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| US11382825B2 |
Massage roller mechanism
A massage roller mechanism has two round disks and a plurality of massaging units between the two round disks, a shaft connecting the two round disks, a plurality of through apertures evenly and respectively disposed around the shaft on the two round disks. The massaging unit utilizes an elastic band to connect a plurality of massage beans, and the massaging units are secured onto each through aperture between the two round disks via the elastic band. |
| US11382817B2 |
Patient securement system for the surgical Trendelenburg position
A patient securing overlay is provided that includes a sheet of fabric for supporting a patient's torso on a surgical table. The sheet of fabric has an upper surface configured to face the patient and a lower surface configured to face a surgical table mattress or underbody support. The sheet of fabric includes friction enhancing elements applied to at least a portion of the upper surface thereof. The sheet of fabric can include an extension at a foot end of the sheet of fabric that provides material to be tucked under a foot end of the surgical table mattress or underbody support for securing the foot end of the sheet of fabric to the surgical table mattress or underbody support. The extension can include one or more friction enhancing elements. |
| US11382816B2 |
Surgical table and accessories to facilitate hip arthroscopy
Embodiments disclosed herein concern a distraction system for use with a surgical table having a table portion and a base portion. The distraction system includes a pair of arms rotatably connectable to the base portion at a proximal end portion of each arm. A pair of telescopically adjustable support posts extend upwardly from corresponding arms. Each arm rotates about a vertically oriented axis to provide for hip adduction and abduction of a patient's leg. Each support post extends from a linear bearing attacked to the corresponding one of the pair of arms for movement along the arm to facilitate applying traction to a patient's leg. The system can also include a table extension attachable to the table portion and a friction pad mounted on the table extension. |
| US11382811B2 |
Patient support apparatus
A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a stationary member mounted relative to the frame, a movable member having a pivot member rotatably mounting the movable member about the stationary member, and a fastener securing the pivot member to the stationary member. The patient support apparatus also includes a joint between the pivot member and the stationary member, which is configured to apply a tension force on the fastener. |
| US11382810B2 |
Fold, recline, and tilt mechanisms for a personal mobility vehicle
A personal mobility vehicle, such as a stroller, has spaced apart side frame assemblies that each include a backrest portion and a seat frame portion. The backrest portion is moveable to several recline positions relative to the seat frame portion by actuating a latching mechanism. The backrest portion and the base frame are both moveable to a folded position relative to the seat frame by actuating the same latching mechanism. The side frame assembly further has a tilt mechanism that permits the backrest and seat frames to move as a unit relative to the base frame. |
| US11382805B1 |
Medicated patch applicator and associated use thereof
A medicated patch applicator includes a handle having a centrally registered longitudinal axis, a frame statically connected to the handle and configured to maintain a fixed spatial relationship therewith, and a generally L-shaped implement coupled to the frame and disposed subjacent to the handle. Such an implement is located adjacent to a juncture of the frame and the handle. The implement arcuately protrudes forwardly from posterior of the handle, traverses the centrally registered longitudinal axis, and terminates anterior of the handle. The implement is capable of removing an existing back liner of an existing medicated patch during an application process of placing the existing medicated patch onto a skin of a user. |
| US11382803B2 |
Absorbent article
Absorbent article suppressing occurrence of malodor after use while preventing a rash on a wearer's skin. The absorbent article includes an absorbent body, and a fumaric acid-supported sheet disposed on a skin surface side of the absorbent body. The fumaric acid-supported sheet is a sheet which supports fumaric acid particles having an average particle diameter of 30 μm or less, and/or a sheet in which at least a part of constituent fibers is coated with fumaric acid. When being in contact with the body fluid or the like, fumaric acid is not immediately but slowly dissolved so that alkalization at the area around fumaric acid can be prevented over a long period of time. In addition, fumaric acid has an action of inhibiting proliferation of putrefactive bacteria and, therefore, can prevent occurrence of malodor from the absorbent article having absorbed the body fluid or the like. |
| US11382801B2 |
Absorbent articles having apertured, three-dimensional materials and methods for making same
An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article includes a nonwoven, liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet. The topsheet includes a layer of fibers and has a plurality of apertures defined in the layer of fibers. At least some of the apertures have a side wall having a portion disposed an angle in the range of about 55 degrees to about 90 degrees, in the range of about 60 degrees to about 80 degrees, or in the range of about 63 degrees to about 75 degrees, according to the 2D X-Ray CT Scan Test herein. |
| US11382800B2 |
Method of making wearable article comprising elastic belt
A method of manufacturing a wearable article is disclosed. The method includes advancing a first layer of continuous sheet and a second layer of discrete continuous sheet having a smaller width than the first layer of continuous sheet; intermittently joining a first group of elastic bodies between the first layer of continuous sheet and the second layer of discrete continuous sheet; joining a second group of elastic bodies to the first layer of continuous sheets outward of the second layer of discrete continuous sheet; joining a center chassis with the first layer of continuous sheet and overlapping the first group of elastic bodies not joined to the first layer of continuous sheet; folding the first layer of continuous sheet to form a first layer fold over, wherein the first layer fold over overlaps the second group of elastic bodies, the center chassis, and the second layer of discrete continuous sheet. |
| US11382799B2 |
Tampon with intravaginal cannabinoid delivery device
A tampon and therapeutic delivery device is disclosed and includes a generally cylindrical applicator tube defining a cartridge within which a tampon is slidably received for ejection through one end of the cartridge. A generally hollow cylindrical plunger member is slidably received within an opposite end of the cartridge for ejecting the tampon therefrom. A cannabinoid-infused disintegrable carrier material is partially embedded in and movably held by the tampon for intravaginal delivery when ejected from the cartridge, whereupon the cannabinoid agent is released into the vagina and absorbed through the vaginal mucosa to provide relief of dysmenorrhea. The cartridge has a plurality of slots to permit pre-lubrication of the tampon, if desired, prior to insertion into the vaginal cavity. The system delivers a higher concentration to the muscle of the uterus, the primary site for the dyskinetic muscle contraction, which is the pathophysiologic cause of dysmenorrhea. |
| US11382797B2 |
Breathable interface system for topical reduced pressure
A reduced pressure tissue treatment system includes an applicator having an aperture, a first pad section, and a second pad section substantially covering the aperture and positioned substantially adjacent the first pad section. A fabric layer is located at least partially between the second pad section and the drape, and the fabric layer includes a woven or non-woven fabric made from a fiber material. A drape substantially covers the first pad section, the second pad section, the fabric layer, and the applicator. A reduced pressure source is in fluid communication with at least one of the first pad section and the fabric layer for providing reduced pressure to the aperture. |
| US11382792B2 |
Ophthalmic treatment device, method for controlling ophthalmic treatment device, and fundus lesion treatment method
The present invention relates to an ophthalmic treatment device, a control method therefor and a fundus lesion treatment method, the ophthalmic treatment device comprising: a treatment beam generation unit for generating a treatment beam; a beam delivery unit for forming a path through which the treatment beam generated from the treatment beam generating unit is irradiated into a patient's fundus; and a control unit for controlling the beam delivery unit to irradiate the treatment beam into a location adjacent to the lesion area of the fundus. |
| US11382791B2 |
Drug delivery device and applications of same
A drug delivery device includes a catheter; a retention cap attached to an end of the catheter, having an operably openable surface; a flexible membrane having a rim securely connected to an inner surface of the catheter to define a first volume and a second volume therein, such that the second volume is substantially the same as a desired drug volume; and a pressurizable member coupled to the catheter. In use, the desired drug volume is preloaded into the second volume of the catheter that in turn is slided into a guidance device, when the guidance device is placed in a target, the pressurizable member applies a pressure into the first volume to exert a force upon the flexible membrane to operably squeeze the second volume, which in turn pressurizes the operably openable surface of the retention cap to open, thereby unloading the desired drug volume into the target. |
| US11382786B2 |
Apparatus and methods for receiving discharged urine
A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end. |
| US11382784B2 |
Joint for an orthopedic device
A joint for an orthopedic device which has a first articulated arm and a second articulated arm, which are mounted about a swivel axis such that they can be swiveled relative to one another, and a blocking device which can be moved into a release position and a blocking position. The blocking device, when in the blocking position, blocks the swiveling of the first articulated arm relative to the second articulated arm in the first swivel direction, independently of a swivel angle between the first articulated arm and the second articulated arm, insofar as the swivel angle is in a predetermined range, and allows the swiveling in the first swivel direction, insofar as the swivel angle is outside of the predetermined range. |
| US11382781B2 |
External steerable fiber for use in endoluminal deployment of expandable devices
The present disclosure describes treatment of the vasculature of a patient with an expandable implant. The implant is constrained to a reduced delivery diameter for delivery within the vasculature by at least one sleeve. The implant can be constrained to other diameters, such as an intermediate diameter. The sleeves can be expanded, allowing for expansion of the diameter of the expandable implant, by disengaging a coupling member from the sleeve or sleeves from outside of the body of the patient. The expandable implant can comprise a steering line or lines which facilitate bending and steering of the expandable implant through the vasculature of a patient. |
| US11382780B2 |
System and method for loading a self-expandable prosthesis on a delivery device
A system and method for loading a self-expandable prosthetic device into a delivery device. The system includes a compression member that has a chamber with a tapered inner surface, a support member, a splay member and a constriction member. The compression member and the constriction member can be releasably attached to each other directly or via a spacer element, in two different positions relative to each other. The first position offers an optimal configuration for releasable attachment of the prosthetic device to the delivery device and the second position offers an optimal configuration for reducing the diameter of the delivery device. The risk of damaging the delivery device and to the prosthetic device during the loading procedure is thereby reduced. |
| US11382777B2 |
Stents having radiopaque mesh
A stent including a mesh made of strands. The mesh has at least one radiopaque strand and at least one non-radiopaque strand, and the at least one radiopaque strand and the at least one non-radiopaque strand each have different diameters. Each strand has an index of wire stiffness EI, where EI is the mathematical product of the Young's modulus (E) and the second moment of area (I). The EI of all strands in the mesh is no more than five times the EI of the strand having the smallest EI of any of the strands. |
| US11382776B2 |
Biliary stent
The present disclosure provides an endoprosthesis where a preferably polymeric coating has a number of surface features such as protrusions or textures that are arranged in a micropattern. The endoprosthesis optionally has an expanded state and a contracted state, and in some cases includes a stent with a polymeric coating attached to an outer surface of the stent. The stent may have an inner surface defining a lumen, an outer surface, and a stent thickness defined between the inner surface and outer surface. The stent may comprise a plurality of surface textures extending from the stent surfaces, wherein the textures are arranged in a macropattern. |
| US11382774B2 |
Methods for bone stabilization
A method for reducing motion of a skeletal structure in a limb towards a wall of an interface is described. The interface comprises a plurality of compression areas that are longitudinally-shaped and oriented longitudinally along the length of limb. The method comprises selecting, during a process of creating the interface, a compression level for the compression areas that compresses soft tissue against the skeletal structure. The method also comprises donning the interface over the limb to apply a plurality of compressive forces that is sufficient to aid in suspension of the interface on the limb and reduce motion of the skeletal structure toward a wall of the interface. |
| US11382772B2 |
Finger prosthesis with adjustable biological activation
Prosthesis for at least one cut-off finger resulting in a stump at the height of the proximal, middle and/or distal phalange, or in a finger with missing stump. The prosthesis from a modular hinged mechanism allowing for a self-return flexion movement and the activation of said mechanism from at least one force applied to any point of a plane on said mechanism. A prosthesis for a hand with missing stumps is also provided from the wrist movement providing a range of operation greater than the art, wherein said flexion is activated from an extension movement of the wrist. |
| US11382770B2 |
Method of forming and decorticating a void in a sacroiliac joint
A method for forming and abrading an implant void in a sacroiliac joint (“SI Joint”) without the use of a rotary cutting instrument. The method incorporates a multimodal abrading device having abrading surfaces on opposing sides and an open tip comprising a cutting edge. The method includes the step of using the abrading head to cut bone tissue from the SI Joint at an insertion point while simultaneously using the abrading surfaces to decorticate the cortical bone at the insertion point. |
| US11382768B2 |
Implant inserter having a laterally-extending dovetail engagement feature
A method of inserting a screw into a fusion cage, comprising the step of: i) attaching a screw head of a bone screw to a flexible bone screw driver comprising: a) a proximal handle, b) an intermediate shaft, c) a flexible distal end portion comprising a plurality of interlocking segments portion defining a periphery and a distal tip adapted to engage the screw head, and d) a flexible pre-bent sleeve that is configured to be placed radially over and around the plurality of interlocking segments to provide a loaded configuration, wherein the plurality of interlocking segments portion is substantially straight in its unloaded configuration, whereby the pre-bent sleeve pre-determines the trajectory of the tip in the loaded configuration, ii) inserting the bone screw into a threaded throughhole of a fusion cage comprising a front wall, a pair of opposing side walls, a back wall, and top and bottom surfaces adapted for gripping opposed vertebral endplates, wherein the front wall comprises the threaded throughhole. |
| US11382766B2 |
Prosthetic component extractor
The present device described herein is intended to effect the removal of an intramedullary component of an orthopaedic prosthetic implant. The extraction device utilizes a hook which can be secured to the implant, particularly the neck of a femoral prosthetic component. The hook is attached to an elongated member that contains two striking surfaces. A force applied to the striking surface(s) is transmitted to the prosthesis so as to extract the implant from the intramedullary cavity of a bone. |
| US11382763B2 |
Interbody spacer
An interbody spacer is provided including a body portion defining a longitudinal axis. The body portion includes a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, opposed side surfaces that extend between the distal and proximal end portions, and top and bottom surfaces configured and adapted to engage vertebral bodies. The interbody spacer includes first orifices defined through the top surface. The first orifices include orifices having first and second cross-sectional configurations and the first orifices are arranged in rows extending along the longitudinal axis. |
| US11382761B2 |
Expandable interbody spacer
An expandable interbody spacer for the spine is provided. The interbody spacer includes a housing, a top endplate and a bottom endplate. An actuator is located inside the housing between the top and bottom endplates. A locking screw is configured to drive the actuator and move the endplates between collapsed and expanded configurations. Variations of the expandable spacer are provided in which the endplates move bilaterally outwardly into uniform and parallel expansion along the latitudinal axis, the endplates angulate about a pivot point along a longitudinal axis such that the distal end of the spacer increases in height relative to the proximal end, and the endplates angulate about a pivot along a lateral axis such that the height along one lateral side of the spacer increases in height relative to the other lateral side. |
| US11382755B2 |
Mating instrument set for fusing a sacroiliac joint
An instrument set for installing a fusion implant into the sacroiliac joint (“SI Joint”). The apparatus comprises a working channel having an alignment means, a joint locator having a first keying means, an abrading device having a second keying means, and an implant inserter having a third keying means. The first, second, and third, keying means mate with the alignment means when the joint locator, abrading device, and implant inserter, respectively, are inserted into the working channel. |
| US11382753B2 |
Devices and methods for positioning and monitoring tether load for prosthetic mitral valve
Apparatus and methods are described herein for positioning an epicardial anchor device and measuring the load of a tether extending from a prosthetic heart valve and coupled to the epicardial anchor device. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a handle assembly coupled to an elongate member and a docking member coupled to a distal end of the elongate member. The docking member can be releasably coupled to an epicardial anchor device configured to secure a tether extending from a prosthetic heart valve implanted with a heart at a location on an exterior of a ventricular wall of the heart. A force sensor device is coupled to the handle assembly and can measure a force exerted on the force sensor device. The force is associated with a tension of the tether extending through the elongate member and handle assembly. |
| US11382752B2 |
Minnimally invasive device for treating chronic heart failure
A device for treating chronic heart failure made of a construct composed of cardiac tissue and a frame supporting the construct. The frame has a plurality of elongated members and the cardiac tissue is attached to the elongated members. The elongated members extend outwardly from a converging region and diverge to provide a distal opening and a space proximal of the distal opening between the elongated members, the space dimensioned to fit over a heart of the patient to treat chronic heart failure. |
| US11382751B2 |
Self-expandable filler for mitigating paravalvular leak
A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible stent and a valve assembly disposed within the stent. A first cuff is disposed adjacent the stent. A filler is annularly disposed about the stent radially outward of the first cuff and radially outward of the stent. The filler has a first circumferential layer with a first inner wall, a first outer wall, and a plurality of first ribs connecting the first inner wall to the first outer wall. The filler has an expanded condition in which the first inner wall is spaced a first distance from the first outer wall in a radial direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the stent, and a collapsed condition in which the first inner wall is spaced a second distance from the first outer wall in the radial direction, the first distance being greater than the second distance. |
| US11382742B2 |
Medical device handle
A medical device handle may include a handle housing including a cavity disposed within the handle housing. The medical device handle may include a carriage assembly disposed within the cavity and operatively connected to the tubular member and the medical implant, the carriage assembly being longitudinally movable between a distal position and a proximal position by rotation of a control knob with respect to the handle housing, the control knob being disposed around a proximal end of the handle housing. The carriage assembly may include a carriage member, a first sliding member, a second sliding member, and a locking element configured to releasably fix the first sliding member and the second sliding member relative to the carriage member. The locking element may be rotatable relative to the handle housing. |
| US11382739B2 |
Replacement heart valve
A replacement heart valve assembly has a stent frame and a replacement valve. The replacement valve has a plurality of leaflets and a valve frame. The leaflets are attached to the valve frame. Further, the assembly has a plurality of suspension struts attached to the stent frame and the valve frame. The valve frame is suspended within the stent frame via the suspension struts. In some embodiments, the assembly further has a sealing member attached to the stent frame to prevent leakage around the replacement heart valve assembly. |
| US11382736B2 |
Injector, intraocular lens system, and related methods
An intraocular lens system may include a base that may include an annular body, an opening extending through the annular body in an axial direction of the annular body, and a recess extending circumferentially about the opening. The system also may include a lens that may be insertable into and removable from the recess. The lens may include a central optic, a first tab protruding radially away from the central optic, and a second tab protruding radially away from the central optic. The second tab may be more resistant to compression in a radial direction than the first tab. The first tab may include a first arm protruding radially away from the central optic, a second arm protruding radially away from the central optic and extending away from the first arm, and a third arm extending from the first arm to the second arm. Movement of one or more of the first, second, and third arms may result in deformation of the first tab. |
| US11382735B2 |
Stent graft and stent graft indwelling device
The present invention eliminates the need for highly accurate alignment with a branched tubular tissue when implanting a stent graft. A stent graft 30 comprises: a framework section 31; and a tubular graft section 40. A side surface opening 42 that passes through to the lumen of the graft section is provided in one section of a tube wall 41 of the graft section. In the framework section, among the six frame bodies, the frame bodies 34, 35 that are provided facing the side surface opening section have a first frame body structure section Q that is present in the tube wall along the entire circumference, and a second frame body structure section P that is present in the tube wall in a partial region 41A, which excludes the side surface opening section in the circumferential direction of the tube wall. |
| US11382734B2 |
Embolic filter with controlled aperture size distribution
Methods and devices are provided for protecting the cerebrovascular circulation from embolic debris released during an index procedure. An embolic protection filter is delivered in a reduced profile configuration via an access catheter, and positioned in the aorta spanning the ostia to the three great vessels leading to the cerebral circulation. An index procedure catheter is thereafter advanced through the same access catheter to conduct the index procedure. The index procedure may be a transcatheter aortic valve replacement. A pore distribution in the filter blocks passage of debris greater than a predetermined threshold, minimizes total cumulative volume of debris passing through the filter and minimizes blood pressure drop across the filter. |
| US11382733B2 |
Intra-aortic emboli protection filter device
An embolic protection device including a porous deflector screen including a filter, arranged to expand and to conform to a wall of the aortic arch covering entrances to arteries branching from an aorta, an emboli collector including a cylinder arranged to expand and to lie along walls of a descending aorta, pushing against walls of the descending aorta and anchoring the porous deflector screen, and a connecting portion for connecting the porous deflector screen and the emboli collector, arranged to push the porous deflector screen against a wall of the aortic arch while anchoring against the emboli collector. Related apparatus and methods are also described. |
| US11382731B2 |
Medical devices with sealing properties
The present disclosure relates to a medical device and methods of using the same. In embodiments, the medical device may be a buttress formed of nucleophilic buttress components and electrophilic buttress components which react to both form the buttress and provide the buttress with self-sealing capabilities after a staple or some other fixation device is placed therethrough, thereby enhancing its hemostatic properties. In other embodiments, the medical device is a hernia patch formed of a fibrous substrate, nucleophilic precursor components and electrophilic precursor components. |
| US11382723B2 |
Peel away printed metal orthodontic assemblies
An orthodontic apparatus includes a printed assembly conforming to the tooth with a separation line or zone defined therein having a configuration adapted to facilitate removal of the printed assembly. The separation zone or line takes the form of a slit, slot, serration, thinned indentation, a horizontal or vertical separation line or zone or a combination thereof, and an open slot defined in a cross configuration into the printed assembly with a vertical slot and intersecting horizontal slot, the vertical slot extending to the lower edge of the assembly. The assembly includes at least two separate portions, a buccal portion and a lingual portion conformed to the tooth, the separation line or zone being defined on at least one of the two separate portions. A three dimensional structural fixture may also be defined in the printed assembly for engagement with a tool. |
| US11382722B2 |
Orthodontic brackets for deciduous teeth
The present invention relates to orthodontic brackets designed for use with the deciduous teeth and method for its use. The brackets provide one or more debonding tabs which reduces the potential for damage to the deciduous tooth due to the application of excessive force during the debonding process. The small size of the brackets allow the brackets to fit available crown space on the deciduous teeth. Further the brackets are shaped to minimize mechanical forces applied to the deciduous teeth when engaged with an archwire. The bracket bases are shaped to conform to the morphology of the deciduous tooth crown surface thereby providing an optimal adhesive interface with the deciduous tooth. The deciduous brackets provide proper adhesion to avoid unwanted detachment of the brackets which often occurs when the use of permanent brackets is attempted on the deciduous teeth. |
| US11382719B2 |
Method for producing a customized orthodontic appliance
The present disclosure is directed, at least in part, to a self-ligating orthodontic bracket system that includes a rotatable member for securing an archwire within a slot of a bracket. Embodiments of the orthodontic bracket system disclosed herein include a bracket body containing the archwire slot as well as tie wings for attaching various orthodontic devices (e.g., elastomeric bands) to the bracket. The rotatable member is rotatable in a first direction (e.g., counter clockwise) relative to a body of the bracket for securing or locking the archwire within the slot, and for rotating in an opposite direction (e.g., a clockwise direction) relative to the bracket body for unsecuring or unlocking the archwire so that it is substantially unrestrained from exiting the slot. Other embodiments include an orthodontic appliance and method of producing and using the same, and preferably employed in a lingual orthodontic system, that includes friction reducing features between an interior of an archwire slot portion of the appliance and an archwire placed within the archwire slot. |
| US11382718B2 |
Arrangements for remote orthodontic treatment
Systems and methods of remote orthodontic treatment include receiving a plurality of images from a customer where the plurality of images represent teeth of the customer, receiving a first approval from a staff computing device where the first approval is indicative of a staff user approving the plurality of images for assessment by a dental professional, receiving a second approval from a provider computing device where the second approval is indicative of the provider approving a fitness of the customer for treatment, generating, in response to receiving the second approval, a treatment plan including a series of steps to reposition at least one tooth of the teeth of the customer, and manufacturing one or more aligners based at least in part on the treatment plan where the aligners are specific to the customer and are configured to reposition the at least one tooth of the teeth of the customer. |
| US11382712B2 |
Mirroring in image guided surgery
An imaging system, including a head-mounted display worn by a system operator. A marker defines a plane when attached to a human subject. Optically reflective elements are disposed on the marker and on opposing sides of the plane in a non-symmetrical arrangement with respect to the plane. A memory stores a graphical representation of a tool used in a procedure performed on the human subject, and an image of anatomy of the human subject. A camera attached to the display acquires an image of the marker and the tool. A processor analyzes the image to identify the plane and to identify a side of the plane wherein the camera is located, and to render to the display the image of the anatomy of the human subject with the graphical representation of the tool superimposed thereon from a point of view in the identified side of the plane. |
| US11382711B2 |
Cyclo olefin polymer and copolymer medical devices
An illuminated medical system comprises a medical instrument and a light transmitting waveguide. The waveguide projects lights from a distal portion of the waveguide toward a target area. The waveguide is formed primarily of a cyclic olefin copolymer or a cyclic olefin polymer. |
| US11382708B2 |
Surgical instrument apparatus, actuator, and drive
A surgical instrument apparatus for performing a surgical procedure within a body cavity of a patient is disclosed and includes an elongate manipulator having a distal end for receiving an end effector and including a plurality of control links extending through the manipulator operable to cause movement of the distal end in response to movement of the control links in a longitudinal direction. An actuator chassis is disposed at a proximal end of the manipulator and includes a plurality of actuators slidingly mounted within the actuator chassis for linear movement in the longitudinal direction. Each actuator is coupled to a control link and adjacently disposed about a curved periphery of the actuator chassis. An outwardly oriented portion couples a drive force to the actuator to cause movement of the control link. |
| US11382705B2 |
Independent tensioning and aligning mechanisms for a surgical instrument
A robotic surgical instrument comprising: a shaft; an articulation at a distal end of the shaft configured to articulate an end effector, the articulation driveable by a pair of driving elements; and an instrument interface at a proximal end of the shaft, the instrument interface comprising: an instrument interface element configured to drive the pair of driving elements, the instrument interface element displaceable over a displacement range, the pair of driving elements fast with the instrument interface element such that a displacement of the instrument interface element is transferred to the pair of driving elements; a tensioning mechanism configured to tension the pair of driving elements; and an alignment mechanism configured to set the displacement position of the instrument interface element to a predetermined alignment position when the end effector has a predetermined configuration, the alignment mechanism being independent of the tensioning mechanism. |
| US11382702B2 |
Medical robotic system providing an auxiliary view including range of motion limitations for articulatable instruments extending out of a distal end of an entry guide
A medical robotic system includes an entry guide with surgical tools and a camera extending out of its distal end. To supplement the view provided by an image captured by the camera, an auxiliary view including articulatable arms of the surgical tools and/or camera is generated from sensed or otherwise determined information about their positions and orientations are displayed along with indications of range of motion limitations on a display screen from the perspective of a specified viewing point. |
| US11382700B2 |
Extended reality headset tool tracking and control
A surgical tool tracking array can include a first marker holder, a second marker holder, and a tool holder. The first marker holder is configured to couple a first marker to the surgical tracking array in a first plane. The second marker holder is configured to couple a second marker to the surgical tool tracking array in a second plane that is independent and substantially parallel to the first plane. The tool holder is configured to couple a portion of a surgical tool to the surgical tool tracking array in a third plane that is independent from the first plane and the second plane. |
| US11382696B2 |
Virtual reality system for simulating surgical workflows with patient models
Planning surgical robotic workflow with a surgical robotic system can include generating a virtual surgical environment, the virtual surgical environment including a virtual surgical robotic arm and a virtual patient. A workspace can be determined in the virtual patient. A position of a virtual tool, attached to the virtual surgical robotic arm, can be determined. A position of the virtual surgical robotic arm can be determined to maintain a reach of the virtual tool in the workspace. |
| US11382687B2 |
Systems and methods for treating cancer and/or augmenting organ function
Systems, methods and devices for controlled sympathectomy procedures for neuromodulation in the treatment of subjects having neoplastic conditions are disclosed. Systems, methods, and devices for interventionally treating a cancerous tumor and cancer related pain are disclosed. |
| US11382685B2 |
Electrosurgical forceps
An electrosurgical forceps includes a pair of first and second shaft members pivotably coupled to one another, an end effector assembly coupled to the pair of first and second shaft members, and a resilient, compressible pivot assembly pivotably coupling the first and second shaft members to one another. |
| US11382684B2 |
Electrode blade for shavers
Disclosed herein is a medical device. The medical device includes an outer tubular member, an irrigation line, and a bipolar electroblade. The irrigation line is configured to be received within the outer tubular member. The bipolar electroblade is configured to be capable of rotating or oscillating within the outer tubular member. |
| US11382683B2 |
Wide band microwave tissue ablation probe with variable length antenna parameters
A variable-length microwave ablation probe is provided. The probe is configured to have a range of resonant frequencies. The probe includes a microwave antenna, an outer conductor, and a cap. The probe further includes a radiation window that is at least partially transparent to microwave energy. The distal boundary of the outer conductor or the proximal boundary of the cap varies in distance from the probe distal end. The probe can have a choke length, an arm length, a radiating portion length, and a cap length. The lengths can each affect the resonant frequency of the antenna. Some examples provide a variable choke length, a variable arm length, a variable radiating portion length, and/or a variable cap length. |
| US11382682B2 |
Closed irrigated radiofrequency bipolar tined ablation probe
The disclosure relates to systems and methods for irrigated bipolar radiofrequency ablation. The system includes an ablation probe that includes an elongate inner electrode assembly and an elongate outer electrode assembly. An irrigation path for irrigation fluid flow is defined between the outer surface of the inner electrode assembly and the outer surface of the outer electrode assembly. The irrigation path enables cooling fluid to be circulated within the probe body, cooling the outer electrode during ablation. |
| US11382681B2 |
Device and methods for delivery of high frequency electrical pulses for non-thermal ablation
The present invention relates to the field of biomedical engineering and medical treatment of diseases and disorders. Methods, devices, and systems for in vivo treatment of cell proliferative disorders are provided. In embodiments, the methods comprise the delivery of high-frequency bursts of bipolar pulses to achieve the desired modality of cell death. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to a device and method for destroying aberrant cells, including tumor tissues, using high-frequency, bipolar electrical pulses having a burst width on the order of microseconds and duration of single polarity on the microsecond to nanosecond scale. In embodiments, the methods rely on conventional electroporation with adjuvant drugs or irreversible electroporation to cause cell death in treated tumors. The invention can be used to treat solid tumors, such as brain tumors. |
| US11382680B2 |
System for controlling tissue ablation using temperature sensors
Body tissue ablation is carried out by inserting a probe into a body of a living subject, urging the probe into contact with a tissue in the body, generating energy at a power output level, and transmitting the generated energy into the tissue via the probe. While transmitting the generated energy the ablation is further carried out by determining a measured temperature of the tissue and a measured power level of the transmitted energy, and controlling the power output level responsively to a function of the measured temperature and the measured power level. Related apparatus for carrying out the ablation is also described. |
| US11382676B2 |
Articulating implant connectors and related methods
Articulating implant connectors and related methods are disclosed herein. Exemplary connectors can include first and second bodies that are rotatable relative to one another about a rotation axis and selectively lockable to resist or prevent such rotation. Each of the bodies can be configured to couple to a rod or other fixation component, and the connector can be used to lock first and second rods together even when the rods are obliquely angled with respect to one another. |
| US11382673B2 |
Power pedicle screwdriver
Disclosed herein are gear shifters to reverse an output shaft rotation and a method for using the same. A gear shifter in accordance with the present invention may include a housing, an input shaft, an output shaft and an idler shaft. The input shaft may have input gears, the output shaft may have output gears and the idler shaft may have idler gears. The output shaft may be slidably coupled with the input shaft and the idler shaft to rotate in a first direction in a first position and in a second opposite direction in a second position. A method of reversing an output shaft direction using a gear shifter may include the steps of pushing the gear shifter in a first direction to rotate the output shaft in a first direction and pushing the gear shifter in a second direction to rotate the output shaft in a second direction. |
| US11382671B2 |
Surgical instrument and method
A surgical instrument includes a first arm having a slot and a part defining a cavity configured for disposal of a spinal implant. The part is sagittally movable relative to vertebrae and selectively fixable relative to the first arm. A second arm includes a slot and a part defining a cavity configured for disposal of the spinal implant. The part of the second arm is sagittally movable relative to the vertebrae and selectively fixable relative to the second arm. The first arm has a member that is movable within the slot of the second arm and the second arm has a member that is movable within the slot of the first arm to facilitate movement of a first vertebral surface relative to a second vertebral surface. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and methods are disclosed. |
| US11382668B2 |
Bone fixation screw structure
Disclosed is a bone fixation screw structure, particularly a bone fixation screw structure including a receiver configured to provide a space in which a bone screw is inserted into the lower end thereof, a pair of openings formed at facing sides of the receiver and provided in an open form along a longitudinal direction of the receiver, and a pair of closures formed at remaining facing sides of the receiver and provided in a closed form along the longitudinal direction of the receiver, thereby enabling a user to easily change a closed-type receiver to an open-type receiver and thus fundamentally preventing interference with a rod or an insert component. |
| US11382667B2 |
Adjusting spinal curvature
Devices for adjusting or correcting the curvature of a vertebral column are described. One such device comprises a spring and at least three fixation members for attaching the spring to the vertebral column in at least three different locations. Another such device comprises a plurality of springs, each spring for attaching to at least two attachment locations of the vertebral column, and at least three fixation members for attaching the plurality of springs to the attachment locations of the vertebral column such that the plurality of springs are attached longitudinally along a length of the vertebral column. A method of adjusting the curvature of a vertebral column is also described. |
| US11382664B2 |
Device for neutralizing ectoparasites
The present invention relates to a device (1) for neutralizing ectoparasites. In order to prevent a release of toxic substances into a host body by an ectoparasite during its removal the device comprises a container (3) containing a neutralizing freezing medium, preferably an aerosol cooling medium, in particular preferably an aerosol of a mixture of isohexadecane, isopropyl myristate and cooling medium, preferably 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane; a body (2), in which the container (3) is located and which comprises a terminal front wall (21) with a discharge opening (212) located on the axis (O) of the outlet (31) of the container (3) and a terminal rear wall (22); a body end part (23) in a form of a convex shell element that encloses the discharge opening (212) of the terminal front wall (21) on the external side of this wall (21) and comprises an exhaust opening (231) located on the axis (O) of the discharge opening (212) of the terminal front wall (21) at a distance from this discharge opening (212) and at least one vent opening (232). |
| US11382662B2 |
Trocars and veress-type needles with illuminated guidance and safety features
The present disclosure provides devices and methods for insufflating abdomens of subjects under direct visualization. Such devices and methods, in some implementations, include features for cleaning the devices, and certain implementations of the methods permit procedures wherein it is not necessary to use a typical obturator to place a cannula, resulting in safer procedures. |
| US11382661B2 |
Endoscopic ultrasound fine needle fiducial system
Methods, apparatuses and systems are described for implanting a plurality of fiducial markers into a tissue. Systems include a needle, a stylet sized to slide within a lumen of the needle, and a multi-stop stylet spacer having stopping features configured to engage with the stylet to stop the distal end of the stylet at one or more predetermined distances from the distal end of the needle. Methods for implanting a plurality of fiducial markers into a tissue are described and include inserting a needle preloaded with fiducial markers into a tissue, adjusting a multi-stop stylet spacer from a safety position to a first deployment position, deploying a first fiducial marker into the tissue, adjusting the stylet spacer from the first deployment position to a second deployment position, and deploying a second fiducial marker into the tissue. |
| US11382658B2 |
Surgical robotic access system
The surgical robotic access system provides access for robotic instruments and/or actuators including the introduction, operation and withdrawal of such robotic manipulators into a body cavity without permitting the escape of pressurized fluid or gas. The surgical robotic access system also provides a multi-faceted range of movement without touching or effecting pressure on the opening in the patient's body cavity. |
| US11382657B2 |
Surgical devices with triggered propulsion system for inserting a trocar-cannula assembly
Surgical devices and methods of using the surgical devices are disclosed. The surgical devices generally include a trocar, a cannula releasably mounted on the trocar, and a propulsion system operatively connected to the trocar. The cannula includes a hub, and has a central opening through which the trocar extends. The propulsion system is operable to drive the trocar axially in a forward direction away from a proximal end of the surgical device. |
| US11382654B2 |
Steerable endoluminal punch with cutting stylet
A transseptal needle or punch is described wherein the distal end of the transseptal needle is able to articulate laterally out of the longitudinal axis of the steerable transseptal needle. The transseptal needle includes a blunted distal end configuration that is minimally traumatic. Under control by the user or a computer, the transseptal needle can be articulated to generate various curves with high bending force. The transseptal needle is configured for use with an introducer which can also include side windows. |
| US11382653B2 |
Atherectomy catheter
Described herein are atherectomy catheters, systems and methods that include longitudinally displaceable drive shafts that drive actuation of one or more cutters at the distal end of the catheter. The catheters described herein may include one or more imaging sensors for imaging before, during or after cutting tissue. In some variations the imaging sensor may be rotated around the perimeter of the catheter independently of the rotation of the cutter. Also describe herein are imaging catheters that may be used without cutters. |
| US11382648B2 |
Treatment tool
A treatment tool includes an long member; a treatment portion rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the long member; a twisting wire one end of which is connected to the treatment portion, the other end extending toward a proximal end side of the long member; an operating portion, at the proximal end side, that includes a body fixed to the long member, and an operating member configured to rotate around and move along the axis; and a mechanism configured to couple the operating member with the wire and convert a rotation of the operating member into traction of the wire. The body includes a portion configured to come into contact with the operating member to prevent the rotation in a case where the operating member is urged in a direction toward a distal end side of the long member together with the mechanism by a restoring force of the wire. |
| US11382640B2 |
Medical device and method for treatment of hip joint
A medical device for delivering an action to an area of a hip joint or its surroundings, inside a human body of a patient, the hip joint comprising a collum femur and a ball shaped caput femur, being the proximal parts of the femoral bone, and an acetabulum, being a bowl shaped part of the pelvic bone, said medical device comprising an elongated member, having a length axis along its elongated distribution, and a first portion having an end being adapted to enter the body of the patient, said first portion of said elongated member having a first portion cross-section area substantially perpendicular to the length axis of the elongated member, said first portion is adapted to pass through a hole in a bone of the patient, the hole having a hole cross-section area, wherein said first portion cross-section area is smaller than said hole cross-section area, the first portion comprising a mounting portion, and a holding member adapted to hold a mechanical element inside the body of said patient, and a mechanical element having a functional status ready to deliver an action inside the body when held by said holding member inside the body of the patient, wherein said mechanical element has a mechanical element cross-section area substantially perpendicular to the length axis of the elongated member, being substantially larger than said first portion cross-section area and unable to pass through the holes when said mechanical element is in said functional status, characterized in that the mechanical element comprises at least one mounting recess for mounting the mechanical element onto the mounting portion of the elongated member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the elongated member, such that a user of the medical device can mount the mechanical element on the elongated member without having access to the end of the first portion of the elongated member, wherein said mechanical element is adapted to be used during an operation in the hip joint or its surroundings, when placed inside the body. |
| US11382639B2 |
Medical drive unit of the handheld type with sensor device and kickback control
A medical drive unit receives and rotationally drives a medical, preferably surgical tool, by a motor, preferably an electric motor, housed in the drive unit which can be operated via a control or regulation unit. The medical drive unit includes a sensor device for directly or indirectly detecting or determining a movement of the drive unit or a holding movement of the user which is triggered by the motor corresponding to the power applied to the tool and a kickback control which automatically effects a reduction of the driving power or turning off of the motor upon detection of a predetermined drive unit or holding movement or a predetermined drive-unit or holding-movement amount. |
| US11382635B2 |
Occlusive medical device
An example occlusive implant is disclosed. The example occlusive implant includes an expandable framework configured to shift between a first configuration and an expanded configuration and a fixation member disposed along the expandable framework. The fixation member includes a first engagement portion and an anchor portion. Further, the first engagement portion is designed to be secured to the expandable framework and the anchor portion extends away from an outer surface of the expandable framework. |
| US11382634B2 |
Embolic device suited for ease of delivery and placement
An embolic device and a corresponding embolic device delivery system and method. In one example, an embolic device delivery system comprises a delivery catheter, a coupler disposed inside the delivery catheter, and an embolic device that may be carried and placed by the coupler. The embolic device includes a primary winding that forms a hollow tube such that a coupler may be threaded therethrough. Further, the embolic device may include a slotted metal tube suited to be affixed to one end of the hollow tube formed by the primary winding. Additionally, the embolic device may include a retaining mechanism that includes one or more protrusions suited to engage with one or more slots of the slotted metal tube. In this manner, the retaining mechanism is affixed to the slotted metal tube and the hollow tube formed by the primary winding. |
| US11382631B2 |
Systems and methods for mechanical displacement of an esophagus
An example assembly for use with a vacuum system and an esophageal positioning device esophageal positioning device includes an introducer, in which the esophageal positioning device includes a first segment and a second segment. The second segment is pivotally connected to the first segment. A gap portion of an outer tube of the introducer is defined along a longitudinal axis between a tube tip of the introducer and the distal end of the second segment of the esophageal positioning device when the esophageal positioning device is disposed within the introducer. The gap portion defines one or more radial vacuum holes. |
| US11382629B2 |
Surgical stapling device with audible indicator mechanism
A surgical stapling device includes a proximal handle assembly, an elongated central body portion that extends distally from the proximal handle assembly to a distal end portion, a tool assembly supported on the distal end portion of the elongated central body portion, and an audible indicator mechanism supported by the proximal handle assembly. The proximal handle assembly includes a contact arm and the audible indicator mechanism includes a cam member. The cam member contacts the contact arm of the proximal handle assembly as the cam member moves between distal and proximal positions to generate an audible sound that indicates that the tool assembly was fired. |
| US11382627B2 |
Surgical stapling assembly comprising a firing member including a lateral extension
A surgical stapling assembly comprising an anvil, a cartridge channel, a staple cartridge configured to be operably positioned in the channel, a firing member, and a ramp is disclosed. The channel comprises a base, an elongate internal slot, and a proximal channel opening defined in the base. The elongate internal slot comprises an encased internal passageway. The proximal channel opening is separate from the elongate internal slot. The firing member is movable from a first position to a second position distal to the first position. The firing member comprises a lateral extension configured to be received in the encased internal passageway as the firing member travels through the elongate internal slot during a firing motion. The proximal channel opening is configured to indicate when the firing member is in the first position. The ramp is for guiding the lateral extension into the encased internal passageway during the firing motion. |
| US11382626B2 |
Surgical system including a knife bar supported for rotational and axial travel
A surgical system is disclosed. The surgical system comprises a surgical end effector, a housing configured to operably interface with a source of rotary input motions, and a first rotary output member operably supported by the housing. The surgical system further comprises a second rotary output member operably supported by the housing, a knife bar supported for rotational and axial travel, and an axially movable closure member configured to apply closure and opening motions to the second jaw. The surgical system further comprises a knife bar interface, a first rotary control interface between the first rotary output member and the knife bar, and a second rotary control interface between the second rotary output member and the knife bar. |
| US11382624B2 |
Surgical staple cartridge with improved staple driver configurations
A surgical staple driver array configured for operable use with a surgical staple cartridge. A distal staple driver is slidably supportable in the surgical staple cartridge and is configured to operably support a distal surgical staple thereon that is oriented in a distal direction. At least one intermediate staple driver is configured to be slidably supported in the surgical staple cartridge adjacent the distal staple driver. Each intermediate staple driver is configured to operably support a first surgical staple that is oriented in a first direction, a second surgical staple that is oriented in a second direction and a third surgical staple that is oriented in a third direction. A proximal staple driver is slidably supported adjacent a proximal most one of the intermediate staple drivers. The proximal staple driver is configured to operably support a proximal surgical staple thereon. |
| US11382623B2 |
Handheld electromechanical surgical system
A handheld electromechanical surgical device includes a non-sterile power-pack having a drive component(s) including a rotatable drive shaft extending therefrom, a main processor configured to control each drive component, a battery configured to power each drive component, an electrical receptacle, and a control interface(s) configured to control a functionality of the drive component. A sterile outer shell housing is configured to removably encase the power-pack to define a sterile barrier thus enabling use in a surgical environment without breaking sterility. The outer shell housing includes a coupler configured to transmit a rotation from the rotatable drive shaft through the outer shell housing, a control button(s) operatively positioned such that actuation of the control button actuates the control interface, and a pass-through connector configured to transmit electrical communications from the electrical receptacle through the outer shell housing. |
| US11382618B2 |
Apparatus and method for securing tissue
An apparatus and method is disclosed for securing tissue to a bone comprising a novel screw anchor for insertion into a bone by a novel rotational driver. The screw anchor and rotation driver enables the screw to be completely embedded into the bone while permitting a suture to be threaded through a transverse aperture in the screw. The rotation driver facilitates insertion and engagement of a capture with one of a series of protuberance formed along a length of a suture. In addition, the method is disclosed of forming the series of protuberance. |
| US11382616B2 |
Systems for securing sutures
Described herein are systems and methods for securing sutures that obviate the need for tying knots. Instead of tying two ends of a suture or two sutures together with a knot, two or more suture portions can be fused or cauterized together using heat. A device can be applied to adjacent suture portions that heats the suture portions and causes the suture portions to fuse together, effectively securing the suture portions together without a knot. Such devices can include a shaft, a heating element positioned within the shaft, and a suture holder at the distal end of the shaft. The holder in an open position receives sutures and in a closed position holds the sutures. Actuation of the device causes the heating element to apply heat and fuse together sutures held by the holder. The holder can separate from the fused sutures after the sutures are fused together. |
| US11382608B2 |
Disposable biopsy unit
A biopsy device includes a housing, a probe assembly, and an insert aid. The probe includes a biopsy needle unit, a vacuum pressure-generating device, and a flexible connection tube that connects the biopsy needle unit to the vacuum pressure-generating device. The insert aid device has a body that defines a pair of cradles configured to respectively receive the biopsy needle unit and the vacuum pressure-generating device, and configured to orient the biopsy needle unit to lie parallel to the vacuum pressure-generating device in the insert aid device for insertion of the biopsy needle unit and the vacuum pressure-generating device into the housing. |
| US11382607B2 |
Rotating full-core biopsy needle
There is disclosed, among other things, embodiments of a biopsy needle for taking a full core sample through soft tissue. In the illustrated embodiments, the needle includes a single monolithic tubular member having a notch cut part-way through a distal portion of the tubular member to form an arch-shaped finger. At least a portion of the finger is bent toward the notch and into the lumen of the tubular member. Methods for using these embodiments are also described. |
| US11382606B2 |
Skin patch
The application relates to a chemical monitoring system comprising a skin patch for detecting an analyte in perspiration and a processor adapted to receive parameter data and to return an output indicative of a presence of an analyte in a subject's body based on the parameter data. The skin patch (100) includes a first layer (105) permeable to perspiration; a second layer (110) coupled to the first layer, the second layer being adapted to receive the perspiration; wherein a property of the second layer changes upon receiving the analyte; an electrical detector coupled to the second layer, adapted to detect parameter data indicative of the property of the second layer; and a flexible electronic circuit (140) coupled to the second layer, comprising a readout circuit for reading parameter data from the electronic detector and a transmitter adapted to transmit the parameter data to a processor. |
| US11382605B2 |
Ultrasound probe, ultrasound imaging apparatus and method of controlling the ultrasound imaging apparatus
An ultrasound probe, including a transducer module configured to receive an echo ultrasound signal reflected from a subject in response to a transmitted ultrasound signal, and a driver chip provided in the transducer module, the driver chip being configured to focus at least one of the ultrasound signal and the echo ultrasound signal, wherein the driver chip includes a fine analog beamformer configured to apply a fine delay and a coarse analog beamformer configured to apply a coarse delay, wherein the fine analog beamformer is arranged in a first inner region of a plurality of inner regions of the driver chip, the first inner region being located opposite to the transducer module, and wherein the coarse analog beamformer is arranged in a second inner region of the plurality of inner regions of the driver chip, the second inner region being different from the first inner region. |
| US11382604B2 |
Ultrasonic image system with synthesis of images of different ultrasonic waves received at respective positions of a probe
An ultrasonic imaging system is provided which can obtain an accurate synthesized image, even if a specimen has a surface with a large curvature. An ultrasonic imaging system may include a probe and processing circuitry. The probe may perform scan of first and second ultrasonic waves different from each other. The processing circuitry may generate a first ultrasonic image based on the first ultrasonic wave and generate a second ultrasonic image based on the second ultrasonic wave. The processing circuitry may calculate a spatial relationship based on two first ultrasonic images at two positions and two second ultrasonic images at the two positions. The processing circuitry may synthesize one of the first and second ultrasonic images at one of the two positions with the one of the first and second ultrasonic images at the other position based on the calculated relationship. |
| US11382603B2 |
System and methods for performing biomechanically driven image registration using ultrasound elastography
A method and system for registering a pre-operative 3D medical image volume of a target organ to intra-operative ultrasound images is disclosed. An intra-operative 3D B-mode ultrasound volume and an intra-operative 3D ultrasound elastography volume are acquired. Patient-specific boundary conditions for a biomechanical tissue model of a target organ are determined using the intra-operative 3D B-mode volume. Patient-specific material properties for the biomechanical tissue model of the target organ are determined using the 3D ultrasound elastography volume. The target organ in the pre-operative 3D medical image volume is deformed using the biomechanical tissue model with the patient-specific material properties with the deformation of the target organ in the pre-operative 3D medical image volume constrained by the patient-specific boundary conditions. |
| US11382601B2 |
Method and apparatus for annotating ultrasound examinations
An ultrasound imaging system includes a processor to associate an ultrasound image with one or more pictographs that correspond to the image. A processor provides ultrasound image data to one or more trained neural networks that classify the image data. The processor is programmed to select one or more pictographs that correspond to the classified image data for presentation to the operator. In some embodiments, the processor is programmed to use a neural network to determine if an ultrasound image captured during an examination corresponds to one or more required views for a particular type of examination. |
| US11382588B2 |
Non-invasive method for using 2D angiographic images for radiosurgical target definition
A non-invasive method and system for using 2D angiographic images for radiosurgical target definition uses non-invasive calibration devices and methods to calibrate an angiographic imaging system and a six-parameter registration algorithm to register angiographic images with 3D scan data for radiation treatment planning. |
| US11382581B2 |
Radiation detection device
There is provided a radiation detection device capable of protecting a radiation detection panel stored thereinside. A radiation detection device includes: a front surface member; a rear surface member that is assembled with the front surface member and that comprises a first rib formed along an outer edge and a second rib formed along the first rib inside the first rib; and a radiation detection panel that is disposed between the front surface member and the rear surface member and detects radiation incident from the front surface member side. |
| US11382578B2 |
Fluorscopic markers for single view positioning
An intravascular catheter includes an electrode carrying member. The catheter includes features visible in the fluoroscopic image that allow the practitioner to determine the radial position of the electrode carrying member within a blood vessel, and to confirm that the electrodes are positioned at the desired part of the vessel wall (e.g. against the posterior surface) and at the desired position along the length of the vessel, all without re-orienting the fluoroscope during the course of electrode positioning within the vascular. The features are shaped, formed in patterns, or possess other properties selected so that the appearance of the features on the fluoroscopic image differs depending on the rotational orientation of the electrodes. This can thus be used by the practitioner to determine whether, for example, an electrode carrying member having the features is positioned on the anterior or posterior wall of the blood vessel in which the array is positioned. |
| US11382576B2 |
Ergonomic support device for users in medical environment
The present invention relates to ergonomic supports in medical environment. In order to provide improved ergonomic support while providing a minimum impact of the user's activities, an ergonomic support device (10) for users in medical environment is provided. The support device comprises a seating support arrangement (14), an X-ray shielding arrangement (18) and a base support structure (12). The base support structure provides mechanical support for the seating support arrangement and the X-ray shielding arrangement. The seating support arrangement comprises a seat support surface (16) that is configured for supporting a buttocks area of a user. The X-ray shielding arrangement comprises at least one X-ray shield (20) that is configured for shielding at least a part of an X-ray radiation to which a user is exposed to while supported by the support surface. The at least one X-ray shield is movably mounted to the base support structure to be adjustable in its position relative to a user at least partly resting on the seat support surface. |
| US11382571B2 |
Noninvasive predictive and/or estimative blood pressure monitoring
Tools and techniques for estimating and/or predicting a patient's current and/or future blood pressure. In some cases, the tools will analyze physiological data captured from the patient against a model of blood pressure values to estimate/predict the patient's blood pressure value. In particular cases, derived parameters, such as a patient's compensatory reserve index (“CRI”) can be analyzed against such models, while in other cases, data captured from sensors can be directly analyzed against such models. |
| US11382570B1 |
Encrypted securitized databases for devices and systems that measure, quantify, compare, package, and capture data
Data obtained by computer processing device(s) includes human biological change data from event data stream(s) and dynamic marketplaces allowing for ranking change(s). The data can correlate biological change data with ranking statistics from an event such that the correlation identifies and measures a magnitude of change of human biological responses from data acquired from event data stream(s). The correlation of human biological change data and/or dynamic changing marketplace data with ranking statistics creates object(s) for storage and analysis within database(s), wherein the objects possess time synchronized responses before, during or after events. These objects can be packaged with a Packager such that the Packager extracts data from data set(s) wherein data is contained in data sets as data slices and/or other data subsets optionally contained in these objects allowing selectivity of data sets according to desired types and intensities of change(s) of a magnitude determined and measured by the devices. |
| US11382564B2 |
Medical monitoring system with a foot diagnostic device
Described herein is a monitoring system that includes a foot diagnostic device. The foot diagnostic device is shaped to receive one or both of a user's feet. The foot diagnostic device is equipped with a number of sensors that may work together or separately from each other, which are able to measure different diagnostic attributes of the feet. The system includes a mobile application and the ability to transmit information to the mobile application and other locations such as a physician's office. |
| US11382558B2 |
Skin feature imaging system
An imaging device for monitoring a skin feature includes a camera, at least one processor and memory. The imaging device displays a body area guide, receives a selection of a body area, initiates an image sequence of the body area, the image sequence including capturing, using the camera, a plurality of images, determines whether all body areas have been imaged, analyzes the images, and provides the analyzed images to a clinician. The imaging device can be part of a system including a server in communication with a monitor, where the clinician views the images on the monitor. Additionally, each skin feature can be ranked in order of risk and presented to the clinician in that order. |
| US11382557B2 |
Systems and methods for evaluating the integrity of a uterine cavity
A system for accessing a patient's uterine cavity and detecting perforations in the uterus includes an elongated probe having a flow channel extending to a terminal outlet in a distal region of the probe. A fluid source is coupled to the flow channel, and a seal on the probe is positionable in an endocervical canal. The probe may be trans-cervically inserted into the uterine cavity, and a fluid may be introduced through the channel to flow outwardly from the terminal outlet into the uterine cavity. A parameter of said fluid flow is monitored to detect a perforation in the uterus. |
| US11382556B2 |
Brain activity analyzing apparatus, brain activity analyzing method, program and biomarker apparatus
[Object] An object is to provide a brain activity analyzing method for realizing a biomarker using brain function imaging for neurological/mental disorders.[Solution] From data of resting-state functional connectivity MRI obtained by measuring groups of healthy subjects and patients, a correlation matrix of degrees of activities among prescribed brain regions is derived. By a sparse canonical correlation analysis (SCCA) of attributes of subjects and the correlation matrix, elements of correlation matrix that connect to canonical variables corresponding only to the diagnosis label are extracted. By sparse logistic regression (SLR) during Leave-One-Out Cross Validation of a first sum-set of elements of correlation matrix obtained as a result of feature extraction by a sparse regularized canonical correlation analysis, a second sum-set of elements of the correlation matrix is extracted. By discrimination analysis using sparse logistic regression on the second sum-set, a discriminator is generated. |
| US11382555B2 |
Non-invasive cardiac monitor and methods of using recorded cardiac data to infer a physiological characteristic of a patient
The present invention relates to a non-invasive cardiac monitoring device that records cardiac data to infer physiological characteristics of a human, such as cardiac arrhythmia. Some embodiments of the invention allow for long-term monitoring of physiological signals. Further embodiments allow for processing of the detected cardiac rhythm signals partially on the wearable cardiac monitor device, and partially on a remote computing system. Some embodiments include a wearable cardiac monitor device for long-term adhesion to a mammal for prolonged detection of cardiac rhythm signals. |
| US11382548B2 |
Apparatus, system, and methods for urinalysis
Described is an apparatus for inline urine analysis comprising a control unit and at least one image capture unit comprising an image sensor and an optical assembly. The apparatus is configured to be coupled with an indwelling urinary catheter or conduit leading from the catheter. Embodiments of the apparatus comprise a dispenser configured to dispense inert or reactive matter into the urine stream to aid in the analysis of properties of the urine and an illumination device configured to illuminate the urine stream. Also described is a system comprising at least one of these apparatuses and at least one image analyzer unit operatively connected to it. The image analyzer unit comprises a processor and software adapted to analyze the captured images to derive information therefrom relating to identification of properties of the urine and/or objects of interest in the urine stream. Embodiments of the system may comprise other peripheral devices. |
| US11382542B2 |
Connectors for making connections between analyte sensors and other devices
Glucose monitoring devices and related systems and methods, the glucose monitoring devices including a sensor electronics unit having a housing and a printed circuit board disposed within the housing, a transcutaneous glucose sensor assembly, and a conductive sensor connector. The printed circuit board includes a first electrical contact, the transcutaneous glucose sensor assembly includes a distal portion having a working electrode and proximal portion having a working-electrode contact in electrical communication with the working electrode, and the conductive sensor connector electrically connects the working-electrode contact with the first electrical contact. Further, the conductive sensor connector extends through a hole in the proximal portion of the transcutaneous glucose sensor assembly and through a hole in the printed circuit board. |
| US11382535B2 |
Detection and measurement of breathing using an optical camera and projected shadows
A respiratory monitoring device comprises: a light source (30) arranged to generate a projected shadow (S) of an imaging subject (P) positioned for imaging by an imaging device (8); a video camera (40) arranged to acquire video of the projected shadow; and an electronic processor (42) programmed to extract a position of an edge of the projected shadow as a function of time from the acquired video. In some embodiments, the light source is arranged to project the shadow onto a bore wall (20) of the imaging device, and the video camera is arranged to acquire video of the projected shadow on the bore wall. The electronic processor may be programmed to extract the position of the edge (E) as a one-dimensional function of time (46) based on the position of the edge in each frame of the acquired video and time stamps of the video frames. |
| US11382534B1 |
Sleep detection and analysis system
A method of detecting the presence of a person on a bed comprising, receiving movement data in pseudo-real-time, extracting features from the movement data for a time period in pseudo-real-time, determining whether the bed is occupied for the time period in pseudo-real-time, for each time period in which the bed is indicated as occupied, determining a user on a side of the bed, based on data from a plurality of time periods, and utilizing a sleep engine to determine sleep stages for the user. The method in one embodiment further comprising flagging when a majority of the plurality of time periods indicate that the sleep stage for the user is awake and providing a sleep recording to the user, showing the sleep stages for the user. |
| US11382533B2 |
Motion analyzing device
A motion analyzing device includes a myogenic potential measuring unit (20) and a myogenic potential measurement processor (101) to measure the muscle activity of a person who performs a motion and a motion measuring unit (30) and a position measurement processor (102) to measure the body motion. The motion analyzing device also includes an AA muscle co-activation ratio calculating unit (103), a muscle synergy calculating unit (104) and an equilibrium point calculating unit (105) to calculate an equilibrium point of the person and a muscle synergy that is a set of base vectors describing the equilibrium point based on a musculoskeletal model of the person and a constraint condition that the position of the endpoint of the limb matches the position of the equilibrium point in a static situation to keep a posture still under gravity compensation. |
| US11382529B2 |
Electro-magnetic needle catheter insertion system
A device for magnetizing a tissue-penetrating medical device is disclosed including a housing having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a magnetic field generator contained within the distal portion of the housing and a tissue penetrating subassembly including a hub and a tissue penetrating medical device having a proximal end and a distal end. The hub is detachably connected to the distal portion of the housing and the proximal end of tissue penetrating medical device extends proximally from the hub such that the proximal end of the tissue penetrating medical device is exposed to the magnetic field to magnetize the distal end of the tissue penetrating medical device. Methods of magnetizing tissue-penetrating medical devices are also disclosed. |
| US11382522B2 |
Position detection of blood pressure device
An aspect of the disclosure pertains to detecting a position of a blood pressure measurement device. An inflatable bladder of the blood pressure measurement device defines, at least in part, a pressurizable volume. The inflatable bladder may be inflated to pressurize a user's appendage and temporarily occlude blood flow in the user's appendage. A pump may initiate inflation of the inflatable bladder when one or more accelerometers and/or one or more proximity sensors determine that the blood pressure measurement device is within sufficient proximity or elevation to a user's heart and stationary. |
| US11382520B2 |
Blood pressure measuring apparatus and blood pressure measuring method
A blood pressure measuring apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a touch sensor; a pulse wave measurer configured to measure pulse waves from a user; a contact force measurer including at least three force sensors and configured to measure a contact force between the touch sensor and the user by using the at least three force sensors; a contact area measurer configured to measure a contact area between the user and the touch sensor; and a processor configured to determine a vertical direction error, which indicates a degree of deviation of a direction of force, applied by the user to press the touch sensor, from a vertical direction to a surface of the touch sensor based on sensor values sensed by the at least three force sensors, and estimate blood pressure according to a determination result of the vertical direction error based on the pulse waves, the contact force, and the contact area. |
| US11382519B2 |
Blood pressure measuring apparatus and blood pressure measuring method
A blood pressure measuring apparatus may include: a touch sensor; a pulse wave measurer configured to measure pulse waves from a user's finger when the user's finger is in contact with the touch sensor; a contact pressure measurer configured to measure a contact pressure between the user's finger and the touch sensor; a fingerprint recognizer configured to recognize a fingerprint of the user's finger; and a processor configured to determine a degree of position coincidence between the user's finger and the pulse wave measurer based on the recognized fingerprint, and to estimate a blood pressure of the user based on the pulse waves and the contact pressure according to the determined degree of position coincidence. |
| US11382516B2 |
Apparatuses, methods, and storage mediums for lumen and artifacts detection in one or more images, such as in optical coherence tomography images
One or more devices, systems, methods and storage mediums for performing optical coherence tomography (OCT) while detecting one or more lumen edges and/or one or more artifacts are provided. Examples of applications include imaging, evaluating and diagnosing biological objects, such as, but not limited to, for Gastro-intestinal, cardio and/or ophthalmic applications, and being obtained via one or more optical instruments, such as, but not limited to, optical probes, catheters, capsules and needles (e.g., a biopsy needle). Preferably, the OCT devices, systems methods and storage mediums include or involve a method, such as, but not limited to, for removing the detected one or more artifacts from the image(s). |
| US11382515B2 |
Renal denervation using nerve fluorescing dye
A target peripheral nerve is treated by providing a real-time fluorescent image of a tissue region where the target peripheral nerve has an enhanced appearance in the fluorescent image. A treatment element is advanced from an adjacent body lumen or cavity through the tissue region or externally aimed toward the peripheral nerve while viewing the fluorescent image, and the peripheral nerve is treated using the treatment element. |
| US11382514B1 |
Relative activation scores for brain parcels
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating explainability data that explains a medical condition in a subject. In one aspect, a method comprises: obtaining data identifying a plurality of brain parcels that are predicted to be relevant to the medical condition; receiving fMRI data for a brain of a subject; processing the fMRI data for the brain of the subject to determine a respective activation score for each of the plurality of brain parcels that are predicted to be relevant to the medical condition; determining, for each of the plurality of brain parcels that are predicted to be relevant to the medical condition, a relative activation score for the brain parcel; and taking an action based on the relative activation scores. |
| US11382512B2 |
Energy transfer system for spinal implants
An energy transfer system includes a spinal implant having one or more antennae, and the spinal implant is configured to be positioned within a spinal area of a patient, and a relay device configured to be positioned within the patient between the implant and the skin of the patient when implanted. The relay device is configured to receive energy from a reader device located externally to the patient and convey at least a portion of the received energy to the one or more antennae of the spinal implant. |
| US11382509B2 |
Patient support apparatuses with location/movement detection
A patient support apparatus includes a first transceiver adapted to wirelessly communicate with a second transceiver of a headwall interface that is positioned off of the patient support apparatus. A communication link is automatically established between the first and second transceivers without requiring a user of the patient support apparatus to activate a designated control and without requiring the user to identify the headwall interface. The first transceiver includes a unique identifier assigned to the headwall interface in its messages to the headwall interface. The first transceiver may also automatically transmit a disconnect signal to the headwall interface indicating the termination of the communication link is not accidental. The disconnect signal is sent based on one or more of the following: (1) a brake being off, (2) an A/C power cord being unplugged; and/or (3) a signal strength between the transceivers decreasing. |
| US11382508B2 |
Remote monitoring of analyte measurements
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for remote monitoring. In some example implementations, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a remote monitor, a notification message representative of an event detected, by a server, from analyte sensor data obtained from a receiver monitoring an analyte state of a host; presenting, at the remote monitor, the notification message to activate the remote monitor, wherein the remote monitor is configured by the server to receive the notification message to augment the receiver monitoring of the analyte state of the host; accessing, by the remote monitor, the server, in response to the presenting of the notification message; and receiving, in response to the accessing, information including at least the analyte sensor data. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. |
| US11382501B2 |
Foot pedal controlled OCT-display for vitreoretinal surgery
OCT-display for vitreoretinal surgery may be foot pedal controlled. Specifically, the tissue layers displayed in an en face image generated from OCT scanning may be navigated downward or upward based on user input supplied by a foot pedal device. |
| US11382497B2 |
Bending operation wire attaching structure and endoscope
The disclosed technology is directed to a bendable tube bendable by a bending wire that comprises a plurality of bending pieces configured to be joined together. The bending pieces including a distal-end bending piece disposed at a foremost end of the bendable tube. The distal-end bending piece includes a flat portion forming a flat surface. An attaching portion is disposed on the flat portion. The attaching portion having a first insertion region and a second insertion region. The bending wire is inserted from within the distal-end bending piece outwardly of the distal-end bending piece through the first insertion region. The bending wire is inserted from outside the distal-end bending piece into the distal-end bending piece through the second insertion region. The bending wire disposed outside the distal-end bending piece between the first insertion region and the second insertion region being attached to the distal-end bending piece by the attaching portion. |
| US11382496B2 |
Stereoscopic endoscope
A stereoscopic endoscope includes at least one illumination source disposed at a distal end portion in a position to project light to illuminate an object. The endoscope also includes an image capture assembly mounted at the distal end portion. The assembly includes first and second lens trains extending proximally from the distal end portion. The assembly includes an image sensor having a surface with a right side image area and a left side image area. The sensor surface lies in a plane substantially parallel to a plane in which the first and second lens trains lie. The assembly includes at least one optical element disposed to intercept light passing through the first and second lens trains. The optical element is configured to direct light exiting the first lens train to the right side image area and to direct light exiting the second lens trains to the left side image area. |
| US11382495B2 |
Endoscope hanger, endoscope holding method, and cart, cleaning sink, cleaning and disinfecting device, stand, and endoscope storage cabinet having said endoscope hanger
An endoscope hanger which frees a doctor's hands without causing pain to a patient, and a cart, washing sink, washing and sterilization apparatus, stand, and endoscope storage cabinet having said endoscope hanger are provided. This endoscope hanger is characterized by having a polygonal shape and/or an ellipsoid shape (including a perfect circular shape) or a shape that is a combination of these, and is characterized by having at least one hole that can hold an endoscope at an oblique angle; this cart, washing sink, washing and sterilization apparatus, stand, and endoscope storage cabinet comprise said endoscope hanger. |
| US11382494B2 |
Covering for a medical scoping device
The present invention relates to a cover having a plurality of moveable, external, angled projecting elements for use with flexible medical scoping devices such as endoscopes or enteroscopes. The invention includes the cover with an over cuff and use of the disposable removable covering in methods of medical scoping procedures or examinations. The invention also includes an applicator for assisting in placing the covering about or over a medical device and a kit of parts. |
| US11382493B2 |
Multi-stage instrument connector
An instrument connector comprises a housing, a first connector, and a second connector. The housing includes a proximal face at a proximal end of the instrument connector, and the proximal face is coincident with a reference plane. The first connector extends proximally away from the proximal face and includes a rod and a first interface for a first transmission channel. The rod is configured to mate with a first socket of a console connector. The second connector is recessed within the housing, includes a second interface for a second transmission channel, and is configured to mate with a second socket of the console connector. The proximal end of the second connector is distal to the reference plane. The rod is configured to engage with the first socket to at least partially align the second connector with the second socket before the second connector engages with the second socket. |
| US11382492B2 |
Wireless endoscopic surgical device
An endoscopic surgical device used for minimally invasive procedures comprises a handheld component and a power control module. The handheld component consisting of a handle, and a conduit houses a wireless imaging module and a single LED light source. The imaging module comprises a wired or wireless camera coupled to an optically folded assembly or imaging assembly. A battery-operated power module can control both the intensity of the LED and the camera action. The handle and conduit are designed to accommodate surgical tools, wherein the imaging model is parallel offset to the tool, or the tool are parallel offset to the imaging. In alternative embodiments, the handheld component is self-contained. |
| US11382491B2 |
Endoscope, distal end structure of endoscope and method for modifying distal end structure of endoscope
An endoscope includes a fixed barrel non-turnably provided at a distal end portion of an insertion portion, an image pickup unit held to the fixed barrel, a movable barrel including a channel holding hole for holding a distal end of a treatment instrument channel inserted through the insertion portion, the movable barrel being supported by the fixed barrel so as to be turnable around an optical axis of the image pickup unit and being located closer to a distal end side than the fixed barrel, and a power transmission mechanism that transmits, to the movable barrel, power for causing the movable barrel to turn. |
| US11382489B2 |
Endoscope handpiece
An endoscope handpiece and system may include an angle of view selector, a depressible button, which may be connected to a lock disposed within a port of the endoscopic handpiece. The system may further provide an endoscope, which may be connected to the handpiece via the port and locked in place by the lock. |
| US11382488B2 |
Wireless endoscopic camera
A wireless endoscopic camera system includes a surgical endoscope for viewing tissue within a patient, an imager for converting an optical image viewed by the endoscope into digital image data, a processor for processing the digital image data, a transmitter for establishing at least one wireless link to a remote receiver and conveying the processed digital image data over the at least one wireless link, and a plurality of antennas of a camera head that are in communication with the transmitter for receiving the digital image data from the transmitter and wirelessly relaying the digital image data to the remote receiver. |
| US11382487B2 |
Micro CMOS scopes for medical imaging
In various embodiments, a scope-based imaging system is introduced. An optical sensor assembly located at the tip of the scope may include the CMOS sensors, filters, and lenses/mirrors, to perform fluorescence imaging using the scope. |
| US11382485B2 |
Blade and pump impeller assembly for a dishwasher
A dishwasher comprising a chassis, a tub supported by the chassis and at least partially defining a treating chamber, and a pump that circulates wash liquid in the treating chamber. The pump has an impeller that has a cover, a base with an axis of rotation, and at least one fin protruding from the base. The impeller also has a cap removably coupled to the impeller and at least one blade integrally formed with the cap. |
| US11382473B2 |
Predictive maintenance of mobile cleaning robot
Described herein are systems and methods for assessing a health status of a cleaning head assembly in a mobile cleaning robot. The mobile robot includes motorized cleaning member that rotatably engages a floor surface to extract debris. An exemplary system includes a processor circuit that receives robot data produced by the mobile cleaning robot traversing an environment, determines a robot parameter using a portion of the received robot data corresponding to a floor area having a specific surface condition traversed repeatedly by the mobile cleaning robot, and determines a state of the cleaning head and an estimate of remaining useful life of the cleaning head based on the robot parameter. The determined state of the cleaning head system can be provide to a user via a user interface. |
| US11382472B2 |
Cleaning apparatus having vacuum cleaner and docking station
A cleaning apparatus including a vacuum cleaner and a docking station is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting chamber in which foreign substances are collected, and a docking station configured to be connected to the dust collecting chamber to remove the foreign substances collected in the dust collecting chamber. The dust collecting chamber is configured to collect foreign substances through centrifugation, and configured to be docked to the docking station, and the docking station includes a suction device configured to suction the foreign substances and air in the dust collecting chamber docked to the docking station. |
| US11382471B2 |
Cleaning apparatus having vacuum cleaner and docking station
A cleaning apparatus including a vacuum cleaner and a docking station is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting chamber in which foreign substances are collected, and a docking station configured to be connected to the dust collecting chamber to remove the foreign substances collected in the dust collecting chamber. The dust collecting chamber is configured to collect foreign substances through centrifugation, and configured to be docked to the docking station, and the docking station includes a suction device configured to suction the foreign substances and air in the dust collecting chamber docked to the docking station. |
| US11382470B2 |
Filter assembly
A filter assembly includes a filter housing, a first filter, and a second filter, wherein the first filter is a pre-motor filter, and the second filter is a post-motor filter, and both the first and second filters are fixed to the filter housing and are annular about a common axis. |
| US11382467B2 |
Spindle assembly for a web material dispenser, web material roll dispensing assembly and method for inserting a web material roll in a dispenser
A spindle assembly for supporting a web material roll in a web material dispenser, the web material roll having first and second extremities and defining a central cavity provided with a bushing toward the first extremity. The spindle assembly includes a bushing-engaging member having: a first dispenser mounting portion mountable to a first side of the dispenser, and a bushing-engaging portion sized and configured to fit at least partially in the bushing; and a spindle connection member having: a second dispenser mounting portion mountable to a second side of the dispenser, and a connecting portion removably mountable to the bushing-engaging member; thereby allowing use of the roll with the bushing in the dispenser. Also, a roll dispensing assembly and a method for inserting a roll of web material in a dispenser. |
| US11382464B2 |
Portable washing station
An example portable washing station may include a reservoir, a lid removably attached to the reservoir, an opening for receiving an extendable nozzle, a submersible pump positioned within the reservoir, a hose connecting the extendable nozzle and the submersible pump, and a battery electrically coupled to the submersible pump via a detachable power cord. |
| US11382459B2 |
Cookware lid with basting projections
A cookware assembly comprises a lid including an underside and a plurality of basting projections. The underside has a center and extending toward a perimeter of the lid. Each of the plurality of basting projections protrudes downwardly from the underside of the lid. Each of the plurality of basting projections includes an interior concave surface, an exterior concave surface, and a drip ridge. The interior concave surface extends downwardly away from the underside to form a bay adjacent to the interior concave surface. The drip ridge is formed along a border between the interior concave surface and the exterior surface and defines a vertex along the drip ridge. During use of the lid, condensate formed on the underside collects along the interior concave surface, which funnels the condensate to the vertex for droplet formation and release from a corresponding one of the plurality of basting projections. |
| US11382454B2 |
Combined apparatus for heating, cooking, grilling and defrosting of foods of various kind
A combined apparatus for heating, cooking, grilling and defrosting of foods of various kinds, depending on the type of foods to be treated from time to time and the duration of the foods treatment foreseen by each user of the same apparatus, where each hot treatment of foods may be effected either by heating or by microwaves only, or by heating and microwaves combined to each other. There are described in detail all the technical characteristics of the apparatus and the relative control circuits either for heating or for generating the microwaves. Advantages include use of a sole and single apparatus for hot treating the foods for providing for the heating, the cooking, the grilling and the defrosting of the same foods, instead of employing as it happens hitherto of single separated apparatuses for performing the same functions. |
| US11382449B2 |
Steam generator and cooking apparatus including steam generator
A steam generator and a cooking apparatus having a steam generator are provided. The steam generator may include a steam generation tube; an inflow tube configured to provide a passage so that water is introduced into the steam generation tube; at least one heater disposed on an outer surface of the steam generation tube to heat the water and generate steam; a discharge tube disposed above the steam generation tube to provide a passage so that the steam is discharged; and an adaptor unit configured to branch discharge water and the steam discharged from the discharge tube. The discharge tube may have an inner diameter that gradually increases in an upward direction. |
| US11382448B1 |
Plant mixture processing systems
A processing system for processing plant mixture into milk and pulp preferably includes a filter, a plunger mechanism, and a pulp catcher. The filter has a filter wall and floor that together define a chamber. The plunger mechanism (which has a plunger shaft with an actuator end and a plunger head end) is insertable into the chamber. A preferred plunger head at the plunger head end may have at least one clearing blade and/or a first part of a connector. The pulp catcher has a second part of a connector that may connect to the first part of the connector. The processing system may also include a filter lid and/or a ring funnel. |
| US11382444B2 |
Adjustable mounting bracket apparatus and method
An adjustable mounting bracket comprising a body portion adapted to be one or both of connected to or disposed on a support structure and an interchangeable and/or replaceable attachment, adapted to be one or both of connected to or disposed on the body portion. |
| US11382443B2 |
Heavy duty detachable beverage and phone holder and associated systems and methods
The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to a durable, magnetic cup holder having one or more magnets disposed in a housing, such as a metal or steel housing. The magnetic cup holder can have more than one opening or lumen, so as to be configured to house both a drink and a mobile phone. |
| US11382441B2 |
Portable filter
In a method for cleaning a portable filter assembly including an elongated housing and a mouthpiece assembled with an outlet end port of the housing, the mouthpiece is disassembled from a female threaded portion of the outlet end port. A male threaded end connection of a cleaning fluid source is assembled to the female threaded portion of the outlet end port. A pressurized cleaning fluid is supplied from the cleaning fluid source to the outlet end port and through a filter element disposed in a fluid passage of the housing to expel the cleaning fluid and trapped contaminants from an inlet end port of the housing. |
| US11382440B2 |
Cuboctahedral transparent thermoplastic image and object display
A cuboctahedron-shaped photo cube, comprised of six identically folded sheets of strong, but flexible transparent thermoplastic, assembled to allow the display of six two or three dimensional pieces of art or other objects. Each sheet has a square area, serving as a display panel and is accompanied by a backing sheet to press two-dimensional art firmly against it. Users access the interior by pulling a sheet from the structure. Art or objects are then placed inside the unit. To replace the removed sheet, one of its winged tabs is pinched with a thumb and forefinger and inserted into one of the available slots on the structure until it snaps into place. This action is repeated for the remaining aligned tabs and slots. The purpose of this invention is to present six display panels simultaneously without any being placed on the bottom, hidden from the viewer. |
| US11382439B1 |
Locking case system and method for cosmetic products
A locking case system for cosmetic products includes a fixture adapted to receive cosmetic products and a locking case adapted to be coupled to the fixture. Upon coupling the locking case to the fixture, at least one snap member of at least one side wall of the locking case is snapped into at least one receiving portion of the at least one side wall of the fixture. In addition, at least one snap member of a rear wall of the locking case is snapped into at least one receiving aperture in a top edge of a rear wall of the fixture. Further, at least one snap member of a front member of the locking case is snapped into the at least one receiving aperture of a front wall of the fixture to secure the cosmetic products to the fixture. |
| US11382437B2 |
Rotatable clip-on table seat
A rotatable clip-on seat for attachment adjacent an edge of a tabletop comprising a main frame supporting a seat for a child and grip arms extending distally from the seat for positioning atop the table. Moveable clamping arms connect to the main frame and are rotatable about a longitudinal axis between folded and unfolded orientations. When unfolded, the clamping arms extend downwardly from the main frame and forwardly, generally parallel to the grip arms on the underside of the tabletop opposite of the grip arms. User-adjustable clamps connected to the clamping arms include upwardly extendable members to engage the underside of the table to secure the seat frame to the tabletop. The clamps are pivotable about a clamp axis which is parallel to the longitudinal axis to ease installation on the tabletop and to allow frame folding for storage which positions the clamping arms and clamps generally between the grip arms. Extensible member position is adjusted by a selectively releasable ratcheting apparatus conveniently accessible to the user for both ratcheting and releasing operations. The seat may be rotated about an upstanding axis and locked into one of a plurality of orientations to enable user-selectable orientation of the child occupant. |
| US11382433B2 |
Device for changing frame angle of foldable article
Provided is a device for changing a frame angle of a foldable article. The device combines frames using a connecting and assembling member and an elastic string and makes up a leg or a support frame of the foldable article. The connecting and assembling member with which a first end of the elastic string is combined and which has multiple combination grooves in such a manner that the frame combined with a second end of the elastic string is selectively combined with the connecting and assembling member. The first end of elastic string is combined with the connecting and assembling member, and the second end of the elastic string is combined with the frame such that the frame can be elastically operated. The frame is combined with the first end of the elastic string and is elastically insertable into or separable from the connecting and assembling member. |
| US11382432B2 |
Step stool with tread
Treads are provided which allow a stepping surface to be made of a rubber, plastic, or other gripping material while limiting or eliminating recesses or corners that are difficult to clean. Concentric rings of alternating hills and valleys are provided on a top surface of a step. The hills and valleys are wide, have limited slopes, and reduce abrupt directional changes in the surfaces. A user can clean the surface easily with a sponge, towel, mop, or other cleaning tool because the cleaning surface can reach most or all of the tread surface. |
| US11382430B2 |
Heater device
A heater device for warming a user has a heater panel including a planar heating element which generates heat by energization, a first heat radiation surface formed on one surface side of the heating element, and a second heat radiation surface formed on the other surface side of the heating element. The temperature of the first heat radiation surface is higher than the temperature of the second heat radiation surface. In the heater panel, the first heat radiation surface is configured as a non-contact heater that warms the user in a non-contact manner, and the second heat radiation surface is configured as a contact heater that warms the user in a contact manner. |
| US11382426B2 |
Bleacher seat with retractable and foldable armrests
A bleacher seat with retractable and foldable armrests comprises two hook assemblies, a cushion assembly, a backrest assembly, two cushion-backrest connecting assemblies and two armrest assemblies, wherein the two hook assemblies are symmetrically arranged at the front end of the bottom surface of the cushion assembly, the lower ends of the two symmetrical cushion-backrest connecting assemblies are fixedly mounted at the rear ends of left and right sides of the cushion assembly respectively, and the upper ends of the two cushion-backrest connecting assemblies are symmetrically arranged at and rotatably connected to the lower ends of two sides of the backrest assembly. The two armrest assemblies are arranged symmetrically, the upper end and lower end of each armrest assembly are rotatably connected to a corresponding side of the cushion assembly and a corresponding side of the backrest assembly respectively, and the armrest assemblies are retractable; and a detachable cushion cloth is arranged on the cushion assembly, and a detachable backrest cloth is arranged on the backrest assembly. Armrests of the bleacher seat are retractable and foldable, all components are rotatably connected, and the cushion cloth and backrest cloth are detachable, so that the bleacher can be folded to be stored. |
| US11382416B2 |
Stress-dispersing structure, frame and table having same
A foldable table includes a tabletop, first and second table leg assemblies, and first and second supporting assemblies. Each of the first and second table leg assemblies is pivotally coupled with the tabletop and rotatable with respect to the tabletop between a use position and a storage position. The first supporting assembly is pivotally coupled with the tabletop and first table leg assembly, and the second supporting assembly is pivotally coupled with the tabletop and second table leg assembly. Each of the first and second supporting assemblies includes first and second supporting members slidably and rotatably coupled with each other such that sliding and rotating movement between the first and second supporting members of a respective supporting assembly allows a corresponding table leg assembly to rotate with respect to the tabletop between the use and storage positions. |
| US11382413B2 |
Oral care implement
An oral care implement sanitization system that includes an oral care implement and a case for storing the oral care implement and activating a sanitization or sterilization procedure. The oral care implement may include tooth cleaning elements, a light source, and a first electrical coupling element operably coupled to the light source. The case may include a housing having a cavity for holding the oral care implement, a power source, and a second electrical coupling element operably coupled to the power source. When the oral care implement is positioned within the cavity of the housing of the case, the first and second electrical coupling elements are operably coupled together. Operable coupling of the first and second electrical coupling elements initiates, either immediately or upon the occurrence of some additional action, activation of the light source for sanitizing or sterilizing the tooth cleaning elements. |
| US11382408B2 |
Hair brush structure
An improvement of hair brush structure includes a brush head, a handle, and an adjustment device interconnected to the brush head and the handle. A repeated rotation of the adjustment device causes changing an appearance of the hair brush. |
| US11382400B2 |
Material applicator
A dispenser, such as for lip balm, has a casing, a manually operable dispense mechanism with an actuation dial, lip balm in the casing, and a cap for covering a dispense end. The dispense mechanism included a snap-in actuator that interfaces with cantilevered fingers unitary with the casing. Finger tips interface the actuator at a retention flange for rotatably retaining the actuator within the casing, the finger tips further interface with circumferentially spaced ribs or nubs rearward of the flange for providing a user perceivable tactile clicking and/or a variable rotation resistance upon rotation of the dial. The casing having an enlarged dispense end, a narrowed lower waist region, an exterior surface include an overmolded softened high friction gripping surface on the casing. The exterior surface may include light transmissive portions defining indicia that extend into the casing interior. |
| US11382399B2 |
Stick product refill system
A system for refilling a stick product, such as lipstick or deodorant, in a propel-repel dispenser allows the reuse of the propel-repel mechanism. The stick product refill is shaped and dimensioned to be inserted into the open end of the dispenser and to attach to the receptacle that holds the stick product after the used product has been removed. Attachment of the refill to the stick receptacle is by an attachment component on the outer surface of an anchor cap enclosing the distal end of the refill and/or on the receptacle itself. Once secured to the receptacle, the refill can be advanced and retracted by the propel-repel mechanism so that it protrudes when in use and is withdrawn with the dispenser to protect it when not in use. |
| US11382396B1 |
Umbrella holder for vehicles
An umbrella holder including a holder assembly, an arm assembly and a vehicle assembly is disclosed. The holder assembly includes an arm slot that extends the length of the holder. Mounted within the arm slot is an arm from the arm assembly. The arm swivels within the arm slot to permit desired positioning thereof. The arm includes a channel that houses a retractable arm within. The retractable arm extends and retracts from the channel. The retractable arm includes a claw mounted to a distal end thereof. The claw opens and closes to grip an umbrella in an open configuration. The umbrella provides cover to either of the front or rear door entrances of the vehicle. Thereby allowing a user to load items into the vehicle, while being covered and protected by the open umbrella from weather elements. The user is protected even while both hands are preoccupied by other items. |
| US11382392B2 |
Cut for gemstone
The invention relates to a gemstone cut, comprising a crown having a flat table and main crown facets (10-12) being arranged around the table (1) and being inclined relative to the table, a girdle (5) at which the gemstone has its largest transverse dimension, and a pavilion adjoining the girdle from below the girdle and having main pavilion facets (7) around the girdle, whereby the number of the main pavilion facets is odd. The invention also relates to an article comprising a gemstone according to the invention and a method for improving the optical properties of a gemstone. |
| US11382388B2 |
Sole structure with electrically controllable damping element
A sole structure may include a damping pad. The damping pad may include a chamber, a foam element located within the chamber, particles located within the chamber and at least partially filling cavities in the foam element, and a set of electrodes positioned to create, in response to a voltage across the electrodes, an electrical field in at least a portion of the particles. |
| US11382385B2 |
Footwear arch support
An arch support may include a base plate having a base plate top surface. The arch support may further include a contoured arch plate attached to the base plate at a joint. The arch plate may include an arch plate bottom surface. The arch plate bottom surface may face and be separated from the base plate top surface, with an extent of the separation increasing toward a medial side of the arch support. |
| US11382381B2 |
Structural arrangement of uppers on sandals
The utility model relates to a structural arrangement for attaching flexible uppers to sandals such as flip-flops, consisting of an upper (2) comprising three longitudinal straps (7, 8 and 9) provided with, in the most distal regions thereof, an upper protuberance (10) in contact with an upper surface (5) of a sole (1), a lower protuberance (11) in contact with a lower surface (6) of said sole (1), and a hollow space (12) that passes through cavities (4) in the sole (1) and receives a stopper (3) made of rigid plastic, said stopper having both a region with a smaller diameter (13) and a region with a larger diameter (14), the latter covering the lower recess (11) of the most distal end of the upper (2), as well as a central hole (15) that connects the inside of the hollow space to the outside environment. |
| US11382376B1 |
LED safety light for snowmobile helmets
A LED safety light for a snowmobile helmet is provided. The LED safety light includes a RCA male connector, a RCA female connector, and a LED light strip configured to attach to an outer surface of the snowmobile helmet. A double layered junction block includes an outer cover and an inner cover housing a PCB and at least a portion of the RCA female connector. The outer cover completely encapsulates the inner cover, wherein the junction block is configured to attach to the outer surface the snowmobile helmet. The RCA female connector is configured to be electrically connected to an auxiliary power output port of a snowmobile to provide power for the LED safety light and the RCA male connector is configured to electrically connect to a power input of a heated shield power input of the snowmobile helmet. |
| US11382371B2 |
Medical apparatus
Medical apparatuses for securing, protecting, retaining, and/or concealing various medical devices such as catheters or electrical leads are disclosed herein. The medical apparatus can be a garments which for use by a patient having a central venous catheter in place. Medical garments as disclosed herein can be used for a wide variety of medical devices attached to a patient, by implantation or otherwise, for varying lengths of time. Medical garments described herein may be used with any of a variety of medical devices which include or comprise one more conduits used for medical treatment or diagnosis, including conduits which comprise catheters as well as electrical conduits such as electrical leads. |
| US11382367B2 |
Outdoor activity suit
An outdoor activity suit includes a body having a front portion, a back portion, opposed sides where the front portion connects to the back portion, a neck receiving portion, an arms receiving portion and a legs receiving portion. The front portion, the neck receiving portion and the legs receiving portion of the body form a first component of the body. The back portion and the arms receiving portion form a second component of the body. An endless loop zipper connects the first component and the second component such that the second component is selectively removable from the first component. |
| US11382364B2 |
Wearable health monitoring fabric
A wearable health monitoring fabric is provided. The wearable fabric includes a set of textrodes. The set of textrodes is configured to measure thoracic electrical bioimpedance (TEB) of a user's body. The set of textrodes include at least two first textrodes. The set of textrodes also include at least two second textrodes. The set of textrodes is fabricated on an upper part of the wearable fabric. Further, the wearable health monitoring fabric is more compatible and user friendly as the textrodes are non-invasive in nature. |
| US11382362B2 |
Brassiere
Provided is a brassiere which is supremely comfortable and which has an excellent breast movement mitigation effect, in other words, excellent movement mitigation properties. The brassiere includes a front part which covers right and left breasts of a wearer, a pair of left and right shoulder straps which are connected to an upper part of the front part, and a pair of wing parts arranged on the left and right of the front part, wherein the front part includes a pair of inner cup parts arranged on the wearer side, and a front cup part arranged outside the inner cup parts, the front part includes a reinforced part having a predetermined width, and the ratio (S2/S1) of elongational stress (S2) of the reinforced part of the front part to elongational stress (S1) of a non-reinforced part of the front part is 1.2/1 to 700/1. |
| US11382361B2 |
Garment with convertible sleeve cuffs
The present invention presents a garment with convertible sleeve cuffs comprising of a body having a right sleeve and a left sleeve, wherein the right sleeve and the left sleeve each start at a wearers right shoulder and left shoulder respectively and reach a wearers right wrist and left wrist respectively, and a garment sleeve cuff attached to the wrist end of each of the right sleeve and the left sleeve, the garment sleeve cuffs each comprising of a first extension comprising of a connector, the connector comprising of two or more corresponding parts, and a second extension comprising of a connector, the connector comprising of two or more corresponding parts. |
| US11382358B2 |
Aerosol-generating device with susceptor layer
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing defining a chamber configured to receive at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article; an inductor coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber; an elongate susceptor element projecting into the chamber; and a power supply and a controller connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide an alternating electric current to the inductor coil such that the inductor coil generates an alternating magnetic field to heat the elongate susceptor element and thereby heat at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article received in the chamber, the elongate susceptor element including an elongate support body and at least one heating portion formed from a susceptor layer on an outer surface of the elongate support body, and the elongate support body being formed from a thermally insulative material and the susceptor layer including one or more susceptor materials. |
| US11382355B2 |
Cartridge for an aerosol-generating system
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion including a housing with a first opening, to contain a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including an electrically insulating support having a second opening, an electrical heating element supported by the insulating support and to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, and first and second electrically conductive contact portions disposed at opposite sides of the second opening and to connect to electrical connectors of a battery to supply power to the heater assembly, and a capillary material having first and second faces, the first face being in physical contact with the heating element and the second face being opposite the first face, the capillary material to convey the substrate to the heating element by capillary action, the heater assembly being connected to the housing of the liquid storage portion. |
| US11382353B1 |
Insert system including flavor releasing mechanism held within a polymer holder
An insert system including a flavor releasing mechanism held within a compressible polymer holder disposed between two filter elements is provided. The insert system may be used as a mouthpiece with any type of suitable smokable, including, but not limited to, a blunt, a cigar, a cigarette, a cone, a pre-roll, an empty cone, any other type of smokable, and any combinations thereof. The insert system may be squeezed to activate the flavor releasing mechanism to release flavor into the smoke passing through the insert system to enhance the smoking experience. In one example, the insert system is coupled with one or more Cordia leaves to form a blunt smokable. |
| US11382352B2 |
System and method for folding cigarettes
A system for folding cigarettes filled with a smoking material, including a body, an insert coupled to the body, the insert is configured to store the cigarette, the insert includes a base and sidewalls extending upwards from the base, where the base and the sidewalls match a size of the cigarette, the insert, the cigarette is configured to be mounted on a top surface of the base, a folding mechanism secured to the body, the folding mechanism includes multiple folding units, each folding unit of the multiple folding units includes a moving member that moves towards the insert for hitting a top portion of the cigarette from another angle, a mechanism for moving the moving member towards the cigarette. |
| US11382348B2 |
Compositions for the administration of APOA1 and dosages
The present invention relates to new compositions for the oral administration of apolipoproteins in the dimeric or multimeric form, with specific dosage regimens for use in the treatment of atherosclerosis. |
| US11382345B2 |
Selenium-rich wheat whole-sprout juice beverage and method for preparation thereof
The present invention discloses a selenium-enriched wheat whole bud seedling juice drink and a preparation method thereof. The selenium-enriched wheat whole-seedling juice drink comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 60-120 parts of selenium-enriched wheat whole bud seedlings, 0-50 parts of selenium-enriched wheat seedling leaves, 250-1000 parts of mineral water, and 5-15 parts of fresh ginger slices, wherein the selenium content of the selenium-enriched wheat whole bud seedlings is 0.15-0.25 mg/kg; and the selenium content of the selenium-enriched wheat whole bud seedling juice drink is 0.01-0.05 mg/L. |
| US11382343B1 |
Pelleting system
A pelleting system and method for pelletizing a cellulosic fiber into feed pellets. The pelleting system includes a mixer adapted to combine a shredded cellulosic fiber with at least one additive and a preservative to form a mixture; a pellet feeder for injecting said mixture into a conditioning chamber, the conditioning chamber adapted to apply steam to the mixture to add moisture and heat to said mixture for softening the mixture to facilitate pelletizing; and a pellet mill adapted to compress the mixture to form feed pellets. The final product may be a feed pellet having a compression ratio between about 7 L/D and about 16 L/D and containing between about 9 wt. % moisture and about 12 wt. % moisture. |
| US11382342B2 |
Silica formulation including cashew nut shell liquid or the like
A silica formulation comprising cashew nut shell liquid, anacardic acid, cardol, or cardanol, and silica particles, wherein the silica particles have adsorbed therein the cashew nut shell liquid, the anacardic acid, the cardol, or the cardanol, and wherein the silica particles have an average particle diameter of 150 μm or more. |
| US11382341B2 |
Process for preparing a beverage or beverage component from brewer's spent grains
A process prepares a beverage or beverage component. The process includes an enzymatic treatment of brewer's spent grain including addition of one or a combination of enzymes with alpha-amylase, gluco-amylase, cellulase, xylanase, protease and/or beta-glucanase activity and fermentation by a strain of lactic acid bacteria. The combination of enzymes and enzymatic treatment conditions is such that the lactic acid bacteria produce 4.5 g/L lactic acid and metabolise sugar such that the resulting fermented broth contains less than 2.5% w/w and preferably less than 0.5% w/w residual sugar or the lactic acid bacteria produce 4.5 g/L lactic acid and metabolise sugar such that the resulting fermented broth contains at least 2.5% w/w residual sugar. |
| US11382340B2 |
Topping dispenser system and device
The disclosure extends to systems and devices for a topping dispenser. The topping dispenser may include a dispenser framework having a plurality of spouts mounted thereto configured to dispense a topping and one or more topping reservoirs. The plurality of spouts may include a first spout in fluid communication with a topping reservoir via a first tube that connects to a fitting of the first spout. The plurality of spouts may include a second spout in fluid communication with a topping reservoir via a second tube that connects to a fitting of the second spout. The fitting of the first spout and the fitting of the second spout may be offset from each other within the dispenser framework such that the fittings and tubes do not interfere with each other. |
| US11382338B2 |
Organic acid glycoside contained in coffee beans
The present invention provides a novel organic acid glycoside existing in coffee beans and a use thereof. wherein, each of R1 to R7 is independently selected from a group consisting of H, OH, NH2, OCH3, OC(O)CH3, and NHCOCH3; A is selected from C1 to C6 alkyl or C1 to C6 alkenyl, and the C1 to C6 alkyl or C1 to C6 alkenyl may be substituted by methyl or ethyl. |
| US11382336B2 |
Emulsified oil composition for suppressing off-taste and off-flavor including oil containing polyunsaturated fatty acids, food containing the same, and methods for preparing the same
The present disclosure relates to emulsified oil composition including an oil containing a polyunsaturated fatty acid which is applicable to food, a rosemary extract, and a non-ionic surfactant, wherein the product quality of the food using the oil containing the polyunsaturated fatty acid is maintained during the processing and storage of the food, by preventing the oxidation of the oil containing the polyunsaturated fatty acid to suppress the production of a rancid flavor and an off-flavor. |
| US11382334B2 |
Starch-based texturizers for low protein yogurt, yogurt composiiton and method of making the yogurt composition
Disclosed herein is at least one low protein yogurt composition comprising at least one dairy ingredient, dairy alternative ingredient, or mixture thereof, and a texturizing agent comprising an inhibited starch and a non-granular, enzymatically-debranched waxy starch selected from waxy maize, waxy tapioca, and combinations thereof, wherein said low protein yogurt comprises less than 2.9% dairy protein content, and at least one method for making these low protein yogurt compositions. Also disclosed herein is a texturizing agent comprising an inhibited starch and a non-granular, enzymatically-debranched waxy starch selected from waxy maize, waxy tapioca, and combinations thereof. |
| US11382328B2 |
Rapid drug discovery methods for pathogen inactivation
Provided herein are rapid, large-scale screening methods for identifying metal-biocide combinations that are synergistically effective to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms. Also provided herein are novel, synergistically antimicrobial metal-biocide combinations and uses of such compositions to curb or slow microbial growth. |
| US11382326B2 |
Compositions and methods for preservation and fixation
The present inventive concept provides non-toxic compositions including ethanol, a polymer, and a polar aprotic solvent and methods of using the same in the field of preservation of plant, human and non-human animal tissue and anatomic pathology disciplines (e.g., surgical pathology, histopathology, cytopathology, forensic pathology). In particular, the compositions provide a safer alternative to aldehyde-based compositions. |
| US11382321B1 |
Live bait container assemblies
Live bait container assemblies for mounting on a seat pedestal of a watercraft seat on a watercraft may include a bait container having a container bottom panel. A plurality of container corners may be carried by the container bottom panel. A plurality of recessed container side panels may extend between the plurality of container corners. A plurality of container handles may extend between the plurality of container corners in spaced-apart relationship to the plurality of recessed container side panels, respectively. A container top panel may be carried by the plurality of container corners and the plurality of recessed container side panels. A container interior may be formed by the container bottom panel, the plurality of container corners, the plurality of recessed container side panels and the container top panel. A container neck having a neck opening may extend from the container top panel in communication with the container interior. A container lid assembly may be removably carried by the container neck and closing the neck opening. The container lid assembly may include a container lid rim detachably carried by the container neck, a dish-shaped inner lid portion detachably carried by the container lid rim and a container lid handle carried by the inner lid portion. Container lid assemblies for a container are also disclosed. |
| US11382320B2 |
Fishing swivel
A fishing swivel for connecting a main fishing line and a leader is provided. The fishing swivel includes a first connecting portion connected with the main line, a second connecting portion connected with the leader, and a main body rotatably coupled to the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The first connecting portion has a first contact portion that contacts the main body, the second connecting portion has a second contact portion that contacts the main body, and the main body has a main body contact portion that contacts the first contact portion and the second contact portion. A plating layer containing fluororesin is provided on surfaces of the first contact portion, the second contact portion, and the main body contact portion. |
| US11382319B1 |
Spinning type fishing reel with bi-directionally rotating rotor and drag control to prevent line twist
A fishing spinning reel that eliminates problems associated with line twist by providing a rotor adapted for both forward and reverse rotation wherein a drag assembly applies drag to the rotor using an adjustable cam mechanism to prevent the rotor from imparting twist on the line when in the winding mode. By enabling the rotor to rotate in a reverse direction with the application of drag the present invention prevents line twist when fighting a fish by allowing the rotor to rotate in a reverse direction to let out line and/or to remain stationary as the handle is cranked thereby preventing the rotor from imparting twist on the line. |
| US11382317B2 |
Climate control system for insect farming
The invention relates to a climate control device for controlling the temperature and humidity of air supplied to colonies of insects cultured in an industrial scale insect farm. In particular, the invention relates to a controllable air conditioning system involving a network of pipes connecting at least one cluster having at least one insect farming cage, such that air is conditionable in the cages at the cluster level. More specifically, the invention relates to a system having a central main air conditioning facility providing temperature conditioned air and absolute air humidity conditioned air to each of a number of local air conditioning devices, each separate local air conditioning device providing temperature conditioned air and absolute air humidity conditioned air to each of a plethora of clusters of insect breeding cages separately, said cages housed in a temperature conditioned farming room. This way, insects in cages housed in farming rooms are farmed under improved conditions with regard to minimized cage-to-cage temperature differences and differences in relative air humidity, due to the use of the climate control device of the invention. |
| US11382316B2 |
Transgenic mice with inducible neuron-specific inactivation of HuR gene and method of screening
Provided herein non-human transgenic animals comprising a genome that: i) under-expresses, or is inducible to under-express, Hu Antigen R (HuR) in at least some neurons of said transgenic animal; ii) does not express HuR, or is inducible to not express HuR, in at least some neurons of said transgenic animal; or iii) does not express functional HuR, or is inducible to not express functional HuR in at least some neurons of said transgenic animal, as well as methods of screening drugs and therapies (e.g., useful in treating ALS) using such animals. |
| US11382315B2 |
Systems and methods for the cultivation of target product
Systems and methods for cultivating or accumulating climate-focused marine target products are described herein. The target product may be microalgae, macroalgae, plankton, marine bacteria or archaea, filter feeders (such as oysters or clams), or crustaceans either for the purpose of bioremediation, eventual cultivation or for sequestering carbon dioxide; or the target product may be direct chemical or biological accumulation of carbon or carbon containing organisms. The system is primarily a floating apparatus designed to hold the target product in a region of the water column and in a spatial region of the water where it will best accumulate target product mass. In some embodiments the system is designed to achieve eventual passive sinking (transformation from a floating to sinking apparatus) into the deep ocean. In some embodiments, the system is equipped with purpose-chosen sensors to instrument and quantify the various biological and mechanical processes occurring onboard. |
| US11382311B2 |
Destruction resistant pet toy with attractant and method of making same
A destruction-resistant pet toy for a canine includes a main body for biting, grasping, or playing by the canine with its mouth; an attractant for attracting the canine, the attractant includes a scent source for emitting a scent; a cavity disposed in the main body for holding the attractant; and a plurality of scent passages for passing the scent to the canine, each scent passage having a first end at the cavity and a second end at an exterior surface of the main body. The destruction-resistant pet toy further includes an access channel for passing the attractant to the cavity, the access channel extending from an exterior surface of the main body to the cavity. |
| US11382310B2 |
Pet carer and controlling method thereof
Disclosed is a pet carer. The present invention includes a base, a container located on the base, the container having a space for receiving a pet therein, an entrance for the pet to enter/exit the space, and a discharge hole provided therein to discharge air, a door selectively opening/closing the entrance, a door drive device provided to the base to drive the door, a compressor supplying the air to the discharge hole, a filter unit located under the container to filter off dirt separated from the pet, and a suction fan located under the container to suck air into the filter unit. |
| US11382309B1 |
Animal claw shearing apparatuses and methods of using the same
Apparatuses disclosed herein aid in shearing animal claws. Specifically, the present invention provides a shearing apparatus having at least one curved blade, but preferably two curved blades, allowing cutting of the animal's claw from opposite sides of the animal's claw, and at least one well for placing the animal's claw therein, wherein said two curved blades are disposed at an aperture located at the bottom of the well. The well and aperture combination stops the animal's claw from being sheared too close to nerve endings and the animal's blood supply, preventing or minimizing the incidence of injury and suffering to the animal. Methods of using the apparatus are further disclosed herein. |
| US11382306B2 |
Apparatus for receiving food products
An apparatus for receiving a food product having a cover and a removable liner are discussed. The cover has a top and bottom opening and a sidewall that extends at least partially between the top and bottom opening. At least one aperture is disposed on the sidewall. The removable liner can be inserted within the cover to form the apparatus for receiving the food product. After use of the removable liner, a user can dispose the removable liner by using the aperture to lift the cover with the removable liner inside, and dropping the removable liner into a waste receptacle. |
| US11382303B2 |
Tomato variety NUN 05510 TOF
The disclosure provides for tomato variety NUN 05510 TOF, as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. NUN 05510 TOF is a chocolate marmande tomato variety for the fresh market, comprising resistance to Meloidogyne incognita, Verticillium sp., Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici Race 0, Fulvia fulva Race 0, Fulvia fulva Groups A-E, Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV) Strains 0, 1, and 2, Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV), and Torrado Virus (ToTV). |
| US11382298B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV764443
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV764443. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV764443, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV764443 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 CV764443 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 CV764443. |
| US11382296B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV400433
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV400433. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV400433, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV400433 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 CV400433 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 CV400433. |
| US11382294B2 |
Variety corn line BFJD5618
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated BFJD5618, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line BFJD5618 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line BFJD5618, including culturable cells. Additionally, provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line BFJD5618, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US11382291B2 |
Corn plants with improved disease resistance
Corn plants exhibiting broad-spectrum resistance to Exserohilum turcicum are provided, together with methods of producing, identifying, or selecting plants or germplasm with a Exserohilum turcicum resistance phenotype. Such plants include sweet corn plants as well as agronomically elite dent corn plants comprising introgressed genomic regions conferring disease resistance. Compositions, including novel polymorphic markers and methods for producing, breeding, identifying, and selecting plants or germplasm with a disease resistance phenotype are further provided. |
| US11382288B2 |
Apparatus for cultivating plants
An apparatus for cultivating plants may include a cabinet having a cultivation space; a machine compartment separated from the cultivation space and that accommodates a compressor and a condenser; at least one bed disposed in the cultivation space and on which at least one seed package including nutrient solution and seeds is seated; at least one light assembly that radiates light toward the at least one bed; and a water tank disposed in the cultivation space, positioned in front of the machine compartment, and that stores water to be supplied to the at least one bed. The water tank may be inserted into and withdrawn out of the cultivation space. |
| US11382282B2 |
Multifunctional seedling culturing apparatus
A multifunctional seedling culturing apparatus includes a fixed seedling culturing pedestal and a movable seedling culturing shelf cart, where the fixed seedling culturing pedestal includes a frame, and light sources are disposed on the frame; the movable seedling culturing shelf cart includes a board shelf, at least two boards are disposed on the board shelf, planting plates are disposed on the at least two boards, a movable apparatus is disposed on a bottom of the board shelf, and the at least two boards on the board shelf match light source positions on the fixed seedling culturing pedestal. |
| US11382280B1 |
Diffused fiber-optic horticultural lighting
Laser light emanates from optical components that are mounted on a substrate, each optical component being coupled to an optical fiber that delivers laser radiation combined from multiple lasers. A linear or elliptical holographic diffuser is located to diffuse the light emanating from the optical components. The laser wavelengths excite plant photopigments for predetermined physiological responses, and the light source intensities may be temporally modulated to maximize photosynthesis and control photomorphogenesis responses. Each laser is independently controlled. At least one laser emits ultraviolet-C radiation. |
| US11382279B2 |
Apparatus for aerial tool configurations
A field-configurable apparatus for different aerial applications is provided. The field-configurable apparatus attaches to an aerial boom on a mobile carrier. The apparatus can perform rapid semi-precise cutting of vegetation. Additionally, the apparatus can perform more precise trimming of one or more areas (e.g., limbs) and optionally use a limb clamp to prevent cut limbs/vegetation from arbitrarily falling on objects below the cutting area. Still further, the apparatus can have a grapple or similar device attached to the end of the boom for use in relocating debris or for loading debris. Other industrial applications are also possible (e.g., commercial water blasting, deicing of planes, etc.). In each configuration, the apparatus comprises one or more rotatable or pivoting couplings to allow for rotation about one or more axis and therefore allow precise manipulation of an aerial tool assembly from an operator in the vehicle or on the ground. |
| US11382278B2 |
Twine severing blade for protecting against baler needle over-tension conditions
A bale binding mechanism is configured to form crop material into a bale. The bale binding mechanism includes a baling needle and a twine tensioner. A baler chassis presents a baling chamber in which the bale is formed. The baling needle is shiftable up and down relative to the baling chamber, with the needle being shiftable to advance twine upwardly along an end of the bale. The twine tensioner is configured to maintain tension on a tensioned twine section extending between the twine tensioner and the needle, with the tensioned twine section defining a twine feed axis. The twine tensioner includes a tension device that restricts upward advancement of the tensioned twine section. The twine tensioner also includes a shiftable guide element. The guide element is shiftable into and out of a twine feed position associated with upward advancement of the tensioned twine section, with the guide element operable to define an offset twine section offset from the twine feed axis in the twine feed position. The twine tensioner includes a cutting device that severs the offset twine section when a twine over-tension condition causes the guide element to shift out of the twine feed position toward the twine feed axis. |
| US11382274B2 |
Separation arrangement for a combine harvester
A separator arrangement has an inlet head housing, a feed drum and two axial separating rotors projecting by one end portionwise into the inlet head housing. The inlet head housing has planar inlet portions which extend over the width of the respective axial separating rotor and between which is arranged a ramp-shaped housing portion extending paraxial to the conveying direction of the axial separating rotors and which assists in dividing a harvested material flow into partial flows to be fed to the axial separating rotors. At least one separating element is associated with the ramp-shaped housing portion and has a base body which extends perpendicular to the surface of the housing portion and which has an end face formed as a cutting edge. A coating comprising a wear-resistant second material is arranged on the end face and extends substantially medially in the longitudinal direction of the end face. |
| US11382272B2 |
Traction belt for an inclined conveyor of a combine harvester
A traction belt (2) for an inclined conveyor (12) of a combine harvester (1), with a traction belt body (20) which extends substantially in the longitudinal direction (X) of the belt (2) and is endlessly closed or designed to be endlessly closable. The traction belt (2) has at least one tension strand (22) which runs in the longitudinal direction (X) is embedded in the traction belt body (20) and is enclosed by the traction belt body (20). |
| US11382269B2 |
Apparatus for harvesting cannabis/hemp materials
An apparatus has a trailer with one or more wheels and a connector that connects the trailer to an automotive machine that mobilizes the trailer from a first position to a second position within a field of one or more plants. Further, the apparatus has a branch trimming device operably positioned on the trailer. Additionally, the apparatus has a conveyer belt operably positioned on the trailer. The conveyer belt receives a trimmed plant that has one or more branches trimmed off by the branch trimming device. The apparatus also has one more cutting devices. Finally, the apparatus has a tumbler that receives the trimmed plant from the conveyer belt and rotates with respect to the one or more cutting devices to cut the trimmed plant into the one or more buds. A bottom portion of the tumbler is positioned in proximity to the one or more cutting devices. |
| US11382264B2 |
Mower unit for heat discharge and soundproofing
A mower unit 3 includes a rotational shaft extending upwards through a top wall of a mower deck, a cutter blade attached to a lower portion of the rotational shaft, a mower motor 4 having a rotor 43 disposed upward and a coil 42 disposed downward along an axial direction of an output shaft 41, a mount deck 5 having a horizontal mounting face for mounting the mower motor 4 in such a manner that the output shaft 41 assumes a vertical posture, the mount deck protruding outwards from a side wall of the mower deck, and a cooling arrangement 50 incorporated in the mound deck 5 for discharging heat of the mower motor 4. |
| US11382263B2 |
Articulating cutting deck
An articulating mower deck system. The system is adapted to disable power to a blade associated with the wing deck section before the wing deck section begins to lift—from an operating position toward a folded position—yet does not interfere with blade operation when the wing deck section floats relative to a center deck section during normal operation of the deck. Articulating decks of modular construction are also provided, allowing assembly of multiple deck widths with a minimum of modular deck sections. |
| US11382262B2 |
Infeed head flex to rigid mode lock out mechanism
A header for an agricultural harvester having a cutterbar lockout control mechanism that can be set in flex or rigid modes independent of the position of the cutterbar assembly. The cutterbar lockout control mechanism may be set to flex or rigid modes without the operator having to reach under the header, and the operator may reposition the cutterbar assembly without leaving the cab. Also, a method for setting the operating mode of a cutterbar assembly of a header for an agricultural harvester, and a method for repositioning a cutterbar assembly of a header for an agricultural harvester. |
| US11382260B2 |
Estimation of crop type and/or sowing date
Method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for estimating crop type and/or sowing date. In some embodiments, a historical crop growth time series and a plurality of simulated crop growth time series are determined, and the historical time series is matched against each simulated time series to determine an estimated crop type and/or sowing date. For example, one simulated time series may be determined for each crop type/sowing date combination within a set of one or more crop types and one or more sowing dates based on historical crop data. Each time series represents crop growth in an area of interest and comprises element(s) including crop-specific parameter(s), such as leaf area index (LAI). The historical time series may be determined based on remote sensor data. Each simulated time series may be determined using a crop growth simulation model and based on historical crop data, geospatial data, and weather data. |
| US11382255B1 |
Method and system for storing emission rights for point and nonpoint source pollution based on internet of things
A method for storing emission rights for point and nonpoint source pollution based on internet of things is provided. In the method, agricultural nonpoint source pollution is monitored based on internet of things; monitoring data of the agricultural nonpoint source pollution is collected and processed; data on migration of the agricultural nonpoint source pollution is analyzed, and an emission reduction amount of storable nonpoint source pollution of the agricultural nonpoint source pollution is calculated; and the emission reduction amount of storable nonpoint source pollution is added to a regional emission rights storage system as reserve emission rights. In this way, the emission reduction amount of nonpoint source pollution can be allocated to industrial point source pollution, and it is possible to combine agricultural nonpoint source pollution emission reductions and industrial point source pollution emissions, to achieve free distribution therebetween. |
| US11388849B2 |
Component mounting machine, component suctioning method, nozzle disposing method and method for disposing component supplying device
A component mounting machine includes multiple component supplying devices, a head, a head moving device, and a nozzle lifting and lowering device. The component supplying device feeds out a component to a component supply position. The head includes multiple nozzles configured to suction a component. The head moving device moves the head to cause the nozzles to face the respective component supply positions with two or more thereof. The nozzle lifting and lowering device lifts and lowers the nozzle located to face the component supply positions. In positioning the nozzles to face the respective component supply positions, the head is moved so as to prioritize a positional correction of a nozzle facing a smallest sized component over positional corrections of the other nozzles, and in this state, the nozzles facing the respective component supply positions are lifted and lowered simultaneously to suction corresponding components. |
| US11388843B2 |
Equipment cabinet and method for operating a cooling device
The invention relates to an equipment cabinet for receiving information-technology (IT) and communication-technology components which generate waste heat during operation. Here, the IT and communication-technology components draw in cooling air from the front side of the equipment cabinet for cooling and discharge this air into a hot-air region after having been heated. The air is guided out of the hot-air region and cooled by a cooling device comprising fans. Furthermore, sensors are provided for determining the pressure differential between the pressure in the hot-air region and in the surroundings of the equipment cabinet. In addition, a method is described for regulating a cooling device in an equipment cabinet of this kind. |
| US11388842B2 |
Electric device
An electric device includes an electric component mounted on a circuit board, a cabinet, a heat conducting member, and an elastic portion. The cabinet faces the circuit board. The heat conducting member has heat conductivity, a first contact portion that is in contact with the electric component, and at least one second contact portion that is in contact with the cabinet. The elastic portion has elasticity in a direction in which the circuit board and the cabinet face each other. The first contact portion and the second contact portion are separated from each other in the direction in which the circuit board and the cabinet face each other. The elastic portion applies an elastic force to at least one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion in a direction in which the first contact portion and the second contact portion are separated from each other. |
| US11388841B2 |
Electronic device including heat dissipation structure
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure includes: a housing including a plurality of acoustic holes; an enclosure mounted in the housing; at least one heating element disposed in the enclosure; a heat dissipation structure disposed on the heating element to transfer heat generated from the heating element; and a heat dissipation duct disposed at least partially on the heat dissipation structure to provide a path for transferring the heat transferred from the heat dissipation structure to the outside through the acoustic holes. The heat dissipation structure may include: at least one first heat transfer member coupled to the one heating element; and a second heat transfer member disposed at least partially on the first heat transfer member to transfer, to the heat dissipation duct, heat transferred from the first heat transfer member. |
| US11388839B2 |
Power electronics cooling assemblies and methods for making the same
A power electronics module includes a cold plate manifold, a heat sink base layer at least partially embedded in the cold plate manifold, an electrically-insulating layer in direct contact with the heat sink base layer, a conductive substrate positioned on the electrically-insulating layer, and a power electronics device coupled to and in direct contact with the conductive substrate. |
| US11388837B2 |
Systems and methods of forming a backplane airflow guide
A server information handling system may include a processor; a network interface device (NID); a power source; a vertical backplane for providing electrical and data coupling to a plurality of hard disk drives (HDDs) operatively coupled to the vertical back plane; a plurality of vent holes formed through the vertical backplane; and an acoustic dampening device including a duct extension protruding away from the plurality of vent holes formed through the vertical backplane; the duct extensions to acoustically separate a fan system of the server information handling system from the plurality of HDDs within the information handling system server by mitigation of acoustic energy transmission generated by airflow through the plurality of vent holes. |
| US11388835B1 |
Placement of custom servers
A server placement controller determines a placement location for a custom server based on infrastructure support system requirements of the custom server and based on infrastructure support system capacities at respective unoccupied slots of a server mounting structure of a data center. In some embodiments, a server placement controller may utilize a hierarchical optimization process to select a placement location for a custom server, wherein the selected placement location meets the requirements of the custom server while also optimizing use of one or more infrastructure support systems, such as power infrastructure support system, a networking infrastructure support system, a cooling infrastructure support system, or other infrastructure support systems of a data center. |
| US11388832B2 |
Blind-mate connection design for liquid-cooled electronic racks
A holder for connecting a rack manifold of an electronic rack and a room manifold of a data center room to provide liquid cooling to the electronic rack includes an L-shaped frame with a first arm having a first end and a second end, and a second arm extending from the second end of the first arm and substantially perpendicular to the first arm. The holder additionally includes a pivot point to be coupled to a pivot connector on a panel to pivotally move the L-shaped frame between a first position and a second position. The holder further includes a first blind-mate connector disposed on the L-shaped frame to be coupled to a second blind-mate connector at an engagement interface. The first blind-mate connector and the second blind-mate connector are coupled in response to the L-shaped frame moving to the second position in response to contact with the electronic rack. |
| US11388829B2 |
Chassis mounting frame and chassis
A chassis mounting frame includes a frame body, a fixing plate, a coupling member, a rotating member, and a pivoting member. The fixing plate is mounted on a side of the frame body and includes a resisting structure. The rotating member is provided on the frame body and coupled to the coupling member and configured to drive the coupling member to move inside the frame body and drive the coupling member and the frame body to move together. The pivoting member is provided on a side of the frame body and coupled to the coupling member. The coupling member is configured to drive the pivoting member to rotate to resist against the resisting structure. |
| US11388827B2 |
Fixing structure for electronic device
A fixing structure for an electronic device includes a mounting body and a mounting bracket. The mounting body includes a side surface, a bottom surface, and at least one limiting member disposed on the bottom surface. The limiting member includes a fixed end and a pillar. The pillar extends downward from the fixed end and protrudes from the bottom surface. The mounting bracket includes a fixing plate and a release assembly. The fixing plate is disposed under the bottom surface of the mounting body, and the fixing plate and the pillar are buckled with each other. The release assembly is disposed on the fixing plate, and the release assembly abuts against the side surface of the mounting body. |
| US11388824B2 |
Component carrier having a three dimensionally printed wiring structure
A component carrier and a method for manufacturing a component carrier is described wherein the component carrier includes a carrier body with a plurality of electrically conductive layer structures and/or electrically insulating layer structures and a wiring structure on and/or in the layer structures where the wiring structure is at least partially formed as a three-dimensionally printed structure. |
| US11388822B2 |
Methods for improved polymer-copper adhesion
Methods for forming circuit boards and circuit boards using an adhesion layer are described. A substrate with two surfaces is exposed to a bifunctional organic compound to form an adhesion layer on the first substrate surface. A resin layer is then deposited on the adhesion layer and the exposed substrate surfaces. Portions of the resin layer may be removed to expose metal pads for contacts. |
| US11388816B2 |
Flexible substrate
According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes a flexible insulation base material and a plurality of wiring lines provided on one surface side of the insulation base material, and the insulation base material includes a thinned first area and a second area having a thickness larger than that of the first area, the first area includes a first lower surface, the second area includes a second lower surface, the first lower surface and the second lower surface are formed on an opposite side of a surface on which the wiring lines are provided, and the first lower surface includes an inclined portion inclined towards the second lower surface. |
| US11388811B1 |
Heat-dissipating substrate structure with built-in conductive circuits
A heat-dissipating substrate structure with built-in conductive circuits is provided. The heat-dissipating substrate structure includes an electrically insulating layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a heat-dissipating layer. The first metal layer and the second metal layer are disposed on the heat-dissipating layer at an interval. The electrically insulating layer encloses and is in contact with side walls of the first metal layer and side walls of the second metal layer, such that a top wall of the first metal layer and a top wall of the second metal layer are exposed from the electrically insulating layer, and at least one of the conductive circuits extends through at least one of the side wall of the first metal layer and the side wall of the second metal layer and is embedded in the electrically insulating layer. |
| US11388810B2 |
System, apparatus and method for multi-frequency resonator operation in linear accelerator
An apparatus, system and method. An apparatus may include an RF power assembly, arranged to output an RF signal; a resonator, coupled to receive the RF signal, the resonator comprising a first output end and a second output end, and a drift tube assembly, configured to transmit an ion beam, and coupled to the resonator. As such, the drift tube assembly may include a first AC drift tube electrode, coupled to the first output end, and a second AC drift tube electrode, coupled to the second output end and separated from the first AC drift tube by a first gap. The RF power assembly may be switchable to switch output from a first Eigenmode frequency to a second Eigenmode frequency. |
| US11388808B2 |
Biphasic plasma microreactor and method of using the same
The present invention relates to a plasma reactor and more specifically to an plasma microreactor comprising a support, made at least partially of a dielectric material, the support comprising a gas inlet, a liquid inlet, at least a fluid outlet, a liquid microchannel in the support, a gas channel, at least a ground electrode, at least a high voltage electrode, separated from the gas channel by the dielectric material of the support, wherein said ground electrode and said high voltage electrode are arranged on opposite sides of the gas channel so as to be able to create an electric field inside the gas channel, wherein the liquid microchannel and the gas channel are contiguous and at least an opening is arranged between the liquid microchannel and the gas channel so as to form a fluid channel and to cause the liquid flow contact the gas flow and wherein the liquid flow is retained within the liquid microchannel by capillarity action. |
| US11388807B2 |
X-ray CT apparatus, X-ray high voltage apparatus, and X-ray control method
According to one embodiment, an X-ray CT apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire set tube current waveform, and specify, based on the set tube current waveform, a period of a first tube current and a period of a second tube current lower than the first tube current. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine a waveform of a grid voltage such that a first grid voltage is applied during a period corresponding to the period of the first tube current and a second grid voltage, which is higher than the first grid voltage, is applied during a period corresponding to the period of the second tube current. |
| US11388795B2 |
Field-configurable LED tape light
LED tape is provided that employs a plurality of surface-mounted contact terminals. The LED tape can be severed at discrete locations adjacent to the contact terminal to create a tape segment configured to interconnect to a power source or to another tape segment by way of a wire selectively received and secured within corresponding terminal connectors. The use of the connecting wire omits the need for a mechanical connector or integration by soldering currently required to interconnect LED tape segments. |
| US11388793B2 |
Dimmable lighting apparatus
The present invention provides a dimmable lighting apparatus, comprising a light emitting circuit and a driving circuit coupled with the light emitting circuit. The driving circuit comprises a rectifier module, a filtering module coupled between the light emitting circuit and the rectifier module, a constant current module coupled between the filtering module and the light emitting circuit, and a dimming module. In particular, the dimming module is configured to receive a driving signal supplied to the light emitting circuit from the constant current module, and feed the driving signal back to the constant current module to adjust an output power of the constant current module. |
| US11388787B2 |
Convection system for employment with an RF oven
An air circulation system for an oven includes a plenum disposed proximate to the cooking chamber, an airflow generator configured to draw air from the cooking chamber through a chamber outlet port and discharge the air into the plenum, and an air heater configured to heat at least some of the air in the plenum prior to a portion of the air entering the cooking chamber from the plenum via air delivery orifices. The chamber outlet port includes outlet perforations combining to form a first geometric shape centered on an axis of the airflow generator. The air delivery orifices include a first set of inlet perforations and a second set of inlet perforations. The first and second sets of inlet perforations combine to form respective second and third geometric shapes that are disposed on opposite sides of the outlet perforations. The second and third geometric shapes are different than the first geometric shape. |
| US11388785B2 |
Connection interface for induction coil array
An induction cooking apparatus includes a plurality of induction coils arranged in at least one array. At least one beam structure is configured to support the at least one array of induction coils. At least one electrical circuit is in connection with the at least one beam structure and in communication with each of the plurality of induction coils forming the at least one array. At least one inverter assembly is configured to drive the induction coils. The electrical circuit and the inverter assembly form a connection interface including a plurality of mating connectors. The mating connectors of the connection interface electrically connect the array with the inverter assembly. |
| US11388783B2 |
Method of making a heater of an electronic vaping device
A method of forming a heater assembly of an e-vaping device includes bending a wire to form a first lobe and bending the wire to form a second lobe. The first lobe and the second lobe form a generally sinuously-shaped heater having a first set of lobes and a second set of lobe. A first apex of the first lobe is generally opposite a second apex of the second lobe. The method may also include curling the first set of lobes towards the second set of lobes to form a heater having a substantially tubular form. The heater defines an opening there through. |
| US11388782B2 |
Heating blanket
An electric blanket including a flexible sheet-like heating element, a shell comprising two flexible sheets covering the heating element, one or more welds coupling the sheet of the shell about the edges to hermetically seal the heating element there between; and a flexible insulating layer extending over the heating element and covered by the shell providing at least one of thermal insulation and electrical insulation, wherein the heating element is held in position between the two sheets of the shell without using connectors that pierce the two sheets. |
| US11388772B2 |
User equipment and communication method for detection of a control channel in a discontinuous reception cycle
The present invention relates to user equipment, an electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a storage medium. According to the present invention, the user equipment comprises a processing circuit, configured to: detect a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on a first bandwidth part of an unlicensed frequency band in a detection time of a discontinuous reception (DRX) period; and detect the PDCCH on a second bandwidth part of the unlicensed frequency band when the PDCCH is not detected on the first bandwidth part. By using the user equipment, the electronic device, the wireless communication method, and the storage medium in the present invention, a DRX mechanism of the user equipment operating on the unlicensed frequency band can be improved. |
| US11388770B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting connection maintenance and release for user equipment
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method for controlling services of a user equipment (UE) in a light connection, including: a first radio access network (RAN) node determines whether a predetermined condition is met, when determining that the predetermined condition is met, the first RAN node controls to transmit information about light connection state of the UE, and/or, indication information about light connection of the UE, based on the connection control. The present disclosure also provides a method for controlling data continuity of a UE, including: a core network (CN) node receives information about light connection state of the UE, and/or, indication information about light connection of the UE; the CN node control services of the UE, based on foregoing received information. The present disclosure also provides another method for controlling services of a UE in a light connection, and a corresponding device. By adopting the technical solution of the present disclosure, from one aspect, signaling overheads are saved by using the light connection, from another aspect, implementations of existing functions and services will not be affected by introducing the light connection. The present invention provides a data continuity controlling method for a UE, which recites: determining, by a first radio access network node, whether a preset condition is satisfied; and when determining that the preset condition is satisfied and the UE performs Cellular Internet of Things (CIOT) service, transmitting, by the first radio access network node, data transmission information associated with the UE and/or data forwarding requirement information associated with the UE. The present invention further provides another data continuity controlling method for a UE, which recites: obtaining, by a first core network node, data transmission information associated with the UE, and/or receiving a data packet of the UE; performing, by the first core network node, Cellular Internet of Things (CIOT) data transmission control according to the obtained data transmission information associated with the UE and/or the received data packet of the UE. The present invention further provides other data continuity controlling methods for a UE and corresponding devices. According to technical solutions disclosed by the present disclosure, data continuity can be implemented at the same time when saving UE energy. |
| US11388769B2 |
Techniques for communicating management information for mechanisms using wireless communications
Aspects described herein relate to enabling data network devices to communicate using wireless network nodes, including user equipment (UE) and/or core network nodes, in a wireless network. The data network devices can have associated mechanisms for interfacing with the wireless network nodes, and the wireless network functions can facilitate transparent transfer of control information for the associated mechanisms. |
| US11388766B2 |
Method and arrangement for connection re-establishment in a telecommunication system
The invention relates to a method in a user equipment and a user equipment (700) for controlling connection re-establishment between said user equipment and a network. The method comprises the steps of —receiving (501) a configuration message from the network defining at least one condition; —upon detection of connectivity problems (503) towards the first cell, evaluating said at least one condition (504); —if said at least one condition is fulfilled for a neighboring cell (B), applying at least one special criterion for initiating connection re-establishment to said neighboring cell (505), said at least one special criterion being different from at least one criterion that is applied if said at least one condition is not fulfilled. The invention furthermore relates to a method and an arrangement in a network node (800) for controlling connection re-establishment between the network and a user equipment (700). |
| US11388765B2 |
Communications between wireless devices in building automation and control network
A manager device manages communications between wireless devices in a building automation and control (BAC) network. The manager device includes multiple RF modules and a CPU, all disposed within a single housing. Each RF module includes an antenna and RF transceiver for transmitting and receiving wireless RF signals to and from the wireless devices. Each RF transceiver of each RF module operates on a different RF frequency from the RF transceiver of each of the other RF modules. The CPU runs multiple processes in a wireless network protocol stack, including an event handler process and multiple transceiver control processes. The event handler process monitors events within the BAC network, and manages message traffic to and from the transceiver control processes. The transceiver control processes receive messages from and send messages to the event handler process. Each transceiver control process is associated with a corresponding one of the RF transceivers. Each transceiver control process sends messages to and receives messages from the wireless devices via its associated RF transceiver. |
| US11388764B2 |
Method and apparatus for user equipment-assisted coverage enhancement in mobile communications
Various solutions for coverage extension allowing improved high-frequency and high-data-rate cellular coverage of devices located in conditions of poor network coverage in mobile communications are described. The described solutions may extend coverage, for example, via a sidelink interface between two mobile devices, a relay device in good coverage and a remote device that may be in poor coverage, thus allowing the remote device to communicate using the relay device as a backhaul link to a cellular network. |
| US11388760B2 |
Enhanced RACH (random access channel) design for 5G Clot (cellular internet of things)
Techniques for random access (RA) in a cellular internet-of-things (CIOT) are discussed. An example apparatus configured to be employed within a User Equipment (UE), comprises a receiver circuitry, a processor, and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive RA resource allocation information via one of a system information message or a downlink control information (DCI) message. The processor is operably coupled to the receiver circuitry and configured to: select a RA preamble sequence; generate a payload; and spread the payload via a spreading sequence. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit, based on the RA resource allocation information, a RA message comprising the RA preamble sequence and the payload, wherein the RA message is transmitted in a RA slot. The receiver circuitry is further configured to receive a response comprising a device identity of the UE and one of an uplink (UL) grant or a RA reject message. |
| US11388758B2 |
Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal for receiving data from plurality of wireless communication terminals
A wireless communication terminal communicating wirelessly with a base wireless communication terminal and unassociated with the base wireless communication terminal is disclosed. The wireless communication terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor configured to receive, by using the transceiver, a multi-station Block ACK frame which indicates whether at least one of MAC frames transmitted from at least one of wireless communication terminals is received by using a first field of the multi-station Block ACK frame for indicating an association identifier corresponding to an association of each of the at least one of wireless communication terminals and the base wireless communication terminal, from the base wireless communication terminal, and determine whether a MAC frame transmitted from the wireless communication terminal is received by the base wireless communication terminal based on whether a second field of the multi-station Block ACK frame includes a MAC address of the wireless communication terminal. |
| US11388756B2 |
Terminal for communicating with a base station apparatus
User equipment includes a receiver that communicates with a base station apparatus, and that receives, from the base station apparatus, one or more blocks associated with one or more beams transmitted from the base station apparatus, the one or more blocks including information used for initial access; a controller that selects a block used for determining a resource for transmitting a preamble from the one or more blocks, based on received power or reception quality of the one or more beams; and a transmitter that transmits the preamble to the base station apparatus using the resource. |
| US11388751B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus technical field
Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and apparatus. The data transmission method is applied to a network based on a CSMA/CA mechanism and the network includes a plurality of nodes that share one channel. According to the data transmission method, a sending node determines, in the plurality of nodes through a first clear channel assessment, that the channel is idle. The sending node then waits for a delay duration, and performs a second clear channel assessment on the channel after the delay duration. The sending node sends a data frame to a receiving node in the plurality of nodes through the channel in response to determining, through the second clear channel assessment, that the channel is idle. The sending node performs a clear channel assessment twice before sending a data frame, which reflects priorities of different types of data frames and shortens a network latency. |
| US11388746B2 |
Methods and apparatus for utilizing short transmission time intervals in a wireless communications network
A terminal device for a wireless communication network is configurable with a plurality of transmission time intervals. An example method comprises: receiving a grant message comprising an indication of radio resources in which the terminal device can transmit one or more wireless messages, the radio resources being configured according to a first transmission time interval of the plurality of transmission time intervals; determining the presence of data to transmit, the data being associated with a logical channel; determining a maximum transmission time interval associated with the logical channel; and, responsive to a determination that the maximum transmission time interval associated with the logical channel is less than the first transmission time interval, transmitting a scheduling request message. The scheduling request message is configured according to a second transmission time interval of the plurality of transmission time intervals, shorter than the first. |
| US11388743B2 |
Scheduling request sending method, scheduling request processing method, and related device
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose devices and methods for sending and/or processing a scheduling request. The scheduling request sending method includes: determining whether there has a first scheduling resource configuration corresponding to the first logical channel according to first indication information, when the first logical channel of a terminal device has to-be sent data and a first scheduling request (SR) is triggered; where the first indication information includes a first mapping relationship which indicates a correspondence between a logical channel of the terminal device and a scheduling resource configuration, and the first scheduling resource configuration includes a first uplink control channel resource corresponding to the first logical channel; and sending the first SR to an access network device by the first uplink control channel resource, when the first logical channel has a corresponding first scheduling resource configuration. |
| US11388740B2 |
Method and apparatus for using indication information of time domain resource allocation
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for using indication information of time domain resource allocation. The method comprises receiving from a network node indication information of time domain resource allocation for a first type of message. The method further comprises determining a location of time domain resource for a first type of message based at least in part on the indication information and/or configuration information. |
| US11388738B2 |
Method and device for determining time-domain resources, storage medium, and system
A method and device for determining time-domain resources, a storage medium, and a system. The method comprises: receiving allocation information of time-domain resources to be scheduled, which is sent by a network device (S401), the time-domain resources to be scheduled comprising time-domain resources for performing channel transmission; determining time-domain positions corresponding to the time-domain resources to be scheduled according to a set determining rule and uplink and downlink time-domain resource configuration information and the allocation information (S402); and performing, by means of the time-domain resources to be scheduled, channel transmission according to the time-domain positions corresponding to the time-domain resources to be scheduled (S403). The condition of failure to transmit a channel by a terminal in a short time period due to a conflict with time-domain configuration information when the terminal performs channel transmission is avoided, signaling overheads when the terminal performs channel transmission with the base station are reduced, and the increase of the probability of erroneous detection caused by repeated transmission of control signaling is also avoided. |
| US11388736B2 |
Multiscale approach to predictable wireless networking
A distributed sensing and control network includes a plurality of sensing/control nodes, each of the sensing/control nodes includes a sensor, a local controller, a local memory and a wireless transmitter/receiver. The local memory stores instructions for implementing a multiscale networking protocol for wireless transmissions. The multiscale networking protocol controls at least a first factor at a first timescale and at least a second factor at a second timescale, distinct from the first timescale. The at least a first factor includes an instantiated physical-ratio-K (PRK) interference model for wireless transmissions. The at least a second factor includes at least one of a channel assignment, a node transmission signal power control, a node transmission rate control, a real-time scheduling control, and a local signal map stored in the local memory. Wherein the local signal map, together with instantiated physical-ratio-K (PRK) interference models, defines an interference relationship between a sensing/control node storing the local signal map and each other sensing/control node of the plurality of sensing/control nodes within an exclusion region of the sensing/control node storing the local signal map. |
| US11388732B2 |
Method for associating user equipment in a cellular network via multi-agent reinforcement learning
A method for associating user equipment with base stations of a cellular network such as a 5G network. An agent receives an observation of its environment and deduces an action therefrom, this action being manifested as an association request of the user to a neighboring base station. This action is chosen according to a strategy of the user seeking the maximum of a function of action value for the observation and several possible actions. Once the actions have been carried out by the various actions, a common reward is provided by the network to the various users, the latter being zero in the case of a collision of association requests and the result of a utility function otherwise. The function of action value for the various possible actions is predicted by a recurrent neural network trained on a set of experiments stored in a local memory. |
| US11388731B2 |
Control channel code rate selection
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to methods and apparatus for code rate selection for control channels. An exemplary method generally includes selecting, from a set of code rates, a code rate to be used to encode a stream of bits using a polar code, based on at least one of a downlink control channel aggregation size, an uplink control channel assignment, or a payload size of the stream of bits, encoding the stream of bits using the polar code and the selected code rate, and transmitting the encoded stream of bits. |
| US11388729B2 |
Adjusting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format in a wireless communication network
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for adjusting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format in a wireless communication network. In particular, the method is implemented for adjusting a PUCCH format in an uplink transmission from a terminal device to a network device in a wireless communication network. The method comprises: using a first PUCCH format having a first duration for a service between the terminal device and the network device; and using (804) a second PUCCH format having a second and different duration for the service of the terminal device responsive to a determination that the first PUCCH format is in need of change based on one or more events. |
| US11388725B2 |
Method and device for transmitting PPDU on basis of FDR in wireless LAN system
Disclosed is a method and a device for transmitting and receiving a PPDU based on FDR in a wireless LAN system. More specifically, an AP generates FDR indication information on that the AP is capable of performing the FDR and transmits a DL PPDU including the FDR indication information to a first STA and a second STA. The AP receives a first UL PPDU from the first STA and a second UL PPDU form the second STA. A DL PPDU, a first UL PPDU, and a second UL PPDU are transmitted and received based on the FDR. |
| US11388724B2 |
Time resource allocation for radio access networks
There is disclosed a method of operating a user equipment in a radio access network. The method includes communicating utilising a time resource allocation, the time resource allocation being indicated by a time resource allocation indication in a received control information message, wherein the time resource allocation indication is mapped to one of a plurality of table representations based on a signaling characteristic of the received control information message. The table representations represent tables having one or more table entries, wherein the table entries associate different values of the time resource allocation indication to a set of time resource allocations. |
| US11388722B2 |
Common downlink control channel transmission method and device
A common downlink control channel transmission method and a relevant device are provided. The common downlink control channel transmission method includes: receiving, by a UE, a target signal from a network side device, a resource set for transmitting a common downlink control channel is associated with the target signal; and determining, by the UE, the resource set in accordance with the target signal, and receiving the common downlink control channel from the network side device through the resource set. |
| US11388721B1 |
Use of voice muting as a basis to limit application of resource-intensive service
A method and system for controlling air-interface resource utilization in a wireless communication system in which an access node provides service on a carrier defining air-interface resources. An example method includes monitoring a rate of voice muting on the carrier, detecting when the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high, and responsive to detecting that the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high, starting to apply a maximum limit on how many user equipment devices (UEs) the access node will concurrently serve with a resource-intensive service on the carrier. |
| US11388716B2 |
Power headroom report for LTE-NR co-existence
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for a power headroom report for multiple radio access technologies (RATs). A user equipment (UE) may support multiple RATs that correspond to different transmission time intervals (TTIs). A UE may determine a reporting schedule for power headroom reports (PHRs) for a first RAT and a second schedule for PHRs for a second RAT. The UE may generate a PHR for the first RAT and a companion PHR for the second RAT, and may transmit the PHR and companion PHR based at least in part on the first PHR schedule. In some examples, the UE may receive a PHR type from the base station, and may determine a joint PHR based on the type. The UE may determine a joint PHR schedule based on a granularity of supported RATs. |
| US11388714B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing user equipment triggered semi-persistent scheduling activation in wireless communication system
A user equipment (UE) receives a SPS resource configuration from an eNodeB (eNB), and transmits information related to a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) activation for a specific logical channel to the eNB. The information may include timing information for the specific logical channel which indicates when a SPS resource for the specific logical channel should be activated. The specific logical channel may correspond to a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication. |
| US11388709B2 |
Method for determining slot format and device
A method for determining a slot format and a device are disclosed, to determine an ECP slot format. The method for determining a slot format includes: obtaining first indication information, where the first indication information includes indication information of a slot format a, the slot format a is one of slot formats of a first-type slot, the first-type slot includes N symbols, and N is 14; and determining a slot format b of 2(μ-μa) consecutive second-type slots based on a subcarrier spacing μa applicable to the first indication information, a subcarrier spacing μ applicable to the second-type slot, and the indication information of the slot format a, where the second-type slot includes M symbols, and N is not equal to M. |
| US11388706B2 |
Information acquiring method, terminal, base station, and system
Embodiments disclose an information acquiring method. The method includes sending indicating information, where the indicating information indicates a resource set used for sending initial information, and the initial information comprises a master information block (MIB); and determining, according to the resource set used for sending initial information, a resource used for sending non-initial information, wherein the non-initial information comprises information carried over a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and the resource used for sending the non-initial information does not overlap with the resource set used for sending initial information. |
| US11388704B2 |
Terminal device, base station device, and communication method
A terminal device (UE) includes a reception unit configured to monitor an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) on a Serving cell with frame structure type 3. In a case that the terminal device detects downlink control information (DCI) in a subframe, the terminal device assumes a configuration of OFDM symbols according to a field in the DCI in the subframe. The OFDM symbols are used for downlink transmission. A demodulation reference signal (DMRS) associated with the EPDCCH is mapped in the subframe according to the configuration of the OFDM symbols. |
| US11388702B2 |
Resource determining method, apparatus, network element, and system
Provided in the implementations of the present application are a resource determining method, apparatus, terminal, access network device, and system. The method includes: on the basis of first configuration information and second configuration information, a terminal determines a first time domain resource occupied by an aggregate PUCCH in each time slot for sending uplink control information; and, in n time slots, sending the uplink control information to an access network device by means of the first time domain resource, n being a positive integer; the first configuration information is used for indicating second time domain resource configured by the access network device for the aggregate PUCCH, the first time domain resource belonging to the second time domain resource; and the second configuration information is used for indicating a third time domain resource configured by the access network device and used for uplink signal transmission. |
| US11388698B2 |
Communication device, communication method, and program
[Object] To achieve communication between terminal devices in a more preferred aspect even in a situation in which wireless access technologies in which definition of resources is different are multiplexed in a communication system in which a base station device and terminal devices communicate with each other.[Solution] A communication device includes: a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; a control unit configured to allocate a resource to each of a first channel for transmitting control information and a second channel for transmitting data in communication between a plurality of terminal devices; and a notification unit configured to notify at least any terminal device among the plurality of terminal devices of information regarding the resource. |
| US11388692B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting access control and mobility management
The present application provides a method and apparatus for supporting general registration of user equipment to facilitate MO only mode preferences. |
| US11388691B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for electronic device enrollment
A system, method and apparatus for automatically enrolling wireless end devices with a base station and/or other device or system. A wireless end device is scanned using a smart phone's native capabilities, without the use of a downloadable, third party app. Information from the scan indicates the name of the base station to which enrollment is desired. The base station name is used in an mDNS request in order to determine a local IP address of the base station. When the IP address is returned to the local, wireless communication device, the wireless communication device sends an HTTP GET message comprising attributes of the end device. The base station receives the HTTP GET message and enrolls the wireless end device with the base station. The base station my further alert another base station, system, server or other entity of the enrollment. The base station may then send the local, wireless communication device a web page indicating that the wireless end device was successfully enrolled with the base station and/or other base station, system, server or entity. |
| US11388689B2 |
Timing advance indication method, base station, UE and device
A timing advance indication method, a base station, a terminal and a device are provided. The method includes: transmitting subcarrier spacing configuration information of a physical uplink shared channel and/or a physical uplink control channel to a terminal; receiving a preamble fed back by the terminal based on subcarrier spacing configuration information; obtaining a quantized value of a timing advance corresponding to a tracking area based on the preamble; and transmitting the quantized value of the timing advance to the terminal. |
| US11388686B2 |
User terminal and radio communication method
Measurement is efficiently performed while suppressing an increase in an overhead. A user terminal according to the present invention includes: a reception section that receives frequency information indicating a plurality of frequencies in a single component carrier; and a control section that, when a signal block including a synchronization signal and a broadcast signal is transmitted at each of the plurality of frequencies, controls measurement at the plurality of frequencies. |
| US11388684B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing the maximum power on a secondary carrier
A method and apparatus provides for determining an upper bound of a maximum power in the user equipment, which can configure the maximum power in a range that is defined by the upper bound and a lower bound. The method includes determining whether a configured output power for a master cell group in a dual connectivity mode of operation is less than a minimum of a maximum allowed power for a particular serving cell and a maximum allowed combined power. The upper bound of the maximum power in the user equipment is set equal to the minimum of (1) the minimum of the maximum allowed power for the particular serving cell and the maximum allowed combined power, less the configured output power for the master cell group, (2) a maximum allowed power for a secondary cell group, and (3) an adjusted maximum power of a power class of the user equipment, based upon a determination that the configured output power for the master cell group in a dual connectivity mode of operation is less than the minimum of the maximum allowed power for the particular serving cell and the maximum allowed combined power. The upper bound of the maximum power in the user equipment is set equal to zero power, based upon a determination that the configured output power for the master cell group in a dual connectivity mode of operation is not less than the minimum of the maximum allowed power for the particular serving cell and the maximum allowed combined power. |
| US11388682B2 |
Device noise-based received signal strength indicator value modifications
In one example, a device may include a transceiver to receive a signal at a first transmit power from an access point via a wireless network connection. The first transmit power may be based on a feedback received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value. Further, the device may include a noise detection unit to determine device noise generated in the device and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) monitoring unit to determine that an SNR value associated with the wireless network connection falls below a threshold due to the device noise. Furthermore, the device may include a control unit to modify the feedback RSSI value upon determining that the SNR value falls below the threshold and transmit the modified feedback RSSI value to the access point via the transceiver. |
| US11388676B2 |
Power-efficient body proximity sensing for mmWave systems
A user equipment (UE), or other network component can operate to generate new radio (NR) communications in millimeter wave (mmW) frequencies. Body proximity sensing (BPS) operations can be performed to determine whether a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) event is triggered. A safe transmit power level associated with the one or more bands can then be used to provide the NR communications. Additionally, determinations of whether various conditions are satisfied to suspend the BPS operations for a period can be evaluated and implemented. The BPS can be configured such that a BPS period of the BPS operations are aligned with a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle at a beginning of a DRX on-duration of a DRX cycle, wherein the one or more conditions comprise a DRX idle time or state. |
| US11388673B2 |
Control method and device
A control method includes: establishing a connection by a first electronic device with a second electronic device through a connection component in an activated state; and in response to the established connection, switching, by the first electronic device, a target functional component called by the second electronic device from an inactivated state to an activated state to implement a target function corresponding to the target functional component of the first electronic device. A state of the first electronic device includes: a first state and a second state. When the first electronic device is in the first state, the connection component is in the activated state, the target functional component being in the inactivated state. A power consumption of the first electronic device in the first state is lower than a power consumption of the first electronic device in the second state. |
| US11388672B2 |
Apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium for communication in a wireless local area network
Various aspects related to various apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium are described herein. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to protect downlink (DL) communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform DL communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to communicate regarding uplink (UL) communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform operation(s) related to an allocation vector. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform operation(s) related to random access. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform UL communication(s). The written description and appended drawings provide detailed descriptions regarding these and many other aspects. |
| US11388671B2 |
Selecting reference signal occasions for wakeup
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Multiple reference signal occasions may occur during an inactive period of a discontinuous reception cycle configured for a wireless device. An amount of time the UE will be awake during the discontinuous reception cycle if the UE wakes up during a reference signal occasion of the multiple reference signal occasions may be determined for each of the reference signal occasions. The UE may wake up during the reference signal occasion associated with the shortest amount of awake time relative to the other reference signal occasions. |
| US11388670B2 |
System and method for optimizing power consumption in voice communications in mobile devices
The present invention provides a system and method for optimizing power consumption in voice communication in mobile devices. The system comprises pre-processing modules, a speech codec encoder module, a speech codec decoder module and post-processing modules. The pre-processing and post-processing modules are implemented on a DSP/VLIW processor, while the speech encoder and decoder modules are implemented on a CPU with SIMD extensions. This pipelined implementation of modules in multi-core reduces current consumption in the SoC by up to 50 percent compared to an implementation of the modules in a single DSP/VLIW core. The significant reduction in current consumption of the modules enables reduction of power consumption in the talk time. |
| US11388669B2 |
Method and apparatus for power consumption reduction with multi-link operation in mobile communications
Various solutions for power consumption reduction with multi-link operation with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may establish a first link with a first network node. The apparatus may establish a second link with a second network node. The apparatus may receive a dormancy indication via a physical layer signaling from the first network node. The apparatus may transit a dormancy state of the second network node according to the dormancy indication. |
| US11388666B2 |
Method and system for user equipment power saving
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide a false grant detection service. An end device may receive downlink control information when in a discontinuous reception active state. The downlink control information may include a new downlink transmission grant or a new uplink transmission grant. When downlink data pertaining to the new downlink transmission grant is unsuccessfully decoded, the end device may identify the new downlink transmission grant as a potential false grant and invoke a verification procedure. Depending on the result of the verification procedure, the end device may or may not start a discontinuous reception inactivity timer depending on whether the potential false grant is deemed a false grant or a valid grant. Similarly, the end device may invoke a verification procedure for a new uplink transmission grant. The detection of false grants may minimize the waste of power for the end device. |
| US11388662B2 |
Apparatus and methods for generating and distributing policy in wireless networks
Apparatus and methods for prioritizing spectrum and controlling data traffic steering within a wireless network. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods provide enhanced wireless services which allow network operators to prioritize utilization of spectrum for their subscribers. In one variant, an enhanced 3GPP UE Route Selection Policy (URSP) framework is provided for a UE connected to 5G wireless network, which allows the UE to use one or more prioritized 3GPP spectrum Band Class(es) based on one or more selection criterion or preconditions. In another variant, UE location information is used to dynamically update a data traffic steering mode or other functionality of an enhanced ATSSS (Access Traffic Steering, Switching, and Splitting) rule framework is described for dynamic control of steering or routing functionality, including between 3GPP- and non-3GPP network accesses for the data traffic. |
| US11388659B2 |
Tiered re-allocation of wireless channels
A tiered service management resource providing management of wireless channels in a network environment receives notification of wireless bandwidth such as multiple wireless channels allocated by a spectrum access system (a.k.a., SAS). The spectrum access system allocates the wireless channels for use by a wireless base station in the network environment. Prior to re-allocating the wireless bandwidth (such as a selected wireless channel) to customer premises equipment, the tiered service management resource further receives a communication indicating a wireless spectrum scan performed at a location from which customer premises equipment in the network environment is (being) installed to wirelessly communicate with the wireless base station. Based on an identified fixed wireless service tier (or level) assigned to the customer premises equipment and supplemental information such as the wireless spectrum scan, the tiered service management resource allocates a selected wireless channel from SAS-assigned bandwidth for use by the customer premises equipment. |
| US11388656B2 |
Method and device for terminal attaching and creating home-routed PDU session in roaming environment supporting network slice
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as LTE. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method in a roaming environment supporting a network slice is provided. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a terminal, a first packet data unit (PDU) session request message including slice assistance information indicating the properties of a service the terminal intends to use; transmitting, to a network function (NF) repository function, a first discovery request message including a home public land mobile network (PLMN) ID of the terminal and the slice assistance information; and receiving, from the NF repository function, a first discovery response message including a session management network function (SM NF) address of the home PLMN. The SM NF is selected, on the basis of the slice assistance information, from SM NFs of a PLMN associated with the home PLMN ID. |
| US11388653B2 |
Method and apparatus providing access control
A method comprises receiving information at a user device about one or more types of access and associated barring configuration information. The one or more types of access may comprise programmable access classes. The method further using by the user device one or more of said types of access and respective barring configuration information when determining whether to attempt access to a network. |
| US11388652B2 |
Method and apparatus for indicating position of cell-defining synchronization signal block and searching for the same, and base station
A method of indicating a position of a cell-defining SSB includes: acquiring on-off indication information set in a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) of a non-cell-defining SSB, where the on-off indication information is a first value or a second value. In response to that the on-off indication information is the first value, the base station sets SSB position indication information in the PBCH to indicate a position of a raster or a raster group in which a cell-defining SSB is located. In response to that the on-off indication information is the second value, the base station sets gap indication information in the PBCH to indicate that there is no cell-defining SSB within a range of a current frequency band. The range has a length of a gap value and is centered at a position of the current SSB; and sending the SSB to user equipment (UE). |
| US11388651B2 |
Base station configuration sharing in a wireless network
A base station distributed unit receives at least one message from a first base station central unit. The at least one message comprises one or more first configuration parameters associated with the first base station central unit. The at least one message comprises one or more second configuration parameters associated with a second base station central unit. The base station distributed unit transmits the one or more first configuration parameters and the one or more second configuration parameters. |
| US11388650B2 |
System information transmission method, terminal device, and network device
A method includes: broadcasting, by a network device, a minimum system information (MSI) message, where identification information of each SIB/system information block group in the MSI message includes an identifier of the SIB/system information block group and a type indication of the identifier, and the type indication of the identifier is used to indicate that a type of the identifier of the SIB/system information block group is an area specific system information identifier or a cell specific system information identifier. A corresponding terminal device and network device are also disclosed. |
| US11388645B2 |
Network node and method for communicating with a wireless device using channel quality of SCell
A network node and a method performed thereby for communicating with a wireless device are provided. The network node is operable in a first communication network, and provides a PCell in a licensed frequency band and a SCell in an unlicensed frequency band. The method comprises determining that a channel quality for the SCell does not meet a predetermined threshold; and when the channel quality for the SCell not meeting the predetermined threshold is due to interference from devices and/or nodes not belonging to the first communication network, triggering a channel switch of the SCell. |
| US11388644B2 |
Apparatus and method for load balancing in wireless communication system
A 5th generation (5G) or 6th generation (6G) communication system for supporting higher data rates, compared to that of a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE) communication system are provided. An apparatus and a method for load balancing in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a transceiver, a memory storing one or more instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to receive first information about a relation between a base station (BS) and a user equipment (UE) from each of a plurality of BSs, determine, based on the first information, a number of UEs on which handover has to be performed from among UEs served by each of the plurality of BSs, and transmit, to each of the plurality of BSs, priority information determined based on the number of UEs. |
| US11388643B2 |
User terminal and mobile communication method
A user equipment, apparatus, and method transmits a random access preamble to a cell and receives a message including a random access response as a response to the random access preamble from the cell. The message indicates that a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection to the cell is rejected. |
| US11388635B2 |
Method and apparatus for measurement reporting in carrier aggregation wireless communication systems
When detecting occurrence of an event for transmitting a measurement report of a radio condition of a cell at a frequency set for a base station apparatus, to the base station apparatus (3) communicating with a terminal apparatus (2), the terminal apparatus (2) in a wireless communication system (1) creates a measurement report including information indicating radio conditions of cells at a frequency at which the event occurred and at another different frequency. The base station apparatus (3) controls whether or not to perform handover of the terminal apparatus (2) to another cell, on the basis of the measurement report transmitted from the terminal apparatus (2). Thereby, there is provided a wireless communication system in which a base station apparatus and the terminal apparatus are communicable with each other using multiple frequencies, the wireless communication system being capable of shortening time required for handover. |
| US11388634B2 |
Selection of a target cell for handover based on channel impulse response metric
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium are provided for selecting a target cell based on channel impulse response (CIR) measurements, which may include receiving measurement configuration information including a CIR parameter from a first network node and may further include generating one or more measurement reports based on the CIR parameter, the one or more measurement reports including CIR measurements of one or more beams of one or more neighbor cells associated with the first network node and/or second network nodes and transmitting the one or more measurement reports to the first network node.The selecting a target cell based on CIR measurements may include transmitting measurement configuration information including a CIR parameter and receiving one or more measurement reports, including CIR measurements of one or more beams of one or more network nodes and selecting a target cell for handover using the measurements. |
| US11388633B1 |
Managing frequency band assignment based on wireless device characteristics
Systems and methods provide inter-band EN-DC coverage combinations to wireless devices in a cell wherein each inter-band coverage has corresponding handover criteria. The method includes determining a power class for at least one wireless device, wherein the power class is one of a high-power class and a low power class. The method additionally includes comparing the handover criteria of at least two inter-band coverage combinations to identify relaxed handover criteria and assigning the high-power class wireless device to an inter-band coverage combination having the relaxed handover criteria. |
| US11388630B2 |
Information processing method and device in baseband processing split architecture, and storage medium
An information processing method and device in a baseband processing split architecture, and a computer storage medium, the method includes: receiving, by a distributed unit (DU), load information of a plurality of central units (CUs), and determining, by the DU and according to the load information of the plurality of CUs, a first CU having a load greater than a target threshold value and a second CU having a load less than the target threshold value among the plurality of CUs; and, sending, by the DU, control signaling to the first CU and the second CU respectively to instruct to migrate cell data of the first CU from the first CU to the second CU to balance the load among the plurality of CUs. |
| US11388629B2 |
Methods and systems for extending ATSC 3.0 physical layer broadcast to enable convergence with unicast 5G
The ATSC 3.0 physical layer broadcast standard is extended with new OFDM numerology, L1 signaling and frame structure aligned with 5G. This is done to enable improved broadcast mobility and convergence 5G release 16 as a Non-3GPP access network. The 5G core network and Broadcast core network interwork over defined interfaces to enable convergence layer 3. This enables improvements of broadcast physical layer for physics of broadcast. The 5G unicast physical layer is enhanced for physics of unicast, and then both are converged at layer 3. This is novel and has many benefits compared to the legacy LTE broadcast method (e.g., Evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (eMBMS)), which combines both broadcast and unicast into a single shared LTE frame at layer 1. The eMBMS method is then improved for dominate unicast mode in shared L1 frame. The result is the broadcast performance and efficiency in eMBMS are less than optimal. |
| US11388627B2 |
Vehicular micro cloud transmission control protocol
A system and related method for transmitting data to one or more connected vehicles. The system includes one or more processors and a memory. The memory includes one or more modules that cause the one or more processors to establish a communication connection between the system and one or more of the connected vehicles, the connected vehicles forming a vehicular micro cloud and having a shared identification, send a first portion of data to one or more of the connected vehicles, the data having the first portion and a remaining portion, receive acknowledgment data from one or more of the connected vehicles, the acknowledgment data including the shared identification, validate the acknowledgment data, and in response to the acknowledgment data being validated, send the remaining portion of data to one or more of the connected vehicles. |
| US11388621B2 |
Flexible high capacity-radio network temporary identifier
Methods and apparatuses in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a base station (BS) includes generating an indicator indicating that the BS is capable of supporting a high-capacity radio network temporary identifier (HC-RNTI), wherein a size of the HC-RNTI is based on a configurable granularity; generating a system information block including the indicator and information indicating the size of the HC-RNTI; transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the system information block; and transmitting, to the UE, the HC-RNTI, wherein the HC-RNTI is allocated to the UE. |
| US11388618B2 |
Distributed radio access network implementing fronthaul operational measurements
A distributed radio access network (RAN) includes a plurality of radio points (RPs), each being configured to exchange radio frequency (RF) signals with at least one user equipment (UE). The distributed RAN also includes a baseband controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of RPs via a fronthaul network. The baseband controller is configured to determine, for each of the plurality of RPs, a number of successfully received packets on the fronthaul network, for a wireless channel, during a measurement interval. The baseband controller is also configured to determine, for each of the plurality of RPs, a number of packet losses (reflecting dropped and/or delayed packets), for the wireless channel and during the measurement interval, based on the number of successfully received packets. |
| US11388611B2 |
Communication control apparatus and communication control method
A communication control apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires information on a plurality of second wireless systems that perform wireless communication by utilizing a radio wave of a frequency band used by a first wireless system, a first determination unit that determines, based on the information on the second wireless systems, an operation parameter regarding radio transmission of each of the second wireless systems so as to satisfy a protection standard regarding interference of the radio wave of the first wireless system, a calculation unit that calculates a residual interference quantity that is allowed to be additionally allocated to the second wireless systems based on the operation parameter determined by the first determination unit and the protection standard of the first wireless system, a classification unit that classifies the second wireless systems into a single or a plurality of sets. |
| US11388609B2 |
Method and apparatus for coverage determination and download opportunity notification
Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for coverage determination and download opportunity notification. A method for content coverage determination and download opportunity includes obtaining, by a content coverage application running on a mobile device, an itinerary from a map application on the mobile device. The content coverage application sends the itinerary and mobile device characteristics to a coverage determination system and receives a wireless coverage profile based on the itinerary and the mobile device characteristics. The content coverage application generates a list of entertainment applications running on the mobile device. The content coverage application provides a notification of a wireless coverage gap based on the wireless coverage profile and displays the list of entertainment applications and status for each listed entertainment application in response to user input. The content coverage application sends instructions to one or more of the listed entertainment applications to download content in response to user selections. |
| US11388608B2 |
Soft service migration between spectrum access system (SAS) providers for citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) networks
Techniques and mechanisms for a soft migration from an initial or source Spectrum Access System (SAS) of a source SAS provider to a destination SAS of a destination SAS provider for a base station operative to serve as a Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) in a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) network are described. While the base station operates to facilitate communications for one or more user equipments (UEs) and is registered with the source SAS for spectrum access, the base station may communicate in one or more message exchanges for registering with the destination SAS and for receiving from the destination SAS a grant for spectrum access to spectrum according to a plurality of operating parameters. After communicating in a message exchange with the destination SAS in a heartbeat procedure for receiving an authorization to use the granted spectrum, the base station may deregister with the source SAS. |
| US11388606B2 |
Methods and systems for environmental sensing capability planning in a shared spectra
Techniques for planning locations of receiver systems for an environmental sensing capabilities (ESC) system are provided. An ESC system is used to detect activity of primary users in shared spectra. The techniques can be used to reduce dead zone area(s), created by the receiver systems, for radios of secondary systems using the shared frequency spectrum. |
| US11388603B2 |
Channel mapping in shared spectrum in the presence of higher tier users
Techniques and apparatus for channel mapping in shared spectrum in the presence of higher tier users are provided. One technique includes evaluating, for different channel locations of orthogonal channel(s) within available spectrum, an amount of transmission limitation imposed to a group of devices due to incumbent protection, an amount of available bandwidth, and/or a maximum contiguous channel size. A channel location is assigned to each orthogonal channel, based on the evaluation. Another technique includes determining first channel location(s) in order to assign at least a first orthogonal channel within available spectrum. Each first orthogonal channel is associated with a group of devices sharing bandwidth within one or more networks. An exchange is participated in with a network entity to share a first set of information associated with the first channel locations. A determination is made whether to modify portion(s) of the first set of information, based on the exchange. |
| US11388602B2 |
Network slicing with a radio access network node
Systems, methods, and apparatuses may comprise a Radio Access Network (RAN) node for performing RAN-layer network slicing. The system may comprise a User Equipment (UE) in communication with the RAN node to provide the UE access to a core network (e.g., a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G network). The core network may comprise one or more Network Functions (NF) including an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) for facilitating communications between the RAN node and other NFs. By sending one or more RAN node messages and/or AMF messages, the system may perform RAN-layer slicing to register the UE with a network slice, establish a PDU session for the UE with the network slice, and/or provide a service to the UE with the network slice. In some instances, RAN-layer network slicing may be performed for multiple, specific use cases to meet UE service requirements. |
| US11388598B2 |
Recover from vehicle security breach via vehicle to anything communication
Systems, apparatus, methods, and techniques for reporting an attack or intrusion into an in-vehicle network are provided. The attack can be broadcast to connected vehicles over a vehicle-to-vehicle network. The broadcast can include an indication of a sub-system involved in the attack and can include a request for assistance in recovering from the attack. Connected vehicles can broadcast responses over the vehicle-to-vehicle network. The responses can include indications of data related to the compromised sub-system. The vehicle can receive the responses and can use the responses to recover from the attack, such as, estimate data. |
| US11388593B2 |
Mobile terminal and control method thereof
There is provided a mobile terminal capable of being protected against unauthorized use by a third party without using a dedicated key device. A plurality of mobile terminals are previously registered mutually. When unlocked among them, one mobile terminal communicates with another mobile terminal in a communication range of short-range wireless communications, unlocks the above another mobile terminal, and when out of the communication range, locks it again. |
| US11388592B2 |
Security context handling in 5G during handover
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for flexible, security context management during AMF changes. One aspect of the disclosure is a mechanism for achieving backward security during AMF changes. Instead of passing the current NAS key to the target AMF, the source AMF derives a new NAS key, provides the new NAS key to the target AMF, and sends a key change indication to the UE, either directly or through some other network node. The UE can then derive the new NAS key from the old NAS key. In some embodiments, the AMF may provide a key generation parameter to the UE to use in deriving the new NAS key. In other embodiments, the target AMF may change one or more security algorithms. |
| US11388588B2 |
Optimized small data transmission over uplink
Various communication systems may benefit from an improved signaling protocol. For example, machine-to-machine communications in a network may benefit from improved signaling and security. A method includes establishing a secure data transmission path for an application. The secure data transmission path is used to transmit data between a user equipment and a network element. The network entity includes a gateway or an application server. The method also includes transmitting data for the application over the secure data transmission path using a pre-configured radio bearer. The radio bearer is pre-configured for data transmission between the user equipment and an access node located between the user equipment and the network element. In addition, the method includes receiving a response message at the user equipment from the network element through the secure data transmission path. |
| US11388586B2 |
Downlink control channel monitoring capability for ultra-reliable low-latency communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a baseline physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability of the UE and an enhanced PDCCH monitoring capability of the UE, where the enhanced PDCCH monitoring capability facilitates monitoring by the UE of more PDCCH monitoring opportunities per slot than the baseline PDCCH monitoring capability. The UE may report, to a base station, the enhanced PDCCH monitoring capability and also the baseline PDCCH monitoring capability. The UE may receive, based on the UE reporting the enhanced PDCCH monitoring capability, at least one control resource set configuration that includes an indication that a corresponding control resource set is configured for enhanced PDCCH monitoring. The UE may monitor the corresponding control resource set in accordance with the enhanced PDCCH monitoring capability of the UE. |
| US11388585B2 |
Temporary handling of wireless communication device capabilities
A wireless communication device (UE) may provide information pertaining to one or more operating capabilities of the UE to LTE and 5G-NR networks. The UE may transmit information to an LTE base station directly, and to a 5G-NR base station directly, or indirectly via the LTE base station. The information may include preferred values corresponding to any number of different operating parameters associated with wireless communications or wireless communication capabilities of the UE in both LTE and 5G-NR networks, to inform and/or request the LTE and 5G-NR networks to make provisions based on the transmitted information for the wireless communications of the UE on those networks. The UE may thereby provide assistance information to LTE and 5G-NR networks in a multi-radio-access-technology dual-connectivity setting to request the respective networks to adjust certain operating capabilities of the UE in order to alleviate one or more operating issues that may be affecting the UE. |
| US11388583B2 |
Method for reporting capability information and dual mode user equipment adapted thereto
A system and a method that reports capability information regarding a dual mode User Equipment (UE) are provided. The UE supports Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD). The UE capability transmitting method includes receiving a message requesting UE capability information from an evolved Node B (eNB), generating first capability information and second capability information according to the UE capability information requesting message, and transmitting UE capability information including the first and second capability information to the eNB. The first capability information comprises FDD capability information applicable to an FDD mode or TDD capability information applicable to a TDD mode. The second capability information comprises capability information applicable to both the FDD mode and the TDD mode. The system and method can allow a dual mode UE to efficiently report its capability information. |
| US11388581B2 |
Robust adjustment of access and mobility management functions
A method and apparatus for robust adjustment of access and mobility management functions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a radio access network (RAN)-user equipment (UE) identifier from a first access and mobility management function (AMF), the RAN-UE identifier configured to identify a UE or UE context for a RAN; producing an AMF-UE identifier, the AMF-UE identifier configured to identify the UE or UE context for a second AMF; selecting a transport network layer association (TNLA) link towards a RAN; and sending the AMF-UE identifier to the RAN. |
| US11388578B2 |
Mobile communication terminal and communication control method for selecting a communication device according to calculated communication scheduling information
A mobile communication terminal communicates with a plurality of base stations using a plurality of communication devices, and includes a movement route information management unit which manages movement route information of a moving member, a plurality of communication units which communicates using the plurality of communication devices, communication environment information which contains a position of each communication area, a communication quality of the communication device available in the communication area, and a communication cost, a mobile communication planning unit which calculates communication scheduling information on the basis of the movement route information, the communication quality information, the cost information, and a communication requirement of data to be transmitted, and a communication control unit which selects the communication device according to the calculated communication scheduling information. |
| US11388577B2 |
Station steering profiles in a wireless network control system
In a managed wireless environment where a controller is gathering data in order to optimize the wireless network, certain data parameters are gathered in order to optimize the network. The gathered parameters are then utilized to determine best case links for various attached wireless station devices in order to: 1) optimize the network and 2) optimize the per station (STA) links. The control points utilized to determine the network optimization will vary based on the desired outcomes for the system. As such, configurable ‘profiles’ will be utilized in order to prioritize outcomes for the system. These profiles may be utilized by the network steering controller in order to steer wireless station devices to optimize the network in the desired fashion. |
| US11388570B2 |
Method of programming a load control device
A load control device is able to receive radio-frequency (RF) signals from a Wi-Fi-enabled device, such as a smart phone, via a wireless local area network. The load control device comprises a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series between an AC power source and an electrical load, a controller for rendering the controllably conductive device conductive and non-conductive, and a Wi-Fi module operable to receive the RF signals from the wireless network. The controller controls the controllably conductive device to adjust the power delivered to the load in response to the wireless signals received from the wireless network. The load control device may further comprise an optical module operable to receive an optical signal, such that the controller may obtain an IP address from the received optical signal and control the power delivered to the load in response to a wireless signal that includes the IP address. |
| US11388569B2 |
Index of everyday life
A mobile phone connected to a fleet of radio transceiver chips that can be individually identified by the mobile station, which automatically are associated with a photo when the phone camera is used in proximity. The transceiver chips have a small loudspeaker, vibrator and/or light emitter for producing an alarm, and the transceiver chip also can determine and send back its location to the mobile phone. The mobile phone deduces its location by GPS or triangulation, and has an application which can be programmed to check the location of items given predetermined criteria are met, or upon user request. For example the mobile phone can be used to program luggage lists, and check whether everything is with the user at a time. The best mode involves typically a smartphone with relevant application software and RFID tags enhanced by light emitter, loudspeaker and/or vibrator and adhesive. |
| US11388568B2 |
MTC key management for sending key from network to UE
A root key (K_iwf) is derived at a network and sent to MTC UE (10). The K_iwf is used for deriving subkeys for protecting communication between MTC UE (10) and MTC-IWF (20). In a case where HSS (30) derives the K_iwf, HSS (30) send to MTC-IWF (20) the K_iwf in a new message (Update Subscriber Information). In a case where MME (40) derives the K_iwf, MME (40) sends the K_iwf through HSS (30) or directly to MTC-IWF (20). MTC-IWF (20) can derive the K_iwf itself. The K_iwf is sent through MME (40) to MTC UE (10) by use of a NAS SMC or Attach Accept message, or sent from MTC-IWF (20) directly to MTC UE (10). In a case where the K_iwf is sent from MME (40), MME (40) receives the K_iwf from HSS (30) in an Authentication Data Response message, or from MTC-IWF (20) directly. |
| US11388563B2 |
System and method for determining data usage in a converged charging system
Systems and methods described herein include receiving, at a network device and from a session management device, a first message that includes a first identifier associated with a subscriber and a second identifier associated with a first service that is charged using an online charging system. The network device transmits a second message that indicates a first time period in which to report data usage associated with the first service and a second time period in which to report data usage associated with one or more second services that are charged using an offline charging system. The network device receives first data usage information associated with the first service after the first time period and second data usage information associated with the one or more second services after the second time period. The network device processes the data usage information. |
| US11388561B2 |
Providing a summary of media content to a communication device
A wireless communication device includes a processor, a display device coupled to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving a user input to play a media content item. The operations include sending a request for a summary of the media content item to a network device in response to the user input in lieu of sending a particular request for the media content item. The operations also include, in response to the reply including media content, sending the media content to the display device for display. |
| US11388560B2 |
Radio terminal, radio station, and method therefor
A radio terminal (1) is configured to transmit data using a first communication architecture type, in response to an occurrence of a request for specific data transmission when the radio terminal (1) has already been configured by a network (3) to use a second communication architecture type. This contributes to, for example, when the radio terminal has already been configured by the network to use the second communication architecture type that involves suspension and resumption of an RRC connection, facilitating effectively performing communication according to the first communication architecture type that involves data transmission over a control plane. |
| US11388559B2 |
System and method for subscription based deployment and management of a communication system
An ordering system (102) generates subscription offerings and receives an order entry in response thereto, for configuring a plurality of mobile communication devices (116) and gateways. A service management system (106) having a service management controller processes the order entry and establishes subscription services in response thereto. The subscription services are based on one or more of features, bearer providers, and capabilities associated with the plurality of mobile communication devices and gateways. The service management system (106) manages the selection of optimal bearer providers as the gateways for the transport of features requested in the order. A billing service (120) is adjusted in accordance with deployment and management of the mobile communication devices, including the transfer of mission critical functions from narrowband bearer providers to broadband bearer providers. |
| US11388557B2 |
Vehicle and method for controlling thereof
A controlling method of a vehicle includes: checking whether the vehicle is parked; upon checking that the vehicle is parked, guiding a driver to select whether to transmit parking location information; in response to a driver's selection of transmitting the parking location information, receiving the parking location information in a form of an audio signal from the driver; and transmitting the parking location information to a driver's portable device. |
| US11388556B2 |
Position determination system
A position determination system determines a position of a mobile terminal relative to a vehicle by a wireless communication. The position determination system includes: a communication device disposed in a vehicle compartment and configured to receive a wireless signal transmitted from the mobile terminal and detect a reception strength of the received wireless signal. The position determination system is configured to: determine whether the mobile terminal is existing in the vehicle compartment; estimate an amount of absorbers that exists in the vehicle compartment and may absorb radio waves having a frequency used for the wireless communication; adjust an inside determination value which is used as a threshold for determining that the mobile terminal is existing in the vehicle compartment; and determine that the mobile terminal is existing in the vehicle compartment in response to the inside device strength being equal to or greater than the inside determination value. |
| US11388550B2 |
Positioning method and apparatus
This application provides a positioning method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining, by a positioning apparatus, information about a transmission environment of each channel in a plurality of channels for a terminal device; determining, by the positioning apparatus, a target channel from the plurality of channels based on the information about the transmission environment of each channel; and locating, by the positioning apparatus, the terminal device based on positioning measurement information of the target channel. The positioning method and apparatus provided in this application helps improve positioning accuracy. |
| US11388543B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for reconfiguring and routing a multichannel audio file
Presented herein are systems, methods and devices for reconfiguring and routing a multichannel audio file to an external audio system. One method includes, in any logical combination and order: identifying, by an input configuration module of a dedicated software application running on a computing device, a plurality of input channels in the multichannel audio file; identifying, by an output configuration module of the dedicated software application, a desired output configuration having a plurality of output channels; assigning, by the output configuration module, each of the input channels to one or more of the output channels such that each of the input channels corresponds to one or more assigned output channels; and routing, by a routing module of the dedicated software application, each of the input channels to the corresponding one or more assigned output channels. |
| US11388542B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes an in-vehicle device and a speaker array. The in-vehicle device acquires information that identifies a posture of an occupant of the vehicle by use of an occupant posture acquisition portion. The in-vehicle device controls a sound outputted from the speaker array to a sound arriving from a virtual sound source that is set at a predetermined position, and corrects the position of the virtual sound source based on the posture of the occupant by use of a sound control portion. |
| US11388532B2 |
Zone scene activation
In general, techniques of controlling a plurality of multimedia players in groups are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a mechanism is provided to allow a user to group some of the players according to a theme or scene, where each of the players is located in a zone. When the scene is activated, the players in the scene react in a synchronized manner. For example, the players in the scene are all caused to play a multimedia source or music in a playlist, wherein the multimedia source may be located anywhere on a network. |
| US11388531B2 |
Smoothing power consumption of an active medical device
An active medical device, including an input receiver configured to receive a frequency-varying input signal, and a functional component that reacts to the input signal and consumes power at a rate dependant on the frequency of portions of the input signal to which the functional component reacts, wherein the active medical device is configured to adjust one or more portions of the input signal corresponding to portions of the input signal where the functional component consumes power at a rate that is greater than that of other portions of the input signal. |
| US11388530B2 |
Sub-surface indicator lighting
Presented herein are devices/apparatuses having indicator lights (visual indicators), such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), positioned underneath/below the outer surface of a housing of the device. However, the indicator lights positioned below the outer surface of the housing, sometimes referred to herein as “sub-surface” or “sub-housing” indicator lights, are optically coupled to the outer surface of the housing via one or more optical connectors (e.g., light guides, light pipes, light diffusers, etc.). As such, the light emitted by the sub-surface indicator lights is still visible at the outer surface of the device housing. |
| US11388529B2 |
Hearing assistance system with own voice detection
A hearing assistance system includes a pair of left and right hearing assistance devices to be worn by a wearer and uses both of the left and right hearing assistance devices to detect the voice of the wearer. The left and right hearing assistance devices each include first and second microphones at different locations. Various embodiments detect the voice of the wearer using signals produced by the first and second microphones of the left hearing assistance device and the first and second microphones of the right hearing assistance device. Various embodiments use outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed by the left hearing assistance device and the outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed the right hearing assistance device to determine whether to declare a detection of the voice of the wearer. |
| US11388527B2 |
Hearing aid system comprising a hearing aid and a charging station, and method for adjusting a signal processing parameter
A hearing aid system includes a hearing aid with a rechargeable battery and a first data memory for storing operating data, and a charging station with a nonvolatile second data memory. The charging station charges the battery of the hearing aid at least intermittently while the hearing aid is arranged in a charging position. The hearing aid transmits operating data from the first data memory to the charging station when the hearing aid is arranged in a transmission position. The charging station stores operating data transmitted from the hearing aid in the second data memory, and the charging station transmits operating data stored in the second data memory to the hearing aid. A computer unit of the hearing aid adjusts at least one parameter relating to signal processing of the hearing aid based on the operating data transmitted from the charging station to the hearing aid. |
| US11388524B2 |
Differential ultrasonic transducer element for ultrasound devices
Aspects of the technology described herein relate to ultrasound circuits that employ a differential ultrasonic transducer element, such as a differential micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) element. The differential ultrasonic transducer element may be coupled to an integrated circuit that is configured to operate the differential ultrasonic transducer element in one or more modes of operation, such as a differential receive mode, a differential transmit mode, a single-ended receive mode, and a single-ended transmit mode. |
| US11388523B2 |
Inertial exciters, drive units and loudspeakers
An inertial exciter for use with an acoustic radiator, the inertial exciter comprising: a magnet assembly including a magnet unit configured to provide a magnetic field in an air gap, wherein the air gap extends around a movement axis of the inertial exciter; a coil assembly including: an attachment portion configured to provide an attachment between the coil assembly and the acoustic radiator; a voice coil; a voice coil former which extends from the attachment portion into the air gap. |
| US11388521B2 |
Transducer arrangement
An arrangement for generating vibration according to an electrical input signal includes a first permanent magnet arrangement including a first permanent magnet, a frame including magnetic material, a second permanent magnet configured to be arranged between the first permanent magnet and the frame and to be coupled with the frame, one or more portion of the frame extending at least in one direction over an edge area of the second permanent magnet. The second permanent magnet is further configured to face, at a distance, the first permanent magnet such that a magnetic interaction between the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet causes a first force to a surface of an apparatus, wherein the frame is configured to be magnetized by the second permanent magnet in order to cause magnetic interaction between the one or more portion of the frame and the first permanent magnet arrangement in order to cause a second force to the surface having an opposite direction compared with the first force. |
| US11388519B2 |
Speaker, terminal, and speaker control method
A speaker includes a front cover, a coil, a frame, a magnet, a magnetic diaphragm, and a voice coil. The coil is located on an inner side of the front cover, the magnetic diaphragm is located between the coil and the voice coil, a periphery of the magnetic diaphragm is adhered to one side of the frame, the magnet is located on the other side of the frame, and the one side and the other side of the frame are two opposite sides of the frame. The voice coil is configured to drive the magnetic diaphragm to vibrate. |
| US11388518B2 |
Flat panel loudspeaker
Circular flat panel loudspeaker comprising a resonant with a rear surface opposite the front surface. An exciter is provided at an axial centre of panel and coupled to the rear surface of the panel to cause the panel to vibrate, on operation of the exciter, to generate sound. A frame is provided for mounting in the surface and having the rear surface of the panel fixed thereto around the whole of the outer boundary of the panel, such that when mounted in the mounting surface and when the panel is caused by the exciter to vibrate on operation of the exciter, the outer boundary of the panel is fixed relative to the mounting surface. Means are provided to induce non-circularly symmetric distortion of natural modes of oscillation of the panel, the support frame and the exciter absent the mode distribution means |
| US11388517B2 |
Planar loudspeaker
Planar loudspeaker comprising a planar sound panel (10), a mounting (12), at least one drive unit (14) for driving the sound panel (10), said drive unit preferably being attached to the mounting (12), and at least one stabilizing device (22) for stabilizing a movement of the sound panel (10), wherein the stabilizing device (22) is arranged between the sound panel (10) and the mounting (12) and comprises at least a stroke section (28), which is configured so as to be movable, flexible and/or elastic, and at least one centering device (36) for centering the sound panel (10) and/or at least a part of the drive unit (14), wherein the centering device (36) is arranged in a different plane than the stabilizing device (22) and comprises at least a stroke section (28), which is configured so as to be movable, flexible and/or elastic. |
| US11388516B2 |
Privacy device for smart speakers
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for a privacy blocking device configured to prevent receipt, by a listening device, of video and/or audio data until a trigger occurs. A blocker may be configured to prevent receipt of video and/or audio data by one or more microphones and/or one or more cameras of a listening device. The blocker may use the one or more microphones, the one or more cameras, and/or one or more second microphones and/or one or more second cameras to monitor for a trigger. The blocker may process the data. Upon detecting the trigger, the blocker may transmit data to the listening device. For example, the blocker may transmit all or a part of a spoken phrase to the listening device. |
| US11388515B2 |
Daisy chained audio speaker system
A Daisy Chained Audio Speaker System comprising a plurality of audio speakers in cube cases wherein at end of the plurality is an electrical empowering voltage and amplitude audio input source line in wire comprising an audio jack wherein each of the audio speakers in cube cases in the plurality are configured spaced apart secured to an article of ornamental costume or genuine jewelry chain by tie wherein the jewelry chain is configured to be worn around the neck of a person and wherein the at end electrical empowering voltage and amplitude audio input source line in wire comprising an audio jack is configured to connect to an electrical empowering voltage and amplitude audio input source device. |
| US11388513B1 |
Ear-mountable listening device with orientation discovery for rotational correction of microphone array outputs
A technique for rotational correction of a microphone array includes generating first audio signals representative of sounds emanating from an environment and captured with an array of microphones of an ear-mountable listening device; identifying a characteristic human behavior having at least one of a typical head orientation or a typical head motion associated with the characteristic human behavior by monitoring sensors mounted in fixed relation to the array of microphones; determining a rotational position of the array of microphones relative to the ear based at least in part upon identifying the characteristic human behavior; applying a rotational correction to the first audio signals to generate a second audio signal, wherein the rotational correction is based at least in part upon the rotational position; and driving a speaker of the ear-mountable listening device with the second audio signal to output audio into an ear. |
| US11388502B1 |
In-ear device with personalized aesthetics
An in-ear device is disclosed that comprises an earbud and a decorative article. A head portion of the earbud has an ear canal insert portion, first end of which is coupled with an ear plug. A faceplate of the earbud having first planar region which is traversely extended from second end of the ear canal insert portion to an area that is proximate to outer boundary of the first planar region. A second planar region of the faceplate corresponds to mounting region having recess portion adapted to house first metal coupling plate. The decorative article is detachable from the mounting region and has second metal coupling plate. At least one of first metal coupling plate and second metal coupling plate is magnetic material. The first metal coupling plate is complementarily sized and shaped to magnetically couple with second metal coupling plate when placed in proximity to first metal coupling plate. |
| US11388500B2 |
Methods and devices for occluding an ear canal having a predetermined filter characteristic
Occlusion devices, earpiece devices and methods of forming occlusion devices are provided. An occlusion device is configured to occlude an ear canal. The occlusion device includes an insertion element and at least one expandable element disposed on the insertion element. The expandable element is configured to receive a medium via the insertion element and is configured to expand, responsive to the medium, to contact the ear canal. Physical parameters of the occlusion device are selected to produce a predetermined sound attenuation characteristic over a frequency band, such that sound is attenuated more in a first frequency range of the frequency band than in a second frequency range of the frequency band. |
| US11388499B2 |
Universal adjustable ear tip
An audio device for insertion into an ear canal of a user that includes an adjustable ear tip. The ear tip is formed by a sleeve disposed on a body of the audio device with a first end of the sleeve coupled to an output end of the body. In a retracted state, the sleeve lies alongside an exterior surface of the body. Movement of the second end relative to the body moves the second end axially along the body and flexes the sleeve radially outward away from the body. An extent of movement of the second end is selectable to provide a radial dimension of the sleeve and thus the ear tip that provides a suitable fit of the audio device with a user's ear canal. |
| US11388495B2 |
Data processing method and apparatus for passive optical network system, and passive optical network system
A data processing method and apparatus for a Passive Optical Network (PON) system and a PON system, the method including: a first partial bandwidth is allocated to a first Optical Network Unit (ONU) within a first time window, the first ONU having completed registration and being in a working state; and a first data frame from the first ONU is received within a time corresponding to the first partial bandwidth, and a second data frame from a second ONU is detected within the first time window, the second ONU having not completed registration. |
| US11388492B2 |
Flat, highly connected optical network for data center switch connectivity
A flat data center network includes a plurality of switches each including a first plurality of server facing ports connected to a first set of servers, and a plurality of network facing ports connected to other switches of the plurality of switches, wherein the plurality of switches are interconnected via corresponding network facing ports in a semi-structured random network architecture that enables additional servers to be added to the flat data center network during operation while maintaining random interconnect. |
| US11388483B2 |
Interaction overlay on video content
In this application, methods of facilitating serving advertisements to users are described. Methods of the inventive subject matter allow for delivery of advertisement videos, both in the form of commercials and in the form of product placement, such that users can interact with one or more buttons that are included in an interactive overlay on the advertisement video. Buttons in an interactive overlay can prompt a user to provide an input to a client to bring about a desired effect, e.g., to make a purchase or to request more information. Interaction with a button does not cause an interruption in any video content that includes an interactive overlay prompting a user for input. |
| US11388481B2 |
Media content search results ranked by popularity
Media content search results ranked by popularity is described. In embodiment(s), a search request for television media content can be initiated by a viewer, and television media content that is relevant to the search request can be identified. The relevant television media content can then be ranked based on a popularity rating and the relevant television media content can be displayed in an ordered list that is ordered by popularity rankings. |
| US11388479B2 |
Display apparatus for processing multiple applications and method for controlling the same
A television having an Internet browsing function including a network interface configured to access a webpage on the Internet; a display module; a memory configured to store a URL of the accessed webpage; a user interface configured to receive a command signal from a remote controller; and a controller configured to control the display module to display a broadcast program in a first area, in which the broadcast program is received via the network interface, an external device interface or a tuner, control the display module to display a thumbnail list in a second area while displaying the broadcast program in the first area, wherein the thumbnail list includes a captured image of the accessed webpage, and the second area is within the first area, and control the display module to display a webpage corresponding to the accessed webpage based on the URL stored in the memory in response to a command signal for selecting the captured image of the accessed webpage. |
| US11388478B2 |
Display apparatus, content displaying method, and non-transitory recording medium
A display apparatus includes a display controller that displays, on the basis of a display schedule, content included in distribution data distributed from a content distribution apparatus. The display apparatus determines whether or not content that matches the replacement rule is included in the distribution data. When displaying content included in the distribution data on the basis of the display schedule, if it is determined that content that matches the replacement rule is included in the distribution data, the display apparatus replaces the content with the replacement content and displays the replacement content. |
| US11388476B2 |
Block partitioning method and apparatus
A method of visual media processing includes performing, based at least in part on a rule for using an extended quadtree (EQT) partitioning process, a conversion between a current block of visual media data and a corresponding coded representation of the visual media data, wherein the EQT partitioning process includes partitioning a given block into exactly four sub-blocks, at least one of which has a size different from half of a width of the given block times half of a height of the given block; and wherein the rule specifies that if the rule is used for partitioning the current block, then each subblock is further split in accordance with a binary tree (BT) partitioning process or a second EQT partitioning process, and further wherein, both the BT process and the second EQT partitioning process have tree depths that meet a pre-defined relationship. |
| US11388470B2 |
Set-top box with enhanced behavioral controls and system and method for use of same
A set-top box with enhanced behavioral controls and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectedly includes a television input, a television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may pair with an electronic door locking apparatus coupled to a door that is room-collocated with the set-top box in a hospitality establishment. The set-top box may then receive a status signal from the electronic door locking apparatus relative to the open/closed status of the door and locked/unlocked status of the door. |
| US11388467B1 |
Media content distribution platform
Methods and systems may provide media content via retail display devices and/or portable electronic devices to assist consumers in retail environments. Potentially relevant media content may be intelligently obtained, stored, and/or distributed based on a number of considerations to ensure that relevant content will be available for a variety of consumers having a variety of retail needs. Through specific techniques described herein, the methods and systems herein may overcome technological and logistical challenges associated with distributing content among computing devices that are often limited in computing capabilities. Furthermore, the methods and system herein may provide media content in a manner that promotes authors who create and share media content via social media services. |
| US11388461B2 |
Methods and apparatus for providing virtual content over a network
Methods and apparatus for selecting, purchasing and delivering content to users of a network so that the user has “virtual” ownership of and access to the content, thereby obviating the need for physical media (e.g., DVDs or CDs). In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network, and on-demand (OD) sessions or broadcast modes are used to deliver the virtual content stored at the head-end (or hub site) to the requesting owner. The purchased content is associated with one or more users when stored, thereby providing the owner(s) unlimited access thereto, without the costs and effort associated with renting/purchasing and maintaining DVDs. The content may also comprise new release content, which would otherwise not be available over the network at that time but for the purchase and delivery mechanisms of the invention. Various other complementary features for enhancing the user's virtual ownership experience are also disclosed. |
| US11388455B2 |
Method and apparatus for morphing multiple video streams into single video stream
A method of morphing multiple video streams into a single video stream is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving video streams at an encoding device, each multiple video stream is formed by video frames; encoding the video frames for each video stream at multiple bitrates to form multiple resolution qualities for each video stream; and combining streams for the multiple resolution qualities of the video streams to form a video bunch frame stream. An apparatus for morphing multiple video streams into a single video stream is also provided. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions is also provided. When executed by a computer or processor, the program instructions cause the apparatus to perform the method. |
| US11388454B2 |
Publishing a disparate live media output stream manifest that includes one or more media segments corresponding to key events
Provided are a system and method for publishing a disparate live media output stream manifest that includes one or more media segments corresponding to key events. The system comprises one or more processors that generate a programming schedule, based on a synchronization of one or more disparate sub-systems in the system, includes one or more key events that occurred from a starting point until a current live point in a live input stream. Further, a reference clock provides a reference time to synchronize the one or more disparate sub-systems. Based on the programming schedule, one or more processors insert the current live point and one or more media segments corresponding to the one or more key events that occurred prior to the current live point included in a live input stream manifest into a disparate live media output stream manifest, which is further published based on the insertion. |
| US11388453B2 |
Method for processing live-streaming interaction video and server
A method for processing a live-streaming interaction video comprises sending a data transmission request to a first anchor terminal and a second anchor terminal in response to a response message from the first anchor terminal; receiving first live-streaming data, first interaction information, second live-streaming data and second interaction information; acquiring target live-streaming data by fusing the first live-streaming data, the first interaction information, the second live-streaming data with the second interaction information; and sending the target live-streaming data to multiple audience terminals. |
| US11388452B2 |
Dynamic custom interstitial transition videos for video streaming services
A device receives a base video that includes an area in frames of the base video reserved for being overlaid with metadata. The device determines a first set of videos to be played next for a particular user. A selection of the first set of videos is based on a second set of videos associated with the particular user. The device receives metadata for the first set of videos and populates an executable presentation template for the base video with a set of extracted metadata. The device plays the base video and synchronizes execution of the populated presentation template with the playing of the base video to overlay the reserved area of the frames with the set of metadata to create a custom interstitial transition video that informs the particular user about the videos to be played next. |
| US11388451B2 |
Method and system for enabling data-rich interactive television using broadcast database
A database is packed up for broadcast over an iTV system by packaging, compressing, and streaming the database via one or more carousels. The packing up process creates one or more data modules, each including record sets, and one or more modules containing computer-readable instructions for resolving queries using the record sets. These modules, along with a table of contents module that includes descriptions of how the data modules are composed and interfaces to the modules containing the computer-readable instructions, are downloaded at a set top box in order to resolve queries from television users and/or other applications. Thereafter, the computer-readable instructions are executed to resolve the queries. When available, the results produced by executing the query may be displayed on a television. Information regarding the queries may be used to modify the packing up and/or broadcast processes. |
| US11388440B2 |
Method and apparatus for a low complexity transform unit partitioning structure for HEVC
A method and apparatus for a low complexity transform unit partitioning structure for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). The method includes determining prediction unit size of a coding unit, and setting the size of transform unit size of Y, U and V according to the prediction unit size of the coding unit. |
| US11388434B2 |
Reducing computational complexity when video encoding uses bi-predictively encoded frames
Several techniques aimed at reducing computational complexity when encoding uses bi-predictively encoded frames (B-frames) are implemented in a video encoder. In an embodiment, B-frames are not used as reference frames for encoding P-frames and other B-frames. Non-use of B-frames allows a de-blocking filter used in the video encoder to be switched off when reconstructing encoded B-frames, and use of a lower complexity filter for fractional-resolution motion search for B-frames. In another embodiment, cost functions used in motion estimation for B-frames are simplified to reduce computational complexity. In one more embodiment, fractional pixel refinement in motion search for B-frames is simplified. In yet another embodiment, predictors used in motion estimation for a macro-block in a P-frame are selected from a B-frame that uses a same reference frame as the P-frame. |
| US11388431B2 |
Imaging apparatus and imaging system
A modulator has a first grating pattern, and a second grating pattern having a phase shifted from the first grating pattern; a sensor processor receives a first image signal outputted by the first grating pattern, and a second image signal outputted by the second grating pattern; a difference processor calculates a difference between the first image signal and the second image signal; and a compression processor 3005 contains information that indicates a range of the difference to first compression image data. Those make it possible to reduce a data amount of images capable of focus adjustment etc. from later, and to lead to reduction in costs of a storage apparatus. |
| US11388429B2 |
Decoder and decoding method
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a decoder includes memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to split a current picture into tiles, generate a slice having a rectangular shape and located at a lower-right corner of the current picture, the slice including at least a part of a tile among the tiles, generate first information on a region of the slice with header information, the header information not including information identical to the first information, and decode the slice with the first information. |
| US11388428B2 |
Video decoding method and video decoder
The present disclosure discloses a video decoding method and a video decoder. The method includes: parsing coding tree split information to obtain a current node; determining coordinates of an upper-left corner of a region covered by a current quantization group based on a depth N of the current node; obtaining a QP delta of a current CU in the region covered by the current quantization group; and obtaining a reconstructed picture of the current CU based on the QP delta of the current CU. |
| US11388426B2 |
Decoder for playing big frames
The decode time of big frames may be reduced by starting big frame decoding much earlier than normal decoding order. In a multi-threaded decoder, decoding one frame can be divided into several stages and stages of different frames can run in parallel like a pipeline. The first stage may be the token parser which is the most time consuming among all the stages because it is sensitive to bitstream size. If one or more stages of big frame decoding can be done much earlier than normal decoding order, the decode time spent exclusively on the big frame (not including the time shared with other frame decoding) may be much less in some embodiments. In this way, big frame decoding time may be reduced and in addition, depending on how big the big frame is, the decoder control can control how early to start decoding, so that frame drops caused by big frames can be reduced or eliminated. |
| US11388422B2 |
Encoder, a decoder and corresponding methods related to intra prediction mode
A method of coding implemented by a decoding device or an encoding device, comprising obtaining indication information for a luma position (cbWidth/2, cbHeight/2) of a current coding block, relative to a top-left luma sample postion (xCb, yCb) of the current coding block; setting a value of a luma intra prediction mode associated with the current coding block to a first default value, when the indication information indicates that a Matrix-based Intra Prediction (MIP) is applied for the luma component at the luma position (cbWidth/2, cbHeight/2), relative to the top-left luma sample postion (xCb, yCb) of the current coding block; and obtaining a value of a chroma intra prediction mode based on the value of the luma intra prediction mode of the current coding block. |
| US11388418B2 |
Video signal processing method and device
A method of video decoding according to the present invention may comprise determining an intra prediction mode of a current block, determining a DC value using reference samples adjacent to the current block when the intra prediction mode of the current block is a DC mode, and deriving a prediction sample of the current block based on the DC value. |
| US11388416B2 |
Video compression using deep generative models
Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to methods and apparatus for compressing video content using deep generative models. One example method generally includes receiving video content for compression. The received video content is generally encoded into a latent code space through an auto-encoder, which may be implemented by a first artificial neural network. A compressed version of the encoded video content is generally generated through a trained probabilistic model, which may be implemented by a second artificial neural network, and output for transmission. |
| US11388415B2 |
Substitutional end-to-end video coding
A method of video encoding at a video encoder can include receiving a picture, and determining a substitutional representation of the picture by performing an optimization process to tune elements of the substitutional representation of the picture to optimize a rate-distortion performance of coding the substitutional representation of the picture based on an end-to-end (E2E) optimized framework. The E2E optimized framework can be an artificial neural network (ANN) based video coding framework that is pretrained. The substitutional representation of the picture can be encoded to generate a bitstream. |
| US11388413B1 |
Fast encoding parameter selection for convex hull video encoding
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include downsampling and encoding one or more video segments into a plurality of encoded segments with a first encoder using a plurality of encoding parameter value sets and decoding and upsampling the plurality of encoded segments to a plurality of decoded segments at an original resolution of the one or more video segments. The method may also include determining, based on analyzing the plurality of decoded segments, an optimal encoding parameter value set for the one or more video segments. The method may further include encoding the one or more video segments with a second encoder using the optimal encoding parameter value set. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US11388408B2 |
Interpolation of reshaping functions
Methods and systems for generating an interpolated reshaping function for the efficient coding of high-dynamic range images are provided. The interpolated reshaping function is constructed based on a set of pre-computed basis reshaping functions. Interpolation schemes are derived for pre-computed basis reshaping functions represented as look-up tables, multi-segment polynomials, or matrices of coefficients in a multivariate, multi-regression representation. Encoders and decoders using asymmetric reshaping and interpolated reshaping functions for mobile applications are also presented. |
| US11388405B2 |
Content aware scheduling in a HEVC decoder operating on a multi-core processor platform
A method is provided for decoding an encoded video stream on a processor having a plurality of processing cores includes receiving and examining a video stream to identify any macroscopic constructs present therein that support parallel processing. Decoding of the video stream is divided into a plurality of decoding functions. The plurality of decoding functions is scheduled for decoding the video stream in a dynamic manner based on availability of any macroscopic constructs that have been identified and then based on a number of bytes used to encode each block into which each picture of the video stream is partitioned. Each of the decoding functions is dispatched to the plurality of processing cores in accordance with the scheduling. |
| US11388404B2 |
Context design for prediction mode and CBF
A method of controlling intra-inter prediction for decoding or encoding of a video sequence, is performed by at least one processor. The method includes determining whether a neighboring block of a current block is coded by an intra-inter prediction mode, and based on the neighboring block being determined to be coded by the intra-inter prediction mode, performing intra mode coding of the current block, using an intra prediction mode associated with the intra-inter prediction mode, setting a prediction mode flag associated with the neighboring block, deriving a context value, based on the set prediction mode flag associated with the neighboring block, and using the derived context value, performing entropy coding of a prediction mode flag associated with the current block that indicates that the current block is intra coded. |
| US11388402B2 |
Position dependent spatial varying transform for video coding
A mechanism for position dependent spatial varying transform (SVT) for video coding. A prediction block and a corresponding transformed residual block are received at a decoder. A type of spatial varying transform (SVT) employed to generate the transformed residual block is determined. A position of the SVT relative to the transformed residual block is also determined. An inverse of the SVT is applied to the transformed residual block to reconstruct a reconstructed residual block. The reconstructed residual block is then combined with the prediction block to reconstruct an image block. |
| US11388390B2 |
Wearable electronic device on head
Disclosed is an electronic device according to the present invention. The electronic device according to the present invention may open and close pinholes formed in the electronic device, depending on whether an image is output to a display panel. The electronic device according to the present invention may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a device related to a 5G service, and the like. |
| US11388387B2 |
Imaging system and synchronization control method
An imaging system includes first and second light source devices configured to irradiate a subject with lights having different wavelength bands, first and second imaging devices configured to image the subject, and first and second video processing devices configured to process an imaged video of the subject imaged by either of the corresponding imaging devices and to output the processed video to an output unit. The first and second light source devices alternately perform lighting in synchronization with a frame period of the imaged video or an integer multiple thereof based on a genlock signal. The first imaging device performs imaging in synchronization with the lighting of each of the first and second light source devices. The second imaging device performs imaging in synchronization with the lighting of each of the first and second light source devices. |
| US11388384B2 |
Methods and apparatus for receiving and/or using reduced resolution images
Methods and apparatus for using selective resolution reduction on images to be transmitted and/or used by a playback device are described. Prior to transmission one or more images of an environment are captured. Based on image content, motion detection and/or user input a resolution reduction operation is selected and performed. The reduced resolution image is communicated to a playback device along with information indicating a UV map corresponding to the selected resolution allocation that should be used by the playback device for rendering the communicated image. By changing the resolution allocation used and which UV map is used by the playback device different resolution allocations can be made with respect to different portions of the environment while allowing the number of pixels in transmitted images to remain constant. The playback device renders the individual images with the UV map corresponding to the resolution allocation used to generate the individual images. |
| US11388380B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and image capturing method
In a high speed image capturing state, a camera signal processing circuit is not needed to perform a signal process at a high screen rate, but at a regular screen rate. In the high speed image capturing mode, raw data of 240 fps received from an image sensor 101 are recorded on a recording device 111 through a conversion processing section 201 and a recording device controlling circuit 210. Raw data that have been decimated and size-converted are supplied to a camera signal processing circuit 203 through a pre-processing circuit 202 and an image being captured is displayed on a display section 112 with a signal for which a camera process has been performed. In a reproducing state, raw data are read from the recording device 111 at a low screen rate according to a display performance of the display section 112 and the raw data that have been read are processed are processed by the pre-processing circuit 202 and the camera signal processing circuit 203 and a reproduced image is displayed by the display section 112. |
| US11388379B2 |
Motor vehicle with display device having a projector on the rear side of a projection area
Information that can be seen from the front side is projected onto the rear side of a projection area by a projector in a motor vehicle. The size of the projection area is variable by moving portions of a screen. |
| US11388377B2 |
Display device and projection device
The display device includes a light source unit that emits light, a first display element, and a second display element. The display device further includes a light separating and synthesizing member that separates the light emitted from the light source unit into first light and second light having different wavelength regions, emits the first light toward the first display element, emits the second light toward the second display element, and synthesizes the first light that has been reflected and modulated by the first display element and the second light that has been reflected and modulated by the second display element. The display device further includes a light absorbing member that covers a part of the first display element. The light absorbing member absorbs a part of the modulated second light reflected by the second display element and directed toward the first display element. |
| US11388375B2 |
Method for calibrating image capturing sensor consisting of at least one sensor camera, using time coded patterned target
A method for calibrating an image capturing sensor including at least one sensor camera using a time coded pattern target including: displaying the target on a flat screen display, displaying a pattern sequence on the display and capturing the pattern sequence by the at least one sensor camera as a sequence of a camera images, performing an association between pixels of the target and captured image points of the camera images for at least one fixed position of the display in space or respectively for at least two different positions of the display in space, performing the calibration through corresponding points, performing a gamma correction wherein a gamma curve of the display is captured and corrected in any position of the display and/or in addition to capturing the pattern sequence in any position of the display by the at least one sensor camera before displaying the target. |
| US11388374B2 |
Transmitters and receivers for transmission of video and other signals by fiber optic cable
In a video signal transmission system using fiber optic cable, an improved optical transceiver module (fiber module) having integrated video signal processing capabilities can be used in video signal transmitters for video sources, video signal receivers for display devices, or video switching devices. The improved fiber module has a form factor complying with the Small Form-factor Pluggable standard, and a standard optical fiber connector. In addition to an optical transceiver, the improved fiber modules includes a ¼ inch signal processing chip programmed to perform video signal processing. The mainboard of the video signal transmitter or receiver or the video switching device has additional signal processing chips for processing non-video signals such as audio, data, network, RS-232, and IR remote control signals, but they do not perform video signal processing. Another embodiment is a fiber optic cable with an electrical signal connector module that integrates a video signal processing chip. |
| US11388369B2 |
Video device and control method for video device
A video device includes: a first video signal terminal to which a video signal cable for transmitting a video signal is detachably connected; a second video signal terminal which is of the same shape as that of the first video signal terminal, and to which the video signal cable is detachably connected; a detection unit which detects a predetermined state in the first video signal terminal and the second video signal terminal; a first video signal switch which connects the first video signal terminal to either an input unit or an output unit; a second video signal switch which connects the second video signal terminal to either the input unit or the output unit; and a control unit which controls a connection state of the first video signal switch and a connection state of the second video signal switch according to a detection result of the detection unit. |
| US11388367B2 |
Methods and apparatus for automatic media file transcoding
Methods and apparatus are provided for automatically transcoding media files. An exemplary method comprises obtaining an input media file having an input file format and encoded with a codec of a first type; automatically determining output media file formats for transcoding the input media file based on statistics of previously transcoded files and statistics of trending media formats for previously downloaded files; transcoding the input media file into transcoded output media files using a codec of a second type to obtain the determined output media file formats; and generating metadata for each of said plurality of transcoded output media files, wherein said metadata is stored in memory as a media catalogue separately from said one or more transcoded output media files. |
| US11388366B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, control method, and computer-readable storage medium
An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, first information representing image analysis processing executable by the device, and output information based on the obtained first information and second information representing image analysis processing executable by the image capturing apparatus. |
| US11388364B2 |
Method for automatic triggering of a direct delayed mode
A method for the automatic triggering of a direct delayed mode by a decoder unit, includes reading, by a reading system of the decoder unit, into a favourites memory of the decoder unit, a favourite programmes recording list, a favourite programme recording including at least a start time and a broadcast channel identifier, filtering the favourite programmes recordings list according to a temporal criterion for selecting recordings which correspond to favourite programmes which commence less than a predetermined first period after a current date, for each selected recording, allocating direct delayed mode resources, these resources including at least one receiver and a delayed mode memory for triggering a direct delayed mode. |
| US11388360B2 |
Imaging device and electronic device
An imaging device that facilitates pooling processing.A pixel region includes a plurality of pooling modules and an output circuit, the pooling module includes a pooling circuit and a comparison module, the pooling circuit includes a plurality of pixels and an arithmetic circuit, and the comparison module includes a plurality of comparison circuits and a determination circuit. The pixel can obtain a first signal through photoelectric conversion, and can multiply the first signal by a given scaling factor to generate a second signal. The pooling circuit adds a plurality of second signals in the arithmetic circuit to generate a third signal, the comparison module compares a plurality of third signals and outputs the largest third signal to the determination circuit, and the determination circuit determines the largest third signal and binarizes it to generate a fourth signal. In the imaging device, the pooling module performs pooling processing in accordance with the number of pixels and outputs data obtained by the pooling processing. |
| US11388359B2 |
Systems and methods for implementing time delay integration imaging techniques in conjunction with distinct imaging regions on a monolithic charge-coupled device image sensor
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement TDI imaging techniques in conjunction with monolithic CCD image sensors having multiple distinct imaging regions, where TDI imaging techniques can be separately implemented with respect to each distinct imaging region. In many embodiments, the distinct imaging regions are defined by color filters or color filter patterns (e.g. a Bayer filter pattern); and data from the distinct imaging regions can be read out concurrently (or else sequentially and/or nearly concurrently). A camera system can include: a CCD image sensor including a plurality of pixels that define at least two distinct imaging regions, where pixels within each imaging region operate in unison to image a scene differently than at least one other distinct imaging region. In addition, the camera system is operable in a time-delay integration mode whereby time delay-integration imaging techniques are imposed with respect to each distinct imaging region. |
| US11388358B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, image capturing system, moving object, and circuit chip
An image capturing apparatus includes a first chip and a second chip which are laminated together. The first chip includes effective pixels disposed in a first row across a plurality of columns, and an optical black pixel disposed in the first row. The second chip includes an AD conversion unit configured to perform an AD conversion on a signal output from the optical black pixel. The AD conversion unit includes a part overlapping, as seen in plan view, with the optical black pixel. |
| US11388356B1 |
AI fusion pixel sensor using memristors
Technologies relating to AI fusion pixel sensor for MLP using active pixel sensors with memristors are disclosed. An example apparatus includes: many of active pixel sensors, wherein each active pixel sensors includes: a photodiode configured to receive image signal; a transfer gate; a selector controller; a reset controller; a voltage readout end; a first 1T1R cell, a second 1T1R cell, and a third 1T1R cell connected to the voltage readout end; and a first current readout end, a second current readout end, and a third current readout end connected to the first 1T1R cell, the second 1T1R cell, and the third 1T1R cell respectively; a first total current readout end, a second total current readout end, and a third total current readout end, whose total current equals the sum of the currents of all current readout ends in each active pixel sensors. |
| US11388354B2 |
Backup-camera-system-based, on-demand video player
A backup-camera-system-based, on-demand video player includes at least one video signal input port, driver interface means operable to receive from a driver information about the driver's selection of a video signal input port from the at least one video signal input port, and a controller operable to receive the information from the driver interface means, determining the video signal input port selected by the driver, making a connection between the video signal input port to a back-camera input port of a backup camera system, and sending a reverse gear engaged signal to a reverse gear port of the backup camera system. The drive accesses a video signal connected to the selected video signal port on a display monitor of the backup camera system. |
| US11388353B2 |
Control apparatus, control method, and storage medium
A control apparatus for stitch imaging makes a first determination, or a second determination, and a display control unit configured to control a display of a display unit according to whether the determination made by the determination unit is the first determination or the second determination. |
| US11388352B2 |
Camera array
A plurality of outward-facing cameras, arranged in nodal clusters surrounding and mounted to the top plate of a plate structure, with the plate structure having an elevated platform for an additional upward-facing camera. The nodal clusters and the configuration of clusters on the top plate enable overlaps in coverage between clusters and more informationally dense coverage within each cluster. |
| US11388351B1 |
Systems and methods for gate-based vehicle image capture
A gate-based vehicle image capture system for analyzing vehicle image data is presented. The system may include a portable imaging gate apparatus configured to capture vehicle image data of a vehicle. The portable imaging gate apparatus may include a plurality of imaging assemblies positioned at a plurality of viewing angles. The system may further include an external processing server configured to receive the vehicle image data from the portable imaging gate apparatus. The external processing server may also analyze the vehicle image data to identify a plurality of vehicle features, and determine a first vehicle feature from the plurality of vehicle features. The first vehicle feature may be related to a vehicle incident. The system may also include a provider server configured to receive the first vehicle feature from the external processing server, and update an aspect of a risk evaluation based on the first vehicle feature. |
| US11388349B2 |
Imaging device that generates multiple-exposure image data
An imaging device including a pixel, and a controller that sets a sensitivity of the pixel according to an external signal, where the external signal includes sound, vibration or inclination. |
| US11388344B2 |
Camera tilting mechanism for displays with corner chamfers
System and method for enabling capturing of multiple images from a display device in which one or more image capturing devices disposed, at least partially, in the display device are controllably oriented to capture one or more views of a subject for combining (e.g., via optical tiling of captured image data) into a composite view. |
| US11388336B2 |
Horizontal calibration method and system for panoramic image or video, and portable terminal
The present invention provides a horizontal calibration method and system for a panoramic image or video, and a portable terminal. The method comprises: receiving images or video frames of two circles after being imaged by two cameras having opposite photographing directions; obtaining a horizontal calibration matrix during photographing; and pasting, according to the horizontal calibration matrix, the images or video frames of the two circles to a left hemispherical curved surface and a right hemispherical curved surface of a spherical panoramic mathematical model in a UV mapping manner, respectively so that the panoramic images or video frames pasted in the spherical panoramic mathematical model are horizontal. According to the present invention, when an image or a video frame photographed by a panoramic camera is not horizontal, the panoramic image or the video frame pasted in a spherical panoramic mathematical model is still horizontal. |
| US11388331B2 |
Image capture apparatus and control method thereof
An image capture apparatus that detects a position of a gazed point in an image based on a line of sight of a user is disclosed. The image capture apparatus also detects at least one characteristic area from the image and sets a determination area to each characteristic area having a size that is greater than or equal to a predetermined lower limit value. Then the image capture apparatus selects the characteristic area corresponding to a determination area including the position of the gazed point. |
| US11388330B1 |
Method for tracking target objects in a specific space, and device using the same
A method for tracking one or more objects in a specific space is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) inputting original images of the specific space taken from camera to an obfuscation network and instructing the obfuscation network to obfuscate the original images to generate obfuscated images such that the obfuscated images are not identifiable as the original images by a human but the obfuscated images are identifiable as the original images by a learning network; (b) inputting the obfuscated images into the learning network, and instructing the learning network to detect obfuscated target objects, corresponding to target objects to be tracked, in the obfuscated images, to thereby output information on the obfuscated target objects; and (c) tracking the obfuscated target objects in the specific space by referring to the information on the obfuscated target objects. |
| US11388318B1 |
Monitoring device
A monitoring device is provided in the disclosure, including a body, and a control circuit board, a camera component, a motion detection component and a power supply component. The control circuit board is electrically connected with the camera component, the motion detection component and the power supply component respectively, and the motion detection component is electrically connected with the power component. The control circuit board is awaken based on a detection result of the motion detection component, the control circuit board drives the camera component to make a camera shooting after being awaken, and power supplied by the power supply component to the awakened control circuit board and the camera component is a second power. A vertical angle of the camera component is adjusted by the manual adjustment mechanism, and a low power consumption mode can be realized by the motion detection component, thus saving resources. |
| US11388317B1 |
Video camera with alignment feature
A video camera comprises a housing (102) configured of a top housing portion (104), a mid-housing portion (106) and a bottom housing portion (108). The top housing portion is configured as a circular and rounded exterior contoured wall (110) having an exterior recessed feature (112) formed along an edge (114). The mid-housing portion (106) is formed of an IR window ring (116) having an alignment tab (118) extending therefrom, the alignment tab being aligned and recessed within the exterior recessed feature (112) of the rounded exterior contoured wall (110) of the top housing portion (104), and the bottom housing portion (108) providing a camera dome (120) seated within and protruding from the IR window ring (116). |
| US11388316B2 |
Image capture apparatus
An image capture apparatus includes: an image capture unit provided at the front of a vehicle and capturing images in front of the vehicle; a cover accommodating the image capture unit and having an opening located in front of a lens of the image capture unit; and a shield portion extending from an edge of the opening toward the inside of the cover and shielding at least part of a region between the edge of the opening and the image capture unit. The shield portion includes: a side rib extending rearward in a front-rear direction of the vehicle from a side edge of the opening in an inner surface of the cover; and a lower rib extending rearward in the front-rear direction of the vehicle from a lower edge of the opening in the inner surface of the cover. |
| US11388313B2 |
Method and system for improving the print quality
In a first aspect, the invention relates to a method for improving an image quality when printing an electronic image file by a user, the method comprising (a) receiving an original electronic image file from a user, (b) generating a modified electronic image file, and (c) providing the modified image file to the user. In particular, other printing data are also received from the user, which printing data comprise at least a printer model and optionally a firmware version according to a non-limiting embodiment, in which the modified image file is generated taking into account said printer data. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a computer-implemented system. |
| US11388307B2 |
Computer readable recording medium, information processing apparatus, and information processing method
An information processing apparatus includes: a data sharing unit configured to cause an application selected as a data output destination to process data which is output by an application which is a data output source; a process-object-data generation control unit configured to generate process object data in one of a first format and a second format based on image data acquired by an image information interface from an image information source; and an application-information display unit configured to display identification images for identifying applications which the data sharing unit can select as the data output destination if the data sharing unit is to process either data of the first format or data of the second format. |
| US11388303B2 |
Printing apparatus capable of counting the number of times of printing, method for controlling printing apparatus, and storage medium
If the printing protocol associated with a received print job is not an internet printing protocol, the number of times of printing is counted for each type of printing protocol. If the printing protocol associated with a received print job is an internet printing protocol, the number of times of printing is counted while distinguishing a transmission source application by identifying a transmission source application. |
| US11388301B2 |
Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire biological information on a user while an operation related to a process is performed, and output information that suggests setting for the process in a case where the biological information indicates a peaceful psychological state. |
| US11388298B2 |
Image forming apparatus and control method therefor
An image forming apparatus sets a setting value about an operation of a first application, and executes the first application with use of the set setting value. The image forming apparatus holds a setting value for a library which is used when a function of the first application is provided as the library, and changes the set setting value to the held setting value for the library when the function of the first application is provided as the library. |
| US11388297B2 |
Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a display controller. When a reduced image of a document and an accompanying image placed in the area surrounding the reduced image are presented, the display controller performs display control in such a manner that a selection image indicating that the reduced image is selected is presented in a different form in accordance with the accompanying image. |
| US11388296B2 |
Image scanning apparatus
A visibility adjusting unit (22) displays on the display device (15a) a user interface to specify a visibility level, detects with the input device (15b) a user operation performed to the user interface such that the user operating specifies a visibility level, determines the visibility level based on the detected user operation, and converts the determined visibility level to a resolution in accordance with a predetermined conversion rule. The scan control unit (21) specifies to the image scanning unit (11) the resolution obtained in the conversion performed by the visibility adjusting unit (22) and causes the image scanning unit (11) to generate image data of the document image, and converts the generated image data to image data of a specified data type. |
| US11388292B2 |
Monitoring voice-over-IP performance over the internet
Techniques for monitoring Voice-over-IP (VoIP) network services over the Internet are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system, process, and/or computer program product for monitoring and/or troubleshooting VoIP network services over the Internet includes performing VoIP call initiation testing using a source agent and a target agent; performing synthetic VoIP call quality testing using the source agent and the target agent over the Internet; and generating a report based on the VoIP call initiation testing and the synthetic VoIP call quality testing over the Internet. |
| US11388287B2 |
IMS emergency session handling
It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if an invitation to an emergency session of an anonymous user is received from an internet protocol address; checking, if the invitation is received, if an identity of a user is correlated to the internet protocol address; replacing, if the internet protocol address is correlated to the identity of the user, the identification of the anonymous user in the invitation by the identity of the user; forwarding the invitation comprising the identity of the user. |
| US11388286B2 |
System and method for handling unwanted telephone calls
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for handling unwanted telephone calls. In one aspect, an exemplary method comprises, intercepting a call request for a call from a terminal device of a calling party to a terminal device of a called party, generating a call recording containing media data transmitted within a connection established by the intercepted call request, determining attributes of the generated call recording, classifying the call as an unwanted call based on the determined attributes, wherein the classification is performed by a classifier trained on previously collected unwanted calls, and wherein the call is classified as unwanted when the attributes belong to an unwanted call class that is known, and handling the call in accordance with the classification of the call, the handling including at least securing information of the call. |
| US11388284B2 |
Process for real-time data exchange
A process for real-time data exchange allows for sharing data, including metadata such as user data and phone data, between multiple handsets so that handsets may automatically display such data upon initiation or establishment of a telephone call, and in some arrangements throughout the life of the call. In this way, the need for subsequent data transmissions is reduced or eliminated, making bandwidth usage more efficient and conserving battery power. |
| US11388283B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating records from communication data
Various embodiments concern obtaining communication data and generating activity logs. More specifically, communication data such as contact information and call time associated with communications are obtained. The obtained data is then used to generate a report including the time, duration, and project or client associated with communication. Thus, an activity log is automatically generated using the communication data. |
| US11388279B2 |
Providing audio announcement to called parties
The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer-readable medium for providing audio announcement of communications to a called party in a communication network. The method includes receiving communication from a calling party and performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection based on an identifier of at least one of the calling party and the called party. The information comprises one or more audio files. The method then provides the audio announcement to a called party based on the audio files. |
| US11388277B2 |
Electronic device including interposer
An interposer and an electronic device including an interposer are provided. The interposer includes a multi-conductive member. The multi-conductive member includes an insulation member, a first conductive member that is disposed inside the insulation member and electrically transmits a designated signal or a designated power; and a ground member that surrounds the insulation member. |
| US11388275B2 |
Electronic device and camera movement assembly
An electronic device according to an embodiment includes a camera movement assembly configured to move a camera module between the inside and the outside of a housing. The camera movement assembly includes a camera connection portion which has a connection part connected to the camera module and is capable of moving between a first position at which the camera module is stored in the housing and a second position at which the camera module protrudes outs of the housing, a push portion which is driven to push the camera connection portion to be moved from the first position to the second position when the camera connection portion is at the first position and is driven to be separated from the camera connection portion when the camera connection portion is at the second position, a restoring member which provides a restoration force to the camera connection portion to return the camera connection portion from the second position to the first position, and a locking portion which restricts a position movement of the camera connection portion when the camera connection portion is at the second position. When the camera module protrudes out of the housing, the camera connection portion is maintained by the locking portion at the second position, and a space may exist between the camera connection portion and the push portion. |
| US11388273B2 |
Achieving atomicity in a chain of microservices
An approach is provided in which a microservice fabric controller initiates a call flow that includes a set of transactions through a microservices chain that includes a set of microservices. The microservice fabric controller detects a transaction failure at one of the microservices that is positioned in the microservices chain subsequent to at least one successful microservice. In turn, the microservice fabric controller retries the transaction on the failed microservice without disrupting the previously successful microservice. |
| US11388272B2 |
Technologies for network packet processing between cloud and telecommunications networks
Technologies for network packet processing between cloud and telecommunications networks includes a network computing device which includes two application layer packet translators (ALPTs). The first ALPT is configured to receive a network packet from a computing device in a telecommunications network, identify a virtual network function (VNF) instance, and perform an application layer encapsulation of at least a portion of data of the received network packet as a parameter of a remote procedure call (RPC) associated with the identified VNF instance. The first ALPT is additionally configured to invoke the identified VNF instance using an API call corresponding to the RPC that includes the RPC parameter and the VNF instance is configured to transmit an RPC call response to the second ALPT. The second ALPT is configured to generate a new network packet as a function of the RPC call response and transmit the new network packet to another computing device in a cloud network. |
| US11388271B2 |
Ensuring properly ordered events in a distributed computing environment
A first event occurs at a first computer at a first time, as measured by a local clock. A second event is initiated at a second computer by sending a message that includes the first time. The second event occurs at a second time, as measured by a local clock. Because of clock error, the first time is later than the second time. Based on the first time being later than the second time, an alternate second time, that is based on the first time, is used as the time of the second event. When a third system determines the order of the two events, the first time is obtained from the first computer, and the alternate second time is obtained from the second computer, and the order of the events is determined based on a comparison of the two times. |
| US11388270B1 |
Auto-negotiation with parallel detection architecture for different data rates
A physical (PHY) circuit can include a Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) circuit, the PMD circuit having a receiver and a transmitter, a Physical Medium Attachment (PMA) circuit coupled to the PMD circuit, and a plurality of Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) circuits coupled to the PMA circuit, wherein each PCS circuit is configured to implement a different communication protocol. The PHY circuit can also include an auto-negotiation circuit coupled to the PMD circuit, wherein the auto-negotiation circuit is configured to determine a selected communication protocol compatible with a link partner device from a plurality of communication protocols by configuring the receiver to operate at different data rates over time, the different data rates corresponding to different ones of the plurality of communication protocols. |
| US11388264B1 |
Data processing systems for data request routing
Apparatus and methods for call management is provided. The apparatus may include system architecture comprising a first I/O platform, a processing engine and a second I/O platform. The first I/O platform may receive a call from a calling source and augment the call by pulling data from a calling sources database. The call may then be routed to the processing engine for a determination of whether cached data can satisfy a data request stored in the call. If the cached data cannot respond to the data request in the call, the processing engine may transmit the call to the second I/O platform. The second I/O platform may leverage a vendor data intelligence engine for selecting an appropriate data source to receive the call. The second I/O platform may subsequently format the call for transmission to the appropriate data source and, after the formatting, route the call. |
| US11388261B2 |
Cross-domain brokering protocol cloud proxy
Aspects described herein provide improved system architectures for a cross-domain proxy so that server/controller software may be placed in a cloud-based environment, with only limited equipment required on-premises at a user location for use by application client software. Aspects described herein provide techniques for communicating information between disparate domains, while each party to the transaction believes it is on the same domain as the other party to the transaction. Aspects described herein generally relate to a method to transparently transport the Citrix Brokering Protocol (CBP, or other protocols) between On-Premises VDAs (e.g., virtualized Windows computers) to an In-Cloud Broker running on the Desktop Delivery Controllers (DDCs) when each resides in different domains. Using aspects described herein, resources that otherwise need to be co-located on the same administrative domain can be moved to different domains, e.g., using a cloud-based system architecture. |
| US11388255B2 |
System and method for tagging in identity management artificial intelligence systems and uses for same, including context based governance
Systems and methods for embodiments of artificial intelligence systems for identity management are disclosed. Embodiments of the identity management systems disclosed herein may support the creation, association, searching, or visualization of any relevant context to identity management assets for a variety of purposes, including for informing the identity management systems' manual or automated decisions, processes or workflows. |
| US11388253B1 |
Proxy selection by monitoring quality and available capacity
Empirical data of exit nodes are continuously monitored and each exit node's overall performance and available capacity are calculated. The empirical data can include monitoring the number of concurrent requests currently being executed by each exit node and the disconnection chronology of each exit node. Further, each exit node is tested by benchmark requests and ping messages and each exit node's quality rate is calculated. Additionally, systems and methods are provided to select an exit node with the highest quality and available capacity value, from a particular pool to route the user request. |
| US11388248B1 |
Dynamic domain discovery and proxy configuration
A proxy server system implements dynamic domain discovery and proxy configuration. The proxy server system maintains proxy mapping data including a plurality of mappings, each mapping associating a domain and a proxy string. The proxy server system receives a request including a proxy link, generates a native link that includes a domain associated with the third-party network service, and obtains a resource including native content from the third-party network service. The proxy server system identifies, in the native content, a first embedded native link having a first domain associated with the third-party network service, determines that the proxy mapping data does not include any mapping corresponding to the first domain, generates a first mapping associating the first domain and a first proxy string, and updates the proxy mapping data to include the first mapping. |
| US11388247B1 |
Generating proactive reminders for assistant systems
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a user request to create a reminder from a client system associated with a user, wherein the user request does not specify an activation-condition for the reminder, determining one or more proactive activation-conditions for the reminder, storing the reminder in a reminder store, receiving one or more inputs associated with the user, determining a user context associated with the user based on the one or more inputs, determining the one or more proactive activation-conditions for the reminder are satisfied based on the user context, and sending instructions for presenting the reminder to the user to the client system responsive to determining the one or more proactive activation-conditions are satisfied. |
| US11388246B2 |
Method for providing information about an object and an object providing information
A method for providing information about an object is proposed. The method contains determining a usage profile of the object based on a measurement performed by at least one sensor of the object and storing the usage profile. The usage profile can be compared with a standard profile of the object. Based on a result of the comparison information about a usage of the object can be provided. A corresponding object providing information is proposed. |
| US11388245B1 |
Systems and methods for content delivery
A system includes at least one hardware processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations including receiving consumption data associated with a user consuming content on one or more user computing devices, determining a preference associated with content consumption of the user based on the received consumption data, the preference including one or more of a delivery time, a computing device of the one or more user computing devices, and a venue, receiving a new content item, determining one or more of a target delivery time, a target computing device of the one or more user computing devices, and a target venue based on the determined preference, and transmitting the new content item to the target computing device for presentation to the user. |
| US11388243B2 |
Method for resumption of an application session with a very dynamic and very large state in a standby intermediary device when the primary device fails
The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods of maintaining a session via an intermediary device. A first device intermediary to a client and a plurality of servers receives a packet of a session. The packet of the session includes application protocol data and application session metadata used to maintain a state of an application accessed via the session. The first device marks a session state of the session to an update state. The first device determines that a second device intermediary to the client and the plurality of servers is in a ready state and the session state of the session is in the update state. The first device forwards the application protocol data and the application session metadata of the packet to the second device to maintain, on the second device, the same state of the application accessed via the session provided by the first device. |
| US11388242B2 |
Multi-jurisdictional endpoint allocation compliance
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for multi-jurisdictional endpoint allocation compliance. A multi-jurisdictional endpoint allocation system receives a request to allocate an endpoint in a jurisdiction to an account and accesses a regulation data object for the jurisdiction. The regulation data object identifies a set of jurisdictional requirements for the jurisdiction and a set of actions to be performed to satisfy the set of jurisdictional requirements for the jurisdiction. The multi-jurisdictional endpoint allocation system allocates an endpoint in the jurisdiction to the account and executes the set of actions associated with the regulation data object to satisfy the set of jurisdictional requirements for the jurisdiction. |
| US11388241B1 |
Distributed processing in a vehicle networking system
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for distributed processing in a vehicle networking system. A node in the vehicle networking system receives sets of processed sensor data from multiple nodes in the vehicle networking system. Each set of processed sensor data is generated using a first portion of a data processing algorithm on sensor data captured by different sets of sensors of the vehicle networking system. The node performs a second portion of the data processing algorithm based on the sets of processed sensor data received from multiple nodes, yielding a set of processed aggregated sensor data. The node may use the set of processed aggregated sensor data to provide a computer managed feature and/or transmit the set of processed aggregated sensor data to other nodes in the vehicle networking system. |
| US11388236B2 |
Distributed cloud file storage
Distributed cloud-based data storage divides a file for storage into a number of portions that are separately stored with two or more storage service providers. The division and/or transmission of the file may be implemented based on arbitrary criteria, including random selection, an applied storage policy or assignment of a given portion to a corresponding storage service provider as examples. One or more portions of the file may be assembled into an upload file that is transmitted to and received from a storage provider. The portions of the file received from the storage provider may be used to reconstruct the file. |
| US11388230B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
To more appropriately perform a consensus processing regarding update of a peer-to-peer database.There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an acquiring unit that acquires a value indicating an influence of a user; and a consensus processing unit that performs consensus processing regarding update of a P2P database on the basis of the value indicating the influence. |
| US11388229B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for transmitting messages
One or more embodiments of this specification provide methods and apparatuses for transmitting messages. A method includes: determining a blockchain message from two or more message queues stored in a relay node in a blockchain relay communication network based on a message transmission policy, the message transmission policy being configured to transmit blockchain messages in the blockchain relay communication network based upon a priority identifier representing a priority of a blockchain message to be transmitted in the blockchain relay communication network; obtaining identifier from the blockchain message, and determining one or more target blockchain nodes in the blockchain relay communication network corresponding to the identifier; determining a target relay node connected to the one or more target blockchain nodes in the blockchain relay communication network; and transmitting the blockchain message to the one or more target blockchain nodes through the target relay node. |
| US11388219B2 |
Interactive data transfer
An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for interactive data transfer which may include a computing device which may receive a search request for data from a first node and search a plurality of secondary nodes for the requested data. The computing device may receive the requested data from one or more of the plurality of secondary nodes and generate a data visualization chart for the requested data. The computing device may display the data visualization chart to a user at the first node. The computing device may modify the data visualization chart based on a received request to transfer a portion of the received data. |
| US11388212B2 |
Method and telecommunications arrangement for transferring media data having differing media types via a network sensitive to quality of service
A telecommunication system and a method for transferring media data from a first client over a QoS-sensitive network to a second client. The system and method can permit media data, which contain a first media type with a first traffic class and a second media type with a second traffic class to be bundled by the first client into second packets. In each second packet, the traffic class for each media type is marked in layer 4 and/or layer 5. The second packets can be transmitted toward the second client. Either before or during the transfer to the network, the second packets can be unbundled using the markings in layer 4 and/or layer 5 and then bundled into first packets, each of which has only one of the traffic classes. At least some of the first packets can then be transmitted over the network to the second client. |
| US11388206B2 |
Modifying signal associations in complex computing networks
This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for modifying a temporal signal association in a complex computing network such that a future computing operation is intelligently executed based on the modified signal association. |
| US11388203B2 |
Systems and methods for media tunneling through edge server
Embodiments provide systems and methods for exchanging media through an edge server between different communication networks. More specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for establishing and conducting voice and/or video communications between one or more parties on a private network, such as within an enterprise, and one or more parties on a different network such as another private network or an open network such as the Internet using an edge server of the enterprise network. This edge server, also referred to herein as a Session Border Controller (SBC), can be adapted to allow media packets to traverse through a port typically kept open by enterprise firewalls and used for other data exchanges such as HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) data traffic. The SBC can also provide multiplexing and demultiplexing of media streams through the same port and address to traverse firewalls between the different communication networks. |
| US11388199B2 |
Processing policy variance requests in an enterprise computing environment
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for processing policy variance requests in an enterprise computing environment are presented. A computing platform may receive, from a first endpoint computing device, a request for a first policy variance. In response to receiving the request, the computing platform may authenticate the first endpoint computing device based on enrollment information and may validate contents of the request. Subsequently, the computing platform may generate a policy variance result message based on approval or rejection of the request for the first policy variance. Then, the computing platform may send, to the first endpoint computing device, the policy variance result message. By sending the policy variance result message to the first endpoint computing device, the computing platform may cause the first endpoint computing device to execute a policy action corresponding to the approval or rejection of the request for the first policy variance. |
| US11388187B2 |
Method of digital signal feature extraction comprising multiscale analysis
A method of digital signal feature extraction comprises steps of: (a) segmenting samples of the digital signal to form a set of groupings each comprising a subset of the samples, with each grouping having endpoints spaced apart by a current grouping size; (b) applying an operator, which is associated with the desired feature to be extracted, to the subset of the samples of each grouping to derive a representative value therefor corresponding to the grouping size; and (c) repeating step a), but based on a different grouping size, and repeating step b) on the set of groupings formed based on the different grouping size, with the operator being adapted to correspond to the different grouping size. The set of groupings formed in step a) collectively includes all of the samples of the signal. One endpoint of at least one grouping is intermediate the endpoints of another one of the groupings. |
| US11388182B2 |
Method and system for detecting webshell using process information
Disclosed is a webshell detection method that detects a webshell by collecting process information about a process in execution on a server providing a web service and by determining whether the process is executed by a webshell based on the collected process information. |
| US11388178B1 |
Systems and methods for detecting and mitigating cyber attacks on power systems comprising distributed energy resources
Extensive deployment of interoperable distributed energy resources (DER) on power systems is increasing the power system cybersecurity attack surface. National and jurisdictional interconnection standards require DER to include a range of autonomous and commanded grid-support functions which can drastically influence power quality, voltage, and the generation-load balance. Investigations of the impact to the power system in scenarios where communications and operations of DER are controlled by an adversary show that each grid-support function exposes the power system to distinct types and magnitudes of risk. The invention provides methods for minimizing the risks to distribution and transmission systems using an engineered control system which detects and mitigates unsafe control commands. |
| US11388177B2 |
Systems and methods for security and control of internet of things and ZeroConf devices using cloud services
Systems and methods for security and control of Internet of Things (IOT) and ZeroConf devices using cloud services. The present disclosure uses an application that runs on a user device in a promiscuous mode to look for potentially vulnerable and compromised machines on the local network. Specifically, the user device can fingerprint ZeroConf and IOT networks based on their static and dynamic behavior. The application discovers all hosts on the network and uses a cloud service such as via a cloud-based system to detect potentially malicious IOTs with known vulnerabilities. Based on an enterprise policy or user's preferences, the solution can alert if any IOT device tries to communicate with the user's device or if the user's device itself broadcasts services running on the device such as screen sharing/file sharing. |
| US11388172B2 |
Cleared user facilitation and control system
A request to perform a command or operation on a computing system is received from a support user. A clearance level needed to perform that requested command or operation is identified, and a data store that has a pool of cleared users is accessed to identify a cleared user that has an adequate clearance level. The secured user is assigned to the request. A risk level, corresponding to the requested command or operation is identified and surfaced for the secured user. The requested command or operation can be automatically executed, after it is authorized by the secured user. |
| US11388169B2 |
System and method for outlier and anomaly detection in identity management artificial intelligence systems using cluster based analysis of network identity graphs
Systems and methods for artificial intelligence systems for identity management systems are disclosed. Embodiments may perform outlier detection and risk assessment based on identity management data, including one or more property graphs or peer groups determined from those property graphs, to determine identity management artifacts with ‘abnormal’ patterns when compared to other related identity management artifacts. |
| US11388168B2 |
Data governance operations in highly distributed data platforms
A method in one embodiment comprises receiving a plurality of requests for data records from a plurality of clients. The data is in a plurality of data systems of a global namespace, and the plurality of data systems are in a plurality of locations. The method also comprises determining whether a given client is allowed access to one or more of the data records based on one or more of a plurality of data access policies, retrieving the data records from at least one of the data systems based on a determination that the given client is allowed access to the data records, and providing the data records to the given client. Retrieving the data records comprises determining a location for the data records, and generating a channel to the location through which the data records are retrieved. |
| US11388167B2 |
Contextual scoring of authenticators
Disclosed herein are methods, systems and device for estimating an identity confidence level for a user requesting access to a secure resource, comprising: initiating an authentication session to authenticate the user using a client device to access the secure resource, computing a cumulative identity confidence score in a plurality of iterations and successfully authenticating the user in case the cumulative identity confidence score exceeds a threshold predefined for the secure resource. Each iteration comprising initiating a respective one of a plurality of authentication methods selected according to contextual authentication attribute(s) identified for the authentications session, computing an identity confidence score for the user in case of successful authentication, adjusting the confidence score according to the contextual authentication attribute(s), updating the cumulative identity confidence score according to the adjusted identity confidence score and initiating another iteration in case the cumulative identity confidence score does not exceed the predefined threshold. |
| US11388160B2 |
Account recommendation based on server-side, persistent device identification
An account recommendation system that includes a server. The server is operable to identify a user account based on a server-side persistent device identification. The server includes a processor and a memory. The server is configured to receive a request including one or more attributes related to a client device, identify the server-side persistent device identification (“PDI”) record for the client device based on the one or more attributes of the client device, identify one or more candidate accounts based on the server-side persistent device identification, determine confidence scores for each of the one or more candidate accounts, generate a recommendation signal for the user account associated with the client device based on the confidence scores, and transmit the recommendation signal to a merchant server. |
| US11388152B2 |
Manicoding for communication verification
Verifiable, secure communications between a sender and a receiver on at least one shared communication channel is provided. A manicoded key encoder produces an argument of knowledge for a secret key to the at least one shared communication channel, and a manicoded message encoder provides an implication argument indicating that knowledge of the secret key enables access to message content of the manicoded message. The argument of knowledge is included in a key manifest for the secret key within a manicoded key, and the implication argument is included in a message manifest of a manicoded message. In this way, the sender may provide message content within the manicoded message, and the receiver may operate a decoder to access the message content. A verifier may use the manicoded key and the manicoded message to verify that the receiver has access to the message content. |
| US11388151B2 |
Protected multi-operators payload operations with private telemetry and command
Systems, methods, and apparatus for protected multi-operators payload operations are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for protected multi-operators payload operations comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), encrypted hosted commands to a host spacecraft operations center (SOC). Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, encrypted host commands and the encrypted hosted commands to a vehicle. In addition, the method comprises reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to unencrypted host commands and unencrypted hosted commands. Additionally, the method comprises transmitting, by a payload antenna on the vehicle, payload data to a host receiving antenna and a hosted receiving antenna. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by a host telemetry transmitter on the vehicle, encrypted host telemetry to the host SOC. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by a hosted telemetry transmitter on the vehicle, encrypted hosted telemetry to the host SOC. |
| US11388150B2 |
Virtual transponder utilizing a hosted antenna for inband commanding
Systems, methods, and apparatus for a virtual transponder utilizing inband commanding are disclosed. A disclosed method comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), encrypted hosted commands to a hosted receiving antenna. The method further comprises transmitting, by the hosted receiving antenna, the encrypted hosted commands to a payload antenna on a vehicle. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by a host spacecraft operations center (SOC), encrypted host commands to the vehicle. Additionally, the method comprises reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to unencrypted host commands and/or unencrypted hosted commands. In addition, the method comprises transmitting, by the payload antenna, payload data to a host receiving antenna and/or hosted receiving antenna. Also, the method comprises transmitting encrypted host telemetry to the host SOC, and transmitting encrypted hosted telemetry to the host SOC. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, the encrypted hosted telemetry to the HOC. |
| US11388147B2 |
System and method for redirecting data access to local trust managers via an indirection logic service
A method for managing data includes obtaining, by an indirection logic service, a data request for data, wherein the data request specifies a ledger entry, identifying an indirection logic entry stored in the indirection logic service based on the ledger entry, obtaining a selection of trust data from a client, wherein the ledger entry comprises metadata of the trust data, and initiating communication between the client and a local trust manager based on the selection of trust data, wherein the trust data was generated by the local trust manager. |
| US11388145B2 |
Tunneling data traffic and signaling over secure etls over wireless local area networks
This specification presents a method and apparatus to establish a transport layer security, TLS, tunnel over Ethernet, ETLS tunnel between two endpoints (UE and WAG) and to transport UE traffic encapsulated and encrypted in a proposed TLS type Ethernet frame for all applications, thus providing secure layer 2 connectivity over public wireless local area networks, WLAN, for all UE traffic and overcome the security vulnerability of the traditional HTTP login mechanism over the public WLAN. The UE uses the TLS handshake protocol which may include negotiating ETLS capabilities extension that comprises wireless control protocol for establishing a packet data connection and tunneled authentication protocol for UE authentication and full Ethernet protection for encrypting Ethernet frames of different types. |
| US11388140B1 |
Apparatus, system, and method for applying firewall rules at dynamic offsets within packets in kernel space
A disclosed method may include (1) receiving a packet at a tunnel driver in kernel space on a routing engine of a network device, (2) identifying, at the tunnel driver, metadata of the packet that indicates whether at least one firewall filter had already been correctly applied to the packet before the packet arrived at the tunnel driver, (3) determining, based at least in part on the metadata of the packet, that the firewall filter had not been correctly applied to the packet before the packet arrived at the tunnel driver, and then in response to determining that the firewall filter had not been correctly applied to the packet, (4) invoking at least one firewall filter hook that applies at least one firewall rule on the packet before the packet is allowed to exit kernel space on the routing engine. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US11388136B2 |
Dynamic distributed service location discovery
Methods, systems and computer program products for distributed computing systems. Techniques for dynamic service location discovery operate in environments having a first computing system that hosts a client and a second computing system that hosts a service. A service discovery request is transmitted from the first computing system to access a service that is hosted at the second computing system. An IP address corresponding a next IP hop on a route to the IP address of the service is resolved. After traversing the next IP hop, the second computing system that hosts the service receives the service discovery request and responds with an IP address of the service. In accordance with these techniques, the determination of the IP address of the service is performed at a computing system that is different from the first computing system. |
| US11388125B1 |
Systems and methods for unidirectional video streaming
Systems and methods for unidirectional video streaming may include (1) detecting that a user of a messaging service has digitally selected a video-streaming initiation element presented within a messaging thread interface that enables digital messaging between the user and a contact of the user and, in response to detecting that the user has digitally selected the video-streaming initiation element, (2) triggering the streaming of a unidirectional live video stream originating from a device of the user only, without triggering the streaming of any live video stream originating from a device of the contact. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US11388119B2 |
Messenger-linked service system and method using a social graph of a messenger platform
A messenger-linked service system and method using a social graph based on a human relationship of a messenger are provided. The messenger-linked service system may include a relationship extraction unit to extract a social graph of a friend relationship of the messenger, a selection unit to select data in the messenger-linked service, and an execution unit to either transmit or to execute a sharing request of the selected data to the friend using the social graph. |
| US11388118B2 |
Transmission of a message based on a determined cognitive context
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer-implemented method that includes determining, by a controller of a messaging system, a cognitive context of a message sender. The method also includes configuring at least one property of a message based on the determined cognitive context. The message is transmitted by the message sender to a first receiver. The method also includes transmitting the message to a second receiver based on the at least one configured property. |
| US11388117B2 |
Apparatus and operating method of instant messenger application
An operating method of an instant messenger application includes providing a first view including types of data sent and received through a chatroom, receiving a selection with respect to one of the types, and providing a second view integrating and displaying data corresponding to the selected type, among data sent and received in a plurality of chatrooms in which a user participates. |
| US11388115B2 |
Circuit within switch and method for managing memory within switch
The present invention provides a circuit within a switch, wherein the circuit includes a memory and a control circuit. The memory includes at least a first area and a second area, the first area is used to provide a minimum guaranteed storage space for each of a plurality of egress queues, the second area is used to provide a shared space of the plurality of egress queues. The control circuit is coupled to the memory, and when an input port of the switch receives an input packet and stores the input packet into the memory, the control circuit dynamically determines a size of the second area according to a number of the egress queues that the input packet is forwarded to. |
| US11388113B2 |
Adjustable bit mask for high-speed native load balancing on a switch
In an example, a network switch is configured to natively act as a high-speed load balancer. Numerous load-balancing techniques may be used, including one that bases the traffic “bucket” on a source IP address of an incoming packet. This particular technique provides a network administrator a powerful tool for shaping network traffic. For example, by assigning certain classes of computers on the network particular IP addresses, the network administrator can ensure that the traffic is load balanced in a desirable fashion. To further increase flexibility, the network administrator may apply a bit mask to the IP address, and expose only a portion, selected from a desired octet of the address. |
| US11388111B1 |
Systems and methods for providing a compatible backplane operation mechanism for 2.5-gigabit high-speed ethernet
Embodiments described herein provide a method for providing a compatible backplane operation mechanism for 2.5-gigabit Ethernet. A first input of data including a first sequence-ordered set in compliance with a first interface protocol is received from a medium access control (MAC) layer. The first input of data is encoded into four outputs of encoded data including a second sequence-ordered set in compliance with a second interface protocol. The first sequence-ordered set in a first form of a sequence code followed by three bytes of data is mapped to the second sequence-ordered set in a second form of consecutive units of the sequence code followed by an encoded data byte. The four parallel outputs of encoded data are serialized into a serial output. The serial output to a linking partner is transmitted on a physical layer of an Ethernet link at a speed specified in the second interface protocol. |
| US11388110B2 |
Centralized scheduling apparatus and method considering non-uniform traffic
The present disclosure relates to a centralized scheduling method and apparatus that considers non-uniform traffic and, more particularly, to a centralized scheduling method and apparatus for performing effective scheduling based on a characteristic of non-uniform traffic in consideration of a traffic distribution in a data center network. |
| US11388108B1 |
Resource assignment protocol-implemented policy-based direction of a client to an edge-compute resource
Aspects of the present disclosure provide a technical improvement to the problem of network congestion that exists when providing online services to clients. A system, method, and computer readable storage device use a resource assignment protocol to direct client requests for content and remote processing to a dynamic edge-compute instance placed in proximity to the client, thereby improving the Quality of Service QoS of network traffic. A policy server is implemented for serving specific clients with specific dynamically-placed services. Accordingly, traditional network traffic associated with communicating with a remote resource server and computational demand on the remote resource server are reduced, thereby making the network more efficient. |
| US11388105B2 |
Content source allocation between computing devices
Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate generally to allocation of content resources in a voice activated packet-based computer network. A request for a digital component, by a client computing device, can be fulfilled by multiple content sources. Fulfillment by the different content sources can consume different amounts of computational and network resources. The selection of the best content provider can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of data packet transmission over one or more computer networks. |
| US11388104B2 |
Systems and methods for providing predicted web page resources
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a web page request associated with a user ID from a client computing device. A set of gatekeeper conditions is determined based on the user ID. A set of predicted resources is determined based on the set of gatekeeper conditions. An initial package of resources is transmitted to the client computing device in response to the web page request. The initial package of resources comprises the set of predicted resources. |
| US11388102B2 |
Transmission control device, transmission control method, reception control device, and reception control method
[Object] To provide a technology capable of performing processing on desired data in the reception-side communication device, even in the case in which a sequence number space is shared among a plurality of pieces of data transmitted from the transmission-side communication device.[Solution] Provided is a transmission control device including: a communication control unit that controls transmission of a plurality of pieces of data including respective sequence numbers; and a data generation unit that generates, as information indicating one or a plurality of pieces of data to be processed in a reception device among the plurality of pieces of data, number information indicating the sequence numbers included in the one or plurality of pieces of data to be processed. The communication control unit controls transmission of the number information to the reception device. |
| US11388099B2 |
Methods and apparatus for facilitating real-time and/or predictive fault detection
Methods and apparatus for automatically identifying and correcting faults relating to poor communications service in a wireless system, e.g., in real time, are described. The methods are well suited for use in a system with a variety of access points, e.g., wireless and/or wired access points, which can be used to obtain access to the Internet or another network. Access points (APs), which have been configured to monitor in accordance with received monitoring configuration information, e.g. on a per access point interface basis, captures messages, store captured messages, and in collaboration with network monitoring apparatus which can be in an AP or external thereto, use message sequences to determine a remedial action to be automatically taken when poor service is likely as may be predicted based on the detected message sequence between a UE and one or more APs. |
| US11388096B2 |
Performance driven software defined networking
In a network, communications between nodes in the network can be routed along different communication pathways. The network can include subnetworks provided and administered by third parties, and can include virtual private networks (VPNs), so that the different pathways can be or include VPN tunnels that pass through different subnetworks of the communications network. A central controller can monitor performance of the pathways, including those not in primary use, and dynamically adjust routing of communications traffic between the nodes by directing communication traffic to specific pathways or tunnels. The controller can direct different types of traffic (for example, data, voice) to particular pathways, and can direct traffic to different pathways based on direction of traffic flow (for example, uplink along one pathway and downlink along another pathway). Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) can be provided to enable the controller to request changes to pathways by sending configuring information for routers in those pathways. |
| US11388093B2 |
Distributed customer premises equipment
Techniques are disclosed for providing a distributed customer premises equipment (CPE) comprising several devices. A computer system executes a control plane subsystem that sends network control packets using one or more network interfaces for controlling network data packet forwarding operations performed by devices. The network control packets includes a first set of network control packets sent to a first device located at a second location and a second set of network control packets sent to a second device located at a third location. |
| US11388092B2 |
Peer and operating method thereof
A peer may receive a peer list from a hybrid overlay management server in response to an overlay network participation request of the peer, may select a first peer from the received peer list, may establish a connection with the selected first peer, and may establish a connection with at least one of second peers. Propagation of the overlay network participation request may be initiated by the selected first peer, and each of the second peers may correspond to a peer that receives the propagated overlay network participation request. One of the established connections may be determined as a primary path, and a communication may be performed through the primary path. |
| US11388085B2 |
Method for optimal path selection for data traffic undergoing high processing or queuing delay
Described embodiments provide systems and methods for path selection proportional to a penalty delay in processing packets. A server-side intermediary may identify a delay penalty for processing packets of a server destined for a client. The server-side intermediary may be in communication via links of different latencies with a client-side intermediary. The server-side intermediary may select a second link with a latency that deviates from the lowest latency of a first link by the delay penalty. The server-side intermediary may transmit, to the client-side intermediary, duplicates of the packets via the selected second link with information indicating to hold the duplicates at the client-side intermediary. The server-side intermediary may receive an indication to drop or send the duplicates to the client. The server-side intermediary may transmit the indication to the client-side intermediary to drop or send the duplicates according to the indication. |
| US11388081B1 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for impairment testing using an impairment device
According to one method, the method occurs during a test session for testing a system under test (SUT) and at a network test system comprising physical application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) switching resources, wherein the network test system emulates a data center switching fabric comprising virtualized data center switching fabric elements: transmitting, to an inline impairment device, a test packet via an egress portion of an external physical port interface associated with the network test system, wherein the inline impairment device is connected via the external physical port interface associated with the network test system; receiving, from the inline impairment device, an impaired packet via an ingress portion of the external physical port interface associated with the network test system, wherein the impaired packet is generated when the impairment device applies at least one impairment to the test packet; and transmitting, using one or more of the virtualized data center switching fabric elements, the impaired packet to the SUT. |
| US11388073B1 |
Estimating end-to-end loss distributions in computer networks
In computing networks, end-to-end loss distributions are estimated according to the present disclosure. The loss distributions may be calculated based on loss values reported by nodes in the network along an end-to-end communication path, which may be identified by a route tracing process. The loss values for each node in the path for a given time window may be reduced by a rounding process, and the reduced values for adjacent nodes in the path may be iteratively multiplied with one another in a pairwise manner to generate an end-to-end loss value vector, where the resulting product from each iteration may be reduced by the rounding process. A graphical or other representation of the values in the end-to-end loss value vector indicating a distribution of losses experienced along the path may be output via a user interface. |
| US11388064B2 |
Prediction based on time-series data
The present approach relates to techniques for efficiently monitoring time-series data for a metric of interest using limited subsets of the time-series data and, based on the modeling, to generate predictions for the metric. Based on the predictions for the metric, one or more actions may be configured to be taken when the predicted value for the metric is outside of a specified range or exceeds a specified threshold. |
| US11388062B1 |
Customized call model generation and analytics using a high-level programming interface
Aspects are directed to customized communications using a high-level programming interface. In a specific example, a data communications system serves endpoint devices respectively associated with different client entities. The system has a single unified server, including at least one data analytics server and at least one data communications server, to integrate communication routing control and data analytics for providing a combined contact-center and unified-communication set of data communication services, and to: interface with different client entities using a first programming language that relates to communications protocol between a data communications server and data sources; and receive, from each of the client entities and via the communications protocol, programming instructions that correspond to a related second programming language and used by the client entities to adjust parameters of the analytics server or at least one data communications server for specifying how the data is to be routed and/or processed. |
| US11388060B1 |
Systems and methods for discovery and configuration of a network device
An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a network device including a first network port, a second network port, and an internal endpoint port. The IC device further includes a first processing unit including an internal end station. The first processing unit is configured to communicate with the network device using the internal endpoint port. The IC device further includes a second processing unit including a bridge management layer. The second processing unit is configured to communicate with the network device using the internal endpoint port. In various embodiments, the first processing unit and the second processing unit are configured to communicate with each other using a first internal channel. |
| US11388057B1 |
Agentless control system for lifecycle event management
Systems and methods are provided for efficient and automated control of software permissions and access to network resources across a complex enterprise environment. Systems may configure computer servers in response to an employment status change. Changes to employment status may include leave, termination or hiring. System may interface with a human resources data feed and detect changes to employment status. The system may enable, disable and/or delete a user's account on all appropriate computer servers. Systems may disconnect a software profile in response a detected employment change. Systems may create new software profiles in response to a detected employment change. |
| US11388056B2 |
Information management system and information management method
An information management system includes a first information storage configured to store first attribute information regarding a communication device, a second information storage configured to store second attribute information regarding the communication device, a related information storage configured to store information representing a relationship between the first attribute information and the second attribute information, a detector configured to detect update, addition, or deletion of the first attribute information or the second attribute information, and an updater configured to output a command for the update of the second attribute information associated with the first attribute information to the second information storage when the update of the first attribute information is detected, and to output a command for the update of the first attribute information associated with the second attribute information to the first information storage when the update of the second attribute information is detected. |
| US11388051B2 |
Router, method for router, computer-readable medium, and apparatus
The present disclosure relates to a router, a method for the router, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus. A router including: a memory having instructions stored thereon; and a processor configured to execute the instructions stored on the memory to cause the router to perform at least the following: providing a plurality of private subnets isolated from one another, each of the plurality of private subnets having corresponding network configuration information; and in response to a request to perform a first processing on network configuration information from a first user device connected to a first of the plurality of private subnets, performing the first processing on only first network configuration information corresponding to the first private subnet. |
| US11388050B2 |
Accelerating machine learning and profiling over a network
In some examples, a computing device executing an application may gather data associated with a usage of multiple computing resources (e.g., CPU, GPU, storage, memory, and the like) of the computing device, generate one or more packets to carry the data, and set a priority of each of the one or more packets. The computing device may send the one or more packets to a server, to other computing devices, or both. The server or the other computing devices may send a new profile. The computing device may modify a hardware and software configuration of the computing device based at least in part on the new profile to create a modified configuration and execute the application, resulting in the application having at least one of a reduced latency or an increased throughput using the modified configuration. |
| US11388048B2 |
Display information processing apparatus, display information processing method and computer readable recording medium
Visibility of relevance of detailed configurations is improved while deterioration of the visibility of a general configuration between nodes is suppressed. A node coordinate calculation process calculates, upon calculation of deployment coordinates of each node, a degree of importance of an infrastructure resource and a degree of importance of an application, and weights the distance between the application node and the infrastructure node with the reciprocal of the degree of importance of the infrastructure node. Then, the node coordinate calculation process determines deployment of the application node such that the application node is deployed in the proximity of a comparatively important infrastructure node, and determines deployment of the application node on the basis of the degrees of importance of the applications such that a comparatively important application is deployed closely to the infrastructure node. |
| US11388043B2 |
System and method for data replication using a single master failover protocol
A system that implements a data storage service may store data on behalf of storage service clients. The system may maintain data in multiple replicas of various partitions that are stored on respective computing nodes in the system. The system may employ a single master failover protocol, usable when a replica attempts to become the master replica for a replica group of which it is a member. Attempting to become the master replica may include acquiring a lock associated with the replica group, and gathering state information from the other replicas in the group. The state information may indicate whether another replica supports the attempt (in which case it is included in a failover quorum) or stores more recent data or metadata than the replica attempting to become the master (in which case synchronization may be required). If the failover quorum includes enough replicas, the replica may become the master. |
| US11388042B2 |
Anomaly detection triggered proactive rerouting for software as a service (SaaS) application traffic
In one embodiment, a device forms a telemetry cluster by applying clustering to telemetry data regarding a plurality of network connections over an access network between a plurality of entities and a remote application. The device applies anomaly detection to the telemetry cluster, to identify one or more anomalies. The device makes a determination as to whether the one or more anomalies are attributable to the remote application or to the access network. The device initiates a corrective measure, based on the determination as to whether the one or more anomalies are attributable to the remote application or to the access network. |
| US11388041B2 |
Service-based loss forwarding in communication networks
A network node (3, 4) comprising at least one client interface port (40) and a database (46, 48) storing data allowing to retrieve for a given client interface, a service associated therewith, for a given service, a client interface associated therewith. A Maintenance End Point (MEP) (50, 52) is established on the network node and is associated with an end-to-end service between a client device (10, 12) connected with said client interface port and a remote client device connected to a remote network node (3, 4). Said MEP is configured to exchange connectivity messages with a corresponding MEP (50, 52) established on said remote network node and to detect a client interface fault and a service fault based on connectivity messages received from said corresponding MEP, or based on missing connectivity messages from said corresponding MEP. Said network node is configured to determine which service(s) is (are) related to said client interface and to inform the MEP related to this service about said client interface fault, and is configured to determine which client interface(s) is (are) associated with said service and to carry out a predetermined action associated with said client interface(s). |
| US11388038B2 |
Operation device and operation method
An operation apparatus for outputting a request to a management apparatus which manages a Network Service (NS) constructed on a NetWork (NW) including a core NW serving as a virtualization area and an access NW serving as a non-virtualization area including: a storage unit configured to store new configuration information obtained by updating NW configuration information indicating an NW configuration including devices disposed on the NW due to a fault of the NS, a catalog which is a template of the NS, a record describing a lifecycle of the NS, and an order for requesting the management apparatus to control the NS; an optimal configuration determination unit configured to determine an optimal configuration of the NS based on the new configuration information, the catalog, the record, and the order; and an order generation unit configured to generate a change order for changing an NS configuration of the NS to the optimal configuration determined by the optimal configuration determination unit. |
| US11388036B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing managed function object
A method and an apparatus for managing a managed function object are provided, and relate to the field of communications technologies. In the embodiments of the present invention, a management request for a managed function object is received. The management request carries indication information of an application, and the indication information of the application is used to instruct to associate the managed function object with the application. The managed function object is managed based on the indication information of the application. To be specific, when the management request that carries the indication information of the application is received, the managed function object is flexibly associated with any application indicated by the indication information, so as to combine the managed function object with the any application, thereby externally providing a network service. |
| US11388035B2 |
Internet of things communication method, network side device, and internet of things terminal
The present disclosure discloses an Internet of Things communication method. In the present disclosure, a downlink data frame sent by the network side device includes a legacy preamble, a HEW preamble, and a data field; a subcarrier resource that is corresponding to the data field in a frequency domain includes at least one resource unit RU; and the RU is used to send a downlink IoT frame to the IoT terminal, where the downlink IoT frame includes an IoT preamble and an IoT data field, the IoT preamble is used to transmit physical layer control information of the downlink IoT frame, and the IoT data field is used to transmit downlink data between the network side device and the IoT terminal. According to the present disclosure, a network side device in a WLAN can schedule an IoT terminal, thereby reducing a conflict risk in an IoT communication process. |
| US11388033B2 |
Data transmission method and device, storage medium, and electronic device
The present disclosure provides a data transmission method, which includes that: M conjugate symbol pairs are generated, where M is more than or equal to 1; and the symbol pairs in the conjugate relationship are transmitted. The present disclosure also provides a data transmission device, a storage medium and an electronic device. |
| US11388031B2 |
Reduction and/or mitigation of spatial emissions in multi-antenna wireless communication systems for advanced networks
Facilitating the reduction and/or mitigation of spatial emissions in a multi antenna wireless communications system is provided herein. A system can comprise a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations that can comprise applying a first signal linearization to a first output signal of a first power amplifier based on a determination that an adjacent channel leakage ratio of the first output signal of the first power amplifier fails to satisfy a defined output value. The operations can also comprise applying a second signal linearization to a group of output signals of a group of power amplifiers for a defined azimuth direction associated with channel frequencies of the group of output signals and applying a third signal linearization to the group of output signals for a defined elevation direction associated with the channel frequencies of the group of output signals. |
| US11388030B2 |
Data sampling circuit and data sampling device
Embodiments provide a data sampling circuit and a data sampling device. The sampling circuit includes: a first sampling module configured to respond to a signal from a data signal terminal and a signal from a reference signal terminal and to act on a first node and a second node; a second sampling module configured to respond to a signal from the first node and a signal from the second node and to act on a third node and a fourth node; a latch module configured to input a high level signal to a first output terminal and input a low level signal to a second output terminal or input the low level signal to the first output terminal and input the high level signal to the second output terminal according to a signal from the third node and a signal from the fourth node; and a decision feedback equalization module. |
| US11388028B2 |
Communication method and device based on parallel system, and terminal
A communication method and a communication device based on a parallel system, a terminal and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The parallel system includes a fieldbus and two or more communication nodes connected to the fieldbus in parallel. The communication method includes: acquiring a status parameter of a target communication node; converting the status parameter into a logic level signal; generating an input differential signal based on the logic level signal; sending the input differential signal to the fieldbus and synchronously receiving an output differential signal from the fieldbus, where the output differential signal is generated by the fieldbus by performing a wired-AND operation on input differential signals received from the two or more communication nodes; and acquiring information of the communication nodes connected to the fieldbus based on the output differential signal. |
| US11388023B2 |
Flexible low-power wide-area net work (LPWAN) apparatus and architecture
Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for a multi-protocol LPWAN gateway. In the first mode, a transceiver of the gateway device can communicate with wireless devices in a first LPWAN protocol and, in the second mode, the wireless transceiver can communicate with the one or more wireless devices in a second LPWAN protocol. The second LPWAN protocol can be different from the first LPWAN protocol. In response to selecting the first mode, the gateway device can cause the wireless transceiver to conduct communications with the wireless devices using the first LPWAN protocol. In response to selecting the second mode, the gateway device can cause the wireless transceiver to conduct communications with the wireless devices using the second LPWAN protocol. |
| US11388020B2 |
Location-based addressing lighting and environmental control system, device and method
Location-Based Addressing (LBA) is a method of controlling and commissioning networked lighting devices. The lighting devices communicate over a wireless network using radio frequency communication protocols. The lighting devices are commissioned or grouped based on their 5 respective locations in a building floor plan or a building architecture. The lighting devices are commissioned to respond to radio frequency communications that correspond to their respective locations. This imposed location-based architecture reduces the amount of transmitted data required to control the lighting devices and, thus, reduces the radio bandwidth required to control the lighting devices. In other words, controlling devices “multicast” instructions and controlled devices “listen” for instructions and act only upon instructions that correspond to their respective location. Hand shaking or two-way communication between the controlling devices and the controlled devices is not required. |
| US11388018B2 |
Anchoring internet protocol multicast services in information centric networks
Some embodiments include systems, methods, and devices for enabling communication between at least two internet protocol (IP)-only wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), at least one of which is connected to an information centric network (ICN). The WTRU may send a generic attribute registration multicast registration protocol (GMRP) request on a local IP link to an information centric network (ICN) network attachment point (NAP). The NAP may receive and register the GMRP request with an internal data-base (DB) along with an IP multicast address entry matching the GMRP request. The WTRU may then send an IP multicast packet to the NAP for dissemination to an IP multicast group over an ICN by encapsulating the IP multicast packet in an ICN packet. |
| US11388013B2 |
Securing distributed elements connected to a network with addressable physically unclonable functions
The present disclosure is related to implementations of computing systems. In particular, it is related to the use of an array of PUFs to enhance security of distributed elements that use security systems. |
| US11388011B2 |
Accountable identities on the internet
The present technology pertains to a system that authenticates the identity of a user trying to access a service. The system comprises an authentication provider configured to communicate authentication requirements to a continuous multifactor authentication device and the continuous multifactor authentication device configured to receive authentication requirements, to fuse multiple identification factors into an identification credential for a user according to the authentication requirements, and to send the authentication credential to the authentication provider. After receiving the identification credential meeting the authentication requirements, the authentication provider is configured to instruct a service provider to initiate a session. |
| US11388010B2 |
Blockchain account migration
Techniques and systems described below relate to systems and methods to migrate a blockchain account. A blockchain migrate transaction can migrate an existing account from an old address to a new address. A blockchain account migration can be performed in response to a determination that a secret key associated with an address has or has potentially been exposed. Existing digital assets associated with a potentially compromised account may be carried over to a new account as part of a blockchain account migrate transaction. |
| US11388008B2 |
Trusted platform module swarm
Provided is a method and system for protecting the integrity of a computing system. The system may initialize a plurality of trusted platform modules (TPMs) within the computing system. The system may read a unique identifier corresponding to each TPM of the plurality of TPMs to determine a system state. The system may write the system state to platform configuration registers (PCRs) of each of the plurality of TPMs. The system may load a sealed private owner key part into each TPM of the plurality of TPMs. The plurality of TPMs may determine if a predetermined number of unique identifiers have been processed by validating a value of the PCRs to meet an owner key policy. The plurality of TPMs may unseal the private owner key part in each TPM where the value of the PCRs meets the owner key policy. |
| US11388002B2 |
Side-channel hardened operation
A method is provided for conducting an operation, the method including: determining a first result based on combining a first input with a first mask; determining a second result based on combining a second input with a second mask, the first mask and the second mask fulfilling a precondition; and conducting the operation based on the first result and the second result. A corresponding device is also provided. |
| US11387993B2 |
Quantum information interception prevention
Methods, systems, and apparatus for transmitting qubits encoding quantum information with reduced risk of interception from an eavesdropper. In one aspect, a method includes encoding quantum information into an information qubit; encrypting the information qubit, comprising performing i) a parity operation on the information qubit and a parity control qubit and ii) a phase operation on the information qubit and a phase control qubit; performing, by a sender party, a sequence of one or more quantum logic gates on the phase control qubit; sending the information qubit, parity control qubit, and phase control qubit to a recipient party; and sending data identifying the sequence of one or more quantum logic gates to the recipient party, wherein the recipient party obtains the quantum information encoded into the information qubit using the information qubit, parity control qubit, phase control qubit, and data identifying the sequence of one or more quantum logic gates. |
| US11387991B2 |
Quantum enabled hybrid fiber cable loop
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that quantum entanglement be established between first and second nodes of a service provider network including a software defined network (SDN) that facilitates delivery of a service to a subscriber and identifying a path between the first node and the second node based on pre-provisioned information supplied by the SDN. A path length of the path is estimated based on the pre-provisioned information supplied by the SDN, and a repeater node is selected responsive to the path length exceeding a threshold, wherein the path includes a first segment having a segment length that does not exceed the threshold. A quantum entanglement state is shared between the first and second nodes based on transportation of a first photon of a first entangled pair of photons via the first segment. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11387989B2 |
Range constrained device configuration
Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums for secure, low end-user effort computing device configuration. In some examples the IoT device is configured via a user's computing device over a short range wireless link of a first type. This short range wireless communication may use a connection establishment that does not require end-user input. For example, the end user will not have to enter, or confirm a PIN number or other authentication information such as usernames and/or passwords. This allows configuration to involve less user input. In some examples, to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks, the power of a transmitter in the IoT device that transmits the short range wireless link is reduced during a configuration procedure so that the range of the transmissions to and from the user's computing device are reduced to a short distance. |
| US11387980B2 |
Hardware multiple cipher engine
A hardware cipher engine encrypts or decrypts a block of input data from a sequence of blocks using a cipher operation where the block of output data depends on the input block's position in the sequence. In a random-access mode of operation, the engine receives a sequence position, receives a block of input data having that position, and outputs a block of output data without outputting data that encrypts, or that decrypts, every block of input data preceding the received position. In some embodiments, the operation is a stream cipher, and the engine generates a sequence of keystream blocks and performs a combining operation between the input block and a keystream block having a corresponding sequence position. In other embodiments, the cipher operation is a block cipher, and the engine generates, but doesn't output, blocks of data that encrypt, or decrypt, one or more blocks preceding the received input block. |
| US11387979B2 |
Partially-ordered blockchain
An example operation may include one or more of receiving blocks of a blockchain from one or more of a neighboring blockchain peer and an ordering service node, identifying two or more blocks from among the received blocks that belong to a same slot within the blockchain, validating the two or more identified blocks in parallel via execution of the two or more identified blocks at a same time, and in response to validation of the two or more identified blocks, storing the two or more identified blocks on a local blockchain ledger of a blockchain peer. |
| US11387976B2 |
Full duplex device-to-device cooperative communication
Examples described herein include apparatuses and methods for full duplex device-to-device cooperative communication. Example systems described herein may include self-interference noise calculators. The output of a self-interference noise calculator may be used to compensate for the interference experienced due to signals transmitted by another antenna of the same wireless device or system. In implementing such a self-interference noise calculator, a selected wireless relaying device or wireless destination device may operate in a full-duplex mode, such that relayed messages may be transmitted as well as information from other sources or destinations during a common time period (e.g., symbol, slot, subframe, etc.). |
| US11387973B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving scheduling requests
A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) are provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and apparatus of activating/deactivating cells with scalable transmission time intervals (TTIs) is disclosed. |
| US11387968B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving signal by terminal supporting dual-connectivity between E-UTRA and NR and terminal performing the method
Provided is a method for transmitting and receiving a signal by a terminal supporting dual-connectivity between evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) and new radio (NR). In the method, when the terminal is configured to aggregate at least two carriers and when the at least two carriers include one of E-UTRA operating bands 1, 3, 19, and 21 and at least one of NR operating bands n78 and n79, an uplink center frequency of a first carrier among the at least two carriers is a first value and a downlink center frequency of the first carrier is a second value, a predetermined maximum sensitivity degradation (MSD) is applied to a reference sensitivity used for reception of the downlink signal. |
| US11387967B2 |
Method for allocating ACK/NACK resource in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for feeding back acknowledgement/negative-ACK (ACK/NACK) by a receiving device in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving data from a transmitting device; and feeding back ACK/NACK for data to the transmitting device, wherein the size of resource for ACK/NACK is determined on the basis of a distance between the transmitting device and the receiving device. The receiving device is capable of communicating with at least one of another transmitting device, a transmitting device related to an autonomous driving vehicle, a base station or a network. |
| US11387966B2 |
Information transmission control device, server, and information transmission control system
The information transmission control device according to the present disclosure is for controlling a position to start transmitting probe data to a server; the information transmission control device uses a vehicle's current lane segment information and history information about the vehicle's having transmitted probe data, to set a transmission interval distance and an offset for changing a position to start transmitting probe data. By using the transmission interval distances and the offsets, transmission start positions to transmit probe data are shifted on a running unit basis or on a vehicle basis. Therefore, while the vehicle stops, multiple data transmission at the same position does not occur. This can reduce the communication cost, and makes it possible to obtain information evenly on the travel route. |
| US11387965B2 |
Method for replying with acknowledgement frame, apparatus, and data transmission system
A method for replying with an acknowledgement frame includes: calculating, by an access point (AP), sending duration of a physical layer service data unit (PSDU) in a to-be-sent downlink physical layer protocol data unit (downlink PPDU) based on a format and a sending rate that are of the downlink PPDU and based on only that a length of each block acknowledgement bitmap field in a block acknowledgement frame in the downlink PPDU is a maximum quantity of bytes that is of each respective block acknowledgement bitmap field of the plurality of stations (STAs), to generate an legacy signal field of a second preamble; and generating, by the AP, the block acknowledgement frame, where each STA information subfield in a block acknowledgement information field of the block acknowledgement frame includes an association identifier traffic identifier field, a block acknowledgement starting sequence control field, and a block acknowledgement bitmap field. |