window.
US12328759B2
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for channel access for wireless communications, for example, in unlicensed frequency bands. In some cases, a UE may act as an initiating device, initiating access to a wireless channel if it detects a network entity has failed to access a channel during a channel occupancy time (COT) of a frame period (FP).
US12328757B2
The present disclosure provides a communication method and apparatus based on an unlicensed spectrum, and a storage medium. The method comprises: an access network device acquires a channel state detection result of an unlicensed spectrum, the channel state detection result comprising whether a sub-band or a bandwidth part in the unlicensed spectrum is busy; and the access network device sends downlink control information to a terminal, the downlink control information indicating whether at least part of sub-bands or bandwidth parts in the channel state detection result are busy.
US12328755B2
A method for determining a starting position of a channel occupancy time can include: determining, according to configuration information, a first period of a starting position of a downlink channel occupancy time; periodically determining, according to the first period, whether information sent by a base station is received in an unlicensed frequency band; and if the information sent by the base station is received in the unlicensed frequency band, determining that the time when the information is received from the base station is the starting position of the downlink channel occupancy time of the unlicensed frequency band.
US12328753B2
A UE receives a configuration indicating priority levels for each of multiple logical channels. The UE schedules one or more packets for uplink transmission according to a priority level of a logical channel associated with a respective packet of the one or more packets and adjusts scheduling in response to a residual delay budget of a packet exceeding a delay threshold. The UE transmits the uplink transmission.
US12328750B2
The present technology relates to a communication apparatus and an information processing method that make it possible to appropriately reduce inter-link interference. The communication apparatus according to the present technology acquires, in a case of simultaneously performing transmission and reception of a data signal with another communication apparatus using a plurality of Links, first interference information concerning interference between Links occurring in the other communication apparatus from the other communication apparatus, and decides a transmission parameter to be used by the other communication apparatus for transmission of a data signal on a basis of the first interference information and second interference information concerning interference between the Links occurring in the communication apparatus. The present technology is applicable to a wireless communication system.
US12328749B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set configuration information that indicates an aperiodic SRS resource set, an aperiodic downlink reference signal resource associated with the aperiodic SRS resource set, and a slot offset associated with the aperiodic downlink reference signal resource. The UE may receive downlink control information indicating that the aperiodic SRS resource set is triggered and determine a quasi co-location assumption for the aperiodic downlink reference signal resource based on the slot offset associated with the aperiodic downlink reference signal resource. The UE may measure the aperiodic downlink reference signal resource in a slot indicated by the slot offset based on the quasi co-location assumption.
US12328748B2
Even when multiple beams or transmission reception points are used, mobility is prevented from lowering. A user terminal according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a reception section that receives a plurality of measurement signals employing respectively different measurement resource configurations; a control section that controls measurement out of a measurement signal of the plurality of measurement signals corresponding to resource configuration information included in downlink L1/L2 signaling or selected based on a predetermined condition; and a transmission section that reports a measurement result.
US12328734B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive activation signaling for a configuration of a semi-persistent transmission procedure; activate the semi-persistent transmission procedure based at least in part on receiving the activation signaling; and deactivate the semi-persistent transmission procedure based at least in part on a deactivation time. In some aspects, the UE may activate the semi-persistent transmission procedure based at least in part on transmitting uplink feedback. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12328733B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, via a first carrier, an indication of an offset for scheduling a reference signal on a second carrier, wherein the offset indicates a duration between downlink control information (DCI), that schedules the reference signal, and the reference signal; determine a first numerology of the first carrier and a second numerology of the second carrier; and determine a time offset for the reference signal based at least in part on the offset and at least one of the first numerology, the second numerology, or both the first numerology and the second numerology. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12328726B2
Methods are disclosed for an adaptive Transmit Time Interval (TTI) Bundling Configuration using a measurement gap. In one embodiment the method includes scheduling allocation of a TTI bundle wherein part of the TTI bundle overlaps a measurement gap; transmitting, by a User Equipment (UE), only a part of the scheduled TTI bundle; and scheduling other UEs to use the resources not used by the scheduled TTI bundle.
US12328724B2
A method and a user equipment (UE) are provided for resource allocation. The UE receives repeated physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) from a network. Each of the repeated PDCCHs includes downlink control information (DCI) that schedules reception of a same physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) at the UE. The UE determines resources for at least one of transmission and reception at the UE, from a PDCCH having a latest start symbol or a latest ending symbol among the repeated PDCCHs. The repeated PDCCHs are received in accordance with the UE and the network communicating using a multi-transmission reception point (TRP) repetition scheme or a multi-TRP multi-chance scheme.
US12328722B2
This application relates to the wireless communications field applied to, for example, a wireless local area network supporting the 802.11be standard. In an example method, an access point (AP) generates and sends a trigger frame. The trigger frame includes an uplink length field, a common information field and a user information field. The uplink length field is used to indicate lengths indicated by legacy signal (L-SIG) fields in a high efficient trigger based physical layer protocol data unit (HE TB PPDU) and an extremely high throughput physical layer protocol data unit (EHT PPDU), or the uplink length field is used to indicate a length indicated by an L-SIG field in an EHT PPDU. An uplink bandwidth field in the common information field and the user information field in the trigger frame jointly indicate an uplink bandwidth used for sending the EHT PPDU.
US12328718B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a method for wireless communication by a user-equipment (UE). The method generally includes receiving, on a control channel, a configuration for an uplink control information (UCI) repetition, determining, in dependence on the control channel, whether to prioritize transmission of the UCI repetition over other uplink signaling, wherein a scheduled resource for transmission of the UCI repetition overlaps with resources for the other uplink signaling, and taking one or more actions associated with communication of the UCI repetition in accordance with the determination.
US12328717B2
A method and device for a User Equipment (UE) for connecting with a network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the UE delivers a first Protocol Data Unit (PDU) of a first PDU set from a Quality of Service (QoS) flow to a first Data Radio Bearer (DRB). The UE also receives a message or an indication from the network for remapping the QoS flow from the first DRB to a second DRB. Furthermore, the UE delivers a second PDU of the first PDU set to the first DRB, wherein the second PDU is delivered to the first DRB after receiving the message or the indication.
US12328713B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, such as a base station and a user equipment (UE) may communicate in a full duplex mode. The base station may transmit, to the UE, an indication of a configuration of a set of aggregated slots for wireless communications in the full duplex mode. The UE or the base station, or both, may determine a first beam pair for communications during a first subset of the aggregated slots. The UE or the base station, or both, may determine a second beam pair for communications during a second subset of the aggregated slots. The UE or the base station, or both, may communicate the wireless communications using the first beam pair during the first subset of aggregated slots and the second beam pair during the second subset of aggregated slots.
US12328710B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) sense sidelink transmissions to determine a set of resources that may be reserved by one or more other UEs. The set of resources may include a first subset of resources associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second subset of resources associated with a second, different RAT. The first UE may transmit a message to a second UE indicating resource information for transmissions by the second UE, and the resource information may indicate that the first subset of resources is associated with the first RAT and that the second subset of resources is associated with the second RAT. Additionally, or alternatively, the first UE may transmit an indication of collisions between resources reserved for transmissions associated with the first RAT and resources reserved for transmissions associated with the second RAT.
US12328708B2
A method for maintaining a tracking area list, TAL, associated with a first wireless device, WD, in a network having network nodes organized into tracking areas, TA, and arranged to page the first WD. The method includes obtaining data associated with a transition pattern of WDs between TAs in the network, the data being indicative of transition probabilities for WDs moving between the TAs, receiving a message indicating that the first WD is leaving a TA and is entering a current TA, and maintaining the TAL by adding the current TA to the TAL and selecting TAs neighboring the current TA for addition to the TAL based on the transition probabilities of a wireless device moving from the current TA and into neighboring TAs, a neighboring TA associated with high transition probability is selected for addition to the TAL before a neighboring TA associated with low transition probability.
US12328707B2
Systems, methods and devices for reducing power consumption for reduced capability UEs can include using a dedicated common control resource set (CORESET) to reduce RF retuning in idle mode. The systems, methods and devices may include using the dedicated common CORESET and a dedicated initial downlink bandwidth part (DL BWP) to reduce RF retuning for reduced capability UEs. The systems, methods and devices may include using dedicated initial DL BWP to reduce RF retuning for reduced capability UEs. The systems, methods and devices include using simplified synchronization signal block (SSB) in DL BWP to reduce RF tuning by reduced capability UEs. The systems, methods and devices may include employing an indication in downlink control information (DCI) of whether the scheduled physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) is for reduced capability UEs to avoid unnecessary PDSCH decoding.
US12328706B2
The present disclosure provides a method for receiving paging signaling, the method includes: receiving paging signaling through a first SIM card in a plurality of SIM cards; determining that the paging signaling received through the first SIM card comprises information of a second SIM card in the plurality of SIM cards; and transmitting the information of the second SIM card to the second SIM card through the first SIM card.
US12328695B2
A repeater device that includes control circuitry that acquires timing information of a base station that is communicatively coupled with the repeater device. The control circuitry further executes network time synchronization with the base station based on the acquired timing information, where the repeater device in a slave mode acts as a slave of the base station based on the network time synchronization. Further, the control circuitry causes the repeater device to function as a remote antenna or a remote radio for the base station in the slave mode.
US12328691B2
A method and a device by which an IAB node sets a time difference in a wireless communication system are provided. The method determines the time difference between MT reception of an IAB node and DU transmission of the IAB node, on the basis of preset parameters that differ in frequency ranges of the IAB node and time difference setting information received from a parent node.
US12328686B2
In a wireless local area network (LAN) system, a shared AP may determine PPDU transmission power to be transmitted to an STA on the basis of an ARIL of the STA, transmission power of a signal transmitted to the STA by a sharing AP, and an RSSI of a signal received from the sharing AP by the STA.
US12328669B2
Autonomous power saving in a remote unit in a wireless communications system (WCS) is provided. The remote unit can be part of a distributed communications system (DCS) in the WCS, wherein the remote unit communicates downlink and uplink communications signals over a set of radio resources based on a non-cooperative connectivity to a signal source. Herein, the remote unit is configured to opportunistically engage in a power saving mode operation without requiring control signaling and/or a real time trigger from the signal source. More specifically, the remote unit is configured to determine an inactivity period(s) in the set of radio resources that is suited for the power saving mode operation and autonomously enter the power saving mode operation during the determined inactivity period(s). By autonomously engaging in the power saving mode operation, it is possible to reduce power consumption in the remote unit and overall operating expense of the WCS.
US12328668B2
The present disclosure provides cell reselection method, including: a terminal device receivers network slice information supported by a neighboring cell, the network slice information comprising single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) or an S-NSSAI set; and the terminal device perform cell reselection based on the network slice information. The present disclosure also provides another cell reselection method, an electronic device and a storage medium.
US12328666B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. Network entities that are capable of full duplex (FD) communication may exhibit reduced latency and increased throughput, among other performance benefits, as compared to half duplex (HD) network entities. Accordingly, in some aspects, a network entity may signal to a user equipment (UE) a duplex capability of a cell and/or one or more KPI metrics associated with the duplex capability of the cell during a cell selection process. The UE may perform the cell selection process based at least in part on the duplex capability of and/or the at least one KPI metric, thereby utilizing performance benefits of FD cells or the like. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12328665B2
Various arrangements are presented for managing anchor point movement on a cellular network. A user equipment (UE) can be connected with the Internet via a first anchor point (e.g., user plane function) of the cellular network. A network data analytics function (NWDAF) within a core of the cellular network can analyze one or more characteristics of the piece of UE. Based on the analysis, a second anchor point is selected and the piece of UE is connected with the selected second anchor point such that the piece of UE accesses the Internet via the second anchor point.
US12328664B1
Systems/methods are disclosed of a smartphone functioning in cooperation with at least one auxiliary device wherein, according to some embodiments, the smartphone is configured to receive results of monitoring or measurements performed by a first auxiliary device; and to receive results of monitoring or measurements performed by a second auxiliary device. The smartphone is further configured to communicate with said first and second auxiliary device responsive to respective first and second different identities that are associated therewith and are known by the smartphone; to refrain from communicating with a third auxiliary device absent knowing an identity associated with said third auxiliary device; and to augment/append results that the smartphone receives from the first and second auxiliary device with respective additional information that is associated therewith. Systems/methods of auxiliary devices are also disclosed.
US12328658B2
A communication method includes receiving a first packet from a second node, where the first packet includes an identifier of the second node, a first identifier, and an identifier of a receiving node; determining, based on the first packet, whether the first node is the receiving node; and determining a first routing table based on the first packet in response to a determination being made that the first node is not the receiving node, where the first routing table is used for data routing to the receiving node.
US12328653B2
The present disclosure discloses a management system, including an access point, a plurality of docking station devices, and a backend server. Each docking station device includes an interface, a sensor, a wireless sensor network transceiver circuit, a Wi-Fi transceiver circuit, and a control circuit. The interface is configured to couple electronic devices. The sensor is configured to measure a value. The wireless sensor network transceiver circuit is configured to receive and transmit data from and to the other docking station devices. The Wi-Fi transceiver circuit is configured to receive and transmit data from and to the access point. The backend serve is communicatively connected to the access point and one or several of the docking station devices. The docking station devices are communicatively connected to each other to form a mesh network.
US12328649B2
Systems and/or methods may include an edge-computing distributed neural processor to effectively reduce the data traffic and physical wiring congestion. A local and global networking architecture may reduce traffic among multi-chips in edge computing. A mixed-signal feature extraction approach with assistance of neural network distortion recovery is also described to reduce the silicon area. High precision in signal features classification with a low bit processing circuitry may be achieved by compensating with a recursive stochastic rounding routine, and provide on-chip learning to re-classify the sensor signals.
US12328637B2
A method for determining that a terminal device is located inside a geofence includes obtaining, based on a positioning library, a first geographical location corresponding to communication access information of the terminal device. If a location relationship between the first geographical location and the geofence meets a first preset condition, starting a positioning module to obtain a second geographical location of the terminal device and determining, based on the second geographical location, that the terminal device is located inside the geofence.
US12328631B2
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for interference mitigation techniques between wireless communications and aircraft radio altimeters. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) and a network entity may support one or more signaling- or configuration-based interference avoidance mechanisms associated with usage of a C-band at one or both of the UE and the network entity. The UE may support a capability according to which the UE is able to monitor a frequency band used by aircraft radio altimeters and the UE may request a modification to a C-band connection (such as request a release of the C-band connection) if the UE detects or measures signaling from an aircraft radio altimeter. Similarly, the network entity may modify the C-band connection if the network entity receives the request from the UE or itself detects or measures signaling from an aircraft radio altimeter.
US12328626B2
A communication device for handling a recovery of a radio resource control (RRC) connection of a non-terrestrial network (NTN) includes at least one storage device; and at least one processing circuit, coupled to the at least one storage device, wherein the at least one storage device stores instructions, and the at least one processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions of: establishing an RRC connection with a first cell of the NTN; receiving a collaborator cell configuration message from the first cell, wherein the collaborator cell configuration message comprises at least one collaborator cell configuration associated with at least one cell of the NTN; initiating a RRC connection recovery procedure, after receiving the collaborator cell configuration message; selecting a second cell for the RRC connection recovery procedure, when initiating the RRC connection recovery procedure; and performing the RRC connection recovery procedure with the second cell.
US12328622B2
Embodiments of this application provide an MBMS service communication method and a base station, and relate to the communication field. The method includes: A source base station obtains first group identity information of an MBMS service of a terminal device in a neighboring cell; and the source base station sends the first group identity information to the terminal device. In this application, after moving to or accessing the neighboring cell, the terminal device may continue to receive service content and information of the MBMS service based on the first group identity information that is of the MBMS service in the neighboring cell and that is obtained from the source base station.
US12328612B2
This disclosure describes techniques for NR-U MO merging in EN-DC and NR-DC embodiments, with consideration of additional parameters including different Q values and RSSI Measurement Timing Configuration (RMTC) configurations.
US12328607B2
Apparatuses and methods for a non-real-time radio access network intelligence controller (NRT-RIC) framework in an open radio access network (O-RAN), the apparatus includes: a memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to implement the NRT-RIC framework to: receive, from an rApp hosted by the NRT-RIC, at least one request of at least one R1-O2-related service via an R1 interface within the O-RAN architecture between rApps and the NRT-RIC framework; and send, from the NRT-RIC framework to the rApp, at least one response of the at least one R1-O2-related service via the R1 interface; wherein the at least one request and the at least one response are implemented as data types comprising a plurality of R1 data models of an R1 application protocol that enable the NRT-RIC framework and the rApp to produce and/or consume data of the at least one R1-O2 related service in the NRT-RIC.
US12328605B2
System and method embodiments are disclosed for wireless channel information sharing to improve system performance in a wireless communication system. A software convergence layer is incorporated to query and keep track of all clients connected with the wireless communication system through different wireless technologies, such as 5G and/or WLAN. The shared channel information may be modeled into a set of coordinates. For each coordinate, a set of operational parameters, such as beamforming weights, Tx and Rx rate, Tx power, and Rx gain on a per-channel basis are determined. These operational parameters are passed onto schedulers of the different wireless technologies, which then use these operational parameters when clients are around corresponding coordinates.
US12328585B2
Methods and systems for managing trust in distributed are disclosed. To manage trust, a behavior and characteristic based trust model may be used. The trust model may utilize similarity between devices and public activity of devices over time to ascertain levels of trust that should be afforded devices of the distributed system. The levels of trust may be used to ascertain whether requests from devices of the distributed systems should be honored, or rejected. The trust models may facilitate establishment of trust in environments where physical intrusion based threats are present.
US12328581B1
A method includes placing a smart ring on a wearer, capturing with a biometric portion, wearer biometric data, determining with a processor, whether the wearer is authorized, in response to the biometric data, determining with the first processor, secure biometric data in response to the biometric data, storing in a memory, wearer secure data, thereafter placing the smart ring proximate to a smart dock, determining with the processor, whether the smart dock and the smart ring are associated, transmitting with a transceiver, the secure data and the secure biometric data, in response to determining that the smart dock is associated with the smart ring, and storing in a secure memory element of the smart dock, the portion of the secure data and the secure biometric data under direction of a processor of the smart dock.
US12328562B2
A piezoelectric microelectromechanical system microphone comprises a support substrate, a membrane including a piezoelectric material attached to the support substrate and configured to deform and generate an electrical potential responsive to impingement of sound waves on the membrane, and a compliant anchor including a trench defined in the support substrate about a portion of a perimeter of the membrane to increase sensitivity of the piezoelectric microelectromechanical system microphone.
US12328561B2
A multifunctional earphone system for sports activities is described which comprises the following: a first apparatus configured to be carried in one of a user's ears, the first apparatus comprising a first data communication unit and a first loudspeaker, and a second apparatus configured to be carried in the user's other ear, the second apparatus comprising a second data communication unit and a second loudspeaker, wherein at least one of the first apparatus and the second apparatus comprises a sensor unit and a data processing unit, wherein the data processing unit is configured to generate performance data based on measurement data acquired by the sensor unit, wherein the first apparatus further comprises a signal processing unit configured to generate a binaural audio signal based on the performance data, the binaural audio signal comprising a first signal part to be output by the first loudspeaker and a second signal part to be output by the second loudspeaker, and wherein the first data communication unit is configured to communicate the second signal part of the binaural audio signal to the second data communication unit. Furthermore, a method is described.
US12328555B2
A flux beam is generated as a function of flux magnitude patterns. A plurality of flux signals is detected via a sensor array comprising a plurality of sensors. A plurality of flux patterns is generated based on the plurality of flux signals, each of the plurality of flux patterns representing a respective one of the plurality of flux signals. A plurality of flux magnitude patterns is generated based on the plurality of flux patterns, each of the plurality of flux magnitude patterns representing an absolute value of a respective one of the plurality of flux patterns. A flux beam is then generated as a function of the plurality of flux magnitude patterns.
US12328554B2
The invention relates to a method for improving the sound quality of a sound reproduction or recording in a room, the method comprising the steps of measuring an impulse response that comprises the linear response of the room; performing a time domain analysis to determine the resonances of the room and for a chosen group of room resonances determining a corresponding group of filters that, when inserted in a sound reproduction or recording chain in said room will counteract the unwanted effect of said chosen group of room resonances on the sound quality of sound reproduction or recording made in the room. The invention further relates to a device designed to implement the method according to the invention and to the use of a measure of amplitude decay as a function of frequency of a measured impulse response of a sound reproduction or recording system in a room to determine one or more resonance frequencies, the total or partial compensation of which will improve the sound quality of sound reproductions or recordings made in the room.
US12328544B2
An adapter, which can be releasably connected to an earphone and assists in the fastening of the earphone to a human ear, without impairing the sound output of the earphone. In order to fasten the adapter to the earphone, a shell-type part of the adapter encompasses a volume region of the earphone, the shell-type part being in planar contact with the earphone under pressure, the compressive force being caused predominantly by elastic bending deformation of the shell-type part as a result of the contact with the earphone.
US12328537B2
An optical communication device includes an optical switch that outputs an optical signal input from one of a plurality of transmission lines to another transmission line among the plurality of transmission lines, a monitoring unit that relays an optical signal in a transmission line on a side where the optical signal is output from the optical switch, a blocking unit that blocks transmission of an optical signal output from the monitoring unit, a wavelength controller that allocates a wavelength and the like that are a wavelength, a time, a polarization, a mode, a code, a frequency, a core, a core wire, or a combination thereof to an optical signal of a subscriber device via the monitoring unit, and an optical switch controller that controls the optical switch such that the optical signal input from the transmission line to the optical switch is output to the another transmission line, and cancels the blocking by the blocking unit.
US12328535B2
A projection device includes a camera that captures an image of a real space in which an object is disposed and a projector that projects an image indicated by video data generated based on the captured image by the camera onto an image capturing region of the camera in the real space. The video data is, for example, a pointing image such as an arrow or a finger point pointing to an object disposed in the real space. The projection device detects the object by image recognition from the captured image and generates video data for displaying a pointing image pointing to the object at a position superimposed on or adjacent to the object. When the image indicated by the video data generated is projected from the projector, the pointing image is displayed at a position superimposed on or adjacent to the object in the real space.
US12328533B2
A vehicle moves in relation to the surroundings along a movement direction. The vehicle includes a first and a second camera. The first camera is arranged in front of the second camera along the movement direction. A method for scanning the surroundings from the vehicle includes scanning a first image by the first camera; scanning a second image by the second camera; and combining the first and the second image to form an overall image. The second image is scanned with a time delay in relation to the first image, so that an offset of locations at which the images are scanned is less than an offset of the cameras on board the vehicle.
US12328528B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for redundantly storing and authenticating event related video data from one or more cameras using a video recording manager device. Additional copies of event related video data are persisted across various storage devices including any combination of internal camera storage, remote storage, and one or more storage mediums associated with the video recording manager device. The stored video data is augmented with authentication metadata to preserve the authenticity such that the video data is suitable as evidence.
US12328526B2
An information processing method includes: determining a brightness of a first projector included in a first projector group, based on a first brightness of a first image group projected in a first area on a projection surface by the first projector group and a second brightness of a second image group projected in a second area on the projection surface by a second projector group; and determining at least one of a correction value of a color used by the first projector and a correction value of a color used by a second projector included in the second projector group, based on a color of a first image projected in the first area by the first projector and a color of a second image projected in the second area by the second projector.
US12328520B2
An image pickup device includes a plurality of pixels each provided with a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and outputting a first voltage signal based on a charge of at least one photoelectric conversion portion of the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and a second voltage signal based on a combined charge of charges of the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, and a plurality of holding circuits provided in a one-to-one relationship with the plurality of pixels, the plurality of holding circuits holding voltage signals based on charges generated by the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, and each one of the plurality of holding circuits includes a plurality of holding portions including a first holding portion that holds the first voltage signal and a second holding portion that holds the second voltage signal.
US12328509B2
Innovations in stream configuration operations and playback operations for adaptive streaming of panoramic video are described. The innovations include features of adaptive streaming of panoramic video with composite pictures. For example, a stream configuration tool splits an input picture of panoramic video into multiple sections and creates multiple composite pictures. A composite picture includes one of the sections as well as a low-resolution version of the input picture. A playback tool reconstructs one or more composite pictures. Under normal operation, the playback tool can use the reconstructed section(s) of the composite picture(s) to render high-quality views of the panoramic video. If the view window dramatically changes, however, or if encoded data for a section is lost or corrupted, the playback tool can use the low-resolution version of the input picture to render lower-quality details for views of the panoramic video, without disruption of playback.
US12328506B2
A photographing control method and apparatus, a computer device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes determining a first ratio, wherein the first ratio is a ratio of the current optical zoom ratio of a target photographic device to a maximum optical zoom ratio of the target photographic device; determining a second ratio, wherein the second ratio is a proportion of the area of a person face region currently captured by the target photographic device in a whole captured picture; determining whether the first ratio is less than or equal to a first ratio threshold and the second ratio is less than or equal to a second ratio threshold; and if yes, controlling the target photographic device to perform optical zoom, and if no, controlling the target photographic device to perform digital zoom.
US12328492B2
An integrated image sensor and lens assembly may include a lens barrel, a collet, and a lens mount. The lens barrel may be coupled to the collet which is coupled to the lens mount. The lens barrel and the collet may each include a fastening structure reciprocal to each other. Alternatively, the collet and the lens mount may each include a fastening structure reciprocal to each other. The optical distance between the set of lenses and the image sensor may be tuned such that the focal plane of the lenses coincides with the image plane. The fastening structures allow the lens barrel to be adjusted relative to the lens mount in order to shift the focal plane in a direction along the optical axis to compensate for focal shifts occurring during assembly/cure and/or temperature cycling.
US12328483B2
A media data transmission and processing system and a method for operating the system is a suggested. The media data transmission and processing system comprises two independent processing cards. The system is configured such that if one of the two processing cards fails, then the system is still capable of one downstream data stream. A key role in place the Master Slave configuration between the two processing cards. The Master processing card is configured to assign a new PTP timestamp and packet counter number to an IP packet currently processed in the Master processing card and to communicate the new PTP timestamp and packet counter number to the Slave processing card, which assigns the same PTP timestamps and packet counter numbers as the Master processing card.
US12328481B2
An information communication terminal device adapted for an IPTV service that delivers program data from one of a plurality of delivery servers via a communication network includes a channel selection unit, a program data acquisition unit, and a display control unit. The channel selection unit selects a channel number according to channel allocation which defines allocation of channels corresponding to broadcasting regions. The program data acquisition unit requests a specific delivery server to deliver program data according to link information associated with the selected channel number and acquires the program data delivered from the specific delivery server in response to the request. The display control unit performs control such that program content is displayed on a screen based on the received program data. In response to a first operation by a user with respect to the screen, the channel selection unit determines a channel number of a first switching destination according to the channel allocation. The program data acquisition unit acquires first program data delivered from a specific delivery server according to link information associated with the current channel number, while, in response to a second operation, subsequent to the first operation, with respect to the screen, the program data acquisition unit starts acquiring second program data delivered from a specific delivery server according to link information associated with the determined channel number of the first switching destination. The display control unit performs control such that first program content based on the first program data and second program content based on the second program data are displayed on the screen.
US12328478B2
Recommending audiovisual content items to a subscriber based on locations visited by the subscriber. Location information from a mobile device having GPS functionality is received. The location information includes locations the subscriber has visited with the mobile device. The various locations may be counted, ranked, and grouped. Interests of the subscriber are predicted based on the location information. One or more audiovisual content items associated with the predicted interest are selected. A determination regarding the predicted programming of interest being available is made. Item recommendations are generated for available ones of the selected audiovisual content items. A referral of the one or more item recommendations is presented to the subscriber. The subscriber may accept or reject the item recommendation within the referral and appropriate action may be taken including initiating presentation of the selected audiovisual content item on a display or recording of the associated audiovisual content item.
US12328476B2
A computer-implemented method of providing one or more content item recommendations for a user of a content distribution system, the method comprising: obtaining metadata concerning items of content, the metadata representing at least some properties of the items of content; providing at least one subject related to the metadata to be available to the user for selection; using a selected subject selected by the user and metadata concerning content available from one or more content sources to generate at least one content item recommendation for the user, and providing the at least one content item recommendation to the user.
US12328472B2
An electronic apparatus includes a communicator circuitry, and a processor for obtaining multimedia data from an external apparatus via the communicator, identifying an object in at least one frame from among a plurality of frames included in the multimedia data, and identify a content corresponding to the identified object based on content guide information provided from a first server.
US12328471B2
A method includes receiving, by a processor, from a first server, a first plurality of frames associated with a media item. Each frame of the first plurality of frames is associated with a respective timestamp of a first plurality of timestamps generated by the first server. A second plurality of frames associated with the media item are received from a second server. The second plurality of frames are each associated with a respective timestamp of a second plurality of timestamps generated by the second server. An offset value between a first timestamp of the first plurality of timestamps and a second timestamp of the second plurality of timestamps is determined. A modified plurality of frames is generated by modifying, based on the offset value, each timestamp of a subset of the second plurality of timestamps. The modified plurality of frames is sent to the client device.
US12328470B2
An A/V (Audio/Video) receiving device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a display; a RF receiving module configured to receive a Radio Frequency (RF) packet from an A/V transmitting device; and a microcomputer configured to: when an abnormality occurs in an original RF signal included in the received RF packet, obtain a backup signal included in the RF packet and having the same identifier as the original RF signal, restore the obtained backup signal, and output the backup signal to the display.
US12328468B2
The invention provides a method for providing a synchronization in a computer network for synchronized playback of audio an/or video by a plurality of separate devices. Each separate device generates a virtual clock in response to a timing of the audio codec of a received audio stream. Especially, segmented time is used as reference time. Either the virtual clock is generated directly in response to the tick counter of the audio codec, or by a periodic measurement of the timing of the audio codec extrapolated by a monotonic clock. A sample rate converter may be used to slightly adjust the frequency of the virtual clock.
US12328460B2
A system includes a video source device connected to a video destination device via a network. The video source device includes a network interface and an encoder coupled to the network interface. The encoder is configured to encode a first stream of rendered video frames having a first frame rate to generate a second stream of encoded video frames for transmission over the network via the network interface, wherein the second stream has a second frame rate greater than the first frame rate. As part of this encoding process, the encoder is configured to selectively encode multiple instances of at least one video frame of the first stream for inclusion in the second stream to compensate for the difference between the first frame rate and the second frame rate.
US12328457B2
A technique is directed to methods and systems for detecting interruptions while streaming media content. An interruption detection system can monitor streaming media content to detect when an interruption (e.g., commercial break, advertisement, etc.) will occur in the streaming content. The interruption detection system can query the content delivery platform to determine whether the same content is available on another channel. When the same video content is available on another channel, the interruption detection system can switch to the second channel when the interruption begins and continue to stream the media content for the user. The interruption detection system can detect when the interruption is ending on the first channel and notify the user of the amount of time until the interruption is complete. When the commercial is complete, the interruption detection system can switch back to the original channel.
US12328456B2
Systems and methods for improved media stream processing. In at least one embodiment, a media stream is assigned to either a hardware processing engine or software processing engine based on a performance state of an application server and one or more parameters of the media stream.
US12328450B2
A decoding method implemented by a decoder. The method includes receiving an encoded bitstream including a parameter set disposed outside a coded representation of a first component and/or a second component of three dimensional (3D) content, the parameter set including a numerical value of a plurality of numerical values that correspond to a plurality of different video standards, the numerical value identifying which video codec is used for coding the first component or the second component of the 3D content, and decoding the encoded bitstream.
US12328449B2
Systems, methods and apparatus for encoding, decoding or transcoding digital video are described. One example method of processing video data includes performing a conversion between a video and a bitstream of the video according to a format rule, wherein the format rule specifies that a supplemental enhancement information field included in the bitstream indicates whether the bitstream comprises one or more video layers that represent auxiliary information.
US12328448B2
A method of decoding point cloud data comprises obtaining a bitstream that is encoded to comply with one or more constraints and decoding the bitstream, wherein decoding the bitstream comprises: determining a residual value of a first component of an attribute of a point; generating a predicted value of a second component of the attribute of the point; and reconstructing the second component as a sum of the predicted value of the second component and a multiplication product of a scale factor for the second component and the residual value of the first component, wherein the constraints include a constraint that limits the first component of the attribute of the point, the residual value of the first component of the attribute of the point, the second component of the attribute, and the residual value of the second component of the attribute of the point to one or more predefined bitdepths.
US12328438B1
Several embodiments of scalable image processing systems and methods are disclosed herein whereby color management processing of source image data to be displayed on a target display is changed according to varying levels of metadata.
US12328437B2
A method for encoding a video sequence in a video encoder is provided that includes adapting a quantization parameter of a block of pixels in a picture of the video sequence based on a transform block size of the block of pixels to determine a final quantization parameter, and quantizing transform coefficients of the block of pixels using the final quantization parameter.
US12328434B1
An apparatus configured to encode or decode video data that includes a memory configured to store a plurality of reconstructed samples of video data and at least one processor, in communication with the memory, that is configured to intra predict a first prediction block based on a first angular intra prediction mode and a first one or more reconstructed samples among the plurality of reconstructed samples where the first angular intra prediction mode is among a plurality of angular intra prediction modes, intra predict a second prediction block based on a second angular intra prediction mode and a second one or more reconstructed samples among the plurality of reconstructed samples where the second angular prediction mode is associated with an angular prediction direction that is different from angular prediction directions associated with the plurality of angular prediction modes, and encode or decode a current block based on the first prediction block and the second prediction block.
US12328423B2
A multistereo camera apparatus includes a first camera having a first focal length, a second camera having a second focal length different from the first focal length, and a third camera having an adjustable third focal length, wherein the third camera operates in a pair with the first camera to measure a first distance, or in a pair with the second camera to measure a second distance different from the first distance.
US12328406B2
The disclosure provides a screen protector that not only protects screens but also includes at least one image that is visible based on activation of a display area of a screen and a privacy filter. The privacy filter can be part of the screen protector. In one example, a method of making a privacy screen protector for a screen, includes: (1) adding at least one image to a surface of a substrate and (2) adding a privacy filter to the substrate that includes a viewing angle, wherein visibility of the at least one image is based on the viewing angle of the privacy filter and on activation of a display area of a screen onto which the screen protector is installed.
US12328405B2
An electronic device is provided, including a communication circuit; a flexible display; and a foldable housing including a first housing portion and a second housing portion foldable with respect to each other. The first housing portion includes, as a first external side thereof, a first metal portion, a second metal portion, and a first non-metal portion disposed between the first metal portion and the second metal portion. The second housing portion includes, as a second external side thereof, a third metal portion, a fourth metal portion, and a second non-metal portion disposed between the third and fourth metal portions. The first metal portion is electrically connected with the communication circuit and operates as an antenna radiator. When the foldable housing is folded such that the first housing portion contacts the second housing portion, the first non-metal portion and the second non-metal portion are aligned with each other.
US12328400B2
A device, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and a method of signing a metadata frame corresponding to an image frame of a sequence of image frames are disclosed. The metadata frame comprises metadata of one or more detected objects in the image frame, and the metadata of each detected object comprises coordinates defining a location in the image frame of the detected object. A digital signature is generated based on at least a subset of the metadata in the metadata frame, and additional metadata are added to the metadata frame. The additional metadata comprise the digital signature and predefined coordinates which define that the additional metadata comprise the digital signature. Furthermore, a device, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and method of authenticating a digitally signed metadata frame corresponding to an image frame of a sequence of image frames are disclosed.
US12328397B2
A memory address allocation unit allocates, to each of nodes in a tree structure configured for protecting a memory, a memory address unique to the node. A tag generation unit defines, for each of the nodes in the tree structure, a connection of the memory address and a constant as a nonce, and generates a tag by inputting the nonce and a plaintext of which tampering with is to be detected, or the nonce and a plurality of constants of child nodes of each of the nodes into a message authentication code, the message authentication code being a code by which a partially-updatable tag can be output. A node generation unit uses a constant as a local counter, and generates each of the nodes in the tree structure by combining at least a tag and the local counter.
US12328388B2
Embodiments of systems and methods to provide a firmware update to devices configured in a redundant configuration in an Information Handling System (IHS) are disclosed. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an IHS may include computer-executable instructions to receive a request for a secret known by the IHS, and attest the RAC by verifying that the public key exists in a manifest that is configured to store identifying information about a plurality of devices configured in the IHS. The request is signed using a private key of a first asymmetric key pair generated by a Remote Access Controller (RAC). Using a second public key of a second asymmetric key pair, the instructions encrypt the requested secret; and send the encrypted secret to the RAC, wherein the RAC is configured to use the second private key of the second asymmetric key pair to decrypt the encrypted secret.
US12328384B2
The invention is a scrambler apparatus for scrambling a character block, in particular for cryptographic applications, which apparatus comprises a scrambler module (210) adapted for transforming a first character block (220a) consisting of first character components (225a) to a scrambled second character block (220b) consisting of second character components (225b), configured with a scrambler automaton (250), and each second character component (225b) is determined based on a first character component (225a) of the first character block (220a) having the position corresponding to the position of the given second character component (225b), at least one character component (225a, 225b) from the available character components (225a, 225b) of the first character block (220a) and the second character block (220b), and a single input signal character component (225c) of the input signal character block (220c). The invention is, furthermore, a scrambling method, a descrambler apparatus and a descrambling method.
US12328382B2
A method and system for controlling a flow execution of a generated script transaction according to a blockchain protocol are disclosed. The method comprises using a software resource to determine how a logic is to be controlled and stored as a portion of code, generate an input by a computing resource as a result of a computation, retrieve the stored portion of code, and insert, based on the input, the stored portion of code into a transaction script associated with a blockchain transaction such that, upon execution of the transaction script. Embodiments allow the generation of a more complex blockchain script, control how the script will execute when implemented on the blockchain, and control how or when an output of the transaction is unlocked.
US12328381B2
Described systems and methods allow carrying out privacy-preserving DNS exchanges. In some embodiments, a client machine engages in a private information retrieval (PIR) exchange with a nameserver. In response to receiving an encrypted query from the client, the query formulated according to a domain name, the nameserver may extract a record (e.g., an IP address) from a domain name database without decrypting the respective query. Some embodiments achieve such information retrieval by the use of homomorphic encryption.
US12328380B2
A system and method for configuring a serial receiver. In some embodiments, the method, includes: setting a threshold of a data slicer to a first threshold value; receiving, by the data slicer, a first data value; and setting the threshold of the data slicer to a second threshold value, the second threshold value being equal to the first threshold value plus a first adjustment, the first adjustment having the same sign as the first data value minus the first threshold value.
US12328379B2
Methods, apparatus, and systems to synchronize Ethernet signals are disclosed. An example apparatus includes slicer circuitry having an input coupled to interface circuitry and having an output, the slicer circuitry configured to receive an analog signal corresponding to a first Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) clock in a plurality of ADC clocks and operable to determine symbols based on the analog signal; logic circuitry to determine whether there is a symbol transition in the symbols; timing error detector circuitry to update an error value in response to the determination that there is a symbol transition; timing loop circuitry to determine a frequency of voltage oscillations based on at least the error value; and phase interpolator circuitry to change a plurality of phase parameters corresponding to the plurality of ADC clocks at a rate given by the frequency of voltage oscillations.
US12328378B2
A synchronous control apparatus includes an internal clock, a plurality of internal routes that are internal routes through which a synchronization packet passes as a part of a communication route and a transmission or reception time of the synchronization packet is acquired from the internal clock, and are internal routes provided in such a manner as to correspond to communication routes of a plurality of systems that are independent of each other, a synchronous control unit configured to synchronize the internal clock using the synchronization packet, a detection unit configured to detect abnormality of the communication route, a route control unit configured to, in a case where abnormality of the communication route has been detected, connect an internal route of a system in which abnormality has been detected to an internal route of a normal system.
US12328377B2
A first communication device is configured to process packets that conform to a first physical layer (PHY) protocol for wireless vehicular communications and packets that conform to a second PHY protocol for wireless vehicular communications. The first communication device determines that one or more second communication devices neighboring the first communication device are not capable of processing packets that conform to the second PHY protocol. The first communication device transmits a first packet to a third communication device that is configured to process packets that conform to the first PHY protocol and packets that conform to the second PHY protocol. The first packet indicates that the one or more second communication devices neighboring the first communication device are not capable of processing packets that conform to the second PHY protocol to inform the third communication device of the one or more second communication devices.
US12328356B2
An embodiment includes software that causes a third node to perform operations comprising: in response to receiving a first identifier for a first node that includes at least one processor, authenticate a first user of the first node via a first authentication service; in response to receiving a second identifier for a second node that includes at least one processor, authenticate a second user of the second node via a second authentication service that is unequal to the first authentication service; in response to authenticating the first user of the first node, communicate a first list of media assets to the first computing node; in response to authenticating the second user of the second node, communicate a second list of media assets to the second computing node. Other embodiments are described herein.
US12328352B2
Methods, systems, media devices, and non-transitory, machine-readable media to facilitate asynchronous wireless media transfer are disclosed. A request for video service from a content provider system via a wireless network may be received. A media device may be configured to provide an asynchronous session for subsequent video content transfer. The configuring may utilize a network layer and a transport layer without utilizing a presentation layer and an application layer. Specifications of asynchronous session parameters may be created to define delivery operations with the asynchronous session. An encrypted token, corresponding to the specifications, may be created. Opening of the asynchronous session may be requested by transmitting the encrypted token to the content provider system from the transport layer. At the session layer, the asynchronous session may be started for video content delivery in accordance with the specifications of the asynchronous session parameters. Display of the video content may be caused.
US12328347B2
A method implements a synthetic moderator. Utterance text is obtained from a conference call that includes a call context. An intent is identified, from the utterance text, for a command. Contextual data is identifying, from the call context, for the command. The command is executed using the contextual data. A result of executing the command is presented.
US12328346B2
Described are methods and systems for registering consumers with merchant loyalty or other merchant programs by using a credit card or other form of payment to register the consumer, and thereafter automatically recognizing the consumer as a member in the program based on subsequent purchases made using the form of payment. This disclosure is also directed to an apparatus and related methods for modifying a temporal signal association in a complex computing network such that a future computing operation is executed based on the modified signal association.
US12328341B2
Systems and methods for providing application-layer characterization is disclosed. Quick User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Internet Connection (QUIC) is an end-to-end encrypted, transport-layer protocol, with a goal to improve communication security and quality of experience (QoE) towards end-users. The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to estimating application-level traffic attributes without decrypting QUIC packets. Based on size, timing, and direction information available in the encrypted packet, the system analyzes associated network traffic to infer an identity of each request and response pair, including time, size, and request-response match, as well as multiplexing feature in each QUIC connection. In the case of request and response multiplexing, several requests will be gathered and matched as a group with their corresponding responses, to form a super request-response pair. The inferred attributes may be used to evaluate the QoE of application-layer services and identify the service categories for traffic classification in the encrypted QUIC connections.
US12328334B2
Systems and methods for mapping IP addresses to an entity include receiving at least one domain name associated with the entity. Embodiments may further include determining one or more variations of the at least one domain name based on analysis of domain name data collected from a plurality of domain name data sources that mention a variation of the at least one domain name. Some embodiments may also include identifying one or more IP addresses pointed to by the one or more variations of the entity's domain name based on analysis of IP address data collected from a plurality of IP address data sources. Additional embodiments include assigning weights to each of the identified one or more IP addresses and creating a mapping of IP addresses to associate with the entity based on analysis of the weighted one or more IP addresses.
US12328333B2
A method for determining and using a security risk score for devices includes searching a network to automatically identify devices associated with potential security risks, collecting a first set of data from the devices including at least one of a device configuration, an IP address, a MAC address, or data related to software operated on the devices, collecting a second set of data from an external data source including risk data, comparing the second set of data to the first set of data to evaluate a potential security risk and determine a risk score for the devices, and using the risk score to perform an automated action including at least one of (i) providing an alert to a user identifying the potential security risk, (ii) generating a dashboard identifying the potential security risk, or (iii) initiating a corrective action responsive to the potential security risk based on the risk score.
US12328318B2
A method is provided to determine administrator users associated with network devices in a network. The method includes sending to one or more network devices in a network or to an entity that manages or controls access to the one or more network devices, a query to identify one or more administrator users for each of the one or more network devices. The method involves obtaining a response to the query, the response including an identifier of each the one or more administrator users for a respective network device of the one or more network devices. The method may then involve using the identifier of each of the one or more administrator users for each of the one or more network devices to send a notification to the one or more administrator users.
US12328316B2
Systems and methods are provided for managing electronic tokens associated with an account. A system may include a memory storing instructions and account information associated with an account, and a processor configured to executed the stored instructions to: access information associated with one or more electronic tokens associated with the account, wherein the information includes one or more token settings, receive, via a network, information for a transaction request including a first token; analyze the received information to determine whether at least one rule in the one or more token settings is violated, responsive to a determination that at least one rule is violated, transmit an indication that the transaction request is denied, and responsive to a determination that no rules are violated, detokenize the transaction request.
US12328311B2
Systems and methods for enhanced OTP messaging, comprising: receiving a request from an application executing on a computing device of a user; generating the supplemental information based on the request; segmenting the supplemental information into a first part of the supplemental information and a second part of the supplemental information; transmitting the first part of the supplemental information to the computing device of the user via a first communication channel to another app executing on the computing device of the user; instructing the another app to allow the user to utilize one or more graphical user interface (GUI) elements of a GUI of the another app to transfer the first part of the supplemental information to the app; and transmitting the second part of the supplemental information to the computing device of the user via a second communication channel so as to provide the supplemental information to the app.
US12328304B2
A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a user device from the access device, a routing path list comprising a first set of network nodes. After receiving the routing path list, the user device determines a routing options list comprising a second set of network nodes based on the first set of network nodes in the routing path list. The method also includes obtaining an encrypted credential or token, and transmitting, by the user device to the access device, the routing options list, and the encrypted credential or token to the access device. The access device transmits an authorization request message comprising the encrypted credential or token, and the routing options list to a server computer via at least some of the network nodes in the second set of network nodes. The server computer may be an authorizing entity computer.
US12328301B2
A closed physical network can be realized by putting physical addresses of electronic apparatuses under the central management in the chip level. Simultaneously, the decentralized management can be realized logically by converting the dictionary recording identifications of chips on the closed physical network (inside the physical firewall) to a blockchain. By this way, the present invention is characterized by making the central management of physical nodes and the decentralized management of logical nodes coexist and improving management and security of the entire of the closed network effectively.
US12328300B2
One example may include receiving data, via a client device, from a virtual private network (VPN) server over a first connection of a first network, sending a request sent outside the VPN server, via the client device, to access a second network detected by the client device while the client device is communicating with the VPN server over the first network, responsive to receiving a captive portal from the second network, forwarding, via the client device, authentication information over a second connection to the second network, and receiving additional data, by the client device, from the VPN server over the first connection provided by the first network and a second connection provided by the second network after the authentication information is approved.
US12328297B1
Systems and methods for file sharing over secure connections. An example method comprises: receiving a client request identifying a file sharing host and a file residing on the file sharing host; establishing a secure client connection; responsive to identifying a management connection with the file sharing host, transmitting an identifier and a parameter of the secure client connection via the management connection; receiving a host request to establish a secure host connection, the host request comprising the identifier of the secure client connection; establishing the secure host connection using the parameter of the secure client connection identified by the received identifier; forwarding, over the secure host connection, a first data packet received over the secure client connection, the first data packet comprising at least part of the client request; and forwarding, over the secure client connection, a second data packet received over the secure host connection, the second data packet comprising at least part of the file identified by the client request.
US12328295B1
Systems and methods are described for secure data extraction through a private network. A data extraction application may operate behind a firewall on a client system. Application state information may be automatically gathered and sent by the data extraction application upon the data extraction application being awakened at a predetermined time. A remote system outside of a firewall may determine commands to return to the data extraction application that include one or more query parameters, and then send the commands to the data extraction application. The remote system may then obtain, from the client system behind the firewall or from a data store outside of the firewall, results of the data extraction application executing a query with the provided query parameters injected therein, where the query was executed by the data extraction application with respect to one or more files located behind the firewall.
US12328288B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first device may release an uplink resource associated with a semi-persistent uplink transmission during a portion of a transmission time interval based at least in part on a condition. For example, the first device may determine that a buffer associated with the first device satisfies a buffer threshold (e.g., a threshold amount of temporarily stored uplink data) during a first temporal period. The buffer may temporarily store uplink data associated with the semi-persistent uplink transmission. The first device may, as a result, transmit, to a second device, a feedback message including an indication that the first device skips the semi-persistent uplink transmission based on releasing the uplink resource.
US12328285B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive first control signaling indicating a configuration that associates a plurality of resource indicator values with a downlink resource and a plurality of different guard band sizes with the downlink resource. The UE may receive second control signaling indicating a schedule for a downlink transmission in the downlink resource and indicating a first resource indicator value of the plurality of resource indicator values. The UE may monitor the downlink resource for the downlink transmission based on the first control signaling, the second control signaling, and a guard band positioned relative to the downlink resource that has a first guard band size of the plurality of different guard band sizes that is associated with the first resource indicator value.
US12328280B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, information indicating that demodulation reference signal (DMRS) time domain bundling is enabled. The UE may determine a time domain bundling configuration based at least in part on the information indicating that the DMRS time domain bundling is enabled. Accordingly, in some aspects, the UE may perform channel estimation based at least in part on DMRSs received in different physical downlink control channel monitoring occasions based at least in part on the time domain bundling configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US12328275B2
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may perform a measurement of one or more reference signals associated with a layer 1 (L1) measurement report. The UE may transmit a light L1 measurement report associated with the measurement of the one or more reference signals based at least in part on the measurement of the one or more reference signals satisfying one or more light L1 measurement report conditions, wherein the light L1 measurement report is based at least in part on a previously transmitted normal L1 measurement report, and wherein the light L1 measurement report at least one of: omits at least some information that was transmitted in the previously transmitted normal L1 measurement report, or contains different information than the previously transmitted normal L1 measurement report. Numerous other aspects are described.
US12328274B2
A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a control section that, when a reference signal for beam failure detection (BFD-RS) is not configured for the terminal, determines a reference signal of a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state associated with at least one transmission/reception point (TRP) as the BFD-RS; and a receiving section that receives the BFD-RS. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, link failure can be appropriately detected.
US12328262B2
Apparatus for global policing of a bandwidth of a flow, the apparatus including a network device including a local policer configured to perform bandwidth policing on the flow within the network device, and a communications module configured to: send local policer state information from the local policer to a remote global policer, and receive policer state information from the remote global policer and update the local policer state information based on the remote global policer state information. Related apparatus and methods are also provided.
US12328259B2
Embodiments are directed towards systems and methods for enabling a telecommunication service provider to control an underlay network in cloud service provider environment. One such method includes: dictating control of the underlay network to a telecommunication service provider in the cloud service provider environment; enabling control of a number of virtual routers to be deployed by the telecommunication service provider in the cloud service provider environment; and managing route tables for the virtual routers deployed by the telecommunication service provider in the cloud service provider environment. In some embodiments, the Virtual Private Cloud design is configured to be similar to a design of the on-prem architecture of the telecommunication service provider.
US12328258B2
The present subject matter relates to one or more devices, systems and/or methods for providing wireless telecommunication services. A Small Form Factor Pluggable Unit (SFP) incorporates wireless capabilities, and includes an integrated or an external antenna. The SFP comprises wireless circuitry for transmitting and receive multiple and distinct wireless signals, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for communicating with various equipment, devices and/or networks.
US12328257B2
Systems and methods for a virtual layer-2 network are described herein. The method can include providing a virtual Layer 3 network in a virtualized cloud environment. The virtual Layer 3 network can be hosted by an underlying physical network. The method can include providing a virtual Layer 2 network in the virtualized cloud environment. The virtual Layer 2 network can be hosted by the underlying physical network.
US12328255B2
In one embodiment, a service chain data packet is instrumented as it is communicated among network nodes in a network providing service-level and/or networking operations visibility. The service chain data packet includes a particular header identifying a service group defining one or more service functions, and is a data packet and not a probe packet. A network node adds networking and/or service-layer operations data to the particular service chain data packet, such as, but not limited to, in the particular header. Such networking operations data includes a performance metric or attribute related to the transport of the particular service chain packet in the network. Such service-layer operations data includes a performance metric or attribute related to the service-level processing of the particular service chain data packet in the network.
US12328254B2
A message router partially decodes messages to determine how to route the messages. The message router receives a message and identifies a field of the message as a candidate field for including an envelope identifier that indicates an envelope type of the message. The envelope type of the message indicates where information, such as where to route the message, is stored within the message. The message router attempts to decode the candidate field to determine whether the candidate field includes the envelope identifier, and responsive to the candidate filed including the envelope identifier, the message router determines the envelope type of the message. The message router routes the message according to the envelope type.
US12328252B2
A network interface controller (NIC) capable of facilitating efficient memory address translation is provided. The NIC can be equipped with a host interface, a cache, and an address translation unit (ATU). During operation, the ATU can determine an operating mode. The operating mode can indicate whether the ATU is to perform a memory address translation at the NIC. The ATU can then determine whether a memory address indicated in the memory access request is available in the cache. If the memory address is not available in the cache, the ATU can perform an operation on the memory address based on the operating mode.
US12328241B2
A server apparatus receives a device ID indicating one electrical home appliance among one or more electrical home appliances and a gateway ID indicating that the one electrical home appliance belongs to a same owner, a same group, or a same home as the one or more electrical home appliances, determines whether or not the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, using a management database that manages device IDs indicating the one or more electrical home appliances and the gateway ID, and when it is determined made that the one electrical home appliance is a newly connected electrical home appliance, provides an information device, which is associated with the gateway ID and which differs from the one electrical home appliance, with notification information for confirming whether or not it is to be permitted to collect the log information from the one electrical home appliance.
US12328233B2
Systems, methods, and related technologies for entity classification are described. Entity attributes for entity classification are determined and entities coupled to a network are monitored. Values for each entity attribute for each entity coupled to the network are identified. A semantic similarity, between the plurality of entities, of the values for each entity attribute is determined. The entities are clustered into multiple entity clusters based on the semantic similarity of the values for each of the entity attributes for the entities.
US12328232B2
A system is provided for secure cross partition access and computing device recovery. In particular, the system may comprise a computing device that includes a non-transitory memory or storage device comprising one or more partitions. A user may attempt to log into the device and get locked out of the primary partition of the device after a threshold number of unsuccessful login attempts. The additional partitions of the computing device may store a portion of the authentication credential needed to access the primary partition and prompt the user using an item from the user data stored in a user-specific database. Upon detecting that the user has successfully accessed a threshold number of partitions and/or successfully provided responses to the prompts from a threshold number of partitions, the system may unlock and grant access to the locked partitions.
US12328228B2
Systems and methods provide automated, lightweight, and centralized implementations for distributing and securely managing the lifecycle of containerized third-party applications on a cluster of network switches that typically have relatively limited computing resources. The deployed containerized applications may be seamlessly updated and expanded separately from the host network operating system without the complexities involved in a registry infrastructure, such as Kubernetes, Docker, or similar container orchestration platform, without compromising security, and without interfering with the common switching functions and switching protocols of switches in the cluster.
US12328224B2
A portal system provides a validation of a connection request prior to establishing a connection to a device associated with user. The connection request is received by the portal system and validated against a device model and/or a device instance list based one or more supported entitlements and an instance of the device in the device instance list. Information about the device can be found in the device model list and used by the device instance list to create a policy associated with the device. One or more provisioning requirements of the device model list provide a relationship that can be used by the device model list for the policy associated with the device.
US12328220B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A transmitting device may perform distribution matching on at least a first subset of a set of bits, such as the bits of transport block. The distribution matching may include a variable-to-fixed (v2f) distribution matching procedure in which a ratio between a quantity of input bits to output interim symbols for the v2f distribution matching procedure is variable. The distribution matching include evaluating, after each instance of the v2f distribution matching procedure, whether additional bits remain for distribution matching, and if so, whether to perform an additional instance of the v2f distribution matching procedure or an alternative distribution matching procedure on the remaining bits. Corresponding techniques for a receiving device are also described, including distribution dematching techniques based on a v2f distribution dematching procedure.
US12328217B2
Provided is a method and device for transmitting and receiving a Synchronization Signal block (SS-block). The method for transmitting the SS-block includes: configuring the SS-block in an NR unlicensed spectrum, wherein the SS-block occupies x OFDM symbols, with x being a positive integer no greater than 4; and transmitting the S S-block to a user equipment with a preset or configured subcarrier spacing. By this method, during the configuration of SS-block, the SS-block occupies x Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing symbols. If the SS-block occupies a relatively small number of symbols, it is possible to reduce the duty cycle of DRS. In other words, it is possible to shorten the transmission duration of the SS-block, so as to reduce the time that the SS-block occupies the channel in the unlicensed spectrum.
US12328213B1
In part, the disclosure relates to a method of carrier frequency estimation. The method includes selecting a first group of symbols from a constellation of a carrier signal, wherein the first group includes one or more subgroups of symbols from the constellation; estimating a carrier frequency or carrier frequency offset of the carrier signal by approximating the carrier frequency offset as Δf, wherein Δ f = 1 4 arg max ❘ "\[LeftBracketingBar]" D F T ( cos ( θ ) + j sin ( θ ) ) ❘ "\[RightBracketingBar]" ; and determining cos(θ) and sin(θ) using a coordinate rotation digital computer (CORDIC) algorithm, wherein the CORDIC algorithm calculates rotation of a two-dimensional vector by θ using add and/or shift operations.
US12328201B2
Disclosed is an approach in which news alerts are scanned in real-time or near real-time, relevant alerts identified through a topic extraction model, and associated actors identified through an entity extraction model. An entity resolution model may be applied to determine which actors are clients. The topic extraction, entity extraction, and/or entity resolution models may apply, for example, natural language processing models. The alert may be enriched by being packaged with client and transactional data to generate an enriched alert. A predictive model may be applied to the enriched alert to identify events with a high probability of law enforcement referral, and the enriched alert may be automatically transmitted to certain identified devices. The predictive model is trained using a combination of news alerts and data on clients and transactions, yielding enhanced predictions. The disclosed approach reveals relevant underlying associations and connections between entities and transactions not otherwise feasibly discoverable.
US12328200B2
Methods and systems provide for preventing content capture within a communication session. In one embodiment, a method maintains a communication session with a number of participants, where session content is presented during the communication session to the participants, and where participants can request the session content to be captured for later access. The system receives or identifies one or more signals for capture prevention to be initiated for at least a portion of the session content. The system further receives, in real time during the communication session, a request from one of the participants for a current portion of session content to be captured. The system then determines, via processing of the one or more signals, that the current portion of session content is to be prevented from capture, and then prevents the current portion of session content from being captured.
US12328199B2
The audio stream of a participant to a conference is modified within the conference to change a perceptible output of a characteristic of speech represented by the audio stream. An audio stream is obtained from a participant device connected to a conference. The audio stream represents speech of a user of the participant device. A user request to modify a first characteristic of the speech is initiated within the conference. The first characteristic is modified without modifying other characteristics of the speech to produce a modified audio stream, such that a second characteristic of the speech remains unmodified within the modified audio stream. An output of the modified audio stream within the conference is then caused in place of the audio stream. The audio stream modification as disclosed herein may be performed while the conference remains ongoing or during playback of a recording of the conference.
US12328197B2
This application provides a network slice charging method and an apparatus. The method includes: A network slice management network element receives a first request including a charging requirement of a network slice. The network slice management network element sends to a network slice subnet management network element, a second request including the charging requirement. The network slice management network element receives first charging data of the network slice, which is collected based on the charging requirement. The network slice management network element sends the first charging data to a charging network element for the charging network element to charge the network slice.
US12328189B2
A data processing method, an apparatus, and a device. The data processing method may be performed by a first communication device, and the first communication device is a transmit end of encoded data. When simultaneously sending one or more data streams, the first communication device places information bits in a data stream in a specified order. A plurality of data streams may be arranged in a specified order, so that joint encoding without feeding back information can be implemented, and transmission close to a channel capacity can be implemented.
US12328179B2
Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing selectable service offerings to mobile users via mobile terminals over a satellite communication system. In embodiments, a database of access profiles for accessing a network via the wireless communication system may be maintained, wherein each access profile corresponds to a service offering of a plurality of service offerings selectable via the plurality of devices and is associated with a set of network destinations within the network. In embodiments, a request is received from a device of the plurality of devices for a particular service offering of the plurality of service offerings. An access profile may be identified from the database that is associated with the particular service offering. Communications may be permitted between the device and the respective set of network destinations associated with the identified access profile.
US12328177B2
A method and network node having integrated access and backhaul (IAB) functionality are disclosed. According to one aspect, a network node determines information concerning at least one of: (i) an impairment of a first signal from a first integrated access backhaul node that is caused by a second signal from a second IAB node and (ii) an impairment of the second signal that is caused by the first signal. The network node further selects a multiplexing capability for the network node based at least in part on the determined information concerning at least one of the impairments and further multiplexes signals for the first and second IAB nodes using the selected multiplexing capability.
US12328176B2
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). Disclosed is a method of identifying non-Line of Sight, NLOS, links between entities in a telecommunication network, comprising the steps of: determining if the link is NLOS and signalling from a first entity to a second entity a result of the determination by means of a parameter indicative of NLOS.
US12328174B2
An example mobile computing device includes: an antenna capable of switching between a plurality of antenna patterns; an image sensor to capture image data representing an environment of the mobile computing device; a depth sensor to capture depth data representing the environment of the mobile computing device; a processor connected to the antenna, the image sensor and the depth sensor, the processor to: obtain the image data and the depth data; select a designated antenna pattern from the plurality of antenna patterns based on the image data and the depth data; and control the antenna to use the designated antenna pattern.
US12328173B2
The present application is related to a method and apparatus for transmitting Scell beam failure recovery requests under 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) technology. A method includes: in response to detection of a Scell beam failure, computing a time interval between the detection of the Scell beam failure and an available physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) subsequent to the detection of the Scell beam failure; comparing the time interval with a time threshold; and determining whether to transmit at least one failed component carrier (CC) index associated with the detection of the Scell beam failure in the available PUSCH based on a result of comparing between the time interval and the time threshold.
US12328167B2
Disclosed are a method and a device for transmitting channel state information. The method comprises: a first device constructs a training set of a channel state information indication model that is used by the first device for transmitting channel state information, and the sample structure of the plurality of samples included in the training set being determined according to an M*N matrix structure, each line amongst the M rows of the matrix structure corresponding to a plurality of sub-carriers on the frequency domain or a preset duration on the time domain, each column amongst the N columns of the matrix structure corresponding to at least one antenna or a preset angle on the spatial domain, and each value in the matrix structure representing the channel quality of the corresponding frequency domain or spatial domain or representing the channel quality of the corresponding time domain or spatial domain.
US12328166B2
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method comprising, receiving, by a wireless network node, at least one parameter from a wireless terminal, wherein the at least one parameter is related to at least one transmit and/or receive beam of the wireless terminal and based on at least one metric with respect to a normal of at least one antenna panel of the wireless terminal, determining, based on the at least one parameter, a configuration for communicating with the wireless terminal and communicating with the wireless terminal according to the determined configuration.
US12328159B2
A method of establishing a communication link is provided. The method includes monitoring a heading direction of a vehicle, in case that the heading direction of the vehicle is changed by at least as much as a preset angle, determining a search order between a plurality of antenna modules in consideration of the changed heading direction of the vehicle and mounting positions of the plurality of antenna modules mounted on the vehicle, evaluating the plurality of antenna modules according to the search order, and communicating with a base station via a new antenna module selected based on a result of the evaluating, rather than via an old antenna module used for communication with the base station.
US12328147B2
In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises: a coherent optical receiver front-end circuit to receive an optical signal comprising information and further to receive a local oscillator optical signal, and output an orthogonal electrical signal based on the optical signal; a processing circuit coupled to the coherent optical receiver front-end circuit to receive the orthogonal electrical signal and process the orthogonal electrical signal to generate therefrom sum of squares information; and a non-coherent receiver coupled to the processing circuit to recover the information from the sum of squares information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US12328142B2
The techniques described within this disclosure are directed to an in-line adaptor or coupling device of a PON that detects incoming optical signals (e.g., of different services) being delivered over the PON on different bands of wavelengths supported by an incoming optical fiber of the PON, converts (if necessary) any optical signals to suitable wavelength signals, and transmits the converted optical signals to a last mile termination unit via suitable output interfaces. At least a portion of the incoming optical signals are not converted by the in-line adaptor, and instead are passed-through the in-line adaptor to the last mile termination unit via an optical output interface. The in-line adaptor further includes one or more wireless interfaces via which information pertaining to the received optical signals and/or other information related to the in-line adaptor is transmitted to one or more recipient devices.
US12328137B2
An accessory according to an example embodiment may be for an electronic device including a first housing, a second housing, and a hinge cover connecting the first housing to the second housing, and may include a first cover to cover the first housing, a second cover to cover the second housing, a holder configured to receive a body part of a user to hold the electronic device, and a connector to connect the holder to the first cover and the second cover. The connector may be configured have a first shape in an unfolded state of the electronic device, and have a second shape different from the first shape in a folded state of the electronic device. At least a portion of the connector may be deformed in the second shape. Other embodiments are also possible.
US12328128B2
A sampling circuit includes: a first capacitor including a first terminal and a second terminal; a second capacitor including a third terminal and a fourth terminal; a first input node configured to receive a first input voltage that is one of a differential input voltage; a second input node configured to receive a second input voltage that is the other of the differential input voltage; a first switch circuit configured to be provided between the first input node and the first terminal; a second switch circuit configured to be provided between the second input node and the third terminal; a third switch circuit configured to be provided between the first terminal and the third terminal; and a fourth switch circuit configured to be provided between the second terminal and the fourth terminal.
US12328127B2
An analog-to-digital conversion system. A clock generator generates a first clock signal at a first frequency. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) converts an input analog signal to a digital signal. The ADC operates based on the first clock signal at the first frequency. A calibration digital-to-analog converter (DAC) generates an analog reference signal from digital reference data. A fractional rate clock generator generates a second clock signal from the first clock signal. The second clock signal is at a second frequency that is a fractional rate of the first frequency, and the calibration DAC operates at the second frequency. An equalizer processes an output of the ADC to remove a distortion incurred by the ADC and a calibration circuitry generates coefficients for the equalizer based on the digital reference data and the output of the ADC to the analog reference signal.
US12328124B2
Provided is a delay apparatus which outputs a delayed signal obtained by delaying an asynchronous input signal, the delay apparatus comprising: a synchronous delay unit which determines, in response to detection of a change in the asynchronous input signal at a detection timing synchronous with a clock signal, a synchronous delay timing later than the detection timing by a reference delay time according to the clock signal; and an asynchronous delay unit which changes the delayed signal at an asynchronous delay timing obtained by delaying the synchronous delay timing by an adjustment time obtained by subtracting a detection delay time from a change timing of the asynchronous input signal to the detection timing from a set time according to the clock signal.
US12328123B2
A switching frequency controller, a voltage converter, and a method are used for controlling switching frequency. The switching frequency controller includes a frequency divider, a frequency detector, an accumulation counter, and an on-time controller. The frequency divider generates a divisional signal having a divisional frequency according to an input signal having a target frequency. The target frequency is 2N times of the divisional frequency. The frequency detector receives the divisional frequency and a switching control signal, and calculate a number of periods that pass by during each cycle of the divisional signal. The number of periods is represented by (N+1) bits. The accumulation counter increases or decreases a control indication value by a predetermined value according to a most significant bit of the number of periods. The on-time controller adjusts an on-time length of the switching control signal according to the control indication value.
US12328121B2
The present disclosure is drawn to, among other things, a configuration bit including at least four resistive elements and a voltage amplifier. At least two first resistive elements may be electrically connected in series via a first electrode and at least two second resistive elements may be electrically connected in series via a second electrode. The at least two first resistive elements may be electrically connected in parallel to the at least two second resistive elements via a third electrode and a fourth electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode may be electrically connected to a voltage supply. The third electrode and the fourth electrode may be electrically connected to an input of the voltage amplifier.
US12328118B2
A configurable driver is presented, comprising: a first transistor of a first type coupled to a first node; a second transistor of the first type coupled to a second node; a first transistor of a second type coupled to the first node; a second transistor of a second type coupled to the second node; a first multiplexer coupled to a gate of the first transistor of the first type; a second multiplexer coupled to a gate of the second transistor of the first type; a third multiplexer coupled to a gate of the first transistor of the second type; a fourth multiplexer coupled to a gate of the second transistor of the second type; and one or more switching devices coupled between the first node and the second node.
US12328111B2
A filter includes a piezoelectric film including lithium niobate or lithium tantalate, an acoustic wave resonator including a functional electrode on the piezoelectric film, a capacitor on the piezoelectric film and connected in parallel to the acoustic wave resonator, and a resonator electrically connected to the acoustic wave resonator. The functional electrode includes a pair of first and second electrodes facing each other in a direction intersecting a thickness direction of the piezoelectric film. When a thickness of the piezoelectric film is d and a center-to-center distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is p, d/p is smaller than or equal to about 0.5.
US12328106B2
Various examples are directed to a circuit for biasing a power amplifier (PA). The circuit may comprise a first isolated power supply comprising a first DC output and a first common output as well as a second isolated power supply comprising a second DC output and a second common output. The second DC output may be electrically coupled to the first common output. The circuit may also comprise a switch network that is configurable to a first state in which the first DC output is provided at a circuit output and to a second state in which the second DC output is provided at the circuit output.
US12328103B2
Apparatus and methods for pre-distorting a radio frequency transmit signal based on local oscillator clock shaping are disclosed. In certain embodiments, one or more clock signals generated by a local oscillator and used for mixing in a transceiver are shaped to account for non-linearity of a power amplifier that amplifies the radio frequency transmit signal. Such pre-distortion can be performed in addition to or alternatively to performing digital pre-distortion on a digital representation of the radio frequency transmit signal.
US12328081B2
Disclosed herein are energy harvesting devices and sensors, and methods of making and use thereof. The energy harvesting devices can comprise a membrane disposed on a substrate, wherein the membrane comprises a two-dimensional (2D) material and one or more ripples; and a component electrically, magnetically, electromagnetically, electrostatic/capacitively, piezoelectrically, magnetostrictively and/or mechanically coupled to the membrane and/or the substrate, such that the component is configured to harvest energy from the membrane. The sensors can comprise a membrane disposed on a substrate, wherein the membrane comprises a two-dimensional material one or more ripples; and a component electrically, magnetically, electromagnetically, electrostatic/capacitively, piezoelectrically, magnetostrictively and/or mechanically coupled to the membrane and/or the substrate, such that the component is configured to detect a signal from the membrane.
US12328073B2
The present disclosure relates to an optical storage converter, a control method and device thereof, and a computer readable storage medium. The control method for the optical storage converter includes: obtaining a voltage measurement and a current measurement of a universal interface of optical storage converter in the case where an apparatus is accessed to the universal interface, to determine whether the apparatus accessed to the universal interface is a photovoltaic system or an energy storage system; and adjusting an internal circuit of the optical storage converter correspondingly in the case where the accessed apparatus is the photovoltaic system or the energy storage system.
US12328069B2
A feedback control unit includes a controller which calculates a duty ratio for switching elements on the basis of a command value and a detection value of electrical information. A continuous/discontinuous current mode distinguishment unit includes a duty ratio increase/decrease distinguishment unit which performs distinguishment between increase and decrease in the duty ratio, and an output voltage detection value increase/decrease distinguishment unit which performs distinguishment between increase and decrease in a detection value of a voltage of second terminals. If the duty ratio has decreased and the detection value of the voltage has increased, or if the duty ratio has increased and the detection value of the voltage has decreased, the continuous/discontinuous current mode distinguishment unit determines that an operation mode is a discontinuous current mode, and feeds back a result of the determination to the feedback control unit.
US12328065B2
The disclosure discloses a method for estimating parameters of a resonant converter. The resonant converter has first, second port, and a resonant tank that includes an equivalent resonant capacitor and an equivalent resonant inductor, the method including: estimating a second voltage estimation value of the second port, an equivalent resonant capacitor estimation value, and/or an equivalent resonant inductor estimation value of the resonant converter according to a first voltage of the first port, an equivalent resonant capacitor voltage and an equivalent resonant inductor current of at least three effective points, wherein the points have different coordinates on a state plane of the equivalent resonant capacitor voltage and the equivalent resonant inductor current, and are on a state trajectory formed by the equivalent resonant capacitor voltage and the equivalent resonant inductor current, and the points are not central symmetric about a center of the state trajectory.
US12328063B2
A totem pole power factor correction circuit is provided. The detection module in the totem pole power factor correction circuit includes a detection resistor and a detection circuit. If the output voltage outputted by the detection circuit is greater than or equal to an upper limit voltage threshold or lower than or equal to a lower limit voltage threshold, at least a third switch and a fourth switch are turned off under control of the control unit. Consequently, the totem pole power factor correction circuit can be protected. Under this circumstance, the protecting measure can be taken immediately. Consequently, the possibility of causing damage of the totem pole power factor correction circuit will be minimized. In other words, the performance of the totem pole power factor correction circuit is enhanced.
US12328060B2
To provide a controller for power conversion circuit which can maintain the detection value of second voltage at the target value of second voltage without depending on feedback control, when the first voltage is varied. A controller for power conversion circuit changes a control value by feedback control so that the detection value of second voltage approaches a target value of second voltage; calculates a control value for control, by correcting the control value based on the detection value of first voltage so as to correct, in feedforward manner, a change of the control value due to a change of the first voltage if correction of the control value is not performed; and controls on/off the switching device based on the control value for control.
US12328054B2
The present invention refers to an electric terminal assembly of a drive unit for use in a mining machine. The electric terminal assembly comprises a junction box configured to be mounted to the drive unit and a connecting element for communicatively connecting the junction box to a control device of the drive unit. The electric terminal assembly is configured to be convertibly arranged into at least two different configurations, each of which is associated to a different structural arrangement of the drive unit.
US12328051B2
A vibration wave driving apparatus includes a vibration actuator; and a driven member configured to be driven by the vibration actuator. The vibration actuator includes a vibrator having an electric-mechanical energy conversion element and an elastic member to which the electric-mechanical energy conversion element is fixed; a pressurizing member configured to pressurize the vibrator; a contacting member configured to pressurizing-contact with the vibrator by pressurizing the vibrator by the pressurizing member and move relative to the vibrator; and an outputting member configured to output a driving force to the driven member, the driving force generated by the movement of the contacting member relative to the vibrator. The driven member includes an output transmission member configured to hold the outputting member in a direction of the relative movement with a predetermined spring force.
US12328050B2
An electric motor includes a slot insulation member arranged in a slot between adjacent ones of coils in a circumferential direction of a yoke. The slot insulation member is a wedge-shaped spacer and includes a main body and projections. The projections are arranged in the slot and projected from the main body. The coil includes a main coil portion, a coil end, and a bent coil portion. The main coil portion is arranged in the slot and sandwiched between a corresponding one of the projections and a corresponding tooth. The coil end is arranged outside the slot and contacts the main body. The coil end is wider than the main coil portion. The bent coil portion connects the main coil portion and the coil end.
US12328047B2
A stator having a stator core which has two end sides disclosed. A multiplicity of grooves are configured in the stator core. A stator winding occupies a plurality of winding zones in the grooves, a number of N strands has a number of 2·P poles, and the number of grooves is 2·P·N·q, where q≥2. Each winding zone extends across at least q+1 of the grooves, and each winding zone is radially subdivided into first to Lth layers. The layers configure first to (L/2)th double layers, and a number of the double layers is less than the number of the other double layers. Each winding zone in the circumferential direction is subdivided into first to qth sub-winding zones, and a respective phase winding for one of the strands has at least one sub-winding which configures a current path and comprises internal portions that are disposed within the grooves.
US12328043B1
The present invention relates to a motor frame applied to an optical instrument actuator in which a coil is disposed in the magnetic field of a magnet. The motor frame applied to the optical instrument actuator of the present invention includes a frame body injection-molded by inserting a conductive circuit member forming a circuit pattern electrically connected to an electronic component including the coil.
US12328040B2
A method of producing an iron core product may include: substantially simultaneously putting resin materials into each of a plurality of first accommodating portions formed in a heating portion; substantially simultaneously initiating heating, by the heating portion, of the resin materials disposed in the first accommodating portions; and supplying a molten resin from the first accommodating portions to resin forming regions provided in a core body.
US12328039B2
A high-voltage accumulator module having a multiplicity of battery cells arranged in a honeycombed parallel- and series connection assembly (for example, “honeycomb”). The gaps between the battery cells are filled with a thermally and electrically conductive potting compound. The battery cells are electrically insulated with respect to the potting compound. The potting compound is connected to an energy source via electrically conductive fixing elements that protrude into the potting compound and via two pole connections in such a way that a current flow through the potting compound which is as homogenous as possible is achieved. The two pole connections, for example, in the form of metal plates, may be fastened to the potting compound over a large surface area and in close electrical contact therewith by the fixing elements. The fixing elements may protrude as deep as possible into the potting compound in the form of strips or pins and may contain barbs.
US12328032B2
Disclosed herein is an axial flux motor. The axial flux motor includes a rotating shaft, a rotor assembly, and a stator assembly. The rotor assembly includes a rotor disc, a plurality of rotor disc teeth provided on a first side of the rotor disc, and a cage. The stator assembly includes a stator base, a plurality of electromagnet assemblies, a supporting plate, and a bearing housing. An electromagnet assembly from the plurality of electromagnet assemblies comprising a core, a first fixture, a second fixture, a coil winding, and a couple of connecting screws. The yoke is configured to be secured between the first fixture and the second fixture.
US12328029B2
A battery power system for powering at least one electric motor. The system comprises a main battery and an intermediate storage device electrically coupled to the main battery such that the intermediate storage device can be charged by the main battery, and the intermediate storage device being configured to supply power to the electric motor. The intermediate storage device is constructed and configured to accept and deliver charge at a higher rate than the main battery whilst having a lower energy storage capacity than the main battery.
US12328028B2
Systems and methods for energy management of hybrid electrical systems are discussed herein. In certain embodiments, a system includes one or more generators configured to provide generator electric power. The system also includes one or more batteries configured to provide stored electric power. Further, the system includes one or more generator controllers using a state of charge for the one or more batteries, wherein the one or more generator controllers control a combination of the generator electric power and the stored electric power provided to one or more loads according to a plurality of modes, wherein multiple modes of the plurality of modes are based on one or more parameters of the one or more batteries.
US12328024B2
An electronic device, where after the electronic device is coupled to a charging device, the electronic device is configured to obtain a current time, charge the battery in a first mode in response to the current time is in a first time period, in response to the current time is in a second time period and after the battery level is less than a preset threshold, charging the battery in the first mode; in response to the current time is in a second time period and after the battery level is greater than or equal to the preset threshold, charging the battery in a second mode, wherein the second time period is after the first time period is subtracted from a whole day time period, and the preset threshold is less than a battery level when the battery is fully charged.
US12328008B2
A method of supplying power to an electrically isolated wind farm is provided including a plurality of wind turbines and a power generator. In a low wind condition, where a wind speed falls below a threshold value, active power and reactive power is supplied from the power generator to a first wind turbine and wind farm passive components. In a second operation mode after the first operation mode, active power is supplied from the power generator to the first wind turbine and a second wind turbine, and reactive power is supplied/consumed by the first wind turbine to the cables and transformers between it and the second wind turbine.
US12328007B2
Various implementations described herein are directed to a method for detecting, by a device, an increase in temperature at certain parts of an electrical system, and taking appropriate responsive action. The method may include measuring temperatures at certain locations within the system and estimating temperatures at other locations based on the measurements. Some embodiments disclosed herein include an integrated cable combining electrical conduction and heat-detection capabilities, or an integrated cable or connector combining electrical conduction with a thermal fuse.
US12328003B2
This application discloses examples of an energy storage system, a power conversion system, and a method for optimizing primary frequency modulation. In one example, when the power conversion system determines that a state of charge (SoC) value of a target energy storage battery does not meet a target SoC value and determines that a present frequency of a power grid falls within a frequency modulation constant band, the power conversion system determines, based on a preset mapping relationship between a SoC value and an active power, a first specified active power value corresponding to the SoC value of the target energy storage battery, and controls, based on the first specified active power value, the target energy storage battery to be charged or discharged, so that the SoC value of the target energy storage battery can reach the target SoC value.
US12327985B2
An electrical distribution block includes a first base, a second base, and a spacer plate discrete from the first and second base. The spacer plate is positioned between first base and the second base and secures the first base to the second base. A conductor block is connected to at least one of the first base or the second base. The conductor block includes a primary tap and a secondary tap.
US12327978B2
In an embodiment a semiconductor light source includes an optoelectronic semiconductor chip configured to emit radiation and a cover body arranged on the optoelectronic semiconductor chip, wherein the cover body comprises a light-transmissive base body, wherein the light-transmissive base body comprises a plurality of recesses with inclined side faces, the recesses start at an emission side of the light-transmissive base body remote from the optoelectronic semiconductor chip and narrow towards the optoelectronic semiconductor chip, wherein a mirror coating is provided at top regions of the recesses next to the emission side, and wherein bottom regions of the recesses closest to the optoelectronic semiconductor chip are free of the mirror coating.
US12327975B2
A chamber device includes an inner housing including a passage port through which light generated by excitation of laser gas at an internal space thereof passes, an outer housing surrounding at least a part of the inner housing from a lateral side of a travel direction of the light, and a partition wall arranged between the inner housing and the outer housing and fixed to the inner housing and the outer housing.
US12327957B2
A receptacle connector may include a receptacle for receiving a corresponding edge connector of a device, a plurality of electrically-conductive pins configured to electrically couple to associated pins of the corresponding edge connector when the receptacle connector is populated with the device, an optical transmitter at a first end of the receptacle, and an optical receiver at a second end of the receptacle opposite the first end and arranged relative to the optical transmitter such that in an absence of misshape of the receptacle connector, the optical receiver receives at least a significant portion of electromagnetic energy generated by the optical transmitter.
US12327954B2
The connector includes an inner conductor with electrical conductivity including a wire barrel that connects to the core wire and the terminal connection portion that electrically connects to the tab portion T of a mating terminal, a dielectric that is made of a synthetic resin and that includes a cavity that houses the inner conductor, and an outer conductor with electrical conductivity that encloses the dielectric, wherein the dielectric includes a first wall portion (inter-layer partition wall) adjacent to the inner conductor, and a portion of the first wall portion is a thin portion with less thickness than other portions.
US12327951B2
A memory module operation system for operating in high stress environments with strong vibration. The application and use of a retainer to reduce and dampen the effects of system vibration and the application of dynamic loads can retain a memory module in place in a memory socket. Further, the retainer can operate to reduce the effects of electromagnetic interference and can act as a heat transport system to reduce thermal stress on components.
US12327950B2
Provided is a male connector capable of easily engaging with a female connector. A male connector 10 includes a hood portion 13 with a cylindrical shape that is fit into, from a projecting end 13A side, an engagement cylindrical portion 23 formed as an opening of a female connector 20, wherein the hood portion 13 is provided with the at least one guide projection portion 31 projecting forward beyond the projecting end 13A with an annular shape.
US12327947B2
A receptacle is depicted. The receptacle can provide two rows of terminals to increase the density of the interface. If desired, a connector positioned in the receptacle can omit the use of a housing, even if the receptacle provides a stacked connector configuration. With the use of various airflow features it is possible to cool inserted plug modules that use more than 6 watts and potentially more than 8 watts of power.
US12327945B2
A female terminal includes a terminal body having a bottom wall and a spring member mounted in the terminal body. The terminal body includes a connecting tube portion continuous with the bottom wall, a tab of a male terminal being inserted into the connecting tube portion, a resilient contact piece configured to resiliently contact the tab inserted into the connecting tube portion, and a through hole penetrating through the bottom wall. The spring member is made of metal having a higher elastic modulus than the resilient contact piece. One end part of the spring member biases the resilient contact piece in a direction toward the tab by coming into contact with the resilient contact piece. The other end part of the spring member is located in a region inside a hole edge part of the through hole with the spring member mounted in the terminal body.
US12327944B2
A connector assembly includes a card connector and a first backplane connector. The card connector includes a first terminal module, a second terminal module and a circuit board card. The circuit board card connects the first terminal module and the second terminal module to form a receiving cavity. The first backplane connector is received in the receiving cavity. The present disclosure can make full use of space to improve space utilization of the connector assembly.
US12327938B2
An electronic module includes a first wiring board, a second wiring board, and an intermediate connection member. The intermediate connection member includes an insulator, a plurality of first wirings supported by the insulator and arranged at intervals in a second direction intersecting a first direction, a plurality of second wirings supported by the insulator and arranged at intervals in the second direction, and a metal layer supported by the insulator and interposed between the plurality of first wirings and the plurality of second wirings so as to oppose the plurality of first wirings and the plurality of second wirings in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction. A part of the metal layer sandwiched in the insulator is bonded to one of the first wiring board or the second wiring board by a conductive first bonding member.
US12327935B2
An antenna includes at least one feed line including a first feed line, and a plurality of first patch units serially connected to the first feed line in an extending direction of the first feed line. The first feed line and/or the plurality of first patch units each have a mesh structure, and the mesh structure is composed of a plurality of conductive lines. Of the plurality of conductive lines, a distance between two conductive lines that are adjacent and do not intersect is greater than or equal to a maximum width of any conductive line, and is less than or equal to a minimum width of any feed line.
US12327934B2
An electronic device is provided that includes a housing, an antenna structure, an electronic component, and a wireless communication circuit. The antenna structure includes a substrate, at least one conductive patch disposed at the substrate, at least one power feeder disposed at a position of the at least one conductive patch, and at least one electrical connection structure. The at least one electrical connection structure includes a first conductive via disposed to pass through the at least one conductive patch and a ground layer of the substrate, and a second conductive via passing through the at least one conductive patch and electrically connected to the ground layer. The electronic component is disposed to overlap at least in part with the at least one conductive patch when the substrate is viewed from above, and is electrically connected to a main board through the at least one electrical connection structure. The wireless communication circuit is electrically connected to the at least one power feeder, and is configured to form a beam pattern in a first direction through the at least one conductive patch.
US12327931B2
Various embodiments of a wireless connector system are described. The system has a transmitter module and a receiver module that are configured to wirelessly transmit electrical energy and/or data via near field magnetic coupling. The wireless connector system is designed to increase the amount of wirelessly transmitted electrical power over a greater separation distance. The system is configured with various sensing circuits that alert the system to the presence of the receiver module to begin transfer of electrical power as well as undesirable objects and increased temperature that could interfere with the operation of the system. The wireless connector system is a relatively small footprint that is designed to be surface mounted.
US12327928B1
Disclosed in the present invention are a multi-frequency base station antenna unit and a communication device, which belong to the technical field of antennas. The multi-frequency base station antenna unit comprises a first radiator and a second radiator, wherein the first radiator comprises a first radiation structure, which has at least one operating frequency band, and a coupling resonance structure, a first extra operating frequency band can be generated by loading the coupling resonance structure on the first radiation structure, and the second radiator is located above the first radiator and is configured to generate a second extra operating frequency band. The present invention solves the problems in respect of multi-frequency compatibility in current base station antennas wherein there are few frequency bands and strong coupling between the frequency bands.
US12327923B2
A beamforming cellular antenna includes a plurality of patch elements and a plurality of dipole elements. The plurality of patch elements and dipole elements are arranged on a planar array of said antenna into a plurality of rows and columns of elements. Each column of elements forms a sub-array connected to a plurality of signal input ports. Each column sub-array includes a plurality of both patch elements, and a plurality of dipole elements.
US12327922B2
A beamforming apparatus and beam controlling method are provided. The beamforming apparatus includes a non-flat substrate, an antenna array, and an adjusting circuit. The antenna array includes multiple antenna units and are disposed at the non-flat substrate. The adjusting circuit is coupled with the antenna array. The adjusting circuit is used to adjust the signal of at least one of the antenna units according to the shape of the non-flat substrate and a predetermined signal angle. Therefore, it could be implemented in various scenario with flexibility.
US12327917B2
Provided is an electronic device having an antenna according to one embodiment. The electronic device may comprise: an antenna disposed on a substrate disposed inside the electronic device and operable to resonate in a plurality of frequency bands; and a feeding unit disposed on the substrate and composed of a feeding line feeding a signal to the antenna and a ground line operating as a ground. The antenna may comprise: a first radiator in which a first metal pattern connected to the feeding line and a second metal pattern connected to the ground line are formed in a first axial direction of the substrate; and a second radiator in which a third metal pattern connected to the feeding line is formed in a second axial direction of the substrate.
US12327916B2
A low-profile, high-power microwave (HPM) antenna system that includes an antenna array formed of a plurality of low-profile dipole cells; an enclosure to surround the antenna array; and a radome cover disposed on top of the enclosure.
US12327914B2
An antenna module includes a dielectric substrate including a plurality of laminated dielectric layers, a radiating element, a ground electrode, and a peripheral electrode. The ground electrode opposes the radiating element. The peripheral electrode is on a layer between the radiating element and the ground electrode and electrically connected to the ground electrode. The radiating element radiates a radio wave in a first polarization direction. A dimension of the ground electrode in the first polarization direction is shorter than a dimension of the ground electrode in a specific direction orthogonal to the first polarization direction. When the dielectric substrate is seen in plan view in a layered direction, at least a portion of the peripheral electrode is disposed between an end portion of the ground electrode and an end portion of the radiating element in the first polarization direction.
US12327913B2
The invention provides a broadband bipolar mmWave antenna comprising: a first substrate having an upper surface and a bottom surface; a second substrate attached to the bottom surface of the first substrate; a parasitic element disposed in between the first and second substrates; a patch formed on the upper surface of the first substrate; a first feeding line coupled with the patch and formed on the upper surface of the first substrate; a second feeding line coupled with the patch and formed on the upper surface of the first substrate; and a via formed passing through the first substrate, the parasitic element and the second substrate.
US12327898B2
An apparatus and method for manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly enable decal transfer to be effectively performed by lowering a glass transition temperatures of ion-conductive polymers included in an electrolyte membrane material and electrodes by spraying a sprayable material onto at least one of the electrolyte membrane material or each of the electrodes.
US12327875B2
Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a plurality of battery modules and a pack case for fixedly installing the battery modules therein, and the pack case includes a pack tray supporting a lower portion of the battery modules; and a pack cover coupled with the pack tray to cover the battery modules and having a terminal connection unit coupled to at least one side of each battery module and provided to an inner surface of a top thereof to electrically connect electrode terminals of the battery modules.
US12327873B2
The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery comprising: a current collector comprising a structure in a fabric form in which fiber bundles are cross-woven, wherein each of the fiber bundles is formed of sets of fiber yarns and each of the fiber yarns includes a polymer fiber and a metal layer surrounding the polymer fiber; and an electrode including an active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector.
US12327867B2
A positive electrode active material having high capacity and excellent cycle performance is provided. The positive electrode active material has a small difference in a crystal structure between the charged state and the discharged state. For example, the crystal structure and volume of the positive electrode active material, which has a layered rock-salt crystal structure in the discharged state and a pseudo-spinel crystal structure in the charged state at a high voltage of approximately 4.6 V, are less likely to be changed by charge and discharge as compared with those of a known positive electrode active material.
US12327864B2
A positive electrode plate includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, where the positive electrode active material layer includes a first positive electrode active material represented by chemical formula (1) and a second positive electrode active material represented by chemical formula (2): Li1+xAaFeyMnzTivPO4−wSw (1), and Li2+rNasM1+qO2+t (2); and the positive electrode plate satisfies: 5.2≤R/Q≤13.5. Such a positive electrode plate can achieve a high specific discharge capacity of the electrochemical apparatus, thereby increasing energy density of the electrochemical apparatus. In addition, a relationship between compacted density R and single surface density Q of the positive electrode plate is limited, effectively improving cycling stability and rate performance of the electrochemical apparatus.
US12327860B2
An electrochemical device includes a cathode, a separator and an anode. The cathode includes a cathode current collector, a first cathode active material layer including a first cathode active material, a second cathode active material layer including a second cathode active material, and an insulating layer. The first cathode active material layer is disposed between the cathode current collector and the second cathode active material layer, and the first cathode active material layer is disposed on a first region of a surface of the cathode current collector facing an anode active material layer of the anode, and the thickness of the first cathode active material layer is greater than Dv50 of the first cathode active material. The insulating layer is disposed on a second region of the surface of the cathode current collector not facing the anode active material layer of the anode.
US12327845B2
An apparatus and method for testing a battery pack are provided. Measurement components are configured to measure parameters of battery components (e.g., batteries and battery connection components) within the battery pack. Trained models are applied to signals measured by the measurement components and provide an output indicative of a condition of the battery components.
US12327832B2
A curved battery cell may include (1) a positive terminal, (2) a negative terminal, (3) one or more curved electrodes, and (4) an outer case encasing the one or more curved electrodes that includes at least one curved surface having a non-uniform radius of curvature. A curved battery pack may include (1) a first curved battery cell with a first outer surface having a first non-uniform curvature and (2) a second curved battery cell with a second outer surface having a second non-uniform curvature. Various other apparatus, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US12327821B2
A semiconductor package includes a substrate, a master chip on the substrate, a first slave chip on a top surface of the master chip and partially exposing the top surface of the master chip, the first slave chip having a same size as the master chip and having a same storage capacity as the master chip, and a first chip connector on the exposed top surface of the master chip and coupled to the master chip and the first slave chip.
US12327816B2
A multi-chip package comprising an interconnection substrate; a first semiconductor IC chip over the interconnection substrate, wherein the first semiconductor IC chip comprises a first silicon substrate, a plurality of first metal vias passing through the first silicon substrate, a plurality of first transistors on a top surface of the first silicon substrate and a first interconnection scheme over the first silicon substrate, wherein the first interconnection scheme comprises a first interconnection metal layer over the first silicon substrate, a second interconnection metal layer over the first interconnection layer and the first silicon substrate and a first insulating dielectric layer over the first silicon substrate and between the first and second interconnection metal layers; a second semiconductor IC chip over and bonded to the first semiconductor IC chip; and a plurality of second metal vias over and coupling to the interconnection substrate, wherein the plurality of second metal vias are in a space extending from a sidewall of the first semiconductor IC chip.
US12327811B2
Methods of ion implantation combined with annealing using a pulsed laser or a furnace for cutting substrate in forming semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices including the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes forming a transistor structure of a device on a first semiconductor substrate; forming a front-side interconnect structure over a front side of the transistor structure; bonding a carrier substrate to the front-side interconnect structure; implanting ions into the first semiconductor substrate to form an implantation region of the first semiconductor substrate; and removing the first semiconductor substrate. Removing the first semiconductor substrate includes applying an annealing process to separate the implantation region from a remainder region of the first semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming a back-side interconnect structure over a back side of the transistor structure.
US12327803B2
An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes a semiconductor body having a main emission surface and an active region arranged to emit electromagnetic radiation. The optoelectronic semiconductor component also includes a receiving element arranged on the side of the semiconductor body opposite to the main emission surface. The optoelectronic semiconductor component also includes a radiation-transmissive molding compound. The radiation-transmissive molding compound completely surrounds the semiconductor body and the receiving element. A receiver frequency is assigned to the receiving element. The receiving element is configured to extract energy for operating the active region from an alternating electromagnetic field.
US12327800B2
A semiconductor device is made by providing a strip substrate including a plurality of units. A hole is formed in the strip substrate. An encapsulant is deposited over the strip substrate. A mask is disposed over the strip substrate and encapsulant with a leg of the mask disposed in the hole. A shielding layer is formed over the mask and strip substrate. The mask is removed after forming the shielding layer. The strip substrate is singulated to separate the plurality of units from each other after forming the shielding layer.
US12327799B2
A semiconductor device has a substrate and electrical components disposed over the substrate. An encapsulant is disposed over the substrate and electrical components. A multi-layer shielding structure is formed over the encapsulant. The multi-layer shielding structure has a first layer of ferromagnetic material and second layer of a protective layer or conductive layer. The ferromagnetic material can be iron, nickel, nickel iron alloy, iron silicon alloy, silicon steel, nickel iron molybdenum alloy, nickel iron molybdenum copper alloy, iron silicon aluminum alloy, nickel zinc, manganese zinc, other ferrites, amorphous magnetic alloy, amorphous metal alloy, or nanocrystalline alloy. The first layer can be a single, homogeneous material. The protective layer can be stainless steel, tantalum, molybdenum, titanium, nickel, or chromium. The conductive layer can be copper, silver, gold, or aluminum. The multi-layer shielding structure protects the electrical components from low frequency and high frequency interference.
US12327794B2
Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques related to via structures and/or planar structures within a glass core of a substrate to facilitate high-speed signaling with a die coupled with the substrate. In embodiments, the substrate may be coupled with an interposer to enable high-speed signaling between a compute die (or tile) and a storage die (or tile) that may be remote to the substrate. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US12327789B2
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a first impurity layer of a second conductivity type formed at a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a second impurity layer of a first conductivity type formed to surround the first impurity layer of the semiconductor substrate; an insulating film configured to cover at least the first impurity layer; a resistive element provided on the insulating film and having a spiral shape; a first interlayer insulating layer configured to cover the resistive element; and a plurality of first conductive films provided on the first interlayer insulating layer and electrically coupled with the resistive element.
US12327787B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes: a plurality of first conductive layers that each include tungsten; a plurality of insulating films that include a stacked portion and a first projecting portion projecting; a semiconductor layer extending through an inside of a stacked body; a charge storage layer arranged between the plurality of first conductive layers and the semiconductor layer; a plurality of second conductive layers that are each arranged on the first projecting portion in such a manner as to be in contact with a single first conductive layer and that include silicon containing an impurity; and a plurality of contact plugs that are each provided on a single second conductive layer in such a manner as to be in contact with the single second conductive layer.
US12327785B2
A device structure according to the present disclosure includes a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) stack. The MIM stack includes at least one lower conductor plate layer, a first insulator layer disposed over the at least one lower conductor plate layer, a first conductor plate layer disposed over the first insulator layer, a second insulator layer disposed over the first conductor plate layer, and a second conductor plate layer disposed over the second insulator layer. The device structure further includes a ground via extending through and electrically coupled to a first ground plate in the first conductor plate layer and a first via extending through and electrically coupled to a high voltage plate in the second conductor plate layer. The first ground plate vertically overlaps the high voltage plate and the second insulator layer is different from the first insulator layer.
US12327779B2
A semiconductor chip may include: a body portion with a front surface and a rear surface; a pair of through electrodes penetrating the body portion; an insulating layer disposed over the rear surface of the body portion and the pair of through electrodes; and a rear connection electrode disposed over the insulating layer and connected simultaneously with the pair of through electrodes, wherein a distance between the pair of through electrodes is greater than twice a thickness of the insulating layer.
US12327774B1
An Integrated Circuit (IC) includes an electronic circuit and a controller. The electronic circuit is designed to operate at temperatures above a specified minimal temperature. The IC has a controllable operational parameter that affects a performance measure of the electronic circuit and an amount of heat produced by the electronic circuit. The controller is configured to control the operational parameter so as to meet both requirements concurrently: (i) exceeding a specified minimal performance level of the performance measure, and (ii) a local temperature of the electronic circuit exceeding the specified minimal temperature.
US12327770B2
A system includes a wafer including at least an electronic component and a probe pad including a built-in back-end-of-line (BEOL) interconnect structure to test the electronic component. The electronic component is tested by the probe pad without building full BEOL interconnect circuits on the wafer. The probe pad is aligned with the wafer by using alignment marks. A prober alignment camera is employed to locate the alignment marks.
US12327767B2
The present invention discloses an optical detection apparatus for defining a detection surface on a carrier unit for a wafer in a semiconductor manufacturing process so as to obtain a corresponding detection image, wherein a vertical movement path for another device to move is defined above the carrier unit. The optical detection apparatus includes a support, and an imaging device disposed on the support and configured to be non-interfering with the movement path. The imaging device includes a lens group, an image capturing portion and a moving base. With the moving base, the photosensitive element of the image capturing portion is allowed to move horizontally relative to the lens group, and the imaging position can be adjusted, preventing image deformation or a reduced resolution easily caused by capturing at an oblique angle. Thus, the optical detection apparatus resolves complications of additionally mounting an optical detection apparatus in an optical detection environment within a narrow space.
US12327761B2
A method of forming a contact trench structure in a semiconductor device, the method includes performing a first selective deposition process to form a contact on sidewalls of a trench, each of the sidewalls of the trench comprising a first cross section of a first material and a second cross section of a second material, performing a second selective deposition process to form a metal silicide layer on the contact, performing a first metal fill process to form a contact plug within the trench, the first metal fill process including depositing a contact plug metal material within the trench, performing an etch process to form an opening within the trench, comprising partially etching the contact plug metal material within the trench, and performing a second metal fill process, the second metal fill process comprising depositing the contact plug metal material within the opening.
US12327753B2
A gripper to grip a workpiece includes a body with a flat gripper surface. The gripper surface includes a plurality of openings that are distributed over the gripper surface, each of the openings connectable to a source of suction. At least one flow restrictor is located between the plurality of openings and a connector of the gripper to the source of suction to restrict the inflow through each opening of the plurality of openings. When the suction is applied to the plurality of openings and a part of the workpiece surface covers at least one opening of the plurality of openings and another of the openings remains uncovered, the suction force at the covered opening is sufficiently strong to grip the workpiece surface.
US12327746B2
Provided is a FOUP transfer device for transferring FOUPs between load ports and which is capable of reducing remodeling work on a pre-installed conveyance device as much as possible. FOUP transfer devices 1-1, 1-2 are installed in the vicinity of the load ports of the conveyance device, comprising one or more load ports 18-1, 18-2, and transfer FOUPs 3 between the load ports 18-1, 18-2. The FOUP transfer devices 1-1, 1-2 have first optical I/O communication devices 31-3, 31-4 and are configured such that second optical I/O communication devices 31-1, 31-2 provided for the load ports 18-1, 18-2 are connected thereto, and so as to carry out, in place of the load ports 18-1, 18-2, the optical I/O communication carried out between the load ports 18-1, 18-2 and an OHT cart 11.
US12327741B2
An oscillating secondary stage in a metrology system. The metrology system includes a primary stage configured for long movement to transport a wafer from a one location to another. A secondary stage coupled to the primary stage holds the wafer is configured to oscillate between the first direction and a second direction. The oscillation of the second stage allows for capturing an image frame of the wafer at a target location while the primary stage is moving.
US12327738B2
Embodiments described herein relate to chamber component cleaning systems and methods for cleaning a chamber component. The chamber component cleaning system includes a spray station, at least a first cleaning station, a dry station, a component transfer mechanism, and one or more enclosures that enclose the spray station, at least the first cleaning station, the dry station, and the component transfer mechanism. The spray station has a holder to position a chamber component in a path of a flow of a cleaning spray and a movable nozzle to provide the flow of the cleaning spray at a first pressure in a path of portions of the chamber component. The first cleaning station has a push mechanism to force a cleaning fluid through features and/or holes of the chamber component and at least one movable transducer to provide ultrasonic energy to the portions of the chamber component.
US12327736B2
Described examples include a method having steps of laying out at least two conductors and modeling conductor current through the at least two conductors to determine a current density in the at least two conductors. The method also has steps of revising the at least two conductors as adjusted conductors to add conductive material to areas of the conductor where the modeling conductor current shows above average current density; fabricating the adjusted conductors; and mounting a die to the adjusted conductors.
US12327728B2
A method of manufacturing a pre-mold substrate includes preparing an electrically conductive substrate, forming a groove on one surface of the substrate, arranging a resin to cover one surface of the substrate and the groove, removing a portion of the resin so that at least a portion of one surface of the substrate protrudes higher than a surface of the resin covering the groove, and forming a circuit pattern on another surface of the substrate.
US12327726B2
A patterning method includes forming a multilayer photoresist stack on a substrate. The multilayer photoresist stack includes a first layer of a wet photoresist, deposited by spin-on deposition, over a second layer of a dry photoresist, deposited by vapor deposition. The multilayer photoresist stack is exposed to a first pattern of actinic radiation including relative, spatially-varying doses of actinic radiation and including high-dose regions, mid-dose regions and low-dose regions. The multilayer photoresist stack and the first pattern of actinic radiation are configured such that after the exposing the multilayer photoresist stack to the first pattern of actinic radiation, in the high-dose regions, developability of both the first layer and the second layer is changed; in the mid-dose regions, developability of the first layer is changed while developability of the second layer is unchanged; in the low-dose regions, developability of both the first layer and the second layer is unchanged.
US12327722B2
An epitaxial growth device is provided, which includes an induction coil and a reaction body, and the induction coil is disposed along a circumferential direction of the reaction body; and the reaction body includes a heating base and a plurality of trays, wherein the heating base includes a plurality of workspaces, the plurality of trays are disposed in the plurality of workspaces, respectively, and each of the plurality of trays is disposed in a corresponding workspace; wherein each of the plurality of trays is configured to support a substrate, and each of the plurality of trays is capable of independently rotating relative to the heating base.
US12327713B2
A plasma reactor for inductively coupled plasma includes: a ferrite core assembly including a ferrite core stacked body including a plurality of ferrite cores stacked and a first passage portion and a second passage portion arranged in parallel, and a ferrite core accommodating structure; a first chamber body including a first base portion configured to provide a first internal space therein, a first A-extension pipe extending from the first base portion, communicating with the first internal space and accommodated in the first passage portion, and a second A-extension pipe extending from the first base portion; and a second chamber body including a second base portion configured to provide a second internal space therein, a first B-extension pipe extending from the second base portion, and a second B-extension pipe extending from the second base portion.
US12327705B2
A method, apparatus, and system for protection from hazards of conductivity is disclosed using non-electrical means to disrupt electrical current with a thermovolumetric substance. The purpose of this invention is to prevent hazardous conditions from occurring by disrupting the flow of electrical current prior to the development of arc fault conditions.
US12327704B2
An electromagnetic relay includes a base, a contact block, an electromagnet block, a permanent magnet, and a rigid member. The base is insulating. The contact block is placed on the base. The electromagnet block is placed on the base at a space from the contact block. The permanent magnet generates a magnetic field in the contact block. The rigid member is made of a magnetic material having a higher rigidity than the base, is incorporated in the base, and suppresses a magnetic flux leakage of the permanent magnet.
US12327693B2
A high voltage feed-through capacitor includes an element body, a first electrode, a second electrode and a through-conductor. The element body includes a first main surface and a second main surface facing away from each other. A through-hole is formed in the element body and opens in the first main surface and the second main surface. The first electrode is disposed on the first main surface. The second electrode is disposed on the second main surface. The through-conductor is inserted through the through-hole and electrically connected to the first electrode. An opening area of the through-hole in the second main surface is larger than an opening area of the through-hole in the first main surface.
US12327690B2
A ceramic electronic component includes: a ceramic body including main surfaces perpendicular to a first axis and end surfaces perpendicular to a second axis; and external electrodes covering the end surfaces and extending from the end surfaces to the main surfaces. The external electrode includes a surface layer portion including a Sn plating layer, and an inner layer portion including a Ni plating layer adjacent to the Sn plating layer and including rounded inner end portions on the main surfaces. In a cross-section perpendicular to a third axis, a ratio t2/t1 is 0.4 or more, where t2 is a thickness in the first axis direction of a portion where an inclination of a tangent line of an outer surface of the inner end portion to each main surface is 45°, and t1 is a maximum thickness in the first axis direction of the inner layer portion on each main surface.
US12327681B2
A magnetic alignment assembly can be incorporated into an electronic device to facilitate alignment with another device. The magnetic alignment assembly can include a main magnet (e.g., a square or rectangular magnet) having a magnetic dipole in an axial direction and a ring magnet coaxial with the main magnet. The ring magnet can be smaller than the main magnet. The ring magnet can be positioned between the main magnet and an interface surface.
US12327678B2
A method of incorporating additive domains in a rare earth magnet, a system for incorporating additive domains in a rare earth magnet, and a traction motor including a rare earth magnet. Inert gas and a plurality of coarse neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) particles are introduced into the chamber of a jet mill. The plurality of coarse NdFeB particles impact each other producing a plurality of refined NdFeB particles. The plurality of refined NdFeB particles also impact a target including a target material and transfer a portion of the target material onto a surface of the refined NdFeB particles. The plurality of refined NdFeB particles including the target material are separated from the plurality of coarse NdFeB particles and collected to form a rare earth magnet.
US12327675B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting a DC magnetization in a transformer and controlling the transformer, the method including: sensing, using at least one vibration sensor, at least one vibration on at least one surface of the transformer or on at least one surface of a component connected to the transformer; measuring the sensed at least one vibration; detecting, based on the measured at least one vibration, the DC magnetization in the transformer; and controlling, based on the detected DC magnetization, the transformer. The present disclosure also relates to a respective device and system.
US12327660B2
In the grommet, it is assumed that a point at a leading end position of the extension portion is a point A, and a point at a position furthest from the point A as seen in the insertion direction in a leading end region of the fitting portion in the insertion direction is a point B. It is assumed that a width of the through hole in a cross section that is parallel with the insertion direction and passes through the point A and the point B when the fitting portion is fitted to the through hole is a hole width W. At this time, a total of a linear distance L between the point A and the point B and a thickness T of the seal lip is larger than the hole width W.
US12327659B2
A join is provided that includes a first joining partner, a second joining partner having a surface, an electrically insulating component connecting the first joining partner in the second joining partner so that the first joining partner is electrically insulated from the second joining partner and so that the first joining partner extends from the surface. The electrically insulating component has a structure between the first and second joining partners that elongates from the surface along the first joining partner. The electrically insulating component and/or the structure is an at least partially crystallized glass.
US12327647B2
Methods and systems include melting or augmenting a melt rate of material in a melter using electromagnetic radiation with a frequency between 0.9 GHz and 10 GHz. In some examples, a power and/or frequency of radiation used may be selected so as to control a temperature of a cold cap in the melter while maintaining emissions from the melter below a threshold level. In this manner, examples described herein may provide for efficient and safe melting and vitrification of radioactive wastes.
US12327646B1
Provided herein are radioactive lift transport carts including a wheeled base having a platform, a shielding assembly on the platform and including a shield casing having an interior cavity, a first well positioned within the interior cavity and sized to receive a first radioactive payload, a second well positioned within the interior cavity and sized to receive a second radioactive payload, the shield casing extending around the first and second well casings to form one or more shielding cavities between the shield casing and the first and second well casings, radiation shielding material filling the one or more shielding cavities to surround the first and second well casings, a mast extending upward from the wheeled base, a boom extending outward from the mast to form a cantilever, and a lift repositionable along the boom to lift the radioactive payloads out of at least one of the first and second wells.
US12327645B2
The invention relates to the field of nuclear technologies, in particular to an oxide-based uranium-plutonium nuclear fuel for an atomic power station with thermal neutron reactors. The technical result of the invention is the development of a REMIX-type fuel composition formulation making it possible, in the nuclear fuel cycle, to involve fissile nuclear materials regenerated from spent nuclear fuel with the simultaneous use of enriched natural uranium, and also moreover providing a solution to the problems of separately using previously isolated plutonium (including weapons-grade plutonium), of reducing the quantity of spent nuclear fuel by recycling fissile materials from spent nuclear fuel during the lifespan of a nuclear reactor (up to 5 recyclings), of economizing on natural uranium for manufacturing fuel and, as a result, of making the nuclear fuel cycle self-sustainable. The invention makes it possible to use REMIX fuel for solving an entire range of problems which a closed nuclear fuel cycle may face, taking into account the number of reactors, availability of natural uranium and the amount of stored spent nuclear fuel.
US12327634B2
An Operating Room Management System (ORMS) for facilitating the efficient and optimal organization of hospital medical personnel and resources runs on local and remote servers and comprises a real-time updated daily schedule which is displayed on digital whiteboards and other displays throughout the hospital. The schedule display simplifies the crucial information concerning common hospital concerns and permits quick, accurate decision making on the part of the hospital medical personnel and administrators.
US12327633B2
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for treating a tissue site are described. In some embodiments, the system may include a dressing, a negative-pressure source, and a communication device. The communication device may be coupled to the negative-pressure source and configured to transmit operational data of the negative pressure source to a remote location for monitoring usage of the system.
US12327624B2
Example embodiments relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to generate a multiple renditions of a user interface that is updated based upon athletic movements of two or more users remotely located from each other. The UI may be configured to simultaneously display energy expenditure values in real-time. In further embodiments, a joint energy expenditure values determined from multiple remote users may be simultaneously displayed.
US12327618B2
Tissue sample management systems include a central network, a medical professional system, and a pathology lab system for processing a tissue sample in a matrix having a sectionable code. At least the pathology lab system includes at least one imaging device, and the central network is configured to process images from the at least one imaging device to identify and record at least the sectionable code of the matrix. Methods for tissue sample processing include providing a matrix having a sectionable code and measurement marks, the matrix for receiving a tissue sample, and identifying the sectionable code from an image taken of the tissue sample in the matrix. Tissue sample-receiving matrices include a sectionable alphanumeric code or bar code, a tissue sample receptacle, and measurement marks formed along a sidewall thereof. The matrices include one or more proteins and one or more lipids.
US12327614B2
The present invention provides a method for generation of multi-domain proteins, more particular antibodies, with an improved native state colloidal stability. The present disclosure provides a method of producing an IgG1 or IgG4 antibody with an improved colloidal stability comprising, in embodiments: calculating for each domain of said IgG1 or IgG4 antibody the total net charge at a given pH; introducing one or more modifications to the amino acid residues of the constant region of said IgG1 or IgG4 antibody to minimize the charge sign difference between the domains, wherein said one or more modification is, or each are, a substitution of a charged amino acid by a polar (non-charged) amino acid; and producing the modified multi-domain protein with improved colloidal stability at the given pH.
US12327612B2
A semiconductor device includes first and second memory devices configured to share a first transmission line from which a write clock is received and a second transmission line from which data is received. The memory devices receive the data through first to eighth internal clocks that are generated by dividing a frequency of the write clock, and selectively align and store at least some of the data that is received in synchronization with the first to eighth internal clocks based on timing at which the data is synchronized with the write clock.
US12327611B2
A data strobe latching circuit and an adjusting method for adjusting an internal write latency signal are provided. The DQS latching circuit includes a receiver, a counting circuit and a timing adjusting circuit. The receiver receives a DQS signal. The counting circuit counts at least one pulse of the DQS signal to generate an adjusting value. The timing adjusting circuit adjusts a timing of the internal write latency signal according to the adjusting value.
US12327610B2
Embodiments provide a data receiving circuit. The data receiving circuit includes a first amplifier circuit and a second amplifier circuit. The first amplifier circuit is configured to receive a data signal, a first reference signal and a second reference signal, perform a first comparison between the data signal and the first reference signal and output a first signal pair, and perform a second comparison between the data signal and the second reference signal and output a second signal pair. The second amplifier circuit is configured to select to receive the first signal pair or the second signal pair as input signal pairs based on a feedback signal, amplify a voltage difference between the input signal pairs, and output a first output signal and a second output signal, wherein the feedback signal is obtained based on previously received data.
US12327609B2
Apparatuses and methods including multiple read modes for reading data from a memory are described. An example apparatus includes a memory including a first read mode and a second read mode. The memory has a read operation for the first read mode including a first pre-access phase, an access phase, and a first post-access phase. The read operation for the second read mode includes a second pre-access phase, the access phase, and a second post-access phase. The read operation for either the first read mode or the second read mode is performed responsive to the memory receiving a read command. The second pre-access phase is different from the first pre-access phase, with the second pre-access phase having a shorter time than the first pre-access phase measured from receipt of the read command.
US12327606B2
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a level detection unit that validates a level detection signal LD when a value indicated by stream data exceeds a threshold condition value, a ring buffer that cyclically stores internal data generated from the stream data in a storage area that is set within a predetermined address range, a data processing unit that operates with a bus clock and performs data processing using the internal data acquired from the ring buffer, and an address adjustment unit that adjusts a read address indicating a read start position of the ring buffer to a position that becomes a predetermined difference from a write address of the ring buffer at that time in accordance with a start of generation of the bus clock, and generates a bus clock during a period in which the level detection signal LD is valid.
US12327605B2
A memory device includes a memory cell array and a peripheral circuit. The memory cell array includes a plurality of memory regions each identified by a row address and a column address. The peripheral circuit accesses the memory cell array by performing, based on an address, a burst length and a burst address gap provided from a memory controller, a burst operation supporting a variable burst address gap. The burst address gap is a numerical difference between adjacent column addresses, on which the burst operation is to be performed.
US12327602B2
An output node of a cell of a memory device is precharged based on an activation input for the cell. A memory device includes precharge circuitry configured to precharge an output node of a cell of the memory device based on an activation input for the cell.
US12327586B2
Systems and methods are provided for controlling a wake-up operation of a memory circuit. The memory circuit is configured to precharge the bit lines of a memory array sequentially during wakeup. A sleep signal is received by the first bit line of a memory cell and then a designed delay occurs prior to the precharge of a second complementary bit line. The sleep signal may then precharge the bit lines of a second memory cell with further delay between the precharge of each bit line. The memory circuit is configured to precharge both bit lines of a memory cell at the same time when an operation associated with that cell is designated.
US12327580B2
A memory device includes a memory circuitry includes a first transmission grate, a first capacitor, a second transmission gate, and a second capacitor. The first transmission gate includes a first transistor connected between a first node and a second node. The first transistor having a gate terminal connected to a first clock node. The first clock node configured to receive a first clock signal. The first capacitor is connected between the second node and a first voltage node. The first capacitor is a ferroelectric capacitor. The second transmission gate includes a second transistor connected between the second node and a third node. The second transistor has a gate terminal connected to the first clock node. The second capacitor is connected between the third node and a second voltage node.
US12327577B2
Various illustrative aspects are directed to a data storage device, comprising one or more disks; at least one actuator mechanism configured to position at least a first head proximate to a first disk surface and a second head proximate to a second disk surface; and one or more processing devices. The one or more processing devices are configured to: assign logical tracks to physical tracks of the disk surfaces such that a respective logical track comprises: at least a portion of sectors of a primary physical track, the primary physical track being on the first disk surface; and at least a portion of sectors of a donor physical track, the donor physical track being on the second disk surface. The one or more processing devices are configured to perform, using the first head and the second head, a data access operation with at least one of the logical tracks.
US12327576B1
Data is written in tracks in a first sub-region of a region of a disk using Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR). It is determined whether a predetermined data storage capacity for the region can be reached by adding a sub-region guard band and shingle writing throughout a remaining portion of the region using a lower limit of track overlap. The sub-region guard band does not store data and separates the first sub-region from a second sub-region in the region. In response to determining that the predetermined data storage capacity for the region can be reached by adding the sub-region guard band and shingle writing with the lower limit of track overlap throughout the remaining portion of the region, the sub-region guard band is added, and the second sub-region is shingle written with at least as much track overlap as the lower limit of track overlap.
US12327565B1
Methods and systems for advanced stereo processing of an audio signal are disclosed. The methods and systems include selecting a coding mode of either transform coding or linear predictive coding and performing advanced stereo processing when in the selected coding mode. Both encoding and decoding operations are provided.
US12327561B2
The system provides a voice command recommendation to a user to avoid a non-voice command. The system determines a command that is expected to be received, and generates a voice command recommendation that corresponds to the predicted command. The predicted command can be based on the user's behavior, a plurality of users' behavior, environmental circumstances such as a phone call ring, or a combination thereof. The system may access one or more databases to determine the predicted command. The voice command recommendation may include a displayed notification that describes the recommended voice command, and exemplary voice inputs that are recognized. The system also activates an audio interface, such as a microphone, that is configured to receive a voice input. If the system receives a recognizable voice input at the audio interface that corresponds to the recommendation, the system performs the predicted command in response to receiving the voice input.
US12327557B2
Indexing application actions for voice-based execution is provided. An indexer of a device receives, from an application executed by the device, an indication of an action and a deep link corresponding to the action declared by the application via an application programming interface. The indexer accesses an index stored in the memory of the device that is accessible to a plurality of applications. The indexer inputs, into a location in the index, the action and the deep link with a cryptographic token that prevents access to the deep link by unauthorized applications. A digital assistant of the device receives a voice query detected by a microphone and parses the voice query to determine the action. The digital assistant identifies in the index the deep link corresponding to the action. The digital assistant invokes, with the cryptographic token, the deep link to cause the application to perform the action.
US12327553B2
As part of a dialog session between a user and an automated assistant, implementations can process, using a streaming ASR model, a stream of audio data to generate ASR output, process, using an NLU model, the ASR output to generate NLU output, and generate, based on the NLU output, a stream of fulfillment data. Further, implementations can further determine, based on processing the stream of audio data, audio-based characteristics associated with spoken utterance(s) captured in the stream of audio data. Based on a current state of the stream of NLU output, the stream of fulfillment data, and the audio-based characteristics, implementations can determine whether a next interaction state to be implemented is: (i) causing fulfillment output to be implemented; (ii) causing natural conversation output to be audibly rendered; or (iii) refrain from causing any interaction to be implemented, can cause the next interaction state to be implemented.
US12327551B1
A system configured to detect custom acoustic events, where the system generates an acoustic event profile for the custom acoustic event based on a natural language description and without a sample of the sound. The system may generate a profile for a new custom sound based on a natural language description provided by the user; for example, a “microwave beep.” If the system does not have an existing event profile for a microwave beep, the system may ask the user questions to determine whether any existing event profiles are close (e.g., is the sound similar to a “fan,” “alarm,” “appliance beep,” etc.). The system may detect an event that may be a possible match for the custom sound and ask the user to verify whether the detected event corresponds to the custom sound. The system may update the event profile based on the user's response.
US12327549B2
In one aspect, an audio playback device having at least one microphone captures a voice input. The playback device detects, within the voice input, at least one keyword from among a plurality of command keywords supported by the playback device. The playback device determines, via a local natural language unit (NLU), an intent based on the keyword. The keyword is then evaluated based at least in part on a volume characteristic of the voice input. Based on the evaluation, the playback device either forgoes further processing of the voice input or performs a command in accordance with the determined intent.
US12327536B2
A universal joint includes two yokes respectively connected to two rotary members, a spider rotationally coupled to the two yokes, and a bearing disposed at a portion that couples the two yokes to the spider, the bearing rotationally supporting the spider. The spider is configured to be arranged in a space defined by inner surfaces of the two yokes and allow an outer ring of the bearing to be fixed to the spider.
US12327534B2
An array substrate includes a gate drive circuit including shift register units in cascade. The driving method includes: in a first driving mode, loading a first clock signal with an active level and an inactive level alternating periodically to a cascade clock signal terminal of a shift register unit, and loading a second clock signal with an active level and an inactive level alternating periodically to any one of K drive clock signal terminals of the shift register unit; and in a second driving mode, loading the first clock signal to the cascade clock signal terminal, and loading a third clock signal with an active level appearing within a target time period to a target drive clock signal terminal among the K drive clock signal terminals so that a target drive output terminal corresponding to the target drive clock signal terminal outputs a gate turn-on signal.
US12327531B2
An electronic apparatus is provided, which includes a memory storing an input image, a backlight unit, a driver configured to output a driving current to the backlight unit, and a processor configured to identify a time interval at which current is applied among a plurality of time intervals based on a value of a plurality of first bits among a plurality of bits representing a gray level value of the input image, and control the driver to change a magnitude of a current of a time interval among the plurality of time intervals based on at least one second bit which is the rest of the plurality of bits excluding the plurality of first bits, and a number of the plurality of time intervals is determined based on the number of the plurality of first bits.
US12327527B2
The present application provides a gate driver unit and a display panel, in which at least one of a first node control module and an output control module in a gate driver circuit at present stage is electrically connected to a second node of a gate drive circuit at a preceding stage, so as to ameliorate a problem that a voltage drop of a first gate control signal output by the gate drive circuit is large.
US12327524B2
A display substrate includes a first display region and a second display region located at at least one side of the first display region, a light transmittance of the first display region is greater than that of the second display region. The first display region is provided with first light emitting devices, the second display region is provided with first pixel driving circuits, second pixel driving circuits, and second light emitting devices. The first pixel driving circuit drives the first light emitting device, and the second pixel driving circuit drives the second light emitting device. The second display region further includes initialization signal lines respectively connected with the first pixel driving circuits and the second pixel driving circuits and apply initialization signals thereto. The first pixel driving circuit and the second pixel driving circuit are respectively connected to different initialization signal lines.
US12327521B2
A drive circuit, a driving method therefor, and a display device. The drive circuit comprises: an initialization circuit (10) configured to provide a signal of an initialization signal terminal (VINIT) to a gate of a driving transistor (M0) in response to a control signal; a first control circuit (20) configured to input the control signal to the initialization circuit (10) according to a signal of a first control terminal (VC1) and a signal of a second control terminal (VC2); a data writing circuit (30) configured to provide a signal of a data signal terminal (DA) to the driving transistor (M0) in response to a signal of a first scanning signal terminal (GA1); the driving transistor (M0) configured to generate a driving current according to the signal of the data signal terminal (DA); and a light-emitting device (L) configured to emit light under the control of the driving current.
US12327514B2
A screen saver controller includes a load calculator for generating load data of each of a plurality of panel blocks included in a display panel based on input image data, a life calculator for generating life data of each of the panel blocks based on a deterioration stress value accumulated in the display panel, a first logic circuit for receiving the load data and the life data, and generating operation data based on the load data and the life data and a second logic circuit for receiving the input image data and the operation data, and generating screen saver data based on the input image data and the operation data. The screen saver controller adjusts a luminance of the display panel based on the screen saver data when operating in a screen saver mode for performing a screen saver operation.
US12327513B2
A display device includes a display panel including a pixel, a data driver which provides a data voltage to the pixel, an artificial intelligence model which receives luminance efficiency for each of colors in each of panel blocks of the display panel and predicts a power current applied to the display panel, and a timing controller which controls the data driver and provides the luminance efficiency for each of the colors to the artificial intelligence model.
US12327512B2
Disclosed is a display apparatus comprising a display panel with a plurality of data lines, a plurality of reference lines, and a plurality of subpixels arranged therein, a data driver configured to supply a data voltage to the data lines and to supply a reference voltage to the reference lines, a power supplier configured to supply a plurality of driving voltages to the data driver, and a timing controller configured to control the data driver and the power supplier and to supply a common voltage that changes between a plurality of different voltage levels that correspond to the plurality of driving voltages.
US12327509B2
A compensation method for a display area with an under-display camera includes acquiring the attenuation compensation amount of each sub-pixel between each of sub-pixels of the display area with the under-display camera and each of sub-pixels of a non-display area without the under-display camera in a display screen at the current moment, where the sub-pixels include a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, and a blue sub-pixel; acquiring the attenuation accumulation amount of each sub-pixel of each pixel in the display area with the under-display camera; determining the pixel compensation amount of each sub-pixel of each pixel in the display area with the under-display camera according to the attenuation compensation amount and the attenuation accumulation amount; and compensating each sub-pixel of each pixel in the display area with the under-display camera according to the pixel compensation amount.
US12327505B2
A modular display device includes: a plurality of display modules, wherein each of the plurality of display modules includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a plurality of drivers configured to drive the plurality of light emitting elements; a power supply device; a converter configured to supply a driving voltage to the plurality of drivers of each of the plurality of display modules based on a voltage output by the power supply device; and a processor configured to: detect whether a voltage supplied to the power supply device was turned off based on the voltage output by the power supply device and provided to the converter, and based on detecting that the voltage supplied to the power supply device was turned off, provide a reset signal for resetting the plurality of drivers to the plurality of drivers of each of the plurality of display modules.
US12327502B1
A driver device includes a first data driver chip, a second data driver chip, and a first output control module. The first data driver chip includes a plurality of first data transmission paths. The second data driver chip is disposed adjacent to the first data driver chip. The second data driver chip includes a plurality of second data transmission paths. The first output control module is connected with the m-th first data transmission path and the n-th second data transmission path. The first output control module is configured to conduct an output end of the m-th first data transmission path with an output end of the n-th second data transmission path when an input voltage of the m-th first data transmission path is same as an input voltage of the n-th second data transmission path, where m and n are positive integers.
US12327501B2
A system for facilitating binocular vertical display misalignment correction based on vergence angle is configurable to determine a vertical fusional amplitude indicator associated with user operation of a stereoscopic display system, and, based on the vertical fusional amplitude indicator, determine one or more correction application attributes. The one or more correction application attributes indicate a manner of applying one or more display misalignment correction operations to align presentation of content in the stereoscopic display system. The system is also configurable to apply the one or more display misalignment correction operations to align the presentation of the content in the stereoscopic display system in accordance with the one or more correction application attributes, thereby effectuating display misalignment correction in a manner that mitigates user discomfort and/or user experience disruption.
US12327487B2
In an embodiment, an injection simulation device is provided including a housing defining a channel, the housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a plunger comprising a plunger rod body having a proximal end and a distal end and a stopper disposed at the distal end of the plunger rod, the plunger movable proximally and distally within the channel; and a friction feature associated with the housing, the friction feature for interfacing with the plunger rod, wherein the plunger moves in a distal direction relative to the housing to simulate medicament delivery and in a proximal direction to reset the injection simulation device, wherein the friction feature optionally causes differential resistance on the plunger rod, when the plunger rod moves in either the distal or proximal direction.
US12327486B1
A modular mammalian infant head mannequin representing a human infant head and neck, anatomically particularized, infant aged and real sized with real motions. Special care is posed in selecting the materials in order to resemble the natural texture of human tissues. The aim of the head mannequin is to allow the acquisition of medical skills in the field of infant oral defects (defects of the tongue frenulum, and defects of the palate) through interchangeable modules simulating a plurality of anatomical variabilities (“inserts”).
US12327473B2
A vehicle monitoring system according to the present disclosure includes: an optical fiber for sensing (10) laid on a road (40); a vehicle passage detection unit (30) configured to detect that a vehicle (50) has passed a predetermined location on the road (40); an identification unit (202) configured to identify the vehicle (50) that has passed the predetermined location as a vehicle-to-be-monitored; and a reception unit (201) configured to receive sound information unique to the vehicle-to-be-monitored detected by the optical fiber for sensing (10), in which the identification unit (202) identifies the vehicle-to-be-monitored based on the sound information unique to the vehicle-to-be-monitored.
US12327472B2
An embodiment apparatus for predicting traffic flow on a new road includes a memory, an input device, and a controller configured to input traffic data corresponding to a default context of the new road received by the input device to a prediction model stored in the memory, training of which is completed, and to predict a traffic flow corresponding to various contexts of the new road based on the prediction model.
US12327471B2
The invention provides a vehicle AI computing system (VACS) that supports autonomous driving through an Onboard Unit (OBU) for vehicle-based computing and distributed computing based on vehicle-road-cloud. The vehicle-based computing can effectively complete various computational tasks by using onboard computing resources. The distributed computing allows the vehicle to work in collaboration with roadside units (RSUs) and/or the cloud to effectively complete various computational tasks. The VACS features an OBU with a sensing module, a communication module, and a data processing module that integrates data from vehicle sensors, RSUs, and the cloud. The OBU also includes a vehicle control module that helps control the vehicle based on the data of RSU and cloud. The VACS leverages high-performance computation resources to implement end-to-end driving tasks including sensing, prediction, planning and decision-making, and control. The VACS features large-scale parallel data processing by using GPU either onboard or based on vehicle-road-cloud.
US12327465B1
An apparatus, a method and a computer program product provides reminders to an individual when entering or exiting a vehicle or other spaces. A smart reminder apparatus comprising a speaker(s), and a number of sensors including motion sensors, a microphone and/or optical sensors in communication with a controller that enables a user to record one or more reminder messages indicating items to be transported from one location to a next location as well as tasks to be performed in association with the user's entry into or departure from a particular location or space. The reminder apparatus is placed in selected areas which transforms the area into a monitored space. The apparatus can be configured to determine whether a recorded message is currently available and prompts a user to record a message if no message is recorded when the apparatus detects that the user has entered or exited a monitored space.
US12327455B2
An access control system includes a plurality of physical access control readers that form a reader network which utilizes a first communication protocol. The system includes a plurality of mobile communication devices each having a first communication interface and a second communication interface. The first communication interface enables the mobile communication devices to access a mobile communication network which utilizes a second communication protocol, and the second communication interlace enables the mobile communication devices to communicate with the access control readers. The plurality of physical access control readers exchange status information for the plurality of physical access control readers and for the plurality of mobile communication devices over the reader network.
US12327454B2
A system and method of automated logistical vehicle registration and validation for remote monitoring. Cameras are deployed at the gate to a trucking logistics facility to record detailed information (e.g., license plate, identification info) on vehicles. Alternatively, vehicle and drive identification credentials can be provided by a mobile application from the driver. The cameras are connected to a data center hosting the automated logistical vehicle registration and validation system. Cameras are placed around the entry gate of a facility that takes snapshots of vehicles “checking in”. The system takes this info with assistance from artificial algorithms to read data and images (e.g., photos) to compare and verify the info. Recommendations are then sent to a guard to approve entry of the vehicle.
US12327452B2
The present invention is a system of retrofitting existing locker compartments with newer technology electronic locking devices that can provide controlled secure access to the compartments. The disclosed wireway lock mount supports the locking device and secures the lock wiring inside of the existing compartments. The locking devices are wired into the controlled secure access system for providing access to the compartments.
