Selective connection of downhole regions

    公开(公告)号:US12123283B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17755303

    申请日:2020-10-27

    摘要: A method and apparatus for selectively connecting a first fluid communication region to a further fluid communication region are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an elongate housing, locatable in a wellbore, comprising a first end portion associated with a first fluid communication region; a sheath member axially slidable within the housing and biased towards the first end portion via at least one biasing element; and an elongate shuttle member axially slidable within the housing and slidably locatable in a sealed relationship or non-sealed relationship with the sheath member; wherein the biasing element provides a predetermined biasing force that determines a threshold pressure which must be exceeded by a fluid pressure in the first fluid communication region to permit axial movement of the sheath member away from the first fluid communication region or towards a further fluid communication region.

    Processing system, related integrated circuit, device and method

    公开(公告)号:US12117942B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US18109675

    申请日:2023-02-14

    IPC分类号: G06F12/14

    CPC分类号: G06F12/1441 G06F12/1458

    摘要: A processing system includes a communication system and a processing core configured to generate write requests. A circuit has associated a slave interface circuit configured to manage an address sub-range and selectively forward write requests addressed to a given address. Configuration data specifies whether the given address is protected/unprotected and locked/unlocked. In response to a received write request, address and data are extracted and a determination based on the configuration data is made as to whether the extracted address is protected/unprotected, and locked/unlocked. When the extracted address is unprotected or unlocked, the slave interface forwards the write request. When the extracted address is protected and locked, the slave interface generates an unlock signal in response to a comparison of the extracted address with the extracted data, with the unlock signal being asserted when the extracted data satisfy a predetermined rule with respect to the extracted address.

    MEMS gyroscope control circuit
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12111158B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US18136088

    申请日:2023-04-18

    摘要: A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) gyroscope includes a driving mass and a driving circuit that operates to drive the driving mass in a mechanical oscillation at a resonant drive frequency. An oscillator generates a system clock that is independent of and asynchronous to the resonant drive frequency. A clock generator circuit outputs a first clock and a second clock that are derived from the system clock. The drive loop of the driving circuit including an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) circuit that is clocked by the first clock and a digital signal processing (DSP) circuit that is clocked by the second clock.

    Memory cell
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12100752B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US17375285

    申请日:2021-07-14

    发明人: Philippe Galy

    摘要: A cell includes a Z2-FET-type structure that is formed with two front gates extending over an intermediate region between an anode region and a cathode region. The individual front gates of the two front gates are spaced apart by a distance that is shorter than 40% of a width of each individual front gate.

    Personal health data collection
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12089958B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US17847296

    申请日:2022-06-23

    申请人: LMD IP, LLC

    摘要: The present invention provides a PHHM for the measurement of a subject's BP and, optionally, one or more other vital signs, comprising a housing located on a PHHCD or a hand-held component of a computing system; a blood flow occlusion means located in the housing such that, when the housing is located on the PHHCD or the hand-held component, an open surface of the blood flow occlusion means is available to be pressed against a body part of the subject or to have a body part of the subject pressed against it; a pressure sensor adapted to provide an electrical signal indicative of the pressure applied to or by the open surface; a means for detecting the flow of blood in the body part of the subject when pressure is applied to or by the open surface; and means for receiving electrical signals from the pressure sensor and the blood flow detecting means and for transmitting electrical signals indicative of the pressure and blood flow to the processor of the PHHCD or the computing system, wherein the processor of the PHHCD or computing system is adapted to process signals acquired by the pressure sensor and the blood flow detecting means to provide at least a measurement of the BP of a subject, the processor is further adapted to carry out a process to measure a DBP value and a SBP value, the DBP and the SBP values are estimated in such a way that the difference between the measured optical signals and those that would be generated by the estimation of the DBP and SBP values is minimized or the DBP and the SBP values are estimated in such a way that the difference between the measured incremental pressure signals and those that would be generated by the estimation of the DBP and SBP values is minimized. The present invention also provides alternative PHHMs and SADs for use in such PHMS.

    SPAD photodiode
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12087873B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US17702186

    申请日:2022-03-23

    IPC分类号: H01L31/107

    CPC分类号: H01L31/107

    摘要: A photodiode is formed in a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type. The photodiode includes a first region having a substantially hemispherical shape and a substantially hemispherical core of a second conductivity type, different from the first conductivity type, within the first region. An epitaxial layer covers the semiconductor substrate and buries the first region and core.

    Stabilizing scavenger formulations in the presence of excess formaldehyde for storage at elevated temperatures

    公开(公告)号:US12084616B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US18201155

    申请日:2023-05-23

    IPC分类号: C09K8/532

    CPC分类号: C09K8/532 C09K2208/20

    摘要: Shelf-stabilized H2S scavengers and methods for preparing such shelf-stabilized H2S scavengers. In one aspect, a stabilized hydrogen sulfide scavenger configured for storage at an elevated temperature includes a base scavenger, free formaldehyde, and a stabilizing alcohol. In another aspect, a method of preparing the stabilized hydrogen sulfide scavenger includes the steps of providing a quantity of base scavenger; providing a quantity of free formaldehyde; and adding a quantity of stabilizing alcohol, wherein the quantity of stabilizing alcohol is determined as a function of the provided quantity of free formaldehyde. In yet another aspect, the stabilized scavenger includes about 25 wt. % base scavenger, wherein the base scavenger is an amine-aldehyde condensate; about 15 wt. % free formaldehyde; and between about 10 wt. % and about 25 wt. % stabilizing alcohol.